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Two SU alumni donated $5 million to establish the Lender Center for Social Justice, which will support research and fellowships in the School of Education.

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Students motion to drop 1st lawsuit

By Jordan Muller news editor

RECOGNIZE US, a student advocacy coalition formed at Syracuse University after the Theta Tau controversy, led an on-campus protest Tuesday. The group said SU has failed to fully address demands they outlined in April. alexandra moreo senior staff photographer

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Recognize Us leads protest on SU campus

By Colleen Ferguson and India Miraglia the daily orange

Recognize Us, the student coalition organized last spring to advocate for minority students in the wake of the Theta Tau videos controversy, held a protest on the Syracuse University campus Tuesday night after the group said SU failed to respond to their set of demands.

About two dozen people attended the rally, which began in front of Chancellor Kent Syverud’s house and ended at Hendricks Chapel.

“By yesterday’s date, our movement requested and expected a full and extensive progress report regarding all reformation efforts and future plans for further implementation,” participant Quincy Nolan said at the protest.

While the university has given “minor adjustments” in updates via email throughout the summer, Nolan said that Recognize Us is still demonstrating because its members feel the university displays a lack of accountability and has so far failed to fully address their specific demands.

At the Tuesday protest, students held signs with phrases such as “all power to the students,” “decolonize your curricula” and “fund scholarships not frats.”

One demonstrator held a sign outlining the demands that the movement said were not met. These included a reallocation of funding for advocacy and resource centers on campus, implicit bias training for all university faculty

and staff and a “cluster hire” of employees to reflect the diversity of students.

The university announced in April that all Residence Life staff, Greek leaders and student organization leaders, members and advisers would receive implicit bias training. The university has also announced a slate of diversity initiatives and new hires in the Counseling Center.

University administrators have sent out more than seven emails detailing SU’s progress on new diversity initiatives since the Theta Tau video controversy.

I definitely wish there (were) more people, because the more people that there are, the more power we have altogether.

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About 30 minutes into the protest, the group walked toward Hendricks Chapel, chanting: “Racist, sexist, anti-gay, take your frats and go away!”

Desjah Altvater, a sophomore communication and rhetorical studies major, was walking to class when she saw the protesters at Hendricks Chapel. She was part of Recognize Us last spring, immediately after the release of the Theta Tau videos, she said, so she stopped

to watch the group’s Tuesday protest.

“It’s kind of disappointing,” she said, referring to the size of the protest. “I feel like since the issue isn’t as fresh in our minds, no one really cares about it. I definitely wish there (were) more people, because the more people that there are, the more power that we have altogether.”

A protest in April drew about 100 people to Schine Student Center.

Altvater said she hopes to see Recognize Us keep demonstrating to get the attention of the student body and upper-level administrators such as Syverud.

Steve Roggenbuck, a non-matriculated graduate student at SU and a member of the school’s International Socialist Organization, said after Tuesday’s protest that the political group will continue to stand by Recognize Us. Roggenbuck said less students attended Tuesday’s demonstration than they did during the spring protest. He added that it’s to be expected since it is the start of a new semester.

He said he’s not sure what Recognize Us’s specific plans are for ensuring the movement continues.

“I’ll be curious to see where it goes from here, but I think there’s great potential in the movement,” he said. “The students actually do have a lot of power if they make demands collectively, and if they’re coming together to exercise that power and make those demands in the directions of justice for marginalized see protest page 4

Lawyers for nine students suing Syracuse University in federal court over disciplinary decisions related to last spring’s controversial Theta Tau videos have filed a motion to drop the lawsuit, according to documents filed in court this weekend.

The motion, if approved by a judge, could allow the students in the federal lawsuit to consolidate their claims in a state lawsuit filed in Jefferson County Supreme Court in August, court records show.

The motion to dismiss the federal lawsuit is the latest development in a months-long courtroom battle that began soon after SU permanently expelled the Theta Tau fraternity for its involvement in the creation of videos showing behaviors Chancellor Kent Syverud has called “extremely racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic, sexist, and hostile to people with disabilities.” The fraternity chapter, in an April statement, said the videos depicted a “satirical sketch.”

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Syracuse launches tracking program

By Jaspreet Gill

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Syracuse is launching an online performance management program Wednesday that will allow the public to track progress on city projects.

The program, managed by the city’s Office of Accountability, Performance, and Innovation, is designed to improve services in the city through a system of goal-setting and public reporting.

“The purpose of this program is not to pat ourselves on the back,” said Mayor Ben Walsh on Tuesday. “We have set it up in a way that sets the bar high, and as we get closer to that bar or reach that bar, we’re going to raise the bar. We want the goals to get tougher and we want to continue to see metrics page 4

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Senate’s in session SU’s University Senate is gathering for its first meeting of the fall 2018 semester.

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POLICE, SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP

Starting this school year, the Syracuse Police Department will notify city school administrators when a student has been a witness to or victim of a traumatic incident. The program, Supporting Our Students, is designed to identify students before their trauma can lead to bad behavior in school. source: syracuse.com

TOPS LAYOFFS

Almost 500 workers will be laid off at 10 Tops supermarket locations across New York state.

Three of those stores are located in central New York, including one on South Salina Street in Syracuse. Tops announced the layoffs in February when the chain filed for bankruptcy. source: cny central

SCHOOL SAFETY MEASURES

Finding peace JOHN NOLTNER founded a multimedia arts project called “A Peace of My Mind” in 2009, built around the concept of what peace means to people. Syracuse University is hosting part of the project, which features portraits and personal stories. It opened Tuesday in the Life Sciences Complex, Bird Library and Hendricks Chapel. The exhibition ends Sunday. molly gibbs photo editor

SU set to expand child, elder care benefits contributing writer

Syracuse University will expand child and elder care resources for faculty, staff and graduate student family needs beginning Jan. 1, 2019.

The Benefits Advisory Council, a group of faculty, staff and students that evaluates SU’s work benefits, recommended the new subsidies to increase the accessibility of affordable dependant care. BAC evaluated the basic family needs following a recommendation by the Chancellor’s Workgroup on Diversity and Inclusion in 2016 and corresponding survey reports.

Nina Brown, an assistant professor of communications law at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, has been a member of BAC since 2016. When she was invited to join the BAC, she said she saw it as “a great

opportunity to understand the university’s benefits plan and have a voice in discussions about those benefits.”

“I think it’s fantastic that the university was able to expand benefits in such a meaningful way to assist with family needs,” she added.

Andrew Gordon, senior vice president and chief human resources officer, was appointed as the BAC chair in 2016. Gordon said the BAC centralizes resources by improving the online user experience, which will ultimately aid in attracting and retaining talent at SU. The human resources department has also scheduled a series of workshops for families. Those workshops are centered around supporting a work-life balance for faculty and staff and focus on topics such as changing family dynamics and finding the right balance of digital media time. The

workshops will begin in October.

It’s fantastic that the university was able to expand benefits in such a meaningful way to assist with family needs.

Nina Brown assistant professor at su

Gordon said the new subsidies are expected to benefit a greater number of families and more employees will apply to receive the benefit. He added that the Faculty and Staff Child Care Subsidy, introduced in 2014, provides a subsidy of $1,000 per eligible child under the age of 6 to benefits-eligible faculty

and staff with a household income of $100,000 or less.

“Since the inception in 2014, the number of faculty and staff applying for the subsidy has been low,” Gordon said. “This may be attributable to the household income threshold not increasing over time or perhaps a decreasing awareness of the benefit.”

The number of families eligible for benefits has been broadened by increasing the annual faculty and staff household income maximum from the current $100,000 to $150,000, Gordon said. More support and assistance for faculty and staff will also be made available by raising the annual tax-free child care subsidy for children under age 6 from $1,000 to $1,500 per child.

Other new and expanded subsidies include additional support

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Alumni donate $5 million to establish center

By Catherine Leffert asst. news editor

A $5 million donation will finance the founding of the Lender Center for Social Justice, a multidisciplinary center in Syracuse University’s School of Education, the university announced Tuesday.

SU alumni Marvin and Helaine Lender gave the donation after years of planning with the university, according to a Tuesday SU News release. The center, which

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university politics

By Sajida Ayyup

Schools across central New York are taking measures to keep students safe as classes begin on Thursday, including hiring school resource officers, conducting active shooter trainings and setting new rules for school visitors. Some schools have also banned Halloween parades due to the threat of mass shootings.

the university has been considering since 2015, will host programs and speakers related to social justice.

The Lender Center will also hold an annual symposium and offer a faculty and student fellowship program. The Lender Faculty Fellow will receive funding to run a two-year project with five Lender Student Fellows. All projects will be shown at the symposium, where experts from around the country will be asked to lead discussions about the Lender fellows’ research

and proposals, per the release.

There will be two faculty codirectors of the new center. Marcelle Haddix, chair of the School of Education’s Reading and Language Arts program and Kendall Phillips, a professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts.

Haddix directs two literacy programs: One focused on elevating the writing skills of students in urban areas and the other dedicated fostering the writing of black

middle school girls. Phillips works on research in contemporary rhetorical theory and criticism.

The center will formally open Sept. 14 after a ceremony at the Lender Auditorium in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management.

Chancellor Kent Syverud and Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly will speak at the event.

The program will end with a speech

by Kevin Kumashiro, an expert on social justice and school reform. ccleffer@syr.edu | @ccleffert

A report from the New York Public Interest Research Group shows that New York state residents are paying as much as $200 more for the same drug depending on which pharmacy they go to.

Many consumers are unaware of a state-run drug price website that allows people to compare pharmacy prices for commonly prescribed drugs, which can lead them to spend more. source: syracuse.com

NIXON ON I-81

Cynthia Nixon, a Democratic candidate for New York state governor, announced on Saturday that she supports the “community grid” option for the replacement of the Interstate 81 viaduct running through Syracuse’s downtown area. Nixon is running against Gov. Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic Party’s nomination. Cuomo has previously said he supports the tunnel option for I-81’s replacement. source: syracuse.com

WATER MAIN BREAK

A portion of South Salina Street on Syracuse’s South Side was shut down Tuesday morning after a water main break. The street was closed to all traffic between McKinley Avenue and Amherst Avenue, but the road was reopened later in the day. source: syracuse.com

SUSPICIOUS DEATH

A person was found dead on the North Side on Tuesday morning.

Police are investigating the death and say a handgun was found near the body. The body was found at about 3 a.m. on Kirkpatrick Street near the corner of Carbon Street. source: syracuse.com

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protest people, that’s incredibly positive.”

Marissa Bermudez, a student at SUNY-ESF, spoke at the protest about SU’s spending on the Archbold Gymnasium renovation. The estimated $50 million project will transform the gym into a 7,000 square-foot fitness center.

“This is a failure of Syracuse University to prioritize the actual experience of marginalized students on this campus,” they said.

Recognize Us presented an initial set of demands in April, including the expulsion of both the Theta Tau fraternity and the students in the videos, as well as a town hall with Syverud, Board of Trustees members, administrators and deans. The university expelled the fraternity and hosted a town hall by April 25.

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metrics address new challenges.”

The city established an “objective and key results” process with four objectives: neighborhood stability ment and response

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ciently and equitably Walsh said the results of the program use to measure progress on its objectives.

One of the city’s key objectives is that 95 percent of services be delivered by their reported resolution time. The metrics include potholes, water main breaks, road cuts and overgrowth as examples, Walsh said. with city department heads to monitor progress on each objective, said Adria Finch, the city’s director of innovation. That progress will be reviewed following a meeting with the innovation division, she added. Four weekly

ings, dialogues and student discussions last spring, the movement presented a second list of demands as a petition at the April 25 town hall, Recognize Us participant Liam McMonagle said at Tuesday’s protest. They gave the university a Sept. 3 deadline.

The group has been encouraged by changes made by the university thus far, particularly in the restructuring of its first-year forums, McMonagle said.

But in a statement read in front of Syverud’s house and Hendrick’s Chapel, Nolan said the group is committed to maintaining “sustained pressure” on the university to enact change.

“While we acknowledge and respect the steps you’ve taken thus far, we will not commend or thank you for dipping your toes in the water,” Nolan said. “It is time for you to jump in.”

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meetings will be held for each objective.

Lawyers defending SU in the federal suit are trying to prevent the lawsuit from being dropped in part because the federal court and parties involved “have expended significant resources, time, and effort” in the federal litigation, according to court documents.

In August, 10 students involved in the videos filed a second lawsuit against SU in New York state court, claiming the university unfairly punished them for violations of its Code of Student Conduct. SU sus-

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model, with green indicating progress and yellow and red indicating that the city needs to make improvements.

“We look at this, we look at the data that’s feeding it and then we’re going and sitting down with the departments and saying, ‘OK, how do we start to move the needle in the positive direction” Finch said.

She added that the goal isn’t to see a lot of green. Once the city makes progress on an objective, Finch said the city will add metrics or make metrics “more challenging.”

The new system is aimed at delivering regular updates quicker than the city’s current system. The performance management dashboard can be viewed on the city’s website.

Walsh said the new program will empower the city to make data-driven decisions.

“We’re here to serve the community,” he said. “It’s not our information. This is the public’s information, and we all need to feel like we have a stake in it and we all need to hold ourselves accountable for it.”

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theta tau videos anonymously sued the university soon after the release of the videos, claiming SU labeled them as “criminals” in an attempt to malign them “personally” to salvage its reputation, court documents show. Four students joined the federal lawsuit in July. The students in the lawsuit request $1 million each and that their disciplinary records be cleared.

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Number of students involved in the federal lawsuit against SU

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benefits for older children of faculty and staff, ages 6 to 12, who may need after-school or other care with a new annual tax-free subsidy of $750 per child, according to summer SU News release. Faculty and staff caring for an elder or dependent with disabilities can receive a new annual tax-free subsidy of $750 per dependent. The annual cumulative household maximum tax-free subsidy for faculty and staff has also increased from $2,000 to $3,000.

pended more than a dozen students for one or two years in connection to the videos.

Students in both lawsuits are being represented by Karen Felter, Kevin Hulslander and David Katz — all attorneys at the Syracuse-based branch of the Smith, Sovik, Kendrick and Sugnet law firm.

The lawyers filed the state lawsuit as an Article 78 proceeding, a provision of New York state law that allows judges to make decisions on the fairness of a private institution’s internal processes, including student conduct proceedings.

Unlike the first lawsuit, students in the Jefferson County suit aren’t claiming $1 million in damages. They only want their suspensions reversed and their records wiped clean, according to court documents.

SU’s legal team in court documents has accused the students’ legal team of “forum-shopping.”

James McClusky, a Jefferson County Supreme Court judge, signed an order in late August prohibiting SU from enforcing disciplinary action against students involved in the state lawsuit before a hearing on Sept.

19. At least two students, whom the university found guilty of “serious violations” of the Code of Student Conduct, have enrolled in SU classes as a result of the order, according to court documents.

A hearing in the federal suit is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, according to court records.

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Gordon said support has been doubled for graduate students earning less than $65,000, with the subsidy being doubled from $500 per child to $1,000 per child under age 6. The maximum subsidy per family has also been raised to $2,000.

This program will continue to be run by application process, Gordon said. The release also said the subsidies will be taxed due to federal law.

Gordon said that the board will continue to review other opportunities as they arise. skkunjum@syr.edu

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ddressing concerns of systemic bias at Syracuse University is necessary and long overdue, but The Daily Orange Editorial Board believes that the activist group Recognize Us needs to change its approach if it wants to best advocate on behalf of marginalized students and ensure initiatives launched following Theta Tau’s expulsion are successful this coming academic year.

A more realistic and collaborative agenda promoted by Recognize Us will not only further an important conversation, but also make the social justice movement more effective.

Recognize Us was established during an extremely turbulent time on campus. It was and is admirable for Recognize Us to be an active organization, fighting for change.

Yet the group is not alone in advocating on behalf of minority students at SU.

Instead of cornering the university, and adopting an “us versus them” mentality, Recognize Us should work with the administration and other student groups to complete collective goals. Simply berating the system will scare potential activists and participants away.

Of course Recognize Us’ advocacy is warranted, and its Tuesday night protest drew attention to serious issues at SU, but it’s been four months since Theta Tau’s expulsion from campus, and the movement should explore alternative approaches to its work.

Recognize Us members have said the organization wants to foster generational change at SU. Simply having a handful of students protest outside of Chancellor Kent Syverud’s house won’t accomplish that.

Shifting toward a more collaborative approach could prove successful to the longevity of Rec-

ognize Us, and the organization needs to understand that there’s value in communicating with the university. Recognize Us’s importance is irrefutable as it continues to hold the SU administration accountable months after Theta Tau’s expulsion. But to continue to push unrealistic deadlines delegitimizes the very issues Recognize Us is trying to solve, and that could be a serious detriment to the group’s long-term success.

The Daily Orange Editorial Board serves as the voice of the organization and aims to contribute the perspectives of students to discussions that concern Syracuse University and the greater Syracuse community.

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t the beginning of 2018, Syracuse University released a statement announcing that the university had received a record number of applications. It was also reported that early decision applications were at a record high, with a 1 percent increase in students of color applying to SU, year over year.

CollegeData indicates that 66 percent of students who applied to SU through early decision were admitted, while 52 percent of all applicants were admitted. There’s no question that the early decision application offers advantages.

But the commitment can come at a cost: Early decision eliminates the chance for applicants to compare financial aid packages of multiple colleges.

Applicants are contractually bound to the financial aid package that a school offers them. There’s always the option to withdraw from the early decision commitment if the financial aid package isn’t sufficient, but that leaves applicants behind in their college search. The time between when financial aid packages come in and new applications are due is short.

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Early decision applications Drew Carter, a senior broadcast provide a key benefit to the schools journalism major, when consider- that use them by offering a sense of ing his college option, decided he stability — the process gives appliwanted to do whatever he could to cants a higher chance of getting in, get into the S.I. Newhouse School but more importantly, it assures the of Public Communications. He school that they will receive a certain decided to apply early. amount of students in a given year.

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PILLARS OF IDENTITY

MITCHELL LIANG (LEFT) AND CERINN PARK, president and vice president of Asian Students in America, respectfully, joined the student organization to find a sense of community and explore their heritage. paul schlesigner staff photographer

Asian Students in America aims to promote inclusive campus environment, create home away from home

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fter a group of six Asian or Asian-American Syracuse University students were denied service at a local Denny’s restaurant and beaten in its parking lot, protests swept across the university, and the Asian Students in America campus organization was established to promote and foster inclusivity at SU. More than 20 years after that April 11, 1997, incident, ASIA is still working to create a more welcoming SU environment.

“ASIA is for people wanting to find a community within a community,” said club president Mitchell Liang, a junior systems and information sciences major.

The organization was founded on four pillars: political education, cultural awareness, community service and social prosperity. ASIA’s goal is to teach students about Asian-American identity and activism through

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studying past Asian-American movements, Liang said. They also shed light on various cultures to bring awareness and appreciation to members’ heritage, Liang added.

“I came from a predominantly white community so I didn’t experience my Asian heritage, but ASIA allowed me to recognize my background,” said vice president Cerinn Park, a junior advertising major.

Willy Joseph Paguyo, a senior psychology major, said he joined ASIA because he felt out of place on SU’s campus because of his heritage.

Paguyo said ASIA fosters a community that’s like a family to him because he meets people who come from similar backgrounds.

“Being born and raised in Hawaii, I was accustomed to the diversity inherent in the islands that stems from people coming from Polynesian, Asian, white and black backgrounds. However, coming to Syracuse University, a predominantly white institution, I was a fish out of water,” he said in a text message.

For Park, what encouraged her to keep coming back was the people

By Haley Robertson asst. feature editor

The Office of Multicultural Affairs is home to dozens of programs and clubs, including arts, professional development and community outreach organizations. But while these programs range in their focus and interests, all of them have helped incoming students of color find their home away from home.

I really felt it would be the best way to acclimate to the college campus as well as meet more women of color.

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Tatiana Alessandra Hernandez-Mitchell, a junior psychology and forensic science double major, first learned about OMA at an accepted Syracuse University students event in New York City. There, she was introduced to Dimensions, a peer-to-peer mentoring program designed for selfidentified women of color — she knew she wanted to get involved as soon as she got to campus.

“I really felt it would be the best

way to acclimate to the college campus as well as meet more women of color,” she said.

Hernandez-Mitchell said some of her best experiences with Dimensions have involved outreach in the Syracuse community. Dimensions volunteers at local refugee centers and the organization hosts a daylong summit for high school girls in Syracuse.

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she met, she said.

Liang and Park ran for social chair and cultural diversity chair, respectively, after only a year of being in the club.

Now, the duo works together on the club’s executive board. As president, Liang oversees all the chairholders, while Park does more behind-the-scenes and secretarial work.

They plan events and implement programs within the organization such as Mr. Asia – a male identity pageant, which includes talent, style and Q&A rounds – and barbecues on the Quad. They also have a big and little system, where upperclassmen are assigned a freshman to mentor.

Paguyo said those are his favorite events — the barbecue because he can meet new people and enjoy some food and the Mr. Asia pageant which breaks male stereotypes prevalent in the Asian-American community.

Park began a cultural spotlight program in which the group would focus on a particular region of Asia and work with other organizations that pertain to the region they study, in order to build a community and educate members.

Programs such as those are an important part of ASIA because of the organization’s broad, inclusive nature, Park said. Because it’s an umbrella organization, members try to collaborate with other smaller, Asia-related organizations at SU so that other clubs get a place in the spotlight too.

“ASIA does not exclude people,” Park said.

“It creates a community for people who feel they are not represented on campus.”

While the main focus of the organization is on Asian-Americans — first generation AsianAmericans whose parents were immigrants — the club allows anyone to join regardless of race. They promote social interaction between students because they want members to find a community within SU, Liang said.

“Everyone wants to have fun in college, but to do that you need people, and that is what ASIA is for,” he said. “My main goal this year is making sure everyone feels a part of the family. If you’re looking for a family, then this is the place to be.”

academic success and promotes self-confidence through weekly dialogue and activities that strengthen leadership skills, per an informational flyer from OMA. Hernandez-Mitchell said she “found her place” with Dimensions and recommends the group to anyone who is looking for a place where they can feel comfortable at SU. The WellsLink Leadership Program, also offered through OMA, is an academic mentorship program designed for first-year students of color. The program helps sup-

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Blair McQueen, a junior film major, is the WellsLink Intern for this academic year. She said the program helped her

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connect with people from similar backgrounds, including her roommate.

“Whatever you want out of WellsLink, you relay that to your academic consultant and your mentor, and they’re gonna help you give you the groundwork to make sure that happens,” McQueen said.

She added that WellsLink helps students of color “know their value and worth to be able to succeed.”

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TUNING IN SU alive with the sound of music through student organizations such as University Union, 20 Watts

By Tighe Gugerty staff writer

Whether you’re a bright-eyed freshman or a returning senior, one way to break up the tedium of school work is to join one of the more than 300 registered student organizations offered on the Syracuse University campus.

For those who are more musically inclined, these are the clubs for you.

University Union For more than 50 years, University Union has been a major part of student life at SU. As one of the largest clubs on campus, UU is responsible for putting on a variety of events for the student body throughout the year, including concerts, guest speakers and movie screenings. Notably, UU hosts Juice Jam, Mayfest and Block Party, often bringing to campus some of the biggest names in popular music, including SZA and Gucci Mane, who both performed at Block Party this spring.

All students are welcome to join UU, said Lauren Crimmins, a junior public relations and psychology dual major and UU’s public relations director, in an email. She said all they need is “a genuine interest in bringing entertainment the student body wants.”

“General members usually start off by helping our marketing team with flyering and putting up posters,” she said. “They then may be asked to work one of our shows such as Juice Jam or our Bandersnatch concert.”

From there, Crimmins said they can then join one of the nine boards the club has: cinemas, collaborations, concerts, design, marketing, performing arts, productions, public relations and social media.

Whatever students decide to do in the wideranging organization, Crimmins said UU is “always looking for more passionate students.”

20 Watts Started in 2011, 20 Watts is “the go-to student publication for music on campus at Syracuse,” said Hannah Malach, a senior magazine journalism major and editor-in-chief of the magazine. The publication, both online and through a semesterly print edition, covers everything from general music news to the student music scene. Web and print staff are divided respectively, allowing students to choose the type of media they want to participate in. There are no requirements to join.

“We’ll hire anyone with a passion for music,” Malach said.

Writers at the magazine, she said, have “the opportunity to obtain press passes for shows at The Westcott, or Juice Jam to cover those events.”

Syracuse University Symphony Orchestra The Syracuse University Symphony Orchestra is a full orchestra at the university, admitting students of all academic disciplines.

Within the orchestra, students can pick from their choice of woodwind, brass, piano and percussion in an orchestra setting. To join the ensemble, students must audition on their respective instrument and play a variety of pieces.

Noah Goldmann, a sophomore mathematics major and cellist in the orchestra, said newcomers shouldn’t stress over the audition process.

“I think that being forced to audition scares people away, but it’s a really relaxed atmosphere,” he said. “The worst thing that can happen is you don’t make it, and you can audi-

PRIDEFUL

Student Involvement Fair to feature range of LGBTQfriendly clubs aiming to increase inclusivity on campus

By Kelsey Thompson asst. feature editor

At the Student Involvement Fair on Wednesday, Syracuse University will invite community members to meet new people in more inclusive spaces.

This year’s Student Involvement Fair will feature a variety of LGBTQ-friendly organizations on campus, ranging from media publications and political advocacy groups to more academic-oriented institutions. The involvement fair follows the Syracuse Cultural Center’s Welcome Fair last week, hosted in part by the LGBT Resource Center.

Students Advocating Sexual Safety and Empowerment, referred to as SASSE, is a campus organization most notable for its comprehensive sexuality education practices and its hosting of “The Vagina Monologues” every February. While SASSE was initially created to help promote a safer environment for women on campus, the organization has developed in recent years to also advocate against gender-based violence, including for transgender people and non-binary individuals.

The group’s mission is to “advocate for sexual safety through activist efforts, education, and other events so that students can express themselves, meet people, and feel comfortable in a supportive environment,” per their Facebook page.

Attendees at this year’s fair also include Syracuse’s Pride Union, a political advocacy group that aims to support and enrich the lives of LGBTQIA+ students at SU, according to their mission statement. The club’s main areas of focus include providing safe spaces for students with marginalized identities on Syracuse’s campus, as well as advocating on behalf of their student communities and challenging stereotypes about queer identities.

SU’s LGBTQA-run publication, The OutCrowd, is another campus organization that will be in attendance at Wednesday’s

fair. The media outlet aims to amplify the voices of members of the LGBTQ+ community along with “a platform to publish their editorial and art work,” per the organization’s mission statement. The publication, published once a semester, also invites nonLGBTQ students interested in promoting a “progressive culture.”

Quincy Nolan, a senior communication and rhetorical studies major and the president of SU’s Pride Union and editor-in-chief of The OutCrowd, said his organization’s participation in SU’s Student Involvement Fair is an opportunity for students to find more inclusive environments in the greater campus community.

“Especially being a member of a marginalized group, fostering a sense of community and visibility is such an important thing,” Nolan said.

And following Theta Tau’s expulsion from campus last April, Nolan said it’s important for campus administrators to support the rights and identities of its queer students.

Recorded actions in the Theta Tau videos, two of which were published by The Daily Orange, were called “extremely racist, antiSemitic, homophobic, sexist, and hostile to people with disabilities” by SU Chancellor Kent Syverud and spurred numerous campus-wide conversations surrounding diversity and inclusion.

Nolan, also a member of the Recognize Us movement, a group formed after the initial suspension of Theta Tau to advocate on behalf of minority students, said Syracuse is “nationally known as such a heteronormative environment” and needs to take a more comprehensive stance at dispeling institutional systems of marginalization — and the involvement fair, he said, is a great place to start.

“Now is the time to be as loud and as queer as ever,” he said.

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tion again next year.”

If accepted, students enroll in a onecredit rehearsal class, which meets three times a week. The classes prepare for the four performances throughout the school year: two in the fall and two in the spring.

The current conductor, associate professor

James Tapia, dubbed the orchestra “one of the premier youth orchestras in the US.” This year, the orchestra will take part in a multimedia performance in October, which includes a live performance of the score for the movie “Frankenstein.” tgugerty@syr.edu

FORWARD ACTION

Political clubs on campus push dialogue for change through local activism, campus collaboration

By Lydia Niles feature editor

While government officials in Washington continue to fight in gridlock, the political organizations on Syracuse University’s campus are debating, learning and engaging to push for change. Several campus organizations are politically active, but only a handful are solely dedicated to activism.

Here’s a breakdown of all the major political clubs on campus.

International Socialist Organization Meetings: Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

Where: Hall of Languages, Rm. 500 The International Socialist Organization is open to students, faculty and community members for weekly meetings and engagement events. Branch organizer Steve Roggenbuck, a part-time graduate student at SU, said he joined the organization because of his long-time interest in social justice issues including anti-racism, queer liberation and gender equality, among others. But what makes ISO specific to socialism is its engagement with social issues and their connections to the U.S. economy and capitalism.

Roggenbuck said since “socialism carries a lot of baggage,” the group aims to broaden people’s view of the political theory. He said its focus is meeting human needs through organizational efforts.

ISO has discussed participating in a debate with the College Democrats and College Republicans, but the organization doesn’t have one planned for the fall semester. For now, their focus is on engaging with organizations including the Workers Center of Central New York and Democratic Socialists of America to co-host rallies and meetings.

College Republicans Meetings: Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

Where: Heroy Auditorium The College Republicans also aim to educate and engage students in their party’s values and ideologies. The student organization hosts weekly meetings on various political topics, including gun rights and the U.S.

economy, per the group’s Facebook page.

Throughout the semester, meetings feature talks by local political figures and activists.

According to the group’s profile on SU’s OrgSync, the College Republicans are open to all Republicans — including the reform Republicans, Evangelical conservatives, neoconservatives and others. Throughout the semester, the club also works on local campaigns and hosts various events supporting the Republican party.

College Republicans did not immediately respond to comment for this story.

College Democrats Meetings: Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m.

Where: TBD The College Democrats are engaged on and off SU’s campus. With weekly meetings, open debates and canvassing for local campaigns, the organization is busy helping local Democrats and undecided students learn more about the party.

Former president Sarah Epelman said she became aware of the club and her democratic values through her involvement in Colleen Deacon’s (D) campaign against Rep. John Katko (R-Camillus), in 2016. During her time as president, Epelman said a lot of her job involving recruitment was helping other students learn more about politics in general, rather than swaying students left.

“You’re a freshman, you’re coming into a new environment and figuring out the world,” the political science and policy studies major said. The club is all about supporting other students find their political voice and values, Edelman said.

Last year, the student organization partnered with the College Republicans to host an open debate on a range of political issues.

Edelman said it was a success and a huge point of pride as president, and she expects there will be another debate this year as well.

Other political organizations on campus include Amnesty International at SU, Democracy Matters and Syracuse Animal Rights Organization.

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ebangwese While volleyball and basketball have their similarities, Ebangwese said, it took time to develop a skill set specific to volleyball that pushed her to become a Division I-caliber player.

“We played on the same club team, we traveled together all the time,” said Aliah Bowllan, a SU junior who played at Sutherland with Ebangwese. “During club season, especially for volleyball, that’s really your time to get a lot better.

For [Santita], it was to get ready for high school.

She really got a lot better with their VFX.” Though improving in volleyball, Ebangwese stayed committed to basketball.

She played in 20 contests for the Knights varsity team in her second year, averaging 7.0 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. By the end of Ebangwese’s sophomore year, colleges recruited her for basketball and volleyball. She pondered offers from Division II schools that wanted her play both.

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goalies “We compete every single day for one spot,” Harris said. “It’s a lot different than everybody else on the field.”

Before SU’s summer training camps started, Wheddon assumed Proulx would play in the U20 Women’s World Cup for Canada. SU would go into camp with only one goalkeeper on its roster. Wheddon started to look for a replacement.

Harris had just finished her redshirt junior season with the Razorbacks, where she allowed 0.77 goals per game, posted eight shutouts and started in the NCAA tournament. The season prior, the Orange had lost its starting goalkeeper of four years, Courtney Brosnan, who graduated as SU’s leader in saves. After three years as Arkansas’ leading goalkeeper, Harris made a decision to leave the Razorbacks.

“I hadn’t planned it whatsoever,” Harris said. “To put it lightly, it wasn’t a situation I

with a strong program in her preferred line of study — engineering — would better prepare her for a career beyond sports.

“[Division II schools] knew I played volleyball so they thought it was more enticing to play both,” Ebangwese said. “I was like, ‘I

don’t know,’ because I looked at the schools education-wise and thought, ‘Eh.’” In addition to Syracuse, Ebangwese drew interest from “more than seven” DivisionI schools including Iowa, Georgia, Georgia State and Tennessee. After completing her official visits, which spanned from the August to February of her junior year, Ebangwese committed to playing volleyball at SU. Despite Ebangwese’s official choice, she had no plans to quit basketball. She posted her best season of her high school career as a junior, averaging a double-double.

“It was perfectly okay with us if she played basketball,” SU head coach Leonid Yelin said.

“I knew it would be right to give her that advice so she didn’t feel pressured to do something she didn’t have to.”

In July before her senior year, Notre Dame and West Virginia offered Ebangwese to play basketball — only basketball — but she declined. Her future was in Syracuse.

In her three years at SU, Ebangwese brings vibrancy to the Orange. Before

games, Ebangwese yells, dances and does anything that will loosen the team up while still preparing for the game. The senior’s lightheartedness even plays a role in her in-game demeanor.

On October 8, 2017, Syracuse held a 20-19 lead in the second set against Georgia Tech.

After Yelin challenged a call, every player stood still and waited for the referee’s ruling except for Ebangwese. The middle blocker jived to the music booming over the loudspeaker as if nothing were at stake.

“Whatever sport I play, I have energy, especially on game day,” Ebangwese said. “I’m over the top, it’s just what I do.”

Though Ebangwese’s thought back to what her basketball career could’ve been, that’s not on her mind anymore. Her focus is on guiding Syracuse to the NCAA tournament in her final season.

“You have to be blind not to see it,” Yelin said. “She is so energetic and positive. She always comes to fight. That’s her personality.”

didn’t think I would be put in.”

SU was one of Harris’ last offers. She said she wasn’t sure of the move at first, but was won over during her visit to campus a couple of weeks prior to her decision. Harris was impressed by the training regime and the expertise of Wheddon, who has coached goalkeepers such as Hope Solo prior to his reign at SU. Harris liked the challenge of the ACC Coastal Division , a higher level of competition than her opponents at Arkansas, she said, so she chose the Orange in late June.

After Harris signed, SU had three goalkeepers on its roster: Harris, Proulx and freshman Ally Wakeman. Wheddon said it was an open competition for the team’s starting spot, as he said the year before.

When evaluating the goalies, he avoided using Harris’ experience as a catalyst for the decision because of the style differences between the SEC and the ACC. Proulx was the only keeper with experience in SU’s system, playing 86:18 minutes of relief in her

first season.

But Wheddon went with Harris in SU’s season-opener against La Salle.

“You’re looking for a goalkeeper to have a good day more often than not,” Wheddon said.

“And that was the case with Jordan leading up to that first game.”

Harris played all 90 minutes in the Orange’s first three games, allowing two goals across the three contests.

“It’s hard,” Proulx said. “I try to tell myself there’s time for me to come back. Obviously, you work harder, but at the end of the day I tell myself I’m going to do it because I love it.”

But on Thursday, SU began to experiment.

Harvard and SU were squared at 0-0 in the first half, but the Orange’s backline started to collapse. A 52nd minute penalty kick opened up the scoring for the Crimson. In the 63rd Harris mishit a clearance to make it 2-0 and in the 69th minute Harvard senior Leah Mohammadi knocked in another penalty to increase the lead.

Harris was pulled in the 71st minute, her

first benching at SU. Proulx came on in relief, allowing a goal in a 4-0 loss to the then-winless Crimson.

“Lysianne is training really well,” Wheddon said. “I have no problems making a change if we need to.”

While Wheddon said Harris had the edge in SU’s goalkeeper competition on Aug. 27, something changed on Sunday. Harris only made one noticeable mistake against NU, a positional error that almost cost the Orange a goal off a corner. Taylor Bennett made the clear to save the scoring opportunity in the 24th minute, and Harris was left unscathed in the first half.

Going forward, Wheddon said the goalkeeper is never fully secure. Though she didn’t appear in the team’s first three games and has yet to start, Proulx has thrown her name back into the discussion.

“We’re in a luxurious position that if one isn’t getting it done, either one of the two can,” Wheddon said.

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Raposo saw a ball streaking toward the sideline, and his teammate Tajon Buchanan trailing quickly behind it.

“Don’t touch it! Don’t touch it!”

Raposo yelled.

Buchanan listened and tiptoed the sideline, allowing the ball to cross the line as Raposo tried to break off down the field.

Though a positioning issue caused the officials to award the Pride with possession, the freshman — who said the biggest adjustment he’s had to make was to the increased speed of the college game — thought quick and moved faster.

Soerlie has a similar level of comfort in the Orange’s system. A transfer from Gardner-Webb, his previous school had the tendency to “get the ball to the guys up top and push through.” But at SU, the Orange play the ball more behind the defense, running much of their offense through midfield (namely, senior Hugo Delhommelle, Soerlie said). Soerlie excels on “the runs,” he said, evidenced Sunday when he crashed in toward the goal after Delhommelle fired a long clear shot down the field to Raposo and knocked in a sliding goal.

“I’m here to score goals,” Soerlie said.

Among the other additions is Ferrin, a junior transfer from University of Alabama at Birmingham. He has acted as a running mate in the midfield with Delhommelle, and McIntyre said SU hasn’t yet “seen the best” out of him after its 2-1 loss to Portland. On defense, Zeugner, a graduate student, played in the center of the defense in the absence of Kamal Miller against Hofstra. And Hilli Goldhar, a freshman, scored his first goal against the Pride.

With all the production coming from first-year players, Raposo knew his shot wasn’t far away against OSU. In the 73rd minute, Raposo was streaking down the field with the ball at the foot of Djimon Johnson.

The freshman hovered the offside line. “... Be patient,” Raposo repeated.

The cross came in. He stopped and stepped back. He received the ball and tipped it into the back corner of the net.

“A goal’s a goal,” he said.

I was on the bench. At the time I understood why, I understood I needed to get better.

It was a humbling experience, and I knew I didn’t want to be on the bench ever again.

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newcomers patient. Be patient …”

For the past two seasons, the Orange have asked for anything but patience from its newcomers. This year, the Orange brought in 10 newcomers, many of whom have played a vital role in the team’s early production.

Freshman accounted for nearly a quarter of Syracuse’s goals last season, with five players starting more than five games throughout the season.

Through three games this year, five new players have started every game. After bringing in 15 freshmen in 2017, the new contributors feature more experience than last year’s crop.

Of the five additions who have made starts, three are transfers — defender Len Zeugner, striker Severin Soerlie and midfielder Massimo Ferrin — and Roposo is a year older than his fellow freshmen.

The striker could have been a part of SU’s 2017 recruiting class (he committed to the Orange in July 2017 following his senior year of high school), but a right ankle sprain caused him to postpone his recruitment.

He joined the Orange near Christmas, SU head coach Ian McIntyre said, along with Soerlie, and practiced with the team, officially enrolling in the spring. Because of the time off, Raposo dodged a medical redshirt.

Both Soerlie and Raposo accompanied the Orange on a trip to Spain in December, when SU participated in a tournament and bonded as a team.

“For them to get up to speed and understand this environment is an advantage for both of them,” McIntyre said.

So far, the extra experience with the team has served Raposo and Soerlie well. The two have combined for three goals, with Soerlie contributing two of them. Both said they have developed a comfort zone with the players on SU’s roster.

“Ryan doesn’t really seem like a freshman to me because he’s been here,” senior Jan Breitenmoser said. “He seems very mature, and he knows his role.”

In SU’s 4-3 win over Hofstra on Sunday,

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Choosing her court Santita Ebangwese decided to drop basketball to pursue volleyball career at Syracuse

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SANTITA EBANGWESE averaged a double-double in high school. Although she recieved Division I basketball offers, she chose to play volleyball. max freund asst. photo editor

s a freshman on the girls varsity volleyball team at Pittsford Sutherland (New York) High School, Santita Ebangwese watched the season from the sidelines, an outcome she was content with. She was a star on the girls varsity basketball team, appearing in 19 games that year and averaging 7.5 points and 9.1 rebounds per game.

But after a successful spring with her club volleyball team, the Rochester native started her sophomore season for the Knights as the third-string middle blocker. This time, she refused to accept her role.

“I was on the bench,” Ebangwese said. “At the time I understood why, I understood I needed to get better. It was a humbling experience, and I knew I didn’t want to be on the bench ever again.”

By the beginning of her junior year, Ebangwese was a starter on the volleyball team and had received several Division I offers.

Her rapid progress in volleyball put basketball, a sport she could’ve played at the Division I level, behind her. Six years later, Ebangwese enters her senior year coming off a season when she led the Orange in kills (331) and hitting percentage (.374) and was named All-ACC First Team.

“I’ve thought about it a lot,” Ebangwese said. “Sometimes I miss basketball.”

Growing up in Rochester, N.Y., Ebangwese did everything she could athletically. She ran track, swam, and played soccer, basketball and volleyball until she was 14. Once Ebangwese reached high school, she realized it was impossible to maintain such a rigorous schedule. She chose the two she believed she had a future in: basketball and volleyball.

She opted to attend Sutherland rather than a city of Rochester high school to play on more competitive sports teams and receive a better education, she said, which opened the door for recruiting later on.

After riding the bench for the volleyball team and receiving substantial playing time for the basketball team her freshman year, Ebangwese thrived in the spring with VolleyFX. The club was a perfect fit for Ebangwese, she said, as it didn’t restrict her participation with the basketball team, something other clubs typically do for multi-sport athletes.

“Those [club] coaches were like, ‘You have talent, you should cultivate it.’ They helped me do that,” Ebangwese said. “They found ways to help me balance both club and school and basketball and volleyball.”

With VolleyFX, Ebangwese learned the details of volleyball. Along with enhancing her knowledge of the game, she improved the timing of her jumps, conditioning and her quickness in changing direction. see ebangwese page 10

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Newcomers lead Orange offense SU goalies battle for starting position

By Michael McCleary asst. sports editor

Ryan Raposo kept repeating the words in his head. The freshman striker already had a goal as a member of the Orange, a game-winner in the 89th minute against Villanova in the preseason.

Nine days later in SU’s opener at Oregon State, the stakes were higher. The Orange had traded goals with the Beavers and were all knotted up midway through the second half.

“I’m going to get a chance,” Raposo thought to himself during the game. The words came back: “Be see

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By KJ Edelman

asst. copy editor

RYAN RAPOSO has posted four points this season with one goal and two assists in three games. max freund asst. photo editor

On Sunday, SU head coach Phil Wheddon made a goalkeeper change at halftime in a scoreless game. Jordan Harris, who has started all five times for the Orange this season, was pulled halfway through SU’s game against Northeastern for sophomore Lysianne Proulx.

It was a sudden move: Harris had started for the entirety of this season and was near-per-

fect against NU, not allowing a goal to eight Wildcat shots. Harris’ replacement, Proulx, only had 105:48 collegiate minutes in goal.

It ended up paying off for the Orange. Proulx saved three shots, keeping the game scoreless, and Georgia Allen scored a game-winner in the 83rd minute. The change puts SU in an interesting situation: start the experienced graduatetransfer in Harris or take a chance on Proulx’s potential.

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