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N • Missing pages

P • The short of it

SU professors discuss the recently declassified federal documents related to the possible involvement of the Saudi Arabian government in the 9/11 attacks.

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Meet the professor who has ridden a motorcycle in Newhouse, modeled for Vogue and traveled to 73 countries. Sarah Short reflects on her 50 years at SU. Page 9

S • Fire within

Liam Callahan has been a big part of Syracuse’s men’s soccer last two seasons but figures to play an even bigger role in the Orange’s success this year.

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15 YEARS

S I N C E 9/ 1 1

Common denominator How 9/11 led to the creation of academic programs

By Alexa Diaz managing editor

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t started with a couple of law students sitting in back-office cubicles in the old law building.

It was after Syracuse University was no longer bracing itself during a period of grieving — phone

lines were no longer jammed, blood no longer collected in droves, white ribbons no longer being made by hand to hang on dorm room doors.

It was after first-year law student Michael Vozzo gathered around television screens alongside his classmates in the lounge of the building to watch the financial heart of Lower Manhattan cave in on itself on Sept. 11, 2001. see programs page 4

Orange’s schedule released 3 takeaways from Syracuse’s men’s basketball schedule

By Connor Grossman senior staff writer

The finishing touches were put on Syracuse’s 2016-17 schedule Monday afternoon. The Atlantic Coast Conference rolled out its entire slate of games, releasing relevant details on heavily-anticipated matchups for SU against Duke, North Carolina, Virginia and more.

Here are three takeaways from the Orange’s schedule release.

The road less traveled It appears Syracuse has a more favorable road schedule compared to last year. Its toughest test will come in back-to-back conference road games against the Tar Heels on Jan. 16 and Notre Dame on Jan. 21. Aside from that, the only other consecutive conference road games come against Clemson and Pittsburgh on Feb. 7 and 11, respectively.

Last year, SU played back-toback ACC road games on three occasions, not including a threegame road set against Wake Forest, Duke and Virginia. The Orange folded in those travel-heavy weeks, going only 1-5 during the three couplets of road games.

As usual, Syracuse’s road schedule doesn’t really pick up until conference play begins. Two nonconference games are listed at road sites (Nov. 29 at Wisconsin and Dec. 5 against Connecticut in Madison Square Garden) and the Orange’s game against South Carolina on Nov. 26 will be played at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. SU plays five road games in February before ending its regular season at home against Georgia Tech on March 4.

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Syracuse’s season-ending home game against the Yellow Jackets marks the first time since the Orange entered the ACC that it won’t end the regular season on the road. SU has lost its two games played in the ACC tournament, which the team has to travel to

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TATTOO tuesday | konstantin hicker

Junior reflects on adoption with tattoo

By Destiny Reyes contributing writer

Konstantin Hicker had his adoption agency logo tattooed on his forearm three years ago as a way to thank the agency for helping him find a family.

The junior child and family studies major was adopted from Russia by an American family in 2006. Although the process was difficult for him, he said he will always be grateful for the agency and for his family, which is what prompted to get the tattoo.

Hicker first visited the United States in 2003 to visit what is now his family, and stayed with them for a month. Due to the fact he was coming from Russia, he and his adoptive family met some complications, making the consummation longer. Hicker said he went through quite a lot of stress because of these difficulties.

“When I had to go back to Russia, the government didn’t want to do anything with adoptions between them and the US because of bad experiences, so they stopped it and two years later it opened again,” he said. “So my parents

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weren’t allowed to come to Russia for two years and so they couldn’t finish the paperwork.”

Hicker was four years old when he was first put into the system, and was in the orphanage for nine years.

“It was scary because in these two years I thought that these people who were going to adopt me found some other kids and I always told myself that I would never have another family and I was losing hope,” he said.

In 2006, Hicker was finally able to get adopted by his family. Hicker has since become a U.S. citizen.

Hicker said he feels the agency saved him and he will always be grateful to them for giving him a family that he loves.

Another way he is returning the love and happiness he has been given is by pursuing a major in child and family studies.

“This tattoo means so much to me, because I was given another chance I feel like I owe people, especially my parents,” he said. “I want to work with kids who are going through what I went through, that is why I am really interesting in the major I am studying.” dereyes@syr.edu

INSIDE N • Mamma Mia

Syracuse University professors discuss the decision by Pope Francis to make Mother Teresa a saint.

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S • Mack daddy

South Florida running back Marlon Mack is “probable” for Syracuse football’s matchup with the Bulls on Saturday.

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KONSTANTIN HICKER was adopted by an American family from Russia in 2006, and got a tattoo of his adoption agency logo to remember his childhood. kali bowden contributing photographer

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Toxic chemicals Research from local universities in Syracuse has revealed there are toxic chemicals in Onondaga Lake that may cause epilepsy.

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15 YEARS S I N C E 9/ 1 1

Released docs give insight Federal transparency among issues with declassified ‘28 pages’

By Stacy Fernandez asst. news editor

MICHELE WHEATLY, Syracuse University vice chancellor and provost, speaks at SU’s Student Association meeting on Monday night in Maxwell Auditorium. Wheatly is in her first academic year as provost.

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Wheatly addresses organization members

By William Muoio contributing writer

Syracuse University’s Student Association welcomed new Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly to address the voting members and student body on Monday.

Monday was Wheatly’s first time in front of SA, having been appointed by the university in May 2016.

The original plan was for Chancellor Kent Syverud to address SA, but he could not attend due to illness. Instead, Wheatly addressed assembly members on behalf of Syverud, reading from a script prepared for Syverud.

Wheatly began by thanking the students involved in SA, as she said

their work is very influential to the overall structure of the university.

“The students of this university are both our greatest responsibility and our greatest resource,” Wheatly said.

what is sa?

The Student Association is the student government body of the university. SA is currently in its 59th session and Aysha Seedat is president. Outside of the cabinet, there are four committees and four boards, which report to the association.

Wheatly, through Syverud’s words, highlighted the progress of major initiatives the administration has spent a lot of time working

on: the Academic Strategic Plan and the Campus Framework.

Wheatly said she felt communication between faculty, staff and students is extremely necessary to help move the university forward.

“Shortly after the Chancellor’s arrival here nearly three years ago, he identified four pillars that are crucial to Syracuse University’s future: providing an outstanding undergraduate experience, empowering research excellence, fostering and supporting change and innovation and positioning Syracuse as the best university in the world for veterans,” Wheatly said.

Within the Academic Strategic Plan, there have been more than 130 people from all aspects of the

university that have prioritized the goals from an academic standpoint. As vice chancellor and provost, Wheatly said one of her primary responsibilities is to address the academic affairs of the school.

This work has included many different initiatives. One of these initiatives is through the formation of an Internationalization Council, which will “advance the goal of fostering a global campus community,” Wheatly said.

The provost also referenced the work toward the National Veterans Resource Complex, the stateof-the-art facility that will provide a place for the Institute for Veterans and Military Families and

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University to repair steam line under promenade

By Satoshi Sugiyama asst. news editor

Some construction projects on Syracuse University campus that were started over the summer are continuing into the fall semester, according to an email sent to the SU community on Monday from Pete Sala, vice president and chief campus facilities officer.

Sala said in August that the construction updates will be con-

tinued on a monthly basis during the fall semester. The latest update was released a week later than originally stated by Sala.

Among the projects in the construction update from Sala is a steam line repair on the University Place promenade that will take place near the end of September. The repair work is scheduled to begin Sept. 23 and be done by Sept. 26.

Sala added that the reduction

of the Hoople Building in preparation for its demolition in October and eventual construction of the National Veterans Resource Complex is wrapping up. A 24-inch water main installation at Sims and Forestry drives has also been completed.

In addition, Sala said in the email that seven new sets of doors will replace the glass entry doors at the Schine Student Center. The installment will happen one door

at a time to four of the seven sets of doors over the next several weeks.

During Thanksgiving Break, the remaining doors for the main entry on the SU campus side, the first floor west entrance on the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications side and the north entrance on Waverly Avenue side will be replaced. Electronic locking and card access on all doors will be added to the building. see construction page 6

After more than a decade, a classified United States report about the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks was released to the public earlier this year.

The document, known as the “28 pages,” is part of the official report of the Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, not to be confused with the 9/11 Commission Report.

The document summarizes alleged Saudi Arabian ties to the attacks.

The 28 pages are a chapter in the December 2002 Final Report of the Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of Sept.

11, 2001. Former President George see 28

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national news Here is a round-up of the biggest news stories happening in the world.

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MONUMENT OF REMEMBRANCE New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced in a press release that a monument dedicated to first responders involved on 9/11 will be erected in New York City. Cuomo said he will issue a request for design and location ideas for the monument. source: gov. andrew cuomo’s offfice

DATE EXTENDED New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a legislation postponing the deadline to file benefits for those involved in 9/11 rescue, recovery and cleanup tasks to Sept. 11, 2018. Eligible workers are entitled to receive workers’ compensation, disability and accidental death benefits under the World Trade Center Disability Law. source: gov. andrew cuomo’s offfice

SAYING NO President Barack Obama is expected to veto a bill allowing the families of victims of 9/11 to sue the Saudi Arabian government.

The bill passed unanimously in both the Senate and the House.

Even if Obama vetoes the bill, Congress could override his veto. source: cbs news

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progr ams “It was one thing to realize it was a terrorist attack. It was another to suddenly watch the towers fall on television,” Vozzo said. “The whole day was frightening, but also motivating in wanting to get involved in this area of law.”

That common denominator of motivation reverberated throughout the realms of higher education — across students, between different fields of study and throughout institutions.

It’s why enrollment within certain academic fields surged and led to prominent shifts in programming on a national basis after 9/11.

At SU, the years following the attacks saw the establishment of the Institute of National Security and Counterterrorism and the creation of a Middle Eastern Studies program, a catalyst in forging the option in 2005 to study Arabic language as a minor.

••• he Sept. 11, 2001 attacks played a role in why Hannah Arterian, then dean of the College of Law, approached William Banks with the idea to head an unprecedented effort that led to the creation of INSCT. When the two hijacked planes hit the World Trade Center, Banks was teaching national security law like he had been doing at SU since 1987. But when the lesson ended, the insistence for answers began.

Banks’ expertise in the fields of national security and counterterrorism — one characterized by international talks, authored textbooks and scholarly honors — branded him as the go-to expert for major media networks as more than 100 queries rolled in within the first few weeks following the attacks.

“There was a demand to have voices of reason and some knowledge and understanding in this chaos that we suddenly experienced on that date,” Banks said.

Banks’ informed takes on the security issues at hand caught Arterian’s attention before she became dean of the law school in July 2002. It caught her attention before she’d even met Banks.

While Arterian was being considered for the dean position, she came across some of Banks’ work that was published prior to

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28 pages W. Bush classified the pages in 2003, soon after the completion of the report.

William Banks, director of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism and a professor of law at Syracuse University, said the reason the pages were kept out of public view for so long is because the Bush administration, and later the Obama administration, didn’t want to complicate the United States’ diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia.

“They’re an important ally in the region for all kinds of reasons,” Banks said. “They were then, they are now.”

The intelligence oversight committees of Congress felt that the pages could have negative repercussions for U.S. national security, said Corri Zoli, INSCT director of research and research assistant professor of political science.

Zoli added that it may have been because the pages aligned or gave negative impressions about some of the U.S.’ key allies in the fight against global terrorism.

The pages, released on July 15, detailed connections between hijackers from the Sept. 11 attack, people who supported them in the U.S., suspected Saudi intelligence operatives and Saudi Arabian government officials and Saudi royals — notably Prince Bandar bin

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9/11. It jumped out at her immediately.

“The college had a professor who had been writing and teaching in this critical area for many years,” Arterian said in an email. “9/11 made it very obvious that his presence at the college was a tremendously important one.”

When Arterian proposed the creation of a national security institute, Banks said she didn’t have to ask twice.

As the idea spread, it evolved into a project that aimed to answer the post-9/11 questions burning on every young lawyer’s tongue: How do we go to war without a declaration? How do we fight a borderless entity?

What are the rules of engagement?

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The Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism was established

It was the answers to those questions that law students like Brendan Gilbert wanted to find. Gilbert got involved with INSCT, which was then considered more of a think tank than an institute. He said it was made up of aspiring lawyers working in a back office on the second floor of the old law school, attracting like a magnet those whose interests were within the intersections of national security and counterterrorism in a post-9/11 academic world.

••• hat attraction was not limited to law and security studies, and it transformed undergraduate and graduate curricula across the United States. The post-9/11 era saw the creation of undergraduate concentrations, graduate programs and special areas of study for students that either hadn’t existed or been popular before 9/11.

Mehrzad Boroujerdi, the current chair of the political science department in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, had pushed for one of those programs at SU before the attacks.

“I used to mention to the higher-ups that we need to pay more attention to the Middle East. But nobody was taking me seriously —

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Sultan, then Saudi ambassador to the U.S. Among the most notable revelations from the pages are: Bandar made payments to an Osama bin Laden supporter; a phone number linked to Bandar was in the phone book of Abu Zubaydah, an al Qaeda associate; and Zubaydah had the phone number of a bodyguard at the Saudi embassy in Washington who was under FBI investigation, according to the “28 pages” website.

Banks said while it’s hard to know without the full details, it is likely that if there was some Saudi involvement, it was probably well in advance of and unrelated to the Sept. 11 attacks.

“Saudis were notoriously unconcerned about terrorism before 9/11,” he said. “It just wasn’t a problem for them.”

However, it’s important to note there was a huge Saudi involvement in terms of the attackers, since 15 of the 19 hijackers were Saudis, said Robert Murrett, Deputy Director of the INSCT and professor of practice in the public administration and international affairs department at SU. Murrett added that while it should be realized that people from Saudi Arabia were involved, there is not compelling evidence of the Saudi government being engaged with or supporting the hijackers.

The release of the pages may prompt additional investigations on the individu-

there was nothing happening,” Boroujerdi said.

“Then 9/11 happened and all of a sudden there was an obsession with what had happened.”

When the shock of 9/11 generated a sudden interest in students wanting to learn more about the Middle East, Boroujerdi said leading political science departments lacked faculty who were experts on the region.

Because Boroujerdi had raised the idea before, the Middle Eastern Studies program soon became a source of study at SU as he and Ken Frieden, the chair of Judaic studies, worked to establish the minor.

Once approved, Boroujerdi served as the founding director of the department from 2003-14. Arabic classes were introduced at SU in 2005 when the Middle Eastern Studies department determined that learning a language of a region is important to understanding the region.

“Because of the interest in the region, the interest in Arabic went through the roof and overtook Hebrew, which has been taught at this university for more than 100 years,” Boroujerdi said.

When Boroujerdi proposed the creation of a Middle Eastern Studies program, there was no one with expertise in the region in the language or history departments, and only one in the religion department and political science departments.

“In our case, 9/11 certainly had a major impact on our curriculum,” Boroujerdi said.

“Because what we decided to offer was not only a minor, but a major and a graduate certificate in Middle Eastern Studies.”

••• od, everybody looks so young.”

Banks is sitting in his Dineen Hall office flipping through the fall 2003 edition of Syndicus, the College of Law’s self-published magazine. The magazine, which recognized of the creation of INSCT, features personal essays by Banks and other current and former College of Law faculty.

Banks is centered on the magazine’s cover, wearing a blue shirt and a black tie with red polka dots. He’s standing in a lecture hall, with the American flag poised behind him.

It’s been 15 years since 9/11 and 13 years since the magazine he is holding has been published. It’s been 13 years of students

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als involved, Banks said, but the Sept. 11 commission didn’t find anything after an exhaustive investigation.

Banks said one possibility now is litigation and lawsuits from survivors and families of victims, with the use of litigation as a way of uncovering facts.

“There are two ways you can release something and not compromise national security, the first is you can black out certain sections of it … the other is the passage of time,” Murrett said.

About three pages worth of redactions remain in the “28 pages” after the document’s declassification.

The declassification of the “28 pages” was performed by the congressional intelligence committees after a declassification review led by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. To date, no reasons have been provided as to why certain content has been redacted, according to the website.

Zoli said, “in her humble opinion,” the U.S. has a tendency to overclassify materials, sentiments echoed by Murrett.

“I think withholding any government information is counterproductive … I think anytime the government can release any and all information for the sake of transparency it’s good thing,” Murrett said. “It’s something we strive to do as a nation.” sfern100@syr.edu

working with an institute that now houses office suites, professional staffs, law students and affiliated faculty — a center regarded as one of the preeminent centers in academia for national security law.

Keli Perrin, the assistant director of the institute and an adjunct professor in the Maxwell School, said that as the institute has grown over the years, its work reflects what is happening in the world.

“I think the university is reflecting the needs of the security community and reflecting the needs for that kind of study,” Perrin said. “It wouldn’t be happening at the university if it wasn’t happening in the country.”

The institute has seen steady growth over the years, now with several academic programs available. In 2016, the institute saw 43 graduate certificates awarded — nearly four times its inaugural class of 12 certificates granted in 2004. Banks said the popularity of the study of national security and counterterrorism continues to grow and shows no signs of diminishing.

••• or then-students turned legal professionals like Gilbert and Vozzo, 9/11 and the subsequent creation of INSCT shifted the trajectory of their academic and professional careers.

Vozzo, who now works in the U.S. Department of Defense, said 9/11 — the day itself and its aftermath — “solidified the bulk of my legal career thus far.”

Gilbert, who earned a graduate certificate of national security and counterterrorism law in 2004 in the same class as Vozzo, joined the Army after graduating from the institute and spent his first seven years postlaw school working in national security.

Though he no longer works in that field, Gilbert said he hasn’t grown apart from INSCT, but instead has a greater appreciation for it.

“What you realize looking back on it today is that INSCT formed at just the right time — it formed ahead of its time and thought about what society is going to need in the future,” Gilbert said. “And it started with a couple of lawyers and a very strong, principled leader who knew exactly where to lead us.”

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other related groups on campus and within the community.

Wheatly explained the launch of Orange SUccess, which she hopes will help students be able to retain the information provided to them throughout their time as a student.

“Retention is a significant indicator of our success in achieving our vision and mission,” Wheatly said.

After sharing her and Syverud’s thoughts, she opened the floor to questions, allowing SA voting members and non-voting members of the audience to ask her about items more personal to them.

Following Wheatly’s address, SA President Eric Evangelista and SA Vice President Joyce LaLonde spent time going through what they have been working on.

Evangelista said the Chat & Dine program that had been implemented by SA will continue this academic year, having not taken place during the 2015-16 academic year.

LaLonde added that Mental Health Awareness Week, an initiative that she has worked on very closely with the new Health Promotion Specialist Kristelle Aisaka, will take place Oct. 5-7. wgmuoio@syr.edu

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dailyorange.com @dailyorange sept. 13, 2016 • PAG E 5

gender and sexuality

How can SU administrators improve response to sexual assault?

Stanford University student Brock Turner was released from prison earlier this month after serving just three months of his six-month sentence on a rape charge of a 22-year-old woman. Turner got out early on “good behavior.”

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he U.S. criminal justice system isn’t the only institution at fault with Brock Turner’s release: Turner has become the poster boy for campus leniency on sexual assault and alcohol policies.

During his trial, Turner blamed his actions on Stanford University’s alcoholic policy and party culture. And instead of confronting rape on its campus, Stanford released a memo banning hard alcohol from undergraduate parties and limiting graduate students to beer and wine. As if that would single-handedly solve the problem.

It’s a cynical perspective, but people will always find a way to take advantage of others — with alcohol in the mix or not. But if universities are going to go after alcohol, they need to confront those who hide behind partying to justify instances of rape at colleges.

Syracuse University’s own policy on alcohol provides a way for rapists to slip through the cracks with its broad terminology. SU’s handbook reads, “Secondhand effects of (alcohol and drug) abuse include incidents... criminal victimization including sexual and physical assault, theft, and vandalism.”

When our school tells us not to be victims, they are siding with the perpetrators of these heinous crimes. We see this in action every day with cases like Turner.

SU’s loophole-filled policy continues, “Disruptive behavior that creates potential for harm or infringes on the rights of others is prohibited.” Sly scumbags like Turner will work around the vague language of SU’s

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policy, which fails to strike fear into students that their actions have repercussions.

Despite SU checking on frat parties and DPS stationed on each block, things still happen.

Rapists are rapists and rape will occur in any state of mind. Alcohol isn’t necessarily a deciding factor for something as black and white as rape — it’s the rapist who needs to be held accountable. It is disappointing that the legal system as well as universities consider sexual assault a gray area and show concern to assailants instead of victims.

Survivors may be discouraged to report their rape because of the precedent the Turner case set. College communities have to take care of the victims, punish the criminals and change attitudes and behaviors so this won’t be an issue anymore.

Stanford recently took an alcohol awareness guide down after receiving backlash for its assumptions that women who consume alcohol are prone to risky sexual behavior.

The school simply said, “We would like to apologize for an outdated and insensitive article on women and alcohol that was here.”

Well, it’s still here. On paper or in practice, it’s still here.

Myelle Lansat is a junior magazine journalism major and policy studies minor. She can be reached at malansat@syr.edu.

his case first came into the public eye after BuzzFeed published an open letter in June by the Stanford University student who Brock Turner was found to have raped.

The high-profile nature of the case could be heard from Palo Alto to Syracuse.

The noise surrounding this issue elicited screams from advocates of women’s rights and silence from everyone else. In a system that does more to protect perpetrators than survivors of sexual assault, it’s no surprise that Syracuse University is not immune to the effects of rape culture.

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The percentage at which sexual assault victims, aged 18 to 34, are assaulted each year, according to RAINN

The Brock Turner story is not an isolated incident of rapists swimming through the justice system unscathed. In light of an ongoing federal investigation of a sexual assault case that’s said to have been mishandled on the SU campus, it’s important that the university strengthens its response. The university should be upfront about these cases instead of sacrificing students’ well-being in what could be perceived as an effort to maintain a pristine public image.

Turner is neither the first nor the last rapist to roam the halls of a univer-

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sity. If schools continue to turn a blind eye to assault on campus, it gives the Brock Turners of the world the idea that they are untouchable.

This breach in justice will lead to a vicious cycle: rapists will feel like violating others will not engender any serious repercussions because the law is in their favor.

As SU heads into its own investigation, it should learn from Stanford’s recent mistakes and be sure not to repeat them.

Whether it’s with faculty or students, the last thing that SU should allow is for members of its community to feel unsafe in their own home, even when it’s dark.

Rape is an ugly act and cannot go unnoticed, but even more gut-wrenching is how the justice system and universities fail survivors of sexual assault. Just because the issue is not openly discussed does not mean it does not exist. It will persist as long as universities suppress their reaction.

A lengthy prison sentence does not undo the trauma of sexual assault. But at the very least, we expect that SU will stand by us and protect us in the face of a rapidly growing rape culture on college campuses across the country.

Ivana Pino is a sophomore political science major. Her column appears weekly. She can be reached at ivpino@syr.edu.

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SU alumna expresses concern over investigation Dear Syracuse University, I feel betrayed. As an alumna that spent my undergraduate years advocating for survivors alongside fellow students and those advocates within Syracuse administration, I am demanding you take action to address this Title IX investigation and complaint.

I believe collaboration between students and administration is the key to fixing campus rape culture, and I believed we were working toward the same goal of giving power back to survivors. While I know the efforts of myself and many fellow

students, faculty, and staff do not go unseen, unfelt, or unheard, they do feel unsupported. The Task Force was handpicked to ensure collaboration -- and yet, were not told with urgency of this investigation. If you do not support your Task Force, it is no surprise you do not support your students, survivors, and addressing this issue on campus.

I will never claim that I am “happy” that Syracuse University is under a Title IX investigation. Frankly, no one should ever feel “happy” that their academic institution is capable of such lack of empathy, care

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and action. We know 1 in 5 women and 1 in 16 men are sexually assaulted while in college, and yet only 1 case of rape was reported per year to this university in 2013 and 2014. Clearly something is wrong — it is not that violence is not happening, but that survivors do not feel supported to come forward and report. When there are so many barriers to reporting already, why are we creating another one?

It is clear that despite the hard work of students to build a supportive, safer space, it is truly those who hold power within the college adjudi-

cation system that can improve the way survivors are treated, whether they choose to report or not.

While I am angry, outraged, disappointed, saddened and conflicted, it is time that SU is held responsible for their actions, or lack thereof. You, the administration, have the power, resources, and responsibility to support survivors. Many on SU’s campus have started this culture change, and It’s On You to make right all the wrongs that you’ve done to survivors, regardless of the results of this Title IX investigation.

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construction The Campus Framework open forums and information sessions will be held throughout the semester. The first forum will be Tuesday at 3 p.m. in Goldstein Auditorium.

Here are the other construction updates Sala included in his email: Bowne Hall renovation: Renovations have started on the first floor of Bowne Hall for the relocation of the Bursar’s Office and Cash Operations from Archbold Gymnasium to Bowne Hall later in the fall semester.

Center for Science and Technology siding replacement: The siding project was completed ahead of schedule. The contractor is now preparing to paint the exhaust stack on the roof this month. Upon completion of the exhaust stack work, the contractor will remove all equipment and fencing from the Quad 4 Parking Lot. It is anticipated that all parking spaces in the Quad 4 Parking Lot will be available by the end of September.

Crouse College bells: The new bells are in place and the first official ringing was Monday at 8:45 a.m. The Chimemasters greeted the campus community with the traditional Westminster Chimes and the SU’s alma mater. The Chimemasters will play the bells three times a day, five days a week during the semester and will also play the chimes during special events.

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College masonry and glazing repair: Masonry

improvements are continuing at Crouse College to restore and preserve the beauty of this brownstone structure. Procurement of a new glass for the sloped skylights in Room 400 was unsuccessful in the summer months.

SU is working with an architect to identify the correct glass to maintain the historical character of the building. The skylight will be made presentable and weathertight during the winter months and new glass will be installed early next summer.

Falk College cafe: The renovations to the cafe on the second floor of White Hall in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics are nearing completion.

Cafe construction is scheduled to be complete by the end of September, and the cafe is anticipated to be open to the campus by mid-October.

Irving Garage stair maintenance: Repair work for the concrete stairs and railings is planned for the stairwell that is connected to the pedestrian bridge. CPDC is currently seeking quotes for this work with the intent of completing the work this fall. Additional information will be shared with the campus community as the schedule is confirmed during the next few weeks.

Link Hall accessible ramp and auditorium improvements: The new accessible entry into the auditorium, Link Hall Room 105, is nearing completion.

This new entry is scheduled to be open this week. The construction of the new ramped entry on the east side near Sims Hall continues. The concrete foundation walls and concrete ramp have been poured and a new entry has been cut into the building. Work on the snow-melt system is progressing well. This entry is scheduled to be open for use by Nov. 1, and is among a number of accessibility improvement and classroom enhancement projects taking place on campus.

Sims Hall exterior stairs: Concrete foundations and stair bases are complete at all five entrances. Temporary wood stair treads and railings have been installed until the new granite treads arrive in late September. Upon the installation of the new stair treads measurements for custom railings will then be taken and new railings installed in late October. Work continues on the mechanical room for the proposed snow-melt system to be operational by the winter. ssugiyam@syr.edu | @SatoshiJounral

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SAINTHOOD SU professors on decision to declare Mother Teresa a saint

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By McKenna Moore staff writer

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other Teresa was recently declared a saint by Pope Francis, something that has made waves for the polarizing effect she has had in Ameri-

can media.

While some think her canonization was an easy decision, others point to the reports of her forcing conversions, providing sub-par medical care, having relationships with dictators and mismanaging funds as reasons to deny her sainthood.

The Daily Orange spoke with Margaret Thompson, an associate professor of history and political science, and Susan Wadley, an anthropology professor, about Mother Teresa’s new status. Thompson is an expert in religion and history, while Wadley is an expert in South Asian studies.

The Daily Orange: What makes a saint?

Margaret Thompson: I think that a saint is supposed to represent a form of holiness that can be emulated, that can be an example for other people.

Susan Wadley: Nothing, I don’t believe in saints. I don’t believe in miracles and I don’t believe in saints.

The D.O.: How do you feel about the Pope declaring Mother Teresa a saint?

M.T.: Unsurprised. I feel that it was a fairly obvious kind of thing.

The D.O.: There are many polarized opinions about this declaration of sainthood. How would you explain that?

S.W.: I do research in India and I know a lot of people that do research in India, in Kolkata, and the people that know Kolkata believe the reports that are highly critical of the way she operated. So that’s my

take on it, that it’s all kind of a sham.

That she really relished the poverty in the people in the places that she ran, did not provide good medical care and did not do anything to alleviate people’s poverty.

The D.O.: Do you believe the reports that Mother Teresa forced conversion, had relations with dictators and gave inadequate medical care in her years of work?

M.T.: Yes. In a way, it was easy for dictatorial regimes to help her because she wasn’t challenging the injustices of what they were doing in their countries. But she was kind of cleaning up their messes. And I’m not saying that she was intentionally bolstering and holding up unjust regimes, I’m not making that case. But what I am saying is that was not where she focused her attention. And many people thought with the kind of international forum that she had, why didn’t she use it to address some of these issues?

The D.O.: Do you believe in the other reports on Mother Teresa that she forced conversion and had relationships with dictators as well?

S.W.: Well, she got money from dictators, that’s clear. What kind of relationships she had with them, I have no idea.

And there’s a big issue in India with missionaries. People are afraid of missionaries and they’re very wary of them. Many people so-called convert and then convert back. ... The people of the community where I worked that were Christian in the 1920s, they’re all Hindu now. I don’t know that I believe in the idea of forced conversion because I think people can only convert if you believe it as a person.

The D.O.: Informed by your work in India, what was Mother Teresa doing if not helping these people she claimed to be helping?

S.W.: Well, she was providing a place to sleep at

night that wasn’t the street. And maybe she was providing some food but she wasn’t providing them medical care of any high quality. Despite the millions and millions of dollars put into these places where the poor went, they were barely better than the streets that they might have been coming from.

The D.O.: Does Mother Teresa embody the white (wo)man’s burden?

S.W.: Is she an example of the “India’s poor and we should save it”? Yeah. I mean, that’s an attitude that the British took in by the mid-1700s. That it was a very backward place and we need to go there and she was certainly a part of that Orientalist point of view toward South Asia.

M.T.: She had probably one of the most diverse memberships in her religious congregations of any religious congregation in the world, in terms of lots of members who are themselves not white and European.

I mean, if she had founded a community of sisters that were all white, all European, that were going into South Asia and Africa and other parts of the world to tell people what’s good for them, that would be a very different story, but that’s not what her community is.

It has attracted people from all over the world, so in some ways it exemplifies a universality that is not all that common in religious communities.

The D.O.: Do you think that Mother Teresa should or shouldn’t be a saint?

M.T.: That’s not for me to say. I’m not sure I believe in it, the formal canonization of people. It’s very time consuming. I know communities of sisters in the world that try very deliberately not to see the canonization of their founders because they think that the money and the time and the energy and the resources could be better spent helping the poor and this and that. So I don’t know. mpmoor02@syr.edu

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Syracuse nutrition professor and campus legend enters her 50th year of teaching

By Alex Archambault asst. web editor

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SARAH SHORT a nutrition professor at Syracuse University, has a vast treasure chest of experiences throughout her lifetime, including modeling for Vogue, riding her motorcycle in Newhouse and traveling to 73 countries. courtesy of sarah short

arah Short has been face-to-face with a cobra in Egypt. She has had spears thrown at her by warriors in Kenya.

She was in Tiananmen Square during the protests of 1989. But none of that scared her.

What does scare her? Not teaching.

Now into her 50th year of teaching, Short is still standing in front of classrooms full of students, educating them on nutrition. She never wants to stop.

While 50 years of teaching is a feat in itself, that commitment barely scrapes the surface of the life of the woman who has been a beloved Syracuse University nutrition professor since 1967.

As Short sits nestled in her office, nothing about the scene screams ‘daring world traveler pushing the limits of conventional education.’ The office is small and welcoming, dotted with vases of flowers.

So much is hidden in that simple space.

Short has been to 73 different countries.

She’s been to every state in the United States and every province of Canada. She has been featured in the New York Times. She’s made appearances on “Good Morning America” and “The Today Show.” She has written diets for the likes of Reader’s Digest and Glamour. For the curious, her biggest nutrition tip is “eat a variety of foods, move twice as much and eat half as much.” She has even modeled for Vogue.

After graduating from SU with degrees in both nutrition and chemistry, Short accepted an offer to teach a class called “Foods” at SU. “For 50 cents an hour, how could I say no?” Short said with a laugh and a warm and crinkled smile.

After teaching for a few years, Short went to the University of Wisconsin-Madison for a semester but left when her boyfriend called her and told her to come home imme-

diately and marry him after returning from war. She hopped on the very next train.

In true fairytale fashion, the two met when she was in kindergarten and he was in first grade. Soon she went to SU and he went to play football at Clarkson University before joining the navy. But they always stayed in touch. And they were wed in Hendricks Chapel.

Short’s face lights up as she describes their story, remembering her husband.

“We were the best of friends.”

After the wedding, Short followed in her mother’s footsteps and worked as a chemist.

In a time when women weren’t necessarily respected in scientific fields, Short would receive dead rats in the mail merely because of her gender.

“I got them back though. It was a time when men always wore neckties, so I stashed a pair of sheers in my pockets and when they weren’t looking -- zippp -- I cut them right off,” she said with a laugh. “They got the message: you don’t mess with me.”

Once Short had kids, she found it difficult to get back into chemistry. She was told she had been out for too long, that she didn’t have the current skills to be in the profession. So she got them back.

She went to the State University of New York Upstate Medical University and taught chemistry to the nurses, while continuing to educate herself. She described her Master’s degree in medical biochemistry as the “only degree she’s proud of.”

Realizing she had three kids to raise, Short decided to go back to teaching at SU in hopes of getting them through college for free, but, ironically, none of them ended up at SU. And while her plan to send her kids to school for free backfired, Short fell in love with teaching.

She loves the students, she loves knowledge, and while she isn’t out saving lives or inventing substances in a lab, she has been see sarah

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Q&A with lead guitarist of eclectic rock band The Revivalists

By Joe Bloss

The Daily Orange: So, you’re a

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few dates into the tour right now — how has it been so far?

Zack Feinberg: It’s been great, man. We started in Nashville, we did this great outdoor thing called Live On The Green. We did a festival in Chicago. We flew from there to Massachusetts and did a radio festival there. Then the bus met up with us and we did something in Westport, then we went out and started our shows in venues with this great band

New Orleans-based rockers The Revivalists headline The Westcott Theater Tuesday night during a stop on their Strangers In The Bright Lights Tour.

The band released their third studio album in July of last year.

Guitarist Zack Feinberg took a break from the road to discuss the band’s recent travels and its distinct sound.

The Temperance Movement. And we’ve had a couple shows with them in Buffalo (New York), Indianapolis, and Detroit. It’s been killer. They moved us into a bigger room in Detroit because we sold out the other one and this last weekend we had our lead singer, David Shaw, his own festival in Hamilton, Ohio — the Big River Get Down. It was an amazing lineup. The Wild Feathers, The Temperance Movement, Maggie Koerner, Roosevelt Collier, The

Marcus King Band. It was just so awesome hanging with all these musicians and our singer’s family and childhood friends. It was a beautiful thing.

The D.O.: This band you’re touring with, The Temperance Movement — what’s the relationship like between the two bands and what’s it like sharing the stage with them each night?

Z.F.: We just have so much respect for them. They’re such a great band and we’ve immediately

connected and become friends with them. They’re just the real deal, rock ‘n roll band from England. They’ve opened for The Stones in England and I think a show in Orlando is what the singer said. They’re just seasoned musicians — like the bass player has been on tour with Jamiroquai for four years, the guitarist has done a lot of work on cool records, the drummer is badass — same deal — and the vocalist, he’s like this

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Why millennials are the absolute worst, as told by a millennial

T

o my lovely readers, I have not been straightforward with everything about myself.

There are aspects of my character that we haven’t examined yet in this column, and they should be addressed: you see, I am a millennial, and I am ruining everything.

I’ve been ruining things for a while now. To be honest, it’s kind of my specialty. You name it; I’m trying to ruin it. The Olympics? Sure.

Vacations? Hate ‘Em. The Soap Industry?

Actually, I am a classic soap guy, so I can’t take credit for that one. But it’s hurting, baby.

You get it. I ruin everything. My work is well-established. I have toppled industries and befuddled executives. So I’d like to confess some things that I, as a millennial, am just so absolutely guilty of. Forgive me, Clint Eastwood, for I have sinned.

1. I destroy traditional television sets in my free time.

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revivalists Mick Jagger, Rod Stewart, real deal dude.

The D.O.: Your shows are known to be pretty high-energy, but what would your pitch be to someone who doesn’t really know your music that well to say “come out our show”?

Z.F.: It’s just a really fun, highenergy show. And it’s more than

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in store for Fiscal Year 17? Ian McCourt, never ceasing to damage our staple businesses in America.

6. I’ve never seen “Gone With the Wind.” with some hammers and cut some cords, know what I’m saying?

2. I don’t go bowling too often.

Sad but true.

3. My iPhone is too big for my hand.

We weren’t designed for each other. I drop that sucker. But I’m gonna keep it anyway. I love snapchat.

4. The last time I bought a calendar was the ’07 “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.”

I drew hearts around Emma Watson and never wrote any events in it besides my birthday.

Just hasn’t happened. Come on, it came out before my parents were born. Lot of stuff has been going on since then. I’ve wanted to see other things. It’ll happen someday. I just don’t know when.

7. I eat pasta at least like, four times a week.

With tomato sauce and parmesan cheese. A sprinklin’ of pepper perhaps. I’ll get out the pesto if I’m feeling fancy. I don’t often get to be fancy.

8. I forgot what a “Walkman” was once.

9. Not a big avocado guy.

This one probably will make me some enemies. I’m not about the cado-guacamole sensation that’s swept the nation. It’s overrated. Tasty, yet unessential. Extra?

No thanks.

10. I actually own every major corporate bank in America and plotted the disastrous results of the housing bubble in 2008 during my free time in between homeroom and geography in the seventh grade.

Bernie Madoff and I were cafeteria buddies and I also was President George W. Bush’s youngest-ever senior foreign policy advisor at seven years old. Everything’s just my fault, pretty much. That’s what millennials do.

Ian McCourt is a senior television, radio and film major who misses the good old days when machines knew their place and kept their opinions to themselves. You can follow him on twitter @OrderInMcCourt or reach him at iwmccour@syr.edu.

It’s been a tough few quarters for Go-Gurt in the McCourt household. Who’s to say what’s

Arguably the greatest advancement of the music industry in the pre-iPod era … perfect for trips to the dentist and showing your friends that, yeah, you do know how to party like it’s 1996. The good ol’ days.

just that — like the high-energy thing — we really orient ourselves around songs. So, the range of emotion is going to be wide and deep in terms of the different songs.

The D.O.: Your style combines a lot of genres. Is that a formula you guys found naturally or was it something you had to tinker with a lot?

Z.F.: It is something that comes naturally but also something that we’re aware of. We never want to box ourselves in with a particular genre. I think now the

barriers between the different kinds of genres have really fallen because everybody listens to everything and everybody is into everything. So naturally, when we’re arranging a song and writing songs, we’re open to them going in a bunch of different directions and we’re going to try different things with it before we land on what’s the best.

The D.O.: You’ve had a lot of success with your most recent album “Men Amongst Mountains.” Is that something you saw

coming? What’s it been like to kind of take off with this album?

Z.F.: We hoped it would go as far as it could go and it’s been like a slow build. Now it’s doing really well. The second single on it is number two on the AAA chart, which is the radio format that it’s in. And it came out last summer, so it’s really cool that it’s catching on a year later. We wanted it, of course, to be as successful as possible, and we’re happy with how it’s going right now.

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Short created a society for themselves called the “Two Concussions in Four Months Club,” after they both suffered head injuries around the same time.

“The class wasn’t easy but she helped to make it easy,” Johnson said. “Her door was always open and she really cares about students. To her the student is always first,

5. My Go-Gurt consumption has dramatically decreased.

short changing students’ lives. Teaching became the perfect outlet for her.

Short began to realize that she could be inventive in her teaching methods and get more out of her students. She would ride motorcycles down the stairs of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications into her lecture. She would leap out of a cake in front of the class. She would put strobe lights around her classroom to put on a display during class.

While these tactics seem bizarre even now, in the ‘60s and ‘70s they were simply unheard of.

“When I rode the motorcycle down Newhouse’s brand new, blue velvet carpet, it was too much for them.” Short’s eyes gleamed with excitement as she described the memory. “The dean of Newhouse called up the dean of our school and said, ‘What the blankity blank is going on here?’”

Short’s wacky style got the attention of media companies all over the country. After a New York Times article detailed one of her classes and ran it with a striking photo of her on the Quad with her motorcycle, she was an instant nutrition celebrity. Since then, she has made thousands of TV, print and radio appearances and been across the world to speak at events. A large copy of the picture leans up against the wall in her office — a constant reminder of who she is at the core.

Even today, while certain injuries have prevented Short from participating in activities such as getting carried into her lectures on a surfboard, Short has a way of connecting with her students on a level that is deeper than just her being their professor.

Isaiah Johnson, a senior in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamic, had a class with Short his freshman year, when he was on the football team. He and

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The class wasn’t always easy but she helped make it easy.

Isaiah Johnson su student

and she genuinely wants to be their friends.”

Short said it’s all about getting her students the correct information in the most efficient way possible. She stands by the notion that knowledge is power, and be it her students or her children, it has been her goal for years to help educate everyone.

When her first son expressed interest in being a surgeon, she went out and bought him a beef heart to dissect. When her daughter, Sarah Hicks, became curious in computers, she would lug a computer home from school every weekend for her to fiddle around with.

“I was pretty lucky to get the mom that I got.

She and my dad were always there for all of us,” Hicks said. “My mom is brilliant and she is one of the rare people who is brilliant and wants to pass on that knowledge to other people.”

And while Short’s kids have grown up and moved away, after 50 years she is still making the trek to SU every Monday and Wednesday to teach the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics’ sports nutrition class.

Short simply refuses to stop teaching. ararcham@syr.edu

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Get tailgate-ready with these trendy orange and blue looks

GATES KNOTTED UP If cutting up sweatshirts and T-shirts seems like too daunting of a task, another casual yet creative look is wearing a Syracuse T-shirt and tying it in a loose knot.

For this style you can use an oversized tee or a men’s shirt. Just simply tie a loose knot at your waist in front or you can go higher up for a cropped look. You can then pair it with distressed shorts or boyfriend jeans and casual sneakers and relax knowing you’ll be both cute and comfortable throughout the day.

IT’S CASUAL If you want to go for a more casual look, try cutting off the sleeves of a basic Syracuse t-shirt and wearing it with a cute bralette for the warmer days. Just lay the shirt flat and cut off the sleeves along the seams.

You can keep the collar in tact and cut off the bottom for a high neck cropped look. This look is both cute and versatile, so you can wear it with a denim skirt, distressed shorts or highwaisted jeans.

To accessorize, a hat is one of the best ideas for tailgating because it blocks the sun from your face. Hats are also extremely cute, and you will never have to worry about your hair.

Text by Adelaide Zoller

Photo by Connor Bahng

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eptember is here, and that means it’s that time of the year again: people start finishing their work on Friday so they can go enjoy the Saturday festivities that come with the return of football season. Regardless of if you are even interested in the game, many of us can agree that few things are more fun than game day at SU and showing off your school pride to the rest of the campus.

When it comes to partying, Syracuse students go big or go home, and that includes game day outfits. Everyone is in high spirits and decked out in blue and orange from head to toe. On any given Saturday, you will see girls all over campus in creative and fun ensembles to party in and to also cheer on our team. Here are some functional yet creative looks to rock at Castle Court as we soak up the last few warm weekends here at ‘Cuse.

RAZOR’S EDGE The big trend in tailgating fashion is cutting up a plain sweatshirt, but you can definitely use those scissors on T-shirts as well in different ways. Start by cutting off the neck, cuffs and bottom to craft an edgier and more distressed look. Cut along the collar and then lightly pull on the new collar to give it a more worn-in appearance.

Pair a signature orange shirt with black distressed jeans and sneakers like Adidas Superstars for a sporty look. If you want to up the edge factor even more, tie your hair up in a ponytail and add a distressed choker to match the jeans.

AS YOU LIKE IT The best thing about making a good game day outfit is that you can use basically any item of clothing from the bookstore or Marshall Street to produce a cute ensemble.

Take a basic Syracuse sweatshirt up a notch by cutting slits on the top of the sleeves and cutting off the bottom for a cropped style.

You can then pair it with distressed high-waisted jeans and white Converse for a comfortable look. A navy blue SU sweatshirt is perfect because it can be paired with anything. Not having to worry about beer stains is an added bonus.

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Belle Sand provides path for improvement for Syracuse

By Bobby Manning staff writer

BELLE SAND has arguably been Syracuse’s best player. The junior libero is just outside the top 10 in the ACC in digs per set. sabrina koenig staff photographer

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callahan Those pillars propped up his decision to play for SU. McIntyre couldn’t promise Callahan playing time, only a fair shake at competing with then-left back Jordan Murrell in spring 2014.

Callahan said the position battle fluctuated kick to kick, shot to shot.

In reality, Murrell was wrapped around the job. The competition birthed a teacher-student relationship between the veteran and the sophomore, and more importantly, a precedent that no job was safe. Callahan became a starter anyway, after SU’s switch to the 3-5-2 formation in 2015.

“We knew what Liam Callahan was,” McIntyre said, “and he was exactly what we needed.”

More so than others on the team, Callahan has an eye for laziness. For those lollygagging or simply not caring as much as he does. He

can’t stand it. He’s loyal to his teammates, but Callahan’s bound to nothing more than winning. That’s why there’s no hesitation in lashing out at his teammates or himself when he has to.

Callahan is as normal as anyone else off the field: thinking up new tattoo ideas to build off the Celtic cross on his right bicep, and the family crest inked in the upper-left corner of his chest. He plays cards with his teammates and relishes in punishments for the loser, such as dropping a piece of paper along a wall while the loser tries to stop it against the wall with his head.

But something about the soccer field, which Callahan considers his sanctuary, changes him.

“He might piss some guys off sometimes or some might find him annoying,” midfielder Oyvind Alseth said. “But I think it lifts the whole group collectively to have that guy on the field that just pushes everybody.”

When SU junior Belle Sand hits the floor hard to get a dig, requests a floor cleaner to wipe up the spot, and hoists herself up for the next serve, she often hears the same question, “Oh my god how did you get (that)?”

“That’s what I have to be ready for,” she said with a smile on her face.

Unlike her position of libero, loaded with uncertainty on every play, Sand has been one of the constants on a 1-6 Syracuse team battling to find winning combinations of players. She’s aiming to finish the season top five in the Atlantic Coast Conference in digs per set and her mark of 3.54 currently puts her right outside top 10.

Within the composition of Syracuse’s team, her role is central when it’s unable to block shots. Her alternate colored jersey is almost continuously on the court and unlike the rest of the roster, with opportunities present everywhere, Sand had to focus on solidifying herself as the libero.

“Libero on every team is a big part of the team she’s a primary passer, she’s a primary digger,” Yelin said, “and I would say one of the most important positions on the team.

Belle is a very, very good player.”

For two years, volunteer coach Deion Burks has helped Sand pay specific attention to the intricacies of libero. She had to assert herself ahead of other players, but Yelin saw her game centered around passing and digging.

Once with Burks, she knew what she had to focus and could do it repeatedly until she became a regular in Syracuse’s rotation.

“The hitter’s arm will tell you exactly what

Alseth wasn’t the only one who agreed that Callahan’s persona is necessary for the team.

It’s essential, even if his shouting or aggressive play can come off as self-indulging.

McIntyre has reeled Callahan in during games to calm him down. It happened recently against Loyola Marymount on Aug. 28, when a series of Callahan’s misplays boiled into a small confrontation with LMU goalkeeper Collin Partee. The SU wingback bumped into Partee after the whistle, drawing one of the four yellow cards in the game.

“Nobody’s perfect,” Callahan said. “I think being a captain puts stress on you to try and be perfect and be mature and take situations differently than most people would.

“There’s still parts of my game and parts of me as a person that could obviously be better.

It’s a learning process.”

Part of that process has been reading. For his 21st birthday, Callahan’s older brother gave

she is doing,” Sand said. “So a lot of our defensive drills are focusing on watching the arm and staying forward. We’re just doing defense left and right, always hitting the floor.”

The poor start will not define Syracuse’s season, Sand said, and what’s important is the repetitions.

Yelin looks at his team as one that has to develop a personality of fearlessness and said Sand is someone the rest of the roster can look to.

“She’s very intense, she knows her position very well” freshman outsider hitter Mackenzie Weaver said. “She’s been playing it for two years, I learn from her and she gives me really good pointers in practice.”

During the Nebraska Tournament on Sept. 2-3, Sand’s performance reflected the gap between her play and the Orange’s.

She was selected alongside four Nebraska Cornhuskers, the top-ranked team in the country, on the all-tournament team while SU dropped all six sets it played in Lincoln.

The selection was an honor, Sand said, but “that’s not the final point I want to be at.

I want to keep pushing.”

Fifty-four percent of the 24 sets SU has played in have featured both teams entering the 20s. Despite situations where contests could go either way, Syracuse has only taken down its opponent five times.

Sand is a mainstay in those situations and for the Orange, she’s the one teammates can benefit from emulating. Not overthinking, just executing.

“That’s definitely what we’re trying to develop,” Yelin said. “How quick it will come out, I wish I would know.” rpmannin@syr.edu

him the book “Resilience Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life,” a collection of letters between two former Navy SEALs. Within the letters is a metaphor that’s resonated with Callahan: A chariot sits with two horses at opposite ends. Each horse tugs the chariot in opposite directions, much like someone’s emotions or impulses. If the horses are settled, they’re focused and “ready to take you where you want them to take you,” Callahan added.

But if the horses continue tugging hard in opposite directions, an emotional tailspin is inevitable. That’s what Callahan has worked on avoiding to a certain extent. There’s no denying that Callahan’s helped tug the Orange higher into the college soccer landscape than ever before. He’s just done most of the heavy lifting with his voice, as unsettling as it may be, and it’s nestled Syracuse within striking distance of a championship. cgrossma@syr.edu | @connorgrossman

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LIAM CALLAHAN transferred from Villanova and has been a mainstay on the left wing back since Jordan Murrell left. tony curtis contributing photograpger

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schedule after coming back home from its regular season-ending road game.

Obviously the late-season travel didn’t bother the Orange in last year’s NCAA Tournament run to the Final Four, but it’s still something to consider after 31 regular season games. Even the physical road to the ACC tournament this year is beneficial for Syracuse. The conference tourney will be played at the Barclays Center, compared to years past in Washington D.C. and North Carolina.

Eyes up Both Syracuse-Duke matchups in the Carrier Dome have drawn 35,446 fans to the Carrier Dome, formerly setting an on-campus NCAA attendance record in 2014. This year’s home game against Duke is slated for Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. It looks like a schedule hiccup for a marquee matchups.

An Elite Eight rematch with UVA will draw well, as the Orange and Cavaliers play in the Carrier Dome on Saturday, February 4 — 315 days after Malachi Richardson shocked Virginia with 21 second-half points to push Syracuse into the Final Four.

Another top billing for SU fans also comes on a Saturday, when SU and Georgetown square off in the Carrier Dome on Dec. 17 at noon. Syracuse previously announced that students with season tickets will have access to the Georgetown game even though it’s in between the fall and spring semesters.

Regardless of physical attendance, viewership of Syracuse could be up. Fifteen games are set to be broadcast on one of ESPN’s networks, punctuated by a Big Monday matchup at UNC on Jan. 16. cgrossma@syr.edu | @connorgrossman

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2016-17 SYRACUSE MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE DATE

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Tues. INDIANA (PA) (exhibition) Tues. Le MOYNE (exhibition) Fri. COLGATE Tues. Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Inv. HOLY CROSS Fri. Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Inv. MONMOUTH Tues. Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Inv. S. CAROLINA ST. Sat. Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Inv. South Carolina Tues. ACC/Big 10 Challenge at Wisconsin Sat. NORTH FLORIDA Mon. vs. Connecticut Sat. BOSTON UNIVERSITY Sat. GEORGETOWN Mon. EASTERN MICHIGAN Wed. ST. JOHN’S Tues. CORNELL Sun. at Boston College Wed. MIAMI Sat. PITTSBURGH Tues. at Virginia Tech Sat. BOSTON COLLEGE Mon. at North Carolina Sat. at Notre Dame Tues. WAKE FOREST Sat. FLORIDA STATE Wed. at North Carolina State Sat. VIRGINIA Tues. at Clemson Sat. at Pittsburgh Mon. LOUISVILLE Sun. at Georgia Tech Wed. DUKE Sun. at Louisville Sat. GEORGIA TECH Tues. ACC Tournament at Brooklyn, N.Y.

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SU-UConn game to kick off at 1 p.m. on Sept. 24

By Chris Libonati asst. sports editor

Syracuse and Connecticut are set to kick off at 1 p.m. on Sept. 24 in East Hartford, Connecticut, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced on Monday.

The Orange (1-1, 0-1 ACC) plays South Florida this week before taking on the Huskies. UConn (1-1, 0-1 American Athletic) barely escaped against Maine, 24-21, in

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babers were why the game took so long (3 hours, 55 minutes).

On Monday, Babers explained that referees will ‘always’ side with the players when it comes to potential injuries and that they’re ‘not wrong in doing that.’

“Most teams will be able to do that over and over and over again,” he added, referring to slowing down the Orange’s pace with injuries.

SU was dominant on special teams against Louisville Babers was quick to point out that numerous mistakes were made by his offense and defense in the loss to Louisville. However, he thought SU won the special teams battle and that was a reason it was only a 14-point game heading into the fourth quarter.

Week 1 and just narrowly lost, 28-24, to Navy on Saturday. The game will be televised on CBS Sports Network.

UConn owns the all-time series, 3-6, and the Orange has never beaten the Huskies on the road. In the last meeting, however, Syracuse crushed Connecticut, 40-10, in 2012, former head coach Doug Marrone’s last season at Syracuse. cjlibona@syr.edu @ChrisLibonati

“We did dominate the special teams part of it so completely,” Babers said.

SU punter Sterling Hofrichter had five of his 11 punts go more than 50 yards and landed three inside the 20. None of Louisville punter Mason King’s kicks traveled more than 50 yards.

5 Number of Sterling Hofrichter’s 11 punts against Louisville that traveled more than 50 yards

The Orange averaged 17.2 return yards on kickoffs and two on punts. The Cardinals averaged 18.2 return yards on kickoffs and 4.3 on punts. jrmettus@syr.edu @jmettus

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Check out the full Syracuse men’s basketball 2016-17 schedule, including a home game against Duke.

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Syracuse football’s game at Connecticut on Sept. 24 will kick off at 1 p.m. at Pratt and Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field.

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Saved by the Belle Syracuse volleyball’s Belle Sand has been one of the most consistent players while the team has struggled.

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VOICE Liam Callahan has proven to be the heartbeat of SU’s men’s soccer team

By Connor Grossman senior staff writer

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s Syracuse settled into its offseason workouts earlier this year, something was noticeably missing. It wasn’t the expected absences of Julian Buescher or Ben Polk, the catalysts of last year’s run to the College Cup, both drafted into Major League Soccer. It wasn’t the NCAA championship trophy that up next SU finished two wins shy VS Hofstra of. It wasn’t even a tangible at SU Soccer Stadium object or person so much as it Tuesday, 7 p.m. was a sound — a voice.

Liam Callahan sat on the sideline of spring practice, his left arm snug in a sling. A torn labrum and broken metatarsal muzzled the second-year captain who’s never had a problem speaking up. He struggled watching players show up late to practice or go halfspeed in drills, unsure if he had any right to police teammates from his crippled position off the field.

It required a talk from head coach Ian McIntyre to reaffirm that Callahan still had the ears of his teammates, something that’d hardly ever been in question.

“At some point, everybody realizes what they have to bring to the team,” Callahan said. “(But)

LIAM CALLAHAN is a fiery leader who is sometimes considered overbearing. But his leadership and stability on SU’s midfield line have helped the team achieve new heights. tony curtis contributing photographer

being out for so long, it was tough.”

His voice is the one that sparks the Orange with pregame speeches. The one that’s as unforgiving as it is passionate, endlessly demanding maximum effort.

The one that’s become the program’s heartbeat since the Villanova transplant arrived to SU nearly three years ago. Callahan’s now a senior, piloting Syracuse (5-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast) toward another successful season in the program’s winningest years ever.

Soccer doesn’t lend itself to individual recognition unless you’re scoring goals or saving them. But after SU reached its first No. 1 ranking and College Cup amid personnel changes, there’s no question: Callahan is the lifeblood of Syracuse.

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getting their final checks

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Babers was unsure of safety Antwan Cordy’s or cornerback Juwan Dowels’ condition. The safety and cornerback both left Friday’s loss to Louisville with injuries. Dowels appeared to hurt his left knee and Cordy appeared to hurt his left wrist/arm.

“They’re still getting their final checks so I don’t know exactly where they’re at,” Babers said. “…

They could either be coming back soon or it could be a lot later.”

The two injuries hit a defensive back group that is already

Injured DBs Antwan Cordy and Juwan Dowels are still

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3 things Babers said before USF Syracuse head coach Dino Babers held his weekly press conference on Monday ahead of Syracuse’s (1-1, 0-1 Atlantic Coast) game against South Florida (2-0) on Saturday in the Carrier Dome at 3:30 p.m.

SU is coming off a 62-28 loss to then-No. 13 Louisville on Friday.

Here are three things he said.

“His mentality gets the most out of him and everyone around him,” defender Miles Robinson said. “You see the highest level of sports anywhere, and you know at least one guy on the team is like Liam or it just won’t work.”

From his spot at wingback, a hybrid midfielddefense position in the Orange’s unique 3-5-2, he’s pushed SU further than any goal-scorer or stopper has. Largely because he’s only one of six players to remain on the team since 2014. The lineup changes have stuck SU with lower expectations and holes to fill, but Callahan’s addicted to competition, and the underdog mentality fuels his craving.

lacking in depth.

USF RB Marlon Mack ‘probable’ for SU game

‘Most’ will be able to halt SU’s pace with injuries like Louisville

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Four separate times — three times in the red zone — Louisville players fell to the ground with leg injuries and cramps, causing stoppages of play and halting SU’s nohuddle drives down the field.

Syracuse defensive lineman Steven Clark thought some of the injuries were fake and Babers said after the game that they

South Florida (2-0) running back Marlon Mack is “probable” for Saturday’s game against Syracuse (1-1, 0-1 Atlantic Coast), USF head coach Willie Taggart said on the American Athletic Conference coaches’ teleconference on Monday.

He clarified that he was making the statement without having seen Mack yet on Monday and it took Taggart a few seconds to come to the des-

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ignation of probable, “if I had to say right now.”

Mack sat out South Florida’s last game against Northern Illinois with a concussion that he suffered in the first week of the season.

“Whenever you can have your best player out there it’s always good for your team,” Taggart said.

Last year, Mack carried the ball 20 times for 184 yards and two touchdowns in a 45-24 win over SU. jrmettus@syr.edu | @jmettus