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Syverud addresses student demands By Emma Folts and India Miraglia the daily orange
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CHANCELLOR KENT SYVERUD has visited protesters at the Barnes Center at The Arch three times since the #NotAgainSU protest began on Nov. 13. He stopped by the center on Tuesday to briefly discuss his reponse to student demands. corey henry photo editor
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Chancellor pledges to work with protesters By Casey Darnell news editor
Chancellor Kent Syverud addressed his response to student demands in an interview with student media about three hours after the university released an 11-page action plan. The university’s delayed communication about racist graffiti found in Day Hall on Nov. 7 prompted outrage among students of color. #NotAgainSU, a movement led by black students, has led a sit-in in the Barnes Center at The Arch for seven days. The group released a list of 18 demands and set Wednesday as a deadline for Syverud’s response. #NotAgainSU’s demands have largely focused on diversity and inclusion initiatives, including stronger consequences for hate speech, a rehaul of SEM 100, mandatory bias training for faculty and staff and more counselors of color. International students have also provided a list of demands to the chancellor that repeats some of those from #NotAgainSU. “Working on diversity and inclusion issues is something I’ve
been doing my entire career,” Syverud said. “My belief is it’s always got to be an ongoing process, so I would always expect people to say more can be done.” The chart Syverud sent in a campus-wide email on Tuesday breaks down SU’s responses to demands from both #NotAgainSU and international students. For the Barnes Center protesters, the university plans to expand mandatory diversity training and to clarify SU’s opposition to hate speech in the Code of Student Conduct. For international students, the university pledges to more effectively position security cameras and to recruit more international and multilingual resident advisers. SU will hold a forum Wednesday in Goldstein Auditorium at Schine Student Center to discuss the university’s response to students’ demands. Protesters originally called for Syverud’s resignation if he didn’t meet their demands by Wednesday at 5 p.m. Asked about calls for resignation, Syverud said he doesn’t think see syverud page 6
hancellor Kent Syverud responded to the demands of #NotAgainSU and international students in a campus-wide email sent Tuesday. Both international students and #NotAgainSU — a movement led by black students — have submitted demands to Syverud in response to hate crimes and bias-related that have occurred on or near the Syracuse University campus. At least 11 racist or bias-related incidents have been reported since Nov. 7. Syverud outlined five demands that should be met with urgency, and SU is immediately committing resources, including more than $1 million for curriculum development, to implement his responses within the next year. Several of the commitments address demands created by #NotAgainSU. The movement, led see response page 4
november hate crimes READ MORE Investigation The Syracuse Police Department will lead the investigation of the white supremacist manifesto. See page 3
Pushing back DPS Chief Bobby Maldonado defended the chancellor in response to attacks from Gov. Cuomo. See page 3
SU professor receives anti-Semitic message By Gabe Stern
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Editor’s note: This article contains details about antiSemitism and references to the Holocaust. A Syracuse University professor was threatened by an anonymous email sent to her that contained hostile, anti-Semitic language and referenced the Holocaust.
In support Board of Trustees Chair Kathleen Walters said she stands behind Chancellor Kent Syverud. See page 6
Condemning hate Anti-Defamation League expressed concern about recent hate crimes and bias-related incidents See page 6
Immediately, I thought of the safety of my family. I don’t know who would’ve sent it. Genevieve García de Müeller professor of writing, rhetoric and composition
Genevieve García de Müeller, a professor of writing, rhetoric and composition, told The Daily Orange that she received the message
around 10:40 a.m. The email, sent via anonymousemail, told her to “get in the oven where you belong.” It ended by using an anti-Semitic slur. The subject line of the email read “JEW.” Müeller said she called the Department of Public Safety after receiving the email. DPS directed her to the Syracuse Police Department because the incident occurred while she was off-campus, she said. She also tweeted a screenshot of the email sent to her at about noon on Tuesday. SPD said the department would look at the email in the same situation as the swastika that was found near The 505 on Walnut on Thursday evening, Müeller said. At the time of interview, Müeller had not heard from SPD since about 11:30 a.m. “Immediately, I thought of the safety of my family,” Müeller said of the email. “I don’t know who would’ve sent it. I don’t know who knows I’m Jewish. It’s not something I talk about in class necessarily, but it was very personal to me.” SPD spokesperson Sgt. Matthew see email page 6
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SPD investigates white supremacist manifesto Man flashes students at Walnut Park By Christopher Cicchiello asst. copy editor
Junior Noel Ben Salem had left Bird Library and was about to cross East Adams Street when she saw an idling car turn off. The driver was completely naked and deliberately walking toward her on the opposite side of the street. The man said nothing to her, but kept advancing, Ben Salem said. When she pointed her phone at the naked man, he leapt into his car and sped off. “And as he was driving away, that’s when I began screaming as loud as I could, and he then turned back around towards the other end of the street,” she said. “I thought he was coming back towards me, so that’s when I started to scream even more and start running as fast as I could toward the other direction of the park.”
KENTON BUCKER, Syracuse Police Department chief, spoke at a Tuesday press conference. The department is investigating two cases near SU, including a white supremacist manifesto and a swastika etched in a snowbank. elizabeth billman asst. photo editor By Casey Darnell news editor
The Syracuse Police Department will lead the investigation into a white supremacist manifesto shared in an online forum and allegedly sent to students’ cellphones in Bird Library, Chief Kenton Buckner announced at a Tuesday press conference. SPD is also investigating a swastika discovered Thursday in a snowbank across from the 505 on Walnut, a luxury apartment complex where many students live. Buckner said there is no “direct threat” to the Syracuse University campus. Campus, city and state police have increased patrols at and near SU out of caution, he said.
I can tell you that under these circumstances, we’re walking a very delicate tightrope Kenton Buckner syracuse police chief
Department of Public Safety Chief Bobby Maldonado, a New York State Police major and an FBI agent also spoke at the press conference, which was held to address the white supremacist manifesto. A
link to the manifesto was also posted in a Greekrank.com forum Monday night. The 74-page manifesto was written by the perpetrator of the New Zealand Christchurch mosque shootings and contains Neo-Nazi symbols and anti-immigrant sentiments. SPD has no updates on the identity of either perpetrator. The only recent incident where university has publicly announced those responsible was the yelling of the N-word at a black woman near College Place on Saturday night. The Alpha Chi Rho fraternity, “Crow,” has been suspended from campus for its members’ involved in the racist incident. Buckner and Maldonado said they said don’t believe classes should be
cancelled. The university remains open while some professors and departments have cancelled classes. “The community is safe. We don’t think that there’s a direct threat,” Maldonado said. “Even in the last weeks as things have transpired, we’ve had no issues with physical violence taking place.” Buckner addressed frustrations from students regarding the time taken to notify the campus of hate crimes or bias-related incidents. SU’s delayed response to racist graffiti against black and Asian people in Day Hall led to the formation of #NotAgainSU — a movement led by black students that has occupied the Barnes Center at The Arch since Nov. 13.
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DPS chief defends Syverud, governor criticizes By Sam Ogozalek
special projects editor
Department of Public Safety Chief Bobby Maldonado defended Chancellor Kent Syverud’s response to the string of recent racist and anti-Semitic incidents reported at or near Syracuse University on Tuesday. His statement came minutes after Gov. Andrew Cuomo criticized Syverud’s handling of the situation. “The chancellor has been working very hard. I’ve talked to chancellor almost every day for the last 13 days,” said Maldonado, head of the Department of Public Safety. In a statement released at about 1 p.m., Cuomo said the chancellor has not “handled this matter in a way that instills confidence.”
Maldonado fielded questions about Cuomo’s comments at about 2:20 p.m. during a press conference at the Public Safety Building in downtown Syracuse. “There are so many issues, it’s just so complex. But I can tell you that the chancellor works so hard. I firmly disagree with the assessment,” Maldonado said. The DPS chief was the only SU official to participate in the press conference. He said he was involved because the media event was geared toward policerelated questions. Syracuse Police Department Chief Ken Buckner also commented on the statement. “I’m well aware of what has been said,” Buckner told reporters. “I see cuomo page 6
The Department of Public Safety has expanded patrols around campus after recent hate crimes. corey henry photo editor
I haven’t gotten any updates. I haven’t left my apartment at all because I have been crying all day. Noel Ben Salem su junior
Ben Salem did not take any photographs of the man, but she was able to get a few shots of his car. From the timestamps on the photographs she took, Ben Salem said the incident occurred within the span of two minutes, 1:09 to 1:11 a.m. DPS released a statement at 8:22 p.m., almost 20 hours following the incident, stating that two students reported separate incidents of a man in his early 20s leaving his vehicle naked at around 1 a.m. on Tuesday. “This guy is still out on the loose, so the longer the university waits to inform other girls about this, then there is a higher risk that this is going to happen to somebody else,” Ben Salem said. After the man approached her, Ben Salem ran into DPS, who had patrol units a block away from the incident. She was traumatized and in shock. “I was in a hysteria, I was very traumatized and (DPS) didn’t comfort me at all. They didn’t hug me, and because I was in a hysteria, it looked like they weren’t taking me seriously,” she said. Ben Salem gave a statement to DPS, and one officer walked her home. Immediately after, she called SPD to file a separate report. The call to SPD was made at 1:30 a.m., but police did not arrive until 2:30 a.m. Ben Salem said the dispatcher she talked to accused her of not complying with DPS and walking away without finishing her report. After the DPS officer walked her home, Salem soon discovered she had dozens of phone calls, texts and direct messages, ultimately leading her to post about the incident on
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Kathleen Walters expresses support for Syverud, students By Emma Folts
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Kathleen Walters, chair of Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees, expressed solidarity with the university and its students in the wake of several hate crimes and bias incidents on or near campus. The campus community has been attacked from both the outside and from within, Walters said in a statement. There have been at least 11 hate crimes and bias-related incidents targeting black, Asian and Jewish people in the past two weeks. Most recently, a white supremacist manifesto written by the Christchurch mosque shooter was posted online and allegedly sent to
cellphones of students in Bird Library. “This is a deeply painful and unsettling time for our students and our whole Orange community,” Walters said. The Board of Trustees, which oversees the university’s fiscal policies and institutional decisions, stands behind Chancellor Kent Syverud and SU students, she said. Walters said Syverud has been “relentlessly focused” on ensuring the safety of students at the university and creating change on campus. Students have held a sit-in at the Barnes Center at The Arch for seven days, a demonstration that formed in response to racist graffiti being found Nov. 7 on two floors of Day Hall. #Not-
AgainSU, a movement led to black students, have provided a list of demands for Syverud to meet by Wednesday. The Chinese Students and Scholars Association, China Development Think Tank and Global China Connection also submitted nine demands to the chancellor. Syverud presented his formal response to all demands Tuesday afternoon in a campuswide email and linked document. In addressing #NotAgainSU’s demands, SU will clarify the Code of Student Conduct policy concerning hate and bias incidents, and will develop a curriculum to teach diversity, among other things. The document is “comprehensive and thorough,” Walters said.
“What he and members of his leadership team put forward is a plan with actionable solutions with real timelines,” she said. “That’s what our students are asking for, that’s what our students deserve.” Walters is not the first chair to provide a statement during a time of university unrest. Steven Barnes, who was chair of the board during the Theta Tau videos controversy, said in an April 2018 statement that he was “appalled and deeply troubled,” by the actions of campus community members. concerns at a town hall meeting. esfolts@syr.edu @emmafolts
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Anti-Defamation League concerned about hate, bias incidents By Emma Folts
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The Anti-Defamation League has expressed concern about the 12 hate crimes and bias-related incidents that have occurred on or near the Syracuse University campus in the past 13 days. Swastikas, racist graffiti and racial slurs have been etched, written and yelled throughout SU’s campus since Nov. 7. The white supremacist memo of the Christchurch mosque shooter, which contains Neo-Nazi and anti-immigrant ideology, was sent to students’ cellphones Tuesday night. The hate crimes and bias-related incidents have targeted black, Asian and Jewish people. “The series of incidents that took place, especially in such a short period of time, is incredibly concerning to us at the ADL,” said Evan Bernstein, the ADL’s New York/New Jersey regional director. The ADL is an anti-hate organization established to combat anti-Semitism that now fights against all types of hate.
College campuses are supposed to be places of learning, open thought and cohesion among others, Bernstein said. There has been an uptick in hate crimes and bias-related incidents on college campuses across the country since the 2016 election of President Donald Trump, he said. About 280 campus hate crimes were reported to the FBI in 2017, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. The country is beginning to see a “normalization of hate,” Berstein said. After the white supremacist manifesto was posted online and sent to students at Bird Library, several SU professors and departments canceled their classes. The Quad was empty Tuesday morning, and some students contacted their professors to express concern about walking to class alone. There is always a potential for the verbal and written incidents to lead to physical violence, Bernstein said. Now that SU and its students are aware of the incidents, they can hopefully come together to prevent such an escalation, he said.
Even if the hate crimes and bias-related incidents don’t involve physical harm, the incidents are still “incredibly hurtful,” Bernstein said. “Words hurt and words matter, and when someone is called a horrific racial slur, that impacts not only the individual, it impacts the entire campus community and other minority groups on campus,” he said. White supremacist recruitment has occurred in the upstate New York region, including on college campuses, Bernstein said. The recruitment sometimes targets lone wolves instead of larger groups — individual actors have been seen to do lots of damage, he said. He referenced the October 2018 shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. The university should develop a formal strategic plan to address hate crimes and bias-related incidents, Bernstein said. SU must work proactively and with “unparalleled collaboration” from administration, faculty and staff to create, fund and implement the plan. There needs to be unity among students, staff and faculty.
For seven days, students have held a sit-in at the Barnes Center at The Arch to protest the hate crimes and bias-related incidents. The protesters, who have adopted the name #NotAgainSU presented Chancellor Kent Syverud with a list of 18 demands, aimed at protecting minority students and changing campus culture. The ADL is a firm supporter of free speech but knows that hate speech can’t be unaddressed, Bernstein said. He encouraged campus leaders and officials to speak out when hateful rhetoric comes to campus. Many minority groups are subject to a tremendous amount of hate, but they sometimes work in silos, Bernstein said. Now’s the time for people of all minority identities to unify — if someone hates one minority group, they probably hate others, he said. “Use that as an opportunity to come together to push back on this and make as much change as possible,” Bernstein said.
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that can be implemented by the fall 2020 semester and will develop a curriculum to teach diversity, which are the third and ninth demands from #NotAgainSU. SU will also provide additional resources to ensure student safety and to create a welcoming and inclusive campus, Syverud said in his email. The university will increase hiring in “significant areas of concern.” Syverud’s response to students’ demands includes a chart listing each demand provided in writing by both the #NotAgainSU protesters and the international students, the response to the demand and the SU officials who will address the demand. “As Chancellor, I take very seriously these immediate priorities, and commit to promptly achieving them, as well as to supporting the other important measures in the responses,” Syverud said in the email. Protesters read Syverud’s response aloud at the Barnes Center on Tuesday afternoon. “I don’t know about y’all, but that sounds like a lot of rhetoric,” one protester said while reading the chancellor’s email. A protester said that students should write down any concerns with Syverud’s response. #NotAgainSU will continue to sit-in at the Barnes Center and spend Tuesday night there. SU commits to clear, timely and regular communication of ongoing and completed work, according to email. Parents were also sent Syverud’s response to the demands. The university requested that protesters at the Barnes Center and international students identify representatives to continue the work that has begun. It requires students to engage as partners in the work, the email said. “We’re in a key moment at this university, in a key moment to address serious issues in the nation as well as at this university in a positive way,” Syverud said at the Barnes Center. “I appreciate what I think has been extraordinarily constructive work by this group, and also patient and peaceful work under circumstances of great stress.”
response by black students, has held a sit-in at the Barnes Center at The Arch since Nov. 13. The chancellor will attend a forum on Wednesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m in Goldstein Auditorium at the Schine Student Center in regard to the demands. A little before 3:20 p.m., Syverud stopped by the Barnes Center to speak with students about his response. “I do take very seriously and took very seriously with a lot of people working through these responses,” he said. “I am very eager to hear your suggestions and reactions to each. I’m very eager to continue that dialogue.” Another student asked if he would be meeting with students at Hendricks Chapel. Protesters had originally invited the chancellor to read his response in Hendricks at 7 p.m. on Wednesday.
I do take very seriously and took very seriously with a lot of people working through these responses Kent Syverud su chancellor
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The Chinese Students and Scholars Association, China Development Think Tank and Global China Connection presented Syverud with a letter on Thursday that included nine demands. #NotAgainSU submitted a list of 18 demands to Syverud that aim to protect minority students and change campus culture. The protesters gave the chancellor until 5 p.m. on Wednesday agree to and sign their demands. The university will revise its Code of Student Conduct Policy to clarify the consequences of committing hate crimes and bias-related incidents, addressing the fifth demand of the protesters. SU will also make changes to the SEM 100 diversity seminar
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Protests are scholarship in action Calling for Syverud’s immediate resignation
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ear Editor, This morning I put on my Syracuse University sweatshirt and immediately reconsidered my decision. Is now a good time to represent my alma mater? National news outlets have headlines discussing the numerous racist and anti-Semitic crimes that have occurred on campus. I’m disgusted and appalled by the events. With caution, I kept the shirt on because the protests on cam-
pus epitomize the student body I envision when I think of my time at SU. SU students sitting in the Barnes Center embody “scholarship in action” and are using their education to clearly articulate legislation for administration to implement. The protests represent an understanding of injustice and action to make change. Since the administration has lacked due process in holding students accountable, our students empowered themselves
to take a stand. This is the Syracuse I believe in. As a concerned alumna, I’m not proud these events took place, but I’m impressed by the student response. This is not our university’s finest hour, but Orange nation is in good hands. Keep sitting in, keep fighting, because that’s what SU taught us to do. Sincerely,
Laura Singer College of Arts and Sciences ’16
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Different ways to engage in activism
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ear Editor, I would like to take a moment to speak directly to a particular subset of students we have on campus. To the students who are afraid while also feeling like they are not doing enough, it’s OK. You might not know me, but like you, I also attend SU. I am new here, I am not outspoken and I haven’t joined the sit-in, but right now I am doing what I know how to do: writing to you. I understand your struggle as a student of color in the face of racism on your campus. There are many mixed emotions — fear, anger and responsibility. History has shown us great figures who stood in the face of adversity and dared them to blink first. We admire those people,
and rightfully so. But when adversity comes knocking at our front door, we ask “Why can’t I be more like them?” I understand. Everyone has a role to play in the fight for equality and freedom. As much as the fight requires those on the front lines, the fight also needs you. We hear the names of history’s greats, but we also need to remember those who stood beside them. We need the Hercules Mulligans just like we need the Alexander Hamiltons, the William Stills just as much as the Harriet Tubmans and the Bayard Rustins for our MLKs. We need you. Activism is more than just protesting — it’s documenting the story so it’s never forgotten, encouraging those on the front
lines and leveraging your connections to make sure that when change comes it is equitable for everyone. In some cases, activism is the act of simply existing. In a world filled with racism and hate, your very presence, wherever that might be, in and of itself is an act of rebellion. To the students who are afraid while also feeling like they are not doing enough, it’s OK. I understand. Do what you can, wherever you are, and that’s more than enough. In the words of 6-year-old Christopher Robin, “You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think.” Sincerely,
Evan T. Davis Social Work ’21
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ear Editor, We are writing as alums and current Syracuse students who fought this same administration as members of The General Body five years ago this month. We want to express our full support for #NotAgainSU and their demands and for the petition asking for Chancellor Kent Syverud’s immediate resignation. In November 2014, we sat in the administration building for 18 days to advance justice and equity at SU. We hoped that our work then would ensure that students today wouldn’t have to demand the same. Unfortunately, Chancellor Syverud refused to meet any substantial demands addressing persistent racism in 2014, when he cut several programs for BIPOC students. With his continued inaction, it comes as no surprise that the same issues have come up again and again in the five years since. While we are proud of the students’ activism now, we are disgusted that this administration continues to evade responsibility and accountability as a culture of white supremacy flourishes. The students sitting in have been generous in granting the administration another chance to change course — they do not deserve it. In 2014, at the start of Syverud’s chancellorship, he closed the rape crisis advocacy center, ended POSSE scholarships for students of color and cancelled the Paris Noir study abroad program. Instead of taking the opportunity to help
students of color, the following summer his administration built a six million dollar walkway. Meanwhile, students are subjected to one wave after another of racist violence on campus. After each incident, the chancellor shows up, usually a few days late, to say he is listening. But he and other university leaders can do more than listen — they are the ones making decisions about the structure of the university. They can change policy, fund programs, hire more diverse staff and prioritize the things that matter. That they continually choose not to means they are not fit to lead. Do not settle for listening meetings, carefully crafted emails, videos or invitations to workgroups. Do not settle for mayors or coaches showing up to say they hear you. Do not settle for the administration bending on the least significant of your demands while ignoring the rest. You deserve immediate and significant action on problems many years in the making, including new leadership. Sincerely,
Sherri Williams Yanira Rodríguez Tessa Brown Laura Jaffee Vani Kannan Montiniquë McEachern Nikeeta Slade Michael Kelly Susima Weerakoon Pamela Sertzen Ben Kuebrich Jennith Lucas
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Blaming chancellor is irresponsible SU response inadequate
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ear Editor, I am writing to express my total and unwavering support of Chancellor Kent Syverud. The incidents on campus — which have transpired in the current weeks and in years past — are repugnant, inexcusable and are not representative of the feelings or attitudes of the overwhelming majority of individuals associated with Syracuse University. Students, staff, faculty and alumni who have been affected by the hate speech proliferated on
campus, as well as their allies, can and should call on the university administration to address these incidents and hold those responsible accountable. Placing the blame on someone who is not in any way responsible for these incidents and who has actively repudiated them is unfair and irresponsible. Calling for the resignation of Syverud will not help the campus community heal nor will it alleviate the longstanding, systematic issues with
which SU has had to contend. I know Syverud better than most, and I can say with absolute certainty that there is no better vanguard against hate and bigotry. The campus community would do well to focus on identifying the perpetrators of these heinous displays of hate rather than identifying the chancellor as a scapegoat for their behavior. Sincerely,
Eric Evangelista Former Student Association President ’17
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ear Editor, We, the undersigned members of the Maxwell Faculty of Color group, wish to express our abhorrence of the hateful racist graffiti and verbal attacks that have been directed at students of color and of non-Christian faiths at Syracuse University this month. Such incidents are persistent and deeply hurtful. They create an atmosphere which is hostile, unsafe and exclusionary to students who have to navigate these spaces on a daily basis. As faculty of color who have some shared understanding of the students’ experiences, we feel that the university’s response has been inadequate. We hold the university accountable to address the students’ concerns in good faith. We ask for a commitment on the part of the administration to imple-
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syverud the focus should be on him. “I’ve been working 24/7 on the important thing, which is student safety, so this is not about me,” he said. “This is about doing the right thing under very rapidly changing circumstances. I’m very proud of a lot of people that have stepped up and have worked hard, including students, in responding to this situation.”
Working on diversity and inclusion issues is something I’ve been doing my entire career Kent Syverud chancellor
The chancellor noted that recent racist and anti-Semitic incidents have caused “incredible concern and anxiety” across campus. Information that came out Tuesday added to those concerns, he said. A white supremacist manifesto was allegedly AirDropped to students’ cellphones at Bird Library, the Department of Public Safety announced in a campus-wide email early Tuesday morning. A link to the document was also posted in a Greekrank.com forum at 10:34 p.m Monday. Some professors and departments canceled classes due to widespread fear about student from page 1
email Malinowski said he could not provide any information on the matter as of about 6:30 p.m. There was a lack of readily available information on him, he said, because he was away from his office at the time. Müeller said her department head immediately reached out to her, as well as many of her colleagues and students. She had not been in contact with any SU administrators as of 3:30 p.m. She was surprised she hadn’t heard from university administration by now, she said. “This is not something that’s new to camfrom page 3
manifesto “I can tell you that under these circumstances, we’re walking a very delicate tightrope,” Buckner said. “We want to ensure that our information is both accurate entirely but we also want to protect the integrity of our investigations.” SPD’s two main goals in relating to the manifesto are to find the person responsible for sharing the document and to determine there are no “credible threats” to the university or the city, Buckner said. Maldonado said the only two incidents DPS and SPD sees as connected are the writing of racist graffiti in Day Hall’s fourth and sixth floors from page 3
cuomo tell you that, from my view, from where I sit here on the ground in Syracuse, the chancellor could not have done more to try to respond to the issues that are going on on campus.” The city official said that it’s “easy to be on the outside looking in.” In his Tuesday statement, Cuomo directed the state’s Hate Crimes Task Force to expand their investigation to include recent reports of a white supremacist manifesto being allegedly airdropped to students in Bird Library. The task force was originally deployed on Nov. 11 to investigate racist graffiti found in Day Hall, which the goverfrom page 3
flasher Instagram and Twitter. As of 5:30 p.m. today, Ben Salem said her Instagram post alone had more than 14,000 engagements, including likes, reposts, comments and saves. It was not her initial intention to post anything on social media, but she decided to because
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safety. Numerous events were also canceled or postponed. The Syracuse Police Department and DPS have repeatedly said there was and is no direct threat to the campus or city. “It has been a rapidly evolving situation where we have to make the judgment call each hour, including in the middle of the night, about what the right thing to do for the safety of our students is, and that’s what we’ve been doing the best we can,” Syverud said. The university has responded to recent hate crimes and bias-related incidents by doubling patrols and requiring 16-hour shifts for officers. SU has committed to notifying the campus of racially-motivated incidents within a maximum of 48 hours unless doing so would impede an investigation, according to the chart SU sent. Syverud held a printed copy of the chart during his interview with The D.O. Asked about his role in changing the campus climate, Syverud said some things fall within the responsibility of administration, like changes to the Student Code of Conduct and working closely with law enforcement. Other changes will require input from students, faculty, deans and the University Senate, which plays a significant role in curriculum, he said. “There’s some things that are the responsibility of each one of us in terms of how we live our lives and behave,” he said. In the chart SU released, the “accountable” column lists different officials under “Lead Responsible Party” and different opportunities for input from students and faculty under “Other University Assistance.” The chancellor pointed to this outline when asked about what institutional checks would be put in place to ensure administrators carry out those goals.
Protesters in the #NotAgainSU movement have described SU’s response to recent incidents as a trend in how the university treats students of color. One sign handed out to students at the Barnes Center lists several incidents, including Theta Tau’s expulsion in April 2018, the assault of three students of color along Ackerman Avenue in February and recent graffiti in Day Hall. #NotAgainSU is not the first sit-in Syverud has experienced since he became chancellor in 2014. Many of the same concerns — a lack of transparency and a perceived disregard for students of color — led to an 18-day sit-in at Crouse-Hinds Hall in 2014 and campus-wide
protests in April 2018. Syverud said some aspects of recent incidents are different than what has happened in the past. “Hence they are the first time we’ve thought about what to put in place,” he said. “What is disturbing is the degree to which it continues to be the case that many students do not feel at home on our campus, and that I’ve heard before here,” Syverud said. “Indeed, previous chancellors have told me that’s been true for a long time, so I just think we have to keep working on it.”
pus,” Müeller said. “So, this may feel very threatening and very real and a moment of panic, but this is deeply embedded in the culture and history of SU.” Müeller said the university should take everything into context and understand that a response is needed to make students and faculty feel safe and welcomed on campus. Mueller said she had been spending time with friends, family and colleagues but was worried about her safety. Since a slew of hate crimes and bias-related incidents occurred, she said she did not feel safe on campus — particularly after the swastika found Thursday. “I am afraid within my own experience, but
even more than that. I care about my students, and I care about my colleagues, and I care about people on campus, and I’m not the only one who receives threats like this,” she said. “So yes, I want a personal response, but more important than that, I want to see something happen.” She canceled class on Tuesday after a white supremacist manifesto was posted on a discussion forum on Greekrank.com late Monday night. A link to the manifesto was allegedly AirDropped to students’ cellphones in Bird Library on Tuesday. Since Nov. 7, at least 12 hate crimes or bias-related incidents have been reported on or near campus. #NotAgainSU, a movement led by black students, has occupied the lobby of the Barnes
Center at The Arch since 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday. The sit-in was motivated by SU’s delayed communication of racist graffiti against black and Asian people found in Day Hall. Müeller said she decided to make her situation public because it was important that she showed solidarity with student protesters. It was also important to show that she was not afraid to speak out. “I wanted to be public about this so people see that the administration, even though they’re saying there’s not direct threats, there really are,” she said. “And they need to respond to it.”
on Nov. 7. When asked for a specific number of incidents reported to DPS, the chief said he can “confidently say” there are between eight and 10. The Daily Orange has counted at least 11 hate crimes or bias-related incidents on or near campus since Nov. 7. The D.O. counted incidents reported in Day Hall between Nov. 7 and Nov. 8 as two separate events because the graffiti was on two floors. The incidents in Haven Hall were also counted as two separate incidents because the graffiti was found on different stairwells. DPS is leading investigations into all reported incidents except for the posting of the manifesto. It is currently unclear who sent the document to students’ cellphones and what the intent was, Buckner said.
SPD has not launched a criminal investigation into the racist College Place incident involving members and guests of Crow. Chancellor Kent Syverud said in a Sunday email to the campus that individuals responsible for that incident would be “held appropriately accountable to the Code of Student Conduct and to the full extent of the law.” Sarah Scalese, senior associate vice president for university communications, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. DPS has canvassed every floor of Day and spoken to residents about the incidents, Maldonado said. Racist graffiti has also been found on the third and fifth floors of the dorm.
Buckner said it’s important to “give students a voice” and allow them to come forward and speak about what they have experienced. He sympathizes with students of color who don’t see people who look like them on campus because he attended Eastern Kentucky University, a predominantly white institution. “Gives us time to look into these things. There’s some trust that needs to be established,” Buckner said. “The students are feeling some type of way about how we as a community have responded to their terms. We can continue to be transparent as we have been.”
CHANCELLOR KENT SYVERUD responded to the demands of #NotAgainSU protesters in a campus-wide email Tuesday afternoon. corey henry photo editor
nor condemned at the time. Since Nov. 7, at least 11 hate crimes or bias-related incidents have been reported on or near SU’s campus to DPS. Early Tuesday morning, a white supremacist manifesto was allegedly AirDropped to several students’ cellphones in Bird Library. Cuomo issued his latest remarks about nine hours after DPS sent its first campuswide email about the manifesto. “The hateful activities at Syracuse University are most disturbing, not only to the Syracuse University community, but to the greater community of New York,” Cuomo said. “They have not been handled in a manner that reflects the state’s aggressive opposition to such odious, reckless, reprehensible behavior.”
The governor has called on SU’s Board of Trustees to appoint an “experienced monitor” to “effectively” help investigate the cases.
of all the people who were reaching out to her. Ben Salem is most upset and confused that no one came outside of their homes as she screamed. She said she received plenty of direct messages saying that someone had called the police, but no one who went outside to investigate. Before encountering the man, Ben Salem was at Bird Library, where a white supremacist manifesto connected to the Christ-
church mosque shooter was AirDropped to students’ cellphones. She was not directly sent the manifesto, but was surrounded by students who were becoming increasingly worried about the document appearing on their phones. In fact, it was for this reason that Ben Salem left the library. At least 12 hate crimes and bias-related incidents on or near SU’s campus have been
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“As we have learned repeatedly, these increasing exhibitions of hate and bigotry must be handled strongly, swiftly and justly,” Cuomo said in the Tuesday statement. “That must be both the reality and the perception. Syracuse University and tis leadership have failed to do that. It is your obligation to remedy the situation immediately.” #NotAgainSU, a movement led by black students, has occupied the lobby of the Barnes Center at The Arch since 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday. The sit-in was motivated by SU’s delayed communication of racist graffiti against black and Asian people found in Day. sfogozal@syr.edu
reported to DPS since Nov. 7. Ben Salem said that because of these incidents, she has been afraid to leave her apartment. “I haven’t gotten any updates, I haven’t left my apartment at all because I have been crying all day, so I feel very traumatized,” Ben Salem said. cmcicchi@syr.edu @ChrisCicchiello
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Syracuse University will celebrate International Thanksgiving Dinner to bring the community together. See Thursday’s paper
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Course to explore medieval power, sex By Alexia Berenger contributing writer
SAM COTE, an SU freshman, has started drawing illustrations to voice his opinion on the #NotAgainSU movement. His work is featured in various publications on campus. diana riojas feature editor
Freshman Sam Cote is the illustrator behind the #NotAgainSU political cartoons shared on social media
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he first time Sam Cote attended the #NotAgainSU sit-in, he walked in with his camera. He was told that they weren’t allowing cameras, so instead, he went back to his dorm that night, processed what he thought about the sit-in and made a cartoon with Otto the Orange in it. Since then, he’s drawn at least four political cartoons about the recent racist and bias-related events that have happened at or near Syracuse University, and how the university has handled them. The cartoons have been published in Jerk Magazine, an on-campus student publication, and shared on other publications’ social media. see cartoon page 8
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Exhibit showcases petrified stone giants in CNY By Gavrielle Azoff
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On Oct. 16, 1869, workers digging on the farm of William “Stub” Newell in Cardiff, New York, uncovered what appeared to be a 10-foot tall giant. Thousands of people paid to get a glimpse of the giant. In time, people began to question the credibility of the giant: Some still believed it was a petrified giant, while others believed it was a stone statue. Soon, the hoax, organized by George Hull, was revealed. But by that point, the hoax had already
made Hull and his co-conspirators thousands of dollars. Now, “PETRIFIED: The Cardiff Giant and Other Ostensible People from the Earth,” the exhibit based on the giant, opened last week and will be open until Dec. 13 at the Sue and Leon Genet Gallery at the Nancy Cantor Warehouse. The Cardiff Giant is the most well-known of the dozens of petrified giants, though there are hundreds of lesser-known ostensible people from the 19th century, Stephen Singer said. For the last 15 months, Singer, a second-year graduate student in
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the museum studies program at Syracuse University, curated an exhibit about the phenomena of
these hoaxes. Months of research, planning and working with art handlers and fellow students went into putting together the exhibit. Singer’s interest in the strange and paranormal inspired him to do more research on the trend of petrified people surrounding the Cardiff Giant hoax, he said. “I was approached to possibly do an exhibit, and I kind of pitched the idea because I thought that was fun and quirky, and no one had done so much on the subject, and they went with it,” said Singer. Past exhibitions related to the
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Professor Matthieu van der Meer’s new class, “Sex and Power before 1700 CE literature,” will be taught differently than most classes at Syracuse University — each lecture will be given by a different professor. Beginning next semester, all students with interests in history, religion, classical and medieval studies will have the opportunity to take this new class. The group will meet twice a week for lecture and a discussion section. This new setup, as proposed by course organizer and assistant teaching professor van der Meer, will feature a group of professors from the art history, music and anthropology departments who will take turns teaching each week’s lecture. Not only will van der Meer’s colleagues present their research and introduce students to their own disciplines, but students will also able to tackle contemporary issues by a sociological analysis that addresses gender power in a new form, van der Meer said. Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs professor Albrecht Diem, who will be teaching one of the lectures, said that one of his main hopes in teaching one of the lecture series is that students will enroll in other courses related to medieval topics. He said that while he will have his own spin on the topic of sex and power, most speakers will vary on the discussion. Diem added that class is aimed to showcase ancient and medieval studies at SU — a major topic not that many students know of. “We have a lot of expertise in 0the field, and it is my hope that it creates a community of people who are interested in the pre-modern European culture simply because we are really good at it and want to be recognized as being good at it,” Diem said. Through this historical perspective is rarely touched upon in the curriculum, Diem said the course will challenge students to explore issues that have effected global change and have shaped the culture of gender and power today. The first lecture and all the discussion sections will be conducted by van der Meer. He said students will explore how discourse enables political and social interventions and how it can either uphold, form or challenge the status quo, along with other kinds of analysis. The course will also narrow in on concepts including world religions, sex and power in the arts and architecture among other topics. van der Meer said that the class’s themes will let students explore their interests more in the Maxwell School. aberenge@syr.edu see class page 8
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cartoon “I believed the only other route that seemed available to me at that time was drawing,” Cote said. The freshman said that before coming to SU, he was unaware of events like Theta Tau — when a professional engineering fraternity made and circulated videos in containing racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic and ableist comments in spring 2018. That was until the Department of Public Safety sent the first email about racist graffiti found in Day Hall last week, and upperclassmen told him some history of racism on campus. #NotAgainSU, a black-led student movement, has occupied the lobby of the Barnes Center at The Arch in a peaceful protest since Nov. 13 at 10:30 a.m. in response to the university’s original lack of communication about the racist graffiti. In the past two from page 7
exhibit hoaxes have solely focused on the Cardiff Giant, as it is one of the most famous giants. During his research, Singer discovered nearly 40 giants that are part of the widespread phenomena, he said. Each of these giants are highlighted in the exhibit. Andrew Saluti, the program coordinator and assistant professor in the museum studies program, works with Singer on the exhibit. He said the exhibit is the first one to look at the phenomena as a whole. “Stephen’s exhibit actually looks at the entire wave of all of these hoaxes that were not just in the United States, but around the world, and he’s done a lot of research to show how widespread this hoax really was,” said Saluti. “PETRIFIED” features the Tydiff Giant, one of the lesser known giants, that Singer was able to secure. But getting the Tydiff Giant into the gallery was not an easy task, as the concrete figure stands at roughly 12 feet tall, said Rachel Geiogamah, the manager of
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weeks, at least 12 hate crimes or bias-related incidents have been reported on and near SU’s campus. Cote said as a white male, he’s not an affected individual. However, he said he wanted to do everything he could to be there for his friends on this campus who feel unsafe.
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The artist added that he hadn’t drawn political cartoons before getting involved the Genet Gallery. Geiogamah, who works closely with Singer to help bring his vision to life, said that although it was a challenge to get the giant into the gallery, it’s the part of the exhibit that she’s most excited about. A part of the exhibit is dedicated to commemorative giants, which are different from the other petrified giants. Singer said that unlike the petrified giants, these were created more for educational purposes and were often made for anniversaries, parades or other important events. The Tydiff Giant is one of those giants. Saluti hopes that members of the community will come out to see “PETRIFIED” since the giants have some proximity to the Syracuse area. He thinks that people will learn about the other petrified giants related to the hoax. “The people who live here really know about these stories, and I think what Stephen’s done is create something really unique that the community can learn from,” Saluti said. gfazoff@syr.edu
in #NotAgainSU. Cote, who has drawn all his life, said in high school it became a mean of expression. He said that since he developed this skill, it would be useful in doing satirical cartoons. He said social media has had a big role in the movement. Along with Jerk Magazine, Cote’s cartoons have been shared on Renegade Magazine’s and #NotAgainSU’s Instagram. “I tried to make the cartoons transparent in what they’re trying to say. I want people to see the cartoons and come to their own conclusions about them,” Cote said. He said that social media provides context and information for students on campus who might not understand the protest. Chandler Plante, the executive digital director of Jerk Magazine, said that while the publication hasn’t been a part of campus movements before, it’s trying something different with #NotAgainSU. “Our job as a magazine is to focus on the accused student and the accused world,”
Plante said. “And so that’s why we thought that it was so important to get involved and that specific movement; that’s why you’re seeing so many cartoons.” Plante added that social media helps expand the movement outside of the black and Asian communities that were directly targeted by the events in Day Hall by allowing people to show solidarity. She added that she’s seen a lot of other registered student organizations showing solidarity, too. “Spreading awareness, taking a stance, encouraging white people to be allies, I think has been a really big part of the social media push,” Plante said. Cote said that if he comes up with more cartoons, he will definitely share them. “It’s disappointing in a lot of ways,” Cote said. “I just hope that throughout the rest of my four years that this is something that can be solved and we can at least make progress at this time.” alweis@syr.edu | _allisonw
“PETRIFIED: The Cardiff Giant and Other Ostensible People from the Earth”displays numerous 10-foot or larger stone giants in central New York. courtesy of stephen singer
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Josh Warren’s passing ability unlocks Cornell’s offense By Sophie Levine
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It hasn’t always been this way, but Cornell’s offense hinges on Josh Warren’s passing. As a senior forward, Warren runs the Big Red (1-3) offense. He leads Cornell in assists per game (4.75) and has a team-leading 6.8 rebounds per game. Standing at 6-foot-8, that combo is rare in college basketball. “He’s almost like a point guard in our halfcourt offense, which is a lot of responsibility for a bigger guy,” head coach Brian Earl said. Passing wasn’t always Warren’s strength. At Downingtown West (Pennsylvania) high school, Warren finished his career with 1,228 from page 12
formation “It gives us the ability to get good players high up the field,” McIntyre said. “I like the balance it provides with wing backs providing instant width, and it allows us to get pressure on the ball.” Comprised of three central defenders and midfielders, two wing backs and two strikers, the system allows Syracuse (7-6-5, 2-4-2 Atlantic Coast) to press opponents in its attacking half. This season, it’s led to wins against then-No. 18 North Carolina and thenNo. 23 North Carolina State, but also losses like against Clemson. When SU begins NCAA tournament play against Rhode Island on Thursday, it will likely set up this way to put its opponent under as much pressure as possible. In McIntyre’s first three seasons, SU played a 4-4-2 with a left and right back, two central midfielders, two wide midfielders and two strikers. In 2014, McIntyre employed the 3-5-2 because it better fit the team’s personnel. SU went 16-4-1 that year, tied for its highest win total in program history. With the arrival of future MLS SuperDraft first-round picks, center backs Miles Robinson and Kamal Miller, in 2015, McIntyre reverted back to the 4-4-2. SU won 16 games again. McIntyre said the optimal formation for a team changes based on its personnel, which has turnover from year to year. “We’ve played (the 3-5-2) at different times for a number of years,” McIntyre said. “You put more strain on the three defenders instead of four, so it’s about being brave to know, at times, you’re going to be stretched and man-to-man in the back.” With the addition of players like Higgins, Amferney Sinclair and Noah Singelmann in 2019, McIntyre decided the 3-5-2 would be Syracuse’s primary formation. Higgins, a transfer from Oakland, has lined up alongside Sondre Norheim and Dylan McDonald in the back three, while Sinclair has started 15 of 18 games at center midfield. “(McIntyre) really likes it because we can throw more numbers forward and put them under pressure,” said senior John-Austin Ricks. “He doesn’t really like to allow teams to pass the ball around the back and switch the side of the field.” In SU’s 1-0 win over Colgate on Sept. 24,
points, crowning him Downingtown West’s second all-time leading scorer. His high school head coach Jason Ritter said Warren would work out before school, setting an example for other players on his team. “He just outworked everyone,” Ritter said. “What made him great was his size, but he just outworked everybody in our league.” In high school, Ritter needed Warren to make the important shots. His high school team needed him to finish possessions, not initiate them. At Downingtown West, Warren averaged 15.0 points per game and 1.8 assists in his senior season. This season at Cornell, Warren averages 10.5 points per game and 4.5 assists per game. When Warren chose to play at Cornell, his Massimo Ferrin scored the lone goal of the game when he pounced on a misplayed ball in the Raiders’ defensive half and was through on goal. If the Orange were sitting back in a different formation, Ferrin wouldn’t have been in a position to intercept it. Ricks and Hilli Goldhar, SU’s wing backs, are both quick, good crossers and attackminded when they get on the ball. In a formation where the role of the wing back is “at times, the most important,” McIntyre said, it’s essential to have the right players in those spots, or else the system won’t work. Ricks said the position needs to be “implanted in his head.” Just as important as the wingbacks in the 3-5-2 are the center midfielders. When pressuring the opposing defense, two must drop back while the other goes forward. This year, the attacking midfielder has been Simon Triantafillou while Sinclair and Julio Fulcar have held a holding midfield role. As the self-described “attack-minded” center midfielder, Triantafillou is responsible for occupying the space behind strikers Raposo and Ferrin. When pressing, he’s higher up the field than his other center midfielders. But if SU loses the ball in a dangerous area or the opponent breaks through its press, Triantafillou, along with the two wingbacks, must sprint back to prevent counter-attacks. Triantafillou has been interchangeable when SU has briefly strayed away from the 3-5-2 this season. McIntyre switches to a back four when a starting center is unavailable. In the Orange’s first-round ACC tournament win over North Carolina, the junior started at left back in a 4-4-2 because Higgins was suspended due to a red card. In the seasonopener against then-No. 13 Georgetown, Singelmann and Matt Orr started in a four-man backline with Norheim out injured. But whenever he can, McIntyre has stuck to the system he knows SU plays best in. Whether it be its 1-0 win over Connecticut, a 7-4 disaster against Clemson or a seasondefining win over NC State — all of which happened within a week and a half of each other — the 3-5-2 is the Orange’s identity because McIntyre believes in it. “Ideally we’re looking to play to the strengths of our players and hide our weaknesses,” McIntyre said. ddschnei@syr.edu
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game had to change. Instead of being a go-to scorer, Warren had to become a facilitator as a forward. The offense had to run through him. When Earl informed Warren of his new role, Warren was ready to take on the challenge. “It was kind of smart of him to not say ‘Hey I scored in high school, so I’m going to score here,’ Earl said. “He does whatever’s needed for the team.” When he got to Cornell, Warren started focusing on ball handling, passing and shooting. It was the first time he needed to hone these aspects of his game, he said. In his past three seasons, Warren said he looked up to Matt Morgan and Steven Julian — Cornell’s leading scorer and best defender,
respectively. Now, they’ve both graduated. Although Warren said that no single player is going to replace them, he’s acknowledged that everyone is going to have to step up their game. His pass-first mentality was a starting point. As one of three seniors on Cornell, coaches said lesser experienced players look up to Warren like he used to admire Morgan and Julian. Because of Warren’s high basketball IQ and leadership, he was named one of three Big Red captains. In Cornell’s only win on the season, Warren paced the Big Red with 19 points, seven assists and six rebounds. “We try to be a smart team,” Warren said, “And that kind of starts with me.”
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detailed rules beyond the main trio — ultimately can fall under the purview of Rule No. 3. “Whether it be football, school,” Black said, “whether you’re going out for a weekend, ‘Oh yeah, have common sense.’ You’re representing the family when you’re out. Usually when you break one of the rules, you break Rule No. 3.” Almost every Syracuse player has had some similar experience to Black’s last season and because of that, Babers’ culture has taken root. Players do as much, if not more, policing than Babers. If defensive lineman KJ Ruff sees someone sitting with their hood on or earbuds in, he’ll subtly motion for his teammate to shape up. It helps that they can be singled out to recite the three rules, in order, at any given time. Freeze up or get it wrong? Push-ups. It’s a system of accountability, a clearly established set of expectations of his players from the first day. And as desired, it has come to govern much more than football and reach beyond just the three pillars Babers specifically touts. “You have to remember three very important things that apply to everything,” Black said.
babers Welch and Harris flashed their common sense on the long touchdown — Welch stepped back and bought extra time in the pocket and Harris knew to high step out of the tackle of a diving defender after the catch. On that play, “Rule No. 3” caused a touchdown. “I was really excited to see him down that,” Babers said. Syracuse has plenty of other detailed rules that Babers enforces. You aren’t allowed to wear a plain white T-shirt in the football wing. If someone enters the cafeteria there, they need to be wearing socks or closed toed shoes and their shirt must have sleeves. Hoods can’t be worn inside at all and hats must be taken off at the table. Players aren’t allowed to have any food or drink — not even water — during team meetings. Babers enters meetings right after strength coach Sean Edinger and it’s often between Edinger’s entrance and Babers arrival that someone rushes from the back of the auditorium to fling a cup of water in the trash in time. While Babers has his three specific rules, everything — including the extensive list of from page 12
goldhar end of head coach Ian McIntyre’s jokes. Yet this season in Syracuse, Goldhar has carved out his role for the Orange: He can play anywhere. His No. 11 jersey is typically worn by wingers. But Goldhar isn’t just a winger. On 2019’s squad, he’s been asked to play left wing back, left wing, left back and central midfielder. As the Orange (7-6-5, 2-4-2 Atlantic Coast) enter the NCAA tournament on Thursday when they host Rhode Island at SU Soccer Stadium, Goldhar’s versatility and pressing ability in McIntyre’s formation will be critical for a deep run. “I’ve really had to adapt,” Goldhar said. “I’ve played in a bunch of positions, I didn’t really know where I was going to play, but I was expected to play anywhere. It really depends.” In high school, Goldhar was primarily a central attacking midfielder, often the team’s most creative and skilled attacking player at creating chances. His freshman season he appeared off the bench in 13 games and started twice as a right-winger. His primary adjustment this season has come in learning to play left wing back, now his main position and the most difficult in McIntyre’s 3-5-2 formation. Goldhar is responsible for defending when the Orange don’t have the ball — often one-on-one against some of the top attacking wingers in the ACC. When the Orange do possess the ball, his role is to get forward and play as a winger, where he’s at his best, Goldhar said. He excels at taking on defenders one-on-one, the same ability that impressed Triantafillou in their first encounter. Goldhar grew up in Toronto, Canada, where his low center of gravity and balance gave him an edge in both hockey and soccer despite a lack of size and strength. When he was two years old, his father Sheldon said that Goldhar was able to both roller and ice skate. For nine years, Goldhar played both sports. He had up to eight practices in a week, often back-to-back. He’d attend soccer practice, then change in the backseat of the car while Sheldon drove him to hockey practice. He was often the smallest player on his teams — his parents said that he didn’t even register on
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the growth charts when compared to other kids his age — but played defense. By age 13, Goldhar had to prioritize one because of his busy schedule. Even though Sheldon said that coaches told him he had a chance of getting drafted and playing professionally in hockey, he liked soccer better, and he was more physically suited for it too. “It was definitely a factor, players who play hockey are typically bigger and stronger,” Goldhar said. When Fern, Sheldon and Goldhar pulled into the Manley Field House parking lot to meet with McIntyre on Goldhar’s unofficial visit in late-2016, they didn’t know where to go. They pulled in, Fern said, and were immediately impressed by the facility. After minutes of waiting, McIntyre then propped open a door, signaling for the family to enter. Unlike other visits Goldhar had been on, McIntyre asked the majority of the questions. “What type of player are you?” McIntyre asked. “I love attacking players one-on-one, I don’t know many players who can beat a player better than me,” Goldhar answered. After Goldhar’s unofficial visit, when McIntyre came up to see him at an annual showcase tournament in the winter of Goldhar’s junior year, he offered him a scholarship. About 14 months later, in February 2018, Goldhar signed with Syracuse as an attacking midfielder and winger. In his most successful season in Syracuse, Goldhar hasn’t been a main feature in the attack. He’s registered one goal and added five assists for the Orange in 2019. Still, McIntyre jokes at that he’s 100 pounds when soaking wet, and he struggles to finish in front of the net. “He’s a dynamic, exciting player and we’re looking for more in goals and assists,” McIntyre said. “He’ll be the first to tell you there’s more goals in him.” When the Orange played Pittsburgh on Oct. 9, senior Massimo Ferrin sent a cross to the far post. Goldhar had raced all the way up from his defensive position and into the penalty area. He won the header and the ball flew in. Said Goldhar: “Honestly, I haven’t had too many headers in my day. amdabbun@syr.edu @AnthonyDabbundo
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Why Ian McIntyre uses 3-5-2 formation
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Don’t lie
After Syracuse’s 7-4 loss to then-No. 8 Clemson on Oct. 19, head coach Ian McIntyre called the performance “embarrassing” and “unacceptable.” In his 10 years as the Orange’s head coach, he had never conceded seven in a game. Sondre Norheim had never seen that in his soccer career. Nyal Higgins said the Orange collectively “played like garbage.” McIntyre didn’t blame his players, though. He blamed himself. The way he set up his players caused the Tigers offensive outpour, he said postgame. But McIntyre still set up his team the exact same way — in a 3-5-2 formation — a week later against then-No. 23 North Carolina State, leading to a shutout win. The 3-5-2 has fluctuated as McIntyre’s go-to formation during his 10-year tenure at the helm of SU men’s soccer. But when he has the right players, he believes it’s crucial to Syracuse’s success.
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Don’t steal
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Use common sense
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DINO BABERS has to enforce his third rule, use common sense, the most, he said. There are little rules Babers upholds, too, like players must always wear socks in the Iocolano-Petty Football Wing. max freund staff photographer
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osh Black was standing in line for a sandwich in the Iocolano-Petty Football Wing cafeteria last season when he heard Dino Babers scream his last name. Black forgot to put socks on and wandered in wearing just Nike slides on his feet. “I was like, ‘Oh what did I do now?’” Black said, recalling the incident. “I turn around, he just kind of stares at me and looks down. And I was like, ‘I’m sorry coach.’” “Yeah you are,” Black remembers Babers replying. Black served his punishment — the usual push-ups — on the spot while Babers hovered over him. When Black went to put socks on, someone threw his sandwich away. “I probably did at least 35 before he told me I could get up,” Black said. “Usually it’s 10. Usually it’s just some slap on the wrist. But he was feeling some certain way that day ... I don’t even wear sandals in the cafeteria anymore.” Black had broken one of the rules that
have governed Syracuse’s program since Babers’ arrival in December 2015. They’re of his own creation, he said, and govern far more than football. And though there is no one method to creating a strong locker room — a group that stayed close knit amid SU’s (4-6, 1-5 Atlantic Coast) fourgame losing skid — Babers’ three main rules are a good start. They are, in order — and the order is important to Babers: 1. 2. 3.
Don’t lie. Don’t steal. Use common sense.
“Ever try to eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich but you really don’t like the crust?” Babers asked rhetorically. “There are some people that cut off the crust — I like the crust — but they’ll cut all the crust off and eat the middle part. That’s kind of how the rules are. There’s a lot of rules you can have, but if you want to be really good with the rules, you limit them.” The first two rules might be obvious, but
that doesn’t mean they haven’t been broken. On Dec. 26, 2016, two freshmen — Jaquwan Nelson and Devon Clarke — stole several items from a South Campus apartment. When they were arrested the following February, both were suspended from all team activities. Clarke was eventually reinstated in July and is still on the team while Nelson is no longer with the program. It’s one of the few times in Babers’ nearly four years that either Rule No. 1 or No. 2 has been broken. Far more common are the many different ways “use common sense” manifests. It is, Babers stressed, more complex than the three base rules. “I think because they’re very, very easy and simple,” Babers said, “it shows how complex it is to be in a family, on a football team. But if you can’t handle these three things, you can’t handle the complexity.” Two days after backup quarterback Clayton Welch connected with sophomore wideout Taj Harris for a 94-yard touchdown in a loss to Pittsburgh this season, Babers said both players showed a lot of “Rule No. 3.” see babers page 10
Goldhar’s versatility key for Syracuse By Anthony Dabbundo asst. sports editor
Simon Triantafillou had heard rumors about Hilli Goldhar’s talent, but when Triantafillou first saw him, he didn’t believe it. Goldhar, a year younger than Triantafillou, was at a Sigma FC practice — one of Canada’s top soccer clubs where the two both played. “I had heard about him. So when I saw him I was like, ‘He is so small, how is this guy good?’” Triantafillou said. “But then he started beating guys one-on-one.” When Syracuse lines up at midfield before matches, Goldhar and teammate Ryan Raposo stand out as clearly smaller than the rest of their teammates. Goldhar is currently listed at 5-foot-9. “He does look like he’s 15 years of age,” McIntyre quipped. “And has a couple of years until he attends college.” Since he arrived at Syracuse in 2018, Goldhar’s often been at the see goldhar page 10