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Read about where the 2016 election candidates in the presidential and New York state election stand on economic issues in the U.S. Page 3
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This man takes his love of biking and turns it into community service: Jan Mayloff collects, refurbishes and donates old bikes to the Syracuse refugee population. Page 9
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Syracuse football quarterback Eric Dungey and linebacker Zaire Franklin both received honors from the ACC after the Orange’s biggest win of the season. Page 16
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‘05-06, ‘11-12 wins vacated By Paul Schwedelson sports editor
Part of the 101 wins that Syracuse men’s basketball vacated following the NCAA’s investigation into the program were every win from the 2005-06 and 2011-12 seasons, an NCAA spokesman confirmed. Syracuse.com first reported the news.
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CRAIG BOISE wants to increase diversity among students and faculty in Syracuse University’s College of Law — one of his many goals as dean. fiona lenz staff photographer
Dean comes to SU with unconventional background By Alex Erdekian senior staff writer
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is friends describe him as the closest a real person could come to being James Bond. Syracuse University College of Law Dean Craig Boise is a man of many talents. When he meets someone for the first time, odds are it’ll take that person a while to discover his collection of talents — he’s a skilled classical pianist, scuba diver, sailor, motorcyclist, corporate international tax law guru, salsa dancer, world traveler and a former SWAT team member whose roots lie in small-town Missouri. “I don’t think there are many deans who have kicked down doors on drug busts and also played classical piano,” said Andrew Morriss, law school dean at Texas A&M University and Boise’s longtime friend
and colleague. “He’s kind of like the most interesting man in the world from the tequila commercials.” Boise began his post in July after coming to SU from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University, where he was also dean. During his deanship, Boise’s main goals are to stabilize the law school financially during what has been a rough patch for law schools nationally, increase the school’s diversity, broaden the school’s education into new territory and increase students’ bar exam passage rate and job placements. “The legal profession has undergone enormous changes in the past decades, and in order for us to produce the most competent and socially conscious attorneys, it’s important for us to have someone like Dean Boise,” SU law professor Aviva Abramovsky said. “It’s a big world out there, and he’s making it possible see boise page 6
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Officer was once accused of excessive force By Michael Burke asst. news editor
The police officer who shot and killed an armed black man near Walnut Park last week was once among a group of officers accused of racism and using excessive force while arresting a group of black men. In August 2014, Elijah Johnson, then 20 and of Liverpool, filed a complaint with Syracuse’s Citi-
zen Review Board, alleging that Joseph Mauro and other police officers used racial slurs and beat him during a wrongful arrest at a party that summer. Mauro was identified on Wednesday as the officer who shot and killed Deric Brown, 41, near Walnut Park on Oct. 9 during a traffic stop. Police say Brown first fired shots at Mauro, who then fired at least one round of gun-
shots at Brown. In Johnson’s complaint filed with the CRB, he alleges that four officers assaulted him: Mauro, John Gunsalus and two unidentified officers. Mauro is explicitly named a few times in the complaint. Johnson alleged that at one point, Mauro was among three officers who struck him on his back and his left and right sides in addition to
punching him in the back of the head and the sides of his face. Johnson wrote in the complaint that he believed he was racially profiled by the officers, who were all white. The Syracuse Police Department did not return a request for comment on this story. The incident occurred early in the morning on July 6, 2014, see officer page 4
• 2004-05: 12-7 (15 vacated, 27-7 previously) • 2005-06: 0-12 (23 vacated, 23-12 previously) • 2006-07: 2-11 (22 vacated, 24-11 previously) • 2010-11: 20-8 (seven vacated, 27-8 previously) • 2011-12: 0-3 (34 vacated, 34-3 previously) In 2005-06, Syracuse won the Big East tournament with five wins in five days, led by Gerry McNamara. In 2011-12, the Orange went 34-3 but is now listed at 0-3 for the season. The vacated wins also come from the 2006-07, 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons. The NCAA will not require the school to release which games were vacated, but the number of wins in each season had not previously been released. Now it is known how many were vacated in each of those five seasons. The 101 vacated wins will be removed from Syracuse’s record books and in the career win total for head coach Jim Boeheim, an NCAA spokesman confirmed. Following the vacation of wins, Boeheim’s total sits at 884. Opponents’ records, as well as Syracuse losses, are not affected. SU is not required to mention ineligible players in its media guide and notes. Ineligible players’ records will be removed from the school’s record books while individual finishes and awards may be retained, according to the NCAA’s original 94-page report. In 2011-12, Syracuse earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament before losing in the Elite Eight to a Jared Sullinger-led Ohio State team. Center Fab Melo sat out five of the Orange’s wins that season. pmschwed@syr.edu
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Madeline Brooks’s tattoo was a way to say goodbye to the Windy City she calls home. A tattoo of the Chicago skyline sits on the inner arm of the senior television, radio and film major. Having lived in Chicago her entire life, Brooks will move to Los Angeles after graduation. Her family will also be moving out of Chicago around the same time. “My dad grew up on the south side of Chicago and comes back to the city all the time. My grandmother is still in Chicago and raised her children there,” Brooks said, “It shaped so much of who I am.” Her family’s deep history in Chicago was one of the major reasons behind Brooks’s tattoo. Not only did both of her parents grow up in Chicago, but her 99-year-old grandmother was the only woman in her graduating class at Northwestern University. “There were a lot of times in high school where I was going through stuff, and I have this spot by Lake Michigan where I just look out at the skyline and know that everything is going to be OK,” she said. Brooks said this winter will be last time she will be going back to her home in Chicago. Winter is her favorite season in the city because
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cor r ection MADELINE BROOKS lived her entire life in the Windy City, and her tattoo of the city’s skyline honors her childhood memories. She plans to move to L.A. after graduating. ally moreo asst. photo editor
her family has so many Christmas traditions. Brooks is the captain of the Syracuse figure skating team and during the winter, she gets to share her love with figure skating with Chicago. “I love to go on the ice ribbon in Millennium Park, it’s almost right next to the lake and when you look up behind you you’re just like wow, I’m skating amongst all these huge beautiful buildings,” she said. Every time Brooks looks down at her tattoo, she is reminded of all
the memories she has from growing up in the city, from sailing on Lake Michigan with her dad to sneaking her friends up to the roof of her mother’s condo to see a view of the skyline and the lake. She said although her tattoo is simple, it holds happiness for her. “It’s one of my favorite things to look at. I made a painting of it and put it over my bed. It almost feels magical in how it just makes me feel better,” she said. dereyes@syr.edu
In a Monday caption for a feature photo of the SU Marching Band, Syracuse’s record was misstated. The Orange is currently 3-4 this football season. The Daily Orange regrets this error.
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Gender and Sexuality columnist Ivana Pino commends New York’s proposal to extend health care to transgender youth. Page 5
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Two fashion designers talk about their inspirations for their respective collections, which are tied directly to their cultural roots. Page 11
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Today, the WISE Women’s Business Center is celebrating a decade of serving women entrepreneurs in Central New York!
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Proposed student housing changes in the Campus Framework have no timeline and officials can provide few details. See Wednesday’s paper
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CANDIDATES ON THE ISSUES How candidates in the presidential, NY state elections plan to address the economy if elected 2016 presidential race
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democrat Within the first 100 days in office, pass a jobs plan that invests in infrastructure, manufacturing, research and technology, clean energy and small businesses. Ensure that richest U.S. citizens and biggest corporations “pay their fair share.”
Create 25 million new jobs over the next decade. Institute a pro-growth tax plan, a U.S.-first trade plan and an “unleashed” U.S. energy plan.
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Fight “unfair” trade policies to ensure U.S. manufacturers are competing on a level playing field. Increase focus on renewable energy industry to create jobs in central New York.
Institute growth-oriented tax policies and boost central New York’s tourism industry. Minimize taxes and government spending to create environment where “businesses can prosper.”
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Rebuild and bolster New York state’s manufacturing industry. Support job-creating research and high-tech startups in New York City and elsewhere in the state.
Repeal Dodd-Frank for any bank with under $200 billion in assets. Lower individual tax rates and simplify the tax code. Renegotiate some trade deals and negotiate other new ones.
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The WISE Women’s Business Center is celebrating 10 years of supporting female entrepreneurship. The center, hosted by Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management, provides resources, counseling, mentorship and workshops. It is one of at least 105 women’s business centers nationwide, said Joanne Lenweaver, director of the WBC, although not all of them are named Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship. A celebratory
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NEW CHOICES After complaints from consumers, the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplace will include a new option when it opens for the fourth time in two weeks. People will be able to acquire standardized health plans to cover basic services without having to pay a deductible. source: the new york times
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GUILTY Gen. James Cartwright, former Joint Chiefs of Staff vice chairman, pleaded guilty Monday to making false statements during an investigation about a classified info leak on a cyberattack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
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GAINING GROUND Iraqi troops are “ahead of schedule” in their battle with the Islamic State to retake Mosul, a city in Iraq, Pentagon officials said Monday. Still, Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said it “could take some time.”
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MOVING ON Melania Trump, the wife of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, defended her husband amid a rough stretch for his campaign. She called his behavior toward women inappropriate but said, “We are moving on.”
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event was held at the center’s office in the Tech Garden in downtown Syracuse on Monday.
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Lenweaver said the WBC served 125 clients last year and they made more than $47 million. Nevertheless, she also said success for a female entrepreneur might not always be about making money.
“Our major goal may not be each one of these clients to make a hundred million dollars next year,” Lenweaver said. “What we are doing is allowing them the space to say, ‘You know what, you are able to begin this business, you will seek personal satisfaction from it.’” The need for a center came about 15 years ago, Lenweaver said, when a group of people created the first WISE Symposium, a daylong conference for female entrepreneurs. After a few years, people began to say they were excited to grow their business but didn’t know how, she said.
Whitman, which hosted the symposium, applied for a grant from the United States Small Business Administration in 2006 and the WBC was created, Lenweaver said. Each year, the WBC has to apply for the grant again, she said. One of the biggest changes the center has seen over the years has been its location. The WBC was originally located in the South Side Innovation Center, Lenweaver said, but it was hard to gain visibility. The WBC moved to its current location at the Tech Garden in 2012, she said, where it is much more visible and
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SCIENCE MISSION TO MARS The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter will arrive next week on Mars to begin its mission of looking for more evidence about methane production that may signal biological activity. source: cnn.com
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SENTENCED The man convicted of shooting at George Zimmerman during a road rage incident was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Zimmerman fatally shot Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager, in 2012. source: cnn.com
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8 security cameras to be installed on Euclid Avenue By William Muoio staff writer
Syracuse University ’s Student Association meeting was highlighted by presentations from the president and vice president on Monday. SA President Eric Evangelista shared some of the projects he has been working on with the SA voting members. The organization intends to mobilize buses that send students to polling locations around the Syracuse area. While the details are not finalized yet, this is a way for students to be able to vote that may not have a way to. Evangelista also shared an update on the security camera initiative that was pro-
posed last year by Alexander Lynch, a 2016 SU alumnus. This was one of the top priorities for Evangelista to continue. The long-term plan is to install 49 cameras around off-campus housing where SU students live. But with a cost of $500,000, this plan is going to take a few different stages to complete. The first stage is for eight cameras to be installed on the corners down Euclid Avenue, which would cost $88,000. Some of this money will be used in the SA’s budget, but they also plan to get money from other groups from the university. “We’re in the process of reaching out to community partners to help us with funding and the student association will be
donating a portion to help as well,” Evangelista said. Evangelista announced that there will be an opening in the cabinet after Co-Chair of Community Engagement Kelsey May resigned from her position. This position will be opened up to the student body within the coming days. SA Vice President Joyce LaLonde announced a planned change to the name of the bike share program. The new proposed name, Cycle Share, will make the program “more inclusive on campus” and take place in the spring, LaLonde said. LaLonde gave special recognition to a successful Elect Her event on Saturday. She worked to have the speakers attend
the conference. Paulina Colon, a senior social work, child and family studies and policy studies triple major, did the public relations for the event and Nedda Sarshar, a senior citizenship and civic engagement, policy studies and writing triple major, reached out to have different women attend the event. There was also a presentation from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. AIPAC works in improving relationships between the United States and Israel, and the Syracuse chapter is working to improve its relations with SA. They have reached out and invited anyone to join, regardless of religion. wgmuoio@syr.edu
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Entrepreneurship center receives prestigious award By Sandhya Iyer staff writer
The Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship housed in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University was recently given the Nasdaq Center of Entrepreneurial Excellence Award. The award, given out by the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers, recognizes centers that have made important advancements in the entrepreneurial field, according to the consortium website. The event at which the award is presented is one of the biggest for universities across the world. Other top tier programs, such as those from University of California, Berkeley; University of Southern California; Babson College; and Massachusetts Institute of Technology also have won the award in the past.
“Recognition from our peers means a lot,” said Alexander McKelvie, chair of the department of entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises and associate professor of entrepreneurship. The consortium looked at the research each center has completed, teaching techniques and the overall magnitude of the center’s impact on entrepreneurship. McKelvie said one thing that set Whitman apart was that it has an entire program dedicated to entrepreneurship. Whitman’s center is staffed with 13 full-time faculty and 10 other part-time professors, while most other schools house their programs in marketing or public relations departments, he said. Whitman also has the Blackstone LaunchPad, which is available to all SU faculty, staff and students regardless of major and has helped launch about 150 startups on campus. Started in April 2016, the program is designed
to provide budding entrepreneurs with the skills and support to become successful in the global entrepreneurial network. Situated on the main floor of E.S. Bird Library, it offers coaching services, helps with networking and product launching and allows students to participate in different competitions. One entrepreneur got his start at SU and is now receiving attention from a global audience. Angelo Damiano is the founder of PowerSpike, which works to make constant streaming feasible for brands through in-stream campaigns. Damiano was able to make his vision a reality through the Couri Hatchery Student Business Incubator. The incubator, part of SU’s entrepreneurship program, provides support to the founders of small student business through business consultations and other services. The South Side Innovation Center
is another incubator run by Whitman. It provides entrepreneurs, specifically those who are interested in developing their businesses in Syracuse’s South Side and nearby areas, with a professional community to help grow their initiative. Whitman was ranked number one for veterans by both USA Today and College Factual. McKelvie added that more than 37,000 veterans have been a part of the entrepreneurship program on campus. Anyone on campus who is interested in business or entrepreneurship can use the resources available. The introductory class offered for the entrepreneurship program is composed of 80 percent of non-Whitman students. McKelvie said this represents the “natural collision of talent and perspective that makes entrepreneurship great” and allows individuals to turn a hobby into something more. ssiyer@syr.edu
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easily accessible by public transportation. “In this building, there are a lot of people that are very much in the technology world,” Lenweaver said, “and I think that women are not as exposed to technology as they could be, and so I think that this is a terrific atmosphere for women to be, you know, mingling with others.” MaryAnn Monforte, an accounting professor in Whitman and member of the WBC advisory board, said for the three years she has been on the board, she has seen increased involvement. Over the years, the WBC has helped more than 8,000 clients and put in more than 5,000 hours of service, she said. Tracy Hogarth, a client of the WBC, said one of the main benefits she has received from the center is that she can connect with other women, who understand juggling being an entrepreneur and wife with a full-time job. “I think that’s one of the benefits of working with an incubator — you get to work with other female entrepreneurs,” Hogarth said. “You get referrals, there’s kind of like a ‘You scratch my back, I scratch your back.” Hogarth created her business, Blue Zaria, after the death of her daughter. To deal with her grief, Hogarth took a trip to Puerto Rico, where she realized travel was a place for her to rejuvenate and heal, she said. Hogarth realized other women would be interested in taking trips as well, and with that, Blue Zaria was
ness counselors, Lenweaver said, so it can serve a higher demand of women. Monforte said entrepreneurship is only going to get bigger, which is why so many universities across the country are looking to offer entrepreneurship programs. Centers like the WBC are needed, she said, because women need support to take their ideas to the next level, which in turn also grows the economy and provides employment. “It really doesn’t benefit only women,” Monforte said. “It truly benefits the community as a whole.”
at an after party at 219 Miles Ave., about a mile from the Syracuse University campus, according to the complaint. After police arrived to break up the party, they approached Johnson and six others, who were sitting in a blue Cadillac, according to the complaint. Officers accused Johnson of throwing rocks at police, per the complaint. When Johnson denied throwing any rocks, an unidentified officer grabbed his arm “and said ‘don’t f*cking lie to me’ and pulled EJ out of the car. He slammed EJ’s back against the car and immediately punched EJ on the right side of the head,” the complaint alleges. Officers continued to beat Johnson during the incident, at one point even striking and breaking his nose, according to the complaint. Officers also twisted his arm, kicked him and dragged him across pavement, the complaint alleges. At least one officer called him the N-word, according to the complaint. Johnson was charged with riot, inciting riot, reckless endangerment and resisting arrest, according to the complaint. Johnson wrote in the complaint that he believed the involved officers should be fired and said officers in the community should be sensitive to racial issues and not profile black people. “These officers should be prosecuted in criminal court,” he wrote.
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Syracuse community members give a thumbs up during a presentation for the WISE Women’s Business Center’s 10-year anniversary. colin davy staff photographer
born as a travel-curating company for women. The center has helped Hogarth focus on long-range planning for her business, moving it beyond just day-to-day or monthly planning, she said. As for plans for the WBC’s future, Lenweaver and Monforte both said they hope to increase funding. Monforte said while the Small Business Administration gives funds to the WBC, the WBC has to also be able to match them. She said she hopes the center can have more self-sustaining funding so it will be able to provide for businesses for years to come. The center also hopes to hire more busi-
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Transgender youth deserve acknowledgement, health coverage
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e’ve got Band-Aids for cuts and casts for fractures, but we still have trouble using policy to mend a broken healthcare system and properly accommodate the transgender community. New York is already one of the few states that allows Medicaid to cover hormone therapies for adults, but the state health department has proven itself as a model for the rest of the United States by proposing that hormone therapy access be extended to trans* youth.
what is medicaid? A federal health care program that assists low-income individuals or those paying for long-term medical costs
If passed, this initiative would finally provide the younger trans*
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community with the access to the healthcare they deserve. Healthcare coverage, especially for the transgender community is a need, not a luxury, and this should be recognized by the medical field across the board. With transitioning in particular, it should be noted that being trans* isn’t just something that occurs at the age of 18. In fact, some trans* individuals may feel that they were born in the conflicting body at a very early age. Steve Wood, the director of insurance at ACR Health’s Q Center in Syracuse, highlighted the importance of providing transgender minors with the tools they need to transition seamlessly. “It’s harder the older you get because of puberty, body changes and things like that. When you’re
younger, it’s sometimes easier to do hormone therapy because you haven’t gone through those drastic body changes yet,” said Wood. “Moving forward, I think it’s important to recognize that if someone younger is identifying as transgender that they’re receiving the services they need.” Young adults should not be forced to go through unwanted puberty and endure all of the changes that come with the gender they were assigned at birth. In same way, healthcare systems shouldn’t hinder those that come to terms with their gender identity well before they are of legal age. Transgender activist and author Jamison Green agreed this gap in understanding leads to severe psychological damage on young trans* individuals. “I think it will relieve tremendous pressure that young people feel in the teen years. The teen
years are a very tumultuous time for anyone, especially transgender youth,” said Green. “Knowing that treatment is available and being able to access that care will save lives.”
I think it’s important to recognize that if someone younger is identifying as transgender that they receiving the services they need. Steve Wood insurance director, q center at acr health in syracuse
Fully transitioning, including hormones and surgery, can run upward of $100,000 dollars, according to CNN. When hor-
mones alone cost about $100 per month, New York state’s proposed initiative would alleviate the financial burden of this necessary step in transitioning. This experience and the need for more adequate healthcare is best summed up by Green himself. “By having these services available, trans youth will be able to feel that there is a future for them,” Green said. “That there is a reason to keep going. They will have a reason to live. It’s that basic.” Regardless of age or financial standing, individuals should be allowed the opportunity to make their own medical decisions with the help of a qualified healthcare professional. But this cannot be made possible for all trans* individuals unless they receive the health care coverage they need. Ivana Pino is a sophomore political science major. Her column appears weekly. She can be reached at ivpino@syr.edu.
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Professors examine social media’s role in 2016 election By Kayla Seiberlich contributing writer
A program developed by Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications is examining a discrepancy in political opinions shared on social media. The Share of Voice Project questions the fairness of social media pie charts in accurately projecting the popularity of presidential candidates among U.S. citizens. Jennifer Grygiel, an assistant professor and social media professional in Newhouse, and Jennifer Stromer-Galley, a professor in the iSchool, are the two main contributors to the project. The combined efforts of educated professors from both schools allows for a more comprehensive undertaking of the Share of Voice project, the two professors said. “I am always looking for opportunities to join forces with colleagues from other schools at SU, and (Grygiel’s) idea was an important one,” said Stromer-Galley, who is also director for the Center for Computational and Data Sciences.
Professor Grygiel wanted to create a metric that was transparent so that consumers of news and this campaign could better judge and evaluate it. Stromer-Galley a professor in the ischool
Grygiel said the main goal of the project for her is to help educate journalists on new media and specifically social media data and how it works. As Election Day draws closer, voters have taken to social media and filled it with their political opinions. People have, for example, been using the hashtags of election slogans
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boise for our students to gain entry into it.” Craig Nard, one of Boise’s close friends and a professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, said Boise’s eclectic background and interests are advantageous to him as a dean. They give him the power to navigate multiple settings and
such as #ImWithHer and #MAGA, short for “Make America Great Again” to stand with Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, respectively. But the quantitative data content of these postings aren’t always the most accurate or representative of how the nation as a whole feels about the presidential election, Grygiel pointed out. Grygiel and Stromer-Galley are striving to reveal to voters what the gathering of social media data really means by exposing its potential bias with the Share of Voice project. “Twitter produces its own Share of Voice metric, but it’s a black box, meaning we have no idea what goes into their measure,” Stromer-Galley said. “Professor Grygiel wanted to create a metric that was transparent so that consumers of news and this campaign could better judge and evaluate it.” A big aspect of the project, Grygiel said, is the fact that viewers of the presidential debates are misinterpreting this data to be an accurate representation of U.S. citizens’ political views.
The project illustrates the common theme of how statistical and social media analysts can easily manipulate U.S. citizens just by the use of quantitative descriptions of social media activity without mentioning potential
interact with all types of people with grace and ease, Nard said. Boise has had an untraditional path to his career. Coming from an agricultural background, he grew up working summers at a family farm in Nebraska and served as treasurer of his high school’s Future Farmers of America chapter. His graduating class only had 68 students. Coming from a family and town of farmers, Boise initially didn’t see college in the cards for himself. But when he was offered a scholarship to study classical piano at University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music, he took a leap of faith and changed gears. Because he ultimately could only afford two years of school, Boise left the university to pursue a variety of careers. He earned his real estate license and then chose to enter the police force in Kansas City, where he worked from 1986 to 1991. Learning about Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendment cases during his time at the police academy piqued Boise’s interest in the law. While working for the police department, Boise returned to school to get his bachelor’s degree, this time in political science. One of his professors, who served as a mentor, encouraged him to apply to law school, and soon enough Boise was studying for the LSAT with a flashlight in a police car during stakeouts. Boise attended University of Chicago Law School, where he became interested in tax law. He practiced law for nine years, working for a firm in Kansas City, and later a couple in New York City, before he kick-started his teaching career. He first taught tax law at Florida State University at his friend’s request, then taught at Case Western Reserve University for six years, worked as the director of DePaul University’s tax law program for two years and then worked as dean at Cleveland State University’s law school for five years. And then he came to Syracuse. Boise wasn’t looking for a change when he came across the opportunity of the law school deanship, but he said a major attracting point was SU Chancellor Kent Syverud, a former law school dean whom Boise had met before. “That was the first thing that intrigued me about the opportunity,” Boise said. “I knew that a chancellor who understood
legal education is a really valuable thing to have if you’re a dean of a college of law within a university.” In turn, at Boise’s inaugural address in April, Syverud cited Boise’s accomplishments at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law as the reason he is fit to lead the law school. Among those achievements during his tenure are the school climbing the rankings from 135 to 106, the bar passage rate rising to 93 percent — the highest in the law school’s history — and the creation of a counterterrorism and privacy institute.
shining a light Jennifer Stromer-Galley has also helped develop the Illuminating 2016 project, which categorizes the content of presidential candidates’ social media messages so they can be analyzed by journalists.
bias, Grygiel said. “I was noticing around the debates that social media was being presented in a way that was misleading and people were seeing it more as poll-level data instead of the raw social media that it is,” Grygiel said. She added that the Share of Voice data is generated around key words. “I wanted to make sure people understood how it was created so that they could see that there is potential for bias and the need for transparency in this,” Grygiel said. kseiberl@syr.edu
He’s kind of like the most interesting man in the world from the tequila commercials. Andrew Morriss law school dean at texas a&m University and boise’s longtime friend and colleague Boise has already begun taking steps to achieve his goal of increasing diversity. He’s working to develop three-plus-three programs with historically black universities and colleges. These programs offer undergraduates three years to get their bachelor’s degree at a historically black college or university and an additional three to get their law degrees at SU. Boise also plans on recruiting students from the Black Law Students Association’s undergraduate organizations and through exposing high school mock trial competitors to SU. “The first rule of attracting diversity is that you’ve really got to be focused on it — you’ve got to make that a high level priority,” Boise said. “I think there are a number of ways we do that.” Boise’s strategy in making a positive change as dean is analogous to his strategy in life: not one single path, one single way, but many. aerdekia@syr.edu
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FILTERED OUT Professor weighs in on meaning of Snapchat’s IPO By McKenna Moore staff writer
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ecently, rumors that Snapchat will be going public in 2017 have surfaced. The Wall Street Journal has reported that the initial public offering will value Snapchat’s parent company, Snap Inc., at $25 billion, making it the biggest IPO since 2014.
what is going public? The term “going public” is used in reference to a private company’s initial public offering, commonly known as IPO, which turns them into entities that are publicly-traded and publiclyowned. Businesses typically go public in order to raise enough capital for the expansion of the company. Venture capitalists sometimes use IPOs as an exit strategy so they can get out of their investment. The Daily Orange spoke with Thomas Barkley, professor of finance practice in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, to understand what an IPO is and what it means for the popular social media app. The Daily Orange: What is an initial public offering? Thomas Barkley: (An Initial Public Offering is) when a private company gets listed on a stock exchange so people can buy and sell shares in that company. In other words, the ownership is now spread out over many people. The D.O.: Can anyone decide to go public? T.B.: There are certain size restrictions. Only big companies typically are going to be able to list on the New York Stock Exchange. The Nasdaq, which is also an exchange, will allow for smaller companies but they’re still going to be big companies. The D.O.: Is one share the same percentage of ownership at each company that goes public? T.B.: A company decides how many shares they’re going to list. Usually it’s a multi-step process. They’re going to authorize a number of shares, then issue shares outstanding. The D.O.: What is the advantage of staying private? T.B.: If you are a publicly traded company, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the SEC, regulates your business. That means that they require you to submit quarterly financial statements to show how you’re doing. When you are filing with the SEC you
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are making publicly available not just your financial statements but what your business is. So other people can all of a sudden freely access that. Your competitors, who are still private, may have access to information that you are providing that they’re not disclosing to anybody. So there are advantages in terms of regulation for remaining private and in terms of competitive advantage. What’s happened with a lot of companies recently is they’re finding they can get capital from other sources, meaning they don’t have to get money from the public anymore. They have banks that will lend them money or they have these venture capitalists. These big, big companies have stayed private for so long because they found other cheap ways of renting money. The D.O.: How has the app market changed IPOs? T.B.: I think that that varies by industry. I think apps have affected businesses more that are consumer oriented. Because the goal is to have as many consumers on board as possible before you go public. And I think that’s why Twitter and Snapchat went public later. The D.O.: Is that why it’s newsworthy when apps go public? T.B.: One reason is that many times these companies are not even profitable yet. They’re at a point where they want to expand into different areas and they want
to be profitable, but they need extra capital. And it’s such a large amount of capital that the venture capitalists don’t have that kind of money to put in. It could also be like their growth was going up and it’s now starting to settle off. So maybe if we have a big infusion of cash, we can make it start growing again. The D.O.: What goes into a valuation? T.B.: Part of it is what the management of the company are able to spin as a story to potential investors. If I spin it and say in addition to advertising, we’re going to have other services and those other services will be premium, now we’re going to start charging our existing customer base for new things they can do. So I can convince investors that everybody’s going to do it or there’s going to be 85 percent conversion from free to premium, and we’re going to make all this money, then the valuation in part comes from that. That’s where investments in new technology firms, in many instances, their valuations are over-inflated because people believe in how great these companies are going to be. Whereas IPOs with brick-andmortar firms have valuations that tend to be more realistic. The D.O.: Do you think their rumored valuation of $25 billion is correct? T.B.: Is Snapchat worth $25 billion? I would say no.
$25 billion The value of Snap Inc., Snapchat’s parent company, after the initial public offering. This is the largest IPO since 2014.
The D.O.: What happens once Snapchat goes public? T.B.: There are different responses to social media companies. If I look up Facebook, for instance, their stock price went from $38.23 to today they’re trading at $127 in four years. That’s very good. Investors love Facebook. If I look up Twitter, it’s red. It went public at $43.98, peaked at $69, and today Twitter sells for $16.75. So about a third of the value that they went public at. Both social media companies, lots of users for both of them. One company a tremendous success, one company, by investor perspective, a failure. If Snapchat has a strategy for converting users into profitable cash flows as result of growing their business and offering new and innovative services to their users, then they could have a Facebook-like trajectory. It’s not a guarantee that you go public and everything is rosy. mpmoor02@syr.edu
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Syracuse local collects, donates bikes to low-income families in area
JAN MALOFF started refurbishing and donating bikes back in 1994. Now he’s using bikes to help kids and police officers form better relationships, giving bikes to officers who transfer them off to children in the community.
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an Maloff is so devoted to explaining the power and importance of bicycles, he barely touched his bowl of chili at Panera Bread. After politely sending it back to be reheated, he still didn’t acknowledge the bowl as he shared story after story. Maloff believes owning a bike as a kid is a rite of passage. It’s a simple possession allowing its owner the ability to access maturity and recreation. He also believes, for some people, owning a bike is even more than that — owning a bike is a means of survival. In the 1960s, Maloff would ride his bike to what used to be Syracuse’s Charles Andrews Elementary School each morning. In the afternoon on the way home, he would ride past Elmcrest Children’s Center, an “education center for children with emotional, behavioral, and psychiatric disturbances” in Liverpool. The 100 or so children living there would ogle at his bike and plead with him to let them take it for a quick spin. Maloff quickly realized the power of the seemingly simple recreational
device. He swore to himself that if he ever struck it rich, he would buy every one of those kids a brand new bike. Years later, while Maloff is by no means a millionaire — he’s working as a funeral director at A. DeWitt Memorial Funeral Homes & Cremation Services — has found a way to keep his promise. For nearly 21 years, he has been collecting thousands of used bikes, refurbishing them and giving them out to the local Syracuse community. “A bicycle is a seriously important tool,” Maloff said shaking the chili spoon with fervor, his face creasing near his eyes as he spoke. “It’s a tool to give low-income people the ability to get to appointments, to get to the grocery store. Some of these people don’t have cars and this is their only way to get around.” With this mindset, Maloff works with three programs to deliver up to 4,000 bikes a year to different families around the city of Syracuse. The original program was dedicated to giving bikes to low-income families, the second gave bikes to refugees in the city and most recently, Maloff has developed a program where he gives bikes to police officers to give to kids in the community. His hope is to help them form better and more
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Singer of funk group Nth Power discusses Syracuse show By Malvika Randive
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Nick Cassarino: You know, I had this
Nick Cassarino, lead singer and guitarist of the funk and soul quartet the Nth Power, spoke about the band’s latest album “To Be Free.” The group returns to Syracuse to perform at Funk ‘n Waffles Downtown Tuesday night.
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choir teacher when I was in high school, and she was talking about — she was like, “You need to visualize music as a flowing river that’s above you, all the time, and it’s always flowing. Never gonna stop flowing. And if you can reach up and grab a little piece of that, you know you’re lucky, and you should be grateful for that.” You can relate that to God, to the Spirit, the connection that con-
nects all living things in the world. I believe if there’s a source, a well of love, a source of energy, a source of spirit, and a source of oneness, I’d hope that that’s where we draw our music from. I mean, that’s where we try to reach into and get a glimpse and try to share it. The D.O.: Could you tell us a little about your latest album “To Be Free”? N.C.: So, basically what we did is we booked two days at a sound stage in Boston, called
The Bridge Sound & Stage. We recorded those nights, and then we had one more night, like a week or two later that we recorded at The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn. We basically used the entire Brooklyn show with the exception of a song from the Boston night. We just wrote a bunch of new material for this record, and we wanted to do it live because we feel that our energy is really transferred to the audience. We can
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bikes mutually-respectful relationships. When Maloff started the initial program in 1994, he only had a couple hundred bikes to give away. But today, with the help of a slew of volunteers, he is able to turn around thousands. His biggest donation season begins Nov. 1 where, for years now, he has set up shop at the New York State Fair’s Center of Progress. After enlisting help from local news outlets to spread the word, people bring their old bikes to the fairgrounds or offer their time to repair them and donate money for helmets and new parts. Today, the program is nationally certified as a nonprofit so they are able to receive large donations and in turn give tax cuts to those who donate. “It’s a great feeling to give out the bike, but I think I get more out of becoming friends with all these volunteers that show up in November,” Maloff said. “Some of these people are worth millions of dollars and they’re willing to get dirty and greasy to fix up these bikes.” Two years back, Maloff decided to expand his donation pool from just low-income families living in Syracuse to the 8,000 or so refugees who came to Syracuse from Africa. These people, he said, needed the bikes perhaps even more than the families he was providing bikes to. And now, with the assistance of Amber Abraham, he is actively giving bikes to not only African refugees but those from Syria as well. Abraham works with the North Side Learning Center to help people coming over from tent cities integrate into society.
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She explained that these people have so little, speak barely any English and are just thrown into a new life in Syracuse. One day as she went from house to house, giving out shampoo, toilet paper and other simple necessities, she was stopped by three kids at one house who begged her to find them a bicycle.
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Jan Maloff works with three different programs to donate up to 4,000 bikes each year to low-income residents
“Here are these kids who barely have food, and all they want is to be able to ride a bike,” Abraham said. “But it makes sense, kids want to have fun, they want to be active. That’s the same no matter where you grow up.” Initially, Abraham decided she would head over to Walmart and scoop up three bikes for the children — an easy price to pay for people who had so little. But then, out of curiosity, she Googled “bike donation programs” and connected with Maloff. After verifying she wasn’t out to scam him and resell the bikes for her own profit — something that has happened in the past — Maloff sent her a truck with not three, but nearly 30 functioning bikes. Today, Maloff and Abraham work together to ensure as many refugee children as possible are gifted with a bike when they come to Syracuse. They emphasize what a difference the bikes make on lives in terms of simple recreation as well as a physical means of getting to work.
Ayad Alzouadi is a 44-year-old refugee with seven kids. His family came to Syracuse June 8 and he thanks God every day for the six bikes Maloff came up with for his family. “My seven kids play on the bikes almost every day, mostly on the weekends,” Alzouadi said through Abraham’s translation. “I am very happy and grateful to have bikes for these kids because before they were all sitting dumb with no activities, but now they can go to parks and have fun and find new adventures.” While all of these programs are seemingly incredible, Maloff continues envisioning how to better the local community. His most recent endeavor was collecting 750 bikes, renting out the OnCenter and inviting 15 officers from the New York State Police Department and from the Syracuse Police Department to give the bikes out to local youth. His thought was he needed to find a way for children to trust the officers and the officers to trust the children during a time where there has been so much tension between police forces and city communities. The idea took almost two years of planning but finally came together this summer for the first time. Sergeant Joe Domagola of the New York State Police was one of the officers in attendance at the event this past July and couldn’t speak more highly of Maloff and what he is trying to accomplish. He said many people try to plan events of this nature and very rarely do they come to fruition. “These kids wouldn’t normally be able to have these bikes and I can’t even describe the look in the kids eyes when they get them,” Domagola said. “Everyone is seeing the police and seeing we’re not there to cause strife and
After 20 years of service, Maloff has recently started providing bikes for refugees living the Syracuse area.
harm, but we are there to serve and foster a happy and safe community.” Maloff said he works so hard to conduct these programs and collect and refurbish the bikes on top of his day job because it’s “something he can do in his small corner of the world to make a larger difference.” And with that, he took a bite of the chili. ararcham@syr.edu
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share their energy, they can share ours. And plus, we made “Abundance,” our studio record we released in November 2015, which was like a studio record that we wanted to keep clean; but on this live stuff, we’re stretching out when it’s like a show. So, that was kind of premise behind the record, was to have to show people what we love to do. The D.O.: What were some of your favorite songs to perform on the album? N.C.: Well, there’s only two old songs on the record that are from “Abundance,” everything else is basically a new song, so all the new stuff we had, we had a blast with all that because it was fresh. We’ve been writing it together, and trying to do something new. From all of them what was my favorite? “Freedom” has like storytelling and all, about a situation, and to remind you that all the shackles that are posed on so many people in our country, all over the world, the only place people can really be free is that you free your mind. That’s what we believe anyway. “Truth” is a song about the peoples of the world, and the fact that humanity is our responsibility to nurture together. “Could It Be” on there is about, well it’s a love song, and it’s actually a remix of another older song that we had on the last record. There’s another song called “Joy,” which is just an affirmation of life and joy and a reminder that life is fragile again, we gotta take care of it. There’s things to be happy about, you know, through all the darkness. But yeah, each one had a very specific theme, so I couldn’t necessarily tell you which one is my favorite. mnrandiv@syr.edu
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frican influence in the mainstream is undeniable, from Kente cloth to Ankara print. Music artists including Beyonce, Rihanna and Solange have been spotted in the designs. African prints traditionally include very bright, vibrant patterns that are exclusive to a certain tribe — Kente cloth is from the Ashanti in Ghana, and is traditionally used for celebrations such as weddings or naming ceremonies. But with ideas and influences expanding out of their cultural roots, the once-exclusive prints have found new audiences.
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At the African Student Union’s annual fashion showcase in Goldstein Auditorium Friday, with the theme “Afroblend Unleashed,” the designs embodied the traditional usage as well as modern takes. The show exhibited a mix of fall and summer clothing with trench coats, pants, wrap skirts, and two-piece
Designers embrace traditional patterns with modern twists sets and backpacks with traditional prints. Each individual piece blended tradition with modernity, which created a beautiful collection. It was a showcase of versatility because so often we become trapped in the mindset that traditional African clothing must look a certain way, but this show dispelled that myth by creating everyday looks. While backstage in the midst of the chaos of the show, I had the opportunity to speak with two of the designers, Imani Kutti and Jason Adu. ialagund@syr.edu
Many of Jazon Adu’s designs seen at the show were from Ataria NYC, the fashion brand he is vice president of, inspired by his home of Ghana.
Imai Kutti’s mother made her own clothes and her father was a designer, which helped to inspire Kutti’s fashion career.
JASON ADU - “ATARIA NYC”
IMANI KUTTI - “IVORY KUTTS”
Born and raised in Ghana, Jason Ofori is the Vice President of Ataria NYC, an African and European brand of clothing. He covers a majority of the shows, managing their products and overseeing all of the men’s clothing designs. The Daily Orange: Where did the inspiration for the name of your line come from? Jason Adu: The name of our line is where I’m from — I’m from Ghana. What we call clothing in Ghana is ‘at-aria’. That came from that, being that I was born and raised in New York. Me and my partner, we got the name from just everything that’s around us. The D.O.: The name of the show is “Afroblend Unleashed.” Did you keep that in mind when you were designing? J.A.: It came about, like, it’s like a European and African blend, so it could be more diverse to Caucasian people, any different race, Chinese, any kind of race because it has that same Zara slick feel, and it has the African print. That’s where we really got it from. I’m more of a European style person, but we added an African feel to it. The D.O.: How do you think African print and clothing has influenced pop culture? J.A.: (African clothing) is definitely growing. Our main goal is to open up a flagship store one day for people to buy on the regular, to wear everyday. I think it has grown more. I’ve seen more African print clothing. The D.O.: Do you think that’s a good thing, or has it become more commercialized? J.A.: Yeah, it is kind of getting too commercialized. But, I mean everybody has a different style to their African … I don’t like the basic things people do with regular prints. I like if you were mixing it up like the way we do it. It’s OK, I mean it’s how the world works right?
Imani Kutti is a 20-year-old fashion designer from Chicago. She is Ivorian and Nigerian, and credits her roots for influencing her designs. The Daily Orange: Where did the inspiration for your line come from? Imani Kutti: The inspiration for my line came from my family, my background, my culture. Also, the people I’m surrounded by, so really my family. Everyone in my family is pretty fashionable. My dad was a designer, and my mom makes her own clothes or has them made. The D.O.: How did you get into styling with African prints? I.K.: My family is Ivorian and Nigerian, and that really influenced me. The D.O.: Where did the inspiration for the fashion show come from? Or did you already have the clothes made? I.K.: Well, I made those clothes specifically for the show, and I already had some made. I was going for a casual, but cute look. I wasn’t really too dramatic with the looks. They were more chic everyday wear. The D.O.: How do you think African prints and clothing have influenced pop culture? I.K.: For me, I think it’s always influenced it here and there, but I think people are just now starting to feed into it because I think it’s coming along with the whole movement with everybody becoming more conscious of their background. I feel like it’s something people can relate to, like black people can really relate to. Even though you’re not “African,” it’s your background, it’s your history.
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Allie Munroe develops quicker shot with Team Canada By Nick Alvarez staff writer
Allie Munroe donned a red and white sweater this past summer. From Aug. 17-21, Munroe skated at the visually stunning Markin MacPhail Centre in Calgary, Alberta. Those replaced her orange Syracuse jersey and Tennity Ice Pavilion, respectively. Munroe, joined by 84 elite young Canadian ice hockey players, participated in Team Canada’s National Development Summer Showcase. “We got to dress in the Team Canada dressing room. You got treated like a professional there.” Munroe said. “Walking into the dressing room for the first time I was like, ‘Wow. This is where I want to be.’” For years, Munroe had started her shot with the puck on her side, using a dragging motion. Troy Ryan, an associate coach for the Canadian National Team, instead challenged her to start her shot with the puck in front of her body. This allowed Munroe to drive the puck forward with greater velocity. By using the flexibility of her stick as opposed to winding up, Munroe was able to get her shot off quicker than ever. This season with the Orange (0-3-1), Munroe has utilized her new shooting style to get more shots off. Munroe is currently tied for fifth on the team with seven shots in four
games and has used her new shooting style to build on a promising freshman season. “I was a sponge there,” Munroe said. “Taking things from different coaches and different players and applying them to my game here (at SU). Playing against the best players from Canada, that gives me a lot of experience.” Last year, Munroe recorded four goals and six assists. Her season culminated with being named to the All-College Hockey America Tournament team. Just more than a month after she was voted on to the team, Munroe was selected for Team Canada’s strength and conditioning camp. On July 21, Munroe started playing with the team. “Allie’s case represents that if you play hard here, you get a chance,” SU head coach Paul Flanagan said. Ryan worked close with Munroe during her time with the team. He said Munroe has a will to improve herself not seen in other players. In addition to making great strides in her strength and conditioning, Ryan specifically helped Munroe develop her new shooting technique. As Munroe began to feel comfortable with her new shot, she laughed. She was surprised no one had taught her that before. Flanagan attended the Summer Showcase and witnessed how far Munroe had come since joining the Orange last season. “A year ago Allie was saying ‘What am I
doing here? This is all new,’” Flanagan said. “For her to get invited and do well, (she) understands she needs to take the next step both personally and for her team.” Flanagan personally singled out Munroe’s increased confidence in the early part of the season and has noticed her improvement. Syr-
acuse has scored just three goals this season and needs Munroe’s improved shot to work. If her improved shot pans out, it’ll help SU recover from its poor start to the season and possibly land Munroe back at the Markin Macphail Centre. nialvare@syr.edu
ALLIE MUNROE spent five days in Calgary, Alberta for Team Canada’s National Development Summer Showcase this summer. One of Team Canada’s assistant coaches Troy Ryan helped her develop a harder shot. kali bowden staff photographer
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Despite in-conference wins, serving errors plague Syracuse By Jake Falk staff writer
JALISSA TROTTER has suffered through Syracuse’s serving problem this season. It averages 7.2 service errors per game. SU head coach Leonid Yelin compared serving to shooting free throws in basketball. sabrina koenig staff photographer
Santita Ebangwese served the ball out of bounds. Instead of crippling North Carolina State, it led to another wasted opportunity in the first set in the Sept. 25 matchup. Head coach Leonid Yelin quickly pulled the middle blocker out of the game. After she was pulled with Syracuse down, 15-8, the team didn’t recover and lost that set, 25-15, and eventually the game. It continued what Yelin called a “painful” learning process that began after the team’s second game of the season against Colgate. Since that game, the team is 5-11 and has won four conference games, but its serving problem has persisted. SU (5-13, 4-4 Atlantic Coast) is in the middle of its longest road stretch of the year. The team has struggled to serve the ball consistently. The team has averaged 7.2 service errors per game on the season and have out-errored their opponents 130-119. Yelin compared serving the ball to taking free throws in basketball. Players practice dribbling and taking deep breaths as they prepare to hit the ball to the opponent. However, even with practice, the execution is still lacking. “It’s still more kind of mental,” Yelin said. “(You have to) hold yourself accountable for mistakes (when) you do it. It’s different form the club (teams) and high school when it’s mistake ‘it’s OK.’ (At) the college level it’s not OK.” In four of the five games SU has won, it has had at least six service errors. Service errors have contributed to some of the Orange’s losses. Early in the season against then-No. 17 Penn State with Syracuse trailing, 23-22, a service error at the end of the first set by Dana Valelly led to a brief meltdown that led to a lost set. Syracuse never came as close to winning a set again
and lost that game 3-0. Syracuse beat Boston College 3-1, on Sept. 23 despite a season-high 16 service errors. Libero Belle Sand echoed Yelin after the N.C. State game and said practicing is the only way to improve serves as a team. “We need to practice (serves) like we would in a game and I feel like that’s our hardest stepping-stone,” Sand said. “… It’s hard to put that (in-game) pressure on yourself because no one wants to feel that pressure.”
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Syracuse has averaged 7.2 service errors per game this season. Errors have burned Syracuse in wins and losses.
According to outside hitter Mackenzie Weaver watching film, as well as receiving pointers from her mother, a former assistant at Ohio State, has helped her improve her serve. “After the games, she’s like ‘try this next time or try this next time,” Weaver said. After watching the film on ESPN, she noticed what shots she or her teammates missed and what caused the miss. Sometimes it was lack of communication or being too quick. Most times it was a lack of velocity because of foot placement. “If your feet are (around a foot far apart) you can’t get off the ground,” Weaver explained. “You have to keep your feet tight together like you’re taking an approach.” As the team takes on correcting each issue, the ultimate goal is to improve steadily while still going back to the basics of the serve. “You can’t go back there and think “I’m going to get an ace’,” Sand said. “… You kind of gotta start small and not aim too big, because that’s where you get errors.” jafalk@syr.edu
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hilpert a Facebook page for his family’s dairy farm because he thought agriculture businesses needed to improve community engagement. His intricate tendencies and advanced methods of thinking off the field lend themselves to success between the posts, where his attention to detail and desire for perfection have helped Hilpert become one of the best goalkeepers in the country’s top conference for No. 10 Syracuse. “It’s just a way to keep calm, you know, to not freak out about things,” Hilpert said. “You cannot worry about where your stuff is, what you have to do next … I feel like I have to do it.” Before he stepped under the lights of SU Soccer Stadium, Hilpert lived on his family’s farm two miles outside the German village of Eiterfeld. The farm has been there since 1976, jumpstarted by Hilpert’s grandparents, who also built a cowshed and a house the Hilperts still live in. In 2003, Anja and Volker Hilpert, Hendrik’s parents, began expanding the farm’s livestock and facilities. They added a new cowshed and rotary milking parlor, on top of growing the farm’s livestock from 60 cows to the 360 mature dairy cows and 350 younger cattle on the farm today. The Hilperts recently added two goats and two sheep, in addition to running a biogas plant that generates enough renewable energy to provide a local school with heat and electricity. Hendrik, who lived on the farm until he was 12 before going to soccer boarding schools, learned preparation, execution and dedication to a craft by observing his parents shoulder the brunt of the work. On Christmas, his family didn’t spend as much time together as others since his father came back into the house around 9 p.m. after spending the day working on the farm. Now, his parents wake up as early as 4 a.m. to milk cows. So when Hilpert is faced with the demands of being the starting goalkeeper on one of the best teams in the country, his drive comes from a plot of land almost 4,000 miles away. “If one (piece) is missing or disregarded, a farmer cannot be successful,” Volker said in an email. “The complexity of a dairy farm is something very unique but can be translated
13.5 Syracuse and Hartford commit more fouls than 16 percent of the country. Syracuse averages 14.7 fouls per game, while Hartford averages 13.5 fouls per game.
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HENDRIK HILPERT is meticulous in nature. He even makes his bed at hotels before the team leaves, though he won’t sleep in it again. sam ogozalek staff writer
HENDRIK HILPERT’S gloves have the word “DREAMS” written on them. He leaves reminders for himself to get in the right mindset. sam ogozalek staff writer
into other areas of life too.” That’s why Hilpert makes sure to be overly thorough when preparing for a game, facing a week of exams or even leaving a hotel on a road trip. His coaches say he analyzes film of himself at an advanced level. He says if he relied on a class syllabus to remember test dates and not his color-coded calendar he would “freak out.” Before the team departs hotels, Hilpert cleans his room even though he won’t sleep in it again. When he went to boarding school,
he sometimes complained to his mother about his roommates being messier than he was. Every day at Syracuse, he cleans his room in his South Campus triple because it helps him sleep better knowing everything is where it should be. Since a young age, Hilpert has always stretched beyond the conventional. He pestered his mom with questions about how she filled out the family’s tax returns so he could understand for himself. Last summer, he
@CuseMSOC The boys enjoyed a light afternoon session ahead of tomorrow’s game. A huge thank you to @OakwoodSoccerCl and Kevin Bacher for hosting us!
helped to open a Milchtankstelle (a vending machine for fresh milk that is next to the Hilpert’s biggest cowshed) so more people would come to the farm. Every ounce of his curiosity is exhausted until something makes sense, every problem he faces met with a calculated solution. “When you didn’t explain the entire story of an issue or the problem didn’t make sense to him,” Anja said, “he could be disappointed or even angry.” Hilpert wasn’t even on Syracuse’s radar until Alex Bono left school early for the MLS Draft in January 2015. The Orange needed a goalkeeper in short time, so assistant coach Jukka Masalin took a detour on his overseas trip to spend a couple days with him. Masalin’s first impressions were that he was calm, intellectual and far more of an introvert than Bono, the local guy who knew everyone and loved to socialize. Hilpert was more worried about himself first before he could orchestrate others like Bono did, and that’s not a bad thing, Masalin said. On the morning of a game earlier this season, Hilpert jogged by himself along Euclid Avenue in his warmups. Last year, he often ate alone at Ernie Davis Dining Hall. He has learned to zone out any distractions that might interfere with his life on or off the field, minimizing any stress that could throw off his mental equilibrium integral to on-field success. “I think there’s a perfectionist around him…” Masalin said. “The German machine is sometimes very, very precise like, ‘Do it this way or there’s no other way.’” Written on Hilpert’s goalie gloves in black marker is the word “DREAMS” in a triangle formation. He’s combined the lessons learned on the farm from his parents with what he’s taught himself, about how he should think and act in order to achieve a state of mind that lends itself to peak performance. Hilpert has become a hyper-focused perfectionist that seems to have a reason for every thought and action. It’s helped him find a mix of calmness and intensity, a combination that’s shaped the psyche of a budding star. “Thinking with too many emotions leads to bad outcomes,” Hilpert said. “That forced me to kind of live this way and I plan on continuing to do so.” mcschnei@syr.edu | @matt_schneidman
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Opponent preview: What to know about Hartford By Matthew Gutierrez asst. copy editor
Both Syracuse and Hartford snapped fourgame winless streaks last week. For the Orange, Sergio Camargo’s 64th-minute broke a scoreless tie against No. 15 Virginia Tech. For the Hawks, senior midfielder Quenton Swift scored an 83rd-minute game-winner at Vermont. The No. 10 Orange (9-3-1, 3-2-1 Atlantic Coast) and Hawks (5-6-3, 1-1-2 America East) meet for the second straight year Tuesday night on Yousuf Al-Marzook Field at Alumni Stadium. Here’s what you need to know ahead of the matchup.
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All-time series: The teams have met only once, a 2-2 tie last year.
Last time they played: A year ago almost to the day, Syracuse and Hartford played to a 2-2 tie. Julian Buescher scored both of SU’s goals. The Orange outshot the Hawks 15-6 and posted nine corner kicks to Hartford’s two but allowed goals to Andre Morrison and Blake Jones. Morrison, a junior defender, has two goals this year. The Hartford report: The Hawks lost to Massachusetts 2-3 in overtime last month and tied Albany three days before the Great Danes beat Syracuse, 2-1. SU beat UMass, 3-0, on opening night. Eight different players have scored for a Hartford team that’s netted only 15 goals and given up 17.
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babers not occasionally great has been one of Babers go-to sayings since before the season even started, applying anywhere from players’ performances in practices to the team’s performance in games. Though Babers highlighted the importance of the win over Virginia Tech for the program and beyond, he said the game only proved that SU is occasionally great. “It bothers me that we’re not consistently good, and that’s what we’re striving for,” Babers said. “And we may get there this year, we may not. But that’s where we’re headed, to be consistently good.” Outside of the Virginia Tech game, the Orange has struggled against top opponents this season, being outscored 157-81 by Louisville, South Florida and Notre Dame.
You’ll never see into the locker room again Right after the win over VT, a video of Babers’s postgame speech to the team from inside the Orange locker room circulated around the Internet and on television. The ESPNU tweet of the video has more than 5,000 retweets and is pinned to the top of the page. But on Monday, Babers said to save that video, because it’s “probably” the only glimpse anyone will get inside the locker room. He said he knew there was a camera in the room, but quickly forgot about it. “I don’t like sharing family things,” Babers said. “It’s something that we’ve been
In Hartford’s last game, eight freshmen and one sophomore started. This young Hawks team has played one ranked team, Maryland. The then No.4-Terrapins won, 5-0.
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Sixth-year head coach Tom Poitras, who guided the Hawks to a program-best 8-0 home record in 2014, leads the Hawks. They’re 5-5-5 at Alumni Stadium since.
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Score. And score early. In games Syracuse notches two or more goals, the Orange is 7-0. In games the Orange scores in the first half, it’s 6-1. When SU doesn’t score in the first half, it’s only 1-2-1. During its program-best 8-0 start, Syracuse scored 19 goals. In the five games since, SU’s offense has managed only three goals. The Orange scored two or more goals in seven of its first eight games. It’s been shut out twice, held to one goal three times in the five games since. Stat to know: 8 — Hartford places dead last in the eight-team America East Conference in goals (1.07) and assists per game (0.93). Player to watch: Udi Cohen, midfielder, No. 7 The 5-foot-10, 165-pound senior midfielder is Hartford’s primary playmaker, leading the team in shots on goal, with 10. A native of Israel, Cohen has racked up two goals and four assists in 12 games. As a sophomore in 2014, he was named to the America East All-Conference Second Team with his teamleading 11 points. mguti100@syr.edu | @matthewgut21
doing for a long time and it’s very personal with me and it’s something that’s a reward for the guys in the locker room.” Babers — who has coined several catch phrases for his teams like faith meaning “belief without evidence” and being “consistently good not occasionally great,” and made headlines for his metaphors like comparing his football team to a not-yet baked cake — also said he doesn’t like public speaking. The head coach said he’s been in leadership positions from ROTC to team captains to cub scouts and that his speech to the team was just natural.
He apologized to the defense after the loss to Wake Forest Syracuse’s seven points produced by the offense against Wake Forest two games ago was a record-low for a Babers-led team. The offense also coughed up a fumble that was returned for a touchdown, while the defense held the Demon Deacons to 21 points and 330 yards overall in the 28-9 loss. Directly following game, Babers said the defense played well enough for the team to win. A day after the game, Babers apologized to the defense for the offense’s performance. “I said, ‘it’s not like that. That’s not fair,’” Babers said. “And I told the offense, “that that’s not fair.” Against Virginia Tech, the defense had its best game of the season. The offense held up its end of the bargain, scoring touchdowns on its final two drives of the fourth quarter — excluding the game-ending kneel down drive — to take back the lead and win the game. jrmettus@syr.edu | @jmettus
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HENDRIK HILPERT grew up on dairy farm outside the German village of Eiterfeld. There, he learned the values of preparation and execution from his parents. His overly prepared and orderly personality developed off the field has helped him become a reliable goalie for Syracuse men’s soccer. sam ogozalek staff writer
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Hendrik Hilpert adds order to soccer’s most chaotic position By Matt Schneidman senior staff writer
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t took Ian McIntyre 12 seconds to find a description for his starting goalkeeper. Each time the Syracuse head coach began to speak, he retracted. There aren’t many ways to fit Hendrik Hilpert into few words — his eccentric blend of sophistication, intelligence and neatness are hard to find in a 21-year-old. “I’m trying to think of good words to describe him,” McIntyre said, before settling on, “He
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sometimes overthinks. He’s very analytical about his game, about components of who he is … “The way he focuses on details is an important part of his decision.” The German sophomore color-codes his calendar so certain events stand out to the eye, using orange marker to highlight Syracuse’s games and red for exams to make sure he doesn’t forget about them. He was one of two players on the team to get a perfect 4.0 grade point average last semester. In 2015, he created see hilpert page 14
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Dino Babers: ‘... we’re Dungey, Franklin earn ACC honors occasionally great’ By Jon Mettus
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Coming off of the program’s biggest win in recent memory and first win over a ranked opponent since 2012, Syracuse head coach Dino Babers addressed the media at his weekly press conference Monday morning. He labeled quarterback Eric
Dungey, safety Daivon Ellison and running back George Morris as the team’s offensive, defensive and special teams MVPs, respectively, in the 31-17 win over No. 17 Virginia Tech. Here are three things Babers said at his press conference.
‘All we proved so far is that we’re occasionally great’ Striving to be consistently good,
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Syracuse quarterback Eric Dungey and middle linebacker Zaire Franklin were named Atlantic Coast Conference players of the week for their efforts in a 31-17 upset win over No.17 Virginia Tech. Dungey was named the offensive back of the week and Franklin was named linebacker of the week. Dungey threw for 311 yards, a touchdown and an interception.
He ran for 106 yards and a score, too, becoming the first player in Syracuse history to throw for more than 300 yards and run for more than 100 yards in a single game. Dungey went down early in the game with a right leg injury, but popped on a black knee brace, missed just one play and returned to the game. The quarterback’s 417 yards of offense were a career high. Franklin finished second on the team with 10 tackles. His biggest play came with Virginia Tech
facing fourth and one at Syracuse’s 38-yard line in the first half trying to respond to SU’s score that made it 14-3. The Hokies ran a speed option to the left side — the same play in the same situation that then-Memphis head coach Justin Fuente ran against a Dino Babersled Bowling Green team last year. Franklin, who had seen the play on film and knew what was coming, according to safety Rodney Williams, burst into the backfield for a 2-yard loss. jrmettus@syr.edu | @jmettus