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Former Syracuse football captain Sam Rodgers is considering a run for New York State Senate in 2020. He recently graduated from Cornell University’s law school.

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After leaving Ostrom Avenue, the LGBT Resource Center relocated to an office on the fifth floor of Bird Library. Students say the location is not ideal.

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Fifteen years after its founding, CNY Latino publication continues to produce Latinxcentered news. Now, the company plans to grow digitally.

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Ryan Raposo changed his number from No. 23 to No. 10 for Syracuse men’s soccer, signifying the rapid development of an attacker into a leader.

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‘Perfect storm’

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35 years ago, a middling Syracuse team overpowered No. 1 Nebraska. This is their story.

By KJ Edelman sports editor

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sold-out crowd of 50,248 fans went to see Syracuse, a team that for the past two years, built enough credibility to think it could hang with one of college football’s premier programs. It’d become one of the Orange’s most anticipated games in decades.

It’s 2019. Syracuse is hosting No. 1 Clemson in the Carrier Dome and the Orange are

28-point underdogs. Some think SU can pull it off. Others stay realistic. But one statistic jumps out: Syracuse was 1-10 all-time against No. 1-ranked teams.

Upsets and blowouts live in Orange folklore, but time-and-time again Syracuse failed against the NCAA’s best. Except once.

Before the program-changing upset of thenNo. 2 Clemson in 2017, before the two-point conversion that sealed the undefeated season in 1987, there was a 6-5 Syracuse team that for one day, on Sept. 29, 1984, completed one of

college football’s greatest upsets.

“There wasn’t anyone, anywhere who thought that we could win that game,” Syracuse’s second all-time leading wide receiver Scott Schwedes (‘87) said, “except for the hundred guys or so that were on our team.”

Nebraska and Syracuse were both considered in the top tier of college football in 1984. The problem was, SU was on its way out and the Cornhuskers were on their way up. see nebraska page 6

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Convocation date changes affect families of graduates

By Chris Hippensteel staff writer

Kelly Loeb’s family had commencement weekend all planned out.

Her parents and seven family members would f ly in from California, reaching Syracuse University on the afternoon of May 8. They would arrive in time for the College of Arts and Sciences convocation ceremony and stay through the university-wide commencement ceremony on May 10.

SU announced earlier this month that several schools and colleges will hold convocations on Friday, May 8, instead of the traditional Saturday. Many families have been left scrambling to rebook flights and hotel rooms to account for the schedule change.

Syracuse area hotels are typically booked a year in advance for commencement weekend.

“Given the circumstances, they probably knew they needed to change the date before they told everyone,” said Loeb, a

senior studying psychology and biology in Arts and Science.

“And there still isn’t a good reason they’ve given as to why they needed to change it.”

For Loeb’s family, rebooking flights so they arrive before convocation would cost $250 per person. With nine family members in attendance, the added cost of transportation would total $2,250 — a number that she says her family is reluctant to pay.

“My family doesn’t want to pay to change the flights because, to be

honest, we don’t believe that the university won’t change (the date) again,” Loeb said.

In 2018, SU held undergraduate convocation ceremonies for most schools and colleges on the Saturday of commencement weekend.

While Commencement 2020 is still scheduled for Sunday, May 10, several schools and colleges have moved their convocations up to Friday, May 8.

The colleges that will hold convocations on Friday include Arts and Sciences, the Maxwell School

of Citizenship and Public Affairs, the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, the Martin J. Whitman School of Management and the College of Law. The decision to hold some convocation ceremonies on Friday instead of Saturday has forced graduates’ families to reschedule their stay, possibly at a steep cost.

In cases such as Loeb’s, family members may have to miss the convocation ceremonies altogether.

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Policy shift A recent ruling by a federal board may affect graduate students’ ability to unionize.

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Hiring plans SU is making progress on its plans to hire 200 faculty members over five years.

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Student living SU may require students to live on campus for three years.

Currently two years are required.

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crime briefs Here is a roundup of the latest crime throughout the city.

FALSE PERSONATION A Syracuse man, 21, was arrested on the charges of false personation and nuisance party. when: Sept. 29 at 3:25 a.m. where: 100 block of Comstock Place DISORDERLY CONDUCT A Syracuse woman, 20, was arrested on the charge of disorderly conduct. when: Sept. 29 at 2:00 a.m. where: 200 block of West Fayette Street OPEN CONTAINER A Syracuse man, 53, was arrested on the charge of possession of an open container. when: Sept. 29 at 1:20 a.m. where: 1200 block of South Geddes Street

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Ensemble Parallax, a music and multimedia consort, performed with Kathleen Ronald-Silverstein, a faculty member in the Setnor School of Music, at Hendricks Chapel on Sunday. The performance was part of Hendricks’ weekly Music and Message event series, as well as SU Humanities Center’s Syracuse Symposium series on silence. corey henry photo editor

A Syracuse man, 40, was arrested on the charge of sound reproduction.

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when: Sept. 28 at 11:52 p.m. where: 400 block of South Avenue

Former football captain considers state Senate

By Gabe Stern

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A former Syracuse University football captain is considering to run for the state Senate seat representing the Syracuse area.

Sam Rodgers, 28, told The Daily Orange on Saturday that he was exploring a 2020 campaign for the state’s 53rd Senate district. Rodgers, a Class of 2015 graduate, played on SU’s football team as a long snapper and served as a team captain.

Sen. Rachel May, D-Syracuse, previously served as SU’s director of sustainability education.

May defeated seven-term incumbent Sen. David Valesky, D-Oneida, in the 2018 Democratic primary. She then beat Republican candidate Janet Burman by more than 14% of the vote.

Rodgers said he has not focused

on any issues yet since he is still considering the campaign. He did cite central New York’s declining population as a major issue facing the area. Syracuse has lost about 77,000 people since 1950. Between 2017 and 2018, the city’s population grew by a small amount — about 0.32%.

“Syracuse and central New York has so much untapped potential,” Rodgers said.

Rodgers currently works parttime at the Onondaga County Law Department with the county’s Deputy Attorney. He primarily works in family court and helps represent people in the family law office, he said. Rodgers is also pursuing a master’s degree in public administration at SU’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.

During his time at SU, Rodgers organized two mission trips to Haiti where he taught children

English, built greenhouses and ran a soccer clinic at an orphanage. Rodgers started the Syracuse chapter of Uplifting Athletes, a nonprofit that helps college athletic departments raise money for rare diseases. He focused his fundraising efforts on brain cancer.

He was the only student-athlete to serve on the 2015 search committee for a new SU athletic director. The university hired Mark Coyle, who previously served as Boise State University’s director of athletics. Coyle left SU in 2016.

Rodgers received a law degree from Cornell University this year.

He met his wife, Jenna, while at SU. She was on SU’s soccer team and served as captain for two years.

During May’s time in the state Senate, she has co-sponsored bills including the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act and the Reproductive

Health Act. She campaigned in 2018 on promises to attack issues including campaign finance reform, health care for all and an end to partisan gerrymandering.

Before her Senate run, May launched True Blue NY-53, a group that supports progressive Democratic state senate candidates.

Rodgers said his announcement wasn’t introducing a formal campaign but instead his “intention to explore running.” He also said he did not want to overshadow the 2019 elections. The offyear elections include more than a dozen state races.

“There’s still a lot of steps that need to happen for me to be the candidate,” Rodgers said. “But I’m definitely excited for that opportunity, and I’m going to move along behind the scenes as the 2019 election plays out.” gkstern@syr.edu | @gabestern326

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School districts implement safety measures

By Cameron McKeon contributing writer

Some Onondaga County schools are working to implement recommendations made in a 2018 school safety report.

Last August, the Onondaga County School Safety Task Force released a report on how to best protect schools in the area from various dangers, including school shootings.

The task force was assembled in the wake of the February 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida.

The Syracuse City School District and the Skaneateles School District have put into practice several of the task force’s recommendations, said Jaclyn Schildkraut, a SUNY Oswego

professor and task force member.

Based on the report, SCSD has implemented the Standard Response Protocol, created by the “I Love U Guys” Foundation, an organization focused on school safety.

The protocol establishes four scenario-based actions a school can take: lockout, lockdown, evaluate and shelter. SCSD will also be implementing the Standard Reunification Method, which provides methods for successful reunification, Schildkraut said.

The Skaneateles School District implemented a software platform called NaviGate Prepared, said Julie Abbott-Kenan, a member of the Onondaga County Legislature see safety page 4

POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA A Syracuse man, 29, was arrested on the charge of possession of marijuana. when: Sept. 28 at 6:30 p.m. where: 600 block of Park Street LITTERING AND DUMPING A Syracuse man, 28, was arrested on the charge of littering and dumping. when: Sept. 28 at 4:00 a.m. where: 500 block of South State Street CRIMINAL CONTEMPT A Syracuse man, 26, was arrested on the charge of criminal contempt in the second degree. when: Sept. 27 at 9:32 p.m. where: 300 block of Seymour Street SYNTHETIC CANNABIS A Syracuse man, 22, was arrested on the charge of possession of synthetic cannabinoids. when: Sept. 27 at 12:35 p.m. where: 500 block of West Onondaga Street VIOLATING PAROLE A Syracuse man, 35, was arrested on the charges of violating parole, harassment in the second degree, unlicensed dog and unleashed dog. when: Sept. 27 at 10:30 a.m. where: 800 block of Midland Avenue HARRASSMENT A Syracuse man, 41, was arrested on the charges of harassment in the second degree and criminal obstruction of breathing.

The Onondaga County School Safety Task Force assembled after the Parkland shooting in February 2018. corey henry photo editor

when: Sept. 26 at 9:30 p.m. where: 100 block of Wood Avenue

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State troopers to continue support for Syracuse police

By Alex Rouhandeh staff writer

New York state troopers sent to Syracuse last year to help combat gun violence will continue to work with the city’s law enforcement, according to the New York State Police.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced in October 2018 that the state would send 10 troopers to Syracuse after the city experienced a series of shootings. The state police will now assist the city’s law enforcement “as needed,” said Beau Duffy, the NYSP director of public information, in an email.

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convocation difficulties for parents who cannot afford to take an additional day off work, as is the case for Hannah Block’s family.

“Family is the number one most important thing in my life. So it really bothers me that they can’t all be here for my convocation,” said Block, a senior public relations major.

Block’s father, a doctor who runs his own practice, will not be able to take off work the day of convocation. Her two brothers can’t either.

For students like Mckinley Vrees, the announcement adds to their previous disappointment that Commencement 2020 will take place on the Quad instead of in the Carrier Dome.

“I wish (the university) told us about the Dome before rumors started,” said Vrees, a senior studying Spanish language and literature in Arts and Sciences. “And I wish they told us about this (date change) before a week

state police’s Troop D. Troop D is responsible for policing Onondaga, Oswego, Madison, Oneida, Lewis, Jefferson and Herkimer counties.

Mayor Ben Walsh requested an additional presence from the NYSP, Syracuse. com reported. Three people under the age of 19 were killed in an eight-day span in October 2018. Six other people were injured that October. In total, 24 homicides were reported in Syracuse in 2018.

Gun violence brought the additional troopers to Syracuse, but their role is to support the Syracuse Police Department in any way, Keller said. This could include providing technology, policing gun violence or simply providing additional manpower, he said.

SPD does not work directly with state ago, and not through some general email that a lot of people just skimmed over and didn’t read fully.”

I wish (the university) told us about the Dome before rumors started.

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Students and their families have until May to resolve the situation. But Loeb said SU could’ve done more to keep families informed.

“This is a really difficult situation,” she said. “And I think the (university) knows that, and they’re really not doing much to be helpful or transparent.” cjhippen@syr.edu

police on a day-to-day basis, but does provide direction on where the state police should focus their efforts, said SPD spokesperson Sgt. Matthew Malinowski.

“As an agency, we always appreciate when other agencies give us a hand in combating crime in the community,” Malinowski said.

The state also provides support to Syracuse through its Gun Involved Violence Elimination Initiative. The Initiative, which provides funding for equipment, overtime, training, technical support and personnel, fwocuses on 17 counties where 85% of violent crime outside of New York City is reported, according to New York state’s website.

In Onondaga County, the initiative fully funds three full-time positions and partially funds seven full-time positions, according to the initiative’s annual report in 2018. The

District Attorney’s Office, Sheriff’s Office, Probation Department and SPD all participate in the initiative.

In addition to the extra police presence, Cuomo announced in October 2018 that the state would increase intelligence sharing, monitor parolees for recent gang activity and add an investigator to the Onondaga Crime Analysis Center and the police department’s Gang Violence Task Force.

Keller said the response from Syracuse police to the presence of state law enforcement has been positive.

“They understand we’re just coming in to provide support and assist them in any way we can,” he said. “The reception has been very well not only from superiors but also from local officers.”

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tricts, police officers and their dogs are brought in during drills. There’s a greater sense of urgency in drills, largely due to the decision to treat it like the real thing, Abbott-Kenan said.

The school safety report was a joint initiative between the offices of the Onondaga County District Attorney, Onondaga County Executive, Onondaga County Sheriff and the mayor’s office.

The report recommended that all classroom doors have locks that can be secured from the inside, as well as that schools conduct annual evaluations of existing safety protocols. Onondaga County schools should define concerning and prohibited behaviors, determine a threshold for local enforcement involvement and develop risk management options, the report recommended as part of its findings of threat assessment.

Schildkraut said the task force met in the late summer. It is planning to meet again to revisit how the Onondaga County school districts are handling the recommendations given in the report.

safety and the task force. The software application can take attendance during an emergency situation. It also shows 3D images of buildings, which helps law enforcement know how to navigate the space inside.

“I get stopped at the local grocery store by our facilities people, the janitors, the maintenance people, and they are breathing a sigh of relief because all of our doors are now marked and there are maps,” Abbott-Kenan said.

Planned safety drills are being taken more seriously than before the report, Kenan said. In school districts like Skaneateles, students and teachers alike would go through the motions in anticipation of getting through the drill, she said. The task force realized this and stepped in.

“We have stopped announcing when they are,” said Abbott-Kenan. “We stopped telling administrators and teachers. They used to prepare for the drills so what’s the point?”

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Resource center location not ideal Attend STI screenings, end harmful stigmas U p until last fall, the LGBT Resource Center was located in a house on Ostrom Avenue. Now, the center shares office space with the Disability and Cultural Center and the Office of Multicultural Affairs on the fifth floor of Bird Library.

In some ways, this represents a positive change as the center is no longer sequestered off-campus and is also more accessible for students with disabilities. But there are also multiple problems with the center’s new location, both its temporary one in Bird and its proposed future location in the Schine Student Center once renovations are complete.

Alex Middleton, a student who works at the center, said the proposed move to Schine can be problematic just as much as it could be a positive change.

“I take a little problem with the fact that they’re throwing all the minorities together, but it’s good because we’re all here and there is intersectionality,” Middleton said.

Another concern with the current location, with its cubicles and open office spaces, is that students visiting the resource center might not feel comfortable reaching out or speaking up.

Bea Fry, another student who works at the center said more students visit the center’s current office now than visited the Ostrom Avenue house, but that the Bird

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office doesn’t provide the privacy that the center often needs to engage effectively with students.

When the university moves the LGBT Resource Center to its permanent location, it must be visible enough that it does not isolate LGBT students and communities from the main campus, but it most also offer privacy, safety and a location that is sensitive to the needs of those it is serving.

Some students have suggested that the office relocate to the Barnes Center at the Arch, SU’s new health, wellness and recreation facility, given its focus on mental health and overall well-being.

Middleton said that the Barnes Center is a great physical location, but pointed out the damaging implications of housing resources for LGBT students there.

“If we were in the Barnes Center, it’d probably be more accessible, but also it stigmatizes queerness in a way that you’d think it was like a medical condition,” Middleton said.

Fry agreed, and said it would be uncomfortable given the history between the LGBT community and medicine, referring to the AIDS epidemic.

One of the most essential components of creating an accepting and inclusive campus environment

is actively listening to students.

University bureaucracy can often go above the heads of students, and actively involving them in decision-making processes combats biases ingrained in systems with long histories of privilege and power imbalances.

While it might be challenging to impact the decisions the university makes about resources for students, there’s plenty students can do on their own to create a more inclusive campus environment.

Student organizations and clubs can collaborate with the resource center. They can attend some of the events hosted by the center.

“We want to get our voice out there, and we can only do that if other people on campus are involving us in the campus community,” Fry said. “Go to their events. Post about it on social media when you go to the events. Talk about us. That’s the way to go.”

In order to properly support its LGBT population, Syracuse University must ensure that its LGBT Resource Center is in a place that is both centrally located and allows students to feel safe and comfortable within that space.

Mallory Stokker is a junior magazine journalism major. Her column appears bi-weekly. She can be reached at mstokker@ syr.edu. She can be followed on Twitter @_malloryyrose_.

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TIs are uncomfortable to talk about, especially on a college campus. Students often feel shy and embarrassed to talk about sexually transmitted infections, but the truth is that ALEX talking about BATTAGLIA them can desLET’S GET tigmatize this R EA L common reality for many students on campus. Getting tested or receiving treatment for something that could affect your body on a daily basis is crucial, and luckily Syracuse University provides multiple resources to make this accessible.

The Barnes Center supplies students with plenty of sexual health tools such as contraceptives, STI testing and sexual health presentations.

On Sept. 20, SU held an event called GYT: Get Yourself Tested.

GYT offers free STI testing to students in a confidential and shamefree environment.

John Jankovic, the co-chair of student life for SU’s Student Association, which co-sponsored the event, said many students came to get tested.

“We purchased 150 STI kits, and all of them were used,” Jankovic said.

The Student Association plans to hold two more events just like this one in the coming months.

Although some students are clearly eager to participate in events like GYT, the stigma around STIs still persists. When it comes to getting tested for STIs, people are clearly hesitant. Forty-two percent of people between the ages of 15 and 25 who have never been tested for an STI believe they are not at risk. This is the result of a lack of education about STIs and stigmas surrounding contracting or being tested for them.

“No one should feel ashamed to get tested for an STI,” Jankovic said.

“We’re all just college students.”

Many students at SU are in the

same situation. Despite being aware of the gravity of STIs, the stigma surrounding them often prevents them from taking action.

If every student takes the necessary precautions to maintain proper sexual health, the stigma surrounding STIs will deteriorate. There is simply no reason to denounce such a reasonable trip to the wellness center. Judging from the GYT turnout, plenty of SU students are already on board with being proactive when it comes to sexual health. It’s time that more students follow their lead.

Next time the university holds an event like this one, seriously consider going. Jankovic suggests going with friends if you’re nervous or shy about being tested.

The most important place to start in the process of destigmatizing getting tested and treated for STIs is the education students are receiving. By informing students about contracting and preventing STIs and just how easy it is to get tested on campus, they become less and less intimidating.

Walking into the Barnes Center to ask for a screening can certainly be a daunting task, but it’s the first step toward changing the culture around getting tested.

The ability to maintain sexual health on campus has become so accessible through events like Get Yourself Tested, and every student at Syracuse University should take advantage of them. If students want a healthy and positive environment surrounding sexual health on campus, they must be willing to have open conversations about STIs and encourage each other to get tested.

Alex Battaglia is a freshman newspaper and online journalism major. Her column appears bi-weekly. She can be reached at abatta02@syr.edu. She can be followed on Twitter at @alex_battaglia.

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nebraska The Orange hadn’t won more than eight games in 17 years. Nebraska rode a 21-game regular season win streak into 1984.

The Orange visited Lincoln, Nebraska five games into the 1983 season to a crowd of 76,382 fans. When SU players walked into Lincoln Airport, they couldn’t stop seeing Cornhusker red. Red walls, scarlet red cabs and even a red Pac-Man machine. “We were awestruck,” Schwedes said.

On the way to one of SU’s practices leading up to the Saturday kickoff, the Orange’s bus broke down. On the field, the red reigned over the Orange. Tight end Marty Chalk (‘84) caught a pass over the middle before halftime — one of the few plays for gain — and got clobbered by a defender, breaking his helmet. “(Nebraska’s) aspiration was to be the best team to ever be on a college football field,” Schwedes said.

Syracuse’s program, a year later, was just trying to stay afloat. They finished 6-5 in 1983, and two games into the 1984 season, the Orange were a play away from losing to Northwestern, an eventual two-win team.

The next week, SU turned the ball over seven times in the Dome. Mental mistakes plagued the Orange against Rutgers in a 19-0 loss. Schwedes remembers leaving the field and hearing boos.

That Sunday, six days before taking on No. 1 Nebraska, head coach Dick MacPherson showed tape of the shutout loss. Players cringed, watching every game plan, every simple play fall apart. They had to rate themselves on each play, grading between one and 10. The numbers, freshman John Dominic (‘88) said, were harsh.

MacPherson’s plan was to outline each player’s individual matchup and only focus on the Nebraska player covering them. If Syracuse could convince themselves that they could win each matchup within the game, maybe they’d forget Nebraska had beaten No. 8 UCLA by 39 points the week prior.

Wednesday, three days before the game, Chalk was asked by a reporter if Syracuse had a chance. “Well, if each and every one of the Syracuse players do our job the way the coaches are teaching us this week, we can beat Nebraska,” he said. His words were in a newspaper the next day and Chalk’s dad, Bob, saw the quote and called his son up.

(Nebraska’s) aspiration was to be the best team to ever be on a college football field.

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“Marty, did you really say that?” Bob said.

Practice was harder than ever, but it went smooth. “It was one of the best practices we’ve ever had,” Schwedes said. Friday night, coaches went around SU dorms for a 9 p.m. bed check. Usually, it would be a hassle to make sure everyone was present. But that night, 100% of the team was already sleeping. The next morning, waking everyone up at 10 a.m. was difficult— players were so tired from that week’s practice.

“We were exhausted,” Chalk said. “But so ready.”

Anyone in the Carrier Dome press box who had an inkling of faith that the Orange could be competitive were lying, said Joe Guise, a football beat writer for The Daily Orange in 1984. There was last year’s game, then Northwestern and Rutgers weeks before as proof.

“It was even surprising there was a point spread,” Guise said.

Any thought that Syracuse was a 25-point underdog quickly dispelled after the opening kickoff. Don McAulay kicked a ball a yard deep into the end zone and Nebraska’s Tom Rathman set up to block. Converging 10 yards from the play was Derrick Ward, whose nickname at the time was “the wedge buster.” He knocked Rathman, a fullback, flat on his back.

“That set the stage for everybody else,” Chalk said.

If Syracuse’s offense could keep possession, it could keep Nebraska’s top players off the field as much as possible, and the

DICK MACPHERSON coached Syracuse for 10 years, including the Orange’s undefeated season in 1988. MacPherson passed away in August 2017 and played a vital role in SU’s upset of No. 1 Nebraska. daily orange file photo

Orange could hang around. Before Sept. 29’s matchup, Nebraska came in averaging more than 40 points per game.

Sound defense was the Orange’s strength, but early in the first, Nebraska ran a play action and found an open receiver in the end zone for a touchdown.

“Well how bad is this going to be?” Guise remembers thinking after Nebraska’s 7-0 lead.

“You’re already in doomsday mode.”

But Syracuse stuck to the game plan and held onto the ball, maintaining long drives. Chunks of yardage added up, and SU almost doubled up the Cornhuskers in first half time of possession. A Nebraska flea flicker was sniffed out as four defenders surrounded a wide receiver and picked off the ball. Later, a fumble on an NU carry up the middle turned into a dog pile, and Syracuse emerged out of it with the ball.

On one drive, Syracuse went 16 plays, 77 yards in 8:16. With five minutes left in the second quarter, McAulay lined up for a chip shot field goal. “I just knew the severity of the moment instead of ignoring it,” McAulay said.

A Nebraska player almost got his hands on the ball but it went through.

“It made Nebraska’s offense feel stressed out,” Schwedes said. “Like ‘Oh God, we gotta do something.’”

MacPherson had preached all week that the Orange could win and a 7-3 halftime deficit was the belief his team needed. Players were quieter than normal, some said, because a victory actually felt possible.

Throughout the week, hope manifested from Syracuse’s 1959 National Championship team. They were honored at the game for their 25th anniversary and some spent the week roaming around practices at Coyne Field.

Former players spoke to the team, including Schwedes’ father, Gerhard, who was a part of that title team.

From the 61-7 demolition in Lincoln to the mishaps against Rutgers and insight from the 1959 team, Syracuse had the motivation, and now the confidence, to pull off an upset the program had never experienced before.

“It was the perfect storm,” Schwedes said.

Nebraska was pinned near its end zone again to start the second half and a sack gave Syracuse good field position. SU quarterback Todd Norley snuck behind his line on fourth down to keep the possession going on the first second half drive, but something didn’t feel right. His knee started to ache.

A second-and-21 didn’t help, either. Norley took five steps back, then one forward as two defensive ends closed the pocket. As he threw the ball, Norley’s knee crunched onto the turf.

Chalk was wide open and thought the ball was coming in his direction.

“Norley let the ball out and it didn’t take me long to realize that he way overthrew me,” Chalk said.

It wasn’t heading to Chalk, though. The ball dropped toward a streaking SU receiver Mike Siano. Facing some of the best cornerbacks in college football, a scrawny Siano jumped between two white jerseys and came down with the catch in the end zone. Chalk sprinted over and picked Siano up into the air as the Carrier Dome erupted.

Norley was still on the ground from the hit down low and didn’t even see Siano catch the ball. He slowly gathered himself enough to walk to the sideline, and when he saw Schwedes, the wide receiver asked if he was OK. “I hurt my knee, but when I heard the roar, my knee didn’t hurt that bad,” Norley said back.

Dominic looked over at the Nebraska bench, and they were silent. “Wide open mouth, deer-in-the-headlight type of look,” Dominic said. Syracuse had taken a 10-7 lead against the No. 1 team in the nation.

This Syracuse team couldn’t be that good, some in the press box thought. When would Nebraska play like itself and breakthrough? A fumbled snap fell into the hands of an Orange defender and Nebraska’s patented run game couldn’t establish itself.

But Syracuse’s offense couldn’t muster anything, either.

With SU up three in the second half, offensive guard Tom Stevens approached Chalk.

“Tomorrow I don’t want people to say we played a good game and lost,” Stevens said to Chalk. “I want them to say we played a good game and won.”

Chalk rallied the three other captains.

With 4:10 left in the game, SU faced a thirdand-21 pinned in its own territory. A punt would give Nebraska one more chance — a chance Guise was still convinced would end the game in the Cornhuskers’ favor.

Norley stepped out of the pocket, looking deep for Schwedes on the post. A safety foiled his plan, and Schwedes was stuck. The future second round NFL pick remembered an old nugget from his freshman year at that moment: Don’t ever sit there and wait. Come back to the ball.

Schwedes rushed back toward the first down line. Norley slung a ball toward the sophomore and it fell into his chest. All he thought was catch and fall. Players hugged on the sidelines as Schwedes was ruled down at the 25-yard line. First down. Four minutes left. Syracuse could win.

Schwedes’ heroics turned into a rushing touchdown, and in the waning seconds, Syracuse took a safety to secure a 17-9 win. About 5,000 fans rushed the field. Schwedes saw his then-girlfriend and now wife, Jody, but fans

ran in their way. The team prayed through the celebration and MacPherson then rushed them into the locker room.

“We had no right to beat them, but we did that,” legendary Syracuse fan Don Waful said before he passed in September.

When everyone arrived in the locker room, MacPherson said there would be no film Sunday or Monday. Siano, who caught the 40-yard touchdown, got the game ball, just said “thanks” softly. Everyone tried to force themselves into the locker room, even if they weren’t allowed. Media and fans who’d been let in stood in the showers or on top of lockers.

“It was a sea of people and you couldn’t even move,” Dominic said.

Postgame, Guise was anxious to interview Nebraska head coach Tom Osborne.

Osborne’s words were calculated, but precise.

His team didn’t struggle. It was overpowered.

“You guys going to write that we had an off day?” Osborne said to a group of reporters.

“Not true. They beat us, and beat us badly.”

As Guise left the downstairs media area, he returned to the field an hour and a half after the game ended. Fans were still there.

Two years ago, many of Syracuse’s 1984 team watched the 2017 installation of the Orange face “eerily similar” circumstances.

A 54-0 beatdown to Clemson the year prior.

Seven point home loss to Middle Tennessee earlier in the year. The powerhouse program in No. 2 Clemson visiting the Dome. And a mediocre Syracuse team.

We had no right to beat them, but we did that.

Don Waful

legendary syracuse fan

Players like Chalk, Dominic, Don McPherson and Jaime Covington started to feel the spirit of 1984 come upon them in the stands.

Syracuse took a lead and commentators kept mentioning the 1984 team, the ones who pulled it off before.

The 1984 Syracuse team finished 6-5 that year. Nobody will remember its record or its shutout at the hands of Rutgers.

Instead, those players are forever linked because of one game. They’ll often see each other at the Syracuse football club or in alumni golf tournaments. When the conversation brews, it always reverts back to the Nebraska game.

“That was our moment,” said Schwedes.

“That was our contribution to history.” kjedelma@syr.edu | @KJEdelman

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“All these years later,

there’s still a

CNY Latino out there.”

is the founder, owner and publisher of CNY Latino. The job allows him to share stories about other Latinos in the community on topics like religion and culture. michael collier staff photographer

latinx/hispanic heritage month 2019

By Mandy Kraynak asst. copy editor

Latino was founded based on Hugo Acosta’s Hugo Acosta founded C NY personal life tragedy. He compared the steps as a “a spin-off” of a novela that resulted from CNY Latino, a taken his failed marriage with his former wife. But 15 years later, the Hispanic-centric media company shows how can be spun into a success.

Hispanic-oriented tragedy “You gotta wait until you watch the novela,” said. media company, Acosta The founder, owner and publisher of CNY Latino he had no idea he would end up in the publishing 15 years ago said business. He initially studied architecture in college

before switching to computer science and started a technology company before creating CNY Latino.

Acosta began the CNY Latino newspaper 15 years ago with the first edition of the paper coming out in February 2004. The newspaper is a free monthly publication distributed in the central New York area, and each article is printed in both Spanish and English.

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student life

‘Understanding Islam’ lectures to address stereotypes

By Carlo Di Giammarino contributing writer

Amir Duric, the Muslim Chaplain at Syracuse University, will lead a seven-week lecture series, “Understanding Islam,” beginning Wednesday. These talks provide both Muslim and non-Muslim students with better insight into what Islam really means, not just the ideas disseminated by the media, Duric said.

The discussions will be held in Bird Library Room 114 on Wednesday evenings from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

until Nov. 13. The final event will conclude with Duric bringing the participants to a Syracuse mosque.

The series is co-sponsored by Syracuse University Libraries, Muslim Student Life and the Muslim Students Association at Hendricks Chapel. This marks the program’s fourth semester.

The Chaplain said the series attempts to demystify important misconceptions about Islam including the ambiguity surrounding topics like jihad, Sharia law and fundamentalism. But it also aims

to provide an open space in which all participants can ask questions without the fear of being judged, Duric said.

In the past, the series’ participating group was about a 50-50 ratio Muslim to non-Muslim, Duric said.

Among those, people came from both the on and off-campus communities, he added.

Duric is introducing a new section to the course this year: understanding jihad, an element of Islam that he feels is particularly misunderstood. This topic will be its own

section in the series on Oct. 23.

Duric emphasized those who use the jihad and Islam as a means of terrorism, while sometimes may be connected, are not the sole voices regarding the jihad. He will also discuss how the jihad’s beliefs revolve around freedom and equality for women.

“It is a struggle, especially after 9/11, to present the true meanings of our faith,” Duric said. “Generally, people have very basic to no knowledge of other groups so it is important to learn about them so we can create positive attitudes and

build relationships.”

Before coming to Syracuse, Duric was an imam in New Jersey.

When the Muslim Chaplain job was brought to his attention, he took it because of his passion for working with young people.

In support of the event is Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz, associate dean of Hendricks Chapel, and former participant in Duric’s lecture series. She said Duric was thoughtful, bright, sensitive and emotionally intelligent. see lectures page 8

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from the stage

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lectures

SU DJ to open for Bandersnatch 2019

By Sarah Slavin

asst. feature editor

Koffee, Reggae singer from Jamaica, will be headlining this year’s Bandersnatch concert.

DUCKWRTH will also be performing along with opener Troyce Pitones, according to a University Union press release.

The concert is being held on Oct. 4 at 8 p.m. in Goldstein Auditorium. Tickets are currently on sale for $5 for students and $10 for faculty and staff. Tickets can be purchased online or at the Women’s Building Box Office.

Mikayla “Koffee” Simspon, is a reggae style artist from Spanish Town, Jamaica who began writing music in her bedroom. She was inspired by artists like Protoje and Supercat, who are also from Jamaica.

The 5-foot, self-described “sing-jay-guitarist,” released her debut EP “Rapture,” in March with her most popular song is “Toast” with over 33 million listens on Spotify. She also worked with Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran and Chronixx to create a rendition of Bieber and Sheeran’s song “I Don’t Care.”

In January of 2018, popular reggae artist, Cocoa Tea brought Koffee on stage at Rebel Salute music festival in Jamaica.

DUCKWRTH, also known as Jared Lee, is a rapper from South Los Angeles who’s “known for releasing honest, in your face, genre-defying music,” according to UU’s press release.

In 2016, he released his debut LP entitled “I’M UUGLY,” and released a mixtape in 2017 entitled, “an XTRA UUGLY Mixtape.” But the artist’s most recent work is his EP “THE FALLING MAN,” which was released earlier this year.

DUCKWRTH’s most popular songs on Spotify include “Start a Riot,” which was featured in “Spider-Man: Into the SpiderVerse” and has more than 35 million streams, “MICHUUL.” with over 18 million streams and “Crush,” with over a million streams. from page 7

acosta The CNY Latino newspaper covers topics including religion, health and wellness, education and culture. As a monthly publication, the CNY Latino newspaper does not focus on breaking news, he said.

But Acosta said he never planned to be in the publishing business in the first place.

After taking a class in computer-aided drafting while studying architecture in college, Acosta switched his major to computer science. Describing himself as a “techie,” he started an internet consulting business with his former wife. After the divorce, Acosta changed his career path.

A former client from Acosta’s technology business who published an African American newspaper advised Acosta about the demand for a Hispanic-centered newspaper in the area, he said. Having come to the United States from Venezuela in the ’80s, Acosta decided to go back to his roots and create CNY Latino.

For CNY Latino’s inaugural few months, Acosta worked solo, producing each edition himself, writing all the articles and taking on all the responsibilities.

But a few months after launching the paper, he met Marisol Hernandez, who later became the editor-in-chief. Soon the paper would have columnists and writers to the point where Acosta would have to turn some away, he said.

Along with the partnership, Hernandez and Acosta have been dating for 14 years, Hernandez said. She described Acosta as honest and methodical and said he doesn’t sugarcoat things or procrastinate.

“He’s one of those doers,” Hernandez said.

“If he says he’s going to do something he takes care of it right away, and he gets it done.”

Rita Paniagua said Acosta was one of the first people she met when she came to Syracuse from Puerto Rico in 2003. As the former executive director of the Spanish Action League, Paniagua used to work with Acosta in organizing Syracuse’s Latino festivals.

Paniagua said Acosta works quickly but can remain calm and collected when explaining himself. Acosta is funny and personable, she said.

Paniagua treasures a memory of going to

KHARI BRANDES, also known as stage name Troyce Pitones, is one of three performers for Bandersnatch, and a junior in the Bandier program. courtesy of university union

Khari Brandes, professionally known as Troyce Pitones, is a DJ and SU junior in the Bandier program, and will be opening Friday’s event. Pitones grew up in London and originally started DJing and learning DJ technical skills at age 12.

He often plays at house parties at Syracuse University and played at two launch parties for the radio station WERW. Back home in London, Pitones said he started playing at clubs a lot more often when he turned 18.

Pitones said that when he produces beats a jazz festival at Onondaga Community College with Acosta. Many people there knew him, and they had a blast, she said. Paniagua also sometimes goes out to dinner with him and Hernandez, whom she worked with at the Spanish Action League.

Paniagua said Acosta’s perseverance stands out to her. She recalled having a conversation with him a few years after CNY Latino’s founding, in which Acosta said he wasn’t sure how long he could sustain the company, as it was difficult to balance circulation and production cost.

Acosta said his biggest challenge with CNY Latino has been adapting to the new digital era.

His background in technology has helped him adjust though, he said. Now, the media company includes a web portal and a radio show, along with the newspaper. Acosta is working on adding a TV show and podcast as well.

“It is amazing the way he pulled it together,” Paniagua said, “and all these years later, there’s still a CNY Latino out there.”

Since then, the newspaper has expanded its circulation. Originally distributed only in Syracuse, it is now distributed to the area between Rochester and Albany and between Watertown and Binghamton. Acosta said the company is the only Hispanic-oriented newspaper distributed to the area between these four cities. The newspaper distributes 18,000 copies each year, Acosta said.

Hernandez said Acosta is constantly thinking of ways to improve CNY Latino. She said he’s one of the most organized entrepreneurs and business owners she’s ever met.

“He really cares about the community and highlighting the positive things that our Latino community is doing,” Hernandez said.

Acosta said he is passionate about supporting other Latinos in the community, and his job provides him with an opportunity to get involved in various events, such as Latino festivals, in the central New York area.

Interacting with Latino culture is his favorite part of his job, he said, as he enjoys engaging with the lifestyle, food, art and music.

“It gave me back enjoyment in life,” Acosta said. “It’s one of those things where you are running your business, you’re making money and you’re enjoying it while you’re doing it.” ackrayna@syr.edu

they tend to be hip-hop and R&B with a “trap influence.” He said that his music has a “UKleaning sound with American influences.”

While he said his music tends to fit those two themes, he tries to cater to his audience.

“I’m pretty versatile when I play music but it also just depends on the crowd a lot,” Pitones said. “I want to please the crowds as well as play the stuff that I like, so I try and keep a wide range of interests in order to be adaptable.” @sarahslavin3 | srslavin@syr.edu

When speaking on her previous participation in the series, Kantrowitz said the program was not completely lecture-based and Duric set up the meetings so people felt they can ask questions.

Kantrowitz said she feels that having dialogues such as these are important in today’s political climate. She asserted that students, especially at this time in their lives, should be exposed to other societies and other religions.

Duric acknowledged that some students may have schedules that don’t accommodate the weekly hour-and-a-half seminar, but proposed other ways of understanding Islam.

He offered himself as a resource for curious students, who can reach out to him at any time and schedule an appointment.

Duric also invited students of all backgrounds to come to Friday prayer, even just to observe. The Chaplain said that he realizes his job is as much to inform non-Muslims about Islam as it is to provide a community for Muslim students.

Amanda Paule, a non-Muslim former participant in the series, said she found it useful.

“It was a unique opportunity to learn more about a culture that was different than my own.” Paule said. “I left the lectures each week inspired and continuing the conversation the entire night.”

She was grateful to go to a university that gives her the opportunity to attend a series like this because it humanizes people who often may be misunderstood, she said.

Duric said he accepts that there is no religion simple enough to understand within seven talks, but he hopes that such a dialogue provided through the “Understanding Islam” series will provide a base for further exploration.

“Understanding is something you work on all your life. Understanding can be different.”

Duric said. “These multiple ways of understanding can be right or wrong depending on the time and context of where you live.” ccdigiam@syr.edu

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Corporate comedy ‘The Office! A Musical Parody’ adapts popular sitcom, features SU alumna in international tour

cast consists of 20 performers, including Syracuse University alumna Devina Sabins.

By Brittany Miller

contributing writer

A

merican TV sitcom “The Office,” which ran for nine seasons on NBC, has been adapted into a touring musical parody slated to stop in Syracuse, featuring a Syracuse alumna and a woman playing the male character lead.

Writers Bob and Tobly McSmith have previously worked parodies on from TV shows like “Friends,” “Saved by The Bell,” and “Beverly Hills, 90210.” The duo formed the performances around what fans consistently loved the most, said Devina Sabnis, who plays Kelly Kapoor. The show will play at The Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater on Oct. 3.

The show will also incorporate original scores like “Marry Me Beesly” and “We Have Fun Here,” composed by Assaf Gleizner who has worked with the McSmith duo before, according to NAC Entertainment’s website.

“I think it’s made the show even better and

play Toby Flenderson, Michael Scott and Dwight Schrute, respectively, in the musical. The courtesy of jeremy daniels

more different than the actual TV show,” Sabnis, an SU alumna, said.

Michael Scott, manager of the fictional office in the show, is played by Emma Brock, who said she’s excited because “viewers are starting to embrace diversity in the casting process and the actor who gives the best performance.”

Twenty cast members are featured, all of which play multiple characters.

“I’ve been in an ensemble before and I’ve had to be different characters, but I never had to do such specific work with each character I played, but I think it’s a lot of fun,” Sabnis said.

Sabnis, who graduated in May as a musical theater major, said she participated in the Tepper Semester – an undergraduate theater program based in New York City. It was in the city that Sabnis was able to go on multiple auditions while also being taught by renowned professors, she said.

“It was by pure coincidence that the audition took place when I did not have a conflicting class,” Sabnis said.

The tour has brought the musical from coast to coast, beginning in Toronto, Canada, and will perform all the way in California. Sabinas said the touring crew stopped some places featured in the show — like Poor Richard’s Pub — during their run in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where the show is set.

Touring on different stages can be challenging, Brock said, but stage manager John Fortunato creates a number line system compatible with any stage.

“Our stage manager is incredible,” Sabnis said, “We always know exactly where we are on stage and he’s adjusted all of the dimensions depending on the stage so the amount of set space stays the same.”

The only differences end up being the amount of backstage space, which may sometimes make costume changes a little tight, but never a hindrance on the show’s overall quality, said Sabnis. bmille19@syr.edu

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women’s soccer

Defensive shifts keep SU close in 1-0 loss to No. 6 FSU

By Tim Nolan staff writer

Florida State forward Jenna Nighswonger started at goalkeeper Lysianne Proulx from the right side of the box. As she neared Proulx, Nighswonger crossed the ball past the SU keeper to the far post where only her teammate could get it.

Defender Clarke Brown stepped in and cleared the ball for a corner kick. On the ensuing set piece, Proulx was beaten again by a header. This time it was forward Marisa Fischetti who booted the ball away from the goal line and cleared the danger.

The Orange (2-6-2, 0-2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) used a full defensive effort to blank No. 6 Florida State (9-2-0, 3-2-0) for over 75 minutes before the Seminoles broke through to defeat SU, 1-0. While FSU outshot Syracuse 23-2, better communication and movement within the backline limited the Seminoles to few clear-cut chances, keeping the Orange in the match until the final whistle.

“This has been our best game so far communicating, picking up players,” sophomore defender Jenna Tivnan said.

Tivnan, along with fellow defenders Shannon Aviza and Taylor Bennett, could be heard throughout the match coordinating the backline and midfield. They’d call out numbers and markings and urged their teammates to constantly check their left and right for FSU bodies. Tivnan also encouraged teammates to cut off passing lanes when they weren’t marking opponents in the midfield.

The Orange knew the Seminoles liked to keep attackers floating between the backline and the midfield. When they received the ball, they were capable of ruining an undisciplined defense’s shape by playing through from page 12

raposo been our catalyst so far.”

The sophomore switched his jersey number from 23 to 10, a number typically reserved for the best player on a soccer team. While Raposo said that label “doesn’t matter,” he made the change because of his new position as a center attacking midfielder. Raposo spent most of his playing time last season on the wing.

As “No. 10,” Raposo slots in behind the striker, Massimo Ferrin. Raposo and Ferrin hail from towns 35 minutes apart in southeast Ontario, and played for the same club, Vaughan SC, prior to college, though they were never teammates.

The Canadians reconvened at Syracuse in the summer of 2018 — each their first year on the team after Ferrin transferred from Alabama-Birmingham. Their similar backgrounds and play styles helped them connect from the start, Ferrin said.

“We’re confident and comfortable playing with each other,” Raposo said. “He knows the type of player I am, I know the type of player he is.”

Raposo’s familiarity with Ferrin eased his transition into college soccer, he said. In Raposo’s first collegiate game against Oregon State on Aug. 24, 2018, he scored the winning goal in a 2-1 victory. In his first five collegiate games, Raposo had two goals and four assists.

The freshman ended the year with a teamhigh seven assists and registered a shot in 16 of 18 games.

While McIntyre praised Raposo’s freshman season, he wasn’t surprised by his production. His teammates were, though. Ferrin cited the “massive jump” from high school to Division I as to why it’s difficult for a freshman to make an impact. The two main differences are the age of your opponents and the speed of the game, Ferrin said.

“The first year is not easy,” Ferrin said.

“College soccer takes time to adapt to. What [Ryan] did last year was very impressive. He came in and always played at a high level. I don’t think he was nervous.”

Raposo’s opinion on adapting to college soccer is the opposite of Ferrin’s. He doesn’t pay attention to the age difference and the pace of the game hasn’t been a problem. For Raposo, playing as a freshman was easy.

LYSIANNE PROULX made eight saves on Sunday as SU was outshot 23-2 and allowed eight corners in its shutout loss. elizabeth billman asst. photo editor

balls, Tivnan said. The back four put an extra emphasis on identifying those players and keeping them away from the net.

For head coach Nicky Adams, it was a far cry from Friday’s 3-0 loss to No. 22 Louisville, in which the Orange played “selfish” defense resulting in too many holes at the back in the defense, she said.

“I felt like on Friday the lack of energy that we had was very disappointing,” Adams said. “We didn’t have that grit, and it’s something that I thought we had pretty much the whole game today.”

“No one really expects much from you,” Raposo said. “After having the decent season I had last year, there’s more pressure on me now to provide more.”

Raposo’s replicated his freshman year success so far, even with the added pressure and responsibility. In Syracuse’s 3-1 win over Binghamton on Sept. 2, Raposo contributed to all three goals for the first five-point performance of his college career.

After SU cleared a corner kick in the 23rd minute, he gathered the ball, darted 40 yards up the field and lofted a perfect cross to the feet of Ferrin, who volleyed in the equalizing goal.

Later, Raposo broke the tie 15 minutes into the second half, then put the game out of reach 20 minutes later. On both plays, Raposo acted as a striker and snuck behind the Bearcats’ backline with well-timed runs.

Twice, the sophomore stayed composed one-on-one with the goalkeeper and calmly passed the ball into the bottom corner.

Against Louisville, Raposo almost scored “the best goal of his life” when he first-time volleyed a cross off the back of his heel and hit the crossbar. He rings off 50-yard dribbles from SU’s defensive to attacking third almost every game, beating defenders with body feints and stepovers.

He won a header over the back of a defender to set up forward Severin Soerlie’s equalizing goal against Cornell on Sept. 17 despite being the shortest player on the field at 5-foot-7.

As Syracuse heads into the toughest stretch of its season — five of its final seven games are against ACC opponents — it will need Raposo to continue his stellar play to improve on its 1-4-3 conference record from a year ago.

Of the 10 SU players that have appeared in every game this season, four are experiencing ACC play for the first time. Raposo sees the upcoming run of games as an opportunity to display the experience and leadership qualities he developed last season; the qualities Syracuse needs to compete.

“I know my role on the team,” Raposo said. “Scoring goals, providing assists and working hard defensively. Defenders and goalkeepers keep the ball out of the net, attackers put it in the net. Everyone’s got to perform to highest capabilities.” dschneidz@syr.edu

Early on in the match, the defensive adjustments were apparent. Rather than chasing Seminole attackers and defending individually, the back line and midfield packed in tight and moved as one.

While Florida State controlled 66 percent of possession in the first half, Proulx didn’t have to make a save until the 34th minute. The backline took away every possible shooting lane, passing opponents off to each other like a conveyor belt.

“Today we really stepped up as a unit,” Adams said. “We were shifting really well from page 12

fsu

Kailey Brenner flew down the wing, beating her defender before trying to slip it in the box to sophomore Meghan Root, but the ball was promptly stolen by Florida State.

“We’re committing a lot of numbers to defense, so when it does transition we’ve got few players in attack,” Allen said. “We’ve got a lot of effort into staying compact. We need to maybe connect one more pass before we play that long pass in but that’s definitely something we can improve on.”

Adams tried to boost the offense by keeping junior Mackenzie Vlachos inside next to Allen while putting Coonan on the wing. Adams also subbed in freshmen Gianna Villoresi and Teri Jackson at forward for fresh legs that could get behind the defense on long balls.

Yet, Adams acknowledged the passing unraveled as the game went on. In the 61st minute, she was visibly upset at Brenner’s decision to clear the ball to the other side of the field where no SU player was instead of trying to set up an offensive possession.

“I thought our forwards were not in good positions. After we won it, they were so tired from defending they didn’t transition well,” Adams said. “So we kept pumping it right back to them instead of trying to complete one pass

together and kept them in front of us.”

One of the key cogs in that unit was Tivnan, who played nearly the entire match with a noticeable limp following a collision with Nighswonger just two minutes in. She lay on the pitch for a while following the initial hit, then favored her right knee the rest of the game. Earlier in the season, an injury to the same knee caused her to miss multiple matches.

Tivnan appeared to reaggravate her knee later in the second half, but it was merely a cramp caused by the pressure of her protective wrap, she said. The sophomore still played all 90 minutes, a big help to a Syracuse defensive unit shouldering heavy minutes due to a lack of depth.

“Jenna’s not 100 percent,” Adams said, “She won’t be 100 percent the rest of the season, so day by day, she’s sacrificing for her teammates.”

The physical style of play on Sunday resulted in 22 fouls issued between the two teams.

Tivnan, Fischetti and midfielder Georgia Allen all were limping as a result of a foul at one or more points of the match. Still, the Orange stayed disciplined in their defensive third of the field, unlike against Louisville when a communication error between Bennett and Brown led to the Cardinals first goal.

While SU did ultimately break down in the 74th minute, the Orange joined No. 7 UCLA and No. 19 Wisconsin as the only two teams in the country to hold the Seminoles to just one goal.

“We worked incredibly today to turn around after Friday,” Allen said, “So to turn around and put in a performance like that, we can be really proud and put our heads high.” trnolan@syr.edu

to try to get numbers around the ball.”

Florida State dominated time of possession throughout, holding onto the ball 66 percent of the time in the first half. With SU playing so far back, there would be prolonged periods of time where the ball wouldn’t pass midfield, even when SU made excellent defensive plays.

On several occasions, a ball would be stolen or cleared by SU only for a Seminole player to quickly acquire it near midfield and start another rush.

“For sure it’s frustrating when the ball goes up then it comes right back in our half,” Proulx said.

Syracuse has not won a game since Aug. 29. And yet the Orange held a top six team to just one goal and were one connection in transition away from stealing a point.

When the team walked off the field tied at the half, the home crowd gave a loud and prolonged applause.

After the loss on Friday, Adams said she was disappointed at the lack of energy and what she called “selfish” decisions on the field.

On Sunday, with a compact defense, opportunistic game plan and strong goalkeeping, Syracuse proved that the Louisville loss may have been a “turning point,” Adams said.

“I don’t think they ever want to feel that bad again,” Adams said. estorms@syr.edu

Since Syracuse won its first two games to start the season, the Orange have lost six of their last eight, being outscored 11-1. elizabeth billman asst. photo editor

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Syracuse outshot 23-2, loses 1-0 to FSU

By Eric Storms staff writer

Nicky Adams had been animated on the sideline all game, walking from one end of the bench area to the other, hollering commands and sometimes choice words with the referees. But in the 74th minute she fell silent, sitting in her chair with her head down.

After 74 evenly played minutes, FSU’s Deyna Castellanos got behind SU’s defense and flicked a shot out of the reach of Lysianne Proulx, taking Adams off her feet. Only two days removed from a 3-0 blowout loss to No. 22 Louisville, the Orange (2-6-2, 0-2-1 Atlantic Coast) remained in striking distance of the defending national champions No. 6 Florida State (9-2-0, 3-0) only to fall a goal short, losing 1-0 Sunday at SU Soccer Stadium.

“I told the team, we got to respect them,” Adams said. “We can’t change what they’re good at.

They’re very, very good and we knew they were gonna have the ball a lot.

I didn’t care how many shots it was, at the end of the day just the final scoreboard is the one that matters.”

Sunday’s match was always in reach despite an ugly 23-2 shot differential that favored Florida State. The disparity represents the Orange’s game plan: Give up chances without allowing goals and then maximize their few opportunities at the other end.

This was Syracuse’s best chance to defeat FSU, Adams said after the game. But packing in the defense limited an offense that has now only scored one goal in its past eight contests.

Syracuse did not draw a single corner kick and had few free kicks in scoring position. In previous weeks, Adams emphasized how important set pieces were to SU’s offensive game plan.

“We’d love to have more corners,” midfielder Georgia Allen said. “We’d love to have more free kicks because we have some great headers of the ball so that would’ve been a great advantage for us but you know our main thing was to keep the ball out of the net. We did that for 75 minutes, we can really be proud of that.”

The Orange knew their opportunities would come in transition, Adams said. Syracuse had several quality chances but they didn’t usually end in shots. The Seminoles’ defense prevented SU’s attacks from coming to fruition in the attacking third.

In the 10th minute, Allen took the ball at midfield and dribbled her way past three defenders all the way to just outside the box where she passed to midfielder Kailee Coonan, who was cutting uncovered. What looked to be a golden opportunity was quickly called offside.

Three minutes later, freshman see fsu page 10

RYAN RAPOSO dribbles into the box against Louisville. The sophomore has emerged as a star for the Orange and currently leads them in goals, assists and points. gavin lidell staff photographer

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Sophomore Ryan Raposo’s rapid development has made him Syracuse’s most impactful player

By David Schneidman staff writer

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ver the past five years, some of Syracuse’s most important players have been freshmen.

In 2015, Kamal Miller and Miles Robinson paired in the backline for all 25 games of the Orange’s historic 16-win season. A year later, Mo Adams became the team’s most reliable defensive midfielder in SU’s fifth straight doubledigit win season. In 2017, Tajon Buchanan started all 18 games, recording four goals, two assists and a team-high 15 shots on goal. All four were selected to the All-ACC Freshman Team and eventually picked in the Major League Soccer SuperDraft.

Last season, Ryan Raposo added his name to the list of exceptional Syracuse freshmen. The Hamilton, Ontario native tallied four goals, seven assists and 20 shots on goal, and was named to the All-ACC

Freshman Team. “[Ryan] was very, very good for us last year,” SU head coach Ian McIntyre said. “He was so important to what we did.”

This season, with Buchanan gone and a year of experience to build on, Raposo has inherited a much larger role. The sophomore is the centerpiece of the Syracuse (3-2-4, 0-1-2 Atlantic Coast) attack and has emerged as the most impactful player on the team. Raposo leads the Orange in goals (four), assists (three) and shots on target (11). Through nine games this season, Raposo has scored game-winning goals, provided pinpoint assists, shown flashes of individual brilliance and emerged as SU’s star.

“With some of the older guys graduated and some important pieces from our midfield gone, an opportunity arose for [Ryan] to take on additional responsibility,” McIntyre said. “He’s done that. He’s see raposo page 10

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