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Cleaning up Stores on Marshall Street are still trying to recover after a January pipe burst.

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INSIDE OPINION

Getting focused The Daily Orange Editorial Board calls for more voices to talk about bringing a women’s center back to SU. Page 5

For the last 50 years, the Women’s Building has slowly drifted from its original purpose, prompting the question:

WHAT DO SU’S WOMEN NEED?

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No place like home Syracuse indie band Ra Ra Riot returns home for the first time since 2009 at the Westcott Theater. Page 9

INSIDE SPORTS

In a past life One Syracuse men’s soccer player’s journey to SU began years ago in war-torn Togo.

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350 guest tickets to go on sale

By Sean Cotter STAFF WRITER

MayFest will continue as a universitysanctioned event for the second year in a row, Student Association and University Union officials announced Monday. The Cataracs, known for being featured on the single “Like a G6,” will headline the event.

From 1 to 6 p.m. on April 29, MayFest will take place in Walnut Park, SA President Neal Casey said. Opening for The Cataracs will be Hoodie Allen, a hip-hop artist, Casey said.

The first performer will be DJ Guy Harrison, a freshman in S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, he said.

MayFest is designed to lead into UU’s Block Party 2011, which begins at 7 p.m. on the same day. The two events are programmed separately

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daily orange file photos The facade of the Women’s Building remains intact, but the inside is a mere shadow of what it once was. The Syracuse Alumnae Lounge is now a conference room with a single plaque honoring those who made it possible.

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n 1950, Katharine Sibley scooped the first shovelful of dirt from the lot on Comstock Avenue, on the empty ground that would become the Women’s Building.

Almost half a century earlier, eight women came together to form the Syracuse Alumnae Club, which first had the vision for a central place that could meet the recreational and social needs of women. They financed that dream with money from bake sales and dances. As the project grew, so did the scale of the fundraising, from vaudeville entertainment to silent moving picture shows. The original $50 donation was only a fraction of the cost of the $2,350,000 building.

Three years after Sibley dug up that first shovelful of dirt, the Women’s Building opened its doors and was dedicated on Nov. 15, 1953.

“This building has exceeded all of our expectations,” Sibley, SU’s first instructor for women’s physical education and athletics, said at the dedication, according to university archives. “It is truly the dream come true to the everlasting credit of thousands of Syracuse girls — the salt of the earth — who had, as we shall always have, great faith in our beloved university.”

The building’s purposes were many —

gyms and bowling alleys for recreational and competitive sports to lounges for the Syracuse Alumnae Club and female commuter students to housing offices for the Women’s Athletic Association, Women’s Student Government and the Pan-Hellenic Council.

It was, in its essence, a place to serve every need a woman on the Syracuse University campus might have, a place for the women of SU to call their own.

“The dedication of the Women’s Building today marks the end of a fifty-year dream and the beginning of a new era in women’s education at Syracuse University,” read a brochure given out at the dedication.

It’s all in line with SU’s rich history of being open to the needs of women — SU was the first coed university in the state of New York when it opened in 1870. When the university took over the main fundraising for the Women’s Building in 1948, thenChancellor William Tolley made it his top priority, said Marion Meyer, assistant dean emeritus in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management.

But today, only few remnants of the building’s original purpose remain. The Syracuse Alumnae Lounge is now a conference-style room called the Alumni Conference Lounge. Only a small plaque remains

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relay for life

Teams raise more than $150,000

By Nick Gallagher Warren STAFF WRITER

daily orange file photo KATHARINE SIBLEY AND FORMER CHANCELLOR WILLIAM TOLLEY break ground for the Women’s Building in 1950.

Participating in Saturday’s Relay For Life was personal for Naser Al-Saleh and those in his Habitat for Humanity pre-orientation group.

One of the group members, Heather Buchan, suffered from a relapse of cancer during Winter Break and couldn’t return to campus this semester. Al-Saleh and his group signed a “get well soon” card to remind Buchan they are thinking of her.

“Our whole pre-orientation group is here in support of her,” said AlSaleh, a freshman economics major.

A total of $152,214.92 was raised during this year’s Syracuse University Relay For Life fundraiser as of Sunday night. Relay, an annual event at SU, is held by the American Cancer

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crime briefs • A larceny occurred between April 2 at 11 p.m. and April 3 at 2 a.m. on the 800 block of Ackerman Avenue, according to a Syracuse police report. The larceny was not reported to the Syracuse Police Department until Wednesday morning, according to the report.

Daniel Jardin, 21, resident of the building on Ackerman, had his wallet, Syracuse University ID card, driver’s license, several cards and $3 stolen, according to the report.

• A burglary occurred on the 100 block of Redfield Place on Saturday between 4 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., according to a Syracuse police report. The case remains open.

James Walsh, 20, and John Keenan, 21, both residents of the burglarized building, had possessions stolen, according to the report. Walsh had his laptop stolen, and Keenan had his Xbox game console stolen, according to the report. The laptop is valued at $2,000, and the game console is worth $299.99, according to the report.

Walsh told police he got home Saturday at 2:30 a.m., and both the laptop and game console were in the living room. When he woke up at 11:30 a.m., both the game console and laptop were gone, according to the report.

Walsh told police he found the back door slightly open and undamaged when he woke up, according to the report. Walsh admitted to police it could’ve been unlocked.

• A stabbing occurred outside of Parkside Commons at 1811 E. Fayette St. on Saturday at 3:15 a.m., according to a Syracuse police report.

Darius Rolle, 23, and Lemuel Rolle, 20, of Syracuse, left a party on East Fayette Street and were stabbed by the same man. Darius told police his brother, Lemuel, was arguing with a black male as they were leaving. Darius tried to break up the argument, which was when the suspect pulled out a knife and stabbed him and his brother, according to the report.

Darius and Lemuel were transported to Upstate University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the report. The case remains open.

• Samuel McNaughton, a retired Syracuse University biology professor, was charged with misdemeanor endangering the welfare and a harassment violation, according to an article published on The Post-Standard’s website Sunday.

The father of a 7-year-old boy said McNaughton, 71, of Syracuse, patted his son on the buttocks while he stood in line Saturday at the Regal Cinemas in Shoppingtown Mall, according to the article. McNaughton was arraigned in a DeWitt court and released. When reached by phone, McNaughton said he had touched the child’s shoulder to calm him down and declined further comment, according to the article.

— Compiled by Jon Harris, asst. news editor, jdharr04@syr.edu

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Clashing titans

Abbey turtinen and katie webb, a junior international relations and geography major and a junior public relations and marketing major, respectively, run in a three-legged race during Phi Sigma Sigma’s Clash of the Titans event in Walnut Park on Sunday. The event, Phi Sigma Sigma’s first Clash of the Titans: Battles of the Sexes event, was held from 1 to 4 p.m. The money raised went toward the National Kidney Foundation. The foundation aims to enhance the lives of people who are suffering from or are at risk for kidney disease.

Repairs continue on Marshall after pipe burst

By Michael Boren Asst. News Editor

Nearly two and a half months after a pipe burst shut down or forced the relocation of several businesses on Marshall Street, work is still underway to reopen the building where the burst occurred.

The pipe damaged by the burst was replaced Thursday, and concrete will be poured on the sidewalk in

front of J. Michael Shoes on Monday, weather-permitting, said Archie Potamianos, the landlord of the building where J. Michael is located.

The National Weather Service is forecasting rain during the day, so crews may put a tarp over the concrete if they have to, he said.

Potamianos said he hopes to have the building up and running again in a couple of weeks.

“I just try to stay optimistic, but bureaucracy slows things down,” he said.

Applications were sent in to replace the pipe damaged by the burst in late February, but it took at least a month for that to happen, he said.

The next stage of repair is getting the electrical service in the building back up and running, but that may face delays because

National Grid has to give the OK for that, Potamianos said. It could be another week before that happens, as National Grid is behind schedule, he said.

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Former pastor supports inclusion of same-sex marriages

By Robert Storm Staff Writer

After performing a same-sex wedding, Jimmy Creech was stripped of his privileges as a United Methodist pastor.

Creech recalled this and his other experiences as a civil rights activist when he spoke at Syracuse University on Thursday and Friday.

His talks were titled “Free to Love Without Fear: Defying the Church’s

Persecution of LGBT People.”

Creech made national news in the late 1990s when his denomination tried him twice for blessing samesex unions.

In September 1997, Creech performed a marriage between two women. A United Methodist church trial court did not convict him because current by-laws left discretionary powers to the individual clergy.

In April 1999, Creech co-officiated

a marriage service for two men. By this time, the church by-laws had been changed to forbid same-sex services. A United Methodist church trial court convicted him and removed his clergy credentials in November that year.

Despite his loss of credentials, Creech continues to advocate the inclusion of same-sex unions with the church.

Creech recently released the book

“Adam’s Gift: A Memoir of a Pastor’s Calling to Defy the Church’s Persecution of Lesbians and Gays,” which documented his journey as an advocate for the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the United Methodist church, as well as churches overall.

While at SU, Creech talked about when he first met Adam, a gay parishioner, and Adam’s struggle with the see creech page 6

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WOMEN’S BUILDING FROM PAGE 1

in the corner and reads, “Alumnae Lounge, given by Alumnae of Syracuse University.” The pool is still called the Katharine Sibley Pool.

A small plaque at the entrance facing Mount Olympus Drive honors the sisters of Gamma Phi Beta — a sorority founded at SU. Gone are the offices dedicated to women’s organizations and spaces for women to gather.

The row of offices on the first floor that now hold the development offices once held the office of the dean of women, a position that no longer exists at SU. Today, the building houses offices for the Annual Fund, the Campaign for Syracuse, News Services and the office of publications.

The gyms remain, as do the dance studios and, of course, the pool. But walking through the building’s winding halls, it’s hard to tell it was ever about women.

In 2007, the Women’s Concerns Committee of the University Senate decided to re-explore whether there was a need for a women’s center on campus. In 2008 and 2009, the committee surveyed faculty, staff and students in an attempt to get an idea of what people wanted from a women’s center, or if they even wanted one at all. The primary focus of the committee was to “investigate whether a women’s center could enhance the experience of members of the Syracuse University community,” according to the committee’s 2007-08 annual report.

The idea built off a 2004 proposal to create an Office of Women’s Affairs/Issues put forth by the Executive Committee of the Women’s Studies Advisory Board. When nothing had been done since, the Women’s Concerns Committee decided to survey people to find out what they wanted, rather than to make a direct proposal.

“It was us being proactive and picking up some loose threads that had been put in motion,” said Martha Hanson, co-chair of the Women’s Concerns Committee.

Unfortunately, the survey saw low return rates, making most of the results inconclusive.

The survey went out to 3,189 faculty and staff, and 22 percent of those sampled returned it. The

WHAT’S IN A WOMEN’S CENTER? The Women’s Concerns Committee looked at women’s centers on other campuses to analyze what resources are available at women’s centers across the country. The committee looked at about 70 centers, and selected 14 universities specifically from which to draw ideas. Here’s what’s available at some other universities:

Duke University Women’s Center works to transform discriminatory institutional struc-

MAYFEST FROM PAGE 1

and have different budgets, said Andrew Beyda, UU president. UU requested $12,000 in appeals money and $5,000 more in co-curricular funding for MayFest, Beyda said.

The biggest change from last year will be the 350 guest tickets available for non-Syracuse University students, Casey said. The guest tickets will cost $20 each. SU students may purchase one guest ticket at the Schine Box Office beginning Tuesday. The sales will extend until MayFest or until the tickets sell out.

“It was the biggest piece of feedback that we heard from students last year from our end — was that they wanted to bring their friends,” Casey said.

The number of available tickets was calculated at 350 to allow for a balance between students bringing friends from outside SU and ensuring

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student response was lower — 15 percent of the 4,500 sampled returned the surveys. For survey results to be conclusive, a 70 to 80 percent response rate is typically required, according to the 2008-09 annual report by the committee.

The survey asked closed- and open-ended questions. One question highlighted a variety of services typical to women’s centers at other colleges, and it asked if people would like to see them at SU. Some of those services include crisis intervention, counseling, a hub for women’s organizations, a spokesperson for women on campus, a central meeting place where women can connect, and networking support.

Much of the feedback showed there is no definite answer to whether the campus needs a women’s center. Many responses questioned whether a more inclusive center, such as a family center or something open to both genders, would be better, Hanson said.

The committee has two meetings left this year — one on Tuesday and another in May. Planning for next year, the committee will discuss what initiatives it might pursue the following academic year. And a discussion on where exactly to go next in terms of a women’s center will be part of the conversation, Hanson said.

The committee felt strongly on the need for surveying because members did not want to set out with a strict vision on what a center would be. But getting the voices and perspectives of every woman on campus isn’t easy, Hanson said.

As societal and cultural norms have changed, so have women’s needs. The experiences women come to SU with today are different from those of 50 years ago, said David Potter, a member of the Women’s Concerns Committee and former associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

As an undergraduate at Haverford College in the 1950s, he said, three of the approximately 50 faculty members were women. Outside of the university, there were few women in government, and the idea of a female president was laughable, he said. Today, however, the stigma of women not being capable of holding positions of power is largely gone, he said.

Because of that, some people tend to think separate facilities for women are more digressive than progressive, he said.

“This is a very different kind of world, and I think the temptation is for people to say, ‘Well, the battle’s over, what’s all the fuss about, that’s before, this is now,’” he said.

The different experiences women come to campus with their freshman year reflect different needs, he said. Some women come to SU already having a sense of independence and might see little need for a center, while others come from a more conservative upbringing, or may be uncomfortable dealing with certain situations.

“There is this question of what does she bring with her, then there is the question of what does she encounter when she gets here,” he said.

Individual women’s experiences, ranging from what they are studying to their experiences with men to feeling like they have a safe place to turn to in terms of counseling and mental help, are all important factors. Perhaps a better way of analyzing what students need is by looking to academic findings or working with sociology professors to analyze the needs of women, Potter said.

The campus has a number of resources for all students regarding physical, mental and emotional needs. In total, there are 15 different offices that cater to such services, including the R.A.P.E. Center, the Counseling Center and services available at Hendricks Chapel. SU also created the Women’s and Gender Studies Department to focus on the study of women’s issues. Women’s sports are prevalent, and female students have more than a dozen sororities and social organizations they can join.

Meyers, the former assistant dean, said she was surprised and disappointed when she heard the building now houses the development office and other offices not related to women. It’s important for students to remember the history of the Women’s Building, as it marked a significant achievement for the Syracuse women who spent 50 years fundraising for it. The university can change the building’s uses, but it can never change its history, she said.

“I was just impressed that they felt so strongly for the need at that time that they worked hard for that money to make it possible,” Meyer said.

“We’re going to forget it if we don’t keep it alive.”

tures at Duke by educating the university community about gender-related issues and the intersections of gender with race, class, and culture. Housed in the Women’s Center, the Office of Sexual Assault Support Services (SASS) provides 24-hour crisis counseling and advocacy to female and male survivors of rape, sexual assault, attempted assault, relationship violence, or child sexual abuse and to their friends, partners and family members.

Georgetown University Women’s Center provides both prevention and consciousness-raising education, as well as crisis intervention. It offers a library of books and other printed resources; provides a referral service for individuals who seek counseling, legal, and medical assistance and crisis intervention; and sponsors support and consciousness-raising groups and events.

that the maximum number of SU students can gain access to Walnut Park. The Syracuse Fire Department estimates the capacity of Walnut Park is about 10,000 people, Beyda said.

SU and State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry students will need to present a student ID at Walnut Park, upon which they will be able to enter for free, Casey said. He said there will be food and drinks — both alcoholic and soft — available for free inside.

Students 21 years of age or older will be able enter an area to get beer after they are given a wristband with tabs, Casey said. Each time a student is given a beer, one tab will be removed.

Students can have a maximum of two or four beers, depending on when they arrive to the event. Students who arrive before 3 p.m. will receive wristbands with four tabs; those arriving after 3 p.m. will have two tabs.

Students will only be able to enter this area and receive a bracelet once, he said. Students who appear too intoxicated will not be served.

The Department of Public Safety, Syracuse Police Department and Chestnut Security will all be on hand for MayFest, Casey said. Numbers of how many officers will be on patrol are not yet available. SU Ambulance and Emergency Medical Technicians will also be present.

There were no major safety issues at last year’s MayFest in Walnut Park, Casey said.

SPD will take the same precautions this year in the Euclid Avenue area that they took last year, Casey said.

The activity on Euclid, where students traditionally flood the street to party during MayFest, was discussed while planning the event.

Casey said he expected Euclid to remain in the discussion for a few more years, given the history of MayFest. MayFest officially became a university-sanctioned event held on Walnut Park last year, resulting in student outcry.

Students still partied on Euclid last year, but not to the extent of previous years.

The Shaw and Brockway dining halls will close

SURVEY ON A POTENTIAL SU WOMEN’S CENTER

Although some respondents said a center should be open to the entire community, not just women, here are the results from the 2008 survey to the direct question “Do you think SU should create a women’s center?”

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at 2 p.m. on MayFest, Casey said. He said the staff will be needed elsewhere, and these two dining halls were chosen by looking at their attendance.

Other changes to MayFest have been minor and have attempted to improve problems that arose last year.

Last year, students had difficulty hearing the music in the food and beer areas, Beyda said.

To address that issue, more speakers will cover the area, he said. The only other changes from previous years were administrative, such as looking into the placement of the entrances and exits, Casey said.

Beyda said he is optimistic about student opinion regarding the continued changes to MayFest, and said he has seen more positive reactions about the university-sanctioned event.

Said Beyda: “I think we are definitely, from what I’ve seen and heard, winning over hearts and minds on this event.” spcotter@syr.edu — News Editor Dara McBride contributed reporting to this article.

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Campus should take advantage of discussion on women’s needs at SU Gauging campus need for a women’s center has remained a project of the University Senate’s Women’s Concerns Committee for more than three years. The committee issued faculty and staff surveys, which received little response and came back with inconclusive results.

Syracuse University once had a vibrant women’s center at the Women’s Building, which slowly evolved into a hodgepodge of offices and athletic facilities wholly unrelated to the advancement of and services for women. Inconclusive survey results don’t necessarily indicate SU no longer needs a center for women.

The Women’s Concerns Committee should make further surveying and forums a priority moving forward. Asking professors to take a few minutes out of class time to deliver surveys may be an effective alternative. Or open dialogue among campus members at open forums or discussion groups may prove to be more effective than a written survey.

But the university community — women in particular — should get involved, if that means calling for a women’s center, suggesting

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editorial by the daily orange editorial board what that center should offer or speaking out against one. This is an important opportunity for the students, faculty and staff to ask the university for something they feel is lacking, whether it is simply a centralized space for projects and offices related to women, an office offering clinical or counseling services for women only, or a resource center for academic and professional advancement.

The evolution of the Women’s Building and the breakup of a special space for women may indicate SU’s community would make little use of a women’s center. But it may indicate past administrations’ failure to change the services offered at the Women’s Building to fit the evolving values, community and definition of women at SU. Whatever the findings, this is an historic chance to investigate and reflect on the needs of contemporary women at a college campus.

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Warm weather draws students outdoors to enjoy rare moments of spring at SU

here are a lot of things I love about Syracuse University: the quality of the education, the prevalence of Pepsi over Coke, students who use “five-year program” as an excuse, and so much more. But above all that is the dysfunctional weather.

Good weather is such a rarity that it deserves a column. It makes us lose our inhibitions, cellphones, dignity, undergarments, etc. It makes it impossible to get any work done, to stay on a diet, to intensely discuss any other subject but that yellow thing in the sky that makes us all warm and happy.

The nice weather draws everyone outside. People you haven’t seen in

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months resurface, pale and blinking, clutching copies of “Twilight,” and you are reminded that they exist.

The Quidditch team resumes its practices in the field by the Women’s Building, and you are reminded that they, strangely enough, exist as well.

Girls start tanning in the Quad, and visiting students are presented with the accurate portrayal of SU as the tropical resort it obviously is.

And the best part is that it’s not even really all that warm. It’s definitely not warm by Caribbean standards. It’s still freezing at night.

There’s still snow melting on the ground. But — as I’ve been endlessly reminded — compared to how it’s been, we might as well be located at

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blondes know better the equator in the middle of a heat wave without an air conditioner, dressed in 65 layers of black clothing — or something to that degree.

I think we have Chipotle to thank for all this. When it opened up on Marshall Street, it brought good karma to the area. It brought joy and laughter back into our lives. It made significant contributions. “Um, yah.

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It’s mad good,” agreed one young student standing outside of said location, full of future promise as he chewed loudly on a burrito and squinted suspiciously at the sun.

But as nice as the weather is, our happiness is fleeting. After all, a few years ago, it snowed on graduation. It could very well happen again. There is a higher chance of it snowing in May than of me switching from a BlackBerry to an iPhone. (The transition from BBM to a lack of BBM would just be a little too emotional.)

It’s sad but true: The weather is unpredictable.

In light of this groundbreaking revelation, I would advise making the most of this beautiful weather while

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we have it. Especially seniors — after graduation, some of you might move to a location where it is always sunny and temperate. You won’t appreciate the sun as much. You will no longer experience the opportunity to feel so cold that your arms turn blue, and you can’t stop shivering and mumbling to yourself, and you get asked on multiple occasions if you’re going through crack withdrawals.

Moral of the story? Go ahead and wear a bikini to class. It’s practically summer — get your As in the hottest ways.

Marina Charny is a senior English and textual studies and writing major.

Her column appears every Monday. She can be reached at mcharny@syr.edu.

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church’s exclusion of gay and lesbian people.

“Adam came to me in pain, saying he was leaving the church, he could no longer tolerate the persecution by the church,” Creech said. “He’s told that God’s love is unconditional, but that if you’re queer, you’re going to hell. That day Adam opened my eyes. Now my goal is to help people understand themselves and accept themselves spiritually.”

Adam’s visit with Creech prompted Creech to re-evaluate his belief of homosexuality as a sin and to research the scriptural basis for the church’s position.

Creech said he concluded the church was wrong and scriptural interpretations had been imprecise in the past. Creech came to believe that discriminating against LGBT people was morally wrong.

Creech said all of his justifications were defended with scripture.

“There have been a lot of things that the church has justified, but that we’re not proud of,” Creech said. “The church has justified slavery, segregation, the subservient role of women, the domination of Native Americans, how is this any different?”

Hendricks Chapel, the Carnegie Religion and Media Program, the LGBT Resource Center, Pride Union and the University United Methodist Church sponsored the talks by Creech.

Tiffany Steinwert, dean of Hendricks Chapel, said she and the other organizers hope the events will inspire discussion beyond the communities of faith about inclusion and exclusion.

“I feel privileged to have him here. For us at Hendricks, it’s a chance to bring students and the community together for one of the biggest contemporary issues,” Steinwert said. “I fully support the inclusion of gay, lesbian and transgender lifestyle in the church.”

Erich Dittmar, a senior landscape architecture major, attended a luncheon Friday where Creech spoke to a group of about 15 people.

“Creech made a lot of good points that are relevant to today’s society,” Dittmar said. “It seems like the church tries to make people choose between living your life or having faith with God.”

Society in conjunction with student committees. It runs overnight from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Erin Shuff, senior director for special events for the American Cancer Society and the person in charge of Relay at SU, said this might have been the best turnout she had ever seen at the university.

“There are definitely way more participants than usual,” Shuff said. “We are on track to raise the most money we ever have in Syracuse.”

To raise money at SU, students and the community formed 250 teams, which included fraternities and sororities, sports teams and groups of friends. Each team member paid a $10 fee that went toward the American Cancer Society. The American Cancer Society also accepted walk-ins at Relay for a $20 fee at the door.

Many students showed up in support of family, friends or other loved ones.

During the hourlong Luminaria Ceremony at Relay, the lights dimmed and glowing bags strewn across the perimeter of the football field illuminated the Carrier Dome. The bags commemorate someone who has fought or is fighting cancer.

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“I think the Luminaria is the most important part of the Relay. It reminds us all of why we are here.”

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Al-Saleh and the Habitat for Humanity pre-orientation group decorated a bag for the Luminaria Ceremony to honor their missing member, he said.

Katie Hoole, chair of Relay’s Luminaria Committee, took last-minute donations for the bags. Enough bags were donated to fill the entire perimeter of the field.

“I think the Luminaria is the most important part of the Relay,” Hoole said. “It reminds us all of why we are here.”

The Dome went from an upbeat mood to one of solemn remembrance when the Luminaria Ceremony started at 10 p.m. The inside of the

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barricades to go up on half the street in front of nearly a dozen businesses. The barricades created headaches for delivery drivers who either had to block the single lane of traffic to fill their delivery cars or park farther away and grab orders on foot.

Most of the barricades are now gone, except for those blocking the sidewalk in front of J. Michael. But the financial hit from the pipe burst remains for some stores.

J. Michael relocated to Marshall Square Mall

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January 21: A water main break on Marshall Street occurs early that morning with Syracuse’s Department of Water, the Department of Public Works, the Syracuse Fire Department and National Grid on site. The break causes stores on the street to close, including J. Michael Shoes. By 11:30 a.m., the water is pumped out of J. Michael’s basement.

January 26: It’s announced that J. Michael

zixi wu | staff photographer Participants at Syracuse University’s 2011 Relay For Life walk laps around the Carrier Dome during the Luminaria Ceremony on Saturday, honoring those affected by cancer. football field emptied as almost everyone in the stadium started to walk around the perimeter.

Many sat in groups around the bags to console and help each other through their grief. Some prayed for lost ones and those still fighting.

As music played and people continued to walk, the names of every person with a bag dedicated to him or her were read aloud.

Other bags for the Luminaria Ceremony were grouped together inside the upper deck of the Dome, behind each end zone, to spell out “hope” and “cure.”

After all of the names were read and the Luminaria Ceremony ended, many people returned to their spots on the field, still silent to show respect to those who have been affected by cancer.

Food was served following the Luminaria Ceremony, and the mood began to lighten as people laughed and talked while games and fundraisers operated again.

Many student groups sponsored the fundraisers along the outside of the football field.

Some of those groups included the Student Association, whose members painted participants’ faces, and the SU Formula Racing team, which held a Mario Kart tournament. Teams were assigned a portion of the football field, designated by cones. Some teams brought elaborate

tents; others had nothing more than a sleeping bag and pillow.

Sarah Brandt, a freshman advertising major, was at Relay with her sorority, Alpha Xi Delta, to support cancer awareness, prevention and the search for a cure.

“I have been lucky enough to not know anyone who has had cancer personally,” Brandt said. “But I think it is important to support those who have, and that is why I am here.”

Shuff, the person in charge of Relay at SU, said the best way to sum up the reason for Relay For Life was noted by a speaker during the Luminaria Ceremony: “So our children will never have to hear, ‘You have cancer.’”

in early February, and the business since has been “lousy, lousy, lousy,” said John Vavalo, owner of the store. Many customers don’t know J. Michael is in the mall, and there’s no traffic in there, he said.

“What I do in a week I used to do in a day,” Vavalo said.

Halo Tattoo, which has sat above J. Michael on Marshall for 10 years, also closed its Marshall location after the pipe burst and was losing thousands of dollars because of it in mid-February.

Potamianos, landlord of the building, lost computers and workstations in his business, Student Storage Company, from the pipe burst.

Potamianos used the building’s basement as an office for the business.

“All my records were just destroyed,” he said.

Since then, it’s been tough dealing with the bureaucracy and length of time it takes to repair the building, Potamianos said, adding that it blew his mind that it took nearly a month to replace the burst pipe.

As Potamianos continues to work on managing the building repair and keeping Student Storage afloat, he said he has a lot on his plate.

But he doesn’t like to lose, he said.

“Even if I’m going to lose,” he said, “I like to battle.”

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2,126 The total number of participants 250 The total number of teams 152,153.92 The total amount of money raised as of Sunday night

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Shoes may relocate temporarily into a different location in the area until its location on Marshall Street is repaired. The Marshall location is estimated to be closed for construction for two to three months.

main break.

January 28: J. Michael Shoes decides to temporarily relocate to Follett’s Orange Bookstore in Marshall Square Mall. Owners of the store say they hope to open there by Valentine’s Day.

April 7: The pipe damaged by the water main break is replaced.

January 30: Plans to relocate Unique Tea House to the location above J. Michael Shoes are delayed due to the Jan. 21 water

February 7: J. Michael Shoes opens its temporary location in Follett’s Orange Bookstore in Marshall Square Mall.

April 11: Work is still in progress to reopen the building on Marshall Street where J. Michael is located. On Monday, concrete will be poured on the sidewalk in front of J. Michael Shoes if the weather doesn’t interfere.

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Students host hands-on workshops to teach sustainable practices

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embers of the Central New York community will have an opportunity to learn hands-on how to lead more eco-friendly lives at Saturday’s Sustainable Skill Share.

Students from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry are partnering with the Syracuse Center of Excellence to host the event.

The goal is to engage the Syracuse community in sustainable living practices through workshops taught by local experts, said Sarah Martin, logistics contact for the ESF Community Coalition. Some of the workshops include backyard composting, bike repair, spirituality and sustainability, and hydroponic gardening, she said.

The first workshops will start at 11 a.m. and workshops will run until 4 p.m. The event is free and open to people of all ages.

“With these free workshops, people can try new things they may have wondered about before or learn a new skill,” Martin said.

The event will also host a visitor from the Out of the Cage Animal Mobile, a traveling petting zoo, Martin said. Several local organizations and businesses —including the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency, Save The Rain and the Syracuse Peace Council — will table at the event. Local businesses will donate food for a snack table, Martin said. There will also be some children’s activities for kids too young to appreciate the skill-shares, she said.

The event is part of ESF’s Environmental Communications Workshop, which hosts a public event each year, Martin said. This is the first Sustainable Skill Share, and for the event, the group chose a name that would emphasize the relationship between ESF and the Syracuse community, Martin said.

Alex Knoth, a sophomore environmental law and policy major at ESF, said she thought the event was a good idea.

“It promotes being green and also lets people in the community learn new things,” Knoth said.

The ultimate goal is to introduce sustainable living in a fun and engaging way, Martin said. The group invited people from many backgrounds and professions who will be participating in the event and is hoping to appeal to a greater audience, Martin said.

“We want to show that there are many ways to be green, most of which are fun, easy and can save money, too,” Martin said.

Students chose the CoE as the venue because it represents the eco-friendly goals of the group and can hold a large-sized public event.

“It’s really a perfect place because it’s so green,” Martin said. “They were willing to host the event, so that’s how we chose it as our venue.”

The CoE was happy to host the event because it supports the center’s mission of encouraging environmentalism and educating the community to create sustainable environments, said Khris Dodson, communications and program manager for the CoE. “The center sees itself as a positive and accessible part of the community,” Dodson said.

“With this event, we try to provide education on simple sustainable activities like backyard composting and cooking with local ingredients.” kvdolins@syr.edu

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Back for more Ra Ra Riot energizes crowd during 1st Syracuse performance in two years

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s soon as the doors of the Westcott Theater opened at 7 p.m. Thursday, a snaking line of fans streamed into the dimly lit venue.

Inside, a crowd flocked around the merchandise table in a far corner, sifting through a cluttered collection of headliner Ra Ra Riot T-shirts and CDs, including the band’s second studio album, “The Orchard.” Released last August, that album was one of the reasons for the band’s current seven-date tour.

It’s been five years since indie-rock band Ra Ra Riot first played house shows around Syracuse University, but as guitarist Milo Bonacci said in an interview before the show, there’s nothing better than coming back to where the band staked its roots.

“There’s definitely nostalgia, but it’s exciting,” said Bonacci. “It’s a bit strange to be coming back to Syracuse, where we formed as a band and where we grew up. Every time we’ve come back, there have been fewer and fewer people still here that we know.”

The last time Ra Ra Riot played a hometown show was in March 2009.

As show time neared, fans hustled to the stage to get prime viewing spots for the band.

Before the main event, folk group Northbound Traveling Minstrel Jug Band casually stepped onstage, rollicking into its bluesy set list as the crowd swayed along noncommittally.

However, when singer Aaron Gittleman asked the crowd, “Who’s ready for some Ra Ra Riot?” during one of the band’s few breaks in playing, fans broke into a booming round of applause.

After a quick sound check, the two lead singers of Generationals strapped on their guitars and played several songs from their most recent alternative rock album, “Actor-Caster.” The band declared it would be accompanying Ra Ra Riot on its upcoming tour dates.

Freshman Mirrah Stoller first found out about the band’s ties to Syracuse from a professor in the Bandier Program for Music and the Entertainment Industries. The professor mentioned that Bonacci had majored in architecture at SU before

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Orange Pulse sees largest turnout at annual performance

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The lights in Goldstein Auditorium faded to black, and the audience quieted down. Suddenly, a voice screamed through the speakers, “Let’s get ready to rumble,” kicking off music artist Jock Jams’ song “Let’s Get Ready To Rumble.”

“This is the first dance show I’ve been to at Syracuse, and I’m really excited for it,” said Allison Paap, a freshman art photography major who attended the show to support girls in her sorority.

The goal of Orange Pulse Dance Troupe’s show, called Jock Jams, was to keep the audience pumped up, and it was carried through by the booming music and the groups’ energetic dance moves.

This year’s show had the biggest turnout Orange Pulse has seen in all eight years of its existence. The group sold 734 tickets, the most it has for any other show. “(The sales) definitely far surpassed any of the other years,” said Ashley Maines, Orange Pulse’s philanthropic

chair. The money raised from the ticket sales will go to Wacheva Cultural Arts, a local dance and arts studio.

Before the start of the show, Orange Pulse’s president Mariel Stein walked onstage, prompting the audience to roar. Stein said the dance troupe’s membership, at 125 members, increased more than 50 percent in the past year. This has been the highest number of members since the group’s inception in 2003, Stein said.

A bright white light washed over the stage, and the troupe launched into its

first hip-hop routine. Wearing white wife-beaters, black sweatpants and hats, as well as one black wristband, the dancers strutted onto the stage as Ciara’s “Like a Boy” pumped through the speakers.

In addition to the hip-hop routines, Orange Pulse performed several other dances, including contemporary, classical and tap. In their first tap set, the dancers wore green shirts and black pants while toting black umbrellas.

The set began with Rihanna’s “Umbrella.” With a click of the dancers’ shoes,

the song transformed into Glee’s cover of “Singin’ In the Rain.” The audience cheered at the dancers’ swift moves and swayed along to the upbeat tempo.

Even at the start of the intermission, the audience’s clapping and cheering continued.

“I’ve never been to any of her (Jessie Mehlhoff’s) recitals,” said Amyn Bandali, a senior from Cornell University who came to the show to watch her friend. “So far, it’s been great.”

Well into the second half of the show,

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the band began touring.

“In a sense, Ra Ra's the big pride, joy and success story of the SU alternative music scene here,” Stoller said.

During the prolonged break between Generationals’ set and Ra Ra Riot’s entrance, anticipation peaked as fans stood around, anxiously awaiting the headliner.

Just a few minutes after 10 p.m., lead singer

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Wes Miles ambled onto the stage. He waved to the fans who huddled around the stage after a three-hour wait for the band’s set, comprised mainly of songs from its two full-length albums, “The Rhumb Line” and its more recent “The Orchard.” Once all of the band members walked onstage, chatting among themselves and tuning their equipment, Miles forcibly took hold of the microphone and began a spirited set.

Everything from Alexandra Lawn’s unorthodoxly hollowed-out cello to Rebecca Zeller’s glitter-spangled violin to the band members’ generally quirky stage presence conveyed their

unique brand of indie pop. The swaying audience erupted with cheers as Lawn set down her instrument, pushed dark strands of her wild hair out of her eyes and picked up the microphone during “You and I Know,” the only song in the band’s catalogue on which she is the lead singer, leaving Miles to tickle the ivories on the keyboard.

For new fans like freshman French major Emily Gilson, it was well worth the wait to see the band for the first time.

“It was high energy, yet not too frenzied to make me feel worn out by the end of it,” Gilson said. “They played a good mix of old and new songs, and besides going deaf from standing by the speaker, the atmosphere was pretty great!”

Miles repeatedly thanked the large crowd for coming to the show and supporting the band as

he caught his breath between songs, his curly hair all over the place due to his frenetic dancing.

The hourlong set got the sea of fans to sing and dance along, peaking with a singles-heavy run of “Can You Tell,” “Boy” and, from the band’s newest extended play record, “Too Dramatic.” The crowd, including Stoller, ecstatically enjoyed hearing the band play some fan favorites.

“I was in a distant mind-land, dancing with epic joy when they played ‘Boy,’” said Stoller.

“And I knew that ‘Ghosts Under Rocks’ had really rockin’ potential in a live setting. I was super psyched to hear both!”

After an abrupt end to the set, Miles set the microphone back in its stand and, with one last heartfelt goodbye, nonchalantly strolled off the stage with his bandmates. Following a brief spell of stunned silence, the entire venue swelled with a rousing chant of “one more song!”

The exclamations hit a crescendo, and one by one, the band members walked back onstage, with one last trick up their sleeves. After a spirited first song of a two-track encore, Miles quieted the crowd to introduce the band’s last song of the night with a personal anecdote.

“Does anyone live off campus?” Miles asked the crowd, to which several students enthusiastically shouted.

“Does anyone live on Clarendon Street?” The audience died down, with only a half-hearted response.

“How about 211 Clarendon?” Only a few fans yelled back in the subdued venue, anticipating the band’s closing number.

“That’s where the magic was first made for us.

It’s where we wrote this first song. Hope you guys enjoy it,” said Miles, before closing his eyes and launching into the band’s hit single “Dying is Fine,” a fitting end for a show that brought Ra Ra Riot back to its humble roots. ervanrhe@syr.edu

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I am not a fan of Barbie dolls. Maybe it’s because their heads could violently pop off or because Barbie’s boyfriend Ken was sickeningly good looking, although way too feminine for my liking. Or maybe it’s because she encouraged young children to dress — well, how do I put this nicely — very inappropriately, teaching them that the shorter the clothes, the better. Thankfully, there were other dolls to play with. The true angelic role models, and overall better dolls, were the American Girl dolls.

You can’t argue that I am wrong. The American Girl dolls were the epitome of the girls next door. These girls were tastefully dressed in adorable outfits (yes, of course I tried to copy most of them) and had more substance than a doll with an easily detachable head and clad in silly and ridiculous outfits. Did I mention I’m not a fan of Barbie?

When you unwrapped your American Girl doll, you instantly knew you could relate to her. Whether you shared similar personality traits, physical attributions or life stories, you realized you were never alone. Someone else looked like you, acted like you and went through similar experiences. The doll essentially could be the long-lost twin your parents never told you about when you were younger.

Each American Girl doll was designed to have a distinct personality and paired with an extensive storyline, all personifying individuals living in a historical moment in time, such as the Civil War and World War II. Thanks to the dolls (and their lines of book series, movies and board games), learning about history never seemed so fun. For me, that’s really saying something.

On top of this, and best of all, American Girl dolls tried to reveal important life lessons to us naïve children. And while that may sound cliché, it’s not. For example, spunky colonial girl Felicity Merriman, who grows up in Virginia during the American Revolution, longs to be free and doesn’t give up no matter what obstacles stand in her way, such as a cruel horse tamer, Jiggy Nye. Life lesson learned? When things get rough for you kiddies, persevere like good ole Felicity Merriman. And stay away from anyone named Jiggy Nye.

Despite my friend Katie’s preference — wealthy Samantha Parkington who lives in 1904 — my favorite, if you didn’t already know, was Felicity. I was drawn to her because we shared blonde hair and high-spirited personalities. To be completely honest, it was mainly due to the blonde tresses, which ironically������������������������������������� ����������������������������������������������� enough — Barbie had����������������� �������������������� ,���������������� too������������ . But Felicity could deal with cruel horse tamers and Barbie probably never could.

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Music industry must reinvent business model to attract paying subscribers

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t the turn of the 21st century, the Internet developed a culture of sharing information fast, easy and free. Napster started letting users upload their songs to the Internet, allowing other users to download that music for free. Of course, we all know what happened to Napster — but that’s not my point.

As Internet users, we expect high-quality content that is free and fast. And we are, for the most part, getting our way. Facebook is free, YouTube is free, Hulu is free, and even The New York Times was free. All this highly demanded content is easily attainable anytime, and we wouldn’t want it any other way.

Advertising dollars have been the main revenue source for practically all sites out there.

Facebook and YouTube have become notorious for excessive advertising. Hulu runs commercials during the shows you watch. But a lot of these companies are starting to see the potential in taking the traffic to their websites and making money off of users by charging them directly.

Doing things for free is by no means cheap.

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Nicki Minaj’s “Check It Out” started to play, and the stage lit up once again. Seventeen Orange Pulse dancers lined up onstage sporting black sweatpants and white shirts with a blue plaid button-down shirt tied up in the middle. As they popped and rolled their bodies to the beat, the cho-

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staffing costs and licensing agreements. These sites claim they need to put “paywalls” in front of premium content and features so they can continue expanding and upgrading their systems.

The most recent paywall erected has been

by The New York Times. As of last week, readers are allowed 20 free articles on its website per month. After that, users must sign up to continue reading all of its content. Current subscribers of the newspaper do not have to pay for online content.

The music industry does not want to embrace a free online service. Many streaming services like iTunes either use monthly subscriptions or a sale-by-sale basis to generate a profit. Record

companies cite piracy as the reason behind needing subscriptions, but piracy hasn’t slowed, and it never will. A torrent website, The Pirate Bay, the 87th most visited website in the world, has 5 million registered members, according to the Billboard website. Meanwhile, less than 6 million people are subscribed to paid music content in America at the moment, according to the Business Insider website. Clearly, there are more users subscribed to free music websites than those requiring payment.

What the music industry has failed to do is grab consumers through extra incentives: The industry needs to offer an adequate selection of music, but also provide other features that will entice users to subscribe for a reasonable price.

But there is hope, and that comes in the form of the music service Spotify.

Created in Europe, Spotify offers unlimited streaming of all music for free with advertisement support. In addition, its cellphone application, which you pay for, is void of ads. The application lets you take music on the go and access your music offline at any time.

Spotify hopes to bring its brand of music business to the United States sometime within the year, with the only delay stemming from attaining licensing agreements with record companies. At the moment, Spotify has contracts with EMI, Sony and Warner Music Group, with only Universal Music Group causing the postponement.

With a service like Spotify offering a legal way to listen to music for free, I can only see this as a positive for the record business. And since the premium content is attractive enough for most people, we may see a large fraction of free listeners signing up for subscriptions.

It is all about reeling the consumer in, and as consumers, the current music business models have not appealed to us. We want access to something free, immediate and as simple as possible.

And if we can’t have our way, you can count us out of any other systems. Remember that old adage — the customer is always right.

rus switched into Pitbull’s “Hey Baby.” Members of the crowd danced in their seats as the Orange Pulse dancers picked up their steps.

Several sets later, the audience grew quiet. Just as the other routines had started with an empty, dark stage, this one did as well, but there was something different. Shadows walked across the stage with chairs and microphones. The lights flashed on, and three men from Wacheva’s drumming program started to drum calmly and steadily.

The thunderous thumps grew stronger and faster.

Suddenly, a rush of dancers paraded onto the stage in front of the men. Viewers’ hands went up and cheered to Wacheva’s drumming.

“I thought Wacheva coming on was great. They were really good, and everyone seemed to really enjoy them, too,” said Dave Gray, father of Callan, one of the dancers.

After the last routine, the stage went dark, and just as the dancers’ family and friends thought

about shuffling out, everyone heard “Let’s Get Ready To Rumble” blast through the speakers one last time. The stage was completely lit, and dancers from the Orange Pulse Dance Troupe came out, hand in hand, and bowed.

“We came last year, and it was great,” Gray said. “This year, though, there was so much energy. I think this show was even better than last year.”

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William Bradford is a freshman music industry major, and his column appears every other Monday. He can be reached at webamfor@syr.edu.

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ver the last decade, it seems as if many of today’s successful feature-film actors, directors and producers have invaded our living room cable boxes (or satellite dishes, if you continue to live in the 1970s). We have Mark Wahlberg and Martin Scorsese cranking out HBO hits, Jennifer Lopez judging “American Idol,” and even James Franco stirring up some soap drama on “General Hospital.”

Well, considering he has already imprinted his iconic mark on animated television, Seth MacFarlane — creator of “Family Guy,” “American Dad” and “The Cleveland Show” — has decided to stir things up by taking his talents to the silver screen.

MacFarlane’s comedy, “Ted,” is set for release in July 2012, and production has just begun with Universal Studios and Media Rights Capitol. With the writing and direction of MacFarlane himself, the story follows John, a 33-year-old newly engaged male, in a quest to tame his childhood teddy bear, a stuffed

animal he so wished to bring to life as a child.

Ted, John’s clever name for the bear, has grown into a degenerate alcoholic and chauvinistic pig, and is now affecting John’s engagement to fiancée Lori. Basically, Ted is a Republican Brian Griffin, and the duo’s dynamic is most likely comparable to that of Stewie Griffin and his cotton-filled partner-in-prime, Rupert. An absurd premise, I know, but its originality will work toward the film’s strengths.

“There’s absolutely no way it’s going to be bad,” said Nico Enoch, a junior retail management major. “Seth MacFarlane is just too good at what he does.”

With a well-renowned and reputable cast already on board, the feature will undoubtedly bring in box office success. Wahlberg has signed on to play John, with Mila Kunis, the voice of Meg Griffin in “Family Guy,” as Lori. Also, MacFarlane’s got Giovanni Ribisi of “Avatar” to take on the role of Donny, an obsessive individual who stalks Ted. Rumored to have joined the team is John McHale of “The Soup” and “Community” as Rex, Lori’s creepy boss

who has the hots for her. Oh, and did I mentioned MacFarlane is the voice for Ted? Not hard to believe, considering he’s the genius behind all of the favorable characters on his shows.

Critics seem most interested in viewing how well MacFarlane makes the transition from animated short to full-length feature.

“For the amount of pop culture references MacFarlane makes to films, the guy has to know a thing or two about what makes a good one,” said Alexandra Gwynn, a junior television, radio and film major.

If you have not yet seen one of his brilliant series for some inexplicable reason, they have all developed into portrayals of great cinematography, even for animated TV. It’s easy for one to pick up on MacFarlane’s keen eye for cinematic aesthetics in depicting what belongs in the camera frame and its movement.

“He definitely knows what he’s talking about,” said Allison Warren, a junior television, radio and film major. “‘Family Guy’ is constructed very similarly to a motion picture.”

Conceptually, the film can’t go wrong. Mac-

Farlane is too intelligent of a writer to create something mediocre. And if it isn’t funny, you can guarantee he’ll drag it out until he gets a laugh out of us.

However, I’m interested to see how he sets up his jokes. We’re all used to his “cut-away” asides, in which he creates humor out of something having nothing to do with the topic. He’s going to have to adhere to a realistic (or at least an understandably unrealistic) screenplay format.

But it’s been done before. Mike Judge, animator for “Beavis and Butthead” and “King of the Hill,” made the hysterical “Office Space” and “Idiocracy,” all while making a name for himself in cinema. If he can do it, there’s no doubt MacFarlane can.

So let’s recap: MacFarlane’s conceptual vision includes Wahlberg, Kunis and McHale.

Throw these all together, and the ingredients can’t help but make gold. Not to mention, who wouldn’t want to see a sexist teddy bear drinking a martini and wreaking havoc? A soulless human being, that’s who. raparks@syr.edu

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The number of career hat tricks for Syracuse attack Stephen Keogh, who added another one to his career total Saturday.

He accounted for 43 percent of Syracuse’s goals.

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Syracuse’s leading goal scorer carried the Orange offense Saturday, scoring three of SU’s seven goals in its win over Princeton.

His third goal, with 7:30 left in the fourth quarter, broke a 5-5 tie and eventually became the go-ahead goal.

THE BAD Man-up situations

Syracuse struggled with its man-up opportunities all game Saturday, failing to convert on any of its three chances. The Orange compensated for its inefficiency in man-up opportunities by limiting Princeton in its chances, though. The Tigers went 0-of-5.

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“They want us to take a bunch of shots from the outside. You have to be really patient and really work for good shots off the inside.”

John Desko

SU HEAD COACH

THE UGLY Pulling away

Though Syracuse was tied or led for the entire match Saturday, the Orange never found a way to pull ahead with a convincing victory. SU scored its first goal 29 seconds into the match and went ahead 2-0 less than two minutes, but the Orange never led by more than three.

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With Lade hurt, Hamlin limits Tigers’ top scorer in 1st start

By Michael Cohen ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

PRINCETON, N.J. — When John Desko made the decision to keep All-American defender John Lade out of the lineup, Lade’s message to his replacement was simple. He didn’t need to give a big speech or any eloquent words of inspiration. Frankly, he hardly needed any words at all.

“He just said it was my turn,” said David Hamlin, Lade’s sophomore replacement.

Though the message was simple, it proved more than effective. Hamlin wasn’t fazed in his first career start for the Orange, even when faced with the challenge of covering one of the Tigers’ best attack, Chris McBride. He fit in seamlessly and helped anchor a Syracuse defense that preserved a 7-5 win over a disciplined Princeton squad.

Lade participated in pregame warm-ups with his left ankle wrapped after injuring it in last Sunday’s win over Duke. The decision to keep him out of the lineup came just before the game began, Desko said, and Lade’s importance to the team down the road was the main reason why he kept arguably the nation’s best cover man off the field.

“We felt it was more important to get him 100 percent and healthy,” Desko said. “If today was a national championship game, you probably would have seen John out there today.”

Hamlin proved more than a capable replacement, however. Syracuse goaltender John Galloway said Hamlin entered the 2011 campaign in hopes of earning the third starting spot on the SU defense. It was a spot that ultimately went to senior Tom Guadagnolo, but that hasn’t deflated Hamlin one bit.

He’s seen action in all nine of the games the Orange has played this season, and Galloway said his work ethic and reps with the first unit in practice made the transition a smooth one on the field.

“He’s been at practice every day, working as hard as anybody else,” Galloway said.

“And we try to rotate him in as much as we can with the starters, because we know how capable he is and what he’s going to do down the road for us. We didn’t have any lack of confidence in Dave coming in, and you saw that on the field.”

Lade draws the assignment of covering the opponent’s best attacking player in almost every game Syracuse plays. And despite the fact that Hamlin was making his first start, Desko gave him the opportunity to try his hand in Lade’s typical role.

Hamlin spent the majority of the game matched up against McBride, who entered the game as Princeton’s active career leader in goals and assists. McBride netted a goal in the second and third quarters.

But as the game wore on, Hamlin proved up to the challenge. In the latter stages of the second half — when Princeton needed a contribution from its “warrior,” as head coach Chris Bates called him — he couldn’t break free.

Hamlin was there to deny passes or poke, prod and push McBride into giving it up when he did corral a pass.

“We put him on their best attackman — their best dodging attackman — in McBride, and that shows how much confidence we have in Dave,” Galloway said. “He might not say it, but we’re really proud of him.”

What Hamlin did say was that one of his goals coming into the game was to not “mess up” in his first chance to impress the coaching staff. Simply put, he didn’t.

He and the rest of the SU defenders successfully killed off all five man-up opportunities Princeton earned throughout the game. Most often, the Tigers couldn’t get close enough to the goal to even threaten.

But when they did, Galloway (six saves) was there. He fought off three shots on one man-up near the start of the second quarter. Later, he picked off a pass from Luke Armour intended for Cliff Larkin that would have led to a goal.

Just before, Larkin broke away from his man and stood alone at the back post.

“You have to beat (the defense), and you have to beat Galloway in goal, and that’s a trick,” Bates said.

He added that not capitalizing on man-up chances was probably the difference in the game. Hamlin can exhale because he never made a crucial mistake. He took advantage of “his turn.”

Said Hamlin: “I was just glad to get a chance to start and to show my stuff.” mjcohe02@syr.edu

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Drew’s insurance goal helps SU master late-game problems

By Michael Cohen and Chris Iseman The Daily Orange

PRINCETON, N.J. — Kevin Drew’s game-sealing goal against Princeton illustrated a remedy.

His ability to successfully play keep-away in the game’s final 90 seconds was a breath of fresh air for Syracuse.

“If you watched us against Georgetown or Villanova,” SU head coach John Desko said, “there were situations where we were trying to take the air out of the ball with not a lot of time left. We lost it, and we needed to get someone back on defense to stop the fastbreak.”

Desko called timeout with 1:28 remaining and his team up by a goal against the Tigers.

Instead of putting the ball in the stick of Jovan Miller or JoJo Marasco — like he had against Georgetown and Villanova, respectively — he handed it to Drew.

The junior midfielder began the possession along the left sideline. As soon as the referee’s whistle blew to start the clock, he peeled back around in a circle toward the right side of the goal.

Drew took advantage of an open goal when Tigers’ goaltender Tyler Fiorito stepped out to double-team and scored easily to seal the win.

The ability of Drew to protect the ball and add insurance for the Orange is something the team struggled with early on this season.

Against both Georgetown and Villanova, turnovers by Miller and Marasco led to transition goals the other way to tie the game.

Desko said that in one of those games, Drew had been too tired to be on the field late, even though the coaching staff had planned for him to be the ball carrier.

Saturday, he was all over the field throughout the game and still had the energy to make a play late. His ability to be an effective twoway player was evident on multiple occasions when he singlehandedly cleared the ball from the defensive zone with lengthy runs into the attacking half of the field.

It was an overall performance worthy of praise from his goaltender John Galloway.

“I have to mention Kevin Drew because he’s the MVP of that game,” Galloway said. “He makes plays behind the net, he makes plays on offense, he makes plays clearing the ball.

Without him, we don’t know.”

For change, SU controls faceoff X Controlling tempo has been the strategy for teams trying to beat Syracuse. Princeton tried to do exactly that Saturday, but its faceoff struggles shot the Tigers in the foot.

Syracuse managed to control the faceoff X, winning 8-of-13 opportunities to keep the ball out of Princeton’s end of the field. When the Tigers held the ball, they worked to keep possession and control the tempo of the game.

SU had to get back to dominating at the X after its game against Duke last weekend, where Syracuse won only 7-of-27 faceoffs. After watching film of the game, Desko said it wasn’t

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Drew’s goal with just more than a minute remaining gave the Orange a two-goal lead. as much about losing faceoffs as it was about getting to groundballs.

Desko said that too often Syracuse wasn’t boxing out the other team’s players, which creates room to scoop up the groundball.

“We’re working with our faceoff guys to do better in groundball situations,” Desko said. “When they’re being chased by a pole, to protect it and give them outlets quicker. It’s just practice.”

That practice paid off, especially in the first quarter, when Syracuse scored three goals. The Orange won 3-of-5 opportunities at the X, which allowed it to hold possession for most of the period. Syracuse won the opening faceoff when Jeremy Thompson knocked the ball behind

and Jovan Miller scooped it up to give SU possession. Miller eventually dished it off to Josh Amidon, who scored just 29 seconds into the game to give the Orange an early lead.

SU won 2-of-2 faceoffs in the fourth quarter and scored two goals to pull away from Princeton. Desko emphasized he was never too concerned about Syracuse’s struggles, but it was something that needs to be improved.

“We’ve never lost our cool with it or panicked about it,” Desko said. “We feel that we have good people there. It’s just a matter of some practice and working on it and making things better.” mjcohe@syr.edu cjiseman@syr.edu

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SU uses ball-control game to continue perfect Big East start

By Zuri Irvin Staff Writer

With a three-goal lead midway through the second half, Syracuse took control of possession and, as a result, took control of its game against Notre Dame. For those final 15 minutes Sunday, Notre Dame held possession of the syracuse 12 ball just twice.

The Orange’s constant notre dame 7 control of the ball was the theme. Through a barrage of forced turnovers and efficient and constant ball rotation, Syracuse kept the Fighting Irish at bay.

“Between the defense playing well, Liz making some saves, and the offense riding hard and limiting the other team’s possession — that’s how you hold a team to six or seven goals,” said SU head coach Gary Gait.

Syracuse’s clockwork frustrated the Irish defense to the point of 20 second-half fouls — compared to only four from the Orange — leading SU to a 12-7 victory in front of a season-high crowd of 821 in the Carrier Dome on Sunday. Syracuse (5-6, 3-0 Big East) held

Notre Dame (5-7, 2-2 Big East) scoreless for two separate droughts of at least 15 minutes.

The first began at the 21:49 mark in the first half, and the second started with 22:47 to play in the second.

SU is now a perfect 7-0 at home against the Irish. And the seventh win came from Syracuse’s ball control.

“These last two games, the number of caused turnovers has been exciting for me to watch,” Gait said. “Because that’s been what we’ve been talking about working toward. To see it happen on the field is great.”

The Orange entered Sunday’s contest ranked seventh in the Big East in forcing turnovers, causing 6.4 per game. Notre Dame committed 11 second-half turnovers after only three in the first.

After leading 8-5 at the end of the first half, Syracuse came out of the locker room and continued to control possession for the first 3:50. The series consisted of a string of shots that eventually ended with a Tee Ladouceur goal.

“It’s mental focus,” said SU goaltender Liz Hogan. “You have to realize that you don’t have to rush it and you can take your time. If they’re only going to put one person on you, then you can take it yourself.”

In two games against Notre Dame last year, Syracuse put itself in a position to have to come back late. When they met in the regular season in South Bend, Ind., it took five second-half goals from SU to come within one, eventually resulting in a 6-5 loss. When the two squads played again in the Big East tournament, the Orange came away with a four-overtime win.

In both of those contests, senior Catherine Rodriguez was on the defensive end, working to take possessions away. On Sunday, however, following a position change from defense to offense, she was working to maintain them.

And the Orange needed no comeback this time. SU took the lead with 18:13 to play in the first half and led the rest of the way.

“It’s all about the roles that you play,” Rodriguez said. “I haven’t been doing shoot-

ing like that since probably high school. I just have to keep driving hard to the cage, and if I don’t have it, I have to remember to keep pulling it out.”

Hogan and SU attack Michelle Tumolo spent several minutes in the latter stages of the game maintaining possession. On the defensive end it was Hogan, and on the offensive end it was Tumolo. They would hold the ball behind their respective nets and use the game clock to their advantage.

Coming off a 17-9 win over Connecticut on Friday, when Syracuse relinquished only three second-half goals, SU showed late-game poise and the ability to assert itself while closing out games once again.

Some of the loudest cheers from the crowd Sunday didn’t come after a goal. Rather, they came when a player had the wherewithal to bring the ball out and reset the offense.

“Out of those timeouts, that’s what we kept saying,” Gait said. “‘Take our time. Be patient.

But be ready to play.’” zoirvin@syr.edu

After slow start, Orange defense steps up, contains Irish counterattack

By Allison Guggenheimer Staff Writer

photo: R. Wolsak

The first time Notre Dame got the ball Sunday, the Fighting Irish started behind its own goal.

Twenty-five seconds later, the ball flew past Syracuse goaltender Liz Hogan into the net.

Syracuse’s Alyssa Murray had just missed a free-position shot to cap two minutes of SU possession to start the game. The Irish took little time getting the ball up the field, launching a pass from its own defensive third to a Notre Dame attack about 40 yards down field. The Irish’s Megan Sullivan finished the play with a goal to give the Irish an early one-goal lead.

But after giving up two more quick goals, the SU defense began clicking.

“We started off slow in the beginning of the game,” Hogan said. “Our communication wasn’t there, but I think it was impressive that we could come back from that and really start talking, communication, hitting our slides, getting to groundballs.”

For the next 50 minutes, SU was able to control the pace of play and keep Notre Dame from exploiting the fastbreak. Even with defensive leader Lindsay Rogers out due to injury, the defense found a way to communicate, helping the Orange to a 12-7 win.

Early in the game, there were many oppor-

tunities for communication. But that’s only because the Irish scored three goals in the first eight-plus minutes. After each Notre Dame goal, the defense took time to talk through the goal.

Hogan said they watched the replay of the goals on the big screens in the Carrier Dome to assess the problem. They identified that the problem was their inability to stop Notre Dame’s quickpaced offense.

The game, which was televised by CBS Sports Network, had a television timeout early on, giving SU head coach Gary Gait a chance to talk to his players. He said what he was trying to communicate, both to the offense and the defense, was to simply slow down.

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“We just wanted to settle down and take advantage of having the ball, and I think that was key,” Gait said. “We slowed it down at times and took our time.”

Often, slowing the game down meant Syracuse had to run harder to get back on defense.

During the slow start, SU was getting caught man-down because of Notre Dame’s quick counterattacks.

Senior Catherine Rodriguez said the key to keeping the numerical advantage on defense was the smooth transition of defensive midfielders, something the team has gotten better at over the course of the season.

“We’re trying to open our mouths and actually get the communication down,” Rodriguez said. “We still got caught a couple of times, but less than we were before.”

Some of the difficulties at the beginning of Sunday’s game came about because Rogers was not there to lead the defense. Rogers, whom Gait described as a “warrior,” has been a force for the Orange this year, with 14 ground balls, the second most on the team after Hogan, a goalie.

Rogers hurt her knee in Friday’s game against Connecticut and did not dress to play Sunday.

“Everyone on defense really stepped their game up,” Hogan said. “Without Lindsay Rogers, you really just have to pick it up a little bit more.”

Hogan herself took on a good part of the defensive responsibility. The senior had 11 saves, three of them coming on free-position shots. After a slow start to the season, Hogan said she spent extra time working on saving shots, and it showed Sunday.

Particularly on shots to the middle and top sections of the net, Hogan was seeing the ball and making the saves.

And despite the problematic first 10 minutes, Syracuse reached its defensive goal for the game. Before each game, the team agrees on how many goals it can give up while still having a successful defensive outing. Sunday, that value was seven.

Said Rodriguez: “It’s always great when you set that and then follow through.” alguggen@syr.edu

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SU falls in doubleheader vs. Irish to extend losing streak to 5

By Ryne Gery Staff Writer

The Notre Dame softball team waited at home plate to greet Heather Johnson. Her solo home run to right field in the third inning put the Irish back up by a run after Syracuse evened the score in the previous frame.

The Fighting Irish notre dame 9 players waved their finsyracuse 2 gers in a circular motion, signifying another notre dame 7 run scored as Johnson syracuse 4 rounded the bases, while SU pitcher Jenna Caira kicked the dirt in frustration. Heading back to the dugout, the team chanted, “Oh yeah, oh yeah,” followed by “Irish, Irish, Irish.”

Notre Dame (26-7, 5-0 Big East) repeated the same routine after each run the team scored against Syracuse (24-10, 3-5 Big East) in a doubleheader Sunday. The Irish scored early and often to sweep the Orange, winning 9-2 in game one and 7-4 in game two.

Syracuse head coach Leigh Ross knew coming into the series that Notre Dame boasted a potent lineup. Five Irish starters were hitting above .350 for the year — a big reason for its .305 batting average as a team, second best in the Big East. Ross said it showed Sunday.

“The balls that they were hitting were not mis-hit,” Ross said. “I mean, even their slappers, their leadoff kids, could hit. They’re a good, solid swinging team.”

The vaunted Notre Dame lineup took advantage of an off day for Caira (15-8). The Syracuse ace allowed 12 runs on 16 hits in eight innings of

work to take both losses.

Caira said she never found a comfort zone in the circle all day. After the first game, Caira said she tried to clear her head as she warmed up in the bullpen.

And she felt confident after retiring the Irish in order in the first inning of game two.

“I felt really good,” Caira said. “And then momentum was on our side, but it could automatically bounce back the next inning.”

The momentum did shift when Irish cleanup hitter Dani Miller led off the second inning with a line-drive homer over the center-field wall that hit the team bus. Shortstop Katie Fleury followed with a double off the left-field wall, and she scored two batters later on another double down the left-field line.

First baseman Kelly Saco’s two-run home run in the bottom of the second tied the game and gave Caira a fresh start. But Johnson’s home run quickly put SU behind again.

Caira made a mistake, and Johnson made her pay. It was one of many on the day for the SU pitcher.

Caira couldn’t get an effective spin on her drop ball.

“I was frustrated because my drop ball was more of a fastball today,” Caira said. “And anyone can hit a fastball.”

Ross said Caira had to adjust after her drop ball wasn’t being called for a strike down in the zone early on. The head coach said Caira started to overthrow and overcompensate to throw the pitch for a strike.

“You start making adjustments, and then you start bringing it up a little too high,” Ross said. “Then you start thinking a little too much.”

The frustration continued for Caira after

“You start making adjustments and then you start bringing it up a little too high. Then you start thinking a little too much.”

Leigh Ross

SU head coach

that home run. She walked the next batter and watched as her middle infield nearly turned a double play on a groundball by Fleury to get out of the inning. Instead, the umpire called Fleury safe on a bang-bang play at first base.

Then Fleury stole second base and scored on a hard-hit single that skimmed off Saco’s glove

and into the outfield. Notre Dame never trailed again. The Irish knocked Caira out of the game in the fourth after a line-drive double to center scored two more runs.

Junior right fielder Lisaira Daniels said SU knew Notre Dame was a top team in the Big East, and it proved that in two convincing wins over the Orange. Daniels said the Irish lineup was impressive.

“Everything they hit was either in the gap or it was over (the wall),” Daniels said.

The team’s offensive struggles, coupled with Caira’s off day, made it tough for the Orange. Caira has been sharp all season, but she made too many mistakes against a talented hitting team.

“They’re great hitters and they’re going to jump on that mistake,” Caira said. “And that’s what caused that to happen.” rjgery@syr.edu

down to earth

After a program-record start and its first-ever national ranking, Syracuse has struggled to keep the success going in Big East play. The Orange swept Rutgers to begin conference play 3-0, but have since lost five straight conference games, including two Sunday to Notre Dame in its home-opening doubleheader. Here’s a look at the drastic difference in SU’s numbers over the five-game losing skids.

Runs per game

During 24-5 start

6.2

During five-game losing streak

2.0

Runs allowed per game

2.6

6.0

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5,344 miles from the African country of Benin to Central New York.

But to those people they met here in the United States, everything the Agbossoumonde family encountered before arriving on Feb. 24, 2000, was unimaginable.

Mawuena, the third youngest child and currently a sophomore on the Syracuse men’s soccer team, was 10 years old. He remembers only “clicks” of what his family’s life was like in Africa and relies on his siblings and mother to fill in the blanks.

He barely recalls when his family fled its home in Atakpame, Togo, following a military upheaval. He has a vague recollection of crossing the border into Benin, where he spent the next seven years of his life.

As the years went by, images from spending the better part of a decade in refugee camps became more vivid.

Still, he questions the reality of those events.

The dichotomy troubles him. He finds himself pondering the fissure in his life as he now attends Syracuse and plays Division I soccer.

“It seemed like it was fake,” Mawuena said.

“Did I really live that life, you know. Was it really like that?”

••• Seated on her couch, Adjo falls over onto her side, smiling as she recalls meeting her husband, Koku Agbossoumonde. With a hint of

family matters

Seven members of Mawuena Agbossoumonde’s immediate family made the trip from Benin to the United States in 2000.

Overall, the Syracuse midfielder has seven siblings. Here’s a look at his family members:

Parents Name

Relation to Mawuena

Adjo LeMou Koku Agbossoumonde

Siblings Name

Mother Father

Relation to Mawuena

Yaovi Brother Djifa Brother Djordina Sister Messan Brother Anani Brother Gale Brother Dovenin Sister

Age

32 30 28 26 23 19 18

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Syracuse had to find a way.

That’s where Keogh came in. With just less than two minutes left in the first quarter, White sent Keogh a bounce pass from the right side of the goal. Keogh took the pass right on the edge of the crease, quickly shot it low and snuck it into the back of the net past Fiorito to put the Orange up 3-1.

Plays like those are what allowed Syracuse to keep its perfect record intact in yet another

embarrassment, she says they met at a bar in Togo in the late 1970s.

Several months passed, and the two became a couple. Shortly thereafter, Adjo was pregnant with Yaovi, the first of their eight children.

The family of 10 lived in a two-bedroom house in Atakpame, a city in the southern half of Togo. Adjo cared for the children while Koku ascended to the rank of commander in the military, said his daughter Dovenin.

But on March 25, 1993, a group of armed Togolese dissidents based out of Ghana staged an attempt to kill the nation’s president, Gnassingbe Eyadema. The attack spurred distrust throughout the military. Soldiers thought to be involved with the attackers were hunted.

In the months that followed, Koku received a brief leave from duty in another part of the country. He became a target.

“The government said that because he left, they told me that he was a terrorist in Ghana,” said Adjo, as translated by Dovenin. “So they sent other soldiers to come and arrest me and my oldest son.”

Upon release, Adjo called her husband and told him not to return home. He went to Benin.

Three months later, he sent his best friend to gather his family and transport them via boat across the Mono River into Togo’s eastern neighbor.

“As soon as we were on the other side of the river, he was there,” Adjo said. “I was very happy and happy to be safe.”

Two months passed living in the house of one of Koku’s friends. It was then the family entered a refugee camp in hopes of one day making it out of Africa.

••• For a full year, the 10 Agbossoumondes lived in tents. Their first of two stops at refugee camps put them in an unofficial community of displaced persons.

After that, they upgraded to a single room the size of a Syracuse dorm room. It would be home for the next six years. The family made its way to Porto-Novo, the capital of Benin, and entered an officially recognized refugee camp.

More than 1,000 people lived in the circular village. Walls enclosed the camp and ensured security for the camp’s inhabitants.

“The majority of the people that lived there were people from the military that are trying to get away from the government,” Mawuena said.

The family hoped for a chance to be relocated. But it would take years.

Each day, Mawuena and his siblings left the

camp and walked to the nearby grammar and middle schools.

After classes ended, the hours from 6 p.m. on were reserved for soccer. “(The boys) would come home, and instead of doing their homework, they would play soccer with all the other kids,” Dovenin, his youngest sister, said. “And our dad didn’t like that.”

Koku had been an aspiring soccer player prior to being drafted. The army selected anyone who appeared fit or strong. He didn’t want his boys harboring similar dreams, only to have them shattered as his were.

But the boys played anyway.

Mawuena recalls playing during the lunch break and almost every night of the week until it was too dark to see the ball. The ball that changed form almost daily.

Without a true soccer ball to use, the kids constructed their own out of socks, paper or tennis balls. Sometimes, they purchased hard plastic balls from the nearby market. If they were lucky, they might be able to borrow a real ball from one of the more wealthy adults.

The field was packed-down dirt that turned to mud in the rain. The goals were sticks jammed into the ground. The game remained the same.

“Koku preferred for them to come home, work in the garden,” Adjo said. “After finishing their work in the garden, take a shower, do their homework and go to sleep.

“But all they wanted to do was play soccer.”

When he wasn’t playing soccer, Mawuena worked on weekends at the port on the coast of Benin. He traveled to and from the refugee camp and worked a full day for less than an American dollar. His job: watch over a stockpile of gasoline and be sure it wasn’t stolen.

The gas was used to fuel new cars coming off the ships. Mawuena was 8 years old.

“There weren’t a lot of kids that did that. It was very rare,” he said. “I just did it for some money, you know. … I just felt like that was my life.”

••• The interview process was terrifying. The rep-

close game. Princeton tied up the score at 5-5 in the third quarter, but the Orange still didn’t abandon its game plan of being patient. When given the opportunity, the Tigers held onto the ball. But SU made the right decisions when going to the goal.

The Tigers may have tested SU’s patience on offense, but the Orange responded with great poise.

“You do get a little anxious to go out there and take a shot, especially when you have an open opportunity,” said midfielder Jovan Miller. “Such great goaltending makes you think twice about it. I think our patience was key for

us today.”

Miller thought twice about 30 seconds into the game. The midfielder ran in toward the net and looked like he was about to shoot from 15 yards out. But rather than risk losing possession, he turned and passed off to midfielder Josh Amidon, who took an open shot from 10 yards out to give the Orange an early 1-0 lead.

Keogh scored his second goal in the second quarter when Thompson beat three Tiger defenders and sent him an over-theshoulder pass. Once again, standing just in front of the crease, Keogh took the pass

“It seemed like it was fake. Did I really live that life, you know. Was it really like that?”

Mawuena Agbossoumonde

SU men’s soccer midfielder

Can you see these sudokus?

resentatives from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) took each individual family member aside and questioned him or her.

“They would divide you up to see if there was the same story of how you got to the refugee camp,” Dovenin said. “And if there was a difference … they would fail you.”

Failure meant an inability to leave the camp.

It meant waiting for another cycle of relocation.

But prior to the interview sessions, the family was ripped apart by the death of Koku. He battled cancer for two years but was unable to receive treatment. His involvement in the Togolese military prevented him from going to France and getting an operation from Doctors Without Borders, said Hart, the sponsor.

“He saved his life by getting out of Togo and getting into Benin,” Hart said. “But the politics followed him.”

And as a result, the family was nearly left out of the relocation process. Only military families were being considered to be moved, and with Koku’s death, the Agbossoumondes weren’t qualified.

Luckily, a friend of Koku’s talked the people from the USCIS into granting them interviews.

Everyone passed — except Djordina, Mawuena’s sister, who had interviewed separately with her husband. So for the second time in less than a year, the Agbossoumonde family was torn.

Adjo made the horrifying decision to leave her daughter behind.

“I was going crazy,” she said. “I was very sad.

She’s still living over there today.”

But the rest of the family was leaving. They knew they were headed to Syracuse, but that name was as foreign as the country they were about to enter.

Between 300 to 500 people, all from the refugee camp, shared a plane from Benin to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. There, each family went its separate way.

Unsure of what would come next, Mawuena and his mother and siblings transferred onto a flight to Syracuse. All they knew was that the city was in the United States.

So as they stepped off the plane and into the cold that midmorning in February, they weren’t even expecting the change in climate.

“We didn’t know it was going to be cold here,” Mawuena said. “It was snowing when we got off the plane. So we were all freezing. It was the first time we’d ever seen snow.” mjcohe02@syr.edu Find Part 2 of Mawuena Agbossoumonde’s story in tomorrow’s edition of The Daily Orange.

and f lipped it right into the goal. Again, patience led to an open look on the doorstep in an open seam.

“They want us to take a bunch of shots from the outside,” Desko said. “You have to be really patient and really work for good shots off the inside.”

That’s what Syracuse did to win another close game. It stayed patient and worked for shots. Perhaps most importantly, it found Keogh on the crease.

Said Keogh: “It’s a good victory for us. We’ll take it.” cjiseman@syr.edu

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SQUEEZE PLAY brandon weight | photo editor MAWUENA AGBOSSOUMONDE (LEFT), a sophomore on the Syracuse men’s soccer team, poses with his mother, Adjo, and his sister, Dovenin. Agbossoumonde was born in Africa but traveled to Syracuse in 2000 to escape his war-torn country of Togo.

Desperate journey brandon weight | photo editor STEPHEN KEOGH (LEFT) protects the ball against a Princeton defender in Syracuse’s 7-5 win over Princeton on Saturday. The SU attack had three goals against the Tigers for his 19th career hat trick.

No. 1 SU stays patient, finds open seams to prevail

By Chris Iseman ASST. COPY EDITOR

PRINCETON, N.J. — Stephen Keogh was playing a game within the game.

The Syracuse attack stayed on the crease, tricking out his defender to try and get open. Fortunately for Keogh, the teammates who were sending passes his way knew exactly what he was doing.

“I think just trying to play games with my man and set picks,” Keogh said. “Jeremy (Thompson) and Joel (White) are both former box players, so the pick-and-roll games, they’re well aware of it.”

Against Princeton’s defensive game plan, that was the Orange’s answer. As the Tigers packed around the crease, Syracuse (9-0, 2-0 Big East) stayed patient. It turned to

Keogh for help in breaking through, and he responded with three goals to help send No. 1 SU to a 7-5 win over Princeton (2-6) in front of 5,401 at Princeton Stadium on Saturday.

The Tigers tried to force SU to take shots from the outside. They packed the crease, placing defenders near the cage to try to keep Syracuse’s scorers from shooting close.

With so many defenders around the crease, the Orange attack was left open as it passed around the outside.

In the first quarter, SU’s offense was called for stalling, a call that infuriated SU head coach John Desko. His argument was that if the Tigers weren’t defending, then the Orange shouldn’t be called for stalling.

Desko sprinted down the sideline

HATS OFF

to argue the official’s call, but it was to no avail. Princeton was given possession.

“I probably let my emotions get the best of me in the first half,” Desko said. “We were told to keep it in a number of times. They play a sagging zone defense. You have to be very patient with your offense, especially when they’re jamming the crease.”

Just like in its win against Duke last weekend, patience was key for the Orange against Princeton. Syracuse’s offense returned to its ways of making smart passes to hold possession and waiting for an open look.

Not making anything easier was the fact that Princeton goaltender Tyler Fiorito came into the game yielding about seven goals per contest. Still, SEE PRINCETON PAGE 18

Stephen Keogh recorded his 19th career hat trick Saturday against Princeton. His latest moved him into fifth place with two others on the list of players with the most active career hat tricks: PLAYER

Jordan McBride Kevin Crowley Andrew Feinberg Zach Howell Stephen Keogh

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SU soccer’s Agbossoumonde, family recall arduous voyage that brought them to Syracuse

By Michael Cohen | Asst. Sports Editor

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utside the terminal were seven beacons of hope. Clinging firmly and steadfastly to the light blue blankets they had received on the airplane, the Agbossoumonde family cowered in the frigid February temperatures of Syracuse.

Minutes earlier, the youngest child, Gale, couldn’t withstand the cold.

He turned and climbed back up the stairs of the plane, trying to get back onboard. A flight attendant stopped him. The 8-year-old turned to his mother and told her they must be in the wrong place.

But in their flip-flops, shorts and T-shirts, the seven weary travelers PART 1 OF 3 had reached their destination. Owning nothing but the clothes they had on and a few small bags that comprised the entirety of the family’s possessions, they were about to begin a new life.

“I’ll never forget picking them up at the airport,” said Guy Hart, the family’s sponsor. “And they’re standing there with sandals on and just very light clothing. … That’s it. That’s all they had on.”

Adjo LeMou and six of her children completed a journey that covered

FINDING REFUGE

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