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Two design majors to merge By Dara McBride Staff Writer
Incoming students to the School of Art and Design in the College of Visual and Performing Arts will have one fewer major to choose from for fall 2010. VPA announced the decision to merge the advertising design and communications design majors March 11 via a memorandum sent to all School of Art and Design first-year students. The same day, VPA administration met with current advertising design majors and notified department chairs that were asked to share the information with faculty.
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Chris Daughtry, lead singer of the band Daughtry, performs Tuesday night at the Oncenter War Memorial Arena. Daughtry was joined by Lifehouse and Cavo, who tried in vain to generate the audience’s enthusiasm. Daughtry performed songs from his debut album after coming in fourth place on “American Idol” and new songs that have yet to gain popularity. Despite Daughtry being the headline band, Lifehouse managed to outperform the alternative-rock band by grabbing the audience’s attention. See page 9
Miner shares difficulty in dealing with state politics By Justin Murphy Staff Writer
During her first 10 weeks as mayor of Syracuse, Stephanie Miner has already experienced the difficulty of advocating for her city on a statewide level, she told Syracuse University’s College Democrats Tuesday. Miner said she didn’t feel New York state Senator Kirsten Gillibrand had paid enough attention to the city of Syracuse, so she arranged meetings and lunch with Harold Ford, a former Democratic congressman from Tennessee who
was considering a run for Gillibrand’s Senate seat. “(Gillibrand) has not yet spent any time in Syracuse at all, and she doesn’t know what my people need or what my people want,” Miner said. “I know so many needs, I could fill the World Book Encyclopedia.” She said after hearing of her meeting with Ford, Gillibrand’s staff reacted negatively and ultimately gave $4 million to Say Yes for Education. In addition to sharing her experiences dealing with state government, Miner spoke to students in
Crouse-Hinds Hall about Say Yes to Education and the mid-term elections. After she spoke, students had a chance to ask questions. Further explaining her conflict with Kirsten Gillibrand, Miner said people expected her to love Kirsten Gillibrand just because they were both women in politics. But she said advocating for her city was more important. In response to education, Miner said she advocates for longer school days and school years, citing low graduation rates in Syracuse, where
only 45 percent of high school students earn a diploma. “That’s a death sentence for those kids who aren’t graduating,” Miner said in reference to the Say Yes program. “As a mayor, you can’t walk away from education.” The mayor also addressed the 2010 mid-term elections, in which many New York Democrats will face stiff challenges, and urged students to get involved in campaigns. “When I was in college, Ronald Reagan kind of ruled the day,” she see miner page 4
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Admissions dean to retire in August By Bill McMillan Asst. Copy Editor
Dean of Admissions Susan Donovan will retire from Syracuse University Aug. 31, the university announced Tuesday. Donovan was out of her office Tuesday and could not be reached by phone or e-mail to comment on why she decided to retire. In the five months before donovan Donovan officially retires, Eric Spina, vice president and provost, and
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Recruitment rises outside Northeast By Susan Kim Staff Writer
The focus for recruiting high school students to Syracuse University is shifting away from the northeast, as studies predict there will be a decline in the region’s college-age population over the next decade. In addition to recruiting more in the West and Midwest, SU will also employ more digital strategies when trying to attract students to the university, said Donald Saleh, vice president of enrollment management. The goal of SU’s new focus is to decrease the number of SU students from the Northeast from 75 to 70 percent in the next four to five years, Saleh said. While 75 percent of current SU students are from the Northeast, Saleh said the university anticipates a decrease in the number of high school graduates from this area within the next few years. As a result, SU will communicate with more students from areas such as Illinois, Georgia, California, Colorado, Texas and Florida, where there will be a buildup of high school graduates, he said. There will be 10.2 percent fewer public high school and 20.5 percent fewer private high school graduates in the Northeast by 2014-15, according to research conducted by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, among other studies. The university saw a record number of applicants this year, Saleh said, with 23,000 submitted. Thirty-five percent of those applicants were from students outside of the Northeast, which is a 10 percent increase from previous years. The acceptances of students who may be entering SU in fall 2010 reflect the university’s efforts to bring more geographic diversity to the campus. There has been a 35 percent increase in acceptances of students from California, a 24 percent increase from Texas and a 44 percent increase from Georgia, Saleh said. “These are examples of what we know we can do when we pay attention and increase our marketing and recruiting efforts in specific areas,” he said. SU is revising its marketing strategy to be as cost-effective and technologically savvy as possible, said Daeya Malboeuf, the director of communications and creative services. “It’s been several years that we’ve been putting together plans to consee northeast page 6
danielle parhizkaran | contibuting photographer jessica louie and judy wang, a sophomore hospitality management major and sophomore pre-med major respectively, encourage support for the creation of an Asian American studies minor in front of Hendricks Chapel Tuesday. Six students held signs and offered petitions.
Asian American studies rally sees low turnout By Lorne Fultonberg Staff Writer
A petition distributed to the student body at a rally Tuesday on the Quad intended to draw support for a vote on the creation of an Asian American studies minor fell 1,000 signatures short of what its organizers were hoping for. The rally, organized by the Asian and Asian American Studies Program Student Committee, was planned to bring awareness to the
University Senate vote on approving an Asian American studies minor. USen will vote Wednesday. The rally comprised of a few cardboard signs behind about six students petitioning with clipboards. The group was looking for about 1,600 signatures and received about 600. Ran Li, a junior biology major and participant in the rally, said he was satisfied and he didn’t have high expectations for the event, especially considering the small
“We only had three people last year, so just the fact that there are six people with us right here, we’re pretty good.” Ran Li
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number of people he was working with. “We only had three people last year, so just the fact that there are six people with us right here, we’re pretty good,” Li said. Thirteen years ago, 10 SU students pressed charges for discrimination after they were denied from a Denny’s restaurant and beaten in the parking lot by a group of white males, according to an April 2008 see rally page 7
Jonas Brothers’ touring manager promotes hard work By Emily Maher Staff writer
Rob Brenner, a Syracuse University alumnus and the director of touring for The Jonas Group Management Company, told students Tuesday that successful artists are the ones who follow the same “never say no” philosophy he lives by. “We never say ‘No.’ We demand that artists have that same attitude. It’s about work ethic,” Brenner said.
Brenner spoke to students in Room 007 of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management about the challenges and rewards of working in the music business. The lecture was sponsored by the Bandier Program for Music and the Entertainment Industries’ Soyars Leadership Lecture Series. In addition to speaking about the value of hard work in the industry, Brenner told students about his job managing the Jonas Brothers’ tours
and said he looks for artists who adhere to his same work standards. “It’s long, hard work, but this business, it’s my true love,” Brenner said. Brenner has worked with Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and P. Diddy and is currently working with the Jonas Brothers. He said he believes the Jonas Brothers have the work ethic that will allow them to succeed in the music industry for a long time.
“People talk about the Jonas Brothers being an overnight sensation, but they worked hard for four years playing free shows in shopping malls,” Brenner said. Not only do the Jonas Brothers perform on tour, Brenner said, but they also write all of their own music and play a large role in the production process. Brenner works with and manages 14 artists under the see brenner page 4
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Donald Saleh, vice president of enrollment management, will work to create a search committee and begin a national search for the new dean, Spina said. Saleh said the next dean will need to be creative, imaginative and a strong leader and have a solid understanding of the school and a will
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Jonas Brothers Group Management and said the Jonas Brothers are very involved with the company and its artists. The band has a saying: “You live like you’re at the bottom even when you’re at the top,” he said. Stefan Tessoun, a sophomore music industry
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former governor Mario Cuomo. She also said senators Gillibrand and Charles Schumer, Rep. Dan Maffei and state Senator David Valesky are in need of students’ support. Nory Mitchell, a sophomore environmental biology major at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, agreed with Miner’s main points but said she hoped the process of reforming education would not be conducted hastily.
“You see a lot of instances where projects are rushed,” Mitchell said. “I hope we don’t rush kids and get a cycle where they’re just coming back uneducated.” After Miner left, Rachel Gazdick, executive director of Say Yes Syracuse, spoke to the crowd for half an hour. “I’ve never met a child who isn’t brilliant,” Gazdick said. “Our job is to ignite their intellectual potential.”
As the crowd filed out, Alex Shimrat, a junior sport management major, said he believed that the mayor meant what she said about turning graduation rates around. “The main thing I care about is to try and care,” he said. “I could tell she had genuine passion for education, Say Yes and where it’s going.”
to get the message out about SU to prospective students and alumni. “We need someone who is going to see the challenges two or three years down the road,” Saleh said. “The next dean will have to be comfortable walking across traditional organizational boundaries.” Donovan has worked at SU, her alma mater, for 35 years — as director of admissions in 1986, then as associate dean of admissions and financial aid in 1992, and as dean of admis-
sions in 1999, according to an SU news release from Tuesday. “It’s unusual to have someone who can dedicate 35 years of service to any institution, but Susan has dedicated it to her alma mater,” Saleh said. Applications have increased by more than 70 percent during Donovan’s tenure due to her raising awareness of the university across the country and internationally, Saleh said. Saleh said Donovan is driven by her love for SU, from
which she received an undergraduate and a graduate degree. “It’s certainly going to be very challenging to fill her shoes,” Spina said. “She really has been a terrific colleague.” “We need someone who is going to see the challenges two or three years down the road,” Saleh said. “The next dean will have to be comfortable walking across traditional organizational boundaries.”
major, said Brenner’s message inspired him to work harder in order to pursue his goals. “I realized I need to work a lot harder at the things I want to do,” Tessoun said. “It’s a tough business.” Brenner said he learned the importance of taking advantage of every opportunity available while he was a student at Syracuse University. “I stacked chairs at the Carrier Dome because I knew I wanted to work on the stage crew, and
that was the way to get there,” he said. Brenner does not have a formula for how to make it in the music industry, but he said he believes that a willingness to take advantage of opportunities will put someone at the top of the business. He said many artists are able to achieve fame, but the number of them who are able to make a living from their success is much smaller. People who aspire to work in the music
industry must be willing to take jobs that may not seem important, like answering phone calls or working in the mail room, Brenner said. “Never turn down an opportunity, even if it’s not in your interest,” he said. “By meeting people and getting connections, that’s how you’ll get it.”
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n his second memoir before the age of 45, a junior senator from Illinois wrote, “If we aren’t willing to pay a price for our values, then we should ask ourselves whether we truly believe in them at all.” Riveting stuff, really. President Obama will pay a substantial political price for the recent passage of his health care reform bill. The Democratic Party will likely pay a greater price in the November midterm elections. But it remains unclear as to which American values are championed by this legislation. It is even more perplexing to imagine a congressman who truly believes that Sunday night’s vote was an accomplishment. The bill is an unmitigated monstrosity, a massive entitlement program that will force millions of people off their employer-based coverage and onto a government plan. It will raise taxes, and not just for the wealthy. It will create numerous inefficient regulations on the insurance companies. The national debt will
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increase, as will the premium costs for many Americans. These reforms move the United States closer to the European model of a welfare state. Having said all that, liberals are still not too satisfied with the final version of Obamacare. Staunchly progressive Democrats are furious over the lack of a single-payer system or even a public option. Perhaps Obama’s end game involves one of these measures, but thankfully the American public will not have to fend those off for a number of years. It’s hard to believe, but somehow Obamacare is not as left-wing as many progressives would desire. Because of this, many Democrats are labeling the legislation as pragmatic and reasonable. Nonsense. It is absurd to describe this bill as moderate simply because the liberals failed to institute a socialization of health care comparable to Canada’s system. With or without a public option, these absurd reforms will be a disaster. Republicans remained united in
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Politico.com reported that in the days leading up to the final vote, Obama was lobbying wavering House Democrats to vote for his bill by emphasizing that “the fate of his presidency was on the line.” Ultimately, this is why he got the necessary votes. Obama has exhausted so much political capital throughout this contentious debate that he was determined to press forward and get something — anything — passed as long as it was large enough and as long as it had his name all over it. After all, this is a man who appears quite taken with himself, who wants to be known as a transformational leader, who yearns to leave his mark on the history of this nation. Universal health coverage is an admirable goal, as are many liberal aims. But unless Americans are willing to sacrifice their values of capitalism, free markets and personal responsibility, then universal health care will remain an unaffordable, naïve goal, as are many liberal aims. Although it is a silver lining of
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Several changes will be made to the communications design curriculum. VPA proposed the Visual Communications Symposium, previously taken for no credit, to be offered as a 1-credit course taken three times over six semesters. A course in motion graphics will also be added for juniors and seniors. This is the third significant change to a VPA major in the past two academic years. Last spring, the surface pattern design major was
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What’s happening? The advertising design and communications design major will merge.
Who’s affected? Students currently enrolled in both programs will continue the curriculum they entered the university with, but no new students, including incoming freshmen, can declare the advertising design major.
cut and the textile design major was merged into the fiber and textile arts program. After each of the three changes, students were concerned that the administration did not thoroughly communicate with the students who would be affected. Arthur Jensen, senior associate dean of academic affairs in VPA, who sent out the memorandum, said the decision was one made by faculty over many months in an effort to make students stronger job candidates by broadening the scope of the advertising and communications design program. Students currently enrolled in the advertising design and communications design majors will be able to continue the program and course requirements that were in place when they declared the majors, Jensen said. “We believe that these modifications to our degree offerings, a reflection of an ever-changing industry, enable us to build on our reputation for providing a challenging and rewarding course of study to students,” Jensen said in the memorandum. “This change also positions us for continued leadership in the global design community.” The merge was unrelated to last year’s surface
pattern design major change, Jensen said, and he does not foresee any more majors being changed. “We have no current plans to merge any additional programs, although we are always open to ways to improve the delivery of curriculum and adjust to industry or other important cultural trends,” Jensen said. The VPA School of Art and Design Web site for undergraduates still included advertising design on the list of 18 major options as of Tuesday. There is no mention that the college is no longer accepting applications to the program. “Current seniors in high school who have applied early-decision have applied under ad design because there’s no indication that you can’t apply for that major,” said Anjorie Jhaveri, a freshman communications design major and a Student Association representative for VPA. Jhaveri said she originally applied as a textile design major, but the program was then merged into fiber and textual arts. Jhaveri said there is a huge difference between majors in VPA, but problems with low enrollment has lead to combining similar majors. She also said the announcement, coming two weeks prior to the day freshmen declared majors, put a crunch on students. Students who planned to major in advertising design have now chosen communications design because it is the closest to their ideal major, Jhaveri said. “You’re at a school for so long and you think that’s what you’re going to do,” Jhaveri said. “And then you aren’t able to do it, you’re not formally told, no one’s really able to guide or give you instruction. They’ve lost a lot of time just because they weren’t informed.” SA President Jon Barnhart said he considered the changes to be positive but communicated poorly. “(VPA) is really trying to revamp these programs to be at the top of their
“We’re not so upset that (VPA) cut the major as much as the fact that this wasn’t communicated with the students very effectively.”
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ing more dependent on the Web and alumni contact. Contact between students and alumni, especially if they are from the same part of the country, is also an important source of communication, Saleh said. Potential students will have more opportunities to hear from SU alumni through the Internet and at events in their towns, he said. These new efforts will help potential students, especially those from outside the Northeast, become more aware of what SU is about, its academic programs and campus life, Saleh said. “While distance from home matters a lot to the students,” he said, “we are finding that students will be mobile and willing to travel across the country in order to get the college education they are seeking.”
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centrate on different areas of the country,” Malboeuf said. “We are reaching out a lot more electronically and through social media.” Students are using social networking Web sites to figure things out for themselves, Malboeuf said. They are communicating with other accepted students or with students who already attend SU to get an idea of campus life and are taking advantage of the virtual tour to help visualize campus, she said. The university will rely less on printed publications, Saleh said, and there will be a decrease in the number of times SU visits high schools in the Northeast. This is not because SU is losing interest in those high schools, he said, but because the university is becom-
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level so when you graduate from Syracuse University with a degree in communications design or in textiles and fibers, you come out on the competitive edge of the job market,” Barnhart said. “That sounds good, doesn’t it? That sounds like what every student would want from their home college. Unfortunately, it’s not being communicated that way if you’re hearing from a friend of a friend heard from a friend of a friend’s professor that you’re major is being cut.” The change was discussed at the March 8 SA meeting when a representative brought it up after hearing several other students talking about it, Barnhart said. Alec Sim, chair of SA’s Board of Elections and Membership, has worked with VPA and said SA has since been in contact with VPA Dean Ann Clarke about the changes. Sim said SA was looking at “student-friendly ways” to merge the major. “We’re not so upset that (VPA) cut the major,” Sim said, “as much as the fact that this wasn’t communicated with the students very effectively.” dkmcbrid@syr.edu
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article in The Daily Orange. The case was dismissed, but it sparked the push for an Asian American studies program. “We want a fair piece of what we think is ours,” said Andrea Wangsanata, a junior public relations and political science major. “I think that every other ethnic group has their own program, and we don’t and we’re the largest minority group on campus. It’s just not something that we wanted all of a sudden. It’s been a struggle.” Li said even though the rally didn’t result in the amount of signatures the group was looking for, he thought it was important to make the cause visible on campus. Wangsanata said the rally was also intended to show USen that support for the program is not limited to students of Asian descent, as students from a multitude of racial backgrounds signed the petition. “What we really want to do is show the University Senate that there is large student support across racial boundaries,” Wangsanata said. Students signing the petition expressed their surprise that Asian American studies was not already a minor at SU, especially because the group makes up about 10 percent of the student body, according to the College Board. Scott Lyons, an English and Native American studies professor who spoke at the rally, said it doesn’t make sense that the program had not yet been created. “In terms of Asian-Americans in particular, it does surprise me,” he said. “It just seems
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natural that that’s a group that’s been asking for their own program and some autonomy and have not received it, and I’m not sure why that is.” Members of the USen committee reviewing the program could not be reached for comment. The minor would require 18 credits, including 12 at the 300 or higher level. The program would be housed in the College of Arts and Sciences with staff support from the staff for Interdisciplinary Programs. Current sociology professor Yingyi Ma will serve as interim director until a permanent director is appointed. The program will mostly focus on the history of Asians in the United States. Thirteen years of waiting may be coming to a close for the students behind the program, but they said they are not overly excited about the minor’s approval. The program is long overdue, and hiring faculty to teach the program will be the real key to its success, Li and Wangsanata said. “It’s a start,” Li said. “But we’ve been fighting since 1997 for just a start.”
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o determine which sperm fertilizes an egg after mating, scientists in Syracuse University’s biology department are using glow-in-the-dark sperm. “I’m interested in sex,” said Scott Pitnick, a biology professor leading the research. “I’m an evolutionary biologist, and sex, obviously, is the powerful force for driving evolutionary change. Evolution is all about differential reproductive success, and sex is what’s driving things.”
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Pitnick, who specializes in studying insects, and his team of researchers utilized genetically engineered green- and red-colored sperm to help understand and observe the changes at work within female fruit flies after insemination and during fertilization. The team hopes to eventually apply the research beyond fruit flies. The work resulted in an article, “Resolving Mechanisms of Competitive Fertilization Success in Drosophila Melanogaster,” by research associate Mollie Manier, professor John Belote and Pitnick, published in the March 18 issue of Science Magazine. While this research is not the first to use fluorescent sperm, it is the first study to employ two different colors of sperm, Manier said. The study focused on how individual sperm compete to fertilize eggs. Illuminating the sperm’s head red or green allowed the researchers to see what sperm do within the female, providing the chance to decipher sperm compe-
tition, Manier said. The flies were used because of their simple genetics, reproductive physiology and developmental biology. “It’s not just male-male competition with females being passive vessels,” Pitnick said. “Females play a very active role because they have a vested interest in their evolutionary fitness. Females have evolved ways of biasing fertilization in favor of one male’s sperm or another — we’re trying to understand how selection’s acting on females.” Despite the commonplace belief that sperm are inactive, the study proved sperm are constantly moving and have the ability to swim backward and move their heads, Manier said. The research has also shown that the female reproductive system in fruit flies has evolved into a large reproductive tract that can hold sperm for weeks, in order to better the chances of selecting the best sperm. “Flies can keep sperm alive for many weeks, and because females mate many times during
photo courtesy of mollie manier that period, different males’ ejaculates overlap within the female and are hence going to be competing,” Pitnick said. Now, with the colored sperm, the researchers can look at winners and losers during competition, measuring male traits and figuring out what makes a male successful in sperm competition, Pitnick said. This type of research cannot yet be applied to humans, Manier said, but the research will continue on fruit flies and may potentially relate to humans in the future. afpopesc@syr.edu
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anthony garito | contributing photographer Jason Wade , lead singer of Lifehouse, opened anthony garito | contributing photographer for Daughtry Tuesday night. Lifehouse performed Chris Daughtry performs at the Oncenter War Memorial Arena Tuesday night. Daughtry held out the microphone in efforts old favorites and new songs off its recently of eliciting a reaction from the audience, though those in attendance were not enthusiastic about his performance. released album, “Smoke and Mirrors.”
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hris Daughtry belted out some of his top hits, hoping to get fans riled up at last night’s show in Syracuse at the Oncenter War Memorial Arena. As soon as he emerged onstage, the lead singer of the band Daughtry pointed the microphone to the crowd, looking for some noise. It would have been the loudest sound heard that night, that is, if microphones could pick up the sound of apathy.
Although the streets were packed with fans, cars and limousines prior to Daughtry’s 7:30 p.m. show, the importance of a good parking spot seemed to rank higher on the attendees’ to-do lists than active participation in all that a concert has to offer. Alternative-pop bands Cavo and Lifehouse joined Daughtry in the trip to Syracuse in an attempt to give faithful followers a lively show. Unfortunately, any rise of excitement was not obvious, and though Daughtry was the headliner of the
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show, Lifehouse ended up stealing the stage with its superior performance. While the ice rink-turned-concert arena boasted a seemingly large crowd, the overall show displayed a contrived sense of excitement. Screaming teenage girls, mothers and the “American Idol” fans showed up in full-force to croon over “Idol” alumnus Chris Daughtry and Jason Wade of Lifehouse, who was the second act of the show, following Cavo. Lifehouse and Daughtry did what they could to excite, but fans seemed
like they’d rather be watching “Dancing with the Stars.” Lifehouse was a highlight of the show. Wade strutted out on the main stage with his bleached-blond hair and white V-neck into the nosebleed seats while grazing the outstretched hands of starstruck fans on the way. Corinne Maltese, a student at Cayuga Community College from Weedsport, N.Y., and her sister, Lauren Maltese have been fans of Lifehouse for years. “I thought she was going to have a
seizure when he came over,” Lauren Maltese said of her sister. “But I was freaking out, too.” Lifehouse performed the hit songs “First Time,” “Whatever It Takes” and “Hanging by a Moment” while throwing in a few new tunes to promote the band’s new album, titled “Smoke and Mirrors,” which was released on March 2. Opening to a tune reminiscent of the epic “Star Wars” theme song, Daughtry ironically pulled out a see daughtry page 12
Parachute selected as second headliner in 2010 Banderstanch series By Rebecca Toback Asst. Feature Editor
Students were left with mixed feelings after University Union announced the band Parachute will perform on April 7 as the headliner for the second show of the 2010 Bandersnatch Music Series, a subdivision of UU. “I think a lot of students will know who they are, but a lot of people wouldn’t know their name but (would) know their song, ‘She is Love,’” said Alison Murphy, co-director of the Bandersnatch
Music Series and a junior in the Bandier Program for Music and the Entertainment Industries. Parachute, a pop-rock band, is known for its debut album, “Losing Sleep,” which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Digital Albums chart. Ashley Rosenberg, a senior marketing and management major, not only knows the song “She is Love” but has been a fan of Parachute since the band’s album was released last June. “A friend told me I should listen to them and I started listening to
them and watching their videos on YouTube and I got hooked,” Rosenberg said. “I’m really excited that good music is coming to Syracuse and I will of course be attending.” Though some students such as Rosenberg are excited for the show, Dan Hubsher, a senior advertising and psychology major, said he has never heard of Parachute and it would take some serious convincing from his friends to get him to go to the concert. “I think that recently University Union hasn’t brought in acts
that peaked my interest,” Hubsher said. “I think they could be doing a lot better like a few years ago with Kanye West.” Murphy said that since the Miike Snow concert, the first Bandersnatch Music Series show of the 2010 season, sold out, she hopes this performance will do the same and fill the Schine Underground to its 350-person capacity. Local Syracuse band White Picket Fence will open for Parachute. Murphy said she thought the group would be a good fit for the show.
“They are similar to pop-rock, and I thought it would be cool to have a female-fronted band as the opener to the show,” Murphy said. Tickets are currently available for $ 5 at the Schine Box Office and online. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and music begins at 8 p.m. “I think it will be a really good show,” Murphy said. “They’re really good live performers. It’s something different. It’s different than Miike Snow and Block Party, it gives more diversity.” rltoback@ syr.edu
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he only thing better than getting all fancied up and hitting the town for a fabulous meal is throwing on sweats and eating an equally fabulous meal at home. Welcome to the wonderful world of takeout, where delicious eats from Syracuse’s best restaurants can be enjoyed from the comfort of your own futon. Here are some of the area’s top spots to take from and run. mcmurp05@syr.edu
Papa Gallo
205 W. Genesee St., Fayetteville
At this Mexican eatery, open since 2007, getting a table is harder than getting through international airports. The best way to avoid the crowds? Order takeout. Papa Gallo’s entire menu, which can be found online, is available for pickup at a fraction of the wait time. Even on an extremely busy Friday evening, a takeout order for two was ready in just under 20 minutes. For an appetizer, don’t skip the classic tortilla chips with Papa Gallo’s homemade guacamole ($8). Generous portions of guacamole and salsa are served with a heaping bag of fresh-made, crunchy, warm tortilla chips that put Tostitos to shame. No Mexican restaurant would be complete without burri-
The Syracuse Suds Factory 320 S. Clinton St., Syracuse This downtown brewery, best known for its ample beer selection, offers an extensive menu of classic pub fare that is perfect for couch-side dining. The Suds Factory’s Fish n’ Chips ($7.50), a Friday special, is fantastic. Five large fish filets are served piping hot with a heaping portion of thick-cut potato wedges and coleslaw. The breading on the fish is flavorful and impressively crispy enough to survive a 15-minute car ride without getting soggy. The Open-faced Reuben ($7.25) is another takeout-friendly option. A giant piece of toasted rye bread — seriously, about the length of a small loaf is loaded with hot corned beef, sauerkraut, Russian dressing and loads of melted, gooey Swiss cheese. This monstrous meal, also served with potato wedges, makes for great leftovers. The meals are conveniently packed into Styrofoam containers, along with napkins, utensils and handfuls of ketchup packets that are ready for pickup in 20 minutes.
tos, and Papa Gallo has a solid selection, including unique options like the Pescado ($12.95), filled with fried catfish, and the Camarone ($12.95), stuffed with spicy baby shrimp. But the must-try for spice-aholics is the Diablo burrito ($12.50), which packs just as much hellish fire as the name suggests. Beans, rice, spicy shredded pork and cheese are paired with jalapenos and a duo of fiery sauces. Haberno sauce and Papa’s own rojo sauce create a peppery blend that means business. Served to-go in a sturdy tin container with a side of seasoned sour cream, the Diablo is a delicious choice for brave diners who can handle the heat.
Sakana-Ya
215 Walton St., Syracuse and 532 Towne Drive, Fayetteville
For those who like it raw, Sakana-Ya is hands down the best sushi destination in the area. With two locations that offer takeout — one downtown in Armory Square, one in Fayetteville, this sushi spot features classic sushi rolls, plus its signature out-of-the-box creations. The economical sushi and sashimi entrées are good bets for takeout, and Sakana-Ya fresh fish tastes just as amazing from a Styrofoam container. Each entrée offers plenty of assorted options, served with Sakana-Ya’s tasty miso soup, all for around $20. The Maki Combo ($14), which features a California roll with fresh avocado, a yellowtail roll, sprinkled with flavorful scallions, and a tuna roll, is enough to easily feed two. Another entrée ideal for sharing is the Sushi Dinner ($22). This fish feast includes tuna and salmon sushi, white fish, yellowtail, and your choice of a California roll or the spicy tuna roll, smothered in Sakana-Ya’s zesty red chili sauce. The kind folks at Sakana-Ya are also happy to mix and match sushi rolls to please even the pickiest palate. As an added bonus, Sakana-Ya packs to-go orders with precision. While not the most eco-friendly practice, separate foam containers are used for each sushi variety so incompatible tastes don’t mingle, and plenty of ginger, wasabi, soy sauce and chopsticks are included with every order.
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y father turned 60 last week. After years of jokes, hints, whispers and allusions, as of March 21, there’s no getting around it: My Old Man is an old man. At least, he’s supposed to be. Truth be told, the guy could pass for someone half his age. OK, that’s a lie. But an unsuspecting stranger could definitely mistake my dad for someone who doesn’t remember life before television. Heck, even as he approaches retirement age, the guy has a full head of hair and plays golf and softball on the weekends. Until recently, I was unconvinced of his everlasting youth and vitality. It actually took something pretty extraordinary to show me just how young my ancient father really is. It happened on Feb. 27, the night of the Villanova University basketball game. Papa Fersh came to campus to visit his youngest son and catch some Big East basketball action. After the final buzzer rang and the campus exploded into fits of celebration, he met up with me and my roommates to hang out in our suite before he went to bed and we left for wherever the night would take us. My roommates, however, were way too excited to sit around and behave themselves while we waited for the baby boomer to tucker out and go to sleep. So we convinced him to partake in the festivities. Just like that, at 59 years, 11 months and 6 days old,
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f*** it we’ll do it live Robert Joel Fersh played his first game of pong. Oh, and by “played,” I mean “dominated.” I had barely finished explaining the rules of the game to my elderly partner when he drained a cup on his first attempt. Our opponents were stunned. I was speechless. Then he hit another. And another. I could hardly hit the table because I was rusty from a week without playing. My father’s six-decade layoff had no effect on his game whatsoever. Pretty soon my poor play had us down to our final cup, while our opponents still had two left on their side. Somehow, I summoned my inner Kobe Bryant and sunk the front cup, leaving the gray-haired rookie with one opportunity to finish the game before my roommates got a chance to end it. Our opponents stood relaxed at the other side of the table. There’s no way a beginner could hit this shot. Sure, he could own a house, file for Social Security and even get
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away with wearing a fanny pack in public, but there’s no way he could hit this shot. Feeling desperate, I turned to my dad and offered some words of encouragement. He just smiled the way a father does when his son does something cute, like pretending to be a puppy or peeing on a fire hydrant. Not that I would know. Either he was completely oblivious to the life-or-death nature of his ensuing shot or supremely confident that 60 years of life experience would guide that little ball into the red cup across the table, securing him eternal pong glory and permanent baller status. My dad leaned back, flicked his wrist and lofted a shot straight into the bottom of the cup. Game over. Team Fersh was victorious. That night I realized that no matter how many knee surgeries he’s had or how bad he is with a computer, for my father, old age is just a number. Whether it’s kicking butt at pong or raising four children, his youth continues to shine, even if his birth certificate says otherwise. So, Dad, here’s hoping that when I’m really, really, ridiculously old I end up just like you. Also, can I borrow 20 bucks? Danny Fersh is a sophomore broadcast journalism major and his column appears every Wednesday. He would like to give a shoutout to Alison Kurtzman for being really freakin’ cool, and he wants his readers to know that Rob Fersh remains undefeated at pong to this very day. Danny can be reached at dafersh@ syr.edu.
loudspeaker to add effect to the act’s first song. Perhaps he should have yelled a bit louder. The former “American Idol” contestant belted out his hit songs with passion, though few seemed to take notice. “Everyone was pretty dead,” said Emanuel Colon, of West Syracuse. “It’s like they are here because it’s something to do, but people don’t know how to enjoy it.” What got the crowd going toward the end of the show happened to be a song that Daughtry is not even known for. Under a ray of green lasers, he sang a heavier rendition of the Phil Collins rock-ballad “In the Air of the Night.” Parents and children alike finally chose to sing along, ending a night that had previously been characterized by poorly timed cheers and early departures. The problem was not the bands as much as it was the repetitive content and lackadaisical crowd. Daughtry and Lifehouse band members showed strong stage presence and flexed their pipes like they had something to prove. Between the three bands that performed, the concert’s overall sound seemed as if it could have been written and produced by the same person, complete with similar melodies. “The music scene is very few and far between here,” Colon said. “I guess the reaction is just because people aren’t used to it.” However, there were only so many raspy rock voices singing emotional love songs that could be digested in one night. Daughtry and Lifehouse gave a solid effort, but not even the swaying bodies of weary fans could return the favor. akgould@ syr.edu
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year’s squad, entering the season unranked and unnoticed by all. But here it is, with two weeks left in the basketball season and SU a favorite to reach the national final. As a No. 1 seed, the Orange doesn’t want to end up like Kansas — a highlight on ESPN for its failures. The team is hungry to keep going. No need for celebration. It hasn’t accomplished anything yet, outside of a Big East regular-season championship. “There’s no tomorrow in the NCAA Tournament,” Rautins said. “So you have to stay focused and prepared for every game.”
appear to be as daunting as the first part. But the Orange realizes it still needs to be on guard. Syracuse outplayed one of the best teams in the country last weekend, but Ross said it will be even harder to maintain that level of play against some of the northeast teams that are not as good. “I think that with some of the teams that we’ll be facing now, the games will be a little bit slower,” Ross said. “All of the top 20 teams that we’ve played, you see a lot faster games from them. It’s going to be a challenge for us to keep playing at that level.” The Orange went into the game against Ohio St. needing to prove it could finish off a team of the Buckeyes’ caliber. Syracuse had held leads in games against three other ranked opponents on the season, but it had not been able to come away with a victory. And ultimately, the home run from Gibbs put the game away. Gibbs is one of two starting juniors on a team with no senior position players. Before Gibbs’ home run, the Orange was in a similar position to where it was against other ranked teams this season. Syracuse led Texas 4-0 in the third inning in a game at the end of
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“Last year we were real pumped to be in the Sweet 16. This year I think guys are happy, but we want to win it all. We’ve got a legit chance of winning the whole thing, and we want to just go out there and keep playing hard.” Rick Jackson
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Butler, a team as synonymous with midmajor status as Gonzaga, arrives to EnergySolutions Arena as the hottest team in the country. The Bulldogs (30-4) have won 22 straight games heading into its matchup against the Orange. The Bulldogs’ last setback came against UAB on Dec. 22, 2009. They evaporated a halftime deficit to beat UTEP, 77-59, in the opening round, and then made a defensive stop to vanquish No. 13 Murray State, 54-52, in the second round. Butler has never made it to the Elite Eight, but it did push eventual champion Florida in the 2007 Sweet 16. Rautins said he’s seen the Bulldogs play throughout the year and thinks they are a very smart team, like Gonzaga. He was impressed by the team’s shooting, led by Gordon Hayward at 15.2 points per contest, and said SU will have to turn in another great defensive performance. Butler attempts 40 percent of its shots from 3-point range. When Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim sized up the Bulldogs, he was even more complimentary. “I’ve watched them play all year long. They’re one of the best teams I’ve seen all year,” Boeheim said. “I’ve had them in the Top 10 in my poll from the very beginning of the year. I think they have a tremendous team. And so we’ll have our hands full.” Only four games remain until glory, with two signifying a trip to the biggest event in college basketball. There’s no time to celebrate now. At this point in the season, no game can be considered an upset. Teams that make it to the Sweet 16 are there for a reason. For Syracuse, that means continuing to take care of business, something it couldn’t do last year. “As you can see around this locker room right now, nobody’s satisfied until we bring home a trophy,” Rautins said. “So we’re definitely going to be ready to play (tomorrow) in Salt Lake.” mrehalt@ syr.edu
conor orr | sports editor hallie gibbs leads Syracuse with 17 RBIs on the season. Gibbs and the Orange will play in their home opener at SU Softball Stadium Wednesday against Buffalo. February but lost 5-4. “We were fed up of getting there but not finishing it,” said sophomore pitcher Jenna Caira, who threw a one-hitter with seven strikeouts in
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the win. “(Ohio State) had a little bit of trouble in the first two innings, and Coach was like, ‘Just pounce on them. Just go get them and hit them, knock them down.’ We kind of took that literally and tried to jump on them as much as possible.” No one jumped on Ohio State more than Gibbs, who delivered the biggest blow of the game with that home run. It was the first home run of the season for the third baseman, but she leads the Orange with 17 RBIs on the year. “(The home run) kind of got the game going a little quicker,” Caira said, “and the bats were contagious.” mcooperj@syr.edu
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For D-III star Wang, journey from Australia now complete By Rachel Stern Staff Writer
For James Wang, this trip was a bit different than the ones before. After cruising through the first three rounds of the NCAA Division III basketball tournament, Wang and his No. 2 Williams squad headed down to the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Va., on March 19 to compete for a national championship. “I had my teammates with me this time,” Wang said. “It was great to have FOR THE people I am so close with to share the experience with. The people are most important. That is one of the things I have picked up on this journey.” After defeating Guilford in the national semifinals, the Ephs fell to WisconsinStevens Point in the championship game, 78-73. They finished the season 30-2, won the NESCAC and were undefeated at home. Wang was second on the team in scoring at 17.3 points per contest. He led the team with 4.4 assists per game and, despite being a 6-foot guard, pulled down 4.1 boards per game. Wang shot 50 percent from beyond the arc. He was selected to the All-NESCAC first team, All-Northeast Region first team and the All-American fourth team. Basketball has taken Wang more places than he ever imagined. Born in Sydney, Australia, Wang first hit the road in 2005. He packed up his stuff and left his parents and older brother. He headed to Montverde, Fla., to play for one of the nation’s top high school basketball teams. Two years later he was off to New Milford, Conn., for a year of prep school. He then settled down in Massachusetts to play at Williams College. “Having no family or anything was definitely tough,” said Wang, a sophomore guard. “But I wanted to come to America because I wanted to play college basketball and experience basketball at its Mecca. I knew this was the country to do it in.” And with all his travel experience, it was the latest installment that was most special. “He only started getting minutes midway through his freshman year,” said Williams
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senior captain Joe Geoghegan. “His hard work in the gym really shows the most in his shot. This year I was confident it was going in every time he spotted up.” But it is not just his shooting that has taken time to develop. When Wang arrived in Florida, he was amazed at how much faster the game was. He also realized that his ball handling was not up to snuff. “When I got here everything was so much quicker,” Wang said. “Here it was more about quickness and ball-handling ability. It was a difficult adjustment.” But it was an adjustment that Wang was determined to make. After all, he traveled far enough and was not going to let anything get in his way of playing college ball. At Montverde Academy in Florida, Wang started as a junior. He learned “on the job,” he said. But when senior year came around,
“I spent endless hours by myself in the empty gym trying to get my game on the right level. For a whole year I just focused on my weaknesses and getting comfortable with being uncomfortable.”
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his team was ranked fourth in the nation and had nine Division I signees on the team. Wang’s playing time diminished and he was only offered one scholarship — to Nicholls State University. Unhappy with the academics there, Wang packed his bags yet again and enrolled at the Canterbury School in Connecticut for a year of preparatory schooling before college. But Wang was preparing for more. He hit the gym every chance he had in hopes of earning an opportunity to play at the next level. “I spent endless hours by myself in the
courtesy of jamie martin james wang averaged 17.3 points per game as a senior for National Division III runner-up Williams College this season. Wang is originally from Melbourne, Australia. empty gym trying to get my game on the right level,” Wang said. “For a whole year I just focused on my weaknesses and getting comfortable with being uncomfortable.” Wang was creative with his drills. He would dribble with his eyes closed and with a tennis ball bouncing in his other hand. And his work extended beyond the hardwood. When Wang was in Australia, he would watch Michael Jordan games with his older brother. When Jordan retired, Australia stopped broadcasting NBA games, Wang said. So he and his brother would pop in the videotape and watch Jordan’s playoff series against the Utah Jazz from 1998. After watching, Wang would head outside and try imitating Jordan’s moves. When he came to the United States, he had many more games and players to choose from. “It is crazy to think about now because now I never watch the same game twice,” Wang said. “Now I watch Steve Nash and Chris Paul and try to imitate their decisions and how they free themselves.” The years of imitation have rubbed off on Wang. “He is such a dynamic player who has so many highlight-reel plays,” said Williams All-American guard Blake Schultz. “He takes tough shots and shots that you are like, ‘don’t shoot that, don’t shoot that,’ but then it goes in. He really gets the crowd
going.” So while Wang’s traveling seems to be over for at least the next two years, he may be on the move again come graduation. “I would love to play somewhere else after school — that is what I have always dreamed of,” Wang said. “But not Australia. I would prefer to experience another new foreign country.” restern@syr.edu
final Battle Standings This week, in the final week of battling, we name our competitors after our favorite NCAA Tournament MOPs L. Alcindor (Marfurt) H. Olajuwon (John) J. West (Kallet) M. Huffman (LoGiurato) C. Lovellette (Nolan) B. Russell (McCaffrey) C. Anthony (Brown) M. Simon (Olivero) J. Dixon (Stern) J. Worthy (Meola) G. Rice (Dunne) S. May (Morais) E. Okafor (Ehalt) I. Thomas (Diamond) P. Ewing (Galante) N. Nervous Pervis(Orr)
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Early schedule challenges SU as Big East play approaches By Brad Kallet Staff Writer
For the Syracuse women’s lacrosse team, the early portion of its regular-season schedule has been anything but a simple learning experience. Typically, a nonconference schedule is a precursor. It is a time for a team to learn about its identity, its strengths and its weaknesses before the grueling conference schedule begins. But for the Orange, it has had to do so against a f lurry of ranked opponents. After the No. 7 Orange (4-2) hosts No. 11 Dartmouth (3-1) today at 3 p.m., SU will have played five nationally ranked opponents in its first seven games. The Orange has defeated No. 12 Stanford (5-2) and No. 9 Towson (5-1) while falling to No. 6 Virginia (6-2) and No. 1 Northwestern (6-0). Syracuse’s schedule has provided a challenge for the team right out of the gate this season. But head coach Gary Gait wouldn’t have it any other way. “It’s been great,” Gait said. “To play a tough schedule is a goal of mine. We increase our strength of schedule every year so that we can become one of those top five teams in the country. The goal is to play the best of the best and be successful at it. It has put the pressure on early, and it’s made us really work on a lot of different things and look at different styles of play.” With March coming to a close, the Orange has also had its stamina tested. SU had a significant amount of days off in the beginning of the season, including a nine-day hiatus from Feb. 27 to Mach 8. But by tonight, Syracuse will have played three ranked opponents over a weeklong span with the Big East opener just four days away. Though the schedule has been tiring, the players believe that it has appropriately prepped them for the more demanding Big East slate, in which games are played far more frequently. “I think over the past couple weeks we’ve
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had so many games,” senior attack Jackie DePetris said. “At the beginning of the season we had such long breaks. We would have a game and then a whole week off and then a game and a whole week off. But now it’s constant because we’re playing every couple of days, and it’s easier to bring our confidence level into the next game.” With the Big East schedule nearly upon it, Syracuse is poised to begin a run directly up the conference standings. The Orange was chosen second in the conference in a preseason vote by the conference head coaches, falling just short of No. 14 Georgetown (2-4) for the top spot. In an odd set of circumstances, SU’s Big East schedule appears to be far less challenging than its nonconference one. But despite that sentiment, the Orange knows that it can’t take any of its league games for granted, regardless of what team records say. “Maybe a little bit,” junior attack Tee Ladouceur said when commenting on whether the schedule will be less daunting from here on out. “But the Big East teams that we’re going to play are also pretty tough, so it’s not going to get much easier. We’re going to take it one game at a time and will hopefully be as prepared for each of the games as we need to be.” Looking back on the nonconference schedule, Syracuse has played moderately well. Aside from a heartbreaking loss to Northwestern, the Orange beat two out of four ranked teams. After today’s game against Dartmouth, SU will have a better understanding of whether or not it can call its nonconference schedule a success. But whether SU loses or manages to pull out the victory, Gait knows that the past is the past. A new season begins on Sunday, and the players need to take what they’ve learned from the first seven games and apply it to what truly defines a season — the Big East schedule. “Now we move forward,” Gait said. “We’re
jamie de pould | staff photographer gary gait has challenged his team with a tough nonconference schedule this season. The Orange has played five nationally ranked opponents in its first seven games. the highest-ranked team in the Big East at this point, so we’re supposed to win the rest of the way. It’s going to be a great mental test for us to be prepared and focused for every
team that comes after us. And we’re going to take it to the Big East and show them that we deserve to be the best.” bckallet@ syr.edu
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courtesy of the fingerlakes times josh amidon (9) attempts to corral the ball from Hobart’s Sam Miller Monday. Amidon and his fellow midfielders helped lead the Syracuse offense’s second-half comeback.
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ENEVA, N.Y. — The throng of Syracuse lacrosse players quickly engulfed Stephen Keogh. Jubilation stuck across the faces of each player inside the huddle as the celebration was even evident in its usually reserved head coach, who walked to a makeshift podium after the
game with a huge grin across his face. But Keogh? Aside from a little jump at the end, “jubilant” wasn’t the right word. “Relieved” was more like it. Keogh capped a frantic comeback by the No. 3 Orange, beating Hobart goaltender Max Silberlicht and sending SU (5-1, 1-0 Big East) to a thrilling 9-8 overtime comeback victory against the rival Statesmen (2-4, 0-1 ECAC) before a raucous crowd of 2,000 at McCooey Field. With the win, Syracuse retained the Kraus-Simmons trophy, which has been presented to the victor each year since 1986. SU has held the trophy 23 of 25 years. “Obviously, for us to come out of here with a ‘W’ is very big for us,” SU head coach John Desko said after the game. “Fortunately, we just stuck with the game plan, changed the offense a little bit and got some high-percentage shots in the fourth quarter. And we got out of here with a ‘W.’” It was a decidedly different story in crunch time and a change in offense that put another game in the win column for the Orange. Maybe it was, as Desko said, changing up the offense to get more high-percentage shots on goal and more one-on-one situations. Maybe it was desperation starting to sink in. Maybe the Orange felt the pressure of what would be its first loss to an unranked opponent since 2007, when it lost to Massachusetts on April 28. Whatever the case, SU’s offense needed a
Syracuse overcomes 3-goal deficit to defeat Hobart, take home Kraus-Simmons trophy boost. Held scoreless for the second time in a quarter this season in Tuesday’s second period, the Orange found itself down 5-2 at halftime. Sure, Syracuse had its fair share of shots. But even Desko was surprised when he saw the stat line after the game. “Wow,” he said to Keogh and JoJo Marasco, both of whom accompanied him in the press room. “Fifty-six shots to 24.” Yet, SU’s offense was stagnant. Though the Orange outshot Hobart in the first half, it didn’t get high-percentage shots. Its offense didn’t plan for the play of Silberlicht, either, who had 23 saves on the day. Hobart did its preparation. Silberlicht and his defense watched film of the high-powered SU offense. But preparing and doing are two different things. This was the same offense that had scored double-digit goals in each of its five previous contests. The same team that saw six different players score in its victory Saturday over Johns Hopkins. But Silberlicht was undeterred. “It’s all in the preparation,” Silberlicht said. “We work hard. As a goalie unit, we worked hard all week — all three of us. We push each other. And I felt ready today.” Along the way, though, something clicked for the Orange. Silberlicht still made one pointblank save after another, covering any and every area of the cage with ease. But the Orange started getting better looks.
It started holding onto the ball longer to get those better looks. And, eventually, something had to give when the two teams played the fourth quarter and overtime almost exclusively on Hobart’s defensive end. SU shot 26 shots to Hobart’s three in the fourth quarter and overtime. “We finally got some high-percentage shots later in the game against (Silberlicht) from in tight, one-on-one,” Desko said. “We changed the offense a bit there, and that was the difference in the game.” And Keogh embodied the second-half change. In the first half, he tried behind-the-back shots. He couldn’t hit any part of the goal on one pointblank attempt in the first quarter. Once, when he was wide open, a pass sailed through his stick in the wet conditions. But, like the rest of his team, Keogh changed up offensively in the second half. He got a goal in a one-on-one situation late in the third quarter. And in overtime, he found himself wide for one of those high-percentage shots that even an inspired Silberlicht couldn’t stop. “When I beat him, I just kind of closed my eyes and shot it,” Keogh said. “I was taking some poor shots early in the game. (Chris) Daniello just drove hard and found me wide open in the middle. Luckily, my shot found the back of the net.” bplogiur@syr.edu
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Freshman Marasco steps up 9 in win, records 2 goals, 1 assist BIG NUMBER
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By Brett LoGiurato ASST. COPY EDITOR
GENEVA, N.Y. — For Hobart goalie Max Silberlicht, it was the second time he’s seen JoJo Marasco work in person on a lacrosse field. Although, the first time was more of a scouting session for Silberlicht — he watched his own brother, Jake, play with Marasco in the 2008 Empire Games. But even then, watching Marasco as a high-schooler, Silberlicht saw potential. And that’s why he wasn’t surprised with Marasco’s breakout game Tuesday. “He was a workhorse for ‘Cuse today,” Silberlicht said of Marasco. “He filled in some shoes as a freshman. That was pretty good.” Marasco looked like anything but a freshman Tuesday night, busting out with two goals and one assist in Syracuse’s comefrom-behind 9-8 overtime victory over Hobart on Monday. Controlling the ball for large chunks of time, he saw extended time at both midfield and attack, making his presence felt in all aspects of the game. Looking like a seasoned veteran, Marasco took on extended roles without the presence of attack Tim Desko, who missed his second straight game Tuesday night with an injury. When he found an opening, Marasco took it to the net. And he found those openings on two big occasions in the latter portion of the Orange’s win. First, he answered the call in the middle of the third quarter. SU’s offense was slumping, fresh in the midst of a 26-minute-plus scoring drought that extended from the end of the first quarter to the middle of the third. Shot after shot was turned away by Silberlicht. The Orange fired one errant shot after another. Then, Marasco finally got his team going. He worked in a one-on-one matchup behind the net, coming around and firing past Silberlicht to pull Syracuse within two at 5-3 with five minutes left in the third quarter. “We had (Hobart midfielder) Mike Lazore absolutely manhandle him, I thought,” Silberlicht said. “So he didn’t really get much. But when he did, he made the best of his opportunities, and that’s what a good player does. He’s a good player.” Just like that, Marasco sparked SU’s reju-
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venated second-half offense. But he wasn’t even close to done. A freshman might’ve been discouraged at Silberlicht’s save on his behind-the-back attempt that seemed sure to hit the back of the net. Not Marasco. He got the ball right back on the Orange’s next possession. Spinning and shooting left-handed, he tied the game up at 6-6, jumping into senior midfielder Max Bartig’s arms in celebration after his momentous goal. “I was able to show that I can dodge from up top and from behind,” Marasco said. “I was able to get a couple goals in. So yeah, I think this could be a game that I was finally able to come out, and it worked out great.” And yet, Marasco was equally as important aside from the points he scored. Midway through the fourth quarter, he set the pick that let senior attack Chris Daniello run behind the net and tie the game up again at 7-7. It was late in the fourth quarter when Marasco looked well beyond his years. Checking the clock, he saw 2:10 remaining. He thought about dodging toward the goal but pulled back. He then milked another 40 seconds off the clock from the back of the net before giving the ball up. “I tried to use my game sense with that,” Marasco said. “Coach (John Desko) always talks about relaxing, getting the ball around and using some time up. I looked around and it was kind of unsettled — it wasn’t really set. Just by pulling it out, it helps the offense to finally get everyone on the field.” When the Kraus-Simmons trophy was presented to Desko, he smiled, paused and called over his two captains, Joel White and Daniello. Marasco could only cheer on the celebration enthusiastically. For now, anyway. But on a cold, rainy night at McCooey Field, Marasco looked just as much the part as his fellow upperclassmen. And the veterans, including junior attack Stephen Keogh, took notice. “I thought he stepped up big time,” Keogh said. “He went hard to the cage. He can dodge from up top and behind. He’s a good player. He’s going to be a playmaker for us, and he stepped up big time for us today.” bplogiur@ syr.edu
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THE GOOD
Max Silberlicht
The number of shots Syracuse held Hobart to in the fourth quarter and overtime.
Despite giving up the game-winning goal, the Hobart goalie played brilliantly, allowing only nine goals on 56 shots and finishing with 23 saves on the day.
THE BAD
Syracuse first-half offense
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STORYTELLER
“When I beat him, I just kind of closed my eyes and shot it. I was taking some poor shots early in the game. (Chris) Daniello just drove hard and found me wide open in the middle. Luckily, my shot found the back of the net.”
Stephen Keogh
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The Orange tallied just two goals in the first half and was held scoreless for the entire second quarter.
THE UGLY
Hobart offense
The crew racked up five goals in the early going but was completely shut down in the fourth quarter and overtime, allowing SU to put together the late comeback.
FAT LADY SINGS 0:43, Overtime
Junior attack Stephen Keogh scores, breaking an 8-8 tie, to give the Orange the victory.
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With 2009 Sweet 16 exit in mind, SU stays focused on bigger goal By Matt Ehalt
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he Syracuse men’s basketball team had only secured itself a date in the Sweet 16, but the celebration was bigger. As Rick Jackson remembers it, last year’s second-round victory in the NCAA Tournament over Arizona State elicited a reaction as if SU had made the Final Four. There was the memory slip — there were still two more games to get to Detroit, and SU eventually lost to Oklahoma in the Sweet 16. This year there was little, if any, celebration. The locker room following Syracuse’s 87-65 win over Gonzaga Sunday was just Q-and-A sessions with the media. There was no jubilation. If anything, it was a little too quiet in the locker room. That’s because this team knows Salt Lake City is just a steppingstone. “Last year we were real pumped to be in the Sweet 16,” Jackson said. “This year I think guys are happy, but we want to win it all. We’ve got a legit chance of winning the whole thing, and we want to just go out there and keep playing hard.” Syracuse stands just two games
away from reaching the Final Four and will try to advance to the Elite Eight for the fi rst time since 2003 when it faces No. 5 Butler Thursday night at 7:07 p.m. in Salt Lake City. Second-seeded Kansas State meets No. 6 Xavier in the other Sweet 16 matchup in the West Regional. “We got complacent last year, and we were a little too excited to get there,” shooting guard Andy Rautins said. “But this team has a whole different mindset this year, and we’re not satisfied yet.” Seeded third last year, the Orange (30-4) rolled through Stephen F. Austin in the opening round and then defeated a James Hardenled Arizona State squad, 78-67. This put the Orange in the Sweet 16 against No. 2 seed Oklahoma and future top pick in the NBA Draft Blake Griffi n. Oklahoma jumped out to a 48-26 lead and cruised to an 84-71 win over the Orange. Point guard Jonny Flynn, shooting guard Eric Devendorf and small forward Paul Harris all fled the team in hopes of professional careers in the following weeks. This set the stage for this SEE BUTLER PAGE 13
court hathaway | staff photographer RICK JACKSON AND ANDY RAUTINS (1) will lead Syracuse into Salt Lake City this weekend in search of a berth to the Final Four. SU is hoping to avoid a repeat of last season, when it fell in the round of 16.
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After 25 games away, SU finally returns home By Mark Cooper STAFF WRITER
The Syracuse softball team held a three-run lead over Ohio State on Friday and was on the cusp of pulling off a major upset when Hallie Gibbs stepped up to the plate. With runners on second and third, Gibbs had the opportunity to blow the game open. The junior third baseman, battling an ankle injury, walked up to the plate knowing that it would be tough on that ankle if she had to move fast down the line.
Luckily, she didn’t have to. “I knew I was going to hit a home run,” Gibbs said. “I hurt my ankle and didn’t want to run the bases. So I hit a home run.” The Orange (12-13) was 0-7 on the season against ranked teams going into Friday’s game against No. 17 Ohio St. With the three-run home run in the top of the fourth inning against the Buckeyes, the frustration of those losses turned into elation. Gibbs’ blast turned a 5-2 lead into a six-run advantage for the Orange,
all but sealing the 11-3 victory in five innings — only the second against a ranked team in the past five seasons. The victory was part of a 10-day Spring Break trip to Florida that highlighted the end of five weekends on the road for Syracuse to begin the season. The Orange hopes to continue the strong play it exhibited against OSU in its first two home games of the year Wednesday against Buffalo (8-16), at 2 p.m. at SU Softball Stadium. For SU, finally playing a game at
home will be comforting. But this time, it will be slightly different, as it’s the first time since 2005 the squad opens its home slate with a win over a Top 25 team. “Everybody loves the first home game,” SU head coach Leigh Ross said. “All of our fans and friends are here, our music, the girls’ batting songs. It’s nice to feel like, ‘Hey, I can sleep in my own bed, drive up to the field and get there for a game.’” The rest of SU’s schedule does not SEE GIBBS PAGE 13
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Heading West Before traveling to Salt lake City to cover the Syracuse men’s basketball team, Daily Orange beat writers Tyler Dunne, Conor Orr and Matt Ehalt break down the Sweet 16 in the latest version of our video podcast. see dailyorange.com