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The creators of the podcast “Serial” will visit the SU campus in spring 2016, following its second season, as part of the University Lecture series.

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The Community Folk Art Center, a unit of the African American studies department at SU, kicked off Black History Month with a concert and new exhibits.

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S • Changing the grade

The academic requirements to transfer from a junior college to Division I are more strict than before and are continuing to pose challenges to JUCO prospects.

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arts and sciences

College names next dean Ruhlandt selected after serving as interim dean

By Brett Samuels news editor

REBECCA FUENTES, lead organizer of the Workers Center of Central New York, talks during a roundtable on community activism at THE General Body’s “Teach In to Act Out” held Friday and Saturday at the Community Folk Art Center.

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SU community members take part in two-day teach-in on Friday, Saturday

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bout 15 people sat in a circle with blank expressions on their faces.

Mary Rose Go, a program assistant for Democratizing Knowledge at Syracuse University, read and sang a poem about her culture. During and after the poem, those in the circle collectively snapped their fingers and waved

their hands as a sign of appreciation and support.

The poem was a part of the “Radical Readout” portion of THE General Body’s two-day “Teach In To Act Out” held Friday and Saturday at the Community Folk Art Center, located at 805 E. Genesee St. Over the course of the two days, panels on student and community activism and intersectionality, along with keynote speakers and performances took place.

Chancellor Kent Syverud has said repeatedly that he wants to build an unrivaled College of Arts and Sciences. On Friday, Karin Ruhlandt was selected as the person to help accomplish that goal.

Ruhlandt was named dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Friday morning following a nine-month search. Ruhlandt has served as interim dean since July 2014, replacing former dean George Langford.

Langford, who had been dean since 2008, stepped down to return to fulltime teaching. Ruhlandt joined the

It’s a key appointment to the success of the whole university and the student experience.

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The “Teach In to Act Out” held Friday and Saturday had more than 300 total attendees. chase gaewski staff photographer

THE General Body staged an 18-day sit-in in Crouse-Hinds Hall in November 2014 to protest topics listed in the group’s 45-page list of grievances and demands. After the group of protesters left Crouse-Hinds on Nov. 20, organizers of the movement looked to increase its campus presence as it moved into “Phase Two.” Ben Kuebrich, a graduate student in the composition and cultural rhetoric program and a member of THE General Body, said more than 300 people came to the teach-in at some point dur-

ing the weekend. Attendees included students, faculty and staff, members of the SU community as well as students from the University of Rochester and Hamilton College. Kuebrich said there were more than 120 people at the keynote events on both nights.

During the readout, attendees shared poems and other written works, some original and some from outside authors. Works varied from poems about experiences during and after the 18-day sit-in to how see teach-in page 6

Syracuse University faculty in 1993, and was named chair of the chemistry department in 2009.

Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost Liz Liddy will recommend Ruhlandt to the Board of Trustees Executive Committee in February, and both Liddy and Syverud said they expect the committee to be fully supportive of the choice.

The announcement was made in the Killian Room in Hall of Languages, which was packed with students, faculty, staff and administrators.

“It’s a key appointment to the success of the whole university and the student experience,” Syverud said in an interview after the announcement. see dean page 8

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It was 1 a.m. when Ira Griffin left Syracuse on a bus headed for New York City a little over a week ago. Seven hours later, he found himself at the Hammerstein Ballroom, where hundreds had gathered to audition for the show “So You Think You Can Dance.”

The 12th season of “So You Think You Can Dance” centers on the theme of the stage versus the street — classic, trained dancing against contemporary, self-taught dancing. The doors opened at 8 a.m., but Griffin had to wait until late afternoon to audition.

For Griffin, the audition was exhilarating and nerve-wracking.

“I was so scared because there had already been so many good dancers ahead of me,” said Griffin, a junior public health major. “Just imagine hundreds of people in one room who share the same passion as you — and you all connect through dancing.”

Right after he auditioned, the judges told Griffin he did not make the cut.

“I was just slightly bummed. But most of me is like, ‘I did it. I did it.’ I just danced in front of a lot of people. I just danced in front of famous people and judges,” Griffin

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said. “Not many people did what I just did. So that was amazing. Nothing but smiles afterwards.”

Griffin, 21, said he began dancing when he was 18. He would watch YouTube videos of dances for hours until he could do the moves himself.

He began developing a personal style, though Griffin said he is still trying to learn “breaking and krumping.”

“I like to be funny. Shake my butt a little bit, chest pops here and there, stuff like that,” Griffin said.

He said his plans for the future

include dancing. But for right now, he’s content with dancing as a passion.

“I’m stressed about school, but I know that I can always fall back on dancing,” he said. “Dancing has been an outlet to freedom and happiness.” mrafi@syr.edu

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The number of listeners the podcast “This American Life” is broadcast to. The creators of “This American Life” also created “Serial.”

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Students, chefs prepare dishes for community

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By Justin Mattingly Asst. news editor

anna delapaz, a sophomore nutrition and food studies major, prepares food for the My Lucky Tummy annual dinner, which was held on Saturday.

The event featured food made by members of the Syracuse refugee and immigrant community. moriah ratner contributing photographer

By Elissa Candiotti contributing writer

Students in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics gathered in Lyman Hall this weekend to celebrate diversity in America through a common interest: food.

My Lucky Tummy, a pop-up food court, held its annual sold-out dinner on Saturday, at May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society. With the help of students in the Falk school, the popup dining experience featured dishes made by members of Syracuse’s refugee and immigrant community.

In preparation for the community

dinner, the Falk College Commercial Kitchens in Lyman Hall hosted inter-

It’s all about leveraging the refugee community in such a way that it can make Syracuse more interesting.

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national chefs from Burma, Eritrea, Japan, South Sudan and Somalia on Friday. Many Falk food studies students joined the experienced chefs by

volunteering to shop for groceries in North Side’s international stores as well as preparing food for the event.

Adam Sudmann, a Syracuse resident, founded My Lucky Tummy in April 2013 with the concept of gathering together a diverse community through showcasing home-style cooking from around the world.

“I discovered that Syracuse is a huge resettlement city for people around the world and I thought, ‘let’s do something fun. Let’s make an event,’” Sudmann said. “It’s all about leveraging the refugee community in such a way that it can make Syracuse more interesting.”

Inspired by the program’s ability to

bring together a city of diversity, Evan Weissman, an assistant food studies professor, and his students immersed themselves into the annual project.

“It’s valuable for students to have the opportunity to learn about different cultural food ways. It’s truly a learning experience,” Weissman said. “It’s nice to learn about other people because it creates mutual respect and makes relationships more of a two-way street.”

This year’s pop-up food court hosted three separate seatings on Saturday at 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. The event sold out, serving 350 people in the Syracuse area. On Friday, the international chefs

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Students analyze influence of Super Bowl for class

By Justin Mattingly asst. news editor

As the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks squared off in Super Bowl XLIX Sunday night, some Syracuse University students weren’t just watching the action.

“I’ll now watch and analyze it from a production standpoint and a business

standpoint, rather than a casual fan,” said Adam Luther, a junior sport management major who is enrolled in SPM 199: “The Super Bowl and Society.”

This is the fifth year that the class is being offered. It looks at the historical influence of the Super Bowl, its role in American culture and analyzes this year’s game. It has more than 90 students enrolled in it and is

taught by sport management professor Dennis Deninger.

Deninger said Michael Veley, who is the chair of the Department of Sport Management, had the idea to tell the story of the last four to five decades of the United States and do it through the Super Bowl.

Luther said so far he’s learned just how big an affect the Super Bowl has

on society.

“Obviously it has a huge impact economically with all the advertisements and promotions going on, but I wasn’t aware of how big it truly was,” he said.

Super Bowl XLIX will bring an estimated $500 million in economic impact to Arizona, according to the official website of the Arizona Super see super

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The creators of the hit podcast “Serial” are coming to Syracuse University in spring 2016 Sarah Koenig and Julie Snyder, co-creators of the podcast, will deliver a University Lecture at SU on April 12, 2016 as part of the University Lectures 2015–16 schedule. “Serial” is a podcast from the creators of “This American Life,” a weekly public radio show broadcast to about 2.1 million listeners. The podcast recently finished its first season and there are plans for a second season.

“I’ve never seen the agents I work with since the start of the lectures this excited about anybody. They’re like going bonkers,” said Esther Gray, who is a special assistant to the vice chancellor and provost and is responsible for booking University Lectures.

“Serial” was first released in October 2014 and Koenig serves as the host of the show. Season see serial page 8

crime briefs Here is a roundup of criminal activity that happened near the Syracuse University campus during the past week, according to Syracuse police bulletins.

Leaving the scene A sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, 22, was arrested on the charge of leaving the scene of an accident, according to a Syracuse police bulletin. when: Saturday at 11:30 p.m. where: 300 block of Walnut Avenue Trespassing A Syracuse man, 55, was arrested on the charge of trespassing, according to a police bulletin. when: Tuesday at 11:00 p.m. where: 100 block of College Place — Compiled by Jessica Iannetta, staff writer, jliannet@ syr.edu, @JessicaIannetta

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Students should utilize payment plans to address loans after college

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t’s a tough pill to swallow, but soon-to-be college graduates need to start thinking about paying back their loans.

This month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled the “Get On Your Feet Loan Forgiveness Program” to help college graduates with lower paying entry-level jobs pay off the first two years of college loans. The program will cover more than 24,000 graduates that attended any New York college, stay in New York making $50,000 or less and qualify for federal loan repayment plans.

Or at least that’s Cuomo’s dream. When, or if, the plan survives the state legislature, no college student would be able to sign up for the program until 2019 at the earliest.

Graduates with low-paying jobs who are struggling to pay back loans should consider signing up for income driven repayment plans offered by the federal government. These plans provide a structured schedule for loan payment, scaled to your income level. It’s a better alternative to

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letting your loans sit untouched for 20-25 years while nasty interest accrues.

Plans will pay out 10-20 percent of the gross income listed on your tax returns, chipping away at loans for 20-25 years. Under these plans, any remaining balance after those 20-25 years would be forgiven. For example, if you’re making $30,000 a year and after 25 years of payments you still have $5,000 of a $35,000 college loan to pay, the government will waive the remaining balance and forgive you.

There are many shapes and sizes of income-driven repayment plans. It’s about finding the right one for your income structure.

Income based repayment plans and “pay as you earn” plans will base their payment plan around

your initial income out of school. IBR plans will take 15 percent of your income each period for up to 25 years. Pay as you earn plans are less taxing, taking only 10 percent of your income each year for only 20 years. But in order to be eligible for the softer pay as you earn plan, you’ll have to be a first time borrower from the federal government without any outstanding loans to pay.

For people that do have other loans outstanding and do not meet initial income eligibility requirements, income-contingent repayment plans are an option. These plans will require higher payments of 20 percent and have a 25-year repayment period.

It’s important to note that these plans have a long list of requirements and eligibility standards that you should research before committing to.

Some types of federal loans are not eligible for repayment under some of these plans. Additionally, people with families can make a stronger case for eligibility for one of these income driven

repayment plans.

These plans are also not designed for students who graduate and take on well paying jobs, in which you’d be able to independently pay the loan back on your own schedule. IBR, ICR and pay as you earn plans generally require your federal student loan debt to be higher than your annual discretionary income. You can, however, make a case if your income is higher but the debt represents a significant burden.

If any of these plans sounds like an option after graduation, head to studentaid.ed.gov to see if you’re eligible for the variety of programs the federal government offers.

Paying loans is never fun, but starting the process early means finishing the process early.

And that’s of priceless value.

Brian Cheung is a senior broadcast and digital journalism and finance dual major. His column appears weekly. He can be reached at bkcheung@ syr.edu and followed on Twitter @bcheungz.

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Sport Management Club raises more than $250,000 for charity Since its founding in 2005, the Sport Management Club has raised over a quarter of a million dollars through its annual sports auction benefitting local charities including the Boys & Girls Clubs, American Diabetes Association, Golisano Children’s Hospital at Upstate, Ronald McDonald House Charities of CNY, the Central New York SPCA, Upstate

Cancer Center, Special Olympics New York and Food Bank of CNY. During the SU men’s basketball game on Dec. 6, generous supporters placed bids on over 560 items during the SPM Club’s 10th Annual Charity Sports Auction. The SPM Club, a student-run organization in the Falk College’s Sport Management Department, additionally hosted an online

auction in collaboration with Steiner Sports Memorabilia. As a result of months of hard work by nearly 100 Syracuse University students, $59,185 was raised for Make-A-Wish of Central New York. At least five wishes will come true for seriously ill children in our community.

We wanted the 10th anniversary year of our Charity Sports Auction to be something special,

and thanks to the campus and local communities, it was that and so much more. We simply couldn’t be prouder of the hundreds of students who have participated in this event’s success over the years, or more thankful to this community — the businesses who’ve donated products and services, the dozens of individuals and campus offices that have promoted and supported this event and all of the SU fans who’ve once again helped us exceed our goals. This student organization can proudly say they’ve raised over a quarter of a million dollars for the community they call home.

Thank you for helping us make wishes come true.

SPM Club at Syracuse University

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Dean’s experience will lead to success The decision to select Karin Ruhlandt to serve as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences will help Syracuse University meet its goal of having an improved liberal arts education for all students.

On Friday, after nine months of looking for a new dean, interim Vice Chancellor and Provost Liz Liddy announced the search committee’s final decision to select Ruhlandt.

She has been serving as interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences since July 2014.

Ruhlandt has also been a part of SU faculty since 1993 and was named the chair of the chemistry department in 2009.

With aims to improve Arts and Sciences, which the administration considers “the intellectual heart

and soul of Syracuse University,” Ruhlandt’s wealth of experience at SU will prepare her for the challenges that lie ahead.

Arts and Sciences has such a wide breadth of topics under its control, unifying all those programs and assisting them to reach their maximum potential will not be simple.

Yet, given Ruhlandt’s experience at SU, she likely has an understanding of which initiatives will work and which won’t. During her time as a professor, Ruhlandt would have witnessed the many changes the university has undergone, and as a result of her familiarity will likely have ideas about how the college can be improved.

During her time at SU, Ruh-

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landt has been recognized for her research abilities and innovation.

In 1997 she was given the National Science Foundation Career award, and in 2013 she was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship.

Ruhlandt has plans to take what she has learned from these experiences to spearhead new programs at SU that will help fund more graduate and faculty research.

During her brief time as interim dean, Ruhlandt was responsible for several initiatives, one of which increased the funding available for undergraduate research.

With her years of experience at SU, Ruhlandt has the potential to lead Arts and Sciences into a new era and elevate the entire college in the process.

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‘Ghostbusters’ all-female remake upsets some, should be supported

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ho is a director gonna call for a “Ghostbusters” remake? Women.

On Jan. 26 director Paul Feig announced an all-female cast to put a spin on the 1984 classic. The film is expected to release on July 22, 2016. As with any revamp there are criticisms, but sadly most of the complaints for this remake had to do with the gender of the cast.

The people who are heartbroken and distrought by women making their way into “Ghostbusters” are severely misguided.

When the original “Ghostbusters” was released with actors Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson, they were at the height of their comedic careers. This is rather similar to the actresses that are considered for the remake like Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon. The original cast News Editor Editorial Editor Sports Editor Feature Editor Presentation Director Photo Editor Art Director Copy Chief Development Editor Social Media Producer Video Editor Web Developer

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of comedians has also come out in support for the rebranding of the classic, giving any critic the cue to move on from worrying about a female takeover.

No matter how much our society advances, there are still questions, such as whether women can be funny, that push us back into the dark ages.

That question admits that someone hasn’t seen “Mean Girls,” “30 Rock” or “Saturday Night Live” in the last decade, where women are hilarious. Despite the ample evidence in popular culture proving women can be funny, some are still stuck in this outdated view that women aren’t.

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may believe women can’t be as funny is because humor is often seen as a masculine attribute.

Humor can be a technique for power by underhandedly putting another down. In a 2012 study by Aston University on bosses and humor, 90 percent of jokes made by a man in power were welcomed with laughter, while less than 20 percent of jokes made by a woman were given the same approval. If this ideal holds true in comedy films, we have a lot of work to do.

Among the complaints on the remake, many Twitter accounts thought an all woman cast would ruin a classic. “Well my day just got ruined... #Ghostbusters. All female cast burns me out. A gender mixed team with a female lead wouldn’t bug me but this?” said one tweet.

When the original “Ghostbusters” was all men, women did not go up in arms as it was seen as

the norm. Having an all women cast is not some feminist agenda — it’s simply women catching up with male-dominated films. There have been many successes with femaleled casts, like “Bridesmaids,” which was also directed by Feig, so it’s not as if this concept is new.

A female-led cast should not cause as much of a stir as it has.

Questioning if these actors can be as humorous as their male counterparts does a disservice to women all over America. We should not put doubt into women’s minds that they cannot be as successful as men when it comes to comedy, because this can be dangerous for future female comedians.

This phenomenon happens in other subjects too, take math for example. In a study conducted by the University of Texas at Austin, participants were told they were being tested for their weaknesses

on a math exam. In response women had less confidence in their answers, which resulted in lower scores. Receiving these lower grades only shrinks the pool of women likely to pursue a major — let alone a job — in mathematics.

The same goes for comedy. If women are told that they are not as funny, then they will not see comedy as viable careers before they even have a chance to try it.

Instead of focusing on the fact that the remake of “Ghostbusters”’ will feature an all- female cast, we should focus on what these new talents will contribute to improve this classic. It’s time to give women a chance to save the Big Apple.

Julia Smith is a junior newspaper and online journalism and sociology dual major. Her column appears weekly. She can be reached at jcsmit11@syr.edu and followed on Twitter @jcsmith711.

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teach-in “revolution is beautiful.”

“Eighteen days of power and resistance,” a poem read. “We only stand for a few and go against the masses.”

A roundtable on community activism followed the readout on Saturday. Representatives from the Workers’ Center of Central New York, National Action Network and Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation served as panelists, among others.

During the roundtable, Walt Dixie of the National Action Network discussed how it’s important to work together to attack issues and how patience is key.

Roundtable members talked about the importance of educating others and themselves as activists and learning “from those who came before you.”

Nick Holzthum, a sophomore information management and technology major and member of THE General Body, served as a moderator for the roundtable and said he thought it touched on many important lessons including coalition building and intersectionality.

Valerie Rodriguez, a 2014 SU alumna, said attending the panel was a valuable experience.

“It’s just something that’s really important to me as a person and as an activist. It’s things that matter to me and should matter to other people,” she said. “It’s refreshing and it’s good to hear other peoples’ opinions and the work they’ve been doing and what they’re striving for.”

Liora Sanchez-Villegas, a senior English and textual studies major, said the teach-in was “mind-blowing and refreshing.”

Sanchez-Villegas said the teach-in also taught her about issues that she wasn’t aware of before,

including what people with disabilities go through.

She added that she felt by taking what she learned at the teach-in, she would be able to educate others.

Kuebrich, one of the members of THE General Body, said the conversation during the teach-in was an important one to have. At times, the discussions were complicated, but he said all of it happened in a productive way.

By growing stronger together, Kuebrich said THE General Body will be able to achieve “whatever we decide to take on.”

It remains unclear, however, what Phase Two is for THE General Body. Kuebrich said the teach-in is part of what Phase Two is, but said the group will first have to figure out exactly what it wants to work on specifically and will go through a democratic process to do so.

“We have to think about what our internal work is too and so the sit-in was this bringing together of groups and we had a lot of time in the sit-in to start really understanding each other, but there was more work on that to do and that’s a big part of what the teach-in did,” Kuebrich said.

He added that the group always knew Phase Two was about expanding from just student groups to faculty and community members, and said the teach-in was productive in that it provided that interaction.

Kuebrich said a meeting this week will help determine if and when there will be another teach-in and what issues the group will focus on.

He said the group will continue to pursue issues that “weren’t touched during the sit-in.”

Said Rodriguez, an alumna who attended the teach-in: “I feel like this kind of event is something that needed to be done a long time ago and I’m glad that it’s happening and hopefully they do it again soon.” jmatting@syr.edu

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SUNY-ESF joins Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

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or the first time, SUNY-ESF will be in an athletic conference, joining the Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, along with Davis College, has joined the HVIAC, giving the school its first opportunity to compete in conference play and national tournaments and develop rivalries.

SUNY-ESF is still fairly new to college athletics as a whole and right now the NCAA is not taking any new Division III schools. But this league allows teams the chance to compete in newer events, said John View, the head cross country and track and field coach at the school.

“The opportunity for our athletes to compete in a conference championship event is a goal that they can shoot for,” he said.

SUNY-ESF originally attempted to join the conference three years ago but membership was declined due to logistic concerns and the fact that SUNY-ESF Varsity Athletics was a relatively new program at the institution.

Historically, the HVIAC was two different conferences, a men’s and a women’s conference. It started off as a women’s conference for non -NCA A schools to give women at those schools the same opportunities that were afforded to the men.

It gradually expanded to a men’s conference and then was recently combined into a single conference.

Daniel Ramin, the head soccer coach and the coordinator of col-

lege athletics at SUNY-ESF, said in an email that in recent years, athletics at SUNY-ESF has made great steps forward, receiving national recognition with its cross country and soccer programs, and even currently holding first place in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association Director’s Cup. SUNY-ESF currently leads the competition with 385.5 points, which are awarded for number of sport offerings and are also based on results from USCA A national championship events.

“The most important aspect of joining this conference is our student athletes will immediately be able to compete for team and individual conference accolades,” Ramin said. “Within this conference I am sure great rivalries will develop and

The most important aspect of joining this conference is our student athletes will immediately be able to compete for team and individual conference accolades.

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the experience of being an ESF student athlete will benefit.”

The next challenge within the conference is to have it become a USCA A recognized conference, which would enable conference champions to receive an automatic

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bid in USCA A national tournament for participating sports. The USCA A met with the conference this month, and the process for that to happen has begun, Ramin added.

Joe Bednarsh, president of the HVIAC, added that the conference has been a great stepping-stone for non-NCAA teams to bring its programs up to speed and become NCAA members. Some of the schools in the conference, such as the Culinary Institute, have classes that run until 9 p.m., which would not be able to participate in the NCAA.

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“Hudson Valley is really a conference that believes in making accommodations for these kinds of unique schools and being there so that those students have the opportunity to participate in intercollegiate athletics, which is an integral part of college education,” Bednarsh said. “Take a school like ESF, for example, which is just so unique and so incredible in its mission, and that adds gravitas to the conference itself.”

What makes the HVIAC different is that it’s not a cutthroat organization, Bednarsh said, but that it

focuses on increasing the diversity in the program by including unique institutions and helping those schools grow.

“I think it’s important to highlight the uniqueness of each of these institutions,” Bednarsh said. “Each institution comes with its own unique set of issues, but the great thing about the Hudson Valley is that we’re here almost to service those particular types of institutions because it makes us more interesting, it makes us a better educational experience for the athletes.” acalwis@syr.edu

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super bowl Bowl Host Committee. A 30-second advertisement during the Super Bowl cost $4.5 million this year and 111.5 million people watched the Super Bowl in 2014, with a larger audience expected for this year’s game.

Luther said that while watching the game he would be looking at the types of topics and information broadcasters and reporters discuss as well.

“I want (students) to focus on how the stories are told,” Deninger said.

Deninger said that he wanted students to watch the game with a “critical eye.”

“I want them to see how things have come together, how things that they take for granted like the Super Bowl were the product of various political and economic and social forces at work,” he said.

Jennifer Sweet, a freshman communication

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and rhetorical studies major who is taking the class, said she “didn’t realize how quickly it went from an event that no one wanted to host or attend” to one of largest events in the U.S. Sweet said when watching the game, she would be paying closer attention to the technical things like the camera shots chosen and the way the game is commentated, but said “there’s a good chance I will be too caught up in the game to really notice.”

As the class has grown over the last five years, the Super Bowl has too. Deninger said the multi -platform approach, which includes social media, has added more of a value to the game. Next year will be the 50th Super Bowl and as it’s become more of a spectacle, it has essentially become a holiday in the U.S., he said.

Said Deninger: “Each year that we have a Super Bowl, it becomes that much more entrenched in the fabric of the American culture.” jmatting@syr.edu

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serial One re-examines the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee, a Maryland teenager, that resulted in the conviction of Adnan Syed, her ex-boyfriend. Each episode of the podcast got more than one million unique visitors, according to Podtrac, a website that measures online shows and audio and video podcasts.

SU was able to book Koenig and Snyder through the Steven Barclay Agency, which helps book University Lectures and other speakers

A lot of the popularity has come from Sarah just being an amazing storyteller.

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tummy and food studies students gathered in the Falk College kitchen to prepare the various dishes.

Each individual was assigned a role or task in the kitchen.

Those in attendance at the meals were offered a variety of dining options this year. The menu included catfish and lemongrass from Burma, sourdough flatbread and collard greens from Eritrea, lotus and sake from Japan, smoked guinea hen and peanut butter from South Sudan and nutmeg, white sesame and cardamom from Somalia.

Patience Oyat, a chef from South Sudan, prepared the dish called Gwenomakitalo,

which consists of smoked guinea hen, peanut butter and piri piri chili.

“This opportunity unites people,” Oyat said. “It is important to bring different kinds of food and different kinds of people sharing together. I love it.”

The dinner celebration also provides a tangible way of learning. The volunteer students have the opportunity to work alongside chefs of different cultures and become more comfortable in a “high-steamed environment,” Weissman said.

After yet another successful dinner celebration, Sudmann reflected upon the experience with pride.

“Our differences are interesting but we somehow come together,” Sudmann said.

“There’s just so much pride, curiosity, hopefulness and optimism.” emcandiosyr.edu

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on campus. Koenig and Snyder are not doing many public appearances, Gray said.

“Because (the agency) is so highly respected, when (Serial) decided to do some external things, they approached Steven, the guy who owns the agency, and asked him to set the engagements up them,” she said. from page 1

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At the end of the announcement, Ruhlandt addressed those in attendance. She said she’s excited to work on Syverud’s goal of building an unrivaled College of Arts and Sciences, and discussed what she believes it will take to get there.

“It will require transparency and communication, it will demand collaboration and it will necessitate that we will all be at our best,” she said.

“I’ve been at the university for more than two decades and I’ve never seen this kind of activity before,” she added. “It’s exhilarating and I’m proud to be a part of it.”

Mary Lovely, chair of the search committee, said in an interview that the dean search process was by no means an internal one.

Lovely said about 90 candidates applied for the position, and the committee did a “deep dive” on 35 of them. That included two rounds of interviews, during which Ruhlandt “got no special treatment,” Lovely said.

During the announcement, Syverud spoke

“They know the kind of speakers that we look for with the University Lectures. They know the diversity that we like, and sometimes the cutting edge stuff that we like.”

She added that because “Serial” is so popular among students, it will be a strong lecture.

“A lot of the popularity has come from Sarah just being an amazing storyteller,” she said.

Gray polled some SU faculty members about if they thought students would be interested and after those she asked said it would be, talks advanced.

“This is the time of year when I’m booking speakers and I have some booked already, but I told them, ‘I’m just waiting for that name. I’m waiting for that name that I just didn’t have yet’… and they delivered,” she said.

Prior to the “Serial” podcast, Koenig worked for The New York Times, ABC News and the Baltimore Sun. Originally Gray said it appeared as if only Koenig would be coming to SU, but Snyder will be coming as well.

The podcast will have a second season, which Gray said will begin in the fall and conclude before Koenig and Snyder speak at SU. Said Gray: “I’m always looking for something that will impact the newer age and this sounds like it is.” jmatting@syr.edu

about the process of finding a new dean. It was one filled with challenges, he said, including having a new chancellor and a change of provost in the middle of the search.

Syverud said in recent times, SU has not held announcements like the one Friday for new deans. The gathering to announce Ruhlandt as the next College of Arts and Sciences dean had a couple main purposes, he said.

“One purpose is to realize Syracuse is at its best when people say what they think and are respected for saying what they think and are not expected always to agree,” Syverud said. “That’s particularly important when we’re making the most important decisions affecting the institution. We made an important decision here.”

Syverud added that the College of Arts and Sciences is at a critical point in its history, and it’s important for the university to support Ruhlandt as she takes over as permanent dean.

“It’s a time of great opportunities, it’s a time of tough choices,” he said. “One purpose for this event is to show we’re supportive of our new leadership, and we’re going to have your back, Karin.” blsamuel@syr.edu | @Brett_Samuels27

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heli Willetts didn’t earn her Ph.D. to teach college students — she got a Ph.D. to learn about art.

It’s the reason why Willetts, the executive director of the Community Folk Art Center, enjoys being surrounded by art and culture every day.

“I feel really lucky to have a very different day every single day, and know that when I walk into that gallery space, every couple of weeks it’s going to look totally different,” Willetts said. “Everything is always different.”

The Community Folk Art Center, which is a unit of the African American Studies Department at Syracuse University, is a multidisciplinary art center that highlights and promotes artists of the African diaspora.

“We’re trying to make sure that we diversify the creative landscape and fill blanks in on information,” Willetts said. “Sometimes it’s a lot easier to get someone to understand the concept when they are being educated through a visual experience.”

The center, located on East Genesee Street, also threw a kickoff concert on Friday to commence Black History Month.

CFAC was established in 1972 by an professor who supported local artists

Sometimes it’s a lot easier to get someone to understand the concept when they are being educated through a visual experience.

Kheli Willetts executive director of the community folk art center

at SU and by students who saw the need for such a space, said Tamar Smithers, director of education at CFAC. The center is also one of the oldest and longest continually running African institutions that is affiliated with the university.

At the Black History Month Kickoff Concert, CFAC featured an up-and-coming R&B artist, Lydia Caesar. Opening for her was one of the local Creative Arts Academy students, Brandyn Thomas.

“He’s an aspiring recording artist,” Smithers said. “It’s great for him to open

2 1. COLTON JONES, a senior psychology major, stands near a gallery at the Community Folk Art Center. leslie edwards video editor 2. LYDIA CAESAR, an R&B artist, performs at CFAC’s Black History Month Kick Off on Friday. kadijah watkins staff photographer

up and to show how we cultivate young and aspiring artists at the center.”

Smithers also believes the history of the program is what sets CFAC apart.

“We’ve been around 40-plus years. It creates a great avenue for, not just students studying African American history, but for students throughout the campus to be able to come to the center and be made aware of the different cultures,” Smithers said.

In order to appeal to the entire community, Willetts, the executive director, makes sure the exhibits are relatable for everyone.

“For us the point is that we are an inclusive organization, not an exclusive organization,” Willetts said. “So when we do exhibitions in general, we take it from a diaspora approach, not simply just African diaspora.”

For example, when CFAC had an exhibition on Islamic art and culture, it integrated both the Quran and Mandarin as part of the exhibit, Willetts said. The exhibition was not necessarily just about being Muslim and Middle Eastern — it was about being a Muslim in general.

“It’s about the global spread of culture, because what we find is that we ultimately have more in common than we don’t,” Willetts said. see center page 10

For Nyesher Serrant, feeling at home at Syracuse University became easier after she found the Caribbean Students Association.

Serrant, a Caribbean native, said she was warmly received by the CSA. “I feel like for me, coming from the Caribbean, the best part was meeting people who have so many interests I have,” said Serrant, a sophomore communication sciences and disorders major and the CSA’s event planner. “We have so much in common and that makes it comfortable.”

This week, the CSA is celebrating its 30th year as an organization on campus with Caribbean Destinations Week. The cultural traditions and practices that about 50 members bond over — food, music and dancing — are central to the activities the CSA will be hosting for the next six days.

“The events reflect the vibrancy of Caribbean culture,” said Chelsea Gill, president of the CSA and a junior information management and technology major.

Thursday’s event —Wine-N-Wukshop — will feature the Caribbean dance troupe Kalabash. Participants will be taught a variety of traditional Caribbean dances, and anyone is welcome to attend, whether they’re Caribbean or not, Gill said.

“You get to know all the dance moves,” Serrant said. “I’m pretty sure it’s going to be lots of fun.”

The CSA wanted to do more than just its annual Bob Marley-themed banquet this year, Gill said. Celebrating 30 years was something the 10-member executive board wanted to emphasize, and coordinating a variety of events to highlight ethnic food, music and entertainment was the reason behind the week of special events.

“We wanted to push CSA in a new direction,” Gill said. “A lot of campus (organizations) haven’t made it to 30 yet, and we wanted to embrace that longevity.”

In Caribbean Destinations Week, each day features “a different stop on see csa page 10

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center The center aims to share with diverse communities socioeconomically, racially, culturally and through countries of origin, Willetts added.

It also strives to ensure that people from varied backgrounds “see themselves and find themselves” in the center.

“What we’re trying to do for our constituents is not only expose them to amazing art by African descended people,” Willetts said. “But as well as people from Latino, Asian and other cultures who have created art and have had experiences that can be very much identified with people of African descent.”

Although the center is part of the AAS department, it functions under a 501c3, making it a nonprofit organization. It operates independently through outside funding and can write grants.

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the journey into Caribbean culture,” Gill said.

Tori Williams, a junior psychology major and the group’s historian, said the events are designed to attract a wide group of individuals who might be interested in learning about or taking part in Caribbean culture.

“A lot of our focus has been trying to get people on board who aren’t (of Caribbean descent),” Williams said. “I think a lot of it is music and food that will bring people together.”

One thing Williams, Gill and Serrant all agreed on was how group members were able to bond over cultural traditions and trends — even though they’re not all from the same place.

CFAC also hosts a cappella groups, classes and workshops that are available during the day and allows dance teams to practice in the space without charging students.

“What we like to do is barter,” Willetts said. “‘Sure, you can use the space — don’t you want to come help out at the next exhibition?’ Some of those kids out there don’t even work here.

They just want to be here.”

CFAC will continue its exhibits and programming throughout the month of February without a strict emphasis on Black History Month, said Kishi Ducre, the chair of the African American studies department. Due to counterprogramming across other departments on campus, Ducre believes there is already a lot going on.

Said Ducre: “The irony is that we don’t do much during Black History Month because we do it all year long.” kehobson@syr.edu

“It’s a home away from home. I’m really finding that family here,” Williams said. “It’s so interesting — we’re always bonding over food.”

Rice and peas, jerk chicken, plantains and macaroni pie are a few of the dishes that get passed around at one of the CSA’s occasional potlucks, Gill said.

The CSA holds meetings every other Friday evening and the meetings are open to anyone on campus. All events during the Caribbean Destinations Week are free . Saturday’s banquet will feature a live band and traditional Caribbean dishes.

“When I found CSA, I was automatically embraced and that was the best part,” Gill said.

“Anybody that comes — we want them to feel as connected as we do.” gmsilvar@syr.edu

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n the dark, Pascale Wine Bar & Restaurant was dressed to the nines in beautiful white Christmas lights, illuminating line upon line of vintage-looking wine bottles displayed in the front window.

With a menu featuring gourmet American dishes, every bite was a little piece of heaven bursting with flavor. Be warned, though — if as a college student you are desperate to try this amazing hidden jewel, bring a wealthy benefactor with you. It isn’t cheap. But since you can make a reservation, it’s also an ideal spot to take your parents.

We arrived at the restaurant right on time for our reservation and were taken directly to our table. Our waitress brought us glasses of water, a basket of bread and salted butter while we were settling into our seats. The bread was a mix of freshly made crunchy baguette and soft multi-grain slices.

The menu was a metal clipboard with a paper printout stuck to it by a magnet, suggesting that the menu is updated or changed regularly. The ambient lighting cast the room in a soft, mellow haze, creating a feeling of seclusion between tables. Fortunately, I could still easily read the appetizers list. I chose the autumn flatbread pizza, which was topped with roasted grapes, squash and shallots, rosemary, pine nuts and Piave cheese.

When the pizza arrived, it was the size of a small-to-medium dinner plate. At first I was disappointed by its small size, but one bite in, I was so deep in piping hot, sweet, cheesy, nutty bliss that I forgot what the definition of disappointment even was. The base was thin and crispy, and the sweetness of the potato-and-onion base layer was offset by the light, chewy, salty cheese. It was perfectly finished off with the pine nuts generously sprinkled on top.

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Everything else I ordered, though, was made to perfection with close and loving attention paid to every detail. While the portion sizes were fairly small, the food was so decadent that I was perfectly content at the end of the meal. I couldn’t even squeeze in one of the fantastic-sounding desserts.

The burger buns had been pre-buttered

before being toasted. The burger, which I asked for medium rare, was cooked perfectly and was so juicy that the sauces ran down my fingertips. The addition of the smoky bacon and melted cheese made for a really decadent burger experience. Even the fries were impressive — crunchy and golden but still filled with soft potato on the inside without that typical deep-fried greasiness.

The chicken entree was two chicken breasts served on the bone, with spiced, crunchy skin.

When pulled back, the flesh beneath the skin was so tender it ripped easily off the bone. It was centered on a bed of beautifully mixed

textures, which included crunchy lentils, softly sautéed leeks, mushrooms and thick squash chunks. The squash added a really nice and complex, sweet element to this rich dish.

While the seasonal veggies were delicious, they were nothing special, and honestly, a slight letdown after the amazing flavors the rest of the meal had offered.

This restaurant is proof that the best things come in small packages. I would go back to this restaurant in a heartbeat — as long as I am not the one picking up the check at the end of the meal. rlascheb@syr.edu

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Syracuse enters 2015 season with improved pitching depth

By Jack Rose staff writer

Sydney O’Hara pitched in 36 of Syracuse’s 49 games last season, including 27 starts, and logged more than 150 innings.

She finished fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference in opponent batting average and ninth in strikeouts, earning a spot on the AllACC first team at season’s end.

But while O’Hara was the go-to option, the Orange lacked strong additional options.

Head coach Leigh Ross expects junior Jocelyn Cater and freshman AnnaMarie Gatti to help take the load off O’Hara, and senior Lindsay Taylor to pitch significant innings when she returns from injury. The three pitchers have different looks and Ross expects to use them interchangeably depending on opponents’ weaknesses.

“I think you kind of build around pitching,” Ross said. “When you have pitching, the rest of it, you can put the pieces together.”

After her dominant freshman season, O’Hara remains an unquestioned ace.

She’s been working on her change-up, she said, and her goal is to have a more complete arsenal in 2015.

“It’s coming along,” she said of the pitch, “and just keep the same intensity on the mount as last year.”

But as a player who hits every day and plays in the field when she isn’t pitching, O’Hara takes on a lot as the season goes on. Having a deeper rotation this season would help keep her fresh and take pressure off of her arm.

The team boasts a diverse group of pitchers, too. O’Hara is right-handed and throws a rise ball while Gatti, also right-handed, is a dropball pitcher. Cater throws similar pitches to O’Hara, Ross said, but is left-handed.

“They’re looking at different angles,” Ross

said about other teams when they have to face the Orange. “If their game plan is, well, we have a curveball pitcher so we’re going to crowd the plate or whatever, then you throw a drop-ball pitcher in there. Now it’s different for them.”

In softball, Ross said, any pitcher can throw a lot of innings, but the depth and flexibility of the SU pitching staff will allow the team to try out different combinations.

Though Ross won’t pull a pitcher who’s throwing well, she has the luxury of changing it up as soon as the opponent gets comfortable.

At the back end of the staff is Lindsey Larkin, who Ross called a mop-up pitcher, and sophomore Jordyn White.

“She’s done a fantastic job being that offspeed, coming in, throwing them off, maybe one time through the lineup,” Ross said of Larkin.

Larkin, who is left-handed, is a good ground-ball pitcher who will most likely be used in late-game situations, Ross said.

Larkin said she worked on her change-up during the offseason to compliment her drop ball. She and White have been putting in extra work since Winter Break, throwing to their teammates in the batting cages.

“Throwing to live batters is really helpful,” she said. “Jordyn and I do that a lot and we’ve learned that it’s helpful for the batters and for ourselves.”

The team will need improved pitching from last season if it is to reach its goal, the NCAA tournament. Last year, SU was ninth in the ACC with a 5.00 team ERA. This year, behind O’Hara and plenty of other options, the Orange is looking at pitching as a strength.

Said Ross: “When you know you’ve got a solid staff in the circle, if you can score a couple runs, you’re going to be in every game.”

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“This is going to affect Division I recruiting drastically,” Martinez said. “Not just the 2.5 GPA, but the GPA to go along with the fact that they’re not taking the online courses. It’s going to impact them severely.”

Noonan said what Dunkelberger did is nearly impossible if a player doesn’t qualify for D-I play directly out of high school, and online courses were once the main way to help the non-qualifiers catch up academically.

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women’s lacrosse

Draw control specialist Kempney grows into larger offensive role

By Jon Mettus staff writer

Kailah Kempney walked onto the field and saw 585 fans in the Carrier Dome seats around her.

She lined up inside the circle at midfield to take the draw.

The first game of Kempney’s career started on her own stick.

“It was pretty intimidating,” Kempney said of the draw, which she lost. “I mean my first game in college ever and you’re standing in center field.”

Over the last three years, Kempney, a senior attack, has been one of Syracuse’s go-to players on the draw. Her 253 career draw controls are an SU record and put her at 15th in Division I history. But this year, the Orange will be without its second- and third-best goal scorers from last year, Alyssa Murray and Katie Webster.

Kempney will be picking up a bigger scoring role than she’s had in the past to help fill the void.

“We’re just looking for her to play offense,” SU head coach Gary Gait said. “When she gets the opportunities, put the ball in the back of the net and be a part of our system. We’re not asking her to be the leader, we’re asking her to be a dynamic scoring threat.”

In her senior year at Carthage (New York) High School, Kempney scored 118 goals and controlled 193 draws, but at Syracuse her focus has been draws.

She led the team with 90 draw controls her freshman year at Syracuse and was fourth with 37 goals. In her sophomore season, she was second with 56 draw controls and third in goals again with 29. Her junior year, she led the team with 107 draw controls.

As her goals and shots went down over the years, her assists went up.

One of Kempney’s assets on offense is that she sees seams in the defense well, assistant coach Katie Rowan said. Now, the key for Kempney is to increase her 47.1 shooting percentage and the amount of quality shots she takes.

“Maybe (she’ll) do a little more than she has the last couple years by maybe not just playing

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peterson “She’s your biggest threat with the ball in her hands. So you’d like to get it out of her hands as much as possible,” Wake Forest head coach Jen Hoover said after Peterson scored 32 points against her team on Jan. 15. “… I think everybody’s noticed what she’s doing this year.”

Peterson is Syracuse’s most dynamic player and in losses, she’s averaging 13.3 points, compared to 16 points in wins. The drop-off isn’t huge, but on Dec. 19 against Baylor, she missed a potential game-tying layup with four seconds left and the Orange lost by two.

In SU’s most recent game, a 78-58 road loss against No. 8 Louisville on Saturday, Peterson scored nine points and only two in the first half.

She shot 3-of-15 overall, and by time she started producing, the game was already out of reach.

In all six losses, the Orange was led in scoring by either Diamond Henderson or Brianna Butler — two players who shoot far less efficiently than Peterson does. Butler and Henderson are shooting

KAILAH KEMPNEY has been historically great at draw controls for Syracuse. But with top goal scorers Alyssa Murray and Katie Webster graduate, Kempney will need to increase her offensive production this season to fill the void, margaret lin web developer

inside,” Gait said, “Maybe playing a little low, a little high, changing her position and I think it can pay off for us.”

When Kempney does play inside, she needs to pick up rebounds and score in one shot, Rowan said.

As Kempney is worked more into the offense, attack Kayla Treanor and midfielder Erica Bodt will be worked into the draw control team, Kempney said. Freshman attack Riley Donahue will be joining the mix too, Kempney added.

Donahue excels at self-draws, Kempney said, something she didn’t learn until her

28.3 percent and 36 percent from the field, respectively, as Peterson is shooting 46.3 percent.

Though Peterson is the team’s leading scorer and is needed in games against top teams, Hillsman said she’s done enough in other ways outside of scoring to help her team.

“I don’t know if it does or not (hurt the team when Peterson’s not scoring) because she’s really good on defense and she really does a very good job of keeping her teammates involved,” Hillsman said. “So I don’t know if it’s a negative of her not scoring.”

SU’s next two games are against ranked teams — the Orange will play No. 16 North Carolina on Thursday — and Peterson’s role in big games will continue to be defined.

Center Briana Day said in order for Syracuse to be successful, it shouldn’t rely just on Peterson against top teams.

“It makes others step up,” Day said. “I mean people have to step up regardless but it makes other people step up when we need points or we need scoring.” pmschwed@syr.edu | @pschweds

senior year of high school. The two have been working together on offense as well, which Kempney said has helped her.

Still, Kempney isn’t going to give up her reign in the draw circle just yet. She spent all summer practicing draw controls — her favorite part of the game — with her younger sister, Braelie, and has new tricks this season after Maryland’s Taylor Cummings dominated SU in the draw circle en route to a national championship win in May. Cummings, a midfielder, finished the year with 63 goals and 128 draw controls and won the Tewaaraton Award for best player —

lacrosse’s equivalent to the Heisman Trophy.

Kempney could match Cumming’s stats this year, Rowan said.

In all likelihood, when Kempney steps on the field for the season opener against Denver on Saturday, it’ll be the last time Syracuse’s season starts with her. But her final season could be unlike any of her previous three in a Syracuse jersey.

“If she’s given the green light, I really think you’ll see that happen,” said Roxanne Kempney, her mother. “ … I don’t think anyone’s seen what she’s capable of.” jrmettus@syr.edu

ALEXIS PETERSON has improved greatly upon her average of three points per game last year, notching just over 15 per game now. SU will turn to Peterson often as it tries to beat a ranked opponent for the first time this season. michael cole staff photographer

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en Noonan called it a disservice that’s “screwing over” junior college football players.

A student who has a 2.0 GPA in high school doesn’t qualify academically to play Division I, so he goes to a junior college first. But when he gets there, he’s asked to raise his GPA to a 2.5 while taking harder classes in order to qualify to transfer out.

That hypothetical scenario — posed by Noonan, head coach at Sierra (California) College — is one that’s become a harsh reality for players trying to advance their careers.

The higher GPA requirement has been in effect since the end of the 2012–13 academic year. The rule, along with the fact that some major-conference programs aren’t allowing transferrable credits to be earned through once-popular online courses, is still making the jump to Division I much harder almost two years later.

Syracuse has already brought in two JUCO prospects, tight end Trey Dunkelberger and preferred walkon quarterback Zack Mahoney, in its recruiting Class of 2015 after not having an original JUCO commit last year. And though SU may be looking at more junior college prospects, some

coaches at that level are exploring ways to overcome these academic obstacles so that they don’t expand past just the junior college level.

“I do think it’s going to shift the dynamics of recruiting in Division I and it’s not going to be long until it trickles down and affects our kids going to Division II,” said Noonan, who coached current SU linebacker Luke Arciniega at Sierra.

“It’s screwing over our junior college kids because there’s always going to be the trickle-down effect as well. Whatever Division I does, Division II’s going to start doing.”

For Dunkelberger, the GPA requirement wasn’t a problem. In the fall semester at Pierce (California) College, he took eight classes in order to reach the credit requirement to transfer and achieved a 3.15 GPA. But a good amount of potential D-I prospects aren’t able to get their GPA up to the requirement of 2.5, and it’s slowly changing the landscape of college football recruiting.

“Usually their status, most of the time, has to do with their ability to get the requisite GPA and the credit hours,” former Pasadena City (California) College head coach Fred Fimbres said. “Sometimes you coach excellent players that just can’t seem to re-invent themselves academically.”

Noonan estimated that 99

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women’s basketball

2-star CB Whitner flips SU looks to Peterson against No. 9 FSU commitment to Orange

By Paul Schwedelson asst. copy editor

By Matt Schneidman asst. sports editor

Two-star cornerback Kielan Whitner has flipped his verbal commitment from Appalachian State to Syracuse, he tweeted Sunday afternoon. Scout.com had reported it earlier Sunday morning.

The Mountain View (Georgia) High School product’s pledge to Appalachian State was only a soft verbal, per Scout, and Whitner chose SU over offers from

the likes of Air Force, Marshall and Army. He’s only the second cornerback in SU’s current class, joining three-star New Jersey prospect Daivon Ellison.

The 6-foot, 180-pound Whitner is also the third verbal from the state of Georgia, joining three-star safety Christopher Fredrick and three-star defensive tackle Tyler Cross.

The Orange now boasts 26 verbal commits with three days to go until National Signing Day. mcschnei@syr.edu

Anytime Syracuse has needed a spark this season, it’s turned to Alexis Peterson. Momentum-swinging 3s, powerful and-ones and up next deadly pullup jumpers @ Florida State have been the @ Tucker Center trademark of Monday, 2 p.m. her game.

While teammates say her biggest contribution to the Orange is her energy, it’s also Peterson’s tangible

ability to score points that has been key, as shown by her team-leading 15.2 points per game.

But in games against Top 25 teams, SU is 0-6 and Peterson has never led Syracuse in scoring in any of those games. She said she never feels pressure to score the big baskets in big games, but when her teammates score more in those spots, the Orange loses.

“If it’s meant for me to score, it’ll happen,” Peterson said. “Or if it’s meant for me to set up someone else, that’ll be what I do.”

Peterson also tops the No. 23 Orange (15-6, 5-3 Atlantic Coast) in

steals and assists, but it’s the sophomore point guard’s scoring that has boosted SU this year. Syracuse will look to Peterson, who is the 10th leading scorer in the conference, to lead the way once again Monday when it takes on No. 9 Florida State (20-2, 7-1) at 7 p.m.

Her role as the team’s go-to scorer is a new one this season. Peterson averaged just three points per game as a freshman. This year, head coach Quentin Hillsman doesn’t run any plays designed for her, but she still draws attention from defenses.

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