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Classifi ed information Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the

Food for thought Scott Collison suggests

Color scheme Pulp’s spring fashion guide

Forward progress Rick Jackson started building his game in

Pentagon Papers, spoke about parallels between the Papers and WikiLeaks. Page 3

a student-run food co-op may solve campus grocery woes. Page 5

Salary rank at SU similar to past years

injects last season’s toneddown palate with bolder hues and prints. Pages 9-12

Philadelphia playground leagues. Now, in his final season at Syracuse, he’s the most dominant inside player in the Big East. Page 20

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By Jon Harris ASST. NEWS EDITOR

The average compensation of Syracuse University faculty for the 201011 academic year ranks 35th out of 67 in a group with comparable institutions, according to the annual Committee Z Report released March 3.

SU slipped four spots in the rankings from 2009-10. The average compensation of full-time faculty this year was $117,800, a 0.7 percent increase over the prior year. In 200910, the average compensation for fulltime faculty increased 2.8 percent from $113,800 to $117,000, according to the 2009-10 Committee Z Report.

Compensation includes the amount of salary and value of benefits, such as retirement and medical and dental insurance, among others,

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Photographer works to prove climate change

By Rachael Barillari CONTRIBUTING WRITER

James Balog’s team photographed a chunk of glacier ice — so large it could fit 3,000 U.S. Capitol buildings inside it — breaking off into the ocean.

It was the largest break off of glacier ice into the ocean ever caught on film, and Balog showed the footage to Congress. But not even that could convince all politicians of climate change, as some use ideology to back their beliefs instead of knowledge, Balog said.

“It is trench warfare at this point,” he said.

Balog, an environmentalist and photographer, spoke Tuesday to a full audience in Hendricks Chapel

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The Syracuse Center of Excellence, located at 757 E. Washington St., is a leader in developing and accelerating innovations, specifically relating to energy and environmental systems. The building, which is owned by the university and built on university-owned property, serves as a display case for research done by faculty and students at Syracuse University and the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

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d Bogucz, executive director of the Syracuse Center of Excellence, finds the location of his office “sacred.”

Looking out from the third floor of the CoE building onto Almond Street and Erie Boulevard East, the property doesn’t appear spectacular, surrounded by dirt, construction fences and work trucks.

But more than 100 years ago — when Erie Boulevard was Erie Canal and Syracuse was the typewriter manufacturing capital of the world — Lyman Smith owned and ran the Smith-Corona Typewriter Factory on that corner. And in 1901,

when Smith needed mechanical engineers for his factory, he donated $75,000 to Syracuse University to create what is now known as the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science — the former home of the CoE. Bogucz, who served as the dean of the engineering school from 1995 to 2003, said the location is special because the technologies of the engineering school are coming back to their original home.

Last March, the CoE opened its doors with a two-day long celebration ceremony featuring more than 1,400 guests. But the dedication didn’t mark the start of research and advancement — the center had existed without a permanent home for nearly a decade. Only a year ago

did it finally get the $41 million home to display the research that hundreds have worked on for years.

The CoE develops some of New York state’s most innovative prototypes and research of better and more efficient energy and environmental systems.

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The center capitalizes on research already conducted on campus and sometimes funds companies to encourage specific projects. In the history of the Center of Excellence, most research has been done on the SU and ESF campus by students and professors.

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campus briefs SU appoints research official Syracuse University announced Tuesday the appointment of Jeffrey Stanton as the university’s first associate vice president of research, according to a March 8 SU News Services release. Gina Lee-Glauser, vice president for research, and Eric Spina, vice chancellor and provost, were involved in making the decision, according to the release. Stanton was the associate dean for research and doctoral programs in the School of Information Studies, but he will return to the position after the end of his term in December, according to the report. The new position is intended to strengthen connections between researchers at SU and the SU Office of Research, according to the release. Stanton has published two books, 11 book chapters, 40 journal articles and more than 60 conference papers, according to the release.

Alumna to receive style-icon award The College of Visual and Performing Arts announced alumna Vanessa Williams will be the recipient of the 2011 Icon of Style Award, according to a March 8 SU News Services release.

Williams, a renowned actress and recording artist, graduated from VPA’s Department of Drama in 1985, according to the release. Williams will receive the award at VPA’s New York City gala on May 16 at 6 p.m. at JPMorgan Chase, One Chase Manhattan Plaza, according to the release. The award honors bold, innovative and visionary individuals in the world of fashion, according to the release. The past three recipients of the award — Stephanie Solomon, Henry Grethel and Emme — were all SU alumni, according to the release. The event will also honor Frank Bisignano, chief administrative officer at JPMorgan Chase & Co., who will receive the college’s Dean’s Award of Distinction, according to the release.

Whitman announces partnership The Martin J. Whitman School of Management, headquarters for the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities, announced a partnership with CorpCo on Tuesday, according to a March 8 SU News Services release. The full-service business incorporation firm will begin offering no-cost and discounted rates on their services to veterans with disabilities who have completed the EBV program, according to the release.

EBV graduates nationwide receive guidance from CorpCo professionals about different types of business forms, according to the release. Graduates can also learn about which form is most appropriate for their venture, according to the release.

— Compiled by Meghin Delaney, asst. news editor, medelane@syr.edu

zixi wu | staff photographer daniel ellsberg (Right), who released the classified documents known as the Pentagon Papers in 1971, speaks in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium on Tuesday. Roy Gutterman (left), director of the Tully Center for Free Speech, led the conversation.

Man behind Pentagon Papers offers insight

By Marwa Eltagouri Contributing Writer

Best known for risking his life to leak classified documents, free speech advocate Daniel Ellsberg doesn’t regret releasing the top-secret Pentagon Papers in 1971. What he does regret is not releasing them sooner.

It is a heavy burden to consider whether he could have prevented the Vietnam War and saved

58,000 people, he said to a packed audience in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Tuesday.

“What if I had put out everything before the election? During the time (former President Andrew) Johnson was running on the grounds ‘We seek no wider war’ — which was a lie, and I had the information to prove it,” Ellsberg said.

Professor Roy Gutterman, director of the Tully Center of Free Speech, arranged the event, titled “From the Pentagon Papers to WikiLeaks: A Conversation with Daniel Ellsberg.” Throughout the two and a half hour conversation, Gutterman posed questions to Ellsberg, who spoke about topics including WikiLeaks, the definition of treason and regrets he has about the timing of the release of

the Pentagon Papers.

Ellsberg discussed the parallels between the Pentagon Papers affair and the recent issue concerning Bradley Manning, a soldier of the U.S Army who leaked top-secret information to the whistleblower website WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks is the first major leak since the Pentagon Papers.

“It’s striking how resemblant my see ellsberg page 6

Non-SU student violations persist in East neighborhood

By Dara McBride News Editor

As violations involving non-Syracuse University students continue in the East neighborhood, SU is working to track and tackle the number of nuisance reports.

Forty percent of student incidents in the East neighborhood are connected to non-SU students, though student behavior-related issues are down overall, according to a report from University Senate’s Administrative Operations Committee

released in February.

The Department of Public Safety began gathering data at the start of the fall semester after noting more non-SU students were involved in nuisance complaints, DPS Chief Tony Callisto said. A nuisance report includes citations for noise, open containers, littering and loud parties.

DPS and the Syracuse Police Department respond to the complaints.

Of the 23 incidents reported in February, 10 involved non-SU students, Callisto said, citing Febru-

ary statistics released Tuesday.

Four incidents involved Onondaga Community College students, one involved a Le Moyne College student and four involved State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry students. One incident also involved a high school student, a category DPS just started tracking, Callisto said.

When he came to campus five years ago, Callisto said non-SU students only caused a few incidents. But as more SU students have moved into

recently built apartment complexes, such as Park Point Syracuse and University Village Apartments, additional neighborhood housing space has opened for non-SU students, Callisto said. That has changed the makeup of student renters, he said.

Between August and November 2010, a total of 104 incidents were reported in the East neighborhood.

Of those, 62 involved SU students, 20 involved OCC students, 14 involved Le Moyne students and eight involved see complaints page 6

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about the negative consequences that arise from humans affecting climate change. Balog’s presentation, “When Mountains Move: Chronicle of a Changing Planet,” was part of the Syracuse University Lectures Series.

Balog emphasized the difficulty he said he faces getting the attention of politicians and convincing them to pass legislation on climate change.

He said that although the human world is more interconnected than ever before and technology is more advanced, these advancements are not being used to protect the environment.

“Humans are the dominant agents of change in the world today,” Balog said.

The world is becoming warmer, and changes

Seeing is believing When James Balog traveled to Iceland in 2005 to photograph glaciers for The New Yorker and was assigned to document changing glaciers worldwide for National Geographic in 2006, the photographer noted to speed at which large amounts of ice were vanishing. Now the Extreme Ice Survey, a group of imagemakers, engineers and scientists, keeps time-lapse cameras to watch how climate change is affecting glaciers and ice sheets. Thirtyeight time-lapse cameras are installed in glaciers at locations that include Greenland, Iceland, Nepal, Alaska and the Rocky Mountains.

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in precipitation patterns are happening because energy consumption is rapidly increasing and producing excess amounts of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, Balog said. He said more carbon dioxide is created than the atmosphere can absorb, causing unnatural variation in carbon dioxide levels.

The negative effects of carbon dioxide, such as depleting glaciers and the rapid increase of wildfires, came to life through Balog’s photographs, projected throughout the lecture on a high-definition screen. Annual global temperature trends are increasing and prove climate change is not an abstraction, he said.

“This is not something that is happening in the future,” Balog said. “It is happening now.”

In his study, Balog used 39 Nikon cameras to take photos throughout the day at 22 different glaciers around the world for the Extreme Ice Survey. Balog’s survey made breakthroughs in understanding climate change through the study of glacial melting.

Currently, 31 cameras are photographing Balog’s environmental area of study, mainly concentrated in Iceland and Greenland, he said.

In one particular situation, a mountain in Bolivia was completely covered with ice, and three years later the glacier was completely gone, he said. Effects like this matter, Balog said, because the world receives water from glacial melts each year as glaciers re-form and re-melt.

But with no more glacial formation, there is no more melting, meaning there is consequently less water available, he said.

Balog said it is now official Pentagon policy to recognize climate change, which is an issue that needs to be handled for the long term, he said.

“There is no superman we should be waiting for,” Balog said. “We need to reach a higher step

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stacie fanelli | contributing photographer james balog , a photographer with Extreme Ice Survey, speaks Tuesday in Hendricks Chapel on understanding the relationship between climate change and glacial melting. of realization of the world.”

So far, Balog said he is the only person to deal with the policy and scientific issues of climate change using a form of art. He believes he is doing the best he can to show the world these devastating changes, he said.

“We actually have the economic means to fix this and the policy means to fix this, and we also have the technology,” Balog said.

Lin Han, a freshman communication and rhetorical studies major, said she was interested in understanding how different countries can

cooperate to prevent climate change.

“I think that this is an important issue for young people to be concerned about,” Han said.

Allison Garwood, a senior music major, said the pictures of Balog’s work had the biggest effect on her while watching the presentation.

Said Garwood: “I think the thing that hit home the most was the time-lapse pictures that he took of the glaciers, where it was so painfully obvious of the actual rate of melting that is going on.” rebarill@syr.edu

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Ellsberg speaks to power of truth in democracy, active citizenship Daniel Ellsberg, the man who released the Pentagon Papers in 1971 to The New York Times and 17 other newspapers, spoke to an overflowing lecture hall in Newhouse III. Drawing a parallel to last year’s information dump of diplomatic cables on WikiLeaks, Ellsberg released, at that time, the largest unauthorized leak of classified documents in American history.

On Tuesday evening, Ellsberg presented a strong case for the power of information and the virtue and legality of the WikiLeaks dump. Now lauded as a hero, Ellsberg and his story show the amazing power citizens armed with the truth can have in changing the course of history.

Democracy hinges on citizens’

editorial by the daily orange editorial board access to the truth. The recent leaks enabled more informed citizenship at Syracuse University, as several cables included talk of Libya and the Pan Am Flight 103 Lockerbie bombing, which killed 35 SU students in 1988.

Whistleblowers, from Ellsberg to WikiLeaks, reinvigorate activism and critical citizenship. There’s no more relevant example of the power of public knowledge than the tumult in the Middle East. Ellsberg argued the recent democratic rebels found vindication and strength in the leaks,

which confirmed for the world the injustices they witnessed every day.

Just last week, the Army released 22 more charges against Army Pvt. Bradley Manning, the man accused of gathering the classified diplomatic cables and handing them over to WikiLeaks. Ellsberg recalled facing a daunting 115-year prison sentence when he released the 7,000-page document outlining officials’ sordid decisions behind the Vietnam War. Muckrakers put themselves in immense danger as they gather knowledge for the public. The least we, as citizens, can do in exchange is listen, read and care about the rare access to information and use it to build a healthier, more educated democracy.

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Student-run food co-op could increase student access to greener, healthier groceries

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tudent Association started a Saturday shuttle to the Wegmans in Dewitt, N.Y., last weekend. Those buses were filled to capacity all afternoon. For students who need specialty ingredients and a suburban wonderland of groceries, the bus is a boon for student life, but we can do more to improve eating at Syracuse University.

To rehash the platform for the alternative food movement here would be redundant — Eric Schlosser gave a great overview in his University Lecture last week.

Though I find his and Michael Pollen’s arguments against the food status quo persuasive, let’s assume for the moment that the key factors in grocery shopping for SU students are convenience, price and a naïve idea of healthiness. Even with this minimal idea of what an ideal food system on campus would look like, there is

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space for innovation on campus, and a student-run cooperative could be wonderfully interesting.

People’s Place works well on campus as a student-run, nonprofit coffee shop. The model could be expanded to a full-blown food cooperative, with the potential to completely revitalize our local food system. Various models for cooperative enterprise exist, and any one of them could work well on campus. SU could provide space in the Schine Student Center or elsewhere, and it could subsidize some initial costs through grants for greening the campus. Food Works never had affordable or particularly real food in stock — but a cooperatively run store, with the potential for volunteer labor and bulk purchases of goods, could keep prices low and quality high.

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too left for politics the standards of convenience — living on the fringe of a city is different from the suburban door-to-door car culture a lot of us grew up with. Living off campus without a car makes complete sense, but students just need to adjust to city life.

Here’s a plan for eating without a car while making no changes to the food ecosystem on campus. Tops Friendly Markets, formerly known as P&C, sits less than a mile away from South Campus and about a mile from the Euclid neighborhood. If students want cheaper food than what the

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South Campus grocery store has to offer, it’s more than close enough to reach on a bicycle or the South Campus bus route that extends to the store a few times each day.

If students need food fancier than Tops can offer, the Syracuse Real Food Co-op is just as close — 40 minutes of walking after class and stocking up on staples at Tops and fancy items at the local co-op can adequately provision a kitchen for a few days. It only takes 15 minutes on a bike to get there. The cost comes out cheaper or about the same as Wegmans’ with the right combination.

Though the SA Wegmans shuttle is nice, it’s far from necessary, even given the current food situation.

A change to the campus food situation would be better, though — making access to food at SU as easy as grocery shopping in an old-style, small town. A co-op is a drastic proposal,

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but there is a burgeoning movement, led by CoFed in San Francisco, to establish student food cooperatives all across the nation. The University of Maryland has had an extremely successful co-op in its student union since the ’70s.

The campus co-op would satisfy the simple conditions of convenience, price and healthiness, and it could take steps toward the kind of food system envisioned by the alternative food movement. Moreover, it could provide a laboratory for expanding small-scale cooperatives into some of Syracuse’s legitimate food deserts, fitting in nicely with Scholarship in Action. A bus to Wegmans is nice. But by dreaming a little bit bigger, we can do more to eat better in Syracuse.

Scott Collison is a senior philosophy and physics major. His column appears every Wednesday, and he can be reached at smcollis@syr.edu.

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situation is to current events because (former President Richard) Nixon’s statements toward me echo the charges of Bradley,” Ellsberg said.

Ellsberg began his comparison by listing the current charges against Manning, particularly “aiding the enemy.”

“When Nixon said that exact phrase to me, he meant to say I was a traitor,” Ellsberg said.

“Treason is defined in the Constitution as waging war against the United States or adhering to its enemies. To suggest that he adhered to the enemy would be absurd.”

Ellsberg said he first realized he had to take action against the Vietnam War during the war’s early stages when he attended a War Resisters League meeting. He was curious about the Gandhi- and Martin Luther King Jr.like lifestyles of the league members and met at the meeting a young man on his way to prison for refusing to cooperate with the draft.

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ESF students, Callisto said.

DPS has reported these incidents to the colleges’ public safety groups and judicial affairs offices, Callisto said. DPS officers continue to keep track of incidents involving non-SU students, although there have been few so far for the spring semester because of the winter weather, Callisto said.

For January, there were three incidents involving SU students, one involving a Le Moyne

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“I was so thunderstruck by this that I went behind the auditorium and I cried, thinking this is what our country has come to,” Ellsberg said, surprised to see someone who would rather see a person go to prison than fight for his or her country.

It was after this that Ellsberg decided to release the Pentagon Papers, he said.

In 1967, Ellsberg, who worked as a consultant to the White House and the Defense Department, had been assigned to work on the McNamara Study, a classified look at decisions the United States made in the Vietnam War. Two years later, he made copies of the study, which he had kept in a safe, and handed them over to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, The New York Times and the Washington Post.

It is considered to be the largest unauthorized leak in American history and caused the government to sue the press for the first time ever to stop the press from publishing the information in fear of shaking national security.

Ellsberg was proven innocent by the Supreme

student and one involving an OCC student, Callisto said.

Darya Rotblat, director of SU’s Office of OffCampus and Commuter Services, said she does not hear complaints every day about non-SU students, but it comes up a few times a semester.

Last week, she dealt with a resident complaining about nearby renters’ noise and trash. Rotblat found Le Moyne students occupied the house.

Rotblat said she did not know why there was an increase in complaints about non-SU students, but she emphasized overall issues were down in the area.

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Court and escaped a possible 115-year sentence.

In Manning’s documents, there are hundreds of incidents in which American officials turned prisoners over to other countries, fully aware the prisoners would be tortured, Ellsberg said. It is just as illegal to turn people over as it is for a country to torture prisoners, Ellsberg said.

For each case in Manning’s documents, the command was given to “not investigate any further,” yet it was Manning’s legal obligation to do the exact opposite in this moral issue, Ellsberg said. He said Manning was the one person who acted legally, and he is facing prison time for it.

Ellsberg said he is thankful WikiLeaks took place, although he had to wait 40 years for an event similar to the Pentagon Papers affair to occur.

“It’s a high personal price to tell the truth, and I waited a long time to see it again. So I was impressed,” Ellsberg said.

Jaime Riccio, a graduate student in Newhouse, said she found it interesting to hear

“I think there is a misconception that all students in the neighborhood are SU.” Kate Hammer

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ing neighbors with late-night activities noticeably surfaced in fall 2009. OCC and SU began working together after SU students were blamed

“It’s a high personal price to tell the truth, and I waited a long time to see it again.

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about the Pentagon Papers, given the situation with WikiLeaks.

“I really felt what he said was very pertinent and that it gave great insight into WikiLeaks due to the historical background,” Riccio said.

Jacquie Greco, a sophomore in the College of Human Ecology, said she could tell Ellsberg was passionate about the topic.

“You could tell that Ellsberg thought strongly about what he did,” Greco said, “and that looking back he still feels strongly.” meltaou@syr.edu

for parties held by OCC students during an October 2009 meeting.

Representatives from SU, OCC, ESF and Le Moyne also gathered in February 2010 to discuss ways they could educate students about living off campus. Rotblat has been meeting with the representatives four times a year since then.

There is a need for the institutions to work as a team to deal with complaints and educate students on being better neighbors, Rotblat said.

Students have not been involved in the meetings, but Rotblat said students with issues are welcome to speak.

Representatives from other area colleges could not be reached for comment.

Having the interaction among institutions makes it easier to process and respond to complaints, said Kate Hammer, community relations associate in SU’s Office of Government and Community Relations.

Hammer communicates with residents, and Rotblat deals with the student side of complaints. Campus proximity means residents are more likely to think a student goes to SU, Hammer said. Before she investigates a complaint, Hammer said she checks if the resident knows where the student is enrolled.

“I think there is a misconception that all students in the neighborhood are SU,” Hammer said.

Harry Lewis, who lives on the 900 block of Lancaster Avenue, said he has made a point of introducing himself to his student neighbors.

Lewis, treasurer of the Southeast University Neighborhood Association, said he enjoys living in the neighborhood, but has experienced problems with students in the past. Last fall he called SPD at 3:30 a.m. about a group of nearly 60 students wandering between houses, he said.

When he and a group of neighbors went out door to door in the fall to inform people about upcoming events on Westcott Street, he found himself talking to mostly ESF students, he said.

There is no way to know where a student goes to school unless the student is asked, he said.

“It could be OCC or Le Moyne,” Lewis said. “Or who knows — it could be high school students.” dkmcbrid@syr.edu

FEBRUARY INCIDENTS There were 23 total off-campus incidents in February.

13 incidents involved SU students 4 incidents involved ESF students 4 incidents involved OCC students 1 incident involved LeMoyne student 1 incident involved a high school student

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BYU students reflect on school’s decision to remove basketball player from team for violating honor code

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ast week’s move by Brigham Young University officials to dismiss sophomore center Brandon Davies from the basketball team has some BYU students upset, but they are understanding of the decision.

Davies was dismissed from the team on Feb. 28, after university officials became aware that he violated the school’s honor code, said Carri Jenkins, BYU spokeswoman.

The university has not released exactly what Davies did to cause the violation, she said. According to a Thursday article published in The Salt Lake Tribune, the dismissal came after Davies violated the premarital sex provision of the school’s honor code.

Joe Morris, a senior mechanical engineering major at BYU, said he was upset Davies would no longer be on the basketball team, but this was the only decision the university could make.

“This decision truly hurts us as a team, but I wouldn’t have it any other way,” he said. “I would rather this have happened then us getting a national championship while keeping it hidden.”

Morris said everyone who signs the honor code is aware of what it entails.

There is no “honor code police” at the school, Morris said, and students are mostly on their own honor system. Morris said students usually follow the policy because they know it and understand it.

BYU is a private university, owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Most students are practicing Mormons, as is Davies, Jenkins said. Davies was also born and raised in Provo, Utah, where BYU is located, Jenkins said.

The school has guidelines for hygiene, grooming and an appropriate dress code, and it restricts the consumption of coffee, tea, tobacco and alcohol, Jenkins said. The BYU basketball team also does

not play on Sundays.

The honor code applies to about 34,000 students, Jenkins said. Non-Mormons are expected to abide by the honor code as well, but they are not required to attend church services.

Every year since 2000, about 1.5 to 3.5 percent of students have been contacted because of a code violation by the honor code office, Jenkins said. But most of them are minor violations, she said.

“It is rare that a student is suspended from the university for an honor code violation,” she said.

Students are made very aware of the specific content of the honor code before they even arrive at BYU, Jenkins said.

Students sign the honor code, which states they are willing to uphold the specifications before they arrive at the school.

“It’s an environment they choose to live in,” she said.

George Golightly, a junior exercise science major at BYU, said students were saddened by the loss of a great player but feel good about Davies’ decision.

Most students at BYU don’t follow the honor code to the extreme, Golightly said. They already live by the standards outlined in the code, so they don’t have to make a conscious decision to follow it, he said. The code is mostly self-enforced, Golightly said, but the university did take actions to enforce certain standards.

“Being clean shaven for the dress and grooming standards for men is one that is enforced all the time by not allowing men to take tests or use certain facilities on campus or check out books from the library and stuff like that,” Golightly said. “But it’s not going to result in any long-term punishment.”

Housing rules are also highly enforced at BYU, Golightly said. He said students are not allowed in the bedroom or apartment of a member of the oppo-

illustration by alejandro de jesus | art director site sex after midnight on weeknights and 1 a.m. on weekends. This rule, however, is mostly enforced by students themselves, he said.

Students at BYU have thought a lot about what has happened with Davies, Golightly said. They are glad Davies has apologized for his actions and admitted his mistake, and the students don’t judge him for his violation of the honor code, Golightly said.

“The students here at BYU love Davies,” he said. “We know that everyone makes mistakes and that no one is perfect.”

For now Davies remains a student at the university, and it is possible for him

to return to the basketball team next season, Jenkins said. The university is currently undergoing many meetings with Davies about his violation of the honor code, a protocol followed for any honor code violation, Jenkins said “Our hope is that, at some point, he will return to the basketball team and graduate from this university,” Jenkins said.

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for faculty, said Pat Cihon, an associate professor of law and public policy and president of SU’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors, which releases the report each year.

Cornell University and the University of Rochester were added to the group of comparable institutions this year because the schools are in the same region, he said, and SU is often compared with them.

“Regardless of which comparator group is used, it is clear that Syracuse University faculty are losing ground in comparison to their colleagues at other institutions,” Cihon said in the cover letter to the report.

The average salary for 329 full-time professors at SU for 2010-11 is $115,321. In the previous academic year, the average salary of

“In the bigger picture, we’re not improving.

If we’re lucky, we’re holding steady but in most cases, we’re relatively losing ground.”

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full-time SU professors was $112,452.

The 310 full-time associate professors at SU for 2010-11 have an average salary of $83,760, and the 279 full-time assistant professors have

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Gov. George Pataki named the city of Syracuse one of six state “centers of excellence.” During the past nine years, SU has worked in collaboration with the city to advance innovation in environmental and energy systems.

And since March 2010, the CoE building has served as a headquarters for staff members and a showroom for the technologies developed by students and faculty related to environmental and energy technology.

“The building has certain facilities in it, but the activities of the Center of Excellence are broader than what happens in this building,” Bogucz said. “The building is the headquarters, is the showroom. The majority of work is happening in labs at SU and in the field.”

The CoE serves as an expansion of the university’s reach. But about eight minutes away from campus, the location is not necessarily accessible — except by Connective Corridor buses.

an average salary of $70,765. The mean salary for full-time associate professors for 2009-10 was $81,991, while the average salary for fulltime assistant professors was $69,081.

SU’s position in the group of 67 schools stayed consistent with past years, as the university is always in the middle or below the middle in the group, Cihon said.

“In the bigger picture, we’re not improving,” he said. “If we’re lucky, we’re holding steady, but in most cases, we’re relatively losing ground.”

Cihon said the university made permanent changes to employee benefits last year.

SU increased the employee contribution for health insurance and reduced the contribution to the faculty’s retirement accounts by 1 percent, he said. The changes offset the raise in compensation the faculty received for 200910, Cihon said.

Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric Spina said the changes made last year reduced a number of benefits but also added some. He said he expects some members of the faculty to use the new benefits, although others may not.

“I accept that there are some people among the faculty who have a lower salary increment and don’t take advantage of the new benefits and therefore have a net very close to zero or net negative impact on their total compensation,” Spina said.

Spina said the university’s goal is to achieve at least a middle ranking among the institutions it is compared to in the report. He plans to appoint a task force of faculty members and a couple of administrators who will look closely at the salary data to make sure SU is using the right peer comparisons, among other purposes, he said.

“The chancellor has stated very clearly to

Bogucz envisions a transformation of development in the area similar to the creation of Armory Square. When Bogucz first came to Syracuse 26 years ago, he said most of Armory Square was a surface parking lot. Bogucz doesn’t doubt the area around the CoE could someday see a transformation like that, he said.

Bogucz finds the Hill to be “densely developed” and thinks the campus needs to expand more into the city. To him, the perfect expansion would be toward the CoE. “And there’s a lot of open space,” he said.

“And the open space is sort of begging for development.”

Before development begins, the intermodal transportation center, the final building project, must be finished. Construction on the transportation center is likely to begin this summer, Bogucz said. The center will feature the Connective Corridor bus stop, recharging centers for electric cars and hopefully bike rentals, he said.

Although the actual center might not draw in students, those who work with the CoE have seen the results of their research.

her administrative cabinet, which includes the deans but also the Senate Budget Committee, that increasing faculty compensation, because it’s a national market, is the highest priority over the next several years,” Spina said.

Jeff Stonecash, a political science professor, was a member of the University Senate Budget Committee for the past three years and said even if the administration says it is going to do something about the salary problem, it can’t be done.

Stonecash said although professors are paid well compared to average Americans, the 1 percent reduction in retirement will cost faculty a lot. SU’s faculty salaries are lower than other schools’, which hurts the university’s ability to attract and retain faculty, he said.

The raises some faculty have received during the past three years do not equal the cost of living in Syracuse, said Cihon, president of SU’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors. The increase in the local cost of living for the past three years was 8.3 percent, he said. During those three years, 59 percent — or 421 faculty members — didn’t receive raises equal to the rise in the cost of living, Cihon said.

In the 2009-10 report, SU was compared to other institutions that were adjusted for the differences in the cost of living, which increased the university’s ranking from 31st to 24th in the group of 67 based on compensation. The adjustment didn’t consider state and local taxes or real estate taxes, but it instead accounted for differences in the costs of goods and services.

Adjusting for the cost of living allows SU to look better in the salary report, Cihon said.

Cihon also said in the report that he has continued to notice the increase in “nontenure-track” positions. There are 103 non-

“The building is the headquarters, is the showroom. The majority of work is happening in labs at SU and in the field.”

Ed Bogucz

executive director of the Syracuse Center of Excellence

Ezzat Khalifa, director of the Environmental Quality Systems STAR Center at the CoE, led the team that developed the Green Data Center on South Campus. It is one of the most energyefficient data centers in the world.

Khalifa’s research resulted in the development and construction of the data center in just more than a year. After his team began planning in 2008, their concentrated efforts allowed the center to be researched, built and dedicated

by December 2009.

To Khalifa, the development of the Green Data Center exemplifies the type of research done by the CoE program and showcased at the CoE building.

“When we proceeded to build the headquarters of the Center of Excellence, we would not accept anything less than what would be exemplary of the high quality of research being done,” Khalifa said.

Data centers around the country are increasingly taking up more and more energy, Khalifa said — up to 2 percent of the country’s energy is going toward data centers.

Khalifa’s team recognized the need to lower the energy usage of a data center and thus created the technology on South Campus, some-

tenured faculty at SU for 2010-11, an increase from 87 in 2004-05.

Spina, vice chancellor and provost, said the increase in non-tenure-track positions can help students. At one time, it was thought only pure academic faculty were welcome in the classroom, he said.

“But now I think the faculty and administrators recognize that mixing in some number of professors of practice really helps us make the students’ education better,” Spina said, “and helps to better prepare those students for the world.” jdharr04@ syr.edu

Falling behind In the group of 67 comparable institutions, the average compensation of fulltime faculty at Syracuse University for the 2010-11 academic year ranks 35th.

The 67 institutions included public and private institutions. The average compensation of full-time faculty this year at SU is $117,800, a 0.7 percent increase over the prior year. SU ranks third lowest among private universities included in the comparison. The two universities ranked lower than SU are: • Tulane University ranked 45th with an average compensation of $111,200, a 2.2 percent increase over the 2009-10 academic year.

• Howard University ranked 67th with an average compensation of $76,200, a 18.5 percent decrease over the 2009-10 academic year. The universityís average compensation for 2009-10 was $93,500.

Source: 2010-11 AAUP Committee Z Report

thing that could prove to be vital as the data technology industry expands.

George Segre, a senior civil engineering major, only heads downtown to the CoE once a week. But Segre has been working since last summer, researching how to ensure cleaner watersheds as part of the Save the Rain project.

Save the Rain features technology developed by the CoE and is funded by Onondaga County.

For Segre, the result of the research he’s done has paid off — he presented his research to two separate conferences, winning third place in one. He said he hopes to see his research used to ensure water quality in the county and beyond in the long run.

Today, a year after the opening, the CoE stands alone, facing that historic corner of Almond and Erie. But the building is simply a symbol of the research the program has facilitated for years.

Said Bogucz, director of the CoE: “It’s helping the city and the county and the region develop branding and recognition as a hotbed for innovation.” knmciner@syr.edu

What is the Center of Excellence?

The Syracuse Center of Excellence is a federation of firms, organizations and institutions aimed at creating innovations to improve health, productivity, security and sustainability in urban environments. Activities within the CoE include research, product development, commercialization assistance and education programs.

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Dress: Some Girls, $92 Belt: Some Girls, $24 To downplay the femininity of a floral outfit, add a studded belt or a pair of black boots.

Designers turn up the volume this season after muted hues, subtle prints Text by Lauren Tousignant STAFF WRITER

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fter a fall season focused on sleek lines and neutral colors, designers ditched the minimalism and dove back into the neon hues and loud patterns that first began to pop up in the form of accents and accessories during the Spring 2010 runways. From Aquilano.Rimondi and Burberry Prorsum to Christopher Kane and Versace, the Spring 2011 collections packed plenty of power.

Christian Dior threw his audience into a Betty Page-inspired tropical fantasy filled with silk, chiffon and crocheted garments of neon yellow, blue, green, purple and orange. Miu Miu unveiled dresses of bright green, yellow and pink with star-like accents that mirrored comic book illustrations. Even Alber Elbaz of Lanvin threw in pops of bright pink and green to his collection’s mostly muted color palette.

Incorporated with the neon shades, the designs featured an array of unique patterns, most of which the runways haven’t seen in a few seasons. Blumarine paired different patterns of animal motifs in the form of minidresses and flared pants. Amid their line of solid-colored ensembles, Cacharel showed florallike designs reportedly inspired by the watercolor paintings of Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon. Models for the eccentric Jean Paul Gaultier rocked Joan Jett hairstyles while donning prints like Victorian floral, growing palms and galactic jumpsuits.

Prada, whose mix of primary colors, bold stripes and jungle-esque patterns that included bunches of bananas and cartoonish monkeys, enveloped in cherub designs, dominated the Spring 2011 collections. Add in the line’s striped sombreros and electric fur shrugs, and you’re left with a line whose elegant silhouettes and bright atheistic formed a type of modern baroque style that created a trend all in itself. “It’s time to be bold,” Miuccia Prada said to Style.com. It is a statement that echoes that of the Spring 2010 season, when designers rebelled with collections of leather, studs and shirts with intricately placed rips and tears.

Unsurprisingly, designers are often most daring with their spring collections, aiming to squeeze the last bit of summer inspiration before the slush and snow hit the streets of Manhattan. Listen to the professionals and get a little adventurous with your spring wardrobe. Jean shorts and tank tops are cute for a country concert, but if you’re looking to turn heads, you’re better off trying something a little more, well, bold.

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Dress: Ellie Mia, $88 Mesh top: Some Girls, $56 The maxi dress is back in style this season, and layering it has proven to be the most popular trend. Try it with a netted shirt, long cotton blouse or knitted sweater.

Skirt: Ellie Mia, $48 Tank top: Ellie Mia, $58 Blouse: Ellie Mia, $48 Polka dots and stripes will most likely never be a good match. But plaid and stripes will work as long as the stripes are horizontal for a couple of reasons: Horizontal stripes create a better disconnect between the two pieces, and vertical-striped bottoms should never be worn.

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Dress: Some Girls, $59 Top: Some Girls, $42 Adding a crochet top or loose longsleeved shirt to a tight or short dress relaxes it, making it more suitable for the daytime.

Pants: Some Girls, $56 Blouse: Some Girls, $66 Belt: Some Girls, $21 Most people shy away from mixing patterns. However, if the colors go together, chances are the patterns will complement each other as well.

Add a neutral-colored accessory, such as a belt or purse, to break up the patterns. Just don’t experiment with polka dots and stripes — that combination will never work out.

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Men’s spring fashion trends take nautical turn

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By Gregory E. Miller STAFF WRITER

ight now, spring in Syracuse feels a lot like every other season in Syracuse — cold and wet. When things like, oh, massive snowstorms happen just days before Spring Break, it’s hard not to get a little down. But with spring launching just around the corner, it’s time to pull yourself out of the parka and snow

Bucks: In recent years, boat shoes have transferred from the nautical prepster go-to into every man’s spring staple. But this year, retailers have replaced the leather slip-ons with something a bit more subtle — the buck. Named for the buckskin they’re typically made of, the shoes took off stateside with the upper class in the 1930s. The shoes soon crept their way onto college campuses, where they now should be making a return.

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ly. Stick to a darker tone if you’re fearful of femininity, and be mindful of what lingering Syracuse salt can do to suede varieties.

Our pick: J.Crew’s light hickory suede bucks, $168, available at www.jcrew.com.

Fitted polos: There literally isn’t an easier way to force yourself to wear color than to buy a polo — half the time, you even get a double dose of color with the insignia. The No. 1 rule here is the emphasis on fitted.

Though you can get away with a baggy T-shirt and look half decent, an oversized polo will make you look like a dad on Casual Friday at the office. The sleeves should come down about halfway between your elbow and shoulder — no less because you’ll look like the Situation. For something extra comfortable, try a jersey version (the stuff your T-shirts are made of). Our pick: Old Navy’s clearwater blue tri-blend jersey polo, $15.50, available at www.bananarepublic.com.

Woven belts: Belts are often a man’s most neglected accessory. Most of us have one we wear pretty much every day and maybe another for dressy occasions. Mix it up a bit by trying on a woven leather belt. It instantly makes a guy look more mature, rather than like he just moved the belt from one pair of jeans to another. Be sure to stick with a large width, but don’t stray away from variety in the number of braids. A higher number is more classic and refined, whereas a lower count is a bit more on the trendy side.

Our pick: Nautica’s braided leather belt, $36.00, available at www.nautica.com.

Double-breasted jackets: Frankly, Syracuse’s spring isn’t quite as warm as most places’ springs, so a lightweight jacket is critical. This season, designers went crazy with double-breasted looks everywhere — we’re

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talking everything from formal suits to simple blazers. Guys are probably most familiar with the double-breasted look in the form of peacoats. It’s that sort of overlap design with two rows of buttons, either functional or just for looks. The easiest way for a guy to pull this one off is to keep it simple and light: Choose a jacket where the buttons aren’t too large and the color is light so you don’t feel weighed down. Our pick: Zara crossover plush blazer, $89.90, available at ww.zara.com.

Colored chinos: The much maligned Easteregg-pleated pants are a thing of the past. But this year, retailers are proud to carry colored pants a normal guy can actually wear. A guy can only wear blue jeans and khakis so many times. A subtle pop of color on the bottom can go a long way in making a man stand out in a crowd. Choose something with a loose fit in the waist and leg, with a slight taper at the bottom, which you should roll up a bit. Our pick: BDG straight chino in green, $49, available at www.urbanoutfitters.com.

Dark plaid ties: Ties are a quick way to overdo a spring getup. If you have too much going on already, a bright-colored tie can make you look like a circus performer. And if you’re dressed pretty standard, a too-bright tie looks like your overzealous girlfriend just went shopping for you. Instead, choose an interesting pattern with colors that make a statement without screaming at everyone. No one likes a yeller anyway. Our pick: Express silk plaid purple tie, $39.90, available at www.express.com.

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Spice oflife Thai Flavor heats up traditional food scene in Syracuse

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f you enjoy appeThaizing but seek a more authentic Thai experience, consider going to Thai Flavor on Erie Boulevard. Traditional cuisine that provides a spicy kick and Thai-inspired décor will ignite a passion for Thai food.

Thai Flavor, located on 2863 1/2 Erie Blvd., next to Koto Syracuse Japanese Steakhouse, offers a wide variety of dishes sure to satisfy even the most apprehensive diners. The restaurant’s well-rounded menu features well-known, traditional Thai dishes. Appetizers include chicken satay, curry puffs and Thai dumplings.

Entrée choices feature chicken jungle curry, beef panang, pad thai and see ew beef. The menu also contains multiple vegetarian dishes, as well as a “recommended” section, which boasts the house specialties.

We went for dinner on a busy Friday night, and upon entering, we were seated promptly, despite the restaurant being fairly busy. Nearly all the tables were filled with happy-looking guests engaged in hushed chatter. The décor in Thai Flavor is simple yet vibrant. Gold and sil-

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keith edelman | staff photographer chicken red curry, filled with chicken, bamboo shoots, mango and coconut milk, is one of the entrees served at Thai Flavor. Like the rest of the menu, the curry mixes sweet and spicy flavors.

ver elephant figurines decorate the walls, and brightly colored lamps hang from the ceiling.

Instrumental music playing in the background and exotic plants lining the walls give the place an authentically Thai feel. There is a cozy bar located toward the front of the establishment and an enclosed outdoor seating area that can be used all year round.

For an appetizer, we ordered the curry puffs ($7). A fresh tasting cucumber and red onion dipping sauce accompany curried chicken and potatoes encased in a crispy puff pastry, garnished with a flower-shaped carrot. The sweet and mildly spiced curry puffs were a great way to start the meal and enough to split between two people.

From the entrée lineup, we selected the chicken red curry ($12), filled with chicken pieces, diced mango, sliced red and green peppers, broccoli, carrots, bamboo shoots and sweet basil. The delicious coconut milk and red curry broth provided the perfect balance of heat and sweet. The varied vegetables added an element of freshness to the spicy broth, and the pieces of mango provided just the right amount of sweetness to the dish.

For a less spicy option, try the pad thai ($13).

This traditional dish contains egg noodles, chopped peanuts, eggs, bean sprouts, scallions and your choice of chicken, shrimp or tofu, stir-fried in a sweet and savory tamarind-soy sauce. The meal, served in a lovely boat-shaped bowl and garnished with a lime segment and the same carrot flower, was the perfect embodiment of Thai cuisine: a bold, delicious and complex combination of sweet, savory and tart flavors. But the overabundance of noodles and sauce overwhelmed the scarce vegetables and scrambled egg. This boldly flavored pad thai quickly became redundant without the balance from the more subtle ingredients on the plate.

Finally for dessert, we decided to take our waitress’ recommendation and go for the Thai custard with fruit ($7) — a custard made from warm Thai tea and sweetened condescended milk. Beautifully presented in a golden fondue pot, the dessert came with pieces of warm bread, strawberries, bananas, orange slices and pineapples for dipping.

Overall, our meal at Thai Flavor was memorable. If your spice-loving taste buds crave delicious and authentic Thai cuisine, make sure

you stop by Thai Flavor. The slightly pricey dishes might make a small dent in your weekend beer fund, but the unique flavors and tasty dishes offered are well worth the splurge. jpimente@syr.edu

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Not being able to help his teammates might have hurt Carleton Scott the most. Against Syracuse on New Year’s Day, his Notre Dame team was down, and the senior forward was trying to bring his team back into the game.

But when he went down with an injury in the last seven minutes, his ability to help was stripped away from him.

“It was terrible for me because I was helping the guys,” Scott said when describing the moment. “It was tough.”

Scott suffered a partial tear to his hamstring. Notre Dame lost the game. And without Scott for its next four games, the Fighting Irish went just 2-2.

Up until that Syracuse game, Scott averaged 12 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. He was a key player Notre Dame sorely missed during his four-game absence.

Since he returned on Jan. 19 against Cincinnati, Notre Dame has gone 11-1 to finish the Big East regular season. Though Ben Hansbrough gets much of the attention for the Irish as the Big East Player of the Year winner, Scott remains a key cog in its underrated and undersized frontline. And he should continue to be a key contributor come conference tournament time with the Irish still hoping for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

In just his second game back on Jan. 22 against Marquette, Scott logged a double-double against the Golden Eagles. It was a performance that didn’t surprise Marquette’s head coach Buzz Williams, as he recognized what Scott brings to the team.

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corner position.”

The main competitors at cornerback, along with Anderson, are senior Kevyn Scott and sophomore Keon Lyn. Both also struggled with injuries last year, as Scott battled a recurring hamstring problem in the early portion of the season and Lyn was diagnosed with mononucleosis.

There’s even a learning curve for some of the returning starters on defense. Marquis Spruill, who started last season as a freshman at outside linebacker, alongside seniors Derrell Smith and Doug Hogue, will move to “mike” (middle) linebacker this year.

“I’m amped up. Ready to go get a bigger bowl game, help the team compete and have fun with the team.”

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With two inexperienced outside linebackers alongside him, Spruill plans on playing with the air of a veteran despite being a sophomore.

But he still has to learn his new position.

“It is (rewarding), but it’s just like being a freshman all over again because being a mike in this defense is different than other defenses I’ve played on,” Spruill said.

Marrone said he hopes to see some separation among all of the young players by the end of

pletely changes their team, kind of puts them back to what they were when they came to be ranked in the Top 25,” Williams said in the Big East coaches’ teleconference on Jan. 20. “I think they’re a different team without Carleton.”

Williams’ words proved to be spot on. And in his next game against Pittsburgh on Jan. 24, Scott and the Fighting Irish gave the then-No. 2 Panthers their first Big East loss of the season.

Scott had 16 points and nine rebounds, a stat line that has become typical for the forward.

He finished the regular season averaging more than 11 points and seven rebounds per game.

Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey talked about that win in the Big East coaches’ teleconference on Jan. 27 and noted Scott’s performance as having a big influence on the game.

“One of the things I made sure of was Carleton’s hamstring was feeling good,” Brey said.

“Having Carleton back was very helpful.”

Scott puts up his numbers while in pain.

Though he insists he’s 90 to 95 percent healthwise, he’s constantly playing in pain, he said.

“When you deal with injuries and stuff like that, it can really weigh on you. So just trying to stay optimistic, staying positive with stuff like that helps you heal faster, I believe.”

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“Pretty much all the time,” Scott said. “I usually don’t report an injury until it’s too late, and I just try to deal with it the best I can and try to suck it up as much as possible. But there are times when it just becomes unbearable.”

Unbearable as it may be, his play doesn’t show it on the court. In the 12 games since his return, he has only failed to reach double figures in either points or rebounds twice, all while leading No. 4 Notre Dame to the secondbest record in the Big East.

On a team without a true big man, Scott’s job — along with forwards Tyrone Nash and Tim Abromaitis — is to help out the guards, he said.

The forwards aren’t the focal point of the offense.

“Our role is really important,” Scott said. “We have to get better at rebounds, and our guards do a good job of slowing down the offense and slowing down the offensive pushes. Our job is to battle on the boards, and the guards do a great job of helping us out. Their responsibility falls on us.”

Scott’s other role, aside from his position, is to be the team’s vocal leader. Along with Hansbrough, Scott said the two are the most vocal players on the team.

Keeping the team’s energy level up and keeping the team focused is important around this time of year, Scott said.

“There’s been a couple times when we’ve been down,” he said. “And me and (Hansbrough) are getting in guys’ faces in the huddles and trying to pick guys up and say, ‘Hey, come on, we have to do this.’”

With the NCAA Tournament looming, Notre Dame will rely on Scott to keep its momentum going. With a twisted ankle against Providence on Feb. 23 to go along with the nagging effects of the hamstring, Scott may never be 100 percent

this season.

It will be his attitude that carries him to the big games he’s had this season.

“Just staying mentally tough,” Scott said of how he copes with the injuries. “When you deal with injuries and stuff like that, it can really weigh on you. So just trying to stay optimistic, staying positive with stuff like that helps you heal faster, I believe.”

Big man on campus Ashton Gibbs guard Pittsburgh

Gibbs has scored double figures in six of his last seven games for the Panthers, who finished the regular season with two straight wins. Pitt, the Big East regular-season champion, plays Thursday in the Big East tournament and will look for a continuation of Gibbs’ scoring output.

Game to watch No. 21 Connecticut vs. No. 22 Georgetown wednesday, noon Madison Square Garden

That a second-round Big East tournament game features two teams in the Top 25 speaks to the depth of the conference. Connecticut whooped DePaul 97-71 on Tuesday to set up a date with the Hoyas, who had a bye for the first round. In the only meeting between the two teams this season, the Huskies came out on top 78-70 on Feb. 16.

UConn, led by Kemba Walker’s near-triple double (31 points, 10 assists, seven rebounds), ended Georgetown’s eight-game winning streak. rnmarcus@syr.edu

the spring so the team can go into the preseason in August with a solid depth chart.

He said that means people stepping up.

People like Anderson. The cornerback suffered another injury late in Tuesday’s practice — he twisted his ankle — but he said he is fine and good to go.

“I’m amped up,” Anderson said. “Ready to go get a bigger bowl game, help the team compete and have fun with the team.”

Sales looks to build off Pinstripe Bowl Three months removed from his three-touchdown performance in the Pinstripe Bowl, Marcus Sales took to the turf of Manley Field House on Tuesday to build on that afternoon.

And after an offseason during which the Syracuse wide receiver said he improved his game dramatically, he was rewarded with a starting position entering 2011. The senior is ahead of junior wideout Alec Lemon, who started for much of last season. Van Chew is the other listed starting receiver.

Though Sales’ rise on the depth chart is partly due to his standout performance in Syracuse’s bowl win, it’s also a credit to his work off the field in the last three months.

“Everything about me increased,” Sales said. “My vertical. I got faster. I got stronger.”

In 2010, Syracuse’s offense was anemic at times, especially in the passing game. But this season, the offense is the stable side of the ball for SU. Including Lemon, the Orange return eight starters on the offensive side of the ball.

With just five returnees on the defensive side, Syracuse’s offense has the veterans.

One of those veterans is Sales. From catching the game-winning touchdown at South Florida to nearly taking Pinstripe Bowl MVP honors, he managed to have a successful junior

shijing wang | staff photographer The Syracuse football team started spring practice Tuesday. The squad is coming off a season in which it won the inaugural Pinstripe Bowl in Yankee Stadium in December. campaign after beginning the year off of the two-deep depth chart.

This year, he’s focused on helping take the offense to the next level.

“As a senior I know I got to come up and be more of a leader and be more vocal, lead by my actions,” Sales said. “It feels good to know that I got younger players that look up to me. They’re just depending on me to do the right thing, and I just got to help them to get where I’m at right now.”

This and that A handful of players did not practice Tuesday, including Chandler Jones, who was afflicted with a stomach bug, and Brice Hawkes, who was suspended for the first three practices for a team violation, Marrone said. … Syracuse’s three practices this week on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday will be in Manley Field House due to the snowstorm, Marrone said. After Spring Break, practices will take place at SchwartzwalderKatz Fields. … The Orange will hold one practice in Rochester at Sahlen’s Field on March 26. mcooperj@syr.edu

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Philadelphia hospital patient’s room. A simple checkup turned complicated when his doctor said Jackson was growing too fast. He wanted to give him a shot to slow his growth.

Worried, his mother, Joyce Thomas, considered the option.

“Listening to this doctor, I got scared,” she said. “I was saying, ‘OK. It’s not good? Slow it down then.’”

But when Rick Sr. heard of the possibility, his son said he “freaked out.” At the same time, Dad put things in perspective. Rick Sr. stood at 6 feet 5 inches. His father was 6 feet 7 inches. No need to rush to a decision that could affect the rest of his son’s life.

“Here I am,” Rick Jackson said. “Six-nine. It all worked out. I’m just glad that didn’t happen.”

Rick Sr. put a basketball in his son’s hands at the age of 7. Four years later, he started playing in playground leagues. That’s about the time he met Scoop Jardine, who would become his point guard to this day.

Together, they strayed from the path that took many of their friends to life in the streets, jail or worse. Together, they stuck to basketball. Together, they made a promise soon after they met.

“He kept saying it,” Thomas said of her son. “‘Me and Scoop, me and Scoop. We’re going to the same college. Me and Scoop, me and Scoop.’”

The Summit The 6 a.m. wake-up call came every day during the summer between Jackson and Jardine’s freshman and sophomore seasons at NeumannGoretti High School.

Sometimes, Aaron Abbott slept on Deborah Jardine’s floor to make sure her grandson Scoop and Jackson got up. Sometimes, Abbott, a Neumann-Goretti assistant coach, left his own house early to gather two or three other players in addition to the two Neumann-Goretti budding stars.

Either way, they crammed into his burgundy 2000 Ford Taurus every morning by 6:30 and drove to The Summit, a training center.

“You didn’t want to do it,” Jackson said. “It was almost a job. I hated it. But it made me better.”

That summer, Jackson became the beast that eventually got noticed by the likes of Connecticut, Wake Forest and, of course, Syracuse.

The routine was always the same. Get to The Summit by 7 a.m. Train for three hours. Lift for two more before grabbing lunch. Then back

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after lunch to repeat.

“It would be maybe four or five guys in my little car,” Abbott said. “Rick was the biggest, of course. But they’d always fall asleep.

“We spent a lot of time sleeping and eating in that car.”

Abbott called him “Rookie.” Still does. That freshman season as an assistant at NeumannGoretti, Abbott made “Rookie” carry around the seniors’ travel bags. At the end of practices, he dumped and scattered basketballs all throughout the gym and made “Rookie” pick every single one up. He never complained.

He built confidence then. He built confidence over the summer. And after those 10-hour work days, Jardine and Abbott said Jackson, who played sparingly in his freshman season at Neumann-Goretti, knew he was going to start.

Soon after, as a sophomore, he won the job over a returning starter and senior.

“After our freshman year, he made up his mind that he was going to start,” Jardine said.

“I remember the hunger that he had that sophomore year. … I’m not going to lie. He really blew up, and he became a totally different player.”

In his junior season, he and Jardine went head to head with Kevin Durant’s Montrose Christian team. Abbott remembers pulling Jackson aside midgame with a simple message.

“You’re playing like a punk,” Abbott told him.

The next play, Jackson — who is bigger and stronger than Durant — finally went up strong to the hoop in Durant’s face. Later, he put in a hook shot that put Neumann-Goretti up for good.

“He played like a monster,” Abbott said. “He really took over the game. From that moment on, I knew he really wanted it.”

‘The one guy you can’t take off the court’ Mike Hopkins offers apologies to Syracuse guards Jardine and Brandon Triche and to forward Kris Joseph. That’s because to Hopkins, SU’s assistant coach, Jackson is the one player this Syracuse team can’t afford to lose.

“He’s the one guy you can’t take off the court.

Ever,” Hopkins said. “You have a lot of guys — if Scoop got hurt, or Brandon — they’re unbelievable players. … But he just means so much to what we do.”

This season, Jackson has once again become the leading man at his program. In 31 games, Jackson averaged 13.1 points and 10.7 rebounds per game. He became a double-double machine.

By the end of his freshman season at Syracuse, Jackson played single-digit minutes as the Orange limped to the NIT for the second consecutive season.

nate shron | staff photographer rick jackson (middle) is the lone senior on this year’s squad and has been one of the best big men in the Big East this season and a model of consistency for SU.

“By his sophomore year, he was ready to be rotting on that bench like a lot of players do,” Thomas said. “He kept nagging Boeheim. He kept telling him, ‘Give me a chance. You keep yanking me out. You don’t even give me 15 minutes. Give me a chance to show you what I can do.’”

He finally got his chance his sophomore year against Memphis — albeit as a result of Eric Devendorf’s suspension. But for Hopkins, the game signified Jackson’s arrival.

But Jackson had trouble staying in games.

He played more than 30 minutes in just five of SU’s 31 regular-season games in his junior season. He struggled mightily in extended minutes in both Syracuse’s Big East tournament loss to Georgetown and its NCAA Tournament shocker to Butler, as SU played without its senior center Onuaku.

Boeheim routinely pulls players aside in the locker room after games to point out individual successes or flaws. This one, though, Jackson didn’t quite expect. A few feet away from a sullen Onuaku, Boeheim sent his future star big man a message.

“We’re going to need you next year,” Boeheim told him. “AO’s going to be gone. I need you to be the physical player that you can be — a guy that can go and rebound and bang for 40 minutes. I need you to be in shape to be able to play 40 minutes and just be an animal around the basket.”

Within a couple of weeks, Jackson dumped cakes and cookies from his diet. He went back to the routine Abbott taught him. He shot hundreds of 15-foot jumpers, adding a new element to his game.

It showed in perhaps the most important moment of the regular season at Connecticut, one of 13 games in which he’s played 38 minutes or more this season. The Orange was a loser of four straight.

Minutes earlier, Jackson was embarrassed on a block by UConn’s Alex Oriakhi. With time winding down in the half, he took it right back to the teeth of the Husky defense. He pulled up for a hook shot, giving SU a 26-25 lead. It gave Syracuse its first lead in 133 minutes and 44 seconds of game time.

“The one thing about Ricky that’s huge is his consistency,” Hopkins said. “He’s been consistent day in and day out. All. Year.”

They said it: Rick Jackson edition

“ ” “ ” “ ” “ ” “I didn’t want to be a guy thinking, ‘Man, what if? What if I would have worked harder?’ No what ifs. I went out and did it, and I’m getting great results now.”

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SU forward

“The guy I respect most on our team is Rick, because he really puts his body on the line every night and works to make sure we’re the best team we can be.”

Scoop Jardine

SU guard

“These guys always go away with game plans of what they’re going to do in the summer to get better. Some guys can implement it. Some guys can’t. He did, and it’s paid dividends.”

Mike Hopkins SU assistant coach

Making his name When Thomas finished her daily 10-hour days as a SEPTA bus driver, she would come home and play basketball with young Rick. One on one, Mom usually won.

“You can’t beat your mom?” Thomas teased her son. “You’re garbage!”

For years, Jackson waited for revenge.

Needless to say, Thomas can’t compete anymore. Last time they played, in a schoolyard across from their home, she laughed as Jackson dunked on her.

“That’s just the way he plays,” Thomas said.

“He’s going to want to play better no matter who he’s playing.”

Last Saturday, Thomas and Rick Sr. watched that mentality in action from the stands as their son dominated on a Senior Day reserved solely for him. They stood by him as he received a plaque with a jersey that bore his number. They watched as he came out of a game for the final time at the Carrier Dome.

They listened as the crowd chanted, “Thank you, Jackson!”

For Jackson and Syracuse, his brand keeps the story going.

“I’m trying to make a name for myself,” Jackson said. “A lot of guys come to college, and they’re just players. They don’t make a name for themselves. I don’t want that. I want to take over.” bplogiur@syr.edu

“It’s like a dream. I’m still pinching myself.

I am. I’m so happy for him. As a parent, that’s all you want is for your kids to do well in whatever they choose to do.”

Joyce Thomas

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Each year at Syracuse, Rick Jackson elevates his game to new heights from the previous year. Here’s a look at his jumps from year to year:

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Gait uses time off to refocus, move around team’s personnel

By Allison Guggenheimer Staff Writer

Gary Gait’s team still isn’t gelling. Three games into the season, the group, dominated by underclassmen, is still trying to form a cohesive unit.

Following a 21-11 loss to Virginia, it’s time to reassess.

“We’re still adapting,” said Gait, the SU head coach. “I don’t think we’ve found the chemistry and made those changes yet.”

Now, though, the Syracuse women’s lacrosse team has the time to make changes. After playing only three games so far this season, SU is taking a hiatus of sorts. The team has a two-week period between the Virginia game and its next matchup with Maryland. The break in the schedule is welcome by the team, which, despite being No. 5 going into the season, has lost two of its three games so far to teams with lower rankings.

The 1-2 Orange struggled so far this year against teams it had success against last season.

In games with Colgate, Stanford and Virginia, Syracuse lost only a one-point game to the Cavaliers. A loss to Stanford, in addition to the Virginia loss this season, makes the trajectory of the team unclear. Senior Catherine Rodriguez said having this time dedicated solely to practice will help set them on the right path.

“It’s a good time to refocus,” Rodriguez said.

“We kind of had a bitter taste in our mouth after the Virginia game, but a good thing is we have two weeks without games to practice.”

Gait said he will take this time off to get his team back to basics after a disappointing start.

Now that the freshmen have a taste of college lacrosse, he can set his lineup with confidence.

He started moving people around in a search for more firepower on offense. And with three games under its belt, the team can take this time to come together.

Following the loss to Virginia, senior defender Lindsay Rogers said the team had trouble communicating. The young team has not reached the

comfort level it needs to gel as a unit, something Gait can address as he figures out where each player can serve best.

In his quest to find proper positions for players, Gait has begun moving personnel around in practice to see how they adapt to new spots on the field. Freshman Alyssa Murray has slightly shifted from the eight-meter elbow to a position behind the net. Gait said he has tried out other little alterations as well.

“We’re just testing things out,” he said.

But he has also made some bigger moves.

Rodriguez, a veteran defender, sees some time at midfield during practice. She had a goal in the season opener against Colgate and has been consistently strong in shooting drills, Gait said.

Her push forward is part of the search for a more explosive offense.

“We’re looking for players to challenge to the goal, and she goes strong to the goal,” Gait said.

“And she’s got some good skills.”

The duo of Michelle Tumolo and Tee Ladouceur was a threat as a scoring tandem last season.

Although Ladouceur had a strong performance against Colgate, the pair has not provided the Orange with as many scoring opportunities this season as Gait wants. The offensive shifts are an attempt to free up the veterans.

Rodriguez said the team is working on movement off the ball, which will help create those chances.

“It’s not major changes,” Murray said. “Just adjustments to get Tee and Michelle open easier, because they’re huge players for us, and we just need to get them the ball.”

This two-week period leads up to the game at No. 1 Maryland on Saturday. The Terrapins beat SU in the final four of the NCAA tournament last year, so the teams know each other’s playing styles. Rodriguez remembers Maryland as a strong transition team, so having her play midfield may be an attempt to slow that down.

The time off is all about preparation for the

sean harp | staff photographer Catherine rodriguez and the Syracuse women’s lacrosse team are in the middle of a two-week break between games. SU has struggled to find chemistry in a 1-2 start. next month of lacrosse. A 1-2 record isn’t where the team thought it would be, and changes need to be made to make up ground.

“Our next opponent is Maryland, but at the

same time, our next home game isn’t until April 8,” Rodriguez said. “So we’re kind of looking to be strong on the road.” alguggen@syr.edu

tennis

Orange looks to end current road struggles as 8-game away trip looms

By Stephen Bailey Staff Writer

Alessondra Parra symbolizes the collective struggles of the Syracuse tennis team playing at home compared to on the road.

Parra, SU’s former No. 1 singles player who is now slotted at the No. 2 position, is 5-2 in singles play in the friendly confines of the Drumlins Tennis Center. Compare that to an unimpressive 1-3 on the road.

“Whenever I play an away match — or even home match for that matter — but particularly an away match,” Parra said, “I have to do things better.”

Though Syracuse has impressed in home matches this season, it struggles on the road.

The Orange is 7-0 at Drumlins but just 2-2 elsewhere.

As a team, the Orange has won 19 consecutive matches at Drumlins. However, SU coach Luke Jensen knows for his team to achieve its goal of winning the Big East tournament, the Orange must learn to win on the road.

“There really isn’t a change of mindset,”

Jensen said of preparing for road matches. “It’s a change of scenery. It’s so much easier when you can roll out of bed, and you’re a bicycle ride away from where you’re competing.”

The Big East tournament takes place in South Bend, Ind., nearly 600 miles from SU. The junior Parra recognizes her team needs to improve on the road. She believes the team must not let all the complications of a road match get in the way of the team’s goal: returning to Syracuse with a victory.

And that starts with her individual preparation.

“I have to plan ahead,” she said. “I have to get everything in line, so that I know that I’m ready to walk onto the court and win.”

The Orange clearly did not have everything in line on Jan. 29 when it lost to Maryland 0-7.

SU also struggled on Feb. 20 when it fell to Boston 1-6.

Parra was adamant those matches were lost due to tactical and executional inefficiencies. She said SU would have lost regardless of location.

Jensen disagreed and said the two results

would have been different if the Orange played at home.

“It definitely would’ve been different,” Jensen said. “No doubt about it. The road is the problem. We’ve got to go out there and (win away matches).”

Jensen’s squad knows it has only a little time to solve this problem. Syracuse begins an eight-game road trip on March 15, when it takes on Southern California. It will also face formidable opponents in San Diego State and William & Mary.

For junior Emily Harman, the road stretch is crucial. Excluding Thursday’s home match against Cornell and an April 22 bout with Connecticut, these eight matches will be SU’s last before the Big East tournament.

“Whether we win or lose, it’s definitely going to build our confidence going into the tournament,” Harman said. “It’ll give us really good experience and set us up for what we will see at the tournament.”

For Jensen, the trip will be telling. If the Orange can string together some wins away from

home, Jensen believes his team has a legitimate chance of winning the Big East tournament.

This road trip will be the last of a series of challenges Jensen scheduled for his team. It will push the team toward peaking for the Big East tournament, one of Jensen’s goals.

Earlier in the season, SU played a doubleheader. The weekend after, the Orange played matches in three consecutive days.

“It’s all designed (for the players) to be challenged before the big matches really start,” Jensen said. “Before the Big East tournament and the NCAA tournament.”

Even if it is physically prepared, the Orange won’t be at its finest if it isn’t in the right mindset.

Harman knows if the team wants to make a run at the title, it must be confident playing away from home. As of Wednesday, Jensen’s squad has 50 days until the tournament begins to gain that confidence.

“Tennis is all about confidence,” Harman said. “You have to have it. And if you don’t have it, you might as well walk off the court.” sebail01@syr.edu

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SU moves into Top 25 poll for 1st time in program’s history

By Jarrad Saffren Staff Writer

On the heels of its best start in program history, the Syracuse softball team is ranked in the USA Today/NFCA Top 25 for the first time in its 12-year history.

“I was in class when I got a text from my friend breaking the news,” junior pitcher Jenna Caira said. “I didn’t leap out of my seat, but I definitely whipped my laptop out and went straight to the SU Athletics site.”

After going 4-1 in last weekend’s Lipton Invitational at the University of Florida, SU received 27 votes in Tuesday’s USA Today/NFCA poll to move to No. 25 in the nation. At 16-3, the Orange is nearing the end of a rapid early-season tournament travel slate with a gaudy record to show for it.

Though it’s a small goal on the path toward grander accomplishments, SU players said they have been eager to garner some national respect.

And they aren’t hiding their satisfaction.

“We won the Big East last year and returned all our starters, yet they still picked us to finish fifth in the conference in the preseason,” junior second baseman Stephanie Watts said. “It felt good to finally get some respect.”

In the midst of a historic start, SU is ahead of schedule in terms of capitalizing on its preseason potential. So far, the Orange’s only three losses have come to Alabama and Florida, which are ranked No. 3 and No. 2 in this week’s rankings.

But SU head coach Leigh Ross is making sure her team keeps everything in perspective.

“Our main goal is the same as it was to start the season,” Ross said. “And that’s to reach a super regional.”

Like Ross, the players aren’t fluctuating from their preseason goals. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t letting this early fast track get to their heads.

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“There’s no ceiling for this team,” junior outfielder Lisaira Daniels said. “Of course our goal is still to reach a super regional, but why can’t we get to the College World Series?”

The College World Series is a lofty goal for a program that never even reached the Top 25 in more than a decade of previous existence. But if this early-season run is any indication, that potential ceiling could continue to rise as SU develops into a team that can win in a variety of different ways.

Prior to the Lipton Invitational, Syracuse grew accustomed to prevailing in low-scoring nail-biters. Of SU’s first 12 wins, eight were by just a single run. In its first 14 games, the SU offense scored more than four runs just four times.

But in four victories last weekend, the Orange won by an average of seven runs per game. SU scored more than four runs in two of those wins, including a 15-run outburst against Gardner-Webb.

The SU pitching staff is the main reason for the unexpected national ascension, though.

Ace pitcher Caira headlined a banner weekend that saw the Orange staff throw four shutouts and 26 consecutive scoreless innings in the final four-plus games of the tournament. Caira was named Big East Pitcher of the Week after going 2-1 with a 0.78 ERA in four appearances.

She also recorded 26 strikeouts and 17 consecutive scoreless innings.

Ross said much of the team’s recognition in the national polls this past week is a product of Caira standing out. And she said Syracuse’s new home in the national polls should become a permanent fixture.

“We don’t want to spend every week looking at the national rankings to see where we’re at,” Ross said. “We just expect it to be a foregone conclusion as the season goes on.” jdsaffre@syr.edu

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SU starts up spring schedule

By Mark Cooper Asst. Sports Editor

nate shron | staff photographer rick jackson has improved every year since his freshman season with Syracuse, resulting in a senior season in which he has averaged 13.1 points and 10.7 rebounds per game. Assistant coach Mike Hopkins described Jackson as the most valuable player on the team.

Raising his game

Jackson ‘makes name’ by becoming premier big man in final season

By Brett LoGiurato Sports Editor

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hen his son was 11 years old, Rick Jackson Sr. took him to play Philadelphia basketball.

It’s a different brand, a different style of play that hardens and toughens those who participate. Rick Jackson found that out soon enough.

Rick Sr. watched as his son played against 16- and 17-year-olds in Philadelphia’s Chew Playground on 18th Street and Washington Avenue, near the family’s house.

The younger Rick went up for a rebound. Soon, he met two elbows.

One in the chest. One in the face.

Knocked back, lip bleeding and flus-

tered, the gangly preteen version of today’s Jackson sheepishly looked at his father.

“That’s the way you’re going to have to play,” Rick Sr. told his son. “It’s hard. But you have to play that way.”

The next play, Rick Jackson’s look turned to one of determination. He gave a shot right back at a player inside. Countless elbows, scratches and swings followed through the years. Jackson never looked at his father after another one of them. And he never looked back.

As No. 11 Syracuse prepares for the postseason — which starts Thursday at 2 p.m. in Madison Square Garden with the quarterfinals of the Big

East tournament — Jackson is the reason this SU team goes in primed to build off two straight Sweet 16 performances.

Once an afterthought among Top 10 recruiting classes and loaded teams, Jackson quickly rose to become the conference’s top inside player this season. His path there was unlikely. But through what his closest friends and family say is a penchant for hard work, determination and that toughness, Jackson got to where he stands today.

“He’s the best two-way player in the league when you look at defense and offense,” SU head coach Jim Boeheim said last week. “He’s by far the

For Ri’Shard Anderson, Tuesday was a long time coming. After sitting on the sidelines all of last season, he just wanted to get out on the field.

“It felt good,” said Anderson, a Syracuse rising junior cornerback.

“Felt like I hadn’t been out there in two years. It was weird. I had to get back to my comfortable spot.”

Anderson is listed as a starting cornerback on the pre-spring depth chart as Syracuse opened up spring practice Tuesday. It was the first of 15 spring practices that will culminate in SU’s annual spring game April 16.

After missing all of last season with a right shoulder injury, the junior enters 2011 with a chance to step in and play immediately on a defense that ranked No. 7 in the nation a season ago.

The opportunity is there for Anderson because of the turnover on defense for the Orange entering a new season. Syracuse returns just five starters on defense and none at the cornerback spot.

That gives players like Anderson, and younger players such as sophomore defensive tackle Jay Bromley and sophomore linebacker Brice Hawkes, chances to step up.

“People write that it’s a challenge, but for us, for coaches, it’s exciting to bring the younger players along and develop them,” Syracuse head coach Doug Marrone said. “It’s not a secret we’re going to have to develop players on the interior of the defensive line.

We’re going to have to develop players at the linebacker level. … And we’ve got to develop our young players at the see spring football page 15

most influential player.”

INSIDE

The ‘moment’

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Jackson’s “moment” came with a trip to the doctor’s office.

His moment was nothing like Andy Rautins’, who grew up with a Syracuse pedigree imitating famous basketball players on a Toys “R” Us hoop. Jackson wanted to play football.

Nothing like Arinze Onuaku, who displayed super strength as a child when he lifted a nine-pound milk jug at 10 months. Jackson was long and lean.

So for Jackson, the moment that would influence the rest of his basketball career happened in a cramped

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Off an impressive start to its season in early tournaments, the Syracuse softball team earned its first Top 25 ranking in program history when the new polls were released Tuesday.

The Orange entered the national discussion at No. 25 in the USA Today/NFCA rankings for the first time in the program’s 12-year history.

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