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Electro-pop artist St. Lucia headlines University Union’s first Bandersnatch Concert of the semester. Page 20

Former presidential candidate and U.S. Representative Ron Paul will visit SU on March 26 to give a speech titled “Defining Liberty.” The event is hosted

by College Republicans. Page 3

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Syracuse teenager delays college dreams after father’s death Text by Maddy Berner, development editor | Photo by Chase Gaewski, managing editor

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Former SU student pleads guilty Patrick Jackson promised 5 years probation for pleading guilty to felony drug charge

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ust before 1 p.m. on Feb. 2, Khalil Shqair enters his family pizza shop followed by his brothers.

Khalil, the oldest of the group at 17, pushes his siblings around as they laugh at some indecipherable joke. After a few minutes, Khalil has to step away to wash his hands and begin stretching pizza dough.

The afternoon of Super Bowl Sunday has arrived, and Sabatino’s Pizza and Deli is uncharacteristically busy.

Before her son arrived, Julia Shqair was running the register, answering the phone and cooking the pizza. Even customers have noticed her juggling act, but she ignores their comments. Instead, she instructs her sons in Arabic to get to work.

The only person missing from this chaotic scene is the reason it’s happening in the first place.

Khalil’s father, Shqair Shqair, was killed during a robbery at the store nearly four months ago to the day. His death has caused Khalil’s mother to overwork herself and Khalil to give up his Sunday afternoon to help her. It’s also partially why he, a senior at Fowler High School, hasn’t applied to college.

Syracuse University — just a 10-minute drive from Sabatino’s — is on his list, and atop his family’s, too. But while some high school seniors will receive acceptance or rejection letters in the next week, Khalil won’t receive anything. see sabatino’s page 9

A former Syracuse University student who was living in Alpha Chi Rho and arrested in September on several felony and misdemeanor drug charges pleaded guilty Wednesday in exchange for five years of probation.

Patrick Jackson, 24, of Stamford, Conn., pleaded guilty to felony thirddegree criminal possession of a controlled substance for having cocaine with the intent to sell it. Sentencing was set for May 14.

On Sept. 26, Syracuse police detectives executed a search warrant at AXP as the result of “a narcotics investigation.” Police later arrested see jackson page 6

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Khalil Shqair, works behind the counter late one Saturday night in the same spot where his father was shot and killed.

Workgroup forms to handle roof

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Julia shqair, works throughout the week during the day. Her son fills in when needed, but primarily works weekends.

Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud has appointed a workgroup to develop a plan to deal with the Carrier Dome should it become unusable due to roof failure.

Syverud said in a campus-wide email that during the next few months, the group, chaired by professor Rick Burton of the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, will gather critical information. The goal, Syverud said, is to develop a contingency plan allowing the university to see carrier

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peak organic brewing co. pomegranate wheat ale

Organic beer tastes better than it smells

By Tom Sharkey staff writer

I’m not afraid to admit that I’m a sucker for marketing. I buy into trends and fancy labels like there’s no tomorrow, so when I saw an organic beer offering at the store, I had to buy it.

In fact, there’s an entire brewery dedicated to organic beers. Peak Organic Brewing Company has several varieties of pseudo-healthy beers, but I chose their Pomegranate Wheat Ale. The Pomegranate Wheat Ale’s label boasts flavors of organic pomegranate juice (of course), the über trendy açaí berry and its hipster cousin, coriander.

I can’t remember ever having tasted an organic beer before, and I’ve never tried a pomegranate beer.

I poured the Pomegranate Wheat Ale into a tall pint glass and was a bit taken aback. The color was strikingly orange, but the most notable part of the pour was the beer’s strong aroma.

Now, I’m not going to say that the Pomegranate Wheat Ale smelled like urine, but I will say that I frantically read the label trying to find out wheth-

er the Peak Organic Brewing Company uses preservatives in their beers or if it may have prematurely spoiled.

The label offered no help here, so despite my reservations about the beer’s aroma, I bucked up and took my first sip. Like my experience pouring the beer, I had mixed reactions to my first taste of the Pomegranate Wheat Ale. At first the beer tasted how it smelled — not great — but that subsided pretty quickly, and I was able to taste hints of pomegranate and açaí. Both were enjoyable.

I won’t pretend that I know what coriander tastes like, so I’ll just have to take Peak Organic’s word that it was in there somewhere. Surprisingly, the beer started tasting better as I continued drinking, and by the end of the glass I was enjoying every sip.

The biggest lesson I learned from Peak Organic’s Pomegranate Wheat Ale is that sometimes products that are trendy and well-marketed are just that — not superior to their less hip counterparts.

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Ron Paul to visit Hendricks

SA offers bus service for break

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As students bolt from wintry Syracuse to Spring Break, finding efficient and affordable transportation can prove challenging.

To combat the problem, the Syracuse University Student Association will start offering outgoing and incoming student transportation Thursday to hubs on the East Coast.

In the coming days, SA will provide shuttles to Syracuse Hancock International Airport and the Syracuse Regional Transportation Center, as well as buses to major cities like New York, Boston and Washington, D.C. SA aims to provide stable alternatives to companies like Greyhound and Megabus, which can overcharge during peak travel times without guaranteeing a seat.

“It’s something very basic we can do to make the lives of our constituents easier,” said Phil Porter, a freshman representative in the College of Arts and Sciences and member of the Student Life Committee.

Shuttle services to the airport and transportation center start Thursday at 4 p.m. and run every hour until 10 p.m. from the back of the Schine Student Center on Waverly Avenue, according to an email sent out by the Division of Student Affairs. They will run through noon on Sunday for students leaving SU as well as on March 16 for students returning to campus, said Aysha Seedat, chair of the Student Life Committee.

For students seeking more direct transportation to major cities on the East Coast, SA will offer buses that leave Friday and return March 16, Porter said. They will go to New York City, Boston, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and Rockaway, N.J. SA offers buses to see buses page 6

Former U.S. Representative and presidential candidate Ron Paul will speak at Syracuse University later this month.

Paul will present a lecture titled “Defining Liberty” at Hendricks Chapel on March 26 at 7:30 p.m.

College Republicans at SU will host the event, which is free for SU and SUNY-ESF students and $5 for the general public.

Paul served as a representative for the 14th and 22nd congressional districts in Texas. He ran for president in 1988 as a Libertarian, and in 2008 and 2012 as a Republican.

Zach Weiss, the director of communications for College Republicans at SU, said the organization tries to provide the SU community with speakers that offer a range of perspectives.

“The idea for our speakers is to show everyone the political landscape, pretty much everyone on the right,” he said. “We’ve seen an interest from students on campus that they want to hear a Libertarian perspective.”

Paul’s lecture is based on his book, “Liberty Defined,” Weiss said. He expects Paul to discuss his “manifesto” on fiscal and social issues.

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Putting on a show JOSE MIGUEL HERNANDEZ performs in “From Cuba to the ‘Cuse” in Gifford Auditorium on Wednesday night. Hernandez wrote and produced the show, which was performed in Spanish. It traces a 20-year period of his life through memoirs. The story follows Fernandez from Cuba, where he was raised by his grandmother during the Cuban Revolution, to Syracuse. Fernandez is the director of the Joven Guardia del Teatro Latino of the Spanish Action League. sage cruz field contributing photographer

Cartoonist discusses art, personal experiences art director

When Roz Chast had her first comics published in The New Yorker, she received mixed reactions from some people at the magazine — they thought her work was too weird and it didn’t quite align with its style.

“They were really, really upset,”

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Ron Paul maintains influence despite leaving Congress last year. Though his views are bold and often controversial, he remains a prominent Libertarian politician.

she said jokingly. “Not only are the barbarians at the gates, they’re in the gates and publishing in the magazine.”

Her first cartoon that was printed in The New Yorker was titled “Little Things” and is a wheel of small, alien shapes with nonsense names.

Although her work now mainly focuses on the ironies of life and relatable problems, “Little Things”

and her early cartoons show Chast’s wacky art and humor style.

Introduced as the “first subversive New Yorker cartoonist,” Chast discussed “Little Things” and other cartoons during the University Lecture Wednesday night in Hendricks Chapel.

Chast’s cartoons have also been printed in the Scientific American and Harvard Business Review. She

has also illustrated children’s books and was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Chast began her lecture by showing her more lighthearted New Yorker cartoons, like “Pigeon Little” and “The Fountain of Puberty”, which spawned laughter from the audience.

She then moved onto her more see cartoonist page 9

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Mobile gaming to overtake console video games

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n a snowy night in 2005, my mom brought home an Xbox 360. For my brother and I, it was love at first sight; it was the next big

thing.

Xboxes, Playstations and Wii’s gave a whole lot of young kids a lot of great memories and experiences not only with the products, but friends alike as they gathered around the television. And they still have a huge following.

But as far as popularity goes, those systems collectively bow down to the app store on the iPhone.

Mobile games have enjoyed unabated growth — 66 percent increase in sales in 2013, according to a Dec. 12, 2013 report by the Wall Street Journal —

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since the devices became popular, whereas video game sales were sinking — a 24 percent drop in 2013 according to the researcher NPD Group.

Gamers scoff at the idea that mobile gaming is overthrowing the traditional form, insisting that they would never abandon highly advanced gaming systems to play Angry Birds.

But traditional gamers don’t represent a large enough demographic to single-handedly save a product. An Oct. 2013 Common Sense Media report showed that 50 percent of children aged 0 to 8 in 2013 have used mobile apps a 34-percentage-point increase from 2011, That same report shows that video game usage for that age group has decreased by about four minutes per day, whereas mobile game usage has increased by five minutes.

The same way many of us grew up on Xboxes and Playstations, the kids just getting into technology now are still creating memories with family and friends, except they are holding a tablet or phone in their hands instead of a controller.

Paired with that trend, many of those who grew up with consoles will grow older and settle down with families. They won’t buy many new games, let alone systems.

It isn’t that mobile games killed the console , it’s that traditional video games could be losing their grip on that young audience that they received decades of loyalty from in the past.

But I don’t think this is the end of days for the console. In the future, it will become more about

general media consumption than about playing EA Sports games and first-person shooters.

In an Oct. 2013 interview with The Atlantic, Hank Adams of Sportsvision talked about revolutionizing how people watch sports, and how consoles could play a role. “Once we’ve got what are generally called connected TVs — smart devices like Samsung is making, or an Xbox, a Playstation, an Apple TV — there’s an awful lot we can do,” he said.

A Nov. 9, 2012 CNN article states that 40 percent of all Xbox activity is non-game related.

That’s where Neflix, Hulu, Amazon streaming and other entertainment apps hang their hats. I think that number will continue to increase.

Game consoles will eventually become known as home entertainment systems. Not necessarily bad news for Sony and Microsoft, but game developers and game retailers should be wringing their hands. What will happen when the mainstream franchises of “Madden” or “Battlefield” fizzle out?

Their target market will implode.

Microsoft and Sony are safe for now. If they can transform their products and reinvent their marketing strategies to emphasize video streaming and adapt to ambitious plans like those of Sportsvision and other tech companies, they can still control the living room. But with younger kids attatched to their phones, traditional video games are left flaunting their incredible technology and design to an audience looking the other way.

Phil Kramer is a freshman advertising and marketing management major. His column appears weekly. You can reach him at pwkramer@syr.edu.

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n Onondaga County, our trash does not go to a landfill. Instead, for the last 20 years, the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency has burned our trash to create energy.

With a new proposal to create a partnership with Cortland County’s municipal waste agency, we might begin burning our neighbor’s trash as well.

Though the partnership could bring economic benefits to our area, it is imperative that extensive study goes into the existing facility, along with study of any additions, before any decision is made.

It may seem simple to burn trash, but there are even more costs and benefits surrounding this proposal. With such a complex issue, it is crucial that the county governments conduct more research and testing, as well as reach out to keep the public informed.

While it is true that Cortland is in the midst of an environmental review of the proposal, and Onondaga County may have one planned for the future, it is still commonly unknown what the details of the plan will entail for not only our local environment, but also the people.

Even with education campaigns provided by OCRRA, it’s not a well-known fact that our trash is incinerated.

There are benefits to incineration.

The waste management technique is definitely a step above compiling our trash in landfills. With this, the waste burned generates electricity, bringing a local source of power to our area for the last two decades.

Taking Cortland’s trash, an estimated 23,000 to 28,000 tons per year, could result in $500,000 more annually through electricity sales, according to an Aug. 14 article in the Post-Standard.

For a plant that lost $2.5 million last year, this money is desperately needed, the Post-Standard also reported.

In return for burning Cortland’s garbage, all resulting ash would be trucked back to landfills in their county.

While these are enticing benefits, there still are a number of drawbacks.

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21ST CENTURY TREE HUGGER plant itself — Onondaga County would never truck in garbage from neighboring counties. This promise, made by county executives at the time, is said to be outdated, County Executive Joanie Mahoney said in an interview with the Post-Standard in Aug. 2013.

Mahoney believes that because OCRRA has been so successful with many of its recycling processes, less waste has traveled to our county’s plant to be burned, creating a strain on the business.

She also added that by accepting more garbage from a neighboring county, it would decrease the chance that the owners of the plant would burn more undesirable objects, such as tires and medical waste.

While Mahoney may be thinking about the future of the trash burning plant, any decision made would go against an important agreement still in the county’s memory.

Along with the increase in trash burning, moving trash and ash from one place to another would also increase transportation between the two counties. Not only would this cost more, but also more trucking would increase carbon emissions, which would exacerbate global climate change.

Finally, research surrounding emissions from waste-to-energy plants has had mixed results.

While some in the field declare that filtration, scrubbers and other containment processes capture any toxic emissions before they run rampant in our community, others believe that there is still a considerable amount of emissions that are detrimental to environmental and human health.

Meg Callaghan is a senior environmental studies major at SUNYESF. Her column appears weekly. She can be reached at mlcallag@syr.edu.

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FASA office needs more transparency The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs should be more transparent in situations where it exonerates a house where a felony took place, like with the fraternity Alpha Chi Rho. On Mar. 5, Patrick Jackson, 24, a former Syracuse University student, pleaded guilty to felony third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, after being found with more than 1,000 individual doses of cocaine, which has a street value of more than $5,000.

Police found the drugs, along with $5,560 in cash, inside Jackson’s room at the AXP fraternity house in September. The felony complaint after the arrest said the evidence found “clearly indicate the defendant was involved in the distribution of illegal narcotics in and around the Syracuse University campus.”

A little more than a month later, in November, FASA director Eddie

Banks-Crosson said AXP would be exonerated, and the chapter would not face sanctions.

The campus is still unaware of the process behind this decision, and students should understand why the fraternity is not being held accountable for Jackson selling cocaine from its house. The reasoning behind the exoneration should be explained, as students have the right to know.

Neither Banks-Crosson nor FASA have provided any further information regarding AXP’s exoneration, which shows a lack of transparency with the greek and SU community regarding a felony that took place in a fraternity house near campus.

When Banks-Crosson spoke with The Daily Orange in November, he provided a vague explanation, saying: “They genuinely were trying

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to help someone that they thought needed help.” There is no information indicating what kind of help Jackson needed, and in what capacity the brothers of AXP helped him, which displays the lack of transparency from FASA. Brothers living with Jackson were not charged as accomplices because they were unaware of Jackson’s actions. But the risk of repercussions was still there, and the arrest should serve as a lesson to the entire greek community.

Students who live in greek housing should be aware of the actions going on in their own house, or risk sanctions and tarnishing their reputations.

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buses similar locations every semester, Porter said.

The buses to Boston and Washington, D.C. have already sold out, Seedat said.

When a student purchases a $99 round trip ticket for an SA-provided bus, the seat is guaranteed, Seedat said. Companies can sell, for example, 75 tickets for a 50-seat trip.

“The first 50 people in line will get to board and you get moved onto the next bus that arrives,” Seedat said.

Sergio Rodriguez, a sophomore television, radio and film major, said in an email that he typically takes a bus to return home to New York City.

“I don’t really have friends with cars, and I don’t have a driver’s license so it pretty

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much doesn’t leave me any other option,” Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez took an SA-coordinated bus home for Thanksgiving Break his freshman year, though he uses Trailways buses now because they are the “cheapest” option.

SA spent $8,000 on bus services this semester, Porter said. An additional $4,400 went to the shuttle services, Seedat added.

While Porter said SA has received criticism for putting too much emphasis on the buses, he said he believes they’re necessary to make the student experience smoother.

Said Porter: “I think we’ve been criticized for focusing too much on buses but this is a small thing we can do for students.” jspramuk@syr.edu blsamuel@syr.edu

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carrier dome quickly respond if the Dome roof fails.

In addition, the group’s work will help quantify the costs of a contingency plan and aid the university in better understanding how a roof failure might economically affect the region, Syverud said.

“We just have to be prepared for any emergency at the same time we plan carefully for the longerterm future of our athletic venues,” Syverud said.

The future of the Dome has been a topic of heavy discussion the last few months. Syverud declined to appoint a member to Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner’s Stadium Task Force, instead saying the university will undertake its own analysis.

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jackson Jackson after they found 4.23 ounces of cocaine; 15.6 grams of marijuana; and $5,560 in cash.

Police also found two digital scales, three cellphones and zip-close bags. All of these items “clearly indicate” Jackson “was involved in the distribution of illegal narcotics in and around the Syracuse University campus,” according to the complaint.

The cocaine recovered was the equivalent of more than 1,000 individual doses, according to the complaint. The document says that amount of cocaine has a street value of more than $5,000.

Jackson and his attorney, Emil Rossi, declined to be interviewed after the guilty plea.

Police initially charged Jackson with: • Felony second- and third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance • Misdemeanor seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance

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to have an air-supported roof. There are several issues that come with this type of roof — the fabric deteriorates as time passes and if there is severe weather, it could deflate the Dome.

“The big issue in a climate like Syracuse is there’s always the potential that you could lose the roof in a snowstorm,” David Campbell, CEO of Geiger Engineers, said in a February interview. “That potential exists, every winter season. It’s only one bad storm from being reality.”

Kevin Quinn, SU senior vice president of public affairs, said in an email that the workgroup wasn’t formed from pressing concern about the Dome roof, but rather to be prepared in the event that something unexpected happens.

Quinn said the group will provide the chancellor with a report at the conclusion of its work. blsamuel@syr.edu • Two counts of misdemeanor second-degree criminal use of drug paraphernalia • The violation of unlawful possession of marijuana During the appearance, Jackson folded his hands and occasionally looked down.

County Court Judge Joseph Fahey asked Jackson questions to make sure he understood he was waiving rights such as the grand jury process and appeals.

“Do you understand you’re pleading guilty to a felony?” Fahey asked.

“Yes, your honor,” Jackson said.

Fahey said Jackson would be able to serve out the five years of probation in Connecticut. As part of the guilty plea, the $5,560 police seized from Jackson’s room in AXP was forfeited.

In a November interview, Eddie BanksCrosson, SU’s Director of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs said AXP was “exonerated” about a week after Jackson’s arrest and would not face sanctions. dmsegelb@syr.edu

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Ole Miss reprimands students after hanging noose around neck of statue of first black student

By Claire Moran staff writer

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statue of the University of Mississippi’s first black student, James Meredith, was erected in 2006.

In February 2014, a noose hung around its neck.

Three freshman members of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity were kicked out, and the Ole Miss chapter was indefinitely suspended after speculation that they hung a noose and a former Georgia state flag containing a Confederate symbol on Meredith’s statue, according to a Feb. 22 Huffington Post article.

The university, the local police and the FBI are looking into making a case against the students, according to the article.

Regardless of what these organizations decide, the national chapter of SigEp decided to take action.

“We won’t allow the actions of a few men to undermine the more than five decades of leadership this fraternity has demonstrated in the fight for racial equality and diversity on our college campuses,” Brian Warren, CEO of SigEp, said in a statement.

Despite these efforts, Charles Ross, director of the African American studies program at Ole Miss, said he’s “frustrated” with the university’s response thus far.

“Many individuals feel like this is a kind of cut and dry situation, that if students commit an act that is so intolerant, that is so racist in the message that it is sending, then they should not be on this campus,” Ross said.

Ole Miss has dealt with racist incidents throughout its history. Kimberley Dandridge, the university’s first black female student body president who graduated last year, wrote a response to the incident on Feb. 21.

She chronicled various incidents of racism that she experienced as a student, but said that she doesn’t regret choosing Ole Miss for her undergraduate education.

“In my eyes (the University of Mississippi) was an academic institution with accolades parallel to those of the Ivy League universities,” Dandridge said in her response. “So, despite the negative comments, I enrolled and I look back four years later knowing it is a decision I would never undo.”

The rest of the responses from Ole Miss’ campus were varied, said Marvin King, an associate professor of political science and African-American studies.

“For a lot of faculty and staff, their reaction was ‘Oh no, here we go again.’ Something bad is happening on this campus and we can’t seem to fix some of these problems. Here we go again. And then you have some students who are like ‘What’s the big deal? Why are people reacting this way?’” King said.

He added that the event greatly upset some students.

“You have lots of students who feel that this campus is not welcoming towards them…and that’s a problem,” King said.

King said the university has made great strides in recent years to become more diverse and offer more outlets for students to talk about diversity.

He mentioned changes in the orientation program and implementing a multicultural center.

“Its kind of a shame because we get a lot of negative headlines, which we deserve, but we are in the midst of implementing reforms so that we have less of this and we can better handle this when it does happen,” King said.

Ross said that despite an increase in diversity in recent years, the campus still has a long way to go.

“There’s been some progress. There also has been intense reaction to that progress and there continues to be reaction,” Ross said. “At this point we need some very, very strong action in terms of policy.” clmoran@syr.edu

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Once the police left the store, Khalil became responsible for cleaning up his father’s blood.

He is the only family member to see the graphic aftermath.

It had pooled directly behind the register, he said, and left a trail around the corner where the pizza is made, as if Shqair had walked around the store before collapsing. The bullet hole is etched into a lower cabinet, in sight of anyone purchasing a can of soda or a carton of cigarettes.

Julia, Khalil, his 12-year-old brother Mahmoud — they have to stand near it every day.

“Everything changed in my life and my kids’ lives,” Julia said of that night.

Early on Oct. 1, Eric Woody entered Sabatino’s at about 1:09 a.m. and demanded money from Shqair. When Shqair tried to negotiate with him, Woody shot Shqair in the chest with a handgun. He then exited the store without taking anything, Syracuse police said.

Woody has since been found, arrested and formally charged with seven counts, including murder in the first degree, according to court documents.

After the robbery, Julia woke Khalil to tell him the news, he said. As the family traveled between the hospital and the store, the chances of his father’s survival diminished with every hour. At about 10 a.m., it was 50-50, Khalil said. By 11:30, his chances had dropped to 10 percent. Not much later, while Khalil was still

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at the store, he received the call.

Then, he threw the phone.

“I was mad,” he said. “I just kept throwing stuff over everywhere.”

The aftermath has been strange, Khalil said.

When they think of their father, it’s like he’s still there. His mother wouldn’t allow him to go back to work for a month, Khalil said, even though he wanted to return before that.

Since then, Khalil has logged much more time at the shop than ever before, he said. When he’s not at school, he’s there, helping his mother and doing just about anything that needs to be done.

“Working, school, working, school,” Khalil said. “I don’t really go anywhere anymore.”

Khalil’s busy schedule often strips him of time with friends. For a week in the middle of February, he had no school, but he worked just about every day anyway. His mother said he has stepped up in the store and at home: helping his siblings with homework and going food shopping.

“He’s always giving,” said his uncle Jalal, “never takes.”

Again and again

In the last few months, the store’s history has been riddled with tragedy and frustration. A gun has come through the store’s front doors more than once.

On Dec. 20, after the store closed, it was burglarized. Thieves broke one of the store’s front windows and stole several items. Julia said $2,700 was taken, in addition to a $3,000 cash register and $700 in lottery money.

“If you lose that money, it’s not easy,” she said.

mAHMOUD shqair, helps out around the restaurant, sometimes taking a break behind the counter while his older brother Khalil assists customers at the front counter.

Khalil expressed similar aggravation. “I just thought, ‘How could people actually want to do that after what happened?’”

Just two weeks later, another man entered Sabatino’s with a gun. However, Julia said, the number of customers in the store spooked him and he left.

Since her husband’s passing, Julia has Khalil, her brother Jalal and other family members work the night shifts. While daunting to do so, Khalil said being at the store that late isn’t terrible when he’s with his family.

“But at the same time, you’re going to have to be scared,” he said.

Collegiate dreams

Jalal Shqair stares out into the parking lot while waiting for Khalil to lock up. Inside the front seat of a car, a customer sits, passed out at 3 a.m.

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cartoonist serious works.

Chast showed the audience selections from “Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant,” her autobiographical work in progress inspired by and chronicling the decline, institutionalization and death of her elderly parents.

Audience members chuckled at the first pages, but then the tone shifted. The cartoons portrayed things Chast’s aging parents said.

When Chast showed life sketches of her mother sleeping in a hospice, viewers remained silent.

“Anyway, back to cartoons,” Chast interjected before moving back to her more lighthearted work.

Chieh-Yuan Chen, a freshman communications and rhetorical studies major, said he was impressed by Chast’s work, comparing her cartoons to the Snoopy cartoons he’d read as a kid.

Chen said he doesn’t usually see cartoonists like Chast “come around,” but was impressed by her ability to convey her life through cartoons.

Lexi Crovatto, a senior magazine journalism major, said Chast seemed like a “very whole person” to her.

Said Crovatto: “I could sit down with her and have a funny conversation over a cup of coffee.” nriess@syr.edu

Khalil’s donation of time has left him little to think about college. He said one of the reasons he has yet to apply to SU or any other school is because of his father’s passing — not only the emotional toll but also his hectic schedule as a result.

He said he likes SU — he knows it’s a great school — but he also dreams of leaving home.

Considering what his family has gone through, though, that might not be so easy.

“Now there’s nobody to be with them, so I’m going to have to stay close,” Khalil said.

Having the oldest child at home makes the family feel safer, Jalal said, and any other school does not afford them that closeness. Khalil needs to be around his four other siblings to tell them about school, to be that role model, Jalal said.

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College Republicans at SU worked with third-party groups such as Young America’s Foundation, which Weiss said specializes in being the “middle man” to help student groups book speakers. Student Association, YAF and Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow helped fund bringing Paul to speak, Weiss said.

Patrick Douglas, SA’s comptroller, said College Republicans at SU needed $40,000 to have Paul speak. SA gave the organiza-

If he attends SU, “at least we know where he’s at,” he said.

Stacey Levin, a school counselor at Fowler, has known Khalil since he was a freshman. She and other school administrators are aware of his situation and are working to create an alternative school schedule to jive with his work one.

While Levin commends Khalil’s bravery and concern for his family, she knows SU is not possible for him at this time.

She said Khalil will likely start at a twoyear school, probably Onondaga Community College. He realizes this, she said, and that he should stay close to home.

“There’s definitely a strong family obligation,” she said.

Another Saturday night

Another month has passed since his father’s death and Khalil is working his second 5 p.m. to 3 a.m. shift of the weekend. He said he’s exhausted, having barely slept in 24 hours.

He walks around the back of the store, sticking a pizza in the oven, constructing a sandwich and placing wings in the fryer.

It’s prime dinner hour, and 3-4 customers are in the store at any given time. Though he is tired, that quickly disappears when his uncle cracks a joke.

When he’s with his family, things are a little better.

Tonight, he will sleep, then get up and do it all again tomorrow. mjberner@syr.edu | @mjberner

tion $30,000, which came from the student activities fee, Douglas added. YAF, CFACT and other groups provided the remaining $10,000.

Weiss said he hopes people will enjoy the lecture, adding that Paul is a “really unique man with a lot of really unique ideas” that people may not have heard before.

“They’re really logical and eye-opening sometimes. I would love everybody to sit back and enjoy those and take those in and think about them a little,” he said. “It would just kind of unite conversation on our campus.” ekmeyers@syr.edu | @Ellen_Meyers

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STARTING LINEUPS Tyler Ennis’ seven assists Tuesday night were his most in a game since Feb. 3.

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PREDICTIONS STEPHEN BAILEY SYRACUSE 65, FLORIDA STATE 63 Warming up Jim Boeheim rests Jerami Grant, and the supporting cast does enough to eke out in Tallahassee.

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FREE THROWS The Orange shot 43.8 percent from the freethrow line Tuesday, its second-worst rate in a single game this year.

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DAVID WILSON SYRACUSE 63, FLORIDA STATE 54 On a positive note The Orange has to win eventually, right?

TREVOR HASS FLORIDA STATE 62, SYRACUSE 58 Slippin’ and slidin’ Syracuse stumbles into the ACC tournament losing five of six.

STAT TO KNOW Excluding his performance against Notre Dame on Feb. 3, Trevor Cooney is shooting 31-of-116 (26.7 percent) from 3-point range in ACC play, matching his overall 3-point percentage from last season.

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No. 7 Syracuse looks to snap out of slump at Florida State

By Stephen Bailey sports editor

Florida State has likely had its home finale against Syracuse circled on the calendar for a long time.

For a while, it represented a chance to knock off the No. 1 team in the country. Now it represents a chance to move off the NCAA Tournament bubble.

But after the Orange’s 1-4 skid over the last few weeks, one could argue SU needs the win more.

“We need to win, too,” SU guard Trevor Cooney said. “We need it really bad.

“Going into the (Atlantic Coast Conference) tournament, which we’ve never done before, you want to go in on a good page. We haven’t been on the same page recently.”

No. 7 Syracuse (26-4, 13-4 ACC) travels to Tallahassee, Fla., to face a Florida State (18-11, 8-8) in its regular-season finale Sunday at 2 p.m. The Seminoles are riding a three-game winning streak, most recently beating the same two conference bottomfeeders — Georgia Tech and Boston College — that the Orange fell to in its last two home games.

Like many other SU opponents this year, Florida State faces Syracuse in arguably its biggest game of the season — something the SU players said they’ve gotten used to, but clearly have been unable to match intensity-wise.

“Florida State needs this win so it’s going to be like every other game, a hard-fought game on the road,” SU point guard Tyler Ennis said. “So we’re going to approach it like every other game. We need to get ourselves going and this is an opportunity.”

The last five games have knocked Syracuse from a clear-cut No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament to likely a No. 2 or No. 3 with some bracketologists pushing the Orange out of the East Region.

On top of that, sophomore forward Jerami Grant is still unable to practice with a sore back, SU head coach Jim Boeheim said.

Grant did not dress for SU’s 67-62 loss to Georgia Tech on Tuesday after playing 26 combined minutes — all in the first half — in the Orange’s previous two games.

“We have one more game and hopefully we’ll be healthy,” Boeheim said. “If not, hopefully we’ll be healthy when we get the to ACC tournament. And we’ll use that opportunity.”

Teammates agreed there’s more to the team’s slump than the lack of Grant. The reemergence of Cooney’s outside shot might be even more crucial for a team that’s shooting just 37.2 percent over the last five games.

And the Florida State game presents SU’s alleged sharpshooter with one more chance to bounce back. He’s shooting just 26.7 percent from range in conference play excluding his 9-for-12 night against Notre Dame — the same rate at which he shot last season as a highly scrutinized scorer off the bench.

“I’ve made a lot of shots this year, and you’ve just got to remember that and keep staying positive and keep shooting,” Cooney said. “I’m going to get good looks, and some of them are going to be tough ones, but I’ve made tough shots.”

Cooney and Boeheim said they were happy with the shots he’s been getting, but Ennis said the offense could do more to get him open. This far into the season, opponents are able to recognize the double screens he’s accustomed to running around.

The missed shots are likely the biggest difference in SU’s offense — the same one that shined against Duke on Feb. 1, and likely peaked during a three-game stretch at the Maui Invitational around Thanksgiving, discarding Minnesota, California and Baylor. Ennis and Cooney combined for 100 points in that stretch.

“We’re a team that is really good, and can

be really good offensively and defensively,” Cooney said. “It’s just about getting on track against Florida State.”

A win, especially combined with the healthy return of Grant, would go miles toward preparing the Orange for tournament season.

But with Florida State potentially playing to extend its season, the Orange will need to be better than it has been.

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TREVOR COONEY has hit just 26.7 percent of his 3s in ACC play, excluding one 9-for-12 night. His slump has coincided with SU’s offensive woes. sam maller staff photographer

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Midfielders step up offensively as ACC foes target SU attack

By Phil D’Abbraccio asst. copy editor

Plenty of eyes took notice when Syracuse’s attacks lit up the scoreboard in the team’s first two games of the year.

Especially the Atlantic Coast Conference defenses.

“I think that defenses on the other teams started trying to just shut them off,” SU midfielder Henry Schoonmaker said, “and when they do that, we have to start performing and make sure we’re the threats out there, too.

“If they don’t respect us, then we’re going to score.”

After blowing open the gates to start the season, SU’s attacks have taken a backseat to its midfielders in the scoring category. Possessions have been limited, but with the opportunities the midfielders have had, they’ve efficiently capitalized on them.

If the No. 20 St. John’s (2-2) defense comes out Saturday at 4 p.m. in Kennesaw, Ga., with the same defensive approach Maryland and Virginia took against SU, the No. 9 Orange’s (2-2, 0-2 ACC) midfielders may need to step up as they’ve done the past two games. “(UVA) did a good job on our attackmen,” Syracuse head coach John Desko said. “The middies are shooting at a very high percentage and we’d like to keep that going. If the attack is not dodging and scoring, then the middies step up and that’s how it should be for us.”

The Syracuse attacking unit came in with higher expectations to score the ball than the midfield, with the arrival of transfer Randy Staats and the return of Kevin Rice, Dylan Donahue and Derek Maltz — three of the Orange’s top five scorers from a year ago.

And the attack was as advertised early in the season. Donahue fell just short of tying an SU program record by netting eight goals against Siena on Feb. 10. He also added a hat trick against Albany on Feb. 16 while Staats tallied seven points.

But while Maltz began his transition to midfield to give way to Staats on the starting attack,

Maryland forced the Orange’s offense to adjust, and the Cavaliers tried the same tactic.

The Terrapins worked to keep Syracuse’s attacks from feeding one another from behind the cage, and forced SU’s midfielders to come down and take some weight off the attacks’ shoulders.

“The attack know they’re getting shut off more, so they’re just giving more opportunities to us,” Schoonmaker said.

The Orange didn’t have the ball enough to win either matchup, but its midfielders carried the offense in both. Syracuse was held to just eight goals by Maryland, but used a counter game plan in case the Cavaliers tried to lock down SU’s attacks behind cage.

On Saturday, Virginia did just that — and the Orange’s starting midfield was twice as productive as it was against the Terrapins.

Eight goals by the starting midfielders — four by Hakeem Lecky and a pair of scores each from Scott Loy and Schoonmaker — kept Syracuse in the game in Charlottesville, Va. Just 4-of-10 shots by Syracuse’s starting attack were on net, and Donahue didn’t get a shot off all night.

The Cavaliers were hesitant to slide off of Syracuse’s attacks, which gave its midfielders — especially Lecky — a handful of open looks.

“You can’t guard (the midfielders) with a short stick and not slide, or they’ll burn you,” Rice said.

Lecky’s quickness set him up to rip precise shots past the goalie. Late in the second quarter, the UVA defense fell asleep on Loy on the weak side and Donahue hit him with a crossfield pass for a goal. Schoonmaker, with just one defender on him, ran back and forth until he found an opening and scored his second goal of the night.

There’s a number of ways Syracuse’s attack could make better use of each possession, Rice said. Ball security, finding better shots and being more patient for the sake of SU’s defense came to mind.

But if those issues continue to persist for the

Orange, the midfielders have proven they’re capable of picking up the slack and hitting the back of the net.

Said Staats: “They’re definitely dangerous anywhere on the field at any time.” pmdabbra@syr.edu | @PhilDAbb

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f the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team has taught us anything so far this season, it is that high expectations can only lead to heartbreak.

One minute you’re on top of the world, sitting pretty on a 24-0 record, and the next minute you’ve got Papa Boeheim getting escorted out of Cameron Indoor Stadium by a police officer. And then, a week later, you’re losing your last home game to a school that has “tech” in its name. Oh, how the mighty have fallen.

Unrealistic expectations can be dangerous, and a loss to Georgia Tech might be the kick in the pants students need before a week where the danger of too-high expectations is officially in the red zone: Spring Break.

It’s easy to hype it up, but slow your roll before you get your hopes too high. Spring Break can be great, and fun and relaxing, but it’s most enjoyed when you approach break preparations realistically.

To understand the difference between the Spring Break Dream and the Spring Break Reality, we must first explore the two worlds.

The Spring Break Dream takes several different forms. It can be a bikini- or speedo-related dream, where your plans before break involve going to the gym every day. You’ll spend at least an hour there, starting with some blood-pumping cardio and ending with a great lifting session.

You’ll eat incredibly healthy, so that when you get to Barbados with your friends, you will be looking like something out of the SI: Swimsuit Edition. You will tan evenly, and everyone on the beach will adore you.

Perhaps your dream break involves intellect and creativity. A dream where you get to do all that outside-the-classroom learning you haven’t had time for all semester: better stock up on all the George Saunders and Dave Eggers books you just haven’t had time to read.

Starting with Eggers’ “Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius” seems like an appropriate choice, because it ultimately describes how you view your own abilities.

Finally, you wipe your desktop clean because you are going to get so much writing done this break — you’ll barely have enough room to store all of the fresh and creative content!

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break She also said she is looking forward to bonding with the other people going on the trip, including the student mentors.

Student mentors are participants who attended the trip the previous year. The mentors will each take a group of six or seven students under their wing, bringing them to the sites and helping them throughout the duration of the trip.

Olivia McVoy, a sophomore communication sciences and disorders major, is one of these student mentors. She described her participation in last year’s trip as “the most life-changing experience” she has had at SU, and said she wants to be able to help students have an incredible time just as she did.

“The trip opened my eyes to how even though differences may seem big, when you try to put yourself in the shoes of someone who is homeless or hungry, the differences are very few,” McVoy said. “You learn to connect with people on such a human and basic level, and you learn so much about yourself and others.”

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and communities — one where you get to go on that Habitat for Humanity trip you keep hearing about and you change the world.

Screw working on your résumé and catering your every move toward getting you a job in this big bad bureaucratic world; you’re going to go out there build something with your hands and change some small child’s life.

Now, let’s backtrack and explore the Spring Break Reality.

The beach-goers will, in fact, go to the gym — once. Cardio will come to an abrupt and unceremonious halt when you realize that if you run more than one mile, your heart is going to actually stop. And that healthy diet will fly out the window when one of your midterms goes badly and you realize there’s ice cream in your fridge and a “Law and Order: SVU” marathon on TV. And you bookworms, you’re no better. You are going to buy all of the books, but while engaging in avid Internet research on each of the authors you decide to read, you will notice time to actually read starts slipping away. Just like watching YouTube interviews with authors isn’t the same as reading their books, watching “Capote” isn’t really the same as writing.

On a related note, watching “Almost Famous” or “All the Presidents Men” isn’t the same as writing an enterprise story, journalism nerds.

And you Habitat for Humanity hopefuls: well, you’ll come to the conclusion that helping your parents paint the living room is making a difference too — and is way cheaper. The small child will still be there after graduation.

I’m not saying don’t aim high, Spring Breakers; just add a dose of self-awareness to your tequila-heavy beachside margaritas this year.

Chelsea DeBaise is a senior at Syracuse University. She is pretty excited for her Syracuse staycation next week, and will likely be getting down Risky Business style in her apartment. She can be reached via email at cedebais@syr.edu, or via Twitter @CDeBaise124.

Kaity Werner, Lawrinson Hall’s residence director, was part of the committee that predominantly planned the trip. She describes it as “something that we (at ORL) don’t want to see go away.”

“It’s been a long process that our department has been challenged by because at the same time it’s not our typical job description,” she said, “but it’s something that we are passionate about and we see value in, so I know all the logistical work and the planning will definitely pay off.”

Werner, who is going on the trip for the first time, said she is excited and honored to go on this trip because of her passion for service.

She added that it’s hard for SU students to get off the hill, and that the trip provides them with the opportunity to do something away from campus.

Said Werner: “People think of Washington, D.C. as a place for politicians or business people and even just a tourist destination. It’s great to take students there and see the juxtaposition of their impression of D.C. and what’s really happening on the streets.” clramire@syr.edu

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Film festival creates outlet for student cinematographers

By Jackie Frere staff writer

The next Oscar-winning filmmaker might be among the 21,000-plus students on campus, but before that, they’ll need to face their first critiques at the Syracuse University Film Festival.

The festival, hosted by University Union, runs from April 4-6 and will showcase studentmade films. An industry panel featuring professors from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and the College of Visual and Performing Arts will evaluate the entries. Following the festival, there will be an informal

NBC Universal mixer, where students can learn more about the network and job opportunities.

“It was kind of astounding to us that there’s not already something like this in place,” said Mitchell Mason, UU’s director of public relations. “There’s a lot of good talent on this campus and we wanted to showcase it.”

SU and State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry undergraduates can submit their films into four categories: short films, music videos, film trailers and animation. Most of the screenings will take place in Watson Theatre — students will have the chance to watch their classmates’ talent shown

on a big screen.

The submission deadline is March 9, and winners for each category will receive filmrelated prizes, Mason said.

Mason also said students should come to the festival to appreciate student cinema and show their support.

“At the Oscars there were different Syracuse alum involved in different projects, like the “Dallas Buyers Club,’” Mason said. “You don’t know which students someday are going to be the next big thing. Who knows where the future could lead to?”

With 30 films already submitted to the festival, Chaz Griffin, UU’s co-director of cinemas, said he predicts a full house. UU is trying to create something that will showcase students’ work and help them receive recognition, said Griffin, who hopes the festival will become a staple for SU. “We’re a school of diverse talents,” Griffin said. “I think this is a great opportunity for people making films and editing them to get them out there for other people to see, and for other people to just come and attend and be more aware of what this school has.”

During the festival, UU will also screen blockbuster movies like “Anchorman 2.” A special movie will also be shown in the quad, which is a change from the indoor screenings around

campus. The movies will be announced within the next few weeks.

With the three-day festival only a month away, students are wrapping up their submissions. Julia Kipnis, a senior film major, submitted her short film, “Dino Park,” which is about two boys left in their mother’s car who end up exploring a park for deaf people and must learn how to interact with deaf children. She created the film with two other film majors in Prague during their semester abroad.

Kipnis said the student festival is a great way for aspiring filmmakers to receive feedback on their work. It’s something different, and they can start to gain hype and recognition for their films.

“It’s good practice for the real world,” Kipnis said. “When you have to submit your films to actual festivals, you know what the experience is like.”

Dylan Weinberger, a sophomore finance and information management and technology major, is going to the film festival to support his roommate. He said he is excited for the film trailers category, because he thinks they will be the most creative and innovative.

Said Weinberger: “Since it’s new to campus, it’s the first year that it’s being watched. I wanted to check it out and show my support.”

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St. Lucia performed most of their popular hits, including “Elevate,” where Grobler asked everyone in the audience to jump up during the reprise, and “The Night Comes Again.” They also surprised their fans by covering Chaka Khan’s “Ain’t Nobody.”

During a slower song, lovers embraced one another, dancing under the low lights. They ended their set with an upbeat, techno song with red lights splashing all over the stage.

Some students would have stayed there all night if they could, drenched in sweat and euphoria. The concert ended around 10:30 p.m., with concertgoers reluctant to leave.

Members of UU proudly stood in the back, sneaking smiles at each other and taking pictures of their own — also feeling electric, since the show marked the first time the Bandersnatch concert achieved a sold-out year, with St. Lucia, Hudson Mohawke and Danny Brown.

“All of us at University Union are very excited for the concert board for this milestone. It demonstrates that the Syracuse community appreciates the more niche and up-and-coming acts that we bring to campus each year ” said Mitchell Mason, UU’s press director, in an email.

st. lucia image. Zoe danced almost awkwardly throughout the set, and her heartfelt moves intensified with the encouraging cheer from the audience.

“I was surprised,” said Erica Hoffman, a sophomore undeclared major. “They have potential.”

ASTR closed out with a few more popular songs from their EP, and then a cover of Drake’s “Hold On, We’re Going Home.”

“Their version of Going Home is beautiful,” said Janell LeMon, a junior psychology major. “I know their music already so I wanted to see them.”

But nothing quite prepared the audience for St. Lucia. After a few minutes of setting the stage to reveal bright colors reflecting off of their instruments, South African musician Jean-Philip Grobler and his band got on stage.

Grobler cracked a smile at the sea of students.

Red and blue lights flickered as St. Lucia played.

Students in the back of the Underground were dancing Boy George-style as their bodies vibrated with the heavy echoes of the instruments.

“Syracuse, I am jealous of one thing,” frontman Jean-Philip Grobler said in between songs. “You have Dinosaur Bar-B-Que.”

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Yoga Merges with Art: An Exploration of Lines Where: Everson Museum of Art When: March 8 to May 10 How Much: $5 for members, $10 for non-members dailyorange.com @dailyorange march 6, 2014

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start making sense: talking heads tribute Where: The Westcott Theater When: Friday, March 7, doors 7 p.m., show 8 p.m.

How much: $12 It might not be a once in a lifetime opportunity to catch the Talking Heads tribute band, but Start Making Sense will bring their sense of ‘80s New Wave to the Westcott Theater on Friday. Expect Start Making Sense, a seven-piece band, to burn down the house with David Byrne and Co. classics like “Psycho Killer” and “Sax and Violins.”

32nd annual st. patrick’s parade Dara Harper, an instructor of 15 years, leads a yoga class in one of the Everson Museum’s galleries. The art museum will be hosting classes every Saturday from now until May 10. The Everson Museum has been hosting classes for three years. courtesy of ken harper

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By Vanessa Salman staff writer

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magine coming up from a downward dog yoga position to face a beautiful piece of artwork rather than a lifeless wall.

That combination of yoga and art provides “inspiration for the mind, body and spirit,” said Sarah Massett, interim director of the Everson Museum of Art. The museum is hosting Yoga Merges with Art: An Exploration of Lines, every Saturday from March 8 through May 10. The first session, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., is free. Subsequent classes are $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. The event will give students who are either stressed from midterms or staying in Syracuse for Spring Break a chance to relax.

In its third year, the program allows participants to perform yoga in the different Everson art galleries. The class is among some of the most

Everson hosts exercise classes in art galleries, brings fitness to museum setting popular hosted at the museum, Massett said.

This isn’t the average yoga class someone would experience at a studio or gym — it’s much more lively. The artistic spaces offer a one-of-a-kind experience, Massett said. The relaxation becomes more intense when people are surrounded by art, she said As the program has continued through the years, the style has changed and so have the locations of the classes. This session will be held in the upstairs gallery, one of the largest spaces in the museum. The space has received positive feedback from past attendees, Massett said.

A local expert teaches the classes. Dara Harper, a yoga instructor of 15 years, has worked with and has been taught by professionals, including John Friend, the founder of Anusara School of Health and Yoga, and Tom Myers, the author of “Anatomy Trains.”

Harper teaches different classes throughout Syracuse, but her focus is always the same: pose precision. Her specialty is alignment-based

yoga, in which she teaches people how to reach the best possible poses through practice and by showing her students poses, such as the plank.

“The instructor is absolutely fantastic,” Massett said. Massett’s sentiments towards Harper’s teaching are supported by testimonials on Harper’s website that say her skills are a form of “instructional artistry.”

Harper’s goal is to create a “strong foundation for beginners and powerful classes for seasoned practitioners,” according to her website.

Those who have never tried yoga shouldn’t be discouraged. The classes aren’t just for those that have attained advanced mastery of the exercise; patrons of all yoga skill levels, from beginners to borderline professionals, are welcome to attend the classes. The instructor teaches everyone at the same pace.

Most students who attend the classes are adults, Massett said. The class demographic typically ranges from college-aged students to people in their 60s. Yoga appeals to people of any background, she said.

Attendees are encouraged to bring their own yoga mats and blankets, as supplies and spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis. In addition, it is advised that people dress comfortably, as classes involve plenty of moving around.

Harper also offers private lessons, classes and workshops if patrons want to experience more anatomical alignment. More information is available through the Everson Museum of Art. vksalman@syr.edu

Where: Clinton Square

When: Saturday, March 15, 12-3 p.m.

How much: Free Irish roots in Syracuse run so deep that there is a stoplight with the green at the top in Tipperary Hill. All residents are invited to show that same pride at this year’s St. Patrick’s Parade. In it’s 32nd year, the event will celebrate the 32 counties of Ireland with a march down “Nancy Duffy Lane” infused with music and floats.

cinefest Where: Holiday Inn Syracuse, 441 Electronic Parkway When: Thursday, March 13 - Sunday, March 16 How much: $30 Cinephiles, unite: This weekend marks the 34th anniversary of Syracuse’s Cinefest, a festival founded by Phil Serling and dedicated to rarely-seen classic films from the early days of Hollywood. Movie-writing guru Leonard Maltin called last year’s Cinefest a “four-day marathon of truly rare silent and early-talkie films,” and this year’s festival features flicks like “The Dancing Pirate,” “Always Goodbye,” and “Love From a Stranger.”

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Students volunteer in capital Office of Residence Life makes service trip to Washington, D.C.

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SPRING BREAK PART 4 OF 4

By Clare Ramirez design editor

JEAN-PHILIP GROBLER, frontman for St. Lucia, plays guitar and sings during the band’s headlining set in the Schine Underground. The band sold out the last concert in University Union’s Bandersnatch Music Series this year, the first year it’s happened. allen chiu staff photographer

All saints’ day Rising stars St. Lucia, ASTR shine in Bandersnatch Series concert

By Elaina Crockett asst. copy editor

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n a moment of silence as the audience prepared for the concert to begin, Adam from ASTR got on stage. His face illuminated by the glow of his Macbook, he started the opening song as his partner in electronic music, Zoe, prepared herself.

From its energy to its music, the Schine Underground became electric.

On Wednesday night, University Union presented the 2014 Bandersnatch Concert Series featuring St. Lucia and ASTR. Students eagerly awaited the show, pressed against the gate separating them from the stage. Every time the venue’s back door opened, some concertgoers mistakenly thought they were the artists about to enter.

The night began with ASTR opening for St. Lucia. ASTR, a Brooklyn

duo that met in a yoga class, hyped up the crowd with an eclectic music style, coined by themselves as “electronic R&B with a little coriander.”

Zoe and Adam make up ASTR. Their name came from bouncing ideas off each other until they finally came up with something they liked.

The name stuck, because they were about to go with “Sock Puppets.”

“We made a list,” Zoe said, remembering writing “ASTR” on a napkin. “This is the one. I love this,” she recollected.

After coming up with a band title they both could agree on, Zoe wrote it on a napkin in sharpie. The inky, ragged font became their signature style.

ASTR came out on stage looking unassuming — Adam in long sleeves and hipster glasses and Zoe in a black sports bra and gray pencil skirt. Zoe wore her hair as a reddish brown cascade of a braid parted to

ZOE, singer for ASTR, performs during the opening set of Wednesday night’s Bandersnatch concert. allen chiu staff photographer

the side, and there was an animalistic look in her eyes.

“Baby, come lay your head down, I don’t want to know what you did before,” She purred into the microphone. Adam played the drums and she danced in between lyrics.

A new group, ASTR is starting to gain notability for opening acts.

Their goal is to work on an album

this year, and after they perform at South By Southwest, they are determined to work on a song each month.

ASTR kept the crowd excited.

Some danced. Others took pictures on their phones and tweeted where they were. An underground band, ASTR had moments where they were obviously working out the kinks of their see st.

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Emilie Scardilla wanted to do something meaningful over Spring Break, so the freshman international relations major applied to join a bus full of students traveling together for a common cause. And this time, it’s not for a basketball game.

The Office of Residence Life will bring 44 Syracuse University students to Washington, D.C. from March 8-14 for its sixth annual Alternative Spring Break. The students will spend the week engaged in direct service projects, which include serving food to the hungry and sorting clothes for the homeless.

George Athanas, assistant director for the Office of Residence Life, said that this trip is a great opportunity for students who can’t volunteer during the year because of busy schedules.

During the trip, the students will work at a new site every day with various organizations, including D.C. Central Kitchen, Food & Friends, Martha’s Table and Capital Area Food Bank.

“That is what’s so unique about this,” Athanas said. “Instead of working with just one nonprofit organization, the students have the chance to work with several.”

The students, who will be staying at a hostel for seven nights, had to have applied for the trip by midDecember. More than 170 students applied for the 44 positions.

One of the highlights of the trip, Athanas added, is a community dinner that will host anyone who is hungry.

The students, acting as waiters, will serve the meal to the “guests” and sit down to engage them in conversation.

Scardilla said these conversations are the most rewarding aspect about the trip.

“We’re not just helping them through another source,” Scardilla said. “We’re directly talking to the people, getting to know them and seeing what their needs are, and this personal communication makes it more enjoyable.”

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