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Justine Hastings, a recipient of the Unsung Hero Award, is committed to supporting the youth in her community through education and filmmaking. Page 7

Jelani Cobb of the New Yorker discussed race, politics and media Tuesday night. Cobb’s talk was part of SU’s University Lectures series. Page 3

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After Elijah Hughes injured his groin during warm-ups, SU men’s basketball couldn’t replicate its leading scorer’s production in a 79-74 loss to NC State. Page 12

Hope for home Chinese international students view coronavirus outbreak from afar

(LEFT TO RIGHT) LOUIE LIU, CHENHUI LIU, ZE ZENG AND NATE PAN are four of more than 2,000 Chinese international students studying at Syracuse University while the novel coronavirus spreads through their home country. corey henry photo editor

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A lot of people are saying, can they even go back for summer, because what if it doesn’t end? Joyce Chen taiwanese international student

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he video on Linda Jiang’s phone seemed to show two different cities. The first was full of pulsing, neon-lit avenues and monuments swarming with tourists. The second was stark gray and abandoned, its subway stations desolate and its four-lane highways deserted at midday. “That’s a place where me and my friend hang out all the time when I’m back home,” Jiang said, smiling as the camera panned over a street lined with empty shops. In the next shot, she picks out a particular skyscraper from the city’s skyline. “That’s where I live.” The city in the video is Jiang’s hometown of Nanchang, depicted before and after the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, a respiratory disease that has spread rapidly through China and at least see coronavirus page 6

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SU delivers response to ongoing Title IX investigation By Maggie Hicks asst. news editor

Syracuse University filed a response Monday to a federal lawsuit from a former SU student who claims the university led an “inadequate and biased” Title IX investigation into a sexual assault complaint. The plaintiff, referred to as John Doe, alleges in the November lawsuit that SU violated seven Title IX guidelines and showed extreme gender bias during the investigation because Doe was male, according to court documents.

Chancellor Kent Syverud is one of four university officials listed as defendants in the lawsuit. Also listed is Assistant Dean of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs Pamela Peter, who served as assistant dean and director of the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities at the time of the investigation. SU submitted a request to dismiss all claims from Doe and present an oral argument in court. Doe did not have evidence that SU intentionally discriminated against him during the investigation based on his gender, the uni-

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versity’s response states. Doe was expelled due to a sexual assault complaint from Jane Roe, whose name was redacted during the investigation. The complaint was filed after a joint party between SU’s Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority on April 22, 2017. Both students reported not remembering much from the party, court documents show. Roe reported a sexual assault on April 24, 2017 while at Crouse Hospital. She received a Sexual Assault Nurse Examination at the hospital

and later began remembering parts of the night after meeting with a therapist, according to the lawsuit. The Syracuse Police Department and the District Attorney’s office said there was no credible evidence of a sexual assault. Doe states in the lawsuit that Roe’s allegation was false and the university’s investigation was “a sham with a predetermined outcome.” Doe is suing for emotional, mental and economic harm. The university “erred” in its credibility assessments as it found see title

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SU’s iSchool partnered with Microsoft and the city to further local tech developments. See Thursday’s paper

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Seeking more Graduate students at SU say they aren’t paid a living wage as teaching assistants. See Thursday’s paper

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Journalist Jelani Cobb discusses race in media

regional news Here is a roundup of the biggest news happening around New York state. HIGHWAY CRASH Dakisha Brown, 44, of Syracuse, was killed Monday in a rollover crash near Albany. For unknown reasons, the vehicle veered off the right shoulder of Interstate 87 and hit an embankment, causing it to overturn. Brown was pronounced dead at the scene. Family said she was on her way to a job interview in the Albany area. so u rce: sy r acuse .co m

WINTER WEATHER The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 7:00 p.m. Wednesday to noon Thursday for a wintry mix of precipitation. Heavy snow will arrive in Onondaga County before midnight Wednesday. Snow accumulation will range from 3 to 6 inches with freezing rain mid-morning Thursday. so u rce: lo cal sy r

CLAY WAREHOUSE Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon says a company has been selected to move into a warehouse facility in Clay. The $350 million project is expected to bring 1,000 new jobs to the area. The company will be announced in the next three to five weeks. so u rce: lo cal sy r

JELANI COBB (RIGHT), an award-winning reporter with the New Yorker and a Columbia University journalism professor, focused much of his discussion on how better understanding history can equip Americans for the 2020 election. anya wijeweera staff photographer By Michael Sessa asst. news editor

Jelani Cobb laughed when the phrase “racially charged” came out of his mouth. “I’m sorry,” he said. “I would like to create a voltage meter so that I could target exactly what the charge was. ‘Oh wow, it appears to be that there are five volts of racism in this.’” The phrase is just one example of the unproductive ways politicians and journalists in America talk about race, Cobb said during a discussion in Hendricks Chapel on Tuesday night. About 150 Syracuse University faculty and students attended the event, held as part of SU’s University Lectures series. Cobb, an award-

winning journalist and Columbia University professor, answered questions about race, politics and the news industry for over an hour. Much of Cobb’s talk focused on how better understanding history can equip Americans for the 2020 election and beyond. “ We have been taught, instinctively in this country, to accept a particular methodology, and that is that things started out pretty well and they’ve only gotten better since,” Cobb said. “If you really engage with history, you can’t tolerate that sort of myth anymore.” Racism and divisive politics are not new, but the undermining of democratic structures is something America has less experience

with, Cobb said. Americans are experiencing the delegitimization of institutions essential to democracy, he said. American media outlets, especially cable news networks, have underestimated the gravity of the current political scene, Cobb said. Differentiating between what might be an ebb and flow seen before in American history and what is unprecedented is important, he said. In the leadup to the 2016 presidential election, some media outlets downplayed the consequences the election would have on Americans, Cobb said. Budgetary concerns and poor diversity at many news organizations contributed to the problem, he said.

“American media is by and large run by people who will be OK no matter what kind of catastrophe befalls the rest of the population,” he said. “A number of bad habits have entered the field, the institution, and they’ve been allowed to proliferate over time.” Journalists, like politicians, were often hesitant to call out racism when they saw it prior to election day in 2016, and the next election’s candidates have followed suit, Cobb said. There is an idea that pushing racial justice is going to turn off white voters, and the idea might be right, he said. As much as decisiveness and hostility have defined current politics, the last few years have also see cobb page 6

HOSPITAL CONSTRUCTION SUNY Upstate Medical University will begin a $158 million construction project this spring that will eventually become the Nappi Longevity Institute across from the Upstate Cancer Center. Central New York caregivers will be able to access treatment at the center instead of traveling to New York City or Boston. The center is anticipated to hire 11,000 healthcare workers within three years. so u rce: waer

JAZZ FESTIVAL Syracuse Jazz Fest is hoping to be a part of the New York State Fair’s programming. After being in the fair for 35 years, the Jazz Fest ceased participation in the state fair due to lack of corporate support. Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to expand the fair to 18 days. so u rce: lo cal sy r

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Proposed lead ordinance to increase inspections By Sarah Alessandrini asst. copy editor

Syracuse’s Common Council is seeking public input this month on a proposed ordinance to prevent lead paint exposure. The drafted ordinance would require city inspectors to test all properties for lead hazards and cite existing lead paint as a code violation. Exposed lead paint is currently not considered a code violation in Syracuse. The federal government banned the commercial use of lead paint in 1978. Nearly 91% of homes in Syracuse were built prior to 1980, according to the U.S. Census. Lead paint is harmful to pregnant women and children, who can ingest lead through dust and paint

chips in older homes, said Councilor Joe Driscoll, of the 5th district. “In the past, the way we’ve dealt with lead is once the child is poisoned, we move reactively,” Driscoll said. “With the enforcement, we’re hopeful that we’ll be able to get into the interiors, do these dust wipes and test for the presence of lead before the child is poisoned.” After conducting a Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement to assess any environmental and social burdens associated with the ordinance, the council has now entered a 30-day public feedback period. The city will host its first public hearing Wednesday. The council will assess the community’s input and make any necessary revisions before voting on the new legislation, Driscoll said.

SUPER BOWL ENFORCEMENT Gov. Cuomo considers his annual STOP DWI Enforcement Campaign a success. Police used extra patrols and sobriety checkpoints to identify drunk drivers during Super Bowl weekend. State Police arrested 11 people and issued 914 tickets in central New York. so u rce: cn ycentr al

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The lead ordinance would require city inspectors to cite exposed lead paint as a code violation. corey henry photo editor

The current ordinance draft proposes fines for landlords who fail to remove lead from their property after multiple lead tests,

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Onondaga County will own 40 acres of Onondaga Lake along the southwestern shore adjacent to Interstate 690, securing almost every inch around the lake. The deal will help the county complete the “Loop the Lake” project, which involves building a bridge and trail through Murphy’s Island. Some residents criticize the plan for intruding on the island, the home of bald eagles. so u rce: cn ycentr al

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Researchers to distribute restored American chestnut trees By Abby Weiss

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Researchers at SUNY-ESF are continuing efforts to restore the American chestnut tree. SUNY-ESF’s American Chestnut Research and Restoration Project first developed a blight-resistant American chestnut tree in 2014. A blight wiped out roughly 90% of the trees at the beginning of the 20th century. Now, the project aims to distribute the trees to the public, said William Powell, director of the chestnut project. “Restoration is not going to happen by us — it’s going to happen by the public,” Powell said. “If people don’t want to plant these trees, we’re not going to have restoration. It’s really going to be up to them to get these back out.” The project will use a $3.2 million grant from the Templeton World Charity Foundation, a philanthropic organization, to support the trees’ distribution. The grant, awarded last month, will support three years of research and fund collaboration with federal agencies. Members of the project will begin by building a research demonstration forest at the Lafayette Road Experimental Station in Syracuse, one of SUNY-ESF’s properties, said Kaitlin Breda, an administrative assistant for the project. from page 3

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exposure, he said. Driscoll said he expects some landlords to oppose the legislation given the time and costs involved with fully extracting lead from homes. Dust wipe tests — a method for testing homes for lead — could also add 10 to 15 minutes to each home inspection, Driscoll said. “We want to let landlords know that we are their partner,” Driscoll said. “And we’re trying to help and develop legislation that creates

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said. The project team will also place the trees in educational settings such as botanical gardens, zoos and historic sites, Powell said. With federal approval, SUNY-ESF plans to distribute trees to their native location along the Appalachian Mountains from Georgia to Maine, he said. The American chestnut tree is the first tree that has ever been developed for restoration purposes rather than commercial distribution, said Dakota Matthews, a graduate student at ESF. Federal approval would allow for the distribution of American chestnut seedlings and nuts to other state chapters within the American Chestnut Foundation, he said. “There are chapters for pretty much every state on the east coast going up and down,” he said. “There are grassroots organizations that are part of the foundation as a whole that are working toward restoration.” Powell hopes the restoration of the American chestnut tree will bring greater awareness to forest health. “With climate change and all the invasive pests and pathogens coming in, our forests’ health is really declining,” Powell said. “It’s hard to see when you go out there, but for professionals, they can see that it is declining. We need to start reversing those trends.”

The location will make chestnut trees accessible to the larger Syracuse area for public tours, she said. ESF currently has approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that allows them to plant the trees in fenced-in areas on their sites, but they are still awaiting approval from

the Department of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration to begin restoration beyond campus, Breda said. Research forest preparation will start in the summer, and, if approved, the project plans to start distribution in July 2021, Powell

penalties and consequences for those landlords that neglect their duty as a property owner.” Lead paint hazards were found in 211 county properties, according to a 2018 report from the Onondaga County Health Department. That same year, 10.4% of tested children in Syracuse had a blood-lead level of more than five micrograms per deciliter, according to the data. No medicine can completely rid the body of lead, said Travis Hobart, medical director of the Central/Eastern New York Lead Poisoning Resource Center at Upstate Medical University.

Most kids who have lead poisoning show no symptoms, Hobart said. Some symptoms that do manifest, such as abdominal pain or constipation, can be mistaken as typical childhood conditions, he said. New York state law requires all children to be tested for lead poisoning when they are one and two years of age. Children could live with high levels of lead in their body and never realize it if they are not tested, Hobart said. “That’s again why we place such an importance on what we would call primary prevention in public health,” Hobart said. “Get-

ting these houses tested before a kid is ever exposed and making sure the houses are safe for kids before they ever live there.” Sandra Lane, a Syracuse University professor of public health and anthropology, conducted a study in 2008 that determined lead poisoning costs the city half a million dollars a year. The study factored in the cost of Medicaid, special education and youth criminal justice. “There are other problems in Syracuse and lead is not the only one,” Lane said. “But if we fix this, that’s a really huge step.”

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sumed his guilt from the beginning of the investigation. Doe’s lawyers, Seth Zuckerman and Priya Chaudhry of ChaudhryLaw PLLC, said in a statement that SU is a “serial offender” of violating the due process rights of male students. “The school has a predetermined outcome that every male accused of sexual assault is guilty,” the statement read. “Here, Syracuse ignored the district attorney and police department’s finding that no sexual assault occurred.” SU’s response states that the University Conduct Board only used factual evidence, including surveillance footage, witness statements and the Sexual Assault Nurse Examination report to decipher the events of the night that Doe could not remember himself. “In doing so, the Board in no way presumed guilt or ignored the applicable standard of proof,” the response states. Pursuant with SU policy, the university does not comment on pending litigation, said Sarah Scalese, senior associate vice president for university communications, in a statement.

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Doe implausible and “disregarded and explained away fatal inconsistencies” in Roe’s statements, the lawsuit states. SU’s response states that investigators found that Doe appeared credible in his witness statement and had no apparent bias as he recalled events. The university states that this was “hardly the credibility assessment of an investigator who had prejudged Doe’s culpability.” An investigator assessed Roe’s credibility in nearly four pages of the report and included contradictions between her statements and evidence from the investigation, the university’s response states. “Doe’s claim is that the University should have believed him over Roe,” SU said in its response. “Yet Doe insisted he had no recollection of the key events at issue, and Doe had no meaningful response to the evidence on which the Conduct Board relied, most principally the SANE examination.” Doe also alleges that the university pre-

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Attendance policies affect well-being

tudents shouldn’t go to class with the flu. This may sound like a relatively uncontroversial opinion, yet countless students attend class when they’re sick. Many students argue that they must attend class no matter how they feel in order to avoid losing attendance points. This raises an important point that professors need to understand: Students don’t always miss class to nurse a hangover, catch up on sleep, or work on other assignments. Hence, they shouldn’t always be so strict with students on attendance. Instead, they should be willing to work with students to keep up with work. This is especially important since, for any absences less than 48 hours, students must discuss academic arrangements with their professors, and an absence notification does not replace the absence policy listed on any course syllabus, according to the Office of Student Assistance. Jenna Merry, a second-year architecture student, said she was forced to attend studio class last year with the flu. “It was near a deadline and I knew that if I kept missing classes that my grade would be docked,” said Merry. “Health Services told me that I had to miss two classes in a row to be excused and I wasn’t missing more than I had to because that stresses me out. So, I went and I literally collapsed on my desk. My

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one and go to class,” Moffat said. Students who are not sick are tasked with the responsibility of practicing specific steps to prevent themselves from getting sick with the flu. Such steps include getting the flu vaccination and practicing good hygiene. The flu vaccination is effective. Although vaccine effectiveness varies, recent studies show that flu shots can reduce the risk of flu illness by up to 60%, depending on the year. “Even if you catch the flu, it’s going to be a milder case. So, the vaccine will protect you from serious consequences of the flu and shorter the duration,” Moffat said. She also recommends keeping good hygiene by washing your hands and keeping your hands off your face. Students need to take illness seriously. Those who have the flu should not be attending class. Doing so only shares the viruses with others, spreading it to other students, facilities, and families. Because of this, professors and the SU Office of Student Assistance should amend their attendance and absence policies to allow sick students to stay home instead of endangering others.

THRIVING WHILE DYING TA was watching me die in front of her, but she wouldn’t let me leave.” The Office of Student Assistance will address absences that are 48 hours or longer if students have the required documentation. This is problematic as many students may experience severe cold symptoms or the stomach bug for only 24 hours. Hence, they’re only immobile for one day. Therefore, this policy contradicts their purpose of being an asset to students who need to class as it can actually make them miss more class than necessary. Jennifer Moffat, Ph.D., an associate professor of microbiology and immunology at Upstate Medical University, said students with the flu shouldn’t be out in public. “If you come to my class and you’re obviously ill, you’re not learning. So, what’s the point?” said Moffat. Most importantly, students shouldn’t power through the flu as if they don’t have the illness. Neglecting any of these responsibilities will only prolong the flu or make it worse. Hence, students who make the wrong choices with their recovery will not only maximize their downtime but increase the chances of others getting sick. “People shouldn’t just power through and contaminate every-

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Legalization of sports betting raises concerns

ports betting is a practice that millions of people participate in to have their own stakes in the game. Tackling the issue from this perspecSAM BOVA tive, it seems LOOKING FOR like harmless A NSW ERS recreation. For the first time ever this year in Upstate New York, sports betting became legal, allowing betting in 11 designated casinos. However, when you look at the issue on a societal level, it’s clear that the activity awakens a vulnerability toward addictive tendencies and mental and social health crises. There are tales from cultures all around the world that revolve heavily around fate-tempting. It’s a fundamental urge. “There’s really no reason to try to profit off of sports gambling,” said Jeremy Losak, an assistant professor of sport management and betting market expert. “Because if your goal is an investment strategy, the returns in investing in the stock market is a lot higher than the returns in sports gambling.” Yet, the activity finds a way to grip millions of Americans every year, some of whom treat it as a stroke of good fortune waiting to happen. The solution here won’t be found in banning the practice in its entirety. Outright prohibition of hobbies people enjoy has historically led to organized crime and underground markets that ultimately far worse for everyone involved. The solution is found in education and in the government properly regulating the activity while spreading risk-awareness and providing aid to those suffering from gambling addiction. Gambling, under any medium, speaks to the inherent human longing for hope. But it’s not real hope. It’s hope in something that doesn’t exist. The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) reported that the average annual cost associated with gambling (crime, addiction, and bankruptcy)

is roughly $17 billion. Because of this, major depressive tendencies are linked to upwards of 76% of gambling addicts. Losak addressed courses of action that the government can take to limit the problems which arise due to gambling addiction. “They should approach it the same way they approached smoking… information, information, information.” Those in power have long ignored the harm caused by gambling disorders. According to a 2013 study from the NCPG and the Association of Problem Gambling Service Administrators, public funding for substance abuse is about 281 times greater than public funding for gambling abuse services. This is because gambling is in many ways a voluntary tax on, to quote from Canadian author Ronald Wright, “temporarily embarrassed millionaires.” When the government looks the other way, they themselves profit while those in poverty search for a stroke of luck that was never feasibly manufactured for them in the first place. While gambling can be ‘fun’ when placing a healthy wager on an athletic event with a family member or a friend, when the government begins to encourage it on a broader level, it becomes a ploy by those in power to take advantage of others for their own gain. All across New York state, people will now be able to legally participate in both good-natured sports gambling as well as potentially destructive and ruinous sports gambling. It’s up to those in power to ensure that alongside this new bill comes increased funding into services to help those suffering from gambling addiction as well as an increased effort to educate and inform the populace of its dangers.

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coronavirus 24 other countries. Jiang is one of more than 2,000 Chinese international students studying at SU as the coronavirus slows life in their home country to a near-halt. The virus — which has infected over 43,000 people and killed at least 1,018 — has forced Chinese students like Jiang to balance academic responsibilities with anxiety over the safety of their friends and family back home. “One person from (our)apartment can only go out twice a day,” said Jiang, a freshman communication and rhetorical studies major. Like many international students, Jiang checks in regularly with family to see how they are faring during the outbreak. “There is public announcements saying ‘don’t go out, stay at home.’” While many international students said they remain in touch with friends and family in China, recent travel restrictions implemented in response to the virus have made it difficult for them to see each other in person. The restrictions have led some international students to reconsider their travel plans for spring and summer break, said Yingyi Ma, a sociology professor at SU and the author of “Ambitious and Anxious,” a book focusing on Chinese international students in America. Senior international students in particular may fear that family members will not be able to attend their graduation if the restrictions continue, Ma said. Several international students noted that they were reluctant to buy plane tickets — which they usually purchase months in advance — in case the flights would be canceled. “I know some people usually go back home for Chinese New Year, and now they have to worry from page 3

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about, ‘Oh, can I come back?’” said Joyce Chen, a sophomore Bandier major from Taiwan. “A lot of people are even saying, can they even go back for summer, because what if it doesn’t end?” International students learned about the outbreak through the internet or social media after returning from winter break, Chen said. When the news first hit, Chinese international students were quick to warn their relatives back home to stay safe, she said.

“It’s scary, because the numbers are rising every single day,” Chen said. “There’s a lot of anxiety going on, I think.” Several Chinese students said they are particularly concerned about their older relatives, who may be more susceptible to the virus. Public health issues like the coronavirus can pose additional difficulties for Chinese students experiencing a new culture, Ma said. These crises can also amplify the differences in how American and Chinese cultures address public health, she said. “(Chinese students) are getting a very different message from American society compared to Chinese society,” Ma said. “Even though they’re physically here, they’re not immune from the Chinese media and Chinese

societal influence, in terms of public health.” These cultural divides can come to the forefront in Chinese students’ decisions to wear facial masks, Ma said. In China, the practice of wearing facial masks to protect against disease is far more common than in the United States, she said. This can lead to the misinterpretation that students who wear masks are sick, she said. Some international students noted they feel self-conscious when wearing the masks. Nate Pan, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, recalled other students avoiding him in class when he wore a facial mask. “People don’t attack you verbally,” said Ze Zeng, a freshman in the Whitman School of Management. “But they will see you with different eyes.” Chen said she feels fortunate to not have encountered any incidents of xenophobia since returning to SU after winter break. But she has seen racist posts circulate online, and she has Asian friends in New York City who have been subjected to verbal harassment, she said. “As international students, I believe we always know that there is always going to be racist people. But it’s sad to see how people turn themselves just because of this virus,” Chen said. “People are just using this as a chance to be racist.” Yawen Luo, a sophomore studying newspaper and online journalism and entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises, said she’s particularly saddened by some of the social media posts she’s seen directed toward Chinese people. The cultural or societal pressures international students face in America can amplify fears about their own health, or that of their family, Ma said. “Those kinds of anxieties oftentimes are

coming from the cross-cultural and crossnational differences, especially when it comes to education,” Ma said. “And this public health crisis, this coronavirus, definitely exacerbates and adds additional layers of anxiety to that.” Despite their fears about the safety of friends and family members, many Chinese students said they are confident the coronavirus outbreak will be contained. Chenhui Liu, a freshman television, radio and film major from Wuhan, said she is hopeful the outbreak will be controlled in time for her to visit her family over summer break. A number of international students have also taken action to help those the virus has affected. Zeng and his friend Ruohan Xu have launched A Hand for Wuhan, a fundraising project that aims to send medical supplies to areas affected by the coronavirus. The project has generated more than $52,000 in donations since its launch, according to its fundraising page. A Hand for Wuhan is planning to send its first order of medical supplies to China in the near future, Xu said. “All Chinese people are suffering for the coronavirus,” Xu said. “We wanted to start this fundraising program because we wanted to help, even though we are not in China.” As for Jiang, she said she’s confident her family in China will be safe — they have friends who are doctors, and she trusts they will look after her parents. But she still worries about the virus, she added. She regularly reads stories about the coronavirus to prepare for current events quizzes in one of her Newhouse classes, and that includes keeping up to date on the death toll. “I think the situation is getting better,” she said. “But sometimes it still hits me.”

particularly strong, but universities need to confront their histories to truly encourage civic engagement among their students, Cobb said. “The first part of encouraging students to make those connections is to come clean in our own complicity,” he said. Cobb also said that public officials and celebrities have been held to higher standards

in recent years than they were in the past. If people say something inflammatory or ignorant, they will hear a response from others, even if only on social media, he said. Despite these strides in social justice, Americans, especially voters and journalists, must be willing to confront the reality of the country’s situation, Cobb said. Cobb does not think there will be another civil war anytime

soon, but he warned against voters letting their guard down. “I do think it’s reasonable to anticipate that the constituent elements are coming together for us to see significant political violence in this country,” Cobb said. “And I think it’s responsible to say that so we can wake up and make sure it doesn’t happen.”

I think the situation is getting better... but sometimes it still hits me Linda Jiang freshman communication and rhetorical studies major

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A love for legumes SU alum Danny Higgins travels the country in the NUTmobile, which is currently planted on campus. See page 9

Swiping right Some college students work as dating app ambassadors for services like Tinder and Bumble. See Thursday’s paper

Double the drama Both Redhouse Arts Center and SU Drama are putting on productions of “Romeo and Juliet.” See Thursday’s paper

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Justine Hastings was named an Unsung Hero for inspiring youth through filmmaking

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JUSTINE HASTINGS is one of the recipients of the 2020 Unsung Hero Award that recognizes people who embody the values of Martin Luther King Jr. lucy messineo witt staff photographer

slice of life

CuseHacks plans third hackathon By Ethan Garcia

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During her senior year of high school, Caitlin Sanders was involved in her first hackathon, in which she and her team had 24 hours to create an invention of their choosing. The team produced an app that could be used for reporting potential domestic violence incidents, but masqueraded as a fully-functioning food delivery app. After the team received three awards, Sanders knew it wouldn’t be her last hackathon. “I had never been under the conditions of creating something this important in just 24 hours,” said Sanders, a junior at Syracuse University and co-president of Innovate Orange. “This hackathon proved to me that computer science was something I wanted to

We hope to inspire them, that they can make anything they set their minds to using technology and coding Olivia Flynn

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continue to pursue.” Innovate Orange will hold its third consecutive CuseHacks from Saturday, Feb. 15 to Sunday, Feb. 16 in the Life Sciences Complex. CuseHacks is a 24-hour hackathon, in which college students work in groups to invent a project that can enact a positive change on society. Sanders said that she believes

CuseHacks acts as a great collaborative experience for not only those interested in computer science, engineering and technology, but for students “from all different fields and colleges.” The event itself is sponsored by multiple large organizations, including Google, Major League Hacking and IBM. Professor Jae Oh in the College of Engineering and Computer Sciences said that he was very impressed that many of these organizations were more than willing to help out with CuseHacks, even in its infancy. “The outreach that we’ve had with engineering and computer science organizations around the country has exceeded all of my expectations,” Oh said. “Originally, I wanted to help connect the students to people in the industry, but see cusehacks page 8

ustine Hastings was not expecting the phone call as she walked to her resident adviser training this semester. Syeisha Byrd, director of engagement programs at Hendricks Chapel, was on the other line with news that Hastings was one of Syracuse University’s 2020 Unsung Hero recipients. The annual award is given to students, faculty, staff and members of the community that honor the values of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by making a positive difference in their community. Byrd received one of the 2019 Unsung Hero awards and is someone Hastings said she admires on campus. “I was just really honored to know that someone as influential and important as Syeisha was telling me herself that I had gotten this award,” Hastings said. A junior at SU, Hastings is a secondary English education and English and textual studies major. She received the Unsung Hero award at the 35th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 26 for her commitment to inspiring youth in her community through filmmaking, education and compassion, according to Syracuse University news. Hastings grew up in Brooklyn with parents who immigrated from Jamaica. She recalled they instilled values of hard work and education within her. Hastings realized, however, that many of her peers did not have the same support and opportunities she had. Hastings said that in realizing this, she always tries to take advantage of all campus resources and to volunteer with a lot of organizations because some people do not have the chance to. “She works with care and thoughtfulness with each person or group that she is involved with,” Kelly Chandler-Olcott said, professor in the School of Education and Hastings’ faculty advisor. “Her commitments are driven by a desire to give back and to learn more about meaningfully connecting with others as an aspiring educator.” Hastings said she has been interested in pursuing education since middle school. Going to a see hastings page 8

black history month 2020

Douglass Day event honors Black writer By Sydney Bergan asst. copy editor

For many, Feb. 14 is a day centered around conversation hearts and boxes of chocolate, but to Jim Casey, it’s all about Frederick Douglass. Casey, a postdoctoral research associate for the Center for Digital Humanities at Princeton University, has revived this day as Douglass Day, a celebration that began after Frederick Douglass’ death in 1895, each year on his birthday. Douglass Day helped lead to the creation of Black History Month, according to the Douglass Day website. On Douglass Day, which Casey co-founded, the celebration has participants transcribe written work by historical Black figures so that

they can be preserved digitally. The Humanities Center at Syracuse University will be holding “Transcribea-Thon” in celebration of Douglass Day on Feb. 14 from noon to 3 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114 Bird Library, as a part of Black History Month. The event is beginner-friendly, and there is no prior transcribing experience needed in order to participate. “It’s really about giving people a chance to participate in the preservation and the recreation of Black history,” Casey said. “We get to see actually how this thing that we know in the abstract of history actually comes alive in archives and how is technology involved.” Volunteers participating in the see transcribe page 8

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hastings predominantly white middle school, Hastings remembers when a student was making fun of Black people. When she approached her teacher about it, the teacher dismissed the issue as “just a joke.” “I felt like if I had a teacher of color, or just a good teacher in general, they would have handled that situation extremely differently,” Hastings said. She said that her interest in education is inspired by how America lacks teachers of color, specifically Black female teachers. “It’s so important to have that mentor figure growing up,” Hastings said. “I would want to be that mentor figure to someone else.” As a volunteer academic coach for the Center for Learning and Student Success, Hastings also works at SU’s LGBT Resource Center. There, she facilitates Fusion, a biweekly discussion group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, questioning and asexual people of color. Hastings said her favorite aspect of campus involvement is being a student research mentor at the Syracuse Office of Undergraduate Research & Creative Engagement. There, she helps undergraduate researchers with the process and content behind conducting research. Kate Hanson, director of SOURCE, said she admires Hastings’ ability to communicate with students, faculty and community members. “She is an excellent listener,” Hanson said. “She’s incredibly skilled and discussing difficult topics in an effective, compassionate way.” Hastings recently earned a grant from SOURCE to create a documentary filmmaking program at the North Side Learning Center, a from page 7

cusehacks since then they’ve taken it upon themselves to get this great help.” CuseHacks began as a simple conversation between Sanders, her fellow computer science students and Oh. When he was originally approached by the students about holding their own hackathon at SU, he could simply not turn down their determination. Since then, he has served as the faculty advisor of Innovate Orange and a judge of the past two CuseHacks. Innovate Orange is a student organization that aims to promote interest technology and programming. The group started after the first hackathon at SU and became a registered student organization to continue the annual event. “I hadn’t really been involved in any other hackathon before CuseHacks,” Oh said. “But when these students, my students, explained this event to me, I could see their passion — I could see their drive. And thus, with collaboration between us, the school, and our sponsors, CuseHacks was born.” At the first CuseHacks in 2018, volunteers organized workshops that enabled the students to delve into hardware and coding basics. This year, Innovate Orange will be holding a workfrom page 7

transcribe “Transcribe-a-Thon” will be transcribing written works by Anna Julia Cooper, a Black feminist leader and activist who was born a slave and later became the fourth African American woman to earn a doctoral degree. The work that will be transcribed is provided by Howard University’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center archives and includes academic papers and diary entries. Denise Burgher is the chair of historic churches and community engagement committee for the Colored Conventions Project, a research project founded at the University of Delaware that focuses on giving works by historical Black organizers a digital life. Learning about historical figures like Cooper and realizing that her life overlapped with some people’s grandparents allows students to see Cooper in context and realize that she was not fighting for rights too long ago, she said. “A lack of knowledge about people like Anna Julia Cooper and Frederick Douglass allows us to make wild assumptions about the racial history of the United States. We don’t understand how long and how passionately people have fought for justice and have fought for equality,” Burgher said. The event being held at SU will feature a livestream of speeches and performances

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nonprofit organization that helps immigrant and refugees with literacy development. Hastings’ program offers a space for youth to learn different aspects of filmmaking. At the NSLC, Hastings will also be conducting a case study on the high school students involved with her program. She added that she is interested in observing English language learners as they collaborate, communicate and solve problems together to make a documentary film of their choice. Her goal is to show English teachers the influence of using different multimodal literacy practices, such as filmmaking. Hastings is still in the beginning planning process of her research, said Chandler-Olcott. “She never loses sight of the big picture — what she’s learning and how it might contribute to solving vexing issues in our society, particularly as they relate to populations that have been marginalized in one way or another,” Chandler-Olcott said. Hastings discovered her interest in filmmaking while working at a community TV center after she graduated high school. Two summers ago, she was a filmmaking mentor at Writopia Lab, a nonprofit organization that holds creative writing workshops for children ages 6-18. At Writopia Lab, she said she remembers working with a student who was creating a film about being Chinese American, portraying his isolation and phobia as he immigrated to the U.S. Working with the student, Hastings said his film helped him process his experiences growing up. “That’s when I realized filmmaking was such a positive creative outlet that people can use to express important things about their identity, their lives and communities,” Hastings said. shop called CuseHacks Jr. on the second day of the hackathon, featuring three workshops for the students, including one on hardware, website building and even a “tech talk” from representatives at Google. A big aspect of CuseHacks has been the organizers’ willingness to teach college students about the world of coding, engineering and computer science, but the hackathon also holds special events for local middle school students as well. Olivia Flynn, a student in the computer sciences program at SU and the secretary of Innovate Orange, has been involved with CuseHacks since the beginning. She believes that these workshops for the younger students are vital to showing them all of the innovations that engineers and computer scientists are capable of. “I think it’s very valuable for the students to see our enthusiasm about our discipline through CuseHacks,” Flynn said. “We hope to inspire them, that they can make anything they set their minds to using technology and coding.” All projects created by CuseHacks participants aim to better the lives of people through the use of technology. Although many have been memorable, both Flynn and Oh agreed that one has stuck with them over the years. Flynn recalls one group’s efforts to create an app that used image processing that alerted from Howard University. There is a total of 2,800 people across the country participating in the Douglass Day “Transcribe-a-Thon” as of right now and 58 groups that are based out of colleges and universities, Casey said. Shirley Moody-Turner, an associate professor of English and African American studies at Penn State University and the co-organizer of Douglass Day, is the principal investigator for the Anna Julia Cooper Digital Project at Penn State. Gaining historical context about the struggles Cooper and other historical Black figures faced helps people better understand why racist events are still occurring today and how to combat that racism, she said. “Having some historical context allows people to see that these are not isolated one-off events,” Moody-Turner said. “That there is a history and how you connect what is happening at Syracuse to larger institutional structural issues and how do you understand the history that they’re emerging out of.” The heart of the event is giving everyday people access to primary documents and creating a safe space to learn about Black leaders in history, Casey explained. “It gives us a different window into just how many people were interconnected, how many communities were involved,” he said. “And that it’s not just the one or two people that we often sort of get pulled out into our history textbooks or our Black History Month celebration.”

JUSTINE HASTINGS accepted her award from Chancellor Kent Syverud at the 35th Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. lucy messineo witt staff photographer

Hastings is looking into applying to graduate school after graduation. She said she is interested in a higher education and student affairs administration program with ideas of someday working as the director of a multicultural research center. As Hastings works with a diverse range of students on campus, her volunteer work and educational work reflect the values and efforts of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Hastings said

she admires that Dr. King did not just fight for Black people’s rights, but all people’s rights. “He fought for the rights of all people, for people of all marginalized identities and that just kind of aligns with my mission,” Hastings said. “Inclusion is very important to me – it’s not just like this word I like to throw around. I genuinely believe all people should be valued – all people should feel included.” mctucker@syr.edu

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visually impaired users if there was an obstacle in their path. Oh added that the growth of CuseHacks in just the past two years has exceeded his expectations. The organizers of the event have taken it upon themselves to utilize their connections

and get assistance for the event from various local organizations. “It’s amazing to see the types of things people can create in just 24 hours” Flynn said. “All they need is an idea, and the rest takes off from there.” egarci08@syr.edu

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Peanut promoters

MAGGIE CHANDLER (LEFT), DANNY HIGGINS AND STEPHANIE LERNER are crew members traveling across the country for a year in the NUTmobile, a peanut-shaped car promoting the Planters brand. Higgins is an SU alumnus who graduated in 2019. photos by corey henry photo editor

By Arabdho Majumder senior staff writer

SU alumnus travels the country in Planters NUTmobile

picture of assorted nuts covers the back wall of the vehicle, behind the four seats of the rolling legume. The walls, slightly off-white, are fittingly reminiscent of a peanut shell’s inside coating. An approximately 30-inch TV, sometimes used for presentations and other times for Netflix, dominates the center of the Planters NUTmobile, directly across from the outward opening door. Drawings on the ceiling show Mr. Peanut’s evolution through 104 years in mainstream American culture — Baby Nut has yet to be displayed. This is Danny Higgins’ office — a rolling peanut-shaped van known as the Planters NUTmobile. Known as “Dry Roasted Danny” in the nut community, Higgins said he couldn’t picture himself in a traditional office. So, when he graduated from Syracuse last year, he made the van, one of three in the country, for his workplace starting that June. Now, he’s back on SU’s campus to recruit the next wave of “Peanutters” that will serve as one-year brand ambassadors for Planters when he leaves his post this June. Higgins and his two fellow crew members on the NUTmobile, Stephanie Lerner and Maggie Chandler, will host an informational session this Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Hall of Languages for interested students. Higgins “came out of his shell” between his sophomore and junior years of high school, his mother Kelley Higgins said. He’d been involved in sports before that, but became one of the emcees of his school’s senior showcase and loved it. At Syracuse, he was an orientation leader and a tour guide. He also participated in an improv group on campus and joined the film fraternity, Delta Kappa Alpha. His junior year, he studied abroad in Chile, and as a television radio and film major, he lived in Los Angeles his final semester of college. That’s when he started falling in love with traveling and being exposed to new cultures, he said. And now, he’s in a new city every week, living out of a suitcase in a giant nut. His parents were caught off guard when he mentioned working on the NUTmobile,

but given his personality and activities, it made sense. And given the marketing element of the job, he would be exposed to a new side of communications. “The way he described it,” Kelley said, “it was just him.” A typical week for Higgins and his NUTmobile partners starts with a drive — typically 4 to 8 hours — on Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday are for them to explore the city. They’ll ask hotel managers or locals what the best spots are and try to find unique locations. Then on Thursday, they give presentations at local grocers or at local events. During their free days, because the NUTmobile is the only vehicle they have, the trio gets flagged down by bystanders that just love nuts. Recently, a man gifted them an old silver peanut dispenser. The NUTmobile crew now incorporates it into their presentation. Another time, Higgins remembers getting gas for the NUTmobile when people in bathing suits with inner tubes came up to them. They’d floated down river and would’ve had to make a long trek back to their car. So, Higgins drove them. Chandler had a similar story when they were passing a parade on a rainy day. A group approached them soaking wet in German lederhosen, Chandler said, and she gave them a ride back to their apartments. Through their travel, the trio have also had opportunities in the past to sit in the audience of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and “The Price is Right” in Los Angeles. Lerner said her former trio got a tour of the NBC Tower and the “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” set. As the NUTmobile sat parked on Waverly Avenue in front of Newhouse, a man tapped at the side of the shell, trying to get Higgins’ attention. He turned to his partners, who brought Higgins a bag of classic salted peanuts and a Mr. Peanut sticker. Higgins opened the side window, leaned out and handed the man both. “What about Baby Nut?” the man asked. The NUTmobile trio found a new Baby Nut sticker to hand him too. Being a “Peanutter” never stops. And that’s the way Higgins likes it. armajumd@syr.edu

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without Hughes happened. Joseph Girard III led the game with 30 points — the most ever in the Carrier Dome for a SU freshman. Forward Quincy Guerrier added 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. But Syracuse shot 16.7% from beyond the arc. Buddy Boeheim, who’d scored more than 20 points in five of the last seven games, finished with 10. While the Wolfpack missed seven free throws in the final minute, SU didn’t hit a shot.  “At the end we had a couple turnovers, couldn’t make a shot and that’s why we lost,” Guerrier said.  Through the first 23 games of Syracuse’s season, the offense has run through Hughes. The redshirt junior has been the alpha scorer whenever Syracuse has needed one. At second in the ACC in scoring with 19.4 points per game, no Syracuse player spent more time on

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the court this season than Hughes.  That changed on Tuesday when Hughes tweaked his groin. With 17:27 left in the first half, Hughes left the game and placed ice on his left groin area while sitting on the Syracuse bench.  The Orange were in a predicament they’re not often in, Syracuse players admitted. “When you lose your best player, one of the three of four best players in the league, without being able to practice, it’s difficult,” Boeheim said. It changed the way NC State played defense as well. The Wolfpack swarmed Buddy, preventing SU from finding him off screens. When the ball did make it out to him, NC State had more freedom to cover Buddy and Girard at the 3-point line with no threat of Hughes. The duo shot all of Syracuse’s 3-pointers on Tuesday and finished a combined three-of-18.  “We did a decent job today without him in our offense.” Syracuse forward Marek Dolezaj

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notebook percentage — the fewer baskets made, the fewer chances to set up the press. Guards Gabrielle Cooper and Kiara Lewis haven’t trapped opponents to the same extent as past combinations and press-breaking lanes open up. Against Louisville, Evans and fellow guard Jazmine Jones sprinted freely down the sideline early on and just one additional pass opened lanes that ended in layups or fouls. Breakdowns with the guards happen even when the Orange drop back into their half-court, 2-3 zone, Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi said. When opposing guards beat the top two defenders, forwards and weak-side defenders don’t have enough time to slide over into help position. Late arrivals often mean open layups or desperate fouls to prevent them. “We’re not guarding the ball, so obviously the back cannot stop everything,” Djaldi-Tabdi said after a 30-point loss to Duke on Jan. 23. “We’re trying to, but it’s kind of hard trying to get to every ball and to every player.” from page 12

girard Initially, though, Syracuse’s offense stagnated when Hughes sat. Girard flung a stepback 3 early in a possession and missed. As Girard turned around, Orange head coach Jim Boeheim already waving his arms, the guard tapped his chest as if to take blame. Boeheim would say postgame that Girard rushed the attempt, one of his few mistakes of the evening.  The ball stayed with Buddy Boeheim, sometimes skipping to backup guard Brycen Goodine. Both of them worked to find their shot but neither could consistently. Buddy clanged mid-range jumpers, and Goodine reverted to his pre-Wake Forest self, missing an open dunk and triggering Girard’s re-entry.  When he checked in, Girard demonstrated patience in the half court, passing over a few 3s for lanes inside. Usually facing a mixture of C.J. Bryce, Devon Daniels and Markell Johnson, Girard relied on dribble moves to work inside and then agility to finish over the tree-trunk combo of Manny Bates and DJ Funderburk. Girard scored seven points in a 9-0 Syracuse run that ignited the crowd. As the Wolfpack tried to full-court press, a series of crossovers or set plays led by Girard handled the threat. He blew past Johnson on a restart, drawing a foul and free throws. SU then ran a similar play for Marek Dolezaj, who caught a from page 12

awards 2015. Scanlan was recruited primarily as a finisher from Loyola. And that’s what he did, corralling passes from fellow attack Stephen Rehfuss and converting on four of them, including one less than three minutes into the third quarter that snapped a 4-0 Colgate run. “You gotta do this every week now,” head coach John Desko joked to Scanlan after the game. “We wanted to get Chase here and we used 22 as one of the reasons to get him here, and so far he’s stepped right into that role.” Hawryschuk added another six goals in SU’s 17-16 loss to No. 10 Stony Brook on Monday night, raising her season total to 13, the most in the nation.

Finklea-Guity’s shootaround socks

It might be a pair of socks that revitalizes Finklea-Guity’s junior season. Before the year, high school and AAU coaches called the 20192020 season Finklea-Guity’s “breakout year” but instead she’s lost some minutes to DjaldiTabdi, the backup center. One reason for Finklea-Guity’s shrinking role is frequent misses on open looks down low. When Finklea-Guity drove to the basket and attempted a layup in the season opener against 5-foot-11 Erica Johnson, she clumsily missed the shot off the backboard. A nice touch on turnaround baby hooks and other post moves is overshadowed by downhill struggles off pick-and-rolls. “I’m having to battle so much that once I go up I’m still in that battle mode,” Finklea-Guity said. “So I have to be like, ‘OK Amaya, calm down, make sure you actually finish the shot and see it through.” So her mother, Paula, recommended a sock. It’s something small and easy to use in her South Campus apartment, and it can help quick feed from Girard to break the press and go coast-to-coast for a layup.  “It helps you get in open floor a little bit,” Girard said of beating the press. “You have to play as freely as you can, but at the same time, make good decisions.”  For the most part, Girard did. His lone turnover was a forced pass to Buddy around a screener near the SU bench. But on the next possession, he answered with a quick move past his defender and a finish inside over a NC State forward.  “We put the ball in (Girard’s) hands,” Boeheim said. “Him and Marek, we put the ball in their hands more. When Joe got it going he was really good. … He kept us in the game.” Through many close games this season, Hughes usually held the ball late, running isolation sets in crunch time. It was Girard’s turn on Tuesday night as he scored eight of Syracuse’s final 10 points. Yet, it wasn’t enough. Girard challenged red jerseys but was blocked out of bounds by Daniels on one possession, silencing the Dome crowd and drawing a yell from Daniels. When Bryce nailed the dagger 3 within the waning moments, Girard threw his arms in front of his face. He then exhaled and lowered his hands to his sides. A historic evening blanketed in a tight conference home loss. “He’s been working hard,” Buddy said.  “I’m not surprised. I know he’s capable of this any given night.” nialvare@syr.edu | @nick_a_alvarez

said. “This was a game we were supposed to win and this is going to hurt.” As Syracuse’s chances at quality wins are constantly slipping, Tuesday presented one of the final games to boost its resume. NC State entered this game ranked 61st in the NET Rankings, four spots ahead of the Orange. Besides upcoming road trips to Florida State and Louisville, the Wolfpack were the highestranked team remaining on Syracuse’s schedule. The initial version of Syracuse without Hughes failed to produce offense. NC State ripped off an 8-0 run which featured several Syracuse substitutions for poor offensive play. The Wolfpack pressed Syracuse, but the pressure often led to Syracuse baskets. Repeatedly, Guerrier caught the inbound pass near Syracuse’s own baseline and held the ball for a curling Girard. If he had a step on his defender, he drove to the basket and knocked down contested layups or floaters. On consec-

utive possessions in the first quarter, Girard broke the press and finished an and-1 layup.  In the latter part of the second half, a time Hughes has taken over for Syracuse in many games this year, Girard locked in. The Glens Falls product who averaged 50 points per game in high school dribbled low as he approached his defender and sized him up. He crossed his dribble right, drove and hit a floater with a hand in his face. Hughes rose from his seat, imploring the crowd to scream louder. Girard forced another turnover and drove to the rim again for two points from the foul line.  No matter how much Syracuse scored, as impressive as it was without Hughes, the Wolfpack responded. So Syracuse is still searching for something bigger: A marquee win with one less game to find it.

hone a soft touch, finish and follow through. Finklea-Guity will toss the sock in the air, mimicking a layup’s footwork, catch it and then repeat the motion. After not scoring in double-digits for eight consecutive games, Finklea-Guity has now topped 10 points in two of her last four (13 and 12). To open last Sunday’s game against the Cardinals, she backed down Louisville’s Kylee Shook in the paint, and Emily Engstler swung a pass toward the left block. In one motion, Finklea-Guity caught the ball, drop-stepped and banked in Syracuse’s first points off the glass. “You’re going to have to give her another pair (of socks) because it’s working,” Hillsman said.

outlast forwards and other guards. Last summer, Fitzmaurice’s goal was to become Syracuse’s new fastest runner. She alternated between sprints and distance intervals daily in her hometown of Mazama, Washington. “While I felt like I was getting out of shape sometimes because I wasn’t doing it as much, as soon as I got here I realized I was in really good shape,” Fitzmaurice said. Back in high school, Fitzmaurice broke a Liberty Bell (Washington) High School record for the high jump, and her father, Peter, ran cross-country and track at Stanford. The 100- and 300-meter hurdles, long jump and high jump were all events Fitzmaurice used to complement soccer and basketball. When she came back after the summer, Fitzmaurice and her Syracuse teammates lined up for “the loop” — toward the Women’s Building, east on Euclid, “a right turn up the big hill and then go down the mini hill,” and then back down toward Manley Field House. “Lolo’s always...” guard Elemy Colome started, “She’s (always) just gone.”

Sprinter’s speed

When Drummond graduated after last season, Syracuse not only lost its best 3-point shooter but also its fastest runner. When the Orange did any type of conditioning, Drummond led the pack, junior backup guard Lauren Fitzmaurice said. Short distance? Drummond bolted in front. Long distance? She had the pace and long strides to

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JOE GIRARD scored a career-high 30 points, the most ever by a SU freshman in the Carrier Dome. It still wasn’t enough. danny gonzalez contributing photographer

This is Hawryschuk’s fourth career ACC Offensive Player of the Week honor and Scanlan’s first.

In Chase Scanlan’s Syracuse debut, he scored seven goals, the most in a single game since 2015.

Both teams are off until Saturday when the women host Albany at 10 a.m. Following that game, the men host Binghamton at 2 p.m. sports@dailyorange.com @DOSports

Both Chase Scanlan and Emily Hawryschuk shined in their teams’ respective opening weekends, earning ACC honors. daily orange file photo

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GUT PUNCH Syracuse couldn’t close out NC State, sealing its third loss in four games

Notebook: Fouls, speed and socks By Andrew Crane asst. sports editor

After Elijah Hughes exited with an injury, Syracuse impressed offensively. Freshman Quincy Guerrier (pictured) and Joe Girard stepped up, but SU went scoreless for the final minute. danny gonzalez contributing photographer

By Josh Schafer

senior staff writer

ELIJAH HUGHES suffered a groin injury before Tuesday night’s tipoff. danny gonzalez contributing photographer

erhaps the most important play of Syracuse’s season happened before Tuesday night’s tipoff. At some point in warmups, Elijah Hughes, the Atlantic Coast Conference’s second-leading scorer, tweaked his groin.  For the first two minutes of the game, Hughes tried and failed to contribute on the court, leaving after less than three minutes in noticeable pain. Syracuse didn’t know until the game started that Hughes wouldn’t be healthy enough to play, Boeheim said.  “That’s a perfect game for (Hughes), they’re a pressure team and that’s where he thrives. Very disappointing not having him tonight,” Boeheim said.  Without its leading scorer, Syracuse (14-10, 7-6 Atlantic Coast) nearly did the improbable but fell short in a 79-74 loss to North Carolina State (16-8, 7-6) on Tuesday at the Carrier Dome. Many of the necessary requirements of an SU win see loss page 10

Digna Strautmane fell for the shot fake and stumbled beyond the 3-point arc. As Louisville’s Dana Evans sidestepped to her left, her release was interrupted by Strautmane grazing her back in a desperate defensive recovery. Once the referee’s whistle pierced the air during SU’s upset win over No. 5 Louisville on Sunday and the Cardinals went back to the foul line, Strautmane sauntered back to the bench with two fouls. Through Syracuse’s first 23 games, only 37 teams in the country have committed more fouls. Fouls have hindered SU’s already weak defense this season, and nine times this year the Orange have accumulated more than 20 violations in a single game. That mostly starts with guards not containing ball handlers up top, multiple players and coaches said, which eventually leaves forwards to suffer at the rim. “Because then the rotation messes up and then certain players have to play more minutes than they’re probably used to and it’s just all messed up,” center Amaya FinkleaGuity said. Behind a 2-3 zone featuring Miranda Drummond and Tiana Mangakahia up top, SU forced 17.9 turnovers per game last season, 1.4 more than this year. Their pressure — both man and zone — stifled opponents into rushed passes and forced decisions before reaching the halfcourt line. It was a dictated pace, one that Syracuse used to complement its offensive strategy predicated on shooting within the opening third of the shot clock. But this year, that defensive impact has disappeared until Syracuse’s last two games. Part of that stems from SU’s 37.7% shooting

see notebook page 10

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Girard scores career-high 30 in loss Scanlan, Hawryschuk earn weekly ACC honors By Nick Alvarez

senior staff writer

Jericole Hellems pressed Joseph Girard III. The 6-foot-7 forward challenged Syracuse’s freshman up the court, instituting a full-court press 13 minutes into the game. With hips and elbows square, Hellems didn’t take his eyes off Girard. Hellems nodded slightly at SU’s point guard, threatening a steal with each dribble.  Girard kept going. The Orange were down one Elijah Hughes and five on the scoreboard. Coaches had put the ball in Girard’s hands more after Hughes exited the contest with a lower-body injury in the opening minutes, stripping SU

When Joe (Girard) got it going, he was really good. He kept us in the game. Jim Boeheim head coach

of one premier scoring option. In Hughes’ stead, Girard crossed half court. A few feet away from the basket, Girard stopped, rose and sunk a 3-pointer.  Despite Hughes being sidelined, Syracuse (14-10, 7-6 Atlantic Coast)

still featured the best player on the court: Girard. He notched 30 points on 22 attempts, including 11 free throw makes, all career-highs. That came with just one turnover and a 1-for-10 clip from deep — another instance of poor SU 3-point shooting. The freshman guard scored 10 more points Tuesday night than he had in any other conference game without a top tool, instead carving North Carolina State’s defense. After a 79-74 loss to the Wolfpack (16-8, 7-6) torpedoed any recent momentum, Girard’s performance offered a bright spot.  “I just played my game,” Girard said. “…You never expect to go into a game right before tip and have (Hughes’ injury) happen.”  see girard page 10

By The Daily Orange Sports Staff

After scoring seven goals in his first game with Syracuse, attack Chase Scanlan was named Atlantic Coast Conference offensive player of the week. That total broke the record for most goals by a player in their SU debut and helped the Orange breeze past Colgate, 21-14. Another attack, senior Emily Hawryschuk, was named ACC cooffensive player of the week, along with Virginia’s Ashyln McGovern. Hawryschuk scored a careerhigh seven goals in the Orange’s

Feb. 7 win over Canisius, adding an assist. The senior outscored the Golden Griffins in SU’s 21-6 win.  Scanlan’s first tally came midway through the first quarter when second-line midfielder Lucas Quinn threw a pass that gave Scanlan space to work on the left side. The sophomore’s shot blew past Colgate goalie Sean Collins. All together, the Orange’s offense under first-year coordinator Pat March generated 65 shots against the Raiders. Scanlan’s seven goals on 12 shots were the most in a single SU game since Dylan Donahue in

see awards page 10