Mornings on the Hill September 28, 2022

COMING UP ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL. WE ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON HURRICANE IAN, WHICH IS NOW TEARING THROUGH FLORIDA–WE’LL HEAR FROM A FLORIDA RESIDENT IMPACTED BY THE STORM.
AND ORANGE CENTRAL COMING IN JUST A FEW DAYS HERE ON CAMPUS–AS WE WELCOME BACK MEMBERS OF THE ORANGE FAMILY. MORNINGS ON THE HILL STARTS RIGHT NOW.
HURRICANE IAN IS NEARING CATEGORY FIVE STRENGTH. GOOD MORNING I’M ZACH RICHTER.
AND I’M MADDIE MUSTION, AND THAT’S OUR TOP STORY, ON THIS WEEK’S EDITION OF MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
OUR TOP STORY THIS HOUR.HURRICANE IAN IS HITTING SOUTH FLORIDA AS WE SPEAK.
OUR MORNINGS ON THE HILL REPORTER MICHAEL VILLEGAS JOINS US LIVE IN STUDIO WITH THE LATEST. MICHAEL.
HURRICANE IAN IS CURRENTLY HITTING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WITH WINDS UP TO 155 MILES PER HOUR.JUST SHY OF BECOMING A CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE. I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK TO SOUTH FLORIDA RESIDENT.DANIEL MUGGEO.TO ASK HIM ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE.
“I KNOW OVER NIGHT LAST NIGHT IT GOT A LITTLE BIT SCARY, THERE WERE SOME TORNADOES NOT TOO FAR FROM MY HOUSE. THERE WAS AN EXECUTIVE AIRPORT THAT GOT HIT WITH A COUPLE TORNADOES THAT FLIPPED OVER A FEW AIRPLANES. SO THERE’S BEEN SOME IMPACT BUT SO FAR IT’S BEEN OK.
WHILE THOSE IN SOUTH FLORIDA ARE GETTING HIT NOW.SOME IN NORTH FLORIDA ARE PREPARING FOR THE STORM. FLORIDA STATE STUDENT.MIKAELA FLORES.IS WORRIED ABOUT HER FAMILY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA.
I KNOW THIS ONE IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE TRICKY FOR THEM BECAUSE THIS IS COMING DIRECTLY TOWARDS CENTRAL FLORIDA. I KNOW THAT WE’VE GONE THROUGH SOME REALLY MAJOR HURRICANES BEFORE BUT CONSIDERING THAT THEY’RE ALONE FOR THIS ONE UH YOU KNOW IT WORRIES ME A LITTLE BIT.
HURRICANE IAN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE UP THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA AND TOWARDS GEORGIA IN THE COMING DAYS.
FOR MORNINGS ON HE HILL I’M MICHAEL VILLEGAS. BACK TO YOU.
THANKS MICHAEL, NOW TURNING TO WEATHER TODAY. WHEN I CAME INTO THE STUDIO, IT WAS VERY CHILLY AND RAINY. REALLY WAS NOT NICE OUTSIDE.
YEAH, I WAS OUT THERE ABOUT AN HOUR, 30 MINUTES AGO, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THE RAIN IS LETTING UP. OUR MORNING ON THE HILL WEATHER ANCHOR JAILAH PETTIS JOINS US LIVE ON THE PATIO WITH MORE.
THANK YOU, MADDIE. IT WAS SHOWERS NOT TOO LONG AGO, BUT THE DOWNPOUR HAS COME IN WITH THE RAIN. HURRICANE IAN HAS STRENGTHENED TO A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE AND IS SET TO IMPACT FLORIDA LATER ON THIS AFTERNOON. IT’S TOO LATE TO EVACUATE THE STATE, BUT IF YOU HAVE FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN THE AREA, LET THEM KNOW TO TAKE SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. NOW, I WILL GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE FORECAST FOR TODAY. OF COURSE, IT SHOWERS A CURRENT HIGH OF 59 DEGREES. IT FEELS LIKE ROUGHLY 67, 90% HUMIDITY, 52 DEGREES FOR THE DEW POINT, EIGHT MILES PER HOUR WIND SPEED, TEN MILES OF VISIBILITY AND A BAROMETER AT 30. I’LL HAVE YOUR FIVE DAY FORECAST LATER ON. LIVE FROM THE NEWHOUSE PATIO, JAILAH PETTIS, MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
HURRICANE IAN HAS STRENGTHENED TO A CATEGORY 4 AND IS SET TO IMPACT FLORIDA LATER ON THIS AFTERNOON. IT’S TOO LATE TO EVACUATE SO IF YOU HAVE FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN THE AREA, TELL THEM TO TAKE SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
TODAY EXPECT SHOWERS URRENT 59 DEGREES BUT IT FEELS LIKE 67, 90% HUMIDITY, 52 DEGREES FOR THE DEW POINT, 8MPH WIND SPEED, 10 MILES OF VISIBILITY AND A BAROMETER AT 30 INCHES
I’LL HAVE YOUR 5 DAY WEATHER FORECAST LATER ON. LIVE FROM MARSHALL STREET JAILAH PETTIS MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
THANKS JAILAH. WE’RE ALSO FOLLOWING ANOTHER HURRICANE THIS MORNING–HURRICANE FIONA.
THE STORM HAS AFFECTED A COUNTLESS NUMBER OF PEOPLE, INCLUDING SOME OF OUR FELLOW STUDENTS.
MORNINGS ON THE HILL REPORTER ALAINA LOW-SITO IS LIVE IN STUDIO THIS MORNING WITH MORE.ALAINA?
THE DEVASTATION FROM HURRICANE FIONA IS STILL IMPACTING COMMUNITIES IN PUERTO RICO.
I’M SITTING HERE WITH FATIMA BINGS WHO’S FROM PUERTO RICO AND WHO’S FAMILY IS CURRENTLY ON THE ISLAND.
FATIMA WHAT DAMAGE HAS THIS HURRICANE LEFT BACK HOME?
SO THE ISLAND HAS MORE THAN 50% OF DESTRUCTION. THERE’S A LOT OF ANIMALS WITHOUT SHELTER. THERE’S STILL OUT OF POWER, STILL OUT OF WATER. AND THERE CONTINUES TO BE A LOT OF LIKE, YOU KNOW, BACKLASHES AND LIKE AFTERMATH, DEVASTATIONS.
WHAT IMPACT DID THIS HAVE ON YOUR FAMILY? HOW ARE THEY DOING?
SO MY FAMILY, THANK GOD THEY’RE DOING GOOD. MY SISTER IS STILL WITHOUT ACCESS TO SCHOOL, NO WORK, NO POWER, NO CLEAN WATER. AND THERE CONTINUES TO BE A LOT OF LIKE DISORIENTATION AND MISINFORMATION.
HURRICANE MARIA HIT ONLY FIVE YEARS AGO. WAS YOUR FAMILY PREPARED FOR ANOTHER STORM THIS SEVERE?
I FEEL LIKE THE ISLAND IS HAS NEVER BEEN PREPARED FOR ANY OF THESE LIKE NATURAL DISASTERS. IT’S ALSO DUE TO THE MISINFORMATION THE GOVERNMENT HAS WITH THE CITIZENS OF THE ISLAND. AND WE CONTINUE TO BE UNPREPARED WITHOUT THE RESOURCES.
AND WHAT CAN PEOPLE DO TO HELP?
PEOPLE CAN DONATE. CREATE AWARENESS. TALK TO A FRIEND. ASK AROUND. BY THE WAY, I’M ACTUALLY TRAVELING TO PUERTO RICO NEXT WEEKEND TO HELP DONATE AND HELP OTHER DEVASTATED AREAS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FAH-TI-MAH FOR SPEAKING WITH ME. I KNOW WE ARE ALL THINKING OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND HOPE THEY CONTINUE TO STAY SAFE. MADDIE?
THANK YOU ALAINA. RIGHT NOW IN MOSCOW. THE U-S EMBASSY ISSUED A SECURITY ALERT OVERNIGHT URGING U-S CITIZENS TO LEAVE RUSSIA. THIS COMES AS RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN IS ORDERING PARTIAL MOBILIZATION OF RUSSIAN MEN TO FIGHT IN UKRAINE. THE EMBASSY SAYS RUSSIA MAY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE DUAL CITIZENSHIP AND DENY THEIR ACCESS TO THE U-S. THEY COULD ALSO CONSCRIPT AMERICAN DUAL CITIZENS IN RUSSIA FOR MILITARY SERVICE. THE EMBASSY SAYS AMERICANS SHOULD LEAVE RUSSIA IMMEDIATELY.

WINTER IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER AND DOWNTOWN PARKING IS WHAT THE CITY IS FOCUSING ON. MORNINGS ON THE HILL REPORTER MICAH PRINE GOLDSTEIN JOINS US LIVE TO WITH MORE ON SYRACUSE’S PLAN TO FIX THE PARKING PROBLEM. MICAH.
THANK YOU MADDIE. THE CITY HAS BEGUN A HAUL OF INSTALLING NEW PARKING METERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SYRACUSE’S CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER COREY DRISCOLL DUNHAM SAYS THAT SHE IS GLAD PEOPLE ARE NOTICING THE NEW PARKING FACILITIES.
DRIVERS IN SYRACUSE CAN REJOICE AS SEVENTY-FIVE NEW PARKING METERS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED AND SEVENTY-FIVE MORE ARE EXPECTED BY DECEMBER. THE BEW SIGNALS HOPE TO CLEAN UP THE CITY’S ISSUES OF COIN LOSS IN THE METERS. I SPOKE TO LOCAL RESIDENT ALEX SOBOLOWSKI TO GET HIS THOUGHTS ON THE CITY’S DECISION TO PROVIDE MORE PARKING.
I THINK ANY ADDITIONAL PARKING IS GOING TO BE A HUGE ASSET FOR THE CITY, SO IF THEY ARE ADDING ANY NEW SPACES, I THINK IT WILL AN IMPROVEMENT. I THINK THE SYSTEM IN PLACE NOW WORKS, BUT IT COULD ALWAYS BE IMPROVED.
ANOTHER RESIDENT, GINA LEE-GLAUSER, VOICED HER SUPPORT FOR THE FLOWBIRD TECHNOLOGY, AS OPPOSED TO THE OLD SEEN HERE.
THIS IS A FAMILIAR TECHNOLOGY. ITS NOT THAT HARD TO USE, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I DONT CARRY THAT MUCH MONEY, SO USING MY CREDIT CARD IS APPROPRIATE.
AS LEE-GLAUSSER MENTIONED, SHE DOES NOT CARRY MUCH MONEY AND THE OLD PARKING METERS WERE A HASSLE TO USE. THE NEW METERS FOUND THROUGHOUT THE CITY ARE MUCH LIKE THIS ONE AND VALUE CARD OVER COIN. THIS PARKING METER HERE ALLOWS THE USER TO TRACK THEIR USE ON THEIR PHONE.
SYRACUSE CHOSE THIS PROJECT TO FOCUS ON AFTER PROBLEMS AROSE IN 2021. NUMEROUS PARKING METERS STOPPED WORKING OR CHARGED USERS THE WRONG AMOUNT AND MAYOR BEN WALSH SAYS THE CITY WILL TAKE CARE OF IT. FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M MICAH PRUYN GOLDSTEIN. BACK TO YOU.
THE SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS WILL SOON BE THE SCENE OF A GIANT REUNION. ORANGE CENTRAL STARTS TOMORROW. IT’S AN ANNUAL EVENT ON THE S-U HILL, INVOLVING A NUMBER OF WELCOME BACK EVENTS, SEMINARS AND DISCUSSIONS. IT’S ALSO WHEN THE UNIVERSITY HANDS OUT THE AIR-ENTS AWARD TO SOME OF OUR WELL KNOWN ALUMS. FOR NEWHOUSE STUDENTS, THERE IS BREAKFAST WITH THE DEAN SATURDAY MORNING. FOR A FULL LISTING OF ORANGE CENTRAL EVENTS — CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE CUSE-COMMUNITY-DOT-SYR-DOT-EDU.
COMING UP ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL – THE RAIN MAY GO AWAY BUT IT WILL BE BACK ANOTHER DAY. OUR WEATHER REPORTER JAILAH PETTIS WILL BE LIVE IN STUDIO TO TELL US MORE.
PLUS WHERE TO GET YOUR VACCINES AND HOW S-U IS CELEBRATING LGBTQ HISTORY MONTH. RIGHT AFTER THE BREAK.

WELCOME BACK TO MORNINGS ON THE HILL — THE NEW COVID-19 BOOSTERS ARE HERE — AND PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AND WHEN.
MORNING’S ON THE HILL REPORTER — JEREMY LYNCH JOINS US LIVE FROM THE BARNES CENTER WITH MORE.
WITH COVID-19 HAVING A MEDIUM COMMUNITY SPREAD RATE THROUGHOUT ONONDAGA COUNTY AND FLU SEASON ON THE WAY HERE… STUDENTS CAN GET PREPARED FOR THIS SEASON OF DISEASES BY GETTING THEIR UPDATED COVID-19 OMICRON BOOSTERS AND THEIR FLU SHOT AS WELL.
IT IS TIME FOR A COLD AND FLU SEASON HERE AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY. MANY PEOPLE ARE NOT AWARE WHAT VACCINES THEY WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS FALL. SOME PEOPLE ARE ASKING WHO’S ELIGIBLE FOR A BOOSTER WHO’S ELIGIBLE TO GET A FLU SHOT AND EVEN IF THEY’RE ALLOWED TO GET THE COVID-19 BOOSTER AND THE FLU SHOT AT THE SAME TIME. FOR MANY NEW STUDENTS…SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY MANDATED THAT EVERY STUDENT GET THE FLU VACCINE LAST YEAR.
NATHANIEL AHART IS A CURRENT GRADUATE STUDENT AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY AND WHILE HE’S ON THE FENCE OF WHETHER OR NOT THERE SHOULD BE A FLU SHOT MANDATE…HE DOES BELIEVE EVERYONE SHOULD GET IT REGARDLESS.
“I STILL FEEL LIKE FLU SHOT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE TO GET EVERY SEASON YOU HAVE TO PROTECT YOURSELF FIRST AND FOREMOST. AND SO YEAH…I DEFINITELY THINK THAT IT’S A GOOD IDEA TO JUST GET IT DONE. GET IT OUT OF THE WAY. KEEP YOURSELF SAFE…KEEP OTHERS SAFE.”
PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO GET THEIR BOOSTER AND THEIR FLU SHOT AT THE SAME TIME AT WEGMANS OR ANY PHARMACY IN THE SYRACUSE AREA. FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO WANT A BOOSTER SHOT THEY WILL BE ELIGIBLE TWO MONTHS AFTER THEIR MOST RECENT VACCINATION.
THESE UPDATED OMICRON COVID-19 BOOSTERS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE FROM PFIZER AND MODERNA… SO MAKE SURE TO PLAN ACCORDINGLY AND CHECK WITH THE PHARMACY TO SEE WHAT IS AVAILABLE FOR WHEN YOU DO DECIDE TO GET YOUR BOOSTER. FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL…I’M JEREMY LYNCH.
THANKS JEREMEY. TIME TO CHECK YOUR WEATHER FOR TODAY. WHEN I CAME INTO THE AGAIN, WHAT I WAS SAYING, IT WAS REALLY NOT NICE OUTSIDE TODAY, BUT I HOPE IT’S GOING TO GET BETTER TODAY.
YEAH, I THINK IT’S SUPPOSED TO GET BETTER TODAY AND THEN LOOKING FORWARD. JAILAH PETTIS JOINS US IS IN STUDIO WITH A LOOK AT YOUR FULL WEATHER FORECAST.
THANK YOU, ZACH AND MADDIE. TODAY, IT WAS COLD, IT WAS RAINING. AND A LITTLE BIT EARLIER IT WAS DRIZZLING. AND THEN THE RAIN STARTED POURING. SO LET’S HAVE A LOOK AT THE RECORDS FOR TODAY. THE HIGH WILL BE 56 DEGREES. THERE’S A LOW OF 47, THE AVERAGE HIGH, 67 DEGREES AND A LOW OF 48. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE’RE NOWHERE NEAR THE RECORD HIGH, BUT WE’LL KEEP AN UPDATE ON IT. LET’S HEAD OVER TO THE REGIONAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE AREA. AS YOU CAN SEE, 54 DEGREES FOR BUFFALO. ROCHESTER IS 54. FULTON 56. WATERTOWN, 54 DEGREES. SYRACUSE IS AT A HIGH OF 57. ELMIRA, 55, BINGHAMTON, 55. ROME, 56 DEGREES. GLENS FALLS, 57 DEGREES IN ALBANY, 58 DEGREES. AND NOW FOR THE HOURLY TEMPERATURES, AS YOU CAN SEE AT 1 P.M., IT’LL BE 56 DEGREES AND THEN IT’LL GO TO 50 HIGH, DIP DOWN LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO 51 AND THE LOW AT 3 A.M. WILL BE IN THE HIGH 49. AND THEN AS WE APPROACH TOMORROW, IT’LL HEAD UP TO A HIGH OF 58 DEGREES AROUND 3 P.M.. AND THEN HERE’S A LOOK AT THE FIVE DAY PLANNER. THURSDAY, THERE’S A 10% CHANCE OF RAIN, A HIGH OF 58, A LOW OF 38. FRIDAY, 0% CHANCE OF RAIN AND THEN 65 DEGREES, 46 SATURDAY, 68 DEGREES FOR THE HIGH, 51 FOR THE LOW. SUNDAY, 10% CHANCE OF RAIN WITH 67 FOR THE HIGH. AND THEN ON MONDAY, 10% CHANCE OF RAIN AND THEN A 64 DEGREES FOR THE HIGH. BACK OVER TO YOU, ZACH AND MADDIE.
THANKS JAILAH. OCTOBER FIRST MARKS THE START OF LGBTQ PLUS HISTORY MONTH. ON CAMPUS — THE LGBTQ RESOURCE CENTER WILL KICKOFF ON MONDAY OCTOBER 3RD WITH EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
THEY WILL ALSO BE HOSTING GUEST SPEAKERS AND MORE ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. YOU CAN FIND A FULL LIST OF EVENTS ON THE LGBTQ RESOURCE CENTER CALENDAR.
COMING UP ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL — SYDNEY STAPLES WILL BE TEACHING US A FEW TRICKS.
AND SAMMY ST JEAN WILL RECAP A WEEKEND FULL OF SYRACUSE SOCCER. ALL THAT AND MORE AFTER THE BREAK.
FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL. I’M SYDNEY STAPLES. AND WELCOME TO WHAT I THINK SHOULD BE A STAPLE IN YOUR WEDNESDAYS:
THE SYRACUSE SPORTS UPDATE.
VOLLEYBALL HAS TWO WINS TO OPEN UP ATLANTIC COASTAL CONFERENCE PLAY. THE ORANGE BEAT BOSTON COLLEGE IN FIVE SETS AND DUKE IN FOUR.
11TH-RANKED FIELD HOCKEY DROPPED ONE ON THE ROAD AT TENTH-RANKED VIRGINIA. U-V-A SCORED THREE AND SHUT OUT THE ORANGE, DESPITE GOALKEEPER BROOKE BORZIMOWSKI’S 12 SAVES AND THE TEAM’S TWO CORNERS AND FOUR SHOTS IN THE LAST 90 SECONDS OF THE GAME.
BUT THE ORANGE RETURNED HOME AND BEAT DARTMOUTH IN A CONVINCING SIX-TO-NOTHING WIN JUST TWO DAYS LATER. THEY ARE UNDEFEATED WHEN AT HOME THIS SEASON.
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2018… SYRACUSE FOOTBALL IS 4 AND 0.
KICKER ANDRE SH-MITT KICKED THE GAME-WINNING FIELD GOAL WITH UNDER A MINUTE-AND-A-HALF TO PLAY TO BEAT THE HOOS 22 TO 20. HE WENT FIVE-FOR-FIVE FROM FIELD GOAL RANGE.
SEAN TUCKER WAS NOT PLEASED WITH HIS INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE BUT HEAD COACH DINO BABERS HAS TO BE PLEASED WITH BEING 2-AND-OHH IN THE ACC FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE JOINING IT.
LET’S CROSS OUR FINGERS THAT COLLEGE GAME DAY MAKES ITS WAY TO ‘CUSE SOON TO CELEBRATE IT.
WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY LOST THEIR SEASON OPENER TO SIXTH-RANKED COLGATE ON SATURDAY, BUT DON’T WORRY, THERE IS PLENTY MORE HOCKEY TO COME OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
LET’S KICK IT TO OUR SAMMY ST. JEAN TO TELL YOU ABOUT HOW BOTH MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SOCCER DID OVER THE WEEKEND.
PICKING THINGS UP AT SU SOCCER STADIUM WHERE CHELSEA DOMOND BEATS THE DEFENDER AND GOES FAR POST FOR AN SU LEAD EARLY.
MOVING ON TO THE 73RD MINUTE MIAMI EQUALIZED BUT ASHLEY RAUCH DID NOT LET THE DEADLOCK CONTINUE. IN THE 82ND DOMOND PLAYS HER INTO SPACE, NOTICES THE TALL GOALKEEPER AND GOES BELOW HER ARM FOR THE LEAD.
IT WOULD BE BLUE ELLIS TO SEAL THE DEAL IN THE 90TH MINUTE GRABBING DOMOND HER 5TH ASSIST.
SYRACUSE PICKS UP THEIR FIRST WIN IN ACC PLAY SINCE OCTOBER 29TH, 2020 AND THAT FEELING AFTER THE WAIT WAS EXTRA SPECIAL.
WE ALL COULDN’T BE HAPPIER. WE’RE GOING TO CELEBRATE AND MOVE ON AND WORK TOWARDS THE NEXT ONE.
HEAD COACH NIKKI ADAMS WAS ECSTATIC ABOUT THE WIN, AND SHE PROMISED A GRITTY, IN-YOUR-FACE SU SIDE FOR THE REST OF ACC PLAY. YOU FLIP OVER TO THE MEN’S SIDE. THEY WELCOMED UVA TO SU SOCCER STADIUM ON SATURDAY NIGHT, AND IT WAS A BATTLE. BUT A BATTLE WITH A VERY QUICK WHISTLE. WE SAW 27 FOULS IN TEN BOOKINGS OVER THE COURSE OF 90 MINUTES.
IT WOULD BE AN 8TH MINUTE CAUTION TURNING INTO A 22ND MINUTE NIGHTMARE. JEORGIO KOCEVSKI WAS SHOWN HIS 2ND YELLOW AND ULTIMATELY A RED CARD. AFTER 61 MINUTES OF PLAYING A MAN DOWN LEO AFONSO WOULD SNAG THE CAVALIERS A LEAD AND HAND SU THEIR FIRST LOSS OF THE SEASON. GIVEN THE SITUATION THOUGH EVERYONE ON THE SU SIDE WAS VERY PROUD OF THEIR EFFORT.
I THINK JUST OVERALL WE MATCHED THEIR PHYSICALITY, BUT WHEN YOU’RE ONE MAN DOWN, IT’S ALWAYS HARD.
THE NEWEST POLL CAME OUT YESTERDAY AND THE ORANGE FELL FROM NUMBER 3 TO 7. THEIR EFFORT WAS ENOUGH TO STAY IN THE TOP 10, UNLIKE ACC RIVAL CLEMSON.
THEY HOSTED NUMBER ONE WAKE FOREST WHO SOLIDIFIED THEMSELVES AS THE FAVORITE, BEATING THE DEFENDING CHAMPS SIX TO ONE.
AFTER A TRIP TO VIRGNIA TECH ON FRIDAY THE ORANGE WILL HOST CORNELL BEFORE THE DEMON DECONS COME TO S-U SOCCER STADIUM.
MORNINGS ON THE HILL, SAMMY ST. JEAN. NOW OUTSIDE TO SYDNEY STAPLES.
THANK YOU SAMMY.
THANKS, SANDY. I’M GOING TO TEACH YOU HOW TO JUGGLE MY FAVORITE PART OF SOCCER. SO, FIRST AND FOREMOST, I’M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE JUGGLING THAT’S THREE BALLS IN YOUR HAND LIKE THIS. I’M TALKING WITH YOUR FEET. SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND, TOES POINTED UP, IS GOING TO HAVE THE BALL WITH BACKSPIN. TOES POINTING DOWN IS JUST GOING TO KICK IT RIGHT AT THE CAMERA. SO IT’S IMPORTANT TO KEEP YOUR FOOT LEVEL AS BEST AS POSSIBLE AND TO LOCK THIS ANKLE YOU DON’T WANT IT TO BE FLAT. WHAT YOU START BY DOING IS WHEN YOU’RE FIRST LEARNING HOLD IT IN YOUR HANDS, KICK IT BACK UP TO YOURSELF. YOU WANT TO KEEP IT ABOUT WAIST HEIGHT, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME. ONCE YOU GET ONE REALLY GOOD, GO TO TWO, AND THEN EVEN MORE.

THANKS SYDNEY. STILL TO COME HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
THE SUPER BOWL HALF TIME SHOW PERFORMER HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED — WHO IT IS AND WHY SOME ARE UPSET
WE’LL BE BACK IN TWO MINUTES.
WELCOME BACK TO MORNINGS ON THE HILL. I’M ISABEL FLORES. THIS WEEKEND I WAS ABLE TO COVER ONE OF SYRACUSE’S LONG-AWAITED EVENTS. THE EVENT PROVIDED ALL SORTS OF ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND I WAS ABLE TO GAIN INSIGHT FROM SEVERAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
THE WESTCOTT STREET CULTURE FAIR BROUGHT MANY PEOPLE TOGETHER THIS PAST SUNDAY, PROVIDING ACTIVITIES FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY, INCLUDING LIVE MUSIC, FOOD AND, OF COURSE, PLENTY OF SHOPPING OPPORTUNITIES. IT WAS THE PERFECT OCCASION TO SIT BACK, RELAX AND ENJOY TIME WITH LOVED ONES, INCLUDING FURRY FRIENDS. ONE LOCAL DOG RESCUE KNOWS JUST HOW SPECIAL PETS ARE.
OUR ORGANIZATION IS CALLED RECYCLE-A-BULL BULLY BREED RESCUE, AND WHAT WE DO IS TAKE IN ANIMALS SPECIFICALLY FOR DOGS FROM THE COMMUNITY, WHETHER THEY’RE COME FROM A SHELTER OR FROM AN OWNER, SURRENDER. AND WE REHABILITATE THEM AND REHOME THEM.
THE RESCUE IS OPEN TO DONATIONS AND POTENTIAL FOSTERS. THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AT THE FAIR ENCOURAGING MEMBERS TO GET INVOLVED, INCLUDING THE SALT CITY ROLLER DERBY. THE FIRST AND ONLY ROLLER DERBY LEAGUE IN SYRACUSE.
WE’RE GROWING, YOU KNOW, PRETTY SUCCESSFULLY AFTER COVID. SO WE’RE WORKING ON SCHEDULING GAMES AND JUST KIND OF BECOMING A BIGGER AND MORE ACTIVE ORGANIZATION.
THERE WAS A COMMON THEME AT THE FAIR AND IT WAS SUSTAINABLE SHOPPING. SEVERAL VENDORS RECYCLED MATERIALS TO PREVENT WASTE OUTPUT.
I TAKE RECLAIMED FABRIC. IT’S NEW, UNUSED FABRIC THAT’S DESTINED FOR A LANDFILL AND TURN THEM INTO USEFUL THINGS LIKE TOTE BAGS AND ACCESSORIES AND SAVE IT FROM GOING TO THE LANDFILL BECAUSE THE US SENDS 17 MILLION TONS OF FABRIC TO THE LANDFILL EVERY YEAR.
THE FAIR PROVIDED INDIVIDUALS WITH A RELAXING ATMOSPHERE AS WELL AS GREAT WAYS TO BECOME CLOSER TO THE COMMUNITY.
SINCE I DID ATTEND THE FAIR AS NOT ONLY A JOURNALIST BUT A MEMBER OF THE SYRACUSE COMMUNITY, I REALLY APPRECIATED THE WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES PROVIDED FOR EVERYONE.
IN NATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, IT HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED THIS WEEKEND THAT RIHANNA WILL BE PERFORMING AT THE SUPER BOWL.
FANS ARE EXTREMELY EXCITED, AND THINK THAT THIS MAY BE FORESHADOWING A NEW ALBUM FOR THE SINGER AFTER A SIX YEAR BREAK.
HOWEVER, SOME FANS ARE ANGRY ABOUT THIS DECISION.
MANY WERE PUSHING FOR THIS YEAR’S PERFORMER TO BE TAYLOR SWIFT SINCE SHE HAS COME OUT WITH SEVERAL NEW ALBUMS AND CONTENT.
CURRENTLY, NO GUEST PERFORMERS FOR RIHANNA HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED, LEADING MANY TO BELIEVE THAT THIS COULD BE A SOLO PERFORMANCE.
THE MILAN FASHION WEEK WAS IN FULL SWING THIS PAST WEEK STARTING SEPTEMBER 20TH AND LASTING UNTIL THE 25TH.
AT THE VERSACE FASHION SHOW, PARIS HILTON SPORTED HER TRADITIONAL GLITTERY, BARBIE PINK COLOR IN A VEILLED DRESS SET. BELLA HADID CHANNELLED HER GOTHIC SIDE IN A SIMILAR VIOLET SET. GIGI HADID LOOKED TO BE WEARING A HOODIE DRESS OF SOME SORT. SHE REALLY CHANNELED MY ENERGY WHEN I HAVE TO WAKE UP AT 6AM EVERY WEDNESDAY. OVERALL, THE FASHION WEEK UNVEILED MANY NEW AND UNIQUE STYLES FROM DIFFERENT DESIGNERS.
REPORTING LIVE IN-STUDIO, I’M ISABEL FLORES WITH MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
SO ISABELL, GOING BACK TO THAT RIHANNA STORY. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHO OTHER ENTERTAINERS MIGHT BE? HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING?
I ACTUALLY HAVEN’T HEARD ANYTHING. SOME PEOPLE, AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, REALLY WANT IT TO BE TAYLOR SWIFT. I DEFINITELY AGREE. SHE’S PUT OUT A LOT OF CONTENT. I HEARD YOU TALKING ABOUT THAT EARLIER, TOO.
TOO. YES, I WAS VERY UPSET. BUT I LOVE RIHANNA, SO I’LL DEFINITELY WATCH.
YEAH, IT’S GOING TO BE A GOOD SHOW FOR SURE.
THAT IS GOING TO DO IT FOR US THIS WEDNESDAY HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL. I’M ZACH RICHTER–FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA!
I’M MADDIE MUSTION. THANKS FOR WATCHING ORANGE NATION. WE’LL SEE YOU NEXT WEDNESDAY, LIVE AT TEN AM RIGHT HERE ON OTN.