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By Dara McBride NEWS EDITOR
Syracuse’s second Chipotle Mexican Grill will open on Marshall Street on April 5, according to a press release. Chipotle will open in the former location of King David’s Restaurant. The Syracuse Common Council unanimously approved Chipotle’s proposal to replace King David’s on Nov. 8. Hours at the restaurant will be 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. The Mexican restaurant will serve burritos, tacos and salads, among other menu items. The chain restaurant, which opened its first location in 1993, is known for its combination of fast service and the use of organic ingredients, according to the press release. There are currently more than 1,000 operating restaurants. Nader Hatem, owner of the Fayetteville location of King David’s, said the owners of King David’s are looking forward to Chipotle moving in. “We’re exciting about them moving in and getting more traffic on that part of Marshall Street,” Hatem said. King David’s closed Dec. 24. The Middle Eastern cuisine restaurant plans to reopen in late April or May in the upstairs location of the building it has occupied for 36 years, Hatem said. The location will be “a little smaller and cozier” than the previous location, Hatem said. A new menu is currently in the works for the Marshall Street location. Hatem said the menu is expected to remain as it was, although gluten-free dining options, which are offered in the Fayetteville location, may be added. Construction on the Marshall Street King David’s is taking longer than expected and is still in the process of remodeling, Hatem said. Chipotle’s move into the building is not expected to affect the restaurant’s reopening. Said Hatem: “We can’t wait to reopen.” dkmcbrid@syr.edu
NCAA officials admit to mistake By Brett LoGiurato SPORTS EDITOR
stacie fanelli | staff photographer KAREN TSE , an award-winning human rights defender, spoke in Hendricks Chapel on Tuesday for the University Lectures series. Tse spoke about the need for fair legal systems in foreign countries.
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Human rights defender discusses world torture By Stephanie Bouvia STAFF WRITER
To Karen Tse, torture is entirely man-made. “Torture is not something that came down from the sky,” she said. Tse, an international human rights defender, spoke at Hendricks Chapel on Tuesday evening as the third speaker of the University Lectures series this semester. The lecture was co-sponsored by the honors program with the College of Law and the School of Education. Tse primarily spoke of her
WHO IS KAREN TSE? Karen Tse, founder and CEO of International Bridges to Justice, first became interested in human rights in 1986 after witnessing Southeast Asian refugees detained without trial in a local prison. In 1994 she moved to Cambodia to train the country’s first public defenders. She then served as the U.N. judicial mentor.
experience in Cambodia, where she encountered several tortured prisoners, including a 12-year-old boy. It was during her time there that she realized the need for the integration of fair legal systems in countries around the world where human rights are ignored, she said. “I began to realize that it was not only Cambodia, but it was countries throughout the world that had this issue,” Tse said. After her time in Cambodia, Tse formed the nonprofit International Bridges to Justice in 2000 to promote systemic global change and support human rights, she said. The organization works to implement due process of law in courtrooms of countries that do not give people fair trials. There are 113 countries in the world currently practicing torture, Tse said. Of those countries, 93 of them have passed laws within the last decade that say their citizens have a right to a lawyer and a right to not be tortured, Tse said. But
sometimes these laws are ignored, and torture is used anyway, she said. “Today there are laws, but we need to stand up and we need to work,” she said. It is important for human rights activists to lay the groundwork for improvement, Tse said. “I think it’s important that we actually do the work of building legal infrastructure that gives early access to counsel for people,” she said. Tse also founded JusticeMakers, an online program that allows people to apply for a $5,000 fellowship to administer projects looking to end torture and implement due process, she said. She said she wanted to urge everyone to think about ways in which they can support the initiatives of programs such as JusticeMakers and IBJ. “There’s so much more that we could do,” Tse said. “It’s about concrete resources to make it happen.” SU students, faculty and variSEE TSE PAGE 6
Officials made a mistake in the final minute of Syracuse’s third-round NCAA Tournament loss to Marquette on Sunday, NCAA officiating coordinator John Adams said Tuesday in a statement. An over-and-back call due to an inbounds pass from Dion Waiters to Scoop Jardine was not the correct call, Adams said in the statement. “I have reviewed the play in question and it appears from the video that we have seen, that an error was made in applying the backcourt violation rule (Rule 4.3.8). The Syracuse player made a legal play and no violation should have been called,” Adams said in the statement. The play is not reviewable during the game, Adams said in the statement. On the play, Waiters prepared to
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CONTROVERSIAL ENDINGS
On Monday, NCAA officiating coordinator John Adams said the crew refereeing Syracuse’s 66-62 loss to Marquette on Sunday made a mistake in calling a backcourt violation on Scoop Jardine. That call was one of three contentious calls in the NCAA Tournament:
Syracuse vs. Marquette Backcourt violation
Washington vs.North Carolina Extra time ran off clock
Texas vs. Arizona Five-second violation
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SU alumnus arrested in WikiLeaks protest By Dara McBride News Editor
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Paul myoda , a sculptor and co-creator of the Tribute in Light memorial for 9/11, spoke at Syracuse University on Tuesday in the Shemin Auditorium in Shaffer Art Building. The lecture was part of the Department of Art’s Visiting Artist Lecture Series in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Myoda, an assistant professor at Brown University, created the memorial in 2001. It is now an annual installation.
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During Spring Break and continuing through the end of March, Microsoft has been rolling out changes to the Syracuse University email account, leaving some students wondering whether ongoing upgrades will solve its previous problems. Students and professors can now share their calendar with other users through the site, import contacts from other accounts into their SUmail account and download multiple email attachments with one click.
Chris Finkle, communications manager of the Information Technology and Services department, confirmed Microsoft upgraded some of SUmail’s features. “Students will have more functionality,” Finkle said. Faith Zaki, a sophomore advertising major who checks her SUmail at least once every hour, said she was surprised when she noticed the change in the layout of the website. She said the change makes the site
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East neighborhood ordinance ruled valid By Michael Boren Asst. News Editor
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As Roland Van Deusen sat outside the White House on Saturday, handcuffed in Flexi Ties, he had a lot going through his mind. He thought about how this was his first arrest. He thought about what he, a 66-year-old, looked like with his hands cuffed behind his back for two and a half hours. He thought about what service to one’s country meant. Van Deusen, an SU alumnus and Navy veteran who served in the Vietnam War from 1967-68, was among the 113 arrested for failure to obey lawful order Saturday at a rally against the Iraq War and in support of Bradley Manning, the Army private accused of leaking information to WikiLeaks. Saturday was the 8th anniversary since the start of the Iraq War and also marked the start of U.S. military involvement in Libya. Daniel Ellsberg, the man who leaked the Pentagon Papers, was among those arrested. Van Deusen decided to attend the protest after hearing Ellsberg speak at SU on March 8, he said. Van Deusen said Ellsberg’s drive to continue what he started when he released the Pentagon Papers inspired him. “He’s a man with a mission, and he hasn’t changed,” Van Deusen said. Professor Roy Gutterman, director of the Tully Center of Free Speech, organized Ellsberg’s visit to SU. Gutterman was honored to hear someone was so inspired by the talk that he would attend a rally in Washington, he said.
Ellsberg still has “a fire in his belly,” said Gutterman, who remembered seeing people in the audience sitting on the edge of their seats when Ellsberg visited. “He’s an icon,” Gutterman said. “Daniel Ellsberg is an icon and a historic figure.” Ellsberg was arrested before Van Deusen was, Van Deusen said. Van Deusen, whose arrest record indicates that he was the 36th person arrested just before 3 p.m., said everyone arrested was fined $100 to leave jail. The group began to gather and listen to speeches a few blocks away from the White House starting at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Van Deusen said. Then a group of 1,500 began the walk to the White House, he said. As an undergraduate at SU in the late 1960s, Van Deusen was active in student rallies. He helped organize “Walk Out on Wallace,” the protest against pro-segregationist George Wallace’s visit in April 1967 during his campaign for presidency. Today’s students on college campuses are apathetic, Van Deusen said, and he would like to see more involvement. “I feel like it was my duty, I feel like I did my duty,” Van Deusen said. Van Deusen is a member of Veterans for Peace, which he described as a coalition that concentrates on honoring the warrior, not the war. He said he would like the troops to know there are people who would rather see them home than halfway around the world. Ellsberg, the man who leaked
Landlords and several homeowners are on the losing side of the legal spectrum after a judge rejected their lawsuit against a city ordinance that places limits on homeowners near Syracuse University. The ordinance requires new rental properties to have one offstreet parking space per bedroom in the Special Neighborhood District, which extends from the Euclid Avenue area by SU to Westmoreland Avenue. The ordinance only affects homes
that residents want to convert from owner-occupied to rental properties, not homes that are already rentals. A judge in the New York state Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the ordinance is valid. Approximately five landlords in the Syracuse Property Owners Association and five homeowners brought the lawsuit against the city of Syracuse, said Joseph Tupper, the association’s president. Some homeowners are extremely upset by the decision because they feel they should be able to sell their homes to whomever they please,
Tupper said. Few houses can fit the ordinance’s criteria, he said, making it difficult to sell to landlords. “Most of these homes don’t come close to having that many parking spots,” he said. The Syracuse Property Owners Association has spent more than $100,000 in legal fees battling various forms of the ordinance since 2007, Tupper said. Landlords sued after the Syracuse Common Council initially passed the legislation in 2007. A judge called the law invalid in January 2009, citing that a proper
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SU needs open discussion about revenue allocation Budgets are how institutions express their priorities. This week, University Senate will hear the report from the Senate Budget Committee and accept its report and recommendation for accepting the administration’s proposed budget for next year. What will be missing from the process is a discussion of how Syracuse University is allocating revenues internally. Tuition charges are increasing at SU. Throughout the last several years, the administration has been employing a set of budget rules that systematically gives first priority in allocating those increased revenues to administrative purposes, then to financial aid; and academics gets the residual. The administration gets its percentage of the total listed tuition price regardless of whether students actually pay it. Sound strange? It is. The result is that over the last four years, the administration has steadily assigned more revenues to itself. From 2007-08 to 2010-11, the annual revenues from actual undergraduate tuition assigned to administrative purposes have increased from $78.6 million to $100.9 million, an increase of $22.3 million and a 28.4 percent increase. During that same time, the annual revenues from tuition charges going to academic units have increased from $184.4 million to $190.1 million, an increase of $5.7 million, or 3.1 percent. If you are interested in the details, see http://subudget.wordpress.com. At a time when the student body is increasing in size, these trends are matters that should be a part of discussions and that the administration should have to explain.
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Google’s Gmail would provide better service than SUmail Students and faculty may have noticed the layout of SUmail changed slightly during the break. Despite constant upgrades to Syracuse University’s email system, each semester the system goes down for several hours, or other complications cause SU to contact Microsoft to help troubleshoot. Rather than continuing to fix the recurring glitches and interruptions to service, the university should switch to Google’s email system: Gmail. Many universities opt for Gmail, and the system offers a number of functions that work faster and are more accessible than the ones in the current Microsoft SUmail system. During times of bad Internet connection, SUmail is often difficult to access. But Gmail has an HTML format that allows users to access their basic email even with a weak Internet connection. One of Google’s focuses is usability, thus Gmail offers a more
editorial by the daily orange editorial board navigable and simple interface. Gmail also offers easy-to-use functions and extra features that would be useful to campus groups: classes, group projects, extracurricular clubs, academic departments and University Senate, among many other campus activities. One incredibly useful function Gmail offers is Google Documents, which allows different users to access, view and edit the same document or spreadsheet simultaneously. Microsoft offers a less advanced, slower and hidden documents function. But Google Documents would easily facilitate sharing course readers, instantly updating syllabi, live student discussion and more. There’s no reason to put up with a frustrating interface when there’s an alternative.
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Students must offer thoughtful, intelligent arguments when challenging notable speakers
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aniel Ellsberg, the federal employee who made the Pentagon Papers public in 1971, gave an excellent, if verbose, lecture to the packed Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium the week before Spring Break. During that lecture, the only student question stirred severe dismay in at least one audience member about the bleak outlook for intellectual engagement in our undergraduate culture. The structure of her argument, if her remarks deserve the name, went roughly as follows: Ellsberg claimed to be pro-American in his actions and criticism of outrageous injustices perpetrated by the U.S. military-industrial sector during the Vietnam War. He seemed anti-American, however, in failing to give equal time to the atrocities exercised by the evil people who justify patriotic, righteous American action abroad. What about the beheadings of Daniel Pearl or Nick Berg (who, incidentally, attended this writer’s
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high school), she asked, or the totalitarian regimes that American influence exists to eradicate? Aren’t those evil governments bad, too? Shouldn’t we be balanced and fair when discussing overreaches of state power? Ellsberg, with prodigious hearing aids, either truly didn’t catch what the student said or was as baffled as most of the audience at her outburst. As she interrupted and sputtered to press her point, he responded diplomatically: The atrocities she mentioned are indeed horrible, but the U.S. government has also done horrible things and we, as Americans, have a morally relevant involvement in those crimes. The moral to take from Ellsberg’s lecture is that we all have some responsibility for the actions of our government abroad and ought to take action to expose dishonest, illegal, immoral actions when we have the opportunity to do so. Jail time might be a result of that action — Bradley
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too left for politics Manning is in the middle of such legal action now. Ellsberg himself, at the age of 79, was arrested this past weekend at the Quantico marine base while protesting the conditions under which Manning is being held. Students at this university, at an age much more amenable to jail time, should be able to understand the clear reasoning behind Ellsberg’s commitment, even if they disagree. The argument here is not that Ellsberg’s views are the outcome of intellectual honesty and engagement — there are plenty of smart people who might call Ellsberg a traitor or have
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conservative views. The argument here is that intellectually engaged members of this community need good reasons to object to a liberal or even radical stance; and it’s scary that students on this campus seem incapable of doing so. Balance is a nice thing in politics or debate of actually contested issues. A public lecture, however, is not a debate, and nothing about a balanced debate allows for incoherent, ideological falsities or indecorous outbursts. Balance or open conversation is not a value in itself — it is a means to more effectively discover truth in the absence of undue bias. Public lectures often provide reason for concern — last fall, many students chatted and checked Facebook throughout Steven Pinker’s potty-mouthed tirade against the humanities. Q-and-A sessions often become platforms for audience members (not only undergraduates)
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to make disrespectful, irrelevant or contrary orations rather than ask serious questions. Public lectures provide us with a fantastic opportunity to engage truly brilliant public intellectuals and either take inspiration for or find good reasons to doubt our beliefs. Contentiousness comes along with intellectual engagement, but it requires respect, informed opinions and cogency. An intellectually curious student is well advised to attend lectures on campus, pay attention and ask real, appropriate questions. But when challenging a speaker, which is great, do it in a way that can make our university proud of the intellectual climate of this campus. Never, ever begin with, “Not to mean any disrespect, sir…” 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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inbound from just past midcourt with Syracuse tied 59-59 and 51.2 seconds to play. He slightly misfired a pass to his intended target, Jardine, who had to jump to catch it. One of his feet came down on the half-court line, prompting an official to call the backcourt violation. But according to the 2010 and 2011 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Rulebook, Rule 4, Section 3, Article 8 states: “After a jump ball or during a throw-in, the player in his/her front court, who makes the initial touch on the ball while both feet are off the playing court, may be the first to secure control of the ball and land with one or both feet in the back court. It makes no difference if the first foot down was in the front court or back court.” The call gave Marquette possession. On the ensuing sequence, Marquette’s Darius Johnson-Odom made a 3-pointer to give the Golden Eagles a 62-59 lead with 26 seconds left in the game. In the locker room after the game, Jardine said he did not talk to the officials about the call. But he discussed the incident with Waiters, mimicking his catching motion and saying he was sure he did not commit a violation. “I know it wasn’t backcourt, I know it,” Jardine said to Waiters in the locker room. “But I didn’t see the replay. I want to see the replay.” Jardine declined immediate comment Tuesday when he learned of the NCAA’s statement. After the game, Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim said he didn’t clearly see the play, so he avoided passing judgment on the officials. He said Waiters should have waited a slight bit longer to inbound the ball.
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“You can’t guess as to what could have happened. But it was a big call when it came. But it wasn’t intentional. That’s what the ref thought it was.” Bernie Fine
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“I didn’t see it. I couldn’t see,” Boeheim said after the game. “We had a freshman taking it out, and he just didn’t wait a second. He needed to wait for Scoop to get clear a little bit, and just one of those things.” Director of athletic communications Pete Moore said Boeheim and the rest of the program had no further comment Tuesday evening. Syracuse assistant coach Bernie Fine said in a phone interview that he and Boeheim questioned the call immediately from the bench. The coaching staff did not attempt to discuss the call with the officials, he said. “You can’t guess as to what could have happened,” Fine said. “But it was a big call when it came. But it wasn’t intentional. That’s what the ref thought it was.” The officials simply made what was a judgment call at the time, Fine said, and the team will not look back on the incident as the reason it lost the game. “It’s just over,” Fine said. “You can’t cry over spilt milk. People make mistakes sometimes. A mistake was made, and there’s nothing we can do about it now.” bplogiur@syr.edu
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ous members of the community attended the lecture, filling nearly all of the floor seats in Hendricks. Angela Binion, a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences, said she originally planned to attend the lecture because the honors program required her to, but she stayed longer than
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the Pentagon Papers, was again arrested with 34 others on Sunday while protesting outside Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia, where Manning is being held. WikiLeaks is the first major leak since the Pentagon Papers, and Ellsberg said during his
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environmental review procedure had not been performed. But the city addressed the environmental concerns, and the Common Council voted in favor of upholding the law last year. The judge’s ruling on Thursday approves that decision. Tupper said an appeal appears likely, as he feels the landlords have a strong case. The appeal could deal with the uniformity issue of treating owner-occupied homes and landlords the same, as well as what Tupper called “extremely weak” data the city presented for the ordinance’s environmental impact, he said.
planned because she was impressed with Tse and the lecture. “It was better than expected, for being something that was required,” Binion said. Before Tse’s speech, Binion had not heard stories of countries that use torture on their prisoners, she said. She was surprised such things would be allowed in the 21st century, she said. “It brought light to what’s going on internationally,” Binion said. “It shows the corruption.” snbouvia@syr.edu
talk at SU that he was thankful to see the information released, according to an article in The Daily Orange published March 9. He believes the Army private accused of leaking information to WikiLeaks acted morally, he said. “It’s a high personal price to tell the truth, and I waited a long time to see it again,” Ellsberg said during his talk at SU, according to the article. “So I was impressed.” dkmcbrid@syr.edu
“We felt it was terribly incomplete, that it was inaccurate,” Tupper said. “It was extremely difficult to understand the origin of some of the numbers.” The landlords did win a victory after the city removed a part of the ordinance that would have allowed on-demand inspections of houses, Tupper said. Landlords are not opposed to good code enforcement but to unwarranted searches, he said. In reality, the ordinance will probably have little effect on rentals in the Special Neighborhood District, where very few homes are owneroccupied, Tupper said. The houses near SU are predominately filled with students. The city enforced the ordinance while it was in court, said Nancy Larson, an attorney in the city’s law department. To follow the ordinance, residents interested in selling to landlords could modify their homes by knocking down a wall, removing a door or making sure that not all rooms in a house are used as bedrooms, she said. The city is not trying to penalize homeowners, but rather trying to make sure the houses and available parking spaces are suitable to the number of people living in each home, said Kathleen Joy, majority leader of the Common Council. “Now there could be 10 cars per house on a street, and if you get a hundred houses there on a block, you’ve got 1,000 cars,” she said. “The streets were not designed for that.” As more student housing becomes available with the construction of Dineen Hall for SU law school students and Centennial Hall, Joy said the Common Council is discussing whether the rental properties in the Special Neighborhood District could ever turn back into owneroccupancy homes. They probably will not, Joy said, but the residence halls will draw students away from the rental properties. In February, Common Councilor-at-Large Jean Kessner proposed shrinking the size of the Special Neighborhood District where the ordinance is enforced. She emphasized that as students move to housing under construction, the city needs to make sure the unintended consequence of homes turning vacant and landlords not being able to sell does not arise. “As students move — what they leave behind — will that cause problems in the neighborhood?” she said. “We need to look ahead.” Kessner, who voted in favor of the bedroom and parking ordinance, called the most recent judge’s decision a win for the city. “I don’t hear any rumblings that the landlords are going to sue again,” she said. “So maybe this will settle it for a while.” mcboren@syr.edu
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tudents at Tufts University who are used to running around naked have now been stripped of the tradition. Tufts University President Lawrence Bacow decided on March 14 to cancel the annual Naked Quad Run because of safety concerns and the inability to manage the event, according to an article published in The Tufts Daily on March 14. The university cannot allow a student to die from the tradition and had to stop the run before that happened, Bacow said in the article. The Naked Quad Run marked the end of fall semester classes and the start of the reading period and finals, when Tufts students — typically nude — ran around the residential quad in the late night hours, said Kim Thurler, director of public relations for Tufts. The run usually lasts about an hour. The official name of the university-sanctioned portion of the event is called the Nighttime Quad Reception, according to the Naked Quad Run Facebook page. Thurler said injuries such as cuts, sprains and other falling injuries, as well as alcohol abuse, are frequent sights at the event. “A number of students drank to excess some-
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look cluttered and confusing. “I’m not a fan of the new layout,” she said. “I haven’t gotten used to it, and I feel like I should have gotten used to it by now.” But the changes to the calendar could be beneficial, Zaki said. The ability to share a calendar with other users will benefit professors more than students, as some professors use the calendar to post their office hours, Zaki said. In the past, SUmail and Microsoft Outlook had experienced various technical difficulties, some of which still have not been completely fixed. In February 2010, ITS reported problems with emails created from Blackboard and listservs failing to be redirected from SUmail to
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Tufts University president cancels Naked Quad Run
times, requiring hospitalization for dangerous levels of blood alcohol,” Thurler said. The university has tried in the past to make the event safer for the runners. Barriers were built to keep spectators away from runners, Thurler said. Other precautions by the university included hay bales and a salted, sanded course. Student organizations joined the event to give food to those who might be running and drinking on an empty stomach, Thurler said. Thurler said students are now working to create an alternative event that will have the support of the university. Sam Wallis, president of the Tufts Community Union Senate, said the university supported the event, but also tried to change the focus from the naked run to a celebration about the end of classes. The senate members represent undergraduate students and the administration. Wallis said there are several rumors about the birth of the Naked Quad Run, which started in the late 1970s. One rumor claims it started as an effort by the separate men’s and women’s colleges to integrate. Another rumor claims members of an outdoor group wanted to express themselves, he said. However, Wallis said, no student truly knows.
Wallis said the senate members are going to holding a competition to replace the event. Wallis believes current students have the potential to create a new event and a new tradition, he said. The senate is contacting alumni for new ideas, and Wallis said he sees the potential for creativity. No students were involved in the final decision to end the Naked Quad Run, Wallis said. There was a fight to maintain the event, but there was no vote taken, he said. illustration by alejandro de jesus | art director Wallis said the final decision came from Bacow with input “I thought hard with a counterpart of mine from several different people. that did the programming part of it,” he said. Students at Tufts were upset the event was “And both of us fought to keep it and thought of canceled because they see it as a unique event, ways to keep it safer.” hasimon@syr.edu said Wallis, who was also disappointed the event was canceled.
other email accounts, according to an article published in The Daily Orange on Sept. 22, 2010. Problems with Microsoft Outlook also delayed emails sent by or to SUmail accounts last February, according to the article. ITS has previously investigated other email options, including Gmail and Yahoo, but after noticing a change in Microsoft Outlook’s response to problems, it decided to make no immediate change, according to the article. Finkle said he believes competition with other services, such as Google’s Gmail, is what probably prompted the upgrades. “Like any software company, they’re always looking to improve their product,” he said. Chloé Font, a freshman public relations major, said she hopes the upgrade will help emails and documents go from sender to receiver with more ease.
“Just the other day I sent a paper to my professor and she didn’t get it,” Font said. Finkle said ITS has not heard of any recent issues with SUmail, but users should always be prepared for system errors. “Microsoft issues are always out there. They will always exist,” he said. “Whenever you’re working with a system that’s that large or complex, there’s always that possibility.” That possibility may be frightening to many students, however, who depend on SUmail for important or professional information. Jessica Ente, a sophomore public relations major, said she uses her SUmail account for everything, and she checks it all day, including for emails. “They get sent to my phone,” she said. “And all of my friends get it sent to their phones.” Finkle said he is unaware of any future
changes that will be made. There have been some discussions, but nothing definitive, he said. One change Finkle said he would like to see is the integration of SUmail with social media, such as Facebook or Twitter. He said he would like to see users have the ability to update or use their social media through SUmail somehow. Finkle said he expects Microsoft to continue to make major changes to its system and to SUmail to keep up with competition. He said he wouldn’t be surprised if he saw bigger changes happening this summer. When it comes to the number of changes that could be made to SUmail, Finkle said the possibilities are limitless. “As long as it’s easy to use,” he said, “I think we’re on the right track.” snbouvia@syr.edu
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Burning up Young comedian Bo Burnham lights up stage with personable, energetic performance
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photos by shijing wang | staff photographer bo burnham , a singer-songwriter YouTube sensation, performed at Goldstein Auditorium Tuesday night. Burnham’s quick wit and wordplay captured the 1,300-person audience.
By Erik Van Rheenen Staff Writer
he moment he asked, “What kind of mascot is Otto the Orange?” Bo Burnham let loose his unique brand of cynical humor and tonguein-cheek comedy to Syracuse University students. No newcomer to the college scene, Burnham made his first trip to the SU campus Tuesday night for an event co-sponsored by University Union and the Interfraternity Council. Accompanied by an ensemble of an acoustic guitar and keyboard, the young comedian tailored his live act for the crowd of approximately 1,300 SU students. “When I was getting feedback from students after the show, I can say the performance went fabulously,” said Amanda Shaw, a junior child and family studies major and director of UU’s performing arts. “He was relatable and fun, which really played to a diverse crowd.” The comedian’s repertoire showcased his musical chops. Visual props and sight gags, as well as a heavy use of wordplay and puns, enhanced the performance.
Freshman television, film and radio major Jeff Wucher said he was impressed by Burnham’s sharp, quick-witted humor. “I’m a sucker for puns, and he did some incredible exploiting of the loopholes in the English language,”
“I was laughing so hard that I couldn’t breathe when he started playing ‘Friday.’” Erika Wegener
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Wucher said. “It’s nice to see an extremely clever comic who considers no topic off limits.” Burnham performed several songs from his two recent albums, “Words, Words, Words” and the self-titled “Bo Burnham,” most notably featuring “I’m Bo Yo,” “New Math” and “Ironic.” Despite not
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Groovestand fine-tunes routine to extend winning streak By Amrita Mainthia Asst. Feature Editor
It’s 10 p.m. on Monday. Seventeen members of the Groovestand a cappella group sing a three-syllable beat repeatedly. “De-mah-tuh, de-mahtuh, de-mah-tuh.” To the naked ear, the group sounds perfect. But for Alanna Rogers, two voices could have blended better. “The tenors and altos need to lis-
ten to each other better,” said Rogers, Groovestand’s president and senior acting major. They practice again. Rogers listens with a critical ear to make sure each note is performed with purpose. Once. Twice. Three times — finally, it’s perfect. She tells her peers, “That looked exponentially better, guys. Awesome job.” Groovestand, Syracuse Univer-
sity’s a cappella group, has been practicing tirelessly for its semifinal performance at Rutgers University this Saturday. It will perform against seven other teams, all vying for a spot at the national competition, hosted by Varsity Vocals in New York City. The group won the International Championships of A Cappella quarterfinal competition Feb. 19 at The College of New Jersey.
The upcoming rivalry is stiff, and Groovestand is taking the semifinal much more seriously than the quarterfinals, said Kieran Siao, business director of the group. As for preparation, it’s all in the little things, he said. Groovestand practices its 12-minute set over and over, tweaking and fine-tuning each motion, action and voice until it sounds as it should. Rogers analyzes each member’s face and
listens intently, making sure everything flows. “It even comes down to enunciating words,” said Mia McClain, co-music director and senior musical theater major. “We’re really breaking it down and getting as clean as we can.” Groovestand last appeared in an ICCA competition in 2007, but none of its current 21 members had expesee groovestand page 13
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In a world with no Internet, Nicolas Cage saves the day
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he week before Spring Break, my roommate, Abram, made the greatest Internet discovery since Charlie Sheen’s Twitter account: the Nicolas Cage Megapack. For seven days, Abram waited patiently by his computer as it downloaded 32 classic movies starring the greatest actor of this (or any) generation. By the week’s end, he had instant access to Cage’s endless repertoire of Oscar-worthy performances in artistic films like “Faceoff,” “The Rock” and the critically acclaimed “Sorcerer’s Apprentice.” Oh, and by “Oscar worthy,” “artistic” and “critically acclaimed,” I mean “movies in which a lot of stuff blows up.” For Abram, that meant a week of giddy anticipation as he gladly sacrificed half of his computer’s memory space for a lifetime’s worth of entertainment from his childhood idol and adult role model. For me and my other roommate, Josh, that meant no Internet access for the duration of the download. We took our challenge like men. Granted, it wasn’t easy, but we knew that if our parents lived their entire childhoods before the Internet was even a twinkle in Al Gore’s eyes, we could make it a week without breaking down and hijacking our neighbors’ Internet access to “poke” a friend on Facebook. At least, I thought we could. As it turns out, seven days with no email, no instant messaging, no social networking and no YouTube clips of monkeys playing with themselves feel more like an eternity than one week. As much as I hate to admit it, I am a slave to the World Wide Web. Sadly, I don’t think I’m any different from
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f*** it, we’ll do it live the average Syracuse University student in this respect. Could you imagine if everyone on campus lost the Internet for an extended period of time? It would be catastrophic. Without Wikipedia, we’d have to find our information from real, accurate sources in the library, which will be impossible to find without Google Maps. Without email, we’d have to deliver all of our messages either by hand or through oldfashioned postage, which — how does that work again? Are horses still used? Without Facebook, our entire social structure would crumble when we realize nobody actually has 1,174 friends, and people care even less about your status when you tell them about it in person. Still, nothing can compare to the seismic shift in daily entertainment that would surely be forced upon us should we be disconnected from the Internet. Many SU students spend most of their downtime surfing the Web, reading written content, streaming videos, downloading television reruns or exploring exotic pornographic websites that experiment with
Korean aquatic life and far eastern cuisine. You know, if that’s your thing. When those avenues of amusement disappear, what will fill our time? Suddenly, the 24 hours in each day that used to seem so inadequate would become interminable. Luckily for me, if and when the Internet apocalypse strikes down all of our Wi-Fi, I’ve got 32 of the greatest movies ever made readily available on my roommate’s hard drive. Unfortunately, most of you don’t live with anyone who has Abram’s discerning taste in cinema, so you might need some non-Nicolas Cage alternatives. Of course, you could be responsible and use the extra hours each day for schoolwork and exercise to become the best possible version of you. But that’s already what I tell people I’m doing when I’m really downloading Korean aquarium porn, and nobody buys my story. If that doesn’t work out, you could try to replace each Internet pleasure with its non-Web counterparts, but watching TV on an actual TV and reading news in a real newspaper seem like a giant waste of time. Just don’t tell my editors I said that. Then again, if we substituted all Internet porn for its real-life counterpart, there’s a good chance guys like me would finally achieve the social life we’ve only dreamt of while traveling through Korean cyberspace. Hmm… Come to think of it, who needs the Internet, anyway? Danny Fersh is a junior broadcast journalism major, and his columns appear every Wednesday. He would like his readers to know that his Korean fetish and Abram’s Nicolas Cage obsession are in no way related, except for the Korean porno Cage starred in the late ’70s. He can be reached at dafersh@syr.edu.
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EL CANELO
2740 Erie Blvd. Syracuse, NY (315) 446-2462
photos by ashli truchon | staff photographer EL CANELO serves typical Mexican fare, such as fajitas and guacamole.
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Hours Monday – Thursday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday – Saturday 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Menu Tacos, fajitas, burritos, enchiladas and a variety of meal combinations. Rating
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By Leah Rocketto CONTRIBUTING WRITER
any chefs describe Mexican food as fresh and flavorful. It seems impossible to ruin a cuisine known for its simplicity. Yet El Canelo manages to mess up big time, making Taco Bell seem more authentic. Flashing beer advertisements and white lights guided us into El Canelo’s parking lot last Wednesday. The tiny yellow and blue building reminded me of a Cancun cantina. For a moment, I thought I escaped to Mexico for Spring Break instead of staying in Syracuse. That was, however, until I stepped inside. We walked into silence, except for the occasional shout from the kitchen. In most Mexican restaurants, I can’t hear myself talk, let alone hear the person across the room. The silence should have been a sign. If not that, than the
crumb-covered carpet should have scared my clean-obsessed self away. Sombreros adorned the wall, complete with chipped paint. We didn’t have music to entertain us, but we did have cries from an employee’s child. Hearing “mommy, mommy, I wanna go home” only added to the unprofessional atmosphere of El Canelo. After skimming the limited options for appetizers, we decided to order guacamole ($2.90) to accompany the complementary chips and salsa — a safe bet, we thought. The tortilla chips tasted like wonton chips from a Chinese restaurant — greasy and bland. The salsa, which traditionally contains chunks of fresh tomatoes, onions and peppers, looked like the contents of a Campbell’s tomato soup can. Combine the liquid consistency with the overload of cilantro, and it felt like I was eating dirty water. The too-chunky guacamole desperately needed flavor. Basic cooking skills,
like spicing and dicing, could have saved this unappetizing appetizer. For an entree, we ordered the taquitos ($8.35), deep-fried tortillas filled with chicken or beef. As my friend bit into his cigar-shaped dinner, I could tell El Canelo fulfilled the crunch factor of taquitos. He also told me the chef was generous with the filling, tasting moist chicken with each bite. Despite this, he said the taquitos weren’t anything special. His exact words: “They taste just like the frozen ones from Sam’s Club.” For a vegetarian alternative, we ordered the vegetable fajitas ($11.05). Once again, the dish lacked the simple spices that make Mexican food so amazing. Instead of the traditional flavors of chilies and oregano, there was only the taste of burnt oil and soggy vegetables. Even the onions and peppers, vegetables rich in natural flavors, tasted bland and almost watered down.
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When it came time for dessert, our waitress told us the kitchen ran out of ice cream, limiting our options from six to three. We chose churros ($3.60), the only authentic Mexican option. If done properly, this fried dough covered in cinnamon sugar could have saved our horrible dining adventure. Sadly, the El Canelo chefs lack the skill of frying. Churros usually have a crisp exterior and a soft, warm center. But at El Canelo, both the outside and inside are soft and anything but warm. And due to the sparse sprinkling of cinnamon sugar, I only tasted the oil from the fryer. The combination of unsatisfying and unseasoned food made for a dismal dining experience. Next time I’m craving a Mexican meal, I‘ll take a trip to Alto Cinco. Heck, even the Taco Bell at the Kimmel Food Court would be better than El Canelo.
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introducing any new material in the show, Burnham hinted in a later interview that he was recording a studio rap album. Not only did the comedian perform material from his studio catalogue, adjusting his lyrics to include quirky pop-culture references, he also off-handedly bantered with students. During the show, a student shouted “Marquette sucks!” referring to SU’s loss to Marquette in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Burnham didn’t miss a beat. “If Marquette sucks and they beat you, what does that say about your team?” he said, causing students to boo. But they were more amused than stung by the comment. “Bo just took it and went with it like a running joke,” said freshman magazine journalism major Erika Wegener. “Of course I’m bummed about the basketball team losing, but it made me laugh.” The men’s basketball team and its fans were not the only victims of Burnham’s sharp tongue. After claiming he’d play an original song not yet completed, the comedian launched into a spirited cover of Rebecca Black’s viral hit “Friday” (only after playing the opening chords to Vanessa Carlton’s “A Thousand Miles”). It stirred an enormous reaction from the crowd. “I was laughing so hard that I couldn’t breathe when he started playing ‘Friday,’” Wegener said. “It was fun to bring something so relevant in pop culture to his act.” Despite some technical issues with the microphone and lighting, Burnham made light of the situation. After playing the first few chords of “New Math,” Burnham swore at the faulty microphone, put the guitar down and returned to the keyboard. “At least I know how to play four chords on two different instruments,” he joked. Though he had to switch instruments, he just chuckled. “It happens wherever you play,” he said in an interview after the show. “You just keep on going and don’t let it get to you.” After a spirited finale rendition of his crowd-
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The Daily Orange interviews Bo Burnham after his performance at SU Tuesday night. The Daily Orange: Was this the first time you’ve performed at Syracuse? Bo Burnham: I played at a theater in Syracuse last year, since someone in the crowd told me, “I saw you here last year!” But it’s the first time I’ve performed on campus What are your favorite and least favorite things about Syracuse? My favorite part of the campus is definitely the architecture and old buildings, but I hate how cold it was today. I grew up in the northeast in Boston and I f***ing hate the cold. What expectations did you have for the crowd and the show in general? I really liked this venue because the sound isn’t very good when you have to play in a gym, so the theater aspect was great. Even though I joked about it, I think $3 was a smart price for tickets. Ten to 12 bucks is over a college student’s budget. And if you make it free, the show will sell out, but not as many people will come. It was a fun crowd. Would you want to play at SU again? Is there anything else you’d like the student body to know? Yeah, I’d definitely play here again if you guys would have me. I just want to thank everyone who came out on a Tuesday night to enjoy the show.
pleaser “Oh Bo,” Burnham greeted his fans. He continued to endear himself to longtime supporters while gaining new fans in the process. Wucher said his respect for Burnham grew after seeing the live show. “It was a phenomenal showing from one of the smartest young comedians around,” Wucher said. “He’s definitely a must-see.” ervanrhe@syr.edu
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This dip bursts with freshness and flavor. An additional plus: You don’t need to cook anything. - 3 avocados, pitted and taken out of their skins (look for soft — but not mushy — fruit) - Juice from 1 lime - 1/2 teaspoon salt - 1 teaspoon cumin - 1 small red onion, diced - 2 large tomatoes, diced - 1 clove garlic, minced Mash the avocados and lime juice with a fork, leaving it as smooth or as chunky as you’d like. Add the spices, garlic and vegetables. Mix and serve at room temperature.
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To create a piping bag, use a regular zip-top plastic bag, push the batter to the bottom and cut off the corner. - 1 cup water - 1 1/2 cup sugar - 1/2 teaspoon salt - 2 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil - 1 cup flour - Enough oil to cover 2 inches of a deep fryer or a deep pan - 1 teaspoon cinnamon Combine the water, one cup of sugar, salt and the two tablespoons of oil in a small saucepan. Mix and bring to a boil until the sugar dissolves. Take the pan off the heat and let it cool for about five minutes. Stir the mixture into the flour until it forms into a ball. Heat the oil until a small piece of dough starts to fry when placed in the skillet. (If you’ve got a fancy thermometer, keep the heat at about 375 degrees.) Pipe 4-inch strips into the oil until golden brown, then place on paper towels to drain. —Complied by Sara Tracey, feature editor, smtracey@syr.edu
rienced such an event until last month’s quarterfinal. Winning gave Groovestand newfound exposure, and other teams, such as the Pittsburgh Pendulums, were impressed by Groovestand and invited them to perform at its invitational, said Siao, a senior environmental major. “Winning was unbelievable,” Rogers said. “It was an insane feeling to know our hard work paid off, and people recognized that.” McClain and Siao scoped out the competition to see their different performance styles through YouTube videos and an a cappella blog. That also helps identify what differentiates Groovestand from the rest. “I look at other groups and think, ‘That was really great.’ But we’re completely different,” McClain said. “I’m not really competing with them, I’m competing with myself.” Groovestand sings a lot of pop, soul, classic rock and R&B, Rogers said. That, paired with the members’ chemistry, is what really creates a unified sound. “There’s a soul to us and a unity to our passion, which I think is unmatchable,” Rogers said. “We are a unit, and that is something that really grabs people’s attention. There isn’t one face that is bored. We are so in sync.” It’s 10:15 p.m. In between songs, group members joke around and laugh with one another. As soon as it’s time to rehearse again, they get into position, ready to perform. Each member contributes his or her own groove to create a unique and united performance that sums up the style of the group. “I think we’re just really funky and diverse,” McClain said. “We do Sara Bareilles and Jay-Z in the same set — that makes us stand out and shows the judges that we have something really unique.” At 10:30 p.m., McClain moves on to the next song, “Empire State of Mind,” to make sure choreography is tight. Then, through what McClain calls sectionals, smaller groups rehearse their voice parts to make sure each is solid. A sound can even be affected by the placement of individuals within the ensemble, said Ross Baum, co-music director and junior musical theater major. The formation can change the sound based on the way voices bounce back and forth, he said. With judges picking apart every second of a routine, it’s important to pay attention to even the smallest details. Given all this effort, when Saturday comes around, Groovestand will be ready to prove itself. “Our diverse set list really impressed the judges and showcased our wide range of abilities,” Rogers said. Baum hopes to advance, but he said he would understand if it didn’t work out this weekend. “At this level of the competition, everyone’s so amazing, so it’s no judgment on us if we don’t win,” he said. Ultimately, Groovestand will put its best foot forward, Siao said, and it’s up to what the judges are looking for. Each judge prefers a certain style or choreography, he said, and all the group members can do is hope their distinctive identity will carry them to the next round. Groovestand will perform with confidence, represent SU and undoubtedly have a blast. But of course, getting to the finals is on everyone’s mind. “Of course I want to win!” McClain said with a smile. “I want to see Groovestand sing in New York City.” mainthia@syr.edu
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Youth, inexperience plague Orange through 1st 6 games By Zuri Irvin Staff Writer
For much of the past several weeks, the theory surrounding the Syracuse women’s lacrosse team’s slow start has been centered on three things. The team is currently on the longest road trip in program history. Its roster has fewer senior leaders than a season ago. And the team has played four games against top 15 opponents — all losses. All are valid concerns. And for the 2-4 Orange, simply being aware of these issues is no longer the point. The team needs to make adjustments and save this season before it gets too late. But it doesn’t get easier in the immediate future. Syracuse plays its fourth game of six straight on the road at No. 2 Northwestern (7-0) on Wednesday. “We got some work to do,” SU head coach Gary Gait said. “We’re not a top four program yet. And we’re young. That’s the No. 1 thing — that we need to mature.” First, Syracuse is a young team still trying to find its identity. When SU played Northwestern last year, it scored 16.6 goals and gave up 8.6 goals per game through its first five games of the season. This year, those numbers are 11.2 and 12.3, respectively, through its first six. Gone
are high-scoring seniors Halley Quillinan and Christina Dove, who will be replaced by freshmen Katie Webster and Alyssa Murray, with a big contribution from sophomore Michelle Tumolo. Although the 20 freshmen and sophomores in 2010 are comparable with the 18 in 2011 — and although Webster and Murray are still among the team’s leading goal scorers — the transition from upperclass to underclass midfielders is still a work in progress. Midfielders are looked to as players who can control a game. So to put first-year players in that position, an adjustment period — along with some frustration — is expected. “Hopefully we’re gaining valuable experiences from these games that are going to help us out when we move on to the second half of our season,” Gait said. The second half of the season is one in which the Orange will spend more time at home as well. Syracuse has played a bevy of road games, with just two inside the Carrier Dome more than one-third of the way through the season. Part of the rationale behind that is improving scheduling, a necessary step for a team with national championship aspirations.
ashli truchon | staff photographer katie webster is just one of the many freshmen and sophomores leading Syracuse this year. SU is off to a slow 2-4 start and will face No. 2 Northwestern on Wednesday. Wednesday’s game in Evanston, Ill., comes after separate trips to Florida and Maryland for three games. Two of those contests were against Top 10 teams. But the Orange has gone on the road for at least four consecutive games three other times since the program began 13 years ago (1998, 2005 and 2007). In those previous road stints, Syracuse tallied a combined record of 9-3 — much better than the current season’s mark of 1-2 through the first three road games of the six-game stretch. Besides, SU’s schedule has been more uneven than unbalanced. Following this long stretch away from home, the Orange will play five of six in the Dome. “It’s definitely an advantage for us, unity-wise,” senior goaltender Liz Hogan said. “But we have to get our legs back underneath us. It is a long road trip. It’s not all fun.” In addition to a tough schedule from a traveling standpoint, Syracuse has not faced the easiest of opponents. Northwestern will be SU’s third road opponent within the Top 10. Compared to other Big East teams, Syracuse is not alone, though. Notre Dame has played two Top 10 opponents in Stanford and Northwestern, and Georgetown has played all five of its games against some of the country’s best (Northwestern, Florida, Duke, Johns Hopkins and North Carolina).
“We need to keep our heads up. We can still fight back. We can still turn this thing around. We keep telling ourselves that, so now, we need to do it.” Michelle Tumolo
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That’s just one more reason the Orange needs to improve quickly to be able to challenge for the Big East title. With conference matchups less than a week away, these next few games could give SU an opportunity to turn the corner. What’s important now is taking action. “I know we have losses on the board, but we took Maryland and we only lost by two,” Tumolo said. “So we need to keep our heads up. We can still fight back. We can still turn this thing around. We keep telling ourselves that, so now we need to do it.” zoirvin@syr.edu
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The Syracuse women’s lacrosse team is coming off a 16-11 loss to Florida as it heads into its fourth straight road game Wednesday at Northwestern. The Orange split its last two games against Towson and Florida. Syracuse has struggled so far this season, going 2-4 after completing just more than one-third of its schedule. After the Northwestern game, SU has two more on the road before it returns home to take on Connecticut. Toward the end of this road swing, Syracuse is looking to improve its continuity on a young roster.
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SU takes lessons from 2 road games against ranked teams By Andrew Tredinnick Staff Writer
Last weekend presented Maddie Kobelt with the first humbling experience of her freshman season. After winning eight consecutive matches at the No. 2 and 3 singles position for the Syracuse tennis team, the freshman lost two singles matches in a row Who: Villanova for the first time Where: Drumlins Tennis ever in her short Center collegiate career. When: Today, 3:30 p.m. Du ri ng her matches on the road against No. 9 Southern California and No. 62 San Diego State last weekend, Kobelt said she struggled to adjust quickly enough to compete with more challenging opponents than she has faced most of this season. She allowed her opponents back into crucial points. “You win some and you lose some,” Kobelt said. “It’s just learning from them and moving on. We all had our chances to think about our past matches and what to improve upon, so we’re just going to bring our improved selves to the match tomorrow.” Syracuse also experienced a first in a long time last weekend — it lost two consecutive matches for the first time since the Big East tournament in 2009. The Orange (10-4, 4-0 Big East) will look to avoid dropping three in a row against Villanova on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. inside Drumlins Tennis Center. SU has dropped just three points in four Big East
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matches this season. It also has a 20-game winning streak at home. Head coach Luke Jensen feels there is nothing unsettling about losing two straight. Jensen said he is more confident in his players than he has been all season. That comes from watching his team push the ninth-ranked Trojans to a 4-3 result. Jensen saw the best play of the season from all of his players. And he also said it’s the best tennis many of the Orange have played in their lifetimes. Against USC, Kobelt and junior Emily Harman took an 8-5 victory over the nation’s seventh-best doubles pairing, Maria Sanchez and Kaitlyn Christian. Senior Simone Kalhorn and freshman Aleah Marrow each defeated their opponents in straight sets at the No. 5 and 6 singles positions, respectively. Jensen saw a different squad from earlier in the season. And he’s confident it will carry over to the match against the Wildcats. “We’re not going to be pushing it around anymore,” Jensen said. “We need to play bigger, and you can hear the sound of what they’re doing now. The lesson learned there is you have to play much more powerful than we did in the past.” Despite losing to the Aztecs 1-6 a day later, the Orange played three three-set matches and hung with an opponent with three wins against nationally ranked competition this season. Harman and Kobelt won their 11th match as the No. 1 doubles pairing against another nationally ranked duo.
“We’re playing against blue-chip players who have won tournaments in juniors before college,” Jensen said. “They have national championship trophies and gold balls and blue chips that our players weren’t good enough to get into the tournament. Now we’re not only competing with them, but we’re beating them.” With four matches over the next five days, the heightened level of play is something Jensen has hoped to see all season. The battles in California provided SU with a benchmark to improve upon, and it showed Jensen what he feels his team is truly capable of accomplishing. The end result wasn’t what the Orange or Jensen hoped for, but the team’s performance was a far cry from what it exhibited early in the season. For senior Christina Tan, the strong performances against superior opponents mean more than what appears in the win or loss columns. “We’re proud of our record, but we don’t dwell on how many losses we have in a row,” Tan said. “We’re really focused on if we go out there and compete, fight hard and don’t leave anything behind.” The freshman Kobelt dropped her fourth match of the season and second in 10 matches, but she said the experience garnered from playing against the Trojans and Aztecs could be paramount to success down the stretch. And that starts against Villanova on Wednesday.
“We have to bring back our Orange energy to be able to play our way and our game in our home building,” Kobelt said. “We’re prepared to wreak havoc.” adtredin@syr.edu
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Syracuse (10-4) doubled its loss total for the season on its West Coast road trip, taking tough losses at USC and San Diego State. But the Orange is still undefeated in Big East play with a 4-0 conference record. Syracuse’s next match, at home against Villanova on Wednesday, was originally scheduled for Feb. 25, but postponed due to inclement weather. It’s the last home match before a six-game road trip, and the second-to-last home match of the regular season.
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Against former squad, Palasek continues recent strong play By Zach Brown Staff Writer
Tom Palasek tried to downplay the personal significance of Syracuse’s win over Johns Hopkins. At first, the junior transfer from JHU said it was just another game on the schedule. He said it was nice to remain undefeated and get the close win. But then his true feelings came out. “But to be honest, it’s even nicer to win because now it’s behind me,” Palasek said. “I play for the Orange now. And it’s nice to have that win already and move on.” Palasek played a major role in Syracuse’s 5-4 win over the Blue Jays on Friday. The Orange’s fourth attack assisted on two of SU’s five goals, sparking an offense that struggled throughout the game. He didn’t play until late in the second quarter but ended up starting the second half to help create some different matchups for Syracuse. “My confidence is coming from practice, just doing that every day with these other
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guys,” Palasek said. “I think it builds character for our team just to win these close games.” When Syracuse and Hopkins played last year, Palasek was wearing a Blue Jays jersey and causing problems for the Orange defense. He scored two goals and had an assist to lead the JHU offense, but Syracuse left Baltimore with the 10-7 win. The junior watched the first 25 minutes of this year’s contest from the sideline. But when he finally stepped onto the field, he took full advantage of his first shot at his former team. SU’s offense had sputtered to that point, but Palasek needed just two minutes to provide a spark. On his first touch of the game, he hit senior attack Stephen Keogh with a pass on the crease for an easy finish in front. It pulled SU within 3-2 after being held scoreless for 27 minutes. The junior was rewarded by starting the second half. Palasek made that decision look good with his second assist. Again, he sent a pass straight
into his teammate’s stick from behind the goal. This time, senior midfielder Josh Amidon was the beneficiary, finishing from right in front to even the score at 3-3. Palasek continued to play for much of the second half and both overtimes. It was the most playing time he has had this season.
Syracuse offense runs through Jackson. Twenty-nine coaches have planned for Jackson. Four got it right. Williams did well the first time the teams matched up inside Milwaukee’s Bradley Center on Jan. 29. And on Sunday, he mastered the task in just one day of
preparation. A lot of it, Williams said, came down to luck. He had to instruct his players to pick when to double- and triple-team Jackson and when to lay off. At times, they were burned. The Orange shot 4-of-7 from 3-point range in the first half. But they frustrated Jackson. That much was certain. After his first miss of the half, he clapped his hands together. Each time he got the ball, there was little he could do. He ended up with three of SU’s 18 turnovers, and he contributed more errant passes that were representative of the Orange’s overall sloppy play. “You try to get all the mistakes out of the way during the regular season,” Jackson said. “So when you get here, you won’t make stupid mistakes. But you have to give Marquette some credit.” Credit Williams, who never wavered from his approach entering the second half in a close game. Despite SU’s success from beyond the arc in the first half, Marquette came out with the same plan from the start. On Syracuse’s second offensive possession of the half, Darius Johnson-Odom and Jae Crowder hounded Jackson in the corner, leading to a turnover. “He’s so accustomed to being doubleteamed,” Williams said of Jackson, “that you have to almost pick your poison on when you’re going to double-team.” Marquette picked its poison on Jackson often. And why shouldn’t the Golden Eagles? Surely, they saw what happened in the Carrier Dome against Georgetown and on the road against Louisville earlier this season. In those games, Jackson combined for 11 points and 15 rebounds, something he surpassed numerous times in a single game this season. Why shouldn’t they, considering that when teams get lucky and stop Jackson, they often stop the rest of SU’s offense, too? The most help Jackson had inside all season came in flashes from Fab Melo and Baye Moussa Keita. And on Sunday, that showed. Especially with Melo, who played what looked like the worst five minutes of his season Sunday. Melo’s stat line in those five minutes: three fouls, one rebound, one turnover, zero points.
Dolente dominates SU at the X With the way the contest had gone, Syracuse’s game-winning goal came as an aberration. Stephen Keogh’s score in double overtime came directly off a faceoff win by Jeremy Thompson. And although that win at the X put Thompson at 50 percent for the game, any draw that went Syracuse’s way was a rarity Saturday night. Johns Hopkins faceoff specialist Matt Dolente won 10-of-14 faceoffs, right on par with his 70 percent season average. Syracuse used five different players to take faceoffs. Other than Thompson, the Orange won just 1-of-8. “Their faceoff guy gave them so many pos-
sessions off the faceoff,” head coach John Desko said. “I think their wings did a really good job with loose balls and taking away our transition off the faceoff.” Thompson won the first draw of the game for SU, but Dolente won the next six in the first half. The senior Blue Jay won many of his draws with ease, pushing the ball just in front of or behind him to scoop it up himself. And with Johns Hopkins’ keep-away style of offense, winning those faceoffs was crucial. “We gave up five goals to a team that’s averaging (11 per game),” Hopkins head coach Dave Pietramala said. “We held Syracuse to 33 shots. I think we had a great game plan.” Unfortunately for Dolente, the last faceoff of the match may be the lasting memory. After the game, he only talked about that final faceoff loss in double overtime. “It was a tough ground ball for us that we didn’t come up with,” Dolente said. “We just sent two guys to the ball when we really shouldn’t have.” zjbrown@syr.edu
“You can combine all my years here and this is still the best year I had. I thought I did everything for us to be successful.”
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At one point, after getting outmuscled on a series of defensive rebound opportunities, he stood under the basket while several members of Marquette played volleyball on the offensive glass. The Golden Eagles got three offensive rebounds on that one possession. And after he committed his third foul at the 4:45 mark of the first half, Joseph re-entered the game with a simple message. “Fab!” he yelled. He motioned for him to go to the bench. “They just weren’t ready for the physical nature of this game, our two freshmen,” Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim said after the game. “They just weren’t ready for it, those two big guys.” And the recurring theme that popped up throughout the season finally doomed Syracuse on Sunday. Its shooters couldn’t hit from outside in the second half, going just 1-for-8 after its hot streak in the first. And down low, Jackson was an island. Before a Senior Day against DePaul reserved for Jackson, SU assistant coach Mike Hopkins said the one player Syracuse couldn’t afford to lose was Jackson. It was an obvious statement referring to a potential injury to SU’s most valuable player. But after seven points, four rebounds and three turnovers, Syracuse lost Jackson. “You can combine all my years here,” Jackson said, “and this is still the best year I had. I thought I did everything for us to be successful.” Brett LoGiurato is the sports editor at The Daily Orange, where his column appears occasionally. He can be reached at bplogiur@syr.edu.
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SU struggles to find rhythm against zones By Zach Brown Staff Writer
John Desko had been expecting to see zone defense since the first game of the season. Syracuse got its first glimpse of it in a 13-7 opening-day win against Denver. After SU exploded for six quick goals in the first 10 minutes of play, the Pioneers switched to a zone defense to slow the pace of the game. The strategy did just that, as the Orange scored just once during the next 25-plus minutes. Five games later, Syracuse’s opponents haven’t changed in their approach to slow down the No. 1 Orange’s attack. Every team except No. 2 Virginia has at least attempted to play a zone defense against SU (6-0). Some of them, like Johns Hopkins on Saturday, have deliberately stalled on offense to keep the ball out of Syracuse’s possession. And for the most part, that strategy has been successful in limiting SU’s transition scoring and allowing opponents to hang around. “You’ve got to work harder for (zones) to get your shots off,” Desko said. “In a few games this year, we’ve been pretty quick to come down, dodge and score. And zones don’t allow you to do that.” The zone defense in lacrosse works much like it does in basketball. Offenses have more success against them with quick passing and off-ball movement as opposed to trying to dodge through it. Syracuse’s opponents have used a 3-3 scheme with their defenders in the back line and defensive midfielders in the front line against the Orange this year. And it has led to multiple scares for SU despite its unblemished record. Denver never mustered enough offense to threaten Syracuse in that first game but was only outscored 7-5 after switching to zone in the second quarter. After trailing 7-0 in the first quarter on Feb. 27, Army managed to pull within one score late in the fourth quarter with its methodical, deliberate pace. And it was impatience on offense that nearly cost SU that game. “We needed to take high-percentage shots, and we weren’t taking them,” sophomore JoJo Marasco said after that win. “We were rushing
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Syracuse (6-0) was taken to overtime for the second time in three games Friday, but the Orange squeezed out a 5-4 double-overtime win over Johns Hopkins to remain undefeated. SU sits at No. 1 in both lacrosse polls this week, and travel to Villanova on Saturday looking to improve to 2-0 in Big East play.
dave trotman-wilkins | staff photographer stephen keogh had the game-winning goal against Johns Hopkins in Syracuse’s double-overtime game on Saturday. The Orange has become accustomed to facing zone defenses this season and is averaging just 11.33 goals per game on the year. the ball a little too much.” Georgetown and Johns Hopkins both forced overtime against the Orange recently with a steady dose of man-to-man and zone defenses, in addition to some stalling on offense. “Hopefully, toward the end of the season, if we get in tight games, we’re prepared and we have the composure because we’ve been there before,” SU defender John Lade said. Despite the somewhat unorthodox defensive look from opponents, Desko seems to be relatively pleased with his offense’s performance against zones this year. Even after scoring just five goals in the double-overtime win against Johns Hopkins on March 19, the head coach said he thought the offense played well. That low score, he said,
“You’ve got to work harder for (zones) to get your shots off.”
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was more a result of Blue Jays goaltender Pierce Bassett’s performance in net. But while Desko has been happy with the offense, the zones have affected the normally high-powered Syracuse attack. Teams try to limit SU’s trademark transition game, which has become a staple of the program with these defensive schemes.
“It never looks good when they’re running the other way with numbers,” Johns Hopkins faceoff specialist Matt Dolente said Saturday. And opponents have not seen much of that unsettled scoring from the Orange. The zone allows them to limit those chances with defenders who can get set up quickly in their positions. They don’t have to worry about finding their particular man on a fast-break opportunity. All of it has led to Syracuse’s 11.33 goals per game this year. If that holds steady throughout the season, it would be the lowest mark for the Orange since 1982, a year before SU won its first national championship. Said Desko: “I can see why teams are using them against us.” zjbrown@syr.edu
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Start of outdoor season provides new chance to reach goals By David Wilson Staff Writer
Kwaku Boah described it as the worst thing that could have happened. After a long indoor track season of training and improvement, Boah still fell short of his ultimate goal of qualifying for nationals in the weight throw. It was a disappointing result that left one of Syracuse’s best athletes yearning for the outdoor season and a second chance. “That was ideally what I wanted out of indoor season, so it was a big disappointment,” Boah said. “What’s in the past is in the past. I can’t stay focused on what happened then. I need to focus on the positives of outdoor.” Now Boah and the rest of a talented crop of SU athletes are ready to look ahead. With the transition to the outdoor season, the Orange has a chance to put the disappointments of the winter behind. It presents another opportunity to reach goals unmet during the indoor months. Boah’s disappointment, though, might have been worse than that of his teammates. Earlier this season, Boah broke the program record in
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over the reigns as the go-to back in the Syracuse offense after spending the past two years as the change-of-pace back behind Delone Carter. SU head coach Doug Marrone said two weeks ago he wouldn’t be able to fully evaluate anyone until the team was going at it in full gear. On Tuesday, he said the first day in pads was a little rough. “I think we haven’t played football in so long,” Marrone said. “It just always reminds me, I know that it just goes back to that saying. … You never start where you left off.” At the running back position, SU certainly isn’t starting where it left off. The Orange left the Pinstripe Bowl with a Most Valuable Player performance from Carter, but he’s no longer in
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the weight throw and took home first place at the Columbia Last Chance Meet on March 4 and 5, the meet that would ultimately be his last of the indoor season. His mark of 19.93 meters was good enough for a Syracuse record, but it fell short of the 21.50 distance needed to qualify for the NCAAs. “Once you get close to being at nationals one time, you want to go back,” Boah said. Boah isn’t alone. Junior Ieva Staponkute finished just short of qualifying for nationals in the triple jump. She, too, is looking forward to having the chance for redemption and making up for missed opportunities, thanks to the indoor and outdoor seasons. “Since I felt really good, I thought I might do nationals and I was really close,” Staponkute said. “It’s really sad, but I’m really looking forward to outdoors. I feel like there are more opportunities to get better.” Though Boah does not prefer the outdoor season, most runners and other athletes do. Boah is excited about their chances at success. Outdoor track and field is a place where runners
can thrive on a larger track. They welcome the chance to get outdoors with a shot to improve their personal best times. After taking the winter season a bit lighter than usual, the distance runners are set to return to the high level SU head coach Chris Fox expects and has seen firsthand during cross country season. He feels the cross country season and the outdoor season are the two times of the year runners should push hardest for results. The indoor season can be used as a recovery and practice period. “We didn’t try to qualify anyone for nationals,” Fox said. “That wasn’t really our goal. I think we can only take two seasons seriously. We don’t think you can run three seasons at a high, high level the way we do cross country.” SU will also benefit from an extremely talented group of runners returning to the team after redshirting the indoor season. Senior Flings Owusu-Agyapong set a program record in the 60-meter dash last year before taking off the winter to rest and prepare
for the spring. Her routine is indicative of how seriously Fox and the rest of his coaching staff are taking this spring season. “Our whole winter’s been geared toward this Stanford meet,” Fox said of this weekend’s upcoming Stanford Invitational. “Outdoor track is a huge deal. We want to see how many kids we can get qualified for NCAA regionals.” With that in mind, Fox’s expectation for 20 to 25 runners to qualify for NCAA regionals in May would be a record for a program that has been constantly improving since Fox’s arrival. With the distance runners rested and other athletes looking to rebound from a season of disappointment, now is as good a time as any for Syracuse to make a push and exceed its all-time high No. 26 national ranking, which happened during the cross country season in 2007. “I leave it behind,” Staponkute said of the disappointment of the indoor season. “It’s like a good practice, so outdoors is going to be better.”
an SU uniform. Bailey and sophomore Prince-Tyson Gulley are the two backs atop SU’s spring depth chart. Gulley saw significant time returning kicks a year ago, in addition to a few scattered carries. He is now expected to contribute much more on the offensive end. After Bailey’s pop on Fisher, the very next play went to Gulley. He broke off a long run down the right sideline. That run continued the hot offensive start Bailey initiated. “It was good to get out there with everything and once again being out there with the fellas,” Bailey said. “It was a good time, I think we had a good day overall.” Carter was in attendance Tuesday, walking around the field throughout many of the drills. He’s one of many players from last year’s team participating in Syracuse’s pro day on Wednesday. Bailey said the former SU running back
works as a great mentor to his heir apparent. They’re still in constant communication. “All the time,” Bailey said. “I talk with him and also Curtis Brinkley. He calls me from time to time, too. “They just let me know it’s my time now, and it’s on my shoulders.”
and its fundamentals, Marrone said, and it has a long way to go. At one point in the midst of SU’s 11-on-11 drill, Marrone had enough. Players got a little choppy after a couple of plays, and the third-year head coach screamed, “Hey!” before calling the entire team into a huddle. “We talk to our players all the time about making sure it’s not combative,” Marrone said. “And today it got a little combative at one point, and when it does, you just stop it. You teach a lesson and move on.”
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Solo act Lack of inside presence around Jackson dooms SU
above: nate shron | staff photographer; below: keith edelman | staff photographer rick jackson ended his Syracuse career in disappointing fashion when Syracuse lost to Marquette in the third round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. Jackson had the best season of his college career during his senior year but couldn’t get to the Sweet 16.
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SU running backs start transition By Mark Cooper Asst. Sports Editor
As Antwon Bailey took the first carry on the first play between Syracuse’s offense and defense, a new team finally began playing football with pads. And Bailey started it off with a bang. Literally. Bailey broke outside to the left and burst downfield. As safety Olando Fisher came in to attempt a tackle, SU’s top running back bowled him over. The sound of the collision, followed by Bailey motoring onward down the field, got all of the SU players on the sideline yelling. “I missed it, man,” Bailey said. “I got the ball, Coach told me it was full go, so I knew no matter what I was running into somebody. Somebody had to pay.” Bailey’s run set the tone for a physical practice as the Orange practiced for the first time this spring in full pads Tuesday at Manley Field House. The rising senior running back is taking
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This was the Carter A year ago, Delone Carter was the workhorse for Syracuse. The former SU running back carried the ball more than 230 times for the second season in a row and had three games in which he took the ball more than 25 times for the Orange offense. Without Carter, that load will mostly be passed on to Antwon Bailey and Prince-Tyson Gulley, the only other running backs to record carries in 2010. Here’s what the distribution of carries among the three running backs looked like a season ago:
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he look on Rick Jackson’s face said it all. He was gassed. Frustrated. Helpless. His final touch of the basketball in a Syracuse uniform was a fitting send-off for what he experienced all game in SU’s 66-62 loss to Marquette in the third round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. This scene symbolized the game and epitomized the struggles Jackson faced in many of SU’s eight losses this season. As Scoop Jardine took the second of two free throws with the Orange down 66-62, he missed to the right on purpose. Jackson, a product of so many rugged Big East contests, went in for the rebound. Momentarily, he had the ball in his grasp. Then two Marquette defenders converged on him as he looked back for an open shooter from beyond the 3-point line. He was stripped by Dwight Buycks, who came up with the loose ball after. With less than five seconds remain-
ing, Kris Joseph started to walk off the court, defeated. And Jackson gave that look. The look that said, “What just happened?” SU’s season-ending loss was a microcosm of its struggles all season — mostly during a losing streak in which it lost six of eight
games. In four of those eight games, Jackson was a shell of his usual self. Frustrated, hounded constantly and with no other inside presence, Jackson had to try and do it all by himself. That was the fatal flaw that led to Syracuse’s early exit in the NCAA Tournament. “I did everything I think I can
do to be successful and for us to be successful,” a sullen Jackson said in the SU locker room after Sunday’s loss. “I can’t really say I wish I did anything else different. You know? I played hard. There’s just nothing I can say.” That feeling of desperation came
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