Mornings on the Hill for March 7, 2023

SYRACUSE CONTINUES ITS ANNUAL ST PATRICK’S DAY FESTIVITIES.
THE FASTEST GROWING SPORT IN THE NATION HAS ARRIVED IN SYRACUSE.
AND SPRING BREAK IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER FOR STUDENTS SO HANG IN THERE.
ALL THAT PLUS YOUR WEATHER AND ORANGE SPORTS COMING UP ON THIS EDITION OF MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
GOOD MORNING. I’M ISABEL FLORES. THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
AND I’M POLINA SHEMANOVA. HERE’S A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP STORY.
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE STUDENTS ARE MOVING ONE STEP CLOSER TO UNIONIZATION. MORNINGS ON THE HILL REPORTER WANSHI ZHANG IS IN THE NEWSROOM AND JOINS US WITH THE LATEST. WANSHI?
THAT’S RIGHT. STUDENTS SET A DATE TO VOTE FOR UNION. IT’S THE SYRACUSE GRADUATE STUDENT EMPLOYEES UNITED, AND THEY ESTABLISHED APRIL 3RD AND 4TH AS THE DATE THEY WILL BE VOTING.
JUST SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, SGEU MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS WERE HOLDING A MARCH ON CAMPUS BECAUSE THE UNIVERSITY DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE UNION.
THE UNIVERSITY WEDNESDAY SAYS THEY HAD “PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS” WITH THE ORGANIZATION AND SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION, AND THE UNIVERSITY ALSO SENT OUT THE AGREEMENT TO SU STUDENTS THROUGH EMAIL.
THEY ARE COMMITTED TO FOLLOW THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND WILL PROVIDE MORE UPDATES TO MAINTAIN FAIRNESS THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.
SGEU POSTED THEIR SUCCESS ON ITS TWITTER TO CELEBRATE THE DECISION, AND AN ALL-MEMBER MEETING WILL HOLD TOMORROW TO DISCUSS MORE ABOUT THE ELECTION.
FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M WANSHI ZHANG.
COLE KIRST JOINS US LIVE OUTSIDE OF NEWHOUSE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT A SYRACUSE STUDENT WHO CONTINUES TO HELP THE COMMUNITY. COLE.
YES, THE BANDANA PROJECT IS KNOWN THROUGHOUT MANY UNIVERSITY’S IN THE COUNTRY. WITH THE HELP OF ONE SYRACUSE STUDENT, THE INITIATIVE HAS BEEN STARTED HERE AT SYRACUSE.

THE BANDANA PROJECT IS A MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND SUICIDE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN THAT USES BACKPACKS AND BANDANAS TO SUPPORT PEERS IN GETTING HELP.
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY JUNIOR AND PROJECT COORDINATOR LIZZIE KOT, EXPLAINS THE POWER OF THE BANDANA.
TYING THE GREEN BANDANA TO THE BACKPACK IS SUPPOSED TO BE A SILENT VISUAL REPRESENTATION THAT PEOPLE CAN SEE WHEN THEY WALK AROUND AND JUST FEEL COMFORTED THAT THERE’S OTHER PEOPLE GOING THROUGH SOMETHING AND THAT THEY KNOW THEY ARE NOT ALONE.
ACCORDING TO THE PROJECT, STUDENTS AGED 15-24 ARE IN THE HIGHEST RISK GROUP FOR A MAJORITY OF MENTAL ILLNESSES, THOUGH 1 IN 4 WILL NOT SEEK HELP OR TREATMENT.
THE PROJECT HELPS PROVIDE POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT THAT ALL CAN BENEFIT FROM, INCLUDING KOT.
THE PROJECT KIND OF BECAME LIKE AN OUTLET FOR ME TO MEET PEOPLE NOT ONLY BUT TO ALSO SHARE MY PASSIONS AND HOPEFULLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON THE CAMPUS.
INCLUDED ON THE POSTER ARE STICKY NOTES TO HELP SYRACUSE STUDENTS COPE WITH MENTAL HEALTH INCLUDING POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS.
KOT WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE PROJECT CONTINUE AFTER HER YEARS AT SYRACUSE.
I WANT TO KIND OF BE A LASTING THING ON SYRACUSE. THE OVERALL GOAL JUST AS SOMETHING FOR STUDENTS TO USE FOR RESOURCES AND JUST TO FEEL SUPPORTED WITH.
YOU CAN FOLLOW THE BANDANA PROJECT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND KEEP UP WITH THE DAILY POSTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT.
YES, AS I WALKED INTO BYRD LIBRARY THIS MORNING, I WAS ABLE TO ALSO PEEL OFF A POSITIVE AFFIRMATION THAT READS DON’T USE YOUR ENERGY TO WORRY. USE YOUR ENERGY TO CREATE, TO LEARN, TO GROW AND TO HEAL. FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, REPORTING LIVE OUTSIDE OF NEWHOUSE, I’M COLE KIRST.
A SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY LAW PROFESSOR HAS BEEN PUT ON LEAVE AND BARRED FROM CAMPUS AFTER ALLEGATIONS OF ASSAULT.
THANKS COLE, GREAT STORY. SU LAW PROFESSOR TERRY TURNIPSEED WAS CHARGED ON FEBRUARY SEVENTEENTH AFTER BEING ALLEGEDLY ATTACKING A WOMAN AT TURNING STONE CASINO. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW RELEASED A STATEMENT ON SATURDAY STATING THAT TURNIPSEED IS FACING “VERY TROUBLING ALLEGATIONS.”
WITH FOOD INSECURITY ALREADY BEING A MAJOR ISSUE IN THE UNITED STATES, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE RELYING ON FOOD BANKS IS INCREASING. WITH THE RECENT FUNDING CUTS, MANY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT HOW INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS BASIC FOOD NEEDS. OUR NEWS REPORTER YOKI TANG IS LIVE IN STUDIO TO TELL HOW C-N-Y FOOD BANKS ARE TAKING ACTION TO KEEP LOCAL FOOD SUPPLY CIRCULATING. YOKI.
THANKS POLINA. THE GOVERNMENT’S DECISION TO CUT 22 MILLION DOLLARS IN FUNDING FOR FOOD BANKS , LEAVING MANY VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WONDERING WHERE THEY WILL TURN FOR THEIR NEXT MEAL. GROUPS LIKE THE FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL NEW YORK ARE OFTEN A LIFELINE FOR THOSE WHO STRUGGLE TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE, BUT NOW THERE ARE CONCERNS THAT THEIR FUNDING COULD BE AT RISK. WITH RECENT CUTS TO FOOD BANK FUNDING, THE ABILITY OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO MEET THE GROWING DEMAND FOR THEIR SERVICES IS IN JEOPARDY.
CNY FOOD BANK IS THE MAIN FOOD SUPPLIER TO 11 COUNTIES HERE IN CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW YORK. THEY WORK WITH FOOD AGENCIES , EMERGENCY SHELTERS , SENIOR CENTERS. THIS IS TO ENSURE EVERYONE CAN GET THE ENOUGH DAILY NUTRITION FROM THE FOOD THEY SUPPLY. FOOD BANK DEVELOPMENT MANAGER HEIDI SOINE SAYS THE ALL THINGS IN FOOD BANK WOULD BE ADJUSTED BASED ON THE SEASON.
THESE ARE THE DRY GOODS THAT YOU CAN SEE BUT ALL OF THEM ARE REAL TIME ON A MENU AND THE AGENCIES CAN ORDER THEM. WE PACKAGE THEM UP AND WE SHIP THEM OUT DOOR TO DOOR.
HOWEVER, THE REDUCTION IN FOOD BUDGET PLAN MADE THEM MUCH PAINFUL ON THEIR FOOD SERVICE. BASED ON THE INFORMATION, THE FOOD BANK DIRECTOR KAREN BELCHER TELL ME THE ECONOMY INFLATION HAS MADE THIRTY PERCENT INCREASE IN FOOD PRICES. WITH THE NEW FOOD BUDGET PLAN HAS LEFT THEM STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP WITH RISING COSTS, AND REDUCING THE AVAILABILITY OF FOOD FOR THOSE IN NEED.
AND WITH THE ECONOMY THE WAY IT’S BEEN, THE INCREASED COST OF FOOD, THE INCREASED COSTS OF TRANSPORTATION, YOU KNOW THAT 1.8 MILLION IS GOING TO MEAN THAT WE CAN DO LESS COMPARED TO WHAT WE’RE DOING THIS YEAR. IT MEANS THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT HOW CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT WE’RE STILL SERVING THE COMMUNITIES AND HAVING THE FOODS THAT THEY NEED?
ACCORDING TO THE FEEDING AMERICAN, ONE IN EIGHT PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING FROM FOOD INSECURITY ACROSS THE UNITES STATES, AND DO NOT KNOW WHERE THEIR NEXT MEAL WILL COME FROM.
YOU CAN SEE FROM HERE, THE BLUE LINE SHOWING A MUCH HIGH FOOD INSECURITY THAN THE ORANGE LINE HERE SHOWING A LOW FOOD SECURITY ACROSS THE US NATION.
THE RECENT FUNDING CUTS TO FOOD BANKS WILL ONLY EXACERBATE THIS CRISIS, LEAVING MANY WITHOUT ACCESS TO THE BASIC NECESSITIES OF LIFE. FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I AM YOKI TANG. BACK TO YOU, ISABEL AND POLINA.
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY IS RINGING IN INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY TOMORROW BY STARTING THE CELEBRATION TODAY.
THIS EVENING AT 6:30, THE OFFICE OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION WILL BE HOSTING A WOMEN’S DAY RECEPTION FOR DR. GLORIA SOMOLEKAE WHO IS THE FIRST CITIZEN OF BOTSWANA TO EARN A PHD IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION.
THE UNIVERSITY IS ALSO HAVING AN EVENT IN WHICH STUDENTS CAN SUBMIT A PHOTO OR JUST A FEW WORDS REGARDING A SPECIAL WOMAN IN THEIR LIVES USING THE HASHTAG “EMBRACE EQUITY”.
WHILE SAINT PATRICK’S DAY IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER, SYRACUSE HAS ALREADY STARTED THEIR GREEN CELEBRATION. SATURDAY MORNING, THE 18TH ANNUAL SHAMROCK RUN TOOK PLACE ON TIPPERARY HILL. I ACTUALLY TOOK PART IN THE RUN SO LET’S SEE WHAT I WAS ABLE TO GATHER WHILE RUNNING 4 MILES.
RUNNERS ON YOUR MARK.
AND JUST LIKE THAT OVER 2-THOUSAND PEOPLE TOOK PART IN THE 18TH ANNUAL TIPPERARY HILL SHAMROCK RUN. EVERY RUNNER HAD A DIFFERENT PURPOSE OF BEING HERE. STARTING FROM THE YOUNGER PARTICIPANTS LIKE ARIYA AND EVELYN WHO TOOK PART IN THE KIDS FUN RUN.
BECAUSE WE ARE IRISH AND WE LIKE TO EXERCISE.
TO THE STODDARD’S FAMILY WEEKEND SUPPORTING EACH OTHER.
WE ARE HERE BECAUSE WE ARE A PART OF IRISH HERITAGE. BUT MY HUSBAND IS TRYING TO WORK UP TO RUN A MARATHON, SO WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT HIM, REALLY.
TO RUNNERS LIKE CAROLYN AND BARB WHO JUST WANTED TO CELEBRATE THEIR FRIENDSHIP.
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE IRISH, AND THE SHAMROCK, AND TIPPERARY HILL, AND FRIENDSHIP – DOING CRAZY THINGS TOGETHER.
WHILE SOME RUNNERS WERE TRYING TO SET RECORDS, OTHERS ENJOYED THE MUSIC AND VARIOUS DRINKS OFFERED BY PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA.
KIDS, DOGS, AND OTHER INTERESTING CREATURES WERE ALL A PART OF THE RACE.
FREE POST RACE SNACKS WERE PROVIDED AND FOR THE VERY ATTENTIVE RUNNERS, FREE MASSAGE SESSIONS WERE OFFERED BY METTA THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE AND WELLNESS.
YOU COULD ALSO MAKE A DONATION WHILE REGISTERING FOR THE RUN.
TWO MAJOR FUNDS WERE ST. PATRICK’S HUNGER FUND AND TIPPERARY HILL UKRAINIAN HUMANITARIAN FUND. MORE THAN 2 THOUSAND DOLLARS WERE COLLECTED FOR EACH ORGANIZATION.
OUT OF CURIOSITY, I WENT ON THE WEBSITE TO CHECK THE RESULTS AND, NOT BAD, 979TH PLACE AND GETTING THIS STORY DONE? IT WAS A LOT OF FUN THOUGH, WITH ALL THE SUPPORT AND LOVE FROM THE COMMUNITY THESE 40 MINUTES FLEW BY! ISABEL, NEXT TIME YOU ARE DEFINITELY GOING WITH ME!
FOR SURE! LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT QUICK LOOK AT OUR WEATHER.
CARSON FOWLER IS IN STUDIO TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE CURRENT CONDITIONS.
YEAH, GUYS, IT’S GOING TO BE PRETTY COLD TODAY. 21 DEGREES. THAT’S THE FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURE IN SYRACUSE, GOING TO BE 29. RIGHT NOW, THE HUMIDITY ABOUT 51%. THE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE IS ABOUT 29.9, WHICH IS HUGE. I’M NOT A CHIEF METEOROLOGIST, BUT IT MEASURES THE PRESSURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE. ABOUT 30 IS USUALLY PRETTY HIGH. SO IT’S GOT TO BE CALM WEATHER TODAY. SO PRETTY NICE. BUT FOR NOW, OVERALL IS GOING BE COLD TEMPERATURES. BACK TO YOU GUYS.
COMING UP ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL — PICLKEBALL HAS TAKEN THE NATION BY STORM IN 2023. WE WILL HAVE MORE ON HOW CNY IS ENJOYING A NEWER SPORT.
NOW IT’S TIME TO CHECK YOUR WEATHER FOR TODAY.
CARSON FOWLER IS IN STUDIO WITH A LOOK AT YOUR FULL WEATHER FORECAST.
THANKS, GUYS. YEAH. GOING TO BE A REALLY CHILLY ONE, LIKE I SAID BEFORE. DEFINITELY WANT TO GRAB THAT JACKET WHEN YOU’RE GOING TO CLASS OR WALKING INTO WORK AND IT GOING TO BE 29 DEGREES, GOING TO BE FEELING LIKE 21 DEGREES. VERY COLD WINDS COMING FROM THE NORTHWEST. AGAIN, LIKE I SAID BEFORE, BAROMETRIC PRESSURE GOING TO BE ABOUT 30 INCHES, WHICH IS PRETTY CALM, NOT TOO GREAT. SO IT’S GOING TO BE A PRETTY NICE DAY, NOT TOO COLD. AND LOOKING AT OUR FRIDAY PLANNER, WE’LL LOOK OVER HERE SO MORNING AGAIN, 26 DEGREES, 10% PRECIPITATION GOING TO BE PRETTY SUNNY, THOUGH. NOT TOO BAD HEADING TOWARDS THE END OF THE AFTERNOON, EVENING, NIGHT. YOU MIGHT SEE SOME FLURRIES, 25% PRECIPITATION, ABOUT 30 DEGREES IS GOING TO DROP TO ABOUT 27 DEGREES TOWARDS THE END OF THE LATER INTO THE NIGHT. LOOKING AT OUR FIVE DAY FORECAST, THOUGH, RIGHT. SO TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, GOING TO BE REALLY CHILLY FOR TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, ONLY GOING TO GET TO ABOUT 30 DEGREES. 20% OF PRECIPITATION GOING TO BE CLOUDY. NOT TOO BAD FRIDAY, SATURDAY WHEN HE’S IN FLURRIES. SO DEFINITELY WANT TO GET OUT OF SYRACUSE. IF YOU ARE GOING ON SPRING BREAK, IF YOU’RE A STUDENT AT SU. GOING TO GET TO 40 DEGREES THOUGH, BUT NO FLIGHTS SHOULD BE CANCELED. SO GOOD THINGS IN THE WORKS. WEATHER. THAT’S ALL I GOT. BACK TO YOU GUYS, ISABEL AND POLINA.
PICKLEBALL IS THE FASTEST GROWING SPORT IN AMERICA. IN SYRACUSE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE PLAYING PICKLEBALL. OUR SARAL KHARE JOINS US LIVE TO TELL US HOW PICKLEBALL IS GROWING IN SYRACUSE.
THANK YOU GUYS. IN SYRACUSE THERE ARE MANY PLACES TO PLAY PICKLEBALL OUTDOORS OR INDOORS. I WENT TO A YMCA TO SEE HOW THEY’VE PERSONALLY SEEN GROWTH AND HOW THEY EXPECT TO SEE THE SPORT GROWING.
IN THE YMCA IN MANILLUS PICKLEBALL HAS BEEN GROWING SINCE IT FIRST STARTED IN 2015. DIRECTOR OF SPORTS JAMES BURGESS SAYS THEY’VE MADE NEW LEAGUES BECAUSE OF THE GROWTH.
WE HAVE LEAGUES NOW FOR ADVANCED LEAGUES IN THE EVENING FOR LEAGUES ON THURSDAY WE HAVE ADVANCED LEAGUES WE’VE GOT A ROOKIE LEAGUE ON MONDAY MORNINGS WE JUST DID A SCRAMBLE WHERE WE HAVE DIFFERENT PLAYERS GIVE RATINGS.
WITH GROWING PROGRAMS AND LEAGUES BURGESS SEE’S A SHIFT IN THE AGES OF PEOPLE WHO WILL PLAY PICKLEBALL.
WITH THE GROWING OF TEEN INTEREST AND YOUTH INTEREST WHERE THIS SPORT STARTED WITH OLDER ADULT’S.
WHAT DIFFERENTIATES PICKLE BALL FROM SPORTS LIKE TENNIS ACCORDING TO BURGESS IS THAT IT’S MUCH MORE RELAXING AND EASIER TO PLAY.
GAMES HAPPEN A LOT FASTER IN TENNIS YOU CAN HAVE A GAME THAT LASTS UPWARDS OF THREE FIVE HOURS PICKLEBALL GAMES ARE UP TO THIRTY MINUTES.
WITH PEOPLE SHIFTING TO PICKLEBALL MORE BURGESS SEES MORE FACILITIES TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL COURTS WILL BE PAIRED TOGETHER.
AND THEN I SEE MORE TENNIS FACILITIES LOOKING INTO PAIRING TENNIS WITH PICKLEBALL `BECAUSE THAT WAS ESSENTIALLY OUR GOAL HERE OF FILLING OUR GAPS OF SOMETIMES TENNIS COURTS ARE OPEN AND IF WE PUT THOSE PICKLEBALL TIMES IN THERE’S ALWAYS PEOPLE LOOKING FOR PICKLEBALL THE INTEREST IS SKYROCKETING.
IF YOURE ON CAMPUS AND WANT TO PLAY PICKLEBALL YOU CAN COME TO THE BARNES CENTER WHERE THERE ARE TOURNAMENTS. GO TO THE BARNES CENTER WEBSITE FOR MORE INFO.
FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL IM SARAL KHARE.
MAYOR BEN WALSH, ONONDAGA COUNTY EXECUTIVE RYAN MCMAHON, MEMBERS OF SYRACUSE COMMON COUNCIL AND ONONDAGA COUNTY LEGISLATURE GATHERED IN THE JOHN A. LALLY ATHLETICS COMPLEX LAST FRIDAY TO CELEBRATE THE SYRACUSE MEN’S SOCCER TEAM. MAYOR WALSH PROCLAIMED MARCH THIRD TO BE A SPECIAL DAY IN THE COUNTY.
DAY OF MARCH 2023 TO BE SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY MEN’S SOCCER TEAM DAY IN THE COUNTY ONONDAGA AND SYRACUSE CITY.
MARCH IS AN IMPORTANT TIME FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS IN SCHOOLS. MORNINGS ON THE HILL REPORTER JEREMY LYNCH JOINS US LIVE TO TELL US WHY. JEREMY?
WITH MARCH BEING MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOL’S MONTH.IT IS THE PERFECT TIME TO CELEBRATE WITH A SPECIAL MUSICAL PERFORMANCE.
MARCH BEGINS THE START OF MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS TO START OFF THIS YEAR TO MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS. I WENT TO ALBANY, NEW YORK, TO SEE THE PRODUCTION OF RENT THAT WAS PERFORMING AT THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. TICKETS FOR THE SHOW WERE 20 DOLLARS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC 17 DOLLARS FOR UALBANY SENIORS, STUDENTS, AND FACULTY AND STAFF. PETE TEDESCHI IS A STUDENT AND UALBANY AND HE BELIEVES THAT MUSIC SHOULD BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF ANYONE’S EDUCATION, NO MATTER WHAT THEY STUDY IN SCHOOL.
EVERYONE SHOULD DO THEIR BEST TO AT LEAST TAKE AT LEAST ONE COURSE IN THEIR ACADEMIC CAREER. WHETHER THAT BE AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE HIGH OR EVEN A CLASS IN COLLEGE. IT’S A GREAT WAY TO OPEN YOUR EYES TO A NEW LIGHT AND ESSENTIALLY, FIND A NEW AVENUE.
EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE A LOT OF PRODUCTIONS THAT GO ON AT THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, PETE TEDESCHI WANTS TO SEE MORE DONE SINCE THERE ARE A LOT OF VENUES FOR STUDENTS TO SHOWCASE THEIR TALENT. TEDESCHI MENTIONED TO ME THAT THIS PRODUCTION OF RENT, THEY PUT TOGETHER IN OVER A MONTH’S TIME.
THOUGH WE HAVE OVER FIVE THEATRES ON THIS CAMPUS ALONE. I FEEL THEY COULD PUT ON A SHOW IN EACH THEATER FOR A WHOLE WEEKEND AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. THAT WAY IN SHOWCASING EACH MUSIC SPECIALTIES TALENTS.
IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO SEE RENT THE MUSICAL AT SOME POINT.IT WILL BE COMING TO SUNY BINGHAMTON IN APRIL. THERE ARE ALSO VARIOUS MUSIC EVENTS GOING ON HERE AT SU. TO FIND OUT MORE GO TO VPA.SYR.EDU/CALENDAR. REPORTING LIVE FROM IN STUDIO. I’M JEREMY LYNCH FOR MORNING’S ON THE HILL.
COMING UP ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL — WE WILL HAVE YOUR SPORTS REPORT. STAY WITH US.
GOOD MORNING, I’M MATT HASSAN, WIITH YOUR ORANGE SPORTS UPDATE HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
SYRACUSE MEN’S BASKETBALL IS LOOKING FORWARD TO AN ACC TOURNAMENT MATCHUP AGAINST WAKE FOREST TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
THE ORANGE BEAT THEM LAST SATURDAY, SNAPPING A FOUR GAME LOSING STREAK IN A 72-63 VICTORY.
THIS SET UP SYRACUSE AS THE EIGHT SEED IN THE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT IN GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA.
THE TEAM WOULD FACE TOP-SEEDED MIAMI ON THURSDAY WITH A WIN OVER THE DEMON DEACONS.
HEAD COACH JIM BOEHEIM EXPLAINS WHAT ADJUSTMENTS THE TEAM HAS TO MAKE GOING INTO THE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT.
I THINK THEY LEARNED SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE TO DO TONIGHT. THEY WERE MUCH MOREE ACTIVE ON DEFENSE, MUCH BETTER. WE GOTTA BE A LITTLE MORE EFFICIENT. WE’RE TRYING TO FIND SOMEONE ELSE TO SCORE.
TWO SYRACUSE PLAYERS RECEIVED ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS LAST NIGHT.
JESSE EDWARDS EARNED A SPOT ON THE ALL-ACC THIRD TEAM AND THE ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM.
JUDAH MINTZ WAS AN ALL-ACC HONORABLE MENTION AND MADE THE ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM.
SWITCHING OVER TO LAX, THE SYRACUSE WOMEN’S TEAM CONTINUES TO DOMINATE.
INSIDE LACROSSE IS KEEPING THE ORANGE AT THE NUMBER TWO RANKING IN THE COUNTRY.
THIS COMES OFF A 16-5 BEAT DOWN OF VIRGINIA TECH ON SUNDAY.
GOALIE DELANEY SWEITZER HAD A CAREER-HIGH 15 SAVES IN THAT GAME.
THE ORANGE WILL TRY TO KEEP THEIR RECORD PERFECT WHEN THEY WELCOME NOTRE DAME TO THE DOME ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
THE TEAM WOULD IMPROVE TO 7-0 WITH A WIN, WHICH WOULD BE THEIR BEST START IN 6 YEARS.
MEN’S LACROSSE IS COMING OFF A CRUSHING 16-15 LOSS TO DUKE ON SUNDAY, A GAME IN WHICH OUR OWN COLE KIRST FOUND THE BACK OF THE NET FOUR TIMES.
MORNING ON THE HILL’S MARK BUDD IS LIVE THIS MORNING WITH MORE DETAILS ON THE GRAD STUDENT.
THANKS MATT. OUR VERY OWN COLE KIRST HAS HAD TO UNDERGO THE CAHELLENGE OF BEING IN NEWHOUSE WHILE ALSO PLAYING A DI SPORT. KIRST HE HAS PASSED THIS CHALLENEGE WITH FLYING COLORS.
SYRACUSE UNIVERISTY IS A PRESTIGIOUS SCHOOL FOR BOTH SPORTS AND ACADEMICA, GRADUATE STUDENT COLE KIRST THRIVES IN BOTH AND HAS BEEN PLAYING LACROSSE SINCE HE CAN REMEMBER.
HONESTLY SINCE I CAN FIRST REMEMEBR, MY DAD PLAYED AT RUTGERS, SO HE REALLY HAD A STICK IN OUR HANDS FROM THE FIRST TIME I CAN REALLY REMEMBER.
KIRST WASN’T ALONE WHEN HE PRACTICED LACROSSE IN BERNARDSVILLE, NEW JERSEY, HE DID THIS WITH HIS 4 BROTHERS GROWING UP CJ, CONOR, COLIN, AND CADEN, AND WHILE PLAYING AT LEHIGH IN UNDERGRAD KIRST FACED TWO OF HIS BROTHERS WHO ATTENDED RUTGERS.
JUST FORMING THAT RELATIONSHIP AND THAT BOND WITH MY BESTFRIENDS IT’S BEEN LACROSSE HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN MY LIFE.
KIRST SPENT 4 YEARS OF UNDERGARD AT LEHIGH AND IS NOW AT SYRACUSE PRUSUING HIS DREAMS AS AN ATHLETE AND FOR HIS CARRER IN MEDIA. ONE THING YOULL LEARN ABOUT COLE IS HE’S ALWAYS RUNNING TO HIS NEXT OBJECTIVE.
TIME MANAGMENT WITHOUT A DOUBT HAS BEEN MY BIGGEST TAKEAWAY FROM BEING A COLLEGE ATHLETE JUST KNWOING WHAT TIME YOU HAVE TO PREPARE YOURSLEF TO GET TO THE FACILITY TO GET READY FOR PRACTICE AND THEN ALSO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR SCHOOLWORK IS DONE AND THAT YOUR EXTREMLEY FOCUSED IN CLASS AND YOURE PREPARED FOR THE NEXT ASSIGNMENT.
COLE KIRST NOT ONLY EXCELS ON THE FIELD AS A LACROSSE PLAYER BUT ALSO IN THE CLASSROOM AS A GRAD STUDENT AT NEWHOUSE. CURSE SPENDS LATE NIGHTS AT NEWHOUSE TO GET HIS WORK DONE BUT JUST LIKE LACROSSE HE HAS A GROUP OF TEAMMATE THERE TO SUPPORT HIM SUCH AS CLASSMATE SARAL KHRAE.
THATS MY GUY YES SIR IT GIVES ME SO MUCH ENERGY LIKE WAKING UP FOR MOTH IS HELL FOR ME BUT SEEING HIS FACE JUST BRINGS SO MUCH JOY TO THE DAY THAT IT MAKES IT MUCH MORE ENJOYABLE THAT’S MY GUY.
WHETHER ITS ON THE FIELD OR IN JORUNALIM, KIRST IS NOT HARD NOT FIND.
THIS PAST WEEKEND AGAINST ORANGE RIVAL DUKE, KIRST PUT UP FOUR IMPRESSIVE GOALS TO LEAD HIS TEAM. SO FAR ON THE SEASON KIRST HAS 10 GOALS. FROM MORNINGS ON THE HILL IM MARK BUDD.
STILL TO COME HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL, WE WENT AROUND THE STUDIO TO SEE WHAT EVERYONE IS DOING FOR SPRING BREAK.
STAY WITH US. THAT STORY AND MORE JUST AHEAD.
WELCOME BACK TO MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M SHI’ANN JOHNSON AS WE TURN THE PAGE FROM FEBRUARY TO MARCH, COLLEGE STUDENTS HAVE ONE THING ON THEIR MIND. NO, IT’S NOT MIDTERMS, IT’S SPRING BREAK!
FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS, SPRING BREAK IS A TIME TO CELEBRATE FINISHING MIDTERMS AND GETTING A MUCH-NEEDED BREAK FROM THEIR STUDIES. FOR MANY, IT’S ALSO A CHANCE TO SOCIALIZE AND PLAN TRIPS WITH THEIR FRIENDS. LET’S SEE WHERE SOME OF OUR SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WILL BE SPENDING THEIR BREAK.
A FEW OF MY BESTFRIENDS ARE STUDYING ABODE IN LONDON SO IM REALLY EXCITED TO GET TO GO VISIT THEM.
THIS SPRING BREAK IM GONNA STAY HERE IN SYRACUSE AND GET SOME WORK DONE WITH THE RADIO STATION AND RELAX A LITTLE BIT BECAUS ITS DEFIENTLY BEEN A RUFF SEMESTER.
I’M JUST GONNA GO BACK TO TEXAS AND RELAX IM CELEBRATING MY PARENTS BIRTHDAY AND MY SISTER HAS A PLAY. SO SPEND TIME WITH FAMILY.
LOS ANGELES, MIAMI, LAS VEGAS, MEXICO, AND PUERTO RICO TOPPED THE LIST OF MOST SEARCHED SPRING BREAK DESTINATIONS, ACCORDING TO THE DATA FROM HOPPER IN THE PAST YEARS. AN ESSENTIAL PART OF ENJOYING SPRING BREAK IS MAKING SURE EVERYONE STAYS SAFE.
HERE ARE SOME TIPS TO ENSURE EVERYONE HAS A SAFE SPRING BREAK. ALWAYS CARRY YOUR IDENTIFICATION CARD, AVOID TRAVELING ALONE, MANANGE YOUR MONEY, STAY ALERT WHILE SWIMMING, MAKE RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, HAVE FUN.
FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M SHI’ANN JOHNSON. ISABEL, POLINA, LETS SEND IT BACK TO YOU.
THAT IS GOING TO DO IT FOR US THIS WEDNESDAY HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL. I’M ISABEL FLORES, FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA!
I’M POLINA SHEMANOVA. THANKS FOR WATCHING ORANGE NATION. WE’LL SEE YOU NEXT WEDNESDAY, LIVE AT TEN AM RIGHT HERE ON OTN.