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SU debuted its trolley system at the beginning of the spring semester. The transportation will save the university money in the long-run.

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P • Indie inspiration

Aidan Ochre, an SU junior and indie music artist, released his song, “Weightless,” in November 2019. Ochre will perform at Reneprom on Saturday.

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S • Broadcast barriers

The sports media industry has been historically dominated by men. But led by SU graduate Beth Mowins and the ACC Network, that changed ­— at least for a day.

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Collective voice

SU faculty want broader support for liberal arts core

on campus

SU leaders face free speech critique

By Chris Hippensteel asst. news editor

Religion professors Biko Gray and Virginia Burrus co-authored a letter calling for the establishment of a liberal arts core curriculum at Syracuse University. photo illustration by talia trackim presentation director

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hen religion professors Biko Gray and Virginia Burrus published their letter, they wanted to form a collective voice and be a catalyst for change.

As a series of racist and antiSemitic incidents rattled Syracuse University’s campus in November, Gray and Burrus published a statement on behalf of SU faculty proposing a university-wide liberal arts core curriculum to improve campus climate and educate on issues of diversity.

The statement received 148 faculty signatures. While the signatories represented several SU schools and colleges mostly the College of Arts and Sciences no faculty from the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, the School of Information Studies or the College of Engineering and Computer Science signed the document.

Of all the signatures from the College of Arts and Sciences, only one represented a STEM-related field.

Burrus and Gray said that rifts over liberal arts course requirements between faculty based in the arts, humanities and social sciences and

faculty based in professional development schools or STEM may shape how SU implements university-wide curriculum change moving forward.

A faculty divide

Burrus said she was disappointed that faculty from certain fields were almost “completely silent” about signing the document.

“What seems likely to me is that those are schools that are very focused on professional training, often in ways that don’t overlap with the agenda of a liberal arts curriculum,” Burrus said. see liberal

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Chancellor Kent Syverud has pushed to protect campus free speech at Syracuse University years after former chancellor Nancy Cantor faced criticism from free speech advocates.

Syverud said SU must expose students to a “true range of views” in order to be a “real university” during a University Senate meeting in September. The chancellor later announced the creation of a Free Speech Working Group in October tasked with reviewing SU’s free speech and civil discourse policies.

The kind of discussion Syverud has facilitated wasn’t as present under Cantor, said Roy Gutterman, director of the Tully Center for Free Speech and a member of the working group.

“I think the current administration actually fosters discussion,” Gutterman said. “There’s deliberation and serious consideration of all the issues that have been coming up. And I think that’s a little different than how it was under any previous administration.”

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education a free speech advocacy group that, according to the New York Times, receives much of its funding from conservative groups, criticized SU’s free speech stance on several occasions under Cantor. FIRE named SU the worst school for free speech in 2011, three years before Syverud took office.

Cantor’s administration took disciplinary action in 2010 after a School of Education student made racist comments on Facebook. A FIRE press release said the disciplinary action against the student violated SU’s commitment to free speech.

That same year, former Department of Public Safety Chief Tony Callisto said DPS officers required students to remove offensive Halloween costumes and file judicial complaints. FIRE said in a letter addressed to Cantor that SU has diminished students’ rights and autonomy and urged SU to tell students they will not face prosecution for their costumes.

“I hope you understand how disrespectfully Syracuse has acted toward its own students,” FIRE’s letter reads. “Please spare Syracuse the embarrassment of another fight against students’ rights.”

Gutterman cited SU’s response to recent campus protest movements, such as #NotAgainSU, as evidence of the Syverud’s commitment to free speech. #NotAgainSU, a black student-led see free

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Varied perspectives 100+ SU students share how they feel returning to campus after hate crimes and bias incidents.

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Ongoing discussion The Student of Color Advisory Committee continues to discuss concerns with DPS. See Thursday’s paper

Year in review Syracuse opened its first opioid addiction treatment court last January.

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on campus

SU welcomes rider feedback on trolleys

regional news Here is a roundup of the biggest news happening around New York state.

TAX BREAK The Syracuse Industrial Development Agency voted to approve nearly $4 million in tax exemptions for JMA Wireless, which plans to develop a 5G equipment factory in downtown Syracuse. The company will save $2.9 million in property tax discounts over 15 years. source: syracuse.com

OPIOID OVERDOSES Onondaga County experienced a rise in opioid overdoses in the first nine months of 2019. Eighty-six people died in those months, a near 15% increase from 2018. The county experienced 142 deaths in 2016. source: syracuse.com

CITY HOMELESSNESS Homeless volunteers and service workers will conduct a count of the homeless population in Syracuse and surrounding regions Wednesday night. The count looks at how many people are sleeping outside during extremely cold weather and helps communities receive federal funding for homeless services. source: syracuse.com

FARMHOUSE FILM

Syracuse University debuted its trolley system at the beginning of the spring semester. The trolleys run on routes previously covered by the Birnie Bus service, whose contract with the university expired last year.

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A film production company is looking for a central New York farmhouse to feature in an upcoming movie.

The movie is about a teenage girl who is kidnapped by her neighbor.

The filmmakers are looking for old wallpaper, vintage appliances and other signs of minimal maintenance. source: cnycentral

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By Haley Robertson editor-in-chief

For driver Lynn Kelly, operating a trolley feels different than a coach bus. He’d never driven a trolley before this year, but can now be found playing rap and classic rock during his route throughout campus.

“They’re very easy to drive, they handle well in the snow,” Kelly said.

Syracuse University unveiled its trolley system at the beginning of the spring semester. The program is designed to run routes previously covered by Birnie Bus vehicles, including campus shuttles and express buses. The

trolleys are accessible, with air-suspension for kneeling and expandable ramps.

“We were challenged in the relationship with Birnie Bus, so this helps us keep the funds within the university,” said Joseph Carfi, director of SU’s Parking and Transit Services. “Over a period of time, the program is going to pay for itself and it’s going to provide savings as far as the relationship we were in with Birnie.”

Having a campus transportation service operated by the university instead of an outside company allows for riders to give feedback directly, Carfi said. Community members will be able to share their

thoughts in several ways, including through online surveys and meetings with campus leaders. Carfi plans on riding the trolley to gather feedback himself.

Parking and Transit Services will use this feedback to make improvements and alter routes as needed. SU runs and administers the program, giving the university more control over necessary changes, Carfi said.

Many of the trolley drivers previously worked with Birnie Bus and were familiar with SU’s campus and certified to operate the vehicles, Carfi said. Over winter break, the drivers took the trolleys out to get familiar with the routes prior to the sys-

tem’s debut at the beginning of the semester.

The trolleys follow set routes during the day, but there is flexibility with pick-up and drop-off locations. If a student flags down the driver, they’ll get picked up.

The university has received some requests for trolley use during special events. Right now, the focus is on the routes that have been set up already, Carfi said, but they’ll try to accommodate requests when there’s off-time. The trolleys will also be used to pick up international students from the airport in the summer, Carfi said, for a true Syracuse welcome. hrober03@syr.edu

on campus

$9 million will support children with disabilities

By Sarah Alessandrini Asst. copy editor

Syracuse University’s School of Education received $9 million in state funding to develop three centers to improve educational experiences for students with disabilities.

The New York State Department of Education’s funding is part of a system to support school districts in need of improved curriculum for students with disabilities, said Christine Ashby, associate profes-

sor of inclusive special education and disability and co-principal investigator of the grant.

The three centers will operate out of the School of Education. Specialists in SU’s Mid-State Regional Partnership Center will work with teachers and faculty in regional school districts to improve conditions for students with disabilities.

The other two centers will work directly with parents and families who have children with disabilities.

“This is about improving the

educational experiences of students with disabilities in the state,” said Alan Foley, associate professor in the Department of Cultural Foundations of Education and co-investigator of the grant. “For the university, it’s a great way to connect [the] region to schools and communities in ways that it’s not always easy to.”

The state Department of Education issued a call for proposals last spring, said Joanna Masingila, dean of SU’s School of Education.

“I think they recognized our expertise that we have in the School of Education as well as the work we’ve been doing through our institutes and centers that we already had,” Masingila said.

The two Family and Community Engagement Centers, one for young children and the other for school-age students, will replace, the Syracuse University Parent Assistance Center and SU’s Early Childhood Direction Center.

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A Syracuse man pled guilty to attacking a gay couple at the New York State Fair last summer.

Nicholas Ferlanda, 27, was originally facing one to three years in prison but will instead face six months in prison and five years parole for third-degree assault as a hate crime and fourth-degree criminal mischief due to his guilty plea. source: cnycentral

UPSTATE PSYCHIATRIC UNIT Upstate University Hospital will open a new inpatient psychiatric unit for teenagers. The unit’s creation follows an increase in national suicide rates for young adults and children. The unit is part of a Youth Mental Health Task Force led by Rep. John Katko (R-Camillus) and State Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli (D-Syracuse). source: wrvo

MEDICAL CENTER CLOSED The CNY Medical Center on Irving Avenue across from Crouse Hospital closed Tuesday after a fire sprinkler pipe flooded the floors. All medical offices are closed from the second through sixth floor, but offices on the first floor remain open, the hospital said. Appointments will be rescheduled. source: localsyr

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2020 budget calls for hate crimes law, cannabis legalization

By Michael Sessa asst. news editor

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a $178 billion budget and plans for a domestic terrorism law Tuesday.

New York state would be the first to adopt a Hate Crime Anti-Terrorism Act under Cuomo’s budget. The law would be the first in the nation to include mass violence motivated by hate, creating penalties of up to life in prison for offenders.

Cuomo referred to racist, bias-related and

anti-Semitic incidents at Syracuse University in his State of the State address on Jan. 8, where he initially unveiled plans for the law.

At least 20 racist, anti-Semitic and biasrelated incidents have occurred at or near SU since Nov. 7. state has also experienced a recent rise in anti-Semitic hate crimes, including an attack in a Monsey, New York rabbi’s home on Hanukkah.

“Let’s call what happened in Monsey, in Rockland County, what it is,” Cuomo said Tuesday. “It is domestic terrorism. You can be a domestic born and bred terrorist, and let’s

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liberal arts The hard sciences in particular show a reluctance to tackle questions of diversity, said George Langford, dean emeritus of the College of Arts and Sciences. Langford, a professor of biology and neuroscience, was the statement’s only signatory from a STEMrelated field.

“My colleagues in the sciences tend not to think about issues of race, ethnicity, gender and class,” said Langford. “I don’t think it’s at the top of mind for most of them.”

Langford signed the document because he supports student protesters and wants to make the university culture more inclusive, he said. #NotAgainSU, a black-led student movement, held a sit-in at the Barnes Center at The Arch for eight days in response to the racist incidents.

A liberal arts curriculum is critical for exposing STEM students to liberal arts coursework, Langford said.

These disagreements are not new, Burrus said. An earlier proposal to transform SU’s mandatory first-year diversity course SEM 100 into a full three-credit course received similar pushback, she said.

“I think it comes down to things like, do they [non-signing faculty] want their professional degree almost diluted by these general requirements,” Burrus said. “This is just what I imagine, that they’re going to want to operate more autonomously in crafting their professional curriculum.” from page 1

free speech movement, held a sit-in at the Barnes Center at The Arch for eight days in protest of a series of hate crimes and bias incidents that occurred on or near SU. Syverud condemned the incidents as hate speech, and reiterated his support of free speech in a campus-wide video message.

“I think the administration takes these issues seriously and tries to deal with these touchy topics in ways that address the complexity,” Gutterman said. Syverud’s administration has also not entirely avoided accusations of infringing on free speech.

The Atlantic published a story in 2016 about an Israeli filmmaker who was disinvited to SU after professor Gail Hamner, who gave the invitation, began to fear stirring controversy over the filmmaker’s work.

The filmmaker was eventually reinvited, but did not ultimately visit SU, said Matthew Cleary, a member of the University Senate’s committee on Academic Freedom, Tenure and Professional Ethics. from page 3

funding More than $6 million out of the total $9 million will go toward the regional partnership center, Foley said. The remaining portion which will go toward the new engagement centers.

The regional partnership center will provide professional development and regional training to 51 school districts in the mid-state region, including the Syracuse City School District, according to an SU News release.

“It’s more us working closely and collaboratively with school districts to help them bring about change in their districts,” Ashby said.

Falling behind

In their statement, Gray and Burrus identified two university practices they said detract from a liberal arts core curriculum or disproportionately benefit the hard sciences.

The first was the Responsibility-Centered Management funding model, which determines the funding of each school at SU through factors like enrollment and instruction. The second practice, the Cluster Hires Initiative, emphasizes the hiring of faculty into different schools and departments to promote interdisciplinary research.

The university approved 53 hires across seven interdisciplinary academic and research areas, or “clusters,” as part of the initiative in Nov. 2018. A second round of cluster hires is currently underway.

“The initiative is designed to increase interdisciplinary research and training opportunities for students,” said Janet Wilmoth, professor of sociology at SU and co-leader of the Aging, Behavioral Health and Neuroscience cluster. Wilmoth did not sign the faculty letter.

Cluster hiring serves to connect departments and bring together faculty from across the university, Wilmoth said.

But Burrus and Gray said the initiative redirects resources from the arts and humanities to the hard sciences.

“There is a suspicion that in order to fund the cluster hires, which are going to the sciences, we’re constricting other disciplines,” FIRE also criticized SU in February for initially refusing to recognize a university chapter of Young Americans for Freedom, a conservative student group. SU cited YAF’s lack of a faculty adviser and the group’s requirement for prospective members to acknowledge the “superiority” of the U.S. constitution.

FIRE named SU one of its ten worst colleges for free speech in 2019, citing the university’s expulsion of the Theta Tau engineering fraternity. Fraternity members were involved in creating a video Syverud called “extremely racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic, sexist and hostile to people with disabilities.”

Cleary said that comparing Syverud and Cantor’s administrations is difficult, as both chancellors have faced different challenges in interpreting or enforcing SU’s speech policies.

“There can be a gray area in the types of speech that are appropriate, so the university administration has to make judgement calls,” Cleary said. “When something like that happens, there are really difficult decisions that have to be made.” cjhippen@syr.edu

Having the center on campus will allow for education students to learn from the professionals on staff who will participate in classes and give guest presentations, Ashby said.

Foley said he’s looking forward to continuing the work that the Parent Assistance and Early Childhood Direction centers have been doing for years.

“I always liked seeing the outcomes of the differences in students’ lives that people being able to go out and work in the community can make,” Foley said. “That’s what I’m most excited about, is just being able to support more people, getting out and making differences in the lives of students and helping teachers do their work.” scalessa@syr.edu

have a law that addresses that and call it what it is.”

The budget also includes $2 million to support the State Police Hate Crimes Task Force.

The governor directed the task force to investigate racist graffiti found in Day Hall in November.

Creating an Office of Cannabis Management that would license recreational cannabis retailers is also included in Cuomo’s budget.

Cuomo’s proposal allows adults over 21 to legally purchase cannabis and sets up packaging, labeling and advertising oversight.

The plan also calls for “social equity licensing opportunities” to address disparities between the entrepreneurs who often benefit from legalization and the communities that cannabis laws have most harshly affected.

“The proposal will also correct past harms to individuals and communities that have disproportionately been impacted by prohibition,” the budget reads.

In his State of the State address, Cuomo said that legalizing cannabis in New York could bring in $300 million in tax revenues.

Burrus said. “We’re certainly not getting the boost that others are. Relatively speaking, we’re falling behind.”

Burrus pointed to the cost difference between research in the hard sciences and in the humanities as a potential cause of the disparity.

Recruiting faculty and funding research in the hard sciences costs more than in the arts or humanities, she said. As a result, the university is more likely to spend its limited funds on the hard sciences.

Of the seven clusters included in the first round of cluster hires, only one –– Social Differences, Social Justice –– focuses primarily on the humanities, Gray said.

Burrus and Gray also said the Cluster Hires Initiative does not prioritize the hiring of diverse faculty, a cornerstone of their proposed liberal arts core curriculum.

“While cluster hiring has the possibility of increasing diversity, it only does so if you build that into the model,” Burrus said. “Part of the question is ‘What is our university doing to leverage cluster hiring for diversity’?”

After Burrus and Gray published their statement, SU announced the creation of its Diversity Opportunity Hires initiative, which will provide financial incentives for the hiring of faculty from underrepresented backgrounds through the cluster hires process.

While the hiring of diverse faculty is a step in the right direction, it’s not enough to change the campus climate at SU, Gray said.

More important is altering the university’s

curriculum to make students confront questions of human difference in their studies, he said.

“We have to think about intellectual and ethical diversity as well,” Gray said.

“You can hire these people, but what are we doing structurally and institutionally and curricularly to ensure that the diversity you want is foregrounded in the lives of the students?”

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University-wide change

Despite the large, albeit divided, faculty response, Gray and Burrus said their statement should not be considered a blueprint moving forward. The purpose of the document was to begin a conversation rather than prescribe a solution, Burrus said.

The reforms SU implements should be university-wide, Gray said.

“The big part for us is how do we get to the point where every SU student has access to, and has to engage in, questions of difference,” he said. “That’s what the emphasis for this statement is on.”

Burrus and Gray said they will continue working to organize faculty. But for now, Gray said, the decision to move forward with curricular change at SU lies with the administration.

“I think that’s really what’s most important,” he said. “They’ve gotten two calls from two different constituencies that are incredibly important to this university. I want to see what they do. I want to hear what they have to say.” cjhippen@syr.edu

CHANCELLOR KENT SYVERUD said SU must expose students to a wide range of ideological viewpoints to be a “real university.” daily orange file photo

The Syracuse City School District is one of 51 school districts in New York that will receive regional training with the funding. daily orange file photo

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student life column

SU should change core requirements

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o matter what high school someone went to — whether it was private or public, small or large, rural or urban — everyone was required to take a series of core subjects like math, history, language and science.

These have been in the basic core structure of our education since we were in elementary school.

When biology became chemistry and algebra became geometry, the general subject material was still the same. I know many other students had these same core classes and requirements. However, college seemed to be were these building block classes stopped.

Finally allowing students the choice of what they want to study creates the idea that they will take classes they are truly interested in and won’t be forced into unwanted ones. However, after a year and a half of college, I have seen that this is not the case at Syracuse University.

Whether it be Newhouse, Whitman, or any other college, students continue to complain of their school’s core requirements that force them into all types of classes they have no interest in.

Why should a journalism major who excels in writing be forced into a natural science course?

Why should a biology student be required to take intensive writing classes?

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Students applied to their majors for a reason. To take classes in subjects they are truly passionate about, and not be stuck in the same classes that left them bored and zoned out in high school.

“I’m a public relations major in Newhouse but I’m in philosophy and earth science this semester,” said sophomore Lilly Mavis.

“They aren’t terrible, but I also don’t love them.”

While SU colleges do offer a variety of class options to fulfill core requirements, there are still some students that might not do well in sciences regardless of the class they choose.

Many students are paying steep prices to come to this school, so it seems unfair that much of their education is spent learning subjects they aren’t passionate about or have already taken in high school.

“It feels like I’m wasting money on classes I don’t care about,” said Nick Ladino, a second-year student in the School of Architecture.

Each school and major has its own core requirements that students need to complete by the time of their graduation. It is unreasonable to assume that they should completely change them. However, a conversation about the types of

classes required for certain might benefit everyone.

Lowering the number of core requirements for students will allow them the flexibility to take the classes they want. This could allow students to get excited about their classes and not have them feel like just another steppingstone to graduation.

It could also improve classes by giving professors students who are actually interested in the class who may have more incentive to participate. There would be fewer 400-person lectures comprised of kids online shopping or watching Netflix because they are forced to be there.

Core classes are impossible to avoid. They determine a major’s structure and, in some cases, keep students well rounded. However, the volume of requirements most SU students has to complete leaves them overwhelmed and forced into unwanted classes.

Reducing these requirements would allow students better control of their education, and of the investment they make into it.

George Hashemi is a sophomore writing and rhetoric and broadcast digital journalism major. His column appears bi-weekly. He can be reached at gbhashem@syr.edu. He can be followed on Twitter at @geohash123.

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student life column

Syllabus week creates unnecessary stress

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yllabus week, better known as sylly week, is the first week of every semester when professors introduce themselves and pass out syllabi. Some college students believe JENNA that this is the WIRTH perfect time THR IV ING to party every W HILE DY ING day of the week in celebration of the new semester. However, others debate that it is one of the most stressful and difficult weeks of any given semester.

Syllabus week entails meeting new professors, finding new classrooms, buying new textbooks, reviewing the syllabus, constant changing of schedules, and overall getting back into the swing of academic pressure, which is draining.

Students typically spend hours researching their professors beforehand on sites like Rate My Professor and through word of mouth. Of course, this means students stress before even attending the class as they ponder whether what they read and have heard are true. However, some students choose to blindly select classes and professors with no prior knowledge of the professor.

Obviously, with every professor comes a syllabus, and reviewing all the workload in every class outlined in each syllabus can be incredibly stressful. Comparing each abominable paper full of work that needs to be completed by the end of the semester can make life feel like a nightmare.

In addition to students being stressed about their workload, they’re anxious about where their class is on campus. Sophomore Emma Weiden, who is currently majoring in policy studies and public health, explained how embarrassing it once was to accidentally sit through the wrong class.

“I think almost 15 minutes passed by the time I realized I was in the wrong class. It was after the professor said it was time for some pre-exam when I looked around and didn’t recognize anyone. I didn’t say anything. I just got up and left. And, everyone was like, ‘OMG this girl is dipping before the exam,’ and the professor was like, ‘Okay, bye,’” Weiden said.

Not only do students sometimes struggle finding lecture halls, classrooms, and laboratories, they can have a hard time picking their seat for the next 15 weeks.

Choosing a seat in each class can

be incredibly stressful as well.

Students must choose wisely since everybody hates the person who steals their seat after they “claim” it the first class.

With new seats also comes new textbooks. After the initial stress of scrambling up money to pay for tuition for the new semester, students must conjure up even more money to buy textbooks. Money stress weighs heavily on peoples’ health, according to the American Psychological Association. It also doesn’t help that some professors will tell you after you bought the textbook that you actually don’t need it.

All these new experiences and obstacles during syllabus week can cause students to add and drop classes as well. Students often go through the stress of sitting through one class, just to drop it. Moreover, because routines promote health and wellness, students changing their schedules only adds more pressure and tension.

Suzanne Maguire, director of Newhouse’s Undergraduate Advising and Records Office, said syllabus week can be stressful for some students, especially incoming freshmen, intra-university transfer students, and seniors, as they don’t know what classes to take, how to fit new classes into their course requirements, and if they’ll graduate on time if they take certain classes.

“I think the first week is stressful for a bunch of students because they don’t have a full schedule, and they’re anxious about getting into something and nothing is open,” said Maguire. “That’s what they say. Finding open classes and learning how to find open classes is something that they have to do and they come [to the undergraduate advising and records office] to talk to us about those types of things.”

Although syllabus week is painful, don’t let it bring you down. All that work on the syllabus isn’t due tomorrow. And, if your professor sucks, see if you can transfer into the same class with a different professor. If that class is closed, see if you can take it the following semester. If your seat sucks, try to make friends with the people surrounding you.

Jenna Wirth is a sophomore studying magazine journalism.

Her column appears bi-weekly.

She can be reached at jwirth@ syr.edu. She can be followed on Twitter at @jenna__wirth.

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acc network producer to director to pregame, halftime and postgame show — was led by women in every lead position. It may have been a first, but Olivia Stomski, director of the Newhouse Sports Media Center, hopes one day an all-women’s broadcast wouldn’t be an ordeal at all – no need for press conferences, photo ops and media releases.

I think there are millions of young women out there — Isis is one of them — that have dreams that are way bigger than mine Beth Mowins g’90

“I want it to be normal that both male and female students are used to having women in these powerful positions and are used to having women call the shots,” Stomski said.

••• With an hour before tipoff, Young and Mowins sat behind their desk at center court. While Young scribbled into a notepad, bouncing to the Carrier Dome’s music — “Pop Smoke” by Dior — Mowins reviewed her pink-and-yellow highlighted cue cards and the Syracuse–Georgia Tech stat sheet.

When Edson, producer Kristin Hennessey and senior producer Scott Hecht were discussing the upcoming ACC Network broadcasts in late December, they realized the Jan. 16 broadcast was shaping up to be led by a staff of women. Everyone was doing jobs they’d done before. They simply took the opportunity to “blow it out of the water,” Hennessey said, bringing in Young and Mowins and completing the all-female leading crew.

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Mowins, the 2015 Marty Glickman Award for Leadership in Sports Media recipient, and Young had met several times before the Georgia Tech game but had never shared a booth. After the 2017 espnW: Women + Sports Summit panel, Young rushed up to Mowins, the first to talk to her, and asked “just about everything,” Young said. Throughout her career, Mowins has embraced the role of mentor for young women trying to get into sports media. She understands the importance of seeing people that look like themselves in leadership roles and positions of power, she said.

“I think there are millions of young women out there — Isis is one of them — that have dreams that are way bigger than mine,” Mowins said.

With 12 minutes to tipoff, Syracuse Director of Athletics John Wildhack walked across the court, leaned over the desk and monitors and reached out his hand to shake Mowins’.

“Thanks for doing this,” Wildhack said.

Thanks for calling the game? Mowins had done that before. She’s called NFL, World Cup, college football and college basketball games. Wildhack’s thank you was for more.

“If somebody’s got to be the one to kind of walk through the door and hold it open and hopefully encourage other people to dream whatever dreams they have,” Mowins said, “then that’s great.”

••• A few minutes into the second quarter, with the Orange down 18-15, Syracuse’s cheerleading team jogged out to center court during a TV timeout. Hoisted on to each other’s shoulders, they led the crowd in a chant.

“Let’s go, Orange!” *CLAP-CLAP-CLAP CLAP CLAP* Under the courtside desk, Mowins clapped along. “Let’s go Orange,” she mouthed under her breath. *CLAP-CLAP-CLAP CLAP CLAP* Both Mowins and Young graduated from Newhouse – Mowins as a graduate student in 1990 and Young in 2019 after playing basketball for the Orange. Sixteen of the 20 women involved in Thursday’s production went or go to Syracuse, Hennessey said. Because of Newhouse

and the Dick Clark Studios, Syracuse is uniquely positioned to produce events like Thursday night’s. It’s the only school in the ACC that regularly uses students as on-air talent and the only school that cuts to a student-run studio for halftime, said Hennessey.

“There’s just so much history here,” Mowins said of SU and Newhouse. “It’s really cool to be number one, and to be a part of something that you know is a special place and somewhat of a mecca that other people aspire to be a part of.”

At halftime, Mowins and Young kept their headsets on, watching the studio show being shot back at Dick Clark Studios on their monitors. Junior Jenna Fink and senior Nicole Weaving brought in graduate student Michelle Knezovic to to present a story on Amaya Finklea-Guity’s love of drawing and painting.

In the adjacent control room three SU students, including director Maria Trivelpiece, directed and produced the pregame, halftime and postgame shows.

With three minutes remaining in the game and the Orange down 79-63, the postgame show crew returned to their positions.

“Walk them through what they’re doing,” Stomski said to the team.

Fink and Weaving discussed the Orange’s upcoming schedule from their studio desk while producer Mackenzie Pearce counted down the remaining seconds into their ears: Thirty, then 20, then 10. “I’m going to drop this on you,” a voice from the control room said.

As Pearce finished her countdown, a photo of all the women involved in Thursday’s production flashed onto the screen, panning out from Mowins and Young, revealing all 20 women.

“When we were sitting at the Dome I said that’s the shot we’re going to end with,” Hennessey said. “I was kind of joking … but I thought it was fitting to end with that.”

As the screen closed to black the control room applauded. Everyone started to file out of the room. Maybe not together, but they will do it all again soon. mbannon@syr.edu | @mitchbannon

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forwards The same went for Guerrier. His first bucket came on an isolation play similar to Dolezaj’s: a drive from the wing while VT help defenders clung to their men around the perimeter. Though Guerrier would only score three additional points, he found other roles on the offensive end.

After Boston College four days earlier, Guerrier had said he needed to rebound better.

Five of Guerrier’s six first-half rebounds led to immediate points for Syracuse. After the only rebound that wasn’t immediately followed by a score, Guerrier stole the ball and passed to Buddy for a 3. His contributions weren’t always points like Dolezaj, but they still sparked SU.

Buddy got us off to a good start and they just face-guarded him. We had some opportunities for Marek to get inside and we need to take better advantage of that, but it’s hard.

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With just over five minutes remaining against the Hokies, Guerrier pump-faked from the corner of the 3-point line. As his defender flew through the air, Guerrier drove to the hoop. He sank his layup, drew a foul and made his free throw to complete the 3-point play.

Hughes would score the next possession and Buddy the possession after that. The pair would combine for more than half of the Orange’s total points by the time the final horn sounded. But Guerrier and Dolezaj, by doing the little things, have provided a balance the Syracuse offense often doesn’t have. jlschafe@syr.edu | @Schafer_44

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Feeling good

Out of bounds “The Wolves” at Syracuse Stage portrays the struggles of a high school girls’ soccer team.

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Reflection collection

Renegade Magazine will host Reneprom in honor of its fall 2019 issue’s release.

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PULP

The Narratio Fellowship exhibit features original works of poetry from resettled refugee writers .

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Mixed melodies

AIDAN OCHRE released his first song on SoundCloud in 2017. Now, he has 207.9 thousand streams and 54.9 thousand followers on Spotify. Ochre worked with Baby Bari to create his latest song, “Weightless,” which came out in November 2019. anya wijeweera staff photographer

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SU junior Aidan Ochre has become an indie internet star

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hen Aidan Ochre heard that Steve Lacy, his music idol from the rhythm and blues band “The Internet,” recorded his own original music on computer software, Ochre realized that he could do it, too. From that moment on, he was hooked.

“I saw some things about him saying he made music with GarageBand app on his iPhone,” Ochre said. “So, then I thought that, ‘Oh, if he can make music on Garage-

Band, maybe I should try that because I also have GarageBand.’”

After releasing his first song on SoundCloud in 2017, Ochre worked his way up to 207.9 thousand streams and 54.9 thousand followers on Spotify in 2019.

Ochre will be performing at Reneprom, a formal launch party for Renegade Magazine’s fall “Feel Good” edition, on Jan. 25 at the Community Folk Art Center in Syracuse.

Other performers include Outlaws Dance Troupe, Gianni, Lloyd Ansah and Chelly.

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slice of life

CNY Brewfest to feature over 100 breweries, local band

By Louis Platt

contributing writer

Miles Wilson, who grew up 45 minutes west of Syracuse in Victor, New York, will showcase his beer at the 24th annual Central New York Brewfest this week. Wilson opened Canned Heat two years ago and then opened a tap room in Fall River, Massachusetts, last year. Being a business owner of a beer company “is the opportunity to participate in an industry that otherwise would be a hobby,” he said.

Wilson is one of the many brewers participating in The CNY Brewfest, the longest-running brewfest in central New York. The CNY Brewfest is an annual event organized by Jason Purdy. This year, it

will take place Jan. 24-25 at the New York State Fairgrounds in the Horticulture Building.

The festival will set a record for brewery attendance, with over 100 breweries to check out and taste.

Guests at the first session will get to watch the Syracuse men’s basketball team take on ACC rival Pittsburgh, and the Syracuse band Soul Risin’ will perform on both evenings.

Purdy’s serious interest in beer spans over 15 years ago, when he began bartending at Shifty’s Bar and Grill. Before Purdy became the organizer of the CNY Brewfest, he worked with the festival’s founders to sell and distribute tickets for the event to bars in the central New York region. Four years ago, following the 20th anniversary of the CNY

Brewfest, Purdy offered the festival’s founders to assume control of the operations of the event.

Purdy’s passion for beer motivates him to explore beer wherever he travels. Through his travels, he has grown the microbrewery participants from 60-80 breweries to almost 120 — mostly from the Northeastern United States — over the last four years. Three breweries he is particularly excited about are Other Half Brewing Company, Equilibrium Brewery and Lawson’s Finest Liquids, he said.

“It’s been great to get a bunch of great breweries that I have relationships with together, especially during the winter when there is not much to do,” Purdy said.

Brewery Ommegang, located

in Cooperstown and known for its Belgium-style ales, will make its 24th appearance. Guests can try one of the Belgian-style amber ales, Rare Vos, and a hazy India pale ale, Neon Rainbows, at CNY Brewfest. Meanwhile, Canned Heat will have its kettle sour beer and New England India pale ale beer available for guests to taste.

A new concept this year is the VIP party from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday.

The party is limited to 300 guests, and off-market beers and specialty beers that will not be offered on Saturday will be showcased. Soul Risin’, a Syracuse band led by Bryan Weinsztok, will also perform at both evening programs. This will be the third year Soul Risin’ performs at the CNY Brewfest, and the group will play covers, original songs and

segments of their ‘80s cover set that it started performing late last year.

Purdy encourages guests to have a friend or family member drop them off and pick them up, but guests who agree to be a designated driver will receive a $20 voucher that they can put toward their entrance ticket or concessions.

Weinsztok, the lead singer for Soul Risin’, attributes the rise and success of the festival to Purdy’s persistence and commitment to his relationships with bar and brewery owners.

“It’s a different type of festival because people are not there for the music,” Weinsztok said. “We have fun at it, but I have fun tasting the beers, too. The music is almost like wallpaper to the event.” lcplatt@syr.edu

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slice of life

CNY Jazz Central to hold fundraiser at Mohegan Manor

By Izzy Bartling staff writer

Acoustic swing, cabaret and funk melodies will fill the numerous rooms and corridors of Mohegan Manor, a historic, multi-story building in Baldwinsville, New York on Sunday, Jan. 26.

The manor will once again house the Central New York Jazz Central’s January JazzFest, which will showcase a variety of local musicians, including pianist Rick Montalbano and saxophonist Mike Dubaniewicz.

Headlining the festival is Olivia Chindamo, from Australia. The festival also serves as the organization’s ninth annual fundraiser to support its programs that run through spring and summer.

“It’s really like a jazz buffet featuring jazz musicians in different groups and other types of music as well as beyond jazz,” Dubaniewicz said.

Dubaniewicz, who has participated in the winter event for many years, said he’s looking forward to reuniting with fellow jazzers and fans in CNY. The day of jazz begins at 11 a.m. and closes at 9 p.m., during which time concert-goers can wander onto each floor, sampling from different musical groups from the area. Food and drink will be available.

Larry Luttinger, founder of CNY Jazz and the festival’s creator, said that rock and swing will be on the first floor, rhythm and blues on the second floor and a special performance featuring guest artist Chindamo will take place on the third floor at 4:30 p.m. Luttinger added that there will be space for dancing.

Chindamo, a jazz vocalist from Australia, will sing alongside Dubaniewicz and his group, Micro Big Band, in the venue’s ballroom. The group will play familiar songs and jazz standards from the Great American Songbook by the late Ella Fitzgerald and Shirley Horn, two jazz vocalists

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ochre Music and the Entertainment Industries, Aidan Brown, who uses the alias Aidan Ochre for his musical career, grew up in Wellsville, New York.

Throughout his childhood, Ochre was greatly influenced by his parents’ love for music, especially their affection for jazz, Brazilian and reggae music. But it wasn’t until he got his older sister’s iPod in high school that he adopted her affinity for indie rock and pop, the genre that is closest to the music he puts out to his listeners now.

“I physically inherited her musical taste,” Ochre said.

Although Ochre was exposed to music from a young age, he didn’t get into making music until he taught himself how to play guitar at the age of 14. Ochre said he quickly got bored of learning chords and progressed to practicing his favorite songs in order to enhance his guitar skills.

When Ochre was 16, his parents gave him an amplifier that had a built-in USB interface in order to record songs. They also gifted him a basic MIDI drum pad recorder, which produces artificial drum beats.

The music that Ochre releases now has been categorized as “bedroom pop,” a genre that refers to artists that record music at home with their own equipment. Due to the negative connotations that associate this genre with amateurism, Ochre is trying to move away from that categorization and create music that is considered to be more indie.

“As time has gone on, putting out things has become more nerve-wracking because there’s more of a pressure to adhere to certain sounds and cater to an audience,” he said.

The first songs Ochre released on SoundCloud were not intended for an audience. He didn’t tell any of his high school peers about the music he was creating at first. Instead, he turned to Twitter to find a group of upand-coming singer-songwriters and began to publicize his music.

The support he has received from artists he interacts with on Twitter has created a very strong community for Ochre. Many of the friends he has made on Twitter have supported and tweeted about his work. He also

Chindamo admires.

“I went online and checked out her website and her YouTube videos, and she’s a tremendous singer,” Dubaniewicz said about Chindamo. “I’m looking forward to performing with her.”

As a receiver of the 2016 Bell Award for Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year and a finalist of the 2018 Sarah Vaughan Vocal Competition, Chindamo is celebrated for her ability to scat like a jazz soloist, according to a CNY Jazz Central press release.

Chindamo currently resides in New York City, where she is pursuing a master’s degree in jazz voice at The Juilliard School. Despite being far from home, she stays connected through the music her new city has to offer.

“We’re so far away, we’re across a very large pond, but the love for jazz is still there,” she said.

Growing up surrounded by jazz and classical music, Chindamo was always attracted to the spontaneity of improvisation and the countless possibilities to make a song her own.

She was first drawn to the clarinet, which she played from the age of 10 until her undergrad at Monash University in Australia, where she switched to vocal jazz.

Her love for improvisation and playing with musicians she has never met before will shine through in the professional jam session, which will take place in the lower level of Mohegan Manor from 6:30-9 p.m., following her performance with Micro Big Band.

The session will be led by saxophonist Joe Carello in a more informal setting where people can come up and sing, play an instrument, or even just say hi, Dubaniewicz said.

Jazz is a very special style, Chindamo added, because it can connect people who sometimes don’t even speak the same language.

“Jazz is a universal language,” she said.

“You can go anywhere in the world, and people know the same songs.” icbartli@syr.edu

has received many shout-outs from various musical blogs, such as Lyrical Lemonade, a website which shares music from new artists.

A writer for Lyrical Lemonade, Elliot Montanez, recommended Ochre’s track “Tease” to his readers.

“Typically, I spend most of my time writing on our website finding the newest upcoming talent, mainly in hip-hop,” Montanez said. “But whenever I hear a record and enjoy it, I share it with our audience regardless of the genre. And Aidan’s new record is truly magnificent.”

When creating music, Ochre first focuses on the sound and adds in the lyrics later. Ochre said that for him, the sonic component of music has always been the most interesting part of a song rather than the lyrics, Ochre said.

Ochre’s latest song is entitled “Weightless,” and details the exciting feeling of being with someone that you have romantic feelings for.

To create the song, he worked with artist Baby Bari. Ochre direct messaged the singer and producer from Naples, Florida on Instagram. Soon after, he was mixing and mastering Ochre’s song.

“It’s still one of my favorite mixes I’ve done,” Bari said.

In 2019, Ochre performed live for the first time on campus, overcoming his stage fright.

When he got on stage and connected with the crowd, his nerves went away, he said.

Since then, he has performed at various venues, including Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn, where he opened for the R&B artist Rence.

The brunch venue provides rising artists with a platform to perform live music.

“It definitely gave me a couple new fans in the New York area, but it was just a cool experience to perform on that stage that I’ve seen artists perform on before,” Ochre said.

Ochre plans to continue to produce music and learn about the music industry through the Bandier program. He hopes that in the future he will be able to support himself as a full-time artist.

“If being an artist doesn’t happen to be a possible career path,” Ochre said, “I’ll still be working with music in the end because that’s the most important to me: to be close to something I am passionate about.” sabergan@syr.edu

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“The Wolves” follows a girls soccer team and the challenges they face on and off the field

The actresses starring in “The Wolves” play have worked with a soccer coach to sharpen their skills and build their confidence in executing the onstage soccer drills. The play will be running from Jan. 22 to Feb. 16 at the Storch Theatre.

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ith up to three small conversations overlapping at the same time, the actresses in “The Wolves” cannot lose focus of their lines, cues and rhythms in their actions. The actresses’ dialogue shows the reality of modern teenage conversation while they perform various soccer drills at the same time.

Running at the Storch Theatre at the Syracuse Stage/ SU Drama Theater Complex from Jan. 22 to Feb. 16, “The Wolves” follows a girls’ soccer team each weekend as they warm up and practice for games in an indoor soccer field in suburban America.

“The nine players are truly an ensemble, and the actors have to support each other implicitly,” director Melissa Rain Anderson said. “It takes a lot of concentration, and there’s no other play that I know that is like this that is this dense. It is a thrilling piece of theater.”

The scenes take audience members into the lives of teenage girls who are experiencing depression, anxiety and conflicts with both their parents and peers.

Rachael Logue, who plays the role of player #25, said that depending on where you sit in the theater, you may hear a different show than someone on the other side of the theater because everyone may not hear the same dialogue. She hopes this encourages people to come to see the show again in a different seat.

“You may be surprised at what actually they are talking about, what’s important to them, what they’re wrestling with day-to-day, and how raw the language is and how much they share in front of each other when there’s no adult in the room,” Anderson said.

The cast and crew of “The Wolves” began rehearsing on Jan. 2. They worked six days a week doing scene work and collaborating with a soccer coach. Prior to the show, only some of the actresses had played soccer. The soccer

coach worked with them to sharpen their movements and build their confidence to make the drills almost second nature onstage.

Co-produced with Syracuse University’s Department of Drama, the production’s cast is a combination of student and professional actresses.

“To see a mix of student and professional actors work together and create a cohesive wonderful show even though they are each at different places in their development as actors sets this show apart from others I have worked on,” said Abby Boglioli, a stage management intern at Syracuse Stage and sophomore at SU. “The Wolves” was created by playwright Sarah DeLappe, who wrote the numerous dialogues as a metaphor for playing soccer. While passing the ball, scoring and playing in aggressive soccer games, the girls take part in conversations that are also fast, raw and sometimes furious, Anderson said. Anderson previously directed “The Wolves” last year at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.

“It shows an audience how fierce young women can be, in both good and bad ways, and that the girls aren’t just sitting on the sidelines waiting for their turn,” said Logue. “We’re out there fighting each other for space and to be seen.”

During the course of “The Wolves,” Syracuse Stage is teaming up with the YWCA of Syracuse and Onondaga County’s “Soccer for Success” program, an initiative that focuses on teaching valuable life skills and healthy routines for adolescents, according to the press release for “The Wolves.” Syracuse Stage and “Soccer for Success” will be hosting a cleat drive at the theater during the duration of the production.

Anderson hopes that the performance will create a conversation about the different issues teenage girls face in their day-to-day lives.

“It can open a better conversation between generations,” Anderson said, “for the young people to be seen and to feel like they’ve been heard.” mctucker@syr.edu

CLAIRE DAVID, who plays the goalie in the production, looks down in despair.

RACHAEL LOGUE takes on the role of the team captain in the intimate performance.

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track & field

Freshman Shaleah Colaire undefeated through debut meets

By Skyler Rivera

contributing writer

Shaleah Colaire strolled into Manley Field House surrounded by her teammates as if she’d known them for years. The freshman sprinter from Ontario seemed at home, as if the transition from high school to collegiate athletics was just another hurdle to jump.

Before her first-ever collegiate race, Colaire was both nervous and excited. When the 60-meter hurdles at the Greg Page Relays had ended, Colaire found herself in first place with a personal-best time of 8.54 seconds, the ninth-fastest time of any Atlantic Coast Conference runner this season. A month later, at the Southern Tier Collegiate Open, she won again, finishing with a time of 8.76 seconds and exciting SU’s coaching staff.

“Usually, for freshman,” assistant coach Dave Hegland said, “If they can come in and get back to where they were as high school seniors after the whole transition to being college students, that’s a good year.”

But, with success comes pressure. While Colaire’s goal is to “run fast all the time,” she knows that she has set high expectations with her undefeated start.

“I’m a freshman and so being on top is kind of like okay, I don’t know how everyone else is

going to feel about that,” Colaire said.

Colaire said the first two meets have reminded her of “high school meets.” During Colaire’s senior year at St. Mary’s Catholic (Ontario), the sprinter won the 100-meter hurdles at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations Provincial Championships.

It’s not uncommon for a freshman like Colaire to come in and help the team immediately, Hegland said. She’s one of four freshmen — along with Kate Kemnitz, Aja Davis and Dennisha Page — to hold team-best times in 2020.

While many of Colaire’s teammates have yet to run their primary races or events, Colaire’s victories have motivated the team and everyone is happy for her, Hegland said.

Though her main event is hurdles, Colaire also runs the 4x400-meter relay and assisted in a relay victory at the Southern Tier Collegiate Open. Because of Colaire’s versatility, Hegland said she projects to be a key contributor to the team’s success this season and for the rest of her collegiate career.

“She’s a really competitive kid, she wants to do a lot, she’s got big goals for herself,” Hegland said. “She should be a really big part of what we do.”

Colaire will have an opportunity to meet her high standards when Syracuse’s track and field team splits up, racing in New York, Boston and

SHALEAH COLAIRE recorded a personal-best time of 8.54 seconds to take first in the 60-meter hurdles at the Greg Page Relays. courtesy of su athletics

Ithaca this weekend. Colaire and Hegland both said the meets starting on Jan. 24 feature tougher competition. Still, Colaire remains confident.

Hegland said the upcoming meets will give him an opportunity to gauge his roster’s ability against better opponents. Regardless

of the competition, Colaire is always trying to run a personal best, she said.

Said Colaire: “I want to keep my form and make the standard for Canadian nationals and Junior Olympics.” skrivera@syr.edu

men’s basketball

Opponent preview: What to know about the Fighting Irish

By Josh Schafer

senior staff writer

Syracuse (11- 7, 4-3 Atlantic Coast) travels to Notre Dame (11-6, 2-4) on Wednesday at the Joyce Center. The Orange enter the matchup with the Irish following three straight conference wins while Notre Dame is coming off a 78-74 win over Georgia Tech.

Here’s what to know about Notre Dame ahead of the matchup.

All-time series:

Syracuse leads, 29-22

Gambling odds:

Notre Dame is favored by 4.5 points, per Oddsshark.com

Last time they played:

This was the game that will forever be remembered as the “one JG3 almost stole.” After Joseph Girard III was fouled and stepped over by Prentiss Hubb late in the second half, the freshman guard went on a scoring spree.

Girard dropped 10 consecutive points for the Orange, including two 3-pointers. But a fourpoint lead with 3:37 left in the game wasn’t enough for Syracuse. Notre Dame forward John Mooney finished with 28 points and 14 rebounds in an 88-87 Notre Dame win at the Carrier Dome on Jan. 4.

The Notre Dame report:

Much of Notre Dame’s scoring comes from the

two players that lit up the Orange two weeks ago, Hubb and Mooney. The pair combined for 50 points which — along with T.J. Gibbs’ 21 points — contributed most of the Fighting Irish’s points.

Much of Notre Dame’s offense came from inserting the ball at the high post and then distributing. The Athletic’s Matthew Gutierrez tweeted a screenshot of such players Tuesday.

Notre Dame, like Virginia Tech, scores an abnormal amount of its points from beyond the arc. Nearly 40% of the Fighting Irish’s scoring comes from 3-pointers, which ranks 14th in the country. Notre Dame doesn’t convert particularly well from that area of the court, though, with a 34.5 3-point percentage. The inconsistent shooting reflects why Notre Dame hasn’t been a dominant force in the ACC this year, but it certainly has a formula. If strong play down low combines with successful 3-point shooting, it could be a long night for the Orange.

How Syracuse beats the Irish:

Syracuse is a different team than the last time it played Notre Dame. Well, at least it’s playing like one. Since allowing 88 points to Notre Dame four games ago, Syracuse hasn’t allowed more than 69.

Orange players, and even Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim, claim that the zone is operating better now. Forwards and guards alike have been more active in closing out on 3-point shots and denying feeds from the high post. If Syracuse continues that on Wednesday, it can win this game by limiting Notre Dame’s scoring and keeping

ELIJAH HUGHES tallied 19 points, five assists and five rebounds in an 88-87 loss to Notre Dame earlier this season. daily orange file photo

up with the Fighting Irish offense.

Stat to know:

25.5 — Notre Dame gets 25.5% of its minutes played from its bench. That’s 300th in the country per KenPom and could impact the game if an ND player gets into foul trouble.

KenPom odds:

Syracuse has a 41% chance to win the game, with a projected final score of 72-69 in favor of Notre Dame.

Player to watch:

John Mooney, No. 33, Forward Mooney is one of the most dominant lowpost players in the country. Last time out against Syracuse, he thrashed the Orange for 28 points and 14 rebounds. Mooney averages 15.4 points per game and 13.9 rebounds. Pretty much no matter what happens on Wednesday, it’s almost a guarantee Mooney will have a double-double. He’s had one in every game except for two this season. jlschafe@syr.edu | @Schafer_44

men’s basketball

How TJ Gibbs’ training prepared him to lead ND in minutes

By Sophie Levine

contributing writer

Temple ‘T.J.’ Gibbs was overweight. His freshman year at Notre Dame was over. He averaged just 15 minutes per game and wasn’t sure how much that number would rise going forward.

Gibbs checked in at 200 pounds, well above the 190-pound benchmark set for him by the Fighting Irish. Heading into the summer of 2017, head coach Mike Brey told Gibbs he’d have to improve his fitness.

“I came back in the best shape of my life,” Gibbs said.

Tony Rolinski, the head strength and conditioning coach for the Fighting Irish, put Gibbs through a customized program to lose weight and build muscle. The following year, Gibbs saw his minutes more than double to 37.4 per game. His weight dropped

to the benchmark, and his production crept toward the level it’s at this season —the senior is second on the team in scoring and assists. When Syracuse (11-7, 4-3 Atlantic Coast) travels to South Bend, Indiana, on Wednesday, Gibbs will once again be a focal point of the ND (11-6, 2-4) offense. And most of all, he’ll be on the court. “(Rolinski) does the best job keeping my body and my weight right,” Gibbs said. “He always makes sure like if I’m doing the bike, I am taking it seriously and pushing to the extent that I can take.”

Gibbs’ basketball career started at age eight when he joined his brothers, Ashton and Sterling, on the court. He worked his way up through Seton Hall (New Jersey) Prep but was always the “overweight kid,” he said.

Though Gibbs couldn’t log as many minutes as he wanted, he was No. 80 in the ESPN Top

100 Class of 2016 and logged offers from Big East and other ACC schools.

He chose Notre Dame but couldn’t crack the lineup – at least not the minutes he was recruited for. Gibbs knew something had to change.

During the summer, Rolinski got eight hours a week with Gibbs, but that number dropped to two during the season — a pair allotted from the 20 hours Brey gets with the team.

“People have no idea how that helps you that you have an athlete that conditioned and that tough that over and over again can play the whole game and play it with intensity,” Brey said.

After Gibbs’ freshman year, Rolinski established a routine that included riding a stationary bike, running the treadmill and strength training.

That turned into 35 minutes per game and off-the-court sessions with Rolinski on softtissue rest and recovery. A year after playing

only 15 minutes per game his freshman year and being told to get in shape, Gibbs earned Notre Dame’s ‘Empty the Tank’ Award in 2018 — given to the player that puts in the most effort throughout the season.

He finished the 2019 season with 1,348 total minutes played, the third-most in Notre Dame school history. This season, Gibbs’ 34.1 minutes per game leads the team.

Since he was able to keep up with his nutrition and recovery, he does not have to worry about his weight creeping up. The only thing he has lost since freshman year are pounds. The minutes have only increased.

“I hope it helps my teammates feel more comfortable that if they need a break or they are getting tired, they can take a rest and coach can take them out but know that I can still continue to play hard,” Gibbs said. srlevine@syr.edu

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7 SU players named IL AllAmericans

By Mitchell Bannon asst. sports editor

KRISTIN HENNESSEY and her team work in the production room during a Syracuse–Georgia Tech women’s basketball game. It marked the first time that an ACC production crew was led entirely by women. mitchell bannon asst. sports editor

On Jan. 16, women led ACC Network’s broadcast for the first time in its history

By Mitchell Bannon asst. sports editor

P

osing for a photograph near mid-court with her legs crossed and hands on her knee, Beth Mowins yelled through a smile.

“You ever think you’d see this day?” Mowins asked Syracuse. com’s Donna Ditota, who sat a few rows up in the empty Carrier Dome stands.

“Long time coming,” Ditota responded.

Mowins was surrounded by the ACC Network’s broadcast team for SU’s Jan. 16 women’s basketball game against Georgia Tech.

Color analyst Isis Young was to her right, producer Mackenzie Pearce to her left. Seventeen other women surrounded the trio, too.

“I remember when it was just me and Sue in the room,” Mowins said to Ditota.

The 21 women laughed. But it wasn’t really a joke. The truth is the sports media industry has been dominated by men. Mowins and Sue Edson, Syracuse Athletics’ chief communications officer, were the only women in their 1989 sports broadcasting class at Newhouse, Edson said. A 2015 SAGE journal report found that 95% of analyzed sports-news shows had male anchors. In 2017, Mowins became the first female announcer to call an NFL game since 1987, and the first to ever call a nationally televised game.

“I’ve always kind of felt comfortable in situations where you may have been the only woman in the room,” Mowins said. “That’s okay. That’s just kind of the way that I’ve always lived my life.”

But last Thursday, that all flipped. For the first time in the ACC Network’s three-year history, a broadcast — from see acc

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Seven members of the Syracuse men’s lacrosse team were listed on Inside Lacrosse’s Preseason AllAmerican list Tuesday, more than any other team in the nation.

Despite being listed at No. 8 in IL’s Face-Off Yearbook Top 20, the Orange feature Nick Mellen, Chase Scanlan, Brendan Curry, Drake Porter, Peter Dearth and Brett Kennedy on the All-American teams. Tucker Dordevic earned an honorable mention.

Mellen, a redshirt senior, was SU’s only first-team selection. Mellen was elected as team captain for his senior season after starting all 14 games at close defense, leading the team with 19 caused turnovers and picking up 31 ground balls in 2018-19.

Scanlan, Curry and Porter were listed on IL’s second team. After winning a goalie battle heading into last season, Porter started in the cage for the first time in his Syracuse career.

With a full season of experience, Porter is more confident heading into his senior season, he said.

“I think for me there is less worry personally,” Porter said.

“I don’t have to be as nervous not knowing what’s going on.”

Rounding out Syracuse’s AllAmerican selections were Dearth and Kennedy, a defensive midfielder and long stick midfielder, respectively, on the third team.

Dordevic will join Scanlan and redshirt senior Stephen Rehfuss as key parts of Syracuse’s new-look attack led by newly hired assistant coach Pat March.

“The more they play together,” March said. “The better they will get.” mbannon@syr.edu @mitchbannon

men’s basketball

Marek Dolezaj, Quincy Guerrier make plays on the margins

By Josh Schafer

senior staff writer

BLACKSBURG, Va. — As Syracuse clung to a late lead against Virginia Tech last Saturday, five of the Orange’s final 11 points didn’t come from Buddy Boeheim or Elijah Hughes. Like most teams, the Hokies had adjusted to Syracuse’s guard-heavy scoring attack.

Hughes and Boeheim often had two sets of Virginia Tech eyes on them, leaving Marek Dolezaj and Quincy Guerrier space to score.

They were simple plays — isolations or drives — that were open because VT’s defense was spread too thin.

Without the points and rebounds from Syracuse’s role players down the stretch, Syracuse may have

blown a lead for the second-straight time against the Hokies.

“Buddy got us off to a good start and they just face-guarded him,” Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim said. “We had some opportunities for Marek to get inside and we need to take better advantage of that but it’s hard.”

Dolezaj finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds, his second doubledouble in as many games, while Guerrier finished with five points and nine boards. Saturday’s win marked Syracuse’s fourth against a high-major opponent — three of which have come in the last 10 days. In each of those victories, Dolezaj’s grabbed nine or more rebounds. While Guerrier hasn’t had quite the same consistency

in his freshman season, the additional focus opponents dedicate to Syracuse guards has created opportunities for both Syracuse (11-7, 4-3 Atlantic Coast) forwards. How those chances fall often decides outcomes.

“We’re flashing,” Guerrier said.

“We’ve got more room to attack to the rim because everything is wide because they overplay the shooters.”

The attention paid to Hughes, Syracuse’s main scorer, started on the very first play against Virginia Tech. When Dolezaj screened for him up top, the Hokies defender covering Dolezaj switched to Hughes. But Hughes’ initial defender didn’t give up on one of the ACC’s top scorers either.

With two gray jerseys trapping Hughes, the redshirt junior dished

the ball back to Dolezaj. One more quick pass led to an easy Bourama Sidibe layup.

Hughes played decoy in a similar way later that game. With less than two minutes remaining, he drove down the right side of the paint toward the basket. Once Dolezaj’s man took a step toward Hughes in help defense, Hughes quickly dumped a pass to Dolezaj for a layup.

Following Buddy’s career day against the Hokies, including 18 consecutive points in the first half, Virginia Tech’s defense applied early pressure to him by face-guarding him off the ball. That limited help opportunities for the Hokies defense, and in turn it opened up layup opportunities and one-on-one

situations for SU’s interior players.

With Buddy on the outside feeding Dolezaj in the post, the Slovakian forward had seemingly the whole shot clock to make his move. Buddy’s defender had to stay attached to him, especially after the run Buddy just went on.

With no help coming, Dolezaj backed his defender toward the basket and pivoted three times before scoring.

“They’re going to stay on Buddy, Joe (Girard III) and Elijah,” Dolezaj said. “You know they’re 40 percent three-point shooters. They have to stay on them. And if they stay on them it’s literally a one-on-one game with me and my defender.” see forwards page 6