Mornings on the Hill for October 18, 2023

COMING UP ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL.PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS LANDED IN ISRAEL THIS MORNING ADMIST ISRAEL-GAZA CONFLICT
ALSO, A POWERFUL TRIBUTE FOR REMEMBRANCE WEEK AS WE PAY TRIBUTE FOR THE LIVES LOST IN LOCKERBIE SCOTLAND.
PLUS FORMER SYRACUSE BASKETBALL PLAYER SHARES HIS PERSPECTIVE ON AN EVENT CLOSE TO HOME AND WHAT HE’S DOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY.
ALL THAT PLUS YOUR WEATHER AND ORANGE SPORTS COMING UP ON THIS EDITION OF MORNINGS ON THE HILL

GOOD MORNING. I’M PATRICIA DUONG, THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
AND I’M ANISA WILLIAMS. HERE’S A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP STORY

OUR TOP STORY THIS HOUR THE GAZA CONFLICT CONTINUES. THE ONGOING BLOODSHED HAS COST MANY LIVES AND IS REVERBERATING AROUND THE WORLD. IT’S ALSO REVERBERATING HERE ON CAMPUS.
OUR EMILY COFFEY JOINS US LIVE WITH AN UPDATE, INCLUDING A PRAYER SERVICE SET FOR JUST A FEW HOURS FROM NOW. EMILY?

THE GAZA CONFLICT THAT BEGAN ON OCTOBER 7TH HAS QUICKLY BECOME THE DEVASTATING OF FIVE GAZA CONFLICTS FOR BOTH SIDES.

ACCORDING TO THE GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY TWO THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED-78 PALESTINIANS HAVE BEEN KILLED AND NINE THOUSAND 700 ARE WOUNDED.
ANOTHER ONE THOUSAND 200 PEOPLE ACROSS GAZA ARE BELIEVED TO BE BURIED UNDER THE RUBBLE AND ARE NOT YET DETERMINED ALIVE OR DEAD.
ACCORDING TO ISRAEL, MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND 400 ISRAELIS HAVE BEEN KILLED, AND AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED-99 OTHERS, INCLUDING CHILDREN, WERE CAPTURED BY HAMAS AND TAKEN INTO GAZA.
HERE IN SYRACUSE, WE ARE SEEING ITS EFFECTS ON BOTH SIDES.
THERE WAS A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL HELD OUTSIDE OF HENDRICKS CHAPEL ON THE SYRACUSE CAMPUS LAST WEEK TO HONOR THE JEWISH LIVES THAT HAVE BEEN LOST.
TONIGHT, THERE WILL BE A GATHERING HELD BY THE MUSLIM STUDENT ASSOCIATION CALLED PRAYERS FOR PEACE HELD AT HENDRIKS CHAPEL FROM EIGHT TO EIGHT 30.

SECRETARY OF STATE ANTHONY BLINKEN ANNOUNCED THAT JOE BIDEN WILL BE ARRIVING IN ISRAEL LATER TODAY.
HE IS ALSO EXPECTED TO MEET AUTHORITIES IN JORDAN AND EGYPT.
REPORTING LIVE, I’M EMILY COFFEY FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
BACK TO YOU GUYS.

AS FOR THE LATEST FROM THE MIDDLE EAST, A MASSIVE AIRSTRIKE SHOCKED A GAZA HOSPITAL TUESDAY WHERE WOUNDED AND OTHER PALESTINIANS WERE SEEKING SHELTER. ALMOST 500 PEOPLE WERE KILLED.
RAGE HAS SPREAD THROUGH THE MIDDLE EAST. ISRAEL HAS BLAMED THE AIRSTRIKE ON A PALESTINIAN ROCKET MISFIRE AND THE HAMAS MILITANT GROUP BLAMED THE BOMBING ON AN IS-RAE-LI AIRSTRIKE. GAZA DOCTORS ARE STRUGGLING TO AID SURVIVORS AS THEY ARE RUNNING OUT OF RESOURCES.

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN VOWED TO SHOW THAT THE U.S STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH ISRAEL. HE LANDED IN ISRAEL THIS MORNING.
THE ARAB GOVERNMENTS PLANNED TO HOLD A SUMMIT WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN TO RESOLVE THE ONGOING GAZA-ISRAELI CONFLICT, HOWEVER IT WAS LATER CANCELLED.

MONDAY MARKED THE BEGINNING OF SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY’S ANNUAL REMEMBRANCE WEEK – OUR JONAH WEINTRAUB IS LIVE ON CAMPUS WITH MORE.

JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO, S-U’S REMEMBRANCE WEEK CONTINUED AS LOCKERBIE SCHOLARS SAT IN SOLIDARITY TO HONOR THE VICTIMS OF THE 1988 PAN-AM FLIGHT 103 BOMBING.

THE TRAGEDY CLAIMED THE LIVES OF 270 PEOPLE, INCLUDING 35 SYRACUSE STUDENTS… AND SINCE 2023 MARKS THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOMBING – ONE YEAR FOR EACH S-U VICTIM – THIS REMEMBRANCE WEEK CARRIES EVEN MORE WEIGHT.
YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY SEEN EMPTY SEATS ON THE QUAD OR WINDOW PAINTINGS IN SCHINE TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THOSE SYRACUSE STUDENTS… BUT THAT’S JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG.
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THERE ARE PLENTY OF EVENTS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TONIGHT AT 7, THERE’S A SCREENING OF THE DOCUMENTARY “SEAT 20D” FOLLOWED BY A Q-AND-A WITH THE DIRECTOR. THEN TOMORROW AT 8, ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND “CELEBRATION OF LIFE”: AN EVENING OF ART TO HONOR THE VICTIMS OF FLIGHT 103.
REMEMBRANCE WEEK CULMINATES ON FRIDAY WITH THE ANNUAL ROSE-LAYING CEREMONY AT THE REMEMBRANCE WALL… RIGHT AFTER THIS CONCLUDES, THERE WILL BE A CONVOCATION FOR YEAR’S REMEMBRANCE SCHOLARS.
NOT TO MENTION. FROM 9-5 ON WEEKDAYS THE ENTIRE SEMESTER, BIRD LIBRARY HAS OPENED THE “IN PURSUIT OF JUSTICE” EXHIBITION – WHICH FEATURES 3 DECADES WORTH OF ARCHIVES FROM THE DISASTER.

FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THIS WEEK’S EVENTS, VISIT REMEMBRANCE.SYR.EDU. REPORTING LIVE FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M JONAH WEINTRAUB.

BREAST CANCER PATIENTS IN CENTRAL NEW YORK CAN RECEIVE FINANCIAL HELP WITH MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL BILLS.
OUR WHITNEY WILLIAMS TELLS US HOW SAINT AGATHA FOUNDATION HAS ASSISTED THOUSANDS OF DIAGNOSED WOMEN IN THEIR FIGHTS AGAINST BREAST CANCER.

YES PATRICIA
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE, BREAST CANCER TREATMENT CAN RANGE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 20 THOUSAND TO 200 THOUSAND DOLLARS, DEPENDING ON A PATIENT’S STAGE OF BREAST CANCER.
PRESIDENT OF SAINT AGATHA FOUNDATION KATHY MEZZALINGUA SAYS THE ORGANIZATION’S AIM IS TO ELIMINATE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF BREAST CANCER SO THAT PATIENTS CAN FOCUS ON THEIR HEALING.

MEZZALINGUA SAYS PATIENTS IN NEED USUALLY NOTIFY THE HOSPITAL OR DOCTOR’S OFFICE AT WHICH THEY ARE DIAGNOSED.
PATIENTS ARE THEN REFERRED TO CANCER CONNECTS, THE PRIME ORGANIZATION THAT DISTRIBUTES THE FUNDS FROM SAINT AGATHA FOUNDATION.
SHE SAYS PATIENTS FROM ANY ECONOMIC BRACKET OR INSURANCE STATUS CAN RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR PAMELA BULLOCK WAS DIAGNOSED NINE YEARS AGO DURING OCTOBER, BREAST CANACER AWARENESS MONTH.
SHE SAYS SHE RECEIVED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FROM SAINT AGATHA FOUNDATION TO COVER HER SIX WEEK TREATMENT

MEZZALINGUA SAYS SAINT AGATHA FOUNDATION HAS GIVEN AWAY OVER 17 MILLION DOLLARS LOCALLY TO BREAST CANCER PATIENTS.
SHE ENCOURAGES PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO REACH OUT FOR HELP.
FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M WHITNEY WILLIAMS.

IN THE FIRST ROUND OF VOTING ON TUESDAY.
REPUBLICAN JIM JORDAN FAILED TO SECURE THE SUPPORT NEEDED TO BECOME HOUSE SPEAKER.
THE DEMOCRATS NOMINATED MINORITY LEADER, HAKEEM JEFFRIES. THE NEXT VOTE IS SET TO TAKE PLACE THIS MORNING.

LET’S GET A QUICK LOOK OF WHAT THE WEATHER IS DOING TODAY.
BAILEE TUCKER IS HERE TO TELL US ALL ABOUT IT.
BAILEE

THANKS ANISA.
I AM SO HAPPY TO REPORT THAT IT’S FINALLY STARTING TO FEEL LIKE FALL HERE IN SYRACUSE!
RIGHT NOW WE’RE SITTING IN THE LOW 50s, BUT THAT SHOULD GO UP AS THE DAY GOES ON.
GOOD NEWS IS THE WIND WON’T PLAY A HUGE FACTOR INTO TODAY’S FORECAST.
YOU CAN SEE WE’RE ONLY SEEING 5 MILE PER HOUR GUSTS AND THAT IS NOT LIKELY TO CHANGE AS THE DAY GOES BY.
I WOULD ADVISE BRINGING A JACKET WHEREVER YOU GO TODAY, AND MAYBE SOME SHADES AS WELL.
I’LL CATCH UP WITH YOU ALL LATER, BUT FOR NOW BACK TO OUR LOVELY ANCHORS

COMING UP ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL —
A FORMER SYRACUSE BASKETBALL PLAYER IS NOW USING HIS TALENTS FOR A GREATER GOOD.
AND THE FULL SCOOP OF CENTRAL NEW YORK’S COLD WEATHER THIS WEEK
STAY TUNED FOR MORE FROM MORNINGS ON THE HILL.

TIME TO CHECK YOUR WEATHER FOR TODAY.
BAILEE TUCKER IS IN STUDIO WITH A LOOK AT YOUR FULL WEATHER FORECAST.
BAILEE.

DO NOT REARRANGE THE CODING — PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE EDITING ANYTHING WITHIN THE GRAPHICS!
IT’S STILL A LITTLE CHILLY OUT THERE AT 51 DEGREES.
HOODIE WEATHER IS OFFICIALLY HERE IN SYRACUSE, AND THE PEOPLE LOVE TO SEE IT.
TOMORROW WILL PROVE TO BE A TAD WARMER.
WE WILL SEE THE TEMPERATURES GET ALL THE WAY UP TO 65 IN THE AFTERNOON.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN’T WIN IT ALL THOUGH AND IT’S STILL GOING TO BE A LITTLE CLOUDY OUT THERE.
PUT THE SUNGLASSES AWAY, BECAUSE IT’S NOT A LOOK ANYMORE.
BY NIGHTFALL, IT’S GONNA PLUMMET BACK DOWN INTO THE HIGH 50s.
I WOULD ADVISE SOME FLANNEL SHEETS IF THAT’S YOUR VIBE.
LOOKING INTO THE WEEKEND, IT’S GOING TO BE RAINING WATER AND NOT MEN SO PLEASE, DON’T LEAVE YOUR UMBRELLAS AT HOME.
THIS IS THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO CURL UP AND WATCH YOUR FAVORITE HALLOWEEN MOVIES.
TEMPERATURES WON’T BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW, BUT I’D STILL BUNDLE UP.
MONDAY THE RAIN APPEARS TO HAVE GONE AWAY, BUT THE TEMPERATURES ARE STILL PRETTY CHILLY.
IF YOU TALK TO YOUR MOM THIS WEEKEND, SHE’S GOING TO INSIST YOU WEAR A JACKET SO PLEASE JUST DO IT.
LADIES, BACK TO YOU.

FORMER SYRACUSE BASKETBALL PLAYER, JOHN BOL AJAK CONTINUES TO USE HIS PLATFORM TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
OUR KALIA BUTLER JOINS US LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM TO TELL US MORE.

FORMER SYRACUSE BASKETBALL PLAYER, BOL AJAK, WHO HAD TWO YEARS LEFT OF ELIGIBILITY LEFT WITH THE ORANGE DECIDED TO STEP AWAY FROM THE SPORT AND PURSUE HIS TRUE PASSION OF HELPING OTHERS, DOING SO HERE, IN THE CITY OF SYRACUSE. JUST WEEKS AGO COMBINING TRAGEDY AND CHARITY, BY BRINGING THE SIBLINGS OF THE TWO YOUNG BOYS, 17-YEAR-OLD, DHAL APET AND 15-YEAR-OLD, LUETH MO WHO WERE SHOT AND KILLED BY AN ONADAGA COUNTY DEPUTY IN A CAR THEY HAD STOLE EARLY LAST MONTH. KNOWING WHAT ITS LIKE TO LOSE A LOVED ONE, AJAK SAYS HE WANTED TO GIVE THE FAMILY A GLIMPSE OF HAPPINESS.

AJAK AND THE FAMILIES INVOLVED IN THE TRAGEDY ARE ALL REFUGEES FROM SOUTH SUDAN, MAKING THE CASE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR HIM.

AJAK SAYS HE PLANS TO CONTINUE HIS COMMUNITY OUTREACH THROUGH HIS NONPROFIT, THE HUMBOL FUND, WHICH HE SAYS HE CREATED TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN EDUCATION AND OPPORTUNITY.
FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M KALIA BUTLER

AN INSPIRATIONAL STORY OF HOW ONE MAN MADE IT TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SPORTS.
BUT IS WASN’T UNTIL LATER IN LIFE THAT HE FOUND HIS PURPOSE.
SYDNEY SUPPLE JOINS US LIVE, SYDNEY?
THANK YOU LADIES.
PETE CURKENDALL HAS WORN A LOT OF HATS IN HIS LIFETIME.
FROM FOOTBALL ALL-AMERICAN, PENN STATE NATIONAL CHAMPION, A NFL PLAYER AND NOW HIS TWO MOST IMPORTANT HATS OF ALL.
BEING A FATHER AND PSYCHOLOGIST TO HELP OTHERS.

PETE CURKENDALL FIRST STARTED CATCHING PEOPLE’S EYES WHEN HE WAS NAMED THE NEW YORK STATE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR.
THE AWARDS DID NOT STOP THERE AS PETE PLAYED AT PENN STATE WHERE IN HIS SENIOR YEAR WAS NAMED THIRD-TEAM ALL-AMERICAN AND HELPED THE NITTANY LIONS WIN A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.
CURKENDALL WAS DRAFTED BY THE BUFFALO BILLS IN THE 1988 DRAFT WHO THEN WENT TO THE SAINTS A YEAR LATER BUT HE ENDED UP WALKING AWAY AWAY FROM FOOTBALL FEELING LOST.
UNTIL HE MET HIS WIFE, RENEE WHO ENCOURAGED HIM TO GO A SPECIAL NEEDS SUMMER CAMP.
FROM THAT MOMENT ON PETE’S LIFE CHANGED AS HE NOW HAS A FAMILY OFF SIX, SOME THROUGH BIRTH OTHERS THROUGH ADOPTION BUT THEY ARE HIS CHILDREN.
WHEN HE’S NOT IN FULL DAD MODE HE HAS HIS OWN CLINIC WHERE HE IS A LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSEL AND LIFE COACH.

CURKENDALL TELLS ME HOW HE NOW STRIVES TO BE THE PERSON HE NEEDED WHEN HE WAS PLAYING SPORTS.
FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M SYDNEY SUPPLE BACK TO YOU IN THE STUDIO.

ELECTION DAY IS LESS THAN THREE WEEKS AWAY.BUT THERE’S STILL TIME TO REGISTER TO VOTE.THE GENERAL ELECTION IS SET FOR TUESDAY NOVEMBER 7TH AND THE DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 25TH.VOTERS CAN PICK UP REGISTRATION FORMS AT LOCAL POST OFFICES, LIBRARIES, AND TOWN CLERK OFFICES.FOR MORE INFORMATION, YOU CAN VISIT ONGOV-DOT-NET-SLASH-ELECTIONS
A 12TH PERSON HAS BEEN CHARGED IN CONNECTION TO THE MURDER AND KIDNAPING OF A HOMELESS MAN IN ITHACA BACK IN MAY. POLICE ARRESTED 31 YEAR OLD JONATHAN GLENNON ON MONDAY. THE VICTIM, 33 YEAR OLD THOMAS FROST, DISAPPEARED FROM A HOMELESS CAMP ON MAY 20TH AND WAS FOUND IN A SHALLOW GRAVE 20 MILES AWAY.
POLICE ARRESTED THREE OTHER PEOPLE LAST WEEK

WE HAVE A HEARTWARMING STORY FOR YOU TODAY.
IN THE SPIRIT OF THE FALL SEASON, OUR NEWS REPORTER JALYSS LYANN JOINS US LIVE IN CENTRAL NEW YORK WHERE ONE FAMILY HAS TURNED A VISIT TO THEIR LOCAL PUMPKIN PATCH INTO A CHERISHED YEARLY TRADITION.
THAT’S RIGHT ANISA, I’M HERE AT TIM’S PUMPKIN PATCH WHERE THE WAKOWSKI FAMILY HAS BEEN GOING FOR MANY YEARS.

TIM’S PUMPKIN PATCH IN MARIETTA NEW YORK HAS BEEN A DESTINATION FOR FAMILIES FOR YEARS. BRETT WAKOWSKI SAYS IT’S MORE THAN JUST A PLACE TO PICK PUMPKINS.
BRETT SHARES THAT SPENDING QUALITY TIME TOGETHER AND CREATING LASTING MEMORIES IS A CHANCE TO ENJOY THE OUTDOORS, CELEBRATE THE SEASON, AND FOSTER A SENSE OF UNITY AMONG MANY FAMILIES.
THERE ARE MANY ACTIVITIES AT THE PATCH THAT INCLUDE PICKING YOUR OWN PUMPKINS, EATING APPLE BLOSSOMS AND GETTING LOST IN THE CORN MAZE.
WHAT A THRILL TO SEE FAMILIES LIKE THE WACHOWSKIS EMBRACING THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON AND MAKING TIM’S PUMPKIN PATCH A PLACE FOR TRADITIONS. HE HOPES THAT OTHER FAMILIES WILL BE INSPIRED TO CREATE THEIR OWN SPECIAL MOMENTS BEFORE TIM’S PUMPKIN PATCH LEAVES FOR THE SEASON JALYSS LYANN NCC NEWS

FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL I’M JALYSS LYANN, ANISA, PATRICIA BACK TO YOU

COMING UP ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL —
AN INSIDE LOOK ON WOMENS HOCKEY AND A DOUBLE DOWN COURT VIEW ON WOMENS AND MENS BASKETBALL.
STAY TUNED FOR THESE SPORTS AND MORE FROM MORNINGS ON THE HILL

SYRACUSE FOOTBALL DROPPED ANOTHER ACC FOOTBALL MATCHUP AGAINST NUMBER FOUR FLORIDA STATE 41 TO 3 OVER THE WEEKEND AT DOAK CAMPBELL STADIUM.
QUARTERBACK GARRETT SHRADER THREW FOR ONLY 99 YARDS AND QUARTERBACK CARLOS DEL-RIO WILSON COMPLETED TWO PASSES FOR 28 YARDS.
SIX DIFFERENT RECEIVERS CAUGHT A PASS BUT DAMIEN ALFORD LED THE ORANGE WITH 37 YARDS AND UMARI HATCHER HAD 36. RUNNING BACK LEQUINT ALLEN JR. PICKED UP 127 YARDS. HE HAD 110 RUSHING YARDS WHILE CATCHING THREE PASSES FOR 16 YARDS.
DEFENSIVE BACK JUSTIN BARRON LED THE DEFENSE WITH 11 TOTAL TACKLES INCLUDING 1 AND A HALF SACKS. LAST WEEK AGAINST THE TAR HEELS, BARRON ALSO PUT UP DOUBLE DIGIT TACKLES. HE ALSO BROKE UP TWO PASSES FROM FLORIDA STATE QUARTERBACK JORDAN TRAVIS. WHAT A WEEKEND FOR JUSTIN BARRON!
LINEBACKER DEREK MCDONALD HAD THE OTHER HALF OF BARRON’S SACK AND HAD A CAREER HIGH OF 10 TOTAL TACKLES. THE ORANGE FORCED TWO OF THE THREE FLORIDA STATE FUMBLES WITH ALIJAH CLARK AND KEVIN JOBITY JR.
ALTHOUGH THE SCORE MAY NOT REFLECT IT, THE ORANGE HAD THINGS TO BE PROUD OF. THE ORANGE HELD THE SEMINOLES WITHOUT POINTS IN THE RED ZONE ON ONE OF THEIR DRIVES. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME ANY DEFENSE HAS ACCOMPLISHED THAT THIS SEASON!
THE ORANGE HAVE STRUGGLED WITH PENALTIES ALL SEASON LONG BUT HAD A SEASON LOW OF TWO PENALTIES FOR ONLY EIGHT
YARDS.
THE ORANGE ARE BACK IN SYRACUSE FOR THEIR BYE WEEK BEFORE TAKING ON VIRGINIA TECH FOR A NATIONALLY TELEVISED GAME IN BLACKSBURG ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 26TH.
GAME TIME IS SET FOR 7:30 PM AT LANE STADIUM ON ESPN. CATCH ME THERE AS I WILL BE REPORTING FOR ACC NETWORK EXTRA AND TAKING PHOTOS FOR NEWHOUSE SPORTS. SEE YA THEN!
MORNINGS ON THE HILL SPORTS REPORTER GRIFFIN DELLA PENNA HAS A SYRACUSE WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY RECAP. TAKE IT AWAY GRIFFIN!

MADISON THANK YOU VERY MUCH, THE WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY SEASON IS IN FULL SWING AND SU IS STARTING TO RAMP UP THEIR COMPETITION IN THE NON-CONFERENCE SLATE. SYRACUSE WENT 1-2 DURING THEIR THREE GAMES OVER THIS PAST WEEK, MAKING THEM 3-4 ON THE SEASON.
FOLLOWING TWO LOSSES AGAINST MERRIMACK TO OPEN UP THE HOME SCHEDULE AT TENNITY ICE PAVILION, THE ORANGE HAD A HOME AND HOME SERIES WITH RPI.
ON FRIDAY NIGHT AGAINST RENSSELAER , SYRACUSE TIED IT UP 2-2 IN THE SECOND. THE ENGINEERS NETTED TWO GOALS IN THE FINAL MINUTE OF THE PERIOD AND TALLIED TWO MORE FOR INSURANCE IN THE FINAL FRAME FOR THE 6-2 WIN.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON WAS MORE FAVORABLE AT HOME FOR SU. RACHEL TESLAK OPENED THE SCORING AS THE ST. LAWRENCE TRANSFER WAS NAMED COLLEGE HOCKEY AMERICA DEFENSEMAN OF THE WEEK. KATE HOLMES BURIED THE GAME-WINNER WITH SEVEN MINUTES LEFT IN THE SECOND TO SECURE THE 3-2 VICTORY.
LAST NIGHT THE ORANGE MADE THE SHORT DRIVE TO ITHACA TO PLAY NINTH-RANKED CORNELL. THE BIG RED HAD A STATEMENT 7-0 VICTORY AGAINST CUSE TO STAY UNDEFEATED ON THE SEASON.
IT’S A QUICK TURNAROUND FOR SU AS THEY’LL TRAVEL TO PLAY BOSTON UNIVERSITY FOR A TWO-GAME SET. THE TERRIERS ARE 0-2 ON THE SEASON, PLAYING #5 NORTHEASTERN. THERE’S ONLY BEEN ONE PREVIOUS MEETING BETWEEN SYRACUSE AND BU ALL-TIME, AND THAT WAS BACK ON NEW YEARS DAY 2022 IN A 3-3 DRAW FOR A NEUTRAL TILT IN PITTSBURGH. BOTH GAMES WILL BE AVAILABLE ON ESPN+ ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M GRIFFIN DELLA PENNA. NOW TO MIKE ASTRASKI WITH MORE ON SYRACUSE BASKETBALL ENTERING A NEW ERA.

THANKS GRIFFIN. WHILE WE RECAP PAST SU SPORTS STORIES, WE ALSO LOOK TO THE FUTURE WITH OUR NEXT ONE.
ADRIAN AUTRY HELD HIS FIRST MEDIA DAY AS THE NEW HEAD COACH OF SYRACUSE MEN’S BASKETBALL ON FRIDAY. AND THE DEMEANOR INSIDE THE ROOM WAS DIFFERENT THAN IN YEARS PAST. THIS IS A PROGRAM WITH A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF HISTORY, BUT ALSO ONE THAT HAS STRUGGLED TO LIVE UP TO THAT HISTORY IN RECENT YEARS.

THE ORANGE RETURN ALL SIX MEMBERS OF LAST YEAR’S RECRUITING CLASS, INCLUDING NBA PROSPECT JUDAH MINTZ, WHILE ALSO ADDING SOME BIG NAMES FROM THE TRANSFER PORTAL, INCLUDING FORMER 5-STAR J.J. STARLING FROM NOTRE DAME AND 7-FOOT-FOUR CENTER NAHEEM MCLEOD FROM FSU. THE ORANGE SEASON OFFICIALLY BEGINS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH.
STILL TO COME HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
SPOOKY SEASON HAS ARRIVED.
OUR PEYTON SPELLACY UNMASKS WHAT STUDENTS PLAN TO DRESS UP AS FOR THIS YEARS HALLOWEEN.
MORE TRICKS AND TREATS COMING UP.
STAY WITH US–THAT STORY AND MORE JUST AHEAD.

WELCOME BACK TO MORNINGS ON THE HILL.HALLOWEEN IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER…
WE ARE A LITTLE LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY FROM THE SPOOKY CELEBRATION. AND HERE TO TELL US WHAT SU STUDENT ARE WEARING THIS YEAR IS ENTERTAINMENT REPORTER PEYTON SPELLACY

ANISA. PATRICIA. THE 31ST IS CREEPING UP ON UP US. I HEADED TO THE PROMENADE TO TALK TO STUDENTS ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE SPORTING THIS YEAR.

OTHER STUDENTS BASING THEIR COSTUME ON THEIR FAVORITE POP CULTURE REFERENCES… ONE STUDENT IS GOING AS HIS FAVORITE CHARACTER FROM A SKETCH ON A NETFLIX SERIES…
HE CHOSE THIS CHARACTER BECAUSE HE MAKES HIM LAUGH… OTHER STUDENTS ARE GOING FOR THE MORE TRADITIONAL COSTUMES… THESE THREE ARE GOING AS THE QUEEN OF HEARTS FROM ALICE AND WONDERLAND, JESSE FROM TOY STORY, AND DORTHY FROM WIZARD OF OZ… AND ALL THEIR INSPO CAME FROM…
THIS IS GOOGLE’S FRIGHTGEIST…IT PULLS THE TOP GOOGLE SEARCHES TO SHOW WHAT COSTUMES ARE TRENDING… NATIONALLY BARBIE LANDS AT NUMBER 1… AND THAT IS STILL TRUE FOR THE CITY OF SYRACUSE, HOWEVER MORE GENERIC COSTUMES LIKE WITCH, PRINCESS, AND COWBOY ARE TOPPING THE CHARTS LOCALLY
IM CURIOUS NOW FOR OUR ANCHORS OVER THERE AT THE DESK WHAT ARE YOU GUYS GOING AS FOR HALLOWEEN?

HALLOWEEN? WHEN IS THAT?

ITS COMING UP. WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING ON BEING FOR HALLOWEEN?

I DON’T PLAN ON BEING ANYTHING SWEET.

THAT IS GOING TO DO IT FOR US THIS WEDNESDAY HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL. I’M ANISA WILLIAMS FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA!
I’M PATRCIA DUONG. THANKS FOR WATCHING ORANGE NATION. WE’LL SEE YOU NEXT WEDNESDAY, AND GET YOUR HALLOWEEN COSTUMES READY!