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No more suite life The Sheraton and

Sh*t not to say Pop culture columnist

Night bites Eating these snacks

Lights out Syracuse stayed close to

Parkview hotels are no longer housing students.

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criticizes unoriginal YouTube video spinoffs.

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is sure to make an all-nighter much more enjoyable. Page 10

Connecticut in the first half, but the No. 3 Huskies caught fire after the break to win 95-54. Page 20

Finding a balance

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Defamation case venue may change

Lustig hopes to lead Student Association assembly that is both personal, professional

By Marwa Eltagouri ASST. NEWS EDITOR

the next generation of college basketball design.”

SU’s version of the Hyper Elite Platinum uniforms will have a gray base color with orange panels running up the side of the jersey and shorts. The jerseys will also say “Cuse” on the front instead of the

Lawyers representing Syracuse University and men’s basketball head coach Jim Boeheim requested to move the defamation lawsuit filed against them from New York City to Onondaga County. But plaintiffs argue the change of venue to a county of Orange fans could make an impartial trial difficult.

Gloria Allred, a high-profile attorney, is representing Bobby Davis and Mike Lang, the first two accusers in the sex abuse case against Bernie Fine, former men’s basketball associate head coach.

“We filed in New York City because of concerns that the coach would have an unfair advantage in Syracuse where he is a local hero and the university is a local employer,” said Allred in an email.

SU and Boeheim’s lawyers filed the motion for a change of venue to Onondaga County last week with state Supreme Court Justice Brian DeJoseph after Lang and Davis filed their lawsuit in December in New York City, according to a Jan. 24 article published in The PostStandard.

Davis and Lang claim Boeheim defamed them when he publicly accused the stepbrothers of lying about Fine molesting them. Boeheim later apologized for these comments.

Lawyers representing Boeheim and SU argued in court papers filed last week that the suit should be moved to Syracuse because all of the parties reside in Onondaga County.

Their request is scheduled to be heard before DeJoseph on Feb. 21, according to the article.

Mariann Meier Wang, a lawyer representing Davis and Lang, disagreed, contending that the Syracuse community, with its “huge and avid fan following,” would make it difficult to select an unbiased jury, according to the article.

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kristen parker | asst. photo editor DYLAN LUSTIG prepares for the 56th session with hopes of creating respectable relationships with both the Syracuse University student body and administration. After the first two weeks of his presidency, Lustig strives to discover how to have fun while running SA.

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aughter fills the Student Association headquarters in the Schine Student Center on a Friday afternoon as representatives chatter about new ideas and the weekend to come. President Dylan Lustig looks on as he stands against the open door of his personal office.

The relaxed tone Lustig set for the 56th session stems from his push for a personable atmosphere, where the assemblymembers can connect as people, friends and students, not just as representatives.

Lustig said he is not trying to stray too far off from traditions set

by SA presidents before him, but he would also like to add a little “spice”

to the organization. He said he wants to play music before the meetings start or open with a conversation about how the weekend was.

During his campaign for presidency in November, Lustig told The Daily Orange he values a “living in the moment” philosophy for leadership that was inspired by his great uncle, a World War II veteran. Lustig

said his great uncle recently passed away, which reinforces his perspective and his need to care about people.

This philosophy has also helped Lustig realize the need for balance in running student government, he said. The past two presidents, Neal Casey of the 55th session and Jon

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Orange to wear gray Nike Hyper Elite uniforms for one game only

By Liz Sawyer NEWS EDITOR

Nike announced Wednesday that the men’s basketball team at Syracuse University will be one of nine basketball programs in the country to wear their new Hyper Elite Platinum uniforms during one game this season.

The gray uniforms will be worn

by the men’s and women’s teams that have won national championships in Nike apparel, according to a Jan. 25 SU Athletics press release. SU won the national championship in 2003 when Carmelo Anthony played on the team.

In addition to SU, universities such as Arizona, the Baylor women’s

team, Duke, Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina and both men’s and women’s teams at Connecticut will wear the specialty uniforms, according to the release.

Nike said in another news release that the uniforms “will pay tribute to those who have already reached elite status by outfitting select teams in

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Early-hour bus service to alter

Integrity policy change leads to more referrals

By Jessica Iannetta STAFF WRITER

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Changes to Syracuse University’s Academic Integrity Policy led to an increased number of referrals for academic violations by university faculty last semester.

“The new process is flowing smoothly, with increased volume across the board,” said Gary Pavela,

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Adjustments to bus schedules last semester appear to be successful in providing more efficient transportation for South Campus residents.

Though there have been no changes made to South Campus buses for the spring 2012 semester, Parking and Transit Services worked to address issues that came up at the beginning of last semester, said Scot Vanderpool, manager of Parking and Transit Services, in an email. Bus routes were combined at the beginning of the fall semester, which often led to overcrowding, skipped stops and frustrated students.

Parking and Transit Services made adjustments based on observation, which included moving extra buses to places where they were needed most, Vanderpool said. Bus service was added to South Campus on Tuesdays

“South Campus buses seem to be working out very well this semester and more efficient than early on in the fall semester.”

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and Thursdays from 7:45 to 11 a.m. and on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8:30 to 11 a.m., he said.

With the inclusion of the Connective Corridor and Manley Field House buses, up to 15 buses serve the South Campus area at a given time, Vanderpool said. At peak time — about 9 to 9:30 a.m. — 11 buses run through South Campus, as do four Connective Corridor or Manley buses.

Sophie Liu, a freshman economics major living in the SkyHall buildings, said she thinks the bus system is nice and always on time or early. Though she said the system is efficient, Liu said the numbers on the buses, such as 344 or 144, are confusing and she took the wrong bus twice the day before.

Liu also said she once lost her key on a bus and was unable to retrieve it .

Spike Anderson, a sophomore in the Bandier Program for Music and the Entertainment Industries living on Winding Ridge, said he hasn’t had any problems with the South Campus bus system. Anderson said he didn’t

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vanessa ross | contributing photographer Since moving into Butterfield House last fall, the Alpha Gamma Delta women’s fraternity has gained a stronger sense of sisterhood and a new venue for recruitment, said AGD President Colleen Baker.

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After a semester in a new house and this year’s recruitment process just around the corner, Alpha Gamma Delta President Colleen Baker feels the women finally have a place of their own.

“I definitely think having a house brings the whole picture together,” said Baker, a junior communications and rhetorical studies and psychology major.

The women of AGD moved into the Butterfield House on Comstock Avenue last fall after a 10-year hiatus.

The sorority left Syracuse University

in 2001 due to a low member count, but was asked back to the university in April 2010. They were without a house until fall 2011 when they took over Butterfield, an old residence hall.

AGD was founded in 1904 as the

“I definitely think having a house brings the whole picture together.”

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third women’s fraternity on campus, making it an Alpha chapter and part of the “Syracuse Triad” along with Alpha Phi and Gamma Phi Beta, according to an Aug. 30, 2010 article published by The Daily Orange.

Baker said having a house has helped to organize meetings and hold recruitment training. The sorority has a new TV and laundry room in the house, which was closed off when the building was a residence hall. There is also a new kitchen where all members can eat together, which has helped strengthen the sisterhood, she said.

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Sheraton will no longer offer student housing

By Casey Fabris STAFF WRITER

As of next semester, Syracuse University will no longer be housing students in the Parkview Hotel and Sheraton University Hotel and Conference Center.

Students who still had to fulfill their two-year housing requirement were housed there this year as a solution to the problem of minimal housing. Sara Miller, associate director of news services, said in an email that next year, with the opening of a new area for law students and other new, private development opportunities, there will not be a need for the overflow of housing.

However, though housing students in hotels is somewhat uncon-

ventional, many students found they enjoyed living in them.

Joshua Podrid, a sophomore television, radio and film major, said he found the Sheraton to be an ideal location, as it is in close proximity to many major buildings on campus, like the Schine Student Center.

“It doesn’t really feel like a college environment here,” Podrid said. “You get back from class and you’re all of a sudden on a vacation.”

Though there are positive aspects to the change from traditional dorm life, Podrid said there were negatives as well. He said his floor at the Sheraton lacked a sense of community.

Eric McLee, a sophomore biomedical engineering major, agreed

with Podrid, saying that he felt the living accommodations were far superior to those of dorms but that it was not comparable to the dorm experience.

“One thing that’s lacking here is that you don’t have the dorm room environment, where you’re really friendly with all your neighbors and see people a lot, which I miss from freshman year,” McLee said.

David Heymann, general manager of the Sheraton, said having students housed at the Sheraton has been a success thus far. He said they did not experience operational problems or receive complaints from guests.

Heymann said he felt it was suc-

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“It’s a positive step to make that change to protect students who just made a mistake and cited a source wrong.”

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director of the Academic Integrity Office, in an email.

The biggest change to the policy involves distinguishing between academic dishonesty and academic negligence. Academic dishonesty is characterized by an intent to deceive and can result in disciplinary sanctions. Academic negligence is unintentional and cannot go on a student’s record but may still result in course failure.

The new policy also makes the XF grade penalty the standard punishment for academic dishonesty. An XF grade is a failing grade that is counted in a GPA. The grade accompanies a note on a student’s transcript, explicitly saying he or she violated the Academic Integrity Policy, according to the Academic Integrity Office’s website.

Seventy-seven referrals were filed last fall, up from 68 referrals during fall 2010, an increase of 13 percent, Pavela said. A warning for academic negligence was the most

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CREATING CLARITY

Last semester, university officials believed the Academic Integrity Policy was too ambiguous because it didn’t define what a dishonest act is. The University Senate Committee on Instruction updated the policy, which went into effect May 31, to distinguish academic dishonesty from negligence.

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YouTube sensation loses originality, comedy after multiple spin-offs

t started as “Sh*t Girls Say.” It seemed harmless enough. Most of us recognized some of our own quirks within the screaming, sighing and nighttime potato chip munching.

“Sh*t Girls Say” was funny and unique.

Actress Juliette Lewis from 1994’s “Natural Born Killers” even made a cameo, shrieking and yelling “twinsies!” at a bar. Everyone has said that — or at least heard it.

Then the stand-alone video became a three-part series. Episodes one through three have garnered more than 20,000 views on YouTube.

The popularity of the short films didn’t go unnoticed by vloggers, viewers or anyone with a video camera.

When I opened up my Facebook homepage this week I knew the trend had hit its saturation point. There were three different Sh*t Insert-Type-Of-People-Here Say videos plastered on my newsfeed.

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the one that got away An originally creative idea has become an official epidemic on the Internet. Whether you’re a college freshman, frat bro, sorority girl or Real Housewife, there’s a video of what you probably say. There are even videos dedicated to accountants and project managers with thousands of views.

Now, the jokes and catch phrases aren’t a surprise anymore. We all know the setup.

There will be a guy wearing a bad wig saying everything we expect to hear in the most annoying accent possible. He’ll be in multiple settings saying the same thing again and again, just so

we remember that girls like hummus.

Since this plotline has started to get stale, YouTubers have tried to spice up the Sh*t People Say videos.

If it’s not a man doing an unusually high voice, girls are messing around with their own gender stereotypes. They’re playing up the crazy girlfriend shtick or the elusive antisocial Tumblr blogger.

How many times do we need to see a girl’s mascara running down her face or hear her ask to see her boyfriend’s phone?

But when “Sh*t Guys Don’t Say” and “Sh*t Girls Don’t Say” hit the web, we hit intellectual rock-bottom. We were effectively watching every stand-up comedian’s routine on the opposite sex.

“Men just don’t want to talk about their feelings! Why don’t they ever ask for directions?

And seriously, can’t they just ask for help?”

We know that already, we’ve seen a romcom or two. But “Sh*t Girls Don’t Say” is just

Martin Luther King Jr. coverage incomplete Monday’s article on the Martin Luther King Unsung Heroes event offers little glimpse into the evening’s transpired events, nor does it address the recipients themselves, much less Risa C’DeBaca’s inspired “mic-check” after receiving the award and her call to “Evict Mayor (Stephanie) Miner!”

Although the talent and professional qualifications for the journalist Andrew Feldman are not in question, it is almost a glaring form of “self-censorship” to exclude the recipients’ own words and focus exclusively on the guest speaker.

There is much substance in the revolutionary character of King to merit more stalwart attempts at investigative journalism or news reporting from The Daily Orange.

Many professionals and academics that I have spoken to have expressed concern about the deliberate “watering down” of King’s message in the context of the events, not least the tragedy-into-irony scenario seen as C’DeBaca was awarded the MLK achievement for her work with the Ida Benderson Center and Occupy Syracuse as Mayor Miner sat in the audience. (Miner was unitarily responsible for both of these evictions.)

Yet The Daily Orange is just as guilty as The Post-Standard for printing what

LET TER TO THE EDITOR amounts to innocuous “puff” on the MLK event. After reading The Post-Standard’s article, I emailed the author to express my concern with the direction of the article. She emailed me back, kindly, to let me know that her job was to cover a story on Mayor David Bing rather than the recipients of the award (a previous article published weeks earlier mentioned more broadly the recipients).

I can imagine that this is similar to the reply I will get from The Daily Orange. That is, that the reporter was merely handling an assignment handed down by The D.O.’s editor.

I don’t intend this letter to be a personal grievance, however. It is much more than a mere peccadillo or political vendetta that I am suggesting.

In one of King’s last major speeches delivered some four days before his premature murder, the social organizer and activist reminded us that “... one of the great liabilities of life is that all too many people find themselves living amid a great period of social change, and yet they fail to develop the new attitudes, the new mental responses, that the new situation demands. They end up

sleeping through a revolution.”

We must remember that King was an internationalist, a revolutionary and a caustic critic of economic disparity and the military-industrial complex. If he had lived to the present, he would have most certainly addressed the 14 million plus unemployed citizens in the United States today, the 2 million prisoners in our jail system, the 40 percent unemployment rate for black youths, the 1 million deported by the Obama administration, the soaring suicide rates for Iraqi and Afghanistan veterans, and the more than 5,000 arrests of Occupy activists to date, and he would certainly be one to criticize events to which his name is honored.

I hope The Daily Orange will find it more indicative in the future to harness the enormous creativity and intelligence that Syracuse and Newhouse students possess to pursue more substantive stories.

Thank You. Sincerely,

Adam C’DeBaca

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as predictable.

“Women love ‘The Notebook!’ And looking at Ryan Gosling, Johnny Depp and Robert Pattinson. And what’s this about wanting a woman president?”

These are the questions and comments we’ve all made about the opposite sex. We don’t need to watch a 1.5-minute video to relive our biggest complaints.

Although these videos are getting increasingly more monotonous (and we’re all acknowledging it), an end is not in sight. As of Wednesday night, countless additions were made to YouTube. Both “Sh*t Film Snobs Say” and “Sh*t Rich People Say” have views in the thousands.

All the best topics were done early on with the fad. Now, we can only look forward to more desperate titles like “Sh*t I Wish My Cat Would Say.” 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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President’s address lacks specificity for college students President Barack Obama talked about the “daunting” cost of college during his State of the Union Tuesday. He outlined problems with the higher education system and said it’s important for college to no longer be a luxury.

While it would be nice to see college become an affordable option for all, it is too idealistic. Obama’s speech did not lay out specific plans to cut tuition costs or increase work-study jobs, both of which are necessary, he said.

He charged Congress to stop college loan interest rates from doubling in July. He said the tuition tax credit should be extended, but he did not explain how that would be feasible.

By bringing up higher education in his speech, Obama made education a priority and prompted a conversation.

With this conversation, the question of how to make higher education more affordable may be answered. But the State of the Union did not give a clear explanation of who should be responsible for answering these questions.

EDITORIAL by the daily orange editorial board Given the current economy, having a college degree seems to be more necessary than ever. If this trend continues, coupled with the poor economy, something needs to be done to make college more accessible.

As college students, Obama’s speech reminds us to be thankful of the opportunities we have. We are enrolled in a university. Though some of what Obama said may not apply directly to us, tuition hikes and loan rates are relevant. Obama’s speech should inspire and prompt us to research the costs of college education.

Syracuse University offers a financial aid literacy program to help students navigate the system. Students must take advantage of the systems because while it would be nice for college to become a luxury for everyone, it is not a realistic expectation.

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Washington rally brings constitutionality of abortion back into spotlight

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ne of the most compelling ideas to come out of the 19th century was John Stewart Mill’s “Harm Principle.”

Mill believed that the actions of an individual could be permitted as long as they didn’t harm another.

This principle is especially relevant to abortion, which was brought back into the spotlight Monday when tens of thousands rallied in Washington, D.C., for the annual March for Life.

The march brings people from all sides of the anti-abortion movement to one event that brings awareness to the issue of abortion. It also marks the occasion of the Supreme Court’s decision of Roe v. Wade.

Most people engage the abortion issue by examining if there is a constitutional right to an abortion. This is

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the right direction easily answered. No. There is no constitutional right granted to individuals anywhere in the U.S. Constitution. The states individually have the authority to determine whether abortion should be legal. The Supreme Court committed one of the worst cases of judicial malpractice with its decisio in Roe v.

Wade, interpreting the constitution with a perverse sense of activism.

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for a right to do whatever one wants with one’s body. As individuals, we have a natural right of ownership of our own bodies. This right pertains to all beings including the unborn. At this point the pro-abortion crowd’s argument goes astray.

If it is acknowledged that there is ownership over one’s self and another cannot infringe on that, then how can abortion be permitted? Can the perceived “good” — as Mill puts it — of the mother be given precedent over that of the child? Unless there is a life or death situation no such precedent can exists. This is something that Mill felt was important, stating in his work “On Liberty” that the interests of a person were not sufficient reason to do harm to another.

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It’s extremely important to look at the issue from the side of the life that is being ended as a result of abortion.

People must ask themselves if the unborn is in fact a living being. If that answer is yes, as I believe most will conclude, I would contend that one’s view on abortion would be without doubt on the side of the unborn, and those who recognize a life but still hold the opinion supporting termination have some explaining to do.

An argument often used against those opposing abortion is that the movement is fueled by the religious right and that banning abortion is an act of imposing said religion on someone. It is true that many who attend are many religious groups that are fervently against religion, but the pro-abortion movement is neither

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mutually exclusive nor driven by faith. The rejection of abortion is intrinsic in medicine, whose own Hippocratic Oath commands doctors to stay away from such procedures.

Science has shown many people the light on this issue via embryology and other areas of study.

As individuals and as a country we have a moral responsibility to stand up for the lives and rights of all our fellow humans. In the spirit of Mill’s “Harm Principle” we must protect the unborn child because no entity and no person can morally take its rights away with the justification that it has a superior right over the life.

Patrick Mocete is senior political science and policy studies major. His column appears every Thursday. He can be reached at pdmocete@syr.edu.

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Barnhart of the 54th, have provided Lustig with two very different examples of leadership.

Lustig and Casey agree Barnhart’s ability to relate to the student body and the assembly was his leadership strength.

PJ Alampi, chair of the Student Life Committee, was the Board of Elections and Membership Committee chair under Casey, and an assemblymember under Barnhart. He said Barnhart was very interactive with students, and his name was widely known on campus. Lustig is similar to Barnhart in this way, Alampi said.

“The biggest thing, without a doubt, is finding that right balance between being the one who is the representative of the students and the one who is relaying their voice to the administration,” Barnhart said.

Barnhart admits, however, he lacked in organization and clear planning for accomplishing goals — a trait Barnhart, Lustig and Alampi agree Casey mastered.

“I sat with people and talked about new ideas, where Neal gathered actual reports from everybody,” Barnhart said.

Casey said he calls this a results-driven approach because he actually delivered programs to improve life on campus, like the bus

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systems to local grocery stores. Casey also reached his goal of filling the assembly to its full capacity.

Taylor Carr, Lustig’s chief of staff and Casey’s chair of the Student Life Committee, said he thought of Casey’s administration like a business model.

“It was like he was the CEO of the business, cabinet was the senior management and then it would trickle down,” Carr said.

A top-down approach and a strong opinion are characteristics Casey said he exemplified during his presidency.

“I appreciated Neal’s dedication to achieving results. I think, however, he shut a lot of people out with his leadership style,” Carr said.

Lustig said he does not believe Casey’s leadership style is effective because Casey did not include assemblymembers on decisions enough and was slightly out of touch with the assembly.

Casey’s ability to work with the Syracuse University administration, however, is a trait Lustig admires greatly and hopes to continue in the future.

Because Lustig has witnessed two leadership examples, Alampi said, he will be able to make a connection with the student body and the administration.

Carr said he thinks Barnhart was the perfect mix because he had the respected professionalism of a leader, yet his door was always open,

and there was room for fun as well. He said he encourages Lustig to mimic Barnhart.

In choosing his cabinet, Lustig, like Barnhart, sent a campus-wide email detailing the open positions and information on how to apply.

Lustig also included his personal cellphone number in the email. He said this was a controversial action that several of his colleagues questioned.

“If someone has an issue they need to talk with me about, call me. That’s what I’m here for,” Lustig said.

Casey said he did not send an email because

Wang said such bias is conveyed through Davis’ repeated attempts to alert officials of the abuse, as Davis was told by several sources that due to Fine’s involvement with the basketball program and the power of the institution locally, he should “forget about what happened to him,” according to the article.

But Allred asserts that despite the motion

for a change of venue, Lang and Davis’ case remains strong.

“We are reviewing their motion to change venue,” Allred said. “However, we have confidence in our clients’ case no matter where it is ultimately heard.”

Andrew Levine, a New York City lawyer representing SU, declined to comment, as did Boeheim’s lawyers, C. James Zeszutek and Tim

“The biggest thing, without a doubt, is finding that right balance between being the one who is the representative of the students and the one who is relaying their voice to the administration.”

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when he assumed the presidency, he knew exactly who he wanted for each cabinet position. He added that although Lustig sent the email, all but one cabinet position were filled by individuals who were already members of SA. “Creating your cabinet is a really important task. You only have one year, so you have to get it right from the start,” Casey said.

Barnhart said that because Lustig is a sophomore he is likely to hold his presidency for more than one session. There is a greater opportunity to accomplish goals because this administration has the possibility of being here longer, he said.

Alampi and Lustig admitted they are part of a group that likes to joke around and have fun, but they know when to focus and get work done for SU. They said taking the time to have fun is not a characteristic that will get in the way of their leadership.

Although Alampi is confident Lustig’s laidback attitude will not harm the organization, Carr said he worries people will stop taking Lustig seriously. He said he hopes to see Lustig grow into a leader who can balance fun and work.

Said Carr: “I also find it important to remember that we are students, and we are here to have a good time as well.” rebarill@syr.edu

Murphy.

“We don’t comment on matters of litigation,” Murphy said.

Fine, who was fired from the university Nov. 27, has denied the allegations and has not been charged. Federal agents and the Syracuse Police Department continue to investigate. meltagou@syr.edu

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notice the issues that other South Campus residents did early last semester, but noted he lives at one of the first bus stops and didn’t experience too much overcrowding.

The bus system will continue to be surveyed, especially during morning class times, to plan ahead for adjustments for the fall 2012 semester, Vanderpool said.

“South Campus buses seem to be working out very well this semester and more efficient than early on in the fall semester,” Vanderpool said.

“I’m sure students have also adjusted, by getting earlier buses and that also helped the service become more effective.” brvannos@syr.edu

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Fresh beats University of Wisconsin-Madison provides scholarships, hip-hop education as part of new program

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By Diana Pearl STAFF WRITER

tudents from spoken word and hiphop communities have the opportunity to participate in a unique program that offers financial aid throughout their college careers.

The First Wave scholarship program was initially introduced at the University of WisconsinMadison in 2007. It is designed to be a hybrid of arts, academia and activism, according to a Jan. 12 online article by USA Today.

Though there are similar programs at other schools, First Wave is the only program of its kind that teaches students about hip-hop arts and theater, according to the article.

“We really invite them to combine academics and art,” said Adey Assefa, assistant director and academic adviser at the Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives at UW-Madison. “When they come to campus they’re taking classes in art and tying these classes into academics.”

Students can apply to be a part of the First Wave program before their freshman or sophomore years of college. In addition to materials such as standardized test scores and letters of recommendation, students submit samples of their artistic work, such as audition videos, songs or design pieces for consideration when applying, according to the USA Today article.

First Wave participants are required to attend the Summer College Experience program before their freshman year of college.

The Summer College Experience program is designed to help students successfully transition to college and become acclimated to life at UW-Madison. While attending the program, students enroll in three classes and experience a number of different cultural activities.

After arriving in Madison for their freshman year, students in the program all live together in a campus residence hall, according the First Wave website.

“The students really get to know each other in the freshman interest group,” Assefa said.

“It’s very small and intimate, and they really get to know each other that first semester.”

The First Wave program partially dic-

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tates classes that students are able to take once they begin their college careers at UWMadison. Students select their own majors to fit their personal interests, according to the website.

Students’ sophomore and junior years are relatively relaxed in terms of First Wave course requirements. The program encourages students to study abroad and can travel with the First Wave Hip-Hop Theater Ensemble to local and international locations. The program concludes senior year, when students complete a capstone seminar and senior arts project, according to the website.

“The students are phenomenal,” Assefa said.

“A lot of them come from places where college wasn’t the No. 1 priority. They use their voice to perform and be leaders.”

The program prides itself on being diverse and multicultural, Assefa said. The program goes beyond allowing students to be artists or members of First Wave. It allows them to be true Wisconsin Badgers, she said.

Students must have a 3.0 GPA to maintain their scholarships, which can range all the way up to a full tuition scholarship, according to the USA Today article.

First Wave students, who vary from budding actors and emcees, to inspiring songwriters, Assefa said, also have multiple opportunities per year to showcase their talents.

Highlighted events include a Passing the Mic Spoken Word Showcase, according to First Wave’s website.

“First Wave students are some of the most creative artists that I’ve seen in the country, in the world even. It’s a really tight-knit group of people that are here to get better as artist but also to succeed academically,” Danez Smith, a member of the program’s inaugural class and First Wave student liaison, said in the USA Today article.

“Having a small community within a big school like UW really helps me stay focused on my studies,” said Kelsey Van Ert, a First Wave student, on the program’s website.

“And since we’re all artists, we vibe with each other really naturally.” dspearl@syr.edu

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Attie to speak about memory, public commemoration in art

By Jen Bundy STAFF WRITER

Syracuse University will kick off the speaker series “Memory and Commemoration, as Fact or Fiction” Thursday at 6 p.m. in Watson Theater with internationally renowned artist Shimon Attie.

Attie is known for his artwork that ranges from new media to siteA seminar, led specific installations to by the renowned photography. His work artist, as part of has been showcased the “Memory and Commemoration, worldwide at museums as Fact or Fiction” such as the Museum of Modern Art and the series Where: Watson Corcoran Gallery of Theater Art. As an artist, he When: Thursday, has been the recipient 6 p.m. of many prestigious art How much: fellowships and awards Free such as the Rome Prize, according to a Jan. 17 SU News release.

Shimon Attie

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY FROM PAGE 3

common action taken and occurred in 23 of the referrals. The second most common action was the new XF grade and transcription penalty notation, which occurred in 17 of the referrals, Pavela said.

After receiving an XF grade punishment, it is a requirement for students to complete an academic integrity seminar. Last fall, 13 students completed the seminar, a 38 percent increase from fall 2010 with eight students, Pavela said.

Eric Holzwarth, deputy director of the Renée Crowne University Honors Program and a member of the University Senate Committee on Instruction that proposed the changes, said he thinks the new policy is a significant improvement over the old one, especially the distinction between academic dishonesty and academic negligence.

“It’s a positive step to make that change to protect students who just made a mistake and cited a source wrong,” he said.

Jenna Mayotte, the business librarian at E.S. Bird library and a member of the committee, agreed with Holzwarth.

“The new policy puts us more in line with other schools and their policies,” she said. “The policy needed to be updated to reflect necessary changes.”

The Academic Integrity Office is also working on a major initiative that will allow them to work more closely with the Student Association. The initiative will allow SA volunteers to become hearing board members, hearing officers and presenters, Pavela said.

Pavela will also deliver an annual report to SA on university academic integrity stan-

AGD

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“With being president, I’m so fortunate to have this house because I saw how hard it was last year for our president to figure out where we were meeting and how we were meeting and all of that,” Baker said.

Before AGD members resided in Butterfield, the sorority’s recruitment activities were held in the Sheraton University Hotel and Conference Center on University Avenue and the Schine Stu-

“The topic of the series really comes out of Shimon’s amazing artistic practice, but it is also interesting that the topic of memory has such a big place at SU.” Kendall Phillips

ASSOCIATE DEAN OF RESEARCH AND GRADUATE STUDIES IN VPA

Additionally, Attie was chosen to be the College of Visual and Performing Art’s Sandra Kahn Alpert Visiting Artist and is the spring 2012 semester’s Jeanette K. Watson Distinguished Visiting Collaborator, according to the release.

Both positions at SU usually require leading

dards and enforcements as part of the new initiative.

“The aim is a much richer partnership between student leaders and the AIO,” Pavela said.

Jesse Feitel, SA’s Academic Affairs Committee chair and a junior political science major, led an effort last semester to have SA representation in the form of an Academic Integrity Board, with the support of Bonnie Kong, the former Academic Affairs Committee chair.

“The board will act as a way for students to convey their ideas, experiences and innovations to the AI Office, and to provide a unique set of ears and set of experiences to the board and to hearings,” Feitel said in an email.

Last semester, Feitel and two other students, also from SA, were chosen to be on the board and are currently in the process of training.

Feitel said he expects the board to eventually be open to the rest of the student population as well.

Feitel, who also sits on the University Judicial Board, said there are similarities between the boards.

“I think there are a lot of parallels between the two — students are able to listen to their peers and discuss common experiences and offer practical and constructive solutions to difficult issues at hand,” he said.

Feitel said he is excited about the new initiative and believes student involvement on the boards will only improve them.

“The Academic Integrity Office already does a tremendously positive and great job on this campus,” he said, “and having student input will only make the process that much better.” jliannet@syr.edu

dent Center. Baker said for the first rounds of recruitment, the women had to stand on the steps of Schine’s Panasci Lounge and constantly worried about tripping and falling in their heels.

This year, rounds will feel a little different, she said.

Now, everyone meets at the house and trains for a couple of hours. Baker said being able to use their new entryway and foyer makes them feel at home.

She said though recruitment is still stressful, having a house has made the process much easier and will allow the sorority to recruit more women. They will also get to show off and utilize

a small seminar for graduate students, but Attie offered to create a presentation for the entire university and public instead.

Attie organized this series to focus on memory, specifically public commemoration in contemporary art, he said.

“The topic of the series really comes out of Shimon’s amazing artistic practice, but it is also interesting that the topic of memory has such a big place at SU,” said Kendall Phillips, associate dean of research and graduate studies in VPA. For the past decade, VPA has been involved with the Public Memory Project, which has sponsored conferences and hosted classes, among other projects.

“It seemed like a good fit,” Attie said.

He said he plans to highlight some of his large-scale, site-specific art installations that deal with memory and commemoration at the seminar.

Attie said he would also like to address some of the key issues, questions and challenges many professions working in the art field face.

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cessful because students were isolated from the rest of the hotel guests. They occupied their own floor at the hotel with a total of 34 rooms.

“If other guests had to intermingle with students then maybe we would have had complaints, but I think the students were pretty well behaved,” he said.

Heymann said if the opportunity presented itself, he would be willing to have this same arrangement with SU again.

Miller, the associate director of news services, said she felt the solution to the overflow problem had been a success, but they had hoped that rooms at the Parkview Hotel would be more popular among drama students due to its proximity to Syracuse Stage.

Podrid said he personally would recommend living at the Sheraton to other students

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current “Orange” for home games and “Syracuse” for away games.

The uniforms were specifically designed for superior performance and a lower environmental effect. The shorts are made from 100 percent recycled polyester, and the jerseys are made from at least 96 percent recycled polyester. Both pieces of the uniform are also 5 percent lighter than the previous Hyper Elite Platinum uniform, according to the release.

all the new rooms. Having a new house might even help bring in more recruitment, she said.

“Everything’s brand-new. The inside is absolutely gorgeous,” she said. “So I do know that once girls walk in, I imagine they’re going to be pretty impressed and excited.”

Kristin Wiegand, AGD’s vice president of recruitment and a junior psychology major, said the sorority is looking forward to having the house as a home base during the recruitment process. She considers it a place where everyone can sit down and find comfort in one another.

Wiegand said she hopes the women who

“I really think there is something here for every part of the university,” Phillips said.

This semester’s speaker series will also include James Young, director of the Institute for Holocaust, Genocide and Memory Studies at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst; Anna Schuleit, recipient of a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship; and Amy Waldman, a former New York Times reporter and author, according to the release.

“His presence on campus has been a huge success,” Phillips said of Attie. “He has really been a great benefit to the students across VPA.” Phillips described Attie as not only a great artist, but also a true intellectual who engages audiences with clear insights on a spectrum of issues, specifically memory and visual culture.

“I hope that my work reaches people and that those attending have a resonant experience,” Attie said. “I hope those attending will in some way feel inspired.” jbundy@syr.edu

and felt the experience had been a positive one.

“If I came to a hotel and saw kids living there, I’d think it was the luckiest situation ever,” he said.

When the housing lottery begins in a few weeks, students will no longer have the Sheraton and Parkview hotels as options for fulfilling their two-year on-campus housing requirement.

But this will not be the only change to SU’s housing next year.

Booth Hall will only house returning students. Additionally, renovations in both Lawrinson and Sadler halls will conclude this summer, according to the Housing Lottery Overview, accessible via the 201213 Housing Lottery page on the Office of Housing, Meal Plan and I.D. Card Services website.

Lawrinson will have renovations in the lobby, second floor, 20th floor laundry room and the Penthouse. Four-person suites in Sadler will be converted into open doubles. cffabris@syr.edu

Many fans were unhappy with the changes, expressing their frustration on Twitter and Facebook that the uniforms reminded them of Georgetown’s — SU’s longtime rival.

The team will wear the uniforms when it hosts South Florida on Feb. 22 in the Carrier Dome, according to the release. SU tweeted about the uniform change, reassuring some disgruntled fans the uniforms would be worn for one game only: “We’re getting lots of strong feedback on the Nike basketball uniforms.

Remember — they’ll only be used for one game: USF on 2/22!” egsawyer@syr.edu

come during recruitment will get to experience what the house means to the sorority. While seeing the house is crucial for recruitment, she said, something intangible is more important.

“The house itself will not recruit women,” she said. “Our energy and excitement about this year’s recruitment will do that.”

Baker said that one of AGD’s recruitment songs included the lyrics: “Come on in, enjoy the fun.”

Although this used to mean Schine’s Panasci Lounge, it now refers to AGD’s home in Butterfield.

Now, Baker said, “The song feels right.” mjberner@syr.edu

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Q&A with Canadian electronica singer-songwriter Lights on new album

By Allie Caren

Can you explain the name behind your new album “Siberia”?

Born Valerie Anne Poxleitner, electronic artist Lights fully committed to her music career by legally changing her name. The 24-year-old Canadian is on tour for her newest album, “Siberia,” her second studio album released on Oct. 4. She will play at the Lost Horizon in Syracuse on Jan. 28.

I’ve written a lot about cold stuff from my boots to ice to shivery air. It’s one thing, growing up in Canada to have these conditions all the time. With album titles and things of that nature, there’s really no yes or no answer. It’s whatever your gut tells you it should be called. It was sort of a self-discovery record.

The Daily Orange: For new listeners, what sets you apart from other artists?

Lights: I would say I have my own sense of

What is the message you are trying to deliver through the album?

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lyrics. I take pride in writing really honestly. I write about things that I’m actually experiencing. I put a lot of effort into making lyrics that flow really well and marry the melodies really well, but yet say something that is really true and honest.

Generally speaking, it’s about things you’re experiencing or feeling, what you want to say or things you’re observing. It’s just an overall scope of what your life is at that time, and that’s exactly what it was: a kind of snapshot of your life and experiences and the way that you look at them.

Do you have any pet peeves, and if so, what’s No. 1?

How long did the album take to put together?

When people think that I want to be called by my old name. You don’t go through the effort of changing for nothing. It’s a big commitment to change your name. I changed my name because I don’t want to be two different people. I’m Lights as a person. I dropped my personal life. It would be doing myself a disservice if I had to feel like two different people all the time. I’m Lights.

It takes a lot of discovery to decide where you want to take an album. It finally kind of hit me in November of 2010. I started writing that December, more intensely that January and pretty much finished it by the end of the winter. Then it took the entire summer to get it out.

Did you face any obstacles?

We had some struggles with the label at the

Interactive event invites students to create games

By Isaac Davis

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

How many game developers does it take to make a functional video game? For big titles like “Madden” or “Call of Duty,” the average is about 100.

But in the increasingly popular independent games movement, teams of fewer than 20 or even 10 people are designing, programming and crafting smaller games.

Teams will scramble These participants to create a playable hope to achieve even game in less than 48 a fraction of the hours. enormous success Where: Huntington that “Call of Duty” Hall has attained.

When: Friday at 3 This weekend, p.m. through Sunday at 6:30 p.m. the School of EducaHow much: $10 tion, the School of Information Studies and the College of Arts and Sciences are bringing the indie game scene to Syracuse University with the 2012 Global Game Jam. From Friday to Sunday, small randomly assigned teams will scramble to create a playable game in less than 48 hours. The Jam encompasses traditional board game creation along with video games.

The Jam will be at Huntington Hall and will kick off at 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, with the announcement of this year’s theme.

The event, started by the International Game Developers Association, happens each year in late January. As its title suggests, groups around the world will be simultaneously developing their own games. Syracuse is just one of almost 250 sites for the event. Registration is open through Friday at gamejam.syr.edu and costs $10.

Nilay Yildirim, a doctorate student at the School of Education for instructional design,

2012 Global Game Jam

development and evaluation, was largely responsible for bringing the Jam to SU last year.

“This event was something I wanted to participate in the year before, but I couldn’t,” she said. “I wanted to see how many people were interested in doing it in Syracuse.”

She said she was very pleased with the last year’s turnout.

“We ended up networking with people after that, making a group where we could talk about game development and research,” she said.

The School of Education may appear to be a strange sponsor for an unusual event like this, but instructional technology M.S. Program Coordinator Alan Foley, one of last year’s faculty organizers for the Jam, feels it’s a natural fit.

“There’s a fairly significant movement internationally called ‘game for learning’ or educational games,” he said. “It’s very broad, (from) informal learning (to) how can games be used in classroom environments. We’re interested in how people learn throughout their lives in a variety of contexts.”

Chris Hanson, an English professor and the head faculty organizer for the event this year, is more interested in the study of games themselves.

“I think games are emerging as an extremely significant cultural form. There are branches of academia related to the study of literature and the study of film as text. I know that there is a growing field concerned with games as text.”

The prospect of creating an entire game in 48 hours may be scary to many who would otherwise be interested, but Yildirim encourages students to give it a try.

“It’s definitely doable. There are thousands and thousands of games developed in this short period.” ikdavis@syr.edu

time. We just weren’t seeing eye to eye. So we ended up releasing the record independently. I paid for it out of my own pocket.

Is there anyone in the music industry that you look up to?

I really dig Gwen Stefani. She’s such a strong woman and does her thing, and I like Björk for the same reason.

What is a motto that you live by or advice you’d give to a stranger?

I think that everyone is born with a passion for what they’re meant to do, so don’t underestimate where your gut wants to take you.

Everything is based on that — do what you love, and that’s what you’re meant to do. ajcaren@syr.edu

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PITA EL SAHA

Late-night factor: Delivery orders are taken until 2:30 a.m. every night. 4/5 Bang for your buck: Though it sets no minimum charge, Pita El Saha does slap on a $2 delivery fee. Even though the delicious falafel pita I ordered was only $4.95, the grand total came to $9.72.

However, the pita was gigantic, so it was hard to get too annoyed. 4/5 Taste bud satisfaction: Jam-packed with zesty falafel, hot banana peppers, feta cheese, lettuce and tomato, this pita blew my mind. And it tasted healthy. 5/5 Friendly service: The guy who came to my door seemed friendly, and the Pita El Saha people drew us not just one, but two unicorns, with fair amounts of artistic talent to boot. 5/5 Delivery Time: 25 minutes. Champs! 5/5 Total: 23/25

Officially the winner of the late-night food fest! Everybody go order a pita.

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Do you have a case of the late-night noms? We’ve scoured Campus Food to find you four places that will deliver long after the dining hall has shut its doors. jidonfro@syr.edu

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FRIENDLY SERVICE:

The biggest cravings always strike after midnight. Whether you’re cramming all night for a bio exam or coming home from a weekend jaunt down Euclid Avenue, will this place deliver late enough for you?

Only tasty food is worth a late-night binge. Will your meal leave you satisfied or wishing you just made a PB&J instead?

DELIVERY TIME:

Nothing’s worse than when you spend $15 on food and then pass out before it arrives. How long will this place keep you waiting?

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Being back at school means emptying your wallet in the name of food, booze and books. Will this late-night feast drain your bank account?

Nothing’s worse than a gruff delivery guy who thrusts your food in your face and stomps away. Will you be greeted at the door with a snarl or a smile? **As an added challenge, we specified in the notes section of the Campus Food website that a unicorn should be drawn on the bag of each order. Any employees willing to show off their drawing skills deserve extra points.

ZONIES

Late-night factor: Delivery until 4 a.m. Sunday through Wednesday and until 5 a.m. Thursday through Saturday. A calzone with the sunrise, anyone? 5/5 Bang for your buck: There’s no minimum charge, and one whole pound of buffalo chicken calzone is only $7.50. The grand total with tax, service charge and tip: $10.62. 4/5 Taste bud satisfaction: Maybe part of my disappointment was linked to the fact that I was so excited for this amazing sounding calzone. The cheese was hardly melted, but at least the buffalo chicken was tender. 3/5 Friendly service: Instead of a phone call, I got a hard rap on the door. And the delivery guy skipped even the simplest of pleasantries in favor of a quick getaway. Also, in regards to the unicorn request, someone had written, “I draw dog instead,” and yet there was no dog in sight! Huh. 2/5 Delivery Time: 1 hour, 58 minutes. Eep. 1/5 Total: 15/25

DORIAN’S GOURMET PIZZA AND DELI

Late-night factor: You can order for delivery until 1:30 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and until 2:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday. 3.5/5 Bang for your buck: Dorian’s has a $10 minimum delivery on all orders from Campus Food, so we got a medium cheese pizza ($7.50) and curly fries ($2.50). The grand total with tax, service charge and tip: $13.86. It was a lot of food, but also our most expensive meal. 3.5/5 Taste bud satisfaction: The pizza tasted predictably good. Dorian’s uses just the right amount of sauce. But the curly fries, crisp and spiced to perfection, stole the show. 4.5/5 Friendly service: The super polite gentleman called when he arrived. Also: bonus points for not just drawing a unicorn, but a rainbow, too! 4.5/5 Delivery Time: 27 minutes. Speedy. 4.5/5 Total: 20.5/25

NO. 1 KITCHEN

Late-night factor: Delivery orders are taken until 12:30 a.m. Sunday, 12:50 a.m.

Monday through Thursday and 1:50 a.m. Friday and Saturday. 3/5 Bang for your buck: Since it has an $8 minimum that jumps to $15 after midnight, you should place your order no later than 11:55 p.m. We paid $3.25 for 10 fried wontons and $5.65 for beef with curry. The grand total: $12.43. This, of course, also included egg rolls and white rice. 5/5 Taste bud satisfaction: The fried wontons tasted wonderfully bad for you, but I figured that there were enough onions in the beef curry to make up for it. Overall, it was standard Chinese food. 3.5/5 Friendly service: There was no sign of any sort of mythical creature drawn on the bag, but the delivery guy was really cute. 3.5/5 Delivery Time: 35 minutes. 4/5 Total: 19/25

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Find out which stars will walk red carpet, who will watch from their seats

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By Daniel Taroy CONTRIBUTING WRITER

hen repeat winners emerge from precursors like the Critics’ Choice and Golden Globe awards, the Oscar race starts to feel rather predictable. But nominations from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences always have a way of shaking up expectations, and Tuesday morning’s announcement of 2011’s “bests” was no exception.

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By Ian Phillips STAFF WRITER

or every Oscar nomination, another movie, director or actor could have filled the same spot. This year, a surprising amount of suspected shoo-ins were snubbed.

Here’s some that didn’t make the cut.

Best Picture

Best Picture: “50/50”

As expected, “Hugo” and “The Artist” are this year’s frontrunners with 11 and 10 nominations, respectively. But Stephen Daldry’s “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” turned up with a surprise nomination after being ignored all award season, making it the director’s fourth consecutive BP nomination.

The Oscars love stories of triumph against adversity. And “50/50,” an autobiographical story about coping with cancer, fits that label. It deals with dire and mundane situations in ways that few movies about cancer have. It didn’t catch the Academy’s eye, but its writing and performances will outlast the ceremony.

Best Director

Best Director: Steven Spielberg — “War Horse”

After missing out on a crucial nomination from the Director’s Guild of America, “The Tree of Life” director Terrence Malick edged out “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” director and DGA nominee David Fincher for a Best Director nod.

Spielberg is known for letting his emotions get the best of his movies. However, his sentimentality toward recreating history is at its best. The ending evokes John Ford’s westerns, possibly making even hardened movie buffs cry.

Best Actor

Best Actor: Ryan Gosling — “Drive”

Demián Bichir’s unexpected nomination for his performance in “A Better Life” proves that Michael Fassbender’s penis in “Shame” might have been too much for the prudish Academy voters to handle.

With little dialogue, Gosling’s transformation from getaway driver to psychotic killer in the film’s final act is shockingly believable. Gosling elevates a flawed movie by turning “The Driver” into an unforgettable character.

Best Actress

Best Actress: Charlize Theron — “Young Adult”

Proving that full-frontal female nudity is perfectly acceptable, Rooney Mara earned her first Oscar nomination for her role in “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” bumping favorite Tilda Swinton from the roster.

Charlize Theron makes a former vapid prom queen likeable, expertly conveying the character Mavis Gary’s self-denial. “Young Adult” doesn’t give Mavis a fairytale redemption, and she doesn’t deserve sympathy or attention. But giving it to her doesn’t feel wrong.

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actor: Patton Oswalt — “Young Adult”

Veteran actor Max von Sydow emerged as the only acting nomination from “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” and the closest threat to frontrunner Christopher Plummer for his role in “Beginners.” Call this the most exciting race between two 82-year-old men in history.

The Academy is usually kind to comedians who take stabs at drama. But Patton Oswalt, whose fantastic toned-down performance served as a foil to Theron in “Young Adult,” wasn’t nominated. He succeeded in making an unlikable character likable and taking a loser and making him unique.

Best Supporting Actress Bringing defecation in a sink to a higher level of art, Melissa McCarthy was acknowledged for her crass yet memorable turn in summer comedy “Bridesmaids,” indicating that those old stiffs in the AMPAS might have a twisted sense of humor after all. dataroy@syr.edu

Best Supporting Actress: Shailene Woodley — “The Descendants” In this film, breakout 20-year-old actress Shailene Woodley delivers a memorable devastating moment: learning that her mother is in a coma, she sinks underwater to cry. Making the leap from acting in a TV melodrama to holding your own against George Clooney is the mark of a promising starlet. iaphilli@syr.edu

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Local chefs whip up competition in cook-off

By Anna Hider CONTRIBUTING WRITER

On Sunday, Goldstein Auditorium will become Syracuse’s own version of Iron Chef America’s Kitchen Stadium.

That’s because the first ever Iron Fork Competition, a local cooking contest based on the Food Network show, will be heating up in the auditorium.

“It’s kind of like Local chefs square off Iron Chef but also in a cooking battle for isn’t. I took ideas charity from different placWhere: Goldstein es,” said John Reule, Auditorium a local chef and the When: Sunday, 11 president of the a.m. to 4 p.m.

How much: $10 for Syracuse Iron Fork students Competition.

Twelve teams of three, all from Syracuse-area restaurants like Wise Guys Comedy Club, Turning Stone Resort and Casino, and the Camillus Country Club, will compete from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday in the Schine Student Center. Tickets are $10 for students and are available at the Schine Box Office.

Teams will cook a meal in 50 minutes using a locally produced secret ingredient. They will then present their meal to a panel of judges, including celebrity judge Anne Burrell. A chef featured on Iron Chef, Burrell has also

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appeared on many other Food Network shows, like Worst Cooks in America and Secrets of a Restaurant Chef.

Burrell, a Cazenovia, N.Y., resident, will host a book signing directly after the event and give a free lecture from 5 to 6 p.m. called “Studying and Cooking in Italy.”

Reule created the event to showcase the often-unrecognized talent of local chefs and to raise awareness about locally grown food.

After moving here from Minnesota, he found that the brilliant chefs in Syracuse didn’t get much attention.

“I want to put Syracuse on the map,” he said.

“The chefs here are incredibly talented. I can’t wait to see what they do.”

The Iron Fork event will do more for the city than just promote local restaurants and ingredients, Reule said. The proceeds from ticket sales and leftover food will benefit the Rescue Mission. There will also be a silent auction to raise additional money for the charity, which serves roughly 600 meals a day to those in need.

Anita Geitleb, the corporate relations representative for the Rescue Mission, and Director of Organizational Advancement Carolyn Hendrickson both expressed the charity’s excitement about the event.

“Food is such a big part of what we do,” Hendrickson said. “Everything starts with a meal.” amhider@syr.edu

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I’ve got 99 problems, but becoming a big-name rapper isn’t one of them

have accepted my fate: I will never become a famous hip-hop artist.

With the recent announcement that rappers Ludacris and Rick Ross will perform at Syracuse University’s Rock the Dome concert, I started contemplating my own future in the rap world. Despite my fresh flows and street style, I’m beginning to realize that a successful career as a hip-hop mogul might not be in the cards for me.

This disheartening realization began as I blasted Ludacris’ throwback hit “Area Codes” while cleaning my room one afternoon. For those unfamiliar with this song, Ludacris explicitly discusses the various area codes in which his hoes are located. Somewhere between gleaming with pride that Luda mentioned my own area code and questioning if that pride should be replaced with shame, I started thinking about the different area codes in which I myself have hoes.

The results were appalling.

It seems as though I am lacking two crucial ingredients in the recipe for becoming a star

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no pants, no problem rapper: copious amounts of hoes and a variety of area codes in which they reside.

I frantically searched my “Inspirational Rappers” iTunes playlist for reassurance that my rap career wasn’t over before it even started, but I only discovered how deficient my recipe for hip-hop success was.

For example, I spend numerous hours chilling on the couch with a bowl of popcorn and a marathon of “The Big Bang Theory.”

However, I hardly spend any time chilling at the Holiday Inn. In fact, I have never once chilled at the Holiday Inn. Similarly, the more money I acquire, the better my life is. Whether it comes from a day of

babysitting or a few hours at an unmentionable night job, obtaining additional cash never fails to brighten my day. But it seems my affinity for a full bank account contradicts a fundamental rule of the hip-hop world: the acquisition of money creates conflict. Or as Biggie would say, “Mo money, mo problems.”

As I sulked over my hip-hop shortcomings, I counted my many concerns. With this, things started to look up. Although earning money wasn’t causing the necessary problems I needed to become a rapper, I realized that my life isn’t perfect. Good news! I have 99 problems but an expletive for a female is not one of them, just like Jay-Z. I looked around at my newly cleaned room and realized that I am so fresh and so clean, just like OutKast. And I don’t like the smell of roses too much either.

I don’t know how many SU students have caught their boyfriend or girlfriend cheating, but I can guarantee one thing: When those cheaters were caught red-handed, it wasn’t with me. I feel you, Shaggy, I feel you. It wasn’t me either!

And one thing I know for sure is when it’s the freakin’ weekend, I am definitely about to have me some fun. And I will probably be sipping on coke and rum, asking everyone, “So what if I’m drunk?” while I’m at it, a la R. Kelly. Well, not exactly like R. Kelly — that’s just creepy.

Suddenly, my dreams were back on course.

I can be the next big hip-hop star. No, scratch that. I will be the next big hip-hop star.

I simply needed to take a step back from focusing on my flaws and realize all the things I have going for me. There are no reasons not to follow my dreams. Not even a geographical lack of hoes should hold me back.

If there’s one thing to learn from my nearcareer-ending crisis, it’s this: Just because you are a sorority girl from Texas, it doesn’t mean you can’t become the next Ludacris.

Emmie Martin is a sophomore magazine journalism major. Her column appears every other Thursday. She would like to thank her homies for putting up with her Ludacris jams and extend an invitation to anyone interested in being one of her hoes. Email her at esmart01@syr.edu and follow her on Twitter at @emmiemartin.

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courtesy of manhattan college athletics KEVIN LAUE (41) is more than a reserve center for Manhattan. He is believed to be the only one-handed men’s basketball player to receive a scholarship in Division-I history.

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One-handed Laue overcomes adversity to play in Division I

By Stephen Bailey ASST. COPY EDITOR

Rob Collins issued the group of boys and girls in front of him an order: Take off your shoes.

“All right,” the longtime high school coach said, “now I want you to tie your shoe with one hand.”

Speaking at a basketball camp last summer, Collins watched as each player — ranging from fourth to eighth grade — tried again and again with no success. He continued speaking.

“I know a guy with one hand who can tie his shoes. He doesn’t have a Velcro strap. He has regular, high-top shoes, size 17, and he ties them with one hand.”

Collins was referring to Kevin Laue, who he coached for two seasons at Amador Valley (Calif.) High School. Now playing for Manhattan College (14-7, 7-2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference), the 6-foot-11, 230-pound junior center is believed to be the only onehanded player in NCAA history to earn a Division-I scholarship.

But he’s endured even more. A broken leg his senior year at Amador Valley turned away potential Division-I recruiters. The divorce of his parents would have been enough to shatter any 6-year-old’s world. The death of his father, who passed away from brain cancer a few years later, could be viewed as downright cruel.

And the prolonged, inspirational journey from Pleasanton, Calif., to Riversdale, N.Y., almost never happened.

Born with his left arm ending roughly an inch past his elbow, Laue’s umbilical cord wrapped twice around his neck while in the womb. His left arm — pinned between his neck and the cord — saved his life, permitting the flow of oxygen to his brain. In the process, he cut off blood circulation to the arm, stunting its growth and leaving him with a mass of scar tissue over his elbow.

For the first of many times in his life, Laue beat the odds and was born Friday, April 13, 1990.

“It may have taken my left arm, but I’m still alive,” Laue said, “so I’m a happy camper on that one.”

Despite all of those tribulations, his mother, Jodi Jarnagin, said Laue has always been comfortable with his disability. When Jarnagin purchased a prosthetic arm for him as a young child, Laue wasn’t interested.

Living with one hand was all he knew.

“It was so funny. That kid would let the harness hang like a purse strap, and this arm would be hanging down his side,” Jarnagin said. “He’d be using his nub to do everything, play video games and everything else.”

At 5, Laue’s parents signed him up for soccer, a sport he could play virtually unhindered by his disability. He enjoyed it, but also chose to play baseball, football and eventually basketball in middle school.

“I don’t care at all that I have one arm. I actually like it. It’s who I am, and I honestly wouldn’t change it if I had a choice.”

Kevin Laue

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In seventh grade, one of his buddies asked Laue to try out for the basketball team with him.

Having played only sparingly before then, he obliged but was cut.

After joining a travel team and sharpening his game, he made the team a year later. And at Amador Valley, Laue proved he was more than just a heartwarming story. He could score, rebound and block shots.

However, the varsity head coach at that time told the JV coach he would not play Laue without a prosthesis, Jarnagin said. Luckily he retired entering Laue’s junior season, and Collins replaced him.

“The principal introduced me to him and said, ‘Hey, there’s your center, but he’s only got one arm,’” Collins said. “And I looked at him and I was like, ‘This guy’s got a sick sense of humor.’ So there’s this Bill Walton lookalike

standing there next to his truck. I started talking to him, and he seemed like a heck of a nice young man, and he was 6-10.

“I just decided I was going to play him. By just playing him, it was amazing to watch it.”

Laue registered 14 points, eight rebounds and eight blocks per game that season, garnering interest from Division-II, Division-III and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics programs. Some coaches told him D-I schools wouldn’t recruit a one-handed player.

But he refused to settle, planning to use his senior campaign to attract Division-I schools.

Collins implored scouts and coaches to give him a chance. When a coach from Humboldt State (Calif.) asked for tape, Collins sent film from a game in which Laue, playing with the flu, led the Dons to an 86-84 victory over a team from the Bronx.

“Kevin had, I want to say, 20 points, 10 rebounds and eight blocks,” Collins said. “And he had the flu.”

But it wasn’t enough.

“The coach says to me, from Humboldt State, ‘I just don’t think he can do it at (the next level).

I feel concerned about his ability to catch the ball,’ Collins said.

“And I said, ‘Well, there’s your biggest mistake, man. Don’t think he can’t do it.’”

Then, just as Laue began receiving interest from Division-I programs, tragedy struck again.

The same day he met with former President George Bush, who read Laue’s story in a 2007 Sports Illustrated article, Laue broke his leg diving for a loose ball against Monte Vista (Calif.)

High School.

He sought the help of his AAU coach, Frank Martin. Martin called Col. Fletcher Arritt, the men’s basketball coach at Fork Union Military Academy (Va.), saying that he would bring Laue for a workout. Arritt, who has produced more than 150 Division-I players in his 46 years coaching,

gave Laue the chance he so desperately needed.

Averaging 10 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks per game, Laue again silenced doubters. He used his nub to face guard opponents, and he even outplayed now-Kansas star forward Thomas Robinson when Fork Union upset No. 1 Brewster Academy (N.H.) at a tournament in Rhode Island.

“Laue in about 15 minutes, I think, had nine points, five rebounds and a two-shot foul at the end of the game to ice the game,” Arritt said. “… Honestly, he played probably better than Robinson that night.”

Arritt reached out to Division-I schools where he had connections. Colgate offered Laue a roster spot and a partial scholarship. Wofford made a similar offer.

Ultimately, Cal Poly and Manhattan were the only two schools putting full rides on the table.

But the morning Laue visited Cal Poly, Jarnagin said, the entire coaching staff was fired.

So Laue became a Jasper.

“Shock. Definitely I was kind of relieved, a whole bunch of mixtures of feelings,” Laue said of his reaction to achieving his dream. “At that point, I’d sacrificed a lot, basically a year to travel 3,000 miles away from home.”

But it was worth it.

Though he only plays sparingly, Laue is the key to some of Manhattan’s 14 wins this year, forward Rhamel Brown said. A corner block by Laue late in the first half of a Nov. 21 win over Fresno State brought the Manhattan bench to its feet.

Assistant coach Scott Padgett said there will be another game this season when the team will need Laue to provide a spark.

But that’s nothing for him. Laue has tackled hardships in 21-plus years that most people don’t face in a lifetime.

“I don’t care at all that I have one arm. I actually like it,” Laue said. “It’s who I am, and I honestly wouldn’t change it if I had a choice.” sebail01@syr.edu

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SU plays inspired 1st half in loss to UConn

By Ryne Gery

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Before Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis could finish her wide-open drive to the basket, Syracuse’s Iasia Hemingway slid over from the opposite block and met her just outside the lane. The Connecticut forward bowled over Hemingway, drawing an offensive foul.

The hustle play by Hemingway protected a tied score more than 10 minutes into the game and ignited a fire in her Syracuse teammates. Elashier Hall let out a jolting scream and vigorously pumped her fist as she and the entire Orange lineup greeted Hemingway under the rim.

“I just try to bring positive energy,” Hemingway said. “Even if it’s the little things like taking a charge or getting a stop, you got to really be excited because when you’re excited, it brings everybody excitement.”

The excitement for Syracuse (13-8, 2-5 Big East) was warranted as the Orange stuck with No. 3 UConn (18-2, 7-1) for the first 20 minutes Wednesday night. In front of a record home crowd, SU came out energized and thinking upset against the vaunted Huskies. Connecticut only managed a seven-point lead at halftime, but broke the game open in the second half to blow the Orange away 95-54 in the Carrier Dome.

Syracuse used an efficient performance on offense and kept the Huskies out of rhythm with its full-court press. UConn came into the game riding a five-game win streak in which they outscored their opponents by an average of 44.4 points.

The Orange came out determined to keep Connecticut from running away with another victory.

“We had the mindset, and we always do in the first half,” SU guard Carmen TysonThomas said. “We got to jump out first, whoever gets the first lick first. And we came out with a lot of energy and intensity and effort, and we had a goal, and we wanted to win, of course.”

Hemingway ensured Syracuse kept that mindset in the first half, setting the tone on offense right out of the gates.

The Syracuse forward scored the Orange’s first six points, all coming off aggressive drives down the right side of the lane from the right wing.

Two minutes in, SU was up four and playing with confidence.

“At the start of the game we understood what we had to do,” Hillsman said. “And we just really needed to get the ball to Iasia and to the 14-foot range and get some straight line drives, and that’s what we did.”

With Connecticut soon keying on Hemingway, opportunities opened up for her teammates.

Syracuse maintained a 9-6 lead more than four minutes in when Hemingway rolled down the lane to receive an inbounds pass. She was immediately draped past two Huskies and fell to the ground as a result of the suffocating defense. But as she lost her balance, Hemingway hit SU center Kayla Alexander in the middle of the paint for a short jumper.

Connecticut seized the lead for good with

6:25 remaining in the half, but Syracuse kept fighting.

Down 10 with less than a minute on the clock, Tyson-Thomas grabbed an offensive rebound off a missed free throw over UConn guard Bria Hartley and kicked it out to Coffey for a wide-open 3 from the left wing.

The point guard drilled it, bringing the entire SU bench to its feet as it was within striking distance heading into the half.

“We were positive. We wanted to come back out with the same mentality we had in the first half,” Tyson-Thomas said. “We went in the locker room and said the same things that we did at the start of the game.

We wanted to continue doing what we were doing.”

But Syracuse couldn’t keep it going in the second half. The Huskies hit three 3-pointers to open up a 17-point lead less than three minutes into the half.

Hillsman saw it slipping away and tried to salvage the game with two timeouts. But he knew after Hartley put the Huskies up by 13 that the game was over. He jumped out of his crouch to signal for the first timeout before walking out to the paint and clapping his hands twice in a sign of his frustration.

And by the time Hillsman stepped to the podium after the game, that positive energy from the first half disappeared in a humbling 41-point loss.

“We don’t take moral victories here,” Hillsman said. “We lost the game. We lost the game big.” rjgery@syr.edu

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QUINNIPIAC FROM PAGE 20

slowed down Syracuse’s offense.

The stats reflect it. Carrie-Mattimoe is the lone SU skater with double-digit goals.

Yet two players do have at least 10 assists and four more have at least eight. SU coach Paul Flanagan is no stranger to this issue.

“Christmas is over, so the season of giving is over,” Flanagan said. “ … I’ve coached women for 13 years now, and there is a tendency to think that they want to pass the puck first, and we’ve got to get away from that.”

The best way to break bad habits is repetition of the better, newer ones. That’s just what Flanagan has been doing with his team in practice this week. Odd-man rushes are a focus in practice every week, but this week the coach has made it an even greater emphasis.

“We’re trying to create through our drills a certain type of muscle memory.”

Paul Flanagan SU HEAD COACH

“For the first like 45 minutes of practice (Tuesday), we did two-on-ones, two-on-twos, three-on-twos, so we’re just trying to go over that, get repetition and make sure that happens during the game,” Carrie-Mattimoe said. “ … Usually we do it a couple times each week, but I think we’ve been really focused on it this week.”

WEST VIRGINIA FROM PAGE 20

Hinds chose West Virginia as his college team, it didn’t hurt.

And while Jones went to WVU three years before Hinds, he isn’t the first Mount Vernon native to become a Mountaineer. That distinction belongs to Lowes Moore, he said.

Moore, who played for West Virginia from 1976-80, went on to have a brief NBA career playing for three different teams. While Moore was a senior, current WVU head coach Bob Huggins was a slender freshman on the team. The two have been friends ever since. And when Huggins got the head coaching job, he made sure to get in touch with an old friend.

“These two are no nonsense kids. You give them marching orders, they’re going to march.”

Bob Cimmino

MOUNT VERNON HEAD COACH

“Upon receiving that position he called me up and said, ‘I’ve seen the kid from Mount Vernon. I’ve got to get him to West Virginia, and his name is Kevin Jones,’” Moore said.

Moore made certain not to pressure Jones to choose the Huggins-led program, but he was always open to answer questions Jones had.

From academics to the social life in Morgantown, W.Va. The topic that was talked about most, though, was Huggins.

Moore warned Jones that Huggins would be demanding, that he would get in his face and push him to his potential and then push

him some more. But he also told him Jones would mean more to Huggins than a name on a stat sheet.

“You won’t just be a basketball player, and he’s going to care about you,” Moore told Jones. “Underneath all that screaming and yelling and stuff that he may say, there’s a caring person.”

Jones chose West Virginia. That decision started a trend.

When WVU assistant coach Erik Martin was recruiting Jones, Martin admits he didn’t notice Hinds, who was a new member to the varsity team. Cimmino told him back then Hinds would become special.

“All I remember coach Cimmino saying is, ‘Look, I got a guard that’s going to be real good down the road,’” Martin said. “I remember him saying Jabarie, but then as I was recruiting Kevin, Jabarie didn’t do anything to make me think he’d be as good as he is now.’”

A couple of years later Martin was back at Mount Vernon going after Hinds, who was also getting offers from Connecticut and UCLA. Jones played the role for Hinds that Moore played for Jones a few years earlier. When Hinds came to visit Morgantown, Jones was his host.

When Hinds had questions about Huggins, Jones’ answers were similar to what Moore told him. He told Hinds what he saw from Huggins is what he got. Huggins pushes his players but cares about them. It helped Hinds pick West Virginia.

“It was definitely just a chain reaction,” Jones said.

That chain reaction almost broke, though.

After his junior season, Jones declared for the NBA Draft without hiring an agent. For Hinds, a problem with his high-school transcript delayed his arrival to school.

But eventually both situations resolved themselves. Jones chose to return to school for one more season. Hinds joined the team a couple of weeks late.

As a result, the two Mount Vernon players on the floor at the same time already had instant chemistry, even if they only played two seasons of varsity ball together.

“I know some of his spots from high school.

Some of the spots he likes to shoot from are still the same,” Hinds said. “I just try to find him when I’m in transition.”

Jones said his game has changed a bit since his high school days, when he used his lanky 6-foot-8 frame as a major advantage. It certainly helps to have a lightning-quick point guard who knows where to find Jones.

It’s a partial reason as to why Jones leads the Big East with 21 points a game.

“That connection that me and Jabarie have is very good,” Jones said. “Especially this year, it’s been great.”

They also bring a winning attitude incomparable to anyone else on West Virginia. When it comes to Mount Vernon basketball, winning is usually the result.

The Golden Knights have been a perennial powerhouse in New York State Section-I basketball for a historic time. Since 2000, Cimmino’s teams have won 11 sectional titles. The

TOGETHER AGAIN

After playing together at Mount Vernon, Kevin Jones and Jabarie Hinds have gone on to become key cogs in West Virginia’s offense in the Mountaineers’ 15-6 season.

Here’s a look at their stats so far this season: PLAYER

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PPG

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Jones 54.9 20.9 11.6 Hinds 45.1 8.2 2.5

As for making his team more decisive, Flanagan hopes to solve that by focusing more on emulating game situations in practice.

Instead of the f low drills that populate many in ice hockey practice, Flanagan has spent practice trying to help his players make better split-second decisions. He hopes that by forcing the players to make these snap choices for the first time in practice, they will be better equipped to make them in game situations.

“In terms of what we do in practice is focus on situations in practice. Don’t just come to practice and try to get through it,” Flanagan said. “When you’re here, just focus in on the task at hand and a little bit more specificity.

Really bear down on things and the little parts of your game because we should know our systems, and we should be in condition at this point in time.

“We’re trying to create through our drills a certain type of muscle memory.”

Finishing its opportunities may not be the only issue Syracuse has. The Orange totaled 28 penalty minutes last weekend and allowed the game-winning goal Saturday with two skaters in the penalty box.

Syracuse may be able to learn some things from its opponent as well. Quinnipiac is the least penalized team in the country and makes 10 percent of its shots. The Orange shoots just 8.5 percent, a statistic it needs to improve this weekend in its final two nonconference matches to give SU a chance to finally get a win in one of its final six CHA games. “(We need to) focus on playing 60 minutes and playing 60 minutes both games,” CarrieMattimoe said. “And really just taking that momentum into next weekend where we’re in a conference matchup.” dbwilson@syr.edu

only time the Golden Knight missed out on a sectional title was in 2004-05, when they lost to rival New Rochelle, a team that featured current Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice as point guard and former Providence forward Geoff McDermott.

Jones and Hinds are proven winners and have brought that mentality to Morgantown.

“It just came from Mount Vernon to here, basically,” Hinds said.

Both Jones and Hinds are also what Cimmino called “zero maintenance.”

When Huggins came to Cimmino to ask for an assessment of Hinds, Cimmino told him he was getting another Kevin Jones.

“These two are no nonsense kids,” the coach added. “You give them marching orders, they’re going to march.”

And that’s the sort of play Huggins has received. Hinds is the starting point guard as a freshman for one of the best teams in the Big East, and Jones is in the running for Big East Player of the Year.

Mount Vernon has produced players like the Detroit Pistons’ Ben Gordon, former Rutgers players Michael Coburn and Jonathan Mitchell, and Massachusetts guard Chris Lowe.

But Cimmino said Mount Vernon’s favorite college team is West Virginia.

Though Cimmino doesn’t know if anyone on his current squad — a team that is 9-1 this season — is Division-I caliber, he knows Huggins and the Mountaineers are possible suitors if there is someone.

Considering the production Huggins has received from Jones and Hinds, it’s no surprise he’ll keep Mount Vernon on his map.

“Coach Huggins said if you’ve got someone you want to send here, we like what you’ve sent so far,” Cimmino said. “So I’m pretty sure the door will remain wide open.” dgproppe@syr.edu

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players. Iasia Hemingway and Kayla Alexander opened the game with 12 of the team’s 18 points.

And the Orange stayed with the Huskies as the No. 3 team was uncharacteristically cold from the floor.

“We lost by 40. You can’t take anything positive when you lose by 40 points. We had a great opportunity in this basketball game, and I’m not going to take anything positive from this game.”

Quentin Hillsman SU HEAD COACH

Syracuse limited the Huskies’ frontcourt tandem of Stefanie Dolson and Kiah Stokes to 1-of-8 shooting in the first half. And by leaving UConn one-dimensional, SU entered halftime trailing 40-33.

“I thought in the first half our big guys weren’t very good,” UConn head coach Geno Auriemma said. “They ended up getting to the rim, getting to the free-throw line and kept us from doing what we wanted to do in the lane.”

But that all changed in the second half.

With a redefined focus on the frontcourt, the Huskies ran rampant. After Hartley’s 3 pushed Connecticut’s lead to 48-35, the perimeter offense continued to open.

With 17:29 remaining in the second half, Carmen Tyson-Thomas turned the ball over and Hartley was fouled. After sinking the first free throw, Hartley missed the second, Dolson grabbed the rebound and kicked it out on the right wing to Kaleen Mosqueda-Lewis, who sunk a wide-open 3. The triple increased the Huskies’ lead to 52-35 and burned another one of Hillsman’s timeouts.

And UConn began to hamper the Orange defensively. Easy looks at the basket transformed into desperation heaves at the rim and feeble attempts to draw fouls near the basket.

Hemingway, who had 12 points in the first half, finished just 4-of-11 from the field.

“They did a really good job in the second half of running another player at Iasia,” Hillsman said, “and she still put the ball on the floor some, and she pitched it out, and we missed some shots.”

UConn exposed all of the deficiencies in SU’s 2-3 zone throughout the second half.

As Dolson and Stokes began to heat up in the post, SU struggled to close out around the perimeter. UConn guard Tiffany Hayes caught fire from deep in the second half, the dagger coming in the form of a 3 from the top of the key with 9:56 remaining.

Hayes hit the shot in transition and just let her right arm hang, her third consecutive trey in the half. It pushed UConn’s lead to 30 points and nullified any resilience SU had remaining from its strong first half. Hayes shot 6-of-8 from 3 for the game.

UConn’s lead continued to grow as SU’s shooting fell flat. The Orange shot 8-of-33 in the second half, and the Huskies dominated in all facets of the game.

“I think they got the ball into the high post a little bit too easily in the second half,” Hillsman said, “and they were able to get a lot of offense with that when they spread us out.” adtredin@syr.edu

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By Andrew Tredinnick uentin Hillsman couldn’t contain his frustration any longer.

Rachel Coffey failed to extend out to the shooter from Syracuse’s 2-3 zone early in the second half, and Connecticut guard Bria Hartley buried the Huskies’ second consecutive 3-pointer of the half to push their lead to 13.

The Syracuse head coach called timeout and leapt out of his seat. He lurched past his players to the middle of the key and slammed his hands together, screaming audibly.

The shots that did not fall for the Huskies in the first half were beginning to sink through the net in droves. Syracuse’s effort to keep the game within reach at halftime held no purpose.

“We lost by 40. You can’t take anything positive when you lose by 40 points,” Hillsman said. “We had a great opportunity in this basketball game, and I’m not going to take anything positive from this game.”

After Syracuse led by as many as seven points in the first half and headed into halftime with a hard-fought seven-point deficit, UConn’s lead grew exponentially. No. 3 Connecticut (18-2, 7-1 Big East) put on a scoring clinic in the second half, and Syracuse’s strong start was negated as the Orange (13-8, 2-5) was battered 95-54 in front of a program-record 4,357 fans in the Carrier Dome on Wednesday. After hanging on through the first half, Syracuse fell flat defensively immediately after halftime as the Huskies cruised to the victory.

Tiffany Hayes put forth a mammoth performance for the Huskies, scoring 35 points on 11-of-15 shooting.

In the first half, SU opened an 18-11 lead behind the play of its interior

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The difference between three points and one for Syracuse this past weekend against Niagara was hesitation.

Twice.

The Orange had opportunities for a shot on an open net twice in the Who: Quinnipiac Where: Hamden, Conn. final minute of reguWhen: Friday, 7 p.m. lation in Saturday’s 2-1 overtime loss to the Purple Eagles.

Casey Hirsch waited a split second too long to shoot and a Niagara defenseman got in the way. Just seconds later, Holly Carrie-Mattimoe had an open net, but she also struggled to locate the puck, hesitated and was knocked off the puck.

“Monday’s practice we worked a lot on like battling, battling in front, one-on-ones and stuff like that, bearing down on our chances,” said Carrie-Mattimoe, wa forward. “So we just got to make sure that happens in a game, and when we get those chances we have to capitalize on them.”

These weren’t the only opportunities when SU (8-15-3, 0-3-3 College Hockey America) squandered against the Purple Eagles.

Syracuse time and time again was unable to capitalize on odd-man rushes, largely because of indecisiveness as to whether the Orange skaters should shoot or pass. For SU to come away with some points Friday and Saturday against Quinnipiac (14-9-2, 10-4-2 Eastern College Athletic Conference) in Hamden, Conn., Syracuse is working to finish its scoring chances.

But for the Orange to do that, it needs to break old habits. All season, SU has struggled on two-on-ones.

Delayed decision making and too much of a pass-first mentality have

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hannah blackington | contributing photographer STEFANIE DOLSON (31) slashes through the Syracuse defense. Dolson and No. 3 Connecticut pummeled SU with 55 second-half points en route to a 95-54 victory in the Carrier Dome on Wednesday.

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Jones, Hinds key players for Mountaineers as WVU utilizes Mount Vernon pipeline

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ob Cimmino has seen it before. When his players are faced with following the footsteps of former players, or making a name for themselves, most of them choose to branch out to a different school for a chance to make their own identity.

“Definitely like to make their own history,” Cimmino, the Mount Vernon High School basketball coach said. “They take an interest

in former players and how they’re doing, but they want to do their own thing.”

In most circumstances it might hurt schools in recruiting to have one Mount Vernon Golden Knight already on their roster, but not in West Virginia’s case. The Mountaineers have two — Kevin Jones and Jabarie Hinds.

Jones, a senior among the best players in the Big East, and Hinds, a precocious freshman who has started every game, have both

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helped West Virginia get off to a 15-6 start, including a 5-3 record in conference play. They may be from the same city in New York, but the two starters have proven there’s more than enough room for both of them on the court inside the WVU Coliseum. On Saturday, they’ll both take the court in the Carrier Dome when the Mountaineers take on No. 3 Syracuse (21-1, 8-1).

Though Jones might not have been the lone reason why the younger

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