Provost Gretchen Ritter announced 100 self-reported COVID-19 cases to the University Senate after SU confirmed a total of 49 student cases on Monday.
Because of an increasing push towards being “on trend,” the SU campus is flooded with fast fashion pieces — an unsustainable option.
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After injuries, a dismissal and two trips through the transfer portal, Devaughn Cooper is finally settling in as a main receiving option for Syracuse.
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Rocio Carrero recalls helping clean up during Hurricane Maria’s after math when she was 17 years old. Five years later, she said living through Hurricane Fiona while being at SU has made her feel “useless.”
“When this happens at home, we’re all one, you just help your neighbors, help whoever you can,” said Carrero, a senior at SU. “(Here), I can’t
go out and help move trees or anything.”
Hurricane Fiona made landfall in Puerto Rico on Sunday, leaving the entire island without electricity two days before the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Maria’s landfall. The storm made landfall the following day in the Dominican Republic, which left over a million utility custom ers without water service as of Wednesday.
Carrero, a fifth year environmental and inte rior design student, said she has been able to maintain constant communication with her fam ily in Puerto Rico — her dad, her sister and her sister’s fiancé — which was not the case during Hurricane Maria. Currently, Carrero’s family has running water but no electricity.
Anabelle Canals, a freshman broadcast and digital news major, said she wasn’t able to contact her family when the storm first landed in Puerto Rico. The news coverage being released at the time was her only source of updated information on the hurricane.
Mariana Perez Lugo, a junior majoring in nutrition science, said it’s stressful not being
Lizmarie Montemayor junior anthropology majorwith her family in Puerto Rico and continuing her normal routine. Lizmarie Montemayor, a Puerto Rican junior studying anthropology, said she felt “hypocritical” continuing to live her life normally at SU.
A panel of five professors in the Maxwell School of Citizen ship and Public Affairs at Syra cuse University discussed the overturning of Roe v. Wade and its aftermath at Eggers Hall on Wednesday evening.
The panel, “What’s at Stake Post Roe?: Implications of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs vs. Jackson Abor tion Ruling” followed a virtual July
7 discussion panel with the same members. Maxwell faculty experts who specialize in fields related to the decision and its impacts spoke on implications relative to their respec tive areas of study.
Tom Keck, a political science professor who specializes in consti tutional law and the United States Supreme Court, opened the panel with an explanation of the court’s logic and constitutional basis for the June 24 decision.
Justice Samuel Alito wrote in
his opinion that abortion rights are not constitutionally protected because they are not explic itly guaranteed by the text’s lit eral wording, Keck explained. He added that each year he teaches a 1798 case in which the court clearly says that it will sometimes rule on the basis of fundamental principles that aren’t explicit in the“TheConstitution.basiclogic of (this decision) is that if your rights were not consti tutionally protected in the mid-19th
century, they’re still not constitu tionally protected today,” Keck said.
History professor Carol Faulkner addressed Alito’s argument that there isn’t a right to abortion “deeply rooted in the Nation’s history and tradi tion” with historical examples that contradict his notion. She said that before the mid-19th century, women treated a “missed period” by going to an apothecary and getting medicine.
Keck also explained the way “com peting interest” is addressed in Roe v. Wade opposed to Alito’s argument
in Dobbs v. Jackson, saying that while Roe emphasized striking a balance between a state’s interest in protect ing fetal life and a person’s interest in reproductive autonomy, Dobbs disre garded the balance altogether.
“The court’s opinion in Dobbs gives weight to only one side of that scale, right on the current court’s view,” Keck said. “That side of the scale gets zero weight. The repro ductive autonomy of the pregnant person gets zero weight in the
Hurricane Fiona left 100% of the island without electricity on Sunday. A day later, the storm made landfall in the Dominican Republic. courtesy of rocio carreroIt’s paralyzing. I’m still going to classes and doing homework and daily things while my home is being destroyed and there’s people dying and my family has no power.
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Syracuse University Provost Gretchen Ritter announced Wednesday that there are currently 74 self-reported active student COVID-19 cases and 26 faculty and staff cases on campus.
Only students that report their positive cases to the Barnes Center at the Arch will qualify for excused absences in their classes, Ritter said at Wednes day’s University Senate meeting. The Barnes Center will send an email to faculty should a student report a positive test.
On Monday, an SU spokesperson reported a 52% decrease in COVID19 cases from the weekend, with 34 active student cases and 15 active
common councilfaculty and staff cases. At the meeting, Chancellor Kent Syverud announced the release of a report suggesting a new process to revoke honor ary degrees. The action comes in response to the senate’s reso lution last spring to revoke the honorary degree of Rudy Guiliani awarded in “Standards1989.are in place for revocation under any degree, that standard should then I believe be applied to the Rudy Giuliani case,” Syverud said. “I think it’s important that we look at the pro cess as a whole and be careful, but I think there’s a way forward provided in the report.”
In his report, Syverud added that SU should be careful when policing the conduct of people
after receiving their degree for legal, ethical and resource rea sons. Syverud said degree revo cation should be limited to the “most egregious cases of postaward conduct.”
In its 152-year history, SU has only revoked two earned degrees and no honorary degrees, Syver ud Memberssaid. of the University Sen ate, Student Association and Grad uate Student Organization Senate will have until the Oct. 26 Uni versity Senate meeting to provide commentary on the report. Syver ud will then deliver the adjusted report to the Board of Trustees at its Nov. 4 meeting.
The senate also introduced recent hires, including Brett Padgett, the university’s new
senior vice president and chief financial officer, Professor Mary Graham, faculty athletic representative, and Mary Grace Almandrez, vice president for diversity and Almandrezinclusion.saidshe was an active student leader and part of the multicultural center during her time as a student at the University of San Diego, where she received her undergraduate degree.
“(My experience) helps me to grow my work to continue to put students at the center of my work,” Almandrez said. “So no matter what the position might hold, I will always keep students at the center.”
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Syracuse police arrested Com mon Councilor Amir Gethers Wednesday morning, according to the Onondaga County Sher iff’s Office website.
The Syracuse Police Depart ment responded to a physical domestic violence call just after 8 a.m., syracuse.com reported. The police booked Gethers at 5:10 p.m., according to county records.
The woman who reported Gethers said she was his girl friend, according to Syracuse. com. She also said that Gethers owned a gun, but that she was unaware if he was in possession of it. Gethers did not appear at Wednesday’s Common Council meeting later that day.
He was charged with crimi nal obstruction of breathing, or intentionally obstructing some
one’s ability to breathe, as well as second-degree harassment, which includes physical vio lence, such as shoving and kick ing, against a family member or member of the person’s house hold, according to New York state’s penal code. Both charges are class A Gethers,misdemeanors.whois27years old, was elected to the Common Council in 2021 for an at-large seat. He was also a contract compliance officer for Onondaga County and the youngest Black man to ever be elected to the Common Council, syracuse.com reported. He won the seat with 28% of the Accordingvote.to the Syracuse City Charter, the common council can remove one of its members from office for “offi cial misconduct” with a threefourth vote from the entire council. Before the council can
Attorney General sues Trump New York State Attorney Gen eral Letitia James announced a lawsuit against former presi dent Donald Trump Wednesday. James’ suit alleges that Trump committed business fraud regarding property in Florida, New York, Illinois and Washing ton,DuringD.C. a press conference announcing the lawsuit, James said Trump inflated his net worth by billions of dollars. Trump’s children, Donald Jr., Eric and Ivanka, along with two company executives, were named in the lawsuit as well.
“This investigation revealed that Donald Trump engaged in years of illegal conduct to inflate his net worth, to deceive banks and the people of the great state of New York,” James said, accord ing to CNYCentral. “Claiming you have money that you do not have does not amount to the art of the deal. It’s the art of the steal.”
On Tuesday, New York’s Canna bis Control Board adopted new regulations regarding growing medical marijauna in a home. Under the new regulations, medi cal cannabis patients can grow up to six plants. Caregivers can grow up to 12 Syraucse.complants. reported that landlords cannot refuse a lease due to a tenant growing medi cal marijuana. The changes came after a public comment period for the New York State Office of Can nabis“ThankManagement.youagain for the pub lic comments that we received … our staff here at OCM, who researched and made sure we were really putting forward wellresearched thoughtful regula tions,” Tremaine Wright, the chair of the Cannabis Control Board, told Syracuse.com.
Syracuse University announced that over 1,000 students partici pated in the university’s summer pre-college programs, its larg est ever cohort of high school students. Students came from 18 countries, SU News reported.
Chris Cofer, the executive director of SU’s office of precollege programs, said the uni versity offered over 80 courses.
Classes were offered both inperson and online. Last year, 837 high school students enrolled in the program, which was fully online at the time.
“I am overjoyed that so many high school students chose to
Syracuse University Provost Gretchen Ritter announced Wednesday that there are currently 74 self-reported active student COVID-19 cases and 26 faculty and staff cases on campus. katie mcclellan asst. news editor remove a member, it must grant the person a hearing in their defense. Gethers’ term is set to expire on Dec. 31, 2025. News Editor Kyle Chouinard contributed reporting to this article. ddamron@syr.edu@dannyamron_ Amir Gethers, a Common Councilor at SU, was arrested Wednesday morning. maxine brackbill asst. photo editor“It’s paralyzing”, she said. “I’m still going to classes and doing homework and daily things while my home is being destroyed and there’s people dying and my family has no power.”
Marangelis Uben’s brother, father and uncle currently live in the Dominican Repub lic. They’ve told her they’re “fine,” but she feels this sentiment is downplayed.
“They just said, ‘it’s raining a lot’ and that ‘it’s kind of like normal, a few people lost their houses,’ but they say it very nonchalantly because it’s normal for them,” said Uben, who is a junior majoring in information manage ment and technology. “There’s not much that they can do or say, so it’s pretty sad.”
Carrero, Canals and Perez Lugo were all on the island during Hurricane Maria, and drew parallels between their previous expe rience and what they’re observing with Hur ricane
DuringFiona.Hurricane Maria, Canals said her family had no electricity and were unable to contact other family members in the U.S.
“We didn’t know just how devastating it was until months afterwards because we couldn’t even go into the streets,” she said. “We couldn’t drive because everything was just completely blocked.”
Though they can’t physically be there to support their families and communities, students said they were able to find support through talking with friends and peers expe riencing the same thing.
Montemayor, who is the philanthropy chair for SU’s Puerto Rican Student Associa tion, said the organization is doing what they can to support both the island and the Puerto Rican community at SU.
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court’s opinion.”
In line with a theory called the “ther mostat of public opinion,” political science professor Shana Kushner Gadarian said that when policy moves too far to the right or to the left, the public will move in the other direction. Following the decision, she said, the public is more willing to say they’re pro-choice or take a position on theInissue.special elections since the decision in places like Kansas and New York, she said, voter turnout has proven to be consistent with this “Whattrend.weknow moves people and moti vates people (during) election time is either hope or anger, and we’re seeing a lot of anger. We’re seeing more registration among women voters,” Gadarian said.
Sarah Hamersma, a public affairs professor and economist, expects around half the popu lation to see their nearest abortion care pro vider close, and that in corresponding areas, abortions are expected to decrease by 27%. Nationally, she said, abortions are expected to decrease by 9%.
Jenn M. Jackson, a professor in the
Montemayor said that PRSA was created in response to Hurricane Maria as a way to provide support to Puerto Rican students who feel helpless with their families struggling.
The PRSA started a “donation bingo” fun draiser on Tuesday through their instagram account. All funds will be donated to relief organizations currently working in Puerto Rico, including Taller Salud and Brigada Soli daria del Oeste.
“I understand that all of our friends from America are very sympathetic,” Montemayor added, “but there’s something different about having somebody who is literally going through the same thing that I am (where) their family is on the island … and they have no way to talk to them. Having a group of people that you can relate to definitely helps.”
Carrero said she has been communicating with others through the PRSA group chat as well as with her Puerto Rican roommate. Most students seem to be in communication with their families, she said.
“Everything else we can rebuild little by little, like we have after Maria,” Carrero said. “We just have to… (get) better and stronger.”
Still, Carrero emphasized that students should make an effort to offer their sup port to friends with family in Puerto Rico, howeverCanalsminimal.saidshe’s derived support from the faculty and staff in the Newhouse School of Public Communication. She said she appreci ates how individuals have checked in on her or sent out emails to those with families in Puerto Rico and how SU has been acknowl edging Hispanic Heritage Month.
Some of Perez Lugo’s professors have also reached out through emails about the storm, and she echoed Canals’ gratitude.
“It’s nice to know that we have that support
political science department with research interest in Black politics and gender and sexuality, emphasized thinking about race in the long arc of slavery in the United States and how it relates to the orientation to Western Narrativesmedicine.around the way Black women experience pain and histories of gynecologi cal experimentation on Black women have created a culture of distrust among Black people with respect to medical science, Jack son said. For Black, brown and Indigenous women, entering a hospital for reasons relat ing to pregnancy or anything having to do with gynecological needs has historically been a risk, she Whensaid.considering populations who are vulnerable when dealing with medical sci ence and Western medicine, broadening the conversation is essential, Jackson said.
“As we continue to think about the legal constraints and structures and to think about the institutional implications and the electoral outcomes and the history here, I … want us to make sure that we’re also thinking about what it’s like to live in this moment on the ground with the actual lived experiences of folks, primarily working class and poor folks, who are the most affected by these deci sions,” she said.
here and they’re really there for us,” Canals said. “Yesterday in the dining hall, they were serving food that I would eat back home, and that really meant a lot to me, especially during this time.”
Canals encouraged all SU students to keep up with news about Hurricane Fiona and how they can help those affected by it. She added that students with family on the island shouldn’t suppress their feelings and should talk to others about what they’re going through.
Uben said SU should take more responsi bility in informing students about the storm and recognize what is happening, potentially through campus-wide emails.
“I feel like the students can’t do much
without the school actually saying something first,” Uben said. “Because if there’s not much coverage, then not many people are informed aboutPerezit.”
Lugo also emphasized the impor tance of raising awareness for students deal ing with the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona. Montemayor thinks there needs to be more coverage of the hurricane in the media.
“It’s easy to put us aside because we’re not the majority, but the islands need help,” she said. “I think the media has a responsibility to showcase the realities that we’re facing.”
lsortiz@syr.edu@luisanasofate classes in the university’s history.
There are 4,100 new students, 400 over the university’s goal. The large student group displaced some sophomores set to live in off-campus residence halls, but 90% of sophomores got their first choice among the alternative living options, Syverud said.
“Syracuse University was the first
choice for a lot more students than we expected,” Syverud said. “While (sopho mores) were not all happy with the change, I do think the teams did their best to pro vide what our first year students should reasonably expect, while accommodating our returning students. The team decided that the top priority was keeping our first year students together and on campus.”
Syverud also addressed community con cerns about the university’s campus expan
Hamersma emphasized the way people think about whether people have rights in a democracy depends on who’s assigned to have rights. With respect to surrounding questions of who votes and who the stake holders in a democracy are, Jackson said she thinks of communities and groups like previously incarcerated people who have
sion“Weplans.have been in a process of evaluat ing what to build related to student hous ing on empty lots on Ostrom,” Syverud said. “That process is going to take into account how we maintain a neighborhood near the campus, where faculty and staff want to live. I think the process is starting, but I wouldn’t expect to see any bulldozers very soon on Ostrom Ave.”
Syverud also held a moment of silence
been witnessing their rights being rolling back for a long time.
“When I think democracy, I think for whom? To whom?” Jackson said. “We have to always provide a context for what we mean by and who we are applying the term to.”
jlseal@syr.edu@JanaLoSealfor the three SU community members who passed away in the past several weeks. He honored Meghan Bruno, a member of the aca demic affairs team; Cerri Banks, vice presi dent for student experience and Yuyi Zhan, a third-year student in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
University Senate’s Oct. 26 meeting will be held over Zoom at 4 p.m.
ksmcclel@syr.edu@katie_mcclellanattend Summer College at Syracuse Uni versity,” Cofer said.
This summer’s session was also the first in two years that pre-college students were able to attend in person.
The Presidential Election Reform Act passed through the House of Representatives on Wednesday with a 229-203 vote. The vote was split between party lines, with only nine Republicans voting “yes” on the bill.
The act is designed to prevent election subversion, NBC News reported.
Congressman John Katko (R-Camilus),
who represents Syracuse along with other portions of central New York, was one of the nine Republicans who supported the bill. One other New York Republican, Con gressman Chris Jacobs (R-Western New York), supported the bill. Both Katko and Jacobs have said they’ll retire at the end of their current terms.
“If your aim is to prevent future efforts to
steal elections, I would respectfully suggest that conservatives should support this bill,” Repre sentative Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming) told NBC News. “If instead, your aim is to leave open the door for elections to be stolen in the future, you might decide not to support this or any other bill to address the Electoral Count Act.”
The Discussion comprised a panel of five experts in respective fields relevant to the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturn of Roe v. Wade. jana seal asst. news editor Rocio Carrero’s father’s dog wanders through the damage froom Hurricane Fiona, which left 100% of Puerto Rico without electricity. courtesy of rocio carreroKathryn Hendry doesn’t feel pres sure to buy clothes for everyday class outfits, but feels the need to update her closet yearly when it comes to “going out” tops.
“I bought new going out clothes fresh man year and then again this year,” Hen dry, a sophomore majoring in marketing and advertising at Syracuse University.
“I feel like the cycle of trends happens faster with going out tops and it’s dis played in a more public way.”
There seems to be an unspoken pres sure for students on SU’s campus to continuously buy new pieces of clothing, especially at the beginning of the school year. Students will often wear a trendy piece once before throwing it away and contributing to the 11.3 million tons of textiles the U.S. wastes each year.
“There’s a certain pressure to wear some thing different every time you go out. It’s stu pid, but it’s a real thing,” said Michela Galego, a sophomore communications design major.
As a result of store closures during the pandemic, consumers swapped fast fashion staples like Zara and H&M for Shein, a privately owned, Chinese e-commerce site that is known for low-
Her book “The Handmaid’s Tale,” published in 1985, depicts the dystopian society of Gil ead, where women are effectively second-class citizens. As a result of plummeting birth rates, some women are assigned to the role of “handmaid,” and are forced to have children for upper class couples. The book has long served as a feminist warning that places
Despite being published nearly 40 years ago, “The Handmaid’s Tale” is highly controversial and disputed in the modern public dis course for the story it tells. The book landed on the American Library Association’s list of most
When we read a book, the knowledge is not in the book. The knowledge is that which we make together through discussion.
Ethan Madarieta assistant professorchallenged books in 2019, and has been banned across school districts nationwide for even longer.
Books related to gender and sexuality consistently fill the ALA’s top ten most challenged books list. Books written by LGBTQ+ authors are also dispro portionately challenged, according to npr.org. The ALA began track ing challenged books 20 years ago. From Jan. 1 to Aug. 31, 1,651 individual books were challenged, the highest since the organization began tracking them.
In 2014, a North Carolina school banned the book because parents found it to be “sexually explicit, violently graphic, morally corrupt (and) detrimental to Chris tian values,” according to marshall. edu. Similarly, a mother in Georgia protested alongside staff, admin istrators and other parents when the book was on her son’s summer reading list, claiming it contained “porn and gore and cursing.”
But Katherine Kidd doesn’t shy away from challenging texts.
emphasis on the importance of gender
“Theequality.moregender equality there is in a society, the less abuse there is,” Atwood said during her 2018 visit to SU. “Because abuse has a lot to do with respect, and a lack of respect has a lot to do with inequality.”
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A new window display of black block letters on charred book pages fills the window of the Petit Branch Library this week. Below, the American Library Association’s most chal lenged books, such as “The Hate U Give” and “Lawn Boy,” are propped up with paper flames peeking out of them.
School distrcts, libraries and other orga nizations have a long history of banning books with prevalent themes of race based on anything from the books’ opposition of white supremacist laws to their illustration of interracial relationships. As social move ments continue to increase the dialogue sur rounding race in the nation, the opposition to such conversations has grown, bringing with it challenges to literary works that some people deem problematic.
While some claim that this new wave of banning and challenging books is rooted in a need to protect people, many librarians, like Petit Branch Library manager Carol Johnson, believe it’s a deeper problem.
“I look at (book banning) as more of an issue of censorship,” Johnson said. “I think there is quite a bit of attention being drawn to the matter because the incidents of people trying to ban books is up significantly.”
The act of challenging is slightly differ ent than banning a book. According to the ALA, a challenge is when someone petitions or tries to have materials or books restricted or removed while a ban is the removal and restriction of said materials or books.
“The Hate U Give,” which was also notably
a part of Petit’s window display, has been fac ing bans and challenges even after its movie adaptation was released in 2018.
The fictional book follows 16-year-old Starr Carter as she strives to be an activist after her unarmed friend is murdered by a police officer. The book faced several chal lenges after it was published, and in 2017, a school district in Katy, Texas was the first to ban
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then, it has been on the ALA’s Top 10 most challenged books for reasons such as profanity, violence and its apparent antipolice message. While these arguments aren’t directly related to the themes of the book, people like Selena Giampa, a creator for Thomas and Parthenon books, have argued against their inconsequential nature.
“When you see some of the challenged books, you sometimes have to dig to find out why it was even a problem because the ‘offense,’ for lack of better words, is so trivi al,” Giampa said.
In a 2018 interview with Entertainment Weekly, Thomas addressed the reasons peo ple ban and challenge books, arguing that the number of people killed by the police in 2017 severely outweighs the number of controver sial curse words in her book.
“Everyone would say they believe in freedom and the right to choose what they see, read (or) experience for themselves, but when it is outside their lowered tolerance level, they want to immediately eliminate whatever makes them uncomfortable,” Giampa said. “It isn’t enough to just remove themselves from it or choose not to consume it. They want it gone.”
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Sherman Alexie, who has faced the same backlash for his book “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian,” said it’s impor tant to arm youth with knowledge instead of coddling them.
“I write books for teenagers because I viv idly remember what it felt like to be a teen facing everyday and epic dangers. I don’t write to protect them. It’s far too late for that. I write to give them weapons—in the form of words and ideas—that will help them fight their monsters,” Alexie said in his op-ed in the Wall Street Journal. “I write in blood because I remember what it felt like to bleed.”
Alexie’s book centers on a teenage cartoonist named Junior who lives on the Spokane Indian Reservation and attends an all-white high school. Readers learn about Junior’s struggles to find his place as he juggles being seen as a traitor on the reservation and an outcast at school.
The book was originally banned in Stock ton, Missouri for “violence, language and some sexual content.” Like “The Hate U Give,” Alexie’s book has been challenged and banned consistently since its release, and has been on the ALA’s top most challenged books from 2017 to 2018 and 2020 to 2021.
As the practice of banning books continues to gain traction, Giampa said it is important to note the subtext behind the reasons put forward for these bans.
“When we bow out and stop paying atten tion to these things we are almost always guaranteeing the most extreme among us, who tend to be very dedicated to their extreme views, to make the decisions for us,” Giampa said.
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Dan & Grady Hayden Mac will be strumming a casual guitar to serenade the audience at Redgate Cuse’s next acoustic night. Redgate hosts artists each week, featuring a different group each time.
WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 22 at 10pm
PRICE: DM Redgate Cuse for $5 presale ticket. $8 at the door.
Another acoustic performance is happening in Syracuse this week, this time at The Emerald. The feature will showcase two acts, each consisting of four performers as they sing alongside some of the most “magical artists” at SU, according to their Instagram. Liv DuFine, Sofia Violet and more will have vocal and guitar sets. Froggies features the night’s only bass performance with vocals and a guitar to round out the evening.
WHEN: Friday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m.
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priced and trendy clothing.
Galego said she feels guilty for shopping at fast-fashion giants like Shein and Cider. She loves keeping up with trends and wearing new pieces out, but can’t afford to spend $60 on an Urban Outfitters top she may wear only once.
Shein is valued at $100 billion, higher than the combined worth of H&M and Zara. Each day, Shein updates their website with an average of 6,000 new styles.
“At Syracuse the shopping is very excessive, everyone is wearing the newest drops of certain brands. It’s very competitive to keep up,” said Filipa Alloul, a sophomore undecided in the Col lege of Arts and Sciences.
Alloul shared that she used to shop at Shein during the pandemic, but stopped because of the quality of the clothing and backlash she saw across the internet about the company’s ethics.
Shein employees have been reported to work 75 hours per week in unsafe and unsanitary factories while barely making a living wage. Around 95% of Shein styles are made with some plastic-based material like polyester, nylon, acrylic or elastane. These materials make the process of recycling tex tile waste extremely hard and amount to the largest source of microplastic pollution in the world’s oceans.
But college students continue to shop at Shein because of the range of sizes and extremely cheap prices.
“It makes more sense for me to buy a $6 Shein top. My parents don’t fund shopping sprees,” Galego said.
In order to change the single-use relation ship with clothing, Abigail Minicozzi, a junior majoring in fashion design, said it’s important to educate people on fast fashion’s ethical and environmental“Consumersimpact.oftendon’t think about what effort it took to make the product, what materi als were used, what the working conditions were and what the pay was,” Minicozzi said.
In 2021, Minicozzi and two others opened The Cherry Pit, a curated vintage thrift store located in the basement of Wild flower Armory. The Cherry Pit has both women and unisex clothing options with
As a fashion major, Minicozzi spoke about her love for unique vintage textiles and the appreciation she feels when an item of clothing has lasted her for years on end. She loves being able to sell clothing she finds at thrift stores that may not be her style or fit.
“It’s nice to give clothes to people in a closed loop system that isn’t harmful to the environment,” Minicozzi said. “When people buy things from certain stores in the mall, they aren’t thinking about how quickly the item was made and how harmful the textiles are to the environment.”
In order to keep The Cherry Pit up to date with ever-changing trends, Minicozzi uses her walk to class as a way to gain inspiration about what other SU students are wearing. She spoke about the importance of timeless pieces that will never go out of style and can be kept for longer, like vests and belts for the fall and chunky sweaters for winter.
chemical engineering at SUNY ESF, said it can be overwhelming and difficult to find specific sizes at a massive thrift store like Goodwill or Salvation Army. Thrifting at corporate loca tions takes time, patience and it’s often unlikely that the consumer knows where the thrift store is donating the money, Sausville said.
Sausville decided to cut out the process of rifling through unwanted clothing with his company, The Pits Vintage.
Sausville runs The Pits Vintage on Insta gram and hosts pop-ups at student shows where he features pre-owned and vintage clothing pieces curated for the styles he sees SU and ESF students sport on campus.
His clothing ranges from $10 to $25 for shirts and pants and $20 to $40 for heavy winter coats.
“Buying vintage clothing is just a win, win, win for everyone,” Sausville said. “It’s cheaper than buying something new, it’s more durable than any article of fast-fashion clothing, and it’s also saving something from going to the landfill that is oftentimes only worn once.”
Sausville said he can’t even remember the last time he bought a new article of clothing. When he finds a vintage piece he loves, it is already a little worn in and has proven that it will last for years to come.
“It’s amazing that Shein clothing doesn’t fall apart when it’s being shipped,” Sausville said, immediately connecting the term fast fashion to Shein, a company from which he sees his older sister order massive hauls.
Sausville likes to think about the person behind each stitch, and wishes there were more like-minded people on campus who value the environment and ethics of a company over an $8 poorly-made sweater from Shein.
In their sequel collaboration, The Harrington and The Summit will feature a lineup of three SU student bands — Picture Us Tiny, Liv For Now and 33CO13. Tagged with the motto “It just won’t stay dead!”, the combo will put on a grungy performance.
WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 24 at 9:30 p.m., doors open at 9 p.m.
PRICE: Presale $5, $7 at the door
The Lost HorizonAt the Lost Horizon, a lineup of four bands will be on tap for attendees at this Thompson Road venue. King Squiddy and the Sethlapods will feature, with special guests Glass Image, Shane Archer Reed and Underwater Bosses also taking the stage. Attendees must be at least 16 years old or accompanied by a guardian.
WHEN: Friday, Sept. 23 at 6 p.m.
PRICE: $12
Louisa Friedman, a sophomore communi cations and rhetorical studies major, said she often rejects cheap and trendy fast-fashion brands to invest in more expensive, sustain able and higher quality pieces.
“If I am going to spend money on clothes, I might as well invest in pieces that will last me a while and actually fit me well,” Freedman said. “I wish I thrifted more, but sometimes it is very hard to find my size.”
Paul Sausville, a junior studying paper and
Curbing the compulsive purchasing of cheap clothing is solely in the hands of students, Minicozzi said. Understanding the disconnect between the product and consumer will slow down the cycle of trends coming in and out of closets, she “Clothingsaid.used to be produced at a level where consumers bought items when they grew out of something or there was a change in season,” Minicozzi said. “I continue to see students overconsuming clothes instead of prioritizing quality materials, craftsmanship and ethics.”
Hosted by DJ Torivee, Westcott Theater will be hosting another iteration of its hit event that first took place on March 26. Dance the night away to hit songs from Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo. The “headbanging and sweaty scream singing” concert is open to concert goers of all ages.
WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 23 at 9 p.m., doors open at 8 p.m.
PRICE: Tickets start at $22 & Good 4 U
Henri HerbertThis blues “boogie-woogie piano phenom” will hop on stage for the first time in Syracuse as part of his “Boogie ‘Till I Die Tour.” Herbert has been described as anywhere from a celebratory, manic or delicate pianist and holds over 100 million video views on his Youtube channel. Herbert’s piano will create lively sounds at The 443 Social Club & Lounge, where each note can be intimately consumed.
WHEN: Wednesday, Sept 22 at 7 p.m.
PRICE: Tickets starting at $22.97
Harrington X SummitWhen people buy things from certain stores in the mall, they aren’t thinking about how quickly the item was made and how harmful the textiles are to the environment.
Abigail Minicozzi
Since she was a child, Kidd can remember reading books that other people told her not to open. Now, as an assistant teaching professor and English studies coordinator in the College of Arts and Sciences, Kidd has embraced texts that censorship groups shun, even teaching a course on banned books while they were a professor at the University of Pittsburgh.
Kidd’s appreciation of texts that are perceived as shocking has informed the way they teach their literature courses. Often Kidd will strive to include novels and readings that are controversial as a way to expose her students to viewpoints and ideas that differ from their own. Identifying what is so controversial about books that are banned in the mainstream is one of the best ways to accomplish what an author is asking readers to do while reading, she said.
“I do try to introduce students to not only banned and contested texts, but also perspec tives that might be alternative to what they’re used to,” Kidd said. “I always tell my students, ‘I don’t expect you to agree with this point of view, I don’t expect you to sympathize with this point of view, I just need you to read it and think about it.’”
Kidd’s ideology aligns closely with that of many scholars fighting against censorship and book bans in academia. On a national level, the ALA publishes an annual list of the top challenged and banned books in the United States. The top three most chal lenged books of 2021 were all challenged, banned or restricted for including LGBTQ IA+ and sexually explicit content.
Kidd didn’t see why “Gender Queer,” which is by Maia Kobabe and was most chal lenged book of the last year, was as scandalous as the public perceived it to be. The book is a
graphic novel memoir that traces Kobabe’s life through adolescence into adulthood, describ ing the challenge of navigating sexuality and gender identity in and outside of the gender binary. People challenged it because “it was considered to have sexually explicit images,” according to the ALA.
Kidd said restricting a book like “Gen der Queer” solely on the basis of it being sexually explicit limits discussions about young adults’ discovery of gender iden tity in relation to their bodies, and erases the fact that people do experience things similar to what Kobabe describes. Seeing a book like “Gender Queer” be challenged for pornographic material is scary, Kidd said, as the ultimate message of the book relies more on the “revelation of a personal expe rience of self discovery,” than the images it’s being censored for.
Ethan Madarieta said he has been lucky enough to work and teach without feeling the impacts of censorship. Madarieta, who is an assistant professor of English, has taught classes pertaining to queer and Latinx litera ture at SU and other universities.
But the prevalence of the practice encroaches dangerously on identities that are already underrepresented in literature, Mada rieta said. Reading literature that features ideas and identities that are not dominant in society is a way to explore the world and under stand human relationships, they said.
“To somehow close off experiences that people in the world have — and then portray narratively — is at its base, and maybe most generally, an attempt at silencing and dis appearing those experiences and identities,” Madarieta said.
More often than not, books pertaining to queer people of color are often the most chal leged LGBTQ+ stories, Madarieta said. George M. Johnson’s “All Boys Aren’t Blue,” which is a non-fiction “memoir-manifesto” following the author’s life as a queer Black man, was the
number three most challenged book on the ALA’s list in 2021.
As a professor, Madarieta has seen how engaging with texts that include marginalized characters has encouraged students to reflect on their own identity while becoming more socially aware of other peoples’ experiences. Including literature in the classroom that is contested or restricted fosters conversation, whether or not the students agree with the point of view of the novel, Madarieta said.
“When we read a book, the knowledge is not in the book. The knowledge is that which we make together through discussion,” Mada rieta said. “I think it’s very important to have those points of discussion even when they begin with contestation.”
According to the ALA, 44 percent of challenges to literary works happen in school libraries. To Madarieta, fighting against censorship is one of the most impor tant ways to promote diversity and inclu sion, both inside and outside the classroom. Especially at the college level, they said, engaging in challenged texts is a way to open discussion and promote new ideas.
“The work we do is actually to discuss these ideas, to evaluate them through par ticular analytics and then to make our own decisions based on the evidence that we’ve raised through discussion,” Mada rieta said. “To censor or ban a book is antiacademic at its base.”
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Books like “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “Gender Queer” are frequently censored, which leads students to be less educated on gender and sexuality. leanne rivera staff photographer
Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian, died in custody after she was arrest ed for allegedly “violating Iran’s hijab and modesty law.” Amini was arrested on Sept. 13 and passed away on Sept. 16th. Iranian officials claimed that she died due to a heart attack. Amini’s parents said she never had any health conditions before her “heart attack” and has always been in good health.
The hospital Amini was transferred to released a statement that she was brain dead upon her arrival to the hospital, but later revoked the claim. Witnesses claim that she was beaten up and her brother even noticed bruises on her head and legs. Moreover, activ ists have released medical scans of Mahsa’s skull, showing brain edema and hemorrhage.
Growing up in Egypt, I was raised in a Mus lim community with a very religious family. Ever since I was a child, my family encouraged me to wear the hijab. But I was given the option, so I was never forced to actually wear it. I have proudly been a hijabi by choice since I was 12 years old. In seven years of wearing the hijab, I never felt I would be in actual danger if I had chosen not to wear it.
But unfortunately that is not the case for women in Iran. There, women must dress in a full coverage outfit, not because they want to, but because they fear the repercus sions of not wearing it.
Personally, I never understood the idea of the so-called “morality police”. What morals encourage people to violate and abuse peo ple? What morals allow the restriction and free opinion of an entire nation? What morals allow for a beating of a woman for not wearing what was “acceptable” to her government?
The fact that they use the name of Islam as reasoning for their actions disgusts me. They fabricate the religion to their desires. If we are
talking Islamically, there is a verse in the Quran that reads: “There shall be no compulsion in the religion” (2:256). Moreover, Islam has proven itself to be peaceful and accepting in its verses and practices. But when it pleases governments like Iran’s, they weaponize the name of religion to use it as a front for their sick actions.
Following Amini’s death, protests erupted all around the nation, starting in Tehran. Women and men marched in the streets and waved their hijabs in solidarity with Amini. College students, who were usually afraid to raise their voices so as to not be banished from education, are now protesting in their schools. Omid Djalili, a British-Iranian, said “This is Iran’s George
Floyd moment” in an online video. Because of Amini’s death, it is believed that Iranians have had enough, and the hijab protest might burst into an anti-government revolution.
The other tragic part about Amini’s death is that the rest of the world seems to not care to learn about it. In the west, we have normalized the oppression of Middle Eastern Nations by their rulers, and news like Amini’s never get enough spotlight. We need to do better. Every man, woman and child deserves to be heard.
I mourn for Amini. I mourn for her vio lent death. I mourn for the three days of hell she has faced. I mourn for her rights that were violated and for her life that was taken
away because of the cruelty and control of her government. I mourn even more for the fact that Amini is one of the millions of people going through governmental oppression. Mil lions have to fear for their safety walking in the street because of what they are wearing, whether that be in France, Denmark, the Arab countries or the rest of the world.
I believe Amini is a martyr. She is a martyr of her nation and her religion. Even though the media may start forgetting about her, I am sure that many will live to fight against oppression in her name and the names of the many more people that have also been affected.
Mariam Khaled Abdelghany, Class of 2025Five years ago, Puerto Rico was deal ing with the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Maria. The entire island was left without water and electricity. Many citizens are still dealing with the effects of that storm to this day, and sadly, we are back to where we started all those years ago with the recent visit of Hurricane Fiona. Differ ent from category five Maria, Fiona was only category one. Still, it was extremely disas trous, and the United States and the Puerto Rican governments are to blame.
The federal government has repeatedly shown their disinterest in Puerto Rico’s strug gles. In 2016, the U.S. government approved an unelected fiscal control board to handle the island’s monetary crisis. This board sold
Puerto Rico’s electrical grid to a private corpo ration called LUMA Energy.
Under this company, prices for electric ity have skyrocketed, and blackouts have become even more frequent. Now, days after the hurricane struck, the majority of the island still has not regained power. Clients still might get a $500 bill this month even without any electricity.
The Puerto Rican government is also guilty in this situation. When Maria happened, they hid many Federal Emergency Management Agency resources in a warehouse that was found three years later. Many natives of the island rightfully believe that this will happen again. The governor of Puerto Rico, Pedro Pierluisi, said in a press conference a few days ago that the island will see the supplies this time. Only time will tell if this is the truth.
It is hard to rely on the government after
so many deceptions. In 2019, the island over threw Former Governor Ricardo Rosselló after leaked conversations revealed his cor ruption. After that event, Puerto Ricans have been so fed up with politicians trying to steal from the people.
It is much more beneficial to donate to nonprofit organizations rather than the gov ernment. A few of them collecting funds right now include Taller Salud, La Fondita de Jesús, Brigada Solidaria del Oeste and Fundación Sin Límites.
We need to listen to Puerto Rican voices at this moment. They are staying there and battling against everything that comes their way because it is their home. Many residents of Puerto Rico are being displaced from their residences as Americans who don’t live on the island are moving to PR to avoid paying taxes, which is also causing a growing
gentrification problem.
It is crucial to remember that not every one can just pack up and leave. Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny explains this in detail in a documentary music video for the song El Apagón. Puerto Ricans have to either stay and deal with the hardships, or leave their home permanently. That is all many of them can afford. On the other hand, Ameri cans like Logan Paul and Brock Pierce have houses in Puerto Rico and can come and go however they please.
Maria and Fiona may have caused many damages to Puerto Rico, but they will never destroy the spirit of the Puerto Rican. One way or another, they will get through this. Any help that can be offered and given really does count.
It is time to listen to the natives of the island because they know what is best for them.
Adriana Vivas Gotay, Class of 2026
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Richard Perrins Maggie Hicks Siron Thomas react guest column Following the death of Masha Amini in Iran, people around the world must fight against the oppression from the Middle Eastern government. photo courtesy of flickrA blowout win, physical stops against a top Atlantic Coast Conference quarterback and a last-second heroic stunner — Syracuse’s first three games, all wins, have had it all. In its second game of a four-game homestand, the Orange welcome Virginia, the former home of Robert Anae and Jason Beck, as they try to improve to 4-0. There’s plenty of familiarity between the squads — head coach Dino Babers even said first-year head coach Tony Elliott has met many of SU’s players.
But the Cavaliers are struggling to find their footing in the first season following Bronco Mendenhall’s departure. After an easy win against Richmond, UVA only put up three points in a huge loss to Illinois before putting away Old Dominion by a field goal. Here is what our three beat writers believe will happen in SU’s second conference test of the season:
Mendenhall’s resignation. It’s been a rocky beginning to the Elliott era, especially follow ing a near upset from Old Dominion last week. They’re averaging just 17.7 points per game, which includes a three-point showing in their Week 2 loss to Illinois. Armstrong and the rest of UVA’s once-robust offense are having a dif ficult time thus far finding their new identity
Syracuse 25, Virginia 10
Aside from Anae and Beck facing their former program for the first time, Syracuse will have another edge that will move it to 4-0. Garrett Shrader has emerged as one of the ACC’s best passers. And even though he had a significant Week 3 completion dropoff against Purdue, he completed his passes when the Orange needed it the most.
But where Shrader has the edge over Vir ginia quarterback Brennan Armstrong is in his rushing game. Aside from Armstrong’s 64-yard rushing touchdown in the Cavaliers’ season-opener against Richmond, he has failed to surpass 55 rushing yards, and even netted negative yards against Illinois. Mean while, Shrader’s averaged 67 per game, and getting Sean Tucker more involved will be key, as he was held to 42 rushing yards against Purdue. It’s safe to say that he’s due for a score and a big game on Friday as SU’s undefeated run will continue.
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after Anae and Beck.
Armstrong is only completing 52.9% of his passes and is hardly a rushing threat. Virginia does have 530 combined rushing yards, split between Armstrong, Xavier Brown and Perris Jones, but has only notched four touchdowns on the Defensively,ground. the Cavaliers have six players with at least 10 unassisted tackles thus far. Like the Old Dominion game, their defense can shut down opposing rush attacks.
Syracuse 31, Virginia 13
This will be a game with plenty of familiar ity on both sides — Syracuse’s new offensive leaders, Anae and Beck, both came over from Virginia and helped coach several notable Cavaliers, including Armstrong. UVA has slipped in the scoring department this year after averaging 34.6 points per game with Anae and Beck, notching 17.7 points per game under their first-year head coach.
SU’s new offense has impressed this season, with Anae proving to be a play-calling wizard and helping Garrett Shrader become one of the ACC’s top signal-callers. Virginia, however, only scored 16 points in a two-point win over Old Dominion last week, and was nearly shut out by Illinois. Don’t expect the Orange’s offense to put up the points it did against UConn, but expect them to still win comfortably behind a strong defensive showing and smart coaching from Anae, Beck and Babers.
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They’ve allowed 457 yards on the ground and one rushing touchdown this season, a trend that could prove difficult for Sean Tucker, who hasn’t broken off a run past 13 yards and is coming off his worst statistical perfor mance against Purdue.
How Syracuse beats Virginia Passing the ball is what’s going to earn Syra cuse a fourth victory against Virginia, who’s all too familiar with the Orange’s coaching staff. Virginia’s heavy rush attack also heav ily plays into the hand of Anae, who should continue to work his magic with motions, bunch sets and new routes that have con fused opposing defenses. Tucker might not have the same attack that he enjoyed in the first two weeks, but his presence will be known if he gets more involved in the pass ing game against Virginia.
Isaiah Jones was ruled out for likely the rest of the season by Babers on Monday fol lowing an arm injury in the fourth quar ter of the Purdue game. Courtney Jackson, Devaughn Cooper and Damien Alford have stepped up in the revamped offense as valu able threats for Shrader to target. Oronde Gadsden II has also emerged as one of the most useful receiving tight ends Syracuse has enjoyed in recent years.
Sprinkle in a touch of that “mob mental ity” magic, which can shut down Armstrong and render his versatile arm ineffective, and Syracuse has a recipe for yet another com manding win. Reigning ACC Linebacker of the Week Mikel Jones can lead a 3-3-5 formation to another valiant performance against UVA, who’s offense has already been off to a topsyturvy start.
Stat to know: 14 points off turn overs allowed
Syracuse succeeded in its first close test of the season, and it did it the way 2022 was expected to go: from high in the air. That’s going to continue against Virginia, who’s sloppy 2-1 record shouldn’t scare off a more formidable SU team. Plus, the Orange have the benefit of Anae and Beck in this matchup, one that’s full of familiar faces who intimately know the ins and outs of each other’s game. Anae has become a wizard as SU’s offensive coordinator, concocting bunch sets and confusing defenses with pre-snap motions, resulting in wide open receivers and plenty of room for Shrader to show off his arm.
I expect nothing less against UVA, who barely beat Old Dominion and got boat raced by Illinois. Armstrong, though successful under the Beck-Anae combo, has mightily struggled thus far. “The mob” and the rest of SU’s defense, which has forced national attention with their lockdown play, will pick Armstrong apart. Syra cuse will roll into its only Football Champion ship Series game at 4-0 and … ranked?
sports@dailyorange.com@DOsportsSyracuse is well-versed in the language of turnovers this season. It has three intercep tions and three fumble recoveries through the first handful of games. Luckily for the Orange, Virginia has already allowed 14 points off turnovers, led by Armstrong’s three inter ceptions, two of which came in the loss against theSyracuse’sIllini. young defensive line, led by Caleb Okechukwu, has gotten to each opposing quarterback, forcing either a snuffed out run game or drive-ending sacks. Garrett Williams, while burned on a few key plays against Purdue’s Charlie Jones, enjoyed the matchup against an NFL-caliber talent, Babers said. Williams can rebound against Virginia, along with lockdown play from Duce Chestnut and Alijah Clark to force more turnovers, and convert them into points on Friday.
Player to watch: Anthony Johnson, No. 3, Cornerback
Leading the Cavaliers with 14 unassisted tack les and third on the team in overall tackles, Johnson has backed up his 2021 campaign with a stellar start to his fifth year. A Pro Football Focus All-ACC Third Team selection last year, Johnson also grabbed Virginia’s only interception this season and should match up well against Alford, or whoever Anae opts to send
Onoutside.adefense that is now tasked with shutting down a top ACC offense, John son will prove to be a stellar pillar for the Cavaliers. Shrader has missed a few open receivers on second and third looks. Johnson can further disrupt Shrader’s progressions, leading to scrambling plays and halted drives.
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After a win over Old Dominion helped the Cavaliers to 2-1 this season, our beat writers predict the Orange to defeat them. JACOB HALSEMA staff photographerJuwan Tucker watched Narbonne (California) High School’s receivers run rep after rep in practice.
Cedric Byrd, Jamal Hicks and Vincent Heard, who all ended up at Power 5 schools, executed routes as they practiced in the Gauchos spread offense. Then Devaughn Cooper, a senior receiver and kick returner stepped up. Tuck er watched Cooper stutter-step out of his stance, breaking past his defender within three steps. His “really strong hands” easily grabbed the pass, and Cooper glid ed to the end zone.
Tucker knew he had to replicate Cooper’s game. Tucker noted what Cooper did in practice, working on the same things with Narbonne’s receiv er’s coach individually after practice.
Cooper entered his sixth season this year after transferring to Syra cuse as a walk-on in 2021. Once an SU recruit, Cooper chose Arizona before transferring to Texas-El Paso for two seasons. But finally, over 2,300 miles from home, he’s using breakaway speed, quick hands and stellar route running to establish himself as a potent threat for Syra cuse after earning a scholarship in just two weeks last year.
Cooper joined a talented group of upperclassmen at Ari zona, including Cayleb Jones and David Richards, both future
NFL players. But he impressed then-head coach Rich Rodri guez to earn a spot as the fourth receiver, cycling in when some one got tired. Arizona receivers coach Theron Aych called Cooper a “pure receiver” with “big play potential” for the Wildcats.
Aych noticed how seamlessly Coo per tracked the ball in the air when executing his route. Few receivers on the team could do that at the time, but Cooper arrived at UA off a senior year where he caught 67 passes for 1,280 yards and 20 touchdowns.
The Wildcats ran an RPOs pread offense led by quarterback Khalil Tate, who’s running ability opened up the passing game, for mer teammate Shun Brown said.
In his first season under Rodri guez, Cooper became a player Aych depended on at the hash marks. Then, Cooper moved inside under new head coach Kevin Sumlin, acting in a similar role to the one at Syracuse.UTEPreceivers coach Scotty
O’hara said Cooper possessed an innate ability to beat cornerbacks, using his web-like hands to bring the ball in at any angle. But mov ing to the slot position, Cooper had to work through linebackers and safeties, sometimes blocking a guy inside to make space.
“The success he had there, it really didn’t surprise us,” Aych said.
At least that was the plan for Cooper. Instead, he missed nine
games due to injury and left the team briefly. He returned at the bottom of the depth chart, and Coo per only garnered 18 receptions for 368 yards in 2018. The following May, the team dismissed him for an undisclosed “violation of athletic department policy.”
A defensive coach for UTEP heard that Cooper was looking for a new team and passed along a con tact to head coach Dana Dimel and O’hara. Cooper wanted to ensure he landed at the right place, and didn’t commit to UTEP until the first week of 2019’s fall camp.
“He’s just a smooth route run ner,” O’hara said. “He’s probably your prototypical slot guy, if you’re talking especially like next level (routeCooper,running).”whoonce competed for the No. 1 job at Arizona, garnered 10 catches for 147 yards in his first sea son at UTEP. O’hara remembered Cooper’s first practice, when he lined up for a go-route on the far side of the field. Cooper hardly knew the new offense, one that mostly incor porated four wide outs. As Cooper took off, he juked one of UTEP’s top corners, faking him so hard that Cooper simply had to sprint straight down for a wide open catch.
“He’s sure one of the stars on the team, (did) some crazy stuff,” Tucker said. “I was always excited to watch him. He was always mak ing spectacular plays.”
But in that fourth game, Cooper
went down with an injury again, this time a season-ending shoul der injury. During Cooper’s inju ry at Arizona, Aych said Cooper stood next to him every practice. He knew he wouldn’t return and win the starting job on pure physi cal talent. It’d gotten him this far, but wouldn’t elevate him up the depthO’harachart.said a similar trend occurred at UTEP. Cooper returned in 2020, destined to play a full sea son for just the second time in five years. Already a redshirt senior, he’d seen too many players with his speed and route running ability overtake him. UTEP only had a few in-person spring practices in 2020, so Cooper regained his position mainly through Zoom meetings, something O’hara said was hard for Cooper’s focus.
He studied how to train his eyes when charting the ball out of the quarterback’s hand and how to quickly get away from a corner back before five yards. On an inside receiver fade during a blowout at Louisiana-Monroe, Cooper nabbed a 38-yard reception, his longest of theCooperseason. finished his fifth colle giate season with the Miners and entered the transfer portal once again. Prior to the 2022 season, Cooper called the transfer portal “hectic,” adding there were several schools recruiting him before ulti mately backing away. He returned
to a familiar face, one that recruited him in high school when he was Narbonne’s main guy.
Syracuse head coach Dino Babers told Cooper he’d have to work for a scholarship, so Cooper signed in spring 2021 as a walk-on. Then in the fall, Babers gave him a scholarship.
“It meant a lot,” Cooper said. “I got a lot of doubters. So it just meant a lot.”When Cooper came in, quarter back Garrett Shrader noticed that he was somewhat out of shape. Coo per wasn’t sure how, but Shrader knew his speed and pass-catching abilities. Shrader told Cooper he knew he could do better. Cooper appeared in 11 games as a receiver and on special teams, grabbing at least one reception in all but two of those games for a total of 199 yards.
Now Cooper is the starting slot receiver and occasional outside option for a pass-heavy Robert Anae offense. He’s still stutterstepping out of his stance, using the spin moves he applied on Cali fornia corners on ACC defenders. Shrader leans on him as a receiving threat across the middle, and Coo per wants to become the best slot receiver in the ACC.
“He is consistently good,” Babers said. “He was on scholarship at two different places, but he did not come here on a scholarship … and he’s been steady and mature ever since.”
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Down by five in the fourth quarter against Purdue, Sean Tucker failed to convert on a 3rd-and-1 handoff. At the Boilermakers’ 46-yard line, the Orange were out of field-goal range and decided to go for it.
Off the snap, Shrader dropped back deep and looked to Tucker, who motioned out toward the right sideline. While Tucker was covered, tight end Oronde Gadsden II began breaking out to Shrader’s left. The quarter back found Gadsden at the 37-yard line and the tight end ran into the end zone after getting a block from wideout Damien Alford.
“It works in practice,” Gadsden said regard ing the play. “Anytime we get motion and everyone’s going to the right and I’m going to the left, that corner on man coverage is gonna have a lot to go Incorporatingthrough.”moreplays involving Syra cuse’s (3-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast) tight ends have been key additions to the pass-centric offense.
But with the Orange’s tight end room limited due to injuries, Shrader has connected with Gadsen 12 times this season for 193 receiving yards and three scores.
Gadsden, a 6-foot-5 sophomore, is arguably the most promising contender to remain as Syracuse’s starting tight end over the next few seasons. He has been tasked with filling in for fullback Chris Elmore, who suffered a lowerbody injury against Louisville.
“It hurt us a lot,” lineman Matthew Bergeron said regarding Elmore’s injury. “(It’s) next man up mentality, Max Mang gotta step up, Steven Mahar, Oronde. So I’m excited to see what these guys can do.”
With Elmore’s return for a seventh col legiate season in 2023 still in question, Mang, Mahar and Gadsden — all sophomores — will likely return next season. This season, the trio emerged as Syracuse’s tight end options, but Babers only singled out Mang and Mahar during the preseason, not Gadsden.
“We’ve got Maximilian (Mang) coming back, Steven Mahar is coming back,” Babers
said after the first day of preseason. “And of course, we’ve got Chris Elmore, so that’s a room. Steve Mahar is extremely talented so you get development out of him and those three guys, so we should be okay.”
The combination of Babers’ preseason expectations and Gadsen’s breakout start have made Syracuse’s tight end room deeper not only for the remainder of the season, but for years to come.
Aside from a six-yard Mang reception against UConn, Gadsden is the only tight end to have a catch from Shrader.
Last season, Mang started following Elmore’s season-ending injury, but he was barely utilized. He appeared in every game, mostly to block, and made just one reception. Even before then, Elmore, who got injured against Virginia Tech, made just one 10-yard reception. Among the four tight ends, only four receptions were made last season.
The tight end room has also emerged since injuries have affected Syracuse’s wide receiv ers. On Syracuse’s final drive against Purdue,
Isaiah Jones left the game with an apparent shoulder injury and is likely out for the season. Jones served as one of the Orange’s main deep passing targets thus far.
When Jones went down, Syracuse faced a 3rd-and-10 from Purdue’s 40-yard line, but a Purdue pass interference gave the Orange a first down at the 25-yard line. Following five consecutive incomplete passes on the drive, Shrader looked to his left and saw Gadsden running a post-corner to the front of the end zone, with a step ahead of his defense.
Shrader took a big hit as he spiraled a pass to Gadsden, who beat Bryce Hampton to lift Syracuse ahead 32-29 with seven seconds remaining, preventing the Orange’s first loss of the season.
“I think Oronde is one of the best at the flex wide position that I’ve seen,” receiver Dan Vil lari said. “Just being right behind him is great. Watching him, just being a sponge around him is really good for me.”
Syracuse hasn’t beaten Virginia since 1977. Despite both teams being a part of the Atlantic Coast Conference since 2013, the two programs have faced just five total times. 2022’s matchup proves some sort of familiarity, though. Offen sive coordinator Robert Anae and quarterbacks coach Jason Beck came to Syracuse this offsea son following a lengthy stint with Virginia that made quarterback Brennan Armstrong a top passer in the conference.
The Cavaliers come into Friday night on
uneven footing through the first three games of Tony Elliott’s tenure as head coach. Elliot started off with a commanding win over Rich mond. Then, Illinois easily defeated UVA, holding the Cavaliers to just three points in the process. Last week, a last-second field goal was the only thing that separated Virginia from an Old Dominion upset.
Prior to Virginia’s first and SU’s second ACC game of the season, here’s everything you need to know about the Cavaliers.
All-time series: Virginia leads 3-2.
Last time they played
In 2015, Syracuse traveled to Virginia to maintain its above-.500 record that it gar nered following a 3-0 start. The Orange went into the fourth quarter up 10 points, aided in part by a 21-point second quarter. But they allowed 10 points to UVA in the fourth quarter, including a final drive that ended with a game-tying field goal as time expired to force overtime. Despite quarterback Eric Dungey accounting for 235 yards of total offense and three touchdowns, Syracuse couldn’t keep up with the Cavaliers in the third overtime, falling 44-38.
SU nearly let the game slip away earlier when it coughed up two fumbles and failed to find the end zone inside Virginia’s 5-yard line. Cole Murphy also missed two field goal attempts, including one in the third overtime period. The loss marked the third of what would eventually become eight straight losses in the middle of a dismal 4-8 season.
Virginia is under the direction of Elliott, a hot commodity in the coaching carousel that the Cavaliers nabbed following Bronco
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