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Syracuse University’s Academic Integrity Policy recently went through revisions that officials say make the policies clearer and easier to enforce.

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O • Two looks at a legacy Conservative columnist Alex Deitrich and Liberal columnist Cole Jermyn go head-to-head on the legacy of President Barack Obama’s administration.

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Asian students share different and insightful responses to Donald Trump’s upcoming inauguration to the United States presidency on Friday.

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S • Ready for Battle

Tyus Battle’s midnight workouts on road trips have improved his scoring tremendously, both signs of his increased comfort level in his freshman season.

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Syverud discusses university initiatives Chuck’s future in question

By Michael Burke and Jacob Gedetsis the daily orange

The future of the popular Chuck’s Cafe and other structures on South Crouse Avenue could be in jeopardy, as there is a proposal to demolish the structures and replace them with a mix of apartments and retail businesses.

BLVD Equities, a real estate development firm based in New Jersey and managed by Syracuse University alumnus Jared Hutter, has proposed demolishing the structures at 727 S. Crouse Ave. — where Chuck’s and Funk ‘n Waffles are located — and constructing an 8-story “mixed use building.” The building would include retail and lobby areas on the first floor in addition to residential apartments on the upper floors.

KENT SYVERUD, Syracuse University’s chancellor, laid out several university initiatives and addressed issues currently facing the campus community during a speech in front of a packed Milton Atrium on Tuesday afternoon. ally moreo photo editor

Chancellor announces plans to advance academics

By Michael Burke

Syverud talks ‘sanctuary campus’ movement

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yracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud on Tuesday announced the university will begin developing two initiatives aimed at advancing its academics: a long-term plan to fund the Academic Strategic Plan and a university-wide strategic enrollment plan.

During an address to the campus community inside the Life Science Complex’s Milton Atrium, Syverud also provided an update on the university’s fiscal state. Syverud’s speech, announced last week, was held to reflect on issues concerning the university and to update the community on upcoming initiatives.

Syverud announced that Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly, Interim Chief Financial Officer Gwenn Judge and incoming CFO Amir Rahnamay-Azar will work to develop and implement a plan to fund the initiatives and goals of the ASP. The ASP was first submitted to SU’s Board of Trustees in May 2015 and currently exists in draft form as a “living, breathing document,” subject to changes and updates. Wheatly is tasked with implementing the plan, which sets an academic vision for the university and outlines plans to meet that vision in the coming years.

The plan’s main goals include providing SU students with a “world-class learning experience,” advancing the university’s research capacity, prioritizing internationalization, becoming the premier university for veterans and military students, nurturing an entrepreneurial culture and pursuing excellences in areas across the university. Six working groups, whose members were selected from the campus community, have each been assigned to one of the plan’s six focus areas and are tasked with helping further them.

The efforts by Wheatly, Judge and Rahnamay-Azar will consist of a review of those priorities, as well as a determination of the see syverud page 6

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yracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud on Tuesday again declined to declare the university a “sanctuary campus,” but said the university is committed to inclusion of all students.

He also said he has called on the University Senate and university experts to examine each of President-elect Donald Trump’s future immigration policies, and hinted that the university will not allow Trump’s rhetoric on immigration to influence its own values.

The sanctuary campus movement — a relatively undefined term, generally implying colleges will protect undocumented immigrant students in various ways during the Donald Trump presidency — has spread across the nation following the election.

The SU Graduate Student Organization passed a resolution on Nov. 30 calling for SU to declare itself a sanctuary campus.

Earlier that month, hundreds of students marched across the SU and State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry campuses in support of sanctuary campuses and protecting undocumented immigrants.

Syverud on Tuesday said “it’s not exactly clear” what a sanctuary campus status would mean.

Syverud said because the university is subject to federal laws and a recipient of federal student aid, SU cannot make designations that conflict with state or federal mandates. The chancellor first hinted on Dec. 7 in a news release that the university would not be declaring itself a sanctuary campus.

But, Syverud added, the university’s policy “has been and will be” to not collect or voluntarily share information regarding students’ immigration statuses.

Syverud has also previously voiced his support for the see sanctuary page 6

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Syracuse City Planning Commission on Tuesday night tabled a vote on the proposal after a lengthy public hearing. The commission closed the hearing and will vote on the proposal at the next meeting on Feb. 6 as “old business.” No public comments will be allowed at that time.

The major point of contention with the project is a zoning law that requires a set number of parking spots to be available for parking and retail spaces. The proposed project would normally require 227 total parking spots in the immediate area, but the developers asked the commission to wave that number to zero.

Representatives of the proposal, including James Trasher, the developer’s consultant and engineer, claimed that many SU students don’t bring cars to campus, and that surrounding lots rented out by SU, local hospitals and other satellite locations would be available to students who need parking spots.

The commission questioned Trasher on his claims and ultimately tabled the vote because of the parking waiver.

Jacqueline Jones, attorney for Chuck’s and an SU alumna, spoke in favor of the proposal, saying Chuck’s is “ready and willing” to move forward with the proposal.

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Men’s basketball manager reflects on 4 years

By Chloe Greenwald contributing writer

Some might say that it can be challenging to work your way into the center of a sports team like the Syracuse men’s basketball team after graduating from a small suburban high school. But through a love of the sport and some personal connections, Jeff Maizes, a senior sport management major, landed a spot as one of four student managers.

“It’s everything no one else wants to do, and everything you wouldn’t expect,” Maizes said.

Maizes arrives at every practice an hour early and often stays late after the players leave. He attends every game in the Carrier Dome and travels around the country with the team.

During his freshman year, Maizes reached out to a resident of his hometown who put him in touch with the team’s graduate assistant at the time. He was then interviewed to be a student manager for the team and has held that role ever since.

Maizes describes his work as “a lot of small stuff you wouldn’t think about.” Some of his roles include keeping the stat book for away games, making sure all the players have their jerseys and shoes on the road, wiping up sweat or practicing shooting with the team. Though these tasks may seem mundane, they are essential to the entire production running smoothly.

His dedication and hard work has allowed for a fulfilling college experience including both his job as the team’s manager and two major internships in sports.

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N • Syverud speaks Chancellor Syverud on Tuesday addressed shared governance and community engangement during a speech to the campus community.

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Former Syracuse football player Naesean Howard got a five-year plea deal in his court apperance on Tuesday.

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JEFF MAIZES has been at nearly every Syracuse University Men’s basketball game since his freshman year, arriving before the players and staying well after they leave. prince dudley staff photographer

This past summer, he interned for the 2016 Rio Olympics. Through connections he had made as manager, Maizes followed a lead and applied for the position working not in Rio, but in an office in Stamford, Connecticut. Collaborating with other interns, he controlled one of the live mobile streams that followed the entire games.

“Everyone’s talking about (the Olympics) for those 18 days. The cool thing about sports (as a whole) is that it brings you together as a team and really makes you think, ‘Wow, we’re working for this great thing, this thing

that is bigger than myself,’” he said.

During this past fall, Maizes interned at Turner Sports Network, a division of Turner Broadcasting. There, he created a sales pitch with other interns to present to a room of executives, including David Levy, a member of SU’s Sport Management Advisory Board.

Entering his last semester, Maizes reflects on his past four years as the basketball manager and his varied internships and feels grateful for what they have given him. In addition to traveling to the Final Four game last spring, his experiences

fostered a true love for Syracuse as he and the team evolved together.

He plans to attend graduate school for a degree in either business or law. Ultimately, he wants to work in the sports industry.

Receiving a degree in sport management from the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics with a minor in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, he said, will provide endless possibilities for his future whether it’s in sports, business, or a combination of the two. cjgreenw@syr.edu

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On the rise The job market for Ph.D. graduates in economics has been improving, contrary to general Ph.D. trends.

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The divide Voters in rural areas, similar to central New York, propelled Donald Trump to the presidency.

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news to know Here is a round-up of the biggest news happening around the world right now.

U.S. IN THE HOSPITAL University of California President and former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has been hospitalized after experiencing complications due to cancer treatment. She did not disclose what type of cancer she has or her condition when she announced she was diagnosed last August. source: the associated press

RECORD LOW The number of abortions performed annually in the United States has dropped to the lowest level since 1974, a new study by pro-choice organization Guttmacher Institute shows. More than 926,000 abortions were counted in the report. source: the chicago tribune

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Rainy day Students returning from Winter Break went to their classes on Tuesday as the spring semester began. They wore rain boots and coats as they were greeted with cold rain and temperatures in the 30s on campus. The chilly weather is expected to continue through Wednesday, with a 60 percent chance of rain.

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3 takeaways from Kent Syverud’s address

By Michael Burke news editor

Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud on Tuesday gave an address to the campus community inside Milton Atrium at the Life Sciences Complex. In addition to announcements pertaining to the Academic Strategic Plan and comments on undocumented students at SU, here are three things the chancellor said during his speech.

Shared governance

Syverud called for improved shared governance in the university, saying there needs to be col-

laboration and a strong partnership between faculty, staff, students and university leadership.

Syverud said he and Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly will work closely with the University Senate this semester and build their schedules around Senate meetings.

“We both remain committed to our new tradition of proactively providing the Senate with updates and engaging in conversation about timely issues at the school,” he said, adding that they will also work to improve relationships with the Student Association, the Graduate Stu-

dent Organization and the Student Bar Association.

The issue of shared governance has at times been a contentious one in recent years. There exists a feeling among some on campus that decisions have been made without considerable consultation of faculty, staff and students.

Title IX

Syverud encouraged members of the campus community to attend the meetings being held next week by the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights as part of a federal investigation into the university’s handling of a

sexual assault case.

“We want to learn from OCR’s visit, including about ways we can maintain and enhance a safer and supportive environment,” he said.

OCR representatives will hold two community meetings open to students, faculty and staff during the visit, on Jan. 24 and Jan. 25 at 2:30 p.m. and 9:30 a.m., respectively. The meetings will take place at the Schine Student Center in room 228B. During the meetings, the OCR representatives will discuss the office’s role in the investigation and will accept

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Policy change makes reporting offenses easier

By Aline Peres Martins staff writer

Syracuse University’s recent revision to its Academic Integrity Policy will make it easier for faculty to report academic integrity violations, but will also streamline and clarify the process for students.

The change, which went into affect Jan. 1, is intended to make the policy as fair, effective, consistent and efficient as possible, said Margaret Usdansky, director of the Academic Integrity Office.

The new policy creates three levels of academic integrity violations under a single charge of “Violation of the Academic Integrity Policy.” The major change is related to the resolution of aca-

demic integrity violations. A hearing is no longer the only method of settling infractions.

The revisions, according to the Academic Integrity Office website, also include increased faculty authority over grade-related sanctions, the establishment of academic integrity panels, making straightforward charges occur expeditiously and placing appeals processes and final decisions with the schools and colleges.

The process to revise the policy began as early as fall 2015, when Usdansky created a universitywide advisory committee of faculty, students and staff to review the policy. The committee, formally called the Academic Integrity Policy Review Advisory Commit-

tee, was composed of academic integrity coordinators from each school on campus.

After the revision proposal was created, the Graduate Student Organization and the Student Association gave their input.

Feedback was also sought at faculty meetings throughout the university and at meetings of university deans, Usdansky said.

Usdansky said she then worked with other professors and deans to draft the revised policy in summer 2016. The College of Engineering and Computer Science, the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, the College of Visual and Performing Arts and the School of Information Studies piloted the revisions this past fall.

Ramesh Raina, a biology professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and co-chair of the Academic Integrity Policy Review Advisory Committee, said the goal of the new policy revision is to increase transparency between students, faculty and staff when it comes to academic integrity expectations.

He said that before the revisions, faculty and students could easily get overwhelmed by reporting requirements.

“People would get bogged down in the nitty gritty details so we took that and made it more streamlined and less difficult to navigate both in terms of the content,” Raina said.

Under the old policy, faculty

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PLANNING THE EXIT United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday that the United Kingdom, which voted to leave the European Union last June, must exit the EU’s single market. Her announcement of “Brexit” priorities was greeted with concern from the country’s Labour Party. source: bbc

DOZENS KILLED At least 50 people are confirmed dead after the Nigerian air force accidentally bombed refugee camps while meaning to target Boko Haram fighters. The devastating collateral damage incident also left more than 100 injured in the town of Rann. source: the washington post

POLITICS SENTENCE COMMUTED With just a few days remaining in office, President Barack Obama commuted the 35-year prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, the Army private who leaked classified information to WikiLeaks. source: the washington post

SKIPPING OUT Dozens of mostly Democrat lawmakers are opting to skip the inauguration this Friday of President-elect Donald Trump.

The reaction comes after Trump attacked Rep. John Lewis (D-G.A.), a civil rights icon, over Twitter. source: usa today

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PAYING UP Deutsche Bank has signed a $7.2 billion settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice. The government agency said the action comes because of the bank’s sale of toxic mortgage securities before the 2008 financial crisis. source: reuters

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Chancellor’s address to SU community was substantive, informative In his formal address to the Syracuse University community on Tuesday, Chancellor Kent Syverud followed through on delivering informative and substantive updates on upcoming initiatives and university-related issues.

Syverud addressed the Sanctuary Campus movement, the Department of Education’s Title IX investigation into SU’s handling of a sexual assault case and the state of SU’s finances. In the realm of initiatives, Syverud revealed two new plans to advance the Academic Strategic Plan — which is one of the three parts of his greater Fast Forward Syracuse initiative — and said the

highlights from address: • Sanctuary Campus movement at SU • Department of Education’s Title IX investigation into SU • SU’s budget • Funding plan for the Academic Strategic Plan • New enrollment plan

university will soon begin putting together a long-term plan to finance its development.

The unveiling of these initiatives and updates on issues facing SU made Syverud’s speech an on-target and effective address to begin the spring 2017 semester. The address was refreshing and touched on the university’s most important concerns: its fiscal state and Syverud’s bread basket of Fast Forward initiatives.

Moving forward, the administration should continue to hold these addresses on a semesterly basis, especially considering the event drew a crowd that filled the entirety of the Milton Atrium in the Life Sciences Complex.

The administration should also consider hosting these addresses in larger on-campus venues — such as Hendricks Chapel or Goldstein Auditorium in the Schine Student Center — to accommodate larger audiences given Tuesday’s success. Members of the SU community should have as much access as possible to hear updates regarding the most pertinent issues the administration deals with.

With these logistical tweaks and a commitment to strong communication through consistent addresses, the administration can nurture the better informed campus SU stakeholders have been waiting for.

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Where is central New York Rep. John Katko for constituents?

Rep. John Katko (R-N.Y.) is in a unique position in the 115th Congress. He is one of a small number of members of Congress who represent a district that can be genuinely called a swing district. In fact, he is the first member of either party to be returned by voters in the 24th district two terms in a row in the past decade. So why hasn’t he made more time to talk to his voters back home? A town hall would be a welcome step in the right direction.

As a moderate Republican representing a swing district, Rep. Katko has an especially important role to play in shaping the direction of legislation in coming years. As part of a group of fellow moderate

Republicans called the Tuesday Group, Rep. Katko is also in a position to influence his fellow representatives and help build bipartisan alliances for legislation. As Congress debates critical issues like immigration, spending on infrastructure and education, economic regulation and health care, Rep. Katko faces the difficult task of balancing the interests of his party and of his constituents.

Any political scientist will tell you that the relationship between a member of Congress and their constituents is the most important one. We have a phrase for it: the electoral connection. Members of Congress maintain this relationship in

many ways: through constituent services, the votes the cast and the statements they make. More than anything, though, voters appreciate feeling a connection to their elected officials. This is why so many politicians walk in parades, show up at a business opening, or shake every hand they can. Communicating with and talking to your constituents is critical to keeping that electoral connection running strong.

Since the election, though, Rep. Katko has not made many public appearances in his district. As the 115th Congress starts debating the many important issues facing it, Rep. Katko should

talk to his constituents. They deserve the opportunity to talk to him about important issues like student loans or insurance, job opportunities or immigration. Voters and organizations throughout the community would welcome the chance to talk to him face-toface. Like most members, he returns to his district regularly. Congress will go into recess in late February. Will Rep. Katko use some of that time back home to meet with constituents at a town hall?

Eric van der Vort Doctoral Candidate, Political Science Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

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NYS Gov. Andrew Cuomo needs to address Interstate 81 Gov. Cuomo has done a great disservice to central New Yorkers concerning I-81.

After 3 or 4 years of study, with numerous hearings, presentations, open houses and comment collections, he has discarded the most popular plan, rebuilding the viaduct, and brought us back to square one to study plans that have long been discarded. In the case of the tunnel, the DOT found it too expensive, too long and disruptive to build, and too high in maintenance (possibly due to the salt in the subsurface). The depressed highway

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(the moat) would have some of the same problems and would be much more of a “divider,” than the viaduct. (Remember we filled in the Erie Canal).

Obviously, Gov. Cuomo is being influenced by someone to make him reject the outcome of the long and orderly process that has occurred. The governor could have saved us a lot of time and money had he mandated his desired option from the get-go.

Gloria Sage Syracuse, New Y ork

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Obama’s era leaves failures, lessons

Trump will discredit Obama’s powerful legacy

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n 2008, Barack Obama ran a presidential campaign based on a promise to restore hope to the American people and create a better future. But here we are, just a few days away from the Donald Trump administration, and it doesn’t seem like Obama delivered on his promise.

We are heading into arguably the most unstable political climate that has ever existed within our country.

The United States is divided by those who voted for Trump and those who did not.

Millennials, more than most others, have been incredibly vocal throughout this election.

But what have we learned from Obama that we can take with us into this chaotic future?

Relative to running a country, we have learned very little from Obama. He’s failed to successfully reform the health care industry. The national debt has continued to increase despite his promises to reduce it. And his actions relative to foreign affairs have been lackluster.

Many of those in the millennial generation will not share my views on Obama’s record, but when looking at the figures it is hard to dispute.

While the Affordable Care Act — or Obamacare — has helped some, it has struck a financial blow to a large population. The Iran nuclear deal was a disaster

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I’M ALWAYS RIGHT disguised as a success, as it gave Iran access to intercontinental ballistic missiles and has very weak regulations on keeping them from developing nuclear weapons. The national debt has skyrocketed to almost $20 trillion dollars, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a non-partisan think tank.

While it isn’t fair to attribute everything that has gone wrong over the last eight years to Obama, he certainly hasn’t helped with much.

$20 trillion The current national debt, which has increased under the administration of President Barack Obama source: committee for a responsible federal budget

But even with these failures, we as a generation have had much to learn from Obama. The man has been viciously torn apart by Republicans for eight years and he has held his composure, never failing to show respect for both ends of the political spectrum.

There is always a certain amount

of pressure and criticism on the president, but there is no doubt Obama faced more than most.

See: Trump claiming Obama was born in Kenya.

Obama taught millennials the importance of voting, and encouraged great social progress. Under his administration, social policies have been advancing greatly — more than they would in most Republican regimes. It’s not just the president who has been a great role model, though, as First Lady Michelle Obama has also influenced the social change we’ve seen occur under the Obama administration.

These are the values we must hold onto during the next four years. Even as a Republican, watching the first black president hand over the office to a man like Trump is heartbreaking.

Somehow, Obama has even managed to keep his cool during this transition, keeping his reputation as a class act.

I’ll be the first to tell you that I hate the way this country has been steered during the last eight years, but it would be arrogant for me to claim that there is nothing to learn from Obama. While he may not be the best leader, he is clearly a good man with great values.

Alex Deitrich is a freshman history major. His column appears biweekly. He can be reached at amdeitri@syr.edu.

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s President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration nears, President Barack Obama’s two-term presidency comes to a close. Obama, a president as controversial as he was dedicated, was scrutinized for his policies and actions on both sides of the aisle, especially in this era of sensationalized media and partisan divisions.

This hyper-critical atmosphere would challenge any individual, but Obama has been able to make steady — albeit hampered — progress during his administration.

Here are some of the largest successes and failures of soon-tobe former President Obama.

Marriage equality, LGBTQ rights

Under Obama’s guidance and advocacy, we have seen marriage equality become national law and LGBTQ rights expand significantly.

Although Obama was publicly opposed to same-sex marriage during his 2008 campaign for president, he came out in full support of it in 2012 — around the same time public opinion was also shifting in favor.

Even before this public shift, Obama further protected LGBTQ rights through new hate crime legislation and protections in the Affordable Care Act, but these protections have been blocked by a federal judge in Texas, according to Reuters.

While more can always be done for LGBTQ communities, Obama has been one of the strongest and most successful allies in our nation.

Affordable Care Act

The Affordable Care Act — also known as “Obamacare” — is arguably Obama’s greatest legislative achievement, yet it remains a controversial part of his presidency. ACA opponents cite large increases in insurance premiums, including a 116 percent jump in Arizona over the past year, according to The Wall Street Journal.

But the cost of insurance in the ACA’s insurance marketplaces is actually on average 10 percent lower than the cost of employerprovided insurance, according to the Urban Institute think tank.

As for how effective the ACA has been, Kristi Andersen, professor emeritus of political science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, said that although the law is “very complicated,” it was “probably the best set of rules and incentives that could have been enacted at that time.”

“He surrounds himself with smart people, so he and his advisers had a really good under-

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OUT OF LEFT FIELD standing of how the health care economy worked,” Andersen said.

Unfortunately, Republicans charging ahead to repeal the ACA may throw 20 million Americans off of medical insurance. This could threaten the historically low uninsured rate the ACA has helped to achieve, all while providing a tax cut not for the poor, but for the top 0.1 percent of earners to the tune of $154,000 on average, according to the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center.

Climate change

Obama has been, without question, the most committed and effective president in history in efforts to protect the environment and stave off the effects of climate change. From authoring scientific journal articles to protecting more than 553 million acres of federal land — more than all previous presidents combined — Obama has fought relentlessly to preserve our country’s natural landscape and educate the public in the process.

John Burdick, chair of the anthropology department at SU and professor in the Maxwell School, said Obama was “absolutely central” in the successful negotiation of the Paris Agreement on climate change, one of the most crucial international agreements of the century.

“Trump’s threat to exit the Paris accords is among the most dangerous and destructive acts imaginable for the incoming administration,” Burdick said.

••• Trump and his fellow Republicans will take advantage of every opportunity they have over the next four years to dismantle the legacy Obama has established. But many of Obama’s major achievements maintain significant support throughout the country, and Republicans will face a critical political cost in regressing the nation.

Although Obama may not have been the unifying figure he campaigned to be two terms ago, it isn’t difficult to see the fingerprints of his message of hope on every one of his major accomplishments.

Cole Jermyn is a sophomore environmental resource engineering major at SUNY-ESF. His column appears weekly. He can be reached at cdjermyn@syr.edu and followed on Twitter @Cjermyn8.

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Study: Job market improves for doctorates in economics

By Conor Wight

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A recent study by the American Economic Association showed that jobs requiring a doctorate in economics increased by 11.2 percent from last year.

That is in contrast to the general trend the majority of people who hold a doctorate in other fields are experiencing. A study by the National Science Foundation found that the number of professions where a doctorate is involved are decreasing.

Don Dutkowsky, an economics professor at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, noted that the majority of Ph.D. fields have suffered because universities have recently developed tendency to forgo “tenure track academic jobs” in favor of part-time hires.

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chuck’s other tenants would be put in a state of limbo,” Jones said to the commission.

Despite Chuck’s desire to leave the space, SU students may not share the same sentiment. Many students on Tuesday took to social media to express their displeasure with the potential demolition of the bar.

The AEA study reiterated that point, showing the number of jobs requiring doctorate degrees is shrinking, primarily due to the lack of jobs available in academia.

In contrast, doctorates in economics have thrived due to the expansive job market available in economics both inside and outside of academia, Dutkowsky said.

Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, an economics professor at Maxwell, said that an increase in economic majors has yielded a higher demand for economics instructors, opening up doors for economics doctorates where they are closing in other fields of study. The trend is prevalent at SU, Flores-Lagunes said, adding that the university has experienced a large increase in economics majors in the last few years.

Inside Higher Ed reported in a Dec. 29 article that academic jobs for economics Ph.D.s are up

7.5 percent to 2,642 positions since 2015, while jobs in other sectors have increased 21.2 percent to 1,031. While non-academic jobs show a far greater growth rate, academic jobs still make up the majority of positions for doctorates.

Jackie Pereira, a senior public relations major, spoke to the commission and said the proposal would be “disheartening to all in the community” and a daily reminder to students “of another small piece of their campus culture being torn down.”

“The students, I might add, that this apartment complex would then be asking to occupy it,” she said.

Hutter and BLVD Equities previously

developed what is now U Point Syracuse, a luxury student apartment complex on University Avenue. Hutter has since sold the property to American Campus Communities, a student housing developer based in Texas.

Jerry Dellas, the owner of the property at 727 S. Crouse Ave., has authorized BLVD Equities to submit proposals and applications to “obtain the necessary approvals and

11.2 The percentage increase in jobs requiring a doctorate in economics in 2016

Outside of academia, economics has a strong job presence in both governmental and private sectors. In recent years, a new range of

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sanctuary Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and did so again Tuesday. The program, which was started by President Barack Obama, allows some undocumented immigrants living in the United States who entered the country as minors to have a renewable period of deferred action from deportation.

The chancellor added SU as a signatory to a formal written commitment supporting DACA on Nov. 17.

“We have to do everything we reasonably can for our students, regardless of immigration status, subject to the very limits of the law,” he said.

Student Association President Eric Evan-

Syracuse University community members listen to Chancellor Kent Syverud’s address regarding plans for the spring semester.

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syverud funding required in the short- and long-term for the plan to meet its goals. They will also review the university’s retention and graduation rates, faculty resources, facilities and the overall student experience.

The group will also be tasked with developing new funding resources at the university. The process will include a review of SU’s advancement goals; a look at its historical and current tuition as well as the room and board rates; and an analysis of how those rates compare to SU’s current and aspirational peer universities.

“This will require candid and tough conversations about our priorities and our choices as we enter our next phase in aiming for excellence,” Syverud said.

Both of those projects will begin this semester, and Syverud indicated that the university is currently in a better financial state than it has been in recent years. He said SU is running a “genuinely balanced budget” and that the university’s endowment is again growing after years of either

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takeaways questions and information from attendees. Individual appointments are also being made available for the campus community to discuss sexual assault and harassment issues with the OCR staff during its visit.

The investigation into SU was opened on June 22, 2016, in response to a Title IX complaint

remaining stagnant or decreasing.

“That is good news on both the financial and academic front,” Syverud said.

Syverud also announced that Wheatly and Senior Vice President for Enrollment and the Student Experience Dolan Evanovich will work to develop a university-wide strategic enrollment plan, with two main priorities: increasing diversity among students and improving the academic quality of the university.

Student enrollment has steadily risen over the years — total enrollment increased from about 18,600 students in fiscal year 2003 to about 21,000 students in fiscal year 2013.

Sy verud said the plan will look to increase student diversity among racial and ethnic lines, people with disabilities, international origin, socioeconomic status and veterans.

Syverud added that SU must develop “top-notch” academic programs and ensure that its students receive 21st century skills.

“This plan will help us strategically pursue those goals,” he said. mdburk01@syr.edu | @michaelburke47

filed by a former student. The student claims the university failed to “respond promptly or equitably” to a report of sexual assault.

Community engagement

The university is currently assessing its relationships with organizations in the city and region, including local governments, nonprofit organizations and corporations.

Syverud said an effort is underway to catalog all of the direct resources that SU

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policy would often avoid reporting. Then, after violations were reported, the process to resolve cases of violations would get dragged out, sometimes taking up to a semester long, Raina said.

The new policy helps avoid some of these issues by making violations easier to report, streamlining the process to resolve cases and making expectations of faculty and students more clear, he said.

“We wanted to make it a little bit more self-explanatory as to what kind of violation would lead to what kind of outcome and not to drag this on for a very long time,” Raina said.

Usdansky said the biggest changes to the policy are in the way cases are reviewed and considered.

“That approach — multiple avenues for case resolution — allows us more resources for complex and disputed cases, which is better for students and faculty alike,” Usdansky said.

Kandice Salomone, one of the coordinators on the Academic Integrity Policy Review Advisory Committee, said the

provides to those types of organizations.

That effort is still underway, he said, but he estimated that the university’s partnerships provide community organizations “with many millions of dollars annually.”

Syverud also said that a comprehensive economic impact plan will be released in June, and added that SU “must more closely align” its commitments to the community with its strategic plans.

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companies has been looking to hire economics doctorate holders, Flores-Lagunes said.

“Technology companies such as Amazon have increased their hiring of economics Ph.D.s, in addition to increases in other areas such as health companies,” FloresLagunes said.

SU’s economics Ph.D. program boasts a lists of graduates that have landed jobs in their field, reflective of the reported trend.

The eight job placements listed on Maxwell’s website are in a variety of sectors, including the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the United States Census Bureau, as well as several universities, showcasing a mix of both governmental and academic positions.

“Americans that graduate with a Ph.D. in economics are going to get a good job,” Dutkowsky said. cjwight@syr.edu

permits” to move forward with the project, according to the official proposal.

If approved, the project, officially called the Campus Plaza Development, would be carried out by CHA Consulting, an engineering consultant based in Syracuse.

Hutter has discussed the project with SU officials, according to the proposal. mdburk01@syr.edu | @michaelburke47 jagedets@syr.edu | @JacobGedetsis

gelista said after the address that SA does not have an official position on the sanctuary campus issue. However, he added that SA will be re-examining a resolution on Monday regarding whether SA would support a sanctuary campus declaration at SU. A bill titled “Call for Syracuse University To Be a Sanctuary Campus” was submitted to the SA assembly in early December, but couldn’t be voted on because the SA officials had not looked over the bill before the meeting.

Evangelista added that he thinks Syverud’s remarks regarding a sanctuary campus at SU — that the university cannot support a declaration — were fair and true.

“As much as we like to be, you know, more idealistic, we do have to be cognizant of what legally and what politically is best for the university,” Evangelista said. sfogozal@syr.edu

changes help make the policy more of an education tool for students. Students can now better understand the importance of academic integrity for their education and future careers, she said.

Additionally, expectations relating to academic integrity are now clearer, Usdansky said. The focus points are “Credit Your Sources,” “Do Your Own Work,” “Communicate Honestly” and “Support Academic Integrity.”

Samuel Gorovitz, a philosophy professor and a member of the University Senate Committee on Academic Affairs, said he voted in favor of the policy revision and is glad the university is making academic integrity a priority.

He said he has dealt with academic dishonesty several times in the past, adding that one of his students was expelled from the university for a violation.

Gorovitz added that he hopes the new policy will help faculty be more comfortable with reporting violations and students feel more comfortable understanding their expectations, though he said there will likely be more revisions to the policy in the future. amarti22@syr.edu

and Innovation Mike Haynie and Vice President for Community Engagement Bea Gonzalez have been tasked with building upon the university’s relationships with local organizations, Syverud said.

“A key part of that effort is to build on the longstanding tradition of this university being a leader and offering students, faculty and staff opportunities to connect, evaluate and engage with the community,” Syverud said. mdburk01@syr.edu | @michaelburke47

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OUT OF DEBT Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed plan for free tuition at New York public colleges sparks debate

By Kennedy Rose staff writer

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ew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently proposed a plan that would make tuition for New York state public colleges free for students whose households earn under $125,000 annually.

The Excelsior Scholarship would be available for students attending State University of New York, City University of New York and community colleges. Nearly one million families in New York state would qualify for the scholarship, according to the state’s website.

The plan is still pending legislative approval and would cost $163 million in its first year. It is set to roll out in the fall of 2017.

Critics have rallied against the program, saying it will do little to help lower-income families. Others have said it is a solid first step.

Matthew Chingos, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute, said Cuomo’s plan “doesn’t have anything new for lower-income families and piles all the new money into middle and upper-middle income families.”

Chingos said the scholarship is less progressive than plans proposed by Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders during the 2016 presidential campaign. Clinton’s and Sanders’ plans would have combined state and federal money to make tuition free, while letting students keep their existing aid.

The Excelsior Scholarship would only aid students with tuition, not living costs such as room and board, student fees and textbooks. The scholarship would also only supplement existing aid rather than replacing it.

The plan would likely benefit middle-class families in New York because they receive less tuition aid than lowincome families, experts said. Chingos said some lowerincome students already have their tuitions covered by existing aid, which makes the Excelsior Scholarship ineffective.

New York students attending four-year public and private colleges and universities graduate with an average of $29,320 in debt, according to the state. Cuomo in a news release said he hopes the Excelsior Scholarship “will alleviate the crushing burden of student debt and enable thousands of New Yorkers to realize their dream of a college education.”

Sara Goldrick-Rab, a professor of higher education policy and sociology at Temple University, said she approves of Cuomo’s effort, saying it would increase enrollment among lower-income students and get them the jobs they’ll need in the future.

$163 million The cost of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Excelsior Scholarship program in its first year if approved

ANDREW CUOMO, the governor of New York, speaks at his State of the State address held in Syracuse last week. Cuomo has proposed a free-tuition plan for college. jacob greenfeld asst. photo editor

Goldrick-Rab said she likes that Cuomo extended the offer past two-year community colleges.

“I think that by including public four-year schools, there’s a little less concern that we’re restricting the choices of people who don’t have a lot of money to pay for college,” she said.

To make the plan work better for lower-income students, New York would need cooperation from the federal government, Goldrick-Rab said.

In addition to federal aid, Goldrick-Rab also said New York should modify some of its own policies to help lower-income students get the aid they need to pay for food and other expenses.

In accordance to New York State law, Goldrick-Rab said, people are not eligible for food stamps unless they have a child or if they work at least 20 hours a week. New York state does not count college toward those 20 hours a week.

“New York could take steps the way California has … to try to allow students to count their college toward their work requirement,” Goldrick-Rab said.

With the current political climate, featuring a Republican Congress and President-elect who did not make free college tuition a national priority, Chingos said free public college tuition will probably remain a trend among state governments rather than the federal government.

“States are in a much stronger position to do this because they’re the ones that fund their public colleges,” Chingos said. krose100@syr.edu

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Unpopular opinion Award-winning movie La La Land is vastly overrated, says movie columnist Lily Steucklen.

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Students at SU are protesting and taking a stand against Donald Trump’s approaching presidency.

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‘THIS IS NOT A JOKE’

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2 1. JEREL FRANCISCO was writing a lab report during the election, but every now and then he caught snippets of televised election coverage.

2. ALEXANDER YOU is from Beijing and enjoyed watching the election unfold in the United States. ally moreo photo editor

Asian students discuss Trump pre-inauguration

By Casey Russell feature editor

hen Wing Luck Chin heard in the summer of 2015 that Donald Trump would run for president of the United States, he said, “This has to be a joke.” Now the presidentelect is slated to be sworn into office on Friday.

Growing up, Wing Luck Chin didn’t conceptualize race until he was around 10 years old.

He remembers being on the playground and thinking he was equal to his white friends until someone said something to the effect of, “you’re not white, you’re yellow.”

“That’s when I realized this world is not perfect,” he said.

In the same way, to Luck Chin, Trump’s impending presidency has become representative of his loss of innocence — his realization that the world is an imperfect place that does in fact see skin color. Heading into Inauguration Day, what has stuck in the minds of many, including some Syracuse University students, are the derogatory remarks toward different minority groups in the United States, including the Asian and Asian-American communities.

“Now that he’s president, there’s just this small feeling in the back of my head that we might go back to things like when the (Japanese) were in camps,” said Luck Chin, a sophomore music education major.

When looking back on Election Day itself, SU students Luck Chin, Alexander You and State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry student Jerel Francisco were just as shocked as the rest of the nation.

You, a senior international student from China, said he enjoyed watching the 2016 presidential election unfold as an international rela-

tions and economics relations major.

You spent his election night group-chatting the results on the popular Chinese social networking app, WeChat, a spinoff of the Chinese equivalent of Facebook, Weibo. He and his friends spent the night sending screenshots of various coverages.

“It was quite intensive, all the communications and the discussions,” he said. “This night gone crazy. People were curious, people were excited, people were a mix of feelings.”

You watched election results roll in as someone who favored Trump because he thought Clinton’s foreign policy aligned with President Barack Obama’s, and would make studying abroad in the U.S. more competitive as a result.

Still, You said he dislikes the negative Cold War ideology in Trump, and thinks what he has said about China are insensitive and narrow-minded.

To You, the Chinese are not stealing American jobs — rather businesses naturally target cheap labor, which can be found in Chinese markets. He believes China’s recent embrace of capitalist ideology has put it in a powerful position to one day become the world’s superpower like the U.S. has been for decades.

“That is why I think those politicians in D.C., whose minds are still in the Cold War, are fearful,” he said. “They fear the collapse of American hegemony.”

Luck Chin was the exact opposite. He supported Clinton, and when Trump won, he became frustrated with American voters for electing someone he believes is unqualified and presented himself distastefully. He still thought it was still a joke.

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Seasonal Affective Disorder can be combatted in simple ways

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elcome back to the land of single-digit weather, 8 a.ms and sunsets on the way to your 3:30 p.m. class — Syracuse. Behind you are the days of holiday cookies, binge-watching “Broad City” while your mom vacuums underneath your feet and that overall feeling of carefree bliss we call Winter Break.

As you recover from that

RENATA HUSTED

BIRDS, BEES AND BURPEES dreaded first class of the semester, perhaps still drunk on sleeping until noon and forgetting what Blackboard is, know that this sense of bleakness isn’t uncommon. It’s a

different kind of hangover, one that will not be cured by lots of coffee and aspirin.

This is commonly known as a “post-vacation hangover.” But in the case of cold climates like Syracuse with a compelling sense of gloom, it could be something more.

Seasonal Affective Disorder, or coincidentally SAD, is the moodiness, depressive feelings, lack of

energy and increased appetite that usually starts late fall and lasts through the end of winter. This sounds like a lot to attribute to one season, but the National Institute of Mental Health offers some pretty convincing insight on how the colder seasons affect our mood.

“The reduced level of sunlight in the winter months may affect an individual’s serotonin levels and

sleep patterns,” reads the institute’s website. Chemicals such as serotonin, dopamine and oxytocin are responsible for the feelings we know as “happiness” and are also closely linked to our circadian rhythm, which is connected to steady sunlight cycles.

There aren’t that many sunny days here in Syracuse during the

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students Jerel Francisco spent his election night like any other — the junior SUNY-ESF environmental studies major was writing a lab report while his roommates watched election coverage downstairs. Occasionally, he’d run downstairs for a peek at the polls. He went to sleep before it was called for Trump and found out when he woke up.

“It was very demoralizing to have him elected as president,” he said. “I think people need to be more aware of the consequences of electing him.”

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husted winter, so it comes as no surprise that we Orange are at more risk for feeling down in the winter months.

That being said, the return to campus doesn’t have to go hand-in-hand with a grey mood. Syracuse has numerous happiness chemical enhancing activities right within our reach.

The Office of Health Promotion, located in the basement of 111 Waverly Ave., is equipped with what they call a Stress Reduction Room.

The room serves as a quiet haven for students to escape their hectic schedules and is even compete with a light therapy lamp.

Kristelle Aisaka, a health promotion specialist in the program focusing on mental health, gave her thoughts on the resources in an email.

“Light therapy is a great tool for students and is often beneficial in helping with jetlag, seasonal affective disorder, and sleep disorders. In short, it helps us to essentially ‘make up’ for the sunlight exposure we might not be getting otherwise, and helps to reset our internal biological clock,” she said.

The Stress Reduction Room is available by appointment to any SU student, faculty and staff member via the Office of Health Promotion website.

Moving on, give the environment you spend most of your time in a makeover.

Open your bedroom blinds in the morning, cover your walls with pictures that remind

not on planet Earth.” As a staunch and outspoken Bernie Sanders supporter, his adviser was unhappy with the election results.

Francisco was updating her on his project — later in the day he would go to Oakwood Cemetery to inspect headstones for lab.

“Oh, you might as well bury democracy while you’re there,” Francisco remembers his adviser saying.

Later that day he received a phone call from his older sister, who was buying groceries at a supermarket near their home. As she was leaving the parking lot, a woman started following her, calling her derogatory terms and telling her to leave.

The joke had become a reality. cmrussel@syr.edu

you of happy times and invest in a citrus, jasmine or rosemary scented candle — all are linked to boost alertness and mood.

The next step is to venture out of that room. In the winter, we can feel cooped up in our dorm or apartment, finding it too easy to choose a night of Internet surfing over an adventurous outing. Trying new things, no matter how small or big, can improve our mood and sense of motivation.

It may come as a surprise, but Syracuse has many opportunities to branch out and find a new activity to occupy time, even in the winter.

If you’re feeling altruistic, volunteer at the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Central New York and pet your way to a brighter mood while helping a good cause.

After that, take the Connective Corridor to the Everson Museum of Art if you haven’t already. Or take a break between classes and wander to the SUArt Galleries in Shaffer.

According to Psychology Today, the simple act of viewing art releases dopamine.

Even simply trying a new restaurant, eating dark chocolate or watching a movie at Destiny USA instead of in your bed will fight that sense of cabin fever.

All in all, the winter can be daunting, but don’t let the wind chill and view of midterms on the horizon stop you from experiencing happiness. Instead let the 13210 welcome you with open arms.

Renata Husted is a senior public health major. Her column appears weekly. You can email her at rfhusted@syr.edu.

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BRINGING THE SOUL

CHARLIE BURG has been in the music world for most of his life, playing the acoustic and electric guitar, bass, keys and banjo. He didn’t start writing his own music until he got to college. Burg has written songs about heartbreak and nostalgia, but has recently expanded to topics like socioeconomic issues. nalae white staff photographer

Junior expands sound to bring new meaning to recent EP, upcoming album

By Leah Meyers staff writer

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harlie Burg made the drive from Detroit to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to spend a day in an attic with some friends, making a full EP of songs in a matter of hours over the summer.

“Live in Peter’s Attic” was released in December and includes four songs recorded that day. Burg never rests when it comes to making music and is now currently working on a full-length album, his second one so far.

If a listener were to compare Burg’s music from his first album, Blue Wave Mosaic, to the music that he is making now, they would hear a complete transition in the genre and style of his sound. Blue Wave Mosaic was heavily influenced by Frank Ocean and GoldLink and was completely in the realm of R&B. On the flip side, “Live in Peter’s Attic” is more indie rock, which gave a little taste of what to expect with his new material: predominately rock.

Burg, a junior music industry major with a focus in jazz guitar at Syracuse University, has been singing since he was 6 years old — at synagogues and in school talent shows and musicals. But he didn’t want to be a musician until he got to college.

“In high school, I resisted doing music because I thought it would ruin me. I thought it would academize music for me and take away that lust,” said Burg. “So I studied English and philosophy for my first two years of college.”

burg’s repertoire Charlie Burg has released two EP’s • “Blue Wave Mosaic” • “Live in Peter’s Attic”

Burg said month after month would pass and he would end up ignoring his schooling because he wanted to do music all of the time. So he decided that if he was going to be at school, he needed to do music. That’s when he transferred into the Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Burg said he wants to perform for the rest of his life, travelling the world and playing shows.

On a local basis, Burg has performed at CUSEapalooza at Westcott Theater, Funk ‘n Waffles and the Jabberwocky Café. He hopes to book another Westcott performance in a few months.

Although Burg has been a musician nearly his whole life — playing acoustic and electric guitar, bass, keys and even

the banjo all on top of singing — he only began writing music as a freshman in college. Writing strong lyrics, however, has become increasingly important to him.

Burg has written a number of love songs about heartbreak and nostalgia, but for the new project he’s working on, he wants to broaden his lyrical concepts outside of love. Impacted by the presidential election in November, Burg became passionate about including socioeconomic issues into his songs.

“It’s hard to make music when there’s a lot of bad stuff going on, and it may not feel like it’s as productive as other things. But making music is a musician’s way of taking art and change and helping the world heal a little bit,” Burg said.

Former bandmate Erez Levin, who is from Burg’s home state of Michigan, often helps Burg throughout the writing process of making music. Sometimes Burg has an idea and Levin helps him to flesh it out and vice versa. Most often, the two friends fire riffs back and forth on the guitar, singing a melody as they play and eventually striking an idea they really like. From there they build the song and really figure out what it’s actually about.

“The thing about (Burg) is that he has a direct relationship with songs

and is one of those guys that just experiences something in life, and his gut reaction is to write a song about it,” said Levin. “He’s a natural songwriter. It’s just what he does.”

For Burg, putting soul into his music is a necessity and has a created an aesthetic for his music. He grew up listening to classic soul artists like Al Green with his parents. In Michigan, he is surrounded by a supportive community that allows him to embrace the soul of his music even more.

“To me, soul means putting yourself and personal truth into your music. I just try to do everything with as much genuine and truth as possible,” said Burg, adding that the best feeling is when people come up to him after a performance to tell him that a specific lyric or song touched them in a certain way.

Burg’s manager, SU student Ben Cultrara, agrees that Burg never lacks soul with everything that he does. Cultrara helps Burg to book studio time and performances, and even described Burg as the most ambitious musician he has ever met.

Said Cultrara: “He wants to spread the love from his music to everyone, and he doesn’t let anything slow him down from achieving that.” lmeyers@syr.edu

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Locals make memories at Clinton Square Ice Rink

By Vera Rees

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Located in the heart of downtown Syracuse, Clinton Square is one of the most popular places for members of the Syracuse community to go ice skating during the winter season.

Every Wednesday, the rink offers free admission from 5 to 8 p.m. The rink will offer this until March 9. The only cost to visitors will be skate rentals if they don’t bring their own.

The Connective Corridor bus offers an easily accessible way to get to the ice skating rink.

The rink, now 12 years old, hosts about 20,000 skaters per year. Located right over the Erie Canal, it is one of the most popular destinations within the city of Syracuse’s parks and recreation department.

People go to the rink for many different reasons. One couple, Matt Seeoh and Liz Pittman, went to celebrate their eightmonth anniversary. The two got dressed up to go to the square and at the last minute decided to ice skate. Seeoh described it as a memorable date night and said throughout their time skating people came up to them

remarking how cute they looked together.

A group from the campus ministry of Canisius College located in Buffalo, New York, took a group of local Buffalo students skating two-days in a row — for most of the students it was their first time at a rink.

“It was awesome,” said Rachel Joachimi, a student from Canisius College, in an Instagram direct message. “It was kind of cool because before they were pretty shy and they all spoke different languages, but once we were ice skating they were all giggling and falling, grabbing someone they didn’t knows’ hand.”

Jeremih Dcoz, a student from Buffalo who was part of the group, said he had the time of his life at the rink. It was his second time skating and being able to do something he loves made his day, he said.

Dcoz said the atmosphere of the rink, especially the music and the employees, was great. He added that he saw all types of people at the square.

“The ages of people who go to the rink range from 2 years (old) up to 70, and I think that everyone loves it as much as I do,” Dcoz said. varees@syr.edu

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The xx combines solo sounds on new album, creates fresh vibe

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or the first time in nearly five years, The xx has released an album, titled “I See You.” It might be the band’s greatest release to date, but it’s definitely a bit of a shift from what it’s done earlier.

The xx first became popular after the release of its self-titled debut album, where its sound took the alternative music scene by storm. The band followed that up with its 2012 album, “Coexist” which didn’t exactly become as widely appreciated. Both albums, however, led to the rise in fame of the band’s producer, Jamie xx. He decided to pursue a solo career due to divergent interests and aspirations from the rest of the trio.

However, the trio’s latest album is its best yet. Instead of staying within its self-imposed style limitations, it decided to combine all of the members’ interests, which included Jamie xx’s use of sampling that he perfected over his solo career. Each member was encouraged to musically express themselves however they pleased. This is evident in the group’s new sound. When each member of a band is allowed to be the fullest, most genuine version of themselves, great things happen. They stick to their roots, but explore different sounds and genres in addition.

The band’s lyrical style typically focuses on heartbreak, thus the band’s general sound is melancholic. The lead singers’ voices have little range and depth, which is appropriate if the subject of the songs is sad, as it has proven to be over the previous albums.

But the singers have since grown as vocalists. They still only have very little vocal power, but they make it work, being very careful about the pronunciation and emphasis of different words. This adds specific meanings to lines that would have been meaningless if the singers had remained monotonous. Some songs sound as though they are directed at another person, and others sound as though they are directed at themselves. The vocaliza-

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FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK tion and careful word choice is how they make the difference clear to the listener.

You might find The xx a bit boring after the last album, but this one is worth hearing. The members of The xx have finally made their passion for the craft clear, and music is so much better when you know a band is passionate about what it’s doing.

For big fans of the band that prefer tradition, though, there is some bad news.

With this new experimental sound, The xx has steered away from only sticking to music they can perform live. This album is filled with synthetic sounds that could change the dynamic of their live show.

That’s not to say the band’s done performing though. Rather, its live sound is steering away from solely performing, instead moving toward playing back synthetic sounds in addition to its performances. If you can embrace a band changing and maturing, though, this is all very exciting.

You can catch The xx this May at the Boston Calling music festival, as well as Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo and Coachella.

This is a big year for The xx, and the group may finally be coming back around to being the unique, passionate band that alternative music fans and critics came to love back in 2009 with its debut. They will be touring all around Europe and the U.S. for the better part of the first half of 2017, and it will be interesting to watch the band embrace this new sound and maturity.

Jenny Bourque is a freshman English and textual studies major. Her column appears weekly in Pulp. You can email her at jabourqu@syr.edu.

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Two SU players taken in 3rd round of MLS SuperDraft

CHRIS NANCO had a team leading seven goals for the Orange in 2016. Syracuse was 17-0 when Nanco scored during his career. jonathan colon staff photographer

By Tomer Langer and Charlie DiSturco The Daily Orange

Two Syracuse players were selected in the third round of the MLS SuperDraft on Tuesday afternoon, the second day of the draft.

Former forward Chris Nanco was selected by the Philadelphia Union with the 11th pick of the round (55th overall) and former midfielder Oyvind Alseth was selected by Toronto FC with the 21st pick in the third

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howard the test results, which may delay the trial date. He added on Tuesday: “We’ve got a defense that’s being formed — the fact that this man has suffered quite seriously from successive concussions. We think there’s

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scoring have begun to close out tighter on him to prevent a shot from the perimeter, more driving lanes have opened up for him to charge and he’s not hesitating to take advantage.

“I think he’s playing at a high level of confidence,” Orange head coach Jim Boeheim said. “He’s got a huge upside with what he can do but he’s been very steady, very solid.”

In high school, Battle drove so much he said he “lived at the basket.” Both his father, Gary Battle, and former coach, Rich Leary, said it was the strongest — and most frequently used — weapon in his arsenal.

Gary coached his son from third grade until 10th, starting and ending every practice with stationary ball-handling drills and dribbling challenges through cones. Players also faced each other in one-on-one, full-court games.

There, Tyus honed his dribbling skills to penetrate. Sometimes, Tyus and his teammates even played one-on-two. The offensive player had no choice but to weave through defenders.

“He was always good off the dribble, off the pull-up,” Gary said. “What really surprised me (this season) was how he was making catch-and-shoot 3s at a better than 42-percent clip.”

Battle spent much of the offseason working on that outside shot at the Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center because he wanted to round out his skillset. He eventually grew confident enough to let it fly often throughout the beginning of his college career and made seven of his first 14 attempts from beyond the arc. Now, opponents show respect by closing out aggressively on the perimeter. As a result, Battle’s found more space to deploy his drive-by abilities.

Before a practice in the Carrier Dome two weeks ago, Battle worked with assistant coach Gerry McNamara. The former SU guard placed a folding stool at the right wing near the 3-point line. Battle caught passes from McNamara, shimmied around the chair and finished with a familiar

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a chance that injury may have affected his ability to intentionally perform this assaultive behavior.”

Howard appeared at Syracuse City Court before Bauer, who replaced Aloi. A former Syracuse defensive back, Howard was dismissed from the football team after his freshman season in 2014. He was charged with first-degree assault after allegedly 2-foot floater. In the next drill, Battle misdirected imaginary defenders by faking a pass to the short corner and driving the opposite way. McNamara urged Battle to duck lower for leverage.

“It’s just been a more aggressive mindset,” senior Andrew White said. “That’s how he’s playing with a lower base. He’s using his athleticism, and that’s something that’s big for him because he’s versatile. … That makes him hard to guard because he’s doing a little bit of everything.”

On Nov. 26, Battle “looked a little lost,” Boeheim said, in 13 minutes against South Carolina. He said then that the freshman was not injured. Three weeks later, Battle missed several days of practice due to a lingering left foot injury before a Dec. 17 matchup with Georgetown. Battle played 12 minutes against the Hoyas, but Boeheim said he would have preferred to avoid using him at all.

Now healed, Battle has been able to plant harder and generate more power going to the rim. That’s led to more shot attempts closer to the basket. In conference play, 49 percent of his shots have been 2-pointers, compared to his 30 percent against nonconference opponents.

Battle’s progression over the past four games hasn’t been perfect. But he’s taking charge in an offense that’s proven it can’t survive with big performances from just one or two players a night.

The footwork showcasing his capabilities also displays his flaws. Battle scored on two swift drives against Pittsburgh on Jan. 7, but followed it up three days later by traveling twice against Virginia Tech. Four days later, he scored a career-high 21 points against Boston College with a handful of drives.

“Just get to the basket, try to start doing that again,” Battle said of his approach after that game. “And if I get to the basket and the defense converges, it leaves easy kickouts for my teammates.”

Improving his vision and feeding open teammates is the next step for Battle. In the meantime, he’s found new success in what is old. pmschwed@syr.edu | @pschweds

OYVIND ALSETH (2) piloted one of the steadiest careers in SU’s recent history, helping the program reach its first No. 1 ranking. jonathan colon staff photogra-

round (65th overall) of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft on Tuesday.

Nanco was one of the first batch of players invited to the MLS draft combine. He led Syracuse this year with 15 points and a career-high seven goals and was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference First Team. The Orange was 17-0 in games that Nanco scored across his 81-game career.

Alseth, the Orange captain, started in all 20 games this season, scoring one goal and tied for the team lead with four assists. The

midfielder played all four years at Syracuse, picking up All-ACC Third Team honors after his junior year.

Nanco and Alseth were the third and fourth Syracuse players drafted, joining defender Miles Robinson, who went second overall to Atlanta FC and Liam Callahan, who was taken with the second pick of the second round (No. 24 overall) by the Colorado Rapids. Four Syracuse players taken in one draft is a program record.

stabbing Chauncey Scissum and Corey Winfield at a South Campus party in April 2016.

Winfield left the program in November.

Howard was indicted in May on firstdegree assault charges, as well as charges of second-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. The firstdegree assault charge alleges that Howard intended to cause “serious physical

injury” and is punishable of up to 25 years in prison. Howard is in custody, and bail will not be set.

The West Genesee High School graduate was initially charged with two counts of second-degree assault.

Howard is due back in court for another hearing on Jan. 24.

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TYUS BATTLE has made seven straight starts for the Orange and has become more aggressive since recovering from a foot injury. ally moreo photo editor from page 16

workout steady on-court performance, they help him negate any distractions, which hindered him earlier in the season. A minor left foot injury didn’t force him to miss any games, but he sat out practice for a whole week and has since confessed that being nicked up derailed his ability to showcase his full arsenal. It restricted his desire to make sharp cuts to the rim, something he’s showcased of late, most recently at North Carolina.

Now with seven straight games as a starter under his belt and a stronghold on the shooting guard position, Battle feels back to normal. He’s able to lift early into the morning without worrying what the extra stress on his body might do to his foot. An injury-free Battle has helped lift Syracuse’s offense past its early-season woes.

“Early morning, late night, I think he gets his confidence from spending time in the

gym,” said Gary Battle, Tyus’ father.

Battle tends to advertise his workout sessions on Instagram and Snapchat, recently posting photos of an empty weight room before games at Virginia Tech and UNC. He lifts at obscure hours on occasion before home games in the Carmelo K. Anthony Center, but it’s become a steady routine before away games to do so with Drake lyrics in his ears as the only accompanying sound.

The next game for Syracuse is a visit to No. 15 Notre Dame on Saturday. The Fighting Irish is the only team still undefeated in league play, giving SU another chance to grab a desperately needed resume booster.

You can count on Battle finding a gym in South Bend, Indiana, wherever Syracuse stays on Friday night. The Orange will count on its standout freshman once again to help lift it to a signature win. mcschnei@syr.edu | @matt_schneidman — Senior Staff Writer Paul Schwedelson contributed reporting to this article.

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Orange aims for first-round bye in CHA tournament

By Andrew Graham asst. copy editor

As the new year starts to settle in, Syracuse has one goal for the home stretch of conference play: Secure a first-round bye in the College Hockey America tournament.

Despite starting the season 0-4-2 in nonconference play, the Orange appears to be turning its season around after one of the worst starts in program history.

With a recent weekend sweep of CHA foe Penn State under its belt, Syracuse (7-10-5, 6-2-2 CHA) is positioned to lock up a first-round bye and finish what could have been a disappointing season with a CHA title run. After winning a threeovertime thriller in last year’s semifinal game, only to lose in the title game the next day, the SU upperclassmen hope for another chance to get back.

“We’ve been in five championship games in eight years,” head coach Paul Flanagan said. “Very much so unfinished business.”

SU now places second in the CHA with 14 points, only three points behind No. 7 Robert Morris. Right below Syracuse is Penn State (nine points), but thanks to a strong weekend series, the Orange has pulled away from the Nittany Lions in the conference standings.

With only 10 conference games remaining — and a home weekend series with Robert Morris looming — the Orange could move into position to be the No. 1 overall seed. But in the end, the first-round bye is the most pivotal component.

“If you don’t get that bye, you’ve got to win three games in three days,” Flanagan said. “Just taking one game out of the equation, just physiologically, and even mentally, that’s a huge boost.”

“That one less game really makes a differ-

ence,” junior forward Steph Grossi said.

In early December, a tie against Rochester Institute of Technology, which only has four wins, had Flanagan saying: “It was an awful hockey game. Brutal. Just brutal.” A 7-2 drubbing at the hands of Cornell last week showed the Orange is far from polished.

“The RIT game, I feel like that’s a point we just let get away,” Flanagan said. “That shouldn’t have happened.”

But for upperclassmen, the opportunity to finally break through and win the CHA tournament is here.

Last year, Syracuse was in the same position. After a rough first half of the season — it entered Winter Break with an 8-11-2 overall record — the Orange managed to put together a strong second half, one that saw it rattle off eight straight wins to finish the season before falling to Mercyhurst in the CHA title game.

To get there this year, Syracuse will need to play the way it did against Penn State last weekend. Over the course of two games, the Orange piled up 71 shots to the Nittany Lions’ 32, saw goals from five different players and outscored PSU 7-2, picking up a pair pivotal conference wins.

“We started off pretty well with a first league weekend with Penn State,” senior forward Emily Costales said, “so hopefully going into Lindenwood we have the momentum. Flying down there, getting our business done and keeping it rolling.”

A win streak close to last season’s eight game tear would be paramount for seeding and momentum come tournament time.

If Syracuse can replicate last year’s hot streak, the first round bye is all but certain.

And for right now, it is SU’s to lose.

“There’s that fire in there,” Grossi said. “We need to win this year. It’s not OK if we don’t.” aegraham@syr.edu | @A_E_Graham

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New Homes

Race to the top

Two Syracuse men’s soccer players were drafted in the third round of the MLS SuperDraft.

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Catch and Shoot

SU‘s ice hockey team is heating up and hoping to get a first-round bye in the CHA tournament.

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S PORTS

Andrew White has managed to provide consistent scoring for the Orange as an off-ball shooter.

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BATTLE PREP

Tyus Battle’s midnight workouts, improved scoring highlight growth as player

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2 1. TYUS BATTLE has scored 13 or more points in his last four games, in part by driving to the basket more.

2. BATTLE also recorded a career-high 21 points against Boston College last Saturday in a revenge game for the Orange.

By Paul Schwedelson senior staff writer

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wice within a one-minute span on Monday night, Tyus Battle flashed the offensive weapon that’s new to this season but old to him.

First, he curled around a ball screen on the left wing, dribbled to the middle and unfurled a 2-foot floater as he reached the interior of North Carolina’s defense.

Two possessions later, Battle ran down the right alley with two defenders in his way. He ripped the ball right to left to avoid the first defender, brought it back as the second defender whiffed and then laid in a righty layup. Syracuse narrowed UNC’s lead to three points, the closest it would be the rest of the game.

“I think (driving to the basket) can be really good for me,” Battle said. “I’ve been knocking down 3s so guys are going

to have to start closing out and that just makes drives easier for me. I think I just have to be aggressive.”

The two-play sequence symbolized Battle’s offensive progression this season, playing the lead role in the Orange’s best sequence against its best opponent.

After beginning the season hot from behind the arc, Battle has expanded his game to attack more off the dribble. It’s something he thrived at in high school and is starting to succeed at in his freshman season with Syracuse (11-8, 3-3 Atlantic Coast). The 6-foot-6 guard has evolved this season from X-factor off the bench to key offensive contributor and is amid his best stretch of the year having scored 13 or more points in each of the past four games.

Battle is shooting 43.4 percent from 3, ranking 155th in the country. As defenses see scoring page 14

By Matt Schneidman senior staff writer

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HAPEL HILL, N.C. — While most Syracuse players are asleep in the team hotel before a road game, Tyus Battle finds the building’s workout facility.

He’s often by himself, opting for solidarity into the early morning on game day.

Lifting weights is Battle’s preferred alternative to sleep, something he admittedly doesn’t do much of.

“I gotta keep myself active a little bit so I always like to workout pretty late. I like to stay up pretty late,” Battle said.

“The guys are usually sleeping or something, doing whatever they’re doing. I usually just like to go by myself just to clear my mind.”

After Syracuse’s first game away from the Carrier Dome, a loss to South Carolina on Nov. 26 in which Battle played only 13

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minutes and recorded his only scoreless game of the season, SU head coach Jim Boeheim said the freshman seemed lost on the Barclays Center court. Since then, Battle has remained consistent for the Orange at shooting guard.

He’s raised his scoring average to 9.9 from 5.8 points per game since the loss to the Gamecocks, aided by performances of 13 or more in the last four games and a career-high 21 against Boston College on Saturday. And despite Syracuse’s (11-8, 3-3 Atlantic Coast) 85-68 loss to North Carolina on Monday, Battle continues to show why he’s one of SU’s most reliable options night in and night out.

“He’s got a huge upside with what he can do,” Boeheim said, “but he’s been very steady, very solid.”

Even if Battle’s late-night workouts don’t have a clear-cut correlation with see workout page 14

football

Former SU player Naesean Howard receives 5-year plea offer

By Matthew Gutierrez asst. sports editor

Syracuse City Court Judge Robert L. Bauer on Tuesday said he will honor a five-year plea deal set by former Judge Anthony Aloi, giving former Syracuse football player Naesean Howard and his attorney Ralph Cognetti one week to accept the offer or proceed with trial.

The offer is a five-year sentence and a five-year post-release super-

vision. Cognetti will speak with Howard, 21, and his family regarding a potential disposition that, if accepted, would end the case before the scheduled trial on Feb. 21.

“If we go to trial and the jury doesn’t agree with my proposition, then my client faces the possibility of getting a lot more time than five years,” Cognetti said, referring to the maximum sentence of 25 years. “I’ve got to make a decision.”

At Howard’s last pre-trial hear-

My client faces the possibility of a lot more than five years. I’ve got to make a decision.

Ralph Cognetti naesean howard’s attorney

ing on Dec. 16, Cognetti said Howard would undergo a series of medical tests to discover if he had suffered from a chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the degenerative brain disease linked to repeated hits to the head. If there’s a link found between Howard’s concussion history, then the intent element of his alleged crime could be negated. In that case, “then we’ve got a tool to use either at trial or in negotiations that will perhaps get a lesser charge,” Cognetti

said in December.

Howard has been medically evaluated, and the results of the tests will be sent to a doctor at the University of Pennsylvania for review. Cognetti said last month that he doesn’t know many concussions Howard may have suffered, but that, “it’s a hell of a lot more than one.”

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