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professors discusses mental illness in relation to school shootings. Page 3

should not be the primary focus of prospective college students. Page 5

and poorly made covers make an annual compilation album a downer for lovers. Page 11

recruitment of Brittney Sykes, who’s gaining national attention as a freshman. Page 16

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ziniu chen | staff photographer (left) Joe Stray and luke harrigan, boxing coach and sophomore international relations major, respectively, practice in Archbold Gymnasium as part of the re-established boxing club.

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The 28,000 regular decision applications for the 2013-14 academic year rose 10 percent from the number of last year’s applications.

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Applications on the rise, break record Syracuse University had a record number of regular and early decision applicants for the 2013-14 academic year.

The university received 28,000 regular decision applications, said Maurice Harris, dean of admissions.

The number has increased by 10 percent from last year, with 2,500 more applications than the 2011-12 record-breaking year, Harris said.

Early decision applications increased by 19 percent, making it the largest pool of early decision applications in SU history, he said.

“Virtually across the board, almost in every college, we saw an increase,” Harris said.

The only school with a decreased number of applicants is the School of Architecture, Harris said. The College of Visual and Performing Arts saw the largest increase in applicants, up 20 percent from last year, he said.

“It is important to consider that VPA has been competing with performing art schools around the country for a declining market,” Harris

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ucked away in a basement room of ArchboldFlanagan Gymnasium, an eclectic mix of students gathers together to work on their strength, endurance, punching technique and defense tactics.

For the first time since the 1950s, Syracuse University has an active boxing club on campus.

“I came to the discovery that there was no boxing club here at SU,” said Joe Stray, director and head coach of the club. “I spoke with Angie Petrie, the coordinator of club sports, and she mentioned that there were previous inquiries about re-forming a club, but there had been no one with past experience to coach the group.”

Stray saw a potential market for the club, and decided to run with it.

Petrie gave him the green light to start the group under the condition that it was considered a “shadowboxing” club. No contact or physical spar-

ring was to take place on campus.

Stray, a senior sociology major and a certified Level 1 USA boxing coach, now leads a diverse group of students with different skill levels every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday in the lower exercise room of Archbold.

With simple beginnings in a flier advertising the group last spring, the club quickly exploded to include 57 members by the fall of 2012, Stray said.

Dues are $150 per semester.

The number of members this semester is down to about 31, but the group will continue to recruit by tabling in the Schine Student Center, he said.

“I’ve been in contact with Eric Buller, a chairperson of the National Collegiate Boxing Association, and we are competing in the Eastern Collegiate Boxing Division with other schools as a crossover team,” Stray said. “The restriction with that label is that we’re not allowed to compete in their championships.” see boxing page 4

Suzanne Thorin, dean of libraries and university librarian, announced in a press release Monday that she will step down from her position, effective June 30.

Eric Spina, vice chancellor and provost, said Thorin informed him of her plans to step down “a few months ago.” Thorin could not be reached for thorin comment.

Thorin, who has worked at Syracuse University for the past eight years, has been a “transformative dean for the libraries,” Spina said.

Because of Thorin, he added, the print, electronic and special collections have improved. In addition, Thorin placed a strong emphasis on the needs of students and faculty.

Under Thorin, the Learning Commons in E.S. Bird Library was developed, the Belfer Audio Laboratory was reopened and renovations were made to the SU Library Facility and Carnegie Library, according to a Feb. 11 SU News release.

“She brought a sense of importance to the libraries for students and faculty,” Spina said. “She knew the library needed to evolve with the rapidly changing technology.”

Spina added that Thorin also established a strong library staff as dean.

Before coming to SU, Thorin spent nine years at Indiana University as university dean of libraries and associate vice president for Digital Library Programs. She also worked at the Library of Congress for 16 years, specifically as chief of staff to the Librarian of Congress. President Barack Obama appointed Thorin to the National Advisory Board of the Institute for Museum and Library Services last year, according to the release.

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Local residents’ dome lawsuit becomes $26 million question The lawsuit filed by local residents seeking to stop construction of Syracuse University’s new stadium has burgeoned from a “nuisance suit” for SU officials to a $26 million question.

Last month, three local residents filed a lawsuit against the Syracuse Planning Commission, claiming the commission acted arbitrarily when it ruled that zoning in the stadium area did not have to change because of the new stadium.

At that time, Clifford, Winters Jr., vice chancellor for administrative operations, called the action a “nuisance suit.”

“You always get some people who want to get their names in the paper,” he observed.

But in the last month, that little suit has become a force that could temporarily or permanently stop construction of the stadium.

Last week, the lawyer for 41 residents and Homeowners Mobilized for Environmental Safety (HOMES) filed an amended petition in the New York state Supreme Court against the Urban Development Corporation, the Onondaga County Planning Board and the City Planning Commission.

The petition asks for an environmental impact statement and public hearings on zoning and the impact of the new stadium in the area.

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million in state money, the university has to be brought into the suit, said Joseph Julian, vice president for public affairs. SU and UDC will be represented by the same legal firm.

Oral arguments on the suit will be heard Feb. 27 in state Supreme Court.

The petition is a “show cause order.” Basically, it asks the court to order the respondents to “show cause” why work on the project should not be delayed. The petition claims work should be halted because no studies of how the new stadium will affect the neighborhood were conducted.

The neighbors claim a 50,000-seat stadium will hurt the neighborhood and are asking the court to order the university not to proceed with construction.

They maintain the new stadium will adversely affect the environment because of the large numbers of people it will attract, and there will be problems with parking, traffic control and rain drainage from the roof.

The stadium will also increase crime in the area and block access to area hospitals, the residents predict.

The suit has been expanded in the last month to include more residents for both legal and political reasons.

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Panel discusses mental illness, school shootings

By Max Antonucci Staff Writer

The Syracuse University Department of Psychology hosted its first public forum, called “Beyond Newtown,” on mental illness, gun control and school violence.

This was the first event at SU focused on informing the community on this sensitive yet vital topic.

Kevin Antshel, an associate professor of psychology and main organizer of the event, said they hoped to inform people on an emotional subject. He and other members in the department of psychology were inspired to organize this because, soon after the Newtown shooting, much of the public called them for information on these topics.

“What’s behind this presentation tonight is an attempt to go beyond opinion,” Antshel said. “It’s an attempt to go beyond hyperbole.”

The forum was held in Watson Auditorium, where the eight-member panel gave a series of 10-minute lectures that explored mental illness in the Newtown shootings and general school violence, with two 15-minute sections for audience questions.

Speaking first was Natalie Russo, an assistant professor of psychology, who focused on the idea that the shooter in Newtown, Adam Lanza, might have had Asperger’s Syndrome, which, in turn, could have caused him to kill. She presented research showing that mental illness doesn’t make people more violent than others, and Asperger’s Syndrome shouldn’t be immediately associated with Lanza’s motivation.

Leonard Newman, also an assistant professor of psychology, spoke about how this association is caused by the negative stigma of mental illness. His see psychology page 4

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Committee, Healthy Monday campaign promote student health

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Students getting off the bus at College Place on Monday morning were greeted with an unusual scene: members of the Student Association and Healthy Monday campaign holding brightly colored motivational signs. And Otto the Orange — giving high fives.

“I think students don’t get enough of starting their day off right and having an opportunity to have a good day,” said Janine Savage, chair of SA’s Student Engagement Committee and one of the event’s organizers.

SA based the collaboration off of a campaign by Samaritans, Inc. — a Boston suicide prevention helpline, she said. One part of the helpline’s campaign involves holding “welcome parties” in public places such as train stations. Savage got the idea from Mickey Mahan, a Centro bus driver who sings the names of bus stops on his route, cheered students up.

She said the event came together after with meeting Rebecca Bostwick, program director for SU’s Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion — the group that runs the Healthy Monday campaign at SU. Bostwick said individuals working with the Healthy Monday campaign were happy to partner with SA. “It’s really about creating a cul-

ture of health and wellness on campus, so any chance that we have to partner with students in different ways, we’re always looking forward to that,” she said.

About five to seven members of SA and four representatives from the Healthy Monday campaign stood outside of the bus stop from 8:30-10:15 a.m.

“This is kind of the start of what I hope will become more SA outside of the office.

Our initiatives are supposed to be hearing what students have to say.”

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They waved to students, bus drivers, Physical Plant workers and Department of Public Safety officers as they either got off the bus or passed by the group. Signs SA members held displayed phrases such as “Don’t see health page 4

svitlana lymar | staff photographer tony callisto, Department of Public Safety chief, addresses structural changes within DPS during the Student Association meeting Monday. About 12 additional DPS officials also attended the meeting.

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DPS explains changes to internal structure

By Debbie Truong Enterprise Editor

Restructuring to the Department of Public Safety and elections for multiple Student Association positions dominated the conversation at the semester’s lengthiest meeting to date.

DPS Chief Tony Callisto detailed changes made to DPS’ structure during the two and a half hour Monday meeting in Maxwell Auditorium.

The presentation followed student outcry in recent weeks regarding the position change of the well-liked former DPS Cpl. Joe Shanley, who was assigned an officer title following the restructuring.

“This is a much leaner and a much f latter organization than we had six months ago,” Callisto said of the restructuring process, which eliminated some positions, including corporal and lieutenant, entirely.

Surveys, hours of interviewing and outside consultation were part of the months-long review that resulted in the restructuring, Callisto said.

About a dozen DPS officials, including Shanley, attended the meeting. DPS has rejected calling any position change a demotion, a point Sean Dinan, a member of the general assembly and Class of 2014 co-president, questioned. Dinan, who collected questions from students through Facebook, said he

had difficulty understanding how a reduction in title doesn’t amount to a demotion.

Without specifically addressing Shanley, Callisto said the repositioning within DPS was not intended as a punishment.

“The design and intent of the reorganization was not punitive, not intended to harm anybody,” Callisto said.

The meeting changed course following Callisto’s presentation, as four students were elected to various positions within SA. In an attempt to lighten the election load during future meetings, a student representative in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, a University Senate representative and two Board of Elections Committee members were selected at Monday’s meeting.

SA President Allie Curtis has said previously that future meetings will likely run long as SA works through the process of selecting representatives to empty general assembly seats.

Clifford Jacobs, a child and family studies major, was selected as a Falk representative. Jacobs said he hopes to generate more attention toward his college, as he feels Falk is underrepresented on the Syracuse University campus.

“I think everyone overlooks it as a school,” Jacobs said.

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She was awarded SA member of the month and was named to the Board of Elections and Membership committee.

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Assembly members who left midway through the 2.5 hour meeting

Parliamentarian Ben Jones explained that in order to leave a meeting, representatives must announce their departure.

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“The design and intent of the reorganization was not punitive, not intended to harm anybody.”

DPS Chief Tony Callisto

addressing the restructuring process that took place within DPS earlier in the semester.

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The number of University Senate seats that have yet to be filled by students.

Steven Fantigrossi, a sophomore political science major, claimed one of the more than two dozen available USen seats. Fantigrossi, who manages the SU football team, said as a USen representative, he would like to be a voice for athletes on campus, a group he considers underrepresented in student government. see student association page 4

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to discuss someone filling Thorin’s position, he will be meeting with various SU committees in the upcoming weeks to discuss the process of finding a new dean. Specifically, Spina said, he will be speaking with the college deans, the library committee, representatives in the University Senate and various science

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Twenty-four USen seats remain available to students.

The Board of Membership and Elections committee grew by two members during Monday’s meeting with the addition of Jane Hong and James Tucci, a communication and rhetorical studies major and environmental biology major, respectively. Hong, who also serves on the public relations and student life committees, was questioned about her ability to serve in multiple committees without being overextended.

Hong, who was named the association’s member of the month, countered and said SA was her main commitment on campus.

“Student Association is my main priority right now, and over the past month, I’ve worked really hard to get initiatives going,” Hong said.

“I know myself and I trust I’ll be able to dedicate myself fully to every single committee.”

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research shows mental illness has the most negative stigma of any disorder, and is easily connected to the root cause of violence.

“If there’s something you want to scapegoat, people with mental illness will be a pretty easy sell,” Newman said.

James Knoll, a forensic psychiatrist at SUNY Upstate Medical University, explained the false ideas that have misinformed people about mental illness and shootings: “cracking down” on people with mental illnesses to prevent future shootings; new gun laws focused only on the mentally ill; and the mental illness’ negative stigma.

“That draws a bright light between us ‘good’ people,” Knoll said, “and those ‘evil’ people.”

Knoll argued instead that gun control should be based on behavior, instead of a diagnosis; more focus should be given to warnings from people close to the shooter; and the media

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department chairs.

Spina added that he hopes to build on the strong foundation Thorin created, and find an interim dean relatively quickly.

“Dean Thorin was the right dean for Syracuse at the right time,” Spina said. “She had a vision for accomplishing a lot with modest resources. She was able to really harness those resources.” mhnewman@syr.edu @MerNewman93

Other business discussed: • The assembly approved $8,139 in programming funding for three separate student organizations. About $148,290 in special programming money remains for spring 2013.

• The Graduate Student Organization plans to conduct a survey analyzing pay disparities for employees in different academic fields.

• The Academic Affairs committee is working on a number of initiatives, including bettering the textbook-finding system attached to the bookstore’s website, and working to convert the former Haven dining hall to a study space, said Academic Affairs chairperson Jenny Choi, in her report.

• Duane Ford, SA vice president, is working on an initiative that would make putting textbooks on reserve in the library mandatory.

Ford is working on a second initiative that would make condoms available in campus residence halls. dbtruong@syr.edu @ debbietruong

should cover shootings more responsibly.

Larry Lewandowski, another professor of psychology, ended the forum with a review of everything covered and a look at the debate as it goes forward. He said as the discussion continues, people should learn that the issue is misbehavior, not mental illness and gun ownership.

“This is not a mental illness issue,” Lewandowski said. “This is a social illness issue.”

Knoll said he enjoys these visits to SU, and plans to return again next week to attend the event, “Together by the Chancellor,” which will also focus on tragedies of gun violence. He said the keynote speaker is Stephen Barton, the SU graduate who was shot in the tragedy in Aurora, Colo.

In the long run, Antshel, the event’s main organizer, said he hopes to have similar events at least once a year.

“That’s what I see as a mission of the psychology department,” Antshel said, “to reach out to the Syracuse community.” meantonu@syr.edu

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convinced Zanker to attend one of the practices.

Zanker said she felt intimidated at first, but from page 1 warmed up to everyone very quickly. She also worried about the potential sexism that is someThe club has also been fortunate to use off- times present in the sport. campus facilities for some of its workouts.

“The coaches are wonderful and have never On Sundays, some members head to Core made it seem like girls are any less,” Zanker Fitness Training on Onondaga Boulevard for said. “Of course the guys are going to be stronhigh-intensity workouts or sparring. The facil- ger, but it’s never stopped me from challenging ity is equipped with a USA Boxing-sanctioned any of them. I feel like I can do anything the ring, Stray said. guys can do.”

“As long as sparring is taking place off camBecause of her experience, Zanker said she pus, Angie Petrie said she’s OK with it,” Stray feels safer walking around campus, and brings said. “Part of establishing ourselves is remain- the same tough mentality required in boxing ing ethical and obeying the university rules.” into other aspects of life.

Stray said club members are also looking to Another female participant, Alexis Oczkowsuse the West Area Athletics Education Center ki, a freshman communication design major, in Syracuse, formerly known as Golden Gloves turned her interest toward boxing when she Gym, to do some sparring. didn’t make the cut for the club tennis team.

While now an “open class boxer” and New Oczkowski said she had years of experience York state champion, Stray began his career at in Taekwondo, but had never tried boxing before.

Golden Gloves Gym. As a coach, he hopes to bring “Joe is a great coach who doesn’t leave his knowledge and experience to students. you out to dry,” she said. “He teaches you “My style of coaching is more democratic and proper technique and also works to refine encouraging,” he said. your skills.”

“In the end, my main Oczkowski said it feels goal is to teach people great to see some of the how to become the best guys not being able to keep possible boxer.” up with her.

While the club has “In the end, it’s all about seen members of varycoming in, having fun and ing skill levels, the getting in shape,” she said. age range of partici“I’ve been able to accompants has been even plish that with this group more dramatic. of people.”

Bob Colley, former TJ Tree, a sophomore assistant dean of Uniinternational relations versity College, was a major and contributmember of the club last ing writer for The Daily semester. Stray taught Orange, joined the club Joe Stray Colley, 73, the basic ins because his roommate was Director and head coach of the club and outs of boxing. a member. Like Oczkowski, “Colley supports our he had years of Taekwondo efforts and he has also experience, but had never opened a lot of doors for me,” Stray said, refer- boxed before. ring to the credibility and status he brought to “Taekwondo is more about the art of the kick, the club. while boxing is about the art of the punch,” Tree While some students joined the club having said. “There are a lot of extra things you learn never boxed before, Tony Chao, a sophomore in boxing, like how to block punches and how to illustration major, had more than five years of defend yourself.” experience under his belt.

Though there are other obvious differ“A lot of kids are novices, but they’re learn- ences between the two styles of fighting, ing pretty fast,” Chao said. “Some of the group Tree said drawing power from the core is an is really talented and those are the guys that get important similarity. to spar soon or are picking up forms for amateur Tree has not engaged in any sparring yet, boxing competitions.” but has instead chosen to work on his defenA typical practice involves a round of stretch- sive techniques. ing, six rounds of conditioning and is then a “I’m hoping to start sparring this semester, split into three different groups, Chao said. though,” Tree said. “I’ve been doing a lot of the Each round lasts for approximately three min- two-punch and one-punch practice, the step utes, he said. right below sparring.”

“It’s broken up into skills, endurance and Stray, the head coach of the club, said he is conditioning,” Chao said. “The rounds are excited to see so much enthusiasm for the boxshort because in real matches, rounds are only ing club. two minutes.”

Said Stray: “My goal is bring boxing to peoEdiva Zanker, a sophomore magazine jour- ple as a way to improve self-confidence, boost nalism major, is one of several females on the self-esteem and promote stress relief.” ldstei01@syr.edu team. Coach Stray was in one of her classes and

“My style of coaching is more democratic and encouraging. In the end, my main goal is to teach people how to become the best possible boxer.”

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worry, I’m really stressed, too” and “Smile (it looks good on you).”

Often, students passing by the group smiled, though some showed no change in expression or looked confused. Otto rode around on a blue scooter and occasionally stopped to pose for pictures with students and wave.

Savage said the event was also a way for students to learn who their SA representatives are on campus. She said she wanted to change the direction of the Student Engagement Committee to be more notice-

able on campus.

“This is kind of the start of what I hope will become more SA outside of the office,” Savage said. “Our initiatives are supposed to be hearing what students have to say,” she added.

SA President Allie Curtis and other members of the cabinet, such as Board of Elections and Membership Chair Emily Ballard, were also at the event. Curtis seemed to share Savage’s opinion on the event’s purpose.

“It’s a really great way to get out there and engage with the students,” Curtis said. “This is not only a great way to do that, but a great way to put smiles on peoples’ faces.” dmsegelb@syr.edu @ dylan_segelbaum

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Students urged to revive antisweatshop campaign at SU On Tuesday, Feb. 5, garment workers from Haiti and Honduras visited Syracuse University in a coordinated effort to educate students about working conditions inside the factories that produce collegiate apparel. Their message urged college students to push their universities to stop buying from Adidas until the company and its subcontractor Gildan improve their record on wages and workers’ rights. Adidas sources apparel from over 1,200 factories worldwide, encouraging a global “race to the bottom” by doling out its contracts to the lowest bidder. The United Students Against Sweatshops has launched a new “Badidas” campaign in the wake of the 2011 closure of the PT Kizone textile factory in Indonesia, which put 2,800 people out of work (see www. badidas.com). Adidas was producing university logo apparel at the factory, and has refused to pay the $1.8 million in severance pay the workers are owed. As a university licensee, this positions Adidas in violation of SU’s code of conduct. Workers are thus mobilizing students to apply pressure on this global brand to ensure that licensees with whom universities do business comply with the law and with the terms of codes of conduct.

Telemarque Pierre, one of the speakers at the event co-sponsored by the PARCC Labor Studies group and Hendricks Chapel, is a worker

LETTER TO THE EDITOR and union leader in a Gildan factory in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. In one hand, he clutched a large, navy blue T-shirt emblazoned with the white and orange text, “We are SU.” In the flattened palm of his other hand, he held out four copper pennies. Telemarque told the audience that the four pennies were what he earned for his role in assembling that very T-shirt, priced at $12.99 in the SU bookstore with a Gildan tag that read “Made in Haiti.”

“Would you pay five more cents for this shirt?” Telemarque asked the audience, indicating what it would take to bring his earnings in line with the minimum wage.

We urge students to revive what was once a vibrant anti-sweatshop movement here on campus by launching the “Badidas” campaign at SU. Indeed, as a result of coordinated student pressure, six campuses have already dropped the Adidas brand, including Cornell University, Georgetown University, Rutgers University, Oberlin College, University of Washington and the College of William and Mary.

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Prospective students should focus on specific programs, not overall rankings Concentrating on a university’s overall ranking should not be the primary focus of prospective college students. Instead, they should pay more attention to the individual programs they wish to join and the distinct schools in which those programs exist.

Syracuse University was placed on the U.S. News and World Report’s list of “A+ Schools for B Students.” This may be an accurate

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lackberry is attempting to re-emerge as a viable competitor to Apple’s iPhone. The company’s new smartphone line is seeking to take a bite out of the stalwarts of the smartphone industry with the new z10 and q10 devices.

On Jan. 31, Research in Motion CEO Thorsten Heins made three substantial announcements: the release of the new smartphone line, a new mobile operating system and a new company name: “Blackberry.”

It has been 18 months since the last Blackberry operating system release. The delayed launch of Blackberry 10 was mainly due to the fact that the company needed to recuperate after suffering market failure for its previous phones, according to a Feb. 1 NV News article.

According to Google Finance, the stock price of Blackberry has dropped from a high of $144 a share in 2008 to a present-day low of $16.

While Blackberry claims it will be competing in the consumer arena, it is more feasible for the Blackberry 10 to become more of a force in the enterprise sector, according to the article.

College students may not be able to take full advantage of all of Blackberry’s new features, mainly because Blackberry Balance, a corporate feature, will only be helpful to those who are a part of a corporation. This feature allows companies to subset the phone to accommodate specific settings and applications for corporateuse only, according to the article.

The new phones are targeted at both enterprise users and traditional consumers. The

updated video and camera capabilities are designed to resonate with consumers, while the highly customizable enterprise functions are supposed to please information technology managers, according to a Feb. 11 Computerworld article.

Blackberry has re-engineered its user experience by incorporating several new gesturebased navigation tools, according to a Feb. 11 article in Wired magazine. Unlocking the phone now requires a simple swipe from the bottom of the screen to the top. Multitasking in Blackberry 10 allows users to drag onscreen applications upward in order to keep them running in the background. The flow of the new interface is fast, and doesn’t lag even when running several applications at once, according to the article.

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Smartphones today are often defined by their selection of applications in their designated app store. Top smartphone operating systems iOS and Android both boast more than 700,000 applications for their devices. Blackberry 10 will be launching with just more than 70,000 applications. Applications such as Temple Run, Pinterest and Spotify are notably missing at this time, according to a Nov. 1 Mashable article.

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Blackberry 10 will come pre-installed on the new line of Blackberry devices but will not be available as an upgrade on any past devices.

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said. “Yet there is still a significant growth in applications.”

Both the David B. Falk School of Sport and Human Dynamics and the L.C. Smith College of Engineering saw impressive increases of 14.5 and 16 percent, respectively, he said.

For fall 2013, the enrollment goal is 3,400 students on Main Campus and 35 students spending their first semester in Florence, Italy or Strasbourg, France, he said. The first round of regular decision applicants will receive deci-

sions on March 15.

The trend of an increased applicant pool is most likely due to a new, deliberate recruitment strategy SU has implemented within the last few years, Harris said.

SU buys the names of students who score highly on standardized tests – mainly sophomores and juniors who have taken the SAT or ACT, Harris said.

Traditionally, SU has focused on the SAT test, which dominates the perimeter regions of the United States such as New England, the West Coast and the Southeast, he said.

“With increased attention on the ACT test, we expanded our pool of applicants,” Harris

said, specifically in the Midwest and middle regions of the country.

Another branch of the recruitment strategy was an online marketing campaign through Carnegie Communications, Harris said.

The marketing campaign placed advertisements for SU and specific schools within the university on 700 websites worldwide, with targeted cities in mind, he said.

“The campaign wouldn’t just focus on California, but Los Angeles,” he said. “Not just India, but Mumbai.”

In fact, due to the marketing strategy, international applications increased by 4.5 percent this year, he said. China is the largest interna-

tional population represented, but there are recent upward trends in Western European and Middle Eastern countries as well.

But recruitment strategy and increased number of applicants is not about the growth of any specific group or segment of society, Harris said.

“It is very evenly distributed,” he said.

The recruitment strategy has had a significant effect across the country, with SU receiving a rise in applicants from Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago and Washington, D.C., Harris said.

“This strategy is having a dramatic impact,” Harris said. “We are poised to see this continue.” jbundy@syr.edu

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SU student stuns publications with site The Recruit Scoop

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By Boomer Dangel STAFF WRITER

s a young sports fan, Alex Kline read Sports Illustrated Kids.

But he always explored the “big, grown-up” Sports Illustrated, reading it whenever he got the chance.

In December 2011, Sports Illustrated ran a five-page spread on the freshman broadcast and digital journalism major and his college basketball recruiting website, The Recruit Scoop.

“It wasn’t just a little blurb,” Kline said. “That’s when it really started to catch on. And from there it led to ‘The Today Show’ and The New York Times and other things.”

Most recently, Forbes magazine put Kline on its “30 under 30” sports list, grouping him with LeBron James, Robert Griffin III and Usain Bolt. Almost comparable to his fellow 2012 “30 under 30” young adults is the lineup of contacts Kline has made, including cell phone numbers for the nation’s top recruits. His name is recognized when he calls college basketball coaches.

Kline’s addition to the list came as a result of the success of The Recruit Scoop. Kline has also experienced fundraising credibility with the Mary Kline Classic all-star game, a benefit game to raise money for cancer research.

As high school freshmen, Kline and a friend started a pop culture website. But when Kline became manager for the basketball team, he wanted to find a way to tie together

basketball and his website.

“I began gaining an interest for the whole recruiting process, especially since we’d start to get more hits for it,” he said.

Near the end of Kline’s sophomore year, his pop culture website, Box of M.E.S.S. (music, entertainment, sports and style), became The Recruit Scoop. It is now a branch of Rivals. com, a college sports section of Yahoo! Sports.

One of the first players Kline ever covered is still the best he’s seen. Former Duke point guard and No. 1 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft Kyrie Irving went to St. Patrick High School, an hour away from Kline’s home near Pennington, N.J. Kline kept up with Irving at the high school and continued covering him through his recruitment process.

But what sets The Recruit Scoop apart from other recruiting websites is Kline’s use of social media. He is rarely found away from his iPhone, constantly texting, tweeting or Facebook-ing recruits. The website’s Twitter account, @TheRecruitScoop, has more than 26,000 followers. Recently, fake Twitter accounts have popped up for both The Recruit Scoop and Kline himself.

Kline’s contact with college teams mainly runs through the assistant coaches, and when those assistants are hired elsewhere, he uses his contacts to strengthen relationships with new schools. Two head coaches Kline

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@TheRecruitScoop Junior in-state big man Dave Bell joins Keita Bates-Diop & Jae’Sean Tate at Ohio State for the class of 2014 - ...

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Ohio State has landed a commitment from 2014 Garfield Heights (OH) center Dave Bell, the Cleveland PlainDealer reports.

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Georgia Tech landed a Rivals150 point guard in Travis Jorgenson, while Brown landed a steal in 2013 PF Aram Martin - ... Feb. 11, 4:34 p.m.

2016 Fairfield Prep (CT) guard Ryan Murphy is on an unofficial visit to Fairfield this afternoon.

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sam maller | asst. photo editor ALEX KLINE, a freshman broadcast and digital journalism major, is the brain behind the website The Recruit Scoop. He uses innovative social media to recruit high school athletes across the United States.

Q&A with Michael Kuhn: ‘Sweeney Todd’ star, SU alum

By Kristin Ross ASST. FEATURE EDITOR

For recent college graduates, finding work is not an easy task, especially for those in the music business. But Michael Kuhn, Syracuse University alumnus with a bachelor’s degree in music, considers himself lucky; he has been employed since graduating in 2010.

The Daily Orange spoke with Kuhn, who stars as Tobias Ragg in the Syracuse Opera’s production of

“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.”

The Daily Orange: How was it working with the rest of the cast of “Sweeney Todd”?

Michael Kuhn: It’s fantastic. The great thing about being an opera singer is that you meet people from all over the country and it’s a very small world, so a lot of us have done shows with friends that we all have mutual friends with, and we can talk about this show or this person, but

it’s also great to meet tons of new people and see how they bring their art to life. It’s been an absolute delight to work with them. I’ve come away with tons of new friends. It’s going to be tough to say goodbye.

How do you think your degree and experience at SU prepared you for the transition into the real world of theatre?

Kuhn: When I was at SU, I didn’t really want to perform. It was kind of a hobby, but I still took voice

lessons and I did some performing on campus, and eventually, when I decided to go to grad school, I had a lot of people kind of pushing me to do it and supporting me. While I didn’t really want to perform while I was an undergrad, the help I got along the way really encouraged me to go for it, like my voice teacher and my music teachers in VPA. They all kind of prepared me to be ready to kind of actually do it, even

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Citizens of Jordan show affection without existence of Valentine’s Day

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’ve been in Irbid, Jordan for three weeks now, but I haven’t lost all of my Americanisms yet. It’s Feb. 12, and you know what that means – it’s almost Valentine’s Day. Your valentine doesn’t have to be your soul mate or the person you want to marry. I think anyone who brightens up your day, even without knowing it, can be your valentine.

With this mentality, there is an abundance of valentines given every day — even here in Jordan, where Valentine’s Day doesn’t technically exist.

For instance, there’s the man who owns the fruit and vegetable stand across the street who takes time to teach me the names of all of the produce. “What’s this?” he always asks when I hand him my bags of fruit and veggies at the register. One by one, he holds up my purchases and I tell him the names in Arabic.

“Good,” he says when I get it right. “See? Arabic is not so hard.”

When I don’t know the word, he says it slowly and then patiently helps me repeat it correctly back to him. His quizzes have taught me a lot of new words, but more importantly, he has made me feel welcome during my first few days in this foreign city. That’s worthy of valentine status, if you ask me.

Then there’s my archaeology professor and her graduate student, Muhammad, who took the class to downtown Irbid last week. A student mentioned going shopping during class, and the next thing we knew, there was a trip planned for the following day.

My professor unhesitatingly offered to drive us in her car, and treated seven of us to the “best falafel in Irbid.” Muhammad then escorted us around town, watching us like a mother hen. He patiently translated prices and bargained with store owners for us. He and my professor were exceedingly generous in taking time out of their lives to take us on this trip. Who doesn’t want a generous valentine like that?

My Arabic teacher is also a wonderful valentine. Her persistence and kindness are constant sources of encouragement in the classroom.

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“You are very smart,” she reassures us in Arabic. “You are wonderful students, and you make me happy to be here.”

Even when we don’t remember the vocabulary or understand her explanations, she continues to be motivational and enthusiastic with her teaching. She’s my valentine because she believes in my abilities, even when I have doubts.

My 21-year-old language partner is patient beyond her years. She continues to smile, even when I ask her to speak slower. She gently — and frequently — corrects my bad grammar, and makes an effort to ensure I always understand what she says. Our time together flies by with laughter and her willingness to forgive my limited language skills. If you ask me, anyone that understanding is well-deserving of my love.

The point I’m trying to make here is that your valentine doesn’t have to be someone who gives you flowers or candy. They can be someone who gives you joy, knowledge, patience or laughter.

They can just be someone who makes you smile.

Yes, you might be single.

Yes, Valentine’s Day might be perpetuated by the greeting card industry.

But you know what? It’s never bad to take the time to acknowledge the people who make your life a little brighter and a little happier.

So, to my Jordanian valentines, my American readers and everybody else in between: “Happy Valentine’s Day!” Now that wasn’t so bad, was it?

Lara Sorokanich is a sophomore Middle Eastern studies and magazine journalism major.

Her adventures take place in Irbid, Jordan, where she’s hoping to improve her limited skills in Arabic. Her abroad column appears every Tuesday. Contact her at lsorokan@syr.edu.

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knows well are University of Connecticut’s Kevin Ollie and Virginia Commonwealth University’s Shaka Smart.

Kline said he finds it easy to get caught up in the recruiting process, and tries to remind players to have fun playing basketball and stay humble.

That was part of the motivation behind Kline founding the Mary Kline Classic allstar event, a memorial basketball game that pays tribute to his late mother. The event allows Kline to connect with recruits and raise money for cancer.

After his mother lost her battle with cancer when Kline was 10 years old, he struggled to find a way to honor her. But as he gained more clout with the basketball world, he understood a way to keep her memory alive.

“It’s not just an all-star game, we’re playing for cancer research,” he said. “I just want to do something special like that because I think the high school players should be humbled by it.”

The first Mary Kline Classic was in 2011, when Kline fell short of his $10,000 goal for the National Brain Tumor Society. Last year, he nearly tripled the money raised in 2011, exceeding $20,000 with more than 50 top recruits and 50 media outlets in attendance.

This year, Kline moved the event to a larger gymnasium to make room for spectators and commits from schools including the University of Kansas, University of Kentucky and Syracuse University. Four months away, the

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though I thought it was something that I didn’t really want to do or I didn’t think I could do it.

Do you see yourself pursuing opera for a long time?

Kuhn: I hope so, I mean, like I said, it’s incredibly competitive, surprisingly, because it is kind of a small community, but it is very, very competitive. I’ve been really lucky getting a lot of work out of school so I hope it continues. If I can still sing and I keep getting

2013 Classic is on pace to surpass the last two years combined.

“I’m trying to get on a national stage, where maybe we can play in an NBA arena,” Kline said. “Every year have the best players possible, raise as much money possible, but to always keep the same attitude and same message behind it.”

He wants to draw a distinction from the McDonald’s All-American game, aiming for the same talent but more low key, and leave an impression on the basketball players and National Brain Tumor Society.

It’s the same attitude he takes to his time at SU. Kline admits his high school grades weren’t really “Newhouse-esque,” but his portfolio of experience was valuable.

Still, his goal isn’t to expand his website or to win awards.

“My ultimate goal with Syracuse is to really leave a legacy,” Kline said. “Whatever that’ll be, I just want to leave a legacy of something different, something important. I want to change lives.”

Uncertain about his professional future, he plans to run the website through college, and dreams of becoming an ESPN recruiting analyst like Andy Katz.

He wants to keep charity involved with basketball and grow the Mary Kline Classic. He’s also thought about jobs in the NBA’s outreach group, NBA Cares.

Said Kline: “At the end of the day, I still want to stay involved with basketball. That’s my passion.” egdangel@syr.edu @boomerSU

hired, then I’m going to continue.

Do you have any advice to give students looking to follow in your footsteps?

Kuhn: Go for it. Give it a solid effort. If you’re going to try to go for something like singing, it’s extremely competitive and you kind of have to have thick skin because you do kind of get turned down a lot. A lot of doors get closed, but if you really devote all of your effort and your energy into trying, you’ll get the right answer. If it’s for you, you’ll find out, but even if it’s not for you, you’ll find out as well.

You have to give it a chance. klross01@syr.edu @kriskross22

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DISHEARTENING Compilation about Valentine’s Day evokes anything but love

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By Erik van Rheenen STAFF WRITER

orry for this one, hopeless romantics, but Valentine’s Day is a Hallmark cash grab.

So, of course, I was slinking back into “spending Valentine’s Day single again” syndrome, when Hopeless Records’ annual “Love Is Hopeless” compilation hit shelves. In past Februarys, Hopeless used the album as a vehicle to plug singles and new signings, but this year’s track listing finally hopped on the Valentine’s Day bandwagon with a slew of covers.

All Time Low covers Cyndi Lauper, We Are the In Crowd tackles Bruno Mars, a few bands acousticize their hits and it’s just another lovey-dovey mess. Right?

Well, not exactly. Hopeless Records flaunts some of its strongest acts, but the strange selection of tunes makes this Valentine’s Day label plug baffling. The record starts sappy enough, with boyish heartthrobs All Time Low smearing their sloppy power chords and whiny choruses over Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors,” but it quickly loses that loving feeling.

Bruno Mars’ “Grenade” gets the pop-punk treatment from We Are the In Crowd, and co-lead singers Tay Jardine and Jordan Eckes tear up the track

with battling harmonies that pack as big a punch as Cameron Hurley’s no-nonsense guitar riffs. But for all of Mars’ saccharine ballads, “Grenade” is the absolute worst choice for a Valentine’s compilation.

Eckes belting, “tell the devil I say hey when you get back where you’re from” isn’t a suitable replacement for a box of chocolates, guys.

Most, if not all of the covers, are headscratchers. Air Dubai puts a sleepy hip-hop spin on Britney Spears’ “Toxic,” Divided By Friday does an embarrassingly nasally Sting impression on Mars’ “Locked Out Of Heaven,” and scene newcomers For the Foxes deliver a nearly notefor-note reboot of Death Cab For Cutie’s “I Will Follow You Into the Dark.”

If you’re playing along at home, that’s one song comparing love to poison, one about not getting laid (thanks, Bruno) and one that straight up tells a girl “love of mine/some day you will die” in the first line. In fact, the only thought more depressing is the fact that Bruno Mars gets covered twice.

It’s a shame, because these artists clutter the space around a handful of really pretty ballads. Yellowcard’s stripped down re-imagining of “Always Summer” slows down the melody and pumps raw emotion into singer Ryan Key’s delivery. Violinist Sean Mackin stands out with a gorgeous solo, mak-

ing the track a winner.

The other tune to get an acoustic makeover, The Dangerous Summer’s “No One’s Gonna Need You More,” is a stark contrast from the original, but it’s hard to tell who bests who: AJ Perdomo’s heartstring-tugging vocals or Cody Payne’s plaintive guitar strumming.

There are some other highlights — Driver Friendly’s horn-laden “Lost Boys” shows why they’re a buzz band on the verge of blowing up — but none of the songs Hopeless included really scream Valentine’s Day. The Used’s synthesizerheavy “Surrender” feels especially out of place, and Anarbor’s “Useless” isn’t far behind, save for its ho-hum ballad status.

But maybe that’s the point. Maybe Hopeless Records just wants to remind fans that Valentine’s Day is a sell-out of a holiday, existing only for the love of a good Hallmark movie and an expensive dinner date. The scary thing is, “Love Is Hopeless” might not just be a tongue-in-cheek title to shoehorn the label’s name into the comp. Maybe the album is actually just a friendly reminder from Hopeless Records that love actually is hopeless.

Or not. Whatever. Happy Valentine’s Day. ervanrhe@syr.edu @TheRealVandyMan

Sounds like: Covers, acoustic tunes and ballads, oh my.

Top track: Yellowcard, “Always Summer” (Acoustic)

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Upstate NY talent, familiarity highlight nation’s No. 1 class

By Josh Hyber STAFF WRITER

It’s a strategy Syracuse has used for years, but never has it been done to this extreme.

SU has always prided itself on recruiting top-notch local talent, but this year, Gary Gait and company have recruited a freshman class that looks like a handpicked Upstate New York all-star team.

Of the 16 freshmen on this year’s roster, 13 are from Upstate New York. Four are from Syracuse and four others are within a 30-mile radius of the Carrier Dome. The familiarity among players has given the team a leg up as it looks to reach its second national championship game in as many years.

“We’ve always talked about it,” Gait said. “…

We always focus on Upstate New York as our No. 1 recruiting area. As they say, you take care of your own backyard. And we do that through Rochester, Syracuse and Albany. We always try to go after the top recruits in those areas.”

The recruiting strategy isn’t just about familiarity, it’s about talent. Inside Lacrosse ranked SU’s recruiting class as the nation’s best. Midfielder Kayla Treanor (Niskayuna, N.Y.) ranked second overall individually, and Christian Brothers Academy’s (Syracuse) Caroline Webster ranked No. 17. Midfielder Erica Bodt (Forest Hill, Md.) ranked fourth and Kelly Cross (Oreland, Pa.) ranked No. 13.

“The (upperclassmen) girls in fall ball said

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Elite Football Academy last year, Biermann said he clearly had talent. First, they wanted to refine his footwork. Biermann broke down his mechanics and explained how everything needs to work in tune. Biermann said it’s a “systematic approach.”

“I would say we pretty quickly figured out that he’s an athletic guy that can also learn something. Those are the ones you want to train,” Biermann said. “He’s one of those guys that each time you see him, he gets better.”

Each session starts with a movement training session to warm up. That’s followed by a throwing mechanics session, where the main focus is technique. Biermann and Kimble start at Kimble’s feet and work up to his throws.

After that period, when Kimble’s arm is warmed up and his mechanics broken down, he and Biermann will work on everything from pocket presence to live pass rushing at the end of every session.

Everything they work on is mechanically based, Biermann said, not a matter of just throwing a thousand passes.

they were better than the girls were last spring,” freshman Maddy Huegel, a product of nearby West Genesee High School, said.

When asked which players they knew coming in, several freshmen rattled off multiple names, and because of this connection, they said it’s made for an easier adjustment.

“I think about that all the time,” freshman Brenna Rainone, who attended Syracuse’s Westhill High School, said. “I think it’s really cool because it helps us be more like a family and be more connected on the field.”

Rainone compared going to practice like going to a family function.

With the amount of local talent on the field, the community feeling also f lows into the crowd.

“I know that last year and the year before we had a lot of local girls and a lot of local people came out to the games,” junior Katie Webster, of Christian Brothers Academy, said. “But this year, I think it’s even bigger.”

This season, Gait was especially familiar with the local talent because his daughter Taylor, who’s redshirting her freshman season, played at CBA. Taylor Gait said her father has always “liked the Upstate attitude more,” especially with this class.

“I’ve actually played with most of my class and some of the sophomores before coming to school,” Taylor Gait said. “It’s great knowing them, being close to them already. Even on

“It’s more about throwing with a purpose and understanding what happens when the ball does not go where you need it to go and how do you get that next throw to go exactly where you want it to go,” Biermann said, “and how do you adjust and not cause more problems for yourself.”

Biermann said the goal is to allow Kimble to come to Syracuse only needing to focus on the playbook, and not worrying about his mechanics or throwing motion.

Kimble has an advantage when he starts studying the Orange’s playbook. He orchestrated a nohuddle offense at Jerseyville, a system just like the one Syracuse ran last season and will continue to run in 2013. Kimble also worked predominantly out of the shotgun, just as SU did a year ago.

Aside from the specific terminology and formations, Kimble already knows the ins and outs of identifying coverages out of a hurry-up offense.

“Mitch was taught here to take advantage of what the defense is giving you. We run no huddle, we’re running a play every 10-12 seconds here,” Jerseyville head coach Dave Jacobs said. “That kind of just complements his skills, mentally and physically.”

On the eve of Signing Day, Kimble said he was looking forward to jumping into Syracuse’s offense.

“That up-tempo offense, I’m used to it,” Kimble said. “The past couple years, it’s what I love to do. It’s an exciting offense to be part of it.”

Kimble’s a unique package. Aside from his strong arm, he has a strong leg — he averaged 45 yards a punt in high school, Jacobs said. It made him a weapon on fourth down. Jerseyville would line him up eight yards behind center, and he’d have the option to either kick or run a play.

Syracuse offensive coordinator George McDonald said he’s heard about Kimble’s kicking ability, and acknowledged it could be a trick

ilana goldmeier | staff photographer KATIE WEBSTER is part of a tight-knit group of local players on Syracuse’s roster.

Webster’s sister, Caroline, is one of 16 freshmen, 13 of whom are from Upstate N.Y. breaks we all get to hang out.”

Syracuse’s central location also helps. As the team practices in the morning, it gives Gait and assistant coaches Regy Thorpe, Katie Rowan and Brett Queener the opportunity to scout evening games everywhere from Rochester to Long Island.

“A lot of teams practice in the afternoons, and for their staffs it’s hard to get out and watch high school lacrosse,” Gait said. “I know certainly in the past, I’ve been in that situation where you practice 3-5 or 3-6 and a lot of those games are at 4 and you can’t get to them. I think the way we’re at we can get in the car and drive and get to almost anywhere and watch a game.”

SU also recruits in numbers. Freshmen Addy Tauro and Shannon Byrne both attended Skaneateles High School. Gait and Caroline Webster both attended CBA. Freshmen Amanda Wheeler and sophomores Kelsey Richardson and Ella Thorpe all attended nearby JordanElbridge High School.

Regardless of the legacy the 2013 class leaves, they’ll do it with Upstate New York flare.

“We always try to go after the top recruits in those areas, and then we kind of move in to other areas through the country,” Gait said. “…

We try and cover everything, but we certainly focus on Upstate New York.”

play the Orange employs.

“That’s a testament to his athleticism. So it might be a situation where we go for it on fourth down and we decide to kick it and get great field position,” McDonald said. “So anytime you have, if it’s a quarterback or receiver or running back, that has that good of an athletic ability, it makes you a better offense and obviously it makes you a more diverse offense.”

Kimble’s recruitment period was a bit of a whirlwind. Former Northern Illinois head coach Dave Doeren offered Kimble a scholarship, and Kimble committed to the Huskies. But in December, Doeren left NIU to take the head coaching job at North Carolina State.

Jacobs said Kimble called Doeren to congratulate him, and Doeren told him he’d evaluate his team and see if he can make Kimble an offer to play for the Wolfpack. He eventually did, but by then, Shafer and quarterbacks coach Tim Lester had become involved and started heavily recruiting Kimble.

In mid-January, Kimble made an official visit to Syracuse. Hosted by wide receiver Ben Lewis, Kimble said he loved the “family atmosphere”

at Syracuse and made up his mind immediately.

He wanted to commit to the Orange.

Jacobs and the Jerseyville coaches told Kimble he needed to at least visit Doeren in Raleigh, N.C. Kimble had four offers and Doeren was responsible for two of them. So Kimble visited NC State, but knew it wasn’t where he’d end up.

“To be honest, before I took that trip to NC State, I already kind of knew that Syracuse was the place I was going to go,” Kimble said. “I took that trip to NC State just to kind of make sure I was making the right decision. I knew my mind was set on Syracuse.”

He committed to Shafer on Jan. 28 and signed immediately on Signing Day. His throwing mechanics have been broken down and scrutinized, piece by piece. The process built Kimble into an elite-level starting quarterback in high school, and in about five months, he’ll jump right into the mix to do the same at SU. Said Jacobs: “He’s got everything that they’re going to need in their system and then some.”

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Syracuse prepares for final Big East visit to Georgetown

By David Wilson ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

It’s a season of lasts for Syracuse. The Orange is in its last Big East season and will play in its last Big East tournament at season’s end. Each meeting with a long-time conference rival could be the last for the foreseeable future.

One rivalry in particular Who: Georgetown stands out for Where: Washington, D.C. SU: Georgetown.

When: Tonight, 8p.m.

It’s the game the Channel: Big East Network upperclassmen get most geared up for every year and underclassmen are most excited for when they arrive at Syracuse. On Tuesday, the two will play for what is likely the last time as members of the Big East.

“It’s not just about that one team, it’s just about going through this conference now,” SU head coach Quentin Hillsman said. “Things are winding down and you know it’s almost the end of some of these teams you’ve been playing for the last eight years for me now.”

The Orange (19-3, 7-2 Big East) travels to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday for its last regular season meeting with the Hoyas (13-10, 4-6) as a member of the Big East.

But as No. 23 Syracuse continues to rise

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needed to do, she would have a great opportunity to come here and play right away as a freshman. I knew she had a chance to be really, really good.”

And so far she has, as Hillsman said Sykes has exceeded his lofty expectations to start the season. She’s scored in double figures 10 times, including six in Big East play.

Being one of the youngest players on the court is something to which Sykes is fully accustomed.

She remembers watching her older cousins Anthony, Kinzy and Auset play in her backyard all day and night, regardless of the weather.

Just 3 years old at the time, Sykes was immediately mesmerized by the game. One day, instead of watching from afar, she decided to jump in on the action.

“I just went outside, and I remember dribbling in the corner with my right hand and being a right-hand bandit, not knowing how to shoot,” Sykes said.

But from age 3 onward, Sykes spent hours playing pickup with her cousins, slowly but surely reaching their level, even beating Anthony – now in his 20s – a few times.

In fifth grade, when she started to distance herself from the competition, Sykes said classmates used to walk up to her and tell her how tough she was. Sykes appreciated the praise, but didn’t understand what made her tougher than anyone else.

“I was just playing,” Sykes said. “What do you mean I’m tough?”

She found out what they meant shortly thereafter. The next year, the blossoming star was the only sixth-grader to make the middle school team, playing with girls who were a few inches taller and had two more years of experience.

Middle school dominance turned into high school dominance as Sykes’ repertoire continued to expand. University head coach Felicia Oliver recalls seeing Sykes’ game take a substantial

through the ranks and jostle for NCAA Tournament positioning, center Kayla Alexander and the rest of the Orange are treating the perhaps final meeting with GU as “just another basketball game.”

“We’ve got to get the W if we want to get our goal at the end of the season,” Alexander said.

The final tour through the conference has been a “bittersweet” experience for senior Elashier Hall. But the end of an era isn’t lost on the underclassmen either. Even if they’ve barely played these old rivals, the final trek through Big East play still holds special significance.

“There’s more going into this game because it’s going to be our last time playing them, it’s our last time for the Big East against them,” freshman guard Brianna Butler said of the upcoming game. .

Entering the year, Syracuse’s senior class had never won against Georgetown. When the two met for the first time in 2013, the Orange finally got a 30-point win in the Carrier Dome.

Even then, SU started slow. But those nerves are gone now.

“The jitters of playing them the first time, the excitement, everything going on, we kind of got that out of the way by getting the W,” Hall said. “And then getting it with a great number like that, a second one would be great.”

Nearly every meeting between the two is

jump from her sophomore to senior season when dominant players graduated. Oliver told Sykes she could become one of the top players in the country, but she had to hit the gym.

“Once she decided she wanted to be a gym rat and work on all aspects of her game, coupled with her athleticism and drive, she took the country by storm,” Oliver said.

Sykes averaged 19 points, 13 rebounds and close to four assists as a senior, earning a spot on the New Jersey All-State team. Despite

“Once she decided she wanted to be a gym rat and work on all aspects of her game, coupled with her athleticism and drive, she took the country by storm.”

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Sykes’ lack of size, Oliver said she played forward for much of her senior season. Sykes started toying with opponents, finishing around the basket with flair and ferocity, distancing herself from the competition.

Her accomplishments were recognized on a national level in no time, as she was named a McDonald’s All-American her senior season.

While playing on the team was an honor, Sykes said the best part of the process came off of the court, at a Ronald McDonald House.

She walked into the room and there sat Brandon Flaherty, a 13-year-old basketball fanatic who was unable to play due to serious health obstacles.

Flaherty already had 11 surgeries at the time, and was deprived of his biggest passion, so Sykes

allie berube | video editor BRIANNA BUTLER and the Orange will look for a win over the Hoyas on Tuesday in their last game as Big East rivals. memorable. Last year, GU scored the final five points to spoil SU’s Senior Day. Two years prior, Rodgers hit a runner with 20 seconds left to hand Georgetown an overtime victory.

The 30-point blowout partially avenged that. The memories of the past aren’t all gone, but so far, Hall will mainly remember the victory in the Dome.

Though GU has disappointed this season, Syracuse doesn’t expect this to be anything other than a hard-fought battle.

“Every time we go down to Georgetown it’s always been a dogfight because we’re in their gym,” Alexander said. “So we have to bring our A game.” dbwilson@syr.edu

scribed his name on the inside of her shoe.

“I don’t know what I would do if I didn’t play basketball,” Sykes said. “It just makes me grateful. I always read his letter he wrote to me when I feel like I’m taking it all for granted.”

The U.S. U-18 national team was next for Sykes. After earning a chance to try out, she started training with Rich Leary. Her hard work paid off, and she made the cut.

Unfortunately for Sykes, she was forced to head home for personal reasons in August, prior to the tournament. But she still looks back at the experience as incredibly rewarding.

So far at Syracuse, Sykes has made the most of her opportunity to contribute immediately for an Orange team in pursuit of an NCAA Tournament berth.

But one special moment stands out – Sykes’ buzzer-beater from beyond halfcourt that won the game for the Orange over St. John’s. Sykes said the Orange was in its “60” defense, which means switch on everything. She knew former high school teammate Nadirah McKenith would have the ball in her hands, so she switched with teammate Rachel Coffey and swarmed McKenith.

Sykes forced a deflection, scurried after the ball and picked it up, knowing she didn’t have much time.

“The 2.8 seconds felt like an eternity,” Sykes said. “I just grabbed it and I launched it. I’m looking at it, and when it hit the backboard, everything was silent. Then it went in, I just went crazy. I was like, ‘Oh my god, I just hit this shot.’”

The only way Sykes could ever top that highlight is by busting out a dunk in a game. She’s daydreamed about that possibility becoming a reality.

“Honestly, I just want to have a putback one game. I want to poster somebody,” Sykes said with her eyes widened. “Go (Brittney) Griner on ‘em. I watch the boys do it all the time, so I just want to poster somebody.

“Who knows?” she said with a smile. “Maybe next game.” tbhass@syr.edu

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uentin Hillsman remembers watching 5-foot-9 Brittney Sykes practice during her senior year of high school, wondering if the rumors were true.

“I kept saying, ‘That girl can’t dunk the ball,’” the Syracuse head coach said. “And then, boom! Afterwards I teased her. I said, ‘But you traveled.’”

Hillsman, who admits Sykes can jump higher than he can, was immediately impressed, and knew the University (N.J.) High School star was a player who could give him minutes right away as a freshman.

Sykes’ athletic ability, high basket-

ball IQ, and experience making the USA Basketball Under-18 National Team and McDonald’s All-American team immediately drew the Orange coaching staff her way. The second-team, All-USA guard was eager to start as a freshman and contribute immediately, so she signed with Syracuse. So far this season, Sykes has averaged nine points, five rebounds and more than two steals per game, energizing the Orange to a 19-3 start – the best in school history.

“Going through the process we were really, really honest with her,” Hillsman said. “I told her nothing would be given here and nothing would be easy, but if she did everything she

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After building game from bottom up, recruit Kimble set to enter QB fray

By Chris Iseman SPORTS EDITOR

The methodical process of building Mitch Kimble into an elite college quarterback starts at the ground. It continues all the way up his body to his arm.

Everything must be in sync so Kimble can deliver each pass with the strength

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and accuracy that can separate him from other quarterbacks.

Kimble, from Jerseyville Community High School in Illinois, signed his Letter of Intent to play for Syracuse on National Signing Day on Feb. 6. He has the skills needed to thrive at Syracuse – the arm strength, the quick feet, the

mental makeup. He’s been lighting up football fields in Illinois, but it started with his training at Elite Football Academy in St. Louis for the last year under the tutelage of former Missouri quarterback Matt Biermann.

The Orange doesn’t have a starting quarterback named. As soon as

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Kimble arrives in Syracuse, he’ll be in competition to succeed Ryan Nassib.

“That would be a great opportunity for me,” Kimble said. “I’m really looking forward to it. I can’t wait to get on campus and start competing and working for that starting job.”

Kimble finished his senior season

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with 1,427 passing yards and 10 touchdowns. A versatile athlete, he picked up 957 yards on the ground and rushed for 15 touchdowns. The 6-foot-3, 195-pound Kimble runs a 4.6-second 40-yard dash and has a near 22-foot long jump.

When Kimble started attending

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