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Rex Tillerson, the former CEO of ExxonMobil, is now the U.S. Secretary of State. Tillerson had no experience holding office prior to his appointment. Page 3

Graduate students teamed up to produce “Sustainacuse,” an upcoming exhibit that will allow attendees to experience an ethereal environment. Page 11

S • Record scratch

UConn ended Syracuse’s season for the second year in a row behind a record-tying performance. The Huskies also sent home two program legends. Page 16

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UCONN 94, 8 SYRACUSE 64

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By Connor Grossman senior staff writer

ALEXIS PETERSON hugs Syracuse head coach Quentin Hillsman late in the Orange’s 94-64 season-ending loss to Connecticut on Monday night in Storrs, Connecticut. Peterson’s SU career ended with the loss. evan jenkins staff photographer

Undefeated UConn ends Orange’s season for 2nd straight year By Matthew Gutierrez asst. sports editor

TORRS, Conn. — To prepare for the four-time defending national champions, Syracuse head coach Quentin Hillsman didn’t sleep the past two nights. He studied hours of game film and scouting reports in a quest for completing the improbable: upsetting Connecticut, winners of 108 straight games.

Syracuse never had a chance. The shocks came one after the other after SU’s early 3-2 lead evaporated. In its 94-64 victory, Connecticut broke the Syracuse full-court press as if it was hardly there. All UConn’s players posed a threat from deep, which sucked the Syracuse 2-3 zone out and left open lanes for cutters. They methodically set up one another for 3-pointers on the wings and high-low passes for easy layups. Kia Nurse keyed UConn’s offensive display, scoring 29

points on 9-of-12 shooting from deep. No. 1 overall seed Connecticut (34-0, 16-0 American Athletic) hasn’t lost since November 2014. This season, despite losing its top three players to the 2016 WNBA Draft, the Huskies reloaded and went undefeated. UConn looked every part of a four-time defending national champion in handling No. 8 seed Syracuse (22-11, 11-5 Atlantic Coast) Monday night in Gampel Pavilion see uconn page 14

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Lawmakers move closer to legalizing Uber By Satoshi Sugiyama asst. news editor

A New York State Assembly bill currently under consideration could allow ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft to operate in the upstate New York area — potentially as early as this summer. Assemblyman Kevin Cahill (D-NY) along with 20 co-sponsors, introduced the Assembly bill, A.06661, on March 10. New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled his own ride-hailing services expansion plan during his State of State tour earlier this year, while the New York State Senate passed its own bill in February.

The key difference between the Assembly legislation, the Senate’s bill and Cuomo’s plan is that the Assembly legislation gives local municipalities more control over regulating ride-hailing services, Cahill said. By giving authority to local communities, Cahill said communities can make their own decision on the necessity of introducing ride-haling services into their transportation systems. If a community wants to attract ridehailing services, for example, it may create less regulation at its own discretion. The Senate’s bill, on the other hand, would establish a statewide

ride-hailing regulatory framework. Assemblyman John McDonald III (D-NY), co-sponsor of the Assembly bill, said the Assembly’s bill is merely a statement of interest. The Senate, the Assembly and governor need to negotiate on making one final bill that would legalize ride-hailing services upstate. That would need to be approved and included in the governor’s budget, which is due on April 1. If that process works out, ride-hailing services could begin to operate in upstate New York on July 1, McDonald said. In June 2016, the Senate passed legislation that would have brought ride-hailing services to

upstate New York, but debates over ride-hailing insurance policies stalled the bill in the Assembly. “I think we all understand that this is a new technology that is something that our constituents would like to see available to them, so I think we are just trying to get there and put things that we think important in the bill,” said Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli (D-NY), another co-sponsor of the Assembly bill, who represents the University Hill and downtown Syracuse area. Like the most recently passed Senate bill, the current Assembly bill would establish a Transportation see uber page 7

Tyler Lydon didn’t take long to decide his basketball future. The dynamic sophomore forward will sign with an agent and enter the 2017 NBA Draft, according to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports. After recording his ninth double-double of the season in the Orange’s season-ending loss to Mississippi on Saturday, Lydon didn’t comment when asked about his future. It has long been speculated that he would leave for the NBA after this season, including by head coach Jim Boeheim. Several NBA Draft projections have Lydon going as a late first-round pick. At a press conference on Monday, Boeheim said he met with Lydon around 1 p.m. and he had not yet signed with an agent. Players can retain NCAA eligibility by declaring for the NBA Draft until April 23, with the ability to withdraw until May 24. But signing with an agent immediately forfeits a player’s remaining NCAA eligibility.

Sophomore Tyler Lydon’s decision to enter the NBA Draft makes it six consecutive years that a Syracuse player has left as an underclassman

Boeheim cautioned Lydon about jumping into the NBA Draft now, knowing he lacked the “monster year” it would’ve taken for him to get lottery pick consideration. “He didn’t demonstrate this year that he can be a lottery pick,” Boeheim said, “but next year I know he can be. That’s what I told him. I think he can come back here and demonstrate that he can be a lottery pick. “I think it’s a better way to go to the NBA. You make money, they draft you high, they play you. Half the picks between 20-30 are out of the league within three years.” The 6-foot-9 forward refused all season to hint about his future, saying he didn’t ever glance at how often his name popped up on mock draft boards. Instead Lydon always pointed his focus back toward the current season, which he finished averaging 13.2 points per game and a team-high 8.6 rebounds per game. But Lydon dipped in and out of

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Senior’s ink marks growth after self-harm

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One might liken Linnea Nordgren’s right wrist to a forest fire. Where destruction and damage once reigned, a symbol of change, growth and perseverance has taken abode. This symbol is in the form of a rubber tree leaf. The senior NORDGREN television, radio and film and English and textual studies dual major’s tattoo is rooted in a poem she wrote for class during her freshman year as a testament to overcoming her habit of self-harm. Self-harm can take on many forms. For Nordgren, it was an onand-off cycle of cutting the skin on her wrists, starting when she was 14. Her worst phase occurred during her senior year of high school. “There was a specific moment at that time when I decided I didn’t want this to continue for the rest of my life,” Nordgren said. “I told my mother that I had been struggling with it, and she immediately found me a professional therapist. I was lucky that I recognized the problem myself and had the support of my parents.” By the time summer came around, Nordgren had completely quit. She had gone four months without cutting by the time she wrote the 30-line, 143-word poem. The piece was an inspirational description of what she will do upon completely overcoming her struggle with self-harm, as well as a trib-

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LINNEA NORDGREN struggled with self-harm on and off for several years. Her tattoo is symbolic of her poem “The Rubber Tree,” which helped her shake her self-harm habits. kali bowden staff photographer

ute to the strength it had taken her to get so far. She wrote of falling behind the hills, tangling her hair with sparkling jewels and being beautiful again. To convey the idea of “bouncing back,” she decided to title it “The Rubber Tree.” After she turned it in for class, she found herself reading it over and over again. “I didn’t expect the poem to stick with me so much, but it did,” she said. “The act of writing is really healing for me. I was really proud of it, and I saw a lot of truth in it. I wanted to believe it, and I wanted to prove it right.”

This was when Nordgren decided to set a goal for herself. She decided that if she could go a full year without harming herself, she would get a part of her poem tattooed on her wrist where she used to cut. Her original plan was to get the final stanza tattooed. After Nordgren accomplished her goal and consulted with a tattoo artist, they explained that the words would not fit on her wrist, so she decided to get the rubber tree leaf instead. She’s happy with that choice. Nordgren stressed that anyone

who struggles with self-harm should feel safe finding help. She said it’s a subject that needs to be normalized, adding that resources like the Syracuse University Counseling Center and hotlines such as National Suicide Prevention Lifeline are available. Today, the tattoo serves as a token of what she has accomplished. Said Nordgren: “It’s a reminder of what can be, and that what is now isn’t always what is going to be forever. It’s a reminder of growth, and that everything can be made different if you set your mind to it.” jlmccu01@syr.edu

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SA could soon be creating a board that would enable student organizations to collaborate. See page 4

Chuck Schumer called on President Trump to apologize for his wiretapping claims. See page 4

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PRESIDENT TRUMP’S CABINET: REX TILLERSON US economic and development assistance by country (FY 2017) source: the washington post

Here’s a look at how Tillerson’s career developed from engineering to government

1975: Joined Exxon as a production engineer

1989-92: Became general manager for regional oil and gas production

Pakistan: $422m

Uganda: $457m

1995: Became president Ethiopia: $512m

Tanzania: $574.6m

Nigeria: $604.8m

Kenya: $618.5m

Jordan: $632.4m

Afghanistan: $1b

Who is Rex Tillerson? Rex Tillerson, 64, is the United States secretary of state nominated by President Donald Trump. Previously he served as chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil, a multinational oil and gas company.

What does the State Department do? The Department of State is a federal government body tasked to advise the president on making United States foreign policy and conducting diplomacy with foreign states. It also gives information and services to U.S. citizens living abroad through entities such as embassies.

of Exxon Yemen and other overseas subsidiaries

2001: Became Senior vice president of ExxonMobil

2004: Became president of ExxonMobil

2006: Became chairman

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Rex Tillerson’s Senate confirmation vote. Only three Democrats and one Independent jointed Republican senators to vote in favor of his confirmation, the largest “against” vote for secretary of state in history.

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and CEO of ExxonMobil

Dec. 13, 2016: Appointed for secretary of state

Feb. 1, 2017: Senate confirmed nomination source: cnn

trump’s cabinet

Tillerson leads State Department amid cuts By Satoshi Sugiyama asst. news editor

Rex Tillerson was an unorthodox figure to be appointed secretary of state. Like United States President Donald Trump, who named Tillerson to lead the State Department, Tillerson does not have any background in public office. Until his nomination, Tillerson had been working for the multinational oil and gas company ExxonMobil for more than 40 years. The appointment of Tillerson, who at the time of his nomination was chairman and CEO of Exxon, comes at a time when the U.S. faces a number of global challenges, from North Korea’s continued development of their aggressive missile program to

the terrorism threat posed by the Islamic State. Speculation that the country’s leadership in world affairs could shrink under Tillerson is growing, as Trump steers the country toward his “America First” principle and makes deep cuts into the State Department budget. Trump nominated Tillerson for secretary of state in December, impressed by Tillerson’s experience as a business leader that engaged with world leaders. After joining Exxon as a production engineer in 1975, Tillerson climbed up the company’s corporate hierarchy and became president of Exxon Yemen and other subsidiaries abroad in 1995, ExxonMobil in 2004 and then became CEO in 2006. “His tenacity, broad experi-

ence and deep understanding of geopolitics make him an excellent choice for Secretary of State,” Trump said in a state-

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The Department of State and USAID budget proposal for the fiscal year 2018 source: the office of management and budget

ment. Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice have both expressed support for Tillerson at the position, according to Politico.

From the beginning of his confirmation hearing, however, Tillerson’s nomination raised concerns — even among some Republicans. Critics pointed out Tillerson’s close ties with Russia, the country at the center of political controversy after being accused of meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Tillerson was president of Exxon Neftegas in Russia in 1998 and received the Order of Friendship, one of the highest awards given to foreign nationals in Russia, by President Vladimir Putin in 2013. CNN reported that Exxon made oil production investments in Siberia, the Arctic Circle and the Black Sea while Tillerson led the company as CEO. see tillerson page 7

student association

President discusses purpose of advisory board By Jordan Muller staff writer

Student Association President Eric Evangelista on Monday discussed his discovery of a board consisting partially of SA members that is supposed to advise Student Legal Services, Inc. During SA’s assembly meeting Monday night in Maxwell Auditorium, Evangelista said the board is supposed to be comprised of SA’s president and comptroller and Graduate Student Organization’s president and comptroller. The SA bylaws state the SLS board should include SA’s president, comptroller and three at-large members. SLS provides free legal

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services to students of Syracuse University and the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, according to its website. The board was meant to meet regularly with SLS, but Evangelista said he only learned about the existence of the board three weeks ago. He gave an update Monday on SLS’s budget, though some of the discussion was kept private. Evangelista said that it was his understanding that the board’s only restriction was to pass SLS’s budget. SLS requested $300,000 in funding from SA to cover its operating costs, which included $80,000 to pay the salaries of attorneys to help students navigate legal services, he said.

But Evangelista said SLS does not collect billable hours. Most lawyers keep billable hours, a time sheet that details the amount of work a lawyer does for a client, he said. Because SLS does not collect billable hours, it is difficult to know exactly what services SLS provides, he added. Evangelista said there was pushback from other members of the board when he requested that SLS impose billable hours. He said the sense he got from other members of the board was that they didn’t believe it was their responsibility to ask SLS to take billable hours. “The fact that they didn’t provide billable hours to myself or other individuals who were pres-

ent at this meeting was unusual and something that we took great issue with,” Evangelista said. Evangelista said SLS is supposed to be a free, student-centric volunteer service funded by the SA and GSO budgets. A salary of $80,000 was high for a service of this sort, he added. “It’s not supposed to be a big payday,” he said. The two attorneys who work for SLS also operate in private practice and have other sources of income, Evangelista said. Evangelista added that SLS gave him the number of students they met with, but it was unclear the services they provided or the number of hours they spent working see meeting page 4

state

AG hires corruption attorneys By Satoshi Sugiyama asst. news editor

New York state Attorney Genera l Eric Schneiderman has appointed t wo prosecutors tasked to investigate public corruption, potentially including cases tied to President Donald Trump and W hite House accountability, The New York Daily News reported. Attorneys Howard Master and Eric Haren were recently hired to the position, according The Daily News. Master will be working on cases involve public corruption, affirmative federal litigation and complex civil litigation, while Haren will be responsible for providing expertise on federal law, federal agencies and internal Congressional workings, per The Daily News, which quoted the attorney general’s office spokesman Eric Soufer. Master prev iously worked under former U. S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who was fired by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions ea rlier this month when he ref used to comply with Trump’s order demanding resignation from 46 Obamaappointed attorneys. The duo will focus on their investigation into the Trump administration first, including a probe into an accusation on whether Trump-tied businesses receive payments from foreign

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news to know FBI Director James Comey testified in front of the House Intelligence Committee on Monday. Here’s what he said about President Donald Trump’s wiretapping claim and Russian influence on the U.S. presidential election. NO EVIDENCE Comey said there is no evidence to support Trump’s claim made on Twitter more than two weeks ago that former President Barack Obama orchestrated wiretapping into Trump Tower during the election last year. FBI agents reported to Comey that there is no such information, Comey said. It is impossible for any president to order such surveillance, and the Department of Justice told Comey that the department also does not have any information pertaining to the accusation, Comey said. RUSSIA PROBE Comey disclosed the FBI is investigating a potential cuddling between Russian and the Trump campaign, an extraordinary revelation for the agency that does not usually acknowledge existence of an ongoing investigation. While Comey did not name any particular individual who falls under FBI’s radar, the investigation could potentially expand into the White House. Comey also revealed the Department of Justice authorized him to verify whether Russia inserted itself in election procedure. source: the washington post

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Group considers increasing collaboration between RSOs By Jordan Muller staff writer

The Syracuse University Student Association is planning to coordinate student organization leadership meetings and a student organization census to help recognized and unregistered student organizations collaborate and fill student needs on campus. Malcolm-Ali Davis, SA’s co-chair of community engagement, said he hopes to host meetings where leaders of RSOs can meet and give updates on what their organizations are doing. While plans for the meetings have not been finalized and are simply in a conceptual stage, Davis said the idea behind these

meetings would be to help RSOs collaborate on similar events and initiatives. With over 280 RSOs on campus, Davis said organizations sometimes plan on overlapping events because they don’t know what other organizations are working on. “That’s been an issue a few times over the past semester or two,” Davis said. He added that he’s hoping to host a meeting of RSO leaders at least once a semester. Davis said he’s also thinking of coordinating a listserv of RSO presidents that would be used to keep leaders informed of other organization’s events. RSOs would also use the listserv to reach out for support from other organizations if they need it, he said. Currently, communication between RSOs

must be organized independently, Davis said. RSO meetings and a listserv will help streamline communication between RSO leaders, he added. Davis said he is also working to organize a “census” of student organizations that aren’t recognized as RSOs. A census of SU student organizations will help SA understand which needs are being met by student groups on campus, he added. Some student organizations choose not to apply for RSO status because they don’t need the funding or resources offered by SA and the Office of Student Activities, Davis said. Others are not approved by the RSO Review Board because their goals are too similar to existing campus organizations. Davis said unregistered student organi-

state

Chuck Schumer calls on Trump to apologize By Sam Ogozalek asst. news editor

New York Sen. Chuck Schumer (D) on Monday reportedly called on United States President Donald Trump to apologize for his unsubstantiated claims that Trump Tower was wiretapped during the 2016 election. In a series of tweets about two weeks ago, Trump said former President Barack Obama had tapped his phones during the “very sacred election process.” “This is Nixon/Watergate. Bad (or sick) guy!” Trump said in one tweet. The tweets have sparked controversy in Washington, with both Democrats and Republicans rejecting the president’s claims. FBI Director James Comey told Congress

Monday both his agency and the Department of Justice have not found any evidence behind Trump’s claims. Schumer, the Senate minority leader, said Trump should apologize to Obama and retract his claims, according to Syracuse.com. “President Trump owes the American people and President Obama more than just an explanation, but an apology,” Schumer said, per Syracuse.com. “He should admit he was wrong, stop the outlandish tweets, and get to work on behalf of this country.” Comey told legislators on the House Intelligence Committee that no president could order the surveillance described by Trump in his tweets, according to the Washington Post. The FBI director is just the latest official to reject the claims. California Rep. Devin

Nunes, the House Intelligence Committee’s chairman, last week said “I don’t think there was an actual tap of Trump Tower,” according to The New York Times. Jeff Sessions, the attorney general, said he did not provide information to the president that would have formed the basis for his claims about wiretapping, per The New York Ti mes. According to CNN, Trump originally got the idea that Obama could have wiretapped his phones from a Breitbart article. Schumer said Trump’s claims have damaged the president’s credibility, per Syracuse.com. “No matter what else happened, there are no ifs, ands, or buts about it — President Obama wiretapping Trump Tower did not happen,” he said, per Syracuse.com. sfogozal@syr.edu

zations will not have to apply for RSO status. The hope is to grant unregistered student organizations a different status under which they are acknowledged by the university and listed on the OSA website, he said. “Even if some student organizations won’t be applying for funding or other resources, it would still be beneficial to give them some kind of recognition because they are a part of the community,” Davis said. The RSO Review Board recently approved 13 new student organizations, Davis said. Once they complete the registration process, they will become active RSOs in the fall 2017 semester. jmulle01@syr.edu

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meeting with students. “We just felt that there was no accountability,” he said. After Evangelista’s announcement, members of the assembly asked to view the proposed SLS budget. Evangelista said he would discuss the budget with the assembly on the condition that the meeting went into an executive session. He said SLS requested the specifics of the budget be kept private from the university’s viewing because SLS is sometimes called upon to represent students in litigation against the university. Only SA members, officers and invited individuals are allowed to be present during an executive session, according to SA bylaws. After non-SA members were allowed to return to Maxwell Auditorium, Evangelista said the executive session was “productive.” jmulle01@syr.edu

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student life

letter to the editor

SA mental health report fills gap at SU

Reader calls on SU students to break ‘bubble’

n writing a report that details specific changes to mental health resources at Syracuse University, the Student Association is making good on its promise to improve mental health at the university, and is taking the initiative to fill a vacancy on SU’s campus. It’s strange that a campus as progressive as SU’s doesn’t have more accessible mental health services. SU has a higher counselorto-student ratio than some of its peer institutions, which is not necessarily anyone’s fault, but the result of a lack of resources and accessibility to them. Because of these lapses, it’s time for SA to propose changes to the university’s current system. “By drawing greater attention to student mental health and the lack of resources on this campus through the report, we hope that the university community will recognize how important and vital mental health is to a student’s time at Syracuse University,” said Joyce LaLonde, SA vice president, in an email. SA formed the Mental Health Action Committee to address the issues students face when dealing with the mental health resources on campus. The committee aims to create a peer listening service and a student advisory counsel to the Counseling Center staff; reevaluate the health and wellness fee; hire more counselors, at least two of color; and establish a policy between the Department of Public Safety and the Syracuse Police Department, according to the report.

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Some of these goals, especially the DPS-SPD policy and the peer listening service, can help to break down barriers that interfere with a student’s access to mental health resources.

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Ratio of counselors to students at Syracuse University, according to SA’s mental health report. The report gives a suggested ratio of one counselor for every 1,000 students.

The long-term goal of creating a policy between DPS and SPD is hopefully one that SA will prioritize, because eliminating the fear of getting in trouble allows more students to come forward and actively seek help. With the listening service, giving students the opportunity to anonymously talk with each other, instead of professional counselors, would be an approachable and suitable mental health resource as well. The report includes other proposed improvements to the mental health scene at SU, and the changes have yet to be officially approved. But these changes are feasible because they are minimal and overdue. “The biggest ask of the report is hiring five to seven more counsel-

ors, which may not happen immediately, but we have had many productive conversations with administrators about the need for this and are hopeful that even this recommendation can happen,” LaLonde said. One of the committee’s shortterm goals is to update the university’s mental health services website and establish a direct line of communication between students and the Counseling Center via the Student Advisory Council, according to the report. This would be a tangible way to increase accessibility, since one of the most significant obstacles to getting help for mental health can be misinformation. “If I could only achieve one thing in terms of mental health at this university, I would want mental health to be at the forefront of decision-making on all levels,” LaLonde said. For too long, mental health has taken a backseat at due to a lack of resources. Although the gap can’t be blamed on any individual or group, positive change can still be made: If the proposals in SA’s report are implemented, SU could overcome its lag in mental health services and meet the expectations of a supportive university. Aishwarya Sukesh is a freshman magazine journalism and psychology dual major. Her column appears weekly. She can be reached at aksukesh@syr.edu and followed on Twitter @AishuSukesh

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Some random facts. Syracuse is the 29th poorest city in the country. It is so poor in fact, that 1 of every 2 children lives below the poverty line. I found this information out by typing the word Syracuse into Google. I know — real hard research. So answer this question for me, what percentage of Syracuse University students are aware — or to be frank, give a damn — about the problems going on in the local community? My answer would be a smaller percentage than those who care about whether or not Drew Taggart of Chainsmokers fame will accept their follow request on Instagram. This is because here at Syracuse University we live in “the bubble.” Whether it be school work, internship searches, finding an outlet in Bird or discovering when Chucks’ last night really is, Syracuse students are so involved in their own lives that they care little about the outside community. I do not think it is crazy to say that a good amount of Syracuse students will not explore much of the Syracuse area except for the occasional trip to Destiny USA, Tully’s for chicken tenders, or Benjamin’s on Franklin for the occasional sorority formal. Now most people might not find this to be a problem. They might think “we chose Syracuse University,

not Syracuse the city.” I think that mindset is extremely flawed. We are the heart and soul of this city. School-aged kids look at SU students like we are rock stars — kids at a district that only graduates 60 percent of its students, which is 27 percent less than the state average. Syracuse also happens to be one of the largest refugee cities in the country. In Grant Middle School, which in 2014 was ranked one of the worst schools in the state, 20 percent of the students come from refugee backgrounds. We were so quick to protest SU not being a “sanctuary campus,” but what are we really doing to support those with refugee status? Instead of volunteering at the North Side Learning Center, or becoming M.E.S.H mentors, we share Facebook articles because it is easier. It is not enough to just exist in the city. We need to do more. We need to be better. Care about our city, our community like it’s a March Madness bracket. These aren’t townies. They are human beings just like you and me. Just something to think about. Now go back to planning your outfit for the next darty. Obi Afriyie Syracuse University Class of 2018 Cultural foundations of education and history dual major

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Reps need to compromise on ride-hailing It’s astounding that New York politicians have not been able to come to terms on ride-hailing services when leaders in every other state have. Now, the only way services like Uber and Lyft will be permitted outside of New York City is through the much-needed collaboration of state assembly representatives, senators and Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

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Due date of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s budget, which could include a finalized version of a bill to legalize ride-hailing services throughout New York state

Cuomo, the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate have each introduced

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separate plans to approach the expansion of ride-hailing services in the state. New York is the only state in the United States that has not permitted the services statewide, as the services are only legal in the five boroughs of New York City. State leaders seem adamant about legalizing the services across New York, but differ in the approach to implementing them. While the governor’s plan may differ with the separate bills proposed by the assembly and senate, and vice versa, the three entities will need to eventually compromise on a final bill that would legalize the ride-hailing services across the state. This negotiation should be done sooner than later, since the bill would require approval before being included in Cuomo’s budget, which is due April 1. Should the bill be included in the budget, ride-hailing

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services could begin operation statewide on July 1.

Number of states in the United States that have legalized ridehailing services statewide

While there are certainly complexities in how to implement these services and whether localities or the state should have greater authority in implementation, the bottom line is that state leaders must come together to prioritize finding a solution that works best for the constituents they represent. New Yorkers deserve access to ridehailing services no matter where they live.

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New prescription Lawmakers consider replacing Obamacare By Sandhya Iyer staff writer

lthough experts agree the new health care plan designed by Republicans — the American Health Care Act — could cut down on some government spending, Syracuse University professors said the proposal could also hurt the people who need health insurance the most. The American Health Care Act is a health care bill designed to replace former President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, which is commonly referred to as Obamacare. House Republicans and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan are the new bill’s primary supporters. There are several reforms included in the American Health Care Act. Under the Affordable Care Act, for example, insurance tax credits were based on income, but the new act replaces this with a flat tax credit based on age. Experts say these credits are not enough to keep most people insured. A larger number of people are not going to be eligible for Medicaid, said John Palmer, University Professor and dean emeritus at SU’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Because the tax credits are not income-based, poor people may not get as many tax credits as they need, he said. Kristi Andersen, a professor emeritus of political science at the Maxwell School, said states, localities and nonprofits will end up paying the social costs of

caring for those who cannot afford insurance. The proposed bill will affect insurance across the board, not just for people who depend on Medicaid expansion, said Shana Gadarian, associate professor of political science at the Maxwell School. The American Health Care Act would allow companies to offer “less comprehensive” employment health care plans, she said, which could affect benefits that employees receive, such as reduced costs for birth control, among other things. Experts agree, though, that it’s unlikely the bill will make it successfully through the Senate. Even certain Republican senators have said they would not vote for the bill or have expressed serious concerns about the bill. Andersen said senators are under pressure from their constituents who are scared they’re going to lose their insurance coverage. Palmer also said more conservative senators believe the bill is too generous, while more moderate senators think that — relative to the Affordable Care Act — the bill doesn’t do enough to help certain constituencies. Republicans might use reconciliation to try and pass the bill, Gadarian said. Reconciliation means the bill would be a part of budget negotiations for the upcoming fiscal year. It would need a simple majority vote to get through the Senate and would not be subject to a filibuster. However, because some Republican senators will not support the bill, it would also need support from a few Democratic senators. Because

What is the Affordable Care Act? The Affordable Care Act is a comprehensive health care reform law enacted in March 2010 that expands the Medicaid program and looks to make health insurance available to more people

Number of people, in millions, that would be uninsured under the American Health Care Act by 2026 source: congressional budget office

the American Health Care Act cuts a significant amount of money from Medicaid, it is “very unlike the priorities Democrats would have for health care,” Gadarian said. Under the proposed plan in the long term, the federal government will spend less money, because they will not be expanding Medicaid, Andersen added. Palmer also said that while other initiatives by the Trump administration will increase the current deficit, this act will save around $300 billion dollars and will help decrease the deficit. According to the Congressional Budget Office, about 15 million people will lose their health insurance and that number could increase to 24 million if Medicaid is scaled back further, Andersen said. “That’s a big political liability for the Republicans,” Andersen said. Palmer called it “a step away from more affordable, expanded health care.” Multiple times, Gadarian said, Trump has promised that Americans wouldn’t lose health care coverage and that the coverage would be better than what it was under the Affordable Care Act. However, the ultimate goal really seems to be to lower costs, not extend coverage, she said. “In a sense, the Republicans want to get rid of (the Affordable Care Act) because Obama did it, but they don’t know what they want in place of it,” Andersen said. ssiyer@syr.edu

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Network Company Accessibility Task Force that would provide workers’ compensation insurance for ride-hailing service drivers through the New York Black Car Operators’ Injury Compensation Fund, an injury compensation fund that gives benefits to drivers in New York City. Both bills also require ride-hailing service companies conduct criminal background checks for drivers and develop and implement policies banning discrimination, while additionally enforcing zero-tolerance drug and alcohol policies and providing accessibility for people with disabilities.

I would like to make sure that the city has the right to determine where people can be picked up and let off in, for example, downtown Syracuse. Bill Magnarelli new york state assemblyman (d-ny)

Alexander Marion, a Syracuse city spokesman, did not respond to requests for comment on this story, though Mayor Stephanie Miner has previously voiced support for ride-hailing services. Justin Sayles, communications director for Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney, said in an email that Mahoney supports expanding ride-hailing to all of New York state. “She is closely following the budget process for the final version of the legislation to emerge,” Sayles said. Magnarelli said he thinks there should be a rule on how ride-hailing services would operate at transportation centers, such as the Syracuse Hancock International Airport and the William F. Walsh Regional Transportation Center. “I would like to make sure that the city has the right to determine where people can be picked up and let off in, for example, downtown Syracuse,” Magnarelli said. Regarding taxes, the Senate bill holds ride-hailing service rides in upstate to a 2 percent tax — instead of the 4 percent state sales tax — while Cuomo’s proposal sets a 5.5 percent tax on rides. Cahill said the Assembly bill makes ride-hailing services subject to the same local and state sales taxes as limousine services, to make sure local governments receive a greater share in revenue from the taxes. “A community should have the authority to weigh the option and then make it fit as they see fit,” he said. “ … We think it’s important that localities keep that traditional responsibility and authority.” If the Assembly passes this bill, Cahill said the next step would be to find means of securing agreement with the Senate to streamline differences between the two bills. Since the Senate has already passed its bill and Cuomo has proposed his own plan on the matter, Cahill said he expects “fairly quick action.” Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers have expressed their interests in the bill, he added. “The way for us to get to the table to negotiate is to pass the bill,” Cahill said. Assemblywoman Pamela Hunter (D-NY) — whose district covers the town of Salina,

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corruption governments, according to The Daily News. Sch neider ma n is a voc a l cr it ic of Tr u mp’s policies, recently condem ning Tr ump’s executive order on sca li ng back t he Env i ron ment a l P rotection A genc y ’s Clea n Water Ru le a nd f i li ng lawsu it s aga i nst h is executive order s ba n n i ng ent r y f rom sever a l Muslim major it y cou ntr ies a nd ha lting U. S. accepta nce on ref ugees. The countr ies where Tr ump ha s business relat ion sh ips a re not subjec ted to travel restrictions under the executive orders, according to The Washing ton Post. U. S. federa l cour ts have suspend-

DeWitt, Onondaga, the village of East Syracuse and the Onondaga Nation Reservation — said bringing ride-hailing services to upstate would have four main benefits: create jobs, promote the tourism industry, provide new transportation and encourage public safety by reducing drunk driving. “I believe we need to have ride-hailing services in upstate New York,” Hunter said. “It’s long overdue and a majority of New Yorkers want ride hailing services in every corner of the state, not just downstate.” Considering current transportation options, Hunter said she anticipates there is enough room for ride-hailing services to be in the transportation market without putting taxi business owners out of business. Ride-hailing ser vices such as Uber and Lyft have been aggressively lobbying the state legislature to legalize the services in upstate New York. Uber spent $1.3 million in its lobbying activity while Lyft spent $250,000 as a whole in 2016, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. The lobbying spending went up by 189 percent for Uber and 92 percent for Lyft, compared to 2015. As the pending demolition of student popular bars Hungry Chuck’s and the Orange Crate Brewing Company looms, some bar owners have expressed their hope that SU students would more frequently head to downtown Syracuse for alternative bars and restaurants with the legalization of ride-hailing services upstate. Legislators, however, expressed concern over recent media reports regarding Uber: a former engineer for the company’s sexual harassment allegation, a video of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick arguing with an Uber driver and The New York Times’ report revealing the company’s clandestine use of software to circumvent authorities regulating ridehailing services. The Wall Street Journal also reported last week that the company is sending text messages and carrying out phone surveys in an attempt to dissuade drivers from unionizing. On Sunday, Uber President Jeff Jones left the company after six months on the job. Cahill said the company has a lot of work to do to become a responsible corporate citizen in the country. “Uber in particular has used some questionable tactics to persuade, at least I can tell you firsthand, the New York State Legislature to support their position, including misstating facts, outright lying prevalence of Uber in the United States of America,” Cahill said. “ … It’s unfortunate that Uber has created this atmosphere where they are suggesting that state legislature is considering law to authorize them to do business. We are not.” Cahill stressed the Assembly bill is simply looking to amend exiting transportation and insurance laws to accommodate the growing ride-hailing service industry to fit into communities. Magnarelli said the legislation is designed to regulate ride-hailing services — not just singling out Uber — and sets “basic rules” that other transportation companies already have to abide to. The common talking point that ride-hailing services are apps and not transportation companies, so they don’t need to be regulated, is “not going to fly,” Magnarelli said. “We are not trying to stop ride-sharing in upstate New York,” Magnarelli said. “The intent is to just to make sure that when you’re getting in the car you are going to be safe. That’s it. We’d love to have them come.” ssugiyam@syr.edu | @SatoshiJournal

ed bot h Tr u mp’s i n itia l a nd rev ised travel ba ns. In addition to work ing under Bha ra ra , Ma ster a lso worked for Vic tor Ma rrero of the United States District Cour t for the Southern District of New York a nd José A . Cabra nes of the U. S. Cour t of Appea ls for the Second Circu it , accord i ng to h is Un iversit y of Pennsylva nia facu lt y page. Ma ster is a n adjunct professor of law at the universit y. He g raduated from New York Universit y ’s School of Law in 2003. Haren’s past work includes working on civil rights and constitutional law cases while serving as chief counsel to Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), per The Daily News. ssugiyam@syr.edu | @SatoshiJournal

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tillerson At one point during the confirmation hearing, Republican Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) pressed Tillerson on whether he would characterize Putin as “a wa r crimina l,” citing Russia’s ef for t to suppor t Sy ria n President Bashar al-A ssad in the Middle Eastern countr y ’s ongoing civil war. Tillerson refused to do so. Eventually, Rubio joined the rest of Republicans, along with three Democratic and one Independent senators, voting to approve Tillerson’s nomination. The 56-43 Senate confirmation vote had the most opposing votes for any secretary of state nomination in the last 50 years, according to The New York Times. Tillerson assumes the role as the Trump administration reconsiders the country’s role in foreign affairs. Trump pledged to gravitate U.S. spending toward domestic affairs while lessening foreign aid. Trump recently unveiled his preliminary fiscal year 2018 budget proposal, which showed an increase in spending on defense, homeland security and veterans affairs. The State Department budget, meanwhile, saw the second largest reduction of any government agency, after the Environmental Protection Agency. Trump’s proposed budget shaved off the department and USAID spending to $25.6 billion, a 28 percent reduction compared to the previous fiscal year and eliminated numerous programs including the Global Climate Change Initiative and The Emergency Refugee and Migra-

tion Assistance account. Tillerson supported the budget reduction, saying the department’s current level of spending is “not sustainable,” according to Reuters. Tillerson, also sharing Trump’s skeptical view on United Nations effectiveness, has threatened to pull the U.S. out of the U.N. Human Rights Council unless substantial reform takes place, as first reported by ForeignPolicy.com. Trump’s proposed budget also suggests a reduction in the country’s contribution to foreign and humanitarian aid efforts, as well as U.N. programs such as peacekeeping operations, to demand other countries pay their fair share. Critics warn such drastic measures would backfire and pose an even greater danger to the U.S. Rob Nabors, director of policy and government affairs at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a philanthropy organization, told Politico these proposals “would be devastating to work that is ongoing.” After taking over the position on Feb. 1, Tillerson has so far visited five countries: Germany, Mexico, Japan, South Korea and China. In his first diplomatic tour to Asia, Tillerson rebuked North Korea’s persistent provocation — including its nuclear program and missile launches — and acknowledged U.S. deterrence engagement with the country has failed. Tillerson said this during his press conference in Seoul, South Korea last week, adding that the U.S. might take pre-emptive military action, according to The New York Times. “The policy of strategic patience has ended,” he said. ssugiyam@syr.edu | @SatoshiJournal

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tudents mill about the daylit studio, some on computers, others cleaning up the scrap paper and empty Dunkin’ Donuts cups that scatter almost every surface in the room. Mockups, drafts and city plans cover the walls. The architecture graduate students basically live in that collaborative studio space, but right now, they’re waiting for class to start. It’s 12:45 p.m. on the dot as the professors stroll in. “How do you want to start today?” one asks the other. Graduate students in architecture and engineering teamed up this semester to produce a

Grad students collaborate on sustainability project By Casey Russell feature editor

sustainability exhibit in Bird Library opening April 14. Led by architecture professor Amber Bartosh and engineering professor Mark Povinelli, conceptualizing and building the display itself is an interdepartmentally collaborative and student-led effort dubbed Sustainacuse. While the students are still refining their vision, they do know some things for sure. “It will be an interactive space in Bird Library,” Laura Clark, an architecture grad student and member of the project’s campus outreach team, said. see sustainacuse page 12

LGBTQ farming film illustrates forgotten demographic By Julie McCullough staff writer

The Syracuse University David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics’s food studies program will hold a screening of “Out Here,” a documentary film about the lives and work of queer farmers in the United States. The screening will take place on Tuesday, March 28 from 5-7:30 p.m. in Heroy Geology Building’s auditorium, and will also include a Q&A with the film’s director, Jonah Mossberg.

Elissa Johnson, the food studies internship placement coordinator, was inspired to screen “Out Here” at SU after watching the film at the Northeast Organic Farming Association Conference two years ago. “We were really interested in bringing Jonah and his film to campus because it gets at the foundational ideas of the intersection between farming community, practice and identity,” Johnson said. “That intersection is the principle that the food studies program is all about.”

Mossberg’s inspiration is rooted in his own experience as a queer farmer. “Back when I started this project in 2008, there was almost no documentation or representation of queer farmers,” he said. “I started this as a way of feeling more connected to people in my community, and seeing what experiences we shared.” Before actually filming “Out Here,” Mossberg’s idea of documenting queer farmers began as a blog titled the “Queer Farmer

Film Project.” He traveled across the country for a month, visiting different kinds of LGBTQ farmers. His film documents a part of rural farming culture not often recognized, questioning what it means to be a farmer in the US, as well as what it means to be queer in the US. Johnson believes all SU majors can benefit from the screening and Q&A. The sheer number of co-sponsors for the event speaks to the wide reach and appeal that the film can have across cam-

pus, including the women’s and gender studies program; the sociology and anthropology departments in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs; the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender studies program; and the BrainFeeders club. “When we watch this film, we can see that farming is not just about planting seeds and watching them grow,” Johnson said. “It’s about labor, politics and community.” jlmccu01@syr.edu

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ou’re riding along the freeway in your convertible. Top down, wind in your hair. After weeks of jetsetting around the world — Hong Kong being your latest stop — today Los Angeles is your home for the day. It sounds like pure fantasy, but for Jackie Wilson, it is the reality she has made for herself. Wilson is the owner of American Fashion Network, one of the top emerging clothing design companies based in Syracuse. With 21 employees spread across offices in Los Angeles, Guatemala, and China, Wilson heads a booming business that rivals some of the top design companies of today. As someone who has always viewed fashion as art, Wilson has long seen her life and her work as a fantasy. Being 5-foot-1 and feeling that her favorite styles would never compliment her, she viewed fashion as a mental escape of what the clothes would look like. It is that vision that has been the formula to her work thus far in life. “A vision is created from a fantasy,” she said. “It is nothing short of fantasizing about what you want your life to look like.” With the assistance of her design team, she has created much of the fashion that could be hanging in your closet. Walk into Destiny USA or browse a store like American Eagle Outfitters or Kohls, you are likely to see dozens of Wilson’s designs on the racks and modeled by the mannequins in the windows. The products appeal to the trends of today with a fresh West Coast vibe in mind — the place Wilson said is an emerging fashion hub. “Most people will tell you that New York City is the fashion hub today, and that may be true,” she said. “But I will tell you that Los Angeles is the place to be. We are moving into a fashion cycle that is west coast inspired. I call it ‘back to the future.’” During her collegiate years, and before coming to central New York, Wilson was on another path. After studying journalism at the University of Arizona and having job offers from different publications come graduation, she knew it was not where she was supposed to be. But she knew she had a passion for magazines and clothing, and decided to turn that passion into a career. After gaining experience in companies all over the country, she settled in New York City where she met her husband, who is a Syracuse native and also works in fashion. Together they started their own design business, but it didn’t last. Wilson’s career looked up in 2005, when she decided to start the American Fashion Network, a private label company that makes designs and sells them to companies. Today, with a dedicated, global team, she has grown her business to be one that is like family. Her first designer — an art major and Syracuse University alumna — has worked with Wilson for more than 10 years. Her daughter, who learned her mother’s trade “on her hip,” is now the leading designer at their Los Angeles location at 23 years old. Although the fashion industry may seem like a cutthroat playground of evil bosses and devils in stilettos, one of the most important things for Wilson is to create a team that fits within her “culture” — something she said is a key to maintaining a strong company as an entrepreneur. “I don’t even look for experience — I look for personality,” she said. “I just hired a controller who was my bank teller. It’s all about whether he can fit into my culture. I don’t know how I know sometimes, but I trust my gut and that is key.” Wilson is always looking for her next source of inspiration in the fast changing fashion industry — even if that means taking spontaneous drives from

JACKIE WILSON studied journalism in college, but felt a calling to another field. After a failed business with her husband, she started American Fashion Network in 2005. courtesy of jackie wilson

I don’t even look for experience — I look for personality. I just hired a controller who was my bank teller. It’s all about whether he can fit into my culture. I don’t know how I know sometimes, but I trust my gut and that is key. Jackie Wilson owner of american fashion network

L.A. to Las Vegas to open up her mind to “creative fantasies.” Next on her agenda is the creation of a plus-size clothing line that will appeal to women from sizes 2 to 22, a movement she feels passionate about pursuing for consumers. Although she may never know where her next vision is going to come from, she knows being a small giant will take her places as long as she believes in the power of her own creative mind. A recent meeting in Hong Kong with one of the largest manufacturing companies in the world offered a glimpse into it. “They do $1.8 billion in business and I was sitting next to him. My company won an award and he was jealous. And that’s because I faked it ‘til I made it. They have no idea the size of my company,” she said. “You don’t act small. You think big.” aczeina@syr.edu

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sustainacuse They’re building a room with tunnels to enter, with fiber optic cables and LED lights hanging from the ceiling. It will put the observer in an ethereal, outer space-like environment, where they can play a game in a virtual reality/augmented reality-type situation, all while learning about sustainability. Bartosh sits at the large table in the Einhorn 21st Century Studio in Slocum Hall, playing a cartoon shooter game one of her students created. She shoots yellow lasers, smiling with pride. It’s great, she said, but it has nothing to do with sustainability. She and Povinelli, probe their students, searching for a better answer.

We want to transform information and data by surprising. You remember it best when you don’t expect it. Katie Koerber architecture graduate student

“I mean, come on guys. You guys play more video games than I do,” she joked. They spark a roundtable discussion. The dynamic group does not raise hands. Class is a 40-person conversation. Architecture graduate students Katie Koerber and Zexi Tang release an almost invisible fishing wire tying some paper to a high beam. The paper unfolds like a complex and intricate accordion, gently cascading down to the floor. Everyone smiles. Their task is to create “moments” within the exhibit. They believe information is best retained with interesting details rather than a sentence written on a display. “We want to transform information and data by surprising,” Koerber said. “You remember it best when you don’t expect it.” The Daily Orange 3/21/17 Crossword This is just their prototype, but in the

The students are designing a room with fiber optic cables that enter through the ceiling and light up with rainbow colors, like a firework inside the room. They will use sustainable materials for the display. ally moreo photo editor

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Seniors Sykes’, Peterson’s careers end with UConn loss By Tomer Langer sports editor

Alexis Peterson and Brittney Sykes did their signature high-five after the game in front of TV cameras on far end of the court. They then wrapped arms around each other and walked shoulder-to-shoulder down toward the SU bench as the small contingent of fans, many family and friends, cheered behind them. The careers of eight-seeded Syracuse’s (22-11, 11-5 Atlantic Coast) two best players had just ended in a disappointing, 94-64, loss to top-seeded Connecticut (34-0, 16-0 American Athletic). The same team ended their season last year. Through a heavy loss, the two found each other, sharing their last moment as SU teammates together. “We wanted to go out how we came in,” Peterson said after the game. “That was just to embrace everyone and embrace our crowd and embrace each other.” Peterson was the star point guard who kept elevating her level of play each season. Sykes was a Top 10 guard in her recruiting class who had to battle back through multiple ACL injuries. This was the first season the two had played together when both were at their peaks. The hype started as early as last season. When Sykes found out that her fifth year had been approved. When head coach Quentin Hillsman told her that SU would have the best backcourt in America if she returned. The duo took off from there. They some-

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uconn on UConn’s campus, ending SU’s quest for a repeat NCAA Tournament run. “We’ve just got to get better in every aspect of the game to beat a great team like that,” Hillsman said. “I’m very disappointed. The glass is empty.” In a rematch of the 2016 national championship game, which Connecticut won by 31 points, the Huskies blew out the Orange on national television. The outcome is a reminder that UConn does not lose. The Huskies’ 109-game win streak rolls on while the careers end for Syracuse’s three best players: Alexis Peterson, Brittney Sykes and Briana Day.

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With Connecticut’s commanding 30-point win over Syracuse in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, the team extended its win streak to 109 games. UConn has defeated all other No. 1 seeds in the Tournament and last lost in November 2014.

With under three minutes left and SU down 33, Peterson came off the court for the final time in a Syracuse uniform. She hugged Hillsman for nearly 30 seconds, after she scored a team-high 25 points in the final game of her college career. When the buzzer sounded, Peterson and Sykes walked off the court together, hands draped over each other’s shoulders. “We have one more chance to get something great accomplished,” Sykes said last week. The redshirt senior battled through two knee injuries to pioneer SU’s offense this season. She worked in tandem with ACC Player of the Year Peterson to form a killer one-two backcourt that averaged nearly 45 points per game. Monday, Sykes was held to five first-half points and 15 overall. Syracuse is still a budding program. For eight straight years, Hillsman’s unit has won at least 20 games. Thirty wins last year and a march all the way to the national title game put the program on the national map. Monday night, in the

times outscored the other team themselves, like in the win over then-No. 14 Miami. SU had the pressure of staying relevant, of remaining successful after last year’s run despite losing five seniors. Sykes and Peterson shouldered that load. “Life savers. They saved our lives,” Hillsman said. “When you have players that come in and play that way, they just save your program. They really elevated our program to another level.” Peterson said she got lost in the moment in last year’s national title game. After the first quarter today, she was SU’s best and really only consistent scoring option, as she finished with 25 points. Noticing that, Sykes and Peterson made the decision to switch roles in the third quarter. Sykes would be the one bringing the ball up the court and she’d feed Peterson in spots to score. “They’re very skilled in the backcourt,” UConn head coach Geno Auriemma said. “As individuals, they make a lot of great plays.” The two had the utmost trust from Hillsman. With that came the highest of expectations, and many instances when he would yell at them after slipping up. The two would shoot each other a look, knowing they had each other’s back despite that. With a little less than four minutes remaining, Sykes was subbed out. She didn’t realize it would be her last time walking off the court until she embraced Hillsman by the scorer’s table. As tears welled in her eyes, she made her way down the SU bench, hugging every coach and player along the way. earliest title-game rematch in women’s Tournament history, Connecticut showed why it again will charge into the Sweet 16 with ease. “I mean, what can I say?” UConn head coach Geno Auriemma said. “Those first three quarters I just thought we were about as good as we can be.” Auriemma had no preseason AllAmericans entering 2016-17. Yet Connecticut beat the other three No. 1 seeds in the Tournament by double digits in the regular season — Notre Dame, Baylor and South Carolina — and is rolling amid another undefeated season. Auriemma’s powerhouse stands at a higher level than Syracuse. No matter how well the Orange played, the Huskies answered. “It was a double whammy for Syracuse,” Auriemma said. “We took away their biggest weapon (3-pointers), and we really hurt them with the 3s that we got.” Nurse’s eight first-half 3-pointers broke the UConn record of 3s in an NCAA Tournament game. In the first half, the junior guard shot better from 3 (8-of-10) than UConn did on its layups (9-for-12). She even banked in a corner 3-pointer. Moments after Nurse hit a 3-pointer, Desiree Elmore, Julia Chandler and Jade Phillips stared at her in awe as she stood near the SU bench. Twice in the second quarter, Nurse answered a Peterson deep ball with her own. Each time, it took her all of 12 seconds to spot up and drain the 3. She giggled her way back to defense. “When we move the ball like that,” Nurse said, “it’s hard for the defense to keep up with it. To play like that offensively and to have that cohesiveness that we had out there today, it’s a big reason a lot of our shots were as open as they were.” UConn’s outlet passes sparked a push up the court. After SU made baskets, UConn inbounded the ball before the Orange could match up to defend. By the second quarter, whipping passes around the perimeter to the high post and baseline runners became rhythmic. UConn’s 94 points was the third-highest total SU’s defense allowed all season. All but three of Connecticut’s 33 made buckets were assisted on. In the second half, Syracuse found shooters early and showed some dribble penetration. Switching it up helped SU keep pace with UConn over the final 10 minutes. By then it was too late because the backbone of Syracuse’s defense faltered at the get-go. It left little doubt of what was already plenty clear: No one is better than Connecticut. mguti100@syr.edu | @MatthewGut21

BRITTNEY SYKES (20) AND ALEXIS PETERSON (1) wave to the crowd on Monday after playing their last college game. evan jenkins staff photographer

One minute later Peterson was subbed out and went through the same routine. The last player at the end of the bench this time was Sykes. They didn’t achieve their highest goal of winning a national championship. But they pioneered SU to new heights. And

through the trials and tribulations, they left Gampel Pavilion the same way they came into the season: together. “We’re America’s best backcourt,” Sykes said. “We will forever be America’s best backcourt.”

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pel Pavilion crowd noisily anticipated every touch she had. After her last 3-pointer of the quarter, the fans gave her a standing ovation even as play was still going on. Nurse’s celebrations after every made long ball grew as the half progressed. Small nods turned into large fist pumps toward whichever teammate had assisted on the shot. Nurse became seemingly confident with the shots she took and surprised at how frequently they went in. It was a culmination of extra shooting that Nurse did in the time leading up to the start of the Tournament. “A little bit of both, maybe,” she said. “… I felt like this week, if I could get in the gym and see a couple go through the net, just shoot them confidently and if you’re open, knock them in.” Nurse said that playing against a team that claims to have “America’s best backcourt” helped her play with a chip on a shoulder. At one point in the first half, she had scored more than Syracuse’s entire team. Hillsman and SU did manage to find and limit Nurse in UConn’s inverted offense, limiting her to just three points in the second half. But all the damage had already been done. “The performance, Kia’s, it just speaks for itself,” Auriemma said. “Kids dream about, I wanna have a game like that.”

nurse ordinary flow of UConn’s game. But the ball kept finding her in the second quarter, as she was open behind the arc. After SU made more baskets, it had a bit longer to set up. But once the press got broken Syracuse scrambled to find players in the halfcourt, and Nurse kept ending up with open looks behind the arc. Syracuse head coach Quentin Hillsman said that UConn inverted its offensive sets, which confused the SU defense and resulted in Nurse getting all those looks. Normally, Hillsman said, Nurse is the one bringing the ball up the court. UConn switched things around, camping Nurse out on the 3-point line. SU’s defense collapsed when the ball reached the high post and as that happened, Nurse slid up or down to the open spot and buried shot after shot. “We as a staff and myself particularly,” Hillsman said, “gotta do a better job of making sure that our players can adjust if they invert their personnel.” Nurse’s five 3s in the second quarter nearly matched SU’s 18 points in the frame and it overshadowed any positives the Orange could try and take from the game. The Gam-

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Kia Nurse made nine 3-pointers against Syracuse, tying an NCAA Tournament single-game record

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lydon of offensive slumps throughout the season. Whether he lacked personal aggression to get to the basket or his teammates didn’t find him enough on the floor, Lydon didn’t put up the offensive numbers many thought he would. He made more than one 3-pointer only once in Syracuse’s last 11 games and scored more than 20 points in three games all season. After Lydon shot 2-of-7 and scored five points in SU’s ACC tournament loss to Miami on March 8, Boeheim said Lydon’s not ready to be a big scorer.

“I think he had a very average year,” Boeheim said. “… I disagree with the decision (to leave Syracuse) because I think he can be a lottery pick.” Lydon could have taken more time to make his decision, knowing he could still work out for teams next month and enter the NBA Draft combine before losing the chance to come back to SU. But Monday’s report would indicate that Lydon believes he is ready now. “That’s a dream I’ve had,” Lydon said in an interview last month, “to go to the NBA.” It looks like it’s going to become reality on June 22. cgrossma@syr.edu | @connorgrossman

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Jim Boeheim on Mike Hopkins: ‘He’s like a son to me’ By Paul Schwedelson senior staff writer

When Mike Hopkins told Jim Boeheim that he had “an unbelievable opportunity” at the University of Washington, Boeheim was only happy for his former player and 22-year assistant coach, Boeheim said Monday afternoon. Hopkins accepted UW’s head coach position on Sunday afternoon, leaving Syracuse with a vacant assistant coach spot and a looming question about the program’s future since Hopkins had been named the team’s head coach-designate and planned to take over for Boeheim after next season. But despite the cloud of uncertainty that came with Hopkins’ departure, Boeheim was happy for him. “I was so happy because he was happy. That was my only thought. Mike Hopkins is like a son to me,” Boeheim said. “… He’s meant a huge amount to Syracuse basketball

and through the years.” Syracuse’s season ended earlier on Saturday when it lost to Mississippi in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament. Only one season remained until Boeheim’s planned retirement. But once Hopkins left for the Huskies, SU Director of Athletics John Wildhack contacted Boeheim and offered a contract extension, both said Monday afternoon. They declined to discuss the terms of the contract. The plan for Boeheim to step down after the 2017-18 season was announced by Chancellor Kent Syverud in a campus-wide email on March 18, 2015. About three months later, Syverud announced Hopkins would replace Boeheim. When Wildhack was hired in July 2016, he knew it’d be part of his job to ensure a smooth transition from Hopkins to Boeheim. The 41-year head coach cooperated with the transition, Wildhack said,

even though Boeheim said he didn’t want the initial three-year limit to be made public. Prior to Hopkins’ departure, Boeheim said his plan was “set in stone” that he’d retire after next season. While the plan didn’t come to fruition, Boeheim and Wildhack are appreciative of Hopkins’ time with SU and wished him well on Monday. Boeheim disputed the idea that replacing a Hall of Famer would have been problematic for Hopkins. “That’s what the normal perception is, but it’s not true if he’s good,” Boeheim said. “Mike is good. Mike would have done well here. I have no question about that. Because he’s good.” In the past several years, Hopkins had been in the mix for several head coaching jobs, including the Southern California job in 2013, but didn’t land one that he wanted until the Washington opening. While Boeheim served an NCAA-mandated,

nine-game suspension last season, Hopkins filled in as the Orange’s interim head coach. “I’d been preparing to be a head coach for 20 years,” Hopkins said after his first game as interim head coach. “That’s always what I wanted to be, and I always visualized myself doing it.” Now he gets the chance to fulfill his goal even though it doesn’t come at SU, like expected. Boeheim said he was glad for Hopkins to accomplish that regardless of Syracuse’s future being temporarily in question. “He got an opportunity that’s a tremendous opportunity to build a program. I think that was appealing to him,” Boeheim said. “I talked to him two or three times today about things that he’s going and trying to do. We are like father and son in a lot of ways. I’ll be asking him things and he’ll be asking me things from now on. I think in his mind, this was a great new opportunity.” pmschwed@syr.edu | @pschweds

Boeheim addresses Syracuse’s assistant coach search By Paul Schwedelson senior staff writer

With the dust settling after Mike Hopkins’ departure for Washington and Jim Boeheim’s contract extension, the next step for Syracuse is to hire a third assistant coach to replace Hopkins on its coaching staff. Boeheim, the Orange’s 41-year head coach, said he’s not worried about filling Hopkins’ void because of his confidence in SU’s two other assistants, Adrian Autry and Gerry McNamara. Still, Hopkins was Boeheim’s longest-tenured assistant and a key to Syracuse’s recruiting efforts. “He knew a lot of ins and outs of things. Contacts (for recruits), just his attitude, what he brought was great,” Boeheim said of what Hopkins provided SU. “It’ll be tough (to replace) so we’re going to look for an

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grossman set plan is for Boeheim to keep coaching as long as his contract allows. No head coachdesignates, no emailed retirement plans, no proposals at all. Just the way Boeheim wants. “I was perfectly content to coach the three years,” Boeheim said. “But now that this change has occurred, I’m happy that it has turned this way. “I’m pretty excited about what’s going to happen the next two or three years.” The next few years were supposed to be about Boeheim’s era transitioning into that of Hopkins. Instead, Hopkins is the primary reason the Boeheim era will survive years longer than anyone thought a few days ago. Syracuse affixed the “head coach-designate” label to Hopkins in June 2015, three months after Boeheim’s retirement plan surfaced. The succession plan was Boeheim’s idea, he said Monday, and it was ideal for Boeheim to hand the head coaching reins to someone he considers to be a son. But even with a firm course of action already set, Boeheim repeatedly danced around the subject of his retirement. He admitted as much on Monday, saying he liked making jokes about his planned exit. When Hopkins bolted for the Huskies, it only confirmed the thought in many people’s minds: Hopkins left because Boeheim wouldn’t. Boeheim adamantly refuted that claim on Monday. He wasn’t willing to retire for Syracuse’s sake, not for an email’s sake, but for Hopkins’ sake. With Hopkins out of the picture, there was nothing from keeping Boeheim in it. “Ultimately my recommendation was what I thought was in the best interest of the program,” said Wildhack, the man who recommended Boeheim’s contract extension to Syverud and the Board of Trustees. “This is the result of that.” The real result is flexibility. Boeheim isn’t bound to any terms but his own. He once again has the freedom to change his mind on retirement, something he said has crossed his mind over the last 10 or so years. Despite that, it didn’t take much to con-

experienced guy that can duplicate some of those things if he can.” Hopkins, who had been an assistant with Syracuse for 22 years, worked with the Orange’s centers while Autry primarily works with the forwards, and McNamara with guards. Both Autry and McNamara were hired as assistants in 2011, but Autry previously worked as an assistant coach at Virginia Tech. Without a head coach-designate, Syracuse promoted Autry to associate head coach because of his experience over McNamara. Boeheim said it was “an easy decision.” While Boeheim said “ideally” he hires someone to work with the centers, he’s open to bumping someone to that spot to best fit all three. Boeheim mentioned how both himself and Hopkins started as assistant coaches working with guards before moving to big men. He added that because of Autry

and McNamara’s proven skills as recruiters, “we probably don’t need a great recruiter.” It was important to Boeheim to retain both Autry and McNamara to keep continuity. Neither planned to leave with Hopkins, Boeheim said. The UW coaching staff will be filled by former SU player Jason Hart, Tim O’Toole and Will Conroy, who was already with the Huskies, according to The Seattle Times. Syracuse’s staff previously consisted entirely of SU alumni. But Boeheim said having previous ties to the program isn’t a prerequisite for the new assistant. “Never has. We try to get the best guy. If he happens to be a Syracuse guy, that’s great,” Boeheim said. “He doesn’t have to be. Troy Weaver was a great assistant coach as was Rob Murphy. I could name a few others. We will get the best we can get for this position.” Boeheim said the new assistant could be

hired within the next two weeks. “I learned a long time ago you bring three people in for an interview and you like all three, then how do you decide?” Boeheim said. “So I don’t like to confuse myself.” Compared to earlier in his career, Boeheim said the assistants talk to their respective position groups more during practices and games. But in terms of making in-game decisions and running practice, nothing has changed in his head coaching career. Boeheim didn’t single any candidates he has in mind, but said he thinks Syracuse is in a good position no matter who he hires. “We will get somebody else in here,” Boeheim said. “We will hire a very good assistant coach and move forward.”

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vince the 72-year-old to sign an extended contract. Boeheim’s immediate thought was to continue coaching to maintain continuity in the program, a bubbly phrase that means more about preserving recruits than anything else.

I was perfectly content to coach the three years. But now that this change has occurred, I’m happy that it has turned this way. I’m pretty excited about what’s going to happen the next two or three years. Jim Boeheim su men’s basketball coach

So when Wildhack put the mysterious deal in front of Boeheim, there wasn’t much deliberation needed. “I didn’t think about it,” Boeheim said. “It was done.” Working with an athletic director who didn’t experience the ugliness of NCAA sanctions, Boeheim has a new lease on his career. Wildhack said he looked at his decision from a “360-degree perspective,” implying he’s not oblivious to what happened years ago. But at the same time, it didn’t matter. Boeheim’s going to pilot his program for as long as he wants. That’s how Wildhack felt it should be, and ultimately that’s how Syverud, who authored Boeheim’s previous retirement plan, felt it should be. At the end of a severe shakeup, at least by Syracuse basketball standards, Boeheim succeeds Boeheim. Said Wildhack: “I believe this is the best outcome.” So does Jim Boeheim.

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kia nurse (11) unloads a shot in front of Syracuse’s Isabella Slim on Monday night at Gampel Pavilion. Nurse tied the NCAA Tournament record with nine 3-pointers in a single game. UConn ended SU’s season for the second straight year. evan jenkins staff photographer

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ia Nurse put her head down, shook it and ran back down the court to play defense. A wry smile crept across her face as she set up on the other side of the court after knocking down her seventh 3-pointer of the first half. As head coach Geno Auriemma said after the game, the 6-foot junior had come to Connecticut to be a spot-up shooter. She found success too, hitting at a 45.5-percent clip on the year. She had two games earlier this season where she shot well and nailed a then-career-high six 3-pointers, including in Saturday’s firstround matchup against Albany. None of that compared to what happened on Monday night. In No. 1 seed UConn’s (34-0, 16-0 American Athletic)

94-64 thumping over No. 8 seed Syracuse (22-11, 11-5 Atlantic Coast), Nurse had the shooting performance of her life. She drilled eight first-half 3s and tacked on a ninth in the second half — banking in one from the corner — to tie the all-time record for 3s made in an NCAA Tournament game. “Usually when Kia hits the side of the backboard in practice it goes out of bounds,” Auriemma quipped. “This time it happened to go in, so you knew it was a big night for us.” Syracuse’s defense got shredded for most of the game. But in the beginning, SU compounded those issues by struggling to make shots, hitting just five field goals. UConn consistently pushed through easily and scored early. The four starters who scored in the game each had at least one basket in the first quarter. Three of those were 3s from Nurse, but it didn’t seem anything out of the see nurse page 14

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im Boeheim has an untouchable air about him. That’s earned after nearly a half-century of coaching at the same school. He operates his team freely, says what he wants and continues to lead Syracuse even after demonstrating a “lack of institutional control” in the NCAA’s eyes. But the truth is, Boeheim

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felt boxed in by an email. Specifically, the 11th paragraph of a campus-wide email sent in the wake of NCA A sanctions on March 18, 2015.

“Coach Boeheim … intends to retire as Head Coach in three years,” the message from Chancellor Kent Syverud said. Boeheim no longer dictated his exit from the program he built. An email did. “I did not want to make it public,” Boeheim said of his preplanned retirement on Monday. “I thought that was a mistake … I

was overruled.” Now there’s a new course in place, one that aligns precisely with Boeheim’s desire for secrecy and ambiguity. Mike Hopkins’ hiring as Washington’s next head coach left the Orange without its next head coach. That cornered Director of Athletics John Wildhack into making a decision about Boeheim, slated to yield the head

coaching position to Hopkins after next season. Wildhack offered Boeheim a contract extension, the length of which is being kept secret. So as Boeheim and Wildhack fielded questions at the Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center on Monday afternoon, neither offered a new path of succession. The only

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