Mornings on the Hill logo

Mornings on the Hill

Mornings on the Hill for February 21, 2023

COMING UP ON MORNING’S ON THE HILL. STUDENTS CONTINUE THE ANNUAL DUKE CAMP OUT TRADITION AHEAD OF THE SYRACUSE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME.
SU’S ADMINISTRATION PUBLISHES A STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOLLOWING THE SHOOTING AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY.
VIDEO GAMES ARE NOW BEING PLAYED OUTSIDE OF THE DORM ROOM FOR A NEW MAJOR COMING TO SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY.
AND SOME NASTY WEATHER POTENTIALLY COMING OUR WAY. ALL THAT AND MORE. COMING UP ON THIS EDITION OF MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
GOOD MORNING. I’M JEREMY LYNCH. THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
AND I’M CARSON FOWLER. HERE’S A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP STORY.
OUR TOP STORY THIS HOUR. MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HAS RESUMED CLASSES THIS MONDAY, ONE WEEK AFTER A GUNMAN KILLED THREE PEOPLE AND INJURED FIVE OTHERS ON CAMPUS.
FOLLOWING THE TRAGIC SHOOTING AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. STUDENTS ACROSS NEW YORK ARE WONDERING HOW THEIR SCHOOL MIGHT RESPOND TO SUCH AN INCIDENT. OUR UPDATE NEWS REPORTER YOKI TANG JOINS US LIVE IN STUDIO TO TELL US WHAT ACTIONS S-U MAY TAKE TO BETTER PROTECT ITS STUDENTS AND STAFF.
THANKS CARSON AND JEREMY. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY HAS CREATED THE ORANGE ALERT SYSTEM IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY OF AN ACTIVE SHOOTER. THIS SYSTEM WOULD HAVE AN ALARM GO OFF TO ALERT STUDENTS OF AN EMERGENCY AS WELL AS DPS. SU STUDENT BEN MARTIN TOLD ME ALTHOUGH DPS PROTECTED CAMPUS WELL, STILL NEED MORE ACTIONS ON SAFETY ISSUE.
I THINK WE COULD DO A LITTLE BIT MORE WITH, LIKE, MAKING SURE THAT MAYBE LIKE PEOPLE DON’T COME ON CAMPUS, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE HERE’S A MICHIGAN STATE SHOOTING AND AND THIS WAS THE OTHER SHOOTINGS TOO, SO WE COULD DO A BETTER JOB WITH.
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF STUDENT EXPERIENCE OFFICER, ALLEN GROVES SENT A CAMPUS WIDE LETTER TO INFORM SU STUDENTS WHAT IS THE EFFICIENT WAY TO HELP THEM WHEN THERE IS AN EMERGENCY DANGER APPEARED AROUND THEMSELVES.IN THE LETTER, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY ALSO EXPRESSED THEIR OWN SAD FEELING TOWARD M-S-U SHOOTING; AND EMPHASIZED THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF EACH CAMPUS MEMBER IS ALWAYS THEIR MAIN TARGET.
SU WILL WORK HARD TO PREVENT SUCH A TRAGEDY HAPPENING ON CAMPUS.
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY STUDENT SINI SHQAIR SAID THE SAFETY BLUE BUTTONS ON CAMPUS IS VERY USEFUL.
I DEFINITELY UTILIZED THE SAFETY BLUE BUTTONS AROUND CAMPUS. AND I ACTUALLY WITNESSED A SCENE THAT HAPPENED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. AND, YOU KNOW, THEY’RE VERY EFFICIENT WITH HOW THEY RESPOND TO SCENES THAT HAPPEN ON CAMPUS.

ORANGE SAFE IS ONE WAY TO HELP THE STUDENTS , ESPECIALLY ON CAMPUS STUDENTS TO PREPARE OR RESPOND IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. BESIDES THAT, YOU CAN ALSO DIAL THE NUMBER OF DPS WHICH IS JUST BEHIND YOUR SD CARD. REPORTING LIVE FROM NEWSROOM, I’M YOKI TANG FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL. BACK TO YOU GUYS
THANK YOU, YOKI. WEATHER IS POSSIBLY IS GOING TO BE AN ISSUE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
WE’RE GOING TO TOSS IT TO MATT HASSAN, WHO WILL TELL US WHAT TO EXPECT FOR WEATHER TODAY AND LATER THIS WEEK.
MATT?
THANK YOU, GUYS, AND GOOD MORNING. I’M OUTSIDE WITH WAVERLY AVENUE AT MY BACK AND WE’RE IN STORE FOR A DAY OF WEATHER THAT’S GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING. SO LET’S PULL UP THE NUMBERS TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT IT’S GOING TO LOOK LIKE TODAY. SO RIGHT NOW, TEMPERATURES JUST ABOUT 40 DEGREES. IT’S A LITTLE CHILLY. THE WIND IS CALM JUST AROUND SEVEN MILES PER HOUR. BUT THAT’S GOING TO CHANGE LATER IN THE DAY. THE WIND IS GOING TO GET OUT TO 25 MILES PER HOUR IN THE AFTERNOON AND THAT AND WE’RE GOING TO EXPECT SOME RAIN LATER, TOO, AROUND 11 NOON, 1:00. IT’S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF A DRIZZLE, BUT THAT’S GOING TO GO AWAY. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE SOME THUNDERSTORMS WITH IT THAT’S GOING TO GO AWAY. AND THEN IN THE EVENING, WE’RE GOING TO GET MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW, MAYBE MORE RAIN. BUT THAT SNOW, ISN’T GOING TO STICK. IT’S JUST GOING TO COME BY AND IT’S GOING TO MELT. AND THEN REALLY, THE STORY HERE IS LATER IN THE WEEK, IT’S GOING TO GET A LOT OF SNOW. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE STEADY SNOW FROM THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT OR WEDNESDAY TO THURSDAY AND THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. THERE’S GOING TO BE A THERE’S GOING TO BE A LOT OF SNOW THERE. IT IS GOING TO STICK WITH, YOU KNOW, SPECIFICALLY IN NORTH SYRACUSE AND THE THRUWAY. SO BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU’RE DRIVING AND I’LL HAVE THE FULL WEATHER FORECAST. LATER IN THE SHOW AFTER THE BREAK. BACK TO YOU GUYS.
ONE OF OUR REPORTERS WAS ABLE TO JOIN IN ON A SPECIAL EVENT THIS WEEKEND.
OUR ISABEL FLORES JOINS US LIVE IN STUDIO TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY.
THANKS, GUYS! AND YES, THAT’S RIGHT!
THIS WEEKEND, I WAS ABLE TO HEAD OVER TO CAMILUS AND CATCH UP WITH SEVERAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT AN EVENT BEING HELD AT THE BRASSERIE BAR AND BISTRO.
THERE, THEY TOLD ME ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
THE BRASSERIE BAR AND BISTRO IN CAMILLUS IS USUALLY THE PLACE TO GO GRAB A DRINK AND LAY BACK. BUT ON SUNDAY IT BROUGHT IN RESIDENTS TO TAKE PART IN THEIR WINTER FESTIVAL. BUT NOT JUST ANY WINTER FESTIVAL, A WOMEN’S WINTER FESTIVAL. WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES OF ALL KINDS WERE CONTACTED TO GET A BOOST TO PROMOTE THEIR GOODS. BUSINESS OWNERS LIKE CELINE RAMON WERE HAPPY TO BE A PART OF THE EVENT AND SHOWCASED WHY IT’S SO IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT SMALL WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES.

IT’S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THESE JUST BECAUSE A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER AND AS WOMEN WORKED SO HARD TO PUT OUR CRAFT OUT THERE AND IT’S SO WONDERFUL WHEN WE CAN ALL COME TOGETHER IN ONE PLACE AND IT REALLY IS A BEAUTIFUL THING.

FOUNDER OF COCO’S CANDLES, YOLANDA JOHNSON, SAYS THESE FESTIVALS HELP TO MAKE CONNECTIONS.

I THINK THAT’S VERY IMPORTANT TO NETWORK WITH OTHER BUSINESSES AND OTHER ENTREPRENEURS AND ALSO JUST KIND OF GETTING YOUR NAME OUT THERE AND DIFFERENT AREAS.

AND FUNK YARD THRIFT SHOP OWNER SARA TANCREDI SAYS. THESE EVENTS BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER.

THESE EVENTS BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER. IT GIVES A REALLY SPACE. IT’S NOT ONLY FOR ALL THE ARTISTS AND CURATORS HERE BECAUSE THE SHOPPERS AND THE GUYS AND JUST ALLOWS US TO CREATE A COMMUNITY.

FOR THE OCCASION THE BAR MADE SURE TO PROVIDE DRINKS, DANCING AND ALL AROUND GOOD VIBES.
OVERALL, THE EVENT HELPED BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER WHILE ALSO MAKING SURE TO HIGHLIGHT WOMAN-OWNED BUSINESSES BASED IN CENTRAL NEW YORK.
WHILE THIS WAS THE BRASSERIE’S FIRST WOMEN’S WINTER MARKET, IT WILL NOT BE THE LAST, AS THE BAR PLANS TO NOW ORGANIZE THEM EVERY YEAR.
IN SYRACUSE, I’M ISABEL FLORES, WITH MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
THE WEEKLY MUSIC SERIES ARE BACK AT HENDRICKS CHAPEL.
POLINA SHEMANOVA JOINS US LIVE TO GIVE ALL THE DETAILS ABOUT THESE WEEKLY PERFORMANCES, POLINA.
THANKS, CARSON.
I AM OUTSIDE OF THE HENDRICKS CHAPEL, THAT IS WHERE MUSIC AND MESSAGE TAKES PLACE. EVERY SUNDAY AT 4PM DOORS ARE OPEN FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY THE MUSIC. LEADER OF THE PROGRAM ANNE LAVER TOLD US IT’S A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE HENDRICKS CHAPEL CHOIR AND THE UNIVERSITY ORGANISTS.
MUSIC AND MESSAGE.
THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 2019.
TODAY THEY ARE FEATURING INCANTARE – PERFORMERS HIGHLIGHTING UNDER EXPLORED MUSICIANS.
GROUP MEMBER LIZA MALAMUT SAYS SHE’S BEEN WAITING TOO LONG FOR THIS EVENT.
WE WERE SUPPOSED TO DEBUT IT IN MARCH 2020. AND SO NOW, THREE YEARS LATER, IT’S REALLY IT’S REALLY NICE.
EDUCATING THE AUDIENCE ABOUT EACH SONG PERFORMED IS A COMMON GOAL FOR MESSAGE AND MUSIC AND INCANTARE.
BUT WE WILL VEER BRIEFLY TO GERMANY BEFORE RETURNING TO HOME BASE WITH FEAR TANKS SONATA FOR FIVE INSTRUMENTS.
WHILE SOME LISTENERS HAD THEIR MOOD BOOSTED AFTER THE PERFORMANCE.
I WAS HONESTLY TOUCHED BY A LOT OF THE MUSIC AND IT PUT ME INTO A HAPPIER MOOD THAT I HAVEN’T BEEN IN IN A HOT MINUTE.
SOME MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE HAVE MORE PHILOSOPHICAL COMMENTS.
THIS WAS VERY SPIRITUAL. ALSO WITH ALL OF THE INSTRUMENTS AND THE VOCALS THAT PERFORMED.
AS MUSIC AND MESSAGE CONTINUES TO FEATURE DIFFERENT MUSICIANS, THIS UPCOMING SUNDAY THEY ARE WELCOMING BLACK COMPOSERS.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH CONCERT WILL BEGIN AT 4PM ON SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26TH.
FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M POLINA SHEMANOVA.
DESTINY USA IS HOSTING ITS FOURTH IN-PERSON “GET HIRED JOB FAIR” TOMORROW. EMPLOYERS FROM ALL OVER CENTRAL NEW YORK WILL SET UP TABLES IN THE MALLS CANYON SECTION WITH THE PURPOSE OF RECRUITING FUTURE EMPLOYEES.
THE MALL SAYS THIS HIRING EVENT WILL BE ITS BIGGEST EVER AND WILL FEATURE EMPLOYERS FROM. AMAZON, BYRNE DAIRY, AND SPECTRUM. THE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE BETWEEN 2 AND 6 PM TOMMOROW.
COMING UP ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL — WE WILL HAVE MORE ON THE NASTY WEATHER SET TO HIT CENTRAL NEW YORK. STAY WITH US.
IT’G GOING TO BE A WEIRD WEEK FOR WEATHER IN THE 315.
OUR MATT HASSAN IS IN STUDIO WITH YOUR FULL WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY AND THE REST OF THE WEEK. MATT.
IT’S GOING TO BE A BIT OF A CHILLY TUESDAY HERE IN CENTRAL NEW YORK.
DEFINTIELY A DAY TO BRING A JACKET AS TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO STAY IN THE LOW FORTIES WITH SOME WIND.
HEY – YOU PROBABLY WANT A RAIN JACKET BECAUSE IT’S EXPECTED TO POUR IN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO.
THIS PRECIPITATION COULD CONTINUE AFTER THE SUN SETS AND MAY EVEN TURN INTO SNOW.
BUT, IF WE DO GET THAT SNOW IT SHOULDN’T ACCUMULATE AND STICK.
TOMORROW IS GOING TO BE A SIMILAR STORY.
WE’RE GOING TO WAKE UP WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TWENTIES AND IT’LL GET TO THE HIGH THIRTIES BY THE AFTERNOON.
BUT THIS TIME WE’LL GET SOME REAL SNOW AT NIGHT. IT’S LOOKING LIKE WE’LL SEE A WINTRY MIX AS WE’RE SITTING ON THE COUCH AFTER DINNER ON WEDNESDAY.
AND THIS IS GOING TO HANG AROUND FOR A COUPLE DAYS.
ON THURSDAY, EXPECT A MIX OF RAIN AND SLEET IN THE MORNING.
ALTHOUGH THAT NIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO DROP AND WE’LL START TO GET A HEALTHY DOSE OF SNOW.
IT’S GOING TO DUMP SNOW ALL OF FRIDAY MORNING, BUT AS WE GET INTO THE EVENING IT’S EXPECTED CALM DOWN.
WHICH WILL PUT US IN STORE FOR A PRETTY MILD WEEKEND. THERE’S A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SOME LIGHT SNOW, BUT FOR THE MOST PART SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL BE CLOUDY AND HANGING IN THE TWENTIES AND THIRTIES.
THAT’S GOING TO DO IT FOR YOUR WEATHER FORECAST.
I’M MATT HASSAN.
BACK TO YOU IN THE STUDIO.
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN ANNOUNCED THAT RUSSIA IS SUSPENDING ITS PARTICIPATION IN THE NEW START NUCLEAR ARMS REDUCTION TREATY IN RUSSIA’S STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS THIS MORNING.
WHILE RUSSIA IS NOT WITHDRAWING FROM THE AGREEMENT ENTIRELY. IT IS SUSPENDING ITS PARTICIPATION IN THE ONLY REMAINING REGULATION FOR THE WORLD’S TWO LARGEST NUCLEAR ARSENALS. THE ANNOUNCEMENT COMES AFTER A SURPRISE VISIT BY PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN TO UKRAINE YESTERDAY.
PRESIDENT BIDEN IS SET TO MEET WITH POLISH PRESIDENT, ANDRE DUDA, TODAY JUST A FEW HOURS AFTER HIS SURPRISE VISIT TO UKRAINE. POLAND HAS NATO’S LONGEST BORDER WITH UKRAINE AND HAS BEEN THE MAIN ROUTE FOR REFUGEES SEEKING TO ESCAPE VIOLENCE.
THE MEETING COMES JUST BEFORE THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINW. BIDEN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE HIS SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE AND PLANS TO GIVE HIS REMARKS LATER TODAY.
THE BIGGEST RIVALRY GAME OF THE SEASON FOR SYRACUSE BASKETBALL TOOK PLACE ON SATURDAY. IT SEEMS LIKE SU STUDENTS PLANNED A LOT FOR THIS MATCH WITH DUKE. REPORTER WANSHI ZHANG IS LIVE IN FRONT OF THE JMA WIRELESS DOME TO RECAP WHAT THEY DID DO.
THANKS, GUYS. ALTHOUGH WE ALL KNOW WHAT THE RESULT IT TURNS OUT, SU FANS WERE STILL EXCITED ABOUT THE GAME. RIGHT NOW WHERE I’M STANDING IS GATE E AT THE DOME, FANS WERE CAMPING OUT OVERNIGHT JUST RIGHT HERE, AND ALL THEY DID IS FOR A GOOD SEAT.
OTTO’S ARMY ROUNDED UP STUDENTS TO JOIN THE CAMPOUT WITH TENTS FROM THURSDAY TO SATURDAY, AND THE BENEFITS OF STAYING OUT OVERNIGHT IS TO EARN THE EARLY ENTRY AND GRAB FRONT SEATS.
THERE IS FOUR OF US AND WE’VE BEEN HERE SINCE LAST NIGHT AT 6:00. WE SLEPT HERE ALL NIGHT. WE SIT HERE FOR THE MAJORITY OF THIS DAY. WE’VE BEEN SWITCHED ON, ON AND OFF. SO THE TWO OF US HERE RIGHT NOW AND THEN THE NEXT TWO SHOULD BE COMING SHORTLY. I’M EXCITED TO GET A GOOD SEAT, AND I’M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS.
AND WE’LL BE THERE TO MAKE NOISE. THIS WILL BE THE ROWDIEST SECTION BECAUSE EVERYONE’S WILLING TO CAMP OUT IN THE COLD, FRIGID TEMPERATURES. SO, YEAH, THIS IS DEFINITELY THE GUYS WE WANT RIGHT NEXT TO THE GAMES.
A LOT OF COACHES COME DOWN AND BRING DOUGHNUTS AND COFFEE, AND SOME SPECIAL CAMPOUT SHIRTS ARE ALSO OPEN TO SELL.
SO THOSE ARE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN CELEBRATE WITH SO LIKE SO PEOPLE CAN HAVE A DEDICATED SHIRT LIKE SAYING, OH, I CAME TO CAMP OUT AND I SURVIVED AND I MADE THROUGH WITH A LOT OF FUN STUFF LIKE THAT, HOPING TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR FUTURE YEARS OF US.
ON FRIDAY’S EVENING, IT’S GETTING COLDER AND EVEN SNOW FLURRIES STARTED TO FALL. BUT A PERSON HERE SAYS THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS COMING WILL BE HIGHER.
THE FINAL SCORE FOR SYRACUSE AND DUKE IS 55 TO 77. BUT DON’T WORRY, WE WILL BE BACK NEXT YEAR.
FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M WANSHI ZHANG.
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY HOSTED A BLACK HAIR EXPERIENCE FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH
OUR MORNING’S ON THE HILL REPORTER SHI’ANN JOHNSON JOINS US LIVE TO TELL US MORE. SHI’ANN.
THANK YOU. THIS MONTH I ATTENDED A BLACK HISTORY EVENT LETS TAKE A LOOK.
IN AN EFFORT TO CELEBRATE ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE ASPECTS OF BLACK CULTURE AND BEAUTY, THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH COMMITTEE AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY HOSTED A STATE OF THE BLACK HAIR EXPERIENCE TO HIGHLIGHT THE GLORIFYING HISTORY OF BLACK HAIR TRENDS THIS MONTH HERE AT THE SCHINE STUDENT CENTER. A SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY STUDENT WHO ATTENDED THE EVENT IFE OJO EXPRESS WHAT BLACK HAIR MEANS TO HER AND THE IMPORTANCE OF BLACK HAIR.
I DEFINITELY THINK IT’S A FORM OF EXPRESSION. THERE’S A LOT OF FREEDOM THAT DEALS WITH HAIR. THE FACT THAT THERE WERE LAWS THAT REQUIRED WOMEN TO COVER OUR HAIR WE COULD NOT WEAR FREELY THE WAY WE PLEASE.
THE EVENT FEATURED LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS OF VARIOUS HAIRSTYLES ALONG WITH A PANEL DISCUSSION. LICENSED COSMETOLOGIST, GABRIELLE LLOYD QUOTED “PROUD AND LOUD” WHEN BEING ASKED WHAT DOES BLACK HAIR MEANS TO HER.
SO THEN A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, IT HAS BEEN IN SOCIAL MEDIA THAT YOU CAN WEAR BRAIDS OR YOUR HAIR IN CERTAIN CULTURE FOR OUR CULTURE.
AS WE END OFF THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY WITH A BANG, THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH COMMITTEE WILL HOST A FORMAL GALA, “CELEBRATING BLACK EXCELLENCE.” THIS EVENT WILL CELEBRATE ALL THINGS CENTERED AROUND BLACK CULTURE. R&B SINGER KIANA LEDÉ, WILL BE ONE OF MANY MUSICAL ARTISTS PERFORMING.
COME CELEBRATE WITH US THIS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25 HERE IN THE SCHINE STUDENT CENTER. FROM MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M SHI’ANN JOHNSON.
COMING UP ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL — THE DUKE BLUE DEVILS VISITED THE DOME THIS WEEKEND FOR A MATCHUP WITH THE ORANGE. WE WILL GIVE YOU THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE GAME AFTER THE BREAK.
GOOD MORNING I’M SARAL KHARE WITH YOUR ORANGE SPORTS UPDATE HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL. WE HAD A PACKED WEEK OF BASKETBALL.
THIS PAST WEEKEND SYRACUSE HAD A MUCH-ANTICIPATED MATCHUP WITH DUKE. MANY STUDENTS CAMPED OUT SO THEY CAN GET TICKETS FOR THE GAME. BUT A VERY SPECIAL GUEST SHOWED UP BUFFALO BILLS SAFETY DAMAR HAMLIN. HAMLIN SUFFERED CARDIAC ARREST DURING A MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL GAME AGAINST THE BENGALS AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR A WEEK.
THERE WE SEE HAMLIN IN GOOD SPIRITS LOOKING HEALTHY. AS FOR THE GAME THINGS WEREN’T GOOD FOR THE ORANGE. WHILE THE GAME WAS COMPETITIVE IN THE BEGINNING OF THE FIRST HALF DUKE STARTED TO TAKE OVER AND CONTROL THE GAME. THEY LED BY AS MUCH AS TWENTY-FOUR. DUKE WINS 77-55.
SYRACUSE WILL GO TO SOUTH CAROLINA TO FACE CLEMSON AND HOPEFULLY RIGHT THE SHIP. TIP OFF IS AT 7PM TOMORROW.
FOR THE WOMEN’S SIDE IT WAS THEIR SENIOR NIGHT THIS PAST SUNDAY AGAINST MIAMI. SYRACUSE REALLY NEEDED THIS WIN AS THEY ARE A PART OF FIRST FOUR OUT. FIVE PLAYERS SCORED IN DOUBLE FIGURES AND THEY HAD SOME REALLY SURPRISING CONTRIBUTIONS. ASIA STRONG HAD 10 POINTS AND 5 REBOUNDS AND KENNEDI PERKINS FINISHED WITH A CAREER HIGH 13 POINTS. THEY ALSO HAD THEIR USUAL CONTRIBUTORS LIKE ALAINA RICE AND 14 POINT CONTRIBUTIONS FROM GEORGIA WOODLEY AND DYASIA FAIR. SYRACUSE OVERALL WAS 9-23 FROM THREE.
SYRACUSE WILL GO TO PITTSBURGH TO GET THEIR SECOND STRAGHT WIN. TIP OFF IS AT 6PM ON THURSDAY.
OUR COLE KIRST IS LIVE THIS MORNING WITH A SYRACUSE GRADUATE STUDENT TO TALK MORE ABOUT ESPORTS.
E-SPORTS HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE NEXT LEVEL HERE AT SYRACUSE.
IN 2023, STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAJOR IN E-SPORTS THIS COMING FALL IN NEWHOUSE AND FALK COLLEGE RESPECTIVELY.
I AM HERE JOINED BY GRADUATE STUDENT AND NEWHOUSE E-SPORTS UPDATE HOST ANDREW MACBEATH.
ANDREW, THANKS FOR COMING ON.
THANK FOR HAVING ME.
HOW BIG IS THIS FOR SYRACUSE AND THE ESPORTS COMMUNITY?
WELL, I THINK THIS IS REALLY BIG FOR SYRACUSE SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE IT ALLOWS STUDENTS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN E-SPORTS, WHETHER THAT’S PLAYING, COACHING, ORGANIZING, RUNNING SOMETHING LIKE THAT, TO REALLY GET STARTED EARLY AND LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW IT WORKS. BECAUSE IT’S SUCH A GROWING INDUSTRY AND SUCH A RAPIDLY EXPANDING BRAND. IT REALLY ALLOWS STUDENTS TO GET THEIR FEET WET. AND AS FOR THE REST OF THE E-SPORTS COMMUNITY, IT’S REALLY HELPFUL TO HAVE A LOT OF DEDICATED STUDENTS COMING OUT TO SOME OF THE BEST COLLEGES IN THE NATION AND GET READY TO GROW E-SPORTS EVEN FURTHER.
HOW IMPACTFUL IS A RESOURCE LIKE THE GAME ROOM AT THE BARNES CENTER?
I MEAN, THE GAME ROOM THERE IS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC. IT’S FULL OF SOME OF THE TOP OF THE LINE COMPUTERS, PERIPHERALS, NEXT GEN CONSOLES AND CONTROLLERS. THE STUFF IN THERE IS TOP NOTCH. AND WITH STUDENTS HAVING THE ABILITY TO USE SOME OF THE BEST EQUIPMENT THAT THE WORLD HAS TO OFFER AND REALLY KIND OF PARTICIPATE IN E-SPORTS AND REALLY LIKE DIVE INTO THE WORLD OF IT, IT ALLOWS THEM TO GET A HANDS ON AND FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE OF HOW E-SPORTS IS RUN AND HOW THEY CAN REALLY IMPACT IT GOING FORWARD.
FOR STUDENTS WHO DON’T PLAY VIDEO GAMES, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO THEM TO GIVE IT A TRY?
I MEAN, HONESTLY, LIKE E-SPORTS IS, AGAIN, IT’S SUCH A RAPIDLY GROWING INDUSTRY. THERE’S SO MUCH MORE THAT CAN BE TAKEN FROM E-SPORTS AND SO MUCH MORE THAT CAN BE TAKEN OUT OF IT. AND SO HONESTLY, JUST THE SAME WITH ANY OTHER HOBBY OR ANY OTHER SPORT. PICK ONE UP AND TRY IT OUT FOR YOURSELF. MAYBE YOU MIGHT LIKE IT, MAYBE YOU MIGHT NOT, BUT IT’S REALLY ALL JUST A SENSE OF JUST TRYING TO GET YOUR FEET WET, GET READY TO GO AND SEEING WHAT YOU CAN DO FROM THERE. WHETHER IT’S FIRST SINGLE PLAYER MULTIPLAYER DOESN’T REALLY MATTER. JUST GO AHEAD AND GIVE IT A SHOT.
THAT’S ALL WE HAVE IN ESPORTS TODAY, YOU CAN CHECK OUT ANDREW AND THE NEWHOUSE ESPORTS UPDATE ON YOUTUBE AT THE NEWHOUSE SPORTS MEDIA CENTER PAGE.
THANK YOU, BACK TO YOU CARSON AND JEREMY.
STILL TO COME HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL. THE 2023 BRITISH ACDEMY FILM AWARDS SHOW WAS THIS PAST WEEKEND. WE WILL BREAK DOWN ALL THE STARS WHO BROUGHT HOME SOME HARDWARE.
STAY WITH US–THAT STORY AND MORE JUST AHEAD.
FINALLY, THIS MORNING. WE HAVE A RECAP OF THE BRITISH ACADEMY FILM AWARDS SHOW THAT TOOK PLACE SUNDAY.
PLUS, THE NOMINEES FOR THE 2023 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME WERE ANNOUNCED. OUR ENTERTAINMENT REPORTER MARK BUDD HAS MORE. MARK.
THIS PAST SUNDAY WAS THE 2023 BRITISH ACDEMY FILM AWARDS SHOW. AMONG THE BIG WINNERS OF THE AWARD CEREMONY WAS THE MOVIE “ELVIS”. THE CATEGORIES OF THE AWARDS IN WHICH THE MOVIE WON INCLUDE “BEST MAKEUP AND HAIR”, ‘BEST COSTUME DESIGN”, “BEST CASTING”, AS WELL AS AUSTIN BUTLER WHO PLAYED ELVIS WINNING THE PRESTIGIOUS BEST LEAD ACTOR AWARD.
NOT ONLY WAS THE BRITISH FILM AWARDS A TIME TO RECONGINZE ACTORS AND DIRECTORS FOR THIER WORK, BUT ALSO TO REMEBER A HISTORICAL FIGURE. ON SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2022 QUEEN ELIZABETH II DIED AT AGE OF 96 AFTER 70 YEARS OF REIGN.
HONORING QUEEN ELIZABETH WAS PRESTIGIOUS BRITISH ACTRESS HELEN MIREN. WHEN REFLECTING ON THE LATE GREAT QUEEN HERSELF MIREN PRAISED HER WORK REPRRSENTING ENGLAND FOR SO MANY YEARS.
”CINEMA AT ITS BEST DOES WHAT HER MAJESTY DID EFFORTLESS-BRING US TOGHTHER AND UNITE US TOGHTHER AND UNTIE US THROUGH A STORY YOUR MAJESTY, YOU WERE OUR NATIONS LEADING STAR.”
MIREN WENT ON TO TALK ABOUT THE REALTIONSHIP THE QUEEN HAD WITH BAFTA.
“BAFTAS RELATIONSHIP WITH HER MAJESTY WAS LONGSTANDING AND BAFTA WOULD NOT BE WHAT IT IS TODAY WITHOUT HER LOYAL SUPPORT.”
“IN 1953 HER CORONATION BROADCAST HAD THE WORLD WATCHING, FROM THAT TIME, SHE WAS UNQUESTIONABLY THE NATIONS LEADING LADY. BUT WAS MYSTERIOUS AS A SILENT FILM STAR.”
MOVING ON FROM ACTING, WE GO TO MUSIC. EARLIER THIS MONTH THE NOMMINNES TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE 2023 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME WAS ANNOUCNED. VOTING IS CURRENTLY ONGOING AND CAN BE PLACED ANY TIME THROUGH APRIL 28TH. EIGHT OF THE 14 NOMMINNES ARE ON THE BALLOT FOR THE FIRST TIME.
AMONG THE NOMMINNES IS CYNDI LAUPER. THAT WILL DO IT FROM THE ENTERTINMENT THIS MORNING.
THAT’S GOING TO DO IT FOR US THIS TUESDAY HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL. I’M JEREMY LYNCH.

Join us next Wednesday at 10am–we’re live on OTN campus cable channel 14 and live streaming at orangetvnetwork.com. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @MorninOnTheHill and on Instagram: @morningsonthehill. Send us story ideas!

Producer

Related Episodes

View All