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Mornings on the Hill for November 17, 2021

COMING UP ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS – A POWER
OUTAGE NEAR CAMPUS. WE’LL TELL YOU WHO’S AFFECTED
AND A POPULAR PROGRAM FOR LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND BUSINESSES
OFFERING DOUBLE YOUR MONEY GIFT CERTIFICATES
A STORM HEADS FOR THE NORTHEAST AS WE GET SET TO HEAD HOME FOR
THANKSGIVING BREAK
ALL THAT AND MORE ON THIS EDITION OF MORNINGS ON THE HILL
GOOD MORNING. I’M ADRIANA ROZAS RIVERA. THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
AND I’M GABRIEL VEIGA–ITS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMEBER 17TH, WE START THIS MORNING WITH BREAKING NEWS FROM CAMPUS.
SOME OF OUR FELLOW STUDENTS WOKE UP WITHOUT ELECTRICITY THIS MORNING.
A POWER LINE BLEW OUT ON EAST ADAMS STREET AROUND 7:20 A-M.
THE POWER OUTAGE THAT FOLLOWED AFFECTED THE MARSHALL SQUARE MALL AREA.
IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW WAS AFFECTED BY THIS OUTAGE, NATIONAL
GRID HAS A WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN REPORT IT AND CHECK ON THE STATUS OF THE INCIDENT. THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY AND WE’LL UPDATE YOU IF WE GET MORE INFORMATION. MOST POWER HAS SINCE BEEN RESTORED.
ONONDAGA COUNTY’S KEEPING IT LOCAL VOUCHER PROGRAM IS BACK TO HELP LOCAL BUSINESSES.
THE PROGRAM ALLOWS PEOPLE TO BUY A VOUCHER AND REDEEM IT WITH THE PURCHASE OF A GIFT CARD AT PARTICIPATING LOCATIONS.
N-C-C NEWS REPORTER ALLISON TURNER IS LIVE WTIH THE STORY ON HOW THIS BRINGS BUSINESSES HOPE, BUT MAY NOT HELP IN THE LONG RUN.
THE KOFFEE KING CAFE OPENED BACK IN JULY, BUT BUSINESS HAS NOT BEEN GOING AS PLANNED.
THE COMPANY SIGNED UP FOR THE VOUCHER PROGRAM IN HOPES THAT IT WILL BRING MORE CUSTOMERS TO THEIR STORE.
It’s not…busy enough that we’re really making money yet.
KOFFEE KING CAFE OWNER MICHAEL BOLOGNONE SAYS HIS COMPANY HAS SEEN SOME CHALLENGES IN THE PAST FOUR MONTHS.
THEY ARE NOT MAKING MUCH PROFIT OFF OF THEIR SALES, AND EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE A FEW LOYAL CUSTOMERS, IT’S NOT ENOUGH.
The amount of sales we’re getting to pay for all expenses isn’t there yet. So we’re really trying to just trying to get to the point where we’re actually making money and not losing.
BOLOGNONE HOPES THAT THE VOUCHER PROGRAM CAN SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT HIS STORE AND INCREASE SALES.
IF THAT HAPPENS, HE CAN HIRE MORE EMPLOYEES, UPDATE THE STORE AND ADVERTISE.
BUT HE SAID EVEN IF THAT DOES HAPPEN, HE KNOWS IT WON’T FIX EVERYTHING.
A handout from the governement is just kinda a one time kick, and maybe it’ll help you get on your feet, but it’s not like it’s gonna sustain forever.
THE KEEPING IT LOCAL VOUCHER PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO HELP CENTRAL
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NEW YORK BUSINESSES BOUNCE BACK AFTER THE PANDEMIC, BUT AN
ECONOMIST IS SAYING THAT IT MAY NOT BE AS HELPFUL AS IT APPEARS.
I think it’s the appearance – certainly gives a visual of helping business.
SUNY OSWEGO ECONOMICS PROFESSOR ELIZABETH SCHMITT SAYS INCENTIVES
LIKE THE VOUCHER PROGRAM ARE USUALLY MORE FOR SHOW THAN THEY ARE HELPFUL FOR BUSINESSES.
SHE SAYS THEY HAPPEN OFTEN AFTER THE ECONOMY HAS TAKEN A HIT TO PUMP MONEY BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY.
EVEN THOUGH THEY HAPPEN OFTEN, NOT MUCH RESEARCH HAS BEEN DONE ON THEM.
You know it’s an optics and a feel good program that theoretically boosts business, we don’t have a lot of empirical evidence that it actually does.
OVER 100 LOCAL BUSINESSES ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM, AND VOUCHERS SOLD OUT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.
AND I’M OUTSIDE SALT CITY COFFEE, ANOTHER PARTICIPATING BUSINESS READY TO SELL GIFT CARDS, AND COFFEE, TO THOSE WHO HAVE DOWNLOADED THEIR VOUCHERS. FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M ALLISON TURNER.
YOUR MORNING CUP, OR CUPS, OF COFFEE COULD BE HELPING YOUR BRAIN. ACCORDING TO C-N-N, A NEW STUDY FOUND THAT THOSE WHO DRANK 2-6 CUPS OF COFFEE OR TEA A DAY HAD THE LOWEST RISK OF STROKE AND DEMENTIA.
THE STUDY NOTED THAT COFFEE AND TEA DOESN’T NECESSARILY OFFER
PROTECTION FROM THOSE DISEASES, BUT THEY ARE LINKED TO LOWER RISK. SO COFFEE AND TEA DRINKERS, KEEP ENJOYING YOUR MORNING CUP, OR CUPS WITHOUT TOO MUCH GUILT. 
CENTRAL NEW YORK YOGURT MAKER CHOBANI (CHOH-BANI) IS GETTING MORE
THAN A SEAL OF APPROVAL IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD FOR HOW IT TASTE
BUT NOW IS GETTING A SEAL OF APPROVAL TO BECOME THE FIRST IN THE U.S.
DAIRY INDUSTRY CERTIFIED AS A FAIR TRADE PRODUCT.
OUR OWN MIKHALAARMSTRONG TELLS US HOW CENTRAL NEW YORK FARMS ARE
A PART OF A NEW CERTIFICATION PROGRAM TO HELP CHOBANI (CHOH-BANI) MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
THANKS GUYS –
YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF FAIR TRADE WHEN DRINKING COFFEE BUT SEEING A
FAIR TRADE LABEL ON YOUR DAIRY PRODUCTS MIGHT BE WHAT YOU THINK OF NEXT
THANKS TO A LOCAL FARMER NEAR YOU.
THAT IS THE SIGN OF A HAPPY COW
A SIGN THAT IS NOT NEW TO VENTURE FARMS BUT WHAT IS NEW IS FAIR TRADE CERTIFICATION….
It’s probably a story we as producers have been trying to tell for a very long time, um but I feel that Fair Trade has had the ability globally to tell their story and to set a standard
A PROGRAM GIVING FARM OWNERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE A BONUS
FROM YOGURT MAKER CHOBANI,
FOR FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS LIKE PROVIDING COWS WITH FRESH FOOD AND
WATER, SHELTER AND REST,
AND THE FREEDOM TO BE COWS IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR CERTIFICATION.
IN RETURN, CHOBANI CAN HAVE A FAIR TRADE CERTIFIED SEAL ON THEIR PRODUCTS.
There is reward at the end of the day that’s rewarding our people, and our staff, as well as providing more confidence within dairy products that the consumer is going to buy off the shelves.
AND VENTURE FARMS IS NOT THE ONLY ONE IN FACT IT IS ONE OF LESS THAN
TEN IN CENTRAL NEW YORK BUT NOT FOR LONG
Once word got out that it wasn’t difficult, it wasn’t hard, you saw more people jump in
AND WAGNER SAYS THERE IS AN ACCELERATION OF INTEREST IN FAIR TRADE PRODUCTS BY CONSUMERS SINCE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
A lot of consumers really do want to know where there food is sourced from, how it is sourced, is it local, how is it grown, and I just think it is a new thing that a lot of people are developing and wanting to look at and it is creating a multitude of opportunity for our farmers.
FOR THESE COWS, THE FAIR TRADE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM, IS A SEAL OF MOVING TOWARDS CHANGE.
IF YOU SEE A FAIR TRADE CERTIFIED SEAL ON ANY CHOBANI DAIRY PRODUCTS THAT MEANS IT HAS MET THE RIGOROUS REQUIREMENTS SET BY FAIR TRADE U-
S-A.
AND VENTURE FARMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PART OF THIS PROGRAM WITH CHOBANI FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M MIKHALA ARMSTRONG.
IT WAS A MILE STONE EVENT AT THE DOME THIS WEEKEND FOR FEMALES IN SPORTS
OUR ALEXIS RALEIGH HAS MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY MADE THIS SUNDAY.
FORMER WOMANS SYRACUSE BASKETBALL PLAYER MADE HISTORY FOR THE FIRST TIME.
FELISHA LEGETTE-JACK IS SEEING HER JERSEY RETIRED, BEING THE FIRST FEMALE IN SYRACUE HISTORY.
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY FLIES NUMBER THIRTY-THREE FOR ALL TO SEE ACROSS THE CARRIER DOME.
LEGETTE-JACK IS JOINED BY HER HUSBAND AND FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO WITNESS THIS HISTORIC MOMENT.
LEGETTE-JACK RETIRED IN 1989 AND RETURNED BACK TO CUSE IN 2021 FOR HER SPECIAL MOMENT.
This is so overwhelming, it’s what we do and what it’s for and what it is, just work hard and work ethic and just try and earn your scholarship.
COMING UP, HOLIDAY WEATHER IS ON ITS WAY. WILL THAT IMPACT YOUR THANKSGIVING TRAVEL PLANS?
AND A CHANCE TO GIVE TO THOSE IN NEED RIGHT HERE ON CAMPUS
AND THE MORNINGS ON THE HILL TEAM HAS A SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT.
WELCOME BACK TO MORNINIGS ON THE HILL, I’M LAUREN HELMBRECHT WITH YOUR WEATHER UPDATE.
YES, IT’S TECHNICALLY STILL FALL. BUT AFTER SPOTS IN CENTRAL NEW YORK
SAW UP TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW YESTERDAY…IT’S STARTING TO FEEL LIKE WINTER. RIGHT NOW IT’S 37 DEGREES IN SYRACUSE WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND THE HUMIDITY IS IN THE HIGH SEVENTIES.
I’LL BE THE FIRST TO SAY…IT’S KIND OF HARD TO DRESS FOR THIS WEATHER.
AFTER YESTERDAY’S SNOW, THE HIGH TODAY IS IN THE FIFTIES. IT WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY, AND TEMPERATURES ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO RISE TONIGHT TO 56.
BUT IF YOU’RE A HILARY DUFF FAN, THIS WEEK’S FOR YOU. LET THE RAIN FALL DOWN AND WAKE YOUR DREAMS…OF THANKSGIVING BREAK.
TOMORROW WE’RE EXPECTING ABOUT 96% CHANCE OF RAIN WITH HIGHS IN THE
FIFTIES AND A LOW FREEZING TEMPERATURE. FRIDAY, GET READY FOR SOME MORE SHOWERS AT NIGHT WITH A HIGH OF 41 AND A LOW OF 29.
THEN, IT’S THANKSGIVING BREAK STARTING ON SATURDAY…AND TO CELEBRATE, WE GET A BREAK FROM THE RAIN.
AND FOR THOSE OF US GOING OUT OF TOWN, KEEP AN EYE OUT ON A
DEVELOPING STORM HEADING TOWARDS THE EAST COAST. RIGHT NOW THE
WEATHER LOOKS PRETTY MANAGEABLE IN SYRACUSE THIS WEEKEND, BUT IF YOU HAVE A CONNECTING FLIGHT OR ARE DRIVING OUT OF TOWN, THE WEATHER COULD BECOME A FACTOR. WHATEVER YOUR THANKSGIVING BREAK BRINGS, WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU BACK HERE IN THE 3-1-5.
BACK TO YOU.
IT’S THE SEASON OF GIVING AND YOU CAN DO THAT AND ALSO GET A JERSEY SIGNED BY ICHIRO. WE’VE GOT THE SPORTS MANAGEMENT CLUB HERE TO TALK ABOUT THEIR ANNUAL AUCTION.
WITH US WE HAVE LUCA GIACCOBE AND MEGAN MONZO, TWO SPORTS MANAGEMENT SENIORS.
CENTRO IS RECEIVING PART OF A 1 POINT 2 TRILLION DOLLAR INFRASTRUCTURE BILL, 74 MILLION DOLLARS TO BE EXACT.
OUR KRIZIA WILLIAMS IS LIVE TO TELL US HOW CENTRO PLANS TO SPEND THE MONEY.
KRIZIA?
OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW.
THE MONEY WILL GO TO NEW BUSES AND SHELTERS AROUND CENTRAL NEW YORK.
FOR SOME CENTRO IS JUST A BUS COMPANY, BUT FOR OTHERS THEY DECREASE LIMITATIONS TO EVERYDAY TRAVEL.
Come out and travel go to the store, go to the mall, you know? Go where you want to go.
LARSCENIA RUTH DOESN’T DRIVE AND HAS BEEN RIDING THE CENTRO BUS FOR 14 YEARS.
SHE SAYS SHE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CHANGES THE MONEY WILL MAKE.
I think it will add to improving what they already had.
With the money from the infrustructure bill, Centro will be purchasing new buses and shelters just like this one.
It’s something that is very good news for us.
VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATION AND BUSINESS PLANNING SAYS CENTRO USUALLY GETS ABOUT 10 TO 11 MILLION DOLLARS FROM FEDERAL FUNDING.
For the next five years we’re going to get an additional 4 million dollars a year.
HE SAYS CENTRO WILL NOW HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE BUSES THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR 12 YEARS.
AND HE SAYS RELIABILITY WITHIN EACH BUS IS A PRIORITY FOR CENTRO
We’re going to be replacing about 80 of our buses.
KOEGAL SAYS THE MONEY WILL ALSO GO TOWARDS NEW SHELTERS TO REPLACE THE OLD ONES.
AND FOR STOPS THAT HAVE BECOME MORE POPULAR, CENTRO WILL BE ADDING SHELTERS.
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HE SAYS WITH SYRACUSE WEATHER SHELTERS ARE A NECESSITY.
You’re standing for hours…in the rain in the snow.
So if you’re standing out there in the elements, it can be uncomfortable if there’s not shelter.
HE SAYS WITH THE INCREASE IN FUNDING THERE WILL BE MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO CATER TO RIDERS NEEDS.
We have one purpose – that’s to get people to where they need to go in a timely and safe fashion.
RUTH SAYS CENTRO HAS COME A LONG WAY IN HER MANY YEARS OF RIDING AND THIS MONEY IS THE FUTURE OF GOOD TRAVEL AROUND SYRACUSE.
MORE INFORMTION ON NEW BUSES AND SHELTERS WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON.
FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M KRIZIA WILLIAMS.
WE WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO CONGRATULATE KRIZIAAND MIKHALA THIS MORNING. BOTH KRIZIAAND MIKHALA HAVE EARNED TOP LEADERSHIP POSITIONS WITH AN IMPORTANT BROADCAST ASSOCIATION.
KRIZIA HAS BEEN NAMED PRESIDENT AND MIKHALA VICE PRESIDENT OF THE SYRACUSE UNIVERSTY CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURNALISTS.
N-A-B-J IS RE-ESTABLISHING HERE ON CAMPUS AFTER A FEW YEARS WITHOUT A CHAPTER. AND THEY WANT MEMBERS… EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN.
WE WANT TO SEND OUT OUR CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH KRIZIAAND MIKHALA THIS MORNING AND ENCOURAGE OTHER STUDENTS TO JOIN.
WE MAY HAVE CHAMPS IN OUR MIDST. STAY TUNED TO FIND OUT WHICH SYRACUSE TEAM IS HEADED TO FIRST PLACE THIS WEEKEND.
GOOD MORNING ORANGE NATION, I’M ALEXIS RALEIGH WITH YOUR SPORTS UPDATES FROM MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
SYRACUSE FOOTBALL IS GOING TO AT NC STATE THIS WEEKEND TO TAKE ON SEVEN AND THREE WOLVES.
THE FOOTBALL TEAM HAD A TOUGH LAST WEEKEND WHEN THEY LOST 41 TO THREE AGAISNT LOUISVILLE.
THE CUSE WERE THE UNDERDOG HEADING INTO THE GAME AND THEY PLAYED
LIKE ONE TO LOUISVILLE COULDVE HAVE HAD SOME EXTRA ENERGY THIS GAME AS THE CARDINALS WERE FLYING LIKE RAVENS WHEN THEY RETIRED LAMAR JACKSONS NUMBER.
JACKSONS EMOTIONS WERE TAKING OFF AS NUMBER EIGHT WAS SEEN ACROSS CARDINAL STADIUM FOR ALL TO SEE.
THE BALTIMORE RAVENS QB WAS JOINED BY HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO SHARE HIS SPECIAL MOMENT. SYRACUSE FOOTBALL IS NOW FIVE AND FIVE.
THEY TAKE ON NC STATE AT CARTER-FINLEY STADIUM THIS SATURDAY.
WHEN WE SEE SNOW, WE SEE BASKETBALL
THE ORANGE ARE TAKING ON THE COLGATE RAIDERS THIS SATURDAY AT THE CARRIER DOME.
AS OF NOW CUSE HAS A TWO GAME WINNING STREAK.
LET’S JUST SAY THE BOYS TEAM MADE CUSE FANS PROUD THIS WEEKEND.
THE ORANGE BEAT DREXEL ON SUNDAY BY FIFTEEN POINTS.
LETS TAKE A LOOK HERE
JIMMY BOHIEM THE LEFTY WHO USES HIS RIGHT HAND AND TAKES IT TO THE
HOOP
THEN WE SEE A LITTLE BROTHER DUO FROM JIMMY TO BUDDY WHO HESITATES AND THEN MAKES THE THREE POINTER ALLOWING CUSE TO TAKE THE LEAD QUICKLY.
SYRACUSE COACH JIM BOEHEIM SAYS HES OVERALL IMPRESSED WITH HOW HIS TEAM PLAYED AND HAD GREAT THINGS TO SAY ABOUT DREXEL TOO.
First off I think Drexel is a really good team, I thought that coming in I think that they’re even better than I thought and they’re an NCAA team so that’s prett good, but they were really well coached and move the ball.
SYRACUSE MENS CROSS IS PREPARING FOR THE N-C-C-A CHAMPIONSHIP COMING THIS WEEKEND.
THE TEAM DOMIATED THE A-C-C REGIONALS LAST FRIDAY.
THEY HAD THREE RUNNERS FINISH IN THE TOP TEN.
AIDAN TOOKER LED THE TEAM COMING IN THIRD PLACE AT 30 MINUTES AND 15 SECONDS.
JOE DRAGON PLACED SIXTH AT 30 MINUTES AND 22 SECONDS
AND JP TROGAN COMING IN EIGTH AT 30 MINUTES AND 24 SECONDS.
CUSE WAS ABLE TO COME IN FIRST PLACE IN THE 10-KILOMETER RACE IN BOSTON FRIDAY.
AND ARE NOW TAKING OFF TO TALLAHASEE FLORIDA WITH A TEAM OF SEVEN PREPARED FOR THE 250 RUNNERS SPRINTING ACROSS THE FINISH LINE.
SENIOR RUNNER JOE DRAGON SAYS HE IS EXCITED FOR HIS LAST RACE WITH HIS TEAM AND KNOW THEY ARE PREPARED TO PERFORM TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY.
Yeah so this saturday is going to be the NCAA championship in Tallahasse Florida and there should be about 250 people in the race, its all the best teams and individuals in the country and its our last race of the season.
THAT’S ALL FOR SPORTS TODAY AND GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE ORANGE COMPETING THIS WEEKEND.
IM ALEXIS RALEIGH FROM MORNINGS ON THE HILL
IT’S OUR THANKSGIVING SPECIAL! COMING UP, WE’LL CHECK IN WITH THE REST OF THE MORNINGS ON THE HILL TEAM TO CHAT ABOUT WHAT WE’RE GRATEFUL FOR.
AND A WELL KNOWN COUNTRY POP SINGER RE RELEASED MUSIC LAST WEEK AND IT *SWIFTLY* BROKE THE INTERNET.
OH, I’M HAPPY ABOUT THIS
COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.
WELCOME BACK I’M JAMES KATTATO… THE E IN JAMES TODAY… STANDS FOR ENTERTAINMENT. WE GOT A LOT FOR YA TODAY. LET’S NOT WASTE ANY TIME.
THERE’S A LOT TO DISH ON.
FIRST OFF THERE WAS A TON OF NEW MUSIC THAT DROPPED LAST WEEK… BUT DID Y’ALL SEE THE REACTION THAT TAYLORS VERSION OF HER ALBUM RED GOT? I MEAN… THE WORLD HATES JAKE GYLLENHAAL RIGHT NOW.
TAKE VO
SWIFTIES FLOCKED TO SOCIAL MEDIA TO DEFEND THEIR GIRL NINE YEARS AFTER
HER GYLLENHAAL BREAK UP SONG ALL TOO WELL RELEASED IN 2012. THE
HOTTEST TEA OF ALL WAS PROBABLY THAT IN THE SONG, TAYLOR SAYS… I LEFT MY SCARF AT YOUR SISTERS HOUSE AND YOU’VE STILL GOT IT IN YOUR DRAWER EVEN NOW.
SO DIONNE WARWICK HOPPED ON TWITTER AND GOT 146K LIKES ON HER TWEET
TELLING JAKE TO GIVE TAYLOR HER SCARF BACK AND THAT SHE WOULD
PERSONALLY PAY FOR POSTAGE. TEA! EXCITED TO SEE HOW THIS DEVELOPS.
HERE AT MOTH.. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS SEASON IS ALL ABOUT GIVING
THANKS, BUT BEFORE WE CUT INTO THE TURKEY, OR THE STUFFING OR WHATEVER YA LIKE… WE CAUGHT UP WITH SOME OF THE MOTH CREW TO ASK THEM WHAT THEY WERE MOST THANKFUL FOR HEADING INTO THE BREAK..
THAT IS GOING TO DO IT FOR US THIS WEDNESDAY HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL. I’M ADRIANA ROZA RIVERA–FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA!
I’M GABRIEL VEIGA. THANKS FOR WATCHING ORANGE NATION. WE’LL SEE YOU NEXT WEDNESDAY, LIVE AT TEN A-M RIGHT HERE ON O-T-N.

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