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New York state tattoo artists petition against Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s single-needle, pre-packaged ink bill, which was signed last month.

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O • All about adjustment Technology columnist Paul Sarconi makes his column debut by breaking down the dos and dont’s of web development in the social media age.

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P • Showtime

The Lakeview Amphitheater is opening Sept. 3 with a performance by Miranda Lambert. The new outdoor, seasonal theater seats about 17,500 people.

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S • Net gain

Courtney Brosnan is leading the SU women’s soccer team this season from the back line and has emerged as one of the top goalkeepers in the ACC. Page 16

maxwell

Steinberg to resign as dean Maxwell dean will conclude tenure after 2015-16 year

By Justin Mattingly news editor

BILL RIZZO, who has worked at Syracuse University for 35 years, is a maintenance mechanic for FIXit, a 145-employee operation that helps solve maintenance problems for the SU community. Last fiscal year, FIXit registered more than 20,000 work orders. logan reidsma photo edtior

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FIXit

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s Bill Rizzo walks out of the seventh-floor East wing lounge in Ernie Davis Hall, something catches his eye. It’s not something most people would notice.

He sets his ladder up, reaches up and fixes a stop in a window of the lounge. Rizzo then gets off the ladder and carries on with his check-up of Syracuse University’s youngest dorm.

“You just see things,” said the 35-year veteran of SU. The 54-year-old, born-andraised in Syracuse is a maintenance mechanic for FIXit, the organization in charge of fixing

maintenance problems across the university. The summer and early fall are the busiest times for FIXit, with required checkups in each room and SU students moving back into dorms. But for FIXit employees, having students around brings joy to the tedious jobs.

Rizzo is doing a normal walkthrough of Ernie, checking each floor for unhinged curtains, light bulbs that are out and anything else that might need fixing.

Separate groups of FIXit employees, including maintenance, electricians and housekeeping, go through every room on the SU campus to ensure that when students get back to the Salt City, they have a comfortable environment to live in.

FIXit uses experienced, dedicated employees to solve maintenance issues

The few months of particularly tough work are complete, but movein and the beginning of the semester present some challenges for the FIXit staff.

“It’s hectic because you’re tired,” Rizzo said of move-in. “You’re dealing with parents, too. With kids, you can go to their room, they’re happy you fixed

Whatever they ask, we try and do.

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something, but some of the parents expect them to be at the Taj Mahal. You

have to be realistic about it.

“They want the room to be very nice for their kid. They want everything clean, they want everything working in the room, so they’re just asking simple things. Whatever they ask, we try and do.”

••• In all hours of the day and night, FIXit employees are directed to areas across the SU campus to solve problems.

The 145 FIXit employees are dispatched from the Carriage House, located on South Campus, and are given work orders in addition to the routine checks. Rizzo said employees get the work ticket, are told where they need to go, “and then you see fixit page 6

James Steinberg, dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, is stepping down at the end of the 2015-16 academic year, Syracuse University announced Tuesday.

Steinberg has been the dean of Maxwell since 2011 and came to SU after serving as deputy secretary of state under Hillary Clinton. Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost Liz Liddy and Chancellor Kent Syverud will be creating a timetable for the search process for the next Maxwell dean, according to an SU News release.

During his time as dean, Steinberg was in charge of many new programs, including the establishment of the Center for Qualitative and Multi-Method Inquiry at Maxwell and the founding of the Aging Studies Institute, a collaboration between the Maxwell School and the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.

Steinberg led Maxwell to the No. 1 ranking in the U.S. News & World Report survey in 2012, according to the release.

The announcement comes one day after the State Department released more than 4,300 emails from Hillary Clinton — Steinberg’s former boss. Steinberg was included on or mentioned in more than 100 of the emails.

Kevin Quinn, SU’s senior vice president for public affairs, said in an email that the emails had nothing to do with Steinberg stepping down. Quinn said Steinberg “had been contemplating this decision for some time.”

“It has been an honor and a privilege to work with so many talented and dedicated people on behalf of this exceptional school,” Steinberg said in the release. “Together we have made great progress, and I look forward to continuing to lend my efforts to the University and the Maxwell School as University Professor in 2016.” jmatting@syr.edu

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SU sophomore creates hand-lettering business contributing writer

Sophomore Allison Raymond found a positive outlet in hand-lettering after she struggled with the transition from high school to college.

Since then, the advertising and psychology major has turned her hobby into a business, EchoLettering, which she sells on Etsy.

The title was inspired by a quote she found: “Life is an echo — what you send out comes back.”

She wanted her brand to stand for positivity.

“I decided I needed to do something for myself something equally fun and beneficial… I describe it to my friends as an artistic form of design and prioritization,” Raymond said. “I found the whole process very therapeutic and relaxing.”

Since then, Raymond has sold 16 prints from her Etsy shop as well as prints she has sold independently. Thanks to the support from her friends and family, she’s had the chance to see her work in their homes.

She loves seeing how her prints fit into individuals’ decor.

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ALLISON RAYMOND felt overwhelmed at the beginning of her freshman year. To de-stress, she began hand- lettering. Now, she sells her creations on her Etsy shop. benjamin wilson staff photographer

ily have supported her and given her the chance to improve upon her work.

Raymond is currently working on pieces for her friend’s sister’s wedding .

Ultimately, Raymond said she hopes that EchoLettering will not only

help to spread positivity, but also serve as a teaching tool. Through her business, she said she wants others to be able to learn about marketing, social media, entrepreneurship and overall management.

“If you’re always unhappy and finding the negatives in your life, you’ll only see negatives,” Raymond said. “And the opposite is true as well.” kazilcos@syr.edu

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No smoking SU went tobacco-free in July.

Administrators are hoping that the policy will be successful over time through a cultural change.

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Campus crawl

More access The group that plans to crawl the Crouse steps on Wednesday wants to buy a house to make accessible for people with disabilities.

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Members of the SU community will crawl the steps of Crouse College on Wednesday at noon to raise awareness of accessible housing.

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Cuomo condemns fake ID use

By Erin McDonald staff writer

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo is cracking down on fake IDs. Cuomo intends to enact initiatives to crack down on students using false identification to purchase alcohol while underage in the state of New York, according to press releases sent out recently by his office.

Cuomo shared his intentions, which include intense enforcement of identification at concerts across the state over the summer, in a release on Monday. Procedures to check identification to purchase alcohol at various shows over the past few months have led to almost 200 arrests, according to the release.

“Underage drinking and the bad decisions that follow can have devastating and life-altering consequences,” Cuomo said in the see fake

D.J. ROSE, co-owner of Halo Tattoos on Marshall Street, inks the arm of Caleb Haubold. New York tattoo parlors may be subject to a new New York state law that requires tattoo studios to use prepackaged and sterile needles and ink. chase guttman asst. photo editor

NY tattoo artists petition single-use ink bill

By Kate Capodanno staff writer

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo showed off some of his own ink when he signed his name to a new bill that will create more regulations for body piercing and tattoo professionals.

The bill, which was signed in mid-August, requires all body piercing and tattoo studios to use prepackaged and sterile single-use needles and single-use ink.

This is the first piece of New York state legislation that demands a

certain standard in the products and materials used by tattoo and piercing professionals, according to the New York state website.

However, many studios have already been taking similar, if not the same, preventative measures in order to avoid spreading disease and infection, said Susan Scholl, an internship coordinator in the Department of Public Health, Food Studies and Nutrition in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.

“Anytime needles are involved,

you have to be very cautious,” Scholl said. “And the artists, they under-

Anytime needles are involved, you have to be very cautious.

And the artists, they understand that risk.

Susan Scholl internship coordinator in the david b. falk college of sport and human dynamics

stand that risk.”

Scholl, who got her most recent tattoo just a few weeks earlier, said at this point she would not go to any artist that did not use single-use, prepackaged needles and ink.

“I don’t see this as prohibitive,” she said. “This may raise the price of the supplies (the studios) have to buy, but then they can just transfer that cost to the client.”

The artists at Halo Tattoo on Marshall Street use single-use disposable needles and disposable

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national news Here’s a roundup of news happening around the U.S.: POLITICS

IT’S GETTIN’ HOT IN HERE President Barack Obama is visiting Alaska on a three-day tour calling for more global action to combat climate change and praised the U.S’s record on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. source: abc news

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falk

School receives grants to help trauma victims

By Matthew Feldman contributing writer

The David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics recently received two grants to assist trauma victims of neighborhood violence in the Syracuse area. The exact value of the grants has not been made public.

The grants, awarded to the school by the Central New York

Community Foundation and the John Ben Snow Foundation, will be used to provide workshops for local service workers and organizations to learn how to identify and treat symptoms of trauma. The two foundations have been in service for more than 40 years, and have awarded millions of dollars in community funding grants to the Central New York area.

Linda Stone Fish, a professor of marriage and family therapy at Syracuse University, was the principal investigator of these grants. Stone Fish researched, applied for and eventually won the grants on behalf of the university.

“Our goal is to pool our resources to help local practitioners who work in high violence and traumatic neighborhoods in

the city who are in critical need of, and deserve cutting-edge, evidence-based training in trauma informed practice,” said Stone Fish, a specialist in family therapy with complex trauma.

The backbone of Stone Fish’s plan is a model known as the Collaborative Change Model. This model will help trauma professionals see falk page 6

The Dow plunged 470 points on Tuesday, continuing the trend that made August the worst month for the Dow since 2010. The drop comes after a weak manufacturing report from China. source: usa today U.S.

COURT DATE The first hearing in the case against six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, who died in prisoner transport vehicle, will begin on Wednesday. source: abc news

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technology

Social media websites must value user experience over profit

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rafting a perfect product is all about adjustment. If it’s too large, you make it smaller. If it’s too small, you make it bigger. This process continues until it’s just right.

That’s sort of how web technology works.

If something on a website is running slowly, or the user interface has a major flaw, the developers and coders work to improve it.

But, in other ways, the web is not like most products.

Oftentimes, out of fear of stagnation in an incredibly competitive field and in search for greater profits, app and website makers will build the perfect product only to tear it down months later.

The line between a successful adjustment and a disastrous one is thin, but you know it when you see it.

Instagram recently made a successful change when it announced it would implement full-size landscape and portrait photos

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STUFF THAT WOULD BLOW CAVEMEN’S MINDS and videos into its feed, which poses as an example of a productive change that empowers the user.

Although it seems like a simple alteration, history has shown that some changes can have a damning effect.

Take, for instance, MySpace’s downward spiral into obscurity. Once an online community centered around sharing music, blogging and extremely personalized profiles, MySpace has essentially devolved into just a music-sharing community.

It’s hard to pinpoint MySpace’s biggest failure, but for me it was really about one thing: the site pursued money through all avenues at the expense of a better user experience.

Once the site introduced profile backgrounds and other features that cost money to have, I was out. The excessive placement of ads apparently wasn’t enough for them. So, when Facebook came around, I jumped ship to a social media site that had a polished look, was easy to use and didn’t make me feel like it was trying to sell me something.

It’s important to remember MySpace’s demise. Twitter recently removed the option for users to have a more personalized profile and replaced it with a white screen, a move reminiscent of the change MySpace made.

All theories are speculative at this point, but there is a prevalent thought that at some point, that white space will be filled with ads.

If Twitter chooses to do this, it could be taking a step into dangerous waters. Users like change if it gives them more access or control while maintaining a similar experience, such as Snapchat adding features like

Discover and Live, but not if it makes them feel like the experience is depreciated by advertisements.

That’s why Instagram’s move was just the right touch. Aside from a few square loyalists, it’s doubtful anyone is going to throw up their arms when they see the new feed.

The site is adapting to the increase in phone screen size while maintaining the integrity of the product.

Twitter would be wise to look at Instagram’s recent move as a model for whatever they do next with profile backgrounds. Yes, the company has to keep its investors happy, but that won’t happen if the user base is unhappy, too.

Paul Sarconi is a junior broadcast and digital journalism major.

His column appears weekly.

He can be reached at pjsarcon@syr.edu and followed on Twitter @paulsarconi.

conservative

Gun violence should call attention to mental health concerns

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hether you identify as far left or far right, you’re still wrong when it comes to gun legislation. Politicians on both sides of the aisle are missing the true problem: it’s not the guns that are killing people, it’s the people using them.

Last week, local Virginia reporter Alison Parker and photojournalist Adam Ward were

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fatally shot on live television by one of their former coworkers. In wake of the tragedy, arguments surfaced on all major news net-

works with talk of gun control as an appropriate response to the event.

Democrats and Republicans cannot seem to agree on a solution to this major societal problem. Democrats want to increase gun regulations by restricting certain firearms for personal use, making the process of obtaining a gun more difficult and instating universal background checks. Meanwhile, Republicans argue that these things are burdensome on citizens’ Second Amendment rights.

The goal is the same for everyone, regardless of where they fall on the political spectrum: to ensure the safety and welfare of the citizens of this country. The commonalities end there, as political leaders struggle greatly to see eye-to-eye on drafting solutions to this problem. It is this polarized focus on gun control that prevents the necessary mental health care reform.

While the interpretation of the Second Amendment differs between Democrats and Republicans, it’s unfair to punish law-abiding citizens by impeding upon their right to gun ownership. If someone is determined to commit a crime using a gun, they’re not going to go through the proper procedures of obtaining one legally. Rather, they will get it through alternative means, such as on the black market or by stealing.

Some politicians, however, are not letting the partisan bickering stop them from pioneering the needed reform in mental health care that could help lessen gun violence.

Congressman John Katko (R-NY), who represents the 24th congressional district,

which includes Syracuse, is one of those people. He has made it one of his missions to improve and emphasize adolescent mental health care in the Central New York area.

He has done so by recruiting specialists and experts to form a mental health taskforce to assist him in addressing this issue.

Katko’s initiatives at the local level should serve as a model for political leaders to follow.

Mental health is not, and should not, be turned into another partisan issue that never gets solved without a bloodbath. This is something that impacts the lives of 18.5 percent of the adult population and needs to be addressed immediately, rather than swept under the rug.

Adam Lanza, Elliot Rodger of the Isla Vista massacre and the most recent perpetrator of horrific gun violent crimes, Vester Flanagan, were likely to have committed the crimes they did. If they had received proper treatment, the 35 victims of their crimes alone could still be with us today.

In politics, everyone thinks they’re right, even when they’re not. In this case, both sides think they have the best solution, but that stubbornness is what is getting in the way of much needed change.

Despite the good intentions behind it, if political actors want to see fewer instances of these horrific gun crimes, they need to tackle the root of the problem which starts with increased attention to mental health issues.

Vanessa Salman is a junior political science major. Her column appears weekly. She can be reached at vksalman@syr.edu and followed on Twitter @VanessaSalman.

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Fake ID crackdown could reduce risks New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced an initiative to combat the use of false identification, a small but important step toward reducing the number of those who risk safety in using fake IDs. In a press release on Aug. 26, Cuomo stressed that young people who possess false identification, aside from partaking in illegal activity, expose themselves to other sources of harm.

In particular, obtaining false identification puts students at risk for having their personal information stolen. Cuomo’s statewide efforts to crack down on fake IDs could lessen the number of students getting them, and therefore

limit students’ vulnerability to identity theft.

Though the policy cannot completely stop people from obtaining fake IDs, Cuomo’s initiative poses as a progressive example of state efforts to address a serious problem that directly impacts people’s privacy.

“Whenever anyone is communicating with criminals or submitting any type of personal information such as email, phone, address, photos, card data etc., they are putting their data at risk. There is no honor among thieves,” said Robert Siciliano, an identity theft expert with BestIDTheftCompanys.com, in an email to The Daily Orange.

In a separate release, Cuomo

also outlined plans to educate bar owners about new security features on revamped, state-issued ID cards in hopes that education about these features will prevent the sale of alcohol to those who are underage.

With football season approaching, the Carrier Dome staff must keep Cuomo’s warning to licensed vendors of alcohol in mind to ensure the use of false identification to obtain alcoholic beverages is not being committed at university establishments.

Cuomo’s initiative not only enforces the law, but also has the potential to benefit the protection of students’ personal information in the long run.

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University must clarify demanding student employment requirements

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ollege is frequently considered a stepping stone to the working world, but more often today’s students aren’t waiting to graduate before they take a job.

To many students at SU, “making the most” during their time in college doesn’t mean spending that time in class.

For those who struggle to make ends meet, working while learning is a necessity. Approximately 75 percent of students here rely on some form of financial aid, including work-study, to stay enrolled.

The University should acknowledge that the student employment opportunities it offers must balance academics with work experience, and properly inform students of the commitment they’re making with part-time jobs.

As of Aug. 26, Syracuse Univer-

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ZHANÉ SOUTER DO I REALLY HAVE TO GRADUATE?

sity’s job database, SUJobOpps, had 103 different listings available for students in departments both on and off campus. Some positions offer upwards of sixteen dollars per hour, more than double the federal minimum wage of $7.25.

Sport management senior Giancarlo Lopera said in an email that the university does a good job at providing a large number of positions that are “easy-to-do work.”

But the variety of employment opportunities on campus does not necessarily translate into student wealth. Even with two office jobs, Lopera still found difficulty balancing work with school.

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“If I wanted to make one-hundred dollars, I’d have to work twelve hours or more; even if I do make that much, I still cannot afford most of my required readings,” Lopera said.

“I have skipped class to make my shifts, so it does take away from schooling. I felt like the money was not worth it.”

Resumes featuring a willingness to work in school - rather than spend college partying show diligence.

Proven experience in office teamwork, deadline management and workplace phone and email etiquette is not only sought after, but expected in recent graduates.

There are plenty of listings posted on SUJobOpps for “desk jobs” that may allow a student to ‘work while they work.’

However, SU does not currently

represent the actual number of positions available for student workers in a given listing.

This system inaccurately portrays SU’s distribution of jobs, which are largely food assembly positions in the Dome, cafés and dining halls.

These service jobs, often touting their role as “one of the highest paying jobs on campus,” are meant to be alluring. The demand for employees is high and low-level positions are given without interviews.

Service job employees forfeit their ability to do any school-related multitasking during their shift, unlike their desk job counterparts.

No price can be put on work experience, but what is the academic cost of part-time employment for students?

Current minimums for jobs at

SU require a range of 10 to 24 hours of work per week, depending on the position. Enrollment minimums of 12 to 15 credit hours per semester are expected atop a general rule of three ‘outside’ hours of work per credit.

Excessive work requirements leave very little time to enjoy all the guest speakers, clubs and internships SU advertises as imperative to a student’s time here.

There is a symbiotic relationship between the university and its student workers, but with more accurate descriptions of job listings and reduced required hours, SU can do even more to serve them.

Zhané Souter is a senior broadcast journalism major and forensic science minor.

Her column appears weekly.

She can be reached at zisouter@ syr.edu and followed on Twitter @zhanesouter.

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fixit

just go fix it.”

FIXit documented more than 20,000 work orders in the 2014-15 fiscal year.

It’s not very often that among the 145 employees, someone isn’t able to fix an issue, Rizzo said. He credits that to the experience of his co-workers and the fact that if one employee can’t fix something, they can call someone who can.

“We help each other out,” Rizzo said, explaining that because many of the employees have been at SU for so long, they know each other’s specialties.

••• While Rizzo and other FIXit workers say they like being behind the scenes, being able to interact with students is something that gives the sometimes-mundane job meaning.

“When they call you to the room or wherever to fix something, you go out of your way to do it,” Rizzo said. “We’re the first responders. We’ll go out of our way and do anything we can to make it right.”

JD Tessier, the director of housing and food services maintenance, said in an email that the knowledge held by FIXit employees

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fake id release. “By targeting fake IDs and increasing enforcement at summer concerts, we will help avoid needless tragedy and will send the message that this reckless behavior just isn’t worth it.”

In an Aug. 26 release, Cuomo discussed that, aside from the potential legal and health consequences associated with using a fake ID to purchase and consume alcohol while underage, students and young people are also potentially putting themselves at risk for identity theft while purchasing these fake identification cards from online sellers.

The college student demographic is a fairly prominent target for identity thieves because

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tattoo “ink caps.” The artists also all receive bloodborne pathogen training from the Red Cross, said D.J. Rose, co-owner and tattoo artist of the shop.

Joe Catanzarita, a junior geography major at Syracuse University, went to Halo Tattoo for both of his tattoos and said he was never concerned about the cross-contamination of needles or ink.

“You are only really at risk of getting any type of infection if it’s not a legitimate place,”

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through training and consultations offered by specialists within the university, she said.

With an annual average of 55.8 violent crimes per 1,000 people, Syracuse is safer than only six percent of the nation’s cities, according to Neighborhood Scout. Stone Fish’s mission is to make community access to trauma relief as

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“is difficult to underestimate.”

He added that because many of the staff members have been at SU for so long, they have “seen it all,” which allows for quicker repairs.

That seeing it all ranges from the Labor Day derecho and ice storm of 1998 to a crooked air vent protector in a side staircase in Ernie.

What allows for the success of FIXit, Tessier said, is what he called “the secret sauce”: the engagement of the workers.

“They love SU, they enjoy the students and they like to fix and clean things,” he said. “We are ‘Mothers and Fathers taking care of other people’s Sons and Daughters.’”

Mary Davoli, who works in housekeeping, said that one of her favorite parts of the job is developing relationships with students.

“You have to take care of the students’ needs, maintaining the buildings, cleaning up after them, but also they’re away from their parents, so they interact with us on a daily basis,” Davoli said. “It’s just nice having that type of relationship with them where you can interact with them.”

BILL RIZZO, a FIXit employee and Syracuse native, enjoys the connection he builds with students, including his children, two of whom came to SU. logan reidsma photo editor

“Guess what?” the female worker asks him before sharing news that she is becoming a homeowner.

“It’s like a little family,” Rizzo said with a smile.

But for him, the university really is. Rizzo’s father worked at SU for more than 20 years and two of his three children went to school on the hill. Despite being the only one of five children not to go to college, Rizzo remembers spending time on campus with

his dad.

So, despite opportunities to leave the university with other job offers, Rizzo has stayed at the place he loves.

“It’s just one of those things where I’m a natural at it. I like doing it,” Rizzo said.

“Whatever happens, there’s always some sort of fix.”

According to 2014 research from the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel

Network, 18 percent of identity theft victims were ages 20 to 29 and about six percent of victims were 19 years old or younger.

“Whenever anyone is communicating with criminals or submitting any type of personal information such as email, phone, address, photos, card data etc., they are putting their data at risk. There is no honor among thieves,” said Robert Siciliano, an identity theft expert with BestIDTheftCompanys. com, in an email.

Not everyone agrees with that sentiment, however. Identity theft expert Rob Douglas feels that although purchasing a fake ID online certainly poses a risk for identity theft, there are data breaches happening in the tens of millions every year with the same information that would have been provided

to purchase a fake ID, but from a different source online.

Douglas said identity theft happens in the U.S. every two seconds. He added that it is best to treat personal information like a child by knowing where it is and who has it at all times.

Steps that students, or anyone, can take to prevent their sensitive personal information from being stolen range from being cautious as to whom they’re giving their information to online, to setting up security freezes and fraud alert on their financial accounts, Douglas said.

Those arrested with a fake ID face action that normally results in a suspension of their license for a minimum of 90 days, according to the Monday Cuomo release.

Catanzarita said.

The biggest point of controversy with the new bill, which will take effect in December, is about the prepackaged ink.

The bill states that the ink used must be a “sealed and pre-filled package of ink that is only intended for a single use.” Tattoo artists in New York have started rallying online together this past week and petitioning Cuomo and other New York politicians to rewrite this section of the bill before it goes into effect in December.

According to the petition, these prepackaged single-use ink packets are manufactured

by only a few brands and are offered in a limited palette for a steep price. It is standard for tattoo artists to purchase large bottles of ink and pour them into small, disposable plastic “ink caps” that are thrown away after the procedure, according to the petition.

The petition said the single-use ink is “impractical and unnecessary” since the standard procedure and use of ink caps is designed to eliminate the possibility of cross-contamination.

The artists at Halo Tattoo do not use the single-use prepackaged ink, but there is never an opportunity for cross-contamination because the pigment bottles never go near the

work station, Rose said.

He added that throughout his 25 years of being involved in tattoo culture, going to conventions all around the U.S. and making friends who tattoo internationally, he has never even seen a single-use ink packet.

Rose said he believes there are real concerns that need to be dealt with in the tattoo community and this issue is not one of them.

“Regulating where tattoos take place, making sure they are in a shop with professionals and have them take blood pathogens training; these are important things,” Rose said.

convenient and reliable as it is at SU. “We hope to help the community by making the culturally sensitive and trauma-informed services we provide in the Syracuse University’s Couple and Family Therapy Center more accessible to community members,” Stone Fish said.

These grants are the latest in a long line of community initiatives that Falk College has been pursuing. Merril Silverstein, the Marjorie Cantor professor of aging studies,

was recently awarded a $1.49 million grant to investigate outcomes of religious engagement later in life. Rashmi Gangamma, a professor of marriage and family therapy, was given an opportunity to investigate family experiences of Iraqi refugees resettled in Syracuse.

Tracey Reichert Schimpff, director of clinical services at Falk College, has been charged with leading the liaison for assisting trauma victims between the university and the community.

“My role is really to oversee the Couple and Family Therapy Center and supervise students who may have a role in providing therapeutic services to those identified via the Trauma Response Team,” Reichart Schimpff said.

Under Reichart Schimpff, students and staff will be able to work directly with local trauma victims and organizations, and better understand how to help these victims.

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Syracuse Downtown Farmers Market expands, features more than 50 farmers

Over the past few years, the Syracuse Downtown Farmers Market has grown. What once used to be simply an outlet for farmers to sell their crops has now grown into a place to sell other goods. The market now features more than 50 farmers and has added recipe cards. The market is open on Tuesdays in Clinton Square. courtesy of the downtown committee

By Hanna Horvath staff writer

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he Syracuse Downtown Farmers Market has expanded beyond just providing an outlet for local farmers to sell their seasonal crop.

The market, which is organized by the Downtown Committee of Syracuse, has existed for more than 100 years and has evolved from a free-lanced occurrence to a more organized event, featuring more than 50 farmers from the Central New York area.

The market has grown over time, and this year added recipe cards to the mix of items consumers can take home.

Chuck McFadden, director of the farmers market, said the biggest change in customer preference at the market is the push for organic products, which has risen in the past few years.

Farmers also face more pressure to keep

their booths aesthetically pleasing, which increases their sales. McFadden said this is a result of a savvier clientele. “(The farmers) now understand that when they market their wares, it’s important how the presentation looks,” McFadden said. “If the produce is washed, it will sell better, even if the quality is the same.”

Farm owner JoAnn Delaney, who has been participating in the farmers market for more than 30 years, said the popularity of consuming fresh produce has made farmers markets more sought-after.

For farmers like Delaney, competitiveness with prices on these fresh products can be challenging, especially when markets are the only way to sell their product. Farmers have to keep their prices around the same prices as supermarket prices in order to stay competitive.

“The competition is strong,” McFadden said. “There may be six, seven, even eight farmers selling the same product.”

In order to draw interest for the market week-to-week, McFadden organized a weekly newsletter to be sent out electronically to subscribers, which is written by communications director Alice Maggiore.

In the newsletter, Maggiore highlights what is new at the market that week, and includes at least one profile of a farmer or vendor at the market.

The newsletter is aimed mostly at people that avidly attend the market or have a heightened interest in the products being sold at the market, Maggiore said.

It also includes information about new initiatives happening that week.

One of the initiatives starting this year is recipe cards given out by the Onondaga Central Library that include ingredients sold at the market, tips for storage, cooking and prepping the ingredients and suggestions for further reading at the library, said library assistant Kara Greene.

The cards, which are written by literacy coordinator Amy Thorna, promote the library and healthy eating.

“They have really taken off,” Greene said.

“People have been really interested.”

In future farmers markets, the library hopes to set up a booth and interact with customers at the market in an attempt to inform them about the library.

“We want to be seen as a friendly neighbor,” Greene said. “We can’t bring everyone in the city cookies, so we give them recipes.”

Overall, the market is simply a tool for farmers and local businesses to stay viable and for the citizens of Syracuse to enjoy fresh produce.

“We use the market not only as a revitalization tool but as a tool to keep people downtown longer,” McFadden said. “It’s a two-way street. It benefits both the farmers and the people living in the area.” hrhorvat@syr.edu

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by the numbers This artist’s rendition shows what the Lakeview Amphitheater was designed to look like. The venue will bring big names to Syracuse during the summer. courtesy of jackie kiechle

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fter being under construction for about six months and costing a little over $49 million the Lakeview Amphitheater on Onondaga Lake is opening September 3 with a Miranda Lambert concert — the first and only one of the season.

The venue will be seasonal, operating from around June through September, and the county hopes to have about 20 performances per season starting next year.

The brand new, state of the art outdoor facility has a capacity of about 17,500 — seating roughly 12,000 on the lawn and 5,000 in the pavilion.

“From a music standpoint, Live Nation is one of the biggest promoters in the country, and they tell us that this venue rivals any other venue in the country,” said Joanie Mahoney, Onondaga County Executive.

Mahoney said she believes the new venue will significantly expand Syracuse’s music and

cultural scene.

“This is going to be a tremendous addition to the music opportunities that people have,” Mahoney said. “When you look year after year at the schedules of artists tours you will see that there’s nowhere in Central New York in any of those tours because we had no venue. It’s putting us on the map of national music.”

Mahoney said the county expects about $20 million per season to be generated from this revenue, paying off the nearly $50 million it cost to create in just three years.

County legislator Danny Liedka, who voted in favor of building the facility, said he hopes that the new venue will bring an increased amount of tax revenue to the city and create new jobs. He added that he’s hopeful that the amphitheater will attract concert-goers throughout the northeast to Syracuse, further boosting the local economy by providing business for hotels, restaurants and other attractions.

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After six months of construction and over $49 million, the Lakeview Amphitheater will draw crowds for the first time Sept. 3.

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he Weeknd’s name, face, voice and overall career have catapulted from Toronto into the eyes and ears of people all over the world in the past year. Those previously unfamiliar with his work were exposed to him through ISHA his features DAMLE on the “Fifty SO FRESH, SO CLEAN Shades of Grey” soundtrack and on Ariana Grande’s “Love Me Harder.”

Considering his explosive popularity in the last year, we were all overjoyed by the rumors of his supposed scheduled appearance at this year’s Juice Jam and painfully disappointed about the falseness of those rumors. That being said, even if you can’t see The Weeknd at Juice Jam for $15, listen to his latest album.

On “Beauty Behind the Madness,” which officially released August 28, The Weeknd maintains his distinct sound but doesn’t make you feel like you’re hearing the same songs with different titles over and over.

Powerful choruses, extended synth-y harmonies, storytelling/autobiographical lyrics, strong vocal runs and dramatic backing instrumentals, are all classic characteristics of The Weeknd’s previous music and permeate through his newest work. The album is still fresh.

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Lyrics: 9/10 Cohesiveness: 10/10 Rhythmic: 8/10 Overall: 9/10 % WORK HOURS PUT INTO THE AMPITHEATER 70 percent of the work hours put into the amphitheater were performed by central New Yorkers.

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Like Grande did on her most recent release, The Weeknd (whose real name is Abel Tesfaye) has collaborated with several talented artists on his second album, “Beauty Behind the Madness.” The singer features Lana Del Rey and Ed Sheeran, who both co-wrote the songs they provide vocals for on the album, Labrinth and Kanye West, who co-wrote and co-produced the song “Tell Your Friends.”

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JAZZED UP CNY Jazz Central aims to revitalize urban music scene

By Annie Palmer development editor

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ore than 50 years ago, under where Interstate 81 would later be built, stood the Clover Club — Syracuse’s own storied jazz club that saw greats such as legendary saxophonist John Coltrane.

By the 1960s, the Clover Club was gone from Almond Street and it looked like the city’s jazz scene might fall along with it, too. Urban reconstruction left a once vibrant “black music scene” in shambles, said Larry Luttinger, founder of CNY Jazz Central.

CNY Jazz Central has been giving the scene a new lease on life with the CNY Jazz Orchestra and an arts incubator, located a block from the Connective Corridor, that hosts improv comedy, jazz jams, folk singers and other acts. Luttinger’s latest effort has been to bring jazz to neighborhoods where, at one time, it may have thrived, but now is either non-existent or overpriced.

Jazz in the City will host its last concert of the season on Sept. 3 at Le Moyne Plaza. The show will feature Jeff Kashiwa and Four 80 East, both of whom play smooth jazz. The series is an effort to bring jazz back to the urban areas it once thrived in. courtesy of larry luttinger

The program, Jazz in the City, has its last concert of the season on Sept. 3 at Le Moyne Plaza. The show will feature Jeff Kashiwa and Four 80 East, both of which play smooth jazz.

“Poor urban neighborhoods are in dire need of cultural activities,” said Luttinger, who is also a former professor and graduate from Syracuse University. “What we’re trying to do is bring everything to them and prove their neighborhoods are vibrant places to work and raise a family.”

Jazz in the City allows local businesses to vend at the show for free and also partners with La Liga Youth Volunteer Corps, which provides job opportunities for at-risk youth.

Both aspects of the program underline Luttinger’s hope to have everything come from within the neighborhoods themselves.

“It’s very gratifying to see families leave their homes, bring their lawn chairs and see these concerts in the neighborhoods,” Luttinger said. “Families don’t have the means to go far, so we like to put the art right in front of them.”

Long ago in Syracuse, that’s where the jazz was – right in front of them, said Richard Ford, Executive Director of Signature Music,

a non-profit organization that provides music education programs for Syracuse teenagers.

There was the Clover Club, Soo Lin’s on Erie Boulevard, and the Little Brown Jug near Hotel Syracuse, among other jazz clubs interspersed throughout the city. Ford, 78, said he fondly remembers taking the bus downtown in the 1950’s to see the Stan Kenton Orchestra play at the Oncenter. The band would bring budding acts along with them on tour, like Nat King Cole, he said.

It’s very gratifying to see families leave their homes, bring their lawn chairs and see these concerts in the neighborhoods.

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But as the city’s big manufacturing companies began to downsize or move out, Ford said Syracuse began to lose its robust jazz culture.

What the city now has today are neighborhoods that sometimes can’t afford to spend big

money on expensive bars and jazz clubs.

It’s the jazz concerts and communities Ford remembers that Luttinger said he’s trying to preserve through CNY Jazz Central and Jazz in the City. Luttinger said he believes that the organization has now become one of the largest employers of jazz musicians in the Syracuse area.

One of Luttinger’s biggest struggles has been drawing in younger crowds to enjoy and appreciate jazz, he said.

“It’s very difficult to lure students beyond the campus boundaries; even if it’s just a block away, to sample music in the community.”

Luttinger said. “It’s really too bad.”

For now, he said he finds joy in seeing jazz make neighborhoods once starved of accessible arts and culture opportunities into places they can be proud of. Recently, Luttinger said Jazz in the City concertgoers enjoyed a gallery of photos showing Syracuse’s cherished jazz clubs – proving that sometimes it’s worth remembering a page from the past.

“Jazz is America’s art form,” Luttinger said.

“It’s not pop music, so by definition it’s not popular, but we have to keep this art form alive.” apalme05@syr.edu | @annierpalmer

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or freshmen Noah Geffen and James Avery, the college experience thus far has been one of shock, adjustment and acceptance.

Geffen, 18, arrived mid-day Saturday afternoon to move into Day Hall to find his new roommate James Avery, also 18, already unpacked.

“We were in touch a lot the last part of the summer, ya know? Coordinating who’s bringing what, talking about the Knicks, who knows who, and generally just getting each other fired up for an epic year,” Avery said. “So when he pulled them out of his backpack I was really thrown through a huge loop.”

Yes, when the introductory daps and backslaps had simmered and the “bros” and namedrops were but mere echoes through the halls, fate dealt the foundation of their fledgling bromance an unmerciful blow.

“So basically I’m just getting my stuff

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unpacked, checkin’ out the view, really just starting to get my bearings down,” Geffen said.

“Surveying the room thinking about all the stuff we need to get done, where I’m gonna put my ‘Lethal Weapon’ poster, whether I could fit a keg in my closet to throw some epic ragers in here, day one type stuff. But when I saw Avery’s face frozen, eyes locked on my new Sperry’s, I knew right then what was up. I lost my best friend in middle school over having the same Polo sneakers, so I knew the severity of the situation. We had a long road ahead of us.”

But while weaker men may have went running for housing reassignment forms, Geffen and Avery have found the inner

Snoop Dogg show canceled, Nas to take stage at fair

By Alexa Torrens asst. news editor

Snoop Dogg will no longer be performing at the New York State Fair on Wednesday, but rapper Nas will perform in his place, Syracuse.com reported Tuesday night.

The Snoop concert was canceled due to an illness, according to Syracuse.com. The Nas concert will be at 8 p.m. at Chevy Court at the Fair.

Snoop Dogg has been nominated for 16 Grammy Awards, but hasn’t won one. He was named Artist of the Year by Source Awards

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the weeknd as any good album should be, and each song takes you to a different place along the way.

Each song meanders sonically, often peaking with an explosive vocal and instrumental chorus, featuring extended harmonies in the bridges of the songs.

“Real Life,” the first track on the album, engages the listener with a deep, synth-guitar intro, which couples well with The Weeknd’s soulful tenor voice.

Strong intros are a common theme in the album.

“Losers,” starts with a captivating piano intro made of simple, extended chords. On the track, The “BEAUTY BEHIND THE MADNESS” Weeknd reaches into his lower register, which is a departure from his usual high-climbing vocal hikes.

“Tell Your Friends,” the track Kanye West was involved in writing and producing, features a mix of electronics and guitar reminiscent of Kanye’s 2007 album “Graduation.”

The track, although calmer both vocally and sonically than a lot of the other tracks on “Beauty Behind The Madness,” is important in that it demonstrates why The Weeknd is so significant in pop today — he incorporates

in 1994 and has sold more than 30million albums worldwide during his career.

Nas was ranked fifth on MTV’s list of “The Greatest MCs of All Time.” The Brooklyn-born rapper has been nominated for 11 Grammy Awards but, like Snoop, has never taken one home.

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various aspects of other genres into the pop world and makes it work. His distinct lyrics are reminiscent of both hip-hop and rap, his use of guitar and drums are both blues and rock-influenced.

Listeners who have a difficult time getting through the longer, less dramatic tracks on the album will experience relief through the most famous songs on the album, already popularized by earlier releases. “Often,” “The Hills,” “Earned It” and “Can’t Feel My Face,” arguably the most festive of the songs, are strategically placed in the middle of the album lineup. They give listeners something familiar to look forward to as well as a reason for any dubious listeners to power through to hear the final few tracks.

Overall, The Weeknd’s latest release provides a bridge between pop fans and hip-hop fans to each other’s worlds, and while a lot of songs may be a little lengthy, his acrobatic vocals and creative use of instrumentals solidify The Weeknd’s sound on this album and in the music industry.

Isha Damle is a junior television, radio, film major. She rarely knows the actual lyrics to songs, but is good at faking it until she makes it. Plus, her version is probably better.

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strength to persevere.

“So basically at first we had a rotating schedule: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays sort of thing. And that worked out well during orientation week, but then one day Noah got confused and met me in the dining hall wearing them on my day, both of us sporting that light brown leather with pastel red accents.

“An unmistakably sick look,” Geffen added.

“But right then the cat was out of the bag and we had to deal with the ‘You look like twins’ and the ‘are your dads partners at the same law firm?’ It was a really tough afternoon.”

Against a tide of scoffs and off-handed comments, the pair has found a way to grow from the experience.

“Naturally we were pretty heated when we got back to the room that day and thought of a ton of sick comebacks for anything anyone

might say to us. And really we came to the conclusion that we could use it to our advantage,” “Yeah Noah’s Sperry’s are in pristine condition, still have that glossy shine.,” Avery said.

“Whereas I’ve been making a point to spill drinks on mine every time we go out. We think it’ll be perfect come rush next semester.”

“I’m going for the wildcard role during rush, like butt tattoo, packs a lip at church during Easter service vibe. Whereas Geffen can be the well-groomed kid who will eventually be finance, maybe even philanthropy chair. It really all worked out for the best.”

And as for their matching pairs of Timberland boots? The two have decided that battle can wait until the first snowfall.

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concert series, which has been struggling to book acts. Tickets to see Lambert perform at the amphitheater will also include admission to the State Fair.

amphitheater wasteland that it’s located on. The amphitheater was built on top of toxic wastebeds, and the lawn was covered in an impermeable fabric and up to 10 feet of soil to ensure safety.

“It’ll help rejuvenate that whole area,” Liedka said. “I think it’s going to take an area that’s been depressed and almost written off and transform it.”

But county legislator Kathleen Rapp, who voted against the project, is less optimistic about the venue’s economic potential.

“If it rains and nobody comes, they (the entertainer) lose, but if it’s a success and they (the entertainer) sell out, they reap the reward,” Rapp said. “The community doesn’t get anything out of that.”

She also added that because the theater is limited to about 20 shows a season, it won’t be able to create many jobs, and the jobs it will create will likely be only part-time.

Despite her doubts, Rapp plans on attending the concert and checking out the new venue.

“I haven’t heard it yet, but apparently, acoustically it’s among the best in the country.

And there is not a bad seat in the house I heard.

We’ll see on Thursday — I bought lawn seats just to see,” Rapp said.

The theater will also affect Syracuse through its relationship with the New York State Fair. Mahoney expects the amphitheater to elevate the State Fair’s Grandstand

Evan Hohenwarter is a senior advertising major who is almost as modest as he is handsome. He can be reached at emhohenw@syr. edu or on Twitter at @evanhohmbre.

From a music standpoint, Live Nation is one of the biggest promoters in the country, and they tell us that this venue rivals any other venue in the country.

Joanie Mahoney onondaga county executive

The tickets are available for $35 in the lawn and $75-$95 in the pavilion. Gates for the concerts open at 6 p.m. and the music will begin at 7:30 p.m. Despite it being the first show, tickets are still available on livenation.com.

Kelly Carr, general manager of the Oncenter, who is organizing the event, said he mainly hopes that the concert showcases the new venue and that everyone attending the concert walks away with a positive experience. He also hopes that the show will bring with it a large and diverse crowd.

Said Carr: “It’s such a nice centralized location that you’re gonna have people from Syracuse, Onondaga county, surrounding counties, SU, and that’s the goal.” aerdekia@syr.edu

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Syracuse will play four Power 5 opponents, including Tennessee, Maryland, Washington and Arizona State, in its nonconference slate.

“This non-conference schedule provides us with tough contests against top teams from major conferences,” head coach Quentin Hillsman said in a release. “It will certainly prepare

This non-conference schedule provides us with tough contests against top teams from major conferences.

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Point Shootout in Las Vegas, where SU will play Washington at 9:45 p.m. on Nov. 27 and in-state opponent Fordham at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 28. In the Big Ten/Atlantic Coast Conference challenge, SU drew Maryland on Dec. 2.

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Nov. 13 at Rhode Island, 7 p.m.

Nov. 16 vs. Alcorn, 7 p.m., Carrier Dome Nov. 20 at Tennessee, TBA Nov. 23 vs. Morgan State, 7 p.m., Carrier Dome Nov. 27 vs. Washington, 9:45 p.m., Las Vegas Nov. 28 vs. Fordham, 7:30 p.m., Las Vegas Dec. 2 at Maryland, TBA* Dec. 6 vs. Stony Brook, 2 p.m., Carrier Dome Dec. 9 vs. Coppin State, 7 p.m., Carrier Dome Dec. 12 vs. Arizona State, 1 p.m., Carrier Dome Dec. 21 vs. Jacksonville, 7 p.m., Carrier Dome Dec. 29 vs. Drexel, 7 p.m., Carrier Dome Dec. 31 vs. East Tennessee, 7 p.m., Carrier Dome

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simmons around the edge to mask his small frame for a defensive end. At 6 feet, 2 inches and 304 pounds, Scott uses strength first and is always polishing his athleticism. Simmons’ goal is to run around players. Scott’s goal is to hold them in front of him.

But their high school selves shared the common goal of playing college football, and Simmons visited White Plains, New York during breaks and told Scott and his teammates what the experience at Syracuse was like. The training, the facilities, the competition — Scott and his teammates sat around the weight room and listened intently to Simmons’ stories.

Then Simmons would work out with the team, and Scott saw what it took to be a D-I football player.

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and you’re in high school, it can only make you better,” Scott said. “When Donnie came back to work out those times, you saw what it took.”

On Friday, Simmons’and Scott’s paths will converge before they go entirely separate ways.

After redshirting as a freshman and then missing all of 2013 with a torn ACL, Simmons sees 2015 as his chance to finally prove what he can do. Scott, on the other hand, is joining an offensive line that returned four starters and seven players with college playing experience.

It will be the beginning of the end for Simmons, and the beginning of it all for Scott.

For both of them, it all took root with Simmons’ success.

“I tried my best to lead the way, so others could implement that same mindset to achieve great things,” Simmons said. “Not just staying at one level, just going for that highest peak and the best of your ability.” jcdoug01@syr.edu | @dougherty_jesse

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Last season, Syracuse had 19 players that were either freshmen or sophomores on its roster, and Wheddon was open about the inevitability of a young team

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making mistakes. Wheddon, who has international experience and coached in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, is 41-58-18 (22-38-6 in Conference) in seven seasons as the head coach at Syracuse. While 2014’s exceptionally young team never peaked late in the season the way Wheddon said he had hoped, he will have many familiar faces returning in 2015.

I don’t think it’s a question of if people are good enough or skilled enough or want it bad enough or anything. I just think it’s a little — I wouldn’t say immaturity, but it’s just people aren’t used to it yet.

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Brosnan proved to be a bright spot amid Syracuse’s struggles last season.

Her .800 save percentage helped her earn ACC All-Freshman honors.

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Syracuse has all the parts: a fully capable goalkeeper, a deep bench and an influx of talented recruits.

Last season, SU’s Achilles’ heel was inexperience on a young team, but a new year should iron out those inconsistencies. Syracuse will figure out how to put the ball in the back of the net more than it did last season and come out on the right end of close games, giving the Orange its best record since 2001.

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key players 1 COURTNEY BROSNAN Brosnan missed the first eight games of 2014 after suffering an injury in the preseason, yet still earned ACC All-Freshman team accolades. Wheddon praised her ability all season, and Brosnan’s coaches all agree on her remarkable footwork. The sophomore will bring a sense of stability to SU’s back line.

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brosnan all-time leader in wins (28) and shutouts (21), from 2010-13, Wheddon has been impressed with how Brosnan filled the void in her first year-plus.

“I think she’s very detailed in what she does,” Wheddon said. “She has the ability to take feedback and apply it quickly. She’s a student of the game.”

If Brosnan lets in a goal on the near post, she can be seen screaming on the field. She’ll feverishly watch film to see what went wrong and how she can fix it.

2 ALEX LAMONTAGNE

3 JACKIE FIRENZE

Last season, Syracuse struggled to score, notching two or more goals in just four of its 19 games. Enter Lamontagne, a deft striker with quick speed, a technical approach to the game and the tools to be dangerous in the open field. Lamontagne’s scoring mentality could help an offense that played poorly last year.

A captain last season as a junior, Jackie Firenze was one of the most experienced players on the team that had just three seniors. Consistency and experience were two major things lacking for the Orange last season, and Firenze seems capable of improving both areas.

Her precision has helped her stand out despite getting a late start last season. She now dons a bulky knee brace and no longer takes her own goal kicks, one of the subtle adjustments she’s made.

While Brosnan couldn’t play, she instead turned her focus to improving her communication. She conversed with her defense and noted the acute details to ensure the two sides were on the same page for when she returned. It was a plan that helped make her transition back more seamless.

“It’s tough being on the sidelines,” Brosnan said of sitting out. “You always want to be in there … but it kind of gives you a different perspective and

makes you realize there are other things you can do off the field that can really affect your team.”

On Friday night while warming up for Syracuse’s home opener against St. John’s, Brosnan again flashed her versatile feet. Except this time, she wasn’t fielding passes or polishing her angles. She was dancing.

Brosnan said it’s a way to establish an energetic atmosphere before the game. It’s thought out and systematic, just another detail that doesn’t get overlooked.

“She’s got a standard and she holds herself to it,” assistant coach Neel Bhattacharjee said.

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“It’s just a reminder that she has a certain level that she expects of herself and if she ever falls short of that, she holds herself accountable.”

And just as she does with her room, Brosnan is always looking for facets of her own game to tidy up. She’s wary of keeping her shoulders forward in the net and tries to be systematic and efficient when fielding a ball by eliminating unnecessary hand movements.

“I’m trying to raise my game to the next level,” Brosnan said, “and obviously it’s those little things that can give me the edge.” mralex01@syr.edu

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DE Thompson good to go for Friday’s opener against URI

RON THOMPSON will be back in some capacity against Rhode Island Friday night after missing most of training camp with his left foot in a boot. moriah ratner asst. photo editor

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Junior defensive end Ron Thompson will be ready to play against Rhode Island, Syracuse head coach Scott Shafer said in a teleconference on Tuesday.

Thompson wore a walking boot on his left foot during training camp and was out of it for the first time on Aug. 25. He is listed as one of two starting defensive ends on the two-deep depth chart Syracuse released on Saturday. “(Thompson’s) ready to go,” Shafer said.

“We’ll want to use him in different situations.”

Shafer had said on Aug. 14 that Thompson, who recorded 32 total tackles and led SU’s defensive line with three sacks last season, would be out for a couple weeks.

The Orange lost three starters on the defensive line to graduation, Micah Robinson, Eric Crume and Robert Welsh.

Thompson and senior defensive tackle John Raymon are the only defensive linemen listed on the two-deep depth chart with significant playing experience.

(Thompson’s) ready to go. We’ll want to use him in different situations.

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Sophomore GK Brosnan anchors Orange with attention to detail, vocal leadership

By Matt Alexander staff writer

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er notes are meticulously highlighted and in pristine order. Her clothes are folded and tucked away neatly into the closet. Her room must pass the approval of two ever-keen eyes.

Courtney Brosnan isn’t afraid to admit it. She’s a neat freak.

“My roommates kind of make fun of me when I say I have a messy room and there’s one shirt on the floor or something like that,” she said with a smile. “I guess I’ve always been kind of neat.”

The habit has become a staple of her preparation and a driving characteristic of her play on the field. It’s a testament to the minutia of being a goalkeeper, where one small oversight can completely change a game.

By paying attention to the specifics, Brosnan, a sophomore, has quickly established herself as one of the premier goalkeepers in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Last season, she finished with 68 saves even after missing Syracuse’s first eight games with a subluxed right kneecap.

“In the goalie position, that one small detail can be the difference between (the ball) going in the back of the net and not going,” Brosnan said. “Those little things are everything that I work on every day. Just fixing one little thing to help my game.”

While goalkeepers have the unique privilege of picking up the ball, Brosnan takes equal pride in being versatile on her feet. Her sound footwork and aptness to precisely cut angles when passing the ball have been

fine-tuned over the years while playing at the Player’s Development Academy in New Jersey.

There, Mike O’Neill, the girls’ director of coaching, brought Brosnan under his tutelage and emphasized the importance of having skilled feet.

“It’s no longer just an ability of catching balls,” he said, “but you have to be able to good with your feet to help people and help your team to maintain possession.”

O’Neill has witnessed Brosnan’s ability to make saves in high-pressure situations since he met her when she was 16.

I think she’s very detailed in what she does.

She has the ability to take feedback and apply it quickly. She’s a student of the game.

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It’s the saves in the most critical moments of the game on shots that most people expect to go in, O”Neill said, that separates Brosnan.

“And that difference is special,” O’Neill said.

At a club that has seen the likes of the U.S. Women’s National Team’s Tobin Heath and Heather O’Reilly, O’Neill said that Brosnan will go down as one of the best goalkeepers in PDA’s 15-year history.

Syracuse head coach Phil Wheddon has ample experience coaching goalkeepers, having served as a goalkeepers coach for both the Men’s and Women’s U.S. National Teams.

And after coaching Brittany Anghel, the program’s see brosnan page 14

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Simmons paves way for fellow Stepinac grad, URI OL Scott

By Jesse Dougherty web editor

In 20 years at Archbishop (New York) Stepinac High School, Mike O’Donnell had never had a player offered a scholarship before his senior season.

That was until Donnie Simmons, a 17-year-old speedy defensive lineman, grew into his frame and started garnering early interest from colleges.

Simmons received an offer from Akron and also attracted Ohio, but ended up committing to Syracuse before playing his way to all-league and all-state honors as a senior.

“Donnie helped put us on the map more of being a football program and since then, more and more kids are going to play in college,” O’Donnell said. “Since then, we got kids to want to come to the school because of the level of football we’re playing. I

think Donnie was a pioneer for us.”

Of the kids who’ve benefited since

I think Donnie was a pioneer for us.

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Simmons graduated in 2010, one will

play his first college game against Simmons and Syracuse when Rhode Island visits the Carrier Dome at 7 p.m. on Friday. Dwayne Scott, a freshman offensive lineman for the Rams, was a standout at Archbishop Stepinac and was inspired by Simmons and his state championship-winning team.

And while it’s unlikely that Scott will see the field and find himself blocking Simmons — who is expected to be a Week 1 starter for the first

time in his five-year career — he’ll be in the same building as the player who helped pave his football future.

“We always said it, ‘We want to be like that 2010 team,’” Scott said.

“It’s hard to put into words how good they were. We knew it and guys like Donnie, he pushed us to put in work.”

Simmons and Scott are completely opposite players. At 6 feet, 2 inches and 264 pounds, Simmons uses speed

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