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‘PEOPLE STILL REMEMBER’ MICHAEL TUCKER DIARELIA MENA

WILLIAM H. BERNSTEIN DA N I E L R .

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JANICE BROWN

TIMOTHY BYRNE ERIC B. EVANS

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BRADY HOWELL

JASON K. JACOBS SHARI KANDELL MICHAEL LAFORTE

VANESSA LANG LANGER STEPHEN J. LAURIA

DAVID LAYCHAK

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PATTERSON JR. LAURENCE POLATSCH RHONDA RIDGE RASMUSSEN

LAURA ROCKEFELLER PAUL RUBACK

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CHARLES ZION

Remembering 30 SU alumni who died on 9/11

By Haley Kim and Taylor Watson asst. copy editors

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hirty Syracuse University alumni died as a result of the Sept.

11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Here are six of their stories, as told by their friends and family members.

Wendy Faulkner G’96 Lynn Faulkner met his wife in an English class his freshman year at Onondaga Community College. He and Wendy had butted heads the first three classes of the semester, but one day Lynn realized she was the most fascinating girl he’d ever met.

“I am who I am, at least the good parts, for having met her,” Lynn said.

The couple later coordinated the completion of their graduate studies at Syracuse University around starting a family. Lynn graduated in 1986 and Wendy in 1996. On the night of Sept. 10, 2001, Lynn spoke to his wife on the phone. She was traveling to New York for business meetings. see a lumni page 6

Kavajecz removed as dean Leadership change effective immediately as Haynie takes over

By Sara Swann news editor

Kenneth Kavajecz has been removed from his position as dean of the Martin J. Whitman S c ho ol of Ma nagement, S y r a c u s e University Vice Chancellor a nd Provost M i c h e l e KAVAJECZ W h e a t l y announced Wednesday.

The change in leadership is effective immediately and Kavajecz has been placed on administrative leave until further notice, according to an SU News release. Mike Haynie, the university’s vice chancellor for veterans and military affairs, is the temporary head of the Whitman School until an interim dean is named.

Wheatly and Haynie will meet with members of the Whitman community on Friday to discuss future interim leadership of the school, according to the release.

A time and place for the meeting have yet to be announced.

“I recognize change is never easy and transition is rarely seamless,” Wheatly said in an email sent to members of the Whitman community. “But, I want you to know that Vice Chancellor Haynie and I are committed to working with you in the coming days to identify an interim leader who will oversee the continued growth and success of the Whitman School.”

Wheatly added that Whitman has “never been stronger.” When Kavajecz was named dean in April 2013, Bloomberg LP ranked the school No. 72 among the top undergraduate business schools.

Three and a half years later — under Kavajecz’s leadership — Whitman is ranked No. 23.

The university policy doesn’t allow for comment on personnel matters, said Sarah Scalese, SU’s associate vice president for university communications.

Kavajecz did not return multiple phone calls seeking comment.

Steven Barnes, chairman of the SU Board of Trustees, also did not have comment. smswann@syr.edu

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THIRSTY thursday | trader jose’s dark premium beer

Dark beer perfect for non-beer drinkers

By Monique Iuster contributing writer

I’m going to give you full disclosure right here: I’m not generally a beer drinker. I usually opt for a nice mixed drink or wine before I choose a beer. However, when I went into Trader Joe’s the other day and found out Syracuse stores don’t carry wine, the Trader Jose’s Dark Premium Beer caught my eye and I decided to give it a try.

I was pleasantly surprised.

The beer pours a medium-dark color with a sparkling clear body.

The head, or the froth on top of the beer, is a very light caramel color and not too thick, a quality I personally appreciate in beer. After about a minute the head died down to a thin layer, so my nose wasn’t buried in foam as I tried to take a sip.

Trader Jose’s Dark Beer is brewed with roasted malt, which is an important factor in both the taste and the aroma.

The initial smell of the beer has an uncanny resemblance to Guinness, which isn’t surprising as both exude strong malt smells. Once I got past the initial malty aroma, I enjoyed the sweet smell of caramel

and cocoa mixed with hints of fruit.

With the first sip of the chestnut colored liquid, I picked up on a sweet chocolate and caramel flavor — pretty much the taste I expected from the smell.

After the initial sweet flavor passed, however, I was hit with the strong bitter taste one usually expects from a dark beer, since this the alcohol content falls at 5.3 percent. What I especially like about this beer is that the chocolatecaramel flavor did not disappear with the bitterness, leaving me with a sweet aftertaste that was very similar to the initial flavor.

This beer is a pilsner, a type of lager that originated in the Czech Republic. But to make things confusing, Trader Jose’s Dark Beer is brewed at the Cerveceria Mexicana, a brewery in Mexico, and imported into the United States to be sold in Trader Joe’s stores.

I enjoyed this beer from the bottle and found that it paired nicely with tortilla chips and guacamole.

So while I wouldn’t say there is anything necessarily special about this beer, at only $7 for a six-pack, I would definitely buy it again. mciuster@syr.edu

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Trader Jose’s medium-dark lager leaves behind a sweet, chocolate caramel taste. And when a six-pack is only $7, this beer is perfect for college students. frankie prijatel staff photographer

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High impact Syracuse University College of Law professor discusses the impact of 9/11 on counterterrorism policy.

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@NYGovCuomo New Yorkers, you must register to vote by Oct 14 in order to cast ballots in the presidential election on Nov 8

Cool school SUNY-ESF was recently named the No. 2 cool school, which was a major jump from its rank as No.104 last year.

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Promenade policies released

By Sara Swann news editor

Tightening security People walk through the Syracuse Hancock International Airport following a security checkpoint last week. Since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, experts say there has been an increase in security at airports across the country to prevent future attacks. The federal government also created new agencies to fight terrorism.

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Airport security increases after 9/11 attacks

By BreeAnna Poshek staff writer

Victor Asal has flown before and after Sept. 11, 2001 and noted significant changes in security measures at airports.

Asal, an associate professor in the department of political science at the State University of New York University at Albany, is affiliated with College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity, as well as the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism.

“I’m old enough to have flown before and after 9/11,” Asal said.

“Basically, what happened was that overnight the flying experience was dramatically altered. It’s not like you didn’t have lines before, but they dramatically slowed down the

15 YEARS S I N C E 9/ 1 1 process. In the first few months after 9/11 it was just crazy, but the TSA has gotten much better and found ways to be more efficient.”

Whether or not these tactics are effective, Asal said, is still an open question until they actually need to be tested in a real life situation, but he still appreciates that the government has maintained efforts to make airports a safer place.

In wake of 9/11, the federal government has taken a series of measures to forestall future attacks. The federal government created the Transportation Security Administration. Congress also passed the Aviation and Transportation Security Act in November 2001, introducing more extensive security screenings and stricter

limitations as to what passengers can travel with, according to the International Business Times.

The Federal Aviation Administration also established policies after 9/11 to prevent the takeover of planes that occurred. Specifically, cockpits are locked and can only be opened by the pilot from the inside, according to the article.

William Banks, the founding director of the Institute of National Security and Counterterrorism at Syracuse University, also spoke of his experience with airport security after 9/11.

Banks said even though the institute hasn’t worked directly with local airports, we’ve all seen increased security elsewhere.

“Go to an event at the Dome, security. Rock concert, security.

Enter a public place downtown, in many cases you’ll see security.

You grew up with this through your childhood. If your parents took you traveling, you went through that,” Banks said.

Banks also said it’s important to think about the global context surrounding airport security.

“My European friend said to me, not long after 9/11, ‘Get used to it. It’s what we’ve been living with for a long time: cameras, surveillance, presence of security, armed security in public places and public buildings — airports, train stations,’” Banks said. “I think in many ways he was correct. We are now a part of that real-world environment that has to pay close attention to security. While, again, paying careful attention not to sacrifice our liberties and freedoms while we are protecting our citizens.” blposhek@syr.edu

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Wheatly addresses senate in 1st meeting

By Alexa Torrens development editor

Michele Wheatly introduced herself officially to the University Senate on Wednesday, beginning a relationship between provost and senators that Wheatly said

she hopes will embody open communication and transparency.

Wheatly has held the position of Syracuse University vice chancellor and provost since May 16, but addressed the full senate for the first time Wednesday afternoon in Maxwell Auditorium at the body’s first

meeting of the academic year. As the university’s head of academics, Wheatly said she will work closely with the senate, which is defined as SU’s academic governing body.

The provost laid down the terms of that working relationship at the meeting, ensuring

that it will be one that is transparent, one that works toward a more modern and efficient senate and one that strives to create a healthier academic environment at the university.

The issue of transparency has see usen page 8

Syracuse University announced it will be implementing an interim policy detailing the safe and appropriate use of the University Place promenade.

A permanent policy regarding the promenade will eventually be created after gathering feedback from SU students, faculty and staff, according to an SU News release. A similar policy is currently in place for the Quad.

One of the main points in the policy is that activity on the promenade must not hinder pedestrian traffic and the promenade must always be open to pedestrians, according to the release. In addition, the promenade will always serve as a fire lane for emergency vehicles to reach surrounding buildings.

Anyone interested in reserving space on the pedestrian plazas and terraces along the promenade for

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national news Here is a round-up of the biggest news stories happening around the world.

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IN DEEP WATER? Climate change undermines U.S. military operations and may contribute to more dangerous international conflicts, according to three new documents endorsed by top U.S. military and former national security officials.

An increase in extreme weather leads to more risks in U.S. military installation in coastal areas. source: reuters.com

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COMING TO AMERICA The Obama administration is planning to increase the country’s acceptance of refugees by 30 percent in the next fiscal year. Of the 110,000 refugees the country intends to accommodate, at least 40,000 are from the Near East and South Asia. News source: nbc news

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FREE FOR ALL The European Commission is planning to install free public wi-fi across Europe by 2020. It is also hoping to set up a 5G mobile network in at least one city in each country in the EU. source: bbc news

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Law school professor talks 9/11 impact University 15 YEARS among top S I N C E 9/ 1 1 contributors

By Sam Ogozalek staff writer

On Sept. 11, 2001, William Snyder was awaiting a trial in the Alleghany County Courthouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Suddenly, as Snyder recalled in a recent interview with The Daily Orange, the court clerk announced, “The Pentagon’s just been bombed, we’re at war.”

At the time of the 9/11 attacks Snyder, currently a visiting assistant professor of law at Syracuse University’s College of Law, was the assistant United States district attorney in the Western District of Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia, both Article III federal judicial district courts.

United Airlines Flight 93, the only one of the four hijacked aircraft to not reach its target during the attacks, fell in Snyder’s Western District of Pennsylvania in the small, rural Stonycreek Township.

In the following interview with The Daily Orange, Snyder recalls the sudden confusion and chaos in the weeks following 9/11, as multiple investigations began in the hope of pursuing a prosecution for the attacks, while also discussing 9/11’s impact on law, judicial precedent and counterterrorism policy in the United States.

The Daily Orange: In your 2011 lecture (detailing your experiences on 9/11), you discuss the immediate confusion in gathering evidence and building a case in an attempt to prosecute the 9/11 attackers.

Is there a more centralized structure for investigations now, post-9/11, for the investigation and prosecution?

William Snyder: Absolutely. That chaos was almost unforgiveable. And, it’s been largely corrected.

We had an investigation going because we had a plane down and people murdered in our district. But so did each of the other districts where the other attacks were, and so did the District of Massachusetts, where some of the people got on the

planes, for example. And the first week to 10 days (following the attacks) was a tremendous amount of duplication and lack of coordination. …

At the time, the FBI’s SIOC, which is their Strategic Information & Operations Center, was just a big conference table, with a bunch of chairs around it. And just about every chair had a telephone in front of it. And that’s it. … Now today, you can go online and see pictures of SIOC, and it looks like what you would expect: big plasma screens, communication, I mean, it looks like a big command center.

Also, there is the NCTC, which is the National Counterterrorism Center in the vicinity of Washington, D.C., which ... brings federal, state and local (agencies), as well as law enforcement, military and intelligence all together in one space, with all real-time screens, and supervisors and audio.

The D.O.: Do you believe the changes in laws, and the new laws created following 9/11, ultimately have helped prevent other acts of terrorism?

W.S.: Yeah, the laws have evolved based on lessons learned. … Of more interest is the material support statute, or the material statutes I should say, plural, there’s two of them, which were originally created in 1996, were amended in 2001 by the USA Patriot Act but have been amended several times since then. And, in many cases, a court would strike down a part of the statute and Congress would amend it. So, the laws have gotten more effective. But it was really policy, not the laws, that made the difference.

Because what happened in October of 2001 was the federal government made this fundamental shift, in law enforcement, from prosecuting traditional crimes that had already happened. … So, the policy shift to using the entire code, rather than

focusing on individual terrorism statutes is what made the big difference. It’s kind of like, they never got Al Capone for murder or racketeering. They got him for tax evasion.

The D.O.: Has that policy shift had any negative impacts?

W.S.: It has, it has. And it’s controversial, because it means that similarly-situated people get treated differently.

That is somebody from another place, who was not suspected of links for terrorism, might not get prosecuted for overstaying their visa, or excluded from the country for overstaying their visa, whereas a person that, you can’t prove in court but you have intelligence, is tied to a terrorist organization, is excluded or prosecuted. … It’s not that anybody got prosecuted for a crime they didn’t commit. It’s that you can’t prosecute everybody for every violation, nor would you want to. I mean, I think probably everyone commits a federal offense every day, frankly. But that you’re targeting the prosecution to have the biggest impact on terrorism.

The D.O.: You didn’t see any racial or ethnic profiling?

W.S.: No, I didn’t, I didn’t. But, you know, can I prove that to you? Can I come up with the stats? Because the ties to terrorism that led us to investigate people are classified information that the public’s not gonna see.

No, I can’t prove that.

The D.O.: For attorneys in 2051, the 50th anniversary of 9/11, what judicial precedent will immediately come to mind when discussing the attacks in September of 2001?

W.S.: So far, I would have to say that it is a precedent of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review, that held that this sharing of information between law enforcement and intelligence agencies was constitutional, was consistent with the intent of Congress and could go forward.

ulty and staff collaborated with the Sierra Club to ensure the school was doing its best to be a sustainable school.

SUNY-ESF also ranked highly in the category of food sourcing, meaning that the school did well in sourcing its food from the local region or foodshed.

The magazine gave SUNY-ESF a score of 82 percent in academics for its mix of classes associated with sustainability and the number of faculty members engaged in sustainability research, Mark said.

The transportation ranking was low for SUNY-ESF because of the number of students and faculty who commute to campus on a daily basis, along with the number of hybrid or electric cars used on campus, Mark said.

Despite coming in second place, Lichtenstein said the job is not done in improving SUNY-ESF. “You look across those categories and you see a school that has a deep commitment to making sure that the campus is both a living laboratory for sustainability and also an educational incubator for sustainability,” Mark said.

“They’re creating a culture amongst students dedicated to reducing our environmental footprint.” krose100@syr.edu

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Sierra Magazine has named SUNY-ESF the No. 2 “Cool School” for 2016, jumping from its No. 104 ranking a year ago.

The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry was only outranked by the College of the Atlantic, a private liberal arts college in Maine with a student population of 349. The school beat SUNY-ESF in the categories of academics and transport, both of which were weighted heavily by Sierra Magazine for ranking.

The magazine focuses on environmental sustainability and ranks schools based on 64 different categories, including energy and transportation.

Sierra Magazine is a division of Sierra Club, an organization dedicated to protecting the environment and encouraging sustainability across all areas of life.

Jason Mark, Sierra Magazine’s editor in chief, said SUNY-ESF ranked so highly because of its improvements in the investments and energy categories.

“The clear one was investments, where SUNY-ESF scored a perfect 100 in the area of environmental sustainable investment,”

Mark said. “That largely means — for us— making a public commitment to divest from fossil fuel investments.”

Mark Lichtenstein, executive director of sustainability at SUNY-ESF, said the student-led move to divest made the university a top contender on the list.

“We have a very large Divest ESF group that was very professional, very focused, very engaged and pushed very hard with the college administration and the college foundation,” Lichtenstein said.

He added that SUNY-ESF’s decision to divest was also driven by Syracuse University’s commitment to divesting from fossil fuels. Lichtenstein said SUNY-ESF students helped to push SU to divest alongside SU students and in turn got SUNY-ESF to divest as well.

“We got the credit for the No. 2 ranking,” he said, “but I think SU deserves a little credit there as well.”

The tool used to rank the schools is called STARS, or Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System. It ranks schools based on a number of criteria, including how the school sources its food, how it mixes sustainable and non-sustainable energy and how the school eliminates waste. Lichtenstein said that students, fac-

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Syracuse University recently made Teach For America’s annual list of schools contributing the greatest number of graduates to its 2016 teaching corps.

Syracuse contributed 24 graduates this year, tying for the 16th spot in the “large schools” category, which included schools such as New York University, Georgetown University and University of California, Los Angeles.

TFA is a nonprofit organization that “recruits and develops a diverse corps of outstanding college graduates and professionals” that teach for at least two years at a high school in a low-income community, according to its website.

TFA has been releasing the annual list since 2008. The list is compiled by Lauren Barber, a TFA communications specialist who analyzes TFA’s online database of applicants and ranks each university based on the number of applicants it produces. The list is divided into large-sized schools, mediumsized schools and small-sized schools.

This list is then sent to alumni, current members and university career service offices, so students can see TFA is a valid opportunity for employment since many students from their school have been involved in the TFA program, said Cassandra Stockall, the TFA recruitment manager.

SU making this list means it is a “top contributor to TFA’s core,” Stockall said.

In recent years, the organization has had repeated difficulty recruiting applicants. The Washington Post reported in April that for the third consecutive year, TFA has seen its applicant pool shrink, with the number of applicants dropping 16 percent in 2016 alone.

In spite of the overall decline of an applicant pool, the number of applicants at SU is increasing. Stockall identified the drop in applicants for TFA as an overall decline in teacher preparation programs nationwide.

Joanna Masingila, dean of the School of Education at SU, said she considers working for TFA a “viable job” for those who are going to graduate school or heading to the workforce.

Jennifer Russo, director of communications at SU’s School of Education, said the school’s training process is more extensive than the training that TFA participants have received before they start teaching.

Russo added that graduates from outside the school who apply to TFA may not be as prepared as those who graduated from a professional school of education in general.

But that doesn’t deter applicants entirely.

Masingila said TFA applicants who aren’t education majors join the program to explore their career options for experience.

Masingila said School of Education graduates complete many courses on developing pedagogy, teaching specific content areas and then complete many hours of student teaching, whereas TFA members have a few weeks of training in the summer before being placed in a classroom as the teacher in charge of teaching 25 to 35 students.

Stockall said she believes SU students in particular possess a certain energy and enthusiasm and are “incredibly” committed to bettering the education of children. She also said she has high hopes for the future of SU’s and TFA’s collaborations.

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National parks should preserve nature, not commercialize it

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he national parks are testaments to cultural, natural and historical preservation in the United States. But with the extreme expansion of tourism and concessions, we have lost sight of the parks’ genuine purpose: to conserve.

State legislation passed earlier this month to begin reviewing Fort Ontario and the Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum in Oswego, New York for their addition to America’s list of national parks.

Not only has Fort Ontario played a role in most U.S. wars, it has also served as the only War Relocation Authority emergency refugee camp that provided shelter for close to 1,000 Holocaust refugees.

Fort Ontario, while not as large as Yellowstone or Yosemite, should become a national park. Its appointment as such is overdue in acknowledgement of its historical significance for New York state. Yet, the political push for this formalization of protection is for all the wrong reasons. It’s one step forward for commercialization and two steps back for the environment.

Fort Ontario seems to be a good investment: a recent National Park Service study showed every federal dollar invested in U.S. parks leads to $10 in economic activity.

Most of this money goes toward lodging, transportation, shops and other services that you’ll need when you visit a national park.

Looking at these statistics, it’s

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easy to see why a politician would push for national park status because it makes it eligible for federal money and draws in more tourists.

Having oil companies promoting and sponsoring national parks seems like a weird sort of cognitive dissonance.

Matt Huber geography professor in the maxwell school

Rep. John Katko (R-NY), who spearheaded the review process, has dedicated his political platform toward central New York’s tourism-based economy and Fort Ontario is his exhibit A. Another thing to consider is that in 2014, the parks generated $30 billion in economic activity and supported 277,000 private-sector jobs, according to the National Park Service.

While the vein of economic growth through job creation is important, it also comes with car pollution, single-use plastic water

bottles, pamphlets and ticket stubs, all of which distract from the park itself and contribute to environmental degradation.

Matthew Huber, a geography professor in Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, remembers his visit to Yellowstone National Park, where “car culture” was extremely prominent and Conoco gas stations and advertisements were littered throughout.

“It just sort of hit me at that moment, like ‘Wow, this is kind of creepy,’” Huber said. “Having oil companies promoting and sponsoring national parks seems like a weird sort of cognitive dissonance.”

The gas stations throughout the park accommodate the many cars and trucks driving through Yellowstone, where in 2015, vehicle entry numbers exceeded one million.

The U.S. has low vehicle taxes, heavily subsidized auto roads and, you guessed it, the highest rate of car ownership in the world. It’s no wonder Yellowstone National Park’s website actually recommends driving in the park, and does not provide shuttle services or safe bike lanes for alternative, eco-friendly transportation.

In addition to already being downwind of significant air pollutant sources, Yellowstone also bearing the burden of emissions from cars adds fuel to the fire. This kind of environmental stress is what we are setting Fort Ontario up for.

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A July study by the National Park Foundation found that 95 percent of Americans believe protecting national parks for future generations is important. Likewise, 80 percent were willing to pay higher taxes to ensure the preservation of the National Park System.

But talk is cheap. Everyone will say they’re a conservationist, but there is response bias in that statement: no one wants to damage the earth for centuries to come. But we do it anyway, because of our culturally-ingrained syndromes of autonomous transportation mechanisms, single-use items, dominion over nature and so on.

Experiencing our country’s landmarks from outside of a car not only helps the environment, but will also help you. A car detracts from the overall experience and literally separates you from nature, thus contributing to our all-too prominent lack of appreciation for our planet.

American essay writer and environmental advocate Edward Abbey, in his book “Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness” demands no more motorized vehicles in national parks.

“We have agreed not to drive our

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automobiles into cathedrals, concert halls, art museums, legislative assemblies, private bedrooms and the other sanctums of our culture,” writes Abbey. “We should treat our national parks with the same deference, for they, too, are holy places.”

277,000 The number of private-sector jobs created by national parks in 2014, according to the National Park Service

Natural parks are for conservation of nature, but they are also for the people. The public needs to ensure integrity and beauty through preservation. Yes, it is wonderful that Fort Ontario and the Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum are being reviewed for national park status. But visitors and admirers of nature should use their ability to guard against environmental degradation because they have the power to do so.

Victoria Chen is a senior international relations major, and an environment and society minor.

Her column appears weekly. She can be reached at vlchen@syr.edu.

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Memorial Fund, which hosts an annual golf tournament and donated $40,000 to the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation this year. The foundation partners rescued dogs with first responders to find people buried in the wreckage of disasters, according to their website.

“We try to make the best of it,” Keith said.

“But you know the pain of losing him just really never goes away.”

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alumni “We said goodnight. The last words that we said to each other were that we loved each other,” Lynn recalled.

The next morning started out like any other, as Lynn watched the news. Then, he learned a plane had hit the World Trade Center.

“The craziest part about 9/11, for me, was that I did not put together where my wife’s meetings were, and so, for the longest time, I was like everybody else to the extent that I was watching a news event,” he said.

Shortly afterward, Lynn’s mother-in-law called, reminding him that Wendy was in New York City. It was around that moment the second plane crashed into the World Trade Center.

“That was a weird transformation … to it becoming a very personal thing,” he said.

“That is what always comes back to me.”

Five days after the attacks, Lynn began to realize his wife was probably never going to come home. He and their two daughters sat down to discuss the possibility of having a memorial.

Wendy was the daughter of missionaries and spent most of her childhood in the West Indies. She carried that philanthropic lifestyle into her adulthood, which her family took into consideration when deciding how to memorialize her. On Sept. 16, 2001, they established the Wendy Faulkner Memorial Children’s Foundation, which they continue to run today.

Lynn said he’s uncomfortable with using the words “disaster” or “tragedy” to describe the events of 9/11.

“It was premeditated murder — it was intentional. To call it anything other than that, I think, does a real injustice to the people who were murdered that day,” he said.

The community in Mason, Ohio, where the Faulkner family lived 20 years ago, unveiled a memorial on the 15th anniversary of the attacks that features a piece of steel from the World Trade Center. Wendy’s name is inscribed on the memorial.

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“In some ways, it’s nice to know that your loved one is still thought of but … it can be kind of hard too,” Lynn said.

Eric Evans ‘91 Syracuse University basketball often acts as a uniting force, one that enables strangers to bond over bleeding orange. This was the case between Oswego, New York native Keith Carlson and Eric Evans, a member of the SU Class of 1991.

Keith and Eric became friends while working for sister organizations in the same building — Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and Connecticut Interlocal Risk Management Agency, respectively. As their friendship grew, Keith began to view Eric as a role model.

The morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Keith heard the news that a plane had struck the World Trade Center. His mind immediately went to Eric’s girlfriend, who worked in New York City. And, later, Eric, when he was reminded that his friend had recently taken a position in the city.

“We were on pins and needles all day, trying to make cellphone calls. Of course, no calls were going through or anything,” Keith said.

Around 7 p.m., Keith’s house phone rang.

His wife recognized the phone number as Eric’s, and she began to cry as she handed the phone to her husband. The voice on the other end of the receiver belonged to Eric’s girlfriend, who told Keith that Eric was missing.

Fifteen years after Eric’s death, Keith still explains to his children why Sept. 11, 2001 is so important, but said he is afraid that over the years, the events of that day have become too politicized.

“People have lost the idea that we lost over 3,000 regular citizens that day — they are the ones that should be honored and remembered,” he said.

Keith remembers Eric through his oldest son, named Evan Eric after the friend he lost. He is also involved with the Eric Evans

Steven Weinberg ‘81 Steven Weinberg bled orange.

“He graduated and it felt like he never left,” said his wife, Laurie, of New City, New York. “He wore T-shirts and scarves, took (the kids) to Madison Square to watch the basketball games. Syracuse was a part of him. They grew up seeing that.”

When Steven and Laurie’s sons attended Syracuse University, Laurie said it was strange for them to know their father lived in the same residences halls, walked through the same pathways and sat in the same lecture halls.

Although Laurie had attended SU for two and a half years herself, she didn’t meet Steven there. They were set up on a blind date by Laurie’s aunt and uncle. Steven had been an accountant at her uncle’s medical practice.

“Immediately I said this was the one,” Laurie said. “There was just something about him. He had a winning personality, he was adorable, he was funny and a gentleman, and everything I liked about it from the first date.”

Thirteen days after Laurie and Steven celebrated their 14th wedding anniversary, Steven was killed in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. He had been working as an accounting manager at Thomson Financial and was on the 78th floor in the south tower of the World Trade Center.

In the 17 minutes between the plane strikes of the north and south towers, Laurie spoke to her husband.

“He called me and said he was fine and it was the other tower,” she said. “And shortly after, the plane hit on his floor.”

She knew he didn’t make it.

Rabbi Paul Kurland of the Nanuet Hebrew Center in New City rushed to the Weinberg home as soon as he found out what had happened.

“I really didn’t have the time to think about what it meant to me,” he said. “All I could think about was Laurie, his wife and children, and I ran to their house right away. There must have been 50 people at the house.”

Laurie and Steven’s children were ages 11, 8 and 6 at the time of his death. The first few years after his death were “horrendous,” Laurie said.

“I had three small children that I was raising on my own and everything, and our lives were thrown into a blender,” she said.

Even though it’s been 15 years since her husband’s death, Laurie said his memory is still a daily presence in her life.

“I still think of him every day,” she said.

“There are photographs throughout the house, almost there isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t look to a picture of him and (think) you are missed, and we try to keep him alive in our memories all the time.”

Morton “Morty” Frank ‘92 Rhonda Smith was standing in a New York City schoolyard one September morning after dropping off her children for the first day of a new school year. Her friend gazed upward, pointing out a plane that was flying unusually low, but the two thought nothing of it.

Rhonda began her usual jog around the reservoir in Manhattan, where she ran into a friend who told her a plane struck one of the Twin Towers. As Rhonda continued her run, she saw crowds of people, standing with their

necks craned toward the smoke-filled sky.

At that point, Rhonda did not realize the enormity of the event, but her mind drifted to her brother, Morton “Morty” Frank, a Class of 1992 Syracuse University alumnus who worked in the city.

Rhonda ran back to the school, where she used the phone, but attempts to reach her brother were unsuccessful. She then dialed her mother, who was screaming as she watched the events unfold on TV. It was at that moment that a second hijacked plane hit the south tower of the World Trade Center.

New Yorkers like Rhonda and her mother watched the 9/11 attacks happen right in front of their faces, she said. And 15 years after the loss of her brother, that day is still clear in Rhonda’s mind.

“You forget so much in your life, but some things you just remember every minute of the day and that truly is one of them,” she said. “He had the spark … he was always the fun one.”

Rhonda said she doesn’t fear the day will be forgotten, but hopes those who don’t have to remember it, don’t.

“It was a horrible, horrible time,” she recalled. “And in the months afterwards, the smell in the city, it smelled like smoke for months and, you know, people running to the streets looking for … their family members, I think people still remember.”

Smith was involved with a golf outing held in Frank’s name for about 13 years. The tournament raised scholarship money for students who went to the high school Frank had attended.

Still living in New York City, Smith said the anticipation was palpable in the weeks approaching Sept. 11.

“The feeling in the city … you feel it in the air, people just recognize it in the city, nobody forgets.”

Craig Montano ‘84 Caren Mercer had arrived early for class registration. The year was 1980, and she was a freshman at Syracuse University.

Craig Montano had arrived late. He approached Caren and her roommate and asked to join them in line, and they let him.

Although Caren didn’t know it then, she had just met her husband.

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Caren and Craig signed up for many of the same classes. After a first date at a football game in Manley Field House, the two officially became a couple.

Throughout college, they would have a whirlwind of dates and adventures. They would go to the Jabberwocky, or “The Jab,” a well-known bar in the basement of Schine Student Center. They attended basketball games in the Carrier Dome.

Their senior year, they even skipped part of graduation because his ultimate Frisbee team was in the final, and ended up winning the game.

“I think I always knew there was something special to him,” Caren said. “He had

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that way, he had a way — whatever was going on, it was better when he was around.”

Caren said Craig loved teamwork, from playing ultimate Frisbee at SU to working on Wall Street. But it was at Cantor Fitzgerald, where he worked as a bond trader, that he lost his life on the 104th floor in the north tower of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.

Caren had been at home in Glen Ridge, New Jersey with their then-9-month-old son, Liam. Their other kids, Christa and Lukas, were 7 and 4 years old, respectively.

“It feels like it happened so long ago, and on the other hand it feels like it’s just yesterday,” Caren said. “It’s been 15 years now, so much has happened that sadly my husband wasn’t here for.”

Their entire family went to One World Trade Center in New York City last weekend, where Lukas read Craig’s name. The memorial was over four hours long, she said, but was an appropriate tribute complemented by the beautiful, clear weather that day.

On Sept. 11, Caren said it’s important for their family to all be together. It’s a day that means family, she said, and a reminder to treasure loved ones and make the most of every day.

“I guess the most important thing is that, you know, no matter what the love never stops.”

David Laychak G’92 Like many Americans, Jim Laychak first heard about 9/11 through the TV. That morning, he and his wife were at home, watching the “TODAY” show on NBC. They heard about the first plane crashing into the north tower of the World Trade Center.

“The first plane seemed kind of weird, but when they showed video footage of the second plane, we knew that something was wrong,” Jim said.

About a half hour later, they felt their

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windows rattle and shake.

“I told my wife I bet, I wonder if that was the Pentagon that was hit,” he said.

Jim — who lived a few miles away from the Pentagon — was correct.

One by one, all of Jim’s family members that worked at the Pentagon were reached — his father; his brother, Mike; and his uncle.

But David, Jim’s younger brother who graduated from the Martin J. Whitman School of Management in 1992, never called.

“I kept thinking he would walk up because, you know, he didn’t have a cell phone … He carpooled into work, so his car wasn’t there. And everybody was just kind of leaving the area,” Jim said. “The longer it went on, it got worse. It wasn’t until the second or third day that we knew nobody was coming out of the building.”

Fifteen years later, Jim said he is often still thinking about David, a civilian budget analyst for the Army, and the memories they shared. But he said when he thinks about how much time has passed, he thinks more of what he has done with the Pentagon Memorial Fund.

Shortly after 9/11, 10 victims’ family members formed a steering committee to act as advisers for a memorial project, which included a juried design competition.

By March 2003, a separate selection committee chose a final design and the Pentagon took over to manage the construction aspects. Soon after, the original steering committee decided to create the Pentagon Memorial Fund.

The fund raised over $23 million dollars to build the memorial, Jim said.

Now, they are raising money to build an accompanying visitor education center, for which they raised about $4 million so far. Jim, who is president of the fund, said the Pentagon Memorial is one of the few memorials honoring an event where it actually happened.

“We have a unique place and a unique responsibility,” he said. “The more kids that are born every year, the more people that weren’t alive on 9/11.”

Each of the victims in the memorial are arranged by their age, Jim said, something that often resonates with visitors. For example, middle schoolers often gravitate around the stainless steel benches of the three sixth grade victims.

The victims are also arranged by the location of where they died — when you read David’s name at the end of his bench, Jim said, you see the Pentagon.

“We wanted a place to make people think, but not tell them what to think,” Jim said.

Jim said his work with the fund is his way to honor David and the other victims of Sept. 11. He said David is now in a better place, and because of him he is always thinking about how he can live a more fulfilling life.

“We know that’s what Dave would want,” Jim said. “He would not want us to be sad and dwell, (but) go live our life the best we can.” hykim100@syr.edu tnwatson@syr.edu

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The number of open sessions on the Campus Framework that Syracuse University is holding

Starting this past Monday, requests can be made through the Student Centers and Programming Services website. Requests must be made at least five days in advance, according to the policy.

The policy also states that tents and other similar structures are not allowed on the promenade.

A full version of the university’s promenade policy can be found here. smswann@syr.edu | @saramswann

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been a hot topic on SU’s campus in recent years, with faculty members often criticizing the administration for not communicating well enough.

“I will try to always be here, I’ll always come on time because I’m British and I’ll expect to be able to talk to you and to answer your questions, because you should consider me one of the chief communicators of the university,” Wheatly told the senate.

Wheatly’s assurances of transparency came after she explained that she’d heard during meetings with leadership teams of the senate, and the university in general, complaints of there not being enough communication between administrators and the rest of the SU community. Those complaints were also made at senate meetings last academic year.

“I do consider myself to be among several primary communicators for the university,” Wheatly said.

Following Wheatly’s report to the senate, Sam Gorovitz, philosophy professor and former College of Arts and Sciences dean, took Wheatly up on her offer of transparency and asked her whether SU actually spent the $6 million it was reported to have dished on the promenade.

“Either the university doesn’t know, which would be very disturbing, or it does know, and won’t tell us, which would be very disturbing,” Gorovitz said.

Gorovitz then asked Wheatly for the approximate cost of the promenade but told her he didn’t expect her to know off the top of her head. The question went unanswered.

In addition to transparency and communication, Wheatly also addressed other topics she identified as issues faculty have with the university’s academics. Among

those issues is a desire for the university to engage in programmatic review and figure out “what is still necessary for 21st century thinking skills,” she said.

Wheatly added that there is also interest in diversifying faculty in terms of women, minorities and differently-abled people — an effort that she said will draw more diverse students through the pipeline.

Two other issues Wheatly said she heard from faculty were improving research and increasing talent development so faculty can expand their potentials as educators.

Research and talent development are cornerstones of the Academic Strategic Plan Wheatly is charged with heading.

Before expanding upon the Academic Strategic Plan, Wheatly thanked the senators for their participation in the creation process of the plan.

“Nothing has been wasted. If you participated on a task force or on an implementation team, we have all of that information and we will be acting on it,” she said. “Now clearly there’s only so much money. We do have to identify our thematic areas of priority, but don’t ever think that your ideas or your time and effort were wasted.”

In addition to rebuilding the Office of Research and creating more resources for professional development, Wheatly said the university is looking to create an internationalization council that will “chart the course for recruitment of international students and viable international partnerships.”

Directing research toward veterans and military families and innovative and entrepreneurial programs are also elements of the Academic Strategic Plan Wheatly discussed in her report. atorrens@syr.edu

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JOSH LEVIN, a senior mechanical engineering major at Northeastern University, grew up watching “American Ninja Warrior” and was inspired to compete on the TV show himself.

Levin advanced through several stages of the competition, but ultimately did not make it to the final round.

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By Kennedy Rose staff writer

Josh Levin started rock climbing when he was 4 years old. It was the start of an athletic career that would later land him a spot on “American Ninja Warrior.”

“My parents were really supportive and they saw that their kid was climbing all over the bookshelves and tabletops, so they found that climbing was a natural outlet for this,” he said.

Levin, a senior mechanical engineering major at Northeastern University, recently competed on the hit show ANW. He advanced through the show’s Los Angeles stages to reach the show’s finals in Las Vegas, where he completed the first obstacle course before failing to do the same Monday night in the second course.

When Levin was growing up, he said there was a rock climbing gym near his home where he trained. He also met his coach Stacey Collver, who has become a long-term mentor to him.

Collver trained Levin from when he was 5 until he was 10 years old, and has mentored him as a sensei.

“Josh has a lot of experience performing in these climbing competitions,” Collver said. “He thinks instinctually and he solves his problems before he moves through the course and obstacles. He figures out what he needs to do and then he executes it.”

Levin’s training partner, Charlie Andrews, a senior math and computer science major at the Massachusetts Institute of

Technology, said he’s often impressed with Levin’s ability to keep to his training schedule so that he can be in “peak performance mode physically.”

“I feel like a lot of people see Josh as a competitor that really nails it every time mentally in a competition,” Andrews said.

“But from training with him, I think I’ve been very grateful to have trained with him because he not only performs the best he physically can but also trains very systematically as well.”

Levin decided to audition for ANW after watching the show for many years and think-

ing that he could do the obstacles himself.

During ANW, competitors attempt to complete a series of difficult obstacle courses. The competition is televised on NBC. “The whole idea that you get to play on this giant playground for adults, it’s just a huge incentive to want to try a new thing,” Levin said. “The fact that the course has been designed to be nearly impossible, it’s just a huge tantalizing challenge that would be just fun to try.”

Finding a balance between school and competing has been challenging for Levin.

He took on a six-month co-op program with

Apple right before sending in his application to ANW. He received a callback in March, about two months into the co-op program, and was given only a month to train after callbacks were over. Levin would have to travel back and forth between Shanghai, China and California.

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The grand prize for winning "American Ninja Warrior"

JOSH LEVIN uses a metal pole to climb the double salmon ladders on the NBC competition show “American Ninja Warrior.” courtesy of brandon hickman/nbc

In China, he would find rock climbing gyms for what he calls “impromptu training.”

When he returned to California, he would travel an hour each way to a Ninja Warriorspecific gym. He managed to finish his co-op program a month early and dedicated that time to training for the big competition.

Levin said he was recently invited to participate in Esquire Network’s spinoff series “Team Ninja Warrior,” where teams of three compete against each other through Ninja Warrior-style obstacles.

“Team Ninja Warrior” took a bit of a toll on his scheduling this summer, Levin said.

“I had to take a final exam with me wbit stressful trying to do mechanics and material-related problems while competing on the TV show,” he said. “But I was able to get through it and pass the class, so it was all said and done.” krose100@syr.edu

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Senior television, radio and film major Calica applied to Syracuse on the advice of a teacher, and quickly found her home at Syracuse. She was originally enrolled in the ROTC program, but eventually dropped it and began training to become a marine. She said training to be not only a female marine, but a female marine of color has really given her perspective on her life. After she serves, she said she hopes to create her own media company.

Senior broadcast and digital journalism major Gordon has been a resident advisor for the past three years, but said he can cook pretty well despite not having a kitchen. He works for U100, is a sports director for the radio station Z89 and gives the play-by-play for men’s hockey. He is a huge fan of Drake, “Inception” and “How I Met Your Mother.”

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Senior public relations major Martini has been about acting since freshman year when he was involved in First Year Player’s production of “Rent.” Since then, the senior has been involved with FYP, a cappella group Orange Appeal and a company musical. He said he is a Gwen Stefani and butter pecan ice cream fan, and can name every musical that has ever won a Tony Award.

Senior public relations, marketing, and supply chain management dual major The Florida native said she first came to Syracuse for the snow and stayed for all the activities she became involved in. She knew Syracuse would be perfect after attending Home to the Dome her senior year of high school, and now gives back by leading tours of the campus for U100. May is involved in two fraternities, Alpha Gamma Delta and Delta Sigma Pi, and swims for Syracuse’s club team.

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Senior bioengineering major Ramos’ favorite place to be is outside: rock climbing, hiking, whitewater rafting, you name it — he’s there.

He keeps busy as a Remembrance Scholar, a senior intern in Syracuse’s admissions office, a resident advisor in Haven Hall and a researcher at Engineering World Health. This summer, he worked in an engineering lab and hiked two mountains over 14,000 feet tall.

Senior health exercise major Rogers said she could dance since she could walk, and was inspired to attend Syracuse and study health exercise after dealing with both her mother and grandmother’s physical disabilities. Rogers is a Remembrance Scholar, and participates in research off campus among other extracurricular activities. She is also a double black belt in taekwondo. Last year, Rogers studied abroad in Costa Rica and Jamaica before traveling to Rio to work with the sports medicine team during the Olympics.

neddasarshar Senior writing and rhetoric, policy studies, citizenship and civic engagement triple major The senior from Toronto said she wasn’t that involved in high school, and was shocked about the “explosion of opportunity” that Syracuse had to offer. Sarshar is a class marshal, Remembrance Scholar, an intern with a woman’s leadership organization and the president of the board of resident advisors. She is currently an RA in Lawrinson, watching over a group of freshman in the Maxwell learning community.

liamsullivan Senior newspaper and online journalism major Sullivan is the president of his fraternity, Phi Delta Theta, an orientation leader, an intern with SU News and a staff writer for The Daily Orange. He said he wasn’t originally going to apply to Syracuse, but his mom convinced him to. Now, he said he can’t imagine going anywhere else. Hailing from southern New Hampshire, Sullivan is a huge Patriots fan and loves the movie “Good Will Hunting.”

beth-elleschussler Senior nutrition major Schussler hails from California, and is heavily involved at the David B. Falk School of Sport and Human Dynamics, as a tour guide, student ambassador and peer advisor. The nutrition major’s favorite food, ironically, is pizza, especially with ranch dressing. Students can catch her around campus working at Chipotle on Marshall Street, where she says she gets “free guac for days.”

bilalvaughn Senior systems and information science major Vaughn came into Syracuse at 315 pounds and without a clear idea of what he wanted to do, but now he plans to leave over 100 pounds lighter, with a collection of activities under his belt. He is a cheerleader, personal trainer and co-creator of the organization GRIND, which supports aspiring athletes and trainers.

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‘Jersey Boys’ musical returns to Syracuse

By Rachel Gilbert feature editor

Boots track quietly across the stage of the Landmark Theater, their owners moving set pieces and cracking jokes at each other. Figures hunch over desks, lit up by hundreds of lights and buttons. The theater has been dark for two weeks in preparation for its opening this week.

“Jersey Boys” will open at the Landmark Theater on Thursday for the show’s second run in Syracuse. After two weeks of set building and rehearsals in the space, the show will have a short run of four nights before moving on to Cleveland by Tuesday.

The musical details the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons and their rise to fame. Richard Hester, the 12 year produc-

tion supervisor for the show, said 90 percent of what is shown on stage actually happened.

When Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio first had the idea of producing a jukebox musical based on their songs, they were not met with enthusiasm, Hester said. Other than “Mamma Mia,” jukebox musicals were not experiencing success. Now, “Jersey Boys” has been playing on Broadway for nine years.

Hester said he thinks the show has experienced this level of success because, unlike other musicals, the story is not told through the songs. Instead, the story is told and songs are incorporated along the way and treated as stand-alone performances, just like the shows The Four Seasons gave over the years.

The nature of the show’s storytelling allows for a very simple set, which makes it

The musical “Jersey Boys” tells the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons over the course of the band’s musical career in the 1960s. courtesy of the landmark theater

easier to travel from city to city. Rather than packing up and transporting a huge set, the team works with a collapsible set that is set up to look larger than it is.

One of the biggest challenges, Hester said, was making the few set pieces function as similarly as possible to those of the Broadway show. Although Hester described the Landmark as “a first-class touring theater,” the production team faced some difficulties.

Broadway theaters are characterized by big budgets that allow for trap doors and rotating sets. However, the Landmark doesn’t boast such luxuries, and as such, the set team needed those two weeks to figure out how to put the show up on a smaller scale and budget.

“That’s what has kept it interesting for me for 12 years,” Hester said. “It’s not, ‘How do we do without?’ But, ‘How do we do it with this?’”

Though the Broadway production of “Jersey Boys” will close soon, the touring production of the show is still on the road. Hester said that despite the old fashioned music featured in the show, it still appeals to all ages.

“In some ways, The Four Seasons was the original boy band,” Hester said. “The audience for The Four Seasons were 14- to 20-year-olds, that’s who their core audience was, and that’s who is coming to see the show now.”

Hester described how many modern artists are using styles and sounds similar to the Four Seasons’ in their music.

“While it sounds like it’s going to be grandpa’s music, it’s not. It’s their music,” Hester said. “There’s no difference in it.” rcgilber@syr.edu

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JASS Quartet combines Indian classical, jazz and folk in musical performance

By Divya Murthy staff writer

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he walls of Setnor Auditorium in Crouse College have often played witness to the ringing notes and the drumming sounds of art coming to life. This weekend, though, the hall will open its doors to something quite different: a lilting blend of Indian classical music, folk and jazz.

One of the founders of this interesting fusion is Aditya Prakash, who is bringing his group, JASS Quartet, to SU Sunday Sept. 18.

Prakash said his childhood years in Los Angeles were spent being just as playful as the next kid, but a curious talent manifested itself by age six: he could identify “ragas,” or patterns of notes having particular intervals, rhythms and embellishments, typically found in Indian music. His musically-fueled household took notice, and soon after, Prakash immersed himself in traditional Indian music.

“Since 1999, I never knew what Christmas in the U.S. or New Year’s in the U.S. meant; I was always in India, training,” Prakash said.

The dedication of his parents to the arts and his own evolving fascination with music began to consume his summers, and it soon paid off.

At 16, he had his first encounter with Pandit Ravi Shankar, world-famous Indian musician and sitar maestro who first introduced the sound of the sitar to the Western music world, notably through Beatles member George Harrison’s profound interest in Eastern culture in the 1960s.

What Prakash thought would be a halfhour demonstration at Pandit Ravi Shankar’s house turned into a two-hour concert. Soon after, he got a call from the maestro himself.

“He asked me if I could join him for a tour of the U.S. I was able to tour with Panditji,

taking me to Carnegie Hall, Disney Hall, all the major venues,” Prakash said. “And it was that period of being with Pandit Ravi Shankar, the period where I realized this is what I want to be doing, I want to be a professional musician. I want to be creating music.”

Prakash pursued a musicology degree at UCLA and explored other styles: Chinese, Arabic, North Indian, and finally, jazz. His roommates in college were also musicians, so they would often get their instruments and compositions out and have jam sessions. “(At) one of these jam sessions, I jumped on, improvised and something really magical happened that day. Something just clicked,” Prakash said.

Prakash and his roommates decided they had touched on something unique and original, and they began to play together as Aditya Prakash Ensemble, a project consisting of about 10 people.

JASS Quartet, however, had yet to be born. Blossoming out of his desire to create a more intimate sound with fewer instruments, JASS Quartet is a combination of Indian classical and folk styles coming together with jazz harmony, Prakash said.

JASS comes from the names of the members: Jonah Levine (J) on the piano and trombone, Aditya Prakash (A) on the vocals, Shiva Ramamurthy (S) on violin and vocals, and Miles Shrewsberry (S) on percussion.

“It’s mostly about improvising, and bringing out the beauty of the traditional, but in a modern way. We still keep all of the rules and the traditions of the ragas and the thalas,” Prakash said, “We just open up a different face by adding different instrumentation and harmonies. It creates a new area to work with within the classical.”

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1. JASS Quartet will be brought to Syracuse by the Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth.

courtesy of aditya prakash 2. JONAH LEVINE plays piano and trombone for JASS Quartet, which combines many aspects of Indian culture and music,

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ed by the Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth.

The society itself has a history that goes back to 1977, when Professor Kiran Seth at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi began inviting artists to campus so students could appreciate classical music as a group.

It now has chapters across the world, and 10 chapters across the northeast part of New York.

The Syracuse chapter is led by Sid Nadendla, a Ph.D. candidate in the chemical and electrical engineering department and Kiran Bhimani, a graduate student double majoring in aerospace and mechanical engineering and engineering management.

Nandendla has been working with Arun Subramanian on the project for four years, and they recognize the great amount of support they’ve received from friends, faculty and even people outside the SU community.

“Our goal was to address diversity in

Indian culture and as many aspects of Indian culture and music as we can,” said Nadendla.

And address it they did, with 300 people turning out at their very first North Indian, Benaras-style concert.

Indian diversity and inclusion is the overarching theme of the Indian music society, and Kiran Bhimani, the graduate president of the chapter, can attest to this. Bhimani joined the society in 2011, her passionate love music already growing into a deep fascination with Indian classical music. According to Bhimani, the society does not discriminate: musical history is not a must. Passion, interest, and an open ear are sufficient.

With the Indian music society and JASS Quartet, the first musical blend of its kind here on campus, falling into rhythm, Setnor Auditorium is sure to be punctuated with tones and reverberations of Indian culture Sunday night. dmurthy@syr.edu

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more for your money Chris Nanco has upped his number of goals given the amount of shots he’s taken this year. Here are this year’s numbers for how often Nanco scores.

Nanco has hit the net more than he ever has in his career so far. Here’s his progression from freshman year to senior year.

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leiher Leiher wore a brace while she was unable to run for a few weeks.

“Those two weeks were kind of miserable,” said her mother, Loretta.

On the team flight to a tournament in North Carolina, she “was all depressed,” disappointed she couldn’t contribute, said Howard Russ, her coach at Beavercreek.

Before the race, the team met under a tent. Leiher couldn’t stand not running.

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“She looks at me and says, ‘I’m running today,’” Russ said. Leiher’s eyes lit up. “She ripped off her boot like a super girl.”

She finished the race, placing several slots behind the leader. Leiher wore the boot for another week and a half, and though she earned All-American honors, she felt she hadn’t reached her pre-injury performance until college, before the ACC championships her sophomore year.

As a freshman, she finished 48th in the ACC meet. A year later, she felt in top form.

But Leiher doesn’t remember finishing this race. (She placed 79th.) From fatigue, Leiher

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passed out upon crossing the finish line. She was taken to the University of Virginia Medical Center, where she stayed for four hours and was diagnosed with mononucleosis.

“It was the worst running experience I’ve had in my life,” Leiher said.

She took the rest of the season off. She breathed heavily climbing stairs. During finals, she felt ill. “Too sick” to punch any walls, Leiher stopped running and received a medical redshirt for the outdoor track season.

She ran a 5:12 mile that winter, slower than the 4:49 mark she posted in high school. That

race at UVA still bothers her. On Sept. 23, she’ll get another shot at that course in Virginia. That and the ACC championships are her focal points.

“I’ve yet to have a good ACCs,” she said.

“Freshman year was terrible, sophomore year was mono, junior year I bombed ACCs. I really want to have a good ACCs, finish strong.”

As a junior last year, Leiher finished 24th at ACCs. Her first and second years, she finished the NCAA championship meet in 21:58.6 and 21:55.8, respectively. As a junior, she trimmed her time more than 75 seconds, to 20:38.7.

While interning at the National Strength and Conditioning Association this summer in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Leiher ran. And ran.

Toward the end of the summer, though, she grew tired and occasionally cramped. On weekdays, she interned. On weekends, she jogged or hiked in Colorado, Utah, Arizona and Las Vegas. She ran 65 miles per week.

“I think I might have over-done it a little bit this summer,” Leiher said. “I’m not really happy with how I’m running … but I’d rather feel kind of sh*tty now than kind of sh*tty in November. I’m trying to push through this road block.”

Living in Colorado meant running at altitude, which decreases the amount of oxygen flow in the body, as the heart and lungs must work harder. The body can take months to acclimate to altitude and back to sea level. It’s relatively easy for runners to run too high, too fast without giving the body time to adjust.

The transition back to sea level has been difficult. But she’s viewing this adjustment not as a setback, just as a few rough weeks. Still, there’s some self-doubt. Why am I not doing well?

A recent blood drawing showed her mineral and vitamin absorption was slightly low, causing fatigue. But she’s trying to override that with optimism. She’s started a gluten-free regimen. She’s taking a day off each week. She has a cat and on one of her recent runs found a gecko to console her.

“She’s struggling right now,” Syracuse head coach Chris Fox said. “But she’s determined she’ll turn that around in a month. She’s our senior leadership. And we need her.”

“She’s got all the tools to be really, really good,” SU assistant coach Adam Smith said. “You’ve seen glimpses of that. We hope it keeps coming.” mguti100@syr.edu | @Matthewgut21

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Roos Weers keys No. 1 Orange’s counterattack offense

By Matt Feldman staff writer

Roos Weers protected a slow-rolling ball as she turned 270 degrees around a Stanford attacker. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Emma Lamison 60 yards up field, breaking loose from a Cardinal defender. up next Almost blindly, VS Wake Forest Weers smashed a at Kentner Stadium pass across the cenSunday, noon ter line and toward Lamison, watching as the ball connected with Lamison’s stick mere feet from the Stanford goal.

Lamison’s fired a shot that skirted wide, but the ending was irrelevant. Weers had just turned a play that looked like a defender’s scenario into a counterattack constructed of offensive genius in under

five seconds.

All it took was one quick move.

Weers’ ability to spur SU’s counter attack from the defensive end has been one of the primary factors in No. 1 Syracuse’s (6-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast) early season success and could be once again when the Orange visits No. 11 Wake Forest (4-2, 0-1) on Sunday at noon. The sophomore defender has a team-leading six assists and has also scored three goals on the season. With Weers as a key defender, SU has allowed just six goals all year, averaging only one per game.

Weers showcased her blistering abilities against Stanford in the first half Sunday along the bleacher-facing sideline of J.S. Coyne Stadium, snatching balls from defenders and whisking passes effortlessly up field. As Weers shifted positions, midfielders Serra Degnan and Laura Hurff helped fill her spot and let her push

the offense.

“The midfield makes it possible for (the defenders) to move up for the counter,” Weers said.

During a timeout Sunday, Weers walked to the sideline and called midfielder Erin Gillingham over. Weers began coaching her up, gesturing with her arms and hands as SU head coach Ange Bradley started talking to the rest of the team.

“Last year was her first year here, and she was coaching players just like that,” Lagerweij said. “That’s just something natural that she’s really good at, she’s really a leader for us.”

On Friday against Boston College, Weers snagged a stray ball after a BC penalty corner and made a split-second decision to send it up the field. While the rest of the Syracuse defenders chucked away their corner-masks, Weers lasered an 80-yard pass through the heart of the

field to a running Elaine Carey.

“Most defenders don’t take the ball confidently into the circle,” Hurff said.

Carey scooped up the ball and slotted it past BC goalie Audra Hampsch before several Eagles defenders even reacted to the pass. It was the epitome of a counter, and it was all thanks to Weers.

This weekend, Weers’ defending and counterattacking will be relied on heavily as the Orange travels to Wake Forest, a team which has scored 10 goals on the season. She will again have to be a wall on defense, but also a facilitator on offense — all while likely playing almost all 70 minutes of the game.

But for Weers, playing both sides and excelling is just another part of the game.

“It’s not common, it’s special,” Bradley said of Weers’ skillset compared to other defenders. “And it’s really beneficial to us.” mjfel100@syr.edu

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Mackenzie Weaver’s versatility an asset for SU volleyball

By Jake Falk staff writer

Mackenzie Weaver was frustrated. The freshman outside hitter had just seen her team give away the third set of the match against Siena and Syracuse, who had up next been up 2-0 was staring at a 3-1 defiVS Northwestern at West Gymnasium cit in the fourth.

(Cedar Falls, Iowa) The Orange was Friday, 8 p.m. still winless on the season and Weaver didn’t want to continue that trend. She turned to the rest of her team and yelled, “Urgency! Let’s go!” She proceeded to pick up three of her six kills in that final set, which took SU five match points to claim, in what ended up being the team’s first and only win thus far.

“We realized either we were going to come away and we were going to five and push our luck or we were going to fold up,”

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offense time SU was trailing in the game (and the only time all season). But in Tuesday night’s 1-0 win over Hofstra, all three started and it led to impressive results.

“I thought we created enough chances during the run of play,” head coach Ian McIntyre said. “I think we played some of our best soccer tonight.”

No. 5 Syracuse (6-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast) has spent much of the early part of its season auditioning different players to solidify openings in the midfield, many of them natural defensive midfielders. But SU might have found its stronger lineup by dropping Nanco to attacking midfield, coupled with the return of an injured Sergio Camargo. Its offensive-heavy lineup should play a factor against No. 15 Boston College (4-1, 1-0) on Friday at 7 p.m. at SU Soccer Stadium.

Part of what made the Orange’s trio of attacking players so strong was its versatility. Nanco, Lassiter and Pieles all brought different elements — speed, strength, finesse — to the pitch and just as defenses neutralized one, another came on as a sub.

That being said, playing all three of them together for a full game wasn’t going to be a sustainable plan for the future.

she said after the game.

After the departure of Nicolette Serratore, Silvi Uattara and Monika Salkute, Syracuse had a gaping hole at outside hitter. Although just a freshman Weaver has started filling that role, playing in all seven games and starting in five. The versatile freshman figures to be a key contributor for the Orange (1-6) when it takes on North-

Having players that can play front row and back row, all-around players is exactly what you want on the court.

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Camargo’s return is what makes this lineup most feasible. The natural attacking midfielder dealt with a hamstring problem earlier in the season but is just now coming around.

“There’s just so many things that he brings,” captain Liam Callahan said of Camargo. “It’s dangerous for the teams we’re playing against.”

Camargo was the first sub on Tuesday night. He played 47 minutes while Lassiter and Pieles played 64 and 66, respectively. No other sub played more than nine minutes.

Earlier in the season, McIntyre said how his midfielders needed to, and eventually would, get better on the ball.

Syracuse managed 11 first-half shots, tied for the most in a game this season. Lassiter almost scored off a Nanco pass but Pride goalie Leonard Arkhanhelskyi made a leaping one-handed save to punch it out. Still, the constant pressure SU imposed was apparent.

Playing more offensively minded midfielders means some resources are being pulled from the defense. But the SU back line isn’t concerned.

“Obviously, someone could say that it’s a bit risky,” defender Louis Cross said. “But we’re confident in our ability as a back three, with Mo (Adams) there.”

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Weaver played at four different positions — outside and opposite hitter, middle blocker and setter — throughout her four years of high school. Libero Belle Sand credits that with her quick learning curve.

“Having players that can play front row and back row, all-around players is exactly what you want on the court,” Sand said.

With vocal leader and middle blocker Santita Ebangwese out due to illness against Siena and Penn State, the team struggled to stay consistent on defense. In her place, Weaver was the one directing the team, shouting “ball’s up” or letting the team know where a pass or shot was coming from.

However, offense is Weaver’s strong suit and she stated that her role for the foreseeable future is on the offensive end, a consistent weakness for this year’s team.

“She has definitely become one of our go-to players,” Sand said. “I know that when we are struggling with someone putting

away a ball you go and count on Kenzie to go and put that away for you. She knows her shot and has a fast arm swing.”

Weaver has also said that she wants to become a leader for the team, including its upperclassman, and use her experience form all around the court to establish herself as a presence on the court.

After the Siena match, Weaver shone against one of the top teams in the country against then-No. 17 Penn State. Facing arguably the best team that SU played, Weaver led the team in kills with nine, despite playing with an injured thumb.

While Syracuse eventually fell to Penn State, a glimpse of what Weaver could bring to the team both on and off the court emerged as Syracuse heads to the Midwest for the second time in less than a month.

“We expect her to be this type of player (and) she has much more potential,” Yelin said. “With time she is going to be only better.” jafalk@syr.edu

CHRIS NANCO leads No. 5 SU with four goals. He has moved from forward to offensive midfielder in the team’s offensive lineup. tony curtis staff photographer

While Camargo’s presence might be the catalyst for this new lineup, it’s Adams’ that allows it to execute. The freshman has cemented his spot as the defensive midfielder, slowing down opponents before they even get to the back line of Cross, Miles Robinson and Kamal Miller.

Nothing’s changed for the Orange in the record book. It was perfect before the lineup

change and was still perfect after. But the balance provided by this new offensivefocused group could be what vaults SU to a higher level.

“We’ve got some ways that we can change for our team as well as for opponents,” McIntyre said. “ … Tonight, I think it was a good step in the right direction.” tdlanger@syr.edu | @tomer_langer

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teleconference Dowels coming later in week Sy racuse starting safety A nt wan Cordy and cornerback Juwan Dowels were both injured against Louisville and did not return to the game. Cordy was ushered off the field immediately, holding his left arm/wrist area, and on Tuesday he had a sling on that arm. Dowels fell to the ground on a non-contact play, clutching his leg. He was carried off the field.

Babers gave no updates on their conditions on Monday or Wednesday.

I don’t like what I’ve seen from (Flowers) because he looks similar to the other guy. … (It’s) a little eerie Dino Babers su head coach on usf’s quinton flowers’ playing style similar to louisville’s lamar jackson

“Those guys are banged up. They’re both limping around,” Babers said Wednesday. “We haven’t got a final status on them. It’s going to be coming probably later on in the week.”

The injuries hit a defensive back unit that was already thin. Daivon Ellison and Rodney Williams played safety in Cordy’s spot against Louisville. (They had entered the game earlier at those spots, too.) Cordell Hudson replaced Dowels with Carl Jones

also seeing snaps.

Babers has been having nightmares about Lamar Jackson Babers was asked about South Florida’s dual-threat quarterback Quinton Flowers in relation to Lamar Jackson, Louisville’s quarterback that threw for 411 yards, ran for 199 yards and accounted for five touchdowns against the Orange. He explained that Flowers can use his legs to create offense and throw the ball deep with accuracy to force the defense to play back.

“I don’t like what I’ve seen from (Flowers) because he looks similar to the other guy,” Babers said in reference to Jackson. “… (It’s) a little eerie. It reminds me of somebody that I’ve been having nightmares about.”

Flowers has thrown for 528 yards and six touchdowns this season, while running for 99 yards and two touchdowns.

Syracuse needs to run the ball Through two games, Syracuse is averaging just 3.2 yards per carry and 119 rushing yards per game — one of which was against an FCS opponent. Babers said the offensive line has done an “OK” job pass blocking, but that his team needs to find a way to run the football to take the pressure off the passing game.

Louisville’s defense had three All-ACC players in its front seven, including a topcaliber nose tackle and middle linebacker.

“There were certain looks during the game where we could have ran the ball better than what we did,” Babers said. “We didn’t execute. … We got to find a way to run the football and take the pressure off of our throwing game.” jrmettus@syr.edu | @jmettus

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BACK IN THE RACE

HB2 law leads to relocation ACC to move neutral site championships out of North Carolina

By Jon Mettus asst. sports editor

SYDNEY LEIHER is one of Syracuse’s best cross country runners. But she’s battled through letdowns and setbacks throughout her Syracuse career. With one last chance she’s looking to make the mark she knows she can.

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After multiple derailed seasons, Syracuse senior Sydney Leiher is gearing up to break through

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ydney Leiher wants redemption. Redemption at the ACC championships that two years ago ended in a four-hour stay at the University of Virginia Medical Center. Redemption at that course in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she doesn’t even remember finishing the race.

Redemption at the past three years in which she’s improved on the year prior but slowed late in the season.

That Leiher hasn’t run her best at Syracuse drives her. She came to SU to become one of the nation’s top runners. It’s why she quit the varsity boys’ hockey team before her junior year of high school — to focus on her AllAmerican cross country ambitions.

But an injury in her senior year of high school, mononucleosis two years later

and now altitude adjustments and burnout have kept her from running at her peak. Despite battling through four years at SU, she’s still one of Syracuse’s top runners.

“Even though now my first two workouts haven’t been that great, four years of training and a summer of fitness didn’t go away. It’s there.”

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“I feel a lot of past seasons,” Leiher said, “I’ve plateaued in the middle of seasons just because I’ve

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3 things Babers said on ACC teleconference

By Jon Mettus asst. sports editor

Syracuse (1-1, 0-1 Atlantic Coast) will face another high-powered offense on Saturday when South Florida (2-0) comes to the Carrier Dome at 3:30 p.m. SU is coming off a 62-28 loss to then No. 13-Louisville and South Florida is com-

ing off a 48-17 win over Northern Illinois in which the Bulls played without one of its best players in running back Marlon Mack.

Here’s what SU head coach Dino Babers had to say on the ACC coaches teleconference on Wednesday.

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been hanging on.

“I want when I race at (the NCAA championships in November) to feel like I’ve never felt better,” she said. “Even though now my first two workouts haven’t been that great, four years of training and a summer of fitness didn’t go away. It’s there.”

It’s been there for years. As a freshman at Beavercreek (Ohio) High School, Leiher wanted to run with the boys because the girls couldn’t keep up. She was an All-American her senior year. Leiher ran the top mile time in the state in her junior year.

Leiher was off to an undefeated start that fall, positioning herself for a dominant senior year.

But her foot began to agitate. She visited a doctor who diagnosed her with a stress fracture. When she found out, she punched a wall in her bedroom and covered it up with a poster. see leiher page 16

men’s soccer

No. 5 SU to utilize offensive lineup vs. BC

By Tomer Langer asst. copy editor

Kenny Lassiter avoided Hofstra defenders and passed a ball from the center of the field to the right toward Johannes Pieles, who controlled the ball with his right foot and shot it just wide of goal.

One minute later, Chris Nanco

managed to get a shot off at goal that also went wide. Even though neither went in, Syracuse managed to get off two quick shots in the first three minutes of the game Against St. John’s on Sept. 4, the three Syracuse forwards had only spent one moment together on the field, and that was the one

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The Atlantic Coast Conference is relocating all eight of its neutral site championships that were going to be held in North Carolina in 2016-17, including the football championship game, the conference announced Wednesday. It will keep all the championship events held on ACC campuses, though.

The new locations will be announced at a later date. The following events will be moved: football, women’s basketball, women’s soccer, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s tennis, women’s golf, men’s golf and baseball.

“As members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, the ACC Council of Presidents reaffirmed our collective commitment to uphold the values of equality, diversity, inclusion and non-discrimination,” the conference council of presidents said in a statement. “Every one of our 15 universities is strongly committed to these values and therefore, we will continue to host ACC Championships at campus sites. We believe North Carolina House Bill 2 is inconsistent with these values.”

The move came two days after the NCAA announced it will relocate its championship events from North Carolina because of House Bill 2, which forces everyone to use the bathroom of the sex listed on their birth certificate and prevents transgender people from using the bathrooms of their associated gender.

“Hopefully, there will be opportunities beyond 2016-17 for North Carolina neutral sites to be awarded championships.,” ACC commissioner John Swofford said.

Syracuse University’s chancellor Kent Syverud and director of athletics John Wildhack both expressed their support of the conference’s decision in statements.

“Syracuse University is committed to the core values of diversity, inclusion and respect,” Syverud said. “The University studied this issue and supports the decision of the ACC.” “Diversity and inclusion are hallmarks at Syracuse University and within Syracuse Athletics,” Wildhack said. “We support the decision by the ACC presidents.” jrmettus@syr.edu | @jmettus