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Welcome to Chocolate Day!
Chocolate Day celebrates chocolate, the sweet treat that is made from the cocoa bean. The holiday takes place on what some accounts say is the anniversary of when chocolate was introduced in Europe, in 1550. There are various chocolate days throughout the year, and this one is also commonly known as World Chocolate Day, and sometimes as International Chocolate Day.
Chocolate comes from a bean called Theobroma cacao. The word "chocolate" itself comes from the Spanish, and it stems from the Aztec word xocolatl, which means "bitter water". The Aztecs pounded the cacao beans and drank them without adding any sugar, and they thought the beans came from the gods. Indeed, Theobroma means "food of the gods". Cocoa beans are about 50% "cocoa butter" and 50% "chocolate liquor". Hernando Cortés brought cocoa beans back to Spain, and a chocolate drink that included sugar became popular right away. This seems to contradict the accounts that say chocolate wasn't introduced in Europe until 1550. The word "chocolate" first appeared in print, in England, in 1604.
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30 Minutes In Orange Nation 7-6 (ESPN; radio; Paulie & Steve)
Paulie and Steve are joined by Joe Girard III as well as Mike Waters to preview the upcoming season for Syracuse men’s basketball and discuss the impact of NIL in Syracuse.
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Justin Edwards, 6'7 small forward from Philadelphia, PA
Syracuse basketball reaches out to multiple big-time 2022, 2023 prospects (itlh; Adler)
College coaches recently were allowed to start making direct contact with high-school players in the 2023 class, and Syracuse basketball has inquired about a handful of prospects, according to various tweets and reports from recruiting insiders.
Among those who have been contacted by the Orange are 2023 four-star forward Justin Edwards, 2023 forward Noah Barnett and 2023 point guard Kayvaun Mulready, as well as 2022 three-star wing Justyn Fernandez.
Let’s start with Edwards. According to 247Sports, he is a 6-foot-7 small forward out of the Imhotep Institute Charter High School in Philadelphia.
The 247Sports recruiting service has him at No. 59 nationally in his class, No. 15 at small forward and No. 2 in Pennsylvania. recently updated its national rankings for this cycle, and it has Edwards at No. 21 overall.
Travis Branham, a national analyst with 247Sports, said in a piece that Edwards recently has heard from the ‘Cuse, along with other squads such as Villanova, Virginia, Alabama, UCLA, Florida, Arizona and Mike Hopkins-led Washington.
Edwards has received a boatload of scholarship offers, including from Connecticut, Maryland, Miami, Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech, Marquette, Rutgers, Seton Hall, St. John’s, Oklahoma State, Penn State, DePaul and Tennessee.
Syracuse basketball is making inquiries about several talented high-school prospects.
According to Verbal Commits, Mulready is a 6-foot-2 point guard from the Worcester Academy in Worcester, Mass. He holds offers from teams such as Northwestern, UMass and Siena.
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Ryan Blackwell, who has coached Boeheim’s Army for the past five years, joins Mike Waters on the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast. Blackwell talked about this year’s team, including the remarkable Eric Devendorf and some key additions to the roster from outside the Syracuse family.
Boeheim’s Army has gone outside the Syracuse basketball family with additions like D.J. Kennedy and De'Andre Kane to try lock down the TBT title and the $1 million prize that comes with it.
Axe: Boeheim’s Army goes outside Syracuse basketball family for best shot at $1 million (PS; $; Axe)
I respect those that tell me the truth. No matter how hard it is.”
That may be the quote that best explains the situation Boeheim’s Army faces in the 2021 version of The Basketball Tournament.
The truth?
If Boeheim’s Army wanted to get serious about winning TBT and the $1 million prize that comes with it, it had to go outside the Orange basketball family to accomplish the mission.
Adam Weitsman, the SU basketball mega-fan who has been handed the title of Chairman of Business Operations for Boeheim’s Army, and GM Kevin Belbey heeded the call.
In the revised strategy of “if you can’t beat ‘em, get ‘em to join you, ” Belbey and Weitsman brought in De’Andre Kane and D.J. Kennedy, who won multiple TBT titles with Overseas Elite.
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Wes Whiteside: Passionate About Helping Students Succeed (syr.edu; Rodoski)
As associate director of diversity and recruitment in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Whiteside brings the Newhouse School experience to life for prospective and admitted students. He enthusiastically supports student involvement at Newhouse and is a motivator, connector, facilitator and safe haven for students, especially students of color.
His work in the areas of diversity, equity and inclusion played a key role in the prestigious Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s Equity and Diversity Award, received by the Newhouse School in May 2020. And this past May, Whiteside was named as a recipient of a 2021 Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence for Outstanding Contributions to the Student Experience and University Initiatives. The award highlights faculty and staff who have enhanced the undergraduate experience or made invaluable contributions to advancing the University’s mission and goals.
“It’s a blessing every day to come into the Newhouse School and work with amazing students, faculty and staff,” he says.
Whiteside was born in Pontiac, Michigan, and raised in Auburn Hills, Michigan. He played football at Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania, graduating in 2006 with a degree in communications and staying for an extra year of football eligibility. “I was blessed to play football and get an outstanding education at Gannon University,” he says. “It is a point of pride for me, and I mention it in all of my information sessions for my students.” After graduation, he began his career in Gannon’s admissions office, where he worked for two years.
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Sean Kirst at Elmwood Park in Syracuse, Thursday November 5, 2015. Michael Greenlar | mgreenlar@syracuse.com
Columnist Sean Kirst to teach journalism at Le Moyne College (PS; $; Mulder)
Newspaper columnist Sean Kirst will teach journalism at Le Moyne College as the school’s first journalist-in-residence beginning in the fall semester.
Le Moyne said in an announcement today Kirst’s appointment will strengthen the school’s journalism programs.
Kirst worked as a columnist and reporter for The Post-Standard for 27 years until 2015. He’s been a columnist at The Buffalo News since 2017. He will leave The Buffalo News at the end of this month and start at Le Moyne in mid-August.
Kirst said working at The Buffalo News has been a “wonderful experience.”
He said family reasons played a major role in his decision to leave the newspaper. Kirst lives with his family in Syracuse and has been commuting to Buffalo.
Kirst began his career in journalism in 1974 as a reporter for the Dunkirk Evening Observer and has won numerous awards.
“We look forward to the impact Sean will have on the practice and culture of journalism among Le Moyne students,” Le Moyne’s Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Jim Hannan said in a news release. “Our students are passionate about making sense of a rapidly changing world, and telling stories that promote justice and the value of every human life aligns with their aspirations. We are confident that Sean will inspire our students to put their values into practice.”
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