Student Association will vote Monday on a proposal to subsidize a Syracuse bike-share program. If passed, the Assembly would provide $30,000.
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P • Culture curb
The Westcott Street Cultural Fair welcomed vendors and fairgoers to celebrate its 28th year. People came to try the food and shop from local artisans.
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S • Dual threat
Syracuse tight end Aaron Hackett reshaped his body and refined his route-running to become a top option for Tommy DeVito and a key blocker in the run game.
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Climate strike
More than 200 Syracuse community members participated in Syracuse’s 2019 Global Climate Strike on Friday. The climate protest began at 11:30 a.m. on the Quad, and later moved to Forman Park on East Genesee Street. Members of the CNY chapter of Sunrise Movement and the New York Public Research Interest Group worked to organized the protest. sarah lee contributing photographer city
DPS to add security cameras in Euclid area
Alex Rouhandeh staff writer
The Department of Public Safety plans to install 11 security cameras in the area surrounding Euclid Avenue.
The cameras are part of a series of new safety initiatives launched by DPS this year. Syracuse University has also expanded the DPS Walking Escort program and campus shuttle services. By spring 2020, DPS plans to employ 24-hour safety officers at residence halls.
Nine cameras are already installed in the Euclid area. DPS and Syracuse Police Department are working together to purchase the 11 new cameras which are expected to be up by midOctober, DPS Chief Bobby Maldonado told The Daily Orange.
The SPD will be responsible for monitoring the cameras and will work with DPS to patrol the area, SPD spokesperson Sgt. Matthew Malinowski said. The main purpose
Lead law may afect Syracuse children
By Emma Folts asst. news editor
More Syracuse children may be considered to have elevated lead levels under New York state regulations taking efect next week.
The regulations lower the standard for elevated lead levels in children’s blood from 10 to 5 micrograms per deciliter. The policy shift will require the county to inspect the house of any child whose blood lead levels are above the threshold.
The stricter standard will greatly increase the amount of inspections conducted in the community, said Debra Lewis, program coordinator of the Onondaga County Health Department’s lead poisoning prevention program. Under the new law, all children with a blood lead level above the lower threshold are required to receive the exact same level of care, she said.
“We will be responsible for a larger pool of children for all required services instead of restricting the most intensive services to children at the highest level,” Lewis said.
There is no “normal” level for lead in blood, said Howard Weinberger, a pediatrician at SUNY Upstate Medical University. Weinberger is also the medical director at the state’s lead poisoning prevention center for central and Eastern New York.
“Now we know even levels as low as five a fect some children with their learning, with their executive skills, with a whole variety of subtle changes,” Weinberger said.
of the cameras will be to assist in ongoing investigations, he said.
“They’re not there to spy on people,” Malinowski said. “They’re there to solve crime and make sure if anyone’s a victim we’re able to solve it better.”
While there has been property crime reported in the Euclid area, Maldonado said it is not a place of major concern. The area is instead being focused on due to the large number of students who live there, he said.
“That surrounding area around Euclid, like Clarendon, areas like that are almost choke points to where students live,” Maldonado said. “If there was some sort of crime committed, we’d be able to observe more than we currently do.”
Jake Shiptenko, a senior film major and Euclid area resident, said the area feels like a safe place to live, but he welcomes the additional protection.
“I usually feel pretty safe,” Shiptenko said. “But if that kind of
thing is a problem, I think it’s good that we’re getting the cameras.”
Along with the camera installations, DPS hired five safety escorts for its Walking Escort program. The hired escorts are stationed along Euclid Avenue and Marshall Street, as well as at Walnut Park. Escorts will be wearing bright orange jackets or vests.
DPS plans to hire 90 full-time residential community safety ofcers to be stationed at each residential hall for 24/7 security. Officers will check the identification of people entering the building and those who are signing in other guests. For emergencies, the officers
The federal government banned consumer use of paints containing lead in 1978. About 91% of homes in Syracuse were built prior to 1980, according to Syracuse.com. When old homes with lead paint deteriorate, the paint peels and chips, Weinberger said. Young children can become exposed to lead if they ingest the paint chips, which taste sweet.
Long-term studies have revealed that children with elevated lead levels have lower IQs and perform poorly in school compared to their peers, Weinberger said. Every child is di ferent, and some are seemingly una fected by their elevated blood lead levels.
When Weinberger began his pediatric career in 1964, there were hundreds of children who needed treatment for lead exposure, with many hospitalized. Now, more children are being exposed to lead, but fewer children are becoming lessseverely sick, he said.
Though lead is a “universal toxin” that can a fect anyone, Weinberger
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Disability audit
Syracuse University is working with a consulting firm to conduct a review of campus accessibility. See Wednesday’s paper
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SA to vote on bike share subsidy
By Maggie Hicks contributing writer
Student Association is considering whether to subsidize a Syracuse bike share program to lower the cost to students.
The SA Assembly will vote at its Monday meeting on a proposal to provide $30,000 to Syracuse Sync, a partnership between Syracuse and the national-mobility service company Gotcha. The program allows students to rent electric bikes and ride them around campus or into the greater Syracuse area.
If SA subsidizes funding with the Gotcha company, an annual student membership with Gotcha would drop in cost from about $50 to $20. Gotcha bike stations are located at several locations on campus, including Sadler and Lawrinson Halls, Bird Library and Martin J. Whitman School of Management.
At SA’s Sept. 16 meeting, Vice President Sameeha Saied said the Gotcha program is a “great way” to encourage students to get of campus. Many students aren’t able to bring a car, she said.
The biggest concern right now is whether or not it would be feasible to subsidize the cost
Sameeha Saied sa vice president
The funding must go through various parliamentary procedures and a final vote to be passed. At the meeting, SA members spent about 15 minutes debating how accessible the bikes would be, especially when the weather gets colder.
While many SA members showed support for the program, some worried that the bikes would be unsafe during the winter months. Others brought up concerns that fewer students would try to use them during the winter and questioned whether the funding would be worth it.
“The biggest concern right now is whether or not it would be feasible to subsidize the cost,” Saied said. “Because we are on a hill and because we get so much snow, it’s a matter of whether people would actually use the bikes in the winter.”
Before making a final decision, SA will bring the Assembly members’ concerns directly to Gotcha.
“Our concerns have been raised with Gotcha and we look forward to our open dialogue both with Gotcha and with the student body,” said Sofia Rossi, co-chair of the Community Engagement, in an emailed statement to The Daily Orange.
SA members will also work with university administrators to ensure see bike share page 4
Online education
Matching a national trend, SU has expanded online degree programs in recent years. See Wednesday’s paper
Hendricks harmony
an organ and choral
Anne Laver and the Hendricks Chapel Choir performed at the concert. The event was part of Hendricks Chapel’s Music and Message series. dan lyon asst. photo editor
Candidates tackle student debt
By India Miraglia asst. news editor
The United States is facing more than $1 trillion in student loan debt. Many of the 2020 primary presidential candidates are incorporating a solution to that debt into their campaigns.
A majority of the 19 Democratic primary candidates proposed a wide range of policies to counter the growing cost of attending college in the U.S., including debt forgiveness, free or reduced college tuition and expanded assistant programs.
Each of the top 5 polling primary candidates have proposed cancelling student debt and making college tuition free for at least part of the population. As of Sept. 17, the five leading Democrats according to Real Clear Politics data were: former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Mayor Pete Buttigieg
of South Bend, Indiana, and Sen. Kamala Harris.
An estimated 45 million borrowers face debt from student loans, totaling $1.5 trillion of U.S. debt. At Syracuse University, students who borrow loans can expect to graduate with around $27,000 in debt, according to an estimate from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.
Getting help
New York Sen. Chuck Schumer is working to address a shortage of mental health counselors. See Wednesday’s paper
crime briefs
Here is a round-up of the latest crime in the Syracuse area.
ASSAULT
A Syracuse man, 32, was arrested on the charges of second-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. when: Sept. 22 at 1:56 a.m.
where: 700 block of South Crouse Avenue
HARASSMENT
A Syracuse man, 28, was arrested on the charges of resisting arrest and second-degree harassment. when: Sept. 22 at 1:16 a.m. where: 400 block of South Clinton Street
ROBBERY
A Syracuse man, 25, was arrested on the charges of possession of synthetic cannabinoids, thirddegree robbery, fourth-degree grand larceny and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He was also arrested on the charges of second-degree menacing, fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property and second-degree harassment. when: Sept. 22 at 12:13 a.m. where: 400 block of Erie Boulevard
VIOLATING PROBATION
A Syracuse man, 18, was arrested on the charge of violating probation.
when: Sept. 21 at 3:00 p.m. where: 200 block of Glenwood Avenue
FALSE REPORTING
A Syracuse woman, 34, was arrested on the charge of falsely reporting a crime.
when: Sept. 21 at 11:10 a.m.
where: 700 block of James Street
SOUND REPRODUCTION
A Syracuse man, 33, was arrested on the charge of sound reproduction.
when: Sept. 21 at 3:32 a.m.
where: 2400 block of South Salina Street
tuition and fees at private universities have risen 154% from 2000 to 2020. The average cost at public universities has jumped 181%, according to U.S. News and World Report.
President Donald Trump has proposed placing limits on Parent and Grad PLUS loans and reducing the amount of money parents can borrow for their children. He’s also proposed eliminating the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program — which allows a specified amount loan forgiveness for government and nonprofit workers.
TRESPASSING
A Syracuse man, 43, was arrested on the charge of trespassing.
when: Sept. 20 at 12:48 p.m.
where: 100 block of Crouse Drive
OPEN CONTAINER
A Syracuse man, 43, was arrested on the charge of open container.
when: Sept. 20 at 12:33 a.m.where: 1000 block of East Adams Street
SU implemented a $3,300 undergraduate tuition premium last fall, as part of Invest Syracuse, a $100 million fundraising plan. Nationwide, the average
In April, Trump directed the Department of Education to find ways to eliminate student debt for veterans with disabilities, The New York Times reported. The most expansive plan to counter student debt concerns is the College for All Act, a bill to cancel all 45 million borrowers that Sanders proposed in see debt page 4
SALE OF CANNABOIDS
A Syracuse man, 43, was arrested on the charge of open container.
when: Sept. 20 at 12:33 a.m.
where: 1000 block of East Adams Street
Hendricks Chapel held
concert on Sunday. University Organist
Number of borrowers who face debt from student loans in the United States
said lead is a social problem. Most children exposed to lead come from low-income homes, he said.
In the city’s Southside neighborhood, about 46% of residents live below the poverty level, according to Syracuse.com. The area surrounding the Southside neighborhood’s Beauchamp Branch Library has one of the highest rates of lead poisoning.
Jaime Howley is the co-chair of the Tomorrow’s Neighborhoods Today Southside Housing Taskforce, the Southside sector of an organization aiming to improve the quality of life
cers will be connected to DPS through radio communication.
The extra residence hall security is expected to begin in spring 2020.
DPS also added two new shuttle vans to its safety shuttle service, an increase from one to three. SU also hired five additional drivers as part of the shuttle program, Maldonado said. Shuttles are available to pick students up and drop them off at places on and around campus. Students can ride the shuttle for free with their university ID.
June with Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), and Pramila Jayapal, (D-Wash.), The New York Times reported. The plan has no eligibility criteria. It would also get rid of fees and tuition at both four-year and community colleges.
To provide more support to students, the bill would cap interest rates on student loans, push more funding toward minority institutions and colleges and expand the Pell Grant, a financial need based federal subsidy for college students.
Warren has also proposed an elimina -
of Syracuse residents. The lowered threshold was “wonderful,” Howley said.
“Every time we decrease (the threshold), we save a child, we save their future, what they will be able to achieve,” she said.
The lead-blood threshold should be lowered to be as close to zero as possible, Howley said.
Lowering the lead-blood threshold, while necessary, will increase the caseload of individuals a fected by lead and present a burden on the county health department, said Common Councilor Joe Driscoll, of the 5th district.
“We’ve struggled to find resources to deal with lead already, it’s an incredibly compli-
The shuttle service is aimed at students who can’t access other transportation resources, Maldonado said. It would not be a suitable alternative for those looking to avoid riding the Centro bus or paying for an Uber, he said.
“There might be several thousand students out and about, but there are three shuttles, so when you do call a shuttle, unlike Uber, you’re going to have to wait,” Maldonado said.
The shuttle services are available seven days a week between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Safety escorts are available Thursday through Saturday between 10:30 p.m. and 3:30 a.m.
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tion of student loans though less largescale than Sanders’. Her plan, first posted on Medium, would completely cancel student loan debt for more than 75% of borrowers, and would cancel some level of debt for more than 75% of Americans.
The plan would eliminate debt of up to $50,000 for people who make less than $100,000 per year. The amount of loan cancellation increases incrementally as income increases, with people making over $250,000 a year not eligible for any. Warren would also eliminate tuition and fees for public two- and four-year colleges.
Both Biden and Buttigieg have publicly disclosed student loans that are in their names.
cated issue,” Driscoll said. “It’s a question as to how do we cope now that the scope of the problem is increasing so dramatically.”
Cuomo’s budget allocates $28.6 million statewide to address childhood lead paint poisoning and prevention. The budget includes a provision authorizing code enforcement agencies to enforce lead paint hazard control. Lead paint is currently not considered a code violation in Syracuse.
The city has struggled to keep up with the code inspections it’s supposed to conduct, Driscoll said. Under the new legislation, code inspectors will now have to spend time using dust wipes to test homes for lead paint, resulting in fewer proper -
sidewalks and streets around campus are accessible for all students during winter months regardless of whether they ride a bike, Saied said.
Campus Facilities Administration and Services recently developed a plan to lengthen snow clearance hours and increase heating on sidewalks. SA was not involved in the plan this academic year, said SA President Mackenzie Mertikas.
“We’ve been wanting to pursue better accessibility and sidewalks since before we
Biden, an SU College of Law alumnus, said he has $280,000 in debt after putting three kids through college and graduate school, Forbes reported. Buttigieg said he and his husband have $131,296 in student debt. If elected, he would like to be the first president paying of student loans, per The Associated Press.
The education section of Biden’s platform includes a plan to help teachers and other educators pay of their student loans by fixing and simplifying the PSLF program. The program allows forgiveness on direct loans after an individual has made 120 monthly payments while working full time. In 2018, the Trump administration approved only 1% of program applicants, CNBC reported.
ties inspected in an afternoon, he said. Onondaga County is preparing to respond to potential burdens posed by the law, Lewis said. While questions regarding additional sta fng remain, the county’s state regional office has supported efforts to determine efficient ways to follow policies and procedures, she said.
Howley said that resources will have to be built up to handle the challenges and burdens the new regulations present.
“The facts are hard and cold, just like lead,” she said. “And so we have to be stronger than lead, heavier than lead, more durable than lead.”
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got involved with Syracuse Sync because that has been a general problem on campus,” Saied said. “Especially for students with disabilities who have trouble getting around for a lot of the year,”
While Syracuse Sync is still working to start the campus program, students are able to use the electronic bikes located of campus. Gotcha is planning on installing hubs around campus in the coming weeks, Saied said. Before continuing with the funding, SA plans to work with the student body as well as Gotcha to ensure the bikes will be feasible during the winter months.
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Buttieg and Harris’ plans also include debt cancellation and tuition reduction. Low- and middle-income students would receive free public tuition under Buttigieg’s plan. He also proposed debt cancellation for students who attended low-quality higher education programs. Such institutions failed the federal gainful-employment rule, which requires that the institution “prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation.”
Borrowers could receive $20,000 in loan forgiveness under Harris’ plan, if they meet three requirements: a Pell Grant recipient, started a business in a disadvantaged community and ran the business for three years, CNBC reported. india@dailyorange.com | @IndyRow
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SU must explain Commencement plans
Syracuse University ofcially announced Thursday that it will hold Commencement 2020 on the Quad. Commencement is typically held in the Dome, but the stadium will close for renovations March 1.
Students and their families have been quick to criticize the university’s decision, and many say the university has kept them in the dark about its plans for months.
The Daily Orange Editorial Board recognizes the university’s efforts to coordinate a suitable commencement location, but SU officials must be more transparent in communicating the event’s details. They must respond more fairly to the questions and concerns students and families have raised.
Originally, university Vice President and Chief Facilities Ofcer Pete Sala announced that the construction of the Carrier Dome’s new steel roof would commence in May 2020. In April, the timeline was shifted to include all Syracuse Athletics vacating the Dome by March 1, 2020.
Since that announcement, concerned students, parents and relatives received no ofcial information about the ceremony until Wednesday when Chancellor Kent Syverud implied it would be held on the Quad.
Provost Michele Wheatly and Dolan Evanovich, senior vice president for enrollment and the student experience, made the ofcial
announcement in a campus-wide email the next day in which they called the Quad commencement a “milestone one-of-a-kind ceremony.”
A milestone is a marker of achievement — the culmination of years of hard work and persistence that pays respect to the time, money and commitment of students and their support systems, not an ambiguous plan B.
Prospective graduates do indeed deserve a milestone commencement ceremony, but more importantly, they deserve the fundamental respect of a straight answer from the institution they have paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to attend.
Syracuse has stated that further details regarding the ceremony will become available starting Oct. 1. The people that need that information the most, however, do not have it.
Syracuse ofcials need to release detailed explanations of the university’s plans for seating thousands of visitors on the Quad, and they need to provide specific answers to questions the community has asked about accessibility. They need to release weather contingency plans. And they need to do so immediately.
Many SU families do not have the luxury of being able to a ford expensive flights and hotel rooms booked last minute. Relatives and friends who deserve to see loved ones graduate are being held in a monthslong limbo while SU drip-feeds its
environment Climate strike sets example
Four million protesters took to the streets worldwide on Friday as part of a global climate strike. In the United States, protests were dominated by grievances focused on environmental justice for marginalized and underrepresented people, the need for clean and renewable energy and the absence of elected representatives and policymakers who will embrace an environmentally responsible future.
At Syracuse University, student activists with picket signs and Djembe drums were backed by Sunrise CNY, Indivisible NY24, and CNY Solidarity coalition, among other groups.
It wasn’t just college students — baby boomers, high school and middle school students, babies and pets were scattered throughout the park. Events like these demonstrate that the fight for climate change reform doesn’t hold any prejudices. It was a strike for everyone, and it is the type of action we as environmentalists need to embrace to promote change.
Ana Kanegin, an SU student and a first time environmental protester said the strike provided young people with a necessary voice.
“It’s amazing to have this platform,’’ she said. “We have social media and may preach activism online, but when there is such a huge number of people in one place, we amplify our voices. ”
In between dynamic music performances, guest speakers informed strikers of the environmental malpractices that exist within our governmental systems today.
Liam McMonagle, a member of the Sunrise Movement and a political science and broadcast journalism major at SU, said the movement reignites passion and determination in activists.
McMonagle said that making connections at added event is
stakeholders cryptic information.
Rather than spend time pitching the Quad commencement as a one-of-a-kind ceremony where “the energy will be more palpable than ever,” SU should be more apologetic about its shortcomings.
SU ofcials must expedite their plans to release additional information about Commencement. They must share critical information about accommodations and contingencies with enough time for families to prepare logistically and financially. And they must be candid about the answers they do not yet have.
The Daily Orange Editorial Board asks that SU do better for the Class of 2020 — that its leaders publicly and sincerely recognize the di fcult realities Dome renovations have created, and that they communicate with prospective graduates and their families respectfully in the future.
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for activism
important to keep people who are behind the same goal joined together.
The climate strike provided attendees with the resources to keep the spirit of activism going on a day-to-day basis. The live music, speeches and chants heightened a sense of community around a common goal of protecting and restoring the environment.
Protesters chanted “power to the planet, power to the people.” And they’re right. It’s easy to make posts on social media about our environmental goals or to condemn decisions made by corporations or politicians. But it’s harder to get out there and prove the power of this movement. That’s what this climate strike did, and that’s what we as environmental activists need to do more of.
Anthonyne Metelus is a sophomore conservation biology major. Her column appears bi-weekly. She can be reached at ametelus@syr.edu.
liberal SU should honor Kevin Richardson with degree
At the age of 14, Kevin Richardson had his dream to play trumpet in the Syracuse University marching band taken from him. A member of what has become known as the Central Park Five, Richardson was convicted of attempted murder, rape, sodomy, assault and robbery of a white woman even though no substantive physical evidence linked him to the crime.
Richardson’s dreams are part of a litany of others from black Americans which all have been crushed by miscarriages of justice. Syracuse University students are taking initiative to make Richardson’s dream a reality. Students are calling for the SU community to reach for one of its highest ideals — inclusion. We are asking SU to award Richardson an honorary degree.
Jalen Nash, a senior political science major created a petition to award Kevin Richardson an honorary degree which now has more than 6,000 signatures.
The story of the Central Park Five, Nash said, “represents not only the injustices they faced then, but the injustices many face to this day.”
On Sept. 9, Richardson was a speaker at a forum here at SU. Richardson entered Goldstein Auditorium to a standing ovation. At the forum, Mr. Richardson answered a student’s question, saying that his “voice was like a whisper” at the time of his arrest.
“We would scream, but no one would listen,” Richardson said at the forum.
Richardson is not asking for a degree, but we as Syracuse students have been listening and watching. SU recently recognized Richardson with a scholarship in his name, but the recognition did not go far enough.
Richardson has earned an
honorary degree. He is a proven role model, especially for students of color, and his advocacy with groups like the Innocence Project, a nonprofit committed to exonerating wrongfully convicted people through DNA testing, are a testament to his commitment to reform.
Gretchen Purser, an associate sociology professor at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public A fairs, said she is impressed by this mobilization of students.
“I think it’s one of the best moves I have seen come from the student body,” she said.
Awarding Richardson an honorary degree recognizes injustices as pervasive and long-lasting.
The Central Park Five’s faulty ‘confessions’ and wrongful conviction were the products of a so-called war on crime that still exists in the criminal justice system today. Black males continue to be disproportionately represented in the prison population.
“Tremendous injustice shows where we were as a country when it happened and where we are now,” said Nash.
Every member of the Central Park Five pleaded not guilty, withdrew their confessions and rejected plea bargains on their assault and rape charges. They were all convicted and received sentences from five to fifteen years for a crime they did not commit. At every step of their story, there was a failure of justice.
The criminal justice system believes it can kill the dreams of people like Richardson. Presenting Richardson with an honorary degree can show that a conviction is not the definitive end to a story.
David Bruen is a freshman Political Science and Policy Studies major. His column appears bi-weekly. He can be reached at drbruen@syr.edu. He can be followed on Twitter @David__Bruen.
The Westcott Street Cultural Fair celebrated its 28th anniversary with art, food and music
Story by Christopher Cicchiello, Mandy Kraynak the
Photos by Madison Brown contributing photographer
On a sweltering final day of summer, thousands of people gathered in the Westcott neighborhood to experience artwork and food. People ambled through the streets and ducked under vendors’ tents to escape the heat.
Community members came to the 28th annual Westcott Street Cultural Fair on Sunday, where vendors displayed culinary and artistic creations along Westcott Street, between Concord and Dell streets.
One of these vendors, Stephanie Gill, makes handmade jewelry and bags for her business, SA Camille. Her mom taught her how to make jewelry by hand when she was around 5 years old. Gill also designs reversible bags — one flipped from one shade of blue to a lighter tone with a print of strawberries.
Another tent had items created by artists from Kenya and South Sudan. HOPE for Ariang was founded by Gabriel Bol Deng, a former refugee from South Sudan. The group provides education and resources for children in South Sudan by creating handmade dolls and jewelry.
Elizabeth Deng, the executive director for the organization and Bol Deng’s wife, said the group pays artisans fair wages for their work. The remaining proceeds support the group’s programs in South Sudan. This is HOPE for Ariang’s first year at the Westcott Cultural Street Fair, Deng said.
“We have a desire to just have more presence in the community,” Elizabeth said. She wants to support a community that gives back to refugees like her husband.
On the south side of the fair were more vendors, among which was Hammocks Hats & Happiness, a business started by Carmen Mannino and his girlfriend, Michelle Berthelot Giraud.
Their mission is to bring “peace and love” by ofering a colorful array of Bohemian fashion, Mannino said. Berthelot Giraud specializes in crocheting the dreamcatchers and shawls and Mannino makes some of the leather goods.
The duo decided to define their booth by their “favorite things,” including tie dye shirts and dresses they bought wholesale. But what attracted some people to the tent was the display of top hats — some equipped with leather goggles and others with vibrant bands around the brim.
After purchasing a Steampunk hat from Marc Bowers — who owns Marc’s Handycraft — the two decided to sell them.
“People were commenting that they wanted to buy the hats right of our heads, so we decided why not sell these hats to people,” Mannino said.
The tent embodied the couple’s fashion sensibility — Mannino wore a rainbow vest adorned with pins and topped of the look with a hybrid green tam-beret hat.
Along with the crafted work, the fair showcased an array of food oddities. With the 2 p.m. sun ofering attendees one last hope to maintain a tan, lines for food and drinks were sizable.
Cure Delicatessen & Provisions served up housecured and smoked pastrami at the street fair. Tere Martini, co-owner of the deli, said the three owners plan to see westcott page 8
In the neighborhood
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1. CELINE RHAMAN (SECOND TO LEFT) talks with fair attendees at the Westcott Street Cultural Fair Sunday. The fair ran from noon to 6:30 p.m. between Concord and Dell streets.
2. Among the various food vendors, local organizations and live music, people also sold objects such as jewelry, artwork and crafts at the fair.
3. The Deck of Character is a card game that was featured at a vendor booth at the fair. The creator, Hannah Wnorowski, worked a booth on Dell Street.
4. Vendors at the fair sold an array of handcrafted items including hypoallergenic jewlery, dolls and leather goods.
5. RYAN WOOD, a graphic design artist had a tent with digital renderings of video game character Mario, Donatello of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and many other popular faces.
open its Westcott location in mid-November. The upscale deli and provisions market will be a twist on a New York deli with a local central New York feel, she said.
With people’s appetite and thirst quenched by the vendors and restaurants that opened their doors to the swelling crowd, fairgoers found themselves congregating around the various dance troupes.
Children in flowy white and gold dresses danced to gospel music at one end of Dell Street. Rosalind Little, the pastor of Grace Ministries, said the church’s youth ministry includes a dance team.
Other dancers performed at the Harvard Street Dance Stage, next to Recess Cofee. Performances featured were Kalabash Dance Troupe, Dance Theater of Syracuse and Los Metallicos.
Eddy Guzman, Kion Harvey and Bryan Diaz of Los Metallicos said they choreographed their pieces that morning. When a child ran onto the stage during the show, the three improvised and danced with them.
Wherever fairgoers strolled, music was not far away.
The Syracuse Gay & Lesbian Chorus, an all-inclusive chorus, was recruiting new members at the fair. The group was founded in 1991, with inspiration from the Rochester Gay Men’s Chorus said Denise Cody, a long-time member. It has gay, lesbian and transgender individuals in both singing and non-singing roles, Cody said.
The 42-member choir predominantly sings seasonal songs, but it also seeks to showcase songs that address world issues. Its spring concert is geared toward promoting love and togetherness, Cody said.
From 2:00 p.m. to 3:10 p.m., Atkins Riot performed a “groovy rock-and-roll” set to provide the backdrop for the fair, said bassist and SU’s Student Support Coordinator for the School of Education, Sam Roux.
Roux and lead vocalist Anthony Saturno said they recently played Chevy Court Stage at The New York State Fair, one of many higherprofile gigs they’ve been featured at. While all
of the members hail from central New York, this was the band’s first time performing at the Westcott Fair.
“It was hot as hell. Kind of painfully hot, but good vibe, good energy, sound was great and I’m pumped” Roux said.
The band is coming of of a 2019 Syracuse Area Music Award for its self-titled album, but performed hits from its new album “Too Much Whiskey.” Its set also included a cover of the Steve Miller Band’s “Fly Like An Eagle.”
Roux said they draw on inspirations from blues artists like Gary Clark Jr. as well as classic rock groups like Led Zeppelin.
With no plans of touring in the near future,
the band will be hosting a formal listening party at Funk ’n Wa fes on Oct. 16., to celebrate its new album “Too Much Whiskey.” The restaurant will be featuring custom whiskey cocktails, paying homage to the album.
Down an ofshoot street from Westcott was a section where many of the painters and multimedia artists congregated. Models sat still as the artists sketched satirical cartoon versions of them.
Graphic design artist Ryan Wood had a tent filled with digital renderings of Mario, Donatello of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle and other familiar faces.
“Most of my work is based of of pop cul-
ture,” Wood said. “I do a lot of retro video game work and I attend the Retro Video Game Con every year and sell there.”
But in a tent where pop culture dominates, a stylized work of a cello greatly contrasts these other designs. Wood explained that this was a tribute to his father, who is a cellist and was specifically made for a program cover for his concert last season.
As the sun set on the Westcott Street Fair, so too did it punctuate the end of an energetic celebration of another summer in Syracuse. One that brought together diverse beliefs, fashion trends, music, dance and culinary delights. pulp@dailyorange.com
Hammocks Hats & Happiness specialize in dreamcatchers and shawls. The owners comprised the tent of their favorite things like tie-dye shirts. The store also sells steam-punk hats.
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Syracuse avoids ‘ACC hangover’ in 3-1 win over Colgate
By Adam Hillman asst. copy editor
HAMILTON – When Charlotte de Vries’ shot of a penalty corner flew into the back of the net, almost every Syracuse player, on the field and the bench, leaped into the air and screamed. Junior Claire Cooke and de Vries hugged beside the cage.
For the first time in 91 minutes of play, Syracuse had scored, this time against Colgate to give the Orange the lead.
“It’s always a good relief when you get that first goal,” head coach Ange Bradley said. “It breaks the ice and then you’re not as tight playing as what it becomes when you’re just aaah aaah frustrated.”
The Orange had been shut out against No. 5 Virginia and, through the first 10 minutes, appeared as though they couldn’t find an answer to Colgate goalkeeper Anna Unger, who finished with 12 saves.
But that goal from de Vries, along with two more, prevented SU from sufering an upset at the hands of the Raiders, who haven’t won a conference game since 2014. Syracuse struggled all game to find its groove, firing of 21 shots but only scoring on three chances. Entering a matchup with No. 2 Duke on Friday, Sept. 27, Syracuse (6-2, 0-1 Atlantic Coast) played poorly in a 3-1 victory over Colgate (2-6, 0-1 Patriot).
“It’s like the ACC hangover,” Bradley said. “That happens a lot if you look at score lines kind of the next day.”
On Friday, the Orange dominated the Cavaliers through three quarters, showing the conference that they could compete with the
women’s soccer
ACC’s best. But, following two UVA goals from penalty corners, the Orange lost an opportunity for a marquee win over a top-five team.
Still, Syracuse walked out of J.S. Coyne Stadium that day feeling positive, junior Carolin Hofmann said. The Orange knew that outshooting and outplaying the Cavaliers for 75% of the game is an impressive feat in and of itself.
“Obviously, we’re frustrated but taking out of that game we can really see that we can play with the top teams in the nation,” Hof mann said after the game.
Bradley was concerned that her team would be a fected by the tough loss. The Orange, in the first 10 minutes, appeared as if they were. They struggled to key together passes up the field, couldn’t beat Colgate poke checks on the sideline, and allowed the two-win Raiders to apply pressure up and down the field.
That somewhat changed after the first goal, as SU did play quicker and more directly through SJ Quigley, Cooke and de Vries. Yet, the Orange still couldn’t muster together the barrage of goals necessary to put Colgate away, entering the half leading by only two goals.
It wasn’t due to a lack of opportunities though. The Orange constantly found space inside the shooting circle and fired of shots, but couldn’t beat Unger. de Vries – who scored two of the team’s three goals – fired of 11 shots, 10 on goal, but they were almost always at the goalkeeper’s feet, body or hands.
At one point, de Vries deked out multiple backs, weaving through the holes of the defense to find a shooting lane. de Vries’ shot on goal, instead of forcing the goalkeeper to make a tough save, was easily saved with a pad.
“If they’re not focused, we’re not going to be very good if we can’t respect the next opponent up,” Bradley said.
With a matchup with No. 2 Duke impending, it’s a challenge to not look ahead. Bradley admitted that. And at times , the Orange looked to want to get past the Raiders so they could prepare to meet the Blue Devils on Friday.
But Bradley tried today, and at practice on Saturday, to keep the Orange focused. To some
avail, it worked as the Orange scored three goals and occasionally showed the potential of the attack.
But at other times, they appeared lethargic and sloppy.
“For us, it’s a comeback,” she said. “And a comeback is an opportunity to compete at a high level again together. It’s not about winning or losing, it’s coming back and competing the next day.”
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Orange focusing on little things to jumpstart losing program
By Arabdho Majumder asst. digital editor
Georgia Allen hates a messy locker. If it’s untidy, she said, then her mind’s cluttered as well, and that seeps into how she plays on the field.
As one of the senior leaders on the team, she tells her teammates to take pride in their locker space. How that area looks shows others how much you care, and that builds trust.
“If you can look at each other in the eye and go, ‘You know what? That person really cares.’ Then you can have trust,” Allen said, “And trust is everything in this sport.”
Being more individually accountable, starting with the player’s lockers, has been a purposeful and concentrated shift in the mentality of Syracuse (2-4-2, 0-0-1 Atlantic Coast) as it tries to move on from six-straight seasons finishing at or below .500. With a new head coach, Nicky Adams, the Orange are trying to fix the “little things” of the field, Allen said. That can add up to a fect the team’s play on the field. In past years, players have shown up late to practices and other team meetings, Allen said.
practice reps for Hackett, who played more snaps than expected during training camp.
He’s made up for now-graduated tight end Ravian Pierce’s lost production and then some, with already 10 catches through four games. That’s just six fewer than Pierce had all season. And Hackett is already two-thirds of the way to Pierce’s touchdown total (3) from last year.
“It felt good to finally get my first touchdown in the dome,” Hackett said.
DeVito simply lobbed the second score up to Hackett, who ran underneath it and nearly got the ball swatted away. Hackett clutched the ball in his left hand. He credits some of his playmaking ability to his background in basketball, much like his favorite tight end growing up, Tony Gonzalez.
Currently, his favorite NFL tight end is Chicago Bears’ Trey Burton, who grew up in the same town as Hackett did. Despite their seven-year age diference, Hackett was always around Burton when they were younger, and was once even the water boy for one of Burton’s basketball teams, he said. He still stays
On certain days, the wrong number of pinnies or balls were taken to practice. What seemed insignificant at the time, Allen said, became a part of the team’s identity. In Allen’s three years at Syracuse, the Orange have a 12-27-5 record.
If you can look at each other in the eye and go, ‘You know what? That person really cares.’ Then you can have trust.
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Adams has already increased the intensity of practices to foster more competition within the team. She’s also wanted to rid the team of “selfish” mentalities, Adams said. Instead of staying up late or going out on a night before a game, Adams wants her players to think about
in touch with Burton’s brother, Clay, a former tight end at the University of Florida, and worked out with Clay this past summer.
“I try to kind of fit to that script of [Burton] where he’s not just a receiver,” Hackett said. “He’s a receiver, he’s a full back, in-line blocker, a jack of all trades. That’s who I want to try to model myself after.”
Hackett also worked on getting in-and-out of breaks quicker this summer. He learned in Tampa with a trainer named Route God, whom Hackett found on Twitter and direct messaged. Hackett, along with Florida State tight end Tre’ McKitty, worked out together under the tutelage of Route God, who’s trained NFL players like Deebo Samuel in the past.
Along with his ofseason training, one factor that led to Hackett’s production in 2019 is his relationship with DeVito. Following their second touchdown connection against Western Michigan, the two embraced, knocking their helmets together and low-fiving. DeVito jogged to the sidelines. Hackett jogged back to the middle of the field, assuming his position in the extra-point unit. Tight ends have to block, after all. erblack@syr.edu | @esblack34
the consequences of those actions on the rest of the team and make a better decision thereafter.
“If we let little things go, they’re going to go on the field,” Adams said. “People are going to forget to man-mark a certain player on a corner kick or we don’t pick up somebody or whatever it is.”
Senior members of Allen’s on her U-21 England national team have told her she doesn’t belong on the team because of her mistakes, Allen said, but instead of folding from the criticism, she’s worked to improve her skills. She knew her teammates just wanted to make her better.
At SU, Allen said she pulls players aside in the locker room, puts an arm around their shoulder, and lets them know what’s worked for her in the past and what hasn’t. Then she lets them decide for themselves.
There’s a “laundry list” of other things that Adams wants to change about the program. Coming in, she felt SU’s practices were far too lackadaisical. So first and foremost, she wants to cultivate a more competitive atmosphere in practice where players are trying to push each other in every drill, Adams said.
The practice before a game, Orr and Ferrin simulate set pieces at the end of the session with teammates. In those cases, they try to find the heads or feet of their teammates. But after practice, the two stick around for another 15 minutes.
They jump around the field, from the edges for corners to outside the box for free kicks. While their dangerous balls usually involve another teammate’s help, they’ll work on framing balls to untouchable parts of the net. When the time comes to take a free kick in the game, it starts with a chat between Orr and Ferrin.
“What do you think?” Ferrin will usually ask, “And sometimes I’ll say, ‘This one’s mine, it’s perfect for me to shoot here.”
After they decide who, the kick taker decides where. Sometimes going short is the best option, but if they’re feeling confident, either one will try to whip a ball in if they can get on it.
Against Yale, part of Syracuse’s three-game stretch of ties, Orr was awarded a free kick in overtime. After convening, the defender aimed
“If you’re going to win in the ACC, you gotta be able to compete with each other at home,” Adams said. “And so that’s the first thing that I’ve been focusing on changing, and they’ve done a great job.”
Fitness is another necessity Adams is trying to build. She’s giving the players less down-time between and during drills, so they constantly have to think on their feet, she said. It’s building not only physical, but also mental stamina, which has been evident in games so far as SU is no longer just sitting back and putting players behind the ball. The Orange have pressed in most matches they’ve played this year. Not for the whole game, but typically for about 10-15 minute stretches spaced out within the game.
Syracuse has not won a game since August and scored just one goal in September. It’s time to show how the small things have added up.
“We have the capability to beat teams in the ACC and there’s no doubt in that,” Allen said. “We just need to apply ourselves, and we need to focus in on the details.”
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for the top right corner. Orr placed it where he envisioned, but Yale’s goalie tipped it over the crossbar and onto the hill of SU Soccer Stadium.
In that game, the Orange were granted 12 corner kicks, eight taken by Orr. Nothing came out of any attempt in the 1-1 draw. The struggles forced McIntyre to reconsider Orr as an “established” left foot free kicker, giving Ferrin more opportunities. Now, the two split chances, with midfielder Simon Triantafillou sometimes acting as a third option if Orr’s out of the game.
“We have trust in what we’re doing,” Ferrin said on Sept. 11. “Maybe it’ll take one to open the floodgates.”
Three minutes into a home game against Cornell, Syracuse already found itself down a goal. The Orange had a free kick a few yards out of the box though. Ferrin decided it’d be him. He wanted to whip the ball low.
The ball went over a cluster of heads and hit the pitch. The Big Red’s goalkeeper dove left, but the ball bounced past him into the net. The cold spell was over. A set piece finally led to a score.
“It’s not any magic formula,” Ferrin said. “There’s nothing crazy we’re trying to do.” kjedelma@syr.edu | @KJEdelman
CLARA MORRISON lowers her stick to the turf to swipe away a Colgate attack during a 3-1 win on Sunday. elizabeth billman asst. photo editor
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Building blocks
Aaron Hackett bided his time on the bench to become Syracuse’s top tight end
By Eric Black senior staff writer
Block
first, catch second. That’s what tight ends need to do to earn playing time under head coach Dino Babers. If a tight end is one-dimensional, it’ll be hard for them to ever see the field in Syracuse’s ofensive system. But if they can block, run routes and catch, then they’ll have opportunities.
For two years, Aaron Hackett blocked. In 2017, during his freshman year, he played in nine games, usually as an extra blocker, without recording a stat. Last year was a step up. He played in all 13 games and caught four total passes,
including a touchdown against Pittsburgh. For the second-straight year, he honed his blocking skills, spending most of his time on the field on special teams and in goal line formations.
Now a junior, Hackett has evolved into one of quarterback Tommy DeVito’s top options in the passing game, which finally broke out Saturday against Western Michigan. Expected to be the starting tight end this summer, Hackett polished his route running skills. He’s caught at least one pass in each of Syracuse’s (2-2, 0-1 Atlantic Coast) games, including a career-best six-catch, twotouchdown performance against the Broncos.
Ravian Pierce, Syracuse’s starting tight end the past two years, graduated in the spring while
Gabe Horan, who caught a touchdown as a true freshman last season, was medically disqualified earlier this year. That left the Orange to rely heavily on Hackett as both a blocker in the run game and a receiver this season.
“There’s a lot on [Hackett’s] shoulders,” Babers said before the start of the season. “So, we expect a lot out of him and he’s gonna have to hold that group together.”
That group includes fullback and tight end Chris Elmore and true freshman Luke Benson, who Elmore and Hackett have had to transition faster than usual thanks to SU’s now-thin tight end corp. The size of the group also meant more
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soccer
Syracuse’s offense has struggled on corners, free kicks
By KJ Edelman sports editor
Massimo Ferrin and Matt Orr stopped staring at the ball and turned their attention to each other. It was overtime and a free kick a yard outside of the box would be Syracuse’s best chance to score against Louisville on Sept. 13. They had to decide: Who would handle the most important set piece of the game? Would it be the Orange’s star striker, a senior who’s tied for second
in goals? Or the defender, a first-year transfer from the University of San Francisco whose “wonderful left foot” has dominated set pieces?
“It’s not planned,” Orr said. “It’s go with the flow.”
Orr took two steps and stopped, backing away and instead jogging into the box. It would be Ferrin’s shot. His shot aimed for the bottom left post — out of the view of Louisville’s goalkeeper of-guard — but couldn’t hit nylon. Again. Free chances for Syracuse (2-2-3,
0-1-1 Atlantic Coast), like the 16-yard free kick against the Cardinals, have been there all season. Yet, production hasn’t come in bulk. Despite 49 corner kicks this season, the Orange’s ofense hasn’t converted once. Ofense hasn’t been a consistent issue through seven games, but the Orange have only scored once of of free kicks and corners combined. Fixing the problem is not only head coach Ian McIntyre’s job. It’s also Orr and Ferrin’s. Yelling from the sidelines sometimes registers,
he said, but it’s mostly directed by who handles the set piece.
“We can’t call a timeout, sit them down and show them a whiteboard and say, ‘You guys stink,’” McIntyre said. “That’s the beauty of our game, you have to solve it on the fly.”
This season, Syracuse’s onetwo punch has been Ferrin and Orr, and they couldn’t be more different. Two di ferent positions on opposite sides of the field, one with SU for four years, the other new to the program. Ferrin is a righty.
Orr, a lefty. Ferrin has more experience, but Orr dominated reps as early as this spring.
Orr came into the spring as a senior transfer with the assumption he’d take over set pieces — it’s a reason why McIntyre recruited him, Orr said. Ferrin didn’t know of him, only recognizing he was a member of the backline at the time, but immediately noticed his prowess on free kicks.
“When we gave him the green light he hasn’t disappointed,” Ferrin said. see kicks page 10
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AARON HACKETT has established himself as the starting tight end for Syracuse through reliable pass catching and run blocking, evident by his two touchdowns on Saturday against Western Michigan. He already has 10 receptions this season. max freund staff photographer
