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Money pool SU turns out small profit from its
agricultural businesses hurt the amount of time legislators spend with constituents. Page 3
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Literature professor to start in fall By Kathleen Ronayne MANAGING EDITOR
The English Department has hired Manan Desai to teach Asian-American literature beginning in fall 2011, according to an email sent to students Monday from Prema Kurien, director of the Asian and Asian-American studies minor. Desai has research and teaching background in Asian-American literature and South Asian studies, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the South Asian American Digital Project, according to the email. The email was sent to students in the AAA program on behalf of the English Department. Kurien could not be reached for comment. The process to hire faculty members for the AAA program, which is in its first year at SU, began last summer, said Gerry Greenberg, senior associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences involved in the search and hiring process. Desai was officially hired within the last few weeks, he said. The position “was specifically created with the idea of someone who
a professor’s qualifications and charge her critics of racism. Page 5
Pulp’s 15 tips on what to do on the unofficial holiday, 4/20. Page 11
appearance in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl following the Big East’s allocation of postseason funds. Page 24
Eye on the clock Massey replaces Cantor as USen presiding officer, shortens meetings during academic year Text and photo by Brandon Weight
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onathan Massey ventured into uncharted territory when he became the first nonchancellor to fill the role of University Senate’s presiding officer — or in other words, the USen taskmaster — last September. For five years, Massey watched Chancellor Nancy Cantor run the presiding officer position, calling on speakers, directing conversation and sometimes heated debate, and keeping the senate on task. That all changed when Massey became the main test subject for a pilot program. USen tested if an individual besides the chancellor could fill USen’s presiding officer position and moderate meetings more efficiently. Though Massey is the first non-chancellor in the position — one that affects the flow, length and tenor of the meetings — SU leadership applauds a
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Eastern Michigan considers SU assistant Murphy top candidate for head coaching job By Andrew L. John and Brett LoGiurato THE DAILY ORANGE
Syracuse assistant coach Rob Murphy is under strong consideration for the vacant head coaching position at Eastern Michigan. EMU will give an official announcement on the head coaching situation Thursday, said athMURPHY letic department
spokesman Jeremy Allen. Pete Moore, Syracuse’s director of athletic communications, said he talked to Eastern Michigan about Murphy on Tuesday. He said the school told him its decision had not been finalized, but that it has completed interviews and that Murphy is a candidate. On Tuesday afternoon, FoxSports. com reported Murphy accepted the position. Phone calls to Murphy seeking comment Tuesday were not returned. Allen said Murphy is a top candidate for the position. He added that
an official decision on Eastern Michigan’s next head coach had yet to be finalized, even though an announcement will come Thursday. The news comes two weeks after Murphy removed his name from consideration for an opening at Kent State, where he had been an assistant for two years prior to his seven-year stint at Syracuse. Eastern Michigan is located about 35 miles from Murphy’s native Detroit, where he already has strong basketball roots. He helped coach Detroit Central High School to a Class
A state title in 1998 and Crockett Technical to the Class B state title in 2001. The Eastern Michigan job would give Murphy his first head coaching opportunity in the college ranks. He will look to turn things around at a slumping program. The Eagles finished with a record of 9-22 this past season. They also lose their leading scorer, Brandon Bowdry. Murphy was hired at Syracuse in 2004 after assistant coach Troy Weaver left SU for a position with the NBA’s Utah Jazz.
He became known as a prolific recruiter who helped the Orange develop some of its top young players over the past seven years, including Hakim Warrick, Terrence Roberts and Wes Johnson. At the NCAA Tournament in Cleveland, SU forward C.J. Fair said Murphy was instrumental in his growth in his freshman season. Murphy was also known for penning the Orange’s popular 2009-10 season theme song, “Shut It Down.” aljohn@syr.edu bplogiur@syr.edu