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explain the damaging misuse of terminology in Monday’s drag show review. Page 4

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Implications of protests in Middle East draw attention worldwide, at SU By Debbie Truong

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espite her fears, Salma El Daly was prepared to join forces alongside revolutionaries when an uprising erupted in her native Egypt in late January. El Daly, a graduate student studying television, radio and fi lm at Syracuse University, understood the human consequences of a revolution. Still, she, like many of her family and friends, was prepared to join the revolution in the name of democratic freedom for future generations. But when news of antirevolutionary forces capturing activists from Egyptian airports spread, El Daly said her father forbade her departure to Egypt. She has since turned her attention to informing the international community of Egypt’s struggle through the use of social media. The Egyptian public abroad has given voice to protestors, especially while President Hosni Mubarak imposed a nationwide Internet blackout, El Daly said. “You should never call for freedom and (not) support it with

action,” she said. Egypt is not the only Middle Eastern country to see unrest within the past few months — waves of protest began sweeping the region after a Tunisian fruit vendor committed suicide by self-immolation in December. Most recently, joint international forces have intervened to stem human rights violations in Libya. The spread of violence and political action has continued to affect those outside of the region, including students and staff at SU, just like El Daly. Dylan Sodaro, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, was studying abroad in Egypt when the Egyptian public took to the streets in protest, following the lead of protestors in Tunisia. That’s when he said he knew the Egyptian public had finally been pushed too far. Before being relocated to Beirut, Lebanon, by SU for safety reasons, Sodaro said he was among the masses in Tahrir Square — where the major demonstrations were held — during the first week of protests. He said he SEE MIDDLE EAST PAGE 6

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he SkyHall buildings on South Campus will undergo a makeover this summer, once again changing which students are designated to live in the three buildings. The double rooms in SkyHall III will be converted into large single rooms with a full-size bed and will only be available to currently enrolled students, said Sara Miller, associate director of Syracuse University News Services, in an email. The conversion will shrink the number of students living in SkyHall III from 117 to 63. SkyHalls I and II will only house transfer students this fall. SkyHalls I, II and III currently house transfer students and students from the

State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Housing projections led to the decision that SkyHalls I and II could hold transfer students this fall, Miller said.

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The renovations planned for this summer also include changing the bathrooms in the SkyHalls into eight private, gender-neutral bathrooms on each floor, Miller said. Crews will complete construction

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SU chemists create system to improve cancer-treatment drugs By Victoria Napoli STAFF WRITER

Researchers in Syracuse University’s chemistry department have engineered a new drug-delivery system expected to enhance the effectiveness of cancer-killing drugs. The system utilizes gold nanoparticles, or engineered particles in the nanometer size-range, with attached DNA segments designed to strongly latch on to doxorubicin, or DOX, a leading anticancer drug, said James Dabrowiak, lead author of the research and professor of chemistry at SU. Dabrowiak and his team have been studying this phenomenon for about a year and a half, he said.

The first publication of the research appeared in the February issue of the peer-reviewed scientific journal Chemical Communications. The team’s research is ongoing. “While nothing quite like our system is being investigated, the potential of nanoparticles is being widely explored for new applications in medicine,” Dabrowiak said. Dabrowiak — along with the help of Mathew Maye, an assistant chemistry professor at SU, and Colleen Alexander, a graduate student at SU — discovered a single nanoparticle has the power to bind to more than 100 DOX molecules without permanently

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Cause of ﬁre on South released An overheated television set was the cause of a fire that occurred in a Farm Acre Road two-bedroom apartment at about 2 a.m. Tuesday, according to a Department of Public Safety report. The TV was an older model, and the fire was classified as an electrical fire, said Jenn Horvath, public information officer for DPS. A student who lives in the apartment initially thought a computer cord had set papers on fire. No one was injured, and the fire remained contained to the one apartment.

Whitman ranks 47th on top-50 list Bloomberg Businessweek ranked the Martin J. Whitman School of Management as No. 47 on its sixth annual ranking of “The Best Undergraduate Business Schools,” according to a March 29 Syracuse University news release. The school was also ranked 47th in 2010 and 49th in 2009, according to the release. Bloomberg uses nine measures to rank the program, including median starting salaries and how many alumni go on to the top MBA programs. The No. 1 school was the University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business, according to the rankings.

Management club raises money The Syracuse University Sport Management Club in the College of Human Ecology has donated nearly $125,000 to Central New York charities since the club began in 2005, according to a March 29 SU news release. The club recently made a donation of $24,000, after its December annual sport auction, to the CNY division of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, according to the release. This week, the sport management club will be recognized with a 2011 Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship, according to the release.

hallie geller | staff photographer ZIA MIAN . a research scientist at Princeton University, speaks in Eggers Hall Tuesday. Mian spoke about the current status of the nuclear capabilities of India and Pakistan and said the issues between the two countries are not about political ideology but blood feuds.

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In the world of the nuclear arms race, Zia Mian says proper attention is not always given to India and Pakistan, although each country is quickly building and enhancing its nuclear arsenal.

A competitive grant supporting students interested in chemistry, biochemistry, and the biological and medical sciences was awarded to Syracuse University, according to a news release on Monday. SU was named a recipient of the 2011 Beckman Scholars Program by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, according to the release. Students selected for the program will receive $19,300 in financial support for two summers and a full academic year for laboratory research, travel funds for scientific meetings, and research supplies. The application is due April 18. — Compiled by Meghin Delaney and Dara McBride, The Daily Orange, medelane@syr.edu, dkmcbrid@syr.edu

scale. “The issues between these two countries are not opinions about political ideology, about communism and democracy. The issues are essentially blood feuds,” Mian said. Mian is director of the Project on Peace and Security in South Asia at

the Program of Science and Global Security at Princeton. His research focuses on nuclear weapons and nuclear energy policy in Pakistan and India, among other South Asian countries. In the past few years, Pakistan’s

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Alumna to discuss career transition from graphics to food blogging By Valentina Palladino STAFF WRITER

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Mian, a research scientist at Princeton University and nuclear expert, appeared in Eggers Hall on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the current status of nuclear capabilities between India and Pakistan, as well as the countries’ connection to peace and security on a regional and global

Marla Meridith has managed to fit working at big companies like Disney with her hobbies, such as baking, side by side on her resume. Meridith, a Syracuse University

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dith plans to talk about her work as a graphic designer for Disney and how she transitioned from Disney to the world of food blogging, she said. “I hope to be a bright light for students and show how many different directions you can take with your career if you have passion and drive,” Meridith said. The discussion is expected to show there is a world of career possibilities after graduation that extends beyond college majors, said Kim Brown, SU’s alumni program coordinator in Career Services. “Students have to know they are not married to their major,” Brown said. “Marla is a perfect example — she took her knowledge of graphics and her passion for food and created a job she loves.”

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Letters to the editor By using inappropriate, incorrect language, The DO disrespects SU’s LGBT community I stopped reading The Daily Orange last year after I realized the often problematic ways in which the newspaper covered lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning events. I was not surprised to hear about the troubling and disrespectful language in the article about Friday’s Pride Union drag show, but even I was taken aback by just how offensive this article truly was. It is clear the writer of this article has no knowledge of the queer community or drag culture. As a fellow journalist, I’m very familiar with the time crunch that often makes detailed research difficult; however, this type of coverage is completely unacceptable, and I would hope that as editors of The D.O. you would hold your newspaper to a higher standard. In an attempt to make my anger toward your publication somewhat productive, I hope this letter is able to educate you and your staff.

To use the words “drag” and “transsexual” synonymously is not only factually incorrect, but in this context it also reiterates the transphobic idea that trans persons are simply performing an act. The term “transsexual” is largely regarded as a derogatory term, often associated with a medicalized model that sees trans identities as a disorder. The word “tranny” is an outright and extremely hateful insult. I hope you’re starting to see why I have a problem here. Here are some definitions for you: “transsexual” is a term used to describe a person who identifies as a gender or sex other than the one he or she was assigned at birth; “drag” is the performance of one or multiple genders in a theatrical way. There also seemed to be some confusion as to what gender pronouns to use in referring to our kings and queens. When discussing a performer, it is generally most appropriate to use gender

pronouns consistent with one’s theatrically performed gender. Other than the fact that this article appeared in the Feature section of the newspaper and was clearly an opinion piece, it also seemed as though the writer was quoting Miss Pandora Boxx just to sensationalize and hypersexualize the event, with absolutely no context of drag culture. Note of advice: This doesn’t make your article more interesting, it just makes you look blatantly transphobic/homophobic. In the future, I highly suggest you educate yourselves on ways to appropriately write about the LGBTQ community (or perhaps even speak to the people who organized the event). There are many resources out there, including the GLAAD media guide, used by many national publications. And if you’re actually concerned with healing your relationship with SU’s LGBTQ community, which you’ve managed to slaughter,

I recommend having your staff undergo Ally Development training. I hope you recognize that it shouldn’t be the job of your readers to educate you. The words in this article were not only distasteful and ignorant, but the ability for this article to go to print shows true irresponsibility and lack of good judgment on behalf of The D.O.’s editorial staff. This is not simply something that can be fixed with printing a few clarifications and corrections. Your attempt to do so is only further insulting and shows you do not understand the severity of the situation. The D.O. has once again shown an unwillingness to take ownership for the hateful words that have been printed within the publication. Thanks again for misrepresenting the LGBTQ community in a truly destructive way.

Jaime Bellemare

Junior broadcast journalism and political science major

Many resources available to check incorrect, offensive language found in drag show article Jack Dailey here, writing to say how utterly appalled I am by Monday’s coverage of the Totally Fabulous Drag Show. Attaching my good drag name to the editorial opinion of the author is really inappropriate. Daily Orange, did you learn nothing from the Kanye West Video Music Awards debacle? Unflattering. Very unflattering. Gentle Gentleman is a great dancer, a new friend of mine and a fabulous king. This is a friendly competition to raise money for queerpositive community programs, and I had nothing but fun during the entire event. The attempt

to undermine their title and create drama to amp up the story angle is uncalled for and fails entirely to capture the purpose of the event: raising funds for The Q Center, Sage Upstate and the Queering Educational Research Institute — none of which were mentioned in the article. Moreover, and most importantly, the uncritical use of gender terminology is unacceptable. In addition to uncertain and inconsistent pronoun issues and the phrase “hot tranny mess,” which is just completely offensive, you “neutrally” describe the performers as “trans-

sexual.” This is not only an outdated, medical label, but it is also the incorrect term to describe drag and drag identity. If the D.O. staff would like to learn more about being less of a heteropatriarchal jerk, I recommend Kate Bornstein’s “Gender Outlaw;” Leslie Feinberg’s “TransLiberation;” the section from Judith Halberstam’s “Female Masculinity” on drag kings; conversations with staff of the women and gender studies and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender studies departments; conversations with staff at the LGBT Resource Center; and perhaps

conversations with the actual performers of the drag show who never speak for themselves in the article. Many of the performers, audience and D.O. readers identify as transgender or genderqueer; your misrepresentation is damaging to our community. Please make it your priority as a publication to educate yourselves and others, not to harm them.

Savanna Kemp

Performer Jack Dailey from the Totally Fabulous Drag Show

Drag show article uses derogatory language, fails to acknowledge charitable purpose of event For the past nine years, Pride Union has proudly presented the Totally Fabulous Drag Show series. Every year we grow the show, improve and educate through a night of celebration. One of our goals this year was to have a larger educational component to the show. This included the traditional condom distribution on stage, as well as tables with educational information on them. Now it is time to educate The Daily Orange. The piece titled “Alter ego: Drag kings and queens switch gender roles with dynamic, comedic performances” was highly offensive to the many students involved in performing, running and attending the show. First of all, the use of “tranny” is highly derogatory. It should never

be used. Second, there is a difference between the terms “transsexual,” “transgender” and “drag performer.” Drag queens and kings are not “trannies.” Drag is a cultural form of expression in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, questioning and allied community. The word “drag” is used to describe clothing and makeup used for performing or entertaining as a hostess or host, stage artist or at an event. It seems like year after year, The D.O. likes to report on LGBTQA issues and events on campus without any regard to actually understanding what it is that you are covering. Also, I know that Lauren Tousignant picked up the story last minute. We, as Pride Union executive board members representing all

LGBTQA individuals and our allies on campus, are highly offended by the arrogance, ignorance and disrespect with which The D.O. reported on the drag show. Although I was the organizer for the drag show, Lauren did not come to me for comments. She also did not approach anyone else on the Pride Union e-board. In the article, Lauren did not quote anyone involved in the show except for Miss Pandora Boxx. Seeing as this is one of many times that The D.O. has run a story with derogatory, wrong, misinformed, transphobic or plain homophobic information on LGBTQA events, Pride Union feels as though this issue needs to be addressed immediately. We ask that the staff of The D.O. undergo Ally Development training

before covering future events, since there are many sensitive issues within our community. We feel as though this is in the best interest for both parties involved in this manner. Pride Union has been striving to be a stronger advocate for the Syracuse University and State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry LGBTQA communities, and this letter is just one of the ways that we advocate. We hope we can resolve this issue.

Nicholas A. Haas

Outreach coordinator and financial officer for Pride Union Junior environmental resources engineering major

Member of trans community responds to offensive drag show review Before I get to why I am writing you (Lauren Tousignant), I want you to know that I was Ke$ha from the act Biggie Smalls in the drag show. I am not sure if your piece was an official opinion piece, and though I don’t agree with your review of the student performers, that is not why I am writing you. You are entitled to your own opinion of the show, and I am not attacking you for that. However, I am writing to you to point out that there were very offensive terms within your piece, and when publishing an article that has the ability to reach 12,000 undergraduate students on campus alone, you need to be much more mindful as to the heterosexist, homophobic and transphobic language you use. I don’t know how familiar or unfamiliar you are with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgen-

dered, questioning and allied community here on campus or at large, but I am an undergraduate here and I am a transman, as in I was born female and have since undergone hormone replacement and surgery and fully transitioned to male. I am one of few here on campus who identify as trans, but you need to hear us especially in regard to this article. I find some of your word choices highly offensive, and you should know that the terms you used are considered offensive by the community at large. The first term is “transsexual,” in the third paragraph. The term “transsexual” is defined to be a person who has taken medical steps to physically change his or her sex to that with which he or she identifies. Historically the word has been used as a description of what was deemed a

mental disorder; hence people within the trans community find it highly offensive. You very easily could have said, “The performers put their best gender-bending foot forward.” The second term misusage was the pronoun used to describe Drag King Windz. I’m not sure if this was an absent-minded typo, but the correct pronouns to use would be “he” and “him.” The two of these offenses, however, do not compare to the offensive nature that is the phrase “hot tranny mess.” First off, the word “tranny” is never OK. Ever. “Tranny” has just as much weight as using common derogatory words against black or gay people. It is derogatory, offensive and oppressive; and it has a history of violence and hatred. When you put that word in print and use it so nonchalantly, it perpetuates

the idea that it is an OK word to use. People need to know that that is not OK. Like I said, I have no idea how much or how little exposure you have had to the LGBTQA community, but if you plan on continuing your journalism career, you should know that The Associated Press follows the GLAAD outlines on news coverage of LGBTQ topics (very easily found at http://www.glaad.org/reference). I also suggest that you take an LGBT studies class before approaching another article on the queer community again, or you and your fellow staff could very easily go next door to the LGBT Resource Center and go through the Ally Development training.

Bryan McKinney

Syracuse Universit y School of Architecture Phi Sigma Pi National Honors Fraternit y

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Changes to SkyHall arrangements mark step in right direction Syracuse University will repurpose the SkyHall dorms on South Campus for the second time in two years this August. Three years ago, SkyHalls housed only freshmen in doubles; today, SkyHalls house freshmen from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry and a group of transfer students; and next year, two of the dorms in the threedorm complex will house transfer students, and one dorm will be converted into optional upperclassman singles. Although next year’s arrangement remains problematic, it’s clear the university is working toward a sustainable and studentfriendly solution. Housing students new to campus in an isolated setting, more than a mile away from Main Campus, is hardly ideal. Although these transfer students share an important bond, living in dorms on South sharpens the line that already sepa-

editorial by the daily orange editorial board rates transfers students from those who have always been on campus. SkyHalls polarize the first-year students’ experience — some students love it and others hate it. It takes a very self-sufficient and mature student to enjoy a first-year experience in SkyHalls, as the buses make less-than-optimal class schedules more frustrating; the available meal plan at Goldstein becomes repetitive and unhealthy with both Burger King and Sbarros; and making friends and getting involved on Main Campus becomes a more arduous task. This is not the best environment in which to place students who are brand new to SU life. With that said, some students flourish at SkyHalls. The dorms provide a more tranquil space away from Main Campus; it’s more conducive to studying and working

out as a giant study space and gym reside at the Goldstein Student Center, just a staircase away from the SkyHall complex. Ultimately, however, these students comprise a minority of those forced to live there. But next year’s changes to SkyHall III, which will provide large, single dorm rooms with double beds, provides the best use of the SkyHalls to date. Offering students spacious rooms, the biggest beds in campus housing, easy access to a grocery store, communal kitchens and the novelty of dorm life is an intriguing and potentially successful use of this somewhat odd living space. Best of all, students living in SkyHall will finally live there by choice. If the optional SkyHall III dorm arrangement succeeds, SU should consider integrating all transfers into Main Campus housing and turning the other two SkyHall buildings into optional upperclassman singles.

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Drag show article reveals need for more education about correct LGBT terminology Monday’s article in The Daily Orange, titled “Alter Ego: Drag kings and queens switch gender roles with dynamic, comedic performances,” has demonstrated the continuing need for education surrounding the verbiage and vocabulary used when discussing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning issues. The uses of “transsexual” and “hot tranny mess” to describe the performers are such examples of the need for education. The terms “transsexual” and “transgender” alone have different meanings, and to use them

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as synonyms for “drag” is a large mistake. Drag is an art, a form of cultural expression that refers to the use of clothing, makeup and other accessories when performing or entertaining. The misuse of pronouns in the article also reflects the need for further education. In reference to drag king Windz, the author writes “she” and “her” in the article. What needs to be understood is that when performing drag, a person takes the form of the performer and sheds the identity of who they were prior to the performance. To illustrate this

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Let ter to the editor point, take for example the many drag kings and queens who have separate Facebook pages for their drag persona. They sometimes are even Facebook friends with their “pre-drag” identity. This illustrates the importance of using the proper pronouns when referring to the performers in the show. You must understand the separate identities attached with drag. The LGBTQ community has made tremendous strides in the

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observed crowds of protestors scattering when rubber bullets and tear gas were turned on them, only to reform moments later. “I would watch protesters clash with riot police and not give up,” he said in an email. “It was astounding to see people be shot at continuously and not back down.” While the Egyptian protests observed by Sodaro helped overturn Mubarak’s regime, gains toward freedom elsewhere in the Middle East have arrived at greater human cost. The large-scale calls for democracy that toppled the Tunisian and Egyptian governments have inspired mass demonstration in Yemen, Bahrain and Libya. Fledgling opposition has also sprouted in Syria, Iran and Saudi Arabia, said Mehrzad Boroujerdi, an associate professor of political science at SU’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. An uprising is a unifying denominator among these Middle Eastern nations, but Boroujerdi said it is important to deconstruct each country’s political and social complexities individually. Long-standing civil institutions were already established in both Egypt and Tunisia before protests for democracy gripped the region. Independent judiciaries, as well as the countries’ “tradition of opposition,” are helping ease them toward democracy, Boroujerdi said. Countries with histories of severe oppression and unsympathetic rulers, such as Libya, Bahrain and Yemen, are struggling more with overcoming autocratic forces, Boroujerdi said. Libya has been unable to establish stable

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civil institutions under autocrat Moammar al Gadhafi, whose rule has lasted more than 40 years. Pro-Gadhafi forces turning gunfire on protestors indicates Libya’s long-standing, tight-fisted regime, Boroujerdi said. “Gadhafi has been in power for 42 years, he’s not used to power-sharing,” Boroujerdi said. “His gut instinct, in terms of dealing with the demands of the opposition, was to go after them with arms and try to put them down.”

“I cannot even imagine how inspiring this must be when people come together on a magnitude similar to a Tahrir Square in Cairo.” Sarah Masurek

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In addition to providing fertile ground for al-Qaeda operatives, a politically divided Libya could drastically affect the United States’ foreign policy on oil. “The 1.7 million barrels of oil that Libya produces every day will be disrupted, and that can push the price of oil, which is already over $104 a barrel, even higher,” Boroujerdi said. The United States engaged in military action with Libya on March 19 by mounting attacks to destroy Libya’s air defense systems. Since the initial attacks by the United States and European allies, allied airstrikes have continued against Gadhafi’s forces. President Barack Obama gave his first major address on Monday since ordering U.S. air-

strikes and defended the American-led assault in Libya, claiming it was in the national interest of the United States to stop a possible massacre by Gadhafi. Public officials and diplomats were in London on Tuesday to discuss their political vision of the post-Gadhafi era, while Libyan rebels continued to fight loyalist forces in their attempt to oust Gadhafi. SU has been particularly watchful of the happenings in Libya, given the role of Libyan terrorists in the Lockerbie, Scotland, bombing that killed 35 SU study abroad students. In late February, Libya’s former justice minister accused Gadhafi of ordering the bombing. “I think the SU campus and community have paid special attention to the evolving events in Libya given that country’s connection to Pan Am 103,” said Kevin Quinn, vice president for public affairs, in an email. Roy Moriel, a sophomore architecture major, said he is hopeful of the direction taken by nations neighboring his home country of Israel. Israel is already regarded as a democratic state in the Middle East, and Moriel said he hopes the uprising will unite the affected countries into one democratic union. He likened his hopes to the unification of Europe in centuries past. “I hope that we would get an opportunity to change the region. I guess Europe was once in war and the cause of destruction to one another for hundreds of years, and now we have one European Union,” Moriel said. Sarah Marusek, an SU doctoral candidate, saw an opportunity for change while studying at the American University of Beirut. She described the hope-filled air of a peaceful protest opposing corruption and sectarianism in Beirut. “It was like a carnival but even better as the air was full of promise,” she said in an email. “I cannot even imagine how inspiring this must be when people come together on a magnitude similar to a Tahrir Square in Cairo.” Rouzbeh Berton, a graduate civil and environmental engineering student from Iran, offered a more cautious take. He said the string of outcries for democracy in the region is heartwarming, but Middle Easterners should be wary of how quickly the revolution spread. Berton drew parallels between the rapid pace of current Middle Eastern uprisings with the 1979 uprising in Iran, in which Islamic extremists assumed power and dictated the direction of the revolution. He believes it is in the Middle East’s best interest to slow the pace of revolution and be well versed in the freedoms a democracy could give it, he said. Moving too rapidly may unintentionally foster the rise of another dictatorship, he said. Meanwhile, U.S. intervention on individual revolutions remains subjective. Miriam Elman, an associate professor of political science, said the U.S. government has been less willing to publicly support uprising in Bahrain for fear of straining ties with oilrich Saudi Arabia. In contrast to the Obama administration’s public denouncement of Gadhafi’s force on Libyan civilians, little attention has been given to similar warring in Bahrain, she said. Elman said she believes dependency on oil from Saudi Arabia lies at the heart of the United States’ inconsistent response. She said the “central, defining feature of our relationship with the Middle East” is to side with the nation that best protects the U.S. foreign interest in oil. Ahmed Meguid, slated to join SU as an assistant professor of Islamic thought in the fall, said in an email that the United States’ response to individual countries will test the administration’s commitment to civil freedom for all. Said Meguid: “These events represent a challenge to the U.S. as to whether or not it will choose to truly support the will of the people.” dbtruong@syr.edu

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Tunisia — Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire on Dec. 17, 2010, in protest after police confiscated produce he was selling from a street cart. His injuries — and later his death on Jan. 4, 2011 — sparked protests against Tunisian government.

January

Tunisia — Protests oust longtime President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who flees to Saudi Arabia on Jan. 14, ending his 23-year-old rule. Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannoushi takes over. Egypt — Mass protests against President Hosni Mubarak’s rule erupt on Jan. 25, inspired by overthrow of Ben Ali in Tunisia. Protests intensify, police tactics become more brutal, and deaths are reported. On Jan. 28, government blocks Internet access. Protests also begin in Algeria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Yemen.

February

Egypt — Demonstrations continue despite violent opposition by Mubarak’s supporters. On Feb. 11, Mubarak resigns and hands over power to military, which declares martial law until public elects new government. Bahrain — Demonstrators inspired by regime changes in Egypt and Tunisia begin protesting on Feb. 14. A security crackdown results in several deaths. Bahrain declares a state of emergency. Libya — On Feb. 16, protests erupt supporting an arrested human rights activist. Increasingly violent clashes between security forces and protesters lead to deaths. While Moammar al Gadhafi attempts to retain power with security crackdowns, antigovernment protesters gain control of key towns. Yemen — Protesters take to streets, calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s resignation. Protests turn to bloody clash between anti- and pro-government forces and military. Saleh refuses to step down, but begins losing some party support.

March

Bahrain — On March 14, monarchy allows Saudi troops to enter country as security forces and declares state of emergency. State arrests opposition leaders and grievances of Shiite majority mount against Sunni monarchy. Lybia — United States engages in military action with Libya on March 19, mounting attacks to destroy Libya’s air-defense systems. Since initial attacks by United States and European allies, allied airstrikes have continued against Gadhafi’s forces, and rebels have been able to fight toward Gadhafi’s hometown. Egypt — Tensions mount between Christian and Muslim groups after a Muslim mob burned a Cairo church. Yemen — Antigovernment protests gain increasing support, even from religious leaders and prison inmates. On March 25, capital’s major streets fill with tents of thousands of protesters, who believe regime to be in its last days. Government crackdowns against protesters result in bloodshed in Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria. Source: The Washington Post Source: The Guardian

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work this summer, and the renovated rooms in SkyHall III should be available by the fall, she said. “The expectation is the bathroom renovation and the full-size beds will be attractive to returning students,” she said. This is not the first time SU has changed who lives in the SkyHall buildings. Due to a large freshmen class in fall 2005, SU started assigning rooms to freshmen in the SkyHalls that semester, according to an article published Jan. 26, 2009, in The Daily Orange. Then in fall 2009, the SkyHalls began only housing transfer students, from both ESF and SU, and ESF students, according to the article. As renovations go on at the SkyHalls during the summer, the construction of Centennial Hall — which will house 452 ESF students — will reach completion, according to the ESF website. Some ESF students who live in the SkyHalls now are planning to move into Centennial Hall.

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retaining the drug. This means the drug molecule can still be released in the body so it may express its killing effect on cancer cells, Dabrowiak said. Maye said he believes the work can bring significant gains for treating chemotherapy, according to a March 16 PR Newswire article. There is still more work that needs to be done, but the research so far has opened an area of investigation that can lead to new clinical tools, Maye said in the article. Maye could not be reached by The Daily Orange for comment. Dabrowiak said evidence has shown nano-

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Meridith used the skills she learned as an advertising major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications to do that, she said. Meridith started her food blog, Family Fresh Cooking, in 2009 as a way to inspire a lifestyle for her family, friends and others around food that makes people feel happy and healthy, according to the blog. Family Fresh Cooking emphasizes the endless creativity in home cooking, encouraging others to rely less on

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packaged, processed foods and experiment in their own kitchens, Meridith said. Meridith has turned Family Fresh Cooking into a personal business. Advertisers pay for space on the website, and Meridith personally offers recipe development, food photography and food styling for other clients. In addition to speaking about her personal experiences, Meridith will serve up some of her favorite baked treats at the talk. Brown said students will taste some of Meridith’s favorite

Others will live off campus next year. But with Centennial Hall up and running, it will make for the first ESF-student-only dorm. “I kind of feel like it’s going to define the segregation between SU and ESF a little bit more because we won’t be in their dorms,” said Elise Iannone, a freshman conservation biology

major who lives in SkyHall III. “Then maybe they won’t think we mooch as much.” At SkyHall III, the conversion of Iannone’s double room into a single will make it easier for other students to live in, she said. SkyHall’s large singles are currently 12-feet-1-inch by

14-feet-2-inches, according to room dimensions on the Office of Housing, Meal Plans and ID Card Services website. Iannone can’t study at her own desk because she keeps items on it that she has nowhere else to place in her room, she said. Iannone is not alone in her issues with the size of the SkyHall doubles. “All my friends that go to other colleges say that these are the smallest dorm rooms they’ve ever seen,” said Valerie Mitchell, a freshman wildlife science major, as she took a break from playing pool in the first-floor lounge of SkyHall III on Monday afternoon. Some students have found ways to deal with their cramped quarters. Shawn Donnelly, a freshman forestry resources management major, reorganized his room in SkyHall III to make more open space in the middle. Other students have tried making bunk beds, he said. “It’s not a huge deal. I mean, it’d be nice to have a little bit more room,” he said. “But it is what it is.” For Jenny Eberl, a sophomore transfer student and wildlife science major, her room in

SkyHall III is larger than the double room she lived in when she attended SUNY Fredonia, she said. The beds are higher in her SkyHall room as well, allowing her to fit more items under her bed, she said. ESF students say they’ve bonded on their floors in the SkyHalls, as many took classes together or befriended each other. Some say the next students will interact less at first when the rooms are converted into singles. Eric Fisher, a freshman landscape architecture major whose room will also be converted, said not having nearly as many people would change the social environment on the f loor. While Fisher said he would have liked having a few SU freshmen living on his floor this year, he recalled a discussion he heard when SU students received a snow day on March 7 and ESF students did not. “I actually overheard a conversation where SU students were saying how they had the day off, but the ‘tree huggers’ still had school,” Fisher said. “So I think we both have different views of each other already.”

particles are not particularly harmful to cells and are able to enter the cell interior. This allows the nanoparticles to guide toxic DOX molecules through cell walls and into the cell. The DOX drug is already accepted by the FDA, according to the PR Newswire article. “The device is a way to deliver a high payload of toxic drug to the interior of the cell,” he said. Through equipping the DNA segments on the particles with a specific molecule aimed at targeting, for example, breast cancer cells, the drug attacks cancer-stricken cells with greater specificity and force. Then it treats the cancerstricken cells with just DOX in traditional methods of chemotherapy. DOX is currently used against breast, bone marrow, thyroid, bladder, ovary and small cell lung cancers, in addition to several other

types of cancer, according to the PR Newswire article. This feature of the system could reduce the negative side effects patients often experience with chemotherapy by allowing clinics to focus treatment more specifically on cancer cells and minimizing the damaging effect chemotherapy has on normal, healthy cells in other areas of the body, Dabrowiak said. Dabrowiak said the team is currently working on developing this system to work with other clinically approved drugs. “Besides designing different gold nanoparticles for delivering other clinically approved drugs, we are initiating cell studies with our delivery device,” he said. The Syracuse laboratory is continuing investigations to check how toxic the system

is, according to the PR Newswire article. The team will also explore particles capable of attaching to cancer cells and responding to triggers to activate the drug release, according to the article. Prior discoveries demonstrate that such nanodelivery systems may be within reach and could help deliver large payloads of antitumor drugs where needed, according to the article. “We are fully aware that the road from the laboratory to the marketplace is marked with many pitfalls,” Dabrowiak said. “But we are optimistic that our discovery will ultimately make its way to clinical trials and hopefully become a new and more effective way to treat cancer.”

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recipes, which she will bake herself, and learn some of Meridith’s tricks to making delicious food that’s just as healthy as it is tasty. Brown said she believes Meridith’s infectious love for her work will make students think about what makes them truly happy and how they can translate their passions into careers. “You have to find something that pays the bills, sure,” Brown said. “But at the end of the day, it’s not a job if you love it.” Meridith considers her time at SU as “one of the most inspirational times” of her life, she said. She graduated in 1992, but in her senior year, she began taking classes in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Surface Pattern Design program. Falling in love with the program, Meridith stayed an extra year at SU after graduation to take as many VPA classes as she could. Meridith now lives in California with her husband and two children, but said she is a “winter girl,” making it all the more exciting for her to come back to SU. “I’m curious to be on campus again and see how my memories have changed,” Meridith said. Francesca Capotorto, a freshman public relations major, said she’s interested to hear about Meridith’s career choices and how she was able to combine skills from college with her personal passion. “Disney and food blogging seem like two very separate fields,” Capotorto said. “I’m curious to hear about her transition between careers and why she made the choices she did.” vlpallad@syr.edu

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roles in the war against the Taliban and alQaeda in Afghanistan, as well as India’s emergence as a major economy and potential rival to China, have become the key international concerns about these countries, Mian said. These developments have drawn attention away from the nuclear arms race between Pakistan and India, Mian said. Mian said the White House recently issued a statement that generalized the cooperation and possible partnership between the United States and India. The statement specifically included the words of a strategic partnership, he said. But when discussing Pakistan, Mian said President Barack Obama did not talk about a partnership but focused on “disrupting, dismantling and defeating al-Qaeda.” “This brings into focus the difference between the relationship that the U.S. wants with the two countries,” Mian said. Mian emphasized the issues a war between India and Pakistan would cause by displaying ecological effects of a nuclear war, showing that after 49 days the entire world would be covered with damaging smoke. Mian found it shocking that, even though India is a democracy, the country parades around weapons of mass destruction on its Independence Day, he said. The only other countries that have done that are North Korea, China and Russia, he said. Stephanie Rugolo, a political science graduate student who attended the event, was sur-

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prised by what Mian had to say. “I couldn’t believe some of the information he gave,” she said. “It was a very informative talk and had lots of facts that would be difficult for people to find.” But Rugolo said that while Mian gave a lot of facts, he did not offer solutions. Greg Nelson, a public administration and international relations graduate student, was not disappointed in Mian’s talk. “He really impressed me,” Nelson said. “He showed the rising severity of the issues between India and Pakistan, and the relationship the U.S. has with both.” rstorm@syr.edu

who is zia mian? Mian is the editor of Science & Global Security, an international journal of technical analysis for arms control, disarmament and nonproliferation policy. He is the editor of several books and has helped make two documentary films on peace and security in South Asia. Zian has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Newcastle. He also directs the Project on Peace and Security in South Asia at the Program on Science and Global Security. His research and teaching focuses on nuclear weapons and nuclear energy policy, especially in Pakistan and India, and on issues of nuclear disarmament and peace.

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n i g k o u o p H Website started at University of Chicago allows students to find sexual partners

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raigslist personals just got some competition — from eduHookups. A pre-med undergraduate student at the University of Chicago launched the website for the purpose of casual sex, according to the website. A message on the site appears in the center of the page: “Chastity is curable if detected early on,” but the message changes each time users refresh the page. What originally started as brushing up on computer coding skills developed into a social experiment as the founder sought to disprove the common misconception that UChicago is a place “where fun goes to die.” The founder wishes to remain anonymous and has not revealed himself to any media sources. “What started as a small project in my free time extended after we saw how popular it came to be,” the founder said in a phone interview with The Daily Orange. “It then became a real service with extended services.” During the social-experiment phase of the website, the founder centered the site’s motto

as “where fun comes to thrive.” With so many UChicago students being drawn to the website, the founder said he thinks the school is ready to leave behind the old stereotype of being uptight. The site was originally available to only UChicago students, but after the first wave of success, it was expanded to Northwestern University and Columbia College Chicago, and the name was changed from “U-Chicago Hookups” to “eduHookups.” The site opened registration to Brown University students this week, the founder said. By taking cues from guerilla marketing tactics and hand making posters that were put up all around campus to catch students’ attention, the local media caught onto the “no strings attached sexual experience” website, the founder said. In the two weeks since eduHookups received coverage from the Huffington Post, RedEye and Daily Mail UK, the number of registered members has soared. The founder said members jumped from 200 to 800 members, and 1,800 private messages have been sent. The founder said, as a student on campus, he

has heard “a very positive response to downright outrage from the more conservative students on campus.” Criticism of eduHookups even surfaced on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, when Leno joked that all of college is a place for casual sex, and college students don’t need a website for it. The website has five full-time staff members, all of whom are undergraduate students, and a couple more that help out as needed, he said. “Ultimately, we want to be everywhere if we find a way to market our services on every campus,” said the website’s founder. Unlike Craigslist personals, registration is restricted to students with an email address from one of the participating schools, the founder said. Instead of email, a personal messaging system via the website allows for more private interactions, the founder said. The site values the privacy of users and promotes safe sexual practice. Various links direct students to health centers on campus and free distribution of condoms, according to the website. But the founder said eduHookups lets stu-

dents get a wider selection in choosing their casual hookup of the night, which students might not get at a party. “It’s a bit more tailored search for the type of hookup you want. You post that these are my demands and if you meet them, it’s a match,” he said. “Basically, it’s a pretty good approach to the issue at hand.” tadoychi@syr.edu

about eduhookups EduHookups, which originally started as a service solely for University of Chicago undergraduates, features the motto: “Where fun comes to thrive.” EduHookups got its start and gained popularity from widespread media coverage and student demand on different campuses. The website was originally intended as a project by a team of University of Chicago undergrads to change the longtime belief that Chicago is a place where “fun comes to die.” Source: eduhookups.com/about.php

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2000 photo courtesy of carl johnson MARSHALL STREET had a slightly different look in 1977. Hair Zoo, Pizza King and The Syracuse Book Center were among many stores that have since been replaced by newer establishments.

Constantly changing facade of Marshall Street reﬂects shifts in community culture, preferences By Michael Boren ASST. NEWS EDITOR

ne sound seemed to last all night when Carl Johnson lived in an old house on Marshall Street in the early ’80s — bartenders shattering glass at 2 a.m. “They would come out and break the bottles in the dumpsters late at night, and that was always an enjoyable sound,” said Johnson, a Syracuse University alumnus who lived above a sandwich shop and grocery store on the street from 1981 to 1983. The noise has now faded. The house Johnson lived in is a mere memory, as are many of the street’s businesses that have come and gone over time. The opening of a Chipotle Mexican Grill on April 5 will signal yet another change to a block that has undergone multiple transformations. Fires. Seediness. Houses. High rent. Familyowned businesses. Chain restaurants. Marshall has had them all.

Like a carnival Trashy with a carnival atmosphere. That’s how John Vavalo recalled Marshall when his store, J. Michael

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Nationally-known storefronts are no strangers to Marshall Street. The block has played host to several chain restaurants. Here is a Still Here timeline of some of the chains that experienced good and bad times.

Shoes, opened on the street nearly 30 years ago. “It’s made a big turnaround,” he said. “It used to be pretty honky-tonk. Everybody had their goods out on the sidewalk, and it looked like the state fair. It didn’t look very nice.” As more people bought the handful of houses that originally sat on Marshall and turned them into businesses, the street deteriorated in the early ’70s, said Jerry Dellas, co-owner of Varsity Pizza and Faegan’s Café and Pub. “This area started to turn and go downhill, and it continued to go downhill,” he said. Sidewalks fell apart. Brochures cluttered utility poles that ran along the street. Students occasionally

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lit those brochures on fire. The block became so run down in the late ’80s that Dellas started soliciting help to get a grant that would change the streetscape and fix the sidewalks. His calls fell to deaf ears. Then in the late ’90s, SU got on board with

“We’ve gone from when it was just old homes to a vibrant business community and then getting all rundown. And now it’s back again.” Jerry Dellas

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Dellas and played an instrumental part in securing a $3.8 million Housing Urban Development grant to bury utility poles, fix the sidewalks, cover the street in red and brown bricks and update electrical service. The renovations, completed in 2001, were an incredible improvement for the merchants on Marshall, Dellas said. “We’ve gone from when it was just old homes to a vibrant business community and then getting all run down,” he said. “And now it’s back again.”

Knowing what’s missing McDonald’s, Baskin-Robbins, Burger King, a liquor store, a record store, and Pizza Hut all dotted Marshall or the neighboring South

Crouse Avenue at various times. They didn’t last. While high rent is a common complaint on Marshall, some business owners say lacking a niche on a street where burgers and pizza dominate the landscape leads to failed ventures. “If you’re just another food place that’s serving just the same old thing, it’s going to be difficult to survive,” Dellas said. Since Varsity and Faegan’s opened decades ago, both have transformed their original business models to match changing needs. For Dellas, the word “need” means providing what’s missing on Marshall. A much smaller version of Faegan’s opened in 1978 with a simple sandwich menu and no sit-down table services. An instant hit, the place was 80 percent bar and 20 percent food, Dellas said. Today, those numbers have switched around, as the menu has become much more elaborate and waiters or waitresses serve tables. Varsity had a similar sit-down service when it opened in 1926, when fields and houses were more common than businesses in the area, Dellas said. His grandfather started Varsity at the time in a house in which his three sons lived upstairs. The building was half-restaurant, and the other half was a place where one could purchase toiletries. As later family members took over, they realized the need to process customers more quickly and made the restaurant a cafeteria style, Dellas said. Known for its pizza today, Varsity didn’t offer the slices until the early ’60s.

Surviving the cost Though Varsity has maintained its spot on campus for 85 years, the façade on other parts of Marshall has changed. Inside the same building as a former Burger King sits Panda West

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robert storm | staff photographer CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL is slated to open April 5. The food chain is the newest addition to Marshall Street, a key location for restaurants and local businesses. Chinese Restaurant, which has served food on Marshall since December 1992. Next to the front-door entrance, a framed newspaper article about the restaurant from April 1, 1993, sticks out from the wall. Just a few feet away, the restaurant’s owner, Alfred Lam, explains he doesn’t see how chain stores make it on Marshall, where most businesses make a bulk of their profits while students are in school and withstand a drop in customers during the summer. “It’s a lot of competition here,” he said. “The good survive. The bad are eliminated.” To survive, Lam had to sign 10-year leases to the property. He plans to sign another one next year. The landlords pose the biggest problem on Marshall because they charge high rent for its desirable location, said Maurice Krohl, owner of Student’s Choice Market, a fixture on the street for at least 30 years. When students leave for the summer, Krohl has enough to pay the bills but not enough to make a profit. Businesses can’t beat the location, though, he said, even with the landlords charging expensive rent. “They realize that if I don’t pay it, somebody else will,” said Krohl, who declined to reveal how much he pays. Rent is close to $1,400 per month for Some Girls Boutique, said manager Kaleigh O’Brien. The rent is definitely up there, considering the lack of parking on Marshall and lack of a bathroom in the store, she said. Varsity and Faegan’s have survived on Marshall for so long because their rents are not nearly as high as other properties that have changed hands between landlords, said Dellas, co-owner of the two restaurants. The Dellas family has owned the Varsity property since 1926 and can charge $2 to $3 less per square foot than other places, he said. Chipotle officials originally wanted to rent from the Dellas family in the space between Dunkin’ Donuts and Varsity. But the family gave the property to a clothing store instead, believing it was better for the area than a food establishment, Dellas said. Chipotle crept onto Marshall anyway. Kevin Dick, who works for marketing in Chipotle, said he expects the restaurant to be pretty busy when it opens, but admitted there could be a big lull in business during the summer. The Marshall location will be the chain’s second restaurant in the Syracuse area. “It’s still a new concept,” Dick said. “And we’re going to do our best to get food in people’s mouths.”

Change over time The family who owns King David’s Restaurant, which had run its business on Marshall since 1974, is leasing the lower floor of its property to Chipotle. As the economy tumbled into a recession during recent years, customers stopped spending as much, and business declined, said Charlie Hatem, who will open a smaller version of his family’s restaurant above Chipotle. “Why have 50 customers downstairs in a 100-seat restaurant and look empty, rather than have a 50-seat restaurant upstairs and look full?” he said. King David’s was already forced to undergo a change after a fire on SU’s graduation day in 1987 leaked water damage to the restaurant. The Hatem family chose to knock down the building and construct the one that exists today. Down the street at Manny’s Clothing Store, it’s not a fire that changed the look of the place but rather the customers and trends. Manny’s, a mainstay on Marshall since 1949, used to sell tobacco products and men’s dress clothes. It also sold books before SU stopped providing the store with the list of classes. As the SU lacrosse and football teams dominated in the late ’80s, Manny’s started selling more SU apparel, which is mainly what it sells today. “It just evolved into more of a Syracuse store because that’s all everybody wanted,” said Bill Nester, one of the owners at Manny’s who has worked there since 1983. Sales also exploded in the late ’90s when Nester chose to sell Beanie Babies, he said. Lines wound out the door and down the block, and they stretched all the way to where Bruegger’s Bagel Bakery is today during Manny’s Beanie Babies parties, when the newest collectibles were sold. The only time the line extended that long again was when SU men’s basketball won the national title in 2003. “It’s every retailer’s dream to have a line like that,” Nester said. Today, Beanie Babies are a phenomenon of the past, moving out just as many businesses have on Marshall. But one thing has remained the same over the years: what Johnson, the student who lived on Marshall in the early ’80s, always tries to do when he returns to Syracuse. He sits down at Varsity and eats a slice of cheese pizza. To Johnson, it’s exactly the same as it’s always been. “The slices,” he said, “have not changed in 30 years.” mcboren@syr.edu

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Faulty measure Apple’s MTV Music Meter app spotlights new artists, but fails in variety and visual presentation By Nephtaly Rivera

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t is safe to say MTV is not as well known for its music as it used to be. With programming filled with shows like “Teen Mom” and “Jersey Shore” taking up time on MTV’s airwaves, it’s always good to see when the station makes an effort to play music. That’s why the “MTV Music Meter” application for the iPod, iPhone and iPad deserves some attention. It provides a rundown of some new artists the network thinks are worth keeping an eye on, along with photos, biographical information and even song snippets from new, as well as more notable, artists. Though MTV does a good job of trying to showcase new artists, the app is not without its flaws. The app immediately opens to its main feature: a listing of artists that MTV feels are up-and-coming and worth following. The first 10 performers are automatically shown on the main screen. The next set of 10 load with another tap, revealing up to 100 bands, singers and rappers that the network feels are hot right now. Most of them, however, seem to be in the alternative or rock genre, with few hip-hop or R&B artists available. This is the first area where the app falls short. Not only is there no way to separate artists by genre, there is also too much rock. There should be a balanced listing of artists from different genres, giving someone who may not necessarily be a rock fan the chance to find some new music. “MTV Music Meter” includes some information about each artist, and users can see photos of the singers and bands. The biographies available about each artist help users learn about where bands are from and what their influences are. However, it seems there is a glitch when viewing photos. Though there may be a set of four photos available to see, they are all duplicates. Some variety here would be good to get a better sense of who the band is. As for the music itself, the app carries many songs for listening. Every entry comes with a set of songs

from the artists that users can sample. This way, users can get a better idea of what the group sounds like. The problem here is that they are only 30-second snippets. Other music applications, namely iTunes, used to have only 30-second clips available, but they have since extended them to one minute and 30 seconds. This is something “MTV Music Meter” should consider, as 30-second snippets are too short and force users to go elsewhere for full songs from the artist, diverting attention away from the app. There is also a social media aspect to the app. “MTV Music Meter” allows linking to Facebook and Twitter. Users can log in to the sites using their information and can share with friends what groups they think are worthwhile. This is a great way for new groups to garner publicity and exposure, but the app does not allow for any customization of a post. The only format that seems to be available is a tweet that says to “check out the artist” on the app. It would be nice to allow the user to put in something original and creative. “MTV Music Meter” has a lot of potential. It’s a nice way to discover brand new artists who may not yet be mainstream. However, the app has some distinct flaws that take away from the experience. It is a solid, free application, but to achieve popularity and recognition, it needs some more features. nerivera@syr.edu

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Five for fighting: Handy, fool-proof tips to avoid unforseen conflict

his weekend, I was challenged to a fight at a party. Now, you should know, I am many things. A son, a brother, a stepdad, an adult film star, a big game hunter, an amateur Pilates instructor and a holy man to a remote Guatemalan village, to name a few. But I am no fighter. So even as an angry drunk guy stood inches from my face and called me names my mother would disapprove of while suggesting several inopportune locations on my person where he could stash his shoe, I remained calm and

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f*** it, we’ll do it live walked away. You see, fighting at a party is about as pointless as the WNBA slam-dunk contest. This is especially true for guys, who invari-

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ably go to parties to meet upstanding women with impeccable moral standards. By fighting, we ruin any chance we have of going steady with one of those women for a few hours in a back room while they reveal their strict morals to us. Sadly, when that fateful mix of alcohol, testosterone and genital insecurity hits a fever pitch, many on this campus can’t help but look for someone to pummel. Granted, there’s something commendable about using violence for a good cause, like to defend yourself, help a friend or to get a puppy to stop whining. Still, most fights serve no purpose except to make all participants look like overamped gorillas throwing a collective hissy fit. Don’t get me wrong — outside of Guatemala, I’m no different from the average mortal, so if I’m above violence, the same is easily true for the rest of the Syracuse University population. My restraint is merely a result of years of practice in conflict resolution. Over time I’ve developed five foolproof strategies for nighttime diplomacy that are sure to diffuse a fight before it starts. Read carefully and you, too, will be violence-free. 1. Be nice. Most people don’t like to hit people who are pleasant to be around. So when a conflict arises, be nice. If someone yells at you, be nice. If they intrude upon your personal space, be nice. If they mutter supernatural curses at you in indigenous Guatemalan dialect, cover your midsection, locate a garlic clove and summon the Mayan sun god. Then be nice. 2. Stay calm. Nothing throws off an aggressive d-bag like a perfectly calm, measured response to his

angry advances. If you can answer a drunken tirade with nothing but a smile and a pat on the shoulder, he’ll be forced to assume you’re either completely unaware of the conflict, too oblivious to care about it or creepily attracted to his shoulders. Any of these three conclusions should buy you enough time to Jedi your way out of a fight. 3. Roll with a crew. I never show up to a party without The Daily Orange Feature staff, aka the five toughest mutherf*@#ers in Syracuse. These girls might be friendly, sleep-deprived and only weigh a combined 300 pounds, but trust me, they’re dangerous. When conflict arises, they kick butt, take names and show no mercy, all without missing a deadline. I suggest you find a crew of your own to watch your back in case conflict arises, but no matter who you roll with, remember this age-old adage: “Nobody f*#@s with Feature.” 4. Buy the next round. If you’ve been nice, calm and clearly demonstrated your crew is (almost) as tough as the Feature girls, and someone still wants to fight you, try getting him drunk. Remember, alcohol might cause all of the world’s problems, but it’s also the solution to at least half of them. When all else fails, 5. Kick the offender in the crotch and book it. It might not be your proudest moment, but you’ll stay in one piece. Danny Fersh is a junior broadcast journalism major, and his column appears every Wednesday. He would like his readers to know that he loves puppies. When properly cooked. He can be reached at dafersh@syr.edu.

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Art exhibit displays mixed media works by SU students By Lauren Tousignant Staff Writer

Industrial and interaction design majors in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts will host their annual ID+ show beginning Wednesday and running through Sunday, April 3. The exhibit will feature an

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Where: The Warehouse Design Gallery When: Wednesday to Sunday How much: Free array of fine arts pieces, including sculptures, films, paintings and performance art. Open to the public, the show is ultimately an extra opportunity for students to display more of their work. Completely student-run, the show aims to display industrial and interaction design students’ nonindustrial work. “Students can submit anything they like, but it’s usually fine arts work,” said Julia Byron, a fourth-year industrial design major and curator for the event. “We usually never

end up seeing anything other than about the same stuff from everyone. So it really lets you learn a little more about everyone else in your major.” Steph Lewis, a fifth-year student, is also looking forward to the chance to see the work of her peers. “It’s always neat to see what everyone else in ID is up to, since everyone always had different passions outside of design.” A second-time partaker in the show, Lewis submitted two original oil paintings. “Both of them I’d done for a painting elective last fall. They’re really small, but it was just kind of me experimenting with the medium,” she said. “I paint on the side for fun, it’s something I’ve always enjoyed.” Best described by third-year student Jaimie Gerst, the industrial and interaction design major can be defined as “designing anything from products to systems, from designing a sneaker to redesigning ways for people to interact with each other.” But students are encouraged to take electives to explore other areas of the arts. Most students like to add the exhibit to their resume to say they’ve been in a show, said Byron. As the

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event curator, she has worked on putting the event together since the beginning of the semester. The show has allowed Byron not only to explore her own creativity, but also look further into her own major. “It’s been good,” she said. “I’ve met more people in the major than I wouldn’t have normally.” About 15 to 20 students have submitted their works of art. Selecting a piece from her freshman introduction to pottery “wheel-throwing” class and

her intermediate wheel-throwing class last semester, Gerst chose to submit two different pieces for the show. One of Gerst’s pieces was created using salt firing, a technique in which salt is added to the kiln when the temperature is highest. The salt reacts with the clay, creating a natural glaze. Her second piece, a vase, was created using a technique called raku firing. The fired and glazed piece is put into a metal garbage can and covered with newspapers, which eventually catches fire. The smoke created through the fire, combined with the glaze, creates cracked marks on the finished product. “Freshman year I probably made 50 to 80 pieces, but these are the ones I’m most proud of,” Gerst said. “I’m super picky with my work.” Gerst, who said she’s been passionate about ceramics since her freshman year, is submitting her pieces for the first time. “I’ve heard in the past that it’s been a pretty good show,” she said. “I’m excited to see everyone’s work from studio because I usually only see work that’s related to the major.” letousig@syr.edu

Victoria Secret’s PINK Nation promotes brand in campus event By Madelyn Perez Contributing writer

Bianca Mashal has been a longtime Victoria’s Secret PINK shopper. She frequently wears the brand’s sweatpants, T-shirts and tanks when lounging around. When she found out on Facebook her freshman year that she could be a campus representative for PINK Nation, she

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immediately applied. “I thought, ‘Wow, this would be a great opportunity for public relations and the fashion industry,’ which is what I want to eventually go into,” said Mashal, a sophomore public relations major. This year, as one of two campus representatives for Syracuse University, Mashal will manage the “PINK Spring Break Out” event happening Wednesday in the Milton Atrium of the Life Sciences Complex from noon to 3 p.m. The event will promote PINK Nation, the Victoria’s Secret PINK loyalty program that informs members about exclusive offers, content and events, said Nicole Vendetti, PINK’s other SU campus representative and senior public relations major. Vendetti said the PINK Collegiate Collection was launched in 2008 with an exclusive assortment of college co-branded merchandise. The original collection included 33 schools and became so popular that 59 schools are now part of the collection. This PINK campus representative program has been up and running for three years, said Caroline Wilson, a marketing assistant for the

organization. According to PINK Nation’s website, the current number of members reaches nearly 2 million. This is only the second year SU has had campus representatives. “It’s not as big on our campus as it is in others,” Mashal said. “We’re working to make it bigger.” Vendetti and Mashal will be stationed at a table in the Milton Atrium with balloons and laptops set up for girls who want to sign up immediately for PINK Nation. They will also raffle off some Collegiate Collection clothing and hand out freebies. “We’re going to be standing, you know, in our little PINK corner,” Vendetti said with a laugh. “We’ll be having pink cookies, pink candy, very pink oriented.” The event will be three hours long, and Vendetti said students can stop by on their way to class to sign up, pick up a free product and learn more about the organization. Emily Clinton, a self-identified PINK shopper, said though she wasn’t aware of the event, she’s interested in attending. “I like Victoria’s Secret, I’m kind of surprised I didn’t know about it,” said the sophomore magazine journalism and psychology major. Mashal said she and Vendetti update the “Syracuse Loves PINK” Facebook page and Twitter account, @PINKatSU, several times a week, where students can get the latest news on PINK. The event will give the campus representatives the opportunity to tell students the inside scoop on the organization’s future events and the upcoming PINK Major League Baseball and National Football League lines, Wilson said. Wilson also said the representatives will tell students about the upcoming PINK Collegiate Showdown, which runs from April 1 to 20. Dur-

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ing this time, students will have an opportunity to vote for PINK to host its annual back-to-school concert. Students must be members to vote. Last year, the winner was West Virginia University, and the school won a free concert with a performance headlined by Drake.

Vendetti said she hopes Wednesday’s event will encourage SU students to join PINK Nation. “It’s free and it’s fun,” she said. “And it’s just something that we’re trying to create more buzz on campus about.” mmperez@syr.edu

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Committee debates NCAA speed of play By Andrew Tredinnick Staff Writer

Sam Johnson knew there was something wrong as he watched last season’s NCAA semifinal game between Cornell and Notre Dame. As Notre Dame continued to stall — holding the ball for upward of seven minutes at a time — Johnson realized it wasn’t the way spectators wanted to see the game being played. “It was the most boring game of lacrosse I had ever seen,” said Johnson, Army’s athletics department chief of staff and a member of the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Rules Committee. “We’re missing the boat if we’re saying that’s what people want to watch, and from a fan perspective, we have to do something to speed up the game again.” Notre Dame ended up winning the game 12-7, advancing to the school’s first-ever title game. As for Johnson, he took what he saw and used it to incite changes for this year’s college lacrosse season. Johnson and eight other committee members met in early August to propose changes to be made to the current rulebook, and the speed of play and improving the faceoff were two key areas the rules committee discussed. A new rule put in place added a single 30-second count for teams gaining possession to proceed into the attacking zone. The old rule was removed, but it had specified that teams had 20 seconds to get the ball past the midfield line and another 10 seconds to enter the attacking zone. The team had to then re-establish possession in the offensive zone every 10 seconds or else turn the ball over. It caused the game to naturally slow down. “For eight seconds, you’re getting your offense set up again,” Johnson said. “You stop setting up your offense, and you’re working to get your foot in the offensive zone again. It did nothing but disrupt the offense, and that rule inadvertently was causing stalling.” Drexel head coach Brian Voelker, chairman for the rules committee, said that during his time with the committee, the rate of play was a topic discussed at every meeting. “Every time we meet, it seems like there is a couple different things we talk about, and pace

dave trotman-wilkins | staff photographer Rob Guida (right) and Johns Hopkins employed a stalling technique in their narrow loss to SU in the Carrier Dome earlier this season. This year the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Rules Committee made a change to combat the stalling efforts of teams like JHU. of the game is one of the things we talk about a lot,” Voelker said. “The changes that we made this year (were made) because we think it’s in the best interest of the game of lacrosse.” The changes enabled referees to pay closer attention to the game rather than consistently counting and enforcing stall warnings. However, there are still cases of stalling that have raised flags about whether the changes are enough. A shot clock has been talked about as a way to prohibit stalling from happening at all. Major League Lacrosse does use a shot clock. It gives each team a “60-second shot clock, which is reset after a goal is scored, a shot hits the post or is saved by the goalie, or there is a change of possession. If the clock runs out, possession is granted to the other team,” according to LaxPower.com. But for Johns Hopkins head coach Dave Pietramala, a shot clock would cause coaches to make certain changes that may in turn hurt the

game of lacrosse. Pietramala said teams would resort to playing a tight zone defense that would push attackers into ill-advised shots as the shot clock winds down. However, Johnson feels a shot clock could level the playing field for mediocre defenses that don’t deploy complex defensive schemes. It would give coaches easy alternatives to combat with explosive offenses. “Do we want to see more zone?” Pietramala said. “Do we want to see more teams rolling the ball to the corner because the shot clock is running out to get more people on the field? I don’t think that’s really good for our game or our television audience.” Johns Hopkins pushed Syracuse to double overtime early this season. The Blue Jays played a possessive style of play, taking limited shots and holding the ball for minutes at a time without moving toward the goal. It provided shot clock advocates with support for their claims. The game plan nearly had Johns Hopkins upending the Orange, as the Blue Jays fell in a tightly contested 5-4 contest. But it drew skepticism as well. Pietramala has to defend his decision to play a slow-paced game. Johns Hopkins is the nation’s second-best scoring defense, yielding 6.13 goals per game. On Saturday, the Blue Jays deployed a more aggressive approach to defeat then-No. 2 Virginia 12-11. “People are quick to say that Hopkins plays a slow-down style, and very quick to judge what a team’s ‘style’ is,” Pietramala said. “We chose to play a certain style (against Syracuse), which was effective and put us in a position to win. It was not the same style that we needed to beat Virginia.” Voelker knows there are cases when teams slow down the speed of play to a grinding halt, but he doesn’t feel the shot clock is the only resolution. He said coaches are going to do anything within the rules to try and win, and because of this, the shot clock may be counterproductive.

But coaches stand strongly on both sides of the issue. Although teams in the past have settled for certain rules, the decision for or against the shot clock is not the same. The decision has ramifications that could alter the state of lacrosse to unrecognizable proportions. “If we felt like there was a consensus either

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way, we would probably talk about it more,” Voelker said. “And we talk about it every single time. If we came out of any meeting saying we’re putting a shot clock in, the (other coaches) would be lined up with the pitchforks and coming after me.”

Game to watch No. 5 North Carolina vs. No. 6 Johns Hopkins Johns Hopkins will look to win its second consecutive match against a Top 10 opponent when it faces North Carolina in the Konica Minolta Big City Classic on Sunday at the New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. North Carolina is coming off victories against Maryland and Dartmouth. Johns Hopkins and North Carolina both moved up in the polls following perfect weeks. Johns Hopkins gained six spots, while the Tar Heels moved from the No. 8 to the No. 5 position. adtredin@syr.edu

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danielle parhizkaran | asst. photo editor jovan miller (right) and SU have managed to escape with wins in close games this season, despite committing turnovers toward the end of one-point wins against Georgetown and Villanova. The Orange still remains perfect with a record of 7-0.

SU struggling with possession late in games By Michael Cohen Asst. Sports Editor

JoJo Marasco was one move away from being in the clear. With less than 80 seconds remaining in Saturday’s 5-4 win over Villanova, Syracuse head coach John Desko put the ball in the stick of the sophomore attack with his team up by a goal. The task was simple: run out the final 1:17 and preserve a victory. “I thought I was going to be able to run out the clock,” Marasco said. “Coach told me not to make too many moves, and I was going to make that last move and just run it behind. Hopefully outrun them.” But a well-timed check from Villanova’s Brian Karalunas poked the ball free, and the Wildcat defender took off downfield to set up the tying goal. It’s a series of events that has reared its ugly head twice so far already against the Orange, and the season is only at its midway point. Two weeks before Marasco’s blunder, midfielder Jovan Miller lost the ball in a game

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Still undefeated at 7-0, Syracuse heads to the New Meadowlands this weekend to take on one of the hottest teams in the nation in Duke. The Blue Devils, defending national champs, have won seven straight after dropping its first two games of the season, beating three ranked opponents in the process. Duke has scored at least nine goals in every game. Syracuse has scored just 10 goals combined in its last two games, two 5-4 victories against Johns Hopkins and Villanova. The Orange’s defense has carried SU in its recent run.

against Georgetown that allowed the Hoyas to sprint downfield and score to send the game into overtime. An inability to protect the ball late in games isn’t a good sign for a team hoping to make push to the final four. In the Orange’s first trip away from home of the season on March 12 against Georgetown, Desko called timeout when his team had possession with 1:16 to go. Much like this past Saturday, he entrusted Marasco to essentially play keep-away from the Hoyas defense and not make a mistake. But when Marasco was double-teamed with 43 seconds left, Desko called another timeout and assigned the task to Miller. He was harassed by GU’s Gerry Reilly and dropped the ball. Reilly sprinted downfield, ripped a shot from the right of the goal and stunned Syracuse by tying the game with five seconds left. “We expected as a defense knowing that we were going to keep the ball up top and try and keep it from going behind,” SU goaltender John Galloway said after the eventual win over Georgetown. “We knew if anything went wrong, they had an opportunity to get the ball up the field quickly.” And in both those chances the Orange had to preserve the game, it has gone wrong. Miller and Marasco each turned the ball over, and the opponent took advantage with a long sprint the other way to set up a transition goal. Though Galloway knows those chances are possible, he’s 0-for-2 in save situations this season. It’s something the senior certainly isn’t pleased with thus far. “Whatever happened there, you just have to make that save,” he said.

Close games mean smaller rotation Of the Orange’s seven wins, five of them have come by a combined seven goals. Three have come by one goal. And two have come in overtime. Put simply, there hasn’t been any room for error. “It’s been difficult with the kinds of games that we’ve been in,” Desko said following his team’s win over Albany on March 15. “We’ve been in these one- and two-goal games, and you bring somebody in and they’re cold. They turn the ball over, and you kind of question yourself.”

And with those thoughts playing through his head, the SU head coach has kept his younger players off the field for the most part. Of the 54 players on Syracuse’s roster, only 25 have made appearances in at least five games this season. Much of the monster 19-member freshman class hasn’t gotten a chance to gain any experience. Though the team’s record remains perfect at 7-0, Desko said he needs to find ways to get these younger players on the field. At any given moment, a starter can go down. And with a bench that is filled with inexperience and youth, a drop-off in ability is likely to follow. “If we had an injury, we’ve got to get some of these guys some game experience for the future,” Desko said. “I think that’s the silver lining that we’ll take out of it.” The silver lining he spoke of was a game against Albany in which the Orange cruised to a comfortable 18-13 victory. Desko was able to mix in a wealth of younger players and finally give the future of his program some minutes. Eleven different players scored for Syracuse in that game, and nine different players tallied an assist. “It was great tonight that these guys could get in and feel comfortable and find their way,” Desko said following the game. Chris Daddio is one freshman, though, who has been making his presence felt on the field this season, despite all of the close games. He’s appeared in all seven games SU has played, taking 47 faceoffs for the Orange. He’s won 21 of them — second most behind senior Jeremy Thompson. Daddio’s best moment of the season came in that game against Georgetown. After the Hoyas stunningly sent the game to overtime, Daddio won the opening faceoff. SU never relinquished possession, and a few minutes later Stephen Keogh netted the game-winner. It was an important play by a first-year player that didn’t go unnoticed by one of the veterans. “Daddio comes out as a freshman and makes a great play to get the ball back to me after winning the faceoff,” Galloway said. “It’s one thing on the stat sheet, but that probably won us the game.” mjcohe02@syr.edu — Staff writer Zach Brown contributed reporting to this article.

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walk-ons or had not been heavily recruited by other schools. But with the direction of Fox, the team became a success. During Fox’s three years at UNC, he led the Tar Heels to an ACC championship — the school’s first in six years. The Tar Heels have yet to win another ACC championship since then, and in Craddock’s 26-year tenure, it’s the only time the cross country team placed in the top five in the country, Craddock said. “We really didn’t have a superstar or a bunch of superstars,” Craddock said. “But we kept people who were good, and they believed in what we trying to do and believed in Coach Fox’s training. They were just unstoppable. They were just hungry for being really good.” Fox’s next college coaching job came seven years later, when he spent one season at George Washington after pursuing his professional career. Though uneventful, it led to a chance at Auburn. There, Fox was dealing with limited resources, but once again he would not settle for failure. Fox’s indoor and outdoor track and field teams churned out a second-place finish at the NCAA championship in 2003. Fox said he also coached five or six All-Americans. What makes it even more impressive is Fox was only granted a scholarship and a half with which to entice recruits. “He had to deal with different athletes,” said Mel Rosen, who was Auburn’s head coach when Fox was a student and a consultant when he was the coach. “Outstanding athletes and middle-ofpack athletes. And he did a good job handling them all, and almost all his athletes made some progress.”

courtesy of syracuse athletic communications chris fox (left) brought the SU cross country and track and field programs into the national spotlight since he became head coach in 2005. Fox has succeeded everywhere else he has coached, which includes North Carolina, George Washington and Auburn. Although Fox was the cross country coach and not the head of the track and field program, Rosen expected Fox would one day be calling all the shots for his own team. That day came when Fox was hired by SU in 2005. Since then, the program has been in the fast lane.

The men’s team cracked the national rankings for the first time in the program’s history. Long-distance runners have consistently qualified to compete in nationals. The men’s cross country team won the Big East championship two years in a row after never having won it before. In 2005, the women’s and men’s cross country teams placed 13th at the NCAA Northeast regional. This past fall, both nabbed first-place finishes. “I’m happy with our progress, but we want to get a lot better,” Fox said. Syracuse running was once an afterthought. Now it’s in the mind of all its competitors. Fox hopes that progress continues to be on the rise, including this season. “We set our expectations high, and the core group gets a little older, and they’re able to train a little harder and able to think a little bigger,” Fox said. “All we talk about here is trying to be one of the best teams in the whole country, so that’s what the kids shoot for.” It’s a mindset that has carried through from Fox’s time at Auburn. There, runner Sherridan Kirk struggled to keep up with his own coach. Kirk and Fox would occasionally run 200 meters side by side on the track at Auburn. Although Kirk is about 20 years younger than Fox, he still had to pour all his effort into running when the two went head to head. “That was the worst experience I really and truly had in my life, because I never believed that it would have been that hard running against my coach,” said Kirk, an Olympian for Trinidad and Tobago. “Knowing that he was such an exceptional athlete himself, you tend to respect what he has to say.” Even when Fox came up with something farfetched to do in practice, Kirk said his runners were more likely to trust him because Fox has been in his athletes’ shoes. And he’s been successful as well. Fox ran competitively for about 15 years, both nationally and internationally. His college years were spent at Auburn, where Fox still holds records that have yet to be touched more than 20 years later. His times in the indoor and outdoor 5,000-meter run are still the best times for any Auburn Tiger. His record as a runner is how Kirk knows

what Fox says will usually be right. That goes with SU runners, too. Roman Acosta said if anyone were to ever question Fox, all Fox would have to do is mention the records he holds and the places he’s gone to compete. “He’s been there,” said Acosta, an SU distance runner. “He’s been injured, he’s been overseas, he’s been in championship races. He pretty much almost made the Olympics.” Fox was in five Olympic trials. He said he needed a third-place finish to qualify, but came up short by a couple seconds on multiple occasions. The reason SU athletes listen to whatever Fox tells them to do without hesitation is the same reason they come to run at Syra.cuse in the first place. When Forrest Misenti was on his official visit, he was convinced through Fox’s tutelage that he’d transform into the runner he wanted to become. The same day, he committed to Syracuse. Although SU running didn’t have a wealth of history, Fox’s credentials as a professional and college athlete enticed Misenti, now a junior. “I really liked how he had a great career,” Misenti said. “Just off his training alone, he could guide me to success.” It’s what he’s been doing ever since he found his dream job at Syracuse. Fox thought he found it coaching cross country at Auburn, his alma mater. To Fox, it was a big deal to be part of the same program he once ran for. As it turned out, the “right place” was more than 17 hours and 1,000 miles away in Central New York. “That’s the nature of coaching,” Fox said. “Not many guys are like coach (Jim) Boeheim or coach (John) Desko, where they’ve been in one place their entire life. Most of us bounce around until we find that right place.” That right place for Fox is here in Syracuse. He knew it two months into the job. And Fox plans to stay awhile. He is signed through the 2013 season. He envisions an SU program that can continue to climb to new heights. It’s a program he hopes won’t only contend in the Big East, but nationally. “I had an opportunity to be good at Auburn,” Fox said. “I had an opportunity to be great here.” dgproppe@syr.edu

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shijing wang | staff photographer maddie kobelt (left) and emily harman have been a bright spot in doubles competition for Syracuse this season. The Orange is still trying to figure out the right combinations at the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles positions with only a few games remaining.

Poor results in doubles matches hurting SU By Stephen Bailey Staff Writer

All season long, one glaring problem has stared the Syracuse tennis team in the face. The inability to win the doubles point has cost SU at least one match in the eyes of its head coach Luke Jensen. But probably more. “It’s just crushed us,” Jensen said of the doubles point. “We win the doubles point, we beat USC. We win the doubles point against San Diego State, it gives us some momentum to maybe pull out those two three-setters.” In each of its five losses — most recently to Southern California, San Diego State and Rutgers — the Orange (13-5, 6-1 Big East) has dropped the doubles point, which is awarded to the team that

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Syracuse was busy in the past week, playing four matches in a five-day span, including three straight road matches over the weekend. The Orange defeated Army and St. John’s on Friday and Saturday, but the weekend ended on a disappointing note as SU suffered its first Big East regular-season loss since March 15, 2009. The loss to Rutgers ended a 20-game conference win streak in the regular season. Syracuse will stay on the road for its next three matches, with a trip to Virginia this weekend to take on William & Mary and Old Dominion, followed by a trip to Pittsburgh.

wins the best-of-three doubles matches. The winner of the doubles point takes a 1-0 advantage into singles play. And as SU hopes to make a push toward winning the Big East tournament and earning an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, Jensen’s squad must find second and third pairings that mesh well with each other. Entering the singles matches with a deficit adds pressure to each of the six competitors and gives important momentum to the opponent right from the outset. Associate head coach Shelley George referred to the United States Tennis Association and said whichever team wins the doubles point wins the match 85 percent of the time. Being on the negative side of those odds right away isn’t an easy feeling. Emily Harman recognized the importance of the momentum from a doubles match. For her, entering a singles match leading by a point rather than trailing changes the whole complexion of the match. “Going into it, it gives me peace of mind,” Harman said. “It gives me comfort knowing that our team has the momentum, so I don’t have to worry about bringing the team up. The attitude is there. Sometimes when you lose the doubles point, you get down emotionally, but this team definitely does very well getting back emotionally from that.” Though Harman and Maddie Kobelt have been embarrassing opponents’ No.1 tandems — including USC’s squad, which is ranked seventh in the nation — the second and third pairings have disappointed. Often this season, the inability of the second and third doubles pairings to step up has cost the Orange. In each of the last three matches, senior cocaptain Simone Kalhorn and freshman Aleah Marrow have played in the No. 2 doubles spot. Senior co-captain Christina Tan and junior Alessondra Parra have manned the third slot. Lately, the pairings have improved. Kalhorn

and Marrow recorded a 3-0 record in their three matches this weekend, while Tan and Parra finished 2-1. However, each of these positions has been a rotating door as Jensen has experimented with different lineups. Harman knows doubles pairings cannot be forced together. Certain players work better with some players and worse with others. That’s why she’s grateful she and Kobelt bonded instantly. This does not always happen the same way for other players. “For other doubles pairings, you have to play around with it,” Harman said of finding a good pairing. “You’re not just going to put two together, and it’s going to be all right for the whole time.” Effort hasn’t been the issue for the second and third pairings, but execution — or lack thereof — has been costly. But Kobelt insisted she still has every faith in her teammates, despite the struggles at times this season. “I know they’re giving it their all,” Kobelt said. “They’re competing with all their hearts and trying everything they can. I know that they’re competing at their hardest.” Unfortunately for the Orange, trying hard only gets a team so far. For SU to compete with the likes of Notre Dame and DePaul in the Big East tournament, it must establish formidable No. 2 and No. 3 doubles pairings. And it must see results from those groups. So Jensen will look to use the final month of the season to finally find some chemistry among his second and third doubles pairings. Though the struggles have been disheartening and costly so far this season, Jensen said time remains to correct those problems. And that should bode well for SU. “The bottom line is we’ve got time,” Jensen said. “Do we have three solid teams by the time we hit Big Easts? If we do, we’ll be fine.” sebail01@syr.edu

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s a 24-year-old, Chris Fox thought his days as a professional runner were numbered. Fox was coming off a serious ankle injury, and his running future was left up in the air. Fox, now the Syracuse track and field head coach, had a cyst in his ankle that had to be removed and replaced with bones from his shin. At that time, it was an experimental procedure. Doctors told him he might never be able to run again. Though Fox eventually resumed a professional running career, that busted ankle ended up being his big break. “The injury was a blessing in disguise,” Fox said. Because of that injury, and the uncertainty that came with it, Fox was offered the chance to coach North Carolina’s long-distance runners on the cross country team. “Being the distance coach at UNC made it a lot easier,” Fox said of dealing with his potentially career-ending injury. “I went from runner to one of the better jobs in the country.” Fox went from UNC to two other schools, coaching the cross country program at each stop. Now he’s the head man at Syracuse. No matter where he’s coached, he’s won. And that includes SU, a position he calls his “dream job.” It’s what he’s attempting to continue this season as the Orange is about to enter the brunt of its Big East schedule. Winning has become synonymous with any school at which Fox has landed. No matter what talent he’s been dealt, Fox has found a way to mold top runners. At North Carolina, head coach Dennis Craddock still remembers calling Fox’s long-distance runners the “no-name stars.” Many were SEE FOX PAGE 20

LEAD LAP Chris Fox’s coaching career has taken him to four different schools, starting with when he was the head cross country coach of North Carolina back in 1983. Since 2005, Fox has been the coach of Syracuse. Here’s where else he has been in along the way:

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Syracuse freshman center Baye Moussa Keita will undergo surgery “in the near future,” said director of athletic communications Pete Moore on Tuesday. Moore said the team is not releasing any more information about the surgery, but that it would likely happen next week. Moussa Keita injured his left wrist midway through the 2010-11 SU season, though Moore did not confi rm the surgery will be on the wrist. As early as the Orange’s Feb. 2 win at Connecticut, Moussa Keita’s wrist was heavily wrapped with white tape. His wrist remained taped through the rest of the season — including at SU’s practices — until the Orange’s season ended with a 66-62 loss to Marquette on March 20 in the third round of the NCAA Tournament. Moussa Keita said after SU’s 90-68 loss to Seton Hall on Jan. 25 that his wrist was “sore,” but he would play through it. According to The Post-Standard, Moussa Keita said after the Orange’s Feb. 19 win over Rutgers that he received an injection to the wrist that allowed him to play through the bothersome pain. Moussa Keita played just four minutes in Syracuse’s Tournament loss to Marquette, spending most of the second half on the SU sidelines with a towel draped over his head. After the game, his performance, combined with that of fellow freshman center Fab Melo, prompted SU head coach Jim Boeheim to say the duo “wasn’t ready” for Tournament play. Moussa Keita fi gures to be an important part of the Syracuse rotation next season. With senior Rick Jackson departing, Moussa Keita will look to continue contributing from the starting center position, which he took over at the Orange’s game at Louisville on Feb. 12. In 35 games that included 10 starts, Moussa Keita averaged 2.2 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. Melo will also return down low, and Syracuse will welcome the addition of incoming freshman Rakeem Christmas. Sophomore DaShonte Riley, who redshirted this season with an injury similar to a stress fracture in his right foot, will also play for the Orange. bplogiur@syr.edu