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a.j. chavar | editor-in-chiefCOLLEGE PLACE was closed off Thursday due to the rupture of a natural gas line outside of the Shaffer Art Building. Four SU buildings were affected by the accident, including Shaffer, Link, Slocum and Sims halls, and alternative bus routes were set up.

Campus reacts to use of term ‘civil war’ in Iraq

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By Jim ArmstrongSTAFF WRITER

On Monday, NBC News began to refer to the war in Iraq as a “civil war.”

Throughout the week, other major press outlets such as The New York Times followed suit.

Syracuse University professors and students presented varying opin-ions on this switch from former terms used, such as “sectarian conflict” and “insurgent violence,” both of which President George W. Bush’s adminis-tration supports.

David Bennett, a history professor at SU, said he thinks press outlets are doing what was obvious for quite a period of time.

“It is a civil conflict between Sun-nis and Shi’as,” he said.

Bennett, however, recognized for-eign funding is enabling the fighting to continue.

“There’s money coming from out-side countries, such as Iran and other friendly Arab states to fund the war-riors, but clearly most of the fighting is occurring inside of Iraq,” he said.

Gavan Duffy, a political science professor and high school acquain-tance of both Bush and Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida, disagreed that Iraq is in the midst of a civil war.

“It’s not a civil war,” he said. “It’s anarchy – it’s worse.”

Duffy explained that the conflict between the Sunnis and the Shi’as is about oil, and al-Qaeda’s presence in Iraq can be attributed to U.S. involve-ment.

Duffy cited Thomas Hobbes, a 17th century English philosopher, when describing the war.

“It’s almost the war of all against all,” he said. “You need authority to come in and stop this war.”

Duffy explained the Bush admin-istration’s reluctance to use the term “civil war” when describing the Iraqi conflict.

“The Bush administration hasn’t called it a ‘civil war’ because Ameri-cans would question our presence in Iraq,” he said. “Americans would say, ‘Why are we putting our troops in harm’s way?’”

By Eric Hughes and Katie WalshTHE DAILY ORANGE

Construction workers accidentally ruptured a natural gas line outside the Shaffer Art Building at about 2 p.m. Thursday, causing four build-ings in the vicinity to be evacuated, according to Syracuse University spokeswoman Sara Mortimer.

Students, faculty and staff in Shaf-fer, Link, Slocum and Sims halls were evacuated and no injuries were reported, Mortimer said. Classes from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in these build-ings were cancelled.

The construction workers were digging to repair a steam pipe leak, said Jeff Burke, the site superin-tendent. While digging, they hit an unmarked gas line. National Grid had

mismarked the line by 10 to 12 feet.Construction workers called

National Grid to mark their lines and counted on them for their protection, Burke said.

Public Safety, Syracuse Police Department, Syracuse Fire Depart-ment and National Grid responded to the incident immediately, Mortimer said. National Grid sealed the gas line and authorities conducted a walk-through at about 5 p.m.

College Place was closed off and Centro buses were rerouted along University Avenue, Mortimer said.

Barricades were set along College Place to prevent pedestrian and auto-motive traffic in the area.

A student argued with SU’s Fire Marshal Scott Evener at about 4 p.m. when another student was allowed to

pass through the barricade.When the first student attempted

to pass through, he was tackled and choked by Evener. Authorities would not comment on the incident.

Kevin Quinn, vice president of Public Affairs at SU, said the low voltage incidents in certain buildings on campus were not connected to the gas leak. Parts of the city of Syracuse experienced low voltage for about 3 to 5 minutes, which affected some campus buildings.

Quinn also addressed a fire alarm that went off in the Schine Student Center at about 3:30 p.m. Thursday. He said the alarm was routine and was not related to the gas leak either.

Staff Writer Eddie Jacovino contributed to this report.

a.j. chavar | editor-in-chiefCLASSES FROM 3 P.M. TO 5 P.M. were cancelled in the four buildings affected by the natural gas leak.

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people in the United States (as of 7:18 GMT on December 1, 2006)

How many more can we take?50 million

300 million

By Melissa DanielsSTAFF WRITER

The population of the United States has reached more than 300 million, according to a report released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Oct. 17. The number steadily increased to more than 300,315,000 this November.

The world’s population of more than 6.5 billion causes international concern for longevity of natural resources as well as overpopulation in individual countries, such as India or China. But the United States’ consistent increases in population during the past few decades cause concern much closer to home.

“A lot of the change is due to immigration,” said Christine Himes, chair of the department of sociol-ogy. She also noted the changes in smaller households and the increase of the modern suburban lifestyle.

Himes also mentioned the migra-tion of populations to the south and west. Much of the population of the country resides in the coastal regions.

Many college students are applying to schools on the west coast, or larger cities, she said. As graduates become professionals, the age distribution changes and heavy resource-consum-

ing lifestyles become commonplace.The population reached the mark

of 200 million in 1967 and the 50 percent increase in the past 39 years is now affecting college admissions rates, she said.

This current generation of college students is very large, but in five or six years, the especially large num-ber of college-age students will begin to decline, Himes said.

The Census states that taking into account all births, deaths and immi-gration in the United States adds up to one new American every 11 seconds, with an average household size of 2.6 people.

The suburban sprawl of Ameri-cans from urban areas leads to the need for more transportation, the use of fuel resources and the poten-tial damaging of the environment.

“A really big thing is just the use

of cars,” said Chris Schalk, a junior environmental science major at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and For-estry. “People living in cities have a smaller ecological footprint than

people living in rural areas because people in cities can walk to places. People living in rural or suburban areas have to drive everywhere.”

While the numbers make it clear that the country is most definitely reaching from coast to coast, few can seem to figure out what should be done about a steady population increase and limited resources.

“There has to be a large public awareness,” said Rula Yousef, a senior biological policies major at ESF. “Peo-ple have to start petitioning.”

Yousef acknowledged the popula-tion increase is more severe in many other countries, but said that doesn’t

mean the United States can’t improve upon its own situation.

“I think that in terms of using other types of resources we need to have more of a variation,” she said. “If there is a city on the coast, they should defi-nitely be using hydroelectric power.”

As resourceful as that may seem, the country has yet to make a wide-spread commitment to alternative fuels, she said.

“It’s not really feasible right now because you don’t get a big return on (investments) using ethanol and stuff like that,” Schalk said.

More research needs to be done before the United States can switch over to an alternative resource like ethanol or E85, Schalk said.

“Instead of finding more efficient ways to fuel, we’re building more cars,” Yousef said. “We’re going to see a lot more wars, a lot more envi-ronmental problems … we’re not on a good path right now.”

While the population increase is a cause of current concern, it remains to be seen if any serious conse-quences will occur in the current generation’s lifetime.

“Our children’s children are going to have to deal with this,” Yousef said.

“We’re going to see a lot more wars, a lot more enviornmental problems ... we’re not on a good path right now.”

Rula YousefSENIOR BIOLOGICAL POLICIES MAJOR AT SUNY-ESF

By Erin CurranSTAFF WRITER

Recognizing international study as an essential part of preparing for a successful career in a globally inter-dependent world, U.S. students con-tinue to study abroad in record num-bers, reaching 205,983 students. That number is an upsurge of 8 percent compared to the prior year, according to Open Doors 2006, an annual report released by the Institute of Interna-tional Education.

According to the report, with 20 years of sustained and marked growth in U.S. international educa-tion, the study abroad experience has progressed well beyond the typical junior year experience, with students now seeking educational experiences of various durations, at different points—and sometimes more than once—in their academic careers.

“In the past 10 to 15 years, the number of students studying abroad and having an interest in the inter-national experience has more than doubled,” said Daniel Obst, director of membership and higher education services at the Institute of Interna-tional Education.

This upsurge in global awareness and multicultural understanding throughout the world has to do, in large part, with Sept. 11, he said.

“People started to wake up and realize there was a world out there and they wanted to see it,” he said.

In addition, information dissemi-nated through podcasts, instant mes-senger and e-mail allows students to connect more easily with a broader world.

“The Internet tore down a lot of regional barriers so students from different cultures can more eas-ily communicate with one another,” said SU Abroad Communications

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“In the past 10 to 15 years, the number of students studying abroad and having an interest in the international experience has more than doubled.”

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Manager Daeya Malboeuf.Of the 20 countries Open Doors lists as the

most popular destinations for study abroad, five are primarily English-speaking, and most are located outside Western Europe.

While 45 percent of all U.S. students abroad study in typically popular destinations in West-ern Europe (No. 1 United Kingdom, No. 2 Italy, No. 3 Spain and No. 4 France), there were major increases in the number of students going to other host countries. This included a 35 percent increase—to 6,389, up from 4,737 the previous year—in students going to China.

China is now the eighth leading host des-tination for U.S. students and the only Asian country in the top 10.

In keeping with this trend, last spring saw the inauguration of SU Abroad’s new Beijing center, and the complementary introduction of the university’s pioneering Asian Studies minor.

“I chose to study in Hong Kong because I wanted to go somewhere that would open my mind,” said Robert Aseltine, a senior marketing and entrepreneurship major.

Aseltine said he didn’t choose to study abroad so he could take classes in a foreign country, but rather to interact with people from a completely different environment.

“It’s interesting to see different settings, rules and standards,” he said. “Even though the government has a lot more control over these

peoples’ lives, they get up everyday and life goes on.”

Aseltine said it’s vital for the future world that Americans are exposed to these differ-ences.

“In high school we don’t learn a lot about Asia, but they learn a lot about us,” he said. “They can probably tell you more about us then we can.”

Amy Sloane-Garris, director of marketing and recruitment for SU Abroad, said going abroad is about immersing oneself in the host country’s culture through work as well as play.

“Students today are adventurous, inquisitive and becoming more sophisticated in their need to understand the world at large, outside of a textbook,” she said.

Malboeuf said U.S. students are increasingly studying in countries such as China and India

that will provide useful language and cultural skills for their future careers.

“The more students watch what’s on TV and read what’s in the newspapers, the more they realize they need international knowledge and intercultural communication skills to be suc-cessful in a global community,” Obst said.

Other figures released in the study tracked the flow of students in the opposite direction, from foreign countries into U.S. universities. The institute found that international enroll-ment in U.S. higher education remained steady last year at about 565,000, after two straight years of declines, but that new enrollments were up about 8 percent from 2004-05.

International students provide an estimated $13.5 billion boost to the U.S. economy. The Department of Commerce calls higher educa-tion the country’s fifth-largest export in the service sector.

The Institute of International Education is the leading not-for-profit educational and cultural exchange organization in the United States. It has conducted the annual statistical survey of the international students in the United States since 1949 and with support from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Edu-cational and Cultural Affairs since the early 1970s.

“We do, in fact live in a global world,” said Elane Granger, associate director of admissions counseling and student services at SU Abroad. “When we don’t engage in that world, we don’t get the tools we need for dealing with society. We don’t get the skills we need for professional and personal success.”

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“It’s interesting to see different settings, rules and standards. Even though the government has a lot more control over these peoples’ lives, they get up everyday and life goes on.”

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I n the season premier of “Battlestar Galactica” this fall, a band of human refugees on a distant planet found themselves the victims of an android invasion.

The androids, called Cylons, immediately established martial law, built a prison and conscripted humans for a police force. To retaliate, the humans created their own insurgency, attacked the Cylons with improvised explosive devices and took out members of their own police force with suicide bombers.

Sound familiar? It should. But for those who don’t pay attention to what’s going

on in the world, here’s a hint. Change the setting to pres-ent-day Iraq. Replace “Cylons” with “coalition forces” and “humans” with “Iraqis.” Isn’t that nifty?

It’s a growing trend among television shows today: the blending of politics, current events and fiction to tell a new kind of story on the small screen. It’s not necessarily a new movement for TV, but it pops up more and more as the years go on. Programs ranging from comedies to serious dramas all rip many of their plot elements from today’s headlines.

And this tactic is not just so producers, writers and major cable networks can jazz up their stories to make a quick buck. They add immediate intrigue into their stories by turning the week’s current events into the week’s cur-rent television episode.

When we see Cartman and company take on terrorists in Afghanistan in “South Park” or watch as Jon Stewart and company slam George W. Bush on “The Daily Show,” we immediately get a sense about what’s happening in the world, even if it’s only on a subconscious level.

Bob Thompson, director of the Center for the Study of Popular Television at Syracuse University, calls it the “fifth estate.” Whereas journalism is supposed to serve as the “fourth estate” by providing a check on government, enter-tainment in the form of satire, comedy and even science fiction fills in the gaps where today’s journalists inevitably fail.

“The fourth estate of journalism failed leading up to the Iraq war,” Thompson said. “It created a real vacuum. That vacuum was filled by the fifth estate, which was comedy.”

Beyond the entertainment factor, there is also a level of responsibility of which writers and producers must be aware. It’s OK to inject an opinion when commenting on the news, but don’t skew the facts to make your point. If you’re going to use current events, use them accurately. Leave the spin to Bill O’Reilly.

Steven Kovach is a featured columnist whose columns appear Fridays in The Dwaily Orange.

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Cheer: Students arriving back to school after Thanksgiving break had an unusual treat this year: a week of sunny skies and 60-degree weather. Although skeptics could still be seen wrapped up in sweat-soaked winter jackets, for the most part it was a chance to get out and enjoy one last day on the Quad, a final game of Frisbee or a motorcycle ride. The verdict is still out on whether we’ll wake up with the ocean in our front yards tomorrow as Al Gore suggests, but we appreciate the warm weather in the meantime.

Cheer: Pope Benedict XVI attempted to patch up relations with the world’s Islam-ic community this week with a visit to Turkey. During his time there, he visited the famous Blue Mosque in Istanbul and voiced his support for Turkey’s admission into the European Union. Although it could be seen as an empty gesture to save

face for his earlier remarks, the Pope’s positive comments in Turkey seemed quite genuine, and we applaud him for attempt at making nice. Next stop: Green-wich Village.

Jeer: Intolerance toward Native Ameri-cans has sparked recurring incidents at Dartmouth College. In the latest episode, The Dartmouth Review, an indepen-dent conservative student newspaper, published an illustration of a Native American holding a scalp with the cap-tion, “The Natives Are Getting Restless.” The situation is sadly ironic given the fact that Dartmouth was founded in 1789 as a school for Native Americans, and

it illustrates ignorance in college cam-puses and society about what is offensive. However, students, faculty members and administrators who have protested the events deserve credit for standing against hateful attitudes.

Cheer: South Africa legalized same-sex marriages this week and became the first nation in Africa and only the fifth country in the world to recognize mar-riages between partners of the same sex. The legislation shatters restrictive traditions in Africa, where many nations consider homosexuality to be illegal. It is even more impressive considering that only 12 years have passed since the end of apartheid, an oppressive class system based on racial segregation. We hope South Africa’s extension of civil rights will spread around the world and reach the supposedly-enlightened United States.

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However, he did note the problems with call-ing the conflict a “civil war.”

“In a civil war, you have two recognizable factions fighting for the state,” he said. “The problem is there are many recognizable factions in Iraq, including al-Qaeda, Sunnis, Shi’as and Kurds.”

Duffy concluded that NBC has made the con-flict out to be a bigger deal than it actually is.

Like Duffy, Robert McClure, political science professor in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, cited Hobbes.

“The debate whether to call it a civil war or sectarian violence is a political argument, it is not a descriptive one,” he said. “What best describes the state of affairs is Hobbes’ state of nature.”

The politicians against the term “civil war” understand fully that if they call it a civil war, it will likely lead to an earlier extraction of American troops, he said.

“Politics is about the words you use and the implications they generate,” he said.

For those who prefer to call the Iraqi con-flict “sectarian violence,” it should be done with conviction, but also to increase the prob-ability that the American people will tolerate the confirmation of U.S. troops on Iraqi soil, McClure said.

Iraq is not in a civil war because no one knows who, precisely, is the organized rebellion nor is there a clear idea of who is taking on the organized forces of the prevailing government, he said.

“When there is an identifiable group seek-ing to explicitly overthrow a recognizable gov-ernment, this is when you have a civil war,”

McClure said.McClure also spoke about the state of Iraq

today.“Organization is collapsing, allowing sav-

agery to operate viciously in all directions,” he said. “This is why I call it a Hobbsian jungle and not a civil war.”

Edison Barrios, philosophy professor, pref-aced his opinion by acknowledging he was not an expert in this area.

“Deciding something is a civil war is very difficult,” he said. “It seems to be pretty close to it. There are two clear factions and there is open violence.”

He also noted that it is important to look at the history of civil wars on a global scale in order to evaluate whether this war is indeed a civil war.

SU students offered their own opinions on the matter.

Giovannie LaRoc, a sophomore social work major, said she felt the situation in Iraq is effec-tively a civil war.

“I think essentially that’s a good name for it because (Sunnis and Shi’as) are fighting for different causes,” she said.

Karen He, junior policy studies major, dis-agreed.

“It’s not a civil war if we’re in it,” she said. “It’s a civil war if we pull out and let the Sunnis and Shi’as fight without our influence.”

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“Organization is collapsing, allowing savagery to operate viciously in all directions.”

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Recently formed student chapter of AIDS relief group to host benefit

By Veena BissramSTAFF WRITER

The new Syracuse University chapter of the national organization Keep a Child Alive plans to spread awareness about AIDS Saturday night through the “Red-Rager: Get Angry About Aids” benefit.

The benefit will be held at the Jabberwocky Café in the Schine Student Center from 6:30 to 9 p.m. It will include a performance by the band After Hours, speakers to talk about the organi-zation and AIDS in Africa, first-hand stories by AIDS victims and poetry readings.

Tickets are available for $3 at the Schine Stu-dent Center, which will be open until 9 p.m. this Saturday.

The benefit is SU’s way of educating the com-munity about AIDS, said Kate Otto, director of the Keep a Child Alive col-lege program.

“It’s fun,” Otto said. “Charity should not be a burden.”

Katelyn Buress, a junior public relations major, founded the SU chapter of the organiza-tion earlier this semester.

“The purpose of Keep a Child Alive is to spread awareness about the AIDS epidemic in Africa, and to accomplish more in the future to raise money for the cause,” Buress said.

The organization helps people overcome the AIDS epidemic through advertising and public awareness campaigns, Otto said.

“Everyone knows about AIDS but does not realize that kids cannot do anything about it,” said Kristina Tuske, a junior fashion design major and one of the executive board members. “If everyone was more aware of how easy it was for people to get drugs, they would consider donating and the money would go to helping children.”

KCA has 13 different clinics in five countries, and donations help the clinics to get anti-viral medication, hire doctors and provide medical care for people with AIDS, Otto said.

The group started in Africa because that’s

where the most need was, Otto said. “We are expanding to an orphanage in India

very soon, and we hope to eventually expand to Asia,” Otto said.

There are two different types of donations: a life donor or a love donor.

“A life donor gives a dollar a day for at least two years which pays for anti-viral medication,” Otto said. “A love donor gives any amount of donations that are used for medications, hous-ing, food grants and medical services.”

KCA has recently been introduced to college campuses with 75 campus charters and activi-ties occurring on about 30 of them, Otto said.

The SU chapter start-ed with six people on the executive board, Buress said. The chapter will be tabling at the Schine Stu-dent Center this Wednes-day and Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The organization is based on talent rather than donations, Otto said.

“It is about giving what you’re good at,” Otto said. “Musicians and artists can hold con-

certs; people can research AIDS, check out the events and have others become more fluent in the language of global health.”

One of the biggest events held by KCA is “Black Ball,” which Buress attended on Nov. 9 in New York City. Singer Alicia Keys performed, along with other special guests. The donations from the event go to the clinics to help victims.

“The event fully motivated me again to follow through with the KCA organization,” Buress said.

Three male AIDS victims from Africa were also at the event. Some of the donations given to the organization were used to help these patients.

“The guys were the same age as I am, and we were all interested in the same type of music,” Buress said. “It was weird when I told them that I did not want to go back to school to do work, and they told me they were going back to Africa to help their brothers and sisters.”

“Musicians and artists can hold concerts; people can research AIDS, check out events and have others become more fluent in the language of global health.”

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Thanksgiving is always such a tease …

home for five or six days, just relaxing and then WHAM!—you’re back in class with more work to do in the two weeks between the holidays than you’ve had all semester.

It’s enough to drive a guy or gal off the edge (or off the wagon).

There are better ways to reduce stress than biting your nails or forgetting your responsibilities in the bottom of a glass. So cut this out and paste it by your computer: your handy, dandy two minute stress-relief routine that you can do at your desk without your room-mate totally laughing at you.

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Nix the advil

Take a laptop vacation

Give yourself a quick massage … everyone loves ‘em. Sitting at computers the wrong way (especially slouching) can cause your head and jaw to shift forward and can cause major headaches and tension in your neck and shoulders, and even your lower back.

A. Scalp massage: Place both palms on your scalp, spreading your fingers apart to cover as much as possible. Rotate the roots of your hair clockwise. This allows more blood to flow between in the skin on your skull, which helps relieve pressure and headaches.

B. Lower back: Snag a tennis ball, softball or even an orange (not too juicy) and hold it against the back of your chair with your back. Sit up straight, with hands on your knees and slowly breathe in and out, shifting the ball to any painful areas.

Poor posture and tension strike again. Tension headaches are defined by the American Academy of Family Physicians as a dull, achy pain or tightness in both sides of the head or neck. Simple exercises can loosen the muscles in the neck and help relieve the headaches. These exercises were recommended by my chiropractor.

A. Sit up straight with your feet against the floor and your chin parallel to the ground. Hold onto the bottom of your chair with both hands and push your chin as far towards your chest as you can, drop-ping your shoulders. You’ll feel a stretch along the back of your neck and between the shoulder blades.

B. Assume the same position, only instead of pulling your chin down, point it up as far as you can (hold on to your chair and lean back a tiny bit). This loosens up the muscles along your throat, some of the tightest in the body.

C. My personal fave and guaranteed headache-killer: Turn your head as far as you can to the left without twisting your shoulders. Take your left hand, and put the palm of your hand on the back of your head, so your forehead practically touches the crook of your elbow. Gently pull your head forward (while still turned) as far as you can. You’ll feel the stretch at the base of your skull on the right side. Switch sides and repeat.

According to the Syracuse University Counseling Center, stress was first defined by Harvard physiologist Walter Cannon as the physical symptoms of the “fight or flight” response humans are pro-grammed to feel in certain situations.

Choosing flight for a few minutes—at least from your home-work or studying—can help calm you down and actually refocus. Guided relaxations can be found online at sites like huhs.harvard.edu/CWHC/CWHCrelax.html. The sites also provide calming music and images and, many times, breathing instructions. Maybe they’re cheesy, but just pop on headphones and no one will notice.

FOR MORE INFO:Guideded relaxctions: meditainment.com/free _ guided _ meditation/unwind.com/relaxation/streamingrelaxation.htmSU Counseling Center: counselingcenter.syr.edu or 443-4715


the sweet stuff in the middle

Teams to compete at Tennity

By Christina SimmonsCONTRIBUTING WRITER

Tennity Ice Pavillion usually plays host to skaters from the Syracuse Uni-versity community, but this weekend it will be filled with club hockey teams from all over Central New York.

SU’s Club Hockey team will par-ticipate in a tournament with seven other teams from Friday through Sunday. The championship game will be played Sunday at 1 p.m. at Tennity. Teams have been divided into two divisions and the leader in each group will advance to the final, Skip Myers, assistant manager at Tennity, said. Each team is guaranteed to play at least three games.

Myers said this is a big event for the Club Hockey team. The other teams participating are Binghamton, Cornell, Ithaca, Cortland, Hobart, Fredonia and Oswego.

“These are pretty much their closest competition in the area,” Myers said.

Captain Jeff Simons, a junior finance and political science major, said the event will be an opportunity for SU to showcase its team and facili-ties to the other participants.

“The goal of it was to bring in somewhat local teams to Syracuse University and Tennity Ice Pavilion,” Simons said.

The opening game will take place at Tennity on Friday at 5:30 p.m. when SU takes on Binghamton. Two games will be played that day at Tennity and another will take place at a rink in Cicero. Saturday, Syracuse will host five games and Cicero will host three.

“Overall, it really should be an awesome opportunity to show these seven other teams Syracuse Universi-ty’s campus and Tennity Ice Pavilion, which is fairly new,” Simons said.

The team practices Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and plays home games at Tennity Ice Pavilion. The ice skating facility was constructed in 2000 with the support of Marllyn and Bill Tennity. It is located on South Campus, just up the hill from Goldstein Student Center.

By Andy McCulloughSTAFF WRITER

At times, sharing a neighborhood with Syracuse students can be aggravating for Gavan Duffy.

“One year, it seemed like there was a nightclub next door,” said Duffy, an associate professor of political science.

Having lived just a few blocks from campus for more than a decade, he’s had more than a few run-ins with students. From dealing with drunken undergraduates urinating on his lawn, to watching a student try to attack a tree in the wee hours of the morning, to having his mailbox stolen by the ski team, he’s been through a lot.

“On campus, I’m treated with this sort of deference,” Duffy said. “But out here, it’s more ‘F--- you, old guy.’”

Things have been better lately though.“No one has peed in my bushes for a few years now,” Duffy said.Still, every school year new students shuffle in and out of the com-

munities that professors like Duffy have lived in for decades. Every year, neighborhood residents deal with the same problems: excess noise, irresponsible driving and a surplus of litter.

While many students do not cause trouble for their older, more domesticated neighbors, the ones that do can be a consistent distur-bance.

For Duffy, one of the biggest problems is the congestion caused by students’ cars. Parking four or five cars in a driveway intended to hold only two or three often creates an overflow that forces

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jaclyn lefkowitz | contributing photographerHUBERT BROWN, a professor in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, poses with his wife Nicci and their daughters. The family has lived on Livingston Avenue for the last six years.

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GAVAN DUFFY, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, has experienced several mishaps with students as neighbors.

Won’t you be my neighborUnique challenges arise when students and professors live together outside the classroom

“Hopefully if it’s a success this year, we plan on making this an annual event”

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Campus groups spread holiday spirit with charitable projects

By Ashley PettigrewSTAFF WRITER

With “A Christmas Carol” showing at Syracuse Stage and the Salvation Army bells ringing, students are constantly reminded that ‘tis the

season to give. There’s something about the holidays that puts people in a different mood, and many groups on campus

are using the season to help promote programs that involve students, residents of the Syracuse community and people around the world.

The Residence Hall Association, which is responsible for programming and helping to improve life in the residence halls, has teamed up with the Boys and Girls Club of Syracuse to provide gifts for children living below the poverty line.

Michael Grzelak, a sophomore policy studies and history major, is the director of educational programming for RHA and is overseeing the event, named Orange Angels. Currently Grzelak has the names of 383 children that attend Boys and Girls Club programming at one of the three centers it operates. The children range in ages from 7 to 14 years old. This is the first year of a program that Grzelak hopes to make permanent.

“It’s a way to make a difference in a kids’ life, and hopefully make their holiday just a little brighter,” he said.

Grzelak and RHA have made cards for each of the children, with their names, ages and gen-der, and are asking students to take a card and provide that child with a gift worth a minimum of $10. The gifts will then be collected and taken down to the Boys and Girls Club.

“Ideally I’d like to be able to have the kids come up here to receive their gifts,” Grzelak said. “But this program is new, so we didn’t have the opportunity to get that organized.”

Gifts can be dropped off anytime at RHA’s office, which is located above Health Services, and need to be turned in by Dec. 12.

“For anyone who has not done any sort of community service it’s really a great way to get involved,” Grzelak said. “It’s hard to realize how privileged we are up here on the Hill.”

RHA is not the only organization on cam-pus getting involved in the holiday spirit. The Alibrandi Catholic Center currently supports a refugee family from Afghanistan and has put together a giving tree with tags that bear the fam-ily members’ names. Students are asked to take a tag, buy a gift and bring it back to the center.

In previous years, the center has arranged a giving tree for many families in the Syracuse area, but this year it chose to focus on one family.

“The pastoral council and the Newman Association always try to provide opportunities to give and help our community,” said Jea-nette Vyhanek, a sophomore Spanish and fine arts major and member of the pastoral council responsible for programming at the center.

Literacy Corps, another organization on cam-pus that allows Syracuse University students to mentor and tutor children, is also joining in the charitable spirit. This year Literacy Corps is part of a family shares program through which students have the opportunities to buy gifts for members of a family, according Kate Ronan, a member of the group.

In addition to the family shares program, members have also purchased books and calen-dars to donate to students.

Hillel, unlike the other organizations above, has set up an opportunity to raise funds for people overseas, and more specifically for the Edmond and Lily Safra Children’s Hospital in Israel. This year Hillel has chosen to partner with Alpha Epsilon Phi to host a Hanukkah party to raise funds. The money raised will be used to help the hospital in its treatment of more than 60,000 patients. The hospital is the largest medical center in the Middle East, and oper-ates the Middle East Congenital Heart Center, which has sponsored groundbreaking research in heart disease.

FOR MORE INFOe-mail Michael Grzelak at [email protected].

Alexa Ainsworth, a senior broadcast jour-nalism major, has worked at the facility for the past four years.

“It’s a gorgeous facility,” Ainsworth said. “It’s too bad more people don’t use it.”

Many people are unaware of the various options Tennity has to offer. There are two ice rinks, one regulation-sized and the other a smaller side rink. The hockey team plays on the larger rink, but one of the two rinks is always available when the center is open.

“It’s a student-based facility,” Myers said. “We’re open for the students first.”

Tennity remains open seven days a week, about 355 days a year, Myers said. The rink plans specifically scheduled events and groups to attract people to the facility because it is not

located on Main Campus.“It’s not exactly a hop, skip and jump over to

the rink,” Ainsworth said. In addition to the men’s Ice Hockey Club,

Syracuse has a women’s Ice Hockey Club, Syn-chronized Skating Club and Figure Skating Club. There is also a hockey league and intra-mural broomball team that use the rinks.

Other events are scheduled to attract dif-ferent groups of people. Theme nights are dis-persed on Fridays and Saturdays throughout the year and include events such as Mini Golf, Human Bowling, Pirate Night and Hip Hop Night, Ainsworth said.

This weekend’s tournament is a big event for both the team and Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion. This is the first event of its kind at Tennity and if it attracts a decent audience, it may not be the last.

“Hopefully if it’s a success this year, we plan on making this an annual event,” Simons said.

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FACT or MythGUM STAYS IN YOUR STOMACH FOR SEVEN YEARSMYTH

For years, parents have been telling their children not to swallow gum because it stays in their stomachs, but it turns out that warn-ing won’t stick.

“Gum doesn’t take seven years to digest,

though this is a popular myth,” said gastrolo-gist Dr. Paul Rufo of Children’s Hospital in Boston. “If it did, I would see gum with every endoscopy/colonoscopy that I did.”

Rufo said gum resists complete digestion but eventually is released from the body.

“I wonder if it is one of those things that parents tell their children to keep them from doing something,” Rufo said.

—Heather Mayer, staff writer

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By Dan HubsherSTAFF WRITER

W hile Christians around the coun-try are celebrating the season by giving gifts and decorating trees, “The Nativity Story” reminds

viewers exactly how this tradition began. But even more than a biblical retelling of the events surrounding the birth of Christ, director Cath-erine Hardwicke’s interpretation is impressive as a film standing on its own.

“The Nativity Story” is actually three separate stories in one film, the central thread being of course Mary and Joseph’s journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem. Occurring at the same time are the pilgrimage of the three wise men who provide much needed comic relief (yes, biblical films can be funny!) and King Herod’s paranoia-driven search for the prophesized Messiah, who would bring about his downfall. In the end, all three of these stories converge in Bethlehem, where a certain historical figure is born.

The majority of the film’s weight falls on the shoulders of Keisha Castle-Hughes and Oscar Isaac; however, only one of them manages to support that burden. Hughes’ Mary is pitifully

bland. For most of the film it seems all she does is stare, whether it’s happily, solemnly or absent-mindedly. Meanwhile Isaac proves he’s the true star of the film, giving, dare I say, an Oscar-worthy performance. As Joseph, he elevates the character from a glorified stepfa-ther to a noble, heroic protagonist.

What’s most appealing about “The Nativity Story,” though, is it takes religious and mystical aspects of the story and places them in a firmly historical and realistic setting. This gives the filmmaker opportunities to touch upon issues the Bible doesn’t address, such as the initial

marital awkwardness of seeing a supposedly unspoiled Mary more than just a few months pregnant, how the three wise men were almost the two wise men and the tiny bit of emotional pressure that comes with giving birth to the Lord in his earthly form.

Visually speaking, the film delivers. The cinematography and special effects are impres-sive. The locations and sets were particularly eye-catching and realistic, from the tiny stone huts of Nazareth and Bethlehem, to the colorful cacophonous streets of Judea, to the gleaming Pyramids of Giza. However, the effects used for God’s appearances looked like something you’d see in an old episode of “Power Rangers.” I personally liked it better when Morgan Free-man was God.

The film is powerful and moving if you’re a devout Christian, impressive and easy to watch if you’re not. “The Nativity Story” is not the controversy-hurricane that was “The Passion of the Christ”—though the fact the 16-year-old Hughes is pregnant out of wedlock has caused a stir among many Christians. Instead, it’s an uplifting film that can appeal to anybody, even with its religious context.

“THE NATIVIT Y STORY”Directed by: Catherine HardwickeStaring: Keisha Castle-Hughes, Oscar IsaacRating: ´´´∂∂

THE NATIVITY STORY

TRAILER REVIEW“Little Children” is probably a movie that would slip under the radar for most mov-iegoers, but it holds a special significance for Syracuse University. Tom Perrotta, a

graduate of SU’s writ-ing program, wrote the novel the movie is based on and co-wrote the adapted screenplay. He is also known for writing the novel “Election,” which MTV made into a movie starring Reese Witherspoon and Mat-thew Broderick. “Little

Children” stars Kate Winslet and Jennifer Connelly in a social satire about life in the suburbs and is now playing in select cities.

—Steven Kovach, staff writer

The nativity scene comes to life in visually impressive filmWhat’s most appealing about “The Nativity Story,” though, is it takes religious and mystical aspects and places them in a firmly historical and realistic setting.

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Fans of Jon Stewart’s ‘The Daily Show’ lead a liberal revolutionBy Katherine Paster

STAFF WRITER

While journalists may be expected to report current events without a personal bias, the most popular news shows on television are designed to give their audience news updates from a specific point of view. Many Americans align their views with one of two extremes, conservative or liberal, which influence their decisions when selecting credible news sources.

Two programs representing these extremes are Jon Stewart’s “The Daily Show” on the Comedy Central Network and Bill O’Reilly’s “The O’Reilly Factor”’ on Fox. Stewart and O’Reilly butt heads on nearly every divisive political issue, with Stewart’s liberal humor sharply contrasting O’Reilly’s straight-edge conservatism. These shows discuss the same issues, but from two opposite positions, creat-ing one of the most talked-about rivalries in TV journalism.

O’Reilly said Stewart’s viewers consist of “stoned slackers” and “dopey kids” when the comedian appeared on “The O’Reilly Factor” during the 2004 presidential race.

“I mean, you’ve got stoned slackers watching your dopey show every night, OK, and they can vote,” O’Reilly snapped at Stewart for swaying young Americans with his anti-Bush agenda. “And 87 percent of them are intoxicated when

they watch.”Despite these harsh allegations, the 2004

Nielson Media Research statistics published by CNN revealed that O’Reilly’s alleged facts demeaning Stewart’s young audience couldn’t be farther from the truth.

“‘Daily Show’ viewers are 78 percent more likely than the average adult to have four or more years of college education,” Bryan Long reported on CNN.com. “O’Reilly’s audience is only 24 percent more likely to have that much schooling.”

Despite criticisms about the intelligence of his audience, Stewart has gained an audience that has become as influential on U.S. politics as O’Reilly’s conservative followers. This was evident in the November midterm elections dur-ing which youth voter turnout increased by two million people since the last election.

By appealing to their interests with humor and entertainment, Stewart has educated a generation of young Americans that are harshly criticized as being apathetic and lazy when it comes to politics. Unlike the straight-line style of most television news anchors, Stewart knows how to relate to college-aged viewers.

The response to the success of “The Daily Show” is overwhelmingly evident on college campuses around the nation where students’

political consciousness is being raised signifi-cantly. Many students are becoming increas-ingly fluent in political issues in order to fully enjoy Stewart’s jokes on the show.

Not only are shows like “The Daily Show” providing students with relevant knowledge of current events, they are inspiring a genera-tion to rebel against criticisms calling them

uninformed and disinterested in contemporary political issues. As it turns out, “The Daily Show” audience is proving knowledgeable about more than weed and beer. Apparently this generation of “stoned slackers” that laughs at beer jokes and can’t stomach conservative news is proving to be as politically savvy as its right-wing critics.

pedestrians to walk closer to oncoming traffic.“The cars are in the middle of the sidewalk

entrances, which means you have to step around them into the street when you’re walking,” he said.

Vehicles parallel-parked on the street clog up lanes for ambulances and fire trucks, Duffy said.

“This city was not designed to hold this many cars,” he said, also mentioning that too many students drive like “maniacs” and put pedestri-ans in danger.

Empty red Solo cups, crushed cans of Natu-ral Light and trash strewn on the streets, lawns and sidewalks of the neighborhoods may go unnoticed by the average student, but can be exasperating to others.

“Nothing gets under my skin more than having to clean up a beer bottle or a condom or something off my lawn,” said Harvey Teres, an associate professor in the English department who lives in the Berkeley Park area, a block

south of Euclid Avenue.Teres’ experience with students is a more

recent phenomenon, as his neighborhood has only opened up to undergraduates in the past few years. Berkley Park is traditionally a more residential area as compared to the houses closer to Euclid.

The problem is not usually the new neigh-bors, but those who flock to their homes, as parties empty out over the course of the night and steady streams of inebriated students fill the streets with their voices, Teres said.

“It can be really unpleasant at times,” said Teres, who has a three-year-old daughter.

Members of Teres’ neighborhood associa-tion have been working recently to prevent students from encroaching on their turf. As more landlords are trying to split up family homes for sale and rent them out for students, the neighborhood association is asking the landlords to try and sell them to families, as well, Teres said.

The group has even considered pooling together its own assets to buy the house and then rent it out to a family, replacing the land-lord as a middleman, Teres said.

“We haven’t had to do anything like that yet, but it is something that’s been discussed,” he said.

Still, neither Teres nor Duffy made any men-tion of moving to a new area in the near future.

Other professors, however, have fewer qualms about life in the area.

Hub Brown, chair of the broadcast journal-ism department at Newhouse, has lived with his family on Livingston Avenue for the past six years and said he never regrets the decision.

“The students we’ve had (near us) have been great neighbors,” he said.

His wife, Nicci Brown, associate vice presi-dent of marketing and interactive media at SU’s Institutional Advancement department, said weekend festivities do not bother them much.

“We don’t mind when students have parties,” she said. “We have parties at our house. I think adults often forget that we were young, too.”

The environment’s atmosphere is invigorat-ing for the couple.

“We enjoy the energy of living near the cam-pus,” Nicci Brown said, as both husband and wife noted the celebration after the basketball team’s triumph in 2003 as a high point.

As the Browns explained, not every off-cam-pus interaction between professor and student has to be a contentious one. Many students believe both professors and students should not have that

much trouble co-existing as neighbors.Living near professors has not been a prob-

lem for senior Seth Appleman, a computer sci-ence major.

“I didn’t even know professors lived around here,” said Appleman, who has lived near the Browns on Livingston for the past two years.

“I’ve never had a problem with noise or park-ing or anything,” he said.

Samantha Soto, a sophomore political science major cautioned that faculty should find out who their neighbors are before they move in.

“Professors should know what they are get-ting into if they want to live near students,” Soto said.

However, she insisted that both faculty and students have the right to a quiet neighborhood.

Reiterating that most students do not cause problems, Duffy said, “It’s important that the stu-dents take it upon themselves to police the area.”

And, make sure that no one relieves them-selves in the professor’s bushes.

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“No one has peed in my bushes for a few years now.”

Gavan DuffyPOLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR

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By Heather CrowleySTAFF WRITER

The sport of swimming offers the intriguing dichotomy of individual races fused with team competition. This unique combination makes

it hard to discern whether the sport is more individualis-tic or team-orientat-ed. Each swimmer or diver must work to improve a time

or score in their individual event which contrib-utes to the team’s overall score.

However, on Syracuse head coach Lou Walker’s team, there is no debate. Team comes first, especially this season, when 13 out of 32 members on the SU swimming and diving team are freshmen.

The Syracuse swimming team will travel to Yale to participate in the Nutmeg Invitational in New Haven, Conn., for the next three days while the diving team sets out for Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J..

The freshmen have had an instant effect on SU. On the men’s team, Alexander Taraskin holds the best Orange times in the 100, 200, 500, 1,000 and 1,650 freestyle events, all of which are in the top 25 in the Big East this season.

Katelyn Schumacher, another freshman, has

posted Big East qualifying times for six events for the women.

The team attempts to help all of the new ath-letes feel welcome at Syracuse, which for some is nearly 5,000 miles away from home. Yet Walker again tries to stress that all of the students are experiencing something together as a unit.

“They’re no different than everybody else here,” Walker said. “Somebody can be from New Jersey and be so homesick that they wind up going home. Distance doesn’t determine that. What you have is that you know that everybody, to a greater or lesser extent, is going to be homesick. That’s part of the process and one of the ways people get over it is that it’s a shared experience.”

Walker said the amount of swimmers who see the campus before coming to Syracuse Uni-versity is a mixed bag. Some come to Syracuse having never even seen the campus in person.

Taraskin, for example, came to SU from Mos-cow, Russia. Schumacher is from Irvine, Calif.

“We have kids from California, Arizona, the Pacific Northwest, Florida, Chicago, obviously the East Coast, we have Canadian kids, we have Euro-pean kids and so on and so forth,” Walker said.

It is a similar challenge with regards to the freshmen who are often attempting to transi-tion into a new coaching style from that of high school. Senior Randi Beaulieu, a native

of Toronto, remembers what it was like to be a freshman and how intimidating the process can be. Beaulieu sees the importance of extending help to the incoming swimmers on the team.

“I know when I was a freshman coming in I felt really uncomfortable,” Beaulieu said. “You feel out of place because everyone has been here and they know everybody. You try and help them out, invite them over to your house and hang out with them and stuff. You just make them feel welcome and comfortable.”

The support and familiarity that is gained over time often transitions into a more posi-tive team attitude as members understand their positions. The team structure main-tains a sense of community that reaches beyond practice in the pool.

“This year we have the most positive team that we’ve ever had,” said sophomore Sarah Manning. “I think we’re the closest we’ve ever been and every single girl has a certain part in our team. We depend on everyone equally, so it’s good. We’re going to do well.”

“We’re like a huge family,” Beaulieu said. “We all live next door to each other so I mean you have people to fall back on. If school’s not going well they’re there for your support. In the pool we give encouragement to everyone so we’re all there for each other no matter what.”

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Diverse group of freshmen made comfortable by team unity

UP NEX TWho: Nutmeg Inv’l, Rutgers Where: New Haven, Conn., Piscataway, N.J.When: Friday, Saturday

daily orange file photoSU SWIMMING AND DIVING has 13 freshman on a roster of 32 this season.

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By John ClaytonCONTRIBUTING WRITER

For 362 days of the year, the Chaminade Sil-verswords are a typical Division II college bas-ketball team, too busy battling for gym space to give much thought to the basketball world outside their tiny corner of Honolulu.

For three days every November, though, the 1,200-student Catholic school takes a seat at the apex of the college basketball world.

Chaminade has hosted the Maui Invitational since the tournament’s inception in 1984. The competition, which regularly attracts the some of the nation’s top Division I programs, has become synonymous with Chaminade’s basket-ball program and the university itself.

“This tournament is one of the first things people hear about the university in general,” Chaminade head coach Matt Mahar said. “The Maui Invitational is Chaminade, and Chami-nade is the Maui Invitational.”

Mahar’s statement has taken on a literal meaning for the university’s athletic depart-ment. The Maui Invitational provides Chami-nade with the type of name recognition that few schools of similar size or location could dream of. The publicity Chaminade garners from Maui drives the entire department and produces ben-efits that go beyond the tournament’s direct financial benefits.

“The tournament puts our name out there nationally,” Chaminade Athletic Director Kaia Hedlund said. “You can’t say it affects the women’s cross country team, but in a sense it does. It draws people to become affiliated with the university who otherwise would not.”

Mahar counts himself as one of those people. Mahar, who is in his second season as Chami-nade head coach after joining the program in 2001 as an assistant, admits he first heard of the school from watching the team play in the Maui Invitational several years ago.

Senior point guard Zach Whiting has a simi-lar story. He first heard of Chaminade in 2002 while a freshman at Feather River College in California. That November, he happened to catch Chaminade playing Massachusetts on television.

“All of a sudden two months later I got a few letters (from Chaminade),” said Whiting, a preseason nominee for the Bob Cousy Award for the best college point guard, regardless of level. “Before anybody even talked to me I wanted to go. For me to be guaranteed three years in Maui was a huge draw.”

Less than a year later, Whiting played his first game at Chaminade in the 2003 Maui Invi-tational against Big East stalwart Villanova. He defended current NBA guard and 2006 Big East Player of the Year Randy Foye in Chaminade’s upset of the Wildcats. That win marked the last time the Silverswords won a game in the Invi-tational. It was just the team’s fourth victory in the tournament since its creation.

“It’s everybody’s dream to come in and get that big upset,” Mahar said. “Maui is a huge recruiting tool for us.”

No Chaminade victory is more noteworthy than the Silverswords’ defeat of top-ranked Virginia and the Cavaliers’ All-American cen-ter Ralph Sampson in 1982. That win sparked a media frenzy and inspired the idea for an annual tournament in Hawaii to be hosted by Chaminade. Two years later, the Maui Invita-tional became a reality.

“It’s definitely an honor for us,” Mahar said. “I think over the years it has built up to be the best in-season tournament in the country.”

Despite the allure of a potential upset, though, playing at Chaminade is not without its drawbacks. A lack of athletic scholarships and the remote access to the Hawaiian Islands make Chaminade a tough sell for many recruits. In fact, the Maui Invitational hosts do not even

have their own basketball arena on campus. Instead, the Silverswords, who finished atop the Pacific West Conference last season with an overall record of 19-9, practice and play their games in a nearby high school gym. Players are able to use the facility only during allotted practice time slots.

It’s no wonder then that the team and the entire campus relish their early season depar-ture from obscurity. The basketball team’s involvement in the Maui Invitational galvanizes the Chaminade student body, if only for a week. The university arranges charter flights for stu-dents or faculty who wish to make the pilgrim-age to Maui in hopes of watching Chaminade play the role of Cinderella once more.

For 23 years, the allure of visiting paradise and playing elite competition has made the Maui Invitational a consistent draw for the nation’s elite teams. North Carolina, Duke, UCLA and Kentucky, among many others, have all made multiple visits to Maui. As the seasons and teams come and go, though, tiny Chami-nade remains the tournament’s constant, as much a tradition as the competition itself.

As for this year’s invitational, Chaminade finished winless for the third straight season, losing to DePaul, Oklahoma and eventual tour-nament champion UCLA. As is the case every year, a winless campaign in Maui does not mean all is lost for Chaminade. The experience and name recognition Chaminade gains from the Invitational goes far beyond what a score-board can tell.

“It’s just great for our kids to have this oppor-tunity,” Hedlund said. “Just seeing the team play so well is a tremendous source of pride for the entire university.”

ACC DominanceThe ACC/Big Ten Challenge is supposed to

be a competitive showcase between two of the

nation’s top conferences. For the eighth straight season, though, the series proved not much of a challenge for the crew from the Atlantic Coast.

The ACC won this year’s series, 8-3, punctu-ated by No. 7 North Carolina’s 98-89 upset of third-ranked Ohio State Wednesday night. The Big Ten has still never defeated the ACC in the challenge since the competition’s inception in 1999.

This Week’s BMOCThis week’s award goes to Butler guard A.J

Graves. Graves led the Bulldogs on a Cinder-ella run to the preseason National Invitational Tournament title earlier this week, dropping 26 points in the tournament finale against Gon-zaga. The junior guard averaged 22.3 ppg during an improbable tournament run in which Butler defeated Notre Dame, Indiana, Tennessee and Gonzaga.

One day after securing the NIT, Graves played 48 minutes and netted 26 more points in a double overtime victory over Kent State. Behind Graves, Butler has climbed into the top 25, com-ing into this week ranked 19th in the nation.

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Chaminade basks in opportunity to host Maui Invitational“The tournament puts our name out there nationally. You can’t say it affects the women’s cross country team, but in a sense it does. It draws people to become affiliated with the university who otherwise would not.”

Kaia HedlundCHAMINADE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

SYRACUSECoach: Jim Boeheim, (31st season, 733-253)Career record: 733-253 (31 seasons)Boeheim has been criticized in the national media for a “cupcake” schedule. Tonight he tries to prove them wrong.

15 SYRACUSE VS. 17 WICHITA STATE 7 P.M. AT THE CARRIER DOME

WRIGHT BRAEUER

Wright is developing into his own as SU’s point guard. Braeuer isn’t much of an offensive threat, although he takes care of the ball.

DEVENDORF OGIRRI NICHOLS COUISNARD ROBERTS MARTIN WATKINS THOMASSON

This will be a battle of 3-point shooters. Ogirri nails almost half of his 3-point attempts and Devendorf is always willing to go head-to-head in a 3-point duel.

Couisnard is another out-side marksman. Nichols likes the wing, too. These two small forwards will both stick on the perimeter.

WICHITA STATECoach: Mark Turgeon, (7th season, 116-76)Career record: 141-105 (9 seasons)The 2005-06 Missouri Valley Coach of the Year is looking for his first marquee win as a ranked team.

Both SU and WSU will count on their power forwards to lead the rebounding effort. Despite Roberts’ height, Martin takes up space in the paint. This will be a good matchup to watch.

As Watkins is adjusting to a facemask, Thomasson is adjusting to WSU. He transferred from Colorado State and has assumed the pivot.

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PREDICTIONSZach BermanSyracuse 81 Wichita State 75

Matt GelbWichita State 76Syracuse 72

Mark MedinaSyracuse 68Wichita State 66

SYRACUSE STATISTICSPLAYER PPG RPG APGDemetris Nichols 16.6 5.4 1.3Eric Devendorf 15.0 2.9 4.4Paul Harris 12.3 7.9 2.3Josh Wright 10.3 2.3 5.1Terrence Roberts 7.9 8.9 1.9Darryl Watkins 6.8 4.2 0.8Matt Gorman 5.6 1.6 0.4Andy Rautins 4.4 2.4 0.9Mike Jones 2.8 0.5 0.3Devin Brennan-McBride 0.7 0.7 0.0

WICHITA STATE STATISTICSPLAYER PPG RPG APGKyle Wilson 12.4 5.6 1.8Sean Ogirri 12.2 2.2 1.2PJ Couisnard 12.0 5.8 3.8Ryan Martin 11.8 7.2 0.6Karon Bradley 8.2 2.6 1.6Phillip Thomasson 6.2 5.0 0.4Gal Mekel 4.4 0.6 1.2Matt Braeuer 2.8 2.2 3.6Ryan Bradley 1.5 1.0 0.0Chris Brown 1.5 0.0 0.0Wendell Preadom 1.0 2.2 1.2


By Matt LevinSTAFF WRITER

The Syracuse women’s basketball team snapped a three-game losing streak Tuesday with a 66-49 rout of Colgate. But after a 46-point first half, the team managed just 20 points in the latter half of the game. It is a trend that has

followed the short-handed Orange all year and it appears SU will have to battle exhaustion throughout its

entire schedule if it hopes to have a successful season.

A huge test for Syracuse’s endurance begins Saturday when the Orange face opponents on back-to-back afternoons during the Brown Classic in Providence, R.I. SU will play Rhode Island at 3 p.m. on Saturday and either Brown or UC Davis on Sunday.

Injuries have forced SU’s starting five to play an average of 30 minutes a game, and with walk-ons primarily subbing in for the starters, it appears the lack of depth on this young and bedraggled Orange has resulted in the team’s recent second half failures.

In Tuesday’s win, Syracuse topped 60 points for the second time all season—the other time being SU’s only previous win, when it tallied 72 points against Cornell. However, the 20-point second half was the team’s lowest scoring output in a half since putting up 18 points in the second half against Lehigh on Nov. 19.

Syracuse women’s basketball coach Quen-tin Hillsman brought a fast tempo, high-intensity offense to the squad when he was hired in October. Consequently, it was not easy for Hillsman to admit the reason for the team’s second half struggles—players were running out of gas at the end of games.

“We don’t focus on (fatigue) because we can’t use it as an excuse, but it’s one of our deficiencies,” Hillsman said. “We have deficiencies as a team and if you go down the list one of them is going to be depth and one of them is going to be our fatigue factor as we start playing in the late parts of these games.”

Huge drops in shooting percentage during the second half have become a theme through-out Syracuse’s season. It seems a strong start will be necessary for the team to overcome the second-half fatigue that likely will plague them for the rest of the season.

Hillsman expects, at least for now, to keep coaching with an undermanned bench throughout the year. He mentioned progress

has been made with the five injured scholar-ship players and some are shooting again. However, none of the hurt players are cleared to participate in contact drills.

The Orange showed the power of a solid start against Colgate. SU finished the first half with a season-high 46 points and took a 21-point lead to halftime, making Syracuse’s 20-point second half seem inconsequential.

“We were kind of tired out there a little bit near the end of the game,” Syracuse guard Nicole Michael said. “But because we had so much of a lead it was basically an automatic win.”

Michael, who has lead the team in scoring the past four games, blamed poor defense and a lack of focus for the breakdowns in the game’s final minutes during the three-game losing streak. The team had not lost by more than seven points during that stretch.

Syracuse guard Mary Joe Riley acknowl-edged the difficulty she and the other starters have had adjusting to having a playing time of close to 30-plus minutes each game. Still, she knows with few options available on the side-line that she must keep trying to go full speed after a half-hour of running up and down the court.

“It can get winded at time but that’s just everybody,” Riley said. “Anybody can get winded playing the game. But we have to stay strong and keep competing and playing hard.”

Syracuse’s short bench soon will have to handle the intensity of the Big East conference. This weekend’s consecutive games should fore-shadow whether the Orange will wear out once January rolls around, bringing with it the core of the Big East schedule.

“I guess the main thing is just try to do what you can and keep people fresh,” Hillsman said. “Just try to control the tempo a little better this weekend, and try to make sure we keep everyone going.”

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Back-to-back games will test depleted Orange roster

UP NEX TWho: Brown ClassicWhere: Providence, R.I.When: Saturday, 2 p.m.Sunday, 1 or 3 p.m.

daily orange file photoSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL has played with a short bench all season due to five injured players.

“We have deficiencies as a team and if you go down the list one of them is going to be depth and one of them is going to be our fatigue factor as we start playing in the late parts of these games.”

Quentin HillsmanSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH

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2. Use height advantageWichita State normally starts a small lineup with forward Kyle Wilson as the only big man at 6-foot-8-inches. All the other starters are listed 6-foot-5-inches or shorter.

SU center Darryl Watkins and forwards Terrence Roberts, Demetris Nichols and Paul Harris should take advantage of that height disparity.

All four have helped in the rebounding effort this year but inconsistently. Harris recorded 11 and 12 rebounds against St. Francis (N.Y.) and Northeastern, respectively. Roberts grabbed 13 boards in each of those two games.

Harris has mainly contributed on the glass while still developing as a scoring threat.

“(SU assistant coach) Mike Hopkins keeps telling me that’s my game,” Harris said. “I want to go in there, rebound and go with it. It takes heart. It’s not even skill. You just have to have a lot of heart.”

Roberts only had four rebounds against Char-lotte and Holy Cross. Watkins, who returned Monday from a nose injury, had seven and eight rebounds against Holy Cross and Texas El-Paso, respectively.

Nichols had only two impressive rebounding efforts with eight and seven rebounds against Charlotte and Canisius, respectively.

“We should out rebound any team who plays small like that,” Boeheim said. “They are going to handle the ball better (and) shoot better.”

3. Avoid foul troubleBoeheim argued foul trouble from Roberts and Nichols served as a reason why SU allowed Holy Cross to come back in the second half.

He also argued fatigue might’ve factored in since the Orange played a game two days earlier. Now with four days of rest, that shouldn’t be an issue. But foul trouble sure can.

Nichols and Roberts sat out within the first seven minutes of the second half after each picked up their fourth fouls. That allowed Holy Cross to come back within strik-ing distance as SU lacked two key defenders.

“We started playing the same way in the sec-ond half but whistles started blowing,” Boeheim said. “So we have to be able to adjust to that. We got in huge foul trouble. That was the difference in the half.”

SU recorded 21 fouls. Wichita State’s 68 per-cent free-throw shooting isn’t impressive but it did go 7-of-8 against LSU. In a game that could be decided in single digits, free throws and offensive fouls could make the difference.

SU must start becoming better used to the increased hand-check fouls and palming calls.

“We haven’t played as well as we could play,” Wright said. “Not nearly. There’s a lot of things we didn’t display (Monday) or any other night. The mistakes we made are good for us. We just have to learn from it.”

By Mark MedinaSTAFF WRITER

Wichita State’s already carried its Sweet 16 success last year into victories over then-No. 6 Louisiana State and George Mason, both Final Four teams in March.

An SU loss to the No. 17 Shockers at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Carrier Dome would be even less shocking, as “mid-majors” are shedding that label.

“It doesn’t matter who you play, they can beat you,” SU head coach Jim Boeheim said. “College basketball is very, very difficult. You have to be ready to play. You’ve got to bring your best game every night.”

If you still want to call it an upset, or simply a loss, No. 15 Syracuse (7-0) must do three things to avoid one from Wichita State (5-0):

3 WAYS SYRACUSE CAN AVOID AN UPSET

UP NEX TWho: Wichita StateWhere: Carrier DomeWhen: 7 p.m.Channel: ESPNU

joey baker | staff photographerTERRENCE ROBERTS leads Syracuse with nearly nine rebounds per game this season, but he brought in only four rebounds against Holy Cross on Monday.

No. 17 Wichita State enters the Dome as one of the hottest teams in the nation

INSIDE BASKETBALLPregame graphicsPosition-by-position matchups, stats breakdown and beat writer predictions

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Test of endurance Riddled with injuries, the Syracuse women’s basketball team plays on consecutive days this weekend.

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1. Play with urgencySU guard Eric Devendorf said last week he and his teammates thought they could come off the court with a win even with lacking urgency.Orange forward Demetris Nichols acknowledged SU’s next two games against undefeated Wichita State and Oklahoma State could help Syracuse shed that complacency.

“Those are the kind of games we need,” said Boeheim. “We played some tough games already. But that will certainly be a great chal-lenge for us. Hopefully we’ll be ready for that.”

Syracuse displayed encouraging signs of a better start Monday. It perfected its man-

to-man defense by forcing 14 turnovers and limiting Holy Cross to 30.8 percent shooting in the first half. The Orange held as much as an 18-point lead. Although the lead shrunk, the strong start allowed SU not to have to play catch up.

LSU experienced something similar as it held an 11-point advantage before the Shockers went on a 16-5 run to close the first half.

“We’re going to have to come here and play with a sense of urgency that they can beat us,” SU guard Josh Wright said. “We’re going to have to play our game. When we play our game I don’t think anyone can beat us.”

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Dinosaur Bar-B-Que to reopen today after hundreds catch airborne virusBy Eric Meyers

DESIGN EDITOR

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que will re-open today after a three-day closure due to health concerns. The popular restau-rant voluntarily closed on Thursday after more than 250 people called the Onondaga County Health Depart-ment to report sickness as a result of food consumed at the restaurant. There are now well more than 600 reported cases.

The exact agent, nor its source is known, but it is likely viral, said Health Commissioner Cynthia Mor-

row during a press conference Friday. This means the virus spread through air particles that came in contact with the food. Improper hygiene is not at fault, since the virus spreads through the air, and is contagious.

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que owner, John Stage, said he will definitely re-open the restaurant today.

“We’re re-sanitizing everything from head to toe,” he said. “We’re cleaning out air vents. We’re doing everything physically possible. The biggest step we did was close it down, just to stop any more people giving

each other any type of virus.”The restaurant has also thrown

out all of its prepared food, because it had been exposed to the contaminated air. Since the virus was airborne, and not in the food, the unopened food is still safe, Morrow said.

Gastrointestinal viruses, like the one suspected here, often result in vomiting or diarrhea. The vomit can be “aerosolized,” meaning particles can enter the air, Morrow said. This causes it to become contagious.

Ken Stigner, a sophomore elemen-tary education major, said he is glad

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que is reacting this way.

“Thank god they do a good job and take as many precautions as pos-sible,” he said.

Samantha Soto, a sophomore political science major, said she loves

the food, and will eventually return to Dinosaur Bar-B-Que.

“I don’t think I’ll order for the time being, but I won’t stop altogether,” she said. “Even after the E. Coli scare, I still eat broccoli. I won’t let it deter

“We’re re-sanitizing everything from head to toe. We’re cleaning out air vents. We’re doing everything physically possible.”

John StageDINOSAUR BAR-B-QUE OWNER

The gender

gapCultural preconceptions influence choice of professional fields

illustration by evan reiser | art director

By Eddie JacovinoSTAFF WRITER

In January 2005, then-President Lawrence Summers of Harvard University cited gender differ-ences as a reason why men dom-inate math and science fields.

His statements created controver-sy and led to his eventual resignation, but the question remained as to why men are traditionally associated with some fields and women with others.

Administrators at Syracuse Uni-

versity said the reason is cultural — while there are differences between the genders, males and females are raised believing certain professional fields are acceptable for one gender before the other.

“Men and women have different learning styles,” said Sue Corieri, director of enrollment management for the School of Information Studies. “But it’s not a quality issue; it’s not better or worse.”

The two most popular undergradu-

ate fields for both genders are business and the social sciences, according to a 2005 study by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Engineering and information sci-ences are very popular among men, while education and health-related sciences are popular among women, the report stated.

At SU, student enrollment in these fields reflects cultural norms, but recent statistics show a trend towards gender equality, which administra-

tors said is the result of both changes in the greater society and efforts made by the university.

Nationally, engineering schools average 12 to 13 percent women, said

Associate Dean Can Isik of the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science.

In 2005, however, 16 percent of SEE GENDER PAGE 1

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“Men and women have different learning styles. But it’s not a quality issue; it’s not better or worse.”

Sue CorieriDIRECTOR OF ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT FOR IST

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Hussein’s lawyers lodge appeal against sentenceSaddam Hussein’s lawyers have appeal against sentenceSaddam Hussein’s lawyers have appeal against sentencelodged an appeal against his death sentence for crimes against humanity, according to court offi -cials. THE APPEAL WAS LODGED ONLY TWO DAYS BEFORE THE DEADLINE IS TO EXPIRE AND A MONTH AFTER THE SENTENCE WAS IMPOSED, and will be reviewed by a panel of nine judges. Saddam Hussein was sentenced to death over the killing of 148 people in the mainly Shi’a town of Dujail in 1982. Many human rights groups view the verdict as fl awed.

Chile’s Pinochet needs further heart surgery Chile’s former military leader Gen. further heart surgery Chile’s former military leader Gen. further heart surgery Augusto Pinochet, who was recent-ly indicted over two 1973 deaths and put under house arrest, needs further surgery AFTER HIS HEART ATTACK according to doctors at his Santiago hospital. Doctors say PINOCHET IS IN CRITICAL CON-DITION after an initial intervention to widen a blood vessel following an acute heart attack Sunday morn-ing. While Pinochet was in power from 1973 to 1990, more than 3,000 people were killed or “dis-appeared.” He is also accused of dozens of human rights violations, but has yet to face trial due to his poor health.

Ethiopia, Somalian Union of Islamic Courts hold talksEthiopia’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Tekeda Alemu and representa-tives of Somalia’s Union of Islamic Courts have held direct talks in Djibouti DESPITE APPEARING ON THE VERGE OF WAR. Ethiopia explained its policy of backing Somalia’s transitional govern-ment against the Islamists and representatives from neighboring nations also participated in the talks, as well as Kenya’s ambassa-dor to Somalia. In the past month, the two sides have clashed—the Islamists have pledged to force Ethiopian troops out of Somalia—though Ethiopia said it has held several meetings with the Union of Islamic Courts in an attempt to resolve differences. Previously, there had been fears that the spo-radic clashes between the two groups would escalate to an all-out war, and THERE IS NO INDICA-TION OF WHAT MESSAGE WAS COMMUNICATED to the Islamists in Djibouti.

T O D AY ’ S E V E N T S12 to 1 p.m. A workshop presentation titled “On Being a Radical Activist,” the fi rst of the Brown Bag Luncheon Series, “Imagine: A World of Difference,” will be presented today. It is spon-sored by the Cultural Foundations of Education, the Disability Law and Policy Program of the College of Law, the Center on Human Poli-cy, Law, and Disability Studies and the School of Education. For more information contact Rebecca Russo at 443-2926 or [email protected].

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An accident occurred Saturday when a Dorian’s Pizza delivery truck hit the passenger side of a silver Chevrolet Equinox, flipping it over.

SUV flips over after collision with food delivery truck

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By Melanie HickenASST. NEWS EDITOR

A sport utility vehicle was flipped upside down after it and another car collided on the corner of Ostrom Avenue and University Place Satur-day at about 9:30 p.m.

The accident occurred when the driver of a white Dorian’s Pizza deliv-ery truck hit the passenger side of a silver Chevrolet Equinox occupied by a driver and passenger, causing it to flip.

The Syracuse Fire Department,

Syracuse Police Department, SU Public Safety, Syracuse Ambulance and Syracuse University Ambulance arrived at the scene, blocking off the street.

No one appeared to be seriously injured, said Lindsay Smith, a junior political science major. Smith said she saw the driver of the Chevrolet get out of the car on his own and his passenger appeared to be OK after she was helped out of the car by a passer-by. She was then taken into an ambulance.

The SUV appeared to be totaled, while the van had less extensive damage.

More than 100 Syracuse Uni-versity students and spectators, presumably from the SU men’s bas-ketball game, gathered around the scene of the accident minutes after it occurred.

Who was at fault in the accident is up in the air, as witnesses offered contradicting explanations.

The delivery truck driver paced around the scene visibly distressed.

“I was coming down the hill,” he said, describing his drive down Ostrom Avenue towards Euclid Avenue. “(The Chevrolet) came at me out of the park,” he said, adding the vehicle had come the wrong way out of a one-way street.

“She was screaming,” The deliv-ery truck driver said of the Chev-rolet’s passenger. “She was upside down in there. I felt so bad.”

The crowd disappeared by 11 p.m. The SUV was towed and the major pieces of glass were cleaned up.

By Ashley SmithCONTRIBUTING WRITER

A small but appreciative crowd gath-ered in front of the Hendricks Chapel steps to watch a red ribbon ceremony and partake in a moment of silence for the World AIDS Day Ceremony Friday afternoon.

Rev. Thomas Wolfe, dean of Hen-dricks, addressed the crowd for an opening prayer.

“It is important for us to remember that this issue isn’t a comfortable issue, and so the weather becomes a metaphor for us,” he said under a gray sky. “We have gathered here to remember those who have died from AIDS, those living with HIV/AIDS and to reclaim our goal that future generations will not face this disease without a cure.”

In 2006, 4.3 million people were infected with HIV/AIDS, Wolfe said.

“In addition to killing people, it kills hope,” he said.

A moment of silence followed as members of the Office of Residence Life Civic Engagement Committee stood on the steps of Hendricks hold-ing a large, symbolic red ribbon.

All were invited to participate in a World AIDS Day reflection inside the chapel following the red ribbon ceremony.

“HIV/AIDS is largely becoming an issue of breaking the silence, and hav-ing conversation,” Wolfe said, who mediated the reflection discussion.

Topics ranged from modern fam-ily ideals to the diversity of cultures struggling with AIDS.

“AIDS is truly global,” a partici-pant said. “It’s not just in Africa, and people need to realize it is a problem in America, too.”

A major component of the reflec-tion was the need to accept and embrace sexuality.

“I was talking about dental dams in the Schine atrium today, and peo-ple were almost afraid to approach the table,” said second-year Residence Director Jenn Koslovsky. “College students usually tend to be more open

By Darren BendaSTAFF WRITER

The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry recently introduced a new bioprocess engineering major, which is the first and only program of its kind in the Northeast.

The new major led the faculty of paper science and engineering program to change its title to the faculty of paper science and biopro-cess engineering program in order to incorporate the new major. This change began in the beginning of the

fall semester. “The main difference between

the paper science and engineering major and the paper and bioprocess engineering program is that the paper and bioprocess engineering program will look at expanding the paper industry by using wood etha-nol,” said Gary Scott, professor and associate chair of the faculty of paper and bioprocess engineering. “If we can make a fairly natural liquid fuel while making paper through biopro-cess engineering, then we can benefit from the renewable resources in our

environment.”The new engineering major will

train students to work in the emerg-ing bioprocess and biofuel indus-tries. Students in the new program will learn how to produce energy from environmentally sustainable resources.

“The students who participate in the program will master a variety of subjects that are found in the paper engineering science and chemical engineering program,” Scott said. “But the main difference is that stu-dents will focus their studies on the

use of wood and other renewable biomass materials that will replace petroleum in industrial processes.”

Students will use ESF’s program to develop technology to produce new means of bioprocesses.

“The students will learn and work with new technology that will pro-duce the bioprocessing of ethanol, polymers and other chemicals that have traditionally been produced from fossil fuels in our environ-ment,” Scott said.

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T here has been an expansive range of quality speakers this year at Syra-cuse University.

Former Vice President Al Gore’s address at the Landmark Theatre was the high-water mark.

The College Republican’s decision that Ann Coulter was a good representative of modern youth conservatism was at the other end of the spectrum.

As the 2006 speaking circuit winds down for the holidays, I think it’s appropriate to set some goals for the year to come. I’ve picked five successful and admirable individuals who are capable of stimulating the minds on this campus and will hopefully be brought to the Hill in 2007.

Colin PowellThe former secretary of state and coveted

general would be an ideal candidate to send off the graduating class of ’07. He appeals to a range of groups on campus from the African-American community to Army ROTC, but his influence is clearly widespread. As the first black secretary of state, he has insight on the buildup to the Iraq War and can share an unparalleled perspective on the current presidential administration.

He is a remarkable speaker, said Adam Scharfberg, University Union co-director of speakers. Scharfberg also noted that “since I’ve been here they (the administration) have really been pushing diversity.”

Jon StewartBeyond his hysterical, witty humor, Stew-

art is also one of the most influential people in campus life today. Many students obtain their news from his mock-news program “The Daily Show.” Any man with the abil-ity to make apathetic college students care about the news is an ideal choice.

The only problem is, due to his hectic schedule, Stewart is currently seeking $250,000 for a speaking appearance, accord-ing to Scharfberg. And because of the per-semester funding system for UU, the comedian would be difficult to secure.

Former Justice Sandra Day O’ConnorOne of the most influential women of

the twentieth century, the former Supreme Court justice has some time on her hands following her recent retirement. She fought sexism throughout her career and rose to the nation’s highest court, where she was the

deciding vote in many important court deci-sions over the past 25 years.

Thomas L. Freidman The New York Times columnist always

offers an individual view on the hefty topics he tackles. Beyond his obvious appeal to the Newhouse sect, his theory for turning college campuses green would thrill the Environmental Science and Forestry student body. This man is incomparably intelligent and epitomizes unpartisan, opinionated writing.

Jack WelchThe former CEO of General Electric is

the model for the majority of the Whitman school. He increased the value of his com-pany by $400 billion in two decades at the helm. A speech about his uncanny approach to business would be a real opportunity for anyone who likes money. And he is very much on the speaking circuit.

UU receives its budget for spring 2007 today and hopefully it will be enough to get one of these Americans to come to our campus. Landing a big name could become a reality if UU received yearly funding from the Student Association.

“Our hands are tied because we have no money to do it,” UU President Clarence Cross III said. “Students are truly losing out.”

Despite this obstacle, Scharfberg assured me he would still aggressively try to grab the most diverse and influential speakers possible. Hopefully he can manage to find a bargain and bring in someone of mass appeal and importance like former Vice President Al Gore.

Oh wait, he was already here.

Matt Reilly is a featured columnist whose columns appear Mondays in The Daily

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Five speakers that should be brought to Syracuse University next year

M AT T R E I L LY

the reilly nation

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It was my freshman year at the Syracuse University bookstore. I plopped my books down and the woman behind the desk asked, “Are you an athlete?” When I told her no, she said, “Well, then that’s your line over there.”

This is in response to Zachary Cummings’ Nov.15 column, “SU athletes deserve their special privileges.” Don’t get me wrong, I know plenty of athletes on campus and I respect their contributions.

On the other hand, I have non-athlete friends and I respect their contributions that aren’t recognized on the field. I have friends who work two jobs, take 18 credits and help their parents pay for tuition. You’re going to tell me they don’t deserve free meals, too? Half of the athletes don’t even get time on the field, yet they get all these privileges.

So athletes get free books. But to make other students wait in that 20-30 minute line while athletes are exempt is not fair. Why does someone’s talent separate them from the rest of the student body?

When the majority of athletes don’t make it to the professional level, will they not have to wait in line to buy things? It’s just not the real world. Everyone should be rewarded for the hard work they do, whether it’s football, leading a club, going to class everyday, working two jobs or struggling to pay tuition.

Cummings said, “They are being rewarded

for their extraordinarily discipline and hard work.” Where are the rewards for that person who’s taking 18 credits to graduate early because they can’t afford another year? Or the person who’s juggling their clubs with classes, jobs and maintaining their grade point aver-age? How do we define “hard work” and who “deserves special privileges?”

Blair BullockSOPHOMORE UNDECLARED MAJOR IN THE

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Athletes’ perks unfair

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graduates from ECS were women, according to a report released by the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment.

But simply being above the national average isn’t satisfactory, Isik said.

ECS hosts events such as “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day” every year, and encourages women to take math and science classes in local high schools, said Kathleen Joyce, admissions director for ECS.

Many women aren’t drawn to engineering until they are already at SU, Isik said.

“To even get (females) to think about engi-neering is a high school advising issue,” he said.

This year’s ECS incoming class is about 20 per-cent women, Isik said. That figure is expected to increase before graduation because of the current retention rates among men and women.

Thirty-four percent of the students enrolled in IST are women, according to an Information Studies report. This year’s freshman class is 41 percent female.

IST tries to hire a balanced faculty to create a welcoming environment for female students, Corieri said.

Clubs such as Women in Technology promote interest in the community by planning days to bring females on tours of the college, said club President Fatima Espinoza, a second-year graduate student in information management.

On a recent trip to New York City, Corieri said she only had enough time for one recruit-ing visit and chose an all female school.

Any time there is an underrepresented popu-lation, the IST admissions office puts additional effort into attracting members of that popula-tion, she said.

“If we weren’t sensitive to that, then we wouldn’t be effectively influencing the profes-sion,” Corieri said.

In other cases, society seems to be challeng-ing the gender bias on its own.

The number of men interested in teaching is increasing, especially in elementary education, said Laurie Deyo, admissions coordinator at the

School of Education.But in 2005, only 17 percent of graduates were

men, according the OIRA report.“Traditionally, education has been a gen-

dered field,” said Dean Douglas Biklen. “The culture has, in effect, said ‘this is women’s work.’”

Incoming classes have increased from 16 to 20 percent men in the past three years, accord-ing to a report from SOE.

“Families are letting go a little bit more,” Deyo said. Parents are more accepting of their son becoming a teacher, and the societal stigma is fading, he said.

Many high schools have introduced pro-grams where students can become part of the elementary teaching process, she said. This gets men thinking about education at a younger age.

Men who want to teach aren’t being laughed at anymore, Deyo said.

Fields in the College of Human Services and Health Professions are subject to the traditional association of women within the domestic sphere, said HSHP Dean Diane Murphy.

Currently, the notion is being challenged by the fact that more women are entering the work-place, Murphy said. This disrupts the tradition-al gender roles and makes formerly domestic duties, such as childcare, professional.

Some HSHP fields, especially sports manage-ment, are relatively new, and not necessarily subject to traditional inequality, Murphy said.

While enrollment in HSHP is 82 percent women, according to a report, the sports man-agement program is about 70 percent men and hospitality management is balanced, she said.

One problem is men rise to the top of non-tradi-tional professions faster than women do, Murphy said. This contradicts the cultural perception that women are more adept at these roles.

The NCES study showed one year after receiving a bachelor’s degree, men’s average salaries are greater than women’s, regardless of the field.

“Starting salary — that’s a serious issue,” Corieri said. “You’re kind of on a level playing field, you’d think.”

In business, these figures relate to the con-cept of the glass ceiling, which meant women couldn’t rise above a certain level in manage-

ment, said Clint Tankersley, associate dean of undergraduate programs at the Whitman School of Management.

The glass ceiling has been disappearing in the past 10 years, Tankersley said. He cited Carly Fiorina, the former president and CEO of Hewlett-Packard.

Female students also hold leadership posi-tions in many of Whitman’s student groups, he said. In fact, the presidents of nine undergradu-ate groups within the school are women, accord-ing to a pamphlet at the visitor center.

Study results of the starting salaries of gradu-ates with bachelor’s degrees in other fields were flawed, however, according to Isik and others.

The study grouped engineering, math and the hard sciences to show that men in these fields make on average about $10,000 more than women one year after graduation.

However, men are more concentrated than women in engineering when compared to math and the sciences, and engineering jobs tend to pay more, Isik said.

Pay differences for men and women who have a bachelor’s degree in history are unreliable because those people are typically not working in the historical fields, said Craige Champion, chair of the history department.

Business and the social sciences, fields that are popular among men and women at the national level, are similar at SU, but still show a slight male dominance.

Numbers of women interested in manage-ment were high in the ‘80s, dropped in the ‘90s and are increasing again, said Russell Hamil-ton, associate dean of undergraduate recruiting at Whitman.

Currently, it seems businesses are extremely interested in women, he said. As a result, women are interested in pursuing business.

As far as gender and enrollment are con-cerned, the numbers are going in the right direction, Tankersley said. And Whitman is not interfering.

In 2005 at SU, 52 percent of graduates in the social sciences were women. The majors included in this category are anthropology, economics, geography, international relations, political science and sociology.

Adding history to that group brings the number to exactly 50 percent each for men and women who graduated from SU in 2005.

The strong male bias in history is because classes still focus primarily on politics and warfare, Champion said. One of the most popu-lar classes in the program is military history, which attracts a large amount of men.

“History — until a century ago, men shaped it,” he said.

The attraction of history for men has affected the faculty as well, Champion said. Only six of the 22 professors in his department are women, and female professors are in such high demand that competing schools often give them better offers.

Cultural notions of gender roles in other fields, such as education, human services and management, seem to be changing and moving towards more balance between the sexes.

The conclusions of SU faculty show notions of male and female professions are determined by culture.

“Inclinations about naturalized interest are socially contrived,” Murphy said.

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BY THE NUMBERSGENDER DISTRIBUTION OF 2005 SU GRADUATESPercentage of males and females in eachCONCENTRATION MALES FEMALESManagement 54 46Social sciences and history 50 50Education 30 70Information studies 77 23HSHP 13 87

Source: Office of Institutional Research and Assessment

NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF BACHELOR’S DEGREESPercentage of total males or femalesFIELD OF STUDY MALES FEMALESBusiness 25.1 18.5 Education 4.6 11.4 Social sciences and history 11.5 9.3 Health professions and related sciences 2.2 8.6 Computer and information sciences 5.7 1.6 Engineering 11.0 1.8 Other 25.1 31.5

Source: National Center for Education Statistics, from 2001

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Employees, retirees donate $57,000 through local United Way as part of annual campaign“The people of this community have a real commitment to the community they live in. They care not only about the natural environment around them, but the social environment in which they live.”

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By Brian HaydenSTAFF WRITER

The spirit of giving is in full swing at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry this holiday season.

Last week, ESF President Neil Murphy pre-sented the United Way of Central New York with a $57,000 donation from the school’s faculty and staff as part of the annual charitable campaign organized by the State Employees Federated Appeal.

The donation was presented last week along with a small money tree prepared by the school’s news and publication department, said Mark Hill, coordinator of the campaign and ESF’s senior financial aid advisor.

The tree was plastered with paper money on which Murphy’s face was glued. The money was appropriately donned, “Murphy dollars.”

The tree symbolized the school’s commit-ment to the environment, Murphy said.

Murphy trumpeted the fact that the money

raised this year surpassed both the total amount raised for last year and the targeted amount of money for this year.

“Our faculty, staff and retirees did an extraordinary job this year,” he said. “They are very compassionate people.”

ESF employees have participated in the charitable event for many years.

“The participation from previous campaigns has been one of the biggest factors we had in the campaign’s growth,” Hill said. “This campaign practically ran itself this year.”

The SEFA program was established to pro-mote and enable state employee giving to the less fortunate, said Craig Collie, Central New York SEFA coordinator for the United Way.

Collie clarified not all the money raised goes specifically to the United Way. Rather, state employees donate to the organization of his or her choice. Donations are then processed and distributed through the United Way, which man-ages the Central New York SEFA campaign.

“The state employees designate to whoever they want to give to,” Collie said.

Fritz Diddle, public relations and communi-cations associate for the United Way, expressed deep gratitude for ESF’s efforts.

“We are extremely appreciative of (ESF), of the United Way through SEFA and of Dr. Murphy’s leadership and show of support,” Diddle said.

This year’s large donation by faculty and staff is no surprise to ESF Provost Bruce Bon-

garten. “The people of this community have a real

commitment to the community they live in,” he said. “They care not only about the natural environment around them, but the social envi-ronment in which they live.”

Bongarten said he was proud of ESF’s momentous accomplishment this year.

“It’s something we take great pride in, and it speaks well of the people we have here and sense of community we’re in,” he said.


ashley smith | contributing photographerMEMBERS OF THE OFFICE OF RESIDENCE LIFE Civic Engagement Committee raise a symbolic red ribbon in memory of HIV/AIDS victims.

and liberal, but this seemed very difficult for them.”

Students and community members alike were present at the ceremony.

Dennis Riley, a resident of Fairmount for more than 40 years, said he enjoyed the cer-emony.

“It’s a day you look forward to, it’s about respect,” he said.

Riley, who regularly attends the World AIDS Day ceremony, as well as numerous other con-certs and lectures, said he supports the link between university events and the community.

“It’s a good connection.” he said. “I’m all for the coming together.”

The event was sponsored by the Office of Residence Life Civic Engagement Committee, SU Health Services and the Office of Prevention Services. Inside the chapel foyer, tables with posters, fliers and artifacts from Kenya offered visitors information about community HIV/AIDS resources.

According to Amy Wiggins, a fourth-year

residence director and member of the Civic Engagement Committee, preparations for the ceremony have taken nearly six weeks.

“We’ve been talking about it all semester,” she said.

“It’s a good issue to talk about with col-lege students,” Koslovsky said. “Of one mil-lion infected Americans, one in four doesn’t even know they have (HIV/AIDS). It’s all about sexual health and the aspect of getting tested.”

The Civic Engagement Committee has also been working closely with the Mayatima project in Kenya, said Kelly Johns, committee member and first-year assistant residence director from Haven Residence Hall.

“It’s one of the few orphanages in Kenya that allows children with AIDS,” she said, whose relatives traveled to Kenya last summer to help build a school for the community. “Right now there are 900 students to 16 teachers. An entire generation is being wiped out by AIDS, and children have to rely on their grandparents for education.”

The Civic Engagement Committee will be holding a benefit for the Mayatima project, hopefully in April, Johns said. It will be open to students and the public.

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me from eating food I like, but I will be more cautious.”

John Monteleone, a graduate student in phi-losophy, said he is less certain whether he will visit the restaurant again.

“It definitely makes me reconsider eating there,” he said. “It was good food, but when a place closes down, you ought to think twice.”

The virus also affected Amy Podgorski, a junior interior design major, when one of her classes was cancelled.

“Our step aerobics teacher was sick because they had Dinosaur Bar-B-Que at one of her teachers’ meetings,” she said.

After the incident was publicized, more people with the virus contacted the Onondaga County Health Department.

“The numbers have changed so dramatically in 24 hours,” Morrow said. “It’s due to commu-

nity awareness. People are now calling in who didn’t think to a week ago.”

The Center for Disease Control and Preven-tion has been notified, because people from around the country may have caught the virus. The cases began during Thanksgiving weekend, when people were visiting their families.

Morrow said the restaurant has been very cooperative.

“So far, they have followed all of our recom-mendations,” she said. “And if the problem is ongoing, they will voluntarily stay closed.”

She added the 72-hour closing was conserva-tive, and the virus likely ran its course before that. However, she stressed if employees are still sick today, they should not come in for work.

The Onondaga County Health Department doesn’t know the exact agent yet, but food and stool tests should provide the answer by Tues-day.

“We will learn more about this epidemic after the epidemic has run its course,” Morrow said.

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in the bioprocess engineering program this semester, Scott said. However, the program looks to enroll 10 new students each year.

“ESF has just begun advertising the bio-process engineering major,” he said. “We are trying to attract students who wish to focus on the biological processes, while providing the foundation for engineer practices.”

Freshmen ESF student Alex Dewitt, who is currently a paper science and engineer-ing major, said he likes the idea of the new program.

“The new (bioprocess engineering) major seems like a great new program,” he said. “Not only will students learn how to become paper science engineers, but now students will be able to do so while protecting the environment.”

In addition to the academic portion of the

program offered at ESF, every student must participate in an internship outside of the class-room, Scott said.

Graduates of the paper science and engineer-ing program have had great success when look-ing for post-secondary jobs.

“We had 100 percent job placement last year,” Scott said.

The average starting salary for these gradu-ates is $56,000, he said.

Scott also emphasized that since paper sci-ence and engineering students place well upon graduation, he anticipates that bioprocess engi-neering students also obtain high-paying posi-tions, since the program is the only of its kind in the Northeast.

Overall, ESF hopes that the program will flourish during the next few years.

“Bioprocess engineering is a big area with a large demand for help coming from paper companies,” Scott said. “There is a lot of room for growth in the industry.”

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Syracuse Stage adapts holiday classic to theater

alex ottaviano | syracuse stage“A CHRISTMAS CAROL,” as performed at Syracuse Stage, has put a unique spin on the holiday classic with the use of a versatile cast.

By Heath D. WilliamsSTAFF WRITER

With such a familiar story as Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” a fresh adaptation of the novel is always welcome. Syracuse Stage’s pro-

duction of “A Christmas Carol,” a joint produc-tion with the Syracuse University Drama Department running through Dec. 31, is one of those imaginative and fresh takes on the classic story.

The story is still the same: Ebenezer Scrooge is a stingy old man devoid of any Christmas spirit, who

thinks the holiday deserves a big “Bah, Hum-bug!” Three ghosts visit him in an attempt to make him change his ways, and, in the end,

Scrooge is transformed into a jolly old fellow who wants to spread the joy of the holiday season.

Ron Wisniski plays the lead role of Scrooge and in it, is very believable as the stingy, seemingly heartless man. He is downright mean and nasty in the beginning of the play, and Wisniski brings the audience along on the journey as he transforms into a caring soul. David Lowenstein also impressed in his dual roles of Bob Cratchit and the Ghost of Christmas Past.

The cast as a whole worked extremely well together, with the scenes featuring the ensemble among the most entertaining in the play. The ensemble performed 11 musical num-bers, with an added audience sing-a-long during curtain calls, including familiar Christmas carols like “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,” “Carol of the Bells” and “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” These carols, along with the play’s

IF YOU GOWhat: “A Christmas Carol”Where: Syracuse Stage 820 E. Genessee St.When: Fridays, 7 p.m.; Saturdays, 2 p.m., 7 p.m.; Sundays (except Dec. 24), 2 p.m. How much: $18.50 - $34.50

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for Women, the John Crouse College of Fine Arts was dedi-cated to the university on Sept. 18, 1889. The building cost $500,000 to construct and was named after a local grocer and banker from Syracuse, John Crouse. Crouse College was the first college in the country to award a degree in fine arts.

Crouse, born in Midenville, N.Y. in 1802, was one of the first directors of the First National Bank of Syracuse and a trustee of the university since its founding in 1870. Crouse

died before the building’s completion in 1889, but the construction pushed forward and was completed under his son, D. Edgar.

The famed organ and chimes in the building were a gift of John Crouse. The organ cost $15,000 and the chimes cost $6,000. The chimes rang for the first time in May 1889 by Charles W. Douglass, a member of the SU football team and a brother of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.

The chimes have become the oldest tradition at SU. They have traditionally been rung by members of the Delta Kappa

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There’s more to campus buildings than bricks and mortar

By Kristen PutchSTAFF WRITER

Syracuse University students walk in and out of buildings on campus everyday, and most never give

a second thought to the name or history of the dozens of buildings SU houses. However, thanks

to the Syracuse University Archives in Bird Library, below is a short synopsis of just a few of the

historical buildings on this large campus.

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Campus kicks off holiday season with music

uplifting and moving holiday theme, leave the audience in the holiday spirit after the perfor-mance.

“(The play) was just fantastic,” said Mary Fehrman, who attended the show with her hus-band. “It really puts you in that good holiday mood and puts a smile on your face.”

The most impressive part of the cast was the integration of SU Drama students and children into the ensemble. The SU students, like seniors Colleen Fee and Eric Bilitch, performed just as well, if not better, than their professional

colleagues on stage. The children, including 9-year-old Benjamin Parker Greenman as Tiny Tim, were a pivotal addition to the cast and brought a new aspect of the harsh poverty of London to the show.

The second act of the play was even stronger, especially when the Ghost of Christmas Future appears. The ghost does not speak, but eerily shows Scrooge his grim future if he continues in his heartless ways. Those scenes in the play are the most powerful, showing how the cruel actions of one person can negatively affect an entire town over time.

Part of what made this production of “A Christmas Carol” so different from others was the sometimes outlandish costumes. The

program notes the costumes were intended to give the play a darker feel, placing the audience in the middle of a harsh Victorian city. Some costumes, such as the Ghost of Christmas Present being a giant Christmas tree and the Beetlejuice-esque Ghost of Christmas Past, made the play seem like a dark and wacky, Tim Burton-inspired adaptation.

The play has been adapted from Dickens’ novel by Gerardine Clark, a professor in the SU Drama Department. Clark’s adaptation remains true to the classic novel, which is essential in any successful production of the story.

“It compares very well to the novel,” said John Sauta. “I loved the book and I loved this.”

By Dan HubsherSTAFF WRITER

Most of the people outside Hendricks Chapel rubbed their hands together to stay warm Sunday night as this year’s holiday concert began. The chapel’s dean, Thomas Wolfe, gave the audience members words of warmth as they braved the bitter cold.

“This is a time we celebrate the gifts we are given and the gifts we have to give,” Wolfe said.

The annual holiday concert was performed by a number of Syracuse’s musical organiza-tions, all of which contributed to a very merry kickoff to the holiday season here at SU.

The night’s events started with carols performed by members of the SU Marching Band, the Hendricks Chapel Choir and the Sour Citrus Society on the chapel steps. Among the many songs performed were the traditionally well known “Oh Christmas Tree” and “Silent Night,” to which the audience enthusiastically sang along. In fact the audience’s participation was the only reason anybody heard any lyrics as the band’s instrumentals overpowered the choir. This didn’t prove too problematic until the singing of “Oh Hannukah,” to which nobody knew the words.

Following speeches given by Wolfe and the Reverend Kelly Sprinkle, Provost Eric Spina began the countdown to the lighting of the tree. Spina, whose roots are in aerospace engineering,

jokingly found it appropriate to start at 10 like a rocket launch instead of the traditional five.

After this, the crowd was invited inside the warm walls of Hendricks where the main per-formance of the night took place. Led by conduc-tor John Warren, the concert continued with the combined efforts of the choir, the Chapel Handbell Ringers and the Syracuse University Brass Ensemble.

The stars of the show were without a doubt the choir members who gave stirring perfor-mances throughout the night. Most notable among their recitals were “Verbum Caro Fac-tus Est” and “While by My Sheep,” which high-lighted the talents of Sarah Schaffner, Nikole Saulsberry, Sang Lee and Michael Debach in a quartet. Accompanying the choir was Kola Owolabi, who put forth an excellent effort on both the organ and piano.

The Handbell Ringers provided light,

enjoyable breaks in between the choir and the brass ensemble. Their playing of “Christmas Tapestry” and “A Handel Christmas Medley” incorporated a mixture of well-known carols and holiday melodies.

Driving the concert home was the Syracuse University Brass Ensemble. The highlight of the group’s contributions was unquestionably “Joshua Swings the Battle,” a jazz piece showcasing the strong play through trumpet solos.

“It was fierce,” said freshman musical the-ater major Amanda Varcelotti. “I loved it.”

Amusing moments at the concert included the ensemble’s rendition of “12 Days of Christmas,” which incorporated kazoos. Fol-lowing that was the singing of “Ale Brider,” a traditional Yiddish folksong, with the entire refrain consisting of the word, “oy.” This last piece was performed by both the choir and the audience.

The night culminated in all three sections performing “Arise, Your Light Has Come.” This finale was incredibly grandiose and inspira-tional.

“I enjoyed the collaboration of all the differ-ent groups,” said Graham Douglass, a sopho-more acting major.

As an unexpected holiday bonus, the people exiting the chapel were greeted with a light but steady December snowfall.

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“This is a time we celebrate the gifts we are given and the gifts we have to give.”

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By Eric MeyersDesign eDitor

I t’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s … a quickly fad-ing novelty. Even flying becomes boring when playing Superman Returns: The

Videogame. The game is tedious, repetitive and aggravating. While Superman’s powers are initially a lot of fun, they don’t stay that way for long.

The game takes place in Metropolis, which is now an island for some reason. It touts that players can fly around the entire city from the start — possibly a crack against the Grand Theft Auto series’ inexplicable roadblocks at the start of every game — but don’t be impressed. Every place I flew to fight villains in Metropolis looked almost the same; it just took more time to get there.

Unlike Grand Theft Auto, with its many side quests, there is nothing to do other than fight the next batch of enemies. Nothing, that is, except hunt for kittens. Mr. Mxyzptlk, a villain from the fifth dimension, has hidden 100 kittens around the city for Superman to find. This is exactly as much fun as it sounds.

After a brief tutorial, scenes from the movie begin. But instead of using the actual scenes, the game uses poorly rendered CGI versions of them.

Superman must fly toward an exclamation point that denotes a location where people are

in trouble. The first battle involved Metallo, an evil robot that was also absent from the movie. While fighting him and his robots, players must keep them from doing too much damage to Metropolis. You lose if the city’s health meter, filling in for our invulnerable hero’s health meter, goes to zero.

After about 20 such battles, over four levels, you finally fight Metallo as a boss. However, the robots you fight here appear in all the future levels. Sometimes new ones appear but there are no more than 10 types of enemies, none of which were in the movie. After fighting the same enemies so many times I had to make sure I wasn’t just replaying the same level over and over again.

Finally, as Lex Luthor’s plan unfolds, some tornadoes head to Metropolis that Superman stops with a combination of heat vision and freeze breath. I off-ed the last tornado, excited to finally fight Luthor, but I couldn’t. The entire climax of the film, awkwardly edited

into less than five minutes, occurs in cin-ematic form. And my prize for finishing the game? A level where I get to fight hundreds of the same enemies again.

Despite the complete futility of the game, being Superman is fun. Heat vision is enter-taining, even though you can’t light citizens on fire. You can, however, freeze them in their tracks with freeze breath. Flying is also fun for a while, and the game offers enough different attacks and combos to be more than a button masher.

The game is worth a rental because being Superman for a little while is worth it, but the repetitive, unvaried movie tie-in will frustrate you very, very quickly.

Mindless battles with new characters hinder Man of Steel’s new game

Superman returnS: the VideogamePublisher: electronic ArtsRating: Price: $39.82

Which SyStem?the Xbox 360 version has graphics that are far superior to the Xbox and Ps2 versions, and the normal Xbox ver-sion is better than the Ps2 one. While the simple action graphics are better, the clear difference is when flying. on Xbox 360, the surroundings fade into each other, giving the player a feeling of wind and speed. Ps2 only offers an occasional air burst animation.

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Epsilon fraternity, except for a three-year stint during World War II where the women of Alpha Phi took over the responsibility.

Steele HallBuilt as a home for the science department,

which had previously been housed in the Hall of Languages, Steele Hall opened its doors in 1898. It is named after Esther Baker Steele, an SU trustee elected in 1895.

The building is one of SU’s oldest. It was built specifically as a physics building, whose name can still be seen on the front of it. It was valued at $60,000, according to a November 1911 issue of the Syracusian, a former Syracuse newspaper.

Steele, an Elmira native, was granted an honorary degree as a doctor of literature by SU in honor of her intellectual achievements. She gave a series of lectures at the university in 1897 and became known as one of the most generous benefactors of her time. She died on Nov. 23, 1911 at the age of 76.

Shaffer Art BuildingDedicated publicly to the university on Oct.

21, 1990, this $11 million building was named after SU alumnae Dorothea Ilgen Shaffer, who donated $3.25 million to its construction. The rest of the money came from a three-year campaign for the building.

Shaffer graduated from SU in 1933 with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts and went on to receive her master’s in art history at Penn State University in 1948, followed by a Ph.D. in education.

Shaffer and her husband reside between two locations, Boca Raton, Fla., and Lewis-berry, Pa. She was elected to the SU board of trustees in 1968 and received the Outstanding Alumni Award in 1977.

Tolley Administration BuildingAlthough it is now under renovation,

the building was erected in 1889 as the Von Ranke Library, named after the German his-torian Leopold Von Ranke. It was renamed the administration building in 1907.

It formally became the office of the chan-cellor, vice chancellor and the immediate support staff (registrar, treasurer, etc.). It

also housed the first campus cafeteria in the basement.

In September of 1985, the building was rededicated to former Chancellor William Pearson Tolley, the seventh chancellor of the university, between 1942 and 1969.

Tolley graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a bachelor’s degree in 1922, and his master’s in 1924 from SU. He received 30 honorary degrees from other institutions. He became chancellor at age 42 and remained in his position for 27 years. The university saw tremendous growth during Tolley’s reign as chancellor, including 35 new buildings, such as the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

After he left the university, Tolley’s legacy continued. According to the Sept. 13, 1990 issue of the Post Standard, Tolley donated his collection of Rudyard Kipling’s works, 25 manuscripts and more than 400 letters. Tolley died on Jan. 26, 1996 at the age of 95.

Goldstein Student CenterGoldstein is one of the most recognizable

names on campus—not only is it the name of the South Campus student center, but also the Alumni and Faculty Center and the audito-rium in Schine Student Center, all named for Alfred and Ann Goldstein.

The Goldstein Student Center on South Campus opened on Aug. 28, 1990 and was officially dedicated on Nov. 9, 1990. It was built with the intent to serve the more than 3,000 students that reside on South. The Goldsteins made a naming donation of $2 million to the $7 million project.

Ann was a 1948 SU graduate, and Alfred graduated from Cornell University, but has served as a trustee for the College of Visual and Performing Arts since 1996. All three of their children, Wendy, Richard and Steven, attended Syracuse.

The Goldsteins also made a naming dona-tion to the Alumni and Faculty Center, which was rededicated in 1997.

The Alumni and Faculty Center was origi-nally constructed as the Delta Kappa Epsilon house in 1903, until the university bought it in 1974 and transformed into a faculty center. It remained as such until 1997.

The Goldsteins also donated $1.5 million to the construction of the Goldstein Auditorium in 1984 and have established the Joseph I. Lubin scholarship in honor of Ann’s father, who was a former SU trustee and philanthropist.

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This week our unlicensed astrologers tell your horoscope based on the first thing you will do when you get home for winter break.

Have sexWith just one week left in the semester, you

will loose your student ID card for the 80th time, setting a record that will earn you a special gift card to Steele Hall as well as the hatred of the card swiper at Shaw.

Eat at your favorite restaurantYour inherent gold-digging abilities have given

you a radar-like scanning system, which leads you to the deepest pockets in the bar every night; in this case it will be three 40-year-old men.

Kiss your dogYou will pee your pants for the second time in

Chuck’s. At least this time you won’t pour beer down your pants to try to hide your little mistake.

Punch your brotherYour goal for the night will be to go home

with that really fine, muscular hottie you’ve been scoping for quite awhile. Instead, you will wake up with a scrawny, ugly stranger whose name you don’t remember.

Take a napYour roommate will cough for an hour

straight, only stopping to say, “I can’t stop coughing.” You were sleeping when she started. Now you aren’t.

DrinkYou will become highly concerned when

your friend goes missing for several hours at 3 a.m. You will find her playing solitaire in Kim-mel, oblivious to the world.

Smoke potYou will relive your senior prom, a little

drunker.

Burn your textbooksYou will realize there is nothing better than

walk of shaming home with your best friend every Friday morning.

Hug your parentsYou will walk to the dorm bathroom not

wearing any pants — or underwear.

Go out with your high school friendsYou’re in college, what are you going to do

now? You’re going to Disney World!

Jump on your bedYou may look hot when you go out at night,

but your pajamas look like your grandma’s. You will realize you should either never wear them again, or wear them everyday.

Sagittarius (November 22 to December 21) Your heart will break a little when you real-

ize you will be leaving your best friends for the next month. How will you survive?

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By Kelvin AngSTAFF WRITER

Oklahoma State men’s bas-

ketball head coach Sean

Sutton started hearing

the rumors in the late 1990s.

In 1995, his father, the legend-

ary coach Eddie Sutton, led the

Cowboys to the Final Four for the

first time in more than 40 years

at the age of 59. Soon after, then-

OSU assistant coach Sean Sutton

found himself having to soothe

fears of concerned recruits and

parents: Has Eddie Sutton accom-

plished all he has ever hoped to

accomplish? Has he lost his drive

to coach? Is he retiring?

“A lot of schools were using my dad’s sta-tus against us,” Sean Sutton said. “It used to

be quite a bit that, ‘He could retire in a year now, and you don’t know who’s going to be your coach.’”

In 2003, the Cowboys named Sean Sutton their head coach designate, meaning he would take over his father’s post when the elder Sutton finally retired. Two years later, Sean Sutton hauled in one of the nation’s top recruiting classes to Stillwater, Okla.

After Eddie Sutton retired at the end of last season, Sean Sutton took over. He coaches his first game as head coach against a ranked oppo-nent Tuesday against No. 15 Syracuse in the Jimmy V Classic in New York City.

In recent years, other schools around the country have also imple-mented formal succession plans to replace head coaches thought to be nearing the end of their careers. Tony Bennett and Matt Painter took over at Washington State and Purdue, respectively, after each serving a year as head-coach-in-waiting. Pat Knight will take the helm at Texas Tech when his father, Bob Knight, retires.

The coaches have each discovered what a difference the move makes. Recruiting becomes easier. The off-the-court responsibilities of a head coach don’t seem so overwhelming once they’ve been groomed. The future is set in stone for them and their families.

“There’s continuity and that’s an important thing,” Bennett said. “Continuity is the No. 1 thing (for a program).”

Continuity sells a program to its potential recruits. Texas Tech named Pat Knight head coach designate in October 2005 amid growing specula-tion about how much longer his father would coach.

Last summer, Pat Knight and Bob Knight visited potential recruits together, assuring they would not have to change their style of play if the elder Knight retired. The Red Raid-ers would continue to run Knight’s patented motion offense, with little

reliance on structured plays. Pat Knight would introduce some zone defense, but he would stick mostly to his father’s tenacious man-to-man style.

Texas Tech attracted what the Knights consider its best recruiting class since Bob Knight arrived in 2001.

“You don’t want to go a school and have a stranger come in (and coach),” Pat Knight said. “Now the kid’s left out hanging and might not get the minutes (he would) under the old coach.”

Sometimes, a program has no choice but to name a successor simply to ward off a media storm of rumors. During Dick Bennett’s second year at WSU in 2004-2005, he said he would retire “this year or next year,” ignit-ing rumors of an imminent retire-ment.

Suddenly, potential recruits weren’t sure if they would have to learn Bennett’s famous “Pack-Line” defense to stop penetration to the low post, and then a totally different sys-tem mid-way into their WSU careers. Cougars athletic director Jim Sterk decided to take action, naming Ben-nett’s son, Tony, as the successor to

his father’s post. “(People said), ‘Dick Bennett’s not

going to last,’” Sterk said. “It can be very negative for the program.”

Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim recently celebrated his 62nd birth-day. ESPN.com columnist Andy Katz wrote in September that Orange assistant coach Mike Hopkins is Boe-heim’s “unofficial replacement” when Boeheim chooses to retire, although Katz said that won’t happen anytime soon.

Athletic directors also believe establishing a formal succession plan allows the eventual head coach to acclimate himself to the pressures of the position. Purdue Athletic Direc-tor Morgan Burke lured Matt Painter away from his head coaching job at Southern Illinois to serve as longtime Boilermakers coach Gene Keady’s understudy.

Painter had played for Keady, so Burke had no doubt Painter under-stood Purdue’s playbook. But Burke believes a head coach’s toughest responsibilities have nothing to do with basketball.

He felt Painter needed to grasp the way Purdue’s booster clubs and alumni societies raised money for the

team. Painter needed to understand the academic demands the players shouldered. He had to learn to deal with the West Lafayette, Ind., media.

“All of a sudden, there’s 15 requests to have you speak at events,” Burke said. “You’re sitting in a chair beside one of your players who’s broken the law.

“Quite frankly, you can’t simulate it.”

The coaches also appreciated the chance to gradually get used to view-ing themselves as a head coach. Sean Sutton and Tony Bennett were step-ping into their first head coaching jobs, and Pat Knight will be as well.

Bennett found himself analyzing Cougars games a lot more on the floor last season. His father still called the plays, but he began to wonder what he would do in different situations.

Also, Bennett made a conscious decision to crack down harder on his players during practices. As an assis-tant coach before, he felt it was his job to be a big brother and lift the players up if his father treated them harshly. He could no longer play that role as the eventual head coach.

“You can’t, in my opinion at least, be buddy-buddy all the time with your players,” Bennett said. “I tried to think more as a head coach because I knew it was coming.”

In some cases, coaches have passed up what would appear to be better positions at other programs while waiting to assume their even-tual head coaching positions. Paint-er had spent one year as Southern Illinois’ head coach when he left the Salukis to be Keady’s understudy at Purdue.

Burke recalled a long conversation he had with Painter in the athletic director’s living room before he hired Painter. Burke presented Painter with a choice: continue leading a mid-major school, or serve for a year as the No. 2 man so he could take over a program with more Big Ten titles than anyone else.

“He understood the opportunity he had as a 36-year-old taking over his alma mater’s program,” Burke said. “That’s worth the wait.”

Pat Knight faced a similar quan-dary last season when he interviewed for and received three offers for head coaching positions. Various reports circulated in March linking Knight to the Fresno State vacancy.

Despite the uncertainly surround-ing how much longer his father would remain at Texas Tech, Knight decided to stay. A surefire job awaited him in Lubbock, Texas, and he could not pass that up.

“That’s just a beast in itself—the whole process to get a job,” Knight said. “There’s a whole lot of bullshit involved. Not to have to go through that — that’s a big relief.

“(But) I’m not stupid. I listened to the three people last year, and it just wasn’t a better situation. I’m plan-ning on being around, but if some-body comes around, I’m going to have to listen.”

While the head coach designate position implies a vote of confidence, Knight has learned it can also trans-late to high expectations for him to emulate his father’s success. He’s read stories that hammer him for not being a qualified candidate to replace his father. He’s heard talk shows that point out his lack of head coaching experience.

“It’s kind of scary; I’m not going to lie,” Knight said. “(But) hey, it’s not my fault. I didn’t ask for it, didn’t campaign for it. They offered it to me. Who would turn it down?

“You’d always be kicking yourself in the butt. Why didn’t I try it?”

oklahoma state athletic communicationsEDDIE SUTTON (FRONT) retired as head coach of Oklahoma State after 16 years last June, giving way to his son, Sean (middle) to take over the program. The Cowboys are 9-0 this season.

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mid-majors anymore; I honestly don’t,” junior Ter-rence Roberts said. “The talent can go anywhere nowadays. You have a lot of guys with great talent who want to go to schools like Oral Roberts and Wichita State just so they can play, and they end up being great teams. George Mason was in the Final Four last year. So I don’t look at any of these teams as mid-majors, because you can go out and lose to any of these guys.”

The power conferences will still rule college basketball, and the high-profile program won’t lose television time to Butler or Southern Illi-nois anytime soon. Syracuse’s schedule would probably look more attractive if it featured tough road games early season or brought marquee opponents to the Carrier Dome. But the Big East is full of enough tough teams that SU receives those types of games in January and February.

“We have one of the toughest schedules from January and March that there is to have,” Rob-erts said. “We feel like we’re playing good teams. All these teams we’ve played, they’re good teams. They’ve beaten people and most teams we play are undefeated until we play them.

“Most of the teams we play end up being in the first round — the Hofstras, the Ionas, teams like that. And you look at the end of the season, and who has one of the highest RPIs? We do.”

On that end, Roberts has a point. The Rat-ing Percentage Index (RPI), which factors in winning percentage and schedule strength among other variables, is one of the reasons why SU had a No. 5 seed last year despite losing 12 games. It had an RPI of 17, which would put it among the top 20 teams in the country and within reason for a No. 5 seed.

But those high seeds do no good if it can’t knock off its first-round opponent. That hasn’t been the case the past two seasons for SU. So while it might be fun to watch SU take on Kentucky or Arizona early in the season, New Hampshire or Bethune-Cookman are the Wild-cats SU is more likely to see early in the NCAA Tournament. It might not be exciting in Decem-ber, but it could pay dividends in March—and judging by George Mason last season, maybe even April.

Zach Berman is an assistant sports edi-tor at The Daily Orange, where his columns

appear occasionally. You can listen to him or the other men’s basketball beat writers after every

road basketball game on Sportsradio WHEN 620 AM. E-mail him at [email protected]

jesse neider | staff photographerTERRENCE ROBERTS led Syracuse with 14 points and added 12 rebounds but shot only 4-for-12 from the field on Saturday against Wichita State.

Wichita State’s 27-1 run too much for SU to overcome

BERMANF R O M P A G E 2 0

By Zach BermanASST. SPORTS EDITOR

For 11 minutes and 15 seconds of the first half of Saturday’s 64-61 loss to Wichita State, Syra-cuse experienced the basketball equivalent to the perfect storm. Its offense couldn’t score. Its defense couldn’t stop. Together, it made the longest 11 minutes of Syracuse’s season.

Josh Wright hit a driving lay-up 4:10 into the game to give SU a three-point lead. From that lay-up to a Demetris Nichols 3-pointer with 5:35 remaining in the first half, SU scored just one point — an Eric Devendorf free throw at 12:09. During that 11:15, the Shockers scored 27 points.

SU was winning 11-8 when Wright hit the lay-up. It was losing 35-12 by the time Nichols hit the 3-pointer. That 27-1 run was just enough of a margin to hold off the Orange.

“We’ve had that happen before,” Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim said. “Maybe not that bad, but we’re not executing on offense and we made some poor defensive plays and we just kept making mistakes on both ends.”

SU shot 0-for-11 during that stretch. Wichita State shot 11-for-19, including five 3-pointers. The Orange couldn’t find a defense to properly stop the Shockers’ well-balanced attack. Six different players scored during WSU’s run, and none scored more than eight points.

“We struggled in every type of defense we ran,” senior forward Terrence Roberts said. “We struggled in our man-to-man. We didn’t talk during screens or when we switched our guys. Guys got wide open shots. We did a poor job in our zone getting through screens, a poor job taking away their slashing. We have to work hard on not allowing those things to happen.”

On offense, SU fell into the trap of play-ing 1-on-1 and not 5-on-5. It was also stuck in a half-court offense for much of those 11

minutes, stalling any opportunity for a shift in momentum. The Orange’s advantage over the Shockers was its athleticism and size, but it managed only five fast-break points in the first half. In SU’s second-half comeback, it had 13 fast-break points.

“We were focused on the game, we just kind of forgot about our assignments,” Wright said. “A good team like that will capitalize on our mistakes.”

After the game, Boeheim’s main source of frustration was SU’s slow starts throughout the season. On Saturday, SU at least started off well — it scored 11 points in the first 4:10 and hit four of its first seven shots. The problem was once Wichita State started scoring, SU had no answer.

Devendorf, who Boeheim said was sick on Saturday, was playing limited minutes. Nich-ols was cold throughout the game and missed three shots during the Shockers’ run. Roberts and center Darryl Watkins were attempting jumpers, which aren’t the bright parts of either of their games.

The entire first half — and especially the 27-1 run — was a microcosm of the Orange’s woes early in the season. And while they’re certainly not as bad as the 27-1 run, it did expose SU’s early-season weaknesses.

“We just didn’t have good movement, we weren’t in sync and we weren’t screening well,” Boeheim said. “Our big guys were tak-ing jump shots and we can’t win with that. I don’t think our execution has been good all year on offense.

“We’re making some bad turnovers, we’re not getting good movement, we’re not getting good execution, we’re not screening well. It’s mostly offensively, some defensively but gener-ally if your offense isn’t good your defense struggles sometimes too, it shouldn’t but it generally does.”

UP ·Darryl WatkinsSU’s center is fighting a facial injury and still posted a near-triple double with nine points, 13 rebounds and seven blocks.

DOWN ‚Demetris NicholsHe’s SU’s best scorer this season but he was cold on Saturday and missed a go-ahead lay-up in the game’s final minute.

STORYTELLER“We’re a long way from being a good basketball team.”

Jim Boeheim

FAT LADY SINGSDemetris Nichols stole a Wichita State but missed a lay-up with 30 seconds left that would have put SU up by one point.

WICHITA ST.SYRACUSE

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Nichols said. “It just happened. I missed this lay-up. It’s over.”

Forward Kyle Wilson made two free throws with 13 seconds remaining to put 17th-ranked Wichita State (6-0) up by three.

The Orange’s last chance to force overtime was denied when Eric Devendorf’s 3-point attempt was blocked with four seconds left.

“Tonight we made as good a comeback as you can possibly make against a very good basket-ball team,” SU head coach Jim Boeheim said. “But you can’t wait that long to make that kind of comeback. It’s almost shocking that we were able to do that because they’re a veteran team and a good team. We played an unbelievable four minutes.”

Nichols, SUs leading scorer, shot 2-for-14 from the field and finished with six points, by far his worst performance of the year. The Orange shot 36 percent, well below its season average.

“It’s one of those days I guess,” Nichols said.

“It’s one of those days. But I can’t get down. I’ve just got to be positive and try my best to bounce back and be a leader and show my team that I can bounce back from this.”

Terrence Roberts and Paul Harris led the Orange with 14 points each. Harris scored all of his during the second-half comeback.

With 9:26 to go, Sean Ogirri nailed a 3-pointer to put the Shockers back up by 19 points, its largest lead since the 17:25 mark of the second half.

But SU slowly crept back into the game. Dunks by Darryl Watkins, Harris and Mike Jones brought the Orange to within 15 with 5:15 left.

That’s when bounces started going SU’s way.Junior guard Josh Wright hit two free throws

and a 3-pointer on consecutive possessions to cut the lead to 10. After a steal forced by the full court press, Roberts emphatically dunked the ball to make the score 61-53 with 4:02 remaining.

“In that last seven minutes, that’s the way we should have been playing in the first 30 minutes of the game,” Roberts said.

Harris finished a 3-point play to trim the lead to four and Roberts hit two free throws after an Ogirri miss on the other end to make it a two-point

game. On its next possession, SU missed three shots but grabbed three offensive rebounds until finally Watkins laid the ball in to tie the game at 61 apiece with 1:51 left.

They were the last points Syracuse scored. “It’s tough because I know we’re a way better

team than they are,” Roberts said.The Orange outscored Wichita State 17-3 in the

game’s final six minutes, but it wasn’t enough to combat a poor shooting first half.

Wichita State opened up a 23-point lead in the first half with a 27-1 run that spanned 11 minutes and 15 seconds. The lone SU point came on a Devendorf free throw at 12:30. The Orange took 12 shots. None fell.

The Shockers’ sharp shooting was too much for the Orange to overcome. Wichita State shot 45.7 percent from the field in the first half and 7-of-17 from 3-point land.

Wilson led the Shockers with 17 points and Ogirri had 16.

“We never should have been in the game,” Boe-heim said. “The game should have been a 20-point game. It was a hell of an effort to come back and we had a real good chance to win the game. I don’t

think justice would have been served, but I would have liked to have it. But we played horrible for 35 minutes. That’s all I can say.”

jesse neider | staff photographerPAUL HARRIS’ highlight-reel dunk late in the fourth quarter came as part of a late rally by the Orange to tie the game against the Shockers on Saturday.

Harris’ 14 points leads SU second half comeback

By Matt GelbASST. SPORTS EDITOR

Paul Harris grabbed the long defensive rebound off a missed 3-pointer by Wichita State’s Karon Bradley and stormed down the court. He leaped from just inside the foul line and threw down a thundering dunk.

The slam brought Syracuse within 15 points with 6:37 left in the game and the crowd of 23,857 at the Carrier Dome was as loud as ever. Harris scored 14 points Saturday — all of them coming in the second half.

But Harris said the highlight reel dunk wasn’t what started Syracuse’s stunning rally.

“No,” Harris said. “Usually you see me get a dunk and I’ll be hyped. That dunk was noth-ing. It was just a regular two points and I told our team: let’s get back on D. We’re down 15, that dunk didn’t mean nothing.”

Still, Harris’ second-half performance is a big reason why SU found itself in the game until the very end.

At halftime, the Orange was down 39-25, and Harris was a non-factor. He played 11 min-utes, missed one shot and committed a foul. He had zero rebounds.

“I think when we get some movement and get some opportunities for him to get in there, that’s when he’s at his best,” SU head coach Jim Boeheim said. “Early in the game he was trying to go from half court and the defense was set. That just takes time to learn.”

When the Orange needed him the most, Harris responded and made the halftime adjustment. He shot 6-of-7 from the field in the second half and made his only free throw for his 14 points.

“I just played harder I guess,” Harris said. “I should have been doing it in the first half. That’s my fault and hey, I just tried to bring us back, but we fell a little short.”

Harris successfully converted a huge 3-point play with 3:13 left in the game, which trimmed the Shockers’ advantage to four points. He drove to the basket more often in the second half, creating better shot opportunities.

Harris also made his first collegiate 3-pointer from the left wing three minutes into the second half. He had missed his first nine attempts from beyond the arc in his first seven games.

Devendorf sickA notable absence from the court for much

of the second half was sophomore guard Eric Devendorf, SU’s second-leading scorer.

Devendorf played 18 minutes, his lowest time of the season, and only five in the second half.

“He’s been sick today, but he felt like he could play,” Boeheim said.

Before the game, during the team’s pre-game shootaround, Devendorf held onto a bottle of Gatorade and grabbed crackers from the SU sideline on his way to the locker room

Coming off a 3-for-13 shooting performance vs. Holy Cross on Monday, Devendorf was 2-of-6 Saturday night for six points. He had four turnovers.

“Eric hasn’t been feeling too good,” Terrence Roberts said. “Without him, defensively, we should have been able to get in there and play harder.”

He was on the court for the game’s final play and attempted the final shot of the game, a 3-pointer that was partially blocked and never made it close to the net. Boeheim had brought all of his shooters on the court for the last play, but SU failed to get a decent look at the basket.

“The play was to get one of the guys open for a 3-pointer,” Harris said. “It didn’t work. That’s all it is. I don’t have to get into all of that.”

Gerry in the houseFormer Syracuse guard Gerry McNama-

ra attended the game Saturday night and received a standing ovation from the crowd after being introduced in the second half.

McNamara had spent the past two months in Greece, playing for Olympiakos BC — or lack thereof. McNamara saw less than a minute of action in Olympiakos’ first five Euro League games. He asked for a release from his contract and returned to the United States on Tuesday.

The Carrier Dome video board showed a shot of McNamara during a timeout on the floor with 10:24 remaining in the game.

One possibility for McNamara in the Unit-ed States is to play for the Albany Patroons of the Continental Basketball Association, who drafted McNamara on a whim in September with the hopes of luring him.

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D emetris Nichols had the lead right in front of him. The only debate was whether to slam it home or lay it in.

In the excitement of running down the court all alone after a steal, Nichols went for the lay-up,

but the ball tipped the rim on the way up and went out of bounds. A bucket would have put SU up one point with 30 seconds left.

It ended the hopes created by a furious second-half Orange comeback, a half in which SU once trailed by as many as 20 points.

After a 27-1 Wichita State run in the first half

opened up a 14-point halftime lead, the Shockers hung on to defeat Syracuse, 64-61, Saturday night in front of 23,857 at the Carrier Dome.

It is the first loss of the season for No. 15 Syracuse (7-1).

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SU comeback falls short after Nichols misses go-ahead lay-up

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O n a day when Georgetown visited Duke, North Carolina played Kentucky and Arizona took on Illinois, Syracuse’s

marquee game was against Wichita State. The Shockers entered the game ranked No. 17, knocked off Louisiana State earlier this season and has garnered its share of Cinderella mentions by the national media. That will only intensify after its 64-61 win over the Orange on Saturday.

Still, the fact Wichita State is ranked won’t calm critics who question head coach Jim Boeheim’s scheduling habits. Before the Big East schedule starts, SU travels like Christian Broth-ers Academy and hosts whatever concoction of mid-majors is willing to visit the Carrier Dome.

This shouldn’t be a problem. There’s nothing wrong with Boeheim’s scheduling.

While it might be fun for fans to see Syracuse visit Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium or partici-pate in the heavyweight-loaded Maui Invitational, there is a strategic sense to SU’s early-season schedule. Don’t forget what happened in March the past two seasons.

Syracuse steamed through the Big East tour-nament, loaded with the type of teams it usually sees in the second weekend of the NCAA Tourna-ment, but was shut out in the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament. Two seasons ago, it was No. 13-seed Vermont from the America East confer-ence. Last year, it was Texas A&M from the Big 12, although the Aggies were a No. 12 seed.

The truth is the teams Syracuse schedules in the early season are the teams it will have to beat in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. In case you haven’t noticed, Syracuse has become used to being seeded in the 3-6 range of the Tour-nament. That means it plays teams seeded from 14-11. Those teams are usually mid-majors.

“If we get to the NCAA Tournament, this is the type of team we’re going to have to face,” center Darryl Watkins said. “They have good players, but they collapse together a little bit better.”

Since SU’s championship run in the 2003 NCAA Tournament, only two of the 64 teams seeded between 11-14 in the Tournament have been from the six power conferences—UCLA as a No. 11 seed in 2005 and Texas A&M as a No. 12 seed last year. Taking it back to 2000, 106 of the 112 teams seeded between 11-14 were not from power conferences.

Granted, there have been big-name programs like Utah, Temple and Gonzaga in that category, but for the most part it’s from the type of confer-ences SU plays in November and December.

Plus, considering the recent success of mid-majors—George Mason beat No. 1 Connecticut to reach the Final Four last season—and these teams knocking off storied programs early this season, that line between major and mid-major is beginning to blur.

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jesse neider | staff photographerDEMETRIS NICHOLS missed this go-ahead lay-up with less than a minute remaining in SU’s 64-61 loss to Wichita State Saturday.

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By Kevin SajdakSTAFF WRITER

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The con-tinuing struggle for racial equal-ity manifested itself Monday morning as demonstrators took their issue to the steps of the Supreme Court.

Approximately 400 people—including roughly two dozen Syracuse University students and staff—crammed the sidewalk in front of the U.S. Supreme Court

in a demonstration against two cases bearing racial undertones that were being heard there that morning. The demonstration, and ensuing march to the Lincoln memorial, was evocative of the civil rights protests held on the very same streets.

“It’s a shame that it is 2006 and it’s the same thing they were talk-ing about in 1956,” said Christo-pher Davis, an accounting major at Lincoln University in Pennsyl-vania.

The two cases, Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 and Meredith v. Jefferson County Board will not be decided for several weeks as the Supreme Court justices weigh issues brought before them by

both sides before writing their respective opinions.

The Seattle case began three years ago when parents became upset with a rule allowing fami-lies to send their children to any school within a certain district. The rule, which was enacted in 1998, allows for race to be the school’s deciding factor in situa-tions where more applicants exist than spaces allow and when that school is considered lacking in minority students.

Among the things the Jefferson County, Ky., case looks at is the rule that mandates a black student population of between 15 percent and 50 percent.

Both the Seattle and Jefferson

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courtesy of tae-sun kimAPPROXIMATELY 400 PEOPLE gathered on the steps of the Supreme Court to demonstrate against two cases with racial undertones.

Judges hear 2 cases involving race in school admissions

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By Jocelyn BairdSTAFF WRITER

Student Association held its annual budget meeting Monday night and passed all proposals for next semester. Prior to the meeting, student groups met with the finance board to submit their budgets for approval.

The meeting ran differently than regular SA meetings. Each proposal was read and a representative from the organization was allowed to speak on whether or not the organization was satisfied with the amount recom-mended. Technical questioning came next, followed by a pro-con debate. After this, the assembly voted.

The meeting began with the pre-sentation of 51 requests that were not funded. The reasoning for the lack of funding ranged from missed hearings to concerns with the bud-get requested. A motion was called to package these proposals so they could be passed together, rather than separately.

“There is no way you’re going to get your money tonight,” Parliamen-tarian Ryan Doyle said to audience members representing those student groups. “You’re going to have to appeal.”

The motion to package those pro-posals was approved and all were passed. Following this approval, Doyle stated $31,978.18 would remain to be allocated after appeals.

Following this, the assembly pre-sented the list of remaining items one-by-one, starting with those requests that were partially funded.

Differing from previous years, all campus publications had at least one issue cut from their requests. Some publications, including The Student Voice, had more issues cut depending on how many are published annually.

When the allocation of $52,535.25 to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to fund its NAACP Week event was pre-sented, several members of the audi-ence questioned the amount of money


WASHINGTON D.C.—Braving the bit-ter cold, almost two dozen Syracuse University students and staff who trav-eled to Washington, D.C., made their voices heard in the fight to preserve affirmative action.

These students gathered at the Schine Student Center at around 12:30 a.m. Monday to take a roughly seven-hour bus ride to show support for affir-


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Bolton resigns as U.S. ambassador to UNJohn Bolton, the controversial U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has resigned from his post. He looked UNABLE TO WIN THE NECESSARY SENATE SUPPORT, which he had obtained on a tem-porary basis, to continue his job. Bolton’s resignation follows the recent resignation of U.S. defense chief Donald Rumsfeld FOLLOW-ING THE REPUBLICAN DEFEATin last month’s mid-term elections. Bolton’s critics have questioned many factors, including his abra-sive style at the United Nations. This news comes just days before a bipartisan panel is expected to suggest that the U.S. should begin talking to Iran and Syria, an initia-tive Boltan has opposed.

EU urges reduction of pressure on TurkeyThe European Union’s Enlarge-ment Commissioner, Olli Rehn, has urged Germany and France to not step up pressure on Turkey OVER ITS MEMBERSHIP BID. German Chancellor Angela Merkal has sug-gested an 18-month deadline for Turkey to open its ports to traffi c from Cyprus in order to maintain its bid, something that she and French President Jacques Chirac are expected to discuss Tuesday. Last week the European Commission recommended that the EU freeze some pats of Turkey’s membership negotiations because it still has yet to recognize EU member Cyprus.

Bush holds talks with powerful Shi’a leaderU.S. President George W. Bush powerful Shi’a leaderU.S. President George W. Bush powerful Shi’a leaderheld talks at the White House with one of Iraq’s most powerful Shi’a leaders, ABDEL AZIZ AL-HAKIM, during which Bush told him he is “not satisfi ed” with conditions in Iraq, but that he fully supports the Iraqi government. Hakim said he OPPOSED ANY OUTSIDE ACTIONS TO SOLVE HIS COUN-TRY’S PROBLEMS that bypassed the government in Baghdad.

100 charged in 1993 Mumbai bombings A judge in the Indian city of Mumbai bombings A judge in the Indian city of Mumbai bombings Mumbai, formerly Bombay, has delivered the FINAL VERDICTSin the trial of those charged over the country’s deadliest bombings in 1993. He found six more defen-dants guilty of links to the attacks, taking the total found guilty to 100. TWENTY-THREE PEOPLE WERE ACQUITTED. Sentencing is expect-ed early next year.

T O D AY ’ S E V E N T S8 to 9 p.m. The Syracuse University chapter of Habitat for Humanity will hold a brief informational meeting about its spring break trips. For more information contact John Selby at 427-7699.

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All ‘A’s’Read about a study being con-ducted at SU concerning grade infl ation.

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And so we say goodbyeSeamus O’Connor writes his last And so we say goodbyeSeamus O’Connor writes his last And so we say goodbyecolumn. Feel free to shed a tear or jump for joy.

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Garden cookin’Syracuse travels to its home away from home, Madison Square Gar-den, to take on its second ranked foe in a row, Oklahoma State.

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given to the group. They stated the group had not been active for nearly five years.

The money NAACP requested was to bring actor Terrance Howard to campus. Howard is well known for his work in films such as 2004’s “Crash” and 2005’s “Hustle & Flow.”

“It’s alarming because it is such a large amount of money,” said Tame-kia Hosang, a senior African Ameri-can studies major.

The proposed amount was passed and the assembly moved on to the next item on the list.

A motion was called by Director of Technology Menotti Minutillo to package the group of requests that were allocated in full.

“They were all funded in full,” said Chair of University Affairs Joy LaChelle Ingraham during pro-con debate on the motion. “There is no reason why we wouldn’t vote posi-tively.”

Not all were in agreement with the packaging, however.

“As an assembly, we’ve been asked to review them all separately,” repre-sentative Yusuf Abdul-Qadir said.

Hosang addressed her concern with the motion.

“You run into dangerous territory when you don’t evaluate everything individually,” she said.

Chief of Staff Ryan Kelly motioned to suspend the rules and allow audi-ence members to discuss any problems they had with items on the list before the motion to package was voted on by the assembly. Kelly’s motion was approved, and the floor was opened to audience members to speak.

Shavon Chambers, a senior televi-sion, radio and film and sociology major, said the La LUCHA publica-tion, La Voz, was reduced to one issue instead of two. She questioned why the NAACP was funded for its event despite five years of inactivity, yet La Voz was not because of two years of inactivity.

“(NAACP) isn’t even here to represent themselves,” she said. “In previous years, when someone asked for a measly $3,000, it was a big deal.”

The merit of NAACP’s choice of speaker, Howard, was brought up and it was debated whether or not he fit NAACP’s mission.

“It’s a little unfair that an orga-nization that was inactive for five years gets more funding than those who are active,” University Union

Speakers director Adam Scharfberg said, after Ingraham motioned to yield her speaking time to him.

A motion was called to end the discussion, and the assembly voted on Minutillo’s motion to package the

groups allocated in full. The package was voted on and all

were passed. Following this motion, the meeting was adjourned.

An appeals meeting will be held with SA on Dec. 10.

daily orange file photoTHIS WEEK’S SA MEETING was conducted differently than usual. Proposals were presented first, followed by questions and debate.

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Deadline for competition set for Dec. 14

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By Kate PenningtonSTAFF WRITER

Intent-to-compete forms for the annual campus-wide Panasci Busi-ness Plan Competition are due by Dec. 14.

Forms can be found online at www.whitman.syr.edu/eee/bplan or in Suite 116 at the Martin J. Whit-man School of Management.

The competition, run by the entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises program, awards prize money to the top three teams whose new venture ideas represent the best potential for growth and for attract-ing outside financing.

The first place team receives $25,000, the second place team $10,000 and the third place team $5,000. The prize money checks are written to the businesses the students wrote the business plans for in hope they will go on to start the business, said Michael Morris, EEE director.

“There are so many wonderful ideas that students have for business-es and they aren’t necessarily being trained to start the businesses,” said Nola Miyasaki, executive director of the Michael J. Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship. “The competition helps them develop those ideas into a business plan, which is a concrete step in starting a business.”

Competitors are not required to be enrolled in Whitman in order to com-pete. In fact, the competition was set up to allow students from all majors to participate, he said.

The competition judges are all suc-cessful business people in the entrepre-neur world, Morris said.

“Many of the judges really enjoy participating in the competition because they love hearing young peo-ple’s ideas,” he said. “Some of them do because they are interested in finding a new business to invest in.”

The 2006 first place team developed a business plan for lasting air fresh-ener products that add ambiance and personality to consumer’s homes.

“Just because you don’t win doesn’t mean that you are not going to have a successful business,” Miyasaki said. “It gives students an excellent framework and a lot of resources. Many business owners who don’t have a business plan often say, ‘If I had a plan, I would be in a different place, I would have moved much faster.’”

BIG NUMBERSTotal AllocationMore than $800,000.00

University UnionBlock Party$170,000.00

NAACPNAACP Week$52,535.25

Black Celestial Choral Ensemble with Empower-ing Minds and NAACPErnest J. Matthews College Benefit Concert$52,093.35

National Pan-Hellenic CouncilGreek Unity Festival Concert/Comedy Show$50,182.40

Alpha Kappa Alpha Rhapsody in Pink/Fashion’s Conscience$41,070.50

University UnionTier 2 Speaker$40,000.00

LITTLE NUMBERSOtto’s ArmyOrange Out$0

University UnionTier 2 speakerTwo tier 3 concerts$0

Habitat for HumanityDance Marathon$0

Maxwell Africa CaucusTaste of Africa$0

Thai Student AssociationThaiSU Film Festival$0






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One week ago, an administrator at the University of Southern California (USC) blocked the re-election of Zach Fox to the post of editor in chief of the Daily Trojan, the campus� student daily newspaper. As college journal-ists, we are deeply troubled by this decision. Practicing journalism with strings attached isn’t really practicing journalism at all, and to that end, we seek to preserve the tradition of a functionally--and whenever possible, formally--independent collegiate press. If campus newspapers are to succeed in informing readers and training reporters, they must be more than public relations arms of universities, and they cannot operate under the yoke of administrators’ censorship.

Fox was re-elected by the staff of the Daily Trojan behind a vision which called for more financial transparency and a reorganization of the paper’s senior editor posi-tions. Yet, his election required the approval of USC�s Media Board, a body of students, faculty members and administrators that oversees the school’s student-run media operations. USC Vice President of Student Affairs Michael L. Jackson, a member of this board, decided not even to present Fox to the board, describing Fox’s vision as irrec-oncilable with the Media Board�s outline for the role. Fox, who had been serving as the editor this fall, resigned from his post in protest of the decision and threw his support behind the Daily Trojan’s editorial director, Jeremy Beecher, who hand-ily won a subsequent vote on Friday and was approved by the Media Board Monday.

Earlier this semester, Fox repeat-edly approached the board requesting information about the budget and finances of the paper. Given that access to financial information is a standard operating procedure for nearly all of our nation’s college papers--independent or not--this move denies USC’s student journalists a holistic view of an industry that is facing major changes. Although the administration has commissioned a

task force to investigate Fox’s propos-als, its reticence toward financial transparency creates an appearance of impropriety and leaves open ques-tions as to whether Fox was denied his post in retaliation for his probing questions.

Although the Daily Trojan is not totally fiscally independent, its daily production has historically been student-run. Regardless of the formal level of independence of the paper, a meddling administration undermines the educational value of student jour-nalism. Interventions like this assault the core values of student newspapers--objectivity and comprehensive cover-age. They compromise journalistic integrity and tarnish the development of the next generation of journalists.

Our society relies on its newspa-pers to check powerful individuals and institutions. An administra-tion-controlled student paper poses the same threat to an academic com-munity that a state-controlled press would to a nation; oversight limits the press’ ability to act as a watchdog and prevent misuse of authority. The USC administration’s interference with the student press creates a chilling effect, forcing student journalists to weigh the risk of losing their jobs against the duty of writing a story about or questioning the administration. Such considerations hamper a paper’s ability to do its job. If USC intends to imbue any journalistic values in its students, it must allow its students to be journalists without fear of adminis-trative reproach.

USC’s action diminishes the role of student journalists across the nation by demonstrating a lack of trust in students to decide the structure and daily operation of their paper. But more importantly, it violates the fundamental value of the press. The university administration does a disservice to the whole of the USC community, not just the Daily Trojan editors whose decisions they rendered inconsequential. The integrity of the collegiate press is important to the greater integrity of the academy, where students and professors as well as journalists question and investi-gate and learn from the world around them. Those are values that motivate us as journalists, and we hope they are values that the USC administration also chooses to stand behind.

Defending the collegiate pressThe following student newspa-pers endorse this editorial and have published it today in either their print or online editions:

The Brown Daily HeraldBROWN UNIVERSITY

The Cavalier DailyUNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

The Cornell Daily SunCORNELL UNIVERSITY

The Daily Californian UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY

The Daily EvergreenWASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

The Daily IlliniUNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

The Daily OrangeSYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

The Daily PennsylvanianUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

The Daily Princetonian PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

The Daily ReveilleLOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY

The Daily SundialCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE

The Daily TexanUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

The Daily TrojanUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

The Harvard Crimson HARVARD UNIVERSITY

The Michigan DailyUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

The Oregon Daily EmeraldUNIVERSITY OF OREGON

The Stanford DailySTANFORD UNIVERSITY

The Yale Daily NewsYALE UNIVERSITY

G U E S T E D I T O R I A Lfrom the collegiate

press community

The following editorial was originally drafted by the Harvard Crimson but has received input and revisions from a majority of the papers listed below.

L E T T E R S T O T H E E D I T O R

As a student of the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, I am writing to express my disappoint-ment with SUNY’s request for annual indexed tuition increases. Although the motivation to mitigate irregu-lar—but large—tuition hikes is laud-able, indexed tuition policies are bad for students for several reasons.

Reason 1: Indexed tuition policies do not cap tuition hikes. So, they offer no guarantee that students won’t be asked to pay amounts over and above those predicted. In fact the only thing guaranteed is that tuition will go up. Students in other states that use indexed tuition have faced this problem.

Reason 2: State courts have ruled that the legislature does not have the power to pass laws that will bind future legislatures to funding commitments. So lawmakers in the

future can simply ignore the law by adding a “not withstand” clause, and force students to make up the short-fall. So, indexed tuition plans can’t really offer predictability either. Community college students pay more than their fair share because the state doesn’t honor a similar promise.

Far from benefiting students with “rational” tuition increases, indexed tuition policies only ensure constant tuition increases in a state where the average public college student gradu-ates $15,000 in debt.

Affordable, accessible, high qual-ity education is crucial to the success of New York state. Our incoming governor should oppose any measure that makes getting a college educa-tion more expensive.

Chris JohnsonSENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY MAJOR

Indexed tuition increases would harm students

Much of the discussion about global warming lately has been just talk. Not a lot has been said on measures or ways to curb this disaster.

Put pressure on the lawmakers. If they don’t know that the public cares about an issue then they will do nothing to resolve it. Tell them to end our dependence on foreign oil, urge them to use more green energy in producing electricity and stress to them the dire impor-tance of this issue. There are also organizations like The National Resource Defense Council, www.nrdc.org , which put pressure on the government to take action.

Buy Energy Star products with the Energy Star logo. Compact flores-cent bulbs are an energy saver and will save you money on your bill. Buy

green energy to power your home. Instead of driving to work, take the bus, car pool or ride your bike. It’s the little things we do that add up to something big.

Turn down your heat and put on a sweater, insulate and seal off drafty doors and windows. Turn off your computer when your not at home (AIM is not that important). Plan your driving routes so you’re not back tracking, avoid driving during rush hour, ask a friend if they need to go to the store and car pool or take the bus, walk to places that are close to home instead of driving. Turn off your engine if you’re stuck in traffic and just idling, it will save you money and cut emissions.

Jesse LaRoseSENIOR FOREST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT MAJOR

The revelation that coaches are paid grossly higher than teachers upsets me. The fact their salaries are upwards of one million dollars is outrageous and makes me angry and frustrated. This money could be put towards numerous better educational benefits. Add coaches’ salaries to free rides athletes get

and it’s no wonder people struggle to pay a hefty 43K tab to attend Syracuse University, Ms. Cantor. Have the benefits of sports out-weighed what the founding fathers at SU set out to do?

Paul PhalanPARENT OF AN SU STUDENT

Take action, don’t just talk to combat global warming

Coaches should not be paid more than educators

I n early 2006, it was rumored that Microsoft was working a secret proj-ect that would bring portable media

players to the next level, leaving Apple’s iPod in the dust. On Nov. 14, 2006, Micro-soft officially released its “iPod Killer,” The Microsoft Zune. The new device, which sports a 30 gigabyte hard drive, built-in FM tuner, 3-inch screen and Wi-Fi networking, is Microsoft’s attempt to capture a share of the lucrative personal music player market, which is essentially monopolized by Apple’s iPod. On face it appears Microsoft has made a necessary competitor to challenge iPod; however, critical mistakes have already ultimately doomed the Zune to failure.

From a competitive point of view it looked like Microsoft would be the perfect company to challenge Apple’s iPod. Micro-soft has both the money and the resources to make itself a real competitor, and the company is using a multi-million dollar advertising campaign to market the Zune as a superior replacement to the iPod. According to Microsoft Press releases, the Zune supports Apple’s and Microsoft’s audio and video formats as well as several other formats that the iPod doesn’t. The Zune also features a larger screen than the iPod and comes at the same price, $249, as Apple’s 30 GB model.

The most impressive feature for the Zune is the Wi-Fi communication feature. This enables sharing of songs, recordings, playlists and pictures with other Zunes wirelessly.

The catch is the Zune is packed with Digital Rights Management (DRM) soft-ware that causes tracks to self-destruct after three days or three plays, which-ever comes first. After that, it’s nothing more than a bookmark for purchasing the track in the Zune Marketplace.

Additionally, because the DRM software is unique to the Zune, it is not compatible with existing Microsoft “PlaysForSure” technology that many online music stores such as Napster use. If that isn’t bad enough, Microsoft also announced recently that the Zune is not currently compatible with Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows Vista.

The Zune marketplace has problems as well. It doesn’t use real money, instead

it uses a points system with tracks cur-rently costing 79 points each. The prob-lem with this is points are purchased in 100, 500, and 1000 point blocks, ensuring that users will always have unused points and always pay more than they should. The points system also allows the music industry to charge more for “hot” tracks. Apple has stood firm against this practice, insisting that low, uniform prices keep sales high and discourages the iTunes Store’s users from download-ing music illegally. Microsoft, however, caved in and has already given the music industry the other thing they have been desperately demanding from Apple: a $1 kickback on every player sold.

In short, Apple owns 85 percent of the market for a reason: they have shown that they will consistently make decisions that benefit the company, the users and the media publishers without aliening any individuals in the process. The Zune’s technical issues as well as its cutthroat tactics, which hurt the user, will eventually be its downfall, allowing Apple to continue its domination of the market.

Cortland Bradford is a featured columnist whose columns appear Tuesdays in The Daily

Orange. E-mail him at [email protected].

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Microsoft Zune fails to challenge Apple iPod

W elcome to lower Hookway field, where the fierce Teenie Weenie Bikinis are about to face the fero-cious Defense of the Junk. Sean Serell, a standout

wide receiver for the Teenie Weenie Bikini offense, is catch-ing passes from his teammate, while the Junk defensive coordinator is going over his coveted defensive schemes.

Today, hearts are beating fast, bodies will fall and tears will be shed, but nothing is in vain on this cold brisk afternoon, because a place in the finals of Division A intramural flag football is at stake.

The intensity in flag football games and other intramural sports at Syracuse University is not in question. But the organization and the advertisement of the program could be improved.

Since Division I sports are not easily accessible, a lot of for-mer high school athletes have the desire to pursue their sport during their college career, hoping to feel that same adrenaline rush that they lived for in high school.

“Intramural sports allow me to experience the competitive-ness that I have been missing since my varsity athlete years in high school,” said Sean Serell, a sophomore bioengineering major.

Even though many people would love to play, they do not know how or when to sign up.

The reason is a lack of advertisement from Recreation Services, which organizes all intramural sports.

“At the beginning of the year we put fliers in Archbold and gave the RA’s some, hoping that they will give them to stu-dents,” said Nadine Essel, the Intramural Sport coordinator.

But not all students saw the fliers advertising the signing-up process for intramural sports on campus.

“I missed the flag football season my freshmen year because I didn’t know about it,” said Darien Mitchell-Tontar a sophomore physics major.

Of course, one could argue that if you really wanted to play a sport, you would make the effort and perform the necessary research, but advertising is not the only barrier.

Sign-up for flag football is usually early in September, coinciding with the beginning of classes, and to an incoming freshman trying to get a team together without having time to make friends, signing up is a challenge. An e-mail could be sent out to all students over the summer, informing them of the intramural sports opportunities.

This would result in a greater number of players, which would increase the demand for referees, where the supply is already smaller than the demand.

“They delayed the flag football games for like two weeks because of a ref shortage—this shows a lack of organization and preparation,” says Mitchell-Tontar. You would think that refereeing a flag football game on a fall afternoon while making a couple of bucks isn’t too displeasing, yet there is a shortage of refs.

Essel blamed student availability. “We do not have enough volunteers, especially since some

students have class when the games are scheduled,” she said. But it’s obvious that many students have classes ending before 3 p.m. when games start. So if students aren’t volunteering, this could also be a result of a lack of advertising from Recre-ation Services.

Intramural sports are a good experience, but with a little more effort and thought they could be great.

Pierre Hahn is a contributing columnist whose columns run biweekly in The Daily Orange. E-mail him at [email protected].

Intramural sports should be more accessible to students

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T U E S D AYdecember 5, 2006



mative action, a controversial policy that allows minorities into school or the workplace based on race as well as qualifications.

“Regardless of how you got into school, people are going to have their own opinions as to why you’re there, whether you’re there to fulfill a quota or it’s based just on your merits,” said LaQuawn Loving, a senior bioengineering major. “I really don’t pay attention to it.”

Critics cite affirmative action as a lowering of standards, allowing under-qualified candi-

dates into positions they don’t deserve, which sophomore magazine major Bernette Pearson said troubles her.

“I find it funny that there are a lot of people that think I got in here because of my skin color,” said Pearson, who is black. “I know a lot of other black kids that got rejected.”

Pearson, who also serves as managing edi-tor of The Black Voice, credited her editorship at her high school paper and writing for her town’s newspaper as the driving force behind her acceptance into the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, not the color of her skin.

Some of SU activists’ apparent frustration

at racial inequality and perceived societal prejudice seemed to match the general mood of the rally and subsequent march. The demonstration was against two cases in the Supreme Court that, if overturned, they said would start the slippery slope towards re-segregation.

An element of the Seattle case involves bussing students to further schools within the district because those spots had been taken by minority students in a current rule.

“Parents are funny,” said Paul Buckley, associate director of the Office of Multicultur-al Affairs at SU. “”Parents are into teaching principals of kindness, caring and sharing as

long as it doesn’t (inconvenience them).”Buckley added, “Isn’t it worth taking a bus

to go to a classroom that’s not overcrowded? Is your child the only child taking the bus?”

One alternative to race-based affirmative action is a race-neutral one in which socioeco-nomic factors like income are measured.

However, a recent study by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Legal Defense and Education Fund reported that “the shift from a race-conscious to a race-neutral student assignment plan has often resulted in significant re-segregation and negatively impacted the achievement of African-American students.”

courtesy of tae-sun kimTHESE SU STUDENTS held signs and banners to demonstrate against two Supreme Court cases with racial undertones. They left SU at midnight the night before.

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County cases were held in favor of the respec-tive school boards while they were heard in the lower courts.

Most of the affirmative action supporters Monday were concerned that these two cases, if overturned, could undo decades of progress for the education of minority students, espe-cially those from low-income areas.

“Affirmative action is a means to promote diversity and equality,” said Amber Moore, a graduate student at the University of Michigan.

Michigan was involved in its own affirma-tive action lawsuit when Barbara Grutter, a white law school applicant, sued the school on the grounds of violating the 14th Amendment after being rejected.

At the rally, chants alternated between “Jim Crow. We say hell no” to “Equal educa-tion not segregation.” The crowd also held a variety of signs including ones reading, “New generation. Old Battle.”

While the crowd was particularly rau-cous in its chants, there were no apparent

signs of violence or disobedience. At about 9:40 a.m., the rally crowd spilled out onto the street, causing a momentary standstill to the bus and police cars that were trying to get through. Shortly after the march began, police ushered protestors to one side of the street to allow traffic to flow. In both cases, the partici-pants quickly obeyed police orders.

The crowd was composed of a variety of people, both black and white, some old but mostly young, from across the country.

One of the older people in the crowd, Wanda Bull, said she was too busy raising a family in northern California when Martin Luther King Jr. brought civil rights to the public consciousness.

“It’s still disheartening,” said the retired Napa, Calif., native. “In the 1960s, I wouldn’t think this would happen again.”

courtesy of tae-sun kimTHIS T-SHIRT WAS ONE OF many worn by the approximate 400 participants.

courtesy of tae-sun kimAPPROXIMATELY TWO DOZEN SU STUDENTS attended the protest in the nation’s capital against two cases which, if overturned, would overturn decades of affirmative action.

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“It’s a shame that it is 2006 and it’s the same thing they were talking about in 1956.”

Christopher DavisLINCOLN UNIVERSITY IN PENNSYLVANIA


Whitman students advance to finals of tax law competitionBy John Ray

STAFF WRITER

For the first time in the four years that the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University has participated, its xTAX team, short for extreme TAX, has been selected to compete in the national xTAX competition this January.

In the first round of the competition, which occurred this past November, 12 teams of five Whitman students each were charged with solving various cases involving tax law. Twenty-eight other schools participated in the first round and fielded 12 teams apiece themselves.

From these 336 teams, five were chosen: one from Syracuse, and one apiece from Brigham Young University, the University of Notre Dame, the University of Wisconsin and the University of California at Berkeley. They will

be competing in the national competition in Washington, D.C. from Jan. 26 to Jan. 27.

“I don’t think it’s going to sink in until I’m on a plane to Washington,” said Mitch Frank-lin, an assistant professor of accounting at Whitman and faculty mentor for the team. “You see students work as hard as they do; you got to see them to realize how good it really is.”

The members of the team are seniors Lisa Cahill and Alexa Ferugia, both accounting majors; junior accounting major Ross Dauman and sophomores Sara Bohan and Andrew Weinberger, an undeclared and an accounting major, respectively. Each team is required to have two sophomores and one junior, Franklin said.

“I’ve never done anything like this before,” Weinberger said. “It was just cool.”

Weinberger explained that for making it to the finals, each member of the team was

awarded $2,000. The winners of the final round get the Hamilton Prize, a trophy named after the famous first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton.

The competition is sponsored by Pricewa-terhouseCoopers, the largest firm in the world that deals with tax auditing.

“I had no idea what it was going to be, going into it,” Bohan said. “To win in Syracuse was a great accomplishment and to find out that we had won across the country … I don’t think it’s even sunk in yet and I can’t wait to go to Washington.”

Weinberger explained that the team was eager to get to the final round.

“We’re not really worried too much,” he said.

The team is going to have to contend with the fact that one of its teammates, Dauman, is currently studying abroad in Spain.

Ferugia said while Dauman is making arrangements to attend the final, in an emer-gency, the team will be prepared to go on without him.

“We’ll have to do our presentation with four members, so that myself and the other senior would take on a bigger role, (but) we’d make it work,” she said.

PricewaterhouseCoopers, which foots the transportation and boarding costs for each of the teams, is working with Whitman to get Dauman there, Ferugia said.

The competition is open to anyone at Whit-man, but was introduced to SU through Beta Alpha Psi, the accounting fraternity.

“(xTax) is a great opportunity for the accounting students, especially the sopho-mores,” Franklin said. “It’s a great opportunity for someone who’s deciding to go into account-ing to get a feel for it.”

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By Brian TahmoshASST. FEATURE EDITOR

As shoppers flock to the malls to find that perfect Christmas gift, one popular student item has been missing from the

shelves. Even though Syracuse University basketball fans have been able to watch Eric Devendorf and the rest of the Orange play in the Carrier Dome, they have been unable to take control of their favorite players in the virtual world this year.

NCAA March Madness 07, the college basketball video game from EA Sports, was not released at its usual pre-Thanksgiv-ing date. The plan: release the game when people are following the sport the most … and don’t try to com-pete with Madden.

“Having a sports title come out when the season is most relevant in the world is a pretty important thing,” said Sean O’Brien, the producer for this year’s game. “We found there are a lot of big titles that are coming out at that time (November), and we got a little bit lost.”

Now EA is planning to release the game on Jan. 17 for Xbox 360 and Playstation 2.

The newest version of the madness will take advantage of the capabilities of the Xbox 360 to live up to the game’s slogan, “There’s no place like home.” March Mad-ness, like all EA Sports games, creates a “project x” slogan each year as a guide in

Home court advantage

courtesy of electronic artsCARMELO ANTHONY, former Syracuse University basketball great, posed for the makers of NCAA March Madness 07 to enhance the visual representations of the players in the game.

Aiken interacts with audience during strong holiday show

NCAA March Madness 07 brings fans closer to

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“You have seven seconds to do whatever you want within the environment. You can chest bump with the mascot, lead the cheerleaders in a dance routine, lead the band.”

Sean O’BrienNCAA MARCH MADNESS 07 PRODUCER

By Heather MayerSTAFF WRITER

The scene couldn’t have been more fitting just weeks before Christmas. The snow settled lightly on the grass in front of Turning Stone Casino and Resort, reflecting the decorative Christmas lights. Inside, the event showroom was a full house. People of all ages sat at assigned tables looking

out onto the stage patiently awaiting the featured guest, “American Idol’s” Clay Aiken.

String instruments played quietly

as part of the Utica Symphony Orches-tra’s warm-up before Aiken’s arrival. Unlike a traditional pop star concert, families sat together and sipped Diet

Coke and coffee in the elegant theater. The poor setup of the tables, which

packed people tightly together, made it difficult to hear the strings and flutes over side conversations. The orchestra continued with a combina-tion of “Good King Wenceslas” and “Dreidel, Dreidel,” a nice touch to celebrate Hanukkah.

Once the last notes of “Rudolph

the Red-Nosed Reindeer” played, audience members stood up and began screaming and applauding Aiken as he entered the stage. Aiken’s orange collared shirt seemed more like Syracuse University spirit than Christmas spirit, but the girls and women in the front row cooed at him nonetheless.

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Daily Orange music reviewers choose

their favorite albums of 2006

Each year has its highs and lows in musical performance. Some albums are

overrated, some underrated. But 2006 marked the year of the comeback,

thanks to Jay-Z and Yusuf. We’ve asked our Decibel writers to provide their

top five releases of the year, but unfortunately for the two aforementioned artists,

neither made the cut.

By Dave AreySTAFF WRITER

E very year, Yo La Tengo does a special show for WFMU, a non-profit radio station in New

Jersey. In return for a donation to the station, the band plays a cover version of any song the listener requests. Over the years, they’ve played everything from the Grateful Dead to The Clash to “Build Me Up Buttercup.” For a band known for its beautiful but devastating songs filled with layers of sound, its ability to cut loose and fool around serves as an inter-esting and entertaining change of pace.

This is an aspect that had been gone from their music for a long time until “I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass,” during which the group perfectly mixes hypnotic songs with more playful ones. For example, listen to “Mr. Tough,” with its horn section and lighthearted falsetto vocals. If this were the ‘60s, it would have fit right in on a top-40 radio station. Conversely, it is followed by the sparse “Black Flowers,” with gorgeous harmonies and mesmer-izing string section. It sounds far more like something off one of the band’s older albums—not that there’s anything wrong with that.

It’s easy to see a connection between the shows for WFMU and “I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass.” On the radio shows, Yo La Tengo tries to show it can play a wide variety of styles. The same is true of this new album. For a band whose albums became more experimental and less accessible over the last decade, it is an important and vital change. After more than 20 years making music, the band sounds so exuberant you might be fooled into believing it just started.

By Mike SlepianSTAFF WRITER

T he title of TV on the Radio’s second album, “Return to Cookie Mountain,” isn’t very obvious in its

meaning. Is it a place where one’s imagina-tion can run rampant, an analogy for the charm of the album or is it a reference to Super Mario World? There may be no answer, and TV on the Radio may prefer it that way. “Straightforward” is one of the last words that describes “Return to Cookie Mountain.”

It is apparent from the first song that TV on the Radio isn’t a conventional band. In fact, it may be nearly impossible to classify them. Over the humming and static are the signature vocals of Tunde Adebimpe. His poetic voice, combined with Kyp Malone’s crooning falsetto, create an amazing texture alone without the music. While the incredible power of the vocals is a clear strength, the instrumentals make the album.

The arrangements on the album are dense and many-layered. The combination of drums and drum machines creates a unique foundation for the music. The album should definitely be considered a headphones album to allow the listener to catch all the different sounds. On a song like “Wash the Day Away,” the listener can hear flutes, chimes, whispers, bells and strings dripping into the soundscape.

The album isn’t all dreamy ambiance; TV on the Radio rocks out on many tracks. “Wolf Like Me,” the most accessible track on the album, is a commanding and catchy track with distorted guitar and a groovy bass.

Here, the band has achieved something incredible. It somehow managed to create a diverse eclectic collection of songs that flow into each other to make a whole. TV on the Radio possesses an incredible and brilliant vision. “Return to Cookie Mountain” is a beautiful, soulful and artistic album. If one were in the unfortunate situation of being lost in the woods at night, this album would be the flashlight to guide him or her home.

The Decemberists“THE CRANE WIFE”Colin Meloy returns with more literary ref-erences and a more eclectic set.

Belle and Sebastian“THE LIFE PURSUIT”The best album in years from Scotland’s finest.

The Raconteurs“BROKEN BOY SOLDIER”No Meg White, no problem.

Gnarls Barkley“ST. ELSEWHERE”Crazy costumes, crazier tunes.

Gnarls Barkley“ST. ELSEWHERE”The band’s astounding single, “Crazy,” has made history with the most radio airplay in a single week. The combination of Cee-Lo and Dangermouse creates 13 additional amazing tracks.

The Raconteurs “BROKEN BOY SOLDIERS”Jack White steps aside from his role in the White Stripes to team up with long-time col-laborator Brendan Benson. Here they cre-ated a short, sweet, and incredibly catchy rock album.

The Decemberists“THE CRANE WIFE”Literary prog-folk is a very specific genre the Decemberists have created for them-selves, but with their grand music and elo-quent lyrics the band deserves all the hype thrown their way.

Bob Dylan“MODERN TIMES”While Bob Dylan’s concerts since the ‘90s have taken a turn for the worse, his albums just keep getting better and better. “Modern Times” is ironically set in the past, but it is swinging, rocking and grooving album.

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I n 2001, he was just another Dave Matthews clone. In 2003, he was a semi-likeable dweeb who always

seemed like he was trying a little too hard. But in 2006, John Mayer became a guitar hero.

Something doesn’t add up. How did the dork who wrote “Daughters” trans-form into the coolest guy in the room?

Even after “Try!,” the live blues album last year from the John Mayer Trio—Mayer and veteran sidemen Pino Palladino and Steve Jordan—this new musical persona was unexpected.

Mayer defies expectations. He syn-ergizes pop-rock, jazzy rhythm section work and Clapton-esque guitar, which together flourish to create a colorful, passionate record—the best in 2006.

“Continuum,” released this fall, is a vast leap forward for Mayer.

Everything came together on the new album, one that was as earnest as Mayer’s previous efforts, but with a new musical strength and poignancy that he only hinted at before. Palladino

and Jordan return, adding an extra dimension to the music.

The energy and instrumental dexterity shown off on “Try!” are toned down and focused as Mayer flashes his chops smoothly throughout the album. He slides into a languid solo in “I Don’t Trust Myself (With Loving You)” while roaring through the brawny guitar work-out of “In Repair.”

Lead single “Waiting on the World to Change,” though ham-fisted at times, is a genuine protest song complete with a bridge ripped directly from Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On?”

Mayer has a confidence in his guitar work, brave enough to try his hand at covering the Hendrix classic, “Bold as Love.” While his version, though solid, does not stray far from the original, the inclusion of the song alone was a gutsy move.

He still has his boyish charm, like on “Stop This Train,” but mostly, Mayer has crafted an adult record. It sets him apart from all the other guys with guitars. “Continuum” is sure to hold up past 2006.

The Hold Steady“BOYS AND GIRLS IN AMERICA”

Equal parts witty, depressing and uplift-ing, this album features Craig Finn and Co. telling their tales over huge riffs lifted from AC/DC and other ‘70s giants.

The Format“DOG PROBLEMS”

The happiest songs you’ll ever hear about getting your heart broken by girls from Arizona.

Built To Spill“YOU IN REVERSE”

Like Neil Young fronting an indie-rock band, these vets manage to make songs that are both tender and explosive.

Lupe Fiasco“FOOD & LIQUOR”

The Chicago MC’s debut is a conscious, exciting affair, ripe with social and political commentary. It’s the record that Talib Kweli has been trying to make for years.

By Michael J. Mahon(315) ART DIRECTOR

2 006 might’ve been a down year for musicians not named Rod Stewart, but Say Anything’s seven-song “bonus”

disc from “…Is A Real Boy” was amazing, yet greatly underappreciated. I can’t include the main album (it was originally released in 2004), but regardless, “…Was A Real Boy” is far superior than its predecessor.

Singer Max Bemis has said of the album, “That s--- sucks.” However, that might be what makes it great. In the world of double discs, DualDiscs and everything in between, it’s hard to count seven songs as a full album, but Bemis’ emotional turbulence rings clearly throughout each track.

The idea that an album should tell the story of the songwriter is a lost art. Music was cre-ated specifically to evoke emotion and, quite simply, the best way to do that is to share with listeners your own emotions and experiences. When a songwriter can open up to the extent

that Bemis does, it’s pretty hard to not at least respect it. But the simplicity and cohesive-ness of “…Was A Real Boy” makes it not only respectable, but praiseworthy as well.

The opener, “Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too,” was actually released as a single. Textur-ally speaking, it’s different than the rest of the tracks (organs and synthesized drums galore) but probably the catchiest song on either CD.

Bemis has a hint of sarcasm in his singing, putting a delightful twist on the prototypical So-Cal emo voice (see “Total Revenge”). He uses metaphors to perfection, especially, but not surprisingly, in “It’s A Metaphor, Fool.” Also, the sporadic guitar riffs that pop up occasionally are utterly delightful.

Rather unfortunately, even with the back-ing of a major label, Say Anything still has not caught on with mainstream audiences. But an album like this is completely refreshing in today’s recording industry and is well deserv-ing of being the best album of 2006.

The Strokes“FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF EARTH”In January, The Strokes quietly released their third studio album. Although the band’s new single from the “Marie Antoi-nette” soundtrack titled “What Ever Hap-pened” is enjoying more airplay than songs on “First Impressions,” it might make some people give another listen to this master-piece of an album.

The Mars Volta“AMPUTECHTURE”

Another “third time’s a charm” album, The Mars Volta continues to outsmart and outplay all the other rock groups today. The addition, John Frusciante, is brilliant, and Cedric Bixler-Zavala’s vocal performance is unmatched. Sorry, Rod Stewart.

Saves The Day“SOUND THE ALARM”

I’d call it a quiet release, but “Sound The Alarm” makes plenty of noise if you put it on your stereo. The abrasiveness that Saves The Day opted to adopt on this album might have been hard to compre-hend at first, but after a while it became impossible not to listen to.

Dragonforce“INHUMAN RAMPAGE”If this release had one other song as extreme and rocking as “Through the Fire and the Flames,” it probably would have skyrocketed to my number one. Dueling guitar solos, machine-gun-like double bass drums and epic vocals, not to mention songs by the name of “Operation Ground and Pound,” make this album “by far” number five.


Aiken performed a long list of Christmas songs, including “Noel,” “Walking in a Winter Wonderland,” “Merry Christmas with Love,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and “Grownup Christmas List.”

In between songs, Aiken interacted with the front-row fans and the loud, outspoken fans sit-ting in the back.

After being told his zipper was down by one fan, he transitioned from pop singer to comedian, making the audience

laugh about his recent encounter with Kelly Ripa on the “Regis and Kelly Show.” Aiken poked fun at himself and how he offended Ripa by placing his hand over her mouth during the show.

“Don’t put your hand over someone’s mouth,” Aiken said. “It’s very rude.”

Aiken was extremely interactive with his audience members, sending them into fits of laughter, cheering and applause. He made the night for one young fan, Erin Squairs, 15, of Liverpool. The singer asked the audi-ence what a “fermata” (a held note) was, and called forth Squairs, a veteran pianist, to play a fermata on stage. Squairs, a diehard fan, couldn’t believe her eyes or ears.

“I thought, how is he talking to me?” she said.

The dialogue with the audience seems to be what makes Aiken’s fans come back for his shows. The show ended with an encore of “All is Well,” sending the crowd to another standing ovation for Aiken. This Christmas show is part of Aiken’s third annual tour, and he uses it to help promote charities events including UNICEF, in which he is actively involved.

Aside from one perturbed male audi-ence member who expressed his opinion that Aiken should pay attention to people in the back row, the crowd loved Aiken’s performance in conjunction with the Utica Symphony. Squairs gave Aiken “two thumbs up.”

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WWW.WOLFGANGSVAULT.COMMusic lovers around the world can check out wolfgangsvault.com for all their shopping and listening needs. Need a 2007 rock calendar? How about a Jimi Hendrix poster or photos of the Grateful Dead? Or even a Jefferson Air-plane t-shirt? The vault has it all.

The best feature of the site by far is its concert vault. It allows people to watch old concerts from their favorite artists. This week’s feature concert is Bruce Springsteen in Winterland in San Francisco on Dec. 15,

1978. Other concerts include The Cars, Elec-tric Flag and Joan Baez.

Guests have to register to use the concert vault, but it’s completely free. Other features include playlists that are currently circulating on radio stations across the country and auc-tions for rare and autographed memorabilia.

— Brian Tahmosh, asst. feature editor

the production. O’Brien said this year’s slogan will try to drive home the effect of playing in a raucous atmosphere, like the Carrier Dome.

The game’s producers focused on recreating the atmosphere of college basketball by trying to replicate the student sections, from placement in

the arena to authentic student chants. March Madness also tries to accurately portray the bands, cheerleaders and mascots at each school. High school

cheerleading teams were brought in to act for the animation and the former Vancouver (now Memphis) Grizzlies mascot performed some mascot moves.

The atmosphere actually affects the play as each player is given a composure rating. Usu-ally freshmen have lower ratings than seniors and have trouble playing in tougher places.

“Carmelo Anthony could have been 35 years old with the type of composure he had, but he’s sort of the exception,” O’Brien said. “Then you’ve got those great cases where a kid is play-ing at Syracuse for the first time and literally can’t handle it.”

The most important feature of the home court advantage involves the intensity meter. When-ever a team makes a positive play—a blocked shot, dunk, steal or any big play—the circular meter starts to build up. As this increases, players can use the intensity control to pump up teammates or interact with the crowd or opponents.

If a player waits long enough to activate the intensity control, the impact moment can be triggered. This new feature basically allows players to go crazy during a stoppage of play and amp up the crowd and their teammates.

“You have seven seconds to do whatever you want within the environment,” O’Brien said. “You can chest bump with the mascot, lead the cheerleaders in a dance routine, lead the band.”

The feature is exclusive to the Xbox 360 version because the high-powered system gives EA the capabilities to try something new. There will not be a Playstation 3 version because EA is only releasing selected sports titles for the new system this year.

Erik Kinyon, a staffer for the Campus Crusade for Christ at Hendricks Chapel, did not play the 2006 version of March Madness, but is a big fan of NFL Street, another EA Sports game with a simi-lar feature. In NFL Street, players build up points until they can trigger a “gamebreaker” moment.

“It’s cool,” Kinyon said about the gamebreak-er feature in NFL Street. “It gives you a different aspect to how the game is played. It’s something different. If you want more of a serious sports game it’s not your style, but otherwise it’s kind of cool.”

Other gamers are more skeptical of the new fea-

ture. Brian Doty, a junior information technology major, bought the 2006 game in February and said the impact moment feature sounds immaterial.

“I’m more focused probably on the gameplay than added perks like that,” Doty said. “I think it would get old pretty quickly.”

March Madness has more new features than the impact moment, such as synchronizing the crowd movements with the chants. Instead of just moving around on their own, the people in the background will actually be performing actions that are related to the chants in the game. If they are clapping or stomping in the chant, the student sections will actually be clapping or stomping too.

The crowd has an effect on how the game is played in individual contests and in the dynasty mode. If players want to take control of a mid-major school and take the team to the top, they must deal with the lack of crowd involvement.

Schools that don’t have as much history as SU will not have student sections, bands or cheerleaders until the people start caring about the program. Winning games convinces the athletic director to invest more in the team, so the crowd will build up over time, along with improved practice and training facilities.

“This year we wanted to really make those places like the Carrier Dome really stand out because of the atmosphere they have,” O’Brien said. “If your school doesn’t care about your bas-ketball program and your average attendance is four or five thousand kids, people will give you that.”

The producers are also trying every year to make the game more realistic by giving play-ers accurate ratings. Most Syracuse fans that played last year’s game probably think Eric Devendorf is a little better than the end-of-the-bench SG #23 that could barely hit the rim from three-point range.

Rating players is a constant challenge for the producers, especially considering freshmen com-ing out of high school are unproven and many times unknown. For this reason, EA employs one person who works all year to provide the game with accurate player ratings. But no matter how hard he tries, it is impossible to please everyone, and the complaints role in constantly.

“It doesn’t stop, whether it’s from the players themselves or from the fans,” O’Brien said of the criticism. “It’s a thankless job. I feel bad for the producer who does it for us because he’s constantly getting bombarded.”

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B efore leaving for Thanksgiving, my roommates and I decided to cook dinner for friends who wouldn’t be going home

for the holidays. With four girls in the kitchen, I thought cooking for 10 would be easy. Then reality hit me. One roommate didn’t know how much water to put in Stovetop Stuffing (it says on the box), the next could only bake canned dough and the last didn’t know how to use a can opener. Things were looking bleak.

Then I went to my annual family Thanksgiv-ing. In my family of fifty, the women do all the cooking and the men do all the dishes. Everyone knows how to cook, clean or both. So while I may not want to share some of my family tradi-tions—like the loud German songs we sing about beer—knowing your way around the kitchen is something I’d like to pass on to the rest of campus.

Cook a simple dinnerItalian chicken: Place four skinless, boneless

chicken breasts in a baking dish and cover with Italian salad dressing. Cover the dish and marinate at least four hours, overnight for the

best results. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees, sprinkle the chicken with Parmesan cheese and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

Rice: For your side dish, all you need is a bag of flavored rice, such as Lipton Rice and Sauce. These contain directions, and usually just involve water, margarine and a stovetop.

Dessert: Any kind of sugar is sure to please. Try making a simple ice cream sundae with your

friends’ favorite flavors and all the right toppings.

Set a tableWe’ll start off easy—put a plate in front of

everyone’s chair. Now fold napkins in half diagonally, making a triangle, and place them in the middle of the plate. Next, place a fork on the left side of each plate and a knife on the right. On the outside of the knife is where you’ll put the spoon. Glasses go above the knife.

Now if you want to get really fancy, you can put a salad plate to the left of the fork, and a bread plate just above that. You could even make place cards with everyone’s name on them if you’re feeling very Martha Stewart that

day; just make sure everything matches and looks neat, and you’ll be in great shape.

Wash dishesSo you’ve served a successful dinner, but

your work isn’t over. Dinner guests don’t clean up after themselves, so hop to it. If you’re living on South Campus you don’t have the amenities of a dish washer and garbage disposal you may have at home, so you’ll have to try a little harder. First, scrape any excess food into your garbage so there are no solids left on the dishes. Next, rinse off all dishes, silverware and glasses so they look clean and have little to no food residue. Plug your sink and fill it with water, adding some dish soap into the stream from the faucet as it runs. When you’ve got plenty of bubbles, things are going well. Stop the water when the sink is pretty full and dump everything in. Take a sponge or rag and wipe everything clean, setting each item aside afterwards. Drain the sink and rinse each item under running water. Dry your dishes with a towel and put them away. You’re ready for your next dinner party.

Channel Martha Stewart with tips to get comfortable in the kitchenTAY L O R E N G L E R

sugar ‘n spice

So while I may not want to share some of my family traditions—like the loud German songs we sing about beer—knowing your way around the kitchen is something I’d like to pass on to the rest of campus.


SYRACUSECoach: Jim Boeheim, (31st season, 733-254)Career record: 733-254 (31 seasons)Boeheim loves playing in Madison Square Garden. He’s been critical of the team this season and this is his first chance to show them to a

national audience. Maybe the bright lights will help.

21 SYRACUSE VS. 22 OKLAHOMA STATE 7 P.M. AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

Eaton is a physical guard. Wright is better. How much better will decide this matchup.

HARRIS NICHOLS CURRY ROBERTS BOGGAN WATKINS MONDS

For the second straight game, this is a matchup of two potent 3-point shoot-ers. Harris is connecting on more than 50 percent of his treys, though the lights are bright in Madi-son Square Garden.

Both of these players can fill it up, though Curry’s been more consistent throughout his career. It will be important for Nichols to bounce back from a cold Saturday.

OKLAHOMA STATECoach: Sean Sutton, (1st season at OSU, 9-0)Career record: 9-0Sutton has followed his father’s coaching legacy bet-ter than anyone could have expected. The Cowboys are undefeated and just cracked the national rankings.

The nomadic Boggan has bounced between Florida and St. Bonaventure before settling at Oklahoma State. He’s become a prominent part of the rotation, averag-ing 20 points and seven rebounds.

Watkins has established himself as a legitimate threat in the middle—espe-cially on defense. He’ll be the best center Monds has played this season.

6-2, 185, Jr. 5-11, 215, So. 6-4, 180, So. 6-5, 190, Jr. 6-8, 217, Sr. 6-3, 190, Jr. 6-9, 233, Sr. 6-7, 235, Sr. 6-11, 258, Sr. 6-8, 240, Sr.

PREDICTIONSZach BermanSyracuse 75Oklahoma St. 70

Matt GelbSyracuse 81Oklahoma St. 70

Mark MedinaOklahoma St. 71Syracuse 65

SYRACUSE STATISTICSPLAYER PPG RPG APGDemetris Nichols 15.3 5.9 1.4Eric Devendorf 13.9 2.6 3.9Paul Harris 12.5 7.1 2.0Josh Wright 10.3 2.6 5.0Terrence Roberts 8.6 9.3 1.9Darryl Watkins 7.2 5.7 0.7Matt Gorman 4.9 1.4 0.4Andy Rautins 3.9 2.3 0.8Mike Jones 2.7 0.4 0.4

OKLAHOMA ST. STATISTICSPLAYER PPG RPG APGMario Boggan 20.1 7.1 1.7JamesOn Curry 18.0 2.1 5.4Obi Muonelo 12.3 4.8 2.8Terrel Harris 11.7 3.7 2.4David Monds 8.3 6.3 0.7Marcus Dove 6.0 3.4 0.7Byron Eaton 5.0 2.6 3.6Kenny Cooper 2.1 1.9 0.1Tyler Hatch 0.8 1.2 0.8

jesse neider | staff photographerTERRENCE ROBERTS leads Syracuse in rebounding this season with 9.3 per game but averages only 8.6 points, down from 2005-2006 when he averaged over 10 points.

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of its eight games this season. It’s averaging almost 43 points in the second halves of those games. Clearly, this is a team that’s taking some time to get its offense together.

On Saturday, SU scored just one point during Wichita State’s costly 27-1 run during 11 minutes of the first half. It marked the second time this season SU entered the locker room trailing.

“It’s mostly offensively,” Boeheim said of the struggles. “Some defen-sively but generally if your offense isn’t good your defense struggles sometimes, too, it shouldn’t but it generally does.”

Despite Boeheim’s complaints, SU is 7-1 and has played well enough to win its early-season slate. However, Boeheim realizes SU’s schedule thus far doesn’t represent what it will face in the Big East—or tonight.

The defense has struggled all sea-son, but that’s not uncommon for this time of year. SU has been switching between man-to-man and its trade-mark 2-3 zone while mixing in some press. During the Orange’s second half comeback on Saturday, it was playing an efficient press. Earlier in the half, though, Wichita State was able to beat the press with its superior passing.

The zone will continue to evolve, and with an experienced backline and the versatility of freshman Paul Harris, it has the potential to be much better than last season’s zone.

“We have to do a better job of listening to coach,” senior forward Terrence Roberts said. “Everybody has to focus on defense. We’re such a poor defensive team out there playing in our zone. The way we’re playing man-to-man, there’s no reason why our zone shouldn’t be one of the best zones in the country.

“We’re not a man-to-man team. Coach Boeheim has played zone defense for 30-something years. He’s going to change a little, but he won’t change much.”

When SU last played Oklahoma State (9-0)—in the Jimmy V Classic two seasons ago—the game was at a similar time of year and Boeheim was singing a different tune in the game before. At the time, the Orange was ranked No. 4 and was coming off a 68-55 win over Colgate.

Boeheim complimented the zone defense in the Colgate postgame press conference. It was the man-to-man defense that struggled. Boeheim acknowledged he would have a better idea of the type of team the Orange was after playing the Cowboys, which were No. 5 at the time and coming off a Final Four appearance.

Oklahoma State topped SU, 74-60, giving the Orange its first loss of the season. This time, SU is already aware of its problems. The Cowboys are unde-feated again now, although they don’t have the same hype as before.

Still, considering where the Orange is at this point of the season, the quality of Oklahoma State and the fact that SU is coming off a difficult loss, tonight will prove to be another game indicative of SU’s progress.

“I watched Okalahoma State,” Boeheim said. “They’re a terrific bas-ketball team from the tapes I’ve seen of them. We’ve got to show that we’re a lot better. We’ve struggled every game all year, we’ve just been better than the teams we’re playing against.”

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‘The individual at some point makes a win-at-all-costs. Sometimes at a very young age’

D RU G T E S T I N G

‘ROIDS BY THE NUMBERSApproximately 360,000 athletes in college sports at NCAA member institutions■ 1.2% of athletes admitted to using ana-bolic steroids■ 31% said the possibility of drug test-ing discouraged them from using banned substances■ The highest percentage of use in men’s sports were in water polo, in which 10.5% of athletes used ergogenic drugs, and football, baseball and tennis, in which 3.9% of players used ergogenic drugs■ The highest percentage of use in women’s sports was in ice hockey, with 11.9%, softball, with 5.2%, and swim-ming, with 4.4%, using ergogenic drugs■ 56.5% of users tried anabolic steroids for the first time prior to their freshman year of college, 73% have used by the end of their freshman year■ 51% of steroid users hope to improve athletic performance, 15.9% hope to improve appearance■ 35.3% of people who have do not use or have stopped using steroids did so because they were concerned about their health, 19.3% said it was against their beliefs■ 25.4% of steroids are obtained from a friend or relative, 22% from a website or mail order, and 16.8% from a coach or trainer

Information gathered from the 2006 NCAA Study of Substance Use of College Student-Athletes

compiled by jackie friedman | asst. copy editor

athletes surveyed, 1.1 percent of athletes in 1997, 1.5 percent in 2001 and 1.2 percent in 2005 admitted to this form of doping, according to the 2006 NCAA Study of Substance Use of College Student-Athletes.

However, amphetamine use has been on the rise during the same time period, progressing from 3.5 percent to 4.1 percent. Amphetamines increase heart rate and increase weight loss.

“It’s important to note that a huge majority compete without using performance-enhancing drugs,” said Frank Uryasz, president of The National Center for Drug Free Sport, Inc., which administers the NCAA’s national drug-testing programs.

“We hear in the press about those excep-tions. We fear that people begin to believe that everybody’s using, but the message should be that most athletes are competing drug-free.”

While the percentages may seem miniscule, they reflect that of the 360,000 athletes in college sports at NCAA member institutions, more than 4,300 used steroids and nearly 15,000 used amphetamines in 2005.

One can hypothesize, though, that an increase in pressure from coaching staffs to enhance performance by illegal means contrib-utes to the continued usage. In 1997, only 3.8 per-cent of users obtained steroids from a coach or trainer. By 2005, 16.8 percent of users reported receiving steroids from a coach or trainer.

Steroids may be the most familiar name when considering athletes who dope, but Neal said the book of banned substances is thick and full of “long, lengthy, multi-syllable words.” The unauthorized substances fall into one of the main categories: stimulants, anabolic agents, diuretics, street drugs, urine manipulators and masking agents.

Although the NCAA tests for all banned drug classes at its Division I championships, out-of-competition drug testing is for anabolic agents, diuretics, peptide hormones, urine manipula-tors, masking agents and ephedrine only.

The use of substances such as human growth hormone is prohibited, but a testing procedure to identify its presence in an individual’s body does not exist at this point in time.

Yesalis has many criticisms of the NCAA’s policy, but the holes in testing capabilities high-light one of his major concerns.

“Unless you convince me that the college ath-letes of today are more ethical and moral than ones of years past I’m going to believe they’re using something,” Yesalis said. “I’m a former coach, and I can’t tell you why there are so many big guys. Lyle Alzado, multi-time, all-pro (defen-sive end in the NFL) died of a cancer he thought was related to steroid use. He said, ‘There are freaks of nature, but not enough to fill an NFL roster.’ I think you could fill that out to include D-I football, too.”

Yesalis claims a convergence of drug-testing programs in differing levels and institutions of sport would lead to the acquisition of a height-ened budget for research.

“I think the NCAA and the (International Olympic Committee) need to pony up at least $100 million to the best men and women biochemists in the world to close these loopholes over a five year period,” Yesalis said. “If you don’t see major progress (in testing capabilities) after this, it just continues this hypocritical façade. It makes people believe there’s nothing going on.

“If someone said we have a million dollars to solve AIDS, we’d laugh. It’s not any different of a biological problem; you’re trying to develop tests. If they were easy to develop, we’d have them. Something like a million dollars is a hell of a lot of money, but it isn’t going to help to deal with something as complex as this.”

In addition to the financial stigma, Yesalis

cited several other reasons the NCAA should join with its sport organization counterparts. While others disagree, Yesalis believes that increased use in the professional and Olympic levels of sport influence high school and college athletes.

According to the 2006 study, 56.5 percent of users surveyed in 2005 said they tried using performance-enhancing drugs for the first time before their freshman year of college.

“We’re in the information age and the notion that the use of these various performance- enhancing drugs by Olympic or professional athletes does not influence use at the college level or at junior-high or high-school level, it’s just naïve,” Yesalis said. “It doesn’t trickle down; it cascades down.”

Uryasz disagreed and said he believes one’s decision to taint his or her body by doping reflects a personal decision that can’t be repre-sented with statistics or percentages.

He also noted as the media drew attention to superstars such as Barry Bonds and Lance Armstrong—both professional athletes sus-pected of steroid use—the percentage of college athletes abusing the substance did not acceler-ate significantly, if at all.

“The individual at some point makes a win-at-all-costs decision,” Uryasz said. “Sometimes at a very young age they decide they’re going to excel at that sport regardless of rules and conscience. I’m not convinced that the catalyst for that decision is them looking at what’s hap-pening (in professional sports).”

In 2005, 51 percent of those surveyed relayed that the main reason for their use was to improve athletic performance, a significant rise from the figure of 42.7 percent in 2001. The use of anabolic steroids to quicken recovery time for a sports-related injury has been cut in half to 8.1 percent in 2005.

Neal and Uryasz try not to focus on the num-bers. They said the NCAA’s policy is twofold, and the onus should be placed not on the actual testing

regimen, but on the deterrence program.“People think it’s set up for a level playing

field,” Neal said. “The education component is set up to ensure people’s health and safety. That’s what the main point of it is. That’s what people should really focus on, safety and health.”

An advertisement at the end of the NCAA’s Drug-Testing Program manual aimed at ath-letes reads, “What you don’t know can hurt your eligibility. Ignorance is no excuse!”

Not only must athletes be aware of the sub-stances they consume, but they must act accord-ingly with the NCAA’s drug-testing procedure.

Tim Neal, assistant athletic director for sports medicine at Syracuse University, out-lined the process.

Neal said he and Daryl Gross, Director of Athletics at SU, are the first to be notified that a drug test will be conducted. Neal then consults the compliance officer to obtain an official roster of the team.

According to the NCAA’s bylaws, athletes can be selected for testing on the basis of position, financial-aid status, playing time, an NCAA-approved random selection or any combination. At SU, the players are chosen at random.

“You plug how many people are on that team and assign each player their own random number,” Neal said. “For example, with men’s lacrosse each player could be one through 32. Say we’re told they want to test 20 percent of the players—so out of 32 that’s six. The numbers chosen correspond with that person on the roster. It says these people need to be at this designated time and place on this date for

a test.”The National Center for Drug Free Sport,

Inc, which administers the NCAA’s national drug-testing programs, gives Neal the phone number of the tester that will visit Syracuse. He said he arranges a starting time and location and then works with the facilities employees at SU to have a locker room in Manley Field House secure and sanitized.

The athletes are generally notified no more than 36 hours before the test will be adminis-tered.

“We get all kids phone numbers so we can remind them the night before,” Neal said. “The assigned times are between 6 a.m. and 7:30 and are blocks of 15 min each. All they have to do in preparation is get up, throw clothes on, get hydrated and don’t go to the bathroom.

“(On testing day) the student-athletes go in, show picture ID and select a number that they’ll be identified by. They’re overseen by a same-sex observer. We then divide the samples up with numbers tagged and send them out.

“Two or three weeks later they send a letter to president or chancellor that the test was done on this date, and all were found to have no drugs in urine samples, and thank you very much.”

—Jackie Friedman, asst. copy editor

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McMiillen recovers from back injury, provides much-needed offense

daily orange file photoSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL swept a weekend tournament at Brown University helped by Ashley McMillen, who scored 26 points in her return from injury.

Brian TahmoshASST. FEATURE EDITOR

Syracuse was only 1:45 into the game against Rhode Island and head coach Quentin Hills-man was already going to his bench. But this was no ordinary substitution—senior Ashley McMillen checked in for her first minutes of the season.

McMillen returned to the SU lineup on Sat-urday after being sidelined for a month with a knee injury. The senior showed no fear as she fired her first shot from way outside the 3-point line. McMillen estimated the shot was from about 35 feet away; regardless, she drained it.

“That’s Ashley,” freshman Nicole Michael said. “She’ll shoot from half court and she’ll make it. We know she can shoot from anywhere so it wasn’t that much of a shock.”

Hillsman said he did not know McMillen would be playing when the team traveled to the Pizzitola Sports Center in Providence, R.I., for the Brown Classic this weekend. Adding McMillen at the last second to a team that has struggled to score recently helped lead SU to the tournament championship after beating URI, 66-63, and UC Davis, 75-55.

McMillen said she was not afraid to shoot from such long range because her high school coach encouraged her to fire away from all over the court. She said Hillsman feels the same way about her shot selection.

“If I didn’t shoot from there he would yell at me,” McMillen said. “If I was open and I passed it from there he would yell.”

McMillen scored 12 points in the first game against the Rams and added another 14 on Sun-

day against the Aggies. Michael led the team with 36 points and 19 rebounds for the weekend and was named Big East freshman of the week for the second consecutive week.

After just one month of rehabbing after her injury, McMillen did not think she was going to play in the tournament. She had just started running on Tuesday for the first time since the injury and had set a goal of returning to the lineup when SU travels to Puerto Rico on Dec. 19. But after warming up before the URI game, McMillen knew she was ready to play.

“Originally I thought I would just play a couple of minutes and see how it was and if it hurt I would stop,” McMillen said. “But I felt pretty good, so I kept playing.”

By the end of the game, McMillen had played 28 minutes, giving the rest of the team some much needed rest after competing with only nine players the whole season.

Not only did she log minutes for the Orange, McMillen was effective shooting the ball. She was 8-of-17 from 3-point range in the tourna-ment, adding another scoring threat from the outside. The more success McMillen has on the outside, Hillsman said, the more success junior Vaida Sipaviciute will have on the inside.

“She shot the ball really well,” Hillsman said. “She really brought another dimension to the offense. Now they really can’t sit in Vaida’s lap.”

The Orange struggled to score during a three-game losing streak, failing to break 60 points between Nov. 19 and Nov. 26. Hillsman said he was looking for another scorer to go

along with Michael, Sipaviciute and junior Fan-tasia Goodwin. He may have finally found that fourth scorer in McMillen.

“From my side, definitely it’s huge to have another person that can score and can make a shot,” Hillsman said. “If you get her open she has a great chance to make a shot.”

Rebounding from the losing streak with a three-game winning streak has put the players

in a positive mood and brought SU’s record to 4-4 on the season. Hillsman stressed the team needs to keep the wins in perspective as much as the losses.

“We understand it’s a long season and we didn’t think we’d win no games,” Hillsman said. “We’re very excited about the wins and hope-fully they’ll come in and work hard and not be satisfied with it.”

nois and Connecticut. The team didn’t improve throughout the year. In fact, it regressed to last year’s form at times down the stretch. Attendance at games dipped to basketball-like crowds.

So how should the athletic department—led by third-year Director of Athletics Daryl Gross—deal with the situation?

Granted, it takes three to five years to over-haul the program, bring in recruits and make the team his own, but I was disappointed with SU’s showing this season. With the amount of money Robinson is earning (nearly double the base salary of Rutgers’ Greg Schiano), some serious development is necessary next year to prove he’s the captain who’ll steer the ship in the right direction. I know he needs his own recruits, and I’m willing to give him that time, but it’s not as if he was left with D-II players these past two years. This year, Syracuse ranked 110th in total offense and 107th in total defense out of 119 teams.

The department should support Robinson but not give him a golden pass for more than the next two or three seasons. Although another coaching change could break the fluidity and confidence of the fan base, SU cannot afford to

decline or stay in the cellar as teams in the Big East like Rutgers, South Florida and Cincinnati are improving rapidly.

So how should SU get back on the winning track in the next few years?

There is no silver bullet. But how about marketing more heavily to fans in surround-ing central and western New York? There are a lot of football fans in the state and no other major D-I football schools. If the games could be televised more frequently in those areas, and if Syracuse drew fans from the areas, attendance and attention could increase. And so could a rekindling of the tradition of growing up as a Syracuse fan, which might help bring loyalty to a school with some disloyal fans.

Building a better collegiate atmosphere to attract more skilled recruits would also help. Here at Syracuse, fans sit on their hands when the fight song is played, instead of clapping, there isn’t as much tailgating, excitement or pregame vibe outside the Dome. Now, this doesn’t change overnight. But if it could be improved, recruits would be attracted to the sense that football is a big deal here.

If I were a recruit, I’d probably only come to Syracuse to play right away or get a good education. Play in front of 35,000 fans in an atmosphere that lacks pride or tradition, or play before 100,000 diehards at Michigan? Not too hard of a decision, for me at least.

Gross deserves credit for the Quad walk, FieldTurf and sprucing up the Dome and Manley—he’s definitely built a strong base. From there, the best way to solve the problem is to make stronger efforts in marketing the team and the university. The billboard in Times Square and a contract with 1050 ESPN Radio in New York help, but the push to make Syracuse New York’s team needs to continue.

Other than marketing and improving the atmosphere, a solution is to continue to develop downtown Syracuse. Not all her ideas are wildly popular, but Nancy Cantor should keep trying to turn around the city of Syracuse. If downtown continues to improve and become more exciting, it will attract recruits and fans to a more accessible and vibrant city. And of course, improving downtown is so important for things other than sports.

There were other various suggestions I heard at the basketball game Saturday. Jared Cohen, a senior marketing and entrepreneurship major, rattled off a few ideas. If the student section was more visible during SU basketball games, it would be easier to see the excitement at the Dome, which is tough to sense on TV, he said.

“Here we have the biggest crowds continu-ously, but people can’t see how great that is,” Cohen said. “Here we have 18 people in the front row, that’s completely unacceptable for a school so highly ranked.”

It would be challenging to fix because of sea-son ticket holders and the revenue gained from sideline seating, but Cohen’s idea is a legitimate one that should be talked about within the department. Excitement at basketball games can hook recruits not only for Jim Boeheim, but for football, lacrosse and other sports as well.

I’m not ranking these issues above other problems on campus that are more pressing. But some attention does need to be paid to ath-letics, if you’d like to see SU’s teams improve. I don’t expect to see Greg Robinson’s team in the Rose Bowl when I return for fall semester next year, but I do see these ideas as a small step forward on the path to improvement.

Pat DiSalvo is a staff writer at The Daily Orange where his columns will no longer

appear. E-mail him [email protected].

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kennesaw state athletic communicationsJON-MICHAEL NICKERSON spent three seasons as a pitcher in the Florida Marlins organization before signing with Kennesaw State to play basketball.

Nickerson pivots from pitcher’s mound to Kennesaw State’s frontcourtSTANDINGSIn honor of Martin Gramatica’s triumphant return to the NFL, we name our Battlers this week after our favorite kickers.

N. Johnson (Ramsey) 5-0T. Zendejas (Tarr) 5-0M. Gramatica (Medina) 4-1P. Stoyanovich (Gelb) 4-1S. Janikowski (Chavar) 4-1C. Hetland (Levin) 4-1D. Flutie (Gorman) 4-1J. Ito (Anthes) 4-1P. Shadle (Janela) 4-1N. Lowery (Diamond) 3-2K. Hnida (Ja. Friedman) 3-2G. Anderson (Jo. Friedman) 3-2O. Mare (Ang) 3-2M. Nugent (Schonbrun) 3-2F. Reveiz (Berman) 3-2D. Brien (DiSalvo) 2-3A. Vinatieri (Parquette) 2-3A. Del Greco (Stal) 2-3S. Gostkowski (Tahmosh) 1-4M. Vanderjagt (Goddet) 0-5

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By Jared DiamondSTAFF WRITER

This time last year, getting ready to play bas-ketball for Kennesaw State was the last thing on Jon-Michael Nickerson’s mind. Struggling as a pitcher for the Jamestown Jammers, the

Florida Marlins’ low-level Class A affiliate, Nickerson was concerned about his future in baseball and knew he needed a change.

That change was not to another minor league organization but to another sport altogether. After three seasons, Nickerson retired from baseball to pursue his other love—basketball—at the collegiate level.

Despite a dominant senior basketball season in high school at Stanhope Ellmore in Mill-brook, Ala., Nickerson thought baseball offered the best opportunity. After high school, he chose to forgo college and was drafted in the 16th round by the Marlins in 2003.

“I started out really looking forward to going to college, but I ended up signing on the first day of the signing period,” Nickerson said. “I just made the decision and went with it.”

Nickerson bounced between the rookie league Gulf Coast Marlins, Jamestown and the high-level Class A Greensboro Bats (now Greensboro Grasshoppers) from 2003-2005.

He was successful at the lowest level Gulf Coast, going 5-1 with a 1.87 ERA in 12 starts his first season, but from there his numbers went downhill. The lefty was only 4-18 the next two seasons.

As his stats fluctuated and consistency wavered, Nickerson often thought of basketball as a viable option.

“After I had a good game, I thought baseball was what I wanted to do, but then I’d blow up a start or two later and I’d say ‘Man, I really want to play basketball,’” Nickerson said. “I was never really sold on the whole baseball thing.”

After the 2005 season, Nickerson was ready to give baseball one more shot, hoping he would climb the minor league ladder. As Spring Training drew nearer, he began doubt-ing his future.

The 2006 men’s basketball NCAA Tournament was in progress and Nickerson started itching for high tops and gym shorts while watching March Madness on television. He made the decision then to move on, and on March 15 he was put on the voluntarily retired list.

“I knew in the back of my mind each off-sea-son, basketball was always something I wanted to do because it was my first love,” Nickerson said. “I always enjoyed it and wanted to give it a try, but I thought my body may be too old to han-dle the physical aspects of college basketball.”

During the next few months, Nickerson looked to find an opportunity to break back into basketball. He found that opportunity at a scout-ing tournament.

Kennesaw State assistant coach Montez Rob-inson took interest in Nickerson on the advice of the director of the scouting service who ran the tournament, a former colleague. Robinson had no idea Nickerson had spent the last three years playing baseball professionally, but he liked what he saw.

“He was an older guy and looked so much more mature because he had been out in the business world,” Robinson said. “He has a good

work ethic, so he wasn’t your typical freshman coming into the game out of high school.”

Head coach Tony Ingle followed up on Robinson’s recommendation, and Nickerson signed on to play for the Owls. Nickerson thought a fast-paced offense might be too dif-ficult for him to adjust to after three years on the diamond and liked Kennesaw State’s style of play.

Because he is four years older than most of his classmates, Nickerson’s had to make an adjustment to fit in. He uses his previous experi-ences to mentor the other five freshmen on the roster, but realizes he has a different perspec-tive on life than most of his peers.

“Some of my fellow freshmen are away from home for the first time,” Nickerson said. “I’m already used to doing chores and not having things done around the house for me.”

The physical training has been the most dif-ficult part of the switch. Nickerson has grown two inches and gained 40 pounds since the beginning of his baseball career, leaving him at 6-foot-6 and 215 pounds.

Despite his growth, he still had trouble work-ing into basketball shape. Because he was out of the game for three years, Nickerson had to adjust to the speed and intensity of the sport at the college level.

“The conditioning for basketball is ten times more difficult than the conditioning in baseball,’ said Nickerson, “I feel my body just starting to get back to where I was in high school.”

Eight games into the season, Nickerson is struggling to be productive. He is playing more than six minutes per game, scoring a bit more than one point. While he is happy with his cur-rent situation, his athletic future is still very much a question mark.

“I can’t get enough of the game and I’m really looking forward to playing college basketball,” Nickerson said. “If I have baseball waiting in the wings, and if I’m still in shape, I’ll go from there.”

NO. 6 TEXAS A&M VS. NO. 9 LOUSIANA STATETUESDAY, DEC. 5, 9 P.M., ESPN FULL COURT

The Aggies have won their first seven games easily, but have not faced strong competition. The Tigers are ranked lower, but may be more prepared having already lost to No. 10 Wichita

State. Expect a good matchup between centers Joseph Jones for Texas A&M and Glen Davis for LSU.LSU 72, TEXAS A&M 67

NO. 4 ALABAMA VS. NOTRE DAMETHURSDAY, DEC. 7, 9 P.M., ESPN

The Crimson Tide features five players aver-aging at least 11 points per game, led by senior Jermareo Davidson, who averages more than 15 points and 10 rebounds a night. The Fighting Irish is coming off a big win over No. 23 Mary-land, but Alabama is too tough.ALABAMA 76, NOTRE DAME 68

NO. 11 WISCONSIN VS. NO. 17 MARQUETTESATURDAY, DEC. 9, 2 P.M., ESPN

The Golden Eagles started the year 8-0 before finally being tripped up by North Dakota State on Saturday. They have proven to be serious contenders, having already won at Duke. A win over the Badgers should get Marquette climbing

back up the charts.MARQUETTE 74, WISCONSIN 67

NO. 13 WASHINGTON VS. NO. 18 GONZAGASATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 11 P.M.

These two teams are a combined 14-1 this season. Gonzaga has already beaten North Carolina and Texas, once again proving itself as a legitimate national contender. This is a good stage for Washington to prove itself, but the Bulldogs bite a bit harder than the Huskies.GONZAGA 88, WASHINGTON 85

NO. 22 OKLAHOMA ST. VS. NO. 21 SYRACUSETONIGHT, 7 P.M., ESPN

The Cowboys hit the polls for the first time this week having won their first nine games. Orange fans still have the bitter taste of Sat-urday’s home loss to Wichita State in their mouths, and a win over a ranked team at MSG can help everyone forget.SYRACUSE 79, OKLAHOMA STATE 73

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PA G E 2 4the daily orange

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m e n ’s b a s k e t b a l l

Despite 7-1 record, Boeheim identifies Orange’s problems

What Syracuse can do to improve the overall athletic department

UP NEX TWho: Oklahoma StateWhere: Madison Square Garden, New YorkWhen: 7 p.m.Channel: ESPN

Sports and steroids have been synonymous for the past few years

What is the NCAA doing about it?

By Zach BermanASST. SPORTS EDITOR

In the locker room after Syracuse’s first loss of the season, three days away from its first major-conference opponent, some SU players were posed with the question of whether

Saturday’s loss to Wichita State was a “good loss.” As if there is such a thing.

There’s no way to determine whether Saturday’s loss will help No. 21 SU tonight when it plays No. 22 Oklahoma State at

Madison Square Garden in the first game of the Jimmy V Classic (7 p.m., ESPN). What’s certain, though, is the Orange has a clear understanding of why it lost on Satur-day and what it needs to rectify tonight.

“I think two or three games ago I said we’re just not playing well, we’re not coming out defensively and offen-sively the way we need to,” head coach Jim Boeheim said after Saturday’s game. “This is what I was talking about three games ago. We’re not coming out ready to play, we haven’t all year and I hate to be right.”

SU (7-1) is averaging just over 34 points in the first half SEE COWBOYS PAGE 18

P AT D I S A LV O

what grinds my gears

I t’s my last column for the semester, and since I’ll be enjoying beaches, kangaroos and Australia next semester, it’s likely the last you’ll hear from me this

year. But for my last hurrah I’d like to round up the sug-gestions I’ve made this semester into overall changes Syracuse athletics should make.

Not everything needs to be overhauled. Nothing’s wrong with the men’s basketball problem. It should be a top-25 program not only this year, but for years to come with great recruiting classes in store. Carmelo Anthony recently donated $3 million for a new basketball practice center. And the Carrier Dome continues to draw some of the nation’s largest crowds to watch the games.

But everything’s not sunny in the ‘Cuse. Focusing on football seems to be the right way to

improve all Syracuse sports. It is still the machine that drives collegiate athletics revenue. In the second year of Greg Robinson’s tenure, the football team won four games, up three from last year. But those wins weren’t against D-I powers. They were against Wyoming, Miami (Ohio), Illi-

SEE DISALVO PAGE 20

By Jackie FriedmanASST. COPY EDITOR

No one brags about using perfor-mance-enhancing drugs, the substances that with a simple injection or consumption allow

one’s body to perform at unnatural levels. They’re illegal. They’re dangerous.

They’re taboo. “Athletes will talk to you about using

crystal meth and beating their girlfriends before they’ll talk about (using perfor-mance-enhancing drugs),” said Charles Yesalis, a national drug expert and profes-sor at Penn State. “By far, this is the most secretive behavior that I have ever encoun-tered other than pedophilia, and I’m not joking around. I’m being literal.”

The presence of steroids and other drugs of their type cast a looming shadow onto athletic fields at every level of play. Institu-tions create policies to combat the bad taste

left behind. The NCAA’s protocol includes random drug testing and an educational deterrence program.

All Division I and II athletes are cur-rently subject to year-round drug testing.

Before the 2004-05 academic year, only athletes competing in Divisions I-A, I-AA or II football or Division I indoor or outdoor track and field were prone to year-round testing. Prior to this policy change, all other athletes were only fair game for test-ing during NCAA Championships or in conjunction with post-season bowl events.

One positive test for performance-enhancing drugs equates to a year of lost eligibility; a second positive test evokes a lifetime ban from college athletics.

Brian Bosworth was a consensus All-American in both 1985 and 1986 and remains the only football player to twice win the Butkus Award, which is given annually to the top linebacker in college

football. Following a positive steroid test in 1986, Bosworth was banned from the Okla-homa football team. He enjoyed a three-year stint with the Seattle Seahawks but never returned to NCAA competition.

Tim Neal, assistant athletic director for sports medicine at Syracuse University, said the revised policy may have been put in place in 2004, but SU did not fully imple-ment the year-round testing for all athletes until 2006.

“Last spring I told the head coaches they need to know where all their athletes are during summer,” Neal said. “If the NCAA wants a volleyball player in July, we have to give them her address and phone number. That specter of being tested at all times is now there for all sports.”

Statistically, the percentage of anabolic steroid used by Division I athletes has been somewhat stagnant. Of nearly 20,000

SEE DRUG TESTING PAGE 19


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WEDNESDAYdecember 6, 2006

I N S I D E N E W S

A’s for everyoneA look at grade inflation at SU. PAGE 3

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SA Stipends Zac Cummings looks at the purpose behind the expense. PAGE 5


Red alertSt. John’s women’s basketball grabbed one of its best recruits from rival Connecticut. PAGE 15

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Double troubleJOSH WRIGHT attempts what would have been a go-ahead lay-up in the final minute of SU’s 72-68 loss to Oklahoma State on Tuesday night. Wright lost control of the ball and Oklahoma State’s JamesOn Curry hit a critical 3-pointer to make it a two-possesion game. SU cut a double-digit lead to one point in the game’s final minutes for the second straight contest, though fell short again. The Orange is now 7-2 after starting the season 7-0. SEE PAGE 20

By Elizabeth A. ReidCONTRIBUTING WRITER

They network with industry execu-tives regularly. They spend a semester in London, honing their skills and liv-ing in one of the music capitals of the world. They can even earn academic credit for activities as simple as work-ing at the campus radio station.

These are the expected opportuni-ties for the inaugural class of Syra-cuse University’s Bandier Program for Music and the Entertainment Industries. The new program was promoted on MTV by Alicia Keys and Jay-Z on June 5, already stirring a buzz outside of campus.

SU’s College of Visual and Per-forming Arts and the Setnor School of Music are launching a new music industry program founded by the co-CEO of EMI Music Publishing Martin Bandier, a trustee emeritus of SU and 1994 SU Arents Award winner.

The program will begin in fall 2007 with a small selection of students who are expected to learn the music aspect as well as the business part of the music industry.

“It could add a whole new dimen-sion to the School of Music,” said Mar-tha Sutter, assistant dean of under-graduate student services at VPA.

Starting after the regular deci-sion Jan. 1 deadline, an admissions board will decide which 20 applicants will comprise the first year of the new music industry program. These applicants will be largely incoming freshman, but current SU students and transfers are encouraged to apply if they have one of the main require-ments: a passion for music.

“We are looking for those stu-dents with the fire in the belly,” said David Rezak, director of the

By Jim ArmstrongSTAFF WRITER

During the past three days, the American Institute of Architecture has engaged with the city of Syracuse on how to improve the city’s sustain-ability.

Syracuse University helped launch this program through its grant appli-cation to the AIA, which is working in conjunction with Onondaga County and the city of Syracuse. Syracuse is one of eight cities nationally selected by the AIA.

Mark Lichtenstein, director of the Environmental Finance Center at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and director of operations for the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems, said the grant allows AIA to send in an advanced team to this community. The advanced team sends back two members to report to AIA, who found six professionals that matched the area best.

This group of six professionals comprises the Sustainable Design Assessment Team, which is in its second year, Lichtenstein said. For a period of time, these people are advi-sors, and they aren’t allowed do any work in the area to maintain their objectivity for three years.

Scott Frank, spokesman for AIA, said the SDAT is a program led by professionals with backgrounds in urban development or construction to form a multidisciplinary team.

Eric Persons, director of engage-ment initiatives at SU, said the AIA is looking at all existing projects as well as future projects to try and develop a plan for the sustainable future of the city.

“We already have a lot of assets underway within the city that will help bring the city back to where it once was,” he said.

Persons stressed this is a collab-orative effort with the community and an engagement that looks at all aspects of the community.

Students to focus on business side of music industry

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Fiji military coup receives international criticismThe military coup in Fiji has gar-nered international criticism, with Commonwealth nations saying sus-pension from the group is highly likely. Military commander Frank Bainimarama has seized control of the government, THE FOURTH COUP IN TWO DECADES. He has dismissed Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase, who he accused of corrup-tion in Fiji’s leadership. In reaction, ENGLAND HAS SUSPENDED MIL-ITARY AID and New Zealand called the development an “outrage.” Fiji’s police force, elected officials and media joined the international con-demnation of the coup.

Hussein asks to not be present at future trialsFormer Iraqi leader Saddam Hus-sein has asked permission to be excused from attending further hearings of his trial, as HE SAID HE COULD NOT PUT UP WITH “CONTINUED INSULTS” by the chief judge and prosecutors. He said he and his lawyers have not had a chance to respond to allega-tions against him. Hussein and six others are on trial over their role in a campaign against the Kurds in the 1980s during which more than 100,000 people died. The war crimes trial has been adjourned until Wednesday; just one witness is left to appear.

Violence persists in Sri Lanka, more killed At least 15 Tamil Tiger rebels and two Sri Lankan soldiers have been killed in fighting in the eastern dis-trict of Batticaloa and approximate-ly 20 other soldiers were wounded. In a separate incident, two Muslim civilians were shot dead in the northern town of Vavuniya, accord-ing to police who blamed the Tamil Tigers for the killings. ABOUT 75,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DIS-PLACED BY FIGHTING IN BAT-TICALOA. There has been no word from the rebels on their reported casualties.

T O D AY ’ S E V E N T S11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The SU Red Cross Club will be selling holiday candy grams until Thursday this week to raise money for their cause. They will be delivering the candy grams to all dormitories and sorority and fraternity houses. People can also purchase and take the grams at the table. For more information contact Angela Cho at 551-404-3876 or [email protected].

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C O R R E C T I O NDue to a reporting error, the Dec. 5 article “Assembly funds events for spring” incorrectly attributed the quote, “As an assembly, we’ve been asked to review them all sep-arately,” to SA representative Yusuf Abdul-Qadir. Abdul-Qadir was not present at the meeting. The state-ment was actually made by SA representative Curtis Eatman. The Daily Orange regrets this error.

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USenRead about what happened at the final University Senate meeting of the semester.

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F ive years ago, about half of the grades given to Harvard University undergradu-ates were an “A” or “A-,” a

statistic that seemed shocking for one of the nation’s most elite private universities. Even after professors agreed to crack down on the sizeable grade inflation, “A” grades still made up 48.7 percent of all grades in the 2004-05 academic year at Harvard.

The concern at Harvard has made other college administrators consider whether grade inflation could be a problem at their schools. Adminis-trators realize even Syracuse Uni-versity is not immune, which is why the school has decided to look into the issue this year.

“When those stories hit the paper, people wonder whether, and if so to what extent, that might be happening here,” said Sandy Hurd, associate provost for Academic Pro-grams.

The College of Arts and Sciences Academic Committee looked at grade inflation within that school about five years ago, but a com-prehensive look had never been proposed until this semester, when the subject arose in a meeting of the University Senate Committee on Instruction.

The committee will study the issue this academic year to deter-mine whether grade inflation is a problem at SU. Hurd said she hopes to see some results this spring.

A report released in 2001 by the committee compared grading among Arts and Sciences departments. The data was based on core courses available to entering students, from fall semester 1995 through spring semester 2000. Grades of “A” or “A-” made up 42 percent of all grades in humanities courses, 24 percent in natural sciences and mathematics and 35 percent in social sciences.

The public version of the report contained grade distributions by division and course prefix, but not for individual courses. The commit-tee gave departments statistics about specific courses, but without any rec-ommendations from the committee.

“The faculty could decide what they thought about the results,” said David Potter, Arts and Sciences’ asso-ciate dean. “They didn’t need us to tell them.”

Potter said he expects the 2001

results to hold true to a study of the whole university. He suspects the situation may even be worse today.

One reason the university stud-ied grade inflation in 2001 and has brought it up again now is the lack of a definition for letter grades, accord-ing to the committee’s report. Table A of the academic rules and regula-tions section of the course catalog provides numerical equivalents of

letter grades, but the column next to it labeled “meaning” is blank.

According to the committee’s report, the only verbal definition of grades is found in a Sept. 14, 1987 memo to all faculty which defined “A” to “A-” as “superior range,” “B+” to “B-” as “good range,” “C+” to “C-” as “average range,” “D” as “barely pass-ing” and “F” as “failure.”

These definitions were once

included with transcripts. But the report stated USen removed them. The registrar’s office then cut them from official publications.

Hurd acknowledges that the com-petition for jobs and admittance to graduate school puts tremendous emphasis on grades, and said she also thinks that many faculty members find it painful to give bad grades.

Student expectations have also

changed over time, Hurd said. They now see a “B,” instead of a “C” as it used to be, as the grade for an average work effort.

“I’ve always been taught that an average grade is a ‘C,’” said sopho-more Marlene Goldenberg, who sits on the committee on instruction. “But on the other hand if I got one, I’d be really upset and I think a lot of students would.”

Hurd said the psychological dif-ficulty of transitioning from a high school workload to a collegiate one can also be a reason. Classes have more reading and students often have other extracurricular priorities, making college more demanding.

“I think it’s very hard at places like Syracuse that have a very quali-fied student body for students to go from being basically ‘A’ students in high school to ‘B/C+’ students here,” she said.

The relationship between grades and teaching evaluations is often mentioned as a possible cause for grade inflation, but Hurd dispelled this myth.

“The research (that the Center for the Support of Teaching and Learn-ing did a while ago) suggests that students are way too savvy to just be giving out good course evaluations because there are high grades in the class,” she said. “There really is not over time a correlation between grades and evaluations, which sur-prises faculty.”

Universities have tried to curb rising grades, mostly relying on the faculty. In April 2004, Princeton Uni-versity set a goal of reducing the number of “A” grades given out to 35 percent.

But Hurd, who is also a professor of law and public policy at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, said she thinks setting percentages is a mistake. It forces teachers to estab-lish curves even in courses where the main goal is to master certain skills—an accomplishment that may not reflect a student’s grade.

Instead Hurd said she thinks fac-ulty expectations should be looked at to determine whether students are being challenged enough. Such mea-sures are already in place at some parts of the university, like the law and public policy department, where reviews are conducted every semes-ter to see if the grade distributions are consistent among different sec-tions.

Regardless of what the commit-tee’s study finds at SU, grade inflation is a national trend that will likely continue despite efforts to curb its progression, Goldenberg said.

“It’s sort of like one of those neces-sary evils because everybody else is doing it,” she said. “The only solution would be a universal or national stan-dard, and that’s just not something I really foresee happening.”

Gradeexpectations

University Senate to study rise of inflation in students’ report cards

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Bandier program, “those who want to work in the industry.”

The Bandier program’s 128-credit curricu-lum works in collaboration with the current music program to teach students how important business is to the music industry. This differs from the current program, where an audition and mastery of music is needed.

“It’s not as artistically oriented,” Rezak said. “It’s more business-driven.”

Bandier students, however, get certain opportunities that the other music industry program students don’t get. Extracurricular activities such as writing music reviews or working at a radio station will count as on-campus independent study and academic credit. Students take courses in the S.I. Newhouse School for Public Communica-tions and the Martin J. Whitman School of

Management, as well as VPA.Also, students are encouraged to spend a

semester abroad in London, which is sometimes called the music industry center for the world.

“(The abroad program) will be an exciting view of the best parts of the world for the music industry,” Rezak said.

The program results in four years of hands-on learning which culminates with a bachelor’s of science degree, not a bachelor’s of arts degree, like the current program.

Eugene Herring, sophomore international relations major and possible music industry minor, said he has heard good reviews of the current music industry program, but said he thinks the Bandier program will help students more.

“It seems to give a more well-rounded learn-ing experience as far as the music industry goes, and as far as putting you in real experi-ences,” he said. “And that’s a pretty good learn-ing experience.”

But not all reactions to the program have

been positive.Current junior communications and rhetori-

cal studies and music industry major Christina Nikole Saulsberry said she feels the new pro-gram won’t help the music industry in the future.

“A big problem with the music industry and entertainment in general is people going into the industry from the business side without being skilled in music,” she said. “It takes out the artist itself.”

Saulsberry said she recognizes the advan-tages of teaching business to the students, but not to the expected extent of the Bandier program.

“The focus should be on the art created, not making money,” she said.

On the other hand, some students applaud the new program for reaching out to different disciplines.

Freshman marketing management major Ghislaine Leon is one of those students.

“Sometimes you have to take classes you

don’t want to because it’ll eventually help you,” Leon said. “Business is useful and a good resource to have in any career field.”

Either way, the Bandier program will take a different approach from the current music industry program, and this approach is already becoming popular: too popular for the 20 avail-able slots.

“I’m validated and gratified (there are) so many applicants, but also a little concerned because it never occurred to me there’s so many qualified applicants,” Rezak said. “Some of those qualified applicants won’t make it.”

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“We are looking for those students with the fire in the belly, those who want to work in the industry.”

David RezakDIRECTOR OF THE BANDIER PROGRAM

OPINIONSIDEAS

W E D N E S D AYdecember 6, 2006







A few weeks ago I wrote a column defending all the perks athletes get for their “extraordinary discipline

and hard work.” Many people told me, in as polite a way as possible, that my defini-tion of hard work was narrow-minded. Of this I am guilty as charged. It has come to my attention that there are non-athletes among us who are at least as hard-work-ing and disciplined as their more athletic peers, and who are just as deserving of compensation.

Specifically, I’m talking about the Stu-dent Association president and comptrol-ler. Students who are elected to these posi-tions are akin to the captain of a sports team. They are held responsible for all the successes and failures of their organiza-tion. But, unlike the decisions of a team captain, the president and comptroller’s decisions may affect thousands of cur-rent and future students. Besides all the meetings and paperwork that come with the job, the president and comptroller are required to hold 20 office hours per week, twice as many as any other SA officer. They also have to work over the summer.

“The hours are misleading,” said cur-rent cabinet member Ryan Kelly, who will be SA president starting next semester. “Most cabinet members put in more time

than is required in the constitution.” The president and comptroller are more than student body leaders; they are, in some ways, part-time university employees.

It only seems fair that these two officials should be rewarded. And in fact, they are. The SA Constitution provides that the pres-ident and comptroller receive $2,000 for summer housing and, if the majority of the SA Cabinet approves of their performance, an additional $1,000 each semester. Former SA presidential candidate and current SA Finance Board member Matt Correia said, “The stipend is intended to compensate the hours they put in, because theoretically they can’t hold a job.”

Correia, who is also president of the Residence Hall Association, said these kinds of stipends are not unprecedented. All nine members of the RHA Executive Board are given $500 each semester for similar reasons. The RHA Constitution requires each of them to hold 20 office hours per week as well.

Having said that, there are some obvious problems with SA’s compensa-tion process. First, there is the problem of ensuring the $2,000 are being spent directly on summer housing. The SA Constitution does not describe how the use of this money should be verified. The

incoming administration should work to clarify the language in the constitution to solve this problem.

Second, the process by which the additional $1,000 per semester is awarded is not as scientific as it could or should be. The cabinet members, Correia explained, “know what (the president and comptrol-ler) are up to.” They may be in the best position to see whether the president and comptroller are doing their jobs, but the constitution is vague about how these officers should be judged.

The constitution should provide explicit criterion for this purpose. Cabinet mem-bers could also take an opinion poll of the student body, rather than relying on their individual perception of student opinion.

“I don’t think the stipend is a moti-vating factor to become president or comptroller,” Kelly said. Indeed, the stipend isn’t a necessity for either officer to effectively do his or her job. But it is a well-deserved consolation prize for some of the most hard-working students on campus.

Zac Cummings is a featured columnist whose columns appear

Wednesdays in The Daily Orange. E-mail him at [email protected].

Before you rant to The Daily Orange about athlete perks, you may want to get your facts straight. I was a little disheartened after reading Blair Bullocks’ letter written to the editor on Dec. 4. I would like to take a moment and make something clear: though all the athletes here work hard, get up at all hours to practice and may not even get playing time, there are many of us that do so purely for love of the sport, not because it pays the bills. Though there are athletes here that love what they do and get a “free” ride, as an athlete myself, I have paid full tuition for more than half of my time here and had to wait in line with everyone else for my books. I also happen to take 18 credits and have a job. I think that it is ridiculous to say that skipping a line isn’t real life, because if you think it isn’t, you are sorely mistaken. There will always be someone with more of an edge in life because of something they do and it is a little sad to complain over waiting in one line for 30 minutes. Maybe you should take some time and visit a football practice, or even wake up with the rowing team at 5:30 a.m. when it is snowing out and see what it’s like. Then maybe waiting 30 minutes in a line twice a year won’t seem that bad.

Ruth FrantzSENIOR ENGLISH AND SOCIOLOGY MAJOR

Frantz is a member of the women’s

rowing team at Syracuse University.

It’s frustrating to pick up the Daily Orange and find edi-torializing in supposed news pieces. The article entitled “Hundreds protest outside Supreme Court” was filled with editorial comments and a biased representation of arguments. The very opening reveals the problem: “The continuing struggle for racial equality manifested itself Monday morning as demonstrators took their issue to the steps of the Supreme Court.” The author assumes that affirmative action equals (at least progress toward) racial equality, something many perfectly articulate and non-racist people disagree with. Stating that efforts in favor of its preservation are “struggles for racial equal-ity” is an editorial statement that has no place in a news piece. Throughout the entire article it is impossible to find any information about the reason or justification for the party suing to stop affirmative action in the cases. Instead, every single quote argues in favor of continuing affirmative action, paralleling the present-day movement to civil-rights era protest. I don’t know where I stand on affirmative action, but I don’t need The D.O. trying to tell me by injecting it into news stories. Save it for the edito-rial pages.

Kevin SmithFRESHMAN LINGUISTIC STUDIES MAJOR

L E T T E R S T O T H E E D I T O R

Athletes play for love of sport, not perks

Affirmative action article contained bias

SA president, comptroller deserve their stipends

S C R I B B L E


“As a Latin person, I feel that this country, this economy, is built on people outside the nation. It really is a melting pot of many cultures.”

Fabricio Caro SENIOR SOCIAL WORK MAJOR

What are your thoughts on the recent Congressional legislationto build a 700-mile fence along the U.S./Mexico border ?

“I think it’s sad that it’s escalated to this level … I believe it’s necessary for immigrants to go through a process for citizenship.”

Mia AdamowskyJUNIOR ENGLISH AND TEXTUAL STUDIES AND

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS DUAL MAJOR

“I think it’s a good thing if they’re supposed to be coming to the country. If they want to come here, they should do it the right way.”

Allen Graham Jr. FRESHMAN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING MAJOR

“I don’t feel that illegal immigrants have that much of a negative effect on our country. A lot of times they take the jobs nobody else wants.”

Christina Lemonides SOPHOMORE POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR

“I believe that they shouldn’t build it. Even if they do, immigrants will find other ways to get across. I think we can find other ways to spend our money when we’re a country known for immigrants.”

Katie Garton FRESHMAN MAGAZINE JOURNALISM MAJOR

“I think it’s a bad idea. Having people fenced in like animals is wrong. You shouldn’t treat people that way who want to come to your country.”

Tiffany Fuoco FRESHMAN UNDECIDED

“I think they could spend money on something else. It wouldn’t stop immigrants from finding ways to get here, but if anything, it would make Americans feel safer.”

Chris Stoica FRESHMAN BIOCHEMISTRY MAJOR

“It would definitely control immigration numbers. I think it’s a good idea, but it wouldn’t work completely.”

Deana Toussi FRESHMAN PRE-MED AND PSYCHOLOGY DUAL MAJOR

“I think as it stands now there’s a barrier between cultures. As it is, we don’t need another one.”

Brandon Mathieu SENIOR CHILD AND FAMILY STUDIES MAJOR

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“They are not just looking at the city, but they are looking at the cultural and economic core of Onondaga County,” Persons said. “It’s something where people can work together more comprehensively and cohesively.”

Some of the broad topics that SDAT will address include transportation and design, local economic development, public housing and infrastructure, Frank said.

Frank said SDAT’s goal is to first address downtown, which he said has been suffering since the 1960s when people began moving out of the suburbs. He said SDAT hopes to design it to keep residents within the city limits and make it more of an attractive option for shopping, din-ing and entertainment.

“They want to have this team of profession-als to make recommendations to best plan for the present and future of the economic and social equity of the community,” he said. “This

is how you best define sustainability.”Frank also said the team did a preliminary

visit this past summer and is currently follow-ing this up with a three-day visit with the full multidisciplinary team.

During these three days, the team will tour with public officials and speak to community members about serious concerns, and then make recommendations to solve these trouble spots.

“In 60 days, they come up with a comprehensive report on the community and its efforts to provide a more sustainable future,” Frank said.

Lichtenstein spoke about the focus groups that have been meeting during the last three days, saying that hundreds of people came in and broke into groups to talk about transportation, environ-mental stewardship and social equity.

The focus groups came up with ideas that filled 100 flip charts, but Lichtenstein cautioned there are going to be skeptics.

“The key is to make sure something happens with the report the experts present to us and ensure that we act on it,” he said.

Nick Pomante, a sophomore aerospace engi-neering major, expressed his doubts about the endeavor.

“They’re making an effort but if they don’t follow through with it then it won’t work,” he said.

Other students said they believe this project is a worthy initiative.

Jacqlene Tillmes, a sophomore psychology and nutrition dual major, said she felt this proj-ect is a great step in revitalizing the city.

“I think it’s really beneficial because from what I’ve seen, the city is really underdeveloped and needs a lot of work,” she said.

The group of six experts sequestered them-selves today and will remain behind closed doors for all of tomorrow, Lichtenstein said.

From past experiences, communities’ responses from SDAT’s recommendations are “tremendous,” Frank said.

“I expect in some time you’ll hear about the results and how they’re being implemented by the local planning officials,” he said.

Lichtenstein added it is important to have

a sustainable and viable city center in order to have a sustainable and viable region.

“There is a lot of great stuff going on in central New York,” he said. “Maybe it’s just a question of connecting the dots.”

ASSESSMENTF R O M P A G E 1

“They want to have this team of professionals to make recommendations to best plan for the present and future of the economic and social equity of the community. This is how you best define sustainability.”

Scott FrankSPOKESMAN FOR THE AMERICAN

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W E D N E S D AYDECEMBER 6, 2006



A fter four semesters as a Daily Orange humor columnist, my time has come to graduate and

move on to bigger and better things. I don’t know what those things are yet, but I assume they come in the mail with my diploma. I hope one of them is a job.

In my time as a Daily Orange

columnist, I have witnessed world-changing events, met with top political leaders, witnessed firsthand the birth of galaxies and lied about everything in this sentence.

I’d like to think that my columns have served the common good by pointing out common idiocies: Fris-bee, Katie Couric’s “journalism”

and above all, leggings and Uggs. I can consider my entire college career a success if I have convinced even one girl to put some damn pants on.

Ironically, my single goal upon entering college was (quoting from my Xanga here): “Convince even one girl to take her pants off.” I

mean, I think I even put that in my admissions essay for Syracuse. Well, you can’t win ‘em all. Know what I mean, football team? Yeah, you know.

Many have asked how I come up with my material. Much like my men-tor Winnie the Pooh, I start by sitting

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The Dellases have owned Marshall Street businesses since 1926

joey baker | staff photographerJOHN AND JERRY DELLAS stand with their father inside Varsity Pizza, holding a picture of the original building. John and Jerry are the third generation of Dellases to manage the South Crouse Avenue restaurant.

Jerry and John Dellas walk around Varsity Pizza with confident smiles. They chat with the employees and greet the customers as they enter the South Crouse Avenue pizzeria. All the

while, they bring a bit of truth to the old cliché: they’re walking around like they own the place.

The Dellases are the owners of Varsity, as

well as the next-door Faegan’s Cafe and Pub, two businesses that have now been in the Dellas family for three generations. Their grandfather, Jerry Dellas, was an immi-grant from Greece who came to the United States in 1923.

“How he ended up here in Syracuse, we have no idea,” said John Dellas. “He wound up selling popcorn and candy to the students

across the street (from Varsity’s current location).”

When Jerry Dellas arrived in Syracuse, the university was still small and develop-ing. The Hall of Languages and Crouse Col-lege were some of the few buildings around then that remain on campus today.

“The area around Varsity and all of

By Heath D. Williams | Staff Writer

family affair

SEE DELLASES PAGE 10



Nearly four weeks after they traveled to Ithaca in search of easy money, juniors Justin Wal-lach and Mike Zamalkany are instead left with a Sony Playstation 3 console and a good story.

Wallach and Zamalkany hoped to sell the game system via the Internet for higher than its selling price and cash in on the high demand for available consoles.

Their plan was a byproduct of Sony’s market-ing strategy, which resulted from the Japanese-based company small release of PS3s at a time. The North American release was Nov. 17 of this year, sending out shipments of just 10 or 20 per store.

Upon the PS3 release, there were several accounts of rowdiness as people in lines out-side of stores jostled with each other, all looking to get their hands on the newest toy in gaming.

The system is not merely a place to play games. Besides showcasing suped-up graphics and game-play, the PS3 can be played in HDTV and comes equipped with the sophisticated Blu-ray DVD player.

Wallach and Zamalkany wanted nothing to do with these features, though. They just wanted to get a hold of a PS3 and sell it back to the highest bidder—as quickly as possible.

To do so, they braved a crowd of around 400 people outside of a Best Buy in Ithaca. Wallach,

a television, radio and film major, and Zamal-kany, an economics major, arrived around 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 16. The store was scheduled to open the next morning; the plan was that those in line would simply rush the store when the doors opened.

Understandably, there was a lot of commo-tion, as women and young children were caught in the fray as customers pushed back and forth outside the store.

“It got pretty scary for a while,” Wallach said.

Cooler heads, in the form of local police, prevailed after the caution tape holding up the lines was snapped. Wallach and Zamalkany were lucky enough to win the right to purchase a console through a raffle system that was used in place of the bum-rush plan.

Both were ecstatic, as early consoles were being bought online for prices as high as $10,000.

Selling the PS3, however, turned out to be just as difficult as buying one. EBay.com proved tricky to master.

“We didn’t understand eBay,” said Wallach. “Neither of us had ever sold anything on there before.”

Complications prevented them from selling it through eBay at first, and then prices dropped as the buyers on the market slowly disappeared from the scene.

Craigslist.com was the next option, and it was initially a success.

A man calling himself “Henry Miller” expressed interest in the PS3 and offered to buy it from them for $3,300, $300 more than their asking price. The man said he was send-ing the money via a money order, something the two students had never dealt with before either.

Wallach was initially fine with the situation.“I thought it was just some spoiled kid’s dad

with disposable cash,” he said.However, the money was not sent right away,

and an e-mail came instead, telling them the money order had gone through and the PS3 should be shipped to an address in Nigeria.

Something about the e-mail stuck in Wal-lach’s side though.

“I had never used a money order before, but something smelled fishy,” he said.

The two went down to the post office at the Marshall Square Mall and were told e-mails were never used as verification for money orders. A call to the 800 number of the U.S. Post Office was more insightful, as post office officials explained that the address of “Henry Miller” was part of a fraud ring based in Nigeria.

They were being scammed.As the pair did more of a background check,

they saw just what they were dealing with. “We Googled the guy’s address and the first

thing that came up was this Internet fraud advisory,” Wallach said, as his prior fears were confirmed.

Acting smoothly, Wallach simply sent a mes-sage back to “Henry Miller” that said the con-sole had been sold to another buyer.

“The whole situation was pretty wild,” Wal-lach said.

Though not totally discouraged by the expe-rience, the pair is not selling the system right away, as prices rest comfortably in the $900-$1,000 range.

“We’re going to hold off for a little while, wait until it’s closer to Christmas,” Wallach said.

Students unable to cash in on Playstation 3 investment

Marshall Street used to be houses,” Jerry Del-las said. “(My grandfather) eventually made enough money to buy one of the houses, which was above where Varsity is today.”

Dellas transformed the house into a restau-rant, Varsity. The Dellases carry with them a black and white picture of the old Varsity, with “Closed on Sundays” and “Lemonade!” signs. The same, familiar script “Varsity” marquee that is used today appears on the top of the building.

“Basically, what you see is what’s been here since 1926,” said John Dellas, who graduated from Syracuse in 1977. “The only thing that’s different is all of the houses are gone. It’s just businesses now.”

After founding Varsity, Jerry Dellas, the grandfather, noticed that as the university grew, so did his business. All four of his sons, Speros (John’s father), Ted (Jerry’s father), John and Nick ran the pizza shop with their dad, and lived in the area their entire lives.

Ted Dellas served in World War II, and returned home shortly before his father’s death in 1952. That’s when the business made its first generation-to-generation ownership transfer.

As business continued to flourish, Ted, John and Jerry decided their original career paths were not what they wanted to do.

“John was thinking about law school and I was looking into dental school,” Jerry Dellas said. “We had always talked about owning a res-taurant like my dad, then one day John called me and we just decided to open a restaurant behind Varsity.”

That restaurant is Faegan’s, a pub that at the time was unlike any restaurant or bar in the Syracuse area. The Dellases opened Faegan’s in 1978. Its only true competitor was The Orange, a bar that was located across the street, which the

Dellases bought a year and a half after Faegan’s opened.

The Dellases still own the building where The Orange used to be, and it is now home to Lucy’s Retired Surfers Bar and the Crouse Federal Credit Union.

Varsity made its second generational trans-fer in 2001, when Ted Dellas handed the reins of the business over to John and Jerry.

“The third generation usually messes up businesses like this,” John Dellas said. “We were very apprehensive to take this place over because I didn’t want to be the one to do that.”

John and Jerry’s taking over of the family business coincided with the renovation of the streetscapes around the Marshall Street area.

“The streets were absolutely rundown,” said Jerry Dellas. “Everything was a mess. Once they redid the streets, things picked up.”

Although business at Varsity was still good, the Dellases noticed one thing was missing: students. Although the university was located just up the hill, and the restaurant was in the middle of the cultural center of Marshall Street, barely any students were coming to eat.

Eager to not be that third-generation mess up, John and Jerry hired three SU students to come up with a survey addressing what Varsity needed to do to attract students.

“They went out to the Quad and just handed out these surveys,” John said. “They brought them back to us and we sat down and read each one, and took all of the suggestions to heart.”

The Dellases said the main thing keeping students from coming to Varsity was its antiq-uity and old-fashioned appeal.

How did they fix that?“This was a place that was old and out of date,”

Jerry said. “It was dingy. We weren’t meshing with what the students like. We brought in Nan-tucket Nectars, we changed some of the design. We updated the surroundings of the restaurant and its marketing to make it more appealing to the college kids.”

John and Jerry said many students now come to Varsity, saying the restaurant’s good service and good food can be just like that always-longed-for meal at home.

“What I love about our restaurant is that a professor can bring a whole class down here to eat,” John Dellas said. “That, or you can be alone, and just come in and sit down and grab a piece of pizza.”

Business is continuing to grow for the Del-lases, and they are constantly looking for ways to improve their restaurants.

“I think we’re always changing things, in that we’re always improving the surround-ings,” Jerry Dellas said. “This area has grown so much in the last five years, and I think it will continue.”

But will John and Jerry continue to be the owners, or will they continue the family tradi-tion of passing the business down to the next generation?

John’s son Dean and Jerry’s son Tim are both senior economics majors at SU. For years, Tim has worked at Varsity and Dean has worked at Faegan’s, carrying on the Dellas family name.

“It’s completely up to (Dean and Tim) what they want to do with their future,” John Dellas said. “But who knows? They might be the next generation to own this place.”

“We had always talked about owning a restaurant like my dad, then one day John called me and we just decided to open a restaurant behind Varsity.”

Jerry DellasVARSITY AND FAEGANS’S CAFE AND PUB CO-OWNER

DELLASESF R O M P A G E 9


By Heather MayerSTAFF WRITER

Long locks of hair fell to the floor with each snip of the stylist’s scissors. The buzzer shaved the brown hair almost down to the woman’s scalp. This experience was more than just a haircut; the hair would create a wig for a cancer patient.

The Syracuse University Hillel program is holding a program called “Make the Cut” that provides free haircuts for all students and encourages them

to donate their hair to Locks for Love or Beauti-ful Links. The event will continue tonight at Sadler Hall and Thursday at Day Hall.

The Hillel outreach director and the head of the charity event, Manda Graizel, was the first participant to volunteer a full eight inches of hair, leaving nothing but a buzz-cut.

“It doesn’t matter if I like it,” Graizel said. “I had to do it.”

Graizel recently joined the university’s Hillel staff. Her idea to provide free haircuts was origi-nally intended as a kickoff event to put together a Hillel Relay for Life team, but has become a full-blown event on its own. Graizel has spent the past several months working with the Hillel Relay for Life coordinator, Lucy Miller.

The idea to hold an event to donate hair to Locks for Love and Beautiful Links, organiza-tions that make wigs for cancer patients, hap-pened without much thought. Graizel had been brainstorming with friends about charitable events when the idea of shaving all of her hair came up.

“I said, ‘I wonder what it would be like with-out my hair,’” Graizel said.

The original idea to cut hair was personal, but developed into a campus-wide event. The program was made possible by a Kolker-Saxon-Hallock Family Foundation Engagement Grant.

Professional stylists from Garbo’s and Studio FX volunteered to give haircuts to students.

“This is a really good cause,” said Jessica Freitag, a Garbo’s stylist who worked for the

first night of the program. “It’s an easy way to get people involved.”

Not only does the event provide free hair cuts, but any participant who gives a hair or monetary donation is automatically entered in a raffle. Local businesses including Syrajuice, Some Girls Boutique, King David’s, Shirt World and Starbucks donated various prizes and gift cards.

Caitlin Guthoff, a freshman television, radio and film major, donated 15 inches off her three feet of hair. This wasn’t the first time Guthoff cut her hair for Locks for Love; she cut off just over a foot of hair in the summer of 2003.

“(My hair) is long but it’s not pretty,” Guthoff said. “It will grow back; (cancer patients) don’t have hair.”

Graizel’s goal is to collect 10 to 20 bags to donate to the organizations. She was pleased that just after two nights, 15 bags of hair were collected and the program received $100 in donations. The event has already been held at Brewster Boland and at South Campus’s Gold-stein Student Center.

Free haircuts help campus provide wigs for cancer patients in need

IF YOU CHOPWhat: Make the CutWhen: Tonight and Thursday; 7 p.m. — 10 p.m.Where: Tonight, Sadler Hall; Thursday, Day Hall

crushon a log and tapping my forehead, saying, “Think, Pooh Bear, think,” then consuming a large pot of pure honey. Then I spend the next six hours vomiting violently, swearing never to touch honey again. Finally I type “jokes” into Wikipedia and spend eight minutes copy-and-pasting. Voila!

This is known as “the editing process.” It really has been a pleasure and an honor to

write this column every week. Nothing brings me more satisfaction than bringing joy to my fellow students—except bringing scorn to people who really deserve it, like vegans. If you really think eating meat is so cruel, why don’t you go explain it to a grizzly, face to face? Don’t worry, when he devours you, we’ll all hold a “Stop Hate Crimes by Bears” rally.

Ah, college. If anything, what I’ve learned as a columnist

is that every person is special and deserves respect, except humor columnists. Seriously, earlier this semester I wrote a piece about my goal in life of harpooning 361 whales in 24 hours. The only reason that didn’t make it to print is because my editors had enough sense to put a hammer to my skull and ghost-write something about the marching band, which I understand was well-received.

(For the record, and this is true: The marching band got their revenge by singing the “Hey Song” to me on the front lawn of The Daily Orange house last week. I guess O.J. really is the only man fast enough to escape justice.)

Anyway, I would like to think that someone would pick up the banner of Yellow Journalism after I leave, so if you think you’ve got what it takes to be our next humor columnist ($30 made out to Seamus O’Connor O.B.O.), e-mail some of your best work to the address below. I could use some material to get started in the professional world.

Seamus O’Connor considers himself the luckiest man on the face of this earth, and

there’s not even a disease named after him so far. E-mail him at [email protected].

SEAMUSF R O M P A G E 9

REDHEADSMore Sass than Sassafrassquatch

Redheads have had a powerful effect on the world, especially considering that red is the least common color of hair. It is the very nature of their fiery legacy and composure that captures the attention of all matter of individuals, and writers are no exception. Maybe it is the mystique of being so rare that causes such wild spec-ulation as to the disposition of the elusive “redhead.” So we’ll add to the tradition by celebrating the feisty follicles with some speculation of our own.

Even though scientists have isolated the specific genetic variation for red hair, it is unclear how human hair could be so dras-tically altered. Although this is contested by intelligent design supporters, the most commonly accepted explanation is dubbed the “fraggle theory.” According to the fraggle theory, a mythical ginger cul-ture living underground with great powers of sun burning and gold mining emerged and started a colony amongst the Celtic people. Once rising to the surface, scien-tists changed the taxonomy from “Frag-glus Erectus” to “Leprechaunus Sapiens.” The Leprechauno culture merged with the

early Celtic peoples and was assimilated into the Genome.

Early medieval alchemists conjectured that like the color of their hair, redheads were akin to the fire element. Renais-sance thinkers like Galileo attempted to disprove these theories. As per the normal doctrine of the time, those “learned” men claiming that the high occurrence of sass in redheads was a coincidence and in no way related to a “fire element,” were easily labeled heretics and, ironically, burned at the stake.

Redhead leaders have also had a pro-found effect on the makeup of the new world, too. Contrary to popular belief, Erik the Red, the first European on the American continent, was not named because of his bold fashion sense and flare for decorat-ing longboats, but instead because of his iconic red hair. Historians, though, are still unclear as to whether it was his redheaded temperament that propelled his success, or simply being the only redheaded Norseman in a sea of blondes.

Whatever it is about redheads, the simple indefinable truths will continue to capture the attention of alchemists, writers, Hol-lywood producers, investigative journalists and even vikings for centuries to come.

—Ben Peskin, staff writer


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The Basic Eightby Daniel Handler$13.95

By Krista FlyntSTAFF WRITER

Ina few short days, most students will be making the long journey home

for winter break. Whether it’s by plane, train or automobile, there’s no denying traveling home isn’t the most exciting way to spend your time. But “The Basic Eight” by Daniel Handler, whose pen name is Lemony Snicket, author of “A Series of Unfortunate Events,” is a novel capable of relieving the boredom of even the most burned-out traveler.

The main character is Flan-nery Culp (Flan), an intelligent high school senior from San Francisco. The book is written as a copy of her journal which she has revised for publication since going to jail, thus adding many asides and meta-com-mentary. Handler does a good job of avoiding both the sappy-young-girl and the angry-at-the-world teenager voices that tend to dominate these charac-ters in fi ction writing.

“The Basic Eight” falls easily into the black humor category. At the beginning of the book, the reader is informed that Flan is in jail for committing murder. However, throughout the book it is diffi -cult to imagine Flan as a killer. She is likeable, fun and easy for

the reader to relate to—not the image that comes to mind when you picture a murderer.

The novel follows Flan and her friends, “The Basic Eight,” as her pretentious clique refers to themselves, throughout the fall of senior year. The friends go through many of the typical pains of high school—romance, drugs, grades, parties and parents. No matter how perceptive and humorous Flan is when nar-rating, the shadow of murder tinges the entire book.

While reading I was torn between holding my breath in suspense and letting out a laugh. The writing style is a combination of the witty dia-logue of the TV show “Gilmore Girls,” with its penchant for obscure pop culture references, and the tragedy of “Othello.” The book was indeed suspense-ful, but as the plot thickens “The Basic Eight” drops the humor and turnsa just plain black.

Overall, “The Basic Eight” is the perfect book for a dreary journey homeward, suspense-ful and gossipy, but never trashy. Make sure you have something cheerful and light to follow it up with because as much as this book sucked me in, I had a hard time dig-ging myself back out when I fi nished.

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of murder writes journal from jail in dark humor novel


By Joel Godett STAFF WRITER

Kim Barnes Arico checked her voicemail. The St. John’s women’s basketball coach thought it was a

prank—a bad one.“She had

left me a cou-ple messages and I wasn’t sure if it was really true, or if some-

body was playing a bad joke at the time,” Barnes Arico said.

The “she” is Kia Wright, a 5-foot-8 guard from Long Island. At the time, Wright was a top-20 recruit entering her freshman year in 2003 at Connecticut, the reigning NCAA champion.

“I thought one of my friends was playing a mean trick on me,” Barnes Arico said. “One of the best players in the country, on the best team in the country, with the best coach in the country wants to come to St. John’s, and at that time we hadn’t established anything.”

One day everything made sense. Barnes Arico, a year into her St. John’s tenure, was out recruiting and called the office to check her voicemails.

“My secretary said (Connecticut coach) Geno (Auriemma) called,” Barnes Arico said.

A UConn press release had announced the signing of Wright just months before. It quoted Auriemma as saying Wright was an “explosive and athletic player with great court vision.” But she never saw the floor of the Huskies’ Gampel Pavilion. Just days after arriving, Wright wanted out of Connecticut.

She wanted to go home.“Just being away from home, it

was tough,” Wright said. “I think I started to cry the second my parents drove away. I graduated high school three days before I left, so I was young. I wasn’t ready for it at all.”

Wright said Auriemma was very helpful in finding her a new home. After Wright said she wasn’t interested in junior college or prep school, St. John’s became her new destination. Auriemma called the Red Storm.

St. John’s will host Syracuse Thursday at 7 p.m.

Barnes Arico was enthralled to pick up the player, especially after missing out on her the first time. When Barnes Arico took over at SJU, Wright had already narrowed down her recruiting choices. The Red Storm was on the outside.

“Born and raised in Long Island and Suffolk County where she’s from, she was the talk of Suffolk County since she was in about sev-enth grade,” Barnes Arico said.

Wright struggled once she arrived in Queens. She ended up withdraw-ing from classes altogether her first semester while sitting out her trans-fer year per NCAA rules. She came

back in the spring, but her coach said without the time off Wright might not have made it.

“There were definitely a couple of times when I wasn’t sure if she was going to (make it),” Barnes Arico said. “She had just left UConn. She had a lot of stuff going on. I don’t think she was ready for college life, college athletics, college academics at that point.”

Things changed once Wright came back the next year. Barnes Arico saw a new player, an incon-sistent player, yes, but that’s what the coach said comes with being a freshman. It was at the beginning of the year when Barnes Arico knew for sure she had something special.

“We played in the first tourna-ment at St. Bonaventure opening weekend,” Barnes Arico said. “And the first game she played she dropped 30 points and she had about eight or nine assists. I walked off the court and said ‘Oh my god. Who is this girl?’”

The success has only grown. She is one of three unanimous selec-tions to this season’s preseason All-Big East team, and was invited to the Team USA U-20 tryouts. But Wright’s biggest accomplishment is helping to turn around the St. John’s program.

Two years before Wright’s arrival on campus in the 2001-02 season, the Red Storm was a lowly 3-24 and 0-16 in conference. Last season St. John’s went 22-8 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Wright didn’t do it alone. Her help came from her high school teammate Angela Clark. The two won a New York Class A State Cham-pionship together. Last year, the two

teamed up to score 40-percent of the team’s points.

“It wasn’t a big deal until I stepped out on the court with her again,” Wright said. “I remembered how much fun we had.”

But it’s not the same this season. Wright is battling an injury and Clark left the team for personal rea-sons. Without its two stars St. John’s is off to a 2-4 start. Regardless,

Barnes Arico said when people look back, it will be Wright and Clark whose names will mark the rebirth of the program.

“They were the first two that took a chance on a program that had been down for a number of years,” Barnes Arico said. “They really helped us get it going and get it back started again … and become one of the best programs around.”

Boral, Taraskin solidify spots as SU’s top swimmers in unscored event

Gathering StormLong Island-standout Kia Wright ends up at St. John’s after stint at UConn

courtesy of st. john’s athletic communicationsKIA WRIGHT was a top-20 recruit for Connecticut in 2003 but trans-ferred to St. John’s, where she led it to the NCAA Tournament.

“I don’t think (Wright) was ready for college life, college athletics, college academics at that point.”

Kim Barnes AricoST. JOHN’S WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH

By Kyle AustinSTAFF WRITER

For the Syracuse swimming and diving team, the stars are begin-ning to emerge as its first half of the season closes.

The men’s and women’s swim-ming teams competed in the Yale Nutmeg Invitational during the weekend. The unscored event was marked by decisive wins from SU’s fastest swimmers as the team com-peted against mostly weak competi-tion.

For the men, its five wins came from two sources: Luk Boral and Alex Taraskin. Boral won both the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard individual medley, all by decisive margins. Taraskin continued his dominance in the dis-tance events, winning the 200, 500, and 1650-yard freestyle events.

Boral and Taraskin have emerged through the first half of the season as the biggest contributors on both the swimming and diving teams. Their respective specialties have allowed them to shine equally in dif-ferent events. Boral has done well in the breaststroke events this season with three wins. He is a two-time Big East Champion in the 200-yard breaststroke. Taraskin, a freshman, has emerged as the team’s forefront distance swimmer, racking up 10 wins thus far, more than any other swimmer.

“You’ve got two outstanding swimmers,” SU head coach Lou Walker said of Boral and Taraskin. He also pointed out that while they have racked up the most wins, he still wants to recognize that you don’t have to win an event to con-tribute in swimming.

For the women, both of the indi-vidual event wins were picked up by Catrina Roth. Roth, who had record-ed only one win on the year before the weekend, won both the 100-yard and 200-yard backstroke. Her 100-yard backstroke time of 58.02 set a

new meet record.“She did a tremendous job,”

Walker said. “I think she had an outstanding weekend.”

The women’s team also picked

up wins in the 200-yard freestyle relay, the 200-yard medley relay, and the 400-yard freestyle relay. The wins marked the only relays for the women’s team. The men’s team also picked up a win in the 200-yard freestyle relay.

While the swimmers competed in Connecticut, the diving team was in New Jersey at the Rutgers Diving Invitational. Alida DiPlaci-do stole the show, winning both the

one-meter and three-meter events by a combined 90 points. Her three-meter score in the preliminaries of 333.80 was her best of the year. She won the final round with a score of 317.90.

For the swimmers, the meet came at a curious time, as the team is two weeks removed from the Nike Cup. As Walker explains, the focus of the fall half of the swimming season is the Nike Cup, and his swimmers are trained to perform their best at that meet. This meet, the last of the fall half of the schedule, served to give his athletes exposure to multi-day meets that have championship formats.

“What you’re trying to do is have competitions that allow you to repli-cate, periodically through the sea-son, the championship experience,” Walker said.

UP NEX TWho: St. John’sWhere: Carnesecca ArenaWhen: Thursday at 7 p.m.

“What you’re trying to do is have competitions that allow you to replicate, periodically through the season, the championship experience.”

Lou WalkerSU SWIMMING HEAD COACH

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got one rebound,” Boeheim said. “We’re just not going to win games like that.”

The Oklahoma State lead was as large as 13 points with just under four minutes left, when Mario Boggan took advantage of one Syracuse turnover and made an uncontested lay-up to put the Cowboys up, 67-54. Boggan had a team-lead-ing 21 points and eight rebounds for Oklahoma State.

“The penetration from the top really killed us,” Roberts said. “They had guys helping out and they were active in the back of the zone. (Boggan) did a good job. You give him credit, but there are a lot of things we’ve done wrong.”

SU kept the game close in the first frame with better ball handling. The Orange committed only six turnovers in the first half and shot 48 percent from the field. However, Oklahoma State had eight second-chance points off of six offensive rebounds.

The game featured 12 lead changes in the first half, fueled by hot shooting on both sides. OSU shot 52 percent from the field. The Orange played from behind for much of the first half. Its biggest lead of the game was three points at 12-9.

“Right now we’re just making too many mistakes on offense, two games in a row now,” Boeheim said. “We’re just not cohesive on the offensive side.”

courtesy of the new york daily newsPAUL HARRIS AND JIM BOEHEIM watched a sloppy offensive performance for Syracuse against Oklahoma State Tuesday night. The Orange committed 26 turnovers, including eight in a 10-possession span in the second half. Harris made seven turnovers.

COWBOYSF R O M P A G E 2 0Nichols scores 26 points after cold Wichita St. game


NEW YORK— The questions about Demetris Nichols’ ability to bounce back can end.

Coming off a 2-for-14 shooting effort and blowing the potential game-winning lay-up, Nichols could do no worse than Saturday night’s loss to Wichita State.

The quiet Nichols immediately atoned for his mistakes with a 26-point game vs. Okla-homa State Tuesday night.

“My confidence is there,” Nichols said. “I’m going to do what coach tells me to do, play hard and make plays at both ends of the floor.

“I just wasn’t worried. I’m a basketball player; I just go out there and play.”

Nichols was 5-for-8 from the field in the first half and led the Orange with 13 points. His final output of nine field goals tied a career high and his 26 points were two short of his best game, which came vs. Connecticut Jan. 16, 2006. But that was on 9-of-27 shooting from the field.

His biggest shot came with two minutes left when he drained a 3-pointer from to bring Syracuse within four points of the Cowboys.

“He came back, he bounced back,” Boeheim said. “He played great. He kept us in the game. They’re a very good defensive team. They made him work for everything.”

Still, Boeheim pointed out Nichols only had two rebounds. The senior averages 5.9 per game.

“We can’t have 40 minutes of him not get some rebounds,” Boeheim said. “That’s a major concern we have.”

SicknessBoeheim did not address Eric Devendorf’s

lack of playing time, only saying the sophomore guard has been battling an illness. Devendorf played nine minutes Tuesday night and none in the second half.

He attempted only two shots in the first half and at times looked lost on offense. When he was in the game, Devendorf held the ball for long periods of time, moving side-to-side look-ing for an open shot instead of going towards the basket and penetrating.

Devendorf played just 18 minutes against Wichita State and attempted the final poten-tial game-tying 3-pointer that was partially blocked in the waning seconds of the game. He was 2-of-6 from the field Saturday. Combined with his 3-for-13 performance vs. Holy Cross last Monday, Devendorf is shooting 23.8 per-cent from the field in his last three games.

Boeheim said Devendorf is not alone in his pain. He said backup point guard Andy Rau-

tins was also sick and freshman forward Mike Jones suffered an undisclosed injury during the game.

Last week, Matt Gorman was fighting what he called “food poisoning.”

The Oklahoma State bench outscored SU’s 22-13.

Never give upThe V Foundation and Madison Square

Garden announced the renewal of the Jimmy V Basketball Classic for three years at the Garden, beginning tonight.

The Jimmy V Classic was founded in 1993 by ESPN and the late Jim Valvano. Valvano was head coach of North Carolina State and an ESPN commentator.

“Jim and I were no different than any other kid growing up in New York City,” said V Foun-dation CEO Nick Valvano, Jim’s brother, in a statement. “We dreamed of playing at Yankee Stadium and Madison Square Garden. When my dad was coaching high school basketball, once a year his team would play before a (New York) Knicks’ game at Madison Square Gar-den. That was always a highlight.”

To date, the Jimmy V Basketball Classic has raised more than $1 million to the V Founda-tion for cancer research.


UP ·Demetris NicholsNichols followed an off night Saturday with 26 points on Tuesday. He knocked down three 3-pointers and helped SU’s comeback.

DOWN ‚Josh WrightThe point guard has improved all season but got caught in the air in the final minute when SU was down by one point. The crucial turn-over ended up plaguing the Orange.

STORY TELLER“He’s got a long ways to go. I laugh when people talk about him being our best player. He’s not good enough to start for us right now. That’s the facts.”

Jim Boeheim on Paul Harris

FAT LADY SINGSOklahoma State guard JamesOn Curry hit a 3-pointer with 36 seconds left to give OSU a four-point lead and help seal the win.

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being our best player. He’s not good enough to start for us right now. That’s the facts.”

Harris played just nine minutes in the first half, even with Eric Devendorf’s limited play. Harris took three shots and missed them all, including two 3-pointers. He had two points from two free throws.

He played a similar game Saturday against Wichita State. At the half, Harris had zero points, but ended with 14—including some key buckets down the stretch to put SU back in the contest.

Tuesday night, in his debut at Madison Square Garden and national television, Harris seemed passive in the first half. During the final 20 min-utes, he created better opportunities down low by penetrating to the basket, but that’s also when the turnovers came. Harris committed all six giveaways in the second half.

The normally talkative Harris buried his face in his body and was extremely soft-spoken in the locker room after the game. He was asked by a member of the national media when the last time he had lost two games in a row. Harris couldn’t answer, possibly because it has never happened before.

“I really don’t remember,” Harris said.He very nearly avoided the back-to-back losses.

As he did Saturday night against Wichita State,

Harris started the Syracuse rally with a thun-derous dunk—almost a mirror of the one from Saturday. He leaped from just inside the foul line and slammed it. The two points brought SU within seven and got the largely pro-Syracuse crowd hopping.

Harris scored five more points following the dunk, but it wasn’t enough.

“I gotta step it up,” Harris said. “I gotta be the leader I know I am capable of being. These last two games, last game I waited too long, and this game I can’t do nothing at all. I was out of my whole game. I didn’t even rebound, assist, nothing.”

For the first time in his basketball career, Paul Harris is left without an answer to his inconsis-tent play.

Said Harris: “I don’t know what the heck (is going on). I don’t know, man.”

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courtesy of the new york daily newsPAUL HARRIS had another strong second half performance Tuesday, scoring nine of his 11 points in the final four minutes to lead Syracuse on a near-comeback.

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33Oklahoma State’s total rebounds, a telling number against SU’s back line.

GAME FLOWHere’s the game’s progression in two-minute intervals.

1 2 FOklahoma State 39 33 72Syracuse 34 34 68

Ok. St. (10-0) P R ABoggan 21 8 2Curry 20 2 2Muonelo 11 2 2Dove 9 5 0Monds 7 4 0Eaton 0 3 1Harris 2 1 4Cooper 2 4 1

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SOUR APPLESU’s 2nd half comeback not enough to overcome 2nd-straight ranked foe

Harris saves best for 2nd half, still looking for full game

courtesy of the new york daily newsDARRYL WATKINS AND PAUL HARRIS fall for a pump fake Tuesday night against Oklahome State.


NEW YORK—Paul Harris stormed down the court, two Syracuse play-ers on one, with Terrence Roberts to his left. Down 47-46, SU had its first chance to take the lead in the second half against Oklahoma State.

Harris slowed up and tried a no-look pass to Roberts. Roberts, not expecting

it, had the ball go behind him and out of bounds, back to Oklahoma State.

Thus began Syracuse’s second-half turnover party. It was a microcosm of Harris’ night: close, but not good enough.

Harris is scoring for SU, especially in late situations, but he committed seven turnovers and had only three assists.

The freshman scored nine of his 11

points in the final 3:45 of the game to lead the Orange comeback, but that was after the turnovers put SU in a 13-point hole.

“I don’t even know what to say about myself tonight,” Harris said. “I defi-nitely got to hit the weights.”

Harris said the turnovers were a byproduct of him not being physical enough. Syracuse head coach Jim Boe-

heim thought otherwise.“He started making mistakes, he

over-dribbled the ball,” Boeheim said. “That’s how he played in high school and you have to learn in college when you can’t win, you can’t, and he hasn’t learned that yet. He’s got a long ways to go.

“I laugh when people talk about him SEE HARRIS PAGE 17


NEW YORK—On the biggest stage of all stages, Paul Harris and Demetris Nich-ols nearly brought Syra-

cuse back from the dead. Again. For the second straight game, it

wasn’t meant to be for the Orange.SU used a 12-0 run late in the game

to come close, but after building up a 13-point second-half lead, Oklahoma State outlasted Syracuse, 72-68, at the Jimmy V Classic Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.

No. 21 Syracuse (7-2) has lost two games in a row, both to ranked oppo-nents. The Orange fell to then-No. 17 Wichita State Saturday night, 64-61, after a furious late comeback fell short.

“We made great effort to come from 10 down against two very good teams,” head coach Jim Boeheim said. “That is a real good, positive thing. But we’re just making too many bad turnovers on the offensive end of the court and we’re going to have to get better there.”

The Orange committed 23 turn-overs and was out-rebounded, 33-23.

Still, Syracuse was within one point of tying the game after a Harris driving lay-up with 49 seconds left. After an Oklahoma State timeout, JamesOn Curry nailed a 3-pointer at

the top of the arc to put the Cowboys back up by four and effectively end the game.

Nichols scored 26 points for Syra-cuse, two short of his career high. His nine field goals tied a career best. Ter-rence Roberts scored 14 and Harris added 11 points—nine in the second half.

Harris scored those nine points during the final 3:45 of the game. After his dunk brought SU within seven, Nichols buried a 3-pointer from the right wing to cut the Cowboys’ lead to three, 67-64.

It was too little too late, though. “We’re just not playing hard the

whole game,” Nichols said. “Our turn-overs really, really hurt us. We have to learn how to take care of the ball and execute the offense.”

The Orange made eight turnovers in a span of 10 crucial second-half possessions and No. 22 Oklahoma State (10-0) took full advantage. The Cowboys scored eight points off those turnovers to take a 10-point lead, 56-46, with 9:22 remaining.

“This is more turnovers than we’ve had in … that I can remember,” Boeheim said. “Let’s put it that way. Maybe as a team more than we’ve ever had.

“You can’t give points to a good team.”

SU also didn’t help itself on the glass. Nichols, who averages six rebounds per game, had only one rebound. In 16 minutes, Matt Gorman tallied just one board.

But it was starting center Darryl Watkins who was the biggest culprit of ineffectiveness on the rebounds.

“Our center played 26 minutes and SEE COWBOYS PAGE 16

“We’re just not playing hard the whole game.”

Demetris NicholsSU SENIOR FORWARD

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Top performersSU swimming scores big in scoreless event PAGE 15


THURSDAYdecember 7, 2006

By Jocelyn BairdSTAFF WRITER

As the 50th session of the Student Associa-tion led by President Wayne Horton comes to its end, many of the representatives reflect with pride on the various accomplishments they have made within the past semester.

Leading the list is the recent establish-

ment of extended hours at the Goldstein Dining Center on South Campus, something the SA administration began working on in the spring. The dining center was formerly open until midnight and the rest of the facilities until 12:15 p.m. All facilities are now open until 2 a.m. daily and 3 a.m. on days when special events are being held on South Campus.

“This will give students living on South more flexibility, especially those who have later classes,” said SA Vice President Bryan Dumas.

Dumas and Horton worked side-by-side with faculty members, including Director of Student Centers & Programming Services Bridget Talbot, to figure out the logistics of

keeping Goldstein open longer. After meeting with Talbot, SA was asked

to draft a proposal stating exactly what it wanted, Dumas said. Once the proposal was approved, Talbot met with anyone who had a stake in the situation. Finally, Dumas said SA received news that the hours were going to change.

“What I wanted to do was get the admin-istration to make South Campus more like North Campus,” Horton said. “It’s almost unfair to be on South because of a lack of resources.”

In the future, Horton said he hopes some kind of library component, writing center and study center can be added on South to

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SU hires Bradley as new field hockey coach

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School of RockJAMES ABBOTT is a music engineering professor in the Crouse College School of Music. His course offers a studio project during which students spend three to five hours working in the studio and learning about the different systems used in this particular industry. SEE PAGE 11

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Members highlight success of sessionActions include extended hours at Goldstein, Al Gore lecture

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Lack of LeadershipDzifa Job takes a look at a current void in leadership. PAGE 5

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Sex changePeople can switch sexes on their birth certificates. PAGE 3


Play PennPenn plays basketball at the legendary Palestra. PAGE 14

By Zach SchonbrunASST. COPY EDITOR

For the first time in almost 30 years, Syracuse field hockey has a new head coach.

Former Richmond head coach Ange Bradley was announced as SU’s new field hockey on Wednesday. The announcement came little more than a month after Gross announced he would not retain Kathleen Parker after 29 seasons at SU.

The Daily Orange first reported Parker’s contract was not renewed on Nov. 2.

The opportunity to jump into the Big East was a move Bradley couldn’t resist.

“I am really excited and thankful to be given such a wonderful opportunity to compete at the highest level in the country, both academically and athletically, at a university with national name recognition,” Bradley said in a news release. “The Big East conference is the premier conference in the country, regardless of sport. The oppor-tunity to compete in this league is wonderful.”

Bradley joins SU after six seasons with Richmond, leading the Spiders to five consecutive NCAA Tourna-ment appearances and Atlantic 10 championships. She was named the Atlantic 10 coach of the year in 2002 after leading Richmond to a 17-7 season and their first Tourna-ment appearance. In the past five seasons, Richmond was undefeated (42-0) in conference play.

“Ange Bradley has already proven she is a big time coach and champion while at the University of Richmond,” Gross said. “She is the type of coach who can take our program to the next level and eventually compete for a

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The Daily Orange learned Wednesday that one of its featured opinion columnists plagiarized at least five col-umns that appeared in the paper since April 2006.Cortland Bradford, a sophomore information studies and technology major, will no longer be permitted to contribute to The D.O.

Bradford, whose columns ran every Tuesday this semester, plagiarized from the Chicago-Sun Times, the Washington Post, the University of Illinois’ student paper The Daily Illini and the Texas A&M University Web site.

The D.O. does not condone any form of plagiarism and will continue striving to serve the Syracuse Uni-versity community with the highest form of journalistic integrity.

No fewer than three editors read op-ed columns before they go to print. The D.O. performs as much fact checking as is possible for a student newspaper. Rou-tine fact checking, however stringent, would not neces-sarily reveal plagiarism.

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Iraq Study Group releases report on U.S. policy in IraqThe Iraq Study Group has released a major report on U.S. policy in Iraq, noting that the current U.S. strategy of staying the course was no longer viable. THE REPORT CALLS FOR A NEW APPROACH AND URGENT ACTION to stop “a slide towards chaos.” The report includes 79 recommendations, among them that U.S. troops should be removed from combat and instead used to train Iraqis, prompt action needs to be taken by the Iraqi government to achieve reconciliation, and there need to be new and enhanced diplo-matic efforts in the region. It also ENCOURAGES TALKS WITH IRAN AND SYRIA, something the United States has so far rejected, though President George W. Bush has said he would take the report seriously. The government of Iraq welcomed the report.

Fiji declares state of emergency after coupA state of emergency has been declared in Fiji, a country in the South Pacific, one day after the military conducted a bloodless coup. So far, THE MILITARY HAS DISINTEGRATED PARLIAMENT, sworn in an interim prime minister, and dismissed Fiji’s acting police chief. The deposed prime minister, Laisenia Qarase, along with Aus-tralia and New Zealand, are urging the citizens of Fiji to peacefully resist the coup. Commodore Frank Bainimarama, the coup leader, has warned that THE MILITARY WOULD SUPPRESS ANY UPRIS-ING.

Sri Lanka announces anti-terror measuresAfter months of increasing vio-lence between security forces and Tamil Tiger rebels, the Sri Lankan cabinet has announced widespread anti-terror measures. Although the ministers did not blatantly ban the rebels, they TIGHTENED EXIST-ING EMERGENCY LAWS which have been dormant since the 2002 ceasefire. Sri Lankan security forc-es will now have increased powers to search, arrest and question. The government said these measures would take effect immediately. The rebels have yet to respond to the cabinet announcement. More than 3,400 people have been killed in Sri Lanka since last year.

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At first glance, sophomore Brian Hill seems like the average Syracuse University stu-dent. One soon discovers, however, that this mathematics major does more with his time

than crunch numbers.Hill is the trumpet section leader for the SU March-

ing Band. He also plays piano, guitar and various hand drums and sings in a cabaret troupe. Hill found he could participate in any and all of these activities here at SU, and that’s partly why he decided to enroll.

“I visited (Syracuse) a while ago and I liked that it had a lot of things to do,” Hill said. “I wanted to continue with music without majoring, and Syracuse had a lot of programs for that. Plus it had Division I sports.”

However, attending a four-year, private university like Syracuse can be a financial burden on anyone, and Hill wasn’t any different.

“The only way for me to go to a school that wasn’t a community college was to get substantial scholarship money,” Hill said. “And joining the ROTC helped me out.”

The decision seemed natural since Hill’s father was in the U.S. Air Force. After visiting a base where he talked to an officer, Hill realized that the Air Force, particularly the intelligence field, wasn’t just a way to pay for college, but a career path he wanted to pursue.

Hill was so enthusiastic about the ROTC that he wore his Air Force uniform shirt everyday to his capoeira class, which is a Brazilian martial art. The teacher, who was from Brazil, soon started calling him “Soldado,” which means soldier.

Before long some of Hill’s friends started calling him Soldado as well, until it reached the point that it became his “B-boy name”—a type of alias used during break dancing competitions.

Hill took the break dancing class here at SU and later joined the Sticky Rice Crew, a special group out of the class that performs at events such as November’s Ele-ments of Hip Hop.

“Brian brings diversity to the crew,” said Stephanie Mei, a sophomore in the School of Management and president of the break dancing class. “He’s committed and will always go out of his way to help you.”

Since then, Hill has fallen in love with break dancing and plans to continue with this hobby in the future.

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“Break dancing is a complete form of expression,” Hill said. “You have to use your mind, every muscle of your body, creativity and rhythm. That’s why I like it.”

NEWST H U R S D AYdecember 7, 2006


NYC to allow gender changes on certificates

SA WRAPF R O M P A G E 1

ashley smestad | staff photographerSA SUCCESSFULLY HELPED CHANGE the operating hours of Goldstein Student Center on South Campus. The entire facility will now be open until 2 a.m. on weekdays and 3 a.m. when programs are running to allow for greater utilization by students who live on South.

give students living there the same kind of resources North campus stu-dents have at their fingertips.

“The potential for South Campus is limitless,” he said.

Along with the extension of Gold-stein hours, many on the SA cabinet spoke of other campus accomplish-ments.

“I’m most proud of the Al Gore event because it was the first down-town event put on by a student group, and we also collaborated with Uni-versity Union on it,” said Chief of Staff Ryan Kelly. “It really shows that student groups can come together for an event, and also showed students that downtown is open to them.”

The Academic Affairs committee passed a new GPA bill which raised the academic scholarship minimum from a 2.5 to a 2.75, as well as a resolu-tion for the disabilities act. The act requires professors to state all of the resources available to students with disabilities in their syllabus. The dis-abilities act has yet to be passed by the University Senate, Kelly said.

Another big issue SA tackled this semester was campus safety, espe-

cially in regards to lighting. “If we’re spending all this money

each year, it’s not satisfactory to not address concerns,” said Chair of University Affairs Committee Joy LaChelle Ingraham.

Ingraham participated in a series of lighting surveys with other stu-dents and administration members this semester. The group traveled to different areas of campus and looked at places where more lighting was needed and determined what needed to be done to fix the problem. Some problems were fixed right away, while others may take until summer to fix, when the ground is softer, Ingraham said.

Another lighting survey group, which included Syracuse city offi-cials, looked at off-campus areas in need of better lighting.

“We looked at places where stu-dents would typically be, including

The Warehouse, Syracuse Theater and streets like Comstock Avenue, Euclid Avenue, Ackerman Avenue and Westcott Street, where we’ve had complaints,” she said.

One safety concern SA was not able to fully work through this semester was transportation, Horton said. A transportation task force has been established, and Dumas said he is currently working on a proposal dealing with transportation.

“It’s a process,” Horton said. “As long as we get the ball rolling, I’m happy. For a good presidency, you don’t have to do a million things. Many of the things we do people never know about, but they’re done.”

Comptroller Michael Brannen commented not on a semester-long accomplishment, but instead the professionalism of Monday night’s finance meeting, which determined

budgets for spring semester. “I expect to see improved fund-

ing relations between SA and Uni-versity Union, which will hopefully bring more successful program-ming,” Brannen said of his hopes for the future.

Horton’s term as president has come to an end, but recently-elected Kelly will take his place. Kelly said he has many ideas and hopes for the 51st session, including a push to create a city liaison to connect the city of Syracuse and the cam-pus, continued focus on bus service issues, increased interaction among students and the revamping of the Schine Underground.

“SA has changed from just a silent giver of money to a passion-ate student government that cares,” Ingraham said. “We’ve really taken a lot of responsibility. If we see a prob-lem, we try to go out and fix it.”

Many of the things SA does for the students never get publicized, Horton said. Some may not come to life for quite some time, such as a proposal to replace printers in com-puter clusters with those that print double-sided.

“It’s not always easy getting con-crete things done, but we got things done,” he said.

“It’s a process. As long as we get the ball rolling, I’m happy. For a good presidency, you don’t have to do a million things. Many of the things we do people never know about, but they’re done.”

Wayne HortonSA PRESIDENT

By Sarah DiGiulioSTAFF WRITER

New York City recently decided to allow its citizens a voluntarily change of gender on their birth cer-tificates.

A Dec. 2 article in The New York Times alerted the public to this deci-sion and the issue of transgender inequality in society.

“Just because you’re born with cer-tain biological features doesn’t mean anything about how you identify,” said Brian Stout, a senior public com-munications major, and president of Outrage, SU’s LGBT student activist group.

This decision is a major step in society: realizing that gender does not equal sex, Stout said, a teaching assis-tant for LGBT studies classes.

The article brings a critical but hushed issue to the forefront of discus-sion.

“Many people are intersex; they have both male and female parts to their anatomy,” Stout said. “So, sex is a spectrum. You can be in between—intersex.” This is still an issue because there are only two sexes being dealt with, he said.

“We’re still pushing people into cat-egories,” he said.

Stout said he was very much in favor of the New York City decision. He called it “absolutely necessary” and a step in the right direction toward true freedom for people who don’t fit society’s definition of normalcy.

“It just makes sense to me,” he said. “I don’t see anything controversial about it. It can mean a great deal to someone who identifies with the oppo-site sex.”

Another argument made in favor of the decision, by Amit Taneja, assistant director of the LGBT Resource Cen-ter, was that it created more equality for transgender individuals in public policy.

He argued it would create easier access to health services and fairer opportunities in employment and job security. Taneja said he recognized the United States as a gender-based society with many norms.

“It is difficult when there is so much public policy against transgen-der individuals,” he said. Taneja described how a transgender indi-vidual can be denied access to insur-ance and health care because of conflicting gender labels on his or her documents.

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OPINIONSIDEAS







S o the semester is finally over and the last issue of The Daily Orange for this year is out. I must say it has been a good semester. As this is my

first semester as The D.O.’s public editor I have been impressed with the overall coverage this newspaper has provided.

Sure, there have been a few issues that the readers have brought to my attention. There was the cartoon controversy; the reporters misquoting sources issue; concerns about inconsistencies in coverage of the SA; and the issue of more diverse coverage in the news-paper. I have addressed these issues in my columns and will continue to address your issues as they are brought to my attention. I take my job seriously and I always want to make sure that I am serving you the readers to the best of my ability.

For the semester in review, I will say The D.O. has done a great job of sports coverage and commentary. The articles have been informative and entertaining. There was a particular piece in Tuesday’s issue that talked about steroids in college sports and what the National Collegiate Athletic Association is doing about it. The coverage of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) week was very informative and provided The D.O. audience with diverse content.

There have been serious stories written, dealing with the multiple safety alerts on campus and the new human papillary virus vaccine that is available at the campus health center. It’s stories like these that display the talented student journalists and how they care about their audience. Creating my position and putting a survey together for you the audience to take so you can rate the performance of the newspaper shows that they want to improve and be a viable source to you the reader.

This semester has been successful for The D.O. and next semester will be even better. Just remember if there is something you think the paper is doing wrong or right let me know, so I can address the issue. The D.O. is supposed to serve you, the Syracuse University community, and for them to improve and be aware of what their audience needs, we need to hear from you.

Shannon Pittman-Price is the public editor for The Daily Orange. E-mail her at [email protected].

T he New York Times ran an article on Nov. 16 in which Kofi Annan blamed the lack of progress with regards

to global warming on a “frightening lack of leadership.” On Monday of this week, a group of Syracuse University students attended the March on Washington to save Brown v. Board of Education and affirma-tive action. I shudder to think what would be running through Martin Luther King Jr.’s mind if he were alive to witness this issue resurface. It appears as if the “frightening lack of leadership” extends not only to issues concerning the global environment, but to every other major issue that our generation and by extension the minority community on this campus faces.

When I express my discontent with my peers, with the state of my community, my world, my friends gently tell me that King, Gandhi, Mandela and Mother Theresa were special, chosen people. My only problem with this statement is that it insinuates that great leaders are somehow born

with a specific leadership gene codified on their DNA, thereby giving the rest of us an excuse for our own failure to make a stand.

On the flip side however, leadership isn’t a job. It’s not a position to put on your résumé because you think it will make you more attractive to an employer. Indeed, it is not enough to think only of ourselves, and the activities we find ourselves involved in as college students, as a means to an end. Rather, as we use this time to find our niche and involve ourselves in those issues that resonate with us, I urge us to keep that same zealous passion, and in some instances

idealism when we depart this Hill.Our society, indeed our world, now more

than ever needs our passion and creativity if our civilization is to last another century. We need to recognize that we are one people, regardless of nationality or native tongue. To those among us who think the world’s issues are too large, and that in these “seri-ous” times one person can no longer make a difference, motivational speaker Dennis Kimbro in his book, “What makes the Great, Great” gives the perfect comeback.

He says: “You are only one but you are still one. You cannot do everything, but you can do something. Do not refuse to embrace the something that you can do because life owes you only the chance to be something. It will give you that and nothing more.”

The essence of true leadership lies in recognizing that simple truth.

Dzifa Job is a featured columnist whose columns appear Thursdays in The Daily

Orange. E-mail her at [email protected].

Editor’s note: The following column was written before the plagiarism issue addressed on Page 1 had surfaced.

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Students learn to readapt after international experiences

Students create model Mars rovers with LEGOs as final class project

By Kiley PhalanSTAFF WRITER

Alexa Ainsworth has driven to campus count-less times during the last four years. How-ever, this year the senior broadcast journalism major got lost for the first time.

She took the wrong exit and didn’t know where she was or how to get back to campus, she said. Ainsworth wasn’t suffering from amnesia, she was returning to campus after spending a spring semester studying abroad.

Getting lost is just one of the challenges students face when returning to campus from studying abroad, said Andrea Licavoli, a sec-ond-year communication and rhetorical stud-ies graduate student, who is writing a thesis on how students’ identities change after studying abroad.

The biggest challenge students often face when back on campus is how they perceive their peers, Licavoli said. Students find things they used to enjoy doing with friends—such as discussing the latest celebrity breakup—not as important as they used to.

“They come back and they are different,” Licavoli said. “But their friends are the same.”

Erin Foley, a senior television, radio and film major, said she felt this way after she spent her sophomore spring semester in London. Foley said she felt she had a more worldly perspective than her friends back home or on campus.

Syracuse University addresses the chal-lenges faced by students returning from study abroad by hosting a one hour re-entry work-shop, organizing events with international stu-dents on campus and inviting students to speak to other students about their experience, said Elane Granger, associate director of admis-sions at SU Abroad.

Foley said she did not see SU Abroad offer returning students any help in re-adjusting to campus life.

“I thought (they) really sucked,” she said. “They were disorganized all the time, so I didn’t really expect them to help me.”

In London, Foley said she did not have some items she was used to—such as a television. She said this experience taught her a valuable lesson.

“It did make me realize I don’t need a lot of stuff to live,” she said.

Students often have this reaction once they come back home, Licavoli said.

“People become very aware of the material affluence that exists here, simply by going to the grocery store and seeing 15 different types of toilet paper,” she said.

The changed perceptions students have make it difficult for them to find their place in social groups once back on campus, Licavoli said. The person they were before they went and the person they are now come into conflict.

Once they recognize these changes in them-selves, students often feel they do not belong here, Granger said. They find it difficult to become involved in a meaningful way with their studies and extracurricular activities.

“One of the difficult parts of study abroad is you go and have this amazing experience and then, when you go back, your home hasn’t changed so much,” said Susan Gronbeck-Tedes-co, director of study abroad at the University of Kansas. “People aren’t necessarily so inter-ested in what happened to you or how you changed.”

Kansas is currently developing a re-entry program, Gronbeck-Tedesco said. In addition to publishing “Jayhawks Abroad,” a biannual publication about student experiences abroad, the university invites study abroad alumni to share their experience with students interested in studying abroad.

At Duke University, students returning from their fall semester abroad can register for a half-credit re-entry course, said Margaret Riley, director and associate dean for study abroad at Duke.

“(The course is an) evaluation of the study abroad experience with a focus on challenges to cross-cultural communication and under-standing, the dynamics of travel and issues of identity,” according to Duke’s online course synopsis handbook.

Re-entry courses like Duke’s must have effective exercises to be valuable to students, Licavoli said. For example, a writing assign-ment which has students share their experi-ence in story form will not be beneficial to students who do not enjoy writing.

The re-entry activities offered by SU Abroad encourage students to explore the cultural dif-ferences on campus and focus on international spaces that exist on campus, Granger said. SU Abroad also works with the Mary Ann Shaw Center for Public and Community Service to place students in service opportunities in the international communities within the city of Syracuse. This program allows students to continue their international experience back on campus.

This semester, seven students attended the re-entry workshop run by SU Abroad, Granger said. Despite the low attendance, she was confi-dent the workshop helped those that needed it.

Ainsworth said she did not have problems re-adapting to campus life.

“You just kind of fall back in,” she said. “But initially, it was weird.”

Granger and Riley said the majority of stu-dents seem to re-adapt to life on campus with-out using services from the study abroad office.

“Students are very resourceful,” Granger said. “The majority of them work these things out on their own.”

By Ashley SmithCONTRIBUTING WRITER

Bragging rights and a hefty project grade will be on the line as freshman engineering stu-dents from Syracuse University’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science participate in a Mars rover “Robotic Design Challenge” competition tonight at 6:30 p.m. in Stolkin Auditorium.

The competition is part of a final project for all aerospace, electrical and computer science engineering majors enrolled in ECS 101, said Professor John Dannenhoffer, who teaches Introduction to Engineering and Computer Science. Undeclared majors in the college were required to complete the final project as well, he said.

Students were divided into groups of three for a total of about 50 teams, Dannenhoffer said. Using a LEGO Mindstorms kit, teams had to design, build and program a rover to navigate a simulated Mars landscape.

The Mars landscape is built out of a piece of 4 feet by 8 feet wooden board, and includes sev-eral obstacles and pathways. The rovers need to be able to pick up “Mars rocks,” or golf balls, and deploy a “scientific instrument,” or piece of broomstick, in a designated area, he said.

Dannenhoffer said a major part of the project is that students must learn to design effectively.

“They have to understand that engineering is about solving customer requirements,” he said.

The fewer the LEGO pieces used in creating the rover, the more points teams will receive.

The Mars rovers will have three minutes to pick up as many Mars rocks as possible and

accurately deploy the scientific instrument, he said.

Students received a handout detailing the project and its requirements at the beginning of the semester, he said. Since then, students have attended a weekly lecture dedicated to the project.

“They’ve been working on this since the second day of the semester,” Dannenhoffer said. “I would estimate they’ve put in about 50 hours of work per person.”

Freshman aerospace engineer majors Greg Cattley and Allen Graham Jr., said their group met regularly on the weekends.

“We had to plan out the design on the com-puter first, and then build the rover,” Graham said. “The day before the project was due, everyone was downstairs putting it together at the last minute.”

The Mindstorms kit which students received came with a CD to program the rover, Cattley said. Students had to upload the program from the computer to the LEGOS.

On the day before the project was due, Cattley said their group spent about 17 hours in the base-ment of Link Hall, where the rovers were being built.

“We were going back and forth between using the computer and testing the rover on the land-scape table,” he said, “We’d edit and rewrite the program, then try it out again.”

Aric Myers, also a freshman aerospace engi-neer, said his group relied on trial and error to develop the final rover design. “Our initial design and what we have today look nothing alike,” he said. “Numerous groups pulled all-nighters leading up to the due date … in the basement of

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By Erin CurranSTAFF WRITER

The Syracuse University Senate met in Max-well Auditorium Wednesday afternoon to hear reports from committees that function at the heart of the university, as well as to discuss issues with global magnitude.

According to the USen Committee on Research’s report, the committee has met twice this year to discuss faculty effort reporting and the effort report requirements for the university.

Issues have been raised surrounding the Office of Sponsored Research and Contract Accounting activities at SU.

For individuals who engage in funded research, the federal government requires that the institution certify the percent effort, or the proportion of time spent on an activ-ity, of faculty in all aspects of their job, which includes teaching, research, service and administration.

With respect to open disclosure of research findings, the committee reported that issues can arise in terms of summer salary and activities allowed while 100 percent effort is being paid off of a research grant.

“There are institutions that have been sued for millions of dollars over this,” said Chancel-lor Nancy Cantor. “It’s a big issue.”

The university is currently looking into a system to track and certify percent effort of faculty and the research committee will remain engaged in this process.

“We’re working to change the practice of faculty and the ways they think about how they use their time,” said professor Jeremy Gilbert, associate dean for research and doctoral pro-grams in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science and chair of the USen committee on research.

Future topics for committee—which is responsible for stimulating, assisting and coor-dinating the various university groups inter-ested in research—include ethics in research, open access and publication of data and com-munication of research institutes.

Looking forward, Gilbert said the committee will continue to work to educate itself on issues of research to bring to the senate.

The senate’s voting on the recommended candidates for honorary degrees proceeded in closed session.

“During the December meeting, there’s less business to deal with,” said Bruce Carter, chair of the Senate Agenda Committee and associate dean of faculty, curriculum and stu-dent services in the College of Human Services

and Health Professions. “Faculty are worried about grades and what they’ll do when the semester is over. People usually get more invigorated in the spring.”

Yet Carter said he was surprised how much discussion came up under “new business,” namely the political avenues SU could pursue to counter the discrimination and segrega-tion that was manifested in a recent Supreme Court hearing.

On Monday, justices heard arguments in cases concerning when race may be used as a basis for assigning students to public schools. Parents in Louisville, Ky., and Seattle are chal-lenging school assignment plans that factor a student’s race in an effort to have individual school populations approximate the racial makeup of the entire system.

The school system, once segregated by law, remained segregated 20 years after the Supreme Court’s landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision.

“As an academic institution, I’m hoping we can coordinate efforts to speak out about this,” said Professor Leslie Bender of the SU College of Law. “We can’t change the Supreme Court’s decision, but we can send a message to the world that we don’t want Brown to die and segregation to return.”

Bender suggested teach-ins and working with the community from the administration down to represent how serious a commitment the university has to this issue.

“I know I’m stating the obvious, but we as a community need to educate students about the importance of voting,” Carter said. “Stu-dents need to be more involved, voting affects peoples’ lives.”

While the cases concern K-12 education, Cantor said through the partnership for a bet-ter education, which works to assist the Syra-cuse City School District students to graduate and successfully pursue higher education, the university may have a vehicle to do this.

“Every month the chancellor sits before us, we’re another outlet besides SA where people can go when they want something done,” said Darryl Patteson, who will serve as chair of the senate’s student caucus next year.

USen, which functions in an advisory capacity to the chancellor, is made up of faculty, students, staff and administration members. The majority of its work is done in the 17 stand-ing committees, which report to the full senate at least once a year.

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will halsey | contributing photographerUSEN’S LAST MEETING concerned grant spending regulations, among other things.

“We’re working to change the practice of faculty and the ways they think about how they use their time.”

Jeremy GilbertASSOCIATE DEAN FOR RESEARCH AND DOCTORAL

PROGRAMS IN THE L.C. SMITH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE AND CHAIR

OF THE USEN COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH.

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“It’s even the little things that can be demeaning and also have a real financial and social impact on transgender individuals,” he said. For people in transition, if their appear-ance does not match the gender listed on their official documents, there can be many difficul-ties, he said.

Some students on campus were optimistic about the New York City decision.

“New York City is a place of diversity.” said Alexa Rissoff, a junior Spanish and sociol-ogy major. “If it can happen anywhere, I think that’s where it can happen.”

However, other students questioned the decision.

“You could argue it’s a person’s right to change their sex, but I think you should know a person’s true gender,” said Randi Spoon, a sophomore fashion design major.

Beyond student and faculty opinion, the issue of transgender inequality is even being dealt with here on campus.

There are numerous questions about how to provide equality for transgender individuals on campus, he said. Issues include health ser-vices, housing and even how a student’s name will appear on his or her diploma.

“Syracuse University recently added gen-der identity in its nondiscrimination policy to be more inclusive, which I think is a step in the right direction,” Taneja said. Since the issue has been added to the nondiscrimination policy, SU has been in the process of defining what it means, he said.

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Link, there’s a room set up just for this project and that’s where we spent a lot of our time.”

The students’ hard work will be tested tonight at the competition. According to the assignment guidelines, many criteria are con-sidered in grading the projects, including deployment accuracy, number of golf balls retrieved, time it took to assemble the rover and number of LEGO pieces used.

“I think our rover will fare very well,” Myers said, “In testing, we’ve retrieved all eight golf balls on numerous occasions.”

Cattley and Graham weren’t as confident.“Well, it’s not going to fall off the table,”

Cattley said. “It’s going to do all right, I think. I’m hoping that ‘all right’ is enough to bring my grade up.”

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appreciation of high quality recordings to his students.

In addition to those who take the class, the program benefits several students who become teaching assistants and learn record-ing in more detail, as well as some of the musicians in the community surrounding SU who are afforded the opportunity to do studio recordings.

The music industry department offers two courses on recording, taught in sequence: Music Performance and the Media, and Live Sound and Concert Music. Students learn about microphone placement, studio design and how to use the equipment in Syracuse University’s recording studio.

Music industry majors are required to take the recording courses. The rest of the seats are reserved for music industry minors. Each semester, the courses fill up before everyone who wants a seat can get one.

“This is a field that, although a lot of people might not know what it entails to be a record-ing engineer, is very sexy,” Abbott said.

An unconventional learning environ-ment awaits those lucky enough to get into the classes. The classroom is located in the Belfer Audio Laboratory, across from Bird Library, which houses 340,000 recordings, most of which are in the form of cylinders, discs and magnetic tape. Belfer is also home to the recording studio where students taking Music Performance and the Media complete their recording project.

During the beginning of the semester, students divide themselves into groups. Each group is required to record a song using techniques learned in class. The students can choose to perform a song, or they can elect to record other musicians’ work. Available stu-dio time is divided among the groups, which

are then sent to record under the guidance of a teaching assistant. Teaching assistantships for the recording classes are highly coveted and competitive positions to acquire.

Watching teaching assistant Eric Hum-phrey record musicians makes it possible to appreciate the skills his position requires. Because of his diverse background, Hum-phrey is an ideal student for the job, Abbott said. As a senior electrical engineering major and music industry minor, Abbott said Hum-phrey possesses rare skills that are suited for recording, a combination of engineering and music knowledge.

Humphrey glides effortlessly about the studio, talking with musicians as he sets up microphones, turns knobs and pushes faders.

“I’ve been living here since September,” he said, explaining how he learned to work so efficiently within the foam-wrapped walls.

Humphrey spends all of his free time in the studio. In addition to recording student proj-ects, he records friends, himself and anyone else when he has time. Part of his teaching assistantship is simply to do recordings and present them to Abbott for review.

The musicians who walk into the studio gravitate toward Humphrey immediately. Humphrey’s demeanor is laid back, but he has no problem communicating what he wants from the musicians.

“Lay into it like I just insulted you mother,” he said to a drummer nervous about recording in a studio for the first time.

After several more weak drum hits, Humphrey looked up from a mixing consol to address the drummer again.

“What’s the matter with you?” he asked, “Don’t you love your mother?”

Lanipuakea Pila, a singer-songwriter, is one of the musicians Humphrey recorded in the studio as part of his assistantship. They first met at the Starbucks on Marshall Street, where they were co-workers. One day Pila happened to mention to Humphrey how she wished she knew someone who could record her music. She wanted to enter a songwriting contest for Starbucks employees.

Humphrey told Pila he would be happy to record her, so they scheduled some studio time and recorded two of Pila’s songs. Pila was so impressed with the end result it made her wish she had time to record more. Listen-ing to the recordings helped Pila better appre-ciate her ability as an artist, she said.

“Everybody has their talents,” said Pila. “But I think it takes your whole life to accept them.”

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By Dan Briggs | Staff Writer

ames Abbott could tell something was amiss within seconds after the Tower of Power CD began to play. He squinted and bit his lip, reclining in front of the Apple computer in his Crouse College office, an odd intersection of 19th century architecture and 21st century music editing equipment. After listening to the music leap out of the $20,000 monitors resting on top of two wooden filing cabinets, he looked up.

“It’s made from an MP3,” he said to his colleague who brought him the CD. “I can hear it.”

After years spent working as a recording engineer, Abbott finds it difficult to listen to any audio lower than CD quality, MP3s included. He has taught record-ings as part of the SU music industry program since 1996 and hopes to impart his

Bands gain publicity through festival

Students spend time in the studio learning to engineer music

By Ashley PettigrewSTAFF WRITER

With finals week quickly approach-ing, 13 local bands have teamed up to provide the perfect study break. This Saturday, band members will take over Hanover Square in downtown Syracuse for an end of the semester music festival called Hollerback to Hanover.

Each of the 13 bands features mem-bers from either Syracuse University or the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. These bands provide a wide array of music ranging from rock to acoustic, from emo to indie.

The event was organized by Liz Pesnel, a senior music industry major, along with Dan Mastronardi of Hol-lerback Productions, a booking and promotions agency in Syracuse.

“We’re hoping this helps SU and ESF bands get more fans, while allow-ing them to play at different venues,” Pesnel said.

The festival runs from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m. and will take place at four dif-ferent venues: The Coffee Pavilion, Downtown Manhattan’s, the Bull and Bear Pub and Quigley’s Tavern, all located in Hanover Square.

The bands involved are Cerulean Blue, Monocle, Magic Hour, The Feb-ruary, Jon Stark, Mourning Ends, The Flavour, Selling the Wreckage, Natalie Pascarella, After Hours, The Higher Concept, Odum and The Treme Trio.

“The cool thing is that these are all SU and ESF bands,” Pesnel said. “We know there are more bands out there, but it’s a start at getting some of them together.”

The festival is something that many in the local music scene would like to see become a permanent event.

Bob Howe, a senior television radio and film major and member of Mono-cle, thinks it’s a great way to involve students.

“It’s a way of bringing students into downtown Syracuse,” he said.

Monocle has been around since the beginning of spring semester last year, and after an almost six month

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ashley smestad | staff photographerTHE BELFER AUDIO ARCHIVE AND LABORATORY houses a recording studio where students can practice and record their instrumental or vocal skills.

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recordIF YOU HOLLERWhat: Hollerback to Hanover concert seriesWhen: Saturday, 9 p.m. – 2 a.m.Where: Hanover SquareHow much: $5

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Piece of cake

By Liz PettySTAFF WRITER

Holiday cookies are something everyone—no matter what you’re celebrating—can enjoy. Ginger cookies are simple, elegant and delicious, and they won’t make you pack on the pounds like those heavy pies, whipped creams and pastries. Bring in the holidays (and the snow), with these simple entertaining staples. You can also put them into lined decorative tins and give them away as gifts.

GINGER COOKIES (adapted from Better Homes and Gardens)

Makes: about 4 dozen cookies

Time: about an hour

Ingredients:

■ 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, soft-ened

■ 2 cups granulated sugar

■ 2 eggs

■ 1/2 cup honey

■ 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

■ 2 tsp. baking soda

■ 4 tsp. ground ginger

■ 1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

■ 1 tsp. ground cloves

■ 1/2 cup sugar, for sprinkling

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Cream butter and sugar together in a large mixing bowl until soft and fluffy. Add eggs

one at a time. Beat in honey.

3. In a smaller mixing bowl, combine flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon and cloves. Gradually add this to the wet ingredients.

Mix well.

4. Place teaspoon-sized balls of dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet, about 1 1/2

inches apart. Sprinkle sugar over top. Bake about 10 minutes, or until cookies are golden

brown and puffed.

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Holiday Shopping Guide

S ome gifts keep on giving, and some gifts taste good. This holiday season, try giv-ing the gift of beer. Of course, we’re not

talking about wrapping up a 30-rack of Beast Ice or Keystone, that is, unless you don’t like the gift recipient.

An easy gift for a beer lover is the brewery sampler. To give someone a taste of Central New York, Middle Ages Brewing and Ithaca Beer Company offer mixed 12-packs for about $15 at the Party Source on Erie Boulevard. Sam Adams and Saranac also offer winter-themed samplers for $14 and $12, respectively, that are typically available at any beer outlet.

For a more awe-inspiring gift, go Belgian. Most good beer stores carry a selection of Belgians, many available in impressive 750-milliliter corked bottles. Some of the more common and delicious breweries are Chimay and Duvel. Their beers, depending on strength, can range from $7 to $12 but are well worth the money. Unibroue and Ommegang also make excellent Belgian-style beer in nearby Cooper-stown and Quebec, Canada.

It’s hard to go wrong if you decide to buy Bel-gian, unless you get Stella. Most Belgian beers, light or dark, will feature spicy and fruity flavors that would win nearly anyone over. If

you want to surprise someone who thinks they don’t like beer, try Lindeman’s Framboise. Although a bit thick, this low-alcohol raspberry beer makes Sam Adams Cherry Wheat look like Bud Light.

If you’re shopping for a beer aficionado, there are a few special beers available for the man or woman who’s tried everything. Samichlaus Bier, made in Austria by Castle Eggenberg, was formerly the world’s strongest beer at 14 percent alcohol by volume. Brewed only one day a year, a four-pack of this fruity, caramel, and whisky-like drink can cost up to $20.

For those who demand nothing but the best, there are the rare beers of Brouwerij Westvleteren. Run by monks, the brewery is considered by many to make the best beer in the world. Bottling only three different beers, its flagship and most sought is its quadrupel-style brew simply called Westvleteren 12. Unfortu-nately, the monks of the brewery only sell their beer out of the monastery, making eBay about the only outlet for purchasing a bottle. And while the legality of purchasing beer through eBay is a bit ambiguous, this velvety smooth beer can be found for $10 to 20 apiece, plus ship-ping.

More good beer guidance and store listings can be found on beeradvocate.com or ratebeer.com. If you decide to try good beer over the holi-days, just remember to taste it. There’s more than alcohol in the bottle.

struggle to come up with a name, the band members vowed they wouldn’t leave Faegan’s until they had one.

“We saw a picture in Faegan’s with the word Monocle on it and decided that was our name,” Howe said.

All of the bands are using this as a chance to gain publicity as well as contribute to the downtown environment. Tickets are available for $5 at the door, or they can be purchased from any band member. Interested students can also visit the bands’ MySpace pages, which provide

samples of their music.Each of the bands is earning a profit through

ticket sales. The bands bought tickets from Hol-lerback Productions at a discount rate, and the money they earn for their performance comes from the number of tickets they sell.

The music festival will provide students with a chance to hear several up and coming local bands. Ryan Raichilson, a senior marketing and accounting major and member of The February, hopes this event will continue well after he leaves SU.

“I think it’s important to show students here that there is a thriving music scene,” Raichilson said. “It’s not often we get to take over a square for the night.”

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Here are the top five excuses to give your professor when you don’t hand in your final paper. And if you don’t graduate, don’t worry. Your career prospects are still better than Michael Richards’.

1. Explain to your professor, O.J. style, “I didn’t do it, but if I did, here’s how.” Go on to give him a 45-minute oral explanation of your topic.

2. Tell your professor you were too busy res-urrecting the Oakland Raiders on Madden, and now your thumbs are too sore to press the space bar.

3. Simply explain you spilled beer on your only paper copy of the document, and it’s too soggy to read. Then invite your professor for a pitcher at Chuck’s to make up for it.

4. Put on your sexiest outfit and tell your professor you were too caught up in the affair you’re having with another SU staff member to write your paper. Then wink and say, “But I think his contract is up.”

5. Rub your eyes until they’re bloodshot and stagger into your professor explaining that you were outside Shaffer when the gas leak happened last week. Tell him you can’t remember your own name, let alone what the topic was for the paper. Say, “Wait, why am I here?” and wander out.

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Million-dollar suitWho needs Men’s Warehouse? Director of Athletics Daryl Gross and women’s basketball coach Quentin Hillsman are among SU Athletics’ best-dressed

Daryl Gross seems to wear a

newly designed suit at every

Syracuse athletic event the

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attends. But he insists he's not the king

of fashion on The Hill. That title belongs

to women's basketball coach Quentin

Hillsman. Both revealed to The Daily

Orange their secret to fashion success:

Daryl GrossI don't look for a certain design. I like

certain pinstripes. Mr. Stop has all the lat-est New York stuff. They're formal but at the same time they're funky too. In Los Angeles there's a place called Roger Stuart. Whenever I go home I always stop there

and grab a couple suits. They get them from New York and the price is better. When I go to New York City, (fiance and SU director of marketing Lael Chealander) and I go to the Hugo Boss. But my real favorite store is the Nike store. I love Niketown. My real passion for clothes is sporting goods.

Quentin HillsmanI have a guy in Brooklyn. He keeps me

looking good. The players have their things. They say, 'Hey coach, looking good today'. I say yeah so are you. I designed those practice uniforms, you're looking good in them too. We have fun. It's a good group of girls. We have a good time after practice and after business.

— Mark Medina, staff writer


If you’re a hockey fan suffering withdrawal due to Syracuse’s lack of a hockey program, then it’s time to head to South Campus and catch a glimpse of SU Men’s Club Hockey.

Last weekend, the club hosted the Syracuse Invitational Tournament within the frigid con-fines of the Tennity Ice Pavilion. The tournament, which was the largest the club team has ever hosted, featured intense hockey play from eight teams across Central New York and showcased a promising SU hockey squad that reached the tournament’s finals.

“The future is bright,” Syracuse captain Jeff Simons said. “We brought in a new coaching staff this year. They all know a lot about hockey. Right now we’re turning (the club) around.”

The Orange’s strong tournament play was highlighted by a defeat of rival Cornell 3-1. Goalie Marc Liner’s 38-save performance allowed the Orange to clinch a spot in the tournament’s cham-pionship game against Hobart.

The Orange fell to Hobart, 7-2, in a physical hockey match that entered the second period tied, 2-2, before SU succumbed to fatigue.

Assistant coach Norm Cathcart thought the quality of SU’s opponents this weekend was stron-ger than in past tournaments. He said the club hopes to bring an even bigger tournament to Syracuse next year.

“I’m really happy with the way the whole week-end went,” SU coach Mike Smith said. “The only thing that could’ve been better was just to win the tournament. Other than that I was very satisfied.”

Game on! SU Club team quenches hockey thirst

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This year’s Heisman Trophy presentation might be the least anticipated since Ron Dayne won in 1999. Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith is the runaway favorite. Here in Etcetera, we avoid the obvious, so we’ll proj-ect the Heisman candidates for 2007.

Assuming Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson, Georgia Tech receiver Calvin Johnson and USC receiver Dwayne Jarrett all go to the NFL, here is the projected top 4:

1. Darren McFadden, RB, ArkansasThe insanely talented sophomore amassed almost 1,600 yards and six yards per carry as Arkansas’ primary offensive force. He did it against star-studded SEC defenses, too. Just wait for the encore.2. Mike Hart, RB, MichiganHe will be a senior next year in one of the most explosive offenses in the country. With almost everyone back on offense, defenses won’t stack the box against Hart, who could

become the first Wolverine to strike the pose since Charles Woodson in 1997.3. JaMarcus Russell, QB, LSUIf Russell doesn’t bolt to the NFL—which could happen considering it’s a weak quar-terback draft this year—he’ll return as the quarterback on a national title contender. He could ask Troy Smith how that worked out.4. Ray Rice, RB, RutgersThe former SU recruit will benefit from the exposure in New York City. His 19 touch-downs this season along with 1,624 yards will make him an immediate frontrunner. The question with Rice is whether head coach Greg Schiano’s weak schedule will hurt the running back’s chances.

Honorable mention: Steve Slaton, RB, WVU; Pat White, QB, WVU; John David Booty, QB, USC; DeSean Jackson, WR, Cal; Mario Manningham, WR, Michigan; Tim Tebow, QB, UF

— Zach Berman, assistant sports editor

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The photographs and artifacts that line the cramped hallways of The Palestra tell a 79-year-old story of college basketball in Philadelphia. Yet no exhibit in this walking museum defines the spirit of the Palestra better than a simple plaque in building’s lobby.

“To win the game is great. To play the game is greater. But to love the game is the greatest of all.”

Since its opening in 1927, The Palestra, home of the Pennsylvania Quakers, has stood as a monument celebrating college basketball. Despite the sport’s big-money evolution, the Palestra remains a hoops landmark and plays host to the Philadelphia Big Five, one of the most unique rivalries in college sports.

“So many coaches say there is no place like the Palestra,” said Paul Rubincam, who played basketball at Penn in the late ‘50s before becom-ing the school’s athletic director from 1985-1994. “The atmosphere it produces is unique, a sort of ‘theatre in the round’ so to speak.”

Much of the mystique of this humble brick building nestled on the eastern corner of Penn’s campus lies in its age. At 79 years old, no college arena has hosted more regular or postseason games.

The Palestra’s true fame, though, comes from the raucous crowds that frequent the arena. Just over 8,700 fans routinely pack themselves shoul-der-to-shoulder on the steel benches that line the stuffy square bandbox. The intimacy, if not dis-comfort, of this college basketball relic only adds to its charm and facilitates the rowdy Palestra crowds that seemingly to spill onto the floor.

“Everybody’s built (these new arenas) and they’re huge and seat 20,000 people, but they’re impersonal,” Rubincam said. “The Palestra is kind of the opposite of that.”

The Palestra’s unique personality quickly made the arena a bastion for a game that had yet to find a popular place in American sports culture. It hosted the inaugural NCAA champi-onship in 1939, decades before the tournament would reach true prominence.

“To say it fostered the growth of college basketball would be an understatement,” said filmmaker and Penn graduate Mikaelyn Austin, who recently completed a documentary on the Penn arena entitled “The Palestra: Cathedral of Basketball.”

“I don’t think there is any other gym that fostered the game while it was still in its infancy more,” she said.

Despite its national prominence, though, the Palestra would become best known in Philadel-phia as the host of the Big Five city series.

The Big Five, created in 1955, consists of five Philadelphia area schools: Saint Joseph’s, Temple, La Salle, Villanova and Penn. Prior to 1955, these schools, despite their proxim-ity, never played each other. That year, Penn administrators organized an annual series in which each of the five schools would play in a round-robin format, with each game being played at The Palestra. The quality of each of the five programs made the Big Five a rivalry unlike any other in the country.

“No other city had that kind of intense bas-

ketball going on,” said Austin, who also played women’s basketball at Penn before graduating in 2004. “(The Big Five) developed into, I would argue, the most storied tradition in college basketball.”

For 30 years, the Palestra hosted every city series game. The crowds that packed the dusty gym for these contests were always divided, with the verbal jousting of each school’s students, cheerleaders and alumni mimicking the inten-sity of the teams on the court. That atmosphere, unique to the cozy Palestra, made the Big Five both a spectacle and a Philadelphia tradition.

Fran Dunphy has dedicated his basketball career to the Big Five. A Philadelphia native, Dunphy played basketball at La Salle from 1967-1970 before coaching Penn for 17 years from 1989-2006. Dunphy, now in his first year as head coach at Temple, knows the rivalry and its seasoned home better than most.

“I remember as a little kid watching Big Five games and going down to the Palestra,” Dunphy said. “I think even back then it was a part of the fabric of Philadelphia sports. To me the Palestra is as much a part of the Big Five as the teams itself.”

The dynamics of college basketball have

changed greatly, though, since the Big Five’s inception. The game that the Palestra helped nurture has grown into a sport dominated by financial and commercial motives. While the arena still hosts most of the city series contests, Villanova and Temple have moved their Big Five home games away from The Palestra in favor of their own lucrative buildings. Local rivalries like the Big Five have taken a backseat to the cash cow that is the NCAA Tournament, the very same tournament that got its start in The Palestra.

“In the old days, if you won the city series it was a huge deal,” Dunphy said. “Today the biggest threat of having a disappointing season is not making the tournament.”

Yet even though the very game it cultivated appears to have left the Palestra in the dust, this brick relic remains an Eden for basketball pur-ists. Every game the old Palestra hosts serves as a celebration of college basketball before skyboxes and corporate sponsorship.

“It seems that every coach has some sort of connection to The Palestra and makes it a priority to play there at some point during their careers,” Austin said. “I think as long as that continues (the Palestra) will continue to be the

landmark that it is.”

Worth the waitPrized Ohio State recruit Greg Oden made

his debut on Saturday night after being sidelined since June following surgery on ligaments in his right wrist. The center posted a healthy stat line of 14 points, 10 rebounds and 5 blocks, despite doing most of his ball-handling and shooting with his weaker left hand. Oden’s next on-court oppor-tunity is this Saturday at home against Cleveland State, but the 7-foot-1 freshman’s first true test won’t come until Dec. 23rd, when the Buckeyes visit currently seventh-ranked Florida.

This Week’s BMOCThis week’s award goes to Louisiana State

senior forward Glen Davis. The 6-foot-9, 289-pound Davis, known as “Big Baby,” proved this week that his prowess last March was no fluke. Davis posted 24 points and 10 rebounds in No. 11 LSU’s 64-52 defeat of No. 6 Texas A&M on Tuesday. Earlier in the week, Davis netted 20 points and 13 boards in another LSU victory at Tulane. Overall this season, Davis is averaging 19.7 points and 9.8 rebounds a game, leading the team in both categories.

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Philadelphia’s Palestra a basketball haven on Penn’s campus

courtesy of the penn athletics departmentTHE PALESTRA serves as the home court for Pennsylvania and the host site for the Philadelphia Big Five. The 79-year-old stadium has hosted more regular season and postseason games than any other college arena in the nation.

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lion to build the ideal stadium for handling the chilly northeast winters. A majority of the money came from funding by New York state and the school received funds from businesses and alumni. The $2.75 million from Carrier pro-vided the most money from a private investor.

Professor Michael Veley, who directs the sport management program at Syracuse, explained the agreement with Carrier could be likened more to a gift than an actual naming right transaction.

Veley described the deal as similar to a situation where an alumnus gives money to the school and as a result his or her name is perma-nently bestowed upon a physics building.

The school had been looking for a business to donate a charitable amount of money to fund the venue, Crouthamel said. When Syracuse could not find any takers, Holm, the chair of SU’s Board of Trustees, decided to make a contribu-tion from Carrier, possibly to strengthen the Syracuse-based business’s community ties.

Crouthamel praised Holm for his donation at a time when Syracuse seemed desperate for a corporate sponsor. Crouthamel said nobody wanted to risk investing in a 50,000-seat sta-dium at a school of 15,000 students within a city infamous for its bitter winters.

Tom Benzel, the original manager of the Car-rier Dome, believes obtaining the final donation from Carrier was crucial for its success today.

The planners for the Dome, which was built to replace the undersized Manley Field House, emphasized having every aspect of the construc-tion figured out before beginning to build.

The contribution from Carrier left Syracuse with just $2 million of debt to pay—an amount of money that easily could be covered once the school began offering items to fans like box seats and season tickets.

Crouthamel thinks it would have been pos-sible to fund the Dome even without the gift from Carrier. However, the school would have to go through debt service for a few years to pay off the amount overdue on the stadium.

The opportunity for Syracuse to rise into the black after one year through Carrier’s donation was an offer that the university could not to pass up, especially considering the facility’s success was difficult to foresee.

“I’m sure no one at the time had any inclina-tion of the Carrier Dome being as visible and as prominent of a sports facility in the country as it has become,” Crouthamel said.

Benzel said he felt 26 years ago the Dome would be a success simply because of the plan-ning that went into the stadium. The Carrier Dome was placed right in the middle of a college campus and built with the proper materials that would allow it to last decades in the cold.

The Dome was built only with features

essential to its existence. For example, the long Syracuse winters resulted in the decision to not place air conditioners in a venue sponsored by an air conditioning company.

Even though the Dome’s planners stressed solely the essentials, having almost the entire budget at hand kept builders from cutting cor-ners when it came to the stadium’s design.

The Carrier Dome had been constructed not to be a fancy, ground-breaking structure. It was built to last, Benzel said.

Crouthamel maintains the Carrier Dome would not have reached the reputation it has today if it were not for a series of coincidences. If anybody anticipated these coincidences then the stadium might not have needed the safety net provided by Carrier.

“I don’t think that we even knew what the potential was,” Crouthamel said. “At the time, we were not thinking of basketball playing at the Dome. At the time we were not thinking of huge outdoor concerts being invited to play in the Dome. And these were all sources of revenue. In hindsight, we probably could have financed (the Dome with revenues from basket-ball and concerts).”

Benzel said the decision to play basketball in the Dome came early on in the building’s construction because the building needed additional revenue streams. Still, Crouthamel disclosed he had to drag men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim out of Manley where the Orange seemed unbeatable.

“There needed to be additional revenue streams,” Benzel said. “The capacity of Manley Field House was inadequate to the demand of the Central New York community. When you looked at the Dome relative to sightlines you recognize the sightlines were more than accept-able for basketball.”

The choice to bring basketball into the Dome not only benefited the brand new Carrier Dome, but also caught the eye of another blossoming sports-related innovation—ESPN.

The sports network was founded in 1979 and the station’s creators found the Carrier Dome an exciting place to showcase a sports event and consequently broadcast many games from the venue—giving the stadium national attention in its first year.

The Big East conference also came into exis-tence in 1979 and provided another way for the Dome to grab attention.

“The creation of the Big East Conference really was a godsend in a lot of different ways,” Crouthamel said. “And certainly so to the Car-rier Dome.”

Crouthamel said there is little Syracuse can do to take advantage of the Dome’s popularity by re-selling its naming rights to the highest bidder. He said there have been discussions with senior management at Carrier, but sees no reason for Carrier to acquiesce. And he doesn’t blame them because “it’s a business” and Car-rier originally took a risk to fund the Dome.

“It wasn’t fashionable for corporate Amer-ica to attach their name and identification with sports sponsorship at that point,” Veley said. “In the last 15 years the sports industry has exploded with corporate relationships and some of the most prominent relationships in terms of financial undertakings is directly associated with having the naming of the stadium.”

In addition, rarely do corporations deal in perpetuity today, Veley said. And even when they do there are always out clauses in the contract.

Carrier Corporation spokesman Jon Shaw said when Holm first agreed to contribute to the funding of the stadium it was not known Carrier would have its name become a part of the Dome’s title. Only after Holm announced his donation was the deal for the Dome naming right negotiated.

The naming right agreement served as one of the earliest such business deals ever and the first for a domed stadium and a college facility. Shaw believes it is difficult to criticize such a deal when it happened at a time when naming right negotiations were almost nonexistent.

“It was the first stadium to have support from a corporate sponsor,” Shaw said. “There was no precedent until that.”

Veley, who served as an associate athletic director at Syracuse University until 2005, said the athletic department accepts its powerless-ness to sell the Dome’s naming rights.

There appears to be a limited number of prominent stadiums remaining that are willing to negotiate naming rights, and Syracuse/ISP Sports general manager, Joe Baldini, believes the selling of multimedia rights represents the top way for schools to negotiate with corporate sponsors.

“If you look at the BCS schools and the num-ber of schools that (have sold) their multimedia rights, it’s already the wave of the future,” Baldini said.

All athletic departments want to bring in as much revenue as possible, and having the naming right to one of the most visible college venues in the country would aid the athletic department. Nevertheless, with the entire col-lege athletics market more profitable there are enough methods for the athletic department to bring in money.

What is significant to Benzel is the Carrier Dome draws crowds every season.

It fulfilled its purpose far better than the average venue because it had the money to be built like it was blueprinted. As long as the sta-dium continues to bring in top dollar by attract-ing sports from across the nation, it shouldn’t matter that Carrier can retain its name on the Dome forever.

“The contribution made by Carrier was sig-nificant then,” Benzel said. “You can’t compare then to today. That was an important gift to allow the budget to be met to construct the build-ing and to be able to serve the community.”

C A R R I E R D O M E N A M I N G R I G H T STHE FUTURE IS GOLDENPerhaps foreshadowing the upsurge of corporate sponsorships with college sports, the Sports Business Journal released an issue in 2004 polling businesses on which sports have the strongest future. Out of the 16 leagues considered, the NCAA was assessed to have the fourth strongest future. Here are some of the results from the poll:

SPORT HAS A STRONG FUTURE (2004):

SPORT SPONSORS WHO AGREENASCAR 98%NFL 98%PGA Tour 86%NCAA 75%NBA 68%MLB 46%NHL 29%WNBA 11%

SOURCE: Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal

IN THE NAME OF…PROFITIf you think being named after an air conditioning company is bad, other NCAA universities have resorted to less appealing names in exchange for some serious cash.

VENUE UNIVERSITY BUYER PRICE LENGTHSave Mart Center California State-Fresno Save Mart and Pepsi $40 million 20 yrs.Papa John’s Cardinals Stadium Louisville Papa John’s Pizza $5 million 10Movie Gallery Stadium Troy Movie Gallery $5 million 20Taco Bell Arena Boise State ES-O-EN Corp. $4 million 15Comcast Center Maryland Comcast Corp. $20 million 25Jones SBC Texas Tech SBC Communications $20 million 20

SOURCES: Sportsvenues.com, UTwatch.org, espn.com

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national championship. She brings tremendous expertise and knows how to create the competi-tive culture and atmosphere that we are looking for.”

Prior to Richmond, Bradley spent two sea-sons as an assistant coach at Iowa and four seasons with Maryland, helping the Terrapins

win the 1999 National Championship and three Atlantic Coast Conference championships. She comes to SU with a 135-61 career record.

A native of Drexel Hill, Pa., Bradley played field hockey and lacrosse at Delaware, and holds school goalkeeping records for career shutouts and goals-against-average.

Bradley fills the spot left by Parker, who held a 316-214-14 record and 20 winning seasons at SU. Parker was Big East coach of the year three straight years in the mid-1990s.

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While most Syracuse students flee the campus once their finals are complete, players on the women’s basketball team are left behind. But this year the athletes are being treated to a special trip that will take them far from the cold wintry weather in Central New York.

The Orange will travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico for the San Juan Shootout. The team is scheduled to play two games there against Loyola and Texas Christian on Dec. 19 and Dec. 20.

SU head coach Quentin Hillsman said the trip was planned last year and the games will be a good barometer for the Orange to see how good it can really be. Syracuse must answer the ques-tion of whether it will consistently play like the team that won three straight last week or the team that lost three straight the week before.

“It’s one of those tournaments where we’re going to get to play some good teams,” Hillsman said. “It’s going to be a good test for us.”

While the Orange players are focused on win-ning games in Puerto Rico, Hillsman did say the potential for 90-degree heat and sunny weather in December played a factor in the decision to go to San Juan.

“We’re not going to deny that the weather wasn’t a bit of an allure,” Hillsman said. “I don’t know if it would have been the same tournament if we knew we were flying into a blizzard.”

The Orange already missed one break this school year when it had to travel to St. Peter’s (N.J.) the day before Thanksgiving and came

home for a game in the Carrier Dome four days later against Niagara.

With eight games being played over break, SU will have a busy month as it wraps up the non-conference schedule and starts playing the top teams in the Big East. Hillsman said a little time away from campus—especially in sunny Puerto Rico—will be good for the players to break away from the monotony.

“Yeah it’s nice because we’re the only ones on campus besides the men’s basketball team so it’s nice to get out and travel,” sophomore forward Keri Laimbeer said. “We are excited.”

For junior center Vaida Sipaviciute, the trip is a chance for her to spend time with the closest thing she has to family in the United States. The American players on the team go home for a few days for Christmas, but the Lithuanian native Sipaviciute and Latvian citizen Lina Lisnere don’t have that opportunity.

“(The team)’s all I got,” Sipaviciute said. “That’s my family right now. It’s like home.”

Coming from Lithuania, Sipaviciute should be used to the cold Syracuse weather, but the co-captain said she is looking forward to getting away for a while. She said she really wants to find a couple hours of free time to enjoy a little sun, but not for the whole trip.

“I will get some sun if we are going to have time,” Sipaviciute said. “But at the same time I know if we’re playing games, the sun takes all the energy out of you and makes you tired and sleepy, so I don’t want to do that too much.”

The Orange might not have much time to lie

on the beach on this trip. The team travels to San Juan on Dec. 17 and comes home on Dec. 21. In the five days, the team will play two games and travel for two days, leaving Dec. 18 as the lone day off.

Senior Ashley McMillen said she is thinking about the tough games SU will be playing more than she is thinking about the sun and the beach. At the same time she did say she wouldn’t complain about the nice weather and would like to spend some time on the beach.

McMillen said the team is going to have to work hard to stay focused on basketball in Puerto Rico, but didn’t think it would be a prob-lem at game time.

“It’s pretty tough,” McMillen said. “We’ll probably have a couple pretty tough games.”

Even with the difficult schedule, Hillsman said the trip was designed to let the players unwind from the hectic life of being student-ath-letes. He said he wouldn’t mind seeing the team studying or reading books on the beach.

“I think it’s important to let them have some fun, give them some free time,” Hillsman said. “Because that’s part of the trip, getting away from it a little bit.”

As for Hillsman, he said he would be spend-ing most of the trip watching film and preparing for the games. One thing is certain: He won’t be joining his players if they decide to take a dip in the warm Atlantic waters.

“I can’t swim so it doesn’t matter for me,” Hillsman said. “I’ll hang out. I’ll lay out and get some heat and warm my body up.”

Syracuse, St. John’s count on New York City in rebuilding efforts

Syracuse women’s basketball heads to Puerto Rico over winter break for 2 games

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daily orange file photoSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL will travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico for two games in mid-December. The Orange plays eight games over the winter break.

Beach baskets

By Zach SchonbrunASST. COPY EDITOR

Sitting in the middle of the mecca of basketball, St. John’s’ backyard extends over the nation’s most coveted talent pool. Four hours to the north and west, Syracuse’s recruiting influence in New York makes a soft splash compared to the waves of other Big East rivals.

The Red Storm and the Orange have crossed paths before on the trail for a New York City star. And, while the two teams have gone in opposite directions in the standings in the past few sea-sons, the future battle for the area’s best players will almost certainly feature both of them.

Syracuse heads south to face St. John’s tonight at 7 p.m. in Carnesecca Arena. The Orange looks to make it four straight wins, while the Red Storm looks for its third win in five games.

Last year, SU (4-4) freshman and Queens native Nicole Michael was in Fitchburg, Mass. leading Notre Dame Prep on the court. St. John’s (2-5) was recruiting her heavily, hoping she’d want to stay in her home borough for college.

She instead chose to go with head coach Quentin Hillsman and Syracuse.

“I was going to go (to SJU),” Michael said. “Coach Q, he showed more of a caring way of recruiting me. Like he cared more than any

other school.” The decision stung St. John’s, which went on

to a 22-8 season and a loss in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to eventual champ Maryland. Syracuse on the other hand, finished last in the Big East.

Now that Hillsman has the reigns to the program, though, he has stepped up recruiting efforts in the metropolitan area and so far has had considerable success. Michael is a two-time Big East freshman of the week. Junior college transfer Fantasia Goodwin, who attended Mon-roe College in the Bronx, is third on the team in scoring and second in rebounding. And next year Hillsman will bring in Erica Morrow from Brooklyn and Tasha Harris from the Bronx, both top-50 recruits

The Red Storm has already locked up Sky Lindsay, an All-American guard from Christ

the King, for next year. But SJU assistant coach Joe Tartamella acknowledges how competitive it is to get the best talent.

“It’s always going to be difficult,” Tartamella said. “There are some city kids that are always looking for that atmosphere to stay home, others are looking for the bigger and better. It depends on the individual. I don’t think there’s a rhyme or reason for it.”

What that means is butting heads with Hills-man and Syracuse more often in the future. Unlike Connecticut or Tennessee or Duke, sto-ried women’s hoops programs with recognizable names, St. John’s and SU have been comparable over the last five or six years. Mired in the lower half of the Big East before last season, St. John’s hadn’t had a winning record since 1995. Syra-cuse hasn’t had one since 2002.

But in the last year two things changed:

Hillsman became head coach at SU and the Red Storm won 22 games, led by conference coach of the year Kim Barnes Arico.

So while St. John’s may be in the best position it’s ever been to keep talent in, Syracuse appears on the verge of expanding its recruiting wave to pull players out.

“I notice now that (Hillsman) is going to be in the city a lot,” Goodwin said. “Just because there are usually good players in the city. With the recruiting class we got next year, everybody’s going to want to come here.”

The thought of fighting with Syracuse for recruits doesn’t frighten St. John’s, which has always wrestled with higher profile teams for a slice in the nation’s sweetest recruiting pie. Such is the curse of sitting on a basketball gold mine. But what’s unnerving for the Red Storm is how Hillsman snagged a prized prospect for a bottom-dwelling program. If SU can prove it’s on the rise with a win tonight, the potential clashes may only get bigger.

“We’re always going to be competing with other schools,” Tartamella said. “We’re not going to change our approach. But New York has probably the best basketball in the country. If we can keep the best kids in New York in New York, then that’s the best chance for us to win a national championship.”

“I notice now that (Hillsman) is going to be in the city a lot. Just because there are usually good players in the city. With the recruiting class we got next year, everybody’s going to want to come here.”

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Chance to play early overshadows 4-8 record for recruits

courtesy of the greensburg (pa.) tribune-reviewMAX SUTER, a running back for Greensburg Catholic (Pa.), made the decision to play for SU after a recruiting visit last summer.

We get perks though, for sure. Where students have to pay a comical $97 for football season tickets, we get in for free and get a free buffet lunch in the press box. Instead of waiting hours to get student basketball seats on the floor, we can show up a half hour before tip-off and still have our courtside spots reserved. Oh yeah, we get free food and drinks there, too.

The best part may be the travel and the people you get to meet. I’ve been to Florida, Con-necticut, Pittsburgh and New York City twice on The D.O.’s dime. It’s a fierce competition among the beat writers over who gets to cover SU games at prime locations.

Last year for example, my editor had to put me in a Boston crab before I’d let him go to Notre Dame over me.

The name-dropping is nice, too. I’ve talked to Jim Brown about his acting career, compli-mented Rick Pitino on his stylish ties and spent 10 minutes in an airport terminal chatting up Mike Tirico. That’s all fun and games. It’s when we’re back on campus that this job really rags on you.

For instance, so many kids go crazy when

they see athletes at Augie’s Pizza or Shaw Dining Hall. We writers don’t even give these athletes a second look because we’re so used to their clichéd responses during interviews and watching their performances much more analytically than most students to spend hours of our personal time coming up with new and creative ways to tell their stories.

So while you might feel the need to buy Eric Devendorf a shot when you see him on Marshall Street, we don’t place him on any more of a pedestal than our Psych 205 teacher.

It’s probably this celebrity disconnect that irks student media the most. We put in similar-ly long hours at our craft as athletes do, except we at best get our name on a story you flip past on your way to Sudoku. Our GPAs plummet and our sleep cycles stink and Nike doesn’t sponsor us or give us free gear, no matter how many awesome headlines we write.

Same goes for all the student media sports outlets. Nobody watched Citrus/Hill TV until the “Over the Hill” fiasco last year. Kids don’t listen to WAER’s great broadcasts. Z89 gets legitimate listenership, but that’s when it plays Chamillionaire, not when it broadcasts SU women’s basketball.

So I guess the thing you need to know about students covering sports is we do it for the love

of the game, as strenuous of a relationship as it may be. And I don’t necessarily mean love of the games we cover; I mean love of the game we play, the one where our goal is to tell awesome stories and hope somebody writes a letter to the editor saying, “This article kept me gripping the page for every second I read it.”

Because honestly, we often could care less if Syracuse wins if it’s not interesting. The football team going 1-10 last year made for compelling drama—they were historically bad. The team going 6-6 a year before that just to get blown out in a bowl game? Not so entertaining. We’d much prefer epic futility than maddening mediocrity.

If we turn into fans, it affects our balanced coverage. So yeah, we’ll root for the basketball team—root for them to do what will make for dramatic, action-packed stories or root for them to make it to the Final Four so we can get free tickets to the biggest spectacle in college sports while we cover them for you.

Cynical? Yeah. Heartless? In a way.We love sports and hate them at the same

time. The Orange isn’t our team, it’s our job. Sometimes that’s for the better and sometimes for the worse.

My job allowed me to watch SU retire the No. 44 while Floyd Little put his arm around my shoulder and told me how awesome he felt.

My job also means I hate getting into debates about Orange athletics because I don’t want to talk about my job any more than a stockbroker wants to talk mutual funds over dinner.

So putting this section together is fun but not easy. It’s not as simple as, “Hey, you write well, go watch this game.”

But it is fun and very much worth it. You learn to wallow in your jadedness with fellow writers or laugh every time someone comes up with an absolutely hilarious headline for a story that can’t be printed because it’s too inap-propriate for a family publication.

And if you’re lucky, you go through the symbolic hazing and crazy workload, hope your GPA doesn’t take a hit of more than a point or two and in the end get a space like this, with your face appearing in a faceless publication and tons of groupies flocking to admire your nut graphs.

That, by the way, is newspaper lingo for the thesis paragraph of a story.

And no, I don’t get any groupies.That my friends, is sports at the Daily

Orange, in about 1000 words.

Mike Janela is a staff writer at The Daily Orange, where his columns will no longer appear.

You can e-mail him at [email protected].

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By Christopher JamesSTAFF WRITER

With Syracuse winning just five games the last two seasons and Michigan on the doorstep of the national championship game, few would call the two equals.

Bishop Guertin (N.H.) head coach Tony John-son said when Mark Spinney turned down the Wolverines to commit to Syracuse, it was in part because of Michigan’s success.

Despite on-field struggles, Syracuse is finding at least some success winning recruiting battles because it offers recruits the opportunity to see the playing field early.

Spinney, a four-star recruit according to Scout.com, was recently named Gatorade foot-ball player of the year in New Hampshire. The Orange also remains high on four-star tight end Rob Gronkowski’s list, Woodland Hills (Pa.) coach George Novak said.

Besides Michigan, Johnson said Spinney turned down offers from Northwestern and Duke. Johnson said those schools’ weak tradi-tion and even weaker results made Syracuse a much better choice.

Johnson said the opportunity to play for the Orange right away excited Spinney. At Michi-gan, Spinney might not play for two years or more. On top of that, Johnson saw improvement in Syracuse, despite a sub-.500 record.

“You could see that they were getting better recruits,” Johnson said. “This program was turning. That had a positive effect. You could see it.”

As of Dec. 6, Syracuse had 17 verbal commit-ments according to Rivals.com. The highest rated recruit is Jermaine Pierce, a member of the class of 2006 who did not qualify. Pierce is currently attending Milford (N.Y.) Academy for a year of prep school.

So far, the Orange has verbals from 10 three-

star recruits. In 2006, Syracuse signed two four-star recruits, but only six three-star ones.

Last year, Ohio’s Ryan Gillum committed to SU as a high school junior, despite its 1-10 record. Liberty (Ohio) head coach Jeff Whit-taker admits a school’s record counts, but teams move in cycles, he said.

“You have to believe you’re going to be part of the group that comes in and helps to turn that program into its traditional power,” Whittaker said. “(Ryan’s) excited. He’s excited about being at Syracuse. He feels like they’re gonna explode and be one of the best teams in the Big East.”

Max Suter made the same decision to join the Orange last summer. After visiting SU, he was so impressed he made the commitment on the spot. Suter’s coach, Muzzy Colosimo, said he fully expects Syracuse to make it back.

“Even though they’re not doing real well now, they’ll get better,” Colosimo said. “They know what its like to be successful, and they won’t stay bad long.”

That kind of tradition and attitude is what Johnson said puts Syracuse in position to win recruit after recruit.

“There’s going to be some valleys they’re going to dip into,” Johnson said. “Two years ago they hit rock bottom in this valley process, and now you can see it as coming back up.”

Still, the Orange can’t win them all. This fall, Syracuse lost New Jersey linebacker Al-Ghaffar Lane to Rutgers. The perennial loser turned top-15 team told recruits for years how close they were to contending in the Big East, Paterson Catholic (N.J.) head coach Benjie Wimberly said.

For Wimberly, the team’s record means little in most cases.

“Only in the upper echelon recruit,” Wim-berly said. “The average kid is dying to get a scholarship. I don’t think (record) makes a

difference.”Even with tradition, Syracuse must still

consistently compete with top schools like Michigan for prized recruits. Gronkowski has the Orange stacked up against schools like Ohio State, Louisville, Clemson, and Arizona. Scout.com ranks Gronkowski as the third best tight end in America.

Woodland Hills head coach George Novak said Gronkowski holds a soft spot for Syracuse, despite its struggles.

“His dad went there, he’s from Buffalo, he went to some camps up there,” Novak said.

Like Johnson, Novak agreed that a strug-gling team, such as Syracuse, provides so many more opportunities for a player to have an effect right away. It might just be enough to lure play-ers from top schools.

Former SU head coach Dick MacPherson did just that when he came to Central New York in the ‘80s. Taking over a struggling program, MacPherson built the Orange into a national power. MacPherson’s team’s records were never

as important as its facilities (the Carrier Dome was brand new when he arrived), academic program, tradition and even the weather.

“If we could get them in to see a basketball game where it was warm, we had a chance,” MacPherson said. “But if we had a storm the weekend (the recruits) were in, we were in trouble.”

MacPherson said he believes Syracuse can win in recruiting, no matter the team’s current record. Add SU’s storied football tradition to success in lacrosse and men’s basketball, and MacPherson said the Orange will bring plenty of stars.

So far, Spinney, Gillum and Suter have ful-filled MacPherson’s prophecy. Still, the next couple of months leading up to national signing day on Feb. 7, 2007, will prove crucial to the Orange’s efforts of luring even more stars, like Gronkowski.

“I think (Syracuse) is widely known, and cherished,” MacPherson said. “People will come here.”






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SU bound to Carrier for the Dome as others find more lucrative deals

Sports media at SU different than you think

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janelinho

daily orange file photoTHE CARRIER DOME, built in 1980, was named after the Carrier Corporation, based in Syracuse, which provided the largest amount of money from a private investor on the project. In return, the Dome will retain its Carrier name indefinitely.


When the Carrier Dome was built

in 1980, only one detail was certain about its future. It

would always be called the Carrier Dome.

A $2.75 million gift from Mel Holm, the CEO of Carrier Corpora-tion, gave Carrier the naming rights of the Dome in perpetuity. Other than the name, there was little else any-one could predict about what would become of a 50,000-seat stadium in Central New York.

Twenty-six years later, the con-struction of the Carrier Dome has paid big dividends for Syracuse University. The stadium attracts fans, athletes and media outlets to its doors as they all want to experi-ence an event at one of the most renowned college athletic facilities in the nation.

The flood of corporate sponsorship

naming right deals in the past decade calls into question how beneficial the agreement with Carrier was for Syracuse University and whether the SU administration should have been more hesitant to give a corpo-rate sponsor an eternal claim to the Dome.

After Syracuse set the standard for corporate sponsor naming right deals in college sports in 1979, numer-ous expensive naming right deals have taken place.

Naming right deals provide funds for athletic departments, especially for the construction and renovation of a stadium. The deals have contin-

ued to become more lucrative.Most recently, Minnesota

announced in 2005 its new $235 mil-lion on-campus football stadium would be called TCF Financial Field. TCF Financial Corp. paid UM $35 million.

Louisville opened Papa John’s Cardinals Stadium in 1998 after receiving $5 million from Papa John’s Pizza. U of L is looking for a corporate sponsor to pay $40 million for the naming rights of a soon to be built basketball arena, according to various media reports.

Dr. Jake Crouthamel, who was athletic director at Syracuse at the

time of the Carrier Dome’s construc-tion, said Syracuse ended up with a raw deal in hindsight. However, the deal seemed necessary back then.

“(The donation) was better than nothing and nothing was what we were dealing with,” Crouthamel said. “In retrospect from a purely financial standpoint it was not a good deal, but it was the only deal out there and that to us was sure better than nothing.”

The university wanted $26 mil-SEE CARRIER DOME PAGE 15

I have the sweetest job at The D.O.All I need to do is write a few

hundred words of opinion once a week and I get my face on the front page of a few thousand sports sec-tions. The only requirement I need to meet is to entertain you and do it in about 1,000 words.

There’s no reporting here, no real research. Honestly, I wrote at least half of my columns this semes-ter—including this one—in class.

But working for this sports depart-ment in any other capacity is neither easy nor always fun, and I think a lot of readers have misconceptions about this section and the kids that put it together.

So in this last week I write to you, I feel like giving a behind-the-scenes look at what it means to work for D.O. Sports.

First of all, this paper is a com-pletely independent thing, an actual corporation. We have no faculty advisor, no legal or financial com-mitment to the school and certainly no obligation to write rose-colored stories that only focus on the good things about SU.

Luckily, that’s the case, because sportswriters and positive stories don’t get along. Sportswriters may be the most cynical people on Earth, mostly because while you get to act like a drunken fool at football games, we have to sit in a shirt and tie keeping track of Perry Patterson’s interceptions.

And the only way we even climb the ladder to get to cover the big sports like football is by covering the sports nobody cares about. Believe me, it’s not fun watching SU women’s soccer in the driving rain, just to write a story only the team, myself and everyone’s respective mothers will read. And that’s only if Mom can get to www.dailyorange.com.

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everyone hears about the plethora of clubs that he/she can join to make the most of his/her free time at sU. But some of them have to be more interesting than others. we’ve chosen three that are worth checking out, and maybe even worth joining.By erin curran

winter fashion seems to be an oxymoron in syracuse when all you see walking around are big, bundled-up blobs of layered clothing. Fortunately, we’ve done some research into staying both trendy and warm. By courtney allen

The strip club is a place of exquisite sin, but you still have to mind your manners while be-ing there. There are some things you do not do while visiting these places, but without the proper education, how will you know what is right and wrong? Here is a list of what to do and what not to do.By celina r. tousignant

Cover / Page 6like all cities, syracuse has a scene for people who associate themselves with the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, but it mostly unknown to those outside it. here are the many things out there, whether you want to get involved or are just curious.By mike lopardi

Finals can be a killer no matter what classes you are taking. luckily, there are some simple steps everyone can take to make sure they go a little better. Do right for your body and your mind by reading this article. who knows, it may just help your grades as well. By lara greenBerg Until recently, most reporters have

found it tough to get a sit-down with santa Claus. Many argue this is because he’s not real. in reality, it’s because he has an unlisted number (and a great publicist). But, since you were all such good kids this year, we tried really hard, and last week we were able to live the dream of a 9-year-old and sit down with Kris Kringle as he readies himself for his biggest night of the year. what follows, for your pleasure, is the unedited transcript. and remember, he’s got a list … and he’s checking it twice.

(315): So, Santa, tell us, after all these years, why keep delivering? Why do you still make the global trek every December?

Santa Claus: That’s easy. It’s the smiles on the kids’ faces when they open up their presents Christmas morning. That makes everything … the late nights, the eating of cookies, the work, all worth it. The smiles keep me coming back.

Wow, that’s really sweet.

Oh my God! I totally had you!

Wait, what do you mean?

The reason I do Christmas? Are you kidding? The ho-ho-hoes, baby! You know how girls act when you walk through the park with a puppy or a young kid? Well imagine you’re making bil-lions of them happy.

Oh man…

Let’s just say that I know a couple young ladies who have made “The Naughty List.”

Yeah, we got it. But, what about Mrs. Claus?

Oh, that’s been over for a while. Do you know what it’s like working one day a year? One day! I have to spend 364 days with that woman. It just became a little much. The divorce wasn’t that bad, the pre-nup said she could take 6 ginger-bread cookies and a candy cane.

That’s all?

Well, that and $2.5 million. But that’s still tied up in litigation.

Anyway, Christmas has become pretty big business…

You’re telling me! The money is really in the licensing. Hell, I stopped caring what they put my mug on in the late ‘80s. As long as the cash is coming in, who am I to tell you nobody wants a Santa Claus bar of soap? Do you know how much Macy’s pays me a year? $13 million! Can you believe that? $13 MILLION! I don’t care what they do with my image, for $13 million you can put my face on a urinal cake!

We guess that’s true … how do you feel about the slew of movies you’re in? Were you happy with Tim Allen playing you?

Oh, don’t get me started. That guy’s made a living off of ripping me off. Do you really think “haw-haw-haw” is that much different than “ho-ho-ho”? I think it speaks volumes when your next door neighbor thinks your show’s so bad he won’t show his face on camera. So, to answer, no. I’m not happy with the portrayal. I wanted Colin Farrell.

So with Christmas being so popular, have you considered spreading it out over more than one day?

What? Like eight? No, I don’t think that’s going to work.

All right, well … thanks for, um, taking time to sit with us today.

Yeah, no problem. And remember, on the 25th: chocolate cookies, no nuts.

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Carlos Mencia Saturday, 7 p.M.Need a couple of laughs to take your mind off the upcoming finals? Com-edy Central’s Carlos Mencia is com-ing to town as part of his punisher tour. Check out the “Mind of Men-cia” and the Mencia’s unique brand of humor and racial observations when he performs at the Landmark theatre.

Landmark theatre, 362 s. salina st.

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Best free dickens’ Christmas in SkaneatelesSaturday & Sunday, noon – 4 p.M.Dancers, carolers, live music and special events flow in and around the weekend celebrations. a live brass band plays each saturday, a bagpiper or two performs on sundays and local musical groups share their many talents in that heartwarming Dickensian spirit. a good time, plus some holiday cheer, is guaranteed for all.

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Best CaMpus Hollerback to Hanover Music FestivalSunday, 9 p.M. – 2 a.M.While this doesn’t technically take place on campus, all the participants in the Hollerback to Hanover festival are bands from su and esf. One admission ticket will get you into four different venues, letting you see up to 13 differ-ent bands. some of the performers will be Cerulean Blue, the february, after Hours and the Higher Concept. Come support your fellow classmates and release some pre-finals stress by rocking out.

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� December 7-13, 2006h o m e pa g e neighborhood watch

A great way to connect with people is to find a common interest. what’s an even better way is to turn that common interest into a school-sponsored club.

Joe Lore, associate director for club Sports, Fitness centers and Facilities, said that beauty of club program at Syracuse University is its diversity.

“there are the traditional club activities like baseball and non-traditional ones like the Korean drumming group,” Lore said.

if you’re looking for that specific way to spend your time and meet some new people, we’ve compiled the best club to join if:

You’re a fan of mixed genres: the Syracuse orange bhangrathis is a cultural dance club that is best described as hip-hop for indian and Pakistani students. the club originated from the region of Punjab, which is now divided between north india and Pakistan. head coach Sulman aziz Mirza, who is a student at the dental School of Medicine at the University of albany, comes to SU to coach twice a week. Mirza said the dance emphasizes pride in heritage. only in its second year as a club sport at SU, orange bhangra has competed in dance competitions around the country, most notably last year’s bhangra blizzard in buffalo.

You’re in love with the second amendment: SU’s Pershing rifles clubthe Pershing rifles, a military drill team organization for college-level students, was founded by general of the armies John J. Pershing in 1894 at the University of nebraska. over time, the Pershing rifles organi-zation was adopted by several other universities to include tactical units as well as drill and ceremony. the SU chapter is open to all who have a love of structure, discipline and guns.

“although we attend club fairs and put up flyers, the majority of our recruitment comes from rotc,” said executive officer Jeremy bower, a junior paper engineering major. bower added the exhibition drill team is open the civilian public as well.

You move with god:Virtuous expressions christian dance club this troupe practices ballet, tap, jazz, modern and hip-hop dance disciplines as a way to worship god.

“the vision of our group is to share the love of christ through choreography and music,” said president Jaime duff, a senior fashion design major. “Some people sing, but dance is our thing.”

the club, which has been performing for local churches since 2001, has also done pieces for the Multicultural show, Mediterranean night and the homecoming Showcase and puts on an annual spring performance in hendricks chapel. the style of dance is as wide-ranging as the levels of experience.

—Lara Greenberg / Photos courtesy of their respective groups

if you and your friends are bored with the humdrum goings-on at Syracuse University, look no further. SU offers over 250 different student organizations for your choosing. no interest in politics, juggling or art? well then, start a club of your own.

“You need nothing more than a group of students who are committed and passionate to creating and starting an organization,” said Jared halter, a graduate assistant at the of-fice of Student Life.

Follow these quick and easy steps, and you’ll have a club of your own in no time:

1. round up a group of friends and classmates that all share an interest in something not already offered through the university.

2. take a short trek to the bottom level of the Schine Stu-dent center and visit the office of Student Life.

3. in order to get your club underway, you’ll need to draft a constitution, complete a registration form, fill out a number of other various forms and get the club approved.

4. the university can even help fund your group. Simply cre-ate a budget plan and submit it to the Student association.

5. once approved and with pockets full of money, it’s time to do whatever it is your organization does.

—Kate Fagut

the sYracuse orange Bhangrawhen: Monday, 10 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. where: Fencing room in the women’s building

when: tuesday, 10 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. where: ag exercise room in the women’s building

when: Saturday, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. where: Fg exercise room in the women’s building

su’s Pershing rifles cluBwhen: wednesday, 5:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. where: gym a and b in the women’s building.

virtuous exPressionswhen: Monday, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.,Saturday noon to 2 p.m. (Recently, the club has not been holding a normal practice schedule due to taking a break until the Christmas show. However, next semester they will be resuming their normal schedule of two practices a week.)

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AmbrosiaMondays and ThursdaysSushi happy hour 5 p.m.-10 p.m.Thursday nighTLadies Night: ladies drink half price Guys: $3 Grey Goose mixers.

Chuck’s CaféMonday$1 drafts Miller Lite, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Honey Brown, and KeystoneTuesday$1 off mixed drinks$1.50 draftsWednesdayHalf-off all drinksThursday$1.50 domestic bottlesFriday$3 pitchers Miller Lite, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Honey Brown, and Keystone5 pitchers Bud Light, Coors Light, Yuengling, and Labatt BluesundayMiller Lite, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Honey Brown, and Keystone

Faegan’s Cafe & PubMonday$2 BottlesTuesdayWorld Beer TourWednesdayFlip NightThursday$2/$3 NightFriday $2 Magic Hat PintssaTurday

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Dark Horse PubEveryday Happy Hour 4 p.m.-7 p.m. All beers $1 off.

Half Penny PubeverydayHappy Hour 4-9 p.m.Five for $5 Rolling Rock buckets$2 Miller Light pints$3 Pucker martinisMonday$4.50 pitchers of Bud light and Miller light bottlesTuesday$2 Labatt bottlesWednesday$2 Bud light bottlesThursday$2 Labatt bottles and Coors Light bottlesFriday$2 Coors Light bottlessaTurday$2 Miller Light Bottlessunday$2 Bud Light pint321 W Fayette St.

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You’d think all the recent divorce proceedings we’ve seen going on would dissuade celebrities from tying the knot. But, thankfully for us, they just keep on trying. Actress Eva Longoria and NBA player Tony Parker announced last week they are getting hitched. Maybe it was her role as a slutty housewife on “Desperate Housewives” that sealed the deal for him. Just don’t employ any hot gardeners, Tony. This week’s drink is her show’s namesake, so whip one up and toast to the happy couple. We give it a year or two before they split, which in celebrity years is practically an eternity.

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spiritualityMay MeMorial Unitarian Universalist societyopenly gay men and lesbian women are welcome to worship alongside members of this society each sunday morning. May Memorial is known for its tradition of inviting new members to its religious community, regardless of their background or orientation.

“We’ve always been a progressive religious community, open to new ideas and also believing in the dignity of all people,” said John Marsh, interim minister.

Marsh said his society offers a spiritual environment that a divided society needs right now and gays and lesbians aren’t new to the society’s roster.

“We always had lesbian and gay people among us, even before we were ready to acknowledge that,” Marsh said.

Other LGBt-friendLy pLaces Of wOrship: Syracuse Gay/Lesbian Catholics & Friends at St. Andrew’s R.C. Church Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ

nightlifespirits tavernthis is the only place in syracuse to find college guys, drag queens and a disco ball on a thursday night. “college night” made its new home at spirits ever since its departure from the former charades nightclub. each week, college students of all orientations from as far away as oswego and colgate pack the bar and nightclub to dance and cheer on drag performers.

“there’s always a line out the door,” said Frita lay, emcee of the thursday drag show. “if you’re not there early, you end up waiting.”

Frita, who became a staple in spirits since joining its show two years ago, said stu-dents and patrons of all different orientations stop by.

“everyone’s welcome,” Frita said. “it doesn’t matter who you are.”

Other niGhtspOts: Trexx, Rain

discussionFUsion Members of Fusion meet at the dinner table once a month to discuss life as gay people of color. the group offers an informal and confidential setting for discussion that begins with a family-style dinner.

“a lot of times we think of sexual orientation and race separately, but all the people in that group are facing both of those at the same time,” said amit taneja, assistant director of the lGBt resource center.

taneja said the level of trust between members builds with each dinner.

“the more people get to know each other, the more conversations have gotten in depth,” he said.

taneja said he helped create the group because there was a need for students who self-identify as lGBt and of color to gather and talk. each meeting attracts about 20 people, up from the three or four who stopped by when the group first started three years ago, taneja said.

Other sU GrOUps: Pride Union, Social Support

supportlGBt yoUth center sUpport GroUpverbal harassment, physical threats and problems with school are some of the issues discussed during these group support sessions.

the youth center has three groups for young people to discuss issues in a confidential setting, including one for teenagers 13- to 18-years-old, another for 19- to 22-year-olds and a third for transgender people under age 24.

“We want people to embrace their worth,” said elizabethe payne, founder and director of the youth center. “it is possible to be productive and be happy even within the context of social stigma.”

each meeting begins with an educational presentation and is followed by a group discussion.

“people look forward to the meetings and that time to just be themselves in a safe environment,” payne said. “We try to work on self-esteem issues, positive ideas and peer empowerment to give young people the feeling that they can make decisions in their life.”

Other sUppOrt GrOUps: Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)

cny pride parade and FestivalWhere: downtown syracuse When: June 9, 2007 Website: cnypride.com

syracUse volleyBallers(315) 428-8613

Registration fees: $70-80/player When to sign up: late september (regular season is between early october and april) Where do they play: Mcchesney community center, 2308 Grant Blvd. at pond street

May MeMorial Unitarian Universalist societyWhere: 3800 e Genesee st, syracuse When: sundays, 10:30 a.m. Phone: (315) 446-8920 Web: mmuus.org

syracUse Gay/lesBian catholics & FriendsWhere: st. andrew’s r.c. church 124 alden st., syracuse Phone: (315) 476-8656 When: services at 5 p.m., 1st and 3rd sunday of each month

plyMoUth conGreGational United chUrch oF christWhere: 232 e onondaga st., syracuse Phone: (315) 474-4836 When: services at 10 a.m. on sundays

spirits tavernWhere: 205 north West st (enter from erie Blvd.) How Much: cover charge: $7 (under 21), $3 (over) - thursdays When: thursdays, drag show at 11:00 p.m. and 11:15 p.m.

trexx Where: 319 n clinton st When: open tuesday, thursday to saturday Website: trexxonline.com

rainWhere: 218 n. Franklin st. (behind dinosaur Bar-B-Que) When: open seven nights a week

pride Union When: Meetings Wednesdays at 9 p.m. Where: lGBt resource center, 750 ostrom ave. Email: [email protected]

lGBt yoUth center sUpport GroUpFor more information, contact: [email protected] Phone: (315) 475-2430 ext. 233

parents, FaMilies and Friends oF lesBians and Gays (pFlaG)For meeting times, locations and more information: [email protected] Phone: (315) 635-9320

communitycny pride parade & Festivalhundreds of people from all walks of life march the streets of downtown syracuse every June to celebrate culture and push for equal rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in the cny pride parade and Festival. cny pride spends months raising money, finding volunteers and obtaining permits to keep this tradition going each year.

“it’s an acknowledgement of the contributions lGBt people make to our community,” said richard cowen, president of cny pride. the event is attended by everyone from students and parents to activists and drag queens.

“the parade tends to be a little more political,” cowen said. “the festival is more fun.”

Other cOmmUnity events: Syracuse Volleyballers, Central New York’s gay and lesbian volleyball league.

By Michael lopardi

Parade photos Courtesy of CNY Pride Parade & Festival. "Totally Fabulous" photos courtesy James Kaechele.

� December 7-13, 2006l i v e one step at a time

With fifteen completed weeks in the semester and excitement about winter break, there’s only one thing left to do: take finals. these are certainly intimidating, but don’t worry—with the right techniques, you will make it through.

Generally, overworked and overtired college students have the wrong idea about finals week. For most, it is a week of all-nighters, lots of coffee and maybe some heart palpitations; after all, most of your grade rests on single tests. But it should be quite the opposite. Before stressing about how each test affects your grade, organize and prioritize yourself. Finals week should consist of rest, healthy eating and time management.

a recent Kansas state University study suggests three things to do to reduce test anxiety. First, you should make study goals for yourself and focus on accomplishing one goal at a time. study by chapter or section, and don’t overwhelm yourself by studying an entire course worth of work in a day. secondly, allow yourself plenty of time to accomplish these goals. Lastly, keep reviewing the material, but remem-ber to break it up. studying bits and pieces each day for a few days before the test is much more useful than shoving an entire semester into your head the night before. and if it all becomes too much, ease your mind and take a break with something you enjoy.

“(it) relieves stress when i draw, work out or talk to people,” said marinna Khon, an undecided freshman.

studying might not even be your problem; maybe you’re just not the greatest test-taker, and that’s oK. there are plenty of things to do on test day to ease your mind. Getting a good night’s sleep and eating a hearty breakfast will keep you focused for the task at hand. try to arrive early for the test, so you’re not panicked before you even get there. also, when the test begins, remember to pace yourself. Work just as steadily as you did when you studied for it. You may also want to eat something or chew gum to distract you from becoming nervous. most importantly, do not be afraid to get help from a teacher. if there’s something you don’t understand, asking your professor is a much better option than getting the question wrong because you don’t understand it. more often than not, he or she will be willing to clarify anything you don’t understand.

Donna satow, co-founder of the Jed Foundation, an organization that deals with stress for college stu-dents, said most college students listen to music or take naps to relieve stress. these are the best ways to relax, as opposed to turning to alcohol or avoidance.

“Whatever a student has to do to keep healthy, well and focused is good,” satow said.

Ultimately, it is up to you to decide how you are going to prepare for finals, but remember that some of these strategies might surprisingly benefit you. if nothing else, at least finishing finals means no more tests for a month.

—Lara Greenberg / Photo Illustration by Stephen Dockery

1. Let it go.Don’t get angry or freak out over unnecessary things. stay focused and forget about the stupid stuff.

2. take a deep breath.Deep breathing for two to five minutes makes you focus on your body and takes your mind off what’s stressing you.

3. Speak SLowLy.speaking slowly allows you to think clearly about what you are going to say. this way, you won’t take your stress out on someone else. it also makes you seem more in control of the situation.

4. Manage your tiMe.make a list of things to do, along with how long each task should take. this helps to logically sort out getting things done in an efficient, productive manner.

5. take breakS.taking a break lets your mind relax in between studying. the best thing to do on breaks is to either exercise or go outside to get some fresh air. exercise will boost endorphins and help you take out your frustration.

6. drink water and eat right.Dehydration and hunger make you more stressed than you already are. When studying, make sure to have small, healthy snacks nearby to keep energized and focused.

7. Fix your poSture.By sitting cross-legged or hunched over, you may cut off circulation to certain body parts or tense muscles. most likely, you’re probably tense enough as it is.

8. reward yourSeLF.Leave time for yourself at the end of a stressful day to relax for at least a half hour, reading, watching tV or listening to music. You’ll get an easier night’s sleep if you relax than if you go straight from hitting the books to hitting the bed.

thingS to do to prepare For winternoW tHat tHe CoLD Has aRRiVeD, HeRe aRe some tips to aCtUaLLY sURViVe it.

1. get winter gear ready: Whether you buy it new or get it mailed from home, get your winter stuff here now. the season's already begun and it's only going to get worse.

2. winterize your car: if you drive, give your car a go-through before the winter really hits, and make sure everything is refilled, replaced and rechecked before you have to push it through the snow and ice.

3. bookmark weather.com: Check it every day before you get dressed so you don’t end up freezing or sweating to death during class.

4. Save money: You won’t feel so warm and toasty inside when the heat bill comes. put some cash aside to prepare for the extra hit to your wallet.

5. Find fun ways to keep warm: Buy a funky scarf or find a friendly co-ed to get close to, but make sure you keep yourself warm because we won’t be seeing spring for quite a while.

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Visual Arts Showcase #57 All week, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Visual Arts Showcase #57 fea-tures 19 local artists presenting work in various forms of media.WCNY Studios, 506 Old Liverpool Rd.

Free

Syracuse Allied Artists’ Art MartAll week, 10 a.m.

Start looking for holiday gifts early at the Art Mart, which features jewelry, paint-ings, pottery and more from local artists.401 S. Salina St.

Free

Rik Pinkcombe All week, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

A photography exhibition features the work of British photographer Rik Pinkcombe.Light Works

Free

Miriam Beerman: Eloquent Pain(t)All week, noon – 5 p.m.

The paintings of Miriam Beerman investigate the revealing pain, sor-row, loss and resiliency through the history of human suffering.Everson Museum, 401 Harrison St.

Free

David Beale, Robert L. Kasprzycki and Syracuse Ceramics Guild All week, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

The exhibition will include watercolors by David Beale, oil and acrylic paintings by Robert L. Kasprzycki and ceramics by nine members of the Syracuse Ceramics Guild.Delavan Art Gallery, 501 W. Fayette St.

Free

High School MusicalThursday & Friday, 7 p.m., Saturday & Sunday, 2 & 7 p.m.

This Disney Channel-movie-turned-play tells the story of two students, Troy, the captain of his school’s basketball team, and Gabriella, a new student who excels in mathematics. Together, they try out for the lead parts in their school musi-cal. Despite some students’ attempts stop them, Troy and Gabriella persist and inspire others along the way.The Oncenter Complex, 800 South State Street

For tickets call (315)-432-KIDS

Syracuse Stage: “A Christmas Carol” Friday, 7 p.m., Sunday, 2 & 7 p.m., Sun-day 2 p.m.

A little Christmas miracle comes to Syracuse as this holiday classic is per-formed for people of all ages. Don’t be a Scrooge—come enjoy the festivities. John D. Archbold Theatre, 820 East Genesee St.

$22 – $50

The Spitfire Grill Friday & Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m.

A musical about a feisty parolee who follows her dreams and finds her-self in small-town Wisconson, work-ing at Hannah’s Spitfire Grill.

Appleseed Productions, 116 West Glen Ave.

$15 students, $18 adults

The Polar ExpressCheck MOST.org for dates and times

Chris Van Allsburg, a former professor at the Rhode Island School of Design, wrote and illustrated this book in 1985. It has since become a classic Christmas story for people of all ages. Now, it’s been taken to the next step in media evolution, a full length 3-D animated IMAX film. If nothing else, see it for the amazing roller coaster-ride sequence; it will blow you away. Museum of Science and Technology, 500 S. Franklin St., Armory Square downtown

$8

Syracuse City Firefighters FundraiserAll week, 6 p.m.

Syracuse firefighters will be available to autograph fundraising calendars they are selling to benefit Clark Burn Cen-ter and the American Red Cross.Carousel Center

Free

Carlos Mencia Saturday, 7 p.m.

Comedy Central presents Carlos Men-cia, of the television show “Mind of Mencia,” on his Punisher Tour.Landmark Theatre, 362 S. Salina St.

$42.50 and $37.50

Folksmarch Greater Syracuse YMCA Saturday, 8 a.m. – 11 a.m., Sunday, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

The Folksmarch is a non-competitive walk-ing event open to all ages and abilities. Walk the Lights on the Lake on either a 5K or 10K marked route that will show off Cen-tral New York’s villages and rural settings.Onondaga Lake Park, Liverpool

$3.50 adults, $1 16 and under

Central New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Saturday & Sunday, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Come to the SPCA and have a pic-ture of your pet taken with “Santa Paws” and other celebrity guests.Central New York SPCA, Long Branch Park, Liverpool

$6 pictures in frame, $7 buttons/orna-ments

Wassail Party Sunday, noon – 5 p.m.

Enjoy listening to traditional music through-out the afternoon while looking at Victo-rian-inspired holiday decorations. Refresh-ments including Wassail and cookies made by the Victorian Guild will be offered.1890 House, 37 Tomkins St., Cortland

Free

Knifty Knitter Monday, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Come see how fun and easy knitting can be and learn different ways to create stitches.Michael’s Arts & Crafts, 3133 Erie Blvd.

$10 plus supplies

Jared CampbellThurday, 9 p.m.

Campbell’s music is constantly fea-tured on MTV. He has made a name for himself with his solo music that is a combination of folk and rock.Mezzanotte Lounge, 658 N. Salina St.

$5

Peter Prince & Moon Boot LoverFriday, 10 p.m.

Rocketing toward Earth from the farthest regions of the galaxy comes Moon Boot Lover. Founded in Albany back in 1990, the name reflects the imagination of its leader, Peter Prince. To this day, the band continues its mission of delivering its own brand of “Rock-ET Soul,” an electrifying blend of the enchantment of Al Green, the guitar wizardry of Jimi Hendrix, the spellbinding songwriting of Jim Croce, and the rock grandeur of Grand Funk Railroad and Led Zeppelin, to the people of Earth.Bull And Bear Pub, 125 E. Water St.

$5

Syracuse Vocal Ensemble Saturday – Sunday, 7:30 p.m.

The Syracuse Vocal Ensemble will per-form Christmas choral works from various countries surrounding the Baltic Seas.United Church of Fayetteville, 315-310 E. Genesee St.

$10 students, $12 adults

Boots ‘n’ ShortsSaturday, 9 p.m.

A blue grass folk band out of Liverpool, NY that took its country-esque upbring-ing to a new level. Their songs are full of emotion, telling stories of all different types sure to appeal to a wide variety of people. Plus, it’s all backed by a fiddle.Mezzanotte Lounge, 658 N. Salina St.

$5

The Andy Williams Christmas Show Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.

Singer Andy Williams will per-form a holiday concert.Landmark Theatre, 362 S. Salina St.

$35.50 – $52.40

SU Women’s Basketball vs. Central Michigan Saturday, 1 p.m.

Carrier Dome

SU Men’s Basketball vs. Colgate Saturday, 7 p.m.

Carrier Dome

Syracuse Crunch vs. Philadelphia Phantoms Saturday, 7:30 p.m.

War Memorial at Oncenter, 800 South State St.

$12-$16

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10 December 7-13, 2006we a r fashionably on time

inter is an uncomfortable time of year for all of us, both due to the weather and the ridiculous amount of clothing that needs to be worn to stay warm. fortunately, you don’t have to go through the entire season looking like a big gray marshmallow.

for winter, the syracuse University’s Center for international services Web site recommends an outfit of long johns, wool pants and long-sleeve cotton denim or flannel shirts. the problem is many would rather choose death by hypothermia than don this outfit. fortunately, there’s an alternative: talk to sU’s fashion design students, especially veterans of winters past.

Jacqueline Collins, a senior fashion design major, has survived the syracuse winters for four years now. her advice: “it’s all about layering—layers and layers of clothing and a warm coat.”

her preference is a black wool pea coat she pairs with bright colored hoodies (green is her favorite new color) or hats, mittens and scarves to add personal flair as well as break up the monotony of drab winter hues.

Collins is now learning how to knit and plans to make a cable-knit pullover sweater, which just so happens to be one of the “it” pieces this season.

“Chunky knit sweaters draped and oversized in beautiful neutrals like ivory, gray and black are a winter wardrobe must-have,” said Cynthia nellis, about.com’s women’s fashion writer.

menswear-inspired patterns are also the latest fashion craze, as well as animal prints, which are making a comeback, nellis said. she did suggest choosing small pieces like a hat, vest or scarf in these prints to make one bold statement rather than going overboard.

elizabeth stuff, president of the fashion association of Design students and a junior fashion design major, has a few turtleneck sweaters from J. Crew that she loves for their warm wool blend and slim cut—her way of avoiding the dreaded winter bulkiness.

as for keeping your feet warm, tawny Williams, a sophomore retail management student and employee at J. michael shoes said, “the classic style sand-colored Uggs are the most popular seller, and they keep your feet very warm. but for this season, chocolate is the latest color.”

some style mavens, though, have serious qualms with these sheepskin boots.

“i stay far away from Uggs,” stuff said. “they just don’t strike me as being flattering in any way because they make your feet look so much wider than they really are. i’m actually looking for a pair of riding-style flat boots in black and brown that come up to the knee. it’s the big new trend.”

some students, however, stick to the basics and survive the winter with north face.

“the metropolis style, a longer version of the down jacket, is selling like crazy this year,” Williams said. “but this is still fashionable because north face is an expensive brand recognized by everyone.”

the key element of surviving winter fashion is to try to throw a little style into your winter fashions and avoid looking like everyone else on campus. Good luck, and stay warm!

—Courtney Allen / Photos by Ashley Smestad

The era of the “four-eyes” tease is officially over. Glasses are no longer un-cool, thanks to designs that have eliminated the round, thick dorkiness that used to characterize them. Instead of an embarrassing necessity, glasses have come to symbolize fashion savvy and intelligence. You can now look hot and smart while actually being able to see the people checking you out on the Quad. Glasses are now able to give you the look because of their sense of function and fashion:

Function: There’s nothing worse than having to sit in the front row during your 8 a.m. lecture because you can’t read the board, when you could be in the back doing Sudoku. Contact lenses are great, but if you haven’t slept, or the conjunctivitis epidemic is ravaging your dorm, they can be risky.

“Wearing contact lenses if you have an eye injury could damage your eyes more or cause an infection to develop,” according to kidshealth.org.

Trust us, those spectacles are a heck of a lot cooler than pain, swelling, redness and the always attractive puss.

Fashion: Prada, Versace, Cartier, DKNY, Donna Karan and even Barbie are designing eyeglasses available almost everywhere, with stylish knock-offs sold at reasonable prices. There are sizes and styles to fit every face shape, skin tone and fashion sense. If you don’t trust us, trust Heidi Klum, LensCrafter’s newest model. In a pair of frames, you can be like Heidi and bring a whole new meaning to the phrase “see and be seen.”

—Tory Marlin

11December 7-13, 2006 e x p l i c i tit happens to a lot of guys

When the mood for t&a strikes and you’re looking for something less digital than online porn and free of the danger of stDs, your local strip club is the perfect place to scratch that itch. although gentlemen’s clubs are a place to have fun, failing to follow the rules will guarantee a one-way trip out the door. here’s a list of etiquette guidelines you can count on one hand (so the other one is free to throw those dollar bills on stage.)

Have respect for tHe dancers, yourself and fellow patrons: it’s the golden rule: treat others as you would like to be treated. a stripper is far more likely to be friendly with the nice guy who generously tips than the rude drunk who tries to have any girl who walks by get naked. and speaking from personal experience, we can tell you that just because a girl is at a strip club doesn’t mean she will get naked for you.

Have money, and use it: the worst thing you can do is walk into a strip club with only enough money for the door fee and a drink. it’s a business and these girls are working for money. also, count on tipping the door girl ($1-$5), the bartender ($1-$5) and most certainly the strippers ($1-$5 at the stage, $5-$20 for a private dance). Chris glow, a manager at paradise found, said with $50-$100 you can guarantee yourself a good time.

Be direct aBout wHat you want: if a stripper is talking to you, chances are it’s because she’s trying to get you to buy a dance. if you aren’t interested, save her time (because time equals money) and just say no. When it comes to private dances, know when to pass on “just one more song.” if you can’t pay for it, don’t let it happen.

Keep your Hands to yourself: Remember, this is a strip club, not a brothel. it is possible that a stripper may allow restricted touching in a private dance, but no two dancers are alike and it should not be expected as part of your Vip time. sex, or sexual activity of any kind, is also prohibited in clubs, so if you keep all of your body parts to yourself you should be in the clear.

dress to impress, and Keep your pants on: every club has different dress codes, but even when the sign only says, “no shoes, no shirt, no problem,” it’s a good idea to at least shower and wear clean boxers. strippers are more willing to dance for customers who dress for the occasion. think of your trip to the club as a date: dress to impress.

if all else fails, just remember that these girls are dancers who work hard for their money. With a little charm, three weeks’ pay and some respect you should have a lot to talk about on Monday, or at least until your next trip back.

—Celina R. Tousignant / Photo Illustration by Katie Schuering

although taking off your clothes is sexy enough, the right music can make the experi-ence worthy of a few dollar bills and put your libido over the edge. here are a few songs to keep on your ipod for the next time you’re feeling a little over-dressed.

“money maKer”luDaCRis featuRing phaRRell

“ms. new Booty”BuBBa spaRxxx feat. ying yang tWins

“i’m a slave 4 u”BRitney speaRs

“me & u”Cassie

“oH”CiaRa featuRing luDaCRis

“turn me on”KeVin lyttle

“promiscuous”nelly fuRtaDo

“sexyBacK”Justin tiMBeRlaKe

“i wanna love you”aKon featuRing snoop Dog

“don’t cHa”pussyCat Dolls

“cHulin’ culin’ cHunfly”Voltio

“dollalalala lotsa paypa”MaC DRe

“purple Haze”JiMi henDRix

“closer”nine inCh nails

“pour some sugar on me”Def leppaRD

“BaBy Boy”BeyonCe feat. sean paul

“my way”usheR

“BlacK sweat”pRinCe

if these don’t tickle your fancy, you can be like unique, a stripper at paradise found, and find a song with a good beat that’s still sexy; you’ll know its right if you’re naked before the next song comes on.

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NYC advises trans fat ban University reacts to feasibility of plan

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safeguardingPublic Safety warns students of winter break house, apartment burglaries

Seasonal By Meghan Overdeep

STAFF WRITER

In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the New York City Board of Health reached a decision to move forward with plans to strictly limit the amount of trans fat in the food served by the city’s restaurants.

The final vote on the proposal is scheduled to take place in December 2007, following a public hearing on Oct. 30.

The approval of this measure would make New York the first major city in the United States to regulate trans fat.

The limitations would affect all of the city’s 20,000 restaurants—from fast food and street vendors to five-star establishments.

Although it is a step in the right direction, enforcing this measure would be easier said than done, said Lynn Brann, assistant professor in the department of nutrition and hospitality management at Syracuse University.

“Limiting trans fat would require replacing it with another fat,” she said. “The hardest part is finding another substitute. Hopefully they will choose something healthy.”

Many studies have been done showing that trans fat can increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, Brann said.

This needs to be done, but the initiative will have to give the res-taurants a realistic amount of time to comply, said Ruth Sullivan, a regis-tered dietitian and nutrition educator for SU Food Services.

“I don’t think it’s unrealistic, as long as restaurants are given enough time to work on developing a replace-ment fat,” she said.

The measure would give restau-rants until July 2008 to replace any oils, margarines or spreads contain-ing more than half a gram of trans fat per serving from their recipes.

It can be done, Sullivan said.KFC and Taco Bell plan to have

trans fat free menus by April 2007—an initiative that took them two years to complete, Sullivan said. SU dining halls have been trans fat free since April 2006.

Paula Kinev, a sophomore music performance major from Manhattan, said she couldn’t imagine the pro-posal being fully enforced.

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W inter break provides students with a month to visit family, spend time with friends and, perhaps most importantly, recharge for another 16

weeks of academics. For the second straight year, the Department

of Public Safety is implementing an aggressive regiment of tactics with an aim of keeping Syracuse University students and their belongings safe, and for good reason. With the vast majority of students leaving their houses, apartments and dorm rooms, prospective burglars would appear to have open range.

Public Safety crime logs indicate around 56 different larceny and burglaries occurred between December 2004 and the end of January 2005. Approx-imately 21 such crimes occurred between December 2005 and January 2006.

Public Safety has teamed up with the Office of Residence Life, College Crime Watch and Off Campus Student Services among others to get the word out to students about how best to prevent a burglary from happening to them while home for the holidays.

“Most people don’t think they’re going to be a victim of a crime until they are,” said Public Safety Lt. John Sardino. “They think the best of people.

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Bush, Blair rule out early talks with Iran, SyriaAfter meeting with British Prime talks with Iran, SyriaAfter meeting with British Prime talks with Iran, SyriaMinister Tony Blair at the White House, President George W. Bush has ruled out holding early talks with Iran and Syria concerning Iraq’s unrest. Talks between Bush and Blair came one day after the Iraq Study Group released their report that called for such a move as part of a change in U.S. strat-egy in Iraq. THE TWO LEADERS AGREED A NEW WAY FORWARD WAS NEEDED in Iraq but that Iran and Syria would need to be clear that they backed a non-sectarian democratically elected government in Iraq and that they need to stop support for terrorism.

EU considers offer to open port, airport in CyprusThe European Union is consider-ing an OFFER BY TURKEY to open one port and one airport to traffi c from Cyprus, an “important step” toward ending the deadlock over Turkey’s membership bid. Some offi cials, however, indicated it was not enough. EU foreign ministers are to discuss Turkey’s troubled bid on Monday, then the EU HEADS OF GOVERNMENT WILL MAKE A FINAL DECISION AT A SUMMIT ON DEC. 14 AND 15. Until now, Turkey has continuously insisted that the EU must fi rst end the economic isolation of Turkish-con-trolled northern Cyprus. Ankara wants the EU to allow a port and an airport in the Turkey Cypriot north to be opened to international trade.

UN General Assembly approves small arms trade resolution The United Nations General Assembly has approved a reso-lution TO BEGIN WORK ON A GLOBAL TREATY TO CONTROL SMALL ARMS TRADE. The only country to vote against the plan was the United States, who says any global standard would be less restrictive than current U.S. law. EXPERTS HOPE A TREATY COULD CONTROL THE FLOW OF ARMS INTO CONFLICT ZONES,offi cially authorize all arms deals and prevent sales to governments likely to use the weapons to com-mit human rights abuses.

T O D AY ’ S E V E N T S8 p.m. The LGBT Resource Center and the Syracuse Gay and Lesbian Chorus will hold “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” the Syracuse Gay and Lesbian Cho-rus Holiday Concert tonight. For more information contact Chorus Line at 476-4329.

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The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is signed into law by President Bill Clinton.

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Onondaga County looks to raise age to buy tobacco

Volume of spam sent to MyMail increases

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Winter wonderlandTHE SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS was covered with snow the past few days as students prepare for finals. Above, the buildup can be seen in front of the Physics Building on the Quad. SEE PAGE 3

Donation decrease affects local organizationsBy Miyoko Ohtake

STAFF WRITER

Credit cards, checks, antiques and automobiles: all acceptable forms of donation to the Planned Parenthood of the Rochester/Syracuse Region.

In recent years though, the inward flow of such contributions has decreased.

The not-for-profit, a reproductive rights and family planning orga-nization located in Syracuse since 1924, reported $1,307,228 in direct public support on its 2002 federal income tax return 990 form. In 2003,

the amount dropped to $1,017,976—22.1 percent less than the year before. Donations fell another 12.8 percent in 2004, with the organiza-tion receiving only $887,682.

A steady inflow of grant money has allowed the Syracuse Planned Parenthood Federation of America chapter to stay afloat and maintain its medical and counseling services. However, the drop in public finan-cial support points to two circum-stances plaguing the Central New York region: low levels of donating and a dire economy.

“Charitable giving in this region still lags behind the state, and New York state lags way behind the rest of the country,” said Arthur Brooks, director of Syracuse University’s nonprofit studies program. “Non-profits are having a hard time here. (Syracuse residents) give about 1.3 percent of our incomes. In the state, it’s 1.9 and for the country as a whole, it’s 2.2 percent.”

Ten years ago, Richard Lane operated and owned the Richard Lane Consultant fundraising firm

By Peter de MontmollinSTAFF WRITER

Though the signs are barely visible, the amount of junk mail sent to Syracuse University has increased dramatically this year.

For students, the only visible effects of the change are the one or two mes-sages that seep through the universi-ty’s filters each day into their MyMail accounts. But in the past month, those filters blocked almost 49 million spam messages, about 82 percent of the total traffic passing through them. Last Feb-ruary, blocked spam made up only 65 percent of the traffic.

“We started getting more complaints from users at the end of August, around when the semester was beginning,” said Rich Ameele, an information technology analyst for System Infra-structure Services. “Some of that goes along with the increase of activity on the campus.”

In the past, SU has seen spikes in junk mail that last for only a short peri-od of time, he said. However, the recent increase might be more significant.

“This looks like a change in spam-mer tactics,” said Susan Watts, man-ager of the UNIX System Group at SU.

Indeed, the amount of spam has increased in many sectors, according to a spokesperson for MessageLabs, an Internet security company that publishes the spam trends for more than 180 million e-mails per day. This November, spam made up 74 percent of the messages sent globally, according

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By Brian HaydenSTAFF WRITER

Fewer teenagers may soon be able to light up legally in Onondaga County.

On Dec. 19, the Onondaga County Legislature is expected to vote on a measure that would raise the mini-mum age for buying tobacco products to 19, instead of the minimum state age of 18 now in place.

The main intention of the bill is to prevent 18-year-olds in high school from smoking and thereby influenc-ing younger underage students, said Lovie Winslow, county legislator from Syracuse and co-sponsor of the bill.

“One more year allows these students to get out of the schools to mature some, and make better deci-sions on whether or not to start smok-ing, which is dangerous to them and the people around them,” said Win-slow, a cancer survivor herself.

While Winslow said she under-stands that the bill also affects some 18-year-olds at college in the county, she said she feels the pros of this bill outweigh the cons.

“From a motherly point of view, (the college students’) opinions count … but the longer they wait to get into a habit that does no good for them, the better,” Winslow said. “To all 18-year-olds that smoke, I hope you also vote.”

However, not everyone agrees with the bill. The owner of the Student’s Choice Market located on Louis Mar-shall Way, formerly Marshall Street, where cigarette cartons line the wall behind the cash register, said he thinks that those who are going to smoke are going to do so anyway.

“I think its nonsense,” said the owner who wished to be identified as Mr. Raslan. “How can you be a patriot and die for your country and get mar-ried and have kids and vote and not be able to drink or smoke?”

Raslan said he has been employed at the family-owned and operated market for the last 25 years.

“If my son wants to buy cigarettes, he will find a million ways to do so,” Raslan said.

Raslan then proceeded to defiantly light a cigarette in his own store.

“(The lawmakers) are doing things for the money, they’re not doing it for your safety,” said Raslan. “If they are looking out for the safety of the young, why don’t they stop the killing and robbing in Syracuse?”

County Health commissioner Cyn-SEE TOBACCO PAGE 6

“It’s detecting and removing huge amounts of messages ... but the amount of spam message is just increasing dramatically over time.”

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in Syracuse. “It’s not good,” Lane said of the current

donating situation in Central New York. “It’d be much (better) if we had more gifts from individuals.”

Betty DeFazio, external affairs director of the Planned Parenthood of the Rochester/tSyra-cuse Region, avoided answering questions about the decline in public financial support for the organization. She instead vaguely referred to an endowment campaign that she could not show proof of or indicate where on the 990 tax return form it appeared.

The Syracuse Planned Parenthood corporate director of resource development, Cassandra George, acknowledged the issue by pointing a finger at the declining Syracuse economy.

“The reduced contributions are directly related to how the market is doing,” DeFazio said. “When people’s financial situation is affected by the economy, they have to not give as much.”

DeFazio spoke on behalf of George, because DeFazio does not allow the media to talk to staff of Planned Parenthood of the Rochester/Syra-cuse Region.

The accusation that the economy is at least part to blame is accurate, Brooks said. He also believes the glory days of giving have been long over.

“Things were certainly better in the indus-trial era 100 year ago,” he said. “There was a lot of philanthropy going on.”

Syracuse’s location along the Erie Canal made it a major transportation hub during the 1800s and early 1900s, according to the Preserva-tion Association of Central New York. The city attracted money and workers as a major center

of trade and salt production. In the years before World War II, the city population reached more than 210,000 people. After the war, residents and businesses moved out of the city limits—and continue to do so today.

“A lot of industry has left the area,” Brooks said. “Industry with good-paying jobs have left and that means younger people with education have left as a result, so basically you get talent leaving, jobs leaving, talent leaving … it’s a vicious cycle. The economy has gone south here.”

Lane said high unemployment levels in Syra-cuse has not only caused young people to leave the Syracuse, but made charitable giving dif-ficult for those who remain.

“When (General Electric) was here, it was a big fundraising town,” he said. “When (General Motors) was here, it was a big fundraising town. Now, not so much.”

Despite the decline in monetary donations, Central New York residents have been able—and increasingly willing—to contribute to the Planned Parenthood of the Rochester/Syracuse Region through an alternative mean: volunteer-ing.

In 2003, 487 people together logged more than 68,000 volunteer hours. The next year, 507 donated their time to the organization, with another 2,000 joining the local nonprofit in Washington, D.C., for the “March for Women’s Life” event.

Nevertheless, Brooks said he is not optimis-tic about the future of monetary fundraising in Syracuse.

“People aren’t very religious here, which is a problem for charitable giving,” he said. “The tax rate is incredibly high. There’s a lot going on here that makes it hard for people to give. I would like it for people to give more, but it’s hard to say.”

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“I’m sure it’s possible to force all the major establishments to comply, but there are so many independent hole-in-the-wall neighbor-hood restaurants and street vendors that I can’t picture it working,” she said. “Many don’t even follow health codes.”

Brann and Sullivan both agree that the most important step that needs to be taken is to educate the public about fat.

“People need to limit their fat intake all around,” Sullivan said.

It is important to understand that this is just a small step in the big picture of health maintenance, Brann said.

“Just because they’re replacing trans fat doesn’t mean that you can eat as much as you want,” Brann said. “This won’t neces-sarily immediately improve people’s health. There is a lot more that needs to be done, like encouraging a healthy lifestyle.”

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O Carlos Mencia, how I loathe thee and thine comedy. Let me count the ways:

1. You recycle the same jokes about being Hispanic over and over.

2. You use the same voice no mat-ter who you’re imitating.

3. You think you have the same talent for racial comedy as Dave Chappelle.

It amazes me that Mencia’s show “Mind of Mencia” was picked up for a third season on Comedy Central. It amazes me even more that Comedy Central is willing to tote Mencia across the United States in his “Punisher Tour,” which comes to Syracuse’s Landmark Theater this Saturday.

Mencia’s career with Com-edy Central began shortly after Chappelle went a little crazy and dropped out of the third season of “Chappelle’s Show.” To make up for it they brought in Mencia, the loud-mouthed, self-proclaimed “beaner” who they promised would fill the void left by the network’s former cash cow.

Comedy Central lost its king of racial comedy with Chappelle, and

they needed to make up for it. It was completely evident in all the promos for Mencia’s show. Who won’t he go after this time? Blacks? Asians? Lesbians? Gays? He’s so outrageous, you’d be crazy not to watch.

Where Mencia fails is that he refuses to be subtle and responsible with his jokes. Instead he just spews out every generalization about a specific group that he can and hopes that someone will laugh. It’s more offensive than funny.

And the sad thing is that Mencia seems to get off by being offensive. It’s how Comedy Central brands him; it’s how he brands himself. On some episodes of his show he takes “viewer mail” about just how offensive he is which has obviously been written by some poor lackey intern. Mencia usually responds with another

disgusting joke or mentions how the author is retarded, usually with his infamous “dee dee dee” quote, which actually does mock mentally retarded people. How quaint of him.

Chappelle did a much better job with his racial comedy. He wasn’t intentionally outrageous with it; his talent and subtle deliverance made it that way. It’s hard to get offended when you see Chappelle dress up in a sweater vest and blonde wig for his stereotypical “white man” character. His actions make it funny without having to throw the message in the audience’s face like Mencia does.

The real mystery is that people have been able to tolerate “Mind of Mencia” for so long. After such a great run of “Chappelle’s Show” you would think people would raise their standards a bit when it came to qual-ity comedy. With any luck, Mencia will follow in his predecessor’s footsteps and bail out of his third season too.

Steven Kovach is a featured columnist whose columns appear

Fridays in The Daily Orange. E-mail him at [email protected]

“H appy Feet” made $17.5 million last weekend, adding to a total gross

that currently stands at more than $120 million and could surpass $250 million. The animated film about talking penguins is not an anomaly. In fact, it follows a string of high-grossing computer-animated films about talking animals that includes “Finding Nemo,” “Ice Age: The Meltdown,” “Over the Hedge” and “Open Season,” among many oth-ers.

Clearly, this represents two important trends. There is the mas-sive movement toward computer ani-mation, and there are the decisions as to the content of those films. Very few computer-animated films have starred humans, and those that have, including “The Polar Express” and “Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within,” have been panned as soulless by crit-ics and have underperformed com-mercially. This has led to a string of uninspired films about talking animals.

This over-saturation is killing the industry, according to Skip Batta-glia, a professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology’s School of Film and Animation.

“Hollywood is bloated with realistic and naturalistic renditions of children’s tales, and they’re dying, and good riddance,” said Battaglia.

In an article posted Wednesday at variety.com, Dreamworks Ani-mation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg acknowledged that the “sameness of the product” had caused “animation fatigue,” thus causing the excess of similar computer-animated films to disappoint at the box office.

According to Battaglia, computer animation is popular because it’s cheaper, but it is also limited because of how realistic it is. Films such as “The Polar Express” showed how inadequate computer animations can be at displaying human charac-ters.

“We have these characters that aren’t quite human, and their eyes are dead,” said Battaglia.

The film industry is losing money,

so computer animated films are appealing because they make huge amounts of money while employing far less people in making them. However, Battaglia said that the idea of them replacing regular films is ludicrous. Studios could attempt to create figures of actors such as Brad Pitt, but the public would be unlikely to accept them because they would want real actors.

Instead, the industry should think of more varied applications for animation, Battaglia said.

“Instead of doing what animation does, (animators) do what movies do,” said Battaglia. “Why predicate it all on melodrama or fairytales?”

Animation is a very different medium from movies, but most animated movies look exactly like live-action movies, Battaglia said. To him it resembles the time when mov-ies were first introduced and they all looked like stage plays.

In addition, stereotypes about animation have caused the content of animated films to be dumbed down, Battaglia said.

“Everyone sees it as something for kids, and it’s not,” said Battaglia.

Animation has a history of more than a century to look back upon, a century that includes “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves,” “Cin-derella,” “Fantasia,” Bugs Bunny and Fred Flintstone. However, in a present that includes “Family Guy,” “Waking Life” and the Japanese mas-ter animator Hayao Miyazaki, the idea that cartoons are still only for kids is ludicrous. Animation is about a lot more than talking animals, or at least it should be.

Dave Arey is a contributing columnist whose columns appear

biweekly in The Daily Orange.

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to the company’s most recent report. Universities like SU are a prime target for

spammers, Ameele said. “It’s a big challenge for us to make sure that

people don’t get totally swamped with all this junk,” he said.

Part of the reason for this is because students tend to make their address available on places like social networking sites more often than other sectors, according to the MessageLabs spokes-person. Also, many universities have inefficient anti-spam solutions.

The university currently uses software called Brightmail to filter incoming mail for spam. Watts and Ameele both said this is a very reliable filter. Software company Symantec owns Brightmail, as well as Norton Anti-Virus,.

Brightmail uses a variety of complex methods to screen all e-mails sent to and from MyMail and OrangeMail accounts and then remove the unwanted ones. Spam techniques are often chang-ing, so the software is frequently updated.

At the moment, Brightmail is working prop-erly, but the recent spike in junk mail has pushed the filter to its limits.

“It’s detecting and removing huge amounts of messages on a daily basis, but the amount of spam message is just increasing dramatically over time,” Watts said. “With that, more messages will come through.”

Ideally, as the filters are updated, they will adjust to the growth of spam. However, now when that will happen is not clear, Watts said.

“We’re always looking at how we can do better, of course,” Ameele said.

The license for Brightmail expires June 30, and Watt and Ameele are exploring other options for filtering software.

The university will also look into licensing a new virus filter—all e-mails go through a virus filter, Trendmicro, and then Brightmail—at about the same time, Ameele said.

However, viruses make up only a small portion of the junk mail the university receives. Ameele said the majority of spam is either solicitation or fishing, e-mails designed to dupe the unsuspecting into giv-ing away personal or financial information.

Another problem is the spread of Botnets, computers infected with malicious programs that generate spam without the user’s knowledge or consent. Although the university filters still delete most of this mail, Ameele said, the Botnets waste network resources.

“We’ve been quite good about stamping them out as quickly as we find them, but it’s become more of a problem in the last few months than it ever has been,” Ameele said.

The Botnets are but one of the many new techniques that make filtering and outright block-ing of junk mail very difficult. For example, spammers frequently use images in place of text to make the junk mail harder to detect.

Watts and Ameele said there is usually down time between when a new spam technique is developed and when a solution is found.

“We have to see what (spammers are) doing before we can do anything about it,” Ameele said. “It’s frustrating … they are getting more and more creative.”

At the moment, detecting and avoiding spam is the most important thing students can do, Ameele and Watts said, especially because it lowers spam-mers’ success rate with SU and thus deters them from sending more.

“People should not give out e-mail to advertisers and such,” Watts said. “They should maintain a sepa-rate e-mail account if they want to give it out … at some point and time, spammers will get the information.”

“(Spam) is something that is just there,” she said. “It’s a fact of life; it’s not going to go away.”

thia Morrow, however, trumpeted the measure as a way to prevent even younger consumers from starting to smoke.

“There is overwhelming evidence that the younger a person is when they begin using tobacco, the higher chance they have of becom-ing addicted,” Morrow said.

Smoking is the No. 1 cause of prevent-able death in the United States, Morrow said. Raising the smoking age to 19 is a low cost effort, which requires little in the way of ad campaigns or government spending.

There’s no evidence that raising the age will reduce smoking in younger teens, Mor-row said.

“But it doesn’t mean this plan won’t work,” she said. “If there’s a potential to decrease the use of tobacco among minors and it’s low cost it’s worth a shot.”

Student reaction on the proposal was mixed.

“I think (the bill) is necessary,” said Mal-lory Campoli, a sophomore broadcast journal-

ism major. “Tobacco products shouldn’t be available for high school kids. If the age is 19, it is less likely for younger kids to start. Smoking is a worse habit than drinking.”

Campoli, herself a non-smoker, does not see the bill as posing a serious problem to those 18-year-old smokers already in college.

“Last year, a kid in my dorm sold cartons of cigarettes out of his dorm room,” Campoli said.

Nick O’ Rourke, a sophomore international relations major and non-smoker, disagreed.

“Everyone knows smoking is bad for you; it’s up to you if you want to take those risks,” O’Rourke said. “Just because 18-year-olds in high school don’t smoke doesn’t mean younger kids won’t see it anyways.”

Jennifer Grant, 18, a sophomore cosmetology and business major at the State University of New York at Oswego and employee at Kimmel food court, has smoked since she was 12 years old. She had very a complex take on the bill.

“It’s not fair,” Grant said. “If you are allowed to work at a gas station and sell cigarettes you should be able to smoke them too.”

However, if the bill meant help for her 15-year-old sister, who has also taken up smok-ing, she would consider accepting it.

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And they are vulnerable (because of) that.”Public Safety’s efforts to limit burglaries dur-

ing break include individually checking each South Campus apartment’s doors, Sardino said.

Residence halls are of less priority, due to a combination of fewer people entering the build-ing and internal security systems, he said.

The information printed on door hangers to be distributed to various places on campus may seem like common sense to most, but Executive Assis-tant to the Director of Public Safety Jill Lentz said the importance should not be underscored.

“As a parent, I’m the one who locks the house every night,” Lentz said. “There are a lot of stu-dents that do have that sense but for a lot of first timers, there are some things they might miss.”

Starting Friday, Public Safety will give away electric timers, those that allow electrical equip-

ment like lamps to turn on at specific times to create the illusion of an occupied home, to the first 50 students who visit the Off Campus Stu-dent Services office. An additional 50 electric timers will be made available on Wednesday.

Conventional wisdom such as keeping lights on probably isn’t the best idea, Sardino said, but then admitted, “We don’t generally deal with a lot of sophisticated burglars.”

Both Lentz and Sardino stressed the impor-tance of locking the doors and windows, citing that the majority of burglaries occur without much effort.

“Sometimes we have problems, especially on South Campus, when roommates (don’t commu-nicate) and are not locking the door,” Lentz said.

Some students, however, pay little attention to Public Safety’s warnings.

“I don’t really take any precautions out of the ordinary,” said Justin R. Elyachar, a senior finance major who lives on Clarendon Street. “I probably should.”

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MORE PUBLIC SAFETY TIPS■ Lock sliding doors and place a wooden metal bar in the track of the doors.

■ Unplug all electrical items, except for refrigerator and light with timer.

■ Do not hide spare keys outside.

■ Be sure there is good lighting around the doors, especially those doors not vis-ible from the street.

■ Make sure beds, couches and other flammable object are at least two feet away room heat sources.

■ If you have a security alarm, make sure you turn it on when leaving.

■ Leave nothing, even empty bags or coins, visible inside your vehicle.

■ If you come home to find an open or broken window or door, do not enter. Go elsewhere to call Public Safety. Leave a burglary scene “as is” for investigator.


SU employs two full-time registered dieti-tians—one in charge of menu development, nutritional information and dietary needs and the other in charge of confidential nutrition counseling. Dietitian Ruth Sullivan serves on the menu-planning committee and works with assistant dining hall directors and the market-ing director. They said they include healthy options in all residential dining halls as well as daily vegan and vegetarian options.

The food menu rotates on a four-week cycle, with a different menu between the fall and spring semesters, Sullivan explained. Much planning goes into designing these menus with high emphasis on nutrition.

“The vegetarian options are very limited, and the stuff that is actually available isn’t really appetizing,” said Sukeerti Kesar, fresh-man biology major. “Let’s just say, I eat a lot of salad.”

Sullivan recognizes that unfortunately there are not equal options for vegetarians, although there are always salads and whole grains available. One really cannot live on salad alone.

“I myself am a vegetarian, and I’ve been one for a very long time, so I offer different sugges-tions for vegetarian options,” Sullivan said. “We take a lot of students’ suggestions into account.”

Some students may prefer the better tasting fatty foods even though they are not the healthi-est options.

Sullivan stated that while there is no published information on nutrition, students have access to a full menu of dining hall options each day. The Food Services Web site provides nutritional information about cereals and bagels but only has a list of the foods for the rest of the menu.

Nearby Le Moyne College is very concerned with nutrition. Rebecca Berman, the registered dietitian and health educator for Sodexho, the company that provides the food for the college, has developed a program, “Choices for Your Good Health,” that gives college students nutri-tion information and answers questions at any time of day.

Students at Le Moyne may visit the dining

Web site and receive nutritional information on any food choice available in the dining hall, snack bar and café on campus.

Sodexho developed a program called Bal-ance, Mind, Body and Soul, which provides chefs and health professionals with the lat-est nutrition and health information. Balance through healthy eating is an important concept of the program.

Cornell University boasts eight all-you-can-eat dining halls and 23 other food locations. Each dining hall has an operations manager in charge of maintaining student satisfaction, said Doug Lockwood, dining services manager. Also, a dining committee that is part of the Student Assembly meets biweekly with senior executive chefs and general chefs to discuss student requests.

“We’re very conscious of meeting everyone’s needs,” Lockwood said.

All residential dining centers accommodate for kosher, Halal, Muslim, vegan, vegetarian, Seventh Day Adventist and other diets. As part of the kosher program, specific foods are pre-pared and packed under strict supervision of the Union of Orthodox Congregation. Representing a diverse student body is an integral part of Cornell’s dining program.

“It’s really cultural, and there are a lot of choices,” said Cornell freshman Dwaine Texen. “It’s not high class, but it’s amazing for a col-lege.”

In addition to the variety of options, Cornell’s dining halls reflect health consciousness. It has started to include healthier options such as Fair Trade Coffee in all locations and cage-free hen eggs in one of the dining halls as a pilot program.

Cornell is student conscious and has hired

two students to promote the recycling and com-posting in the dining centers. Much of the success of Food Services can be attributed to the student participation, which is heavily taken into account.

At SU and the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, in addition to the five residential dining centers, there are various snack bars, restaurant chains and a total of 280 vending machines that are lacking many health food choices.

“We certainly have room for improvement,” Sullivan said.

FACT or MythSo is your standup the same as your show in that regard?

If you watch my show or you come to my comedy show outside, I make fun of everybody. We were in Daytona last night, there was an albino, a black guy, a white girl, another white guy with blonde hair, a Hispanic guy, we had everything. All in the front row! I bring people together by talking about what those differences are.

So as a comedian, what’s your take on the Michael Richards situation?

CM: Look, he got pissed off. He said the most hurtful thing you could possibly say. The problem with him, like anyone else, he’s like, ‘Oh my God, I can’t believe I did that,’ he should have just said, ‘Look, I got mad. I just wanted to hurt someone’s feeling.’ He deserves everything though. He’s hateful to a point where I don’t know he could get away from that one … but the number one thing is, he wasn’t trying to be funny at that moment. So you can’t put that into context of comedy. It was on a comedy stage, it was not funny.

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THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS SANTA CLAUSMYTH

In a little over two weeks, millions of children will tuck themselves into bed, visions of sug-arplums dancing in their heads, as they wait for that jolly old man to arrive with their toys.

But who is really delivering those presents under the tree? As the holidays approach, many Syracuse University students are beginning to wonder if the Uggs they receive on Christmas morning were delivered by Santa Claus or Macys.com. Controversial as the existence of Kris Kringle is, numerous reports of reindeer prancing on rooftops and only cookie crumbs left in the morning have been circulating around campus.

The Daily Orange, though, is ready to solve the dispute. Last night, we were fortunate enough to get an exclusive interview with one of Santa’s elves.

“Of course Santa Claus is real,” said Candy Sugarsocks, over the phone from the North Pole. “He’s just in the other room now, brew-ing up some hot cocoa for us elves. We need to keep our energy up, you know, we’ve still

got 6,549 iPods and 8,394 Gap gift cards to make before Christmas. Busy, busy, busy!”

Well there you have it, straight from the workshop. Your parents may try to tell you they spent their own money on your new Playstation3, but you have to give credit where credit’s due. Tell your folks if they want to buy your love, they can’t do it by denying the existence of Santa Claus. We know he’s real.

—Taylor Engler, asst. feature editor

TOP TWENTY COLLEGE CAMPUS FOOD RATINGSSyracuse University does not compare well to some other Central New York colleges when it comes to quality food. Cornell University is fourth in the nation in The Princeton Review’s 2006-2007 rankings of the schools with the best campus food. Here is the rest of the top 20 for this academic year.

1. Bowdoin College2. Virginia Tech3. Wheaton College (IL)4. Cornell University5. Saint Olaf College6. Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering7. James Madison University8. Colby College9. Gustavus Adolphus College10. Washington University in St. Louis11. Scripps College12. Middlebury College 13. Bryn Mawr College14. Miami University15. Dartmouth College16. University of Notre Dame17. Tufts University18. College of the Atlantic19. Claremont McKenna College20. Bates College

—Compiled by Christina Simmons, contributing writer

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“The vegetarian options are very limited, and the stuff that is actually available isn’t really appetizing.”

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Rob: I don’t think I could ever thank you enough for all you have done for me the last year and a half. You have been my best friend, my sidekick and my biggest fan. I only hope that someday I can repay you for all you have given me. You have made me a better person and I hope that I can make you happy for the rest of your life. I love you.

Liz: Wow. My first Syracuse friend. You have been the BEST roommate a girl could ever ask for. You put up with me not being around, and my subsequent hurried messes, the entire semester. I am so excited for a semester full of cooking in our house, tons of Rachel and Paula, butter and queso (not together).

Pete: No matter what anyone says, The Daily Orange does have an advisor: you. You know more about running this place then the rest of us combined. I was honored to work with you. Your support always meant the most. Thanks for trusting in me and join-ing me on my wild ride. I hope we’ll get the chance to work together again in the future.

Kathy: You have been a blast to work with, even though it has only been for a short time. You know your stuff and will be doing some amazing things with the ad depart-ment. Thanks for Mondays.

Ad staff: I was so happy to get to meet all of you. While editorial doesn’t say it enough, we couldn’t do what do without all of you. Thank you so much for all your hard work. Jess and Alyssa: thanks so much for coming to the retreat!

Tim: You never cease to amaze me. I have learned so much about you, whether it be from working with you, the crazy car ride to the retreat or from hysterical stories Rob tells me about Shaw 3. You are an amazing, and dare I say multifaceted, person. Thanks for all you have done for me. Thanks for John Irby too. You really saved the day on that project.

Alex: From the Watergate to The D.O. you and I have known each other a long time. I’m not going to lie, I was scared of you in

D.C. but I am glad I let myself get to know you. No matter what happened I can honest-ly say you were the only editor I ever worked with who could put our disagreements behind us and be nice again five minutes later. Thanks for that.

Nick: You have done an amazing job step-ping up the plate so quickly. You and Rick, while I often confused your names, are an amazing team. Remember what I said about getting your columnists in for meetings. You’re on the right track bud, just step up the game. And stop hating on New Jersey.

Rick: I didn’t get a chance to look for that Nintendo stuff yet. E-mail me and I’ll see if I can find it.

Kelsey: You are a great editor and a great classmate. The D.O. is going to miss you while you’re Mickey Mouse-ing it up in Orlando. Enjoy it while it lasts!

Evan: You are an amazing artist and an amazing employee. I think I speak for Ben and myself when I say thanks for chiming into our conversations. It was hysterical and we loved it.

Eric: I am so glad Laura conned you into applying a year ago. You have been an amaz-ing asset to the News department. Please know I am always here for you. Keep the faith.

Erin Fitz: COM 100! I still can’t believe you converted to newspaper and I finally suck-ered you into working at The D.O. While I am sad you’re only sticking around for a semes-ter, trust me, I understand why. I’m sure I’ll see you around!

Eric Meyers: Our town rivalry will always live on. Good luck with Recorder.

Casey: Thanks for stepping up whenever we needed you to. You’re a true team player.

Conroy: Branson was a blast. I’ll never forget your nugget of wisdom from the romance novel assignment. Just let that marinate for a minute.

Sports: Berman, I have no worries that you’ll take good care of that section. Having debates/conversations with you was always a blast. Gelb, you’re a great guy, but watch out who you turn into. Stay true to yourself. Jackie: You are an inspi-ration to watch being a woman among all those men. Thanks for coming to The D.O. Now, enjoy London!

Ma, Dad, Matt: Thank you for supporting me no matter what I decided to do with my life. All I want is to make you proud.

Megan: Hang in there babe. You are one of the strongest women I know. You’ll get through this. And now I am here to help.

Dakota, Rusty, Q-tip (Seamus and Clancy too): Meow.

Philosopher Josiah Royce argued that loyalty is not a virtue. “If loyalty is a supreme good,” he wrote, “the mutu-

ally destructive conflict of loyalties is in general a supreme evil.” My time at The Daily Orange, though very good indeed, is an example of this.

One night in September of 2003, I left my roommate and friend Mark Melara in Shaw Hall and walked to the D.O. to see if I could write for sports. Four years later, I am leav-ing after five semesters on staff. For three of those, I worked five nights a week while cov-ering a Syracuse team beat. For the last two, I worked three nights a week as a design editor. My current roommate Drew Bland said the other day that the hours I’ve spent at work equals a semester’s worth of time. He’s probably right.

To Mark and Drew, thanks for being sup-portive even when I didn’t hang out with you for weeks. In the spring, I will make my No. 2 loyalty my No. 1 loyalty. Let’s make the most of it.

Chris Snow: Thanks for the real tour of SU. If this journalism thing doesn’t work out, I’m coming to you for a job.

Justin Young: The first time I interviewed at The D.O. it was with a bearded, barefoot Justin in a Pirates cap. I was terrified as he reclined in his seat and took in my bumbling answers. Thanks for hiring me.

Rob Howard: You probably didn’t deserve to graduate because of the time you spent at The D.O. You know more about Royce’s words than I do.

Jared Novack: To the most talented staff member and fair boss I’ve ever known, hire me someday. Please.

Adam Kilgore: Another guy I was terrified of. Thanks for that first story about Meg Ryan and thanks for tearing it apart. You helped me a ton.

Michael Becker: One of the most down-to-earth and personable friends I’ve had. When you’re a big-time hack, we should grab a beer together.

Michael Licker: Despite being a Yankees fan, you made my time at The D.O. loads of fun. Never forget “the tornado.”

Scott Lieber: You’re right, you never should’ve been a sportswriter. I hope you continue to pursue writing though because you’re damn good at it.

Dana Moran: It wasn’t until recently I real-ized how much you care about The D.O. and the people in it. Thank you.

Ethan Ramsey: No mountain is too high. Don’t forget to enjoy yourself on the way up. And don’t ever go to Ollie’s again without me.

Zach Berman: You’ve prepared a lot for this, ZB. Mistakes will happen and the sooner you get over them and learn from them, the bet-ter. And don’t lose that sports fan in you. I wish I could have it back.

Matt Gelb and Zach Schonbrun: Challenge ZB as much as you can. It will make the sec-tion better.

Rob Anthes: Without you it might’ve taken me a semester or three to come to The D.O. For that I am thankful and forever bitter. But seriously, keep in touch. I want to play you in March Madness 2010.

Heather Collura: You took the reins under difficult conditions. The way you handled yourself then and the way you handle your-self now says more about you than anyone could.

Sahar Vahidi: Thanks for being such a great friend. When I finally reach the West Coast, you will be my tour guide.

Erin Fitzgerald: I’m glad we live near each other so I could get to know you. Go Bruins!

Katie Walsh: Cumulatively speaking, no one has ever made me feel more uncomfortable than you. Still, I’m happy to call you a friend.

Meredith Bowen: Thanks for teaching me so much. I wouldn’t have come back to work as a design editor if it wasn’t for such a car-ing boss.

AJ Chavar: I know you’ll make the paper the best it’s ever been. Try to take some time out for yourself because it’s a hard job.

Laura Van Wert: I’ll miss seeing your smile every day. Someday we will scat together.

Mike Janela: Sorry I couldn’t keep up my end of Gornela. We should catch a Cape League game someday.

Michael J. Mahon: It’s funny that the most informal person I know insists on using his middle initial in his byline. BITF 4-eva!

Pete Waack: The most interesting D.O. employee. Keep up the good work.

To everyone else: They gave me 800 words for three and half years of experiences. Be assured you’ve all impacted me (Liz Petty) in ways I won’t forget. If I can ever be of help, don’t hesitate to call.

Love,

Timothy Gorman

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Tim GormanFALL 2003-FALL 2006

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W alking through this dilapidated house, my eyes flicker over the history that lines the walls. These

walls tell stories—stories of the people that worked here, partied here and essentially lived here. I’ve had some of the best times of my life in and outside of this house, with the greatest group of people imaginable.

Dana: It’s been a hell of a time. We finish each other’s sentences, we do absurd things at parties (you know what I mean) and damn do we know how to sing “Paradise by the Dashboard Light.” You are my other half, and I cannot imagine life with you or our jackaling escapades. It’s true that I love truck, but I love you so much more, and I can’t wait to see where we end up.

Laura: Forever the tonic to my gin, we have had some of the most ridiculous times together (D.C. comes to mind). You are far more talented than you give yourself credit for—don’t let anyone make you think other-wise. Like our famous sayings, our friend-ship will never get old, even when we’re 80, still living together and drinking G&Ts on the veranda. I love us.

Amy: Your ambition will take you wherever you want to go in life, and I’m grateful to count you as one of my closest friends. I’ll never forget the wild adventures of D.C., from the truck graveyard to Laura’s wheel-chair. Let’s do dinner sometime soon—we can talk about the divorce.

Seamus: Don’t think I’ve forgotten the night we met at Transition in spring ’05 and I took your beer pong virginity. I respect you more than anyone else in this office, and I wouldn’t be here right now if it weren’t for you. I’m going to miss the hell out of you, but I’ll be damned if I stop believin’.

Mere: When we met two years ago, you helped me at a time I desperately needed it. You are incredibly talented, and I feel so lucky to have you in my life. London is going to be amazing, sans Britclap!

Ben: You have always been there when I needed someone to talk to, and I hope you know how much I appreciate it. Give the candy machine one for me.

A.J.: I can always count on you to make me laugh, even on the worst of days. You will be a great Editor in Chief, but I want you to remember that drugs are no laughing mat-ter. Don’t fall off the porch.

Pledge: Who’d like a banger in the mouth?! You have grown in so many ways during the past year, and I absolutely adore you (and your endless stream of questions). Let’s cover some spot news together.

Justin: Forgive me for the so-called “rebuff-ing” the first time we met. It was a foolish blunder, but I think we can both agree we’re in a much better place now. With the IFB going intercontinental, who knows what could happen. Thanks for introducing me to Pinot Noir—there’s no one I’d rather share a bottle of it with.

Snowf and Becker: I miss just sitting around the office with you guys for hours at a time. Thanks for all the great advice; I couldn’t have gotten through this semester without it.

Ryan: We never quite made it to “Almost Famous,” but it was fun while it lasted.

Rob: I have no doubt you will fulfill your dream of becoming a media baron. I’ll be expecting a job.

Brian, Taylor & Jackie: It’s been great work-ing with you all this semester, from the Pita Pit to Taylor’s headline puns. We’re Fast & Easy, and don’t you forget it.

Christie: I could not have asked for a better roommate. Thanks for putting up with all those nights when I came home late … or didn’t come home at all.

Jessie: I’m crossing my fingers that we won’t have a repeat of Grilled Cheese Inci-dent 2006 in London.

Steve: Your skill at deepthroating an over-flowing beer bottle is impeccable. We should make a career out of randomly booz-ing at 2 p.m.

Melissa: Ladies and gentlemen, Motion City Soundtrack! Make sure Steve treats you at least as well as he treats his Wii.

Jackie J: You are a wonderful photographer and friend. Don’t let Beef get arrested with an open thimble.

Mel: You’ll be a great news editor, but try

not to focus too much on Hawaiian issues.

Gavers: I could not have asked for a better partner in crime last semester. You won’t!

Mike Mahon: I’m so glad you came back—your design skills and sexual harassment never cease to amaze me.

Omar: Keep knockin’ ‘em dead in Washing-ton; you’ll make it to that big white house.

Jared: Let’s go to Carl’s—I’ll invite Jonny Umansky.

Casey: You’ll be a fantastic PD, but might need to cut back on the Alto Cinco.

Jess D: I’m so glad you joined (315), and am even happier that we’re living together!

Sheebs: We’ve come a long way since the days of COM 100. (315) is kicking ass.

Tim, Ethan & ZB: You are all exceptionally talented and have done a great job carrying on the Sports legacy.

Sahar & Lesley: Damn, you design ladies know what you’re doing. Stay sassy in my absence.

Thursday night beer pong: R.I.P.

The Tussin: Thanks for nothing.

It’s hard to believe that when I wake up tomorrow I’ll no longer work at this incred-ible place. Here’s to The D.O.

I don’t think any other job could possibly train someone to run towards sirens and fires, but this one did. I’ve learned that

being crazy and persistent are good quali-ties for news, and being honest and genu-ine with people will get you further than telling them what they want to hear.

But The D.O. isn’t just for my résumé. I’ve made countless memories with friends, doing absurd things that were so funny they couldn’t possibly be made up.

So as I go off to London for the semester, I look at my total experience at The D.O. and smile, because it’s been totally worth it.

Dana: Where to begin? Halloween ‘05

would be a great place. Thanks for letting me partake in Paris’ task force, joining Thanksgiving shenanigans; for making out on my coat and snuggling with me, for helping me through break-ups and food critics; Thanks for letting me laugh and cry, and fight for the things we believe in the most. What I’m trying to say is thanks for loving me as much as I love you.

Katie, a.k.a. Bill Clinton: I’m so happy to be sharing next semester with you. You’ve been there when I’ve needed love; we’ve laughed in cars, on roofs, in beds and at parties … coincidentally, we’ve drank in all of those places too. We’ve shared trashy magazines and love of “The Sopranos.” I’ll be there next semester to tuck you in again. Ha ha! I love you!!!

Jess I: I love giggling with you. London’s going to be great!!!

Jess II: London, baby! It’s going to be awe-some!

Amy, a.k.a. Abe Lincoln: I miss you! You are one of the loveliest people I’ve ever met, and at least now I know how the Civil War really started.

Kovach: I have to admit that you taught me lots and now that I’ve been in your shoes, I see why you made some of the decisions

you did. Thanks. Also, I’m glad that we can get along again. :0)

AJ: You’re going to make a wonderful EIC. I’ll miss you (and your back rubs) so much. Please sing more “Kissed from a Rose” to me.

Mel: I’m so glad I convinced you to work at The D.O. when you were drunk and danc-ing at DKE. You’re going to make a good news editor. If you ever need anything, I’m just an e-mail (or IM) away!

Eric: Oh, Pledgy! I love you so much! I can remember your first story and that chaos. Please take care of the apartment and my paper airplane, bitch.

Erin: I think the two words I think of when I think of you are “Freebird” and kittens. Good luck teaching spinning next semes-ter. I’ve really enjoyed working with you.

Dara: You’re the cutest girl ever! Thanks for being such a great copy editor and friend. I’ve loved doing our laugh together.

Nic: Even though you weren’t in News this semester, I wanted to make sure to thank you. You’re a great person to have in the newsroom and I’d work with you any day.

Mere: Honestly, one of my favorite parts of work has been late-night chats in your office. London’s going be fun!

Gainor: You’ve saved my ass on many occasions with your wonderful advice (even if it is via AIM). Thanks bunches!

Design: You’re all awesome! I’ve enjoyed working with each and every one of you and seeing the cool things create.

Casey and Leslie: “Shoes. Let’s get ‘em!”

Feature: You guys and gals are wild! Every time I go downstairs, you’re having the cra-ziest conversations!

Kelsey: I’m glad we both got passed our mid-semester sicknesses. Best of luck in Florida!

“Disgruntled Alum”: Thanks for getting me drunk when I was 19 and too young to buy myself beer and for letting me tuck you in.

Janela: Thanks for the phone and always letting me watch “Global Guts” with you.

Ben: Denny’s runs anyone? Seriously, you did a wonderful job this semester as ME.

Sheebs: Lunch with you has been great (and always uncensored)!

Mike Mahon: I love you … for so many rea-sons! Thanks for the Post-It war.

Sports: You guys are talented and funny. Be careful not to break too many ladies’ hearts. ;0)

Seamus: “Dear God, please make me a bird, so I can fly far, far away from here.” I love you!

Evan: I couldn’t have asked for a better duck! Thanks!!!

Mom and Kristine: Thanks for blessing me with your stubbornness and abilities to never stop talking … apparently those qualities make great journalists. I love you.

Beth: I can’t decide if you have terrible or perfect timing when you call me as I’m hsving a meltdown. You tell me when I’m being stupid and remind me it’s bad to drink on a roof.

Dad: I wonder all the time if you would like the person I’ve become. I miss you so much.

Peter: I knew our relationship would work when I told you I worked late nights and you said it was OK, because you don’t sleep either. Thanks for the endless sup-port (and Insomnia Cookies for my writers). I know I can be tough sometimes. I love you!

Katie WalshFALL 2005-FALL 2006

Asst. Feature Copy Editor, Asst. Feature Editor, Feature Editor

Laura Van WertFALL 2005-FALL 2006

Asst. News Editor, News Editor


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Q&A with Carlos Mencia

By Alex Shebar(315) EDITOR

I t doesn’t matter what race, reli-gion, sex or sexual orientation a person is, Carlos Mencia will

make fun of him or her. As host of Comedy Central’s “Mind of Mencia,” Mencia has a controversial comedic

styling that examines the world’s stereotypes and mocks them. Tomor-row, he will be bringing some of this humorous observational

wisdom to Syracuse. The Daily Orange interviewed him by phone.

The Daily Orange: So what do you think of the Upstate New York region?

Carlos Mencia: It’s weird. When anyone says New York you think of Manhattan, you never think of it as a giant state. It’s cool to drive from Manhattan to Buffalo to Albany and Syracuse because you get the feel that there’s countryside and basically people living who aren’t city people. It’s a very interesting experience.

In October, I interviewed come-dian/actor Joe Rogan, who had some pretty horrible things to say about you.

I think he’s in love with me; I’m being completely serious. Anytime (reporters) interview him, he brings up my name. He says (I’m a fake). (People) know I’m not from Mexico, I’m Honduran. (People) know my first name is actually Ned. If I didn’t want you to know it, you wouldn’t. I gave it out … it’s like, you know when you’re in the playground and you’re a kid and you have a crush on a girl but you don’t know what to do. So you kick her to get her attention. I hope he finds someone to love because I’m taken already. But if I ever divorce my wife, I’ll think about it.

There is such a wide range of reviews for your show, why is that?

It rides against a lot of beliefs that a lot of people have. A lot of people in America think that if we all homog-enize and become one, we’ll become a better country. But we’re not built on that. We’re all about celebrating that mixture of people. We as a country totally embrace that, but some people totally want to separate us.

IF YOU GOWhat: Carlos MenciaWhere: The Landmark Theatre362 S. Salina St.When: Saturday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m. How much: $37.50 & 42.50

Dining discrepancies exist among Central New York colleges

By Christina Simmons CONTRIBUTING WRITER

W ith the rapidly growing rates of

obesity in the United States, it’s

no surprise that many college stu-

dents pack on the extra pounds. Alcohol con-

sumption is not the only cause of the dreaded

“freshman 15.” Though Syracuse University

Food Services says it has “healthy options”

and “choices for everyone,” students are left

to wonder if the campus food options are

actually nutritious and accommodating.

Each year about 6,700 SU students on meal

plans frequent the five residential dining

centers on campus. According to Food Ser-

vices, these students consume on average,

816,480 slices of American cheese, 41,100

pounds of bacon, 111,450 pounds of french

fries, 29,000 taco shells, 25,960 chicken nug-

gets, 4,548 gallons of apple juice and 3,264

gallons of mayonnaise.

“We try to balance what people want and healthy options,” Sullivan said. “Even though there’s a lot of fattening food, there’s a lot of demand for these foods. A lot of people want pizza, hamburgers and french fries.”

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T here was not one night when I dreaded coming to this place. That says something. However, I hope to never go to a Student

Association meeting again, for real this time. Good luck to the next crew. Talk to the campus; make this paper better than it is.

News: We have been through a ton together and I have learned more from you guys than any of my Newhouse professors.

Melanie: Good luck next semester you will be an amazing news editor. I will always be here if you need anything, I have good venting ears. You are my best pal here and you mean so much. Thanks for letting me live in your house. We will have to hang out tons next semester.

Eric: Put me on the “cool stories” list.

Dara: You are the fastest learner ever. Copy edi-tors are the best! Thanks for the cops trips.

Laura: You have the thickest skin. I admire that in you. Now go crazy in London!

Sports: It is your section I see people reading everyday. That is an accomplishment. Continue the amazing work you all do, and Zach I will come by if I get my haircut.

Feature: Thanks for being my haven when I got too claustrophobic upstairs. Brian I hope you hold down the sports tradition despite all the concerts, plays, fashion shows and “profiles.”

Photo: You are so talented Kelsey! Say hi to Min-nie and Mickey for me.

Design: I think you all are the people I talk to the

most. Thanks for listening.

Lesley: Someday I will find out what “nooshoolawn heriyain” means, and I bet it will be “those shoes are mine …”

Casey: Congratulations on PD. You may be calm now but I bet you will be wired and crazy be Febru-rary – you can handle it.

5-0: Your “pledge” time is over. Now terrorize someone else!

Sahar: Thanks for the crazy quizzes. I finally know how to get bad with grandma.

Tim: Thanks for the rides, music and advice. Let’s go to some concerts together next semester with all of our free time.

Scott and Colleen, thanks for listening to me com-plain and dealing with my nonexistence. I love you both! 730 will live it up next year.

Freebird.

Katie: Since I met you a little over a year ago, you’ve been my best friend and probably one of the most influential people in my life. There isn’t space here to recount all the smiles, laughs and even tears so I won’t even try. Take care in London, I’ll miss you and I love you cupcake.

Laura: That one crazy night probably earned me a life-long friend and so I’m so glad you were as hungry as I was. I’m still sorry about the standup comedy thing, but thanks for let-ting me borrow an ounce of the fun you have in your life.

Seamus: Since day one of the most awesome Op-team ever, I have had the greatest respect for you. It’s no surprise that you are getting married, because I know that if how good a friend and confidant you are is any indication, you’ll be a terrific husband and father some day. Thanks for everything.

Dara: I don’t want to jinx the best thing in my life by saying too much. So I’ll say only this: It moves!

Dana: I am constantly amazed by how much you truly care for your friends and family. And it is so amazing be able to count myself as one of them.

A.J.: Take care of our baby, the prized posses-sion of everyone on this list. You really are a champion.

Meredith: There’s no words, only pictures. Because of you I think critically about fonts.

Mike Mahon: I’ve learned a lot from you, and yes I do mean more than “Tragedy.” I’ll see a lot of you next semester and beyond. Peace.

Heather: Please do me a favor and join the White House Press Corps. Newspapers need people like you to take names and kick ass. If you can do that, you might just save the world. Either way I’m going to call you when I plan to help New Jersey take over the world.

Alex Shebar: Thanks for letting my write movie reviews. If I wasn’t so stupid and start-ed thinking about editing, I would probably still

be doing that. I hope I was more of a help than a hindrance in the rebirth of (315.

Pete Waack: Getting to know you last semes-ter and this summer has had a profound impact on my life, and I’m still figuring out exactly what that means.

Nick: Thanks for letting me talk you into work-ing here. I’m glad to see that you and Rick are not only keeping Opinion more than respect-able (despite having to work next to Sports and Copy) as well as fun.

ZB: There’s good reason why I always pes-tered you to come to my edit boards, and I think you know why. Keep being just an all-around good guy. When you become a famous sports writer, I’ll be happy to say “Dude, I, like, know that guy.” Respect.

Pledge: Your friendliness is disarming and will serve you well. I hope you saw “pledging” as a fun way for us to get to know you, and in 50 years when you look at that paddle, I hope I’m still a part of your memories of the office.

Melanie: Look out Chancellor Cantor, Mela-nie Hicken is going to keep you on your toes, Hawaiian style. Hang loose Cali girl, and you won’t go nuts.

Erin: I’m totally going to start spinning now.

Ethan: No fear. Enjoy the new job, you earned it.

Evan: Binary code was maybe the best idea we’ve ever had.

Rick: See you at Beardfest 2k7.

Lesley: Thanks for the wine and the laughs … betch.

Sahar: There’s a hole in my soul that can only be filled by the Buffy RPG.

Susie: I could always count on your for a smile, thank you.

Casey: Now that you are the big man of copy, you can have all the Alto Cinco you want in the office. Ask Mere, I’m sure it helps when you’re exporting at 4:00 A.M.

5-0: Don’t lose that zeal and fuck everybody that tries to bring you down.

Tim & Ranthes: You guys have got to be the most upstanding gentlemen I know.

Janela: 2pac Tuesdays and 10-0. Nuff said neighbor.

Kovach: Have fun in London, we’ll nerd it up like whoah, you better study your Star Wars trivia.

Melissa: I hope you know that you are freakin’ hysterical, it’s always a good time when you are around.

Jackie Johnston: You remember “exploring” the graveyard sober right?

Brian Tahmosh: Enjoy running the mostest funnest section.

Jessi: Thanks for not letting me be the only theatre dork.

Taylor: You always did have the best headline ideas. Feature will miss you, but 315 is going to kick some serious butt.

Liz Petty: You’re the only person I know that I would be afraid to enter an honest cooking contest against.

Gelb & Jackie: You guys are cute. And going places, big places.

Schonbrun: Stick up for what you believe in, especially if it’s in edit board.

Amy: You are definitely on my list of “best people ever.” While working with you and even after, I was always amazed at your ability to stay calm, level headed, stand behind your friends as well as your beliefs. It was inspiring, so thank you.

Jean: I owe you another dance, maybe this time it can happen in Jersey.

Jared: You always were an inspiration, call me when you open your own paper.

Justin Young: When I wrote that PWOP review, I honestly thought you would ban me from writing.

Ben PeskinFALL 2004-FALL 2006Asst. Feature Editor, Asst. Opinion Editor, Opinion Editor, Managing Editor

Erin FitzgeraldSPRING 2006-FALL 2006

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How did I get to the point where I’m writing this? Wasn’t I just an innocent frosh, asking Mr. Young if there were

any reporter positions available? I don’t know how the last two years have gone so fast, but do I know The D.O. has changed my world in the best and worst ways … so here’s to late nights, two years, good juice and great friends.

Sara: The love of my life. Thanks for putting up with the week-long disappearances, constant b*!&%ing and all the strife. I can’t wait to grow old together in our beautiful house on Euclid!

Katie: My wonderful, loveable lush. You taught me to loosen up—which I definitely needed. If it weren’t for you, I’d of peaced out long ago … thanks for keeping me sane. I look forward to the debauchery that will surely be next semester.

Storage 3: They were the best of times, they were the worst of times.

Jared: It’s hard to imagine how different my life would be if you hadn’t convinced me to apply for designer instead of (315) assistant. You’ve taught me so much, the least of which being how to put a page together. You’ll always be the meep in the back of my mind.

Dana: Thank you for teaching me how to be a friend and how to work with people. Your com-passion is amazing. Thanks for dating A.J., too —he was starting to get a lil cra-cra, if ya know what I mean.

A.J.: You will be a great EIC, A.J. You are one of the most talented peeps I know, as well as a true friend and excellent harasser. Thanks for letting everyone in the office know about belt, and keeping me in line all semester. I can’t imagine The Pho-sign office without you, but I’m so happy to see you in management :)

Laura: Another vital member of my support staff in the last few months. I’m so impressed by the group of editors and writers you have educated … be as proud of yourself as the rest of us are! We’re Londoning together!

Seamus: You are the most insanely funny per-son I know, and your humor and maturity have kept me in line and moderately close to sane in the last few months. Please don’t get boring when you get hitched!

Ben: The D.O. isn’t the same without you, but I’m glad you chose school, because senior year absolutely requires that you be present.

Kovach: My first boss, and perhaps my favor-ite. You’re an embittered alumni to admire. You will be an excellent addition to the ladies of The DO next semester.

Ethan: Sharing an office with A.J. is an experi-

ence unlike all others. You’ll get used to seeing his nipples eventually.

Casey: Keep on rockin, rockstar. I’m so proud of you, and will miss assaulting you! You’re more talented than you realize. CALL ME!

Conrizzle: YOU’RE STAYING!!! Nothing makes me happier. Take good care of Casey, and don’t stop being a ho … luv you!

Sahar: Thanks for bringing quirky to the department. Make sure Casey chooses good-looking designers for next semester so we continue the proud tradition of REALLY being the sexiest department.

Tim: You were a quiet man of sports balls, but you became a gothic typophile. I’m glad we had you for awhile. Why must you graduate?

Five-oh: Trust yourself. You DO know how to do this. A good designer is a good reporter.

Kelsey: You were here only for a semester, but you fell right into the balls-filled ridiculousness that is Pho-Sign. Give John Smith one for me.

Evan: Thanks for joining up. You’re too smart for the likes of us!

Eric/Pledge and Mel: It’s been an honor help-ing to corrupt you two! It’s up to you guys to carry on the funner traditions.

M. John Mahon: Your return was nothing short of triumphant.

Sheebs: Your pop culture enthusiasm, and zest for life is contagious!

Susie: You broke my heart by leaving, but I’ll pine for you forever!

Z.B.: Good evening, sports editor. You’re a good guy, ZB, and it’s a rarity that we love.

Pete: The coolest grown-up I know. Thanks for being the father figure I needed (even if you didn’t know it!)

My AXSigma brothers: You guys kept me saner than you’ll ever know. Thanks for being the ultimate escape. I’ll miss you wildly next semester (that means you, DeVito!) !

McDreamy: I shall have to learn to woof in a British accent.

Pen Tool: Without you, I am nothing.

Mom&Dad: Thanks for almost getting used to me working here and letting me do my thing.

Everyone else I couldn’t fit: I love you all and will surely Facebook stalk the hell out of you from London.

I’ll miss you all fiercely, and can’t wait to see those of you who aren’t silly enough to gradu-ate next fall! Mwah!

As a student in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, I have taken on the skills and bear-

ing of a true journalist while meeting with important public figures, tackling relevant media issues and chasing important sto-ries. As an editor for The Daily Orange, I have received death threats from flutists and pot-smoking Frisbee players. Thanks for nothing, D.O.

Let’s do this:

Katie: As ever, don’t stop believing. Thanks for becoming my friend in about five min-utes, and thanks in advance for being my friend for a long time coming. Go to Ireland while you’re abroad, and consider staying there—the land is beautiful, the people are beautiful and the beer is fresh.

Laura: Your Pittsburgh accent is just ador-able. Your work ethic is just incredible. Your friendship is just invaluable. Go Stillers!

Nick: Sie müssen ein großer Journalist sein, wenn Sie beide Dave Arey und Glavin überleben können.

Rick: Ihr Bart ist sehr gut!

Ethan:You cam pretty far by ignoring what they teach in Newhouse, and I respect that. But it’s put up or shut up time for you again, so prove to the world that you aren’t overrated.

ZB: I’m sure you’ll be Alpha Male next year, just like I’ll be a first-class Marine.

Chris: Can’t wait to read your work in USA Today. Keep on writing the best-reported stories in The D.O., and when the bitches get to you, close your eyes and count to STAMOS!!!

Mere: Will you still pretend to know me when you’re famous?

A.J.: I still think you’re the funniest guy at the paper. But, unfortunately, I’m gonna need you to clean out your desk.

Sheebs: One day, I will meet someone with hepatitis, and I will think of Hepatitis Sheebs, and I will giggle, and they will punch me.

Pledge: Watching you become so self-confi dent but still humble just makes me happy. Melanie: One day, California will break off of the West Coast and drift into the

northern Pacific, where it will be officially annexed by Hawaii.

Evan: 10101 10010 11 1111 1101 1001 11000 1101 1 1011 101 1101 101 1100 1111 1100!

A.J. Part 2: P.S., the future of the one col-legiate institution that has ever meant any-thing to me is in your hands, and I trust you.

Steve: Thanks for all the rides, and for giv-ing me healthy doses of don’t-take-it-too-seriously when I needed them most.

Brian: You know, I never said you had to STOP calling girls “Tits McGee.” Keep the feature section strong, I know you will.

Ben: It’s nice to know somebody around here understands the concepts of maturity and communal respect. You’re going to be an asset wherever you go.

Heather: Right place, wrong time. Thanks for your hard work.

Dana: Having you, me, Erin and Omar in the same office was too awesome to last. Maybe some day we’ll have a reunion and teach Erin what “reverse cowgirl” means. Also, it was you who gave me a chance at a humor column, and I’ll always be grateful for that.

Gorman: The quadruple threat: sports-writer, designer, consummate gentleman and current Hardcore Champion. Is that belt even still around?

SUMB: You know what? Sometimes people prove to you that they’re much more respectable than you ever thought.

The Student Voice: And sometimes they don’t.

K.K.: No more 11 p.m. to 11:18 p.m. phone calls. Ever. I love you.

“Hello, my treacherous friendsAnd thank you for joining me hereTonightI’ve brought you all here to discuss, as I must,How grateful I am.”

—OK Go, “Hello My Treacherous Friends”

Meredith BowenSPRING 2005-FALL 2006

Asst. News Editor, Design Editor, Presentation Director

Seamus O’ConnorSPRING 2005-FALL 2006

Asst. Feature Copy Editor, Asst. Opinion Editor, Copy Editor, Humor Columnist


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By Timothy GormanDESIGN EDITOR

If you can find it within yourself to shell out $10 for a Mel Gibson flick, it’ll be money well spent. “Apocalypto” is an

adrenaline-driven action movie to the end and will make any viewer invest in its characters.

I knew little about the movie when I entered the theater because the trailer gave nothing

away. It made no difference. Despite its setting and subtitles, the movie features a protagonist that was eas-ily likable and antagonists

that were savage villains. There isn’t much to the plot: one Mayan tribe takes over another’s village and enslaves its people. The main char-acter, Jaguar Paw (Rudy Youngblood) bravely escapes and becomes the hunted. The ensuing battles make this the most graphic Disney movie ever, and the hope for survival keeps the audience hushed.

The power of this movie is that the audience will relate to Jaguar Paw and cheer him on as he attempts to reunite with his escaped wife (Dalia Hernandez) and child. After he is forced to watch his father, Flint Sky (Morris Birdyel-lowhead), being killed, Jaguar Paw becomes a tragic figure. At one point, he seems sure to die as a firing squad makes him its target practice. At that instant ”Apocalypto” had the potential to be the movie of the year.

Surprisingly, there were some instances of comic relief with the subtitles that served their purpose. The lack of a major star made the film more believable, as the chase for Jaguar Paw traversed thick jungle.

The film’s shortcomings are its special effects during an animal attack and a birth. Both times the audience yelped with disgust while many turned their heads away.

A controversial twist that trumps all in the end will leave some shaking their heads.

There’s little in terms of story (the script is likely very short because of all the action and cinematography) for a more than two-hour film. But overall,”Apocalypto” is a movie any thrill seeker with a stomach should see.

FIVE MOST GRAPHICALLY VIOLENT MOVIES1. “Boondock Saints”2. “Reservoir Dogs”3. “Passion of the Christ”4. “Saving Private Ryan”5. “Seven”

— Tim Gorman, design editor

TRAILER REVIEWDakota Fanning is one cutie. And while thousands of pedophiles around the world wait for Feb. 23, 2012 when she turns 18, she will continue to star in those adorable family movies she has become famous for. Her latest, “Charlotte’s Web,” the live-action adaptation of E.B. White’s famous children’s novel, opens in theaters this holi-day season. Expect to see plenty of talking animals a la “Babe,” but with much better acting (Julia Roberts plays Charlotte). It’s fun for the whole family.

— Steve Kovach, staff writer

“APOCALYPTO”Directed by: Mel GibsonStaring: Rudy YoungbloodRating: ´´ ∂∂APOCALYPTO

‘Apocalypto’ thrills despite lack of story, star actors


develop this lecture, one of the few times he talks of his personal life in class.

“Whether or not I was proud of her shouldn’t measure her success,” Glavin said. “I figured this was a good thing for students to hear because no one else is saying it to them. They should find things that make them happy.”

Had Glavin stayed in journalism, maybe he’d wear three-piece suits as Good Housekeeping’s publisher. Maybe he’d be at another top magazine in the City. No matter.

Glavin is at Syracuse earning a teacher’s salary padded only by longevity. And each summer, he’s able to travel to Montana to fly fish: something he truly enjoys.

“I love casting a dry fly with no weight on the lure,” he said. “Casting is what makes fly fishing for me because I throw all the fish back anyway.”

When I first heard Glavin’s story last spring, it made me realize there’s more to life than a prefix or a suffix to your name. I pass it on not as a disclaimer if I leave journalism but as a reminder that happiness is where you find it, even if that’s in Syracuse.

“I like Syracuse,” he said. “I spent two years in Washington and it was so mild it was like there’s no winter. There’s no sense of rebirth each spring … but what I like best about teaching is the students.”

Timothy Gorman was a design editor at The Daily Orange from January 2006-December 2006,

the sports editor from May 2005-January 2006 and an assistant sports editor from May 2004-

May 2005. E-mail him at [email protected]

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That, not the actual column, is what he wants readers to remember.

Who is this guy?™™™

He never would have fathomed taking an F.A NEW305 story was due at midnight, and he

had only done a few interviews. With an hour before deadline that night in mid-February, a classmate submitted a story and cc-ed him because it might work for the Sports section.

Rather than finish his own mediocre article, he accepted a zero and spent the next two hours editing his classmate’s story even though he knew he wouldn’t run it until the end of the semester anyway.

Because for the first time in his life, he was really good at something.

He loves nothing more than to pick apart a solid but not great article with potential—every one presents its own unique challenges. He knows how to improve stories and writers, rel-ishing the test of mixing praise with criticism each time.

He’d take another F in a heartbeat.Who is this guy?

™™™He spent weeks chasing people down.Not for a story. An e-mail. A party invitation.Each April or May the SE must organize

Battle for the Bottles, Sports’ annual spring semester party—famous for its traditions, most notably sending people to the hospital. His year had to be even more memorable.

Recent D.O. Sports alumni would be in attendance—his idols, those who’d helped him immensely, those he still tries to measure up to,

those who made the section one of the nation’s finest. And those who partied hardy.

The call-to-arms staff e-mail totaled 16 vignettes and 3,000 words from those at the New York Times, Washington Post, Yahoo!, Seattle Times and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, to name a few.

Amazingly, the party measured up.The sports editor got his traditional beer

bash. No E&J remained. And someone did end up in the hospital.

But his memories are only thanks to Face-book. Eight beers and E&J turned his night black. At least someone carried him home…


He planned on updating his résumé that Monday afternoon. That, and the usual million other things.

The girlfriend of a month and a half had another idea: apple picking. Again.

He had already cleared his Sunday for the Lafayette Apple Festival—the NFL helped by giving the Steelers a bye week—but after discovering you couldn’t actually pick apples at the early October event, she pestered him the next morning in bed to skip class and find another place.

What a difference a year makes.For perhaps the first time since he started in

the sports office, he didn’t accomplish a single work-related task during a weekday.

Instead, the suburbia boy was caught mak-ing out on the ground in an apple orchard, all part of an incredible relationship he never thought possible given his schedule. Yet his sec-tion, as it had for most of his second semester in charge, still turned out excellent. So did his résumé.


He wanted to stop time.It was his fifth and final guide night—when

the sports editors disdain sleep to put the final touches on a season preview section before it’s due to the printer the next afternoon.

On tap, the basketball guide—the final land-mark of his tenure. The previous two weeks had been a nightmare of no sleep, but it didn’t matter.

That early November night made him forget all the times he despised his 60- to 70-hour work weeks and reminded him what he would miss the most from his three semesters in the sports office: the camaraderie.

With a former sports editor designing the section, the night consisted of four guys laugh-ing about the paper, memorable nights, past edi-tors, current writers, past parties (see above), the section’s future, sports, girls and all the inside jokes any group of guys have—all while putting out a great 24-page guide.

He didn’t expect to feel so sad sitting alone at Starbucks at 8:15 a.m., staying awake by truly comprehending for the first time only a month remained. It would go in a flash.

Who is this guy? ™™™

Someone who would love to re-live the best 18 months of his life all over again. But also someone who is ready for what lies ahead (including Sports’ fall semester party—Race for the Cases—this Saturday night).

Peace.

Ethan Ramsey was the sports editor at The Daily Orange from January 2006-December 2006 and an

assistant sports editor from May 2005-January 2006. His column will not appear as managing

editor. E-mail him at [email protected].

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SYRACUSEJim BoeheimRecord at SU: 733-255, 31 seasonsCareer record: 733-255Boeheim’s teams have won 44 straight games vs. New York schools dating back to 2000. He’s never lost to Colgate.

COLGATEEmmett DavisRecord at Colgate: 114-120, nine seasonsCareer record: 114-120Davis’ Red Raiders haven’t defeated Syracuse since 1962. Colgate scored 35 points in last year’s meeting.

21 SYRACUSE VS. COLGATE SATURDAY, 7 P.M. AT CARRIER DOME, TIME WARNER SPORTS 26

SIMON NICHOLS POUNDS ROBERTS CHONES WATKINS DANIELS6-2, 185, Jr. 6-2, 181, So. 6-4, 180, So. 5-11, 180, Sr. 6-8, 217, Sr. 6-4, 200, So. 6-9, 233, Sr. 6-6, 243, Jr. 6-11, 258, Sr. 6-8, 251, Sr.WRIGHT WADDY DEVENDORF

COLGATE STATISTICSPLAYER PPG RPG APGJon Simon 14.3 4.0 1.5Kendall Chones 10.9 3.8 1.0Daniel Waddy 9.7 3.0 1.7Dan Gentile 9.0 4.0 0.0Tim Pounds 7.0 2.5 0.4Kyle Chones 5.6 3.4 1.1Willie Morse 5.4 1.4 1.1Ben Jonson 4.3 2.0 0.4Marc Daniels 4.2 2.8 0.1Trevaron Vinson 4.0 1.7 1.4Alex Woodhouse 3.1 2.7 1.0Peter Minchella 2.5 1.7 1.0Todd Checovich 2.4 2.4 1.1Joe Guiler 2.0 2.0 0.0

Both of these guards have high turnover rates, but their respective teams count on them to lead the offenses.

Simon is Colgate’s go-to scorer on a team that has balanced scoring. If he’s open from 3-point range, he’ll shoot.

Nichols has the potential to dominate this matchup. Pounds sat out last sea-son and has been a role player in the Red Raiders rotation this season.

Kendall Chones is one of triplet Chones. One brother, Kyle, is a teammate on Colgate. The other goes to Brown. None will have too much success against Ter-rence Roberts.

Daniels and Watkins had similar stat lines in the meet-ing last year. Watkins must do better than that, though, because Daniels doesn’t compare to any of the big men in the Big East.

PREDICTIONSZach Berman Syracuse 76 Colgate 48

Matt GelbSyracuse 79Colgate 52

Mark Medina Syracuse 83Colgate 61

SYRACUSE STATISTICSPLAYER PPG RPG APGDemetris Nichols 16.4 5.3 1.2Eric Devendorf 12.3 2.4 3.7Paul Harris 12.3 7.0 1.8Josh Wright 9.9 2.4 5.2Terrence Roberts 9.2 9.0 1.7Darryl Watkins 7.3 5.0 0.6Matt Gorman 4.6 1.3 0.4Andy Rautins 3.4 2.0 0.7Mike Jones 2.4 0.5 0.4Brennan-McBride 0.7 0.7 0.0 WINTER BREAK SCHEDULE

DATE OPPONENT TIME TVDec. 16 Baylor 7 p.m. Time Warner Dec. 19 Drexel 7 p.m. ESPN360 Dec. 22 Hofstra 7 p.m. Time WarnerDec. 30 St. Bonaventure 7 p.m. Time Warner Jan. 4 Pittsburgh 7 p.m. ESPNJan. 7 at Marquette 8 p.m. ESPN RegionalJan. 10 at Rutgers 9 p.m. ESPN RegionalJan. 13 Villanova 1 p.m. CBS


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By George WilliamsSTAFF WRITER

Typically it takes athletes a few weeks to warm up before they reach their peak performance lev-els—not track and field sprinter Aulton Kohn.

The two-time defending Big East champion Kohn opened the inaugural meet of the 2006-2007 indoor track season better than he ever has in his prolific career, setting a IC4A-quali-fying time of 6.70 seconds in the 60-meter dash on Saturday at the Cornell Relays. SU’s track and field team is idle until Jan. 12, when the Orange hosts the Syracuse Welcome Back.

Kohn’s performance was his personal best in the 60-meter race and earned him an NCAA pro-visional mark. His time of 6.70 seconds is just .01 seconds shy of the school record set by Samuel Okantey in 1999. One of Kohn’s personal goals this season is to break Okantey’s mark.

“First off, I want to repeat as Big East indoor champion and as IC4A indoor champion,” Kohn said. “I really want to go to the NCAA (cham-pionship). Right now I’m on the list. That time (6.70 seconds) will not get me into the actual meet. I always wanted to break (the record)

since sophomore year.” Kohn has already experienced success dur-

ing his athletic career. As a sophomore he set Big East and Carrier Dome records in the 60-meter dash. Last season, he became the uni-versity’s fastest ever 200-meter sprinter at the IC4A Championship.

Sprinting and hurdling coach Dave Hegland said it’s too early to determine whether Kohn will make nationals, but he is pleased with Kohn’s quick start.

“Certainly that was a pretty fast opener,” Hegland said. “There’s not many people that run that fast their first race. The last two years he’s been probably the best guy. So the better he can do individually the more points he scores for the team.”

Hegland attributes much of Kohn’s success to his work ethic. He said Kohn has made significant strides since last season.

“He’s come in and worked really hard this fall,” Hegland said of Kohn. “He’s probably here at Manley as much as anybody. He’s in the training room all the time taking care of little stuff.”

Kohn had to rehab an injury this off-season. To overcome the injury, Kohn pulled a sled three days a week during the summer. Addi-tionally, he increased the amount of weight he was lifting. Both have paid major dividends, as Kahn said he’s considerably stronger than last year.

“Just the help that they’ve given him and the commitment he’s put into staying healthy and doing all the little stuff that it takes to be great,” Hegland said. “The faster you get, after a high level like he’s at, it’s all those little things that separate good from great, and I think he’s made a commitment to doing all the little things.”

Despite the lengthy layoff before the Syra-cuse Welcome Back, Hegland said he’s confi-dent the team will continue to work hard over the break.

“The big thing just for them is to go home and work hard and maintain what they’ve done to this point and not take a month off,” Hegland said. “And they’re all real. They all work hard. They all want to be great, so it’s not an issue.”

“There’s not many people that run that fast their first race. The last two years he’s been probably the best guy.”

Dave HeglandSU SPRINTING AND HURDLING COACH


By Matt EhaltCONTRIBUTING WRITER

Freshman Cassondra Covington came to Syracuse not planning to play on the women’s basketball team. Covington came to campus expecting to be a regular freshman, balanc-ing time between classes and Kimmel. In the middle of December, though, Covington has come to expect something else: valuable minutes off the bench for the injury-depleted Orange. That’s a rarity considering Coving-ton is a walk-on.

“I came here first and foremost for academics because they granted me scholarship money,” Covington said. “I’ve been playing basketball

for a while, so I decided to contact the coach and see if I could try out on the team. I came here not expecting to play. I was going to get a better opportunity at Syracuse.”

Covington and the Orange play nine games over winter break and begin the bulk of its Big East schedule on Jan. 3 at Marquette. SU won its Big East opener Thursday night, 61-59, over St. John’s.

With injuries to five members of Syracuse (5-4, 1-0), Covington had to play and has responded well. She played a season-high 19 minutes against Cornell and scored her first points. Against Penn State, Covington pulled down six rebounds.

Although the stat line for Covington may not be overly impressive, it does not mean her work is overlooked. Head coach Quentin Hillsman praised Covington and how she has contributed to an injury-plagued team.

“(Cassondra) is very solid,” Hillsman said. “She can do a lot of things to help us.”

These include defense, on which Covington prides herself and prefers to play compared to offense. Hillsman has taken notice and feels a defensive role is going to suit Covington.

“She’s a very good defender, she’s evolving into that,” Hillsman said. “I think she’ll be the kind of player if the team has a good guard or good point guard that we really want to pres-sure, we’ll give her some minutes and let her

pressure the ball and let her play a little.”Quite the contrary from the role Covington

originally expected as a walk-on.“I thought I was just going to help out as

far as being a practice player and providing bench support,” Covington said.

The starters have quickly noticed.“She’s really aggressive and presses the

ball, and that’s what matters,” center Vaida Sipaviciute said. “We’re happy to have her here.”

Sipaviciute also recognized Covington’s shy nature, which she feels stems from being a quiet, freshman walk-on. Covington’s starting to become more comfortable with the team now and is even being looked upon by Sipaviciute to help control the pace of the game.

“I wasn’t sure if I was going to mesh being a walk-on and trying to have the gist of playing with new members of the team, gradually over time I’ve come to form relationships with other players on the team,” Covington said. “It enables you to work together with the whole unit so that you can be effective. Instead of having individual entities contributing, everybody comes together as one and it’s the best for the team.”

Covington may be doing something she had not expected, but that doesn’t mean she is content with her play. The quiet Covington is vocal when it comes to ways she can improve.

“I feel like I need to work on my game and contribute more,” Covington said. “I feel more pressure to bring something to the table, other than support. I hope to improve on my 3-point shooing, dribbling skills, passing and just overall court awareness. I want to feel out my strengths and weaknesses.”

daily orange file photoSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL won its fourth game in a row with a 61-59 victory at St. John’s Thursday night. The Orange hosts Central Michigan at 1 p.m. on Saturday.


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Anyone who enjoyed watching Villanova’s four-guard offense should make sure not to miss

Hofstra this season. The Pride features a three-guard backcourt that serves as the strength of the team and is among the finest backcourts in the nation. Seniors Loren Stokes and Carlos Rivera combine with junior Antoine Augudio as the team’s leading scorers, leading distributors and rebounders. Stokes is the best, scoring 21.4 points per game and connecting on almost half of his 3-pointers. Aguidio isn’t far behind at 17.4 points per game. Hofstra beat eventual Final Four-bound George Mason in the Colonial Athletic Association semifinals last year before losing in the title to UNC-Wilmington. The Pride was one of the last teams left out of the NCAA Tournament. It entered this season with a lot of hype, some of which was squashed after losing its first three games by a combined nine points. If SU’s 2-3 zone has trouble rotating, the Hofstra guards could eat up the Orange—just like Villanova last season.

— Zach Berman, asst. sports editor

This matchup is the first game on SU’s Big East schedule. It is also against a team picked to win the

conference, No. 2 Pittsburgh.That leaves the Orange a little

less than a month to solve its two biggest problems: its rebounding and half-court offense. If not, this game will be a bad way to start the Big East for SU.

With SU struggling to out-rebound smaller players, the Orange will have a much harder time out-rebounding bona fide NBA prospect Aaron Gray. He has recorded six double-doubles in nine games.

The Panthers have depth with nine players averaging double-digit minutes. But against Auburn, Pitt showed dependency when Gray sat out. Though the Panthers will start to better adapt as the sea-son progresses, it wouldn’t hurt for SU to force Gray into foul trouble.

Guards Ronald Ramon, Anto-nio Graves and Mike Cook are shooting 51.1, 47.9 and 58.6 percent, respectively. The Orange can-not avoid to collapse on defense, whether it be on man-to-man or in a 2-3 zone.

— Mark Medina, staff writer

Syracuse leaves the state of New York for the first time all season when it visits No. 17 Marquette on Jan.

7. It should prove to be a difficult challenge for the Orange.

It’s impossible to count SU’s win against Canisius at Buffalo and Tuesday’s loss to Oklahoma State at Madison Square Garden as road tests, because the Orange basically played in front of home crowds at both venues.

In Milwaukee, SU will face a raucous crowd at a building slowly gaining respect as one of the tough-est in the nation.

The Bradley Center is quickly becoming a challenging arena for college basketball teams to win at. The Golden Eagles went 14-2 at home in 2005-06 (7-1 in Big East play).

Marquette beat three ranked Big East teams at home, including a 94-79 shocking defeat of then-No. 2 Connecticut in Marquette’s debut in the Big East. One month later, the Golden Eagles defeated No. 9 Pitt in front of 19,007 fans at the Bradley Center. All-American candidate guard Dominic James is averaging 17 points per game to go along with 4.2 assists and 2.2 steals per contest.

— Matt Gelb, asst. sports editor

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cautionary tale3games not to miss during winter break

Syracuse has 8 games in the next month. These 3 promise unique challenges B ill Glavin made a dubi-

ous career move when he accepted a teaching position

at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Journalism was all he knew after attending Columbia’s graduate school of journalism, working at The Boston Globe and at a CBS television affiliate in Boston. All his friends told him he was crazy and expected him back in New York City within a couple years where he worked as an associate editor at Good Housekeeping.

In fact, Glavin kissed away an opportunity to become managing editor when he left the magazine and he knew it.

“I was unhappy in New York,” Glavin said. “It was much too big of a city and this opportunity just fell into my lap. I decided I should take it because I always wanted to teach.”

Glavin’s first two years were difficult. He had no idea how to fill class time and was always expecting to be fired. As the years went by, that concern slowly faded.

“I figured I wouldn’t get tenure and I’d be back where I started,” he said.

Thirty-six years later, Glavin is a frequent member of the Newhouse tenure committee. He never planned he’d be in Syracuse teaching journal-ism, but he is happier for it.

Last week, Glavin told this cau-tionary tale to his classes as he has every semester for the past 10 years. It has a happy ending here in Syracuse but it warns that a professional life can spiral out of control.

As one of Glavin’s students gradu-ated about 10 years ago, she told him she’d make him proud by becoming an editor at a major magazine within a decade. That ambition reminded Glavin of his past and made him

SEE GORMAN PAGE 18

HOFSTRADec. 22, Carrier Dome, 7 p.m.Current record: 5-3Three key players: Loren Stokes, G, 6-3, Sr.: Carlos Rivera, G, 6-2 Sr.; Antoine Auguido, G. 6-3, Jr.Head coach: Tom Pecora

PITTSBURGHJan. 4, Carrier Dome, 7 p.m.Current record: 9-0Players to watch: Aaron Gray C, 7-0, Sr.; Mike Cook G/F, 6-4, Jr.; Anto-nio Graves G, 6-3, Sr.Head coach: Jaime Dixon

MARQUETTEJan. 7, Bradley Center, 8 p.m.Current record: 9-1Three key players: Dominic James, G, 5-11, So.; Jerel McNeal, G, 6-3, So.; Ousmane Barro, F, 6-10, Jr.Head coach: Tom Crean

Boeheim’s bunchThe Orange hosts Colgate on Saturday and continues with a busy Winter Break schedule PAGE 19

Good walkSyracuse women’s basketball was forced to use walk-ons because of injuries and one has stood out PAGE 21

King KohnAulton Kohn continues to break records for SU track and field PAGE 20

H e kept telling himself to fall asleep already.

The biggest interview of his career awaited the following afternoon—James Arthur Boeheim, mano-a-mano, for the basketball guide’s cover story—and he hadn’t finished preparing questions.

But no, there he was, eyes glazed over at his laptop at 5:19 a.m., his familiar peach ice tea at his side, preparing The Daily Orange Sports schedule for the next semester.

It was early October, 2005. The assistant didn’t know if he would be sports editor in the spring semester. Only a few sophomores had been SE in the previous 10 years.

Yet with his immediate schedule stuffed, he was determined not to go to bed until he figured out the likeli-hood of a women’s rowing meet on April 15.


He didn’t expect a warm response. Gerry McNamara is overrated.Minutes after the aforementioned

Jimmy B ripped into the 19-year-old live on national television—after a game-winning 3 from No. 3 in the first round of the Big East tournament—e-mails poured in proclaiming the end of his sportswriting career.

Right.He was the subject of SI.com and

SIoncampus.com columns the next day. He spoke at the annual Associ-ated Press Sports Editors Northeast convention months later (and hit the bar with the editors the night before). He won the Society of Profes-sional Journalists’ national award for collegiate sports column writing in 2005—without that column from early February 2006.

But actually, what he considers the most important part of the entire episode was reinforcing on a national scale the value of an independent student paper. He had no idea how many readers fail to understand The D.O. isn’t a PR arm of the school—and thus can explore negativity.

SEE RAMSEY PAGE 18

...Happiness is where you find it, even if that’s in Syracuse.


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