FREE WEDNESDAY nov. 11, 2015 high 55°, low 48° N • Bus accident A student rode her bike into a stationary Connective Corridor bus at College Place on Tuesday afternoon. The student was taken from the scene in an ambulance. Page 3 P • Install it Students in ARC 552: “Politics of Public Space” are the creators of public space installations that have received local and national media attention. Page 9 S • In his head Syracuse freshman guard Frank Howard has built the foundation of his game on basketball knowledge. The D.O. profiles him in part three of its freshmen series. Page 16 the independent student newspaper of syracuse, new york | dailyorange.com Report discusses speech By Justin Mattingly news editor If Syracuse University can prove that its educational mission is being hindered by an occupation of a public forum space, the univer- sity is “entitled” to end a protest, according to a recommendation from a workgroup on free speech. The workgroup was created in February in response to resolutions passed by the Student Association, Graduate Student Organization and Student Bar Association in fall 2014 that said SU’s current computer and electronic policy is vague, broad and stifles academic freedom. The work- group delivered its report to Chan- cellor Kent Syverud at the end of Sep- tember. The Daily Orange obtained a copy of the report, which has not been Tickets to see Biden run out By Alexa Torrens asst. news editor There are no more tickets avail- able for Vice President Joe Biden’s Thursday speech in Goldstein Auditorium, according to a Schine Box Office repre- sentative. Tickets were made available Tuesday at 9 a.m. and were scheduled to be distributed from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. both Tues- day and Wednesday. Space for the event, which is student-focused, is see report page 8 see biden page 8 VETERANS SERIES PART 2 OF 2 Syracuse University has been a leader in veterans affairs since the World War II era, when the chancellor created a uniform admissions program that led to 9,464 veterans joining the student body. courtesy of patrick jones A look at SU’s history in veterans affairs since World War II YEARS OF SERVICE Editor’s Note: Since the end of World War II — 70 years ago — Syracuse Uni- versity has been a leader in veterans affairs. This is two-part series looks at the university’s relationship to the sec- ond world war. By Alexa Torrens asst. news editor I n 1918, Syracuse University freshman William Tolley received 15 credits at SU through the Student Army Train- ing Corps program, which provided veterans college credits for their military education. In 1944, Tolley, then the chancellor of SU, was a member of a presidential com- mittee that formed the basis of the GI Bill, which supported about 2.3 million student veterans between 1945 and 1950 upon their return from duty in World War II. Tolley continued the university’s dedication to veteran affairs when he announced the “uniform admissions program,” which granted all military per- sonnel admission to SU. The university admitted 9,464 veterans at the start of the spring 1946 semester, nearly doubling the size of the student body overnight. The new students were housed in 900 Quonset huts, barracks and trailers across campus. By 1950, SU had swelled from a small school of about 5,000 students to a uni- versity of 17,000. “(The GI Bill) made education avail- able to the masses. It changed our coun- try,” said Patrick Jones, SU’s director of veteran enrollment practice. “It changed American universities from little schools to bigger schools, but not just the size, but the diversity of offerings and the diversity of types of students who came.” Today, 70 years after the end of WWII, SU continues its historic connec- tion to veterans through the Institution of Veteran and Military Families, which helps veterans with employment and post-service obstacles, and the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs, which focuses on ensuring the academic suc- cess of student veterans at SU. Individual schools and colleges within SU also offer military-related programs. These programs include the Defense Comptrollership Program in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, which teaches civilians to learn how to handle finances in the army, and the Military Visual Journalism program in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communica- tions, which teaches active-duty sailors see VETERANS page 6 1944 Chancellor William Tolley, who was once a student veteran him- self at SU, announced a uniform admissions program that ensured all military person- nel admission to the university upon their return from war. 1946 SU admitted 9,464 vet- erans, nearly doubling the size of the student body overnight. 1947 SU was ranked first in New York state and 17th in the U.S. in vet- eran enrollment. 1952 The Defense Comptrol- lership Program was founded at the Martin J. Whitman School of Man- agement. The program trains civilians to work in finances for the army. 1963 The Military Photojour- nalism Program was first offered at the S.I. New- house School of Public Communications. 2007 The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities was founded at the Whitman School. 2009 The Veterans Resource Center was opened by University College. 2011 The Institute for Veter- ans and Military Fam- ilies was launched to help veterans deal with the social, economic, education and policy issues affecting them. 2014 Chancellor Kent Syverud said in his inau- guration speech that the improvement of vet- erans affairs would be one of his goals as head of the university. 2015 The Office of Veteran and Military Affairs opened in January. OVER TIME It’s a plethora of different resources that pretty much are set in place for all student veterans on campus. Charles Preuss veteran and junior in the ischool if you go Vice President Joe Biden’s speech Where: Goldstein Auditorium When: Doors open at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday How much: Free with ticket
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N • Bus accidentA student rode her bike into a stationary Connective Corridor bus at College Place on Tuesday afternoon. The student was taken from the scene in an ambulance. Page 3
P • Install itStudents in ARC 552: “Politics of Public Space” are the creators of public space installations that have received local and national media attention.Page 9
S • In his headSyracuse freshman guard Frank Howard has built the foundation of his game on basketball knowledge. The D.O. profiles him in part three of its freshmen series.Page 16
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If Syracuse University can prove that its educational mission is being hindered by an occupation of a public forum space, the univer-sity is “entitled” to end a protest, according to a recommendation from a workgroup on free speech.
The workgroup was created in February in response to resolutions passed by the Student Association, Graduate Student Organization and Student Bar Association in fall 2014 that said SU’s current computer and electronic policy is vague, broad and stifles academic freedom. The work-group delivered its report to Chan-cellor Kent Syverud at the end of Sep-tember. The Daily Orange obtained a copy of the report, which has not been
Tickets to see Biden run outBy Alexa Torrensasst. news editor
There are no more tickets avail-able for Vice President Joe Biden’s Thursday speech in Goldstein
Auditorium, according to a Schine Box Office repre-sentative.
T i c k e t s were made a v a i l a b l e Tuesday at 9 a.m. and
were scheduled to be distributed from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. both Tues-day and Wednesday. Space for the event, which is student-focused, is
see report page 8
see biden page 8
VETERANS SERIESPART 2 OF 2
Syracuse University has been a leader in veterans affairs since the World War II era, when the chancellor created a uniform admissions program that led to 9,464 veterans joining the student body. courtesy of patrick jones
A look at SU’s history in veterans affairs since World War IIYEARS OF SERVICE
Editor’s Note: Since the end of World War II — 70 years ago — Syracuse Uni-versity has been a leader in veterans affairs. This is two-part series looks at the university’s relationship to the sec-ond world war.
By Alexa Torrensasst. news editor
In 1918, Syracuse University freshman William Tolley received 15 credits at SU through the Student Army Train-
ing Corps program, which provided veterans college credits for their military education.
In 1944, Tolley, then the chancellor of SU, was a member of a presidential com-mittee that formed the basis of the GI Bill, which supported about 2.3 million student veterans between 1945 and 1950 upon their return from duty in World War II.
Tolley continued the university’s dedication to veteran affairs when he announced the “uniform admissions program,” which granted all military per-
sonnel admission to SU. The university admitted 9,464 veterans at the start of the spring 1946 semester, nearly doubling the size of the student body overnight. The new students were housed in 900 Quonset huts, barracks and trailers across campus.
By 1950, SU had swelled from a small school of about 5,000 students to a uni-versity of 17,000.
“(The GI Bill) made education avail-able to the masses. It changed our coun-try,” said Patrick Jones, SU’s director of
veteran enrollment practice. “It changed American universities from little schools to bigger schools, but not just the size, but the diversity of offerings and the diversity of types of students who came.”
Today, 70 years after the end of WWII, SU continues its historic connec-tion to veterans through the Institution of Veteran and Military Families, which helps veterans with employment and post-service obstacles, and the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs, which focuses on ensuring the academic suc-cess of student veterans at SU.
Individual schools and colleges within SU also offer military-related programs. These programs include the Defense Comptrollership Program in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, which teaches civilians to learn how to handle finances in the army, and the Military Visual Journalism program in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communica-tions, which teaches active-duty sailors
see veterans page 6
1944Chancellor William Tolley, who was once a student veteran him-self at SU, announced a uniform admissions program that ensured all military person-nel admission to the university upon their return from war.
1946SU admitted 9,464 vet-erans, nearly doubling the size of the student body overnight.
1947SU was ranked first in New York state and 17th in the U.S. in vet-eran enrollment.
1952The Defense Comptrol-lership Program was founded at the Martin J. Whitman School of Man-agement. The program trains civilians to work in finances for the army.
1963The Military Photojour-nalism Program was first offered at the S.I. New-house School of Public Communications.
2007The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities was founded at the Whitman School.
2009The Veterans Resource Center was opened by University College.
2011The Institute for Veter-ans and Military Fam-ilies was launched to help veterans deal with the social, economic, education and policy issues affecting them.
2014Chancellor Kent Syverud said in his inau-guration speech that the improvement of vet-erans affairs would be one of his goals as head of the university.
2015The Office of Veteran and Military Affairs opened in January.
OVER TIME
It’s a plethora of different resources that pretty much are set in
place for all student veterans on campus.
Charles Preussveteran and junior in the ischool
if you goVice President Joe Biden’s speechWhere: Goldstein AuditoriumWhen: Doors open at 9:30 a.m. on ThursdayHow much: Free with ticket
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By Katie Zilcoskystaff writer
When sophomore Mike Banks’ dad told him about an opportunity to work for Information Technology Services on campus, Banks knew it would be something he was inter-ested in.
The aerospace engineering major said his interest in comput-ers comes from his engineering mindset and how he is naturally drawn to working with electronics.
He now works for ITS as a con-sultant where he helps the student body with computer issues. Prior to getting hired, Banks underwent training on the different programs and procedures followed at the service center.
Another part of training was being friendly and providing good customer service. In addition to learning more about computers, Banks said this job has taught him to be more tolerant of people and patient in stressful situations.
Banks works with around 20 other people as well as the full-time ITS staff. As the second job he’s ever had, Banks said the job
has allowed him to make new friends and meet new people.
The students are not all from one major. Banks said there are other engineering majors, comput-er science majors and a lot of stu-
Sophomore utilizes technology skills at ITSWORK wednesday | mike banks
MIKE BANKS works for the Information Technology Services at Syracuse University. The sophomore was trained to provide good customer service as a consultant. liam sheehan staff photographer
INSIDE N • Pocket rocket Johnny Rockets is opening a new restaurant with a new concept in Destiny USA in Syracuse next year.
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dents in the School of Information Studies working at ITS.
Banks said the work most closely aligns with computer science, which he hopes to take electives in next year. Banks also has plans to pur-
sue a master’s degree in business in addition to his engineering degree.
“I really enjoy having a job that doesn’t really feel like a chore to go to.” Banks said.
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Whiz quizTo help you pass your current events quiz, The D.O. compiled some of the top news stories from the past week. See dailyorange.com
Veterans DayThe SU community will honor veterans on Wednesday with a variety of events, including a ceremony in Hendricks Chapel.See dailyorange.comN
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Student injured by bus
crime
Officials discuss burglaries
Play ballLA CASITA, a Syracuse University cultural center, sponsored a gallery called “Béisbol at the Heart of Our Latino Community.” The gallery features baseball memorabilia and a collection of photography and videos that narrate the experiences of “real-life heroes” in communities, such as coaches, parents, youths and baseball players at all levels of play, according to a La Casita release. anthony reid staff photographer
Events to honor veterans
Here is a round-up of news happening around the nation:
U.S.
GETTING INVOLVED The Obama administration will ask the Supreme Court to over-turn a previous decision that has delayed a new program that would potentially shield up to 5 million undocumented immi-grants from deportation. source: the washington post
PROMOTING INCLUSION Chuck Henson, a law professor at the University of Missouri, was appointed interim vice chancellor for inclusion, diversity and equity on Tuesday. Protests at Mizzou have made national news and the president of University of Missouri stepped down on Monday. source: the new york times
No public safety notices were sent out by the Department of Public Safety following eight burglaries and one attempted burglary near the Syracuse University campus over the weekend.
Sgt. Richard Helterline, a Syr-acuse Police Department spokes-man, said he did not know if those who reported the burglaries were SU students, but said at least four laptop computers were stolen, along with a TV and two vehicles. He added that there were other items reported missing as well.
Hannah Warren, public infor-mation officer for DPS, said the reason no public safety notices were sent out is because some of the crimes were outside of DPS’s jurisdiction and because there wasn’t a timely threat.
The burglaries, which had no forced entry, happened between the Westcott neighborhood and South Campus, according to WSYR NewsChannel 9.
A student and a Connective Cor-ridor bus collided around 4 p.m. Tuesday on College Place.
The accident shut down the road, which services the majority of buses that pass through the Syr-acuse University campus, for about 20 minutes. The student, who was riding a yellow bike, hit the side of a stationary Centro bus, police said, and emergency crews were called to the scene around 3:59 p.m., according to the police scanner.
The female student was con-scious and responding to emer-gency personnel. She did have a bloody nose and was put into an ambulance on a stretcher.
After the ambulance had left the scene, police and Centro employees examined the right side of the bus. The back right door of the bus was dented. There was no sign of a helmet at the scene.
Hannah Warren, public infor-mation officer for the Department of Public Safety, said she was unaware where the student was taken for medical attention.
A group of students and members of various associations will meet in front of Hendricks Chapel on Tues-day to kick-start Veterans Day.
“Each year, (the ceremony) continues to draw a significant number of people which indicates the caring and patriotism of our campus community,” said Eileen Jevis, manager of public relations at University College, in an email. “It’s always a moving ceremony and makes a positive impact on those who attend.”
There are currently 764 veteran and military-connected students in
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By Sara Swannasst. news editor
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-F.L.) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-T.X.) were seen as the winners of the fourth Republican presidential debate on Tuesday, according to Politico.
The debate, which had the few-est number of candidates in any GOP debate so far, started at 9 p.m. EST and was hosted in Mil-waukee, Wisconsin. This debate had only eight candidates partici-pate: Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Rubio, Cruz, Carly Fiorina, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Sen. Rand Paul (R-K.Y.). FOX Business Network and The Wall Street Journal hosted the debate.
The earlier undercard portion of the debate featured New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum. Christie and Huckabee both failed to average 2.5 percent support in four of the most recent national polls, which is why they did not participate in the main
debate, according to Vox.Bush and Paul both stood out in
Tuesday night’s debate. Previously prominent candidates, like Trump and Carson, were not seen as popular in this particular debate, according to The Washington Post.
In the latest polls, out Tuesday, Carson and Trump were listed as the frontrunners in the race.
Cruz and Rubio “showcased their mastery of the facts,” accord-ing to Politico.
The candidates mainly spoke about the topics of immigration, taxes, home-land security and fiscal conservatism.
About halfway through the debate, Paul and Rubio argued about Rubio’s tax plan, which turned into a debate about defense spending ver-sus security.
Rubio proposed to significantly increase the child tax credit, but never suggested how to pay for it. Paul then called the senator out on this, asking him how it is conser-vative if he plans on spending large amounts of money.
“We can’t even have an economy if we’re not safe,” Rubio countered.
The newly elected leaders coming out of the 2015 general elections have a key role to play in reshaping the public’s
view of the Republican Party. The elections came at a critical time, considering current opinion of the GOP is low, largely due to the eccentric behaviors and beliefs of current Republican presidential hopefuls, like Donald Trump and Dr. Ben Carson. Though the election results do not directly affect the presidential race, the recently elected have the responsibility to relay what the modern-day party truly stands for: not sitting back on its heels when it comes to controversial policies. The GOP’s impressive capture of the majority in Virginia’s senate could help in the push for less gun control, considering the state maintains its resilience to firearm policy at a time when Democrats are pushing for large-scale legislative change. It is no secret that Democratic front-run-ners Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have stricter gun-control laws on their agenda. These past few months have been filled with violent news stories involving guns, and the Democratic Party has been using this coverage to its advantage to win over public opinion. Though minor, if the GOP is going to have a chance at making strategic reform to existing laws rather than witnessing widespread restrictions made by Democrats, the Republi-can majority in Virginia is a sign that it might be getting the chance to do just that. Like gun control, Obamacare took a hit
with a Republican victory in Kentucky where Matt Bevin was elected the state’s next gover-nor, beating out Democrat Jack Conway. A major component of Bevin’s campaign platform was his promise to undo Kentucky’s Obamacare exchange. Now that Bevin has been elected, waging his war on the Affordable Care Act will become a state priority. Though this is another seemingly insignificant win as an isolated event, Bevin’s election could be influential in the big picture. The actions Bevin takes as governor will be important not just for the future of the Afford-able Care Act, but for the overall integrity of the Republican Party. Leading a state in which 400,000 of his constituents are covered by Obamacare, according to the Huffington Post, this is an opportunity for Bevin to enlighten people to the reasoning behind conservative values against Obamacare. Moving forward, actions made on behalf of the Virginia state senate and Bevin as governor, in addition to the number of GOP victories on local levels, it is clear the party is making baby steps to polishing its image and winning back voters. Even though individual states still feel ties to traditional political parties or identities, most citizens overall are more likely to vote democratic in the presidential election. According to a Gallup Poll conducted in
2014, 47 percent of Americans identify as Democrats, 41 percent identify as Republican and 16 percent say they are independent, but lean toward the Republican Party. Although Republicans may still not be the national majority, party members should still see these elections as a small victory for the party. However, because these results do not directly transfer to the presidential election, elected mem-bers like Bevin and those of the Virginia senate should view these successes as an opportunity to create an improved public image and favor.
Victoria Razzi is a sophomore advertising major. Her column appears weekly.
She can be reached at [email protected] and followed on Twitter @vrazzi.
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Speech policies should be clarified, centralized
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The biggest fear among com-panies in Silicon Valley is stagnation. It’s a word and a
concept that many of the area’s bil-lion-dollar businesses have avoided. Twitter, a company with as much influence and reach as any other in Silicon Valley, is making it strikingly apparent by changing “favorites” to “likes” that it fears it’s beginning to stagnate. The business numbers for Twit-ter show that its fears are valid. The company added just three million new users from June to September, according to The Guardian. For a company with 320 million monthly active users, that’s a number that should be triggering alarms at Twit-ter’s headquarters. While Twitter should, and has, made some changes due to its drop in new-user rates, it shouldn’t do so at the expense of its current users. If those at the company think that changing a button from “favorite” to “like” is going to increase users, they are already showing signs that the company’s desperation is influenc-ing their judgment. Changing a star to a heart doesn’t seem like an egregious offense, but judging by some responses by current users, you would think Twitter just insulted everybody’s mom. In Twitter’s blog post announc-ing the move last week, it says the decision was made because “We want to make Twitter easier and more rewarding to use, and we know that at times the star
could be confusing, especially to newcomers. You might like a lot of things, but not everything can be your favorite.” It then goes on to say that a heart is universally understood and that it has more meaning behind it. The key word in that post is “newcomers.” Essentially, Twitter thinks that the star is so confusing that it repels potential newcomers from joining.
Are you kidding me? This is a com-pany full of some of the most intel-ligent human beings on this Earth, and it’s kind of ridiculous that they all came to a consensus that this is one of the ways they will get more followers. What Twitter really should do is look at changing the culture of its users. The site has become a meeting ground for trolls and bullies. Take one look at the comment section of a post involving any celebrity, athlete or public figure and you’ll think twice about how much you love the human race. The company states that its
mission is “to give everyone the ability to create and share ideas and information instantly, break down barriers.” It accomplishes the first part of that statement really well; everyone has a voice on Twitter. Unfortunately for the company, that’s a double-edged sword in that draws in new users and but discour-ages potential ones. What the company may have to come to terms with is something that it almost certainly never will: maybe it’s reached its maximum potential. Twitter isn’t really a place for people to directly communicate with one another. Rather it’s a site where you can post broad opinions, read broad opinions or follow events in real time. The company is clearly searching for a way to gain more users, but should proceed carefully. Too often these companies sacrifice user expe-rience in the pursuit of something that may appeal to a wider audience. So, Twitter, here’s a piece of advice from someone with a lower IQ than anyone in your offices: your product is fine. People clearly don’t like the change, but, at the end of the day, nobody really cares about favorites or likes. Users care about the content that runs down their feed. Just don’t screw that up. Paul Sarconi is a junior broadcast
and digital journalism major. His column appears weekly.
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Syracuse University policies regarding freedom of speech should be straightforward and easily accessible for all members of the university community. A workgroup on free speech delivered its report to Chancellor Kent Syverud at the end of Septem-ber. Though not yet released to the public as of Tuesday, the report calls on the university to make speech policies readily available in a centralized form and includes recommendations for navigating the ways in which speech should be restricted on the SU campus. The current state of speech polices at SU lacks transparency, and The Daily Orange Editorial Board agrees with the workgroup’s recom-mendations that the university has the right to end instances of assem-bly when they hinder the educational mission. These recommendations, if paired with a move toward clarity on behalf of the administration, would be a progressive way to ensure that these policies are clearly and fully disclosed to students. “The university need not tolerate the occupation of any space that is not deemed part of the public forum, such as a dormitory, a classroom building, the library, a dining com-mons, and so on,” the report says. The recommendation is valid — for the university to shut down instances of assembly that are intru-sive to academic environments would preserve educational resources for
students who are paying to attend educational spaces free of protests. In November of last year, THE General Body, a coalition of stu-dent organizations, held an 18-day sit-in in Crouse-Hinds Hall — SU’s main administration building that also hosts classrooms. While it is unclear at this time if the group was hindering SU’s educational mission by the work-group’s standards, having explicit designations of place, such as cam-pus buildings, where students can and cannot assemble in exercises of speech would be beneficial for the university moving forward. The clarification and central-ization of SU’s speech policies would ensure that resources are available at all times for on-cam-pus groups that may be organizing activist demonstrations and for students, faculty or staff who may feel their rights have been violated in any way in regard to speech. Although the university has plans in place to release the work-group’s report in its entirety, it should not have taken almost two months for the document to become available, considering the recom-mendations are dated Sept. 23. Moving forward from the report, the university should work to compose a central resource for its speech policies and ensure that these policies clearly define SU’s institutional standards for restricting speech on campus.
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SCPS officials discuss event space allocation for groupsBy Kate Capodannostaff writer
Every semester, Syracuse University’s Student Centers and Programming Services faces a new juggling act as it coordinates available event spaces and dates with requests from student organizations.
The event space allocation on campus is a tricky process, said Scott Casanova, asso-ciate director for SCPS. The SCPS staff is responsible for scheduling when and where each student organization can host its pro-grammed events.
The space allocation request process for spring 2016 started Oct. 28 and ended Nov. 4. During this time, SCPS received 96 different requests from SU student organizations, said Alex Snow, reservations and events manager for SCPS.
“We schedule everything across campus, except for the spaces in a few select buildings and anything to do with athletics,” Snow said.
This means that Snow and his colleagues control who gets to reserve space in venues like Goldstein Auditorium, Schine Underground and Skybarn.
To start the space allocation process, SCPS needs to make sure that all the groups that submitted a request are funded organiza-
tions. Although the groups do not need to be financed by SU’s Student Association to request a venue on campus, a bulk of the orga-nizations are SA-funded. Therefore, SCPS waits to start the space allocation process until SA announces its division of funding, Casanova said.
After all the requests have been verified, SCPS lays out every organization’s first choice for date and venue on a calendar to see where the conflicts lie, Snow said.
The most requested venue is Goldstein Auditorium and the most popular dates in the spring semester are usually the Friday and Sat-
urday after spring break, Casanova said. This means there are a lot of scheduling conflicts Snow and Casanova must resolve.
SCPS looks at the specific needs of each event to determine which space best suits the function, Casanova said.
“If you are looking to host a concert, and you’re planning to bring a big national act, then Goldstein is really the only place for something like that,” he said.
Other events can be more flexible in their location if they do not demand as many techni-cal resources, Casanova said.
In the spring, most of the events are annual events, so SCPS can anticipate when they need to be scheduled, Casanova said. However, spring holidays that bounce around, such as Easter and Passover, can create some chal-lenges, he said.
Not only is SCPS responsible for allocating event spaces for student organizations, but it also must accommodate university-wide events that specific colleges and offices, such as the Admissions Office, host. Events like Family Weekend, Orange Central Homecom-ing, accepted students days and the College of Visual and Performing Arts Senior Fashion Show are all exempt from the space alloca-tion process and are automatically scheduled, Casanova said.
However, SCPS does its best to accommo-date SU’s student organizations.
“Being that we are the students’ center, and Goldstein Auditorium, Schine Underground are technically student spaces, we try to give them the first shot to the best of our ability,” Casanova said.
With the high demand for event spaces and the popularity of certain dates, not everyone walks away with their first choice of time and place for their event, Snow said.
“People complain,” Casanova said.But he added that they work to the best of
their ability to provide students with a venue and a date that would best suit their organi-zation’s needs.
Organizations that submitted space allo-cation requests for spring 2016 should expect to hear back from SCPS on Wednesday con-firming their scheduled event space and date, Snow said.
“Our main priority in this juggling act is to make sure that every organization that has been allotted funds and that has put in a request walks away with a secured space,” Snow said. “It may not always be their first or second choice, but our goal every semester is to have them walk away with a space that fits the event they have described.”
photojournalism and broadcast journalism, according to the Newhouse website.
People tend to remember SU’s commitment to veterans affairs as beginning in WWII due to institutional memory and icons like Rosie the Riveter, Jones said, but the university had services for World War I veterans as well that set “fertile ground” for the expansion of vet-eran services during WWII.
“This is kind of that untold part. We see those pictures of all those people and we think they all just came back and they came to school and they got married and they had kids and they had their cool cars in the ‘50s and it was over,” Jones said. “We provided all this support.”
The university’s role in stepping up to accom-modate the educational needs of veterans ranked it first in New York state and 17th in the United States in veteran enrollment during the war, Jones said.
SU created five centers to address the needs of WWII veterans between 1943 and 1947, and the first three WWII veterans enrolled at SU before D-Day on June 6, 1944, Jones said. These centers included a speech clinic, a veterans educational program, an evaluation center, a psychological center and a veterans
advisement center, Jones said. The university used these new centers in
combination with its existing offices to assist veterans, Jones said, which included the Col-lege of Medicine, School of Speech and the physical education department.
Student veterans themselves also created centers for veterans on campus, Jones said. A modern example is the Student Veterans Orga-nization, which creates camaraderie among student veterans, informs them of campus resources and holds networking events and casual activities like barbeques for student vet-erans, said Charles Preuss, a veteran and junior in the School of Information Studies who is a former vice president of the organization.
“It’s a plethora of different resources that pretty much are set in place for all student veterans on campus,” Preuss said. “It’s to make their transition from the military to academic life as smooth as possible.”
SU is one of the better environments in the nation for student veterans, Preuss said, because the university provides one of the best support structures for them with IVMF and OVMA being on campus.
Being military-friendly is in the DNA of the uni-versity, Jones said, as is being a diverse campus. But he acknowledged that though SU has a rich history
with veterans affairs, there have been struggles.These struggles include protests during the
Vietnam War, and an opposition toward SU’s ROTC program, which was then centered in the College of Arts and Sciences, Jones said. In 1970, faculty voted to remove ROTC amidst the shut-down of ROTC programs at universities across the country in light of opposition to Vietnam, but Jones said then-Chancellor John Corbally instead moved the ROTC program out of the Col-lege of Arts and Sciences into the administration.
“The administration saw the value of ROTC even as it became politicized across the coun-try,” Jones said.
There have also been times in the universi-ty’s history when veterans affairs is not a prior-
ity, he added, because between wars, veterans become “invisible.” Veterans are a priority right now, he said, because there are so many across the country in the wake of the war on terror. Once the veterans graduate, Jones said that won’t be the case anymore.
Former Chancellor Kenneth Shaw was at the head of the university during a time when the U.S. was involved in little international conflict until the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Shaw, who was chancellor from 1991 to 2004, said military personnel were likely going overseas toward the end of his tenure, rather than coming home to study at universities.
Shaw acknowledged the efforts of former Chancellor Nancy Cantor in the veterans sphere, and those of Chancellor Kent Syverud in establishing the improvement of veterans affairs at SU as one of his primary goals as chancellor in his inauguration address.
Syverud’s most recent veteran-related ini-tiative is the creation of a veteran-focused medical hospital aimed to ease the projected 22,000-doctor shortage at Veterans Adminis-trations Hospitals across the nation.
“I think that the university has stepped up to the obligation,” Shaw said. “ … It’s a very important part of our history.”
veterans daycredit programs on campus, Jevis said. SU wants to ensure that these student veterans and their families feel welcome and know that they are an integral part of the campus community, she said.
“It’s about inclusion, acceptance, honor and support of our veterans who have served our country and their families who sacri-ficed,” Jevis said.
The first event of the day will be the
Annual Veterans Day Run, scheduled for 6:30 a.m., during which participants from the campus community and various other organizations will walk or run at Manley Field House to honor veterans and their ser-vice. The groups taking part in the run this year are University College, the Institute of Veteran and Military Families, the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs, ROTC and the Student Veterans Organization.
After the run, the Veterans Day Ceremony will be held in Hendricks Chapel at 11 a.m. The
ceremony’s keynote speaker will be Brig. Gen. Michael Fantini of the U.S. Air Force, who is currently the principal director for Middle East policy for the Pentagon.
Another event being held is the SU Veterans Writing Group, which will meet in Hall of Languages Room 207 at 7 p.m. for a discussion titled “What did you carry then? What do you carry now?” The meeting will feature nonfic-tion and poetry readings.
The SU Women’s Choir will perform in Setnor Auditorium in Crouse College at 8 p.m. to honor
the university’s commitment to veterans, accord-ing to a list of the day’s events released by SU.
SU Veterans Day will conclude with a Vet-eran’s Appreciation Day service and fellow-ship dinner entitled “Turn Down for What” in Hendricks Main Chapel and Noble Room. The service is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m.
In addition to the scheduled Veterans Day events, there will be a military photograph exhibition in SUArt Galleries that will last from November to January.
veterans the GI Bill supported between 1945 and 1950
9,464 The number of veterans SU admitted at the start of the
spring 1946 semester, nearly doubling the student body
If you are looking to host a concert, and you’re planning to bring a big national act, then Goldstein is really the only place for something like that.
Scott Casanovaassociate director for student centers and
programming services
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By Hanna Horvathstaff writer
Johnny Rockets is projected to open a new location of its spin-off burger restaurant, Johnny’s Burger Factory, early next year in Destiny USA.
Construction on the restaurant, which is expected to open in January or early Febru-ary 2016, will start next week. The location of the restaurant inside Destiny USA is not yet determined.
Johnny Rockets was founded in 1986 in Los Angeles and has about 320 locations. At some locations, employees sing and dance.
The new restaurant will have an indus-trial look and interactive features such as a video wall and digital message board, which represent a complete departure from Johnny Rockets’ original retro design and aesthetic, according to a press release about the opening.
This concept was created in part to appeal to millennials, said Bonnie Warschauer, a communications and public relations strate-gist currently working with Johnny Rockets, in the release.
“Every detail about the development of Johnny’s Burger Factory, from the first design to construction, product development and marketing had a new kind of consumer in mind,” Johnny Rockets CEO Charles Bruce said in the release. “It’s not possible to ignore millennials and still be competitive in the better burger category.”
From a marketing perspective, it is impor-tant for the new restaurant to stand out among the other restaurants in Destiny USA in attracting a younger, millennial audience,
said Clint Tankersley, an associate professor of marketing in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University.
“They have to determine where the com-petition is,” Tankersley said. “The question is, how are they going to be different from the other choices out there?”
Tankersley said Johnny’s Burger Factory needs to work to position itself in the market and offer a unique good for consumers. In terms of attracting its target customer base, he said it is likely that Johnny Rockets will use social media to connect and try to build a relationship with millennials, who Tankersley said “live on their phones.”
The first Johnny’s Burger Factory opened earlier this fall in Walden Galleria in Buf-falo. The restaurant at Destiny USA will be its second location, said Rob Schoeneck, the manager of Destiny USA. He added that the
Johnny Rockets currently in the mall has been “extremely successful” in the 15 years it has been there.
Schoeneck said even with the increased
number of restaurants in Destiny USA, Johnny Rockets has continued to perform strongly, and mall officials will see if the new idea per-forms just as well.
Tankersley said he is curious to see how the new restaurant will do going into the winter months, which usually result in lower rates of mall patrons.
“It will be interesting to see how Johnny’s Burger Factor will build up a market when they don’t have all the people coming down from Canada, from other places,” he said. “They are going to have to build off of the Syracuse citizen and student market.”
Johnny’s Burger Factory will divert from Johnny Rockets’ retro aesthetic and have interactive features to appeal to millennials. The restau-rant is projected to open its second location in Destiny USA in January or early February 2016. daily orange file photo
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The new location is projected to open in January or early February 2016.
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bidenlimited and having a ticket does not guarantee admission. SU students with valid SUIDs were able to pick up free tickets from the Schine Box Office.
Biden’s visit to SU is part of a four-stop col-lege tour to raise awareness about the White House’s “It’s On Us” campaign to prevent sex-ual assault on college campuses.
The doors to Goldstein Auditorium in Schine will open at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday for those who have tickets. The event will begin
around 11:45 a.m. All event attendees will undergo “airport-
like security” and should bring as few personal items as possible to the event, according to an SU News release. A bag and coat check will be available for attendees, and cameras are per-mitted at the event, according to the release.
The vice president will also discuss the public awareness campaign next week at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland; Clemson University in Clemson, South Car-olina; and Morehouse College in Atlanta, the White House said Friday.
While the workgroup was formed after concerns over the computer and electronic policy, the group decided that the rules gov-erning free speech should cover speech in all its forms, according to the report. The workgroup didn’t rewrite policies relating to free speech on campus, but rather gave a framework for thinking about the topic, as well as some recommendations.
“… We hope this document will stimulate a debate about freedom of speech on campus, how to define it, and how to protect it,” the report says.
One of the main portions of the workgroup’s report discusses when the restriction of speech is acceptable. SU is in “the strongest position to restrict speech when that speech … threat-ens to undermine the educational mission.”
If the university does limit speech because of a threat to its educational mission, it has to show how the limitations help the university achieve its educational mission.
While offensive speech is protected, speech that poses a serious threat to the listener of the speech is not protected, according to the report.
“The university’s current efforts are vague and overbroad, and they permit the listener to
weigh in too heavily in defining speech that is harassing,” the report says.
In order to protect minority viewpoints, the workgroup recommended SU support forums for open exchange of ideas.
The workgroup assumes campus is a public forum, according to the report, but SU could regulate areas like the Quad in order to protect the educational mission of the university.
In the section of the report on the occupa-tion of a campus building, the workgroup says the assembly itself is an act of speech, but if SU can demonstrate the assembly is hindering the educational mission, it can end the protest.
In November 2014, THE General Body, a coa-lition of student organizations, held an 18-day sit-in in Crouse-Hinds Hall — SU’s administra-tion building. While Crouse-Hinds serves as the administration building, classes are also held in the building, and THE General Body protesters stayed in the building’s first floor lobby. It is unclear if the group was hindering SU’s educa-tional mission by the workgroup’s standards.
“The university need not tolerate the occu-pation of any space that is not deemed part of the public forum, such as a dormitory, a class-room building, the library, a dining commons, and so on,” the report says.
Kevin Quinn, SU’s senior vice president for public affairs, said in an email that he
doesn’t believe there is any formal designation of Crouse-Hinds as a classroom building.
In December 2014, protesters held a “die-in” in Bird Library to rally against police bru-tality following the deaths of Eric Garner and Mike Brown.
The report also touches on the exhibition of banners and signs, saying that those items must be hung inside personal offices or dorm rooms. According to the workgroup’s proposal, the items may not be hung in common areas without per-mission from the building administrator.
Students at SU — a private university — should not have fewer free speech rights than students at public institutions due to federal funding and citizen preparation, according to the report.
In the hierarchy of speech portion of the workgroup’s assumptions, the workgroup says that sexual speech “should not be viewed as any more or less offensive than other types of speech that might be found offensive by other groups.”
“To list certain types of speech as more worthy of condemnation than others is itself offensive,” the report says.
In one of the final proposals in the report, the workgroup discusses computing and electronic communications. The workgroup “strongly” disagrees with the current com-puting and electronic communications policy that SU owns everything transmitted on the
system, according to the report.In 2012, the Foundation for Individual
Rights in Education (FIRE) — a nonprofit devoted to free speech — gave SU a red-light rating because of its computing and electronic communications policy.
The group instead says the creator of the content owns them and SU only “owns” doc-uments relating to the administration of the institution, such as student grades, financial data and personnel records. The group added that SU shouldn’t be allowed to access the non-administrative files without a subpoena.
Overall, the free speech policies of the uni-versity should be made easily available at one place on the SU website and in a single print publication, the report says.
In a separate letter to the presidents of the Student Association, Graduate Student Organi-zation, Student Bar Association and chair of the University Senate Agenda Committee, Syverud asks the four leaders to assess the report in their organizations and asks each representative to report back to him by April 15, 2016 with their organizations’ perspectives and viewpoints.
Syverud asked the four to produce one report representing the recommendations of all four organizations as well as hold campus forums about the recommendations.
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24,191,794The number of listens on Grimes’ song, “Genesis.” Recently, fans have become displeased with the artist’s poppier approach.
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“Weird pop” is the new normal.
This weird pop feel is seen across the industry and Grimes helped pioneer it to the
elation of some fans and the anger of others. Grimes, who put out her fourth studio album “Art Angels” last Friday, is now
in a much different position with her music than she ever was with any of her earlier work.
The artist, known for an eccentric and unique style of self-made music, is being given the full pop treatment by the media with this release. From the coverage she’s been getting, a casual listener or reader could under-standably surmise that Grimes is just another pop star with a huge album release cycle set to dominate radio plays and music writing alike.
This time, that assumption’s pretty on point.
For years, Grimes has been seen by many within and outside the mainstream press as the most bizarre name in today’s indie scene, with mumbled lyrics, high-pitched vocals and a style of modern elec-tronic pop that few really had expo-sure to at the time.
This is a revelation that some music fans haven’t taken to lightly. Artists like Tame Impala and The Weeknd, who had a small but ded-icated group of underground fans constructing their early fan bases, have released huge, booming pop albums this year — Tame Impala with “Currents” and The Weeknd with “Beauty Behind the Madness” — and have received acclaim from critics but backlash from fans.
It’s 2015, and weird electronic pop artists like Chvrches and Purity Ring (undoubtedly inf lu-enced by Grimes in their own ways) count as two of the fastest-growing names in music these days, leaving a larger market for Grimes’s music than ever before. With her 2012 release “Visions” being hailed by NME as among the greatest albums
music
‘Weird pop’ takes over music world
Class draws attention to social issues through installationsBy Kathryn Krawczyk staff writer
Stuck in the dirt along the edges of sidewalks, 4,000 glow sticks gently illuminated the outskirts of campus
with neon pinks, greens and yellows. They lit up the night, but held a purpose,
providing a sense of security as students made their way back to dorms and off-cam-pus housing on Oct. 21.
This project, called “Cuse Stay Safe,” commanded attention, and that was the point. The glow sticks were strategical-ly placed in high crime, low light areas, and each one was wrapped with a label containing Department of Public Safety contact information.
“Cuse Stay Safe” was organized by stu-dents in ARC 552: “Politics of Public Space.” In this class, students create public installa-tions that make a statement and stress the importance of public space in a community.Since the class started in the early 2000s, SU professor of architecture Lori Brown has taught it many times and oversaw public projects like this one and The Red Cup Proj-
ect, seen on Euclid Avenue last fall.“Today, almost nothing is public space
anymore. Even the sidewalks are owned by someone,” said Estefania Maldonado, a fifth-year School of Architecture student who helped organize the glow stick installation. “The class challenges the ideas and bound-aries of the public realm, and our glow sticks challenge viewers to see it in a different way.”
Within a single 15 week semester, students design and build one installation on campus and one for the city of Syracuse. They can opt to create two separate projects or stick to a common theme.
Even with this limited time frame, students don’t start planning when they first step into class. Politics of Public Space starts with four weeks of looking at public space issues like who has access to certain spaces and why it’s important. Students learn philosophies and theories behind public space. Then they have time to meet classmates, form groups of two to four people and collect their project ideas.
After a presentation of their ideas, students get to work by considering the space where they’d like to put their installation and seeing if they’ll need permission to install it. They
also decide what materials they’ll use and if funding is necessary to get them, Brown said.
Even though “Politics of Public Space” is classified as an architecture class, it’s
actually an interdisciplinary class open to students of all majors. Brown has had geog-raphy, women’s and gender studies, art and many other majors in her class, and all these views lead to better projects, she said.
It’s also helpful for architecture students, who sometimes get so caught up with their fellow majors that they forget they are actu-ally designing for a diverse audience.
“It leads to a much broader conversation,” Brown said. “[It] gets them to think beyond just the immediate context.”
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No other project has had that longer term, larger scale impact.Lori Brownsu professor of architecture
of all time and Pitchfork’s recognition of the album’s single “Oblivion” as the greatest song of the 2010s so far, Grimes had a bigger open-ing for coverage than any album of hers prior, with three years of buildup that included a saga with a scrapped recorded album.
The reactions to “Art Angels” have fol-lowed this trend — near-universal positive reviews for the album shine in contrast with fans complaining Grimes has gone too pop, too mainstream or too generic. Grimes, like
the two aforementioned artists that broke out in 2015, is now primed for her biggest album release yet.
But that’s how it should be. The words “weird pop” have a “pop” in there too. This has been a weird year for music in that the traditional labels of “indie,” “indie pop” and “indie rock” seem less relevant than ever. Artists formerly under their banner have gone, well, “pop.”
Honestly, I don’t know what kind of long-term effects this is going to have on music as a whole. I’m not going to be the first or last to suggest that indie as we know it is less indie than ever. For this brand of music, though,
I’m impartial to the phrase weird pop. It’s far more descriptive to answer the centuries-old “what kind of music do you like?” icebreaker ques-tion with, and labeling one’s tastes as weird off the bat is something that people with “alternative” tastes would gladly attach themselves with.
Grimes is past the idea of indie too; she said in a Sept. 28 New Yorker profile that hearing Mariah Carey when she was younger “shat-tered the fabric of my existence” as an artist.w
Don’t take away from what she’s accom-plishing, though: Grimes is a pop artist through and through, and that’s hardly the derogatory remark it may have been just a
few years ago. Pop is cooler than ever once again, and Grimes’ role as a pioneer of the “weird pop” movement is sure to take her career — and those of other musicians wait-ing to break out — to new heights. So don’t be bitter about your favorite artists going in a more poppy direction if that’s how they’re staying or becoming more relevant.
To use an out-of-context lyric from “Art Angels”: “Welcome to reality.”
Brett Weiser-Schlesinger is a sophomore newspaper and online journalism major. He
can be reached by email at [email protected] or by Twitter at @brettws.
It also challenges students to design some-thing that impacts an entire community, she said. Not everyone will be an architect, but everyone experiences space. As more and more space becomes privatized, this class is only becoming more important, Brown said.
With all this in mind, students work to com-municate a strong message for their audience through the installations.
“One thing I do ask is that they take on something that’s important to them,” Brown said. “They have to do something that’s a design intervention, as well as take on some-thing that’s significant to their life.”
The Red Cup Project echoed Brown’s tes-tament. Last fall, Students took a person-al cause and turned it into a project that extended beyond class expectations.
After each weekend, red cups litter the streets around campus. So to call attention to the waste behind Syracuse’s party scene, stu-
dents collected the cups and built a massive sculpture that took over a street last October.
The Red Cup Project was a success, attract-ing media attention from local and national media outlets. It had the potential to grow even further, and other college campuses were interested in building their own instal-lations, Brown said.
And even though some of the original creators have moved on, the Red Cup Project continues today. Their most recent installa-tion was at Stone Quarry Hill Art Park and ran through Sept. 29, according to the Red Cup Project Facebook page.
“No other project has had that longer term, larger scale impact,” Brown said.
But even though Brown serves as an advisor for the students’ projects, she takes no credit for the impact each has had.
“It’s their doing,” Brown said of the stu-dents. “I’m happy and supportive and I talk to them when they have questions, but really, it’s their creative project.”
The Red Cup Project, an installation in the class last year, forced members of the SU com-munity to confront the waste that parties leave behind. renee zhou staff photographer
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Ray bandBy Rebecca Plaut staff writer
Sophomore Suheli Ray calls singing “her boyfriend” and the stage “her home.”
The acting major’s big imagination is what sparked her passion for performance, singing and theater, she said. She has been singing since she was very young, began vocal lessons in seventh grade and has been acting in shows since she was in third grade.
At Syracuse University, Ray can been found performing at the Syracuse Stage/SU Drama Complex, Funk ‘n Waffles and at Jerk Magazine release parties.
When Ray is singing, she enjoys collabo-rating with friends and family, but also likes singing solo as a form of personal expression and accomplishment.
Ray finds that writing her own lyrics is benefi-cial because it compensates for the difficulty she has conveying her emotions verbally.
“… It’s just much easier for me,” Ray said. “I like writing songs that flow out, and people like listen-ing to stories through songs rather than hearing people talking about it.”
Not only does Ray sing and act, but she is also passionate about playing various instruments. Since second grade, she has been playing piano, and soon after, took on guitar, violin and flute.
It was Ray’s preteen idolization of Taylor Swift that prompted her to learn guitar. Like Swift, she primarily writes her own songs on either guitar or piano.
“I love writing my own songs because instru-ments are my biggest stress reliever,” Ray said. “I like playing music when I’m feeling sick and afterwards I just feel better immediately.”
Ray considers herself an acoustic songwriter. When she performs, she plays both originals and covers. Ray said performing familiar covers helps the audience stay involved and tuned in.
Before college, Ray participated in many select choirs, singing districts, theater produc-tions and sang at high school sporting events.
The singer looks to her mother for personal
inspiration; she used to always sing around the house and wanted to be a singer in New York.
Ray’s older sister is also a major figure she looks up to. Like her mother, Ray’s sister would sing around the house too. The sister duo has been collaborating on songs and harmonies together now for over three years.
Ray tends to focus on artists who write songs about topics that are emotionally touch-ing and contain a positive message. She also looks to artists who have a strong stage pres-ence and who perform with a lot of soul.
With everyone in her family working in the medical field, Ray’s parents are always encour-
aging her to go into medicine. Ray instead has chosen to prioritize her musical passions — her happiness is more valuable to her than earning a lot of money.
Even on Ray’s worst days, performing never fails to bring happiness into her life. She said once she’s in the zone, her negative feelings evaporate. Ray ’s central piece of advice to fellow rising artists is to seize any opportunity and go for it.
“If you are so passionate about something, don’t wait,” Ray said. “Do what you want to do because you only have one life.”
Singer, songwriter takes open mic, musical theater stage
I like writing songs that flow out, and people like listening to stories through songs rather than hearing people talking about it.
Suheli Ray sophomore acting major
SUHELI RAY spent some time this past summer in a small recording studio for the first time back in her hometown of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. She said the experience solidified her desire to pursue music in the future. dylan kim staff photographer
Santita Ebangwese shows vocal leadership for SU as freshmanBy Jack Uptonstaff writer
As the Syracuse server prepares to strike the ball over the net, there is usually silence — unless Santita Ebangwese is on the court.
Before every point, Ebangwese yells out what at first sounds gibberish. However, she says she is calling out the hitters, where they’re going to hit, along with the position of the setter. She said it allows the defense and blockers to be more aware of what’s coming.
“At first they didn’t know what I was say-ing,” Ebangwese said. “They start staring at me, maybe they’re focusing on me instead of what they’re doing.”
Head coach Leonid Yelin said having Ebangwese’s personality is necessary for the dynamic of a Syracuse (18-7, 9-5 Atlantic Coast) team seeing far more success with her on the court this season.
Ebangwese said her personality was so important to Yelin, that it was one of the reasons he recruited her.
“Seeing Sanitata get kills and then go crazy… it gets the whole team excited,” Belle Sand said. “What’s more exciting than her 10-foot kills? A kill is a kill, but those get you even more excited.”
Ebangwese, the only freshman starter on the team, was awarded ACC Freshman of the Week on Monday. Against North Carolina and North Carolna State, Ebangwese totaled 17 kills and 15 blocks, recording a career-high and Syracuse season-high 12 blocks on Sunday.
Ebangwese has the fourth most kills on the team and is 11 blocks behind the ACC leader in total blocks, teammate Leah Levert.
“It’s very nice to be recognized,” the fresh-man said, “but I’m playing the game for my team, I’m not playing it for awards.”
When Sand dove to the ground against UNC, saving the ball just before it hits the wood floor, setter Gosia Wlaszczuk looked to see which one of her hitters to set up. Ebangwese made her route from the middle to the outside, a set up to a massive slam on the opposite end of the court.
Ebangwese calls this her “fly.” There are very few Syracuse volleyball
games one will attend without seeing one of those from the freshman. As the season has gone on, Ebangwese believes teams have begun to game plan for her “fly”.
“They attack me,” Ebangwese said, “they know it’s a pretty powerful hit and it can also change momentum.
the bench. It’s rooted in a relentless drive to get a scholarship, temporarily shelving his desire to help others.
The sum of those parts is between the ears of Howard, a crafty freshman guard for the Orange who prides himself in calculated, yet ambitious decisions with the ball. Head coach Jim Boeheim dubbed him the best creative passer on the team.
“I don’t know if I see him as risky,” Howard’s mother, Gloria Howard, said of her son’s style of play. “I always saw it as, ‘Ooh, that was beautiful. I didn’t even see that.’”
Standing 6 feet tall since age 12, Howard spent the majority of his early basketball life commanding the court as a center. At an adolescent age when Howard did, and could have dominated the opposition with brute strength, his family wouldn’t stand for it.
It was a concerted effort to build Howard’s basketball foundation off intelligence and knowledge of the game, punctuated by read-ings such as “Coaching Basketball Success-fully,” penned by famed basketball coach Morgan Wootten.
Gloria Howard reminded her son that he had to be smart to play the game. Howard’s grandmother reminded him basketball was more than running up and down the court. The onus was on him to heed their advice.
“When you really get to sit down and study the game,“ Howard said, “examining and ana-lyzing the game is really different from just watching the game for entertainment.”
The center-turned-guard steadily applied his basketball intellect, but didn’t test it to the greatest extent until being sidelined for his junior year with a torn ACL. Head coach Glenn Farello of Paul IV Catholic (Maryland)
High School appointed Howard as a student assistant coach rather than next year’s hope.
He had a perfect view for a student try-ing to pick apart fast breaks and transitions on the fly. Howard attended late coaches meetings and was sought out for his opinion regarding certain team situations.
Howard still refers to his temporary role reversal as the best thing that could’ve hap-pened to him. It eased his transition from point guard to shooting guard in addition to shedding light on a potential career path.
“When you’re playing the game, you don’t see it in the same light,” Farello said. “… Instead of just attacking and reacting to a defense, (Frank’s) having a plan and having a purpose.”
During Syracuse’s basketball media day, Boeheim said there’s no one on his team that won’t play. But Howard’s blocked by mainstays Michael Gbinije and Trevor Cooney, in addi-tion to fellow newcomer Malachi Richardson.
Knowledge of the game can’t supersede physical talent, and Farello cited his former player’s defense as a particular weakness.
But Howard isn’t oblivious. He watches film of former SU guard Michael Carter-Wil-liams to pattern his game off it. He listened closely to the “whispers” of Syracuse stars Eric Devendorf and Scoop Jardine in pickup games over the summer.
It’s a constant aggregation, then applica-tion. He doesn’t know if he’ll find the success Carter-Williams did or if he’ll improve his defense enough to compete collegiately. But the question he can answer, is why he’s here.
“Sometimes I might make a turnover and (Boeheim) still tells me that’s a good play,” Howard said. “He saw what I was looking for, or he’ll tell me how I could’ve accomplished it.
“That’s the reason I’m here, is for me to make plays like that.”
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When Megan Quinn lined up on the blue line in practice as a freshman to take shots on goal, Syracuse goalkeeper Jenn Gilligan never knew what to expect.
Some players shot the puck hard enough to leave a stinger, but Gilligan said Quinn was “hit or miss.”
“Now it’s kind of one of those ones where you’re like, ‘Oh boy, this might leave a bruise,”’ Gilligan said.
Quinn, a sophomore, has transformed her game on the ice. After a fairly a one-dimen-sional role as a defender last season, the sophomore has embraced her new role, play-ing all three zones. She’s stronger, quicker and has an improved shot, making her a key contributor for Syracuse (5-5-1, 3-1-1 College Hockey America).
She’s on the penalty kill and the power play, using the endurance from a running background to help her handle extended minutes. She’s seeing time on offense to
show off her improved shot, and through 11 games this season has tallied two goals and five assists for a total of seven points, good for fifth on the team.
“In just a year, she’s gone from being just a defenseman … now you’re going out there, a little more sense of purpose,” Syracuse head coach Paul Flanagan said.
Last season, Quinn said she would get pushed around on the ice. In the offseason, there was a plan in place to fix it.
Quinn put on about 15 pounds of muscle, strength added through squats, bench presses and chin-ups. She’s testing better in the Syr-acuse weight room. Now, the roles from just a season ago have been completely reversed.
“This year I’m bumping people around,” Quinn said.
She also worked to fix her shot, making a con-scious effort to keep her head up and stay wary of how she shifts her weight when she’s sliding.
It’s a testament to the repetition she poured in over the summer on the driveway and on the ice. They were just minor adjustments to her fundamentals to increase efficiency, but the major differences are something Gilligan has experienced firsthand.
“I think she’s getting a lot more confident,” Gilligan said. “ … freshman year it can be a bit of a roller coaster for everybody, so I think she’s kind of settled in.”
While her shot has made her valuable on the power play, her speed has made her an indispensable part of Syracuse’s defense. Flanagan said he relies on Quinn’s agility to move the puck out of the zone and then jump in the play offensively.
In high school, Quinn was a distance run-
ner. She ran 3- and 5-kilometer races and specialized in the 1,500- and 3,000-meter runs in track. In preseason workouts, her blazing speed caught the eye of her teammates.
“We watched Quinn going and we’re like, ‘Is she on the hockey team or is she on the track team here? What is this business?’”
Gilligan said.With the number of minutes she’s playing,
Quinn has had to fall back on her endurance. She’s able to handle the workload of playing defense, the penalty kill and the power play.
Flanagan said that her strength “equals confidence,” a process that’s finally lending itself to increased productivity. Quinn’s been given an extended role, and is thriving as a jack of all trades.
“It’s definitely a privilege,” Quinn said. “It feels good to play all three and they have con-fidence in me. I think it puts more confidence in myself too.”
MEGAN QUINN has shown improvements in her shooting, strength and speed since her freshman year at Syracuse last season. moriah ratner asst. photo editor
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Sophomore Megan Quinn embraces do-it-all role for Orange
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D-III Mount Union builds repeated success on continuityBy Sam Fortierasst. web editor
When Mount Union, Division III football’s No. 1 team, beat Wilmington on the road on Oct. 24, it was the Purple Raider’s 100th consec-utive regular season win. Mount Union won that game 69-0, its next two by a collective 97-0 margin and has outscored opponents this season 502-31.
Head coach Vince Kehres is accustomed to success. Under his father, Larry Kehres, Mount Union won 54 consecutive games from 1996 to 1999, including three consecutive national championships. The team lost one game and then won 55 games in a row and three more championships.
He is the third Purple Raiders coach since 1962 and took over from his father in 2013.
“A lot of (college football) staffs have a lot of turnover, but we’re lucky here to have conti-nuity,” Kehres said. “If you come back within 30 years of graduating, your coach is still here. That gives us a strong (program). A lot of guys still feel connected.”
Sixteen of 18 current coaches are alums. The program has had several NFL products, including wide receivers Pierre Garcon and Cecil Shorts III as well as defensive coordina-
tor Dom Capers.But it ’s this season’s success which is
stranger than usual. After graduating Kevin Burke, two-time D-III player of the year at quarterback, Mount Union has relied on a wide receiver-turned-quarterback, a quarterback-turned-wide receiver and a once-undersized offensive lineman to lead the team.
The difficulty of building a D-III power-house is only compounded by higher-level schools trawling Ohio, the lack of scholarships and conference rules prohibiting Kehres to make home visits.
“(In recruiting), we sell tradition,” Kehres said. “We can sustain success. The key is getting (recruits) on campus in the fall. If they see the team play, they get a taste of the atmosphere.”
Kehres spends a lot of time on the phone and the road during the season. When he’s not coaching his current team, he’s visiting high schools and meeting parents.
He didn’t have to go far to recruit Taurice Scott, who attended high school nearby and played games in Mount Union’s stadium.
He arrived a quarterback, but sat behind Burke for two seasons. Kehres decided Scott’s athleticism could be better used than holding a clipboard. Scott went from throwing passes to
catching them, leading the 2014 team with 82 catches, 1,112 yards and 12 touchdowns.
“I enjoyed being a wide receiver,” Scott said through a Mount Union spokesman. “But I missed being quarterback … there’s still the quarterback inside me.”
With Burke gone, and newfound perspec-tive, Kehres said, Scott switched back. This season, Scott leads all of D-III in passing effi-ciency (189.2), throwing for 25 touchdowns and two interceptions.
Kehres’ philosophy, “PFP,” is one of the reasons Mount Union stays competitive year to year, he said. Kehres evaluates his Players, then builds Formations and Plays.
It’s not finding athletes which fit his system, it’s fitting his system to athletes.
Sometimes he thinks not having scholar-ships is an advantage because he tinkers with his roster constantly.
Before he switched Scott to receiver, Kehres tried him out as a defensive back. When he realized Roman Namdar wouldn’t play as a signal-caller behind Burke and Scott, he knew what to do.
Namdar, now a senior, leads the team with 681 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns. No receiver on the team has more than four scores. After switching positions, practice consistency
became a key to success, Namdar said through a team spokesman.
Additionally, Kehres looks for players who love the game. Without scholarships, he said passion is instrumental in building culture. He saw the desire to play in Mike Frank, who initiated meetings with the coaching staff after attending a high school summer camp while he was a 235-pound offensive lineman.
“Every time I turned around, he was here,” Kehres said. “He embraced the opportunity to be developed. I don’t know if we could’ve pre-dicted (his success) in the recruiting process … We thought, ‘Maybe he’ll be a good project.’”
Frank worked with the strength coaches, started as a sophomore and bulked up to 270 pounds as a senior before being named a pre-season All-American.
It’s the development, culture and adaptable system which covers recruiting off years. It’s the philosophy of a program that’s been headed by a Kehres since 1986.
“My dad had opportunities to leave, but he decided to stay and he felt comfortable here and he took pride in what we were putting together,” Kehres said. “It’d be difficult to leave because of how much we’ve invested … We want to see (success) carry on.”
I think she’s getting a lot more confident. Freshman year it can be a bit of a roller coaster for everybody, so I think she’s kind of settled in.Jenn Gilligansu goalkeeper
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OSKAR SEWERIN (3) has played sparingly this season, but took a key penalty kick against No. 5 UNC to advance SU to the ACC semifinal. chase guttman asst. photo edtor
regular season. All non-playoff games end with two periods of 10-minute overtime play and go directly to a tie if neither team scores. Each playoff game must have a victor, so penalty kicks ensue if neither team scores in overtime.
Despite Sewerin’s lack of minutes, he played a key role in the most important game Syracuse has played. The showdown with UNC avenged an earlier 2-1 loss to the Tar Heels in which SU gave up a 1-0 lead in the last 17 minutes. The win guaranteed No. 13 SU (11-5-3, 3-4-1 ACC) a date with No. 2 Clemson (15-1-2, 6-1-1) in the ACC semifinal. Whoever prevails will play the winner of No. 1 Wake Forest and No. 19 Virginia in the conference championship.
“ACC rules are you have to take someone over 6-foot-3 to take a penalty,” McIntyre joked about the stalky Sewerin. “… He’s one of the first guys on our penalty kick list.”
In the regular season, because there are no penalty kicks, SU didn’t practice them. In nearly every practice since playing BC, the Orange has taken some penalty kicks, Oy vind Alseth said.
Sewerin had an inkling that he would be taking penalty kicks if a game ever came down to them. In practice, he took more than some other players, and he was netting his shots.
At the end of the first overtime, coaches told him to warm up for penalties. Sewerin said as much as he tried to get warmed up, he was also caught up in trying to watch the game.
“I didn’t know that I was going to take the
third one,” Sewerin said. “I was maybe expect-ing to take one a little further down the road.”
McIntyre said he structures his penalty kick lineups with stronger penalty kick takers first during shootouts and asks players who wants to take penalty kicks instead of forcing cer-tain players to take them. Julian Buescher, who leads Syracuse in goals, assists and points, rang his first shot off the post. Alseth made his kick, but so did both of UNC’s first two shooters.
When Sewerin stepped up to take the kick, his goal was to just read the goalie. Sewerin said that Syracuse didn’t watch any tape of Tar Heels goalkeeper James Pyle in previous penalty kick situations and that SU typically only scouts other teams’ penalty kick takers for goalie Hendrik Hilpert.
As Sewerin wound up, the goalie dove in the same direction he was going to shoot it. For-tunately for Sewerin, the ball was low enough that Pyle couldn’t get his body to the shot.
“He didn’t seem nervous at all, he seemed very confident,” Alseth said. “Got a little bit lucky, though, with the goalie, but that doesn’t matter as long as the penalty goes in.”
Sewerin said he’s taken penalties before and never in such a big moment, but it took until he had stepped back from the moment to consider the brevity of the penalty kick.
When it came down to crunch time, when Syracuse’s season could’ve ended, even if only temporarily, McIntyre brought in one of his players that’s seen the least action.
“When you’re not playing that much,” Sew-erin said, “you want to try to contribute as much as you can.”
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You said what? Scott Shafer will address the national media on Wednesday ahead of Syracuse’s game against No. 1 Clemson on Saturday.See dailyorange.com
Get loudSantita Ebangwese always makes her presence known on the court with her voice. She’s been good as a freshman for SU. See page 12
Quinnsanity Megan Quinn only played on one line for Syracuse a season ago. Now she plays on all three and scored a goal Tuesday night. See page 14
men’s soccer
Buescher receives ACC honor
men’s soccer
Sewerin contributes to SU through penalty kicks
By Jon Mettusasst. web editor
Syracuse sophomore midfielder Julian Buescher was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Confer-ence first team, the conference announced Tuesday.
Junior midfielder Oy vind Alseth earned third team honors and defenders Miles Robinson and Kamal Miller were selected to the All-ACC Freshman team.
Buescher leads the Orange with eight goals, seven assists and 23 points. He is the only player on the team to register at least one shot in every game this season. As a freshman last season, Buescher made the all-freshman team and second team All-ACC.
Alseth is tied for third on the team with 11 points. He switched to the central midfielder position this season, but has split time between that spot and his old posi-tion of wingback while midfielder Korab Syla has been hurt.
Robinson and Miller are part of a three-man back line for the Orange that has started every game. Robinson has scored three goals and is fourth on the team with 18 shots, while Miller has found the back of the net twice. The duo has contributed to five Syracuse shutouts.
Syracuse also moved up two spots to No. 13 in the coaches’ poll on Tuesday after defeating then-No. 5 North Carolina in penalty kicks on Sunday in the quarterfi-nals of the ACC tournament.
The Orange (11-5-3, 3-4-1 Atlantic Coast) will face No. 2 Clemson (15-1-2, 6-1-1) at 7 p.m. on Wednesday in South Carolina in the semifinal of the ACC tour-nament. Clemson led the confer-ence with four players named to the first team.
Oskar Sewerin paced, matting down the grass so he didn’t slip. He lined up a few yards off the ball and waited for the referee to let him approach it
for a penalty kick. The junior defender was the third
player to take a penalty kick for Syra-cuse against North Carolina. He had played just one game — a 5-0 stomping of Pittsburgh on Sept. 25 — prior to the Atlantic Coast Conference quar-
terfinal before being plucked from the roster to take the pivotal kick.
“I’ll be honest, I was pretty relaxed … The only thing I can do is tell the guys I’m proud of them, I love them, get out there, good luck and enjoy it,” McIntyre said. “Now, if I
turn around and say, ‘You must score this goal,’ that probably undermines what we’re trying to do.”
Syracuse started practicing pen-alty kicks after the Orange’s 2-1 loss to Boston College to close out the
By Connor Grossmanasst. sports editor
Pinned on the wall of Frank Howard’s room was a list of skills college basketball pro-
grams were looking for. Ranging from ball handling to defense, the curled up piece of paper confronted Howard each day from sixth grade through high school.
It came down only when Howard validated the list, receiving a schol-arship from Syracuse.
Howard knew the skills he needed to hone and had the mental capac-ity to pick himself and other play-ers apart. He’d return home from games and break down which of his teammates benefitted most playing certain positions.
“You can never turn it off,” Howard said of his basketball IQ. “It’s how you play the game; how you move, where to move to.
“It’s the biggest part of the game.”Basketball has always been
methodical to Howard. It’s rooted in a lifetime of watching basketball games with his grandmother, who drilled her grandson, asking why plays happened the way they did.
It’s rooted in a year of high school spent recovering from an ACL injury, taking up the role of assistant coach instead of dead weight at the end of
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Mind game
Howard leans on basketball IQ to pave way to Syracuse
see sewerin page 15
see howard page 12FRANK HOWARD will use his basketball smarts in his freshman season at Syracuse, which he honed while he was out with a torn ACL during his junior season in high school. jessica sheldon staff photographer
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