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P • The Raven

Ray Blackwell, a Class of 2015 SU alumnus, is running for Syracuse City School Board to help better the school system he graduated from in 2007.

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SU alumna and former Orange lacrosse player Natalie Glanell is gearing up for her rookie season as a cheerleader for the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens.

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S • Silent treatment

Syracuse men’s soccer goalkeeper Austin Aviza isn’t as vocal as his predecessor Alex Bono, but has helped lead Syracuse to a 3-1 start to the season.

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Acropolis responds to stabbing Manager discusses criminal activity near store

By Sara Swann asst. news editor

CHANG HWAN OH, a sophomore sport management major at Syracuse University, spent two years away from the school as he served in the Republic of Korea Army. Oh aspires to be a sports agent. frankie prijatel staff photographer

KNOW THE DRILL SU sophomore readjusts to life after 2 years with Republic of Korea Army

By Alexa Torrens asst. news editor

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hang Hwan Oh was not good at yelling at people. He’s soft-spoken with a calm demeanor. But when he was selected as a drill instructor for the Republic of Korea Army, he didn’t have much of a choice.

“I couldn’t yell at people, but in the army I had to. That was something I’d never done, but later I got used to it,” Oh said.

Oh is a 22-year-old second-year student at Syracuse University.

Between his freshman and sophomore years he spent 21 months in charge of recruits at a training battalion in Daegu, South Korea.

His service fulfilled the military requirement Korean men must complete between the ages of 18 and 35, Oh said.

Mandatory service in the ROK Army, which is the army of South Korea, is due to the continued tension between North and South Korea, Oh said. The tension is at its peak near the Korean Demilitarized Zone, a strip of land around the 38th parallel north that separates the two countries and acts as a military boundary.

Oh, who was selected to be a drill instructor for the training battalion only six weeks after he completed basic training at boot camp, did not have any interactions with North Koreans during his military service. His job at the battalion, located in his hometown of Daegu, was more involved with yelling at recruits and forcing them to run, he said.

The service requirement has faced backlash. In 2013, sons of 16 high-ranking South Korean government officials abandoned their nationality in favor of U.S. or Canadian citizenships in order to avoid their military duty, according to Yonhap News Agency, South Korea’s largest news agency. Although there are legal exemptions to the military requirement, it may be difficult to qualify for these exemptions, and those who do qualify may be shamed for not serving.

For Oh, joining the army after his freshman year of college was a personal decision, not a legal one. After his grandfather passed away during Oh’s freshman year at SU, Oh decided he’d join the army sooner than later, and chose to go the following year, rather than after graduating from college.

“There was extreme change in my life, so I couldn’t focus on the academics or school life in the (U.S.), so I thought it’ll be better now because I need a break,” Oh said.

“Some people might say they lost their prime time during their young age, but when I think of how our grandparents were (in the Korean War), they vowed to keep their country. And we should appreciate it for them,” he added.

Oh said his experience as a drill instructor instilled discipline, maturity and the ability to lead in him. He also realized, he said, that time in college is precious and that deciding to do his military service after his freshman year put a part of his life on hold. see korean

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Acropolis Pizza House found itself as the location of a violent crime once again after four people were stabbed early Sunday morning outside the Marshall Street restaurant.

But Steven Papazides, manager of Acropolis, said he is more concerned about his business than his life after the latest instance of violence.

“You always (have) to be concerned about business,” said Papazides, who has worked at Acropolis for 16 years. “I mean, look at Cosmo’s. They’re gone after 40-50 years.

We’ve been here for 30 plus, but you always (have) to be concerned about that.”

You always (have) to be concerned about business.

Steven Papazides manager of acropolis pizza house

After the crowd from a large fight — which happened around 2:35 a.m. — dispersed on Sunday, four people not affiliated with Syracuse University were taken to the hospital with stab wounds. The Syracuse Police Department is currently handling the investigation since the four male victims were all not affiliated with SU. Papazides said he wasn’t aware of the criminal activity until the police came and asked him to review the surveillance cameras that Acropolis has both inside and outside of the store.

SPD is currently reviewing its options with respect to Acropolis, Lt. Eric Carr said. SPD is working closely with SU to provide extra enforcement in the area and will continue to do so, Carr added. see acropolis page 8

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By Katie Zilcosky contributing writer

Sophomore Lindsay Swanson needed to find a way to offset the increasing cost of college, so like many students she found a work-study job, filing papers.

Swanson, an undeclared sophomore student, said she enjoys her “typical office job” at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, but the work she looks forward to isn’t paid.

Swanson volunteers through Syracuse University Enactus’s program Start Smart, where her true passion shines through.

Start Smart is a program that meets at H.W. Smith School on Friday afternoons. It aims to teach students that learn English as their second language financial literacy.

“We teach them to recognize currency and give change,” Swanson said.

The kids that Swanson works with are from all around the world.

She has taught kids from India and Nepal. Most of the kids are in seventh or eighth grade.

Swanson and other members of Start Smart bring the students

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LINDSAY SWANSON works at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management. Her true passion for helping others, though, is realized in her involvement with Enactus. benjamin wilson staff photographer

worksheets and units of change to help them improve their financial skills. They even set up a mock store for them to practice what they have learned.

“One big thing is we want to prepare them for their first time in a store.

I remember my first time buying some-

thing at a store, and it was kind of nerve wracking,” Swanson said. “We want to make them more comfortable.”

As someone who has always loved working with kids, Start Smart allows Swanson the perfect opportunity to do what she loves while also incorporating what she

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is learning about business, she said.

“Find something you are good at and that you are passionate about,” Swanson said. “It’s fun to come to the school and be able to have my business background and being able to work with kids.” kazilcos@syr.edu

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Whiz quiz To help you pass your current events quiz, The Daily Orange News Department compiled some of the top news stories from the past week.

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Symbol of hope Nicole Dosso, an SU alumna, was integral in the building of the One World Trade Center in NYC. She also worked on 7 World Trade Center, which opened in 2006.

See Thursday’s paper

First of all The University Senate, SU’s governing body, will hold its first meeting of the semester on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. in the Maxwell Auditorium.

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Marijuana use rises on campuses SU hasn’t seen increase in drug usage, DPS says

By Chris Lucey contributing writer

RAY BLACKWELL, a Class of 2015 Syracuse University alumnus, is now running on the Green Party ticket for the Syracuse City School Board in hopes of helping the next generation of students in the city. Blackwell graduated from Fowler High School in 2007. logan reidsma photo editor

Alumnus runs for school board to help students

By Rob Romano staff writer

When Ray Blackwell was a child, his father had already been taken away. He would visit his father, Eric, in prison, but that still left much to be desired.

“I remember being very heartbroken when I had to leave,” he said, adding that he would cry all the way home.

To fill the void in his everyday life, Blackwell developed a relationship with Rob Woolery, a science

teacher at G.W. Fowler High School in Syracuse. Woolery became a father figure in Blackwell’s life, having Blackwell over for dinner and helping him find a job.

“For me it was just trying to provide direction to a young man who needed it,” Woolery said.

About seven years later, Blackwell, a Class of 2015 Syracuse University alumnus, is now running on the Green Party ticket for the Syracuse City School Board in hopes of helping the next generation of students in the city.

There is not a shortage of students with difficult home lives in the city.

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“So many kids have stories and it’s a lot on them,” said Woolery, who is

now a teacher at Grant Middle School.

Blackwell almost ended up like many other students who make their way through the Syracuse City School District. His time in middle and high school was filled with suspensions.

Prior to meeting Woolery, Blackwell had been suspended from school numerous times in both middle school and high school. He attended four different high schools before graduating Fowler in 2007. He had been kicked out once before at Fowler. see blackwell page 8

Luxury off-campus apartments to open next fall

By Ali Linan asst. copy editor

Five luxury student apartment complexes will open around the Syracuse University campus by next fall.

The complexes, some being new and others featuring additions, will provide housing to about 500 students, according to a University Hill Corporation press release. There are currently about 9,000 Syracuse University students that live off

campus, said Elin Riggs, director of Off-Campus and Commuter Services at SU, in an email. Changes were made to the housing process last semester to accommodate students fulfilling their two-year oncampus living requirement.

“Developers see the opportunity to capitalize on so many students living off campus,” said Elin Riggs, director of Off-Campus and Commuter Services at SU, in an email.

“Students expect certain ame-

nities and there is a market (for luxury off campus housing). While loans and cost are an issue, students want to be in close proximity to campus and some will pay for that privilege.”

The University Area Apartments, located at 614 South Crouse Ave., will be furnished with brand new appliances and amenities, which will help attract students to the new complexes, said Robert Frank, manager of the University Area complex.

There are more amenities than other off-campus housing options at University Area, he added.

The new complex will be able to accommodate up to 200 students, according to a press release. All apartments are furnished with a full kitchen and a new washer and dryer. The apartments will have Internet access and thermostats in each room, Frank said.

The building will also have a see housing page 8

A recent national study has revealed that marijuana use among college students is high.

Monitoring the Future, a University of Michigan-based drug research group that authored the 2015 study, reported that on-campus consumption of marijuana has reached a 35-year high. A nationwide focus group of several thousand college students showed that approximately 6 percent of college students across the country are regular marijuana users.

The study also noted the increase of marijuana usage among students was linked to a 6 percent increase among students who use illicit drugs: from 35 percent in 2006 to 41 percent in 2015. see marijuana page 8

national news Here’s a look at some of the top news from around the U.S. on Tuesday: POLITICS

SORRY ABOUT THAT 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton told ABC News’ David Muir that using a personal email account while she was Secretary of State was a “mistake” and that she is “sorry” for it. source: the new york times

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JUST AS FREE Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who was jailed for refusing to give marriage licenses to same-sex couples, was released from jail on Tuesday. 2016 presidential candidates Mike Huckabee and Ted Cruz attended a rally Tuesday in support of Davis. source: usa today

REACHING AGREEMENT The city of Baltimore agreed to a $6.4 million settlement proposal with the family of Freddie Gray, who died in April while in police custody.

His death sparked riots and protests across the U.S. source: the wall street journal

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student life

Smoking ban should be adjusted to include designated smoking areas

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his month, Syracuse University will hold its first regular-session semester with a campus ban on the use of tobacco products. The university joins an ever-growing list of institutions on a mission to cut out the nation’s leading preventable cause of premature death and disability from their campuses, but not everyone sees this as a positive step.

It’s safe to say that most every smoker at SU knows smoking is unhealthy, but some who oppose the ban cite feelings of targeted discrimination against smokers by the university. The ban on every type of tobacco product across the entire campus is a glaring oversight highlighting SU’s rule-makers as conservative and frankly, U.S.-centric.

“I do not believe it is the University’s right to tell me that I can’t smoke, but I do believe that it is their right to make rules about their property,” says Isabella Laurel, a junior sociology student from the Philippines.

She cited her experiences as an interna-

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DO I REALLY HAVE TO GRADUATE? tional student when discussing the populations she felt the ban affects most.

“By definition [the ban] targets smokers, and as a result I feel it affects more internationals. The stigma of smoking only exists to the extent that it does in America,” Laurel said. “Many of the countries in the rest of the world do not have as heavy a negative perception on smoking.”

Al Jazeera’s infographics about tobacco use around the world show that smoking habits correlate strongly with national wealth. While Western nations like the U.S. are cutting down their tobacco consumption, Eastern and African developing countries are increasing theirs. Despite our cultural taboo on smoking, the US frequently ranks dead-center in lists of biggest tobacco con-

suming nations.

Tourist hotspots like amusement parks have taken inclusivity into consideration when designing their properties. They maintain the dignity of smokers, even though their parks are more suited for child guests than a university setting. The addition of designated smoking areas protects their staff and patrons from prolonged exposure to secondhand smoke - without treating smokers like pariahs.

SU’s current policy states that there will not be any smoking areas on campus. The ban will extend in phases to the university’s other properties, like the Carrier Dome and the Sheraton, by 2017. SU cites a history of noncompliance at other locations as their reason for not including smoking areas, but says enforcement of the policy will rely on ‘faculty, staff, student, and alumni volunteers.’

Instead of a campus-wide ban on tobacco, a smoking area compromise deserves recognition as an alternative option.

Logistically, a campus-wide smoking ban would be near impossible to enforce on all 708 acres of university property without these “volunteers.” A lack of a dedicated group of “volunteers” would make the Department of Public Safety the University’s last resort for enforcement when resources are already stretched thin. Cutbacks on DPS courtesies like Shuttle-U-Home and Safety Escort services make it clear that the university cannot afford to police smokers.

“I will just probably continue smoking off campus, and sneak a couple on campus when I can,” Laurel said.

With 10 percent of its student body from abroad, it is clear that the University needs to adjust its smoking policies for the world audience it relies on.

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

Her column appears weekly.

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

technology

Smartwatches have yet to scratch surface of industry potential

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amsung has just announced the release of its new smartwatch: the Gear S2.

But, if you’re a college student, this might not mean much to you.

According to GlobalWebIndex, just 10% of people age 16-24 own a smartwatch. That might change in the near future.

Tractica, a market research firm, reports that shipments of wearable technologies are projected to reach 27.5 million in 2020. It’s currently at 166,000. I don’t know about you, but that spike is enough to convince to me to pay attention to a technology that’s about to be a part of daily life.

The lack of excitement around smartwatches is understandable given the current state of the young technology. Both the Apple Watch and Samsung’s first smartwatch, the S, received 3.5 stars or below in their respective reviews on CNET. Considering Apple’s lowest price on a watch is $349 and Samsung’s is $199, with a new phone plan as well, those are pretty poor reviews for a purely complementary device.

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STUFF THAT WOULD BLOW CAVEMEN’S MINDS But with the release of the S2, it’s clear the industry is already making progress toward a device that the public will want.

The improvements to the S2 start with the fact that it actually functions as a watch, meaning it shows the clock face at all times. It seems like that would be a basic requirement for a watch, but hey, this is a product in its infancy, and errors are to be expected. If Samsung and other watchmakers continue to be proactive about fixing flaws from their previous watches, the product will continue to be fine-tuned to the consumer’s demands.

According to an article from TechCrunch, the speed of the watch is pretty standard, as are its 4GB of memory. Although it does have an encouraging new feature: it’s called an e-SIM, which enables the watch to make calls and perform other functions.

I know what you’re thinking; you don’t want to hold your wrist to your head to talk on the phone with someone. Well, neither do I. But that feature is the start of something bigger: it could be the start of the end of the phone as we know it.

This has been an industry discussion for a while now. In an article written in 2013, a Forbes article was titled, “Here’s Why a Smartwatch May Eventually Replace Your Smartphone.” The crux of the writer’s argument is that technology is developing so rapidly that at some point, the watch will do everything the phone can do while being smaller and more convenient to use.

Granted, predicting the future is an act fairly devoid of certainty. Whether I, or anyone else, is right or wrong, it’s the future – who knows what’s going to happen.

But, if you look at where technology is headed, it’s not hard to see where the breadcrumbs lead. For example, while a niche product like Google Glass was a failure on a consumer level, The Wall Street Daily reports

that Google Glass II is being re-designed to fit the workplace.

We could see a similar evolution for smartwatches, in serving a better purpose for professional use before developing into a tool consumers want to use on a daily basis.

Technology takes time to perfect, but 25 years from now, it’s realistic to think that the majority of wrists in developed countries will be wrapped in a smartwatch.

If you don’t believe me just look at the state of phones 25 years ago. How many people could have predicted that the talking device attached to your wall would become disconnected, go in your pocket and allow you to access to the internet?

The phone of today is seemingly nothing like a phone from 1995. One can only imagine what a smartwatch will look like in 2040.

Paul Sarconi is a junior broadcast and digital journalism major.

His column appears weekly.

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

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SU must alert students of local crime In light of the recent stabbings on Marshall Street, it is important that students are made aware of all safety incidents that occur within the vicinity of the Syracuse University campus, not just when they directly affect students.

At this time, student-reported incidents are relayed by the university.

However, students must be informed of all instances of crime that occur within the surrounding areas of SU. The university must recognize that campus vicinity comes before student affiliation when it comes to crime and the safety of the SU community.

Four people not affiliated with SU were taken to the hospital after being stabbed in front of Acropolis Pizza House on Sunday. The incident is reminiscent of when a stabbing occurred outside Acropolis Pizza House in 2012. Following that instance, the Department of Public Safety and the

Student Association sent out an email to student body essentially telling students to avoid the restaurant.

It would be unfair for the Student Association or the Department of Public Safety to again single out Acropolis as a source of safety concern when the entirety of Marshall Street is an off-campus area that is highly populated by students. The street is near certain university buildings, including the Whitman School of Management and the School of Education.

Instead, the university should be sending out campus-wide emails regarding crimes occurring within the outskirts of the SU campus.

Following a series of violent crimes near university grounds in 2012, joint efforts between DPS and the Syracuse Police Department led to the creation of the University Area Crime-Control Team (UACT)

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which increased patrols of areas surrounding the SU campus. The initiative proved successful in reducing instances of violent crime and demonstrates that these efforts should remain strongly intact to continue to keep these incidents at a minimum.

In the way that local safety forces are taking appropriate measures to monitor and prevent crimes, students need to do the same when it comes to remaining aware of their surroundings at all times, particularly when travelling at night in off-campus locations.

Maintaining safety is a collaborative effort, but in order to effectively protect students, the university must take proactive measures to ensure students are kept informed of any and all crimes that take place within the surrounding areas of the Syracuse University campus.

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Current draft of Iran Deal has too many loopholes to be effective

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ast week, President Barack Obama secured the necessary 34 votes in the Senate in favor of the Iran Peace Agreement. Despite this victory for the Obama camp, it’s nothing of the sort for GOP lawmakers.

Republicans have been extremely outspoken over the Iran Deal, as talks continue out of fear that the deal is too relaxed. Democrats, on the other hand, look at this as a step in the right direction in forging a genuine, diplomatic relationship with Iran.

The colloquially known “Iran Deal” is a peace accord made between the six world powers to yield Iran’s development of a nuclear bomb. In the 100-plus page agreement, there are various technical terms which Iran must follow regarding its nuclear research. If

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it does not follow the terms of the agreement, sanctions previously imposed by the United Nations will be slapped back on it.

While having formal ties with other countries, especially those with as much influence as Iran does, we cannot appease rogue behavior in any way. If the United States wants Iran to know it means business, there are a few loose strings within the agreement that need to be tightened before it goes into action.

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ganda, this is not the U.S. making a villain out of an angel – this is the cold, hard truth. Iran must not obtain a nuclear weapon capable of mass destruction.

If Iran were to completely disregard the agreement, which would not come as a surprise, not only are our allies, including Israel, in grave danger, but the U.S. is as well. Iran has made its hatred of America publicly known, so why would the United States trust them? There is no reason to.

The most disconcerting aspect of the deal that has Republican lawmakers uneasy is the issue of inspections. GOP lawmakers have been asking for there to be “anytime, anywhere” inspections of Iran’s nuclear program. However, William Tobey from The Wall

Street Journal notes the semantics game being played on this subject.

There is no point of even having an agreement if the nuclear program can’t be inspected in its entirety at random times. Having scheduled times and designated inspection locations would do nothing but leave loopholes for Iran to jump through, which they have incentive to take advantage of if they want to keep the UN sanctions off.

Despite top Democrats, such as Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Shultz, raving about this agreement, there is one major kink to the agreement: it’s only temporary.

Some of the terms of the deal are set to expire in 10 to 15 years.

President Obama says that these terms won’t need any extension, but

why would the country want these terms to be anything but permanent? This only further incentivizes Iran to not abide by the agreement.

It’s clear that a deal was needed so Iran had proper guidelines to follow when developing its nuclear program. However, without proper security measures, such as independent third-party inspections, there may as well not be a deal at all.

Iran has made its adverse intentions clear, and world powers, such as the U.S., must do everything in their power to ensure those plans do not come to fruition.

Vanessa Salman is a junior political science major.

Her column appears weekly.

She can be reached at vksalman@syr.edu and followed on Twitter @VanessaSalman.

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marijuana The upshot on college campuses mirrors marijuana’s rise to being the most commonly used illicit drug nationwide, according to The National Survey on Drug Use and Health, a government organization.

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percent of college students who use illegal drugs

With the increase in usage, public perception of the drug is changing rapidly. In the past 10 years, only 35 percent of 19- to 22-year-olds believe that regular marijuana use is dangerous, compared to the 55 percent who held that same belief in 2006.

This has led to numerous states legalizing recreational marijuana usage, including Colorado, Washington, Alaska, and Oregon.

The District of Columbia also legalized recreational marijuana.

Lauren Czudak, a freshman education major at Syracuse University, said she attributed the slow destigmatization of marijuana to the vastly changing legal landscape of marijuana policies. The spike on college campuses, however, may have more to do with students “going crazy with their freedom,” she said.

“Once kids get away from their parents, they feel free to experiment with drugs if they’ve never had the chance to before - marijuana usually being the first one they try,” Czudak said.

Annie Lincoln, a freshman engineering major, added that occasional marijuana users

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blackwell Woolery developed a bond with Blackwell, and Blackwell ended up confiding in his teacher.

“He did things that were outside of his job description,” Blackwell said.

Woolery also helped Blackwell after he graduated from Fowler. Before deciding to go to college, Blackwell released a hip-hop album under the name RayWellz. This was after Woolery helped Blackwell land an internship at Def Jam Records in New York City. Despite starting a record label known as Tice Records, Blackwell left music to pursue a higher education.

“I began to see that in order to make the impact I wanted to make on Syracuse and on youth, I had to really make sure I had a sound education,” Blackwell said.

In 2013, Blackwell graduated from Long Island University with a degree in history. In 2015, he graduated from SU with a degree in cultural foundations of education.

Blackwell’s time at SU showed him the importance of diversity in the classroom, he said. At the university, the classroom was comprised of privileged students and underprivileged students, along with classmates from different backgrounds, Blackwell said.

“The real education comes from dialoguing with people who are different than you,” Blackwell said.

Blackwell said he wants to bring diversity to Syracuse city schools through desegregation and school choice.

One of Blackwell’s goals is to reopen Syracuse Central High School and create a magnet school comprised of suburban students and students from the city schools.

often become regular users on campus due to the ease with which they can indulge the habit. Lincoln said that marijuana is both “easy to hide on campus” and also easy to use in “discreet, wooded areas around campus.

However easy, prevalent or free of judgment smoking marijuana may be on campus, SU maintains a strict “three-strike” policy toward usage and possession of the drug, according to the Student Policy Handbook.

The first offense penalty for being caught in possession of or using marijuana, any illicit drug or drug paraphernalia will land a student immediate placement on disciplinary probation and possible relocation to another “on-campus” living space, among other penalties.

For students who violate these policies and don’t think their parents will find out, the student handbook says otherwise. If students are disciplined by the university for any incidents related to underage drinking or drug use, the university lets their parents know.

John Sardino, the associate chief of law enforcement and community policing division for the Department of Public Safety at SU, said DPS responds to 1-3 marijuana complaints per week, usually pertaining to small amounts of the drug.

Sardino, who is a 30-year veteran of DPs, said he has seen no palpable increase in drug usage since the start of the school year, despite the numbers from the study.

It is unknown whether the increasing prevalence of marijuana usage and the continuously changing perception of the drug will change university policy. cplucey@syr.edu

The diversity, he believes, would be good for school choice in the district. Sixty percent of the students at the school, which would need to be renovated, would come from Onondaga County, and 40 percent would come from the city of Syracuse.

Blackwell learned about the privatization of public schools while at SU. He is against the Common Core and does not want Syracuse’s failing schools to become controlled by private entities.

Right now, 18 of Syracuse’s 34 schools are considered “failing schools,” according to a report from the office of New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo. By the end of this year, the schools will be eligible to be taken over by the state and privatized into charter schools or other types of schools.

Private charter schools don’t have to accept kids with special needs or students learning English as a second language, and they also don’t have to hire union teachers, Blackwell said.

The significance of his campaign, Blackwell said, is his ability to relate to students in the city schools, unlike other members of the school board.

“We need people who empathize with leading this school district, not just people who feel sorry for the students and want to help,” he said. “That has to stop.”

To get people to vote for the Green Party, Blackwell said people need to focus on the issues facing the schools in Syracuse.

“I am someone who is passionate and compassionate about our school kids,” he said.

“I am going to do the right things, not the political things.” rromano@syr.edu

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army “I was actually thirsty for schoolwork during my years in the army. It was like pressing a pause button on my life while I was in the army, so now I’m back to my real life and ready to explore and ready to do my work,” Oh said. “I want to find myself back in real life.”

Part of going back to real life for Oh is getting used to the English language again, since he didn’t get to use English during his two years in the ROK Army.

Oh began to seriously learn English when he moved in with a host family in Easton, Pennsylvania at the age of 16. The move was a result of Oh telling his parents he wanted a career as a sports agent -- his dream job is as an agent who acts as a bridge to bring Asian athletes to the U.S., and vice versa. His parents agreed, but only if he would start studying in the U.S. Oh is still adjusting to academics and life back at SU, he said.

“There’s a phrase, the post military effect, for the Korean exchange students in this stage

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housing restaurant on the first floor that “will cater to people in the building and others with an eat-in and take-out combination,” Frank said.

Skyler Commons, located on 908 Harrison St., will have 80 one-person studio apartments and will be completed this month, according to a release.

While the rent prices are higher than what most students will pay for off-campus housing, Tom Fernandez, director of business development of the Woodbine Group, said people are looking for single apartments and Skyler Commons offers that, and the apartments are “all inclusive.” That means they include furniture, a TV, Internet, washer and dryer, utilities and access to amenities at other Woodbine Group locations.

“Especially with the winters, students don’t have to worry about having a car on

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acropolis In 2012, after multiple instances of criminal activity took place near Acropolis, there were talks of closing the restaurant.

“They wanted to shut us down because we wouldn’t cooperate and close at 10 o’clock at night,” Papazides said. “If everybody on the street closed at 10 o’clock at night, sure we’d close too, but to single us out — no, we’re not going to close.”

Acropolis had to buy and install a $6,000 surveillance camera and pay about $15,000 in legal fees in 2012, Papazides said. The restaurant also had to add “no loitering” signs to its front windows and have a security guard posted inside and around the restaurant for a year.

“So when the cops were threatening to shut us down, it wasn’t legally,” he said. “They were trying to bankrupt our ass.”

Following the 2012 stabbing and three other arrests, the Department of Public Safety and the Student Association sent an email to the SU student body encouraging students to avoid going to Acropolis.

who are done with their military duty,” Oh said. “They feel delayed over others. They really work hard. They lost their two years in the college life. They really study hard, work hard, to catch up.”

It was like pressing a pause button on my life while I was in the army, so now I’m back to my real life and ready to explore and ready to do my work.

Chang Hwan Oh sophomore sport management major

Oh is dealing with the post military effect by surrounding himself with other SU students who have also done their service in the ROK Army.

“It does help because we have a common interest,” he said. “We play basketball together, we work out together. We encourage each other.” atorrens@syr.edu

campus or about parking,” Fernandez said.

The Woodbine Group is opening a second location on 1027 E. Genesee St. The renovated Ronald McDonald House will be a shared living facility that will house 17 students with shared common spaces and kitchens.

A fourth, new off campus student housing complex will be located on 404 University Ave. #BLVD404 will have 54 apartments for 163 students in a combination of two, three and four bedroom apartments.

Fayette Place is the fifth new luxury apartment complex and is geared toward graduate and medical students and young professionals. Located on 712-714 E. Fayette St., the apartments will not provide furniture but will offer high-definition cable TV, Wi-Fi and other utilities, excluding electric, according to the release. Fayette Place is scheduled to open in March 2016, according to the release. avlinan@syr.edu

Hannah Warren, public information and internal communication officer for DPS, said as of now, DPS does not have any plans to increase its activity in the area or to discourage students from going to Acropolis.

Warren added that DPS will, however, be monitoring the area for any future incidents and leave those options open for a situation that warrants such action.

Student Association President Aysha Seedat said while she is upset that four people were sent to the hospital, she’s relieved they weren’t SU students. Seedat, a senior, said for as long as she has been a student at SU, there’s been a negative stigma around Acropolis.

SA is not going to take a stance just yet on whether or not students should go to Acropolis, she said. However, the organization is going to continue to tell students to be heavily careful in general around campus, especially in areas known for criminal activity.

Seedat said she will be meeting with the new DPS Chief Bobby Maldonado on Wednesday to talk about public safety concerns on and around the SU campus. smswann@syr.edu | @saramswann

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BIG YELLOW TAXI

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Syracuse City Council proposal causes backlash from local, independent taxi companies

By Hanna Horvath staff writer

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ensions are growing between local taxi companies and the Syracuse Airport Authority after a recently announced city council proposal that would allow Syracuse Regional Airport Taxi to operate in the city of Syracuse.

Currently, the official taxi service of Syracuse Hancock International Airport is only allowed to transport passengers to and from the airport. The new legislation would expand Syracuse Regional Airport Taxi services to the rest of the city, according to public documents released by the Syracuse City Council.

The legislation faced immediate pushback at a recent town hall meeting from several local taxi companies. Their main complaint was that the proposal would increase competition around the city for taxis and cause a

decline in business, according to an email by Hancock Airport executive director Christina Callahan.

One component of the legislation states that only 15 Syracuse Regional Airport Taxi drivers will be permitted to operate in the city. One of the major issues other taxi companies have with this part of the ordinance is “the issue of utilizing city designated cab stands to pick up fares,” Callahan said.

One of the councilmen working on the legislation, Jake Barrett, said the Hancock Airport Authority has been working on the ordinance to accommodate these complaints.

To many taxi drivers and company owners, such as Blue Star Taxi owner Sonny Singh, allowing more vehicles at the taxi stands throughout the city will create a battle over customers between companies.

90 percent of the fares of smaller, independent taxi companies operating in Syr-

acuse are picked up at these taxi stands, Callahan said.

“All those 15 cabs, they’re going to be sitting on the SU campus, they’re going to sit in Armory Square, waiting for these people,” Singh said in an Aug. 31 Time Warner Cable news story. “Just like the independents, it’s going to be a battle.”

15

number of Syracuse Regional Airport Taxi drivers that would be permitted to operate in Syracuse under new legislation

As of Friday, the Hancock Airport Authority released changes to the legislation to address complaints. Now, the 15 drivers will be prohibited from operating around taxi stands.

“I am hopeful that you will see this as a good faith effort on the Airport’s part…to find a workable compromise to what seems to be the

biggest issue,” Callahan said in the email.

Suburban Transportation, the company that runs Syracuse Regional Airport Taxi, released this statement regarding the legislation: “Any individual has the freedom of choice to arrange transportation services with any forhire taxi or livery operator. A city taxi license entitles the license holder nothing more than the right to stand-by and be hailed off the city streets or line up in cab stands, such as the RTC, Destiny, Armory Square, or at the University. We are not interested in being hailed off the street or sitting in line at cab stands in the city.”

No deadline has been set for this legislation, as councilmen are allowing both parties to fully discuss the legislation and make any changes before going through an official review.

For now, Syracuse Regional Airport Taxi is confined to the airport. hrhorvat@syr.edu

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Beauty Queen Miss Rhode Island 2015, SU alumna Allie Curtis, has been preparing to compete in this year’s Miss America pageant.

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Simple style Get inspired by sophomore Zelin Shao’s girly outfit. She pairs a white button-down shirt with H&M daisy printed shorts.

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Senioritis With graduation nine months away, humor columnist Danny Cuneo puts the senior syndrome into perspective.

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BRING

IT ON

SU alumna makes cheerleading squad for Baltimore Ravens

By Delaney Van Wey asst. web editor

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s a freshman in high school, Natalie Glanell was given an ultimatum: quit competitive cheerleading or sacrifice a spot on the varsity lacrosse team.

Even though she practiced gymnastics since the first grade — around the same time she first picked up a lacrosse stick — Glanell stuck with lacrosse and never looked back. That is, until this March, when the Syracuse University alumna and former SU women’s lacrosse player tried out and was selected for the Baltimore Ravens cheerleading squad.

Now the rookie cheerleader is gearing up for the NFL regular season, which kicks off Thursday.

“I needed something competitive and team-oriented back in my life,” said Glanell, a 2014 graduate of SU’s communication and rhetorical studies program. “I’ve found what I needed with the Ravens.”

After graduation, while many of her former high school and SU teammates had gone on to join the United States Women’s National Lacrosse Team, Glanell was still thinking about what her next move in the sport would be. It was around this time that she ran into a former cheerleading teammate from back home.

“We stunted together and it was like no time had passed,” Glanell said. “I never thought I would cheer again, but it was like playing on the playground.”

The stunt partner had friends on the Ravens, and he pushed Glanell,

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1. NATALIE GLANELL a 2014 communications and rhetorical studies graduate, played on SU’s Division I women’s lacrosse team. She now cheers for the Baltimore Ravens. courtesy of baltimoreravens.com 2. Despite playing defense for the lacrosse team at SU, Glanell decided to pursue a sport she left in middle school, cheerleading, upon college graduation. She chose lacrosse over cheerleading her freshman year of high school. daily orange file photo 2

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Brainfeeders brings locally grown vegetables to SU campus

By Katherine Sotelo asst. feature editor

The colors are bright, natural. A dark green pepper, a muted beige, ridged cantaloupe, a squash, some broccoli and lettuce — there’s always a lettuce.

They’re tucked in a white cardboard box, big enough to hold this season’s best, but small enough to carry to your kitchen table. “Farm

Fresh” is printed on the outside in green. A cluster of locally grown fruits and vegetables, straight from the farm, now available for the first time at Syracuse University.

A student organization new to campus this year, Brainfeeders has a goal: change the quality of food on the SU campus.

Their introductory event, a partnership with a Community Support-

ed Agriculture (CSA) farm in Madison, New York, an hour southeast of Syracuse, sets out to bring farm fresh, locally grown produce to SU students living in dorms, apartments or in the off campus neighborhoods.

The idea behind Brainfeeders came last fall, when co-founders Lindsay De May and Imelda Rodriguez took the class FST 403: “The Human Right to Adequate Food

and Nutrition”. They learned how food should be considered a human right and how the quality of food isn’t enforced in universities, De May said.

The girls looked at each other and knew. They wanted to change the conventions of food on campus.

By December of last year, their club proposal was drafted. By January, submitted and approved during

Spring Break.

“I was really hesitant that it (the proposal) wouldn’t be approved because we thought Food Services would just say no,” De May said.

“Mainly because we’re trying to bring in natural, local food to the dining halls: that’s the big picture goal; future goal. We really want to change the culture of food on campus.” see brainfeeders page 10

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brainfeeders Now, with a board and general body members, the group’s partnership with Common Thread Community Farm is offered to students in the Farm to Fork course, offered through Falk College, but not to the entire student body.

After seeing the program implemented in class and at Tulane University, Brainfeeders realized this dispensary of natural foods can happen on a grander scale.

“I participated in my class, but since it’s (CSA) not offered outside we were like, ‘Other

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glanell a life-long Ravens fan, to try out. Although she had turned away from cheerleading nearly nine years earlier, Natalie thought it would be a great opportunity to pick it up again.

On the last day of tryouts, bleary-eyed from losing sleep the night before, Glanell approached a door that had a list of numbers, each representing a member of the 2015-16 squad. To her amazement, out of the hundreds of men and women who tried out, she was one of 11 rookies who made the cut.

“I was so nervous that I couldn’t even find my number on the door,” Glanell said. “I’m still in disbelief.”

The tryouts were long but exciting, and included physical and mental challenges, Glanell said. In the initial rounds, they quickly learned dances and stunts before performing for the judges at the end of the day, which she said was

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people should have this opportunity, too,’” Rodriguez said.

For the first time at SU, students and faculty were able to order a weekly box of vegetables, to either be picked up on campus or delivered to a home.

The boxes come in two sizes: a small box with four to five vegetables and a large box with eight to ten.

Pick up is scheduled from 3 – 5 p.m. every Thursday in the covered portal of Huntington Beard Crouse Hall. Although students can no longer sign up for the weekly pickup this semester, Brainfeeders is offering a weekly raffle at the pick up table to win a large box of veggies for $1.

This is still a new endeavor, the organization’s board members are hoping to release recipes for the boxes in the future.

“A lot of the time people always tell me ‘Oh, I want to cook. I want to know how to make things. ’” Rodriguez said. “I think it’s a good idea for us to do the recipes when people get the box. A lot of the time people don’t know how to cook with certain vegetables and sometimes you get some crazy vegetables.”

Brainfeeders are also bringing another way for students to get fresh fruits and vegetables. The organization is offering a free bus service to the CNY Regional Market, a farmers market located across the highway

from Destiny USA and next to the Regional Transportation Center every Saturday until October 10. Pickups will begin at 10:00 a.m. at Schine Student Center and 10:10 a.m. at Goldstein Student Center and will make four rounds hourly.

“We have a lot to do, but there’s only so much we can do right now,” De May said. “A lot of students here don’t really know what farms are like or where their food comes from. They think farms are big cornfields in Iowa. We want to bring awareness to this and let people know more about good foods. We’ll see how we get there.”

extremely nerve-wracking. Then the would-be cheerleaders were interviewed and given physicals to make sure they were in their best shape.

“The team wants to give the uniform to someone they can trust to represent them,” Glanell said. “It’s just like at SU, where the jersey ref lects the school.”

Glanell, a Maryland native, has spent most of her life on a team.

It started when her older sister began playing lacrosse, which like many other things her sister did, inspired Glanell to try out the sport.

Debra Glanell, the girls’ mother, said that her sister helped motivate Glanell.

“There was always a little bit of competition between her and her sister. Natalie wanted to be the same as or better than her,” she said.

That motivation, and a love for the game, pushed Glanell to practice constantly. That drive landed her a varsity position as a freshman in high school.

But she could only join the team if she dropped

competitive cheerleading, a sport she did since middle school, due to their conflicting schedules.

“I still loved cheerleading, but I was extremely happy with picking lacrosse,” Glanell said.

Lacrosse also proved to be the better choice because it challenged Glanell’s high-intensity athleticism, her mother added.

The move paid off for Glanell, who was recruited to Syracuse in her junior year of high school..

Although unexpected, Natalie said she was thrilled that a top Division I school was showing interest in her.

After a visit, she fell in love with Syracuse and committed.

When she came to SU, Glanell kept up the hard work. She helped bring the team to three NCAA Final Fours and one championship game.

Even though they lost that game, Glanell’s senior season ended with a school-record 21 wins.

Regy Thorpe, assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the SU women’s lacrosse team, said he saw Glanell as a true defender

in all her time on the team. “She had great speed and was tough,” he said.

Thorpe added that what Glanell lacked in height she made up for with aggression and smart thinking.

During her four years at SU, he said he saw tremendous growth in her maturity on and off the field and watched her grow into her starting position.

“She was everything you would want as a coach,” Thorpe said.

Now that Glanell has turned in her orange jersey in exchange for a purple uniform, she said she’s hoping to make friends and engage in some healthy competition.

Even though she’s in her rookie season, she said she plans on her pushing herself just as hard as when she was a lacrosse player.

“I’m used to being on the field playing, not on the sidelines,” Glanell said. “But I will always be at home on the turf.”

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The Lucky Dutch

Claire Corriveau, David Padula, Nathan Graham & Ben Dacoba blues/rock Upcoming show: Sept. 11 Where: Funk ‘n Waffles downtown

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BASSLINE

Alumnus, musician to return to Syracuse with band The Lucky Dutch

(FROM LEFT) CLAIRE CORRIVEAU, DAVID PADULA, NATHAN GRAHAM AND BEN DACOBA make up The Lucky Dutch. Padula, a 2012 graduate of the College of the Visual and Performing Arts, is the bassist in the Chicago-based blues/rock band. courtesy of david padula

By Rebecca Plaut contributing writer

S

yracuse University alumnus David Padula is ready to return to the Salt City this weekend, as the bassist of bluesbased rockers The Lucky Dutch.

The 2012 College of Visual and Performing Arts graduate will play at Funk ‘n Waffles Downtown in Armory Square on Sept. 11.

Doors open at 8 p.m., the first act goes on at 9 p.m. and The Lucky Dutch will be on around 10:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased on the Funk ‘n Waffles website or at the door.

Padula was in a small jazz trio while at SU. Although the other members of The Lucky Dutch are not SU alumni, the Chicago natives and Padula have played at the Westcott Theatre’s “Battle of the Bands” show and at Funk ‘n Waffles on Marshall Street on several occasions.

The Lucky Dutch consists of front man/guitarist Nathan Graham, keyboardist/vocalist Claire Corriveau and drummer Ben Dacoba.

Padula first connected with the rest of the band after a mutual friend introduced him to Graham.

Graham and Corriveau were looking for a bass player, and when they got in contact with Padula, they asked him to learn three songs for their upcoming gig.

Padula demonstrated he had all three tracks

down, which was a clear sign to Graham and Corriveau that he’d be a good fit for the group. Since their formation, the band has played at notable Chicago venues and events such as the House of Blues, Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest, Chicago WingFest and, their personal favorite, Navy Pier, home to NPR’s Chicago station WBEZ 91.5.

I do the booking, talk to the record label and am starting to help with the arrangement.

David Padula the lucky dutch bassist

This fall, the group hit the road to perform across the country including stops in New York, Kentucky, Georgia, Florida and Tennessee. Padula said he is excited to include Syracuse on their itinerary.

Their repertoire relies heavily on their own songs, but they’ve also covered classic rock artists including Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix.

Padula’s favorite on their set list is “Criminal Heart” from the band’s ten-track 2014 album “Bury the Night.”

“It’s just a good song,” Padula said. “For me, as

a bass player, I don’t usually get to stretch out and play a lot of notes, and it’s just a good energy song.”

Padula has been a musician for nearly 20 years. At SU, he focused on perfecting his jazz sound, but that all changed when he moved to Chicago for graduate school. His band members’ sound, in addition to the city’s rock and blues culture, won him over.

One of Padula’s professors in VPA, John Laverty, contributed to his outlook on music.

“He said to me once, ‘You have to be a diversified musician. You can’t just play one instrument or be a teacher,’” Padula said. “It defines how I do things now. I do the booking, talk to the record label and am starting to help with the arrangement.”

During his time at SU, Padula could usually be found rehearsing classical trombone in the VPA practice rooms, or working at the Carrier Dome during concerts, where he provided hospitality for visiting performing acts. When he isn’t performing, he is serving as an artist concierge at Chicago’s Zagat-rated City Winery, where shows of all genres are performed on a nightly basis.

Padula stated, “Being in the band formed how I played bass; coming from a jazz background whereas everyone else came from a rock/pop history.” rcplaut@syr.edu

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men’s soccer

Cross develops youthful defense from center back position

By Jon Mettus asst. web editor

As Syracuse’s offense advanced down the field, defender Miles Robinson drifted toward the midfield to pick up an opposing forward. Louis Cross found himself filing in behind Robinson near the sideline.

“Go take your spot, Louis,” head coach Ian McIntyre yelled, before the junior defender obliged.

Cross’ spot this year is at the center back position, and for the first time, he’s the full-time anchor of SU’s defense. His place on the team has changed, too. He’s an upperclassman and has been forced to be a leader and mentor to the two freshmen defenders — Robinson and Kamal Miller — starting on either side of him on the backline.

“He’s the engine in our team,” Miller, the left back, said. “When we don’t have Louis, it’s definitely a big hole in our team. He’s a rock. He keeps us together.”

Cross spent his freshman year at Akron,

where he started 13 games for the Zips, then transferred to Syracuse and played in just eight games (five starts) last year. He often watched from the sideline as SU’s back line of Skylar Thomas, Jordan Murrell and Tyler Hilliard helped to shut out 12 opponents.

When he did see the field, he had veteran players on defense with him.

But the departure of the trio left Cross to command the defense with limited experience.

“It was just kind of something he had to fit into right away just because we lost so many guys last year and we have so many new guys,” midfielder Liam Callahan said.

Cross has guided Miller through his training since the freshman arrived at SU. Miller “likes to have a bit of a moan” when the experienced defender offers advice, Cross said.

When a ball has landed dangerously inside the box, Cross is usually the one to clear it away. On set pieces, he yells and points to Miller and Robinson, directing them where to go

in the one aspect of the game where the young defense seems most vulnerable.

He isn’t prone to make the mistakes under pressure that freshmen are, McIntyre said.

He’s the engine in our team.

When we don’t have Louis, it’s definitely a big hole in our team. He’s a rock.

He keeps us together.

Kamal Miller su defender

“Louis’ played an important role,” McIntyre said. “He’s never really flustered. He’s pretty laid back.”

“Sometimes I think he’s asleep,” McIntyre said with a laugh.

Cross’ teammates joke that he’s is the most quiet English person they’ve ever met, but he’s trying to become more of a vocal presence on the field.

In a Sept. 4 win over UC Riverside, Cross intercepted a pass and kicked it forward to two SU midfielders, but neither came to the ball and it was turned over. Cross waved his hands at his side and yelled, “Come on.”

When forwards slip behind Miller and Robinson, Cross yells to get them back in position. “(Robinson and Miller) have been college players for two weeks, so it helps to have someone back there with experience,” McIntyre said.

Though Cross’ new role on the team may be somewhat unfamiliar to him, it’s one that the Orange needs him to fill. He’s overcoming his quiet nature to assert himself.

“He’s starting to become a leader on this team,” Callahan said. “He’s starting to mold himself into a person who opens his mouth and helps everything keep organized.” jrmettus@syr.edu

field hockey

Diversified offensive attack assists Syracuse early in season

By Liam Sullivan staff writer

When Syracuse lost to Connecticut in the National Championship last season, the team felt crushed. SU’s offense averaged 3.25 goals a game and 17.7 shots per game in 2014 had been shut out by a Huskies defense that only allowed the Orange to shoot seven times.

The quick, forward-pushing Syracuse offense couldn’t overcome UConn’s “halfcourt press” defense that swarmed the defensive zone with bodies and refused speedy SU forwards opportunities to cut towards the cage.

Fast forward to Syracuse’s home-opener this past Sunday and things have changed drastically.

After the game, head coach Ange Bradley was pleased with her team’s ability to adapt to Massachusetts’ half-court press in the 4-0 win. The Minutewomen deployed the same defense UConn used to stop the Orange, but after an offseason of preparing for such, SU was ready. “(The difference) was our ability to main-

tain possession and ability to play a full game of hockey which we have not been able to do in the past,” Bradley said after the game. “…

That’s something we’ve made a focus to learn and understand against that type of defense to find a way to win.”

Syracuse (4-0) is off to a hot start in large part to its newfound versatile offense. The difference this season is knowing when to push forward and when to play more conservatively, working the ball around the outside and attacking weaknesses with purpose.

Other teams know the Orange is built to run and choose to pack their defensive zones by gradually sinking back midfielders and even forwards, making it difficult for SU to thrive in open spaces. It’s a crowded defense, but against an aggressive offensive team like Syracuse, it works.

“If we can play two systems very well like we have so far this year, we’re going to be dangerous,” forward Emma Russell said.

SU’s default offensive attack is to utilize its speed, push forward and create opportunities through aggressive passing, but this year,

teams are prepared.

In a three-game swing to open the season in California, teams modeled their defensive approaches after UConn’s. Syracuse used its training camp and offseason to become used to playing quick hockey through 2-on-1 and 3-on-2 drills while limiting space to simulate a compressed defense.

Opponents pack the defensive zone and rob Syracuse of its speed, shifting the focus from quick movement up the field to cutting more in smaller spaces. Instead of constant movement, the team has been forced to make stop-and-go play a regular part of its offense.

“We’ve changed the whole structure of

how we’re playing,” said midfield Alyssa Manley. “We’re focused on playing, passing and cutting in small spaces with large numbers of people.”

Syracuse doesn’t know exactly what defense it will see from opponents from week to week but by diversifying its offensive attack and focusing on developing a plan for the “dropback half-court press,” the team feels more comfortable either way.

“It’s worked before so other smart teams will try to do it to us,” Russell said. “It’s something that, to be a very good team, we need to master and we’re on our way.” lpsull01@syr.edu

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2014-15: 16-4-1 1ST IN ACC ATLANTIC

FALL SPORTS SEASON PREVIEW MEN’S SOCCER

then and now

2014-15 (FINAL STARTING LINEUP)

2015-16 (PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP)

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6TH YEAR AS SYRACUSE HEAD COACH

McIntyre has pulled an impressive turnaround in his last three years at Syracuse, tallying two NCAA tournament appearances with a 40-17-3 record after winning five of 33 games in his first two seasons. Despite losing seven players with eligibility remaining after last season, which SU finished 16-41, and graduating five more, McIntyre and his staff managed to pull in a highly-rated recruiting class. SU has been tasked with assimilating new recruits and players stepping up into new roles into what is largely a new-look lineup. The staff’s ability to integrate those players will likely determine whether McIntyre notches a fourth consecutive winning season.

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(Alex Bono) saved us a few times tonight and we thank him every day for it. As a defender we take pride in clean sheets. Being six games in and having conceded only one goal, it’s very good for the boys. syracuse defender after a 3-0 win over cornell on sept. 16

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they said it (last year)

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Shutouts posted by former goalkeeper Alex Bono.

31% Syracuse only returns 31 percent of its scoring output from last season.

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Goals allowed in eight ACC games last year, an average of 0.63 goals allowed per game (best in the conference).

PREDICTION:

9-7-1

Syracuse will see too much turnover in 2015 to repeat the rise to the top that happened in 2014. With Hermann Trophy finalist goalie Alex Bono, the entire starting back line and 31 percent of its scoring gone, SU will need its 13 new players to step up in a big way. The chemistry and experience will build up as the season progresses, but will be what keeps Syracuse from being a top-tier team.

— Compiled by Jon Mettus, Connor Grossman and Chris Libonati

key players

We’ve been on the other side of some of these close games, but every ACC game is very evenly contested.

Unfortunately tonight against a quality Louisville team we came out on the wrong side … I think it’s a reflection of how far we’ve come.

We’ve come down to this environment to play a team with the quality of Louisville and our expectations and hopes are to win the game.

Ian McIntyre

su head coach after a 2-1 loss to louisville on oct. 17

I couldn’t even describe to you what I thought when it went in. I heard the crowd behind me. I just kind of put my head in the ground. I was kind of brainless for a second.

Alex Bono

CHRIS NANCO With three of Syracuse’s top four goal scorers not returning, the onus is on Nanco to lead a transformed offense.

The 5-foot-6 junior scored five times last season, and presumably head coach Ian McIntyre will want the ball in possession of his most seasoned goal scorer. Nanco took the second-most shots for SU last year, indicating he likely won’t shy away from offensive opportunities this season.

AUSTIN AVIZA After Alex Bono posted the best season for a Syracuse goalkeeper ever, he became the first SU player to leave early for the MLS, creating a 6-foot-3, 195pound crater in net. Aviza will fill the biggest hole left by the departure of any single player from last year’s squad. He was the 47th-ranked prospect in the Class of 2015 by Top Drawer Soccer.

LOUIS CROSS With the departures of Tyler Hilliard, Jordan Murrell and Skylar Thomas, SU will have to replace its entire starting defense in 2015. Cross only played in eight games last season, but started five of them and scored a goal on his only shot. The junior’s experience and veteran influence will be key early in the season to lead what will be an otherwise young Orange defense.

standings Syracuse finished with the best record in the Atlantic division of the Atlantic Coast Conference last season.

1 Syracuse / 5-2-1 / 16-4-1

3 Wake Forest / 5-3-0 / 10-7-2

5 NC State / 1-4-3 / 7-7-4

2 Clemson / 5-2-1 / 12-7-3

4 Louisville / 4-3-1 / 11-8-3

6 Boston College / 1-6-1 / 5-8-3

su goalie after the season-ending loss to georgetown in overtime on nov. 30 in 3rd round of ncaa tournament

key addition

ben polk forward HERKIMER COMMUNITY COLLEGE

out Players who left with eligibility remaining: Alex Bono, goalkeeper Matt Stith, goalkeeper Stefanos Stamoulacatos, midfielder Emil Ekblom, forward Alex Halis, forward Brad Willis, defender Tyler Hilliard, defender Players who graduated: Skylar Thomas, defender Jordan Murrell, defender Chris Makowski, defender Nick Perea, midfielder Gogo Kollie, forward

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trying to convince him to come and was kind of talking to him on the side, which I thought was incredible,” John Aviza, Austin’s dad, said. “He’s already talking to this kid two years out, trying to persuade him to think about coming here.”

Aviza is a technician in net much like Bono, Stith said. Even when Aviza makes saves in practice, he sometimes corrects himself because he didn’t make the “right save.” Stith said Aviza and the other goalies on the team get pissed off if they make the “wrong” save.

“If one rep I tip it around the post, the next rep I try to catch that one,” Aviza said.

The details are the key to being technical, a trait that Aviza has carried through from high school. Johnny, Austin’s brother, said Austin

He’s a prototypical New Englander where he keeps his mouth shut and does his business.

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would walk out the door in the morning with a list of what he needed to do, where he needed to be and when he needed to be there. That’s translated into simply making sure he makes the right save.

Unlike Bono, Aviza is reserved. Rather than leading vocally, he leads more by example, Scales said. Roy and Johnny both said Aviza had trouble speaking up on the field and demanding more of his teammates early

in his career.

“The Revolution Academy, they really stressed to him that if you want to play on an elite level, you need to start screaming and yelling at these guys,” Johnny said.

Aviza does direct defenders on where to send the ball, but after SU goals, Aviza walks back to the net with no fist pump, sometimes hardly even a smile. Even when he allows a goal, Aviza remains relatively calm with no more than a wave of the arms.

Jim Davock, the father of Aviza’s friend and Boston College forward Trevor Davock, coached Austin when he played basketball. He said Aviza’s seriousness might be mistaken for silence. With a few minutes to play in a youth championship game, Davock called a timeout and as he was in the huddle, he looked at Austin.

“He had that look in his eyes like, ‘You know what? We’re going to win this game,’” Davock said. “And he took over down the stretch and put the game away.”

To break his typically steely facade, Aviza will zone out by himself before warming up for games, with hip-hop and rap thumping in his headphones — Johnny says the song most likely vibrating in his brother’s ears is “Cinderella Man” by Eminem.

Roy and Johnny said Aviza becomes more talkative as he becomes comfortable. Even Bono was thrown in as a freshman, and in three years, became the best goalie in the country. One thing Aviza needs is time — but it’s also the one thing he can’t accelerate.

“It’s definitely gotten better through the years,” Roy said. “But it is part of his personality, so I don’t know if he’ll ever be somebody who will be a shouter or a screamer.” cjlibona@syr.edu | @ChrisLibonati

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GIVING HIM TIME Reserved freshman GK Austin Aviza works to replace the departed Alex Bono

kicking off For an extensive season preview of the men’s soccer team, flip inside for lineups, predictions and more.

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ent at the knee, Austin Aviza signed eight posters and four T-shirts for young fans standing at the black fence near the entrance of SU Soccer Stadium.

Dressed head to toe in a green No. 0 jersey and green shorts, his sweaty gloves, shin guards and cleats had been pulled off. At the beginning of the autograph line, he briefly talked to a woman and at the end of the line said “Thank you.” Save for those moments, Aviza didn’t speak.

“He’s a prototypical New Englander where he keeps his mouth shut and does his business,” Bryan Scales, the New England Revolution Director of Youth Development said.

The tight-lipped freshman is replacing Alex Bono, both SU’s best and most vocal player from last year’s team, in net. Aviza didn’t know he would have a shot at the starting role until early January when Bono joined Generation Adidas and declared for the Major League Soccer draft.

Bono recruited Aviza to Syracuse and was a major reason why he committed to SU. Graduate assistant coach Matt Stith believes Aviza matches up well with freshman-year Bono skill-wise, but knows that the newly anointed goalkeeper needs time and experience to gain Bono’s intangibles.

“I definitely think he’s going to be someone the coaches and the players will fall on to be a leader,” New England Revolution goalkeeping coach Remi Roy said, “because you don’t have a choice as a goalkeeper. It comes with the position.”

As Stith kicked a few balls to Aviza’s left, right and over his head at halftime against Rutgers on Sunday, the freshman goalie’s predecessor was the answer to a trivia question posed over the loudspeaker — Who is the highest-selected Syracuse player in the MLS draft?

Aviza and Bono’s similar playing styles and 6-foot-3 frames made John and Eileen Aviza confident in sending Austin to Syracuse rather than UCLA, Louisville and Georgetown and initially planning on Bono mentoring their son.

“The first time we stepped in, (Bono was) looking out,

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Syracuse begins process to get Hunt 6th year of eligibility

By Jesse Dougherty web editor

Syracuse has already started the process to apply for a sixth-year waiver for injured quarterback Terrel Hunt, SU head coach Scott Shafer said on his weekly teleconference Tuesday.

“It will just be a wait-and-see with the NCAA,” Shafer said.

Hunt tore his right Achilles 7:27 into Syracuse’s 47-0 win over Rhode Island on Friday night, and will be sidelined for the entire 2015 season. The injury comes after Hunt fractured his fibula and missed the last seven games of 2014. He was

replaced by true freshman quarterback Eric Dungey, who is presumed to be the starting quarterback moving forward.

Shafer also said that Hunt was “getting fixed as we speak” during the teleconference, but it was unclear whether that meant the surgery was happening early Tuesday afternoon.

It’s the first time Shafer is going through the application for a sixth season, and said that he’s handing it over to Syracuse’s medical staff. He also couldn’t assess Hunt’s chances because of his unfamiliarity with sixth-year medical waivers, but said he will continue to learn about the process as the Orange moves for-

ward with it.

“Terrel’s a real strong young man who has overcome a lot in his life,” Shafer said. “When you look at the injury situation, just a horrible situation for a strong young man.” jcdoug@syr.edu @dougerty_jesse