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Lailoni Mayfield is a sophomore studying at Syracuse University, a student athlete, an Olympic hopeful and is proud of her family’s Mexican heritage.

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The Syracuse Common Council is considering an organization’s proposal to build 50 affordable housing units in the city’s Westside neighborhood.

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Expelled student sues SU

By Casey Darnell asst. news editor

A former Syracuse University student filed a lawsuit against the university last week over its handling of a 2015 Title IX investigation, claiming there was a “reckless” indifference to her rights, according to court documents.

The student, who appears as “Jane Doe” in the lawsuit, was expelled from SU in September 2015 after her ex-boyfriend submitted a Title IX complaint against her, per court documents.

The United States Department of Education is currently investigating SU’s handling of the expelled student’s Title IX case following a complaint she submitted, according to court documents.

The suit appears to be connected to the federal Title IX investigation opened at SU in June 2016. The student involved in that investigation also claims they reported a sexual assault to SU in May 2015. Both the Title IX investigation and the lawsuit mention a plagiarism complaint filed by a student against other students that same year.

The expelled student, a South Korean citizen, in the lawsuit claims that her ex-boyfriend filed his complaint in retaliation after she reported her sexual assault to the Syracuse Police Department and SU’s Counseling Center, according to court documents. She wants SU to allow her to return to campus, clear her disciplinary records and pay damages for harming her career and reputation, per court documents.

She was a master’s student in the computer science program, originally scheduled to graduate in May 2016, per court documents. She is being represented

by Joon Park, a lawyer at the New York City-based firm Park Legal Counsel Group.

Sarah Scalese, SU’s senior associate vice president for university communications, said in a statement on Wednesday that the university is committed to investigating and resolving Title IX complaints as fairly, quickly and sensitively as possible.

“That is what happened in this case,” Scalese said. “Per federal privacy law and University policy, we do not comment on the specifics of any individual cases.”

Less than a week after the student reported the sexual assault to the Counseling Center in 2015, the student’s ex-boyfriend requested that SU’s Department of Public see lawsuit page 6

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Adopt the Standard Response Protocol from the I Love U Guys Foundation as the additional protocols, including crisis prevention, mental health awareness, and

Safety first their safety plans to improve law enforcement coordination during times of crisis.

Politicians, experts lay out plan to protect Onondaga County students from school shootings

By Catherine Leffert asst. news editor

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ational experts, local politicians and members of a school safety task force said they think proposed safety measures to protect Onondaga County students from school shootings are not only feasible, but necessary.

The Onondaga County School Safety Task Force released a report last month detailing safety recommendations for local schools in the wake of the February 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida.

The task force worked to outline strategies to identify, prevent and handle school safety issues such as active shooter situations. The group was formed shortly after 17 people died at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

The recommendations included adopting a standard response protocol, encour-

stopping tragedy A 59-member task force that included Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh and Onondaga County Sheriff Gene Conway released recommendations this summer on preventing mass shootings in county schools.

aging a climate of “see something, say something,” using first responders in drills and training employees in crisis prevention, mental health awareness and basic bleeding control.

The Standard Response Protocol is a procedure developed by the I Love U Guys Foundation that standardizes terms used to describe active shooter situations. The protocol makes it easier for students, teachers and first responders to “understand the response and status of the event,” according to foundation’s website.

Various members of the task force and nationally-known experts on school safety said the recommendations are feasible in Onondaga County schools. The 59-member group was chaired by Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh, Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney, Onondaga County Sheriff Gene Conway and Onondaga County District see report page 4

I said, ‘Let’s not talk about federal firearms licenses or universal background checks because we don’t have control over that.’ Let’s talk about things we have control over.

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Theta Tau could reorganize in 2020

By Jordan Muller news editor

Syracuse University permanently expelled its chapter of Theta Tau in April, but the executive director of the fraternity’s national organization says Theta Tau could return and rebuild a chapter in Syracuse without SU’s recognition.

SU permanently banned the fraternity from campus in April after videos surfaced showing people in the Greek organization’s house using racial and ethnic slurs and miming the sexual assault of a person with disabilities.

During a convention in August, the Theta Tau national organization suspended the SU chapter’s charter for at least two years, according to Theta Tau’s website.

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But Michael Abraham, Theta Tau’s executive director, in an interview with The Daily Orange this week said Theta Tau’s expulsion from SU would not prevent the chapter from reorganizing in the future. Some Greek organizations operate on college campuses without university recognition, he said.

“That’s not the most desirable course or situation to be in,” Abraham said. “But, for any number of reasons, organizations find themselves in that situation and they carry on.”

In 2020, a representative of the SU chapter can present plans to Theta Tau’s governing body to have its charter reinstated.

Abraham acknowledged the videos released in April contained “hateful” and “despicable” language, but said he thought the fraternity’s permanent expulsion and the conduct of SU officials was “reckless and cruel.” He declined to elaborate to which specific conduct he was referring.

SU students can be suspended or expelled for organizing or affiliating with unrecognized fraternities or sororities, according see theta

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MAN FATALLY SHOT Police have identified a 26-yearold man who was shot and killed in Syracuse over the weekend. His death marks the 13th homicide in the city this year. source: wibx950

ONEIDA ALGAE BLOOMS The public is advised to use caution around Oneida Lake because of what the Oneida County Health Department says it believes may be an algae bloom. The warning applies to Madison, Oneida, Onondaga and Oswego counties. source: localsyr.com

SHOPPINGTOWN MALL AUCTION ShoppingTown Mall is among the hundreds of properties listed by Onondaga County that have not paid 2018 taxes. The mall’s current owner, Moonbeam Capital, owes nearly $8 million in back taxes, penalties and interest, and the property is currently on an auction list. source: localsyr.com

ONONDAGA AVENUE SHOOTING Police are investigating a Tuesday shooting on the city’s southwest side that left a man in his 20s hospitalized. Officers found the victim with gunshot wounds to his arm and hip, both of which are nonlife threatening. The victim did not provide any suspect description. source: localsyr.com

NICOLE SEALEY, an award-winning poet and author, came to Gifford Auditorium on Wednesday for a Q&A session and an author reading.

Sealey is one of six authors speaking during the fall semester as part of a lecture series. dan lyon staff photographer

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More than 60 people attended a Q&A session with writer Nicole Sealey at the Gifford Auditorium at Syracuse University on Wednesday.

Poetry enthusiasts lined up at one of three microphones in the front of the auditorium to ask Sealey about her work. The session, which lasted about an hour and a half, was presented as the first part of the Raymond Carver Reading Series, hosted by the MFA program in creative writing in the depart-

ment of English in the College of Arts and Sciences.

The icebreaker of the Q&A session was about the 1990 LGBTQ documentary “Paris Is Burning” and its presence in Sealey’s book, “Ordinary Beast.” The book is a collection of poems about topics such as sexuality, race, gender, myth and history.

“You’re starting with the hard ones,” Sealey said. “The personalities, the women featured — they’re all so brilliant, talented and wise. I was attracted to that immediately upon seeing it and decided to honor them in the only way I knew how.”

Sealey said she feels that most of her poems are unfinished.

She was also asked about the reasoning behind a note at the back of her book as a reference for her poem “Virginia for Lovers.” Sealey said she included the note because she didn’t want her readers to think that the speaker of the poem, which includes a Native American tribe raiding a settlement, was alluding to racist ideas.

Sealey said that it is easier to disregard public perception of her work as she gets older. She’s more afraid of her mother reading her

poems than anyone else, she said.

Sealey, who has been published in The New Yorker and The New York Times, won the Drinking Gourd Chapbook Poetry Prize in 2015 for her book “The Animal After Whom Other Animals Are Named.” She was also a finalist for the 2018 PEN Open Book Award.

Sealey is the first of six authors who will appear in the fall half of the Raymond Carver Reading Series.

The next author, novelist, essayist and performance poet, Arthur Flowers, will come to SU on Wednesday. skkunjum@syr.edu

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The Syracuse Common Council will vote next week on a proposal to build affordable housing units on the city’s Westside.

If passed, the ordinance will authorize a tax exemption agreement with Star Park Housing Development Fund Corporation to construct 50 affordable housing units at 135 State Fair Blvd.

John Warren, executive director of Central New York Services, said the organization plans to use 20 of the units for affordable housing — 10 single bedroom units, 10 two-bedroom units —

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FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE A round of thunderstorms on Friday could bring flash flooding to the Syracuse area. Some of the storms could bring winds strong enough to knock out power and uproot trees.

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather alert between Buffalo and Utica. source: syracuse.com

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By Dakota Palmer

CHILI’S HOMICIDE CHARGE DeWitt police have arrested and charged a fourth person in connection with Saturday’s double homicide at an Erie Boulevard Chili’s restaurant. A 30-year-old man was charged with second-degree hindering prosecution in connection with the case after he “affirmatively misled police,” according to Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick.

and 30 of the units for people who have struggled with mental health issues. CNY Services is a behavioral health organization based in Syracuse.

“This is a place where people live,” Warren said. “This is not a treatment facility.”

The management would be split. Christopher Community, a nonprofit organization that specializes in housing for seniors, families and people with disabilities, would manage the building and make sure applicants are properly eligible. CNY Services would help tenants if they need case management or support.

Councilor at-large Khalid Bey

spoke highly of the organization’s current housing programs.

“All of the properties I’ve seen have been pretty well maintained and well kept, and services are well enough to where they almost go unnoticed,” Bey said. “They’ve demonstrated … the ability to be a great neighbor.”

Other business

Pam Brunet, executive director of Leadership Greater Syracuse, asked the council to appropriate $15,000 of the 2018-19 budget to fund the CNY Political Leadership Institute and Nourishing Tomorrow’s Leaders programs.

Councilor at-large Timothy

Rudd said he was a graduate of the Political Leadership Institute and that he appreciated the program.

Councilors also discussed the following proposals: enforcement officer to perform housing inspections for people who participate in the Tenant Rental Agreement program.

Inc. to supply and administer flu shots for up to 350 city personnel. to build stairs and a bicycle rack that would encroach into the Comstock Street and Comstock Avenue rights of way. dapalmer@syr.edu

CATHERINE STREET STABBING A 29-year-old man was stabbed in the back on Catherine Street Tuesday afternoon, according to Syracuse police. Police said the injury was not life threatening. The victim refused to provide information to police. source: syracuse.com

HIGHWAY PAPERWORK SPILLAGE A lawn care company spilled thousands of pieces of personal paperwork for Syracuse customers along a highway near Rochester on Friday. TruGreen Lawn Care is continuing efforts to contact affected customers, and representatives said 90 percent of the paperwork was cleaned up immediately. source: cnycentral.com

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Task force member and SUNY Oswego professor Jaclyn Schildkraut, who is an expert on mass shootings, said the purpose of the report was to provide recommendations that school districts could choose to use.

“We didn’t want to tell people what to do,” Schildkraut said. “We wanted to give people recommendations and let them make their own decisions.”

She added that some recommendations, such as the installation of interior door locks and the Standard Response Protocol, are measures that studies have shown to be effective.

Schildkraut said no one who was behind a locked door has ever been shot in a school shooting, except in instances where the perpetrator was also behind the locked door, or someone was shot through windows.

The task force worked to only propose possible solutions to school safety, Fitzpatrick said.

“I said, ‘Let’s not talk about federal firearms licenses or universal background checks because we don’t have control over that,’” he said. “Let’s talk about things we have control over.”

Fitzpatrick said he thinks every recommendation within the report is feasible in Onondaga County schools. He added that he believed the recommendations are financially viable.

Task force members, local leaders and national experts said there’s always a need for school safety solutions.

“This is a conversation that absolutely had to happen,” said Common Councilor Susan Boyle, of the 3rd district. “I think that it’s a very comprehensive study.”

Boyle, a member of the Council’s Education and Human Development Committee, said that all Syracuse City School District high schools installed metal detectors at their entrances after the 1999 Columbine High School shooting. She added that the school board said at the time that it was protecting students.

Amy Klinger, director of programs for the Educator’s School Safety Network, which does consulting and threat assessment training, said there should be equal money spent on technology or hardware and training, and that metal detectors are proven not to work.

In addition to the metal detectors, county schools have armed school resource officers. Fitzpatrick said the county has stopped gang activity using information gathered by the officers.

He also said the task force unanimously supported keeping officers in schools.

Syracuse schools currently plan to install the interior locks that could be effective in protecting students, Boyle said. The schools in Skaneateles Central School District and Syracuse City School District are both adopting the Standard Response Protocol to better handle active shooter situations, Schildkraut said.

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recently stated that she would not be opposed to local and state governments spending federal grant money to arm teachers in their school districts. Fitzpatrick said that the task force unanimously agreed that arming teachers was not an effective way to protect students.

“I would never consider using available federal funds for the purchase of guns to arm teachers,” said Katie Sojewicz, vice president of the Syracuse City School District, in an email. “I believe that it is completely inappropriate to arm teachers. Guns do not belong in school.”

Fitzpatrick said he plans to hold more meetings, even though the report has been finalized. Schildkraut said it is important that school safety is a continuous dialogue.

The task force’s report helped people, even within the group, understand school safety and proper solutions, Schildkraut said.

“People are reading it, taking it seriously and thinking about what the next steps will be,” she said.

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Good Uncle promotes sustainability

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ood is something we all think about. We think about how it’s made, how is tastes, how it affects our health — the list goes on. Something we neglect to consider is the packaging that our food comes in.

As the popularity of food delivery systems such as Good Uncle, GrubHub, PostMates and Uber Eats have increased, the amount of waste stemming from the packaging has increased. Most often made from plastic, this cheap and durable packaging material goes on to exist in our landfills, the ocean and is even consumed by the animals we eat.

Good Uncle recognizes this push for sustainability and is answering the call — other food delivery systems should follow suit. As consumers, we have the power to choose where we spend our money, and eco-friendliness should be a factor to consider.

“When we talk to students, sustainability is something that comes up frequently,” said Eric Battes, Good Uncle’s executive vice president of culinary.

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ENVIRONMENT COLUMNIST Good Uncle actively works to promote a sustainable system of food delivery within the company and tries to employ eco-friendly packaging wherever they can, Battes said. So while your dinner may be delivered in a plastic bag, all pastas, grain bowls and plates use certified 100 percent compostable plant-fiber based containers; ramekins for sauces utilizing a corn-based plastic; and utensils that are all made out of plant-based cornstarch.

“We consider it a very valuable company standard to maintain sustainability across packaging,” Battes said.

They were able to move away from their recyclable plastic containers used last semester, a change that Battes said has only affected the company in a positive way.

“From a culinary standpoint we’re still using the best ingredi-

ents we can, prepared by real chefs,” Battes said. “So, whether we put this in unsustainable or sustainable containers, the food will still taste the same — but we know from an environmental standpoint that this is the right decision.”

Sustainable materials are more expensive. But that shouldn’t be an excuse. Good Uncle has started to prove that the price to pay for hurting the environment supersedes the price of sustainable materials.

While still not 100 percent sustainable, the company plans on continuing its path toward establishing themselves as an eco-friendly food delivery system.

Now more than ever, it’s important that we as consumers engage in a conversation about the environmental implications of our actions.

Sustainability should serve as a factor in everyday decision making — even when it comes to something as small as ordering takeout.

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hishing emails are more than just annoying clutter in your inbox. They’re actually a serious problem — in the past academic year, there seems to be more and more cases at Syracuse University in which students’ netID accounts get hacked. Constantly getting spam emails is frustrating, so here are the five tips to prevent a major technology catastrophe.

1. Don’t click on random links

Don’t be fooled by random links that might seem harmless. It’s often just a simple curiosity that leads to a computer’s demise. Things to look out for are unknown senders, random advertisements and even account warners that seem out of the blue. If you get an email indicating you forgot some form, think twice about trusting that link.

“Students often click on seemingly legitimate links in their emails, and this exposes their personal information to the public,” said Lisa Pugh, a senior consultant at SU’s Information Technology Services. “Hover your cursor to the link and see if any suspicious information pops up.”

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you’re not sure what the email is about, it may be dangerous to download the attachment — so don’t.

These attachments often contain a Trojan Horse virus and could actually be software that hijacks your computer. All of the documents and data on your computer would be at risk. They could be stolen, deleted or, even worse, be hacked for personal information.

3. Expand your cybersecurity knowledge

The Information Security Club at the iSchool and CUSEHacks are two organizations at SU that focus on cybersecurity. The Information Security Club meets once a week to learn about the latest cybersecurity news. This allows members to familiarize themselves with different hacking systems. Consider joining clubs like this or at least talk to current members to learn more about what’s going on.

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“It is inevitable that at some point in life your computer might get infected and the only way to combat cunning hackers is to have a clean backup,” Pugh said. “Precautions are always the best way to prevent crises from happening. If … your computer got hacked and the backup is right there, it is recommended we recover from the back up. This way, we can ensure that the system is clean again.”

Additionally, if students keep multiple backups saved through the cloud or in a hard drive, there’s a smaller chance for data to be lost if something were to be hacked and deleted. External hard drives are very easy to use, portable and can be used offline. Plus, it’s tangible.

Even the cloud could be susceptible to cyber threats.

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If you have any doubts about the legitimacy of an email you receive, forward it to infosec@syr.edu.

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theta tau to the university’s Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs. Greek organizations operating without SU recognition do not receive support from FASA and are not allowed to use campus facilities, according to FASA’s website. SU does not monitor unrecognized Greek organizations’ recruitment or new member activities.

Eleven Greek organizations, including Theta Tau, are currently banned from operating at SU, according to FASA. Laura Williams-Sanders, FASA’s director, did not respond to The Daily Orange’s request for an interview to discuss how the university handles unrecognized Greek organizations. But Robert Hradsky, SU’s dean of students, said in a statement that the university can investigate unauthorized organizations and can hold students from page 1

lawsuit Safety issue him a no-contact order, per court documents.

The student’s ex-boyfriend, who is identified as “Student X” in the lawsuit, filed a Title IX complaint against her three weeks after her initial conversation with the Counseling Center therapist, according to court documents.

The now-expelled student requested a no-contact order against her ex-boyfriend after he filed for one against her, according to court documents. SU denied her request despite her claims that he appeared in her apartment several times without her permission, per court documents.

The student suing SU was involved in a previous conduct investigation in which SU determined she had wrongfully accused another student of plagiarizing a product design in 2015, according to court documents. SU suspended the student suing SU in June 2015, per the lawsuit.

individually accountable for Code of Student Conduct violations.

Hradsky did not respond to a separate follow-up request for comment on this story.

SU suspended more than a dozen students for one or two years in connection to videos showing behavior Chancellor Kent Syverud has called “extremely racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic, sexist, and hostile to people with disabilities.” Theta Tau’s national organization banned 20 individuals from “any form or class of membership” due to unacceptable conduct in connection to the videos, according to its website.

The chapter, in a statement in April, said the videos depicted a “satirical sketch.”

Students suspended by SU in connection to the videos are currently suing the university in two separate lawsuits over its handling of the controversy. The Theta Tau national organization is not a plaintiff in either suit.

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The University Conduct Board expelled her three months later for visiting her ex-boyfriend’s house the same day the no-contact order was issued against her, contacting third parties associated with her ex-boyfriend while the order was in place, damaging her ex-boyfriend’s vehicle and for filing her Title IX complaint in retaliation against her ex-boyfriend for the no-contact order, according to court documents.

The student claims she visited her exboyfriend’s house to retrieve her car. She denies that she damaged his car and also denies that her Title IX complaint was filed in retaliation, per court documents.

Her lawyer argues in the lawsuit that she couldn’t have retaliated against her exboyfriend because her conversation with the staff therapist and her complaint to SPD both occurred before his request for a no-contact order, according to court documents.

The conduct board denied both of her appeals, per court documents. cdarnell@syr.edu | @caseydarnell_

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Off the block The Westcott Cultural Fair will feature vendors, performances and local food this weekend.

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The SU community and local artists come together to raise money for a Bandier scholarship.

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Exhibit provides look into history

HISPANIC HERITAGE SERIES 2018

By Chris Cicchiello contributing writer

HOME TEAM photo illustration by talia trackim senior design editor

SU softball player Lailoni Mayfield is an Olympic hopeful for Team Mexico

By Matthew Gutierrez senior staff writer

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ne day last year, Lailoni Mayfield walked into a Walmart near campus. She asked an employee where the chips were located in the store.

“They told me to check the international food aisle,” Mayfield said. “That just really caught me off guard.”

The subtle discriminatory comment struck Mayfield. Growing up in Cerritos, California, near Los Angeles, she said she was exposed to multiple cultures and that, when traveling, only felt unwelcome occasionally.

Mayfield, a sophomore in Syracuse University’s College of Arts

To wear that Mexican jersey is such a moment of pride for me and my family. sophomore su athlete

and Sciences, had moved across the country last fall to start college. She was homesick.

She missed her family and the place where she grew up. But returning to the West Coast during winter break rejuvenated her, she said. Mayfield started see lailoni page 8

in 31 of the 37 games she played in as a freshman on the SU softball team.

Now, she has her eyes set on a major goal: representing Mexico during the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

In July, the sophomore tried out for the national team. There were 80 high school and college players there for only a few spots. At the end of the eighthour tryout, Mayfield was the only one selected for the team. She spent a week representing her country.

“When I played for Team Mexico, we were looked at as the team that didn’t have a lot of money.” Mayfield said. “Yes, we don’t have a lot of money.

But it was the first time I got looked at as, you know, ‘less,’ in a way.”

Mayfield’s Mexican roots can be

Down the winding corridors of Shaffer Art Building, past a vast collection of ancient clay and pottery pieces, is a room with an entirely differif you go ent, and unique, art exhibit.

Where: “ Forbidden Shaffer Art Fruit: Yasuo KuniBuilding yoshi’s America,” When: Open featuring work by hours Japanese artist How much: Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Free is in this room. It has been a longterm project of curator David Lake Prince — it took him 37 years in planning and preparation.

“You immediately notice the somber tone. I think this is partly due to the room itself and its lower ceilings, but also the tone in the writings of the exhibit,” said graduate student Lynn Smith.

Prince, associate director and curator of collections at SUArt Galleries, was immediately drawn to the image of the “sickly” boy in Kuniyoshi’s oil-painting of a boy eying a stack of halved watermelon slices.

“I wanted to, from an art history perspective, know why it looked the way it did. It seemed to reflect the trials he endured after Pearl Harbor see exhibit page 8

slice of life

1st fall pumpkin patch to open

By Julia Fickenscher contributing writer

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X Ambassadors to headline Cayuga festival

By Randy Plavajka contributing writer

When Sam Harris, lead singer of X Ambassadors, envisioned an event celebrating the band’s hometown of Ithaca, he never imagined the idea would evolve into the festival it is today.

Now in its second annual installment, Cayuga Sound will have an added day of music, with headlining acts including Young the Giant, Matt and Kim and its hometown host, X Ambassadors.

Held at Stewart Park in Ithaca, the festival is designed to show-

case up-and-coming acts from the area and support local charities — a significant portion of the event’s proceeds are donated to their respective causes, said Dan Smalls, co-founder of the festival.

Cayuga Sound formally began as a shared concept between Smalls, owner of Dan Smalls Presents, and Seth Kallen, manager of X Ambassadors.

Harris said Cayuga Sound has given him the opportunity to give back. He said the people and places within the city have helped him develop during his formative years in many ways. Growing up

in the lakeside town, Harris said he remembers how it shaped him and his brother, Casey Harris — X Ambassadors’ keyboardist — into who they are today.

“I benefited from a lot of these local organizations as a kid,” Harris said. “I took music lessons at the community school for music and arts, went to Stewart Park day camp and after school programs at the activities center.”

This year’s proceeds will primarily benefit several organizations addressing the opioid crisis in central New York and throughout the state — a crisis, Harris said, that

has become a national epidemic in need of a resolution.

“It’s important for us to give back to our community in whatever way we possibly can,” he said. “There is some great work being done by some folks in Ithaca toward helping reduce the impact of this crisis.”

Many recovery services and detox centers in Ithaca have doubled down on efforts to help people struggling with opioid addiction. It made sense, Harris said, to focus in on one large issue within Ithaca’s community and curate a lineup see cayuga

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The fall season is quickly approaching, and with the change comes sweet scented candles, cozy blankets and all things pumpkin. Of many quintessential fall traditions, there’s always a visit to a pumpkin patch, and the Cicero “Pumkin” Patch has plenty of festivities lined up for the season.

The Cicero “Pumkin” Patch, established about 25 years ago, has consistently grown in popularity and size. The missing “p” in pumpkin is not a typo on the farm’s behalf. The letter is purposefully left out of the patch’s name as a way to emphasize the variety of activities they have to offer. Along with the classic activity of pumpkin picking, visitors can also enjoy a corn maze, hayrides, nature walks, wine tastings and more. see pumpkin page 8

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pumpkin The Cicero “Pumkin” Patch has many different names for their various breeds of pumpkin. Visitors can find classic pumpkins for carving, others for baking pies and some with more unusual names, including “Red Warty Things,” “Silver Moons” and “Blue Dolls.”

Along with pumpkins, the patch also sells a variety of gourds and corns, such as broomcorn, multi-colored corn and strawberry corn.

With pumpkin picking comes the Cicero tradition of the “Hermit Hayride.” This family-friendly event involves guests being driven through the woods full of “graveyards,” “candy lanes” and more not-so-frightening fun. Also popular are the patch’s three different corn mazes, “The Thinking Tree” and the “Maddie’s Way Family Fun Walk,” all of which Chet Dudzinski, one of the founding members of the family-run patch, said are sure to guarantee a good time.

The patch also offers several photo opportunities so visitors can snap a classic festive picture. New to the patch this from page 7

lailoni traced back to her mother, Miriam, and her grandparents. Her mother was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, a six-hour drive from Mexico City. Miriam migrated with her parents to the United States when she was 18 months old.

Mayfield said the transition to the U.S. from Mexico proved so difficult for her grandparents that it resulted in a divorce.

In September 1999, two decades later, Mayfield was born. Miriam was 21 years old.

“For me, it’s immense pride when I think that I could have become a statistic,” Miriam said. “I wasn’t married with her dad. She’s doing 10,000 times better than I was.”

Mayfield is a first-generation college student. When she played on the Mexican National Team, her mother said that symbolized her growing connection to her Mexican

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year is a “lost souls” graveyard, providing a photo background for guests looking for a spookier aesthetic.

Dudzinski said he looks forward to the fall season each year. He said the Syracuse community shows great support, creating a “motivating and fulfilling” environment for all who work to make Cicero “Pumkin” Patch what it is. Dudzinski said he enjoys “meeting people from all over the U.S. and of course, welcoming children of children from repeat customers.”

Having lived in Syracuse all of his life, Dudzinski said he feels a special relationship with the area and people. One of the highlights of the season, he said, is getting to enjoy watching his children and grandchildren become a part of the Cicero “Pumkin” Patch festivities.

“They have entered pumpkins at The (Great) New York State Fair for years and they have made a tremendous contribution to the success of my farm,” Dudzinski said.

When it comes to running the patch, Dudzinski emphasizes that its success comes down to the team effort of everyone involved. He added that he has high hopes that this season will be a fun experience for everyone who

chooses to visit.

Between the wide variety of pumpkins, its famous hayride, the loving workers and the seasonal unity of the Syracuse community,

Dudzinski said the Cicero “Pumkin” Patch will ensure that every guest leaves with a smile, fond memories and — of course — a lot of pumpkins.

roots. Mayfield said she wants to grow closer to her heritage, and playing for Team Mexico next summer will help her achieve that goal.

She said she wants to play in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

“To wear that Mexican jersey is such a moment of pride for me and my family,” Miriam said. “She is an American-born athlete who still recognizes that she is Mexican.

That’s a wonderful thing.”

Mayfield is part Mexican and Filipino. She does not speak fluent Spanish — she spoke English throughout her formative years.

Spanish was her first language because it’s how she communicated with her Mexican grandparents, who spoke Spanish with her.

Now, she’s almost two and a half semesters through her college career at SU. She said she knows there “aren’t a lot of Mexicans here at all.”

“It would be nice if Syracuse recruited more Mexicans to the school,” Mayfield said.

Richard E. Lapchick, president of The Institute for Sport and Social Justice, said there is a “very small percentage” of college athletes, coaches, administrators and athletic directors who are Latino.

“There’s not much of an expectation to have a large percentage of Latinos in Division I,” Lapchick said.

Early this year, his Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport released the 2017 College Sport Racial and Gender Report Card. Of the total men student-athlete population across Divisions I, II and III in the 2016-17 academic year, Latinos represented 5.7 percent. Of the total women student-athletes across all divisions, Latinas represented 5.2 percent.

“Whenever a coach of color is hired, any student athlete of color will feel the process of inclusion is opening,” he said. “There has to be a diverse pool of candidates mandated by the NCAA or the university itself to better foster

inclusivity in college athletics.”

To continually embrace her heritage, Mayfield said she puts her family and Christianity at the forefront. Every night, she talks with her mother over FaceTime. She helps her younger brother, Nathan, on his homework and baseball swing. She attends North Central Church on Buckley Road in Syracuse. She has the app, “Sprinkle of Jesus,” with the long-term vision that she can “use religion to positively impact the world.”

Moving forward, Mayfield said she plans to get dual citizenship — the U.S. and Mexico — so that she can travel to compete for Team Mexico.

“I pray for her every night,” Miriam said.

“When we FaceTime at the end of the day, we focus on the positive thing that happened that day. I tell her to think back to her 9-year-oldself and what she was dreaming about then.

She’s living it now.”

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before his death, Prince said he believes the fruit represents citizenship — which Kuniyoshi never received in the U.S. because of increased fear of communism.

In coming weeks, freshmen will be able to see the gallery for themselves through the first-year forum, in which Prince will deliver a lecture about the ”Forbidden Fruit” exhibit, focusing on how artists use visuals to express themselves.

Emily Dittman, collection and exhibition manager at SUArt Galleries, said most new students don’t know the galleries even exist.

“Kids have classes in Shemin Auditorium and most kids don’t know we’re here,” Dittman said. “Sometimes, though, kids will wander in and ask if there’s an entrance fee.”

The gallery hosts three major shows during the year, in addition to a fourth that allows students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts to showcase their work.

At 12:15 p.m. every Wednesday, they hold a lunchtime tour of the gallery, usually focusing on one exhibit.

Funded by both donors and university grants, Dittman considers it a “teaching museum,” meaning that the resources they have are meant to be utilized by students.

“I like being on a university campus because the students are doing the research on these pieces and teaching us as well. Learning is a two-way street here,” Dittman said. “Our number one mission is to serve the ‘Cuse community, staff, faculty and students.”

The exhibit is open through Nov. 18, Tuesday to Sunday, from 11 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. and Thursday until 8 p.m. It’s free to students and the Syracuse community.

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exhibit as a Japanese man,” Prince said.

Kuniyoshi was born in 1889 in Okayama, Japan. As a young man, he developed his style of social realism, depicting the lives of individuals around him. Prince said most of these were pen-and-ink with minimal paint, but as he gained confidence, Kuniyoshi put more of his own identity into his work.

“What made him so valuable is he took modernism and inserted Japanese style into them,” he said.

In 1923, early in Kuniyoshi’s career, he made a similar painting to “Forbidden Fruit,” entitled “Boy Stealing Fruit,” in which a boy can be seen successfully stealing a banana and apple.

Prince said that after moving to the United States, Kuniyoshi faced issues in the artistic world, given that abstract expressionism was the popular style. These pressures caused him to begin to paint with more vivid colors than his traditional browns and jades.

But his world was turned upside down after the Pearl Harbor attacks, having to deal with both hatred and discrimination as a Japanese artist. In 1950, as if in response to his changing world — in the realm of both society and art — Kuniyoshi painted his most thought-provoking, abstract work: “Forbidden Fruit.”

Prince has his own theory about the connection between the two “fruit” paintings.

“I think the boy successfully stealing the fruit is Kuniyoshi and the fruit represents assimilation into American culture,” Prince said.

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of local and major acts equally as passionate about fixing the crisis.

This year’s lineup features major acts such as Sofi Tukker and Young the Giant alongside bands representing the musical taste of host X Ambassadors.

“I wanted it to reflect the style of music I was listening to when I was a kid and it was all over the map,” Harris said. “It was R&B, it was hip-hop, it was alternative rock, it was soul, it was folk.”

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For the festival’s founders, Cayuga Sound is their means of revitalizing Ithaca with a more selfless approach than the typical music festival.

“A lot of festivals are born out of the almighty dollar and this one was the exact opposite,” Smalls said. “We want to donate as much as possible to the local community, to organizations that matter to the band and matter to us as producers.”

Smalls said at least 5,000 people are expected to attend the Cayuga Sound festival at Stewart Park this weekend. rmplavaj@syr.edu

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neighborhood

More than 25 years ago, a group of Westcott residents came together to find a way to revitalize their neighborhood. They came up with the Westcott Street Cultural Fair, which will start on Sunday at noon and run until 6 p.m. paul schlesinger staff photographer

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n Sunday, the streets of the Westcott neighborhood will be filled to the brim with local residents, vendors, food and live music for the 27th annual Westcott Street Cultural Fair.

Stretching four blocks, from Dell Street to Concord Place, the fair on Westcott Street will feature 120 booths and six live performance stages, including more than a dozen bands and dance groups.

Twenty-seven years ago, the closure of a supermarket on Westcott Street started a domino effect. Empty storefronts began to pop up. The neighborhood, said Sharon Sherman, chair of the Westcott Street Cultural Fair, was going downhill. So a group of neighbors got together to make a change and create a sense of community.

“The idea was to revitalize the neighborhood, to do something really positive to help bring the neighborhood back,” Sherman said.

She recalls when the area was called the “Westcott Nation,” in the 1960s. Occupied by “hipsters,” at the time, the neighborhood used to be “dirt cheap” to live in and felt like the Syracuse “Greenwich Village,” she said.

“There has been a lot of new development since that time to the fact that now, it’s one of the top neighborhoods in Syracuse,” said Sherman.

The fair will kick off with a parade at 12 p.m. Saturday at the Westcott Community Center. A march will be led by the American Legion Dunbar Post 1642, followed by the city’s police chief, Frank Fowler, and elected officials

Food, music, vendors to fill Westcott Street this weekend including Assemblywoman Pamela J. Hunter, Assemblyman William B. Magnarelli and Sen. David J. Valesky, Sherman said.

Among the crowd will be music and dance performers, nonprofit groups, local churches and politicians.

“The kids just get a kick out of marching down the street in the parade,” said Mark Zane, who manages the Westcott Acoustic Stage for the Cultural Fair.

The march takes people right to the heart of the venue, which features live performances. Two other stages, WAER Center Stage and Dell Street Stage, will feature live music, as well.

“Almost anywhere you stand at the fair you’re going to hear at least one of the stages,” Zane said. “It’s got a little bit of everything.”

The event encourages original music and does not allow the same act to perform two consecutive years, Zane said. Fair goers can expect to hear different music genres, typically including reggae, funk, rock, R&B, pop and international.

A cornerstone of the street fair, the number of booths has grown from just a handful to 120 in the past few years. Tents will line the sides of Westcott Street, show-

casing handmade items sold by arts and crafts vendors as well as various nonprofit groups, neighborhood associations and educational and governmental agencies.

“There are so many different kinds of food you can have right on our street,” Sherman said. “This is celebrating our neighborhood and it’s a boost for our businesses.”

For family-friendly reasons, alcohol cannot be sold outside, if restaurant owners decide to have a food stand.

Fair organizers are also conscious of the environmental impact the event has and have recycling and composting stations throughout the street blocks it occupies.

An estimated 11,000 people attended the fair last year, which relies almost entirely on volunteers. Emily Winiecki, community engagement coordinator at Syracuse University, is working with Sherman to engage with about 100 volunteers from SU for the event.

Winiecki sees the city of Syracuse and the SU student body in a symbiotic relationship. While she said she hopes students participate in more long-term volunteer projects, she feels that the Cultural Fair is a great one-off opportunity that takes place right in the community.

For those helping with the event, Recess Coffee on Westcott Street has donated free coffee for volunteers, along with apples from Syracuse Cooperative Market, granola bars from Tops Friendly Markets and a free T-shirt, Sherman said.

“It’s a real neighborhood,” Sherman said. “There are so many involved people in this neighborhood, people who care, who want to make the neighborhood better, who contribute.” jpeng04@syr.edu

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smorol the No. 1-attended sporting event in town.

Always was the plan. Always was going to be achieved. Now it will be achieved sooner rather than later.”

The New York Mets own the Chiefs, the former Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals. Smorol said “nothing” will change next season — only that players will soon be prospects trying to play in Citi Field, not Nationals Park.

The Chiefs play 77.1 miles from the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, the Mets’ Double-A affiliate. That’s much closer than the 2,431.6 miles that separated the Las Vegas 51s — the Mets’ old Triple-A affiliate — and Binghamton. With the move, the Mets can more easily make roster adjustments up Interstate 81.

Plus, the Chiefs are located in an area with a higher demographic of Mets fans, which could boost attendance.

Smorol grew up in North Syracuse, attended Chiefs games himself — his father had a share in the Chiefs — and graduated from Bishop Grimes High School in East Syracuse. In 1993, shortly out of college,

he started working for Watertown. He learned to use the parks’ main gate at the end of games, shake fans’ hands and thank them for coming — which he still does.

Twenty five years later, Smorol’s known to walk at a brisk pace along the main concourse, chatting with fans. Before the game and between innings, his fiery personality comes to life: He grabs the microphone and runs many of the promotions himself, including tossing T-shirts into the stands. He said he also enjoys hopping into the concessions to roll hot dogs on busy nights and, sometimes, clean toilets or mop the bathroom floors.

After stints with teams in Watertown, Batavia, Staten Island and Auburn, Smorol left baseball because he had just had a daughter and wanted to be home more. He took a job as an account manager for Hilti, a construction equipment supply company.

But in 2013, he got a call from the Chiefs asking if he wanted to replace the late GM Tex Simone, who led the organization for more than 50 years. Smorol didn’t hesitate.

When he took over in October 2013, Smorol knew where to start. Dollar Thursday was a hit in Auburn, and he wanted to bring the discounted food approach

to Syracuse. Every Thursday at Syracuse games, hot dogs are $1 and beers $2.

wide for Allen, and the ball was intercepted and cleared.

kinds of scenarios: controlling and shooting a bouncing ball, separating themselves from defenders, finishing crosses, placing longrange shots.

Against La Salle — 33 minutes after Hostage’s second minute chance — the Orange was down a goal but conjured up another opportunity. Hill drove the ball to Sydney Brackett, who was darting down the right wing. Brackett was one-on-one with Explorers defender Jenna Soriano, and when the SU junior scooted around her, a shot on goal was imminent. But Brackett stalled. Soriano recovered and swiped the ball before being yanked down

by Brackett, who received a yellow card for the foul.

“I’ve been a striker all my life,” Brackett

said. “The best advice I’ve received is that strikers need to have short memories. If you’re getting into good positions and getting shots off, you’ll get your goal eventually, no matter how many times you miss.”

With teams like La Salle behind them, SU’s loss against Duke marked the start of ACC play — its final nine games are all against conference foes — and showed the Orange how few chances it will get against ACC teams.

“We’re going to have to make sure we put away our chances,” Wheddon said. “Against teams like Duke, UNC and NC State we might only create five or six chances, and we’ve got to make sure they go in.”

If SU wants to surpass its mark of four goals in conference play last season, they must.

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which Delhomelle’s defensive lapses have cost the Orange.

Against then-No. 12 Notre Dame on Sept. 7, SU faced a one-goal deficit in the second half. The Fighting Irish had a free kick near its bench, and Delhommelle stood at the top of the penalty box.

McIntyre yelled at Delhommelle to fix his positioning, but Delhommelle didn’t adjust. After the free kick soared into the box, and Delhommelle mishit the ball, UND’s Thomas Ueland ripped a shot into the net.

“In another setup, maybe he plays a different role,” McIntyre said earlier this season.

Delhommelle said he’s worked on his positioning. There have been times, he admitted, he pushes too far forward and vice-versa.

A decade as an attacker makes him wary of the box score. In his new role, he knows he won’t reach his point total from a year ago.

Last season, Delhommelle led the team with six assists and added two goals. In 2018, he’s on pace to average fewer points and shots on target.

He acknowledged that, as a defensive midfielder, he’ll help the team win, but he pondered the mindsets of draft evaluators. Adams was selected 10th overall to MLS, and he didn’t register a point in his last collegiate campaign.

“It’s something I shouldn’t focus on,” Delhommelle said. “I know my role, I know what I have to do. … It’s something I shouldn’t worry about.”

In the first half against Notre Dame, Delhommelle was the player SU will need him to be this season. He lofted passes down wings, he picked off passes with ease, and he set up scoring chances.

During an Orange offensive spell, Delhommelle tracked back and took on a UND forward one-on-one. From the sidelines, McIntyre shouted “Be the mid! Be the mid!” Delhommelle dropped his shoulders low and side-shuffled, tracked the forward down the sidelines, lunged with his right leg, and knocked the ball away.

“I can hold the ball, I can do the same things,” Delhommelle said. “It’s not because the players change positions that you would change as a player. We just adapt to the position.”

We are the most affordable, most entertaining, highestlevel of sport in town, and we’re going to become the No. 1-attended sporting event in town.

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Cold weather, Smorol understands, is part of central New York’s identity. He said it hurts attendance in April and May, but when it’s cold, “I can just put a blanket on.” It’s also difficult to predict concession inventory and sales, because many ticket sales are made same-day at the game. His staff is 13 full-time employees, which Smorol says is the smallest staff at the Triple-A level. He responds to paceof-play criticisms by saying a Chiefs game lasts

about three hours, while a “Syracuse University football game takes about four and a half hours. Our games end around 9 p.m. to 9:30 p.m,” he said.

At the center of his strategy is a community approach. Several families said at the Challenger Baseball League’s event at NBT Bank Stadium that they feel the ballpark has become more accessible under Smorol’s tenure. The most expensive ticket is $15, and many games are themed.

“Latino Day, Veterans Day, Bark in the Park, SU Day, Syracuse Strong Day, everybody gets a day around here,” he said.

“They should. That engrains us into the community. We’ve been here in some way, shape or form since 1876.”

As a kid, Smorol wanted to work in the Pittsburgh Steelers front office. Then he wanted to be a game show host. He likes to think his current work lets him do both.

“I’m kinda like a game show host that works in sports,” Smorol said. “I get everybody rallied up before the game, before the fireworks, (mic) duties, the host for the event, solve some problems. I think I ended up doing what I wanted to do.” mguti100@syr.edu | @Matthewgut21

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scoring “We have to take our chances,” Vlachos said. “We’re starting to pass the ball and play as a team, we’re getting it. We’re getting it up the field. It’s just either that final pass or that final shot.”

In a 4-0 loss to No. 13 Duke on Sunday when SU mustered only three shots, its passing in the middle third during build-up plays was effective at times and led to scoring chances.

In the 62nd minute, Vlachos, Root, Georgia Allen and Victoria Hill put together six passes in and around the Blue Devils’ penalty area for Syracuse’s most threatening attack of the game. The Orange was one quick pass or shot away from testing Duke goalkeeper Brooke Heinsohn, but Vlachos’ final pass was too far

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Number of goals Syracuse women’s soccer has scored through nine games. The Orange ranks 264 out of 331 teams in Division I.

To try and solve Syracuse’s finishing woes, Wheddon puts players in game-like situations during practice, he said. Players are put in all

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“It’s a big transition for me,” Delhommelle said. “As a 10 (attacking midfielder), we don’t defend that much. It’s not the same. I have a bigger role in this position, defensively.”

Delhommelle made the switch in spring practice, after Adams was drafted. For the first time, he completed defensive practice drills in an Orange kit. His new post wasn’t in the attacking third, but right in front of the backline.

Delhommelle remembered watching Adams’ in-game defensive techniques and tried to emulate him. The Frenchman also watched the 2018 World Cup through a new lens. While rooting for his native France, he noticed N’Golo Kante be a destructive, off-the-ball midfielder. He watched Spain’s Sergio Busquets utilize a range of passes form the defensive third.

Adams distinguished two types of midfielders: The ball-hawk, Kante-like disruptor, and a technical passer like Busquets. Adams referred to Delhommelle as the latter. Delhommelle said he’s trying to be both.

For a moment against Cornell on Sept.

10, he was. Delhommelle intercepted a pass, shielded the ball from a forward and booted it down the field, sparking an SU goal. Those moments have been less common than they were a season ago.

“As a 10, I have the freedom to create things, to try things,” Delhommelle said. “As a deep player, I have to be a 90, 95-percent passer.”

McIntyre compared Adams to the team’s “quarterback,” citing his leadership ability.

What Adams lacked in on-ball technique, he countered with physicality. Delhommelle is a quarterback in a literal sense, catalyzing the offense with his passes.

McIntyre’s ideal offense relies on Delhommelle establishing a “rhythm.”

Len Zeugner, a starting defender, said it’s reassuring to have Delhommelle as a dependable outlet. However, there have been times in

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SU can’t convert scoring chances

By David Schneidman staff writer

JASON SMOROL has helped increase the Syracuse Chiefs’ attendance every year since he was hired as general manager in 2013.

He combined innovative promotions and giveaways to attract more fans. paul schlesinger staff photographer

MONEY MOVES How Jason Smorol, Syracuse Chiefs general manager, revamps nights at the ballpark

By Matthew Gutierrez senior staff writer

J

ason Smorol walked over to the back corner of his office at NBT Bank Stadium and rummaged through some papers. Below a whiteboard, he encountered schedules and calendars and a Brannock Device, the standard foot measuring tool, invented in Syracuse by Charles F. Brannock in 1925. In May, the Chiefs changed a sign to “Device City, USA.” Players wore black jerseys featuring “Devices” in red-accented metallic font, while their hats featured a Brannock Device wearing shoes.

Smorol’s point: You can never be too creative with your promotions.

In the low-market world of minor league baseball, what happens off the field is as important as what happens on it, Smorol said. Smorol just completed his fifth season as Chiefs general manager, where his focus is to make a night at the ballpark the best thing in Syracuse.

He’s led an increase in promotions and an effort to make the ballpark more accessible and engaging. Fans play catch on the field after games and eat $1 hot dogs — or even get married on the party deck.

In 2013, the Chiefs netted $1 million in losses, Smorol said. Now, they’re profitable, with attendance growing every year and sponsorship revenues climbing, he said.

“It’s about access and affordability,” Smorol said.

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Delhommelle adapting to position change

By Nick Alvarez staff writer

A faulty bike brake changed the trajectory of Hugo Delhommelle’s career a decade ago. A 12-year-old in his hometown of Rennes, France, Delhommelle competed as a defensive midfielder. He lined up there for his academy team until he flew over his handlebars and broke his left wrist. Delhommelle shifted to

the wing, a position not known for its physicality, and kept playing.

Even when the wrist healed, Delhommelle remained an attacker. The position swap eventually brought him to Syracuse as a junior transfer, where he was an attacking-midfielder. He was supposed to play there again this year, but then Mo Adams declared for the MLS SuperDraft after his sophomore year. With a gap in SU’s

3-5-2, head coach Ian McIntyre tabbed Delhommelle as the team’s new “quarterback.”

“It’s like a circle,” Delhommelle said, chuckling, as he recapped his position history.

Through five games, Delhommelle’s position shift has been a work in progress. He’s sparked the Orange offense, but contributed to its recurring defensive collapses.

He’s refining the most productive

part of his game — his passing — while rapidly developing his defensive ability.

The switch has put internal and external pressure on Delhommelle.

He wants to lead SU to the NCAA Tournament after missing it last year, but he also wants to impress draft evaluators in a season he knows he won’t stuff the box score.

The next step in Delhommelle’s

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Less than two minutes into Syracuse’s season-opener against La Salle, its attack was already clicking.

Midfielder Meghan Root gathered the ball in the middle of the field, charged forward and looped a delicate through ball into the path of forward Kate Hostage. The sophomore had separated herself from two La Salle defenders and had only the goalkeeper to beat, but moments before preparing to unleash a strike, she was bodied off the ball from behind. Despite failing to get a shot off in a dangerous position, it was a promising start for SU’s offense.

All game, the Orange used quick, precise link-up play to create six shots but never scored in a 1-0 loss.

Again and again the Orange squandered its best chances, failing to even test the goalkeeper. In eight games since La Salle, Syracuse (3-6, 0-1 Atlantic Coast) has followed a similar pattern. SU has had no trouble keeping possession, finding players in space and generating shots. But when it gets into dangerous areas, the execution is sloppy.

We’re creating opportunities.

It’s just that end product that’s letting us down.

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“We’re creating opportunities.

It’s just that end product that’s letting us down,” SU head coach Phil Wheddon said. “We’re getting players in good positions.

We’ve just got to execute.”

The Orange has scored six goals, including two penalty kicks, in nine games this season, tied for 264th out of 331 Division I teams. SU’s low goal-scoring numbers parallel its average shot total (nine) per game, which ranks 272nd in the nation.

But in four games this year when tallying 10 shots or more, Syracuse has scored a combined five goals. In its five other games, SU has scored once on 24 shots. Even when the chances are there, SU doesn’t convert.

“The final ball” — a clean shot on net or a pass to set up a likely goal — has been missing from the Orange’s offense, sophomore forward Mackenzie Vlachos said.

Everything before the finishing touch has been solid, Vlachos said, as the Orange has improved at moving up the field as a unit and showing urgency. It is up to individual decisions and composure to top off such attacks with a goal. see scoring page 10