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N • Providing treatment

The Syracuse Veterans Court opened in June, offering rehabilitation to veterans who’ve committed non-violent offenses instead of prison time. Page 3

O • Local voices

Members of the SU community reflect on campus racism and the university’s response, debating who should be held accountable for the series of hate crimes. Page 5

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P • Lifelong learner

Professor Johanna Keller founded the Goldring Arts Journalism program. She is retiring from teaching after 16 years, and plans to continue writing about the arts. Page 7

S • Trending down

Syracuse men’s basketball lost its third-straight game on Tuesday night against Iowa. Its 4-4 start is the worst since before Jim Boeheim took over the program. Page 12

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4 bias incidents reported to DPS

SA to discuss health resources

By Sam Ogozalek

By Chris Hippensteel

Four bias-related incidents were reported at buildings across Syracuse University’s campus this semester prior to the discovery of racist vandalism at Day Hall, records show. The incidents occurred in August and October, according to the Department of Public Safety’s crime log. DPS did not issue campus-wide alerts regarding the four cases. The cases are also not referenced on the university’s new bias-related incidents webpage, which DPS Chief Bobby Maldonado announced had been created in a campus-wide email Saturday. The webpage only lists public safety messages that DPS sent amid the string of at least 16 racist, anti-Semitic and bias-related incidents reported at or near SU in November. Responding to a set of questions about the August and October incidents on Monday, an SU spokesperson released the following information: The first incident was reported to DPS on Aug. 30 around 9:50 p.m. A student allegedly used a “derogatory term” toward a group of black students at Schine Student Center. An Orange After Dark laser tag event was scheduled to be held at Goldstein Auditorium that evening, during the time of the incident. The respondent in the case was referred to the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities on Sept. 2. The second incident was reported to DPS on Oct. 10 at about 11:30 p.m. Three students in Shaw Hall allegedly used a “derogatory term” toward black people in a broad, “general” way. Three respondents were referred to OSRR on Oct. 11 in regard to the incident. The third incident was reported to DPS on Oct. 23 at about 2 a.m. Two students allegedly used a “derogatory term” toward an Asian student in Brewster Hall. The two respondents in the case were referred to OSRR that same day. The fourth incident was reported to DPS on Oct. 25 just before 2 a.m. A roommate at Day Hall allegedly used a “derogatory term” toward an Asian roommate. A respondent was referred to OSRR that same day in regard to the incident. Some details in the four cases, including what derogatory terms were used, remain unknown. A university spokesperson said SU does not release the specifics of incidents reported to DPS, and the Jeanne

Student Association President Mackenzie Mertikas and Vice President Sameeha Saied will meet with representatives from the Barnes Center at The Arch to discuss health resources, the association leaders announced Tuesday. Mertikas and Saied originally planned to meet with Barnes Center representatives on Wednesday, but the meeting was postponed due to the Community Peace Vigil taking place at Hendricks Chapel on Wednesday afternoon. The meeting is now planned for early next week. At the association’s last meeting of the semester, Saied asked SA Assembly members about their concerns regarding health resources at Syracuse University. Student protesters spoke about their negative experiences with mental health and counseling resources during the #NotAgainSU protest, a movement led by black students. #NotAgainSU held an eight-day sit-in in response to racist graffiti found at a SU residence hall. The protesters presented Chancellor Kent Syverud with a list of demands, which included a call for more counselors representative of marginalized identities. Mertikas and Saied stated their support for the #NotAgainSU movement at Tuesday’s meeting and said they want SA to play a role in implementing the protesters’ demands. Syverud signed 16 of protesters’ 19 demands as written on Nov. 21 and suggested revisions to the remaining three. “That’s where we’re at right now, still waiting to see what our role is going to be with all the demands being carried out,” Mertikas said. “That’s something we want to be a part of.” Several Assembly members at Tuesday’s meeting shared their experiences at the Barnes Center and offered suggestions. One representative said she was concerned about the center denying drop-in medical appointments. Another Assembly member said a doctor exaggerated the severity of her chronic health condition. Mertikas will push for the hiring of more counselors to better meet the needs of students, she said. She would also like to integrate mental health counseling services into the first-year experience so more first-year students are aware of the university’s mental health resources.

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‘We’re not ready’ ELIJAH HUGHES scored a season-low 10 points in Syracuse men’s basketball’s 68-54 loss to Iowa, marking its worst start to a season since before Jim Boeheim became SU’s head coach. Tuesday night’s loss was the Orange’s third-straight defeat. elizabeth billman asst. photo editor

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SU harassment policy follows peers By Sarah Alessandrini staff writer

Syracuse University’s anti-harassment policy faced critique from #NotAgainSU protesters, who demanded revisions to the policy as the campus experienced an onslaught of at least 16 hate crimes and bias-related incidents. Chancellor Kent Syverud agreed to meet nearly all 19 demands of the black student-led movement as written, including the measure that urged university officials to revise or clarify its hate speech policy to clearly denounce the targeted use of hate speech.

The protesters occupied the Barnes Center at The Arch for eight days in response to the hate crimes and bias-related incidents, which targeted black, Asian, Jewish and indigenous people. SU’s policy on harassment resembles those of its 23 peer institutions, but each policy differs based on the institution’s own values. Here’s a look at how SU defines different forms of harassment compared to its peer institutions:

Defining harassment

SU defines harassment as unwelcome conduct or

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Kathleen Walters, the first woman chair of SU’s Board of Trustees, continues a legacy of innovation. See dailyorange.com

After an onslaught of hate crimes, students will gather peacefully at Hendricks Chapel. See dailyorange.com

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Student walkout Check out our Instagram for photos of #NotAgainSU’s protest outside the Chancellor’s House. See @dailyorange

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regional news Here is a roundup of the biggest news happening around New York state. UBER DESTINATIONS Uber released a list of the top 10 destinations in the Syracuse area, Syracuse.com reported. Nine of the 10 destinations are in the city of Syracuse. Six of the locations are at Syracuse University. Syracuse legalized the operation of ride-hailing services like Uber in 2017. Uber took the Syracuse Hancock International Airport off the top 10 list to focus on city destinations. 10. Greyhound station (Regional Transportation Center), downtown Syracuse 9. Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel & Conference Center 8. Marriott, downtown Syracuse 7. Brewster Hall, Syracuse University 6. The Orange, Syracuse University 5. Walmart, Dewitt 4. Lawrinson hall, Syracuse University 3. Day Hall, Syracuse University 2. Flint Hall, Syracuse University 1. Destiny USA, downtown Syracuse source: syracuse.com

DEER MANAGEMENT Wildlife managers with the U.S. Department of Agriculture are beginning work this week to decrease Syracuse’s deer population. Professional sharpshooters will be used in the process. The USDA will work through March. Five Onondaga County municipalities are undergoing deer damage management with the USDA. source: business journal news network

Discussing resources MACKENZIE MERTIKAS, SA president, led a discussion about university mental health resources at an Assembly meeting on Tuesday. Mertikas is planning to meet with representatives from the Barnes Center at The Arch to push for the expansion of mental health resources, including the hiring of additional mental health counselors, to meet student needs. hannah ly contributing photographer

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Veterans treatment court opens in Syracuse By Carlo Di Giammarino staff writer

Onondaga County opened its first veterans’ treatment court in June to rehabilitate veterans who have committed crimes instead of sentencing them to prison time. One of 34 courts in New York state, the Syracuse Veterans’ Treatment Court gives veterans who have committed non-violent crimes the option of spending a minimum of one year in treatment. Offenders are only admitted to the program if they plead guilty to their top charge.  The formation of a court in Onondaga County is an example of a national movement toward courts that work with offenders to understand the root causes of criminal behavior, said Mike Mordue, assistant district attorney for the treatment court. Planning for the court began in January 2019, and was partially motivated by federal grants and orders, he said. “There has always been a gen-

eral misunderstanding of veterans,” Mordue said. “Regular civilians are unable to understand what they’re going through, and vets aren’t willing to talk to them.” An estimated 181,500 veterans are incarcerated across the country, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Buffalo City Court Judge Robert Russell formed New York’s first veterans’ treatment court in 2008 after realizing that many people who came through Buffalo’s Drug Treatment Court were veterans, said Derek Coy, veterans’ health officer at New York State Health Foundation. Onondaga County’s veterans’ court is modelled on Buffalo’s successful practices, he said. The increase in the number of veterans’ courts across the country is “driven by having uniformity in the way we treat veterans,” said Syracuse City Court Judge Ted Limpert, the presiding judge over see veterans page 4

MUSICIAN DIES Syracuse Rock legend Jimmy Cavallo died Tuesday at the age of 92. He brought jazz and blues music to Syracuse in the 1940s after he started performing in source: syracuse.com

CHRISTMAS REGISTRY Onondaga County families can begin to register to receive items from the Christmas Bureau distribution program on Dec. 18. Distribution starts at 9:30 a.m. at the Oncenter in downtown Syracuse. source: syracuse.com

WWE STAR Barbie Blank, a former WWE diva named Kelly Kelly, will make a guest appearance at Saturday’s Syracuse Crunch hockey game. Blank made her WWE debut in June 2006. source: syracuse.com

VETERANS’ SCHOLARSHIP

The Syracuse Veterans Treatment Court is one of 34 veterans courts in New York. alvin reeves contributing photographer

Gerald and Roberta Faigle donated $100,000 to create a scholarship for graduate student veterans. The scholarship will be awarded annually to graduate student veterans across SU’s schools and colleges. Dan Cordial, of the Class of 2018, was the scholarship’s first recipient. source: su news

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incidents Clery Act-mandated crime log contains a limited amount of information about how campus police respond to calls for service. OSRR investigations into alleged violations of SU’s Code of Student Conduct are also confidential. And there’s no mention of the incidents on the new webpage that Maldonado detailed Saturday. #NotAgainSU, the black student-led movefrom page 1

policies speech directed at an individual or group of individuals based on a protected category. A protected category is a personal characteristic that is protected by law and includes an individual’s race, color, religion, sex or gender. The conduct or speech has to be deemed so severe or pervasive that it unreasonably interferes with an individual’s work performance and social living. Eight of SU’s peer institutions, including Georgetown University and the University of Rochester, have similar definitions of harassment that include the words “severe” and “pervasive.” The most common definitions among peer institutions refer to harassment as speech or conduct that creates a hostile environment for work, study or social living. All colleges and universities must comply with federal and state law, including Title IX, which prohibits discrimination based on sex. Federally funded colleges and universities must assign a Title IX coordinator to ensure compliance with the law. “Even though we’re a private institution, we still have an obligation to comply with Title from page 3

veterans Syracuse’s treatment court and an Air Force veteran. “We want veterans to re-integrate in a meaningful way,” Limpert said. “We want to make sure they actively engage so that we can help with their other struggles like getting them employment.”  Syracuse’s court also assigns veteran mentors to assist those in the treatment program, Mordue said. The main reason people are admitted to the court is addiction, he said. Preceding Onondaga County’s veterans’ court was the Veteran’s Diversion Program, which existed to aid combat veterans. The updated court recognizes that non-combat veterans also experience mental health and physical health problems, as well as alcoholism and illegal substance abuse, Mordue said. Most of the Syracuse court’s treatment work is through the Syracuse Veterans

Number of hate crimes or biasrelated incidents reported on or near Syracuse University from Nov. 7 to Nov. 21

VII, and Title IV and Title IX as well as New York state laws,” said Morgan Levy, Title IX coordinator at the University of Rochester. “It’s the overall regulations that really determine definitions and things like that.” Certain religiously affiliated institutions, including University of Dayton, Boston College and Marquette University, reference moral obligation to God or their faith in their policies.

Anti-harassment policies

SU’s anti-harassment policy deals with issues of non-sexual harassment related to protected categories. Some of SU’s peer institutions did not list all possible protected statuses in their policies. “The way I would explain it, state and federal law set the floor for compliance,” said Elizabeth Conklin, Title IX coordinator for the University of Connecticut. “I would consider that the floor so the university can go above and beyond what the law requires.” SU’s anti-harassment policy states it will consider all circumstances surrounding a reported harassment incident, including the frequency, location, severity and context of the incident. The university will also consider the nature of the incident — whether the speech or conduct is physically threatening or Affairs Medical Center and is funded by participants’ insurance.  Syracuse’s court works in close partnership with the VA to determine which criminal cases are eligible for the program, Mordue said. The court is still changing as it takes on new cases, he said. “It’s a brand-new court that’s going to take some learning about and tweaking,” Mordue said. A lot of the work involves coordinating a treatment plan for participants, Limpert said. He believes the Onondaga County court is going to lower reoffending rates in Syracuse. This type of court could work for non-veterans as well, Coy said. Though this is a step in the right direction, he said, a third of veterans in the U.S. still do not have access to a treatment court. “It’s kind of crazy to think that it’s more expensive to incarcerate someone for a year than it is to send them to Harvard,” Coy said. ccdigiam@syr.edu

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ment that drew national attention last month by organizing a sit-in at the Barnes Center at The Arch to protest SU’s handling of racism, demanded that university administration respond to racially-motivated incidents within 48 hours. The bias-related incidents webpage was subsequently launched after Chancellor Kent Syverud agreed to the majority of protesters’ demands on Nov. 21. Maldonado said this past weekend that the webpage will be the “trusted source of accurate and reliable information moving forward.”

“This protocol has been developed in partnership with law enforcement, which has advised the University against the repeated distribution of email notifications as they are likely to motivate copycats,” he said. We need your help to gather more information about the four bias-related incidents reported to the Department of Public Safety in August and October. If you were affected in any way by these incidents, consider reaching out to The Daily Orange. sfogozal@syr.edu | @SamOgozalek

humiliating rather than merely offensive — and the intent of the speaker. Similarly, the University of Dayton’s policy specifies that offensive behavior may not necessarily constitute harassment solely by creating a hostile environment. The university will address the conflict through remedial action or facilitated dialogue in these cases, the policy states. Multiple institutions cite specific examples of bias-related harassment, including in cartoons and social media posts. These schools include the George Washington University, Northwestern University, New York University, University of Southern California, Boston College, University of Rochester and Brandeis University. SU, the Pennsylvania State University, Dayton, BC and Northwestern all include a statement in their anti-harassment policies clarifying that the policy does not intend to block freedom of speech.

of an individual. The harassment also has a purpose or an effect of creating an intimidating, offensive or hostile work, study or social environment. The policy covers activity both on and off campus. SU’s University Senate voted in April 2018 to ban all sexual relationships between faculty and students. The university’s faculty manual states that significant institutional power and risk of coercion exists between undergraduate students and faculty. Many of SU’s peer institutions vary on the topic of faculty-student relationships. Georgetown has a similar policy which prohibits consensual relationships between all students and faculty. UConn has a strict policy against student and faculty relationships, calling them “amorous” relationships rather than consensual. “We see it as, when there’s a power differential, it is difficult to gage consent,” Conklin said. “We added that portion of our policy in 2013 and we were on the frontlines of that.” Penn State discourages relationships between students and faculty but does not explicitly prohibit consensual relationships. Dayton discourages relationships between graduate students and faculty and prohibits undergraduate student relationships with faculty.

Sexual harassment

SU has a separate policy for sexual harassment issues titled the Sexual Harassment, Abuse and Assault Prevention Policy. Sexual harassment, as defined by SU’s policy, is unwelcome behavior of a sexual nature that relates to the gender or sexual identity

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The veterans court gives veterans who have committed non-violent crimes the option to spend time in treatment. alvin reeves contributing photographer

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ear Editor, I am glad that so many people are speaking against disgusting bigoted graffiti and heckling. Such abuse makes me angry also. But I have heard of no violence, and the graffiti is reported as derogatory, not threatening, and I have heard no explanation about why some are so actively afraid in addition to angry. But then I realized I did not grow up in an era of school shootings, and I was never indoctrinated by active-shooter drills. So, I never acquired the reflex to conflate perceived potential for violence (such as from violent opinion), with actual violence. In the early 1960s, the nuclear bomb threat prompted duck-andcover school drills which left emotional scars on lots of kids. I started first grade in 1961 but fortunately, I never went to a school that did duck-and-cover drills. I begin to

worry that young people who have been subjected to active shooter drills have been indoctrinated to panic upon perception, without the occurrence yet of any injury or weapon display or other overt threat, a variation of what in my youth was termed “launch on warning.” It is saddening if past news coverage of manifestos then violence has created the illusion that the release of manifestos (or graffiti as “mini-manifestos”) necessarily imply impending violence. However, the venting of prejudice is an ancient phenomenon. Just because somebody verbalizes bigoted delusions does not mean that they are on the verge of imminent action. I am sorry for the people who are afraid. But comments after September 11th have both justice and wisdom, letting terrorists change our lives “gives” terrorists what they want. If I still am not understand-

ing correctly why some people are so afraid despite no precedent of actual violence here, then please write to The Daily Orange, so that everyone may better understand what the fear is about. The folks whose visual and auditory environments have been appallingly defaced with graffiti and heckling have my sympathy. I hope the cruel, unjustified abusers can be called to account. But I am satisfied that authorities are doing what they can to identify the anonymous perpetrators. I hope the people who have been traumatized by the hateful injustices can recover equanimity and can feel confident that the vast majority of us view everyone as global citizens, all deserving equal fairness, respect and a peaceable environment. Sincerely,

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Direct anger toward the powerful

ear Editor, We are Syracuse University graduates of considerable vintage who have been watching with concern the anti-Black and anti-Semitic behavior that has marred the SU campus over recent weeks. We were also critical — as apparently were most of the students and perhaps faculty as well — at the less than urgent pace with which the administration responded to these outrages. Having witnessed other educational institutions during periods of disorder, we can testify that an administration that has not prepared for the worst from a few miscreants will risk losing the support of the majority of students — those of color, of minority religions and others who are horrified at these events. However, as SU graduates who since leaving the hill have lived in every corner of the United States, we disagree with those who hold the administration responsible for the

recent outrages. While we think that the chancellor could and should have taken corrective action more swiftly, neither he nor the administration, in general, is to blame. Ours is a country that has been swept into an un-American vortex in which leaders — from the president on down — have turned a blind eye to, even encouraged, the violation of our principles like that which has taken place at SU over the past few weeks. We do not blame those students who have justly and forcefully demanded that the recent outrages on campus be roundly condemned. The perpetrators of these vile acts and those who sympathize with them should be outed and held responsible. What we would urge the greatest number of you to do is to turn your justified anger toward those engaged at the higher levels of our society who have abetted this kind of behavior with their incendiary language and

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Abstract exhibit on display in Slocum By Carlo Di Giammarino staff writer

JOHANNA KELLER, founder of the Goldring Arts Journalism program, will retire after 16 years of teaching at Newhouse. Keller’s founded the program in 2003 for master’s students. diana riojas feature editor

Life lessons Newhouse professor reflects on her 16 years at SU before retirement

By Morgan Tucker staff writer

urning out the lights in her classroom, professor Johanna Keller reached into her basket of secret prizes. She told the student sitting across the table to reach out their hands. With a smile, Keller tossed a light-up toy to the student, who was nominated by their classmates as “Most Improved” on the recent writing assignment. In Keller’s news writing class of about 15 students, it was some students’ goal to earn a prize and show off their hard work after each writing assignment. By recognizing each person’s specific strengths, Keller motivates her students to learn from their classmates’ writing and embrace their own writing style. This month, Keller is giving out the last of her prizes and is retiring after 16 years of teaching at Syracuse University. As an associate professor in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Keller has taught writing, criticism and arts journalism, among other courses.

“Watching them learn something, watching them expand, watching them grow is very exciting for me and very fulfilling,” Keller said. Keller founded the Goldring Arts Journalism program at SU in 2003 after being recruited by former I’m a person Dean David Rubin to move to Syrawho always cuse. Over 200 students have completed the program and now work at says, ‘For places such as Google, National Geobetter or worse, graphic and The New York Times, she said. It was the first master’s prohow hard can gram at an accredited journalism that be?’ school that allows journalists and artists to learn about each other’s Johanna Keller su professor respective fields. In anticipation of her future retirement, Keller stepped down as the director of the Goldring program in 2015. Keller said she is always eager to learn new things and keep moving forward to the next see keller page 8

The cube-shaped bases of Benson Joseph and Parinda Pin Sangkaeo’s new art installment, “Cognitive Awareness,” align exactly with the checkered floor they stand upon — “a happy accident,” Joseph said. But this is the only accidental aspect of the piece. The art exhibition is located in Slocum Hall’s Marble Room, where it will remain until Dec. 13. Joseph and Sangkaeo, both architecture students, created the exhibition. The artwork presents viewers with various installments dotted around the room, each with their own intricate design. The pieces use mediums such as plexiglass, plastic, wood, string and foam.

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“Cognitive Awareness” exhibit Where: Slocum Hall When: Until Dec. 13 Cost: Free

The concept is grounded in the idea that the elements used to make the structures do not have to be tangible in order for them to be considered actual objects, Joseph said. “The purpose of (the artwork) is registration: it has no real purpose. If you take a child and draw a line of chalk around them, they will perceive that chalk as a space,” he said. The artists’ greatest asset was plexiglass, which allowed them to play with what is conceptual rather than what is tangible, Joseph said. He added that the pieces are meant to emphasize the importance of innovation. Sangkaeo agreed, and said all art needs to have a futuristic element in order to invite conversation. The lighting also adds to the exhibit’s experience in that way, she said. Another motivation for the art piece was the students’ feeling that the Marble Room, which remains empty for most of the fall see exhibit page 8

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‘A Syracuse Christmas Carol’ stars talk adaptation, rehearsal By Gavrielle Azoff

tures Syracuse landmarks and historical figures.

Allison Macri plays the role of Isabel, Ebenezer Scrooge’s fiancée, as well as additional supporting parts in “A Syracuse Christmas Carol” at the Redhouse Arts Center. Temar Underwood stars as Bob Cratchit, an underpaid employee of Scrooge. The show runs from Dec. 12 through Dec. 22 and fea-

The Daily Orange: Can you walk me through a day of rehearsal for the show? Allison Marci: Our stage man-

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ager, Cynthia, will give us a call sheet the night before, and it will have the breakdown of what scenes are called for. It’s really hard to say, ‘Every day we do this, and every day we do

that.’ But what I can say is in usual protocol, you’ll learn the music first with the music director, and then you will start to stage it with the director and choreographer. They call your scenes, and they break it down depending on what they’re doing that day. Every day is different, really. Now, we’re into running the first act. We haven’t learned any of the second act yet, but we’ll get there.

The D.O.: So far, what has your experience been like working on the show? Temar Underwood: It’s been a

lot of fun. It’s a new musical, so that’s been a little bit challenging. With other musicals like “RENT,” a show people have heard for years and years, you really know the material ahead of time. Of course, you have to refine it and make it your own. But with this show, these are songs that are not in

the musical theater canon. The song and material is there but creating that character, there is no archetype that’s out there already, so you’re building it yourself in the room with the other actors and the director.

The D.O.: What are you most excited about? AM: I’m very process-oriented. I love the process, and I think that’s

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Ashley Iaconetti, her husband Jared Haibon and their dog Lois took the stage of the Herg on Tuesday to discuss her career and Bachelor nation. “The Bachelor” and “Bachelor in Paradise” star Ashley Iaconetti credits her Newhouse education for knowing how to make a good sound bite. Iaconetti got her master’s degree in broadcast digital journalism in 2013 at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. She applied for “The Bachelor” during her unpaid capstone internship in Washington D.C. Iaconetti said she borrowed her friends’ camera equipment in the summer of 2013 to create an elaborate audition tape. She said she heard from “The Bachelor” casting producers nine months later on April Fools’ day. “If you’re going in for the right reasons, you’re probably crazy,” Iaconetti said. But she said she met the love of her life on the show — her husband Haibon. Women in Communications at Syracuse University brought Ashley Iaconetti as a guest speaker on Dec. 3. WIC is a professional organization that aims to bring together and empower young women as they enter the workforce, according to its website. Iaconetti said that ever since her wedding, she’s wanted to do more meaningful reporting. She said a lot of her early career was spent from page 7

keller chapters of her life. After receiving a Bachelor of Music at the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1977, she later earned a master’s degree in literature at Antioch University in New Hampshire in 1996. Her curiosity has led her to different opportunities throughout her professional career. “I’m a person who always says, ‘For better or worse, how hard can that be?’” Keller said. She moved to New York City in 1978, where she worked at a public relations firm. This job served as a connection between Keller’s two passions: music and writing. She opened a public relations company in 1981 for musicians like John Lewis, Ravi Shankar and the Emerson String Quartet. Closing the business in 1989, she was then hired by the Lincoln Center for the Mozart Bicentennial Project, where she worked for three years. Without any prior magazine editing experience, she was hired as editor for Chamber Music magazine in 1997. Keller asked many questions and figured it out as she went along, with the mindset of “How hard can it be?” During her time there, the publication won six national awards in editorial content and design. Janet Anthony, assistant director of the Goldring program, said Keller is a “natural born teacher.” Keller had her first teaching experience at 12 years old, helping her neighbors work through their dyslexia and enhance their reading skills. While a student at University of Colorado Boulder, she taught subjects such as music theory, ear-training and vocals. “That just made me realize that teaching for

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where you get to really explore and play. If they just threw me in costume, and we haven’t done the second act yet, I would feel a little out of sorts, you know what I mean? I try to live in the present and work as proactively as I can on working on the things that we’ve learned and also memorizing my lines. Of course, once all of that stuff is learned, I will feel ready to be put in costume Syracuse University 2.5” X 13”and to have our orchestra come and join. It’s just in2019 due time. When it’s time, I will be looking forward to that in the moment.

The D.O.: Without giving away too much, what can you tell me about the premise of “A Syracuse Christmas Carol”?

exclusively talking about “The Bachelor,” but her dream job would be doing features for Nightline. She said she would also create her own Broadway musical.

She’s an educated woman who comes from the same school as the Newhouse students that are here today Chelsea Stern su sophomore

“The Bachelor” star also gave audience members insight to what goes on during “The Bachelor” shooting. She said that sometimes a producer would suggest something for you to say. If you think it’s funny you can repeat it, but she said this doesn’t always happen. She said “The Bachelor” shows aren’t scripted at all, and there’s no retakes. She said it’s one of the most organic reality shows you can get. Chelsea Stern, a sophomore public relations major, said that planning for this event started 11 months ago when she commented on one of Iaconetti’s Instagram photos. Iaconme is a kind of calling,” Keller said. “It’s just the way I learn and the way I move in the world.” Melissa Ward, an SU junior currently enrolled in Keller’s news writing and diversity classes, said she enjoys Keller’s constant positivity and how she engages with each class. “She’s a lot more interactive with the students,” Ward said. “She really goes out of her way to engage the students and kind of make everyone work together in a way to learn.” Keller’s experiences in journalism allow her to help all of her students with their various interests, said Ethan Garcia, an SU sophomore who took Keller’s news writing class last year. Her willingness to continually help and support students is Keller’s best quality, he said. In a goodbye message to Keller, Garcia said he is grateful to Keller for helping him grow as both a writer and student during his first year at SU. “Thank you for being maybe the sole reason that I am continuing to pursue a career in newspaper and online journalism at Newhouse,” he said. During her retirement, Keller said she plans to garden and travel while continuing to work as a music critic for The Hopkins Review journal and write for publications like Opera Magazine. Throughout her time at SU, Keller recalls her favorite memories have always been personally getting to know the students. “I’ve looked up to so many of my professors in college and their ability to show me how to live, what living a meaningful life meant,” Keller said. “And I hope in my own little way, I’ve been able to pass that on.” mctucker@syr.edu

AM: I think what you have to look forward

to in this production is that you have key figures and actual historical references that are applicable to Syracuse. And that’s exciting. That’s exciting for this community. It is the classic story of “A Christmas Carol,” but we’re bringing in figures like L. Frank Baum. I think that there’s going to be references for college students who aren’t from here and also for natives who have lived here their whole lives. There will be references that people will go, ‘Oh yeah, I remember Sibley’s Department Store,’ or whatever might touch them in that moment. So, it’s a classic story of “A Christmas Carol” but set in Syracuse with actual references to the community.

The D.O.: How is Bob important to the show? TU: So, Bob Cratchit’s family is very poor.

etti talked about her highly esteemed graduate school, and Stern discovered that the graduate school was Newhouse. After getting in contact with Iaconetti’s agent, Stern said she started this project. She said she chose questions that they thought the audience would like to hear, not just about her TV show experience but also about her academic experience. “She’s an educated woman who comes from the same school as the Newhouse students that are here today,” Stern said. WIC president Morgan Trau said that the organization formed as a way to empower women who are joining journalism, a maledominated industry. Iaconetti has two different podcasts, owns her own video production company and is on a new web series. Trau said WIC wanted to focus on how Newhouse helped Iaconetti’s in her career. Iaconetti compared the friendships that she made on “The Bachelor” to the friendships that she made in the graduate program at SU. While she spent many weekends at home during her time as an undergraduate student, she said that her graduate program attracted a lot of like-minded people. “I know a lot of our generation love ‘The Bachelor,’” Trau said. “And so, why wouldn’t we bring somebody who graduated from here who loves Syracuse, who also embodies our values of empowering other women?” alweis@syr.edu | @_allisonw

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exhibit semester, should have something to showcase the architecture students’ abilities to tour groups, Joseph said. Despite the artists’ intentions, they anticipate and welcome observers’ input to raise questions that they failed to address in the design process, Joseph said. The chairs in the exhibition room are strategically placed to encourage spectators to consider what is in front of them. Work on “Cognitive Awareness” began back in the summer, while the pair was simultaneously building their last piece, “Homo-Symbiosis.” The students hinted that “Cognitive Awareness” is not the end of the road, revealing that they had an idea brewing for the spring but no concrete plans. “We want to continue to do these kinds of things. I don’t see graduation as the end. I want to continue, but it takes two to tango,” said Joseph, who is in his fifth and final year of architecture school. Sangkaeo said she enjoys creating art that reflects what she believes in, allowing other people to experience it. She relishes the satisfaction of affecting people through her artwork. Meanwhile, Joseph is invigorated by his ability to have thoughts that are not fully concrete, which gives him the freedom to be creative. “I feel my life is becoming richer because I am challenging myself. In the process, I hope I can make a career out of it,” Joseph said. ccdigiam@syr.edu

Scrooge doesn’t pay them enough, so they really struggle to make ends meet, but the family unit is so strong and so loving. They share such a strong bond that it’s really an example of how money can’t buy you happiness. It’s the love within the family that everyone can share. He represents that for the show and helps Scrooge learn that his material wealth isn’t everything.

The D.O.: What do you hope audience members enjoy or take away from the show? AM: I think it’s a classic story about Christ-

mas, and I hope they get a sense of family and a sense of love and a sense of holiday joy. It conjures up definitely getting into the Christmas spirit, and so I think this is a really great show that the whole family can come to and get ready for Christmas, feel that excitement. gfazoff@syr.edu

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Hofrichter named to All-ACC 1st team, 4 others honored By Eric Black

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Five Syracuse (5-7, 2-6 Atlantic Coast) players earned nods to the All-ACC teams and a sixth earned an honorable mention, the conference announced on Tuesday. Punter Sterling Hofrichter is SU’s lone first-team representative, earning first-team honors for the second year in a row. The redshirt senior led the conference in punts inside

the 20-yard line and fair catches, also ranking second in total punt yardage. Hofrichter’s a finalist for the Ray Guy Award, given annually to the country’s most outstanding punter. The Orange also featured a pair of secondteam honorees in safety Andre Cisco and wide receiver Trishton Jackson. Cisco, named an All-American and the ACC defensive rookie of the year as a true freshman last season, missed three games this year but still led the conference in interceptions (5). On the other side of

the ball, Jackson was arguably SU’s offensive MVP this season. The Michigan State transfer broke out for team-highs of 66 catches, 1,023 yards and 11 touchdowns, all of which ranked in the top-five of the ACC. Kicker Andre Szmyt and middle linebacker Lakiem Williams rounded out SU’s selections with third-team All-ACC honors. Szmyt, who won the Lou Groza award for the nation’s top kicker last season, followed up his debut with a solid redshirt sophomore campaign. The Vernon

Hills, Illinois native made 39 of 40 extra points and 17 of 20 field goals. After playing sparingly in his first season, Williams led the team with 110 tackles and 12.5 for a loss this season. Senior defensive end Alton Robinson earned an honorable mention after finishing this season with 46 tackles, 4.5 sacks and 10 quarterback hits. He’ll head to Mobile, Alabama for the 2020 Senior Bowl, scheduled to play on Jan. 25. erblack@syr.edu @esblack34

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Friendly American-Canadian rivalry shapes SU’s identity By Will Hentschel staff writer

One hundred and one miles. That’s all that separates Syracuse University from Hill Island, Ontario – the closest piece of foreign soil after a two-hour drive up I-81. It’s all that separates Syracuse from the birthplace of ice hockey, and the homeland of 15 SU ice hockey members. Seventy-one percent of SU’s current roster calls Canada home. Ranging from the midwestern province of Saskatchewan — home of freshman forward Anna Leschyshyn — to the eastern maritime province of Nova Scotia — freshman defender Mae Batherson, the Orange (3-12-1, 2-1-1 College Hockey America) reflect Canada’s nationwide love for the game. “It’s ingrained in the players,” said head coach Paul Flanagan, “they take a lot of pride in the way they play. It’s a little bit more physicality.” All five of Syracuse’s top goal scorers — Jessica DiGirolamo, Savannah Rennie, Victoria Klimek, Kelli Rowswell and Lindsay Eastwood — are Canadian. Flanagan and some members of the Orange insist that Canadians play a different style to their southern neighbors, but others, such as Klimek, refute that idea. Klimek, a forward, said individuality makes the player, not nationality. If there are differences to the style of play, the American players have already adapted to it; instead of having distinctive American and Canadian styles, Syrafrom page 12

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After losing its top two scorers from a season ago, Syracuse isn’t ready for a top-50 opponent. Its coach has said it and the team has proven it. “We got to have guys that are more tough,” Hughes said, “and that want to be in those moments and get that rebound or get that stop, or go get the ball as it is.” This game could’ve been a turning point in SU’s season. After two losses to good-butnot-great high-major teams at the Barclays Center, Syracuse needed a win over Iowa to boost its resume for March. With no other opponents ranked in the Top 50, per Kenpom. com, before conference play begins, Tuesday night was Syracuse’s last chance at a marquee non-conference victory. And even still, a win over Iowa at home isn’t exactly taking down Michigan or Ohio State. The from page 12

williams lack of technical volleyball training. During his senior year of college, he was a student assistant for the club team, and Donovan offered him an assistant job following his graduation. After he filled in as interim head coach, Williams knew coaching was the right path. It was the first time he’d experience what he said is the best feeling in coaching: seeing excitement on a player’s face after spending countless hours in the gym working on a detail of his/her game. After the 2015-16 season with Ithaca, Williams called Baker — an Ithaca graduate who Williams had briefly worked with before at Baker’s camp. It had only been one season, but Williams was already serious about getting into coaching. Knowing how limited the opportunities are in college coaching, Baker added him to the staff ahead of the 2016-17 season as an assistant coach. Baker and his wife Kristin, the then-assistant coach at Colgate, even wel-

cuse’s style draws from both sides of the border. Hard-nosed physicality and fast, constantly circling forwards have defined the team’s play. Many of the current Canadians have had experience representing their province — or even their country on the international stage — often in International Ice Hockey Federation tournament play. Players such as forward Victoria Klimek represented her home province of Ontario, while others such as Abby Moloughney have played for Canada’s U-18 national team. Flanagan said working with high-caliber athletes, different coaching perspectives and the confidence boost players get when selected to these teams are the largest benefits for the players. “It was an absolutely amazing experience, being able to do that,” said Moloughney, the sophomore Ottawa native. Many of the Orange Canadians pursued college hockey in America for the step up to a higher level of play. Canada does have their own version of the NCAA, known as U Sports. However, the level of play is generally considered to be below that of college hockey in the US, Klimek said. For that reason, many players come south to play in the NCAA and get an American education. “I knew that when I came here, everyone was going to be really high caliber, like really fast, really hard shots just like overall better competition,” said Klimek. Some Canadian players said that their relationship with their American counterparts has

LINDSAY EASTWOOD is one of five Canadian players that make up Syracuse’s scoring leaders to start the 2019 season. emily steinberger staff photographer

also blossomed as a result of the cultural differences, such as holidays or local sayings. A player might get called out depending on if they call it a “water fountain” or “water bubbler.” When the United States and Canada play in international games, SU players watch together and get “rowdy,” DiGirolamo said. The team also comes together with occasional Canadians versus Americans scrimmages. The games are always competitive,

but the numbers are lopsided, complicating things in recent years. To make the sides even, some Canadian players have to play with the Americans and Amanda Bäckebo, who’s from Sweden. But unless they’re rooting against each other during the Olympics or competing in an intrasquad scrimmage, the Syracuse uniform trumps any nationality.

Hawkeyes entered this matchup with two losses, one of which came at home against DePaul. But Iowa had Luka Garza, who weighs 50 more pounds than Bourama Sidibe, his Orange counterpart. Through seven games, Garza had already tallied four double-doubles and led his team in scoring with 19.6 points per game. Operating mainly out of the low-block, a known Achilles heal of Syracuse’s defense, Garza dominated. He grabbed offensive and defensive boards, often moving SU defenders with one push of his arm. His takes to the basket were assertive. One in the second half resulted in an and-1 opportunity, which he drilled. He even sank a 3-pointer. “It’s just something we can’t handle defensively,” Boeheim said. “I thought we did a good job tonight, but sooner or later they’re going to wear you down.” Again, the 3-point shooting team that was discussed to start the year didn’t show up against

a formidable opponent. Syracuse shot 6-of-21 from beyond the arc including a combined 1-for9 from Buddy Boeheim and Joe Girard III. Syracuse’s best semblance of offense came early in the game and in the paint. On two of Quincy Guerrier’s first plays of the game, he finished near the rim. One resulted in a closerange jumper, another a dunk in transition. Marek Dolezaj created near the basket as well with a dunk on the run early and swished a 3 on his way to a team-high 12 points. Dolezaj and Sidibe have opportunities to score as defenses begin to sag off them to cover the shooters, but they need to capitalize more. Otherwise, with little penetration, the Orange offense runs stale as it did to start the second half when Iowa kept hitting shots. After Garza’s and-1, the Hawkeyes started scoring from everywhere. They hit 3-pointers and banged bodies down low for contested layups. It wasn’t one thing that derailed Syracuse

offensively but rather a collection. Some were Hughes trying to take over and not hitting a shot he may hit on a different night. Other miscues came on Buddy turnaround jumpers or Dolezaj turnovers off the dribble. They all say they need to generate more off-ball action, and eventually the shots will fall. The reality became that the deficit, which reached 18 midway through the second half. The fans in the Carrier Dome felt it. Syracuse students poured down the criticism from behind the home team basket, offering rebounding advice on how to score. They even joked about the money they’d make betting against SU. Syracuse has more of its season in front of it than behind, but until the offense clicks, the odds will continue to be against the Orange. “There was a lot of bad out there,” Boeheim said. “I didn’t see much good.”

comed Williams into their home. “They took me and I slept in their living room for four months with a one-year-old running around,” Williams said. “So I didn’t sleep much, but they’re great family.” Over time, Williams slowly learned the intricacies of what it takes to run a Division I program: the travel planning, the scouting, the recruiting. After the 2016-17 season, Kristin landed the head coaching job at Hamilton College and took Williams with her as an assistant. Williams, still wanting to coach in Division I, stayed on with Colgate as a volunteer assistant for the next season as well. It was then that Baker saw Williams lose the ego he came in with and become the “grinder” he is now. Williams was the proverbial first guy in, last guy out at Colgate before working evening shifts until 2 a.m. at one of his two bartending jobs. Having four jobs at the time, combined with constant commutes between Colgate and Hamilton led to a lot of “crappy days and nights,” Williams said, Still, he remembered the stern

conversation with Baker. He’s not the bigtime volleyball player many programs look for, so he’ll always have to outwork his competition. “Derryk is motivated by not disappointing his peers, his athletes,” Baker said. “So Derryk will not sleep to make sure that everyone feels like he’s doing his job at the best level he can.” In the spring of 2018, Baker needed to hire another assistant coach and he called Yelin, asking about one of his assistants. But Yelin needed a new assistant too. Baker knew Syracuse would be the perfect opportunity for Williams, and Yelin said it was Baker “putting his reputation on the table” that swayed his decision the most. On SU’s match days, it’s hard to miss Williams, who is often the first coach to bolt from his seat and relay potential plays to look for. He’ll point out service return destinations and opposing hitters’ tendencies. After Little left for Cortland, Yelin, who largely handles international recruiting, put Williams in charge of it domestically. He texted Baker, as he does every week, and said, “Uh, I think I’m going to be in charge of

scouting, what do you do?” “Start calling people,” Baker replied, “And keep asking questions.” From there, Williams took the lead role in recruiting Naomi Franco — the only officially announced member of SU’s 2020 recruiting class so far — along with others he couldn’t disclose. Looking back, both Yelin and Baker said they would’ve been better prepared to be head coaches if they’d had Williams’ experiences. Under Yelin, who’s been coaching for 50 years and called Syracuse the “final destination” of his career, Williams has learned how to mold “raw” players into technicians, Baker said. At Colgate and Hamilton, Williams learned what it takes to be a Division I head coach. At Syracuse, he’s inched that much closer to his goal of taking over a Division I program. “For me to leave right now, it would be have to be a dream job, which I don’t really have a dream job right now,” Williams said. “This is my dream job right now.”

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By Josh Schafer

senior staff writer

ight games into Syracuse’s season, the Orange’s flaws are obvious, and head coach Jim Boeheim describes them as such. SU can’t stop big men. The offense doesn’t move enough. When it all starts compounding, Syracuse can’t full-court press effectively enough to spark a comeback. That just blows the game out, Boeheim said. So, after a 68-54 loss at the Carrier Dome on Tuesday night, the current big picture is clear, too. “We’ll get better,” Boeheim said, “but right now we’re not ready for these games.” The most recent of Syracuse’s skid of three losses against high-major opponents cemented Syracuse’s worst start under 44-year head coach Jim Boeheim. The last time Syracuse started a season 4-4, dunking wasn’t allowed in college basketball and freshmen couldn’t play varsity. The Orange has entered uncharted territory and its issues are recurring. For Iowa, the unstoppable big man was 6-foot-10, 260-pound Luka Garza and his 23 points and nine rebounds. Syracuse’s shooting woes continued as the Orange shot 36.5% from the field and top scorer Elijah Hughes tallied 10 points. The stat line isn’t much different than that against Penn State or Oklahoma State which both tuned up the Orange in the paint while SU failed to create enough offense to hang around. see iowa page 10

volleyball

Assistant coach Derryk Williams prepares to take next step By Alex Hamer staff writer

Derryk Williams thought he had it all figured out. It was the fall of 2015, he was 22 years old and had just won his first game as a head coach of Ithaca College’s club volleyball team. Williams wasn’t supposed to be in that role. He was a first-year assistant coming off four years as an undersized and “pretty bad” middle blocker with the Bombers. But just a month into his first season as a coach, Wiliams was thrust into the interim role after head coach Janet Donovan took a leave of

absence with appendicitis. He had little idea about what he was doing. Yet facing Ithaca’s rivals Cortland in his first match at the helm, Williams led the Bombers to a victory in five sets and wound up going 31-5 that season. The next year in 2016, that success followed him to Colgate — the Raiders went 18-11 and narrowly missed out on winning the Patriot League tournament. Though it was just his second season coaching and first at Colgate, Williams had already tasted success. Williams lived for game days and practices, and as a result his work

behind the scenes, what Syracuse head coach Leonid Yelin said is 70% of college coaching, suffered. Making it to Division I in just his second year as a coach made him feel like he was “hot stuff,” he said. But then Colgate head coach Ryan Baker sat him down and had what Williams said now is the most important conversation he’s had in his life. “You have to outwork everybody in this industry because you don’t have the resume,” Baker recalled saying. “Everyone’s looking for the last bigtime national team men’s player. And you don’t have it.”

Three years later, in his second season at Syracuse, Williams has risen to become Yelin’s top assistant following associate head coach Erin Little’s departure to Cortland this past summer. During much of his time at Ithaca, it didn’t seem like Williams would pursue a coaching career at all — he’d covered six U.S. Opens and several U.S. rugby qualifiers in London as a television and radio major. Now, though, having just completed his fifth season, players and coaches who know Williams said he’s ready to become a D-I head coach. “I think that grind has set me up

for success in terms of it’s an expectation that I’m busy all the time now,” Williams said. “At the end of the day, I knew that everything I had to do was so I could pursue the dream of coaching.” But in order to improve players on the court, Williams had to become a better one himself. He was a lifelong tennis player, even playing two seasons for Ithaca’s team, and said the serving technique helped him quickly master volleyball’s hitting techniques. Williams could perform a one-foot takeoff slide, despite his see williams page 10