Orientation Guide 2013

2013 ORIENTATION GUIDE

New perspective Meet the freshmen

Take a closer look at a breakdown of the incoming class and how they compare to years past. | Page 10

Hold the Solo cup

The alcohol education process should be revamped to include peer advisers and mandatory speakers, in addition to an online course. | Page 5

Campus treasure map

Experience the Syracuse campus and beyond

Pulp guides you through SU, pointing out the best lesser-known locations along the way. | Page 15

Arms races

Syracuse’s quarterback for Penn State is undecided, and will be for some time, but two freshmen are earning praise, too. | Page 25

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AlcoholEdu changes format, focus

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professor of architecture at the Georgia Institute of Technology who studies stadiums.

But overall, the Dome is a pragmatic building with function taking precedence, Flowers said. “What was important then was not what it looked like in the landscape, but how it operates inside.”

For the first half of the 20th century, Syracuse was in some ways a city in decline, he said. The massiveness of the Dome provided an urban identity for the city to rally around, Flowers said, speaking to a period when people were building on a big scale as a reminder of Syracuse’s greatness at one time.

The Dome represents the city’s switch from an industrial economy to one focused on sports tourism, Flowers said.

It’s this sports tourism that’s helped fuel a culture surrounding the Dome, specifically elevating men’s basketball head coach Jim Boeheim to a national figure in college sports.

When Big Boeheim, a giant cardboard cutout of Boeheim’s face, first showed up, it was in the Dome.

Officials within the Office of FirstYear and Transfer Programs have changed the alcohol educational program AlcoholEdu after the office received droves of negative feedback on the online course’s lack of information.

So far, the new program, Think About It, has received mostly positive reviews, said Cory Wallack, director of Syracuse University’s Counseling Center.

As of Sunday afternoon, 1,350 students completed Think About It, Wallack said. At the end of the course, he said students are asked to complete an evaluation in which they rate their experience. Currently, the overall satisfaction of the course has been rated as 4.2 out of 5, and students’ written comments have been “overwhelmingly positive,” he said.

Unlike AlcoholEdu, which focused on alcohol, Think About It focuses on minimizing the risks associated with sex, drugs and alcohol while in college. The online course features an updated interface with modernized videos and quizzes, Wallack said. The program takes an average of two and a half hours to complete and is mandatory for all first-year and transfer students.

SU changed the program after receiving widespread negative feedback from students regarding AlcoholEdu, Wallack said. Students complained that the program wasn’t engaging, seemed outdated and wasn’t informative, he said.

“The educational scope of AlcoholEdu was considerably narrower than the scope of Think About It,” said Wallack, who was a lead figure in the implementation of the program.

“Think About It focuses on sexual decision-making, alcohol and drug use, sexual assault prevention and relationship violence prevention.”

The program is also customized for SU so that it includes campusspecific resources and photos, including a section that requires students to review the Code of Student Conduct and the Academic Integrity Policy, said Carrie Abbott, director of the Office of First-Year and Transfer Programs.

“Think About It uses technology that is more in line with what students would want and expect,” Abbott said. “We hope the program will make students think about decisions and make healthy choices.”

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After 33 years, Carrier Dome evolves into SU icon TOP: The first game at the Carrier Dome was on Sept. 20, 1980.

LEFT: Syracuse University played its first game against Miami University in Ohio and won 36-24.

RIGHT: About 50,540 fans attended the first game in the Dome.

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gony, elation, pride, noise — all are elements of Syracuse University Athletics that are amplified by the Carrier Dome.

The Dome has come to serve as the epicenter of sports fanaticism at SU. Much like its predecessor, Archbold Stadium, it has also become a symbol of the school’s athletic programs.

Now, 33 years later, the university and the Dome have entered the Atlantic Coast Conference hoping to continue the tradition it established in the Big East Conference.

The Dome was built to replace Archbold Stadium, an aging Roman coliseum replica that hosted the university’s football games.

When the basketball team played at Manley Field House, Boeheim was reluctant to move to the Dome, since it would mean leaving the facility where the Orange had enjoyed a winning streak.

Through the years, Archbold racked up fire code violations. The Syracuse Fire Department eventually reduced the stadium’s maximum occupancy from 40,000 to 26,000.

The question of what to do with

Archbold reflected a deeper issue about Syracuse’s ambitions for its football program, said Ira Berkowitz, a 1982 alumnus and president of the Syracuse University Northern North Jersey Alumni Club.

Even at a 26,000-person limit, Archbold was rarely full, he said, calling the stadium a detriment to the football program.

“At this point, Syracuse Univer-

“Syracuse sports are an escape from the long, brutal winters of Upstate N.Y., and I think that’s why people flock to the Dome for basketball and football games.”

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sity had to make the decision as to whether they were going to continue

to play big-time college football or go down to the next tier,” Berkowitz said. “It was that close.”

Syracuse chose to level up: Construction on the Dome started in 1979. New York Gov. Hugh Carey poured $15 million in state money into the project, calling it a publicprivate partnership.

Air conditioning giant Carrier Corporation bought eternal naming rights for $2.75 million, one of the first of its kind in the country. The Dome cost $26.85 million in total.

Pre-construction engineering studies tracked air flow through the stadium design, Berkowitz said. The main sections of the stadium lack air conditioning — an irony meant to compensate for Syracuse winters.

The air flow studies forgot to account for body heat.

At his first game at the Dome, Berkowitz said, a thin, translucent fog coated everything inside — condensation from the warm air and heat radiating off tens of thousands of bodies.

Not considering fans’ body heat is a “surprisingly common” environmental engineering f law, said Benjamin Flowers, an associate

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College-based narratives should have greater presence on television

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good television show is hard to find. It is even harder to find one about college students. Meanwhile, the programs that are offered provide a totally unrealistic view of what college life is actually like.

When fictional high school students like Summer Roberts of “The OC” or Cory Matthews of “Boy Meets World” go off to college, their shows are often met with cancellation very soon after.

This leaves us with a severe lack of college kids on TV with whom students can identify.

It’s disappointing.

After all, college students watch a ton of television. We coined the term “binge watching” and also invented TV-show drinking games. There should be more television programming aimed at our demographic.

The college characters who are portrayed randomly pop up or simply move on to college, but their education doesn’t play a huge role in their identity.

When I think of college television, the only shows I really think of are Fox’s “Undeclared” and ABC Family’s “Greek.” Both shows are now cancelled and had small followings.

CASSIE-LEE GRIMALDI

living vicariously through you The only show about college currently on the air is NBC’s “Community,” a comedy about a diverse group of students at a community college. But it has also battled threats of cancellation and postponed seasons.

Why is it such a struggle to find great college shows when college is one of the most unique times in someone’s life?

Most shows typically revolve around a group of 24-40-year-olds living in a city, trying to get their lives together. “Friends,” “New Girl,” “Three’s Company,” you name it. Is it because this premise is more of a blank canvas?

Characters lost in the void of 20-somethingness are free to do whatever they want, at least more so than college kids.

A university environment has a certain

structure, though. You have to graduate sometime.

The setting of a college-based TV show lends itself to certain clichés, like partying and going wild while away from your parents. These tropes are terribly unrealistic and give us weird expectations of college.

In the “Undeclared” pilot, Jay Baruchel’s resident adviser helps him set up for a dorm party in a completely deferential way. An RA would never help you get in the party mood.

On “Glee,” Puck decided to live on a college campus because it was a 24/7 party featuring slip and slides and fruit-flavored alcohol.

That might last for a week, but all that fun gets expensive after a while.

I’d like to think my experience at school has been more meaningful and complex than the characters’ on “Glee.” It’s not all sunshine and roses.

Many of us don’t have any idea what we’re going to do after graduation. We have hundreds of thousands of dollars to pay off in loans, and, according to recent studies, the education system is in shambles.

I’d say that’s some pretty good material to

draw from.

It’s not all bad, though. There’s still some fruit-flavored alcohol.

And despite its on-air struggles, the plot of “Community” proves it is possible to make a great show about college.

The show’s premise is very structured around a college schedule, but the storyline is so hilarious and just plain good that we forget they’re in school. It transcends its setting, as most great shows do.

Quality writers, producers and directors are spending a lot of time writing brilliant, gritty dramas, like “Breaking Bad,” “The Sopranos” and other shows basically engineered to win awards, but you never know what they could be working on next.

The college setting has been ignored for so long that maybe people will start telling its story again.

Until then, go forth and prove to the people behind your favorite shows that college is awesome and worth reliving on TV. Cassie-lee Grimaldi is a senior television, radio and film major. Her column appears weekly.

She can be reached at cgrimald@syr.edu.

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Alcohol program should engage offline The Office of First-Year and Transfer Programs changed its online alcohol education course for freshmen from the considerably outdated Ever-Fi Alcohol Education to Think About It, which includes a Title IX sexual assault component.

This is one step toward further educating incoming students about the dangers of substance abuse.

But alcohol education for incoming freshmen does not end with an online course. It should be a more personal experience.

The Office of First-Year and Transfer Programs must revamp the alcohol education process for next year’s orientation to better prepare incoming students for the social setting of the university. This is even more pertinent given the Princeton Review’s ranking of Syracuse University as a top 5 party school.

Education on substance abuse should become an inherent part of the on-campus orientation week.

University officials should implement a more personal educational experience between freshmen and

EDITORIAL by the daily orange editorial board upperclassman peer advisers.

Freshmen should also be required to attend mandatory speaker events during which their peers tell personal stories about how they have been affected by alcohol while at SU. Specifically, the university could take advantage of the peer adviser program provided to freshmen by their home colleges. These peer advisers currently only offer academic advice. However, with expanded training featuring alcohol education, they could offer freshmen a small-discussion environment to talk about substance abuse.

Freshmen would feel more comfortable opening up about the gritty details of the university’s social scene to these peer advisers than they would a resident adviser.

Peer advisers could further educate the freshmen on SU specifics, like who to contact if they or their peers encounter alcohol poisoning, as

well as the university’s disciplinary policies regarding substance abuse.

Another way to bring alcohol education to campus is to implement a mandatory student speaker event during orientation week.

This speaker would tell freshmen that the horror stories of alcohol poisoning could be realities for SU students. They would serve as cautionary tales, and would be compelling when told by an upperclassman or recent graduate who overcame substance abuse.

Ultimately, it is a reality that students drink on this campus.

Students will not completely abstain from drinking, but they can be provided with a more personal education on the topic.

The Office of First-Year and Transfer Programs should take advantage of upperclassmen and their experiences on campus. Students can lead by example on both the academic and social scene of the university and promote alcohol awareness along the way.

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College is far less complex than freshmen have been led to believe

f I could rewind to last August and start my freshman year over again, I wish I could have known several things.

First, college is far less complex than we have been led to believe, and second, you don’t need to have everything about your major, social group and extracurricular activities figured out immediately upon arriving on campus.

Young people are being bombarded with information about how to succeed in college, and the abundance of information is overwhelming.

Everywhere we turn, people are offering advice on how to balance our social life and academics, the best items for a dorm room, dealing with homesickness and — especially for us Orangemen and women — how to dress for the cold weather.

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Rubber or leather boots? I’m still not sure.

And for the questions we still feel are left unanswered, we can always turn to our trusty sidekick Google or start discussions on our Facebook class page.

Books like “College for Dummies” or “The Naked Roommate” are even available to provide advice on everything from academics to handling bad roommates.

Yet even with these various platforms, the endless stream of advice becomes too much to handle. It ends up doing more harm than good.

The advice creates expectations that are almost too high for us to achieve.

It makes us feel anxious and forces us to believe college is a complicated path filled with endless twists

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a chain reaction and blind turns.

But by taking a moment to tune out the many voices, books and websites, you will realize that it’s not as complicated as it’s made out to be.

After all, a college guidebook can’t prepare you for the personal evolution you will encounter in college.

One of the most important lessons of higher education — and the only way to thrive throughout undergrad — is being able to withstand the many changes you will undergo.

It is vital to know that even if

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things do not go according to your formerly well-laid plan — inside or outside of the classroom — you’re still on track.

After all, college is a continuous lesson in strengthening your decision-making skills and preparing you for the next phase of life more than anything else.

Whether you are a first-generation college student, an SU legacy or if you identify with a group that is underrepresented in higher education, realize that you are here for a purpose.

That purpose is to connect with individuals from all around the world as you take steps every day to push yourself and pursue your passions.

SU is filled with resources to guide incoming students toward reaching their goals.

Peer advisors in home colleges

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serve as role models and help freshmen adjust to the academic climate of the university. There are mentoring programs like OrangeSeeds, the first-year leadership empowerment program, and the nationally recognized WellsLink Leadership Program offered by the Office of Multicultural Affairs.

As you take your first steps across the Quad as an official student of Syracuse University, realize that you have a unique opportunity ahead of you to grow as an intellectual and an individual, to have the time of your life and — most importantly — discover how you can be of service to the world.

Nina Rodgers is a sophomore sociology major. Her column appears weekly.

She can be reached at nmrodgers@syr. edu.

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Orientation to begin Wednesday Wednesday, Aug. 21

University housing opens for freshmen: All residence halls open up for freshmen to move in with upper-class student volunteers at the Goon Squad lending a helping hand.

When: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Where: All residence halls Taking Care of Business hospitality tent: Campus representatives are available to talk to freshman about university resources and services available to help students transition into the college life.

When: 1–5 p.m.

Where: The Quad Hendricks Chapel ice cream social: Free ice cream at Hendricks Chapel will allow freshmen to meet and become friends with the rest of the Class of 2017.

When: 7–8 p.m.

Where: Hendricks Chapel

Thursday, Aug. 22

Commuter Connections open house: Commuter students will be connected with campus resources and other commuter students, and recieve tips for success at SU. When: 2:30–6 p.m.

Where: Office of Off-Campus and Commuter Services Home to the Dome: Incoming students fill up the Carrier Dome for boot camp with Otto’s Army and get a lesson in becoming the loudest student section in the Atlantic Coast Conference. They learn the alma mater and fight songs and how to show their orange pride.

When: 10–11 p.m.

Where: Carrier Dome

Friday, Aug. 23

Orange Blast involvement fair: Various student clubs and organizations are available to answer questions for any students interested in getting involved.

When: 8 p.m.–10 p.m.

Where: The Quad Orange After Dark kickoff dance party: If you’ve ever wanted to have a dance party on the Quad, here’s your only chance. It serves as a kick-off event for Orange After Dark’s yearlong late-night events.

When: 10 p.m.–midnight Where: The Quad

Saturday, Aug. 24

Feel the Pulse of Syracuse: Freshmen enjoy a free taste of Central New York as they go on a culinary tour through downtown Syracuse. The event also includes a showcase of live music, dance and entertainment.

When: 5 p.m.

Where: Downtown Syracuse —Compiled by Alfred Ng, asst. news editor

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Marriott hotel opening in Armory Square boosts businesses, attracts conventions chase gaewski | photo editor The Marriott Courtyard and the Residence Inn opened in Armory Square on July 30. It includes 180 rooms, an indoor swimming pool and will help attract business to the area.

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rmory Square has added another national business to downtown Syracuse with the July 30 opening of two new Marriott hotels.

The Marriott on West Fayette Street will be the first newly built hotel in downtown Syracuse since 1927 with the Jefferson Clinton Hotel, said Lisa Romeo, a Downtown Committee of Syracuse representative.

The seven-story contemporary lodging is dual-branded with both Marriott’s Courtyard and Residence Inn. It has 180 rooms and serves as the only hotel in downtown Syracuse with an indoor swimming pool, said Jim Wefers, the hotel’s general manager. Nightly rates are subject to change, but can go up to as much as $204 for a stay, according to the Marriott’s website.

The building’s construction cost slightly more than $27 million, Wefers said.

He said he hopes the hotel can accommodate all visitors and provide potential business opportunities for downtown Syracuse, along with a place for parents of Syracuse University students to stay and experience the city.

Although the Sheraton University Hotel and Conference Center on University Avenue is the closest hotel to campus, Wefers said he believes visiting Armory Square is an essential for visitors.

“You can stay closer to the university, but

I think it’s important for people to visit downtown Syracuse,” he said. “People should experience the local businesses and local restaurants.

They should see what the Salt City is all about.”

Armory Square has been focusing its energy on redevelopment in recent years, hoping to change the area into a more business- and tourist-friendly region. The addition of a new hotel only benefits downtown Syracuse’s makeover, said Romeo, the Downtown Committee of

“With all these businesses that are thriving in the area, it just makes sense to put a hotel in for support.”

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Syracuse representative.

“Many parts of downtown Syracuse are the highlights of Syracuse itself,” she said. “I think that to allow more visitors to stay in the area is extremely exciting. The development taking place is definitely making it more of a visitor’s destination.”

The business district’s resurgence is part

of the reason why the hotel landed in Armory Square, Wefers said.

“With all these businesses that are thriving in the area, it just makes sense to put a hotel in for support,” he said.

The hotel can also accommodate for the heavy traffic downtown Syracuse experiences during large conventions and events at the nearby convention center on South State Street, Romeo said.

Sean O’Key, the Oncenter director of sales and marketing, said more hotels in downtown Syracuse always help the center attract more conventions to the area.

“The Marriott’s a move in the right direction. Many of the large-scale events we host, attendees want to stay at a close proximity,” he said. O’Key added that a big selling factor of bringing the bowling championships to the Oncenter in 2018 was the amount of hotel property nearby.

“Anytime you’re able to offer more hotel rooms, it’s definitely a positive, so there’s a lot of exciting events that the convention center has been able to secure now,” Romeo said.

“There’s an enormous amount of people coming, and to have another hotel accommodate, it’s an awesome amenity to offer visitors that will be coming.” alng@syr.edu

chase gaewski | photo editor The Marriot hotel, located on West Fayette Street, is the first hotel in downtown Syracuse since the Jefferson Clinton opened in 1927. Room rates can vary.

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#SUFreshmenMust In order to find out what freshmen should do to make the most of their time on campus, The Daily Orange took to Twitter and Facebook to ask those in the SU community for their top #SUFreshmenMust. Here’s a look at what those in the SU community had to say: — Compiled by Michelle Sczpanski, social media producer

@dailyorange Attend events on campus, get involved in clubs or intramural sports, & make friends on your floor! Say hello Tori Ipacs @Tori_Ipacs

@dailyorange #SUFreshmenMust get involved in student media from day 1!! It’ll be the best life experience even if you’re not in Newhouse!

Kaleigh Morrison @kaleighpm

Work first, play later... Work hard and Play Harder...

Gregory Byrne via Facebook

@dailyorange #SUFreshmenMust learn to love coffee.

Bryan McK @Bryan_MC

@dailyorange #SUFreshmenMust not be shy about talking to upperclassmen. Best sources of advice ever!

@dailyorange Have the cheese filled bread sticks at the Alumni & Faculty Center! #SUFreshmenMust

@dailyorange absorb all the information you can. Post grad life is harder than you think. For all majors.

Mary Keville @Machelkeville

SUinDC @SUinDC

Rob Hom @ibdrumn

@dailyorange stay focused. There’s always someone with nothing to do.

Very easy to skip class ect. remember why you’re there.

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@dailyorange Bring shower sandals.

Dave @DJR33333

@dailyorange #SUFreshmenMust tell their Student Association reps what they want to see improved or changed on this campus!

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Never graduate

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@dailyorange @SyracuseU #SUFreshmenMust leave your dorm door open and make friends, I’ve still my old Flint pals going into senior year :-) Meev/Merve/Maeverly @MaevaMaeve

#SUFreshmenMust go traying. You’ll figure it out.

Jillian Davis @jkdavis01

@dailyorange don’t be small. There’s so much more going on beyond your floor. Get out there and treat Cuse well, it’ll do the same to you Aidan Cunniffe @aidandcunniffe

Stay single. Live on campus. Bring your car. Parties are a weekends only thing. Don’t let anyone tell you that your dreams are stupid.

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Catch up on all the Syracuse news you missed this summer July 2 Richard Thompson, chairman of the Board of Trustees, donated $1 million to the university after a press conference announcing SU’s move to the Atlantic Coast Conference. The donation was part of the university fundraiser, The Campaign for Syracuse University. The money will go to SU teams and the student-athlete experience.

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May 15 Thomas Wolfe, senior vice president and dean of student affairs, announced he would leave Syracuse University to become the new president of the Iliff School of Theology, effective Aug. 1. Wolfe first started working at SU in 1991 as the interdenominational Protestant chaplain for eight years. In 1999, he was appointed the fifth dean of Hendricks Chapel. Since 2008, Wolfe has served as senior vice president and dean of student affairs.

July 2

June 20 Chancellor Nancy Cantor announced she will become the chancellor of Rutgers University’s Newark, N.J. campus, effective Jan. 1. Last October, Cantor announced she would step down after her contract ended in June 2014. Cantor has been SU’s chancellor for almost 10 years.

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Bernie Fine, the former associate men’s head basketball coach fired in November 2011 amid sexual abuse allegations, dropped his $11 million defamation lawsuit against ESPN, Inc. He sued ESPN for reporting sexual abuse claims from former Syracuse basketball boys Mike Lang and Bobby Davis. Fine has denied all allegations and wasn’t charged after an almost yearlong federal investigation found insufficient evidence.

June 27 The Philadelphia 76ers drafted Syracuse Orange point guard Michael Carter-Williams as the No. 11 overall pick.

Before being drafted, Carter-Williams played two seasons for the Orange and helped lead the team to the Final Four in the 2013 NCAA Tournament. He averaged 11.9 points, 7.3 assists and 4.9 rebounds this past season.

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July 20 Sigma Alpha Mu’s lawsuit alleging Zeta Psi violated the housing contract between the two fraternities was dismissed. Sigma Alpha Mu, also known as Sammy, had been renting Zeta Psi’s house, located at 727 Comstock Ave., since 2007. The brothers of the fraternity Phi Gamma Delta, also known as Fiji, are the current tenants of the house.

July 31 The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that will lower the interest rates on federally subsidized student loans, which will affect more than 10,000 borrowers at Syracuse University this fall. These interest rates doubled on July 1 from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent when Congress failed to create a deal to keep them from going up. The compromise to lower rates passed in the U.S. Senate easily before the House vote. President Barack Obama signed the bill into law Aug. 9.

—Compiled By Maggie Cregan and Meredith Newman The Daily Orange

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Aug. 1 The yoga athletic clothing store Lululemon moved into Armory Square, becoming the most recent national clothing chain to open a business in Syracuse. The store is located at 327 W. Fayette St. and is now the eighth national chain in the area in terms of clothing and restaurants.

Armory Square business owners hope the familiar brand will help attract more customers to the area, benefiting local stores.

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Incoming class’ average GPA, enrollment hits all-time high

3.63

GENDER Same as 2012

44%

TOP 5 FOREIGN COUNTRIES REPRESENTED

Male

56%

Female

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Average GPA for the incoming freshman class

CHINA

KOREA

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CANADA

INDIA

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3500 3,490*

3,463 3,403

45/50 of the United States are represented, including Washington, D.C.

3,384

3,248

TOP 5 STATES 1. New York 2. New Jersey 3. Massachusetts 4. California 5. Pennsylvania

number of states not represented by the incoming class of 2017

Source: Maurice Harris, dean of undergraduate admissions

3,168 3000

CENTRAL 4.0% WEST Source: Don Saleh, vice president for enrollment management

2500

ENROLLMENT *projected freshman class

2000

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

NORTHEAST

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Source: Don Saleh, vice president for enrollment management

66.7%

SOUTH 8.5%

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PERSPECTIVES by lara sorokanich | asst. copy editor

What are you most looking forward to about coming back to campus?

“I’m most excited for using the darkrooms again at SU, in Light Works and in the art building, Schaffer. I love hanging out in our darkrooms and developing photos. It’s really relaxing. Most places don’t really have darkrooms anymore. They’re kind of extinct.”

“Juice Jam. Nicky Romero.

It’s going to be awesome.”

Ana Thor

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“I’m most excited for basketball to start off because we have a great basketball team. That’s a big draw.

And I’m honestly excited to just walk around this big beautiful campus when all the students are here.”

Rebecca Ellis

MUSEUM STUDIES GRADUATE STUDENT

“I’m an orientation leader this year, which means I’ll get to be in direct contact with the freshmen. I just want to make sure that their first experience being here is as great as my first experience. I’m obsessed Shawnté Wright with this campus. There are so many JUNIOR INTERNATIONAL REL ATIONS AND things to do and new people to meet.”

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I’m taking some really cool ones this year. I’m actually taking this Anthony Broccoli, SENIOR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT really cool class about gender AND TECHNOLOGY MAJOR and Buddhism, so I think that’s going to be really awesome.”

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“I’m excited for a few reasons. I’m doing FreshFest, the orientation program with Hillel, so I’m helping freshmen move into their dorms and into the Hillel program. Seeing their reactions to something I experienced last year is really exciting. Also I’m involved in a lot of activities and clubs in Whitman, like Delta Sigma Pi and peer facilitators. It’s great to be involved and give back.”

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ated from 1935-1979 and inspired the tentative name of the new bar. The bar will wear its connection to SU on its sleeve, with walls painted in vivid shades of orange and blue.

The bar’s signature fishbowls will remain on the menu with new names based on ACC mascots, Faigle said. A kitchen will be added during renovation and the bar will offer a small menu of pub food.

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1. Takes around 2 hours complete 2. Informs users of the risks associated to college 3. Both a part of mandated tasks for incoming freshman

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DIFFERENCES

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Lucy’s Retired Surfer’s Bar is going back in time as it converts into a retro Syracuse University-themed sports bar.

The bar, tentatively renamed The Orange, will have the same staff and owner, R.C. Faigle, who has owned Lucy’s for 18 years. Faigle said he promises the same staff, quick service, reasonable specials and a lot of new additions.

The bar will be closed until a grand opening, which is tentatively set for the first home football game on Sept. 14, he said.

Faigle said SU’s entrance into the Atlantic Coast Conference inspired the change.

The Orange will continue Lucy’s SU legacy.

For most of the past 78 years, the space has been home to various bars popular among SU students: first The Orange, then Buggy’s, The Olive and the Orange, SU Sports, and finally Lucy’s, Faigle said.

Faigle said the renovated bar will bring back the original spirit of The Orange, which oper-

MORE CHANGES TO MARSHALL Verizon Wireless is moving to a new location. The store will move to 145 Marshall St., the space previously occupied by Some Girls boutique.

Frank Racculia, a Verizon Wireless store employee, said the move will better suit the store with more wall space and less unnecessary storage room.

Calzones on Marshall has been renamed Calios. Branded as “The Calzone King since 2006,” the restaurant is now hiring and open from 4 p.m.-4 a.m. or later. Calios has the same owner and menu as Calzones on Marshall.

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1. AlcoholEdu solely focused on alcohol use and abuse, while Think About It informs uses of the risks associated with sexual decisions, drugs, alcohol and relationship abuse/violence.

2. Think About It is customized to Syracuse University specifically with campus resources and photos, while AlcoholEdu was focused nationwide.

3. Includes a section that requires users to review the Code of Conduct and Academic Integrity policies

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The program’s interactive, user-friendly technology makes it easy to pay attention to the course, said Meaghan Harkins, a freshman nutrition major. She said the course took more than two and a half hours to complete, but that the course material was informative.

“I knew most of the information they put out about unhealthy relationships, sexual assault and alcohol,” Harkins said. “But I feel like I did learn more about drugs and their effects.”

A crucial feature of Think About It is that it doesn’t inform students not to drink, but instead how to do so safely, Wallack said. This also applies to other sections, which he said are helpful in challenging gender roles, gender expectations and college culture.

The title of the program is reflective of the university’s goals in its implementation, Wallack said. He said Think About It aims to create an environment that is safe and inviting for all students to create an optimal learning environment inside and outside the classroom.

“Last year, over 150 students were transported to the hospital for alcohol poisoning,” Wallack said. “One of the most direct ways of creating a campus atmosphere that we desire is to have educational programs like this.” apalme05@syr.edu

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In 2010, Pat Manley, a 2011 graduate of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, was disappointed with a lackluster student section and wanted to do something outrageous.

During the 2009-10 season, Manley made two Big Boeheims — one for home games and the other to travel with during the NCAA Tournament.

“I brought the head to the Marquette game at the beginning of the semester and first held it up during Boeheim’s pre-game introduction— jaws were dropping all over the Dome and players were absolutely cracking up on the bench,” Manley said in an email.

The big-head craze caught on and soon other big heads were looming above the student section, he said. At the end of the season, he donated the original Big Boeheim to the Jim and Julie Boeheim Foundation, and took the other with him to Washington, D.C., where he now lives.

Because of Syracuse sports fans, the Dome has become more than just a building, Manley said.

“Syracuse sports are an escape from the long, brutal winters of Upstate N.Y., and I think that’s why people f lock to the Dome for basketball and football games,” Manley said. “In the two to three hours that you’re inside the Dome, you forget about the gray skies, sub-zero temperatures and punishing blizzards that are waiting for you outside.

All that matters is a Syracuse win.”

The atmosphere in the Dome has always been electric, Manley said, but the athletic program’s recent success has helped it intensify. During his first year of graduate school, Otto’s Army, the SU student section, consisted of a handful of

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students camping out for basketball games.

Now, he said, there are hundreds.

The appeal of Syracuse sports is tied to the Dome, said Sean Keeley, a 2000 graduate who runs the blog Nunes Magician.

To Keeley, the sports at SU have a “very soap opera quality” – the football program with its ups and downs, the basketball team with recent controversy and Boeheim, an “interesting character study.” The unusually high expectations of Syracuse fans add to the drama, Keeley said.

“When Syracuse fans are excited about a program and the teams are doing well, they come out in droves,” he said. Fans are so invested in SU sports because it serves as one of the few national programs in the area.

“The Syracuse sports teams end up being a real identity,” Keeley said. Head football coach Scott Shafer said recently that he wanted his team to be hard-nosed because the people of Syracuse are hard-nosed, Keeley said.

The Dome, Keeley said, is essential to fans’ relationships with the team. It’s where most of the university’s sports are concentrated, like lacrosse and high-revenue programs like football and basketball. His favorite memories from college, he said, all took place in the Dome.

When Syracuse left the Big East, the switch raised the question of what will change going into the ACC. But Joe Giansante, SU’s executive senior associate athletic director, said any changes being planned for the Dome are part of the athletic department’s routine business and not specifically for the ACC. One important result of moving to the ACC will be the increased revenue from competing in the conference.

The Dome is constantly being worked on, Giansante said. The athletics department is always looking for new ways to enhance the game experience for fans.

The point is to make sure that athletes from

other teams leave the Dome thinking they’d left an “aggressive, incredible place.” As for SU’s move to the ACC, Giansante said that SU Athletics is hoping to rise to the next level in “all ways,” including facility-wise.

He disagreed with those who think the Dome is beginning to show its age. The build-

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ing is iconic, partly because of an aura the basketball program helped create, and the household name. The Carrier Dome is one of the university’s greatest selling points with recruiting athletes.

Said Giansante: “There’s a wow factor when you walk in there. ” najisaka@syr.edu

daily orange file photo CHANCELLOR MELVIN EGGERS AND CARRIER CORPORATION CEO MEL HOLM at the Carrier Dome’s opening in 1980. Carrier bought the naming rights for $2.75 million.

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nowing your way around campus is the key to not looking like a freshman. It means knowing where your classes are, but it also means knowing the ins and outs of the school. Check out our version of Syracuse University’s campus and read up on the tidbits you need to know to survive your time here.

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Hidden treasures From page 15 1. Fourth floor of E.S. Bird Library What you’ll find: You might think going to the library will automatically help you get work

done, but if you sit on the first three floors, you’re doing it wrong. Floors four and five are “quiet floors.” You’ll find the perfect study space to cram for a test in the study cubes hidden between bookshelves.

2. People’s Place What you’ll find: Underneath Hendricks Chapel is one of campus’ finest digs: People’s

Place. This student-run, independent coffee shop is the only place on campus that serves Coke. But if you’re craving coffee, a dollar will make you holler. Since this is a nonprofit shop, fill up a large cup of Joe for only one buck.

3. Goldstein Alumni & Faculty Center What you’ll find: Once you discover this gem, there’s no going back. During the day, this building turns into an on-campus, sit-down restaurant. The best part? You can pay for your meal with your SUpercard Food allowance.

4. Crouse College steps What you’ll find: Unofficially nicknamed “Hogwarts,” Crouse College, which houses

music students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, is one of SU’s oldest buildings on campus. Its interior is dedicated to perfecting students’ passion for all things music — but its exterior didn’t get left out. There are 88 steps leading up to the building — the same number of keys on a piano.

5. Panasci Lounge What you’ll find: Hidden in plain sight on the second floor of the Schine Student Center

awaits the perfect place to take a nap. Enter the building, head up the stairs on the left (it sits over the dining area) and pick one of the many couches or cushioned seats. It’s centrally located but just quiet enough to catch up on sleep between classes.

6. SUArt Galleries What you’ll find: The Syracuse University Art Collection currently houses more than

45,000 objects, including prints, paintings, photographs, sculptures and more. There is always a collection on display in the Shaffer Art Building, and it’s open to the public. Wander through the exhibits in between classes or, better yet, make time in your schedule to check it out. But keep coming back, because there’s no way to see everything in just one visit.

7. Women’s Building What you’ll find: Skip the crowds at Archbold Gymnasium and use the pool and basketball courts at the Women’s Building instead. It’s much easier to find a court for a pick-up game. As long as the scuba diving class isn’t practicing, you can use the pool to swim laps or float around.

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Pulp’s top picks in Armory Square I

t’s important to get off campus every once in awhile and explore what the city of Syracuse has to offer. One of the most popular places for college students to grab dinner and take in the local scenery is Armory Square.

We’ve put together a handful of local businesses for you to check out.

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1. EMPIRE BREWING COMPANY

If you’re craving some classic bar and grill food, check out the Empire Brewing Company. Even Guy Fieri from the Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” approves. On its menu are dishes like burgers, fajitas and of course, their craft beer. With a phone number like 315-475-BEER, you can only expect there to be some tasty options. Treat your parents to a nice dinner and drinks after they’ve spent several hours helping you move into the dorms.

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2. BLACK OLIVE

The Black Olive Mediterranean Tavern is an authentic, cozy restaurant with plenty of cost-friendly options for the typical broke college student. Open for lunch MondayFriday and serving dinner Tuesday-Saturday, The Black Olive has a mouthwatering menu packed with gyros, burgers, steaks and Mediterranean classics like spanakopita and falafel. The restaurant also serves an awardwinning martini. Every Saturday night, this small tavern comes to life with live music from around the world — finishing off with a live belly-dancing show.

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Modern theater, indie and documentary films, music and fine arts — The RedHouse has it all. After receiving a grant from the Central New York Community Foundation, The RedHouse is renovating its theater. The upcoming intimate venue will be a great way to experience concerts and films. The art displayed on location exhibits local, national and international pieces, connecting the local community to the rest of the world.

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Though it nearly closed down this summer after 16 years of business, Sound Garden bounced back and remains one of the most popular record stores in Syracuse. It’s the perfect place to snag rarities and other obscure items. It houses an eclectic mix of new and used CDs and DVDs, and new vinyl.

If you have some old music, you can sell it here. You can also buy band T-shirts, posters and stickers. If you want something that isn’t in the store, Sound Garden will order it for you.

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5. PASTABILITIES

Established in 1982, Pastabilities is a staple in the Syracuse cuisine scene. The famous eatery specializes (unsurprisingly) in homemade pasta, but is just as well known for its spicy house sauce, homemade desserts and freshly baked bread from Pasta’s Daily Bread, located just across the street. The eatery was also featured on an episode of “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” on the Food Network, which highlighted “fully focused” restaurants with “definite direction.”

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Learn to live on a budget in college

By Joe Infantino ASST. FEATURE EDITOR

Determining a budget boils down to two things: expenses and income. But actually sticking to a budget is where it gets complicated.

As a first-year student, you’re given a new level of freedom. Without your parents looking over your shoulder, it’s easy to overspend without realizing. Try following this process to make a budget before it’s too late.

First and foremost, determine your income.

Balancing classwork and a job is difficult, but it’s the best way to create some wiggle room in a budget – or if you’re lucky, your parents were generous enough to leave you with a small weekly allowance.

“When you can budget properly, that little bit can actually go a long way,” said Rebecca Rose, assistant director of financial literacy and education programs at Syracuse University.

For the following example, assume you are receiving a weekly income from a job, parents and a miscellaneous source.

With a busy schedule, you might only work a few hours per week. If you work four days a week for three hours at a time earning the New York state minimum wage of $7.25, you’ll earn $87 per week.

On top of that, your parents are allowing you $25 a week and you’re making $10 per week from miscellaneous income.

Your hypothetical weekly income is now $122.

Next, determine your expenses. What will you spend money on at SU? Takeout food, laundry and entertainment are obvious answers, but

don’t forget books and school supplies.

“The books are the thing that hit home for the students,” said Kaye DeVesty, former director of financial aid at SU. “We find some students crumble when they come to school here because they may not understand how much (books) are and often won’t buy them because of that.”

If you order takeout once a week from somewhere like Domino’s Pizza or Wings Over Syracuse, meals will cost up to $20 per person.

Rose suggests eliminating takeout orders and eating in the dining hall with a weekly food plan instead, ultimately saving hundreds of dollars each year.

The one-time lump sum for books averages $300 for students, but if you’re unlucky, a single textbook can cost as much as $200. That’s equivalent to spending about $20 a week per semester.

Laundry averages out to $1 a week, and entertainment such as going out with friends averages about $50 per week, according to the Office of Financial Aid. This adds up to just less than $100 weekly, leaving you with about $30 to put into your savings. Not too shabby – if you keep it up.

Obviously, no one’s budget is going to be identical to another’s. But the I Otto Know This! program makes it easy to create a personal budget. On its website — via the SU financial aid homepage — there is an interactive budget spread sheet. Simply enter your income and expenses, and it does the math for you.

In addition to the spreadsheet, the financial aid office offers other tips to save money and how to handle it responsibly, like downloading

photo illustration by chase gaewski | photo editor a free budget application for a smartphone and putting money aside into a savings account.

“If the habit is created early, even if it’s only $5 they’ve committed to saving, those $5 add up,” Rose said. “Maybe by senior year they can pay for books out of pocket.”

Students can download apps like All Budget and Monthly Budget, which track spending habits and warn the user when the budget is running low. Other websites like Mint.com help users control spending.

But saving money on and off campus goes beyond using a balanced budget. Showing an SU ID at certain stores on Marshall Street and Destiny USA will get you a discount. The financial aid office will be releasing a list of stores that accept student discounts during the first week of classes.

When it comes to food, avoid ordering out.

Instead, buy in bulk. Take advantage of your

meal plan. It’s already purchased and paid for, so use it. But remember that extra meals don’t carry over to the next week, so use what you can and spend the extras at The Warehouse to stockpile on some snacks.

Avoid using credit at all costs, said Rose.

Not only is it easier to track how much money is spent when using cash, but credit cards also add an amount of stress that can be hard to deal with in school.

“Using credit, students panic and wonder, ‘How am I going to come up with this money?’”

Rose said. “That added stress can really hurt a student.”

Making a budget isn’t the most fun thing in the world, but it could save you from future financial stress. jtinfant@syr.edu @joeinfantino

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Be healthy, avoid the freshman 15

By Katie Richards ASST. FEATURE EDITOR

It’s year one at college and you’re finally free from the constraints of living at home. But with this newly found freedom comes the threat of no sleep, anxiety, bad eating habits and unwanted weight gain — more commonly known as the dreaded freshman 15.

The freshman 15 is a nickname for the amount of weight that college students tend to gain in their first year away from home. However, recent studies have found that it might actually be a myth.

A 2011 study conducted at Ohio State University found that first-year students gained an average of 2.5-3.5 pounds. Researchers found that both men and women between the ages of 17-20, gained about three pounds each. In most cases, the study found that heavy drinkers gained more weight than others.

Yet, even with these findings, weight gain is still a very real possibility for new students.

Have no fear, there are many ways to combat these unwanted pounds.

Jane Burrell Uzcategui, a nutrition science and dietetics professor in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, said eating regularly and choosing the right foods are key to staying healthy and keeping weight off during the first year of college.

“Eat moderately,” Uzcategui said. “Enjoy those snacks or treats at night or in the dining halls, but just do it moderately.”

Feel free to indulge in sweets, but not every day. Uzcategui recommended enjoying an ice cream or a slice of cake every few days. Instead of filling up on highly caloric sweets, she recommends filling your plate with naturally colorful foods.

“Try to get all the different colors of the rainbow on your plate,” Uzcategui said. “It seems very simple, but if you do that, you are going to get some vegetables, you are going to get some fruit, and that’s what students don’t get enough of.”

Be mindful when selecting how much food you take, Uzcategui said. Instead of cramming a tray with three plates of food, fill one plate with healthy, non-fried options like proteins and whole grains.

Also, remember to eat regularly.

“Eat something when you get up in the morning, whatever time that is,” Uzcategui said.

“It doesn’t have to be a huge amount. Just eat something.”

While making smart choices when it comes to food is important, it is just as important to stay active to remain healthy.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest that exercise is key to keeping weight off, but it is just as important for maintaining a healthy weight.

On campus, there are many outlets for staying active, including the Archbold Gymnasium and the Ernie Davis Fitness Center. However, running aimlessly on a treadmill might not be your idea of thrilling physical activity.

The Department of Recreation Services offers students a number of ways to keep in shape, such as fitness classes and team sports.

Recreation Services offers a large selection of fitness classes that students can pay to join: Zumba, yoga, cycling, aqua fitness and many more. Most classes are held once a week and cost between $50-$85 for the semester.

Another way to ensure weekly exercise is to join an intramural team like outdoor soccer, flag football, basketball, volleyball, tennis and handball. Intramurals are free, but if your team fails to show up with enough players, you will be

charged a forfeit fee.

If these activities are not to your liking, check out SU’s free Healthy Monday program.

Meatless Monday, offered to students courtesy of SU Food Services, provides healthy, meatless options in the dining halls to help cut back on your meat intake.

The program also runs a free fruit service every Monday at Archbold Gymnasium, Ernie Davis Fitness Center, the Marshall Square Mall Fitness Center, Health Services and People’s Place. Hit the gym on a Monday afternoon and pick up a piece of free fruit to snack on post-workout.

Students can also participate in Move It

Monday Fitness Classes or Meditation Monday.

Fitness classes are held every Monday from 5:15 p.m. - 6 p.m. Later on in the semester, classes are also held on Friday from 12:10 p.m. - 1 p.m.

However, if you are more of a laid-back person, try Meditation Monday at Hendricks Chapel,

beginning at noon.

During your first year in college, choose to make use of some of these healthy tips. You’ll prove the freshman 15 is just a myth. kjrichar@syr.edu @ktjrichards

Five easy ways to sneak exercise into Your daily routine 1. Take the stairs instead of the elevator.

2. When you can, walk instead of taking the bus.

3. Buy an exercise ball to sit on while at your desk in your dorm room.

4. Take a walk while talking on the phone, instead of sitting or lying in bed.

5. Sign up for a one-credit fitness class — when you’re doing it for a grade you’re less.

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nown for its academics and sports teams, Syracuse University has become a recognizable brand all its own — so recognizable, in fact, that television and film producers are taking note. Both spoken references and SU apparel have made appearances on screens across the country. Here are a few of the most notable mentions.

—Compiled by the Pulp staff, pulp@dailyorange.com

“THE NEWSROOM” Not only was it created and written by Syracuse University alumnus Aaron Sorkin, but the show made a subtle nod to SU during the season two premiere this summer. A briefly introduced character, “Cyrus West,” is said to be an alumnus of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. The character was asked to speak on the air about issues regarding military weapons — an easy task for someone with the expertise that Maxwell offers in such a subject.

“30 ROCK” “30 Rock” made an unexpected jab at the “bro” culture on SU’s campus during the 10th episode of season six. Jack Donaghy — played by Alec Baldwin, who grew up in New York — introduces Bradley, a fictional former student at SU who never graduated because he was “four credits shy of his degree in bro studies.”

“NEW GIRL” “We built this Schmidt-y on Tootsie Rolls.”

The 14th episode of the Fox show “New Girl” featured a flashback to an awkward, heavy-set Schmidt (Max Greenfield) back in his college days. Wearing a Syracuse sweatshirt, he is shown as a communications major, implying he was a student at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. While there, he meets his best friend Nick (Jake Johnson), who supposedly dropped out of law school. It just goes to show that even in your awkward phase you can still make great friends.

“BIG DADDY” Adam Sandler wears three different SU shirts in the “Big Daddy” trailer alone. Clearly, there’s a connection to campus. It’s said that he and his friends attended the College of Law, though things must not have worked out if he ended up working in a tollbooth. It might only be coincidental, but the school colors are featured heavily: many characters wear a combination of orange and blue in their scenes.

“THE EXPRESS” This 2008 drama portrays the story of legendary SU football player Ernie Davis, who played for the Orange from 1959-1961. The running back, after whom Ernie Davis Hall is named, was the first African American athlete to win the Heisman Trophy. The movie follows Davis from childhood through his career at SU, up until his tragic death in 1963 from leukemia.

Davis is remembered to this day not only for his incredible athleticism, but also his charming personality and contribution to race equality in college athletics.

“ADULT WORLD” This 2013 indie movie starring Emma Roberts and John Cusack was filmed in Syracuse this past February. A comedy, the film follows a recent college graduate (Roberts) as she begins working at an adult bookstore after graduation. John Cusack plays Roberts’ professor, who teaches at SU and for whom she later works as an assistant. The movie features scenes shot outside of the Hall of Languages, within the Carrier Dome and at several other locations on and around the SU campus. “Adult World” premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 18 and has since been picked up by the IFC Films for release in fall 2013.

“THE ADDAMS FAMILY” If you ever happen upon an original 1960s episode of “The Addams Family,” you may notice eerie similarities between the freaky family’s home and our own Hall of Languages.

It’s rumored that the show’s creators might have used the campus landmark as inspiration for the morbid mansion.

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Little separation between Allen, Hunt for QB job

By David Wilson SPORTS EDITOR

ziniu chen | staff photographer FROM LEFT: AUSTIN WILSON AND MITCH KIMBLE , two of SU’s freshmen quarterbacks, are readying themselves to lead the team in the future. While quickly becoming friends, the two are learning from the more experienced Terrel Hunt, Drew Allen and Charley Loeb.

Fresh arms Kimble, Wilson compete to become SU’s future quarterback

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he two quarterbacks have been in constant competition throughout training camp.

Standing side by side in a line of six quarterbacks at the beginning of practice Monday, they each took three-step drops and snap throws to stationary receivers standing 10 yards away.

Practicing handoffs, they stood shoulder to shoulder once more before feeding the ball to running backs, one

after the other.

But when practice shifted and the offense huddled around quarterbacks coach Tim Lester, they stood outside the group. They aren’t Terrel Hunt and Drew Allen, the two quarterbacks competing for the starting job.

They’re Mitch Kimble and Austin Wilson.

Kimble and Wilson are SU’s two freshman signal-callers who will likely redshirt this season. As much of the program’s attention centers around Hunt and Allen – one of

whom will start against Penn State on Aug. 31– the freshmen are priming themselves to compete to become the starter down the road, and quickly becoming companions in the process.

“With having to get two guys a lot of reps, they haven’t gotten a lot of reps,” Lester said. “We have two guys with great arms who are learning the game, and it’s going to be fun to watch them learn. And they’re fighting to try and learn as fast as they can.”

Few things set Kimble and Wilson apart. Each stands 6 feet 3 inches tall and picked up the position around the start of high school. In drills, the two possess equally quick feet and arms

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AT A GLANCE

THEY SAID IT “Our result is going out there on Aug. 31 and making sure we give our kids the best chance to win, so if that means putting Coach (Tim) Lester in for a couple plays, we might have to try to sneak him on the field.”

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The numbers tell the story. In Syracuse’s scrimmage in Fort Drum, N.Y., on Thursday, Drew Allen completed 10 of 18 passes. Terrel Hunt went 9 for 17.

They split drives with the first team evenly, just as they’ve been doing at practice all summer. One has gotten 131 reps with the first team.

The other has gotten 129.

When quarterbacks coach Tim Lester charts the number of completions, they’re eerily similar. One day it was 62-61. Another it was 63-62. One more was 60-59.

“It’s dangerously close, which is good,” Lester said. “It’s a great situation to be in. People ask me when we’re going to know, I say before kickoff would be a good time to know.”

Head coach Scott Shafer said the same on Monday. ESPN reported that the Orange was one of four teams that wouldn’t announce its starter until the morning of its first game. In the afternoon, Shafer confirmed the report.

“We don’t have to play until the 31st,” Shafer said, “so the final decision won’t truly be made until we step on that field.”

It makes sense from Shafer’s point of view — why give Penn State an advantage when the starter can be kept a secret? Plus, the competition is simply impossible to decide right now.

Shafer wouldn’t say when he plans to have a decision ready internally.

Both Lester and offensive coordinator George McDonald said it’s all up to Shafer. Whoever Shafer names the starting guy, “that’s the guy that will take the first snap,” McDonald said.

With looser limitations on practice time during training camp, it’s given SU extra time to make its decision. There’s no 20-hour limit and the team has almost a full month of practice leading up to the first game of the season.

Each quarterback can prepare enough with the first team and treat the weeks leading up to the opener as if he’s the starting quarterback. The

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PLAYERS TO WATCH SMITH

GULLEY

—OFFENSE—

JEROME SMITH

Smith is Syracuse’s top option for running back. Working alongside Gulley and George Morris II to form a tenacious unit, Smith will likely get close to 20 carries per game this season. One of Syracuse’s four captains this season, Smith rushed for 1,171 yards and three touchdowns in 2012. The 6-foot, 226pound junior tallied a career-best 152 yards on 29 carries in SU’s Pinstripe Bowl win over West Virginia, and finished third in the Big East with 90.1 rushing yards per game. His calm yet confident demeanor, experience and talent make him a physical threat in the backfield, and often gains extra yards by using his size. He’s looked sharp in training camp, and while Syracuse’s starting quarterback remains unannounced, it’s clear that Smith will get the ball early and often in a groundand-pound offense. Smith is at the center of that rushing attack and is a key player to watch moving forward.

PRINCE-TYSON GULLEY Don’t look for his signature dreadlocks because you won’t find them. Gulley came back to camp this spring without his trademark flow, but with the same speed and shiftiness that netted him a breakout: a Most Valuable Player performance in Syracuse’s 38-14 Pinstripe Bowl victory against West Vir-

SPRUILL ginia last season. Gulley ran for a career-high 213 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries, and caught five passes for 56 yards and another score. He finished the season with 830 rushing yards and nine touchdowns.

Now a senior, Gulley is expected to split carries with Jerome Smith once again. The duo is undoubtedly the strength of SU’s offense and Gulley will need to carry his weight this year for the Orange to compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

—DEFENSE—

MARQUIS SPRUILL

Spruill slides back into his natural position at middle linebacker after logging 64 total tackles and starting 12 games as an outside linebacker last season. This offseason, he transformed from a strong contributor to a clear leader of the defense. Coaches and teammates have raved about his leadership on and off the field, and his awareness before and after the snap. His sideline-to-sideline speed and strong 6-foot-1, 224-pound frame make him a versatile linebacker, able to attack the ball and also drop in coverage.

He was voted captain on Monday. As a freshman, Spruill started all 13 games at middle linebacker before sliding over when Siriki Diabate filled the position last season. He racked up 62 total tackles and a career-high three sacks as a sophomore, and was named second-team All-Big East last year. Spruill is

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currently tied for 10th on SU’s career tackles for loss list with 26.5.

JAY BROMLEY Bromley represented Syracuse at the Atlantic Coast Conference Football Kickoff. He was also named a captain by his teammates on Monday. Now in his senior season, he’s one of the faces of the Orange. Bromley, a defensive tackle, is a vocal leader and animal in the trenches. At 6 feet 4 inches and 285 pounds, he worked with junior Eric Crume quite a bit during training camp and is ready to lead the Orange into battle. Bromley finished with 39 total tackles, including 16 solo takedowns and 2.5 sacks last season. His best games last season came against Rutgers and Missouri, when he totaled nine and six total tackles, respectively. Now he’s looking to continue the legacy left by defensive linemen Chandler Jones and Brandon Sharpe the past two seasons.

—FRESHMEN—

ISAIAH JOHNSON

Though he only started playing football his junior year of high school, Johnson has tremendous potential. Checking in at 6 feet 5 inches and 291 pounds, Johnson recorded 30 tackles and six sacks his senior season at Eastern Christian Academy in Elkton, Md. He was named to the PrepStar All-East Region team in 2012 and has honed his game

ESTIME in the past three years. Head coach Scott Shafer and defensive line coach Tim Daoust both praised “Zeke” throughout training camp. He recovered a fumble in one of Syracuse’s 11-on-11 drills and has looked sharp in the preseason. Johnson is currently slotted behind juniors Micah Robinson and Lucas Albrecht and redshirt freshman Ron Thompson at defensive end. He may see time this season and will likely see significant snaps down the road.

BRISLY ESTIME Estime is fast. Really fast. If there’s one guy that could ignite an otherwise mediocre return game, it’s the 5-foot-9, 176-pound freshman from Delray Beach, Fla. He returned five kicks or punts for touchdowns as a senior at Atlantic Community High School last season, while logging 306 receiving yards and four receiving touchdowns as a wide receiver and four interceptions as a safety. Entering Syracuse’s training camp, Estime was listed as the second-string H-back behind Ashton Broyld, but he’s taken repetitions with the return men. Jeremiah Kobena and Wayne Morgan are listed as the starting kick-off returners, and Ritchy Desir is listed as the starting punt returner. But don’t be surprised if Estime supplants one of the returning starters and finds his way onto the field early this season.

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to match their big frames.

Then there’s the look in each of their eyes, which exudes impressionability.

“It’s been a lot of mental reps for us, learning the playbook and stuff,” Kimble said, “and it’s fun being around all the quarterbacks. It’s a really competitive environment and it’s contagious.”

Wilson signed first, already knowing it was a crowded position. Even after Zach Allen de-committed for Texas Christian University and Kimble chose the Orange instead of North Carolina State and Northern Illinois, Wilson never wavered.

“It was first Zach and then Mitch, and I always felt the same,” Wilson said. “It’s good to have someone to learn with and work out with and to push yourself against.”

Since training camp commenced more than two weeks ago, Kimble and Wilson have been making each other better.

In practice Monday, the two matched up in every drill. One drill had all six quarterbacks run sideline to sideline while throwing to their partners.

Kimble quickly took three steps and pitched it right into Wilson’s chest. Then Wilson responded by moving his feet faster and pitching the ball harder toward the exact same spot. This continued until they were out-hustling the duos of Allen and Hunt and Charley Loeb and walk-on freshman Troy Green.

When they reached the other sideline, a quick verbal exchange and a simultaneous helmet tap sent them whizzing into the next drill.

“We’re excited about these freshmen, they are doing a phenomenal job,” Lester said.

“Those two young kids can really throw the ball.”

Teammates rag on Kimble and Wilson, calling them “inseparable” and “always together.” The two don’t deny their friendship, but as evidenced by their collective work ethic, they haven’t lost sight of their personal goals.

“I wouldn’t say we are trying to one up each other,” Kimble said. “We just come out every day and try and one up everybody, both of us. We all want to be starters, so we all have to work like we are.”

The competitiveness surrounding quarterback drills at camp is apparent, and Kimble and Wilson are storing notes for a later date.

Among Hunt, Allen and Loeb, veterans surround the freshmen. Hunt brings two years of experience in the program. Allen, the fifth-year senior, backed up NFL products Sam Bradford and Landry Jones at Oklahoma before transferring to SU this summer.

“These guys are teaching us a ton about perseverance,” Wilson said. “They are out here competing every day and everyone’s watching, and they just keep going.”

Should sophomore Hunt edge Allen for the starting spot, he will have a good chance to hold onto it for the next three years. That would leave Kimble and Wilson two seasons – assuming they redshirt – to best one another and achieve a lifelong dream.

Kimble and Wilson aren’t naive to what the future holds. They’ve embraced the cutthroat nature of this year’s camp and look forward to much of the same in the next four years.

Said Kimble, with a smile on his face: “Nothing about it makes me nervous. It’s why I came, and it’ll be fun.” jcdoug01@syr.edu @dougherty_ jesse

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Canada trip a chance for Orange to cultivate team chemistry

By David Wilson SPORTS EDITOR

He’s never played a game at Syracuse, but Tyler Ennis is already viewed as the Orange’s star in the backcourt.

He will be expected to be the team’s starting point guard this season. And as a five-star recruit, he will likely be asked to carry Who: McGill University an inexperienced Where: Montreal group of guards.

When: Today, 6 p.m.

But he’s also Channel: Time Warner unknown to some Cable Sports of the most intense SU followers. He starred with the Canadian national team and at St. Benedict Prep in Newark, N.J., but the excitement is limited to Internet stat lines and highlight reels.

It’s one of the beauties of being freshmen — the untainted talent — but also one of its perils.

No one really knows what they’re getting, not even some of Ennis’ teammates.

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“This is pretty much my first time I’ve seen them,” forward C.J. Fair said before Syracuse’s first practice Thursday. “This is going to be the first time I actually get a feel of the freshmen and how they play.”

The Orange’s four-game, four-day exhibition trip through Canada will give Fair and the Orange fans their first taste of live-game action from three of SU’s freshmen: Ennis, Ron Patterson and B.J. Johnson. Fair has been practicing with them since Thursday, but when Syracuse faces McGill University on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in Montreal, it will be a chance to start building an on-court relationship with the newest names on the Orange’s roster.

“We’re going to have a lot of new guys out there on the court,” Fair said. “We want to be able to play as a unit right from the first game.

I think it’s going to help not just the freshmen, but the whole.”

SU will face Bishop’s University in SaintLambert, Quebec, at 7 p.m. on Thursday and Carleton University at 7:30 p.m. on Friday in

Ottawa, Ontario, before finishing the tour with a 7 p.m. game against Ottawa University on Saturday in Ottawa.

Fair spent the bulk of his summer at home in Baltimore, so the Canada trip actually cut into his vacation. Baye Moussa Keita has been in Syracuse working with the freshmen after returning from an early-summer trip home to Senegal.

Keita had the chance to play and work out with the freshmen before Thursday’s practice, so he had a better idea of what they bring to the table.

“They’re really talented,” Keita said.

“They’re really hard workers. We’ve been working out at 6 in the morning every day, Monday through Friday. I’ve been here on the weekend and they’ve been here too, so they’re really hard workers.”

With a rigorous nonconference schedule that includes games against Indiana, Villanova and a trip to Hawaii for the Maui Invitational, this Canada trip gives the Orange a

chance to ease the transition into the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Ennis will be relied on heavily after SU lost its two starting guards from last season in Michael Carter-Williams and Brandon Triche.

Transfer forward Michael Gbinije and reserve sophomore guard Trevor Cooney will eat the bulk of the minutes at shooting guard.

So, as Fair said, it’s not just a trip for the freshmen. It’s a trip to learn the identity of the new-look Syracuse team. Despite the losses, though, the Orange is viewed as one of the favorites in the ACC. With four games in four days against quality teams – a format usually only seen in conference tournaments or AAU play – SU will be thrown into the fire with an opportunity to get a leg up on the season.

“It’s four games against good teams,” Fair said. “We want to go up there and play our best.” dbwilson@syr.edu @DBWilson2

FALL SPORTS PREVIEW An inside look at Syracuse’s fall sports teams and the outlook for the upcoming season

MEN’S SOCCER After losing to Georgetown in the Sweet 16 last November, SU men’s soccer enters this season ranked No. 20 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) preseason poll.

SU returns 16 players and six starters from a team that finished No. 17 in the NSCAA rankings at the end of last season.

But SU will be without its top five goal scorers from a season ago. Lars Muller, Ted Cribley and Louis Clark all graduated, Jordan Vale transferred to UCLA and Tony Asante will likely miss the entire season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

Despite these losses, the Orange has plenty to look forward to. TopDrawerSoccer.com recently named sophomore keeper Alex Bono the No. 75 player in the country and one of the top 10 goalies.

SU also returns double-digit point scorers Jordan Murrell and Stefanos Stamoulacatos.

Murrell, a junior defender, finished last season with two goals and seven assists. Stamoulacatos, a sophomore midfielder, scored three times and collected four assists.

Junior defender Skylar Thomas will return after missing most of last season with a broken foot. The 6-foot-3, 180-pound center back has been paramount to SU’s defensive success in the past, and will look to regain form upon returning to the field.

In June, head coach Ian McIntyre introduced his freshman recruiting class, which includes a slew of international talent. The class includes Oyvind Alseth, Emil Ekblom, Chris Nanco, Gogo Kollie, Aron Coste and Kenneth Lassiter.

WOMEN’S SOCCER Syracuse will begin its inaugural season in the

Atlantic Coast Conference after posting a 9-7-2 mark last season — its best record since head coach Phil Wheddon took the helm in 2004.

Senior goalkeeper Brittany Anghel will be the player to watch for the defensive-minded Orange. As the anchor, Anghel helped the defense post a 1.02 goals-against average last season. The 2012 Big East Goalkeeper of the Year ranks second on SU’s career shutouts list (18) and third in saves (225).

With an experienced back line returning for the Orange, led by senior Kayla Afonso, Wheddon’s team should be even stronger defensively in 2013.

SU will rely on a balanced offensive attack in order to compete in its rigorous ACC schedule.

Syracuse lost two of its leading scorers from 2012 – Jenna Rickan and Alyscha Mottershead – so Wheddon will look for his players to step up and fill the void. Sophomores Jackie Firenze and Erin Simon both scored four goals last season and will be key components for the youthful SU attack.

Syracuse hopes to build off its recent success in Big East play from the past two seasons. In 2012, SU advanced to the conference tournament for the second consecutive year.

Syracuse opens the 2013 campaign on Aug. 23 against Hofstra at the Penn State Invitational. After playing in the Invitational, the Orange hosts Albany on Aug. 30 for its home opener. It will travel to Charlottesville, Va., on Sept. 12 for its first ACC contest against Virginia.

FIELD HOCKEY Syracuse turned in yet another excellent season in 2012, reaching the Final Four for just the second time in team history. In 2013, the Orange looks to repeat the brilliance of last year’s campaign.

Syracuse brings a raw team to the table,

with only four seniors on the 2013 roster, but don’t expect the offensive firepower to dissipate.

Emma Russell and Lauren Brooks combined for 21 goals up top last season. Russell scored five game-winning goals in 2012, leading the Orange in that category.

The midfield is loaded with talent and experience. Unanimous All-Big East selection Leonie Geyer leads the charge. Junior Jordan Page, who tallied a team-leading 12 assists in 2012, will likely continue to be a key distributor. Youth resides in the midfield, as well, as sophomore Alyssa Manley looks to add on to her four goals and four assists from last year.

The defense returns seniors who were one of the best in the country in 2012. The Orange was third in the country in shutouts, and is looking for the fierce defense to continue in 2013. AllAmerican senior Laura Hahnefeldt and senior Anna Crumb will aim to guide the Orange with their experience.

A recent acquisition might help Syracuse become perennial national contenders beyond 2013. SU recently acquired Old Dominion’s Kati Nearhouse, who transferred to play a fifth season at the collegiate level. Nearhouse will practice with the Orange in 2013 and suit up as a fifth-year senior in 2014.

VOLLEYBALL Syracuse will be in for a serious challenge in its first year in the ACC. The Orange faces eight teams that qualified for the 2012 NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship, including current No. 2 Penn State.

Syracuse hosts six matches in the Carrier Dome, including one against defending ACC champion No. 18 Florida State in the conference opener.

SU finished at a disappointing 12-18 clip in 2012 in Leonid Yelin’s first year as head coach.

Syracuse only won four conference matches, including 3-2 wins over Georgetown and Seton Hall.

The Orange finished with more than 100 fewer kills and assists than its opponents.

Silvi Uattara and Nicolette Serratore are two key returning starters. A sophomore from Voronezh, Russian Federation, Uattara finished with 358 kills and 174 digs. Serratore, a junior from Oakville, Ontario, won the team’s individual Cuse Award last season, totaling 228 kills and 234 digs.

SU will look to bounce back after a tumultuous season and earn a birth to the ACC tournament.

CROSS COUNTRY Since head coach Chris Fox arrived at Syracuse, the Orange has become a staple among the elite programs in the Northeast. Last year, it finished with a record six All-Big East runners on the men’s side, and all six will be back in 2013.

Griff Graves, Robert Molke, Joseph Whelan, Ryan Urie and the conference’s individual champion Martin Hehir are all back to lead SU into its first season in the ACC. Joining them will be local talent Nick Ryan, a highly touted freshman from Manlius, N.Y. The former Fayetteville-Manlius High School runner claimed two state titles during his high school career and ran to a fifth-place finish at nationals.

The women could be in for a rougher welcome to their new conference. Syracuse loses its only all-conference member, three-timer Sarah Pagano, but does return the rest of its roster from 2012 and adds six new runners. Katherine Fleischer and Alexandra Clinton represent the Orange’s top two returning runners.

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transfer, Allen, and a quarterback who’s never thrown a pass, Hunt, have commanded the respect of their teammates.

“The one thing that’s been pleasantly surprising,” McDonald said, “is that the offense and the guys around them support both of them.”

The offense won’t change much no matter who lines up behind center. Hunt is known more for his play-making ability with his feet — it was his trademark in high school — but he’s worked to make more plays with his arm. Allen has a cannon, but he’s also shown the ability to run around and make plays.

“The quarterbacks are more similar than what a lot of people would think,” McDonald said.

He wouldn’t rule out using a platoon of quarterbacks. With Allen and Hunt almost unbelievably close, it seems the coaching staff would be fine sending either one out to take the first snaps against the Nittany Lions.

But McDonald said that he wants to give whichever quarterback starts some wiggle room. He wouldn’t want Athletic Director Daryl Gross yanking him out of the press box after one bad play, so he won’t do the same with his quarterback after one bad pass. The coaches will simply put the quarterback on the field that gives Syracuse the best chance to win.

“If it takes us playing five quarterbacks to win a game, we’ll play five quarterbacks,” McDonald said. “If it takes us throwing it 60 times, we’ll throw it 60 times, but I think at the end of the day, the bottom result is to put the best player out there to win.”

Shafer said Monday that they’re starting to see a little bit of separation, but nothing signifi-

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"Why give anybody an advantage? ... I just don't think it makes sense for me. Other people are a lot brighter than I am and have been coaching a lot longer than I have so maybe I’ll learn my lesson and years from now I’ll announce it as fast as I can, but right now that’s what I believe in my heart.”

Scott Shafer

SU HEAD COACH

cant. Lester is doing everything he can to find even the subtlest differences.

Lester grades each quarterback’s feet on every drop. Then he grades their timing when their feet are right. And then he tracks their completion percentage when their timing is right or off.

He’s even started recording the audio of both quarterbacks when they’re calling plays in the huddle. It has nothing to do with their skills on the field, but illustrates their confidence and command of the offense.

“That’s how close it is,” Lester said. “We can really get into the details.” dbwilson@syr.edu @DBWilson2

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