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Sense of security

Rove to talk about prior experiences

By Kathleen Ronayne DEVELOPMENT EDITOR

Republican strategist and campaign mastermind Karl Rove will talk politics Wednesday in Goldstein Auditorium.

Rove, former President George W. Bush’s chief political adviser from 1994 to 2007, will speak and answer audience questions Where: Goldstein at 7 p.m. The Auditorium College RepubWhen: 7 p.m. licans at SyraToday cuse UniverHow much: Free sity organized the event, which is free and open to the public.

Rove will speak on his experiences

Presentation and Q-and-A session with Karl Rove

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vanessa ross | contributing photographer The Syracuse University Blue Light Alarm System is one of the safety measures on campus. When the button on a blue light post is pressed, Department of Public Safety officers receive an alert and respond. Officers say they frequently answer false reports or pushes.

Officials, students evaluate usefulness of campus blue light system

By Rachael Barillari

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he stairs leading to Mount Olympus can be intimidating after sunset. As a freshman, Courtney Stafford recalled that her only sense of relief came from seeing a blue light at the bottom of those stairs.

“I was told that if you press the button on the blue light, the cops will come shortly,” said Stafford, a sophomore political science major. “I felt that nothing could happen to me in those couple of minutes that cops couldn’t stop.”

Across Main and South Campus, a total of 152 stations make up the Blue Light Alarm System. The lights, which were first constructed in the late 1980s after several violent incidences, can be seen while cutting across the Quad or while passing Thornden Park on Ostrom Avenue.

But since the conception of this system, Department of Public Safety Captain John Sardino said he witnessed a transformation in the way safety is handled at Syracuse University.

Today, after 27 years of experience in DPS, Sardino said it is questionable how effective the system is in truly preventing violence.

152 The total number of blue light stations on Main and South Campus.

In 2011, DPS responded to 1,051 blue light calls, Sardino said in an email. Of those alerts, 1,043 had no voice contact, meaning DPS checked the light and no one was found in need of assistance in the area. In three instances, an individual reported someone was ill; in four instances, someone called because they were locked out of a parking garage; and one call reported a suspicious vehicle.

“We get a lot of false reports or pushes, and there is typically a spike in those types of activities on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights between midnight and 3 a.m.,” Sardino said.

Although most of the calls are false alarms, Sardino said the system is effective in increasing people’s sense of security.

“When you see the blue lights, it makes you feel safe,” he said. “This

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is because it is a visual aid, like when you see a police car drive in your neighborhood; you can look at it to feel a little better about walking down this block.”

PJ Alampi, a campus tour guide, said he frequently receives questions from prospective students and their parents about the system while giving tours. He said people are very receptive to the concept even though it is not always possible to see from one blue light to another on SU’s campus.

But Nina Pelligra, a freshman English and textual studies and music major, said she was told on her campus tour that an individual should be able to see at least one blue light from any other.

She said the blue light system was heavily stressed during her initial tour and her freshman orientation

In opposition to Karl Rove leadership over several super political action committees, the Syracuse University College Democrats will conduct a peaceful rally outside the Schine Student Center on Wednesday before his speech.

The rally will begin at 6 p.m. with a protest on the grassy area between Schine Student Center and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Participants will convene in the area with signage until 6:30 p.m., when Snider and other community leaders will make a speech. The rally will last until 7 p.m.

Rove, the former deputy chief of staff to former President George W. Bush, was invited by the SU College Republicans to speak Wednesday at 7 p.m. in

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Students prone to alcoholism

By Anna Giles

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S. Richard Fedrizzi, president, CEO and founding chair of the U.S. Green Building Council and SU alumnus, presented SU with the LEED plaque. He commended the university for taking the initiative to create a green, environmentally friendly building.

“It’s amazing that the university

Many people consider drinking alcohol to be a normal part of the college experience. However, severe alcohol abuse, or chronic alcoholism, is considered a disease, according to a 2006 study by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

A study released in 2009 by the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality revealed alcohol abuse was more prevalent in college students than in those who are not students.

The real danger is not that college students are drinking alcohol, but how they are drinking it. Research has shown that young adults are especially likely to binge drink and exceed daily recommended alcohol limits, according to an article on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website.

“College students have easy access to alcohol culture. They’re away from home, nobody’s telling them when to come and go, et cetera,” said Susan Scholl, internship coordinator at the Department of Public Health, Food Studies and Nutrition at the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.

Problems students face in school and at work can provoke frustration that leads to increased drinking. However, alcohol consumption has been proven to increase stress, according the Health and Human Services Department article. Studies of men and women between ages 19 and 30 show men are likely to drink irresponsibly 45 percent of the time, as compared to 27 percent for women.

Men in college tend to act out after consuming alcohol by fighting or through other forms of violence, while

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Lyrical language

Students in the Languages, Literatures and Linguistics program in the College of Arts and Sciences gathered at the foyer of Huntington Beard Crouse on Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to celebrate poetry from the several countries the department represents. Both individuals and groups of students, staff, faculty and instructors sang, read and recited various international verses. Some groups also danced to, and acted out, the verses. Groups were able to register for 10-minute slots and choose the poems based off their interests.

Melo Center celebrated for LEED certification

By Marwa Eltagouri ASST. NEWS EDITOR

The entrance to the Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center immediately draws attention to a large display of orange banners, awards and memorabilia. But what is not instantly noticeable is the building’s high level of environmental performance.

Syracuse University’s Melo Center has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification for its construction, which was celebrated at the center Tuesday.

The distinction was established by the U.S. Green Building Council and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute, according to a Feb. 10 SU News release.

LEED is the nation’s premiere program for the construction, design and operation of high-performance green buildings. The center is the latest addition to SU’s list of LEEDcertified buildings, which include Ernie Davis Hall, the Syracuse Center of Excellence and two Near Westside “From the Ground Up” homes, according to the release.

Scientists discover Facebook may be more accessible, addictive than drugs, alcohol

By Jill Comoletti CONTRIBUTING WRITER

A new study shows the need to use Facebook can be stronger than an addiction to drugs or alcohol. Social scientists say that more than 350 million people suffer from this condition, known as Facebook Addiction Disorder.

Anthony Rotolo, assistant professor of practice at the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University, said he doesn’t think Facebook in

itself is addictive, but it’s the human interaction that draws people in.

“You’re not thinking about, ‘Boy, I really like clicking that post button a lot,’” Rotolo said. “What you’re thinking about is, ‘I like the reaction that I get for doing that.’”

Chelsea Miner, a sophomore advertising major, said she finds herself consistently checking Facebook on her phone. She said she feels Facebook addiction stems from the need to constantly be informed about other

people’s lives.

“People are social creatures.

They’re curious, they’re intrusive,” Miner said. “They want to know what’s going on in people’s lives that aren’t theirs, and they think that maybe people are interested in their lives, too.”

But this constant need for interaction cannot be defined as an addiction, said Dessa Bergen-Cico, assistant professor at the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human

Dynamics. Bergen-Cico explained that social media addiction has very different consequences than an addiction to drugs or alcohol. She said most of the consequences with Facebook are social, whereas drug and alcohol addiction can cause disorientation and literal inability to function without the substance.

William Ward, professor of practice in social media at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, said he feels Facebook is used

more frequently in social situations than drugs or alcohol because of the website’s accessibility. He said people are using social media during meals and conversation, and even while they’re walking down the street.

“There’s times when you wouldn’t drink or smoke around other people, but social media is something that people are doing all the time,” Ward said.

But not all students see checking

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Carrier Dome events prove campus members value donating, giving back The last two home men’s basketball games in the Carrier Dome proved donating and promoting social causes is alive and well on campus.

The Better Together campaigns at Syracuse University and Georgetown University paired up to raise donations and canned food at the game last Wednesday. The DOT campaign featured a dunk tank at Saturdayís game against Connecticut and asked participants to commit to one small act toward economic, environmental or social betterment. There have also been recent events on and around campus that promoted giving back and donating, including food packaging Tuesday in the Schine Student Center.

Typically, the months following the major winter holidays create a lull in donations, but hunger and poverty are year-round issues.

It is encouraging to see students taking part in giving back. Every donation counts and helps make a difference. By holding events at these large-scale events, it’s an easy way to attract a large amount of attention to a cause. Participating in a cause at a basketball game provides a

EDITORIAL by the daily orange editorial board sense of accomplishment and empowerment.

Students not only get to watch the game, they can make a difference at the same time.

But students should not just be donating only at large-scale events. There are several different ways to give back during the year. Each semester, the library system at SU holds a fine amnesty program. Students can knock down late fees by donating to a food pantry. At the end of the academic year, the residence halls put out boxes where students can donate old clothes or supplies.

We attend classes on campus and live in the campus bubble. Sometimes we don’t interact with the community around us. Students should look for opportunities to become involved whether it’s with food pantries, soup kitchens or even tutoring at local schools. It’s an easy way to give back that can contribute to the greater good.

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very couple of years, the debate of the unpaid internship manages to resurface.

Should they be allowed? Can they be considered illegal? What, if anything, can be done about it?

On Feb. 1, a former Harper’s Bazaar intern filed a lawsuit against the Hearst Corp., stating she deserved to be compensated for her time there, The New York Times reported: “According to the lawsuit, Xuedan Wang, who graduated from Ohio State University in 2010, was an intern at Harper’s Bazaar from December 2010 to December 2011 and said she generally worked 40 hours a week but sometimes as many as 55 hours. Her lawyers said that Ms. Wang, with a degree in strategic communications, coordinated pickups and deliveries of fashion samples between Harper’s Bazaar and fashion vendors and showrooms

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and assigned other unpaid interns to help carry out the pickups and deliveries.”

How difficult that must have been.

I’ve completed three full-time internships at three different major publications in New York City. At one, I worked for free, another I received school credit and I received a small stipend at the third. Was it hard? Yep. Did it suck? Sometimes. Did I leave the office after a long days work to go home, cry myself to sleep and contemplate if this is even what I really want to do with my life? Absolutely. But was it all worth it? Without a doubt.

The media industry is highly competitive. What major industry isn’t? Medicine, architecture, finance, even academia, all have sh*tty bottom floors that require interns, aching to get a foot in the door, to do dirty work.

Implementing a paid internship policy would drastically reduce the

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sorry, i’m not sorry amount of internships available all the while making the industry less and less competitive. And the competitiveness of such major industries is the only means of weeding out people who aren’t willing to go the extra mile.

The quote from “The Devil Wears Prada” in which one of the magazine’s editors tells the assistant he can find another girl to take her place in five minutes will always ring true. He says, “Be serious. You are not trying.

You are whining. What is it that you want me to say to you, huh? Poor you, Miranda’s picking on you. Poor you.

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The lawsuit against Hearst has publications re-examining guidelines, trying to determine if the number of unpaid internships is violating codes.

New York Magazine’s article addressing the situation stated: “According to the Labor Department’s guidelines, you don’t have to pay interns if, demonstrably, ‘the internship experience is for the benefit of the intern,’ the interns are not being hired in lieu of paid staff, and the employer derives no ‘immediate’ benefit.”

Did the publications I interned for benefit from my being there? I hope so. How else can someone prove their work ethic, regardless of how menial the task may be. And if the environment of a major publication isn’t a big enough benefit for an intern, then it probably isn’t where he or she belongs.

The economy still isn’t great, and

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combined with the continuing decline of print, there is not enough money to provide interns, especially in publishing, with a comfortable paycheck. If teachers and doctors aren’t receiving what many consider a fair salary, what right does an intern have to one.

If you’re looking to make it big, you better be willing to give more than you’ll get when you’re starting out.

That means getting coffee, running errands, organizing closets and doing whatever other b*tch work your boss needs. And doing it all with a smile on your face and a song in your heart.

It’s like a teammate complaining to your coach about the practices being too difficult.

Suck it up, or go home.

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Goldstein Auditorium. Amy Snider, the president of the College Democrats, said although the liberal student group she represents is against Rove’s policies, she is glad the College Republicans are bringing him to campus.

“This is a big deal. As much as we disagree with Mr. Rove’s policies, he is someone with a lot of knowledge we should be paying attention to regardless of his political affiliation,” Snider said.

Snider said she decided to organize the rally after she was approached by various community leaders and activists following the news

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this past fall.

Although she has a thorough understanding of the system and has the DPS telephone number

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that Rove was coming to SU. The College Democrats sent out a press release Tuesday titled “Many gather in opposition of Karl Rove’s visit to Syracuse.” In the release, Snider wrote: “We will stand together against Karl Rove and the corporate takeover of America.”

The primary focus of this peaceful protest is to allow the College Democrats to voice their opinion against corporations in the political process and corporate money infiltrating America’s political system, Snider said. This is an appropriate venue for protest, as Rove is the leader of several of the country’s largest super PACs leading in these practices.

The top donors to Rove’s super PACs are some of the wealthiest individuals in the corporate

world, according to a recent article in The Washington Post, Snider said.

“This is a topic the liberal world is very upset about,” Snider said.

Snider stressed the College Democrats are not protesting the presence of Rove himself, as it is his right to come to campus. She said the organization is always pleased when the College Republicans bring an influential figure to SU. “We are not protesting him, rather something he is involved in that we don’t feel positively about,” Snider said. “We are protesting what he is involved in.”

The main issue the College Democrats have with Rove’s policy decisions is that Rove supports the passing of Citizens United by the

Supreme Court. The passing of this bill means super PACs, like the several Rove is involved in, can take undisclosed and uncapped amounts of money from corporations, Snider said.

Though this is the first election cycle in which the super PACs are allowed to operate in this way, Snider said liberals are against the negative political advertising they are creating.

She said Rove is steering the direction of two super PACs operating in this way, one of which is in the top tier of super PACs making the most money.

Snider said approximately 50 people will be participating in the rally, and she encourages more students to join.

programmed into her cellphone, Pelligra said she is still always nervous to walk the campus at night.

“I am always paranoid, especially after receiving campus-wide emails that there have been attacks and robberies,” Pelligra said.

Pelligra, who never walks alone at night, said she usually doesn’t notice the blue light stations.

She also said she takes issue with the system because it seems difficult for an individual to get to a station if he or she is under attack.

During orientation, a resident adviser told Pelligra that an individual must move from station to station, continuously hitting the buttons under the lights, if they are being followed. She said although she does not believe this is a very effective process, she cannot think of a better alternative.

“We advertise it, people like it,” Sardino said.

“But people like it too much and put too much emphasis on the blue light system.”

Sardino said although he tells inquiring parents the system is in place and operational, he stresses the blue lights do not remove the possibility of students becoming victims of violence.

“I understand security, but I don’t want you to have a false sense of security either,” Sardino said.

“If your thought is, ‘I am safe because of that blue light,’ then you have a false sense of security.”

The university is also trying to protect and serve the security needs of people from a wide

demographic. Sardino said an individual from Manhattan will have a much different sense of security than someone from a small town where community members don’t bother to lock their doors.

Oladotun Idowu, a sophomore public relations major from Queens, N.Y., said she only feels unsafe when she is walking from a South Campus bus stop to her apartment late at night. She said she never noticed a blue light on that walk.

“Because I don’t know where it is, it is something I don’t rely on,” Idowu said. “If I was in danger, I would just use my cellphone.”

Sardino said it is much more common for students to use their phone in a case of emergency than a blue light nowadays, which was not the case when the system was brought to SU more than 20 years ago.

Main Campus is divided into four patrol zones, which allows at least one officer to be nearby at all times, said Alampi, the tour guide.

Because of this, DPS’ response time to an emergency is a minute and a half to two minutes.

“That is phenomenal for such a large campus,” Alampi said.

But the blue light system has never been the sole answer to campus security issues, Sardino said. Implementing the best sense of security means operating with many components, like

more general lighting in off-campus residential areas with a high student population.

Lighting is the number one deterrent of overnight crime, Sardino said, and therefore, it is a better investment than adding a single blue light. The installation of one blue light on campus can range from $10,000 to $15,000, he said.

This price doubles for off-campus installations.

Alampi, who is also chair of the Student Life Committee on the Student Association, said the organization is discussing the option of bringing more lighting to areas on the outskirts of main campus.

Sardino said DPS also increased the number of officers patrolling these areas.

Although safety is progressing past the concept of the blue light system, Sardino said DPS is also learning that the department needs to educate people on issues of public safety, not just enforce it.

“But if people still decide not to take warning, we will not be able to stop all crime,” Sardino said. “It’s really all about students themselves being smart about safety.”

The blue lights will remain a feature of SU’s campus security system even though the lights are rarely used to report emergencies.

“If you don’t feel safe, you’re not safe,” Sardino said. “Perception is everything.”

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yracuse City School District Superintendent Sharon Contreras presented her budget last week with a spending plan of $373 million.

Contreras’ proposed budget would increase spending for the district by approximately 12 percent for 2012-13, but has a $35.1 million deficit, according to a Feb. 9 article by The Post-Standard.

A large amount of the spending growth in the new budget comes from increased costs in pension, health benefits and raises that already have been negotiated, said District Chief Financial Officer Suzanne Slack in the article.

Contreras said she wants to increase spending in certain areas to improve the struggling district, which has a graduation rate of less than 50 percent, according to the article. She said she wants to spend $5.4 million more on teacher training and support, instructional resources, development of a core curriculum and related testing, and on managing the curriculum. While $1.4 million of the spending would come from grants, most of the spending would come from the district’s budget, according to the article.

The increased spending for the new budget is built on the expectation that the district will get the

amount of state operating aid proposed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The proposed amount would be an increase of $5 million, or 2.4 percent from the current year, according to the article.

“The district has a chance of coming out a bit better this year with this budget, but it’s still going to be tough,” said Commissioner of Education Michelle Mignano.

Mignano said the district’s budget continues to be a problem because the district continues to grow without an equal growth in revenue.

“We have more kids and programs than we did a few years ago, but we don’t have the adequate funding to support this growth,” Mignano said.

Last year’s shrinking budget resulted in a cut of 464 jobs in the district, which is something the district does not want to repeat, said Mignano.

Mignano said it is too early to determine whether job cuts in the school district will be necessary, but they will be considered if the district is left with no other answers.

“If there aren’t any other options, then we’ll have to look into minimizing, but that’s not what our kids need,” Mignano said. “Our kids don’t need less people to help them; they need support. They need people to be there for them.”

Syracuse City School District superintendent proposes budget with $35 million deficit

Mignano said it is also too early to know where the district will get funding to close its $35.1 million deficit. Most of the district’s revenue comes from state and city funding. The state is currently in the process of creating its own budget, but Mignano said the district expects to receive the same amount of city funding that it did this year.

The school board’s budget and finance committee held a meeting Tuesday night to discuss Contreras’ proposed budget, and the school board will decide if changes need to be made to the budget. The mayor and the Syracuse Common Council will then vote on the proposed budget this May, Mignano said. adhitzle@syr.edu

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Facebook as an absolute necessity. Freshman Kris Murray said he doesn’t find Facebook interesting and spends only 10 to 15 minutes on the site per day.

“I’ll get on it and I’ll look at stuff, and I’ll be like, ‘I don’t really care what other people are doing,’” he said. “So I just kind of get bored with it after awhile.”

While the comparison between Facebook addiction and substance addiction seems negative for social media, there are ways to use Facebook in a positive manner, Ward said.

Ward said he teaches his students how use Facebook professionally to be hired for a job.

He said he thinks if students want to use their hours on Facebook productively, they should focus on exploring their passions.

“Students are here at Syracuse studying all kinds of things, from business to journalism to politics, and if that’s where their passions lie, those are the kinds of things that I should see them talking about on social media,” Ward

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as an adviser to Bush during his campaigns as well as the 2012 election and other topics.

“I think it touches on a lot of interest we have on our campus,” said Zach Weiss, chairman of the SU College Republicans.

Tickets are available at the Schine Box Office, Weiss said. If tickets do not run out, they will also be available at the door. As of Tuesday afternoon, Weiss did not have a count from the box office on how many tickets were left.

Rove is considered one of the shrewdest navigators of the political landscape. After leaving the White House, Rove took up several media gigs, including one with Fox News. He has also used his political connections to develop fundraising machines American Crossroads and Crossroads GPS. The College Republicans began planning for the event in November, when they first reached out to Rove, said Mike Demkiw, treasurer of the SU College Republicans. Student Association granted the group $20,000 for the event during the fall budget season, Demkiw said.

“I just think it will bring a new perspective to campus,” Demkiw said.

But Demkiw said he encourages students of all ideologies to attend because hearing new viewpoints is important to building one’s own political views.

The group reached Rove through the Young America’s Foundation, a national conservative group. Rove immediately agreed and is excited to speak to students during the election year, Demkiw said. He also knows Republican Ann Marie Buerkle, the congressional representative for the 25th Congres-

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women deal with the consumption internally, meaning they have more issues with depression, eating disorders and self-esteem, Scholl said.

Students tend to drink more alcohol because of peer inf luence and a need to make new friendships after transitioning into college. Young adults usually drink because it’s considered both a social norm and a way to fit in. Most students do not perceive themselves as alcoholics, even if they drink

said.

Rotolo also said he sees Facebook as a generally positive social media outlet. He said the site forms a sense of community among students by allowing them to connect with others and create common interest groups.

He referred to the new SU Memes Facebook page as an example.

“I think it gives Syracuse students a place to come together and share unique observations that, if you’re a part of this community, you understand, and if you’re not, then it wouldn’t be of interest to you,” he said.

If a person feels they need help with their Facebook addiction, Bergen-Cico had a few tips.

She said she recommends making a contract with someone who could intervene on their behalf when they’re spending too much time on Facebook. If that doesn’t work, she said to delete the Facebook account.

“Facebook requires a level of self-awareness of how you’re using it, how you feel when you’re not able to use it,” Bergen-Cico said.

“And those types of things are kind of a selfassessment.” jccomole@syr.edu

sional District. Rove’s team did not provide comment, as it is their policy not to comment on speaking engagements.

Rove is one of the biggest political gets for SU in recent years. “You’ve got, I think by all accounts, one of the best political minds in the political game right now in this country,” said Grant Reeher, a political science professor at SU. Although many political experts would consider him an undisputed political genius, Rove has dabbled in some controversial practices.

He sat in front of a House committee in 2009 for questions related to the firing of nine U.S. attorneys. As a top Bush adviser, he has also been associated with controversial decisions of the Bush administration. As a campaign adviser, he’s been ruthless against opponents of Republicans.

“He’s as controversial as he is important. My guess is that his views are out of step with probably the median view here among students,” Reeher said. “So again, the more reason to hear him. You learn from people you don’t necessarily agree with.”

Rove also created two fundraising groups, American Crossroads and Crossroads GPS, which dolled out troves of cash to Republican candidates in the 2010 congressional election.

Rove will answer audience questions after his speech. Meghin Delaney, editorial editor at The Daily Orange, will moderate the Q-andA portion, asking Rove questions submitted before the event. Regardless of political views, listening to Rove speak is an unmatchable education in politics, Reeher said.

If students, said Reeher, “want to understand our recent history and our current political climate, they really couldn’t find a better person to represent one piece of it.” kronayne@syr.edu

above the recommended amount of alcohol, according to the Health and Human Services Department.

“When you combine a need or desire to alter your mood with freedom and the experimentation that is part of young adulthood, you often get abuse of alcohol,” Scholl said.

By drinking chronically, college students can experience weight gain, issues with relationships and poor attendance in class, Scholl said. Students are vulnerable at this stage in their lives, and some are looking to control their mood through alcohol, she said. aegiles@syr.edu

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will do the right thing even when no one is looking,” he said. “When people come into the building they don’t say, ‘Oh, it’s a LEED building,’ and so the university could’ve taken a pass and decided not to worry about it. But that’s not what they do. They do the right thing.”

The complex consists of a state-of-the-art basketball center with full practice courts reaching 13,750 square feet as well as men’s and women’s basketball locker rooms, film rooms, coaches suites, a strength and conditioning facility and an academic suite. The center also features an athletic training suite, which includes top-grade pools, a hydro-therapy room, an equipment room, and men’s and women’s coaching staff locker room suites, according to the release.

The building earned the sustainability award for its use of 30 percent less water and nearly 20 percent less energy than a typical new building. Thirty thousand cubic yards of soil were removed to create the footprint of the building, but more than half of the construction and demolition waste was recycled or reused.

Approximately 20 percent of the materials in the building are made from recycled matter, according to the release.

Kirk Narburgh, partner at King+King Architects, praised the design and construction teams for their work, and said he believes the building’s sustainable features will enhance the lives of men’s and women’s basketball coaches, staff and student athletes.

“We are always so grateful when we can take our clients’ vision and turn it into a reality,” he said. “I think one of the key elements is that we can’t do this without a cohesive

team to make it a reality for the men’s basketball program.”

Eric Beattie, director of SU’s Office of Campus Planning, Design and Construction, said the design and construction team is proud of the center and happy to have partnered with SU Athletics to create a facility that achieves energy-efficient goals.

“We really want to thank people in the university from various departments who all came together to build the building,” he said. “And we want to thank the engineers and all the personnel responsible for making sure where everything was going and all steps that were taken to make sure that this could come out as a sustainable building.”

The Melo Center, worth $19 million, first opened in 2009, according to the release. The center is named after New York Knicks and former Orange basketball player Carmelo Anthony, who helped lead SU to the 2003 NCAA men’s basketball championship and provided one of the largest individual donations to SU Athletics.

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and King+King Architects designed the building, and it was constructed by Hayner Hoyt Corp., according to the release. meltagou@syr.edu

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significant other or acquaintance to be delivered

by FYP. The student-run organization produces annual musicals starring non-drama major students in their first year at Syracuse University.

This year is the organization’s 20th anniversary.

“We are a group of people who love to perform, and we wanted to put our talents to good use,” said Abby Sherburne, a junior communications and rhetorical studies major and one of the fundraising chairs in FYP’s finance department. The flash mobs were a means of channeling their talent into procuring funds for the organization.

Students filled out a sheet with information such as their desired recipient, where the mob should take place and a choice of song to be performed. Students could pick from a selection of medleys that ranged from Marvin Gaye’s “Lets Get It On” and Cascada’s “Everytime We Touch.”

The group set up a table in the Ernie Davis, Brockway, and Graham dining centers last Thursday and Friday to sell the flash mobs.

They also had a table in Schine Student Center during a blood drive Monday.

Members of FYP then split into groups, traveling in small packs to deliver the performances

WHO ARE THE FIRST YEAR PLAYERS?

The First Year Players is a student-run group of musical theater enthusiasts that run a show of their choice every spring at Syracuse University. To star in the show, all actors have to be first-year students.

FYP veterans direct, produce or work backstage.

A glance back at past FYP Productions:

2008: Fame 2009: Urinetown 2010: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 2011: 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

What to expect in the future: 2012: The Drowsy Chaperone

“We are a group of people who love to perform, and we wanted to put our talents to good use.”

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to unknowing recipients. By calling the valentine sender briefly before they were set to perform, the groups ensured that the recipient would be in the designated place to see their flash mob in action.

The valentines proved to be more than just a spontaneous way to celebrate the holiday.

They were used as an opportunity to display the group’s talent and publicize its upcoming production.

“We definitely want to get the word out about our show,” said Sarah Bogden, an undeclared freshman and cast member of FYP’s production of the musical “The Drowsy Chaperone,” set to run from April 12-14.

From sorority houses to South Campus, the members dashed around to make their special deliveries to one unsuspecting recipient at a time.

Amanda Quick, a sophomore broadcast and digital journalism major, purchased a flash mob for her boyfriend, Matt Casale, a sophomore exercise science major.

“I thought it would be something special to send instead of chocolate,” she said. “It was definitely a Valentine’s Day he would remember.”

Stepping out of his room, Casale was surprised by the small crowd that gathered around his door and serenaded him with Elton John’s “Can You Feel the Love Tonight.”

“I was just doing my work, and I didn’t think it would be a flash mob,” said Casale. “I think they did a really great job.”

Another student and a resident adviser on the sixth floor of Day Hall, Elizabeth Doyon received a singing valentine from her residents.

“My heart was pounding,” said Doyon, a sophomore newspaper and online journalism major. “But this is definitely the best thing I’ve ever seen on Valentine’s Day.” ggriccar@syr.edu

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Sing in the name of love

Valentine’s celebrated with film

By Allie Caren STAFF WRITER

First Year Players deliver singing telegrams, woo students’ valentines

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By Gabriela Riccardi STAFF WRITER

t’s 6:14 p.m. and everything is silent in Flint Hall. A cluster of five students walks down the deserted second-floor hallway, whispering and giggling to each other covertly. Their heads move from side to side, quickly examining each door that they pass.

The leader of the group stops short. They have found the room that

they’re looking for.

Suddenly, four of the students flatten themselves against the wall next to the door, ready to ambush the unsuspecting resident. The remaining leader stands squarely in front of the closed door and knocks.

As a confused girl peeks out from behind the door, the group sprints into place in front of her and launches into song.

“Can you feel the love tonight?”

they croon to the girl, whose dazed expression melts into laughter.

This was just one of many singing valentines delivered Tuesday evening by First Year Players, which organized and sold personalized flash mobs in celebration of Valentine’s Day. For $5, students could request and purchase a singing Valentine’s Day-themed flash mob for a friend,

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kristen parker | asst. photo editor ASHLEY WHITE, a junior political science and history major, was studying in the basement of E.S. Bird Library when she was surprised by five members of First Year Players. The ROTC learning community sent a singing telegram to White for Valentine’s Day. Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” was one song they sang.

The day of love isn’t all about chocolate and roses. Instead of spending their Valentine’s Day evening with significant others, members of the Obscure Cinema Society spent time with one another through their mutual love of movies.

The club hosted its “Reel Love” screening to give students an alternative to typical Valentine’s Day activities. About 20 to 25 students ventured to Kittredge Auditorium for a quirky movie.

To set the mood, the club played Marilyn Monroe’s “I Wanna Be Loved By You,” which quickly slid into Elvis Presley’s “Any Way You Want Me,” among other romantic melodies. After tossing around some Valentine’s Day jokes, gorging on confectionary treats and putting the audience through a “Find Your Reel Love” quiz, the group presented the night’s feature presentation, “Harold and Maude” (1971), starring Bud Cort (Harold) and Ruth Gordon (Maude).

This peculiar friendship-turnedlove story was anything but typical for a lovey-dovey Hallmark kind of evening. The story was about a budding relationship between a lonely suicidal adolescent boy who attends funerals as a hobby and a spunky, ecstatic 79-year-old woman who enjoys the same pastime. By the movie’s end, some pairs in the audience found their fingers intertwined and murmured “I love you” to each other.

“I liked the quirkiness of it all,” said Xelinda Yancy, a 1995 College of Visual and Performing Arts alumna.

“I hadn’t seen this movie and wanted to see it. I like the idea of obscure cinema.”

With many twists and turns throughout the film, Maude eventually passes away on the night of her 80th birthday, finally bidding adieu to this world.

Sarah McIntire and Anna Butler, both sophomore wildlife science majors, enjoyed the film even though it wasn’t a mainstream one.

“I really liked it,” McIntire said.

“I had never heard of it before. Definitely obscure.”

The Obscure Cinema Society is not just a club for avid movie and Hollywood buffs, but for those interested in film as a broader subject. The club gathers to view more independent and less mainstream movies, said CoPresident Kat Smith.

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By Jillian D’Onfro STAFF WRITER

t may not always be sunny in Philadelphia, but rumor has it that the cheesesteaks are always delicious.

Instead of driving the five-odd hours necessary to test that theory, I traveled a mere 12 minutes to go to A Taste of Philadelphia. Open for business since 1976, the small shop looks like an old-school Philly dive. Framed photographs, signs and T-shirts — all Philadelphiathemed, of course — clutter the walls. Hardly an inch remains uncovered. Casual dark green and red tablecloths drape the tables, and the atmosphere feels authentically like Philly, with a solid helping of sass.

Part of that cheekiness comes from Nancy Carni, A Taste of Philadelphia’s owner. After teaching for 15 years, she decided she needed a change and jumped on the opportunity to buy the restaurant. She’s charming, quick-witted and chatty.

“I think the attitude that I have, I don’t know what it is, but it brings the people in and it keeps them here,” she said, laughing. Not only is Carni unafraid to joke around with customers, but she claims to serve up a mean Philly cheesesteak. We decided to put her skills to the test.

For our Saturday lunch, my dining partners and I ordered one classic Philly and one chicken cheesesteak with hot peppers. Although Taste

of Philadelphia specializes in cheesesteaks of all varieties, including pizza, it also serves cold cuts, chicken tenders, salads and various sides.

We sprang for an order of French fries with our sandwiches — the best decision we could have ever made.

I kid you not; these had all the makings of the ideal fry: served piping hot with a crispy outside and a plentiful amount of potato inside.

I would go back to A Taste of Philadelphia simply to order three servings of those French fries — and eat them all myself.

It took less than 10 minutes for Carni to bring over the sandwiches. After excitedly peeling back the tin foil, we looked at our meals and promptly drooled. I took a bite of the gigantic chicken sandwich first, and my taste buds found themselves in heaven. The copious amount of American cheese, so hot it liquefied around the thinly shredded chicken, created one oozy mass of deliciousness. The Italian bread, thick and fluffy, overflowed with meaty goodness. The hot peppers added a spicy kick.

I ate my third of the sandwich with an unshakable look of supreme happiness plastered across my face.

Next up was the legend of Philly itself: the cheesesteak sandwich. Carni had chopped the meat into extremely fine pieces and heaped on generous amounts of cheese. She always uses the classic rib-eye meat that Philly cheesesteaks are famous for, and it

shira stoll | staff photographer A Taste of Philadelphia, in business since 1976, serves up Philly cheesesteaks with finely chopped rib-eye meat. The eatery, decorated with quirky trinkets, also puts a spin on the classic sandwich by filling rolls with chicken or mozzarella and pizza sauce. pays off with a tender juiciness.

I missed the presence of the peppers that we had added to the other sandwich, though.

Without them, the cheesesteak lacked a certain zing. Without that special something it was just bread, meat and cheese. Next time I might have to try it with mushrooms or onions. One of the distinguishing features of both sandwiches was the surprising lack of grease. No soggy bread or leftover pool of oil here.

When the time came to pay — A Taste of Philadelphia only takes cash — it took an effort just to stand up. That’s how full I was. I may not have actually trekked over to Philly, but the entire dining experience made me feel as if I had. jidonfro@syr.edu

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Men shy to discuss size, though it doesn’t matter much

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n high school my brother was called “The Tripod.” Being exposed to this sexual nickname at 13, I didn’t realize the significance of my brother’s anatomical resemblance to a camera stand.

Now I get it. My brother’s got something every boy wants. Most girls want it, too, and I don’t mean gender reassignment. Yes, my friends, I’m talking about big penises.

You hear about them in the media. You see it on David Beckham’s beautiful billboard in Times Square advertising H&M male underwear. Cosmopolitan’s monthly sex tips tell you how to find one, ride one and suck on one. I even think there’s a section for how to use one as a candle. But there’s one condition — it’s got to be huge, right?

Wrong.

Carli Blau, a master’s student studying television, radio and film, knows not everyone has to be a Tripod.

“When it comes to penis size, I think there is some truth to the saying it’s not about the size of the boat, it’s the motion of the ocean,” she said.

Blau should know. She has a sex blog and is pursuing a doctorate in human sexuality to become a sexologist. A penis isn’t to sex what biceps are to weightlifting. It’s not going to get bigger through repetition, so go “shake” what God gave you. So if size isn’t a big deal, why is

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just do it everyone still talking about it?

I’m sure my brother’s inadvertent affiliation with Kodak gained him alpha male status in the showers after rugby practice. I’ve witnessed quite a few “let’s talk about our penises” conversations with my male friends, and those who are “big” definitely get man points. So somehow, somewhere, boys learn that big is best.

But considering sex involves penises and vaginas, why am I not having competitive vagina comparison conversations with my female friends? My vagina’s as important as any penis from where I’m standing. Artist Jamie McCartney agrees with me. He created an exhibit called “The Great Wall of Vagina” by plaster casting 400 women’s labia.

To be fair to the male population of Syracuse, vaginas are a topic of conversation. I overheard a charming boy in Schine Student Center talking about the girl he “pumped” over the weekend having “labia seaweed,” which “made it difficult for him to get in there.” I wish Mr. Schine Time had just talked about his penis size, to be honest.

So men are happy to chat about sex and how godly their penis is with their guy friends, but when it comes to publically broadcasting

their size, men become quiet. My scientific Facebook-based research conducted over the weekend proved the point.

My status Saturday and Sunday: “How big is your penis?”

Not one male was willing to publically state the length of his penis on Facebook. In fact the only response I got was from Sean Keefe, a junior magazine journalism and geography dual major.

He asked, “Is this going in The Daily Orange?”

Not that size is everything, but come on boys. Grow some balls. According to the World map of The Penis Size Worldwide on the TargetMap website, American men are just average when it comes to penises. You may think you’ve got an anaconda, but given that the average length is 5.1 inches (flaccid, calm down), you’re about 19 feet short. South Korea’s verging on small with an average of 3.8 inches, and the men of Congo are swinging around 7.1-inchlong penises on average.

But don’t go basing your gap year on TargetMap’s penis evidence. Big is not always best and can be painful. I remember a lovely gentleman who told me there was no way I should be lying down “for this.” I’ve never gotten off my back quicker.

For girls who like girls, I guess you’ve figured out how good it is without a penis. Leave the number crunching to everyone else.

Iona Holloway is a magazine journalism and psychology dual major. Her column appears every Wednesday. Her high school boyfriend doesn’t speak to her because after a brutal dumping, she told everyone he was “hung like a hamster.”

She can be reached at ijhollow@syr.edu.

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friends who loves movies” only drew in three people at their first interest meeting. Though an average of 20 or 30 people show up to each of the group’s three or four monthly screenings, the society collectively brings more than 170 students together. The group generally shows movies each Friday.

Kat Smith, a sophomore advertising design and communication major, said she enjoys the role she plays in this on-campus organization

“It’s a way for creative people to meet each other and enjoy films that they may not have otherwise necessarily seen.”

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and setting up events like “Reel Love.” She said the OCS provides an alternative on campus to other activities.

“It’s a way for creative people to meet each other and enjoy films that they may not have otherwise necessarily seen,” Smith said.

Though Valentine’s Day may lead us to appreciate the ones we love just a little bit more, this group, and ultimately the particular film screened at “Reel Love,” made students appreciate those they love every day instead of just on one day dedicated to romantic tradition. alliecaren@syr.edu

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SU’s weaknesses shown in scrimmage against England

By Stephen Bailey ASST. COPY EDITOR

His right hand held a lacrosse stick, which he twirled in looping, clockwise circles. His left was placed firmly on his hip.

For a moment, Gary Gait thought silently.

The SU head coach tried to assess his team’s first real competition of the year — a scrimmage against England’s national team.

“I thought for that early in the season, it was what we needed to do,” Gait said. “It was a chance to get out there and play against a real team, real competition, a very athletic team. I thought we played OK, not great. It was more of just execution than anything else, but it gave us things to focus on.

“Without that opportunity, we’d be starting the season kind of blind.”

But after that crucial tune-up, Syracuse has its sights set on the upcoming season. Although the Orange allowed the game-tying goal in the final seconds of the Jan. 28 scrimmage against England at the U.S. Lacrosse Champion Challenge in Orlando, Fla., it got its first live action of the season. As SU prepares for its seasonopener against Boston College Feb. 21, the team is making adjustments based on its weaknesses shown in the scrimmage.

Playing against an older, more experienced Team England, SU got a taste of international competition. The Orange nearly pulled out a victory, even in the absence of junior attack Michelle Tumolo, last year’s leading scorer, who was playing for the U.S. women’s team that weekend.

Gait provided his team little tactical advice entering the game. Rather than running plays this early in the season, he let his players freelance. He said that strategy led to some disorga-

nization, a general lack of control and a failure to consistently maintain possession of the ball.

Even so, SU managed nine goals, and when Gait did draw up a play with under a minute left in regulation, the Orange executed. Junior defender Becca Block scored to put Syracuse ahead 9-8, but England answered.

“That was an extremely positive thing, to have something that we worked on, executing a play,” Gait said. “So that was a positive out of it.

But the other side is we turned around, won the draw and gave it back to them.

“We gave them a chance, and they scored with two seconds left to tie it. So we’ll learn from that, and something we’re working on is how to finish a game and how to possess the ball when we’re up.”

In a game that didn’t count toward the schedule, it was the perfect opportunity to learn that lesson.

But SU still has more to work on than just closing out games. Senior midfielder Sarah Holden said the team’s transition defense and communication could improve.

Though full-field practices at both Manley Field House and the Carrier Dome helped SU practice its transition defense throughout the preseason, Holden said the team was not prepared for the speed and size of England’s players.

She and senior defender Janelle Stegeland agreed that England was better conditioned and used that to exploit SU’s weakness on defense.

Though none of the Orange’s opponents this season have players in their late 20s to early 30s, as Stegeland said England did, Syracuse left Orlando knowing it needed to get in better shape.

“They ran like crazy,” Stegeland said. “Up and down, up and down, and it’s not necessarily that our fitness was not totally there, but we’ve been

working on since then, getting our fitness up to par so we don’t ever have to be tired in games.”

With the Eagles’ visit to the Carrier Dome less than a week away, Gait’s squad will have an opportunity to see if the hard work has paid off.

Holden said the Orange is excited to get back

on the field and compete.

But this time, it counts.

“England is definitely in the past, so we’re looking to get right up, and get ready and geared toward BC,” Holden said. sebail01@syr.edu

tennis

Despite inexperience, Orange finds success in pressure-filled situations

By Jacob Klinger STAFF WRITER

Luke Jensen saw Syracuse’s opponents whimpering and shaking on the sidelines. Routine shots and serves became errors and double faults. Deficits turned into wins and the Orange came back to beat a pair of ranked opponents.

In both matches, the team thrived under door-die pressure.

“We absolutely, positively couldn’t be short by an inch,” Jensen said.

Four singles matches went to three sets, and the Orange won all but one of them as SU (5-3, 2-1 Big East) beat No. 55 Boston College and No. 60 Harvard last weekend. Twice SU needed a clean sweep of the remaining matches on-court to win the team match. They did both times.

Pressure was evident in both instances, wearing on SU’s opponents while the Orange drew strength from the situations. Jensen recruits and trains his players to win close matches. In beating ranked opponents for the first time this season, it paid off.

On Saturday evening, senior captain Emily Harman was the last player on the court for SU. With the team match tied 3-3, her match against No. 108 Jessica Wacnik was the decider. In the middle of the third and deciding set, Harman stepped up and broke Wacnik’s serve.

After exchanging breaks, Harman broke her

opponent to win the match 7-6, 4-6, 6-4. Though Harman said her experience and athleticism were keys in winning the match, she ultimately dealt with the pressure better than Wacnik.

“I think she wasn’t used to it and that I used that to my favor,” Harman said. “… At that point I want the ball.”

The win set the table for an equally tense match against Harvard the next morning. And once again, the team match came down to late third-set action.

Down 5-4 with her opponent, Hannah Morrill, serving for the match, freshman Amanda Rodgers raised her intensity and lengthened the points. The team match was tied 3-3, and all of Rodgers’ teammates were watching.

“I would look over at them every time I won a point, and they would be like, ‘C’mon,’” Rodgers said.

Rodgers broke Morrill to stay alive and send the match to a tiebreaker. She won the tiebreaker 7-1 to clinch another close win for the Orange. Her performance under pressure did not surprise Jensen.

When the head coach looks at potential recruits, he specifically evaluates their ability to handle pressure. He watches to see how players perform after dropping the opening set.

Some players flame out and lose, while others bounce back and win. Jensen recruits the latter.

So when Rodgers pulled out the matchwinner after losing the first set, he saw it as a product of that analysis.

“She played her best tennis in that tiebreaker in the third, and it would have been real easy for her to pack it up and go away, but that’s not who she is,” Jensen said. “… There was no doubt when I saw her that she had something extremely special.”

SU thrived under the microscope last weekend, but their opponents caved. Wacnik lost her final game against Harman while serving, and Morrill had the match on her racket.

The strong performance under pressure stems from the Syracuse’s competitive practices. In all of the team’s drills, players compete.

There’s always a winner and a loser, Jensen said.

“I see it in the practice sessions,” Jensen said. “… When you come up against stiff competition you run into it or you dive into it.”

Last weekend, the team dove in. Despite fighting an infection and not starting, Anika Novacek ran five miles before the Boston College match.

Jensen sees the wins as a turning point, not just for the season, but for the program as a whole.

Despite the historic wins, SU is keeping pressure on itself. With a new set of Intercollegiate Tennis Association national rankings set to come out Thursday, Jensen dismissed their importance ahead of matches against Temple and Rutgers.

The ITA is known to reward wins against ranked opponents, but harshly punish teams that lose to unranked opposition.

“If we lose one of these matches or both of these matches, everything we gained last week will go right down the drain,” Jensen said. jmklinge@syr.edu

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Orange hitters find offensive answers despite road losses

By Nick Toney STAFF WRITER

Jolene Henderson’s changeup had Syracuse’s lineup on the ropes.

The Orange was early on the California pitcher’s off-speed pitches and couldn’t catch up to her fastballs. And outfielder Shirley Daniels said none of her teammates could predict what was coming next.

“We had a little trouble with her (Henderson),” Daniels said. “It took us a while to settle in.”

Eventually, the SU offense did manage to settle in and break through against the Golden Bears. Outfielder Lisaira Daniels hit a single to start the seventh inning, and then Jasmine Watson brought her home with her second home run of the game.

“We’re playing better teams, so naturally, we’ll get better.”

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Despite being three-hit against the topranked Bears and No. 16 Arizona in losses, assistant head coach Wally King said the Orange made key adjustments at the plate, and during the 6-3 loss to California, those adjustments finally worked when the offense came alive. King said the team is looking to build on that momentum moving forward in the season.

“We started to lay off bad pitches, wait to hit balls down in the zone and stay more balanced,” King said. “We usually struggled with high-ball pitchers, but we saw some things that’ll make it

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and play football, and then I ended up essentially walking onto the track team because my football coach let me.”

Eaton starred immediately at West Chester.

It wasn’t long before he and his coaches realized he had Division-I talent as a hurdler.

He decided to put his football career behind and transferred to Syracuse after his freshman year.

easier for us this season. And we’ll look to build on that going forward.”

The Orange has time to iron out any offensive kinks this week. After last weekend’s Kajikawa Classic, SU doesn’t play again until Feb. 24 when it takes on Pacific at the Cathedral Classic tournament in Palm Springs, Calif.

Though the break gives Syracuse time to continue to improve, not every SU hitter appreciates having the week off considering it could ruin the momentum the Orange built. Lisaira Daniels said building on that breakout seventh inning against the Bears might be difficult without a game this week.

“Some players like (the week off), some players don’t,” Lisaira Daniels said. “We need to be prepared either way.”

This weekend, the Orange will simulate pressure at-bats during an intrasquad game. And King said the team plans to place an emphasis on consistency at the plate. Before outfielders met at Manley Field House on Tuesday, King threw batting practice and gave hitters advice on laying off bad pitches.

“There will be some games where the pitcher we face will throw an absolute gem,” King said. “We try and work through the rough stretches, though.”

Two very different pitchers caused SU’s rough stretches last weekend, but King said the team can learn from both losses.

Henderson was the Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year last season for Cal, pitching two no-hitters and a perfect game in 2011. But Arizona’s Jessica Spigner, usually a third baseman, three-hit the Orange in an emergency start for injured pitcher Kenzie Fowler.

Until that seventh inning, Henderson and

“If I wanted to play football I wouldn’t have left West Chester,” said Eaton, now a graduate student. “… My mindset was on track, and I was going to do track. It was a bit of a betrayal if I would have done Syracuse football after leaving West Chester.”

In his first-ever meet at Syracuse, at the SU Welcome in 2009, he ran an NCAA championship qualifying time in the 55-meter hurdles. Two weeks later, at the Penn State National Open in State College, he ran an NCAA championship qualifying time in the 60-meter hurdles.

stacie fanelli | asst. photo editor MORGAN NANDIN set a Syracuse single-game RBI record with seven Saturday against McNeese State. The junior went 3-for-3 with a home run, double and sacrifice fly.

Spigner were able to do what no SU opponent did in the Kajikawa Classic: contain the SU offense.

On Friday night against Cal State Northridge, the Orange had 12 hits in a 10-2 win. King said Watson set the tone at the plate by hitting a two-run home run in the first inning, and senior Kelly Saco helped with her three RBIs. Against McNeese State on Saturday morning, SU kept its hot streak at the plate going.

Shortstop Morgan Nandin set a school record with seven RBIs in the Orange’s 11-2 win.

That all changed against better teams, though.

Shirley Daniels said playing ranked competition will only help SU’s offense in the long run.

“We’re playing better teams, so naturally, we’ll get better,” Daniels said.

And if the Orange wants to meet and exceed its expectations this season, King said batters will need to get used to better pitchers.

“We want to win a regional, not just make a regional anymore,” King said. “And to do that, you’re going to need to beat the type of teams you’ll be seeing in the postseason.”

That race soon became his staple.

Eaton traveled to College Station, Texas, for the NCAA Indoor Championship in March 2009.

But his time of 7.92 seconds in the preliminaries wasn’t good enough for him to qualify and advance further.

As a junior, Eaton continued to leave his mark. At the New Balance Collegiate Invitational in New York City in February 2010, Eaton once again qualified for the NCAA championship. He also set a school record with a 7.68-second time in the 60-meter hurdles.

But a month later at the NCAA Indoor Championship in Fayetteville, Ark., Eaton ran nearly two full tenths of a second slower and finished just 16th.

“All that shows is just that, in the grand scheme of things, times you run early in the season don’t mean anything, and I think Jarret knows that,” SU assistant coach Dave Hegland said. “I think it’s great for him to run real fast early. Obviously, it’s great for us. It’s nice he set a school record, but unless you can go to the national championships and do it on that day, no one’s going to remember those times.”

After the disappointment in Fayetteville, Eaton redshirted last season as a senior. He had some minor injuries and felt that having another year would allow him to make major strides. But it also meant he would be running his final season during an Olympic qualifying year.

So far, it has paid off.

“A year of growth, a year of maturity, a year of hard work, that all pays off for athletes,” Fox said. “Look at Scoop Jardine, it’s the same kind

of thing for him. He’s a fifth-year guy. A fifth year makes a big difference.

“He got to work on his technique, he got to work on his strength, he hit the weight room hard and he’s a bigger, better, stronger athlete.”

In his first meet, Eaton came out with a vengeance. He broke his own school record with a 7.61 in the 60-meter hurdles. He broke it again with the 7.49 at Penn State, the time that still sits as the best in the nation.

Of course, that won’t mean anything if he can’t turn that into a first-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships this March in Nampa, Idaho.

“It would be huge for us,” Fox said. “It’s a rare opportunity. He’s one of the guys that can do it at nationals if everything goes right — knock on wood to stay healthy. It would be as big as anything to happen in 10 years for this program.”

With the fastest time in 15 years in the 60-meter hurdles, Eaton’s goal of a national championship certainly an objective within reach.

And if he can do that, it would do wonders for the program. Nothing rivals in importance and value to producing a national champion.

“It’s the start of something here,” Eaton said.

“My coach is a great hurdle coach, and coach Fox is a great cross country coach, and track and field as a whole is on the rise. It’s not the same program as it was 10 years ago. We have great coaching, we have great talent here as a team. … We’re on the up and up.”

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altan james | staff photographer BOBBY EILERS (30) is teaming with JoJo Marasco and Hakeem Lecky on SU’s first-midfield line. The trio brings a variety of talents that complement one another’s strengths.

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First-midfield line works to fill departure of vaunted trio

By Andrew Tredinnick ASST. COPY EDITOR

All three members of Syracuse’s new-look firstmidfield line have different experiences, and in turn, different expectations.

So when JoJo Marasco, Bobby Eilers and Hakeem Lecky come together this season to form the line, it will be a test for them to mesh together.

Although the trio has only worked together since the fall, Marasco believes they’ll be able to evolve into an effective unit.

“We’ve developed a relationship with each other that we kind of trust each other a lot now, and one guy’s going to dodge, we’re going to follow him to try and get open,” Marasco said.

“It’s good competition because every day we’re trying to work on a better dodge, work on a better shot and try to help one another out on the field.”

After the Orange graduated its entire first line after last season, head coach John Desko was forced to assemble a group to replace it entering this season. It wasn’t an easy task, considering last year’s line consisted of AllAmericans Jovan Miller, Josh Amidon and Jeremy Thompson.

It’s a challenging situation for three players who haven’t worked together on a starting line before, but each player has recognized the work ethic that needs to be instilled to form a cohe-

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quarters vote by the Big East conference board would allow a program to leave immediately, as is the case with WVU. West Virginia will officially join the Big 12 conference in July and begin play in the conference this fall. The conference released its football schedule Tuesday, and the Mountaineers will play their first Big 12 game Sept. 29 against Baylor.

In making its decision to terminate West Virginia, the Big East factored in the accusa-

sive force in the midfield.

“Communication is the big thing that we’re working on right now,” Lecky said. “Like I said, we’re still going to work on that this week and just get the plays down to on point. We’ll see, we’ve got a long week ahead, a hard week, and we’re just going to try to take it to Albany this Sunday.”

Of the three midfielders taking over the first line, Marasco has the most experience. After splitting last season at attack and midfield, he’ll play almost exclusively up top in 2012. Along with him are Eilers, who will see his first time as starter this season, and Lecky, who will step on the field for his first collegiate lacrosse

experience Sunday against Albany.

Each player brings something different to the table. Marasco has been an attacking fixture for the Orange throughout his career.

He was tied for the team lead with 41 points a year ago.

Eilers, at 6 feet 5 inches, is a big body and has a knack for scoring goals when given the chance. Last season, he led SU’s second midfield line with eight goals. The senior said he plans on using his size to his advantage more this season, especially working with smaller players like Lecky and Marasco.

And Desko had high expectations for what Lecky could achieve last season before he injured his wrist and missed the entire season, choosing to redshirt his freshman season. He brings an unheralded speed to the first line to match the physicality of Eilers and the dodging talents of Marasco.

“I think they’re doing a good job,” Desko said.

“JoJo comes back to us with probably the most game experience, playing two positions, and Bobby Eilers I think really in the second half of the season started to play pretty well in the second midfield unit.

“Hakeem Lecky was with us last year, got hurt. We expected him to play a lot as the year went on, but because of the injury and when it happened and how long it lasted, we decided that he would redshirt, and I think he’s got some good talent.”

All three enter the season with something to prove. And in the limited time they’ve played together, they’ve shown flashes of what they might be able to achieve later on this season. In the Orange’s scrimmage against Maryland last Sunday, Eilers notched two game-tying goals and an assist, and Lecky added a goal of his own.

Lecky admitted that there are still areas that the unit can improve as a whole, but there have also been glimpses of how the unit can function together thus far.

“We’ve still got a lot of stuff to work on, but we’re getting better, practicing the things that we’re going to translate over to the games,” Lecky said. “I think we’re doing a good job now. We just got to keep our hard work this week and get ready for the big season opener this Sunday.”

tions that WVU made against the Big East in a lawsuit, which is being dismissed, according to the statement. It also considered the process WVU planned to take to resolve the litigation.

West Virginia will also have to pay a higher exit fee than that required by the bylaws, according to the statement.

West Virginia Athletic Director Oliver Luck said in a statement that the agreement prohibited releasing its details. However, no state or taxpayer funds, tuition or academic support funds were used in the settlement, Luck said.

“Our membership in the Big 12 offers WVU significant advantages,” Luck said

in a statement. “The Big 12 is a strong and vibrant conference academically and athletically. We look forward to the potential academic and athletic partnerships and financial opportunities that membership in the Big 12 offers.”

WVU President Jim Clements emphasized the importance of the school’s move to the Big 12.

“We are in great company in the Big 12, joining a group of world-class research universities — many of them large public land-grant flagship institutions like WVU,” Clements said in a statement. “These schools have quality academics, research, athletic

programs, winning traditions and loyal, passionate fans.”

The early termination sets a precedent for other schools currently serving that two-plusyear exit notice, including Syracuse and Pittsburgh. Both programs informed the Big East of their move to the Atlantic Coast Conference in late September.

The Big East is set to add Central Florida, Houston, Memphis and Southern Methodist for all sports in 2013. Boise State and San Diego State will also join in 2013 as football-only members. Navy will join the conference as a football-only member in 2015.

“We’ve developed a relationship with each other that we kind of trust each other a lot now, and one guy’s going to dodge, we’re going to follow him to try and get open.”

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Year of adversity halts growth of St. John’s

By Jon Harris STAFF WRITER

By any opinion, the St. John’s men’s basketball team has had an event-filled 2011-12 season — both on and off the hardwood.

The developments have hardly slowed even as the season reaches its stretch run. Red Storm head coach Steve Lavin announced Feb. 8 that junior guard Malik Stith withdrew from the team effective immediately.

“For personal reasons I have chosen to step aside as a member of the St. John’s basketball team,” Stith said in a statement released by the university. “Right now, I feel that I need to do what is best for my family. I am grateful for the opportunities given to me at St. John’s and pleased to be able to continue to make progress toward my degree. Coach Lavin and I have met and talked over the past couple days about my future and the interest I have in contributing to the team as a student.”

Following Tuesday’s loss to Seton Hall (18-8, 7-7 Big East), St. John’s sits at 10-16 overall with a 4-10 conference record, putting the Red Storm in 14th in the Big East. The 94-64 loss to Seton Hall extends St. John’s losing streak to four games.

The Red Storm plays UCLA (14-11, 7-6 Pac-12) at Madison Square Garden at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Although Stith will remain with the team as a student assistant, his decision to withdraw from the playing roster dishes another blow to St. John’s. Lavin has been unable to coach in games as he recovers from prostate cancer, and the remaining coaching staff has had to try and cope with a limited roster full of mostly freshmen, proving experience as a gaping need.

Stith, a 5-foot-11 guard from Hempstead, N.Y., was the lone returning letter winner with St. John’s this season. He was scoring 2.6 points per game off the bench but played fewer minutes as the season continued, averaging only 14.6 minutes per game.

Stith’s decision to withdraw from the team leaves the Red Storm with just six scholarship

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players who see meaningful time. There’s also Jamal White, a junior guard and former walk-on who was given a scholarship this year and has played in only three games so far. Stith played in all 23 games and started five this season.

St. John’s is now using a six-man rotation — five freshmen and junior forward God’sgift Achiuwa, a transfer from Erie (N.Y.) Community College. Of the 12 players on St. John’s roster, there are nine freshmen, two juniors and one senior — guard Boris Brakalov has played in one game for a total of two minutes.

Lavin, in his second year, put together the country’s No. 3 recruiting class, a year after taking the Red Storm to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in nearly a decade.

But highly recruited freshmen Amir Garrett, JaKarr Sampson and Norvel Pelle were all ruled academically ineligible, prohibiting the three from participating or being with the team in the beginning of the season.

They all enrolled in prep schools while improving their academics, but Garrett is the only one who has joined the team thus far.

Nurideen Lindsey, who averaged 11.8 points per game in the first nine games of the season for the Red Storm, transferred to Rider last month.

And the players haven’t been the only ones getting in trouble off the court. St. John’s suspended a top athletics department official for allegedly reselling men’s basketball tickets acquired from the university and keeping the cash himself, the New York Daily News reported Friday.

Brian Colleary, senior associate athletics director, is said to have taken tickets — including some for the Big East tournament at Madison Square Garden and St. John’s win over Duke last season — and turned them around to benefit his own pocket, according to the New York Daily News.

Throughout the season, Lavin — who led the Red Storm to a 21-12 overall record and 12-6 mark in conference play during his first season the job — has been forced off the bench

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while recovering from cancer. In his place stands assistant coach Mike Dunlap.

With the sheer lack of players, the St. John’s coaching staff has been forced to play its inexperienced players — sometimes starting five freshmen.

“Since we’ve gone with the five freshmen — the fresh five, as I call them — we’ve been more productive in point production, but also in terms of closing the gap on our rebounding against opponents,” Lavin said on the Big East coaches’ teleconference Feb. 2.

But it hasn’t all been bad for St. John’s this season. Freshman forward Moe Harkless and freshman guard D’Angelo Harrison have emerged as stars on the team. Harkless is averaging 16 points per game and 8.4 rebounds per game, while Harrison is leading the team in scoring with 16.9 points per game.

Lavin said Harkless has all the skills and abilities he looks for in a basketball player, and his numbers this season speak for themselves.

“In terms of D’Angelo, when we recruited him, I felt he had the opportunity to be the best combo guard that I’d ever coached, and obviously, he still has a long way to go,” Lavin said. “But just in terms of projecting based on potential, he would rate right there with the best combo guards that I’ve recruited.”

Harrison and all the freshmen on the team are maturing right before the coaching staff’s eyes, Lavin said. As for how Lavin prepares to put five freshmen on the floor at the same time, he’s mindful that he needs to be patient with one of the youngest, if not the youngest, teams in the country. But he also knows it’s going to be a roller-coaster ride.

“And that’s the fine line that we’re walking as a staff right now because we know they’re young, but we don’t want to use that as a crutch or as an excuse for not winning now,” Lavin said. “We know the future is bright, but we want to be competitive this year and not have to wait to the future.”

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Record-breaker Eaton has sights set on national title in 60-meter hurdles

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TRACK AND FIELD

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stacie fanelli | asst. photo editor JARRET EATON holds the fastest 60-meter hurdles time in the country this season at 7.49 seconds. He is also just .02 seconds behind the NCAA all-time record.

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arret Eaton already held the fastest 60-meter hurdles time in the nation. He already held the record for the fastest time at the Horace Ashenfelter III Indoor Track at Penn State.

But as he ran in the finals of the Penn State Invitational Jan. 28, he did it again.

In just 7.49 seconds, the blur of orange wearing a distinctive white headband owned the 60 meters and broke his records. He set a new personal best. He set a new facility record. He set a new fastest time in the nation.

Eaton has the track and field world buzzing. Yet the buzz around the Syracuse campus isn’t as loud.

“It doesn’t bother me,” Eaton said.

“It shouldn’t be just me if I get publicity. It should be the team as a whole.

Sometimes it overshadows the other success on the team.”

Eaton is a contender to do something unheard of for the Orange track and field program: become a national champion.

In Eaton’s first meet of the season at the Cornell Upstate Challenge in Ithaca, the hurdler set a school record in the 60-meter hurdles and set the bar for his competitors by posting the best time in the nation.

He topped that the next weekend with his record time in State College, Pa. The 7.49-second time at the Penn State Invitational is the fastest collegiate time since 1997 and just .02 seconds behind the all-time col-

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By Stephen Bailey ASST. COPY EDITOR

The Big East Board of Directors voted to terminate West Virginia’s membership in the Big East at the end of June, according to a statement released by the Big East on Tuesday.

The vote stipulates that WVU must fulfill obligations agreed upon between WVU and the Big East, which resolved a lawsuit between the

school and conference. West Virginia will be released from the conference June 30, and will officially join the Big 12 in all sports.

“West Virginia University has acknowledged and agreed that the Court in Monongalia County, West Virginia, will enter a judgment that the Big East Conference bylaws are valid and enforceable, and will dismiss with prejudice all

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of West Virginia’s claims against the Conference,” Big East Commissioner John Marinatto said in the statement.

The conference bylaws state that when a member unilaterally withdraws from the conference, it must pay an exit fee and undergo a 27-month waiting period. However, the bylaws also state that a three-

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legiate record held by former Wisconsin hurdler Reggie Torian. Though Syracuse head coach Chris Fox has brought the SU cross country program to prominence in recent years, the track and field team has been far from elite, making Eaton’s success a pleasant surprise.

Eaton has a chance to be a Syracuse legend. But had a few things been slightly different, he would not be in this position.

“A year of growth, a year of maturity, a year of hard work, that all pays off for athletes.”

Chris Fox

SU HEAD COACH

Eaton was a track and field state champion and a football star at Abington Heights High School in Clarks Summit, Pa. He wanted to continue both sports, but found during the recruiting process that coaches at Division-I programs weren’t sold.

So he found himself at West Chester (Pa.) University, a DivisionII school where he could play both football and run for the track and field team.

“I loved football just as much as I love track,” Eaton said. “My high school coach was able to get me to go to West Chester, and I was able to start

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HOW WVU’S DEPARTURE AFFECTS SYRACUSE Syracuse could leave the Big East after next year

Big East Commissioner John Marinatto said Tuesday the conference could be open to discussing the potential departure of Syracuse and Pittsburgh to the Atlantic Coast Conference for the 2013 football season, according to The Associated Press.

Big East bylaws can keep Syracuse and Pitt in the conference until the 2014 season. But with the Big East putting together its own expansion plans and West

Virginia departing, the door may have opened a little.

The Orange has a hole to fill in its 2012 football schedule West Virginia’s move to the Big 12 for 2012 means the Mountaineers are no longer on Syracuse’s Big East schedule. The Big East now has seven teams in its football conference for next year, leaving SU with six conference games and four nonconference games scheduled.

That means there are two open slots on SU’s schedule.