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•••Siriki has a lot of homes. The first is Korhogo, in northern Ivory Coast. There
he lived with his grandmother and sisters for the first 13 years of his life. The next is the Bronx, New York where his mother Sanogo Korotoume and sister, Djara, moved in with Siriki’s father, Souleymane 10 years ago. The most recent is Syracuse, where Siriki is a graduate assistant for the Orange football team after playing two years at middle linebacker in 2011 and 2012.
He didn’t make the NFL as a player after transferring to SU from Nassau (New York) Community College, but his ability to motivate young players at Syracuse has given him a foot inside the door of college coaching.
Every step draws him further away from the Ivory Coast, the home he thought he’d never leave. He interned with the Buffalo Bills coaching staff this past summer and during Syracuse games he sits in the booth with SU defen-sive coordinator Chuck Bullough. He smiles when he says he could be the first Ivorian head coach in the NFL.
“There were times along the way that I thought it may have been easier if I just stayed in the Ivory Coast and dealt with what was going on,” he said. “But then I think that I’m supposed to be here sharing with these young guys.”
And many around him don’t know what it’s taken to get there.
“They don’t need to, because I know,” he said. •••
For kids in Korhogo, life revolved around soccer.The daily break from class between noon and 1 p.m. was
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N • talking pointsExperts weigh in on what the results of the 2014 midterm elec-tions mean for Syracuse and for the country going forward. Page 3
P • Breaking barriersPeter Verheyen, a librarian and research analyst at SU, lived in West Berlin from 1984–87. In 1989 he returned to help tear the Berlin Wall down.Page 11
S • shine onSyracuse’s Darius Kelly is a regular safety until the Orange rolls out its third-down Okie package and he becomes a quarterback- confusing “star” hybrid player.Page 20
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By Jesse Doughertysports editor
Siriki Diabate and his mother stood in the outdoor marketplace across from her home in Abidjan, Ivory Coast and watched as up to 18 people were slain in
the street. He looked across at the city’s French bookstore. The owner was being beaten while products were ripped off his shelves.
The marketplace was ransacked as the scene turned into a riot. Just minutes ago, the city was as innocent as Siriki’s 10-year-old eyes. That night a law was put in place that kept everyone in Abidjan indoors after dark for at least two weeks.
The Ivory Coast was on the doorstep of a civil war that would tear the country at its seams and Siriki was growing up at the center of it.
“It was no way for a child to live,” Siriki, now 23, says wincing. “No way at all.”
siriki diabate left the Ivory Coast, his home country, because it was breaking out into a civil war. After he moved to the Bronx, New York, he found football, became a player and now a coach for Syracuse. frankie prijatel asst. photo editor
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Chancellor discusses demands
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unfinished journey
After leaving a war-torn Ivory Coast, Siriki Diabate dreams of going back
By Justin Mattinglyasst. news editor
Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud and Bea Gonzalez, dean of University College, met with mem-bers of THE General Body Wednes-day night in the lobby of Crouse-Hinds Hall to discuss certain parts of the group’s list of grievances.
Representatives of THE General Body, Syverud and Gonzalez dis-cussed seven separate issues in the meeting, which lasted for around an hour and 15 minutes.
The issues discussed were:
— Retaliation toward protesters— The changes to SU’s mission and vision statement— The closing of the Advocacy Center— Changes to the POSSE program— Search for an Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator— Problems with mental health services on campusIn total, 14 members of THE
General Body represented the group. Other protesters sur-rounded the meeting place, offer-ing snaps of approval when certain topics were discussed. SU students who were not able to get into Crouse-Hinds because the space had reached maximum occupancy lined the windows outside the building. They also tapped on the
Syverud, students can’t reach resolution at sit-in
WHAT IS THE GENERAL BODY? A coalition of student organizations at SU that is aiming to educate and inform other SU students on the list of grievances and campus issues.
source: the general body website
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By Hannah Redfield staff writer
One of my favorite takeout places is Bleu Monkey Cafe on Marshall Street. Nothing compares to a chicken bento box, complete with a veggie spring roll, salad with sweet ginger dressing and four perfect pieces of a California roll.
That’s what I thought, at least, until I got my hands on a different monkey — Victory Brewing Company’s Gold-en Monkey beer. This bold tripel ale embodies some of the same eastern spices found in my treasured bento box, but in a delicious, liquid form.
Victory Brewing Company has labeled this beer as “a magical, mystical Monkey whose golden soul glows with the wisdom of the ages.” I don’t know much about mystical monkeys, but I agree that this beer almost glows. As soon as I poured the beer, the golden color cascaded into the cup and a fizz-ing, cream-colored head formed on the surface. Bubbles surged from the bot-tom of the glass and erupted to the sur-face, making the beer almost shimmer.
As soon as the brew touched my lips, I tasted a rush of bread-like, malt
flavors. It is a Belgian-style tripel ale, which means it is brewed with triple the amount of malts than typical Bel-gian ales. The intensity of the malts fermented into this beer gives it a bitter taste that I mistook for hops at first. It seems contradicting that such a rich, profoundly flavored beer is also light-bodied, but Golden Monkey does not sit heavily on the tongue.
Moving past the malt base of the beer, exotic eastern flavors come into play. One can taste a hint of ginger as well as other unidentified fruity, sweet tastes. I found that the warmer the beer got, the more these flavors became apparent. You can taste the heat from the alcohol of this 9.5 per-cent ABV brew on your tongue, and a slight burning sensation stays in your throat for a while after each sip.
The mix of strong malts, fruity flavors and added eastern spices does not sound like a winning combination. Much the same way that all the compo-nents of a bento box need to be present, however, these seemingly mismatched ingredients come together in a beer that is truly mystifying.
Bold tripel ale contains bread-like, fruity tastes
THIRSTY thursday | victoria brewing company’s golden monkey beer
Victoria Brewing Company’s Golden Monkey Beer is brewed with triple the amount of malts compared to typical Belgian ales. It also contains hints of ginger and fruity flavors. victoria krog staff photographer
INSIDE N • Order upStarbucks has announced that it will start offering delivery soon, but only from certain locations.
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S • Can you hear me now? Gerald Robinson decommitted from Syracuse football’s Class of 2015 because the team wasn’t calling him enough.
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By Annie Palmerstaff writer
The future of Syracuse University’s promotion policies may be more dan-gerous to academic freedom than the threats that resulted from the firing of a professor at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the University Senate voted on Wednesday.
The unanimously voted motion came up after Bruce Carter, associate professor of psychology and child and family studies, presented two motions in response to the May 10 decision by the Board of Trustees. The decision
called for the promotions policy to be changed in several ways, including that the Vice-Chancellor and Provost
Eric Spina handle all cases of promo-tion, instead of faculty in respective
schools and colleges. The senate also discussed a resolution on academic freedom that concerned a professor losing his job at Urbana-Champaign after controversial tweets about the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
The University Senate voted to object to the Board of Trustees’ deci-sion, citing that the decision ignored a 76-1 senate motion to create a commit-tee of tenured faculty members that would review promotion decisions. Instead it relied on an incomplete report created by the now-defunct University Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on Promotions. The second motion
reaffirmed that involving only the administration in promotion cases would remove faculty entirely from the decision making process.
Both motions concluded by saying that the senate calls for the board to “reconsider their decision and/or explain their actions.”
“It devalues the meaning of pro-motion at any rank at this university, since it opens up for consideration lots of non-scholarly, non-professional considerations to be used in promo-tions,” said Robert Rubinstein, chair of the Appointment and Promotions
By Thomas Beckley-Foreststaff writer
Tuesday night’s elections saw a nation-wide victory for the Republican Party, which edged out Democratic candi-dates to pick up crucial Senate seats in competitive states such as North Car-olina, Iowa, Arkansas, Colorado and
West Virginia. The newly won Senate majority leaves the GOP controlling both houses of the legislature. Locally, Republican challenger John Katko defeated Democrat incumbent Dan Maffei to become the representative for the 24th Congressional District. The Daily Orange talked to political science professors Christopher Faricy, Grant
Reeher and Kristi Anderson about what these results mean both nation-ally and locally.The Daily Orange: Should the Repub-lican takeover be seen as a national statement against the Democrats and President Barack Obama?Christopher Faricy: This is one thing that really needs to be cor-
rected. There are a lot of structural reasons that we’re getting the results that we are, and because these results are structural, they can’t be assigned to a national mandate. Presidents’ parties always lose seats in the sixth year of a presidential term regardless of the president’s popularity. Then
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Tech talkThe Hack Hunger and Homelessness event takes place on Saturday and Sunday at the Tech Garden.See Monday’s paper
Joining forcesBlackboard is joining with Chegg to offer Chegg’s tutoring and study support services to students. See Monday’s paperN
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rep. Dan MaFFei gives a speech to supporters and members of the media on Tuesday night. Maffei lost to Republican challenger John Katko in the 24th Congressional District race on a night when Republicans made significant gains across the country. renee zhou asst. photo editor
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Senators vote to oppose SU promotion policy
Here is a round-up of the top stories published in The Daily Orange this week.
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DAT rAlly Following the Diversity and Trans-parency Rally Monday afternoon on the steps of Hendricks Chapel, students marched to Crouse-Hinds Hall and staged a sit-in. Chancellor Kent Syverud visited the protesters Tuesday afternoon and a meeting was held between the protesters and the adminis-tration Wednesday night.
sU employee poliTicAl DonATionsSU faculty and staff members donated more than $25,000 to polit-ical campaigns and organizations this election season — an increase from past midterm elections.
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king of heArTs Actor and comedian Kevin Hart performed at Goldstein Audi-torium on Sunday as part of his nationwide college tour. Hart performed new material and kept audiences laughing with jokes about his personal experiences.
looking bAck Peter Verheyen, a librarian and research and emerging issues analyst, chipped away at the Ber-lin Wall in 1989. Twenty-five years later, Verheyen remembers and reflects on the effects of that his-torical moment in today’s society.
wriTe AwAy The Writing Our Lives programs teaches local middle and high school students to express them-selves and ideas they care about through writing. This past weekend the program hosted their fall confer-ence, themed “Youth lives matter.”
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lining Up Syracuse freshman linebacker gave the Orange a look into the future with a breakout perfor-mance against N.C. State.
foreign fielDs Syracuse field hockey has thrived in the Atlantic Coast Conference and nationally with a strong pres-ence in European recruiting. brighTer lighTs After missing all postseason play last year, Syracuse men’s soccer is the No. 1 team in the country and primed for success heading into the ACC tournament.
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elections 2014
Ask the experts: Professors react to midterm results
@roberthardingAs I noted last night, this was the first time Maffei has lost Onondaga County in five elections. And he lost it big time. #NY24 #315elex
what is usen?The University Senate is the academic governing body of the university and is made up of faculty, students, staff and administration members. The majority of its work is done in 17 standing committees, which report to the full senate at least once a year.
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Starbucks to deliver to select cities in 2015By Danny Mantoothstaff writer
While Starbucks has announced plans to start offering delivery, it is unclear whether the Mar-shall Street Starbucks will implement the service.
Marshall Street Starbucks manager Marty Lynch said the beginning stages of the Starbucks delivery is supposed to happen within the next
fiscal year. Lynch said he does not know whether the Marshall Street Starbucks will implement the service, adding that he wonders whether a delivery model is effective at a location like his.
The announcement to start delivering comes with few details other than that Starbucks will begin its service in select locations. The delivery plans for the second half of 2015 were announced by Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz last Thursday after discussing the Seattle-based company’s fiscal fourth quarter results. The company did not disclose in which cities coffee and food delivery will be available.
“Especially in this type of store, it’s sometimes a little bit different,” Lynch said, referring to the majority of his customers being college students. “It might be a little different whereas it might fit
better in the store down in Armory Square because they’re around more of the businesses.”
Many Syracuse University students were fully supportive of the idea of Starbucks delivering.
“I think a Starbucks delivery service would be awesome because sometimes I want to go get coffee before class but I don’t have time,” said Emily Washburn, a freshman advertising major.
Clara Perez, a sophomore architecture major, said she thinks it would be particularly helpful in the winter.
“Why would you want to walk outside? I would get it delivered,” she said.
Earlier this month, Starbucks announced that it will begin testing its new mobile pre-ordering service in Portland, Oregon, allowing customers to order before arriving at a store.
Thomas Lumpkin, the Chris J. Witting Chair in Entrepreneurship at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, said he is interested in Starbucks’ business itself.
“It seems that their service offering is so lim-ited because the product prices are low. Starbucks coffee is famously expensive, but three or four dollar coffee does not compare to a whole meal — and the product offering is thin,” he said.
When it comes to society, Lumpkin said he does not believe there is a massive trend toward mobile food ordering, rather that there has been a trend toward delivery in general.
“I don’t think there’s a massive shift,” he said. “There’s been a trend in this direction for deliv-ery in general. FedEx and UPS stocks are doing well because of the increase in delivery. I’m not too surprised Starbucks is getting in.”
While there are plenty of other examples of
food delivery services, Starbucks believes it is poised to take control of that sector. Lumpkin is skeptical, though, saying he finds it hard to believe that the company would dominate the delivery market.
Alex McKelvie, chair of the entrepreneur-ship and emerging enterprises department at Whitman, said he thinks other companies will react to Starbucks’ announcement. If Starbucks starts delivering, other companies will follow
that model, he said.There is a social component to the delivery
model as well, Lumpkin added. “On the one hand, I think there still is an inter-
est in being at home, staying in rather than going out, maybe even cocooning and so I don’t think it’s ineffective,” he said. “I can imagine it would be more environmentally savvy, maybe that uses more energy than a restaurant having a couple people going to their homes.”
“Starbucks is a smart and competitive com-pany,” Lumpkin said, emphasizing that the company would in all likelihood not pursue any avenues without extensive research beforehand.
BY THE NUMBERSHere are the number of Starbucks stores nation and worldwide as of Sept. 30:
Stores outside of the US: 8,827Stores in the US: 11,910
source: loxcel geomatics’ website
There’s been a trend in this direction for delivery in general. I’m not too surprised Starbucks is getting in.Thomas Lumpkinthe chris j. witting chair in entrepreneurship at the martin j. whitman school of management
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building. They also tapped on the glass windows to show their approval.
“I’m here to hear you,” Syverud said. “What we would really like to do in the meeting is make a move toward action.”
Syverud said that he hoped great progress would come from the meeting.
“It does need to be taken seriously,” Syverud said in reference to the meeting. “Serious to me doesn’t mean appointing another workgroup or listening meeting.”
Both sides agreed that protesters should not receive any retaliation from employees or agents of SU. A non-retaliation agreement was also pre-sented to Syverud for him to sign.
“Up to this point, I think the students involved in it (the protest) have been responsible,” he added. Syverud did not sign the document.
Ben Kuebrich, a compositional and cul-tural rhetoric Ph.D. candidate, introduced the discussion of changes to the SU mission and vision statement. Kuebrich asked for the vote on the proposed statements at the Board of Trustees meeting Thursday and Friday to be postponed, citing a lack of campus discussion
“I really have tried to engage and seek oppor-tunities for engagement,” Syverud said.
Syverud said that he doesn’t control the agenda of the board’s meetings, but said he
will contact Board of Trustees Chairman Richard Thompson to encourage Thompson to delay the vote. Syverud said he can’t prom-ise a postponement will happen, but said he should have an answer by Thursday.
Becca Glaser, a graduate student in the cre-ative writing program, said she wants THE Gen-eral Body to meet with the Board of Trustees.
“Having this discussion with 109 people is challenging,” Syverud said.
Farrell Brenner, a representative for THE General Body, led the discussion on the closing of the Advocacy Center, saying the decision-making process was wrong and the changes needed to be communicated better.
Syverud said he worries he has “not adequately communicated” the changes and said he was will-ing to work with the protesters outside of work-groups that “go into a black hole.”
Glaser said that she wants Syverud to use the word “apology” in reference to the closing of the Advocacy Center and said, “In that decision, you actually let so many people down.”
The discussion on changes to POSSE scholar-ships did not lead to an agreement. Syverud said that he agreed with the protesters that communi-cation was lacking in the decision.
Miles Marcotte, who represented POSSE scholars, said that he wants SU to honor its origi-nal contract with POSSE and extend the contract for another five years. Syverud said that he can’t promise any particular resolution, but said he
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chancellor kent syverud talks with student protesters during a meeting on Wednes-day night to discuss their list of grievances. frankie prijatel asst. photo editor
has talked with the POSSE Foundation directly.In the discussion on a search for an American
with Disabilities Act coordinator, Syverud said “every decision involves a complex history,” and that he would work with representatives of THE General Body to improve resources for students with disabilities.
Nick Holzthum, a sophomore information management and technology major and rep-resentative for THE General Body, said that he wants another search for an ADA coordi-nator and asked for a start date of Spring 2015 for the search.
The final topic on the agenda was mental health
services and Syverud ended by saying that he will look to hire more psychiatrists.
“I feel like this is work that has to begin now,” he said.
The meeting concluded around 10 p.m. and protesters said they will still be sitting-in Crouse-Hinds overnight.
“This meeting doesn’t mean we’re leaving,” said Colton Jones, one of the leaders of the protest.
Syverud said that he and Gonzalez have a long night ahead of them.
Said Syverud: “I think we have a lot to do for tomorrow.”
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DAT Rally was held on the Quad from 3:30–4:30 p.m.
THE General Body marched to Crouse-Hinds Hall after the rally and was initially locked out of the building. The group managed to enter the building through another entrance and then staged a sit-in that night in the lobby of Crouse-Hinds.
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Chancellor Kent Syverud stopped by the sit-in for several minutes around 3 p.m. Syverud said he would read the list of grievances and demands by THE General Body. Syverud also appointed Bea Gonzalez, dean of University College, as the liaison between the coalition and the chancellor.
wednesday
THE General Body held a press conference at 3 p.m. with five protesters describing the issues on campus the coalition is trying to address.
Syverud met with THE General Body at 8:30 p.m. in the Crouse-Hinds lobby. Fourteen protesters represented the coalition during the open meeting.
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Advertisers are trying a new approach when it comes to digital marketing.
On Oct. 30, Instagram announced that video ads from select brands would begin to appear on users’ feeds, making them the last of the social media heavyweights to integrate advertisements. Tumblr and Snapchat began rolling out their video marketing campaigns earlier in October, while Facebook and Twitter users have been seeing companies’ promotions for months now.
Good advertisements should match the identity of the social channel, while not inter-rupting the natural flow of the app or website. Social networks have figured out creative ways to keep both the consumers and advertisers happy, proving that we’re in a new era of digi-tal marketing.
Instagram has the right idea by having its executives handpick which brands can display ads, as well as working with its content teams
throughout the creative process.Instagram reviews all clips to ensure that
they contain new content, fit the style of the platform and are not simply repurposed com-mercials from other outlets, according to an Oct. 30 Adweek article. By being so selective, these 15-second spots have a good chance of actually being entertaining and engaging rather than annoying.
“We work together from the beginning of a campaign — from the concept phase to production to final edit before a campaign goes live,” said Jim Squires, Instagram’s director of marketing in an April Adweek article.
Like Instagram, Tumblr’s executives understand the importance of seamlessly
adding advertisements without alienating its dedicated following. Tumblr’s video ads are set to auto-play when scrolled over, but will be muted by default with the option to activate the sound. This gives users the choice of watching the ad or simply scrolling past without interrupting their browsing with unwanted noise.
Snapchat’s features and interface provide an ideal situation for brands and users to coexist. Depending on the targeted demographic, ads will appear as a Snapchat Story in the recent updates section, viewable only if clicked on. Most users will check it out of curiosity and others will choose to bypass it if they aren’t interested — a win-win for brands looking to endorse their product while avoiding being bothersome.
There is a fine line between subtle promotion and invasion of our digital personal space, and companies are beginning to realize this. We’ve been trained to hate advertisements but with
the addition of video, demographic targeting fea-tures and hands-on help from social networks, things are changing. Many ads are now tailored to our personal interests and are becoming something we don’t mind viewing.
As technology improves, so do companies’ marketing methods and awareness of users’ likes and dislikes. Though ads might never feel com-pletely natural to our social media experience, they are starting to feel less and less like foreign entities that popped up in our feeds. Our favorite social networks may not be ad-free anymore, but with advertisers’ improved tactics, there is enough digital space for brands and users to coexist in harmony.
Aarick Knighton is a junior information management and technology major.
His column appears weekly. He can be reached at
[email protected] and followed on Twitter @aarickurban.
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Social media ad improvements will start new era of digital marketingAARICK KNIGHTONAN URBAN LOOK AT TECHNOLOGY
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Last night I spent the night on the floor of Crouse-Hinds Hall, along with dozens of other students. If I am being honest, I usually don’t participate in actions like these — movements that point out injustices and seek to remedy them, because I am very comfortable being an onlooker. I prefer to watch things unfold from a dis-tance, to see all the moving parts and predict, for my own benefit, what is going to happen. However, the actions, demands and requests of THE General Body, are so incredibly important, that I felt compelled to join.
A university is meant to be a flourishing community where every single member feels comfortable to be who they are, challenge their beliefs so that they may become stronger and grow individually as a human being and as a member of a larger society. For me, this means the creation of decision-making processes that involve proportional representation of all stakeholders at all times.
What I have seen here at SU, however, is a dated, non-inclusive,
hierarchical and, frankly, shame-ful top-down corporate style of conducting activity. Priorities and goals are set at the top of the SU pyramid, and are implemented with seemingly little regard for human well-being. From what I can tell, this type of decision making stems from an overwhelming focus on the bottom line, causing different members of the community to be given monetary values: some with a red number, indicating an expendi-ture, and some with a black number, indicating a revenue source.
When an organization puts money first, humans, take a back seat. I went to Crouse-Hinds, and will continue to participate until our voices are not only heard but our opinions heeded, to advocate for human-based decisions.
Yes, we can be cognizant of the bottom line, but life, and certainly education, is not about money. It is about humanity.
If we place our people first, in every decision we make, then all of our problems will not only be addressed, but there should be no need for protesting in the
future. When issues arise, our sys-tems will be fully capable of resolv-ing them. Indeed, more likely than not, a human-first decision making process will yield very few issues affecting humans. I can assure you that the bottom line will follow, people will line up to be a part of what we will have created.
Jason Ashley ‘16Political science Citizenship and
Civic Engagement major
letter to the editor
Student reflects on taking part in sit-inscribble
The sit-in at Crouse-Hinds Hall needs to reach a resolution. To accomplish this, the administration and THE General Body need to work together.
THE General Body has brought important university issues — such as transparency, diversity, accessibility and mental health resources — to the forefront. From this, a plan of action needs to be formed by both THE Gen-eral Body and administrators.
The meeting on Wednesday night between THE General Body and Chancellor Kent Syverud did not result
in any concrete agreements between the administration and THE General Body. Because of this, the university and protesters are caught in a stale-mate. This division is not good for current Syracuse University students, staff, faculty or for prospective stu-dents touring the school.
THE General Body should devel-op exact requirements for what it will take for its sit-in to end. It will be up to THE General Body to draw up a document that defines what can bring this sit-in to a close. It
should be clear about if it will leave when the demands are agreed to, or when the changes are actually implemented — keeping in mind that many of its grievances cannot be solved overnight.
After receiving THE General Body’s criteria to end its sit-in, administrators must be completely transparent in their decision-making. It’s likely that not all of the protesters’ requirements will be met. But the administration must provide specific reasoning as to why it cannot grant THE General
Body’s requests.Administrative transparency
can begin now. If there is a request that the university will consider but cannot guarantee overnight, admin-istrators should negotiate with THE General Body about when it will provide answers, or exactly when the campus community can expect changes to take place.
Reaching a resolution will require compromise from both sides. THE General Body should realize that all of the changes it is asking for might
not be feasible or could take a long time to implement. But it is up to the university to explain exactly why it cannot agree to something or why a specific policy cannot not go into effect right away.
THE General Body should explicitly define what it needs in order to reach a resolution to the sit-in. And in turn, the university must prove it is not only committed to listening to the demands of THE General Body, but is also com-mitted to becoming more transparent in its decision making process.
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usenCommittee.
The board’s decision also called for the cre-ation of a task force of faculty to work with Spina in creating a new faculty committee to meet with him and make recommendations on promotion and tenure cases. Spina said he and Syverud will be meeting to talk about member-ship on the committee, but that currently “the ball is in my (Spina’s) court.”
The senate also motioned to endorse the four recommendations included in the report by the Appointment and Promotions Committee, which included that, for this year only, the Office of Aca-demic Affairs comply with the board’s decision; that the task force should include current and recent members of the Appointment and Promo-tions Committee; that the official faculty review and advisory committee should include the chair
of the Appointment and Promotions Committee; and that the Office of Academic Affairs work with the Committee on Appointment and Promotions to make sure the new policies are consistent across the university.
After the academic freedom resolution was tabled at the last senate meeting, Mark Rupert and Margaret Susan Thompson, political science professors and university senators, introduced their resolution in support of academic and shared governance at Urbana-Champaign. At the last sen-ate meeting, the motion was tabled so that Rupert could gather more faculty opinions on the issue.
Many senators expressed concern that the resolution would insinuate SU supports Steven Salaita’s tweets about Israel’s conduct in Gaza, which resulted in the revoking of his promo-tion to tenure.
Miriam Elman, a non-senator and associate professor of political science, argued that hiring decisions come with a different standard than ter-
mination decisions, so refusing to appoint Salaita to tenure based on his tweets could have been justified. She added that many of Salaita’s tweets contained anti-Semitic messages.
“Would we wish to welcome onto our campus a faculty member who would choose to represent himself or herself in this way on public online forums?” Elman said. “I would suspect many of us would be writing in and phoning up Chancellor (Kent) Syverud urging him to reconsider the hire.”
Rupert reaffirmed that the resolution calls for Urbana-Champaign to either honor Salaita’s promotion, or justify why they felt it was nec-essary to refuse him tenure. He added that SU should allow for the faculty and administration at Urbana-Champaign to decide whether it was justified, not the senate.
Still, Harvey Teres, an associate English profes-sor, motioned for the resolution to be tabled so that the committees could have more time to review it.
“I think I agree that this is not nearly strong
enough, I think we need to go back to the drawing boards,” Teres said. “I think there’s a lot in this resolution that I would support, but there’s also a lot that needs revised.”
Other business discussed at the meeting:— Starting Friday, there will be a 10-day faculty
comment period on the Tobacco Free and Smoke Free Campus Policy.
— The Senate Administrative Operations Com-mittee announced that it would be focusing on parking services this year, specifically on examin-ing parking fees and parking space assignments.
— The senate Committee on LGBT Concerns presented a resolution on LGBT advocacy, which passed unanimously. The resolution stated that the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics will work with the senate Committee on LGBT Con-cerns and other LGBT organizations to prevent and punish instances of harassment and homo-phobia, as well as several other points.
you have the geographic locations where these elections are taking place. The seats that are up this year are mainly in Republican-leaning states and some of them were won in 2008 with the Democratic landslide, but if you look at the seats that will be up in 2016, it will be the flip of what’s going on tonight. Kristi Andersen: In the midterm elections of a president’s second term, they always lose seats. Since World War II, I think the president’s party usually loses an average of four seats in that elec-tion. Add to that the huge anti-Obama feeling and the important fact that the Democrats that are
defending seats in this election were elected in 2008 when the Obama phenomenon was at its height. Many of them are in Republican states and had a hard task to begin with.The D.O.: How do you see the Republican take-over affecting the national policy agenda? What issues do you see the Republican-held Congress bringing to the table?Grant Reeher: It’s unclear. Republicans are short of a 60-vote majority, so the majority in the Senate won’t be able to move on things with-out some Democratic support. The new Senate majority leader won’t want the House to send over things that will cause strife within the party. The change could stimulate some greater cooperation between the Congress, as a whole,
and the president. We’ll see.The D.O.: How do you think partisanship is affected? Do you think Republicans will be more likely to compromise and work with Democrats to pass laws or will partisanship increase?C.F.: There might be more incentive to work on legislation. One thing that political science can help folks understand about these elections and what the results mean is that there are things that work in cycles in politics. If anything hap-pens it’s going to be in the next year after the new Congress takes shape in January because the myopic media attention on the presidential race will drown out everything happening as we get into 2015 and 2016. So there’s a year where the parties have incentive to get things done. There
will definitely be new incentive for the Repub-lican Party to not be in the traditional minority role of blocking but, since they control the legis-lature, to actually provide evidence about what a conservative agenda would look like.The D.O.: What impact will John Katko’s victory have in central New York and what returns do you anticipate Katko bringing to central New York?G.R.: It depends on how he does in the posi-tion. He is a freshman, but he is in the majority party. He also may be a privileged freshman, as he is in a seat taken back by Republicans, and they may be keen to keep it. He may benefit from that. More generally, he seems to have a good skill set to be effective.
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than when they’re selling drugs,” Jones said. “There are girls who go to high school Monday through Friday and on weekends, they’re being trafficked by their in-quotes boyfriends, and they’re still functioning somehow.”
Mollie Ah Sing, a senior international rela-tions major at Point Loma, has been involved with Beauty for Ashes ever since returning from study abroad in Nepal last spring, where she was involved in human trafficking research.
She said human trafficking is profitable since people, unlike drugs or arms, can be exploited for money repeatedly and easily disguised as friends or relatives.
“A human is something that you’re going to exploit over and over and over again, and it’s disgusting,” she said, but “when it comes down to it, it’s lucrative.”
Ah Sing said people who’ve only heard about sex t r a f f i c k i n g don’t con-sider human trafficking’s other forms, such as forced labor on construction sites, begging and domestic servitude.
Jones said that the Beauty for Ashes team is working with more than a dozen service agencies in San Diego to determine how best to support scholarship recipients, from hous-ing and health care to academic support and mentorship services.
“It’s not just as simple as saying, ‘Here’s the money for college,’” she said. “It’s also as complicated as setting up a structure so that we can really support whoever comes so that they can be successful.”
The Beauty for Ashes team started an Indie-
gogo campaign Oct. 28 with a goal of
raising $40,000 for the scholarship fund.
As of Wednesday, it had raised just over
$8,000, with a deadline of Dec. 14.
“The Indiegogo campaign we look at
really as seed money,” Jones said, “because obviously $40,000 isn’t going to go that far long term, and we’re really in this for the long haul.”
Gates, director of the school’s Center for Justice and Reconcili-
ation, said the Indiegogo campaign was intended to bring attention to their
project, as well as to bring in money. He added that in the long term, Point Loma will potentially create an endowment fund to support the scholarships.
Gates said he hopes to see the Beauty for Ashes fund “take wings” at Point Loma and inspire other universities across the country to start similar scholarships. He said the mere existence of such an opportunity can inspire those who’ve survived human trafficking.
Said Gates: “We’ve been told by many of these agency directors that the scholarship in and of itself, whether it’s one person or 10 peo-ple that get funded by it, the scholarship in and of itself is a sign of hope for the survivors.”
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By Maggie Creganstaff writer
Students, faculty and volunteers from Point Loma Nazarene University are creating a scholarship that will allow survivors of
human trafficking to get a college education.Jamie Gates, director of the school’s Center
for Justice and Reconciliation, and student vol-unteers were inspired to create the scholarship after working with San Diego service agencies for victims of human trafficking and hearing that a college education was one of the most common requests of survivors. They began planning the Beauty for Ashes Scholarship Fund, named for a verse in the Isaiah, which will hopefully allow the first recipients to start classes at Point Loma in the fall of 2015.
Kim Berry Jones, a Point Loma alumna and CJR volunteer, said the Beauty for Ashes team would like to use the scholarship to fund multiple survivors.
“Our belief is that most people coming in will be eligible for other kinds of financial aid, federal or state grants, possibly merit aid, and that the scholarship will fill in the gaps,” she said. “We’d like to help four people rather than one if we can.”
The scholarship is available to both male and female survivors of human trafficking, whether sex or labor trafficking. Both sex and labor traf-ficking have reached “epidemic proportions” in the United States, according to Beauty for Ashes’ Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign.
“Gangs have begun to recognize that they can stay under the radar more and actually make more money when they’re trafficking women
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Sick and tiredHumor columnist Zach Schweikert recounts the struggles of being sick as a college student. See dailyorange.com
Raising hopeSophomore Kyle Barnett began a GoFundMe campaign and has already raised more than $17,000 for his spinal surgery. See Monday’s paper
@SUArt#Conceal/Reveal opens Nov 6th. @SU_VPA Faculty exhibition showcasing twenty art, design and transmedia faculty members
By Alex Erdekianasst. copy editor
In December of 1989, Peter Verheyen was chipping away at the remains of the Berlin Wall.
Verheyen, who lived in West Berlin from 1984–87, came back to Berlin on a trip with his family just a month after the destruction of the wall began. He stood before the
wall with a sledgehammer and did his part to tear it down.
The Berlin Wall divided East and West Berlin for 28 years, and this Sat-urday marks the 25th anniversary of the wall’s destruction. After World War II, the Berlin Wall split the city into two sections — the East controlled by the Soviet Union and the West con-trolled by France, the United Kingdom
and the United States. For many years, the wall was considered a physical metaphor for the divide between the USSR and the U.S.
Even though a quarter of a century has passed, the lessons from the wall live on through people like Verheyen, a librarian and research and emerging issues analyst at Syracuse University.
“It was night and day,” Verheyen said, comparing Berlin before and after the wall was brought down.
Verheyen and his parents emigrated to the United States from Germany in the 1960s. He grew up speaking, reading and writing German, and moved back to Germany after college to study book conservation.
He described the contrast between Berlin in 1984 and in 1989 as “surreal.” The breakdown of one of the most physically and symbolically secure borders in the world transformed the feeling of the city from hostile to open.
“When I was living there, you had this very clear delin-eation between East and West. It’s like watching an old war movie or an old spy movie,” Verheyen said. “To be able to walk through there, to be able to basically vandalize the enemies’ defenses — they were able to watch you literally break it away — I don’t think it was anything that anybody expected to happen that quickly when it did.”
Though he was excited to play a part in the wall’s destruction,
By Eva DeCharleroycontributing writer
Some say, “If you can’t do, teach.” But professors in the College of Visual and Performing Arts are showing that you can do both.
The “Conceal/Reveal: New Work from the Faculty of the College of Visual and Performing Arts” exhibit will open to the public Thursday at the SUArt Galleries. The show will feature 20 artists, both faculty and staff, who represent the diverse and changing art scene in Syracuse through their creations, said Andrew Saluti, the assistant director of the SUArt Galleries and one of the show’s organizers. The exhibit is set to run until Jan. 18, 2015.
“The faculty has been wanting to do a show like this for quite some time. It’s been eight years since the last faculty showcase of any kind,” Saluti said.
An opening ceremony for the exhibit will also be held on Nov. 13 at 5 p.m. Zeke Leonard, a VPA instructor, will perform with his collection of colorful handmade guitars. Saluti said he is excited for the opening reception, particularly Leonard’s performance.
“Leonard’s guitars are functional art. They are something that will always live on,” Saluti said.
Saluti and the other employees at the SUArt Galleries, in collab-oration with SU’s New York City staff, are also holding a concurrent show at the Lubin House, Syracuse University’s home base for its New York City operations.
Although Saluti said it is a hectic job to run two simultaneous shows in two different cities, helping to maintain both locations is important to him, especially with the devel-opment of “Conceal/Reveal.” Saluti said that he takes trips to New York City every four to six weeks, but calls having two shows filled with art of staff and faculty a great opportunity.
“This exhibit will allow (the staff ) to showcase the exciting work being done here at SU. Our opportunity
Exhibit to showcase faculty artSUArt Galleries to display creations of staff, faculty for first time in 8 years
Pieces of historyPETER VERHEYEN chips away at the remains of the Berlin Wall in December of 1989. Verheyen, a librarian and research and emerging issues analyst at SU, lived in West Berlin for three years and went back to the city before the wall was torn down. courtesy of peter verheyen
PETER VERHEYEN
SU librarian reflects on fall, effect of Berlin Wall during 25th anniversary
ESTHER VERHEYEN views the Berlin Wall as a lesson in resolving conflicts. courtesy of peter verheyen
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is to show art where people usually wouldn’t expect it,” Saluti said.
Kevin Larmon, the program coordinator of SU’s painting department, will showcase his paintings in the exhibit. He said that people who visit the show will have a sense of the many different mediums of art that the VPA faculty specializes in.
“I think every artist has a different agen-da as far as what they’re putting out there, so it depends on who people will focus on,” Larmon said. “But I think they’ll get an idea of the wide range of contemporary art that the faculty is doing.”
Larmon added that this exhibit is going to become a more frequent event in the future at SUArt Galleries, giving more opportunities
to faculty. Currently, the VPA faculty is plan-ning on holding a similar show about every three years at the SUArt Galleries, which the faculty is both excited and happy about, Larmon said.
Saluti said he sees the “Conceal/Reveal” exhibit as a testament to what Syracuse has contributed to the art world and what it can instill on future artists in the many years that remain.
“I get excited every time I give a prospec-tive art student and their parents a tour … This exhibit will cater to young artists looking at SU. It will show them who you can learn from and who you can become after SU,” Saluti said. “Every discipline is represented. Photography, sculpture, painting, interior design and you name it. It’s there.”
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Verheyen felt sorry for the East Berlin guards he saw on the other side of the wall. The young men he described as adolescent-looking had to stand still, watching him and others destroy the defenses they had been loyally protecting for so long.
“If you study the history, you see the emo-tions. You look people in the eye, and you can kind of see this person isn’t really comfortable with what’s happening,” Verheyen said.
Laurie Marhoefer, an assistant history pro-fessor in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, said the effects that the
destruction of the wall had on the people of East Berlin are often overlooked.
It’s still a difficult memory for some. “There were good things and bad things — it was
a mixed bag,” Marhoefer said. “A lot of people who had lived in East Germany were nostalgic for it.”
There is even a word in German for this nostalgia for life in East Germany: “Ostalgie.”
But for Verheyen, tearing down the wall was a victory for peace. He said he felt elated as he helped to tear it down — it released his tension.
Verheyen was proud to make such a peaceful political statement.
But the feelings of that day and the faces of the soldiers are not ones that Verheyen can easily for-get. Twenty-five years later, they are still with him.
He relived them as recently as Oct. 25 when he recognized the anniversary of the wall’s destruction at the Tearing Down the Wall event at SU event. The event included breaking down a symbolic art installation representing the wall and a panel discussion called “Why We Remember the Wall.”
“As was pointed out in one of the panel dis-cussions, most of the people there — certainly the students — weren’t even born yet. I think having young people connect with the past was a really good thing,” Verheyen said.
Verheyen, his sister Esther, who also attend-ed the event, and Marhoefer all viewed the peacefulness in the destruction of the Berlin Wall as a lesson in resolving conflicts — a les-
son that’s still relevant 25 years later. “You can have a situation that’s so challenging
and resolve it in a nonviolent way. It’s a good message for people today because so much of our political action involves war and confrontation,” Esther Verheyen said. “Just the reminder that there are also ways to peacefully make progress.”
Though the Berlin Wall came down 25 years ago, there are still walls — some literal and others figurative — in today’s world.
Said Verheyen: “We’re still building walls all over the place as quickly as we can, whether it’s in the near east, along the border of Mexico or in our minds. I think it’s better to tear those down or not even start them.”
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The exhibit will feature colorful handmade guitars by Zeke Leonard. Leonard will also per-form during the opening ceremony on Nov. 13. courtesy of suart galleries
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Syracuse Beer FestWhere: 800 S. State St.When: FridayHow Much: $35–40
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By Abby Maddiganstaff writer
For the thirstiest of the ‘Cuse nation, one way to kick off Syracuse Beer Week is with the Syracuse Beer Festival.
American On Tap, the largest producer of craft beer festivals in the country, puts on the Syracuse Beer Fest. The company, based out of Albany, has been hosting beer festivals throughout the U.S. since 2009. The Syracuse Beer Fest will be held at the Oncenter Conven-tion Center Friday at 6 p.m. with a special VIP “Hoppy hour” beginning at 5 p.m.
This will be the second year that America On Tap has brought a craft beer festival to Syr-acuse. The first was in 2012, when the festival was held at the Syracuse Chiefs’ NBT Bank Stadium. After struggling with a location, the festival was forced to skip Syracuse last year. AJ Boddan, the vice president of Townsquare Media, which hosts America On Tap, said the festival is happy to be back and at the Oncenter this year, which he considers an ideal location.
America On Tap’s events differ from other beer festivals because they enforce an “open festival” style event. Beers are served from breweries throughout the country, as opposed to just promoting local craft beers from a particular region.
“Our goal is to put together the best variety of beer under one roof,” Boddan said.
The festival will feature 50 breweries nationwide and 25 breweries from New York. In total the festival will include a minimum of 70 breweries, each of which are required to serve two craft beers. Boddan estimates a total of about 150 brews for guests to choose from.
“We’ll have everything from small local brewies to the Sam Adam’s of the world,” he said.
Boddan added that the motive behind “open” beer festivals is to educate people about beer. The crowd is given the opportunity to sample a wide variety of beers, which helps them become more educated on the types of
craft beers available to order at a local pub or purchase at the grocery store.
In addition to a variety of craft beers, the Syracuse Beer Fest will also feature live music, games, food and a silent disco.
“The idea behind a beer festival is that while it is about the beer, that is not the only thing going on,” Boddan said.
The silent disco will occupy a 30-by-30 space within the Oncenter where a DJ will play two different types of music. The music can only be heard from the set of headphones worn by the attendees, with only two channels to choose from.
“From the outside looking in, you have 100 people singing and dancing to music you can’t hear,” said Boddan, who thinks the silent disco will add a fun and crazy party element
to the event. David Kern, a student representative for the
Syracuse Beer Fest, said transportation will be
provided from Armory Square to the Oncenter so visitors can get back and forth easily. If 50 or more Syracuse University students sign up using a special online promo code, Kern added, an additional shuttle will be provided to ride
students coming from campus. Kern thinks the festival is a great way to “expe-
rience local culture and get a little buzz” and rec-ommends using the event as a pregame experience.
“I think students should try to do some-thing new every weekend, and this is one of those unique experiences to take advantage of,” Kern said.
Visitors can also play air hockey, foosball and other games through vendors that will be scattered around the event.
“It is more than just coming into a room and drinking beer for three hours,” Boddan said. “The selection of beer is tremendous and the level of entertainment is unique.
“That is something you won’t find at any other beer festival.”
Syracuse Beer Fest brings beers from across US
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Syracuse Beer Fest is organized by America for Tap, which hosts beer festivals throughout the United States. The festival will feature 50 breweries nationwide and 25 from New York, in addition to live music, games and a silent disco. courtesy of aj boddan
drink upSyracuse Beer Festival will contin-uously provide transportation via shuttles from the Milton J. Ruben-stein Museum of Science and Tech-nology in Armory Square to the Oncenter from 4:30 – 9:30 p.m.
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By Jon Mettusstaff writer
While scoring opportunities and puck pos-session have been abundant for Syracuse, goals haven’t been.
Through the first 10 games, the Orange has been outscored 35-18 and is averaging only 1.8
goals per game. SU has tallied more than two goals just twice this year, with its highest mark being three.
At this point last season, Syracuse had nine more goals than it does now and four more wins.
“(We’re) somewhat anemic I guess in the scor-ing department,” head coach Paul Flanagan said.
When the Orange (2-3-5, 1-0-1 College Hockey America) hosts rival Mercyhurst (8-1-1, 2-0) at 7 p.m. on Friday and 3 p.m. on Saturday at Tennity Ice Pavilion, it will look to snap out of its scoring lull. Because of Syracuse’s lack of production, it has strug-gled to two wins and finished with five ties. The Orange has to get some of its offensive stars from last year to produce in order to see the team’s numbers improve.
“Well the offense, I mean we’ve struggled,” assistant coach Brendon Knight said. “I think it’s evident by the statistics. … A couple of our upperclassmen, Melissa (Piacentini) had a decent start where she had three quick goals, but now she hasn’t scored in a couple of games. Jessica Sibley, too, is struggling a little bit.”
It starts with the top three point produc-ers from last season: forwards Piacentini and Sibley and defenseman Nicole Renault.
Piacentini hasn’t contributed to a goal in the last five games. Without a two-point performance against Penn State on Nov. 1, Sibley wouldn’t have equaled her point total from last year’s first 10 games. And Renault is without a point in the last four games.
“The only way you’re going to win is if you score goals,” Piacentini said. “… I’ve evaluat-
ed my play individually and as a team and it’s just coming down to bearing down in front of the net and scoring and finishing those shots and opportunities.”
Flanagan has stressed getting pucks on net, but in SU’s Nov. 1 tie against Penn State, Syra-cuse piled on 52 shots and only scored twice.
Piacentini had a chance to give the Orange a two-goal lead in the first, but banged a shot off the post. In overtime, with a chance to win it, Sibley did the same.
“It’s really frustrating when you’re really close,” Piacentini said. “You’re doing everything you think you have to be doing, but you’re hitting the post and you’re missing the net.”
There have been a few games Piacentini could have had three or four goals with some luck, but didn’t score at all, Flanagan said.
Part of the problem is the team has been struggling to get high-percentage shots to the net, Flanagan said. The players need to place their shots well too, he added.
SU has faced butterfly goalies that often go to their knees when a shot is taken. The team usu-ally shoots low into the goalie’s pads, however.
Penn State’s game-tying goal on Nov. 1 was a well-placed shot in the top-left corner of the net. After the game, Flanagan said that’s exactly what his team needed to do.
In practice, Flanagan uses one-on-zero and two-on-zero shooting drills, but said it gives the players a false sense of security, like shooting a layup.
Recently, he’s been using more pressured shooting drills so his players have to read and react to the defense accordingly.
After the tie to Penn State, Piacentini said she’d focus on scoring all week in practice.
Flanagan hopes it’ll translate into goals of any kind when SU faces a Mercyhurst team that has averaged 3.6 goals and held its oppo-nents to one goal a game during its current five-game winning streak.
Said Flanagan: “Whether it’s a high-light-reel goal or it’s just an ugly one off a deflection, we need to get those kinds of goals.”
up nextVS Mercyhurst@ Tennity Ice PavilionFriday, 7 p.m.
SU has struggled to score this season, tallying only 18 goals through its first 10 games. In 2013, SU had 27 goals in its first 10 contests. bryan cereijo staff photographer
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always spent on the field behind their school and rarely used for eating lunch.
Siriki and his friends built their field from scratch. They used tools from the school to cut down trees, bind together wood for goalposts at both ends of the field and maintained the grass so there wouldn’t be snakes at their feet.
“It’s all he ever talked about or wanted to do,” Djara, Siriki’s sister, said. “We would have to tie him down to do schoolwork when he was little. Just had so much energy and always wanted to play.”
But soccer couldn’t erase everything, espe-cially when the sport was taken away from Siriki and his friends.
Felix Houphouet-Boigny, the Ivory Coast’s first president after gaining independence in 1960, died in 1993 when Siriki was 2 years old. That left the country grappling with a democratic system, creating tension between a rebel-occu-pied north and government-controlled south.
As the country teetered on the brink of civil war in the early 2000s, rebels regularly came to Siriki’s school, guns in hand, and made the kids go home. The children would walk in one big pack, hoping they’d be safe in numbers.
Siriki, Djara and their oldest sister Koumba lived farthest from school and walked the last leg home alone. On one walk home they heard from someone that a school in a nearby neigh-borhood had been blown up.
“It came to a point where it wasn’t safe to live there,” Siriki said. “But since we were in the north, we had to dodge the rebels to get to the south and try and get out. That wasn’t an easy trip.”
The whole family — Siriki, his two sisters, mother and grandmother — took bus after bus to the south, stopping for hours at a time in occupied areas and hiding their plans of fleeing the country.
They ended up at the back of a long line at the American Embassy. After waiting for eight hours Siriki was put in a room across from an interviewer. A glass window separated his old life from a new one.
How old are you? What is your education like?Who are you here with?Three questions. Three short answers.And he — along with Djara and his mother —
was granted temporary passage to the United States. Koumba and his grandmother were not, and dashed to Mali where they’d stay until the war settled years later.
His mother scrapped up enough money for three plane tickets and they left for the U.S. soon after. Siriki spoke fluent French and Dioula, their native dialect, but not a word of English. He had one outfit on his body and two others in a small duffel bag.
•••Siriki, Djara and Sanogo originally planned
to stay no more than a week in the United States, but the war worsened and their school in Korhogo was shut down.
“They weren’t going to go back with no school,” said their father Souleymane, who moved to the Bronx in the early 1990s. “There was just no life back there at that time.”
So the Diabates settled in a Sedgwick Avenue apartment in the Bronx, with the River Park Towers — a sky-scraping two-building housing project — and the Major Deegan Expressway separating them from the Harlem River.
In the Ivory Coast there were small dirt roads, endless forests and tight-knit villages that raised children as a community. Now there was a police officer inside the front door of their building, constant highway traffic and a sign near the corner that read “No parking from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. No standing any time.”
Shortly after moving in, Siriki walked past the projects and down to Roberto Clemente State Park, a stone’s throw from his home. What Siriki wanted was a soccer game, but the kids were either playing football on a small patch of grass or basketball on hoops with no nets. The park’s manager told him his best bet was football — a game he had never played before — since he had some muscle and speed.
“All we started hearing was ‘Touchdown, touchdown, touchdown,’ around the apartment,” Souleymane said. “It was all he did and all we knew was our football. Now this was his football.”
When Siriki got to high school he didn’t make the team because he was out of shape. And it wasn’t until he switched to Lehman (New York) High School — a two-hour bus ride from the corner deli at the end of his street — that he got on the field as a linebacker and fullback. He attracted attention from Nassau Community College, which was close to home and affordable for his family.
Siriki was a preferred walk-on at Nassau but still had to try out with 300 players. During the tryout, he shaded over in coverage and intercepted a pass from the middle linebacker position. It caught the attention of linebackers coach Sylas Pratt, who called Siriki over to the sideline.
“What’s your name, son?” Pratt asked.“Siriki Diabate, sir,” he answered.“No way am I calling you that,” Pratt said.
“I’m going to call you Shiki Shiki.”The nickname stuck. Two years later when
he was recruited to Syracuse by former Nas-sau head coach John Anselmo, the name was shortened to “Shik.”
Everything about Siriki was evolving.•••
No job is too big or too small.Cameron Lynch, a starting senior linebacker
who played with Siriki from 2011–12, said that Siriki is always telling SU’s linebackers that.
That was Siriki’s approach as a player. He led Nassau to an 11-0 season in 2010, was the team’s leading tackler and became an All-American and
Northeast Football Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Year in the process. But he also went to the gym before practice to get a few more reps on the bench press and stayed after practice to work toward his associate’s degree.
At Syracuse, he started in two games in 2011, then 12 in 2012 when he was a co-captain and led the team to a Pinstripe Bowl victory against West Virginia. That game, his last, was at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. His dad was in attendance while the whole neighborhood watched on TV.
When the NFL Draft came and Siriki’s name wasn’t called, his dad couldn’t walk out of their apartment without someone asking where Siriki was off to next.
“Is your son a star yet?” Souleymane remembers being asked.
“No, not yet,” Souleymane answered. “He’ll get there.”
Djara and Souleymane had always known Siriki with a toothy smile accompanying almost everything he did. But when they came to his Syracuse graduation that wasn’t the case any-more, and it was as if falling short of professional football had stripped something from him.
When his playing career ended, he moved from couch to couch on South Campus, helping SU out in the weight room and on the practice field in hopes of sticking with the program as a coach.
The opportunity came, with his education visa allowing him to pursue a graduate degree in instructional design and head coach Scott Shafer offering a spot on his staff.
“I told Siriki he was always welcome when he asked me if he could come back,” said Sha-fer, who was SU’s defensive coordinator when Siriki first joined the team. “He’s an excep-
tional leader, one of the best I’ve coached, and it was a no-brainer to bring him back.”
Freshman Zaire Franklin regularly wakes up at 6 a.m. to meet up with Siriki at the Iocolano-Petty Football Complex of Manley Field House. Their conversations start on football and end up on life, family and the young linebacker’s future.
Franklin says that Siriki is easy to relate to, and makes him think about the direction he’s going in.
“It’s easy for me to wake up early for these guys,” Siriki said. “There was a time in my life when I was just grateful to wake up at all.”
And it’s that time and those memories that drive Siriki forward.
Looking past college football, the NFL and the life he is building in the U.S., he yearns to go back home. He wants to go behind the school where he once built a soccer field and start a football team. He thinks it would be hard to find an offensive or defensive line, but that he could find some good running backs and receivers right away.
Siriki hasn’t been back since he left in 2004 — complicated immigration laws, the chance of vio-lence, among other things, have stood in between.
But he wants to see his family. He wants other kids to make the leap he has. He wants one more day, if only that, in the Ivory Coast sun.
Thriving in the U.S. isn’t the end goal. It’s a means of making his biggest dream a reality.
“I want to go back more than anything. It’s a scary, scary place. It’s terrifying some things I saw,” he said. “But it’s still home, though. It doesn’t matter how bad it was. It made me what I am today.
“Even if it’s hard to say, that place is every-thing to me, man.”
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SIRIKI DIABATE returned home for his final game, a win over West Virginia in the Pinstripe Bowl. His family was able to be in the Yankee Stadium crowd. daily orange file photo
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poses to an opposing offense.Despite Long having thrown four touchdowns
to six interceptions, completing less than 60 per-cent of his passes and averaging fewer than 185 passing yards per game, Cutcliffe’s still impressed by the talent that Long has flashed.
The head coach praised the quarterback’s quick release, toughness and how he keeps his eyes downfield.
“He had faced a pretty outstanding rush last week in North Carolina State and he’s accurate,” Cutcliffe said. “He’s accurate with the ball deep, he’s accurate on curls and outs. I think he’s a terrific young football player.”
The weapons Long is surrounded with, he said, are “outstanding.”
Cutcliffe complimented SU’s running backs for their quickness, strength and ability to break tack-les before raving about SU’s group of wide receivers.
“I think their receivers are terrific at catching balls under duress or when they are contested,” Cutcliffe said. “They seem to win the battle all the time and that’s the sign of a good receiver.
“I think they’re playing their best football right now.”
Shafer discusses Raymon, Williams, Hunt injuries
The bright side, the way Shafer looks at it, is that injuries provide learning opportunities for players.
Only SU’s players have faced far more than Sha-fer would like. And recent wounds to nose tackles John Raymon and Wayne Williams not only hurt the Orange in the middle of the defensive line, but sting the heart of their head coach, too.
“Both of them have come a long way and you’re disappointed when a young man gets hurt and you feel for him,” Shafer said during the teleconference. “But you also understand that’s a part of this game, unfortunately.”
Shafer pointed to SU’s weekly Thursday night injury report regarding Raymon’s and Williams’ status for Duke.
Raymon tore his ACL last year and was not expected by many to recover in time for this season, but did. But during the Orange’s 24-17 loss to North Carolina State on Saturday, the junior had to be helped off the field in the second
quarter and did not return.The road that Williams, a junior college
transfer, took to reach the field for Syracuse was tumultuous in its own way. He originally signed to be part of the Class of 2013 but didn’t enroll at SU until January, then trimmed down about 40 pounds as he learned to play team football.
He’s been out the last three games with a lower-body injury.
“I’ve seen a lot of growth out of Johnny in dealing with his injury last year and com-bating through some very difficult times and becoming a stronger young man,” Shafer said. “... Wayne went through a lot just to get here and he was just starting to come on and play pretty well for us and we were excited about his progress. And then he gets nicked up.
“… Losing a game is one thing, but losing an opportunity to play the game is the other that
we’ve been dealing with far too often. But I feel good about the way the kids are fighting through the process.”
Near the end of his 10-minute segment of the teleconference, Shafer was asked about quarter-back Terrel Hunt’s progress and said nothing’s changed with the quarterback’s recovery.
He added that Hunt has been making progress in his pursuit of a master’s degree since he is set to complete his undergraduate degree “real soon.”
“As far as the injury goes, it’s just going to be day by day, week by week,” Shafer said. “We’ll take it at that speed.”
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JOHN RAYMON (50) tore his ACL last season and wasn’t expected to play this season. He worked his way back quickly, only to get hurt in Syracuse’s loss to N.C. State on Saturday. Scott Shafer didn’t say if he’d be available on Saturday. logan reidsma staff photographer
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done well, really, really well.” Kelly gets a chance to utilize his abilities in the
Okie on third down and pass-only situations. It’s supposed to confuse the quarterback who won’t know where the pressure is coming from, with the star usually lining up in the slot and either break-ing into coverage or shooting a gap at the line.
The offense will have trouble knowing where its protection should slide. After facing a four-down front for most of the game, Kelly said that opponents have trouble protecting a three on the line and the linebackers that SU regularly brings when it blitzes from the Okie.
“If it’s third and long, you know what they’re gonna do, it’s a passing down,” SU cornerback Julian Whigham said. “You know they only have a certain amount of time to get the ball out when we bring a certain pressure.”
Whigham is a part of the package, along with safeties Ritchy Desir, Durell Eskridge and cornerback Brandon Reddish in the secondary. When the team is in its 4-3 set, Kelly and Desir rotate before Kelly takes on his role in the Okie.
Kelly isn’t just the wildcard in the second-ary. He’s also one of its leaders. Whigham said he’s fiery and a “loud guy” on a unit full of players that don’t speak up as much.
Whigham referenced a play on the goal line dur-ing SU’s loss to the Wolfpack, when Kelly jumped into a pile where an opposing lineman “messed with his leg.” Kelly immediately got up and pleaded with the referee to throw a penalty flag.
“You didn’t see that call,” Whigham recalled Kelly yelling to the ref. “You didn’t see that, man. Come on, man. What’s going on with you?”
After not getting the call, Kelly turned to his unit and fired them up for the next play. It’s that personality, Whigham says, that brings the group up when it’s needed. It’s just another way, aside from his role in the Okie, that goes beyond his listed position as a defensive back.
“He’s a vocal leader, a very strong leader,” Whigham said. “He knows where he needs to be, is a smart guy. And does what he’s supposed to do just about every play.
“I think every group needs a Darius Kelly.” —Sports editor Jesse Dougherty, jcdoug01@
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Freshman Sand looks to continue improving as SU’s liberoBy Jon Mettusstaff writer
Freshman Belle Sand didn’t play the first five games of the season for Syracuse. She sat on the bench and watched senior Melina Violas and freshman Dana Crispi play at libero and defen-sive specialist, respectively — the positions Sand
hoped to play.Three months
later, Sand has earned more play-ing time than Crispi and taken Violas’ role as libero.
“I came in with the goal that I just want to play,” Sand said. “I’m a freshman. It’s just awe-some to play.”
Throughout conference play, head coach Leonid Yelin has been switching between Vio-las and Sand as libero. But Sand has been his go-to player in the last four matches, and she has recently emerged as Syracuse’s best option at libero withstatistics that back it up.
Sand will look to keep improving when SU (8-5, 1-10 Atlantic Coast) plays Clemson (16-9, 4-7) at 7 p.m. on Friday in the Women’s Building, if she wants to keep her position as libero going forward.
“When we’re looking at the last couple matches, it’s better,” Yelin said of Sand’s statis-tics. “… If you (are) playing better, get this jersey here and get on the floor.”
Initially Sand had to adjust to the speed of collegiate volleyball and the hitters’ ability to place the ball where she was not.
She would often find herself out of position and unable to get to the ball, or she would make a poor play on it. On Oct. 12 against Pittsburgh, Sand only had three digs despite playing in three sets and committed a set-ending error in the third.
“She’s a freshman, she’s learning,” junior setter Gosia Wlaszczuk said. “… She’ll be a great player and she’s working hard, but I think it’s really hard to be a freshman.”
But in SU’s rematch against Pitt on Nov. 2, Sand led the team with 10 digs and committed only one reception error on 32 serves to her.
Sand said her serve receive is the strongest part of her game and that it’s a threat to other teams.
“That’s how teams get momentum is their serve,” Sand said. “If they keep serving and you can’t stop it you really don’t have a chance.”
With Sand at libero, the Orange is more flex-ible defensively, Yelin said. He can move outside hitter Silvi Uattara, who leads the team in digs, to the left side on the back row and put Sand in the middle on the back row. In some of those scenarios, Violas goes to the bench.
Sand is more comfortable in the middle than Violas is, Yelin said. Being in the middle leaves the libero with more room to cover, but Sand said she has been working on her reaction time in practice.
“I know I’ll amaze myself if I dive for a ball every time in practice, then in games I’ll be like, ‘Oh my god, I actually got it this time,’” Sand said.
In the first game Yelin tried this defensive setup, SU swept Wake Forest in three sets for its only ACC win. Sand was second on the team with eight digs in the match.
But SU has lost the three games since.
Though she has improved, Sand still isn’t the ACC-quality libero Yelin is looking for. He said he has no way of knowing whether she or the other freshmen defensive specialists will reach that level.
Right now, Yelin said Sand is his starer, but he hasn’t shut the door on the other players.
Sand’s play against Clemson will determine who the libero is next weekend.
Said Yelin: “Keep working and if you’re going to prove it, a week from now and showing the numbers are better for you, yeah, go ahead.”
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Deviled eggsSU and Duke football will square off on Saturday, and The Daily Orange will have a full preview on the stands Friday morning.
DARIUS KELLY is listed as a defensive back on the Syracuse roster. But when the defense lines up in its Okie package on third-and-long passing situations, Kelly plays the “star” position and can be used as a linebacker or a safety. spencer bodian staff photographer
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Robinson discusses decisionBy Matt Schneidmanasst. copy editor
Gerald Robinson didn’t think Syracuse was holding up its end of the bargain.
“I felt that they should have been calling me once a week,” Robinson said in a text message to The Daily Orange on Tuesday.
Instead, Robinson said, the Orange texted him once a month and he decommitted from Syracuse’s Class of 2015 on Tuesday morning. The three-star cornerback from Champagnat Catholic (Florida) High School attributed the change in atten-tion from SU to the Oct. 4 demotion of wide receivers coach George McDon-ald, who was his main recruiter and the team’s offensive coordinator when Robinson originally pledged to the Orange in April.
Robinson said SU is still very much in the picture of schools he is considering.
“After everything was going on with Coach McDonald, it seems like some coaches started falling back from me,” Robinson said in a text message. “They knew he would have an impact on the Florida guys.
“But he’s not the reason, I’m just weighing out my options.”
Robinson is the fourth member of the class to cancel his commitment. Four-star cornerback Davante Davis decom-mitted in May and three-star outside linebackers Daiquan Kelly and Doyle Grimes decommitted in September.
Since Aug. 25, SU has lost three verbal commits and gained none. And while that — along with Syracuse’s 3-6 record — may make the program less attractive, Robinson said those factors didn’t affect his decision.
“If that was the case, Syracuse would not be in the mix no more,” he said in a text.
Robinson added that SU is No. 2 on his current list, and that there is no definitive No. 1. He has other offers from Cincinnati, Kentucky, Central Florida and Utah, according to Scout.com.
“Me and my family just wanted to weigh out my decisions to make sure I make the best choice,” Robinson said in a text. “Syracuse will always be on my mind.”
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By Sam Blum asst. copy editor
Darius Kelly is a defensive back.
It’s where he played throughout his first two years at Pima (Arizona) Community Col-lege. It’s what he’s listed as on Syra-cuse’s roster. And it’s where he lines up in practice and games when the Orange is in its base 4-3 set.
But when SU forces opponents into a third-and-long passing situation, Kelly has to be a little more than that.
“I’m basically that extra line-backer and safety,” Kelly said. “I wouldn’t say it’s difficult, I would just say it’s a different look.”
Kelly plays the “star” position in the Okie package, which fea-tures three linebackers behind the defensive line, two cornerbacks on the edges and three safeties in the secondary. Syracuse’s defense imple-ments the Okie in late-down passing situations and Kelly is the 11th man whose spot isn’t defined. Kelly can line up on either side of the line of scrimmage — sometimes he blitzes and sometimes he’s in coverage.
It’s his versatility at the star and vocality that helped Syracuse (3-6, 1-4 Atlantic Coast) limit North Carolina State to just 4-of-16 conversions on third down in a loss last week. When No. 22 Duke (7-1, 3-1), which averages nearly 36 points per game, visits the
Carrier Dome on Saturday, it’ll be cru-cial for the Orange defense to put up similar numbers on third down.
“We just take pride in that Okie package,” Kelly said. “We come on
the field, money down, money down, we’re trying to come off the field. Get off the field right away. Make the play get off the field on third down.”
SU defensive coordinator Chuck Bullough approached Kelly about taking over the star position last year, and it took Kelly a summer of study-ing the playbook to get a better grasp of the role.
Kelly said Bullough saw his versa-tility, ability to make tackles, cover a slot receiver and beat the blockers on a blitz, which allowed him to take over the specialty position.
“He’s done a great, great job,” Bullough said. “He has to learn safety, has to learn (the star), he’s
By Phil D’Abbraccioasst. sports editor
Though Syracuse and Duke didn’t play each other last season, having enough common opponents gave David Cutcliffe plenty of looks at the Orange on tape.
This week, he’s game-planning for his No. 22 Blue Devils (7-1, 3-1 Atlantic
Coast) to finally get their shot at SU (3-6, 1-4) when the two sides square off in the Carrier Dome on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Duke is coming off a thrill-ing 51-48 double-overtime victory over Pittsburgh, a team Cutcliffe com-pared to the Orange during the ACC coaches’ teleconference Wednesday afternoon before praising Syracuse’ freshman quarterback AJ Long and
the offense around him.“Big, physical team,” Cutcliffe
said of SU, “… one that I think’s just continued to get better with all of the changes they’ve had to go through at quarterback but you see every game, every play that young quarterback has continued to get better.
“... One of the things they give you a problem with is that (head) coach
(Scott) Shafer does a great job of dis-cipline and having them playing hard and competing every down, so you better strap it on and be ready to play. That’s who they are.”
Cutcliffe mentioned the experi-ence the Orange has on both sides of the ball and the problems and pressures that Syracuse’s defense
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3rd is the worst Syracuse often utilizes the Okie package, featur-ing Darius Kelly, on third downs. The Orange has held opponents to a 39.7 conversion percent-age this season.
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