Mornings on the Hill for September 27, 2023

COMING UP ON MORNING ON THE HILL.THE UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE IS EXPECTED TO LOOK DIFFERENT IN FIVE YEARS. WHAT SU LEADERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE THE NEW PROGRAM
PLUS.SYRACUSE CRACKS DOWN ON SMOKE SHOPS.INCLUDING TWO ON MARSHALL STREET FOR NOT HAVING PROPER STATE LICENSING.
STUDENT MOVIES ARE STARTING CONVERSATION ON CAMPUS WITH RECENT FILM FESTIVAL. STICK WITH US HEAR ABOUT ONE AWARD-WINNING FILMMAKERS VISIT TO CAMPUS.
ALL THAT PLUS YOUR WEATHER AND A PREVIEW ON THE CLEMSON FOOTBALL GAME COMING UP ON THIS EDITION OF MORNINGS ON THE HILL.

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

WE’VE GOT SOME EXCITING NEWS FOR YOU TODAY, ESPECIALLY IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN THE FUTURE OF STEM EDUCATION HERE IN SYRACUSE.
THAT’S RIGHT, PEYTON. PATRICIA DUONG IS LIVE ON LOCATION WITH MORE ON THIS DEVELOPMENT.

THANKS ANISA. I’M HERE OUTSIDE THE NATIONAL VETERANS RESOURCE CENTER AT SYRACUSE WHERE I GOT TO SIT IN A FORUM ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY’S PLAN TO RESHAPE THE ACADEMIC LANDSCAPE OF STEM EDUCATION TO PAVE THE WAY FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE IN CENTRAL NEW YORK. THESE PLANS ARE ALL ABOUT ENHANCING THE SKILLS OF ITS STUDENTS TO MAKE THEM MORE COMPETITIVE IN TODAY’S EVOLVING JOB MARKET.

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN A HUB FOR INNOVATION AND EDUCATION, BUT NOW THEY’RE TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL. WITH THE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF MICRON ESTABLISHING A PRESENCE IN CENTRAL NEW YORK, THE DEMAND FOR A SKILLED WORKFORCE IN THE STEM FIELD HAS SKYROCKETED. THE UNIVERSITY PLANS TO EXPAND ITS STEM PROGRAM TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO EXCEL IN HIGH DEMAND FIELDS THAT WILL SHAPE THE FUTURE.
THE FUTURE OF STEM EDUCATION IS SHINING BRIGHT AND ITS RIGHT HERE ON OUR DOORSTEP. REPORTING LIVE WHERE INNOVATION MEEDS EDUCATION, I’M PATRICIA DUONG FOR MORNINGS ON THE FILL, BACK TO YOU IN THE STUDIO.

SOME SYRACUSE BUSINESSES ARE GOING UP IN SMOKE.
NEW YORK STATE AGENCIES HAVE CLOSED FIVE SMOKE SHOPS DUE TO THE ILLEGAL SALE OF MARIJUANA. TWO OF THOSE SHOPS ARE CLOSE OF THE CAMPUS AND ARE RIGHT ON MARSHALL STREET.ALL FIVE CLOSED THEIR DOORS FOR GOOD WITHIN THE PAST WEEK

A CONTROVERSIAL GROUP WON’T BE COMING TO CAMPUS AFTER THEIR SCHEDULED MEETING WAS CANCELLED BY THE UNIVERSITY.
OUR REPORTER MIKE OSTROWSKI JOINS US LIVE WITH THE LATEST. MIKE?

THANKS ANISA, UP THE ROAD AT WATSON HALL, SU’S COLLEGE REPUBLICANS WERE SET TO HOST THE GROUP “MOMS FOR LIBERTY” FOR AN EVENT TOMORROW NIGHT. FOR THOSE UNAWARE, THE GROUP HAS FACED MASSIVE SCRUTINY FOR THEIR ANTI-SEMETIC COMMENTS AND ATTEMPTS TO REMOVE DIVERSITY PRINCIPLES AND CHILD HEALTH CARE FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION.
THE EVENT WAS ULTIMATELY CANCELED, BUT IT RAISES QUESTIONS AS TO JUST HOW CLOSE THEY WERE TO COMING TO CAMPUS.

WATSON HALL IS LOCATED HERE ON THE CORNER OF WAVERLY AND COMSTOCK AND HOUSES SEVERAL ON-CAMPUS MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS. STUDENTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA REACTED OVERWHELMINGLY NEGATIVE TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE THEATER WOULD BE OCCUPIED, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH BACKGROUNDS THAT ARE BEING TARGETED.

A COLLEGE REPUBLICANS REPRESENTATIVE SAID THERE ARE NO PLANS TO INVITE THE GROUP AGAIN, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE OTHER GUEST SPEAKERS THEY’VE BOOKED OVER THE COMING WEEKS WILL GO ON AS PLANNED.
FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M MIKE OSTROWSKI.

THREE BIG NAMES ARE COMING TO SU THIS WEEK. GIVING STUDENTS A TASTE OF ALL THINGS MUSIC AND SPORTS. THE NFL ANNOUNCED USHER WILL BE PREFORMING AT THE SUPERBOWL HALFTIME SHOW AND AS HEAD OF MUSIC FOR THE NFL.SETH DUDOWSKY IS THE MAN BEHIND THAT PLAN. ESPN VETERAN AND VOICE OF THE ARIZONA CARDINALS DAVE PASCH WILL ENGAGE WITH STUDENTS AND CALL THIS WEEK’S FOOTBALL GAME AGAINST CLEMSON. BOB COSTAS.A LENGENDARY ALUM AND MEDIA ICON. WILL BE AT THE HERG ON FRIDAY TO TALK ABOUT STORY TELLING IN SPORTS.

SU FOOTBALL IS STILL UNDEFEATED THROUGH THEIR FIRST FOUR GAMES OF THE SEASON AND ENTER A-C-C PLAY THIS WEEKEND. OUR GRIFFIN DELLA PENNA IS LIVE FROM THE J-M-A DOME WITH MORE ABOUT SATURDAY’S GAME AGAINST CLEMSON.

THANKS ANISA. SYRACUSE ACTUALLY COMES INTO THIS MATCHUP AS THE FAVORITE AGAINST THE CLEMSON WITH A 55.2 PERCENT CHANCE TO WIN, ACCORDING TO ESPN ANALYTICS.
CAPTAIN LINEBACKER MARLOWE WAX TOLD ME YESTERDAY BEFORE PRACTICE THAT HE STILL BELIEVES THE ORANGE ARE UNDERDOGS VERSUS THE TIGERS.

I’LL HAVE MORE INFO ON THIS MARQUEE MATCHUP IN JUST A LITTLE BIT BUT I’LL SEND IT BACK TO THE STUDIO FOR NOW.

WE ARE IN STORE FOR SOME BEAUTIFUL WEATHER OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
LET’S HEAD OVER TO MADISON PALUMBO TO FIND OUT MORE.

THANKS GUYS! TEMPERATURES ARE ON THE RISE AS WE MOVE INTO THE AFTERNOON.
THERE IS NO RAIN IN THE FORECAST TODAY BUT YOU MAY WANT TO KEEP AN UMBRELLA HANDY FOR LATER IN THE WEEK!
DON’T WORRY THERE IS NO RAIN EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY AS WE FACE OUR FIRST ACC FOOTBALL MATCHUP AGAINST CLEMSON!
FIND OUT MORE AFTER THE BREAK! IN THE MEANTIME I’LL SEND IT BACK TO PEYTON AND ANISSA IN THE STUDIO.

IT’S NOT JUST THE S-U FOOTBALL TEAM MAKING NEWS, IT’S THE S-U WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM TOO. KALIA BUTLER IS LIVE ON CAMPUS WITH MORE
AND IT SEEMS THAT WE ARE HAVING SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES RIGHT NOW. SO LET’S HEAD OVER TO OUR FIRST WEATHER. IT’S GOING TO BE REALLY NICE OUTSIDE TODAY. IT WAS A LITTLE COLD, BUT HERE WE’RE GOING TO GET SOME GOOD WEATHER.
YEAH. THANKS, GUYS. THE TEMPERATURES ARE ON THE RISE FOR THIS AFTERNOON AS THERE IS NO RAIN SCHEDULED FOR TODAY.
YOU MAY WANT TO KEEP AN UMBRELLA HANDY FOR LATER THIS WEEK. DON’T WORRY. THERE IS NO RAIN SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY AS WE FACE OUR FIRST FOOTBALL MATCHUP AGAINST CLEMSON. FIND OUT MORE AFTER THE BREAK. BACK TO YOU GUYS IN THE STUDIO.

SYRACUSE VOLLEYBALL IS IN FULL ACC COMPETITION AND WHAT MAY BE EVEN MORE ABUNDANTLY CLEAR THAN FRESHMAN LIBERO, GRETA SCHILCTERS LOVE FOR THE GAME, IS HER LOVE FOR HER FAMILY.
STARTS WITH FAMILY PICTURE
” I COULDN’T WISH TO HAVE ANOTHER RELATIONSHIP TO MY FAMILY AS I DO RIGHT NOW. THEY ARE SUPER CARING AND SUPPORT E IN EVERYTHING I DO. ”
SCHLICHTER WAS BORN IN LATHEN, GERMANY WHERE SHE GREW UP IN A SMALL VILLAGE WITH ONE OF HER MOST CHERISHED FAMILY MEMBERS, HER SISTER, HANNAH.
“I HAVE ONE OLDER SISTER AND SHES LIKE YOU KNOW SHES MY HEART.”
SCHLICHTER ATTRIBUTES HER PERSONALITY AND LEADERSHIP IN VOLLEYBALL TO HER PARENTS THAT TAUGHT HER EVERYTHING SHE KNOWS.
“NEXT WEEK SCHLICHTER’S FAMILY WILL BE FLYING INTO THE STATES NEXT WEEK TO CATCH ONE OF HER HOME GAMES AND SHE IS ELATED. I’M KALIA BUTLER WITH MORNING’S ON THE HILL.”

FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M KALIA BUTLER.
THANK YOU KALIA. COMING UP ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL — AN AWARDED FILMMAKER VISITS SU FOR THE OPENING OF THIS PAST WEEKENDS HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL AND SYRACUSE LOCALS REAACT TO THIS YEARS VEGFEST.
STAY TUNED FOR MORE ON MORNINGS ON TH HILL

WELCOME BACK TO MORNINGS ON THE HILL. NORTH KOREA HAS DECIDED TO RELEASE U.S SOLDIER TRAVIS KING WHO CROSSED INTO THE COUNTRY A FEW WEEK AGO.
HE WENT INTO THE COUNTRY DURING A TOUR OF JOINT TOUR OF THE JOINT SECURITY AREA.NORTH KOREA STATED HE ILLEAGLLY ENTERED THE TERRITORY

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN TOOK TO THE PICKET LINES TO VISIT STRIKING UNITED AUTO WORKERS YESTERDAY.THE PRESIDENT BROKE FROM TRADITION.VOICING HIS SUPPORT FOR THE WORKERS.
YOU GUYS.U-A-W SAVED THE AUTO INDUSTRY BACK IN 2008 AND BEFORE.MADE A LOT OF SACRIFICES.GAVE UP A LOT AND THE COMPANIES WERE IN TROUBLE.BUT NOW THEY’RE DOING INCREDIBLY WELL.AND GUESS WHAT.YOU SHOULD BE DOING INCREDIBLY WELL TOO
FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS SCHEDULED TO VISIT THE PICKET LINES TODAY

SPEAKING OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT.
A NEW YORK JUDGE HAS FOUND FORMER TRUMP LIABLE FOR FRAUD.JUDGE ARTHUR ENGORON SAID THAT THE TRUMP FAMILY PROVIDED FALSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR OVER A DECADE. NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL LETITIA JAMES IS SEEKING 250-MILLION IN DAMAGES AGAINST THE FORMER PRESIDENT.

THE ANNUAL SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL CONTINUES TO INSPIRE AND EDUCATE THE SYRACUSE COMMUNITY.
OUR WHITNEY WILLIAMS TELLS US HOW THIS YEAR’S FESTIVAL PRESENTED ANOTHER RICH EXPERIENCE FOR ATTENDEES.

THANKS GUYS. THE HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL WAS HELD RIGHT HERE ON CAMPUS LAST WEEKEND.
IT FEATURED FIVE FILMS THAT ALL TIED IN WITH TIS YEAR’S THEME “LANDSCAPES”.
SCORES OF PEOPLE ATTENDED THE FESTIVAL, INCLUDING SU STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF AND LOCAL RESIDENTS.
THE FESTIVAL STARTED ON THURSDAY EVENING WITH THE AWARD WINNING FILM ENTITLED ‘NORTH BY CURRENT’ BY FILM MAKER, ANGELO MADSEN MINAX.
MINAX SAYS HIS FILM EXPLORED HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS FAMILY OVER A DIFFICULT FOUR YEAR PERIOD.
THE FESTIVAL DIRECTOR, DR. ROGER HALLAS, SAYS THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE FESTIVAL WAS THE QUESTION AND ANSWER SEGMENT BETWEEN THE FILM MAKERS AND AUDIENCE, AFTER THE FILM.

ITS BEEN 21 YEARS THAT THE SU HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL HAS HIGHLIGHTED SOCIAL ISSUES THROUGH FILM.
ATTENDEES CAN’T WAIT TO SEE WHAT NEXT YEAR HAS IN STORE FOR THEM.
REPORTING FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M WHITNEY WILLIAMS.
NOW TALKING ABOUT OUR WEATHER TODAY. IT WAS PRETTY COOL THIS MORNING. I SAID THAT EARLIER, BUT WE’RE HOPING SOME GOOD TEMPERATURES. YEAH, WE’RE HOPING FOR SOME GOOD TEMPERATURES FOR THE FOOTBALL GAME THIS WEEKEND. WE GOT MADISON PALOMBO IN THE STUDIO WITH A FULL LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER FORECAST.
LET’S START WITH TODAY. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A TEMPERATURE OF 45 DEGREES OUTSIDE. ALTHOUGH IT’S 45 DEGREES, IT MAY FEEL LIKE 53. WE HAVE AN 86% CHANCE OF HUMIDITY AND A 41 DEGREE DEW POINT, FIVE MILE AN HOUR WINDS AND EIGHT MILE VISIBILITY, 30.40 INCHES IN THE BAROMETER. LET’S MOVE ON TO THE DAY PLANNER. IT STARTS OFF COOL TOMORROW, BUT TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO RISE AS THE DAY GOES ON..
THE MORNING WILL BEGIN WITH A LOW OF 46 AND REACH A HIGH OF 72 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT A PARTLY CLOUDY EVENING. MOVING ON TO THE FIVE DAY FORECAST, THURSDAY IS LOOKING PARTLY CLOUDY. FRIDAY WE HAVE A CHANCE OF SCATTERED SHOWERS, SO YOU MAY WANT TO KEEP AN UMBRELLA HANDY THIS WEEKEND. WE ARE LOOKING AT HIGH TEMPERATURES AND SUNNY SKIES.
SUNDAY WILL REACH A HIGH OF 78 DEGREES. YOU DEFINATELY WON’T BE NEEDING YOUR FAVORITE SWEATSHIRT THIS WEEKENED. WELCOME TO OCTOBER!
MONDAY WILL BE A BIT WINDY BUT THE SUN WILL CONTINUE TO SHINE!

FOR WEATHER WITH MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M MADISON PALUMBO. BACK TO YOU GUYS!
MADISON, THANK YOU. IT’S DESCRIBED AS A HEALTHY WAY TO EAT–GOING MEATLESS. AND CENTRAL NEW YORKERS ARE GETTING THE CHANCE TO TRY SOME DELICIOUS VEGAN ENTRIES. THERE WAS A VEGAN FEAST THIS PAST SATURDAY RIGHT IN OUR BACKYARD. JALYSS AGOSTO IS LIVE, JALYSS TELL US DID YOU TRY ANY FOODS?

YES PEYTON I DID TRY A VEGAN CINNAMON BUN AND WAFFLE AND IT WAS SO GOOD BUT LETTUCE … WATCH WHAT THE COMMUNITY THOUGHT!

IF YOU NEED A NEW VEGAN HOME DECOR OR RECIPES, THIS WAS THE PLACE TO BE. PENNY ROBINSON SAYS SHE BECAME VEGAN BECAUSE OF THE SUFFERING ANIMALS GO THROUGH. I WENT TO THE FARM SANCTUARY AND I LEARNED ABOUT HOW IT DID, AND I HAD MY EIGHT YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND HER FAMILY, AND MY DAUGHTER WANTED TO COMPETE IN THAT MOMENT.

SHE REALLY HAPPENS TO ANIMALS, THE COMMUNITY, LOCAL VENDORS, SUBS, BUT NOT ANY SUBS. VEGAN MEATBALL SUBS WITH A SPECIAL SECRET SAUCE AND TATER TOTS ARE ONLY JUST A FEW OF THE AMAZING OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. LET’S NOT FORGET ABOUT WHAT YOU WEAR IS WHAT YOU PROMOTE. HERE IS MICHAEL BROWN ON CHANGING ACTIONS. I THINK THAT PEOPLE DON’T WANT TO HARM ANIMALS, AND I THINK MOST OF US ARE JUST SOCIALLY CONDITIONED TO DO SO.
WANT TO STAY UP TO DATE WITH ALL THINGS VEGAN? MAKE SURE TO HEAD OVER TO VEGAN-CNY.ORG FOR ALL YOUR UPDATES. FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL, I’M JALYSS LYANN. PEYTON, ANISA BACK TO YOU
JALYSS LOOKS LIKE YOU HAD A LOT OF FUN THERE.
WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA MEMBERS RECEIVED AN EMAIL THIS PAST SUNDAY INFORMING THEM A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT HAD BEEN MADE WITH THE ALLIANCE OF MOTION PICTURES AND TELEVISION PRODUCERS. THE STRIKE WHICH HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR 148 DAYS AND NOTED AS THE LONGEST STRIKE IN THE INDUSTRIES HISTORY IS SET TO OFFICIALLY END TODAY. THE SCREEN ACTORS GUILD STRIKE IS ALSO SET TO COME TO AN END IN COMING DAYS.

THIS WEEKEND THE GOVERNMENT IS HEADED TOWARD A SHUTDOWN UNLESS CONGRESS TAKES ACTION. LAWMAKERS ARE STILL DIVIDED OVER SPENDING LEVELS AND WHETHER TO GIVE MORE AID TO UKRAINE. AS CONGRESS DEBATES A PLAN, THE PAYCHECKS OF FEDERAL WORKERS MAY HANG IN THE BALANCE.

COMING UP ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL — SU FOOTBALL NEARS ITS CLASH WITH CLEMSON ON SATURDAY.WE’LL HAVE WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN SPORTS AS THE ORANGE PREPARE TO WELCOME THE TIGERS IN FOR HOMECOMING WEEKEND.

JUST LIKE THE WEATHER OUTSIDE, ORANGE SPORTS ARE HEATING UP!
GOOD MORNING I’M BAILEE MARIE TUCKER WITH YOUR ORANGE SPORTS UPDATE HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
FIRST, WE TAKE YOU TO THE S-U SOCCER STADIUM WHERE THE ORANGE WON A TUG OF WAR BATTLE WITH THE PANTHERS OF PITTSBURGH

THE PANTHERS STRUCK FIRST, BUT IT DIDN’T TAKE LONG FOR SYRACUSE TO ANSWER.
MIDFIELDER LORENZO BOSELLI FIRES AN EXPLOSIVE HEADER, TYING THE MATCH AT 1-1.
PITT STRUCK AGAIN TO TAKE THE LEAD, BUT DEFENDER GAVIN WIGG WAS ABLE TO TAP IN A LAST MINUTE GOAL BEFORE THE END OF THE HALF.
AT HALFTIME, THE TWENTY-TWENTY-TWO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM WAS CELEBRATED FOR THEIR HISTORIC SEASON.
OTHER ALUMNI WERE IN ATTENDANCE TO HELP CELEBRATE ALUMNI WEEKEND.

THE ORANGE ULTIMATELY WON, HELPING SYRACUSE HOLD ON TO THEIR NUMBER SEVEN RANKING.
THEY WILL TAKE ON THE TARHEELS OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS FRIDAY IN CHAPEL HILL.

THE ORANGE FOOTBALL TEAM TAKES ON CLEMSON THIS WEEK IN A HIGHLY ANTICIPATED MATCH UP.
OUR GRIFFIN DELLA PENNA IS LIVE THIS MORNING FROM THE JMA DOME TO GIVE US A PREVIEW OF THE GAME.
GRIFFIN.

YEAH, THANKS BAILEY. IT’S NOT JUST A BATTLE TO SEE WHICH SCHOOL HAS THE BETTER STATE OF ORANGE ON SATURDAY AS BOTH OF THESE SCHOOLS, THEY HAVE A LOT TO PROVE, BUT FOR ENTIRELY DIFFERENT REASONS. STARTING ON THE CLEMSON SIDE, THEY WERE THE FAVORITES TO REPEAT AS ACC CHAMPIONS BUT STUMBLED OUT OF THE GATE. SO FAR WITH A TWO AND TWO RECORD FOLLOWING THEIR OVERTIME LOSS AGAINST FLORIDA STATE THIS PAST WEEKEND.

IT’S A CHANCE NOW FOR CLEMSON TO GET THEIR FIRST WIN, BUT ALSO TO TRY TO PIECE TOGETHER THEIR SEASON. ON THE SYRACUSE SIDE, IT’S ALSO A CHANCE TO PROVE SOME OF THESE DOUBTERS WRONG. THIS IS THE FIRST ACC AS SCC MATCHUP FOR ASU IN THE VIBE AROUND THE COUNTRY IS THAT THE ORANGE. YEAH THEY’RE FOR NO BUT THEY HAVEN’T REALLY PLAYED ANYBODY THAT GOOD YET THEY CAN PUT ALL THAT OUTSIDE TALK TO BED WITH A WIN ON SATURDAY BUT IT’S NOT GOING TO BE EASY BECAUSE CLEMSON THROUGHOUT THEIR TENURE HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST DOMINANT PROGRAMS OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS.
THEY CAN PUT ALL THAT OUTSIDE TALK TO BED WITH A WIN ON SATURDAY. BUT IT’S NOT GOING TO BE EASY. CLEMSON HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST DOMINANT PROGRAMS OVER THE LAST DECADE, SYRACUSE ALWAYS PLAYS THE TIGERS TOUGH. FOUR OF THE LAST SIX MEETINGS HAVE BEEN DECIDED BY SEVEN POINTS OR LESS, INCLUDING THE ORANGE’S 27-24 VICTORY IN 2017.
AND SYRACUSE, OUT OF THE SIX TIMES THAT THEY HAVE PLAYED, FOUR OF THOSE TIMES, THEY HAVE BEEN DECIDED BY JUST SEVEN POINTS OR LESS. SO FOR SYRACUSE, THEY WILL BE RIGHT BACK AT IT HERE AT THE JAM DOME WITH KICKOFF SLATED FOR NOON ON SATURDAY. REPORTING LIVE FROM THE DOME, GRIFFIN DE LA PENA MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
BAILEE, BACK TO YOU.

THANKS GRIFFIN.
FEMALE ATHLETES OF SYRACUSE ARE ALSO TEARING UP THE SCENE.
JONAH WEINTRAUB HAS MORE ON HOW ONE WOMAN IS MAKING WAVES.
JONAH.

IN 2012, BREANNA STEWART CAPPED OFF HER CAREER AT CICERO NORTH-SYRACUSE HIGH SCHOOL BY WINNING THE GATORADE NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD. SAFE TO SAY, THINGS HAVEN’T CHANGED TOO MUCH IN 2023.

YESTERDAY MORNING, STEWART WAS NAMED THE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER OF THE W-N-B-A FOR THE SECOND TIME IN HER CAREER. THE NEW YORK LIBERTY STAR BECAME THE 8TH WOMAN TO EARN THE HONOR MULTIPLE TIMES, AND JUST THE SECOND TO DO SO WITH MORE THAN ONE TEAM.
IN HER FIRST YEAR WITH NEW YORK, STEWART PUT UP 23 POINTS, 9 REBOUNDS, AND 1-AND-A-HALF BLOCKS PER GAME — ALL OF WHICH RANKED TOP 3 LEAGUEWIDE. BEYOND THAT, SHE LED HER SQUAD TO THE SECOND BEST RECORD IN THE W-N-B-A.

BUT EVEN WITH THESE IMPRESSIVE NUMBERS, THE M-V-P RACE WAS HISTORICALLY CLOSE. JUST 13 VOTING POINTS SEPERATED STEWART FROM 3RD PLACE A’JA WILSON OF THE LAS VEGAS ACES. THAT’S THE SMALLEST MARGIN THE LEAGUE HAS EVER SEEN. ON TOP OF THAT, RUNNER-UP ALYSSA THOMAS OF THE CONNECTICUT SUN ACTUALLY HAD MORE FIRST PLACE VOTES THAN STEWART — WHICH HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE.
DESPITE THIS, STEWART BACKED UP HER WIN IN GAME 2 OF THE LEAGUE SEMIFINALS LAST NIGHT. SHE HAD 11 POINTS AND 11 REBOUNDS TO HELP NEW YORK EVEN ITS BEST OF 5 SERIES WITH CONNECTICUT AT 1 GAME A PIECE.
BACK OVER TO YOU, BAILEE.

THAT’S ALL FROM THE SPORTS DESK!
BLUE VIDEO HERE
DO NOT REARRANGE THE CODING
THAT’S ALL FROM THE SPORTS DESK!
STILL TO COME HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL. WE HAVE THE SCOOP ON WHO IS USHERING IN THE SUPERBOWL 58 HALFTIME SHOW AND THE DOWNTOWN SYRACUSE WAFFLE HOUSE AND LIVE MUSIC SPOT GETTING ALL THE PRAISE.
STAY WITH US–THOSE STORIES AND MORE JUST AHEAD.

WELCOME BACK TO MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
I’M EMILY COFFEY WITH YOUR ENTERTAINMENT NEWS.
THE GOLDEN BACHELOR PREMIERES TOMORROW NIGHT.
NOW, THIS SHOW TAKES A DIFFERENT SPIN ON THE ORIGINAL BACHELOR OR BACHELORETTE BECAUSE THE LEAD, GERRY TURNER IS 72 YEARS OLD.
AND THE WOMEN HE IS DATING… THEY RANGE FROM 60-75.
THIS CAST OF WOMEN COME FROM A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS FROM FITNESS INSTRUCTOR, TO FORMER N-F-L CHEERLEADER, TO WEDDING OFFICIANT AND BEYOND.
ONE WOMAN EVEN CALLS HERSELF A “PRO-AGING COACH AND MIDLIFE SPEAKER.”
THE STAR OF THE GOLDEN BACHELOR, GERRY TURNER, IS A WIDOWER WITH TWO DAUGHTERS AND TWO GRANDDAUGHTERS.
HE MARRIED HIS HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART, AND THEY WERE TOGETHER FOR 43 YEARS BEFORE SHE FELL ILL AND PASSED AWAY 6 YEARS AGO.
TURNER IS NOW READY TO FIND LOVE AGAIN…THIS TIME ON A REALITY TV SHOW.

USHER WAS JUST ANNOUNCED AS THE HALFTIME PERFORMER FOR SUPERBOWL 58.
SOMETHING THAT MANY PEOPLE DON’T THINK ABOUT IS WHO BOOKS THE HALFTIME SHOW.
THE ANSWER.THE HEAD OF MUSIC FOR THE N-F-L.
HIS NAME.SETH DUDOWSKY.
AND HE IS HEADED TO SYRACUSE CAMPUS FOR AN OFF-THE-RECORD TALK,
TO GIVE NEWHOUSE STUDENTS A BEHIND THE SCENES PEEK INTO WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO BE THE HEAD OF MUSIC FOR THE N-F-L.
JUST ANOTHER PERK OF BEING A NEWHOUSE STUDENT.

NOW TO SYDENY SUPPLE FOR A LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT STORY THAT MIGHT JUST MAKE YOU HUNGRY. SYDNEY?

THANKS EMILY!
CAN YOU THINK OF ANYTHING OF ANYTHING BETTER THAN WAFFLES AND LIVE MUSIC?!
WELL, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY OFFER HERE IN DOWNTOWN SYRACUSE AT FUNK AND WAFFLES, A RESTAURANT THAT EVEN RECEIVED NATIONAL COVERAGE ON A FAVORITE TV SHOW, DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES.

FUNK’N WAFFLES WAS ORIGINATED IN THE HEART OF NEW JERSEY IN 2007 UNTIL SYRACUSE BECAME ITS SECOND LOCATION IN 2014.
THE RESTURANTS POPULARITY WAS AN OVERNIGHT HIT AND IS EVEN FEATURED ON FOOD NETOWRK AS ONE OF THE TOP PLACES TO EAT IN CENTRAL NEW YORK.
I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THEIR MONDAY NIGHT FAITHFUL APPRECIATE NIGHT WITH SPECIAL PERFORMANCE FROM JARVIS – LORI PROJECT.
LIVE MUSIC IS THE MAIN ATTRACTIONS THAT BRINGS CUSTOMERS TO THE RESTURANT, EVEN PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING UPSTAIRS.
THAT IS ALL IN ADDITION TO THEIR DELICIOUS FOOD.
TALK ABOUT A MENU THAT HAS OVER FIFTY WAFFLES TO CHOOSE FROM.
THEY HAVE SWEET OPTIONS ANYWHERE FROM THE JAMES BROWNIE WITH TWO SCOPES OF ICE CREAM, WHIPPED CREAM AND CHOCOLATE SAUCE OR THE SAVORY WAFLES SUCH AS THEIR FAMOUS CHICKEN AND WAFFLES.

THAT IS GOING TO DO IT FOR US THIS WEDNESDAY HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL. I’M PEYTON SPELLACY –FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA!
I’M ANISA WILLIAMS. THANKS FOR WATCHING ORANGE NATION. WE’LL SEE YOU NEXT WEDNESDAY, LIVE AT TEN A-M RIGHT HERE ON O-T-N.