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Mornings on the Hill for February 28, 2023

COMING UP ON MORNING’S ON THE HILL. SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL DELAYING TRAVEL FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS LASTING UNTIL THE EVENING.
THE SUPREME COURT IS EXPECTED TO HEAR PRESIDENT BIDEN’S STUDENT LOAN CANCELLATION PLAN.
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY IS PROVIDING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO STUDY ABROAD.
IN ANTICIPATION OF ST. PATRICKS DAY, A TRADITION CONTINUES IN TIPP HILL. ALL THAT AND MORE. COMING UP ON THIS EDITION OF MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
GOOD MORNING. I’M YOKI TANG. THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
AND I’M COLE KIRST. LET’S GET TO OUR TOP STORY.
WINTER WEATHER IS MAKING ITS WAY INTO SYRACUSE.
OUR WEATHERCASTER JEREMY LYNCH IS LIVE OUT ON WAVERLY AVE TO TELL US WHAT TO EXPECT.
THANK YOU AND GOOD MORNING. I’M JEREMY LYNCH HERE TODAY FOR YOUR WEATHER FORECAST. FOR TODAY, DUE TO THE WEATHER GOING ON, THERE’S VARIOUS CLOSINGS AND DELAYS ACROSS THE SYRACUSE AREA. SO KEEP THAT IN MIND. WE’RE ALSO UNDER A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 P.M. CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW IN SYRACUSE WERE ABOUT 30 DEGREES, BUT WE FEEL MORE LIKE 20 DEGREES. WINDS ARE ABOUT 13 MILES AN HOUR AND THERE’S LOW VISIBILITY IN THE REGION. SO BE CAREFUL IF YOU’RE DRIVING TO SCHOOL TO WORK OR WHEREVER YOU’RE GOING THIS MORNING. I’LL HAVE YOUR FULL WEATHER LATER IN THE SHOW. SO STAY TUNED. BACK TO YOU AT THE DESK.
STUDENT LOANS HAS BEEN ON EVERYBODY’S MINDS INCLUDING LAWMAKERS.
MORNING’S ON THE HILL REPORTER SARAL KHARE JOINS US LIVE IN THE STUDIO TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THE SUPREME COURT HEARING CASES ON PRESIDENT BIDEN’S STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS PLAN. SARAL.
THE SUPREME COURT WILL REVIEW PRESIDENT BIDEN’S STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS PLAN TODAY. THIS PLAN CAN FORGIVE UP TO $20,000 FOR MILLIONS OF BORROWERS. THE JUSTICES WILL HEAR TWO ARGUMENTS CONCERNING THE PROGRAM WHICH IS EXPECTED TO COST $400 BILLION DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT THIRTY YEARS. WHILE THIS BILL HAS SUPPORTERS THERE ARE CRITICS OF THE BILL WHO BELIEVE THAT THE U.S. CAN’T HANDLE SUCH A PLAN.
WHAT WE WANT TO REMIND AMERICAN PEOPLE MORE BROADLY IS HOW THIS PROGRAM IS GOING TO GIVE TENS OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY A LITTLE BIT OF A BREATHING ROOM THAT YOU HEAR FROM THE PRESIDENT WHO SAYS THIS A LOT. THAT’S PART OF HIS ECONOMIC PLAN.
CRITICS OF THE PROGRAM SAY THE COUNTRY CAN’T AFFORD TO PICK UP THE TAB.
WE BELIEVE THAT A LOT OF THE INFLATION IS A DIRECT RESULT OF BAD POLICIES THAT THIS PRESIDENT, THROUGH EXECUTIVE ORDER LIKE CANCELING THE KEYSTONE PIPELINE AND THE STUDENT LOAN DEBT AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
TWO CASES ARE IN FRONT OF THE JUSTICES TUESDAY: IN ONE SIX REPUBLICAN-LED STATES SAY THEY WOULD BE HARMED FINANCIALLY IF THE PROGRAM GOES INTO EFFECT. THE OTHER INVOLVES TWO BORROWERS IN TEXAS WHO DON’T FULLY QUALIFY FOR DEBT FORGIVENESS UNDER THE PROGRAM.
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SAYS PAYMENTS WILL RESUME 60 DAYS AFTER LITIGATION. BUT IF THE LITIGATION ISN’T RESOLVED BY JUNE OF 2023 THEN PAYMENTS WILL RESUME 60 DAYS AFTER THAT.
BACK TO YOU GUYS.
IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO GRADUATE THIS SEMESTER AND HAVEN’T FILED FOR YOUR DIPLOMA YET. YOU DON’T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITIES DEADLINE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS LOOKING TO FILE FOR A DIPLOMA IS TOMORROW MARCH FIRST. IF YOU STILL NEED TO FILE FOR A DIPLOMA YOU CAN DO IT THROUGH YOUR MYSLICE ACCOUNT.
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY JOURNALISM STUDENTS ARE REFLECTING AFTER A REPORTER AND TWO OTHERS WERE MURDERED IN FLORIDA.
MORNING’S ON THE HILL REPORTER MATT HASSAN JOINS US LIVE IN THE STUDIO TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS. MATT?
THANK YOU.
LAST WEEK, A GUNMAN ALLEGEDLY SHOT AND KILLED THREE PEOPLE AND WOUNDED TWO IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA.
THE TRAGEDY LEFT ONE JOURNALIST DEAD ALONG WITH A NINE-YEAR-OLD GIRL.
TWENTY-FOUR-YEAR-OLD SPECTRUM NEWS REPORTER DYLAN LYONS AND HIS COLLEAGUE JESSE WALDEN WERE REPORTING AT A SCENE WHERE A MURDER HAD TAKEN PLACE EARLIER THAT DAY.
BUT AS THEY WERE DOING SO, THE SUSPECT RETURNED AND OPENED FIRE ON BOTH OF THEM, KILLING LYONS.
CURRAN CAMPBELL IS A BROADCAST DIGITAL JOURNALISM STUDENT AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY’S NEWHOUSE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS.
HE SAYS ALTHOUGH A JOURNALIST WAS KILLED IN THESE SHOOTINGS, IT SPEAKS TO A BIGGER PROBLEM IN THE UNITED STATES.
WE HAVE A GUN VIOLENCE PROBLEM IN THIS COUNTRY IN GENERAL. AND SO I KNOW THIS HAPPENED TO MANY JOURNALISTS SPECIFICALLY, BUT WHAT’S WORTH TO I THINK THE MAIN ISSUE HERE IS JUST GUN VIOLENCE.
CAMPBELL ADDS THAT FOR SOMEONE GOING INTO JOURNALISM HIMSELF, IT’S SCARY THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE REPORTING IN THE FIELD.
WE SHOULDN’T BE HAVING TO WALK OUTSIDE AS A JOURNALIST AND STUDENT, AS JUST ANY PERSON TO WALK OUTSIDE AND WORRY THAT WE MIGHT GET SHOT. RIGHT. AND IT’S A SAD REALITY THAT WE LIVE IN.
IT’S UNCLEAR IF LYONS WAS TARGETED BY THE SHOOTER BECAUSE HE WAS A REPORTER.
BUT THIS COMES AS FORTY JOURNALISTS WERE MURDERED IN 2022 ACCORDING TO THE COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS.
THE NEWHOUSE SCHOOL IS HOLDING A ZOOM MEETING RIGHT NOW THAT IS AIMED AT TEACHING YOUNG JOURNALISTS HOW TO DEAL WITH TRAUMA WHEN COVERING NEWS.
FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M MATT HASSAN.
WHILE TODAY’S WEATHER IS SNOWY, YESTERDAY IT WAS SUNNY AND WINDS WERE CALM ENOUGH TO CONTINUE WORK HIGH ON TOP OF THE J-M-A WIRELESS DOME.
WORKERS WERE ABLE TO LIFT THE SECOND OF THREE LETTERS INTO PLACE. THIS LETTER INCLUDES THE WORD DOME ON THE BOTTOM AND WEIGHS NEARLY 30-THOUSAND POUNDS. THE ENTIRE SIGN, ONCE INSTALLED, WILL WEIGH CLOSE TO 60-THOUSAND POUNDS. THATS AS MUCH AS 17 CARS. THE FINAL LETTER, WHICH IS THE LETTER ‘J’, WILL BE INSTALLED ONCE WINDS ARE CALM.
COMING UP HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE — THE SNOW IS COMING DOWN HEAVY BUT WILL IT LAST LONG?
STAY TUNED TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.
ALSO COMING UP, SU ABROAD HOSTS A TABELING EVENT
STAY WITH US FOR THOSE STORIES AND MUCH MORE HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
IT’S TIME TO CHECK OUR WEATHER FOR TODAY.
OUR WEATHERCASTER JEREMY LYNCH IS HERE IN STUDIO TO TELL US WHAT TO EXPECT FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. JEREMY?
JEREMY, THANKS, EVERYBODY. SO TODAY WE ARE STARTING WITH TODAY. AS I MENTIONED, IT WAS SNOWING OUT EARLIER TODAY. AND AS WE LOOK INTO TOMORROW, IT’S GOING TO BE ABOUT 34 DEGREES AND THERE’S GOING TO BE ABOUT 56% CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING AS WE GET INTO THE AFTERNOON, IT’S GOING TO WARM UP A LITTLE BIT TO 37 DEGREES AND 12% CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION. BUT AS YOU LOOK FURTHER, IT’S GOING TO GET A LITTLE BIT COLDER IN THE EVENING, BACK DOWN TO 33 DEGREES, BUT ONLY 5% CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION AND THEN MOVING OUT AND NIGHT, IT’S GOING TO BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES AND ABOUT 8% CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION. MOVING ON TO THE FIVE DAY FORECAST. IT’S GOING TO BE A ON WEDNESDAY. IT’S GOING TO BE 42 DEGREES AND ABOUT 66% CHANCE OF RAIN GOING ON. THURSDAY, IT’S GOING TO BE 37, A LITTLE BIT COOLER, BUT AT LEAST THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION DIPS DOWN TO ABOUT 24%. ON FRIDAY, IT’S GOING TO BE 37 DEGREES AGAIN, BUT IT’S THERE’S A CHANCE OF A SNOW SHOWER. AS WE MOVE INTO YOUR WEEKEND ON SATURDAY, IT’S GOING TO BE 37 AGAIN, BUT 70% CHANCE OF SHOWERS. IT’S LIKE A RAIN SNOW SHOWER POSSIBILITY. AND ON AND SUNDAY, WE’RE GOING TO SEE TEMPERATURES DIP A LITTLE BIT TO 34 DEGREES AND IT’S GOING TO BE ABOUT IT’S GOING TO BE MOSTLY RAIN. SO MAKE SURE TO HAVE YOUR UMBRELLA THIS WEEKEND AND STAY SAFE IF YOU’RE DRIVING ANYWHERE THIS WEEKEND. BUT THAT’S IT FOR YOUR WEATHER FOR TODAY. I’M GOING TO THROW IT BACK TO THE DESK. THANK YOU.
THE THIRD YEAR STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM OFFERS MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERGRADS TO TAKE COURSES OVERSEAS.
OUR LIVE REPORTER MARK BUDD VISITED THE SHINE CENTER YESTERDAY TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT SU ABROAD.
ON TUESDAY THE SYRACUSE STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM HAD INFORMATION SESSION AT SCHINE. THERE OVER 100 PROGRAMS IN 60 COUNTRIES. WE SPOKE TO AMBASSADORS TO LEARN MORE.
HERE IS SYRACUSE ABROAD. WE THOUGHT WE’D CELEBRATE WITH A FUN TABLING EVENT AND SHINE. WE HAVE A SPINNING WHEEL. AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME, WE’RE PLAYING GAMES. WE’RE GIVING OUT SOME CANDY FROM ARGENTINA TO CELEBRATE OUR PROGRAM IN SANTIAGO. AND GENERALLY I’M HAVING A GOOD TIME EDUCATING STUDENTS ABOUT THEIR OPTIONS FOR STUDYING ABROAD.
THE STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS HAVE CENTERS IN PREMIER LOCATIONS SUCH AS FLORENCE ITALY, LONDON, ENGLAND, MADRID, AND MUCH MORE. SU FRESHMAN AND CURRENT EMBASSODOR FOR THE STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM SARAH SCHWIBER SPOKE ON HER EXPERINECE IN FLORENCE
I WENT TO FLORENCE IN MY FIRST YEAR OF FRESHMAN YEAR. IT WAS A CRAZY EXPERIENCE, BUT I REALLY LOVED IT. I THINK EVERY PART OF IT WAS DONE REALLY WELL.
STARTING IN SPRING OF 2024 THERE WILL BE ENGLISH CLASSES OFFERED TO TAKE IN CHILE BUT FOR NOW ITS IN SPANISH AND IS TAUGHT AT THE CENTER IN SANTIAGGO.
SO WE DO HAVE A COUPLE NEW THINGS GOING ON. ONE INCLUDES OUR NEW ENGLISH SPEAKING SEMESTER IN SANTIAGO, CHILE.

FOR SU UNDERGRADS CONSIDERING THESE WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITIES, YOU HAVE UNTIL YOUR STUDENT SENIOR YEAR TO STUDY ABROAD. FOUR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M MARK BUDD. COLE, BACK TO YOU.
THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY DANCEWORKS PREMIERES THEIR SPRING SHOWCASE IN GOLDSTEIN AUDITORIUM. TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED ON THE SU STUDENT BOX OFFICE WEBSITE FOR THREE DOLLARS. THE SHOW BEGINS AT EIGHT PM AND DOORS OPEN AT SEVEN FIFTEEN.
THIS WEEKEND, A WELL-KNOWN SYRACUSE PUB CELEBRATED ST. PATRICK’S DAY A LITTLE EARLY. OUR ISABEL FLORES HIGHLIGHTS HOW THIS ANNUAL EVENT HELPS PAY HOMAGE TO THE IRISH CULTURE.
WELL, YOKI, COLEMAN’S AUTHENTIC IRISH PUB HOSTED ITS ANNUAL GREEN BEER DAY CELEBRATION ON SUNDAY AND IT WAS A HIT! WHILE SOME MAY THINK IT’S JUST AN EXCUSE TO DRINK, I WAS ABLE TO CATCH UP WITH SOME PARTY-GOERS TO FIND OUT WHAT THIS EVENT MEANS TO THEM.
COLEMAN’S IS A FAN-FAVORITE WHEN IT COMES TO CELEBRATING ST. PATRICK’S DAY.
SO NATURALLY, THE INSIDE OF THE PUB WAS COMPLETELY PACKED FULL OF GREEN- MOST NOTABLY, THE BEER.
THE PUB HAD SEVERAL ST. PATRICK’S-THEMED DRINKS ON TAP AND ON THE MENU FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY.
VISITORS OF ALL KINDS CAME TO CELEBRATE, AND DO THEY SURE KNOW HOW TO DO IT!
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY STUDENT CEINWEN THINKS THAT EVENTS LIKE THESE HELP HONOR IRISH HERITAGE.
LIKE, WHEN I WENT TO IRELAND, PEOPLE WOULD TELL ME THAT- THEY’RE LIKE OH, YOU’RE FROM NEW YORK, YOU CELEBRATE ST. PATRICK’S DAY REALLY BIG.’ AND I’M LIKE THINKING LIKE ‘I’M RIGHT HERE IN DUBLIN, I THOUGHT YOU GUYS CELEBRATED IT CRAZY HERE,’ Y’KNOW WHAT I MEAN? SO I THINK IT’S JUST TO CELEBRATE OUR HERITAGE.
MODERN MALT EMPLOYEE KASSADYNE SAYS THIS CELEBRATION BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER.
IT’S A GOOD WAY TO JUST MEET PEOPLE, GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CULTURE- WHAT PEOPLE IN THE AREA LIKE TO DO, AND TO JUST CELEBRATE! LIKE, JUST HAVING A GOOD TIME.
PEOPLE FLOCKED TO A STAGE SET UP OUTSIDE OF THE PUB FOR A LIVE BAND THAT PLAYED TO KEEP GUESTS ENTERTAINED WITH SONG AND DANCE.
EVERYONE STAYED UP TO ENJOY GREEN BEER DAY ALL NIGHT LONG. WELL. AT LEAST UNTIL CLOSING TIME.
SO, I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE COVERING A STORY AT A BAR!
BUT I WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZED SEEING ALL OF THE CAMARADERIE AND COMMUNITY TAKING PLACE AT COLEMAN’S AT AN EVENT THAT ALSO BRINGS AWARENESS TO THE IRISH CULTURE AND HERITAGE.
AS ST. PATRICK’S SAY APPROACHES, YOU CAN HAVE YOUR OWN GREEN ACCESSORIES READY TO JOIN IN ON THE FUN.
FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M ISABEL FLORES.
YOKI AND COLE, BACK TO YOU!
REGISTRATION FOR SPRING INTRAMURAL SPORTS HAS OPENED FOR SU AND ESF STUDENTS, FACUALTY AND STAFF. THIS YEARS SPRING SEASON INCLUDES FUTSAL, KICKBALL, TENNIS, WIFFLEBALL AND AN ULTIMATE FRISBEE TOURNAMENT. THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER A TEAM FOR THE SPRING INTRAMURAL SPORTS SEASON IS MARCH 17TH. THOUGH STUDENTS CAN STILL JOIN TEAMS UP UNTIL APRIL 12TH FOR THE SEASON.
THE CENTRAL NEW YORK SPECIAL OLYMPICS WERE HELD THIS WEEKEND IN DOWNTOWN SYRACUSE. OUR MORNINGS ON THE HILL REPORTER, JACOB GOLDBERG, HAS MORE ON THE GAMES AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE COMMUNITY.
THANKS GUYS, THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS SUPPORTS NEARLY 5 MILLION ATHLETES ACROSS THE WORLD IN MORE THEN 10,000 COMPETITIONS. I WENT TO THIS YEARS FIGURE SKATING EVENT DURING THE CENTRAL NEW YORK SPECIAL OLYMPICS, TO SEE HOW THE GAMES POSITIVELY CHANGE THE LIVES OF THE ATHLETES INVOLVED.
THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK HOSTED THEIR WINTER GAMES AT THE ONCENTER THIS WEEKEND. THE GAMES ARE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR KIDS ACROSS THE REGION WITH COGNITIVE DISABILITIES TO LIVE OUT THEIR DREAMS OF BEING ATHLETES. AND SHARING THE ICE WITH SOME OF THE COUNTRIES BEST ATHLETES IS SOMETHING THAT SIMPIWE MAKUBELA SAYS THE OLYMPIANS DESERVE.
THEY LIVING IT, THEY ARE LIVING IN THIS MOMENT. IT’S PART OF THEIR LIFE, THEY ARE BUZZED ABOUT IT, THEY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. AND IT IS A VERY GOOD EXPERIENCE. SHARING THE STAGE WITH THE BEST ATHLETES IN THE COUNTRY.
RIGHT BEHIND ME ON THE ICE AT THE ONCENTER, THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK IS HOSTING THEIR ANNUAL WINTER GAMES. FIGURE SKATING IS JUST ONE OF 30 OLYMPIC EVENTS THAT ARE OFFERED AND FOR THE ATHLETES COMPETING IT’S NOT ABOUT WHAT THEY DO ON THE ICE BUT WHAT THEY DO OFF OF IT.
IT MEANS ALOT TO MEET NEWS FRIENDS, AND IMPROVE MY SKILLS.
THAT WAS THE VOICE OF PETER DAILEY, HE SAYS MAKING FRIENDS IS ONE OF THE THINGS HE LOVES MOST ABOUT THE CHANCE TO COMPETE IN THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS.
FRIENDSHIPS HAVE BEEN MADE THROUGH THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS THAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN MADE OTHERWISE.
FOR EMMA CAHILL, ANOTHER FIGURE SKATER COMPETING IN THE CNY SPECIAL OLYMPICS, SEEING HER AND HER FRIENDS GROW AND BEAT THEIR GOALS IS WHAT MAKES HER HAPPY.
I REALLY CAN’T BELIEVE THAT MY FRIENDS HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD TO THIS DAY, MY HEART IS SO HAPPY. I CAN’T BE HAPPIER THAN I AM TODAY.
WITH THEIR MISSION BEING QUITE JOY FOR THEIR ATHLETES, THE OLYMPIANS WHO TOOK THE ICE TODAY CERTAINLY HAD A SMILE ON THEIR FACE.
REPORTING FROM THE ONCENTER FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M JACOB GOLDBERG.
IF YOU ARE INSPIRED BY THE AMAZING WORK THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS DOES NATIONWIDE AND WANT TO GET MORE INVOLVED, MAKE SURE TO VISIT THEIR WEBISTE AT SPECIALOLYMPICS.ORG. YOKI AND COLE BACK TO YOU.
STILL TO COME HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL. SEE WHY SU WOMEN’S TENNIS TEAM REMAINS UNDEFEATED
STAY WITH US–THAT STORY AND MORE JUST AHEAD.
GOOD MORNING I’M POLINA SHEMANOVA WITH YOUR ORANGE SPORTS UPDATE HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
LET’S BEGIN WITH OUR UNDEFEATED SYRACUSE WOMEN’S TENNIS TEAM. WITH AN OVERALL 9-0 RECORD, ORANGE BEAT FLORIDA STATE AND MIAMI OVER THE WEEKEND.
WIN AGAINST #23 MIAMI SECURED THE PROGRAM’S FIRST WIN AGAINST AN ITA TOP 25 OPPONENT SINCE MARCH 2021. ERMAN’S TOP 25 SINGLES WIN IS THE FIRST OF HER CAREER, AND A FEAT THAT HAS NOT BEEN ACCOMPLISHED SINCE KANAPATSKAYA DEFEATED #13 VICTORIA FLORES FROM GEORGIA TECH TWO YEARS AGO.
SYRACUSE IS HOPING TO MATCH A 10-0 START FROM THE 1978-79 SEASON ON FRIDAY, MARCH 3, AS IT TAKES ON #20 VIRGINIA AT 3PM IN DRUMLINS TENNIS CLUB.
MORE HOME ACTION AS WE GO INSIDE OF THE JMA WIRELESS DOME WHERE THE SYRACUSE MEN’S LACROSSE TEAM WAS BATTLING AGAINST UNC. EVEN WITH A TOUGH LOSS 13 TO 19, SYRACUSE STILL REMAINS IN THE TOP 20 POLLS THAT WERE RELEASED MONDAY MORNING.
SYRACUSE WAS PACED BY FIVE POINTS EACH FROM FRESHMAN JOEY SPALLINA WHO SCORED 3 GOALS AND HAD 2 ASSISTS ALONG WITH OWEN HILTZ WITH 2 GOALS AND 3 ASSISTS, WHO NOW HAS 8 GOALS TOTAL THIS SEASON. OUR GOALIE WILL MARK MADE 17 SAVES IN NET FOR THE ORANGE, HIS SECOND-STRAIGHT OUTING WITH AT LEAST 15 STOPS.
AND DON’T FORGET OUR OWN COLE KIRST SCORED 2 GOALS WHICH I COULD NOT WAIT TO CELEBRATE ALONG WITH OUR PRODUCER ELIS STANTON AND OUR REPORTER ISABEL FLORES.
NEXT GAME IS SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 5TH AGAINST DUKE AT JMA WIRELESS DOME.
MORE LACROSSE AND NOT ONLY AS WE TAKE A QUICK TRIP TO PITTSBURGH WHERE COINCIDENTALLY BOTH WOMENS LACROSSE AND MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYED ON SATURDAY. WELL, LOOKS LIKE THERE WEREN’T MANY PROBLEMS FOR OUR WOMEN’S LACROSSE TEAM SINCE THE FINAL SCORE OF THE GAME WAS 16 TO 4. MEGAN CARNEY WITH 4 GOALS AND EMMA TYRELL WITH 3 LED THE TEAM IN POINTS SCORED.
NO. 2 UNDEFEATED SYRACUSE RETURNS TO THE JMA WIRELESS DOME ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 TO TAKE ON UALBANY AT 4 PM.

AND AS THE WOMEN’S LACROSSE TEAM ATTENDED THE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME SHORTLY AFTER THEIR GAME, LET’S HEAR FROM OUR SPORTS REPORTER CARSON FOWLER WHERE DOES SYRACUSE BASKETBALL STAND AS OF TODAY, CARSON.
POLINA. SYRACUSE MEN’S BASKETBALL WAS DISMANTLED BY THE NOW 25TH RANKED PITTSBURGH PANTHERS 99-82 SATURDAY. JIM BOEHEIM SAID AFTER THE GAME GETTING DOWN EARLY IN THE SECOND HALF WAS THE PIT FALL FOR HIS GROUP.
WE GO DOWN, WE HAVE TO TRY TO PRESS AND THAT’S JUST GOING TO OPEN IT UP. AND THERE ARE JUST TOO MANY GOOD BALL HANDLERS. THERE’S TOO MANY GOOD SHOOTERS AND THEY’RE GOING TO GET A LOT OF OPEN SHOTS. BUT WE HAVE TO TRY TO WIN THE GAME. I MEAN, WE COULD NOT PRESS AND NOT LOSE BY AS MANY, BUT WE HAVE TO TRY TO GET BACK.
THIS GAME AGAINST PITT WAS A TALE OF TWO HALVES FOR SYRACUSE MEN’S BASKETBALL. THE ORANGE WENT INTO THE HALFTIME BREAK, TRAILING BY ONLY FOUR POINTS WHEN PITT WENT ON TO OUTSCORE SYRACUSE 62 TO 49 AND KNOCKED DOWN 11 THREE POINTERS IN THE FINAL 20 MINUTES OF PLAY. IF THAT’S YOU WANTS TO PICK UP A WIN AGAINST A 12 AND 17 GEORGIA TECH TEAM, IT HAS TO PLAY BETTER DEFENSIVELY AND LIMIT TECH’S NUMBER OF THREE POINT ATTEMPTS. THE YELLOW JACKETS COMING OFF AN 83 TO 67 WIN AGAINST LOUISVILLE, WHERE THEY MADE 12 THREE POINTERS AT A 41% CLIP. HOWEVER, DESPITE THE ORANGE BEING ON THE BACK END OF A THREE GAME LOSING SKID, HEAD COACH JIM BOEHEIM STILL BELIEVES HIS TEAM CAN FINISH THE SEASON ON A HIGH NOTE.
I REALLY THINK OUR TEAMS, YOU KNOW, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A BAD STRETCH, BUT I THINK THAT WE’VE PLAYED PRETTY GOOD BASKETBALL OVERALL. I THINK WE’RE JUST TOO YOUNG TO BE CONSISTENT. IT SHOULD BE GOOD ON THE DEFENSIVE END. IT’S JUST A STRUGGLE THERE FOR US. BUT I THINK WE’VE DONE A LOT OF I’M PRETTY HAPPY WITH WHAT THIS TEAM’S DONE AND I THINK WE’LL FINISH STRONG. SO, WE’LL SEE.
SYRACUSE LOOKS TO GET BACK IN THE WIN COLUMN TONIGHT AT SEVEN AGAINST GEORGIA TECH ON ACC NETWORK. GUYS, EXPECT A HUGE GAME FROM JOE GIRARD. HE HAD 28 POINTS LAST TIME THE CUSE TRAVELED TO ATLANTA TO TAKE ON THE YELLOW JACKETS. AND DON’T FORGET TO WEAR GREEN BECAUSE TONIGHT’S THEME IS A GREEN OUT. I FOUND OUT EARLIER THIS MORNING FROM OUR OTHER REPORTER, COLE KIRST. HE’S ACTUALLY ANCHORING THE SHOW TODAY. HE TOLD ME THAT EVERYONE’S WEARING GREEN, SO WE’RE DEFINITELY ARE GREEN. BUT FOR NOW, THAT’S ALL I GOT IN SPORTS. I’LL THROW BACK YOU GUYS, THE STUDIO GUYS.
STILL TO COME HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL. A CREATOR FACES BACKLASH FOR HIS CONTROVERSIAL REMARKS.
PLUS ANOTHER ARTIST IS ADDED TO THE SYRACUSE CONCERT LIST. THAT STORY AND MORE AFTER THE BREAK.
WELCOME BACK TO MORNINGS ON THE HILL. I’M WANSHI ZHANG WITH A LOOK AT ENTERTAINMENT NEWS. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN DILBERT COMIC STRIP? IT IS A LONG-RUNNING COMIC THAT POKES FUN AT OFFICE-PLACE CULTURE. BUT NOW IT’S CREATOR IS FACING SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES DUE TO HIS RECENT RACISM COMMENTS.
SCOTT ADAMS, THE CARTOONIST AND ITS CREATOR SAYS BLACK AMERICANS ARE IN HIS WORDS A “HATE GROUP” AND AGAIN, IN ADAMS WORDS, QUOTING HERE, WHITE PEOPLE SHOULD JUST “GO THE HELL AWAY FROM THEM” ON HIS ONLINE VIDEO PROGRAM.
MEDIAS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES DROPPED THE DILBERT COMIC STRIP, AND THOSE MEDIA PUBLISHERS SAY THEY WOULD NO LONGER PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR A RACIST’S WORK.
TICKETS FOR PANTATONIX, A SYRACUSE CONCERT ARE NOW OPEN TO SELL.
PEOPLE CAN PREPARE TO ENJOY MUSIC WITH YOUR FRIENDS.
THE UPCOMING SHOW WILL BE ON AUGUEST 24, AND THIS WILL BE PANTATONIX’S THIRD TIME PERFORMING IN SYRACUSE.
THEIR FIRST TIME BEING IN 2012 AND MOST RECENTLY IN 2018.
PEOPLE CAN VISIT ITS WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BUYING TICKETS. THAT’S TODAY’S ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, BACK TO YOKI AND COLE.
THAT’S GOING TO DO IT FOR US THIS TUESDAY HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL. I’M YOKI TANG. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA!
AND COLE KIRST. THANKS FOR WATCHING ORANGE NATION. WE’LL SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY LIVE AT TEN A-M RIGHT HERE ON OTN.

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