Mornings on the Hill for March 22, 2022

COMING UP ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL…. SYRACUSE STUDENTS CAME BACK FROM SPRING BREAK WITH A NEW COVID LEVEL.
TROUBLE IN ASPEN HEIGHTS. HOW STUDENTS FEEL ABOUT THE RISE OF PACKAGES BEING STOLEN AND MUCH MORE.
AND BOTH SYRACUSE LACROSSE TEAMS IN ACTION PLUS MARCH MADNESS
UPDATES TO SEE HOW YOUR BRACKET IS DOING. ALL THAT COMING UP ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
HAPPY TUESDAY AND GOOD MORNING. I’M NIA LUCKY THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
AND I’M MARCUS VEAL. HERE’S A LOOK AT SOME OF THE STORIES WE’LL BE TALKING ABOUT IN OUR FIRST HALF HOUR.
OUR TOP STORY THIS HOUR, STUDENTS ARE NOTICING A BIG CHANGE AROUND CAMPUS AS CLASSES RESUME THIS WEEK.
AND THAT CHANGE, INVOLVES MASKING. MORNINGS ON THE HILL REPORTER ARI HORTON JOINS US LIVE FROM CAMPUS TO TELL US MORE.

JUST AFTER STUDENTS LEFT CAMPUS FOR SPRING BREAK, THE CAMPUS COVID LEVEL WAS DROPPED TO CODE YELLOW. SO WHAT EXACTLY DOES CODE YELLOW MEAN?
CODE YELLOW MEANS THAT THERE IS STILL A MODERATE LEVEL OF
TRANSMISSON RISK ON CAMPUS. THIS MEANS THAT UNVACCINATED INDIVIDUALS
STILL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO MASK UP INDOORS AND OUTDOORS WHILE AROUND
OTHER PEOPLE. BUT VACCINATED INDIVUALS ARE ONLY RECOMMENDED TO
WEAR A MASK. THIS DOESN’T APPLY IS ON CAMPUS TRANSPORTATION OR IN
TESTING CENTERS WHERE MASKS ARE STILL REQUIRED FOR ALL CAMPUS MEMBERS ON SHUTTLES AND IN THE STADIUM FOR TESTING.
SOME STUDENTS HERE ON CAMPUS HAVE DIFFERING OPINIONS ABOUT HOW LONG THEY’LL STAY MASKED UP OR THEIR CHOICE TO DITCH THE MASK.
I don’t have a set amount of time honestly. I’m keeping my mask on just beause I know that its still new and recent so I just wanna keep my mask on to be safe. Maybe over the summer since alot of less people will be on campus, but for now I’m keeping it on”)
It’s been a while since we’ve ben able to go to classes without a mask and consistently without one. I would say a good amount of time, about 50 percent of the time, just in general I wear it in the class a lot, we’re constantly wearing it. So, I don’t personally mind wearing it but if I don’t have to, I probably won’t.
THE NUMBER OF CASES ON CAMPUS IS JUST 17 THAT INCLUDES STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF. THE POSITIVITY RATE IS RIGHT AROUND ONE PERCENT WITH ONE STUDENT CURRENTLY IN QUARANTINE.
NOW THESE ARE THE NUMBERS AS OF YESTERDAY AND WITH STUDENTS COMING
BACK FROM TRAVELING OVER SPRING BREAK, THERE COULD BE A SLIGHT RISE OF CASES IN THE UPCOMING DAY. LIVE ON CAMPUS FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M ARI HORTON.
HERE AT SU AND ALL OVER THE AREA, COVID RESTRICTIONS ARE EASING UP,
WITH MAKSING BEING A RECOMMENDATION AND VACCINATION RATES INCREASING.
THIS– ALL AS COVID CONTINUES TO CREATE NEWER AND NEWER VARIANTS. THE
LATEST — OMICRON VARIANT B-A.2 — WHICH ACCORDING TO STATE HEALTH
COMMISSIONER MARY BASSET REPRESENTS ALMOST 50 PERCENT OF ALL CASES
IN NEW YORK. BUT, –SHE DOESN’T SEE THIS NEW VARIANT CAUSING A SURGE
LIKE OTHERS IN THE PAST
WE AVERAGED TWENTY-ONE-HUNDRED NEW CASES A DAY LAST WEEK — WHICH IS AN INCREASE OF OVER 30 PERCENT FROM LAST WEEK.
HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATHS ARE DECREASING. BUT, THE FEAR ISN’T OVER
FOR EVERYONE AS GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL FOREWENT ENFORCING A
BOOSTER MANDATE IN FEAR THAT IT WOULD INCREASE THE STAFFING SHORTAGES IN HOSPITALS.
ASPEN RESIDENTS ARE SHARING HOW MANAGEMENT HAS HANDLED THE SURGE OF ROBBERIES AND PACKAGE THEFT.
OUR RACHELLE LEGRAND SPOKE TO STUDENTS LIVING AT THE APARTMENT COMPLEX AND IS LIVE IN STUDIO WITH MORE.
THANK YOU MARCUS.
RESIDENTS OF ASPEN HEIGHTS COMPLEX HAVE COMPLAINED FOR WEEKS
ABOUT THE UNSAFE LIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE STRING OF CAR
BREAK INS AND STOLEN PACKAGES, MOST RECENTLY AN ARMED GUNMAN
ROBBED A RESIDENT OF THEIR BELONGINGS. AT A PLACE WHERE MANY
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS CALL HOME, SEVERAL FEEL LIKE THEIR
CONCERNS ARE NOT BEING HEARD AND LISTENED TO. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SPEAK WITH ONE RESIDENT HALLE UPSHAW, ABOUT HOW SHE HAS BEEN FEELING LIVING AT ASPEN HEIGHTS.
…MY PARENTS SHOULDN’T HAVE TO GET INVOLVED FOR YOU TO BE LIKE THIS IS A PROBLEM..
YEAH I THINK THEY HANDLED IT ABSOLUTLEY TERRIBLY BECUASE LIKE PEOPLE
WERE….I WAS HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH STUDENTS HERE AT NEWHOUSE
FOR DAYS AFTER THAT HAPPENED AND WE WERE ALL COMPLAINING ABOUT THE
SAME THING. THERE HAS BEEN NO PRESS RELEASE WE ARE ALL CONTACTING
MANAGEMENT AND PEOPLE HAD NOT GOTTEN A COMMENT BACK, OR THIER
PROBLEMS HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED, OR THEY WERE KIND OF VAGUE IN
SAYING OH, THIS IS WHAT WE ARE DOING BUT IT WASN’T TANGIBLE THINGS. SO I
THINK EVERYONE AT THE OCMPLEX KIND OF HAD LIKE THIS FRUSTRATION WITH
MANAGEMENT AND WHEN YOU FINALLY GET A PRESS RELEASE DAYS AFTER THAT
HAPPENED…LIKE LITERALLY A WEEK AFTER THAT…SO HEARING INFORMATION
AFTER MY DAD ASKED …BUT I DONT KNOW IF THEY WERE RECIEVING THOSE
SAME EMAILS SO IT’S JUST FRUSTRATING, LIKE WHAT WE WERE SAYING WAS NOY
TAKEN SERIOUSLY AS STUDENTS, LIKE MY PARENTS SHOULDN’T HAVE TO GET
INVOLVED FOR YOU TO BE LIKE THIS IS A PROBLEM
HALLE STATES THAT THIS EXPERIENCE HAS CAUSED HER TO CHANGE HER
ACADEMIC SCHEDULE LEAVING SCHOOL EARLY TO MAKE IT HOME DURING
DAYLIGHT HOURS. SHE IS NOT THE ONLY STUDENT WHO HAS ECHOED SIMILAR
SENITMENTS. THE TEAM ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL HAVE TRIED TO REACH OUT
TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AT ASPEN HEIGHTS BUT THEY WERE
UNAVAILABLE FOR A STATEMENT. WE’LL BE SURE TO UPDATE YOU IF THE STORY DEVELOPS.
FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I AM RACHELLE LEGRAND.

THE I-81 PROJECT IS CONTINUING TO TAKE SHAPE…. SENATE MAJORITY LEADER
CHUCK SCHUMER WAS IN SYRACUSE YESTERDAY AND SAYS THE PLAN TO REMOVE THE I-81 VIADUCT AND REPLACE IT WITH CITY STREETS HAS THE QUOTE “IMMINENT GREEN LIGHT”.
SCHUMER ALSO ADDED THE ENVIROMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS WILL BE RELEASED IN THE COMING WEEKS.
IF PASSSED THE PROPOSED TWO POINT TWO-FIVE BILLION DOLLAR PLAN COULD BREAK CONSTRUCTION LATER THIS YEAR.
A PLANE CRASH IN CHINA HAS LEFT OVER 130 PASSENGERS AND CREW
MEMBERS DEAD. THE BOEING 7-37 WAS IN ROUTE FROM HONG KONG WHEN IT
CRASHED IN THE CITY OF WUZ-HOU. THE AREA WHERE THE PLANE CRASHED IS
MOUNTAINOUS AND ONLY ACCESSIBLE BY FOOT. UPON IMPACT THE PLANE EXPLODED AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE EXPLOSION WAS CAPUTRED ON NASA’S SATILITE IMAGES. NO FOREIGNERS WERE ON THE PLANE.  

THE WAR BETWEEN UKRAINE AND RUSSIA CONTINUES AS UKRANIAN SOLDIERS WORK TO DEFEND OTHER MAJOR CITIES AGAINST RUSSIA. OUR MORGAN SCOTT IS LIVE IN STUDIO TO GIVE US THE LATEST.
AS OF NOW THE CITY OF MARIUPOL…HOME TO MORE THAN 450,000 PEOPLE IS
BEING REDUCED TO ASHES ACCORDING TO PRESIDENT ZELENSKY. TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE REMAIN TRAPPED IN THE CITY CONFINED TO DANK
BASEMENTS WITH LITTLE WATER AND FOOD AS RUSSIAN FORCES SEIZE CONTROL.
THE UKRANIAN MILITARY IS ALSO GEARING UP FOR AN AGGRESSIVE
COUNTEROFFENSE TO RECLAIM TERRITORY CAPTURED BY RUSSIA IN SOUTHERN
UKRAINE. JUST YESTERDAY RUSSIAN SOLDIERS OPENED FIRE ON PROTESTORS AS SHOWN IN A NUMBER OF PHOTOS AND VIDEOS SURFACING ONLINE.
WILDFIRE HAS ALSO BROKEN OUT IN THE FOREST SURROUNDING THE CHURNOBLE NUCLEAR PLANT..AN AREA NOW CONTROLLED BY RUSSIAN ARMY. THERE
ARE WORRIES THAT IF THE FIRE REMAINS UNCHECKED…RADIATION IN THE SMOKE COULD SPREAD QUICKLY.
NEARLY 3.5 MILLION REFUGEES HAVE LEFT UKRAINE…AND 1.5 MILLION CHILDREN
FLED THE COUNTRY. THE UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN FUND WARNS THAT SUCH A MASSIVE FLOW WILL INCREASE THE THREAT OF CHILD TRAFFICKING AND EXPLOITATION.
PRESIDENT BIDEN IS PLANNING TO TRAVEL TO A NATO SUMMIT THIS WEK WHERE
WESTERN ALLIES ARE EXPECTED TO MAP A PLAN IN CASE RUSSIA EMPLOYS NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M MORGAN SCOTT.

LET’S TAKE A TRIP 13 HOURS AWAY TO THE MIDDLE EAST, ISRAEL. OUR VERY OWN HAD THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME. CALVIN MILLINER JOINS US NOW WITH THE STORY.
ARE YOU STILL FEELING JET LAG?
-INTRO Duration: 0:08
I AM ACTUALLY SEVEN HOURS AHEAD IF THAT MAKES ANY SENSE BUT NEWHOUSE TAKES ISRAEL WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE. YALLA MEANS LETS GO SO, YALLA!!
Newhouse takes Israel was the vibe the international reporting class was going for. The group traveled not only to Israel but Palestine, Jordan, and the Lebanese border to get a taste of what it’s like to be a foreign correspondent.
So i think i learned a lot from this trip about what it means to be a foreign correspondent and learning about international issues. I think before this trip I knew about international issues and affairs happening in different countries. But once you see it and hear it from people firsthand it gives you a totally different perspective on who you’re reporting on and how much knowledge you have and what you still need to learn.

The country was loud and active. As the holiday of Purim allowed the students to experience Israel at it’s full peak. People dressed in costumes gave students the authenticity that comes with Israel.
There are so many different people religions and cultures just within this small sized country. It’s as big as new jersey. We drove from one end from the north to the other end, the south, in just a couple of days. There is just also too, they say this country is the smallest but also the loudest. I feel like that’s kind of true in a sense they make a lot of noise and they are on the map. There’s so much culture here. The trip was one to remember and I encourage all Newhouse students when the opportunity arises REPORT ABROAD. FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M CALVIN MILLINER.  
COMING UP… ON MORNING ON THE HILL
REPORTER CALVIN CHRISTOFORO TELLS US OF A PROBLEM YOU MAY BE NOTICING AROUND THE CITY OF SYRACUSE.
Also coming up.. IT’S NOW OFFICIALLY SPRING–BUT WHEN WILL TEMPERATURES
START TO WARM UP? MILES HOOD HAS OUR TUESDAY MORNING WEATHER, WHEN MORNINGS ON THE HILL COMES BACK.
SPRING IS OFFICALLY HERE BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THE TEMPERATURE
OUTSIDE? I DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU NIA…BUT IVE REALLY ENJOYED NOT HAVING TO BUNDLE UP TO GO TO CLASS.
WE’VE BEEN TOO SPOLIED WITH THE NICE WEATHER RECENTLY. MILES HOOD IS LIVE IN THE STUDIO. NOW TELL US MILES, IS IT TIME TO TAKE OFF THAT EXTRA LAYER YET?

UP TO YOU? TODAY MIGHT BE THE ONLY DAY YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH A LITTLE
BUT WE ARE BACK LIKE WE NEVER LEFT AND SYRACUSE WEATHER DID THE SAME THING
PLAYING SOME OF ITS OLD HITS RAIN AND SNOW
IF YOUR THE SHORTS IN THE WINTER KIND OF PERSON THIS UPCOMING CLIMATE MAY NOT BOTHER YOU.
BUT IF YOUR ANYTHING LIKE ME, A NICE HOODIE WOULD DEFNIETLY BE SOMETHING TO HAVE WITH YOU..
CURRENTLY WERE SITTING EASY AND CHILLED AT 33 DEGREES AND IT FEELS LIKE
29 IF YOU STEP OUTSIDE THIS MORNING
THE AIR ISN’T AS THICK WITH THE HUMIDITY HANGING BELOW 50%
THE WIND IS A CALM 6 DEGREES AND YOU CAN SEE THE CITY FOR MILES ON
YOUR MORNING COMMUTE
LOOKING AT THE REST OF THE DAY
WERE CLIMBING UP THE LADDER TO THE LOW 40’S, WE SHOULD BE THERE BY NOON. SOME CLOUDS MAY BE SEEN BUT NOT A DROP OF RAIN IN THE SKY.
AROUND DINNER TIME YOU CAN EXPECT THE TEMP TO COME DOWN A BIT AND BY
THE TIME YOU HEAD OFF TO DREAM WORLD IT’LL BE AROUND 32 DEGREES BUT IT
SEEMS LIKE THE SPRING SHOWERS HAVEN’T GOTTEN THE MEMO YET
HEADING INTO HUMP DAY YOU MIGHT WANT TO GRAB THAT JACKET CAUSE JUST
LIKE MY EYES DURING MY 1000TH REWATCH OF ENCANTO THERE WILL BE
WATERWORKS
TEMPS WILL STICK IN THE MID 40S AND FALL TO THE HIGH THIRTIES
THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. HEADING
INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT IT’S LOOKING TO BE A BIT BREEZY WITH SOME DRIZZLE.
THURSDAY THERE’S A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A HIGH OF 55 AND A
LOW OF 41 AND THE HITS JUST WON’T STOP COMING… THE END OF OUR WEEK
SADLY ISN’T GETTING ANY BETTER IF YOU DON’T LIKE THE RAIN. SHOWERS ARE
BEING FORECASTED ALL WEEKEND WITH TEMPS ON FRIDAY CLIMBING TO THE UPPER 40S AND SATURDAY I’S HANGING IN THE MID 40S. NOW THE RAIN MAY BE HEAVY BUT WE ALL KNOW MARCH SHOWERS BRING APRIL FLOWERS.

THESE SHOWERS ARE BRINGING OUT A LOT MORE THAN DAISES AND DAFODILS
OUR CALVIN CHRISTOFORO TOOK TO THE STREETS TO FIND OUT JUST HOW MUCH THIS RAIN HAS LED TO ISSUES IN THE UNIVERSITY HILL NIEGHBROHOOD.
CALVIN?
I TOOK A LOOK AT WHY THIS ISSUE IS HAPPENING AND THE PROBLEMS IT IS CAUSING.

It’s kinds quite disturbing and quite disgusting to see it
Yeah, the trash it si getting pretty bad around here, there is garbage cans and just like trash over our fron yard even, it just seems to be everywhere right now.
If that trash doesn’t get picked up in time it end up in strom drains, like this, which can fill up with all sorts of stuff, and if it doesn’t get cleaned off like this side, then flodds here on lancaster ave are bound to happen.
I hope that they just clean them more frequently, and they are more consistent with it when it rains a lot.
AND WHILE SOME OF THESE STORM DRAINS HAVE BEEN CLEANED OFF TO DRAIN THE WATER FROM THE STORM OVER THE WEEKEND, STILL MANY REMAIN
COVERED AND CLOGGED EITHER ABOVE OR BELOW THE SURFACE SO IT WILL BE
INTERSTING HOW QUICKLY OR NOT THE WATER GOES AWAY. FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M CALVIN CHRISTOFORO.
COMING UP ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL…
WE CHECK IN ON THE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S LACROSSE TEAMS PLUS A LOOK AT YOUR BUSTED NCAA MARCH MADNESS BRACKET.
GOOD MORNING I’M LAUREN HELMBRECHT WITH YOUR ORANGE SPORTS UPDATE HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
SPRING HAS OFFICIALLY SPRUNG. AND DON’T GET MAD, WE’RE GOING TO TALK
ABOUT THE BIGGEST COLLEGE SPORTING EVENT OF THE YEAR. BUT FIRST, WE’RE IN THE MIDST OF LACROSSE SEASON HERE AT SYRACUSE.
THE WOMEN’S LACROSSE TEAM IS SEVEN AND TWO ON THE SEASON, AFTER
DEFEATING VIRIGINA TECH 17 TO FIVE THIS WEEKEND. THE ORANGE RETURN TO
THE DOME THIS SATURDAY AFTER A THREE-GAME ROAD TRIP WHERE THEY WENT
TWO AND ONE. SYRACUSE IS TAKING ON TEMPLE AT 4:30 P-M AND KAYLA
TREANOR’S SQUAD IS CELEBRATING A LITTLE MORE THAN JUST THE RECENT VICTORIES. AS ATTACKER EMILY HAWRYSCHUK (HARRIS-chuck) HAS MOVED UP ON THE ALL-TIME SCORERS LIST AT S-U.
DURING THE TOP-25 MATCHUP BETWEEN THE THIRD RANKED ORANGE AND THE
24TH RANKED HOKIES, EMILY HAWRYSCHUK (HARRIS-chuck) CAME INTO THE
GAME JUST ONE GOAL BEHIND KATIE ROWAN FOR THIRD PLACE ON THE ALL-TIME
SCORERS LIST. AND HARRIS-chuck ISN’T ONE AND DONE. SHE SCORED EARLY AND
OFTEN, NOTCHING FIVE GOALS IN THE GAME. INCLUDING BACK-TO-BACK-TOBACK GOALS IN THE FOURTH. HARRIS-chuck NOW HAS 236 CAREER GOALS…JUST FOURTEEN AWAY FROM TYING SECOND PLACE ON THE LIST. HEAD COACH KAYLA TREANOR IS FIRST ON THE ALL-TIME SCORERS LIST WITH 260 CAREER GOALS. EMILY HAWRYSCHUK (HARRIS-chuck) HAS A CHANCE TO EDGE CLOSER TO THAT RECORD IN HER NEXT EIGHT REGULAR SEASON GAMES, STARTING ON SATURDAY AGAINST TEMPLE.
AND THERE’S A DOUBLE-HEADER AT THE DOME THIS WEEKEND. BEFORE THE
WOMEN’S GAME, THE SYRACUSE MEN’S LACROSSE TEAM HAS AN A-C-C MATCHUP
AGAINST TENTH-RANKED DUKE. THE ORANGE ARE THREE AND FOUR ON THE
SEASON AND LOOK TO GET THEIR FIRST CONFERENCE WIN. THIS GAME IS THE
FIFTH TOP-25 MATCHUP FOR SYRACUSE THIS SEASON. THE BLUE DEVILS COME INTO THE GAME WITH AN EIGHT AND THREE RECORD. THE GAME FACES OFF AT NOON. IT’S OFFICIALLY THE CRAZIEST TIME OF THE YEAR FOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL FANS. MARCH MADNESS IS HERE, THE 68-TEAM TOURNAMENT FOR MEN’S AND
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL. AND ALTHOUGH THE SYRACUSE ORANGE
DIDN’T GET A SPOT IN THE TOURNAMENT THIS YEAR, THERE’S STILL LOTS OF EXCITEMENT TO WATCH…AND A COUPLE OF FAMILIAR FACES ON THE COURT.
ON THE MEN’S SIDE, THREE OF THE TOP RANKED TEAMS HAVE MADE IT TO THE
SWEET 16. THIS NEXT ROUND OF ACTION TAKES PLACE ON THURSDAY, WITH
NUMBER ONE OVERALL GONZAGA FACES OFF AGAINST FOURTH RANKED
ARKANSAS. THE A-C-C HAS HAD A VERY STRONG SHOWING SO FAR, THREE OF
THE FIVE TEAMS THAT QUALIFIED FOR MARCH MADNESS HAVE MADE IT TO THIS ROUND. AND THE A-C-C HAS THE TOURNAMENT’S BEST RECORD SO FAR AT EIGHT AND TWO.
FOR THE WOMEN, THIS IS A HISTORIC YEAR. FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, THE
WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT CAN OFFICIALLY BE CALLED “MARCH MADNESS”…IN
YEARS PAST, THE N-C-A-A ONLY USED THAT BRANDING FOR THE MEN. ALSO, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT HAS HAD 68 TEAMS QUALIFY.
SWEET SIXTEEN MATCHUPS START THIS FRIDAY WHEN NUMBER ONE OVERALL
RANKED SOUTH CAROLINA HAS NEIGHBORLY BATTLE AGAINST NORTH CAROLINA.
AND ALTHOUGH THE ORANGE AREN’T PLAYING, A NUMBER OF FORMER SYRACUSE PLAYERS ARE ON THE COURT.
BRYCEN GOODINE (GOOD-EYN) IS A FORMER SYRACUSE GUARD AND NOW PLAYS FOR THE PROVIDENCE COLLEGE FRIARS. HIS TEAM FACES OFF AGAINST NUMBER ONE KANSAS ON FRIDAY.
KAMILLA (KUH-MILL-UH) CARDOSO AND EMILY ENGSTLER (ANG-SLER) BOTH PLAYED FOR THE ORANGE BEFORE TRANSFERRING LAST OFF-SEASON. CARDOSO IS A SOPHOMORE AT SOUTH CAROLINIA AND ANGSLER IS AN ALL ACCFIRST TEAM FORWARD FOR THE LOUISVILLE CARDINALS.
AND SYRACUSE NATIVE DANIELLE RAUCH (ROW-SH) IS MAKING A NAME FOR
HERSELF AS A MEMBER OF THE MICHIGAN WOLVERINES. RAUCH WAS A STAR AT BISHOP LUDDEN (LUH-DIN) AND IS THE SCHOOL’S ALL TIME LEADING SCORER.
RAUCH AND THE MICHIGAN SQUAD TAKE ON SOUTH DAKOTA ON SATURDAY.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF MARCH MADNESS IS MAKING A BRACKET OF WHAT TEAMS I THINK ARE GOING TO ADVANCE AND WIN. BUT IT’S DEFINITELY A STRUGGLE.
BUT…THERE’S NEVER BEEN A PERFECT BRACKET IN THE HISTORY OF THE
MADNESS. THE ODDS OF PICKING ALL THE RIGHT WINNERS IS ONE IN NINE QUINTILLION. SO BETWEEN CINDERELLA STORIES AND CRAZY UPSETS…IT’S TOUGH TO PREDICT WHO’S GOING TO WIN.
MARCUS, I KNOW YOU’RE A BIG BASKETBALL FAN, HOW IS YOUR BRACKET LOOKING?
AND NIA, DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE TEAM IN THE TOURNAMENT?
AS FOR ME, MY BRACKETS ARE STRUGGLING. AT ONE POINT, MY MEN’S BRACKET
COULDN’T EVEN DRIVE…I WAS IN THE 13TH PERCENTILE. BUT I’M ALL IN FOR THE
WEST COAST TEAMS…I HAVE GONZAGA WINNING FOR THE MEN AND STANFORD FOR THE WOMEN
THAT’S ALL FOR YOUR SPORTS UPDATE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M LAUREN HELMBRECHT.
STILL TO COME HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL. FORMER SYRACUSE BASKETBALL PLAYER IS TAKING HIS TALENTS OFF THE COURT AND IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND A LISTING OF MORE THAN A MILLION DOLLARS FOR A MARILYN MONROE CLASSIC. THAT STORY AND MORE JUST AHEAD.
 
CALLING ALL EX ATHLETES–
FORMER SU BASKETBALL PLAYER ERIC DEVENDORF IS ASKING THE COMMUNITY TO DONATE OLD SNEAKERS AND CLEATS AT ONE OF SIX DROP OFF LOCATIONS IN SYRACUSE.
DEVENDORF IS ASKING FOR GENTLY USED SHOES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS IN GRADES 7 THROUGH 12, FROM NOW UNITL MAY FIRST.
THEY CAN BE DROPPED OFF AT ‘PLATFORM LACROSSE ACADEMY’… ‘THE MOST’…
‘VIP STRUCTURES’ AND OTHER LOCATIONS.
FINALLY THIS MORNING…. FOR 200 MILLION DOLLARS YOU COULD BE THE OWNER
OF AN ORIGINAL ANDY WARHOL
THE 1960’S PAINTING CALLED ‘SHOT SAGE BLUE MARILYN’ IS A SILK SCREEN IMAGE OF A CLOSE UP OF MARILYN MONROE.

AND IF SOLD AT THE 200 MILLION DOLLAR LIST PRICE, IT WOULD MAKE IT THE MOST EXPENSIVE 20TH CENTURY ARTWORK AUCTIONED EVER.
THE IMAGE WILL GO UP FOR SALE IN MAY AND ALL THE PROCEEDS WILL BE
GOING TO THE THOMAS AND DORIS AMMANN ZURICH FOUNDATION WHICH AIMS
TO HELP CHILDREN WITH HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
SO SOUTH CAROLINA IS YOUR PICK IN THE WOMEN’S BRACKET?
THAT IS GOING TO DO IT FOR US THIS TUESDAY HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL. I’M NIA LUCKY — BE SURE TO FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA!
I’M MARCUS VEAL. THANKS FOR WATCHING ORANGE NATION–DON’T FORGET TO TUNE IN FRIDAY TO SHOW OUR FRIDAY SHOW SOME LOVE. WE’LL SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY , LIVE AT TEN A-M RIGHT HERE ON O-T-N.