Oct. 6, 2022

C • Healing through art

Painting, sculpting, printmaking, music, drama and writing all provide a creative outlet for veterans healing from years serving their country.

Home grown

By his junior year of high school, Oronde Gadsden II was the go-to target. Now in his sophomore year of college, he’s Syracuse’s top receiving option.

Micron

By Jana Seal asst. news editor

Micron Technology officials announced on Tuesday the com pany would invest up to $100 bil lion in a new semiconductor fabri cation facility in the town of Clay, just north of Syracuse, alongside Gov. Kathy Hochul and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).

Micron, one of the largest manu facturers of semiconductors – chips

Cannabis farms are starting to collect their first crop after the state issued

By Danny Amron asst. news editor

DavidDzielak submitted his application for a cannabis cultivation license just 17 hours after the portal opened on March 15. He still remembers his application number: 41. This is his first time growing cannabis as one of New York state’s inaugural recipients of the Adult-Use Conditional Cultivator licenses, which enabled hemp farmers to apply to grow cannabis.

“It is, in a weird way, it’s very rewarding to grow it,” said Dzielak, the owner and sole proprietor of 4 Erratic Farm south of Syracuse. “It’s an anxiety attack, don’t get me wrong.”

to CNY,

for electronic devices– in the world, said in a Tuesday press release that the facility will bring around 9,000 high-paying jobs with the company in addition to creating another 50,000 jobs in New York state.

The announcement follows years of negotiation and efforts by state officials, which professors in the Martin J. Whitman School of Man agement said will lead to opportuni ties and an increase in the standard of living for Central New Yorkers.

Even a more pessimistic estimate compared to what is being touted would still be a huge positive

professors say

“This is a historic and unbeliev able stroke of fortune for the Central New York region,” wrote Patrick Pen field, a professor of supply chain prac tice in Whitman, in an email to The Daily Orange. “This is government in action and shows that by having poli ticians working together we can make remarkable things happen!”

The 2022 CHIPS and Science Act, which President Joe Biden signed into law in early August, aims to incentivize investment in domes

tic semiconductor manufacturing through actions including $24 billion in tax credits for investments in the industry. In New York state, the Green CHIPS Act signed two days after the federal bill allocates $10 billion in economic incentives for sustainable semiconductor manufacturing.

Without the legislation and other incentives drawing Micron to the state, Whitman finance profes sor Peter Koveos wrote in an email

Heidi Hehnly, the inaugural Renée Crown Honors Professor in Sciences and Mathematics, wants to bridge the gap between art and science.

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OPINION

”A seat at the end of the table is not enough. Students need to take action. We need to create our own table.” - Alaa Laila, local high school student Page 8

“I try to put my demons somewhere. I don’t need to confront them — I can put them down on paper. I can get inspiration from them.” Richard Rodriguez, 15-year veteran and writer Page 5 SPORTS

“I knew he had it in him. He just needed to get a shot. And that’s what he got. And he’s making the best of it.” - Oronde Gadsden, father of Oronde Gadsden II Page 12

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Noteworthy events this week.

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New honors professorship to mix art, science

LegetteJack speaks at WiL event

By Katie McClellan, Sydney Rothstein the daily orange

Syracuse University Women’s Head Basketball Coach Felisha LegetteJack spoke about her experience as a woman in a male-dominated field at Wednesday’s Women in Leadership Initiative conference. Throughout her talk in the JMA Dome, Legette-Jack emphasized unity in the workplace.

“We’re not asking for equality anymore. We’re asking for more,” Legette-Jack said. “We’ve been so behind for so many years that being equal makes no sense to me.”

By Kyle Chouinard news editor

Syracuse University Professor Heidi Hehnly looks for the beauty in science.

Hehnly currently teaches BIO 400, a class at SU where students learn to utilize biological science techniques to create pieces of art. Hehnly and others refer to the practice as “Bio-Art.”

Now, as the inaugural Renée Crown Honors Professor in Scienc es and Mathematics, Hehnly wants to bridge the gap between art and science for honors students.

“(The professorship is) really put in place to create this inter disciplinary field,” she said.

“How can we bring students together to have those diverse interests into one classroom to really create a really excellent

city

and novel learning environment? This professorship really (allows) for that.”

Karin Nisenbaum joins Henhly in the professorship as the Renée Crown Honors Professor in the Humanities. Trustee Emerita Renée Schine Crown funded the professorship, which lasts for a three-year term according to an SU press release. In addition to teaching and developing course work, the pair will help students in the honors program with their thesis research projects.

Dr. Danielle Taana Smith, the SU honors program director and a professor of African American Studies, was part of the team that selected the two for the new posi tions. Like Hehnly, Taana Smith believes the new professorship will create learning at SU that connects different areas of study.

“The professorships will pro vide an intellectual space in which Honors students from diverse dis ciplinary backgrounds can bring their experiences together to con duct research on interdisciplin ary themes,” Taana Smith said.

In addition to Bio-Art, Hehnly is teaching a class on combining microscopy – the use of micro scopes – and illustration. But one of the largest advantages to come out of her new professorship, she said, is the ability to shift her focus away from running classes to planning what students in the honors program can learn.

“I can develop coursework for days, that’s more interdisciplin ary and maybe more novel to see how it would work with the stu dent body to be excited about,” Hehnly said. “The honors pro gram, and this professorship, has

allowed me the time to develop courses around those ideas.”

Hehnly specifically wants to help match students inter ested in Bio-Art with on-campus scientific labs related to their interests. She said she hopes the effort will enable students in the program to assemble a “more finalized exhibit.”

Lois Agnew, the interim dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, said the honors program is thrilled to have Hehnly and Nisenbaum take the professorships.

“As Crown Professors, they will elevate the Honors Program’s unique strengths and continue to ensure that its curriculum exem plifies best practices and is fully aligned with the University’s aca demic priorities,” Agnew said in a press release.

Common Council approves restoration proposal

By Dominic Chiappone staff writer

The Syracuse Common Council unanimously authorized Mayor Ben Walsh to submit an applica tion for the Restore New York Community Initiative Wednesday afternoon. The initiative provides funding to revitalize commercial and residential properties.

The Common Council alloted up to $5 million to be directed to funding the restoration, the maxi mum for a city of Syracuse’s size. The project would involve the rehabilitation, demolition and reconstruction of property in the Washington Square and Court Woodlawn neighborhoods.

The Washington Square neigh borhood sits just east of Onondaga Lake and the Destiny USA mall. Court Woodlawn is located just east of Washington Square.

The council approved the demo lition of only one property: 721 LeM

oyne Ave. According to the council’s agenda, all of the properties listed within the agreement are vacated.

In July, Governor Kathy Hochul said that she sees potential in “blighted” properties like the ones the Common Council and Walsh are proposing renovations on.

“These spaces once had pur pose and are now in need of fund ing and vision to breathe new life into neighborhoods,” Hochul wrote in a press release. “Restore New York funding gives localities the resources to transform abandoned and neglected properties, helping rebuild and strengthen communi ties across the state.”

The agreement ensures that funds acquired through the state grant would be used appro priately for specific projects as part of the Restore New York Communities Initiative.

While the program states that applicants like Syracuse must con tribute 10% of what New York funds

for the project, the council approved the bill under the assumption that no funding from the community would be necessary.

The Restore New York Com munity Initiative also requires that municipalities in the program hold a public hearing to discuss the application and property lists. Syracuse held its own public hear ing within Wednesday’s special meeting, but nobody spoke in favor or against the measure.

Empire State Development, a public agency related to construc tion in New York, will facilitate the deployment of the program.

“Restore New York gives municipalities the support they need to create real change in their communities, especially their downtown centers,” said Hope Knight, the CEO and Commission er of Empire State Development, in Hochul’s press release.

The deadline to submit a final application is Tuesday, October 11th.

With the Common Council’s approv al, Walsh will have until Tuesday at 3 p.m. to submit the application.

Last year, Walsh campaigned on a “Plan to Keep Rising” platform, which included promoting neigh borhood stability and rehabilitation programs designed to target specific communities in Syracuse. In his reelection efforts in October 2021, Walsh stressed the need for contin ued growth for the city of Syracuse.

“We are not satisfied with where we are. We are making progress. It’s undeniable, but we have so much more to do,” Walsh said. “If we con tinue to work together and continue to rise above, I promise you, Syra cuse will keep rising.”

Other Business: Amir Gethers, who was arrested following a domestic violence call on Sept. 21, was in attendance at Wednesday’s meeting.

Legette-Jack, a former Orange All-American, grew up in Syracuse, and graduated from SU in 1989. Her jersey now hangs in the rafters of the Dome, a first for any woman student-athlete at SU. After more than 30 years of collegiate coaching experience, Legette-Jack returned home to lead the SU women’s bas ketball team in March.

As a teenager, she said she walked with her head down.

“I saw no purpose for me look ing in (people’s) eyes, because no one saw me anyway,” she said. “The fear that I had to make eye contact was so insurmountable, yet nobody noticed. The game of basketball allowed me to gain confidence.”

Legette-Jack’s high school counselor was worried SU wasn’t a good choice for her because the people there wouldn’t look like her or have the same background as her, the coach said. Her counselor sug gested she look at other schools.

“I had decided to make a deci sion to go to Syracuse University and without blinking she said to me, ‘That’s not a good choice,’” Legette-Jack said. “If you are going to be successful young women, you need another woman to push you in the back because there’s another guy that’s willing to take your spot.”

Even though a woman told her no, Legette-Jack said it was also the women in her personal life, like her high school basketball coach, who pushed her to apply to SU even in the face of failure.

Heidi Hehnly wants to help match students interested in the intersection of art and science with on-campus labs through her professorship within the Renée Crown Honors program. courtesy of syracuse university

Having women decide that you matter means something. I choose (women first), because there’s been too many years that women didn’t choose women first.

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Cannabis cultivation is a retirement project for Dzielak, who spent 42 years working in Mississippi, holding various positions at the University of Mississippi and serving as the state’s Medicaid director. A native of Onon daga Hill, he said he always planned to move back to the area.

“I never really thought I’d end up with a farm though, a small farm, but I did and it’s been great,” he said.

Dzielak’s farm — which met his require ments of having a view of Skaneateles Lake, a place for his Green Egg smoker and a fireplace — sits on 63 acres he initially planned to grow hay on. But when New York state began the adult legalization process for cannabis, he decided that growing hemp, which he did for two years before cannabis cultivation was legalized, would be easier, and gave it a shot.

Despite the size of his farm, Dzielak said New York state is restricting cultivators to growing an acre of cannabis under the new licenses. He said he’s only growing three-quarters of an acre

micron

cannabis to The D.O. that semiconductor manufac turing companies would most likely invest overseas. David Lucas, an assistant professor of entrepreneurship, also said tax incentives were a major factor in the decision to invest in the U.S. and in New York state.

“Of course, the community can thank state and federal taxpayers for the billions in generous subsidies that made this investment attractive,” Lucas said.

Empire State Development, a New York state construction agency, offered Micron an incentive of up to $5.5 billion in tax cred its over a period of 20 years, according to a news release from Hochul. New York state also agreed to invest $200 million in road and other infrastructure improvements in the area surrounding the facility.

New York state and Micron both commit ted to invest a total of $500 million in a Green CHIPS Community Investment Fund as part of the agreement, with Micron investing $250 million, ESD investing $100 million and other partners accounting for the remainder, according to the release.

With the creation of the semiconductor manufacturing facility, Onondaga County and SU have committed to a joint investment of $10 billion to create a semiconductor research and development initiative at the Syracuse Center of Excellence. Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship Cristiano Bellavitis

of his Blueberry Muffin and Hella Jelly strains of marijuana as that’s all he can manage by himself.

But not all of New York state’s first can nabis farms are as small as Dzielak’s.

Tap Root Fields of Skaneateles has around a dozen employees cultivating hemp and other unique produce like shishito peppers and purple bumblebee tomatoes, in addition to cannabis, said Lee Buttolph, Tap Root’s chief operating officer.

While Tap Root also began by growing hemp, which it received a license to grow in 2019, the new license enabled the farm to also grow cannabis this season, Buttolph said. Tap Root already harvested its autoflower plants, which grow faster than typical cannabis, this August.

“I think we always knew from the begin ning that recreational cannabis was going to open up in New York,” Buttolph said. “The biggest issue was just when. And I think it happened a little faster than we expected, but we’re happy about that.”

In contrast to Dzielak’s farm, Tap Root uses 32 tillable acres for all its crops.

The farm also uses techniques that improve the health of the crops and the land,

emphasized the opportunities that the facility will provide at SU and pointed to the “innova tion ecosystem” that will surround Micron.

“The university has the potential to be at the center of all this by training students and providing (a) strong labor force for the com panies joining in,” Bellavitis said. “Our strong entrepreneurship department could also help by fostering an entrepreneurial mindset in our students, and helping them be the entrepre neurs of the future.”

Both Hochul and Schumer emphasized their goal for New York state to lead the nation and be a “preeminent hub” for semiconductor manu facturing in their statements. Hochul cited the already “robust” industry’s 76 plants statewide and emphasized the opportunity for employ ment in modern manufacturing jobs for New Yorkers of “varying educational backgrounds.”

Rong Li, an associate professor of supply chain management, wrote in an email to The D.O. that one concern she had with the invest ment is the area’s lack of digital-age workers.

Li pointed to Foxconn’s failed $100 million pledge in Wisconsin, and said in the case of Micron’s investment in New York state, talent and labor shortage is even more of a concern.

She said universities within the state will likely need to work with the government and Micron to quickly expand programs in infor mation, technology and engineering.

Though it’s difficult to estimate how many jobs might actually be created, the implica tions of Micron’s investment pose high eco nomic value and opportunity both in central

Buttolph said. Tap Root’s cannabis can’t be called organic, like the farm’s other crops, because the federal government regulates that certification and still criminalizes the plant.

Additionally, Buttolph said the state required the farm to have a mentorship program for potential equity applicants, including people who have historically been impacted by can nabis laws, for cultivation licenses. The require ment is part of New York state’s efforts to ensure equity throughout the legalization process.

“It is not a checking-the-box program for us,” he said. “The state has given us almost zero guidance on how to run this program, and so we just jumped in.”

Buttolph said mentees from a local Blackowned cannabis company, Cultavision, have been at Tap Root as the two groups work together to harvest the crop and discuss mar keting and budgeting.

“We found a whole lot of synergy amongst the two groups that we felt like it could really be good because we feel like definitely we can learn a lot of them as a mentee,” said J. Jordan, the chief executive officer of Cultavi sion. “But also on our business acumen, we

can probably give them some help too … So it’s been a very good win-win situation for the both of us so far.”

Jordan said his company is looking to apply for its own license. But the biggest les son he’s learned so far from the mentorship program was “don’t put all your eggs in the timing basket,” in reference to the constantly changing landscape of New York state’s legal ization process.

Both 4 Erratic and Tap Root are waiting for New York state to grant licenses for dispensaries to sell their products across the state.

Buttolph thinks that the eventual growth of the cannabis industry could contribute to a revitalized economy in central New York.

“All of a sudden, there’s going to be a bunch of money being spread around the state to all these small businesses that are going to need to hire more,” he said. “They’re gonna buy new houses, they’re gonna buy cars, they’re gonna buy boats. You’re gonna see this crazy explosion here.”

ddamron@syr.edu @dannyamron_

While Hehnly is increasingly involved in Bio-Art, she only started working in the field over the last few years. When she was an assistant professor at SUNY Upstate Medi cal College from 2015 to 2018, she gave a

talk on her research to SU students. After presenting a painting related to her own work, a graduate student in attendance came up to her and told her she should con nect with Boryana Rossa, a professor within the school of Visual and Performing Arts.

Soon after, the pair created the Bio-Art mixer to bring the campus community

basketball, and I’ve never gotten a job some where it was (broken). It is what it is, but it takes what it takes.”

New York and for the U.S., wrote Cameron Miller, an assistant professor in Whitman with research interest in technology strategy and innovation and evolutionary economics, in an email to The D.O.

“Even a more pessimistic estimate com pared to what is being touted would still be

together and have local bio-artists present their work at SU. Hehnly said the annual proj ect has grown since itsfirst iteration in 2018.

“We’ve expanded to people from all over the world,” she said.

The project parallels Hehnly’s vision for the honors program of bringing together traditionally unconnected perspectives,

a huge positive,” Miller said. “From the U.S. perspective, additional capacity for semicon ductor production nationally is of strategic importance. From the CNY perspective, this is a major event.”

jlseal@syr.edu @JanaLoSeal

ideas and practices.

“My goals … is that we would bring more of a (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) curriculum to this cam pus, where the arts would be incorporated,” Hehnly said.

kschouin@syr.edu @Kyle_Chouinard

“Having women decide that you matter means something,” Legette-Jack said. “I choose (women first), because there’s been too many years that women didn’t choose women first.”

Legette-Jack was fired in 2012 from her head coaching position at Indiana University after a tw0-year losing streak. She acknowledged the event and highlighted the importance of failure in the learning process.

“Winning feels good, but losing is the time to learn,” she said. “It’s okay to fail, but it’s not okay to accept it.”

Legette-Jack also stressed the importance of celebrating wins. She joked with the crowd that she would do a cartwheel after her first win at SU. When SU Director of Athletics John Wildhack hired Legette-Jack, he said she had earned the job title.

“I knew this was the time to be here,” she said. “This place is broken in women’s

As she prepares for the upcoming basketball season, Legette-Jack said she doesn’t know what to expect, but that she plans to win.

“I’m a winner, and I don’t lose,” she said. “I’m going to win the game or we’re going to win the lesson.”

Following her speech, the audience had the opportunity to ask Legette-Jack questions. One member asked Legette-Jack what kind of impact she wants to have on making the women and girls of Syracuse feel more comfortable and rep resented in work spaces.

In her coaching meetings, Legette-Jack answered, she is often one of two women. Some times she’s the only woman.

“Welcome to my world,” she said. “But what our world is becoming is ‘Who’s the best for the job?’”

Legette-Jack spoke

her experiences as a woman have shaped and impacted her over the course of her coaching career. sydney rothstein staff writer

illustration by morgan sample presentation director

Courageous creations

On the same wall hung a patchwork tote of red and white striped fabric and cloth squares depicting an army battle. Tammy Jackson, an army veteran and the creator, said she came across the army patterned cloth, and with the help of her father, a former Marine, she decided to create something both functional and beautiful.

“I hope it makes (viewers) feel good, knowing that I put time and love into it,” Jackson said. “I hope it puts a smile on their faces.”

By Rachel Raposas culture editor

When veteran Joe Hopkins couldn’t sleep one night, he decided to take a bike ride to get out of the house and paint for a while — on his jeans. He continued to adorn his pants well into the night until exactly 3:30 a.m., Hopkins recalled, because he etched the time onto the front pocket area.

The painting on the jeans depict a black, white and red abstract pattern, except for a distinct skull on the left pant leg. Hopkins said he originally had intended for the eyes to be red, but as he biked home in the rain, the color bled down the skull’s cheekbones. As a result, he named the final piece “Skull Tears.”

“I’m starting to find myself again through my artwork,” Hopkins said. “It’s constructive for me.”

“Skull Tears” was one of many pieces in the 27th Syracuse Veterans Creative Arts Competition — the first time that Syracuse University collaborated with Veter ans Affairs to host the event. Held in the National Veterans Resource Center Gallery, the competition provides an outlet for veterans to express their creativity — through fine arts, creative writing, music and drama — in hopes of facilitating healing.

“I think I got a little emotional today, because it’s a very emotional event,” said Suzanne Hawes, the lead recreation therapist at the VA. “It’s all about the veterans — to honor them (and) their talents.”

The gallery was filled with all kinds of art. A vibrant green quilt with a crucifix hung in the center of the far wall next to a technicolor oil painting of an elderly man. A triptych of pyramid paintings — one red, one yellow, one blue — hung above busts displaying beaded necklaces.

Another of Hopkins’s pieces, “Crushed Traditions” consisted of a button up shirt and skinny jeans, both embellished with acrylic designs. Coupling paint ing and fashion together, Hopkins said the piece represents the trailblazing nature of today’s youth.

“Younger people are no longer walking in the footsteps of their forefathers — young people are changing the world,” he said. “And they’re no longer tied down to a plain drab suit and 40 hours a week. They’re recreating everything. They’re not waiting until they’re old to live their life and do what they want to do. It’s freedom.”

Dale Fiegl, a veteran who served six years in the Air Force, is an established painter and sculptor with an array of pieces in museums across the country. One of his pieces, entitled “Circles of Time” was an abstract work featuring rings and splatters of black acrylic paint on a fresh white canvas.

Fiegl creates his work with the beauty and uniqueness of color and structure in mind, he said. But there was something about entering a show of creative veterans that added a new layer to his inspiration.

“I just do it because I’m a veteran, and I support the veterans’ cause,” he said. “It’s more than recreation.”

Richard Rodriguez developed PTSD after his 15 years of service and now uses creative pursuits to work through his trauma. His written works, “Closeted (Pride),” “Contrast,” and “My Almost Christmas Miracle,” tackled his personal instances of acceptance, trauma and racism.

“I try to put my demons somewhere,” Rodriguez said. “I don’t need to con front them — I can put them down on paper. I can get inspiration from them.”

Rodriguez recently discovered another creative outlet in fine arts, sculpting. He now couples his writing with sketches and sculptures, including “Surfacing,” his three-part ceramic sculpture, which brings the form of a dragon to life.

All six of his submissions received first place in their categories.

As he stood in the room, surrounded by his own work, Rodriguez already

“Structure/Dissonance” considers decay and regeneration

By Sydney Pollack staff writer

In the 40s and 50s, the American manufacturing economy was boom ing — particularly steel. Laborers dug out raw materials to be melted, mixed, shut into a furnace, cooked, hardened and shaped. And for a while, everyone profited.

But in 1980, employment in the steel mills halved when global com petition outpaced American output.

Many American blue collar workers

who had only ever spent the days in hot sweat of the steel mill were laid off, left unable to provide for the family that the steel mills had offered them the situation to create.

Eventually, the mills themselves were abandoned. Once loud, smoky centers for creating the beams and banisters that made up the Ameri can industrial landscape suddenly laid quiet, still, rusted and corroded.

The Everson’s exhibit, “Structure/ Dissonance,” which is on display until the end of the year, captures this time

period through the work of artist Ray mon Elozua. But the museum can’t begin to capture his entire body of work, so the exhibit focuses on three materials: glass, steel and ceramic and how they wrap around and into each other in Elozua’s creations.

Elozua was born into the steel industry to two immigrant parents on the south side of Chicago, bluecollar workers. To pay for college, Elozua worked at a steel mill because he wanted to make an impact, to do hard work, to sweat, he said. He

took U.S. history classes where he fell further into his niche history holes of American infrastructure and labor, and he took ceramics.

Elozua wasn’t good at throwing pottery, so it was a happy accident when his non-functional bowls that needed posts to stand up were right fully noticed for their artistic merit. Combined with his interest in Ameri cana aesthetics, he got a gallery spot in New York City with the same curator who discovered Andy Warhol.

That spot is what first gave Elo

zua the space to expand on his dif ferent interests in American history, something he said he is a lot bet ter educated in than art. His work became as eclectic as it is intensive — wire sculptures of sirens, demons, rusty buckets, AI, photography of abandoned resort towns, found footage of steel laborers, kitschy websites, little dioramas of old rail road systems, billboards, steel mills.

He creates in unexpected materials: in ceramic made to look like wood, in

The NVRC Gallery hosted the 27th Syracuse Veterans Creative Arts Competition, cultivating a creative outlet for veterans to begin healing

The Syracuse Veterans Creative Arts Competition, hosted in the National Veterans Resource Center Gallery, featured all art forms — ceramics, painting, printmaking, music, drama and creative writing. rachel raposas culture editor

Students slide into Yik Yak’s new DMs

By Daily Orange Culture Staff the daily orange

Last year, Yik Yak took the campus by storm, both as a tool for social movements on cam pus or a way to spread rumors and gossip. People even planned parties and gatherings solely using the app.

The app functions similarly to most social media platforms. Users can post short com ments, and people in their area are allowed to vote “up” or “down” on the post. What sets Yik Yak apart though, is that people don’t create usernames and are encouraged not to reveal their real names, which keeps the app complete ly anonymous.

But the platform recently released a new update allowing users to direct message people from their posts. Though they will still remain anonymous, people can now connect directly and privately with any one who posts. SU students told The Daily Orange that Yik Yak’s update could poten tially increase cyberbullying and unwel come comments.

Some students are worried about the usage and integrity of the app’s philoso phies. Multiple students around the coun try have reported instances of personal targeting, especially given the app’s anony mous nature.

“(The update) could pose a danger or risk for unruly behavior on the app,” said Ron ald Parrillo, a sophomore studying broadcast and digital journalism. “I think that it is an attempt to keep the app relevant in places where it perhaps doesn’t thrive.”

Making it easier to communicate directly may also discourage more students from downloading the app, said Neha Chauhan, a senior information management technology student. She said the update makes the app similar to its competitors, such as Twitter and Instagram.

“I don’t think people will use it as much,” she said. “I don’t think it will be as effective.”

But not all students find the app a danger, and some even see it as a positive addition for new students.

Sophomore Annie Conners, a television, radio and film and political science student, said the app is an easy way to make a quick joke.

“Most of the time Yik Yaks that get really popular are like quips or witty little stuff,” Conners said. “I’m good at thinking of those, and I thought it’d be fun to send it out without people realizing who I was.”

Eddie Torres-Garcia, a computer science engineering sophomore, sees the benefit Yik Yak has for incoming students and freshmen, and said DMs can only add to that since people will be able to exchange phone numbers or emails privately.

“I know a lot of people download it for campus tours so they can ask questions,” Torres-Garcia said. “People do end up exchanging contact information, and that’s just really not a place where you wanna put that out there since there’s no sort of consequences if everyone’s anonymous and there’s no accountability.”

Torres-Garcia added that there could even be benefits for people who use the app for

socializing, possibly allowing them to connect with more people.

Even though Yik Yak isn’t the best way to make plans, for economics sophomore Carena Colo, the app has opened the door to making those connections.

“(DMs are a positive addition) if you think about some people who don’t wish to post their name publicly if they’re trying to gain a friend ship with people,” Colo said. “Not that I’m saying you should ever form a friendship through Yik Yak, but it could have some benefits. I think those that wish to remain anonymous will stay anonymous.”

Regardless of the updates, Colo said Yik Yak’s controversial nature will remain, and because of its focus on ano nymity, the core of Yik Yak will always stay the same.

“I think that no matter what when you post these public yaks, you have people that down vote, people that upvote it,” Colo said. “There’s going to be people that slander you.”

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CONCERTS

THIS WEEKEND

Froggies and Being St. Jimmy

Rock out with student cover band, Being St. Jimmy, as they cover the smash hit Green Day album “American Idiot” at Redgate. The album, which is a “punk-rock opera,” has various characters including the antagonist, St. Jimmy, the band’s namesake. Fellow student band Froggies will join them as well. Tickets can be bought via the Redgate Instagram.

WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 8 at 10 p.m.

PRICE: $5 presale, $8 at the door

Mnemonic Advice

Catch another house show this weekend at the Harrington, featuring Mnemonic Advice as the headliner. Other performers will include Saint Luke and The Gritty Jawns. Doors at the Harrington open at 9, with musical performances beginning at 9:30. Tickets are available for purchase on the Harrington Instagram page.

WHEN: Friday, Oct. 7 at 9:30 p.m.

PRICE: $5 presale, $7 at the door

Brownskin Band

Looking for a cheaper concert option? The Brownskin Band will perform a free concert at Salt City Market. During their set, Salt City Market will also offer a $7-$5 happy hour special at the bar and hold a Market Money giveaway. Grab a drink and a bite to eat at one of the numerous food stalls and enjoy the musical performance, free of charge.

WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 6 from 7-9 p.m.

PRICE: Free

began forming new ideas for future art. He said as he entered the National Veterans Resource Center, a photo of one soldier cradling another in his arms on a battlefield caught his eye.

But the focal point of the photo isn’t what inspired him — instead, the soldier in the background, opening and reading a letter in the midst of a battle, reminded him of the fragility of life itself.

“It’s such a powerful picture. He doesn’t know when he’s going to get the chance to read his mail,” Rodriguez said. “So my inspiration comes from all different places.”

Jen DeLucia, the curator for the gallery, said she hopes the exhibition can bridge the gap between military and civilian communities. Many times, the stories of trauma and post trau matic stress disorder dominate in discussions about military and veterans, and DeLucia want ed to represent some of the positive outcomes of serving the country through the gallery.

“The leadership opportunities, the cama raderie, the opportunity to really develop these different personal and professional experiences through their military service — I think those stories are often told a lot less, so I see the gallery as a place where some of that narrative can be filled out (and) celebrate military experience,” DeLucia said.

works that are exhibited. My favorites from this exhibit are his latest — sprawling steel, ceramics, mirrors and blown glass trapped and gasping for air, called “Clarity in Confusion.”

DeLucia hopes that the gallery, especially as it is now, filled with veteran artwork, can become a point of connection for veterans, family, friends and people in the community.

For Hopkins, this competition served as a step ping stone to bigger things. He had never promoted his work online or through social media — he said his work “had never seen the light of day” before this exhibition. But after receiving praise and sup port, even winning first prize for “Crushed Tradi tions” in the acrylic category, Hopkins is ready to introduce his work to the world.

“It’s about time,” he said. “I’ve worked all my life for others, and (now) it’s my time.”

rachel@dailyorange.com

@rachel_raposas

Bear Grillz

EDM DJ Bear Grillz will take the stage at the Westcott Theater this Thursday as a part of their “Prismata” national tour. The concert will also feature performances by Oddprophet, Og Nixin and Muerte. Audience members of all ages are welcome.

WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 6 at 8 p.m., doors at 7 p.m.

PRICE: Starting at $31.90, advance

Dead to the Coresteel meant to look like bones, in clay meant to look like flesh.

The thread that follows from Elozua’s very first artistic works in the late 70s to the present is this notion of decay and loss, that he said comes from being a child of immigrant parents. His early works are photorealist billboards and mills, made of clay to look like collapsing wood.

In peeling layers of plaster and old signage, they read “For Lease,” “EZ CREDIT” “We Buy 50% Off” and more, complete with haphazard vague structures that give a sense of the sideof-the-highway environment. He didn’t use models for these, just memory.

But these billboards, made almost 50 years ago, aren’t included in the Everson’s exhibit. Though, there’s traces of them, in the rusted grids and peeling paint of his more recent

The “Clarity in Confusion” series looks like a steel mill if you exploded it from the middle and suspended it as each beam ejected itself in a different direction. They are coated in all kinds of painted colors, globbed on like gesso, with haphazard gears and chains that look like they could give you tetanus if you get too close. But it’s not really rust— it’s clay that Elozua cracked on purpose, for more decay, more decomposi tion, more dilapidation, more America.

Sliding between all the dripping structures are little rectangular slits of mirror, that reflect on each other, on the viewer. It gives the pieces more dimension and movement. As you walk around the sculptures, you see deeper into the little worlds within each. Each metal structure shifts and fits together in different iterations — at one moment a machine, the next, a garden.

And intertwined between all these jutting grids of steel and ceramic and mirrors are huge blown glass, blown in and around steel spirals. In “Clarity in Confusion IV,” it looks like a mis shapen cherry-red heart. It’s like some kind of tropism, like a tree that grew into the bench placed under it — misshapen yet flourishing.

In that way, it’s a look to the future, there’s hope in that weird glass balloon. It’s the topsoil, the ivy that works its way up the legs of an abandoned mill, the moss that coats the floor where a carpet one was.

Elozua’s art is honest about brokenness, about how it plagues our American systems, how it has distorted the value of the core ten ants of our society: labor, transportation, farming and production. But that doesn’t mean he’s not looking for the beauty in it too. These pieces examine the little artistries in industry, and his latest works even hint at a path of regeneration.

Are you an avid Grateful Dead fan?

Folkus presents acoustic Grateful Dead tribute band, Dead to the Core at the May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society in Syracuse. The band is led by Jefferson Jamer, who received a Grammy nomination for his guitar and vocals on Sarah Jarosz’s Blue Heron Suite, and features a collective of singersongwriters who love the music of the Grateful Dead. Tickets are available for purchase online but won’t be available after noon on the day of the show.

WHEN: Friday, Oct. 7 at 8 p.m., doors at 7:30 p.m.

PRICE: Starting at $15

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INTERACTIVE PHOTO EXHIBIT

WHAT DOES COMMUNITY MEAN TO YOU? Join award-winning photographer, storyteller, and A Peace of My Mind creator John Noltner on a journey to discover the meaning of community.

Oct. 9th – 12th | A Peace of My Mind Photo Exhibit Panasci Lounge, upper level of the Schine Student Center

Oct. 9 | 4–5 PM | Music & Message | Guest speaker, John Noltner Hendricks Chapel (followed by reception in the Panasci Lounge)

Oct. 10th & 11th | 8-11:30 AM | Portrait & Conversation Studio Your portrait will be created by John and paired with your response to the question, “What Does Community Mean to You?” Peoples’ Place Café, Hendricks Chapel

Oct. 12 | 4-5 PM | Portrait Presentation & Discussion The Noble Room, Hendricks Chapel (followed by reception)

learn more at bit.ly/define-community

John Noltner, photographer and storyteller

Portraits by John Noltner

Syracuse city school students deserve to have their voices heard

By Alaa Laila guest columnist

As a Syracuse city school student, I must advocate for myself and my peers. Many students feel the need to constantly prove themselves because society doubts and looks down on them. City schools often face a lack of support, representation and opportunities.

The Alliance of Communities Transform ing Syracuse (ACT) Youth Council’s purpose is to help improve the community and be an advocate for the underprivileged. As students, we have a voice.

I joined ACT Youth Council because I want to make a difference in the community. Our mission is to improve schools and provide more resources. However, a seat at the end of the table is not enough. Students need to take action. We need to create our own table.

The ACT Youth Council was successfully able to implement College and Career Centers at all five high schools in the Syracuse City School District. It was a two-year long project in which we proposed a four-year plan about what we want the Centers to look like and the kind of support we need. Our goal is to provide students with pathways support after high school and ensure those who don’t want to

attend college that they have other options.

The typical stereotypes about city school students are that we are less intel ligent and have less chances of success.

My school, the Public Service Leader ship Academy at Fowler, gets overlooked because of the fights that occur on cam pus and the bad reputation. The lack of resources provided to us has given our school a graduation rate of only 45 percent. However, my school offers many wonderful programs and classes, including EMT, Law Enforcement, Cosmetology, Cybersecurity, Geospatial, American Sign Language and Arabic among many others. PSLA @ Fowler is an extremely diverse school, with almost 80% of students identifying as part of a minority population. Our school contains over 67 different languages, according to the English New Language Department.

Along with the opportunities in school, there are many opportunities after school that students are involved in. Despite the ste reotypes, many students are thriving in the community because of these programs. “I AM ME” is a girls’ club at PSLA @ Fowler that I’m involved in. It was founded by Brenda Buckley to empower young women. Our mission is to give back to the community and allow young women a space to grow.

We hosted a Feminine Products Drive for a women’s shelter. We raised money by sell ing Christmas Ornaments and T-shirts that we designed. The money we raised was used for a “Sandwich Saturday” event to help feed the homeless. In addition, we learned how to knit in order to make scarves and donate them to those in need. Every year, we host a Zumbathon, “Dancing Feet Keeping Kids off the Streets,” in which we collaborate with organizations and vendors to raise money for non-profit organizations. This is a free oppor tunity for students to come together with the community and dance.

Being a member of the ACT Youth Council and “I AM ME” showed me that as Syracuse city school students, we must create our own opportunities and be our own advocates. Being a city school student truly shaped who I am as a person. It introduced me to many new cultures, which ultimately changed my perspective of the world. It allowed me to grow as a person and build a community that I want to be a part of.

Being a city school student placed the responsibility on me to stand up against the odds and work harder to prove that I can achieve anything I set my mind to.

City School Students play a huge role in the community just as much as SU Students

do. It’s important for SU Students to be aware of the issues Syracuse highschoolers face. As many highschoolers will be going to SU, acknowledging their struggles will improve their education.

Despite the involvement of many SU Stu dents with the ACT Youth Council, the major ity of others have no idea about the issues we face on a daily basis. As a community, we should all come together and provide as much support as possible. We, City School Students, feel isolated. The barriers between us and the University should be broken to prepare us for the next chapter of our lives. Students at SU need to break out of their bubble to learn more about the schools in their community.

As students, it’s important for us to have a voice at the table. Syracuse residents and the school board aren’t walking the halls with us. They don’t see the day-to-day work that our teachers put in to help shape us. We feel that they only see the negative things that happen in the buildings and don’t celebrate our suc cess. Enforcing specific rules is hurting the culture in the buildings. Students’ voices can help, and have already helped, improve the culture in the buildings of the Syracuse city schools. We want to be a part of the change!

Alaa Laila, Syracuse high school student

Politicians should be working together, not just during tragedies

By Sophia Leone columnist

College students don’t have much faith in politicians. Our generation has become very aware of the lies and disingenuous behavior they use to accumulate their power. The world of politics is an individualistic bloody battle to the finish line. It only takes a natural disaster for politicians to put their differences aside to help the people.

Young people, like college students, are the next generation of leaders of this country. The relationships between politicians today are set ting the stage for the direction that the U.S. is going in. College students are being influenced, whether they realize it or not, by the hostile attitude of politicians across different political parties. If acts of solidarity and cooperation in American politics occur more frequently, the future of our country will be brighter.

In the wake of Hurricane Ian, President Biden and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have paused their political feud to aid the people of Florida. Due to the devastation the hur ricane caused, DeSantis and Biden were forced to help each other out, despite their politi cal differences, and realized that by working together, they can create better outcomes.

Ian caused extreme flooding, power outages and destruction to the mainland. It destroyed roads and bridges, cutting off the barrier islands of Sanibel and Captiva. Although search and rescue teams are persistent, 1,900 innocent lives

were lost, and it was one of the deadliest tropical hurricanes since 1935. Floridians are now fac ing homelessness, severe injuries and the loss of loved ones. After such a national disaster, it is the government’s job to protect the people.

DeSantis has forcefully disobeyed Biden many times, especially regarding COVID19 restrictions and the overflow of immi grants across the southern border. But their fighting came to a halt when Biden traveled to Florida to meet with DeSantis and help rebuild the state. The results were nothing short of spectacular.

For the first time, DeSantis praised and thanked Biden for what he and his team had done.The Federal Emergency Management Agency declared an emergency before the hur ricane took a hit, ultimately saving Florida from further destruction. DeSantis even said he appreciates everything the Biden admin istration has done, acknowledging the team work between state and local governments.

Research shows that conservatives and lib erals are separated today by their ideologies more than ever. The midterm elections, which are right around the corner, only add to the political dog fights taking place.

Collaboration amongst politicians during a natural disaster has happened before: In 2012, Hurricane Sandy demolished New Jer sey. Republican Gov. Chris Christie welcomed President Obama with open arms, despite it being just a few days before the general elec tion. The New Jersey population mattered

more than the quarrels between opposing politicians. Christie fully understood that it was important to put away the issues he had with Obama so they could effectively work together to help the people of NJ.

More politicians should look to the recent teamwork of DeSantis and Biden as an example of efficiency. Politicians of both parties should not put aside their quarles just during national tragedies, but stride towards a better working relationship to promote a better America.

SU students need to be aware of what

is going on nationally so they can see how politicians are responding to various critical issues. As students, we might feel as though we don’t need to pay attention to current events, but the actions and responses of dip lomats affect us in more ways than one. U.S. politicians need to realize that their actions are affecting the future leaders of America.

Sophia Leone is a sophomore broadcast, digital journalism major with a minor in polit ical science. Her column appears biweekly.

She can be reached at seleone@g.syr.edu.

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Today, Gadsden is the best receiver on a nationally-ranked Syracuse team. He doesn’t consider himself a clear No. 1 tar get. But statistically, it’s not close. Gads den has brought in 23 receptions (nine more than anyone else) for 366 yards (over 172 more than anyone else). He’s the only SU player with multiple touchdown catch es, including his 25-yard game-winner against Purdue.

“I knew he had it in him,” Oronde said. “He just needed to get a shot. And that’s what he got. And he’s making the best of it.”

Gadsden had breakout years both in high school and at Syracuse. American Heritage has sent nine players to the NFL over recent years, including defensive backs Tyson Campbell (Jaguars) and Sur tain II (Broncos). He learned “by fire” in practice, his dad said. Gadsden came home from practice upset about being unable to get off the line in scrimmages against Campbell and Surtain II, but his dad knew he wouldn’t have to go against that caliber in games.

Gadsden responded by improving his game. Once a “scrawny” kid, Gadsden devel

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always “available” and connected with his teammates. Michael said Biros’ ability to move up the field and get the ball to the next player made him a scoring and pass ing threat. Biros said he always wanted to play defensively in the midfield, but Michael was insistent on pushing his son more upfield.

After high school, Biros wanted to play for Akron, a school that’s just 10 minutes away from home and won the 2010 national championship. Marco Milanese met Biros at

oped into the 6-foot-5, 216-pound player he is now. He got his bench press up to 350 lbs, and finished fifth in the 300m hurdles state championship as a senior. Former American Heritage players in Division I or NFL pro grams came back over the summer to help Gadsden improve. He started jumping over defensive backs and snatching balls out of the air in practice.

per game. Gadsden was frustrated, wanting to catch more passes and ease up Tucker’s load, Ordonde said.

Then Robert Anae entered as SU’s offen sive coordinator. The offense became more pass-heavy, and Gadsden moved from outside receiver — where he’d always played — to a hybrid of slot receiver and tight end. He was asked to block more and make catches in the middle of the field.

So far, everything’s worked out. Syracuse is averaging nearly 100 more passing yards and two more touchdowns per game than last sea son. Gadsden’s been a go-to target in critical situations, like when the Orange needed a first down in the fourth quarter against Purdue, or later when they had to find the end zone to maintain a perfect record.

“He knows how to catch the ball. He knows how to run routes. He’s been there before,” head coach Dino Babers said. “What he does on the practice field, he does in the game.”

blockers, Chris Elmore, to a season-ending injury against Louisville, it turned to Gads den, among others, to replicate the missing production. Gadsden learned more about who to block and where to place his hands and shoulders from Elmore. He said after the UConn game that it’s a 50-50 balance in prac tice between the time he spends run blocking and catching passes.

As he developed at American Heritage, Gadsden collected nearly 20 scholarship offers. But when the pandemic hit, he couldn’t visit any schools, and most places that offered him didn’t follow through — except for Syracuse, Surtain said. He had a difficult senior year, dealing with a COVID-19-laden season and an injury to his team’s starting quarterback, leading to almost 250 fewer receiving yards than the year before.

“To see him out there and making plays on some of the best DBs in the country, we knew that he had a chance to be a Power Five guy,” Surtain said.

Last year, Gadsden played mostly on spe cial teams and only garnered two receptions for 24 yards. The Orange finished last in the Atlantic Coast Conference in passing yards

Akron as roommates during freshman year. Milanese said that Biros was very quiet at first. But once the players got on the pitch, Biros’ shyness went away.

Milanese said Biros always expressed him self through his playing style. He described the 5-foot-7 midfielder as a “European player,” focused on technique compared to a big and physical “American player.”

“He is able to find the right pockets and he’s a very smart kid as well,” Milanese said.

Biros’ passes were sharp on corner kicks, too, Milanese said. In a matchup against VCU, Biros connected with Milanese’s head on a corner kick to tie the game at 1-1.

Moving inside also forced Gadsden to work on his blocking. In high school, Surtain preached that if receivers didn’t block, they wouldn’t get the ball. Gadsden “relished” getting the chance to block, fre quently driving defensive backs into the ground, Surtain said.

When Syracuse lost one of its best run

A game later against Syracuse, Biros found more space to score. Three SU defenders lined up in front of him, but once a gap between the two left defenders and Zip teammate Diogo Pacheco opened, Biros received a pass from Pacheco. Biros made two quick cuts to his right and sent a low shot into the bottom right corner of the net.

Biros became more comfortable with his Akron teammates, taking part in the fresh man tradition of having his head shaved in a buzzcut. He started creating chemistry with his fellow midfielders.

The Zips tried many starting combina tions due to multiple transfers and fresh men comprised the roster, said Morgan Hackworth, former Akron player. Usually, Biros played wide on the right side while Hackworth played near the center. As he watched Biros practice, Hackworth said Biros would be “annoying” as he found pockets, always finding a way to play and receive the best possible pass.

“I was kind of floating as a false nine and I found him all the time, because he’s just always in the right pockets,” Hack worth said.

In the 2018 Mid-American Conference semifinals against West Virginia, Biros col lected a punched ball outside the box. Biros surveyed the Mountaineers’ half and sent a

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on give-and-go combinations to send crosses in. If the cross got blocked, it typically went for a corner. SU is tied for 18th nationally with seven corners per game.

The Orange haven’t capitalized on many set pieces, but they continue to generate them. They force their opponents’ defense to settle back if the set piece comes as a result of a foul.

If the foul occurs near midfield, Sjoberg or Shealy will send a deep ball toward the box. On corners, Sjoberg comes up, using his height to get a head on the ball.

Syracuse has nearly doubled the amount of corners it has created compared to its oppo nents (77-39). Their best mark came against Virginia Tech on Friday with 11 kicks. Against Iona and Clemson, SU had nine.

Impactful transfers

Last season, Syracuse relied heavily on forwards DeAndre Kerr and Manel Bus quets for offensive production. The pair combined for 35 points, over a third of the team’s 2021 total (97). After 2021, Kerr moved on to play professionally for MLS’ Toronto FC, while Busquets plays profes sionally in Spain.

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But Gadsden had already shown the Orange what he could do. His breakout season as a junior, brought about through his work in the weight room, on the track and against future pros in practice, precipitated everything he’s done this year.

“The cat’s out of the bag now,” Oronde said.

“People are going to be looking for No. 19.” csmith49@syr.edu

curling pass inside. Despite four defenders in the penalty box, Biros’ curler was placed perfectly, allowing forward Ezana Kahsay an opportunity to knock in a header to give Akron a 2-1 lead.

With his passing acumen and clutch goals, the freshman Biros brought Akron a MAC championship and a run to the Col lege Cup Final against Maryland, where it lost 1-0. But in the next two seasons, the Zips went 10-14-4. Biros needed a switch, Milanese said. In his search, Syracuse head coach Ian McIntyre called at the right time, and Biros found that SU had the perfect role for him.

At Syracuse, Biros has only scored four times and notched six assists, but he still generates scoring chances and goals. In the Orange’s 3-0 win over Virginia Tech, Biros saw a streaking Chrsitian Curti entering the box. Once Biros drew the multiple Hokie defenders to him, he passed to a wide-open Curti, who set up Noah Singelmann for SU’s second of the night.

“I can just get in there and really confuse them by finding areas that are hard to defend and hard to pick up,” Biros said. “I really want ed to bring that wherever I went. That’s what I’m good at.” henrywobrien1123@gmail.com @realhenryobrien

Opoku, who transferred from Seattle University and Lindsey Wilson College, respectively. The pair have started all 11 games, combining for 25 points. Opoku has notched a team-high five goals with a second-best four assists. Johnson has three goals with a team-high five assists.

After trailing 1-0 early, two Clemson defenders miscommunicated in the back, which allowed Johnson to win the ball in the Tigers’ box. Johnson assisted a goal by sending a cross to Jeorgio Kocevski, who slotted it in to tie the game at 1-1. In the 48th minute, Johnson, following a giveand-go, cut in the right side of the box, roofing the ball into the net for the gamewinning goal.

Opoku has scored in five separate games, one of them being a penalty kick with 17 seconds left against Cornell. But when SU traveled to Colgate, it took some time for the Orange to pick up their pace. Syracuse eventu ally scored first from a combination between Opoku and Johnson.

Opoku won the ball after a broken play by Colgate defenders and dished it to Johnson, who immediately returned the ball back to Opoku at the top of the 18. Opoku placed it perfectly into the lower-right corner to put the Orange up 1-0 in the 2-0 win.

He just needed to get a shot. And that’s what he got. And he’s making the best of it.

Oronde Gadsden father

No. 11 Syracuse defense shines in 4-0 win over Stanford

By Max Tomaiulo contributing writer

Charlotte de Vries secured a pass on a Syra cuse penalty corner halfway through the sec ond quarter, bringing her stick behind her body to fire off a shot. The senior rocketed the ball past the outstretched arms of Stanford goalie Daisy Ford to take an early 1-0 lead.

“Our forwards really stepped it up with how they were able to shoot on goal,” Eefke van den Nieuwenhof said. “(They) looked really good today.”

In No. 11 Syracuse’s (11-2, 2-1 Atlantic Coast) 4-0 win over Stanford (3-6, 1-2 Pacific Athletic), the Orange’s offense dominated throughout the game, scoring four goals on 18 shots. Syracuse’s defense shut out the Car dinal, allowing two shots and one penalty corner. The Orange won their fourth straight game and have won seven of their last eight.

Syracuse dominated possession from the start. With four minutes left in the first quarter, SU received its first penalty corner of the game. De Vries blasted a shot, but Ford saved it.

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One minute later, the Orange received another penalty corner. De Vries took a pass from Willemijn Boogert and dished the ball to van den Nieuwenhof, who launched a shot right off the goalpost. Syracuse would tally a third shot with two minutes left in the quar ter, but the game remained scoreless through the first 15 minutes.

Stanford’s first scoring opportunity came with 10 minutes remaining in the second quar ter. The Cardinal received a penalty corner after a green card was given to Lieke Leeg gangers. Megan Frost passed the ball to Cara Sambeth, who lined a shot in the direction of Brooke Borzymowski. But defender Sabine van den Eijnden deflected the shot and sent the ball out of bounds, keeping the game scoreless.

Syracuse got its second penalty corner after Stanford committed a foul in the strik ing circle with five and a half minutes left in the second. This time, the Orange capitalized, taking a 1-0 lead when de Vries took a pass from Quirine Comans and pocketed the ball in the back of the net. The goal was de Vries’s 11th of the season, putting her eighth on the Syracuse career goals list with 37.

“(De Vries) had some really good reads on the corner and created opportunities,” head coach Ange Bradley said.

SU continued on attack and received another penalty corner with three minutes to play in the first half. Comans directed a shot from de Vries past the reach of Ford, extending Syracuse’s lead to 2-0.

One minute into the third quarter, SU picked up right where it left off on its fifth penalty corner. With SJ Quigley at insertion, Laura Graziosi passed to de Vries, who dished the ball to van den Nieuwenhof. She fired a rocket straight into the back of the net, giving Syracuse a 3-0 advantage.

Not even a minute later, the Orange got another corner. SU ran the same play as it did on its last penalty corner, and the result was the same with Van den Nieuwenhof scoring off of de Vries’s pass once again. Her second goal gave Syracuse a commanding 4-0 lead just two minutes into the second half.

“Eefke found her rhythm and smashed a couple balls. I can’t wait to see that on video because they were rockets,” Bradley said.

The Orange had two additional penalty

corner opportunities, but Stanford’s backup goalie Kendall Dowd made two impressive kick saves. The Cardinal generated some offensive pressure to start the fourth quarter, but Syracuse’s Sienna Pegram battled to steal the ball away.

The Orange tallied seven shots and three penalty corners in the fourth quarter. Syr acuse continued to slap good shots on net, though Dowd saved each one. SU’s defense allowed one shot in the quarter but preserved the shutout victory.

The Orange tallied ten penalty corners while the Cardinal only attempted one. In their last two games against Stanford and James Madison, the Orange have attempted a combined 21 penalty corners, the most in any two-game span this season. All four goals on Wednesday came off penalty shots, which are proving to be an essential part of SU’s game plan.

“We really emphasized this week scoring on those corners during practice,” van den Nieuwenhof said. “I think we really stepped it up and were focused from the start.” mtomaiuo@syr.edu

Anna Rupert’s track experience helped her soccer skills

By Wyatt Miller asst. copy editor

After her track coach, Nathel Hailey, left Washington-Liberty High School, Anna Rupert wanted to quit track to focus on soc cer her last two years. But Hailey told her not to, saying track was the only way to become an elite athlete. So, she stuck with it.

The next year, Hailey watched the Dis trict Championship meet as Wakefield High School’s Athletic Director. Suddenly, Rupert ran across the track, wrestling Hailey into a massive hug. He was astonished because he thought she was focusing on soccer. And when he asked her why she continued, Rupert simply said that he told him not to quit. Rupert won the 500-meter and ranked second in the 55-meter that day.

Track partially served as an avenue to hone Rupert’s running skills for soccer. Hailey embraced this, improving Rupert’s form throughout high school. Now, as a freshman forward for Syracuse, Rupert has played in every game this season, scoring two goals.

“I said to her, ‘If you want to stand out, you have to work on the quality of your run ning,’” Hailey said. “And she understood that immediately.”

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To start, Hailey pointed out that Rupert had an “inefficient running style.” Rupert had a poor knee bend and drive when Hailey start ed coaching her. Hailey said Rupert ran track like she dribbled a soccer ball. He explained to her that she’s not dribbling the ball for 95% of the game, so she needed to run efficiently to maximize speed and stamina.

Rupert did form running drills to keep her knees high, doing wicket hurdles frequently. The smaller, plastic hurdles are close to each other, forcing Rupert to make every step quick, with a 90-degree knee bend. Hailey had the whole team do normal hurdles too, even if they didn’t compete in that event, to get the run ners’ form right and stamina up.

“It was really nice for me to be able to run longer races, get my stamina up,” said Rupert, who ran everything from the 55 to the 500meter. “Working on my acceleration was super helpful. It helped me gain those really quick 10 yards in a game when I need them.”

Rupert said the difference between soccer and track training is the first ten yards of sprints. For soccer, she practices going from a jog to a sprint or from her toes to a sprint. But for track, she started down on the blocks. They were two different ways of starting, but both worked muscles that helped acceleration from any starting position.

Rupert noticed an immediate improve ment on the pitch after her first track season under Hailey.

“It was super nice to see, after running track, how much my start improved in soc cer, how quickly I could get to the ball,” Rupert said.

Hailey said that though Rupert’s running style wasn’t sustainable because of her knee bends, her raw speed caught his eye immedi ately. In her first race as a sophomore, Rupert kept up with some of the fastest runners in the state on short sprints.

But during 80 or 100-meter sprints, more experienced runners pulled away from her. She talked to Hailey during the first week, say ing she wanted to run longer distances.

Hailey trained Rupert through hurdle drills and longer runs with the team’s best distance runners. After this training, she spe cialized in the 500-meter, going on to win the event in districts as a junior.

“I love the 500 because I’m a fast person, but obviously there’s people who are insanely fast that can beat me in the shorter races,” Rupert said. “I think the 500 is really about grit, especially at the high school level. I really enjoy just being able to train and push those last 100 meters.”

Rupert scored in back-to-back games

against Lafayette and Siena. Against the Saints, Rupert got SU on the board early, scoring inside the box on a pass from Chel sea Domond in the eighth minute. Domond had leverage on the midfielder as she ran down the middle, closing in on the 18. As a defender approached, Domond tapped the ball to Rupert on her right, who accelerated, beating her backside defender to send the ball into an open net.

“Her speed is something that excites us,” SU women’s soccer head coach Nicky Adams said. “She is so talented and has a strong mind set that she will be a force to reckon with.”

She showed so much running prowess that Hailey tried to convince her to stick with track rather than soccer. Because of her natural speed, Hailey assumed Rupert would reach her highest potential on the track. But once he watched her play for Washington-Liberty, he realized he was wrong.

“I said to her, ‘You’re probably just fast on the soccer field. As you get older, you need to be skilled to compete.’ She just laughed at me and said, ‘Oh, I’m skilled too,’” Hailey said. “When I went to watch Anna I was like, ‘Oh yeah, she’s a soccer player running track, not the other way around.’”

Syracuse club baseball looks to impress following return to NCBA

By Jack Stankey contributing writer

Will Giffen stepped up to the plate in the fifth inning against Siena. Syracuse club baseball needed a win on Sunday to clinch the series after splitting the first two games, but they gave up a run to Siena in the bottom of the fourth.

Giffen worked up a 3-1 count, belting the next offering over the head of Siena’s right fielder. The dugout stood up and cheered as Adam Neufeld and Jack Corrado touched home plate to give Syracuse a 4-1 lead, one that lasted the rest of the afternoon.

“It felt great to come through for the team when they needed me most,” Giffen said.

After being demoted for four years from the National Club Baseball Association, Syracuse club baseball returned to the NCBA prior to this season. With the 150th anniversary of varsity baseball in Syracuse this year, develop ment director MP Geiss said the team has a

“chip on their shoulders” being in the higher division again. The team plays Ithaca in a three-game series this weekend at home.

“We are gonna go far,” freshman Justin Zamkov said. “Nothing else to it.”

Geiss added the team must prove its worth in the NCBA following a stint in the Colonial Club Baseball Association.

Syracuse finished first in the 2019 and 2021 seasons in the CCBA, losing just one game over those two seasons. Now, they’ll play other club baseball powerhouses from the Northeast like Georgetown, Boston Uni versity and nearby “rival” SUNY Cortland.

“Getting off to a hot start is important because most of our league games are in the next month,” Geiss said.

Syracuse’s roster is composed of a mix of upperclassmen and first-year players. Geiss said the team returned “quality depth on the mound,” including Jackson Rover, who closed the series-clinching game against Siena.

After walking into the first practice, Zamkov said he could feel the team’s chemistry and that the upperclassmen welcomed the fresh men with open arms.

“This team has me very excited to go out there and just compete,” Zamkov said. “When someone says club baseball, people might not think it is as competitive as other forms, but we will go out there and try and win every game.”

Zamkov said the upperclassmen’s experi ence in the CCBA helped the younger play ers understand the club baseball competition through the practices they’ve held this season. Geiss said this year has the “strongest fresh man class” he’s seen in his last three years with multiple offensive weapons.

Team president Connor Burke added the team still needs to get comfortable in the batter’s box, despite scoring seven runs in Saturday’s win. With two practices a week and three weekend games, Burke said that

the practice with live pitching will auto matically help their offense.

“We have some kids that can go up there and battle,” Burke said.

Following the 1-0 loss in its first matchup against Siena on Saturday afternoon, Burke fielded a freshmen-heavy lineup for the final game in the evening.

With a bases-loaded jam in the fifth inning and a 6-1 lead, freshman Daniel Goodstadt came out of the bullpen. Goodstadt struck out the side, allowing Syracuse to add another insurance run for its first win of the season.

Burke hopes the mix of upperclassmen and first-year players will help the club as they look to get to the top of the NCBA and bring a championship back to “the hill.”

“Every single one of them impressed me and the other guys on the team,” Burke said about the freshmen in the win. “They weren’t intimidated, they played real good baseball.”

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OG’S BREAKOUT

By Connor Smith senior staff writer

For years, Oronde Gadsden II has waited his turn.

First in high school, when his team, lit tered with future Division I and NFL players, didn’t need him as a freshman or sophomore. Then in col lege, when his team, led by a generational running back, didn’t need wide receiver depth. But Gadsden stayed patient. He worked on getting stronger and faster. He played special teams and changed his position. By his junior year of high school, he was a go-to target. Likewise during his sopho more year of college.

Entering the spring of his sopho

Oronde Gadsden

more year of high school, Gadsden looked like a “totally different guy,” according to then-head coach Pat rick Surtain Sr. That fall, Gadsden notched 21 receptions for 428 yards and six touchdowns. In a secondround playoff game against local power Miami Northwestern (Fla.) High School, Gadsden took a slant

pass 60 yards, juking sev eral players on the way. Gadsden’s father, Oronde, who played in the NFL for seven years and won a Super Bowl, thought to him self, “maybe we got something here,” after that play. The plan has always been for Gadsden to be better than his dad, Oronde said. But Gadsden played on American Heritage (Fla.) High School’s JV team as a freshman and appeared sparingly as a sophomore. He was frustrated going against future NFL defen sive backs like Patrick Surtain II in practice. But he slowly developed into the team’s top receiver and a legitimate Power Five recruit.

men’s soccer Data dive: SU’s best start since 2016

By Cole Bambini asst. Sports Editor

On Sept. 20, Syracuse (8-2-1, 3-1-0 Atlantic Coast) reached its highest ranking since 2016, placing No. 3 in the United Soccer Coaches poll. It had just defeated then-No. 1 Clemson on the road.

The Orange followed that with a 2-0 win at Colgate to remain unde feated in their first eight games. But after a 1-0 loss at home to Virginia, Syracuse dropped to No. 7. It bounced back with a 3-0 win at Virginia Tech, but were upset by No. 22 Cornell on Tuesday.

Still, this is only SU’s second defeat, and it has dominated opponents offensively with transfer forwards Nathan Opoku and Levonte Johnson. Defensively, a backline controlled by Buster Sjoberg and Olu Oyegunle, along with a net protected by goal keeper Russell Shealy, has limited the amount of goals conceded.

Here are the numbers behind SU’s 8-2-1 start entering its game against the No. 4 Demon Deacons:

Shealy anchoring the defense

In 2021, Syracuse conceded 14 goals through 11 games, with a goals against average of 1.27 per game. But through that same stretch of games this year, the Orange have conceded five goals. They have a .455 goals against average, which ranks fourth in the country. And prior to the 2-0 Cornell loss on Tuesday — the most goals the Orange allowed in a game all season — SU ranked No. 1 in the country, with a .300 goals against average.

With Shealy starting in goal, Syr acuse’s save percentage of .878 with 36 saves is tied for second-best in the nation. The Orange are also tied for the fifth-best in shutout percentage (.636), securing seven.

In Ohio, Colin Biros turned into a distributor

By Henry O’Brien asst. sports editor

In the waning minutes of Akron’s 2018 NCAA quarterfinals match up against Stanford, freshman midfielder Colin Biros played patiently. The Zips executed 34 passes, progressing into the Cardinal’s half. Biros strided down the left side while most of the Zips played the right side of the pitch, cutting through gaps between Stanford’s defenders.

After Akron’s Marco Micaletto’s curling shot went wide, Marcel Zajac headed the ball back

in front of the net. Biros waited in open space for the ball to bounce before heading it in to give the Zips a 3-2 win over the three-time national champions.

Biros was a scorer in high school, but throughout his time with Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew academy team and Akron he developed the ability to find uncovered areas in the mid field. His college teammates and his father agreed that he’s become a player to expose holes in a team’s formation and distribute the ball. Though Biros has scored two goals this season, he mainly uses soft

spots in formations to create pass es to advance up the pitch.

“I kind of just find myself as the little technical guy that teams just can’t really get a handle on,” Biros said. “It’s my job to connect the backline to the forwards and just create goals and assists.”

Biros said he honed these spacediscovering abilities at Columbus, training five years under United States men’s national team head coach Gregg Berhalter. Michael said Biros joined the academy team after his freshman year of high school. Once the coaches watched Biros, Michael said they

liked him instantly.

The midfielder said Berhalter structured a system where the midfielder learned to roam in areas where it would be difficult for oppo nents to mark him.

“(He’s) technically sound, he can handle the ball properly and make the right decision on distri bution plays,” Michael said. “He (also) weighs the ball properly for his teammates to easily handle it as well.”

At Jackson, Michael saw his son as “the coach on the field” because of the way he was

Shealy made six saves in the upset over Clemson, including a couple crucial ones in the second half. With 35 minutes remaining in the game, Isaiah Reid, the 2021 Col lege Cup Most Valuable Player, had a shot opportunity on the right side of the penalty box. Shealy came out to close the shooting window, saving it with his foot. Twenty-five minutes later, Reid redirected a cross with his head, but Shealy made a diving save to maintain the score.

The backline of Christian Curti, Abdi Salim, Oyegunle and Sjoberg has helped Shealy as well, consis tently limiting opponents from developing threatening opportuni ties. SU has outshot its opponents 184-103, winning the possession battle as well.

Generating set pieces

When operating out of the back, Syracuse commonly builds posses sion in the midfield to get it out to the wings. Against Cornell, Giona Leibold constantly drove down the left side, working with teammates

ORONDE GADSDEN II barely played his first two years of high school. Now, he’s Syracuse No. 1 receiver, leading the team in receptions and receiving yards. emily steinberger senior staff photographer

II’s emergence as Syracuse’s top receiver has followed years of waiting his turn both in high school and college