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P • Word therapy

SU has selected three prestigious design firms as finalists to design the National Veterans Resource Complex, which received state funding in December.

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Tanisha Wiggins tried to commit suicide when she was a teenager.

After the attempt, she turned to poetry to help not only herself, but others.

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S • Turning up

Tyler Roberson’s improved offensive game has helped carry Syracuse in its last three games. The Orange travels to Charlottesville to face No. 13 Virginia on Saturday.

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GAME OF DRONES

university senate

Syverud discusses policies Chancellor gives update on university initiatives

By Annie Palmer development editor

Following his address to the University Senate Wednesday evening, Chancellor Kent Syverud was challenged by senators to produce specific numbers about the employee buyout program.

what is usen?

The University Senate is the academic governing body of the university and is made up of faculty, students, staff and administration members. The majority of the work is done in 17 standing committees, which report to the full senate at least once a year.

The nearly 90-minute meeting included updates on the Fast Forward initiative, the search for a new vice chancellor, the plan for a veterans complex and a report

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University considers ban on drones due to rising safety concerns

By Michael Burke asst. news editor

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orty miles southeast of Syracuse University, students and faculty members at Colgate University were able to — until recently — check out drones from the university’s Case Library.

They were only required to pass a training program, find a partner for spotting and have a research purpose, Kevin Lynch, Colgate’s former chief information officer, told The Chronicle of Higher Education in October 2014.

But after the Federal Aviation Administration announced new regulations last month requiring all drones weighing between 0.55 and 55 pounds be registered with the federal government, Colgate decided to “rethink” its drone

policy this semester, said Jeff Nugent, Colgate’s interim CEO for academic technologies, in an email.

“Right now all Colgate owned drones have been grounded, and folks can’t fly them on Colgate property until a new policy has been drafted,” Nugent said.

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The amount of Section 333 exemptions the FAA had granted as of Jan. 19, according to its website

The “drone loan” program was a unique system that gained Colgate national recognition. Its current state of uncertainty, however, is indicative of a larger trend on

college campuses. In 2015, schools such as the University of Arkansas, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Wisconsin-Madison all enacted policies banning or restricting the uses of drones on their campuses, primarily for safety purposes.

SU will likely soon be joining them. There is no official policy regarding drone use at SU, but a set of rules is currently being drafted by the Office of the University of General Counsel. Officials say the policy will likely include a ban on the recreational use of drones and heavy regulations on drone use for research and academic purposes.

In the meantime, the Department of Public Safety has already begun consulting the FAA’s community-based safety guidelines

and “common sense” measures to monitor drone use on campus, said DPS Chief Law Enforcement Officer Tony Callisto. But some at the university question whether SU is doing too much to restrict drone use.

In addition to banning drones for recreational use, Callisto said SU’s policy is likely to require students and faculty members using drones for research and academic purposes to have been granted by the FAA a Section 333 exemption, which authorizes the drone use for non-recreational purposes.

As of Jan. 19, the FAA had granted 3,086 exemptions, according to its website. A number of universities, including the University of Michigan and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell

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Senators discuss budget Committee presents late in senate meeting

By Annie Palmer development editor

University senators were frustrated that a budget report was the last item on the agenda at the first University Senate meeting of the semester.

The University Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Affairs informs faculty on the state of Syracuse University’s financial standing and often provides recommendations to administrators and trustees, but one by one, senators trickled out of Maxwell Auditorium Wednesday night as Budget Committee Chair Dawit Negussey clicked through a budget slideshow. see budget page 8

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THIRSTY thursday | newcastle brown ale

British import beer packs nutty flavor

By Max Darrow contributing writer

The first real snow of the year is always a big deal here in Syracuse — people are bundled up head to toe, slipping on the unplowed sidewalks and taking the obligatory, “this weather is awful” Snapchat.

So instead of making the trek to Chuck’s, Faegan’s or even DJ’s , perhaps kick back and relax with a bottle of Newcastle Brown Ale. It’s reasonably priced, with a six-pack at Tops checking out at $9.29 after tax, and it’s an easy beer to drink with an original flavor.

If it wasn’t obvious by its name, this drink is a brown ale.

It looks like a thick, full-bodied beer, but surprisingly, it isn’t.

It’s not too carbonated — as most of us usually experience with a 30 of Keystone — and because of that it produces a thin, light head. On the nose it has a bittersweet aroma, a blend of caramel and hops.

The distinctive color of this beer is highlighted in its clear bottle with the blue star logo associated with the famous brewery.

Bottled in England, Newcastle

Brown Ale is exported to over 40 countries worldwide.

Newcastle Brown Ale is sweet on the tip of the tongue, but it gives a slightly bitter finish that balances out your palate. The words that come to my head when thinking about the f lavor: caramel, nutty, slightly hoppy and slightly malty. I can’t think of any another beer that even tastes remotely like Newcastle Brown Ale. This is a smooth ale. You could easily enjoy a pint or two with a thick, juicy burger or steak as the f lavor will stand up to the meat. Or, sitting at home, you could easily throw a few bottles back with a couple of friends one night while watching a ‘Cuse basketball game.

Now that winter has arrived in true central New York fashion, remember there are a ton of alternatives to walking through the tundra to a subpar party in a Euclid basement or the DJ’s sauna.

Instead, kick back and enjoy a sixpack of Newcastle Brown Ale with some friends. It’s guaranteed to be a great — and warm — night with some great beer. midarrow@syr.edu

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Maggie Morrison scored double digits in four of the last six games. She’s lifted the Orange in conference play.

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The search committee charged with finding a new dean for Syracuse University’s College of Law is accepting nominations.

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To help you brush up on what’s happening in Syracuse, The D.O. compiled a list of what you need to know this weekend.

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SU reports lobbying activity for 4th quarter 3 firms selected for design graphic illustration by kiran ramsey design editor

ABOUT THE MONEY

WHAT IS LOBBYING?

Lobbying is the act of attempting to influence business and government leaders to create legislation that will help a particular organization. source: business dictionary

WHEN IS THE 4TH QUARTER?

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Syracuse University’s first quarter lobbying activity in the years 2011-2015 ranged from $60,000 to $70,000.

SU’s reports of second quarter lobbying activity over the past five years ranges from $50,000 to $90,000.

Third quarter spending over the last five years ranges from $50,000 to $70,000, whereas fourth quarter spending ranges from $50,000 to $70,000.

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The $60,000 reported is the same amount as 2014’s fourth quarter but $10,000 less than 2013.

WHO LOBBIES FOR SU? The main lobbyists for the university come from the Office of Government and Community Relations. Eric Persons, the associate vice president of government and community relations, files the lobbying disclosure for SU. Daniel French, the university’s general counsel, files a separate disclosure form.

By Justin Mattingly managing editor

For the third straight quarter, Syracuse University reported lobbying activity relating to the Federal Perkins Loan Program.

The university reported $60,000 in total lobbying activity for the fourth quarter of 2015, the same amount reported as the second and third quarter. The fourth quarter report covered from Oct. 1, 2015 through Dec.

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SEEING DOLLAR SIGNS The amount of money Syracuse University reported in total lobbying activity in 2014 and 2015 was equal, but the university reported $50,000 more in 2013. SU has reported $30,000 less in lobbying activity in 2014 and 2015 than it did in 2012, but more than $40,000 than it reported in the year 2011.

31, 2015. During 2015, SU lobbied for a total of $250,000, which is the same amount compared to the total amount lobbied in 2014.

In the third quarter of 2015, SU officials “urged” the reauthorization of the Federal Perkins Loan Program, which expired in October and has not yet been reauthorized by the federal government. About 25 percent of undergraduate students at SU use the program.

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Three members of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs community have been appointed to a six-person bipartisan team that will advise the National Academy of Public Administration’s (NAPA) Presidential Transition 2016 panels.

The three Maxwell members include Sean O’Keefe, University Professor and former secretary of the Navy; Donna Shalala, a member of Maxwell’s Advisory Board and former secretary of Health and Human Services; and Paul Volcker, a member of Maxwell’s Advisory Board and former chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

NAPA’s Presidential Transi-

tion 2016 panels are designed to advise the incoming 2016 presidential administration on effective management improvement initiatives, identify and overcome government management challenges and identify key presidentially appointed agency management positions, according to the announcement, which came Wednesday.

The Presidential Transition 2016 panels are now in operation following NAPA’s annual fall meeting in December, according to the release.

Established in 1967, NAPA is an independent, nonprofit organization that assists government leaders in building more effective, efficient accountable and transparent organizations, according to the release.

Three firms who are in the running to design the Obama Presidential Library have been selected as the finalists to design the National Veterans Resource Complex at Syracuse University.

The NVRC Selection Committee, which is made up of SU faculty, staff and students, chose Adjaye Associates, SHoP and Snohetta as finalists, the university announced Wednesday. Each of those firms is also among seven finalists to design the Obama Presidential Library in Chicago, according to an SU News release.

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day, SU reported asking Congress for the loan program to be continued as a part of the appropriations process, which is essentially the making of a budget by the federal legislator.

The activity relating to the loan program was the only activity reported by the university. A majority of SU’s lobbying money goes toward the salaries of full-time government relations’ staffers at the university.

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president of government and community relations, did not return an email Wednesday requesting comment on the lobbying activity.

Daniel J. French & Associates LLC, a firm hired by SU to lobby, did not release a lobbying report for the fourth quarter as of Wednesday.

The first quarter of 2016 runs from Jan. 1 to March 31 with a filing date of April 21. jmatting@syr.edu @jmattingly306

3 Maxwell members chosen for advising panels

By Sara Swann

Finalists chosen to design National Veterans Resource Complex

The goal of NAPA — which is chartered by Congress — is to provide non-partisan expert advice.

who’s on the team?

1. Sean O’Keefe 2. Donna Shalala 3. Paul Volcker 4. Steve Goldsmith 5. George Voinovich 6. Alice Rivlin

Maxwell Dean James Steinberg said in the release that he was “delighted” by the appointment of three Maxwell members to the NAPA panels.

“Our school and the university have long benefited from Sean, Donna and Paul’s deep knowledge of and commitment to public

service,” Steinberg said in the release. “These appointments are a testament to their extraordinary careers and a point of pride for the entire community.”

O’Keefe, Shalala and Volcker — in addition to the other three members on the team — will advise the four Presidential Transition 2016 panels: Collaboration Across Boundaries; Using Evidence-Based Approaches to Improve Program Performance; Bringing Strategic Foresight to Bear in Program Planning and Management; and Recruiting, Preparing, Retaining and Rewarding Highly Qualified Career and Appointed Officials, according to the release.

The panels are led by Academy

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what is the nvrc?

The National Veterans Resource Complex will serve as a hub for veteran services, housing Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families and several other tenants. SU will select a firm in May to design the NVRC.

Representatives from each firm will come to SU in the coming weeks to view the site for the complex, which is tentatively planned to be built on the western part of Waverly Avenue, according to the release.

The finalists will also “speak with members of the campus community about the history, goals, vision and timeline for the new facility,” according to the release. see nvrc page 8

national news Here are some of the top stories in the news on Wednesday: POLITICS BLOCKED A Republican-backed bill that would make it harder for Syrian refugees to enter the U.S. was blocked

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SCIENCE X-FILES Scientists at the California Institute of Technology announced that they have found evidence of a new planet — beyond Pluto’s orbit — on the edges of our solar system. They are calling the planet “Planet Nine.” source: the washington post

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s the State University of New York warms up to a higher minimum wage, the City University of New York has been left out in the cold.

Slated to begin in February, the Mario Cuomo Campaign for Economic Justice will gradually raise the wages of New York state employees up to the target $15 per hour by 2021. The program is one of the first steps in a lobbying initiative headed by the Gov. Andrew Cuomo to make New York state the first with a minimum wage of $15 across the board.

However, Cuomo has excluded an important player from this program: though separate from the SUNY system, CUNY is an equally important pillar of public education that is being ignored. CUNY is already facing an uncertain future due to budgeting concerns and the state has once again passed them over for any sort of positive action. So, while the rest of the state forges ahead with the governor, one of the institutions that needs Cuomo most is being left in the dust to fend for itself.

Donald Dutkowsky, an economics professor in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, was “sympathetic to the idea” of Cuomo’s plan to raise the minimum wage and supported the decision. In regard to CUNY, he urged that things be taken “one step at a time,” and that it is important we remember that this is an experiment in economics.

CUNY’s faculty and staff union leader Barbara Bowen was less patient and called Cuomo’s decision “... a slap in the face” in a statement earlier this month.

She is not alone in her struggle to ease CUNY’s strife as notable politicians, including presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, have recently weighed in on the issue and urged Cuomo to respond.

Indeed, this is not the first slight for

THEO HORN

IT’S NOT PERSONAL, IT’S BUSINESS the CUNY community, which has been working without contract since 2010 and has not been provided staff or faculty salary increases in the same time, according to The New York Times. Over winter break, a budget increase for the SUNY and CUNY programs that would have covered cost increases related to the institutions’ collective bargaining, rent or utilities was vetoed by the governor.

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The projected year by which New York will have adopted a statewide minimum wage of $15 per hour

As Cuomo puts one foot forward with the wage increases for SUNY, he simultaneously takes one step back with his mistreatment of CUNY. In his executive actions, Cuomo is trying to demonstrate that New Yorkers are united in their desire for a higher minimum wage. Yet with his exclusion of CUNY, we see that his boast of unity begins to look more like a facade.

The raise in wages is projected to bring an estimated $15.7 billion in consumer spending to the state over the next few years, according to the SUNY press release.

The release also notes that a $15 minimum will return wages to what they would have been in 1970, adjusted for inflation.

The minimum wage is meant to keep the person earning it above the poverty line. The fact that the United States has a minimum wage shows that we are making

an effort to insure fairness and equality among American workers. When certain areas or groups, including CUNY, are skipped over, their exclusion puts the whole gesture into question.

CUNY gives 275,000 students, many of whom are minorities, a chance at an education. Yet, the governor’s office is actively refusing to ensure the prosperity of the institution that gives many people hope for a better future.

Indeed CUNY could raise the minimum wage on its own, but the institution could run into serious problems due to a lack of funding. Unable to rectify a $51 million deficit, CUNY has been leaning more and more in the past year on the state government, which finances around 45 percent of the university’s budget.

These mounting problems mean the college simply cannot hope to remain competitive with other universities when it is forced to keep its wages low due to a lack of funding. Skilled professionals and other staff will most likely seek out other institutions which can afford to pay them higher wages. Put more simply, if CUNY were to raise their wages they would either need more funding from the city or state budgets or raise tuition, ultimately undermining their appeal of quality, low-cost education.

Cuomo deserves praise for the steps he’s taken to increase the minimum wage for all New York workers, but in this commendation, we must remember that all is not equal.

Helping CUNY to achieve a fair minimum wage is directly proportional to their ability to succeed as a university. And when education succeeds, business and innovation are sure to follow.

Theo Horn is a sophomore political science and public policy dual major. His column appears weekly. He can be reached at tahorn@syr.edu.

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‘Cardboard’ offers affordable VR option SU should promote, not restrict, drone use

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f you are a college student interested in owning a virtual reality device, you may be feeling a little priced out right now.

With Facebook-owned Oculus’ new VR device, the Rift, costing $599 without factoring the $1,000 computer powerful enough to run its graphics, the glamour child of VR may have just put a dent in your hopes of owning the most hyped VR device to hit the market.

Don’t worry, though: Google just made its own announcement that could be just as important to you.

Often lost in the shuffle of other VR devices like the Samsung Gear VR and the HTC Vive, Google Cardboard disclosed that it is making the product compatible with spatial audio.

That means when you’re in an experience, you can hear if a noise is on your left, your right or even in front of you. It’s a critical part of creating the most immersive experience possible and it shows that the $5 headset may in fact be the best bang-for-buck product on the market.

First things first, the Cardboard is in no way a better experience than the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive or the Samsung Gear VR. It’s like comparing a remotecontrolled airplane to a paper one. The Cardboard is made from, well, cardboard, and uses a phone and two lenses to create the experience. These other devices have touch pads, a micro USB connection, focal lenses and all other sorts of crazy electrical stuff. They are expensive for a reason.

But, when it comes to overall experience, there isn’t quite as much of a difference between the Cardboard and the others.

And that’s without factoring in spatial audio.

Just for reference, here’s a quick breakdown of what the

PAUL SARCONI STUFF THAT WOULD BLOW CAVEMEN’S MINDS

Cardboard is going up against.

The Rift

The graphics on the Oculus are great, but the limiting nature of being attached to a computer actually works against it. Even if I can’t walk around in a virtual space, I’ve found that I want the ability to walk or move around in real life while I use it. To be fair, I’ve only tried the developer kit, but it was enough to for me to consider that the Oculus might be a little overrated.

Grade: 7/10 Gear VR

The graphics are less immersive than the Rift, but it’s mobility compensates for it. The Gear is simple to put on and relatively easy to transport. The major caveat with it is that you need a Samsung phone to use it. But I would say given its price — about $100 without the phone — and quality, the Gear is the second best VR device for college students.

Grade: 6.5/10 HTC Vive

This is as immersive as it gets. You have hand controllers and can move around a little bit in your new reality. It’s so convincing that taking the headset off is like entering a new world. Even though it’s really the old world. *Projected for market release in April 2016. Price is TBD. Grade: 8/10 In comparison to these three technologies, I would give the Cardboard a five — not too shabby considering the Rift is 300 times the cost.

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What it really boils down to is this: Virtual reality is in its infancy stage right now. It’s a fast-growing baby, and anything you purchase right now might be considered archaic in as little as five years.

Given that fact, it might be wise to go with the Cardboard if you can’t splurge on any of the other options.

$542 million The amount of money Google invested in Magic Leap, a virtual reality company, according to Business Insider

That’s what Google is betting on. While Oculus, Samsung and HTC are driving in the fast lane, the search engine giant is in the slow lane, likely waiting for some more technological advancements to take place before putting it in gear — pun intended — and joining the others.

At least, I assume that’s the company’s plan. I don’t think it invested $542 million in the VR company Magic Leap for nothing.

As for right now, Google has become the poor man’s, or college student’s, virtual reality company.

They are keeping the price low while improving the product, which is an extremely important development for a VR industry that needs the simple and understated Cardboard just as badly as it needs a star like Oculus.

Google isn’t going to be paraded through the streets or anything for it, but they are providing a critical component to any emerging technology: parity.

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Placing excessive restrictions on the use of drones on the Syracuse University campus would be hypocritical for an institution that is simultaneously funding the development of unmanned aircraft technology.

While there is not yet an official policy regarding drone use at SU, rules are currently being drafted by the Office of the University of General Counsel and the policy will likely include a ban on the recreational use of drones in addition to imposing heavy guidelines on related academic research.

Yet SU reported $70,000 in total lobbying activity for the third quarter of 2014, which included efforts specific to SU’s drone research. The university also applied to receive Center of Excellence distinction by the Federal Aviation Administration for drone systems the same year.

To backtrack on this progress and impose unnecessary restrictions on drones would be detrimental to a learning institution that should promote innovative research on transformative technologies, particularly those with multidisciplinary value and are projected to play a major role in shaping the future.

Rather than hinder ability to work with the technology, SU should work to expand on it. But it’s not possible for the university community to remain ahead of the curve when the prospective restrictions are simply not feasible for the average college student to navigate.

DPS Chief Law Enforcement Officer Tony Callisto said SU’s policy is likely to require students and faculty members using drones for research and academic purposes to have been granted an exemption by the

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Federal Aviation Administration in addition to having liability insurance for their drone.

Callisto added that the individual would need to notify the State University of New York Upstate Medical University prior to flying the drone, in order to not interfere with air traffic associated with Upstate’s helipad. The student or faculty member would then have to provide SU’s Risk Management with the purpose and specific time frame behind the drone’s use.

Rather than constrain drone use with these rules, SU should work to ensure the technology remains accessible to students and faculty, for both recreational and academic purposes. This could be accomplished with the creation of an on-campus “drone loan” program which would require participants to pass a training session and find a spotting partner, mirroring a system once in place at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York.

Although safety concerns have been raised in regard to drone use in densely populated areas, like college campuses, SU could put forth supportive measures by considering “no-fly zones” on university property to compliment its drone program as a constructive compromise.

The fact of the matter is that drones should continue to be welcomed on the SU campus, in and outside of the classroom, as they have been in the past.

Although universities across the country are moving to ban drones from their campuses, Syracuse University should differentiate itself as a leader that embraces emerging technologies and places emphasis on innovation rather than apprehension.

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meeting on Syracuse University’s budget. The topic of buyouts was not intended to be included in Syverud’s address, but after philosophy professor Sam Gorovitz posed several questions, Syverud offered some key details.

“Faculty care deeply about staff — what happens to the staff affects faculty both directly and in other ways,” Gorovitz said.

“There is a yearning among the faculty and staff to have disclosure about the numbers.”

Many employees retired in December, resulting in retirement rates that were three times higher than average, Syverud said. The retirements, or buyouts, were a part of the Voluntary Separation Incentive Program, enacted in July 2015. Employees whose combined age and years of service were higher than 65 became eligible to leave the university in exchange for half their yearly salary and other benefits.

As Syverud mentioned in the October senate meeting, the savings from the buyout were enough to negate any layoffs that would have been planned for 2016. He promised senators that he would provide concrete numbers at the

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maxwell Fellows Ed DeSeve, a former official during President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton’s administrations, and David Chu, a former official during former President Ronald Reagan and former Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush’s administrations, according to the release.

DeSeve said in the release that NAPA

next senate meeting.

Syverud also covered several updates on the Fast Forward initiative, saying that the Academic Strategic Plan is now in its implementation phase. Six teams of 20 faculty and students are focusing on the areas identified in the plan: student experience, discovery, internationalization, commitment to veterans, innovation and the “One University” theme.

The teams will begin by zeroing in on things the university should be “doing right away and not waiting on,” Syverud said.

Syverud said the Campus Master Plan portion of Fast Forward has changed in some areas, such as adding a vehicle-free promenade to University Avenue — in front of the Schine Student Center, the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and Bird Library — and increasing the connection between the area of campus linking the Life Sciences Building and Campus West.

Overall, the plan will open up the campus in various ways, he said.

The framework is slated to be released by the end of the semester. Syverud said much of the delay can be attributed to figuring out “what to do with the Dome.”

“There’s been lots of great work by the

advisory group and (Sasaki Associates),” Syverud said, referring to the Massachusetts-based architecture and design firm hired by SU to guide its Campus Master Plan. “We’re now talking to the Board of Trustees about what to roll out and when, including a planned meeting next week.”

The university is still evaluating whether to pursue the creation of a veteranfocused medical school, Syverud said. The school would place health care professionals into the Veterans Health Administration, which has had “widely publicized problems,” he said.

“It would be designed to help VA hospitals and clinics around the country fill their need for an estimated workforce gap of 22,000 medical professionals they could hire today if they could find them and pay for them,” Syverud said.

SU is now working with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to figure out its degree of leadership in the project and other areas. This data-gathering phase should be finished in the coming months, at which point Syverud said he would consult with various university groups to decide whether or not SU will move forward with

the idea.

“I do expect to consult widely with the senate along the way,” Syverud added.

Syverud also noted that several administrative and dean searches are under way, including the search for a dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, the senior vice president for student affairs and a dean of Hendricks Chapel.

He added that three or four finalists have been chosen in the running for vice chancellor and provost. The candidates will visit SU early next month and a final selection will be made at the end of February.

Other business discussed: In her address to the senate, Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost Liz Liddy said the provost advisory committee will begin operating Jan. 26. The committee works with the provost to review applications for promotion and tenure. This is the first year that the university will have a body of this kind, Liddy said.

The proposal for the committee was widely objected to by senators last year when they suggested it posed a threat to faculty’s shared governance in university matters.

reached out to six of its “most prominent” fellows to help provide insight and advice to the next president. He added in the release that this insight and advice will focus on better government management and the successful implementation of programs.

NAPA is also working with the American Society for Public Administration to offer management recommendations and trusted advice in order to build “a more agile, responsive and resilient government,” according to the release.

Dan Blair, president and CEO of NAPA said in the release that the academy’s meeting this past December was “one of the best yet.”

“We had tremendous participation from public administration leaders and experts, and one of the top issues was the upcoming presidential transition,” Blair said in the release. “We are pleased to announce that a blue-ribbon, bipartisan team of senior advisors will oversee our Transition 2016 panels, which are working hard to devel-

op recommendations that will ensure a smooth transition from President Obama to our next president.”

Other selected members for the panels include Steve Goldsmith, former mayor of Indianapolis; Alice Rivlin, former vice chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors; and George Voinovich, former U.S. senator from Ohio and governor of Ohio, according to the release.

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As concerns about the safety of hoverboards are discussed, some American universities have taken action. More than 30 universities have placed temporary bans on the use of hoverboards on their campuses until more research is conducted on the safety of the machines. photo illustration by allen chiu staff photographer

BOARDED UP

By BreeAnna Poshek contributing writer

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ore than 30 universities announced over Winter Break a ban on the use of hoverboards on their campuses due to safety concerns.

The bans were in response to a Dec. 16 statement from United States Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairman Elliot Kaye regarding the safety of the machines. At the root of the statement was concern about the number of people who said their hoverboards had unexpectedly caught fire.

“The challenge is to move quickly but also thoroughly and carefully to find out why certain hoverboards caught fire,” Kaye said in the statement.

“Every consumer who is riding a hoverboard, who purchased one to give as a gift during the holidays, or who is thinking about buying one deserves to know if there is a safety defect.”

Kaye also said the CPSC was looking particularly closely at the battery packs and charger compatibility as potential causes of the boards catching fire.

The statement amplified already mounting concerns among university staff in charge of addressing student safety, according to USA Today.

Dan Nichols, the executive director of the risk, safety and transportation programs at American University, for example, issued a statement Jan. 4 temporarily banning hoverboards at the university, citing the “potential impact to the safety” of the campus community.

Other universities — such as Georgia State University, George Washington University, Fordham University, Emerson College and Butler University — have also issued temporary bans that do not permit students to have the hoverboards anywhere on campus until more research can be done to address safety concerns, according to USA Today.

Every consumer who is riding a hoverboard ... deserves to know if there is a safety defect.”

Elliot Kaye united states consumer product safety commission chairman

Indiana University, meanwhile, implemented a partial ban on hoverboards, as the school only banned the boards from the dormitories, said Mark Land, associate vice president of public affairs and government relations at IU. Land said IU issued the partial ban because

American universities ban hoverboards due to rising safety concerns administrators thought the dormitories were at the highest risk for issues with fire. But he added that if evidence showed the potential risk to be greater than originally thought, the university would consider implementing a full ban on hoverboards.

“It simply comes down to safety,” Land said. “We have a number of large dormitories on campus and with 12 to 13 thousand students living here, a fire in one of our large dormitories is just about one of our biggest fears from a safety perspective.”

Students at IU are still allowed to have the hoverboards, Land said, but they must find their own place to store and charge them, such as in their cars or at a friend’s off-campus house.

Land said he hasn’t experienced any complaints so far, but if any students or their families, who may have purchased the device over break, were feeling frustrated with the decision, he would tell them that IU cannot afford to risk the lives of its students for any reason.

While the CPSC continues research on the product, the statement from Kaye encourages those who have already purchased a hoverboard to observe the boards closely when charging, store the devices in an open dry area, wear safety gear when using the boards and to not charge the boards immediately after riding.

The statement also encourages consumers to check whether their device has the mark of a certified national testing laboratory and to report any incidents to the CPSC. blposhek@syr.edu

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“The three finalist firms and their teams are outstanding,” said Martha Thorne, the dean of the IE School of Architecture and Design in Madrid who is leading the design competition, in the release. “I have no doubt they will propose ideas that go beyond traditional academic buildings and make the NVRC a pioneering facility that will contribute to the University, as well as the broader community.”

Once finished, the NVRC, which received funding from New York state last month, will

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budget The presentation showed information about the money SU saved and spent last year, plans to review the NCAA infractions and better practices for budget transparency.

What appeared on the screen were fairly digestible projections of SU’s $1.2 million budget for 2016 and a review of last year’s savings, which came out to about $4,000. But while the presentation exhibited simplicity, it lacked explanation, senators lamented.

One senator said senators are left with few questions and little valuable discussion is had about the budget report because the budget committee does not present its work earlier.

Senate Agenda Committee Chair Can Isik suggested the committee be given a short, written report on what the budget presentation will include.

Negussey said a summary of SU’s budget is available online, but former Budget Committee Chair Craig Dudczak said the summary lacks a breakdown of specific numbers on schools and colleges, departments and other areas of the university.

Dudczak said the committee could ana-

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house SU’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families, one of the leading institutes for veterans in the country. It will also serve as the home to a number of other tenants, including the Office of Veterans and Military Affairs.

The construction of the NVRC is one aspect of the Campus Master Plan, the Fast Forward initiative in place to better SU’s infrastructure.

The three finalist firms will return to SU in April to present final proposals to the selection committee, according to the release. SU will announce the winning firm in May. mdburk01@syr.edu

lyze the budget and highlight key points that faculty and staff should be aware of.

The information that’s available online is only a “small sliver” of what used to be given, said Robert Van Gulick, a philosophy professor. Van Gulick noted that some members of the budget committee had trouble getting information, and said he is curious to hear more about SU’s “transparency issue” in the committee’s second report.

In the past, SU administrators have come under fire for a lack of transparency, while senate committees and faculty groups have attempted to move beyond that, working to gain access to valuable university data — such as faculty salary reports.

But what occurred at the meeting was a limited look into SU’s finances that left many senators puzzled and looking for more context.

Negussey said he hopes to inform more faculty about how the university’s RCM budget model works, so they can understand it. That optimism was stunted in the report Wednesday night, as Negussey said they could only share information that was allowed to be shown to the public. apalme05@syr.edu | @annierpalmer

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drones nell University (an SU peer institution), are among those that have applied for and been granted exemptions, but SU is not one.

Callisto added that students and faculty at SU will also need to have liability insurance for their drone.

If a student or faculty member has both a Section 333 exemption and liability insurance, they will need to notify the State University of New York Upstate Medical University prior to flying the drone. That is because Upstate has a helipad, and federal law requires drones to not be flown within five miles of manned aircraft, Callisto said. The student or faculty member will also need to notify Risk Management and provide the purpose for flying the drone and the times the drone will be in the air.

Callisto said DPS is already enforcing federal guidelines, which include a suggestion that drones be flown “a sufficient distance from populated areas.”

That presents a problem specifically for college campuses, which are generally crowded places, said SU mechanical and aerospace engineering professor Amit Sanyal, who researches the guidance, navigation and control of unmanned aircrafts such as drones.

Sanyal said flying drones on SU’s campus would come with serious safety concerns. A drone’s propellers, for example, could cut off someone’s finger, he said.

“If there’s a loss of communication temporarily or a loss of power temporarily and (the drone) crashes down and it hits someone, that would be a bad thing,” he said.

Arland Whitfield, who graduated from SU in December and founded The Skyworks Project, a student organization at SU that focuses on drone research, said he understands those safety concerns. But he added that the university’s “heavy-handed approach is not the

correct way” to monitor drone use.

He said most students can’t afford to pay insurance premiums and don’t have the means to file for a Section 333 exemption.

“Syracuse University prides itself on innovation and being cutting-edge,” he said. “ ...

Drones) are new technology. It’s highly experimental. There are definite dangers to that, but college campuses are the place where this stuff gets figured out.”

Kyle Foley, a sophomore computer science and engineering major who took over for Whitfield as president of Skyworks, called it “ridiculous” that students should be expected to have an exemption and insurance, especially since those in The Skyworks Project don’t get paid.

He said he is currently looking into options for insurance, but even a best-case scenario would mean only one or two students getting insured.

“The more people you get insured, the more your premiums will be,” Foley said. “So for a whole group of people that wants to fly drones on campus, it’s not going to happen.”

Foley added that he hopes SU will consider helping Skyworks and putting the organization on the university’s own liability insurance.

Foley also said he’d like to see a system in which students could register their drones with DPS and take a test to become certified to fly — similar to the former system at Colgate — without needing insurance. He added that drones “can be extremely safe when flown with a competent pilot.”

But unless the university’s policy is unexpectedly lenient when finished, Foley and the rest of the members of The Skyworks Project will be limited to flying drones off campus. Foley said they now typically just fly at Thornden Park.

It is unclear when the final version of the policy will be finished. Callisto said he’s seen a first draft but added that the process is “very comprehensive” and he is not sure of an approximate timeline. mdburk01@syr.edu

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Following suicide attempt, Tanisha Wiggins uses poetry to help others

TANISHA WIGGINS attempted suicide during her teenage years, so she turned to poetry as an artistic outlet for her depression. She realized she was able to uplift other people with her art and decided to continue writing to support those who are battling a mental health disorder. gulnaz khan contributing writer

HEALING through words

By Gulnaz Khan contributing writer

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anisha Wiggins remembers scrounging around her house for spare coins as a 16-year-old. She was careful and secretive; even her mother had no idea anything was out of the ordinary. She walked to the Family Dollar in Syracuse with determination and purchased a bottle of aspirin with change. Wiggins went into her bedroom and swallowed the entire bottle. She lay down on her bed and waited for the pain go away.

Twelve years later, Wiggins still remembers the taste of the aspirin.

About 9.3 million adults reported having

suicidal thoughts in the past year and 1.3 million adults attempted suicide, according to the Centers for Disease Control. As of 2013, it was the 10th-leading cause of death for all ages, an estimated one death every 13 minutes.

Wiggins said she started struggling with depression at a young age, but hid her feelings from her mother out of fear.

“I wanted it to be a secret because I felt like there was something wrong with me,” she said.

Instead of talking to family, friends or doctors, she found solace through poetry. Feeling like she couldn’t express her emotions verbally, Wiggins said she wrote about them instead.

Wiggins’ form of art therapy isn’t uncommon, said Arthur Brangman, an art therapist

at Hutchings Psychiatric Center in Syracuse.

“Art is a nonverbal form of therapy for individuals who have suffered trauma,” Brangman said. “A little escapism and creative thinking goes a long way in helping people.”

With one poem, Wiggins’ poetry became more than just an emotional outlet. It became her key to getting help.

“I remember one day I wrote a poem for school, and they didn’t think what I was writing about was normal,” Wiggins said. “I was writing about dying. They said to be so young and write about that stuff was concerning.”

Her principal referred her to a counselor, and for the first time, she spoke her feelings aloud instead of writing them on paper.

Her mother never knew she was seeing a counselor until she overdosed on aspirin later that year, Wiggins said. Instead of compassion, her mother responded to the hospitalization with anger.

Wiggins’ relationship with her mother has since grown into one of understanding. After she moved out of her house at 17, their relationship improved. Years later, her mother disclosed that she tried to kill herself around the same age Tanisha was, Wiggins said.

Wiggins still struggles from time to time with feelings of hopelessness and fleeting thoughts of suicide. She’s still learning how to manage her emotions, but, she said, it’s much better than when she was younger.

Marla Byrnes, a retired psychiatric nurse and member of the board of directors at the National Alliance on Mental Illness Syracuse, has witnessed this growth firsthand.

Over a decade of working as Wiggins’ therapist, they’ve grown to be friends.

“She’s overcome many hardships that would have defeated people, and rightly so. She doesn’t let life defeat her. She might get knocked down, but she gets back up,” Byrnes said. “For me, that’s what spells success in life.”

Though Byrnes is a mentor to Wiggins, today Wiggins also inspires a lot of people, Byrnes said. She was a residential counselor at the Salvation Army helping other youth, and has done motivational talks for NAMI about recovery and her poetry.

Wiggins said she takes her responsibility as a role model seriously, especially when it comes to her 8-year-old niece. Knowing that her niece looks up to her motivates her see wiggins page 10

Heroy Geology Building installs 2nd floor map display

By Saniya More contributing writer

While the rest of the Syracuse University campus spent the last month deserted, the Heroy Geology Building was a hive of activity. The 44-year-old building underwent renovations, which are most obvious in the installation of huge world and regional maps covering the second floor.

These maps aren’t just designed to reflect

the building as the home of geology department. Adding to Heroy’s signature spinning globe above its main entrance, these maps serve as artwork as well as an educational tool.

Jeffrey Karson, a geology professor at Heroy Geology Laboratory, said the maps have been designed to provide conversation pieces for students taking classes in the department of earth sciences. “(These maps) can almost pass as abstract art, but upon closer inspection,

reveal the remarkable shape of the surface of the Earth,” Karson said.

Karson said the installation allows students to see the world in a different way by taking students out of the classroom.

The three maps are topographically accurate, showing details to the nearest kilometer on some regions of the map.

The first map features the topography, or physical features, of the world. Mountains and valleys are denoted in a range of browns

and greens and lakes and oceans follow suit in pale to deep blues.

To create the second map, satellite images were stitched together to create what Karson described as a cloudless mosaic of the world. When looked at together, the images show the earth as it would appear from outer space with no clouds.

The third map takes a more local approach, depicting upstate New York. The map doesn’t see maps page 10

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Researching your destination can alleviate pre-travel anxiety

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oing abroad takes more planning than deciding what to bring. Among other things, I had to apply for visas, exchange my American dollars for Hong Kong ones and pack a wardrobe that could keep up with weather I would experience. But the most important step I had to take before I left was to read as much as I could about Hong Kong.

Our program advisers sent us plenty of brochures and pamphlets about what we should pack and giving up the details on the classes we would be taking when we got there.

I have guidebooks that give me suggestions about places to go and things to do. I even Googled cultural practices in Hong Kong.

From this research, I’ve figured out plenty of things I needed — and really didn’t need — to know. I’ve mapped out many of the sites I want to go see and how to get to them. Less importantly, I know Hong Kong is famous for custom

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wiggins during her toughest moments.

“I can’t abandon her. I can’t leave this earth on those terms knowing she would wonder, ‘Well why did auntie do that?’”

Wiggins said. “And when she gets older, if she can’t deal with something, I don’t want her to be like, ‘Well auntie did it, so why can’t I?’” Wiggins graduated in December from Onondaga Community College with a degree in human services, and plans to pursue a career in social work.

Wiggins said she’ll continue to speak out about mental illness, and hopes speaking out about her mental health experiences will help reduce the stigma surrounding them.

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IN CHINA, GEORGETOWN STILL SUCKS tailoring and that we shouldn’t sit on the floor in public places. I found out that when we visit mainland China, locals may take pictures of us without asking because they find large groups of Westerners interesting.

Every time something bad happened in or around Hong Kong over the past few months, I followed the media coverage closely. I read about the poor air quality in Beijing, where my program will be visiting during our first two weeks. Most recently, I read about book sellers in Hong Kong who have gone missing.

Many of them sell literature that is illegal in mainland China, and people are concerned that there might be a connection.

“When you go to the hospital and they see that you have a mental health diagnosis, they treat you differently than someone with a physical diagnosis,” Wiggins said. “It doesn’t matter if it’s invisible, you still have pain and you still need to be treated with respect. Everyone should feel like they matter.”

Even 12 years after her suicide attempt, Wiggins said she can’t even look at aspirin without feeling sick. She’s glad the attempt was unsuccessful, otherwise she wouldn’t be where she is today.

“People used to tell me there is a light at the end of the tunnel and I didn’t really believe it,” Wiggins said. “But it’s not all darkness. Even if it’s a dim light, there’s still a light.” gukhan@syr.edu

So far, nothing has scared me out of going. Maybe because these stories paint an incomplete picture of the region. When determining the newsworthiness of a story, journalists have to consider how novelty and conflict contribute. Bad things attract more attention and become news stories more often than good things do.

It’s dangerous to be scared away from visiting a place because of the news coverage. Bad things happen everywhere, but there are also many good stories that I rarely see or hear in the news media because they come across as something average and unimportant.

I know that no amount of research can completely prepare me for Hong Kong. There is a huge difference between reading about a place in books and going there in person.

Being surrounded by Hong Kong’s customs and traditions will teach me more than I

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resemble the actual surface of the Earth, as the Great Lakes appear to be black holes in the ground, while the rest of the land is white, blue and orangey-red.

The map was designed by an artist in Ithaca, New York, who Gregory Hoke, an assistant professor in the department of earth sciences, said is known for his unique map production techniques. The map was created using laser technology and artistic techniques to create scientifically accurate representations of the area.

The installation team was advised to find maps from local sources because it’s easier for individuals to connect with something they are familiar with, which is one reason

could ever learn in a brochure from the SU Abroad office. The best way to be culturally sensitive is to mimic what those around me are doing. In fact, all of my research could have a negative impact on my travels. I may read wrong information or feel too comfortable with my knowledge of the region before I even go there. If this happens, I might miss important cultural clues or do something tactless based on incorrect assumptions.

However, I am going to continue reading everything I can. The mental and emotional benefits of reading make it worth it, even if I will never actually get an accurate representation of what my experience is going to be like. I will just have to be careful while researching to remember that available literature can only paint a partial portrait.

Things will always be left out. clmoran@syr.edu

the map of upstate New York was installed.

Hoke said the installation team hopes the maps will be used for academic advancement in classes.

“Hopefully we will have a chance to use the maps as teaching aids in the recitations for some of our larger enrollment courses,” Hoke said.

Assistant professor Jay Thomas said so far, the maps have drawn attention from passersby.

“I see lots of people stopping, stooping down and pointing to where they live,” Thomas said.

These earth science professors hope the colorful maps will stimulate the interest of anyone who walks through the area, regardless of them being a student in or out of the geology field.

Said Karson: “(The maps) are a constant reminder of the diverse and dynamic planet that we live on today.” ssmore@syr.edu

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Big Will and Friends

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Professors created an architecture and art collaboration resulting in a 3D optical illusion. Visitors to the exhibit, located in the Shaffer Art Building, are encouraged to wear catalogue suits that match the structure in order to increase the feeling of immersion in the art.

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WALL TO WALL

By Hanna Horvath staff writer

A new, multi-layered exhibit that explores optical illusions and the relationship between art and architecture in wallpaper is coming to the Rodger Mack Gallery in Syracuse University’s Shaffer Art Building.

The free exhibit will open Jan. 21 at 5:15 p.m. and is scheduled to last until mid-February.

Assistant architecture professor Jonathan Louie teamed up with Visual and Performing Arts professor Stephen Zaima to create the exhibit, titled “Big Will and Friends.” The exhibit features a three-room structure made up of patterned wallpaper. The wall adjacent to the structure holds a collage of different design elements. “(The exhibit is) the chance to take something so dominant in our homes, and find ways to think about it through the lens of architecture,” Louie said.

Louie has been researching wallpaper for the past six months, and developed the idea for the exhibit after reading an article titled “The Wonderful Ways of Wallpaper” in a 1954 edition of House Beautiful Magazine.

The article discusses the ways in which the domestic family could liven their home up with wallpaper.

“I’ve been really fascinated with the way wallpaper intersected art, architecture and interior design over the years,” Louie said, who has placed a special emphasis on post-war American homes and the wallpaper in them.

Zaima, on the other hand, finds his architectural inspiration from his father, who was an architect. He also used Charles Burchfield’s work with wallpaper in the 20th century as a historical reference.

“The thing I found most fascinating were the things that (Zaima) used; products that architects design with — like drafting tape — and the way that he re-collaged those into his work,” Louie said in reference to Zaima’s part of the installation.

Zaima said he and Louie met a little over a year ago working on a collaborative project commemorating the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, organized by Syracuse’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.

Both professors said they find joy in taking things that are ordinary or common and “really looking into them and altering them to do something new or something fresh,” Louie said.

“When we collaborate, we come out with something not only different from what we would create on our own, but we create something unexpected,” Zaima said.

The structure itself was designed entirely by Louie, and Zaima created the three collages featured on the adjacent wall. Zaima said the presence of a patterned wall next to the structure, as opposed to a blank white wall, changes the audience’s perception of it.

“It tends to change how we view things,” he said. “If you see the same work in a gallery with a plain white wall, it says something different to you.”

As for the name of the exhibit, “Big Will” is the structure itself and the “Friends” refers to the patrons viewing the exhibit. Louie explained that the name invites interaction between the exhibit and the audience.

Thursday night’s opening will also feature a series of dance performances, planned for 5:45 p.m., choreographed by architecture student Stephanie White.

SU professors create visual exhibit

A number of Louie and Zaima’s previous and current students are planning on attending and are excited and curious to see their professors’ work.

“I’ve seen some of his work that he has showed us during class before and I’m excited to see more of what he has done and is working on,” sophomore architecture student Juliet Domine said. “The work I’ve seen so far is very interesting and I look forward to seeing more.”

Furthermore, Zaima invited students from his online course to attend his opening in order to meet his students in person.

Visitors to the exhibit are also encouraged to try on catalogue suits provided at the opening. Dancers in the scheduled performances will be wearing similar costumes. Louie explains the suits were designed to blend the viewer into the exhibit and make them completely immersed in the space.

“I am looking forward to see how people interact and move through the space,” Louie said.

Overall, this exhibit is a physical representation of Louie’s latest interest in the world of art and architecture.

“As an architect, we don’t necessarily consider wallpaper as an architectural product, even though it’s such a large part in the production of space in our work,” he said.

Similar to how wallpaper manufacturers borrow from art for wallpaper designs, Louie says he is borrowing from the arts for architecture.

Louie received a faculty work grant from the School of Architecture for the gallery. Additional funding came from the MacDowell Colony and the College of Visual and Performing Arts. hrhorvat@syr.edu

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Warney leads Stony Brook in his last chance for glory

By Chris Libonati asst. sports editor

Each season Jameel Warney has been at Stony Brook, the team has made the America East Conference championship game or won the regular-season championship. He’s won the conference’s player of the year award in each of the last two seasons. Before that, he was the conference’s freshman of the year.

He’s just six rebounds away from becoming the Seawolves’ all-time leading rebounder, 36 blocks away from doubling the previous school record and will likely be the school’s all-time leading scorer by season’s end.

I AM LEGEND Jameel Warney has broken or likely will break four Stony Brook records in addition to taking SBU to two straight America East Conference championship games. rebounds

1,110 1,115 blocks

232 134 points

1,808 1,978 field goals

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Warney’s career is cemented in Stony Brook basketball history.

“He’ll go down as one of the all-time great players in this conference,” SBU head coach Steve Pikiell said, “and one of the all-time great players here at Stony Brook.”

But Warney hasn’t won the AEC tournament. And with the conference almost guaranteed to get just one bid, he hasn’t made the NCAA Tournament either. Each of the last three seasons, the Seawolves (144, 5-0 AEC) have been bounced by Albany.

Last season, a last-second 3 by Albany gave the Great Danes a one-point win.

On Friday, Warney gets his next shot to advance his legacy and the program that’s provided the foundation for it. SBU faces Albany for the first time this season at 9 p.m. at Island Federal Credit Union Arena in Stony Brook, New York. A win would bring Stony Brook to .500 against Albany in Warney’s career and the Seawolves likely front runners to win the AEC. “We’ve played in postseason bids, before he came here we didn’t,” Pikiell said. “We’ve won games in the postseason.

We’ve won league championships. We’ve had 20-win seasons, 25-win seasons. All those things had never happened before.”

Stony Brook was never supposed to reel Warney to Long Island in the first place.

Although Warney was just a two-star prospect, according to Scout.com, he played and started at Roselle Catholic (New Jersey) High School. Roselle has produced players like Syracuse forward Tyler Roberson and Kentucky guard Isaiah Briscoe.

Warney also had offers from Iowa and Temple, according to Scout.

He called the SBU coaching staff to tell them he’d commit while the team was playing an overseas tour. Pikiell said the team was in Dublin at the time, and he couldn’t get enough reception indoors. He had to walk outside in pounding rain to take Warney’s call.

Though he was a big get, his career at SBU started with an air-balled hook shot against

Marist. Fellow senior Carson Puriefoy remembers the Stony Brook coaches having to calm Warney down in the huddle at the next timeout. Once he settled in, Warney scored eight points and grabbed five rebounds.

“It was just kind of funny to realize how far he’s come,” Puriefoy said, “and how far we’ve all come.”

That season, SBU won the AEC regular season title and swept Albany in the regular season, only to be beaten by the Great Danes in the AEC tournament semifinals on a last-second layup.

The next year, the Seawolves lost to Albany on its home floor by nine in the AEC championship.

Last season, Stony Brook nearly broke the curse and held a 50-48 lead with seconds to play. A missed Albany shot was tapped out to guard Peter Hooley, who hoisted a quick shot that dropped through the net and ended SBU’s NCAA Tournament bid.

The loss hung in Warney’s mind for months. He agonized over possessions where he could have given SBU the slightest edge.

The forward threw the heartbreak on the pile of other losses to Albany to fuel his workouts.

This summer, Warney improved his endurance by running a 3.5-mile loop on campus every few days and took extra free throws. His free-throw percentage has risen nearly eight percent this season. The memory only floated back when he needed just a little bit more motivation.

One memory sticks out even more, though. When the Seawolves won the regular-season title for the first time in program history, he remembers being handed the trophy. He and his teammates were able to reflect on the season they had just had.

“That’s an experience, that at that time, I didn’t really think about it that much,” Warney said, “but you can tell how hard it is to win a conference championship … and that’s the only championship I have around here.”

He’s hoping to get one last chance to feel what it’s like to win a championship. That road starts Friday.

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Syracuse opponent preview: What to know about UVA

By Jesse Dougherty senior staff writer

On Saturday, No. 13 Virginia (14-4, 3-3 Atlantic Coast) hosts Syracuse (13-7, 3-4) for a noon game at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville.

The Orange will look for a fourth straight win against a Cavaliers team that hasn’t lost at home this season. But SU is coming off an improbable road victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium and the ACC, like all of college basketball, has turned improbable into normal in the last three months.

Here’s what you need to know about Virginia heading into the matchup.

All-time series: 3-3.

Last time they played: The Cavaliers beat the Orange, 59-47, in the Carrier Dome last March. Both teams got off to a slow start offensively, but Virginia used 17 points from Anthony Gill to ultimately surge ahead.

Malcolm Brogdon, London Perrantes and Mike Tobey, all on this year’s team with Gill, each pitched in 10 points. Rakeem Christmas had one of his worst games of the season with 10 points and four rebounds, and

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roberson collected a double-double, with points and rebounds, in the last three. Next, the surging Orange (13-7, 3-4 Atlantic Coast) travels to face No. 13 Virginia (14-4, 3-3) and its airtight packline defense at noon on Saturday, and Roberson could again make all the difference.

The Cavaliers give up 61.2 points per game, making it the second best defense in the ACC and 10th best in the country by that measure, and their man-to-man defense is built to take just about everything away.

But there are ways to crack it, and a good offensive rebounder, pick-and-roll option and mid-range threat is a good start.

Enter Roberson, whose toughest opponent remains himself.

“It comes down to me just going after it every night. I know I can, and I think I’ve proven I can.” Roberson said after SU beat Boston College on Jan. 13. “... I just have to be aggressive

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lydon presence Lydon can be. He’s strung together improved performances from the field by not hesitating to shoot. Now, Syracuse’s already thin frontcourt will reap the benefits against Anthony Gill and Virginia on Saturday if Lydon can do the same on the interior.

“There’s obviously a lot I got to learn and I feel I’m still in that process,” Lydon said, “so it’s definitely a good learning experience for me.”

Seconds after Lydon entered against Duke, the physicality occasionally lacking was felt with a thud. Derryck Thornton tightly guarded Michael Gbinije as he brought the ball up

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morrison “I wasn’t surprised because that’s what Maggie does,” Sykes said.

Since then, Morrison’s minutes have nearly doubled, her points have nearly tripled and she’s scored in double figures in each of the last two games.

Her four games scoring double-digit points in the last seven contests are more

Trevor Cooney led Syracuse with 14 points.

The Virginia report: After finishing nonconference play 11-1 and winning its first ACC game against Notre Dame, the Cavaliers dropped two straight conference games to Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech to come back down to earth. Even still, all four of UVA’s losses have come on the road and its beaten Villanova, West Virginia, Miami and, most recently, a surging Clemson team.

Virginia is heralded for its stingy pack-line man-to-man defense, but the Cavaliers have been arguably more impressive on offense this season. That doesn’t mean UVA isn’t a defensively-minded team first and foremost, but it ranks seventh in the nation in Kenpom.com’s adjusted offensive efficiency, 17th in 3-point shooting at 40.1 percent and 24th with an effective field-goal percentage of 54.6. Virginia is led by the 6-foot-5 Brogdon, one of the best on-ball defenders in the country who is also averaging a teamhigh 16.8 points per game. Gill is a tough presence on the block and on the glass, averaging 14.8 points and a team-leading 6.1 rebounds. After that, the team’s methodical slow-paced offense is organized by Perrantes, UVA’s point guard, who averages 11.7

points and 4.2 assists a contest.

going forward. I know if I have an opportunity to shoot or drive I should take it, and playing aggressively, that’s when good things happen.”

Last season, Syracuse’s offense revolved around center Rakeem Christmas in the post and Trevor Cooney and Michael Gbinije on the perimeter. It was a familiar sight for Roberson to be open at the top of the key, defenses daring him to shoot but his instincts forcing him to hesitate. The recurring result: Jab step against a phantom defender, pump fake against a phantom

defender, missed shot clanking off the rim.

SU’s offense functions in a similar way this season, with a game plan rooted in 3-pointers and high pick-and-rolls. When Roberson is on the floor with Gbinije, Cooney, Malachi Richardson and stretch forward Tyler Lydon, he becomes the player that defenses sag off of. But instead of stuttering with the ball in his hands, Roberson has made quick decisions to shoot, attack the rim or kick out to shooters.

According to Hoop-Math.com, Roberson has 30 unassisted field goals at the rim this season and 37.2 percent of his shot attempts have been mid-range jumpers. He had 25 unassisted makes at the rim all of last season, and shot 27.5 from midrange. Then consider his 15.8 offensive rebounding percentage, the 21st best in the country and second best in the ACC according to Kenpom.com, which combines effort with skill to form a dangerous offensive big.

“I think once he started to understand

that we want him to take (shots) in rhythm and we want him to take those shots, we had the confidence in him and I think he has the confidence in himself,” Cooney said. “... They really have to come up there and respect him and he can go by and make plays and find shooters or just dunk the ball really.”

Three straight ACC wins have Syracuse back in the thick of the conference standings, but no team has beaten Virginia at John Paul Jones Arena this season. The key to doing so rests in the middle of the Cavaliers nearimpenetrable defense, where Roberson will find himself just after noon on Saturday.

Whether he shuts down or shows up is anyone’s guess, but his season is surely trending toward the latter.

“Well he’s got opportunities, he’s got to take them when they’re there and he does have opportunities,” SU head coach Jim Boeheim said on Jan. 11. “He’s just got to figure out where they are.”

the court. Gbinije created slight separation and Lydon’s ball screen at midcourt blindsided Thornton, sending him flailing to his back.

Lydon asserted himself on the low block, too, where a couple of Syracuse’s 3-point attempts stemmed from. They started with offensive rebounds, which Syracuse grabbed a whopping 26 of. The fingertips of Tyler Roberson or Lydon were often the only thing refreshing SU possessions, and that was the Orange’s best formula — albeit not intentional — to get open looks from beyond the arc.

“The offensive rebounding and throwing it back out is where I think we got two or three 3s,” Boeheim said. “And that, again, Roberson and Lydon just did an awesome job on the

offensive glass, 26 offensive rebounds against a pretty good team is unheard of. Unheard of.”

Before Monday, Lydon had grabbed six rebounds in just over half of Syracuse’s games.

Matching that total on the offensive glass alone against the Blue Devils injects promise into a Syracuse team facing a second consecutive ranked opponent, this one a Cavaliers team whose opponents have the 331st-ranked offensive rebounding percentage, according to Kenpom.com, out of 351 Division I teams.

In Virginia’s 59-47 win over Syracuse on March 3, 2015, the Cavaliers outrebounded SU by 22. UVA had only four less offensive rebounds than Syracuse did total ones. No Virginia player had double-digit numbers on the

boards, and Gill tied for the team lead with nine.

Like last year, Virginia has a balanced rebounding corps again, with none of the eight rotation players averaging more than 6.1 rebounds.

“We’re playing against tough bigs all the time in the ACC,” Lydon said. “It’s just something I’ve got to take advantage of every time I’m out there.”

Against Duke, Lydon’s performance on the interior went relatively unnoticed with Roberson making history at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Twenty rebounds was a record for a visiting player there. But Lydon’s nine, especially if he continues to be SU’s second best on the glass, isn’t a bad reinforcement.

than she’s had in the rest of her career.

“Who would’ve known that I would come in and be playing all these minutes — granted my last four years?” Morrison said.

Head coach Quentin Hillsman has let her play more freely and shoot the ball more, he said. A player that used to be forgotten about is now being chased off the line.

Morrison stepping into a bigger role has taken the pressure off the Orange’s playmakers, Hillsman said. As teams key in on Morri-

son more, it leaves SU’s most notable shooters like Brianna Butler open more often.

you can get floor spacers that can get out there and make shots and shoot the ball your offense is going to flow a little better.”

Morrison has finally put the pieces together, Sykes said, and the results are in the stats.

Though Morrison is playing the best basketball of her career, Sykes thinks she can still do more.

“Is she playing her best?” Sykes said, “ah, not yet … But she’s playing really well for us right now and that’s what we need.”

It comes down to me just going after it every night. I know I can, and I think I’ve proven I can.

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How Syracuse beats Virginia: The Orange can become the first team to beat Virginia at home this season if it can push the pace.

The Cavaliers like to play slow and force their opponents to do the same. UVA’s 19.4 seconds per possession is the 344th highest of 351 teams, according to Kenpom, and its opponents average possession length of 19.1 seconds is the 349th highest. That’s on par with how teams usually attack Syracuse’s 2-3 zone, as opponents are averaging a nationhigh 19.4 seconds per possession against the Orange. But SU can’t fall into the trap of regularly setting up its offense in the half court, because the Cavaliers are adept at defending screens and have a defense designed to close driving lanes while limiting good looks from the perimeter. The pick-and-roll offense was effective against Duke on Monday, but it’s likely that Brogdon will be draped all over Michael Gbinije and Perrantes will be hounding Cooney wherever he goes. That means the key to SU’s offense will be forcing turnovers and getting high-percentage shots in transition. The Orange has proven in its last two games that it can defend a team like Virginia, but the question Saturday will be if

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Maggie Morrison has scored in double figures four times in the last seven games. She did that twice all last season.

“She’s a spacer,” Hillsman said. “Anytime

it can score enough to win.

Statistics to know: To compound the challenge of facing Virginia’s quick-sliding halfcourt defense, the Cavaliers are among the best in the country at taking care of the basketball. UVA’s offensive turnover percentage of 14.5 is the 10th lowest in the nation, according to Kenpom, while Syracuse’s defensive turnover percentage of 20.7 is a respectable 53rd. Whether disciplined offense beats aggressive defense, or vise versa, will be a major factor in the game.

Player to watch: Tobey has been coming off the bench for Virginia, but he has the ability to bully Syracuse on the offensive glass. Tobey isn’t a notably skilled big man, but at 7 feet and 260 pounds will be tough for the Orange to move inside. He’s a similar player to North Carolina’s Joel James and Duke’s Marshall Plumlee, both of whom SU had trouble with, in that he doesn’t stray far from the rim and is always fighting for rebounding position. He’s averaging an efficient 7.5 points in 16.2 minutes a game, but could see more playing time if Tyler Lydon, Tyler Roberson and Dajuan Coleman have trouble moving him out of the paint. jcdoug01@syr.edu | @dougherty_jesse

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TYLER ROBERSON had a career day in SU’s matchup with No. 20 Duke, grabbing 20 rebounds and scoring 14 points. He’s scored in double digits five games in a row while grabbing double-digit rebounds for three. sam maller staff photographer

TYLER LYDON racked up nine rebounds against Duke, with six coming on the offensive glass. Syracuse needs Lydon to have a physical presence down low to contend with the bigger frontcourts in the ACC. sam maller staff photographer

Roberson brings improved offensive game to matchup with No. 13 Virginia

Lydon increases presence inside against Duke, looks for same against Cavaliers

By Jesse Dougherty senior staff writer

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f all of Tyler Roberson’s tangible gifts — a visceral nose for the basketball and ability to leap out of any gym, to name two — it’s the intangibles that turn the often temperamental forward into a serious problem for opposing teams.

A will to go after every loose ball with equal tenacity led him to 20 rebounds (a Cameron Indoor Stadium record for a visiting player), 12 of which were offensive (tied

for a Syracuse record), in the Orange’s win at No. 20 Duke on Monday. A developed confidence in his own mid-range jump shot turned into a 5-for-5 shooting performance in a loss to North Carolina on Jan. 9. He’s continued asserting himself into SU’s offense by averaging 13 shots in the last two games, compared to his 7.7 shots per game in previous contests.

Roberson’s scored in double figures in each of the last five contests after not scoring 10-plus points in back-to-back games all season. He’s see roberson page 15

By Matt Schneidman sports editor

DURHAM, N.C. — Jim Boeheim walked past Tyler Lydon in the Syracuse locker room and patted the freshman on the back while he iced his left knee. The Orange was fresh off a 64-62 win over No. 20 Duke and Lydon’s nine rebounds were integral in neutralizing Blue Devils center Marshall Plumlee.

“How you doing big boy,” Syracuse’s head coach asked.

Just four games prior, Boeheim said Lydon

wasn’t physically ready to do “some things.”

The freshman’s rebounding total against Duke tied for his fifth highest in 20 games

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Number of offensive rebounds for Tyler Lydon against Duke, the most he’s had all season. and his six offensive boards were the most he’s grabbed this season. Monday, if anything, provided a glimpse into the inside see lydon page 15

women’s basketball

Maggie Morrison rides best stretch of her 5-year career

By Jon Mettus digital editor

It took nearly five years, but opponents are finally noticing Maggie Morrison.

“She’s doing her job. She’s making her name known,” Syracuse guard Brittney Sykes said.

“People know on scout, OK, Maggie Morrison.

She’s a shooter. You got to guard her.”

With a breakout 25-point game against thenNo. 12 Duke on Jan. 3, Morrison put four and half years of irrelevancy behind her. She’s playing the

best she ever has, leading SU in scoring off the bench and averaging more points per minute in conference games than anyone on the team.

For the first time in her career, she’s playing big minutes in big games, and will look to continue her hot streak when Syracuse (144, 4-1 Atlantic Coast) takes on No. 3 Notre Dame (17-1, 5-0) at 7 p.m. in South Bend, Indiana on Thursday.

“I’ve kind of established myself as another threat on this team,” Morrison said. “… It’s kind of like finally, you know? It took long

enough, but I’m happy about it.”

As a child, Morrison dreamed of being an impact player at the college level. As her career unwound, the results weren’t materializing.

Morrison’s freshman season at Vanderbilt ended just 10 games after it began due to a knee injury. When she came back the following year, she saw limited action and totaled two points the whole season.

The next year was lost as Morrison sat out because of her transfer to Syracuse.

Sykes saw flashes of potential during Morri-

son’s redshirt junior year. She saw a player that could hit shots and make the hustle plays. All Morrison had to do was put the pieces together.

Her production was limited again, though, as she averaged less than three points a game.

And the first 10 games of the 2015-16 season were spent the same way — in the background.

But then Morrison erupted with seven 3-pointers against Duke to lead her team in scoring for the first time in her career and jumpstart her own season. see morrison page 15