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N • Campus update

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P • Drive on

Several ongoing construction projects are making progress on the SU campus. Read about the plans for completing each project throughout this semester.

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S • Still perfect

New York state drive-ins use a mix of nostalgia and luck to survive.

Take a look at a local theater and how one family has kept it alive in the digital age.

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BEHIND THE RANKINGS

Syracuse men’s soccer is off to its best start in program history after beating Cornell, 3-1, on Tuesday night. The Orange is 8-0 and ranked No. 2 in the country.

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The factors of university rankings and what they mean Text by Taylor Watson asst. copy editor

Graphic illustration by Emma Comtois senior design editor

WHO REPORTS THE DATA?

IN COMPARISON

The U.S. News and World Report releases rankings of Best Colleges annually. Syracuse University falls into the National Universities category, as it offers a full range of undergraduate majors, master’s and doctoral programs and is committed to producing groundbreaking research.

12 Northwestern

15 Cornell University

Overall Score: 89/100

Overall Score: 85/100

20 Georgetown University

How SU’s ranking on the National Colleges list compares to its peer institutions:

15 University of Notre Dame

15 Vanderbilt University

Overall Score: 85/100

Overall Score: 85/100

32 University of Rochester

39 Boston University

Overall Score: 68/100

Overall Score: 64/100

39 Tulane University

44 Lehigh University

Overall Score: 64/100

Overall Score: 44/100

56 George Washington Univ.

31 Boston College Overall Score: 70/100

Overall Score: 78/100

BREAK THE TIE SU tied with five other schools for the 60th ranking including:

39 Northeastern University

Fordham University Purdue University – West Lafayette University of Connecticut University of Maryland – College Park Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Overall Score: 64/100

56 Southern Methodist Univ.

Overall Score: 64/100

Overall Score: 60/100

60 Syracuse University

74 American University

Overall Score: 59/100

Overall Score: 54/100

SU’s RANKING

RATING INDICATORS

Here’s how SU has ranked over the past four years:

Here’s a look at the various indicators used for the study and how they are weighted:

86 Marquette University Overall Score: 51/100

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22.5% Graduation and retention rates 62 60

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22.5% Undergraduate academic reputation

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20% Faculty resources

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yracuse University claimed the No. 60 spot on the 2017 U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges Rankings in the National Universities category.

These rankings are useful to prospective college students and their parents, as it is impossible for them to visit and compare all colleges, said David Rubin, professor and dean emeritus of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

But he said no student would be wise to rely on the

7.5% Graduation rate performance

rankings as the reason they pick a school.

Sam Gorovitz, philosophy professor and former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, also said he would discourage students from giving high value to the rankings.

While top-ranked schools may be the best choice for some students, they might not be for others, Gorovitz said. It depends on who the student is and what is going to work best for that specific student.

source: u.s. news and world report

“I would always … ask, for this particular student, what is likely to be the best match in terms of educational value, in terms of personal growth, in terms of empowerment?” Gorovitz said.

Many people believe the rankings are flawed in their methodology and they should not be taken seriously, Gorovitz said. But there is also a perception that they matter.

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Free speech experts welcome pending revisions in policy

By Satoshi Sugiyama asst. news editor

Following a two-year-long process, Syracuse University recently announced it will revise its free speech policies.

While experts welcomed the announcement, some expressed frustration about the amount of

time it took for the university to deal with the issue.

In an email to the SU community, Chancellor Kent Syverud said earlier this month that the university will be modifying some of its free speech rules, including anti-harassment, computing and electronic communications, banners and signs display, along with when the univer-

sity can shut down a protest.

Syverud’s announcement came in response to recommendations put forth last year by SU’s Working Group on Free Speech.

David Rubin, dean emeritus and professor at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications who chaired the working group, said he is not sure how much of the

working group’s recommendations will be implemented or in what kind of form in the final version of the free speech policy.

He also said Syverud did not mention when offensive speech should be both tolerated and encouraged in his email to SU community.

Rubin added that the issue of free speech should have been

addressed a long time ago. He speculated that the reason for the delay is because the university has been preoccupied with other issues — such as diversity, inclusion and sexual assault — and the issue of freedom of speech on this campus was pushed down the ladder.

“At first I was frustrated, then I see free

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WORK wednesday | phil benedict

Retired police officer teaches self-defense class staff writer

Phil Benedict learned a long time ago how to give back to his community in the way that he knows best: defense.

The former Syracuse city cop now coaches and trains the Syracuse University boxing team.

He also serves as a maintenance supervisor on campus, and teaches a one-credit course in selfdefense for female students.

Benedict began training in self-defense when he was 12. Since then, the Syracuse native has won titles and even had a shot at the 1980 Olympics when he qualified for the light heavyweight division.

However, Benedict never made it to the competition, as this was the same year the United States boycotted the Olympics because they were held in Moscow.

Since then, Benedict has served in the military, where he was on the Air Force boxing team, and later became the Deputy Sheriff of Onondaga County.

His danger-filled, high-responsibility lifestyle has always been a mark of pride for Benedict.

“I’m a risk junkie,” Benedict said. “It’s not a power trip, it’s not a death wish. It takes a certain type of individual to be a cop because everything is in the unknown.”

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cor r ection In a Tuesday article titled “University hired VP for development from Cornell,” Sean Scanlon’s career history was misstated. Though Scanlon worked as a longtime fundraiser prior to being named as vice president for development at Syracuse University, he was not a fundraiser at SU. The Daily Orange regrets this error.

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PHIL BENEDICT was set to compete in the 1980 Olympics for boxing, but missed out on the games when the United States boycotted the Moscow location.

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Benedict was part of the police force for a short time before taking a job at SU. He started as a machinist facilitating operations in campus buildings and eventually, Benedict worked his way up to maintenance supervisor.

SU also hired Benedict to teach a fitness course on self-defense, as well as to coach and train the university’s

varsity and club boxing teams.

There are a multitude of benefits that come with taking a defense class, according to Benedict.

“Learning to defend yourself and having someone there to help you gives you that attitude that lets you do anything,” Benedict said.

Benedict stressed that it’s impossible to become a defense master in

just a few days or classes, though a little effort goes a long way.

“When you learn to defend yourself, there is this self-appointed guardian inside you that will always step up,” Benedict said. “Doesn’t matter if you’re good or bad — it gives you the confidence that you’re out there, trying. “ ssmore@syr.edu

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Sharing experiences Advertising mogul recounts time after college and the experiences that led to his success during a speaker event inside Newhouse.

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@sunyesf We’re excited to announce Fall 2016 Travis Lecture: Dr. James Gibbs on #Galapagos #tortoise recovery!

NEWS

Breaking it down See a breakdown explaining the four major parts of SU’s Campus Framework draft, and why they are significant.

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How to register to vote in fall election

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

CHARGES FILED Federal charges of using a weapon of mass destruction have been filed against Ahmad Khan Rahami, the man accused of a bombing in New York City that injured 29. Rahami is also the suspected attacker in a New Jersey explosion.

REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS: • Be a U.S. citizen • Be at least 18 years old on Election Day, Nov. 8 • Live at a New York address by Oct. 9 • Not be in prison or on parole for a felony conviction • Not currently be declared mentally incompetent by a court • Not claim the right to vote in another state • If register online you need either your New York driver’s license, permit, or non-driver ID to create an account

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IT’S OVER Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from Brad Pitt, citing irreconcilable differences. The two separated Sept. 15, according to legal documents. They married in August 2014.

DEADLINE (online, mail, in person): Oct. 14

HOW TO GET AN ABSENTEE BALLOT IN NEW YORK STATE: 1. Print absentee ballot on elections.ny.gov.

2. Mail the signed and completed form to your county board. Your application must be postmarked by Nov. 1.

3. Once you receive your ballot, follow the instructions to fill out the ballot and return the envelope.

4. Mail your completed ballot to the address on the return envelope so it’s postmarked by Nov. 7.

5. Check the status of your ballot through your county on elections.ny.gov. *No ID required to vote by mail*

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REGISTRATION DEADLINES: Here are the registration deadlines for some states. See dailyorange.com for the full list.

California Oct. 24 Connecticut Nov. 1 District of Columbia Nov. 1 Illinois Mail: Oct. 11, Online: Oct. 23 Indiana Oct. 11 Maryland Oct. 18 Massachusetts Oct. 19 New Jersey Oct. 18 Ohio Oct. 11 Pennsylvania Oct. 11 Virginia Oct. 17

PLANE CRASH One pilot died and another was injured after a military plane crashed Tuesday in the Sacramento, California area.

The pilots were taking part in a training and had ejected from the aircraft prior to it hitting the ground. source: sacramento bee

POLITICS

ELECTION DAY: NOV. 8

Polls are open 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.. If you’re in line by 9 p.m., you’re allowed to vote.

Officials provide updates on renovations

By Sam Ogozalek staff writer

A presentation about ongoing campus construction projects at Syracuse University lasted roughly 10 minutes on Tuesday morning.

In a classroom with a capacity of approximately 60 people, only a handful of SU faculty members attended the event, drinking coffee with laptops and legal pads at the ready. The update was held at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday in the Heroy Geology Building.

Joseph Alfieri, director of SU’s Division of Campus Planning, Design and Construction, and

Mark Hance, CPDC’s associate director, led the presentation.

Both were hired to their respective positions in early summer 2016, according to an SU News release.

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The approximate number of campus construction projects launched over the summer.

Some have been completed.

“Not a lot has changed (since) when we met last month,” Hance said, referring to a previous presentation held in August.

Hance reminded attendees of several ongoing construction projects, including door replacements at the southern entrance of the Schine Student Center just outside the new University Place promenade, planned maintenance work in a stairwell at Irving Garage and the upcoming demolition of the Hoople Building, which will make room for the future National Veterans Resource Complex, among other projects. In addition, updates on the following projects were given during the meeting:

began this week, slightly behind schedule, as an SU Campus Framework summer construction update published in August said the replacements would begin in August. The replacements will take two to three weeks to complete.

C o m m is s a r y r o of replacements on South Campus: The roof replacements

Exterior painting and window replacements on

Crouse-Hinds Hall air handler replacement: All equipment needed for the replacement has been lifted to the building’s roof and work is ongoing in the mechanical penthouse. The new air handler will be operational by late October.

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Survey: College acceptance rates increasing

By Jake Nelson staff writer

A recent study on college admissions may ease the anxieties of high school seniors applying this fall.

The National Association for College Admission Counseling released its 2015 State of College Admission report, and it con-

cludes that most colleges accept a majority of applicants.

The number of college applications for first-time freshmen is up 6 percent since 2014, while applications from transfer and international students have increased by 4 percent and 23 percent, respectively, according to the study.

Melissa Clinedinst, a researcher for the association and author of the recent report, said online applications have “contributed substantially to growth in applications.”

Colleges’ average acceptance rate for first-time freshmen was 65.8 percent in 2014, up from 63.9 percent in 2012, despite the increase in applications, per the

study. Conversely, the 2015 acceptance rate for transfer students was 4 percent lower compared to freshman and the 2015 rate for international students came in at only 34 percent, according to the study.

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PAYING UP Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump spent $258,000 from his charitable foundations to settle lawsuits involving his business, according to Washington Post interviews and legal documents reviewed by the Post. source: the washington post

CHANGING LANES Former Republican U.S. president George H.W. Bush plans to vote for Hillary Clinton for president, CNN reported, citing sources.

In August, Rep. Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.) endorsed Clinton, becoming the first member of the House of Representatives to cross party lines. source: cnn

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TIME TO GO Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) chided Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf on Tuesday, telling him he should resign. The confrontation came after news broke this month that thousands of Wells Fargo bankers opened secret accounts for customers to make profits. source: npr

WORLD

CRISIS TIME U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday encouraged countries to help alleviate the global refugee crisis by accepting refugees. He made the comments at the United Nations Leaders’ Summit on Refugees, and called the crisis “a test of our common humanity.” source: cnn

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SU alumnus shares experiences with post-college jobs

By Jishnu Nair contributing writer

Syracuse University alumnus Richard Kirshenbaum remembers his roots as an intern struggling in his first year out of college, jobless and living off his parents.

“Everyone wants to be the bigwig right away,” he said. “But to be the best, you need to work like the best, and you need to keep in mind what matters.”

Kirshenbaum, an advertising mogul, returned to SU on Tuesday to recount his story from where it all began, and to offer his audience some pearls of wisdom that helped him up the ladder to fame and fortune.

Speaking in Newhouse 3 as part of the Eric Mower Advertising Forum series, Kirshenbaum told a series of stories from his life, using people he met and deals he brokered to get his lessons across.

The first story Kirshenbaum told involved his life immediately after graduating from SU. Jobless and unsure of how to start his career, Kirshenbaum decided to act on his passion and write comedy mono-

logues and one-liners for advertisements.

One piece in particular caught the attention of Lois Korey, co-founder of Korey Kay & Partners.

Being proactive and not having a big ego matters.

Richard Kirshenbaum su alumnus

Korey’s firm was one of the largest advertising businesses in the city, and she was impressed enough to award Kirshenbaum an internship. While he had the internship, his parents wanted him to search for a fulltime job, but Kirshenbaum kept with the internship and eventually landed a full-time job with Korey Kay & Partners.

“Being proactive and not having a big ego matters,” he said.

Following his success at Korey Kay, Kirshenbaum left the firm to join his friend and form an advertising firm that would

become Kirshenbaum Bond + Partners.

One of their first major clients was Pontiac, who wanted an ad campaign around the idea of building happiness.

Kirshenbaum used the then-revolutionary technique of sidewalk advertising to interview New Yorkers and get regular people involved in the campaign, as opposed to actors. The campaign grew so popular that pop artist Andy Warhol wanted to participate. Forbes Magazine would go on to name the campaign as one of the most successful TV commercials of the decade.

He said the experience taught him that “creativity and thinking on your feet matters,” as many potential hurdles in the advertising industry can become innovative solutions.

Kirshenbaum also recounted his experience with Wheels Up, a private aviation firm owned and founded by his friend Kenny Dichter. Wheels Up was looking for an advertising campaign, and Kirshenbaum, who had sold his first firm, Kirshenbaum Bond + Partners, was available.

Unlike most other advertisers, Kirsh-

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survey high school attended, state or country of residence, gender, alumni relations, and ability to pay,” have little influence on admission decisions. However, the ability for international students to pay is increasingly important to colleges.

The factors that colleges consistently ranked as most important in admission decisions — grades in college preparatory classes, overall GPA, strength of curriculum, admission test scores, and writing samples — have remained stable year after year for first year students, according to the study.

There are differences, though, that stand out for transfer and international students.

College performance is the main factor in admission for transfer students. Grades at prior postsecondary institutions are mainly what colleges are looking at, per the study.

For international students, English language proficiency ranks at the top of

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rankings them seriously,” he said. “That has an effect on the perceived value of a Syracuse degree, both for prospective students and for prospective employers.”

Gorovitz recalled a time when SU was ranked higher on the list.

“The real issue is what will it take to get us back into the 40s where we used to be?” he said.

Gorovitz suggested to move up in the rankings, the university should invest more in the core disciplines.

The rankings generally do not fluctuate much and SU has remained within two spots of its No. 60 ranking over the past four years.

Rubin attributes this to the indicators used in the rankings, which he said enable the top-ranked schools to remain at the top of the list and prevent schools like SU from breaking through. Some of the indicators are high school counselor ratings of colleges and alumni giving rates.

“What they’re reacting to is just what they impressionistically know from the media,” Rubin said of the high school counselors. “They know Harvard is good, so I’ll rate Harvard good. Princeton is supposed

PRIORITIES For both international and transfer students, the ability to pay tuition had a considerable impact on their final decision.

The proportions in this category were 14.5 percent for first-time domestic students and 12 percent for transfer students.

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the factors. In addition, about one-third of respondents reported that the ability of a first time international student to pay had considerable or moderate influence on their admission decision. The proportions for firsttime domestic students and transfer students in this category were 14.5 percent and 12 percent, respectively, according to the study.

Clinedinst said she considers this finding unsurprising, considering that the number of traditional high school graduates has

to be good, I rate Princeton good.”

Taking into account the alumni giving ratings is also in favor of Ivy League schools, as their alumni are much wealthier than that of SU, he said.

To improve the quality of the rankings, Rubin said he would include questions regarding the percentage of freshman-level courses taught by full-tenured professors and the level of career development guidance that is given to students.

“Is a university really putting its best people in the classroom for freshmen?

Now, they don’t measure that at U.S. News,” Rubin said. “A place like Harvard would be in very bad shape with a measure like that.”

U.S. News and World Report gains revenue from the rankings, which serves as an incentive not to switch up the indicators involved in the rankings, Rubin said. If they were to change the indicators, it would mix up the list and may undercut their own credibility.

Rubin said being among the top 60 universities helps SU, as there are thousands of public and universities in the country.

“To be in the top 60 means that you’re in the elite,” Rubin said. “So while we would like to be higher, I think being number 60 is quite an achievement.” tnwatson@syr.edu

been decreasing.

She also cited budgetary concerns as a probable reason to increase the acceptance of high-paying international students.

The study also assessed counselors’ roles at high schools and in the shift to postsecondary education.

Counselors in high schools have been shown to have impactful roles in students’ shift from secondary to postsecondary institutions by providing assistance with

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construction East Genesee Street: Painting and window replacements continue at 900 block East Genesee Street, where some SU VIP Structures warehouse facilities are located, along with Phoebe’s Restaurant & Coffee Lounge.

Lin k H a ll improvements:

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Link Hall’s lobby reconfiguration, which allows greater accessibility into the Link 105 auditorium, should be complete next week. The reconfiguration was originally slated to be completed and opened some time during the week of Sept. 12, according to an email sent to the SU community by Pete Sala, the university’s vice president and chief campus facilities officer on Sept. 12. The work on the new ramp entry to Link, which is located on the building’s east side near Sims Hall, is progressing.

Sims Hall exterior stairs replacement: The replacement project is continuing, with temporary stairs currently in place. The transportation of the new granite treads for the stairs has been delayed and they, possibly, won’t make it to campus until early October, opposed to

enbaum had knowledge of the private aviation industry and knew how to embellish his client’s planes so they appeared to be the premier brand. He invited celebrities such as Serena Williams to promote the planes and used cinematography techniques for airplanes in flight — such as putting water underneath them to make them look better.

Kirshenbaum’s tale of Wheels Up illustrated another important point, he said, that “experience matters” and can often be the “key difference between getting the job and being passed over.”

Andre DiPasquale, an undecided freshman in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, said he didn’t know much about Kirshenbaum before the lecture, but said his points on creativity and the advertising industry were helpful.

“And I didn’t even think about how important things like manners, relationships, and presentation are even when you have a stable and successful job like he does,” DiPasquale said. jinair@syr.edu

the application and admission process, the study found.

The average student-to-counselor ratio in public and private schools combined, including part-time staff, was 285-to-1 in 2014, which is higher than the American School Counselor Association’s recommendation of the 250-to-1 maximum ratio, according to the study.

Sizable differences exist between private and public high schools. Seventy-three percent of private schools reported having a counselor whose sole responsibility was to afford college counseling to students, but only 30 percent of public school students had such a counselor, according to the study.

Regarding the impact of counselors on students, Clinedinst says “the effect is substantial.” This comes as a disconnect, since most students in greater need of college advising are usually in public high schools, yet they lack the resources needed to effectively move up, she added. jnelso09@syr.edu

late September as previously announced.

During a Q&A session, only one person — Mike Cheatham, who is SU’s senior laboratory operations manager and the web production manager for the College of Arts and Sciences — questioned Alfieri and Hance. He asked whether anything could be done to improve the drainage for the turn landing between Irving Garage’s first street level and ground level floors. After rainstorms or following a pressure washing, Cheatham said a puddle forms on the landing that is almost an inch deep.

Hance added the CPDC would contact the project manager of the planned maintenance work at Irving Garage to “make sure (the drainage issue) gets addressed.”

Tuesday’s session was the only SU construction update presentation for this month, Alfieri said, in an interview following the event. Alfieri said until either mid-April or May, there will only be one construction update presentation per month. As summer 2017 approaches, the presentations will become biweekly, the CPDC director said.

Alfieri also reminded attendees that the Campus Framework forums are continuing throughout the fall semester. sfogozal@syr.edu

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Student voices crucial to GMO debate

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tudents have contributed to revolutionizing our political and social system before, but with every victory or success, we must continue passionately to create an egalitarian and sustainable world we are proud to call our own.

Robert Schooler’s GMO WTF project at Cornell University is exactly this: a call to action, awareness and awakening amongst student populations.

Not only is Schooler’s project an online resource to educate students, but it’s also a lecture series.

After starting on Sept. 7, the talks run every Wednesday night and are expert-backed. Wednesday’s lecture is about bioengineering.

Where conversation is lacking on campus, students should look into organizing events that shed light on social issues. With the recent increase in corporatization of universities, students can give a more balanced perspective. Education is not just about absorbing knowledge: the critical thinking aspect also should come into play.

Especially when science is for sale these days, students in STEM fields should question teachers’ alliances and seek out alternative points of view.

Schooler decided to start his own lecture series after taking a leave of absence to study agroecological processes and returning to Cornell to find agricultural propaganda overtaking the universty.

In an attempt to see first-hand how GMO technology was discussed on his campus, he joined Cornell’s “The GMO Debate” course, which runs every fall.

The GMO Debate professors are defenders of genetic engineering. Some are members of Cornell’s Alliance for Science, which is a pro-biotechnology and GMO initiative. The program is sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has invested millions of dollars into corporate agribusinesses like Monsanto and Cargill. Even though The Alliance for Science has no obvious connection to Monsanto, the bias through funding is still present.

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GO GREEN & KEEP IT CLEAN College campuses are known to be hubs of socio-political debate, but GMO foods are still a hot topic. The GMO WTF project, which went against the grain of university teaching, rekindles the type of radical student activism that tended to be more popular back in the 1960s and 1970s.

“If we went officially through the university, it wouldn’t have flown,” said Schooler.

The controversy around GMOs does not stem from GMOs being intrinsically bad: after all, they are simply organisms.

If we went officially through the university, it wouldn’t have flown.

Robert Schooler cornell university student, founder of gmo wtf website and lecture series

Like every other organism, they have tens of thousands of genes, where one or more are selected and changed by humans.

But ultimately, pro-GMO rhetoric contributes to the illusion and the fear-mongering of food scarcity — even though we produce more than enough food to feed everyone on the planet.

As Schooler puts it, “Even if GMOs have potential or have a place in the world, it doesn’t matter. What the Alliance for Science is doing is propaganda.”

Janice Thies, an associate professor of soil biology at Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, is a soil ecologist who has written two books about the environmental effects of GMOs. Thies was also a part of the teaching for the GMO debate course.

Thies said that it’s important to approach the conversation with

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an understanding of the limits of what GMOs can do for the agriculture industry and that there are multiple approaches we can take to address the food crisis.

“Biotechnology is no silver bullet and we certainly to not present it as such. It is one tool in the toolbox,” Thies said in an email. “I am an agroecologist by trade, so I always encourage use of local sources of nutrients, use of compost and organic matter. I do not think biotechnology on the small-holder scale is incompatible with agroecological practices.”

When asked about Schooler’s project, Thies said that she has not attended any of the lectures, nor has she seen the syllabus so she could not give her opinion.

Thies did acknowledge Schooler as a strong anti-GMO activist who could only present an unbalanced view on the topic.

But Schooler’s lecture series gives voice to what students don’t get to hear in Cornell’s GMO course. This illustrates why we need more young people like Schooler to stand up for what they believe in by taking action and educating their peers.

There are thousands of bright, revolutionary minds on college campuses today just like Schooler.

College students work to promote racial justice, living wages, divestment in fossil fuel corporations and demanding an end to sexual assault — just to name a few.

As students, we need open minds in combination with a craving to learn and a willingness to devote ourselves to sparking change. Beliefs are great, but tangible progress is better.

It is all too easy to get bogged down with schoolwork and the race to a degree. But there are personal changes we can adopt in our everyday lives so we don’t just become another recipient of a diploma, but people who actually live by our convictions.

Victoria Chen is a senior international relations major, and an environment and society minor. Her column appears weekly. She can be reached at vlchen@syr.edu.

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SU should strengthen its free speech policies Acknowledging that it will require policy revisions, Syracuse University has decided to tweak its rules on specific aspects of free speech: harassment, electronic communications, banners and protest. Out of all of the tenets of free expression at SU, the intersection of student protest and individual autonomy was what warranted the most review.

Chancellor Kent Syverud announced in an email earlier this month that the university will be making changes to its free speech policy. The discernment process included the input of the Student Association, GSO, Student Bar Association, University Senate and SU’s Working Group on Free Speech. A report was presented last fall with the group’s recommendations on how to best tailor SU’s speech policy to the current climate.

Looking ahead, SU should go further in distinguishing the details of its policy — not so much to limit free speech by defining it, but to ensure that it is preserved on all sides for SU students and faculty.

As of now, the recommendations are just that: recommendations. Workgroup chair David Rubin said he is unsure which changes will be implemented in the final revamp of the policy.

In light of major demonstrations like that of THE General Body in 2014, it is critical for SU to clarify its stance on protests. During the 18-day sit-in, the university was confronted with a mass protest and had to determine whether the type of social

and physical impact was within SU’s rules for conduct and speech.

According to Syverud’s email, anti-harassment policies are poised to be more consistent, accessible and structured to promote debate in a peaceful manner. SU outlined that protests should not silence or disrupt speakers on campus and should also be peaceful. Syverud also wrote that protests at the University must not disrupt daily life and learning.

It’s true that by nature, demonstrations are supposed to be disruptive. But what SU seeks to do is strike a balance between allowing dissenting student groups to be disruptive intellectually and ensuring the safety of all members of the community.

Independent of these proposals, which have been months in the making, incidents like the recent Shimon Dotan controversy are a tangible reminder of why free speech is so important on campus.

Syverud wrote that the goal is to post drafts of policy revisions by the end of October and that final versions should be implemented by the end of this fall semester.

This leaves only a few months to finalize the revisions, but students must keep in mind that SU’s move toward solidification on free speech policy may have been sidelined due to the university’s focus on other student life-related initiatives.

So rather than perceive the university as putting free speech on the backburner, the SU community should be cognizant that these initiatives take time to be actualized.

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The Aspen Heights luxury apartment complex will open next fall for Syracuse University students. The complex will offer 490 beds and accomodations such as tanning beds, and is located on East Brighton Avenue and Thurber Street. It’s opening to accomodate a surge in enrollment among SU students. courtesy of aspen heights

LIVING IT UP

By BreeAnna Poshek staff writer

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s most upperclassmen search for campus housing earlier and earlier each year, a new luxury apartment complex will be opening in fall 2017 to accommodate Syracuse University’s consistent enrollment growth.

The undergraduate enrollment growth over the past five years has consisted of 56 percent out-of-state students, said Ryan Fetgatter, vice president of development at Aspen Heights Partners, in an email.

“This constituency of out-of-state students has enabled competitive off-campus student housing projects to achieve impressive occupancies,” Fetgatter said. “Aspen Heights Partners received financing this summer and started construction on the development in August to address the unique, growing demand in the Syracuse market.”

The new complex, Aspen Heights – Syracuse, is located on East Brighton Avenue and Thurber Street, east of Interstate 81.

There will be 490 beds available, which includes one-, two- and four-bedroom apartment options. Each bedroom also comes with its own bathroom. The prices for a four-bedroom apartment start at $999 a month and increase for the smaller options, Fetgatter said.

The company describes their apartment complexes as “affordable luxury living” on

their website.

The luxury accommodations available in Syracuse include a three-story clubhouse with a fitness facility, study rooms, tanning beds, a sauna and a game room. Within the apartments there are furnishings such as granite countertops, nine-foot ceilings, laminate wood floors and stainless steel appliances, according to the representative and the company’s website.

Nicole Evans, a sophomore inclusive elementary and special education major, lived in Sadler Hall her freshman year. But she wanted

the independence of apartment living, so she moved to South Campus for her second year.

Evans has been considering different apartment options for next year. When she found the Aspen Heights website, she immediately put her name down on the interest list because when she weighed the prices against other offcampus apartments compared to their amenities, it seemed like the best options. She also emphasized that it actually winds up being cheaper than the university’s housing.

“They’re really nice. Very new and trendy in

The Aspen Heights complex will offer one-, two- and four-bedroom apartments. Prices for a four-bedroom start at $999 a month. courtesy of aspen heights

Luxury apartment complex to open next fall in response to enrollment growth appearance and I really like that each bedroom comes with its own bathroom,” Evans said.

“I looked at other apartments but the fourbedroom options at Aspen Heights were nicer for the cost. Especially because the apartments will be brand new, but it’s a well-known company so we know they’re trustworthy.”

Despite living on South Campus this year, Evans still said she feels like she’s “on-campus,” and that the distance from campus would be more of a bonus for her than a disadvantage because it would allow her to be even more independent. She added that this was especially true when considering the fact that Aspen Heights is offering a direct shuttle to campus.

Pruthvi Kilaru, a junior bioengineering major, said he feels taking out loans to enjoy these luxury accommodations shouldn’t be the concern of the Aspen Heights company because they have to think like a business.

“It’s a personal choice that those students make. I am responsible enough to budget and make sure I can pay my bills and I think others should be too,” Kilaru said.

Aspen Heights welcomes students from other local universities and colleges as well.

Students do not need to know who they would want for their roommates in advance because Aspen Heights will use a roommate matching system to help them find additional roommates, said Fetgatter, the representative. blposhek@syr.edu

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SU appoints senior VP for enrollment

By Michael Burke asst. news editor

Syracuse University has appointed a senior vice president for enrollment and the student experience, the university has announced.

M. Dolan Evanovich, currently the vice president for strategic enrollment planning at The Ohio State University, will assume the role on Dec. 5, according to an SU News release.

Evanovich’s appointment comes about two months after SU announced it would be consolidating the divisions of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management into one.

“We are very fortunate to have someone of Dolan’s caliber joining the Syracuse University community in such an important leadership position,” SU Chancellor Syverud said in the release. “Dolan’s significant experience managing a vast and diverse portfolio made him an ideal candidate for this critically important role.”

In his role, Evanovich will work to develop strategies for the student experience, with an emphasis on student enrollment, according to the release.

We are very fortunate to have someone of Dolan’s caliber joining the Syracuse University community in such an important leadership position.

Kent Syverud su chancellor

In addition to his position at OSU, Evanovich has also previously held administrative jobs at the University of Connecticut, Arizona State University and Eastern Michigan University.

“To help shape the future of Syracuse University at such an important juncture in the life of this great institution is an incredibly exciting opportunity,” Evanovich said in the release. “Though I will miss the OSU community, I look forward to partnering with the passionate students, faculty and staff at Syracuse to bring its bold Academic Strategic Plan to life, with a special focus on enhancing the student experience.” mdburk01@syr.edu | @michaelburke47

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free speech got annoyed, then I got angry and then I just gave up,” Rubin said. “So I am in kind of gave-up mode now.”

The process to change the policies began in 2014 as SU’s Student Association, Graduate Student Organization and Student Bar Association passed resolutions to change the Computer and Electronic Policy. Rubin said the existing policy is written such a way that indicates the university owns everything that passes through its system.

Roy Gutterman, an associate professor of communications law in Newhouse and First Amendment expert, said Syverud’s announcement shows the university’s commitment to free speech values.

Gutterman said the process itself should

take time and consideration. He added that even though SU took years and it would have been better if the issue was addressed earlier, he is relieved and reassured to see the university recognized the issue as a priority.

The mere fact that the university is addressing the need for more open communication and more acceptance in protests and offensive speech is assuring, Gutterman said, given the history of free speech issues that have occurred on campus over the last 10 years.

In 2011, then-graduate student Matthew Werenczak was expelled from the School of Education for five months over a complaint that he posted on his personal Facebook page. The following year, a nonprofit advocating for free speech on college campuses, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, gave SU a “red light” because of the university’s computing and electronic

communications policies. The organization still grades SU a red light in the same category, according to the organization’s website.

In addition, earlier this month an SU professor disinvited an Israeli filmmaker over fears of sparking political controversy on campus and being harassed by pro-Palestinian colleagues.

Zachary Greenberg, a legal fellow at the foundation, said the organization welcomes SU’s initiatives to change free speech policies. At the same time, he said he is unsure of whether the university is going to implement policies recommended by the working group.

“We hope that Chancellor Syverud is going to realize that these policies do infringe freedom of speech at Syracuse University and he is going to realize that he has a golden opportunity to revise these policies and protect free speech,” Greenberg said. ssugiyam@syr.edu | @SatoshiJournal

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SU alumna talks assault, alcoholism with students

By Hannah Malach staff writer

Koren Zailckas said she began drinking when she was only 14 years old. She used alcohol as a coping mechanism for growing up in a troubled home. “(Drinking) was an expression of my unhappiness,” Zailckas said.

Zailckas, an author and Syracuse University alumna, was hosted by Delta Delta Delta in cooperation with Alpha Phi, Gamma Phi Beta and Phi Sigma Sigma to speak Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Goldstein Auditorium.

Zailckas spoke to a group of mainly Greek-affiliated women as apart of Hazing Prevention Week.

She wrote her first book, “Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood,” about her experiences with alcoholism before and during her time at SU. While Zailckas did not mention hazing, she did touch on other noteworthy college issues — including binge drinking and assault.

The alumna described the idea of drink-

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The approximate number of students from ages 18 to 24 who are assaulted by another student who has been drinking, according to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence

ing as an “escape,” both mentally and literally, because she would sneak off to parties as a teen to get drunk.

At age 16, Zailckas said she hit a breaking point when she woke up in her childhood bedroom wearing a hospital bracelet. The night before, she was brought to the hospital to have her stomach pumped.

Zailckas cut out drinking until she was a freshman at SU, where she found it almost impossible to have any confidence without drinking at parties.

“I used alcohol to ease me through social situations where I didn’t know anyone,” Zailckas said. “… I did not know how to express romantic interest in a guy I liked without slurring sweet nothings in his ear.”

She spoke about her experience in Greek

life. Zailckas was a member of one of SU’s sororities that still operates today. Although she spoke of her sorority experience as a generally positive one, Zailckas said she intentionally sought out girls in her house who could hold their alcohol better than she did so she could deflect her own drunkenness.

The author developed what she called a “work hard, play hard” attitude to deny her problems with alcohol.

The lecture took an even more personal

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The percentage of sexual assaults on college campuses that involve alcohol, according to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence

turn when Zailckas spoke about being assaulted twice, the first time at age 19 after waking up naked in a campus fraternity house.

She categorized her two assaulters: One as “the recruiter” and the other as “the ambusher.”

The ambusher is “the guy who says, ‘why did you even come here if we weren’t going to take things this far?’” while the recruiter is “the guy who takes advantage of someone who is too far gone to give them consent,” Zailckas said.

Ninety percent of sexual assault on college campuses involve alcohol, according to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence. Every year more than 600,000 students from ages 18 to 24 are assaulted by another student who has been drinking.

Zailckas talked of finding solace in therapy, which she described as “the language of kindness,” as well as in extracurricular activities.

“Instead of using alcohol to erase memories … I created new ones with friends,” Zailckas said.

She said she was inspired to write “Smashed” after she felt an article written in Time magazine had falsely depicted women’s excessive drinking as a part of self-empowerment.

The memoir topped The New York Times Best Seller list for more than 10 weeks after its release in 2005. Zailckas was 25 years old at the time. hsmalach@syr.edu

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what is ‘smashed’?

Koren Zailckas published her memoir, “Smashed” in 2005, in which she detailed her experiences with alcoholism before and throughout her time at Syracuse University

(Drinking) was an expression of my unhappiness.

Koren Zailckas author of ‘smashed’ and su alumnus

I used alcohol to ease me through social situations where I didn’t know anyone … I did not know how to express romantic interest in a guy I liked without slurring sweet nothings in his ear.

Instead of using alcohol to erase memories …

I created new ones with friends.

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Koren Zailckas

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Three customers take in the previews at the Midway Drive-in. New York state has the most drive-ins in the U.S., partly due to its comfortable summer nights, but mostly because of luck. The Midway Drive-in Theater installed this metal screen after its original 1968 wooden screen was recently destroyed in a storm.

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Frozen M in time New York state drive-ins survive through mix of nostalgia and luck Text by Jacob Gedetsis digital editor

Photos by Chase Guttman staff photographer

INETTO, NY — It felt like a wake.

Hundreds of cars pulled into the normally joyous lot, as people flocked to see, and to cry, as Minetto, New York’s most iconic landmark had been torn to pieces by a microburst storm.

Pieces of the Midway Drive-in’s 1968 wooden screen were lodged more than a foot into the ground, and a brick retaining wall near the ticket booth had fallen. The 600-car lot looked like a debris field. The summer of 2014 would live on in the nightmares of the owners, staff and community.

“If the storm had hit 30 minutes later, people would have been here,” said John Nagelschmidt Sr., the Midway’s owner. “They could have died.”

The previous summer, the theater, which is a 45-minute drive from Syracuse University, made the jump from film projection to digital, which cost more than $100,000. The wooden screen was underinsured, and the reserves were drained.

The future of the Midway looked bleak.

Over five decades, the one-screen theater outlasted VCRs and Blockbuster and had hung on in the face of luxury theaters and online streaming — but this seemed to be the breaking point.

The theater’s wake turned into a community effort to “rebuild the Midway.” A massive fundraising campaign and local support kept the landmark alive.

But across the country, drive-in theaters’ wakes turned into funerals.

Midway is one of 324 drive-ins still operating in the U.S., a number that in its peak reached 4,063, according to the United Drive-in Theater

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The Midway Drive-in marquee beckons customers into its 600-car lot. The small business carefully chooses each movie based on its cost from studios and reviews.

JOHN NAGELSCHMIDT SR. threads film tape into the still-operational 35mm film projectioner. The Midway Drive-in Theater switched to a digital projector in 2013.

Family films are the biggest moneymakers for many New York state drive-ins. This summer’s biggest hits included “Finding Dory” and “The Secret Life of Pets.”

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Black market concert tickets sell at triple original value

By Joe Bloss asst. copy editor

Tickets to University Union’s Juice Jam Music Festival are hot. Hot enough that some students stood in line for two hours before the tickets went on sale. Hot enough that all 9,500 sold out only four days after being released.

And, maybe most interestingly, hot enough to ignite a secondary market that prices tickets over triple the $20 face value.

These black market ticket sales are mainly coordinated through Facebook. The social networking site is home to student-created groups for each graduating class with several thousand members each. Most days, posts in these groups consist of student organizations self-promoting, researchers looking for some help on a survey, or someone wondering if anyone found their wallet last night.

But once Juice Jam tickets sell out, these groups are inundated with posts from both buyers and sellers who can communicate through the site’s direct messaging feature. For some sellers, Juice Jam is an opportunity to make money off those who tried too late to buy a ticket. Others

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drive-ins Owners Association.

In conversations with New York State drive-in owners, they said staying open isn’t a secret recipe of nostalgia, snack bar food and selecting the right movies; it lies somewhere in the randomness of chance.

They’re a physical link to the past, a link that weakens every year as drive-ins continue to close.

One of the biggest factors is the physical location of the drive-in, said Rick Cohen, owner of the Transit Drive-in Theatre near Buffalo.

When drive-ins were built, they were mainly placed on cheap farmland. But as communities grew, the need for land increased and property value went up. Driveins weren’t practical.

“We are only open in the evenings, pretty much have two shows a night between 8 p.m. and midnight, and the majority of our business is only happening on the weekend, and on top of that in the northeast it’s seasonal,” Cohen said. “Six months out of the year you aren’t even open for business, so how can you justify it being open?”

There used to be five drive-ins in Onondaga County, some just a short drive from the Syracuse University campus, but their imprints have long since faded.

But even a perfect location doesn’t guarantee success; the switch from film to digital was too big of a leap for some owners, while others didn’t have family or staff willing to continue the demanding seasonal job.

Cohen, 48, still has a long time before he retires, but doesn’t have an heir to the largest drive-in theater in the northeast. Transit boasts five screens and a sprawling, rocky parking lot in a prime location between Buffalo and Niagara Falls.

“My family doesn’t want anything to do with it,” Cohen said. “Maybe I will send out some golden tickets, and be like Willy Wonka, when that time comes, and find somebody with a good heart that wants to keep it open.”

On a cool September night at the end of drive-in season, John Nagelschmidt Jr., the Midway’s co-heir, is leaning against the far wall of the projection booth.

have just decided for whatever reason, they don’t want to attend the concert anymore. After all, the lineup was announced around 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9 and the tickets went on sale the next day at noon.

That is not a lot of time to make a decision, and waiting too long could mean you don’t get a ticket at all.

To avoid this problem, sophomore political science and policy studies double major Mary Storholm was one of the very first people to purchase a ticket. She waited in line for two hours before the box office opened at the Carrier Dome. But while grabbing lunch at Shaw Dining Center afterwards, someone stole the tickets out of her backpack. She said they never turned up after a thorough and frantic search, and the box office couldn’t help either — without any method of deactivating the original tickets, Storholm was out of luck.

Of course, with the crowded secondary market, Storholm could just purchase some replacements from another student selling their tickets, right?

She’d rather not. At least not at the prices that have been offered to her on Facebook.

“What year were you born?” he asks.

“1996.”

“Was it in the summer time?”

“Yeah, actually, Aug. 9.”

Turning to a small desk in the corner, he rifles through piles of miscellaneous junk, before pulling out a tattered notebook.

Quickly, turning the stained and faded pages, he points with a yellowed smoker’s fingertip toward the bottom of the page.

Aug. 9-15 Hamlet The Spy Twister

The Arrival The small book, which begins in the ‘70s, acts as a chronicle of both movies that define popular culture and the drive-in customers’ most intimate moments.

A small child seeing an unimaginable world during “Star Wars IV: Empire Strikes Back.”

A tentative first kiss that years later ends at the altar.

A widow sprinkling the ashes of her husband at the spot they had their first date.

“It just seems to be a neat little escape for people,” Nagelschmidt Jr. said. “It’s sort of frozen in time.”

At a quick glance, it’s easy to see what he means. The original 35mm film cartoons and graphics still crackle on the screen before the movie and during intermission.

Cartoon snack bar foods dance across the screen singing, “Let’s all go to the Lobby,” shortly after a psychedelic 1960s Pepsi commercial flashed madly proclaiming, “Son of a gun, it’s refreshment time!”

The snack bar’s early-1900s-style art deco curves gently glow with teal and white carnival lights, beckoning customers into the theater’s main source of revenue.

The theater is nestled against a wooded backdrop that gives no hints of the current year.

But a closer look muddles that nostalgic vision. 2000s-era automobiles sit in the audience pointed at jagged angles toward the recently-installed 80x40 steel screen.

Movies are shipped to the theater as hard drives that look more like GameCube cartridges than film reels.

Nagelschmidt Sr., 73, notices every difference, and oftentimes misses the way things used to be.

He started working at the drive-in when he was 17, as a part-time projectionist. He managed the place into the ’80s, when the

“I won’t pay those prices out of spite, even if it means missing out on Juice Jam,” Storholm said in a text message. “These people bought an extra ticket hoping to make money off of equally as broke college kids.”

Plenty of others have had similar troubles. Sara Park, a former SU student who has since transferred to Monroe Community College in Rochester, New York, saw the Juice Jam lineup and knew she had to try to come back for the day. Since tickets aren’t available online like they are for UU’s big spring concert, Block Party, she was forced to resort to the secondary market. Her efforts weren’t any more successful than Storholm’s.

“I’ve lost tickets from two different sellers because other people bid way higher than I’m willing to pay,” Park said in a text message. “The highest I’ve seen is $70 for one ticket, $100 for two.”

Alex Van Siclen, an undecided sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, has seen prices in the same range. She has been trying to buy two tickets and said that attempts to talk down the prices from sellers don’t do much. They’ll lower them by $5, if anything, she said.

The university has tried to limit scalping

by implementing rules for ticket sales. A valid SU I.D. must be presented at the point of sale. To prevent any one person or group from stockpiling tickets, the maximum number of tickets allowed to be sold in one transaction is two.

But that still opens the door for students like Chris Seager to make a quick profit. Seager, a sophomore film major who purchased one ticket for himself and one to sell, said he views making a profit as “mildly important.”

“I just wanted to be able to make an extra few bucks by selling it and maybe even out the cost of my ticket as well so it will basically be a free concert,” he said in a text message.

There are six artists performing at the festival — including some big names like Fetty Wap and Tove Lo — and it costs money to bring them in. UU declined to comment on the matter of the secondary ticket market.

Seager, who sold his ticket Monday for $30, wasn’t worried about finding a buyer.

He said there seems to always be people still looking — and he’s right. The Facebook posts keep coming. Juice Jam is still a hot ticket. jtbloss@syr.edu

A retro photograph of the Midway shows the outdoor speakers used for decades, before it made the switch to radio transmission. courtesy of heidi nagelschmidt

owners asked if he wanted to buy it. He couldn’t refuse.

His normally tepid and thoughtful voice picks up momentum whenever he talks about the past.

“This machine still works,” he said, tapping the 35mm film projector.

Pulling a side panel, he talks through the old film projection system. His son stands close to his side, taking careful mental notes.

“The film has marks on it — little dots, and you would watch the screen. There would be a little bell here at the top, and when it rang you had 30 seconds to switch projectors,” said Nagelschmidt, wearing a black shirt, with the words “I helped rebuild the Midway” on his chest.

If you timed it right, it would happen between frames, and no one would notice the change.

The drive-in is changing light sources; the family hopes no one notices. It’s the mandatory switch from old to new while trying to hold onto the magic of yesterday.

Nagelschmidt Jr., 45, walks to a small microphone hanging from a large computer. He makes the preview and intermission announcements, a role his father held for decades.

“You said one too many triple features,” Nagelschmidt Sr. said.

“I think I said quadruple.”

“You did all right with all the attention.”

The duo works in quiet tandem throughout the night, ensuring that guests have their own individual experience that doesn’t encroach on the whole.

Nagelschmidt Jr. does the heavy lifting.

His eyes constantly shift to the lot, in search of accidentally-turned-on headlights, teenagers trying to sneak in from the road and the occasional dead car battery.

His father looks on, chats with regulars and ensures the night goes smoothly. His long white hair and matching white beard are instantly recognizable.

Even if you didn’t know he was the owner, you could tell, as every footstep is planted confidently in his domain.

During a free moment toward the end of the second movie, Nagelschmidt Jr. lights a cigarette outside the projection booth.

“I’m glad you’re here. He doesn’t talk about a lot of this older stuff,” he says, then pauses and looks toward a minivan whose headlights turn on, but just as quickly turn off. “Until recently, I didn’t even know he wanted me to take over.”

He leans tiredly against the projection booth door, and looks at the place he grew up — his second home.

He takes a long drag and nods his head.

“This place is magical…” but before he could finish his thought, the minivan’s lights flick on and he disappears into the night. jagedets@syr.edu | @JacobGedetsis

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OLIVIA KLAYMAN will travel to Australia after graduating early in December. Before she leaves campus, she plans to record many new tracks in the on-campus recording spaces, working with other SU student musicians to help develop her musical ideas and personal brand.

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out and down under

By Leah Meyers staff writer

W

ith less than a semester until graduation, singer-songwriter Olivia Klayman is working to jumpstart her career. The senior television, radio and film and Spanish dual major plans to travel to Australia immediately after she graduates in December.

However, when she returns to her hometown of Los Angeles after her vacation, she intends to pursue a career in writing and performing music. Klayman likes to entertain people and, above all, she said she hopes she’ll always continue to write songs on the side, even if she doesn’t personally perform them.

Klayman began producing music when she was eight years old. She remembers listening to the radio growing up, and trying to reproduce the same sounds she heard.

She even taught herself how to play guitar. However, she didn’t start performing in front of people until a year and a half ago, despite her musical background. She constructed a stage name: Liv Kennedy.

Although almost all of her performances have taken place within the Syracuse University community — The Daily Orange’s Beats and Eats, songwriter

Student musician in final semester at SU hopes to collaborate with other artists before graduating showcases, Funk ‘n Waffles, a wrap-up party for Jerk Magazine — Klayman has also performed at several open mic nights back home.

With the accessibility provided by streaming and the explosion of personal online marketing, Klayman is focusing on producing rather than performing this semester. She wants to write as many songs as possible so she can build her brand.

“Until I have material that is consistent with what I want the rest of my brand to be, then I would rather work on that,” Klayman said.

Klayman is working on an EP, and hopes to collaborate with plenty of other artists. Although she has a microphone, guitar and mixer all in her bedroom, she hopes to spend as much time at the oncampus studio as she can.

Klayman wants to co-write with musically-inclined students whose strengths will augment her weaknesses.

She said she’s good at getting a basic chord progression down, but needs oth-

ers to help her develop the bare bones into a finished track.

One friend who has been helping her is Isaac Silverman, a sophomore in the Bandier Program for Music and the Entertainment Industries. The two met through a mutual friend who told Silverman that Klayman was looking for a place to record music.

According to Silverman, Klayman shares music ideas with him, including lyric melodies and sometimes guitar parts. He then helps to come up with chord progressions, instrumentation and song structuring.

“But she really creates the bulk of what makes her music great on her own,” Silverman said.

Klaymans’s voice is low, full of blues and folk undertones, so it comes as no surprise that Klayman draws inspiration from artists like Lana Del Rey, Amy Winehouse and Johnny Cash. However, more recently Klayman has been listening to Bibi Bourelly, an artist vocally similar to Klayman, but with hip-hop and

island influences.

Klayman said that after listening to a lot of Bourelly, Kat Dahlia and even Enrique Iglesias, she was inspired to increase the tempo of her music, have natural instrumentation and introduce Latin beats into her songs. She said it would be her dream to collaborate with Sia because she thinks she could learn a lot from her in both singing and songwriting.

Klayman’s roommate, Abby Elyssa, loves being the first person to hear the songs Klayman creates.

“Because I’m from New York and she’s from L.A., she always sends me her music and most of the time I can’t even believe it’s my best friend,” Elyssa said. “I tell her all the time that she should go professional.”

But Klayman believes that going professional can interfere with the importance of songwriting. To her, creating a message is more important than being the messenger. But Klayman said if she had to choose between songwriting and singing, she would choose singing, because she could still have the satisfaction of knowing that her music would reach people.

Said Klayman: “What attracts me to this industry is not necessarily the fame, that kind of creeps me out. I just would like to be respected.” lmeyers@syr.edu

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Louis Cross overcomes early mistake in SU’s 3-1 win

By Matt Schneidman senior staff writer

ITHACA, N.Y. — Flanked by two sophomores with a knack for highlight-reel plays, Louis Cross isn’t going to stand out often. While syracuse 3 Miles Robinson makes cornell 1 physical tackles and Kamal Miller darts around with the ball at his feet, the middle piece of Syracuse’s back three blends in. Until he stands out for the wrong reason.

That wrong reason seldom comes, but Tuesday night it arrived via a misread ball over the top for Cornell’s George Pedlow. The mistake gave a team that hadn’t won in seven games an early lead over a team that hadn’t lost or tied in the same number of matches. Cross sprinted to the net to retrieve the ball and launched it back toward midfield while Cornell celebrated what Syracuse didn’t see coming.

“Honestly it was just a bit of a mind blip,” Cross said with a chuckle. “… A bit of a textbook finish from them. Moaning, sulking about it isn’t going to do any good so you just wanna get the ball, regroup again.”

Luckily for the Orange’s unblemished record, though, all it amounted to be was a “mind blip” for Cross. He shed his early miscue in favor of a stellar remainder of the game to shut down any chance at a Cornell comeback.

The Big Red (0-6-2) only registered one shot on net the entire game – the goal – and succumbed to an unrelenting attack from No. 2 Syracuse (8-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast) in SU’s 3-1 win on Tuesday night at Charles F. Berman Field.

“A blunder … that happens to everyone,” midfielder Oyvind Alseth said, “and Louis showed character to come back and played a great game after it happened.”

Since transferring from Akron following his freshman season, Cross has played with bigger names and bigger bodies than his own. His sophomore year it was Skylar

LOUIS CROSS made a mistake in the first half that allowed Cornell to take an early 1-0 lead over Syracuse on Tuesday night. SU eventually came back to get the 3-1 victory over the Big Red. jonathan colon contributing photographer

Thomas and Jordan Murrell — two current professionals — accompanying Cross on the back line before Tyler Hilliard displaced Cross in the starting lineup. Last season, Robinson and Miller burst onto the scene and became the high-profile freshmen that filled the void of the departed seniors.

Cross has been right there as the steady presence that doesn’t rack up the numbers other defensemen do. In 2016, Robinson has three goals and an assist and Miller has a pair of assists, while Cross has one assist “You could say I fly under the radar,” Cross said, “but at the end of the day I think I

do my job defensively.”

On Tuesday, that job consisted mainly of winning balls in the air when Cornell’s mammoth-like midfielders took flight. Twice in succession early in the second half, the 6-foot-1 Cross rose above 6-foot-3 Christophe Gerlach and 6-foot-3 Jack Ferguson to send the ball the other way.

In the latter part of the second half, when Cornell mustered its only resemblance of an offensive threat, Cross won two more headers within seconds on Big Red crosses. Both exited the 18-yard box without causing any danger.

“He’s a senior now that’s played a lot of college games and he provides us composure,” SU head coach Ian McIntyre said. “He doesn’t get flustered, does he?”

Cross has always been relatively soft-spoken. His play mimics that: calm, composed and hardly flashy. And on the last line of a team off to the best start in program history, that’s exactly what Cross needs to be.

“Yes, he’s got some horses around him but he’s an important piece of stopping the other team,” McIntyre said. “He’s a vital piece of what we’re doing back there.” mcschnei@syr.edu | @matt_schneidman

Orange earns No. 2 ranking in latest Top 25 coaches poll

By Matt Schneidman senior staff writer

Syracuse jumped three spots in the official NSCAA poll to claim the No. 2 spot in this week’s rankings.

The Orange (8-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast) defeated Hofstra last Tuesday, 1-0, and beat No. 15 Boston College on Friday night, 2-0, to climb the polls. Of the four teams ahead of Syracuse in last week’s rankings, only No. 4 Maryland went 2-0. The Terrapins are the nation’s new No. 1. Both UMD and SU received 11 first-place votes but Maryland had 15 more total points than

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cornell right wing that beat Louis Cross and rushed past SU goalkeeper Hendrik Hilpert.

“I smell an ‘L,’ Syracuse” a Cornell fan yelled. More than 10 minutes later, Hilpert shook his head and spit. “Come on,” he yelled from across the field after an SU turnover.

Syracuse had gone over 340 minutes without allowing a goal, spanning the last three and a half games. That’s the longest stretch SU had held opponents scoreless since 2014.

As halftime neared, momentum shifted toward the Orange.

A ball found Robinson near the net. The sophomore headed it in the right corner less than two minutes before the break. It was

the Orange.

Previous No. 1 Notre Dame beat UConn

in double overtime, 1-0, before dropping a 1-0 result at Louisville. No. 2 North

NSCAA TOP 10 Take a look at the top 10 teams in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll released Tuesday. Syracuse, 7-0 at the time, got the same amount of first place votes as Maryland, 5-0-2 at the time, but received fewer points.

1. Maryland (11) 2. Syracuse (11) 3. Notre Dame (2) 4. Indiana 5. Charlotte

6. UCLA 7. Clemson 8. Denver 9. North Carolina 10. Butler

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Carolina lost, 1-0, to East Tennessee State at home before beating visiting Pittsburgh by the same score. No. 3 Indiana beat Michigan on the road, 2-0, before playing to a scoreless draw at home against Northwestern. The fourth-ranked Terrapins beat Rutgers on the road in double overtime, 2-1, before a 3-2 overtime win against Penn State at home.

This week, Maryland, Syracuse, Notre Dame, Indiana and North Carolina-Charlotte make up the top five.

The Orange was ranked No. 1 in Monday’s TopDrawerSoccer.com poll. mschnei@syr.edu | @matt_schneidman

Robinson’s third goal of the season, tying for second on the team. It also knotted the game at one.

This was an opportunity for the guys to write their names in the record books … I still think there’s a lot of soccer left in these boys down the stretch.

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“I thought that was really the turning point the game,” Alseth said. “If we wouldn’t have gotten that goal, it would have been a long night for us.”

As the scoreboard clock ticked down, Nanco rocketed a ball off the left goal post. It missed by only inches but showed Syracuse was knocking on the door, on the verge of breaking through and revealing its true dominance. Dominance that hours before the game earned SU a No. 2 ranking, up three spots from the week prior.

At halftime, SU players stayed near the bench. After a brief meeting, SU took the field. “Second half, I thought we were outstanding,” McIntyre said. “This was an opportunity for the guys to write their names in the record books … I still think there’s a lot

of soccer left in these boys down the stretch.”

Six minutes into the second half, Alseth received a ball on the right wing, accelerated down the sideline. He had swung a rightfooted cross and placed it through a flock of defenders.

A deflection brought the ball to the feet of Liam Callahan, who came out of seemingly nowhere and pounded it home to put the Orange up, 2-1.

“It still kind of hasn’t settled in,” Callahan said. “It kind of just feels like another game.”

Except this wasn’t just another game.

In the 73rd minute, Hagman scored his third goal of the year to make it 3-1.

Despite facing a first-half deficit, the Orange left Ithaca, New York unscathed. mguti100@syr.edu | @MatthewGut21

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women’s soccer

Courtney Brosnan becomes one of top goalies in ACC

By Byron Tollefson asst. web editor

Buffalo was desperate to tie the game at one with just two minutes remaining. But shot after shot was turned away by Syracuse goalie Courtney Brosnan.

In the 88th minute, the Bulls had one last gasp. Moira Petrie laid a perfect corner kick to forward Celina Carrero. She settled the ball well and the only obstacle left between her and the net was Brosnan.

The ball rocketed off her foot. Brosnan swung her arms out swatted the ball out of play.

Players from the men’s soccer team jumped out of their seats in the stands, waving their arms and screaming.

“What an unbelievable save,” one shouted.

Two years ago, Syracuse head coach Phil Wheddon said that Brosnan had the potential

to be one of the best goalies in the Atlantic Coast Conference. This season, Brosnan’s five shutouts are tied for second in the conference.

She and the Orange (7-1-2, 0-0-1 ACC), which is off to one of its best starts in school history, have allowed a mere 0.5 goals per game.

“She’s clearly one of the best in the ACC now,” Wheddon said.

Wheddon coached goalkeepers on the U.S. Women’s National Team for seven years. He’s instructed superstars such as Hope Solo and he firmly believes Brosnan could reach that level with the Irish National Team, which she has already been called up to.

Brosnan is a disciple of practicing little details on and off the field. Her obsession with trivialities has proven beneficial in a position where an oversight can change the game.

“She has some special intangibles that other goalkeepers don’t have,” Wheddon

said. “She’s great at organizing, she reads the game well, and she’s very meticulous. She takes care of the little details and in goalkeeping small details make a big difference.”

Brosnan’s knee has hindered her development. She dislocated it during a club match just months before entering her freshman season at Syracuse. She missed the first eight games but still finished the season with 68 saves.

Last November, she injured it again and was forced to undergo surgical kneecap realignment. But she recovered in time for the 2016 season. Her conscientious nature and attention to detail has aided her injury recovery.

Wheddon noted she’s preserved herself impressively throughout the process. She reluctantly relinquished the responsibility of taking goal kicks this season to prevent further injury.

When it comes to her five shutouts, Brosnan credits the defense. She perceives herself as an

organizer in the backfield, carefully coaching her defense, rather than a savior in net.

“But I’m definitely there to save a few when I’m needed,” Brosnan said.

Brosnan excels at securing balls in the air — including services into the box — something that’s typically a weak area for goalies in the women’s game, Wheddon said.

She’s also dramatically increased her presence in the net over time, said SU defender Jessica Vigna, who has known her since they were club teammates at the Player Development Academy in New Jersey.

“I’m probably talking for the entire game, even though the backline probably isn’t listening to me,” Brosnan said with a smile.

“I love being engaged in the game. I call people’s names, tell them to tuck over, pick up a mark, shift up, things like that.” brtollef@syr.edu

men’s lacrosse

3 things John Desko said before Syracuse’s alumni game

By Paul Schwedelson sports editor

had, he might have even had in high school,” Desko said. “So he won’t be playing this fall.”

SU head coach John Desko addressed the media Tuesday before Syracuse’s alumni game on Saturday at 4 p.m. Here are three things he said.

Transfer Brendan Bomberry could be influential from the start

Nick Mellen out for fall with injury Sophomore defender Nick Mellen will miss the entire fall due to injury and is expected to be 100 percent by the start of the season, Desko said. Mellen is the Orange’s most experienced returning defender, starting 16 games last year. With the graduation of fellow starting defenders Brandon Mullins and Jay McDermott, Mellen will be expected to carry a bulk of the defensive load.

“I think it was just an old injury that he

Syracuse picked up junior midfielder Brendan Bomberry this offseason following his transfer from Denver, and he could have a chance to contribute right away for the Orange.

The team graduated two of its starting attacks in Dylan Donahue and Tim Barber and starting midfielder Derek DeJoe. That leaves room open for Bomberry to slide into the lineup.

“He could probably play either position, attack or midfield,” Desko said. “He sees the field very well. He’s a good finisher. We know from his stats he was a very good man-up player for Denver.”

Coming off the bench this past season, Bomberry scored 19 goals and had 14 assists.

His 11 man-up goals ranked first in the nation.

The 6-foot-1, 200-pound Ohsweken, Ontario native had four goals and four assists in eight games as a freshman.

“He really understands the game of lacrosse,” Desko said. “He’s got very good stick work. He’s got great sense.”

Desko wants to build around his first midfield line Last year, SU’s offense ran through midfielders Nick Mariano and Sergio Salcido. Their ability to penetrate defenses with strong dodges toward the net and powerful shots to score goals created significant problems for opposing defenses. Mariano is a natural attack and

Desko said he’s been practicing at both spots.

But building the offense around an effective first midfield is Desko’s priority, he said.

“I think a lot of teams in Division I lacrosse are really looking for their motor to be that first midfield as far as creating slides and double teams,” Desko said. “That seems to be where most teams are having the greatest amount of success. So you really want to bolster that first midfield first.”

Desko cited sophomores Nate Solomon and Devin Shewell as two players who could step up on attack. Solomon was the first attack off the bench by the end of the year and Shewell played his entire freshman season with an injury, Desko said. pmschwed@syr.edu | @pschweds

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Our Syracuse football beat writers discussed three questions surrounding the Orange, including the team’s postseason hopes, the defense and offense’s connection and the biggest surprise for the team this season. jessica sheldon photo editor

Beat writers discuss UConn and more

By The Daily Orange Sports Staff

Syracuse (1-2, 0-1 Atlantic Coast) is coming off a 45-20 loss to South Florida and enters its Week 4 matchup with Connecticut (1-2, 0-1 American Athletic) on a two-game losing streak. Saturday’s 1 p.m. matchup is also SU’s first road game of the year.

Beat writers Tomer Langer, Chris Libonati and Jon Mettus discuss three questions surrounding Syracuse.

1. How important is Syracuse’s game against Connecticut in terms of SU’s postseason hopes?

Tomer Langer: I mean, it’s an important game in the sense that Syracuse really should win this game. But even with a win, Syracuse’s bowl-game chances are fairly slim.

This game is more important for morale, for the players, coaches and fans. Dino Babers said he felt down after back-to-back losses and called Syracuse the toughest transition he’ll have. Losing to Louisville and South Florida are understandable, but a loss to the Huskies would really begin to bring about doubts just four games into Babers’ tenure.

Chris Libonati: It’s everything. Syracuse was always a fringe bowl team and it has to beat Connecticut to keep itself in contention. SU only has three games the rest of the season that should be competitive: UConn, Wake Forest and Boston College.

And Wake has looked good so far this season. Dino Babers’ crew would also probably have to beat Virginia Tech and North Carolina State. Both games are at home, so maybe that’s positive? Silver linings, man.

Jon Mettus: Syracuse’s hopes for a bowl game were slim before the season started and are just as slim now. There are only three very winnable games left on the schedule. Assuming the Orange wins all of them, which is a big assumption, it would still only have four wins on the season, missing bowl eligibility. So, dropping the most winnable out of them all in the Connecticut game is not an option. With the amount that head coach Dino Babers talks about time it’ll take to turn the program around, I’m not even sure he’s worried about the postseason just yet.

2. Is the Orange’s offense good enough to compensate for its defensive flaws?

T.L.: Not in the slightest. And it’s not really any-

body’s fault that Syracuse got bit by the injury bug. But losing two starting secondary members for good, as well as injuries to Rodney Williams and Kayton Samuels in the past week, really highlighted just how thin SU is defensively. As it stands now, SU’s offense will score points in sporadic bunches (17 first-quarter points against USF, two touchdowns in two minutes against UofL). But the defense will consistently give up points, and that’s the problem.

C.L.: Not now. Injuries really have usurped a lot of the potential positives Syracuse could have taken from its defense. Antwan Cordy was supposed to be SU’s playmaker and he’s done for the season. The group has very little depth. The defensive line has taken a clear step back (although, the group should get better next season) because of its lack of depth and lack of experience. The linebacking crew is the most intact unit to this point. This offense is good, don’t get me wrong, it’s just not good enough.

J.M.: At the beginning of the season, I would have said yes. We all knew, or should have known, that the defense was going to struggle and give up yards. What I didn’t realize was how susceptible it would be to the big play. Add in the injuries to Cordy and Juwan Dowels and the defense is in major trouble. We’ve seen how good the offense can be (i.e. the 17-point first quarter against South Florida), but I don’t think it’ll consistently be good enough to compensate for the defense.

3. Through three games, what has surprised you most about Syracuse?

T.L.: In all facets it has to be SU’s receiving core. I don’t think anyone could have expected such an outrageous three-game stretch by transfer Amba Etta-Tawo, who set the record for most receiving yards in a three-game stretch to start a career in SU history. And Ervin Phillips, one year removed from the hybrid position, has caught 30 balls in three games, good for third best in the country.

But at the same time, Steve Ishmael, SU’s most consistent receiver the past two years, has had a disappointing start, hauling in just 13 passes for 131 yards. Those numbers put him around the same pace as last year, but when you figure that he’s playing in a more pass-friendly offense with more weapons to distract the defense, it is a little disappointing that he hasn’t made more of an impact.

C.L.: I expected SU to lose and lose big at

times, but it has just absolutely been shredded.

I expected SU to periodically keep up early in the season, but it hasn’t kept up as much as it should be able to. Some of that can definitely be attributed to injuries. Otherwise? Not much.

I thought this team would be approximately what it has been over the first three games.

J.M.: The number of big plays the defense has given up three games into the year has been the biggest surprise to me. It was obvious that the defense would have many struggles, but the Tampa 2 that Syracuse runs is designed to limit the big play. It’s a bend-don’t-break kind of defense with the safeties controlling two deep zones the majority of the time. The zones allow underneath throws, but are supposed to prevent deep passes. That, however, hasn’t been the case over the last two games. Babers attributed it to the players reverting briefly back to old habits.

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MILES ROBINSON heads in the game-tying goal against Cornell on Tuesday night in SU’s 3-1 win in Ithaca, New York. The Orange won its eighth consecutive game to start the 2016 season, the program’s best mark in history.

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HISTORIC START SU men’s soccer off to best start in program history with 3-1 win at Cornell

By Matthew Gutierrez asst. copy editor

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THACA, N.Y. — Ian McIntyre didn’t think this would happen.

It took Syracuse two years to win five games in the head coach’s first two seasons, 2010 and 2011. In those years, the Orange was winless on the road. Yet Syracuse, a team that only five years ago went 3-12-1, is now near the top of college soccer.

Since SU’s program began in 1920, no team has erupted to the start this year’s team has — eight wins, no ties and no losses. Syracuse’s dominant 3-1 win over Cornell on Tuesday night marked one of the highest moments for the program that’s only recently earned its reputation as one of the best teams in the country.

The No. 2 Orange (8-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast) dominated Cornell (0-6-2) at Charles F. Berman Field on Tuesday night.

Syracuse’s previous best start was 7-0 in 1984. Asked on Monday whether he expected a start like this, McIntyre was blunt.

“No,” the head coach said, “because when you look at our schedule, you see a number of very good teams.”

SU most recently dominated then-No. 15 Boston College last Friday. It beat Loyola Marymount, 2-1, in double overtime. A week later, Syracuse overcame its first deficit of the season with a Miles Robinson goal in the final 10 minutes of regulation against St. John’s, then a Jonathan Hagman game-winner in overtime.

Against North Carolina State, seniors Chris Nanco and Oyvind Alseth stepped up in the Orange’s first

conference game of the year. While Syracuse still must play No. 3 Notre Dame, No. 9 North Carolina and No. 7 Clemson, it’ll let this one settle. In the postgame huddle, McIntyre joked with his players about the last time assistant coach Jukka Masalin has been a part of a team as dominant as this Syracuse team. It goes back to when the coach was 12.

Entering Tuesday’s contest, Syracuse’s 0.41 goals against average ranked ninth in the nation. And SU played the same shutout defense. Save for the opening minutes and a Cornell goal, Syracuse controlled possession. The Orange tallied 16 shots on goal. Cornell mustered just one — its 32nd -minute goal.

Big Red freshman forward George Pedlow broke a scoreless tie late in the first half when he struck a ball from the see cornell page 12

football

Amba Etta-Tawo named to top receiver award watch list

By Jon Mettus asst. sports editor

Syracuse receiver Amba Etta-Tawo has been added to the Biletnikoff Award watch list. The award is given to the most outstanding receiver nationally, regardless of position.

“It’s an honor to be even mentioned in that category,” he said.

Ten semifinalists for the award will be announced on Nov. 14 with a list of three finalists coming out on Nov. 22. The winner will be announced at the college football awards show on Dec. 8.

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Amba Etta-Tawo’s 436 receiving yards rank third in the country through three games

Etta-Tawo, a graduate transfer from Maryland, is in his first year with the Orange. In three games under Dino Babers’ Baylor-style offense, Etta-Tawo has caught 28 passes for 436 yards and three touchdowns. His 145.3 receiving yards per game ranks third in the

nation and best in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Etta-Tawo has recorded the most receiving yards in the first three games of a season for any Syracuse receiver ever. His 9.3 receptions per game are tied for fourth in the nation.

In his first game with the Orange, Etta-Tawo snagged 12 passes for 210 yards and a touchdown. That put him fifth all-time on the Syracuse single-game receiving yards list and tied him for fourth on the SU’s single-game receptions list. jrmettus@syr.edu | @jmettus

AMBA ETTA-TAWO has caught 28 passes for 436 yards and three touchdowns this season. tony curtis staff photogrpaher