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N • Sweet tooth

P • Staying fresh

Hot Crouse Buns, a store that carries baked goods from area bakeries, has opened on South Crouse Avenue between Dunkin’ Donuts and Faegan’s.

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Ever since its start in the Lawrinson parking lot 10 years ago, Juice Jam has grown into what is now the most anticipated music festival of the entire year.

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S • Man with a plan

Leonid Yelin is entering his third season as head coach of the Syracuse volleyball team and is working to turn the program around. He’s done it before.

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8 QUESTIONS ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT RESOURCES AT SU

Centro changes bus routes

In May, Chancellor Kent Syverud announced that the Advocacy Center would close in June and that its sexual assault resources would be moved to other campus offices. Since then, there has been some confusion about these changes and where to go for help.

The Daily Orange collected questions about these changes from readers on social media and through email and sent them to Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz, senior vice president and dean of student affairs.

Kantrowitz and several other individuals in Student Affairs prepared the responses, which have been edited for space.

By Jessica Iannetta

The Daily Orange: What is the administration doing to make new and returning students aware of the changes to sexual assault resources? Where is the best place to find information on the new changes?

Division of Student Affairs: As is considered a best practice on college campuses, students will notice new stickers have been applied in the stalls of all restrooms in academic buildings and residence halls. The stickers include information about how to contact the Sexual and Relationship Violence Response Team, 24 hours a day, seven days a week by calling 315-4434715. All calls are privileged and confidential. The stickers also provide information about safety and reporting options.

It is important for students to know they can choose to remain anonymous during the course of a telephone conversation with one of our licensed professionals. Students can report matters anonymously through “TIPS” at 315-443-TIPS (8477) or online through the Silent Witness reporting link on the DPS website.

We also have a new website at srvresponse.syr.edu which includes quick links about the services that are offered on and off campus, how to access crisis help, what defines relationship violence, information about reporting options and more.

All new students are required to complete an online training program which includes information about changes to sexual assault resources.

We also established a Student Education and Prevention Team to address sexual and relationship violence, chaired by the Director of the Office of Health Promotion with membership including student and staff representatives from across the University.

The D.O.: Besides the residence halls, where can students meet counselors outside of the Counseling Center?

Student Affairs: Members of our Sexual and Relationship Violence Response Team can be flexible when meeting with survivors who are seeking services and are uncomfortable with meeting at the Counseling Center Office. For example, we easily can arrange to meet see resources page 8

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know where to go If you need sexual assault services, here are resources on and off campus you can use depending on your needs.

Note: The Office of Student Assistance will provide non-confidential support and advocacy services when a student files a formal complaint.

Want to press charges or file a formal complaint?

Want confidential support without reporting the incident?

The number of riders on South Campus buses has increased by 10 percent this semester after Centro changed bus routes to better accommodate Syracuse University students.

The changes to the South Campus bus schedules are the result of a monthslong discussion between Centro and SU about how to make

Last year, students asked for more convenient options that would take them from South Campus to destinations beyond College Place.

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know your numbers Here are the phone numbers to call for on and off-campus sexual assault resources: 315-443-2224 (24/7 help) 315-443-8477 (to report anonymously) 315-443-0211

315-443-4715 (24/7 help)

315-435-3016 911 (in case of emergency) 315-443-2901

315-468-3260 (24/7 help)

campus bus routes more efficient for students. Although the new routes and schedules were just implemented last week, student response has been positive, said Steven Koegel, Centro vice president for business development and corporate communications.

“We always try to make it better,” he said. “We reduced some services that weren’t performing as well and reallocated those resources.”

Wait times for South Campus buses have decreased from 12 minutes to eight and there’s now only one route from South Campus to main campus, Koegel said.

There is also a new bus route that runs from South Campus to Waverly Avenue every 32 minutes, said Scot Vanderpool, SU Parking Services manager, in an email. The changes to the bus routes were made based on student input, he said.

“Last year, students asked for more convenient options that would take them from South Campus to destinations beyond College Place,”

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THIRSTY thursday | wyld extra pale ale

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Pale ale brings earthy, clean taste

Be prepared: University Union and SU officials are preparing Skytop field to host the 10th annual Juice Jam music festival.

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cor r ection As the Labor Day weekend came to an end, I’m sure many students came to the harsh realization that another summer has come and gone. Goodbye beaches and Coronas, hello homework and flu season.

It’s not all gloom and doom, though.

September marks the beginning of one of the best fall traditions out there: bonfire season. And what bonfire is complete without the perfect American pale ale?

Whether you’re camping in the Adirondacks with a roaring 10-foot flame warming your face, or huddled by the artificial fireplace your friend bought last weekend, Uinta Brewing Company’s Wyld Extra Pale Ale is a perfect companion. This Salt Lake City brewing company has unleashed a wild brew that would make anyone sitting by a crackling fire perfectly pleased.

This organic ale advertises being best enjoyed in a glass, but I have to admit, I took a few swigs out of the bottle first, mainly because the rustically designed label with a tent emblazoned across the front made me feel pretty cool.

Right from the first sip, I noticed

In the Sept. 2 article “Students participate in new program in New York City,” information regarding the availability of the program was was misstated.

The Newhouse offsite campus program in NYC is offered in the fall and spring semesters, not just the fall semester. The Daily Orange regrets this error.

Uinta Brewing Company’s Wyld Extra Pale Ale contrasts bitter hops with citrusy lemon flavors. victoria krog contributing photographer

citrus flavors such as lemon and grapefruit, but they were overshadowed by the distinct smell of the pungent hops.

Unlike some beers with citrus notes that taste crisp and refreshing, the lemon flavor was more natural, reminding me of drinking a kale-based smoothie.

As I switched the brew into a glass, a light, cream-colored head formed around the rim. For a girl who doesn’t normally enjoy bitterness, I actually found that they gave this beer a very earthy, clean taste.

Amazingly, the beer went down smoothly until the very last drop. I can’t say that I would prefer it to a crisp Land

Shark Lager, but the zest did leave me pleasantly surprised.

Maybe it was the perfect contrast of citrus and hops that I enjoyed, or maybe it was simply that the rustic design of the bottle brought back memories of an almost-too-hot blaze warming my feet and hands after a long day of apple picking.

Either way, this Uinta Brewing Company beer opened my eyes to the world of pale ales. Living up to its slogan, “Earth, Wind and Beer,” the ale packs a punch that will pair perfectly with the upcoming fall weather. hwredfie@syr.edu

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In the Sept. 3 article “Sound of music: Syracuse orchestra to teach science, math through music to area middle schools” the credit on the illustration was misstated. The illustration was by Sophia Openshaw, contributing illustrator, not by Tony Chao, art director. The Daily Orange regrets this error.

cor r ection In The Daily Orange’s 2014 Football Guide, Terrel Hunt’s 2013 passing yards were misstated. Hunt threw for 1,368 yards, not 5,386 yards. The Daily Orange regrets this error.

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NEWS

3 days

Smoke signals

Number of days until the 10th annual Juice Jam music festival. The festival starts at 11:45 a.m. on Sunday at Skytop field on South Campus.

The CVS on South Crouse Avenue has stopped selling cigarettes as part of a nationwide store policy change. The store is also launching a quit smoking campaign.

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crime

Man robs student Wednesday

By Brett Samuels asst. news editor

Hot Crouse Buns, located on South Crouse Avenue between Faegan’s and Dunkin’ Donuts, offers patrons an opportunity to taste desserts from bakeries around Syracuse. The store also offers decorated cakes and other custom baked goods.

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Local bakery works to attract SU students

By Jacob Gedetsis contributing writer

Students with a sweet tooth now have a new option to satisfy their craving thanks to Hot Crouse Buns, a recently opened bakery located just off the Syracuse University campus.

The bakery, located between Faegan’s Café and Dunkin Donuts on South Crouse Avenue, offers baked goods from various local shops in Syracuse such as Geddes Bakery, Picasso’s Bakery and Lyncourt Bakery. It also offers gluten-free options from Hunka Foods and Cindy’s Cinnamon Rolls bakery. The shop had its grand opening on June 3.

Hot Crouse Buns is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., but owner Frank Gigliotti plans to better tailor to students’ schedules by adding additional “late nights,” and staying open for Carrier Dome events. The shop is also in the process of adding a delivery service that will bring desserts to students.

As students return to campus, Gigliotti said he hopes they will flock

to his shop to purchase the baked goods, but admitted that the store wasn’t very busy this past summer.

“It’s been kind of slow in the summer months with the students gone, vacations and the heat — a lot of different factors, but just getting our name out there is the tough part,” Gigliotti said.

He added that the location adds to the problem. Hot Crouse Buns is

People are so used to going to Dunkin’ Donuts and everything else, we have to somehow get them in here.

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nearly invisible from the street as the shop is tucked behind Faegan’s Café with only a sandwich-board sign proclaiming its existence.

“It’s a tough area, you have to

A student was robbed by an unknown man on Ostrom Avenue early Wednesday morning in the first reported robbery of the semester.

At approximately 2 a.m. on Wednesday, the student reported that he was walking alone and headed north when the robber approached him from behind in the 800 block of Ostrom Avenue, according to the Department of Public Safety. The suspect put the student in a chokehold and demanded the student’s money.

He then pushed the student to the ground and fled on foot. The student did not sustain any injuries, DPS said.

The suspect is a man and there is no further description. He was last seen heading south on Ostrom Avenue toward Berkley Drive away from campus, DPS said.

do round-up Here is a round-up of the top stories published by The Daily Orange this week: NEWS THAI RESTAURANT TO OPEN IN COSMOS LOCATION Sweet Basil Thai & Vietnamese Cuisine is planning on opening in mid-September in the location that housed Cosmos Pizza & Grill since 1963.

Customers can sit down at the long high-top counter which seats up to nine people at Hot Crouse Buns. renee zhou asst. photo editor

get them to stop,” Gigliotti said.

“People are so used to going to Dunkin’ Donuts and everything else, we have to somehow get them in here.”

The shop’s interior features five refrigerated cases filled with cookies, cupcakes, cakes and more. A label placed in front of the dessert highlights the individual shop where the baked good is from.

Patrons encounter teal-colored walls with light wood floor paneling.

A long high-top counter opposite the refrigerated cases has nine places for patrons to sit and eat.

Gloria Taylor, manager of Hot

Crouse Buns, said people are quite nostalgic about the baked goods the store offers. The store’s location near the Hill also allows professionals and students from the area to enjoy the local bakeries that they were taken to as children in the Syracuse area, she added.

“People are just too busy, but here they find something that is very convenient,” Taylor said. “People look at us a say, ‘Oh, I remember eating Harrison’s cookies when I was little’ — it’s so nice to hear those kind of stories.”

Taylor is working on creating a hot cross bun that the duo hopes will be

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PULP TEN YEARS A MARCHING BAND DIRECTOR Justin Mertz, a 2001 alumnus, marks his 10th year as director of the Syracuse University Marching Band and uses humor and pop culture references to teach and connect with his students.

SPORTS IAN MCINTYRE PROFILE Meet Ian McIntyre, head coach of the Syracuse men’s soccer team, who left his native country England 22 years ago to play college soccer in upstate New York, and hasn’t left since.

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Workers prepare Skytop field for Juice Jam festival

By Thomas Beckley-Forest contributing writer

On Sunday, Syracuse University students will flood onto Skytop field to witness one of the school’s largest entertainment events of the year: the 10th annual Juice Jam music festival.

The event’s 10,000 tickets sold out over 11 days, making it the fastest that Juice Jam has ever sold out in the event’s history, according to a University Union press release. Juice Jam 2014 will feature Dillon Francis, ScHoolboy Q, Ace Hood, Tinashe, 3LAU, Broods and MisterWives.

Events of such magnitude require significant advance planning. As a result, University Union has been planning the set-up of the venue such as security and clean-up — for a long time.

“Honestly, most of the logistical preparations have been in place for months,” said Jeremy Martin, UU Vice President. “Right now, most of the ongoing work for the event involves

the stages being constructed.”

Last year’s Juice Jam expanded the annual event from a single stage concert format to a multiple-stage, festival-style event with several artists playing sets throughout the day.

University Union is also coordinating with the SU Facilities and Maintenance Department to get everything ready for Sunday. Rich Stach, SU manager of grounds, said in an email that his staff sets up the snow fences, which separate the crowd from the performers, cleans up during and after the event and installs a generator on site. They also set up trash containers from Colvin Street up Skytop Road and inside the event area.

Event security is also a concern that the University Union is accounting for.

“We’re also working to coordinate with DPS and assorted security personnel to ensure that this Juice Jam goes smoothly,” Martin said.

The event will start at 11:45 a.m. on Sunday. at Skytop field on South Campus.

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bakery their signature item. But for now the team is pushing SU frosted sugar cookies that Gigliotti believes are “a great thing to pick up on the way to a game.”

Gigliotti also pointed out there are no other local bakeries within walking distance

of campus. They want to promote birthday and other event cakes for students and professionals in the area and offer custom decorating options.

“Doctors and professors are the ones that come in on a normal basis,” he said. “They have standard orders of what they want — I actually had a professor call me at my house to place an order.”

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True colors North Carolina State University students create date-rape preventing nail polish

By Maggie Cregan staff writer

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our students at North Carolina State University have been met with both support and controversy for working to produce a nail polish that lets women test their drinks for date-rape drugs.

Tyler Confrey-Maloney, Stephen Gray, Ankesh Madan and Tasso Von Windheim have gotten press in recent weeks — from a BuzzFeed article to a Good Morning America segment — for their startup company, Undercover Colors. The company’s first product, not yet released, will be a nail polish that changes color when it comes in contact with Rohypnol, Xanax, GHB and other date-rape drugs.

“With our nail polish, any woman will be empowered to discreetly ensure her safety by simply stirring her drink with her finger. If her nail polish changes color, she’ll know that something is wrong,” the company’s Facebook page explains.

But the invention has led to controversy and conversations about rape culture on multiple media platforms.

The liberal blog ThinkProgress published an article saying that anti-rape activists “believe innovations like anti-rape nail polish are well-meaning but ultimately misguided.” According to the article, products like this nail polish actually reinforce rape culture in two ways: by putting the burden of prevention on the potential victim and by controlling women’s behavior.

“As a woman, I’m told not to go out alone at night, to watch my drink, to do all of these things.

That way, rape isn’t just controlling me while I’m actually being assaulted — it controls me 24/7 because it limits my behavior. Solutions like these actually just recreate that,” Rebecca Nagle, co-founder of the activist group FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture, said on the blog.

But Confrey-Maloney indicated in a post on the company’s Facebook page that reactions to their product had been encouraging. “Thank you so much for the positive response and interest in Undercover Colors,” he wrote. “We could not be more thrilled with the supportive feedback we’ve received so far!”

The founders of Undercover Colors and their social media director did not respond to The Daily Orange’s multiple requests for interviews.

The four co-founders are now seeking donations to speed up the research and development process and put their product on shelves.

In an interview with Higher Education Works, an organization that advocates for higher education in North Carolina, Madan said he and

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his co-founders met through their university’s Engineering Entrepreneurs Program and found time to develop the product as students through “long hours, late nights,” and integrating Undercover Colors work with class assignments.

He said the co-founders were thinking of big issues in society when they came up with the idea for a nail polish that can prevent date rape.

“All of us have been close to someone who has been through the terrible experience, and we

began to focus on preventive solutions,” he said.

The group has won funding from various entrepreneurship showcases and competitions: at a contest held by North Carolina State’s Entrepreneurship Initiative they won $11,250, and they were finalists at the K50 Startup Showcase, where they raised $100,000 from an investor who saw their product demo.

As both encouragement and criticism continue to pour in, the co-founders want to make

their mission clear: the goal is not to make victims responsible but to make rapists think twice.

“Through this nail polish and similar technologies, we hope to make potential perpetrators afraid to spike a woman’s drink because there’s now a risk that they can get caught,” the company wrote on their Facebook page.

“In effect, we want to shift the fear from the victims to the perpetrators.” mmcregan@syr.edu

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women and gender

letter to the editor

Preventative measures don’t always reinforce rape culture

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ontroversy has struck Undercover Colors, a nail polish that changes colors when it detects date rape drugs.

Many believe that this effort to prevent rape will actually shift the responsibility onto women and blame victims for their assault. But, it is possible to reinforce the notion that victims are never at fault, while doing what we can to reduce the risk of future rapes.

Undercover Colors was devised by an all-male group made up of four North Carolina State University undergraduates. According to the group’s Facebook page, the men invented the nail polish because they want to make potential predators “afraid to spike a woman’s drink because there’s now a risk that they can get caught.”

It is important to care for current victims, but also equally important to try to stop future rapes.

Preventative tools can be good resources for combatting the rape problem that our society faces.

As with all other efforts to combat rape and sexual assault, Undercover Colors is clearly well meaning. But, it does have its flaws. In reading its product description, one will note that there is not a complete knowledge of rape or rape culture.

For example, on its Facebook page, it says a woman can “ensure her safety” by using the product, which can imply that a woman who doesn’t use Undercover Colors might be at fault.Even if a woman doesn’t use Undercover Colors, sexual assault will still never be the fault of the victim.

MANDISA SHIELDS

WHAT A GIRL WANTS

Rape is always 100 percent the fault of the rapist.

Tools like these can lower the risk of rape.But until we start educating people about what rape is and the value of respecting another person’s body, it will never be completely eradicated.

The notion that any preventative tool is inherently reinforcing rape culture and victim-blaming is very flawed. It’s completely possible for a victim to recognize that they are not to blame for their rape while still seeing that tools like this can help prevent the further victimization of themselves and others.

As with all products and measures intended to stop sexual assault, there needs to be continuous discussion about the fact that victims are never at fault as well as resources for victims to seek medical attention.

Restructuring the underlying beliefs in our society that allow rape culture to flourish will not happen overnight. This is why preventative tools are a necessity as we strive to end this problem.

Mandisa Shields is a sophomore newspaper and online journalism major. Her column appears weekly. She can be reached at meshield@syr.edu and followed on Twitter @mandisashields.

Hillel objects to publishing of previous Letter to the Editor To The Daily Orange Editorial Board: On Sept. 2 The Daily Orange published Collin Chambers’ Letter to the Editor written in response to a profile piece on Harel Rush, an SU student who chose to suspend his studies to join the IDF, which appeared in The Daily Orange on Aug. 28. In his letter, Chambers inaccurately labels Israel an “apartheid state” guilty of “genocide.” He goes on to claim that the article about Rush furthers the “racist Zionist narrative.”

Hillel at Syracuse University (“Hillel”) and the Hillel Jewish Student Union (“HJSU”) support every SU student’s right to exercise free speech and deeply values the multitude of opinions and perspectives voiced on our campus, but we condemn hate. Chambers’ inaccurate, offensive and inflammatory diatribe demonizes Israel with unsubstantiated claims and unchecked facts. Chambers’ Letter to the Editor is not appropriate for inclusion in a neutral, highly respected publication like The Daily Orange and has no place at a tolerant university like SU.

Hillel and the HJSU acknowledge the importance of the diverse narratives surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. We invite dialogue about Israel and accept criticism of the Jewish homeland. However, we do not accept the hateful rhetoric featured in this recent publication and we respectfully ask that The Daily Orange Editorial Board retract the letter.

Hillel and the HJSU regard any loss of life on either side as tragic and hope that both parties will come to a peaceful, long-lasting and satisfactory resolution to this conflict soon. We hope and pray for Harel’s safety and look forward to his return to Syracuse, if and when that may be his plan.

Signed, Brian Small Executive Director, Hillel at Syracuse University Zach Goldberg (’15) President, Hillel Jewish Student Union On behalf of the HJSU Executive Board

liberal

Audio leak proves billionaires’ control over Republican Party

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s if we needed an audio testimony to prove just how much harm the Koch Brothers have done to America, a recording of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell from a confidential Koch Brother’s retreat leaked last Tuesday.

The Koch Brothers, wealthy industrialists who back the GOP, held the retreat in June, 2014. On Aug. 26, YouTube channel “The Undercurrent” leaked a clip from the retreat of Senator McConnell claiming that he wasn’t going to waste his time helping middle-class Americans if Republicans take the Senate in November. In fact, he isn’t even going to consider raising the minimum wage, extending unemployment benefits or improve student loan rates.

It further proves that the real power in GOP politics is money, and our country will never have an efficient Congress as long as billionaires like the Koch brothers buy our politicians.

Obviously, McConnell never meant for these remarks to go public. And that’s exactly why these remarks are so important — it’s the real Republican strategy.

What will McConnell and the rest of the Republican caucus be doing instead of helping Americans? Shutting down the government and defunding federal agencies, according to the audio clip.

In the recording, Mitch compares “poison pills” or “riders” to important pieces of legislation — the same tactic Republicans used last fall when they shut down the government.

“In the House and Senate, we own the budget,” McConnell said. “So what does that mean?

That means that we can pass the spending bill.

And I assure you that in the spending bill, we will be pushing back against this bureaucracy by doing what’s called ‘placing riders’ in the bill. No money can be spent to do this or to do that. We’re going to go after them on health care, on finan-

JILLIAN LYNCH

JUST BIDEN MY TIME cial services, on the Environmental Protection Agency, across the board. All across the federal government, we’re going to go after it.”

There are examples proving that billionaires are winning politicians all over the U.S. — specifically the Koch Brothers. In Wisconsin, the Kochs had their well-trained servant Gov. Scott Walker obliterate labor unions, work to restrict voting to the affluent white voters only and push privatized charter schools.

In Florida, the Koch Brothers’ bag-man Gov. Rick Scott followed orders to the tee by granting off-shore drilling access, killing the high-speed rail project that was going to create tens of thousands of permanent jobs in Florida and by purging the voting roles, according to CBS Miami.

The strategy of the Koch Brothers and other moneybags is to buy cheap-character politicians and to keep all of the money and power in one place to benefit the top 1 percent. And seeing McConnell, an important leader of the GOP, saying he would do anything the Koch Brothers ordered him to do is terrifying.

In the end, the muffled audio recording of the Senate GOP Leader will be politically beneficial to Democrats.

The fact that McConnell vowed no more debate on Democrats “gosh-darn proposals” just makes him the face of gridlock and dirty money in Washington. Elect the Republicans to the Senate in November and it will only get worse.

Jillian Lynch is a broadcast journalism and political philosophy major. Her column appears weekly. She can be reached at Jillianlynch1109@gmail.com and followed on Twitter @jillianlynch.

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technology

iWatch could turn wearables mainstream

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ost of the anticipation surrounding Apple’s Sept. 9 event has been focused on the iPhone 6, but Apple could also produce a game changer for wearable technology.

From people nicknaming Google Glass users “glassholes,” to unfashionable attempts at smart wrist wear, wearable technology hasn’t gotten off to the hottest start in its short history. All of that could change next week if rumors are true that Apple will announce its first wearable product — iWatch.

Apple’s cult-like following could lead to a shift in the public’s perception of wearable products. Over the years, Apple has maintained a reputation of quality products and even wearable critics will be tempted to give a smartwatch a try if it has an Apple logo on it.

Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, was one of those critics in the past, calling wearable products a ‘hard sell’ in an Aug. 27 CNET article. However, he feels the power of the brand could do for wearables what the iPhone did to smartphones in 2007.

“Apple works very hard to produce exceptionally great products and doesn’t quickly release things like a wearable. So if one is introduced I expect it to have a chance to set the direction and make the product category finally viable,” Wozniak said in the article.

The main issue with wearable technology so far has been figuring out its niche in people’s daily lives. Can it be used as a substitute for a smartphone or is it an additional accessory?

A deciding factor of that will most likely be price, which is rumored to be around $400 according to Recode.net.

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AN URBAN LOOK AT TECHNOLOGY consumer may think $400 is steep for a watch that is limited due to size alone, but price isn’t much a concern for the most faithful Apple lovers.

The clean, sleek design that Apple products are known for will surely transition to the wearable tech world, which has made strides in the area of fashion this year. Ray-Ban partnered with Google earlier in the year to help Google Glass become more stylish, as did Diane Von Furstenburg, and Timex is slated to release a smartwatch that comes with its own 3G connection. I expect Apple to build off of the designs of the top smartwatches on the market and still keep its notorious smooth and streamlined look.

Next week Tim Cook, current Apple CEO, will unveil the iPhone 6 and possibly the iWatch to hundreds of tech enthusiasts. There is more hype around this year than previous years. After a few relatively average software and product updates there is once again a feeling that something big is in the air.

Whenever Apple drops a new product, the whole world pays attention.

The company has had a few years now since Steve Jobs’ passing to figure out its next move and it is poised to shake the world again under the direction of Cook.

The iWatch could either become just one of many smartwatches or become the trend of next year. With its past success in innovation, you have to expect the second option — Apple has earned that.

Aarick Knighton is a junior information management and technology major. His column appears weekly. He can be reached at adknight@syr.edu and followed on Twitter @aarickurban.

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SU should continue to review bus system After changing the South Campus bus routes and schedules for the better, it is time for Syracuse University to reevaluate the role the Connective Corridor buses have in campus life.

The South Campus bus schedule was reformed after lengthy discussions between Centro and SU. The discussions were based on student input that called for more convenient options to take the bus from South Campus. The new schedule is simpler and more efficient. Wait times are now eight minutes instead of 12, and there is now only one route from South Campus to main campus.

Another change that was made highlights the need for the university to review the Connective Cor-

ridor bus system. The Connective Corridor bus route was modified to make more stops on South Campus and fewer stops to the Near Westside. Service to the Near Westside was decreased to only six stops per day. The vice president for business development and corporate communications at Centro admitted that ridership was not strong to the Near Westside.

It’s beneficial that SU took that information and decreased service to the Near Westside, but now the university needs to look at how the Connective Corridor is being used by students. As a free service, the Connective Corridor is intended to be a link between SU and the city.

Students often use the Connective Corridor to access the Nancy Cantor

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Warehouse, a renovated building used for classrooms, gallery and studio space, but the warehouse is one of the last stops on the bus schedule.

SU should consider how many buses are really needed within downtown Syracuse by continuing to review how many students are using the Connective Corridor to get to the city.

To continue to improve bus schedules for students, the university could also consider adding a bus that only goes from Main Campus to the warehouse.

The university should continue to make efficient changes within its systems by expanding its review to the Connective Corridor bus system. SU can continue its relationship with the city of Syracuse while also reviewing what is in students’ best interests.

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buses Vanderpool said.

As a result, students will now be able to travel from South Campus to places such as Syracuse Stage and the Center of Excellence without transferring buses, Vanderpool said.

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resources with a student at another on-campus location such as an office in a residence hall or a conference room in another on-campus building.

The D.O.: What is Janet Epstein’s, former director of the Advocacy Center, position in the Office of Student Assistance and how does her position interact with the Counseling Center? Is her position confidential?

Student Affairs: The Office of Student Assistance serves as a central support hub to help students manage crises, life traumas and other concerns or barriers that impede success. The office has always had a close working relationship with the Counseling Center and the two offices often partner together to address the needs of students who struggle in areas such as psychological health, physical health, crime victimization, sexual misconduct and relationship violence and social adjustment. While the Office of Student Assistance is not deemed a confidential resource by the University, the highly-trained and experienced staff members remain trusted

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tinue to get input from students about bus routes, Vanderpool said. The department has created a new email system specifically for transit comments and concerns, which will also include a student satisfaction survey.

The Connective Corridor bus route has also been modified, Koegel said. For example, the route will include more stops on South Campus than in the past. But while service to South Campus has increased, service to the Near Westside has

decreased to only six stops per day, Koegel said.

Marilyn Higgins, SU vice president of community and engagement and economic development, said she and Near Westside Initiative Director, Maarten Jacobs, reached out to SU’s partners on the Near Westside to determine their needs. Then they recommended the timing of the trips to best accommodate the needs of students and faculty who travel to the Near Westside.

A few individuals have expressed concerns

about the new routes but Higgins said she’s confident the university will make changes if needed. In general though, Higgins said she’s been impressed with how hard Centro and the university has worked to make the bus system better.

“I was at one meeting where they were really working hard to shave off a minute here, make sure we take care of students over here,” she said. “They were going through a very involved process.”

advocates for students and uphold the highest standards of privacy as they assist students through a variety of interventions, referrals and follow-up services.

The D.O.: Who do you call first to report a sexual assault: DPS or the Syracuse Police Department?

Student Affairs: If a student’s safety is being threatened, the first call should be to DPS (711 from a campus phone or #78 on mobile) or 911. If a sexual assault has occurred, the most important thing a student can do is to reach out immediately.

The D.O.: Are sexual and relationship violence support and advocacy services provided

by Syracuse University also available to students at SUNY-ESF? Student Affairs: Yes. SUNY-ESF students are able to access the resources on the SU campus and in the community.

The D.O.: Will there be more changes made to sexual assault services on campus in the future?

If so, how will future changes be made in consultation with students, faculty and staff?

Student Affairs: The chancellor has appointed a new Workgroup on Sexual Violence Prevention, Education and Advocacy comprised of faculty, students and staff.

The charge to the workgroup is to identify any critical gaps in service and support that are not reflected in the new structure. This includes aspects of the Advocacy Center’s programs and services that could be better integrated in the new support network.

The workgroup is also being asked to propose a set of recommendations for further improving the campus and community culture as it relates to sexual and relationship violence.

The D.O.: Given that the White House Task Force’s report was released only a month before the changes took effect, what were the other considerations, including incidents and guiding documents from federal and state governments, that motivated or informed the decision?

Student Affairs: Like most colleges and universities in the country, we continually review the support services we provide to all of our students. In the area of sexual assault and relationship violence, we reviewed a number of recommendations and best practices from peer institutions as well as state and federal organizations before the White House Task Force Report came out. The report was one of many documents we reviewed when making our decision about how to best meet the needs

of our students moving forward.

The D.O.: What is a climate study, and why is the university conducting one now?

Student Affairs: A climate survey is a tool to gain knowledge about student attitudes, perceptions, experiences and knowledge about resources. Although not named as such, climate surveys have been implemented in the past at Syracuse University, with the most recent being the American College Health Association’s National College Health Assessment conducted at Syracuse University in the fall of 2011. The survey is a nationally recognized research survey that assesses college students’ health habits, behaviors and perceptions, including specific questions regarding sexual assault and relationship violence. This information is critical for improving campus responses.

This year, the University will be broadening its assessment of sexual assault and relationship violence through a separate climate survey. It is recommended by the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault that colleges and universities nationwide implement climate surveys regarding sexual assault on their campuses.

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ozomatli &

dashboard confessional 2006

method man & de la soul 2004

In 2013, Juice Jam became the first student-run music festival in the country. With high-profile acts like Kendrick Lamar and Nicky Romero, University Union president Megan Barnes said students’ reactions were extremely positive.

childish gambino &

calvin harris 2012

The first Juice Jam concert took place in 2004 at the Lawrinson Hall parking lot. Tickets were free on a first-come-first-serve basis, and about 3,000 students flooded the lot to see Method Man and De La Soul.

kendrick lamar & nicky romero

motion city soundtrack & blackalicious 2005

Motion City Soundtrack, along with Blackalicious, rocked the stage in 2005.

Students had mixed reactions about the lineup because of the small-name bands, but Barnes said UU evolves each year.

In 2006, secondary act Dashboard Confessional outshone headline act Ozomatli, a Latin band.

The headliner paled in comparison to the lead singer of Dashboard Confessional, who made college girls swoon.

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2007 Juice Jam came to Skytop Field in 2007, and Third Eye Blind rocked South Campus.

This was the start of a new tradition and gave UU the opportunity to sell more tickets than ever before.

2013

Rapper Childish Gambino and DJ Calvin Harris took the 2012 stage.

That year, $1 from each ticket sold supported the victims of the July 20 Aurora, Colorado movie theater shooting.

avicii & b.o.b. & chiddy bang 2011 Doubling as a tribute event for the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, the 2011 Juice Jam lineup included charttoppers Avicii, B.o.B. and Chiddy Bang. “Avicii played a two-hour set, which is unreal,” Barnes said. “The headliner, B.o.B., was absolutely amazing as well.”

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talib kweli & ra ra riot 2008 Syracuse natives Ra Ra Riot opened the 2008 festival and were followed by hip-hop star Talib Kweli. The members of Ra Ra Riot came together as seniors at SU in 2006, and the band has since toured internationally.

passion pit &

lupe fiasco 2010 2010 became the first year in Syracuse University history that the most anticipated concert of the year sold out. Lupe Fiasco and Passion Pit brought more than 5,000 students to Skytop Field. This year, more than 9,500 students will dance on South Campus.

girl talk &

jack’s mannequin &

the cool kids 2009

For the first time, UU released a survey in the summer of 2009 to gather student opinions about the festival’s set list. Girl Talk, Jack’s Mannequin and The Cool Kids rocked out on a more alternative stage.

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Kickball tournament memorializes SU alum, broadcaster

By Brendan Krisel asst. feature editor

Spreading awareness for a good cause can be as easy and fun as playing kickball.

The ninth annual Bill Leaf Memorial Kickball Tournament will be held Saturday to raise awareness against drunk driving and to raise money for a scholarship in Leaf’s name. A local of central New York, Leaf graduated from Syracuse University in 2002. Nine years ago, he was killed when a drunk-driver going the wrong way hit him head-on on Interstate 81.

The tournament also raises money for a scholarship in the name of Samantha Reynolds, a Liverpool High School student who was killed in 2008 when a drunk-driver struck her family’s car as they were making their way to Florida for spring break.

For Bill’s sister, Maria Leaf, it’s hard to believe her brother has been gone for nearly a decade. But, she is glad that he was able to achieve some of his dream.

“He had a tremendous amount of pride for Syracuse, and it was, like I said, his dream always to go to SU to study broadcasting,” Maria Leaf said. “At least he did get to do that.”

After graduating from SU, Leaf went on to work as a sports and news broadcaster, doing radio work for WSYR and occasionally filling in to do TV work at the now-defunct Channel 5.

After his death, Leaf’s family received a great amount of support from the Syracuse community. Roughly 1,000 people came to Leaf’s funeral visit, much more than his family was expecting, Maria Leaf said.

“I don’t think Bill even realized how many peo-

ple watched him on TV, and listened to him on the radio and were fans and were so devastated when they found out what happened,” she said.

That community support is still felt today, almost 10 years later, every year at the Bill Leaf Memorial Kickball Tournament.

The main goal of the tournament is to raise awareness against drinking while driving, said Jonathan Hoster, a classmate of Leaf at SU and a board member of the SU Alumni Club of Central New York.

Hoster has always considered drunk driving to be a serious problem, even before Leaf’s death.

“I’ve always thought that this is such a preventable problem, and then after going to school with Bill and seeing what happened to him — a life lost so young — it was just horrible,” said Hoster. “So anything we can do to raise awareness about this and get it on people’s minds so they will take action to prevent something like this is important.”

What started as a tribute to Leaf has become much more in the nine years of the kickball tournament, said Jim Lerch, one of the tournament’s directors and former co-worker of Leaf.

The Bill Leaf Memorial Kickball Tournament is one of the only events in central New York that raises awareness against driving drunk and the effect has been tangible, Lerch added.

“I believe from the feedback we’ve gotten from folks, from the kinds of things people will say to us on tournament day, that we’ve had a profound effect,” Lerch said.

The day of the tournament is both heartfelt and fun. Every year at the tournament’s opening ceremony, local law enforcement members speak about the dangers of drunk driving. Later in

The Bill Leaf Memorial Kickball Tournament pays tribute to alumnus Bill Leaf ’02 who was killed in 2006 by a drunk driver on Interstate 81. courtesy of jonothan hoster

the ceremony, Maria Leaf and Tracy Reynolds, Samantha Reynolds’ mother, speak about their lost loved ones. After the opening ceremony, the tournament begins and the rest of the day is dedicated to kickball.

The proceeds from the tournament fund a scholarship at SU in Bill Leaf’s name, Hoster said.

The scholarship must be awarded to a student from central New York who is studying broadcasting, following the same path and dream that Leaf once did.

“He wanted to be a sports broadcaster — his whole life he grew up with that dream,” Lerch said. “It’s nice that his dream goes on through other people through this scholarship — that people get the chance to try to realize that

dream by going to Syracuse University.”

For Maria Leaf, what touches her heart every year is that the community has not forgotten about Bill and that they have the opportunity to prevent future tragedies.

Although rain is on the forecast for the tournament this year, the excitement behind the event has not faltered, Maria Leaf said. In fact, her brother always loved playing “mudball.”

Said Maria Leaf: “If there’s one thing that we can take away from this, it’s that knowing that we’ve managed to help other people through this event is so huge. That’s why every year we’re out there, and rain or shine we hold this event.” bskrisel@syr.edu

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GUINNESS GRACIOUS Syracuse Irish Festival to celebrate 15 years with new beer and cider garden

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he Syracuse Irish Festival is the perfect opportunity for students to eat, drink and be merry, and this year’s newest addition of a beer and cider garden was designed to give the festival a pub-like atmosphere.

If you’re Irish and looking to get in touch with your roots, or maybe just enjoy a good beer and great music, then you’ll want to stop

by Clinton Square this weekend for the Syracuse Irish Festival, which celebrates its 15th anniversary. What began in 1999 as a fourband lineup in front of Kitty Hoyne’s Irish Pub & Restaurant has since grown to be the No. 1 free festival in the Northeast.

Each year the festival promises eccentric Irish rock music as its main attraction, but this year’s newest attraction may steal the spotlight.

Tom Burke, long-time volunteer and a member of the festival’s board of directors, said this year they’re changing the footprint of the festival.

The placement of the traditional stage, which spotlights smaller acts, and the Magner’s stage, which features the festival’s headliners, have been relocated to make room for the festival’s most recent addition — a beer and cider garden. A massive 18-wheel Guinness beer truck will make its festival debut, coming all the way from New York City.

Two separate tents will extend off the truck with high bar tables, creating a pub-themed beer garden with a perfect view of the Magner stage. Guinness, Magner’s Irish Cider and Smithwick’s Irish Ale will be served, and the tent will include an open stage for any of the participating bands or any guests itching to sing or play an instrument, but strictly Irish music.

“Most years at the festival, people feel like there’s a lot of standing around, so that’s why

we decided to add the beer and cider garden this year,” said Marty Cahill, the festival’s co-chair.

“It gives it more of an Irish theme, so people feel like they’re actually at a pub. There’s going to be a lot of people there and a lot of interaction.”

Since entrance to the festival is free, guests will have to cover the costs of their food and relish the unlimited amount of Magners Irish Ciders that they are able to sample. Even if you are not Irish, it may be worth the trip downtown to enjoy a swig of beer and live music.

Along with the beer and cider garden, Cahill said the usual 25–30 food and merchandise vendors will be in attendance. The vendors offer a variety of Irish goods from jewelry to stained glass, and more importantly, authentic Irish fare.

Traditional Irish meals like fish and chips and bangers and mash will be served to highlight some of Syracuse’s best Irish restaurants, as well as Kitty Hoynes’ famous Shepherds Pie, which Cahill said is always the most popular choice at the festival. Also new this year is the addition of Syracuse’s only Irish-themed food truck, Shattuck’s Paddy Wagon.

With two full days jam packed with entertainment, the Irish festival puts on quite the show while exposing local talent with performances by local bands and Irish dancing schools throughout the weekend. This year, the festival has decided to focus their concert lineup by featuring bands that have started in Syracuse and worked their way up in the local music scene.

The traditional stage will have entertainment Friday morning, but the Magner’s stage will kickoff Friday at 5 p.m. with the local band Attractive Nuisance. The local Irish band, the Flyin’ Column will also perform, making this their last show at the festival before they retire.

The 15th Syracuse Irish Festival will feature a beer and cider garden, where customers can purchase Irish staples like Guinness and Magner’s Irish Cider. courtesty of marty cahill

The Prodigals will be Friday’s closing act, with several Syracuse Irish dancing schools performing in between the bands. On Saturday, the headlining acts begin on the Magner’s stage at 11 a.m. and go until 9:45 p.m. with performances by The Causeway Giants, The Town Pants and other bands.

“They’re Irish rock bands, so there’s always

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a great crowd and a lot of energy,” said Burke, whose sons have volunteered backstage and in the green room.

Between the array of hearty foods, crisp drinks and live entertainment, it shouldn’t be hard to find something that fits your cup of tea, or pint of Guinness rather, at this festival.

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Juice Jam lineup disappoints, needs more hip-hop artists

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t might seem crazy, what I’m about to say, but I really wasn’t too happy when this year’s Juice Jam lineup was revealed. I did not feel like a room without a roof. The weeks leading up to the big announcement were full of anticipation that came to a crashing halt on Aug. 17. Out of seven artists, there were a mere two rappers.

I was — and still am — furious. I thought what Juice Jam really needed this year was more hip-hop and electronic dance music artists to steer us away from other genres such as alternative, indie and pop music.

If University Union is going to have so many artists, why not make them all rappers and DJs? It seems like a fairly obvious choice to me. Last year, of the six artists that performed at Juice Jam, only four represented the hip-hop and EDM communities. With seven acts this year, at least 10 of them should do so.

Having one rapper, one DJ, one alternative band, one country singer and one folk band at an event like Juice Jam would just divide everybody and maybe even expose them to new music. Keep those string quartets away from us. We should really try to unite all of the concert attendees under one genre.

One of the things I love the most about SU is how our diverse student body is able to come together as one school. I’ve met people from the U.K., Greece, China, even Rochester. While there is a diverse group of musicians scheduled to perform on Sunday, it’s still not diverse enough. Yes, there are pop acts like Tinashe and indie performers like Broods and MisterWives, but where’s the real diversity?

Musical diversity is something many of us pretend to have, myself included. Whenever you ask someone what genres of music they’re into, they will often say “everything.” If I were to pick up their phone, however, I doubt I would find Calvin Harris followed by Claude Debussy and Creedence Clearwater Revival. It’s not a crime to be limited in musical tastes, by any means.

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That being said, it wouldn’t be wrong to experience something new.

College is supposed to be a time of discovery, according to half of the graduation cards that I received. So maybe it’s time for UU to take us by the hand and lead us through the wonderful world of world music. I’m not claiming to be an expert, but I know there’s more out there than we are all aware of.

Just imagine 3LAU finishing his set, and 20 minutes later, the Roadies start bringing out banjos, or steel drums or sitars. It’s my guess that a lot of people would be pretty puzzled, but maybe it could open our minds a little bit. The beards and Birkenstock sandals of the ESF kids will quiver with excitement.

Juice Jam is all about having a good time, but it’s more than polishing off a few bottled beverages before stumbling to Skytop Field.

It may be easy to forget that Juice Jam is a music festival, so it’s not just about those flower tiaras and face paint. It’s a time when performances command our attention.

Maybe people just haven’t been exposed to jazz or blues or post-industrial-noise-jazzfunk-country-swing-grass. Maybe they have been — but I haven’t and I would like to be.

I know when it comes to a lot of this year’s artists, I just can’t relate to what they’re singing about and I don’t think I’m alone.

Does Ace Hood know the true problems that students face? I’ve never had the “feds” after me or unsuspectingly woken up in a luxury automobile. Although Schoolboy Q might think so, I confidently say I am definitely not a “gangsta, gangsta, gangsta, gangsta, gangsta, gangsta, G.” Zach Schweikert is a sophomore advertising major. Maybe you’ll run into him at Juice Jam this weekend. Please don’t hurt him. His column appears every Thursday in Pulp. He can be reached at zdschwei@syr.edu

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under Yelin, “and you’re not always going to make him happy.”

After a 12-18 record in his first season, followed by a 16-16 mark in 2013, winning is coming more slowly than it ever has for Yelin.

“A lot of people (don’t) even know, in the school, in the city (that) we have (a) volleyball team here,” Yelin said. “I don’t blame them, I blame us. We’ve just got to do better so they will know.”

When Yelin first came to the United States in 1989 from Uzbekistan to escape the Soviet Union with his family, he didn’t speak a word of English. He thought his life as a volleyball coach was finished.

He laid tiles on the floors of hospitals. Then he was a deliveryman at Pizza Hut. His next job was a salesman of ladies fragrances.

“If it’s not going to happen, if I’m never able to get back to coaching volleyball, at least I wouldn’t shoot myself,” Yelin said he thought

third time’s a charm Leonid Yelin got off to a strong start as Louisville’s women’s volleyball head coach in the mid-90s, leading to a dominant season in 1996. As for 2014, which will be Yelin’s third year with the Orange and SU’s second year in the Atlantic Coast Conference, the results are to be determined. Here are his teams’ winning percentages in his first three years at Louisville and first three years at SU.

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at the time. “Worst case scenario, you’re going to be a taxi driver.”

He believed that he wouldn’t be that same star volleyball coach that led the women’s national team to a Soviet Union championship in 1978.

But Yelin was discovered at a local volleyball club and offered a job coaching at Barry University in Miami, Florida, a small Division II school that he said had about 1,500 undergraduate students.

Yelin unknowingly accepted the head coaching position after his initial interview, but didn’t show up on the first day. His English was so poor that he never realized he’d been offered the position to begin with.

“That was a different level of language I didn’t even understand,” Yelin said. “I didn’t understand 90 percent of what (they were) talking about.”

Yelin excelled at Barry despite the language barrier. He said the less talking that he did, the better, and that the players were still receptive to his technical demonstrations.

Five years later, in 1996, he was offered the

job at Louisville. There, he made championships an expectation.

“He’s very honest,” Cantway said. “He’s tough.

But you know what you’re getting when you walk in and when you leave and every day in between.”

Cantway said that as a freshman in 2003, she learned this the hard way. She didn’t want to follow all the rules, she didn’t want to be

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she made adjustments.

As an assistant coach to Yelin at Louisville and Syracuse, Cantway admired his seemingly impossible passion for volleyball. She remembered times when the Cardinals would get home at 2 a.m. from a road trip, only to have Yelin babble about different scores from around the country when the coaches met up again at 7 a.m.

“The neat thing about working with him is that he’d go through things five or six different ways,” said Rick Nold, a former assistant with Yelin at Louisville. “There’d be different experiences with different players. It was good to learn so many different things and different ways to approach a situation.”

Yelin has a certain type of player that he likes to have. One that is willing to learn and one that wants to win as much as he does.

Now, 12 of the 15 players on the roster have played their entire Syracuse career for Yelin. Last season, Syracuse finished fifth in the Atlantic Coast Conference after being projected to finish twelfth.

This year the Orange is picked to finish eighth, despite boasting a relatively inexperienced roster. Just two years after tearing apart and rebuilding the foundation of the Syracuse program, he’s starting to mold it into his own.

“Instead of (bringing) somebody and trying to change, you better bring somebody who you need and you don’t have to change,” Yelin said. “That’s the right thing ... The quantity, is not necessarily going to transfer into quality.” sblum@syr.edu | @SamBlum3

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SU’s Malones reunite after childhood spent running

By Jon Mettus staff writer

In high school, every day was the same for sisters Mary and Margo Malone: school, practice, family dinner.

With a family of runners, it wasn’t hard to anticipate that the dinner conversation would go to cross-country.

But then Margo went off to college, and the dinner conversations got a little quieter. This year, the conversations are relocating to Syracuse as the two sisters are reunited on the women’s cross-country team, with Margo in her third season and Mary starting her first.

“I was ecstatic when she told me,” Margo said of Mary’s commitment to SU. “I couldn’t believe it and I think it’s going to be really cool to share this with her.”

Margo was the women’s top runner last year, earning All-Atlantic Coast Conference and

There was a little bit of sibling rivalry. They were always really close in speed in high school.

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All-Northeast Region honors, while Mary was an accomplished high school senior, leading North Hills High School in Pittsburgh.

It started in fourth grade. Like most the kids at St. Teresa of Avila School — a private Catholic grade school in Pittsburgh — Margo began exploring sports. She dabbled in basketball and soccer, but cross-country was the one that stuck.

It had something the other sports didn’t: her mother, Midge Malone, as the coach.

Margo fell in love with the sport, so her younger sisters Shannon and Mary decided to give it a try, too.

Throughout high school, Margo and Mary’s lives revolved around running. They trained and practiced together — along with Shannon,

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rutgers box. He successfully slipped passes up the right wing despite St. Mary’s forwards pulling at his jersey hard enough to bend his back. And as the Gaels repeatedly fouled the Orange, Hilliard ignited quick restarts from the defensive third to spur the up-tempo Syracuse attack.

The right-most defender in the 3-5-2 is a role Hilliard has embraced, and one he sees himself succeeding in moving forward.

“I’m liking it a lot because it gives us more responsibility in the back,” Hilliard said of being one of three defenders, rather than one of four.

“Personally, I think I fit into the formation very well, and I’ve played next to both Skylar and Louis (Cross) now, and they’re both very good center backs so everything is working out.”

McIntyre has emphasized depth in the back often in the Orange’s young season. With

who runs for the University of Virginia and is in between the other two sisters in age — which helped bring them closer.

They were always challenging and pushing each other to get better for every weekend spent traveling to meets.

“There was a little bit of sibling rivalry,” Midge said. “They were always really close in speed in high school, but they always had a healthy competition.”

It was that sibling rivalry that helped the Malones dominate the cross-country and track and field scene at North Hills. At a tri-state coaches invitational, the Malone sisters were the first three women to finish the race.

Mary and Margo had a passion for the sport that their high school coach John Wilkie said he rarely ever sees.

“Margo and Mary really love hard work,” Wilkie said. “Typically an athlete will put up with it knowing they have to do it to improve, but the Malones actually relished the hard work.”

The three sisters led North Hills to two consecutive Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League Triple-A cross-country titles in 2010 and 2011, and earned 15 combined individual WPIAL medals.

This past summer, Mary and Shannon joined Margo and the SU women’s team on a training session in Lake Tahoe, a trip organized by the girls on the team.

SU head coach Chris Fox said Mary has high expectations for herself given her sister’s performance.

“Margo has kind of set the bar high because she’s had such a great two years here, especially the last year,” Fox said. “And so Mary thinks kind of bigger than most incoming freshmen.”

Fox hasn’t had a chance to observe Mary much in practice, but said he believes she could be among the top seven runners the team takes to each meet.

Even though Mary is running for a new team and a new coach, she’ll be racing beside a familiar face — one that she knows will motivate her.

“It helps with the transition because I know how she runs and I know where I should be in comparison to her,” Mary said. “If I’m ever having a bad day, she’s there.” jrmettus@syr.edu

defenders like the now-healthy Chris Makowski, who’s started 51 career games, and Cross, threatening for minutes, Hilliard’s grasp on a starting role will depend on his ability to continue his exceptional play.

He said he’s been at 100 percent since January, through his summer Premier Development League season with the Ocean City Nor’easters.

“His training habits have improved a lot and just trying to keep up with him actually because he’s been working so much harder to get back to where everyone was,” Murrell said.

“That’s the sign of a good athlete.

Hilliard will be up to his toughest task yet against Rutgers, and with starting spots always up for grabs, he remains unfazed.

“There’s competition at every position, so any day anyone could start,” Hilliard said. “In practice, I just work hard, do what I can on the field and let Mac go ahead and take care of the coaching.” mcschnei@syr.edu | @matt_schneidman

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Streak-ending loss to Michigan State still stings Bradley

By Connor Grossman staff writer

Syracuse played 45 games at J.S. Coyne stadium between Sept. 6, 2009 and Nov. 16, 2013 without a loss.

The streak came to an abrupt end when No. 20-seeded Michigan State sent SU home in the first round of the 2013 NCAA tournament — at home.

“Well for me, the loss is very up next fresh.

Fresh VS Albany every day,” SU @ J.S. Coyne Stadium head coach Ange Saturday, 2 p.m.

Bradley said.

For the first time since the loss, Syracuse (4-0) is returning to play a competitive game at its home stadium. Looking to start a new winning streak

at home, SU is off to a good start as they prepare to face unbeaten Albany (3-0) on Saturday at 2 p.m. and Ball State (2-0) on Sunday at 1 p.m. But Bradley still remembers.

For the third consecutive year, the Orange started its season off on a four-game winning streak. It’s the product of an intense and somewhat reflective preseason regimen.

Bradley was deflated when recalling her memories of the loss to the Spartans, but quickly deferred to where her players were mentally with a new season underway.

“They still feel it, but have moved on to new opportunities,” Bradley said. “They know they have to stay present, focused and stick to their plan.

“If you get caught up in the past, you’re not going to be good at anything you do.”

Bradley maintained that she’s not still soaking in the season-ending loss, but more than

anything, learned what her team needed to improve on heading into this season.

Syracuse prides itself on a quick style of play on the artificial surface at Coyne Stadium.

“We like to play fast,” Bradley said. “Michi-

They still feel it, but have moved on to new opportunities.

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gan State took that away from us last year.”

The head coach also lamented on the fact that her team outshot Michigan State 21-4 in

the 2-1 loss. The result of that was an emphasis in preseason on finishing.

“We’ve practiced quite a bit this offseason how to change tempo in a game to deal with people who drop back on us,” she said.

So far this season, SU has outscored its opponents 21-4.

After having four seniors graduate last year, Bradley has brought in an incoming freshman class of 10 that she said is the biggest she’s ever handled at Syracuse. With such a sizable change of personnel, Bradley has a young group of players she can keep focused on the team’s future.

She’s relying on her veteran players to relay an important, otherwise costly, message.

“If you want to be a good player, you have to stay present,” said Bradley. “You can’t change what’s already happened.” cgrossma@syr.edu

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couple good talks” with his starting quarterback.

“It hurt him, bad. It was a mistake and he owned up to it,” Shafer said. “I look forward to getting him back on the football field, learning and not going back over that bridge ever again.”

Shafer expects O-line to improve From within the 10-yard line, Adonis Ameen-Moore had space in front of him. But the big running back was tripped up and fell short of the goal line.

It was one of several opportunities Syracuse struck out on near the goal line on Friday, and one that stuck with Shafer.

“If it had been a touchdown, I would be feeling great about things,” Shafer said.

Ameen-Moore did score from 2 yards out in the third quarter in Syracuse’s (1-0) 27-26 win

over Villanova on Friday, and Prince-Tyson Gulley accounted for another touchdown on a 65-yard dash up the middle in the first. But the Orange’s offensive line didn’t get much push otherwise in the double-overtime victory.

With guards Nick Robinson and Omari Palmer unavailable, the makeshift offensive line featured tackle Michael Lasker at right guard, a position that required more movement.

In the first overtime, Ameen-Moore was stuffed twice for a loss from inside the 3-yard line and SU had to settle for a field goal when a touchdown would’ve won the game.

In the second overtime period, the Orange handed off to the senior tailback three consecutive times from within the 3, and his inability to score left the game in punter Riley Dixon’s hands for a touchdown pass on a fake field goal on fourth down.

“Maintaining and sustaining blocks. Playing cleaner through our double teams,” Shafer said when asked what SU has to improve on in the trenches. “(Lasker)’s got some things to work on in those situations and there’s no

TERREL HUNT (10) storms off the field in frustration after getting ejected from Friday’s 27-26 double-overtime win over Villanova. Though Hunt will not face further punishment, Scott Shafer said he was disappointed with the incident. sam maller staff photographer

ADONIS AMEEN-MOORE is stuffed inside the 5-yard-line. Scott Shafer said that he would like to see improvement from his offensive line. sam maller staff photographer

doubt in my mind that we’ll improve in those situations.”

Shafer welcomes week 2 bye Shafer sees two sides to it.

Syracuse’s first bye week gives the Orange’s injuries a little more time to heal, but also makes the team wait an extra week to get back on the field and correct its issues.

“You feel extremely lucky to some degree that you pulled out an ugly victory,” Shafer said. “The good thing about a wake-up call with Villanova playing a good football game against us — and all credit to them — is that there’s a sense of reality quicker and it hits you in the face.”

Syracuse is 1-0, but it wasn’t pretty and Shafer knows it. If Villanova had converted a 25-yard field goal with 12 seconds left in

regulation or its two-point attempt at the end of double overtime, SU would’ve lost its eventual 27-26 win against the Wildcats on Friday night in the Carrier Dome, but Syracuse escaped its faults.

SU travels to Mount Pleasant, Michigan, to play Central Michigan on Sept. 13, starting a stretch of nine consecutive weeks with a game before the next bye week.

“I was not pleased with the way we played,” Shafer said. “Whatever you put on tape, what you see on video is either coached or allowed.

And there were way too many things on that video tape that I allowed to happen.

“I need to get my team locked in and a more disciplined unit that’s focused in on playing the game the way we expect to play.” pmdabbra@syr.edu | @PhilDAbb

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Fleck, youngest D-I coach, adopts ‘Row the boat’ mantra

By Connor Grossman staff writer

Row the boat.

It’s three words that have come to symbolize and stand for everything about P.J. Fleck and his football program.

Everyone takes part, in times of greatest success and the worst failures, and keeps rowing.

It’s more than a motto that Fleck, just 33 years old, and his family live by. It’s a philosophy and a way of life that the youngest Division I head coach in the Football Bowl Subdivision has instilled in his Western Michigan players and coaches as he has reshaped the culture surrounding the program.

“Whenever you take a stand and do something like this that’s a little bit drastic,” Fleck said, “you’re going to have people that don’t believe it.

“Winning cures everything and people are starting to believe in it.”

The mantra transcends the football field and was introduced to Fleck in a low point in his life. His and his wife Tracie’s son, Colt, died shortly after birth due to a heart defect when Fleck was the wide receivers coach at Rutgers from 2010-11.

In a YouTube video where Fleck explains his philosophy at length, he said that during that intensely emotional period in his life, he knew he and his family just needed to keep rowing.

Through strategically placed oars and signs, constant reminders can be seen throughout the Broncos’ new athletic facilities. Fleck helped raise

more $3 million for the facilities and players have now become advocates for the life model.

“It’s amazing how quickly it’s taken over,” said sophomore quarterback Zach Terrell.

“Not just rowing the boat, but everything he’s done that comes along with it.”

When Fleck took the WMU job before the 2013 season — his first head coaching job — Fleck knew he’d need to be ready to do more than just be a play-caller on the sidelines. This was about starting over.

He wanted to transform the program from the organizational beliefs, traditions, community involvement and through its vision, all of which he explained in a YouTube video.

Fleck introduces new game day traditions such as a stadium-wide row to the tune of “Row, row, row your boat” between the third and fourth quarters. At the end of each home game, a preselected player will stand on the podium in front of the marching band and conduct it through the Western Michigan fight song, using an oar instead of a wand.

“I want this to be a different kind of event,” Fleck said. “I want it to be an entertainment spectacle.

“People of all ages will come to our games and enjoy not just the game, but the atmosphere we’re working to create.”

With just three conference championships as a program in 108 years, Fleck knew his time was as good any to start implementing new traditions.

The community involvement is reaching new heights as a program. Fleck said the school

P.J. FLECK had an infant son die when he was the wide receivers coach at Rutgers. Now as the youngest Division I head coach, he’s used a unique “rowing the boat” rallying cry to lead Western Michigan. photo courtesy of gs photo/wmu athletcs

purchased 500 oars to distribute around the community and he wants them in every bakery, classroom and bank in the surrounding area.

Relating to people and his players to get on board with the movement hasn’t been a problem. Fleck’s players’ say relating to them is potentially the greatest strength of the former San Francisco 49er wide receiver.

“He’s intense,” sophomore wide receiver Corey Davis said. “Even in the toughest days we have, he just keeps telling us, ‘Keep rowing guys, keep going.’”

Fleck has the ultimate respect from his

players, coaches and the community, all of who have bought into the movement with even high school football programs in the surrounding area getting in on rowing the boat.

The adage that age is just a number couldn’t hold any truer for Fleck — who said he should be 53, not 33, years old given his experiences.

“I was just looking to lay the foundation of a new culture when I came in,” Fleck said. “It wasn’t just about wins and losses in year one.

We increased our involvement in the community and changed the vision of our program.” cgrossma@syr.edu

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Prized punter

All the way back Emma Firenze was sidelined last season with an injury and is now back and ready to join her sister Jackie as a contributor to the SU women’s soccer team.

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Riley Dixon is having quite the week.

After garnering ACC specialist honors on Tuesday, Dixon was named the ECAC special teams player of the week on Wednesday.

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The delivery man In third year leading Syracuse, Yelin looks to shape Orange players into his winning mold

LEONID YELIN begins his third season as the Syracuse volleyball coach with heightened expectations. After a 15-year tenure at Louisville that included 14 NCAA tournaments, Yelin has had trouble mirroring the past success he experienced with the Cardinals. margaret lin photo editor

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eonid Yelin looked around at the players on his roster.

Some of them he would have recruited. Others were athletes the Uzbekistan native would have never

considered.

Yelin came to Syracuse in 2012 to change its volleyball culture. He had been a part of 14 NCAA tournaments as the head coach of Louisville. He had seen gyms packed to the point where the fire department was called. His whole career, he hadn’t just been a part of a winning culture — he had helped create it. And when he looked at the SU roster in his first season, he knew the Orange didn’t have one.

Yelin took aside some players on that 2012 team and told them he wouldn’t be able to coach them.

“Changing the culture, it’s just so hard,” Yelin said. “When building (a) program, the culture you’re going to change if you bring (the) right people.

“I don’t know how to work with players who (I would not) have recruited.”

Yelin doesn’t mince words. Not with his players, assistant coaches or the media. Seven of the nine freshmen from the 2011 season were no longer on the roster in 2013.

He’s expects a lot and he’s honest about it. But while the methods

may seem harsh, Yelin’s results are unquestionable.

He’s been one of the most successful volleyball coaches in NCAA history, amassing 492 wins over 20 seasons and a .748 winning percentage that ranks 17th all-time among Division I coaches. After winning a Division II national championship at Barry University, he developed the Louisville program into a perennial national title contender.

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men’s soccer

Hilliard excels in right center spot ahead of RU

By Matt Schneidman asst. copy editor

Combined, Skylar Thomas and Jordan Murrell have started all 93 games they’ve played in for Syracuse.

The two senior defenders are virtual locks on the back line and, with head coach Ian McIntyre using a three-man defense in 2014, that third spot could belong to a number of others.

But through two games, Tyler

Hilliard has made it his own.

The redshirt junior is one of three players — along with goalie Alex Bono and midfielder Nick Perea up next — that’s VS Rutgers played all @ Yurcak Field 180 minThursday, 7 p.m. utes of the regular season for the Orange. Hilliard has thrived at right center back, and

with his defensive prowess and topline speed, has helped SU post two shutouts to start the 2014 campaign with heavy competition for back line playing time.

After missing 13 games in 2013 due to injury, Hilliard will look to continue his already impressive bounce-back season when SU (2-0) faces Rutgers (2-0) at Yurcak Field in Piscataway, New Jersey on Thursday at 7 p.m.

“He’s very athletic. He’s got pace, strength,” McIntyre said. “Probably him and Skylar Thomas are our best individual defenders, and (Hilliard is) a real warrior out there.”

In a 3-0 win against St. Mary’s on Sunday, Hilliard pressured the Gaels all over the field.

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Shafer talks Hunt ejection

By Phil D’Abbraccio asst. sports editor

Terrel Hunt dodged further punishment for a mistake that could have plagued Syracuse moving forward.

The Atlantic Coast Conference decided not to issue further penalty for the p u n c h H u n t threw at Villanova linebacker Dillon Lucas, the TERREL HUNT Post-Standard reported on Tuesday. The action got Hunt ejected from the game before halftime, and SU head coach Scott Shafer discussed it on Wednesday.

“He was dead wrong and that’s why he got penalized and got ejected from the game,” Shafer said during the ACC coaches’ teleconference. “It doesn’t change how I feel about Terrel, other than the fact he’s got to do a better job controlling his emotions in that situation or else he’s going to end up putting himself in jeopardy to have multi-game issues.

“I was disappointed but not discouraged because I know who he is as an individual.”

With 3:24 remaining in the second quarter of the Orange’s eventual 27-26 double-overtime victory over the Wildcats, Hunt finished a 6-yard run. He was dragged down by Villanova’s Joey Harmon, but Lucas came in late to finish the tackle and hit Hunt up high.

The signal-caller responded by throwing a left-handed punch at Lucas’ facemask, drawing four penalty flags and an ejection after the referees convened.

Second-string quarterback Austin Wilson hurriedly took snaps on the sideline before replacing Hunt and completing 11-of-17 passes for 89 yards.

Shafer said that Hunt has addressed his teammates to apologize for his actions. The head coach also added he has had “a see hunt page 17