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Public protection DPS officials answer
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students’ safety questions at Monday’s Student Association meeting. Page 3
Baby-step initiatives The decision to allow students
to submit initiatives to Student Association allows for better programs. Page 5
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Island hopping After moving from Jamaica and making
Russia remembered Even without a distinctive plot,
several stops across New England, Hakeem Lecky is finally showcasing his natural abilities on the SU men’s lacrosse team. Page 20
read why Pulp enjoyed VPA’s production of “The Lower Depths” by Maxim Gorky. Page 9
Mechanics of the mind
Tuition rise to aid facility maintenance By Meredith Newman STAFF WRITER
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Experts explain consistent abuse cycle of sex offenders
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t’s a title you can never escape from. A title so heinous it becomes your identity. Sex offender. “That’s the thing about sex abuse, it’s probably — beyond murder — one of the worst things we can think that could ever happen,” said Allison
Young, director of sexual abuse services at Elmcrest Children’s Center. “Sex with a child is awful, it’s disgusting, it’s despicable. There’s no going back from that. I could never look at someone and say, ‘I forgive you for that.’” Young said sex is a controversial subject on its own, but the topic of sexual abuse is strictly taboo. People don’t discuss it because no one wants to
believe that such acts occur. The issue of child sexual abuse gained national media attention after the Jerry Sandusky scandal at Pennsylvania State University and Bernie Fine case at Syracuse University. After the second scandal was brought to light and a slew of victims stepped forward, the media began to portray
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The money collected from the rise in student tuition for the upcoming 2012-13 academic year will be used to provide more services for students and uphold facilities at Syracuse University, officials said. The tuition will rise by 3.6 percent, equivalent to $1,307, according to the Committee on Budget and Fiscal Affairs’ annual budget report to the University Senate on Feb. 15. “The cost of running a university, like everything else in life, has increased,” said Martha GarciaMurillo, chairwoman of USen’s Budget Committee. The increase in tuition will be positive for students, Garcia-Murillo said, because it is a smaller tuition increase for the university and nationally for private universities. The tuition and fees at private colleges and universities had increased by about 4.5 percent in 2011, according to a report published on the College Board’s website. The increase in tuition will help provide a number of services to students, Garcia-Murillo said. For example, the university is moving to a more digital use of library materials, so students can access the resources anywhere in the world. It will also be put toward maintaining facilities such as classrooms and keeping the same number of students in classes, Garcia-Murillo said. “I don’t think the increase in tuition will have much impact on students with financial aid,” Garcia-Murillo said. Kaye DeVesty, SU’s director of financial aid, agreed and said despite the increase the university provides many financial opportunities for students. Specifically, the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarship Programs encourages all students to apply for financial aid every year, DeVesty said, due to SU having a strong grant program and numerous outside scholarship opportunities available. “Our financial literacy program, ‘I Otto Know this!’ is almost two
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CORRECTIONS>> In the Feb. 27, 2012 editorial titled “Defamation case deserves to stay in local county,” the party who filed a change of venue motion for the defamation case was misidentified. Defendants Jim Boeheim and Syracuse University filed the motion. In the same article, Boeheim and SU’s involvement in the case was misstated. Both are plaintiffs. In the “Students judged in showcase” article in the same issue, the number of deaths in the 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 bombing was misstated. The bombing killed 270 people, including 11 on the ground. The Daily Orange regrets these errors. The Daily Orange is published weekdays during the Syracuse University academic year by The Daily Orange Corp., 744 Ostrom Ave., Syracuse, NY 13210. All contents Copyright 2012 by The Daily Orange Corp. and may not be reprinted without the expressed written permission of the editor in chief. The Daily Orange is distributed on and around campus with the first two copies complimentary. Each additional copy costs $1. The Daily Orange is in no way a subsidy or associated with Syracuse University. All contents © 2012 The Daily Orange Corporation
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Graduates Find Jobs Decreasing
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e’re not taking anymore men … sorry, no position open … couldn’t possibly use a man without experience … we’ve been laying off since the beginning of the year … sorry … ” And, rejections echoing in his ears, the university graduate will wearily move from employment agency to personnel office this summer, the glow of graduation fading as he realizes that a sheepskin means discouragingly little to prospective employers. ... Indications of the characteristics businessmen expect of employees entering their ranks is given by the director of executive personnel of General Motors Corp., who sights personality and experience as the most vital factors in employment considerations. Claiming that exposure to education does not automatically produce an educated man, and that even the latter isn’t necessarily a successful business employee, he holds that college increases the reasoning power and adaptability of the average college student. ... “No formula for success exists, for a worker goes only so far as his weakest trait permits. I believe that ability always finds opportunity to exhibit itself and that the most important abilities are: thinking for one’s self and getting along with other people. Both far outweigh the value of specialized knowledge.”... Administrative positions in which the executive works to promote understanding ad cooperation demand authority, discipline, responsi-
FEB. 28, 1940 bility and an orderly mind, says the industrial relations manager of the United States Rubber company. ... “He must always remember that the prime idea of a business organization is the success of the enterprise, not service as a welfare agency for eager job hunters,” he concludes. “Efficiency is our main requisite — we can’t afford to pay for incompetence.” ... Selection is made by heads of the course and local district men who interview students, giving advance notice of visits to each campus. ... “Few beginners are dropped from the courses since they are chosen with specific jobs in mind,” assures the personnel director. “No provision is made for instructing women since the industry utilizes few female workers.” ... Success is based on the ability to lead others through the strength of an individual personality, he ventured. However, because personnel intake depends on business conditions, the farsighted student will pick out an industry of rising importance and try to get a job in the most outstanding company in that field. ... “For the latter work, shop experience is necessary, in addition to common sense, fairness, ability to interpret and assemble statistics and to write clearly and simply.” Personal interviews are the most reliable means of obtaining positions, he points out, although these will be unsatisfactory if the applicant has no practical training. —Compiled by Maddy Berner, asst. copy editor, mjberner@syr.edu
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Sections to be added to MCAT exam
CRIME BRIEFS • On Friday, police responded to a call regarding a car accident on the 600 block of Euclid Avenue, according to a Syracuse Police Department report. A Syracuse University senior crashed her 2003 Chevrolet TrailBlazer into a 2007 Honda Element, causing extensive front-end damage, police said. The student’s vehicle was rolled onto its roof when police arrived at the scene. The driver of the Honda told police he believed the student had been drinking alcohol, police said. The driver of the TrailBlazer told police she did not see where the other vehicle came from and said she had a green light. Police noted they could smell alcohol on her breath, and her eyes were “extremely bloodshot and watery.” The student said she was not injured. Police said the student performed field sobriety tests and was arrested on one count of drinking while intoxicated, one count of DWI with a .08 percent blood alcohol content or greater and one count of DWI with a .18 percent BAC or greater. • Police responded to a call at 260 Robert Drive on Sunday regarding a burglary complaint, according to a Syracuse police report. Two first-year law students at SU told police their residence was burglarized while they were asleep. One of the residents said he came downstairs at approximately 8:30 a.m. and noticed his silver MacBook laptop computer missing, among other things, police said. The other resident told police that a black, 25-inch Sansui flat-screen television was taken from a room on the apartment’s first floor, police said. He also told police two Sony PlayStations, four controllers and his white MacBook laptop were taken. A friend of the students’, another first-year SU law student, had spent the night at the residence and reported a missing black North Face backpack from the living room entryway. The bag’s content was emptied onto the living room couch, police said. Police noted that they observed dried mud shoe prints on the floor, which the residents said did not belong to them. Police said they tried to contact the students’ friend, who left the apartment at 1 a.m., but they could not reach him. The case remains open. • Police arrested an SU freshman on the 300 block of Euclid Avenue on Sunday for drinking under the age of 21, according to a Syracuse police report. The student was found with an open container of Natural Light beer, police said. —Compiled by Stephanie Bouvia, asst. news editor, snbouvia@syr.edu
By Jen Bundy STAFF WRITER
charlotte horton | staff photographer (FROM LEFT) JOE SHANLEY AND JEN HORVATH, DPS corporal and public information officer, respectively, spoke to SA members about safety protocols and services at Monday night’s meeting.
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DPS officials address campus safety issues By Dylan Segelbaum STAFF WRITER
Department of Public Safety officials discussed protocols and addressed safety concerns raised by students with members of the Student Association at Monday night’s meeting. SA President Dylan Lustig said it is important for students to be aware of the different ways DPS officers can help them. “They’re really great with working with students — phenomenal with working with students,” said Lustig in an interview after the meeting. “It’s a relationship that I only want to build.” Public Information Officer Jen Horvath and Cpl. Joe Shanley represented DPS at the SA general assembly meeting held at 7:30 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium. Horvath first defined the differences between Shuttle-U-Home, Shuttle 44 and Late Night Shuttle. Shuttle-U-Home departs from 019 Watson Hall and requires a student to show his or her SUID to be dropped back at his or her place of residence, she said. On the other hand, Shuttle 44 comes to the student and drives him or her back to an academic building or home. The Late Night Orange Express is a service intended to fill in the gaps when Centro’s bus services end at 3:30 a.m. on Thursday, Friday
and Saturday nights. The shuttle bus is operated by Caz Limo & Tour and makes two large loops across campus, Horvath said. Horvath also discussed student concerns regarding the lack of Blue Light Alarm Systems in some areas, especially on land not owned by Syracuse University. She said DPS receives a lot of student feedback about the lack of blue lights on areas surrounding campus, especially in the Walnut Park area. DPS is working to put patrol officers in areas where blue lights are not viable options, Horvath said. The lights cannot be placed in certain locations because they are not owned by the university. In response to concerns about theft in buildings like Slocum Hall, the officers said closed-circuit television cameras do exist in these areas, and though they are not perfect, they can help identify a suspect. Although security systems exist, Shanley urged students to be diligent in guarding their possessions. “Most of these things are done by some of your own students, really,” he said. “It’s not some stranger coming into the building.” Later in the meeting, seven candidates appeared in front of the general assembly to run for positions on the Finance Board. Six members
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The SA senior adviser resigned after three and a half years in the organization to allow for the admittance of a new representative.
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Although there are security systems in many areas of campus, it is still up to students to guard their possessions.
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Only one seat is still vacant on the 10-member Finance Board.
SHE SAID IT “I’ve been involved with SA since the first week of my freshman year. I think I’ve given my all, and there’s obviously new students coming in, so I just wanted to give other students the chance I’ve had these past few years.” Bonnie Kong
SENIOR ADVISER
Medical students will need to learn more about the human mind than those in previous years if they want to pass the new Medical College Admission Test. Starting in 2015, aspiring medical school students will have three more subject areas to master. Last week, the Association of American Medical Colleges approved changes to the MCAT that expand knowledge beyond the basic natural sciences. The changes to the MCAT include four new sections that focus on the understanding of sociology, psychology and biology to better comprehend the social and human aspects of health, according to a Feb. 16 AAMC press release. Darrell Kirch, AAMC president and CEO, said in the release that being a physician in the modern world is more than just knowing scientific facts. By understanding people, he said, students will gain knowledge about the social, cultural and psychological issues that are also important to health. The new section, “Psychological, Social and Biological Foundations of Behavior,” will include questions that examine the effect of behavior, socioeconomic status, culture and social perception on a patient’s well-being. Leah Persky, a senior nutrition science major, took the MCAT last spring but said the changes to the MCAT are definitely worthwhile. “The focus is on academics,” she said. “But the social aspects of being a doctor are, if not as important, but more important when dealing with patients.” The AAMC also emphasized critical thinking ability with an additional section titled “Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.” This new portion of the MCAT will include interdisciplinary material from various social sciences such as philosophy and crosscultural studies. The students will be asked to evaluate and apply knowledge after reading passages from specific fields to test their reasoning ability. Basic skills will also be addressed in the remodeling of the test. It will consist of two sections on the foundation of natural science. Lessons and concepts from introductory biology, organic chemistry, biochemistry and physics are continuously ranked as the most important to medical school success by faculty and residents, according to the release. Based off a report titled “Scientific
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Public transportation may be love-hate relationship, but still good option
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have a love-hate relationship with public transportation. For a variety of reasons, I have taken trains and buses all over the place, but especially in New York state. Besides being environmentally friendly, it’s pretty simple: I’m a broke college kid, cars are expensive. New York City is the only city in the United States where most people do not commute to work in personal vehicles. This is a city built for public transportation. The subway runs frequently enough that no schedules are posted, which is pretty fantastic. There are enough people on the subway at midnight in New York City that it feels like the middle of the day. I love getting on the subway and going wherever I please. I love that New Yorkers don’t give a damn. In a crowded subway car, whatever you’ve got going on doesn’t faze them. The subway is brimming with all walks of life. Once you are outside of the reach of commuter trains, public transportation takes on an entirely different character. Syracuse is a regional hub, but the train station has one
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green and read all over track. Two trains can’t load at the same time. Amtrak is frequently delayed because there aren’t enough tracks for trains to pass each other if a train breaks down. Bus schedules are infrequent with terrible layovers. If you want to get to the Hudson Valley from Syracuse, there will indubitably be an hour and half layover in Albany. The Albany bus station is dingy, and the people there look like they don’t have anywhere better to go. Trains aren’t any better. Getting from Syracuse to Saratoga Springs means a two-hour layover in Schenectady before the last half-hour of my trip. By the way, there’s nothing open
Judiac Studies Program condemns NYPD for spying on Muslim students The faculty of the Syracuse University Judaic Studies Program recognizes the government’s responsibility to investigate, in a lawful manner, credible threats to public safety. We believe, however, it is never appropriate to base that determination on a person’s ethnicity, religious affiliation and practices, or membership in a student association. We join students from Hillel in condemning the New York Police Department’s campaign of monitoring and spying on Muslim students at SU and other colleges. We
LET TER TO THE EDITOR stand in solidarity with these students and the Muslim community in opposing actions such as these that threaten academic freedom and civil discourse in general. Such governmental intrusions undermine all communities, whether religious or secular.
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in Schenectady before 10 a.m. on a Saturday. I feel like the prevailing attitude about public transportation in upstate New York is, “Oh, you actually wanted to go places?” Public transportation here is only used widely by people who do not own a car. This means the impoverished, the Amish, college students and people visiting from New York City. Consciously or not, driving personal vehicles allows people to isolate themselves from their neighbors. People don’t ride the bus or train because it is inconvenient. Bus and train schedules are inconvenient because there isn’t the demand for more frequent trips. Without more frequent trips, it isn’t worth investing in more railroad infrastructure or better bus stations. The cycle continues. Once you get into a city in upstate New York, you need a car to travel within the city most of the time. Traveling without a car would be more appealing if city buses were more convenient or cities were denser. Or if
Carrier Dome events didn’t shut down the entire city of Syracuse. We’ve hit the peak of our oil supply in the world. Gas is only going to get more expensive. Global warming is real. Public transportation is more energy efficient and cheaper. Lowering your carbon footprint is noble, but in this case it’s cost effective, too. For example, the New York state mileage reimbursement rate for state employees driving personal cars is 0.555 cents as of January 2012. This accounts for the cost of gas and wear and tear on the car. The shortest route between Syracuse and New York City is 247 miles. That’s $137.09, one way. A one-way bus ticket costs about $40. You need four people in the car for driving to be competitive with bus tickets. Suck it up — take the bus. Leanna Mulvihill is a senior forest engineering major and environmental writing and rhetoric minor. Her column appears every Tuesday. She can be reached at lpmulvih@syr.edu or followed on Twitter at @LeannaMulvihill.
Student Association should consider initiative to create more bus shelters After reading reporter Brandi Potts’ piece about Student Association campus projects, I urge SA President Dylan Lustig to start a petition drive and initiative to get Centro bus shelters at University Place and College Place, located at the corner of Watson Wall; Westcott and Dell streets at the Papa John’s Pizza corner; and Westcott and Euclid streets at the Graby’s Mini Mart corner. It’s insane to have scores of students and workers standing in the rain and snow at these busy Centro bus stops. In 2005, after a petition drive led by
LET TER TO THE EDITOR Christine Smith, a 2007 SU alumna and my mentee, SU installed the Centro bus shelter between E.S. Bird Library and the Schine Student Center on University Place, but it should be in front of Schine so that riders can wait inside Schine in bad weather. It’s long overdue for students to come in and out of the Centro rain and snow.
Austin Ted Paulnack
CLASS OF 1964 MAXWELL SCHOOL OF CITIZENSHIP AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
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University chaplains join in support of Muslim Students Association, chaplain As religious leaders at Syracuse University we fully support our fellow chaplain and colleague Tanweer Haq, who serves the campus Muslim community, as well as the members and participants of the Muslim Students Association. The desire to create safe space to express diversity in belief is a goal we all share. Each chaplaincy supports all students, faculty and staff regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation or ability in their search for spirituality. We stand together in the hope that discrimination based on stereotypes and racial profiling will come to an end. We affirm the right of all students to study without the fear of undue surveillance. To achieve that goal we support the continued dialogue among all groups to facilitate mutual understanding of the diversity both on campus and in the world. Chaplains of Syracuse University and the
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Student Association’s Project Impact creates new way for students to get involved The Project Impact program recently implemented by Student Association helps students create a visible effect on campus through planning and creating their own initiatives. Groups must fill out a form and interview with the Student Engagement Committee. The committee will pick the three most feasible initiatives. The cabinet will elect one group to carry out its initiative with a $250 budget.
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Students should take advantage of the opportunity and think about what initiatives can best benefit the campus. It allows students to play an integral part in the initiatives on campus. Sean Dinan, SA Student Engagement Committee chair, compared the scale of the projects to an SA initiative in Ernie Davis Dining Center that lead to unnecessary lights being shut off after a certain time. One possible initiative, for example, would involve all the dining
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EDITORIAL by the daily orange editorial board halls on campus. The university has sustainability programs, including a composting program that helps solve the problem of food waste. But if there is some left over food that cannot be served in dining halls because of food regulations, then the food could possibly be donated to a
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soup kitchen or food pantry. Students can help the community with this initiative. Transporting the food could become a job for a few students. The project would have a visible effect on the amount of food thrown out in dining halls while helping those in the city who could use an extra meal. Another possible initiative is to expand the late-night escort services on campus. Because of high usage, the service often gets
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backed up and students may have to wait for longer periods of time to get home safely. An initiative to expand the services already offered would help increase the reliability of the program. Students have until March 9 to form a group, create an initiative and fill out the application. SA members must then think carefully about the proposals and help put into place the initiative that will have the largest effect on students.
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the spread of sexual abuse as a new epidemic running rampant throughout society. But sexual abuse, Young said, is much more prevalent than people are aware of or want to admit. About one in four females and one in six males are sexually abused by their 18th birthday, said Young, who treats adult sex offenders in private practice, as well as child victims and children who act out sexually, at Elmcrest. In her work with both adult offenders and children who act out sexually, Young looks to explain exactly why adult sex offenders display the type of behavior they do. “In order for us to help understand how to prevent this, we have to understand where it comes from and what we’re targeting,” she said.
Common denominator All offenders have a past. Oftentimes, it’s a significantly traumatic one, Young said. Though not all victims or survivors of sexual abuse become offenders themselves, almost all adult offenders were abused in some capacity during their youth. This alone leads most offenders to remain at the emotional age at which they were first traumatized, she said. This emotional blocking can turn into isolation and an eventual lack in socialization altogether. Oftentimes, the offender won’t be able to fit in with society or a group of their peers — an issue that can likely be traced back to adolescence, Young said. Offenders begin to relate to children on an emotional level, as they are unable to make connections with people their own age. For former victims-turned-offenders, social and sexual frustration can become powerful motivators for committing acts of sexual abuse. If they are able to overcome their conscience and begin justifying behavior they know is wrong, they may intentionally place themselves in a position where they will be closer to children. Some offenders use that proximity to take advantage of the children, though not always sexually, Young said. Young and other experts said this explains why sex offenders will often turn out to be people who have a close relationship with adolescents. Catherine Diana, the owner and director of NuStep Professional Counseling Services, has more than 30 years’ experience working with adult sex offenders and adolescents that have experienced abuse and react in the same manner to other kids shortly afterward. Children who display this type of behavior are never referred to as offenders, as they are minors and are usually just reacting to their own victimization, Diana said. Diana said that while adult offenders were usually abused themselves, they also tend to share a history of neglect or unclear boundaries set in the home. “The very beginning stages of an infant’s life and how they’re nurtured and cared for is absolutely critical,” she said. “If there are clear boundaries in the home and that child has been nurtured in a healthy, supportive environment, I think the likelihood of there being sexually offending behavior is very low.”
Hard-wired There are currently 971 sex offenders in Syracuse, according to the National Sex Offender Registry (familywatchdog.us). Though society may think of all sex offenders as pedophiles, this is not the case, Young said. There are multiple types of offenders, ranging from rapists to pedophiles to exposers. But although Young said all of her patients need treatment, pedophiles can be the scariest to deal with because they don’t want to change. Out of the eight male offenders Young treats at
the private practice, two are pedophiles, she said. Pedophiles are people who are sexually attracted to children 10 years old and younger, Young said. These offenders, although more uncommon, are at a higher risk to commit an offense, she said. Most of Young’s other patients are considered regressed offenders, meaning they want to have relationships with people their own age but may have taken advantage of an opportunity with a teenager with whom they were close. During the past few decades, research has been done on the brain of sex offenders. James Cantor, a Canadian psychologist who works at
“If there are clear boundaries in the home and that child has been nurtured in a healthy, supportive environment, I think the likelihood of there being sexually offending behavior is very low.” Catherine Diana
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the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, has published multiple journals in an attempt to better understand what makes people sexually abuse children. When comparing brain scans of pedophiles, Cantor found that the offenders have less white matter connecting areas of their brain that make up the “sex network,” which includes the visual and motor centers, according to his 2007 research. Cantor theorizes that the lack of white matter, which acts as wiring for the brain, results in a sexual response to children instead of a nurturing one. Young and Diana both agree that while this research may make substantial points, it is new and not foolproof. Young said she does not believe her patients are born sex offenders. Rather, they become them through environmental factors. Most adult offenders are also male. Diana said this may be due to the fact that female victims of sexual abuse tend to internalize their trauma, acting out later in life in ways that may hurt only themselves, such as cutting or prostitution. Men, on the other hand, tend to externalize their pain, often through aggression toward other people.
Protecting the innocent Though it may not be feasible to completely stop sexual abuse, Diana and Young said if people begin to become educated on the topic it will be less likely to occur. Diana said it worries her that adolescents are not fully aware of laws and regulations that directly affect them. “There are a lot of high school teenagers that don’t even know the age of consent in New York state. They don’t even realize that at the age of 17, if they’re being sexual with their 16-year-old girlfriend they could be arrested.” It’s crucial that parents talk to their children about their bodies and encourage them to tell someone if they ever feel uncomfortable — even if the person who is making them feel that way is a family member, Young said. “An elbow is an elbow — we don’t make up a funny name for that. We don’t talk about your penis. Therefore, it gives kids the message early on that there’s something to be shameful of.” egsawyer@syr.edu
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Weighing in Students, faculty discuss dangers of childhood obesity, promote healthy lifestyles
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s families become busier in today’s society, sitting down for a meal has become less realistic and unhealthy fast foods are now the easiest option. Cultural changes like these are believed to contribute to childhood obesity. Michelle Bevilacqua, a sophomore nutrition major, said she sees childhood obesity as a major problem for today’s generation. “Children need to learn to eat healthier and become more active because it is just going to hurt them in the long run. Children are already starting to see the effects of having a poor diet by becoming obese and facing health issues such as diabetes,” Bevilacqua said. In 2008, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that more than one in three children was overweight or obese. Leigh Gantner, an assistant professor of nutrition and science dietetics in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, said she is concerned with the factors that play into childhood obesity. “It’s not so much about the BMI as it is about what is contributing to general health problems,” she said. “For example, consumption of the wrong types of foods and a
lack of desire for kids to get outside and play.” Get Healthy CNY, a monthlong campaign against childhood obesity, concentrates on the financial burden and negative health effects obesity can cause. The campaign, launched about two weeks ago, also strives to promote awareness of local options, such as food pantries and farmers markets, where parents can find healthier options for their children, according to the campaign’s website. Obesity greatly increases one’s chances of developing cancer, depression, diabetes, arthritis and heart disease, and it decreases one’s life expectancy by 10 years, according to the campaign’s website. Because it is hard to alter what children are eating at home, Gantner said she sees food manufacturers as a source for change in making convenience foods healthier. “Our lives won’t get less busy,” she said. “This is work that needs to happen in making a partnership between food manufacturers and the public health to make sure families have access to healthier foods that are better for them, but still easier to prepare.” Being obese can have annual financial burdens of up to $2,646 for men and $4,879 for women, according to the campaign’s website and a 2010 study conducted by George
Washington University. Kristina Mallon, a sophomore nutrition major, said she believes a family’s income is a major contribution to a child’s diet. “Low-income families will purchase whatever is available for their money. Lower cost items usually are less energy dense and contain more calories, sodium, cholesterol and trans fats,” Mallon said. More cultural issues contributing to childhood obesity include parents working outside the home, which reinforces the need for convenience foods, and the increased difficulty of getting to parks because of safety concerns, Gantner said. The promotion of healthier lifestyles is best done through schools and education, Gantner said. “Most kids spend between six to eight, even nine, hours at school,” Gantner said. “It’s important to bring physical education back into kids’ lives, offer healthier foods in cafeterias and vending machines, and have teachers model healthier lifestyles.” Said Mallon: “If a mother only has a dollar to spend, she’s going to purchase something like a dollar hamburger from McDonald’s that will satisfy her child’s hunger before the head of lettuce at the supermarket.” kfluttma@syr.edu
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years old, and we make every effort to reach out to students who would like some financial advice,” DeVesty said. “We can talk to students about spending their limited funds wisely or how to control credit card use and setting up an overall budget.” Despite the 3.6 percent increase in tuition, the university’s rate decreased from the previous academic year rate of 3.8 percent, Garcia-Murillo said. She added that the university had to make “some tough decisions” for the rate to drop. The university made the decision to reduce retirement and health care benefits for faculty. The cost of health insurance increased so dramatically in the past couple of years that the university was unable to cover every faculty member, Garcia-Murillo said. Other factors that affect the tuition increase include the size of the incoming freshman class, distributing money to different areas of the budget effectively, the economic crisis and the chancellor’s mission to make college affordable, Garcia-Murillo said. Chancellor Nancy Cantor has a goal for SU’s tuition increase rate to be 3 percent in the next few years, Garcia-Murillo said. “From what I have seen so far, the chancellor has had a very strong desire to make college
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Foundations for Future Physicians,” these new sections will analyze students’ ability to apply their scientific knowledge and reasoning skills to solve a problem. The AAMC also approved another major change by eliminating the writing portion of the test. This section provided medical schools with
WHAT IS THE MCAT EXAM?
The Medical College Admission Test is a standardized, multiple-choice test designed to assess students’ problem solving, critical thinking and writing skills, as well as their knowledge of science concepts and principles, which are a prerequisite to the study of medicine.
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affordable and accessible to a lot of people,” Garcia-Murillo said. “The national student debt crisis is always a concern for the university because they want to make sure that the students don’t leave with debt.” There are many challenges when achieving this goal, Garcia-Murillo said. She said because the costs of both health care and technology continue to increase, the university will have
“From what I have seen so far, the chancellor has had a very strong desire to make college affordable and accessible to a lot of people.” Martha Garcia-Murillo
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to be very strategic in how the overall budget is managed and where, in certain areas, the reduction of operations will be. Said Garcia-Murillo: “There’s a lot of creativity that the university will have to engage in to try to generate revenue that will help us cover the costs of services the university provides.” mhnewman@syr.edu
minimal information on an applicant’s preparation or potential, according to the release. With the additional sections, the length of the exam will increase to approximately six and a half hours. The AAMC will provide new resources such as sample questions, videos and study tips to help students adapt to the changes. Students must now prepare for the first changes to the MCAT since 1991. AAMC said in the release that these changes aim to better prepare medical students for the rapidly changing health care system and a population that is aging, growing and diversifying. Persky agrees with the AAMC. She said students are already studying a lot, and the additional information will only make them stronger candidates. “It is extremely important for doctors to understand their patients,” Persky said. “Not just their physical well-being, but their overall well-being.” jbundy@syr.edu
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were approved, leaving one remaining seat open on the 10-person board. Seven candidates ran for a seat on the general assembly. Six of the candidates were confirmed. Four candidates running for the College
“Most of these things are done by some of your own students, really. It’s not some stranger coming into the building.” Joe Shanley
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of Arts and Sciences representative positions competed for two seats. To accommodate for the addition of a third new Arts and Sciences representative, Senior Adviser Bonnie Kong voluntarily resigned from her position after three and a half years in SA.
“I’ve been involved with SA since the first week of my freshman year,” she said. “I think I’ve given my all, and there’s obviously new students coming in, so I just wanted to give other students the chance I’ve had these past few years.” The general assembly gave Kong two separate and sustained standing ovations after her announcement. Lustig said though he is going to miss Kong’s unique voice in the general assembly, he felt the act was very selfless. “I think it was very noble of her to do that. And I commend her for that, and I respect her for that,” he said. Kong will continue to hold her position as a University Senator and senior adviser in SA.
Other business discussed • Student Life Committee Chair PJ Alampi introduced the draft of a letter SA is writing to show support for the SU Muslim Students Association in wake of the news that the New York Police Department monitored Muslim students at colleges across the nation, including SU. • Three special programming bills, which totaled $3,996.00, were passed Monday night. dmsegelb@syr.edu
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courtesy of michael davis (FROM LEFT) Cast members in Syracuse Stage’s production of “Lower Depths” act out daily routines of Russian characters enduring hard times. Only two simple sets were used in the play. The humor dissolved the melancholy message of the plot, and the actors expertly conveyed intense emotions.
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By Bianca Humpert CONTRIBUTING WRITER
n a time when many face the grim reality of unemployment, sickness and many other social issues, the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ production of Maxim Gorky’s “The Lower Depths” makes a powerful commentary on the human condition. Running until March 4, “The Lower Depths” is set in a cold, dank basement in early 20th-century Russia. The play brings the audience into the lives of a collection of outcasts who have little to no chance of overcoming their current situations, with no glimmer of hope for a brighter future. It’s filled with many profound moments that are easily missed if viewers lose focus for even a moment. But those with short
attention spans will still greatly enjoy the play for its countless comedic moments. The production provokes its audience to examine whether it is better to deal with harsh realities or comforting lies. Subtle in its brilliance, the play doesn’t try to draw the audience in with flashy sets or costumes. Instead, it relies on the inevitable connection the audience will make with the characters, a connection that is only made possible through the incredible talent of its actors. Each character deals with a distinct struggle, including alcoholism, love triangles and self-hatred that cause the audience to become personally invested in the outcome of the characters’ circumstances. The storyline does not feel scripted or staged. The play allows the
Emotional play paints harsh reality of life with touch of humor
audience to join the cast on another bleak day of survival and the physical and mental toll on their lives. The production uses just two simple sets, but that is all that is needed. The first is the basement apartment that houses the odd collection of characters with only a few wooden flats for beds, a wood burning stove and a table with chairs for furniture. The other set is the outside of the apartment — a wall with just one window. The intimacy of the Storch Theatre at the Syracuse Stage makes the audience feel like they are a part of the story. Each subtle movement and expression of the actors is highlighted due to the closeness of the stage to the audience, amplifying each actor’s subtle movement and expression, a testament to the ability of the actors.
Viewers will take a hard look at their own lives when Luka steps onstage. Played perfectly by junior acting major Will Pullen, the old pilgrim has positive and compassionate views that contrasts with those of the other characters and causes them to see things differently. Humor is a crucial part of this production. The raw emotion and struggle might be too much for the audience to handle if not for the comic relief. Sophomore acting major Doug Pemberton’s brilliant portrayal of The Actor conveys a comically unwavering yet naïve hope that draws sadness and sympathy for the character. The most impressive comic display comes from junior acting major David Siciliano, who plays Satine, the wisecracking, cor-
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Sci-Tech Awards give behind-the-scenes movie engineers time in spotlight
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n Sunday night, it’s likely that the Oscars dominated your television screen, Facebook feed and Twitter timeline. The world watched as the red carpet showcased A-List actors and six-figure dresses. But what the world didn’t see are the awards for technology that make these movies possible.
Most of movie magic stems from advancements in science, technology and engineering. These advancements are recognized each year at the Scientific and Technical Awards ceremony, or more fondly called the Sci-Tech Awards. The ceremony takes place about two weeks before the Oscars on a considerably smaller stage.
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This year’s took place on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills. “Resident Evil” star and stunner Milla Jovovich hosted the awards, opening with a statement of how integral these developments are to the creation of films. “As an actress who has certainly benefited from the many innovations
you bring to film making, I do have the greatest respect for everyone involved in the science and technology of the movies. … It’s truly an honor for me to be asked here this evening to help honor you,” she said. The Sci-Tech Awards acknowledge achievements the industry is just
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recently recognizing. Despite the scope of these achievements, only those with an Award of Merit are honored with an Oscar statuette. The recipients this year span from the creators of lens development to camera platforms and noise reduction practices, most of which were used in the creation of films nominated for an Academy Award. As a techie and film-nerd hybrid, I selected three that were particularly influential in this year’s films.
The Arrilaser Film Recorder This innovation in film technology was the only of this year’s recipients to win an Academy Award of Merit and an Oscar statuette. The Arrilaser
is a digital film recorder with the capability to professionally transfer edited digital footage onto film at a low cost. Franz Kraus, Johannes Steurer and Wolfgang Riedel accepted the award for this industry-setting development, which was also recognized with a Scientific and Engineering Award in 2001. In the decade that has elapsed between academy recognition, the Arrilaser has become a staple in the film industry, allowing producers to keep quality and cut costs. Four of this year’s Oscars for best picture nominees used the tool — “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,” “Tree of Life,” “The Help” and “War Horse.”
The Lowry Process The Lowry Process is the industry standard for fixing image quality in post-production. Winning a Scientific and Engineering Award, this technique enhances image quality in post-
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production by reducing noise and using motion estimation-based image processing tools to clean up otherwise “dirty” images. Ian Caven, Ian Godin, Kimball Thurston and Tim Connolly, who each had a big hand in its creation, accepted the award at the ceremony. John Lowry, for whom the process was named, was awarded posthumously, as he suddenly died earlier this year. This technique is frequently used to enhance or remaster old films that were created at times of lesser capabilities and to enhance new films. The process has been used on hundreds of older films, including classics such as “Casablanca” and the early Star Wars films, and new favorites like “The Social Network” and “Eat, Pray, Love.”
Micro-Voxels in Mantra Software
Jessica Smith is a senior information management and technology and television, radio and film dual major. Her column appears every Tuesday. She can be reached at jlsmit22@syr.edu.
This industry recognition goes to a technique developed from an algorithm set into new soft-
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ware. Voxels are computer-generated 3-D pixels typically created in bulk to create realistic clouds or smoke by showing volume. This technique hit a glass ceiling when the need to create micro-voxels rose. Andrew Clinton and Mark Elendt worked together to make the creation and use of microvoxels possible with their Mantra software. The academy summarized the power of this development, stating: “This work allowed, for the first time, unified and efficient rendering of volumetric effects such as smoke and clouds, together with other computer graphics objects, in a micro-polygon imaging pipeline.” If you enjoyed the gorgeous graphics of “Tron: Legacy,” “Resident Evil: Afterlife” or “Golden Compass,” you’ve experienced the benefits of this complex innovation.
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Junior writing and communication and rhetorical studies major What’s on: “Workout” by J. Cole — “I’m listening to the Drake
station on Pandora, and this is the song that came up. I like this song, so I didn’t change it. I’ve got his album, actually.” On shuffle: “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” by Kanye West — “Kanye’s pretty arrogant, and I think it’s kind of attractive. I think Kanye speaks a little bit of truth in this song. I think that most people can relate to something that he says at some point.” “Best Thing I Never Had” by Beyoncé — “I think every woman can relate to this song, especially me. You feel really good about yourself.” “Someone Like You” by Adele — “Nobody is changing Adele right now. Let’s be real. Adele speaks the truth.”
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rupt card player. Siciliano’s ability to keep the audience laughing with his constant drunken stupor and carefree attitude, yet still incredibly thought-provoking performance, keeps the play from being too profound and depressing without losing the message in the humor. Other standout performances were provided by VPA sophomores Johnny McKeown (The Baron) and EmilyAnne Marie Reddy (Nastya). Baron’s preference for harsh truths contrasted with Nastya’s need for comforting lies and embellishments makes for a playful but tense banter between the two characters that comes across flawlessly through the performances. But sophomore acting major Derek Goh delivers the production’s powerhouse performance. His portrayal of Vaska Pepel, the misunderstood thief, isn’t merely acting. Goh’s acting makes the relationships that Vaska has with each of the other characters feel effortlessly real. His character endues much turmoil with a conflicting love triangle between two sisters, as well as a desire to escape his thief stereotype and better himself. Goh’s intensity causes the audience to feel his pain. The entire cast gave a superb performance that left no act lacking. The only real downside was the difficulty in keeping track of the characters’ names. And though the lack of flashiness fits in perfectly with the motif of the play, those who prefer big productions with elaborate sets and music may find it difficult to appreciate. Otherwise, this captivating show transcends its setting and can be applied to any time or place. It resonates long after its final scene and deserves nothing less than the standing ovation it received on opening night. bihumper@syr.edu
courtesy of michael davis (FROM LEFT) David Siciliano, Craig Kober, Max Miller and Juan Carlos Velez-Sanchez performed as Satine, Medvedyev, Bubnov and Alyoska, respectively, in “The Lower Depths.” Siciliano kept the audience entertained with his drunken antics and carefree attitude.
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Folky fusion Syracuse band strings together genres to create hybrid sound
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By Ibet Inyang STAFF WRITER
ive college kids with a violin and banjo make up The Vanderbuilts, a genrebending indie-pop group. With their latest full-length album, “Miguel’s Orchard,” the band continues to hone its offbeat musical approach that makes it weirdly wonderful. Soon after entering the music scene in 2010, The Vanderbuilts won Syracuse University’s Battle of the Bands. Their popularity only grew with the release of their extended play “Far from Here” in 2011, the world’s first introduction to their unique sound. The band is a pop, rock and folk hybrid. The combination of lead singer Sam Kogon’s distinctive singing style, light and catchy lyrics that will make a tween’s heart sing and folky instrumentation makes this band one of a kind. The Vanderbuilts’ latest effort perfectly captures their quirky sensibilities. There’s no mention of who Miguel is and why his orchard is important, but the LP’s content is enough to forgive the obscure name. Filled with light and happy songs great for jamming along to, “Miguel’s Orchard” showcases an interesting collection of both refined and grungy sounds. The running theme throughout the LP seemed to be the joys of young love, and Kogon’s voice was the soundtrack. The bluesy edge of his voice is reminiscent of Bob Dylan’s slight moans in “Like A Rolling Stone” and tops off the band’s folk appeal. However, he also has a wide vocal range, spanning from low hums to weird gargled yells that have David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” all over it. Hearing “one, two, three” at the start of “Scratch” will make listeners forget they are listening to an album and transport them to a live performance. The band’s sound is a bit rough around the edges, but it seems to work. The quality of each recording has a vinyl sounding roughness that infuses their tunes with a gritty sound. This, combined with the sounds of violins, banjos and heavy drums gives their music the down-home feel of a classic jam session.
However, The Vanderbuilts also have plenty of mainstream appeal. Although their sounds are influenced by a variety of genres, each song is way too catchy and upbeat to not get stuck in one’s head. “Take A Train, Take A Plane” is among its catchiest. Its chorus builds with drums and then tells a potential lover that they’ll have “to take a t-t-t-t-train” to get away. The band offered plenty of upbeat songs with its banjo beats and violin riffs, and even the tunes about lost love are danceable. The lyrics are simple and a little juvenile, but the band’s playfulness complements its cheery attitude. “She Takes the Cake” is about a girl who will “take your money and kindly said f**k you,” but its up-tempo beat and piano solo in the middle of the track add a sarcastically happy vibe to the tune. Whether you call the band folk, rock, pop or a weird combination of the three, one can definitely call “Miguel’s Orchard” a hit. The Vanderbuilts may need to throw in a few more banjo riffs and get some professional equipment before they’re on Coldplay’s level, but their conviction deserves to be recognized. The band pushes the boundaries of indie rock with its unique choice of instruments and style, offering a refreshing sound that diverges from the mainstream. ieinyang@syr.edu
Sounds like: The love child of David Bowie and Bob Dylan Genre: Indie pop Top track: “She Takes the Cake”
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Villanova’s hot shooting downs SU in regular-season finale By Ryne Gery
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When Quentin Hillsman checked out the stat sheet after his team’s game against Villanova on Monday, most of the numbers indicated a win for Syracuse. VILLANOVA 68 But one number doomed Orange once again in a SYRACUSE 60 the loss to the Wildcats. “We had 30 points in the paint, we had 21 second-chance points and we had 16 offensive rebounds, so we did the things that we typically do when we win basketball games,” Hillsman said in a phone interview after the game. “We just didn’t make enough shots and finish enough plays.” Syracuse (17-13, 6-10 Big East) shot 36.1 percent from the field and fell to Villanova (1613, 6-10 Big East) 68-60 in the team’s regularseason finale in Villanova, Pa. Despite the
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All he needed was a lacrosse stick in his hands. Martin knew Lecky as a standout football player, but little else about the Jamaica native. At the time, Martin was a lacrosse coach at Nantucket. He started to get to know Lecky. He became like a brother to Lecky. Martin also gave Lecky his first lacrosse stick and taught him the sport in detail. “He only started out his freshman year so he sort of had to catch up. We were always playing lacrosse,” Martin said. “In the summer, we’d
Orange’s poor offensive performance and a hot night from beyond the arc for the Wildcats, Syracuse led in the second half and had a chance to win the game late. But the team’s inability to score in the final three minutes sealed the disappointing loss. Villanova took a nine-point lead into halftime after shooting 10-of-15 from 3-point range in the first 20 minutes. Hillsman said the Orange had miscommunications on defense in the first half that led to open looks for the Wildcats. SU had two players rushing at the ball in its 2-3 zone at times, playing right into Villanova’s game plan. Wildcats guard Lindsay Kimmel led the way, going 5-of-5 from beyond the arc in the half. But for Hillsman, the halftime deficit and the loss came down to the Orange’s lacking execution on offense.
“You know they’re going to make 3-point shots, they’re definitely going to shoot them,” Hillsman said. “It’s really just more about you making your shots, making enough two-point baskets to match their 3-point baskets.” In the second half, Hillsman made the adjustment to a man-to-man defense to contain Villanova’s shooters. It worked, as the Wildcats went just 4-of-11 from 3-point range in the final 20 minutes. With the defensive holes fixed, Syracuse erased a 10-point deficit to take a 49-46 lead on Carmen Tyson-Thomas’ 3-pointer with more than nine minutes to go. The lead grew to six points two minutes later. “We took the lead in the second half. We played well,” Hillsman said. “We played manto-man for the last 15 minutes of the second half, and I thought that was the key.” But the Orange offense stalled after that.
Syracuse managed just seven points the rest of the way, and Villanova made enough plays down the stretch to hold on. SU trailed by just two with three minutes remaining, but scored just one point on a free throw by Iasia Hemingway the rest of the way. Meanwhile, Villanova knocked down five free throws in the final 90 seconds to seal the win. And after the loss, Hillsman could only say his team did nearly everything it needed to for a win. But the one thing it didn’t do cost the Orange the game. “I thought that we missed some layups, and obviously, they had some very good looks at the rim, and we missed a few shots,” Hillsman said. “But I think that overall we got good shots, and that’s all we can do is get good shots, good, solid looks.”
bring him to the beach, and he’d always be playing lacrosse. He really took a liking to it.” The first time Martin taught Lecky how to get open on a lacrosse field. Lecky ran a wide receiving pattern, taking a hard left and hard right. Once he learned, though, he never forgot. “His first JV game, he had a few practices, and I think he scored four goals and had like five assists,” Martin said. “It was unbelievable, so right away.” Meanwhile, Correa returned to his native Brazil to pursue professional soccer. For a moment, Lecky was left without a place to live, just as he was hitting his stride as a lacrosse player. But one of Martin’s roommates moved out, and the open bedroom was offered to Lecky.
This temporary living situation became permanent. Martin lived with two other roommates, and Lecky quickly became one of their own. For Christmas one year, Martin and his roommates set up a rebound wall for Lecky outside the house. Every morning after that, Lecky would go out as early as 6 a.m. and take shot after shot against the wall, working on his technique. When he perfected a split dodge to the left, he went inside and asked Martin to teach him how to take behind-the-back shots. “I always told him he’d have to be playing when others weren’t playing so he could catch up,” Martin said. “He took that to heart.” As Lecky improved, he began to surpass the talent level at Nantucket, and Martin knew he needed to face a higher level of competition. Midway through his junior season, Martin became Lecky’s legal guardian and the two moved to Duxbury, Mass., where Lecky could play on one of the most premier lacrosse teams in New England. In the last 10 seasons, the Duxbury boys’ lacrosse team has won eight state championships. If opponents were going to expose his weaknesses, it would be playing against elite competition for Duxbury. But those weaknesses were never exposed. “He came in and he was still raw his junior year for us,” Duxbury head coach Chris Sweet said. “But certainly his athleticism got him on the field. He just got better and better and better. I think he continues to get better.” Lecky’s primary role his junior season was to clear the ball because of his effectiveness in the open field. The team called him “the human clear,” Sweet said. Lecky led Duxbury to two championships. After holding a spot on the second midfield line his junior year, he became a star his senior season in 2009. He was named an Under Armour and U.S. Lacrosse All-American after scoring 27 goals and had 15 assists. Those two championships, though, are two of his proudest moments. “It was something I’d looked forward to playing lacrosse through high school,” Lecky said. “It was a great feeling.” Division-I schools sent offers to Lecky left and right. Martin said Lecky had two conditions when looking at college teams. Tired of moving around, Lecky wanted to stay in the Northeast. And he wanted a chance at winning a championship at the collegiate level. Martin said Lecky liked the “family atmosphere” at Syracuse. Lecky committed to SU at the end of his senior season, but Martin felt another year of maturing both emotionally and physically would prove
beneficial once Lecky started college. Avon Old Farms School in Connecticut provided the perfect setting. Avon head coach Skip Flanagan said Lecky needed to learn that he didn’t have to do everything himself, that he could draw a double team and find the open man to create offense for teammates. As the season progressed, he started to do that more and more, and the whole team reaped the rewards. “Once he did that, he became a more effective player,” Flanagan said, “and also, frankly, made our entire offense jell because he received so much attention that it left other very capable players a little less well guarded.” In one game against Brunswick, a team from Greenwich, Conn., Lecky scored five goals in a four-minute span, Flanagan said. Avon finished the season 15-3 and won the Founder’s League title. When Lecky arrived at Syracuse last season, he was one of 19 true freshmen coming in to a team that had solidified spots up and down the field. Lecky had the potential to break through. Head coach John Desko said he planned for the young midfielder to play on the second midfield line. A preseason wrist injury, though, curbed those plans. “I thought we would start with him out there and kind of build around him on that second midfield, and maybe even bring him up once in a while to run with the older group to give him some experience,” Desko said. After redshirting last season, everything has worked out. Lecky now starts on the Orange’s first midfield line with veterans JoJo Marasco and Bobby Eilers. In his first collegiate season, Lecky has proven he’s more than capable of playing right at their level. “He’s always had that speed and change of direction, which is huge,” Marasco said. “… I think he’s a great player, he’s really fun to play with, and I can’t wait to play the rest of the season with him.” It has been a journey that has taken Lecky from Jamaica to New England and finally to Syracuse. Flanagan called it “a Cinderella story,” with Lecky reaching the top of his sport just a few years after learning how to play it, all while having to move around and readjust along the way. Lecky and lacrosse proved to be a perfect match. The more he played, the better he became. He has reached the height of college lacrosse, where his natural abilities are going to shine under the brightest lights. Said Desko: “He’s going to be exciting and fun to watch for Syracuse fans.”
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Improvement in draw controls gives Syracuse new strength By David Wilson STAFF WRITER
Kailah Kempney played about as well as she possibly could against Boston College. Her five goals helped Syracuse establish its scoring dominance, and her 10 draw controls matched the amount the Eagles won as a team. And yet her performance still went virtually unnoticed. “It doesn’t really bother me,” the SU attack said. “I’m just a freshman, and Alyssa (Murray) broke a record and played amazing. I’m just there to help out the team. If you get recognized, you get recognized. If not, you know you still helped the team.”
“It’s certainly better than we’ve been in the past. Kailah has worked really hard to improve her skills, and she’s only a freshman and she’s leading our team in draw controls.” Gary Gait
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Kempney also tallied an assist to go along with her scoring output and dominance in draws in No. 11 Syracuse’s season-opening 23-12 victory over the No. 14 Eagles on Feb. 21. Meanwhile, Murray set a program record with eight goals. No one seemed to notice Kempney’s play, which single-handedly showed the Orange’s newfound strength in draw controls. Kempney came to SU (1-1, 0-0 Big East) with some lofty expectations, but she has exceeded them early this season. The attack was an Under Armour All-American after scoring 118 goals during her senior year at Carthage High School, but even she didn’t expect the immediate results she has gotten, especially taking draws. “I did know I was going to be taking some (draws). I took them ever since I started playing. I always took the draws for Carthage,” Kempney said. “But I really did not know, and I’m just so excited. It’s my favorite part of the game.” SU head coach Gary Gait said the Orange’s struggles in draw controls was one of the main reasons the team limped to a 10-8 record and missed the NCAA tournament last season. With 13 draw controls in the first two games of her career, Kempney could be the solution to that problem. “It’s certainly better than we’ve been in the past,” Gait said. “Kailah has worked really hard to improve her skills, and she’s only a freshman and she’s leading our team in draw controls.” Kempney wasn’t the only player getting it done at the dot in the season opener, though. Ten other Syracuse players combined to win 17 more draws and held Boston College to just 10 draw controls. Against No. 6 Virginia, the Orange wasn’t quite as dominant on draws but still matched the Cavaliers with nine. The newfound success is crucial for this
SU team. The Orange wants to get out in transition and run, and the team must win draws to do that. Though causing turnovers can also spark transition, it also gives the defense an opportunity to get back and slow the offense down. Off a draw control, Syracuse has the chance to immediately attack its opponent. “That’s why we were so successful in the BC game,” SU attack Michelle Tumolo said. “… That’s why we won — because of our transition off the draws. It’s been an awesome thing to have because then we’re scoring goals because our midfield and our attack is so fast.” Against the Eagles, the Orange won 27 of the 37 draws in the game to propel Syracuse to its 23-12 blowout. In the 9-7 loss to Virginia, in which SU tied the Cavaliers in draws, Syracuse only managed seven goals. In many games, the difference between a win and a loss can come on draw controls. “You have possession, you can score, so you want the ball at the beginning of the game,” Kempney said. “Usually, if you look at the draw controls and the goals scored it usually matches up.” And though Kempney’s teammates acknowledge how important her success on draw controls is to the team, she has also shown the ability to find the back of the net as well. Kempney followed up her five-goal debut with a pair of goals against the Cavaliers. Her eight points are good for second on the team. And even she couldn’t have imagined that impressive production coming into the season. “I was going for two (goals),” Kempney said of her first career game. “It was a really exciting game. A lot of them are just you’re there at the last minute, not really goals you expected to have.” dbwilson@syr.edu
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Buzzer beater brings D-II Cal Poly Pomona national attention By Nick Toney STAFF WRITER
As regulation expired, Mitchel Anderson felt good about the chances of his last-second halfcourt heave. As it left his hand, it felt like all the other trick shots the Cal Poly Pomona guard drained before shootarounds. FOR THE But his shot ricocheted off the backboard, forcing overtime between the Division-II Broncos and the Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros, their California Collegiate Athletic Association rivals. “That’s when all hell broke loose,” Pomona head coach Greg Kamansky said of the back-and forth, double-overtime contest that followed. Neither team scored in the first overtime period. But the second and final overtime turned out to be a wild sequence, which featured three shots that appeared to clinch victory in the final seconds. Fittingly, the final buzzer beater belonged to Anderson. The junior guard did what he couldn’t at the end of regulation, nailing a three-quarter court shot with 0.6 seconds left on the clock to give Pomona the 60-58 win. “I thought, ‘Did I really just hit that?’” Anderson said. “That’s all the thoughts I had time for. The court was swarmed after that.” The 1,631 fans inside Pomona’s Kellogg Gym were treated to an unforgettable ending.
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Kamansky said Dominguez Hills seemed to have the momentum after the scoreless overtime period. “At that point, you had to be thinking that the first team to score a basket would win,” Kamansky said. “Heading into the second overtime, I told our guys to forget everything from the first and start over.” Kamansky’s team listened. With 8.7 seconds to play, DeRonn Scott put Pomona up two with a
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clutch 3-pointer from the right corner. “I told him, if you have it, shoot it,” Kamansky said. “We were only down two, but that shot put us in a good spot.” After the shots he had already seen, Brandon Marcus, the Broncos’ play-by-play announcer, didn’t assume the game was over. “I was courtside and in the back of my head,
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any replay guy has to think that was it,” Marcus said. “But the game had been so crazy until that point, anything was possible.” Marcus couldn’t predict two more clutch plays to end the game, though. Down 58-57, the Toros guard Myron Green shoveled it to Robert Willhite, who buried a 3-pointer with 0.6 seconds left to give Dominguez Hills the lead. “We had them trapped in our zone,” Kamansky said. “They broke off it, (Willhite) got free off a pump fake and sunk it.” Marcus said Dominguez Hills had good reason to start celebrating after that shot. The Broncos had a fraction of a second to shoot the ball and were out of timeouts. That’s when Anderson, who had come so close on his desperation heave at the end of regulation, got his chance at redemption. He caught the ball on the inbounds pass on the left wing, turned and threw a three-quarter court shot that swished through the net. Mayhem ensued after that. “Before I knew it, I had (assistant) coach Bill Bannon on top of me in a dog pile at half court,” Anderson said. “That’s something you always see on TV, but you never think it’ll happen to you.” After the 60-58 win, Pomona sports information director Ivan Alber submitted the tape to a friend. Within hours, the tape went viral. And the attention made national news when Anderson’s miracle shot was the SportsCenter Top Play throughout the weekend. Anderson’s shot wasn’t the only thing to go viral. Marcus’ game-winning call was played each time ESPN showed the clip. “There was a point where I didn’t even know what I said,” Marcus said. “I lost it. I got out of my chair and screamed with the rest of the crowd.” Anderson said he’s seen the clip “about 50 times” since he sunk the shot last weekend. And even though his team is preparing for the conference tournament this week, he said watching the shot never gets old. “There are so many different versions, crowd views and camera phones and everything else,” Anderson said. “I could watch them all.”
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SU may not have seeding to play for, but they’ll get a chance to win 30 games in a season for the fifth time in school history. The upcoming double-bye will give Syracuse rest, so this game means something, especially to seniors Kris Joseph and Scoop Jardine.
NO. 6 NORTH CAROLINA 71, NO. 4 DUKE 67
Cameron Indoor Stadium has historically been one of the toughest places to play in college basketball, but this season, Duke hasn’t had the same home-court advantage. The rivalry factor speaks for itself, and this game should go the Tar Heels’ way if they want revenge for Austin Rivers’ late-game heroics in their last meeting.
NO. 3 KANSAS 66, TEXAS 56 Texas will challenge Kansas early, and after Kansas came back to upend Missouri last weekend, the Jayhawks could be looking at a trap game. Still, KU has Thomas Robinson, a go-to player for whom the Longhorns won’t really have an answer.
NO. 8 MARQUETTE 63, NO. 11 GEORGETOWN 59 The Golden Eagles should beat the Hoyas at home. Darius Johnson-Odom and Jae Crowder are shooing close to 40 percent from 3-point range, and Marquette can be physical and rebound despite its lack of size.
SOUTH FLORIDA 65, WEST VIRGINIA 60 The Bulls are a typical bubble team. Their best win came last weekend against Cincinnati, but they’ll need this win to improve their resume heading into March. USF hasn’t been to the NCAA Tournament since 1992, so Anthony Collins and the Bulls should be hungrier than West Virginia this weekend. nctoney@syr.edu
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sarah kinslow | staff photographer JACQUIE GRECO and Syacuse picked up its first conference win of the season Saturday. The Orange defeated Niagara 2-1 in overtime on a goal by Margot Scharfe.
First CHA win gives Orange momentum into postseason By David Propper STAFF WRITER
Jacquie Greco and her teammates were playing for more than their first conference win last Saturday afternoon. Stuck in last place with no way to advance out of the College Hockey America basement, a win against Niagara meant nothing to Syracuse’s grim spot in the standings. It didn’t matter, though. Greco and her teammates were playing for something else. “Pride. We needed a conference win,” Greco said. “We needed a win in general. We needed all the things going for us. We needed the bounces to
“We needed a conference win. We needed a win in general. We needed all the things going for us.”
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go our way. They happen to go our way that game, so it was good for us.” The Orange got the bounces and beat Niagara for its first conference win of the season Saturday. After a loss to the Purple Eagles on Friday, SU (1021-3, 1-8-3 CHA) had no chance to move out of last place in the conference. Going into the weekend slate of games, Syracuse players had a goal to sweep the series and sneak into a third-place finish. Instead, SU split the two-game set. Still, finding one win for the Orange was still a bright spot in an otherwise disappointing season. “We mostly did it for ourselves,” Greco said. “Obviously the second game didn’t really matter regarding standings-wise, so we obviously did it for ourselves and to prove to ourselves we’re good enough to play with any team in the league.” In the program’s four years of existence, SU head coach Paul Flanagan stared down the bleak possibility of not winning a conference game for the first time. Even in the program’s inaugural year, Syracuse didn’t have to worry about sweating out a win in the final regular-season game of the year. The Orange has kept games close, though, losing four conference games by one goal. And
Flanagan feels luck hasn’t been on SU’s side for most of the season. On Friday, it even made him wonder if his team was snake-bitten in a 3-2 overtime loss. One Purple Eagles goal deflected off Catlin Roach’s pad and into the net for an early goal. Then the deciding score in the extra period hit off a defender’s head and past goalie Kallie Billadeau for the winning goal. “We were starting to scratch our head, like what do we have to do to win,” Flanagan said. “You really start to wonder are we going to get one of the bounces to go our way.” But for once at least, Syracuse did get the luxury of luck. And as Flanagan said, the team makes its own breaks. After starting on the penalty kill due to a questionable penalty against the Orange, SU was able to kill it off. Shortly after, Syracuse was on the power play as a result of what Flanagan thought was “probably a makeup call” in favor of his team. That’s when Margot Scharfe capitalized with a goal. For the first time all season, Syracuse tasted a CHA victory. An unfamiliar feeling that Megan Skelly said was important for the Orange. “I think any time you’re struggling it’s hard to keep positive in the team atmosphere because you’re struggling that hard it’s like maybe we’re not that good,” Skelly said. “But I think we proved to ourselves that we should beat a team like that.” Greco said a weight was lifted off the shoulders of the 17 underclassmen. Though she said they’ve been doing great all year, the win still provided some extra confidence. It’s a confidence that came just in time for Syracuse. Now Syracuse faces top-seeded Mercyhurst in the first round of the conference tournament. While Syracuse has suffered a pile of losses this season, for once, it finally got to celebrate a win in the locker room and on a three-hour bus ride home. And in the most important stretch of the season coming up, Syracuse finally has momentum to ride. “It’s huge,” Flanagan said. “In terms of just having that energy, you know what it’s like and your just not fretting and walking away, ‘What do we have to do?’ You put that behind you and just move forward with some positive energy.” dgproppe@syr.edu
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Quentin Hillsman had been waiting all season to see what his team was capable of. Only one segment of the offense was working. Hillsman catered his entire game plan to maximize Kayla Alexander and Iasia Hemingway’s abilities in the frontcourt, and both have scored consistently all season. But without Syracuse’s guards clicking on all cylinders, the Orange would never reach its full potential. Finally, on the road against then-No. 21 DePaul on Feb. 21, SU’s guards turned in their best performance of the season. The Orange’s four guards combined to score 63 of the team’s 81 points as SU stunned the Blue Demons by 16 points. “They have to make shots for us to get the ball inside, and I think that now they’re making shots,” Hillsman said Feb. 23. “Sometimes we spread ourselves in the post, but because when they’re scoring it’s not becoming a big issue.” Syracuse (17-13, 6-10 Big East) has reached new heights behind a more balanced offensive attack in recent games. After relying solely on the frontcourt tandem of Alexander and Hemingway earlier in the season to carry the offense, the performances from SU’s guards through the regular season’s final stretch run has helped the Orange blow out inferior Big East opponents and hang with elite ones. With even production across the board on offense, SU has taken big leaps forward in playing competitive basketball. The offense’s resurgence began after an unsettling performance against Louisville on Feb. 11. After an 89-62 blowout, the Orange needed to do everything necessary to stay afloat in the Big East picture. Syracuse did that against Marquette in its next game a week later with one of its most complete efforts of the season. SU guards Carmen Tyson-Thomas and Elashier Hall finished with 15 and 14 points, respectively, as the Orange went on to rout the Golden Eagles 79-63. Throughout the season, the SU backcourt felt the pressure to complement Alexander and
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hannah blackington | staff photographer RACHEL COFFEY has led a resurgence in offensive production for SU’s guards. The sophomore scored 15 points on five 3-pointers against Georgetown on Saturday. Hemingway’s dynamic inside game. But Hall said when their shots began to fall in recent games, the guards’ confidence swelled and the team has seen the results. “People are obviously getting hip to our highlow game and scouting Iasia really well and Kayla, so we knew that the guards had to step up at some point,” Hall said Feb. 23. “Our shots weren’t falling earlier in the season and now they are, and that’s really built our confidence to keep shooting them and attacking the basket.” The Syracuse guard play is a big reason why the Orange is sticking with the tougher opponents that haunted SU earlier in the season. Against then-No. 15 Georgetown on Saturday, SU point guard Rachel Coffey made the Hoyas pay for their inability to close out on the shooters around the perimeter. When the Hoyas pulled in front 38-37 with less than 14 minutes remaining in the second half, Coffey came up with a huge 3 from the top of the key to help SU regain the lead. Though SU ultimately fell 65-62, Coffey’s 15 points were the highlight for the Orange. But it was still a far cry from when the Hoyas demolished Syracuse 69-42 on Jan. 15, a game
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that saw SU’s guards combine for 11 points. Coffey said opponents primarily focus on Syracuse’s post players, which opened up space for the guards to operate all season, and now they’re finally taking advantage. “It helps, but we need to hit shots for it to be a factor because they do worry about the high post with Kayla, so they didn’t really play our shooting too far out,” Coffey said Feb. 23. “It helps because it gives us the opportunity to hit shots.” The recent success of the backcourt has enabled Hillsman to seek out the right combinations in the lineup to create efficient rotations. And with the guards finally complementing the frontcourt, the Orange is playing the best it has played all season heading into postseason play. “They’re playing well and they’re playing free, they’re playing loose and they’re just playing good basketball,” Hillsman said. “Obviously, for them to be doing what they’re doing at this point of the season lets you know that they’re jelling, their camaraderie is good and they’re playing well together.” adtredin@syr.edu
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chris janjic | staff photographer HAKEEM LECKY made a long journey before joining the Syracuse lacrosse team last season. Lecky was born in Jamaica and moved to New England, where he learned to play lacrosse as a teenager. The redshirt freshman is now a member of SU’s starting midfield line.
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akeem Lecky figured he would give it a try. The high school freshman hadn’t perfected passing and catching with a lacrosse stick and cradling was a whole other challenge, but he started tossing the ball around for fun after school with his friends. Each drop slowed the game down, so with every catch, he focused on keeping it in the head of the stick and returning a crisp pass to maintain the game. “Every day after school, I would play pass with them and go to their practices and watch,” Lecky said. “I slowly started learning things here and there.” That was the beginning of Lecky’s lacrosse career. Before then, Lecky endured a challenging journey. He moved from his hometown of Port Antonio, Jamaica, to Nantucket, Mass., with his family when he was 8, a change that shook up his life but introduced him to the sport that is now his focus. One dominant performance in a football game that caught the eye of a local coach initiated a lacrosse career that has carried Lecky to the peak of the sport. Now a starting midfielder for Syracuse, Lecky had to overcome long odds just
In 6 seasons, Lecky goes from beginner to lacrosse standout to step onto the field with the Orange. During Lecky’s time in Jamaica, sports weren’t on his radar. Living in a resort town on the country’s northern coast, Lecky never played soccer, the country’s most popular sport, and had never even heard of lacrosse. “My childhood was much different,” Lecky said. “To be honest, when I was younger, at that age before I left, I really wasn’t that much into sports. I was just really a family-oriented kid.” When Lecky moved to Nantucket, his life underwent a dramatic change. He spent time living with his mother, but when she moved off the island in Massachusetts, Lecky stayed behind and lived with his best friend, Caio Correa, a then-budding soccer star. While Correa dominated on the soccer field, Lecky made his mark on the Nantucket High School junior varsity football special teams unit as a kickoff returner and wide receiver. As a sophomore returner, Lecky returned two kick offs for touchdowns against rival Martha’s Vineyard in the 2006 Island Cup. Watching from the sideline, Kevin Martin took notice. He believed Lecky was perfect for lacrosse. His speed was evident. His athleticism was unmatched.
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ON THE MOVE
Once he moved from Jamaica, Hakeem Lecky moved around New England before he arrived to Syracuse and became a starting midfielder. Here’s a look at the stops he made before SU:
Syracuse
Nantucket, Mass. Duxbury, Mass. Avon, Conn.
Port Antonio, Jamaica
The kickoff and touchback lines will be moved in college football beginning in the 2012 season. Teams will kick off at the 35-yard line instead of the 30-yard line, and touchbacks on free kicks will be moved from the 20-yard line to the 25-yard line, the NCAA’s Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved last week. The NCAA announced the changes in a release on its website Friday. The panel approved the decision Feb. 21. The changes were recommended by the Football Rules Committee after it examined NCAA data that showed injuries occur more often during kick offs than in other phases of the game. The move comes almost a full year after the NFL owners voted to move kick offs from the 30-yard line to the 35-yard line last March. The percentage of touchbacks in the league rose from 16.4 to 43.5 percent, according to ESPN Stats and Info. Moving 5 yards closer to the end zone on kick offs could benefit Syracuse. The Orange had just three touchbacks on 56 kick offs last season. SU also kicked the ball out of bounds four times, which leads to a penalty that gives the opposing team the ball at the 40-yard line. Syracuse’s kickoff specialist next year will likely be freshman Ryan Norton. Head coach Doug Marrone said on signing day that he thinks Norton will be the kickoff specialist, based off what he has seen on film. Kicker Ross Krautman handled 53 of Syracuse’s 56 kick offs last year. Other new rules that will go into effect next season are: • If a player loses his helmet — excluding plays that result in penalties on the defense, such as a facemask — it will be treated like an injury, and the player must leave the game for one play. Helmets came off of players more than twice per game in 2011, according to the NCAA release. • Players are prohibited from leaping over blockers in an attempt to block a punt. Players sometimes flip in the air and land on their heads or shoulders during these attempts, according to the release. • There is also new wording in the rules regarding blocking below the waist. mcooperj@syr.edu