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The growth of Early College High Schools has become a national trend. The schools allow students to get a head start on their college education. Page 3
O • Digital dilemma
Technology columnist Paul Sarconi argues that the extent of Facebook’s power warrants apprehension after the site blocks all mentions of social network Tsu.co. Page 4
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Syracuse scored 70 points on Tuesday, which meant Taco Time for fans. Read about the basketball game tradition, which is in its 20th year. Page 9
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Michael Gbinije scored 23 points and dished out six assists to help Syracuse beat St. Bonaventure, 79-66, on Tuesday night in the Carrier Dome. Page 16
Students reflect on attacks
SYRACUSE 79, ST. BONAVENTURE 66
By Clare Ramirez staff writer
PARIS — Soccer fans of France and Germany packed the Stade de France on Friday night to watch a highly anticipated match, with fans wearing jerseys for both teams, sporting face paint and chanting. Families with children were enjoying the electric atmosphere. Flags were everywhere. But by the end of the night, the crowd was quiet and orderly. Javier Velez, a junior political science and television, radio and film dual major at Syracuse University who was at the match, said the silence contrasted with France’s 2-0 win over the 2014 World Cup Champions.
Bonafide win KALEB JOSEPH dribbles around St. Bonaventure guard Nelson Kaputo in a 79-66 Syracuse win on Tuesday. Tyler Roberson grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds before he fouled out, and Michael Gbinije overcame three first-half fouls to lead the Orange in its comeback win with 23 points. Syracuse extended its all-time series lead against the Bonnies to 24-3. See page 16 for full coverage. jessica sheldon staff photographer
SU professor sues 6 NY state justices, law firm By Annie Palmer development editor
A Syracuse University professor is suing six New York State Supreme Court justices and a law firm representing the university, claiming that the parties committed such egregious fraud that it could be compared to the Watergate scandal and the conspiracy surrounding the energy giant Enron. The justices are now calling for the lawsuit to be dismissed. The 177-paged lawsuit, filed with the US District Court for the Western District of New York, also names SU, former Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric Spina, Melvin Stith, former dean of the Whitman School of Man-
agement, former Whitman associate dean Randal Elder and associate accounting professor Susan Albring. David Harris, an accounting professor, filed the lawsuit after his first case was dismissed in Onondaga County Supreme Court in 2013 and his appeal was overturned in June this year. In that case, Harris sued the university, then-Chancellor Nancy Cantor, Spina, Stith, Albring and Elder. Harris alleged he was shunned after claiming Albring gave students “excessively high” course grades and that the tenure process was rigged. He sought several kinds of damages for defamation, breach of contract, discrimination, retaliation and inten-
tional infliction of emotional distress. Justice Brian DeJoseph later threw out the 2013 lawsuit after ruling the claims did not stand. Harris, who is representing himself, is now suing DeJoseph, as well as five other justices in the appellate division: Rose Sconiers, Henry Scudder, Edward Carni, Joseph Valentino and Gerald Whalen. New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a document Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York arguing that the claims against the justices should be dismissed on several grounds: the lawsuit was improperly served to the Appellate Division’s office, the complaint is too long, the judge had immunity in his decisions as
part of his job and federal courts have no jurisdiction over state decisions. In his original lawsuit against SU, Harris requested that DeJoseph excuse himself from the case due to bias, which DeJoseph denied. Harris also asked that the case be reheard, claiming that the defendants and their lawyer committed perjury. DeJoseph deemed the motion baseless. Harris argued that the parties committed perjury when they “factually misstated” one of his claims. The defendants included a statement saying Harris had never mentioned suffering damages from defamatory statements, according to court documents. Harris see lawsuit page 8
I can still hear the first two explosions, and it will be hard to come to terms with the fact that at least one of these bombers had tickets for the game. Javier Velez su junior
Velez and seven other students currently studying at the SU Strasbourg center were visiting Paris on Friday, the night a series of terrorist attacks on the city killed 129 people. At the Stade de France, suicide bombers caused three explosions and four casualties. One of the suicide bombers was reportedly denied access to the stadium by a security guard, and then blew himself up. Strasbourg is a two-hour train ride from Paris.
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Alumna runs the Inn Complete on South Campus By Katie Zilcosky staff writer
As the assistant director of food services, Sue Bracy is responsible for 10 cafes on the Syracuse University campus including the food court at Schine Student Center, Kimmel Dining Hall and the Inn Complete. The Inn Complete was not always a restaurant on South Campus. Until the late 1970s, it was a lodge for a University-operated and owned ski facility. Now, the red building is a popular spot for Syracuse University’s graduate students. Bracy, an alumna of SU, has been with Food Services for 29 years. Her typical workday has many aspects to it. She plans menus, schedules employees, trains the staff, coordinates market promotions and works with student groups for events. The Graduate Student Organization works especially close with the Inn Complete as it is a partner with Food Services for the location. Often, the organization will hold events such as wine and beer tastings. The busiest night at the Inn Complete is Thursday when it hosts a very popular trivia night, Bracy said.
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SUE BRACY runs the Inn Complete and 10 other cafes on the Syracuse University campus. She said she enjoys that the Inn Complete acts as a social gathering spot for grad students. logan reidsma photo editor
Because the Inn Complete does not advertise to outside of campus, almost all of its customers are members of the campus community. Bracy said meeting the needs of the diverse campus population’s schedule can be difficult, but the university crowd that serves as its patrons are great.
The menu offers a variety of items, including fish and chips to a hummus platter. The buffalo chicken wrap and hamburgers are customer’s favorites, Bracy said. Bracy said she has learned that the campus community enjoys having the Inn Complete as not only a
restaurant, but also a place to meet with friends and host events. Bracy’s job is not static, and that’s one of her favorite things about it. “It’s always changing,” said Bracy. “I enjoy the campus atmosphere and helping people.” kazilcos@syr.edu
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I haven’t even graduated college and I’m already looking forward to retirement
Figure of speech Officials involved in the free speech workgroup at SU discuss the report issued to the chancellor, which had some key recommendations. See Thursday’s paper
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Group to find vice president By Alexa Torrens asst. news editor
The members of a committee that will lead the search for a new senior vice president of student affairs at Syracuse University have been announced. The 13-person committee will be chaired by University College Dean Bea González, who is also a special assistant to Chancellor Kent Syverud. Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz, who currently serves as senior vice president and dean of student affairs, will continue this role until the committee completes its search, according to an SU News release. Kantrowitz will then assume the role of vice president and dean of student affairs.
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CLETUS ANDOH, a freshman in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, attended an Early College High School in Brooklyn. While in high school, Andoh completed both high school and college courses and earned an associate degree. anna leach contributing photographer
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Early College High Schools benefit students
Here is a round-up of news happening around the nation and the world:
By Rachel Sandler asst. news editor
When he graduated high school, Cletus Andoh had a full-time job at IBM waiting for him. If he accepted, he would make about $50,000 per year as an associate analyst. He was just 18 years old, barely an adult. Instead, Andoh is now a freshman at Syracuse University. He refused a job at one largest tech companies in world to be a student, even though he didn’t have to in order to get a job. “My parents really wanted me to go to college. So I thought I’d go and try,” Andoh said. “I thought I’d have more opportunities if I graduated college.” Andoh has an associate degree,
which he earned at an experimental high school in Brooklyn that allows students to complete two years of college coursework while also earning a high school diploma. In the last decade, the Early College High School model has become increasingly popular across the country as educators are finding new ways to prepare students — especially those who are struggling — to enter the job market. With fewer high school graduates going to college, Early College High Schools provide an alternative to the traditional model where students have more success. A recent American Institutes for Research Study found that students who attend Early College High Schools enroll in college at a sig-
nificantly higher rate than traditional high school students. Overall, the study found that students at Early College High Schools are more successful than traditional high school students. Early success Here’s a look at how Early College High School students compared to other students in college enrollment:
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Students in an Early College High School program, unlike in an AP or
International Baccalaureate (IB) class, actually go to a college campus to take classes, said Josh Davis, communications manager for SU’s Project Advance. The logic goes that putting students in a college environment with increased academic rigor motivates students to do better and prepares them better for college, he said. Not all Early College High Schools offer an associate degree program like Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-Tech), where Andoh went. However, they aim to give students two years of college credit without having to pay tuition, according to Jobs for the Future, a nonprofit that works to create Early see high
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Research predicts increased retirement age of 75 By Lauren Doyle staff writer
New research shows recent college graduates might not be able to retire until the age of 75. Over the last few years, NerdWallet, a personal finance and information
company, has predicted the retirement age for college graduates, and found there has been an increase in the cost of rent and in student debt that will affect how students save for retirement. The research showed there are additional costs such as credit card debt that also hold back recent graduates from saving
the amount of money they should be saving. Abdulaziz Shifa, an assistant professor of economics at Syracuse University, said in an email that life expectancy is increasing, which might cause the need for more resources during retirement, mean-
ing more saving is necessary. Even though an increase in life expectancy is a positive, Shifa said it also means there are new challenges for retirement planning. A 23-year-old college graduate who starts saving 10 percent of their
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WORLD
MATCH CANCELED An exhibition soccer game between the German and Dutch national teams was canceled at short notice on Tuesday after police said they received a bomb threat. source: the new york times
DOWNED PLANE The bomb that Russian officials said Tuesday had been planted in a jet by terrorists was extremely heavy, according to a new analysis. On Oct. 31, the jet crashed over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula with 224 passengers on board. source: the new york times
U.S.
CHARLIE SHEEN Actor Charlie Sheen confirmed on Tuesday he is HIV-positive, saying he found out about four years ago. Sheen confirmed the news on the “Today” show. source: nbc
COME OVER French President François Hollande will visit Washington, D.C. on Nov. 24, the White House said Tuesday. source: the washington post
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technology
Facebook abuses power, stunts competitor growth
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he cushy revenue model that social media sites like Facebook and Twitter have made billions of dollars of off might end soon, but not without a fight. Tsu.co, a social media site that gives its users 90 percent of its advertising revenue, could change social media drastically. The only problem is it can’t gain popularity via Facebook because the company is blocking any mentions of Tsu, according to Wired. And that’s an understatement. Facebook is actually blackballing the site by warning users links to the site are “unsafe” and by making it so you can’t even send Tsu.co to someone in a message. Facebook, with its 1.55 billion monthly users, has the power to influence which companies are successful and which are not. That fact should be unnerving for not only its competitors, but for everyone. Part of Facebook’s ethos is that it “gives people the power to share and make the world more open.” It says so right in the company’s mission statement. The problem with following through with such a statement is that it gives people, and therefore companies, the power to share and make the world more open with the help of Facebook. For 99.9 percent of companies, that’s not a problem for Facebook because they aren’t competitors; for that .01 percent, however, it creates a dilemma. This is where Tsu comes in. Part of how Tsu works is that users have to be invited to the site in order to gain access. Once a user joins, they become a part of the inviter’s net-
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STUFF THAT WOULD BLOW CAVEMEN’S MINDS work. So, if the new user posts content and gets advertisement money, the person who invited them also gets a piece of the pie. Tsu takes a 10 percent cut of everything, but then the 90 percent is divided between the inviter and the user, according to the company’s website. This information is important because it’s part of the reason Facebook says it is blocking Tsu. Naturally, the more friends one invites, the more money they will get from various invitees. Tsu gives you the option to invite people through Facebook, so Tsu users did just that until Facebook shut them down for what the site said was spam, according to Wired.
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The percentage of advertisement revenue Tsu.co gives back to users.
It’s been a messy back and forth, especially with Tsu CEO Sebastian Sobczak repeatedly refuting Facebook’s claims and saying Tsu users are doing nothing wrong. Regardless, this brings up a major quandary: How should Facebook proceed when it comes to competitors? The answer is easy: it should follow its own damn mission statement.
Facebook has tried to cultivate a line of thinking that it is here to make the world better, and while it certainly has done that, it’s no angel. No company is, but most companies don’t have more than one billion people using their site every day. The real problem here is that Facebook is so big and so powerful that it is essentially picking and choosing who or what gets publicity. The trending section is a perfect example of that. One would think that a story on this topic should probably be one of the trending articles under “Science and Technology,” but it doesn’t. Instead it shows a slew of others, including a story with a headline stating, “Couple Says They Found Black Widow Spider in Grapes.” This isn’t surprising, but it is revealing. This is a company that is trying to become the only social media app anyone ever needs, with ventures into virtual reality, disappearing messages and a new app called Notify. If Facebook does in fact conquer the world, it will hold the power to decide whether or not companies like Tsu receive publicity. How this situation with Tsu plays out will be indicative of how Facebook will likely go about similar situations in the future. Regardless, I’m uncomfortable with the amount of power this company holds. You should be, too. Paul Sarconi is a junior broadcast and digital journalism major. His column appears weekly. He can be reached at pjsarcon@syr.edu and followed on Twitter @paulsarconi.
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Fundraiser could boost local economy
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f Syracuse University wants to live up to its vision as an “anchor institution” that plays “an integral role” in today’s society, it should look no further than the city in which it resides. Syracuse is the 23rd poorest city in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and upstate New York’s economic development has been lagging since the onset of the Great Recession. In response, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is leading an enormous economic stimulus plan, dumping $1.5 billion into the upstate New York economy. While this increase in government spending should help in the long term, SU has the responsibility to play a greater role in the local economy. The benefits would be multi-faceted for both the university and the region, as it would attract employers to the area and improve SU’s overall public image. All the university would need to do is mirror the approaches other institutions have already taken. The university does have a start, as the university’s South Side Innovation Center (SSIC) and South Side Entrepreneurial Connect Project (SSECP) provide office space and equipment to foster local business development. But if SU wants to build its public image and better assist the struggling local economy, a wide-scale fundraiser is needed. The Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee announced a fundraiser earlier this month to expand the area’s tax base
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and create more statewide business and educational opportunities. Part of the initiative offers resources for businesses, including consulting appointments and physical office space. SU should seriously consider a similar program, as it has a social responsibility to benefit the surrounding community. The university has been referred to as “a billion-dollar business” that provides about 4,400 full-time jobs for the local community. SU offers stability to the region since institutions of higher education are less susceptible to turbulence than other sectors of the economy, according to the New York Federal Reserve. However, the local poverty and job growth numbers clearly indicate that more needs to be done. This is why a university-initiated fundraiser, like the one at the University of Tennessee, could solidify Cuomo’s plans and take the region to new heights. By incentivizing businesses to establish themselves in Syracuse the local tax base will increase, as more businesses will be taxed. This would lower tax rates and thereby encourage more businesses to flock to Syracuse. These businesses would then be able to take advantage of university facilities to better develop their products and services. Experts say that the effect institutions have on their regional economies can be profound when
businesses are able to harness the knowledge of a local university. “Colleges are all-important in making American workers and American families more productive,” said Bill Rodgers, a professor of public policy at Rutgers University. “There’s this knowledge spillover at colleges and universities, creating a ripple effect. Instead of one plus one equals two, one plus one equals three.” Success of this kind has been seen before at the University of Pennsylvania, which completed a $4.3 billion project, a portion of which was used to extend its reach in the community. The university used parts of its endowment to strengthen its ties to the city of Philadelphia and promote business development. In addition to improving the economy, the fundraiser could also improve SU’s public image. As the number of students pursuing degrees nationwide continues to mount, higher education institutions battle over how to best market their schools and attract students. But SU has an opportunity to stand out with an ethical fundraiser that would be feasible at virtually no cost to the university, as it would mostly be backed by donors. It’s clear the city of Syracuse needs more help from SU, which has the resources and intellect to make powerful change. And heck, the university would look nice doing it. Matthew Gutierrez is a freshman journalism and entrepreneurial management dual major. His column appears weekly. He can be reached atmguti100@syr.edu .
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SU should back Centro if campus services face cuts If the mass budget cuts currently facing Centro continue and affect on-campus busing, Syracuse University must take a firm stance to oppose the cuts and defend transportation resources for the university community. An amendment to a $325 billion highway bill approved by the House of Representatives earlier this month may lead to cuts of $820 million over six years in public transportation aid to New York state, according to Syracuse. com. The bill would cause Centro to lose $12 million over the course of six years. The partnership between SU and Centro is integral to life at the university for many students, faculty and staff members, considering the company services routes to student housing and other central locations in Syracuse. If the proposed cuts make it into the final version of the bill, the university must offer its full support to Centro by working closely with lawmakers and devoting resources for lobbying efforts to oppose the legislation. However, the university should only offer its support if cuts would directly impact bus service on the SU campus. The university’s priority should be to ensure these resources remain available to those on campus, and it does not have a financial responsibility nor obligation to ensure the bill prevents wide-
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scale change, affecting the city of Syracuse and New York state. Scot Vanderpool, manager of Parking and Transit Services at SU, said in an email that the contract the university has with Centro is separate from Centro’s dealings with other cities and that on-campus services won’t be affected by whether state funding is available to Centro. Meanwhile, Rick Lee, the executive director of Centro, said the cuts are system-wide and would affect all of Centro’s contracts, including the one with SU. Before the university can take a stance, it must be clarified whether or not budget cuts made to the bus company will even affect the university. The contradicting statements from university officials and Centro representatives leave the local community unprepared to deal with any changes that may stem from the bill. The bill is currently being negotiated by a House-Senate conference committee and, if passed, the effects of the cuts would start to set in on April 1, Centro’s next fiscal year. While SU is not in a position to defend Centro to the extent of its statewide services, it can work with lawmakers to combat budget cuts of this scale to sustain bus routes that run through campus, which students, faculty and staff depend on.
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Cuomo creates group to modify alcoholic beverage laws By Melissa McGill Rule contributing writer
New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced the creation of a working group to review New York state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control laws. The group’s main goal is to modernize
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paris “I can still hear the first two explosions, and it will be hard to come to terms with the fact that at least one of these bombers had tickets for the game,” Velez said. Velez and another student had bought their tickets later than the rest of the group, and had seats in a different section of the stadium. The groups parted ways before the game began at 9 p.m. Twenty minutes after the match started, the first explosion happened just outside the stadium. Lauren Chilcott, a junior psychology and forensic science dual major, said she assumed the sounds were firecrackers or cannons that were part of the game to get the crowd excited. “Honestly, we didn’t think anything of it,” she said. “We were just were a little confused by the sound. We didn’t jump to any conclusions.” Chilcott said she didn’t know what was happening because they had no access to WiFi, and therefore had no direct flow of information. Her mother was able to contact her and inform her of the shootings in downtown Paris, but Chilcott said she didn’t dwell on the shootings because she was nowhere near them. It wasn’t until the game was almost over that another student in Chilcott’s group was contacted by their father, who asked if the group was still at the soccer game. Reports were coming in of explosions at the Stade de France. “I didn’t realize anything was wrong until I got down into the subway and all the gates were open,” Chilcott said. “You didn’t need to pay or have a ticket to get through the gate or turnstile. They wanted to get people away.” On the opposite side, Velez was sitting with Lynsey Cooper, a junior international relations major, when the second explosion went off. By this time, Velez had grabbed his phone and started looking at Twitter to see if there was any information they could get. Through social media and news reports,
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high schools College High School programs. The first Early College High Schools were established in 2002 as part of an initiative by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, according to JFF. Since then, more than 250 Early College High Schools have been created across the country. More than 80,000 students, according to JFF, are enrolled in an Early College High School program this year. Andoh said he took his first college class with a group of students from P-Tech the summer after his freshman year of high school at the New York City College of Technology. At the time, he said, he didn’t even know what a
the 80-year-old alcohol laws with a focus on removing outdated provisions, reducing mandatory paperwork and getting rid of restrictions on manufacturers, among other things, according to a release from Cuomo’s office. “This working group will help continue these efforts providing both perspective and first-hand experience on how to bring out
they learned of an explosion at a restaurant near the Stade de France, which made more sense to them as opposed to a firecracker or cannon. But then the third explosion, and second by the Stade de France, went off during halftime and Velez became glued to his phone. “The game became irrelevant after the second explosion,” he said. “I looked up every now and then, and it just felt weird seeing f lags being waved and people cheering or booing.” The only thing on his mind, he added, was what would happen after the game was over, how far they were from their hotel and how they would get back. Stepping out of their side of the stadium, Cooper said they saw lights making a large pathway that the crowd was meant to follow. Police officers stood nearby, and she could tell that the area wasn’t quite secure. It was amazing that there was no widespread panic, she said. At one point, she said a swarm of people turned around and started sprinting toward the two of them. Cooper said she saw nothing but turned around and ran as fast as she could. Her biggest fear was losing Velez and being completely alone, but they managed to stick together despite the commotion. “Since I didn’t hear anything about it later, I think it might have been a false alarm,” Cooper said. “So I don’t think I was truly in that close of danger of that. But the policemen there were very, very on edge. We got stuck on the road not knowing where to go.” Cooper and Velez had difficulty finding a Metro station, but when they finally came across one, they figured out where they needed to transfer to get back to the stop near their hotel. They were standing on the platform when the next train sped by. Velez spotted the other six students through the window of one of the earlier cars. The two started running on the platform — even though looking back they now say they shouldn’t have been running that night — to
syllabus was and he expected the class to be “stupidly hard.” “I thought that I wasn’t going to be able to do anything,” he added. “I had no faith that I could really pass this class.” As the class continued throughout the summer, Andoh started to find the content less challenging. By the end of the course, he found the college class to be “fairly similar” to a high school class, he said. Andoh said he took a combination of high school and college classes during his freshman, sophomore and junior years of high school. By the time he was a senior in high school, he was close to an associate degree and preferred taking college classes to high school ones, he said.
laws into the modern era and further aid in the growth of this great New York industry,” Cuomo said in the release. The working group will include various members of the alcohol industry in New York state and will also have representatives from the State Department of Agriculture and Markets, Empire State Development Corporation
and the Department of Taxation and Finance, according to the release. The craft beer and wine industry is large in the state and has experienced high levels of growth since Cuomo took office in 2011, with the number of alcoholic beverage manufacturers doubling, according to the release. mmrule@syr.edu
As the French national soccer team played a match last Friday, explosions went off around the stadium as part of a series of terrorist attacks in Paris. courtesy of lauren chicott
keep up with the train car that held their friends. Chilcott said it was an emotional moment for everyone when her group was reunited with Velez and Cooper. “I don’t know who I hugged first. I just know I jumped into their arms,” Cooper said. “Looking back I now feel like that was the moment I realized it was meant for us to survive.” Chilcott said at that point, she and the others in her group had been in contact with people at the SU Strasbourg Center, who advised that they get off the trains sooner rather than later. Once on the empty streets, the group agreed to walk quickly, but not run. Don’t speak, but if you need to, then whisper. They zipped up jackets to hide their jerseys, threw out some of their flags and tried to cover any evidence that they were at the Stade de France that night. They got back to their hotel and barricaded themselves in one of their rooms. After calling parents, friends and the SU Strasbourg Center, they kept the news reports playing on someone’s laptop so they could remain updated with
what was going on. “Every slammed door, every step someone took on the stairs near our room — we all woke up. For me, I don’t think I even fully woke up before my heart started pounding,” Cooper said. “I was shaking all over again.” It was hard to sleep without closure, she added. The next morning, the eight of them headed to the train station to try to exchange their nighttime ticket for an earlier train. There were people on the trains, but no one was talking, and the atmosphere was somber. At the station, they saw people with luggage trying to leave the city. Military officers walked around with their weapons. The students were able to use their ticket for an earlier train and were back in Strasbourg by 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. “I’m proud of the girls for how brave they were, despite all of us being scared,” Velez said. “We wanted (the) weekend to be about enjoying Paris since many, including myself, had never been before. Instead, it will be unforgettable for a very different reason.”
The idea behind Early College High Schools is that the traditional high school to college model is neither feasible nor successful for every high school student, Andoh said. In 2014, 68.4 percent of high school graduates were enrolled in a college or university, according to a recent Bureau of Labor Statistics study. That is the lowest it has been in the past decade, according to The New York Times. President Barack Obama supported the idea of Early College High Schools in his 2013 State of the Union Address, where he mentioned P-Tech. “Right now, countries like Germany focus on graduating their high school students with the equivalent of a technical degree from one of our community colleges. Now at
schools like P-Tech in Brooklyn ... students will graduate with a high school diploma and an associate’s degree in computers or engineering. We need to give every American student opportunities like this,” he said in his speech. Andoh said his experience at an Early College High School made adjusting from high school to college easier. He said he came in knowing what to expect and how to succeed in a college environment. “I really liked my experience. It was different, but looking back going to another high school isn’t appealing for me,” Andoh said. “I came in ahead and P-Tech really helped with that.”
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City of Syracuse ends veteran homelessness
48,000 VETERANS
were homeless nationwide last year
36%
Homelessness among veterans has decreased 36 percent over the past five years.
Since 2013, veteran homelessness has decreased as part of a national trend.
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of the homeless veteran population was unsheltered in 2014 source: national alliance to end homelessness
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yracuse has been added to a list of cities that have eradicated veteran homelessness. On Veterans Day, the city, along with Las Vegas and Schenectady, New York, announced that they have ended veteran homelessness in their respective cities. The state of Virginia also announced that it has ended veteran homelessness statewide. In 2010, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs launched the End Veteran Homelessness Initiative, which aims to completely end homelessness for veterans by the end of 2015. The initiative, which is also known as “Opening Doors,” has strived to provide permanent housing to current homeless veterans and maintain housing for at-risk veterans. So far, the number of homeless veterans has fallen 36 percent between 2010 and early 2015, according to a national survey by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. “It’s great to see these initiatives come out of the hard work everyone has done,” said Lisa
DeJonge, director of communities of practice for the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University. “It’s amazing that the community of Syracuse has really come together.” DeJonge said it has taken the U.S. five years to get to this point, but added that the country is starting to make a “huge dent” in the veteran homeless population. From the initial budget of $89 million, the project has “doubled over” in programs every year, and costs this year are upward of $600 million, DeJonge said. “Opening Doors” gives five plans of action to combat veteran homelessness: provide affordable housing, provide permanent supportive housing, increase meaningful and sustainable employment, reduce financial vulnerability and transform the homeless crises response system, according to the initiative’s website. One of the most recently built housing units for veterans is VanKeuren Square, an $11.5 million, 50-unit apartment complex on 2223 E. Genesee St. The building, which is home to 46 one-bedroom units and four two-bedroom
units, has won awards for its energy-efficient design. Amenities include a Veterans Affairs office on the ground level, a community center, a gym and an outdoor patio, a spokesperson from the Housing Visions Office said. Syracuse was also able to set up a system that identified and placed homeless veterans in the housing complex in just 45 days, which led to a national recognition from the White House, according to a Syracuse.com article. “We get them off the street almost immediately and get them into a temporary shelter and then extended shelter,” Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner said during a press conference, according to the article. “The hard part is identifying them and getting them off the streets. You can’t just step in and offer them an apartment or bed.” In addition, Syracuse has had help from various nonprofits in the area to get veterans off the streets, the Housing Visions spokesperson said. In addition to providing housing, that nonprofit is currently working toward helping veterans maintain their employment, the spokesperson added. Though the current plan is “really good”
and “will work in the long term” for future homeless veterans in Syracuse, DeJonge said she sees some potential weaknesses in the current legislation. She added that there “are still a lot of kinks that still need to be worked out when it comes to community planning.” There were many systems previously in place that had to be adjusted with the implementation of the new plan, DeJonge said. “Communities are working together now, not really fighting over resources and clients,” DeJonge said. “It’s not about doing it on your own; it’s who has the resources, who is most equipped to help the veteran.” In the future, DeJonge said she hopes the government can collaborate with nonprofits to stop veteran homelessness before it occurs. As a veteran herself, DeJonge said the human aspect takes priority over any logistics. “Now that there’s a community plan in place, there is going to be work on forecasting for the future,” she said. “Preventing homelessness before it happens.” hrhorvat@syr.edu
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SU study focuses on Defense Department fiscal allocation By Nina Leeds contributing writer
Zachary Huitink is the first ever Syracuse University doctoral student to receive funding from the IBM Center for the Business of Government, and one of the only doctoral students ever to receive this honor. The IBM Center for the Business of Government issued a report co-written by David Van Slyke, associate dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, and Huitink, a doctoral student in public administration and international affairs, titled “Beyond Business as Usual: Improving Defense Acquisition through Better Buying Power” on Nov. 10. The report focuses on how the United States Department of Defense spends its money, the
significance of its expenditures and how this has changed over the past few years, especially with the introduction of Better Buying Power, the department’s latest effort to improve the efficiency of its acquisition and contracting practices, Huitink said. Huitink added that the initiative focuses on how the military and defense departments do what they need to do in terms of protecting national security, while at the same time making sure that the U.S. is getting the best deal it can get in terms of efficiency and effectiveness. He added that the initiative also strives to ensure that American troops have the most capable tools to be able to carry out their broader missions. The report found that the DOD’s experience with Better Buying Power has been mixed, Huitink said. After decades of attempts to ‘reform’ defense acquisition, Bet-
ter Buying Power represents a new and novel approach, he said. The IBM Center for the Business of Government receives around 200-250 proposals per cycle and only funds a handful of reports every year through its twice-annual grant funding program. Van Slyke and Huitink’s report closely examines the motivation, experience and challenges involved in certain initiatives of Better Buying Power, according to an SU News release. These initiatives include achieving affordability and controlling costs, promoting competition, providing incentives, reducing bureaucracy and improving services. Huitink said the idea for the report stemmed from background research on previous efforts by the Department of Defense to improve its acquisition performance. Better Buying Power
represented a “break from the past” by emphasizing continuous process improvement, he said. “It is a real testament to the relevance and timeliness of what we were doing that here a PhD student from Syracuse had access to the number three person in the Department of Defense who is the top weapons buyer for the country,” said Van Slyke, the Maxwell associate dean. Van Slyke and Huitink said they hope the report will be able to assist senior department and agency executives in learning about the acquisition process and are optimistic that the report will be able to give officials a way to benchmark their progress. They also said they hope that their report can help provide a road map for acquisition officials who want to implement similar initiatives in their own agencies and departments. nsleeds@syr.edu
New Yorkers now able to apply for program to reduce heat cost By Stacy Fernandez staff writer
Low-income and elderly New Yorkers again have the chance to get help paying for heating their homes this winter through the Home Energy Assistance Program. As of Monday, New York households are able to apply for the HEAP, a federally funded program overseen by the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance. It assists low-income and elderly New Yorkers with the cost of heating their homes during the winter and also offers emergency benefits for households who
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lawsuit said he noted in his complaint that he suffered “special damages” from the statements, including his termination as chair of the Lubin School of Accounting in Whitman. “They said I never wrote it in my complaint,” Harris said. “It was like Franz Kafka meets Alice in Wonderland, like they didn’t
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committee The 12 members aside from González are: • Can Aslan, president of the Graduate Student Organization • Colleen Bench, associate vice president for student engagement • Andria Costello Staniec, associate provost for academic programs • Paul Hagenloh, associate professor of his-
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retirement income can retire at age 70, which is about five years before the rest of their peers, according to NerdWallet. The two most important things millennials can do in regard to money is save more and save early, said Kyle Ramsay, an investing manager at NerdWallet, in a Yahoo! Finance article.
experience a heat or heat related energy emergency, according to a release from Cuomo’s office. “The Home Energy Assistance Program is vital to helping struggling households afford the costs of heating their homes during the cold New York winters,” Cuomo said in the release. The amount of money a household receives is based on its size, income and heating source. Eligible households can receive a one-time benefit of up to $625 for this winter, according to the release. For the coming season, a household of four can qualify as long as the income is no more than $51,792 per year, or $4,316 per month, according to the release.
Last winter 1.48 million households were able to receive benefits through HEAP, with New York City being the most served region at more than 780,000 household participants, according to the release. “(HEAP) provides some much-needed relief, especially for low-income working families, as well as senior citizens on a fixed income,” Cuomo said in the release. “I encourage anyone in need of this assistance to apply before the coldest weather sets in.” A household is considered to be having a heat-related emergency, according to the release, if it is in danger of running out of heating fuel or of
having its utility service shut off. The household will then be eligible for emergency benefits, and household members can begin to apply for these benefits beginning on Jan. 4, 2016, according to the release. If a household is facing an energy emergency, household members are advised to contact their local department of social services for assistance, according to the release. Those living outside of New York City can apply for a regular Home Energy Assistance benefit online at myBenefits.ny.gov. More than 42,000 households applied through the myBenefits website last year, according to the release.
know what was going on.” He also argues that DeJoseph knowingly incorporated the allegedly false statement of fact into the court’s opinion, constituting fraud and bias, he said. Harris said he believes the fraud claims now outweigh the original claims of discrimination and defamation, among others. He said he decided to move to federal court because he had exhausted all his options in state court and
that “the judges lied.” Ward, Greenberg, Heller & Reidy, the firm representing SU who is also a defendant in the most recent case, was not immediately available for comment. Albring, the accounting professor, declined to comment for this story. Kevin Quinn, SU’s senior vice president for public affairs, said the cases are a drain on both SU’s and taxpayer’s money. “It’s unfortunate that despite losing his
previous case in state court on the merits, this individual is wasting university and taxpayer dollars to file the same exact suit in federal court,” Quinn said. Quinn said he doesn’t know exactly how much the lawsuits have cost SU, but that the amount is “substantial.” Harris is a tenured professor at the university and teaches ACC 385: “Principles of Taxation.”
tory in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs • Huey Hsiao, associate director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs • Dawn Johnson, associate professor in the School of Education and member of the University Senate Committee on Student Life • Bobby Maldonado, chief of the Department of Public Safety • Judy Mower, University Trustee and chair of the Board of Trustees’ Student Affairs Committee • Amanda Nicholson, associate dean of
undergraduate programs and professor of retail practice in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management • Brittany Ortiz, junior television, radio and film major • Aysha Seedat, Student Association president • Cory Wallack, director of the Counseling Center The role of the senior vice president of student affairs is to strengthen the Division of Student Affairs’ partnerships across the university and with external partners, according
to the release. The vice president also oversees the strategic planning, assessment and operations of the division, according to the release. An evaluation of SU by Bain & Company found that the university has continuously spent more money on raises and promotions for non-faculty salaries in the past seven years. Additionally, SU’s full-time administrative staff has grown by more than 400 percent, according to a study by the New England Center for Investigation Reporting.
The research shows that graduates will have a much harder time saving because when they graduate, their costs often outweigh their income. Today’s college graduates are saving only 6 percent of their income in retirement accounts that are invested in the market, according to the article. After creating a rainy-day fund type of savings, the next step for graduates is to start saving for retirement by enrolling in a 401(k) plan,
according to the article. Graduates can enroll in this plan through their company or through an individual retirement account. An employer might match the amount of money put into the plan, so a graduate shouldn’t be leaving free money on the table, according to the article. Janet Wilmoth, a professor of sociology and director of the Aging Studies Institute at SU, said in an email she believes that unless the Social Security system changes its program
dramatically, it is unlikely that the average retirement age will increase substantially. Wilmoth added that private savings are likely to become more important, especially since one never knows if the Social Security system has to reduce benefits because of projected trust fund deficits. College grads are often able to work past the average retirement age because they are in professional positions that do not require heavy labor.
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‘WE WANT TACOS’ Taco Time enters 20th season as Syracuse basketball game staple By Paul Schwedelson asst. copy editor
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essica Woodburn received a call from a friend who was shopping at a Dick’s Sporting Goods store and was taken aback by the shirts he saw. “‘This is amazing. I can’t believe that you guys have the Taco Time promotion on Nike’s T-shirts,’” Woodburn recalled him telling her. But Woodburn, the marketing director of Hospitality Syracuse Inc., a company that owns 52 Taco Bells throughout New York, didn’t understand. “What are you talking about?” Woodburn responded. Nike did research and found Taco Time as fans’ favorite promotion at Syracuse University basketball games. So in February and March of 2013, Nike made T-shirts that stated, “We want tacos.” “This promotion just kind of took on a life of its own,” said Woodburn, who bought one of the shirts and hung it in her office.
TACO TIMES
320
The number of times the men’s basketball team has scored 75 or more points in home games since 1995-96.
If the Orange scores a certain number of points — it used to be 75, but was changed to 70 this season — fans can take their ticket to an area Taco Bell and redeem it for a free taco. Taco Time in the Carrier Dome began in 1995 and this season marks the 20th anniversary of the promotion that’s become a tradition. It’s a connection that has combined the most prominent basketball team in central New York and Taco Bell’s target demographic of college students. And when the
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Orange scores enough points, it’s beneficial not only to the team and to fans, but to Taco Bell, as well. “If someone got a free taco, they’re probably going to buy at least another taco or certainly at least a drink to wash it down,” said Michael Veley, Syracuse Athletics’ marketing director in 1995 who sold the original sponsorship. Veley was hired for that position just two months before the basketball season started. He was a one-person marketing team and didn’t have much time. Now the director and chair of SU’s sport management program, Veley had previously heard stories of a promotion in the 1980s in which fans could redeem a ticket for free French fries from Burger King if Syracuse scored 100 points. But that was back when the Orange was an offensive juggernaut and had legends Derrick Coleman and Sherman Douglas. So Veley did the research on the five prior seasons and found that SU would score 75 about two out of every three games. Syracuse had a successful season
and made it as far as the national championship. “People started to look for it,” Veley said. “We’d work with the public address announcer to say, ‘OK fans, what time is it? It’s Taco Time.’” Within a few years, when the Orange came within one possession of 75 points, fans would start chanting, “We want tacos!” And it’s a tradition that hasn’t worn out. “We’re always amazed when we go to the games and see the involvement from the crowd,” Woodburn said. “It blows us away. It’s something that’s built over the years. It’s an amazing partnership.” Steve Pinkerton, vice president of Hospitality Syracuse, Inc., worked with Veley to put the promotion together. He expected it to do well because of the win-win nature in which it was designed, but it wasn’t until a three or four years later when it set in. Several days after the Orange played Georgetown and reached 75 points, a handful of customers came in to the see taco
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Partners should communicate about sexual history to avoid STDs
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was standing outside a lecture hall, waiting to go into class when I first heard it: “Herpes is going around campus.” I looked at my friend and smirked. Not because herpes is a joke but because the girl who had announced it clearly had not realized how loudly she did so.
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Later in the week, my friend was talking about how she really wanted to have sex over the weekend and another friend starkly replied, “Use a condom; I
heard herpes is making its rounds.” This time I didn’t grin. I had never really thought about the reality of STDs and while I wouldn’t label myself as concerned — I tend to be pretty careful — the gossip was thought provoking. While this rumor can neither be confirmed nor denied, STDs in general are common on college campuses and
are things that need to be in the back of your mind regardless of whether or not they are “going around.” Curious, I decided to debunk “the herp.” Compared to many other STDs, herpes’ symptoms are considered pretty mild — that is, if you consider outbreaks of blistery, itchy sores
around your genital areas to be mild. If this is not off-putting enough, herpes cannot be fully treated so you are left to live the rest of your life not knowing when the next crop will bloom. While that sounds dismal, and I am sure having herpes would be, it will not fully ruin your existence. According
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taco time Taco Bell located on Erie Boulevard to redeem their free tacos. Nearly half a week after Syracuse faced its biggest rival, Pinkerton saw the fans were still jacked up over the game. And the tacos. “That was really one of those moments; ‘Wow, it’s really kicking in,’” Pinkerton said. Though Nike only made the “We want tacos” shirts during the spring of 2013, SU Bookstore divisional merchandise manager Gale Youmell said their sale was successful.
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archambault to Planned Parenthood, about one in every six American adults are plagued with it. Most of them live normal, healthy lives aided by numerous medications that help speed up the healing process when an outbreak does occur and help to prolong the time between outbreaks. But just because most STDs can be treated or managed doesn’t mean you should throw those condoms out the window quite yet. For me, and I would conclude for many of you, it would still be ideal evade these infections completely. Nearly half of the 20 million newly diagnosed STD cases each year are among people ages 15-24, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which means condom use isn’t particularly high among young people. And I get it — to some degree. There are so many factors that can play into the decision of not using a condom during sex. You could be so in the moment and forget, you could be scared that if you ask your partner to use one they won’t
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Youmell said she’s done her own research and is looking into the possibility of bringing the shirts back. “There was an interest in it,” Youmell said of spring 2013. “So we thought, ‘Yeah, OK, we need to carry that for the students and the fans.’” Approximately nine years after the promotion began with the men’s team, the women’s team adopted Taco Time as well, but for the sake of attainability, at 65 points. Earlier this month, it was miscommunicated by SU Athletics that the women’s mark would be bumping up to 70 but Woodburn said it will remain at 65 this season.
In 2012, the Taco Bell in Kimmel Food Court closed, but the Erie Boulevard location is just 5 miles from the Dome. Students with season tickets no longer receive physical tickets like they used to when the promotion began, but Taco Bell will still honor the redemption if an SUID card is shown, Woodburn said. And amid the ups and downs of Syracuse basketball over the past 20 years, there has remained one strong tradition: Taco Time. “The beauty is that everybody can win,” Veley said.
want to continue. You could crave the pleasure of not having anything in between you and your partner or you could not have one accessible. Whatever the reason, it’s probably not worth troops of sores taking over your genitals when you least expect it. If you are adamant about sleeping with someone without rolling on a rubber, it is vital that you have been tested and that you have a conversation with them about whether or not they are infected and who else they are sleeping with. Often a problem in college is that people are not on the same page with the boundaries of a relationship. While one person could be convinced that their partner is only sleeping with them and be comfortable having unprotected sex, the other partner could be out doing the same with multiple other people — greatly increasing the original partner’s risk of contracting a STD. While this may appear to be a malicious act, there is also something to be said about communication. In today’s hook-up culture, it can be hard to ask someone to define a relationship if you don’t want to scare them off with the
thought of commitment. We feel that having someone is better than having nobody and will take them as they want to be taken, condom or no condom, exclusive or not exclusive. While I am not trying to force committed relationships on anyone, I do think that we need to be better about communicating with whom we are sleeping with. If you wisely decide you are going to have one of these conversations with your partner, it’s crucial to know your own diagnosis. This means if you have had unprotected sex before, you should get tested. Planned Parenthood offers easy, low- to no-cost screenings, as does SU Health Services. If your partner is not willing to talk about their sexual history and current sexual situation with you, they’re definitely not worth the lack of a protection — and probably not worth your time. Didn’t you hear? Herpes is going around. Personally, I find condoms sexier than genital sores.
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hile Spotify and YouTube are popular destinations for student’s music needs, Josh Weisleder is working to introduce a different musical service that would be a one-stop shop. The sophomore Bandier student is the first representative for Soundsgood at Syracuse University. Soundsgood is a playlist creation service that allows users to take content from various music streaming outlets such as Spotify, SoundCloud and YouTube. Weisleder has been working for Soundsgood since the beginning of October. His position is “brand ambassador,” as his goal is to give the Paris-based business a North American presence. This completely free service
allows the user to connect their social media profiles for easy sharing, just as one can do with Spotify and SoundCloud. Soundsgood only utilizes streams, so a person would be unable to drag mp3 files from their iTunes library and other mp3 sources into their customized playlists. The year-old playlist-creating site serves as a tool to also expose average individuals with undiscovered music. Soundsgood’s overall goal is to enhance the music consumption experience for both artists and their audiences. Artists can rely on Soundsgood as another outlet for providing exposure and statistical data. The service intends to help users consolidate the music that they listen to on different platforms, organizing all of it in one place. “The beauty of this is that you don’t have to have a relationship
with just one service,” Weisleder said. “Soundsgood works together with Spotify, Soundcloud, YouTube — we’re a tool in the streaming sphere that’s trying to help everybody else.” Soundsgood is more focused on playlist curation than getting a large fan base. Unlike other popular streaming companies, Soundsgood does not restrict its users in what songs are available. If the music is streamable on the Internet, it’s fair game. All users have to do is copy the link from the original streaming source where the song came from and paste it into Soundsgood to start the playlist. When a music consumer listens to a song through Soundsgood that was originally derived from another source, that native source will still get credited for the number of listens played on Soundsgood. “What’s great about Sounds-
2 1. JOSH WEISLEDER said playlists are the new radio, with users acting as DJs. 2. Soundsgood is a service that allows users to put their music from different sources into playlists.
good is that it’s a program that can get music listeners noticed for being knowledgeable in a day and age where it is very challenging to get attention online,” Weisleder said. Soundsgood strives to generate a community of people who have similar taste in certain genres of music and help grow artists that the company is promoting. “I see playlists as modern radio,” Weisleder said. “They allow people to be a DJ in a time where radio is dead, and, just like radio, listeners can track down the songs they heard and liked.”
Soundsgood will be launching its official app in 2016 that will let people manage their own accounts via mobile phones compared to the beta app, which only let users engage in company-created content. Soundsgood brings people together from different pulses within music. Users can know what’s worth listening to based on their personal interests and what’s trending in their communities. “This is a really globalizing product that is a fantastic product for any music listener,” Weisleder said. rcplaut@syr.edu
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Scott Shafer calls penalty against himself a ‘mistake’ By Paul Schwedelson asst. copy editor
Scott Shafer ripped off his headset, threw one of his possessions to the ground and had to be restrained by two of his assistants on the sideline. The Syracuse head coach was irate following a 15-yard illegal use of hands penalty on his team and his tirade cost SU another 15 yards. The two penalties moved Clemson from its own 21-yard line to the Orange’s 49 midway through the third quarter on Saturday against Clemson. At the time, Syracuse trailed by just seven to the nation’s top team. Throughout the Orange’s (3-7, 1-5 Atlantic Coast) current seven-game losing streak, Shafer has stressed that his team continue to “control the controllables,” but that’s something he didn’t do against Clemson. When asked Tuesday on his weekly teleconference about the challenge of contradicting himself, Shafer said, “Good point. I made a mistake on that play. Nothing they could learn from.” Shafer said he didn’t apologize to his team for the slipup. “Just like I don’t expect an apology from my players when they make a mistake,” Shafer said. “We own it and move forward.” Discussions with Mark Coyle At his introductory press conference in June,
newly hired Director of Athletics Mark Coyle said he would take this year to evaluate Syracuse’s football program. Mired in a seven-game losing streak, its longest since 2005, questions about Shafer’s job security are swirling. Shafer, who has one year left on his contract, was asked on Tuesday if he’s had any discussions with Coyle about his job. “If I did, that would be between Mark and I,” Shafer said. He was then asked if he would prefer a resolution before the season ends. “I think for me, it’s just a matter of focusing on things that are out in front of us right now and all the other things that are behind closed doors are just that, behind closed doors between me, my staff and anybody in the administration.” Amir Ealey and Qaadir Sheppard suspensions After Saturday’s game, Syracuse announced that freshmen defensive ends Amir Ealey and Qaadir Sheppard were suspended indefinitely for violating team policy. Tuesday was the first time Shafer addressed the media since the announcement of the suspension, but when asked about their availability, he reiterated what was already announced. Said Shafer: “Both young men are suspended indefinitely for violating team policy.” pmschwed@syr.edu | @pschweds
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Erin Little returns to Orange as coach after playing days By Chris Lucey staff writer
Leonid Yelin turned to assistant coach Erin Little after Syracuse dropped consecutive sets against Virginia Tech on Oct. 11. Yelin and Little consulted her detailed diagrams that track ball movement during previous points. They noticed that the Hokies were setting to the pin almost exclusively. A blocking change was in order. “We changed from a swing block to more of (an) inside-out block,” Yelin, SU’s head coach, said after the game. “They weren’t attacking us over the middle so we moved blockers to the outside.” The adjustment revitalized the Orange’s blocking attack. Syracuse registered eight blocks in the fourth game, four more than in the second and third combined. “It was one of those things where if it works, it’s genius” Yelin said. Little has been quietly contributing to Syracuse’s program in situations like that since she returned to Syracuse (20-7, 11-5 Atlantic Coast) in 2013, after a professional stint in Finland. The assistant coach plans road trips, manages the upcoming recruiting class and tends to the academic needs of her current players.
During practice at 3 p.m., Little sheds her managerial duties and serves more as a player-coach. “I’m more (personal) with my coaching of players,” Little said, “which allows me to help coach (Yelin).” The assistant graduated from SU in 2011, and the minimal generation gap makes her a source of wisdom for the team. Little often starts the season by giving underclassmen a tour of main campus, offering them advice on where to and not to go. “I try to keep them off Marshall Street because I prefer my players to eat healthy,” joked Little. The assistant coach admitted that most of her players go against her advice on the subject, opting for the “Chipotle diet” in lieu of healthier options. If Little’s not diagramming points and scouting out the opponent during games, she’s helping other assistants prep the court before the game or set up the food spread for the team after. Little’s background as a player at SU has tied her passion for the game directly to the program. “I’ve always wanted to see Syracuse be successful,” said Little. cplucey@syr.edu
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Syracuse aims to convert more scoring chances vs. RIT By Chris Thomsen staff writer
Stephanie Grossi cut through the Cornell defense just 11 seconds into the third period. She got the puck from Megan Quinn and fired immediately for Syracuse’s first goal of the game. The Orange, then down 3-1 with a full period remaining, was within striking distance. But the second goal didn’t come soon enough. Alysha Burriss scored with five minutes left to go, but Cornell had already upped its lead by that point. Grossi’s goal, her fifth of the season, was another example of the first line’s ability to score. Her, Nicole Ferrara and Melissa Piacentini have accounted for nearly half of Syracuse’s total points, scoring 16 of the team’s 35 goals and tallying 25 of the Orange’s 60 assists. “We’ll call them the little three (instead of the big three),” Syracuse head coach Paul Flanagan said, referring to their heights. Grossi is 5-foot-2, Ferrara 5-foot-4 and Piacentini 5-foot-2. Syracuse (5-7-1, 3-1-1 College Hockey America) is looking to improve its scoring depth against conference opponent Rochester Institute of Technology (3-10, 0-5) Wednesday night. The Orange scored seven goals
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st. bonaventure nicked the square on the backboard and rolled into the net. “I was just making reads,” Gbinije said. “I felt like that was the best read at the time and thank god it went in.” Seconds later, Trevor Cooney stole the St. Bonaventure inbounds pass and a Tyler Lydon 3 stretched Syracuse’s lead to 10 points. The Orange (2-0) then coasted to a 79-66 win over the Bonnies (1-1) on Tuesday night, as Gbinije helped SU bury a lackluster first half and sidestep an early-season letdown. The senior point guard finished with a game-high 23 points while shooting 8-for-14 from the field, and added six assists and four steals. Thirteen of his points came in the second half, and it’s no coincidence that they brought the Orange to life. “(Gbinije) was able to get going and get to the basket and was really able to control the tempo,” Cooney said. “I think it’s just great for him to do that, and I think he’ll have the confidence going forward that he can really take over games like that.” The Bonnies hit a 3, Gbinije picked up a foul and Jim Boeheim subbed him out just four minutes and 39 seconds into the game. It was rare for Gbinije — who played 37 minutes in Syracuse’s opener and 38 on Tuesday — to come out at all, much less before the second media timeout. But Boeheim didn’t like what he was seeing, and crouched next to Gbinije to let him know. “It was good coaching. He took me out, gave me an earful and told me what I was supposed to do,” Gbinije said. “Then he put me in for my next opportunity and that definitely got me going.” First, Boeheim wanted Gbinije to play better defense and keep St. Bonaventure from getting the ball in the middle of the Orange zone. Second, he wanted his most versatile scorer to
against RIT on Oct. 21, its highest total this season. But the Orange has only scored five goals in its last five games, with four of them created by first-liners. “We have to get that second and third line scoring,” Flanagan said. “We have to get more scoring from our defensemen.” While the Orange is averaging just less than 30 shots per game, only nine percent make it into the net. Grossi’s biggest problem with the offense is the quality of shots, as most of Syracuse’s attempts on Saturday were effortless saves for the Big Red. “We have to make sure we crash and take it to the net to challenge the goalie,” Grossi said. “It’s hard when you’re under pressure just to get it into those places, but sometimes it just goes right into the glove and it’s an easy save for the goalie.” The offense’s biggest weakness may be the “little three’s” biggest strength: chemistry. Ferrara, Grossi and Piacentini seem to always be on the same page so that they don’t even have to talk on the ice, Flanagan said. The trio has dominated games offensively before. In a 5-4 loss against then-No. 10 Northeastern on Oct. 9, the three combined for seven total points. Ferrara had a five-game goal streak in October. Grossi’s hat trick against
attack the Bonnies defense and, in turn, create scoring opportunities for his teammates. That didn’t materialize right away, as Syracuse trudged through the first half and the Bonnies went into the break with a 35-29 lead. But Gbinije, even with three first-half fouls, came out of the break with a full head of steam as Syracuse committed to going to the rim. With 13:28 left, Gbinije caught a pass on the right wing and hit a 3 to pull SU within five. On the next play, he ran under a Malachi Richardson airball and dunked two-handed to cut the deficit to three. He answered a St. Bonaventure bucket by crossing over his defender and hitting a fadeaway from 18 feet, again cutting the lead to three. When he put the ball on the floor once Syracuse gained the lead, all five Bonnies hung onto his every move. Three of them collapsed on him around the six-minute mark and he flipped a pass to Richardson. The freshman canned a 3 to bump the Orange lead to six, and Gbinije took it from there. “I thought Mike really was tremendous in the second half,” Boeheim said, “getting to the basket and making plays.” In the past two years, as Gbinije evolved from off-the-bench wing with long arms to starting point guard with long range, he said he often thought too much. He second guessed passes. He hesitated on his jumper. He confused himself. Now, Gbinije said, he’s stopped thinking so much and lets the game come to him. He reads situation and reacts. He’s not afraid to make mistakes and, in turn, makes less of them. And when his team was at risk of falling to a mid-major team in November, he was capable of deciding that wouldn’t be the case. “I noticed that they were looking to give me the ball,” Gbinije said. “So I stepped up a couple times.” jcdoug01@syr.edu | @Dougherty_Jesse
NICOLE FERRARA (12) and her linemates, Stephanie Grossi and Melissa Piacentini, have carried Syracuse’s offense this season. jessica sheldon staff photographer
RIT led the Orange to a blowout victory. But when things go rough for those three, SU struggles to win. In Syracuse’s last four losses, they have been held to five points and three have come from Grossi.
“When they get shut down, it’s tough sledding for us,” Flanagan said. “Teams can key on them. We want to have secondary scoring. Maybe we rely too heavily on that line.”
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raised in the air. The ball didn’t come, but he ended up with it in a scuffle under the basket moments later and found Richardson at the top of the key. Before the clock reached a minute and a half, he had deftly thread a pass through traffic to Lydon and picked up an offensive rebound before drawing a foul on the next sequence. “Roberson’s one of the most athletic guys in the country really,” Trevor Cooney said. “He could go out there every single night and grab 10-plus boards.” Roberson finished a game he helped keep Syracuse afloat in watching from the bench. He’s not an indispensable piece and by Boeheim’s estimation, isn’t close to being one yet. But Tuesday night showed why the strongest branch of his game is one Syracuse certainly needs.
roberson “There would be years if he kept playing like this,” Boeheim said, “that he wouldn’t play.” Roberson knows his flaws. He noted a couple missed free throws and shots he normally doesn’t miss. His game still needs fine-tuning and Boeheim let it be known. But on a night when Dajuan Coleman only played 14 minutes and Chinonso Obokoh played a meager one, Roberson shouldered the majority of the load down low with Tyler Lydon. “I’m pretty happy with the way I rebounded the ball,” Roberson said. With just over two minutes left in the first half, Roberson grabbed a defensive rebound after being nudged in the back while leaving the ground. He dished the ball off and sprinted down the floor with his right hand
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TYLER ROBERSON (MIDDLE) anchored Syracuse’s defense with 12 rebounds against St. Bonaventure on Tuesday night in the Carrier Dome. jessica sheldon staff photographer
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Lydon hits 2 clutch 3s, plays heavy minutes at center position By Matt Schneidman asst. sports editor
Tyler Lydon slowly backpedalled into St. Bonaventure’s half of the court with a smile stretching across his face. Trevor Cooney came to bump chests and Michael Gbinije raised both hands in the air on his way to join the celebration as the Bonnies called a timeout. With 3:42 left in the second half, Syracuse’s lead stretched to double digits for the first time all night. A game once in the balance was now
firmly in the Orange’s grasp. Lydon logged 31 minutes, the majority of which came at center, and hit two 3s in the second half that helped SU pull away. Topped off with a 5-for-5 mark from the foul line and four second-half rebounds, Lydon’s night showed continued flashes of a thorough repertoire in Syracuse’s (2-0) 79-66 win over SBU (1-1) on Tuesday night in the Carrier Dome. “He creates a disadvantage for the other team because then they have to step out and play all five of us,” Malachi Richardson said,
Lydon’s night started off with him exposed down low. Starting center Dajuan Coleman subbed out with 13:54 remaining in the first half and didn’t re-enter until after the break. In his place, Lydon grabbed two boards while a smaller St. Bonaventure front dominated SU in the paint. After Lydon took Coleman’s spot four minutes into the second half, an offensive rebound, assist and block followed. Minutes later began the stretch of four consecutive fouls shots from the freshman that began building SU’s cushion. “I think that probably helped him get going
a little bit,” SU head coach Jim Boeheim said. Lydon’s shown he can be a streaky shooter in practice, his form unwavering as he knocks down shot after shot from deep. But on Tuesday, when Syracuse needed a spark from behind the arc with St. Bonaventure clinging to life, his stroke from deep in the Carrier Dome helped the Orange escape. “I felt like I had a lot of confidence at the time,” Lydon said. “It felt good to get out there and knock down a couple.” mcschnei@syr.edu | @Matt_Schneidman
ALEXIS PETERSON (1) is in a rotation of guards that will see playing time this season. Against Rhode Island, Quentin Hillsman rotated six guards. daily orange file photo from page 16
guards of a run-and-gun team to get up in your face and pressure.” It was the veteran trio of Sykes, Peterson and Butler SU rolled out against the Rams. But not even halfway through the first quarter it was Grant, a freshman, planting herself on the sideline to replace Sykes, a redshirt junior. Phillips also made her collegiate debut, and dropped a 3 in her first two minutes on the court in the second quarter. The ripple effects of guard depth have reached the practice court too, Sykes said, with starters in intrasquad scrimmages able to acknowledge, “OK, I have a sub,” as they look to the sideline. It’s fostered a competitive culture among the team, with a budding few freshman learning from the veterans as much as
they’re gunning for their spot. “At the same time it’s more of a, ‘if I’m on the floor and playing hard, I expect you to do the same exact thing,’” Sykes said of the competition at guard. “It’s not more of a ‘I’m trying to take your spot;’ it’s more a ‘we’re all in this spot together.’” Syracuse should be outpacing opponents on the floor and taking advantage of its perimeter shooters in Butler and Grant. The Orange finished right in the middle of the ACC in both scoring offense and defense last season, marks that stand to improve if SU’s depth is as deep as it thinks it is. With the revolving door of talent, the ability of SU’s reserve guards will be just as paramount to the team’s success at the starters. “If you want to contribute, you’ve got to contribute in your 2-2.5 minutes on the floor,” Hillsman said. “(Then) come back in your next 2.5 minutes and contribute.” cgrossma@syr.edu | @connorgrossman
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Depth at guard to benefit SU SU will speed up its pace of play with a 6-person rotation at guard By Connor Grossman asst. sports editor
MICHAEL GBINIJE (0) led the Orange to a 79-66 win against St. Bonaventure with 23 points. He racked up three fouls and drew the ire of head caoch Jim Boeheim in a poor first-half, but closed SU’s six-point deficit with a better second half. jessica sheldon staff photographer
Michael Gbinije carries Syracuse to a comeback win over the Bonnies By Jesse Dougherty web editor
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or most of the second half, Syracuse’s best scoring opportunities rested in Michael Gbinije’s hands. So when St. Bonaventure went
zone with the scoreboard showing four minutes and a five-point Orange lead, Gbinije stood at the top of the key with two options at his fingertips: Make a play and bury St. Bonaventure. Falter and keep the Bonnies’ upset hopes alive. He passed to his teammates but
It was good coaching. He took me out, gave me an earful and told me what I was supposed to do. Michael Gbinije su guard
they threw the ball right back to him. He directed them with his finger, scanned the defense and, when the shot clock dipped below five seconds, waved Dajuan Coleman up to give him an on-ball screen. As the student section nervously counted down — three … two … — Gbinije faked a pass to the wing, cleared space in the middle and hung in the air above the foul line. Then he threw up a floater that see st.
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men’s basketball
Roberson’s 12 rebounds keep defense afloat in win By Matt Schneidman asst. sports editor
Tyler Roberson untucked his jersey and sauntered toward the bench, his face dripping with sweat. Less than five minutes remained in the game and Roberson had 12 rebounds. The next-highest total on the team was five. But at that point, with SU leading St. Bonaventure by six, Roberson’s night was over after he picked
up a fifth foul. The group on the floor that had been dominated by the Bonnies on the glass was left to patch together a back line of the 2-3 zone that Roberson held intact. “I think all of my fouls were just like going after the ball,” Roberson said. “I think I got a lot of rebounds going after it and it happens sometimes.” Despite its only consistent threat on the boards heading to the sideline, Syracuse (2-0) held firm
against SBU (1-1) in a 79-66 win inside the Carrier Dome on Tuesday night. In a game where Syracuse was outrebounded by 10, Roberson was a relief valve from St. Bonaventure’s second- and third-chance opportunities that helped it stay within striking distance until late. Roberson corralled 12 of the Orange’s 33 rebounds and was the lone player on both teams to reach double digits on the glass.
“He was helping us on defense and I thought he was getting going,” Jim Boeheim said, “he’s still not playing where I think he has to for us.” SU’s head coach pinpointed a gaffe when Roberson and Malachi Richardson both went up for a rebound in open space. It touched Richardson’s hands, but Roberson knocked it away and out of bounds with no Bonnies in the vicinity. see roberson page 14
The six guards Syracuse rotated in its season-opening win against Rhode Island wasn’t a mirage. It wasn’t an experiment by head coach Quentin Hillsman to give every player time on the court early in the season. It wasn’t an accident. It’s an indication of what’s to come this season for the Orange. A style of play predicated on quickness and aggressive pressing lends itself to fatigue, and SU rolled out guards Brittney Sykes, Brianna Butler, Alexis Peterson, Abby Grant, Cornelia Fondren and Jade Philips to compensate. “I remember when I was playing,” Hillsman recalled, “the thing was, ‘I can’t get into a rhythm. I can’t get into a flow.’ “Well you have to get into a flow quickly (now). We’re going to get you in and out of the game.” Syracuse made 17 more substitutions than URI, and 11 times subbed in two or more players at once. The surplus of talent at the guard position allows Hillsman flexibility, running players on and off his bench similar to a lacrosse or hockey team with position lines. The frequent substitutions at the position are likely to be a common occurrence throughout the season for the No. 25 Orange (1-0). Sykes is recovering from her second ACL injury and is gradually building back up her stamina. She laid out the hypothetical situation in which she, Peterson and Butler were running the top of SU’s press for four or five plays. It “lights up (Sykes’) eyes” knowing that once fatigue sets in, she can confidently hand over the keys to reserve players just as capable as the starters. “You can send in platoons if you wanted to,” Sykes said. “It feels pretty good to know that on the bench you can bring in three other guards on and bring three other guards off give them a rest. “That way we can keep the pace see guards page 15