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Brandon Mullins, who missed nearly all of last season, is now leading Syracuse’s defense and wearing No. 11.

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Syracuse University has notified the NCAA about social media posts that specifically referenced men’s basketball point guard Tyler Ennis while promoting jerseys.

Kevin Quinn, senior vice president of public affairs at SU, said in an email that the posts were made by an unpaid member of SU Athletics’ social media team. He said the university reported the matter, as is required by the NCAA. The posts appeared on Twitter and Facebook Feb. 14, less than two days after Ennis hit a game winning buzzer beater against the University of Pittsburgh to keep the Orange unbeaten.

The posts read: “Get your Tyler Ennis Jerseys while they are still

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Victims of sexual assault seek medical, forensic resources

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day after her assault in the fall semester, Jackie Reilly found out she no longer had much of the evidence needed to prove what had happened to her.

Prior to going to Crouse Hospital, she said she showered, changed clothes and went to the bathroom, destroying any proof that she had been raped.

“I just wish I knew that before,” Reilly, a sophomore graphic design major, said in an email. “I would have gone to the hospital the second after I had gotten home, so I would have more proof if I wanted to pursue a court case.”

Not only that, but after hours of waiting, she found out the hospital didn’t even carry the specific test that would identify the type of drug inside her.

“By that time, if I had gone to another hospital that may or may not have had a date-rape drug test, the drugs would have left my system,”

Reilly said.

Last week, a series of organizations hosted SU Rising, an event at Hendricks Chapel that called for better assistance for women who have been assaulted in some way. Sexual assault victims make up a large part of that demographic. Almost 1-in-5 women have been sexually assaulted during their time in college, according to The White House Council on Women and Girls. While some progress has been made, victims still have to go through many obstacles following their assaults.

Although Reilly was told it seemed like she was drugged, she said she couldn’t officially prove that was the case.

“That is the tricky part,” she said. “They don’t stay very long in your system so they are hard to test for if you do not go in immediately.”

Janet Epstein, the director of the Advocacy Center at SU, said drug testing post-assault is complicated because many of the drugs used to facilitate sexual assault leave a person’s system within 12-24 hours. see sexual

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what’s inside Forensic exam kits, or rape kits, include several procedures:

1 A cotton swab is used to swab a victim’s genitals. They also pick up dried secretions or saliva from bite marks.

2 Oral swabs are used to collect DNA from a victim’s mouth and gum pockets.

3 A comb is used to collect any loose hairs or debris in a victim’s pubic area.

4 Test tubes are used for testing a victim’s blood.

5 Buccal swabs are used to collect DNA from the inside of a victim’s cheek.

6 A urine specimen bottle is used for tests in the drug facilitated sexual assault kit.

7 Cleansing pads are used to steriize the site where nurses take a victim’s blood.

South Side food co-op to reopen

By Brett Samuels asst. news editor

In the middle of winter, many Syracuse residents lost their neighborhood option for buying affordable, healthy foods. But thanks to a reinvented budget and management team, a local co-op will be able to reopen this spring.

Eat to Live, a community owned grocery store located on the city’s South Side, closed just before Christmas, only a couple months after its grand opening.

Howie Hawkins, one of the co-op’s board members, said the store ran out of money, partly because the building was more expensive than planned.

“After a couple months we were too low on cash, so we shut it down in order to regroup,” said Hawkins, who

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By Charlotte Stockdale staff writer

Bryan Chou, a senior advertising major, said he does not dress like the typical American college student, which he’s described as either casual or preppy. He notices that half of the students wear Timberland boots and relaxed clothing, and the rest wear Vineyard Vines shirts and tailored pants.

Chou says he falls somewhere in between the two extremes — he doesn’t dress himself entirely in Brooks Brothers, but he doesn’t dress down either.

“I believe guys can look nice without wearing ties and button downs.

Price doesn’t equal taste,” Chou said.

He explained that there is no need to break the bank to create a fashionable wardrobe. Many people dress well while managing to shop at less pricey stores, he added.

Rather, Chou said the best way for people to look their best is by choosing clothes they feel comfortable in.

Still, he says it’s a good rule of thumb to dress every day as if you might

meet your future employer.

Chou also believes he dresses differently from the majority of college students because of how much traveling he has done through the years — by exploring the world, he has also explored many different style options.

Wearing socks from Tokyo, a necklace from Paris, bracelets from South Africa and a scarf and winter coat from a Burberry store in London, Chou incorporates his treasured souvenirs into his outfits.

Chou has also traveled around areas of China, Australia, Spain and the United Arab Emirates. He said that his ability to travel to a wide variety of countries has enabled him to see the fashions of all unique parts of the world. His trips to different continents are his main style inspiration.

Looking nice does not require spending vast amounts of money on clothes, nor does it mean you have to conform your style to the people surrounding you. As Chou says, mix it up, feel comfortable and you will undoubtedly look good. cmstockd@syr.edu

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Fly away As part of National Engineer’s Week, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics SU Chapter hosted a paper airplane golf competition in Link Hall Tuesday night. AIAA, the L.C. Smith College of Computer Science and Engineering and other SU organizations have been holding several campus-wide events, including a gingerbread structure-building competition and a flight simulator. The National Society of Professional Engineers started National Engineer’s Week in 1951 to recognize the important contributions engineers have made to society. Ruth Chen, the wife of Chancellor Kent Syverud, also stopped by to test a paper airplane.

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Dean search to begin after Syverud meetings

By Anna Merod staff writer

The dean search within the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University will begin soon after Chancellor Kent Syverud completes meetings with both faculty and students from the college this month.

Current Arts and Sciences Dean

George Langford announced on Dec. 11 that he would step down from his position to return to teaching. This will be Syverud’s first opportunity to appoint a dean since becoming chancellor at SU. Ramesh Raina, the head of the faculty council and an associate professor of biology, said the chancellor should begin to wrap up his meetings

collecting opinions from the staff and students of the College of Arts and Sciences by the end of February.

Raina said at the last open faculty meeting with Syverud, he was respectful and keen to the open and honest conversations by the faculty members.

“I would say all aspects of the college were discussed upon,” Raina said.

He added that some faculty members in the meeting said they want a dean that would increase fellowships and stipends for students, permit more operations in the budgeting for the departments and provide more freedom in decision making to the chairs of the departments within the college. see arts

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iSchool postpones Olympics until next month

By Jackie Frere contributing writer

Students will put their minds and bodies to the test in a race to the gold in the iSchool’s BeIT Olympics next month.

The School of Information Studies postponed the games until March due to a lack of student par-

ticipation, said project manager Bakari Lacet-Dossiere. In March, there will be weeklong activities for iSchool teams hosted by the BeIT student organization. This is the very first Olympic event the iSchool has put on for undergraduate students and it will potentially tie in with the theme of March Madness,

Lacet-Dossiere said.

“The main point of each event for students is to get as engaged as possible,” said Joey Creighton, vice president of BeIT, “sort of getting them involved inside the iSchool outside of the actual classroom.”

Each team in the BeIT Olympics will be made up of four to five

people competing for a grand prize given out at the end of the week. The individual events include a photo scavenger hunt, question trivia, a viral video challenge and “team Olympics,” according to the email sent out to all iSchool undergraduate students.

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Facebook added more than 50 new gender options in the “about” section of users’ profiles to recognize gender identities other than male and female, which some Syracuse University students feel is important progress for the LGBT community.

On Feb. 13, Facebook announced on its diversity page that the company collaborated with a group of leading LGBT advocacy organizations to offer a list of gender identities users can select from.

Al Forbes, a second-year graduate student studying higher education who identifies as a trans* man, said it is a “small step” forward for trans* visibility.

“It’s progress,” he said. “We’re recognizing that there are more genders than male and female.”

Forbes said he began to question his gender identity as an undergraduate student at SU. He initially identified as genderqueer and chose neither male nor female as his gender on Facebook, he said. During this time, he felt most comfortable using they, them and their pronouns on Facebook, he said.

Forbes did not want to lie about his identity on Facebook and also wanted to reflect his own history of recognizing more than two genders — male and female, he said.

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breakdown: Sexual assault affects young people most often, and the issue is extremely prevalent on college campuses.

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facebook “Society is very binary — you’re either a woman or a man,” he said. “Not declaring a binary gender was an important moment in my journey.”

Forbes later began to identify as a trans* man and now uses masculine pronouns for himself, he said. He has not updated his gender status yet on Facebook, but he said he plans to look through all the options to choose which one he most closely identifies with.

“It’s good for everyone to be able to selfidentify their gender in ways that they’re comfortable doing,” Forbes said.

Forbes said updating his gender identity on

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sexual assault Anne Gallagher, a nurse with Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners, said hospitals’ equipment can’t always detect small amounts of drugs that might be in a victim’s system. To find out if a victim has been drugged, the victim has to go through a forensic evidence examination and file a police report so the kit can go to crime lab.

If victims do not want to report to the police, they can send their blood and urine to a private laboratory at their expense, Gallagher said.

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Facebook is important since he wants to be visible as trans*.

However, Forbes noted that there is still work to be done to fully recognize gender equality on Facebook. For instance, although Facebook has added more than 50 gender options, a person has to choose between male, female and custom, under which the new options are listed.

“If you don’t fit in the binary, you’re other.

You’re custom,” Forbes said.

While he appreciates Facebook allowing members to choose the pronoun they wish to use, he said other pronouns not available on Facebook are used within the LGBT community. “Xe,” “ze” and “hir” are sometimes used for those who are gender fluid, he said.

Erica Fisher, design director for OutCrowd

magazine, SU’s LGBTQA magazine, said she and other editors at the magazine have discussed Facebook’s new gender options. While they agreed that Facebook has taken a step forward, it can make more progress for gender equality, said Fisher, who is also a senior advertising and informational management and technology dual major.

“We should be recognizing it as a positive, but also what are the steps we can take to be more inclusive?” Fisher said. “Can they just add more than binary genders in that section?”

She said she believes the change on Facebook was delayed because many people have trouble understanding gender identities and the difference between gender and sex.

Jesh Joseph, a student assistant at the LGBT Resource Center, said the change was

discussed recently in his QSX 112: Sexualities, Genders, Bodies class. He said his classmates agreed that the change was a step in the right direction toward gender equality.

“While this is an important step forward, this has needed to be done for a long time,” said Joseph, who is also a junior psychology and child and family studies dual major.

Some of Joseph’s Facebook friends have changed their gender statuses, and he recently changed his to cisgender male, which means his gender aligns with his gender expression, he said.

Joseph said he made the change to show that he recognizes there are other genders besides the binary male and female and that they are neither alternative nor abnormal.

reported to police. For the general population, 40 percent of all sexual assaults are reported.

Gallagher said victims might feel reluctant to report because they might worry about the fact that they’ve been drinking underage and doing drugs, which may lead to trouble with the law.

“What I want people to know is that they can go to the hospital without ever contacting the police and the hospital should not be contacting them on their behalf,” she said. “They can be cared for medically if all they want is the morning-after pill or if all they want is HIV-post exposure prophylaxis. If it’s appropriate, we’ll offer it.”

When victims go to a hospital, the nurses do an examination and testing for health-related concerns, Epstein said. This is separate from collecting evidence from the victim, she added.

Epstein said rape kits, known as forensic

exam kits, aren’t processed as evidence in the hospitals. Instead, they get shipped out to a lab in Onondaga County. The lab technicians only run the tests if the survivor gives permission

Before the SANE program came to Syracuse in the 1990s, nurses who had never used a rape kit would be given the instructions and conduct the examination while they read them, Gallagher said.

Epstein said the program’s nurses, called SANE nurses, work at local hospitals to provide evidence collection, testing and treatment for those who have been sexually assaulted. The SANE nurses go through training on how to collect evidence and handle victims’ trauma, Epstein said, and the victim is always asked for his or her consent as the nurse walks through every step with the victim.

While most rape victims are nervous to report their cases, it is helpful to meet others with similar experiences. Reilly said her nurses at Crouse were rape victims.

“I remember that my nurses were the nicest of women,” she said. “They themselves were rape victims, so they were very helpful with dealing with me emotionally.”

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and seeks prosecution, she added.

Most emergency room nurses and physicians don’t get specific training on how to help a victim of sexual assault, Gallagher said.

Caring for a sexual assault victim isn’t easy because of the “emotions involved in the process,” she said, adding that some health care providers don’t want to say anything insensitive to the patient. They also might not understand how someone becomes victimized. from page 3

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a senior information management and technology major. The event is flexible to students’ schedules.

“A lot of the events that are in the iSchool Olympics have to do with both physical and mental, so it’ll stimulate with both sides of that,” said Creighton, a junior information management and technology major.

He said each semester, BeIT hosts different events that are social, academic or servicebased. The organization’s goal is to foster community among iSchool undergraduate students, said Julie Walas, the iSchool undergraduate programs manager.

This semester’s BeIT Olympics were planned to coincide with the games happening in Sochi.

“I think whether it’s five teams or 25 teams, it’ll be fun for everybody,” Creighton said.

“They’ll all get the experience of competing and having a good time.”

If students react well to the Olympics event and activities, BeIT is more than likely to continue it with every Olympic year or make it an annual event in the iSchool, Creighton said.

“We like to make traditions here,” Walas said. “Some of the events they do are really focused here at the iSchool. If the students like it, we’re definitely going to repeat it.”

At the end of the games, there will be a closing ceremony with gold, silver and bronze medals, Walas said. The prize for first place is movie tickets and “swag bags.”

Warren Huynh, a senior information management and technology major, said he is still contemplating on participating in the games.

Taking part in the event would enhance his overall Syracuse University experience, he said.

Said Huynh: “I think it’s appropriate to learn a little about my own school before I graduate.” jmfrere@syr.edu

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ate-night talk shows have always been a place for experimentation. The safe-harbor time slot has allowed hosts like David Letterman and others to try weird visual tricks, goof around and generally be outlandish — all on network TV. However, there’s a general attitude that once Johnny Carson left the “The Tonight Show” in 1992, the culture of playfulness left the genre.

NBC’s late-night programming will receive a boost of fresh energy during the next week when Jimmy Fallon takes over “The Tonight Show” and Seth Meyers starts as host of “Late Night” the week after. NBC and its new hosts plan to reinvigorate late night and boost ratings with lively energy, bring the know-how to make segments go viral outside of the timeslot and extend the “Saturday Night Life” alumni network to dominate late night.

Young, high-energy guys like Fallon, and even Jimmy Kimmel, have the ability to make their late-night segments go viral and distribute their content to the audience that might not stay up to see them. This brings in viewers that might not watch otherwise.

The size of this new audience is evident in Fallon’s ratings. During its last week on air, “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” jumped 27 percent in ratings. When he hosted “SNL” back in December, the show averaged 13.12 million viewers. On Monday’s premiere, Fallon garnered a rating of 7.1 on the Nielsen scale, 80 percent higher than the combined ratings for competitors Letterman and Kimmel, according to an article by Variety.

Even though Letterman and Leno have been in the game for a while, audiences want younger, pop-centric hosts to deliver content they relate to.

Fallon’s first “Tonight Show” was studded with high-profile celebrities from Robert DeNiro to Lindsay Lohan, along with A-list guests Will Smith and U2. One segment, “The Evolution of Hip-Hop Dance,” has already gone News Editor Annie Palmer Sports Editor Stephen Bailey Feature Editor Lara Sorokanich Presentation Director Lizzie Hart Photo Editor Margaret Lin Art Director Natalie Riess Copy Chief Audrey Hart Development Editor Maddy Berner Social Media Producer Meredith Newman Video Editor Luke Rafferty Web Developer Chris Voll

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If “The Tonight Show” maintains its excitement and ratings stay high, Fallon will offer a comfortable lead in for Meyers. Both hosts on NBC come from “SNL.” This is another tactic to bring in a different kind of audience and get people to stay up on weeknights. To top it off, Meyers’ band will be led by another “SNL” veteran, Fred Armisen.

Most hosts agree that having a good band is key to keeping a show moving.

But it’s also important for hosts and bands to build a rapport and be relaxed with each other, according to Variety.

Many question Armisen’s credentials because he is better known as a comedian on “SNL” and “Portlandia” but he’s been in a few well-known bands over the years, including his gig as the drummer for the band Trenchmouth.

What’s more important is that Meyers and Armisen are comfortable and can build off each other. It’s already hard to host a show that has had success in the past without the comfort of friends.

Although “The Tonight Show” is a 60-year-old institution, the television landscape has done a complete 180-turn since the days of Steve Allen and Johnny Carson. Traditional time slots matter less and the segments people elect to watch online and aforementioned viral tenacity matter more. Hosts like Fallon and Meyers will hopefully deliver for a generation that lives online and in the moment.

Cassie-lee Grimaldi is a senior television, radio and film major. Her column appears weekly. She can be reached at cgrimald@syr.edu and reached on Twitter @cassiegrimaldi.

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Dean search moves slowly, shows care Chancellor Kent Syverud’s careful approach toward selecting a new dean for the College of Arts and Sciences demonstrates his desire to familiarize himself with the college and its needs before making a decision that will have long-term effects.

In December, current dean of Arts and Sciences George Langford announced that he would step down from his position in June to return to teaching. A formal search committee has not yet been formed to begin looking for Langford’s replacement, but Syverud has begun discussions with Arts and Sciences faculty members and plans to have an open meeting with students this Friday.

Though it is very possible that the college will need to select an interim

dean — an interim dean will be put in place if a permanent dean is not selected by June 30 — it is commendable that Syverud is taking the time to better understand and gather what the college needs by consulting faculty and students.

The College of Arts and Sciences is one that reaches many students on campus as it offers more than 50 majors, so this choice will affect many students on campus. It is important that Syverud take the time to ensure that the students and faculty who are affected are able to provide their input in the decision-making process.

Syverud realizes the importance of making this a community decision. After his meeting on Friday, Syverud will have participated in at

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Though there is still a significant amount of work that needs to be done before a dean is selected, Syverud is taking steps to ensure the process is moving along. However, because the need for an interim dean is likely, it is important that the proper steps are taken to select an interim dean who is qualified and equipped to take on the position.

Syverud’s careful consultation of Arts and Sciences faculty and staff shows the SU community that he is thinking about the long-term effects the decisions he makes as chancellor will have on Syracuse University.

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non-profit organization based in Syracuse’s South Side is hosting a series of events to promote health care education and enrollment under the Affordable Care Act. 100 Black Men of Syracuse, Inc. organized the sessions to address misinformation that may discourage uninsured Syracuse residents from signing up for a plan.

“I have insurance and I have a difficult time with what they cover and don’t cover,” said Charles Anderson, health and wellness chair of 100 Black Men. “So the people that don’t have any insurance, it’s really important that they get covered.”

The first session took place Feb. 8 at the Bethany Baptist Church, and sessions will be held the afternoons of Feb. 15 and Feb. 21, Anderson said. The organization hopes to motivate residents, particularly minorities, to sign up for reasonably priced health care in Syracuse, where 13 percent of residents have

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arts and sciences Syverud will be meeting with faculty on Wednesday, Raina said. He will then hold an open meeting with students from the college on Friday.

Sam Gorovitz, a professor of philosophy, said the chancellor has been using these meetings to learn about the college’s strengths that should be preserved or expanded and the problems that need to be solved in the college.

By Friday, Syverud will have held at least seven general meetings since the first meeting he held on Jan. 14, Raina said.

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no insurance, according to Onondaga County’s 2013 community health assessment and improvement plan.

The workshops are designed to provide information and aid before March 31, which is the deadline to sign up for the New York State of Health marketplace before receiving a financial punishment under the law’s individual mandate, Anderson said. If they miss the deadline, customers could next sign up on Jan. 1 of next year.

Fewer than 15 Syracuse residents interested in more information on the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, attended the first event, and 100 Black Men president Vincent Love called it a “practice run.” But the speakers, which included employees from health care companies and navigators that aid customers in the enrollment process, engaged those who came with unresolved concerns.

“If they’re intimidated by going to the health insurance companies personally these are fantastic resources for them,” Anderson said.

Conflicting reports and information have

been given about Obamacare in Syracuse so 100 Black Men wanted people heavily involved in the enrollment process to provide information, Love said. The event intended to outline the law’s facts and the opportunities available to Syracuse residents.

Joe Wild, an employee of New York statebased MVP Health Care, outlined the terms of subsidies in the state marketplace, which vary depending on the consumer’s income related to the federal poverty level. A family of four with a $23,550 income, which is 100 percent of the federal poverty level, will pay a maximum two percent of its income as a premium. The premium percentage is more affordable than under previous laws, Wild said.

Apprehensiveness to enroll in a health care plan can stem from inaction and apathy, said Lanika Mabrey, a navigator for Access Care and Resources for Health. Mabrey, who guides Syracuse residents through enrollment, said they can better access health care under the ACA if they take the proper initiative.

“We really have to have a community that is

aggressive about what’s going on,” Mabrey said.

Jamaine Munroe, a 24-year-old employee of the Jewish Home of Central New York, decided to attend the event because his premiums have risen every year since 2011. He heard that his insurance prices may become more manageable if he enrolled through the state marketplace and came to the event to get more information.

“The plan I have now is good but this one sounds even better,” Munroe said.

Munroe plans to enroll through the state marketplace, he said. And Anderson, the health and wellness chair, hopes that although attendance didn’t measure up to 100 Black Men’s expectations, residents like Munroe will spread the information and encourage more participation.

Said Anderson: “We may not have a lot of people here, but the people who are here can help us contact their families and people they know to help sign up. It’s getting the word out to people who can get the word out to other people.”

After Syverud’s general meetings, Raina said, the chancellor will meet with the faculty council again to plan how to officially begin the search process and create a search committee.

If a new dean is not chosen by June 30, then an interim dean will be selected, Raina said. He added that the chancellor would like to have a new dean hired by Jan. 1 of 2015 at the latest.

Gorovitz said it is important for Syverud to not rush the dean search process.

“I believe the chancellor has made crystal clear his understanding that a great university must have a great college of arts and sciences at its core,” he said.

Eugene Poletsky, chair of the math depart-

ment, said he has met with Syverud in two different meetings.

“I think he was listening very carefully, he was making notes and it’s clear to me that he really wants to get into the life of the college and its problems very seriously,” Poletsky said.

Gorovitz said the search may begin in early March. However, he added there is no standard timeline for filling these important positions.

When Gorovitz left his position as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences around 1992, he said the search took two years.

Poletsky said it has not been long enough since Langford’s announcement to collect a credible pool of applicants.

“It’s hard for me to believe that we will succeed in hiring a new dean and go through a thorough search in one semester,” he said.

Poletsky added that he would like to see an interim dean selected by the fall semester of 2014.

However long the dean search process will be, Poletsky hopes the new dean will embrace entire college.

Said Poletsky: “There is a lot of cultural diversity among the departments of this college — from such things as human studies to mathematics — and the future dean should somehow understand how all these departments operate and differ from each other.”

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co-op is also running for New York state governor.

Hawkins said the co-op will reopen sometime this spring, though he didn’t have an exact date.

Eat to Live is located in a food desert, meaning it’s difficult for local residents to get access to affordable, nutritious foods. It is also a community owned store, which means shoppers can become members for a fee.

Hawkins said the fee to join Eat to Live was $100, which could be paid all at once or over the course of a monthly plan. The monthly plan included a one-time $5 administrative charge, he said.

In addition, the co-op operates at a cost and is not-for-profit. At the end of the year, if the store has made money, that profit is returned to members in the form of a patronage refund, which Hawkins likened to a tax refund.

Hawkins said the co-op’s mission was aimed at providing those in the area with an alternative for doing their shopping.

“People in our neighborhood need more options than the corner store offers,” he said.

“They need things that are a better diet and more affordable.”

When the store shut down around the holidays, members were notified, said Shirley Rowser, president of the co-op.

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Hawkins confirmed that, saying the board held a meeting to alert members of the impending closure. He added that those who didn’t attend were sent a letter, saying all members were told the closure was only temporary.

The reopening is delayed until spring partly because the co-op needs to hire a new general manager, Hawkins said. The store’s original general manager was fired Nov. 1, according to a Jan. 9 article by Syracuse.com.

The store will also have to go to banks to receive loans for operating capital, Hawkins said, but he’s confident securing a loan won’t be an issue since the building is being used as collateral.

Hawkins added that certain steps are being taken that will help the co-op stay in business once it reopens.

“Our operating budget is sharper than it was before because we’ve had experience,” he said.

In addition, Hawkins said Eat to Live will accept Electronic Benefit Transfer cards, a system that allows welfare departments to issue food benefits through a card.

When the co-op opens its doors once again, Hawkins said there’s the potential to create spin off operations if the store does well financially.

He gave an example of opening a co-op laundromat that would give local residents a cheaper option to wash their clothes, or opening another food co-op in the area to give some shoppers a more convenient location. include an individual student-athlete’s name, picture or likeness (e.g., name on jersey, name or likeness on a bobble-head doll), other than informational items (e.g., media guide, schedule cards, institutional publications,) may not be sold.”

Quinn added that the university, the book-

Eat to Live, a community-owned grocery store located on the South Side, will reopen later this spring after it closed right before Christmas. spencer bodian staff photgrapher

But for now, the emphasis is on getting Eat to Live up and running again.

Said Hawkins: “Right now our main focus

is we need to get the store we have operating in the black.”

store, athletics and other units are guided by those NCAA bylaws.

In addition, the SU bookstore has been selling T-shirts that read “Ice Man” on the front featuring a maple leaf in the A, and “Syracuse” above the number 11 on the back. Ennis is from Canada and wears number 11 for the Orange.

When contacted regarding whether the “Ice Man” shirt constituted an NCAA violation, Meghan Durham, assistant director of media and public relations with the NCAA, said she couldn’t speak to the specific situation because they didn’t “have all the facts in this case.”

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Organizers anticipate drag show

By Shelby Netschke staff writer

gwen raeford, adjunct professor at SU, instructs local elementary and middle school students from the Syracuse City School District at Wilson Park Community Center during their mid-winter break as part of the ‘Cuse Spot program. jenny jakubowski staff photographer

Learningcommunity ‘Cuse Spot program connects students with Syracuse city children

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hen Tatiana Williams asked Carlito Aldamay, 10, why he thought Snickers was better than Reese’s, he was initially unsure.

Aldamay initially said it was because he didn’t like Reese’s, but Williams wanted a better response.

“Oh, I know! Because of the yellow stuff, the caramel!” he said.

Williams, a sophomore social work major, smiled and said, “There you go. That’s a valid argument.”

Williams and Gwen Raeford, an adjunct professor at Syracuse University, are two volunteers for the student community service organization ‘Cuse Spot, which kicked off its annual program at Wilson Park Community Center on Tuesday. The program recruits Syracuse volunteers to teach hands-on skills and activities to children ages 7-14. It will run through Friday with daily

morning and afternoon classes.

Whitney Marin, one of the codirectors of ‘Cuse Spot, said the purpose of the program is to provide activities for children in the Syracuse area who have a week off from school and need programs to occupy their time.

“Some parents might not have places for their kids to stay, so our program is a more active way of getting (the children) involved in something instead of just sitting around,” said Marin, who is also a television, radio and film major at SU. ‘Cuse Spot was founded by two SU policy students in 2010. Four years later, the program has more variety in its courses, said Emily Park, the program’s director of public relations. These courses include ice skating, cheerleading, cooking, foreign languages, bowling and origami.

“We learn every year what we did best, and even though we

might have some things completely unique, we still like to continue certain traditions,” said Park, a senior policy studies major at SU, refer-

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Syracuse University student volunteers meet with children at Wilson Park Community Center. jenny jakubowski staff photographer

Students are breaking out their wigs, glitter and padding. It’s drag show season.

Each year, the Pride Union puts together the Totally Fabulous Drag Show, a student competition, with professional drag performers as hosts and entertainment.

The preliminary round of the 12th annual show in Schine Underground sold out on Feb. 6 and the final round will be in Goldstein Auditorium on Friday at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $5 with a Syracuse University or State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry ID and $7 for the public.

As the drag show approaches, Pride Union Vice President Molly Mendenhall’s nerves are setting in.

Her favorite part to watch is just before the show starts, she said, when the crowd is buzzing with energy and expectation.

“I really like to stand in the wings of Goldstein and watch the performances,” said Mendenhall, a junior women’s and gender studies major. “Even though I’m usually running back and forth between the professional performers’ dressing rooms and the student performers’ dressing rooms checking to make sure everyone is where they need to be.”

This year, there are five groups of student performers. Tanya Tatone, George Michael, Max Wagger, Antoinette & Donyella Dupree and Spike & Liandrah will compete in the finals.

Shangela and Alyssa Edwards, drag queens from RuPaul’s Drag Race, are hosting the finals this year.

Shangela is a returning host from last year, continuing the legacy of RuPaul’s girls supporting the annual competition. Spikey Van Dykey, last year’s special guest, is also returning as a professional performer at this year’s event.

Kait Simon, a senior political science major and director of advocacy for Pride Union, said Pride Union is lucky to work with such cooperative performers in the hectic backstage atmosphere.

Drag queen JuJuBee, who competed on Season 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, helped hold the show together when she hosted preliminaries this year, Simon said.

Simon said the drag show is a public display of the gay, lesbian, bisexual see drag

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Winter Carnival to showcase chili recipes in competition

By Claudia Ceva staff writer

Now that the seemingly endless snowfall has hit a stalemate — for now — there are plenty of activities for the Winter Carnival to bring life back to campus.

One of the main attractions is the Chili CookOff, held in the Huntington Beard Crouse Hall patio. It will be the source of the delicious smell wafting across the Quad this Thursday, starting at 11 a.m. and ending when it’s all eaten.

The way the contest works is that contestants first submit their recipes to the Syracuse University Traditions Commission by email. Catering Services then mass produce the chili based off the recipes for the judges. One of this year’s judges, Jane Burrell Uzcategui, is the sister of Food Network chef Anne Burrell. The other two judges are Student Association President Boris Gresely and Department of Public Safety officer Joe Shanley, also known as Officer Friendly.

Uzcategui is a professor at Syracuse University and has appeared alongside her sister on television.

Shelby Flick, a contestant, is eager to see how the rest of the competition measures up.

“I hope that I do well, and that they make my chili as close to the recipe as possible,” Flick, a senior broadcast and digital journalism and information studies major, said. “It’s a secret family recipe that’s been passed down through the generations, so I hope that everyone else likes it.”

Ben Glidden, a senior advertising major and coordinator of the cook-off, said having

Catering Services cook the different chilies is efficient and practical. Since the competition is open for everyone to come and taste the recipes, the chili goes very fast, Glidden added. It’s encouraged that those who want to try every recipe come as early as possible.

The chilies are spread across several tables and are dished out by Catering Services and students on the Traditions Commission so that every student and staff member has an equal chance to try each recipe. Each batch is labeled, including the name of the recipe and how spicy it is.

The Traditions Commission has moved most of their “Winter Carnival” events indoors, except the cook-off. On a cold day, soups and stews warm people up from the inside out.

Not only will the winners of the cook-off be immortalized in SU chili glory — they will also be given a brand-new set of cookware.

Other events to look forward to during the rest of the week include laser tag, a viewing party for the men’s away game against Duke this Saturday and Glow in the Dark Late Night Skate Night at Tennity Ice Pavilion on South Campus.

The rest of the schedule can be found online.

“Every single event we have has free food and prizes,” said Sakina Kader, president of the Traditions Commission. “It’s a great way for students to just get out of the dorms and do something different.”

All the events are free, and all of the university community is encouraged to attend. ctceva@syr.edu

Two contestants from the Drag Show preliminary round on Feb. 6 perform on stage at the Schine Underground.

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drag show and transgender community support.

“It’s really a place where the performers can turn into this entirely different personality,” Simon said. “And that’s really cool, especially when it’s really on the edge and gets people excited.”

Katie Farr, a junior conservation biology major and director of public relations for Pride Union, said the RuPaul girls also help put a familiar face to the drag show for students and faculty who might not be as well versed in drag culture.

It’s really a place where the performers can turn into this entirely different personality. And that’s really cool, especially when it’s really on the edge and gets people excited.

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Farr participated in the show last year as a faux-drag performer, which she said is a form of drag where the performer reveals their gender

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‘cuse spot In a debate course, Williams, the student volunteer, teaches the fundamentals of structuring and proving arguments, she said. Raeford conducts a crime scene investigation class and helps the children measure evidence.

As a first-time ‘Cuse Spot volunteer, Williams said she didn’t know what to expect going in. It was unsettling at first, she said, but having decent people skills and making it fun for the kids makes it a great experience.

Raeford, who’s volunteered for three years, is also a science teacher at Nottingham High School. She said it is different working with younger children as opposed to teenagers.

“I gave them activities that we do in high school, and it was more rigorous than what they’re used to, but they were able to follow right along and understand what a formula is,” she said.

at the end.

Farr said she’s excited to work with the performers backstage this year. When one of her backstage assistants last year looked out into the audience, Farr said they both couldn’t believe the large turnout.

“If you slip to a performer how many people are out there,” she said, “you can see them panicking and you’re like ‘breathe, just breathe.”

But now that she isn’t performing, Farr said she hopes tickets will sell out. She said the preliminary round has sold out an estimated 240 tickets in Schine Underground the past few years and she thinks the event’s popularity and influence is continuing to grow.

Pride Union uses the drag show to support local LGBT groups, by donating a portion of the ticket proceeds and all of the tips to local organizations Q Center and CNY Pride.

Farr said she hopes this year will be the year the event finally sells out Goldstein Auditorium, which seats 1,500 people.

“It’s kind of unrealistic,” Farr said. “But at the same time it would be really awesome because all this money would go to charity.”

Reaching out to other local organizations is working to strengthen the gay community in Syracuse, which Farr said has become more accepting over the past few years.

This stood out to her after preliminaries, she said, when students approached her and asked how they could get involved in the show.

“Some people care and they sign a petition,” Farr said. “Other people care and they get involved in an organization.” slnetsch@syr.edu

Xueqing Hua, a sophomore marketing major, volunteered to help with Raeford’s class. She said she was accustomed to working with children because she has a younger brother and sister. She is familiar with working with kids and likes doing so, she added.

Kristen Conway, also a co-director of ‘Cuse Spot, said the program allows for a mutually beneficial relationship for the children and student volunteers.

“The children of the Syracuse community are provided with positive role models from SU, while SU students get the opportunity to build upon their own experience and add dimension to their character by getting involved,” she said.

One of those children is Ciara Smith, 10.

After Williams’ debate class, she said she had fun participating in ‘Cuse Spot’s program.

“I just really liked going back and forth to prove our points,” she said, “it was fun and cool.” clramire@syr.edu

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Monumental

Flop Star-studded cast fails to improve film with rushed plot, lack of depth

By Vince Loncto staff writer

“T

he Monuments Men” tells the story of art collectors and experts going to the front of World War II to save some of humanity’s greatest works from utter destruction.

However, if the film itself was around during that time, it would have been left in the rubble.

Based on the book by Robert Edsel and Bret Witter, “The Monuments Men” introduces audiences to an obscure detail of World War II, but is unable to make a lasting impression about the importance of the artwork that the men saved from the hands of the Nazis.

The movie begins with George Clooney, who co-wrote the screenplay, directed and starred in the film, presenting to a group of high-level military officials about the importance of the artwork that has been stolen by the Nazis. Though they are skeptical about risking their lives for art, Clooney, as Professor Frank Stokes, eventually convinces the military to let him assemble a team that will travel to Europe to recover the artwork.

Though we are introduced to Clooney’s costar Matt Damon nicely, the rest of the team is largely glossed over, leaving the audience wondering about why they were chosen and how they grew as a group. Unfortunately, the audience never gets a proper introduction to the rest of the ensemble cast, which features standout actors such as John Goodman and Bill Murray.

The unit, composed almost entirely of men considered too old too fight, is clumsily rushed through basic training and then largely split up across Europe. Though the real monuments men did divide and conquer, Clooney and the rest of the writing and directing teams could have allowed the group to bond onscreen in order to show their camaraderie.

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Another flaw in Clooney’s direction was the usage of characters, starting with himself.

His character, Frank Stokes, transitions from a professor into a commanding officer too quickly and too easily to believe. Additionally, Clooney shows very little depth, which is shocking for an actor of his prominence.

Stokes never looks distressed or worried in the face of enemy soldiers, always looking unflappable in aviator shades, even in the midst of war scenes.

Though the vignettes were entertaining, it was hard to keep track of who was where and

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which significant pieces they were specifically looking for. Bill Murray and Bob Balaban, who played experts Richard Campbell and Preston Savitz, respectively, demonstrated great chemistry onscreen in one of the film’s better moments, but the rest of it was bogged down by constantly bouncing around Europe.

Damon gave a solid performance as James Granger, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s curator. However, the character of Granger was also largely removed from the rest of the group, as he was assigned to help the French resistance determine where the Nazis were taking much of Paris’ art. Much of Granger’s focus was to convince the Parisian Jeu de Paume Museum’s curator, Claire Simone (Cate Blanchett) to help the Americans.

Blanchett put in a solid showing as Simone, who was hesitant to assist Granger in locating the lost artwork following the death of her brother, who was shot trying to steal artwork back.

Though Granger did eventually earn Simone’s trust, it seemed rushed, as Simone is

mostly curt with Granger until the night before he leaves Paris, when she invites him over for a formal dinner. Clooney and the rest of the team may have wanted to include a romantic element to the film, but it was altogether too rushed and unnatural in this circumstance.

Lastly, the dialogue was exceedingly cliché. It seemed that each time the film would transition, Clooney and Grant Heslov, who also co-wrote the film, attempted to wrap up the scene with a striking line or phrase. However, instead of leaving memorable lines, these closures became boring and repetitive as the movie wore on.

In interviews about the film, Clooney stated that he and his team “wanted to make an epic.” Instead, however, “The Monuments Men” falls flat with a dispersed plot, unfounded characters and a script that searches for taglines instead of meaning.

Perhaps the works of Vermeer and Dali were worth risking lives for, but Clooney’s brainchild? Let it burn. vtloncto@syr.edu

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boston college when Syracuse hosts the Eagles (6-19, 2-10) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. This time, SU will try to ensure the second go-around isn’t as close.

For a team that’s won its last two games by a combined three points in the game’s waning moments, SU is in need of a double-digit win to re-establish itself as a dominant team.

“Boston College gives us problems,” SU center Rakeem Christmas said. “They have a lot of shooters.”

But the main shooter in January was Jackson. Forty-six of Jackson’s 56 field goals have come from beyond the arc this season.

BC point guard Olivier Hanlan used lots of clock, a tactic many teams have implemented

We had all kinds of trouble with Boston College down eight with eight minutes to go.

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against the staunch Orange defense this season.

Hanlan would work it around to backcourt mate Joe Rahon, who’d pass it back to Hanlan.

Hanlan would create off the dribble, drawing two defenders. Then he’d kick it out to Jackson, who was seemingly always open inches behind the line.

“We knew they would take their time, but we just wanted to find, I can’t even remember his name,” Boeheim said after the game.

“Lonnie Jackson. Yeah, I know his name.”

After Syracuse’s 56-55 win over N.C. State on

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mullins Megill, who wore No. 11 as a senior last season.

“And Brandon Mullins certainly has that type of mentality where he knows he could come out and be one of the best college defenseman to come through Syracuse.”

The 6-foot-2, 212-pound close defender has the footwork to keep pace with small, shifty attacks and the size and strength to bully around bigger opponents. He has a knack for

He’s still the same player he was before the injury. He handled it the right way and he’s back to being 100 percent.

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picking up ground balls and is capable of bringing the ball forward on offense and playing a wing position on faceoffs.

Mullins also has experience playing against star players — something his résumé highlights.

In Mullins’ freshman year against Cornell, he and Megill held Big Red star attack Steve Mock — one of the most dangerous players in the Ivy League — scoreless in a losing effort. And before injuring his knee in the fourth quarter against Virginia, Mullins held UVA attack Nick O’Reilly — the team’s point leader — to zero points.

On Sunday against Albany, Mullins was tasked with covering Lyle Thompson, the Inside Lacrosse Preseason Division I Player of the Year. Though Lyle scored a goal and dished

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Saturday, Boeheim called the six remaining games the toughest SU has all season. He acknowledged the difficulty of the previous three bouts, but said the next three games will be even tougher.

Though Duke and Maryland on the road are more difficult on paper than the BC game, the challenge of closing out the regular season smoothly starts against the Eagles. Boston College has underachieved all season but is capable of lighting it up from long range and pulling off an upset.

The Eagles nearly did it at the Conte Forum. And if it weren’t for Trevor Cooney’s clutch shooting, BC very well may have.

Duke nearly beat Syracuse by hitting 15 3s.

Miami has shown that slowing down the pace and kicking the ball out tends to yield better shots against the highly talented Orange. The Hurricanes nearly upset SU twice, and BC will look to complete the task it was so close to achieving a month ago.

“We had all kinds of trouble with Boston College down eight with eight minutes to go,” Boeheim said. “That’s the way it’s going to be.

These games are tough.”

Cooney said the key is to make BC put the ball on the floor.

Boston College forwards Ryan Anderson and Eddie Odio are capable of hurting Syracuse from inside. In January, Anderson finished with 14 and was a solid second option to complement Jackson.

But with Baye Moussa Keita potentially back and Christmas playing as well as he has lately, it won’t be easy for BC to produce inside. The Eagles will likely need to sizzle from the 3-point line once again.

This time, though, SU forward C.J. Fair believes Syracuse will be ready for the challenge.

“We’re a little more familiar with them and how they play,” Fair said. “Now I think we’ll be able to make adjustments more quicker now that I know them and not let them get it going from 3.”

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five assists, Mullins stuck with him the entire night. During one possession late in the second quarter, Mullins slashed him repeatedly four or five times.

“He’s going to win at everything he does, that’s just how he approaches everything, especially his one-on-one matchups,” Megill said. “He’s going to make sure that, no matter what it takes, he’s going to shut that guy down.

He just doesn’t seem to have an off button.”

After the injury, Mullins said he now feels 100 percent physically, which is something he didn’t expect.

Syracuse head coach John Desko said that if someone told him before last season he’d lose Mullins and Nicky Galasso for the entire season, he would have thought the chances of reaching the national championship game would be slim.

But the team did, and Mullins was forced to watch from the sideline.

“Knowing I couldn’t do anything about it or contribute at all, that’s a horrible feeling,” Mullins said. “I’m glad that’s behind me, but it definitely gave me motivation for my rehab.”

This season, Mullins is paired on SU’s first defensive unit with Sean Young and Bobby Tait.

“He’s still the same player he was before the injury,” defender Ryan Palasek said. “He handled it the right way and he’s back to being 100 percent.”

With the heightened expectations and increased leadership responsibilities comes the esteemed number.

Mullins said it was a huge honor for Megill to give him the number even after he missed much of last season. But it wasn’t such a hard decision for Megill to make.

“He’s got the full package,” Megill said.

“He’ll do tremendous things with that number and hopefully he’ll take it to new heights.”

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Goalies Costantino, Richardson thrive while splitting time

By Tyler Piccotti staff writer

Through the first three games of the 2014 season, No. 2 Syracuse (3-0) has put up eyepopping offensive numbers.

Paced by the duo of attacks Alyssa Murray and Kayla Treanor, the Orange has hounded opponents for 64 goals, marking its most explosive start since head coach Gary Gait took over prior to 2008.

So it might be easy to overlook the tag team in net that has anchored SU at the other end.

Not that they really mind, though.

“We don’t really pay attention to that,” senior goalkeeper Alyssa Costantino said. “We

just like to go out there and do our best every game and work with the defense.”

So far, so good for Costantino and junior Kelsey Richardson. Each has given the Orange three solid halves between the pipes, allowing only 13 goals through 180 total minutes of play.

During Sunday’s 18-6 win over Canisius, Richardson helped SU jump to a commanding 13-2 lead at the break before Costantino maintained the advantage during the second frame.

Now, the two want to use that momentum to spark their teammates on defense as conference play looms in the coming days.

“I think our defensive unit as a whole unit is getting overlooked because we lost the Blocks

(sisters Linley and Becca) last year,” Richardson said. “I think we’re going to come back strong and surprise a lot of teams.”

But the goalies’ effect on the Orange should come as no surprise.

Costantino and Richardson have been splitting time in net since 2012 when the latter joined Syracuse as a promising freshman. Gait knew both of them would play important roles on the team, but he first needed to make sure they were all on the same page.

“We sat down and talked about how you two need to feed off each other, you need to help each other,” Gait said. “You’ve gotta compete and help, and they’ve bought into it from the beginning and done a great job.”

The results were instantly positive.

Costantino was named to the All-Big East Second Team that season after leading the conference with a .492 save percentage and an 8.37 goals-against average. Meanwhile, Richardson appeared in 17 games and posted a nearly identical save percentage.

“When I came in as a freshman, she helped me with just learning the ropes and being comfortable in college lacrosse,” Richardson said.

“I’ve gotten to know her over these past three years, and we’ve grown a lot together.”

Costantino called their relationship a “friendly competition,” but she also emphasized how close they are as friends. There has never been any sort of hostility between them on the field during the past two seasons.

“We’re there for each other, rooting each other on every time,” Costantino said. “We almost help each other get better every game and practice.

We’ve always got each other’s back.”

So with no threat of a controversy at the cage, the two are completely focused on the rest of 2014. Both are excited to be a part of the Atlantic Coast Conference and play some of the best teams in the country.

Especially Costantino, who now has only one more chance to achieve her goal from freshman year.

“I really want to put everything I’ve got, everything on the line for the national championship,” she said.

Armed with two motivated keepers, Gait knows his team has a huge defensive advantage. No matter what others see and perceive, he views their play as a focal point on a team with huge aspirations.

“I’ve coached a lot and always haven’t had two goalies,” Gait said. “I like it. I think it’s a great luxury for our team.”

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as Syracuse gets a feel for its goalies, a stellar performance by one of them would likely earn him some more time between the pipes.

Said Desko: “Dom could be on fire if he’s in the first half or if we go with Bob the first half of a game he could be on fire, and I don’t know that we’d make the switch.”

notebook early in the season. They get a couple of goals on the doorstep, so it’s putting some pressure on him.”

Still, the Orange’s approach is not a set formula, Desko added. The season is still young and

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STARTING LINEUPS Hanlan is the No. 1 Canadian scorer in college basketball history.

Ennis is ranked fourth.

C.J. FAIR

TYLER ENNIS

GARLAND OWENS

OLIVIER HANLAN RAKEEM WILL CHRISTMAS MAGARITY

TREVOR COONEY

JOE RAHON

Trevor Cooney has made 19 of his last 34 3s. He was 9 of 36 prior to that this season.

PREDICTIONS STEPHEN BAILEY SYRACUSE 64, BOSTON COLLEGE 54 Easy(ish) for once This is as close to a blowout as the Orange gets.

JERAMI GRANT

RYAN ANDERSON

FREE THROWS Syracuse has outscored its opponents by 5.4 points per game in the second half this season.

24 of Boston College’s 70 points per game come from behind the 3-point line.

DAVID WILSON SYRACUSE 79, BOSTON COLLEGE 55 Take it easy The Eagles have six wins. The Orange has 25.

TREVOR HASS SYRACUSE 73, BOSTON COLLEGE 61 Not so regal Eagles Syracuse is first in the ACC. BC is second-to-last. That is all.

STAT TO KNOW C.J. Fair is currently shooting 27.5 percent from 3-point range.

BIG NUMBER

29.7

The number of rebounds the Eagles average per game, the third worst in the country.

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men’s lacrosse

Galasso may debut Saturday

By Phil D’Abbraccio asst. copy editor

OLIVIER HANLAN gets caught in the air while being defended by Trevor Cooney and Baye Moussa Keita during SU’s 69-59 win at BC on Jan. 13. The Eagles nearly upset the Orange with a prolific 3-point shooting performance, going 9-of-21 from behind the arc. yuki mizuma staff photographer

OUTSIDE CHANCE No. 1 Syracuse looks to contain BC’s perimeter shooters in rematch

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oston College’s Lonnie Jackson couldn’t miss from the 3-point line. He’d hit one, then another. Trevor Cooney and Tyler Ennis tried to limit his breathing room, but Jackson continued to get open and continued to make it rain.

After entering the game averaging 5.4 points per game, Jackson hit 6-of-9 3s as the Eagles nearly upset

Syracuse on Jan 13.

Though SU held the clear edge in talent, BC caught fire from downtown and the Orange needed a 25-9 run to close the game and survive.

“He is a tremendous shooter,” SU head coach Jim Boeheim said of Jackson after the game. “We pride ourselves on doing a better job on guys like that.”

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3-POINT PERCENTAGE

By Trevor Hass

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worth a shot A breakdown of Boston College’s 3-point percentage in all 24 of its games.

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Against Syracuse on Jan. 13, Boston College shot 43 percent from 3.

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men’s lacrosse

Mullins returns from injury to lead SU defense

By Josh Hyber staff writer

Syracuse had turned the ball over, and Virginia was on a quick fastbreak the other way. SU long stick midfielder Brandon Mullins sprinted back from the box to try to cut off

the Cavaliers attack as he charged toward the goal.

The attack cut back in the opposite direction Mullins was going, and their knees collided.

“It felt like a hyperextension at first, so there was a little bit of hope that I didn’t tear anything,” Mullins

said. “But after they did some of the tests and after the MRI they knew it was a torn ACL. I had completely reconstructive surgery.”

Now, after sitting out all but three games last season with a torn right ACL and two torn meniscuses, the SU defender is back and primed

for success this season. After wearing No. 20 last season, Mullins currently dons No. 11 — a number that has become a defensive version of the program’s famed No. 22.

“If you want to be the best, you have to play the best,” said Brian see mullins page 12

Syracuse redshirt junior Nicky Galasso said on Tuesday he “should be good to go” for the Orange’s game against Maryland on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Carrier Dome.

“We hope so,” SU head coach John Desko said. “He’s getting better every day. I’m sure it’ll be close.”

Galasso missed No. 2 SU’s first two games with an upper-body injury and was sidelined for all of last year with a foot injury. He added that he expects to mostly play at midfield for Syracuse this season.

The No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2010 coming out of West Islip (N.Y.) High School, Galasso went to North Carolina for his first two seasons — his sophomore year was plagued with an injury to his other foot.

He transferred to Syracuse before the start of last year but has yet to take the field in an Orange uniform.

“It’s been a while since I’ve stepped on that field,” he said. “I’m very anxious to get out there and I hope I can against Maryland.”

Goalies to split time

Syracuse’s goalies will again split time in the cage during Saturday’s matchup against Maryland, Desko said Tuesday.

Senior Dominic Lamolinara played the first half in each of the Orange’s first two games, and junior Bobby Wardwell replaced him at halftime. It’s an approach SU has kicked around, and Desko said that the team will likely stick with against the No. 5 Terrapins.

“I think they’re both playing really well,” Desko said. “Right now, it’s been working. We’re winning, and why change now?”

Lamolinara earned the win against Siena on Feb. 10, and Wardwell received the win during the Orange’s overtime triumph over Albany on Sunday.

Lamolinara has played 5:46 more than Wardwell has — redshirt freshman Evan Molloy received some garbage time against the Saints — and has made 14 saves to Wardwell’s 13.

Yet Wardwell has yielded just nine goals, as opposed to the 13 that his counterpart has allowed.

“I think Dom is in a tougher situation,” Desko said. “He goes in, we’re not sure what the other team is doing. We have very little scouting reports because it’s so

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