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The Syracuse Police Department is renewing its ShotSpotter technology, which allows officers to detect gunshots in the space of a 1.2 mile radius across the city.

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Liberal columnist Nick Turner commends Democratic candidate Dana Balter for using her platform to foster political discourse with students.

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Each year, the New York State Fairgrounds hosts “Fright Nights at the Fair,” a month-long Halloween event that features five haunted houses and live actors.

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Jamal Custis has starred for Syracuse football at wideout, but in high school the redshirt senior started on a basketball team featuring four D-I players.

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Ryan McMahon steps up

on campus

Balter speaks to College Democrats

By Catherine Leffert asst. news editor

Congressional candidate Dana Balter spoke about issues from environmental protections to the need for campaign finance reform at Syracuse University on Tuesday night, at a Q&A hosted by the Syracuse College Democrats.

BALTER Balter answered questions from students and community members about term limits and President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, and emphasized a need for disagreeing respectfully.

The former SU professor is running against incumbent Rep. John Katko (R-Camillus) for the 24th Congressional District of New York.

RYAN MCMAHON started his career on the Syracuse Common Council and will now oversee a $1.3 billion budget and more than 3,000 government employees as Onondaga County Executive. josh shub-seltzer staff photographer

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hen he was just 23 In 2005, he ran for and won the years old, Ryan same seat he’d lost two years earMcMahon ran lier, beginning his career in politics. to represent the McMahon moved to the Onondaga southwest side of County Legislature in 2012 and spent Syracuse on the city council. He lost. time serving as chairman — a position He was devastated, he said. that several previous county execuNow, 15 years later, he’s about to tives have held. oversee a $1.3 billion budget and more As county executive, two of the than 3,000 government employees as

By Daniel Strauss biggest problems McMahon plans to the Onondaga County executive. asst. copy editor address are poverty and decaying infraMcMahon said he believes his age structure. Much of the poverty in Syra— he’s 38 — and the community ties cuse is generational, meaning a family he’s built will play to his advantage as county executive. With his has been impoverished for at least two generations, McMahon said. The ability to build relationships, McMahon plans to seek out partner- number one way to stop this type of poverty is education, he said. ships across the city, including some at Syracuse University, in his McMahon also said another potential way to tackle issues surefforts to tackle area poverty and infrastructure issues. rounding poverty could involve a partnership with SU to create Joanie Mahoney, the outgoing county executive, announced in workforce development programs. One initiative that’s under conlate September she would be leaving the position to join SUNY- sideration is a countywide high school that focuses on technology, ESF as its chief operating officer. The last time Mahoney ran for which could also present an opportunity to partner with SU, he said. county executive, she spoke with McMahon, but he said he wasn’t The city of Syracuse is also struggling to grow its economy and ready to run at the time. population, and McMahon said he would like to find ways to attract “I believe a lot about timing in politics. It was different this more people here to raise families — he’s especially looking to time,” he added. attract military veterans.

When the opportunity arose in 2003 for McMahon to run for city “I can’t think of better residents to bring into the community than council, the Republican launched his campaign and began to attend our veterans,” he said. neighborhood meetings and public events. After losing to Democrat McMahon wants to address the sewage system too, he said. He’ll Pat Waelder in a close race, he had a choice to make, he said: either first look at shared service and consolidation opportunities. The county quit now, or keep going to the neighborhood meetings he attended owns the waste water plants and permits, but not a lot of the infrastrucduring his campaign. ture that brings in the water, which is where the problem is, he said.

McMahon chose the latter. Meeting attendees were happy to see He also plans to negotiate to extend Onondaga County’s sales tax him return, he said. He never stopped going to those meetings, and sharing agreement with the city of Syracuse. residents eventually began to go to him for help.

Part of McMahon’s style is working closely with people in the “It got to the point where people would call me with issues and community. He said he tries to take around half of his meetings out I’d call department heads to help. I was almost doing the (city in the public. council) job a little bit,” he said. see mcmahon page 4

Former Onondaga legislator to serve as county executive

I want to serve in Congress because I want to make sure that ... very simple, very important ideas are at the heart of every law and every policy that we make in this country.

Dana Balter

democratic candidate, 24th congressional district

The candidate grew up with a younger brother who had cognitive disabilities and said she spent much of her childhood standing up to bullies and teaching her brother how to do simple tasks. This helped cement her reasons for wanting to run for Congress, Balter said.

“It is the responsibility of each one of us to make sure that each person in society has dignity and access,” Balter said. “And I want to serve in Congress because I want to make sure that those very simple, but very important ideas are at the heart of every law and every policy that we make in this country.”

Though she decided she wanted to run, she didn’t know how to start her campaign, she said.

“I called the Democratic Party and said ‘I think I want to run for Congress. What do I do?’” she said.

The party told her to look at all the contacts in her phone and see see balter page 4

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regional news Here is a roundup of the biggest news happening in New York state right now.

POLICE BRUTALITY

After a two-week trial and about two days of deliberations, a jury of six people sided with a 57-yearold man who asserted that two Syracuse city police officers used excessive force when arresting him four years ago. The man, who had never been arrested or charged with a crime before the 2014 incident, will receive more than $1.5 million. source: syracuse.com

ARMED ROBBERY

A Syracuse man, 21, robbed a 31-year-old person at gunpoint early Tuesday morning in downtown Syracuse. The robber reportedly forced the victim into an alley, then stole $50 from his pocket. An officer found a BB gun in a dumpster near where the robber was located. source: cnycentral

BRIDGE CLOSURE

Music to the ears SYLVIE LACROIX, a flute soloist and chamber musician, performed in Setnor Auditorium on Tuesday night. Lacroix lives in Vienna, Austria, and often works with composers and musicians. Lacroix is a member of multiple ensembles, including a Viennese soloist ensemble and chamber ensemble. She also founded a music education project called “Musicpalette.� hieu nguyen staff photographer

A bridge near downtown Syracuse shut down for repairs Tuesday and isn’t expected to reopen for several weeks. The Gifford Street bridge over Onondaga Creek, which is between South Clinton and Granger streets, is closed to all vehicular traffic for bridge repair work. source: syracuse.com

DOUBLE HOMICIDE

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ShotSpotter helps police detect gunshots

By Dakota Palmer staff writer

A gunshot detection technology called ShotSpotter has helped the Syracuse Police Department monitor violence across the city since it was implemented last year.

Syracuse’s Common Council voted earlier this month to provide SPD with the funds to renew the software for another year. The department has detected 434 gunshots since the program’s rollout in October 2017, compared to 239 reports the year before, said Police Chief Frank Fowler at an Oct. 9 council meeting.

SPD spokesperson Sgt. Richard Helterline said the city hasn’t seen a decrease in crime, but the department has made arrests by using

ShotSpotter in its investigations.

The software uses sensors placed throughout the city to detect gunshots, according to the company’s website. When one sensor detects a gunshot-like pulse, it uses algorithms to determine whether the sound was actually a gunshot. If three sensors pick up the sound, the information is sent to a database in California that can detect within three to five seconds whether or not the pulse was a gunshot.

Helterline said SPD doesn’t disclose the exact locations of the sensors, but they are located in areas of Syracuse that have had previously high rates of shots fired. The software covers about 1.2 square miles in the city, he said.

In the United States, 90 cities use the software including Chicago;

Cincinnati; Denver; New York City; and Oakland, California, according to ShotSpotter’s website.

Fowler said at the Oct. 9 meeting that, in some cases, people hear gunshots and think other people will call the police to report them, which can lead to no one calling in the shots to 911.

Councilor at-large Steve Thompson said the software eliminates false calls, such as firecrackers or fireworks. He also said it can sometimes specify the caliber of a weapon and the location. “Instead of officers having to go to an area and looking around a perimeter, they can go right to that location,� said Thompson, who previously served as police chief.

When the database confirms the sound was a gunshot, the

ShotSpotter applications send push notifications to the police department, which can then dispatch officers. This process takes less than 60 seconds, according to the ShotSpotter website.

SPD First Deputy Chief Joe Cecile said at an Oct. 3 council meeting that many Syracuse police officers have the ShotSpotter application on their phones and laptops, so they can often see the location of the shots fired before emergency officials dispatch them to the location.

There was a 21 percent decrease in shooting victims in Cincinnati from August 2017 to July 2018, according to a September press release from the city. There has also been a 40 percent decrease in homicides in the targeted area and adjacent neighborhoods, see shotspotter page 4

2 towns install electric car charging stations asst. digital editor

DeWitt and Clay have installed six charging stations for electric vehicles outside of their respective town halls this month as part of an initiative that aims to make EV ownership more feasible for New York state residents.

Three EV charging stations were installed outside the DeWitt Town Hall on Oct. 1, with the help of funding from local initiatives and state programs. Three other EV charging stations were installed on Oct. 17 outside the Clay Town Hall, off State Route 31.

source: cnycentral

FARMING ACCIDENT

An 11-year-old boy was taken to Upstate Medical University on Tuesday after his arm got stuck in a piece of farming machinery.

A piece of the boy’s clothing appeared to get stuck in the machine, which pulled him into the machine and trapped him. He is currently undergoing medical treatment, and the accident remains under investigation. source: localsyr.com

EXTREME WEATHER

county

By Mary Catalfamo

Authorities have released the identities of the 28- and 24-yearolds who were shot to death in a driveway in Sodus on Monday afternoon. The Sodus Central School District was closed Tuesday while a search was conducted for the suspected gunman. The Sheriff’s Office does believe this was targeted, and not a random act, and does not think the general public is at risk.

Both towns received grant funding from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, with the help of Clean Communities of Central New York, to install the stations.

The town of DeWitt participated in a state-level program called the Clean Energy Communities Program, said Samuel Gordon, director of DeWitt’s planning and zoning department. DeWitt committed to a clean energy demonstration project as part of the program, he said.

The program, an initiative through the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, awards grants to local

governments that complete four out of 10 possible “high impact actions� to implement clean energy projects. The towns of DeWitt and Clay completed those high impact actions, then successfully applied for NYSERDA funding.

Some of the policies DeWitt adopted to become eligible for the grant included “energy benchmarking� the town hall by reporting measurements of the building’s energy efficiency, as well as sending code enforcement officials for training on the new state energy code. DeWitt also created a streamlined permit process for installing solar panels and participated in a campaign to

encourage local property owners to consider using the panels.

Part of the $100,000 NYSERDA grant was used in DeWitt to purchase the stations, which can each charge two cars. The three charging stations cost about $6,000 each, Gordon said. The town is also in the process of purchasing two allelectric Chevrolet Bolts, he said, and one of the charging stations will be reserved for the town-owned EVs. Three more charging stations will be installed in DeWitt’s Carrier Park, a recreation facility on Thompson Road that sits on more than 22 acres of land.

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A weekend nor’easter may impact central New York this weekend, mostly in the form of rain on Saturday. Snow is possible in higher altitudes but is not expected everywhere.

Temperatures are expected to remain above freezing. source: localsyr.com

SEX OFFENDER

A registered Level 3 sex offender pleaded guilty to assault on Tuesday three months after he critically injured a man in a stabbing. The 40-year-old man had faced a first-degree assault charge with a possible 25-year prison sentence, but he agreed to plead guilty in exchange for a second-degree assault conviction and a five-year prison sentence. source: syracuse.com

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balter if she could get $1 million from those people, she said. The answer was no. Balter said she had to work hard to call people and tell them why she would be a good candidate.

According to documents from the Federal Election Commission, Balter raised more than $1.5 million in the third quarter 2018, which primarily came from individual donors — 70 percent of whom gave less than $200 each.

“We need to get big money out of politics,” she said, while talking about how she thinks from page 1

mcmahon “We’re in the people business in county government. We need to take a lead role in that and be accountable for that,” he added.

Thomas Buckel, a Democratic representative from the county’s 7th district, said he would like to see McMahon reevaluate the county’s economic development program. He also said if the city can find an effective way to alleviate poverty in Onondaga County, the program could be used as a model to help other struggling regions.

David Knapp, a Republican legislator representing the 12th district, joined the legislature at the same time as McMahon and became the chair of the Ways and Means Committee. Knapp will serve as the new chairman after McMahon’s departure.

Knapp said he worked closely with McMahon and felt he’s collaborative with his Democratic counterparts.

McMahon said he learned early in his career that the key to getting things done was from page 3

shotspotter according to the release.

The Denver Police Department began using the technology in early 2015. Between then and November 2017, the department has

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campaign finance laws need reform.

She said candidates who don’t have money aren’t taken seriously.

Balter repeatedly said that as a congressperson, the first role in the job would be to pass legislation. Junior Cheyenne Wood, a fellow on Balter’s campaign, asked Balter how she plans on checking the newly conservativeleaning Supreme Court.

“When I think about the amount of power the Supreme Court has to shape our policy, I’m very concerned. There’s a lot at stake,” Balter said. “I think that what we need to do in Congress is be aggressive about making law to work across the aisle. Buckel said McMahon only recently began to work with the Democrats because he started to encounter resistance within his own party.

“I am sure Ryan thinks he was working across the aisle,” said Peggy Chase, a Democratic county legislator, in an email. “However, he really didn’t need to do that.”

Chase referenced the Republicans having a supermajority in county legislature. Currently, there are 12 Republican legislators to five Democratic legislators.

After speaking with McMahon, Chase said she feels confident about his focus on poverty and thinks he has enough legislative experience to understand how governmental processes work.

McMahon will be up for re-election November 2019, and he said he already plans on running again.

“The best way for to win this campaign is to do a good job,” he said. “If I do a good job, I’ll get a four-year term. If I don’t do a good job, I won’t.” dstrauss@syr.edu

made 96 arrests and recovered 78 guns with the assistance of the software, according to the department’s website.

Rochester saw a 40 percent decrease in gunshot incidents since implementing the technology, according to the ShotSpotter website.

A one-year subscription for the software

that codifies people’s rights.”

When asked about the environment, she said that it’s not a question of whether climate change is real, it’s a question of how to combat it.

Prompted on schools and how to support them, the candidate responded that she thinks education is one of the most important responsibilities of government.

The College Democrats, who endorsed Balter in April, organized the event so that students could learn about politics in the district they live in for about nine months per year, said sophomore Emma Peca, communifrom page 3

stations A similar story unfolded about 16 miles away in the town of Clay, which hosted a ribbon cutting on Oct. 17 to premiere its three new charging stations. The stations in Clay were also funded through NYSERDA by the Cleaner, Greener Communities Program, said Barry Carr, coordinator for Clean Communities of Central New York, at the ribbon cutting.

The state is looking to install EV charging stations adjacent to the Interstate 90 corridor from Buffalo to Albany, Carr said at the ceremony. The stations will also be installed along I-90 from Albany to New York City “so you can easily drive your electric vehicle or your plug-in hybrid vehicle from one end of the state to the other,” he said.

Chris Carrick of the Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board said that Clay’s installation of the charging stations helped the town secure another grant through NYSERDA’s Clean Energy Communities Program. This $150,000 grant costs $227,500. Cecile said the department would eventually like to cover the majority of the city with the software.

Thompson said he does not think it is necessary to cover the whole city with ShotSpotter technology, but instead would like sensors to be placed in the areas where the shots are

cations director for the organization.

She also said they reached out to College Republicans and asked them to invite Katko to the event so both candidates would be given a chance to speak on campus.

“We come here to this forum to discuss issues that students, faculty and the community find important,” said Andres Victoria, president of College Democrats. “We are living in a very polarized and heated political climate. Despite this, we find it crucial to further our civil discourse.” ccleffer@syr.edu @ccleffert

will be used to convert street lighting to LED. Carrick said the organization is pleased to be able to provide support to a forwardthinking municipality like Clay.

“The town has been incredibly active and really is a great model, I think, to the rest of the county and region on how to pursue sustainability,” Carrick said. “Actions like this from the town which demonstrate to the broader community that this technology is here, it works, it’s available today (are) really just so important.”

Clean Communities of Central New York, based in Syracuse University’s Center of Excellence on Washington Street, estimates that annual carbon dioxide emissions in the greater Syracuse area are reduced by 5,483 tons due to energy-efficient vehicle modifications.

Town Supervisor Damian Ulatowski said at the ribbon cutting that Clay is also looking to purchase its own EV for town employees to use. He said the charging stations unveiled that morning were the latest development in the town’s pursuit of sustainable energy. mdcatalf@syr.edu | @mrycatalfamo

being fired.

“There aren’t shots fired in a lot of the areas of the city, so let’s concentrate on where this is going on,” Thompson said. “Let’s eliminate the fact of the weapons coming into the city illegally and get them off the street.” dapalmer@syr.edu

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Dana Balter cares about SU alumnus sees flaws in Katko ad representing constituents I

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ampaign finance reform.

That’s what 24th Congressional District Democratic nominee Dana Balter said was the most important issue facing Congress during a forum Tuesday night in Syracuse University’s Grant Auditorium.

Her focus on campaign finance reform indicates that Balter is a candidate who wants to focus on the people, rather than corporations or wealthy donors. It’s commendable that Balter encouraged political discussion with students and, throughout the forum, proved herself to be passionate about fair representation in the congressional district.

Plenty of questions were asked throughout the evening, and many answers were drawn back to a central idea: Congress needs more leaders who will represent the people who elected them. Anyone who attended the Balter forum can clearly see that she’s someone who would do just that.

Balter’s two weeks away from an election that could flip a congressional seat. But, if you went to the forum without any prior knowledge about Balter or her campaign, that would be hard to tell. She’s running against incumbent Rep. John Katko (R-Camillus). And she rarely mentioned or even referenced her opponent during the forum at SU. Balter, though, drew a stark contrast between herself and Katko, regardless.

NICK TURNER

ALL POLITICS ARE BEAUTIFUL She also presented herself as a deeply thoughtful and analytical person. She made it clear that she’s not a follower, and would be more than willing to approach legislation with an open mind.

More important than the answers she gave Tuesday night was the fact that Balter was willing to hold a forum on SU’s campus, at all. She’s facing off against an opponent who has become infamous for not being accessible to his constituents. It may be overlooked in the grand scheme of things, but Balter took time out of her schedule only two weeks before the election to create a conversation on campus.

That deserves credit.

The forum was important for both Balter’s campaign and students at the university. While students were given the chance to discuss issues with a potential representative, Balter indicated that, even beyond this public setting, she would use her platform to fairly represent the people of central New York. Constituents deserve to have someone as passionate and thoughtful as Balter.

am a 1971 Syracuse University graduate.

Our 240 year experiment in democracy is dependent on our leaders being truthful. For citizens to make wise decisions in a election year we need facts; not distortions and lies presented as truths.

The TV attack advertisement

by Representative John Katko is long on distortion and short on truth.

The first distortion is that the ad approved by Rep. Katko states that Candidate Dana Balter failed to pay business taxes of $2,176.30 in Florida.

But, candidate Balter owed the

state $47.29 which she paid when she received the bill in March 2013 in Syracuse.

The second distortion is that the TV ad then states Candidate Balter lived in this “swanky� home in 2013 when she wasn’t paying her business taxes. The ad shows a photo of a pool ringed by palm trees with a large building behind it with floor to ceiling windows.

That building was not Candidate Balter’s home. It was the clubhouse to a pool at the condominium. Balter lived at her brother’s house in the complex from 2010 to 2012. By 2013 Candidate Balter lived in a house

in Syracuse she paid $95,000, according to Onondaga County Property records.

When asked by a Syracuse reporter in a Facebook Live interview on Oct. 17 why he didn’t pull the ad, three days after a fact check article appeared in the Sunday Post-Standard stating the ad had a number of misleading “facts,� Rep. Katko said, “Because it’s accurate.�

Rep. Katko should pull the ad immediately. Citizens of the 24th Congressional District deserve better.

Peter Wirth Fayetteville, New York SU Graduate

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Nick Turner is a senior political science and policy studies major. His column appears weekly. He can be reached at nturner@syr.edu.

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Resident says political signs frequently stolen

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am so fed up with hooliganism. I have had 14 political signs stolen from my yard in the last two months.

Four for Shadia Tadros, two for Dana Balter, two for Rachel May, five against Katko and one for my school’s Open House. I paid for most of the signs.

Then two weeks ago when I took my granddaughter to the park in the rain I noticed that someone had broken off the top of one of the new trees planted between the curb and the sidewalk. For three years I have mulched, watered and taken care of that tree. The

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here’s nothing more frightening than an empty pot of coffee. But this Halloween, Recess Coffee fans will get their caffeine fix with a Halloween twist.

Recess Coffee will host a cupping class Thursday at 6 p.m. at its Westcott location. Registration costs $45 per person and includes a light meal, access to the class and one pound of coffee to bring home. Featuring plenty of Halloween-themed music and recommended costume attire, the event is open to the public and aims to teach visitors about “the intricacies of coffee varieties and roasts,” per its Facebook page.

Coffee cupping is a tasting technique used by coffee producers and buyers to test the quality of a batch of coffee. Different brews are noted for a variety of characteristics, including cleanness, sweetness, acidity and aftertaste.

Not only is cupping a way for coffee connoisseurs to test the freshness of a batch, but it also allows taste testers to note minor differences in coffee flavors and aromas based on different geographic origins. At Recess, cupping classes focus primarily on brewing

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the coffee and grading it on the basis of flavor quality.

Tere Martini, the headquarters manager at Recess, likened coffee cupping to wine and beer tastings. Martini said that the roastery’s cupping classes provide an opportunity for community members to bond over their shared love for coffee, and to learn something new.

“It’s a really intricate and very detail-oriented process,” she said. “It’s like a wine tasting, where you really get to know the intricacies of the coffee, where the origin came from.”

Unlike wine tastings, Martini said the lack of alcohol involved in coffee cupping classes make them more accessible to a more diverse audience. For many, the extent of their caffeine knowledge starts and stops at light or dark roast, drip coffee or espressobased drinks. By hosting roasting classes, it places the consumer in the roaster’s shoes — shifting the perspective and increasing the appreciation for the craft.

“It kind of makes coffee a little more accessible, gives people a broader knowledge base of what they’re looking for,” she added.

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he New York State Fairgrounds boasts a spooky display for the Halloween season. Its haunted house attraction, appropriately named “Fright Nights at the Fair,” consists of five themed haunted houses. The Fright Nights changes the themes of its haunted houses each year in order to maximize scares — it’s now in its 14th year.

The houses this year are Revenge of “IT,” The Myers House, Jurassic Dark, Dead Pirates and The Haunted Mansion. Each attraction is carefully decorated with dark and creepy props, as well as equally creepy actors who jump out at every turn.

Walking into the Cattle Barn, the large, open space is dimly lit with daunting background music. The haunted houses are along the far side of the barn and characters from each of the houses roam around the middle space.

It’s no surprise if Michael Myers creeps up or if a clown holding a chainsaw appears.

In the center of the space, a cloaked man holding a large scythe stands in front of a hearse, with a coffin to his left and a bright light shining directly above him.

His spectacle is a photo-op exclusively for Instagram opportunities, staff member Tony Harris said.

“I came here first as a patron, and they asked me if I wanted to work here because of my size,” Harris said — he’s more than 6-foot-tall.

Although Harris said Fright Nights doesn’t quite compare to the grandeur of the Universal Studios Halloween extravaganza in Florida, he said they do “really, really care about getting the scare here (in Syracuse).”

One thrill-seeker, Grover Austin, recently accompanied his niece and her two friends to the event, where they opted for the full, five-house tour. They all agreed it had been a scary night, after completing only two out of see fright

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Frankenreads to celebrate 200 years of ‘Frankenstein’

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This Halloween, Syracuse University community members can celebrate the 200th birthday of “Frankenstein” on campus.

The culturally epochal monster, first introduced by the English author and playwright Mary Shelley in 1818, is coming to SU on Oct. 31 in a special event known as “Frankenreads.” The event, which runs from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., will be hosted at the edge of the Einhorn Family Walk, near Schine Student Center. In the case of bad weather, the reading will be moved inside the student center, said Mike Goode, an associate English professor and the event’s coordinator.

As part of a global effort consisting of 450 universities, museums and libraries, SU will participate in a public reading of the novel, “Frankenstein.” Goode, who has taught “Frankenstein,” initiated the event on campus. He said he doesn’t know what to expect with the reading, but he hopes it attracts passersby to hear one passage, at the very least.

“In terms of cultural impact, Frankenstein is one of the more significant texts of its era,” Goode said.

It was no mean feat, but Goode managed to fill 61 slots for volunteers to read passages for 10 minutes each. Readers include undergraduate and graduate students, professors, staff and even dean and associate deans from the College of Arts and Sciences, Goode said.

Julia Leyden, a senior English and textual studies and magazine journalism dual major and the editor-in-chief of Perception magazine, is helping to coordinate the volunteer

readings. Leyden first connected with Goode when she heard about “Frankenreads” and has since started to promote the event via emails, posters and a Google sign-up sheet.

“Everyone is really excited about ‘Frankenreads’ and we hope a good crowd gathers for it,” Leyden said. “Some may think it’s goofy, but mostly it’s a positive response.”

Professor Erin Mackie, chair of the English department at SU, is another volunteer who has taught the novel in class.

“I am happy to be a reader for ‘Frankenreads’ and to be a part of this outreach program by the English department,” Mackie said. “It just shows extended support by the university for the humanities, which is essential.”

Mackie said the administrative staff of the department will also be volunteering and she is most excited to see Dean Karin Ruhlandt and Associate Dean Gerry Greenberg participate as readers. Hosting the event is a celebration in and of itself, Mackie said.

“Frankenreads” is among a number of events organized as part of the 200th year anniversary celebrations by the National Endowment for the Humanities, which include film screenings and public readings, per the NEH’s event page.

Frankenstein continues to stand as a significant piece of literature from the early 19th century British romantic genre, Goode said. As part of his efforts as event coordinator, the “Frankenreads” public reading will begin and end with Goode’s narration.

“By 7 p.m., the event will most likely be ‘Frankenreads’ by flashlight,” Goode added — the perfect setting for Halloween night. lymichae@syr.edu

fright night the five attractions.

Austin said he wasn’t able to go last year because he was working, but this year he made a point to schedule time to go — and the event definitely lived up to the hype.

The three girls dissolved into shrieks of delight when asked which of the houses had been their favorite so far.

They pointed toward the Haunted Mansion, which they ranked the highest on their spook scale because of some “very spooky props.”

Renée Czerwiak, who supervises the line at the Dead Pirates house, also works behind the scenes. She is in charge of all set design, makeup and costumes for the entire Fright Nights production.

She used to do it for free, but when her husband, John Oliver — or Captain Jack Sparrow, as he introduced himself — got on board, they became full-fledged employees of the Fright Nights production team. Czerwiak said she loves Fright Nights because from page 7

recess like backdrops. For coffee baristas, each pot of coffee is a reflection of the communities and experiences that have seen it from a bean growing in Central American soil to the grounds filtered through your morning espresso.

For Graham Reynolds, Recess’ head roaster, the classes — offered on a monthly basis — are an opportunity for caffeine aficionados and newcomers alike to share in the preparation and get down to the ground level of the process.

“You can show up to it with the expectation of sampling it, like you were wine tasting, or you could bring with you the idea that you’re going to learn something about the coffee itself,” he said.

For Reynolds, one of his favorite parts of teaching the classes is seeing members of

she’s “a weirdo,” and this is a place where she can be her full-on, weird self.

The Fright Nights production team is supported in part by The Icon Companies. The company’s president, Grazi Zazzara, described the whole Fright Nights scene as “over the top.”

He said the best attraction this year is Jurassic Dark, with its full-sized dinosaurs imported from China. Zazzara and his team are trying to create a “different kind of haunt” for their patrons. Dead Pirates has 3D elements that patrons can see with 3D glasses given to them at the beginning of the attraction. The Revenge of “IT” house includes a series of vortex tunnels within the structure.

Along with the many frights, there are also opportunities to grab a hot cup of coffee or cider and a donut. There are picnic tables to sit at while you enjoy a snack — as long as you don’t mind the shrieks of horror in the background.

Fright Nights at the Fair is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. Admission is $25 to visit all five of the fair’s haunted houses, or $10 for one. ljherne@syr.edu

the community interact with one another, regardless of their roasting expertise. He said he enjoys pairing inexperienced roasters with coffee devotees to help create a more collaborative classroom environment.

“We’ve had people who come in here who are asking advanced knowledge questions more in-tune with my knowledge,” Reynolds said. “At the same time, folks coming in here saying they like the smell of it, but hate the flavor,” he added, laughing.

And, while Reynolds said he would love to have more people match his level of costume-wearing enthusiasm, he is most excited to share in his passion for the craft with new audiences.

“It’s like the polar opposite ends of the coffee drinkers,” he said. “I’ll have those types of people both sitting at the same table, and it can create a dynamic learning environment.” katho101@syr.edu

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By Danny Emerman staff writer

The Orange (2-4-0, 2-2-0) had the lead for two minutes against No. 7 Cornell (1-0-0) on Tuesday night.

A minute and a half into the game, redshirt senior Brooke Avery set the tone by stealing a lackadaisical Cornell turnover in the neutral from page 12

custis Syracuse reached its highest win total in six seasons, still with five games remaining.

Before his junior year of high school, though, Custis never planned on playing football in college.

Basketball was his passion.

It had always been.

Custis started playing organized basketball in the fifth grade, but he played in his neighborhood in south CUSTIS Philadelphia as long as he can remember. When he first began playing basketball, his mother Jeanette put up a mini hoop in their dining room so Custis and his friends could play in the house.

“Kids were jumping all over the furniture,” Jeanette said. “It was fun for them (and) it was fun for me.”

As Custis aged, he shaped into what his from page 12

hackler In the state final against Holy Trinity, Hackler came to the sideline during a timeout as the Lakers faced a third down with four yards to go. He sensed an opportunity.

“Coach, if I run this play, I can already see that I’ve got it,” Sindoni recalled Hackler saying, describing a play the Lakers had never run.

“What are you talking about?”

Sindoni replied.

“Coach, I’ve got it.”

Hackler noticed that when Skaneateles ran a play-action rollout to pass, no one ever accounted for him. So on that third down, he kept the ball on a sweep and picked up the first down.

The Lakers won the game by three points.

Sindoni said he has sometimes received calls from his quarterback at 10 p.m., after Hackler saw a play in a college or pro game he likes.

“He saw something in the game that I didn’t see,” Sindoni said. “And he did it on the biggest stage in the biggest game.”

This past summer, Hackler wasn’t around a lot, Sindoni said. He was traveling to “elite” lacrosse camps and tournaments.

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valelly five sets and leading the team in digs with 16.

With even better efficiency than last season, Valelly provides valuable depth that can aid Syracuse (12-6, 8-2 Atlantic Coast) down the stretch.

“She saved a lot of points for us,” SU assistant coach Derryk Williams said of the Florida State game. “So I think defensively she did a great job. Having a second VALELLY setter on the court is always great in case we’re out of system, and she can really take care of the ball.” from page 12

clemson allowed this season. The PK was awarded after Clemson peppered Syracuse’s backline with two consecutive corner kicks.

After a foul call, Dieterich scored the Tigers’ first goal in two games.

Syracuse didn’t register a shot in the ensuing 15 minutes, racking up four fouls. Less than five minutes after inserting defensive midfielder Djimon Johnson in the game for John-Austin Ricks, Clemson doubled its score.

zone and wristing a shot slightly below the crossbar. Avery’s second goal of the season gave SU an early 1-0 lead.

Cornell responded two minutes later by beating SU goalie Ady Cohen. Cohen denied forward Grace Graham’s first and second attempts, but she couldn’t corral the rebound and Sam Burke finished it off to tie the game.

Cornell then took the lead when captain Kris-

tin O’Neill lifted a one-timer from five feet in front of the net past Cohen.

In the second period, both teams went scoreless. Cohen, the junior goalie from Boynton Beach, Florida made several difficult saves. She denied 12 Big Red shots on goal in the period and 29 in the game.

SU trailed 2-1 for about 30 minutes of play.

Cornell and Syracuse maintained their stalemate

through the third period until Cornell’s Pippy Gerace found a loose puck in front of the net and slid it past the goal line. The Big Red scored an empty netter a minute later to seal the game.

Cornell recorded 33 shots on goal to Syracuse’s 24. The Orange resumes play versus Clarkson in a conference matchup on Friday night at Tennity Ice Pavilion.

former coaches called a “freak athlete.” By sixth grade, Custis was the best player on his local AAU team, which consisted of players throughout all middle school grades.

In high school, Arrigale noticed his talent immediately. Custis was added to the varsity basketball roster at Neumann-Goretti, a member of the Philadelphia Catholic League and a consistent top-25 team in the nation, Arrigale said. While Custis was there, Neumann-Goretti dominated.

The Saints won 73-straight league games, six league titles in a row and went 100-2 in league play. Custis’ four years came right in the middle of that stretch, and he was a “major part” of Neumann-Goretti’s success — those are records that may never happen again, Arrigale said.

Ahead of Custis’ senior season, NeumannGoretti played in an event that brought the top basketball schools in the region together.

The Saints played against St. Joseph High School in New Jersey, home to Karl Anthony

Towns and Wade Baldwin IV, both eventual first-round draft picks. Custis was tasked with guarding the future All-NBA Towns.

“It was crazy,” Custis said. “Here’s this 6-foot11 dude. I was just using my football strength.”

Custis more than held his own in the matchup. Neumann-Goretti won by one point.

“Towns did us all a favor and played more on the perimeter,” Arrigale said.

After the game, Temple head coach Fran Dunphy approached Arrigale about Custis, hoping the senior forward would give some consideration to Temple basketball, Arrigale said. That senior season, the Saints won another league title led by Custis, Drexel commit Troy Harper and Miami commit Ja’Quan Newton.

But heading into college, Custis wanted to focus on football instead of basketball. He could make a career in football, he said — basketball would be much more difficult.

Early in his SU career, some members of the basketball team decided to transfer, opening

up a spot for Custis. SU assistants Mike Hopkins and Gerry McNamara reached out to both Custis and Arrigale about potentially walking onto the team. When Custis first took an official visit to SU, he met with both the football and basketball coaching staffs. But when the position was offered this time after his freshman football season, he turned it down.

“After my first camp I felt the wrath of a full year of playing football,” Custis said. “I wasn’t up to it. I wish I would’ve stuck with basketball too. Just the thought of going from football season to basketball season was just too much for me as a young player.”

The basketball coaching staff had left the door open, Custis said, in case he wanted to give it a try. At this point, the focus is on football and trying to make it to the next level. His time playing basketball now comes against his teammates, and one thing is certain, Custis said.

“Every time we play, I’m definitely the best player on the court,” Custis said.

open,” Hackler said. “And it’s very similar in football, especially playing quarterback.”

After a summer filled with lacrosse, Hackler and the Lakers are focused on their “all in” motto again this season. After slight enrollment shifts, Skaneateles is back in Class B after one year in C, against larger schools than they faced last season. There’s a target on their backs, Hackler said.

In their eight wins this season, the closest game finished with a 33-point margin.

If top seeds win out in Class B, Hackler will face Cazenovia in another sectional game, this time the final, two years after the loss that sent Skaneateles on its current path.

That wasn’t on the Lakers’ minds two days before their sectional quarterfinal, though.

Instead, it was the weather. While working on defensive alignments near the block blue “S” at midfield of the Skaneateles High School turf field, the Lakers were bombarded with hail.

Hackler, in his red, no-contact jersey, jumped and hollered with his teammates while their coaches looked on and laughed.

It was only after getting inside and warming up that Hackler reflected on what these next few weeks, the last few weeks of his football career, could mean.

“I’d love to leave a lasting memory,” Hackler

said. “We’ve already made school history, but I’d love to enhance that … I’m gonna do everything I can for this team and everything for

this school and community just to succeed and hopefully win a state championship.”

PAT HACKLER led Skaneatles to a Class C state title last season and looks to lead the Lakers back in Class B this season, with original play calls. courtesy of joe sindoni

With her 16 digs, which tied a career best, Valelly is currently averaging 2.29 digs per set. That’s a full dig more compared to 1.23 her sophomore year and 1.02 her freshman year, when she appeared in 64 sets. That mark is good enough for fourth-highest on the team.

Digs are an area Syracuse can improve in, having entered last weekend ranked No. 281 in the country in digs per set, averaging 13.35.

“It’s definitely different than freshman year,” Valelly said. “You kind of feel it as an upperclassman, especially junior year. You’re not as timid and you kind of know the ways around the place and you know how the system works in the ACC.” This year, Valelly has specialized at the “one” position on the court. In a typical

5-1 rotation, the one is the defensive specialist that complements the libero, and is normally situated in the back right of the court, playing diagonally opposite from the designated setter.

In a 6-2 rotation, though, Valelly gives the Orange a second setter. Syracuse remains steady setting this year. Jalissa Trotter has accounted for 71.7 percent of SU’s assists with 647. Valelly finished with 169 last season, but has only four this year, on account of mostly going in as a defensive specialist.

“Well she can help (Trotter) when she’s on the court like, ‘Hey there’s something open’ or ‘What am I doing?’” senior Santita Ebangwese said.

“She can help her out because she’s a setter, she knows what she’s looking for. And two, if (Trot-

ter) were to take the first ball or (Trotter) is not able to get the second ball, we still have another setter on the court that can still run our offense.”

Valelly evolved her game — even if she doesn’t get the chance to show it on gameday.

“I definitely have seen growth,” Ebangwese said. “Her setting is much better, her decision making is great and her one defense has gotten exponentially better.”

No matter how much she plays, Valelly still has the Florida State game as reminder of how she can help the team going forward, and how she’s helped the team in the past.

“Even though she’s a setter, we know she’s a good defender,” Yelin said. “It’s nothing new for her.”

Robbie Robinson ripped a low shot from outside the box that bested Orange goalie Hendrik Hilpert. SU only mustered four shots in the first half.

The Orange started the second half and quickly shifted momentum. Jonathan Hagman missed a shot wide, and SU earned a corner kick in the 53rd minute. Hugo Delhommelle found defender Len Zeugner inside the six-yard box and halved the deficit.

SU generated the next three shots, but never found twine. After junior transfer Severin Soerlie blasted a shot wide, Clemson’s

Adrian Nunez finished a counterattack with his sixth goal of the year in the 80th minute.

“Response second half was excellent,” McIntyre said. “... Gave up a soft goal but came firing in the end.”

Immediately, McIntyre subbed on three offensive-minded starters: Tajon Buchanan, Ryan Raposo and Hagman. Two minutes later, Raposo found Massimo Ferrin near the goal line to bring the Orange within one goal.

Syracuse retained the pressure — Buchanan had a header saved. Ferrin missed high, and a last-second corner kick was futile. The

Tigers ended SU’s season a year ago in the first-round of the ACC tournament. In 2017, Clemson knocked out the Orange on penalties in the conference tournament. Tuesday night was a chance at payback, and perhaps more importantly, a chance to pick up a much-need ACC win. SU failed at both.

“We weren’t at our best,” McIntyre said. “As a coach, I own that.”

The Orange returns home for its season finale against Boston College (4-6-3, 2-5-0) on Friday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m.

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Slipping away Brooke Avery scored first in Syracuse’s matchup against Cornell, but it wasn’t enough.

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Figuring it out Syracuse women’s soccer has struggled to solve its woes during a 12-game losing streak.

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Taking to hardwood Syracuse football players weigh in on each other’s basketball skills, including dunking and defense.

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Post player Jamal Custis sacrificed a potential basketball career to pursue football at Syracuse

By Matt Liberman staff writer

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uring a break in practice, high school senior Jamal Custis glanced over to Neumann-Goretti (PA) head coach Carl Arrigale. He noticed Arrigale talking to a short, white-haired man with glasses, and the conversation looked private. When he looked closer, he realized it was Southern Methodist head coach Larry Brown.

After the session, as Custis walked across the court, Arrigale hollered for Custis to come over to him, where he then introduced Brown, who was interested in having Custis come play basketball at SMU. The pair talked about the opportunity, the current Neumann-Goretti season and Custis’ beloved 2001 76ers, which Brown coached.

“It was awesome,� Custis said, “He’s a legend.�

But Custis didn’t go to SMU to play for Brown, and he didn’t go to any of the other schools that offered him a basketball scholarship. Instead, the player that had spent his entire life dreaming of being an NBA player committed to Syracuse as a wide receiver. Several schools, such as SMU, Pittsburgh and Rutgers, all offered Custis a spot on both teams. Miami even dangled that possibility in front of him after he committed to Syracuse, Arrigale said.

Now, five years later, Custis is a redshirt senior and SU’s (5-2 2-2 Atlantic Coast) leading receiver this year with 592 yards and four touchdowns through seven games. His ability as a pass catcher and a gunner on special teams helped see custis page 10

high school football

Hackler seeks 2nd state title

By Billy Heyen

asst. sports editor

SKANEATELES — Pat Hackler’s sophomore season ended covered in mud. He and his Lakers teammates had just been blown out by the eventual sectional champs, Cazenovia, 51-0. It was a beating unlike any he and his classmates, who’d been successful at younger levels, had ever taken.

But Hackler’s junior season ended with a gold medal around his neck. The Lakers team won New York State Class C’s State Championship in the Carrier Dome. It was a goal that had been set two weeks after the muddy blowout against Cazenovia. “I think we all came together,�

Hackler said. “We realized seeing a team like Cazenovia, who won the sectional championship that year, that there’s a lot more work that we have to do.�

For the last three seasons, Hackler has been the starting quarterback for New York state Class B No. 2 Skaneateles (8-0). After completing 49.6 percent of his passes and throwing 14 touchdowns as a sophomore, he completed 54.5 percent with 53 passing touchdowns en route to the 2017 state title.

The Yale lacrosse commit and former wide receiver has exceeded his head coach’s expectations and will seek to lead the Lakers to a second-straight state title, this time in Class B. “I saw he was smart, and I saw he was athletic,� Skaneateles head coach Joe Sindoni said. “But did I see, as a freshman, the kid that he was gonna be as a junior and senior?

No. And a lot of that is he has worked his butt off wanting to be great.�

Two weeks after the thrashing against Cazenovia, Hackler remembered meeting with his team. They came up with a motto: “all in.� They reached the conclusion Skaneateles would win the state title in 2017.

The Lakers showed a new level of commitment in the weight room during the 2017 summer, Hackler, Sindoni and senior Areh Boni said. Its only loss last season came on the road to Section III Class B champs Homer. Skaneateles outscored its opponents by 350 points over 13 games. see hackler page 10

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SU comeback falls short in 3-2 loss Valelly adds depth to Syracuse’s back row

By Nick Alvarez staff writer

No. 20 Syracuse (7-4-4, 1-3-3 Atlantic Coast) ended its season-long sixgame unbeaten streak as it lost to Clemson (6-8-1, 1-6), 3-2, on Tuesday night in South Carolina. The contest was a makeup game that was postponed due to Hurricane Florence.

On a day in which SU received its highest ranking of the season in

the United Soccer Coaches poll, it conceded three goals for the first time since Sept. 7 and granted a lower-tier ACC opponent its first conference victory. The loss all but secures the Orange’s standing as a low seed in the ACC tournament which begins next week.

Syracuse has five points in conference play. The only team with less, Clemson, now has three. “We’ve been very good this year,

and we had a poor first 45 minutes,� SU head coach Ian McIntyre said. “We were a little bit sloppy, we had a difficult call go against us for the penalty and I don’t think we responded great to that.�

The Tigers strong first half ultimately decided the match.

CU’s Tanner Dieterich converted a penalty kick in the 14th minute, the fourth such goal SU has see clemson page 10

By Eric Storms staff writer

During most of Friday night’s game against North Carolina, and all of Sunday’s game against North Carolina State, junior Dana Valelly stood on the sideline, often clapping and cheering her teammates

on. It’s something Valelly has done a lot this season, only appearing in seven sets, a large decrease from the 113 she played in last season.

But on Oct. 14, in a 3-2 loss to Florida State (third in the ACC standings), Valelly made the most of her appearance, playing in all see valelly page 10