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The platform Depop has allowed SU students to sell their used clothes for extra cash. Many students choose thrifting to help the environment.

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Syracuse University has recently suspended two fraternities, Sigma Chi and Alpha Chi Rho. Now, SU has 16 unrecognized Greek organizations.

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Syracuse defeated Clemson in the Dome 64-54 in a dominate defensive showing for the Orange’s final regular season before the ACC tournament.

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SU is one of 131 universities that the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has classified as a Research 1 institution, meaning it has “high research activity.” emily steinberger photo editor

Research challenges Despite university’s top research ranking, some graduate students still feel unsupported

By Kailey Norusis asst. digital editor

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fter pursuing research as an undergraduate at Syracuse University, Stephen Ajayi chose to stay at the university for his graduate degree. The research that he participated in during his undergraduate years fueled his desire to continue that work.

Ajayi, who’s pursuing a master’s degree in neurobiology, spends about 80 hours a week with his research. But since he’s only paid

through his role as a teaching assistant, that research feels like only a secondary responsibility.

“Your research is not really your focus,” Ajayi said. “You’re really getting paid through a teaching assistantship, and to further compound that, they require that you do not work anywhere else.”

SU is one of 131 universities that the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, a research and educational policy center, has classified as a Research 1 institution, meaning it has “high research activity.” But the university spends less on research per student than others with the same Research 1 classification.

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Activist engagement team faces pushback from students

By Nick Robertson senior staff writer

Six months after the formation of Syracuse University’s Student Activism Engagement Team, the team is focusing on building trust with the student body, meeting with student organizations and overcoming skepticism from student activists.

In response to protests on campus last academic year, SU formed the team in August 2020 to “support and engage student activism.” Members

of the team hope to act as a liaison between students and administration for student groups with concerns about university policy or actions.

Made up of 10 members — including Student Association President Justine Hastings, administrators, faculty and staff — the team meets weekly to discuss how best to encourage student activism.

Christabel Sheldon, director of the McNair Scholars Program, protested while at SU in the 1990s.

She wanted to get involved with the SAET to help her students who are

involved in student activism.

“Last year, a number of my students were in leadership positions of #NotAgainSU, and I realized that I understood the student perspective, but I wasn’t involved in the conversations with administration,” Sheldon said. “I felt that this would be a way to have a better understanding of that so I could have better conversations with my students about decisions being made.”

Since the beginning of the fall semester, the team has tried to build trust with students. Many student

activists are not willing to reach out to the SAET because of its relationship with SU administrators. #NotAgainSU protesters — who twice occupied SU buildings to protest the university’s response to racist incidents and its treatment of students of color — were unresponsive when Hastings contacted them on behalf of the team, she said. #NotAgainSU has since decided to not work with SU administration in any capacity, citing SU’s “complete unwillingness to care for and listen to Black students,” as well its “vio-

lent treatment” of protesters.

“I don’t think anyone should do what they don’t want to do, especially given (#NotAgainSU’s) past negative experiences. I completely understand if #NotAgainSU organizers or other student activists do not want to work with the team,” Hastings said. “It’s our responsibility to build that trust with students.”

Hastings said many of #NotAgainSU’s demands have been ignored by administrators. SU has agreed to and completed progress see team page 4

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What SU’s recent fraternity suspensions mean Women’s Network hosts speaker

By Sarah Alessandrini asst. news editor

The university suspended its chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity for violating the student code of conduct, as well as public health directives. Sigma Chi is awaiting the results of a conduct investigation.

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By Richard Perrins asst. copy editor

Syracuse University has suspended two fraternities in the past month, with one suspended officially and the other on an interim basis.

The university placed its chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity on interim suspension Feb. 12 for violating public health directives.

Three days later, the university suspended the Alpha Chi Rho fraternity, known as Crow, after conduct proceedings found that the fraternity violated the Code of Student Conduct.

SU now has 16 unrecognized Greek organizations that students aren’t allowed to associate with.

Crow and Sigma Chi, which is awaiting the results of a conduct investigation, are both unrecognized.

As the university’s number of recognized chapters continues to decrease, here’s what happens when a fraternity or sorority is suspended:

How do fraternities suspended?

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The Office of Fraternity and Sorority

Affairs can suspend its recognition of a fraternity or sorority on an interim basis for incidents of misconduct, criminal activity or fiscal default, according to FASA’s policy for recognition of fraternal organizations.

FASA can suspend a Greek organization if it finds that the organization, members of the organization, a resident living on land the organization owns or a guest of the organization is responsible for misconduct, the policy states.

If a fraternity or sorority is suspended, the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities will investigate and try the organization in accordance with the Code of Student Conduct to determine whether to revoke its recognition, according to FASA’s policy.

What happens if a fraternity is suspended?

If OSRR revokes a fraternity or sorority’s recognized status, the organization is often barred from reapplying for a set period of time, with exceptions in extenuating circumstances.

Unrecognized fraternities

or sororities don’t have access to assistance from FASA or other university resources. The university doesn’t monitor their recruitment process, either.

If the university finds evidence that an organization is functioning “underground,” it can extend the fraternity or sorority’s suspension period by a year for each violation. And students who affiliate themselves with an unrecognized student organization could face university disciplinary sanctions up to suspension or expulsion.

Why have SU fraternities been suspended in the past?

The university suspended its chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity for violating the student code of conduct, as well as public health directives. Although the fraternity is still under investigation, its suspension came following an early-February surge in COVID-19 cases.

During the surge, SU found that members of the Greek community hosted at least three parties in off-campus neighbor-

hoods over a period of six days.

Those parties were the source of at least 20 COVID-19 cases among SU students.

The university also suspended its Zeta Beta Tau fraternity chapter in July for violating public health orders and the university’s Code of Student Conduct.

The fraternity is no longer allowed to operate on campus after violating social distancing guidelines and participating in behavior that was “reckless and selfish,” a university spokesperson said.

SU has also suspended multiple other fraternities for violating the Student Code of Conduct.

In November 2019, the university suspended Crow after members and guests allegedly shouted a racist slur at a Black woman. In October, an appeals board overturned that suspension, which was eventually reimposed by a university official. SU suspended the fraternity again in February for unrelated violations of the Code of Student Conduct. rcperrin@syr.edu

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Application numbers increase after 2019 drop

By Kailey Norusis asst. digital editor

After experiencing an almost 20% drop in applications during the 2019-20 academic year, application numbers at SUNY-ESF have risen for the upcoming year.

The college received almost 2,000 freshman applications for fall 2020, an increase of 17% from the previous year, said Katherine McCarthy, ESF’s associate provost for enrollment management, in an email to The Daily Orange.

“A decline in applications can but does not necessarily result in lower enrollment,” she said.

Application rates for the 202122 academic year also increased by 13% since 2020, at 2,130 freshman applications, with students still in the process of being

admitted, McCarthy said.

SU N Y-ESF ’s admission process remains competitive because of the school’s focus solely on the environment, which allows it to invest in resources and develop extracurricular opportunities that schools with similar programs don’t have, McCarthy said.

When application numbers dropped, ESF worked to differentiate itself from larger colleges and universities with strong environmental science programs. Growing recognition of climate change-related problems across the U.S. and globally have has more prospective college students to pursue degrees in environmental science and sustainability programs, such as those offered at ESF.

SUNY-ESF received almost 2,000 freshman applications for fall 2020, an official said. corey henry senior staff photographer

While SUNY-ESF’s application numbers continue to rise, enrollment rates across SUNY colleges and universities con-

tinue to drop.

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Donna Shalala, a Syracuse University graduate and former U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services, offered career and networking advice for women in politics at a virtual event Wednesday.

Shalala served as secretary under former President Bill Clinton’s administration and was the first Lebanese American to serve in a presidential Cabinet. Former President George W. Bush awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2008.

The Syracuse Chapter of the Women’s Network hosted the event, which was led by the organization’s president, Summer Cerbone.

When asked to offer one piece of advice to the audience, Shalala recommended to “never eat lunch at your desk.”

“Even if it’s a brown bag or you just meet for coffee, you have to keep networking,” Shalala said. “I say this to young people as they’re starting their careers.”

Meeting people and developing relationships is an essential part of building connections, which Shalala said has consistently opened doors to new opportunities in her career.

As a young woman pursuing her undergraduate education, Shalala never had a plan for her career. After her time in the Peace Corps, she followed her boyfriend to SU, where she enrolled in a master’s program in metropolitan studies and intended to be a journalist.

“People don’t necessarily have a strategy,” Shalala said. “I clearly did not have a strategy, either to be a college president or a member of the president’s cabinet. I really wanted to be a journalist.”

Shalala loved SU for the friends and connections she made and ended up staying to earn her doctorate degree at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.

She said she found she could make connections and meet interesting people just walking around the Maxwell building.

During her time at SU, Shalala was able to build her network and has always reached out to old friends and mentors for help whenever needed.

After college, Shalala had a hard time finding a job in journalism and later landed a teaching position at Columbia University, where she became involved in Democratic politics.

“A lot of this stuff was chance: I was inspired to join the Peace Corps, followed my boyfriend to Syracuse, decided to stick around, got a Ph.D., ended up as an academic,” Shalala said. “But none of this was planned. I tell people just be awake and take advantage of your opportunities.”

Before serving in the Clinton administration, Shalala was the leader of several colleges and universities. She became president of Hunter College after an old friend of one of her professors called her and suggested she interview for the position.

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research Researchers at SU said their financial troubles as graduate students make their research feel like less of a priority as they struggle to make ends meet.

SU spent $2,823 on research per enrolled student in 2019, while other comparable universities spent more than $10,000 per student, according to data from the Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics.

The reason SU spent less on research than other similar institutions is likely because it doesn’t have a medical or dental school, representatives from the Office of Undergraduate Research said in an email.

Having a medical and dental school typically attracts more funding from outside sources, the office said.

Without a medical school, it’s incredibly challenging to maintain that Research 1 status because medical schools pull in so many research dollars Mike Goode associate professor of english

“Without a medical school, it’s incredibly challenging to maintain that research 1 status because medical schools pull in so many research dollars,” said Mike Goode, an associate professor of English, in an interview. “It’s actually relatively easy for a university with a decent medical school to have that status.”

SU does not profit from its research, which makes research more expensive, the office said. Maintaining a nonprofit research status allows the university to stay current in research trends, which allows more freedom with research initiatives, the office said.

“Research is not intended to be profitable to the university,” the office said.

“The reason that universities continue to do research even though it’s not profitable is because it is an important part of our educational and social mission.”

For some researchers, the pandemic has made research that’s already difficult to conduct even more challenging.

Before the pandemic, Madison Firkey, a third-year graduate student studying clinical psychology, had utilized the SONA research

Maintaining a not-for-profit research status, though more expensive for the university, allows the university to stay up to date in research trends. emily steinberger photo editor

participant pool — which provides students with $1,500 for research or professional development programs — so she didn’t need to find other funding.

“I know this was not an option for some of my peers, and they opted to halt recruitment until the SONA pool reopened in fall 2020.”

Firkey said. “Our department has been incredibly flexible and understanding with deadlines to accommodate students who had to take this approach.”

When the university transitioned online last spring, the lab Firkey worked at did the same. She was able to utilize her adviser’s start-up funds to cover research expenses, but other students didn’t have that option, she said.

Madison Woodley, a first-year graduate student in the Department of Earth and Environment Science, said that COVID-19 limited normal research experiences.

“I haven’t had as many opportunities to visit my field site, connect with other scientists or get a real taste of what research in

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on several demands and is still working to address others. The university rejected calls for university officials to resign, for DPS to be disarmed and for SU to state that the university is complicit in white supremacy.

SAET’s work is more than just having conversations with student organizations, as they have been doing in recent months, team members said. It also involves hearing concerns from student activists and bringing them to administrators. The team has already been successful addressing student concerns and avoiding protest when possible, said associate professor Brice Nordquist. from page 3

suny-esf across SUNY’s 64 campuses, according to its website. This is an over 5% decrease from fall 2019, when over 415,000 students were enrolled at SUNY schools.

Though application rates have still increased during the pandemic, adjusting to a virtual recruiting process has been difficult for SUNY-ESF, McCarthy said.

“ESF along with a few other SUNY institutions has been fortunate to be experiencing an increase in freshman applications, however, many colleges and universities are experiencing a decline,” she said.

In an attempt to increase enrollment at SUNY-ESF, McCarthy said the college plans to implement more virtual opportunities for students to learn about the school

I completely understand if #NotAgainSU organizers or other student activists do not want to work with the team. It’s our responsibility to build that trust with students.

Justine Hastings sa president

and express interest.

“We have expanded our virtual opportunities to include open houses, academic and student life sessions, online tours, and one-on-one meetings with admissions and financial aid staff,” she said.

McCarthy said that while the school can recruit prospective students virtually, some aspects of in-person recruiting cannot be replaced.

“Given the challenges posed by COVID19, at this time, our focus is very much on fall 2021 enrollment,” McCarthy said. “Going forward, we certainly hope to continue to see strong interest in the environment, recognition of the impactful academic and student life opportunities available to ESF students and the increases in application volume that can result.” kmnorusi@syr.edu

my career is like since everything is remote,” Woodley said.

Ajayi works with many undergraduate students in his research labs. When the university shifted to remote learning last year, a number of undergraduates had to leave, he said.

Before the pandemic, many research labs within the department Ajayi works in would collaborate and share equipment. But when students in other research labs test positive or are exposed to the coronavirus, they lose that ability.

“It’s very disruptive in that sense,” he said.

“Of course, they had to do that, and I understand completely, but it’s just disruptive.”

SU is encouraging undergraduate students to consider research as early as their first or second year on campus so they have more time to engage in research activities, the Office of Undergraduate Research said.

The office also encourages students from any major or field to participate in research.

Depending on the field of study, students may not realize the research opportunities available, the office said.

Goode said he’s worked with students who need help forming research questions and using appropriate databases and archives. Sometimes, there can be a lack of research experiences available in humanities courses, he said.

SU has also looked to increase undergraduate students’ participation through resources available through its Syracuse Office for Undergraduate Research and Creative Engagement, which has funded over 400 students in research since 2019.

The SOURCE office works with other research teams to provide peer mentoring, support faculty mentors and expand undergraduate research participation, the Office of Undergraduate Research said.

Even with these challenges, Firkey and other students find participating in research incredibly beneficial.

“I have expectational colleagues who have helped me shape research ideas from a few disjointed thoughts into published manuscripts, and for that, I am very fortunate,” Firkey said.

“All the messages I received from university administration have been definitely inviting of perspective and feedback,” he said.

To Nordquist and Sheldon, SAET’s role isn’t to negotiate between students and administrators but to encourage activism.

“We are very aware as a group of the risk of institutional co-opting,” Nordquist said.

“We’ve been very cautious about being available, making sure we are open and encouraging dialogue, but at the same time letting student groups of activists do their thing. We don’t want them to feel like they have to check in with us.”

Hastings is the only student on SAET, through her role as SA president. She wants more students on the team and has asked

SU to add the Graduate Student Organization president to the team starting in the fall.

“While I feel like every time I contribute something it is heard and greatly considered, I would like there to be more students,” Hastings said.

In the spring semester and summer the team hopes to touch base with more student organizations that may have concerns and explore holding open forums with students to gauge their priorities.

“It may take a while to develop trust, but we believe in doing the work,” Sheldon said.

“If we continue to do the work and we’re open and transparent with the students, eventually they’ll come around.”

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speaker “It was chance,” Shalala said.

As chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Shalala was the first female head of a Big Ten Conference school and only the second woman in the country to head a major research university. Shalala also served as president of the University of Miami from 2001 to 2015.

Although she’s had moments in her career, particularly in politics, where she felt people did not take her seriously because she was a woman, she was often able to earn others’ respect.

“There were clearly blocks in my career that I had to overcome just with talent and persistence,” Shalala said. “But once you’re the boss, they don’t mess with you, even

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though you still walk into rooms where you’re the only woman.”

Aside from career advice, Shalala said everyone should find time to volunteer in their communities, regardless of whether they have a career in politics. Volunteering in local communities is part of being a good citizen, she said.

Shalala emphasized the importance of keeping in touch with people, regardless of their career path. Networking is as simple as forming meaningful connections, then keeping in touch, which she said is especially easy today with social media.

“People ask me how you get to be a cabinet officer,” Shalala said. “Look around the room, figure out which one of your friends is going to run for president and keep in touch for 30 years.” scalessa@syr.edu | @sarahalessan

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Professors need to make their virtual classes more inclusive

By Samantha Kolb columnist

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hroughout the past year, students of all ages have had to adjust to learning in a virtual classroom. While there are a few benefits of this teaching style, online courses are a challenge for many students, especially those who don’t have access to the same resources as the rest of their peers.

As we progress through another semester of virtual learning, it’s vital that college professors create an equitable learning environment. An equitable classroom is perhaps one of the most important components of online learning and can be defined simply as giving the students what they need to succeed in a particular course.

However, what each student needs varies based on their lives. There is no way for a professor to know what a student needs unless they ask.

Some obstacles in the virtual

classroom include the technology students may not have access to due to living conditions, job requirements and financial situations, as well as anything else that diverts their participation in a course.

Many professors require that their students keep their cameras on in an attempt to maintain the sense of a traditional classroom setting, but not all students can have their cameras on, and many might feel uncomfortable showing their background.

While this is just one example of an obstacle that students may face throughout the semester, it gives professors a good reason to take the time to get to know their students on a personal level.

A poll conducted a few months after the start of the pandemic found that 77% of college students believe that online learning is worse than in-person learning. In a similar survey conducted in October 2020 by Pew Research Center, 68% of adults

said that online courses do not provide the same value as in-person classes, and 75% of surveyed college graduates held the same belief.

The most effective way for professors to find this information out is to create a survey for their students that asks about their strengths, any obstacles they face and what they require to succeed in an academic setting, especially from their homes.

Pre-course student information surveys, as seen in this sample, give professors the tools necessary to create more of a community for the students in their class. By asking their students a series of questions about their home, personal and work lives, professors will be able to take that information into account when revising their syllabus. Though the spring semester has already begun, it’s not too late to implement such surveys to make adjustments.

These surveys not only give professors helpful insight into their students’

Professors can make the virtual learning experience much more equitable with surveys. wendy wang contributing photographer

lives, but they also allow students to share personal information with their instructor and relieve some of their stress about the upcoming semester.

If students can be less worried about having to keep their cameras on during online classes or can communicate openly with their professor about what obstacles they’re facing, their professors can help them suc-

ceed in class like in past semesters.

To the professors who have taken the diverse array of home learning situations into account: Thank you.

To those who haven’t: Please consider doing so.

Samantha Kolb is an environmental studies major at SUNY-ESF. Her column appears biweekly. She can be reached at sakolb@syr.edu.

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Silver Wings club should inspire students to volunteer Editor’s note: This column contains references to suicide.

By Skyler Swart columnist

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s this pandemic makes the future seem so uncertain, it’s nice to get a glimmer of hope.

At Syracuse University, this hope comes in the form of a new student organization and its founder. Sara Lim, an SU junior and an Air Force ROTC cadet, has started a chapter of Silver Wings, an organization that focuses on uplifting the community.

The chapter is part of a national organization that aims to bring together ROTC students and civilians in service. Its companion organization is the Arnold Air Society, a club that’s already up and running on campus. Both organizations hope to work together on service projects and encourage their members to get to know one another in the process.

With the pandemic and today’s political climate, we need to come together and support each other as much as we can. More students need to undertake projects that will build community and help others. Silver Wings inspires students to take such action.

Through Silver Wings, Lim hopes to give back to the community by helping with administering COVID19 tests, by working on projects such as food or clothing drives on campus and by partnering with the Arnold Air Society on other joint projects.

These projects can make a big difference to people in the community suffering from the impact of the coronavirus. Job layoffs and food insecurity are real problems that increasing numbers of people are facing. By working on projects that decrease the likelihood of community members getting sick and that help people receive food donations, these organizations are making an important impact on the community.

Silver Wings is different in its membership process in that it requires people to take a test before joining, something that will bring students together and make their membership more meaningful.

“I’m excited to start up a Silver Wings chapter because it opens up opportunities for internships, scholarships and meeting other members all over the U.S.,” Lim said. This organization gives back to both the community and the members who are a part of it.

Having dedicated students involved in community service and different initiatives is so important because it means they truly care about the work they’re doing and the impact they’re making on those around them.

Students who volunteer their time in meaningful ways should be an inspiration to the rest of us. Their passion for giving back should encourage us all to also get involved and do something for the greater good. Any small deed

could mean a lot to those who have hit hard times.

If students don’t feel like they can make a difference on their own, joining a club where they can do work with other people is the perfect alternative. Silver Wings offers students the chance to meet members and make a difference.

As a national organization, Silver Wings tries to connect all of its chapters. Each year, the organization focuses its efforts on a specific project.

This year, Silver Wings chose suicide awareness due to people’s declining mental health as a result of COVID-19 and social isolation. These national projects can inspire students to become passionate about uniting different communities and providing aid for an often-unaddressed problem.

The devastation and economic hardships of COVID-19 aren’t going to go away or rapidly improve any time soon. Now is the time to come together and make others’ hard-

ships all a little bit more bearable.

So, volunteer, start projects such as food and clothing drives, and do whatever you can to help communities and people who were hit harder by the pandemic than ourselves. Students who want to join Silver Wings should contact Sara Lim at slim13@syr.edu.

Meetings are currently held via Zoom on Thursday evenings at 8 p.m.

If every student gave back a little bit to the community, the world would be less dreary, and people might have more hope.

Visit SuicideIsPreventable.org to learn about the warning signs for suicide and find local resources in your county. If you or someone you know may be at risk, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 for immediate help.

Skylar Swart is a sophomore political science major. Her column appears biweekly. She can be reached at saswart@syr.edu. She can be followed on Twitter at @SkylarSwart.

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We need to stop overlooking men’s mental health challenges Editor’s note: This column contains references to suicide.

By Our Reader

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ith COVID-19, everyone’s mental health has taken a hit.

There is a key aspect to the mental health debate that is often overlooked, though, for men. There is a rule in our society that “men don’t cry,” which is a form of toxic masculinity.

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Shamed and often looked down upon for showing emotions, men have been deprived of a vital outlet for taking care of their mental health. It’s important now more than ever to smash this destructive stigma. Illnesses such as depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder do not discriminate based on an individual’s gender identity.

With each passing day, the suicide rate of men in America grows exponentially. In 2017, for every 100,000 people in the U.S., there was

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an average of 5.73 female suicides to 20.27 male suicides. Every day, young boys internalize the notion that boys are supposed to be stoic and strong and keep their emotions in check. How is this fair? Women are encouraged to talk about their feelings and mental health, while men are criticized for sharing struggles or showing emotions.

These misleading perceptions about how men should act are ones society has upheld for ages, and we

need to take action to defeat this stigma. It’s important to check up on ALL of your friends and loved ones. Let them know you’re a safe space to confide in when they’re in need, that they won’t be judged or ridiculed for struggling. No one should ever have to suffer alone.

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Exhibit uses art as catharsis

By Joey Pagano staff writer

KATE REGAN, an SU junior, realized she shouldn’t buy fast fashion as she sold through Depop.

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Secondhand style After quarantining, many SU students found a hobby through Depop, a social platform used to buy and resell clothes

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redaye Wilkes whipped out her phone and opened up the Depop app to check how long ago she started selling her old clothes.

“36 weeks ago,” the Syracuse University junior said. “So kind of over quarantine.”

Many other students besides Wilkes turned to shopping apps during stay-at-home orders to pass the time, make money and rid their closets of unwanted clothing. The app Depop in particular opened up new doors for younger generations to make some pocket change, especially during the pandemic.

Wilkes said that it’s a nice way for college students to make money from home. The app also gives users the freedom to make their shop as similar to an actual brand as they want to.

Wilkes often leaves handwritten notes in Depop packages she sends out to make her shop feel more like a brand. App users can make their sales as organized and professional as they want to, something she likes.

Depop and other platforms like Poshmark and eBay have also popularized the idea of buying secondhand clothing. As SU junior Kate Regan sold more on Depop, she realized that she shouldn’t be buying fast fashion.

“That’s like the whole point of Depop,” Regan said. “I genuinely only thrift my stuff now.”

SU senior Lily Fineman didn’t want to contribute to the “fast fashion” cycle. Fineman, like many others, became more aware of the environment over the course of the past year and has made changes in her everyday life to do her part. In addition to selling her clothes on Depop, she now buys more clothes on the app so she doesn’t contribute to chain clothing companies that often harm the environment.

Many corporate brands promote the fast-fashion cycle by frequently launching new styles. Missguided produces 1,000 new items each month, and Fashion Nova releases between 600 and 900 new styles each week. The production of polyester, which is used in most fast-fashion styles, is the cause of 706 million tons of greenhouse gases each year, according to Vox. Still, larger brands seem to be hopping on trends of bringing

In fall 2019, Regan became a campus ambassador for Depop. courtsey of kate regan

back past styles. In fall 2020, Levi’s launched Levi’s Secondhand, which upcycles old products to bring them into current fashion.

Miu Miu also created Upcycled by Miu Miu by taking vintage dresses from the ‘40s through ‘70s and reinventing them for the modern-day consumer.

For Fineman, Depop appealed to her because it is “grungy” and “thrifty,” she said. During quarantine, she noticed that her best friend was making a lot of money through the platform which prompted her to give it a try. And so far, she’s made $4,000. see clothing page 8

As Simon Liu watched the news in his New York City apartment in November 2019, he worried about his family members and his hometown Hong Kong.

The tense relationship between Hong Kong and China peaked as protesters clashed in the streets with police. The distance from his family was unsettling, and he felt the need to document what was happening.

Liu returned to Hong Kong heartbroken. His homeland was nearly unrecognizable. The first moments, hours and days stuck with him.

“It’s a very strange feeling to have that be the last impression of the place,” he said.

Liu’s films “Signal 8” and “Happy Valley” will be on virtual display starting today as part of the Urban Video Project’s “What Happened” exhibition. Along with featuring Liu’s work, the exhibit at the Everson Museum Plaza features work from fellow filmmakers Luis Arnias and Zhou Tao. It’s an effort to represent the unprecedented times of the past year, said Anneka Herre, Urban Video Project’s program director.

Herre said the project began to form last summer when the pandemic and systemic racism became center points of society. Engaging with protests, the pandemic, state brutality, racialized violence, ecological disaster — in a way that left room for poetry, ambiguity and reflection — became a priority for the UVP, Herre said. She aimed to exemplify American exceptionalism amid current events, and having an international backdrop felt important to achieving that, she said.

She hoped to resist the habit of instantly turning traumatic events into heated debates glorified by the 24-hour news cycle. The curators and artists aimed to create a show that would speak to what individuals, communities and the country has experienced recently, she said.

“Each of the artists has a great eye for the uncanniness of the world and works productively with ambiguity in these short films,” Herre said. “These films give us a space in which to sit with and process confusion and uncertainty while we’re viewing the work.”

In featuring different scenes based on Hong Kong, Liu uses reality to make the viewer think about “what a surreal space all large cities are,” Herre said. For Liu, documenting Hong Kong was a way for him to offer people from the city a means of catharsis or understanding of the mutual feelings they have for the city when it was calm, he said.

Conversely, Arnias and Tao use filmmaking to explore and challenge the sometimes-vague difference between fact and fiction, Herre said. Coming from a photography background and as someone who has been interested in street photography in the past, Arnias often needs photos to get his ideas out. He begins by walking around, looking, filming and mostly collecting motion images. Original ideas see exhibit page 8

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Italian film ‘La Notte’ illustrates story of loveless marriage

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Michelangelo Antonioni is an architect of the cinematic form. The Italian director reinvented film language and greatly influenced the course of art house cinema — a genre of mostly independent and foreign films that deal with taboo subjects or employ unconventional aesthetic styles.

Antonini rendered objects, space and buildings as extensions of the inner psychological states of his characters. He was a literal symbolist, and his imagery was absolute. Antonioni often lamented overly intellectual readings of his films, encouraging a more instinctive approach to engage with his films. Ultimately, Antonioni extracted meaning from abstraction.

This year marks the 60th anniversary of “La Notte,” the middle child of Antonioni’s alienation and disillusionment trilogy, which consists of “L’Avventura,” “La Notte” and “L’Eclisse.” “La Notte” has somewhat fallen by the wayside in popularity and discussion among film circles, as it is not from page 7

clothing “It’s insane,” Fineman said. “It’s the best way to clean out your closet because it’s not going in the landfills and you’re making money.”

After selling their clothing, students using the platform have the freedom to do whatever they want with their extra cash. Some use it for new clothes, some see it as extra cash, and others said they invest or save. Regan described her smaller sales as her “iced coffee money.”

It’s the best way to clean out your closet because it’s not going in the landfills and you’re making money Lily Fineman su senior

The layout of Depop is similar to Instagram, Regan said. Users only have to take a photo of the item and set a price for potential customers.

Regan began selling on Depop when she was 15. Her experiences have contributed to her love for the environment. She started selling clothing to make money, but her side hustle developed into a life passion, leading her to minor in environmental studies.

as influential as “L’Avventura” — a story in which the male protagonist’s lover goes missing on a remote island — nor as formally radical as “L’Eclisse,” a tale of how a romance is impacted by an eclipse. Yet it is still a stunning piece of art that is arguably Antonioni’s best film.

“La Notte” is a poignant formalist masterwork that charts the emotional despondence and interior degradation of a failing loveless marriage. The film takes place over the course of a single day and night, externalized in the prosaic modernist architecture of 1960s Milan. The couple goes on separate journeys trying to remember what brought them together in the first place and to confront their estrangement from each other and the social circles they traverse.

After visiting a dying friend in the hospital, which incites an existential awakening, Giovanni (Marcello Mastroianni) and Lidia (Jeanne Moreau) begin to recognize the lovelessness of their marriage and the

internal and unspoken collapse of their relationship. They are no longer the people they used to be. They are simply pretending.

Slowly, they register the artifice of their relationship that was only held together by time and habit.

“I’ve been selfish. It’s strange to realize only now that what we give to others comes back to us,” Giovanni says in the film.

Giovanni carries himself passively. And in his passivity, he has become emotionally and intellectually vacant. As a best-selling author, he is no longer able to write from new ideas and inspirations, only from memories.

For Giovanni, originality is no longer possible in the modern world, as anything worth saying has already been said and everything else is merely reflections.

At first glance, Lidia is more cynical and world-weary than her husband. But as we follow her journey, Lidia reveals to be an intelligent and capable woman who is burdened by her intellectual subjugation to her husband. Over time, her sense of

identity had become an extension of his and her individuality and agency are lost as a result. Antonioni attributes this dissonance of identity to the alienating effects of modernity and its dissolving effect on humanity’s moral fabric.

Mirrors also recur as a motif throughout the film, casting Giovanni and Lidia as elusive ghostly figures like incomplete versions of their former selves. This idea is further reinforced through the surrounding modernist anti-romantic architecture of Milan, which seemingly has the pervading effect of mounding people into the same despondency and indifference.

The despairing world of “La Notte” is a suffocating existence that condemns modernity to an unavoidable disease of complacency and deceit. The film is an intricate inspection into the rootlessness of the modern man, the indifference of romance and the enigmatic confines people unconsciously construct around themselves and their partners. echu02@syr.edu

In fall 2019, Depop invited Regan to become a campus ambassador. For the job, she works closely with two other students to hold events, post on social media and promote Depop to other students. With COVID19 preventing in-person gatherings, Regan and her peers no longer hold events like they used to. And although there are fewer opportunities during the pandemic, she is still an ambassador for Depop.

Regan sold a lot of her listings at the start of quarantine since most people were home with nothing to do, so people just kept buying, she said. As places opened up and students returned to campus, Regan sold less but still consistently sells one to two items per week.

The Depop algorithm is not always consistent, either. Some vendors sell consistently, while others sell in waves. Wilkes has not sold much in a while, but will get an occasional message from a customer wanting to haggle prices or trade items.

Not only has Depop allowed Regan to make some extra money, but her heavy involvement with the brand has changed her style and how she shops. Regan no longer looks for what is considered trendy, as it is no longer her style. Instead, she dresses like an “older person” and thrifts all of her clothing, she said.

“When I was getting rid of clothes, I knew that when you donate things only a certain amount’s being circulated,” Regan said. “I knew if I resold it, it would get another life.” iakelley@syr.edu

Regan started selling on Depop at age 15, and her experience contributed to her love for the environment. courtsey of kate regan

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exhibit and shooting locations are organic.

Arnias’ piece, “Terror Has No Shape,” which is on display as part of the exhibition, differs from his other work. Its origins arose without much inspiration –– or forced inspiration. More often than not, he acquires his inspiration by going out into the field without a clear understanding of his objective.

He shoots two or three rolls of film –– each around three minutes long –– with his Kodak 7266, sends them to a lab and then receives a file within a week. Once he receives his photos, he looks at the granular details to see what’s missing. He repeats the process until he finds a theme that sticks. But it’s all about the editing process, he said.

He focuses on the editing process most.

The beginning and middle parts — determining what the film will actually be about and then grasping what technology will be necessary to execute the plan — can get complicated from time to time. But the editing process keeps everything on track, he said.

It helps him to eventually arrive at a theme.

Through the process, Arnias said, he’s able to see the “definitions” and what is lacking in his work.

“The idea of subjectivity and looking at your own neighborhood every day throughout a frame was dope,” Arnias said, referring to the work he did in college. “I am not a purist.” gfpagano@syr.edu

As part of the “What Happened” exhibit, Everson Museum is streaming work by Luis Arnias, Simon Liu and Zhou Tao on their plaza projection system.

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adjustments mistake, pass to an unguarded attack and score.

Head coach John Desko blamed it on a lack of practice — Syracuse had three weeks of spring practices and no scrimmages with other teams prior to the season opener.

But postgame, Desko said he wasn’t worried.

He wasn’t worried about the lack of preparedness, or the lack of long-stick roster depth, or the defense.

And against then-No. 2 UVA, the Orange showed why.

After giving up the most goals in a seasonopener since Desko joined the team, Syracuse (1-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast) throttled then-No. 2 Virginia 20-10 on Saturday, and the game was over in the third quarter. Syracuse made impressive improvements on the ride and on offense, but the game-to-game defensive adjustments were one of the key parts that led the Orange to their from page 12

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capped off its three-game sweep with a 4-1 win over Lindenwood.

During the 2020-21 season, the Lions played the fewest total games (16) out of all CHA teams. Megan Wagner leads Lindenwood with six goals — two of which came against Syracuse — and one assist.

“We’re prepared for them to be aggressive,” Flanagan said. “So just knowing to move the puck quickly, keep our feet moving … and then make sure that we don’t get lazy defensively.”

Semifinals - Mercyhurst or Penn State

If Syracuse defeats Lindenwood in the first round, it will face either Mercyhurst or Penn State. No. 1 seed Penn State will play the lowest remaining seed: the winner of LindenwoodSyracuse or RIT, if it upsets Robert Morris.

Mercyhurst will face the second-lowest remaining seed.

Syracuse faced Mercyhurst (10-6-1) twice in the regular season, losing both games. The Lakers had seven games postponed due to

biggest win over Virginia in program history.

The introduction of Gettysburg transfer Mitch Wykoff — who missed SU’s first game with an injury — and Brett Kennedy’s shift from the team’s top close defender to long-stick midfielder fueled Syracuse’s improvement.

“I haven’t seen that kind of change on a team in one week,” Desko said. “The things we were doing, how we were playing defense against Army, then how we played against UVA, especially when you have to know so many of their players at the offensive end of the field because they mix and match their positions so often.”

Syracuse’s defense held against a UVA offense that featured All-American attack Matt Moore, as well as Ian Laviano, Connor Shellenberger and Charlie Bertrand. Moore, UVA’s top goalscorer last year, was scoreless in the Carrier Dome on Saturday.

Kennedy started the game against Virginia as a close defender, but Desko said his natural position is LSM. One of the biggest changes between COVID-19, including two early-season home games against Syracuse. The Orange were outscored 7-3 in the two games at Tennity Ice Pavilion this season.

“We just couldn’t get it by them,” Flanagan said. “They were blocking shots and deflecting shots, and we just couldn’t cash in.”

In game one, Syracuse successfully killed three Mercyhurst power plays, including a full minute where the Orange were outnumbered, 5-on-3. Syracuse often struggled to maintain momentum and score goals late in the game this season. Despite a 5-2 loss on Feb. 5 in game one, Syracuse scored two third-period goals, a sign of improvement. The Orange lost 2-1 against the Lakers the next day.

If RIT beats Robert Morris in the first round, Syracuse will play No. 1 seeded Penn State. The Nittany Lions (16-2-2) played the most games in the CHA (20). The Orange played the Nittany Lions in back-to-back weekend series, concluding the series with two losses, a tie and a win for SU. In the third game, the Nittany Lions forced overtime with two third-period goals, tying the game at 3-3. They capped off the run with a goal four minutes into the sudden-death period,

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In the first quarter, Kennedy was burned by Bertrand. The attack caught Kennedy off guard, running around him to give Virginia a 6-3 lead. Desko then moved him to long-pole, putting Wykoff in the game to guard Moore.

Wykoff was making his D-I debut at Syracuse defending one of the best attacks in the conference. And it worked.

Wykoff caused two turnovers and picked up two ground balls. Kennedy picked up three ground balls, and he even scored late in the third quarter. Kennedy ran from Syracuse’s side of the field, with two Cavalier midfielders trailing him, and shot from almost the 25-yard line to make it 16-10 Syracuse.

“We really like Kennedy up top if we can get him there, and Mitch’s been playing pretty well in practice,” Desko said. “It’s a lot to ask … making that kind of adjustment to Division I lacrosse

handing Syracuse it’s fourth loss of the season.

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In the rare cases in which Virginia’s fiveman attack was able to get through SU’s defense, Drake Porter saved 60% of Virginia’s total shots on goal after a rough first half.

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Kaia Oliver emerges as potential ace in SU’s rotation

By Alex Cirino staff writer

When Kaia Oliver played her first season of club softball with the 10U Washington Kaos, she would throw some pitches with her eyes closed. She always had a knack for finding the strike zone, and at 10 years old, it was rare for her to give up hits. So her father and coach, Rob, wanted to challenge Oliver during games.

“We’d have her close her eyes and pitch during the game,” Rob said. “She would actually close her eyes and just visualize the pitch (as she threw it).”

The tactic caused her to give up an occasional hit or two, but it helped her refocus her pitching abilities, Rob said. She became one of the best youth pitchers in Washington.

Now in her sophomore season at Syracuse (4-3, 2-2 Atlantic Coast), Oliver is a consistent starter in the Orange’s pitching rotation. Through her first 21 ⅓ innings with the Orange this season, Oliver leads the team in ERA (2.53) and has helped SU secure two wins. Head coach Shannon Doepking utilizes Oliver as her No. 2 starter, behind graduate student and four-year starter Alexa Romero.

Former head coach Mike Bosch recruited Oliver in 2016, during her freshman year of high school. Bosch, now an assistant coach at the University of Florida, was aware of the risks of early recruiting — such as size and physicality — but believed that Oliver would develop over four years to be ready to take the mound for Syracuse immediately.

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clemson entire game, who made just three field goals in the opening half, who trailed by 20 at halftime and never cut the game to single-digits from there. It was Clemson who controlled the boards, hit the 3s and pulled away early. But on Wednesday, SU forced the Tigers (15-6, 9-6) into 33.9% shooting, and the Orange pulled away behind that five-minute stretch to open the frame.

“We woke up in the second half,” Griffin said. “We started a little shaky, and we started to get things rolling in the second.”

It took all the pieces that Syracuse needed to win a game, ones that flashed at various points throughout the year and disappeared at others, and combined them into a 40-minute stretch. But most of the game, including all of the game-deciding run, happened without Kadary Richmond — the freshman guard and active defender who ranks near the top of the country in steals and often replaced an ineffective Girard. Richmond recorded 10 assists against North Carolina in Monday’s win and added even more significance to Wednesday’s. But from the under-8 timeout in the first half until the under16 timeout in the second, he gingerly peddled on an exercise bike behind the bench while pausing during Syracuse possessions and clapping on those that ended in a basket.

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defense just tough.”

Still, Syracuse walked into the halftime leading by three points. The Orange had allowed 22 points, its second-fewest in a first half this season.

Because of its first-half defense, Syracuse led for almost the entire opening frame. And once Griffin and the offense arrived in the second half with a 15-2 run, the Orange’s lead grew. They had done more than enough to notch their second consecutive home win against a team in the NCA A Tournament field. If the Orange were off the bubble after their loss on Saturday, the two Quadrant II wins might just move them back onto it.

Despite the defensive unit’s struggles all season — especially in recent games — the interior defense and rebounding propelled

ity to put some strength on in the future,” Bosch said. “She had a lot of potential.”

Bosch compared her competitiveness to that of Romero, who was playing in her rookie season at Syracuse when Oliver committed.

He believed the two pitchers would complement each other in the long run.

“I saw them very similar in the competition standpoint, just very different as far as the way they pitch,” Bosch said. “You always want to have that pitching staff that can bring differences.”

At Ridgefield (Wash.) High School, Oliver was one of three pitchers in the Spudders’ rotation and earned a reputation as the team’s most reliable pitching option.

Through four seasons at Ridgefield, Oliver went 44-12 with a 1.03 ERA and 603 strikeouts through 375 innings.

“She pitched the majority of the games and went through many situations,” her twin sister, Karli, said.

Karli, a women’s basketball player at George Fox University, had played with Oliver both in high school and on nearly every club team. As an infielder at Ridgefield, Karli knew that her sister trusted fielders, allowing her to step up when the pressure increased on the mound.

That pressure accumulated whenever Ridgefield competed in the postseason. Oliver led them to three Greater St. Helens 2A District championship games and one Washington Interscholastic Activities Association 2A state semifinal appearance, which came during her senior year.

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senior season, and Oliver pitched a complete game. She led the team to a commanding 6-0 victory, allowing only five hits and throwing a career-high 20 strikeouts.

“She always wanted the ball in her hand,” Rob said. “(Even) if she was injured, you couldn’t get her off the mound.”

And the stakes were high in her first start of 2021. Oliver hadn’t pitched more than two innings since a season ago, but Doepking left Oliver in the game heading into extra innings with the score tied at two. In the top of the ninth, Carli Campbell’s RBI single gave Syracuse a 3-2 lead

over North Carolina going into the bottom half of the inning, leaving it up to Oliver to round out her second complete game in an Orange uniform.

Oliver struck out her first two batters, and next up was Hannah George, her 35th batter of the afternoon. Three pitches into the at-bat, Oliver was ahead of the count — one ball and two strikes — when a high-rising fastball caught George swinging for Oliver’s ninth strikeout of the game and her first win of the season.

“She loves the pressure, always calm,” Rob said. “She doesn’t like losing.”

with nine consecutive 3-point attempts, reverting to an early-season approach that they abandoned after shooting percentages sunk lower and lower. Quincy Guerrier attempted and missed three in the first five minutes and headed to the bench, as Robert Braswell came in and hit one to give SU an early lead. Syracuse and Clemson began a combined 2-for-15, preventing either team from building an early lead.

“Neither team could make anything, basically,” Boeheim said. “They missed everything, and we missed everything.”

But SU’s defense, one of its constant weaknesses throughout the season, kept the Orange close until their interior offense started working. After Richmond hit two free throws, AlAmir Dawes launched a 3-pointer from the top of the key as the shot clock wound down, with Griffin and Braswell tightening the lanes on the wings to prevent Aamir Simms from patrolling the paint.

Syracuse allowed its fewest points in the first half since allowing 18 to Pitt on Jan. 6 and 22 in last year’s ACC Tournament against UNC. That game against the Tar Heels, and those 40 minutes filled with uncertainty due to COVID-19, started a path that took the Orange down an unusual season. That’s why they had 26 games scheduled but played only 23, why they missed dozens of practices early in the season because of pauses, why it lost its leading scorer for three games, why game days turned into off-weeks.

Players struggled to find their rhythms, and

losses — both in games and with personnel from last season — placed another Syracuse season on the bubble. One of those losses was Girard, who struggled with turnovers in the first handful of games before contracting COVID-19.

Richmond started to eat into his minutes, but his leg injury gave Girard an increased role down the stretch against UNC on Monday and against Clemson on Wednesday.

The last time the Orange played Clemson, Girard was their lone source of offense. He found success driving downhill against the Tiger guards in the second half, but in the Carrier Dome, he once again became a facilitator who helped open up opportunities for Syracuse’s other shooters.

On one possession, three offensive rebounds allowed two missed 3-pointers to turn into a make. Girard missed the first, but Griffin sent it back to Buddy for another open look. And after Syracuse’s leading scorer missed, Marek Dolezaj snagged the ball and sent it to the other wing — where Girard stood again. He connected this time.

“That’s what we want to do in those situations,” Boeheim said.

They limited Simms, Clemson’s only scorer averaging double-digits, to six points, and that allowed the Orange’s run to open the second half — filled with the Griffin 3s and 2-pointers from Girard and Guerrier — to put the game out of reach. Clemson head coach Brad Brownell still yelled at his defense to “guard your own man.” He still stood on the sideline begging them to move the ball more and urg-

ing them to not launch those 3s, those desperation shots that often clanked off.

Clemson connected sometimes, like Alex Hemenway did in the corner with 16 minutes left and Chase Hunter did one minute later to cut the lead to 12. But as they started to connect, within 10 at the four-minute mark, Griffin dribbled along the wing before taking his Clemson defender down to the corner with the shot clock under 10.

He had hit another 3 since sparking the run while setting up a Buddy layup in transition, and he elevated once more. Boeheim said Syracuse had drawn up one or two plays for him, trying to stretch his hot hand and reap every point possible from it — something the Orange have tried to do a better job of throughout the season.

Griffin’s shot hit the right side of the rim, bounced off the backboard and the left side of the rim, and finally rattled its way through the net. He laughed to himself while jogging back down the court and shook his head. Boeheim said postgame that he was surprised that shot, out of all the others Griffin took, went in.

“He was there,” Boeheim said. “He was in the zone.”

For the Orange, it was the exact lift they needed. A lift from Griffin, who had an upand-down season in his first year with the program. A lift, and a run, to keep winning the games they needed to win, to claw their way into a position — any position — that’ll result in a Tournament berth.

Syracuse (15-8, 9-7 Atlantic Coast) past Clemson (15-6, 9-6), 64-54.

“Our defense was the difference tonight,” Boeheim said. “We got on the 3-point shooters.

But when it got inside, Marek (Dolezaj) was fabulous in there.”

Boeheim said that Dolezaj — who has often battled with bigger guys and struggled to defend and rebound — is now battling a small fracture on his non-shooting hand.

Dolezaj played with his fingers taped, which Boeheim said impacted his offense, but not his defense. Dolezaj finished the game with eight rebounds, tied for the second-most that the senior has pulled in this season. He also managed a block.

Syracuse’s defense had regressed by almost every metric in the games entering Monday.

The unit ranks 92nd for the year in Bart Torvik’s defensive efficiency. In the last 10 games, it’s been even worse, at 129th.

Yet when facing potential elimination from

a chance at an at-large bid, Syracuse’s defense turned in one of its best performances of the season by holding Clemson to 54 points. Only nonconference opponents Rider and Niagara scored fewer points in a game against the Orange this year.

Syracuse’s slow starts have often begun at the defensive end, where Clemson, Notre Dame, Duke and Virginia torched the SU zone by making 3s and getting offensive rebounds off their misses. The Orange held Clemson to three second-chance points in the opening frame because their forwards offered much more defensive support, Boeheim said. Syracuse won the rebounding battle 24-22 in the first 20 minutes, and 39-37 for the game.

Clemson kept firing and missing 3s. The Tigers started the game 1-of-10 from beyond the arc as the open shots they made in their home arena in a 17-point blowout win over SU last month were no longer falling.

In the first half, Griffin grabbed eight rebounds. He finished with a double-double and three blocks. His 10 total rebounds were also tied for the second-most he pulled down this season for the Orange. Guerrier responded from an early benching by aiding Dolezaj on the low block. Girard took a charge near the foul line and forced a turnover on a trap in the corner.

Syracuse’s defense has struggled against big and physical teams for the better part of two seasons. As the Orange enter ACC tournament play on Wednesday, bigger teams with dominant interior presences could be in wait.

While the Orange have shown plenty of offensive potential this season via Griffin, Guerrier and Buddy Boeheim, their defense may determine if their season ends next week, or not.

“Defense is a five-man group that everybody has to play defense,” Boeheim said. “And tonight we did.”

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Improved 1st-half defense drives SU

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ALAN GRIFFIN had 22 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks in Syracuse’s dominant 64-54 win over Clemson in the Orange’s regular season finale. rich barnes usa today sports

Syracuse’s second-half run against Clemson helps revive the Orange’s NCAA Tournament chances

By Andrew Crane

senior staff writer

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hen Alan Griffin pulled up from beyond the arc in transition — turning his two previous makes into a third and extending Syracuse’s scoring spurt — he flicked his wrist and started to lean back. Clemson’s closeout reached him, and Griffin bent back more as his shot reached its highest point and descended toward the basket.

Just three minutes had passed in the second half, but the Orange’s lead had already increased by eight. Griffin’s first make of the half started the run and came in front of SU’s bench, his second came after a Clemson miss, and his third — to put them up 14 — came from the opposite wing. He pointed a finger at Joe Girard III and smiled, with John Bol

Ajak rising from the bench and waving a Gatorade towel and Jim Boeheim pumping his fist across his body.

If runs could save seasons or provide hope that one had already been saved, then Syracuse’s 17-5 spurt to open the second half against Clemson on Wednesday did just that.

It took the bad losses, like the two to Pittsburgh, and the resume-boosting wins, like Virginia Tech and NC State, and mashed them together to create a scenario where the Orange could leave Greensboro, North Carolina next week without an Atlantic Coast Conference Championship and still possibly make the postseason.

Griffin’s 22 points and Buddy Boeheim’s 17 keyed Syracuse’s 64-54 win over Clemson, reversing its loss to the Tigers earlier in the season. That time, on Feb. 6, it was the Orange (15-8, 9-7 ACC) who struggled offensively for the see clemson page 10

What to know before SU plays in CHA Tournament asst. sports editor

Syracuse (10-8-1, 8-6-1 College Hockey America) will face the No. 5 seed Lindenwood on Thursday in the first round of the 2021 CHA tournament.

The Orange finished the 2020-21 season on a seven-game win streak, ending with a weekend sweep of Robert Morris. The Orange have given up just 31 goals in 15 conference games, the fewest in the CHA behind goalie Allison Small’s 512 saves.

Normally, CHA standings are

determined by the number of points received in conference play. But this year, due to canceled games and uncertain schedules, seeding is based on conference win percentage.

Syracuse played the third-fewest CHA games, but its seeding remains unchanged by this rule.

Last year, Syracuse fell to Robert Morris in the semifinals of the CHA tournament after defeating Lindenwood in the first round. This year, the Orange will aim to reclaim the conference title they won in 2019 and secure an automatic bid to the

NCAA Tournament.

“I fully expect going into Thursday’s game that we’ll be ready with energy,” head coach Paul Flanagan said.

Here’s what to know about Syracuse and its opponents before the CHA tournament:

First Round - Lindenwood

Lindenwood (2-13-1, 2-13-1) finished second-to-last in CHA regular season standings, one spot behind Syracuse.

The Orange faced the Lions three times in the regular season — Syracuse swept the three-game weekend

see defense page 9

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ice hockey

By Skyler Rivera

It took Jim Boeheim less than five minutes to move away from his starting lineup and put in Kadary Richmond for Joe Girard III and Robert Braswell for Quincy Guerrier.

Guerrier had already missed three 3s, more than he typically attempts in an entire game.

Syracuse hadn’t even tried to get the ball into the paint or attempt a 2. Its offense started exactly as it did in the first SyracuseClemson meeting on Feb. 6: by missing everything.

Playing against the 11th-most efficient defense per KenPom, a slow-paced team that smothered the Orange less than a month ago, Syracuse’s offense wasn’t firing early against Clemson on Wednesday. Alan Griffin had three first-half points. Guerrier had two. Syracuse made 25% of its first-half field goals.

“Neither team could make anything, basically, is how the game started,” Boeheim said.

“They missed everything, and we missed everything. It was

series while scoring 13 goals.

Syracuse’s seven-game win streak began with a win against Lindenwood on Feb. 12. Jessica DiGirolamo scored three goals on seven shots, contributing to Syracuse’s 4-1 victory.

In the second game, Syracuse took a 5-0 lead deep into the third period before two Lindenwood third-period goals ruined the Orange’s chances at a shutout. The following night, DiGirolamo scored two first-period goals that night, one assisted by Mae Batherson, who also scored. Syracuse see cha page 9

Behind SU’s defensive changes

By Allie Kaylor

asst. sports editor

Brandon Aviles thought he had his man. The short-stick defensive midfielder backed Army’s Danny Kielbasa into a corner and mirrored his every move for nearly a minute. With just a little more pressure, Aviles could’ve jarred the ball loose and caused a turnover, giving Syracuse the ball back with the game tied 7-7.

Instead, Kielbasa broke to his right. Aviles followed, lunging forward with his stick extended, but with all his momentum heading in one direction, Kielbasa turned and cut the other way. Aviles was beaten, and the Army midfielder found an unguarded Aidan Byrnes. Three Syracuse defenders watched as Byrnes charged toward the crease and scored, giving Army a lead it wouldn’t relinquish on Feb. 20.

Army used the same formula all afternoon against Syracuse’s defense: capitalize on a defensive see adjustments page 9