Mornings on the Hill for February 22, 2022

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES A NEW MASK MANDATE…WHAT DOES THIS
MEAN FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF?
MAKING TRAVEL PLANS FOR THIS SPRING BREAK? SYRACUSE AIRPORT MAY
HAVE SOME NEW DINING OPTIONS FOR YOU.
119 EUCLID HOSTS A BLACK HEALTH AND WELLNESS EXPO THIS WEEK. WE HAVE
DETAILS ON THEIR OPENING EVENT.
All that plus your weather and Orange Sports coming up on this edition of Mornings on the
HIll.
GOOD MORNING. I’M KATLEYN MCCARTHY. THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
AND I’M ARI HORTON. LETS TAKE A LOOK AT OUR TOP STORY, THE UNIVERSITY
CHANGED THEIR ON CAMPUS MASKS REQUIREMENTS,

OUR TOP STORY THIS HOUR…COVID NUMBERS ON CAMPUS CONTINUE TO DECLINE.
OUR MARCUS VEAL JOINS US LIVE TO TELL US ABOUT A NEW MASK MANDATE THAT WENT INTO EFFECT YESTERDAY FOR THE UNIVERSITY.

AS THE SONG BY CIARA GOES…LEVEL UP LEVEL UP LEVEL UP. AND THAT’S WHAT SU DID BY GOING FROM RED TO BLUE IN ITS COVID POLICY, VICE PRESIDENT J.
MICHAEL HAYNIE MADE OFFICIAL IN HIS EMAIL LAST FRIDAY.
I SPOKE TO STUDENTS TO GATHER THEIR REACTION TO THE NEWS.
SU is home of the orange…but the talk of campus has been about a different color. Vice Chancellor Haynie informed us that starting yesterday…campus is now in level blue after being in level red since the beginning of fall semester.
Graduate student Irie Harris says the change is nice, but hopes people don’t let their guard down.
I think it’s important with the health and safety regard that…you know…we make sure we mask up all the time and stay vaccinated because if we don’t…the consequences are severe.
In the blue level…masks are recommended indoors and outdoors in groups for those that are vaccinated, but still required in classrooms.
The same goes for events in the Carrier Dome, unless actively eating or drinking…as well as the Barnes Center. For swimmers it can still be frustrating trying to reserve a lane.
We are only alotted 45 minutes per reservation. I’m fine with keeping it one person per lane, but 45 minutes is really in my opinion I don’t know if it’s enough to get a substantial workout in.
Now if there was a class in here, everyone would have to have a masks on. That’s been the same policy since August. Some students don’t see that changing anytime soon, while others are a little more optimistic.
No. Because there are certifies bozos that don’t want to go get vaccinated.
Yknow maybe, towards the end of the semester we can get back to that. SO yeah I think…I think we’re headed in the right direction so…it is possible.
In Onondaga County cases are continuing to drop…if that remains true…we might be getting another email from the Vice Chancellor very soon.
NOW LAST WEEK I REFERENCED A DISNEY SONG AS AN ANCHOR…SO I HAVE ANOTHER ONE THIS WEEK.
FROM PRINCESS AND THE FROG MAMA ODIE SAYS IF WE DIG A LITTLE DEEPER BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE GUARANTEED.
REPORTING LIVE ON CAMPUS, I’M MARCUS VEAL FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
A NEW UNIVERSITY IS SET JOIN THE CENTRAL NEW YORK AREA. WELL — MAYBE
NOT NEW,– UTICA COLLEGE IS ANNOUNCING A NAME CHANGE THATS BEEN 15 YEARS IN THE MAKING.
ITS SET TO HIT THIS THURSDAY AND IS ALL THANKS TO THE DEFINITION OF UNIVERSITY GETTING PASSED BY THE NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF REGENTS AT THE START OF THIS YEAR.
THE NEW DEFINITION NO LONGER REQUIRES A UNIVERSITY TO OFFER THREE RESEARCH DOCTORAL DEGREES.
AND THE SWITCH FOR UTICA INTO UNIVERSITY-SHIP COULD NOT ONLY MEAN MORE FUNDING FOR THE SCHOOL, BUT WILL ALSO BE A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FOR GRADUATE AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS.
GRABBING A BITE TO EAT BEFORE YOU REACH SECURITY AT SYRACUSE AIRPORT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN AN OPTION BEFORE.
OUR MORGAN SCOTT JOINS US LIVE TO EXPLAIN HOW THAT IS ALL ABOUT TO CHANGE…

YES THAT IS RIGHT AIR-EE. FOR THOSE OF YOU TRAVELING THROUGH SYRACUSE
AIRPORT…I HAVE SOME PRETTY GOOD NEWS. I SPOKE WITH THE AIRPORT’S
CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER WHO TOLD ME THAT THE AIRPORT IS FINALLY ADDING NEW FOOD OPTIONS TO ITS FRONT LOBBY, ALTHOUGH IT MAY NOT BE EXACTLY WHAT YOU EXPECT.

WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH THE FIRST FLOOR OF SYRACUSE AIRPORT…OFTEN TIMES YOU MAY HEAR ABOUT YOUR FLIGHT ON A LOUD SPEAKER.
Flight 76 service to Detroit…
OR PERHAPS THE TUNES FROM THE ORGANIST WHO PLAYS THERE EVERY DAY.
BUT WHAT YOU DON’T SEE IS FOOD. CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER JASON MEHL HAS A PLAN TO TURN THAT AROUND.
What we came up with is a solution of vending options. Where I know it’s very very…a lot of people look at vending options and you know say ou stay away. But the vending options that we are looking at are based in California many of them, and some are local here at American food and vending.
WITH THE HELP OF STUDENTS AT ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY…
THE DESIGNS FOR THE NEW FOOD AREA WERE CREATED TO FILL THIS SPACE.
SO WHY NOT A RESTAURANT?
Because of the lack of attention from the passenger base, and it’s very cost prohibitive for somebody to actually have a restaurant because you have to hire people, the people have to maintain and keep everything going.

SINCE THE 9-11 ATTACK…THE ERA OF TSA BEGAN AND NOW MOST PEOPLE ONLY WORRY ABOUT EATING ONCE THEY GET PAST THAT CHECKPOINT.
Just last month, the airport installed a new vending machine…Yo Kai Express, which gives you real ramen in real time.

High end ramen noodles. It’s very very good.
BUT FOR SOME TRAVELERS AND EMPLOYEES, THIS ISN’T NEARLY ENOUGH.
That would be awesome to have a little bit more variety down here so you can find some different food.
SOME OF THE VENDING OPTIONS PROVIDED THIS SUMMER WILL INCLUDE EVERYTHING FROM BREAKFAST PIZZAS…TO BREAKFAST SANDWICHES AND EVEN BUBBLE TEA.
WITH SPRING BREAK STARTING IN JUST THREE WEEKS…THE AIRPORT IS
EXPECTING TO SEE THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS AND WHILE THE NEW FOOD
VENDING WILL NOT BE HERE UNTIL THIS SUMMER…TRAVELERS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO TRY THE NEW POPULAR RAMEN STATION. LIVE FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M MORGAN SCOTT.
HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL, WE STRIVE TO ACCURATELY REPRESENT THE DIVERSE SYRACUSE COMMUNITY…ON AND OFF THE CAMERA.
THIS MISSION IS SHARED BY A NUMBER OF NATIONAL JOURNALISM
ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING ONE THAT’S JUST TOUCHED DOWN AT S-U. REPORTER LAUREN HELMBRECHT (HELM-brekt) IS LIVE WITH THE SYRACUSE STUDENT WHO’S BRINGING AN L-G-B-T-Q-PLUS ASSOCIATION TO CAMPUS.
THANKS, ARI. I’M LIVE WITH GABE JULIEN, A BROADCAST AND DIGITAL
JOURNALISM GRADUATE STUDENT. GABE IS THE FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE N-LG-J-A AT SYRACUSE, WHICH IS A NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF L-G-B-T-Q JOURNALIST.

GABE, WHY DID YOU FEEL IT WAS IMPORTANT TO BRING N-L-G-J-A TO SYRACUSE?
WHAT ARE SOME BENEFITS FOR MEMEBERS OF THE ASSOCAITION?
WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS FOR YOU, GABE?
THANKS, GABE. IF YOU OR ANYONE YOU KNOW IS INTERESTED IN LEARNING
MORE ABOUT THE SYRACUSE N-L-G-J-A, YOU CAN REACH OUT TO GABE DIRECTLY. HIS EMAIL IS GJULIEN@SYR.EDU. FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M LAUREN HELMBRECHT.
MOST STUDENTS KNOW THE STRESSFUL PROCESS OF TAKING OUT LOANS AND REPAYING THEM. 119 EUCLID HOSTED A FINANCIAL LITERACY EVENT AS PART OF THEIR HEALTH AND WELLNESS WEEK.
OUR OWN RACHELLE LEGRAND WENT TO THE EVENT AND GIVES US AN INSIDE LOOK.

GOOD MORNING AIREE…
YES, LAST NIGHT I HAD THE OPPORTUNTITY TO ATTEND THE EVENT, THE
CHALLENGE OF DEBT FOR BLACK STUDENTS AND HOW TO MANAGE IT. THE
EVENT WAS A PARTNERSHIP AMONGST 119 EUCLID, THE OFFICE OF DIVERSITY
AND INCLUSION AND THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL AID. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE PART IN
THE PRESENTATION THAT NOT ONLY TAUGHT STUDENTS HOW TO MANAGE THEIR
FINANCES BUT HIGHLIGHTED THE DISPARITIES THAT BLACK STUDENTS SPECIFICALLY FACED. LET’S TAKE A LOOK.  
(STUDENTS GATHERED YESTERDAY AT 119 EUCLID FOR THE EVENT THE
CHALLENGE OF DEBT FOR BLACK STUDENTS AND HOW TO MANAGE IT. THE
EVENT WAS PART OF SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY’S BLACK HISTORY MONTH HEALTH
AND WELLNESS EXPO. )
THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL AID TENDS TO BE EXTREMELY
INTIMIDATING AND NOT NECESARILY A WELCOMING SPACE TO FIRST GENERATION
STUDENTS LET ALONE, STUDENTS OF COLOR OR BLACK STUDENTS. AND MY RESOLUTION WHEN I TOOK OVER THIS SPECIFIC POSITION FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL LITERACY WAS TO GO OUT AND MEET STUDENTS WHERE THEY ARE.
THE EVENT WAS HOSTED BY KARINA ANDERSON MCNARY WHO ACKNOWLEDGED
THE WAYS COLLEGE DEBT PUTS BLACK STUDENTS AT A HIGHER DISADVANTAGE
THAN THEIR COUNTERPARTS.
THE DEBT TO INCOME RATIO IS NOT GOING TO BE IN THE PLACE THAT IT
NEEDS TO BE FOR FIVE SOMETIMES TEN YEARS INTO THEIR CAREER. THEY ARE
NOT BUYING HIGH COSTS CARS, THEY ARE NOT STARTING BUSINESSES OR
TAKING FINANCIAL RISKS BECAUSE THEY ALREADY HAVE SO MUCH FINANCIAL
OBLIGATIONS THAT THEY NEED TO MEET THAT IT IS UNFATHOMABLE TO THINK
ABOUT TAKING ON FURTHER RISK AND PUTTING ANY LIFESTYLE THAT THEY
CURATED IN JEOPARDY. AND THEN THAT MULTIPLYS AGAIN WHEN YOU ARE
TALKING ABOUT STUDENTS OF COLOR WHO DON’T HAVE GENERATIONAL WEALTH.
AND WHEN YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS
SPECIFICALLY , THEY DON’T HAVE ANYTHING TO FALL BACK ON. THEY ONLY HAVE
THEMSELVES.
WHEN ASKED HOW HER PROGRAM WILL RESONATE WITH STUDENTS, KARINA
SPOKE ABOUT HOW SHE WANTS TO REMOLD THE WAY FINANCIAL LITERACY IS
TAUGHT IN HIGHER EDUCATION.
SO MUCH OF FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION WAS BUILT ON AROUND, AGAIN
THAT ONE SIZE FITS ALL, SORT OF BARRIER.WHICH IS YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO
TAKE THIS LINEAR INFORMATION THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN BUILT AROUND YOUR
LIVED EXPERIENCES TO START WITH AND SOMEHOW APPLY IT TO YOUR LIFE AND
WE GIVE YOU NO TOOLS TO DO THAT. INSTEAD I WANT TO OPEN UP THE
CONVERSATION TO SAY HOW DO WE DO THIS TOGETHER
FOR MORE EVENTS THAT ARE BEING HELD THIS FINAL WEEK OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH, YOU CAN VISIT THE SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY CALENDAR ON LINE.
FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M _RACHELLE LEGRAND.

COMING UP HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL–
TWO MEMBERS FROM THE MEN OF COLOR INITIATIVE WILL BE IN STUDIO
AND OUR NIA LUCKY WILL GIVE US A LOOK AT WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT ON YOUR COMMUTE TODAY.
Also coming up.. LACROSSE, BASKETBALL. AND SWING DNCING
Stay with us for those stories and much more here on Mornings on the Hill.
 

YOU MAY WANT TO DITCH YOUR WINTER COAT TODAY FOR A PONCHO OR AN UMBRELLA…
NIA LUCKY IS LIVE IN STUDIO TO GIVE US THE LATEST ON THE WEATHER.
GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY TUESDAY EVERYONE!
ARI AND KAITLYN, I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE, WE ARE A LITTLE JEALOUS OF OUR
LIVE REPORTERS SOAKING UP THIS WEATHER RIGHT NOW. TAKING A LOOK AT
CURRENT CONDITIONS FOR TODAY. THE TEMPERATURE IS 53 WHICH IS
DIFFERENT FROM THE SNOWY SYRACUSE WINTER WEATHER, BUT LOOK I AM NOT
COMPLAINING. IT FEELS LIKE 50 OUTSIDE WITH 44% HUMIDITY. ALTHOUGH WE
ARE EXPERIENCING CLOUDY CONDITIONS, ENJOY IT, BECAUSE WE ARE
EXPECTING RAIN AROUND THE 1 O CLOCK HOUR
TAKING A LOOK AT THE REST OF THE WEEK WE ARE SEEING A THEME OF
SHOWERS WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, AND FRIDAY SO LIKE QUEEN RIRI I WILL BE
UNDER MY UM-BUR-ELLA AY AY AY
BUT HEY KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR WEDNESDAY BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE
SHOWERS MIXED WITH SNOW. THE HIGH BEING 47 AND LOW OF 16. DONT GET TO SAD BECAUSE WE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO SATURDAY AND ENJOY A LITTLE SUN.
THAT IS ALL FOR THE WEATHER TODAY. MORNINGS ON THE HILL NIA LUCKY
BACK TO YOU IN THE STUDIO.
THE MEN OF COLOR INITIATIVE IS A PROGRAM ON CAMPUS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT AND EMPOWER THE BLACK MALE STUDENT EXPERIENCE.
CALVIN MILLINER IS IN STUDIO TO TALK WITH TWO MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION TO SHARE THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS SPACE.
THANKS. I’M HERE WITH TWO MEMBERS OF THE MEN OF COLOR INITATIVE, CHRIS AJAO AND DYLAN ANTIGUA.
I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING IN.
SO WHAT IMPACT DOES THE MEN OF COLOR INITATIVE HAVE ON YOU GUYS?
COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC, I CAN EXPECT IT WAS HARD TO GET THINGS GOING. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT HOW THE GROUP MANAGED WITH THAT?
WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE GROUP?
THANK YOU FOR COMING IN AND I WISH YOU GUYS WELL ON CAMPUS.
FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M CALVIN MILLINER. BACK TO THE LADIES IN RED.
 
THIS WEEKEND A SYRACUSE LEGEND WAS HONORED AT THE SYRACUSE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME DURING HALFTIME.
EMANUEL “MANNY” BRELAND WAS A PART OF THE LATE 19-50’S S-U BASKETBALL TEAM AND NOW THE CITY HAS DECLARED FEBRUARY 19TH AS MANNY BRELAND
DAY/
AS A STARTING POINT GUARD, HE NOT ONLY HELPED LEAD S-U TO ITS FIRST N-C-
DOUBLE-A BERTH AND EASTERN FINALS — BUT WAS
ALSO THE FIRST BLACK STUDENT FROM THE SYRACUSE AREA TO RECEIVE AN ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP TO ATTEND S-U.
HE PASSED AWAY THIS LAST DECEMBER BUT WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED

COMING UP ON MORINGINS ON THE HILL,
SYRACUSE HONORS TWO LACROSSE LEGENDS OVER THE WEEKEND AND OUR
ALLISON TURNER VISITS A LOCAL DANCE COMMUNITY THAT’S SPINNING BACK THE CLOCK
STAY WITH US–THAT STORY AND MORE JUST AHEAD.

TOP TEN MATCHUPS, AND HISTORY MAKING MOMENTS? YEAH… IT WAS A BIG WEEKEND FOR SYRACUSE LACROSSE.
BOTH THE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TEAMS WERE RECOGNIZED BEFORE THEIR RESPECTIVE GAMES ON SUNDAY…
BEFORE THE MEN’S GAME, ROY SIMMONS WAS ADDED TO THE RING OF HONOR, AND GARY GAIT HAD HIS JERSEY PUT UP IN THE RAFTERS..
AND THE WOMEN’S LACROSSE PROGRAM MADE SOME HISTORY NOT JUST
WITHIN THEIR PROGRAM, BUT WITHIN ALL WOMEN’S SPORTS WHEN KATIE
ROWAN’S ICONIC NUMBER 21 WAS RETIRED. HER LIST OF ACCOLADES ON THE
FIELD IS FAR TOO LONG TO GET INTO RIGHT NOW, BUT SHE’S ONLY THE SECOND
EVER FEMALE ATHLETE AT S-U TO HAVE HER JERSEY RETIRED AND THE FIRST EVER IN SYRACUSE WOMEN’S LACROSSE HISTORY.
SHE GRADUATED YEARS AGO, BUT HER IMPACT ON THE GAME FOR THE ORANGE… EVEN NOW.. STILL SPEAKS VOLUMES.

She is the reason why I wore 21 here at Syracuse… Just wanted to follow in her legacy and footsteps.
We’re very big on family here with all our alumni always supporting us. So even though she’s a rival coach of ours at Albany, she constantly wants the best for us.
SO ABOUT LAST NIGHT… WE KNOW SYRACUSE BASKETBALL BARELY SQUEAKED IT OUT OVER GEORGIA TECH IN THE DOME. THEY WALKED AWAY WITH THE 74-73 OVERTIME WIN…
ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, THIS GAME WAS FAR TOO CLOSE FROM THE JUMP..
TIED GOING INTO HALF, WITH THE OFFENSE SHOOTING JUST UNDER 33 PERCENT
FROM THE FIELD. OFF NIGHT FOR BUDDY BOEHEIM, BUT JIMMY GOT IT DONE
SCORING 20 AND GRABBING 10 BOARDS. COLE SWIDER HAD 18 AND 12 TOO, SO OTHER PLAYERS STEPPED UP BIG WHEN IT MATTERED IN PLACE OF BUDDY.
AND TO BREAK IT ALL DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT FURTHER FOR YA… OUR CALVIN
CHRISTOFORO IS LIVE ON CAMPUS TO GIVE US SOME X’S AND O’S FROM LAST
NIGHT. CALVIN.. THIS WASN’T PRETTY FOR ‘CUSE, BUT THEY GOT IT DONE. WHAT
DOES A WIN LIKE THIS MEAN HEADING INTO PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT WEEK OF THE SEASON.
O TECH IS IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. THEY HAVE NOTRE DAME IN SOUTH BEND ON WEDNESDAY, THEN THEY HAVE DUKE IN THE DOME ON SATURDAY. CALVIN…
SYRACUSE HAS AVERAGED OVER 90 POINTS AT HOME SINCE THE NEW YEAR…
WE KNOW THOSE ‘CUSE FANS PLAY A MASSIVE ROLE. DOES IT MATTER WITH A TOP TEN TEAM LIKE DUKE?
THE ORANGE ARE MISSING JESSE EDWARDS, OBVIOUSLY THAT HURTS, BUT EVEN
WHEN THEY HAD HIM EARLIER THIS YEAR AGAINST THE BLUE DEVILS, THEY GOT BLOWN OUT BY OVER 20. WHO’S THE X FACTOR FOR THE ORANGE WITH HIM OUT OF THE LINEUP?

ALRIGHT CALVIN LAST QUESTION… ‘CUSE HAVE WON SIX OF THEIR LAST SEVEN…
THEY’RE 15 AND 12. HOW MANY MORE LOSSES CAN THEY AFFORD TO HAVE ON THAT RECORD IF THEY WANT TO PLAY IN MARCH.  

OUR CALVIN CHRISTOFORO LIVE ON CAMPUS… CALVIN THANK YOU. TIP OFF FOR THE ORANGE’S GAME AGAINST NOTRE DAME THIS WEDNESDAY IS AT 4 PM.
KATELYN, ARI, BACK TO YOU.
STILL TO COME HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
OUR ALLISON TURNER IS LINDY-HOPPING INTO A LOCAL DANCE COMMUNITY
STAY WITH US–THAT STORY AND MORE JUST AHEAD.

AN OLD SCHOOL GENRE OF DANCE HAS MADE ITS MARK IN CENTRAL NEW YORK — SWING DANCING.
MORNINGS ON THE HILL REPORTER ALLISON TURNER TELLS US HOW THE 1920s DANCE STYLE SURVIVED THE PANDEMIC.

THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC TOOK MANY THINGS AWAY FROM EVERYONE INCLUDING BEING TOGETHER, BUT ONE DANCE COMMUNITY DID NOT LET THEIR PASSION SWING AWAY.
LOUD MUSIC. A DISCO BALL. AND LAUGHTER.
A SOLVAY (SAHL-VAY) BALLROOM TRULY COMES TO LIFE EVERY THURSDAY WHEN WESTIE NIGHT, AN OPEN SWING DANCE EVENT, BEGINS.
MARIA AND JEFF WORMALD STARTED WESTIE NIGHT NEARLY TEN YEARS AGO TO SHARE THEIR LOVE OF DANCE.

We were really inspired to create an opportunity where people could come together and dance.
THEY’VE EVEN ADDED THEIR OWN MODERN TWIST TO SWING DANCING. THEY PLAY DIFFERENT GENRES OF MUSIC WHICH ALLOWS DANCERS TO MIX THINGS UP AND DANCE WITH EVERYONE.
Different music, different partners, different days. If you’re having a bad day and you need a boost, it can boost you up, and some songs make you feel slow and dreamy…While other songs are high energy.
WESTIE NIGHT BECAME SO POPULAR, TO THE POINT WHERE THEY’D HAVE AROUND 30 PEOPLE COME EACH WEEK.
BUT ALL OF THAT CHANGED IN MARCH 2020, WHEN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC FORCED THEM TO SHUT DOWN.
It was very lonely, very sad for two years for people to be afraid to come out of their house
THEY KEPT THEMSELVES BUSY WITH ZOOM CLASSES AND PRACTICING ON THEIR OWN.
THEY SAID IT WAS HARD, BUT THEY KNEW THEY’D BE DANCING TOGETHER AGAIN SOON.
IN JULY 2021, THEIR WISHES CAME TRUE – THEY WERE ABLE TO DANCE TOGETHER AGAIN, BUT – THINGS LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
DANCERS GET THEIR TEMPERATURES CHECKED AT THE DOOR AND ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK. AND THEY ENCOURAGE FREQUENT HAND WASHING THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.
We’re just trying to be cautious and think of the safety of the community right now.
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THE DANCERS ARE HAPPY TO BE BACK, AND THE INCREASED SAFETY MEASURES ARE JUST A SMALL PRICE TO PAY TO DANCE TOGETHER AGAIN.

ALL STUDENTS ARE WELCOME, SO TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WESTIE NIGHT OR TO GET INVOLVED, VISIT DANCELOVERSCNY.COM.
FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M ALLISON TURNER. 
TO FINISH US OFF HERE THIS MORNING — WE WANT TO WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY PALINDROME WEEK.
EVERY DAY THIS WEEK IS READ THE SAME BACKWARDS AS IT IS FORWARDS. AND
THIS WON’T HAPPEN AGAIN WITH THE NUMBER 2 ON A TUESDAY FOR ANOTHER FOUR HUNDRED YEARS.
THAT IS GOING TO DO IT FOR US THIS TUESDAY HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL. I’M KATELYN MCCARTHY –FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA!
I’M ARI HORTON. THANKS FOR WATCHING ORANGE NATION. SEE YOU ALL FRIDAY, LIVE AT TEN A-M RIGHT HERE O