Mornings on the Hill for Feb. 13, 2024

COMING UP ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL– LATEST THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY RECEIVED FALSE REPORTS OF AN ACTIVE SHOOTER ON CAMPUS
TONIGHT, THE SU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM FACES A CRUCIAL MATCH-UP
A NEWLY OPENED BROOKLYN-STYLE BAGEL SHOP
WHY THEY ARE CLOSING AFTER JUST A FEW DAYS
ALL THAT PLUS YOUR WEATHER FORECAST COMING UP ON THIS EDITION OF MORNINGS ON THE HILL.

GOOD MORNING. I’M KRYSTIN LILLY. THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
AND I’M DEEPNJALI SHARMA HERE’S A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP STORY.

IF YOU’RE AN S-U STUDENT, YOU PROBABLY RECEIVED A COUPLE OF E-MAILS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF SECURITY OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS.
THE D-P-S FIELDING TWO FALSE REPORTS ABOUT ACTIVE SHOOTERS AT MAXWELL AND EGGERS HALLS.THE FIRST CALL COMING ON SUNDAY NIGHT, THE SECOND ON MONDAY AFTERNOON.THE D-P-S AND SYRACUSE POLICE QUICKLY CONFIRMING EACH OF THOSE CALLS TO BE FALSE.THE D-P-S SAYING THEY ARE IN CONTACT WITH THE F-B-I and LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ABOUT WHO MADE THOSE CALLS

WELL S-U BASKETBALL SUFFERED A TOUGH LOSS ON SATURDAY AND IT WON’T GET ANY EASIER FOR THE ORANGE WITH NORTH CAROLINA COMING TO THE DOME TONIGHT. LET’S SEND IT OVER TO RICO LOPEZ FOR A PREVIEW

THANKS KRISTIN
A HUGE HOME GAME FOR SYRACUSE BASKETBALL TONIGHT AS 7 RANKED NORTH CAROLINA TRAVELS NORTH TO THE J-M-A DOME.
S-U LOST 3 OF THEIR LAST 4 AND IS STRUGGLING AGAINST CONFERENCE OPPONENTS.
THE ORANGE ARE 6 AND 7 IN THE A-C-C, AND NEED TO TURN IT AROUND FOR A SHOT AT MARCH MADNESS.
THE LAST TIME THESE TWO PLAYED, SYRACUSE HAD ONE OF THEIR WORST LOSSES IN PROGRAM HISTORY, LOSING BY 36 IN JANUARY.
I’LL BE BACK WITH THE FULL SPORTS UPDATE SOON! BACK TO YOU.

ONE SYRACUSE ORGANIZATION IS DOING ALL THEY CAN TO COMBAT FOOD INSECURITY
ZACH PRIEHS FILLS US IN ON WHAT’S HAPPENING— ON NORTH STATE STREET.

THANKS GUYS, SYRACUSE IS ONE OF THE NATIONAL HUBS FOR POVERTY, WITH 12.7 PERCENT OF SYRACUSE FAMILIES MAKING LESS THAN 10 THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR, ACCORDING TO CENSUS BUREAU DATA FROM SEPTEMBER 2022.
BUT THIS ISN’T THE END OF THE STORY.

NUMBERS MAY SEEM GRIM, BUT AT 215 NORTH STATE STREET, HOPE RISES.
IT PROVIDES A LOT OF HOPE. IT PROVIDES A LOT OF, A LOT OF WARMTH.
FOR 41 YEARS, THE SAMARITAN CENTER IN SYRACUSE HAS BEEN PROVIDING FOOD TO ANYONE WANTING OR NEEDING A MEAL.
CHANGO OSBORNE…
I GOT SOME ZITI RIGHT HERE, THAT I NEEDA PUT IN THE OVEN.
IS ONE OF MANY WHO WORK OR VOLUNTEER HERE, BLESSING THOSE IN NEED WITH GOOD FOOD EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR.
AND, THE FOOD’S GREAT… BUT THERES MORE THAN JUST THE FOOD BEING SERVED UP HERE AT THE SAMARITANS CENTER AT 215 NORTH STATE STREET.

A BIG COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE THAT DO COME HERE, Y’KNOW, AND THEY CAN MEET PEOPLE AND TALK TO PEOPLE, AND Y’KNOW, JUST SIT AND TALK

JEFFERY AND GLENDA ARE REGULARS HERE AT THE SAMARITANS CENTER, BUT THEY’RE MORE THAN JUST GUESTS IN THE EYES OF OSBORNE.
COME HERE JUST TO CHIT-CHAT WITH THE OTHER GUESTS, BECAUSE SOME OF THE GUESTS IS THEY FRIENDS, WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT JUST COME HERE JUST TO GET SOME COFFEE
WHICH IS WHY OSBORNE, WHO ORIGINALLY SAW THIS AS JUST A JOB, NOW SAYS THIS MIGHT JUST BE HIS CALLING.
IT GIVES YOU A WARM FEELING THAT IS JUST REALLY IS UNEXPLAINABLE IT’S REALLY UNEXPLAINABLE
SO, IF THE STATISTICS JUST SEEM TOO GRIM, LOOK BEYOND THE STATS, TO THOSE LIKE CHANGO OSBORNE.
I NEVER WOULDA THOUGHT THAT I WOULD PROBABALY BE DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS, AND NOW IT’S JUST LIKE, I DON’T KNOW WHEN IM’A STOP DOING IT.

WHAT A STORY. REPORTING FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, IM ZACHARY PRIEHS.
BACK TO YOU GUYS.

A NEW BAGEL BUSINESS ON MARSHALL STREET MAY HAVE BEEN TOO SUCCESSFUL. ONLY DAYS AFTER SCHOOLYARD BAGELS OPENED, THE STORE QUICKLY CLOSED. IT MAY HAVE BEEN A CASE OF TOO MANY CUSTOMERS AND NOT ENOUGH BAGELS. THE STORE POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA A STATEMENT EXPLAINING THEIR DILEMMA. THE STORE IS EXPECTED TO REOPEN SOON BUT AS OF THIS MORNING THE DOORS ARE STILL CLOSED.

“DESPITE THE OVERWHELMING TURNOUT, WE REALIZED WE WERE NOT AS PREPARED AS WE THOUGHT, LEADING TO LONGER WAIT TIMES THAN ANYONE SHOULD EXPECT

THIS IS NOT A GOODBYE BUT A SHORT BREAK TO ENSURE WHEN WE RETURN, WE DO SO STRONGER AND MORE READY THAN EVER TO WELCOME YOU BACK WITH OPEN ARMS AND FASTER SERVICE”

AFTER A WEEK OF SUNSHINE, CLOUDY SKIES NOW COVER SYRACUSE.
THAT’S RIGHT KRISTIN. OUR WEATHERWOMAN, ZA’TOZIA DUFFIE IS OUTSIDE LIVE ON THE CURRENT FORECAST.

GOOD MORNING! THAT’S RIGHT. IT’S COLD AND CLOUDY IN ‘CUSE.
WE ARE CHILLING RIGHT AT 30 DEGREES AND THAT IS EXACTLY HOW IT FEELS, WITH WINDS GOING 2 MILES PER HOUR.
THE WIND IS NOT ‘WINDING’ TOO MUCH, YOU CAN FEEL THIS COLD.
WHILE IT IS JUST CLOUDY AND COLD HERE IN SYRACUSE, NEW YORK CITY IS GETTING SLAMMED WITH SNOW RIGHT NOW.
MORE ON WEATHER COMING UP IN A LITTLE BIT.

FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I AM ZA’TOZIA DUFFIE. LET’S SEND IT BACK TO YOU IN THE STUDIO.

A CENTRAL NEW YORK ARTIST IS HELPING TO SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT ONE ART PIECE AT A TIME.
OUR WHITNEY WILLIAMS EXPLAINS- HOW PAT WILSON’S ENVIRONMENTALLY-SUSTAINABLE COLLAGES- CAN EFFECT CHANGE.
WHITNEY.

DEEPANJALI.
PAT WILSON IS A LIVERPOOL-BASED ARTIST WHO USES DISCARDED MATERIALS TO CREATE HER MASTERPIECES, JUST LIKE YOU SEE HERE.
HER MESSAGE IS SIMPLE.
ART CAN BE EASY, AFFORDABLE AND BEAUTIFUL, ALL WHILE BEING ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY.

THAT’S WHAT ART SOUNDS LIKE TO PAT WILSON.
TRANSFORMING OLD BOOKS, MAGAZINES, FRAMES AND OTHER FORGOTTEN MATERIALS INTO SOMETHING BRAND NEW.
I THINK I’VE ALWAYS KIND OF BEEN A THRIFTER. I MEAN THIS CAME FROM THE THRIFT SHOP. I BUY MY CLOTHES AT THE THRIFT SHOP. BEING IN THRIFT SHOPS AND YOU SEE THESE COOL FRAMES AND IT JUST STARTED ME THINKING WHY NOT RECREATE IT.
BUT HERE’S SOMETHING YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT WILSON.
I’M NOT A TRAINED ARTIST. I COULDN’T DRAW YOU A PICTURE
BUT SHE DOES HAVE A KNACK FOR ORGANIZING AND COLOR COORDINATION.
AS YOU WORK THE STORY DEVELOPS WHICH FASCINATES ME BECAUSE I HAVEN’T BEEN AN ARTIST AND THIS IS ALL VERY NEW.
IT’S ALSO NEW FOR PEOPLE, LIKE JACQUIE OWENS, WHO CHECKED OUT WILSON’S ECO-FRIENDLY ART AT THE BALDWINSVILLE LIBRARY.
I THINK PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THIS IS DECOPAGE SO IT’S FROM MAGAZINES SO SHE’S REUSING DIFFERENT MAGAZINES THAT PEOPLE DON’T WANT ANYMORE. SHE’S BRINGING ATTENTION TO AN ISSUE AND I THINK PROMOTING RECYCLING THROUGH BEAUTY AND THROUGH ARTWORK REALLY HAS AN IMPACT ON THE ART WORLD.
TWO NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS ESTIMATE THAT, COLLECTIVELY, MORE THAN HALF-A-BILLION BOOKS AND MAGAZINES ARE THROWN OUT EVERY YEAR.
THEY ADD THAT THESE PAPER BASED PRODUCTS MAKE UP ABOUT ONE QUARTER OF THE NATION’S SOLID WASTE- THAT’S MORE THAN ANY OTHER MATERIAL.
BY REPURPOSING THESE MATERIALS, SUSTAINABLE ARTISTS, LIKE WILSON, HELP TO REDUCE THIS WASTE.
I THINK IT’S JUST ALL ABOUT RECYCLING. YOU KNOW, THESE MAGAZINES ARE NOT GOING IN THE BIN UNTIL THEY’RE TORN UP AND RIPPED OUT AND THEY’VE HAD A USE AND THEY’VE PROVIDED OTHER PEOPLE WITH SOME PLEASURE.
WILSON SAYS SHE PLANS TO EXHIBIT MORE OF HER ART IN CENTRAL NEW YORK TO INSPIRE AND BRING JOY TO OTHERS.

WHEN I SPOKE TO WILSON SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE ACTUALLY PLANS TO TEACH COLLAGE WORKSHOPS IN THE NEAR FUTURE SO MORE CENTRAL NEW YORKERS CAN SEE HOW EASY AND AFFORDABLE IT IS TO MAKE ART.
FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M WHITNEY WILLIAMS.
BACK TO YOU GUYS AT THE DESK.

AN ASTRONAUT FROM SYRACUSE WILL SOON BE LAUNCHING INTO SPACE!.JEANNETE EPPS GREW UP IN THE CITY OF SYRACUSE.GOING TO HIGH SCHOOL AT CORCORAN –AND COLLEGE AT LE MOYNE.NOW SHE’S PART OF A SPACE-X FLIGHT THAT WILL SPEND ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY DAYS IN SPACE.EPPS IS SET TO BECOME– JUST THE SECOND BLACK WOMAN TO LIVE AT THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

THIS RECREATIONAL GAME IS TAKING A MASSIVE JUMP IN NUMBERS.
AND IT MIGHT BE A SPORT THAT YOU’RE NOT THINKING OF.
PATRICK SMITH JOINS US LIVE WITH UPDATES ON HIS STORY.

THANKS GUYS, THE SPORT OF PICKLEBALL, YES YOU HEARD THAT RIGHT, PICKLEBALL, IS TAKING OVER THE NATION BY STORM.
I SPOKE WITH ONE LOCAL PLAYER HERE IN SYRACUSE, WHO HAS KIND OF FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THIS RECREATIONAL GAME.
TRANSFORMING FROM A NICHE SPORT TO A NATIONWIDE SENSATION.
ACCORDING TO USA PICKLEBALL, THE SPORT OF PICKLEBALL HAS DOUBLED IN GROWTH WITHIN THE PAST YEAR, WITH A NATIONAL TOTAL OF EIGHT-POINT-NINE MILLION PLAYERS AND COUNTING.
THIS SPORT HAS BEEN NAMED THE FASTEST-GROWING SPORT FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW.
CASANOVIA LOCAL ANTHONY RINALDO SAYS THERE’S BEEN A SURGE OF ATTENTION FOR THE SPORT.
I THINK IT’S HUGE RIGHT NOW, WHEN I FIRST STARTED PLAYING, I KIND OF KNEW ABOUT IT, BUT NOT REALLY. BUT EVER SINCE THEN, INSTAGRAM, TIKTOK, ALL THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, I SEE IT EVERY SINGLE DAY.
PICKLEBALL IS A PADDLE SPORT THAT COMBINES THE ELEMENTS OF TENNIS, BADMINTON, AND PING-PONG PLAYED ON A SMALLER COURT WITH A WIFFLE BALL.
IT’S CRAZY LIKE, I’M FRIENDS WITH A BUNCH OF OLDER PEOPLE NOW, I’M ONLY IN MY TWENTYS, SO IT’S KIND OF FUNNY HANGING OUT WITH THEM EVERY SINGLE DAY. AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY’RE ALL AROUND HERE SO.
DESPITE HIS SHORT TIME IN THE GAME. RINALDO HASN’T LET GO OF THE PADDLE.
I ACTUALLY STARTED PLAYING ON ACCIDENT, IT WAS MY GIRLFRIENDS FAULT, WE WERE BORED ONE WEEKEND, SO WE WENT AND GOT PADDLES, PLAYED, PLAYED THE NEXT DAY AND ALL OF THESE OLDER LADIES WERE PLAYING, AND I’VE BEEN PLAYING EVER SINCE.
NATIONALLY, ACCORDING TO THE ASSOCIATION OF PICKLEBALL PROFESSIONALS, THE 25 TO 34 AGE GROUP DOMINATES AVID PICKLEBALL PLAYERS, CONSTITUTING 40-PERCENT AND REPRESENTING THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE WITHIN THE SPORT.
I THINK IT’S MORE OF A SOCIAL SPORT THAN TENNIS. TENNIS IS SO SERIOUS, YOU HAVE TO BE QUIET BUT WE ARE OUT HERE PLAYING WITH MUSIC EVERY SINGLE DAY AND THEN TALKING IN BETWEEN POINTS SO IT’S JUST MORE SOCIABLE.
ACCORDING TO C-N-Y PICKLEBALL, THE SYRACUSE COMMUNITY HOSTS 63 PICKLEBALL COURTS INDOORS AND OUTDOORS, WITH PLANS FOR ADDITIONAL COURTS UNDERWAY.
REPORTING LIVE FOR N-C-C NEWS IN MANLIUS, I’M PATRICK SMITH.

THERE’S DEFINITELY NO SHORTAGE OF COURTS AS THERE ARE CURRENTLY TEN-THOUSAND-THREE-HUNDRED-AND-TWENTY ACROSS THE NATION.
AND FOR MYSELF, I TRY MY BEST TO GET OUT THEIR ON COURTS.
REPORTING LIVE, FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M PATRICK SMITH.

COMING UP ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL — WE’LL HAVE A FULL LOOK AT THIS WEEK’S WEATHER FORECAST
AND DONALD TRUMP DRAWING HEAT FROM BOTH SIDES AFTER A CONTROVERSIAL REMARK — STAY WITH US

IT’S TIME TO CHECK AT TODAY’S WEATHER IN C-N-Y.
ZA’TOZIA DUFFIE IS IN STUDIO WITH A LOOK — AT YOUR FULL WEATHER FORECAST.

THANKS GUYS! LET’S LOOK AT THE CURRENT CONDITIONS. AS MENTIONED EARLIER, IF YOU STEP OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW, YOU WILL NEED A JACKET. IT IS 30 DEGREES WITH WINDS GOING 2 MILES PER HOUR AND A DEW POINT OF 25 DEGREES.
FOR MY NATURAL GIRLIES, IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT WEARING YOUR HAIR OUT, I WOULD PUT A LITTLE GEL ON IT TO KEEP IN PLACE. DO NOT LET THE COLD FOOL YOU, HUMIDITY IS AT 81%.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE GOING UP ON A WEDNESDAY. TOMORROW IS VALENTINE’S DAY AND LOVE WON’T BE THE ONLY THING IN THE AIR. WE ARE GOING TO GET SOME FLURRIES AND THAT WILL CARRY ON THROUGH THE EVENING. AND AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE DAY, IT WILL REMAIN CLOUDY WITH JUST A FEW HOURS OF SUNSHINE. AND LIKE A TOXIC, MANIPULATIVE EX, THE SUNSHINE WON’T STAY BUT TOMORROW WILL END COLD AND CLOUDY.
NOW LET’S GET INTO OUR 5 DAY FORECAST.
NOW LET’S GET INTO FRIDAY THIS WEEK. IT WILL BE CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS WITH A HIGH OF 32 AND A LOW OF 21 DEGREES. SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE FROM ONE TO THREE INCHES.
ON SATURDAY, IT WILL BE THE SAME TYPE OF BEAT AND YOU COULD PROBABLY SAY IT WITH ME BY NOW, “SNOWY AND CLOUDY”, WITH SNOW PILING UP AT LESS THAN AN INCH. TEMPS WILL ONLY GET AS HIGH AS 25 DEGREES AND AS LOW AS 21 DEGREES.
SUNDAY, WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING THOSE CLOUDS AND POSSIBLY A FEW FLURRIES, WITH A HIGH OF 37 DEGREES AND A LOW OF 22.
I AM ZA’TOZIA DUFFIE WITH MORNINGS ON THE HILL. DEEPANJALI AND KRISTIN, BACK TO YOU.

THE SENATE IS PASSING AN AID PACKAGE FOR UKRAINE, ISRAEL AND TAIWAN.
THE DECISION COMES AFTER ALMOST A WEEK OF DEBATE. AFTER MONTHS OF NEGOTIATIONS, THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS FACING DIVIDES OVER THE ROLE OF THE UNITED STATES ABROAD. THE AID PACKAGE STILL FACES UNCERTAINTY IN THE HOUSE.

THE HOUSE WILL BE RE-VOTING ON THE IMPEACHMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS.
REPUBLICANS BELIEVE THEY HAVE ENOUGH VOTES TO IMPEACH MAYORKAS. IF REPUBLICANS ARE SUCCESSFUL, MAYORKAS WOULD BE THE FIRST CABINET OFFICIAL SINCE 1876 TO BE IMPEACHED. REPUBLICANS IN THE HOUSE ARE CLAIMING HE COMMITTED HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS DURING HIS HANDLING OF THE SOUTHERN BORDER.

FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP UNDER FIRE AFTER SAYING THAT HE WOULD NOT PROTECT NATO MEMBERS FROM RUSSIAN AGGRESSION IF THEY FAILED TO PAY THEIR DUES.IN FACT.HE SAYS HE WOULD DO THE OPPOSITE

ONE OF THE PRESIDENTS OF A BIG COUNTRY STOOD UP AND SAID WELL SIR IF WE DON’T PAY AND WE’RE ATTACKED BY RUSSIA I SAID YOU DIDN’T PAY YOU DELINQUENT HE SAID YES LET’S SAY THAT HAPPENED NO I WOULD NOT PROTECT YOU IN FACT I WOULD ENCOURAGE THEM TO DO WHATEVER THE HELL THEY WANT.

THE FORMER PRESIDENT UNSURPRISINGLY DRAWING CRITICISM FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN CALLING THE REMARKS APPALING AND DANGEROUS

COMING UP ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL — SYRACUSE FACES OFF AGAINST SEVENTH RANKED U-N-C TONIGHT.
AND S-U’S LEADING RECEIVER IN 2023 IS NO LONGER WITH THE TEAM — STAY WITH US FOR MORE

THE SYRACUSE BASKETBALL SEASON IS IN A TAILSPIN, LOSING 3 OF THEIR LAST 4, BUT COACH AUTRY AND THE ORANGE LOOK TO TURN IT AROUND TONIGHT.
GOOD MORNING I’M RICO LOPEZ WITH YOUR ORANGE SPORTS UPDATE HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
THE GAMES ARE NOT GETTING ANY EASIER FOR THE ORANGE AS TONIGHT NUMBER 7 RANKED NORTH CAROLINA COMES TO THE J-M-A WIRELESS DOME.

LAST TIME THESE TWO PLAYED, S-U GOT BLOWN OUT, LOSING BY 36 AT CHAPEL HILL.
THE TAR HEELS OFFENSE COULD POSE PROBLEMS FOR THE ORANGE DEFENSE, WHO ALLOWED TEAMS TO SHOOT BETTER THAN 60 PERCENT FROM THE FIELD 3 OF THE LAST 4 GAMES.
U-N-C IS ALSO BRINGING POSSIBLE A-C-C PLAYERS OF THE YEAR IN RJ DAVIS AND ARMANDO BACOT.
BUT S-U HOPES THEIR DEFENSE WILL BRING THEM OUT OF THIS TOUGH STRETCH.

“DEFINITELY WE GOTTA STAY DISCIPLINED ON DEFENSE.I THINK THAT’S GOING TO BE THE MESSAGE FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR TO STAY DISCPLINED. BECAUSE IF WE STAY DISCIPLINED ITS HARD TO SCORE AGAINST US.”
ITS GOING TO BE TOUGH FOR THE ORANGE
U-N-C HAS ONE OF THE MOST PROLIFIC OFFENSES IN THE COUNTRY, AND WITHOUT TWO OF THEIR CENTERS, REBOUNDING COULD BE AN ISSUE.
BUT S-U LOOKS TO WIN THIS GAME, AND TURN AROUND THEIR SEASON.

WHILE COACH ADRIAN AUTRY’S FIRST SEASON LEADING THE ORANGE HAS HAD PLENTY OF BRIGHT MOMENTS, IT’S STARTING TO COME CRASHING DOWN NOW WITH INJURIES TO CENTERS NAHEED MCCLEOD AND MOUNIR HIMA, ALONG WITH BENNY WILLIAMS’ ABRUPT DISMISSAL FROM THE PROGRAM, SU IS DOWN TO JUST EIGHT HEALTHY PLAYERS FOR THE FINAL SEVEN GAME STRETCH. AND WITH THEIR EXISTING RESUME, THE ODDS ARE STACKED HEAVILY AGAINST THEM.

SYRACUSE HAS JUST ONE QUAD-1 VIXTORY SO FAR. THAT WAS AGAINST PITT BACK ON JANUARY 16. BUT OVERALL, THE ORANGE HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO KEEP UP AGAINST THE BEST OF THE BEST IN THE ACC. IT DOESN’T HELP THAT THEY’VE PLAYED THE 27TH MOST DIFFICULT SCHEDULE IN THE COUNTRY ACCORDING TO KEN POM. THAT’S OUT OF 362 DIVISION ONE PROGRAMS, SO IT CERTAINLY HASN’T BEEN AN EASY ROAD. UNC AND CLEMSON ARE THE REMAINING Q-1 OPPONENTS ON THE SCHEDULE; NC STATE AND VIRGINIA TECH ARE Q-2.

FOR THE OTHER BASKETBALL TEAM ON CAMPUS, IT’S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STORY. FELISHA LEGETTE JACK’S WOMEN’S TEAM HAS MADE A HUGE JUMP IN HER SECOND SEASON. THEY JUST TOOK DOWN NUMBER 15 LOUISVILLE IN YET ANOTHER COME-FROM-BEHIND VICTORY ON SUNDAY. THAT’S PROPELLED THE ORANGE TO NUMBER 19 NATIONALLY, THEIR HIGHEST RANKING SINCE DECEMBER OF 2020. DYAISHA FAIR CONTINUES TO DOMINATE IN HER FIFTH COLLEGIATE SEASON, AS THE POINT GUARD WON NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HER CAREER. SHE HAD A TEAM BEST 29 POINTS IN THE WIN OVER THE CARDINALS. .

WITH FIVE GAMES LEFT IN THE REGULAR SEASON, SU JUST NEEDS TO FINISH STRONG, AND THEY COULD END UP HOSTING AN N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT GAME. NOT BAD FOR A TEAM PICKED TO FINISH NINTH IN THE CONFERENCE THIS SEASON. FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M MIKE OSTROWSKI.

THANK YOU MIKE, AND IN FOOTBALL NEWS, THE ORANGE DISMISSED LAST SEASON’S LEADING RECIEVER, DAMIEN ALFORD, WHO IS ENTERING THE TRANSFER PORTAL.

LAST SEASON, THE JUNIOR CAUGHT 33 PASSES FOR A TEAM-HIGH 6-HUNDRED TEN YARDS, AND 3 TOUCHDOWNS.
37 PLAYERS ARE LEAVING THE ROSTER, BUT NEW HEAD COACH FRAN BROWN BROUGHT IN SOME NEW TALENT, BRINGING 34 NEW PLAYERS THROUGH THE PORTAL AND RECRUITING.

S-U ALSO RETAINED KEY PLAYERS LIKE TIGHT END ORONDE GADSDEN THE SECOND, DEFENSIVE BACK JUSTIN BARRON, AND LINEBACKER MARLOWE WAX.

THAT’S ALL WE HAVE FOR SPORTS, BACK TO YOU ON THE DESK.

THANK YOU, STILL TO COME HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL. A NEW BARBIE EXHIBIT IN ROCHESTER.
STAY WITH US–THAT STORY AND MORE JUST AHEAD.

BARBIE IS PAYING A VISIT TO ROCHESTER NEIGHBORHOOD. UNTIL MAY 12TH, MORE THAN 50 BARBIES ARE ON DISPLAY AT THE STRONG NATIONAL MUSEUM OF PLAY.
JOSH CRAWFORD REPORTS ON THIS POPULAR EXHIBIT COMING WITH A STRONG, POSITIVE MESSAGE FOR KIDS.

THANKS DEEPANJALI. ABOUT 90 MINUTES TO OUR WEST EXCITEMENT IS BUILDING FOR SOME POSTIVE ENTERTAINMENT, AND PARENTS ARE THRILLED TO HAVE THEIR KIDS LAUGHING AND LEARNING SIMULTANEOUSLY.

HERE, ON THE CORNER OF CHESTNUT AND ADVENTURE PLACE IN ROCHESTER, SITS THE STRONG NATIONAL MUSEUM OF PLAY.
RECENTLY, THE MUSEUM GOT A NEW EXHIBIT THAT’S ALREADY VERY POPULAR, THE BARBIE YOU CAN BE ANYTHING
EXPERIENCE. HAVING ONLY BEEN HERE FOR THREE WEEKS, IT HAS PARENTS AND KIDS ALIKE BUZZING.
WITH THE POPULARITY OF THE BARBIE MOVIE LAST YEAR, I THINK BARBIE’S REALLY SORT OF RISEN BACK TO THE
TOP OF THE CONVERSATION.
THAT’S SHANE RHINEWALD, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS HERE AT
THE STRONG MUSEUM. HE’S HAD A FIRSTHAND VIEW THAT THE EFFECT THE
EXHIBIT HAS ALREADY HAD ON THE CHILDREN OF ROSHESTER.
AND THERE ARE PROBABLY ONLY A HANDFUL OF TOYS THAT YOU COULD LOOK AT THAT HAVE HAD THE IMPACT
THAT BARBIE HAS HAD ON THE TOY WORLD
HERE, YOU CAN LEARN THE STORIES OF FEMALE PIONEERS SUCH AS JAZZ
MUSICIAN ELLA FITZGERAD, OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST LAURIE HERNANDEZ, AND
AVIATOR AMELIA EARHART.
YOU SEE A LOT OF THE SMILES ON THE KIDS’ FACES AS THEY GO INTO IT, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THAN
THAT, IT’S THE OPPORTUNITY THAT IT AFFORDS THE KIDS TO ESSENTIALLY GO OUT AND TEST DIFFERENT CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES. SO BARBIE HAS BEEN, THE PRESIDENT, SHE’S BEEN A DOCTOR, SHE’S BEEN A CHEF,
SHE’S BEEN A PILOT, SO THERE’S DIFFERENT SECTIONS, WHERE KIDS, IF YOU’RE CREATIVE, IF YOU’RE MORE OF A
LEADER, YOU CAN KIND OF GO OFF INTO THOSE ZONES
THIS IS JOHN LEWIS, ROCHESTER NATIVE AND FATHER TO MASSAI, THAT 3-YEAR OLD WITH THE HEART-WARMING SMILE YOU JUST SAW. HE’S NOT LETTING ANY
GENDER STEROTYPES GET IN THE WAY OF MASSAI’S GROWTH.
YOU HAVE TO LET GO OF THOSE KIND OF IDEAS BECAUSE THE CHILD IS GOING TO GROW IN SUCH A
UNIQUE AND WONDERFUL WAY IF THEY DON’T HAVE THOSE TYPES OF BOUNDARIES.
“FOR PARENTS AND CHILDREN ALIKE, THE BARBIE EXHIBIT’S A CHANCE TO FIND INSPIRATION AND PERHAPS
A NEW THING OR TWO ABOUT LIVING OUT YOUR DREAMS. WHILE MANY WOULD CONSIDER THE EXHIBIT
PURELY JUST FOR GIRLS, FOR A KID LIKE MASSI, AND PERHAPS MYSELF, MAYBE WE CAN LEARN A NEW
THING OR TWO.”
FOR A COMMUNITY THAT CAN SOMETIMES BE SHORT ON HOPE, THIS IS THE
PERFECT LIGHT TO BRING TO ROCHESTER’S YOUTH. JOSH CRAWFORD, N-C-C
NEWS.

AS YOU ALL CAN SEE, THERE’S NO LIMITS ON WHO CAN BE INSPIRED BY BARBIE AND HER EXHIBT. FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M JOSH CRAWFORD.

THANK YOU JOSH.
DID YOU GET A CHANCE TO SEE THE BARBIE MOVIE.
I DID, AND I LOVED IT. I THINK IT WAS INSPIRATIONAL, MOTIVATIONAL, EMOTIONAL. IT WAS AMAZING.
I AGREE.
WELL THAT’S GONNA BE IT FOR US THIS WEDNESDAY ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL. I’M KRISTIN LILLY —
I’M DEEPANJALI SHARMA. THANKS FOR JOINING. WE’LL SEE YOU NEXT WEDNESDAY, LIVE AT TEN A-M RIGHT HERE ON O-T-N.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: JONATHAN KINANE.

PRODUCER: KATIE NEDDER.

DIRECTOR: JILL MITCHELL.

2024: MORNINGS ON THE HILL.