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The Syracuse mayoral candidates share their thoughts on Syracuse University’s Campus Framework, a 20-year infrastructure plan for the university.

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Syracuse senior wide receiver Ervin Philips said he wanted to be the best at his position in the ACC. Yet he’s been targeted only occasionally in 2017.

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Back to the polls

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Dean discusses task force

By Catherine Leffert staff writer

Diane Lyden Murphy, dean of the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, co-authored Syracuse University’s original sexual harassment policy. She served as the director of the women’s studies program for 17 years.

Now, she’s taking on a new role. This year Murphy will start as the new co-chair of the Chancellor’s Task Force on Sexual and Relationship Violence.

Murphy will replace Joanna Masingila, dean of the School of Education, who stepped down from the cochair position at the end of last year.

Multiple public forums and debates have been held in the lead-up to Tuesday’s primary elections. Juanita Perez Williams, Joe Nicoletti and Marty Masterpole are vying for the Democratic nomination. wasim ahmad staff photographer

What to know about the mayoral candidates ahead of primary vote

By Kennedy Rose asst. news editor

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andidates will go head-to-head Tuesday during the primaries for the Democratic Party, Independence Party and Reform Party.

Marty Masterpole, Joe Nicoletti and Juanita Perez Williams are running on the Democratic ticket, while Laura Lavine and Ben Walsh are vying for both the Independence Party and Reform Party tickets.

The winners of the primaries will move on to the general election on Nov. 7.

Laura Lavine (R)

Laura Lavine is the sole Republican candidate running for mayor, but the self-described “multi-party candidate” and social liberal is also running on the Reform Party and Independence Party ballots in Tuesday’s primary elections.

Lavine was the superintendent of the LaFayette Central School District and has lived in the same home in Syracuse for 57 years. She said she would focus on crime and school quality in a February interview with The Daily Orange.

Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney and New York Republican State Committee chairman Edward Cox have both endorsed the candidate. She has also received endorsements from the Onondaga County Republican Committee and others.

Lavine’s representatives could not be reached for comment.

Marty Masterpole (D)

Marty Masterpole said he believes his business knowhow and background as city financier gives him an edge over his opponents. see mayoral

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County officials hold shared services hearing

By Jordan Muller asst. news editor

A panel of Onondaga County officials and representatives from area towns and villages held a public hearing Monday on the proposed merger of some Syracuse city and Onondaga County services.

At the hearing, members of the public criticized the panel for what they called an undemocratic approval process and a lack of transparency.

“This is not a democratic decision-making process in any way, shape or form,” said Eric van

der Vort, a graduate student at Syracuse University.

Some disproved of the decision to conduct the hearing in downtown Syracuse near midday on Monday while a similar hearing in a county suburb was held Thursday evening last week.

The Monday hearing, held at 12:30 p.m., made it difficult for working Syracuse residents to attend, some said.

Others criticized the plan’s approval process, which does not give citizens the opportunity to vote on the proposal directly.

The shared services panel — which includes Syracuse and Onondaga County officials

and representatives from area towns, villages and school districts — will vote on the proposal Wednesday morning. The plan was proposed by Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney.

About 15 members of the public spoke at the hearing, which was held at the Oncenter.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in his County-Wide Shared Services Initiative, mandated county governments in New York find ways to reduce spending by consolidating overlapping services in their jurisdictions. The initiative was announced earlier this year.

Within the shared services plan

is a proposal to merge Onondaga County police forces.

Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner and most of the Syracuse mayoral candidates oppose the merger.

James Lanning, Skaneateles town supervisor and a member of the shared services panel, said the New York State Legislature forced Onondaga County officials to come up with a costsaving plan because property taxes were too high.

“This was not us getting together trying to find a way to deprive city residents of things,” Lanning said. The committee did “the best they could,” he added. see services page 6

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Number of years Diane Lyden Murphy served as director of SU’s women’s studies program

Masingila has served alongside current co-chair Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz, senior vice president and dean of the division of student affairs, for the past two years since the task force was established.

“I think the chancellor and so many of us have a lot of respect for (Murphy),” Kantrowitz said. “She is someone who has been thinking about and working on these issues for decades.”

The 30-member task force works to identify ways the university could improve sexual and relationship violence awareness. The task force includes counselors, students and speakers at meetings.

In the past, task force members have supported campaigns and events on campus like Take Back the Night, the “It’s On Us” Campaign, Think About It and Speak About It. The task force intends to continue supporting these programs.

Murphy said people need to know how sexual and relationship violence at college occurs and how to respond to it.

Most victims of sexual and relationship violence know their abuser, Murphy added. Twothirds of sexual assault victims between age 18 and 29 had a prior relationship with their offender, according to the National Institute of Justice.

“It’s having these discussions, and it’s empowering young women to have these discussions,” Murphy said. “So that they can stand up and say, ‘I like see task

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A solemn anniversary

JACK HEINES plays bagpipes at a 9/11 memorial event in DeWitt on Monday. The wreath service at DeWitt Town Hall, which included music, speakers and refreshments, honored the 16th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. The DeWitt Police Honor Guard performed a rifle salute in honor of those killed in New York City, Washington, D.C. and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. sabrina koenig asst. photo editor

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Candidates uninformed about framework

By Kerri McAneney contributing writer

In just a few months, the city of Syracuse will have a new mayor.

That mayor will have to work to form a relationship with Syracuse University as the school pursues its Campus Framework initiative.

The Campus Framework, the university’s major 20-year infrastructure plan, could drastically change SU’s campus and have an impact on nearby neighborhoods.

Three mayoral candidates who spoke with The Daily Orange said they understand that infrastructure renovations and changes are coming to the university area. The candidates, though, did not understand the specifics of the Campus Framework project.

Last May, Chancellor Kent Syverud released a second draft of

the Campus Framework project as part of his flagship Fast Forward Syracuse initiative.

The university wants to phase out some South Campus housing and build new student housing off Ostrom Avenue near Main Campus, among other things, through the Campus Framework plan.

Howie Hawkins, the Green Party mayoral candidate, said the Campus Framework project could be positive for the area.

Hawkins also would like to see SU engage in cooperatives benefiting both the college and lowerincome residents in nearby areas, such as worker co-ops involving solar power, he said.

“Syracuse University’s footprint in the city is huge, and it’s the biggest economic engine,” Hawkins said.

Marty Masterpole, one of the three remaining Democratic mayor-

al candidates, said he was not familiar with the Campus Framework, but knew a general campus infrastructure project was in the works.

Laura Lavine, the sole Republican candidate, said she believes the Campus Framework project will be a positive change for SU because it will benefit students of different abilities. Under the plan, the university completed an accessibility audit to determine how accessible spaces are.

Democratic candidate Juanita Perez Williams, Democratic candidate Joe Nicoletti and independent candidate Ben Walsh could not be reached for comment on this story.

The exact cost of the Campus Framework remains unknown, but renovations to the Carrier Dome and Archbold Gymnasium — two of the projects included in the Campus Framework’s second draft — are esti-

mated to cost $250 million total.

A concrete timeline is still lacking for when some of the Campus Framework’s plans — such as South Campus housing relocation — will be completed.

In anticipation of the South Campus relocation project, the university plans to construct additional parking lots at the “periphery” of main campus to help address traffic congestion and reduce the number of cars traveling through main campus, according to the second Campus Framework draft.

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SA pledges to donate $5,000 to disaster relief

By Catherine Leffert staff writer

The Syracuse University Student Association on Monday pledged to donate $5,000 to natural disaster relief. University Union has agreed to match that amount.

“Obviously there’s been a lot of natural disasters and hurricanes to the southern and southeast region,” said SA President James Franco. “We had a conversation with UU last week and we came to (the) agreement to match funds with each other.”

A motion was passed at SA’s Monday night meeting to con-

tribute $5,000 from the student advancement fund to aid efforts in Houston and Florida — along with other areas that could potentially be affected by natural disasters. UU has agreed to also donate $5,000 after SA’s commitment.

The money has not yet been specifically delegated to any organization, but SA hopes to help more than one area affected by disasters, Franco said.

“We want to make sure this has the broadest impact … since we have had Harvey, Irma and now there are more (hurricanes), so we hope to donate to something that has broad effects,” Franco said.

The student advancement fund starts each year with about $70,000, Franco said. SA used $5,000 for the Uber pilot project, launched two weeks ago.

Generally, at the end of each school year, SA leaves about $10,000 to $30,000 in the fund, Franco said.

Future plans

Mental Health Awareness Week — planned to run between Oct. 1 and Oct. 7 — will feature themed days such as “Send Silence Packing” day and “Therapy Dog Thursday,” said SA Vice President Angie Pati.

Pati said SA will spearhead Monday and Friday activities that week, including an interactive resource fair. Much of the week, though, is being planned by Active Minds, a mental health awareness registered student organization, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness SU chapter.

Other SA and student body members should try to get involved, Pati added.

“I don’t want to just have organizations that are involved with mental health planning Mental Health Awareness week,” Pati said. “That kind of speaks to how see sa page 6

When Soledad O’Brien was a student at Harvard University in 1988, the big issue on campus was a set of laws that had established institutionalized racial segregation in South Africa for the better part of the 20th century.

Activists across the United States, at the time, were pushing colleges to divest from South Africa due to the country’s apartheid discrimination system, O’Brien said.

Now — preparing to give a speech at Syracuse University on Thursday about diversity in journalism — O’Brien recalls college life. Her first job. Political movements in the 1980s.

Some things have changed, she said. Others have not.

“There’s a lot to talk about,” O’Brien said.

O’Brien will speak as part of the University Lecture series on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in Goldstein Auditorium at the Schine Student Center. O’Brien, known for her work with NBC and Al Jazeera America, now runs the Starfish Media Group production company.

She reports on racial and social issues in the U.S. O’Brien, for example, worked on a documentary about growing up black in the U.S. She’s hosting a series on the opioid epidemic for Hearst-owned stations, set to air this month.

The former CNN “American Morning” co-anchor was named journalist of the year in 2010 by the National Association of Black Journalists.

During her speech at SU, O’Brien will focus on how little newsrooms have changed in terms of diversity since the late 1980s, she said.

But in a wide-ranging interview with The Daily Orange, O’Brien also said journalism practices and reporting culture have both changed since she first started out at WXKS-FM in Boston decades ago.

“People will make a snap judgement about what you do based on your past work,” O’Brien said.

There is added pressure now to perform, yet more access to technology for broadcast students, she said. O’Brien didn’t have that early in her career.

How active students are in political discussions and invested in local issues has also changed, O’Brien said. Millennials get a bad rep, she said. Many kids and young adults do stay informed about the news.

Political climates on college campuses are much more “visceral” now, she said.

“It’s encouraged me a lot just how engaged young people are,” O’Brien said. “Sometimes it’s very messy, sometimes they do things I think they shouldn’t do. But I’m actually much more encouraged when I see students trying to figure out an issue and wrap their head around an issue.” sfogozal@syr.edu | @Sam13783

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How SU can confront national conversations around sexual assault Sexual assault can be inherently political, especially at a time when United States Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is addressing the “failed system” of campus assault enforcement and former Vice President and SU alumnus Joe Biden spearheaded the “It’s On Us” campaign.

In a Thursday speech, DeVos extended support to those accused of sexual assault and problematically — and perhaps unintentionally — downplayed the trauma sexual assault can have on college students. It doesn’t help that the administration she’s a part of already has a shoddy track record on sexual assault.

With sexual assault back on the national radar, it’s an opportune time for Syracuse University’s Chancellor’s Task Force on Sexual and Relationship Violence to ensure the federal government’s toxic rhetoric around sexual assault on college campuses doesn’t trickle down to SU. With a fresh face at its helm, Diane Lyden Murphy, dean of the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, will join Rebecca Reed-Kantrowitz as the task force’s new co-chair. Murphy co-authored the university’s original sexual harassment policy and served as director of what’s now known as

the women’s and gender studies program for 17 years.

Murphy’s history with SU’s sexual harassment policy can fuel conversations that perhaps have not been had on the task force in the two year since its establishment.

Likewise, her time heading a department that is known for supporting an open dialogue when it comes to sexual assault will likely only benefit the task force.

Despite Murphy’s credentials, it is concerning that both task force chairs are university administrators. Given there’s often distrust between authority figures and victims of sexual assault in addition to

the possibility of being out of touch with what SU community members need most, it’s essential that the co-chairs’ voices don’t dominate the conversation. Faculty members, and students especially, should have a sizable stake in everything the task force does.

After all, sexual assault isn’t an easy topic to discuss — or to fight. Students and other community members must have access to forums where they feel safe discussing and coping with the issue. These spaces can better foster trust between students, faculty and administrators and keep SU on the right track when it comes to assault.

Murphy certainly doesn’t seem like a newcomer when it comes to sexual assault and gendered violence. But it’ll take all the diverse voices within the task force and on the SU campus to create effective forums for students and repair the culture of sexual assault at SU and other college campuses.

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here’s a question in American politics to which there is no right answer: How much should a candidate’s personal ideology guide their policies and their votes? That is, when an elected official disagrees with their constituents, should we expect them to listen to those voters or to vote with their own conscience?

With Syracuse’s mayoral election approaching, voters should know more than just how candidates stand on the economy and fixing Interstate 81 — they should know how candidates would answer this question.

And if voters want their voice to be heard over a politician’s ideology, they should think twice about choosing independent candidate Ben Walsh.

The notion of politicians putting people or ideology first is complicated and in no way new, said Kristi Andersen, professor emerita of political science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. “(This) has been a philosophical concern of political scientists and a practical concern of officeholders since representative democracies were created,” Andersen said in an email.

Andersen added that elected officials can behave as delegates to act accordingly with their constituents’ preferences or view themselves as trustees and do what they believe is best for their constituents.

Even though this is an ongoing debate, Syracuse voters should still consider it as they prepare to cast their votes for mayor.

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OUT OF LEFT FIELD individuals in other elections.

Syracuse.com recently asked each of the candidates who they voted for in the 2016 presidential election, and their responses are worth delving into.

in the running Six candidates are vying for mayor of Syracuse DEMOCRATS: Marty Masterpole, Joe Nicoletti, Juanita Perez Williams REPUBLICAN: Laura Lavine INDEPENDENT: Ben Walsh GREEN: Howie Hawkins

On the surface, the answers are not surprising, with Democrats voting for Hillary Clinton, the Republican voting for President Donald Trump, the Green Party member voting for Jill Stein and the independent voting for Gary Johnson. But their reasons for doing so, and if they would vote the same today, are more valuable for voters in Syracuse.

Republican candidate Laura Lavine made a surprisingly candid repudiation of the president, telling Syracuse.com: “Seeing what has happened these past months, the explosion of bigotry and hate, the violence and loss of life that have occurred, no, I would not vote for him again and as mayor, I will vigorously oppose his and any other policies that fail to serve the people of Syracuse.”

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ability to think beyond party lines, especially when it’s obvious that Republicans haven’t come through for her potential constituents.

Independent candidate Ben Walsh provided what may have been the most interesting response. Walsh is attempting to remain independent while reaching out to voters of both major parties. But his answer seems to only alienate both sides.

“I chose to cast my ballot for Gary Johnson on the Independence Party line to send a message that we deserve more options,” Walsh told Syracuse.com. “Admittedly, Johnson was not a great candidate and I’ve second guessed my decision, but given my own recent political experience, I think I’d vote the same way today.”

Walsh’s answer shows where he falls on the issue of a candidate’s ideological influence.

Walsh used his vote as a protest against the ongoing partisanship of American politics. And while this is completely within his right to do so, he also abdicated his ability to help the country as a whole and actually vote for a viable candidate.

In a blue state like New York, this protest vote means little. But as mayor of Syracuse, Walsh would face situations where his beliefs conflict with that of his constituents. If he sticks with his own ideology above what he knows to be a practical decision, Walsh cannot be trusted to lead the city of Syracuse as its mayor.

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mayoral race Masterpole, the city’s auditor and owner of Masterpole-Murphy Insurance Agency, wants voters to know he’s one of them, he said.

Crime and mayhem are the city’s greatest problems, Masterpole said. He said socioeconomic problems can contribute to crime, but Syracuse needs to be made safe by hiring more police officers.

Syracuse had its deadliest year in history in 2016 with 31 homicides, according to Syracuse.com.

Masterpole said vacancies in the Syracuse Police Department need to be filled, and he won’t require police officers to live within the city.

“I’m a fan of police officers living where they work,” he said, but he wants to make the city a place police officers want to live.

Masterpole said he won’t host a watch party and will instead stay at home with his family while primary results are released. He has two children and his wife teaches at Corcoran High School, he said.

“From having a young family to my business background and understanding how government operates, I think I’m the best person to lead the city forward,” Masterpole said.

Joe Nicoletti (D)

Joe Nicoletti’s political career spans 40 years, holding positions ranging from common councilor to state assemblyman. Now he wants to add “mayor of Syracuse” to his resume.

He serves as a councilor-at-large on the Syracuse Common Council. He served the council in the 1980s, left the council in the 1990s and was re-appointed in 2015.

In an interview with The Daily Orange in March, he said poverty was the “worst of all” the issues plaguing Syracuse. Like other candidates, Nicoletti said poverty contributes to crime and the reverse.

Nicoletti was hesitant to support declaring Syracuse a sanctuary city, saying a better approach would be for the city to declare it has never sought out immigrants in the past and will not in the future.

“I think our city is at a very important crossroads,” he said in the March interview.

“It’s going to be difficult. … And I think it requires someone who has deep experience, and someone who is not looking to make this a political stepping stone.”

Nicoletti has been endorsed by the Onondaga County Democratic Committee and the Working Families Party.

Representatives of Nicoletti’s campaign could not be reached for comment.

Juanita Perez Williams (D)

Juanita Perez Williams said the biggest problem facing Syracuse is neighborhood revitalization.

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task force you, but I like you on these terms, with this distance and with this level of intimacy.’”

Murphy also said she wants to get more men and male student-athletes involved in the advancement of education on sexual and relationship violence.

“It’s very important to have men involved as models,” she said. “Women just shouldn’t do this work alone. Men are very interested in this also. It’s not just women’s work.”

During her time as Falk dean, Murphy was involved in creating and implementing several new majors and units at the college.

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services Joe Driscoll, a resident who spoke before the panel, said he wished there was more public outreach and educational sessions about the plan.

“What I’d like to see is the actual method of how they’re going accomplish these things and what the details are,” he said.

If the panel votes to approve the plan, officials can continue with the application process and some county and city services could start to be consolidated in 2018.

If the plans are voted down, the county must create a new proposal and restart the application

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under that umbrella, but the most important thing is to insure constituents have the opportunity to have a voice in their neighborhoods, she said.

Perez Williams listed poverty as her first priority on her website. United States Census Bureau data from 2015 showed 31 percent of city residents live below the federal poverty line.

To lower the poverty rate, Perez Williams said she would support affordable housing initiatives that promote homeownership rather than renting and work training programs that lead to well-paying jobs.

In an interview with The Daily Orange in March, she said she supports Syracuse as a sanctuary city, but that the term “sanctuary city” could offer false hope to immigrants who don’t know their rights.

She said she has worked harder than any of her opponents, for her team has made thousands of phone calls, knocked on thousands of doors and she has already written her plan for her first 100 days in office as mayor.

Perez Williams is a former associate dean of students at Syracuse University and has worked in city government under Miner and state government as regional director for the New York State Department of Labor. She is also a veteran of the U.S. Navy.

The candidate leads opponent Joe Nicoletti by a slim margin, according to an August poll.

These issues cannot be solved individually — they are all interconnected, Walsh said.

Walsh is the only candidate running solely as an independent. Laura Lavine is running as both an independent and a Republican.

His political independence is the most important thing he wants voters to know about him, he said. With political partisanship at a high, Walsh said his independence puts him in a position to bring people together.

Up until a year and a half ago, Walsh served as Syracuse’s economic development director under Miner.

The independent comes from a long line of Republican politicians. His father was a U.S. congressman and his grandfather was a mayor of Syracuse. However, he still maintains his status as an independent candidate.

“It’s in my blood,” Walsh said when asked what public service means to him. “And when people ask me what it’s like growing up in a family full of politicians, I correct them and I say, ‘it’s a family full of public servants.’”

Walsh said he believes his background in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors would allow him to be a successful mayor.

His campaign raised $297,490.23 as of Sept. 1, about $100,000 more than Joe Nicoletti, the candidate with the next highest fundraising

Howie Hawkins (Green Party)

The three pillars of Ben Walsh’s platform include improving quality of life and safety in neighborhoods, improving academic achievement and safety in schools and providing economic opportunity for all people in the city.

Howie Hawkins will not participate in any primary election.

Instead of following the traditional trickle down economics, Hawkins said he wants a “bottom-up” approach where the city helps low-income, working class people. That in turn reduces crime, reduces problems in city schools and makes the city

health and wellness and collaborations with other colleges such as dual degrees between Falk and the Martin J. Whitman School of Management.

The new co-chair has been a student, faculty member, professor or dean at SU since 1963.

In that time, she has implemented programs promoting gender equality and women’s rights.

Murphy also helped found the women’s studies program and was director of that program for 17 years before stepping down to become Falk’s dean.

“She has long been involved in these issues so I think she was a very good choice by the chancellor to work with (Kantrowitz) on this task force,” Masingila said. “I’m sure she will bring her knowledge and help inform the task force of activities. She has many connections

both on campus, but also in the community.”

Masingila is stepping down from the task force to serve as dean representative on SU’s Board of Trustees.

Kantrowitz said she is excited to continue working as co-chair of the task force and has been interested in these issues since she was a resident adviser in college. Working as an adviser, a student on her floor was a victim of a “significant incident.”

“I’ve just made a commitment to do everything I could to try and create a climate that doesn’t allow that to happen, and if it does that students know exactly where to get support,” Kantrowitz said. “I think we’re making really good progress, I think that we’re making a difference, and Diane is going to be a really good asset to the group.”

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process next year.

A report compiled by Consensus, a citizen group of legislators and community members, estimated between $8.7 million and $22.9 million per year could be saved by consolidating city of Syracuse and Onondaga County legislative bodies. With the group’s recommendations, $7.9 million and $9.9 million each year could be saved by sharing resources.

The Consensus report is not up for vote Wednesday and will not be on the ballot in November. However, some of the report’s recommendations are included in the shared services plan. jmulle01@syr.edu | @jordanmuller18

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mental health ‘should only be talked about by mental health organizations,’ when it’s integrated into everything we do.”

SA members talked about possibly having a committee help orchestrate the event.

Other business

Two new members were elected to the finance board on Monday. The finance board will eventually have 10 members, and with the addition of two new members, it now has six members.

Keenan Carpender, a senior informa-

more attractive to middle-class people and businesses, he said.

The Green Party candidate doesn’t have a background in government as an elected official, but he said he’s worked as a political organizer for environmental and working class causes since the 1960s.

He has never been elected to office despite running for more than 20 different positions in local, city and state government.

Hawkins’ platform includes tax reform that would create a city income tax, antipoverty initiatives, state-supported worker co-ops for poor and working-class people, public ownership of utilities and desegregation of schools and housing.

While other candidates referenced crime or poverty as the greatest issue facing the city, Hawkins said it was bankruptcy. Miner’s last budget proposal would have the city incur an $18.5 million deficit, according to a report from Syracuse.com.

“My stump speech starts with, ‘I want to be the next mayor of Syracuse, not the last mayor,’” he said.

Candidates no longer running

Andrew Maxwell, a Democratic candidate, dropped out of the race in May. Raymond Blackwell and Alfonso Davis, both Democrats, were eliminated from the Democratic primary after failing to obtain the required number of signatures on their respective petitions.

Democrat-then-libertarian Chris Fowler twice failed to get the required number of petition signatures for the Democratic primary and then the Libertarian primary and was booted from the race. krose100@syr.edu | @KennedyWrites

Murphy has a background in social work, four degrees from SU, five daughters and is a feminist scholar. She added that she is proud of Chancellor Kent Syverud’s announced stances on pressing social issues, such as his recent support of students protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

If changes are made to limit sexual and relationship violence protection and education during the Donald Trump presidency, SU will resist, she added.

A good community takes care of its people and ensures they feel valued and safe, Murphy said.

“People should have a life of value, quality and safety,” she added. ccleffer@syr.edu

tion management and economics double major, and Rashid Powell, a junior chemical engineering major, were both confirmed to the finance board.

A bill also was passed to create an SA constitution review committee. This semester the committee will rewrite the current constitution. Last year, SA bylaws were updated by a committee, and now no longer align with the constitution, SA Parliamentarian Obi Afriyie said.

The opportunity for the student body to vote on these changes would be packaged together with the 2018-19 SA presidential election. ccleffer@syr.edu

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MIGHTY MUJER Puerto Rican writer self-publishes “La Borinqueña,” first comic book starring a Latina superhero Editor’s note: In recognition of Latino/Hispanic Heritage Month, this three-part series spotlights local figures working to increase the representation of the Latinx community in Syracuse and beyond.

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“La Borinqueña” is the national anthem of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

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n August 2016, the #VisibleWomen hashtag helped highlight female artists in the comic book industry, which is still a maledominated world. Sabrina Cintron, only 23-years-old at the time, joined the cause and shared samples of her illustrations.

Although she received an associate’s degree in fine arts from Valencia College, she taught herself the intricacies of digital illustration.

Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez saw the Twitter post and moments later asked Cintron to join the team for his upcoming comic book, starring La Borinqueña, a Puerto Rican superhero. She hesitated, but signed onto the project as a penciller soon after she saw the designs for the “badass” character, dressed in red, white and blue.

Miranda-Rodriguez, who grew up in the South Bronx and later moved to Syracuse originally created the Afro-Latina character to debut at the National Puerto Rican Day Parade. That December, he self-published the coinciding book, “La Borinqueña,” through his design studio Somos Arte.

He’ll be at Syracuse University to speak about “La Borinqueña” with students on Oct. 3 at 6 p.m. at the Bird Library.

Loyal fans and new readers followed Marisol Rios De La Luz, an undergraduate earth and environmental sciences major at Columbia University, as she explored Puerto Rico during her study abroad program. Spoilers granted, she turned into La Borinqueña and

embraced her powers to help the environment and her people.

Although he touched upon Puerto Rico’s financial and environmental crises, Miranda-Rodriguez insisted the foundation of the best-selling story lies within Marisol’s college perspective.

“Many people who see the iconography of the character automatically assume that she is already taking a political position in terms of left or right, independence, statehood, whatever,” MirandaRodriguez said. “When the reality is, when you actually read the story, you begin to understand that Marisol is a student.”

Miranda-Rodriguez credited his undergraduate career for transforming his values and expanding his philosophy.

At Colgate University, he learned about the Young Lords Party and Lolita Lebrón, among other Puerto Rican movements and artifacts from upperclassmen.

“We find ourselves. We find more about who we are and what defines us. I learned more about being Puerto Rican, of all places, at Colgate University,” MirandaRodriguez said.

“La Borinqueña” is a compilation of his two great passions — comics and social justice. Following graduation, MirandaRodriguez continued his advocacy work and became a grassroots organizer in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in New York. He worked with young people and raised awareness on several issues, including gentrification, police brutality and representation.

“When you’re growing up and you’re not being validated, you’re just invisible. It does so much to a young person’s psyche, and so this responsibility is really something I’ve had half my life, which is why I became an activist at such a young age,” Miranda-Rodriguez said.

And his efforts continue to impact the younger generation.

Danny Barreto, an LGBTQ studies see borinqueña page 10

SU alumnus documents missing chapter in US history

By Lydia Niles

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From 1882 to 1968, 3,446 black persons were lynched in the United States, and almost all occurred in the South, according to data collected by the NAACP. Statistics like these are not difficult to find, but Lance Warren, a Syracuse University alumnus, and his wife, Hannah Ayers, found that the human elements behind these numbers are almost nonexistent.

The stories of the people who tragi-

cally lost their lives by lynching surface in Warren and Ayers’ latest film, “An Outrage.”

A screening of the film will be held on Tuesday at 5 p.m. in 220 Eggers Hall. A discussion and Q&A with Warren and Ayers will take place after the screening of the 33-minute film, which follows the horrors of lynching in the American South. Uncovering this foggy chapter of U.S. history, Warren and Ayers dig deep into the perspectives of victims’ families and friends, activists and scholars.

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white radicals strived to maintain social dominance after the Civil War. The most known proponent of lynching, the Ku Klux Klan, is estimated to have carried out more than 400 of the 4,743 lynchings that took place between 1882 and 1968, per the NAACP. Frequency in lynching

dropped in the 1930s, and even more so when the civil rights movement gained momentum in the 1950s. But the effects of these acts stretch far beyond voter turnout oppression and social status disparity.

“We didn’t know much more about the history of lynching beyond the broad parameters that is general knowledge,” Warren said. “There is a deep and ugly history.”

Before Ayers and Warren ventured into the history of lynching, the media-making couple worked with history teachers to develop and

improve their content. They found a gap in academia.

“We started on the path by just reading the available and relevant literature on the topic,” Warren said about the early days of their film.

“What we thought we would do for the film was find a single story about lynching and we would find historians to discuss that story.”

But after their first stage of research and interviews, the couple realized the depth of that missing information. Historians could no see outrage page 10

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borinqueña professor at Colgate University, introduced “La Borinqueña” to his students and incorporated the comic into the curriculum for his class on Puerto Rico.

“It was amazing. It really brought together almost everything that we’ve looked at the whole semester,” said Barreto.

During class discussions, his diverse group of students identified with the story in a number of ways, and one of the conversations focused on the topic of representation in the comic book format.

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outrage longer fill in the blanks, so they packed up and headed South to six different lynching sites.

In preparation for the film, the filmmakers studied other media depictions on the history of lynching. Warren described what they found as “disappointing.” Too much of the already limited visual media on this part of history was uncomfortably graphic.

“Photos of lynching and corpses without any context of who these people were,” Warren said.

“The idea that your own best friend, mother, son or uncle could be depicted in that way in some film with a historian talking in the back on b-roll was what we didn’t try to do.”

The filmmakers traveled 3,700 miles to find friends and families of victims. They spoke to as many people as possible to find what locals had learned about lynching growing up. These “unofficial historians” gave them a perspective that the history books or professionals could not. Stories about victims of lynching have been largely undocumented, so Warren and Ayer found their narratives.

“I think that a lot of Americans, especially white Americans, view lynching as something that happened a long time ago and has no

Barreto said. “And it made other students aware of how lucky they are that they’ve always had comic book characters who looked like them and shared their interests and backgrounds.”

Tai Yang-Abreu, a former student at the University of Washington, also noticed the range of representation in the series after her girlfriend pointed out Marisol’s best friend, Lauren “La La” Liu. Both are Chinese-Dominican and bear a strong resemblance through their looks and their love for skateboarding.

“I was tremendously shocked. That’s not something I typically see in that medium,” Yang-Abreu said.

To thank him for his work, Yang-Abreu messaged Miranda-Rodriguez through Facebook, and a few weeks after their initial conversation, he reached out and offered to speak at her school.

Eager to stretch the limits, Yang-Abreu direct relevance for American politics today,” said Steven White, a political science professor at Syracuse University.

Academics everywhere are learning more about this gap in U.S. history, White said that is because of increasing attention to racial violence and research, attributing to the increasing awareness of the Black Lives Matter movement.

The film premiered at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in March. Since its debut to the public, Warren and Ayers have been screening the film at different academic institutions.

Given the current political climate and the rise of hate crimes across the country, the filmmakers were unsure of how students would react in the post-screening discussions.

“We found the tenor of those discussions very heartening,” Warren said. “However people feel in the room, the fact that they’re there shows that they do care about black lives and American history.”

The couple’s pioneering work in the media is not ending with “An Outrage.” They have several plans in the works, including a film on a U.S. National Council on the Humanities and a project on a black restaurateur. lnilesst@syr.edu | @Lydia_Niles

dressed up as La La, wearing the character’s signature black, leather jacket and bright, red jeans. Soon enough, media outlets like “mitú” marveled at the side-by-side images.

Although Yang-Abreu was not the original inspiration, it’s not a stretch to say she may play a bigger role in the creative process in the upcoming issue set to release this December. Miranda-Rodriguez once joked he would change La La’s hair color after Yang-Abreu had dyed her own short-do.

Going forward, Miranda-Rodriguez believes Americans, especially under the current administration and climate, need to turn to their heritage and their roots.

“I think that’s what makes us a more powerful nation, when we celebrate our diversity, when we celebrate our cultures,” he said. varodrig@syr.edu

EDGARDO MIRANDA-RODRIGUEZ uses his comic book to raise awareness of social justice issues like gentrification and representation. courtesy of edgardo miranda-rodriguez

HANNAH AYERS AND LANCE WARREN directed the documentary “An Outrage” on the foggy history of lynching in the American South. courtesy of “an outrage”

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t the end of his freshman year, Harry Galiano switched majors from astrophysics to fine art with a minor in architecture. Now, a few weeks into his sophomore year at the University of Pennsylvania, he is working out of passion instead of obligation.

Galiano realized he wanted to make the switch when he was sketching late at night while hanging out with some friends.

“I was thinking about what was really keeping me from making that transition, because I saw everyone around me pursuing what they were truly passionate about,” he said.

The only worry on Galiano’s mind was his parents’ reaction. But, after calling them, he was encouraged to go for it.

“Once they let me know they were comfortable with my decision and they supported me, it was the final straw in my decision,” he said.

Galiano’s biggest worry was the lack of job security in the arts because the job market is so saturated. He decided to take architecture as a minor as a back-up plan for a “real job,” but it still gave him enough time to paint everyday.

“It would allow me to be happy and do what I feel I do best and what I could most fortuitously give to the world,” he said.

To the surprise of others, Galiano puts the same amount of time and effort into his art major that he did into astrophysics. He dedicates time in the studio outside of classes and about three to four hours on the weekends. Instead of memorizing equations, Galiano spends his time drawing, painting and researching different artists.

Since his decision, he hasn’t looked back.

“I figured if I wasn’t going be able to give the world what I was truly best at, then I don’t know if I would want to do this at all,” he said.

To improve his technique, Galiano focuses on his own facial and body features to tell his story. At first, his art was almost cartoonish and would be caricatures of himself.

“It’s a lot of introspection,” he said. “Features that I would notice in myself and drawing myself in different aspects.”

Even if Galiano wasn’t drawing from himself directly, he would subconsciously incorporate different characteristics of his face and body.

“A lot of the scenes in my paper are sometimes isolation, contemplation and sitting down, or a lot of it is family,” he said.

Over the summer, Galiano finished a portrait of his father sitting in a restaurant talking on the phone. It was important to capture his father’s spirit and determination as the caregiver, breadwinner and provider of the family. The piece shows Galiano’s father concentrating on the phone call, every detail of his face and flesh reflecting the moment. Critters line the painting to “represent demons that he has to fight on a day-to-day basis,” Galiano said.

In the time since Galiano’s big decision, he’s made significant strides toward his career. He landed an internship at Artist-In-Residence, a program that offers six artists free studio time and space. As an intern, Galiano helped with installations, exhibitions and reached out to other networks for marketing and advertising opportunities.

“I’m a fan of staying busy, but sometimes that’s all work, but now I feel like it’s going toward something,” Galiano said.

Looking ahead, Galiano is working on producing a photo book that exposes poverty against luxury in Los Angeles.

Said Galiano: “It’s kind of different when you’re working towards something because you have to and working towards something because you want to.” malansat@syr.edu

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goes where he’s needed most, where his presence will make an impact — and he stays there.

It can be difficult to find an educator who iden“Students need to see that consistency,” tifies as a social justice warrior — José Vilson he said. is one of the few.

While Vilson acts on his educational Vilson, a Syracuse University graduate in activism in the classroom, he also uses Eduthe Class of 2004, is the founder of EduCol- Color to create a dialogue about the sysor, a nonprofit advocating for educational tem of public education and outside factors equity and justice within the United States affecting it. public school system. Though primarily Within a little more than a year, EduColor composed of educators, parents, students, has pushed the needle to create conversations writers and activists, the organization is surrounding race and equity in education — open to anybody who wants to be part of 2,302,980 — to be exact through the #Edua dialogue about the country’s education Color hashtag. system. Vilson will be back at SU this week“There are a handful of things we do really end as part of the annual “Coming Back well, and our monthly chats on Twitter are one Together” celebration. of them,” Vilson said.

The chats, virtually hosted by EduColor, are meant to open a conversation about an issue relevant to the time. The topic for August, “Allyship in the Wake of Charlottesville,” co-moderated by three educators, prompted questions about how Number of conversations on Twitter to be a good ally, how allies should go that include #EduColor. The hashtag about educating themselves and the sharhas trended multiple times nationally ing of articles. the past 14 months.

The Daily Orangeover9/11/17 Sudoku Within the past 14 months, the hashtag trended about 11 times nationally and once EduColor stems from Vilson’s experience internationally. learning and working in New York public “Having these Twitter chats really schools. Vilson, who identifies as Afro-Lati- creates a sense of community, and it’s no, said a majority of kids in the New York something that’s accessible,” Vilson said.

To solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, column a public education system are people of color, “Writing 140 characters gives a lot of contain the to 9. yet educators of color are a minority.box mustaccessibility to numbers people who 1don’t want to “It’s important to have that representation write big things and just want to get a in the classroom,” he said, referring to his thought out.”

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The Twitter chats are central to EduColor, That’s why he’s continued teaching in but they aren’t its only outlet for outreach. Vilthe Washington Heights and Inwood area son is working on using his platform to boost in New York City despite seeing the turn- the message of other activists. over of teachers in urban areas. The places “I want to lift other people as I climb and To solve puzzle, each row,than column and some educators pull the awaySudoku from are similar make them better me,” he said.

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men’s soccer

Tajon Buchanan uses creativity in successful start at SU

By Nick Alvarez staff writer

from page 16

running “I mean, it’s been a big emphasis this year and I feel like we’ve been doing it all camp and I feel like we’re going to do it a lot this year.”

“We don’t want to be one-dimensional this year,” running back Moe Neal said on Aug. 23, “we want to be able to run the ball.”

Yet two games into the season, Syracuse’s rushing stats have worsened compared to last year’s final averages. Of the 129 FBS teams, the Orange’s 3.1 yards per carry ranks 109th and its 140.5 rushing yards per game is tied for 86th.

And it won’t get easier. Of SU’s 10 remaining opponents, four rank in the top 22 rushing defenses in terms of total yards allowed. The average rank is 47. No.12 Louisiana State and No.14 Louisville are the nation’s best.

Starting running back Dontae Strickland entered his junior year with the hope of being the program’s first 1,000-yard rusher since from page 16

9/11

years ago this month. The third deck was filled with red, the second with white and the first with all blue to honor the victims.

About $180,000 was raised for the New York Fire and Police relief funds. At halftime, the Aggie band spelled out “U.S,A.” in front of a stadium glistening in red, white and blue.

“I’m like are they going to be able to do that?” Babers recalled saying when he heard each section would be color coded.

“Every veteran coach in there was like, you watch this, you watch this.”

“And on Saturday, that stadium was red, white and blue by sections.”

“That’s one of the things I remember about 9/11,” Babers said. “There are other things I’m not going to share.”

TAJON BUCHANAN scored a game-winning goal in his first career game with Syracuse. He’s since scored another goal and added assists for a total of five points, tied for second on the team.

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Jerome Smith in 2012. He has 62 yards on 22 carries and not one attempt has gone for more than 10 yards. If he were to keep up the same workload of 11 carries per game — as long as SU doesn’t extend its season to play in the ACC championship or a bowl game — he would need to run for slightly more than 8.5 yards per carry the rest of the way to eclipse 1,000. “(I’m) not frustrated at all,” Strickland said after SU’s opener against Central Connecticut State. “As long as we got the win, we come back next week and see if we can do it again.”

Neal’s output has been similar, just with a smaller sample size. The sophomore has 14 carries for 35 yards, good for an average of 2.5 yards per touch. His longest carry is five yards.

In the one place Syracuse wanted to see less of the run — the quarterback position — SU has seen more. Junior Eric Dungey, whose stated goal was to be smarter with his scrambling and stay in the pocket more, leads the team in every rushing stat: carries (28), yards (104), yards per

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ers in the Orange’s 3-5-2 formation, Buchanan has taken defenders out wide in the wings or in the middle of the penalty box.

“We’ve seen a mini-version of Chris Nanco in him,” Bakalovic said. “When you give him the ball, if he’s isolated one-on-one with someone, you just get out of the way and let him do his thing.”

On Sept. 3 against Northwestern, Buchanan played a part in all three of Syracuse’s goals. In the first minute, he cut through two defenders on the right wing with a stutter step and a fake shot that turned the Wildcats around. He then passed the ball to the far post and watched as Bakalovic scored with ease.

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The first thing defenders notice about Tajon Buchanan is his speed. Against Virginia on Sept. 8, Buchanan charged down the middle of the field as three defenders surrounded him.

He noticed open space to his left and pressed toward green inside the penalty area.

Before he could make another move, a fourth defender tripped him from behind.

Buchanan’s teammate, junior transfer Hugo Delhommelle, knocked in Syracuse’s first goal on the ensuing penalty kick to open the scoring in an eventual 2-2 tie.

“Tajon is just magic on the ball,” junior forward Adnan Bakalovic said. “A great addition to this team.”

Early in his career, Buchanan has turned into an essential piece in Syracuse’s (3-0-2, 0-0-1 Atlantic Coast) attack that lost two forwards — Chris Nanco to graduation, Kenny Lassiter to La Salle via transfer — and a lot of scoring. In five games, the freshman has tallied two goals and one assist, including a gamewinner in the team’s season-opener against St. Louis.

Head coach Ian McIntyre lauded Buchanan’s skill on the ball combined with his speed.

Buchanan, a 6-foot native of Canada, moved to Colorado with a family friend to play soccer at Legacy (Colorado) High School.

“I think it was a good opportunity to pick up my grades,” Buchanan said. “But more importantly, play good soccer.”

When he was 6, Buchanan began playing soccer before quitting in favor of other sports. Five years later, he realized soccer could give him a future, so he started again.

He watched his favorite player, now-Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo, on YouTube to learn ball skills and new techniques. He spent hours on the practice field mastering the moves before he took advantage of lesser talent in games.

Buchanan used his ball skills to score 21 goals and tally 10 assists his senior year at Legacy, earning Colorado State Gatorade Player of the Year. At SU, he said he doesn’t employ many of Ronaldo’s tricks, but his teammates notice his creativity anyway. One of the strik-

Fast forward Tajon Buchanan, with his ball skills and finishing ability, has helped the Orange move past and replace some of the offensive production it lost. He’s tied for second on the team in points.

attempt (3.7, minimum 10 carries), longest run (29 yards) and touchdowns (three).

Granted, some of Dungey’s attempts were designed runs, such as his 29-yard game-tying touchdown up the gut in the fourth quarter last weekend against Middle Tennessee State.

But defenders hit him with the same intensity whether the play was intentional or improvised.

In Week 2, SU went with some unconventional tactics to try to jump start its efforts. Senior receiver Ervin Philips got 15 yards out of two sweeps. Ravian Pierce and Chris Elmore, who are both listed as tight ends but act as fullbacks at times, appeared in various heavy packages mostly in the red zone. One stacked the two of them, along with a half back, behind Dungey in the shotgun.

Elmore’s contributions might be the best so far from any freshman on the team. His 6-foot, 274-pound stature makes for a thick lead blocker, something clear from the get-go

Ten minutes later, a defender shadowed Buchanan and didn’t notice sophomore forward Johannes Pieles leak into open space, resulting in the second goal. Just nine minutes after that, Buchanan rose up in the box and hit a header over NU’s keeper, making it 3-0.

When he’s on the ball, the crowd notices.

Whenever Buchanan has the ball at his feet, some fans at SU Soccer Stadium stand and crane their necks to Buchanan weave through the defense.

“I’ve never seen a player like that,” junior midfielder Jonathan Hagman said. “So technical and so fast. He has a lot of potential in him.” nialvare@syr.edu

of the season opener against CCSU. And as a ball-carrier, Elmore trucked through a few MTSU defenders on Saturday and finished the game with 28 yards on eight carries. Only Dungey had more yards on the ground for SU. “For Chris Elmore to be in his first collegiate game and have perfect ball security, that’s really big,” Babers said.

The offensive line, with an interior that features two redshirt freshmen in left guard Sam Heckel and center Airon Servais, factors into the struggling running game. The duo has played in just two collegiate games, a fact Babers stressed in his weekly press conference Monday.

“The only thing great about freshmen is next year they’re sophomores,” Babers said Monday. “...Those guys will grow up, and when they grow up we’ll be fine.”

But will they grow up soon enough to get this running game going in 2017?

Replied Babers: “I don’t have a crystal ball.” jtbloss@syr.edu | @jtbloss

Other notes from Babers’ press conference Monday: • There are 19 players on Syracuse’s roster who grew up in Florida, where nearly 6 million people are without power due to Irma. Babers said he has been in touch with the players and their families are OK. • Babers on Saturday’s Carrier Dome weather: “The Dome must have been extremely hot. We had a lot of cramping on the other team slowing us down.”

• When asked whether Syracuse’s offensive line can mature to run the ball effectively this year, Babers said, “I don’t have a crystal ball.”

• Redshirt junior safety Antwan Cordy said Saturday that he’d be out until the Clemson game Oct. 13. Babers said he is not sure when Cordy will be back. mguti100@syr.edu @MatthewGut21

DINO BABERS looked back on Monday to his time at Texas A&M, where he coached in 2001 and honored 9/11 victims. todd michalek contributing photographer

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women’s soccer

Freshman Lysianne Proulx readies herself for a shot in goal

By Brandon Ross

contributing writer

Lysianne Proulx’s father needed an answer. His young daughter played soccer, hockey, and ringette, a women’s sport similar to hockey, and he told her that she needed to decide which sport to pursue. She was unsure. She couldn’t decide.

So, she told her father to pick for her.

“I asked him what he thought I should do,” Proulx said, “and he told me straight up that I should go with soccer.”

A few years later, Proulx found her way onto the field as a freshman at Syracuse, always when the games are out of hand and the Orange has turned on autopilot. Proulx has yet to face a shot in three games. But Proulx may not be SU’s (5-2-1) backup goalkeeper for long.

“Once you get into the ACC,” head coach Phil Wheddon said, “as I’ve told everyone on the team, including Lysianne and Courtney (Brosnan) as well, the best players have to play.”

Despite Brosnan’s pedigree — the senior goalkeeper led the ACC in saves two seasons ago — Proulx has a chance to overtake her for the starting job. Syracuse enters Atlantic Coast Conference play Friday. “(I’m) 100 percent confident she’ll be ready to fill in,” Brosnan said. “She’s been doing a great job and I know that it’ll be a smooth transition for her to get on the field.”

Raised in Montreal, Proulx first played soccer at about 6. Her decision to play in net came when no one else on her team wanted to. Soon after accepting her role as goalkeeper, Proulx fell in love with the position and began to learn its nuances.

She quickly began to rise through the club ranks. When she was 14, she made the U-15 Canadian National Team. There, she competed in three CONCACAF Championships, winning gold in 2014. She was also awarded the Golden Glove award, given to the tournament’s best goalkeeper.

Being able to work with a former goalkeeper in Wheddon — who has worked with from page 16

philips get matched up with a linebacker. This year, he has faced more coverage from nickel cornerbacks. Still, he rightfully isn’t using that as an excuse, saying that the plays are still there to be made, and that he has to work harder to make them. He also attributed his slow start to game flow.

“Whatever the coaches see out there. They call out the play whatever they see,” Philips said. “So it just happened that I wasn’t really in the mix until so far in the game.”

It was clear, though, that Syracuse’s offense was most effective when Philips was in the mix. His first target and catch, which came third-and-three in the second quarter, went for 11 yards.

Philips also turned out to be the Orange’s most effective rushing threat, while the traditional running game struggled mightily for the second straight week. Moe Neal and Dontae Strickland struggled to find many running lanes, combining for 42 yards on 17 carries, good for a paltry 2.5 yards per carry. Junior quarterback Eric Dungey has found success running, but he was also battered for much of the game and left one series after taking a shot to the head that was ruled targeting.

Although Philips was officially credited with the seven catches, most of them weren’t typical receptions. Three of them — two with Dungey and one with backup quarterback Zack Mahoney — were quasi-handoffs in which Philips would run a sweep play from his position in the slot. The quarterback took

LYSIANNE PROULX has appeared in three games for Syracuse this season, but has yet to record a save. Her competition, Courtney Brosnan, has started more than 50 straight games for SU. alexandra moreo photo editor

U.S. National teams to develop goalies, such as Hope Solo and Tim Howard — attracted Proulx to Syracuse. Proximity to her home in Montreal was an added bonus. She enrolled early in January 2017 to get extra reps during spring practice. That added time allowed Proulx to adjust to the college game.

“She has the ability to make special saves, as does Courtney (Brosnan), but in a different way,” Wheddon said. “She’s very brave, she has the snap and underhand shoveled it to Philips, who cut across the field looking for blockers.

Those passing plays were basically runs, and they proved effective as Philips racked up 19 yards on the three attempts.

“When Erv has his number called, he makes the most out of his plays,” senior wide receiver Steve Ishmael said. “You don’t really get caught up into who’s getting the ball. It’s just whenever your number is called, you’ve got to make the play.”

Remove those three sweep plays and Philips ended the day with only four catches. This isn’t to say that SU should stop getting creative with Philips and letting him run the ball, but he needs to get more opportunities overall.

The Orange ran 93 plays on Saturday.

Dungey dropped back to pass 42 times, 40 minus the two times he pitched the ball to Philips. And Philips, who did have one drop, was targeted only five times outside of sweep plays. That’s simply not enough.

In fairness, Philips accounted for only 16 yards on four catches. Credit should be given to the Blue Raiders defense, but without a consistent deep threat to take the cover off the defense, Philips is Syracuse’s most dynamic playmaker. He will need to be the one making plays to keep this offense moving.

“He’s one of those guys you always want to try to get the ball to,” Babers said Saturday.

SU needs to get the ball in Philips’ hands more. It’s not a matter of trying.

Tomer Langer is an asst. digital editor at The Daily Orange, where his column appears occasionally. He can be reached at tdlanger@syr.edu or @tomer_langer.

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a different technical style, and she’s very good with her feet.”

Having another international-level goalkeeper in Proulx, alongside Brosnan, who played for Irish national teams, is a luxury, Wheddon said. Yet in that opportunity remains a challenge.

Brosnan is currently the starter, Wheddon said, partly because Proulx missed the week leading up to the team’s first regular-season

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game to attend her national team camp. With ACC fast approaching, Wheddon needs to decide soon. Though, Wheddon said, competition could extend into conference schedule, Brosnan has experience against those teams. Still, Proulx will be ready for any opportunities that come.

“When you’re playing with someone that’s actually really good,” Proulx said, “it’s pushing you even more to be better.” bross02@syr.edu

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Skill moves Freshman forward Tajon Buchanan is using creativity and on-ball skills to succeed at SU. See page 14

Backing up Freshman Lysianne Proulx is readying herself to potentially start in goal for the Orange.

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S PORTS

Beaver down Oregon State travels to SU on Tuesday night to take on the Orange at SU Soccer Stadium.

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football

What’s

wrong?

SU to face LSU in primetime

By Andrew Graham asst. copy editor

ERVIN PHILIPS was supposed to be Syracuse’s top target headed into the 2017 season. On Saturday against Middle Tennessee State, he tallied 36 yards on seven catches. todd michalek contributing photographer

Ervin Philips’ involvement integral for Syracuse success

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rvin Philips ran off the field toward the sideline as freshman fullback Chris Elmore came on to replace Syracuse’s speedy slot receiver. The Orange, at that point, faced a third-and-two midway through the second quarter and struggling on offense.

The tactic worked on that particular play, because Eric Dungey called for the ball while Middle Tennessee State was trying to counter SU’s switch and drew an TOMER illegal substitution penalty.

LANGER But that play aside, the L’CH A IM Syracuse (1-1) offense was not effective in Saturday’s 30-23 loss to MTSU (1-1). The pressure brought on by former SU head coach Scott Shafer’s MTSU defense clearly disrupted whatever Syracuse was trying to do. But the most concerning aspect from Saturday is Philips’s lack of involvement in the game. Philips was making the plays,

but his number just wasn’t called enough.

The senior finished with seven catches for 36 yards and a pair of rushes for 15 yards. SU had five possessions in the first quarter and, while one ended in a field goal, it lost yardage on each one. Philips was not targeted once during the period. Yet for the Orange to succeed moving forward, it will need to ensure that its primary playmaker is more involved.

“We were just trying to do some other things,” head coach Dino Babers said about Philips’ lack of early looks.

“Obviously if you watch some of the plays we were doing earlier, we had some of those plays there. We just weren’t making the plays.”

Philips faced several double-teams early, which forced SU to look elsewhere, Babers said. Philips noted that through two games, he has noticed a difference in the way he’s being guarded.

Last year, when the Orange almost exclusively ran four-wide receiver sets, Philips said he would regularly

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Syracuse’s run game remains among bottom tier of college football

By Joe Bloss

senior staff writer

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f preseason desires meant anything, Syracuse was going to run the football effectively this season. Just about every party involved with SU’s offense knew it had to improve upon a 3.2 yards per carry mark that finished last in the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2016.

“We need to be able to run the football on offense and be balanced and take some of the pressure off our defense,” Babers said on Aug. 12.

“I feel like we’ve improved on running the ball,” senior right tackle Jamar McGloster said on Aug. 15. see running page 14

MOE NEAL and Dontae Strickland have totaled just 97 yards combined this season. todd michalek contributing photographer

Syracuse will be playing No.11 Louisiana State under the lights in “Death Valley,” the Southeastern Conference announced Monday.

The game on Sept. 23 will begin either at 7:00 p.m. or 7:30 p.m., on ESPN2 or ESPNU on the SEC Network, respectively.

The final start time and network assignment will be determined after this weekend’s games.

SU and LSU have met three times prior, with the Tigers holding a 2-1 series lead. The last meeting between the two squads took place in 2015 when then-No. 8 LSU visited the Carrier Dome. In the game, Zack Mahoney led Orange team nearly upset Leonard Fournette and LSU, but SU ultimately lost, 34-24.

Syracuse’s only victory against the Tigers came in 1989, when SU won 23-10 behind 122 rushing yards and two touchdowns from Robert Drummond.

Before SU heads south to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, it will look to rebound from its 30-23 loss against Middle Tennessee State when it takes on Central Michigan in the Dome at 3:30 p.m on Sept. 16. aegraham@syr.edu @A_E_Graham

football

Babers reflects on 9/11

By Matthew Gutierrez asst. sports editor

On Sept. 11, 2001, Texas A&M head coach R. C. Slocum pulled his coaches out of their offices. Dino Babers, then the Aggies’ quarterbacks coach, and his colleagues, met with Slocum. Later that morning, they watched on TV as the second plane hit the World Trade Center.

“Your first thought is, ‘Oh my god, this is really serious,’” Babers said Monday morning.

“I thought guys would be activated, people deployed,” SU’s second-year head coach added. “Those were the thoughts going through my mind.”

The next day, Babers recalled, Texas A&M Athletics sent an email to all season ticket holders announcing that the next game, Sept. 22, would be played as scheduled. The school announced it would do something “special,” Babers said, which ended up being color-coded sections in red, white and blue.

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