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Woman stabbed near Westcott

Point of caution In light of Comstock accidents DPS, SU community make effort to improve pedestrian safety

By Marwa Eltagouri NEWS EDITOR

A woman was stabbed three times Wednesday night during an attempted robbery near Westcott Street in Syracuse.

She was transported to Upstate University Hospital with non-lifethreatening injuries.

The 27-year-old victim was approached by a male in the parking lot behind Domino’s Pizza, 126 Harvard Place, according to an article published Wednesday by The PostStandard. The suspect is described as a black male, 16 to 17 years old, 5 feet 6 inches or 5 feet 7 inches tall, and wearing a gray shirt and dark pants.

The suspect stabbed the victim three times after she tried to stop him from stealing her car by hitting him

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SA organizes free buses to USC game

By Alexandra Hitzler ASST. NEWS EDITOR

Syracuse University Athletics announced Wednesday that free transportation will be provided for students to the SU football game against the University of Southern California.

The game will take place on Sept.

8 at 3:30 p.m. at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Five free buses, provided by Student Association, will leave from the Schine Student Center at 8 a.m. and will depart from the MetLife Stadium 30 minutes after the game ends, according to the Otto’s Army Facebook page. The Alumni Association

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andrew renneisen | photo editor Comstock Avenue’s 700 block has been identified as a location with pedestrian crossing safety issues.

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oth accidents happened a little after 10 p.m. Both happened within the same semester. And, both happened along the exact same strip of Comstock Avenue, where the busy, two-way street slightly inclines, across from the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity house.

On Feb. 6, a car struck Sammy brother Benjamin Essig as he crossed the street when returning to his fraternity’s house after studying. The Daily Orange reported that the driver hit Essig’s leg as he attempted to cross the road, and Essig, who tried to run and speed up, didn’t make it to the sidewalk on time.

On May 5, then-senior Maria Cristina Sanfeliu-Cruz of Puerto Rico was hit by a taxi driver and was in critical condition with a head injury at Upstate University Hospital for approximately two months. She studied writing and rhetoric at SU and was on track to graduate in May. Syracuse University’s Department of Pubic Safety is launching a pedestrian safety campaign starting Tuesday, Sept. 4 in hopes of reducing the dangers taking place on busy campus streets.

But when it comes to the 700 block of Comstock Avenue, there’s only so much that DPS can do.

“We identified last year that there were some problems with pedestrian safety, especially on the crossings of different streets,” said DPS Captain John Sardino. “We monitored it for some period of time and really found that the issue lied with the pedestrians and not necessarily the vehicles

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Supporters unite with I Am Syria

By Lorne Fultonberg STAFF WRITER

lauren murphy | asst. photo editor Yogurtland draws significant crowds during the store’s soft launch Wednesday night. The store is expected to be in full operation during in the upcoming weekend. Currently, Yogurtland will be open for limited hours for the remainder of the week.

Frozen yogurt store opens location on Marshall Street

By Alexandra Hitzler ASST. NEWS EDITOR

Yogurtland, Marshall Street’s newest store, was well received by Syracuse University students during its soft launch Wednesday.

“We always knew Marshall Street would be a great spot,” Brett Kin-

sler, co-owner of Yogurtland, said.

“Tonight was better than expected, the students have been very welcoming and very excited.”

The store opened its doors at 5 p.m. Wednesday and was met with large crowds throughout the evening, Kinsler said.

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Students permitted to study in Egypt after dangerous uprisings

By Kerry Wolfe CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Syracuse University Abroad program is now allowing students to return to Cairo after briefly closing its study abroad program to protect students from dangerous uprisings during the Arab Spring in 2011.

The application to study at the American University of Cairo is open to students, and though there are no SU students studying there now, one student studied there last spring, said Kristine Clay, coordinator of World Partner and short-term programs for SU Abroad.

SU Abroad was forced to remove

students from the AUC in January of 2011 when the Arab Spring began in Egypt. The four students participating in the program were relocated to Istanbul, Turkey, Clay said.

“Nobody saw the Arab Spring coming,” she said.

The rebellion escalated rapidly, forcing SU Abroad and the AUC to act quickly to protect the students’ safety, said Sue Shane, director of SU Abroad. The students were given the option of either studying abroad at a different university or returning to SU’s main campus.

Because of timing, students were

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Kinsler said his store’s staff has high hopes for its grand opening and today’s successful launch has only strengthened their expectations.

“We just hope we can live up to the students’ expectations,” Kinsler said.

While Kinsler said he still does not know when Yogurtland will have its grand opening, he said the store will be open for limited hours for the remainder of the week. The store is expected to be in full operation by the weekend, he said.

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David Crane has seen the worst of mankind. As an international war crimes prosecutor, it comes with the territory. He said he has seen hundreds of crimes against humanity in Syria alone. But the report of one crime in particular hit close to home for the Syracuse University law professor.

“The one that really stuck on me was Syrian special police moving into the University of Aleppo and just going into a dorm just like Skytop and just started throwing students out of windows,” Crane said. “That’s what got my attention.”

Now, Crane is trying to turn the world’s attention to Syria, where nearly 23,000 civilians have died since opposition to President Bashar AlAssad began last March.

The result is the I Am Syria campaign that Crane conceived along with the Syrian National Congress in Europe in March, which launched in Buffalo this summer and is now spreading across the world.

The next phase is reaching out to the SU community, Crane said. He already has plans to table around campus, and there are “tool kits” online with printable posters for people to start on their own.

“Basically, our goal is to show everyone around the world to stand in solidarity with Syria,” said Melody Osterstuck, a senior at the State

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Popcorn store opens near campus

By Casey Fabris ASST. NEWS EDITOR

The Kandied Kernel, a privatelyowned gourmet popcorn shop, opened its second location in Marshall Square Mall on Monday. The first store, which opened in March, is located in Armory Square.

“Occasionally I see SU students down there that say, ‘I wish you had one up on the Hill,’ so we found this little space in the mall and we’re giving it a go,” said co-owner Melissa Kelly.

The location has seen good traffic so far, selling out of its Koffeeflavored popcorn during the first two days it was open. This was surprising, as it is not usually a top seller at

the Armory Square location, Kelly said.

The Marshall Square Mall location offers two different sizes in the form of containers similar to coffee bags, which keep the popcorn fresh for up to two weeks.

The store will also begin taking preorders for three-gallon SU tins that can hold up to three different flavors, Kelly said.

The store, which features between 12 and 15 different flavors, offers free samples. Flavors include Karamel, Jalapeno Cheese, ’Kuse Mix, Koffee and Movie Theatre, among others. The store also offers Drizzles — popcorn drizzled in chocolate — and is currently looking into creating beer and wine

flavors, Kelly said.

Rebecca Parkhurst, an employee at Crouse Hospital, bought ’Kuse Mix on her first visit to the store, which she said has a combination of both sweet and salty flavors.

“I like the atmosphere,” she said.

“It’s cute, quaint and reasonably priced, and I love popcorn, so that kind of makes my day.”

Local newspapers serve as the store’s wallpaper, a feature also present in the Armory Square store.

The unique wallpaper came about because Kelly had a hard time finding a wallpaper, and also to illustrate the company’s dedication to recycling.

Kelly and her fiance, David

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Syracuse campus more dynamic than most movies showcase colleges to be

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heap beer cans are crumpled on the floor while a vaguely familiar Top-40 song pulsates in the background.

Attractive 20-somethings bop to the beat while holding mysterious red cups with their friends.

A few surprisingly youthful-looking kids wander around appearing confused.

There’s even a keg with a couple of ultramuscular guys surrounding it and, of course, someone is puking in a garbage can.

If this sounds familiar, you’ve probably seen any college movie ever made. Or maybe you’ve noticed something similar at Syracuse University. Either way, Princeton Review crowned our university the No. 10 party school in the country in its “The Best 377 Colleges” last week.

Our school really does seem like the quintessential pop culture campus. We’ve got the picturesque quad, lots of Greek organizations and a party reputation. I’m willing to bet a high number of students enrolled here just for that feature.

But, Syracuse really is a lot more than the background of a Hollywood hit.

The main problem with pop culture campuses is that everyone is amazingly one-sided.

It usually seems like the movie writers only stayed at a university for a day or just skipped college altogether.

The quintessential college guy is John Belushi’s character from “Animal House,” John “Bluto” Blutarsky. The fraternity boy isn’t anything more than his letters. He’ll always end up in a toga multiple times in the movie and his greatest achievement in life will be a twominute keg stand.

His sorority-girl counterparts are blonde, ditzy and always up for a bikini car wash a la Elle Woods before her law school transformation. It seems as though girls like her are more interested in getting their Mrs. degrees than an actual bachelor of arts.

On the other side of the spectrum, there’s always some nerdy girls and boys to add laughs

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the one that got away and useless scientific information like the guys of “Revenge of the Nerds.”

Yes, in the real world, it’s amazingly easy to become a stereotype. You could become pastelwearing mean girls of “The House Bunny,” or any of the beer-funneling men you’ve seen in countless films.

But at Syracuse, those same toga party attendees can be found doing homework on Monday nights, and you might even catch them at the library between classes. Most of the girls I’ve met are too busy trying to get ahead in their major to trick a guy into marrying them. That’s a lot of commitment at 22 years old.

Honestly, how boring would it be if all your conversations sounded like some 40-year-old comedy writer scripted them? Most people, even college students, are multidimensional.

You can avoid becoming an over-the-top caricature during college. But, according to pop culture, you don’t really have to go to class, either.

According to the movies, you can spend about 10 minutes in your twice-weekly lecture without academic probation at the end of the year.

While I’m sure a lot of us have tested the limits of skipping class and still passing, our favorite college characters seem to be professionals at it. Despite all the silly hijinks during the semester, everyone comes back the next year ready to start the cycle over again.

Try that out in Chemistry, and let me know how that goes for you.

Ariana Romero is a junior magazine journalism and political science major. Her column appears every week. She can be reached at akromero@syr. edu or followed on Twitter at @ArianaRomero17.

Student wants smaller VIP section for Dalai Lama forum than Hillary Clinton event Last spring I was one of the first individuals in the doors of Hendricks Chapel when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited campus. As a student studying international relations and an admirer of Clinton, several hours of waiting in the cold rain was a justifiable price to pay.

When I passed through security and made my way into the auditorium, I was dismayed to find that, save for the last few rows, the entire middle section was partitioned off for “VIP” guests. Students and faculty alike had to fight for already limited seating in the periphery sections or in the balcony.

As the auditorium filled and the time for Clinton’s appearance was looming, I observed that the “VIP” section was not filled to capacity.

While students and faculty were being turned away from the door, parts of the VIP section remained vacant.

This week, a special peace conference was announced in which the Dalai Lama, Ann Curry, Dave Matthews and an assortment of other notable guests will be on campus. It is

LET TER TO THE EDITOR without question that this conference will be an extraordinary learning opportunity for a variety of students on campus. Chancellor Nancy Cantor implored the Class of 2016 to engage the global community at last weekend’s welcome convocation, and in October, we will all have a unique opportunity to do just that.

Although the university has promised closed-circuit television screenings of the event, I hope that this opportunity is made available to students and not just “special friends” of the university.

After all, I have not spent the last three years engaging in Scholarship in Action just to be relegated to the sidelines.

Amanda Claypool Class of 2013 International relations, political science and history major

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University, entrepreneurs can learn from Syracutie After almost two years of university officials dodging her, Alyson Shontell celebrated a success this year: She launched her line of “Syracutie” T-shirts in the Syracuse University Bookstore.

The whole ordeal serves as an important learning tool for SU officials and students alike.

The university has been pushing entrepreneurship ventures. There are classes, majors and groups on campus focused on creating start-ups.

Obviously, these students draw ideas from the environment around them.

It is irresponsible and unfair for university officials to communicate in an unprofessional manner with these start-up ventures — unlike how they would with any other established company — which they did when Shontell first tried to launch Syracutie.

The start-ups must remember the university has a responsibility and right to protect its brand. University officials would be negligent to enter into an agreement that does not benefit

EDITORIAL by the daily orange editorial board them and infringes upon their brand.

Officials should take steps to avoid another Syracutie situation. Shontell was so aggravated with the university that she posted a first-person narrative on Business Insider. The Daily Orange also followed up and published an article on the alumna’s struggles.

Steps to work with Shontell were not taken until the media caught onto the story. This type of media exposure, which cast the university in a negative light, should not be necessary for communication to happen between parties.

University officials do not have to work with every single start-up that comes to them, but they should be cordial and communicate with the entrepreneurs who are trying to make a living and a name for themselves, especially because SU is pushing initiatives that foster an entrepreneurial environment.

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Meet Student Association’s most valuable players, learn their semester goals, plans

very politician is a politician because he or she believes, or at least says, that it’s possible to make your world a better place.

Politicians want to influence you, their constituent, with ideas and plans regarding economic and social policies.

But great ideas only go so far. It takes a dedicated leader, not just a skilled politician vying for your vote, to take promised concepts into a concrete reality. Three student politicians at Syracuse University claim they are leaders working to improve your livelihood on campus. Because of their high ranking positions in the Student Association, these peers have the opportunity to make tangible differences.

Here is a glimpse into what you can expect from your student officials this semester, and which promoted plans you may or may not see take form in the next 15 weeks.

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Student Life Committee chair Walking into Schine Dining, you will probably find Alampi talking with students about their campus woes while eating a chicken and cheese quesadilla. Alampi’s push to connect with students one-on-one derives from his goal to address problems that affect student life today, instead of focusing solely on the future.

You won’t need to wait very long to experience Alampi’s first spearheaded initiative of the semester. As chair of the Student Life Committee, this junior film major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts has coordinated free busing to take students from campus to the SU football game in Rutherford, N.J., on Sept. 8.

Alampi has implemented initial stages for a bike rental program, but

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campus watchdog there is no official date for completion.

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Vice president One of the first actions Dylan Lustig made was appoint representative and campaign manager Curtis, a junior broadcast journalism and political science major, to the role of vice president.

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vice and recruitment for SA. Last year, Curtis worked to recruit many new members to reach a goal of filling each representative seat. This is commendable, as full representation is necessary to truly speak on behalf of the students. You can expect Curtis’ efforts to continue, but you can only wait and see if she will be as successful rounding up recruits this semester.

If she doesn’t approach you with a petition to join SA on the Quad, you can pick one up yourself from Curtis, who can usually be found around Food.com in Newhouse III.

Dylan Lustig President

The junior international relations and economics major captured the presidency last November after winning over the student body with his charismatic personality and promise

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of being their voice.

Lustig has acted on a pledge of personable leadership and accessibility, as he can usually be found in his office in the Schine Student Center. But there is more to being president than being present for the role. Though Lustig has proposed large initiatives, they often lack a specific date of completion.

What you can expect to see this semester is Lustig’s campaign promise of a campus-wide day of community service, which has now turned into a weeklong event to take place in November. However, it seems his staff has taken over much of the legwork.

Several other plans, like his concept for Keep the Change Syracuse, seem unlikely to form in the near future.

Rachael Barillari is a junior political science and Middle Eastern studies major. Her column appears weekly. She can be reached at rebarill@syr.edu.

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Website provides textbook price comparison, offers cheaper options

By Shannon Hazlitt STAFF WRITER

After waiting in line for hours to buy expensive textbooks at his alma mater, the University of Southern California, Jeff Sherwood was motivated to find ways of making textbook shopping more affordable and convenient.

The result is the growing website, Bigwords. com, which allows students to compare textbooks from 50 online sellers at once to find the best deal.

Waiting in line highlighted the absurdity of the college bookstore monopoly on textbooks, he said, and it showed that college students need more options.

“It was obviously a rip-off that there was no other choice,” Sherwood said.

The website’s mission, he said, is to allow students to find the cheapest copy of the right book, whatever that book may be.

Textbooks are the third highest college expense, according to the Government Accountability Office. If students take advantage of all the tools and recommendations of Bigwords. com, Sherwood said, they can save up to $1,000 a year on textbooks.

Chamelia Moore, a sophomore writing major, said she would definitely use Bigwords.

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still able to transfer to other locations without worrying about losing credit, Shane said.

“We wanted to preserve their experience to study abroad while protecting the students’ safety,” Clay said.

Every student has a set of goals while studying abroad, some of which are tied to a specific location. Students must see if factors such as credit, language immersion and the intercultural experience can be met at another location if an evacuation is necessary, Clay said.

Although the Cairo program is open, SU Abroad still urges students to be aware of the area’s current situation and what the Arab Spring has done to the relationship between Egypt and the U.S., Clay said.

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going back and forth.”

“Unless a car runs a red light, crosswalk or hops the curb, you’re in college, you should know how to cross the street properly by now,” said Craig Leppert, former Sammy president.

Leppert developed a deep understanding of the dangers of Comstock Avenue when he personally witnessed his fraternity brother, Essig, get hit. Essig made a full recovery and is currently doing fine, said Leppert, a television, radio and film and political science dual major.

Essig declined to comment.

This summer, a committee was established within DPS with the intention of figuring out how best to fix the pedestrian crossing problem and plan the campaign, Sardino said.

DPS officers will be on various street corners for a two-week period to interact with members of the SU community and remind them of the potential dangers of crossing the street without paying attention.

Specifically, officers will be located on Comstock Avenue, University Avenue and parts of

com in the future, after she discovered the contemporary nutrition textbook she bought on Chegg.com was less expensive through sources on Bigwords.com.

Sherwood said finding the cheapest price to buy a book means college students can save more money buying and selling their books

than they can by renting them.

“We had been noticing that the buy-back value of many textbooks has been going up,” Sherwood said. “We found it can be 95 percent cheaper to buy with the idea of selling your

books.”

But Syracuse University students said there are some features of Bigwords.com that make it less appealing than buying books at the SU Bookstore.

Caitlin Dolan, a freshman who already bought many of her textbooks online, said she wishes textbook shoppers could buy their books directly from Bigwords.com. Instead, books are placed in a virtual backpack, and then users must buy books from various vendors, she said.

Jodi Zimmerman, a junior television, radio and film major, said she is more likely to continue purchasing textbooks from the SU Bookstore because that is where certain universityproduced books are available and because it is more convenient.

“I always know I will be getting the right edition, and it’s easier for me to pay for my books with my bookstore account,” Zimmerman said.

Sherwood, the founder of Bigwords.com, said he is constantly trying to find ways of making the website more reliable for students.

“It’s great to save an extra $4 on a textbook, but not at the expense of having it be the wrong book or having it not show up,” Sherwood said.

Bigwords.com removes vendors from its site

that have low ratings, Sherwood said.

Sherwood also said Bigwords.com tries to stay on top of all of the newest innovations to save money on textbooks, such as offering international additions of textbooks and Amazon’s new renting feature.

Differentiating the company from sites like Amazon and Chegg by specializing in just comparing textbook prices has helped it become more successful, Sherwood said.

Matt Semione, a junior biology major who has purchased books online and from the bookstore in the past, said the site can be quite useful.

“I like how it compares all of the other websites’ prices,” Semione said. “It’s also easy to navigate because it shows you the cover of the book that you’ve searched.”

But Semione said he usually waits until after classes have started to buy books and feels it’s inconvenient to have to wait a week for books to arrive.

And though the website appears a bit lowbudget, Semione said he may consider using it in the future for certain textbooks.

“It appears a bit untrustworthy at first,” he said. “But I would definitely give it a shot.”

“Egypt is no different than our other programs,” Clay said. “Students just have to be more aware.”

Shane said she still sees the program in Cairo as a viable option. The AUC’s ability to take initiative to arrange evacuations during the Arab Spring gave SU the confidence to continue sending students there now.

“Egypt has such a long history and so much to offer,” she said.

In addition to the program in Egypt, SU Abroad also allows students to study in other locations in the Middle East. Although students are typically not allowed to study in countries where the State Department has issued travel warnings, exceptions have been made for students who wish to study in Jerusalem, Israel or Beirut, Lebanon.

“The challenge of creating abroad options in the Middle East for students is tough,” Clay said.

The Middle East is a popular destination for students interested in studying Arabic. Cairo and Beirut are the preferred locations for students studying the language, as the dialect spoken there is most prominent in academia, Shane said.

Shane said she still feels comfortable sending students to those locations because SU Abroad works with universities that are capable of handling such issues.

SU Abroad also has a program in Nairobi, Kenya and is working on a proposal for a program in Tunisia. Both countries also have travel warnings, Shane said.

Students planning to study in countries with travel warnings are interviewed to ensure they understand the risks associated. Each student is required to read the State Department warning and stay up to date with the International SOS’s daily monitoring. Students and their parents

must also sign an additional set of waivers.

All SU Abroad programs have a required pre-departure meeting to cover safety concerns.

Every student studying abroad is also encouraged to register with the State Department to provide additional protection, Clay said.

“It is important for students to be in tune with the local norms so that they can determine when things start to go south,” she said.

Students are encouraged to stay out of dangerous areas while abroad. They do have the right to back out of a program, Shane said, and it is up to the individual to weigh the risks.

“A lesson learned from 9/11 is that no one is safe,” Shane said. “Just because you’re an American living in America, you’re still not safe from the terrorism that can strike anytime, anywhere. How long are we going to protect students from the world?”

Waverly Avenue.

But Leppert said he doesn’t believe anything will change on Comstock Avenue because he doesn’t think that street is a problem.

“With the Greek community heavily invested on Comstock, there will always be a lot of activity on the sidewalks,” he said.

And as a street that is used by many people and important to SU for its transportation route to South Campus, heavy traffic will only continue.

“After the incident, I am always more aware and conscious when crossing the street and looking at oncoming traffic,” Leppert said. “Did it severely change my mindset on Comstock?

No, it didn’t.”

When asked whether it would be best to reduce the speed limit on Comstock Avenue, Sardino said he isn’t sure if a speed reduction would stop the people who decide to drive faster than they should.

There are a number of different postings and crosswalks near Shaw Hall, so people are aware of the fact that they are driving in a school area.

Paul Mercurio, transportation planner for the city of Syracuse, is currently working on a study with traffic engineers involving Comstock Avenue.

Mercurio, who is responsible for the engineering and design of the streets in Syracuse, said he has suspicions that Comstock Avenue, along with Waverly Avenue, specifically, are wider than normal, explaining why reckless driving might occur. If the study shows that this is actually true, Mercurio said, then traffic cones will be placed on both streets.

DPS has found that there is, on occasion, a motorist driving above the speed limit on Comstock Avenue, Sardino said.

But, there are plans to increase the amount of DPS officers on Comstock Avenue. These officers will monitor motorists and make sure the speed limit is being enforced.

But, he does not believe a reduction in the speed limit would change any of the current problems.

“The problem is not the speed limit, but the character of the road,” Mercurio said. “Cars do drive faster because it is a wider character, so that needs to be changed to make it a little more natural.”

DPS’s pedestrian campaign, Sardino said, will involve a series of phases. He said he wants the program to grow and try to make as many people as aware of traffic danger as possible. DPS will collect data throughout

the campaign to see what the next appropriate step should be.

Sardino said DPS plans to implement this campaign at the start of every semester just to reinforce the idea of being cautious when crossing the road.

As of now, though, he said the officers will not be taking any punitive measures, such as citations, toward anyone not following the proper pedestrian safety measures.

DPS will additionally use positive reinforcement as a tool to further inform people of pedestrian safety. Officers will be handing out cards with safety tips, which will have a coupon on the back for $1 off at Dunkin’ Donuts, Sardino said. Food Services is a working partner on the campaign.

The cards will only be given out as positive reinforcement, though, and not to those who are breaking the pedestrian safety rules.

Students and faculty need to be aware that intersections are busy and there are designated crosswalks, Sardino said.

Said Sardino: “We want to get the word out to the masses as much as we can. We’re looking to educate people to follow the rule.”

“I like how it compares all of the other websites’ prices. It’s also easy to navigate because it shows you the cover of the book that you’ve searched.”

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University of New York at Oswego and associate program coordinator for I Am Syria.

The concept is simple: Take a video or photo of yourself with a sign that says “I Am Syria” and post it to the group’s Facebook page. As support for the Syrian people grows, Crane said, the pressure is put on politicians to find a solution.

Part of the simplicity of the campaign — and what sets it apart from other support groups — is its neutrality and removal from politics, Crane said. That doesn’t mean Crane supports the Assad regime, but he wants the campaign to be more about awareness and support than a particular agenda.

“There are plenty of places where you can voice your political opposition,” Crane said.

“We just want to echo back to the people of Syria, the victims of Assad, that they are not alone and we are standing with them. That’s all this is about.”

For third-year SU law student Emilee Gae-

bler, it’s about the common denominator of human emotion. It’s about giving the Syrians a sort of shoulder to cry on.

“I think pushing a political idea and resolution is obviously what most people jump to, and that’s what they want to hear,” said Gaebler, the managing editor of Impunity Watch, a College of Law publication focusing on international violations of human rights. “But at the same time, issues like just having natural empathy and showing that I feel your suffering, that’s a huge step that kind of gets overlooked.”

Since the website launched in late June, the I Am Syria Facebook page has received more than 650 likes from people all around the world.

But Crane said the numbers aren’t important to him. He called the campaign a work in progress and said when people learn what the campaign is about, they jump on board.

“It’s not about numbers as far as popularity of ‘look at us, look what we’ve done.’ It has nothing to do with us,” Crane said. “It has everything to do with the people of Syria. If we just change one mind, we’ve succeeded.” lefulton@syr.edu

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Shao Mei Zhang, a junior policy studies and public health major, stopped by the store for its soft launch and was impressed by the variety.

“I would definitely come here again, I like that they are going to switch up the flavors every once in a while,” Zhang said.

While Zhang thinks Yogurtland — Marshall Street’s only frozen yogurt store — is a good addition to the street, she said she is concerned that the establishment will struggle during Syracuse’s long winter months.

Fatsuma Abdulkadir, a fifth-year biology major, also attended Yogurtland’s soft launch and said she prefers the new frozen yogurt store to Roly Poly’s frozen yogurt.

Like Zhang, Abdulkadir thinks frozen yogurt is a seasonal product that might not be popular during the winter.

“It’s great to have when it’s hot out, but Syracuse’s weather is really unpredictable,” Abdulkadir said. “I think it would have been better if the store opened earlier in August.”

Despite her concerns, Abdulkadir said she will be a returning customer.

“It’s a really nice place and there’s a lot of flavors to choose from,” Abdulkadir said. “I hope the business does well.”

will also provide participating students with breakfast while on the bus.

Lissa DiPaola, a sophomore biology major, said she definitely plans on using the buses to go to the game against USC with a few of her friends. She said she found out about the sponsored buses from a friend’s Facebook post.

The USC game won’t be the first time DiPaola has taken advantage of universitysponsored transportation to an away game.

She also used SU’s bus service to travel to an away football game against Pittsburgh last December.

Meaghan Lane, a sophomore public relations major, said she also plans to take advantage of the free buses.

As a Syracuse native, Lane said she has been attending SU’s home football games since childhood.

“I’ve never missed a home game for as long as I could remember and I’ve been to a few away games as well,” she said.

Game tickets are free for season ticket holders, and single tickets are available for $10.

Vouchers for the bus and for season ticket holders must be picked up at the Carrier Dome’s Gate E ticket booth on Tuesday, Sept. 4 and Wednesday, Sept. 5, from noon to 6 p.m., according to the SU Athletics website.

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with her fists, according to the article.

The woman was stabbed twice in the neck and once behind the ear with an unknown type of

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Taylor, were inspired to open their first Kandied Kernel after space became available in a building they owned in Armory Square and they were unable to find a suitable tenant.

A caramel corn shop that had been in the area for 20 years had recently gone out of business, Kelly said, so the two decided to open a shop of their own because they saw a “niche that needed to be filled.”

knife. She was then taken to University Hospital.

The suspect was last seen running on Westcott Street toward East Genesee Street.

Latoia Morman, a manager at Domino’s Harvard Place location, said none of the managers or employees had witnessed the event. meltagou@syr.edu, @marwaeltagouri

After researching, attending seminars, purchasing the proper equipment and learning to use it, The Kandied Kernel was born, Kelly said.

“We’re kind of nutty like that,” she said. “We just jump into things, both feet, and just see what happens.”

A popcorn shop comes as a pleasant change after working in the restaurant industry, which Kelly said was a “nightmare,” as this experience is fun.

“This is just a nice business,” she said.

“Everybody’s happy when they come in.” cffabris@syr.edu

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Pulled pork Paul Quinn College creates healthier options for students in dining halls

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olleges are taking matters into their own hands to improve the unhealthy lifestyles of young adults in light of a recent Fox News study that reported one-third of college students have body mass indexes in the overweight range.

Paul Quinn College in Texas has taken a dramatic stance on the movement by banning pork in its dining halls.

Michael Sorrel, president of Paul Quinn College, has been enforcing healthier options in the school’s dining halls since he became president five years ago, according to an Aug. 9 Huffington Post article. Sorrel even eliminated the school’s football team in 2010 and turned the extra space into a garden that produces the school’s vegetables and fruits.

Sorrel announced in an Aug. 8 campus news update that the college will no longer serve dishes containing pork starting fall 2012 and in each following semester.

“We know there are many negative health consequences of consuming pork (eating pork can lead to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, cancer, sodium retention and heart problems, not to mention weight gain and obesity),” Sorrel said in the news update.

The college and its food service partner, Perkins Management, have altered the cafeteria menu to make it exclude pork entirely in an effort to

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improve the health of students, Sorrel said in the news update.

Julie DuBois, a nutritionist and dietician from Dallas, Texas said that while removing pork products from one’s diet might be effective in creating a healthier lifestyle, they are sometimes necessary.

Many colleges are following Paul Quinn’s example.

Twenty-eight colleges participate in The Monday Campaigns to encourage healthier lifestyles among college students.

Some colleges even have gone to the extent of enforcing mandatory physical education classes.

“Limiting Julie DuBois processed foods NUTRITIONIST AND DIETICIAN on college camFROM DALL AS, TEX AS puses would be beneficial, but I think mandatory physical education classes are unrealistic,” DuBois said. “I remember being a college student and having a really heavy course load. Students just need to be able to make healthier decisions on their own. They need to know, on their own, when to skip the desserts.”

“Limiting processed foods on college campuses would be beneficial, but I think mandatory physical education classes are unrealistic.”

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Greasy eats, fried treats will satisfy fairgoers’ every desire

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OVER THE TOP: BIG KAHUNA

Behind the muggy grease rising up from the grill, Ben Wilson pops donut holes into the air with his spatula, shifting his shoulders right and left to catch them on their way down. Behind him, the menu board offers two infamous options: the Donut Burger and the Donut Dog. I’m just trying to decide which one is less likely to give me a heart attack.

Last year’s major hit, the donut burger is exactly what it sounds like: a burger with the works sandwiched between a soft-glazed donut. But this year, the Donut Dog seems to outdo its predecessor. The Dog is wrapped in bacon, popped into a glazed Long John donut and drizzled in glaze, with an additional topping of maple syrup.

“I’m scared,” said Julian Rodriguez, an employee, as he turns over the slow-roasting dogs on the grill. “You know why? If I eat it and if I like it, I’ll just eat it everyday.”

You may think he’s joking but this has happened before with the Donut Burger.

“After it came out, it was my first day and I tried one,” Rodriguez said. “I ate three a day.”

Between the three of us, someone had to try the Donut Dog, so I figured it might as well be me. Bite one was delicious. In my glee over the crisp, savory bacon-wrapped dog surrounded by soft, super-sweet dough, I proclaimed it was the best hot dog I ever had.

By Danielle Odiamar STAFF WRITER

f your arteries are up for it, you can spend a day eating your way through the Great New York State Fair. You can count on staple favorites like funnel cake, fried dough and anything on a stick. But each year, fairgoers’ expectations for outrageous

and odd foods keep the vendors cranking out their craziest concoctions. Amongst the unexpected and overly indulgent, the heart of each successful stand is great food. dmodiama@syr.edu @daniemarieodie

EXOTIC: STIX & THINGS

Walking through the fair can feel like the wild at times. Strong aromas wafting from right and left mix with the sounds of children screaming both in anger and delight. But if you navigate your way to the Stix & Things booth, your craving for a wilder side can literally be satisfied.

Every year, Phil Galuppi spends his vacation time at the State Fair dishing out unusual and rare grilled meats such as shark, alligator and kangaroo.

“We had to have something different to set us apart,” Galuppi said.

His strategy has been a success, and for the past 10 years, Stix & Things has been a standout at the fair for serving up food that is not only exotic, but simply delicious. That great flavor can be attributed to the quality and freshness of his raw ingredients.

That fact is almost unbelievable considering the distances Galuppi goes to get these incredible meats: shark from Boston, gator from Florida and kangaroo from Australia. Each is generously seasoned and grilled to perfection.

For a generous portion of imported, well-prepared meat, the prices are very reasonable at $6 for shark, $7 for gator and $8 for kangaroo.

Though the meats may be unusual, imagine how wild it would be to tell people you’ve eaten some of the world’s most exotic animals.

CRAZY COMBO: THE BACON HABIT

For all those with a bacon addiction that just can’t be quit, The Bacon Habit has come to the fair this year to provide the crunchy, salty fix needed by bacon-loving New Yorkers.

We’re not just talking about your average breakfast plate. The Bacon Habit means business with items like bacon-wrapped chicken on a stick, beer-battered bacon and, by far the strangest flavor combination, chocolate-covered bacon.

“People have been stopping by every day to check it out,” said Tenisha Brown, an employee at the stand. “Some people love it, some people think it’s too weird to try, but a lot of people are like, ‘This is really good.’”

The Bacon Habit has an expert technique to ensure its salty-sweet signature doesn’t leave you with a sour taste. The first step is to fry the bacon until it’s evenly crispy, not burnt. Next, it dips the pieces in milk chocolate, salts them and freezes them until they’ve hardened enough to package.

Brown was right. Not a single piece was soggy or greasy. Each piece was thin but hearty, and the salty crunch went hand-in-hand with its smooth, chocolate coating.

“If you like chocolate and you like bacon, you can’t go wrong.” Brown said.

FRIED: DEEP FRIED SPECIALTIES

When you hear “fried specialties,” do your mind and arteries automatically think triple bypass? Good, because Jim Hasbrouck, co-owner of Deep Fried Specialties with his wife Pam, has one right on the menu for you.

The Triple Bypass is a sampling platter that provides a taste of Fried’s classics: two Oreos, two chocolate chip cookies and half a PB&J. But there’s much more on the menu.

When Hasbrouck says he can fry anything, he means it. He and his crew are constantly looking for fun and unbelievable items to coat in their homemade, patented batter recipe and turn into deep-fried delicacies.

“We go to Wegmans and just go down the aisle,” Hasbrouck explained, stretching out both his arms as if grabbing items and tossing them into his imaginary cart.

“Those are always our best ones.”

Some of their latest concoctions include jelly beans, peanut butter and Marshmallow Fluff sandwiches, and lasagna, which is the most constructively impressive.

Now the Hasbrouks average $700 a day just off PB&J’s and work Deep Fried Specialties for five months, taking the other seven off.

“We’re taking our whole crew on a big vacation after this,” Hasbrouk said.

“Vegas here we come!”

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Cycling trip to commemorate US Army veteran

By Claire Dunderman STAFF WRITER

In the span of just three days, six people will embark on journeys of 81.8 miles, 115 miles and 92 miles. In total, the distance makes for a decently long car trip or a quick plane ride. But, in this case, the distance is going to be biked.

Members of the Division of Advancement and External Affairs at Syracuse University and friends are embarking on this trek to honor Cindy Reynolds, U.S. Army veteran and fellow staff member who died in a car accident this past February.

This “Orange to Apple Bike Ride” will start on Thursday from SU and end Saturday at the Joseph I. Lubin House, an SU alumni center in Manhattan.

“We all felt that this was the natural thing for us to do. We’re honoring her, but we’re also allowing the office to remember her.”

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The cyclists are Adam Stone and Alex James of the AEA department, Mike Roy of the web department, 1980 alumnus Craig Weinstein and

his friend, Tim Ford. Kartik Krishnakumar, another member of AEA, will be the support driver, providing the cyclists with liquids and sustenance every 30 miles.

The first day of the ride will take the cyclists to Sidney, N.Y. The second day, a more scenic one as well as the longest day, will take them to Port Jervis, N.Y. for the night. By the third day, the group hopes to reach the Lubin House.

“We just hope we can get there before dark,” Stone said, smiling.

Stone was the one who spearheaded the idea.

“Before she passed away, we had talked about riding down,” Stone said. “We have four cyclists including myself in the office, and she always put up with us talking about it all the time.”

Stone felt that the bike ride would be a way

for Reynolds’ friends and colleagues at the university to honor her memory and to raise awareness for the Institute for Veterans and Military Families. IVMF is an SU-affiliated organization that is designed to help veterans reintegrate into civilian life after coming home. Reynolds herself was a veteran of the U.S. Army.

Reynolds, along with Stone, also worked with the Lubin House, home to their New York City operations. The two were committed to strengthening the connection between the Lubin House and Main Campus.

The ride is an awareness event, so donations are being made to the IVMF fund. They are still accepting donations through the IVMF website.

“The money is not going to us riding, we wanted to be clear with that,” Stone said. “Since this is more of a personal experience, we don’t need money for the few of us biking. All the money we raise goes directly to the IVMF.” That has not stopped the group from talking about a bigger event in the future. Stone stated that he was considering creating a more public fundraising event where students could join for next year.

Stone said this was intentionally set up as a smaller affair so that it could be a way for the office and the people that knew her to give back to her memory. Coworkers have expressed their gratitude for this event and how much it means to them.

“It’s a really neat thing to do,” said Marcello Prattico, a coworker of the group.

“There isn’t just one goal to this. Survive, of course.”

Prattico cycles but cannot go on the race this weekend. Prattico did help with the development of the idea.

The group of cyclists is not without training.

Prattico has participated in various races. This past weekend, he and Stone went on a ride of more than 100 miles. Because of the enthusiasm for biking in the office, the group felt that an extensive bike ride was a personal and special tribute to Reynolds.

Said Stone: “We all felt that this was the natural thing for us to do. We’re honoring her, but we’re also allowing the office to remember her.” cmdunder@syr.edu

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The Institute does educational programming for veterans and their families to give them the skills needed to be successful in the work place. It also does academic research about the veteran community and brides employers with veterans and military families.

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y l l a c i t i l o incorrec P t Crude, witty jokes lead to entertaining campaign satire

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By Rob Marvin STAFF WRITER

ill Ferrell likes taking overblown stereotypes and bashing the audience over the head with them until they laugh. So after years of mocking cable newscasters, police officers, a handful of sports and NASCAR, he finally lands on American politics, and there’s plenty of material to work with.

And with Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis dueling as witless southern politicians running for Congress? Considering the cast of characters vying to represent our nation lately, these two fit right in.

“The Campaign” runs through every political scandal and cliche in the book, from sex tapes and DWIs to “hunting accidents” and illicit tweets. Ferrell and Galifianakis are well-matched leads, hurling absurd speeches, attack ads and dirty insults at one another. They’re both playing firmly in their comedic comfort zones, but the movie lands enough jokes and political jabs to balance out its predictability.

The film’s congressional race follows Cam Brady (Ferrell), the longtime incumbent in North Carolina’s 14th District. He’s a brash womanizer boasting more sex scandals than Bill Clinton and John Edwards combined, who’s been re-elected term after term by preaching “America. Jesus.

Freedom.” He doesn’t know what it means but he says, “The people love it when I say it.”

After Brady’s latest public relations nightmare involving a lewd phone message, the billionaire Motch brothers (Dan Aykroyd and John Lithgow), a blatant spoof of the Koch brothers, decide they need a new figurehead. They want to “insource” Chinese factories and workers to North Carolina to eliminate bothersome shipping costs.

Enter Marty Huggins (Galifianakis), a local tour guide and the resident cheerful weirdo. He struts around town in knitted vests and turtlenecks followed closely by his two pugs, Pound-

cake and Muffins. But on the Motch brothers’ bankroll and with a shady campaign manager (Dylan McDermott), he challenges Brady and turns the race into a media circus.

Cam Brady is an amusing mix of Ferrell’s George W. Bush impersonation and Ricky Bobby from “Talladega Nights.” Sporting a feathery toupee and southern drawl, Brady dubs every constituent on the campaign trail “our nation’s backbone.” In between stops, he screws any girl who winks at him, while his thankless campaign manager, Mitch (Jason Sudeikis), runs damage control.

Ferrell is at his best with a crazy-competitive edge. Once Huggins starts gaining popularity, Brady goes off the rails. He accidentally punches both a baby and a dog — both in slow-motion sequences — botches the Lord’s Prayer and curses out a church full of people after a snakebite.

Galifianakis borrows from his “twin brother Seth” impersonation and plays an eccentric family man with devout Christian faith and more than a little metrosexual energy. Huggins is the black sheep of a prestigious southern family, and his racist father (Brian Cox) is still mad at him for “wearing Crocs to mom’s funeral.”

Speaking in a high-pitched twang, Galifianakis trades blows with Ferrell while sputtering his campaign slogan, “It’s a mess!”

The film’s message is straightforward: Politics are a joke, the candidates are hollow puppets and big business is behind it all.

The film opens with a quote from former presidential candidate Ross Perot, stating: “War has rules. Mud wrestling has rules.

Politics has no rules.”

As compelling political criticism, “The Campaign” falls short.

Despite an overarching cynical view of government, the simple story ends happily with the candidates realizing the error of their ways and thwarting the evil corporate big wigs. But that’s not the point — it works as a crass, raunchy mockery of everyone from Rick Santorum to Anthony Weiner. rjmarvin@syr.edu

“THE CAMPAIGN” Director: Jay Roach

Cast: Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Katherine LaNasa, Dylan McDermott Rating:

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Just because summer break has ended doesn’t mean vacation is finished

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he dog days of summer have finally concluded and the drunken haze that we commonly refer to as “college” is finally back in session. I would like to welcome everybody back and give all the literate freshmen a hearty yet succinct “Moo.” (See page 53 in the guide to freshmen insults).

Let the vacation begin.

Now, I’m certain that anyone reading this is thinking, “Vacation? I thought summer was over?” I would like to say that you’re right. Summer is over. But that means the vacation starts now.

When I think about vacation, I imagine spending time with my closest friends, partying incessantly and doing things that

I love most. My friends are in Syracuse, the parties are in Syracuse (don’t tell the townies) and I won’t be referred to as an alcoholic until I start showing up to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.

Other than the Newhouse students, who I’m sure all spent their summers personally interviewing Michael Phelps and LeBron James, I am willing to bet that most of us spent our time toiling in the monotony of menial summer jobs and being yelled at by old men who want to know why they can’t find a part for their lawn mower they bought 15 years ago. Maybe that’s just me.

I found a few things quite reassuring upon my return to Syracuse. Construction projects still move slower than a Zonies

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no lies, just bull**** delivery order. State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry students are still hippies who won’t mow their lawns. Scholarship in Action is still used as a punch line. Varsity Pizza and Chuck’s Cafe are still filled with seventhyear seniors waiting to get their degrees in the mail.

The Department of Public Safety has inundated my inbox with safety alerts already this year. My neighbors have funneled off their second story porch and my friend has already tried to coin the term “that’s naked.”

My fall semester vacation has been magnificent thus far, as I sit on my friend’s porch waiting for all of Sadler Six to walk by looking for a party so we can welcome them with insults. These range from making farm noises to shouting, “Enjoy Writing 105.” College is truly the time of intellectual

exploration.

These past three months, I must admit that I sorely missed our radioactive tropical mascot, and the thousands of sorostitutes and their high pitched screaming. I even missed walking down the street at night, wondering if I was about to get mugged.

Hell, I even missed making fun of our fearless leaders, who gave us Queso’s instead of Taco Bell.

No longer must I worry about calories so I can look like a chiseled albino at the beach.

Instead, I now concern myself with taking casual strolls across the ESF quad. That, and wondering why I find a giant acorn named Oakie to be infinitely more absurd than a gargantuan orange with a Nike symbol for a face.

The most significant inconvenience with my vacation this semester is going to be those pesky classes that I am expected to show up to. It’s not that bad when I put it into perspective — I can either sit in class and prepare myself for the real world or go back to the real world trying to find that old man a lawn mower belt. That would totally not be naked.

Brett Fortnam is a senior newspaper journalism and political philosophy major who will be unemployed in nine months. His column appears every Thursday until there are enough complaints to make him stop. He can be reached at bpfortna@syr.edu, but he will not respond.

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further than Sbarro’s pizza and spaghetti — and, it won’t cost you a cent.

Only two words will be necessary in order to convince your friends to join you at this event: free food.

The Taste of Westcott Street, hosted this year from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, is an annual event held just around the corner from campus. Restaurants from the Westcott and Nottingham areas set up tents and come armed with ample amounts of free food samples for all passers-by carrying a valid SU/ESF student ID. For students already getting sick of the dining halls, this is a perfect way to expand your pallet

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A Cappella Meet ‘n’ Greet

Let’s be honest — many self-proclaimed a cappella fans have heard little of the genre beyond the “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?” theme song and the ’N Sync Christmas album. But, this weekend will be a perfect opportunity to change that.

At 4 p.m. Friday, SU’s a cappella groups are holding a joint performance followed by a meet and greet with the audience. Enjoy some good company and take in the joy of music, without all those pesky instruments overriding all of the vocals.

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The development of political cartoons through history has been a critical part of political strategy. They have become an integral tool in some of the most prominent examples of propaganda used in everything from presidential campaigns to war recruitment.

On Saturday, to kick off the Syracuse Symposium on Memory/Media/Archive, the Onondaga Historical Association will be giving interested viewers the chance to have a closer look at the evolution behind these cartoons. At no cost, fanatics of politics and cartoons alike can satiate their greatest obsessions while learning a little something, too.

—Compiled by Chelsea DeBaise, asst. feature editor, cedebais@syr.edu

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SYRACUSE VS. NORTHWESTERN SATURDAY, NOON, ESPN 2

KEY MATCHUPS

BIG EAST FINAL 2011 STANDINGS TEAM

KAIN COLTER QB

SIRIKI DIABATE MLB

SEAN HICKEY LT

Diabate is taking over for Marquis Spruill at the middle linebacker position and will have his hands full trying to stop a true dual-threat quarterback in Colter.

BY THE NUMBERS

QUENTIN WILLIAMS DE

BECKETT WALES TE

CHI CHI ARIGUZO OLB

Nick Provo was a huge part of Syracuse’s offense last season, and it’s safe to expect Wales to play an equally important role. It’ll be key for the Orange’s offense that Wales plays well against Ariguzo, who’s a firstyear starter.

This will be the first time Hickey ever plays for Syracuse as he replaces Justin Pugh, who’s recovering from shoulder surgery. Hickey’s going to be tasked with knocking Williams off the ball to protect Nassib’s blindside.

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Syracuse has won five of the last six meetings against Northwestern and is 3-1 against the Wildcats in the Carrier Dome.

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Villanova @ Temple Saturday, Sept. 1

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The last time the Orange won a season opener against a Big Ten team was Aug. 24, 1997 versus Wisconsin. SU was No. 17 in the nation at the time. The Badgers were No. 24, and the game took place at the old Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., with 51,185 in attendance.

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Northwestern 24, Syracuse 21

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12 QB Ryan Nassib 45 RB Jerome Smith 31 FB Clay Cleveland 5 WR Marcus Sales 15 WR Alec Lemon 85 TE Beckett Wales 60 LT Sean Hickey 75 LG Zack Chibane 59 C Mackey MacPherson 71 RG Ivan Foy 77 RT Lou Alexander

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A loss to Northwestern brings the current streak to six defeats.

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This is Sales’ first game back after a season-long suspension, and Syracuse will need him to play well immediately. Fleming was in a reserve role last year, so look for Sales to exploit his inexperience downfield.

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SU puts 29-game home winning streak on line against UNC

By Phil D’Abbraccio STAFF WRITER

Syracuse was in control. With a two-goal lead against No. 2 North Carolina at halftime, the Orange felt confident it would finish off an upset of the Tar Heels on the road.

But Anna Crumb said she and her teammates quickly became overconfident. In the second half, Who: North Carolina Where: J.S. Coyne Stadium North Carolina rallied with three When: Saturday, 1 p.m. goals to shock SU. The loss sticks with the team as it prepares for another matchup with the national powerhouse.

“It’s given us a lot of confidence because we know that we can compete against them,” SU midfielder Liz McInerney said. “We have to just keep focus for 70 minutes. We definitely have the talent and drive to beat them this year.”

No. 7 Syracuse (2-0) will host No. 2 North Carolina (2-0) at 1 p.m. Saturday at J. Stanley Coyne

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The SU defense will need to contain Colter when the teams meet in the season opener in the Carrier Dome Saturday at noon. The Orange struggled with dual-threat quarterbacks last season, and head coach Doug Marrone knows his team needs to be aware of Colter at all times.

“We have to make sure we contain him because if he gets outside the pocket he’s shown that he can make people miss in the open field,” Marrone said in the Big East coaches’ teleconference Monday. “Again, it’s a great challenge.

Northwestern puts a lot of pressure on you in what they do.”

Defensive coordinator Scott Shafer said Northwestern runs multiple option formations out of its spread attack, making it crucial for his players to understand their responsibilities on every play.

Stadium. The rematch with the Tar Heels, who fell in the national championship game to Maryland 3-2 last year, will serve as a measuring stick early for the Orange. Also at stake is SU’s 29-game home winning streak. SU is searching for redemption from last year’s heartbreaking loss in Chapel Hill, N.C., while looking to prove they can play with the best.

“This would be a huge win for us,” said senior goalkeeper Leann Stiver. “But we’ll have to come out strong and play our game.

It’ll be fun.”

Stiver, who set a career high with 14 saves against the Tar Heels in 2011, and the Orange defense, will have their hands full with North Carolina’s talented offense. For SU to keep its streak alive and upset North Carolina this time around, the defense’s play will be crucial.

The Orange will need to contain UNC midfielder Kelsey Kolojejchick and forward Jaclyn Gaudioso Radvany as part of that game plan.

Kolojejchick scored the tying and go-ahead goals to seal the win for North Carolina. The senior has recorded four assists in the Tar

Heels’ two games.

Gaudioso Radvany has found the back of the net four times and was honored Tuesday with the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week award.

“We’re going to put a lot of focus on her, as a specific player,” Stiver said.

Despite the challenge of stopping the Tar Heels and their leading scorer, the Orange is confident that playing at home this season will make a difference.

“It’s a completely different atmosphere up here,” Crumb said. “We’re trying to get a big crowd.”

Stiver recalled that UNC’s Francis E. Henry Stadium was packed — with a crowd of 1,086 — and those in attendance made plenty of noise for their Tar Heels.

She believes the Orange fans can match that on Saturday.

“I think it’s going to be great here, having our home-field advantage and having our fans cheer us on,” she said.

Bradley said the Syracuse fans can expect a

matchup between two elite programs. Ranked in the Top 10 again, both have their sights set on making deep runs in the NCAA tournament.

The head coach said she is welcoming the difficult challenge of facing the No. 2 team in the country.

“It’s a win-win situation,” she said. “You win the game, you’re on target. You lose the game, you have things to work on. It’s really more about the process than the outcome this weekend.”

Bradley said that her team doesn’t often discuss the 29-home-game winning streak.

She’ll be pleased if the Orange can pull off the upset and keep the accomplishment alive. But if not, she said, the team will turn the page and start over again.

Bradley’s players, especially senior Kelsey Millman, are determined to protect their home field and the streak.

“The seniors remember the last time we lost (at Coyne) — it was our freshman year,” she said. “We don’t want it to ever happen again.”

And with Colter under center, Shafer saw his ability to tuck the ball and run at any moment.

The Wildcats receivers were blanketed in coverage, but the quarterback burned the team for big runs when unaccounted for in the backfield.

The Orange struggled with dual-threat quarterbacks last season, allowing B.J. Daniels to rush for 117 yards and pass for 254 yards as he was in complete control in South Florida’s 37-17 victory over SU. But Shafer isn’t looking back at last season.

The defensive coordinator is focused on preparing for each opponent this season.

“It’s just doing your job and doing it fast and believing what you see,” Shafer said. “And when you see it, going 110 miles an hour and making sure you know where your help’s coming from on defense.”

The aggressive mentality is one the defense has tried to form its identity around during the preseason.

Cornerback Ri’Shard Anderson said each

unit aims to be “ballhawks” on the field. They all need to be ready to swarm Colter in the backfield and make plays on his passes.

Thomas, who was limited in camp due to an injury to his left hand, will wear a small cast Saturday. But the senior said he’ll be flying around the field when the game begins.

Linebacker Marquis Spruill said coming off five straight losses in 2011, the Orange has stressed finishing games this year. Spruill and the defense will be challenged in their first game as Northwestern employs a nohuddle offense that wears its opponents down.

“We got to be quick, disciplined, get back on the ball, be focused,” Spruill said. “We have to learn how to play when we’re tired, be focused when we’re tired because those are going to be really important parts of the game.”

Shafer said Northwestern reminds him of West Virginia in its speed and skill sets, and that the defense will use a variety of personnel groupings at positions as it did

against the Mountaineers a year ago to keep the players fresh.

Still, Thomas admitted he and his teammates will get tired trying to keep up with the fast-paced offense. But Spruill said the team is determined to learn from 2011, making the fourth quarter a focus.

“Our philosophy is we thrive in the fourth quarter,” Spruill said. “That’s when we’re still hitting you hard, we’re still running fast.”

The defense, which finished last season among the worst in the Big East, doesn’t have time to ease into the year. When its season begins Saturday, one of the most dynamic players in the Big Ten will be on the opposite side of the field.

How the unit contains Colter could set the tone for a program aiming to forget last season.

Said Thomas: “Going out there and being 1-0, that sets a statement for Syracuse.”

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Oklahoma quarterback Jones poised for big senior season

By David Wilson STAFF WRITER

Landry Jones has grown a lot since his freshman year.

Gone is the immaturity and inexperience.

What remains is a seasoned veteran, a fifthyear senior that has started all but one game during his tenure at Oklahoma.

“I think maturity, maturity as a leader,” Jones said in an email through Oklahoma athletic communications. “Really getting in and running the offense more. … I think being a young player and not having played in a college game, you don’t realize the speed and there’s so much emotion that goes into it.”

In 2009, after a redshirt season, Jones was thrown immediately into the fire. In the first game of that season against Brigham Young, reigning Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford injured his shoulder. Jones was a pedestrian 6-for-12 with 51 yards in the game as the then-No. 3 Sooners fell to the Cougars 14-13.

Bradford missed the entire season before going No. 1 overall in the 2010 NFL draft. Meanwhile, Jones had a season with plenty of highs mixed in with plenty of lows.

But the experience of playing for a national power as a freshman and being rushed into the spotlight was invaluable for Jones.

Over the next two seasons, Jones became one of the nation’s top quarterbacks. The signalcaller has dotted preseason Heisman Trophy watches in each season since that freshman year.

But even those seasons could be viewed as disappointments.

Last season, Jones was expected to make a leap. He had two full seasons of experience behind him, but Jones cooled down after an excellent start, and Oklahoma failed to qualify for a Bowl Championship Series game.

Jones was still viewed by many as a firstround pick, but the quarterback opted to remain in Norman, Okla.

“When I tried to make the decision on whether I would stay or whether I would leave for my senior season, I kind of went back and forth after the season,” Jones said. “Then, after my bowl game, I kind of prayed about it and felt like that’s what the Lord wanted me to do is come back and play my senior year. Just be a senior and get to be with this team one more year and go after a national championship.”

Now, a leap is once again expected out of Jones. The combination of tools and experience is certainly there for Jones to live up to his firstround billing and Heisman hype. Jones also spent this offseason adding another weapon to his versatile arsenal.

“I think mobility is something that I really kind of worked on,” Jones said at a news conference. “Moving around in the pocket and being able to throw on the run and in tighter spaces is definitely some things I kind of focused on this offseason.”

Jones’ teammates have noticed his progression, and that’s instilled a new level of confidence in the senior.

“I’m very confident in Landry just from how much he’s worked,” offensive lineman Gabe Ikard said. “Footwork, throwing the ball, every-

thing is better. All the confidence in the world in him.”

But it’s not just his level of play that inspires his teammates. Jones is assuming more of a leadership role than ever before.

He was elected as one of the team’s four captains during the preseason, a role he’s embracing.

“I haven’t really noticed it much, but obviously the guys have been noticing it,” Jones said. “I think it is just confidence and knowing kind of what you want and setting those expectations.”

Part of the example Jones sets comes through his willingness to sacrifice for the team.

At times last season, head coach Bob Stoops would remove Jones from the lineup in shortyardage situations in favor of Blake Bell.

At 6 feet 6 inches tall and 254 pounds, “The Belldozer” was used in a pseudo-Wildcat role last season to pick up small chunks of yardage for first downs in key situations.

“I think Landry would like to stay in,” Stoops said at a news conference. “But that’s not his style to run the power, to run the counter. Blake just has a better feel for running up in there in tight spots. I don’t want to see Landry do it, to be quite honest with you.

Landry isn’t 250, 260 pounds.”

Jones echoes the same sentiments as his coach, but overall, he’s mature about the whole situation.

“As a leader and as a competitor you want to be a guy that leads your team into the end zone, so yes, it is a little frustrating to come off the field to do those things,” Jones said. “But, like I said, at the end of the day we are out to win the game.”

And that’s Jones’ only goal.

During his redshirt season, Jones watched Bradford and Oklahoma fall to Tim Tebow and Florida in the national championship. In each of the three seasons Jones has started since, Oklahoma has slipped during the regular season and blown its chance at the national championship.

Finally getting there is all Jones wants, even if it means he won’t be on the field to do it.

“We’ve had some success around this place being a quarterback, but we haven’t been able to get to that big game.” Jones said. “We’ve had some stumbles and usually the regular season, that keeps us from that.

“So that’s a stepping stone that I want to take and I want to be able to accomplish in my career.”

Game of the Week NO. 8 MICHIGAN VS. NO. 2 ALABAMA AT COWBOYS STADIUM IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS. Without a doubt, the marquee matchup of college football’s opening weekend. The reigning national champions get an immediate test with Michigan coming off its most successful season in five years with a Sugar Bowl victory over Virginia Tech.

Heisman Trophy candidate Denard Robinson also has an excellent chance to take an early lead in the Heisman race with a big performance against one of the nation’s top defenses.

For Alabama, it could just be one step on the way to the national championship. For most programs, the turnover that the Crimson Tide went through since the end of last season would be cause for a rebuilding season. dbwilson@syr.edu

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Freshmen adjusting to higher level of play early on

By Jack Truitt

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Jackie Firenze sees both sides of the situation clearly.

The freshman midfielder is getting the chance to compete with players who have considerably more experience under their belts than she does.

It’s a challengWho: St. Bonaventure ing task, but one Where: St. Bonaventure, N.Y. that provides When: Friday, 5 p.m. plenty of advantages.

“It’s both intimidating and fun but also really exciting,” said midfielder Jackie Firenze.

For the eight freshmen on the roster of this year’s women’s soccer team, competing against players four years older than they are is an everyday challenge. The Orange is a young team, but the inexperience hasn’t held the team back so far. The freshmen continue to prove they deserve playing time and will look to keep that up when Syracuse (1-1-1) begins a four-game road trip against St. Bonaventure (0-3-1) at 5 p.m. Friday.

“It’s pretty cool, it’s a different environment,” added forward Maya Pitts.

Firenze and Pitts are just two of the five freshmen who have contributed this year, and a few of them have even started.

The Orange has only played three games so far, but having a young lineup hasn’t hurt the team. Instead, perhaps the biggest struggle has nothing do to with age or experience at all.

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athletics can be difficult, as the game’s speed, the players’ skills and the coaches’ quality can overwhelm some freshmen.

But the increase in level of play often makes players improve rapidly.

“All the freshmen have grown,” Wheddon said.

Both Pitts and Firenze said their game has already improved, but both know they still have work to do.

Firenze attributes much of her improvement to her coaches. ‘ “Being around the quality players and staff I think a lot, and I’ve just been here for maybe a month now, so it’s great,” she said.

Both agree that having so many new players experience the difficulty and adjustment of a new level of play has allowed the group to become closer.

“We’re all very close. We’re getting closer also,” Firenze said. “We kind of kept in touch throughout the summer, and when we heard someone was coming in we got together.”

Fortunately for Pitts, not everyone on the team was a stranger at first.

“I’ve known Alex (Sangiuliano) since we were in sixth grade, a couple are from (New) Jersey and we live near each other,” Pitts said.

“We went to camp together, we’ve known each other and been able to bond a lot.”

The strong play from Syracuse’s older players has made the transition easier for the freshmen. Sophomores Alexis Koval and Hanna Strong lead the team in points.

Koval, the Orange’s leading scorer, missed last season because of an injury, but she isn’t showing ill-effects of the time away from the field.

“Her contribution obviously has been fantastic,” Wheddon said. “She’s scoring goals, she’s difficult to mark, she makes intelligent runs. I couldn’t be happier with Alexis.”

Syracuse’s younger players continue to improve as the season progresses, and Wheddon said that will only continue. While experience might be limited, their dedication to improving is more than sufficient.

“There’s room to grow, and we’ve got a lot of raw talent that we can mold and develop,” Wheddon said. “So that obviously gives us more of an advantage. … But what they lack in experience they’re making up for in effort.” jstruitt@syr.edu

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Ohio State 6 p.m.

Long Island 3 p.m.

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Albany, SU didn’t score its first goal until the 73rd minute of play. They scored faster against Binghamton, but they only netted one goal and left the door open for a Bearcats comeback.

That’s where Brode can help. Scorers like Louis Clark and Jordan Vale won’t have to work as hard to create their own shot. Brode is a skilled distributor and a goal scorer who has 15 career points.

His presence gives opponents another player to focus on. Clark said that Brode’s return could improve the offense from a group that has potential to a group that capitalizes on more shots and pulls away in games.

“He can do wonders for us as far as finishing,” Clark said. “We’ve missed him out there.”

Clark and others have missed him on the field for nearly two weeks. Brode was injured when a seemingly harmless game of keep-away turned ugly for the Setauket, N.Y. native.

Midfielder Jordan Vale collided with Brode in a one-on-two drill, where two players are charged with keeping possession away from another. Brode hit the ground and heard a snap, and thought the injury he suffered would be a serious one.

“Right there I knew it was broken,” said Brode. “And you automatically assume surgery

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Walfish: The key for Northwestern’s defense this season will be the front seven. They are the most experienced unit on the team and will need to lead by example. A poor pass rush last season left a shaky secondary out to dry and the whole defense suffered. In its upset over Nebraska last season, Northwestern’s defensive front seven probably had its best game, limiting how much damage the potent Cornhuskers running game was able to inflict. If the front seven come to play, the Northwestern defense will make tremendous strides.

The D.O.: How much of an upgrade does Dean Lowry bring to the defensive line?

Walfish: Dean Lowry has certainly been impressive this fall to earn a spot on the twodeep as a true freshman. However, his biggest

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when you think about that.”

He was half right. Brode had fractured his middle finger, but no surgery was necessary.

Doctors recommended a cast and rest.

His decision to lift weights delayed his recovery, but it also gave players like Vale the chance to step in and make plays. And Brode was sure to give his younger teammates advice when they came to the sidelines during the first two games.

“He’s sick to not be out there, but he’s been the best guy for those younger players,” said senior midfielder Ted Cribley. “There have been a number of times that he’s taken a younger player aside and told them what to do to play a ball better.”

Cribley said that Brode has helped on set pieces the most. Syracuse struggled to score on free kicks and corners in 2011, so Brode has focused on those areas during his sideline pep talks.

His teammates have listened. On Tuesday night at Binghamton, sophomore defender Jordan Murrell sent a high-arching corner kick into the box that found the head of the freshman Vale. And in the 59th minute of the game, the Orange scored the game-winning goal off a set piece.

“It’s such an intense game,” said Cribley. “He can be a cool head out there for us on a number of levels.”

Soon, the calm and collected veteran will get his chance back on the field. McIntyre said the team is “looking to integrate” him into upcom-

asset may be he adds depth to a defensive line that did not have that luxury last season. The other backup defensive end, redshirt freshman Deonte Gibson, came back from a knee injury and really impressed people in the spring which gives the Wildcats some capable fresh legs to rush the quarterback on third downs.

The D.O.: How much does Kain Colter elevate Northwestern’s spread offense? Also, how does he compare to Dan Persa?

Walfish: Kain Colter’s athleticism makes him one of the most dangerous quarterbacks to ever run the spread at Northwestern. His ability to make plays with his feet is superior to that of Dan Persa. The only thing Colter does not do better than Persa is arm strength and accuracy because he is still building it back up from shoulder surgery in high school. His strength has improved since last season and he is not all that inaccurate, although it is tough to follow in the footsteps of the most accurate passer

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andrew renneisen | photo editor GRANT CHONG and the Syracuse attack will benefit from the return of Mark Brode.

A captain and creative midfielder, Brode is recovering from a fractured middle finger. ing games.

Brode has been a valuable asset as a senior mentor, but he’s looking forward to getting back on the field in his final season.

“Obviously, it hurt a lot,” Brode said. “But I

just tried to do what I could to help the team out while I’m out, and I’ll keep doing that when I get my shot to return.”

in NCAA history. Nonetheless, Colter allows offensive coordinator Mick McCall to really use more wrinkles to his offense he couldn’t use with Persa at the helm.

Walfish: If Northwestern wants to win a bowl game this season, they will need to put together a full 60 minutes. It struggled to do that last season outside of the game against Nebraska and it cost them at least three wins. No surprise the play of the defense, especially an inexperienced secondary, will also be a key to winning a bowl game.

The D.O.: Does Northwestern look like a team prepared to make any strides in the Big Ten? Walfish: Although we may not see it this year, Northwestern has stepped up in recruiting and might have the most talented team in the last 10 years. Getting players like Ifeadi Odenigbo to come play in Evanston builds a solid foundation for the Wildcats to take a run at a Big Ten title in the next couple of years. If Pat Fitzgerald can continue to recruit good talent to Northwestern, he could put the dark ages of the 1970s way in the rear view mirror and make this team a perennial bowl participant.

The D.O.: What’s going to be the biggest key for Northwestern to get to a bowl game and finally win one this season?

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SU defense focused on limiting dual-threat Colter

By Ryne Gery

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hamarko Thomas and the Syracuse defense have been scheming for one player all week.

He led Northwestern in rushing last season, finished third in receiving and stepped in to start at quarterback for three games. The impressive stat line of the versatile playmaker grabbed the

attention of the Orange defense.

Thomas and his teammates have spent the week looking for No. 2, calling it out constantly, as they will Saturday.

“That’s our alert — No. 2, where’s he at, where’s he at?” Thomas said. “Is he behind center or is he at receiver or is he at running back because he can do everything.”

Kain Colter is Northwestern’s “do-

everything” athlete who will open the season as the starting quarterback.

Colter alternated between quarterback and wide receiver last season, starting the team’s first three games under center while Dan Persa recovered from injury. He provided defenses with a unique challenge each week and finished the season with 1,793 total yards and 18 touchdowns.

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Q&A with Josh Walfish of The Daily Northwestern Syracuse opens its season Saturday against Northwestern, a team that features an explosive dual-threat quarterback and a defense looking to improve from a disappointing 2011 season. The Daily Orange spoke to Josh Walfish of the The Daily Northwestern at Northwest-

ern University to get a better look at what to expect from the Wildcats:

The D.O.: What needs to happen for the Northwestern defense to improve from last season’s disappointing performance?

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Brode expected to return after missing 2 games with injury

By Nick Toney ASST. COPY EDITOR

Mark Brode knew it was a bad decision. The Syracuse team doctors told him he needed a few weeks for his fractured finger to heal, and that meant no weightlifting.

He did it anyway. The throbbing

pain that the senior midfielder felt after each lift was worth the risk as he tried to get ready for the season opener of his senior Who: Niagara Where: SU Soccer Stadium year.

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swelled up pretty badly,” Brode said.

“I couldn’t sleep for a few nights because it hurt so bad, but in my head I kept thinking that I needed to push myself to get back.”

In spite of that setback, the debut that Brode lost sleep over is likely coming soon. He will still sport a cast,

but he said the swelling has receded enough to warrant some minutes this Friday when Syracuse takes on Niagara at SU Soccer Stadium at 7 p.m.

The Orange (2-0) has thrived despite the absence of its most experienced player through its first two games. After clinching another close

win over Binghamton on Tuesday night, the team is off to its best start since 2006. And the team has taken 15 more shots on goal than its opponents.

But at times, head coach Ian McIntyre has noticed his team can sink into an offensive lull. Against

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