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residents read poetry in honor of Trayvon Martin.

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continue researching no-fee ATMs on campus. Page 5

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Star-spangled rhythm Teammates on the U.S. women’s senior national team, SU attack Michelle Tumolo and assistant coach Katrina Dowd carry their chemistry to the Orange. Page 16

Reactions Whitman drops 14 spots in ranking SU, World Bank follow ban of Officials look to address issue, make adjustments partnering to mock drug create forum burton bl at t institute

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By Jessica Iannetta STAFF WRITER

Brenda Flores can sum up her opinion on the use of synthetic marijuana in one word: stupid.

“I think that synthetic marijuana, in general, is a stupid idea,” said Flores, a junior international relations major. “The side effects to it are so much worse than regular marijuana. I don’t understand what the point of it is, really. I heard that it’s not even the same high.”

However, not everyone shares Flores’ opinion. Synthetic marijuana use has become a major problem in New York and across the nation recently. Calls to poison control centers concerning the substance have skyrocketed. In response to this, the New York State Department of Health banned the sale of synthetic marijuana Thursday in an order effective immediately.

Synthetic marijuana, often referred to as legal pot, is a mixture of herbal and chemical ingredients that mimic the effects of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the active ingredient in marijuana.

Katie Kernodle, a freshman public relations major, said students using synthetic marijuana as a substitute for marijuana is the biggest problem.

“Real marijuana isn’t dangerous, but synthetic is, and people take it as the same thing and try to replace it, and it causes problems,” she said.

Syracuse University public health professor Dessa Bergen-Cico said synthetic marijuana can be very dangerous for students because it is unpredictable, and students are often unfamiliar with the substance’s effects.

“It’s more potent than regular cannabis,” she said. “So if they try to smoke it in a way they might smoke weed, they’re going to have a very intense effect from it. It’s hard to gage what’s a tolerable limit.”

The side effects of synthetic marijuana can be worse than those of

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Bloomberg Businessweek first began releasing undergraduate rankings in 2006.

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The student-tofaculty ratio in 2011 was the same in 2012 — 23:1. However, in comparison to the amount of schools ranked, that factor dropped Whitman’s ranking, Tankersley said.

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In 2009, the school made it back in the top 50. The final score is determined by these factors: 30 percent from the student survey, 20 percent from employment recruiter surveys, 10 percent each from starting salary and the school’s work as an MBA feeder and 30 percent from academic quality.

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The median starting salary is $48,000 for 2012 — $2,000 less than last year — because accounting graduate students now count in the master’s rankings due to credit hour specifications. Changes like these can have an unintentional negative effect on rankings.

By Marwa Eltagouri ASST. NEWS EDITOR

Some business program administrators play what educators call the ranking game. They look at the numbers. They study the statistics. And then they do whatever it takes to get their program’s national rank up.

But administrators at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management prefer to use their national rank as only one piece of a larger picture — the quality of education their students are receiving.

“We all want to have good rankings,” said Clint Tankersley, associate dean of undergraduate programs at Whitman.

“And if you figure out what you want to do on a larger scale and get that right, then the good rankings will follow.”

Whitman’s rank fell to No. 61 this year in Bloomberg Businessweek’s national ranking of the best undergrad-

uate business programs, compared to its previous rank of No. 47 in 2011 and 2010.

In 2006, the school was No. 42 among other business programs across the country. Though the drop was alarming to Whitman, faculty and students remain confident in the program, and they are already beginning to work toward improving the ranking.

When identifying the top undergraduate business programs, Bloomberg Businessweek uses a system that includes nine measures of student satisfaction, post-graduation aftereffects and overall academic quality, said Geoff Gloeckler, staff editor at Businessweek.

The first two pieces of data consist of a survey of senior business students as well as employers hiring business students. Businessweek asked more than 86,000 graduating seniors across

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In the second year of the rankings, Whitman dropped all the way off the list. As schools join the list — 32 more were reviewed in 2007 compared to the year before — “a slight change in one number can cause a school to move up or down several rankings,” Tankersley said. That will be an issue as the rankings continue to expand in the future.

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By Rachael Barillari ASST. NEWS EDITOR

Officials from the World Bank visited Syracuse University last week to discuss their partnership in establishing a platform to assist developing countries.

The Global Forum on Law, Justice and Development will feature an interactive web-based platform that will be of access to officials of developing countries for no cost, according to an April 2 Burton Blatt Institute news release.

The collaboration between the World Bank, SU’s Burton Blatt Institute and other campus contributors — such as the School of Information Studies, the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, the College of Law and the Graduate School — are working to help launch the global forum, according to the article.

Anthony Adornato, the director of communications for BBI, said the goal of the program is to allow officials from developing countries to discuss their countries’ issues of development with experts from academic and financial institutions, as well as international organizations. The countries will also be able to communicate with one another through the site to discuss common problems and work to find solutions.

BBI works to advance the civic, economic and social participation of people with disabilities worldwide.

“Part of developing countries’ problems are related to disability and poverty,” Adornato said.

A forum like this is desperately needed, Adornato said, and partners of the program have done extensive research to find developing countries that could benefit from these types of expert and fellow country interactions.

Adornato said the program is an example of Scholarship in Action because SU officials will be sharing their own expertise to better the developing world.

Said Adornato: “At the end of the day, it is about the positive impact on people.

It certainly goes beyond disability.” rebarill@syr.edu

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NATIONAL BRIEFS Dallas hit by two tornadoes Tuesday Tornadoes and violent storms hit the Dallas area Tuesday, leading to more than a dozen reported injuries, according to an April 3 article by The Associated Press.

The National Weather Service confirmed at least two tornadoes hit the area. Several others have been reported. The storms peeled roofs from dozens of homes and crumbled the wing of a nursing home. Hundreds of flights were canceled or detoured from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.

Tuesday’s storms marked the start of a Texas tornado season forecasters predict will be “livelier than normal.”

Transgender lady allowed in pageant The Miss Universe Organization announced Tuesday it would allow the participation of a transgender woman in the Miss Universe pageant, according to an April 3 AP article.

Jenna Talackova, who underwent a sex change four years ago, is now eligible to enter the 2012 competition.

Her lawyer, Gloria Allred, held a news conference early Tuesday to demand the elimination of the organization’s rule requiring contestants to be born as women.

The organization is reviewing rules to ensure the situation does not occur again, according to the article.

Exotic antelopes to be protected Starting Wednesday, hunting the dama gazelle, the addax or the scimitar-horned oryx — rare, exotic antelopes — will be prohibited unless ranchers possess a permit, according to an April 3 AP article.

The antelopes will be given full protection under the federal Endangered Species Act. Animal rights groups praise the efforts, but ranchers in Texas, the state with the largest antelope population in the world, argue they won’t be able to afford the upkeep for their animals.

Hundreds of Texas ranchers have made large sums of money on the antelopes. Hunters have paid up to $10,000 for just one dama gazelle, according to the article.

Romney sweeps Maryland Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney won primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland and Washington, D.C., on Tuesday night, according to an April 3 AP article.

The victories helped bolster Romney’s lead over Republican candidate Rick Santorum. Romney won at least 74 delegates from the three states and 21 are yet to be allocated, according to the article. He now has a total of 646 delegates of the 1,144 needed for the nomination.

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chase gaewski | staff photographer OUSMAN DIALLO, senior information management and technology major, read his poem “Letter to Trayvon” at a Trayvon Martin tribute hosted by the Nu Rho Poetic Society on Tuesday night in the Watson Theater. The event paid tribute to Martin with poetry and discussion.

Poetry society hosts tribute in Martin’s honor

By Sarah Schuster STAFF WRITER

A man sang along to Stevie Wonder as the singer’s voice echoed across the speaker system in Watson Theater.

The song, “Living for the City,” tells a story of a black man who goes to the city, only to be arrested after witnessing a drug deal.

“This song was written during the civil rights movement,” said Christiona Hawkins, a junior policy

studies major. “But I don’t think that movement ever ended. I don’t know when human rights got labeled civil rights.”

Through poetry, music and discussion, the event held Tuesday night paid tribute to Trayvon Martin and the social issues surrounding his death. It was organized by the Nu Rho Poetic Society.

Michelle Tarshus, a junior information management and technology major, said the Nu Rho Poetic Soci-

ety’s purpose is to bring students together to gain more knowledge about poetry and use it to raise awareness about social change.

Hawkins and Tarshus co-hosted the event and began by asking the audience members what they knew about the death of Trayvon Martin.

Audience response varied. Some felt everyone knew the circumstances of Trayvon’s death based on its vast media coverage. Others disagreed and expressed concern

regarding the lack of student knowledge about the subject. There was open discussion about the facts of the case, public response and how race plays a part in the criminal justice system.

“It’s the system,” said Cory Boone, the residence director of Watson Hall. “What happened to Trayvon Martin, where I come from, that happened to 15 different people.

We need to make sure this doesn’t

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Employers to hire increasing number of college graduates for 2012

By Casey Fabris STAFF WRITER

Seniors preparing to graduate this spring are facing good news. Employers will significantly increase the number of college graduates they hire this year, according to a National Association of Colleges and Employers survey.

The survey states a 10.2 percent increase in 2012 hiring above a previous estimate of 9.5 percent.

The unemployment rate for those

with a bachelor’s degree or higher is 4.2 percent, which is about half of the nation’s unemployment rate of 8.3 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Donald Dutkowsky, an economics professor at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, said the current unemployment rate for college graduates, although lower than the national average, is higher than usual. He said the unemployment

rate for college graduates is typically about 2 percent.

“The unemployment rate for college graduates is much lower than any of the comparison groups: high school dropouts, high school graduates, and even some college and associate degrees,” Dutkowsky said.

Dutkowsky said the unemployment rate for college graduates is likely dropping because college graduates possess certain skills desirable to many companies.

The current labor force has leveled off, Dutkowsky said, and companies are now looking to new entries, especially graduating college students, to balance the equation.

“The record of employment, the record of hiring in the work place, is very skewed toward college graduates,” Dutkowsky said.

He said students just out of college often possess the skills that make employees marketable, such as read-

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the country to complete a 50-question survey on everything from the quality of teaching to recreational facilities. The survey received 28,060 students’ responses, Gloeckler said.

Another survey polled 749 corporate employers who hire thousands of business majors each year. They were asked to convey which programs turn out the best graduates and have the most effective curriculum for career services.

Of those polled, 257 employers responded, he said.

Additionally, Businessweek looks at various data points collected, incoming students’ SAT scores, class sizes and faculty student ratio, Gloeckler said. Other factors include the salaries of graduating students and how much time they spend on work outside of the classroom.

With this system, it is not uncommon for business programs to fluctuate in their rank from year to year, Gloeckler said.

“At the top of the ranking we don’t see a lot of movement or any huge jumps,” he said. “But lower down schools can jump 10 to 20 places because they are grouped together so closely that one school’s slight change will push it up or down a lot.”

These slight numeric differences may have played a role in Whitman’s drop, said Tankersley, the dean of undergraduate admissions. Only 61 schools were ranked when the rankings began in 2006. This year, 124 schools were ranked. As more schools are added, there are fewer numerical differences between schools.

For example, Whitman’s student-faculty

ratio is 23:1, as it was last year. Because other schools have the same ratio, had the ratio dropped to 22:1, Whitman’s rank could have sprung up several places. If students reported they studied one hour extra a week, the program could have moved up, Tankersley said.

Additionally, Whitman’s average class size has a few more students than other peer schools.

Another contributing factor to the drop in ranking could be the response rate to the survey from Whitman’s seniors, which was only 45 percent, Tankersley said, meaning more than half of them did not reply.

The survey asks students to rate areas of the program on an A, B, C, D scale, with A being the highest. Of the students who responded, Whitman’s facilities, consisting of the school itself as well as dining and residence halls, were graded with a B, Tankersley said. And though teaching usually receives an A rating, it was rated a B this year.

To be among the top 50, programs should have an A in teaching, said Melvin Stith, dean of Whitman.

“Did something unique happen this year?

Something that caused students to think our teaching had changed?” he said. “We need to figure this out, so we’re meeting with the student leaders. We used to always get A’s.”

The survey is frustrating, however, because Whitman’s administrators and faculty are not released the specific questions or topics of the survey, so the surveys are outside of the realm of what can be controlled.

Stith said he personally is not in favor of the Businessweek rankings due to the rating system, which takes in the overall campus life of the university and asks questions about aspects such as life, town, food and the weather.

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ing, writing, researching and other specialized skills that come along with certain majors.

Jordan Clifford, a senior magazine journalism major, said she has been networking and reaching out to contacts in the industry rather than actively job-hunting because, in the magazine industry, employers typically ask that you be ready to start the job in two to three weeks.

However, Clifford said she feels there are more available jobs in the magazine industry, such as editorial assistant positions.

Clifford also said she felt the availability of jobs was dependent on the industry. She said she had friends in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management studying finance and entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises that secured jobs a semester before even graduating.

Although the survey done by the National Association of Colleges and Employers indicates improvement in the economy, Dutkowsky said the national unemployment rate must fall to approximately 5.5 percent for the economy to be considered healthy.

“It’s good news. It’s reflective of an improving economy, but that’s a slowly improving economy,” he said. “It has been one that has penalized younger people in terms of getting the types of career beginnings that they normally got.”

Though there are indicators of improvement like this anticipated rise in hiring of recent college graduates, Dutkowsky stressed that the economy is on the rise from a “pretty low vantage point,” and there is still much room for improvement.

happen to anyone.”

Clips from the news were played, including President Barack Obama’s speech addressing the issue and a clip that showed Geraldo Rivera of Fox News expressing his controversial position that Trayvon Martin would be alive if he had not worn a hoodie.

“Trayvon Martin is a victim,” Boone said.

“You don’t murder someone, period.”

The first to perform a poem at the event was Ousman Diallo, a senior information management and technology major. The poem, titled “Letter to Trayvon,” addressed Trayvon as a hypothetical friend and expressed guilt of

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regular marijuana. Flores said a friend who used synthetic marijuana told her it produced a strangling feeling in her throat.

Bergen-Cico said she wasn’t surprised because people often have intense reactions to the substance, similar to the reactions one sees when people are badly allergic to something. Synthetic marijuana can be made using any number of combinations of herbs and chemicals. When people don’t know what is in the substance they’re using, or they take a substance they haven’t been exposed to before, a reaction like the one Flores’ friend described could occur.

Whitman has generally been ranked higher in U.S. News and World Report rankings, which focus more on the reputation of the university, and therefore, have less fluctuation in the placement of the programs. The Whitman school has consistently been ranked in the 40s in the past few years.

“Our undergraduate business programs based on reputation or pure assessment, we survey business school and heads of undergraduate business programs to get their opinions on the schools,” said Bob Morse, director of data research at U.S. News and World Report. “It’s based on reputation surveys, not statistical data.”

And although Whitman’s rank is consistent in U.S. News and World Report, Whitman administrators and faculty are constantly working toward improvement and have taken the Businessweek ranking seriously.

“It’s a little puzzling to me and the other deans. Did we miss something that students

BUSINESSWEEK VS. US WORLD AND NEWS REPORT

Businessweek bases its rankings on a system that includes nine measures of student satisfaction, post-graduation aftereffects and overall academic quality.

The first two measures consist of surveys of senior business students as well as employers hiring business students. Businessweek also considers factors such as data points collected, incoming students’ SAT scores, class sizes and faculty-to-student ratio. U.S. News and World Report, on the other hand, focuses more on the overall reputation of the university.

being in a university while he was on the street. It addressed the pain of losing a friend who could have easily been him.

Flose Boursiquot, a sophomore public relations major, spoke of the power of words in her poem. She alluded to Martin Luther King Jr. and

“Trayvon Martin is a victim. You don’t murder someone, period.”

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the power behind his “I Have a Dream” speech.

“Why are we resting, our brothers and

Bergen-Cico said the perception that synthetic marijuana use has fewer consequences causes more students to use it.

“I think they use it because it’s perhaps easier to get their hands on than marijuana, and it’s also less in terms of legal penalties and university penalties,” she said.

Before the ban, synthetic marijuana was widely sold in New York smoke shops, gas stations and convenience stores. An employee at Exscape Smoke Shop on Marshall Street said the shop previously sold synthetic marijuana but stopped selling it in 2010. He declined to disclose other details about synthetic marijuana sales.

An employee at Down Under Leather, another smoke shop located on South Crouse Avenue, said the shop never sold synthetic marijuana

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were trying to verbalize?” Stith said. “But we respond pretty rapidly — we say students first.”

Stith plans to bring the Educational Benchmarking group to Whitman to survey seniors as well as juniors to see their opinion of how well administrators and faculty are doing and how well services are being delivered. He additionally plans to work with the incoming freshman class and discuss the rankings at the next faculty meeting.

But at the same time, Tankersley said that it’s important to keep rankings in perspective.

Some initiatives are more important to focus on rather than those that will directly affect Businessweek’s rankings. The school should not solely play the ranking game, he said.

Prospective students shouldn’t worry about rankings, Tankersley said.

Students must choose a business program that meets their expectations and the experience they desire. Tankersley was recently in New York City conducting an admissions presentation when a student asked about the drop.

“There are more unique things about our program,” Tankersley said. “I wouldn’t worry about rankings. If you’re a good student at any of these schools, you’ll do well when you get out.”

And students are indeed confident that Whitman has done well to prepare them when they do graduate.

“I don’t think the rankings will affect me by any means,” said Nick Cammuso, a senior finance and management major.

Said Cammuso: “The only thing that’s changed with the years is me becoming more endeared to my professors, and they’re only getting better.” meltagou@syr.edu

sisters? Racism doesn’t wait,” Boursiquot said.

Howard “Klass” Jones Jr., a Syracuse native, performed a poem about what people expect from him because he is a black man and about what they see before knowing anything about him.

“I reach for my wallet, you see a gun,” he said.

Between poems, audience members discussed their themes and what social problems stemmed from them. Topics included issues in inner-city schools, the motives of politicians, the role of the media, what justice means in America and how it can best be served.

“Poetry is a form of activism,” Hawkins said. “Don’t write because you want to, write because you have to.” seschust@syr.edu

and that he doesn’t know what synthetic marijuana is.

Though Bergen-Cico said she agrees that synthetic marijuana is a serious problem, she doesn’t believe banning it is a good solution. Instead, she said, the focus should be on evidence-based solutions, such as educating the public about the risks of these drugs and exploring why people use drugs like synthetic marijuana. People often get high because of social skills deficits and an inability to cope with stress, she said.

“Those are much more complex issues, so it seems easier to say, ‘Let’s just make it illegal,’ and there’s the problem solved,” she said. jliannet@syr.edu

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Student Association must research ATM initiative more No-fee ATMs on campus would be helpful to students, but the Student Association must spend more time researching the topic before trying to move forward.

The New York Public Interest Group presented SA members with research regarding on-campus ATMs at Monday’s meeting. SA President Dylan Lustig said his administration is working to eliminate the usage charge at on-campus ATMs. NYPIRG polling showed about 80 percent of students are concerned with ATM fees and that students typically use ATMs more than twice a week. SA must continue to look into the research presented and should conduct research of its own as well.

SA must also find out if this option is feasible for the university. NYPIRG research said the cost could be offset if a third party sponsored the ATMs. This may be something university administrators are not open to. Or this could be an option the university has already explored and found unrealistic.

EDITORIAL by the daily orange editorial board The problem may also lie in student spending habits. Do students need to use ATMs multiple times per week or could they go just once per week? Could students be using other ATMs around campus without being charged? Could students use cash-back options at CVS and other grocery stores instead of using the ATM machines?

Maybe instead of trying to get rid of ATM fees, SA can help educate students about their options to help students avoid ATM fees. If students are opening accounts with local banks, they may be able to avoid ATM fees. SA can research these options, too.

The research for this initiative should be delegated to a specific committee within SA, possibly the Student Affairs Committee. Now that the idea has surfaced in an SA meeting, SA must carry out the idea responsibly.

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One author does not dictate entire feminist view on Katy Perry’s new music video

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aty Perry recently released the music video for her song “Part of Me,” and feminist author Naomi Wolf isn’t too thrilled with it, but her boycott offers no solutions for navigating feminist issues in pop music.

Wolf took issue with “Part of Me” because she thinks it is propaganda for the U.S. Marines Corps. Wolf is the author of “The Beauty Myth” and writes about women’s issues in the mainstream media.

“It is a total piece of propaganda for the Marines. ... I really want to find out if she was paid by them for making it. … It is truly shameful,” she wrote on her Facebook page March 25. “I would suggest a boycott of this singer whom I really liked — if you are as offended at this glorification of violence as I am.”

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The video features the music artist dumping a boyfriend and then joining the Marines. She goes through endless, tough training and sings, “You’re never gonna break my soul.”

Perry distinctly chose to use the military as a symbol of strength in the video, she told MTV. “It’s an affirmation of strength, so I wanted to go the strongest route I ever could,” she explained. “Literally, I was like, ‘I’m gonna join the service. I’m gonna join the Marines.’ We used only Marines. ... For three days, I was a wannabe Marine, which was so difficult.”

Aside from making headlines and garnering coverage news sources, Wolf’s boycott does not provide any constructive measures or worthwhile strategy about how to effectively navigate feminist issues in mainstream

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not a barbie girl culture, namely pop music.

The other major issue with Wolf’s boycott is that it perpetuates the notion and stereotype of hierarchies in social movements and having one singular representative that makes authority decisions for everyone else. There is not one universal opinion that stands for every single feminist. Naomi Wolf’s personal theory about Perry does not necessarily relate to all other women who identify with feminism.

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Instead of participating in a boycott that pits people and ideas against one another and separates individuals with varying opinions, a more beneficial option would be to encourage an open dialogue about the complex differences of opinions feminists have in response to Perry’s newest music video.

Starting a conversation encourages the sharing of ideas, willingness to interchange opinions with those who are coming from different perspectives and offers more potential for a solution to the problem at hand.

It is important to resist the dominant narrative of having one “face” and one voice as an all-encompassing representative in contemporary feminism.

It is also important to interrupt the instinct to boycott or react negatively to popular culture before thorough

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analysis, dialogue and opportunities for individuals to respond and clarify.

My suggestion for navigating this most recent conflict between a cultural figure and self-proclaimed feminist journalist: consider the authentic value before engaging in a boycott of this music video.

Maybe Perry is depicting a promilitary agenda in “Part of Me,” but the point is the topic should be up for a nuanced analysis instead of shut down completely. Students shouldn’t just think critically about culture, but also be critical about how we think about those who analyze culture.

Krystie Yandoli is a senior women and gender studies and English and textual studies major. Her column appears every Wednesday. She can be reached at klyandol@syr.edu or followed on Twitter at @KrystieLYandoli.

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Clearing the competition Local officials fight proposed Verizon deal that could create monopoly among cable companies

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group of Syracuse elected officials and community organizations came together last week to voice their opposition to the recently proposed deal between Verizon and other cable companies that would potentially end the competition for services between them.

The deal would create a partnership between Verizon and other companies under the SpectrumCo cable industry umbrella, which includes Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox and Bright House Networks, and would eliminate all competition, according to a March 26 Communications Workers of America article.

City officials and advocates from Syracuse, Albany, Baltimore, Boston and Buffalo announced their concerns about the partnership last week. Officials fear this deal would lead to higher prices, fewer options and a growing digital divide for consumers in the five cities and across the country, according to the article.

Officials from these cities voiced their concerns because Verizon has built its fiber-optic FiOS network in their surrounding suburbs, but it has failed to do so in each of the five cities, according to the article. The residents of these cities tend to have lower income and have a higher proportion of African-American and Hispanic residents than their suburban neighbors.

Jean Kessner, councilor-at-large of the Syracuse Common Council, said one of the most significant issues with the proposed deal is that it would disproportionately disadvantage the minority population in Syracuse. The company has neglected to provide its high-speed FiOS network in the city, where approximately 70 percent of Onondaga County’s minority populations reside.

“Ultimately, it will deprive our residents, schools, local businesses and health care facilities of the benefits of the FiOS network that is available to their neighbors in the suburbs,” Kessner said.

Kessner said Verizon’s FiOS network is available in 14 suburban neighborhoods that surround Syracuse, but the company has not yet made efforts to install the network within the city.

She said she would like to see Verizon’s FiOS network built throughout the Syracuse area, not just in the suburbs and areas that are most profitable.

illustration by alicia zyburt | contributing illustrator “We just feel that with the lack of competition that would result from this partnership, Verizon will have very little incentive to install its FiOS network in the city of Syracuse,” said Syracuse Common Councilor Bob Dougherty.

In a letter to the Federal Communications Commission, Syracuse officials voiced their concern about the proposed end to competition between cable companies in the area.

Officials stated that “consumers benefit from

competitive choice; small businesses benefit from truly high-speed connections to suppliers and customers; schools and hospitals benefit from education and health- related applications; communications workers benefit from the jobs building, maintaining, and servicing networks; and families and communities benefit from the 21st century jobs and expanded tax base.”

As a condition regarding the approval of company’s proposed partnership, Syracuse offi-

cials requested that the FCC require Verizon to expand its FiOS network to currently unserved areas in Syracuse that are inside its traditional telephone service area. This would solve the disproportioned services.

Said Dougherty: “We’re really hoping that the FCC takes our message seriously and sees the importance in creating equal access opportunities for the entire area.” adhitzle@syr.edu

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Class acts Reinstated fraternity shapes image with fashionable philanthropy event

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By Jen Bundy STAFF WRITER

nce the stage lights dimmed, house music blared from the speakers and the room grew quiet. Suddenly, a figure appeared.

The crowd erupted with whistles and shouts as a statuesque model glided down the runway, striking a fierce pose in her sweetheart cut chiffon dress.

Collectively, the brothers of Phi Delta Theta breathed a sigh of relief. Their first philanthropy event, “The Best of Local Syracuse,” had begun.

For $5 a ticket, visitors watched a runway show featuring students as the models, most of whom were sorority sisters. Local vendors and boutiques helped sponsored it and were present at the Tuesday night event in the Schine Underground. Eateries, including Bittersweet and Cafe Kubal Coffee Roasters, served sweet treats.

As the models strutted down the runway in stilettos, the newly recolonized fraternity cheered among the audience.

“Phi Delt really brought a new combination of chivalry, campus involvement, academics and fun to campus,” said Curtis Dukart, a sophomore entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises major and a spring recruitment pledge.

Since returning to Syracuse University this past fall, the fraternity acquired 78 members. Through this event, the brothers aimed to raise awareness for local businesses and also help support Phi Delt’s national charity, The ALS Association. This charity, which fights to find a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, hits close to home for the brothers.

Pro baseball player Lou Gehrig, a brother of Phi Delt, abruptly retired in 1939 after his diagnosis and ultimately lost his battle.

The fraternity became inactive in 1994.

Jon Gregalis, Phi Delt’s public relations chair and a sophomore public relations and marketing dual major, said the brotherhood was initially uncertain of how recruitment would go.

“We were new, and it is tough to sell something not seen before, especially on this campus,” he said.

But all doubts disappeared with the new 21-member pledge class, something the brotherhood takes pride in.

The reinstated fraternity is blazing its own trail in greek life on campus by starting its own traditions. Gregalis said the word “frat” can have bad connotations, so the brothers

“All of our members are leaders and are looking to advance themselves not only on campus, but also in the future. Success is an expectation.”

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PUBLIC REL ATIONS CHAIR OF PHI DELTA THETA

make sure to use “fraternity” instead and refer to one another as gentlemen.

Manners and chivalry are two standards the brothers live by, whether that means writing handwritten notes to sororities on Valentine’s Day or simple things like holding open a door. The sophisticated style of the fraternity was apparent by the brothers’ exclusively business casual attire. All brothers wore fitted suits and ties.

“The Best of Local Syracuse” fits the description as a fresh take on greek life phi-

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marisa palmer | contributing photographer ALLIE ZMINDA, a sophomore in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management and a sorority sister in Alpha Xi Delta, walks down the runway in Phi Delta Theta’s charity event.

Comedian Ernie G inspires through jokes, touching story

By Claire Dunderman STAFF WRITER

Through little giggles and grand hand gestures, Ernie G lamented over the intricacies of relationships.

A tall man with an inviting smile, he quickly slipped into different characters with voice changes and varying motions. The audience responded with resounding chortles.

“I’m going to tell you guys one more story,” Ernie G said as the audience’s laughter died down.

The buoyant and good-natured air of comedy shifted to a more serious and philosophical tone, with the speaker talking about his achievements against the odds.

Motivational speaker and comedian Ernie Gritzewsky, known by his stage name “Ernie G,” performed sketches from his show “Empowerment Comedy” Tuesday night in Grant Auditorium. He has performed at many different venues, including high schools and television shows. His credits include

Comedy Central’s “Make Me Laugh,” Sí TV’s “Funny is Funny” and costarring with George Lopez in “Qué Locos!” He is currently the national spokesman for Hispanic College Fund.

Bea Gonzalez, dean of University College, saw him speak at the 2011 Hispanic Youth Institute in Virginia and asked him to perform for students at Westside Academy at Blodgett in Syracuse. Ernie G agreed, saying that he would be happy to speak to Syracuse University students. After that

performance, Gonzales invited him to perform for SU students on Tuesday.

He started off the show by introducing himself to the crowd of nearly 100, going around to each section, shaking their hands and making light conversation. He also encouraged them to sit closer to the stage.

To one girl timidly walking down to a seat in the front row, he joked, “I’m not going to tease you.”

Once onstage, he poked fun at the audience and at himself. Some of his

jokes referenced aspects of the Latino culture. He jokingly pointed out looks on people’s faces who did not seem know any of his Spanish terminology. This interaction brought many laughs from the crowd.

As the audience grew accustomed to his larger-than-life stage presence, his topics branched out into a variety of topics, from relationships with women to the “Cholos,” or Latino gangsters, he grew

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BEER IN THE NEWS

Spring’s here and that means a change in seasonal releases. It’s the time for summertime brews and new or limited drinks to make an appearance. This week, we’ll look into two annual offerings by well-known brands.

Samuel Adams summer styles variety pack arrives

A favorite of anyone who knows the name Samuel Adams Boston Lager, the brewery’s seasonal variety packs feature two bottles of six different varieties and comes out several months in advance of summer. This year’s summer variety pack features staples like Boston Lager and seasonal Summer Ale, a crisp, citrusy and refreshing wheat beer. Noble Pils is the newest spring seasonal, introduced only several years ago and brewed with five Noble hop varieties. Often regarded as the weakest in the pack is Cherry Wheat, a light, fruited wheat beer. To some, it can taste medicinal. But the newer East West Kölsch is a refreshing addition.

Kölsch beers are German-style beers that are often light- to medium-bodied and relatively low in alcohol content. Highly carbonated with a dry finish, the beer has a wine-like flavor. Another newly developed brew is the Belgian Session, advertised as a “crisp, refreshing version of a traditional Belgian ale,” according to beerpulse.com. It features Belgian yeast, which imparts a slightly fruity and spicy flavor to the beer that is offset by caramel and light toffee notes.

Anheuser-Busch brings in 19 new products to 2012 lineup

We’ve all started seeing Bud Light Platinum floating around in stores and bars, and smashed on Euclid after a good night. But Anheuser-Busch has some other tricks up its sleeve to gain market share back from innovative craft brewers and liquor companies. They had lost some previously loyal AB customers to craft brewers with barrel-aged beer and liquor companies with products like alcoholic whipped cream and whipped-cream-flavored vodka. AB recently responded with drinks like the Bud Light Lime-a-Rita, an 8 percent margarita drink featuring Bud Light Lime instead of tequila. Its Michelob Ultra brand has also created two new products: a 4 percent alcohol, gluten-free light cider (to be released May 7) and Michelob Ultra 19th Hole Light Tea and Lemonade (to be released April 2), an alcoholic version of the Arnold Palmer. Hopping on the bandwagon along with AB, Molson-Coors will release a Coors Light Iced T beer in Canada next month that may very well make its way to our shelves.

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lanthropy. Most fraternities host a sports event or tournament, but Phi Delt decided to take a different route that was not a financial burden and accessible to the entire campus.

The brothers came up with the idea to host a unique fashion show displaying designs exclusively from the local Syracuse area. Showoff’s Boutique, Some Girls Boutique, Bounce, Jet Black and Modern Pop Culture all displayed their newest fashions. Some popular trends were bright colors, maxi dresses and backless shirts.

Two of SU’s sophomore fashion design students, Chrissy Lucy and Hayley Nerenberg, participated. Models walked down the runway wearing designs they created in class this year.

Brendan Glasheen, a freshman broadcast journalism major, pledge and co-historian, emphasized that Phi Delt was a professional organization filled with individuals aiming to become leaders.

“Our organization attacks all aspects of becoming a man,” Glasheen said.

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up with in Los Angeles.

To close his set, he dropped his bubbly nature. He addressed the difficulties he faced growing up. As one of three Latino students at St. Francis Preparatory School in his hometown, he said he felt isolated. He touched on the troubles he faced after dropping out of Loyola Marymount College, but he also spoke about how he achieved his goal of finishing school by reapplying, getting back in and ultimately graduating.

When listing the attributes of a Phi Delta Theta brother, words like chivalry and campus involvement are always brought up.

The brotherhood is active on campus with each member bringing new experiences and interests.

Members are involved in a wide range of activities, from Sustainability Club to Debate Team to Student Association. Current SA President Dylan Lustig is a brother and co-hosted the event with Allie Curtis, current SA vice president.

“All of our members are leaders and are looking to advance themselves not only on campus, but also in the future,” Gregalis said. “Success is an expectation.”

Academics are also a huge focus for Phi Delt, which earned the highest fraternity GPA last semester with a collective 3.4.

Dwight Stevenson, an education graduate student and the first president of the recolonized fraternity, beamed as he discussed its future.

“A typical Phi Delt brother may not have seen themselves joining a fraternity,” Stevenson said. “Now we can serve a whole new group of quality men.” jbundy@syr.edu

His teasing personality and optimistic story inspired members of yesterday’s audience.

“Being from New Mexico, I could identify with a lot of what he was saying. He had really good messages. Good messages for minorities and even individuals,” said Ramon Maestas, an education graduate student.

Ernie G’s message onstage is something he maintains in his everyday life, even after planting his microphone back into its stand as the audience’s applause faded out.

Said Ernie G: “My message I try to get through is: ‘If it’s meant to be, it’s up to me.’” cmdunder@syr.edu

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You are what you eat with: Size, color of kitchenware contribute to overeating

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nless you have a sandwich for every meal, plates, forks and spoons are typically part of everyday eating. They may look like completely innocent pieces of plastic or metal, but crockery has hidden powers. It has the power to make you overeat.

When discussing the topic of “bigger being better,” fork size isn’t usually mentioned. But the size of these three-pronged eating accessories may be standing between you and your dream body. According to research found at the University of Utah compiled in July 2011, restaurant customers who ate with bigger forks consumed fewer calories than customers with little prongs.

The researchers think customers go to restaurants with a set goal in mind: to ease hunger and enjoy food. Big forks give the impression that customers are achieving their “goal.”

Customers with small forks feel like their utensil is failing them, so they start shoveling and overeat.

It’s time to take back control from Mr. Fork and his utensil friends. There are ways to make smart choices to avoid inadvertent overeating.

For forks, it’s a case of going big or going home.

But don’t generalize to just what’s in your hand: Plates and bowls play a part, too. People eat more with massive plates in front of them, according research done by the Journal of Consumer Research in November 2011. Authors Koert Van Ittersum and Brian Wansink showed that plates play optical illusions with the brain; we’re inclined to fill a plate without taking into account its size.

“You fool your mind into thinking you are eating more when the plate is smaller. Bigger plates tend to make us think we need to fill it to get what we need,” said Ruth Sullivan, a registered dietician at Syracuse University Food Services.

Watch out for wide plates, but don’t be fooled by the hidden depths of a soup bowl. Just because it can hold a liter of New England Clam Chowder doesn’t mean you have to fill it to the brim. My roommate Amy Kee, a junior physical education major, is emotionally attached to her massive cereal bowl. It’s deeper than an ocean trench and probably the reason she eats too

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just do it many Lucky Charms.

“I just want to fill the bowl,” she said.

But all is not lost. Plate color is something to consider, and not just to match the kitchen tiles.

In the research conducted by the Journal of Consumer Research, authors Ittersum and Wansink reveal that the color blue turns off hunger instincts. Eating off a blue plate may curb hunger. Blue is unappealing to eat because almost no naturally occurring food is blue. And no, Peeps don’t count.

When you limit how much you eat, don’t match your food to your plate. Eating spaghetti Bolognese off a red plate is a recipe for disaster.

And don’t forget the color of your furniture.

High color contrast between a plate and the table means more food in your stomach.

And children are just weird. Kids will eat more when their plate has rainbow-colored items on it, research in Acta Paediatrica found.

I knew the Hello Kitty plate I bought in Tops was ruining my life.

But before redecorating the whole house in a quest for appetite suppression, spring clean the friendship closet first. Sullivan warns that we mirror how much, our friends are eating.

Research is yet to be carried out on the love child of forks and spoons: the spork.

Having taken CHE 117: “General Chemistry,” and understanding the scientific process, I hypothesize that the simultaneous spearing and scooping capacity of the spork could spell diet disaster.

Iona Holloway is a magazine journalism and psychology dual major. Her column appears every Wednesday. As a disclaimer, her blue M&M addiction is proof that candy cravings are immune to the ‘hunger hates blue’ rule.

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Restaurant specializing in salad tosses together fresh produce pronto

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tep through ProntoFresh’s door and bright splashes of color from the walls and counter — painted vibrant red, orange and green — gleam inside the café.

“I wanted this place to look like a salad,” said owner Mark Bullis with a twinkle in his eye. “A big, bright, cool garden salad.”

Only 12 weeks old, the restaurant is still in its incubation phase. With a long bar of toppings for custom concoctions and a menu listing 14 other tasty salad options and sandwiches, ProntoFresh provides a variety wide enough to keep any avid salad consumer coming back for more.

My dining partner and I ordered a crispy buffalo chicken salad paired with an herb roasted turkey sandwich on ciabatta bread.

“There are other salad places in Syracuse, meaning that there are other places that serve a salad portion,” Bullis said. “But this is really the only salad restaurant.”

While we waited for our meal, the employees smiled and laughed with each other and the other customers. The whole place carried an infectiously fresh, cheerful feel.

Our salad arrived first. It was piled high with banana peppers, crumbled bleu cheese, colorful tortilla strips and crispy buffalo chicken. The zesty ranch dressing mixed into the fresh greens blended with the buffalo sauce, creating a spicy tang. The tortilla strips added a crunch more satisfying and delicious than the typical crouton.

I’ve wolfed down my fair share of buffalo chicken in the past, but these chunks stood out as particularly tasty.

The café expertly mastered the meat-to-crisp ratio. I felt like I had just experienced salad enlightenment, a divine revelation from the god of leafy greens.

Then our turkey sandwich arrived. It contained apple slices and cranberry mayonnaise. Although I’m usually extremely wary of mixing fruit with meat, I’m glad I took the plunge.

The soft, thick slices of turkey complimented the snap of the crisp green apple, while the mayonnaise added a sweet but subtle flavor. Ripping through the thick ciabatta unleashed its hearty freshness. The diverse elements in the sandwich meshed into one cohesive and exceptional meal. Each bite reminded me of a warm spring day.

Although ProntoFresh currently only serves up quick, tasty food on weekdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Bullis said he plans on extending hours in the future. Here’s an insider’s secret: Even though it’s not yet on the menu, you can order the exotic Banh mi. This Vietnamese sandwich features pork, pickled carrots and cilantro.

Too full to finish our entire salad halves, my partner and I left with round to-go containers. Bullis divulged that ProntoFresh’s Reuse Reward would grant one free salad topping if we brought back the plastic vessels for our next purchase. Environmental awareness coupled with free swag sounds pretty good.

As I marched out the door, the cluster of tables out front caught my eye. With the weather promising to heat up again soon, ProntoFresh offers a perfect spot to enjoy a delicious meal that you likely won’t find anywhere else. jidonfro@syr.edu

alyssa stone | staff photographer ProntoFresh features a bar of toppings for custom salads and a menu with 14 options, including the crispy buffalo chicken salad.

The restaurant also serves sandwiches like the herb roasted turkey, which contains apple slices and cranberry mayonnaise. Customers get a free salad topping if they bring back their to-go containers.

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Cometti becomes offensive weapon for Orange in midfield

By Chris Iseman ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

John Desko considered the question briefly, but then dismissed the possibility.

Despite Luke Cometti’s consistent production from the second midfield line, tied for fourth on the team with seven goals, the junior transfer from Albany won’t be transitioning to the first line.

Though his production would be an asset to the starting trio, Desko said he doesn’t want to mess with a good situation.

“I think some of the strength has been them as a unit and them all knowing each other and where they’re going to be,” said Desko, the Syracuse head coach, after SU’s 12-10 loss to Duke last weekend. “Which I think for Luke to be here one year, they’ve done a remarkable job with that. It’s not like they’ve played together for three or four years.”

Cometti’s been nearly unstoppable for No. 17 Syracuse (4-4, 2-1 Big East), aggressively attacking the cage with good shots while working to create scoring opportunities for his line mates. He started the year on the Orange’s third line, but a midseason change to all three combinations placed Cometti on the second line. Right now, that’s where he’ll stay, as Desko won’t be making further changes eight games into the season.

Cometti played alongside Matt Pratt and Ryan

Barber on the third line at the start of the year. The second line consisted of Steve Ianzito, Scott Loy and Henry Schoonmaker, but four games into the year, the coaching staff moved Ianzito to defensive midfield and started rotating Schoonmaker with Hakeem Lecky on the first combination.

Loy said Cometti has a high lacrosse IQ and is particularly adept at finding the open man.

“I think he’s been playing great,” Loy said.

“He’s a big kid who goes hard to the cage. He’s fun to play with. He always seems to find the open guy, and he’s a very unselfish player, too.”

Cometti didn’t deny thinking about the possibility of playing up on the first line, but he said it’s not something he dwells on.

“Being one or two, it doesn’t really matter,” Cometti said. “I feel like we play well together and they play well together. I’m not saying I wouldn’t play well with them or they wouldn’t play well with us. It’s just right now I feel like it’s working.”

Especially for Cometti.

The midfielder scored about seven minutes into the game against the Blue Devils, when he took a pass from Barber and sent a hard shot from 10 yards out into the cage to give the Orange a 2-1 lead.

Late in the third quarter, attack Tim Desko sent him a pass, and Cometti took the feed and threw his stick high up in the air and took a hard shot low into the net as he cut across the front of the cage to tie the game at 9.

stacie fanelli | asst. photo editor LUKE COMETTI has stepped into a contributing role with the Orange this season. He is currently tied for fourth on the team in scoring, with seven goals through eight games.

Those were Cometti’s sixth and seventh goals of the season, tying him with JoJo Marasco for fourth most on the team. In his first season playing with the Orange, Cometti has taken on his role with ease.

He sat out last year after transferring from Albany after two seasons. During fall practice this year, Cometti suffered an injury to his finger and missed nearly the entire fall season.

So at the start of the spring, Cometti went to work and earned himself a spot. After not playing any games last year and then missing all of the fall, Cometti never missed a beat.

“The setback in the fall when I hurt my finger kind of put a damper on it. I wasn’t sure

if I was going to return,” Cometti said. “Luckily, I’ve gotten an opportunity and it hasn’t slowed me down too much, so I’m glad.”

Cometti transferred from Albany simply because he wasn’t happy with his role. With the Orange, there has been a complete turnaround for the midfielder. He’s seeing plenty of time on the field, and his numbers show it.

Regardless of when he goes into the game, Cometti said he’ll be satisfied as long as he’s taking advantage of his minutes.

“As long as we’re getting good runs and if we’re producing,” Cometti said, “it doesn’t really matter.”

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Gueye builds stellar hurdling career after switch from soccer

By Phil D’Abbraccio STAFF WRITER

Soccer was always Amadou Gueye’s top priority. In high school, he often left track workouts to attend soccer practice, and he chose soccer games over track meets.

But when his track coach brought the fact that he was the top hurdler in the state during his junior year to Gueye’s attention, soccer took a backseat.

“That’s when everything changed,” Gueye said. “I became more focused on track and being as good a hurdler as I could possibly be.”

Now a junior at Syracuse, Gueye has enjoyed a solid career. He earned All-Big East honors in the 60-meter hurdles his first two seasons, excelling under the SU coaching staff and learning from teammate and national champion Jarret Eaton.

When the Orange begins its outdoor season this weekend, Gueye will look to build off his indoor success during the winter. Syracuse will compete in the Tiger Track Classic in Auburn, Ala., where Gueye will run in the 110-meter hurdles and the 4x400-meter relay.

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kid is really legit, and she’s going to get better,’” Dowd said.

Tumolo showcased the attributes that had drawn Dowd to her. Tumolo’s rhythm with Dowd as a potent left- and right-handed combination up top impressed Fried enough to give her one of the 36 spots on the team over older, more experienced players.

“She would have moments that she would be brilliant and then moments that in some ways disappear at times,” Fried said. “But we saw that spark and that potential.”

••• Katie Rowan watched them each morning.

An attack on the national team and former Syracuse All-American and volunteer assistant coach, Rowan was often on the field with Tumolo and Dowd before each tryout this past summer.

“They’re always out there a little early working on their stick skills, working on their shots and some new plays,” Rowan said. “I think that, that is evident when they play in the real game situations, that they have a chemistry, and they want to work what they worked on previously.”

Over the past three summers, Rowan has seen the bond grow between Tumolo and Dowd.

After Tumolo’s sophomore year, in which she led SU in scoring and assists, and Dowd’s first taste of coaching — learning under three-time All-

For assistant coach Dave Hegland, Gueye’s success thus far is a product of his determination and drive.

“The No. 1 thing about Amadou is that he is super competitive,” said Hegland, who specializes in hurdling and sprinting. “He is a really talented guy, but his biggest talent is his competitiveness.”

Gueye developed the talent on the soccer field, where he garnered attention from colleges as a junior. He knew as a freshman that he had Division-I talent in soccer, and he was soon regularly scouted by top colleges.

But then he turned his focus to track.

At his high school in Ohio, Gueye’s coach was in contact with several interested schools, including Ohio State, Cincinnati and Ohio.

There were also discussions with the coaches of Michigan and Notre Dame, but then Gueye’s family moved to Albany, N.Y. As a senior at the Albany Academy, Gueye won the New York state championship in the 110-meter hurdles after battling through injuries to both quadriceps and his ankle throughout his career.

His father wanted him to stay closer to home for college, so the decision came down to Syracuse, Connecticut and Albany.

And Gueye is pleased with his decision to come to Syracuse.

“The transition was a hard one for me,” he said. “But it was made easier by the support system I have here. Coach Hegland is an amazing man, along with being an outstanding coach.”

Under Hegland’s tutelage, Gueye has worked through a few bad habits in his form, which he developed in seventh grade. But he’s constantly working to improve.

Gueye said he needs to get his trail leg back to the middle because he has tendencies of dropping his leg before straightening out. He also said he can improve his takeoff, as opposed to bending too far down before clearing the hurdle and popping back up prematurely.

“I’m actually excited for the challenge because I know that once I get these technical issues down, a lot of people will be hearing my name around the country,” Gueye said.

Gueye has also benefited from his friendship with Eaton. Gueye said Eaton is one of the biggest reasons he chose Syracuse. The two formed a bond the last two years and have become close friends, on and off the track.

“It’s a blessing,” he said. “What I learned from him is coming to practice with an air of seriousness, realizing that every rep, every hurdle and every drill we do is an opportunity to get better, stay the same or get worse.”

That’s been his focus ever since his high school coach convinced him to make track his top priority.

The change in sports led him to Syracuse.

He caught head coach Chris Fox and Hegland’s attention in high school.

Fox and Hegland had their eyes on a different recruit that day, but then Gueye beat the hurdler they went to see. Now, he’s a standout for them at SU. “(Gueye) wasn’t really on our radar too much, but he stood out in a big way that day,” Hegland said.

American Liza Kelly at Denver — the two came to Syracuse this year, sharper and closer than ever.

“I think we just know how each other plays, so we know when each other is going to cut, where each other is in attack offense,” Tumolo said. “But we’re really quick with it. She knows how I play and I know how she plays, so it was really good to work with her at tryouts.”

With the Federation of International Lacrosse World Cup approaching in July 2013, Rowan said a year together at Syracuse will only solidify that cohesion.

“I’m sure being at Syracuse, too, this year, that’s going to help even more in the World Games because they (will) have had time. Katrina has had time to see where Michelle likes to be,” Rowan said. “And that will help even more over the summer when we play in Canada.”

••• The moment was pure ecstasy.

Tumolo scored not only the most important goal of her life tying top-ranked Northwestern with 51 seconds left in regulation on Feb. 29.

But if Dowd had never come to SU, Tumolo may never have experienced that joy.

In the spring, Dowd taught Tumolo how to use the goal to create space from her defender by running partially around the right side of the net before quickly turning and wrapping around the other way.

It worked against Dowd’s alma mater.

“I was really proud that she stepped up and put it away,” Dowd said.

After each goal Tumolo scores, she finds Dowd on the sidelines. Sometimes they’ll just lock eyes. Other times, Dowd will greet her with a Superman-esque celebration, pretending to tear back her shirt.

When Dowd received an email Jan. 1 listing the final 24-person roster for the national team, she knew the two would soon be celebrating on the field together once again.

“I remember it said, ‘Below is the team,’” Dowd said. “I remember right before I looked,

and the only person I cared about who made it was Michelle Tumolo. And when I saw we both made it, that was a pretty special moment.”

This summer, they’ll be back warming each other up before each day’s session at UMBC. And they’ll be back competing for an opportunity to represent their country, this time in the World Cup. “Hopefully at tryouts we do as well as we did last year,” Tumolo said. “It felt so good to have her at tryouts because we made each other look good.”

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By Kevin Prise STAFF WRITER

Emily Harman didn’t stay off the court for long.

She took advantage of Syracuse’s extended break to play in the Family Circle Cup this week, a professional tournament in Charleston, S.C. The rest of the team is following her lead. Not necessarily by competing, but by training hard and staying focused for the lateseason push.

Fitness is stressed now more than ever, and this week’s practices reflect it.

“Fitness is first and foremost a huge part of our success,” Harman said. “The faster you are, the more balls you get to. You have the upper hand in balance and a better chance at winning points.”

Syracuse has this weekend off, and only two remaining matches before the Big East tournament in Tampa, Fla. Winning the tournament would give the Orange an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament. Syracuse (12-4, 5-1 Big East) is ranked No. 56 in the nation and could earn an at-large bid, but winning the conference tournament would erase all doubt.

The Big East tournament is played outdoors, and Tampa has seen temperatures in the 80s in recent weeks, with 85 percent humidity. After playing indoors all season, Syracuse needs to make sure it’s physically prepared for the climate

change on the court, head coach Luke Jensen said.

“It’s vital to come out with a physical approach,” Jensen said. “We need to combine endurance with good tennis. If we fall short, it will fall on me, and I won’t let that happen.”

So Jensen has slightly modified the team’s practice routine this week. Fitness components are now mixed together with the tennis aspects to build endurance and prepare the team for the intensity of the hot Florida sun.

Freshman Amanda Rodgers has tried to focus on fitness as a way to stay disciplined throughout the season, but has done so even more now. The Orange knows that success in Tampa will depend largely on the ability to outlast the opponent, Rodgers said.

“In practice we’ve been rotating, going drills, sprints, drills, footwork,” Rodgers said. “We’re focused on the physical aspect, knowing that it’s going to be 90 degrees outside. Trying to stay fit, we’re doing all that we can take.”

Winning the Big East tournament will require the team to win four matches in four days. The Orange hasn’t played more than two matches during any weekend this season.

SU needs to find a balance between pushing too hard and taking too much time to rest. As a former Grand Slam doubles champion, Jensen uses his knowledge and experience to help the

team find that balance.

“It’s been a tough week of practice,” Jensen said. “We’ll start tapering them down slowly, without pushing them to a breaking point.

We’ll make sure everyone’s on task.”

The Orange has breezed through its schedule of late, winning three straight matches 7-0. During this streak, the team won 16-of-18 singles matches in straight sets.

Matching that type of success in the Big East tournament will be a challenge because the level of competition will be elevated. Threeset matches will be expected, making physical preparations even more critical, Harman said.

“In a three-set match, you have to last longer and stay fresh,” Harman said. “When you see the opponent huffing and puffing, you need to be set and ready to go.”

Jensen feels the Orange is squarely on the NCAA bubble and that it can’t afford to slip up in the rest of the regular season. Considering that the team has dropped from No. 39 to No. 52 in the national rankings in the last month, despite not losing a match, the margin for error is slim.

To avoid a letdown and keep tournament hopes alive, the team must continue to use practice as a way to build stamina for competition, Jensen said.

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ichelle Tumolo and Katrina Dowd stuck together each morning. Confidently throwing behind-the-back passes and executing intricate stick-work drills, they loosened up together before each day’s tryout.

They both vied for roles as attacks on the U.S. women’s national senior team in late July. When each 9 a.m. session began at UMBC Stadium in Catonsville, Md., they proceeded to pick apart some of the best defenders in the country.

The passes were point-blank.

The cuts were quick and direct. The shots whooshed between the pipes and into the net.

“We just really connected, me and her,” Tumolo said.

They continued to mesh in the fall when they met for preseason training at Syracuse.

But when Tumolo stepped off the sidelines onto the field of the Carrier Dome turf for SU’s season opener against Boston College on Feb. 21, Dowd stayed behind. She stood next to head coach Gary Gait, preparing for her first game as an assistant coach for the Orange.

“We’re both mature about it,” Tumolo said. “We still are friends, but we definitely keep it the way it’s supposed to be because she’s my coach and I’m her player.”

As teammates on the U.S. team, they are equals. But in Syracuse, Dowd is often in charge of the attacks in practice. Tumolo is one of her mentees.

With Tumolo shooting and feeding on the field, and Dowd barking out

orders from the sidelines, the Orange has jumped out to a 6-2 start and has ascended as high as No. 2 in the country, the highest ranking in program history. Syracuse is currently ranked No. 3.

As two of the most prolific scorers in the nation, the extra time spent together in Syracuse has only made them closer.

“I would imagine, frankly this year coming up, they’ll actually play even better together because they’ve had more time together,” U.S. head coach Ricky Fried said. “As the player-coach piece, I’m sure they’re playing because they’re both a little bit of lax rats.”

••• The pain was almost unbearable.

Tumolo takes losses hard. It is in her nature as a competitor, but after this game, the disappointment was

“I would imagine, frankly this year coming up, they’ll actually play even better together because they’ve had more time together.”

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worse than usual.

The eighth-ranked Orange had fallen just short of upsetting No. 1 Northwestern, the reigning five-time national champion.

Then a freshman in 2010, Tumolo recorded two goals and two assists to propel the Orange back from a four-

goal deficit. But it was Dowd — then a senior for the Wildcats — who won the game, breaking a 12-12 tie with 1:28 left in regulation.

“Obviously a tough loss against them by one,” Tumolo said. “It was a really good game, but (I had) total respect for her because she was an awesome player.”

That summer, respect turned into friendship as the two grew close at the national team’s tryouts.

Dowd saw similarities in their game — flair, passion and “an unbelievable first step” — and took the 20-year-old Tumolo, who had just rewritten the Syracuse freshman record book, under her wing.

As crease attacks with similar playing styles, they quickly formed a bond.

“Watching her, I was like, ‘That

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SU to play San Diego State on aircraft carrier

By Chris Iseman ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

Syracuse will play San Diego State in the first-ever Battle on the Midway basketball game on the flight deck of the USS Midway Museum on Nov. 9.

The Orange and Aztecs will play in a game produced by Syndicus Entertainment and the San Diego Sports Commission, according to an article published by the San Diego

Union-Tribune on Tuesday. The game is part of a weekend of events to commemorate Veterans Day. It will be the second basketball game played on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier. This past season, North Carolina and Michigan State played on the USS Carl Vinson in the Carrier Classic, also in the San Diego Bay. The Tar Heels defeated the Spartans 67-55 on Nov. 11, 2011, a game that kicked off the 2011-12 season.

The game marks the first time Syracuse will play a game in California since Feb. 21, 1999, when SU lost to UCLA 93-69. The Orange and Aztecs have met once before, when Syracuse defeated San Diego State 80-65 in the 2007 National Invitation Tournament.

Georgetown was originally asked to play in the Battle on the Midway, but couldn’t arrange to get out of a previously scheduled game that same weekend, according to the article.

The game is not a part of the four basketball games San Diego State agreed to play against Big East teams after its switch to the conference for football only in 2013, according to the article.

The Aztecs finished the 2011-12 season with an overall record of 26-8 and lost to North Carolina State 79-65 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. cjiseman@syr.edu

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