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P • Mobile matchmakers

N • Raising standards

Dating apps Tinder and Bumble reached out to SU students to become ambassadors to promote the companies. They weighed in on their experiences. Page 7

The Graduate Student Organization is working with Syracuse University’s Graduate School to improve wages for student employees. Page 3

S • In control

After an erratic freshman season she called a ‘roller coaster,’ SU women’s basketball forward Emily Engstler has improved her attitude, and it shows. Page 12

Bridging the gap

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Student protesters meet with trustees By Maggie Hicks asst. news editor

(FROM LEFT TO RIGHT) RASHMI GANGAMMA, MARIA TADDEO, SHAELISE TOR AND TRACEY REICHERT SCHIMPFF are SU professors and community members helping to provide mental health services. sarah lee asst. photo editor

SU collaborates with local organizations to expand mental health services for refugees By Richard J Chang asst. digital editor

ashmi Gangamma is working to expand what it means to provide therapy to refugee families in central New York. Gangamma, an associate professor, oversees Syracuse University’s Marriage and Family Therapy department. The Ph.D. program is offering greater clinical services to better communicate with local refugee families, focusing on the effects displacement can have on mental health. “In Syracuse, there are a lot of programs that provide resources, but what I found there is a lot of strength in building collaborative efforts rather than each person doing their own thing,” Gangamma said.

About 10,000 refugees settled in Onondaga County between 2007 and 2017. A 2018 study of mental health disorders in refugees found “a substantial lack of data,” on the full extent of psychiatric disorders within these communities, but stated there is an “urgent need” for intervention services. Students in the Ph.D. program provide therapy to Syracuse residents for a year. The original intent of SU’s program was to make mental health resources available to refugees, but it has since evolved to focus on training students and interpreters to provide effective treatment, Gangamma said. The department realized in fall 2019 that there was a need for interpreters who had medical training in addition to an understanding of the spoken languages

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Black student-led movement #NotAgainSU met with members of Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees on Wednesday night to discuss the movement’s demands and solutions. The Board of Trustees Special Committee on University Climate, Diversity and Inclusion is meeting with students, faculty and staff this week, SU announced Tuesday. The committee is reviewing SU’s diversity and inclusion policies following a series of hate crimes and biasrelated incidents. The meeting was one of about 18 meetings the trustees will hold this week with over 20 different groups of students, said Jeffrey Scruggs, cochair of the special committee, after the meeting.

We are trying to make sure that this is a welcoming place to all students and visitors Jeffery Scruggs committee co-chair

At least 26 racist, anti-Semitic and bias-related incidents have occurred at or near SU since Nov. 7. #NotAgainSU presented Chancellor Kent Syverud with 19 demands in response to the incidents. Syverud signed 16 as written and revised the remaining three, including a demand for a biannual forum between students and the board. see #notagainsu page 4

on campus

iSchool enters partnership with Microsoft, city of Syracuse By Maggie Hicks asst. news editor

Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies is working with the city of Syracuse and Microsoft to more effectively analyze data about the city. Student volunteers involved in the partnership, which is one of four in the U.S., work with the city to gather data about its municipal departments, said Arthur Thomas, associate dean for academic affairs at the iSchool. “The city has essentially engaged

us as a form of employees who can assist them in the information technologies that they are trying to put into place,” Thomas said. The iSchool’s partnership with the tech giant and the city is part of Mayor Ben Walsh’s Syracuse Surge, a $200 million initiative to further economic growth in the city through technological development. The city government sends data from different departments, including fire, public works, police, parking and finance to the iSchool, where teams of students organize it into

visual dashboards using Microsoft’s Power BI software. The dashboards represent the data in charts that show trends throughout the area, said Aditi Argrawal, an iSchool graduate student and one of the project managers for the Microsoft initiative. “People can look at our dashboards, and within seconds they will know what’s going right, what’s going wrong, what’s happening, what’s not happening, where they have to put more resources and how they can improve their operations,”

Argrawal said. Much of the city’s data is recorded in Excel spreadsheets that don’t visibly display any relationships or trends, she said. The ultimate goal of the initiative is to upload all of the dashboards into a Microsoft Cloud that city employees and Syracuse students can access and analyze, Argrawal said. “The city has a lot of data to make sense of,” said Sam Edelstein, Syracuse’s chief data officer. “As we enter a world where even more data comes through censors and other meth-

ods, we knew that we needed help to make sense of the information that was coming in.” The Microsoft Cloud will allow the city government to better service the community, Edelstein said. The data will give officials a sense of challenges and opportunities present in the city, and will support projects and initiatives to address those areas, he said. One of the projects the city plans to use the dashboards for is creating interconnected streetlights that see microsoft page 6

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regional news Here is a roundup of the biggest news happening around New York state. REGIONAL JAILS New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed legislation that would allow counties to opt into regional jails instead of operating their own facilities. The state’s jail population has dropped 30% since January 2019, which bail reform activists say is the result of a new law that eliminates cash bail for a variety of misdemeanors and nonviolent crimes. source: syracuse.com

WINTER WEATHER A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for all of central New York for accumulating snow and light icing into Thursday morning. Up to five inches of snow and a glaze of ice are possible by mid-morning Thursday, the National Weather Service said. Temperatures will fall to just shy of single digits following the storm Friday. source: localsyr

JUMBO DINOS

Pasta and paychecks Syracuse University undergraduates learned about budgeting, taxes, and banking at the Paychecks: Think of the Pasta-bilities financial literacy workshop Wednesday. The event, which was hosted by the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarship Programs, treated attendees to a free pasta dinner while educating them about the importance of financial goal-setting. sarah lee asst. photo editor

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GSO works to raise graduate student stipends By Richard J Chang asst. digital editor

Syracuse University’s Graduate Student Organization is working with the Graduate School to increase the minimum stipend of graduate student employees. Mackenzie Ess, co-chair of GSO’s Employment Issues Committee, and GSO President Mirjavad Hashemi are in conversations with the Graduate School about how to raise wages without decreasing the number of jobs available to graduate students, Ess said. A GSO survey conducted in December found that while the average cost of attendance for SU

graduate students employees is $22,432, the average self-reported stipend for graduate students is only $18,634.74, Ess said. “There are graduate assistants on full assistantships who are making as low as $15,840 for their annual stipend,” said Lucas Hann, a member of the GSO Employment Issues Committee. “It is 100% the obligation of the GSO to advocate on behalf of raising the minimum stipend to graduate assistants.” The Graduate School is working closely with academic deans to make graduate student stipends more favorable compared to SU’s peer institutions, Graduate School see gso page 6

Syracuse University will not start looking for a new provost until after spring break, Chancellor Kent Syverud said Wednesday. Syverud discussed that search and other issues during the University Senate’s annual open forum in Maxwell Auditorium. Here are three takeaways from the meeting:

Provost search

Senator Margaret Susan Thompson asked administrators for an update on the search to replace Michele Wheatly. Vice President for Research John Liu is currently SU’s acting provost. SU announced that Wheatly,

Cuomo said he would allow federal officials access to state driving records for applicants to Global Entry and other federal international travel programs Wednesday. Federal officials have banned New York residents from applying to the programs, known as the Trusted Traveler Program. BAIL REFORM

LUCAS HANN is a graduate student and a member of Syracuse Graduate Employees United. emily steinberger design editor

Cuomo said he’s open to making changes to the state’s new cash bail law after pushback from law enforcement. Democrats are considering making changes to the law, which eliminates cash bail for most misdemeanors and nonviolent crimes, a state senator said. source: cnycentral

FIREARMS BURGLARIES

Syverud talks new provost, diversity at USen special projects editor

ENTRY COMPROMISE

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More than 80 life-sized animatronic dinosaurs will come to the New York state Fairgrounds this weekend. Jurassic Quest, the company that hosts the event, will also offer dinosaur-themed rides, bouncy houses and face painting. The event runs from Feb. 14 to 16.

hired in 2016, would be stepping down as provost last November. She now serves as a special adviser to Syverud and will lead women’s leadership initiatives on campus, according to SU. Syverud said he decided to wait on launching the provost search until after spring break “given everything that’s been going on with the university.” Spring break ends March 22. “I felt that I would need time for an in-depth discussion with Senate leadership, with deans, with others about that process,” he said. “I have not done anything about it.”

Board of Trustees diversity

Senator Tula Goenka told university leaders that the diversity of SU’s central administration and Board of Trustees should be a priority.

“Diversity needs to be at every level,” she said. Syverud in response said the board’s new chair, Kathleen Walters, is focused on diversity “more than anyone in memory.” SU adds about four members to the board per year, the chancellor said. “There [are] 44 voting members of the Board of Trustees, so the turnover takes about 12 years,” he said. In regard to the administration, Syverud said he is concerned about a lack of gender diversity among deans. The university has lost several women deans in recent years, he said. Three of SU’s permanent deans are women. Eight are men, if including University College.

Research focus

Senator Coran Klaver asked Syver-

ud about SU’s commitment to the humanities, citing the number of scientists in top research positions. Klaver said that Liu, the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and other administrators are all from scientific backgrounds. Liu specializes in aquaculture genetics. Karin Ruhlandt, dean of Arts and Sciences, is an expert on organometallic chemistry, among other subjects. Syverud said he has discussed this issue with members of SU’s leadership team. “I noticed this phenomena not just at Syracuse but at many institutions of higher education,” the chancellor said. “I think it’s driven in part by the sources of funding for research in the country.” sfogozal@syr.edu @SamOgozalek

Two Fort Drum soldiers pleaded guilty in Syracuse Federal Court to felony charges for stealing firearms from two licensed federal firearms dealers in the North Country. Rian Patterson, 23, and Devin Diggs, 23, face up to 10 years in prison. They also admitted to possessing the stolen firearms in their barracks, one of which had a scratched off serial number. They will be sentenced in June. source: local syr

HOSPITAL BILL CRIME Alejandro Hernandez, 69, admitted to identity theft and misusing a social security number. Hernandez ran up $1 million in medical bills at Upstate University Hospital under his fake name, Eddy Wilkins. He was sentenced to over 2 years in prison and ordered to compensate in payment to the hospital. source: syracuse.com

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refugees and experiences of refugees who experience mental health issues, said Tracey Reichert Schimpff, director of clinical services for SU Marriage and Family Therapy. Gangamma created a training program for therapists and interpreters to more effectively bridge the gap between medical and cultural knowledge, she said. Therapists in the program are now able to communicate with refugees about mental health, she said. The department is also developing a program to train future clinicians about how to engage in discussions with refugees about mental health in more sensitive and appropriate ways, Reichert Schimpff said. Seeking support for mental health is institutionalized in western countries, but may be looked down upon within the cultures some refugees come from, Gangamma and Reichert Schimpff said. The biggest difficulty with offering mental health services to refugee families is establishing trust, Reichert Schimpff said. Students in research universities tend to leave after a

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few years, which makes it hard to establish connections with patients, she said. “Certain populations and certain people who have multiple challenges might not think of therapy being an option, whether culturally, in their family or just in terms of safety and being recognized,” Reichert Schimpff said. Resettlement agencies help refugees find employment in Syracuse and develop language skills within the first 90 days after arrival. Housing often becomes the first conflict for refugees after moving to the area, Reichert Schimpff said. Some refugees also struggle to adjust to changes in their economic and social statuses, Gangamma said. Finding suitable jobs and a place to live can be challenging, she said. “There are these post-migration factors related to poverty and underemployment,” Gangamma said. “Some of them, when they are resettled to a place like Syracuse, they are often put in places where poverty levels are really high or neighborhood factors are not entirely favorable.” SU Marriage and Family Therapy sends student therapists to different locations to educate refugee families and provide

therapy. Gangamma sent students to interview farmers who are part of the Syracuse Refugee Agriculture Partnership Program, which provides refugees with agricultural training and education. The students used the interviews to compare the experiences of refugees who are not in the program and to analyze how farming affects their mental health, Gangamma said. Marriage and Family Therapy also partnered with PEACE, Inc., a Syracuse organization that aims to help residents become self-sufficient, to collaborate on mental health services, offer translation services and find medical interpreters. The partnership provided SU with a site close to the city’s refugee communities to send student therapists, said Maria Taddeo, a coordinator for PEACE Inc.’s Head Start program, which provides childhood development and family services. Finding refugees and admitting them into Head Start programs was easy, but trying to communicate with families to provide support was complicated due to the costs associated with hiring interpreters, Taddeo said. Head Start surveyed the needs of communities throughout Onondaga County and

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#notagainsu Several board members declined to comment on the specific issues or suggestions that were discussed in the meeting. Several members of #NotAgainSU present at the meeting also declined to comment. “We wanted to hear their sense of how things were going and to get their advice on what the board and university could do to deal with the problem,” said Larry Kramer, another trustee who attended the meeting. Many of the conversations were about individual student frustrations and concerns, Kramer said. The trustees decided to have a closed conversation to allow for a more genuine conversation, he said. Members of the board listened to students and the reasoning behind many of their demands and requests, Scruggs said.

The Board of Trustees formed a special committee in response to a series of hate crimes and bias incidents that occurred at or near SU. corey henry photo editor

became aware of the educational, economic and health concerns among Syracuse’s refugee population, Taddeo said. “We see a lot of family needs that go unserved because we don’t have the capacity to do that,” Taddeo said. “There might be children that are diagnosed with disabilities or going undiagnosed for the lack of communication effectively through the English language.” Taddeo said that a lack of knowledge of American culture and persisting language barriers contribute to the stress refugee families go through. It is more difficult to teach an adult English as a second language than it is to teach children, which often elevates stress, she said. The problem is not lacking mental health awareness, but rather the ability of mental health service providers to communicate with and reach refugee communities, Gangamma said. Going into the field and finding firsthand what the community’s needs are has been the focus of SU’s program, she said. “If you don’t have training for therapists to work with refugees, you can’t build an intervention,” Gangamma said. rjchang@syr.edu @RichardJChang1

“We promised people these would be frank and honest conversations and nothing they said would be released,” Kramer said. “We did this deliberately and we asked them to treat us the same way.” An independent panel working jointly with the special committee will come to campus next week to meet with students, faculty and members of SU administration to gauge the campus climate and how it can be improved, he said. The trustees will return in April for a follow-up conversation. The board plans to use all the information it gathers to place itself in a better position to react more quickly when things happen on campus, Kramer said. “We are trying to make sure that this is a welcoming place to all students and visitors,” Scruggs said. “We realize that we have some work to do.” mehicks@syr.edu

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success. Just look at Popcycle, a retail pop-up series that brings together multiple brands to show off and sell one-of-a-kind fashions. The Popcycle series is especially appealing to creatives in schools other than the Martin J. Whitman School of Management and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, since they had to learn their skills hands-on rather than through an academic curriculum. Newhouse and Whitman offer many opportunities for projects and hands-on academic work. But there are other ways to get involved in experiential learning opportunities on campus to sharpen skillsets. Studies have found that active learning, such as hands-on activities, is a more effective way of learning new information than traditional lectures. In contrast to lecture learning, hands-on learning allows students to be more focused, involved and engaged in various concepts. Practicing skills allows students to not only hone their skills but strengthen them. Popcycle is a perfect example of how non-Newhouse and nonWhitman students experience real-life situations. Junior Ben Goldsmith, the CEO of the startup, is a communication and rhetorical studies major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. “I have always had a passion for projects, and I look at this as a project,” said Goldsmith. “I also love branding, marketing, advertising. I think it’s so much fun.” Goldsmith co-founded Popcycle this past September with sophomore Jackson Ensley, a marketing major in Whitman who acts as CMO of the startup.

“Regardless of major, everyone here is very well-networked and know a lot of people. And it’s very exciting to be able to enter into their web of connections and build relationships with people,” Goldsmith said. Over time, Goldsmith and Ensley kept growing a list of potential brands with which to meet and develop a relationship. Goldsmith also reached out to SU alumni and Whitman professors to request to sit in their classes without being enrolled to learn more about entrepreneurship. “Throughout this year I have been on LinkedIn reaching out to alums who are in the field I’m interested in being one day, trying to schedule a phone call and ask them about what they do,” Goldsmith said. Although it’s required to be a Whitman or Newhouse student to use a majority of Whitman or Newhouse resources, there is still a variety of resources every SU student has access to. Every SU student has access to all Whitman and Newhouse activities and events, and a variety of websites. Handshake — Syracuse University’s job, and internship database — and Big Interview — a website that students to practice and record interviews. All these resources help students prepare for their careers. “We noticed that there are a lot of very creative people on campus who are involved in fashion,” said Goldsmith. “And we saw them as having trouble marketing their clothing because of the saturation in the market.” Ensley added the duo has a list of 10 to 15 brands they’re trying to reach out to. He said they’re going to take market research of sales and

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find what the target market wants. Popcycle tries to get different brands that target different target markets, the founders said. A typical retail store must pick who they wish to target, while Popcycle doesn’t have a specific target audience. They’re trying to reach all demographics because they have various brands, said Ensley. “We just bounce ideas off each other until we get the result that we like,” said Ensley. “It’s free-flowing.” The key to success for any business is authenticity, and pop-ups excel at this. Each event provides a unique one-of-a-kind experience for customers. No matter if you want students to shop at a store that lacks a voice as people use various merchandise as a way to express themselves. Pop-ups are more than just a trend. They’re breaking the traditional trend of retail, making them the retail environment of the future. Even more importantly, they’re emphasizing work experience over education. What truly sets applicants apart is their previous work experience. This includes internships, jobs, involvement in student organizations, volunteer work, projects, and hobbies. And, although Newhouse and Whitman students may have exclusive access to certain resources, there are still resources that all SU students have access to gain valuable and relevant work experience. Higher education doesn’t determine how successful students may be in the real world. It only proves that they can be successful in academia.

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Dean Peter Vanable said in a statement to The Daily Orange. SU’s Graduate School introduced nearly $1 million in new doctoral student funding opportunities in fall 2019, Vanable said. These include support for 36 new fellowships and research assistants in 16 academic departments, he said. The estimated living wage for people in Onondaga County is $22,991, according to a living wage calculator from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. GSO’s 2019 survey found the average self-reported yearly cost of living for graduate students is about $19,000, Ess said. “The administration knows exactly how little graduate students are making and they know that you can’t live on that amount of money,” Hann said. If graduate employees are not paid enough to cover their living expenses, they may lack reliable access to nutrition or healthcare, which impacts their physical well-being, Ess said. “Psychological well-being is also incredibly important, especially when we’re being evaluated as graduate students primarily on our ability to perform academically,” Ess said. “Being able to be secure financially and know that we’ll be able to pay rent next month is very important.” While the average stipend graduate students reported in the survey was $18,634.74, the numbers vary widely, Ess said. This is because many master’s students receive no stipend, Ess said. Academic departments determine the wages, workload and number of positions avail-

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able for graduate student employees, Hashemi said. This makes it difficult to negotiate stipend increases on a university-wide level, she said. Hashemi added that the difference between the wages of graduate teaching assistants, instructional assistants and other graduate employees makes negotiating for better wages complex. “We are hoping for a good move on this and the graduate school is in the same boat as us. They believe we should work to raise wages,” Hashemi said. “But we should consider how much with accurate data.” Hann, who is also a member of Syracuse Graduate Employees United, agreed with Hashemi that protecting the availability of jobs for graduate students is a factor to look into. But graduate students are essential to SU’s functions, and they deserve to be paid as such, he said. Most graduate students balance several responsibilities, which include teaching multiple classes, running the writing centers and scheduling tutoring hours, Hann added. “We are at a billion-dollar university with a massive budget surplus,” Hann said. “It is a false dilemma to say that if we raise wages we are going to have fewer positions. They have the money to pay us a living wage and hire more people so the workload is more reasonable for graduate students.” Ultimately, Ess said, the issue of graduate student wages comes down to how much universities prioritize and value their graduate students. “In reality, research universities depend on the labor being done by graduate students to succeed,” she said. rjchang@syr.edu @RichardJChang1

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that are used in workplaces all over the country, Argrawal said. Students will all have access to the cloud where the data is stored and will work to deliver solutions for the city, Thomas said. “At the iSchool, we can assist a city that ordinarily may not be able to have as great access or understanding of the leading edges of technology and help make a more sustainable, operational community,” he said.

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In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, O Yoga Studio hosted a special holiday couples yoga event on Feb. 7 and will continue to host events throughout the week. Cynthia Powers-Broccoli, a registered yoga teacher, said that the goal of the couples yoga class was to highlight appreciation for the divine feminine, one’s expression of femininity and its nurturing energy. Despite yoga being her fulltime profession now, it was initially her way to destress from the mental exhaustion of working in major metropolises. After graduating from Boston College in the 1990s, PowersBroccoli relocated to New York City, where she was hired in a bank. During this period in her life, she observed that other women had difficulty balancing the stresses of work life and their home life.

ABBY ISRAEL (LEFT) AND ALIVIA CIOFFI, SU ambassadors for the dating apps Bumble and Tinder, respectively, promote the apps on Instagram and wear brand merchandise. corey henry, emily steinberger and talia trackim daily orange visuals staff

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bby Israel held up her iPhone case and pointed out her favorite sticker, which reads “Make the first move,” the dating and networking app Bumble’s popular mantra. “When they’re choosing ambassadors, they’re choosing all of us from different walks of life. Not all of us are in the same sorority or the same organization,” Israel said. “So, people are definitely able to hear about it. Even if they don’t know me, they definitely know someone who’s an ambassador.” Israel is one of several students at Syracuse University who represent dating apps such as Tinder and Bumble, organizing paid-for events and flexing free apparel around campus along with posting sponsored posts on Instagram. In the second semester of her freshman year, Israel became a Bumble Honey ambassador as a way to meet people and become more

involved after spending her first semester in Florence, Italy through the Discovery Program. The Georgia native said she first heard about Bumble Honey through her friends who attended colleges in southern states, where being an ambassador for dating apps is a big trend. Israel grew up in a very Christian family and was nervous to tell her parents she had started working for Bumble because of the negative connotations associated with dating apps. She explained to them that Bumble goes far beyond just dating, she said. Now, as a sophomore, she is entering her second semester as a Bumble Honey director, managing the other ambassadors on campus. The ambassadors have a monthly meeting to brainstorm events they could hold for students that would be sponsored by Bumble. When Bumble was founded in 2014 by Whitney Wolfe Herd, she was looking to create a feminist dating app in which women made the first move.

The Bumble Honey program is guided by principles such as kindness and inclusivity, among others, a Bumble spokesperson said in an email. “We are intentional about the college students who are a part of the ambassador program,” they wrote. “Becoming a Bumble Honey involves a meticulous application process so that we can ensure our field marketing representatives embody our mission and values.” The dating app Tinder has also adopted the student-ambassador business model, but the students have a slightly different role. Tinder ambassadors on college campuses represent Tinder University, the sector of Tinder that works primarily to connect university students and helps to “kiss those crosstown rivalries goodbye,” according to their website. Alivia Cioffi, an SU junior majoring in psych with a minor in addiction studies, said that Tinder reached out see dating

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Becoming a Bumble Honey involves a meticulous application process so that we can ensure our field marketing representatives embody our mission and values Bumble spokesperson

I love teaching any yoga class that brings (couples) to a place of stillness and allows their essence to shine Cynthia Powers-Broccoli yoga instructor

“They were pulled in a million different directions, you know, they wanted to be at home with their kids, but they also had great careers and they wanted to be hardworking there,” Powers-Broccoli said. “And what was left for their partners was exhaustion, instead of the female warm, nurturing, loving essence.” But 15 years ago. when her son was only a year old, Powers-Broccoli said she decided that she wanted to become a yoga instructor and has “never felt freer in (her) life.” The couples yoga classes help attendees appreciate the harmony between the divine masculine and feminine. SU graduate student Allie Berger said that couples yoga is more of a tantric approach to yoga, meaning that it functions on the principle of universal masculinity and femininity. Together, Berger said, they “create the world essentially.” However, Powers-Broccoli stressed that the couples yoga is open to any two people that simply want to destress. She added that anyone, regardless of sexual orientation, is invited to the classes. “I love teaching any yoga class that brings (couples) to a place of stillness and allows their essence to shine,” Powers-Broccoli said. And it was evident that PowersBroccoli’s instruction brought the couples closer together. see yoga page 8

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Local Syracuse businesses host Galentine’s Day events By Shrishti Mathew contributing writer

Amy Poehler popularized Galentine’s Day back in 2010 on a now-famous episode of “Parks and Recreation.” While Feb. 14 is Valentine’s Day, a day to be spent as a couple, Feb. 13 is Galentine’s Day, a day focusing on the bonds of friendships among women. In this spirit, many restaurants, cafes and galleries host events for the occasion. Groups are welcome to spend time together, celebrating their friendships. With this in mind, SUArt Galleries has launched its own Galentine’s Day event. On Thursday, Feb. 13, between 12-3:00 p.m. at the Shaffer Art Building, students and staff can admire art and craft with their friends. Emily Dittman, associate director and organizer of the event, said that the initiative came together during a team meeting with SUArt Galleries. The team’s objective was to seek out ways to reach new audiences. It from page 7

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One of the students, Kt DeOrdio, said that she gets to see her husband with a new perspective in the classes. “I get to see Brian in a different way. I’m just focused on him, there’s no distraction,” she said. Her husband Bryan DeOrdio said that with three kids under the age of five, they use these couples classes as time to focus on each other. Another couple felt that the class helped bring them closer together. “I liked how (Powers-Broccoli) was able to help us connect better, because he’s usually shy and I’m shy too,” Celina Wagner said about her experience with her boyfriend Anthony Benhart. “But I feel like we end up having a deeper connection.” The class even encouraged the novice yoga practitioners among all the students to incorfrom page 7

dating apps to her via Instagram this past fall. Tinder asked her to be an ambassador because of her public business Instagram profile and her substantial Instagram following, she said. Cioffi’s first ambassador deal with Tinder U included eight Instagram posts — four in-grid posts and four Instagram stories. In total, she earned $500 for the eight posts and free merchandise, she said. She said ambassadors earn about $50 per Instagram post. “I think in a generation that is so internetbased and social media-based, it’s such easy money, and people are just trying to figure out a way of how to gain money by living their daily lives,” she said. When Cioffi started working with Tinder, she was sent guidelines for what was acceptable content to post. Some of these restrictions included no alcohol or nicotine in photos associated with Tinder U, she said. Additionally, before posting she is required to send the image and the caption to a supervisor for approval. All of the posts had to include #Tinder_ ambassador and #TinderU and could not include any references to “swiping.” Leah Gibson, a junior studying communication sciences and disorders, had never used Tinder before she became an ambassador last spring. She had to make an account to put in her Instagram biography while she was an ambassador, but that was her only experience with the app, even though she was promoting it. “My mom was kind of like, ‘Why are you doing this?’ and a lot of my family that’s older follows me so they were probably just like ‘What is this?’ and would associate it with the bad parts of Tinder,” said Gibson, who stopped being an ambassador after last spring. Joseph Fanelli is a retired teacher in the David B. Falk School of Sport and Human Dynamics School at SU but has remained on campus to teach the class “Love, Lust & Relationships.” He is also a licensed marriage and family counselor. Fanelli sees the ambassador programs created by Tinder and Bumble as a way for these apps to market a new dating experience that appeals to a certain geographic location and age group, he said.

concluded that it wanted to highlight the therapeutic nature of art on the mind and soul. Through this, SUArt Galleries began designing the event. “We thought it may be nice to give a mental wellness opportunity,” Dittman said. “Crafts were suggested, and we thought of Galentine’s Day activities.” There are no special Galentine’s Day exhibits, but Dittman said she has planned social media posts that will connect to both Galentine’s and Valentine’s Day. Dittman added that they have a number of pieces in their permanent collection by couples who were artists, as well as depictions of love — whether family, friends, partners or pets. Other venues around Syracuse are hosting Galentine’s Day events. From 5-8 p.m., Peaks Coffee is hosting a carnival, featuring local woman-owned businesses from Syracuse. The event is in support of the Happy Period of Syracuse and is free of charge. Happy Period aims to provide menstrual porate yoga practices into their daily routines. Benhart said that he has gained insight from the classes. “Honestly, I think I might start doing a little more meditating just before going to sleep to help me calm down” Benhart said. O Yoga Studio has another partner yoga workshop on Friday, Feb. 14 at 6 p.m., which is available for not just partners but also individuals who are open to making new friends at the class. In addition to teaching classes at various yoga studios in Syracuse, Powers-Broccoli holds classes in the Barnes Center at The Arch on Mondays at 1 p.m. “You’re moving, you’re becoming aware of your breath in movement,” Powers-Broccoli said. “It really brings you into yourself in a way that calms the nervous system and allows you to feel free.” jchung19@syr.edu

When scrolling through the #Tinder_ambassador page on Instagram, Cioffi and Gibson both noticed that there were no male Tinder promoters. Fanelli said that this is probably due to the notion that women are “safer” than men because men have a connotation of hookup culture. This isn’t to say that these apps are only used by people who are looking for hookups, Fanelli said. Through his classes, he has seen that the majority of college students are looking for a romantic relationship, not a hookup. “If you’re just looking to hookup, that to me is a totally different phenomenon, and I don’t know that apps want that reputation,” he said. Bumble has three different divisions: Bumble Date, Bumble Bizz and Bumble BFF. Bumble Date is a dating service in which women have the power to start relationships. Bumble Bizz offers career networking, and Bumble BFF is meant to help people create new friendships. Israel couldn’t share how much Bumble Honey ambassadors get paid, but she added they all have a base salary, with hers being slightly higher because she’s a director. They are all required to complete tasks such as posting once a month on Instagram and helping market Bumble around campus. Professor Fanelli said that these ambassador programs are not a “bad thing,” as they embrace the way that social media and technology are changing the dating experience as a whole. Beyond its commitment to connect people, Bumble has also made strides to diversify the ambassadors that it recruits. According to an email from a Bumble spokesperson, the company works to create a safe space for people of all different racial, sexual and ethnic identities and backgrounds. Looking back, Israel was drawn to work for Bumble because of how intersectional the company is and how well they represent people of color and minorities, she said. “I think it’s genuinely reaching out to different communities and spreading the message of Bumble,” Israel said. “And not that it’s just a dating app — it’s a networking app, and you can meet people, you can meet your best friends, or your boyfriend or your future boss.” sabergan@syr.edu

hygiene products to people in need around the city. The organizers are asking that attendees bring a product to be donated, such as underwear, hygiene wipes, tampons or pads. “It’s going to be right here in the cafe” Mallory Sawyer of Peaks Coffee said. “We have six vendors. There’s someone with jewelry, there’s someone who sells plants and flowers, and then we’re going to have a special menu that night. And we’re just asking for donations to be donated to Happy Period.” Its special menu includes drinks that will be launched on the day, as well as vegan waffles in honor of the original creator of Galentine’s Day, Poehler’s character Leslie Knope from “Parks and Recreation.” The waffles are an homage to Knope, who loved them in the show. Meanwhile, Laci’s Tapas Bar on Hawley Avenue is also having a Galentine’s-themed event. The tickets, which costs $50, support the American Heart Association. The event is from 5:30-8:30 p.m. The ticket is all-inclusive and comes with

two drink tickets for the bar’s special Go Red Sangria and unlimited tapas. The decision to raise money for the American Heart Association is more personal than some might think, said reservation coordinator Cara Mullen. The owner of Laci’s, Laura Serway, is deeply involved in the American Heart Association and is a chairperson for the local Go Red for Women Group. She explained it is part of the larger Valentine’s Day theme. Mullen said that women’s heart health felt right because of the association of Valentine’s Day and hearts and the fact that Laci’s is celebrating women with its event. Laci’s will also have massage therapists, tarot card readers and a reiki specialist. There will be a pop-up shop from Gypsy Freedom clothing & accessories, with 10% of proceeds also going to the cause. “This is about all the girlfriends you have in your life,” Mullen said. “It’s a ladies celebrating ladies event.” smathe01@syr.edu

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Redhouse Arts Center and SU Drama put their own spins on Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” By Mandy Kraynak asst. feature editor

illiam Shakespeare’s tale of young love and warring families continues to speak to today’s times, more than 400 years after its debut, according to the directors and actors of two productions of “Romeo and Juliet.” Redhouse Arts Center and Syracuse University’s Department of Drama are both putting on productions of the Shakespearean tragedy. Redhouse’s production previews on Feb. 13 and runs through Feb. 23 at Redhouse. SU Drama’s production previews on Feb. 14 and runs through Feb. 22 at the Archbold Theatre at the Syracuse Stage/SU Drama Complex. The directors of each production said that they did not know about the other theater’s choice to put on “Romeo and Juliet” when their season lineups were chosen. Melissa Rain Anderson, the director of Redhouse’s production, said the overlap may have occurred because the topics in “Romeo and Juliet” are particularly relevant right now.

ISABEL RODRIGUEZ plays Romeo in SU Drama’s production of “Romeo and Juliet.” The role of Mercutio, Romeo’s close friend, is also played by a woman, Megan Wilcox, in the production. hannah ly staff photographer

The seedling or this bud of love, amidst this sort of rubble of the world, is really sort of poetic Melissa Rain Anderson redhouse art center’s “romeo and juliet” director

While the two productions are based on the classic love story, each has a very different theme. The Redhouse production has a dystopian setting, and SU Drama’s story is set in the present day. Thom Miller, the director of the SU Drama production, also said that the themes of the play are especially pertinent today, when divisive language is frequently used in social media posts and television programs. “I think now is a really important time to look at what divisive language or what a community divided does to itself and how an inability to listen can really tear a community down,” Miller said. Redhouse’s production takes place in a world on the brink of devastation. Anderson described the setting as “pre-apocalyptic.” She said that there is only a slight amount of hope for humanity in the play. Characters carry weapons and brawl in the streets despite a decree that they will be killed for doing so. “The seedling or this bud of love, amidst this sort of rubble of the world, is really sort of poetic. And they also have to fight to try to keep that love alive,” Anderson said of the love story that develops between Romeo and Juliet in the midst of the chaos. Grace Bydalek, who plays Juliet in the Redhouse production, said that the apocalyptic twist adds stakes to the situation in the play and makes Romeo and Juliet’s relationship even more precious. Landon Tate Boyle, who plays Benvolio, added that he thinks audiences will be able to connect with the dystopian more than they would with a traditional 1500s Italy setting. SU Drama’s production is set in modern times, with one caveat: The play cuts out access to technology, which could have prevented the miscommunication that results in the death of Romeo and Juliet. Since the production has a contemporary setting, many of the costumes feature everyday articles of cloth-

NOAH PLOMGREN AND GRACE BYDALEK rehearse their roles as Romeo and Juliet in Redhouse’s dystopian version of the Shakespearean tragedy, which is set in a world at the brink of devastation. sarah lee asst. photo editor

ing such as jeans, sweats and tank tops, said Pauline Pauwels, who plays Lady Capulet. But the costumes for the scene at the ball include heightened and exciting outfits inspired by The Capitol from “The Hunger Games” and Lady Gaga. Miller explored the way people showcase money to show the distinction between the two warring families, the Capulets and Montagues. The production distinguishes between the members of the two families through the style of clothing they wear, showcasing high fashion versus urban fashion, Miller said. In both productions, Mercutio is played by a woman. Both Anderson and Miller said that casting a woman in this role makes sense with the text. Megan Wilcox, who plays Mercutio in the SU Drama production, said that her character is aggressive, raunchy and grotesque — “everything that a girl isn’t supposed to be.” Many of Mercutio’s lines are very sexual and are liberating when

performed by a woman, she said. “When said by a girl, it’s like something has to have happened emotionally that is causing her to say these things and to own that sexuality in a certain way,” Wilcox said. In the SU Drama production, Romeo is also played by a woman. Although Miller knew from the start that he wanted to cast Mercutio as a woman, it wasn’t until he saw Isabel Rodriguez’s audition that he decided to do the same with Romeo. Pauwels said that the central themes of “Romeo and Juliet” remain in SU Drama’s contemporary adaptation. “The main themes of love and what a family looks like and what hatred can do to a family and to love I think are still really relevant to today,” Pauwels said. “And by putting it in a modern setting, it shows how that has stayed the same kind of through history.” ackrayna@syr.edu

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Opponent preview: What to know about Binghamton After putting up 21 goals against Colgate last weekend, the No. 5 Syracuse offense will look to hit at least 20 again this Saturday at 2 p.m. versus Binghamton. Chase Scanlan has a chance to add to his NCAA-leading tally of seven goals. Here’s what to know before this weekend’s matchup.

Dome to play a team that — for the first time in 13 years — didn’t feature a No. 22. That February matchup didn’t go as Binghamton had hoped, though, as Syracuse opened the game on a 13-0 run. Brendan Bomberry ended the game with five goals and Stephen Rehfuss added a hat trick as the Orange cruised past the Bearcats, 21-4, chasing starting goalie Robert Martin from the net a less than 21 minutes into the game.

tom-feeder — save for 2017. This year seems to be no different. Last weekend, Binghamton opened its season at Marist, falling 12-4. Inside Lacrosse predicts a sixth-place finish for Binghamton in a conference without any ranked teams. Binghamton also lost its toptwo scorers from last year, Joe Licata and Griffin Konen, making this an ideal game for Syracuse in a week it will be missing star close defender Nick Mellen.

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engstler scored two points. Engstler never knocked on Hillsman’s office door to ask for more minutes, but frustrations bubbled. Reiss remembered times when Hillsman would substitute Engstler out of a game or a call wouldn’t go her way, and anger overcame her. Syracuse players were whistled for only two technical fouls last season, both on Engstler. She’d purposely shun Hillsman’s high-five offerings, Reiss said. Teammates noticed. “When she gets mad, she gets mad,” point guard Kiara Lewis said. And when Engstler’s teammates all try to calm her temper at once, it got worse, Lewis added. “Everyone deals with things in their own way,” Engstler said. “I was dealing with things in my own way, and sadly sometimes that didn’t reflect the person I was on the court.” Dealing with emotions on the court isn’t new for Engstler; it’s always been an issue for her. A lot of people chalked it up to her “passion for the game,” she said. But this year’s different, Engstler and those close to her said. She’s more stable, Reiss said, more locked in. Now playing 30 minutes per game, her main source of frustration has vanished. Gone are the days when she’d enter a game “mad at the world.” “Every year, to me, is a growth period,” Engstler said. “I was younger, and I think a lot has changed since then.” Engstler can’t quite describe her shift in mental focus, but she’s “tired” of arguing with referees and worrying about things she can’t control. She’s led Syracuse in assists five times, something she didn’t do once her freshman from page 12

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preseason scrimmages, any of Cook’s uncertainty of his role erased when he trotted out for the season-opening draw against Colgate. A switch back to attack sparked a reemergence of Cook’s creativity in the opening game: the weaves, dodges and finishes returned. Before starting high school, Cook worked through the youth program at JamesvilleDeWitt and Orange Crush club team under MacLachlan as a goalie, mimicking former SU goalie John Galloway, among others. Because of Cook’s size, he often played further out of the cage to cut off defensive angles. He’d purposely leave one side of the net wide open so opponents took the obvious shot, but by leaning toward that side he easily turned shots away. Often, he’d start the first half in net and shut out opponents, one of the best goalies to come through the Jamesville-Dewitt Youth Athletic Association (JDYAA) program, MacLachlan said. Then, he’d switch sticks and play the second half in the field — sometimes notching five-goal, five-assist stat lines. Eventually, the 176-pound Cook transitioned to attack full time, but when the sophomore arrived at Syracuse, a seniorloaded attack group with Nate Solomon and Bradley Voigt forced another position switch. This time to midfield, and flashes of Cook’s creativity continued. After Brendan Curry’s shot hit the Johns Hopkins goalie square in the chest last March, Cook picked up the rebound and sidearmed a shot into the open net. “A reflex play,” his father, David, said. Cook thrust his arms three times, celebrating what stood as Syracuse’s game-winner. “Just watching him maneuver through all different people of different sizes, he’s always

Since joining the America East Conference in 2015, Binghamton has been a perennial botseason. She didn’t record any double-doubles last year, either. Syracuse is at its best when Engstler impacts each facet of a game. After defensive rebounds, Engstler often pushes the ball up the court herself, which puts extra pressure on the defense. The 2018 New York state Gatorade player of the year tallied eight points, nine rebounds and six assists in SU’s most recent win over No. 5 Louisville. A month earlier, during an overtime win against Notre Dame on Jan. 5, Engstler scored a career-high 22 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to go with two assists, two blocks and a steal. Her ability to play in the paint and on the perimeter as a “hybrid” forward is one of the keys to forcing mismatches. She constantly makes the extra pass, finding shooters in the corner when a defender overcommits to her. “She just knows how it is now,” forward Digna Strautmane said. “And she tries to not make the same mistakes as she did last year.” This season, Engstler rarely sulks on the bench when she gets subbed out and hasn’t picked up any technicals. During practices, she’ll encourage teammates to communicate and follow instructions, Strautmane said. When someone jokes during a drill, Engstler tells them to refocus. She was often the quickest to slap hands with her teammates between walkthroughs at a mid-February practice. Her “Persevere” tattoo, the one inked before Engstler’s freshman campaign, was by far the most painful, she said. She got it before the technicals, the emotional outbursts, the roller-coaster season. Before the adjustment. Now, it serves as a reminder of the frustration, the pain of that “growth period.” dremerma@syr.edu | @DannyEmerman

been very creative finding his way to the goal,” Karen, his mother, said. YouTube videos and television shows introduced dodges and cage advancements to Cook in middle school. They became ingrained in his repertoire. Under JD head coach Jamie Archer, Cook gradually increased his ability to decipher defenses and find openings. In the state championship his sophomore year, the Red Rams faced Yorktown’s zone after only seeing man for most of the year. Cook, positioned near the right post, was part of a 3-3 formation that Archer introduced to counter and eventually defeat Yorktown, 9-6. “If you go out and watch him as a young kid in practice or pre-practice, he’s probably a kid that’s trying things where other kids may be wary to do that,” MacLachlan said. “And he’s the kind of kid that tries it until it works.” With seven minutes left against Colgate last week, Cook secured possession behind the cage and stopped. He scanned left, then right, looking for any lane to open. But none did. A pass up top to Tucker Dordevic reset the offense and Cook floated in front of the Colgate net. A half-hour away, MacLachlan sat with his Cazenovia College lacrosse team in their film room and inched forward as Cook and his Colgate defender slid — one to a dodging Tucker Dordevic, the other to an opening on the right post. There was a reason MacLachlan had this game on. Some of MacLachlan’s players haven’t played that much lacrosse. He wanted the Wildcats to focus on the explosive Syracuse offense, one that generated the most goals since the 2018 season opener against Binghamton. Not everything this group did was realistic for a Division III college team, he said. But one player’s skill set definitely was: he wanted everyone to watch Cook. arcrane@syr.edu | @CraneAndrew

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still rimmed out. Quincy Guerrier shot zero 3s for the third-straight game in a career-high 37 minutes. He had a few opportunities but opted against them. SU’s relied on the HughesBuddy-Girard trio, and they’re the only ones consistently given a green light. In its last four contests, SU has averaged 33 points in the paint. But after losing to Duke, Orange head coach Jim Boeheim said it’s “not enough.” “We’re not really making enough shots at the 3-point line,” Boeheim said, “and that’s something that’s important for us to win these kinds of games.” At the start of the calendar year, the Orange’s success was linked to their 3-point rate. But starting Jan. 11 against Virginia, SU found different ways to win. Three-point attempts came more from two-man games — a temporary reprieve run well by Hughes and Girard — or fast-break runs. In the half court, the pick-and-roll failed to create clean shots from behind the arc. Boeheim said defenses rushed SU shooters. Eventually, it caught up in the loss column. Syracuse hit just six deep balls when it lost to Duke despite 88 points overall. Then,

its total. How the Bearcats replace that scoring will define this season for them.

Player to watch: William Talbott-Shere,

Attack, No. 25 Binghamton’s best playmaker is its highest returning point-scorer from last year. He led the Bearcats with 17 assists and added nine goals. Talbott-Shere had just one goal late, in the fourth quarter, against Marist, but he tallied a team-high six shots, three of which were on goal. If the Bearcats offense wants to get going, Talbott-Shere will be the key piece. armajumd@syr.edu | @aromajumder

Wake Forest threatened an upset with its match-up zone. SU’s shooters have shown glimmers of their old 3-point prowess. They’ve connected on the occasional tightly contested, crowd-popping heave before hitting more in succession. Buddy ended a scoring drought against Wake Forest by hitting a deep 3 with a hand in his face. Later in the frame, Syracuse went on a 14-0 run propelled by four 3s. After SU’s season opener, when it registered a then-low of five made 3s against Virginia, assistant coach Gerry McNamara instituted a circle-motion offense. It led to a boost in nonconference play. And with Hughes’ long-term status unclear, another strategic shift could key a turnaround. Down three against NC State in the second half, McNamara watched Girard bring the ball forward. Buddy ran down the right side of the court, and Marek Dolezaj filled the gap. As they crossed half court, Buddy and Girard simultaneously pointed toward Dolezaj. The forward then screened for Buddy, who caught a Girard pass for a 3. From the bench, McNamara stood up and fist bumped. “We can do it in multiple ways,” Girard said. “I just think if we shoot like we did before we can be dangerous.” nialvare@syr.edu | @nick_a_alvarez

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Scouting report Learn about Binghamton, Syracuse men’s lacrosse’s upcoming opponent. See page 10

Making predictions

SU women’s lacrosse plays 11 games away from the Carrier Dome in 2020 due to renovations. See dailyorange.com

S PORTS

Our beat writers discuss whether SU men’s lacrosse will defeat the Binghamton Bearcats. See dailyorange.com

dailyorange.com @dailyorange feb. 13, 2020 • PAG E 12

Every year, to me, is a growth period. I was younger, and I think a lot has changed since then. Emily Engstler

sophomore forward

EMILY ENGSTLER came to Syracuse as the No. 9 overall recruit in her class. She’d played all game, every game in high school. So when she came off the bench to play 14 minutes per contest as a freshman, frustrations bubbled. corey henry photo editor

FORWARD FOCUS Emily Engstler’s sophomore leap reflects improved temperament

By Danny Emerman sports editor

ver and over again, shots aimed at the hoop were smacked into the “U” in the “CUSE” branding behind a basket in the Carmelo K. Anthony Center. Seemingly every time Gabrielle Cooper and her teammates went up for a shot, Emily Engstler sent them crashing into the “U.” It was the first intrasquad pickup game of the 2018 summer, and the first time Cooper played with Engstler, then a freshman. Players were stunned when they first met the five-star recruit — “She is huge!” Cooper remembers thinking. SU was getting a 6-foot-1 forward with offensive skills like a guard who could also protect the rim. But the No. 9-overall 2018 prospect was also erratic, prone to emotional outbursts during practices and games. “You didn’t know what you were going to get from her,” former assistant coach

Tammi Reiss said. “Is she going to cry? Is she going to get upset? Is she going to scream? Is she going to walk out? You just didn’t know,” Reiss said. Engstler’s teammates and coaches all point to one thing when asked about her time at SU: the adjustment. After a rocky first season, the Orange now know exactly what they’re getting with Engstler. She’s posted a team-high eight double-doubles and is third in the conference with 9.8 rebounds per game. Her

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more consistent play and improved attitude reinforce Engstler’s growth from freshman to sophomore year. “A lot of your opponents don’t affect you,” head coach Quentin Hillsman said. “You affect you. If you stay level and you keep your head, you’re going to be able to score.” “It’s a constant message,” Hillsman added. Last year, Engstler came off the bench for all 29 games she played in, and her minutes fluctuated in the teens — a harsh reality for a player who’d played all game, every game for the last 12 years. She made mental mistakes and struggled to perform consistently, at one point describing the season as a “roller coaster.” But Engstler knew it wouldn’t be easy. She wouldn’t have gotten a tattoo with the word “Persevere” on the inside of her left index finger if she thought it would be. In Syracuse’s final game, a second-round loss in the NCAA tournament to South Dakota State, Engstler played only eight minutes and see engstler page 10

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Orange’s 3-point slump continues Cook uses creativity to earn SU’s 3rd attack spot By Nick Alvarez

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Joseph Girard III had driven, spun and faded away from North Carolina State defenders during Syracuse’s latest loss. He scored 30 points with Elijah Hughes hurt, making Feb. 11 Girard’s best collegiate performance. But, sitting in front of his locker postgame, Girard rued the misses. SU’s other shooters could relate. The Orange fell, 79-74, to NC State in the Carrier Dome, after a threefor-18 showing from 3. Each miss represented Syracuse’s current offensive limit. “We fought hard,” Girard said, “but if I made even two more

open 3s? That’s six points and we would’ve won.” In recent weeks, opponents have adapted to the Orange’s 3-laden attack, SU players and coaches said. Defenders are more aggressive, challenging the trio of Girard, Hughes and leading-shooter Buddy Boeheim (84 3s). They’ve also doubled ball screens and hand-offs that establish space for the Orange. In SU’s last eight contests, it’s uncharacteristically converted 28.2% from 3. The drop-off didn’t correlate with a larger offensive issue. Three-point production has dipped steadily before cratering on Feb. 11 against the Wolfpack, and Syracuse’s (14-10, 7-6 Atlantic Coast) 16.7%-rate against NC State

stuck out like a sore thumb. Syracuse converts 32.2% of its 3s in conference play, but it hasn’t eclipsed that mark since Jan. 15. With three losses in four games pressuring their tournament chances, the Orange will need to find their mark, possibly without Hughes, at No. 8 Florida State. Though a top-15 defense, per KenPom, the Seminoles allow the third-most 3s in the conference. “Teams are going to keep that adjustment,” Buddy said. “It’s working. We gotta figure out how to do better.” Buddy and Girard slogged through their 18 attempts against the Wolfpack, and the rare open look see 3-pointers page 10

By Andrew Crane asst. sports editor

The ball bounced off a Colgate stick while Griffin Cook swung his one more time. As the final seconds ticked away in the third quarter of Syracuse’s season opener, Cook outraced goalie Sean Collins, scooped the ensuing ground ball, pivoted and fed Chase Scanlan on the left wing. With the step of space Cook’s pass created, Scanlan swung a shot past Collins and extended Syracuse’s lead to six. One year ago, Cook was buried beneath Syracuse’s midfield depth as a 5-foot-7 freshman.

The local Jamesville-DeWitt High School product was at his dream school, but not his natural position. But now, as the third attack in Syracuse’s lineup, passes like that are Cook’s job. So are the ground balls, rides and goals. Positioned at the X, Cook’s a “quarterback” of No. 5 Syracuse’s (1-0) offense, former SU player and Cook’s youth lacrosse coach Gavin MacLachlan said. “I was kind of a little bit out of position last year playing above the net,” Cook said, “so it’s good to finally get back behind.” After rotating with the starters see cook page 10