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World support The university administration

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Inappropriate faculty conduct policy altered

By Rachael Barillari ASST. NEWS EDITOR

After seven years of deliberation, Syracuse University’s faculty harassment policy has changed.

Corinne Smith, a committee member and department chair in the School of Education, presented “Final Report: Policies and Procedures on Inappropriate Faculty Conduct,” drafted by the Ad Hoc Committee on Inappropriate Faculty Conduct at Wednesday’s University Senate meeting.

The committee, formed by USen in April 2007, has worked on creating a policy document intended to replace several existing sections of the current faculty manual.

After members of the Committee on Academic Freedom, Tenure and Professional Ethics expressed dissatisfaction in 2005 with procedures relating to sexual harassment, the ad hoc committee was formed to examine policies, research practices and propose changes, Smith said. More than 30 interviews were conducted with individuals who were involved with sexual harassment complaints against faculty and the administration.

The committee found that SU’s policy was outdated, and the concept of creating a new policy for sexual harassment was not in compliance with the majority of universities, Smith said. The SU policy was created to mirror policies at other universities that have one policy for all faculty misconduct.

The major changes from the cur-

WHAT IS USEN?

University Senate is an academic governing body with powers such as proposing policy on grading, student life and athletics, among many others. It also approves new curricula and recommends faculty for promotion.

USen meets once a month Wednesdays at 4 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium.

rent policies and procedures include: simultaneous process and procedures for dealing with different types of charges of inappropriate faculty conduct, and an appointment of a coordinator to manage complaint processes from an independent central office. A different body will perform an investigation separate from the hearings to maximize objectivity as well.

According to the report, explicit procedures for informal resolution of complaint and explicit procedures for formal complaints exist. In a formal setting, the procedure includes an intake panel, investigative team, AFTPE panel review of findings, AFTPE panel hearing process, AFTPE panel advisory report to AFTPE, including recommended sanctions and relief, AFTPE advisory report to the vice chancellor, appeals procedure. Smith said all people involved will be extensively trained.

The new policy was passed with only one objection — several senators raised questions on the document’s language. Samuel Gorovitz, a philosophy professor, called for clarity from Smith on which forms of harassment the policies address.

“As long as they create an environment in which the person feels extremely uncomfortable learning or working, then it is actionable,” Smith said.

Craig Dudczak, a professor of communication and rhetorical studies, called the wording that describes what constitutes evidence for hearings ambiguous. Another problem, he said, was the policy of no confrontation between parties except for during the hearing.

Smith assured that the investigative reporting conducted on those involved would be accessible to both parties before the hearing.

Another concern, expressed by Cathryn Newton, dean emerita and professor of interdisciplinary sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, focused on graduate student teaching assistants who are considered faculty,

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team in the country in Wisconsin in the Sweet 16.

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March weather

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This month’s unseasonably high temperatures break records, affect crops, animals Marching into the record books

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Temperatures this past week reached 80 degrees*, the highest temperature Syracuse has seen during the month of March in the past 10 years.

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Not quite a wonderland This winter’s snowfall total is significantly lower than in previous years. On average, Syracuse is hit with about 116 inches of snow. This winter, Syracuse only received 48.9 inches*. *As of March 20th.

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On the rise This winter set the record for the average high temperature at 43 degrees. The 30-year average is almost 10 degrees lower than that.

The average low temperature this winter was the second highest on record at 25.9 degrees.

Farmers in the region are already beginning to plant crops for the season. Early planting does involve some risk, however, as a freeze later on could harm crops being planted now.

It’s getting hot in here...

The animals at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo are mating earlier and more frequently than usual due to the warm weather. Waterfowl, red wolves and snow leopards have been particularly active.

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Illuminating Hall of Languages Sponsored by Japanese Student Organization After sunset, Hall of Languages Hoping for recovery of the tragic event that took place last March in Northern Japan.

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Illuminating Hall of Languages Sponsored by Japanese Student Organization After sunset, Hall of Languages Hoping for recovery of the tragic event that took place last March in Northern Japan.

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Clue, It’s Not Just a Game Anymore!

Sponsored by Black Reign Step Team 6:30 pm, Goldstein Auditorium Come out for a night of mystery, madness and murder! Our 6th annual step show!

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Japan Earthquake Memorial Sponsored by Japanese Student Association 6 pm, HBC 323 Celebrating Hanami with onigiris ($2), and displaying the thousand crane flag.

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Hoops for Health Sponsored by Shadows of Health 11 am - 3 pm, Syracuse University’s Women’s Building Come out show your skills while supporting the Ronald McDonald House Syracuse Chapter! Compete in a 3 v. 3 basketball tournament to win great prizes, or just come out to enjoy the food and fun!

Cost: $10 per person (up to teams of 4) Life Gets Better Together Conference Sponsored by A Cappella Council at Syracuse University 10 am - 9 pm, Newhouse III, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications Join us on March 24th, 2012 as we empower the Syracuse University community in the fight against LGBTQ bullying! Event is free.

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SU’s NCAA rank leads to $1 deals

By Stacie Fanelli ASST. PHOTO EDITOR

For just this month, the number one is the new 44 for Syracuse.

The Syracuse Convention and Visitors Bureau launched a promotion involving more than 20 local businesses doling out discounts in response to the men’s basketball team’s No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

This “1 for 1 All the Way” deal gives businesses the chance to use Orange basketball for profit. It is a reestablishment of the same promotion from 2010, the first year Syracuse was named a No. 1 seed since 1980.

“The PR firm we work with helped up with the idea, which we ran with in 2010, and secured some awesome national media coverage,” said Danica Kaltaler, the communications manager of the bureau.

The goal of the campaign is to put the national spotlight on Syracuse as a destination, which involves a lot of national attention on the city, she said. Yahoo! News, for instance, featured the promotion in a story published March 14 “That’s over 50 million viewers.

“SU Athletics as a whole is a driving force to the Syracuse market.”

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Opportunities like that we’ve secured, we would never be able to afford. So this public relations outreach is priceless,” Kaltaler said.

Every business participating came up with its own sale, which includes the number one in some way. Organizers for the Syracuse Festival of Races are giving away prizes to the first person to register for the event from a ZIP code that has the number one in it.

The race brings visitors from 25 to 30 states and will be in September.

Dave Oja, the founder and director of the race and a die-hard SU basketball fan, said he jumped at the opportunity when the convention and visitors bureau proposed it.

“We in our family have this very, very long fondness for the men’s basketball program at SU. There are few fans out there these days who have been along for the ride that long,” Oja said.

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Water works

Students laugh as they participate in a water fight on the Quad, holding their target down as they attack her with both cartons of water and a water gun. Wednesday’s weather marked the fourth day in a row of record-high temperatures for the city of Syracuse, and several students spent the day out in the sun enjoying the unusually warm weather. The temperature reached 81 degrees by mid-afternoon, which was nine degrees higher than the past record that stood since 1918. The string of record-breaking temperatures could come to an end on Thursday, though, as weathermen predict a high of 78 degrees, which is four degrees cooler than the current record for March 22.

Fabolous to rap at benefit concert for Somalian famine

By Jen Bundy STAFF WRITER

Thirty percent of children in Somalia and neighboring countries are acutely malnourished, and 20 percent of the population

“Save the Horn” benefit concert Where: Goldstein Auditorium When: Friday, 7 p.m.

How much: General admission

tickets are $12, those with an SUID can purchase tickets for $5 on the first day of sales and $8 after.

is without food entirely. When the Syracuse University chapter of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity heard of these challenges from another fraternity chapter, they took action.

The fraternity will host a “Save the Horn” benefit concert Friday to raise awareness about the famine and malnutrition plaguing eastern Africa. The concert will feature hip-hop artists Fabolous and Cassidy, along with World B. Free, a former professional basketball

player. The region the country is in, known as the Horn of Africa, has suffered from political instability, drought and widespread hunger in past decades.

Tickets for the open event are available at the Schine Box Office.

General admission tickets are $12.

Those with an SUID can purchase tickets for $5 on the first day of sales and $8 after.

After researching numerous organizations and philanthropies,

members of Phi Beta Sigma decided to align their cause with Relief International, a humanitarian nonprofit agency whose goal is to serve those vulnerable to disease, disaster and conflict. All proceeds from the benefit concert will go to the charity.

“Every six minutes, a child dies from malnutrition in the Horn,” said Brown Bonsu, the head of Phi Beta Sigma’s concert committee.

Fabolous, an American rapper

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Daylong event to educate campus, community on LGBTQ bullying

By Emily Pompelia STAFF WRITER

“Life Gets Better Together” started as an a cappella concert to help lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth considering suicide.

But now, 15 Syracuse University students are expanding the concert into a daylong campus event.

The first daylong conference is Saturday in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

Organizers want to educate the SU community about LGBTQ bullying.

The conference kicks off at 10 a.m. with a complimentary breakfast in Newhouse III and concludes with an a cappella concert in Hendricks Chapel at 8 p.m.

“Life Gets Better Together” aims to show students, faculty and community members how they can make a difference in the lives of LGBTQ youth who are strug-

gling with bullying problems, said Deanna Payson, co-chair of the conference and a senior political science major.

“SU students are in a unique position to become leaders in change,” Payson said.

There will be 12 workshops during the day, she said. The LGBT Resource Center, faculty members, graduate students and members from The Trevor Project are prepar-

ing workshops for audiences of students, educators and social workers.

The “Life Gets Better Together” project stems from The Trevor Project. The Trevor Project began in 1998 and derived from an awardwinning film in which a gay 13-year-old boy attempts suicide.

The project wants to end suicide by providing life-affirming resources, according to the group’s website.

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Troops must come home from prolonged war in Afghanistan

he war in Afghanistan can be described as one of the most justified wars the United States has engaged in. The assault on alQaeda and Taliban supporters was a response to the worst attack on America in its history.

But 10 years later, the war has gone on too long and has strayed too far from its original goals.

Today American and NATO forces have decimated al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, have killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan and have given the Afghan people a chance to establish a civil society where they can live in freedom.

Despite accomplishing the overarching goal of largely destroying those who were responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks, it is estimated there are around 50 members of al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, the United States remains in Afghanistan under the premise that a stable centralized government can be established. This is where the United States has gone wrong in its mission in Afghanistan.

Nation building is not the purpose of the American military and never should be. The U.S. military cannot instill a love of democracy in Afghanistan no matter how long they are there.

The nation building mission in Afghanistan does little to increase the national security of the United States. It continues to diminish the success that has been previously achieved, through misunderstandings like the improper disposal of Koreans and tragedies like the accidental killing of civilians in military missions. These incidents harden the local population against the United States.

As a nation, the United States must determine if continuing the fight is worth the price that must be paid. American servicemen and women and

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the right direction their families have sacrificed more than can be imagined by most in the past 10 years. Soldiers ship out to one of the most desolate parts of the world and experience utter hell day after day, deployment after deployment. When they get home they have to deal with the physical and mental injuries they suffered during deployment.

Surely, the current corrupt government in Afghanistan — which has said it will side against the United States in a conflict with Pakistan — is not worthy of this.

The American people must get involved to see any change in policy. ,The population seems to have become apathetic. As of Tuesday, 1,895 Americans lost their lives in the Afghan theater of operation and the number climbs weekly.

Everyone owes it to those who have died and those serving to contemplate the price that we are asking these men and women to pay on our behalf. This is not a solution to all the problems in Afghanistan, and it will not bring us peace with our enemies, but it is the right thing to do.

The mission has been accomplished. After 10 long years, it’s time to bring our soldiers home.

Patrick Mocete is a senior political science and policy studies major. His column appears every Thursday. He can be reached at pdmocete@syr.edu.

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University must support international student programs The administration is continuing a nationwide trend of accepting and enrolling more international students for next year’s incoming class. The increase is expected to be between 20 and 25 percent.

With this increase in mind, Syracuse University must also expand and support the programs for international students. International students struggle mostly with English language skills and expectations at an American university.

The services offered by the Slutzker Center for International Services and the other support groups on campus do help international students adjust to campus. But the center’s resources are extremely limited and have been for years. To counter these difficulties, the university must listen to concerns from the support centers, such as hiring more staff members to work in the Slutzker Center.

Pat Burak, the director of the

EDITORIAL by the daily orange editorial board Slutzker Center, said she has requested an increase in staff for several years. The university must listen to these requests and either hire more staff members or work with the center to find another suitable solution.

Another avenue to consider is to bring international students to campus earlier for orientation. Administrators could use that time for oneon-one interactions with students to help remove any language barriers and get the students acclimated to the American learning system.

The university has prioritized diversifying the student body by bringing in more students from outside the Northeast, including more international students. In turn, it is only logical that the university prioritize the support system for international students.

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As ‘Twilight’ dynasty ends, ‘The Hunger Games’ emerges as popular replacement

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here was once a little book named “Twilight.” It featured a simple girl, Bella Swan, caught up in a world she never expected to find herself in. It was a world with vegetarian vampires, like her stoic beau Edward Cullen, and werewolves with abs of steel. Later it became a series.

You’ve probably heard of it.

After making millions, November will mark Swan and Cullen’s last hurrah on the silver screen with “Breaking Dawn: Part 2.” Lionsgate Entertainment realized there’s going to be a giant Robert Pattinson sized hole in American’s heart after the finale. The only remedy for a space that big is an immediate replacement.

Hello, “The Hunger Games.”

“The Hunger Games,” coming out Friday, has garnered the same hype

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“Twilight” had during its infancy. The shinny new faces of the trilogy are smiling on every magazine cover. We’ve got two attractive male leads to drool over in Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth. And there’s a massive sea of fans counting down the hours until the worldwide premiere. It’s the perfect heir to the “Twilight” dynasty.

Whether or not you’re one of the lucky few with midnight tickets to catch the game, you’re going to be starving for it eventually. Franchises like these become viral, and you can’t avoid them. And honestly, it’s hard to ignore Hemsworth’s baby blues for too long.

The drive to be part of the cultural dialogue is what makes franchises like “The Hunger Games” so pervasive. It’s hard to not acquiesce and jump on the hypercommercial band-

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the one that got away wagon. No one likes to be the only one left in the dorm when everyone else goes to the Thursday night premiere.

I’ll admit it: I’ve never read the original novels by Suzanne Collins.

When news of the movie came out I was pleased that a rival to “The Twilight Saga” would be hitting theaters. But I promised myself I would not become too interested. Maybe I wouldn’t even see the movies. It seemed silly, and disrespectful to real fans, to be excited

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about something I knew nothing about.

Then, promo photos spread like wildfire on the web. Eight million people viewed the November trailer on YouTube in its first 24 hours.

Everyone I knew was buying presale tickets. Heroine Katniss Everdeen and her bow became omnipresent.

To not know about “The Hunger Games” is to not be part of the conversation. It’s a social faux pas to think Peeta is a type of bread you dip into hummus or that Gale is a name saved for girls.

And heaven forbid you ask what Panem is. That’s like not knowing where Massachusetts is on the map.

I realized I got “The Hunger Games” fever while scrolling down a Hunger Games-themed pinboard on Pintrest.

I understood the jokes, marveled at the actors’ jawlines and considered

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sending the decorated cupcake pictures to friends. I still haven’t even read the books, but man, do I feel like I have.

Once “The Hunger Games” come to an end some other sexy and tense fantasy novel will undeniably take its place.

The formula works out fantastically for everyone, from production companies to die-hard fans. My bet for the next big hit? The next adaptation coming down the Hollywood pike is “Mortal Instruments,” featuring actress Lily Collins and demon fighters.

With “The Hunger Games” set to open anywhere from $80 to $140 million, this bandwagon can only get more wheels.

Ariana Romero is a sophomore magazine journalism major. Her column appears every Thursday. She can be reached at akromero@syr.edu.

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but who are allowed to have legitimate relationships with undergraduate students who are not in the classes they teach.

Though Smith explained that teaching assistants are expected to comply with faculty regulations, Newton said she believes having clear boundaries is important.

Before passing the new policies, senators debated holding the vote until next meeting so the committee would have time to revise the concern. But Smith felt otherwise.

“This has been on the senate website for seven years in different iterations. We have gotten multiple feedback. I think that it should be open to revision for sure. It should be a working document, but I think that at some point we have to say it is time to make a decision,” Smith said.

The tabling was then rejected and the motion passed.

USen then moved on and discussed concerns from the last senate meeting in February. Louis Marcoccia, the university’s chief financial officer, presented information addressing concerns that SU has one of the worst changes in endowment values.

Marcoccia explained that the Chronicle of Higher Education’s endowment studies for the fiscal year of June 2010 to June 2011, showed

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that SU’s endowment changed 7.6 percent, a small change compared to most schools.

The change in endowment for all schools in the studies ranged from minus 22 percent to 120.4 percent. Marcoccia said it is important to realize, however, percentage change does not solely reflect the investment performance of the 823 schools that took part. He said it only shows the change in value between two specific dates based on aspects such as donor gifts, withdraws and the payment of management fees. The numbers are submitted voluntarily by schools, many of which only participate in positive years. SU reports annually, he said.

“Information that is provided in the table by the Chronicle is not particularly useful for benchmarking or our comparisons, in my opinion and in the opinion of our treasurer,” Marcoccia said. “That is because colleges and universities manage their endowments differently, and they do that in accordance with each institutions own particular vision and mission.”

Jeff Stonecash, a political science professor, said he was baffled that the endowment has not grown at all during the last decade, and he questioned how the endowment does not grow as the university continues to fundraise.

Marcoccia said there are many payouts from the endowment and the growth is not seen because the money is not sitting. He said the university does earn a great amount, but it also heavily distributes funds.

During the report from the Committee on Curricula, Chilukuri Mohan, department chair of electrical engineering and computer science in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, expressed dissatisfaction with a new program up for approval. The program, a Master of Science in Computational Linguistics, would include coursework from both L.C. Smith and Arts and Sciences. Mohan said he was not included on the formation of the program and would like to supply input.

The program was not approved and both colleges will be working together to revise it.

The report of the Committee on Instruction given by Jenna Mayotte, an associate librarian, touched on reducing the rates for required summer internship credits, ideas on how faculty can be provided with adequate instruction on dealing with disobedience from students and mandating that the religious observance statement be included in class syllabi university-wide.

She also said the committee has been working with Gary Pavela, the director of Academic Integrity, to reform the Academic Integrity Policy.

Said Mayotte: “The major portion of the changes, the substantive parts of it, are distinguishing between academic dishonesty and academic negligence, so focusing more on educating students who might fall more into the category of negligence rather than unduly punishing student who may have made an honest mistake.” rebarill@syr.edu

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Oja said the festival has not seen a rise in registration numbers yet.

Hotels, which already see a huge rise in occupancy for every home basketball game, are also participating. Hotel Skyler is offering a night’s stay for a dollar with the purchase of two nights.

“SU Athletics as a whole is a driving force to the Syracuse market,” said Tom Fernandez, director of marketing for the Woodbine Group, which owns the hotel.

But even when it comes to something that puts the community in good spirits, competition remains. Benjamin’s on Franklin and Anthony’s Elbow Room Tavern are taking $1 off beers during tournament games. Empire Brewing Co. is selling them for $1.

Most dollar deals will end if and when Syracuse’s success in the tournament runs out, but some extend until the championship game, or even beyond March Madness, regardless of who is playing.

But if Syracuse makes it to the Final Four, residents should not expect a number four-centric promotion.

“We’ll stick with the fact that we’re the No. 1 seed. I would say $1 deals are better than $4 deals,” Kaltaler said. sfanelli@syr.edu

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Life skills Michigan State University class uses zombie invasion to explain effects of disasters on human behavior

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ith all the talk about the end of the world in December as foretold by the Mayans centuries ago, rumors of disaster and the apocalypse are more prevalent than ever. This prevalence has even made its way into the academic sphere.

Michigan State University is offering a course on zombie survival this summer.

Offered through MSU’s School of Social Work and created and taught by Glenn Stutzky, “Surviving the Coming Zombie Apocalypse” tackles how humans deal with catastrophes and disasters, including zombie invasions. Stutzky will reference both historical and hypothetical examples, according to a March 8 article published by The Huffington Post.

The course does not focus on zombies, but it uses the idea of a zombie apocalypse to research the effects both manmade and natural catastrophes have on human behavior, according to a description in a video posted on the course’s YouTube channel.

“The class is actually about different kinds of catastrophic events, like the black plague, and how people behave during those kinds of crisis situations,” Stutzky said in the video. “In times of catastrophes,

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who gained fame from his numerous billboardtopping albums such as “From Nothin’ to Somethin” and “Real Talk,” has already created interest in the event.

“I would really love to see him live,” said Lissette Nunez, a freshman broadcast and digital journalism and Spanish major.

Cassidy, famous for his hit songs “Hotel” and “I’m a Hustla,” is excited to come perform because he has not performed in a while, Bonsu said. Sophomore rappers Guy Harrison and Cartier Sims, who recently opened for

illustration by cameron morgan | contributing illustrator some people find their humanity — others lose theirs.”

The zombie component of the course was added to bring an element of excitement and uniqueness to the course.

“I’m using the zombie thing to hopefully make the class a little more interesting,” Stutzky said in the video.

“We’re using the idea of a zombie apocalypse to learn about the nature, scope and impact of catastrophic events on people, societies, civilizations and the earth itself.”

The course stays true to its topic through how it is taught. The course is conducted online, and coursework will be completed in online forums. The class begins with an event simulation of a zombie apocalypse conducted during the first week, according to a Feb. 29 article published by the Detroit ABC affiliate network.

The course will be offered for seven weeks, beginning at the start of MSU’s first summer semester.

During the simulation, students will be assigned to

rapper Asher Roth, will also perform.

The benefit concert will welcome a Somalian guest speaker who has firsthand experience with the famine and struggles in the Horn.

In partnership with Relief International, the Two Degrees foundation, a philanthropic organization that gives a meal to a hungry child for each nutrition bar it sells, will also be at the event. The organizations are raising funds to support a factory in Malawi that produces meals for refugee camps, health clinics and villages much faster than overseas aid can deliver.

Said Bonsu: “We want to represent the benefit in the eyes of the people, to raise awareness and reach everyone.” jbundy@syr.edu

survivor groups and must work to formulate methods to deal with the zombie apocalypse. The simulation continues throughout the course, alongside other coursework and lessons. At the end of the course, students will use this newfound knowledge to conclude the simulation, according to the article.

The class is also offered to the public through MSU’s Lifelong Education program. The program is designed to offer the resources of MSU, such as courses and facilities, to those not pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree, according to the MSU registrar office’s website.

MSU is not the only university to conquer zombie-related topics. Southeast Community College, the University of Baltimore and Columbia College Chicago, among others, have also offered courses that deal with the undead in some way.

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SU a cappella groups, including The Mandarins, Otto Tunes, Orange Appeal, Oy Cappella and Main Squeeze, will perform Saturday.

Payson said she and co-chair Liam Fitzpatrick have been working to create this event since last August.

As a member of the LGBTQ community, senior architecture major Bryan McKinney said he is excited for the conference. He said he thinks there is an illusion that the SU campus is more accepting of the LGBTQ

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“It’s time to wake up, Syracuse,” McKinney said. “You need to do something about this.

You need to fix this.”

Brenda Wrigley, chair of the public relations department in Newhouse, will be speaking on a panel during the conference discussing diversity in the media. As a member of the LGBTQ community and an educator, Wrigley said she believes there is no such thing as being too aware of diversity, especially in a media setting.

Said said: “I hope that people walk away from this conference with a better understanding of just how important these issues are.” empompel@syr.edu

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courtesy of michael davis (FROM LEFT) JOSEPH GRAVES AND MATTHEW AMENDT portray impressionist artist Mark Rothko and his assistant, Ken, respectively, in Syracuse Stage’s production of “Red.” The play, which only utilizes two actors and one set, focuses on the nature of paintings.

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hen the lights dim in John D. Archbold Theatre, the first line the audience hears is a question with a seemingly straightforward answer.

“What do you see?” asks artist Mark Rothko, one of only two characters in the play.

The lights come up to reveal several canvases with ominous rectangles in various shades of red, and it becomes evident that the answer to this question is anything but easy.

With just one set, one act and two actors, the Tony Award-winning biodrama “Red” shows the intense

and all-consuming relationship between an artist and his work. Posing the question of whether art must be tragic and misunderstood to be considered great, the play brings the audience into the gloomy warehousestyle studio of abstract impressionist Mark Rothko.

The play is a fictional account of Rothko’s commission to paint a series of murals for New York’s Four Seasons Hotel. Tables cluttered with paint supplies, canvases, spotlights, a record player and a lone green armchair provide the setting where Rothko creates his thought-provoking art onstage, with the help of his long-suffering assistant Ken. Rothko’s opposition to natural light explains

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y grandfather is a pharmacist in a small pharmacy in an even smaller town in North Carolina. He lives with my grandmother, his wife of 50 years, and their dog Sunny. Naturally, he has endless advice to give — mostly to me.

While I was in high school, he used to tell me, “Don’t go out with boys when it’s raining. Rain makes you do crazy things.”

Here in this cold city, we’re no strangers to rain. It doesn’t transform anyone into spontaneous, exotic and/or sensual Nicholas Sparks characters with insatiable sex drives.

Whether light, heavy, in the form of frozen ice or freezing snot onto your upper lip, the only “crazy” thing the rain has ever made me do is some questionable, lonely wine drinking past 10 o’clock on a weekday.

So when I turned on The Weather Channel this week and found out that Syracuse would be in the high 70s and mid-80s all week, I saw my chance to prove to my grandfather that in the Northeast, the sun makes us “do crazy things.”

It was my time to shine. See what I did there?

Over the past few days, I watched the Quad. I examined interactions between students and saw where those interactions took them. Maybe a bedroom?

I desperately wanted to say: “Read ’em and weep, Grandpa.” But now that the results are in, I can’t lie. No one won.

I discovered that warm weather and sunlight don’t spark sex-driven impulses. Given the opportunity to wear shorts, we do a lot of weird sh*t.

But instead of writing a laundry list of what Syracuse University students do when the sun comes out, I’ve compiled some advice you should all take seriously: 1. Cuddling is a good thing. Cuddling is an endearing physical act that people partake in within the confines of their own home, unless you use: The Quad Syracuse University Syracuse, N.Y. 13210

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the dim and somewhat dismal lighting of his studio, but it is in this low lighting that his paintings seem to come alive. Many have stood in front of puzzling works of art at galleries and museums, gazing into a canvas filled with little more than a configuration of shapes or colors.

After seeing “Red,” audience members will leave with a different perspective and perhaps a new understanding of more abstract works of art, particularly pieces they have trouble connecting with.

The production challenges the audience to think. “Red” uses themes from classic literature as Rothko references various authors like William Shakespeare, telling Ken that it is impossible to truly be a good artist without being well read.

Faced with the realization that he is part of a dying breed of artists, Rothko must choose to bow out gracefully or adapt to the changing time all while desperately trying to cling to his dignity. This complex, challenging role is portrayed brilliantly by Joseph Graves, a seasoned actor and artistic director of Peking University’s Institute of World Theatre and Film.

From the moment he steps onstage, lit cigarette in hand, every tiny movement or change in expression embodies Rothko’s conflicting inner turmoil.

At first, his cold and callous attitude makes Rothko seem tough, but the play reveals his real fear — the color black. His fear that “one day the black will swallow the red” arguably makes him the more vulnerable of the two.

At the climax of the play, Rothko shows this vulnerability when he finds that some of his paintings are displayed in a gallery next to Andy Warhol’s work. He is outraged and believes that his own art has much more meaning and depth than a painting of a mere soup can.

Ken, on the other hand, is an aspiring artist who challenges Rothko’s egomaniacal way of thinking. He forces his stubborn mentor to admit that he is becoming the very thing he hates and to acknowledge his hypocrisy.

When first introduced, his seeming innocence and naivety contrasts sharply with Rothko’s depressing character. But as the play progresses, it becomes evident that Ken has demons of his own to confront.

The more than capable Matthew Amendt portrays the dynamic character with just the right amount of mystery. Delivering his lines either with flat sarcasm or fear and confusion, Amendt adds a refreshing touch of humor to the intense play.

The audience will undoubtedly become immediately torn between sympathizing with Rothko or Ken. Rothko’s treatment of Ken often seems cruel, but it becomes clear that he is trying to teach his assistant a valuable lesson. In his defense of his own character, Rothko forces Ken to think hard about the relationship artists have with their work.

Ken provides an important counterpoint to Rothko’s view that artists don’t always necessarily need to “hurt.” Sometimes a still life is really just a still life and a landscape is just a landscape. There isn’t always a need for a profound deeper meaning. These two opposing viewpoints cause the characters to re-examine how they define art and challenge the audience to do the same.

A rare, interesting perspective into the complex mind of an artist and much more, this brilliantly engaging play will leave viewers seeing “red” long after the final scene. bihumper@syr.edu

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As your return address, you just shouldn’t be cuddling on the Quad.

2. Ladies, this one is for you. A dog isn’t just a man’s best friend — it’s also a man’s best wingman. Yesterday, a flock of chicks swarmed the area when a puppy stepped within a 100-foot radius of Hendricks Chapel.

If you give a guy your number thinking he’ll call you to “dog sit,” he’s referring to another dog that involves a lot more work for a lot less money.

3. Attention all hipsters that carry longboards as accessories: I’m not going to tell you to steer away from the Quad for the next few weeks. But judging by the number of nearly fatal accidents I’ve seen within the past couple of days, I may not have to. Here’s a rhyme to help you remember the importance of being safe: Keep your boarding heels On your f***ing boarded wheels.

That’s poetry in motion.

4. You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. At least not on the Quad at 2 p.m. I’ve come across quite a few dreamers this week. If you’re really that tired, you should sleep at home before someone accidentally Quad stomps you while running for a Frisbee. Ouch.

Spring is not just blue skies and temperatures between 70 and 90 degrees. Spring is a feeling that brings people together. In our case, it brings students to the Quad.

Whether you’re an inappropriate cuddler, manipulative dog owner, dangerous longboarder, sleeper or that student trying to avoid eye contact with a Microsoft representative, prove my grandfather wrong by doing something crazy.

Rain not included.

Kara McFarlane is a sophomore television, radio and film major — assuming radio is even a thing anymore — and her column appears every other Thursday. She would like to thank SU Quad sitters, all 6,000 of them. She wishes them all happy sunning. She can be reached at cnmcfarl@syr. edu. Follow her on Twitter at @karanicolemcf.

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ith so many remakes and reboots coming out of the Hollywood woodwork, it was only a matter of time before one came along that was actually worth watching — and not just for the irony.

Then again, the Johnny Depp-led television series that inspired the recently released “21 Jump Street” never really became a household name. Other than Depp’s top billing, the ‘80s show never made its mark on American pop culture quite like “The Golden Girls” or “The Cosby Show.”

So with low stakes and no die-hard fan base to please, the filmmakers of “21 Jump Street” chose to take a route of self-awareness over direct homage.

Nothing in the movie is free from ridicule, least of all its unoriginal premise, which it not-so-subtly acknowledges time and again. When assigning two rookie cops (Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum) to a “canceled program from the ‘80s,” a deputy simply tells them that they “lack creativity.”

The movie follows nerdy Schmidt (Hill) and former jock Jenko (Tatum), rivals in high school but best friends since enduring police training together.

After botching their first arrest, they’re forced to go undercover as high school students to bust a drug ring. Jenko is thrilled, eager to relive adolescent glory.

But as a previous bleach-blond Slim Shady wannabe, Schmidt is less so.

Hill and Tatum are more than believable as a pair of dimwitted but well-intentioned cops, infusing the “Bad Boys” storyline with an undeniable sweetness. Their characters are typical ones that often appear in films by directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller, whose last movie was the family-friendly “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.” Sure, the film is a story about parties and explosive car chases. But it’s also a story of friendship far greater than a typical bromance. When Jenko tells Schmidt he would take a bullet for him, it rings genuine without a hint of schmaltz.

The two soon navigate unfamiliar high school territory. These days, students care about the environment.

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They wear backpack straps. They even study. “I blame ‘Glee,’” Jenko says.

However, both jump at the opportunity to do things differently: Schmidt wants to compensate for four years of unpopularity while Jenko longs to relive his glory days.

But they end up switching roles — Schmidt falls in with the cool clique, and Jenko makes friends with a band of chemistry geeks — and “21 Jump Street” veers in the opposite direction of its source material. Depp’s television series was more of a procedural crime drama, while this loose reboot makes no attempt to be anything more than an absurd but thoroughly enjoyable farce.

Even as a recent Oscar-nominee for his dramatic turn in “Moneyball,” Hill proves he’s still very much in the business of making people laugh. Having spent five years co-writing the script, he’s dedicated to the material. When the comedy calls for gags, he runs into cars and wears skin-tight Peter Pan leggings in a heartbeat.

But the movie’s biggest surprise is Tatum, an unexpectedly adept comedian. After being typecast as a stiff bag of meat in movies like “Step Up,” “Dear John” or “The Vow,” he’s finally at his most comfortable here, using his chemistry with Hill to maximum effect. He plays the dumb cop trope for all it’s worth, consistently forgetting his Miranda rights in a running gag that pays off at the movie’s end.

A couple of noteworthy cameos include rapperturned-actor Ice Cube, who plays a stereotypical trashtalking police captain. Another is Nick Offerman, who plays a deputy very similar to his Ron Swanson persona on “Parks and Recreation.” But the movie belongs to Hill and Tatum. They’re treading ground that Will Smith and Martin Lawrence visited before in “Bad Boys,” but with enough sweetness and youthfulness that it feels new.

That just might be the calling card for “21 Jump Street.” There’s nothing about this buddy comedy we haven’t seen before, but this is the rare recycled Hollywood reboot that deserves attention for what it does right. dataroy@syr.edu

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A wave of surprise spread through the audience as Joseph Simmons walked down the aisle past the audience in Gifford Auditorium and headed up to the stage.

Joseph “Rev. Run” Simmons, former member of hip-hop group Run-DMC, joined a panel at Wednesday night’s discussion of “Race, Religion and Hip-Hop in the Modern World.” The rapper is known for hits like “It’s Tricky” and starring in MTV’s reality TV show “Run’s House.”

Hosted by the Syracuse University chapter of Phi Beta Sigma, the panel discussed the influence and presence of hip-hop and religion today. The speakers included DJ Maestro; Hassan Stevens, a hip-hop professor and mentor at the local Hillbrook Detention Center; and Don Sawyer III, a hip-hop professor at SU. Sitting next to them, Simmons shared his opinions on hip-hop as a business and an entity.

Ousman Diallo, a senior information technology major, opened the event. He shared a poem titled “How I Met Hip-Hop,” which cleverly addressed many stigmas and stereotypes attached to present day hip-hop.

Simmons, who grew up in a time when hiphop was still a newly established genre, stated that hip-hop was born from the streets in the ghettos. He declared that hip-hop was formulated out of honest emotions and real-life situations coming out of the ghetto, which were often

not positive ones.

“Positive music needs flavor,” Simmons said.

The rapper also proclaimed his admiration for mainstream hip-hop. Simmons said that if he were stuck on a desert island and only able to listen to one artist, he would bring Kanye West’s music. He jokingly commented on West’s broad spectrum of emotions in his music, but acknowledged his genuine artistry. The crowd clapped in agreement with his choice.

Diallo and Jason Adams, a junior communication and rhetorical studies major and rapper, both commented on the conflicting dynamics of the panel. Both Sawyer and Stevens held their own in discussions with Simmons, interjecting and offering their ideas to create a wider scope of understanding of the genre. Adams made his point clear that it was the audience’s call about whose opinion to side with.

“It’s up to everyone in the audience to digest the information,” Adams said.

The audience silently dissected what was said. Not only did all three panelists share their viewpoints with each other and the public, but they opened doors for the conversation to continue even after the arguments onstage ended.

Said Simmons at the end of the panel: “Go where you are celebrated, not tolerated. Go where you are adored, not ignored.” kepowe01@syr.edu

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players to take the wind out of Providence in the first half.

“That was probably the first time this season that we got a couple of goals first and that was huge for the game, and it gave us the opportunity to control the tempo,” Marasco said. “If we wanted to push the ball, we were able to push the

“That was probably the first time this season that we got a couple of goals first and that was huge for the game, and it gave us the opportunity to control the tempo. If we wanted to push the ball, we were able to push the ball, and if we wanted to hold the ball for a little bit, we were able to do that.”

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ball, and if we wanted to hold the ball for a little bit, we were able to do that.”

The Orange defense contributed to the offensive firepower, forcing turnover after turnover to provide the offense with plenty of scoring opportunities.

With SU already leading 4-1, defender Matt

Harris stepped in front and intercepted a pass intended for Providence attack Sean Wright. He took it up the field in stride and passed it along the alley on the left. And as the Friars struggled to settle on offense, Palasek found Tim Desko to the right of the goal for an easy score.

Any inclination Providence had to slow the game down was instantly foiled.

“I think some of the forced turnovers helped us there,” head coach John Desko. “ … I think getting the early lead and getting some of those forced turnovers helped keep them away from that type of game.”

With the help of the defense, the Orange carried its early momentum through the rest of the game. The Syracuse defense yielded just five shots in the first half with only three on net.

And as the Orange kept the Friars on their heels, SU found success in its sets as well.

Marasco, attack Derek Maltz and midfielder Luke Cometti all tallied goals as a part of SU’s first-half onslaught.

The Orange held an 18-9 advantage in groundballs to add to Providence’s woes and pile up opportunities in front of the net.

Though Providence came out re-energized in the second half — finding the cage five more times — Syracuse had already done enough to put a stamp on the game and earn a muchneeded victory.

The run-and-gun offense helped Syracuse take the early lead and provided enough offense the rest of the way to secure the win.

“I just feel after a tough loss to Johns Hopkins (last Saturday), we had two days to get back on our feet and hopefully get back on our feet and make a couple quick runs right away and win some faceoffs,” Marasco said. “We were able to push the ball and get a couple shots, and we were finally able to get out in front for once.” adtredin@syr.edu

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advanced to the Sweet 16 in 2003, they draw on that experience as motivation in hopes of avoiding further anguish.

“We just couldn’t believe it,” Southerland said.

“We kind of felt like we still didn’t believe it was over after we finished. It was kind of hard definitely. I’m not trying to experience that again.”

Standing between Syracuse and a trip to the Elite Eight is a Wisconsin team that Triche likened to the 2009-10 Bulldogs that sent the Orange home early.

Both Butler and Wisconsin are ferocious defensively, holding their opponents to miniscule point totals. Both Butler and Wisconsin have a roster bereft of NBA stars, relying instead on superior effort and coaching.

Triche admitted that SU didn’t know a whole lot about that Butler team. So by the time the Cinderella Bulldogs wound up playing for the national title, Triche said the horrible feeling was worse.

It could have been Syracuse.

“It was very sad. We were down,” Triche said. “Even though we lost (Arinze Onuaku), we really thought that we could win.

“Them making it to the finals that year made it feel worse because it could have been us.”

Wisconsin, though, is a slightly different story. The Badgers have caught the attention of many around the country this season with a pair of wins over Indiana, a win over Vanderbilt and the No. 14 national ranking before the start of the NCAA Tournament. Holding its opponents to less than 53 points per game has

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The Bo Ryan-led squad is by no means a Cinderella. Instead, it’s arguably the best defensive team in the country.

The Badgers will push the Orange on Thursday, but this time Southerland and Triche said Syracuse is ready to push right back.

The weight of the disappointing loss in 2010 and the surprising early exit to Marquette a year ago have festered within the SU players to drive them through this final stretch of basketball after the best regular season in program history.

Only twice since 1990 has the Orange advanced past the Sweet 16, and Southerland said it has been a goal for the team since he stepped on campus three years ago.

“We had great players and all. We’ve just never made it past the Sweet 16,” he said. “Especially our first year, our freshman year. It’s tough, but it’s something we wanted to get through and something we want to work on and get further.”

Despite the slew of questions and comparisons about Butler the Syracuse players faced in their media session Wednesday, assistant coach Gerry McNamara said this group is only playing for themselves.

What happened in 2010, 2011 or even back in 2003 — when McNamara played a key role in SU winning its only national title — shouldn’t be on the minds of this year’s players, he said.

Instead, it’s about this group writing its own history.

Said McNamara: “These guys need to worry about this year. That’s all that matters.

They’ve been able to do that to this point, so why change it?” mjcohe02@syr.edu

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The Orange’s success against KSU came against the Wildcats’ man-to-man defense.

Before that, Syracuse displayed trouble in matchups with zone defenses.

So the question of whether Wisconsin would consider breaking out a zone defense was not out of left field with regard to the matchup. But Taylor said he heard head coach Bo Ryan say he played it one possession, was scored on and never went back.

Wisconsin plays a physical, tough man-toman, and it plays it very well.

“They stay in front of you,” guard Brandon Triche said. “They’re not a team that’s going to overplay too much, try to pressure you too much, but they almost keep you in front so much that it makes you want to speed up and makes you want to do things that you’re normally not accustomed to, just because there’s not going to be as many easy shots.”

One of the strongest aspects of Wisconsin’s man-to-man is its help-side defense. Ryan said the Badgers call their help-side defense “policemen.” Triche said the way UW helps on defense is similar to a zone.

The support system Wisconsin’s players provide on defense allow UW to protect in the paint and on ball screens. Against Syracuse, it could also be a factor if the Orange guards try and beat the Badgers off the dribble.

“They’re not going to give you anything,” SU head coach Jim Boeheim said in his press conference Wednesday. “You’re not going to get anything easy against them. You have to execute and play well on the offensive end of the court.”

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forced teams into low-percentage shots near the end of the shot clock. The Badgers rank 10th in the nation in field goal percentage defense (38.5 percent) and fourth in 3-point shooting percentage defense (28.8 percent). UW has allowed its opponents to make just 3.54 3-pointers per game — tops in the country.

Syracuse got past Kansas State thanks in part to a 6-of-9 shooting game from 3. But as Triche said, Wisconsin’s defense sticks with its assignments. If the Orange drives, UW is not likely to overcompensate and allow a Syracuse guard to kick the ball out for an open triple.

Syracuse assistant coach Mike Hopkins said the Badgers look even better on tape than they do on the score sheet. There’s a sense of the time Wisconsin commits to perfecting its defense, Hopkins said, and the players have high basketball IQs. “You’re getting one shot, and it seems like you’re always taking a contested shot,” he said, “and that’s what great defensive teams do.”

Syracuse has been successful in matchups with man-to-man by utilizing its length, athleticism and ability to run. The Orange enters Thursday’s game against the Badgers with slight advantages in size and athleticism once again.

But not many teams have attacked Ryan’s defense and succeeded. The Badgers have allowed 70-plus points in two of 35 games.

Syracuse wants to be the third. And guard Scoop Jardine said it will be more about what the Orange does to execute on offense that determines the outcome.

“We’ve just got to run our sets, whatever defense the team is in,” Jardine said. “We know they play like a soft man, where they’re going to help a lot, and they’re very grounded on defense.

“They’re a very smart defensive (team). We know that, so we have to move the ball and help each other get open and get better shots, and I think if we do that, we should be fine.” mcooperj@syr.edu

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Syracuse aims to push tempo against patient Badgers team

By Michael Cohen STAFF WRITER

BOSTON — C.J. Fair cracked a bit of a smile and then declined to answer the question.

When asked about the difference in athleticism between Syracuse and Wisconsin, the SU sophomore wanted no part of that discussion.

That’s because there is no comparison. But Fair knew better than to create bulletin board material the day before the Sweet 16 matchup between the Orange and the Badgers.

Thursday night marks a date between two teams with polar opposite philosophies. Topseeded Syracuse (33-2) has dominated teams this season by pushing the tempo and getting out in transition whenever possible. Wisconsin (26-9), by contrast, has the best scoring defense in the country and plays a methodical, slow-down game against its opponents.

Thus the battle over tempo becomes crucial, as each team will try to impose its very different style onto the other.

“In the Big East we were able to play both (styles),” SU guard Brandon Triche said. “We had a few games playing in the 50s. A lot of teams tried to slow us down. I think the biggest thing for us is being able to rebound, try to speed them up a little bit as much as we can.”

Bo Ryan’s team holds its opponents to 52.9 points per game this season, best in Division I and more than a full point of second-place Virginia.

It’s a stark contrast from the points-happy team the Badgers face Thursday. All season long, Syracuse has run teams out of the gym with backbreaking stretches to blow games open. SU enters the game against Wisconsin scoring 74.5 points per game.

“This isn’t the first time we’ve faced a team like that, but obviously they are extremely good at (fast breaking) and extremely athletic, and they run with the best of them,” Wisconsin forward Jared Berggren said. “So we are going to have to do a good job of sticking to our system, taking care of the ball, getting good shots and that’s the things that help us be successful.”

Syracuse forward James Southerland said the Orange must be prepared to defend for at least 30 seconds on every defensive possession.

Offensive efficiency is the trademark of Bo Ryan’s swing offense, and his point guard, Jordan Taylor, is as efficient as they come.

Taylor holds the best assist-to-turnover ratio

in the history of NCAA basketball among players with at least 400 career assists.

“I know for a fact that Jordan Taylor is a good ball handler, and he likes to penetrate and dish it out to open shooters,” Southerland said. “If we lock down on defense — we’re going to be playing like 30 seconds of defense every possession — and making sure we get those rebounds, we’ll be fine.”

Defensive rebounding against a team like Wisconsin becomes paramount for the Orange. If the Badgers are going to make SU defend for nearly the entire shot clock, giving up offensive rebounds and having to defend even longer will be devastating.

“No team wants to play defense for a minute straight, just sliding,” Fair said. “We have to make sure we crash the boards hard and not give them too many second-chance points.”

On the other side of the coin, guard Brandon Triche said SU hopes to capitalize on tipped balls, traps and steals. Once the Orange comes up with a loose ball, it will be full speed to the rim in an attempt to get the game out of the 40s and into the 60s or 70s.

But Berggren said other teams in the Big Ten have tried to force tempo against the Badgers, so it won’t be anything new Thursday.

What is new, though, is the length of SU’s 2-3 zone. And that extra size is what could cause problems for Wisconsin, SU assistant coach Gerry McNamara said.

Problems lead directly to turnovers, which Syracuse can use to create fast-break opportunities.

“We just have to get the ball and push it and try to beat them down the court,” Fair said.

“Then we have to convert on a lot of our offensive trips and not make silly turnovers.”

Even if Wisconsin is able to dictate tempo to force a low-scoring game, McNamara remains confident. Teams like South Florida and Louisville succeeded in slowing the Orange down, but they still didn’t win the game.

The only two times SU left the gym with a loss were slow-down games in which the opposing team lit it up from 3-point range as well.

That leads McNamara to think Syracuse can win at any tempo it faces.

“I think teams have tried to play us in the 40s,” McNamara said. “I think it’s very difficult to hold us to that point, I honestly do.

“If we’re scoring in the 40s, I like our chances to be honest. Simple as that. I don’t imagine we score in the 40s very often.” mjcohe02@syr.edu

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Sweet 16 NCAA TOURNAMENT VS. WISCONSIN

Today | Boston

Elite aspirations

SU looks to beat UW to advance to regional final

By Michael Cohen

By Mark Cooper

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STAFF WRITER

SPORTS EDITOR

OSTON — Sitting in the middle of the Wisconsin trio at Wednesday’s press conference, Ryan Evans turned his head right and shared a laugh with Jordan Taylor. To Evans’ left, Jared Berggren stared ahead beaming as if he had just been told a joke.

The thought that the Badgers, in an effort to puzzle Syracuse, would differentiate from their trademark man-to-man defense and go zone was comical to the UW veterans.

“I’ve never played a second of zone defense since I’ve been at Wisconsin,” said Taylor, UW’s senior guard. “…

I don’t think you’re going to see that tomorrow.”

Wisconsin is the best in the nation defensively, allowing 52.9 points per game and deploying a physical, Big Ten-style man-to-man defense. Syracuse has been held to less than that number just once, in a 52-51 win over Louisville on Feb. 13. The top-seeded Orange (33-2) scored 50 points in the second half of its 75-59 win over Kansas State in the NCAA Tournament’s third round last Saturday, getting its offense back on track. But the No. 4 Badgers (26-9) defense is a difficult test standing in the way of Syracuse’s first Elite Eight appearance since 2003.

The two teams play Thursday at 7:15 p.m. in the TD Garden in Boston.

The winner will play against the victor of the No. 2 Ohio State and No.

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SU motivated by 2010 loss to Butler

sterling boin | staff photographer (FROM LEFT) MIKE HOPKINS, DION WAITERS and the Orange look to return to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2003 when they take on fourth-seeded Wisconsin on Thursday at TD Garden in Boston.

BOSTON — The memories of the gutwrenching defeat won’t fade. They can’t. They’re permanently etched somewhere in the recesses of the head of each Syracuse player who sat in a tear-drenched locker room in Salt Lake City, Utah, two years ago.

Images like that of Arinze Onuaku hiding himself in his locker behind a white towel don’t disappear. The black and blue logos emblazoned on the towel could not cover the black and blue bruises of the agonizing loss to Butler in the Sweet 16.

“I feel like it’s one of those experiences that you go through, and it’s always in the back of your mind,” Syracuse junior forward James Southerland said. “You know how it is losing, so it’s like more will power and having the will power to win.”

It’s been eight long years since the Orange has tasted the sweetness of a regional final, eight long years without playing for the chance to go to a Final Four. But a win on Thursday against Wisconsin pushes Syracuse into the Elite Eight for the first time since the 2003 national championship season. And the memory of having a magical season cut short by Butler in 2010 is fueling SU as it attempts to write its own history in 2012.

Scoop Jardine, Kris Joseph, Brandon Triche and Southerland are the four SU regulars who experienced the heartbreaking loss to Butler. Now in Boston, the city from which Syracuse

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QUICK STRIKE: SU takes early lead, cruises to win

By Andrew Tredinnick ASST. COPY EDITOR

Tommy Palasek posted up on the left side of the crease and let the unsettled sequence run its course.

After the Syracuse defense knocked the ball free in the middle SYRACUSE 10 of the field, SU JoJo PROVIDENCE 6 midfielder Marasco scooped up the ball and darted upfield to lead the fast-break attack.

Three crisp passes later, Palasek bounced the ball between the legs of Providence goaltender Christian Dzwilewski and into the back of the

net. Nearly three minutes into the game, Syracuse took control with the first goal.

“It’s important for us from now on, the rest of the season, to hopefully go out there and dictate the tempo instead of going in and playing the other team’s game,” Palasek said. “Go out there and play our own game and make sure they’re playing up to our level.”

With Palasek’s goal, the No. 8 Orange (4-2, 2-0 Big East) seized the momentum and piled on five more goals in the first half to take a commanding lead into the break. Syra-

cuse cruised after the fast start and earned a 10-6 victory over Providence (1-4, 0-2 Big East) in front of 2,012 in the Carrier Dome on Wednesday.

In the Orange’s first five games, the team has struggled to break out of the gate and failed to control the tempo as a result. SU entered the game having scored the first goal in just one of its first five contests.

But on Wednesday, SU surged out of the gate and carried that energy through the first 30 minutes. The Orange used a torrid run, scoring five consecutive goals from five different

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stacie fanelli | asst. photo editor TOMMY PALASEK evades a Providence defender. Palasek started the scoring off for SU and finished with two goals and an assist.