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Melodious messages When strangers call, One Hello World creates a

Three’s company The 3-pointer, in its 25th season since being

students receives a complaint for being too racy. Page 7

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Education student to return after expulsion By Rachael Barillari ASST. NEWS EDITOR

For Syracuse University graduate student Matthew Werenczak, being expelled from the School of Education was the last thing he expected. Werenczak was prepared to start his last semester of student teaching in September 2011 when he was notified of his expulsion from the school for a complaint he made on

CHANCELLOR NANCY CANTOR listens to the proposed resolution, which created a committee to monitor the administration’s policies and procedures during future investigations at the university.

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Committee to review investigations By Kathleen Ronayne DEVELOPMENT EDITOR

A committee to review internal investigations by the administration in light of alleged misconduct will take shape this semester, as per a resolution passed at Wednesday’s University Senate meeting. “The purpose of this resolution is to say OK, let’s get somebody outside of the administration, look at how you do things, and maybe make recom-

mendations that would improve it,” said Craig Dudczak, co-author of the resolution. Dudczak, associate professor of communication and rhetorical studies, and Pat Cihon, associate professor of law and public policy, introduced the resolution, which was developed in response to the university’s handling of the Bernie Fine investigation and previous internal investigations involving alleged misconduct. A

40-minute discussion followed, focusing on who will sit on the committee, what practices and procedures are subject to review, and the specificity of the resolution. Several senate members expressed concern at the level of detachment between the administration and the nominating committee. The scope of the committee is to determine whether university policies include the following things:

his personal Facebook page. He was readmitted into the program Wednesday after nearly five months of absence. While working as a student teacher at Danforth Middle School, Werenczak and a colleague, both white, overheard a comment made by a black member of the city’s Concerned Citizens Action Program in

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Authorities yet to enforce Miner’s eviction deadline By Stephanie Bouvia and Marwa Eltagouri ASST. NEWS EDITORS

Twenty-four hours after being told they must vacate Perseverance Park, the Occupy Syracuse members were still camped out and rallying for their cause. Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner told the occupiers Tuesday at 8 a.m. they had to leave the premises within 24 hours because they violated city fire codes by having propane tanks, space heaters and

other electrical devices. At 7:30 a.m., on the movement’s 109th day, a crowd of more than 50 people stood along the sidewalk in 20-degree temperatures, bundled in hats, gloves, coats and scarves, to chant and sing songs such as “Lean on Me.” Several protestors displayed large cardboard signs with phrases such as “Just a ‘Miner’ setback” and “If nothing changes, nothing changes” written in permanent marker.

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Bernie Fine case inspires local town hall meeting By David Propper STAFF WRITER

Dan Leonard doesn’t worry about what other people think of him. For the male sex abuse survivor, it’s important to put a name and face to sexual abuse. “The reason I do speak is to get people talking, to get this on people’s minds so that people will stop being

silent bystanders,” Leonard said. “When I was abused, there were plenty of people that knew this guy wasn’t right. That he liked little boys. There were rumors around town but nobody did anything about it.” Prevention of sexual abuse is the purpose of Leonard’s activism because he does not want it to con-

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MCMAHON/RYAN TOWN HALL MEETING What: Citizens meet to discuss abuse in youth athletics Where: Onondaga Community College When: Thursday How much: Free

andrew renneisen | staff photographer JESS HARTZ embraces fellow Occupy member after anticipated authorities failed to show up to remove the campers at 8 a.m.

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Detroit Mayor Dave Bing will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebration.

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photo by lauren murphy | asst. photo editor Syracuse University joined high-profile web platforms such as Wired.com, WordPress, Mozilla Firefox and Wikipedia in shutting down its website to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act. The act contains certain provisions that would limit information sharing by allowing copyright holders to blacklist websites without legal persmission.

iSchool joins national protest to oppose online piracy bill By Marwa Eltagouri ASST. NEWS EDITOR

Visitors of the Syracuse University School of Information Studies’ website Wednesday were greeted by a washed out, black-and-white homepage with bold gray text reading “Stop SOPA.” The iSchool’s website and blog, Information Space, were shut down for the day as part of a protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act, a bill being reviewed by Congress. The act

contains provisions that put user-generated websites, such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, at risk of being shut down due to copyright holders’ ability to place them on a blacklist without legal oversight. Along with high-profile web platforms such as Wikipedia and Google, the iSchool took a bold stance on the issue, believing that a free and open Internet is necessary for the growth of information sharing and that such provisions limit freedom of speech.

Due to the nationwide blackout movement, SOPA lost support from lawmakers on Capitol Hill early Thursday morning. Six U.S. lawmakers stopped supporting the anti-piracy legislation backed by Hollywood as websites protested the measures, according to a Jan. 18 article published by The Washington Post. During the protest, the iSchool homepage read, “The School of Information Studies (iSchool) website and blog have gone ‘dark’ today to bring

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Film festival to showcase student work By Amrita Mainthia NEW MEDIA EDITOR

University Union will host its firstever student film festival Feb. 10, officials announced Sunday. The event, called SyRECuse, will be held in both the Kittredge and Gifford auditoriums in Huntington Beard Crouse Hall simultaneously, allowing for more than 500 viewers total, said Tenaysia Fox, co-director of UU Cinemas. “It was our mission to do this for students so we could show our appreciation for when they buy tickets for our shows,” Fox said. “Now we get to showcase their talents and tell

students we appreciate everything they do.” SyRECuse starts at 8 p.m. and is free to all Syracuse University and State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry students, faculty and staff, and the general public. UU has received three submissions, but Fox anticipates more, as students are back on campus and have been working on films during Winter Break. “It’s hard when you put so much effort into projects and the only people who can see them are friends and professors,” Fox said.

Co-sponsors of SyRECuse include SU’s Obscure Cinema Society and Rylaxer, a company founded in 2009 by SU alumnus Ryan Dickerson. Additionally, Mike Armour and Joshua Eisenfeld, both senior television, radio and film majors, are set to speak at the event about their summer when the pair traveled to Mozambique while filming a documentary. They will discuss their experiences and how they received funding for the trip, Eisenfeld said. All students are invited to submit videos for entry with an application available in the UU office in the

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attention to pending legislation in Congress that could stifle innovation online and bring censorship to the Internet,” informing visitors of the reasons for the blackout. The iSchool website described SOPA and its threatening provisions and provided a link to a blog post by Isaac Budmen, senior policy studies and information management and technology major. The anti-SOPA and PIPA movement, the Protect IP Act, involving

the blackouts reflected the power of the Internet itself, said Roy Gutterman, associate professor of communications law and journalism and director of the Tully Center for Free Speech. He said he is not sure there has been a piece of federal legislation that has generated such a degree of vocal and widespread protest. “The reasons that make online piracy so easy are the same reasons we have seen such widespread pro-

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Detroit mayor to speak at Martin Luther King Jr. event on Saturday By Breanne Van Nostrand ASST. COPY EDITOR

Syracuse University will honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on Saturday at the university’s 27th annual celebration in the Carrier Dome. The event will feature Dave Bing, mayor of Detroit and SU alumnus, as its keynote speaker. Bing, a native of Washington, D.C., received his bachelor’s degree in economics in 1996 and was given an honorary doctorate of law degree in 2006, according to a Dec. 6 SU News release. The event is the largest college campus celebration for King in the

country to the knowledge of Hendricks Chapel, said Ginny Yerdon,

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A LIVING LEGACY

What: An annual lecture and

dinner held in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Where: Carrier Dome When: Saturday How much: Students with meal plans can use a meal swipe to attend the dinner and program, $15 for students without meal plans, $25 for the general public.

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People’s Choice Awards allow popular but unknown shows, movies to flourish

fter months of hype, awards season is finally underway. Critically acclaimed films like “The Artist” and “Midnight in Paris” are set up to win big, as are shows like Showtime’s “Homeland” and ABC’s “Modern Family.” Actors, critics and every guild or association known to man get to choose their favorites. But it’s not as often that we the people get to voice our opinions. What if your favorite actress of 2011 was Emma Stone in “Easy A,” not Michelle Williams from “My Week with Marilyn”? Thankfully, there’s the People’s Choice Awards for the little people out there. The 38th annual edition of the awards show was Jan. 11. About 8.9 million viewers tuned in. The great thing about the People’s Choice is that it’s just that — the people’s choice. Fans cast more than 200 million votes for their favorites in film, television and music. Shows that would never end up on an Emmys ballot but have loyal fan bases get their recognition. “Supernatural,” which has been on air for the last seven years, is one of the most

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the one that got away popular shows on the CW. Critics love it and fans have followed the horror religiously for almost a decade. But because it’s genre television, “Supernatural” would not normally be nominated for anything other than a technical award. Last week, “Supernatural” won two awards. The show beat out “The Good Wife,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “House” in the favorite network TV drama category. It even defeated its network’s most popular show, “The Vampire Diaries,” in the favorite sci-fi fantasy show. When a hit like “Bridesmaids” is up for three different awards, I expected the comedy gem to go home with them all. Kristen Wiig’s

masterpiece has Oscar buzz, and a sequel is being discussed. We may have laughed until we cried watching “Bridesmaids,” but we cried with the end of Harry Potter a lot more. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” went home with four awards, beating “Bridesmaids” as favorite movie and best ensemble movie cast. Harry Potter also won favorite action movie, against traditional adrenaline pumping flicks like “Fast Five” or “Transformers: Dark of the Moon.” The key to a People’s Choice win is capturing the hearts of viewers. Harry Potter may not be the best action movie, but we all have a far stronger connection to Harry and Hogwarts than Vin Diesel’s “Dominic Toretto.” Harry grew up with us, while Diesel’s character barely leaves a mark. Like Potter, America loves Betty White. I don’t personally know anyone who would publicly admit to watching “Hot in Cleveland.” It still beat FX’s flagship comedy “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.” Always Sunny may have one of the funniest

men on television in Charlie Day, but White’s “I’m old and still pretty cool routine” won her the award. A CNN headline this week even advertised White as “still raunchy at 90.” At this point, it’s practically a federal offense to not love Betty White. While the Golden Globes and Oscars get all the talk, it’s the People’s Choice that is truly exciting. We’re the ones that choose the winners, not a hundred foreign journalists or Hollywood’s elite. By the time the Academy Awards roll around, we know who has the acceptance speech prewritten and who’s there to smile uncomfortably at the camera. With the People’s Choice, we have no clue. Did America decide that this was Katy Perry’s year or was it someone like Adele? Those are the questions that make award shows enjoyable and not a two-hour snore-fest with forced jokes and “witty” banter. Ariana Romero is a sophomore magazine journalism major. Her column appears every Thursday. She can be reached at akromero@syr.edu.

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iSchool sends strong message to protest acts, inform students The School of Information Studies joined major websites, including Google, Wikipedia and Mozilla Firefox, in a virtual protest Wednesday. The sites were protesting the Stop Online Piracy Act and its Senate counterpart, Protect IP Act. The acts are under development in Congress and contain provisions that could put user-generated websites, such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, at risk of being shut down or altered because copyright holders can “blacklist” websites where users post content. Companies such as Google are worried these provisions could impose a serious limitation on the freedom of speech. Major media companies support the bill, hoping it will cut down on users illegally downloading movies and music. The websites that took part in

EDITORIAL by the daily orange editorial board the protest blacked out information, leaving users in the dark. It is good for the iSchool to take such a bold stance on an issue that is so strongly tied to the school. Many of the students in the iSchool program will be searching for jobs and working in this field upon graduation. By bringing attention to this issue, the iSchool is protecting its students and making a statement for the university to rally behind. The strong stance of the participating websites leaves a mark with Internet users across the country. Not being able to easily search information may have been annoying and inconvenient for one day, but it brings attention to the issue and urges users

SCRIBBLE to learn more. By protesting the acts, the websites are not actually supporting Internet piracy. Most of the websites that blacked out Wednesday are against the wording in the bill, not its message. Supporters say the bill is targeting foreign sites that are currently out of

the reach of U.S. law enforcement. With the mass outcry and lobbying in Washington, D.C., Congress’ debate of the bill has been pushed until February, but it seems unlikely the bill — at least, in its current form — will pass. By participating in the demonstra-

tion, the iSchool opened up a new discussion for students — one the school should continue to foster as the bill moves through stages of Congress. By bringing the issue to light, the blackout allows for more informed Internet users and more informed discussions.

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Christopher Hitchens’ lifework an inspiration regardless of political beliefs

n June 2010, Christopher Hitchens checked himself out of a hospital after being told he was suffering from esophageal cancer, which put him in what he called a “cancer elite.” The author, journalist and professor did an interview later that day with Jon Stewart for “The Daily Show.” When asked how he was doing he replied, “It’s a bit early to say.” This phrase summed up everything that happened in his life so far and everything that would happen up until his death Dec. 15. One can learn a lot about life by reading Hitchens’ essays and books. He once said, “We’re never a breath away from the end,” and lived his life accordingly. Hitchens consistently treated himself to his favorite drink,

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the right direction Johnny Walker Black; claimed to be the only person to have written from all three “axis of evil” countries — Iraq, Iran and North Korea; was said to be in the same room as former President Bill Clinton — before his presidency — when he famously “didn’t inhale”; and indulged in a Brazilian wax for a self-improvement piece in Vanity Fair. Hitchens was never boring, never at a loss of words and never

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grew tired of his favorite drink. When asked how he was doing last February, he stated simply, “Well, I’m dying.” He went onto say to the crowd, “And so are you,” which drew laughter and applause. Hitchens never minced words and always said what he meant, something tragically absent in today’s conversations. Hitchens was fearless when it came to his beliefs. When someone or some idea came into his line of sight that was seen as erroneous, he would deploy his full arsenal. His assault on religion is a great example of this. He wrote articles, essays, books and did public appearances to aid his cause. Hitchens never shied away from a debate on religion or any other issue for that matter. He debated religious leaders from all faiths, political

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figures, academics and pundits with unwavering zeal. He understood the art of argument like few others in intellectual circles. He took on the premise opposing ideas were based on and worked to show how ridiculous they were to be believed. Today’s pundits center arguments exclusively on the latter, which is worthless when used singularly. He also had the backbone to take stances that won him few friends. Hitchens achieved the feat of being hated on the left for his defense of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and on the right for his attacks on religion. Hitchens greatest contribution was that no matter if you agreed with his opinions, he always made you question your beliefs. No one was safe when it came to his work.

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Hitchens critiqued Mother Teresa in his book titled “The Missionary Position” and critiqued the Clintons in “No One Left to Lie To.” He felt questioning the beliefs that people held safely was the most effective way to make people think and change people’s minds. In the age of partisan pundits reassuring views of their existing beliefs, Hitchens provided intellectual stimulus with an air of legitimacy that few have. In his absence there is no one that seems to be able, willing or fit to replace him. But then again, it may be a bit early to say. Patrick Mocete is a senior political science and policy studies major. His column appears every Thursday. He can be reached at pdmocete@syr.edu.

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The scope of the committee is to determine whether university policies include the following things: adequate procedures for a full and fair investigation; rules in place to notify the proper authorities when civil or criminal crimes are involved; adequate time to inform university governance bodies of administrative proceedings; and due process for all involved. Not all investigations follow the same procedures and members of the SU community want a greater role in evaluating the strength and success of current practices. “There’s a certain hidden black box quality to it,” Dudczak said. “What exactly was the investigation? What did we do? And I mean that’s a question a lot of people in the university community have.” Four members of the Senate Agenda Committee will nominate members to the ad hoc committee. The size and composition of the committee was not explicitly laid out in the resolution and will be up to the nominating committee. Also at the meeting, Don Mitchell, faculty representative to the Board of Trustees, informed the senate of a similar initiative by the board to review policies and practices of investigations by the administration. Mitchell stressed that the two committees were not in conflict or competition with each other and are both valuable means of improving university practices.

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Schine Student Center or online via its website. All entries are due by noon on Jan. 27. All genres and film lengths are eligible for entry. The

“My own sense is there actually can’t be too much scrutiny of these issues,” Mitchell said. When discussion began on the resolution for an ad hoc committee, word choice and clarity of language dominated the concerns voiced by senate members. The purpose was changed to allow the scope of investigations to include allegations against any university personnel. Robert Van Gulick, a philosophy professor, said he felt the resolution’s stated purpose of “reviewing administrative policies and practices” was too broad. It did not, he said, specifically state the main reason for the resolution: to deal with investigations into inappropriate conduct. “I think we all know what this is about, but it doesn’t quite say it,” Van Gulick said. The resolution was amended to say the committee would review policies and practices “regarding internal investigations of alleged misconduct.” Martha Hanson, co-chairwoman of the Women’s Concerns Committee, raised the last question regarding the resolution. She expressed

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University Senate is an academic governing body with powers such as proposing policy on grading, student life and athletics, among many others. It also approves new curricula and recommends faculty for promotion. USen meets once a month on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium.

creator of the first-place film will win tickets to the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival. UU Cinemas is a division of UU responsible for on- and off-campus screenings of new films. It collaborates with student organizations and forms outside partnerships to create entertainment opportunities for students.

concern that the administration might have unintended influence over the nominations because several administrators serve on the Agenda Committee. Although the administration would not formally be involved in the nomination process, Hanson worried the connection between the two could sway appearances. Chancellor Nancy Cantor, Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric Spina, and Thomas Wolfe, senior vice president and dean of student affairs, serve on the 15-member Agenda Committee. Samuel Gorovitz, a philosophy professor, suggested the solution to this would be ensuring that the administration had no presence during nominations or any knowledge of the process as it is unfolding. The credibility of the committee’s findings depends fully on its independence from the administration, he said. “If there are even conversations about the membership of this committee, there is a potential for influence and intimidation,” Gorovitz said. “And that’s exactly the kind of thing that gave rise to the desire to have an independent inquiry in the first place.” Cantor scoffed at the notion that the administration might attempt to exert influence over the makeup of the committee. “I’ve never been very successful at intimidation. Nonetheless, I and all members of my cabinet would be glad to recluse ourselves and not be involved,” she said in response to Gorovitz. “No problem whatsoever with that.” kronayne@syr.edu

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Drivers find student-created billboard distracting, erotic By Lorne Fultonberg STAFF WRITER

A Syracuse University professor isn’t disappointed in his students after a billboard they designed and displayed in the city of Syracuse drew a complaint. Instead, he calls it a learning experience. A group of students designed a billboard in assistant professor Yasser Aggour’s APH 563: “Nontraditional Modes” class. The billboard depicted a woman seductively posed in lingerie with the words, “Keep your eyes on the road.” Sometime before Sunday afternoon, Lamar Outdoor Advertising took the billboard down from its location on the corner of East Washington and South McBride streets after its allotted four-week display. The removal coincided with a complaint that local resident Karen Buchanan registered with The Post-Standard. Buchanan said the constant bombardment of similar images on television, in shopping malls and elsewhere has desensitized people, according to a Jan. 8 article published in The PostStandard. Buchanan drives past the billboard daily, she said in the article.

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Minnie Bruce Pratt, a women and gender studies professor at Syracuse University, came down to the park and withstood the cold because she said the Occupy movement is a cause she believes in. “I thought it was very important to defend the right of public protest in Syracuse,” she said. Pratt said although this was one of the coldest demonstrations she has ever attended, she thinks it is particularly important to fight economic injustice in Syracuse because the poverty rate is about 30 percent in the city. Just because the police try to stop it does not mean the movement will end, Pratt said. She said history proves that there are many positive things that can come from movements like this. “No matter what happens today, what people should know is that when we, as a people, go in motion against oppression, there’s huge potential for creative, positive solutions,” Pratt said. Maureen Curtin, an associate professor at the State University of New York at Oswego, has had a lot of experience in advocating and even organized an Occupy Oswego movement with her students in which they slept out on their Quad. Curtin said she is upset with Miner’s decision to evacuate the occupiers. “I feel that this is an attack on dissent and

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tinue to happen. Leonard is a panelist for Thursday night’s town hall meeting at Onondaga Community College’s Storer Auditorium. The meeting will focus on preventing child abuse in youth athletics and was organized by the McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center. There are eight panelists, including law enforcement officers and experts from sexual abuse advocacy centers. Becky Palmer of radio station B104.7 will moderate the panel. As a result of the recent sexual abuse allegations against former associate men’s basketball coach Bernie Fine and the investigation at Pennsylvania State University, McMahon/Ryan

“It’s terrible,” she told The Post-Standard. “But it’s hard to be heard because so many people just think you’re being extreme or prudish. This one just caught my attention because it was the opposite of what it was telling me to do.” Fernando Perez, a senior in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, helped create the billboard. He said his class was given an openended assignment: to come up with something to put on a billboard. Perez said the design was intended to demonstrate the dangerous aspects of roadside advertising. “My billboard belongs where every and any billboard belongs,” he said in an email. “The community wanted my billboard down as much as I want them all down — the obvious redundancy was intentional and meant to open people’s eyes to the potential dangers that come with roadside advertisements.” Perez said billboards are meant to grab people’s attention and stay fresh in drivers’ minds to advertise something. He said he wanted to utilize the same means used by contemporary ad designers to open people’s minds to how distracting billboards can be.

Aggour, a professor of art, design and transmedia, said he didn’t have a problem with the design when he first saw it. He wasn’t upset with the small controversy either. “It was mildly erotic, I’m aware,” he said. “I think in terms of what the message is and how the text and the images worked together, it’s probably open enough to interpretation that I can see how the intent isn’t quite as precise as these students probably wanted it to be.” Aggour said he views the situation as a learning experience. Public dissatisfaction and censorship are just a part of art in the public sphere, he said. “It’s just a good lesson to understand what making public art is all about,” Aggour said. “You have to engage with the idea that if you want to show art in the world, you have to understand that the world is going to have a say in it. I think that’s a useful lesson.” Richard Ruch, vice president and general manager of Lamar Advertising’s Syracuse branch, denies any connection between the complaint and taking the billboard down. The billboard was past its display date, he said. “A couple days after the campaign was over,

we just took it down,” he said. “It’s nothing different. We actually do it from time to time. Posters run over until we get something to follow it. Once we had the new copy, we put it up.” Ruch said he didn’t receive any complaints about the billboard and calls the timing a coincidence. He saw the design before it was put up and allowed it to proceed, he said. If there is a complaint after the company puts a billboard up, Ruch said he would review the design again. It’s not the first time an SU billboard has raised eyebrows. Last year, several designs, especially a want ad soliciting a “Sugar Daddy,” received some scrutiny, according to an April 21 article published by The Post-Standard. But even with the edgy content, Aggour said he’s not worried about the billboards harming the university’s reputation or image. “I think they have the potential (to harm SU) if there’s a deviant message behind it,” said Aggour, who has neither censored a design nor received a direct complaint. “But in the greater scheme of things, I don’t think it’s going to make a huge influence in the perception of Syracuse.”

democracy,” she said. Barrie Gewanter, director of the Central New York chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union, was also at the gathering. Gewanter said she was there to represent the union in supporting the protection of civil rights and nonviolent demonstration under the First Amendment. Occupy members contacted Gewanter about the eviction Tuesday. Gewanter said protestors have attempted to converse with the mayor regarding the parameters of the movement for them to continue their occupation. The mayor was not willing to discuss the matter and made it clear she was sticking to her 8 a.m. deadline for eviction, Gewanter said. “The mayor has taken a sudden, unnecessarily harsh and, frankly, unreasonable action here. There is no immediate safety danger, and there has been clarity finally with protestors as far as the parameters for their structures and their content, and they’re happy to comply,” she said. “But that’s not good enough for the mayor.” Andy Mager, a member of Occupy Syracuse and a member of the Syracuse Peace Council, said he is also extremely upset with Miner’s decision. “I was outraged. I thought it was a complete turnaround from her previous attitude,” he said. Risa Cantu C’DeBaca, a senior women and gender studies major at SU, has been involved with the movement since its third day. She said

although it’s unfortunate, there is some good that can come out of the situation. “As much as it pisses me off, I’m actually happy that they’re doing this,” she said. “It’s another way for us to all get together and build up more momentum and fight against Mayor Miner and everyone in Syracuse going against us. So honestly, it’s just a way to make us stronger.” Other SU students came to the rally to support Occupy Syracuse due to the similarity of the movement’s ideas with other activist organizations they were involved in. Maria Blondet, a freshman psychology major, attended due to her previous involvement with Occupy Wall Street. “I haven’t been involved with Occupy Syracuse very long, but I’ve been to Occupy Wall Street a couple of times,” she said. “They have the same messages of telling the government to stop inequality.” Alejandro Ciordia, a junior political science major and resident of Madrid, is studying at SU as part of a one-year exchange program. He attended the movement because of its similarities to protests that have been taking place in Spain since May. “It’s the same thing — the same ideals and the same problems and the same activities that are happening over there, so I think it’s a good opportunity to support Occupy Syracuse,” he said. “Even though I’m not American, the same ideas can be worldwide.”

When 8 a.m. came around, Mager said people expected the police to show, but they didn’t. At about 9 a.m., many of the occupiers decided to march down to City Hall, chanting things like, “We are the 99 percent,” “Hell no, we won’t go” and “Stand up, fight back.” While others waited back at the park, the general feeling among the crowd was that the police would most likely show up unannounced during the afternoon. Curtin said she wasn’t surprised the police did not show at 8 a.m. like people anticipated. She said it’s not uncommon for authorities to say they are going to show up one time, and then show up at a different time to catch people off guard. Curtin said she thought the police were probably waiting for the number of people gathered in the park to die down so they wouldn’t have to try to manage such a large crowd. Kaitlyn Shanahan, an Occupy Syracuse member, was not surprised. “They’re gonna want to wait until the media and our numbers clear out. I mean, we were initially expecting them to come at either 4 a.m. or in a couple hours,” she said. “I’ve been here for months. I don’t plan on moving.” At press time, occupiers remained in the park and authorities had not yet forcibly removed them

Center’s executive director Julie Cecile said she wants this meeting to be something constructive for the community. Cecile said she hopes to see a packed auditorium of 350 people. Though anyone can attend, the target audience is youth sports and youth organizations. Cecile said she doesn’t believe there is enough information and education for those youth organizations. By the time people leave Thursday night, she said she hopes they have a better understanding about the signs and symptoms of child abuse to advocate for children who are under their supervision. “We’re trying to get it so that more and more youth organizations, youth sports, are actually concentrating on it and realizing it could be a problem in their organization,” Cecile said.

Another panelist, Tim Donovan of the State University of New York Youth Sports Institute, said this extends beyond just youth coaches. “Coaches are not special in this regard,” Donovan said in an email. “They’re some of the best people I know. It should be held with all groups who interact with children, next should be school teachers.” Cecile said it was important to make sure the center covered all its bases by having different organizations together for the panel. She said to “eradicate” child abuse, it’s important to make sure it’s a team effort. Leonard said he wants to set the tone during the eight minutes he’s up at the podium. “I’ve been in town for 30 years. People know me,” Leonard said. “I think it helps to look at somebody you know and say, ‘Geez, this could

happen to anybody.’” He hopes people learn possible pointers about who a sexual predator might be from his speech. It is important for people to go to the meeting, Leonard said, because they will learn the signs of sexual abuse, how to report suspected abuse and what follows that. Leonard wants to make clear that tomorrow is not a witch hunt and won’t be critical of youth group directors, but they have to always be vigilant. “Any group that has children, you are a magnet for pedophiles,” Leonard said. “They will find you. Nothing you’re doing wrong. If you have kids, they’re going to find you. We want to highlight that, and we want to put you on guard.”

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administrative assistant and special events coordinator at Hendricks. More than 2,000 people attended last year’s event, according to the release. Yerdon said 2,180 seats are provided in the Dome for this year’s event, but not all tickets have been sold yet. A buffet dinner will precede the event, titled “A Living Legacy: The Fierce Urgency of Now,” at 5 p.m., Yerdon said. A video briefing the history of King and his legacy will follow, along

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tests,” Gutterman said. “The Internet allows people and movements to mobilize and attract attention.” Blackouts on these sites brought the issue to the attention of people who normally would not follow the development of the laws. Gutterman said he hopes laws become debated publicly more in the future to reflect the will of

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mid-July. The CCAP member said he wished the school would hire more teachers from historically black colleges, Werenczak said. Werenczak responded by posting: “Just making sure we’re okay with racism. It’s not enough I’m ... tutoring in the worst school in the city, I suppose I oughta be black or stay in my own side

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with a performance by the Black Celestial Choral Ensemble. Bing was chosen to speak at Saturday’s event because he “embodies the virtues espoused by Dr. King and challenges all around him to live a life of honesty and high moral integrity,” said Marissa Willingham, program associate in the Office of Multicultural Affairs and chair of the 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee, in the release. Yerdon, who has worked on the event since 1999, said the speakers usually have a good, hopeful message of change. Five Unsung Hero Awards will also be given to members of the SU and Syracuse community.

Yerdon said the 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee was responsible for choosing the recipients of the awards. The committee has about 20 members, she said. Yerdon said the awards are given to community members whose work is not always previously recognized. The recipients of the 2012 Unsung Hero Awards are: Lt. Col. MaryJo Timpano, director of staff for the 174th Fighter Wing of the New York Air National Guard; Emily KelseyGossard, a senior at Marcellus High School; Risa Cantu C’DeBaca, a senior women’s and gender studies major; Cheryl Spear, SU doctoral student, scholar, advocate and service

provider for individuals with disabilities; and Lynda Hamilton, manager of the Brockway Dining Center at SU, according to a Jan. 9 SU News release. Spear, who died following a battle with cancer Dec. 11, is receiving the Unsung Hero Award posthumously. She was nominated by friends, colleagues and several students. Tickets for the general public to attend the dinner and program are $25 through Hendricks. Students with meal plans can use a meal swipe to attend the dinner, Yerdon said, and students without meal plans can purchase a ticket for $15.

the people, which would “speak volumes about our democracy.” Ross Lazerowitz, a freshman information management and technology major, said he had never been more proud of the iSchool. He said that many people weren’t aware of SOPA’s provisions, and although Syracuse is only a microcosm in society, raising awareness still had an impact. “The Internet is a free place. I’m all for things being safe, this isn’t one of them,” he said. “Regimes recently were overthrown through sites

like Twitter, so people needed to realize the impact the Internet has by remaining free and open.” Assistant professor of practice at the iSchool, Anthony Rotolo, said he thinks the most important effect of the blackout was the conversation it started. “Inside the iSchool, students were talking about this issue that could shape the future of information science,” he said. “But now there’s a global conversation about what everyday people — students, business people and political leaders — want the future of our Internet and

social web to be.” Eric Caballero, a graduate student at the iSchool, said he believes the blackout directly affected the spread of awareness within the digital field itself. “Anyone who’s directly impacted will become aware of the debate, whether here at the iSchool or on a bigger scale,” he said. “Debate is good. There should always be debate for any legislation — it’s an essential part of democracy.”

of town,” according to an article on the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education’s website, a nonprofit foundation that preserves civil rights, civil liberties and academic freedom on American college campuses. Although he regrets what he said about the school specifically, Werenczak said he believes he has the right to voice his opinion in a “semipublic sphere” like Facebook. Kevin Quinn, senior vice president for public affairs at SU, said in an email the Facebook

post was brought to SU’s attention by another student who expressed concern. Social Studies Education Coordinator Jeffery Mangram sent Werenczak a letter detailing his expulsion from SU because the School of Education and Danforth Middle School found his comments offensive and unprofessional, according to an article published by FIRE. Werenczak was then pulled from the student teaching program last fall and told he could only be considered for readmittance after he underwent anger management counseling, completed an additional course and wrote a paper, he said. He was told that after he completed the tasks, his case would be reviewed by a committee, and he would receive a decision before Winter Break. Though he completed the assignments, the university did not respond to him within the time frame promised, and he worried he would miss another semester. Two weeks ago, he proceeded to contact FIRE to help him push the university to make a decision, he said. “Mr. Werenczak came to FIRE because the School of Education had severely violated the free speech and due process rights that Syracuse promises its students, and he wanted to complete his education,” said Adam Kissel, vice president of programs for FIRE. Kissel said the university has a terrible history with online student speech and often betrays its promises. Quinn said in an email: “… the matter was

handled in accordance with the school’s standard process by a group of the faculty members involved in the program and with the student’s participation and consent.” School of Education Dean Douglas Biklen said in an email that he could not comment. FIRE succeeded in raising awareness of the issue and relayed the story so people could see what was happening. On Wednesday, FIRE posted an article on its website detailing the circumstances between Werenczak and the university. The same day, Werenczak said he received an email from Mangram stating, “After thought and deliberation, we have decided to permit you to participate in Student Teaching in the Spring 2012 semester.” FIRE also wrote a letter to Chancellor Nancy Cantor on Jan. 10 describing SU’s violation of free speech, which the university did not respond to, according to the article. Werenczak said he is unsure when he will start teaching but predicts he will return by February. He said he believes the pressure from FIRE forced the university to come to a decision. “I want people to know what Syracuse tried doing to me, that they tried railroading me out of this program without due process because of my speech and my opinion,” Werenczak said. “Other students should be troubled that this is now two incidences within the same year of Syracuse trying to clamp down on free speech.”

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A wrinkle in time Cornell scientists create small -scale invisibility cloak that can mask fraction of a second

By Diana Pearl

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esearchers at Cornell University have recently discovered something that once seemed impossible — an “invisibility

cloak.” Cornell’s physics department turned the myth of invisibility into a close reality with its newly created “time masker.” The time masker differs, however, from the idea of invisibility by making an entire event disappear instead of just one person or object. An article written by Martin McCall at Imperial College in London was the inspiration for the project. McCall’s article claimed that the way to employ time cloaking was by quickly changing the properties of the material, said Moti Fridman, researcher at Cornell’s School of Applied and Engineering Physics. Although the physics department used the article as the original basis for its work, the researchers pursued the special cloaking by working with light, according to a Jan. 4 article published by The Huffington Post. Scientists tinkered with the speed of light beams to disrupt the continuous flow of light that normally allows the human eye to witness events. The Cornell team altered how fast the light moves to change the dimension of time, not space, according to the article. “We had the idea of instead of changing the

property of the material, you can change the property of the light,” Fridman said. “By doing so, we could achieve temporal cloaking.” A lens of both illustration by emmett baggett | art director light and time was created by splitting light, speeding up part of the light beam and slow- this is out there and people can read and become ing another. This creates a gap where an event is interested in it.” masked, according to the article. Alessandro Farsi, a doctoral student in the The team that created the time masker directed School of Applied and Engineering Physics, was a laser beam of light down a fiber-optic cable, amazed at the attention the project received. according to the article. They then pulsed the beam “I was really surprised we were able to advertise with a second laser that multiplied the single wave- such a result,” Farsi said. “From a scientific point length of the light into multiple wavelengths, or in of view, it’s interesting, but somehow we hit some simpler terms, different colors. spot in the general public that I hadn’t realized, and At only seven months, the actual time it took the people started to be interested in the experiment, department at Cornell to produce the time masker even comparing it to the ‘Harry Potter’ cloak.” was relatively short in scientific research time. Fridman said he and his team plan to continue The team’s years of experience working with the working in the field of temporal cloaking. technology made the temporal cloaking possible, “We want to try and do more things that relate Fridman said. to time and space,” Fridman said. “We can do more News of the temporal cloaking reached the things that others predicted can be done in space. national media, and the team is pleased its work is We can take it and do it in time. This ability opens influencing non-science fields. up many possibilities and options for continuation “This is the way people become interested in (of the studies).” science,” Fridman said. “We are very happy that dspearl@syr.edu

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Dial tones Syracuse resident dials up new social media project, asks strangers to leave a message at the beep

By Gabriela Riccardi STAFF WRITER

he female voice speaks serenely and dreamily: “I’ve always thought of life as a kind of canvas and people as different colored paints. Each decorates your canvas in a different way.” Musical chords begin to fill the space around her words. She speaks about this analogy and her philosophy of life. Her voice begins to fade out, replaced by twinkling notes. Scores of audio clips like this fill the homepage of One Hello World (onehelloworld.com), countless stories with no introduction but a humming of music. And it all begins with a phone number. One Hello World, a Syracuse-based project, is both a digital social experiment and a musical masterpiece created by Syracuse resident Jared Brickman. Anonymous callers leave messages, both pensive and passionate, on any topic. Brickman then composes original tracks to accompany the calls. Brickman plans to further expand and connect One Hello World’s audience by releasing an album. The record will be a 20-track LP that will include remastered versions of the project’s best pieces. The album, titled “The Listener,” will be funded by donations. From mid-November through Dec. 31, the website’s fans raised more than $5,000 for the project. Brickman started the project in the summer of 2010. He first posted his phone number on his Facebook page and encouraged viewers to call in to share stories on the voicemail. “I had a bunch of friends call me and tell me what they think happiness is, and then I made a track from it and posted it online,” he said. “All of a sudden, I started getting phone calls from other people.” Eventually, his project migrated to Tumblr and then to its own website, where the phone number is posted atop the page. Today, the project has more than 21,000 subscribers. The project recently gathered special

success. PostSecret, an online art project that consists of secrets mailed in by users on postcards, featured a track from One Hello World as a “secret” on its website during the week of Dec. 18. Brickman said he felt humbled by the mention because One Hello World was partially inspired by the PostSecret project. Frank Warren, founder and operator of PostSecret, also recognized a connection between the two works.

“Through music, because it’s wordless and it creates intangible sensations, you can get a connection to another individual."

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Though PostSecret uses visual art as its means of expression and One Hello World relies on audio, the projects are essentially very similar in purpose. “Our projects use different paths, but they take people to the same place,” Warren said. “That’s feeling more connected, understanding that everyone has a voice that can and should be heard, and seeing and discovering new value in the world.” The callers share vignettes of heartbreak and hope, one-sided conversations to the past and future with life advice and lessons learned. “My family is the definition of dysfunction, and it’s my fault,” one voice laments in a voicemail. “It all started when I came out.” Another voice on a different track reflects about love: “I used to have this crazy idea as to what love really

was. About seven years ago, I met this girl who completely changed my opinion of that.” But what begins as a phone call confessional is transformed into a musical work, a symphony of emotion and experience. Brickman chooses recordings he finds particularly poignant. He then pairs it with a track with various instruments to go with the narrative as it unfolds. The two fused together results in a cohesive artistic composition. Lastly, he posts the track onto the One Hello World blog. The project, less than 18 months old, currently has 91 tracks. Brickman produced seven pieces in December alone. “He works on it every day,” said Jeff Bower, Brickman’s roommate and friend of 12 years. “Sometimes, you can open the door and he doesn’t even realize that the door has been opened.” Brickman, who studied music at the State University of New York at Potsdam, hopes that the album will help expand the project and bring even more people together through the bonds of common understanding. He said he believes music is fundamental to achieving the purpose of One Hello World, as it mirrors and heightens the feelings of the story that a caller tells. Ultimately, common feelings strung through unique perspectives of the works link callers and listeners. “Through music, because it’s wordless and it cre-

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Find strength in numbers as SU tries to change in 2012

yracuse University is that white chick who sits in the back of the class, nose in her iPhone, eating at her nail buds — one-dimensional. I’ve always believed that knee-length North Face jackets, abnormal skin discolorations, middle parts and girls who ask you what your letters are before asking for your name fiercely challenge any notion that Syracuse is “diverse.” So you can imagine my surprise when I stumbled upon Internet college guidebook College Prowler, which stated in its most recent 2012 statistics that Syracuse University is one of the most diverse universities in the nation. And now, after a recent walk through the Quad, I can reassert my original conclusion: The people who make up the SU population aren’t so different as they might seem. For 2012, many students have chosen to dedicate their lives to change. Just two days ago on the Quad, I overheard an eager freshman tell his mother, “I want to write a novel this year.” As I walked farther, I overheard a slightly less eager senior whisper to his iPhone, “I’m going to wash my face every day so my girlfriend will have sex with me again — the kinky kind.” Just in the minute it took me to walk through the Quad, I immediately felt myself transition to full-on Wizard of Oz, Yellow Brick Road, half-dance-half-skip mode. I think I even became a lion at one point. Either way, this idea of “change” inspired me to find out how Syracuse, being the diverse campus it is, planned on entering the new year. So when I first asked my friend Mike to

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have me your way explain his New Year’s resolution, I expected him to answer with something like, “I’m going stop uploading so many pictures of my dick,” or, “I want to focus on golf. I want to get my nightly hole-in-one without bending my shaft.” But, to my surprise, Mike wisely reflected and said, “I am going to try and resist buying a Syracuse Pillow Pet from the bookstore in 2012.” It was in that moment that I realized just how much is said about a person through their answer to: “What do you want to change about yourself this year?” With just one question, people re-evaluate everything about themselves. It’s life-changing — literally. So here’s a projection of 2012 based on what several students hated about themselves in 2011: “I want to consider implants this year. In 2012, I want my boyfriend to introduce me to his friends.” — Newhouse graduate student “I am going to eat more fruit … snacks.” — SU dining hall server “I am going to engineer a new vegetable.” — State of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry Quad relaxer, year unknown “I want to rush a sorority this year.”

— SU transfer student “I want to boink more sorority chicks this year.” — Former Daily Orange humor columnist And, for those of you who are still deciding on your resolution options, here are a few that I have kindly ponied-up: “I will lie to my boyfriend less.” “I will trust my girlfriend more.” “I want to stop prematurely ejaculating when my roommate plays ‘Temple Run.’” “I want to resist the urge to undress every time I watch ‘Glee.’” Like I said. Just ideas. As it turns out, College Prowler is 100 percent correct about us. We are an incredibly diverse population, ranging from the average straight and completely secure fraternity brother to the 12th-year vegetable engineering major student at SUNY-ESF. But as I look back on those responses, I see one thing that unites us all and pulls us back together: We all want change. I walk past 10,000 to 15,000 students every day, and something about that number is comforting. As different as we all are, wanting to change for the better is the one thing we can all agree on. Good luck in 2012, Syracuse. May you stop prematurely ejaculating, lying to those you love and doing that thing you hated in 2011. Kara McFarlane is a sophomore television, radio and film major (assuming “radio” is even a thing anymore), and her column appears every other Thursday. She would like to thank her closest friends for their sad willingness to help a sister out. Kara can be reached at cnmcfarl@syr.edu. Follow Kara on Twitter at @karanicolemcf.

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ates intangible sensations, you can get a connection to another individual,” he said. Though the basis of these pieces is just one person’s voice, the project has evolved into a conversation between the callers and their audience. “It’s more than a bunch of monologues. It’s turned into a dialogue,” Brickman said. This dialogue can be noted on nearly every track, particularly “I Called This Stupid Number to Pretend It’s You,” which acknowledges the lonely silence of the answering machine.

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“I felt like calling you because I miss you and, um, I don’t know. I wish I was actually calling the real you,” the voice stumbles on the recording. “I wish you had told me that you wanted to try again because you thought that we were worth it. But we weren’t and that’s the hardest part to accept.” “You’re not alone, I know how you feel,” replied Tumblr user be-heartstrong to the anonymous caller. Brickman said the audience is imperative to the project, for both calling and listening. The most distinctive aspect of One Hello World is that it’s completely participant-generated. The messages that callers leave are

uninhibited, raw and completely personal. “I’m just here to make the music to what you’re calling about,” Brickman said. He extends the responsibility for the project’s success to the honesty and merit of his callers. Brickman hopes to have the opportunity to work with other musicians, particularly those from other cultures, when turning these voicemails into works of art. Brickman said he would love to learn from the music of different traditions to pair with voicemail tracks, infusing his pieces with diversity. He said he believes it would culturally unite people. “In a project that is ultimately isolated, I feel like I’m in the company of thousands,” he said.

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WORDS OF WISDOM

Here are quotes from stories recorded on One Hello World. “I guess this is just kind of my way of telling him I think he’s the greatest thing since sliced bread.” “Next time you call into a customer service department, know that you’re talking to a real, live human being.” “Sometimes it’s all about being told that being friends is better.”

Gospel Open Mic Night provides opportunity to be heard By Marquise Francis CONTRIBUTING WRITER

For brave artists eager to perform, putting their names down on a sign-up sheet will secure that chance. The sheet will be passed around the room at the Community Folk Art Center on Thursday for those willing to participate in the center’s Gospel Open Mic The open mic night is Night. part of CFAC’s “A Journey The event is through Music of the Afrijust one part of the can Diaspora” series Where: Community Folk series “A Journey through Music Art Center, 805 E. Genof the African esee St. When: Thursday at 6:30- Diaspora,” co8:30 p.m. sponsored by the How much: $5 or $2 for Syracuse Connecstudents with ID tive Corridor and

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Office of Community Engagement and Economic Development at Syracuse University. At the event, the center will let the community know about its 40th anniversary in April. “We want to draw the Syracuse community in to CFAC and reach out to the community as a whole,” said Tamar Smithers, the center’s creative arts coordinator. “We want to bridge the gap between the university and the community.” Hosted by Joan Hillsman of the Joan Hillsman Music Network, the event will feature musical artists and spoken word poets from the campus and the community. Community groups like the Underground Poetry Spot and soloists from SU’s Black Celestial Choral Ensemble will take part in the event. Since opening in 1972, the Community Folk Art Center has been a cultural staple of Syracuse. The late Herbert T. Williams, a former African American studies professor at SU, began the center with other members of the SU faculty, stu-

dents, local residents and artists. They wanted to provide a venue to showcase visual and oratorical art, as well as allow artists to share dialogue and interact, according to the CFAC website. The center started as a small storefront on the corner of South Salina Street and Wood Avenue. The center then moved to an auditorium on the Eastside of the city and has grown into a community center open to those who appreciate its mission.

WHAT IS CFAC?

The Community Folk Art Center is an artistic hub that aims to promote and develop artists of the African diaspora. The CFAC also offers public programming, including film screenings, exhibitions, studio courses and gallery talks. The center is located on East Genesee Street as part of the Connective Corridor.

Kheli Willetts, a professor in the African American studies department, heads the Community Folk Art Center. He also organized and originated the Music of African Diaspora evenings. The center hosts diverse events, including film screenings, gallery talks, workshops and exhibitions in performing and expressive arts. Last November, CFAC hosted Paul Steinbeck, a musicology African American studies SU professor who is also a bassist and composer, as part of its Jazz and Blues night. In February, the series will feature the Syracuse community’s own Jamel “Mr. R&B Singer” Lorick for its Rhythm and Blues evening. After the sign-up sheet is filled with participants’ names for Thursday’s Gospel Open Mic Night, acts will take the stage one-by-one to share their talents. Smithers said: “Hopefully people will be brave enough to grace the stage and sign-up.” mafran01@syr.edu

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A hot spot for cultural events and activities, Syracuse caters to all lovers of the arts. Here are nine events that are sure to strike any cultured individual’s fancy.

Word Lovers Poetry Corner: Published poets Elinor Cramer and Jessica Cuello will read some of their work at the YMCA Friday, Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. Laugh it Up: Wise Guys hosts comedians Eric Dittleman and John Garrett this weekend. Hungry? Pre-purchase tickets at The Bistro for a package deal. On Thursday and Sunday, dinner is at 6 p.m. with a show at 7:30 p.m. for $32.75. On Friday and Saturday, diners have two options: dinner at 6 p.m. with a show at 8 p.m. or dinner at 8:05 p.m. with a show at 9:45 p.m. for $34.50. Binding Books: Walk away with one handmade book and the tools to create more by the end of Saturday’s bookbinding class at The Art Store. Start creating with a $75 instruction fee and a kit of $80.

Music Lovers Scholastic Jazz Jam (Instrumental): All ages are welcome to learn and perform alongside professional CNYJO musicians this Saturday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are $3 for students and $6 for others. Senior Trumpet Recital: Enjoy the free sounds of various classical and contemporary works by Geoffrey Sheldon, a senior music education major with performance honors. The recital will also contain narrations by Ross Hecht and trumpet accompanists in Setnor Auditorium on Friday at 8 p.m. Live! At The Everson: “Grade A All-American Duos,” featuring Peter Rovit, violin, and Wesley Baldwin, cello: Students listen at no cost to the contemporary duos by Mellits, Scherzinger, Shulman, Augusta Reed Thomas and Bolcom at the Hosmer Auditorium in the Everson Museum on Sunday at 2 p.m.

Art Lovers Six Sides of Japanese Package Design: Catch the last day of this unique exhibition, highlighting the way package design reflects Japanese culture. Head to the Design Gallery at The Warehouse on Thursday between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. The Landmarks of New York: History buffs can feast their eyes on this traveling exhibition, featuring around 100 photographs of New York City’s iconic landmarks at the Onondaga Historical Association Museum. The exhibition runs until Jan. 31 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Daughters of Ixchel: Take a glimpse at the lives of women weavers in Guatemala through this poignant photography exhibit at ArtRage. The show ends Saturday at 4 p.m. —Compiled by The Daily Orange Feature Staff

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Dismal biopic flounders despite Streep’s shining performance

By Daniel Taroy CONTRIBUTING WRITER

eryl Streep is guaranteed her 17th Academy Award nomination for her bravura performance in “The Iron Lady” — if only the movie was as good. Streep’s uncanny portrayal of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is impressive, if not expected, from the versatile actress. However, it is often the only watchable aspect of a movie so afraid of stirring the pot. The overall outcome feels insultingly apathetic. The movie’s lack of opinion about Thatcher is one of its most frustrating aspects, only because Thatcher herself was a controversial leader. During her tenure, she was celebrated by the ideological right, thoroughly despised by leftists and held responsible for the social unrest throughout Britain in the 1980s. All of the debate surrounding her leadership is fertile ground for a potentially thoughtful portrait of one of the most prominent figures of the 20th century. Instead, “The Iron Lady” wastes most of its time depicting Thatcher in the later years of her retirement, prohibited from leaving the house and suffering from hallucinations of her late husband. What must have sounded good on paper ultimately works as a shoddy framing device, with Thatcher reflecting on her life in the early stages of dementia. Though the focus on an elderly Thatcher might evoke a more vulnerable depiction than the title suggests, it draws too much attention away from integral — and arguably more interesting — parts of her life and career. The film dwells excessively on her frailty and dependency late in her life, more concerned with showing her competency at washing a teacup than her capability of running a country. And yet the moments spent on Thatcher’s career seem too disjointed, playing more like a montage of Wikipedia’s best highlights than an analysis of a complex, potentially misunderstood political figure. The approach is annoyingly formulaic, featuring a thoughtful, reminiscent expression from Streep before cutting to a flashback that feels like

a page torn from a history textbook. The movie rarely offers context behind these vignettes, which makes many of her career motives seem purposeless. These shortcomings should be attributed to director Phyllida Lloyd (“Mamma Mia!”), who demeans both this biopic and Thatcher’s legacy to a series of snapshots and pseudo-psychoanalytical moments. Her almost thoughtless look into Thatcher’s decline into dementia is particularly disturbing in its desire to make a tragedy out of the former prime minister’s life rather than saying anything remarkable or thoughtful about it. Streep is mercifully excellent as Thatcher in a performance that coaxes subtlety and sympathy from a movie seemingly unconcerned with both. Whereas the script would have any other actress floundering to capture Thatcher’s cold yet grandiose demeanor, Streep slips into Thatcher effortlessly. She delivers an accurate impersonation of the steely former leader, one further enriched with surprising shades of humanity. Unfortunately for “The Iron Lady,” Streep is the film’s only ace in the hole. It milks her for all she’s worth, using multiple close-ups and drawn-out monologues that would work well to showcase her performance come Oscar night. But the dependence upon her performance renders everything else around her disappointingly hollow. Every other character is either underdeveloped or uninteresting, including Jim Broadbent as Thatcher’s supportive late husband, Denis. When the movie ends with old Margaret begging him to come back to her, you never really understand what she needed from him in the first place. With Lloyd’s direction, “The Iron Lady” insists on plowing through historic highlights at the expense of lacking a coherent narrative. Even worse, it fails to properly depict or understand Margaret Thatcher, a woman deserving of the respect and intellect that this movie so desperately lacks. dataroy@syr.edu

‘THE IRON LADY’ Director: Phyllida Lloyd Cast: Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Anthony Head, Richard E. Grant Release date: Jan. 13 Rating:

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ice hock ey

Billadeau looks to continue strong play down the stretch By David Propper STAFF WRITER

Kallie Billadeau wasn’t just the last line of the defense. She was the only line of defense. Following a penalty on one of her Syracuse teammates, the goaltender was pitted up against Who: Niagara Cornell’s Jillian When: Friday, 7 p.m. Where: Tennity Ice Pavilion Saulnier for a penalty shot in the middle of the third period. As Saulnier skated toward the cage, Billadeau stood her ground and poked the puck away with a stick check at the last possible second, making a huge stop. “It felt good,” Billadeau said after the game. “I know I let in a couple early in the third, so trying to get some momentum back for our girls. I think it might have helped a little bit, built felt good.” It was a clear example of how valuable Billadeau has been between the pipes in recent games against top hockey programs like Cornell and Mercyhurst. Although there were times in the season the sophomore goaltender might not have been on top of her game, she’s certainly showed lately she’s getting back to her dominant ways. As SU (8-14-2, 0-2-2 College Hockey America) looks to get back on the winning side against Niagara (7-11-5, 0-2 CHA) this Friday and Saturday at Tennity Ice Pavilion, it may need Billadeau to make some key saves. Against Mercyhurst on Jan. 7, Billadeau played one of her top games of the season, stopping 33 shots against the No. 5 team in the nation to help Syracuse skate to a 1-1 tie. It was just a day after the Orange had fallen 8-4. And while No. 3 Cornell did score six goals, it could have been more if not for the big stop after big stop from Billadeau, who turned away a couple of other superb scoring opportunities. After the game, SU head coach Paul Flanagan liked what he saw from one of the two goaltenders that have seen significant time this

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“I’m feeling a little more confident. I’m feeling a little bit better. I know I’ve been a little inconsistent this season. I’m climbing my way back out of that hole, and hopefully I can continue to play better.” Kallie Billadeau

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season. Flanagan said that while he thinks Billadeau’s play has been solid for most of the season, he also knows how it’s much more of a combined effort along with the rest of the defense. “I think it’s a pretty good coordinated effort between limiting the grade-A chances, and (Billadeau) is doing a much better job,” Flanagan said. As for Billadeau, she said she’s climbing out of a hole she felt she was in earlier in the season. There were times when she struggled to play at her usually high level. After facing Ohio State on Nov. 18, Billadeau didn’t play for four straight games, her longest time off the ice in her Syracuse career. When she came back in a 2-1 win over Lindenwood on Dec. 3, she said the time off paid dividends by giving her a mental break. Now Billadeau is looking to stay mentally focused with the Orange approaching the stretch run of the season. “I’m feeling a little more confident. I’m feeling a little bit better,” Billadeau said. “I know

I’ve been a little inconsistent this season. I’m climbing my way back out of that hole, and hopefully I can continue to play better.” Billadeau said she’s been trying to get back to basics and focus on fundamentals to climb her way out of the hole she thinks she’s been in at times. And when it comes to this weekend, Syracuse will certainly need that improved play against Niagara. With Mercyhurst the likely top seed in the CHA tournament, other teams like Syracuse and the Purple Eagles are still battling for a respectable seed. Depending on how the Orange finishes, it

could face Mercyhurst in the first round of the tournament, which would be an obvious tougher draw than any other potential opponent. Flanagan hopes what he got out of his goaltender and his entire team in the previous two games will translate to a better result in the upcoming games. “We know from history that a tie on a particular evening can make that difference between that third and fourth or second and third,” Flanagan said. “We just have to approach each game ready to go.” dgproppe@syr.edu

tennis

Orange heads back out on road to face difficult Texas Christian squad By Austin Mirmina STAFF WRITER

After the Orange missed yet another chance at playing in the NCAA tournament last season, head coach Luke Jensen knew he needed to get his team over the hump if it wanted to compete for a spot in 2011-12. During the offseason, Jensen Who: Texas Christian restructured the When: Saturday, 11 a.m. Orange’s schedule, Where: Fort Worth, Texas filling the slate with more highly touted programs to increase SU’s strength of schedule. When the tournament’s selection committee sees the increased level of competition, Jensen hopes it’ll translate to a berth in the tournament. “If you see our schedule this year compared to years past, we’ve had very good records, but it didn’t get us into the NCAA (tournament),” Jensen said. “2012 is really the next phase of a changing landscape, and that is we have to schedule to get

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into the NCAA tournament.” Jensen and his squad will begin that next phase when SU travels to Fort Worth, Texas, to take on a strong Texas Christian program this Saturday at 11 a.m. The Orange will play its second consecutive game against a tough opponent on the road to start the season, reflecting Jensen’s plan to earn a spot in the tournament. Typically, Jensen said he hasn’t scheduled single matches against distant opponents because it’s too costly for the university. In the past, Jensen has tried to squeeze two or three matches into a weekend road trip, but this season, the head coach said he believes the $5,000 it cost to head to Fort Worth will be worth it in the long run. “We’re going to Texas to spend a lot of money on one match, and that’s usually not the case,” Jensen said. “Usually we try to get two or three matches to justify the expenditure, so it’s an investment into playing better competition.” SU’s upcoming match against the Horned Frogs will also provide an opportunity for earlyseason improvements and adjustments for the

Orange. Jensen said he defines winning by learning and hopes that Saturday’s contest will offer a lesson of sorts to kick-start his team. The sooner SU can start landing punches against big-time opponents, the better off the Orange will be at tournament time. Senior captain Emily Harman also believes a stronger schedule will benefit the Orange players earlier in the season. “In past years, our schedule has hurt us a bit just because we haven’t seen that level of competition up until that point where we have to win in order to reach the NCAA tournament,” Harman said. “Our coach has done a fantastic job at getting many more higher ranked teams, and that’s going to be a very large stepping stone for us to really make the next move for this program.” Although Syracuse has lacked strong competitors on its schedule for the last few years, sophomore Maddie Kobelt said she believes the team is ready to step up and take on the challenge. It starts with executing against TCU on Saturday. By playing tougher opponents, Kobelt said the

Orange will be motivated to maximize its potential to break out into the national spotlight. “I think we’re ready for (a tougher schedule),” Kobelt said. “This is what we want. When we play TCU, we just need to execute what we’ve been practicing because we’re all capable of beating any player we face on the court.” When SU travels down to Texas on Saturday, a new chapter will be written for Jensen and his squad. The Orange will play TCU for the first time in program history. Jensen will also be facing his old friend Dave Borelli, who is the Horned Frogs’ head coach and Jensen’s former coach when he played at Southern California. The alliance can only help Jensen in his quest for competition and eventually an NCAA championship. “Our objective is to win a national title, and you can’t win a national title unless you get into the NCAA tournament,” Jensen said. “If you don’t get into the NCAA tournament, then what’s the point?” awmirmin@syr.edu

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(20-0) 1SYRACUSE AT NOTRE DAME (11-8) ZACH BROWN

SYRACUSE 79, NOTRE DAME 63

What 29-game home win streak? Try backto-back home losses for the Irish.

MICHAEL COHEN

SYRACUSE 84, NOTRE DAME 67

Still not a challenge.

MARK COOPER

SYRACUSE 81, NOTRE DAME 64

STARTING LINEUP

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This doesn’t have the feel of an upset at all.

POINT GUARD

SHOOTING GUARD

FREE THROWS

SMALL FORWARD

Dion Waiters has scored in doubledigits in every Big East game this season. He scored 16 points Monday against Pittsburgh.

SCOOP JARDINE

6-2, 190, SR. 8.6 PPG, 4.8 APG

ERIC ATKINS

6-1, 182, SO. 12.2 PPG, 2.8 APG

Jardine is coming off a 12-point, 10-assist performance against Pittsburgh. Atkins scored 15 points against Rutgers on Jan. 16. Atkins has been perhaps the Irish’s most consistent and reliable scorer.

POWER FORWARD

BRANDON TRICHE

6-4, 205, JR. 10 PPG, 3 APG

JERIAN GRANT

6-5, 195, SO. 13 PPG, 5.3 APG

Grant has helped fill the void left by Tim Abromaitis’ injury and is shooting just more than 33 percent from beyond the arc. Triche has not drained a 3 since SU’s game against Marquette.

CENTER

KRIS JOSEPH

6-7, 210, SR. 13.7 PPG, 4.6 RPG

JOEY BROOKS

6-6, 220, JR. 2 PPG, 2.3 RPG

Brooks has only started eight games this season and hasn’t been too much of a contributor. Joseph, on the other hand, has been a consistent scorer, finishing with at least 10 points in all but four games this season.

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Notre Dame is a significantly tougher team at home, with a record of 10-1 at the Purcell Pavilion.

STAT TO KNOW Syracuse is first in the Big East in turnover margin, creating 7.20 more turnovers than it commits. Cincinnati is a distant second with 5.33, and Notre Dame is in seventh at just 1.53.

BIG NUMBER RAKEEM CHRISTMAS

6-9, 222, FR. 3.5 PPG, 3 RPG

Stone The Blarney

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Dame on Saturday to take on the Fighting Irish (11-8, 3-3) at 6 p.m. in the Purcell Pavilion. “He’s a guy that you really want on your team,” junior guard Brandon Triche said. “He’s a leader out there. He’s helped me out. He’s helped a lot of guys out. He’s finding everybody. … And he’s taking care of the ball as well. This is something that we see in practice, and you guys are finally getting to see it.” In SU’s last five games, Jardine has two doubledoubles and would have had three with one more assist against Providence last Saturday. After dealing out 51 assists through 13 nonconference games, the point guard has racked up 45 dimes through seven Big East bouts.

1999-2000 FROM PAGE 24

“Initially you’re like oh, you want to keep your names in the record books,” said Bland, who started all 32 games in 1999-2000. “But when you’re a fan of Syracuse basketball, you’re excited to see those guys break the record. “And I think that’s how myself and Jason Hart and Etan Thomas and Damone Brown and all those guys who were on that team, I think that’s how we felt about that.” This year’s team has already done something the 1999-2000 team never experienced: ascend to the No. 1 ranking. Twelve seasons ago, SU was ranked No. 4 when it fell to Seton Hall, 69-67, on Feb. 7, 2000, in game No. 20. “Records are made to be beaten,” said Hart, another guard on that team. “If I was somebody

SCOTT MARTIN

6-8, 222, SR. 8.8 PPG, 9 RPG

Martin is coming off one of his best games of the season, scoring 11 points against Rutgers. He’s fourth on the team in minutes, whereas Christmas is routinely replaced by C.J. Fair early in games.

FAB MELO

7-0, 244, SO. 7.2 PPG, 9.5 RPG

JACK COOLEY

6-9, 248, JR. 12.2 PPG, 8.3 RPG

Melo continued his turnaround season against Pittsburgh, recording a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. He holds a large height advantage over Cooley

JIM BOEHEIM

W-L: 876-301 36 SEASONS

MIKE BREY

W-L: 348-180 17 SEASONS (12 AT ND)

Boeheim tied Adolph Rupp for fourth place on the alltime wins list for Division-I head coaches and will pass him with a win. Brey has a young Irish team that has been competitive, but mediocre this season.

10.7

The number of steals Syracuse averages per game, good for first in the nation.

And much of his success has come from running fast breaks and on Syracuse’s various pickand-roll plays. Against Pittsburgh on Monday, the senior picked up three of his 10 assists in the game’s first three minutes. H launched a long pass quickly upcourt after a Panthers turnover, hitting Kris Joseph in stride for an early dunk. Syracuse’s next two buckets came when Jardine connected with center Fab Melo for alley-oops on pick-and-rolls. And for the exclamation point, the point guard knocked down an open 3-pointer. That gave SU an 11-0 lead, and Jardine had a role in nine of those points. “He’s just on top of his game right now,” sophomore Dion Waiters said. “He’s finding everybody. That makes us a better team when we get into our offense, moving the ball, everybody moving without the ball. Just things like that make us a

better team, and he’s leading us. We expect that from him as our leader.” And his role as the elder statesman of the team melds into his role as the team’s point guard. SU’s offense runs through him when he’s on the floor. He ultimately decides which of the Orange’s multiple scoring options will get the key touch on each possession, a task similar to Boeheim mixing and matching his 10-man rotation. “I’m just going out there and letting the game come to me, taking what the defense gives me,” Jardine said after Monday’s win. “And if we continue to run our offense that way, run it at that speed, I’m going to continue to have games like this because we’re all clicking right now.” But it’s more than just finding the right man and running the offense. Boeheim said he was the only vocal leader on the team, and the point guard doesn’t hesitate to let

his emotions show on the court. After a big dunk or key shot, he’s one of the first to join his teammates in celebration. Whether it’s a chest bump or high five, Jardine always does it with an encouraging smile on his face. Syracuse fans see his reactions constantly as he eggs on their cheers in the Carrier Dome. And if he continues playing the way he has at the start of the Big East schedule, those fans may finally start to appreciate Jardine as much as Boeheim and the rest of the Orange do. “When he shoots the ball well, he’s one of the best point guards in the league, if not the best point guard,” Boeheim said. “… He would lead the league in assists if he played the minutes the other point guards play. He’s only playing (22) minutes a game. But he’s as good as anybody, and he’s shooting the ball well.”

who only cared about something for my personal glory, then I wouldn’t be a true Syracuse fan. I hope they win every single game they play.” Bland said he remembers Seton Hall playing a flawless game against his Orangemen that night. The Pirates were an unranked team. So was Syracuse’s next opponent, Louisville. But one loss quickly spiraled into two as the Orangemen fell by 13 to the Cardinals on the road. “When we were 17-0, 18-0, we felt kind of invincible,” Bland said. “And it may be part of the reason why we lost, so I want these guys to stay on edge. I want these guys to know that they are 19-0, 20-0 now, that guys will come gunning for them.” The Orangemen dropped two more regularseason games and fell to Georgetown in their first game in the Big East tournament. In 1999-2000, Syracuse went 7-6 in its final 13 games after winning 16 of its first 19 games by double-digits. The cloak of invincibility was yanked away. Hart said the level of focus needed to keep a lengthy

winning streak going is enormous. “The players are going to say there’s no pressure, but I think it is pressure,” he said. “Because you’re putting pressure to try and stay perfect. And people always say that a loss can help you — a loss can help you. “But winning every game, it teaches you how to focus, and it’s obvious since they haven’t lost any games, this team has a high level of concentration.” This year’s team has more talent than the 1999-2000 team, Hart said. And he said SU clearly didn’t handle it well back then when it lost for the first time. The Orangemen did rebound to make the Sweet 16 before losing to eventual national champion Michigan State. But in totality, SU fizzled down the stretch in 2000. This year’s team could be different. There’s still no sign of when it will lose — the Orange’s next four games are against unranked teams. Louis

Orr, an assistant on the 1999-2000 team and the current head coach at Bowling Green, raved about what he has seen of Syracuse this year. “They lead the country in steals, they’re active, their defense is active and they block over seven shots a game,” Orr said. “All the defensive stats. And then they’ve got balanced scoring and they share the ball. And they’re probably, if not the best, one of the best teams in transition in the country.” The big thing for Syracuse, Orr said, will be how it responds to that first loss. It takes an immense amount of determination to discard the first loss and to avoid the blame game that comes with a poor performance. But until the first loss happens, Bland said he’ll be pleased to see the streak continue. “Unless they were facing the Aztecs, I hope they don’t lose a game,” Bland said. “If they ever do, I just hope that they know that they have to bounce back really fast and work that much harder.”

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Turnovers stunt Syracuse’s ability to win in Big East play By Ryne Gery

ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

Ten seconds into the season, Syracuse recorded its first statistic: a turnover. La’Shay Taft only managed a few dribbles to get across half court before she lost the ball off her leg out of bounds. The Orange playWho: Seton Hall ers simply made When: Sunday, 2 p.m. Where: South Orange, N.J. their way down the court to play defense, unfazed by Taft’s mistake, likely caused by adrenaline that came with the season opener against Long Beach State. SU head coach Quentin Hillsman chalked up Taft’s seven turnovers in 22 minutes to jitters as she made her debut as the team’s starting point guard. “I think it’s first-time nerves because most of her turnovers were ones where she was in between shooting and passing,” Hillsman said after his team defeated the 49ers despite turning the ball over 28 times. “So either she would have passed it, just has to make an earlier decision. I just think of it more that she was a little nervous.” While Taft and her Syracuse teammates may have been anxious to get back on the court back in November, the stat sheet has piled up with turnovers at an astronomical rate. SU has turned the ball over 20 or more times in six games this season. The careless mistakes have made it a constant struggle to find any rhythm on offense, derailing the Orange in its seven losses. SU (12-7, 1-4 Big East) will look to take better care of the ball against conference bottom feeder Seton Hall (7-12, 0-5) on Sunday at 2 p.m. in South Orange, N.J. The latest performance crippled by turnovers came against then-No. 18 Georgetown

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last Sunday when the Orange coughed it up 30 times, leading to 38 points for the Hoyas and another conference loss. Before that, SU had 20 turnovers and fell to St. John’s at home. Of the 20, the Orange committed 14 in the first half, allowing the Red Storm to build a comfortable 12-point lead midway through the first half, a deficit Syracuse couldn’t overcome. SU showed signs of life after Shanee Williams hit a pull-up jumper to cut the lead to six late in the first half. But the rally lost steam after the Orange turned the ball over on each of its next three possessions. Williams got caught up in the air and threw an errant pass away following her jumper. Elashier Hall lost the ball off her leg on a drive into the lane and couldn’t recover it after diving to the f loor. And a turnover by Taft beyond the arc led to an uncontested fast-break opportunity for St. John’s that put the lead back to 12 in a little more than a minute. “When you watch the tape and you see the first half, we’re obviously going to get angry with ourselves because that was an awful first half,” center Kayla Alexander said. “But at the same time, you take it and you say, ‘OK, we need to make sure we do this in the first and the second half, not just the second half all the time.’” In the second half, SU came out confident in its offense, feeding Alexander in the post and making decisive moves to the basket. In the final 20 minutes, the Orange had just six turnovers and outscored the Red Storm 40-39. The Orange was able to cut the deficit to four behind a 10-0 run that saw Syracuse make the most of every possession. During the run, SU didn’t turn the ball over once. “I thought they made adjustments and made their entry passes from different places, which didn’t allow us to double as much,” SJU

head coach Kim Barnes Arico said. But the first-half deficit proved too great, leaving Syracuse wondering what could have been had it played with a purpose before halftime. The 349 turnovers committed in 19 games thus far have elicited a range of emotions from Hillsman on the sidelines and forced him to repeat over and over how costly turnovers are following the losses.

For Hillsman, turning those losses into wins simply comes down to protecting the ball every time his team moves down the floor. The head coach knows fixing that problem is the key to the Orange’s success moving forward. Said Hillsman: “I think just taking care of the ball and making sure we get a shot every possession down the floor.” rjgery@syr.edu

tr ack a nd field

Syracuse hopes to set tone for season at Cornell Upstate Challenge By Jacob Pramuk CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Donald Pollitt legged out a first-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles at the Cornell Upstate Challenge last season. The freshman crossed the finish line in a Big East championWhat: Cornell Upstate ship qualifying Challenge When: Saturday, 10:15 a.m. time in one of the first races Where: Ithaca of his Syracuse career. Pollitt, now a sophomore, said that race helped set the tone for the rest of his season. “It was a very big confidence booster because that was one of my first college races,” Pollitt said. “I was going to a 42-inch high hurdle, so coming from high school, it was very hard to get used to them. But that set my season up to be a very successful one.” Pollitt and the rest of the Syracuse track and field team hope to lay the foundation for a successful season with a strong performance

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in the 2012 Cornell Upstate Challenge this Saturday in Ithaca, N.Y. The Orange started off its indoor season at the Cornell Relays on Dec. 3, a low-key meet that gave younger runners a chance to compete early in the season. Although it’s the second meet, head coach Chris Fox said the Upstate Challenge is the true season opener. Fox said the Upstate Challenge is a crucial step for his players to qualify for the Big East championship. With only three chances to qualify for the conference championship, each athlete hopes to post a qualifying mark as early in the season as possible. And as the Cornell Relays did, it gives the underclassmen a chance to gain experience and prove themselves in preparation for bigger meets later on. For the veterans, it serves as an opportunity to put them in position to qualify for the high-profile meets with elite competition. Senior Ieva Staponkute is making her season debut this weekend. She placed first in the triple jump in last year’s Upstate

Challenge and qualified for the Big East and Eastern College Athletic Conference championships in the process. Staponkute said that successful showings in the early meets of the season help relieve pressure and stress during qualifying time. “You can get into any other meet knowing you have already qualified for the championship and just try to set a personal record and get the best mark you can,” Staponkute said. “So you could eventually, maybe, get into the biggest meets of the year.” Fox said he has high aspirations for both the men’s and women’s teams coming into the indoor season. The Orange has steadily climbed the Big East standings over the last few years and hopes to finish in the top third of the Big East in the indoor season. “We probably have five or six athletes on the team that are trying to qualifying for Indoor Nationals,” Fox said. “Just by qualifying for indoor nationals, it makes you one of the 16 best people in the country.” But reaching that level of success comes

with a price. Staponkute said Syracuse’s top runners monitor everything from their diets to their sleep schedules. Staponkute is among those entering the season with aspirations to qualify for nationals, setting her goals high for her final year at SU. After qualifying for the Big East championship last year, she fell short of making nationals. She said she hopes to make up for that personal disappointment this season. And the road to redemption starts this Saturday in Ithaca. Staponkute and Pollitt agreed the Upstate Challenge provides an opportunity to qualify for later meets and takes away the stress surrounding the process. For Fox, there’s no better place to qualify for a championship meet than the first meet of the year. “I know everyone that runs this weekend would like to qualify,” Fox said. “It takes the pressure off.” jspramuk@syr.edu

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The 3-pointer, a shot that seems so ingrained in contemporary college basketball, turns 25 years old this season. Before the 1986-87 season, 3-point plays only existed the hard way: making a field goal, getting fouled and making the free throw. Scott and the 3-point shooters that followed changed all that, helping shift the perception of the shot from oddity to exciting and building basketball careers from behind the arc. The NCAA adopted the 3-point line in 1986, based on years of research and polling by Ed Steitz, then the secretary-editor of the NCAA basketball rules committee. That research started on a slab of pavement in Steitz’s backyard, where the neighborhood kids gathered, laced up their Chuck Taylors and guarded his son, Bob Steitz. Bob Steitz was no basketball prodigy. He was a kid growing up in the 1970s with a decent jumper and had his own backyard court. The neighborhood kids were simply grateful to have a place to play, so they didn’t mind that at any given moment Ed Steitz would interrupt their game and make his son take long-range shots from any spot on the court. Sometimes Steitz would ask the defense to play tight. Other times, they would play off Bob Steitz. Either way, Steitz furiously scribbled down the outcome. In some way, the future of college basketball was hovering over that backyard court. Steitz inched closer to his newest conclusion each time he noted his son’s shooting percentage during those backyard shootarounds. College basketball, the game he loved and was charged with protecting, needed a 3-point shot. “All of us neighborhood kids thought he was crazy,” said Bob Steitz, now the Villanova senior associate athletic director for external operations. “But even though no one was calling for the 3-point line in college basketball, he had the foresight to stand up and say the sport needed it.” Without a 3-point line, bigger, taller and more physical teams dominated. Before shooters had an incentive to knock down a 3, all guards needed to do was get the ball down low. But big-name coaches like Mike Krzyzewski and Bob Knight dismantled the rule change publicly. Former St. John’s head coach Lou Carnesecca dubbed the 3-pointer “a Mickey Mouse shot.” Still, Steitz stuck to his guns. The game needed to change, and he was the man to change it. “It’s going to force teams to play more defense away from the basket,” Steitz said when the 3-pointer was first adopted. “People will say, ‘You’re putting the little man back in the game,’

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and that’s good.” Coaches like Krzyzewski, Knight and Carnesecca had no idea just how good the game would become with the little man back in the fold. Bob Steitz attributes the “madness” of the NCAA Tournament to his father’s rule, which evened the playing field for mid-major programs. Steitz said his father, who died in 1990, would absolutely love to see the tournament runs that Cinderella teams such as Davidson, George Mason and Valparaiso have made over the years using the 3-pointer. Valparaiso’s 1998 NCAA Tournament firstround upset of Mississippi — capped off by a dramatic 3-pointer — is still talked about every March nearly 14 years later. Homer Drew can’t escape the legendary 3-pointer his son, Bryce, hit to top the Rebels 70-69 on March 13, 1998, in Oklahoma City. Not that he wants to. The former Valparaiso head coach can’t get enough of the moment college basketball fans have simply called “The Shot.” But before “The Shot,” there was “Pacer,” the name given to the play Drew called with their tournament hopes on the line. With 2.5 seconds left, 13th-seeded Valparaiso was down two points against fourth-seeded Mississippi when guard Jamie Sykes stood behind the line to inbound the ball from the far end of the court. Sykes hurled the ball to midcourt, where forward Bill Jenkins tipped it to Bryce Drew for a 23-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer. “We would run that play about once a week in practice, and that was the best they’ve ever run it,” Homer Drew said. “And I still can’t believe it goes in every time I watch it.” Neither can Bryce Drew, now the current head coach at Valparaiso. CBS Sports still features the magical shot and the heap of players that piled on him before each March Madness pregame show. “I grew up loving to watch the NCAA Tournament,” he said. “Making a play in one of its biggest moments? What a blessing.” And without the 3-pointer, Homer Drew knows the moment he shared with his son would’ve never happened. “Having that line there has changed our lives profoundly,” he said. “Players like Bryce have the same opportunity for great, memorable plays as other players do with the dunk, and the moments that accompany those plays have made the game 10 times better.” Tom Crean would have a tough time arguing any differently. The Indiana head coach has watched his team defeat the Nos. 1 and 2 teams this season, using their strength from behind the arc to revive a traditional basketball powerhouse. The Hoosiers are second in the nation from 3, shooting at a 45-percent clip. The highlight of those upsets was Christian

Watford’s buzzer-beater from 3 to defeat thenNo. 1 Kentucky on Dec. 10. “He stayed in his shot, he didn’t fade and he didn’t leg kick,” said Crean, whose Indiana team is now ranked in the top 15. “It was pictureperfect form in a big-time moment.” Scott made a name for himself hitting those picture-perfect 3s in big moments at Georgia Tech. If Georgia Tech had a game at 7 p.m., Scott made sure he hit the court at 4 p.m. The Yellow Jackets counted on Scott to sink triples, and more often than not, he didn’t disappoint. But being one of college basketball’s first true 3-point specialists had a price, and Scott paid that by shooting 200 treys three hours before any game even started. “It was muscle memory to me,” Scott said.

Makin’ up for lost time

“And once the game started, I already had a feel for what it took to hit the outside shot.” Scott had the benefit of the 3-point line during his playing days at Flint Hill Prep in Oakton, Va., where high school coach Stu Vetter gave him the freedom to shoot from long range as many times as he wanted. When Scott arrived to Georgia Tech in 1987, Cremins had no problem taking advantage of the defense by playing to his star’s strengths. Once he got hot, Cremins said, Scott was unstoppable. “It was all about the 3,” said Scott of that tournament run in 1990. “And it’s no secret that the 3-point shot changed the lives of so many players and coaches, including my own.” nctoney@syr.edu

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Shorthanded Siena adjusts game plan to overcome injuries By Stephen Bailey ASST. COPY EDITOR

Davonte Beard’s abrupt transfer from Siena shocked the already thin Saints basketball team. Averaging 22.7 minutes and 5.2 points per game through the team’s first 10 contests, the freshman was one of just eight healthy, scholarship players on roster. But when Beard transferred, the thin Siena roster got even more depleted. “Even in this world, where you get guys transferring a lot, it’s something that you never can expect, and you never can prepare for,” assistant coach Craig Carter said. “… But at the same time no one wants to hear you make excuses. You’ve just got to put your nose to the grind and move on.” The Saints (8-9, 3-4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) did just that, bouncing back from a 1-7 stretch leading up to Beard’s departure with five wins in their next seven games. And they did it almost exclusively with an absurd six-man rotation. Led by senior guard Kyle Downey and the nation’s leading rebounder, junior forward OD Anosike, the shorthanded Saints have turned what was shaping up to be a bleak, drawn-out season into an inspirational campaign. Evan Hymes, Owen Wignot and Brandon Walters fill out head coach Mitch Buonaguro’s starting lineup, with freshman guard Rob Poole coming off the bench. The six have played a whopping 1,375 of Siena’s last 1,400 minutes. Though the Saints have three other active players, none have impressed Buonaguro enough in practice to earn anything but garbage time. “I think guys know that with a short bench,

they can play,” Anosike said. “They’re not worried about looking over their shoulder or coming out. They’re just playing with extreme confidence no matter if they make a mistake or not.” Even before Beard left, it was clear before the season the starters would be playing extensive minutes. Freshmen Lionel Gomis of Senegal and Nigeria native Imoh Silas are sitting out the year per an NCAA ruling, and sophomore Rakeem Brookins and junior Davis Martens were shelved before the season with injuries. Now, with sophomore forward Trenity Burdine’s return from a foot injury delayed indefinitely, Siena’s six are forced to play the minutes most teams disperse among 10-12 players. But Carter said players are cherishing the opportunity to play close to an entire game, if not the whole 40 minutes. “I think guys just realize that you’ve got to do a little bit more, and plus none of these guys ever like coming out of the game,” Carter said. “They all like to play as much as they can, and they understand that there’s no excuses to be made.” Though no excuses are being made during the team’s 75-minute practices at the Alumni Recreation Center in Loudonville, N.Y., just outside of Albany, both the players and coaches have had to make adjustments. With only nine healthy bodies, the 42-year-old has been forced to trade his coaching gear for sneakers and shorts. Two decades removed from running the point for Rutgers, Carter is clashing with players half his age every practice. “We’ve already asked these guys to do a little bit more and that extends to coaches, so everybody has to do a little bit more,” Carter said. “If that means that I have to get on the court and practice

so Rob (Poole) can get some reps with the starting team, and so Kyle Downey can take a break here or there, then that’s what we need to do.” The Saints have also needed to change their defensive strategy. Since Beard’s transfer, the Saints have run a 2-3 zone. This allows the players to save energy, puts them in position to start the fast break and helps prevent them from picking up fouls, which they’ve succeeded in all season, Downey said. Siena averages the second-lowest fouls per game in the nation. And it has had to. With only four substitutes, Downey said the players are cognizant to not pick up fouls on the court. “We’ve been taught so well by our coaches to keep our hands up and make people make tough shots over us instead of bailing them out and putting them on the free-throw line,” Downey said. But against Rider on Jan. 12, Downey fouled out with 5:09 left in regulation with the Saints leading 74-59. Battered and already exhausted, the remaining five attempted to withstand a frenetic, late-game run by the Broncos. With 1:56 left, the lead was down to four. While Downey watched anxiously from the bench, his replacement Poole knocked down 6-of-8 crucial free throws in the final 1:35 to stave off Rider. “It was frustrating just because our team as a whole wasn’t playing very well,” Downey said. “We were kind of letting them back in the game, but I was very confident in Rob Poole coming off the bench and playing solid.” With 11 conference games left on its schedule, starting with a trip to Loyola (Md.) on Thursday, Siena has a chance to continue its climb from the

cellar of the MAAC standings. At 3-4, the Saints are currently in a four-way tie for fifth. The return of Burdine, who was originally slated to debut Dec. 28 at Florida Atlantic, would help alleviate the heavy workload the Saints’ legs are bearing. For the time being, the six players will continue to do their best to fill the void expanded by Beard’s transfer. “I think we just have to continue doing what we’ve been doing,” Anosike said. “We’ve just got to keep playing the zone well, rebounding under the zone, running, executing and just trying to stay fresh late in games.”

GAME OF THE WEEK No. 3 Baylor (17-1, 4-1 Big 12) vs. No. 5 Missouri (17-1, 4-1 Big 12), Saturday, 2 p.m., ESPN The Bears won their first 17 games of the season, but they were thoroughly outplayed by Kansas and star forward Thomas Robinson on Monday, suffering their first defeat. The freshman torched Baylor with 27 points and 14 rebounds to propel KU to victory. Luckily for BU forward Perry Jones III and company, the Tigers most prominent threat around the basket is senior forward Ricardo Ratliffe, who averages 13.9 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. An adequate challenge, but his 6-foot-8, 240-pound frame pales in comparison to Robinson’s. Missouri’s starting backcourt of Marcus Denmon and Kim English are first and second on the team in scoring with 17.8 and 14.6 points per game, respectively. Saturday’s winner will improve to 5-1 in the Big 12 and seize sole possession of second place in the conference standings, behind only 5-0 Kansas. sebail01@syr.edu

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THURSDAY

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Rule

25 seasons after NCAA implementation, 3-pointer has won games, gained approval

In the past 25 years, the 3-pointer has revolutionized college basketball and completely changed the game from what it once was. Here’s a look at some of the most important 3-pointers in NCAA history.

Bryce Drew (Valparaiso) — 1998 NCAA Tournament first round

Thirteenth-seeded Valparaiso began a Sweet 16 run thanks to this shot from Drew at the buzzer, giving the Crusaders a 70-69 win over Mississippi.

Drew Nicholas (Maryland) — 2003 NCAA Tournament first round

In danger of being upset, sixth-seeded Maryland snuck out with a 75-73 win over 11th-seeded UNC-Wilmington on Nicholas’ buzzer-beating 3.

Mario Chalmers (Kansas) — 2008 NCAA Tournament national championship

Chalmers knocked down a 3 as the final seconds ticked away against Memphis to knot the game at 63 and force overtime. The Jayhawks went on to win, 75-68.

T.J. Sorrentine (Vermont) — 2005 NCAA Tournament first round

The Catamounts already had Syracuse on the ropes in overtime, but with just more than a minute left, Sorrentine pulled up “from the parking lot” as Gus Johnson aptly shouted, giving UVM a four-point lead and eventually the win.

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n one moment, Bobby Cremins went from pulling his hair out to jumping for joy. With a clear path to the basket in the second round of the 1990 NCAA Tournament, his star player, Dennis Scott, nearly squandered his team’s chance to tie the game. Scott waited and dribbled

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Jardine unquestioned leader, catalyst for SU By Zach Brown STAFF WRITER

Jim Boeheim doesn’t think Syracuse fans will ever fully appreciate what Scoop Jardine means to the Orange. Through five years at SU, the point guard has been nitpicked and critiqued more than any of his Syracuse teammates. But while Orange followers might not give Jardine much credit, his teammates and coaches don’t hesitate to pile on the praise. “He’s the key guy,” Boeheim said after SU’s win over Pittsburgh on Monday. “Most people in this town can’t quite figure that out. Maybe they will, but I seriously doubt it. There’s

Jeff Capel (Duke) — Feb. 2, 1995

away from his teammates on a fast break in the second half, leaving Cremins, the Georgia Tech coach, confused on the sidelines. Cremins didn’t have a chance to wonder what in the world Scott was thinking. Scott, the 1989-90 National Player of the Year, pulled up on the wing for a 3-pointer that swished through the net, giving the Yellow Jackets a one-point

lead over Louisiana State in the second half. “I was going crazy until he hit it,” said Cremins, who coached Scott and the Yellow Jackets to their first Final Four appearance in 1990, defeating LSU 94-91 along the way. “You get used to those kind of moments with the 3-point line and a great shooter.”

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nothing I can do about that. “He’s the only real point guard we have. It’s hard to play without a point guard.” Syracuse’s only true point guard has shined through the start of the Big East schedule. In the first seven games of conference play, Jardine has dished out 6.4 assists to just 2.3 turnovers per contest. And while he has raised his game at a key point in the season, his leadership throughout the year has helped key No. 1 Syracuse to its best start in program history. Jardine will look to continue his inspired start to Big East play when SU (20-0, 7-0 Big East) travels to Notre

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1999-2000 SU players remember record start SPORTS EDITOR

Capel’s miracle heave became iconic and forced overtime between Duke (10-9) and No. 2 North Carolina (16-1). UNC did manage to win in doubleovertime, though.

By Nick Toney

SYRACUSE AT NOTRE DAME

By Mark Cooper

Christian Watford (Indiana) — Dec. 10, 2011

In a shot that has symbolized Indiana’s resurgence this season, Watford’s 3 at the buzzer knocked off then-No. 1 Kentucky and spurred a rushing of the court in Bloomington, Ind.

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Tony Bland has the formula to beat Syracuse. The former Orangemen guard — part of the 1999-2000 SU team whose 19-0 start to the season was eclipsed by this year’s team on Monday — is an assistant coach at No. 16 San Diego State. He watches as many SU games as he can and TiVo’s the games the No. 1 team plays on TV. And he’s got a method to attack the team. “I think the other team needs to do a whole bunch of praying, do a whole

bunch of wishing and then they have a chance,” Bland said. “Unless they’re playing the Aztecs.” The 1999-2000 Syracuse team was erased from the record books for the best start in school history when the 2011-12 Orange beat Pittsburgh, 71-63, to reach the 20-0 plateau. But players and coaches who were a part of one of the best runs in team history are content with the record being broken. They see a current team with broader goals than winning 20 consecutive games, and they see a team with the talent to do it, too.

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daily orange file photo JASON HART was a member of the 1999-2000 Syracuse team that opened its season 19-0. However, that SU team faltered and went 7-6 down the stretch, losing to Michigan State in the Sweet 16.