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SU Undocumented Rising responds to the DREAM Act passing in the Senate.

The Everson Museum cancels two major exhibits, threatening its credibility in the art community. Page 11

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C.J. Fair scored a game-high 19 points to lead No. 1 Syracuse past Clemson 57-44 on Sunday. With the win, the Orange matched the longest winning streak in program history at 23 games. Page 20

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University reacts to emails Syverud’s briefs to SU community serve as link to student body

By Brett Samuels asst. news editor

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Transition to university life poses challenges for student veterans

By Jacob Pramuk asst. news editor

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rew Shapiro slept on a mattress on the floor of a Columbus Avenue “slum house” for half of his first semester at Syracuse University. He made most of his meals in a single serving rice cooker surrounded by the stench of raw chicken his room-

mates left on the counters. Shapiro, a 27-year-old United States Air Force veteran, couldn’t afford to regularly buy common items like eggs as he paid his $280 per month rent out of pocket.

Integration proved difficult, as few skills Shapiro acquired in his eight years of service as a flight loadmaster and security worker from Frankfurt to Baghdad translated to

civilian life.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs programs designed to fund Shapiro’s education didn’t kick in immediately, leaving him struggling to cover basic living costs amid lingering mental issues.

“By the end of my first year in school I was ready to just end my life,” Shapiro said.

Life has gradually improved for Shapiro, a photojournalism and Middle Eastern studies major who will graduate in May. The VA eventually distributed benefits to Shapiro – including tuition and disability aid – giving him financial security and medical care to manage anxiety, insomnia and depression caused by post-traumatic stress disorder.

The isolation and helplessness Shapiro felt upon entering civilian life is not unique.

Many veterans continue to struggle in their transition to civilian life, so much so that Mike Haynie, founder of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families, addressed the

mental illnesses and identity issues veterans face in a Feb. 3 TEDx talk at the University of Nevada. Even at SU, which has been ranked a top military-friendly school, veteran students can fall through the cracks.

“I was treated like any other undergrad,” Shapiro said. “No one even lifted an eye.”

Under the GI Bill, the VA funds higher education for former and current servicemen and women.

The VA supplies up to $19,198.31 for tuition costs and provides a housing allowance for students attending private universities in the 20132014 academic year, according to the VA website. With SU tuition around $38,000 per year, the university and the VA both contribute to fund the remaining veteran tuition through the Yellow Ribbon Program, Shapiro said.

But when Shapiro left the Air Force in May 2011 and enrolled for the fall semester at SU, he didn’t receive housing or Yellow Ribbon see veterans page 9

When students check their .syr email, they can often find their inboxes flooded with generic listserv memos and event promotions.

However, this semester they’ve been receiving weekly updates from someone new: Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud.

Kevin Quinn, senior vice president for public affairs at SU, said in an email the chancellor originally decided he would send out emails to students sometime in the fall after he was appointed chancellor.

He said Syverud had always planned to do a regular series of messages, saying the chancellor’s goal is to connect directly with students, faculty and staff, and “keep them informed about his activities and sharing what he is learning about the university.”

Former SU chancellor Kenneth “Buzz” Shaw said he’s met with Syverud several times.

I didn’t know much about Chancellor Cantor, so this seems like a good way to kind of get to know the new chancellor.

Susan Choe junior communication and rhetorical studies major

“I’m extremely impressed with his intelligence and concern for Syracuse’s mission and particularly his students,” Shaw said.

David Rubin, Dean Emeritus of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, who has worked

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MEET monday | lilly brown

Senior strives to stay out of comfort zone

By Jen Bundy staff writer

Lilly Brown does not allow herself to have comfort zones.

“If you don’t give yourself limits, you don’t end up stopping yourself,” she said. “That way you end up being friends with everyone and doing everything.”

The senior economics major’s college career follows her life motto.

At Syracuse University, Brown has been involved with groups including Redemption A Cappella and the Syracuse University Outing Club, where she currently serves as treasurer.

Brown’s interests have led her to meet and experience all types of people on campus and in the Syracuse community.

After asking the Humans of Syracuse University page to share a video she made called “Hidden Minorities,” Brown reached out to the creator of the page about making more videos.

Instead of making more videos, the creator of Humans of Syracuse University offered Brown the opportunity to become its photographer.

“I have my camera with me most of the time,” she said. “I look for interesting stories, anything that jumps out.”

Brown has photographed various interesting people, like long-time SU employees Shirley and Sammy from the Blinker Deli, students playing in the snow and Fred, a SU plumber who plays piano in Hendricks Chapel during his lunch break.

Brown is also a talented musician who sings and plays various instruments like the piano and ukulele. For three years, Brown was a member of Redemption A Cappella, which focuses on performing and raising awareness to African American music and culture.

Brown is aware that her membership in Redemption A Cappella is odd, but said she does not mind.

“It was never weird for me,” said Brown. “I just love that kind of music and didn’t hesitate to try out.”

She also did not hesitate to submit an audition for an online cover contest by Sara Bareilles’ Facebook page. Her submission won the competition and will be shared with more than one million of Barreilles’ fans through Facebook.

Brown hopes to work in Los Angeles in a news studio or in the music industry after graduating.

Said Brown: “Those are things I can work on forever and never get tired of it.” jbundy@syr.edu

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8.7 Million Pounds How many pounds of meat were recalled after a California meat company processed unhealthy animals that weren’t properly inspected, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.

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breakdown: The 22nd Winter Olympics began in Sochi on Friday. While the games are just beginning, here are some early highlights: Four out of five During the opening ceremonies on Friday, five snowflake projections were supposed to become the five Olympic rings. However one ring had a technical mishap and didn’t turn into the fifth ring. deadspin.com First of all

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The United States earned the first gold medal of the games when Sage Kotsenburg won in the men’s snowboard slopestyle event. nbcolympics.com/medals

Clean Sweep The Netherlands have claimed the first two gold medals in speedskating. One came in the men’s 5000m and the other came in the Ladies’ 3000m. nbcolympics.com/medals

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Funky stuff Charles Gilbert, a senior in the Bandier Program in the Setnor School of Music, performs with his band, The Monk, which opened for the Boston-based funk band Lettuce at The Westcott Theater on Sunday night. Gilbert is part of The Monk, a student funk band, with two other seniors in the Bandier Program: Corey Adelman, who plays the drums, and James Corbett, a saxophone player. “Lettuce is one of our favorite bands,” said Adelman. “I can’t believe we’re opening for them.” The Monk started off with a cover of the song “Seven Nation Army” by The White Stripes, and filled the rest of the set with their original music.

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Organization, students promote DREAM Act

By Brett Samuels asst. news editor

In mid-November, Daisy Becerra marched with around ten other students to State Senator David Valesky’s office to encourage him to support the New York DREAM Act. The students, several of which are undocumented, walked through the cold and snow, in the hopes that Valesky would support the legislation. The legislation would give students who are undocumented immigrants access to financial aid.

“It was the first snow of the season, our signs were drenched by the time we got there, and we were freezing, absolutely freezing,” said Becerra, a senior magazine journalism major at Syracuse University. “But

for me, it was worth every second.”

The N.Y. DREAM Act would allow undocumented students who meet in-state tuition requirements to access state financial aid and scholarships, according to the N.Y. DREAM Act’s website. Students who have graduated high school but are undocumented are ineligible to receive federal tuition assistance, according to the website. If the DREAM Act is passed, all of that could change.

An undocumented student is defined as a foreign national who either entered the United States without inspection or with fraudulent documents, or someone who entered legally as a nonimmigrant but then stayed in the U.S. without authorization.

One group at SU, Syracuse Undocumented Rising, is attempting to promote awareness about the obstacles undocumented students face,

and to emphasize their importance.

The organization’s webpage said one of the group’s goals is to give see dream

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Syracuse University students gathered to march in support of the NY DREAM Act in November. courtesy of su undocumented rising

Valik would not receive jail time as part of burglary plea agreement

By Dylan Segelbaum staff writer

A Syracuse University engineering student who was arrested for burglarizing two South Campus apartments last year has pleaded guilty as part of an agreement that, if followed, would see him avoid any jail time.

Brad Valik, 21, was arrested and charged last winter for burglarizing an apartment on the 200 and 400 blocks of Winding Ridge Road.

Syracuse police accused Valik, along with Erwing Augustin, 20, of stealing a 37-inch Panasonic flatscreen TV, a 37-inch Insignia flatscreen TV, an Xbox, a set of Xbox controllers, Playstation games and an amplifier early Feb. 23. The items were worth more than $2,100, according to the felony complaints against them.

Police said the two burglaries

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Textbook alternatives should focus on online books, cutting prices Textbooks need to be less expensive. Moving them online will make prices more affordable for students. If prices are more affordable, then students will be more willing to purchase all of their textbooks.

According to a U.S. PIRG study released last week, almost two-thirds of students did not buy a textbook at some point during college because of the cost of the book. This is why, in November, Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Al Franken (D-MN.) introduced the Affordable College Textbook Act. The act would create a competitive grant program for institutions of higher education to create and expand the use of “open” textbooks online.

Textbook distributors are also looking

to address the issue. Follett, a company that manages more than 950 campus stores, started a program called IncludED in January 2013, which enrolls students in classes and orders textbooks simultaneously. This ensures that students have their textbooks as soon as classes begin.

Both initiatives reflect two pressing realities — textbooks are too expensive and some students are not getting all the proper materials they need to do well in certain classes.

The senate act offers an alternative where textbooks are made available either as e-books or online. This initiative would make textbooks less expensive and, in turn, help prevent students from bypassing a book

because of a high price.

The Follett program could help make sure students do not have trouble buying their textbooks before classes begin. But it is unfair to force students to buy textbooks when enrolling in a class. Some professors inform students on the first day that a listed textbook is not part of the curriculum. Some students enroll in classes that they will later drop.

The price of books can be reduced when they are purchased electronically because publishers eliminate printing expenses. Higher education institutions should offer more textbooks electronically or on the Internet through programs like Blackboard to reduce costs for students.

While some alternatives to traditional textbooks are being proposed, they must be refined before an effective solution to cutting costs can be implemented.

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NYC should reform stop-and-frisk policy, eliminate racial profiling

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ive New York Police Department unions filed to block the settlement of NYC’s stop-and-frisk lawsuit, according to a Feb. 7 Huffington Post article. Judge Shira Scheindlin of the Federal District Court in Manhattan ordered a broad reform, including federal supervision, of this policy due to its unconstitutionality.

Judge Scheindlin’s ruling accepted Mayor Bill de Blasio’s settlement. The NYPD is strongly opposed to this settlement.

The controversial stop-and-frisk policy is effective in taking guns of the streets, but it unfairly targets minorities.

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According to the American Civil Liberties Union, in 2012 55 percent of New Yorkers stopped were black, 32 percent were Latino and only 10 percent were white.

89 percent of those stopped were innocent.

It is painfully obvious that a vast majority of these stops were based on discrimination and racial profiling.

Racial profiling does not add to the effec-

tiveness of the policy. Whites are twice as likely to be found with a weapon, according to the Huffington Post article.

Stop-and-frisk should be reformed to reduce racially biased stops or replaced by a non-discriminatory policy.

When law enforcement is discriminatory and unjust, it leads to lack of trust between law enforcement officers and struggling communities.

According to the Vera Institute of Justice, 88 percent of residents in areas where stopand-frisk occurs frequently do not believe that the residents of their neighborhood trust the police. In order to effectively control

crime, the police must be viewed as a trusted and respectable authority.

It is imperative that there is no ambiguous language in the legislation that allows police officers to racially profile citizens when executing the policy.

Any policy must abide by the rights of citizens outlined in the Constitution. These rights must apply equally to all citizens regardless of race.

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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Tomorrow, Women and Gender columnist Nicki Gorny explains why President Obama sent the right delegation to Sochi for the Olympics.

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Piers Morgan’s comments show ignorance toward trans* community

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ast Wednesday, when Janet Mock, an author and transgender woman, appeared on “Piers Morgan Live,” she probably expected a pleasant discussion about her book and life. What she got instead was a barrage of ignorant statements from Morgan, including constantly referring to Mock as “formerly a boy.”

After a firestorm of backlash, Morgan asked Mock back and proceeded to explain that he was not being offensive because he is a gay rights advocate.

Take a lesson, Morgan: Gay rights are not the same as trans* rights.

This is a common misconception.

While many of the issues faced by the LGBT community intersect, they are not always the same. After decades of hard work, the gay comm News Editor Annie Palmer Editorial Editor Jarrad Saffren Sports Editor Stephen Bailey Feature Editor Lara Sorokanich Presentation Director Lizzie Hart Photo Editor Sam Maller Art Director Natalie Riess Copy Chief Audrey Hart Development Editor Maddy Berner Social Media Producer Meredith Newman Video Editor Luke Rafferty

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WHAT A GIRL WANTS unity is finally beginning to have a place in our society. It is being represented everywhere, from movies and sitcoms to morning news shows.

While the gay community has begun to see progress, the trans* community still has no voice. We don’t see trans* people as normal human beings, but as outliers. Their genders and sexualities are constantly questioned for legitimacy.

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Before Laverne Cox, an actress and transgender woman, began starring in “Orange is the New Black” this year, there was almost no representation of trans* people in the media. Aside from the occasional news segment or documentary, our society has prevented the trans* community from receiving any positive representation in the media.

In addition to silencing the trans* community in the media, we have also silenced them in more dangerous ways. Not only are trans* people discriminated against, but their lives are at risk as well. According to the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs, a staggering 45 percent of LGBT hate murders have been

against trans* people. They also make up only 10 percent of hate crime survivors.

In order for the trans* community to achieve the same cultural acceptance as gays and lesbians, it need a platform. We need more trans* men and women like Laverne Cox on mainstream TV shows. This is important because it not only shows trans* youth that they can achieve their dreams and find their place in society, but it also shows our society that trans* people are more than their gender identification.

We also need more news segments about the violence faced by this group of people. The trans* community deserves our protection and it is important that we don’t remain silent in light of injustices toward them. We need to make a concerted

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effort to educate ourselves about this community so our society can start seeing its members as fellow human beings instead of pariahs.

The success of the gay rights movement has been a result of hard work from dedicated and passionate people. It has resulted in more open and honest conversations in mainstream society and has encouraged the acceptance and validation of gay people. Trans* people have not received the same treatment. The gay rights movement is far from over, but the trans* movement has barely begun.

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Former student founds company to provide alternative energy for food trucks

By Leanna Kirschen staff writer

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ichael Dubrovsky, a Brooklyn native who attended SUNY-ESF but did not graduate, always knew that food truck pollution was a problem.

He said people didn’t seem to notice, but the city was constantly filling up with diesel fumes. To try and combat that, he started Simply Grid during his time at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. The company works to reduce the environmental effects of food trucks in major cities.

“The idea for the company isn’t super inventive,” he said. “It’s just a clear problem.”

At first, Dubrovsky said ESF wasn’t sure what to do with his idea of the company. He said the university is very focused on a standard track of research and government jobs, adding that it wasn’t really a business environment.

Dubrovsky said he tried to get funds through the undergraduate Student Association, the student government on campus, by organizing a business competition, but the organization turned him down.

“I wish I could say I tried to get help from the professors,” he said, adding that he saw the most support from Paul Caluwe, a chemistry professor.

Dubrovsky said the challenges in forming this company had nothing to do with his time at ESF. He struggled with funding, building the technology and making deals with government agencies.

He won second place in a Syracuse University business competition, which gave Dubrovsky some money to start the company. While he was a student, he also ran a semi-profitable hot tub rental business for fraternities with another ESF student.

“I raised more money eventually,” he said, “but it took a while.”

Dubrovsky estimated that New York City had 4,000 food carts, which is theoretically equivalent to 10,000 cars on the road.

“The reality is that the generators they’re running don’t have catalytic converters, which add to the pollution,” he said.

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happened shortly after former Syracuse football players Markus Pierce-Brewster and Davon Walls burglarized an apartment on the 400 block of Winding Ridge Road. The two were accused of stealing a 39-inch Magnavox TV, two iPods, an

Fumes from the food trucks are a lot richer in nitrous oxide, sulfur oxides and particulates and running those small engines affects air pollution, he said.

Long-duration idling engines consume more than one billion gallons of diesel fuel and emit 11 million tons of carbon dioxide, Dubrovsky said.

Using Simply Grid’s technology, he said these numbers can be reduced.

On a typical day at the company, Dubrovsky takes phone calls in the morning from government agents or property owners that are interested in doing installations, he said.

He then goes to meetings set up by his Chief Operating Officer, Jeffrey Hoffman.

Dubrovsky and Hoffman talk to new cities about new locations for their pedestals, Hoffman said in an email. They also talk to investors, manage their currently operating pedestals and do research and development on new technology, he added.

Simply Grid is also branching out to nonfood vendor areas, such as fire trucks and ambulances. The company is also now working on an anti-idling solution for public service vehicles, Hoffman said.

The solution involves pedestals that shoot out of a plug so that the vehicles can drive off immediately, Dubrovsky said. The new cord management pedestals for emergency vehicles now take up a lot of his time, he said.

Dubrovsky said he and Hoffman are also working with refrigerated diesel f leets, which are vehicles like Fresh Direct that deliver food.

Said Hoffman: “We are making money, but everything is going right back into the company, since we’re a growing startup.” lwkirsch@syr.edu Xbox and Xbox controllers. The items were worth about $950 total.

Both have since pleaded guilty.

When reached on his cellphone on Sunday, Valik said he didn’t have much to say. He said his own apartment was burglarized earlier on Feb. 23, which he described as “mitigating circumstances” for his own case.

Valik pled guilty to felony third-degree

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burglary on Jan. 10, said Assistant District Attorney Michael Manfredi, who prosecuted the case.

Like Pierce-Brewster and Walls, Valik will be sentenced to interim probation for one year.

If he follows the terms of his probation, the felony charge will be reduced to second-degree criminal trespass — a misdemeanor. He’s due back in court for sentencing on March 7.

Walls is expected back in court for sentencing on Feb. 21; Pierce-Brewster is due back for sentencing on March 21.

Assistant District Attorney Manfredi said Augustin’s case is “pending.” His next court date is listed as Feb. 20. Augustin’s lawyer, Laurin Haddad, didn’t immediately return a phone call late Friday afternoon. dmsegelb@syr.edu | @dylan_segelbaum

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Student organizations to hold events for National Engineer’s Week

By Kristen Eskow contributing writer

The L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science is teaming up with engineering organizations on campus to celebrate National Engineer’s Week at Syracuse University, which kicks off Saturday with a flight simulator event that is open to the entire university for the first time.

Erin Conklin, the president of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, at SU, said L.C. Smith students are aware of engineer’s week, but not everyone at SU knows what’s going on.

“We wanted to open it up so the whole university knows engineering week occurs and engineering is a thing here at Syracuse,” Conklin said.

The National Society of Professional Engineers started National Engineer’s Week nationally in 1951. Julie Hasenwinkel, associate dean for student affairs at L.C. Smith, said the week will be celebrated Feb. 15 to Feb. 23 with various events run by engineering stu-

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dream act undocumented students a space to express their needs.

“Many undocumented students lose motivation to pursue higher education because of the financial hurdles,” Becerra said.

dents on campus.

She added that one of the main goals this year for celebrating National Engineer’s Week on campus is to raise the university’s awareness about what is happening in SU’s engineering programs.

“It’s meant to highlight work that we do and its positive impact on society and our quality of life,” Hasenwinkel said. “In our society, especially as we become more and more technologically advanced, everyone is using things and becoming increasingly dependent on the work of engineers.”

Conklin, also a junior aerospace engineering and psychology major, said AIAA will run the flight simulator event Saturday and Sunday in 213 Link Hall. Students will be able to sign up for time slots, during which they will spend 15 minutes learning about how to operate the flight simulator and then use the flight simulator for 15 minutes to practice flying over the Syracuse area, she said.

The flight simulator, which is used throughout the year for engineering classes, can be used to log training hours toward a pilot She added that New York has a reputation for welcoming immigrants, but passing the DREAM Act would truly show it cares about providing for those citizens.

The legislation has already been passed by the N.Y. State Assembly, but has had trouble in the state Senate. Senate co-leader Jeffrey Klein (D-Bronx) recently spoke out in support of the bill.

Although the bill does have Klein’s support,

Kevin Spector, a freshman aerospace engineering major and member of AIAA, said he hopes the flight simulator will help to bring more recognition to aerospace engineering at SU. “This is definitely a program that will get people’s attention,” Spector said.

Hasenwinkel also said there will be other

activities during the week, such as a gingerbread house challenge run by civil engineers, a demonstration by chemical engineering students of a ChemE car which runs on chemical reactions and a learning community egg toss competition.

Conklin said the AIA A will also host a paper airplane golf tournament on Feb. 18 at 5:30 p.m. Students will create a paper airplane to throw through holes to test their design of the airplane and how well they can toss it, she said.

“I think Engineer’s Week is a really good thing,” Conklin said. “It gives engineers some downtime events through the week and is fun for non-engineers who don’t know about the week.”

Matt Fox, a freshman computer engineering major, said from the e-mails he has received from school officials the event seems like it will be enjoyable for both engineering and nonengineering students.

“I think it’s a great idea,” Fox said. “We do a lot of work here, and it’s great to recognize engineers and what we do for the school — it’s a lot more than people think.” kaeskow@syr.edu

John Hanley, a post-doctoral fellow in political science at SU, said in an email that he doesn’t believe there are enough votes in the state Senate to get the bill to the governor’s desk.

He said that Gov. Cuomo hasn’t given the legislation his full support, adding that it’s important for Cuomo to maintain his current approval numbers in upstate N.Y. Hanley said one reason politicians might be hesitant to support the DREAM Act is because of the larger issues it’s tied to.

“There’s a general risk in linking education to a polarized issue like immigration,” Hanley said.

He added that there are even fewer benefits for politicians upstate to support the DREAM Act because there are far fewer undocumented students who live in that area.

“I think if you get a national resolution of the immigration situation, it’ll be much easier to then take action at the state level,” Hanley said. “Politicians want to be able to explain their activity, and if they can say that they’re

just helping young people who are already on the path to citizenship, that’s much better.”

For students like Becerra, the legislation passing would afford them a luxury their family members may not have had.

Becerra said her sister thought she wouldn’t be able to attend college because of the high cost. Eventually, Becerra said her sister was able to go to school and get a job.

“When I was marching in the freezing snow, I sent her a picture,” Becerra said. “She saved it, and it makes me incredibly happy that I’ve made her proud.”

Until progress is made with the DREAM Act in N.Y. state, Becerra said Syracuse Undocumented Rising will continue to work as hard as it has been the past couple of months to encourage change.

Said Becerra: “The fact that the organization is still working hard for change even though they’ve had to face backlash is a success.” blsamuel@syr.edu

license, Hasenwinkel said.

Conklin said time slots for both the entire student body and L.C. Smith students will open on Tuesday morning.

“It’s probably one of the most popular events of the semester (at L.C. Smith),” she said, adding that when the event is held every semester, appointments typically fill up within 24 hours.

what to expect Events that will take place during National Engineer’s Week include a flight simulator event, a gingerbread house challenge, an egg toss competition and a paper airplane tournament. All events are hosted by the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science.

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syverud under former chancellors Shaw, Nancy Cantor and Melvin Eggers, said the emails are beautifully written, specific and clear. He added that the letters are fun to read and not in the “academic, chancellor-speak.”

“They’re written as if they were for me only, although of course they are not,” he said. “I’m very impressed.”

In many cases, students have been impressed as well.

Susan Cho, a junior communications and rhetorical studies major, said she thinks the chancellor emailing students shows he’s making an effort to be involved in the student community.

“I didn’t know much about Chancellor Cantor, so this seems like a good way to kind of get to know the new chancellor,” she said.

Cho said she hadn’t personally seen the chancellor around campus, but many of her friends had — something she hadn’t heard happened with Cantor.

Rubin Kim, a senior supply chain management major, said while she isn’t sure if everyone reads all the way through each weekly email from the chancellor, she thinks the chancellor

should continue sending emails whenever he needs to share something important.

While some of the emails can be a little long, Andy Shin, a junior aerospace engineering major, said he thinks it’s a positive sign that Syverud wants to be a part of the campus community.

“He’s a new guy on campus and I think it’s good that he’s sharing his observations and what he’s going through as the new chancellor,” Shin said.

Shin added it’s encouraging that Syverud is making efforts to reach out — like he does in the emails — saying it shows he cares about making SU a better school.

Rubin said he thinks Syverud is sending these emails out to introduce himself to the SU community so people can get a sense of who the chancellor is and what issues matter to him.

“He can’t meet everybody, so this is a way to touch everybody at least,” Rubin said.

Quinn said as a member of university senior management, he thinks Syverud’s messages are a great idea and have been well received.

He added that other members of the SU community feel the same way.

Said Quinn: “I have heard only positive things about them from many people at the university.” blsamuel@syr.edu — Asst. News Editor Ellen Meyers contributed reporting to this article.

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Physical Plant uses salt to tackle icy campus after snowfall

By Justin Mattingly contributing writer

Syracuse’s notoriously snowy winters are in full swing — as of Sunday afternoon, the city has accumulated 78.9 inches of snow this season. To tackle the snow, Syracuse University’s Physical Plant is out working to salt and clear campus roads.

Some cities are looking for other alternatives to melt the ice by using sand and ash, said Jason Perry, a supervisor for the grounds department. Salt can be destructive to the environment and also corrode infrastructure, but SU still uses salt.

Perry added that the Physical Plant is unable to use sand as an alternative to salt because the sand clogs the storm drains. Perry said there

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veterans benefits, he said. He’s not sure where exactly he, the university or the VA erred in the process. Shapiro was referred to the financial aid office and ended up taking out student loans, for which he still owes $27,000. He said the VA currently has made no arrangements to pay back the loans.

“I shouldn’t have had to have student loans at all,” Shapiro said. “Everything should have been 100 percent absolutely covered.”

Currently, 188 veteran students at SU receive benefits, said Keith Doss, veterans’ advisor at SU’s Veterans’ Resource Center.

The center serves as a liaison between veteran students and the VA, resolving paperwork and eligibility issues, Doss said.

The center helped Shapiro apply for Social Security disability benefits in 2013 and might have been able to resolve his tuition benefit issues early on, but Shapiro said he received little information on the resources available to veterans. Shapiro said he didn’t understand the extent of the school’s programs, which Doss said included counseling and outreach services, until his second year.

Shapiro said he has received emails tailored to veterans since coming to SU, but a lack of information from the university may have contributed to his financial woes.

Shapiro continued to scrape money together to pay for his education. By fall 2012, he was living in a house on Euclid Avenue. His roommates would drink late into the night and sell drugs out of their rooms, which amplified Shapiro’s already

are pros and cons to using salt to counteract the winter weather.

“The pros of using salt are that it is very effective melting snow and ice on our paved surfaces,” he said. “The cons are it is corrosive to metals and paved surfaces on campus.”

When the salt splashes off the road, it can erode the soil and damage nearby soil beds, affecting future plant life. It can also increase salinity in surrounding lakes, disrupt aquatic environments and corrode roadways and buildings.

Salt dehydrates plants, can kill small aquatic organisms and reduces water circulation in lakes that helps to aerate the water, according to Discovery.com.

The website stated that not only is it possibly not good for the environment, it only aggravated insomnia and anxiety from thenundiagnosed PTSD. He said he drank often and took over-the-counter medications in large doses during the semester.

But by the start of the spring 2013 semester, the VA had recognized Shapiro’s case and he started to receive pay and military disability checks. By August, he started receiving Social Security disability payments, he said.

“I went from being totally broke and ready to kill myself, to being able to scrape by to now, I’m fairly comfortable,” Shapiro said.

Financial problems and few job opportunities can make veterans feel more disconnected from their identity and their surroundings, said Dan Savage, chief of staff at the IVMF. The organization, launched with SU’s help, is one of the nation’s first multidisciplinary veterans’ research institutions. It works to ease veteran reintegration, said Savage, who is also an army veteran.

IVMF trains entrepreneurs online and inperson in hopes that veterans will start their own businesses, Savage said. It also emphasizes consumer education so that veterans will make informed financial decisions when they return to civilian life, he said.

“One thing that we find is that veterans don’t always know the opportunities that await them,” Savage said. “Sometimes they don’t know what they might be qualified for.”

Since Shapiro resolved his financial confusion, he said his life has mostly stabilized. The hairs on the back of his neck still stand up when he hears the whirring of helicopter blades and one time, he ducked out of class when he heard music with Arabic lyrics.

But Shapiro said his life at SU has improved greatly. Currently, he lives in his own apart-

works in certain conditions. Regular road salt is only effective from near freezing to about 15 degrees Fahrenheit.

Salt lowers the freezing point by dissolving into the water and helps snow and ice melt faster, according to Environment Canada, the lead federal department on environmental policies in Canada.

Despite its environmental concerns, Perry said salt is the most efficient method for Physical Plant to melt the snow.

Mike Friedman, a senior advertising major and advertising representative at the Daily Orange, said the Physical Plant does a good job keeping the sidewalks and roads hazard-free for students.

“I definitely feel safe walking to class and around campus,” he said.

With the SU campus covering approximately 683 acres, including 10 miles of driveways and 20 miles of walkways, the Physical Plant requires several tons of salt to make roads and sidewalks safe. On average, Perry said SU uses 3,000 tons of salt per year.

He said work begins as early as 2 a.m. and continues until the SU campus is cleared and safe for travel.

Ezra Carter, a senior in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, said Physical Plant ensures that it is safe to walk in some parts of campus, but not everywhere.

“In general, they do a decent job,” he said.

“Places like the Hall of Languages can be unsafe at times but I would say they do an alright job, not great.” jmatting@syr.edu

drew shapiro, a former staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, attends Syracuse University as a photojournalism and Middle Eastern studies major. courtesy of drew shapiro

ment with a Rottweiler and pit bull mix named Athena, who he calls his “battle buddy” or “suicide prevention dog.”

He hopes to take a year off after graduation to work on an independent photo project before going to graduate school, he said.

And for the first time since leaving the

military, Shapiro sees potential for himself, a far cry from the first-year student that contemplated suicide from a mattress in a beaten down house.

“For the first time, I see a future,” he said. “I think there’s a future out there for me.” jspramuk@syr.edu

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SU begins planning for university’s 144th birthday

By Caroline Strange staff writer

Syracuse University hopes to put on its biggest birthday bash ever this year.

On March 24, SU will turn 144. The day was dubbed National Orange Day in 1994, more than 100 years after SU officially adopted orange as its only school color in 1890, according to the traditions page under the Office of Student Activities.

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because 44 is in the year, said Sam Edelstein, assistant director of regional programs and engagement in the Office of Alumni Relations.

Although not all the details have been fully fleshed out, Edelstein said that he wants students, faculty and staff to participate in the celebration.

“We’re partnering with everyone on campus to make sure that everyone is involved with the celebration,” Edelstein said.

Edelstein said he hopes that alumni across the nation and the world will join in celebrating too.

Alumni Relations is working with the Syracuse University Traditions Commission, which plans events every year. The traditions commission also organizes Homecoming, Winter Carnival, Senior Celebration and other occasions.

The university has celebrated its birthday in the past with a montage wishing SU a happy birthday and handing out cupcakes in Schine, said Ben Glidden, president of the traditions commission.

Glidden said he is excited to work with administrators and groups to do something big for this year. He said many students don’t know when the university was founded.

“We want to bring students together to celebrate,” Glidden said.

The traditions commission has promoted the event by having a “Find Otto” contest on their website, where students could search the website to find a hidden Otto.

Winter Carnival will take place before National Orange Day, from Feb. 17-22, so Glidden said the commission is planning that first. cstrange@syr.edu

perspectives text by brett samuels asst. news editor photos by margaret lin asst. photo editor

Should undocumented students have access to federal aid?

“Everyone is entitled to the best education possible, it shouldn’t just be for a certain few.

A good education shouldn’t be a privilege.”

Bridget Walsh senior anthropology major

“How their parents got here shouldn’t be a deciding factor for whether or not they get financial aid.”

Kushagra Pokhrel senior international relations major

“In the case where the students are documented but their parents are undocumented, I think they should be able to receive financial aid.”

Conor Driscoll sophomore civil engineering major

“I think they should offer (undocumented students) financial aid. It could be done on a case-by-case basis though.”

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Nike released Kanye West’s “Red Octobers” sneakers unannounced, which sold out in 15 minutes. They are now selling for more than $5,000 on Ebay.

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Dinner highlights cultures Pop-up food court hosts dinner showcasing international cuisines

By Zach Schweikert staff writer

The Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse will face a combined deficit of $500,000 for 2013 and 2014, which has led its Board of Trustees to cancel two major exhibits. Without the cancellation, the museum’s debt would have been raised to $750,000.

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Everson Museum of Art faces potential backlash after canceling two art exhibits to save costs

By Kate Capodanno staff writer

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rt communities across the nation are now privy to the announcement Syracuse’s Everson Museum of Art made at the end of January — its projected financial deficit and cancellation of two major exhibitions.

The local museum is expected to face a combined deficit of $500,000 for 2013 and 2014, according to a Jan. 27 press release. The Board of Trustees voted to cancel the two traveling exhibits that were scheduled to visit this year in order to put the Everson on a path to financial recovery.

Both the “Of Heaven and Earth: 500 Years of Italian Painting from Glasgow Museums” and the “African

American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era and Beyond” exhibits were expected to increase the museum’s financial losses to $750,000.

Instead of looking to gain revenue through ticket sales for the exhibits, which the museum said it expected would be in the red, the board decided to create a task force that will develop a financial recovery plan.

The plan includes looking at sources of revenue and shifting the museum’s priorities, according to the Everson press release.

Although the recovery plan is intended to revitalize the museum’s financial situation, the stigma of canceling two prestigious exhibitions so close to their opening dates could tarnish Everson’s reputation in the art community.

The decision made headlines not

only in Syracuse, but in the art world as well, when artdaily.org, an online newspaper, published an article about the cancellations in late January.

The article appeared as a major news item on the website which scholars, art professionals and gallery and auction visitors all subscribe to, said Gary Radke, an art history professor at Syracuse University.

Radke, who specializes in Italian painting, said he is very upset, disappointed and confused that the exhibitions have been canceled, especially the “Of Heaven and Earth” exhibit that was going to be presented in April.

The “Of Heaven and Earth” exhibit is currently in Alberta, Canada, allowing visitors to see many Italian masterpieces including work by see everson page 14

STATE OF THE ART As a result of the Everson Museum’s financial deficit, it has canceled two major exhibits, which could damage its reputation in the art community.

The two exhibits are:

• “Of Heaven and Earth: 500 Years of Italian Painting from Glasgow Museums” This exhibit includes paintings from Rome, Milan, Florence, Venice and Naples, and features work from the late Middle Ages and the Italian Renaissance.

• “African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era, and Beyond” This is a series of paintings, scupltures, prints and photographs selected by 43 black artists who took a look at the Harlem Renaissance through the Civil Rights Era, and the artistic value of the social and political changes during those eras.

On Saturday, Syracuse residents sampled ethnic cuisine from around the world, served by immigrant chefs at a pop-up food court.

My Lucky Tummy, a dinner with international dishes held in the Alibrandi Catholic Center, had more than 400 attendees, according to its Facebook page. Diners were treated to traditional meals from Bhutan, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Iran and the Mohawk Nation.

Adam Sudmann, the event planner, started My Lucky Tummy in 2013 after moving from Brooklyn to Syracuse. He said he was introduced to the Northside’s large refugee community through an encounter with Pakistani and Congolese families.

Sudmann said his travels and a personal desire to learn about

I look at it less as refugees getting help, than refugees helping us get perspectives.

Adam Sudmann my lucky tummy event planner

other cultures inspired him to focus on food.

“There are a lot of food courts in the places that I’ve traveled, and I thought, ‘maybe we can replicate the same experience here,’” he said.

My Lucky Tummy holds dinners that feature food cooked by refugees and immigrants living in Syracuse. Sudmann said he currently has a roster of 17 countries.

Each event features meals from five different countries and each event has a different menu, he added.

Sudmann said he finds chefs with the help of the Syracuse Catholic Youth Organization and local food markets, such as the Laos Market on Butternut Street. So far, My Lucky Tummy has held three dinners and plans on holding three see lucky

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Food served at the dinner was from countries such as Bhutan, Afghanistan and South Sudan. The event also featured henna tattooing. connor martin staff photographer from page 11

lucky tummy a year, Sudmann said.

In addition to food, the event included henna tattooing and craft beers. The Northside Messenger shop also sold bags and purses. Emma Voigt, the founder of Northside Messenger, said she makes bags out of different fabrics that represent different cultures of the Northside.

“Getting to know other cultures through food is always accessible and fun,” she said.

Sudmann said he thinks My Lucky Tummy events may end up helping diners more than the refugee chefs.

“I look at it less as refugees getting help, than refugees helping us get perspective, get excited, get

a vision,” he said. Sudmann added that the cooks often end up learning from each other as well.

“The refugee community brings everybody together,” Monu Dhakal, a deaf cook at the event who moved to the United States from Bhutan, said through an interpreter. “We can all taste each other’s food and see the different countries, and that’s really nice.”

Chefs are paid $300 for their first time contributing to the dinner. Returning chefs are paid $350 for each subsequent contribution. Sudmann, however, insists that his company is not a charity.

“It’s paying people that can do something really specific, and paying them well,” he said.

For Sudmann, being environmentally responsible is a major part of My Lucky Tummy. The carbon footprint for the event is equivalent to one kitchen trash bag, he said.

Speaking during the event, Sudmann reminded diners of the importance of composting rather than throwing away waste. All of the materials used, including plastic bags and plastic wrap, are compostable, he said.

Next October, Sudmann plans on partnering up with Salt City Harvest Farms in Kirkville.

Sudmann said the farm allows refugee families

to “grow the things they know and love.”

Sudman said this will also help reduce My Lucky Tummy’s carbon footprint, as ingredients can be grown and purchased locally, rather than being imported.

Said Sudman: “I’m bored and I’m hungry and I want my life to be enriched by people I meet.” zdschwei@syr.edu

fashion

Cuomo’s child labor law could affect Fashion Week, young models

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odels are known for their youthful faces and skinny bodies, parading one after the other down the runway.

It’s no secret that designers use underage models to keep their shows looking fresh. However, February’s New York Fashion Week might be looking more mature than ever.

In October, Governor Andrew Cuomo passed a law recognizing child models as child performers. The law went into effect in November, but this week’s shows are the first time the law will be tested.

The fashion may be modern, but its policies are playing catch up.

The new law means models under the age of 18 are required to have work permits and a trust fund set up in their name. Clients — in this case, the designers — are required to have a certificate of eligibility to employ child performers.

Designers who violate the law face fines, along with the loss of their certificate of eligibility.

The law also dictates how many hours models can work, how often they can work and how late they can be kept at a job or model casting.

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WHEN IN DOUBT, WEAR RED While the new legislation is definitely a step in the right direction for the fashion industry, critics have concerns about its effectiveness.

How well will it be enforced? How will the fashion industry be affected? It looks like after this week we will have our answers.

This year’s New York Fashion Week, which runs from Feb. 6 through Feb. 13, is the first to occur under the new law. It seems like the easiest route for designers is just to forgo using any models under the age of 18. They won’t have to fill out the stacks of paperwork or jump through any hoops to get certification. No one wants to see a 16 year-old strutting her stuff down the runway in clothes that shouldn’t be worn until she’s at least 23 anyway.

For the designers who want to continue casting underage girls in their shows, the new

law will pose a lot of problems. First, the limited work hours means that models must leave their jobs before midnight during the week and 12:30 a.m. on the weekends, and they must be given 12 hours in between jobs. In years past, models have reported working long, late hours during fashion week.

Just last year, feminist website Jezebel uncovered the Tumblr of a 17-year-old model who described her modeling schedule at NYFW, working more than 30 hours, unpaid, for Marc Jacobs, often until 2 or 4 a.m.

Talk about staying late at work.

The other problem is in paying the models.

Because of the trust fund that models are now required to have, the law could indirectly affect the common practice of paying models through trade — giving them clothing for work, rather than money. While I wouldn’t mind being paid in clothes, it’s something that the new law might not allow. Models now have to put a certain percentage of their income into the trust, which you can’t really do with clothes.

The Council of Fashion Designers in

America already advises that designers not hire models under 16, but it doesn’t enforce its own guidelines. Just last year, Marc Jacobs received a lot of backlash after he used two models under the age of 16. It’s hard to say how much bad publicity a designer would get if they were found violating the new law.

The new law could certainly be a good thing for the fashion and modeling industries. I think that recently we have seen too many young girls in the business. For older models there was always the pressure to be thin because these girls were so young, and therefore less maturely built. By the time they turned 18, they had the pressure to not lose their pre-pubescent bodies, which brings up the issue of eating disorders with models. It was time that somebody put their foot down and declared: this is not the way this business should be run.

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.

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yracuse’s Flame marries art with flame-flavored cuisine, embracing modern art, great drinks and food with fresh ingredients.

The food is mostly inspired by Mediterranean flavors. Flame is a great place to enjoy

7 13 E Fayette St. (315) 423-5263 Wed.-Sun. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Taste: 4/5 Distance: 5/5

Scene: 5/5 Service: 5/5

Price: 4/5 Total: 4.5/5

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Flame

fire-oven food or grilled meats, but the main specialty is the artisan pizzas, cooked brickoven style. It’s not far from campus — within walking distance — at 713 E. Fayette St. The restaurant first opened in August, and is open Wednesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

The first thing I saw when I walked into Flame was the huge bar that had bottles

The Flame Pizza, a signature dish, topped with ground lamb and beef, and garnished with shredded lettuce and sliced tomato. keegan barber staff photographer

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STATION Flame-themed restaurant impresses with artisanal pizza, simple design

lined up across the wall. There were shapes everywhere — square tables, a round table with a fire pit built into the middle, drawings on rectangle canvases, circular lamps and an angular shaped bar area. The colors played on dark tones — red chairs and red lamps were accent colors that contrasted nicely against the dark gray walls. A couple of walls were lime green, which added a whimsical ambience to the modern art interior design.

The owner, Tash Taskale, is a sculptor who has taken independent study courses at Syracuse University with the late Rodger Mack, a renowned sculptor. Taskale designed the interior of Flame as an expression of himself and his philosophy.

I sat at the fire pit, with a flame blazing in the middle of the table. The radiance of both the light and the heat was comforting in the cold winter night.

The menu was simple, which is a nice break from an overwhelming list of items, but for others there may not be enough options. I ordered the Flame Pizza, $11, and the Flame Sliders, $11. All of the entrées cost $11 each, and there were only ten entrées to choose from.

The Flame Pizza was a thin, personal-sized pizza with a layer of puréed lamb and beef spread across the top. A small amount of lettuce and diced tomatoes, tossed in lemon olive oil, was piled in the middle of the pizza. Each slice was cut into squares, and every bite was a perfect balance of texture and temperature.

Every entrée at The Flame is meant to be a light meal, so my thin pizza did not fill me up.

I ordered a second entrée, the Flame Sliders.

The menu did not state whether it was beef, pork or turkey — I just assumed it was beef.

The meat was cured in onions and spices — again, the menu did not state what kind of spices — and was flame-grilled to perfection.

It was seasoned well and was not too salty.

It was tender and, most importantly, it was delicious. Each slider was no bigger than the size of my thumb and the entrée came with six pieces.

It also came with a side of julienned romaine lettuce and tomatoes, tossed in lemon olive oil, and rice and black beans. I thought

HEATING UP If the Flame Pizza is not your speed, here are some other brick-oven pizzas from Flame:

Brooklyn Fresh mozzarella cheese, tomato sauce

Barcelona Fresh mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, pine nuts and basil

Alsace

Canadian bacon, onion, crème fraîche, cottage cheese

both sides tasted too bland. It needed something a little extra — maybe a splash of freshly squeezed lemon juice for some extra tang.

If you are hungry and want a deliciously greasy pizza, I suggest you go elsewhere. Flame is focused on simplicity, which is highlighted in the food and its interior design. However, if you’re looking for complexity in this restaurant, sit at the bar.

The huge bar area takes up about one third of the restaurant, offering a wide selection of beer, wine and cocktails. I immediately thought I’d like come back here during happy hour, or on a night out for drinks with the girls.

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Library exhibition presents centuries-old historical objects

By Kalia Zell-Barrow contributing writer

“The Archive in Motion,” a new exhibition at Syracuse University, is a demonstration of the possibilities one has to discover, explore and extend “aha” moments, according to the exhibit’s introduction. Subjects of color, combat, magic, transportation, dance and gravity act toward a larger theme of movement. The exhibit will be in the Special Collections gallery at E.S. Bird Library until June 27.

Work dated as far back as the 15th century is showcased at the exhibit through a variety of mediums. The passing student who stumbles upon the exhibit will see the John Vassos print illustrating the phobia of gravity. Next, he or she might see the large photographs of dancers from the Martin Kamin Papers. The Special Collections also offer plenty of early 20th century photographs and books on the develop-

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everson famous Renaissance artists including Sandro Botticelli, Giovanni Bellini and Titian.

Art exhibitions of this scale usually take three to five years to organize, Radke said, indicating the exhibition was not a last-minute addition.

Radke, who previously helped organize exhibitions in Atlanta, said he has had venues cancel exhibits he has prepared; however, he has always been notified well more than a year

ment of the first airplanes.

Exhibit curator Lucy Mulroney said, “thinking about how and why the objects are organized the way they are” is central to the intention of the exhibition. Zeynep Çelik, assistant professor of architecture, landscape and design at the University of Toronto, spoke at the reception about how the design of an exhibit influences how one thinks of it. She went on to explain the concept of “non-reading,” which involves taking in information through other senses.

In developing the exhibition, a team of curators, historians, research experts, cataloguers and interns brainstormed the relevance of the library and archives as places of unlimited possibility, — “a possibility that is defined by generosity,” Mulroney said. The team went on to say that this “place” offers the means and opportunity to produce new knowledge.

The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) offers the opportunity to access an

internationally renowned archive flowing with thousands of primary-source materials.

Rebecca Ellis is a special collections and exhibitions intern for the SCRC and graduate student in the museum studies program. She

in advance.

Everson canceled the “Of Heaven and Earth” exhibition less than three months before its opening date.

“At this short notice, I personally would be angry and feel betrayed,” Radke said.

Neither the Everson Museum’s interim director Sarah Massett nor president of the Board of Trustees Gary Grossman returned phone calls asking for comment.

Grossman said in the Everson press release, “While major exhibits such as Heaven and Earth and African American Art bring attention and interest to the museum, they have not

attracted the necessary financial support to offset their high cost.”

Everson has paid a steep price to cancel these exhibitions, said Radke. They will have to pay current cancellation charges and anticipate that organizers of future exhibitions will be wary of considering the museum as a venue.

“We have burned our bridges with the organizers of the Italian show as well as what looked like a magnificent exhibition of African American art that was going to be coming,” Radke said.

Grossman stands by the Board of Trustees’ vote to cancel the exhibitions, and said in the

MOVE IT The Archive in Motion exhibit uses pieces that can be found in Bird Library’s archives. Here are some of the pieces: • Albert Einstein’s handwritten research • 20th century photographs and books on the development of the first airplanes • Hand-painted Native American prints

said she has seen students and faculty of all disciplines come in to the SCRC and work with the archives on projects extending from the personal inquiry to scholarly interest.

Like the exhibition, “the collections in their entirety span time and format,” Ellis said.

People can approach the archives with a certain interest, and those working there will direct them toward a piece of work that will take that interest further, said Ellis.

Ellis also mentioned that works from the special collections may not be checked out of their home on the sixth floor of the library.

However, handling and photographing the works is permitted.

Mulroney said the archives’ generosity and endless possibilities are reasons why she loves working there. “Moving through the stacks, finding connections among the materials; composing essays out of objects, images and documents; thinking about how and why the collections are organized the way that they are — these things keep me intellectually stimulated and I wanted to share that sense of awe through this exhibition,” said Mulroney. kzbarrow@syr.edu

press release that it would have been “irresponsible” for the museum to continue hosting the exhibits given the museum’s current financial condition.

Radke said he believes the museum is going to have to make some important decisions in the upcoming months and decide if it just wants to be just a local museum or if it wants to be more visible on a grander stage.

Said Radke: “Of course, I mean eventually they will recover from this, but why should we have gone five years backward when we could have leapt ten years forward?” kacapoda@syr.edu

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MICHAEL GBINIJE is blocked by Landry Nnoko midway through the first half of SU’s 57-44 win over Clemson on Sunday. The Tigers, who boast the nations best scoring defense, blocked four shots, including two from K.J. McDaniels.

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Keita suffers sprained knee, misses 2nd half

By David Wilson and Stephen Bailey the daily orange

Baye Moussa Keita sprained his right knee in the first half of No. 1 Syracuse’s 57-44 win over Clemson on Sunday and is listed as day-today moving forward, according to SU Athletics spokesman Pete Moore.

“Hopefully Baye will be OK,” SU head coach Jim Boeheim said. “We don’t have any ideas, but we hope that it wasn’t too bad, and that we can get him back quickly. We’ll just have to wait and see.”

Sophomore forward Jerami Grant filled in for Keita, playing 8:40 at center in the second half while Rakeem Christmas sat on the bench with four fouls. Keita finished with two points and a rebound in five minutes.

He’s averaging 15.8 minutes per game on the season.

“I’m not concerned about it,” Grant said.

“Baye’s a tough player. I feel like he’ll be back for Pitt.”

After double-teaming Landry Nnoko in the corner with 7:02 left in the first half, Keita rotated back to the hoop as Jaron Blossomgame rose up for a dunk. Keita fouled the Tigers freshman forward before coming down on his right leg awkwardly, Moore said.

He subbed out after Blossomgame’s first free throw and quickly returned to the locker room after trainer Brad Pike looked at the injury.

“I realized he was hurt,” Grant said. “He was calling for a sub. I saw him on the bench holding his knee.”

Keita returned to the bench for the second half in his long, warm-up pants and watched the rest of the game from the sideline.

Walking through the locker room after the game, Keita had a noticeable limp in his right leg.

Moore said to expect an update on Monday on Keita’s status for the Orange’s game against Pittsburgh on Wednesday.

“If Baye is not able to go Wednesday, it is a little concerning because they’re a team that likes to get it inside,” C.J. Fair said.

“They’re going to want to take advantage of that opportunity.

McDaniels posts double-double, alters Syracuse’s shots around rim

Syracuse knew what it was getting in K.J. McDaniels before he arrived at the Carrier Dome, but once he got on the court he gave a reminder of the fearsome presence he can be.

He leads the Atlantic Coast Conference in blocks per game with 2.6 and is perhaps the best shot blocker among players that aren’t big men in the entire country.

One of the first times that Tyler Ennis tried to drive to the lane, McDaniels was caught a

I just had to adjust to the way he plays defense and the way he crashes the boards and goes to the basket. He’s a really good athlete — one of the best in the conference and definitely the country, as well.

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bit behind the play, but that didn’t matter. He caught up and swatted Ennis’ layup attempt off

the backboard.

“I just had to adjust to the way he plays defense and the way he crashes the boards and goes to the basket,” the SU guard said. “He’s a really good athlete — one of the best in the conference and definitely the country, as well.”

The Clemson forward blocked two shots during his Tigers’ 57-44 loss to the Orange, but he was a presence on both ends of the floor with 19 points and 10 rebounds to go along with his blocks.

Clemson only finished with four blocked shots, but the Tigers provided Syracuse with a physical challenge every time the Orange tried to get to the rim.

Fair made a perfect pass to Michael Gbinije as he cut backdoor for a would-be easy dunk during the first half, but Nnoko slid over in time to stuff Gbinije at the rim.

Against a team that slows it down, every possession becomes critical, and blocked shots constitute wasted possessions.

“You have to be patient. You have to be sure you get a good shot,” Boeheim said. “We aren’t going to try to do anything too fast.”

McDaniels, however, was at the forefront of the Tigers’ defensive efforts. After McDaniels blocked Ennis, the guard didn’t score again until the final seven minutes of the game.

The Orange dominated in the paint, outscoring Clemson 32-14, but several came on putback dunks and layups and a handful more came from Fair, who was about the only player that McDaniels couldn’t fluster.

McDaniels was still able to rattle off a strong performance, but he wasn’t as dominant as he could have been.

Said Fair: “I just wanted to keep him moving because he’s an active player on the offensive end.” dbwilson@syr.edu | @DBWilson2 sebail01@syr.edu | @Stephen_Bailey1

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The Fighting Irish (23-0, 10-0 Atlantic Coast) hit seven of its first nine 3s, racing out to a 45-12 lead less than 14 minutes into the game. SU’s zone allowed UND to get open jumper after open jumper, and it left SU (17-7, 6-5) flat-footed with each swish.

Notre Dame rode that hot start throughout the game in a 101-64 win over the Orange at Purcell Pavilion in front of 9,149 fans.

“We wanted to get some buckets to get our defense set,” Hillsman said. “I thought if we could get back in the half court and get our defense set, we had a chance to guard them.”

But SU couldn’t get into any kind of scoring rhythm, and as a result, the Fighting Irish picked apart the SU defense.

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“We played unsettled in the first half,” Hillsman said. “We didn’t make our shots.”

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Brianna Butler had just three points, and Brittney Sykes was just 5-of-17 from the field, coming off a career-high 31 points against Virginia Tech on Thursday.

“They have to get their average for us,” Hillsman said. “Obviously when you’re struggling with scoring, and your two best players are struggling to score the basketball, we’ll struggle as a team.”

The closest Syracuse would get in the second half was 28, and Notre Dame would lead by as many as 40. While the Orange has grown used to pressing as a means of starting a run, all the missed shots made that impossible.

And when SU did press, Notre Dame found a way to break it.

But Hillsman said the game came down to making shots. He said that when Syracuse came back from an 18-point second-half deficit to North Carolina, it was because the Orange was clicking on all cylinders.

This time, when the deficit reached double figures, Syracuse wasn’t able to respond.

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STAT TO KNOW Tyler Ennis’ 3-of-11 shooting performance was his worst since SU’s 70-48 win over Eastern Michigan on Dec. 31.

STORYTELLER Sometimes as a player you feel like you’re in a groove that you know are not the best shots.

(Boeheim) just wanted me, if I have it, to pass it back out and they’d do something else to give me the ball. I was able to be patient and let the game come to me.

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Syracuse’s turnovers on Sunday, tying a season low for the nation’s best team.

HERO/ZERO HERO

C.J. FAIR Fair tied K.J. McDaniels with a game-high 19 points, coming off a season-low six on Monday against Notre Dame.

ZERO

CLEMSON (EXCEPT K.J. MCDANIELS) The junior stud did what he does — 19 points, 10 rebounds, two blocks.

clemson him also prevented him from finding any sort of rhythm. It clogged the lane and forced him to settle for jump shots.

And even though Clemson is the top defensive team in the nation, it couldn’t stop Fair from finding a variety of ways to score. He had plenty of his signature jumpers and did attempt three 3-pointers, but also scored eight points in the paint and added two more at the free-throw line when he was fouled on a drive to the rim.

“He had a couple big shots, a couple jumpers, he hit a 3 and down the stretch he got into the lane,” Boeheim said.

In the final seconds of the first half, Fair got the ball in the left corner with a pair of defenders within feet of him. He muscled his way through the duo and tossed up a layup to give the Orange a 31-22 halftime lead.

The Tigers hung around for a bit, but Fair made sure to keep them at bay. With Baye Moussa Keita sidelined with a sprained right

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grant the middle, the Orange will need to utilize a group approach to defensive rebounding. Trevor Cooney said he and Tyler Ennis will need to help crash and pick up tipped boards.

But the biggest part of the adjustment may need to come from Grant himself. He said rebounding out of the center spot was the most difficult aspect of adjusting.

“You don’t know where anybody’s coming from,” Grant said. “You’ve just kind of got to jump and go get it.”

When the players learned Keita would not be playing in the second half at halftime, Christmas spoke with Grant about playing in the middle of the zone.

He told his locker room neighbor that he couldn’t get caught in the post, and if he did, his only chance at recovery would be to slip around the post man.

“He saw what it’s like to play down there,” Christmas said. “He did his thing and had a good game.”

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knee that he suffered during the first half, shorthanded SU needed to bury the Tigers, and Fair’s and-one runner along the baseline to stretch the lead to 12 with 15 minutes left in the game ignited the crowd.

When Clemson cut the lead down to five points midway through the second half, Syracuse went right back to Fair who sliced to the hoop and got fouled. He sunk both free throws and kick-started a 6-0 run that stretched the lead back to double figures.

“Whenever we need buckets we go to him,” SU forward Rakeem Christmas said, “and he just goes and we just crash the boards.”

With Fair’s big day, the Orange had its first smooth end to a game in more than a month. SU has won by double digits, but usually its heroics have come in the final minute or two.

Instead, Fair was able to check out of the game in the final minute and give way to some of Syracuse’s lesser-used players for a welldeserved standing ovation.

“I was able to get open and get the defense on edge coming at me,” Fair said, “and I took advantage of my opportunities. I didn’t waste any opportunities.” dbwilson@syr.edu | @DBWilson2

so too did Syracuse against Clemson. Fair and Grant combined to push the lead to 50-40 at the 4:45 mark, when Christmas came back in.

Until that point, freshman forward Tyler Roberson and junior guard Michael Gbinije had been filling in for Grant at the wing.

“We’ve had situations where we’ve played small in past years and we’ve actually had real good success with that,” Boeheim said. “That’s not going to hurt us at that stage of the game, as much as somebody making 3s is going to hurt you.”

In the locker room after the game, Grant couldn’t even make it to his seat before being swarmed by media.

As he answered the umpteenth question about playing a position he clearly hadn’t worked at in years, Keita shuffled by midway through the interview, appearing to favor his left leg slightly.

At 23-0, Syracuse may finally have a legitimate chink in its armor. And if it does, Grant’s likely the only player capable of fixing it.

Said Grant: “I wasn’t used to the size, but at the same time you’ve got to adjust in certain situations. I think that’s what makes us a great team.” sebail01@syr.edu | @Stephen_Bailey1

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Syracuse attack leads team into opener against Siena

By Josh Hyber staff writer

In the past 10 years, Syracuse has averaged 11.5 goals per game or less only three times.

But those three times have come in the past three seasons.

SU head coach John Desko and his players believe this is the year SU’s offensive fortune will be take a turn for upnext the better. The Orange VS Siena returns almost 70 @ Carrier Dome percent of its scoring Monday, 7 p.m. from last season, while infusing promising offensive talent.

“We all work so well together,” junior attack Kevin Rice said. “I think it could be our strongest part of the field this year.”

On Monday night at 7 p.m., the Orange will unveil several new offensive weapons in its season-opener against Siena in the Carrier Dome.

The Saints were ranked No. 44 of 63 teams in goals-allowed per game last season.

For Syracuse, JoJo Marasco and Luke Cometti — who combined for 58 goals last season — are gone from last year’s team.

But in steps North Carolina-transfer Nicky Galasso, who is still recovering from a preseason injury, No. 1 recruit Jordan Evans and Onondaga Community College transfer Randy Staats.

Not to mention the return of Rice, Dylan

Donahue, Derek Maltz, Hakeem Lecky and Henry Schoonmaker.

“I think we can put a first midfield out there that’s experienced, an attack that’s experienced with a sub or two and the second middies have been playing really well,” Desko said.

In the team’s first scrimmages of the preseason against Hofstra and Le Moyne on Jan. 25, Rice created from behind the cage and finished with eight assists — five of which were goals scored by Donahue.

The first goal of the day was scored by Evans just three minutes into the game. The freshman flew through the center of the defense and fired a shot past Hofstra keeper Chris Selva.

In the team’s 13-12 victory over Towson in a scrimmage on Feb. 1, nine different players scored. Four of those players are listed as middies, four are listed as attack and one is listed as a hybrid attack/midfielder.

“We have a lot of people who can play both attack and midfield,” said Galasso, who is listed as an attack/midfielder. “We have a great attack and we have a lot of people coming back, so we’re excited. We have the firepower and we’re ready to go.

“We’re all very anxious and very excited to get going.”

Another player who could be on the verge of a breakout season is Lecky, who will transition from the second-line midfield to the first, along with Schoonmaker. Both Desko and Maltz praised Lecky as one of the most athletic players on the team, and someone who is poised

KEVIN RICE runs past a Cornell defender in a win over the Big Red last season. The Orange has averaged 11.5 goals or fewer in the past three seasons. But SU returns 70 percent of its scoring from last year including a talented crop of freshmen, and it expects to have a stronger offensive presence in the 2014 season. spencer bodian staff photographer

for a breakout year.

And with Lecky and the rest of the returning attack is a talented group of freshmen.

“Offensively, this could be one of the more talented freshman classes you could ever see,” Maltz said. “When those guys came in the fall, we were doing things that we were doing with the team mid-spring last year.”

On Thursday, Desko said the team’s second midfield unit — Evans, Weston and Billy Ward — has played well during the preseason.

“I think we’re sharing (the ball) really well,” Desko said. “The offense has been very unselfish, and almost to a fault where they keep making the extra pass, but that’s a good problem to have.”

In the peak of the 2000s, the Orange averaged more than 12 goals five different times. In 2004, it averaged a staggering 14.41 goals per game. But the past three years SU has averaged just 11.50, 10.35 and 10.76.

“It’s just the way we’ve played the last couple of years,” Desko said. “We’ve known that if we’re going to beat somebody, we have to beat them as a team.”

But this season, the offense is primed to break out.

Said Ward: “The offense just clicks on all cylinders. It’s great to watch and great to be a part of.” jmhyber@syr.edu

The hacks are back: DO scribes dismantle WAER in Media Cup

By W.F. Whence staff sculptor

Oh, how many stages they had sojourned for this. The Earth had thrice cycled the aubade since the last day they could simper the simper of subjugators. So when the ultimate horn echoed throughout the bulbous tarp that constitutes Daryl’s Dome, the blood and sweat of prior vanquishments became reminiscences.

Tears of agony resigned to tears of joy and as Ankur Patankar dribbled out the clock and flung the leather orb toward the canvas up above, ’twas a jiffy of pure ecstasy for the long-tenured page-smith captain and the inkslingers’ superior rank.

“That moment of victory was sublime,” said the bewhiskered post presence. “Unbelievable.

I could smell colors. I could see sounds. It was unlike anything I had ever experienced.”

The triumverate of Patankar, Stephen Bailey and David Wilson had been sans triumph during their celebrated careers in Syracuse, but ensnared the exclusively paramount triumph with a 52-37 trituration against WAER deep into Saturday night inside the confines of the Carrier Dome.

But The Daily Orange adjured the enterprise from a triune of greenhorns to claim the fugacious conquest. Unwavering second-year Jesse Dougherty superintended the blitzkreig with the deportment of Gen. MacArthur. Junior marksman Trevor Hass landed a quartet of heaves from abaft the parabolic during the concluding third of an hour. And Matt Schneidman, dollars to doughnuts the ace frosh in this stockpiled collection, led all scorers.

His highlight execution, though, was one that typified the breathtaking pre-dispositional travails of the everyday Orange’s seniors. As the leather sphere caromed outside the stripes sheathing James Arthur Boeheim Court, so too did Schneidman. He vanished into an echelon of cathedra. He goggled his joint which fastens his uppermost and lowermost arm and howled, for a ribbon of scarlet trailed out and onto the pristine hardwood of James Arthur’s quadrangle.

“I got flashbacks to David Propper’s perfor-

That moment of victory was sublime. Unbelievable.

I could smell colors. I could see sounds. It was unlike anything I had ever experienced.

Ankur Patankar bewhiskered post presence

mance two years ago,” said Bailey, The Daily Orange’s headmaster of roundball. “That kid is a diaper dandy for sure.”

His colleagues rushed to his writhing frame.

The colony of drunkards that had holed up across The D.O.’s bench respired.

He recrudesced, but it he needn’t. Chris Carlson’s Boeheimian lecturing actualized an adroit attack — that which let Dougherty canter in loops around the bumbling Kevin Fitzgerald

THE BEWHISKERED POST PRESENCE is roisterous subsequent to the D.O’s captivation of the Media Cup. The hacks prevailed over the casters on Saturday. The diaper dandy Matthew Schneidman stockpiled 22 tallies in the thrashing. chase gaewski managing editor

until the mouth breathers from WAER were dunderheaded enough to abscond from Hass for one of his four trifectas — which was too variegated for those fanboys who clog the Salt City’s airwaves.

“He was brilliant, but it helps that we were way more talented, too,” said Wilson, who commandeered the newsmen on and off the surface.

But the triumph was most saccharine for Patankar, who birthed of a Siberian Central New York summer.

To do that at home and against WAER’s band of nonsensical talking heads? Oh, that was his most saccharine consummation of all.

“To win on the same court as Carmelo Anthony or Mookie Jones was something I only could have dreamed of growing up,” Patankar said.

“I don’t know where the Dome will be in a few years, but that moment will never leave me.”

W.F. Whence is a germanificated staff sculptor for The Daily Orange, where he regermanificated to sculpt this glistening prose.

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Fair rebounds from rough outing, leads No. 1 Syracuse past Clemson

Grant runs as center in victory

By Stephen Bailey sports editor

On Jerami Grant’s first possession playing center since middle school, he was late in defending a pass. On his second, 260-pound Josh Smith backed him down for an easy layup.

Clemson, which trailed by 12 at the 15-minute mark pulled within five of No. 1 Syracuse with 10:46 to play.

“I’m not really used to the position,” Grant said, “but at the same time I’ve got to get used to it.”

Grant held his own following the early lapses in the Orange’s (23-0, 10-0 Atlantic Coast) 57-44 win over the Tigers (15-7, 6-4) on Sunday night

You don’t know where anybody’s coming from. You’ve just kind of got to jump and go get it.

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C.J. FAIR runs past K.J. McDaniels in SU’s 57-44 win over Clemson on Sunday. Fair scored 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting, after scoring a season-low six points in last Monday’s win over Notre Dame. Fair has scored in double-figures in 21 of SU’s 23 games this season. The win extends the best start in program history for the nation’s top ranked team. sam maller photo editor

By David Wilson staff writer

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or all that C.J. Fair has accomplished this season — and there’s been plenty — a high level of efficiency hasn’t always been there. He’s scored in double figures in all but two games this season, but he’s also shot worse than 50 percent from the field in 13.

His 19-point performance against Clemson on Sunday was strong, but compared to some of his other performances it appeared to just be another good day for the senior forward.

Still, Jim Boeheim called it one of his best — and his most efficient performance to date.

“Some people may not think it’s his best game, but it was his most efficient,” the Syracuse head coach said. “I thought he was really good.”

Fair scored a game-high 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting — good for a season-best 61.5 percent — and helped the No. 1 Orange (23-0, 10-0 Atlantic

Coast) hold off the Tigers (15-7, 6-4) for a largely drama-free 57-44 win in front of 25,931 in the Carrier Dome.

The win continues SU’s best start in school history, and its 23rd win in a row matches the longest winning streak in program history.

Guarded by K.J. McDaniels, one of the conference’s best defensive forwards, for much of the game, Fair bounced back from one of the worst games of his career against Notre Dame with one of the best.

The Fighting Irish kept him out of the paint on Monday, and when his jump shots stopped falling he finished the game a miserable 2-of-13 from the field.

“Sometimes as a player you feel like you’re in a groove that you know are not the best shots,” Fair said. “(Boeheim) just wanted me, if I have it, to pass it back out and they’d do something else to give me the ball.

I was able to be patient and let the game come to me.”

CLEMSON

NOTRE DAME

REGAINED C.J. Fair had a rough shooting outing against Notre Dame, but bounced back in SU’s win over Clemson.

Just as importantly, though, Fair started off hot.

Whereas he turned the ball over on the first two possessions against the Fighting Irish and missed his first four field goals, Fair sunk both of his jump shots in the first five minutes and helped Syracuse jump out to an early 8-4 lead.

“That makes the game a little easier,” Fair said.

Every jumper Fair shot against UND felt like it was going in, he said.

The lack of efficiency wasn’t a matter of shot selection.

He blamed a bit of fatigue, but the way that the Irish played against

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in the Carrier Dome. But six weeks after DaJuan Coleman suffered a season-ending knee injury, it has finally come back to bite Syracuse.

With senior center Baye Moussa Keita sidelined due to a sprained right knee and junior forward Rakeem Christmas on the bench with four personal fouls, the 6-foot8, 210-pound Grant was forced to man the middle of the 2-3 zone for nearly nine minutes of the second half. He struggled to box out and was bullied by the larger Smith at times during the Orange win.

But with Keita listed as day-today and a Pittsburgh frontcourt featuring Talib Zanna looming on Wednesday, the experience may help Grant if he needs to become more than just an emergency option.

“He’s practiced in there a couple times this year,” SU head coach Jim Boeheim said. “He’s pretty long in there.

I think we can get by with him in there.”

Grant finished with 12 points and eight rebounds, but grabbed only one board after halftime despite playing 19 of the 20 minutes. The defensive rebounds and outlet passes he produced helped the Orange finish the half on a 9-0 run.

Teammates agreed with Grant in

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