Mornings on the Hill for April 22, 2022

THIS MORNING, THE FALLOUT CONTINUES AFTER SYRACUSE POLICE RELEASE BODY CAM VIDEO OF AN EIGHT YEAR OLD BEING PUT IN THE BACK OF A POLICE CAR FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING A BAG OF CHIPS.
EVEN THOUGH MASKING REQUIREMENTS ARE DROPPED FOR SOME AIRLINES
AND MOST CITIES..YOU ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR MASKS AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY -WE HAVE STUDENT REACTION.
TURN OFF THE LIGHTS, DON’T LET THE WATER RUN. TODAY IS EARTH DAY AND WE HAVE MORE SIMPLE THINGS YOU CAN DO TO STOP CLIMATE CHANGE.
AND JUST WHEN IT LOOKED LIKE THERE WOULD BE NO “BLOCK PARTY” WE GET A SURPRISE.. 2 CHAINS IS COMING TO THE DOME.
CHILD STORY, MASK REACTIONS, EARTH DAY CLIMATE CHANGE, 2 CHAINS COMES TO CAMPUS GOOD MORNING. I’M KATIE HOPSICKER. WELCOME TO MORNINGS ON THE HILL. AND I’M GABRIEL VEIGA. THIS MORNING’S TOP STORY – MORE FALLOUT FROM THE VIRAL VIDEO OF SYRACUSE POLICE PUTTING AN EIGHT YEAR OLD INTO THE BACK OF A CRUISER-OVER A BAG OF CHIPS.
COMMUNITY GROUPS WANT TO SHIFT THE FOCUS BACK TO THE CHILD.
OUR MIKHALAARMSTRONG SPOKE WITH BLACK LEADERS AND IS HERE TO TELLS US WHAT THEY WANT DONE.
I TALKED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SYRACUSE ONONDAGA N- DOUBLE-A-C-P
COLETTE CARTER AND PASTER ERIK EURE OF THE INTERDENOMINATIONAL
BOTH COMMUNITY MEMBERS SAY IT IS TIME FOR ALL TO SEE THE VIRAL VIDEO
AND DEMAND FOR A NEW DAY OF INTERACTION BETWEEN POLICE AND THE BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITY.
BY NOW YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THE VIDEO. POLICE RELEASED THEIR BODY CAM
VIDEO YESTERDAY OF THE EIGHT YEAR OLD CRYING AS A POLICE OFFICER IS HOLDING HIS ARMS BEHIND HIM.
THE OFFICER PUT HIM THE BACK OF A PATROL CAR FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING A BAG OF CHIPS.
A VIRAL VERSION OF THIS INCIDENT POSTED ON FACEBOOK HAS NOW HAD MILLIONS OF VIEWS.
OFFICERS TOOK THE BOY BACK TO HIS FAMILY AND NO CHARGES WERE FILED.
THE INCIDENT IS STILL UNDER REVIEW .
THE NAACP WILL BE HOLDING A VIRTUAL GENERAL MEETING THURSDAY APRIL 28TH TO DISCUSS THEIR REACTION AND CALL TO ACTION.
FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M MIKHALAARMSTRONG
POLICE ARE INCREASING PATROLS IN DOWNTOWN SYRACUSE THIS WEEKEND. IT
COMES AFTER ONE PERSON WAS KILLED AND FOUR OTHERS SHOT LAST SATURDAY IN ARMORY SQUARE. ONONDAGA COUNTY EXECUTIVE RYAN MCMAHON AND MAYOR BEN WALSH ANNOUNCED THAT TWO PROBATION TEAMS WILL NOW PATROL THE BUSINESS DISTRICTS DOWNTOWN. EACH PATROL TEAM — MADE UP OF TWO OFFICERS EACH, WILL COVER THE AREA FROM 10 P-M TO ONE A-M THIS WEEKEND. THIS CHANGE IS ALL IN AN EFFORT TO BE PROACTIVE AGAINST CRIME.
THAT’S THE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE CAMPUS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
SAFETY. THEY HAVE SENT OUT A COUPLE OF ALERTS THIS WEEK ABOUT
BURGLARIES
AND CRIME AROUND CAMPUS. THEY WANT TO REMIND YOU TO LOCK YOUR WINDOWS AND DOORS. BURGLARS ARE JUST WALKING IN TO APARTMENTS AND STEALING. D-P-S IS INVESTIGATING. AS WE ALL KNOW- AND WE ARE A LITTLE RESISTANT AROUND HERE… MASKS ARE
REQUIRED ON CAMPUS AGAIN. IYEE JAGNE IS LIVE WITH THE LATEST ON A RETURN TO CODE BLUE.
REMEMBER THESE WELL YOU’RE GOING TO NEED THEM AGAIN.
AFTER THREE WEEKS OF BEING IN YELLOW WE ARE BACK IN BLUE. THIS MEANS
THAT MASK ARE REQUIRED IN CLASSROOM SETTINGS. VICE CHANCELLOR
MICHAEL HAYNIE PUT OUT AN EMAIL AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK. HE SAYS HE WANTS EVERYONE TO WEAR MASKS SO WE CAN GET THROUGH OUR FINALS AND GRADUATION.
SO WE ARE ONCE AGAIN NOW AT BLUE. THERE ARE 155 CASES AND ONE PERSON IN QUARANTINE. HERE’S WHAT SOME STUDENTS THINK ABOUT THE RETURN OF MASKING. AS ALWAYS TESTING IS AVAILABLE AT THE DOME.
FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL I’M IYEE JAGNE.
THE SYRACUSE UKRANIAN CLUB
IS RAISING MONEY TO HELP THE PEOPLE THAT ARE CAUGHT IN THE ESCALATING WAR BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE.
OUR REPORTER TESSA HOWARD IS LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH AN INTERVIEW.
TESSA?
THE UKRAINIAN CLUB HELPS UKRAINIAN STUDENTS HERE ON CAMPUS.
SINCE THE START OF THE WAR TWO MONTHS AGO, THE CLUB HAS BEEN RALLYING RESOURCES AND DEMONSTRATING WITH THE COMMUNITY.
THEY WANT EVERYONE TO LEARN SOMETHING ABOUT UKRAINE.
JOINING ME NOW IS A MEMBER OF THE UKRAINIAN CLUB, LINH NGUYEN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE, LINH.
SO, LET’S GET INTO IT.
WHAT IS THE UKRAINIAN CLUB TO YOU? I KNOW YOU WERE BORN UKRAINE AND THIS IS VERY NEAR TO YOUR HEART.
NOW, I HAVE A VIDEO OF YOUR CLUB PROTESTING WITH SYRACUSE UKRAINIAN RESIDENTS A FEW WEEKS AGO.
REGARDING THE WAR BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE.
WHAT WAS YOUR EMOTIONS AT THIS TIME? YOUR FEELINGS REGARDING THIS WAR?
THE BIDEN ADMINSTRATION ANNOUNCED TODAY A NEW PROGRAM FOR UKRAINIAN REFUGEES. THEY ARE EXPECTING UP TO 100,000. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS NEW INITIATIVE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE?
I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE STARTED A RELIEF DRIVE FOR THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE TODAY, I’VE SEEN SOME BOXES AROUND NEWHOUSE.
WHAT ARE YOU GUYS COLLECTING?
WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. BACK TO YOU GABE AND KATIE.
HAPPY EARTH DAY. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL DAY AND THE SUN IS SHINING BUT DON’T BE FOOLED – THERE ARE SOME SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT MOTHER EARTH.
OUR PA-ZONG LEE IS LIVE AND WILL TELL US MORE ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO TO
COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE THANKS GABE… IF YOU’RE LOOKING TO DO SOMETHING GOOD FOR EARTH DAY…
KEEP WATCHING. BUT I SPOKE TO AN ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIST THAT SAYS FIRST… WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM AT HAND… AND THATS CLIMATE CHANGE.
We’re absolutely in an urgent state of emergency
CLIMATE CHANGE IS PRESENT AND OUR FUTURE IS IN DANGER…
ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIST… COURTNEY JIGGETTS SAYS THAT HUMAN ACTS
HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR SHIFT IN OUR ENVIRONMENT
The Earth has the capacity to achieve 1.5 degrees celsius in warming, as we start to surpass that we are crossing into dangerous territory and right now we are absoultelu on track to surpass the 1.5 degree celsius threshold.
JIGGETTS SAYS THAT THE EARTH’S HUMAN INDUCED CLIMATE CHANGE WILL RESULT IN DISASTER.
We’ll see more frequent and intense storms, right, droughts, a lot of climate variability and so what that means is a disruption of life as we know it.
BUT THERE IS HOPE… AS LONG AS WE CHANGE OUR WAYS.
So being mindful of water consumption, being mindful of energy consumption when you’re not using lights… when you’re not using HVAC systems in your home. It’s little shifts in your day to day that can be very impactful. JIGGETTS SAYS THAT YOU CAN ALSO WRITE TO YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES AND URGE THEM TO TAKE ACTION. IM PAZONG LEE WITH MORNINGS ON THE HILL. GRADUATION IS TWO WEEKS AWAY.
AND NOW WE KNOW WHO IS GOING TO GIVE THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS.
EMMY AWARD WINNING JOURNALIST DAVID MUIR WIL BE THIS YEAR’S COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER.
THE A-B-C- WORLD NEWS TONIGHT ANCHOR AND CENTRAL NEW YORK NATIVE WILL JOIN THE GRADUATING CLASS ON MAY FIFTEENTH AT THE DOME.
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT BLOCK PARTY – OUR IMANI CLEMENT IS HERE TO
TELL US ABOUT THE BOMB THAT UNIVERSITY UNION DROPPED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
IMANI?
HEY KATIE, AFTER ANNOUNCING THAT RAPPER GUNNA WILL NO LONGER BE
PERFORMING AT BLOCK PARTY, UNIVERSITY UNION HAS ANNOUNCED THAT ATLANTA RAPPER
2 CHAINZ WILL BE HEADLINING THE STUDENT-RUN EVENT.
JUST YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, UNIVERSITY UNION ANNOUNCED VIA INSTAGRAM
THAT 2 CHAINZ WILL REPLACE GUNNA AFTER HE BOWED OUT OF PERFORMING
LAST WEEK. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY STUDENT DARIAN STEVENSON, WHO ORIGINALLY BOUGHT TICKETS TO SEE GUNNA, SAYS SHE ISN’T IMPRESSED BY THE REPLACEMENT.
I do think that people should get a refund for the show because people paid to see Gunna, and while 2 Chainz is an acceptable replacement, it’s not what we paid for and it is a little disappointing to know that for something we were really excited about as students we won’t get to experience.”)
BEFORE THE ANNOUNCEMENT, UNIVERSITY UNION PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR QUINN SCHMIDT SAID THAT THE ORGANIZATION WILL STILL TRY TO PROVIDE A GREAT SHOW
I know we’re working tirelessly to try to give all of the Syracuse student body the best possible block party experience. AND THAT THEY DID. 2 CHAINZ WILL PERFORM NEXT FRIDAY APRIL 29TH AT THE CARRIER DOME AT 7PM. 2 CHAINZ WILL CO-HEADLINE WITH RAPPER BABY KEEM.
ALRIGHT, SYRACUSE FAM I’VE GOT MY TICKETS TO BLOCK PARTY, AND I HOPE
YOU DO TOO. HEAD OVER TO YOUR MYCUSE ACCOUNT TO PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS
TODAY. FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M IMANI CLEMENT.
COMING UP HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL – A SYRACUSE LACROSSE PLAYER
BROKE A SCHOOL RECORD AND SOCIAL CATEGORIES ARE CREATING OPPRESSION.
AND LET’S TAKE A LOOK OUTSIDE JUST BEFORE WEATHER. JACK, HOW’S IT FEEL OUT THERE? THANKS GABE AND KATIE… THIS BEAUTIFUL SUNSHINE IS WONDERFUL THIS MORNING… AND AFTER THE BREAK… WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT THE WHOLE WEEK TO SEE WHAT WE CAN EXPECT THIS WEEKEND.
BIG NEWS FOR A SYRACUSE PROFESSOR AND HER WORK TO CURE ALZHEIMERS DISEASE.
IT REALLY IS A MOLECULAR MIRACLE. ALAINA LOSITO IS HERE TO TELL US WHAT THAT MEANS. PROFESSOR SHIKHA NANGIA JUST RECEIVED A VERY PRESTIGIOUS AWARD FOR HER RESEARCH ON THE BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER. SHE’S THIS YEAR’S RISING STAR FOR THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL ASSOCIATION’S WOMEN’S COMMITTEE.
SHE WORKS WITH HER STUDENTS TO HELP FIND A WAY TO GET MEDICATION TO
THE BRAIN TO HELP FIGHT ALZHEIMER’S AND BRAIN TUMORS. SHE WROTE A RESEARCH PAPER ON THIS CALLED THE MOLECULAR MIRACLE. THE BLOODBRAIN ARRIER IS A TIGHT JUNCTION WHERE NUTRIENTS ENTER THE BRAIN BUT BLOCK NECESSARY DRUGS FOR CURING BRAIN RELATED DISEASES SUCH AS ALZHEIMER’S. SHE HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS RESEARCH TO PENETRATE THE BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER SINCE 2015.
THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY GAVE PROFESSOR NANGIA THE AWARD LAST MONTH.
WE’RE IN LATE APRIL… HAS SPRING FINALLY SPRUNG IN SYRACUSE? LET’S HOPE. WE’LL CHECK IN ON JACK WITH THE WEATHER.
BACK TO YOU IN THE STUDIO.
SOCIAL CATEGORIES DEFINED BY RACE AND GENDER ARE NOTHING NEW TO
SOCIETY–BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THESE SOCIAL CATEGORIES CAUSE MULTIPLE LAYERS OF OPPRESSION?
OUR SYDNI EURE EXPLAINS THIS. So basically he brought these new toys at school and he was letting everyone play with them. He said that I could play with it then later on he said no you can’t play with it and then he got in my face and said because you’re black and I’m white.
THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME SHE FELT SHE WAS TREATED DIFFERENTLY BECAUSE OF HER GENDER AND RACE – AN EXAMPLE OF INTERSECTIONALITY.
It’s a way of understanding identity as multiple and systems of racism sexism classism etcetera as interlocking.

CLARK SAYS THAT KIMBERLE CRENSHAW IS MOST COMMONLY KNOWN TO HAVE COINED THE TERM INTERSECTIONALITY.
AN EASY WAY TO UNDERSTAND THE TERM IS TO THINK OF A CROSSROADS.
IN THIS EXAMPLE WHICH IS JUST ONE OF MANY,
FOR BLACK WOMEN ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD LEADS TO RACE BASED
DISCRIMINATION WHILE THE OTHER SIDE LEADS TO GENDER BASED DISCRIMINATION.
PEOPLE THAT EXPERIENCE INTERSECTIONALITY COMMONLY FIND THEMSELVES STUCK IN THE MIDDLE BEING NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY BOTH ESPECIALLY IN THE WORKPLACE.
WHICH MAKES SOME BLACK WOMEN FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE TO PROVE
THEMSELVES MORE AT WORK — ALL WHILE QUESTIONING IF THEY EVEN REALLY BELONG.
You’re sitting at the table with a group of white women and the words that you say often fall on deaf ears but then my counterpart will say they same thing and everybody lights up.
REASONS LIKE THIS ARE WHY YOUNGER GENERATIONS ARE NOW TAKING MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
I mean majority of my clientele, they are black. But like I’ll never, if a white person comes here like I want my makeup done girl I got you come sit in the chair. I give welcoming vibes period.
AND SO WHILE BARNES MAY NOT DEAL WITH INTERSECTIONALITY EVERYDAY SHE SAYS SHE’S INSPIRED BY WOMEN WHO FACE ITS CHALLENGES AND FIGHT TO
OVERCOME THEM. WOMEN LIKE JENKINS WHO SAYS
You know, women are a powerful breed. We’re taking over the world slowly but surely.
AND LONDON WHO SAYS—WELL
Stand up for yourself and stand up for each other. Don’t let people knock you down. The only reason I’ll look down on you is to pick you up.
Reporting in Syracuse. I’m Sydni Eure. Mornings on the Hill.
COMING UP WE’LL HAVE A LOOKING INTO A NEW MOVIE COMING OUT STARING NICHOLAS CAGE.
AND FOR SPORTS… TOLUWA WHAT CAN WE EXPECT TODAY?
YOU CAN EXPECT RECORD BREAKING MOMENTS… THE RISE OF A NEW SPORT…
AND A PREVIEW OF THE BATTLE BETWEEN TWO EUROPEAN SOCCER GIANTS THAT YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS.
I’LL HAVE THE LATEST.
NO JACK TODAY… I’M TOLUWA FAMUYIDE
THERE’S NO QUESTION THAT THE SYRACUSE WOMEN’S LACROSSE TEAM HAS BEEN ON FIRE THIS SEASON… AND WITH ALL ITS GOAL SCORING THREAT…
THERE’S A NEW ALL TIME RECORD HOLDER ON THE HILL.
THE WOMEN’S LACROSSE TEAM TOOK ON ALBANY IN THE PENULTIMATE GAME OF AN EXTREMELY POSITIVE REGULAR SEASON.
THE ORANGE ALWAYS HAD THE ADVANTAGE IN THIS ONE… AT ONE POINT EVEN HAVING AN ELEVEN POINT LEAD BEFORE THE END OF THE FIRST HALF.
A WIN IS NICE BUT ITS EVEN BETTER WHEN A RECORD GETS BROKEN.
REMEMBER THE NAME EMILY HARRIS-CHUCK… WHO BROKE THE ALL TIME GOAL
SCORING RECORD FOR THE WOMEN’S LACROSSE PROGRAM… SURPASSING
KAYLA TREANOR… YEAH HER CURRENT HEAD COACH
HERE IS THE RECORD BREAKING GOAL… AN INCREDIBLE 262ND GOAL OF HER
SYRACUSE CAREER… SURPASSING LEGENDS LIKE TREANOR… WHO HAD
NOTHING BUT PRAISE FOR THE GRAD…
IN ITS LAST REGULAR SEASON GAME OF THE YEAR… THE ORANGE WILL FACE
BOSTON COLLEGE TONIGHT AT 6… IN A REMATCH OF LAST YEAR’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
NEWHOUSE IS BROADCASTING ITS FIRST EVER E-SPORTS EVENT TONIGHT.
THE SYRACUSE AND CLEMSON ROCKET LEAGUE TEAMS PLAY FOR THE FIRST ACCLERATOR CUP.
THE NEWHOUSE SPORTS MEDIA CENTER AND THE SYRACUSE E-SPORTS CLUB
ARE HOSTING A WATCH PARTY IN NEWHOUSE
IF YOU CAN’T MAKE THAT… DON’T WORRY… THE ACTION CAN BE VIEWED ON THE
SYRACUSE E-SPORTS TWITCH PAGE STARTING AT FIVE P-M. THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL FOUR IS SET… AND THE BLOCKBUSTER MATCHUP IS THE GALACTICOS IN REAL MADRID FACING OFF AGAINST PEP GUARDIOLA’S UNSTOPPABLE MANCHESTER CITY THE GALACTICOS ARE FLYING HIGH IN SPAIN… AND LOOK SET TO WIN THE LEAGUE AGAIN. MANCHESTER CITY ARE CURRENTLY SCRAPPING IT OUT WITH LIVERPOOL IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE… BUT BOTH THESE TEAMS WILL KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF GETTING A VICTORY IN THE FIRST LEG. WATCH OUT FOR MADRID’S KARIM BENZEMAAND KEVIN DE BRUYNE WILL UNDOUBTEDLY ORCHESTRATE THE ATTACK FOR MANCHESTER CITY. KICKOFF IS 3PM ON TUESDAY. THAT’S ALL WE HAVE TODAY. BACK TO YOU GUYS.
STILL TO COME HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL. NIC CAGE HAS A NEW MOVIE OUT AND FOR HIS CHARACTER? HE PLAYS HIMSELF.
STAY WITH US–THAT STORY AND MORE JUST AHEAD.
THERE’S A VERY STRANGE MOVIE HITTING THE CINEMA SCREEN THIS WEEKEND.
YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT.
IT STARS NONE OTHER THAN NICOLAS CAGE
I’ll give you 20,000 for it.

THE MOVIE IS CALLED ‘THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT’ – IT STARS NIC CAGE WHO PLAYS NIC CAGE. YES, HE PLAYS HIMSELF IN THIS MOVIE. IT’S VERY META.
IN THE MOVIE, CAGE ACCEPTS 1 MILLION DOLLARS TO ATTEND A SUPER FAN’S BIRTHDAY PARTY. BUT THEN THINGS TAKE A DRASTIC TURN AND THE ACTOR MUST JOIN THE CIA UNDERCOVER.
IT SEEMS LIKE AN ECCENTRIC FUN MOVIE THAT WILL GET A LOT OF LAUGHS – I’LL BE SEEING IT TONIGHT.
KATIE, YOU SAW IT ALREADY RIGHT?
I DID. I ACTUALLY WENT TO THE PREMIERE IN AUSTIN AND AUDIENCES LOVED IT.
PEOPLE WERE CHEERING AND LAUGHING THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE FILM, AND I
EVEN GOT TO SEE NIC CAGE HIMSELF.
AND THAT’S ALL FOR US THIS FRIDAY. YOU CAN KEEP UP WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA AT MORNINGS ON THE HILL. I’M KATIE HOPSICKER.
AND I’M GABRIEL VEIGA. THANKS FOR WATCHING AND WE’LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.