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Stadium plans yet to emerge Miner’s task force has yet to meet to discuss stadium project details

By Brett Samuels asst. news editor

C.J. FAIR goes up for two of his 28 points in SU’s 91-89 overtime win over Duke on Saturday. It was the first game for the two storied programs as members of the ACC, which Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim said was the best in Carrier Dome history. sam maller photo editor

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Syracuse edges Duke in instant overtime classic

By Stephen Bailey sports editor

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n one flick of the wrist, Syracuse’s best start in program history disappeared and C.J. Fair’s heroic performance was discounted.

Rasheed Sulaimon slipped past Fair’s foul attempt at half court and swished a game-tying 25-foot leaner at the buzzer. The record 35,446 fans in the Carrier Dome were completely and utterly shocked.

Some thrashed in rage. Others hung their heads in sorrow. Others still gazed into nothing, hands held on their heads, mouths left agape in disbelief.

But the hands left on heads would rise again.

“I don’t think I’ve been involved in a better game in here that I can remember,” SU head coach Jim Boeheim said.

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Fair proves he’s ACC’s best player with breakout game

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he adrenaline that rushed through C.J. Fair’s veins Saturday night was still palpable through his postgame interview.

He had just outshined Duke’s Jabari Parker in what will be the most-talked-about game of the regular season. That’s why he didn’t hesitate when asked the question that was almost answered entirely by his play earlier that night.

“Yeah. I think I’m the best player in the ACC,” Fair said.

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And after Syracuse’s (21-0, 8-0) exhilarating 91-89 overtime win over Duke (17-5, 6-3) Saturday night, it’s hard to argue against him. Fair didn’t only carry SU to a win in what Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim called possibly the best game in

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Uncertainty still surrounds the immediate plans of Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner’s Stadium Task Force.

Miner announced the 24 members of the task force in a press release on Jan. 28. The group’s objective is to study the potential effects of a proposed sports stadium in Syracuse, an idea that public officials began discussing in early January.

However, the task force has not met yet and the group’s focus is still unclear, said George Curry, a task force member and professor emeritus at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

“I presume the mayor will want the group to address the questions she has raised about the project, but she could ask the group to look at other issues,” Curry said in an email.

Since the task force hasn’t convened yet, Curry said the procedures and processes going forward haven’t been outlined.

Other members involved in the task force include Governor Andrew Cuomo, Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney and Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud.

The Post-Standard reported on Jan. 28 that none of those three had confirmed an interest in participating on the task force. They also have the option of designating someone else to participate on their behalf.

Kevin Quinn, SU’s senior vice president for public affairs, did not respond to three emails regarding the task force.

Common Councilors Pamela Hunter, Helen Hudson and Chad Ryan also did not respond to emails inquiring about the task force.

Miner originally announced her plan for the task force during her Jan. 23 State of the City address. blsamuel@syr.edu

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MEET monday | ricky laubenstein

Senior develops rap career on SU campus

By Jen Bundy staff writer

Music was always going to be a part of Ricky Laubenstein’s future.

Laubenstein grew up listening to his dad play old records and his two sisters blaring the classic pop hits of the 1990s.

“Music was always around me,” he said.

Laubenstein has taken this passion and turned it into his rap persona, Rip City Rick.

The Massachusetts native began producing for other local rappers in high school, but it wasn’t until his senior year of high school that Rip City Rick was born.

As a student in the Bandier program, Laubenstein is still developing his own sound while also expanding his skills within the music industry.

He has interned with music production company Duck Down Music, where he worked with artists such as Joey Bada$$, who performed on campus last spring.

“I take a lot from the classes here,” Laubenstein said.

The Bandier program has also

given him access to recording studios on campus, where he can create his own music.

Recently, he even mixed a song for rapper Jim Jones.

He lists rappers such as Outkast, Gang Starr and 50 Cent as his inf luences.

“This is a very interesting time for hip-hop,” he said. “There are so many new subgenres now, like Macklemore who is more pop-rap or Drake who incorporates singing into his rap songs.”

As for Laubenstein, he prefers to balance his singing ability and with an ear for catchy beats.

Laubenstein has released four mixtapes under his stage name Rip City Rick: “Rip-Off City,” “Head In The Clouds,” and “Food For The Soul.”

His latest mixtape “The Snooze” includes 10 songs that are previews for his newest material on an upcoming mixtape called “Rise and Shine,” which is expected to drop in the spring.

Said Laubenstein: “I am really trying to wake the campus up with more upbeat beats.” jbundy@syr.edu

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“Bottom line — David Wildstein will do and say anything to save David Wildstein.” gov. chris ghristie, in an email disputing a former appointee’s claims on the bridge closures

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51.7 million Cases of beer were sold to fans on Super Bowl Sunday, according to the Nielsen Company.

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twittersphere Twitter buzzed as the Seattle Seahawks beat the Denver Broncos 43-8 in Super Bowl XLVIII Sunday night.

@DarrylSlater “Syracuse marching band about to perform. Members aren’t used to performing in front of large crowds that actually care about football.”

@BobbyJindal “At least we turned the lights out in New Orleans last year to make it interesting. #kidding”

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Full house (FROM LEFT TO RIGHT) RECE DAVIS, JALEN ROSE, DIGGER PHELPS AND JAY BILAS sit on the set of ESPN’s College GameDay at center court of the Carrier Dome. The show was broadcast Saturday morning beginning at 10 a.m. on ESPNU and continued at 11 a.m. on ESPN. Students attended the show, which previewed the day in college basketball, including that evening’s Syracuse vs. Duke matchup. The crowd was filled with posters and signs that both supported Syracuse and mocked Duke. The show visited the Dome for the first time since 2010. Later that evening, the Orange defeated the Blue Devils in overtime. sam maller photo editor

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Alumnus writes book on experience as gay soldier

By Anna Merod staff writer

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s a soldier in Iraq, Rob Smith was thought of as just an American. This experience differs starkly from the United States, where Smith says his identity is often entirely drawn from his appearance and sexuality.

“So many times in America if you’re anything other than a straight, white male you’re always something else before you’re an American,” Smith said. “You’re a gay American, you’re an African American, you’re a Latino American. What I found is that overseas, in the eyes of the Iraqis, I was American before I was anything else.”

But even though the eyes of the Iraqis remained unprejudiced,

Smith still struggled as a gay, African American soldier in the Army.

Smith, who is also a Syracuse University alumnus, details his experience in the military under the restrictions of the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell law in his memoir, “Closets, Combat, and Coming Out: Coming of Age as a Gay Man in the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Army.”

The book was released on Jan. 10.

Smith has also written for many publications including CNN.com, The Huffington Post and The Advocate.

In November 2010, Smith was arrested for protesting DADT outside of the White House. Later that year, President Barack Obama invited Smith to attend the ceremony that would repeal the DADT law.

“It was the first time in my life that I can really remember knowing that

something that was happening was very deeply wrong, and knowing what it was like to serve under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, I wanted to be a part of ending it and making the lives for LGBT soldiers in the future better,” Smith said.

Smith graduated from SU in 2008 with a major in advertising, but after a few years of working in New York City, Smith said he had realized it was not for him, so he transitioned to freelance journalism.

However the last semester of Smith’s senior year at SU, he said he took a writing class called “Creative Non-Fiction” with Minnie Bruce Pratt who teaches writing and rhetoric as well as women and gender studies.

One of his assignments from the class, Smith said, became the first chapter in his recently published memoir.

“The class really inspired me to

Organizers to select speakers

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write this book and I thank Minnie Bruce Pratt in the acknowledgements,” Smith said.

Smith described his memoir as “a gay coming of age story with a military twist.” In the memoir, he see veteran page 8

The students organizing the firstever TEDxSU event in April will begin selecting speakers after applications closed Friday evening.

Kelvin Sherman, a senior television, radio and film major who serves as communications manager for TEDxSU, said the strongest applicants will be invited for face-to-face or Skype interviews as early as next week. Speakers will be chosen within the next few weeks, possibly by the end of the month, he added.

Applicants range from local officials who want to speak, to professors who want to talk about their concentration, to out-of-town speakers who want to come in and discuss ideas and knowledge they want to share with SU community, Sherman said.

TEDxSU will be held April 9, 5–8 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, Newhouse 3. TEDx is a spinoff of a set of globally spanning Technology, Entertainment and Design conferences.

Because this is the first TEDx event at SU and because no speakers have been selected, Sherman said

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Activists should take to the Internet during Olympics to protest anti-gay law At the Winter Olympics next week, Russian President Vladimir Putin will likely try to subdue gay propaganda. Putin, however, cannot control the venue that can bring everyone in the developed world together: the Internet.

This is where pro-gay advocates should protest Russia’s intolerance.

Russia’s law bans all forms of propaganda for ‘nontraditional sexual relationships.’ At the Olympics, pro-gay demonstrations will be limited to designated venues determined by Russia’s Interior Ministry. While Putin has said that homosexual athletes will be welcome

in Sochi, he also advised these athletes to “leave the children alone,” according to a Jan. 17 Washington Post article.

As Russia’s president, Putin reserves the right to mitigate conflicts during the ganes. He cannot, however, control activists who are not attending games but still watching from afar.

To call attention to the issue of the ambiguous law, activists not attending the games should circumvent Putin’s limits on the right to protest by taking their grievances to social media.

The combination of a viral campaign and the most-watched global event on the calendar could

ensure that the human rights conflict remains relevant long after the closing ceremony.

The Olympics have a successful history as a platform to firmly instill social injustices in the public consciousness. In Berlin in 1936, African-American US track star Jesse Owens won four gold medals and helped dispel the Aryan superiority myth that Adolf Hitler hoped to showcase. In Beijing in 2008, negative attention toward China’s noxious atmosphere helped make the issue a global concern.

In 2014, social media gives voices to everyone that can watch and follow the Olympics

around the world — not only the athletes and reporters in attendance.

The Olympics do not just have to be an exciting, transient sporting event; the games can also serve as a vehicle for social change. While Putin is doing his best to subdue the issue, it is already too prevalent to remove from the public consciousness during the games.

If activists combine the visibility of the games and the momentum of the internet, then they can ensure the issue stays relevant long after the Olympics are complete.

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Public, private wage increases help prevent income inequality gap

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uring the State of the Union address last Tuesday night, United States President Barack Obama said he would implement a wage increase to $10.10 for federal contract workers via executive order.

This demand by President Obama was a clear statement in support of raising the minimum wage on a broader scale to include private workers.

Partly because of unreasonably low minimum wage nationally, the income gap has increased. This gap diminishes the possibility of achieving the American dream.

As stated by Obama, no full time workers should be impoverished. Unfortunately, with our low minimum wage, this is the case. Fulltime minimum wage workers earn around $15,000, which falls below the federal poverty line.

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The face of minimum wage workers is not the uneducated, unmotivated worker. It is the single mother struggling to support her children. It is the high school graduate trying to help support his family. More than half are under 25 and three-quarters have at least a high school education.

The Republican Party portrays a minimum wage increase as charitable giving for lazy, Americans. In reality, it is quite the opposite.

Increasing the minimum wage not only helps hardworking Americans support themselves and their families, but also it makes the American dream more achievable again.

Republicans argue that by raising the minimum wage unemployment will rise and small businesses will struggle to retain all of their employees. This perspective fails to consider the economic advantages of increasing the minimum wage.

According to a Jan. 28 article in The Dallas Morning News, the minimum wage value peaked in the 1960s and has not been adjusted for inflation since. This outdated policy disadvantages our economy and our working class citizens.

The income inequality in the United States is not only inconsistent with American values but it puts us at a significant economic disadvantage. Low wage earners tend to spend a majority of what they earn, which means, by increasing the minimum wage; more money is spent in our economy.

In addition to the clear advantages, the support for raising the minimum wage is extensive. According to a Jan. 28 article in the Christian Science Monitor, a majority of Americans support raising the minimum wage.

This policy is not only supported by average citizens. A 2013 Gallup poll found that 47% of small-business owners support raising the minimum wage.

Based on these statistics, raising the minimum wage is clearly in the interest of the American people.

In the face of limited class mobility, increasing the federal minimum wage would restore faith in the American dream and the government.

Rachel Potter is a junior political science and sociology major. Her column appears weekly.

She can be reached at repotter@syr.edu.

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Author’s misguided rant shows why feminism is still misunderstood

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t seems that there is a global issue on the rise. Men everywhere are on the decline.

They have gone from strong, confident leaders to weak, feminine “wusses.” At least that is what Nick Adams, author of “The American Boomerang,” said during a Fox News interview with hosts Elizabeth Hasselbeck and Clayton Morris.

If you frequent Fox News, you may have seen the segment in which Adams explained that men have “gone from wrestling with crocodiles to wrestling with lattes.” Adams went on to say, “it’s very hard time to be a man,” because all aspects of male culture are being called into question by the left and the politically correct.

According to Adams, this has led to the “wussification of men,” which is very devastating because, given America’s leadership position, it is important that “men be men.”

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But what is so wrong about being feminine?

Why does that equate to being inferior or a “wuss?” Adams’ rant about the horrors of femininity shows that some people are still lukewarm about the idea of powerful females in society. It also illuminates the exact reasons why we need feminism.

In our society, women are second-class citizens. Our problems, contributions and standing are all minimalized. This is solidified by the fact that Adams associates femininity with being weaker and less than men. These rigid gender roles leave men and women with

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narrow definitions of manhood and womanhood that leave no space for individuality or self-expression. Adams is using our society’s views to prey on the fear that many men have of not being “man enough.”

When Hasselbeck asked Adams if this “wussification” relates to the feminist movement, he responded that it directly corresponds to feminism. He went on to explain that feminism has “delivered angry women and feminine men.” According to Adams, the true root of feminism is the “destructive idea that men prevent (women) from being able to achieve their goals.”

These ideas come from confusion and misinformation of feminism. Feminism is the belief that all men and women should be socially, politically and economically equal.

Feminism does not equate to women acting

like men or men acting like women.

This isn’t possible because although there are distinct biological differences between males and females, gender is a social construct that can be modified and manipulated to fit a country, city or individual. Therefore there is no acting like a girl or acting like a boy. Wrestling with crocodiles and drinking lattes are not inherent biological traits. They are learned societal customs that can be adopted by either gender.

Feminism is not about gender neutrality; it is about choice. It is about men and women deciding how they want to express their masculinity or femininity.

Mandisa Shields is a freshman newspaper and online journalism major. Her column appears weekly. She can be reached at meshiedl@syr.edu.

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Professor calls for awareness, protection of snow leopards

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ll eyes will be on Sochi, Russia as the 2014 Winter Olympics begin Feb. 7, but a SUNY-ESF professor is hoping it will bring more attention to an endangered species, which is the mascot of the games.

“The snow leopard was chosen because of its mystique in terms of what it represents to us – strength, stealth, endurance, and beauty – all important attributes for success in the winter Olympics,” said Dr. James Gibbs, an environmental and forest biology professor at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, in an email.

The animal is extremely fast and agile but is now restricted to the tallest mountains in Russia, Gibbs said in a Public Radio International interview. It has been pushed to the tops of treeless, barren areas where it can’t find prey to eat, he added.

Only about 40 snow leopards remain in Russia, Gibbs said, adding that Russia once hosted a large portion of the species’ range. Gibbs said he is hope-

ful that the remaining Russian snow leopards can be saved with enough effort and perseverance.

“There’s a heavy Chinese appetite for snow leopard pelts and trophy consumptive use,” said James Arrigoni, one of Gibbs’ graduate students, who recently studied the snow leopards’ prey in the Altai Republic.

Arrigoni said Argali lambs make up part of the snow leopard’s diet, but the lambs are being hunted in Russia, causing a ripple effect in the ecosystem and killing off the snow leopards.

This problem has become more acute lately as globalization increases, but people have been herding livestock into the snow leopard’s range for “as long as anyone knows,” he added.

But the laws in Russia are not helping the situation. In certain areas of Russia, Arrigoni said, herders can pay about $50,000 to hunt snow leopards.

“There have been some changes in federal legislation to increase the control on poaching and wildlife trade,” said Mikhail Paltsyn, another student of Gibbs’, who works collaboratively with the World Wildlife Fund in Rus-

sia and the Roosevelt Wildlife Station at ESF. Paltsyn, a Russian citizen, said Russian legislation made an important amendment to enforce control of illegal snow leopard trading, but it still needs improvement. He added that government control in Russia is so weak that local people can still poach without facing repercussions by the government.

Paltsyn said he is hopeful that the Sochi Olympics can raise awareness of the endangered species. Increasing awareness of snow leopard endangerment in Russian communities is crucial, he added.

Paltsyn said people often know very little about snow leopards, but that the Olympics could highlight the economic interest of conserving the species. The economic interest can then bring tourism and special programs for local people, who can perhaps help the populations of snow leopards instead of poaching them, he said.

In the PRI interview, Gibbs said he hopes the Olympics will raise awareness of the endangered species, adding that it will take a lot of effort to

bring enough attention to create change.

“Perhaps there will be a rise in giving to the wildlife conservation groups that are pushing ahead snow leopard conservation throughout the species range where central governments do so little,” Gibbs said in the email. “We need to stop snare poaching, protect the species snow leopards need for food and help the very poor people who live amongst snow leopards and sometimes bear the costs of doing so in terms of lost livestock.”

Arrigoni, however, said he is wary of the ability of large events to promote conservation. He said he does not believe there will be a flood of funds into snow leopard conservation.

Wildlife, such as the snow leopard, look great as a symbol or motif for an event, he said, but it is rare that people actually make that next step toward conservation.

Said Arrigoni: “It’s nice anytime you have public awareness or recognition of nature and conservation, but what difference will it actually make?” lwkirsch@syr.edu

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Members of a Syracuse-based development team debuted the beta version of their startup Friday, using the feedback from other startup teams and local businesses to improve their product for a startup competition at South by Southwest in March.

Nomi Foster, a 2013 graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications’ master’s program in New Media Management, formed the idea of PlatypusTV when she was an undergraduate student. PlatypusTV is a platform that compiles audience’s commentary as they watch, preserving the show’s shelf life and providing opportunities for advertisers to interact with a more specific consumer audience.

“We’re collecting and curating comment streams,” said Sarah Roche, another graduate of the New Media Management program. “No matter when you watch there will always be a comment stream around the show.”

Foster, Roche and Connor Vanderpool, a Syracuse native and game design development major at the Rochester Institute of Technology, debuted PlatypusTV’s beta at the Tech Garden for Beta Night. The team will use the critical feedback to improve its product for the final round of Student Startup Madness, an NCAA basketball-style tournament that’s part of the annual SXSW festival — a music, film and interactive festival in Austin, Texas.

During Beta Night, 10 development teams, including PlatypusTV, pitched and

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veteran describes the parallel experiences of coming out as a gay man when he was growing up in Akron, Ohio in a lower-middle class family and staying quiet during his military service about his sexuality under the restrictions of DADT. Smith served in the military for five years and spent four years active and one year in reserve. Smith said he was deployed to Kuwait for six months and he was deployed to Iraq in 2003, three weeks after the war began.

In the first chapter, Smith said almost immediately he felt ostracized when he noticed that he was the only black man in his platoon on the first day of basic training.

Smith’s memoir is the first Iraq war veteran memoir written by an African American, “which was kind of shocking to me when I realized this because it’s been over ten years (since the Iraq war began),” Smith said.

ran their products in order to receive feedback from other participants.

Roche said Foster approached her to join the team after she began interviewing candidates for technology support.

“I was waiting it out to see if she was serious.

I thought it was a great idea but wanted to see if it would be executed,” Roche said. “When she started doing interviews, I took over and was officially on board.”

In May 2012, Roche, Foster and Sean Branagan, the director for the Center for Digital

I thought it was a great idea but wanted to see if it would be executed.”

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Media Entrepreneurship, traveled to RIT, where they found Vanderpool. After he built a prototype, Foster and Roche offered Vanderpool an official position and he became the startup’s third co-founder.

The concept of PlatypusTV originated when Foster saw the ineffectiveness of Nielsen ratings, which failed at measuring viewership in a changing media landscape. She wanted to allow viewers to experience the hype of their favorite shows whether they watched them in real time or later on platforms like Netflix.

While progress has been made for LGBT soldiers, Smith said there is still work to be done. His memoir is also the first Iraq war veteran memoir to be written by a gay solider since the DADT repeal.

“I think there is a movement now towards more understanding,” he said. “There are still some fundamental things that need to be addressed even with the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repeal.”

Transgender soldiers are still not allowed to serve openly in the military, Smith said.

He added that there are also no non-discrimination laws currently in place that protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender soldiers.

“Meanwhile there are laws in the military protecting soldiers based on their race, gender and religion, but there is not one currently protecting sexual orientation,” Smith said.

There are also thousands of soldiers who were dishonorably discharged under the DADT law, Smith said, and these soldiers still do not have access to the educational and healthcare benefits that soldiers earn after

Since the culmination of Foster’s idea, she, Roche and Vanderpool have attended multiple digital startup events like the Raymond von Dran IDEA Awards, the NASA Space Apps Challenge and EmergingTalk. At RvD, Foster pitched PlatypusTV to venture capitalists from Silicon Valley who she said tore the idea apart.

For Foster, facing criticism is the biggest challenge.

“Platypus is Nomi’s baby, so she takes the criticism the worst,” Roche said. “That’s why I’ve taken over pitching and she watches from the audience.”

But so far, PlatypusTV has been positively received — at Beta Night, the concept and direction of PlatypusTV was well received by the audience, Foster said. Participants also discussed features they’d like to see on the platform, which the team said they will work on adding before SXSW. “Our next step is to build user profiles and make it more shareable with social media login options. Then we plan to focus on bringing on users,” Roche said.

With feedback from Beta Night, the team can prepare further for SXSW, she said. In a month’s time, they hope to finish the mobile version of PlatypusTV and debut it at the festival.

Eventually, Roche and Foster want PlatypusTV to become a go-to video-curating application and the successor of the Nielsen rating system.

Until then, the group said it will continue to network, brainstorm new ideas and “eat, sleep and breathe” PlatypusTV. jnaftuli@syr.edu

they have been honorably discharged.

Smith said a piece of legislation has been recently introduced to the House of Representatives that will reverse any dishonorable discharges a soldier has received under the DADT law, and Smith said he would be supporting the legislation.

This bill, known as the “Restore Honor to Service Members Act,” was introduced to the House of Representatives in July of 2013 .

As many as 114,000 soldiers have been dishonorably discharged on the sole basis of their sexual orientation since World War II to the repeal of DADT, according to a press release from Rep. Pocan’s website.

There is also an organization called OutServe-SLDN that helps soldiers who are looking to upgrade their discharge from DADT through a legal process, Smith said.

Said Smith: “The military is getting better, but it’s not an institution without racism or homophobia.” almerod@syr.edu

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Professor holds sessions to help improve social media use

By Georgie Silvarole contributing writer

For the next month and a half, Kelly Lux is playing doctor to students’ social media woes.

Because employers often use social media in the professional atmosphere, Lux, professor and director of social media for the School of Information Studies, decided to take it into her own hands to help students update their online profiles. Lux is hosting “social media checkups” from 2-4 p.m. on Mondays and 1-3 p.m. on Thursdays in the iSchool Student Services center in 114G Hinds Hall. The help sessions are scheduled to run until Spring Break.

Lux was recognized last month as one of HootSuite’s Top 100 Community Managers of 2014 on Twitter for her efforts in social media collaboration. The list was designed to recognize people who brand accounts, keep social networks

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tedxsu there are no criteria right now for determining how applicants will be selected. The event coordination committee will be in charge of looking over all of the applications to decide what they think stands out and will best fit the lineup for Syracuse, Sherman said.

“We tailor our theme to the speakers that we choose,” he added.

Although the event coordination team is managing applications and conducting interviews, all students from other committees

running smoothly and engage with others online.

“I realized that recruiters are using LinkedIn to find people,” Lux said. “Beyond recruiters, pretty much anyone that you reach out to and try to network with is going to look you up.”

Lux said having no social media presence is equal to having a bad social media presence. Making sure employers can find potential employees and get to know them is crucial to landing a job, she said.

She stressed the importance of having a complete online identity and showcasing it through a variety of websites.

It’s important to have mature online interactions, Lux said, and advised against posting anything that shouldn’t be made public. She also said students should stay away from having private profiles, because it defeats the purpose of having a social media account.

Anthony Rotolo, an assistant social media

professor in the iSchool, said he thought the social media checkups are a great resource.

He said all SU students should take advantage of Lux’s social media checkups and turn their online profiles into an asset.

organizing the event will have a say in speaker selection as well, Sherman said.

The application process was pretty much open to everybody, Sherman said, noting that there were no requirements for applicants.

“It’s not, ‘If you can’t meet the guidelines, you can’t be a speaker,’” he said.

However, Sherman said organizers of the event will definitely be looking for speakers with strong presentation skills.

Sherman said anybody can give a presentation, but if it’s not engaging the audience it doesn’t have the same effect as a TED talk. He added that applicants must also understand the purpose behind TED talks

“We want it to be as thought-provoking and engaging as possible,” Sherman said.

Sherman said the total number of speakers selected will be based on the amount of time each applicant requested for discussion, but he said he estimates around 20 speakers will be chosen for the event since each discussion usually lasts up to 10 minutes.

Timi Komonibo, a first-year graduate student studying public diplomacy, said she applied in December to speak at the TEDxSU event.

Komonibo said she did not realize TED talks were held at universities, and a friend of hers who heard about the event coming to SU urged her to apply.

Kelly is one of the best social media and content strategists in the nation.”

Anthony Rotolo assistant social media professor

“Getting this kind of advice from Kelly Lux is a great opportunity that should not be missed,” Rotolo said. “Kelly is one of the best social media and content strategists in the nation.”

Devon Balk, a junior information manage-

ment and technology major, said she frequently uses Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

“I use LinkedIn, too,” she said. “I think LinkedIn’s pretty important and I think it’s under-utilized right now, but it’s a great way to have all of your connections in one place online.”

Balk said social media is an integral part of the professional world and added that she is thinking of going to one of Lux’s checkups.

“It’s something that’s going to be in our lives for a while and I think regardless of whatever field you’re going into in the future, the company you’re working for is bound to be using social media,” Balk said.

Rotolo said a resource like Lux is an opportunity that should not be missed.

Said Rotolo: “It’s a chance to get some individual attention for your networks to make sure you’re doing all you can to ‘do you’ well.” gmsilvar@syr.edu

“I took a leap of faith and did the application,” she said.

In her talk, Komonibo said she hopes to challenge people to think about philanthropy in a less complicated way and realize that philanthropy is a very feasible option for the everyday person.

Although Komonibo said she worries her lack of large-scale presentational experience will prevent her from being selected, she is still excited for the arrival of TEDx at SU. “It’s very cool to think anybody can be an expert in their own realm,” Komonibo said. “Age and experience don’t necessarily come hand-in-hand.” kaeskow@syr.edu

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‘Once in a lifetime’ Marching band travels from Carrier Dome to MetLife Stadium for biggest crowd yet

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hen Syracuse University and Rutgers University’s marching bands played their first notes together at the Rutgers practice field, the grin on SU band director Justin Mertz’s face grew to a wide smile.

“It’s so loud,” he exclaimed.

It was the first time the two bands had played together on the morning of the Super Bowl. The SU Marching Band loaded onto a bus at 4 a.m. on Sunday morning to make it to Rutgers’ campus before practice began.

The two band directors coordinated music and formations the moment they found out they would be playing together more than three

months ago. The SU marching band began to practice the week members returned to campus this semester.

“There was a lot of planning put into it, and we worked really well,” Mertz said.

Although it was a five-minute performance, a huge amount of preparation went into the performance. Each band brought around 200 members, and one thing

remained constant for both of them: “This is easily the biggest performance that any of us will be in. It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity,” Mertz said.

Once on the bus, the band members curled into sleeping positions — not quite comfortable, but very familiar to the band mates.

“We’re all pretty used to these bus rides,” said Meghan Sinisi, a freshman baton twirler with the band.

At 10:15 a.m., the buses arrived at the Rutgers practice

MEGHAN SINISI (LEFT) checks her phone as her friends take a selfie in the back of the bus on the way to MetLife Stadium for the marching band’s performance at the Super Bowl.

JUSTIN MERTZ (LEFT) AND TIMOTHY SMITH (RIGHT) grin as they listen to their bands performing together for the first time on Sunday.

MORGAN CHRISTOPHER EDWARDS, a senior aerospace engineering major, performs in the tuba line during practice in the Carrier Dome.

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field and the band members warmed up alongside the Rutgers marching band. After fixing some kinks in formations and repairing a broken bass drum in the middle of rehearsal, band members filled the practice field with a sense of pride.

The band then went through a series of stops before reaching MetLife Stadium, including a mall, a movie theater and then a secure location where members received their field credentials.

NATASHA OLEJAR, a senior marketing and retail management major, follows along with the Rutgers color guard at the practice field on Sunday.

JUSTIN MERTZ, the SUMB director, gives final instructions before Super Bowl Sunday during practice on Wednesday at the Carrier Dome.

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(TOP LEFT) SHAUN KINNEY, a sophomore music major, waits to enter MetLife Stadium on Sunday evening.

(TOP RIGHT) NATASHA OLEJAR cries after her last performance with the Syracuse University Marching Band at the Super Bowl on Sunday night. The sophomore music major was yelling out, “I don’t want to leave.”

(BOTTOM) The Syracuse University Marching Band performs in front of more than 80,000 people at MetLife Stadium as a part of the Super Bowl pregame show.

At MetLife, police escorted the band members, dressed in their uniforms, in for their performance. The SUMB was shuffled from one waiting area to another on foot prior to the performance, as anticipation grew with members barely able to contain themselves during their second warm-up.

“They’re fired up,” Mertz said. “Everything is set up, and is going to go well. I can actually go home now.”

Excitement quickly turned to nervousness as members fell silent heading toward the entrance of the field.

Conductor stands were set in place and members sprinted into their positions. Both bands formed a giant “U.S.A.” on the field, and began playing “Born in the U.S.A.” by Bruce Springsteen. The song then flowed into “Empire State of Mind” by Jay-Z, which was followed by Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York.”

The band easily overpowered the football crowd, marching confidently, and the performance ended quickly after. Each member sprinted off the field, with enormous smiles and wide eyes, soaking in the moment, not wanting it to end.

Senior marketing and retail management major Natasha Olejar cried, “I don’t want to leave.” ctjanjic@syr.edu

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he eve of Lunar New Year was the perfect day to try out Erie Boulevard’s new restaurant, Red Chili, because I felt positive energy bouncing off every table as diners and staff both celebrated the holiday.

Red Chili, a restaurant that just opened in January, offers a wide variety of options. You can get your favorite Chinese dish there, but the real specialty at this new restaurant is its hot pot dining service. Every table has a mini electric stove built into the glass surface that cooks your food right in front of you.

If you’re not into cooking your own food, then I suggest you stick to your usual go-to Chinese dish such as sesame chicken or shrimp fried rice. If you’re in for the hot pot experience, however, you should arrive with a fat wallet.

I was instantly mesmerized by the heavy red décor accenting the restaurant when I first arrived. The waiter brought me tea right after she guided me to my table. The tea was comforting after a long winter day. I tasted the lightly-fused jasmine pearl, which tells me it was freshly brewed, whereas an old pot would taste stale and bitter.

I already knew I wanted a spicy hot pot, so I ordered the Sichuan hot pot. I was happily surprised that the pot started to boil in less than

30 seconds. I’ve been to many hot pot restaurants before, and usually I have to wait at least five minutes for the broth to boil. Five minutes tends to be too long for a hungry person.

The hot pot, which costs $10, came with a starter dish of raw ingredients: two wedges of beef steak, tomatoes, a small bundle of bean thread noodles, an egg, a few baby bok choy and a couple leaves of napa cabbage.

The starter plate of vegetables was small compared to other hot pot restaurants I’ve been to outside of Syracuse. However, I didn’t mind at all. I was simply happy to find out that Syracuse finally has a restaurant specializing in hot pot.

Obviously the starter dish was small and was meant for me to buy more, so I did. I ordered three additional raw sides: nine pieces of thinly sliced beef, $6.95; eight pieces of fish fillet, $5.95; and eight pieces of thick tofu slices, $2.95.

Raw fish on sushi can look appetizing, but the raw fish on my plate didn’t look appealing at all. It was a pink dull color tossed in a tendering agent that might have been cornstarch or flour. However, the fish tasted extremely delicious and tender, after it had been cooked and soaked in the spicy Sichuan broth.

Like all my side dishes, the beef slices were presented on white rectangular plates over green leaves for presentation. Unlike other dishes, the red beef slices were more eye-

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catching against the green leaf background.

It also tasted delicious after I cooked it to medium rare in my Sichuan hot pot.

I also ordered sesame chicken for $9.50. The chicken was hot and tender on the inside, and crispy on the outside. It was tossed in a savory glaze that wasn’t too salty or too sweet.

However, I expected better chopsticks from a restaurant as authentic as Red Chili. Chop-

sticks are an essential type of utensil for the style of dining this restaurant offers, and they weren’t up to par.

Although it can easily get pricey, the food is worth it. The authentic dish options are huge.

Next time I eat there, I plan on trying their “pork blood, intestines and bean sprout in hot sauce” and their “ginger with duck silk.” vluangap@syr.edu

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Men-designated leggings should not be considered fashionable items

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pparently, men don’t like wearing real pants just as much as women. Maybe that is the reason why leggings for men, also known as meggings, are on the rise.

Men have been wearing leggings for ages, but we aren’t used to seeing them on the average Joe. We’re used to seeing them on the badass rocker dude or the skateboarding pro. While these guys rock their leggings, you have to wonder if you want to see guys wearing them walking down the street.

We first saw meggings become mainstream in Givenchy’s spring/summer 2009 collection.

The brand said leggings were meant to be worn under shorts or men’s skirts. I didn’t even know men’s skirts were a thing.

On the runway, meggings were used for styling purposes. We didn’t even see them hit the streets until men started to wear them

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when working out. But even then most men wore them under a pair of gym shorts. It wasn’t until around 2012 when we saw men take their leggings public, which should never have happened at all.

Now there are even stores that specialize in meggings. In December, Adam Freck and Andrew Volk formed Meggings Man, an online store offering 15 styles starting at $29.95.

Their leggings are modified to better suit the male physique, featuring a faux zipper and a triangular insert along the hip and outer thighs to allow more room in the “front area of

the man.”

My response to the trend can be said in a single word: No. Just no. What girl wants to really check out the curves of a guy’s ass as she stands behind him in Starbucks? Or have his junk just staring at her as he stands in front of her on a subway ride home? I wouldn’t.

It’s often been said that there are some things that are better left to the imagination.

In the case of leggings and the male physique, I think that this rule applies. We all took an anatomy and physiology class. We know what a male’s body looks like, but we don’t want to see it when we’re hanging out with our friends at the mall or on our way to class.

As a female, I understand the allure of wearing leggings. I personally wear leggings four days out of the week because I don’t feel like wearing pants. And as males, I’m sure you

wonder why this trend should be exclusive to the opposite sex.

The only answer I can come up with is appropriateness and comfort. Most of the guys I know don’t like to wear tight, restrictive clothing. They like to wear loose clothes that they can move around in. What guy really wants to show the world that much of his figure on a daily basis?

And besides, we already have an alternative for those who don’t mind showing off their bodies. It’s called skinny jeans. While I’m not a big fan of those either, they at least don’t make me feel like I’m seeing everything.

Alexis McDonell is a sophomore magazine journalism major. Her column appears every Monday in Pulp. E-mail her at admcdone@ syr.edu and follow her on Twitter at @AlexisMickD.

Play explores cross-cultural perspective, reflects on history

By Ian Simon-Curry staff writer

As Black History Month begins, Syracuse Stage is presenting a striking drama for races and religions. “The Whipping Man” offers a refreshing perspective on United States history and the discussion of slavery with an unexpected cultural juxtaposition.

In the immediate aftermath of the Civil War, confederate Jewish soldier Caleb (Gregory Perri) returns home to Richmond,

Va. severely wounded. Upon arrival, he finds his once grand home is in equally bad shape. Its contents, save for a few bottles of whiskey, have mostly been looted and its only remaining residents are two former slaves: Simon and John.

Stuck in the house with only each other, the trio reflects on the war, their past and what lies ahead. Their very different life philosophies become apparent as the plot thickens, but moments of shared history and solidarity shine through as well.

Timothy Bond, the producing artistic direc-

tor of Syracuse Stage, directed the show. When he welcomed the audience before the performance, his personal investment in the production were more apparent than normal.

Matthew Lopez, the playwright, had Simon and John adopt Caleb’s family’s Jewish religion, just as many slaves adopted Christianity. This situation is rarely considered, but it allows for a fresh examination of the time period.

At one point in the show, Simon talks about how questions build a person’s faith, rather than diminish it. He explains his view that God leaves a person not because of a lack of answers, but because of a lack of questions. These insights were frequent throughout the play and pulled a few “aaahs” from the audience with its profundity.

As the son of multiple Civil War re-enactors, Lopez knows the mixing of cultures and United States history. His vision for “The Whipping Man” came from a realization that Passover began the day after emancipation in 1865.

“I love the use of Passover as one giant metaphor [for freedom],” he said, according to the show’s program.

Lopez’s unique story is all the more impressive considering “The Whipping Man” was the first play he wrote. It has become one of the most performed shows in the United States.

When he wrote the play, Lopez described identifying with the youthful restlessness of John. Biko Eisen-Martin brought him to life,

creating an angry character with a propensity for drinking whiskey straight from the bottle.

As a father figure to John, Simon tries to reign in some of his impulsiveness. Jonathan Peck — stern and magnanimous in equal measure — portrayed him wonderfully.

Perri was present on stage for the entirety of the show as a result of his character’s injury. With only four complete scene breaks and a tiny cast, the play gave the actors nowhere to hide.

All three did an admirable job of keeping things together. The performance was not without breaks in momentum or slightly awkward transitions, but overall the cast was terrific.

The play’s essence and Lopez’s true brilliance are fully realized in the Passover Seder scene, when the three come together at a makeshift table to carry out the yearly tradition.

The scene provides audiences with a representation of how people take comfort in ritual and celebrate together.

With “The Whipping Man,” Syracuse Stage builds on what has already been a season of cross-cultural exploration, with past events showcasing everywhere from the Middle East to China. The theater offers not only productions of excellent quality, but also an environment where Syracuse residents can expand their worldviews and reflect on beliefs and culture. insimonc@syr.edu

JONATHAN PECK (SIMON) AND BIKO EISEN-MARTIN (JOHN) in the Syracuse Stage production of “The Whipping Man.” The play will continue until Feb. 16 courtesy of

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Carrier Dome history. He cemented himself as the conference’s finest player.

“C.J. Fair was phenomenal tonight,” Boeheim said. “He broke out of that good, solid player into a great player. He was a great player tonight.”

Fair scored a career-high 28 points, including 17 in the second half and overtime, putting the team on his back in crunch time. When Syracuse needed a bucket, Fair motioned for the ball, sized up his defender and scored.

He showed off the full repertoire. There was the patented baseline jumper that may soon yield him millions. There was the lefty dribble penetration that defenders know is coming but still can’t stop. There was even a 3 from the top of the key, a shot Fair rarely takes.

Everything was working, and why wouldn’t

it? Fair’s the most complete player the ACC has to offer. There’s a reason why he was named ACC Preseason Player of the Year and there’s a reason he’ll likely win the award come March.

He’s now scored in double figures in 20 of 21 games. Parker and Tyler Ennis have garnered all the headlines — and for good reason — but Fair has consistently shined in the process.

When reporters bombarded Fair after the game, he couldn’t help but smile. After all, he was the best player on the floor in the best game of the college hoops season.

At media day back in October, Boeheim knew Fair was destined for a breakout season.

He averaged 6.4 points his freshman year, 8.5 two years ago and 14.5 last year.

With Michael Carter-Williams, Brandon Triche and James Southerland gone, it was time for the senior forward to take the reins.

“I told my wife it was the biggest day of the year,” Boeheim said on ESPN before the

season, reflecting on the day Fair decided to return, “and not her birthday or anniversary.”

I’m not sure how much Juli Boeheim liked that remark, but Syracuse fans were thrilled.

Fair, the soft-spoken Baltimore-raised assassin they’d grown to love, was now running the show.

Before Saturday’s game, Jerami Grant sensed something different in Fair. When Grant and Ennis picked Fair up, he wasn’t joking around. He was ready to play, Grant said.

During warmups, Fair hit 14 consecutive jumpers. Each time he’d plant his right foot, follow with his left, catch the ball, open his mouth slightly and shoot.

And when the game everyone had been talking about finally rolled round, Fair was ready.

Late in the second half, when Parker came alive, Fair one-upped him. He ripped off eight straight Syracuse points in less than three minutes. His final bucket in the sequence came off a gorgeous lob pass from

Ennis in transition.

Fair caught the ball, took a dribble and contorted his body to get the shot off in the nick of time. The crowd went berserk.

“He was a superstar tonight,” Grant said.

Jabari will have his time. He may end up being an NBA all-star while Fair may be a sixth man for years, if he even hangs around in the league.

But for now, it’s clear who has the leg up.

Fair is better in the clutch. He’s a better shooter. He’s a better player at this point in time.

He’s the class of the ACC, and that was on full display on the biggest stage of the regular season.

“He proved today that he’s one of the best in the country,” Trevor Cooney said. “Everyone thought that he was anyway, but he definitely made his mark tonight.”

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kind of atmosphere,” Grant said.

Christmas denied Parker four times, and got two fingers on a Rodney Hood dunk attempt that would have given Duke a one-point lead with 13 seconds left in overtime.

“It was a great atmosphere,” Christmas said.

on 6-of-16 shooting, and drew his fifth foul on a charge call with 1:42 left. Parker posted Christmas up on the right block and was whistled for swinging his left elbow.

The call was questionable, but its effect on the game was enormous.

“There were a lot of plays in general that could have gone both ways,” Parker said.

Christmas also drew Jefferson’s final foul with 31 seconds left when Jefferson held Christmas’ right arm on a screen attempt.

For Syracuse, with sophomore center DaJuan Coleman out for the season after undergoing knee surgery Tuesday, Christmas’ excellent defensive performance is an encouraging sign.

With a tough conference slate highlighted by road games against Duke and No. 18 Pitt, the Orange will need more strong play from him.

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notebook But Ennis did notice the crowd play a factor once more. On Sulaimon’s buzzer-beater, Fair attempted to foul the Duke guard around half court.

He got an arm on Sulaimon as he ran by, but there was no whistle.

“With the noise, I think the refs kind of got caught up watching the play as well,” Ennis said.”

As the players walked back to the bench, the shocked fans soon snapped into an “I believe that we will win” chant. The Carrier Dome came back to life as the roller coaster ride of a basketball game continued for five more minutes.

Finally, when Cook’s final try missed, the crowd stood and roared one last time.

“You can’t go anywhere else and have this

Christmas posts career-high six blocks Parker zoomed down the court early in the second half, stepped past Ennis and rose up for a layup.

The electrifying Duke freshman forward seemed poised for one of his signature slams.

But Syracuse center Rakeem Christmas, who trailed on the play, had the dunk sized up and elevated to swat the attempt out of bounds.

“I think Rakeem was tremendous,” SU head coach Jim Boeheim said. “I think he’s getting better all the time. I think he’s become a great factor.”

For all the flak that Christmas has gotten this season, he played as well as anyone given his role on Saturday. The junior center finished with seven points, a season-high 10 rebounds and a career-high six blocks as Syracuse edged No. 17 Duke 91-89, in an overtime thriller.

I think Rakeem was tremendous. I think he’s getting better all the time.

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“It was one of the greatest games I played in myself. It was a great game and I am glad we won.”

Christmas helped limit Parker to 15 points

Trevor Hass is an asst. sports editor at The Daily Orange, where his column appears occasionally. He can be reached at tbhass@syr.edu or on Twitter at @TrevorHass.

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Orange adds 4 verbal commits, including 3-star TE Enoicy

By Jesse Dougherty asst. sports editor

Syracuse’s incredible win over Duke on Saturday even had implications off the hardwood.

A group of prospective SU football recruits — all making their official visits — sat in the student section and took in what Jim Boeheim called the best game in the history of the Carrier Dome.

And by the following afternoon, the game proved to be a formidable recruiting tool.

The Orange received four verbal commitments from the weekend. One came before the SyracuseDuke game — two-star defensive tackle Jalen Harvey — and the rest followed the monumental game.

On Sunday, three-star outside linebacker Jonathan Thomas, three-star tight end Adley Enoicy and two-star cornerback Antwan Cordy

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grant throw line.

After an up-and-down first half, Grant was unstoppable in the second frame. He shot 4-of-5, including a sweet jumper off a pass from Ennis.

Yet most of his work came in overtime with the game on the line.

“Jerami Grant picked it up,” head coach Jim Boeheim said. “They had the little guard in there. He was able to get post down low and get some buckets in the overtime.”

Those buckets all came in succession — one throwdown after the next.

With Syracuse down 81-78 and in desper-

followed Harvey, and capped a very successful weekend for Syracuse football.

“That game was crazy,” Harvey said. “I committed before it but I think it helped a lot of guys make their decision after it was done.”

Enoicy’s pledge to the Orange is the most eye-catching.

The three-star tight end from Atlantic High School in Delray Beach, Fla. — the same school as Syracuse H-back Brisly Estime — chose Syracuse over Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Southern California, Miami (Fla.) and South Carolina, among other top schools according to Scout.com.

Enoicy joins Jamal Custis as the second tight end to verbally commit, and Custis, Corey Cooper and K.J. Williams as the fourth receiving threat.

Quarterback Alin Edouard, who committed to the Orange in November and is also a Florida ate need of a basket, Grant called for the ball inside. He swiveled his body around Dawkins, who frantically tried to cling to Grant before helplessly tumbling out of bounds.

The only man Grant had to beat was Hood, who came over to help on the play. They were the same size, but Hood couldn’t jump like Grant. Not even close.

So Grant took one power dribble, rose up and flushed it. Right in Hood’s eye.

“Makes me feel good,” Grant said. “After I got the first dunk down, they just kept feeding me and I kept getting easy layups.”

Syracuse made a conscious effort to work the ball inside all game. Duke took a whopping 36 3s, while the Orange shot just four. There was a clear contrast in styles.

native, said he has been working hard to get Enoicy to commit and was very excited about having another weapon added to the class.

“We’re going to use them,” Edouard said Sunday.

Harvey is a 6-foot-2, 300-pound tackle from Pinson, Ala., and was once verbally committed to Southern Alabama. He then pledged to Western Kentucky before reopening his recruitment and joining the Orange during the weekend.

He chose SU over Western Kentucky, Boise State and Austin Peay, among other schools, and joins Wayne Williams as the second defensive tackle in the class.

“I really like Coach Daoust and Coach Shafer,” Harvey said. “Once I came up, I really liked the place.”

Thomas is a 6-foot-3, 210-pound linebacker from Collins Hill (Ga.) High School, and considAt the end of regulation it was Fair. In overtime, it was Grant.

SU guard Trevor Cooney said it’s extremely difficult to guard Grant in the post.

“They were all pretty much just twos and 3s out there,” Cooney said. “Then you’ve got Jerami, who’s as big as a five on most teams and you just give him the ball.”

On a magical night in the Carrier Dome, Grant helped seal the win that gave Syracuse its best start in school history.

He was the spark Syracuse needed on Saturday, and the spark he has the potential to be on a nightly basis going forward.

Said Ennis: “We wanted to keep going to him as long as possible.” tbhass@syr.edu | @TrevorHass.

ered other offers from Oklahoma, Cincinnati, Indiana and Marshall. He joins Colton Moskal, Parris Bennett and Zaire Franklin as the fourth linebacker in the Orange’s Class of 2014.

Cordy attends South Dade Senior High School in Homestead, Fla., received offers from Duke, Georgia Tech and Minnesota, among other schools, and joins Lamar Dawson, Cordell Hudson and Juwan Dowels as the fourth cornerback in the class.

With national signing day on Wednesday and SU’s final list starting to take shape, verbal commits have cited the Orange’s growing football pedigree and recent move to the Atlantic Coast Conference as attracting factors But on a weekend all about basketball, the Orange’s class ballooned from 20 to 24. jcdoug01@syr.edu | @dougherty_jesse

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notre dame Since Jerian Grant — Jerami’s older brother — left the team due to an academic issue on Dec. 23, Notre Dame has struggled without its leading scorer and assist maker. After beating Duke on Jan. 4, the Fighting Irish is just 2-6 with its only victories coming against Virginia Tech and Boston College (OT) — the last- and second-tolast-place teams in the conference standings.

Leading active scorer Garrick Sherman has just 15 points combined in the last two games.

Senior guard Eric Atkins lifted ND to an exciting overtime win of its own on Saturday, draining a 3-pointer with one second left to beat Boston College 76-73.

“I’m happy for him because he has really had to lead under tough situations and his style of play has changed a lot since losing his backcourt

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The last time Syracuse was No. 1 in the country was Jan. 22, 2012. The Orange won its first 20 games of the season — matching a program-best start — before falling to the Irish 67-58 in South Bend.

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mate,” Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey said.

For Syracuse, the Irish is a team with enough scoring ability to hang around — especially considering SU’s 91 points on Saturday was only its second 70-plus point output in conference play.

To take care of what should be a very winnable game, the Orange will look to churn out its second straight complete performance.

“We played from beginning to end and a little bit more,” Grant said after the Duke game.

“But at the same time we know we’ve got a game Monday so we have to go get some rest and get ready for tomorrow’s practice.”

On Saturday, Duke thrashed Syracuse with 15 3-pointers. They kept the Blue Devils in the game during Fair’s second-half tear and gave them a three-point lead with 1:23 in overtime.

On Monday, the Orange faces another batch of shooters. Atkins and Pat Connaughton are capable of hitting from deep, and Steve Vasturia has taken 73.7 percent of his shots from beyond the arc.

SU will need to extend its pressure to earn win number 22 and keep the train rolling on its incredible start.

Said Cooney: “It was definitely something that was special. You’ve just got to keep moving forward and continuing to play well.” sebail01@syr.edu | @Stephen_Bailey1

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Coast) rebounded from Sulaimon’s stunner and came back from three points down in overtime to beat No. 17 Duke (17-5, 6-3) 91-89 in an instant classic. It was a special kind of game that’s easily felt and difficultly described, but one people will be talking about for years to come.

For all the hype surrounding Saturday’s ACC clash — the historic head coaches and fantastic freshmen, the christening of a new rivalry and chaos of a record-setting crowd, the 12 nights of camping and 17 months of waiting — somehow, some way, the game exceeded expectations.

And if that wasn’t enough, No. 1 Arizona fell to California 60-58 later in the night, meaning SU’s monumental victory will make it No. 1 come Monday.

“If you paid $3,400 on the market for a courtside seat, it was money well spent. You should be happy that you did,” Boeheim said.

“If you sold your tickets for this game, you should be ashamed because you made some money and missed an epic.”

Senior forward C.J. Fair scored a careerhigh 28 points on 12-of-20 shooting, catching

I honestly didn’t think it was going in. I thought it was a little short but it went in and I was like, ‘Aw man.’

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fire in the second half while burning Jabari Parker, the rookie who’s stolen his spotlight as the conference’s star.

Jerami Grant finished with a career-high 24 points and 12 rebounds, carrying the Orange in the extra period against a Duke lineup so depleted from fouls that 6-foot-8, 215-pound forward Rodney Hood was playing center.

“This was knockout blow after knockout blow,” Syracuse assistant coach Mike Hopkins said. “You think that person has an advantage, and then you come back, and then they have the advantage.

“This is one of the greatest regular-season games, if not the greatest, I’ve ever been a part of.”

After Sulaimon’s shot, Fair turned his head in disgust. Boeheim just stood smiling. But while the fans were rattled, still trying to fathom the series of events that had just unfolded,

the players weren’t.

They didn’t talk about the shot. They looked ahead. Parker and Amile Jefferson had fouled out. There were mismatches to take advantage of.

“We knew we had control for most of the game, so we were fine going into overtime,” Grant said. “We knew we were just going to come out aggressive.”

Grant abused Hood and the rest of the Blue Devils unlucky enough to be on the receiving end of three monstrous jams in a span of 2:18.

But for a moment, all of that seemed for naught when Andre Dawkins drained a 3-pointer with 1:21 left. 87-84, Duke.

Going into that timeout, the team that has found a way to win 20 times this season needed one more.

Fair carried the weight in the second half, Grant through most of overtime. Now it was Tyler Ennis — the hero in SU’s last three games — who drew a foul on Dawkins and knocked down two free throws.

Grant did the same with 39 seconds left to put Syracuse back ahead. Then Rakeem Christmas got two fingers on a vicious Hood dunk attempt to knock it off-line.

And with Syracuse leading by two, following Fair’s split of two free throws with six seconds left, Quinn Cook’s contested jumper from the right wing sailed over both sides of the iron.

Fair held his right fist high as he walked off the court. Syracuse survived.

“To start a new rivalry, it was like a storybook ending for us,” Ennis said.

The depth of those pages, however, wouldn’t be possible without Fair. He heightened the mystique of the game with each shot he took after halftime.

A walk-in 3-pointer from the top of the key. A two-dribble baseline move past Marshall Plumlee for a lefty slam right after Parker went to the bench. A f loater over Dawkins that bounced around the rim as the whistle blew.

He stood, left hand held up until the ball finally dropped through, then slung his limb down in euphoria.

“I knew he was focused from the moment we picked him up,” Grant said. “You could tell he was focused at the game. He wasn’t laughing. He was just serious. He was ready to come play.”

All of Syracuse was. So was all of Duke.

Tyler Thornton scored all nine of his points on a trio of 3 pointers on three consecutive possessions, his last pulling the Blue Devils within two at 70-68 with 4:25 left in regulation.

Then it was Sulaimon’s turn to answer Fair, striking from range once with 48 seconds left before escaping Fair’s grasp and making the 3-pointer over Trevor Cooney to

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STORYTELLER Great rivalries don’t have to be built on hatred.

They’re built on respect, on a respect for excellence.

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HERO/ZERO HEROC.J. Fair The preseason Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year lived up to the billing, pouring in a career-high 28 points, including 17 in the second half and overtime.

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Duke took 36 3-pointers. SU took four. And while the Blue Devils hit 15 and SU just three, in the end it was Syracuse on top.

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ALL THE RANGE Duke chucked 36 3-pointers in Saturday’s slugfest to Syracuse’s four. The Blue Devils made 15 of them.

force overtime.

“I honestly didn’t think it was going in,” Fair said. “I thought it was a little short but it went in and I was like, ‘Aw man.’

“I felt bad because I had a chance to foul and I didn’t. I felt if we were to lose that game, it was going to be on me because I didn’t foul him.”

But Syracuse didn’t. The first chapter in the Syracuse-Duke rivalry has been written.

The next begins in three weeks.

Said Fair: “It’s a great, unbelievable feeling.

This rivalry seems like it’s been going on for 30 years. It’s just the beginning.” sebail01@syr.edu | @Stephen_Bailey1

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As nation’s likely new No. 1, Syracuse will host Notre Dame Monday

Grant’s OT dunks key SU victory

By Trevor Hass asst. sports editor

When Amile Jefferson and Jabari Parker fouled out, 6-foot-8 forward Rodney Hood became Duke’s center.

The Blue Devils’ next-tallest player was 6-foot-5 guard Andre Dawkins.

He was tasked with guarding the 6-foot-8, ultra-athletic Jerami Grant.

Dawkins had absolutely no chance.

Grant ripped off eight points in overtime — including three dunks in a row — en route to a career-high 24 points to go with 12 rebounds. C.J. Fair was the star of the night, but Grant was a consistently dominant second option. His inside presence guided No. 2 Syracuse (21-0, 8-0 Atlantic Coast) to a thrilling 91-89 overtime win over No. 17 Duke (17-5, 6-3) on Saturday, in front of a recordsetting 35,446 in the Carrier Dome.

“Jerami’s a weapon we have,” SU

After I got the first dunk down, they just kept feeding me and I kept getting easy layups.

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JERAMI GRANT boxes out Rodney Hood and Rasheed Sulaimon in Saturday’s 91-89 overtime win over Duke. The Orange has just a two-day turn around before it plays Notre Dame on Monday. SU will likely be the nation’s new No. 1 team on Monday. sam maller photo editor

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n a season where most Syracuse players have been hesitant to show joy, even this extremely poised group wore smiles after the team’s historic 91-89 win over Duke on Saturday.

C.J. Fair carried his off the court, right fist held high. Tyler Ennis flashed his when talking about the

team’s heart in the locker room.

Jerami Grant showed his as soon as the television cameras lit up.

They knew that the victory was a special one. But what they didn’t know was that it would make the Orange the No. 1 team in the nation when the Top 25 polls are released on Monday.

Later on Saturday, No. 1 Arizona lost to California 60-58 on Justin Cobb’s last-second fadeaway jumper.

“It’s definitely special,” Cooney said. “We don’t want to just settle on that one. We want to keep moving and keep winning and keep playing well.”

Two days after the most emotional program victory in recent memory, No. 2 Syracuse (21-0, 8-0 Atlantic Coast) will host Notre Dame (12-10, 3-6) on Monday at 7 p.m. in its first game as the nation’s top team since the 2011-12 season. An emotional

hangover, coupled with a Fighting Irish team potent enough to knock off the Blue Devils even after losing Jerian Grant to academic issues, stand between the Orange and extending its program-best start to 22 wins.

“It definitely felt good to win,” Cooney said, “but to play a tough team like Notre Dame on Monday, you’ve got to start focusing on them.” see notre

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point guard Tyler Ennis said, “and I think we don’t utilize him a lot.”

On the majority of teams in the country, Grant would be the No. 1 option.

He’ll likely be a lottery pick next year, and he’s one of the most explosive players in the country. But on Syracuse, he’s the third option, as Ennis and Fair often run the show.

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Syracuse draws record crowd; Christmas helps contain Parker

By Stephen Bailey sports editor

At one point during No. 2 Syracuse’s (21-0, 8-0 Atlantic Coast) incredible 91-89 overtime victory against No. 17 Duke (17-5, 6-3) on Saturday, C.J. Fair caught himself looking at a replay on the video boards.

Maybe it was Jerami Grant’s two-

handed turnaway of Jabari Parker.

Maybe it was Rakeem Christmas’ spin move-to-dunk over Amile Jefferson.

Fair doesn’t remember the specific play. It was all a blur, more or less. He just remembers play starting up again and him getting caught up in the moment.

“You have to live the moment,” Fair said. “You can picture it and visualize everything, but it ain’t like it until you

walk out there on the court.”

The on-campus record 35,446 fans that packed into the Carrier Dome — some so far down that they were in the opposite end zone — rocked and roared throughout the 45 minutes of historic basketball. They screamed when Fair converted a go-ahead three-point play with 3:28 left and groaned when Rasheed Sulaimon sent

the game to overtime at the buzzer.

And when Quinn Cook’s final desperation attempt went long, they nearly blew the roof off the Carrier Dome.

“The crowd was really unbelievable,” Fair said. “I’m surprised every week at how much energy they have cheering us on, and it makes us want to play that much harder for them.

“They really help control the

momentum of the game too, especially when they started hitting shots, it kept us composed and helped us get back into the game.”

Tyler Ennis said he got caught up in the moment as well. He said he looked up into the crowd at one point and was just taken aback by the environment. He couldn’t look up again. see notebook page 15