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One-hit wonder University Union’s Rock the Dome fails to return for 2nd year due to scheduling conflicts

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ig-ticket co-headlining rappers Ludacris and Rick Ross basked in the spotlight at last year’s Rock the Dome concert, but it was University Union that might have stolen the show.

UU members hoped the concert, which was brand new in 2012, would become a staple in the rotation of programming, as long as the show could avoid tangling schedules with other events.

Jump ahead to 2013 and Rock the Dome’s status is stuck in limbo as a one-year-wonder. The same problems UU tried to sidestep — conflicts with other events and artists and Carrier Dome availability — kept the concert from bouncing back its sophomore year.

“It’s something we really looked into having, and we looked at dates in November or January or February,” said UU President Lindsey Colegrove. “But when it came down to artist and Dome availability, the dates just didn’t add up.”

Colegrove doesn’t want Rock the Dome to fall by the wayside.

She said UU’s concert board talked about several different lineups it wanted to go after, and even reached a decision a few times. But scheduling a concert during a hectic season for the Dome just didn’t play out the way she hoped.

“There’s different sports and holidays and events going on, and it makes it hard to book a concert around,” she said. “We don’t want to conflict with other events around campus.”

Joey Bada$$ to headline March 5 Bandersnatch

By Jessica Iannetta ASST. NEWS EDITOR

Rock the Dome’s debut concert was funded by a Student Association allocation separate from the spring 2012 programming budget.

The SA grant designated the extra money to be spent on large-scale programming, which opened the door for Rock the Dome.

As a registered student organization, UU does not focus on making a profit. As the official programming board, it is given its budget on a yearly basis, and books the whole year based on artist availability, said Kelly Benini, concert director for UU. But in an April 5 article published by The Daily Orange, thenUU President Rob Dekker expressed that some brought up concerns Rock the Dome didn’t turn a profit.

SA Comptroller Stephen DeSal-

Rapper Joey Bada$$ will headline another of University Union’s Bandersnatch Music Series concerts on March 5 in the Schine Underground.

The opener will be announced at a later date.

Doors will open at 7:30 p.m. and the show will begin at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday at noon at the Schine Box Office. The tickets are $5 for all Syracuse University and State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry students and staff with valid college or staff ID. Students and staff are limited to four tickets per person.

Joey Bada$$ is a 18-year-old rapper and producer from Brooklyn, N.Y. He released his second mixtape, “Rejex,” last September, following his criti-

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Committee discusses ways to expand revenue sources

By Marwa Eltagouri DESIGN EDITOR

With increasing pressure to limit tuition costs, University Senate officials discussed alternative ways to diversify and expand the school’s revenue sources to ensure financial security.

“I wouldn’t be as bold as to say we’re approaching the fiscal cliff,

but there are choices we need to make almost immediately down the line,” said Craig Dudczak, chair of the Committee on Budget and Fiscal Affairs.

Dudczak presented his recommendations for the university’s budget in his committee’s report to USen on Wednesday in Maxwell Auditorium at 4 p.m. The transition

to a new chancellor within the next year and a half provides the perfect opportunity for carrying out these changes, he said.

In last February’s budget and fiscal affairs report, the committee recognized the university faced multiple challenges: declining undergraduate student population, slow economic

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University Senate is an academic governing body with powers such as proposing policy on grading, student life and athletics, among many others. It also approves new curricula and recommends faculty for promotion. USen meets once a month on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium.

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Meyers act sells out in 3 days

By Jessica Iannetta Asst. News Editor

Tickets to see Saturday Night Live veteran Seth Meyers sold out at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, just two days after going on sale.

The 1,500-seat Goldstein Auditorium will be filled when Meyers performs his stand-up act March 27.

The performance, titled “A Night of Comedy with Seth Meyers,” is sponsored by University Union. Doors for the show will open at 7:30 p.m.

Despite the demand for tickets, UU is not considering moving the show to a larger venue, said Sarah Fleischer, UU director of public relations.

“This show is specifically for students, so we want to keep it on campus and easily accessible,” she said.

The sell-out makes the event one of the fastest-selling performing arts shows in University Union history, Fleischer said.

Meyers’ performance didn’t sell out quite as fast as his former SNL cast mate Andy Samberg’s show, which sold out in less than a day when he came in 2010. Comedians Lewis Black and Demetri Martin also performed to sold-out crowds when they visited campus in 2009 and 2011, respectively.

During his 11 seasons on SNL, Meyers has become best known for his six seasons as an anchor on “Weekend Update,” the show’s satirical news segment. Meyers has also served as SNL’s head writer for the past six seasons. jliannet@syr.edu @JessicaIannetta

chase gaewski | photo editor rebecca dennis, a sophomore sociology major and main desk assistant at Lawrinson Hall, sorts mail. Due to financial difficulties, the U.S. Postal Service is considering cutting mail deliveries on Saturdays, a move that could cut about $2 billion a year from its losses.

Possible cancellation of Saturday mail evokes mixed feelings at SU

By Olivia Johnson Contributing Writer

The U.S. Postal Service is considering cutting mail deliveries on Saturdays due to financial difficulties.

This would decrease the number of days students can receive mailed letters from six days a week to five, causing mixed feelings on campus.

If the post office decides to go through with the five-day mail plan, it will begin in August and cut about $2 billion a year from its total losses,

which were $15.9 billion last year, according to a Feb. 6 article in The New York Times.

Congress believes the U.S. Postal Service has no legal standing to cut Saturday service since mail is a government entity. Congressional approval may be needed for the decision to be made final, according to the article.

On average, students receive 400,000 letters a year. Students also receive 30,000 packages a year and

send an average of 900,000 packages and letters combined a year, said William Hayden, Syracuse University’s senior supervisor for mail services.

There has been a drop in mail sent and received by SU students in recent years, Hayden said.

“The decrease has been gradual in the last few years,” he said.

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Post office total losses last year Amount the post office expects to cut from its total losses each year if it cuts Saturday service

SU Rising event to increase awareness about violence against women

By Hani Taha

Contributing Writer

Violence against women is not something new. It reached a crescendo of international attention on Jan. 21, when a 23-year-old woman was gangraped in India’s capital, Delhi.

SU Rising

Where: Hendricks Chapel When: A community-wide dia-

logue runs from 11 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. and a candlelight vigil runs from 5:30-6:30 p.m.

How much: Free

The events in India have resonated across the world and brought attention to violence against women in the United States. SU Rising, an event at Hendricks Chapel on Thursday, brings the issue into the open in hopes of generating change.

The event will start with a community-wide dialogue about the issue of gender and violence from 11 a.m. to 12:20 p.m., followed by a “Break the Chain” dance. It will continue with a candlelight vigil and performance

by Grammy award winner Joanne Shenandoah from 5:30-6:30 p.m., according to a Feb. 7 SU News release.

For Tula Goenka, an organizer of the event, associate professor of television, radio and film and co-director of the South Asia Center, SU Rising is a call to action.

“The Violence against Women Act got expired in December 2012 after 20 years, and Congress is not voting for it,” she said, explaining the impetus for the event. “One of the things that we are asking for is for people to call their local congressman and demand for the act to be reauthorized.”

Since Hendricks has historically been the place for community conversation, Tiffany Steinwert, dean of the

“Those who perpetuate violence are not strangers or monsters. They are our own friends and family, parents and peers.”

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chapel, said she feels it is fitting the event be held there.

The Rape Abuse and Incest National Network reported that on average, two-thirds of assaults are committed by a person known to the victim.

“Those who perpetuate violence are not strangers or monsters,” she said. “They are our own friends and family, parents and peers.”

Janet Epstein, director of the Syracuse University Advocacy Center, said silence perpetuates this form of violence.

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Romantic comedies supply valuable lessons for surviving Valentine’s Day

appy Valentine’s Day, column reader.

It’s probably going to be a rough day for all of us. Whether you’re observing Singles Awareness Day (SAD) or finding yourself underwhelmed by a significant other, Feb. 14 rarely lives up to the Hallmark hype.

There’s only one thing to turn toward to survive the day — romantic comedies. Since rom-com characters are so good at making horribly avoidable mistakes and amazing, successful, last-minute decisions, it’s time to take a page out of their books.

Let’s start with the obvious choice: the 2010 celebrity stew known as “Valentine’s Day.” As

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the one that got away jaded as it sounds, don’t go into “Valentine’s Day” expecting too much — it’s the No. 1 way to be disappointed by dinnertime. Take publicist Kara, played by Jessica Biel. She’s not a fan of Valentine’s Day and even has an “I Hate Valen-

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tine’s Day” party to prove it.

Luckily, by the end of the night, she finds a little bit of love, or at least a kiss, with Jaime Foxx’s character Kelvin. But Kara definitely didn’t walk into work that morning expecting to find a hot date.

The titular characters of “When Harry Met Sally” didn’t expect to find a date for years.

Take some advice from them on what not to do. Why don’t you give that “friend” of yours another look? If you’ve had sexual chemistry for years and just put it off as “being really close, but not that kind of close,” you’re probably lying to yourself.

Last week, Fox’s “The Mindy Project” gave the Billy Crystal-Meg Ryan favorite a modern spin, set on Valentine’s Day. Mindy’s newest paramour Jaime and his disturbingly close best friend Lucy realize they love each other on the year’s most romantic day — and in the middle of a double date gone awry.

Learn a lesson from Jaime and Lucy, don’t wait 15 years to be happily in love.

On the other hand, “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” is the perfect depiction of everything not to do today. Try not to be too sensitive or possessive. Don’t promise anyone a really awesome date — like, say, a Knicks game — only to take your significant other to a Celine Dion concert.

In general, try not to do anything that would

scare a partner off in 10 days or less.

The characters of “He’s Just Not That Into You” excel in making bad situations worse.

Ginnifer Goodwin’s character Gigi would probably have a rough time making it through today and staying sane. Don’t let this be you.

Gigi takes minor signs from her date as proof that the guy is extremely interested in her.

Valentine’s Day has a tendency of making those small and usually insignificant ideas much bigger in anyone’s mind, no matter their gender.

If your crush wants to pursue something with you, he or she should’ve set up plans by now. That 1 a.m. text you get tonight won’t mean they were thinking about you all day and just couldn’t get to a phone.

Take note from Jennifer Aniston’s character Beth, who springs the “Will you ever marry me?” question on her unsuspecting boyfriend.

Do not try to define the relationship today. Take some time to think about what you have with this person, and whether making demands will actually be worth it.

Hopefully, these fictional characters’ romantic dos and don’ts will help you dodge a few pitfalls on your real life Valentine’s Day. Ariana Romero is a junior magazine journalism and political science major. Her column appears weekly. She can be reached at akromero@syr.edu or followed on Twitter at @ArianaRomero17.

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efamation laws are becoming more difficult to define as people of all ages start taking up a web presence, blurring the lines between private and public figuredom.

In the past, watchdog journalists were only concerned with the inner lives of public figures, but in the social media age, it seems everyone with an online profile has been made fair game for the press.

New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, the case that originally defined defamation law and public figure doctrine, stated that for a statement to be libelous against a public figure, a person must be proven to have acted in “actual malice” instead of the simple negligence afforded to private individuals.

By expanding the definition of defamation laws, the court was hoping to protect free speech and avoid censoring the public opinion on debate issues.

Now that people are using social media as an extension of their most private thoughts, the fear of being exposed to a wider audience unwillingly might end up killing the kind of vigorous policy debate that we should be encouraging.

We won’t have a clear definition of what constitutes a public figure in this new medium of communication until the courts are brought a relevant case.

There have been a few recent cases of defamation, which show that publishing our free-flowing thought streams can have serious consequences.

In 2011, Courtney Love was forced into a settlement of $430,000 after defaming fashion designer Dawn Simorangkir in a 20-minute rant posted on Twitter.

In addition to destroying the egos of self-professed “social media gurus” everywhere, a clear definition of what constitutes a public figure online could significantly change the way we engage with the media.

It would either force users to dive deeper into anonymity, which would potentially create a more slanderous environment, or it may convince

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virtually real people to leave social media sites altogether, thereby limiting free public speech.

Another issue we should be grappling with in new media journalism is deciding what protection minors would have under the law.

In the case of D.C. v. R.R., a high school student sued for defamation after he was threatened and called derogatory homosexual slurs on a website for his entertainment career.

The court expressed fears of granting public-figure status based on Internet access alone, which would incidentally make millions of teenagers public figures.

But in most cases, the “Wild West” of the Internet seems to have a way of defining its own justice system, even if the ethical lines are still unclear.

In a Jezebel article published November 2012 after President Barack Obama’s election, the author invited public shame on several minors who tweeted overtly racist thoughts by publishing their full names and the location of their high schools.

While the author was intending to make a point — that racism is wrong and hateful language has consequences — she was also exposing the identities and locations of minors, which, at least in criminal cases, journalists would have traditionally protected.

Until the legal dust has settled and we can see where the lines are drawn, it’s best to abide by the old world platitude: if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.

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Cost comparison tool will be effective In President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, he stressed the importance of making higher education more affordable, and said it was Congress’ job to ensure colleges do their part to keep costs down. He also announced the release of his administration’s “College Scorecard,” which allows for the simplistic comparison of colleges by focusing strictly on costs.

To ensure colleges keep their costs down, Obama asked Congress to amend the Higher Education Act, “so that affordability and value are included in determining which colleges receive certain types of federal aid.” This concept is respectable in principle, but is vague and needs to become more specific before action is taken.

It may prove challenging to compare the affordability and value of colleges and universities while also determining whether institutions are meeting the proposed requirements. Many components will have

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Specifics aside, ensuring affordability at an institution like Syracuse University could attract more applicants and contribute to financial futures for students who will inevitably face postgraduation debt.

But before Congress acts on this proposal, it needs to establish how it will affect universities. Actual education experience cannot be compromised for enhanced affordability.

The Obama administration’s “College Scoreboard” is a simple, standardized tool made to compare college and university costs.

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and the ability to look up specific schools’ cost information. The graphics are aesthetically pleasing and enhance the straightforward breakdown of different cost factors, including overall costs and loan default rates.

Confusion is often inevitable when attempting to compare costs using institutions’ respective websites during the application process. The simplified compilation of data allows students and parents to gain a better financial understanding. Student accessibility is especially important, as many students take on the responsibility of handling their higher education fees and loans.

Though the scorecard is not meant to reduce college costs, it does allow for better, more comprehensible dialogue about college affordability. It helps prospective students understand many important financial facts before committing to a school.

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and speak just of the victim,” she said.

What is needed, Epstein said, is a discussion on how masculinity and power factor into these situations, and how empowered bystanders can use positive peer pressure to create an environment in which violent behavior is unacceptable.

“It’s time to put the responsibility where it belongs,” she said.

Nikhil Vinodh, vice president of the South Asia Student Association, said he supports SU Rising because he feels his gender is responsible for the acts committed against women.

“What we need are more men who are opposed to violence against women,” he said.

But in cultures where violence is endemic and often rationalized, it is hard to identify, and even harder to speak about. As a young South Asian woman, Shefali Halder, SASA’s secretary, said she sees the event as a valuable opportunity for the SU community to come together.

“Dialogue is essential because nobody wants to talk about a subject as touchy as rape,” she said. “I hope that the discussion is a catalyst towards action and the prevention of sexual assaults and understanding why it happens.” htaha@syr.edu

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and packages has decreased by 25,000. He added this is likely due to email and other means of communication.

William Longcore Jr., the associate director of residential life, also said he believes the reason for the decrease in mail is technology.

“There is less mail received because mail seems to be second means of communication these days,” Longcore said.

Currently, students can receive mail at their residence halls six days a week. The mail is shipped from the sender, received at the central receiving facility and then distributed to local

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recovery from the 2008-09 recession and less public funding for research grants and financial aid.

This year, the numbers are more or less the same, Dudczak said. This is a concern, as 79 percent of the university’s revenue comes from undergraduate tuition, graduate tuition and auxiliary direct revenue such as housing and meal plans. Alternative revenue must be sought, he said.

Additionally, the overall discount rate for tuition was higher in 2012 than budgeted for firstyear students, continuing students and transfer students, Dudczak said. While higher discount rates decrease the cost of attending Syracuse University and make the university affordable for many students, these high discounts also slow revenue growth in the overall budget.

This trend plays into another concern, Dudczak said: the decrease of what he calls a “middle” gap, or what occurs as the number of students with discounted tuition nears the number of students paying full tuition.

Dudczak also talked about the Billion Dollar Campaign, which some brought up as a possible source of revenue for the university. But he noted only half of the promised gifts for the campaign has been collected.

“We may look like we’re rolling in cash, but

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Gina Belafonte, daughter of Caribbean music pioneer Harry Belafonte, spoke at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Wednesday about her father’s life and race in the media.

A day after screening her documentary, “Sing Your Song,” the actress and producer spoke in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, telling the story of her father’s legendary career as a musician and social activist, and discussing her journey as a biracial actress in Hollywood.

Richard Dubin, a television, radio and film professor, hosted the discussion, which was the 12th annual “Conversation on Race and Entertainment Media.” During the talk, Belafonte touched on hardships she experienced as a halfwhite, half-black woman in show business, and her dilemma with public identity.

“When someone first found out that my last name was Belafonte, they’d ask me if I were Italian,” she said. “But then when they found out that Harry Belafonte was my father, you know, a black man, I’d watch this whole shift in energy from them, almost as if they were confused. It’s unfortunate, that we have to figure out what race we are. We’re human.”

Belafonte talked about her father, who is

“Everyone always complains about how long the mail takes already and cutting Saturday mail off will only make it take even longer now.”

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post offices. After sorting is complete, SU mail is delivered to the university’s local post office on Teall Avenue. The mail is finally delivered to the

that’s not actually the case,” he said.

The university’s revenue, Dudczak explained, goes toward several areas. The most revenue is allocated for faculty and staff salaries, budgeted at 22 percent, and fringe benefits, at 7 percent.

Dudczak proposed three recommendations for creating financial sustainability for SU: • The Board of Trustees could hire an external consultant to evaluate the size, functions and organization of central administration and responsibility centers, as the budget committee lacks both the expertise and resources. At a time when the university anticipates the transition of a new chancellor, an external review would be appropriate.

• The proposed tuition increase for 2014 should be held at its current level of 3.6 percent, as continued growth of financial aid requires the funding to make it possible.

• Changing the name of “administration” to “university services,” so as to disassociate the term “administration” with the chancellor.

Additionally, Dudczak and the Committee on Budget and Fiscal Affairs proposed that graduate programs be developed and expanded to bring in revenue, as well as increase the number of international students in underrepresented programs. He also suggested offering Winter Break courses, modeled off of Maymester, and expanding online offerings.

Dudczak suggested using campus facilities during the summer. The Carrier Dome, for example, could be used to host events such as

recognized as the “King of Calypso” and best known for his popular “Banana Boat” song. But he also served as a connection between the civil rights movement and the politics of the 1960s. This unsung story of connecting civil rights with entertainment was told in Belafonte’s documentary, which prominently featured the untold story of her father’s role in the civil rights movement.

“I think the documentary was really significant. It told a deep story between the political movement and how the media industry played a big role in it,” said Claire Pedulla, a junior sculpture major.

The conversation continued to talk about how the representation of blacks in the media has changed dramatically from when she started acting, and how the issue of race in the media has moved from a cultural gap to a socioeconomic gap.

Belafonte gave examples from her career as an actress, referencing a time when she was the only black character as a guest on the sitcom “Friends.”

“It’s fascinating, how a show was set in the heart of New York City, and there wasn’t a single black character,” Belafonte said.

She admitted blacks now have a stronger presence in entertainment, but still fail to address many real-life issues.

“For me, it’s not a black or white issue about representation in the media anymore,” she said.

“It’s become so homogenized that race issues don’t really matter. What’s not being shown, and needs to be, are the socioeconomic issues that are going on.”

Losa Amara Meru, a freshman television, radio and film major, said Belafonte’s discussion showed an interesting point of view regarding race in entertainment media and a great in-depth perspective.

“I’m mixed race myself, so I wanted to see what a person like me had to do to be successful,” she said. “She gave us advice to create our own content and set our own path as a multiethnic group, and I just thought it was great.”

Belafonte’s discussion on race in the media drew diverse students to the lecture, eager to hear her opinion on the topic.

JoAnn Yao, a television, radio and film graduate student, said she personally connected with the discussion.

Said Yao: “Race has played such a huge role in my life. I always try to engage in conversations like these because it’s easy for everyone else to ignore it because it’s not an issue for them. It’s usually forgotten.”

dorms. Students are paid to sort through the mail and put it in student mailboxes, Longcore said.

Michele Glatthaar, a freshman education major, said she frequently receives mail and is not happy about the possibility of Saturday mail being eliminated.

Jarrett Sweet, an undeclared sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, said he thinks eliminating mail on Saturday will further hinder mail services.

“Everyone always complains about how long the mail takes already, and cutting Saturday mail off will only make it take even longer now,” Sweet said.

Although the frequency of mail delivery may decrease, Liana Fitt, a freshman music education major, said she will continue to check her

mail regularly.

“I check my mail usually every day,” Fitt said. “I wouldn’t check it any less often because of the change.”

Lewis Paulino, a freshman biology and neuroscience major, said he worries he will not be able to receive mail during an emergency.

“There’s a lot of things that people could be expecting in an emergency and now have to wait an extra day. For example, medicine,” Paulino said.

On the other hand, some students like John Hickey, a sophomore biology major, will not be affected by having one less day of mail delivery.

Said Hickey: “It is not that important to me since I don’t get mail that often.”

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concerts during this time.

Other business discussed: • In addition to Dudczak’s report, USen addressed the restructuring of its current committees. Bruce Carter, chair of the Agenda committee, said there have been issues with the duplication of efforts by some committees, as well as certain committees that are unnecessary. He asked the senate to examine the responsibilities of the committees and prepare to discuss restructuring in March.

• Gerry Manger, a member of the Committee on Administrative Operations, also presented a report discussing several meetings conducted during the last year to check up on university operations. The committee met with Ben Domingo, Director of Health Services; Allan Breese, Director of Business and Facilities Maintenance Services; Al Sauer of Parking and Transit Services; Peter Sala of the Athletic Department; Tom Rose of the Office of Human Resources; Eric Beattie of Campus Planning, Design and Construction; David Pajak of Risk Management and Dan Weers of Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity Planning.

• The committee has three more meetings scheduled on public safety, parking and transit services, and the Dome. Those meetings will be summarized in the committee’s next report. meltagou@syr.edu @marwaeltagouri

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Class codes Group of Baruch College students creates computer script to get ahead in class registration, mistakenly violating university policy

By Emma Wozny

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hen 19 Baruch College students tried to gain an edge in registering for classes through a customized computer script, they unknowingly violated the university’s computer policy.

Students designed the script, also called a robot, to run continuously until a space opened up in a particular section or course, said Christina Diggs, assistant director for student affairs. The students hoped the script would register them immediately when a space became available.

“Some scripts are more complex than others, depending on the abilities of the creator or user,” she said. “However, this is something that is available to those without expert knowledge of computer coding.”

Use of the script increased during the first week of classes, when many students attempted to change their course registrations, she said. University officials detected an unusually high volume of activity in the system, putting it at risk of shutting down entirely.

“The system administrator could see the exceptionally high number of requests – tens of thousands or more per student,” said Arthur Downing, the chief information officer at Baruch College.

At this point, the school took action, Diggs said.

“The IT staff then traced the activity back to specific users and forwarded that information to the office of the vice president for student affairs and enrollment management,” she said.

These tech-savvy students believed that by using this script to repeatedly check for class openings, they would secure seats in the most desired classes, Diggs said. But the method violated the university’s policies on “acceptable use of computer resources.”

According to Section 7 of the official policy, “Users may not install, use or develop programs intended to infiltrate or damage a CUNY Computer Resource, or which could reasonably be expected to cause, directly or indirectly, excessive strain or theft of confidential data on any computing facility.”

Although the students involved did not appear to have a malicious intent, the large amount of activity generated by these scripts caused “excessive strain” on the system, therefore violating the rules, Diggs said.

No one was trying to steal other students’ private information or corrupt the computer system. The students even signed in under their own names, according to a Feb. 4 article by The New York Times.

Ben Corpus, dean of students, said in the article that the university has not decided what the penalty will be for the students involved. He acknowledged the students involved were resourceful at “figuring out how to adapt a real-world strategy to their own goals.”

“We don’t want to see this harm their careers,” Corpus said. “If they can help us while they’re here, that would be very beneficial.” ecwozny@syr.edu

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his critically acclaimed debut mixtape, “1999,” which was released last June. His debut album will be out this year.

He is also a member of the hip-hop collective Pro.Era, with whom he has released two mixtapes. He has also collaborated with Mac Miller and appeared on A$AP Rocky’s album, “Long.

Live.ASAP.” UU announced last Wednesday that poprock band Jukebox the Ghost will headline the

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vo stated in an April 9 article in The Daily Orange that members of the Finance Board hoped to see UU use some of the revenue generated from Juice Jam, Block Party and Rock the Dome to be more self-sustaining when booking large-scale concerts.

In April, the SA Finance Board denied all funding for UU’s request for $285,219.47 for a second Rock the Dome concert. But Colegrove said money wasn’t the reason for Rock the Dome’s failed follow-up.

“It’s something we really looked into having, and we looked at dates in November or January or February, but when it came down to artist and Dome availability, the dates just didn’t add up.”

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“It wasn’t the finances,” she said. “The funding had nothing to do with it.”

Benini said the lack of SA funding for Rock the Dome wouldn’t have any lingering effects on other UU programming.

“Rock the Dome was not funded this year through SA,” she said. “Therefore, it does not affect the caliber of our other shows.”

But the initial SA grant, along with UU becoming Syracuse University’s official programming board last year, breathed life into the plans for Rock the Dome that had been in the works, even before the talent was booked.

Rock the Dome’s debut headliners — Rick

second Bandersnatch concert of the semester on Tuesday, March 19. The concert’s opener has not yet been announced, and tickets are still on sale at the Schine Box Office.

When booking Bandersnatch concerts, UU tries to bring in different types of artists. Sarah Fleisher, UU director of public relations, said she thinks the group has achieved this with the two concerts.

Said Fleisher: “Jukebox the Ghost caters to the indie crowd and Joey Bada$$ has really been making waves online.” jliannet@syr.edu @JessicaIannetta

Ross and Ludacris — performed well on UU’s student survey, and Colegrove, UU president, said looking at the survey remains a priority for selecting acts.

The first Rock the Dome sold about 7,000 tickets. That stacks up against some 8,500 sold for this year’s Juice Jam, featuring electronic dance music DJ Calvin Harris and hip-hop phenomenon Childish Gambino, and 2012’s Block Party featuring Kid Cudi, which sold 12,000 tickets. The Juice Jam concert preceding Rock the Dome, with Swedish DJ Avicii and rapper B.O.B. as headliners, sold 7,000 tickets.

With Rock the Dome off the books for 2013, UU is pushing forward with the rest of its concerts slated for the spring.

“The advantage of us not doing Rock the Dome this year is that it gives my team more time to focus on the rest of this semester,” Benini said. “We’re very excited to book and execute each and every show. We can only hope students are as enthusiastic as we are.”

Colegrove said without Rock the Dome, UU still wanted to reach a different audience by teaming up with the Traditions Commission for Winter Carnival 2013 and booking DJ Pauly D of “Jersey Shore” for a show in Goldstein Auditorium.

“Since we had nothing lined up, we still wanted to bring a show, so that’s kind of how the collaboration happened,” Colegrove said. “We wanted Rock the Dome to bring a different audience than Block Party might, so the Goldstein show will reach that.”

Benini said even without Rock the Dome, UU puts a conscious effort into bringing a variety of genres with each of the eight shows the organization puts on.

The question of whether Rock the Dome will come back still stands. Colegrove hopes, and thinks, it will make a return to the Loud House.

Said Colegrove: “We really want it to happen, and this year it just didn’t work out. It adds a lot to our programming.” ervanrhe@syr.edu @TheRealVandyMan

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My best friend’s wedding the sweet stuff in the middle

By Dara McBride |

T sam maller | asst. photo editor JULIE WALAS AND BINH HUYNH, two SU alumni and current SU faculty members, celebrate their engagement.

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his is not a love story. This is a story about two best friends, how they met as undergrads, found jobs together after graduation and now, seven years later, are engaged.

Binh took the big step on Oct. 15, 2011.

Julie was at work in Hinds Hall that Saturday when Syracuse University mascot Otto the Orange beckoned her outside.

“Singin’ in the Rain” was playing from a boombox as Otto danced on the Quad in the rain. Otto mimed to Julie that he had to get something, and rummaged through a bag hidden in the bushes. He came back with a box, got down on one knee and presented Julie with a giant tin foil ring.

“Otto,” Binh interrupted, appearing at Julie’s shoulder, “What are you doing?

That’s not your job, that’s my job.”

An engagement ring Binh custom ordered had arrived the day before. Binh showed it to Julie, telling her he loved her and could not imagine being with anyone else.

“When we started dating, we knew this would be for life,” said Julie Walas, who will be marrying best friend Binh Huynh this May in a ceremony in Western New York.

They will join the 301 other couples with SU ties that Thomas Wolfe, former dean of Hendricks Chapel and current senior vice president and dean of student affairs, has married.

The bride, 28, hails from Fredonia, N.Y., and is a 2007 alumna. She is the undergraduate program manager for the School of Information Studies and is pursuing a master’s of science in school counseling at SU. The groom, 28, is from Erie, Pa., and is a 2006 alumnus. He is the director of SU’s Summer College program and is pursuing a master’s degree in social sciences at SU.

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The Vanderbuilts release new single

By Rob Marvin STAFF WRITER

The Vanderbuilts are on the brink of releasing a second full-length album, and if “I Wish I Was A Saber Toothed Tiger” is any indication, it will be a hell of a lot of fun.

The genre-fusing Syracuse band returns a year after their first full-length album, “Miguel’s Orchard,” with a new incarnation of their energetically offbeat sound.

The single is a taste of their upcoming second album “What We Forget,” dropping March 1.

“Saber Toothed Tiger” is a bolder, more confidently layered mix of their undefined style: guitar and bass riffs blended with banjo, keyboard and violin, overlaid with lead singer and guitarist Sam Kogon’s smooth vocal presence — ranging from calm storyteller to belting out in soulful exasperation.

It kicks off with a methodical and instantly catchy guitar progression, quickly complemented by light banjo plucks, before diving into lyrics rich with nature, spiritual and animal imagery. Once they add Aya Yamamoto’s sharp violin and Dave Riddell’s array of lively keyboard arrangements, the quirky folk-twanged ballad spurs into a bouncy combo of fast-paced verses and highpitched choruses.

The fun, easygoing tone in “Saber Toothed Tiger” is a more polished continuation of the playful atmosphere created in some of their best songs from “Miguel’s Orchard,” like “She Takes The Cake” and “I’m Coming Home.”

The enjoyable, repeating rhythm progression definitely gives the song an irresistible, stuckin-your-head quality.

The vibe feels like a trippy, prehistoric spin on “Where The Wild Things Are.” Admittedly, the band’s main inspiration for the album is director Werner Herzog’s wondrous 2010 documentary, “Cave of Forgotten Dreams.” Kogon’s pondering vocals muse on “deep forests” and “great spirits” through the metaphorical eyes of a primordial tiger.

The song comes paired with a playfully imaginative music video, incorporating stop motion and claymation, meshed with natural elements taken from Kogon’s own taxidermy collection.

It opens with a quick shot of a perceived black dreamscape, with faint spirals of color streaming in the background. A misshapen

THE VANDERBUILTS • Sam Kogan, lead singer and guitarist • Dave Riddell, keyboardist • Aya Yamamoto, violinist • Max Newland, bassist • Grennan Milliken, drummer • Formed in fall of 2010 • Made up of SU and ESF graduates • First EP spring 2011: “Far From Here” • Freshman album February 2012: “Miguel’s Orchard” • Sophomore album March 2013: “What We Forget”

ball of clay soon appears, drifting through a scribbled world of darting eyes, rolling trees and hills and kaleidoscopic patterns.

The clay blob morphs into manifestations of different animals, sprouting claws and fur, yet the abstract representation never quite realizes the image of a fully formed saber-toothed tiger roaming the trance-like plain.

The Vanderbuilts’ vibrant new pseudohymn marks another step for the thriving band, which also includes bassist Max Newland and drummer Grennan Milliken.

They started with modest beginnings back in 2010 with a win at a Battle of the Bands competition not a month after forming. After their 2011 EP “Far From Here,” followed by “Miguel’s Orchard” in 2012, the band went on an extensive tour of the Northeast, with several stops in New York City.

They have a warm and unorthodox stage presence, too. The band is all smiles as Kogon and Riddell switch back and forth between vocals, lead, guitar and keyboard, with Yamamoto fiddling away beside them.

Now back in Syracuse, and after a busy few months of recording, “What We Forget” is finally here. rjmarvin@syr.edu

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‘DIE HARD’ John McClane has aged a lot since 1988, but he can still kick your ass

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By Rob Marvin STAFF WRITER

was probably too young when I first watched “Die Hard” with my dad, but John McClane was the coolest guy I’d ever seen.

I stared, awestruck at the foulmouthed New York cop rescuing Nakatomi Plaza from terrorists in bare feet and a wife beater shirt. When McClane wasted all of the bad guys and rode off in a limousine to the sound of “Let It Snow,” he became my childhood hero.

My parents must’ve thought it odd as their 10-year-old roamed around the house yelling, “Ho, ho, ho, now I have a machine gun,” but I didn’t care. I loved the series more with every sequel, from McClane foiling a rogue colonel in a Washington, D.C., airport, to his mad terrorist scavenger hunt around New York City — even his absurd return to action in 2007.

With McClane’s fifth hurrah, “A Good Day To Die Hard,” premiering this month, it’s well worth revisiting his legendary 25-year career of saving the day and racking up an outrageous body count.

“Die Hard” (1988) Arguably the best action movie ever made, emulated by countless action movies for the past quarter-cen-

tury. New York City Police Department officer McClane is at his wife’s Los Angeles office on Christmas Eve when a band of terrorists breaks up the Christmas party.

“Die Hard” has everything: the hero, the hostages, the bumbling L.A. police and FBI agents, the one likable cop with some sense (Reginald VelJohnson), and of course, the still-iconic catchphrase and too many classic one-liners to count. Not to mention one of the greatest villains of all time, mastermind Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman), armed with an ingenious plan and a hulking German henchman named Karl.

The chaos unfolds in a labyrinth of deserted offices with plenty of space for the three Bs — bullets, blood and BOOM.

“Die Hard 2: Die Harder” (1990) Not the series’ best but far from the worst, the sequel finds McClane two years later, again on Christmas Eve, waiting for his wife at Washington Dulles International Airport when a corrupt U.S. Army Special Forces unit commandeers it. Lots of shooting, a snowmobile chase and an exploding airplane climax later, the bad guys are a pile of smoldering rubble and McClane reunites with his wife.

A serviceable follow-up boasting more explosive mayhem without the originality or cleverness, “Die Hard 2” is an entertainingly forgettable placeholder between films Nos. 1 and 3. But it adds another layer to the “Die Hard” legacy and plenty more notches to McClane’s badass belt.

“Die Hard: With a Vengeance” (1995)

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“The Ants Go Marching” still plays in my head whenever I think about this exhilarating, rivetingly inventive New York City-set third installment.

Original director John McTiernan

returns, sending McClane on a frenzied scavenger hunt through Central Park, the subway and Yankee Stadium to find a ticking bomb by solving a series of fanatical games and riddles.

The film’s comedic genius stems from the stubborn chemistry between McClane and his unlikely sidekick, racially sensitive Harlem shop owner Zeus Carver (Samuel L. Jackson). I could watch McClane and Carver try to solve the water jug riddle for hours.

But the creative flair lies in Jeremy Irons’ deviously brilliant performance as scheming puppet master Simon Gruber (Hans’ brother), exacting carefully orchestrated revenge on the guy who dropped his brother from a 30-story window. The Joker’s opening bank robbery scene from “The Dark Knight” is a page stolen right out of Simon Gruber’s elaborate heist playbook.

“Live Free or Die Hard” (2007) America’s imperfect savior came out of retirement a few years back to take on a deranged cyber terrorist (Timothy Olyphant) wreaking havoc on the country’s infrastructure. The special effects extravaganza doubles as a road trip comedy, as McClane hauls around timid hacker Matt Farrell (Justin Long) while hunting down the anarchistic geek squad.

McClane’s appeal as the profane everyman hero, an ultimately human — not superhuman — savior was lost in this PG-13 stunt-fest. McClane without cursing is like Tom Selleck without his mustache, and even McClane shouldn’t be able to fly a car into a helicopter.

McClane returns again this winter on a trip to Moscow to save his son, presumably from a ruthless mob of burly Russians. Check back in two weeks after our Oscars preview for a review of “A Good Day to Die Hard.” rjmarvin@syr.edu

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Students attempt viral video

By Joe Infantino ASST. COPY EDITOR

First, Syracuse did “Gangnam Style.” Now, it’s “Harlem Shake.”

More than 70 students crowded the steps of Hendricks Chapel on Wednesday afternoon to be part of a Syracuse University-themed “Harlem Shake” video.

Otto the Orange made an appearance and rolled into the shot as the camera was being set up. Only moments passed before a student dressed as Gumby walked out from the masses and challenged the mascot to a dance-off.

After all, the video wouldn’t have had that special SU style without the dance moves of Otto.

“It was awesome,” said Imani Wimberly, the senior writing and rhetoric major dressed as Gumby. “I have never done anything like this, and to say I had a hand in it was amazing.”

Spiderman, a David Bowie look-alike, two dogs and a giant banana were other characters among the group. A Department of Public Safety car also made a cameo as one girl danced atop its hood.

Before the camera started rolling, an aggressive “Get on the stairs!” chant lifted from the dancers as they urged spectators to join.

Although the steps were equipped with speakers, the music was barely audible within the cheers and shouts of the students.

At 4 p.m., Shawn Rommevaux, director of social media for the College of Visual and Performing Arts, called for silence and explained the process. Three shots, that’s all they needed. One shot of the calm before the storm and two takes of the violent fist-pumps

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Both have been campus tour guides, resident advisors and admissions counselors.

Julie coaches the mascot team and Binh was homecoming king his senior year.

“We’re definitely ‘that Syracuse couple,’” Julie said.

But it took five years for them to become that couple.

rachel mohler | contributing photographer Students gather outside of Hendricks Chapel to film their own version of the “Harlem Shake,” a video phenomenon that went viral. and jumping. Of course, the dancers needed no coaching, since the dance had gone viral one week ago.

“Harlem Shake” was released in the summer and simmered quietly until early February, when it exploded online. Hundreds of parody videos have since popped up on YouTube — many with more than five million views. Performances have been filmed in offices, dorm rooms and even underwater.

“We were late with our video when ‘Gangnam’ came out,” Rommevaux said. “This time around, we’re filming right as the videos are picking up speed online. We definitely have a

chance to go viral.”

The SU version was planned by Rommevaux and Ulf Oesterle, also a director of social media for VPA. Oesterle was teaching a class about social media in the music business Tuesday morning when he came up with the idea. Without wasting time, he recruited his students to tweet about the event. On-site recruiting happened as the afternoon approached.

“Even though we did this all in a matter of hours, it was pretty easy,” Oesterle said. “The only challenge was that it’s Ash Wednesday, and we had to make sure it was OK to film on the

(Hendricks Chapel) steps.”

Despite it being the first day of Lent, the filming happened without a hitch. Some dancers came from church, ashes across their foreheads.

Meah Pollock, a junior in the Bandier Program for Music and the Entertainment Industries and the masked Spiderman in the video, said whether the video goes viral, students who participated will be left with a long-lasting memory.

Said Pollock: “I’m never going to forget this.

It was also a lot of fun to wear Halloween costumes in February.”

Julie remembers meeting Binh in the winter of her sophomore year when he cooked lunch for her RA friends and she tagged along.

Binh didn’t really notice Julie until they were RAs for a summer program in 2005. He saw her reading Joyce Carol Oates’ “We Were the Mulvaneys” in a Haven Hall lounge and introduced himself.

When Julie went abroad to Spain that fall, the two kept in touch. By the time they graduated SU, they both considered the other their best friend. When they worked in the Office of Admissions together, Binh would roll his office chair out into the hall to talk to Julie, who was right next door.

Binh was always the person Julie could count on, said Liz Knickerbocker, a college friend of the couple. When the basement in Julie’s university neighborhood home backed up with sewage, Binh carried buckets of waste out of her basement.

Julie questioned if it was weird that her best friend was a guy. “Everyone told us we should be dating,” she said.

Secretly, Binh wondered what it would be like to date Julie. “But, like a lot of folks who are in that situation, I feared crossing that barrier and then jeopardizing our friendship,” he said.

In June 2009, Binh broached the subject. By then, they were working in separate departments at SU and both single.

“So,” he asked during a five-hour drive to Syracuse from a weekend visiting friends in Maine, “have you thought about us dating?”

The conversation lasted the rest of the ride home. They dated on and off for the next year.

When Julie told Binh she didn’t think she could handle the relationship, Binh let her walk away.

He knew she would be back.

“I don’t think you’ll be happy to hear this, but I don’t think it’s over. I just don’t,” Binh told her.

Two weeks later, in July 2010, they were back together.

Binh’s childhood friend and fellow 2006 alumnus Matt Kendzior wasn’t surprised when the two became official. He sensed Julie was important to Binh when Kendzior first met her at a party his senior year.

“It just kind of seemed like an eventuality — they were really good for each other,” said Kendzior, who will be Binh’s best man.

To celebrate their engagement, Julie and Binh sat on the Kissing Bench for the first time last Valentine’s Day. The wedding will have a touch of SU. Julie has two pairs of orange shoes, heels for the ceremony and flats for

dancing. The couple will play either the Alma Mater or SU’s fight song during the reception and take a photo with their SU guests.

Including a hint of SU in their wedding is a way to remember where they met and how the school shaped them as individuals and a couple.

“We kept each other here,” Julie said about why they both stayed in Syracuse.

“As much as I think it wasn’t planned,” Binh continued, “it was sort of — ” “Destined,” Julie finished.

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This Memorial Day weekend, an SU couple will tie the knot in a ceremony in Western New York.

The bride is Julie Walas, 28, from Fredonia, N.Y. Walas is a 2007 graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and current undergraduate program manager for the School of Information Studies.

The groom is Binh Huynh, 28, from Erie, Pa. Huynh is a 2006 graduate of the College of Visual and Performing Arts and current director of SU’s Summer College program.

The ring was custom ordered to match a sketch Julie drew for Binh. “It’s something that really demonstrated the beauty, but at the same time the simplicity and elegance that really is Julie,” Binh said.

The honeymoon will be at Victoria Falls in South Africa. Friends and family of the couple voted for the destination.

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Syracuse-UConn rivalry ends; Southerland alone as 3 threat

By Michael Cohen and Chris Iseman THE DAILY ORANGE

HARTFORD, Conn. – Sometime down the line, Syracuse and Connecticut could play each other again. It would be a matchup to rekindle the memories of a rivalry that spanned decades, pitted two of the most successful coaches in college basketball against each other and helped the Big East grow into a conference defined by basketball.

But it could never be the same.

“The biggest rivalries are going to be the teams in your league,” Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim said. “That’s just the way it is.”

The Orange’s loss to the Huskies on Wednesday at the XL Center capped the rivalry between the two Big East basketball powerhouses. With Syracuse moving to the Atlantic Coast Conference next season and the Huskies remaining in the Big East – for now – the chances of the teams playing again are uncertain.

Boeheim said Syracuse is open to playing anybody, but emphasized it wouldn’t be the same. The intensity wouldn’t be there. It would be a nonconference game that means nothing to Syracuse’s place in its league standings.

Regardless of whether the teams play again in the future, the rivalry as it currently stands is over.

“It’s been a great series,” Boeheim said.

“Connecticut and Syracuse have had so many great games over the years.”

The series already took on a different tone when former Huskies head coach Jim Calhoun retired after last season and Kevin Ollie took over as head coach.

Before the Big East, the Orange’s rival was St. Bonaventure, Boeheim said Wednesday.

Now they’re on two different levels in terms of national recognition and rarely play each other anymore. Boeheim also said Syracuse rarely ever played Louisville before it moved from

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Conference-USA to the Big East in 2005. Now the Cardinals are one of the Orange’s fiercest rivals.

So the rivalry stands with Syracuse holding a 54-37 advantage over Connecticut. The Orange and Huskies could meet again in future seasons, and play a game void of the intensity that defined the battles they fought in the last three decades.

Like the rivalry, the Big East will never be the same.

“The league wasn’t able to be kept together,” Boeheim said. “I feel bad about the whole thing.”

Southerland lone 3-point threat for Orange As Michael Carter-Williams and Brandon Triche shot and missed, then shot and missed some more, James Southerland kept the game respectable.

Syracuse missed 19 of its 23 attempts from 3-point range in Wednesday’s loss to Connecticut, and Southerland was responsible for all four of the shots that actually found their way through the basket. He finished with 14 points in his second game back with the team, and presented the only threat on a night when CarterWilliams and Triche missed 10 times combined from beyond the arc.

“I think James was the only person to hit a 3,” Triche said. “Without him, it probably would have been even worse (than a 66-58 loss). I think it’s just them making shots and us missing.”

Southerland finished 4-for-9 from 3-point range, hitting a pair of triples in each half. But as the game wore on, and it became clear he would have no help from outside, Southerland began forcing a few of his attempts.

He drilled a 3 from the right corner out of a timeout with 11:46 remaining, giving the Orange a 40-39 lead. But he shot two more 3s on the next two possessions, both of which were questionable attempts.

The first miss led to a 3-pointer by Niels

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Giffey the other way, and the second miss came with Giffey’s hand right in his face.

“Unfortunately, shots didn’t go down (for my teammates),” Southerland said. “I feel like I was mentally focused, definitely on the offensive end in this game.”

By the time Syracuse needed outside shooting the most — the Orange tried to climb back from a nine-point deficit in the final 6:13 — the well had run dry. SU came up empty on each

of its final five attempts from beyond the arc, including a miss by Southerland.

And when his hot hand cooled, there was no one left to help.

“They shot 8-for-14 from the 3, which is the best anybody has shot against us in a long time,” Boeheim said of Connecticut. “And we didn’t shoot so well.” mjcohe02@syr.edu cjiseman@syr.edu

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and failed to control the Huskies’ overwhelming guard play.

“Their backcourt is very good and they use those guys and they control the game,” SU head coach Jim Boeheim said. “A tremendous backcourt.”

Boatright shot 6-of-10 from the field, 3-of-4 from beyond the arc and finished with 17 points and four assists. Napier took care of the rest in the back, adding 10 points and seven assists on 3-of-6 shooting. Carter-Williams and Triche, meanwhile, combined for four assists and seven turnovers.

Carter-Williams again struggled controlling the ball against smaller guards. Early in the first half, the 6-foot Boatright got underneath the 6-foot-6 Carter-Williams and stole the ball away. That kicked off a night where CarterWilliams, despite his 15 points, could not provide enough offense to keep the Orange from suffering its latest loss.

Triche never picked up the slack. He shot 3-of15. He was 0-of-7 from the arc. After the game, Triche sat at his locker and had no explanation for his uninspiring night, other than to say it happens from time to time.

“I just wasn’t making shots. It wasn’t anything in particular,” Triche said. “I had open shots, I just didn’t make them. Shots I’m capable of making. “ Triche had good looks, but couldn’t take advantage. After the game, Boeheim didn’t go into detail about Triche’s struggles in a “bad” game.

“Good players have bad nights,” Boeheim

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ultimately deliver the final blow of this rivalry’s final game. The crowd of 13,518 roared with delight as Connecticut (17-6, 7-4 Big East) outshot No. 6 Syracuse (20-4, 8-3), pulling a 66-58 upset that ensured final bragging rights remained in the XL Center.

“It feels great because they came in with their swag, their attitude and they thought they were going to blow us out of the gym,” Boatright said. “We hit them first. In the second half, they thought they were going to make a run, and we responded.”

Syracuse stormed out of the gates in the second half and quickly erased a five-point deficit on its first three possessions, issuing a big counterpunch in a game that featured 15 lead changes.

But C.J. Fair’s jumper that put the Orange a point ahead was nullified 18 seconds later when Boatright connected from beyond the arc to snatch the lead right back. The Huskies would only trail once more.

They relied on their guards, Boatright and Shabazz Napier, to slice into the 2-3 zone and force Syracuse into catch-22 situations. Collapse on the penetrator and leave a shooter open on the wing, or stay at home and be beaten by floaters from the highest-scoring duo in the Big East.

“It’s about who is running it,” senior guard Brandon Triche said. “I think when you have Kemba Walker running it, who is very prolific with the ball, then you have Boatright and Napier with the ball, they’re very low to the ground and hard to guard. They cause a lot of attention from at least two guys, which is going to leave one guy open.”

And Wednesday that guy was Calhoun, the freshman from New York City who said the Huskies sent Syracuse to the Atlantic Coast Conference “with a taste of UConn in their mouth.” He finished with 15 points, 11 of which came in the

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Percentage Connecticut shot from beyond the arc. Misses were rare from beyond the arc for Connecticut on Wednesday as the team went 8-for-14. Syracuse, on the other hand, made only 4-of-23, good for just 17.4 percent.

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With Syracuse down just six Michael CarterWilliams missed a jumper, and Rakeem Christmas missed the ensuing tip slam. Five seconds later, Carter-Williams committed his fifth foul and Ryan Boatright knocked down both free throws, extending the lead to eight.

second half, and nine of which were poured in from beyond the arc.

After Niels Giffey buried a 3 in front of the Huskies bench, Calhoun followed up with three triples of his own. The outside-inside-outside passing by Connecticut was brilliant, forcing the zone to move and collapse, move and collapse until the freshman from New York worked his way free on the perimeter.

“I thought Connecticut did a tremendous job in terms of getting into the middle and getting the ball out to the 3-point shooters,” Boehim

said. “He’ll bounce back.”

But Triche’s problems weren’t limited to shooting.

With about five minutes left in the game, the Huskies began pulling away with a 57-48 lead.

Their fans clamored for an upset, and Triche committed a critical turnover. He tried to pass down to Baye Moussa Keita in the low post, but Keita wasn’t there. The ball sailed out of bounds and Connecticut took possession.

Syracuse’s backcourt presence – or lack thereof – was continuously magnified by the electrifying play of Napier and Boatright.

With 13:04 left in the game, Napier stole the ball away from Triche. The guard burst up the court, and found Boatright flying in to the basket from the right. Napier delivered a perfectly placed pass to Boatright for a beautiful alley-oop that charged the XL Center crowd and left Syracuse’s players shaking their heads.

“Any time you can get a dunk or an alley-oop, the intensity picks up tremendously, the crowd, the team,” Boatright said. “It makes everyone want to play defense harder, rebound. Any chance I can get to make a play like that, I love it.”

It was one of many times where the Huskies’ offense simply clicked. Syracuse’s never did. Not with Carter-Williams and Triche struggling to take care of the basketball. Not with Carter-Williams and Triche failing to knock down shots from the arc.

And certainly not with Carter-Williams and Triche racking up only three second-half assists between them.

With the game nearing its end and DeAndre Daniels standing at the free-throw line shooting his free throws, Boatright walked to the middle of the court. He waved his arms to tell the crowd

Every time Syracuse started to climb back, Boatright delivered.

The guard drilled a 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer to give the Huskies a five-point lead. When SU scored six straight to start the second, Boatright nailed back-to-back 3s to give UConn control. The sophomore led all scorers with 17 and went 3-for-4 from beyond the arc.

said. “They made all their key shots in the second-half run.”

By the time Calhoun’s final 3 splashed through, UConn led by nine with 6:13 to go. The team with nothing to play for — the Huskies are ineligible for the Big East and NCAA tournaments — suddenly had everything to gain with the biggest win of the season just a few possessions away.

That’s why the crowd roared as the final seconds ticked away, applauding their team for knocking off an archrival one last time. That’s why the Connecticut players posed for pictures

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The shooting guard knocked down a pair of shots during a crucial stretch in the second, but failed to do much else.

Triche scored just nine points on 3-of-15 shooting, and missed all seven of his 3-point attempts.

at center court, soaking in the moment that will likely come to define their season. And that’s why Boatright, who poured in a game-high 17 points, hugged and kissed his mother as he left the XL Center floor.

This was the Huskies’ title game, and they won.

Said Triche: “If you’re not playing for anything, then playing against one of the best teams in the conference and the country would probably mean a lot.” mjcohe02@syr.edu Michael_Cohen13

ryan maccammon | staff photographer RYAN BOATRIGHT celebrates during the Huskies’ triumph over SU on Wednesday night. The sophomore guard led all scorers with 17 points to go with four assists. to get louder.

From the time Boatright drained that big 3-pointer in the final second of the first half, handing momentum of the game to the Huskies, this night belonged to Connecticut.

It got away from Carter-Williams and Triche.

Syracuse’s backcourt struggled while Connecticut’s put on a show.

Said Boeheim: “Their guards played extremely well tonight.” cjiseman@syr.edu @chris_iseman

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With lineup mostly set, SU fine-tunes for season opener

By Jacob Klinger ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

Five weeks of practice, four open scrimmages and two closed exhibitions produced hours of film. It allowed John Desko to pinpoint three areas of focus: offensive spacing, new sets and defensive communication.

“It’s one thing for a player to be out Who: Albany on the field and you Where: Carrier Dome talk to him about it,” When: Sunday, 4 p.m. said Desko, SyraChannel: Time Warner cuse head coach, Cable Sports “but it’s another thing when he can see it on film for himself.”

Syracuse is about where Desko expects it to be heading into its first game. The core first team is set, and the No. 12 Orange will open its 2013 campaign Sunday at 4 p.m. in the Carrier Dome against Albany. Desko worked with Albany head coach Scott Marr for the U.S. national team and expects an open game. He called it an appreciation for “true lacrosse.”

In last week’s scrimmage at No. 20 Ohio State, Syracuse struggled with OSU’s shifts from manto-man to zone defense. Desko decided to work with his team to adjust.

Shooters like Matt Walters, Luke Cometti and Scott Loy are important to Syracuse’s ability to stretch opponents’ defenses. The Orange watched film as a team Wednesday before practice. Sliding in and out of different offenses will aid Syracuse in its opener and down the road, as defenses can pack it in when the shot clock begins.

“What we’ve been working on the most is trying to stay spread, trying to have a lot of – make sure we’re moving, a lot of cuts for the attack when they dodge,” senior midfielder JoJo Marasco said. “Just trying to mess with the defense because the more we cut and move, it’s going to be tougher for the defense.”

Desko noted the Orange will sometimes tighten up from sending in too many cuts, forcing dodgers to reverse the attack back into defenders.

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On its own defensive end, the Orange just needs to talk.

“Sometimes the team comes out and either it’s a lazy day or people are tired from classes and they don’t feel like talking as much, but coaches try to get on our backs about that,” midfielder Hakeem Lecky said.

Conditioning helps Syracuse communicate better as well. Talking takes energy on the field, and the Orange are still at least two months from tapering its conditioning, defender Brian Megill said.

Consequently, the amount of team conditioning hasn’t wavered since preseason began in early January.

“With this new run-and-gun style of play with the new rules, we really got to be in the best shape we can,” Megill said.

The Orange will start Sunday with a fourman rotation of Derek Maltz, Dylan Donahue, Billy Ward and Kevin Rice on attack. Chris Daddio, who Desko said has improved from last season, will start at the faceoff X. SU’s faceoff wings include Matt Harris, Steve Ianzito and Henry Schoonmaker.

Lecky and Marasco should come off of the bench quickly, though.

Yet with regular season just three days away, SU’s focus remains on its own problems and systems, rather than Albany’s, or anyone else’s.

“We haven’t really scouted Albany really,” defender Brandon Mullins said, “I mean, I know them from last year. They have some pretty good offensive players. But as far as specific things for them, no, we haven’t done much.”

stacie fanelli | staff photographer JOJO MARASCO and the rest of the No. 12 Orange start their 2013 regular season on Sunday with a matchup against in-state opponent Albany at the Carrier Dome at 4 p.m.

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Veteran, 1,000-point scorer Hall provides steady presence for No. 23 SU

By Trevor Hass ASST. COPY EDITOR

Elashier Hall stepped to the free-throw line against Virginia with 0.4 seconds on the clock and Syracuse down one point. The pressure was on, but Hall claims she wasn’t nervous at all.

“I was like ‘Maybe I should be a little more nervous,’” Hall said. ‘“Why aren’t you more nervous?’

Who: Pittsburgh Maybe it’s the vetWhere: Carrier Dome eran in me that isn’t When: Saturday, 2 p.m. nervous.”

Channel: Big East Network She calmly drained both free throws, igniting the Orange to victory and propelling SU to a 2-0 finish at the San Juan (Puerto Rico) Shootout back in November.

Her play has been consistent all season, as she’s averaged 10.7 points and 6.1 rebounds overall, and notched her 1,000th point in a win over Cincinnati. Her consistency will come into play yet again when Syracuse (20-3, 8-2 Big

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East) takes on Pittsburgh (9-14, 0-10) in the Carrier Dome at 2 p.m. on Saturday. The guard has scored in double figures in five straight games.

“Coming in, you hope you can get kids that can have success, and she’s had a big career,” Syracuse head coach Quentin Hillsman said.

Every game, regardless of her health, the quality of the opponent or what her team needs from her, Hall goes out and plays hard. She’s been a rock for the Orange for four years, and is now thriving in her senior leadership role.

Hall has played in all of Syracuse’s games the past two seasons, starting in all but one. When Kayla Alexander, Brittney Sykes or Carmen Tyson-Thomas is having an off night, Hall’s often there to pick up the slack.

“Lacie’s an inside-out type player,” TysonThomas said. “She’s very consistent with what she does. She drives, she’s going to pull up.

She’s everywhere.”

In a win over Georgia Tech back at the San Juan Shootout, she dropped 15 points, snatched 11 rebounds and came away with five steals.

Hall’s ability to excel in all facets of the game serves Syracuse well. Whatever the team is lacking, she’s there to provide.

In SU’s win over Cincinnati on Feb. 5, Hall posted 23 points, eight rebounds and two steals, igniting her team to victory.

“She’s always been one of our hybrid players, and we know she’s going to play a lot of minutes,” Tyson-Thomas said. “That matters to us, because she’s a key part of our offense.”

In that Cincinnati game, she also reached a historic milestone, becoming just the 23rd player in Syracuse history to score 1,000 career points. She did so in style, leading Syracuse in scoring while shooting 7-of-13 from the field and 7-of-8 from the free-throw line.

“Good for her,” Hillsman said of the accomplishment after the game. “It’s an unbelievable feat, and to come out (tonight) and have a good game and play well – it’s a testament to her work ethic.”

Hall joined Alexander and Tyson-Thomas, who already cemented their names in the record

books, each scoring more than 1,000 points in their careers.

The 5-foot-11 guard does most of her damage in the paint, but if she’s left open on the perimeter, she can knock down 3-pointers efficiently.

Hall has drilled at least one 3 in four of her last five games, shooting 6-of-13 during that span.

While Hall will pass the baton to freshmen Sykes and Brianna Butler after this season, right now is her time to lead with Alexander and Tyson-Thomas.

She showed that leadership with clutch free throws and momentous wins over Georgetown, DePaul and Seton Hall.

When Hall rolls, so does the Orange. Her play down the stretch will be key in Syracuse’s ability to flourish in the Big East tournament and possibly the NCAA Tournament.

“Over the last four years, she’s done what she’s supposed to do,” Tyson-Thomas said. “I think that’s very important for us.” tbhass@syr.edu @TrevorHass

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ARTFORD, Conn. — Baye Moussa Keita threw his hands in the air, a reaction equal parts exasperation and befuddlement following yet another 3-pointer by Connecticut.

His sprint to the far right corner moments earlier — a strange place for the man whose job is to defend the center of coach Jim Boeheim’s 2-3 zone — was futile, and Omar Calhoun stuck the first of his back-to-back daggers.

The penetration from UConn’s guards had the zone so twisted, so manipulated and inverted that by the time Ryan Boatright found Calhoun in the corner, the Syracuse center was forced to lunge at him in an attempt to make a wide-open shot just mostly open instead.

Calhoun’s shot was part of a dizzying stretch in which the Huskies hit four of five 3-pointers to widen a two-point lead into a nine-point cushion, and

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by Connecticut backcourt in defeat HARTFORD, Conn. – The disparity between backcourts became evident when time seemed to slow down for Ryan Boatright. As the final second of the first half dripped off the clock, Boatright shot a 3-pointer from the top of the key that barely fell through the net before the buzzer sounded.

It was an improbable shot that gave the Huskies an improbable

five-point lead on a night where Syracuse’s backcourt was uncharacteristically unproductive.

Boatright’s 3-pointer proved this night belonged to Connecticut. The Huskies’ 66-58 win over Syracuse on Wednesday grew out of the spectacular play of Boatright and Shabazz Napier, while the Orange’s backcourt of Brandon Triche and Michael Carter-Williams missed shots, committed untimely turnovers

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“I’ll answer anybody’s question but yours. Because you’re an idiot, and really a disloyal person.”

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ryan maccammon | staff photographer DEANDRE DANIELS stands above Syracuse forward C.J. Fair in Wednesday night’s 66-58 Connecticut upset over No. 6 SU. The longtime foes played their last regular-season matchup against each other as Big East members.

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