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Driving it home photo courtesy of joe hanna A soldier swings a golf club in Northern Afghanistan. He received the club from Bunkers in Baghdad. The organization, founded by Joe Hanna, a current Maxwell student, is a nonprofit charity that provides golf equipment to active-duty military members and “wounded warriors.”

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bout five years ago, Joe Hanna was watching “60 Minutes” when a piece came on about a day in the life of American soldiers in Iraq, showing them hitting golf balls into the desert during their downtime.

He then later read an article in Golf Magazine, which said hitting golf balls was a favorite form of stress relief for soldiers.

“It kind of struck a chord that the least I could do is collect some golf balls and some golf clubs and send them overseas,” Hanna said. “So I boxed them up and sent them out.”

In 2008, Hanna created the organization Bunkers in Baghdad, which collects new and used golf balls to ship to active duty soldiers stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

To date, the organization has sent

more than four million golf balls and more than 90,000 golf clubs.

The nonprofit organization has sent golf equipment to all 50 states and to more than 20 other countries.

“Soldiers seeing the new golf clubs and golf balls lets them know they’re not forgotten, and using the stuff was a great kind of stress relief.”

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Currently in his first year at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and

Public Affairs, Hanna, 32, is learning how to improve his charity. Commuting from Buffalo, N.Y., Hanna is in the process of earning a graduate degree in public and nonprofit management. Hanna is also a partner at Goldberg Segalla LLP, where he’s the chair of its sports and entertainment law practice group.

Financing, budgeting and differentiating organizational structures are just a few of things he hopes to gain from studying at Maxwell, calling the school “No. 1 in the country.”

But, the charity has humble beginnings.

It first started with what Hanna could find in his basement. Hanna gathered golf balls and clubs from around his house and shipped them out himself.

Now, pro golfers such as Arnold Palmer, Phil Mickelson and Jack Nicklaus have all donated equip-

ment, and Callaway has donated thousands of golf balls and clubs as well, Hanna said.

Hanna currently runs the charity with two other people. More than 25 professional sports organizations contribute to Bunkers in Baghdad by holding collection drives for equipment at their stadiums, he said.

Hanna said in terms of active duty military members, Fort Drum, located about one and a hour north of Syracuse, receives the most equipment from the charity: more than a half million golf balls and 300 clubs, making it the charity’s largest domestic distribution point.

Currently, the organization is not connected with the SU Institute for Veterans and Military Families.

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SU creates scholarship to honor AD

By Annie Palmer Asst. News Editor

Syracuse University announced it will create a scholarship in honor of Rob Edson, former senior associate director of athletics who died this weekend.

The scholarship will provide assistance to athletes who leave the university without receiving a degree but return to school to earn it at a later date. Edson, 45, a 1990 alumnus who was most recently the athletic director at Onondaga Community College, was the husband of Sue Edson, assistant director of athletics for communications, according to The Buffalo Bills’ website.

Contributions to the scholarship can be sent to the Orange Club with a notation for the “Rob Edson Scholarship Fund,” according to the website.

OCC is in the process of creating a scholarship dedicated to Edson, said Jeanne Albanese, a friend of Edson.

Albanese said she befriended him when they were both undergraduate students at SU. Edson, she said, was a well-respected member of not only the SU athletic program, but also the Syracuse community.

Services will be held in Hendricks chapel Thursday morning, Albanese said.

During his 20-year tenure at SU, Edson also served as chief financial officer for SU Athletics, where he oversaw the department’s budgeting, purchasing and analysis. Edson also assisted with multiple SU sports teams’ scheduling and game operations, according to the SU Athletics website. apalme05@syr.edu

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• Senior associate director of athletics • Chief financial officer for SU athletics • Associate athletic director for finance and team services • Assisted with multiple SU sports teams’ scheduling and game operations

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SEPT. 17, 2003 Students, faculty dispute paradigm Before students and faculty could take another swing at the new scheduling paradigm at Wednesday’s open forum, they first had to make sure the proposal they were attacking wasn’t set in stone.

At the meeting Wednesday, students and faculty alike were given the chance to ask about the new scheduling paradigm.

According to the new plan, there will be 55-minute classes on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday until 1:40 p.m. Eighty-minute classes will be held on Monday and Thursday, with the majority after 2 p.m. Tuesday and Friday will consist solely of 80-minute classes in order to eliminate the possibility of a scheduling conflict with a 55-minute class.

The new changes are supposedly tailored to students’ needs, but when asked about student opinion, the response was markedly guarded.

‘Have you considered asking students what they want, what they prefer?’ asked Erin Maghran, Student Association comptroller and a senior public relations, policy studies and political science major.

‘We never asked [about student or faculty] preference,’ said Ernest Hemphill, biology professor and the plan’s co-creator.

The problems with the current class-sched-

uling, said Hemphill and Ron Cavanagh, vice president of undergraduate studies, revolve around several important issues, the most critical one being the current course overlapping in the scheduling system.

The question of how ‘proposed’ the plan actually is was addressed at the information briefing for the new paradigm. Some members of the faculty received information on the new paradigm as late as Monday, and some voiced their that they felt that the decision was already made.

‘Has the chancellor made his decision yet?’ asked Hemphill. ‘If he had said no, I would not be here today.’

Concerns about the long-term effectiveness of the paradigm were also brought up at the scheduling forum.

While the new plan is supposed to give faculty members more flexibility on the weekends, there is much concern about students’ travel time and time for part-time jobs.

The new paradigm is also supposed to make scheduling easier for students, but the consensus among them is that the new system would only further complicate the procedure.

—Compiled by Dylan Segelbaum, asst. copy editor, dmsegelb@syr.edu

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GOP does not select candidate

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Less than a week after incumbent Mayor Stephanie Miner won the Democratic primary for the 2013 mayoral election, the local Republican Party announced on Monday it will not have a candidate to run against her.

“It’s unfortunate that we don’t have a Republican candidate, but politics is a lot like baseball. There will always be another season in politics,” said Tom Dadey, chairman of the Onondaga County Republican Committee. “We gave it a yeoman’s effort to try and find a candidate.”

Dadey said the uphill battle to run against Miner and to prepare a campaign in just seven weeks was a critical reason why the party declined to choose a candidate for this year’s election, according to a recording provided by WAER. He said a lot of potential candidates the Republican Party considered did not want the nomination for multiple reasons, including making tough decisions, facing the media’s scrutiny and raising the necessary funds.

Miner will face opponents Kevin Bott from the Green Party and Ian Hunter of the Conservative Party.

Robert McClure, a professor of political science and public affairs at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, said he was not surprised with the Republican Party’s decision.

“The Republican Party in the city of Syracuse is vastly outnumbered and unlikely to win any citywide election, so they’re weak,” McClure said. “We’ve got a relatively successful incumbent in a dominant majority party. Who the hell wants to run against her?”

He said he does not believe Miner will face any strong opposition from the Green Party or the Conservative Party because of their lack of supporters.

Dadey said at the news conference that the Republican Party is now planning ahead for future elections by focusing on Common Council positions in Syracuse.

“We don’t have a single seat in the city of Syracuse,” Dadey said. “We’re going to focus our efforts on races we can win.”

He said he hopes to have a gradual increase of Republicans in pubsee republicans page 7

morgan edgecomb | contributing photographer BHIKKhU BODHI, a prominent American Buddhist monk, spoke at Hendricks Chapel on Monday. He discussed world hunger and food production as part of a Syracuse Symposium lecture series.

Monk discusses food shortages

By Tamara Rasamny Contributing Writer

Bhikkhu Bodhi, a prominent American Buddhist monk, spoke Monday night in Hendricks Chapel about world hunger and food productivity as part of a Syracuse Symposium series.

In his speech, Bodhi touched on two main topics: the challenge of sustainable production and the challenge of equity.

Many people around the world are dying from causes such as starvation and food malnutrition, despite food being considered a human right by the United Nations, Bodhi said.

By 2050, the world will have to produce 60 percent more food than it already does, he said.

Bodhi specifically discussed the inequity in the distribution of food across the world, as well as how developed countries tend to have more food. These countries, he said, participate in practices like buying out land in developing nations that affect those countries’ food productivity. Current agricultural practices, Bodhi added, use resources inefficiently.

About 10 million people die from hunger and hunger-related illnesses, he said.

As the founder of the Buddhist Global Relief, which advocates for food productivity and supplies emergency food aid, Bodhi is already familiar with issues related to world hunger.

“The food system is designed

primarily for profit, not for people,” he said. “Hunger is essentially a political problem,” he added.

What drives this system, he said, is the desire to gain power and influence through land ownership.

Large corporations and developed nations buy out land from developing countries, producing food there to feed their own people, Bodhi said. He also said gender inequalities can also play a role, noting that women tend to eat less in poorer families because in some cultures, the men will eat first.

In addition, the agricultural system is unsustainable in terms of food supply maintenance, as well as reducing climate change, he said.

“Agriculture uses 70 percent see bodhi page 7

Hospital releases recovering DPS officer

By Dylan Segelbaum Asst. Copy Editor

A Department of Public Safety officer hurt in a lightning strike on South Campus more than two weeks ago has been released from the hospital.

DPS Chief Tony Callisto said Officer Stanley Prue was released Saturday morning.

“I’ve got to say that his mood all along has been incredibly positive for the experience that he’s been through, and continues to be really positive,” Callisto said.

Late Sept. 1, Prue and senior detective Edward Weber were parked outside of Skytop Office Building. When Prue stepped outside to stretch, lightning hit the side of the car and launched him 4-6 feet away — leaving several burns across his body.

Both Prue and Weber were taken to Upstate University Hospital.

Weber was released at about 4 a.m. on Sept. 2, and returned to work after a few days.

Callisto said Prue will be in outpatient physical therapy for “a

period of time.” Callisto added Prue hopes he’ll be back to work relatively quickly — though he’s not sure when that will be.

The last time they spoke was Saturday afternoon, Callisto said, and Prue was still having some trouble with pain.

Prue has indicated he’s thankful, Callisto said, and that he’s been pleased with the university’s response. dmsegelb@syr.edu @ dylan_segelbaum

For the last two years, Syracuse University has seen an increase in religious observances requests on MySlice, but with this year’s Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah falling later in the week, the university saw a decrease in requests.

When the policy was first implemented in fall 2011, the university received 2,504 religious observance requests from 660 students. The amount of requests increased in 2012, with 745 students submitting 3,505 requests.

This fall, only 2,804 religious observance requests were put in from 735 students, said Andria Staniec, associate provost for academic affairs.

This year, Yom Kippur started on Friday night and ended Saturday night, while Rosh Hashanah started on the evening of Sept. 4 and ended on the evening of Sept.

6. Because the Jewish holidays were later in the week, it allowed more students to participate in Hillel events without the interference of classes, said Hillel President Hannah Miller.

Miller said she feels the current policy works well because it gives students the ability to take days off for religious reasons.

“You can’t be penalized for taking the day off for religious reasons,” Miller said.

The center provided prayer services in the morning and afternoon during Yom Kippur, as well as kosher meals for those students who stayed on campus, she said.

“Students naturally had more free time and were able to join in the celebration,” Miller said.

“I think it’s different this year because they fell farther in the week or on the weekend.”

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To ensure diversity, Power Shift conference should focus on affordability

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hroughout the 20th century, social justice movements have rocked the American government and society through use of conferences and actions. This is no different today in the modern environmental movement, with the likes of the national youth conference, Power Shift.

Power Shift 2013, the weekend of Oct. 18-21, has the potential to be a weekend filled with informing and inspiring action in the realms of sustainability and climate change, but unlike other successful conferences in the past, Power Shift needs to become more accessible to all young people.

With a registration fee, transportation and lodging costs, Power Shift is unattainable for many – especially those not coming from an affluent background.

While other conferences of the same vein also take place in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United Kingdom, Power Shift is set in Pittsburgh this year. The conference has

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21st-century tree hugger taken place every two years in the United States in the last six years.

The previous three U.S. conferences have all taken place in Washington, D.C., yet this year central organizers decided to change the location to Pennsylvania due to its long history with the fossil fuel industry.

Power Shift is an experience of a lifetime, gathering the new voice of our nation, America’s youth, together to learn and speak out about climate change.

Unfortunately, the high costs of making the conference alienate others that should be

involved in the conference. Although there are methods to assuage cost dilemmas through fundraising and sourcing from college clubs and organizations, many are immediately turned off from attending due to cost.

More work needs to be done by the Power Shift head organizers to aid people in attending the conference in an affordable way. If this is done, the conference can be a more all-inclusive experience, stretch across different socioeconomic classes, races, ethnicities and any other dividing lines.

This conference is for our generation – for those attending school or working, for everyone within our demographic. Climate change is affecting everyone, and we hold the chance to make great transformations.

It depends on all of us, and that is why Power Shift should be available to all of us.

Luckily, on our campuses – at Syracuse University and the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and

Forestry – we have students that are organizing and working through logistics to help students attend Power Shift 2013.

Power Shift organizers need to address those who are missing out on a powerful movement.

We need to work for our futures and the futures of all those after us. Power Shift is a jumping-off point, giving us the tools to start this work.

The conference is organized with youth in mind, having varied methods of learning through workshops, panel discussions, keynote speakers and even direct action events, such as protests.

With varied methods, Power Shift needs a more varied audience. We hold the power and that power needs to be shared across our generation, no matter what your background or level of affluence.

Meg Callaghan is a senior environmental studies major at SUNY-ESF. Her column appears weekly. She can be reached at mlcallag@syr.edu.

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Campaign finance reform remains major political issue

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o political issue strikes more at the heart of democracy than campaign finance reform.

But now, after years of struggle, finance reform may finally gain traction.

The quicker the United States addresses campaign finance reform and makes substantive changes to the political campaigns that are funded, the better off our democracy will be.

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monkey see, monkey do In late August, members of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Commission to Investigate Public Corruption looked into legislators, the campaign funding they received and how this funding directly influences the legislation they seek to pass.

Public campaign financing legislation has been passed for statewide and legislative races in Connecticut, Maine and Arizona. The program has been successful and positively received in these states.

Restrictions on the size of individual donations were bypassed in 1979 when the Federal Election Commission ruled that unrestricted donations to state parties were permissible.

Since then, the influence of big donors has only increased with the rise of Political Action Committees, or groups formed by business, labor or other special-interest groups that financially contribute to political campaigns.

No matter which side of the political spectrum you fall on, most would agree that the influence of large private donors during elections has gotten out of hand in Washington.

For example, Barack Obama promised change and an end to the influence of lobbying in Washington in his 2008 election campaign. But looking back, it’s hard to believe that so many millenials actually bought into the message.

Obama’s record of broken promises is pretty hard to defend, and reducing the influence of lobbying in Washington stands at or near the top of that list.

A study released by lobbying scholar Conor McGrath in the July issue of the Journal of Public Affairs revealed that Obama has hired more than 100 lobbyists in his administration.

Campaign finance reform is a cause that true conservatives should rally around. As long as huge sums of money are spent on elections, our economy is more likely to resemble something

more akin to corporatism than capitalism and laissez-faire economics.

Redistributive policies in the form of tariffs and subsidies allow the government to play favorites based on which industries of the economy are donating the most. For example, 10 members of the Senate received at least $45,000 in campaign contributions from sugar cane and sugar beets producers between 2007 and 2012.

This is big government at its very worst.

Once elected, the typical member of Congress spends an alarming amount of his or her working hours on the phone seeking further donations for future elections. Instead of going to Washington to solve problems, today we are witnessing career politicians whose primary focus is always seeking re-election.

Political candidates feel a sense of obligation to their big donors because they know that without them, their chances of election are slim.

Change can occur, though.

One organization that’s making a real difference advocating for campaign finance reform is Democracy Matters, which holds a chapter at Syracuse University. The group is a nonpartisan, nonprofit student-run organization that advocates for the passage of public campaign financing.

Their objective is to limit the influence of large donors which enables legislators to better represent their constituents, relieve the burden for politicians to extensively fundraise and encourage greater socioeconomic diversity in politics.

At SU, the program is currently being led

by President Rachel Potter, a junior political science major. Potter’s goals for the organization include education for students on the issue, voter registration on campus and organize presentations by relevant politicians and public figures.

All SU and State University of New York Environmental Science and Forestry students are welcome to join.

Sadly, campaign finance reform has a failed history in the United States. The more effective programs such as Democracy Matters are in spreading awareness though, the closer we will be to taking the big donor money out of political campaigns.

Ethan Demers is a senior political science and history major. His column appears weekly.

He can be reached at eademers@syr.edu.

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Phone apps prove potential as future of on-campus student safety The Syracuse University community should embrace the evolving age of student safety brought forth by technology.

A new mobile application, BlueLight, has gained national attention for its ability to instantly connect students in dangerous situations with emergency contacts or campus security by sending GPS coordinates.

SU has no relationship with BlueLight at this time, but the Department of Public Safety is integrating technology with student safety by designing an app of its own.

Although the app has yet to be released, it could change student safety on campus.

While traditional forms of student safety are certainly not obsolete, such as the 152 physical blue lights placed across Main and South campus; the DPS patrols and escorts; and email notifica-

EDITORIAL by the daily orange editorial board tions about local crime, this app opens a new door for student safety that the university should build upon.

The app, currently in the works between DPS and the School of Information Studies, will include a map of crime-related activity in the area, the DPS phone number to contact when in an emergency and a message board that displays recent public safety notices.

DPS should consider adding tracking capability to the app to notify students when a DPS escort has arrived at the pickup destination.

This would be a popular component to the app and would serve as encouragement for stu-

dents to not only download it, but also utilize the DPS escort service, therefore further enhancing student-officer relations. DPS should also consider working with BlueLight to advance its own app.

The ability to send out GPS coordinates to emergency contacts and officers is a progressive tool that DPS should emulate.

Adding these components would make DPS’ app more well-rounded, while utilizing the already available technology of the BlueLight app.

Although there will always be room for improvements to on-campus safety, these apps could provide alternative and innovative methods to do that, in addition to the current methods already in place.

Phones might just be the next best safety tool for the university.

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The Wall Street Journal released an article on Sept. 11 explaining what might be a new trend for millennials.

According to the piece, “A 2012 survey of more than 500 college graduates by Adecco, a human-resources organization, found that 8 percent of them had a parent accompany them to a job interview, and 3 percent had the parent sit in on the interview.”

Yes, you read that right.

Although the percentage is small, college graduates are taking their parents on job interviews and even into the interviewing room. For millennials to be labeled as a highly competitive and overachieving generation, it is silly to think that we still need mommy and daddy by our side at our place of business.

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ment in their college-aged child’s life is important, but incorporating parents in the workplace ultimately deprives millennials of the independence they need to make critical decisions on their own and thrive in the changing job market of today.

But why would employers want to bring parents in to social office events, company open houses or even send them letters regarding their child’s performance?

According to the WSJ article, corporations have started to embrace parental coddling. They want to cater to the notion of Generation Y “helicopter parents,” who are much closer with their children – compared to previous generations –, in hopes of attracting more talent and boosting “employee morale.”

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a chain reaction events like “Take Your Parents to Work Day” – a day companies like Google Inc. and LinkedIn Inc. are already beginning to host – young adults cannot learn to take on new environments independently.

Being an active mom or dad is one thing. Young adults need to be supported in their decisions and in tough situations they will face.

Parents are vital to helping us stay on track when we can easily get distracted by all of the outside influences and distractions that college brings.

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But a parent in the workplace crosses the line. Starting a career in your respective field after college is a time to continue professional development, grow your network and strengthen the skills and talents you already have to end up in the position you ultimately want to achieve.

It is time for millennials to take the diapers off.

We’ve gone long enough with parents hovering over our every move in high school and as teenagers. From the days of enrolling us in all kinds of enrichment and leadership programs – that would coincidentally take place bright and early on Saturday mornings – and SAT classes, to riding our backs about college applications and scholarships, parents have done more than enough for us.

High school is a far more viable time, if any, for students to be heavily dependent on their parents. The fact

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that they are still under their parents’ roof forces them to play by their parents’ rules.

But, upon entering college, we have to find a new dynamic in the close relationship we have with our parents; one where we take it upon ourselves to establish boundaries that help us become more independent and self-reliant.

As much as we may want the reassuring presence of a parent by our side during the challenging experience on our first job or job interview, we have to find the confidence to fend for ourselves.

Bringing a parent along on a job interview or into the workplace setting only hinders us. We’re grown now –– It’s OK to leave them at home.

Nina Rodgers is a sophomore sociology major. Her column appears weekly. She can be reached at nmrodger@syr.edu.

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DPS, iSchool to develop campus safety app

By Erin McDonald Contributing Writer

The Department of Public Safety has begun developing an emergency messenger app to better ensure safety among the Syracuse University student body.

DPS is developing the app with the School of Information Studies. This app will include a map, crime database of incidents that have occurred and an option to add DPS’s number to reach them in an emergency. This app is in its last stages of development, and it does not yet have a name, said Hannah Warren, DPS’s public information and internal communications officer.

Already on the market is a similar app called BlueLight, which uses GPS coordinates to track emergencies when they occur. As SU students started to come back from school, the number of downloads for the app has increased “pretty dramatically,” said Preet Anand, the app’s creator.

DPS isn’t currently participating with the BlueLight app, but is developing a campus safety application of its own, said Warren.

She said DPS has considered texting and coordinate features similar to the ones in BlueLight, but the department decided it wouldn’t be practical in a dangerous situation.

Unlike BlueLight, the DPS app is intended

to be more information- and awarenessbased, Warren said, including a spinoff version of the map DPS provides. The app will show where and what crimes have been committed in the immediate university area, Warren said.

The DPS app will have an option to add the DPS contact number to reach them in an emergency, she said.

There will also be a message area that will display the five most recent messages sent out by the DPS, whether it is an Orange Alert message, or a public safety notice, Warren said.

“If DPS wants to create its own version, more power to them.”

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This app does not yet have a release date, but it will be tested within the next month or so to make sure any glitches are fixed before releasing it to the public, Warren said. Upon its release, it will be available first for Android systems and iOS systems.

BlueLight is currently available for Android and iOS operating systems. Anand added that a

Windows Mobile version will hopefully be available by spring. The set up process for BlueLight, which requires students fill out information for their emergency contacts and college or university, takes less than a minute.

“I really wanted to make it as easy as possible for people to get help,” he said.

Because SU isn’t participating with the app, the coordinates feature isn’t available for SU students, Anand said. But the app is still useful, he said, noting many students don’t know the number for DPS. BlueLight still allows students to quickly dial campus security and get in touch with emergency contacts, he said. Compared to regular dialing, the number of taps to dial DPS on the app is “about half,” Anand said.

Having the app already downloaded would be convenient in the event SU decides to partner with BlueLight, he said, since full use of the app would be enabled automatically.

A partnership with DPS to allow the coordinates feature for SU students is “aspirational” at the moment, he said.

“If DPS wants to create its own version, more power to them,” Anand said. But, he said, if DPS wanted to partner up, the development team could have SU signed up with the app within a week. eemcdona@syr.edu

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comment specifically on Bunkers in Baghdad.

It’s the institute’s policy to not comment on activities of other organization unless there is a partnership with IVMF, he said in an email.

“Of course the IVMF encourages all Americans to find ways to thank, give back, or serve those who have served in uniform, whether it’s by donating time or anything else,” Savage said.

The benefits of golf for active duty members of the military aren’t immediately obvious to people, Hanna said.

“It’s funny in that sometimes the initial reaction, not from military, but more from people who are just hearing about charity is they say, ‘golf equipment?’” Hanna said. “But then you explain to them how therapeutic it is. If you take a bucket of balls, anybody can whack them around and feel better.”

Maj. Eric Harrison, who served in Iraq at a military base north of Baghdad, said he got in touch with Hanna in 2009. It took two weeks for the golf equipment he requested to arrive, he said.

The equipment helped ease the soldiers, he said.

Harrison said he and his soldiers were excited when the golf balls and clubs arrived.

“Soldiers seeing the new golf clubs and golf balls lets them know they’re not forgotten,” Harrison said. “And using the stuff was a great kind of stress relief. After missions or patrols, we’d come back and hit some golf balls and it’d be a great way to unwind and decompress.”

Harrison, who is now a legislative liaison for the U.S. Army in Washington, D.C., said his unit used the driving range they set up multiple times each day.

Throughout the years, Hanna has been able to make connections while working with different celebrities and athletes. The Chicago Blackhawks, he said, is the largest sports franchise that contributes to the charity — its general manager, he said, went to the same high school as him, and the star player Patrick Kane is from western New York.

The charity also holds collection drives at locations like golf courses and professional

chase gaewski | photo editor joe hanna, a Maxwell graduate student, created the Bunkers in Baghdad program, a nonprofit organization that delivers golf equipment to military members. sports stadiums, he said. The locations that bring the most donations, Hanna said, are Buffalo, N.Y., and Rochester, N.Y., followed by Chicago and Houston.

The charity has grown significantly since it was founded, spreading mostly through word of mouth, Hanna said.

“When people ask, ‘Did you think it’d grow as quickly and as large as it did?’ My answer is ‘Yes,’” he said.

A key reason for its growth is the Bunkers Buddies program, in which elementary school students around the country write letters and draw pictures to be sent with the golf equipment, Hanna said.

“Not one package has gone overseas that didn’t include a letter or a picture to a soldier in there,” Hanna said. “The kids from those schools play a very important role in the charity, and we’re hopefully teaching them how to give back to community and how to make a difference.”

When he considers the future of Bunkers in Baghdad, Hanna said distribution won’t stop, even after U.S. troops leave Afghanistan.

“It is challenging at times — but as long as we continue to help our brave men and women here at home and overseas — that is all the incentive I need,” he said. blsamuel@syr.edu

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Assembly elects 5 Arts and Sciences representatives

By Ellen Meyers Staff Writer

Five new student assembly members were elected to represent the College of Arts and Sciences at Student Association’s meeting Monday night.

After seven candidates spoke and answered questions, the assembly elected five students: Amanda DeNardo, Nedda Sarshar, Jessica Brosofsky, Philip Porter and Heather Nahm — to each represent 300 constituents in Arts and Sciences. The meeting took place in Maxwell Auditorium at 7:30 p.m.

It took more than an hour before the assembly finished electing the new representatives.

SA members had a mix of questions for the candidates.

President Allie Curtis asked the candidates if they could identify George Langford as the dean of Arts and Sciences and if they could locate his office. None of the candidates could.

“Something to research, you know,” Curtis added light-heartedly.

Candidates were also asked about what they feel could be improved on campus.

Nahm, a freshman political science major, said dining hall hours could be changed.

Porter, a freshman international relations major, said one change he would like to have is bigger desks in buildings such as Hall of Languages and Sims Hall.

Taylor Bold, chair of the Academic Affairs Committee, asked all of the candidates whom their heroes were.

DeNardo chose her aunt, an S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications alumna, who she said was the first one in her family to go to college.

“Coming here was pretty sentimental for me,” DeNardo said, an international relations and French and francophone studies major.

Nahm, a freshman political science major, said her AP Calculus teacher was her biggest hero. Porter said he admired former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher for overcoming various obstacles.

“My hero is probably Harry Potter,” Sarshar said, a freshman English and textual

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lic office in Syracuse. The party should be primed to nominate a candidate by the next mayoral election, he said.

Republicans are also running for positions

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didn’t need to request off, said Brian Small, Hillel interim executive director and director of programming and student engagement.

He said it was difficult to determine whether students actually took off the day they requested.

He added that there’s no perfect system, but that the MySlice system is the best option for those who want to celebrate religious holidays.

“I think that the system was difficult to adapt because the Jewish and Muslim holi-

margaret lin | staff photographer Duane ford, Student Association vice president, counts the votes for College of Arts and Sciences student representatives at Monday’s meeting. Out of the seven candidates, five students were elected. Each student represents 300 constituents in Arts and Sciences. During the interview process, SA members asked candidates who their heroes were and what could be fixed on campus. studies major. “I really enjoy his character and his strength and his ability to adapt to difficult situations.”

After the questioning was over, the candidates went outside while the assembly went through notes from prior interviews and voted through a secret ballot. Once the assembly finished voting, the newly elected assembly representatives were brought back

on the Board of Education, city court judge and for legislature seats this year.

“I think there’s a lot of promise with the Republican Party in the city going forward,” Dadey said. “I believe we have some good young candidates who are going to do well on Nov. 5.” alng@syr.edu

days are on a lunar calendar, and we operate on a solar calendar,” Small said.

Small said he believes some reasons that students didn’t take off days included not going home so soon after returning to college or wanting to make a good impression with their professors.

He said that freshmen in particular were pressured to go to class because they just got to school and want to make a good impression in their classes.

Matthew Hendler, a freshman finance major, who is Jewish, said he still attended classes during the holidays, adding he was uncomfortable with taking even one day off. cstrange@syr.edu

into the auditorium.

Sarshar said she was nervous, but she liked how SA sent members out to talk to the candidates to calm their nerves.

“It just made you realize how much of a comforting environment it is,” she added.

The assembly also made Emily Ballard, the former chair of the Board of Elections and Membership, the acting chair of the Judicial

Review Board.

Toward the end of the meeting, Parliamentarian Ben Jones announced that on Sunday there will be a finalized draft of SA’s new constitution. On Monday, it will be presented to the assembly, where they will review specific sections and make changes as needed before voting on it. ekmeyers@syr.edu

“Hunger is essentially a political problem.”

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of fresh water,” Bodhi said. A pound of beef, he said, requires six pounds of grain to feed livestock.

He added that an increase in living standards leads to higher consumption of quantities of food such as meat.

Some ways to address these issues, he said, are changing the power dynamics in food production, shifting away from politically-motivated agriculture and changing to an economy powered by renewable energy sources with lower carbon emissions.

Veronica Zeng, a sophomore architecture major, said she was impressed by Bodhi’s talk.

“People get richer and richer in the food production industry, but I think there should be more awareness to encourage students and people to think about the problems of world hunger,” she said, adding a “lot of people do die because of this.”

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But Brian Kripke, a senior communications and rhetorical studies major, said while this topic can definitely use more media exposure, he said he still doesn’t know what more he himself can do to bring about change.

Even when people with power in the food industries hear about these “atrocities” with starvation and hunger, he said, people will still be reluctant to address them.

But in his speech, Bodhi said there is more that can be done to address these issues.

Said Bodhi: “We need to expose ourselves to their suffering, but at the same time, we also need to open the doors of our heart to be compassionate and help our fellow human beings.”

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Students searching for off-campus residences should start planning early, ask landlords questions regarding cost, location

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very year as the leaves start to change and temperatures drop, students are struck with a paralyzing fear that has little to do with the first exams of the semester. One month into the new school year, and the hunt for the perfect offcampus residence begins.

Figuring out where to live a year from now, when people have just settled into their new spaces, might seem daunting. And too often students wait until the last minute to make their housing arrangements or will skip crucial steps along the way, making the process more stressful than it needs to be. The best options get taken quickly, so the sooner the start, the better.

Elin Riggs, director of the Off-Campus and Commuter Services program, suggests that students start preparing for their search early and stay organized throughout the process to avoid chaos come lease-signing time.

“The first thing that students should do is determine their budget,” Riggs said. “And before they even do that, they should talk to their parents and make sure it is OK for them to live off-campus.”

One factor many students do not take into account when looking for a place to live is how much it is going to cost them, Riggs said. Some students forget that after they sign a lease, they will often be expected to immediately pay first and last months’ rent, in addition to a security deposit. And financial aid will not be dispersed

until these primary, or upfront, costs have been paid, Riggs said.

After creating a budget, students should then begin figuring out with whom and how many other people they want to live.

Kelley Simon, a sophomore public relations major, faced a number of difficulties in her

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search for an off-campus residence because as a junior, she plans to study abroad. In this case, Simon had to find someone to sublet her place while she is out of the country. She found that her desire for a place close to campus with parking and her own bedroom came at a steep price, but ended up being the best option for the one semester she will be on campus next year.

For many students who are unfamiliar with the off-campus area, apartment complexes like Park Point and Castle Court or homes on streets like Euclid and Lancaster avenues seem ideal.

These residences are close to campus and therefore cut down on travel time to class — allowing a few extra minutes of sleep in the mornings.

But Alex Romeo, a junior advertising major, began his search outside of the typical off-

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4. Can we have pets?

5. Where can we park?

6. Are you OK with subletting?

7. Can we paint the walls?

8. Is the neighborhood safe?

9. Where can I do laundry?

10. What day do we put trash out?

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Professor from New Zealand discusses ‘Psycho’ soundtrack

By Ian Simon-Curry STAFF WRITER

“Psycho” may be full of murder and intrigue, but thanks to Stephan Prock’s analysis, it brought out smiles — not screams.

Prock, visiting from the New Zealand School of Music, spoke about the role of music in Alfred Hitchcock’s famous film to a small, but spirited group of about 10 faculty members and students on Sept. 16. After the lecture, entitled Music and the Modern Subject in Hitchcock’s Psycho, Prock fielded questions and engaged in a discussion with the audience. The Department of Art and Music Histories hosted the lecture in Bowne Hall as part of its Departmental Colloquium series.

Theo Cateforis, chair of the department, introduced Prock, who immediately dove into his presentation, reading rapidly from a stack of papers. The lecture asserted that the soundtrack to “Psycho” separates viewers from any single character’s perspective and places them firmly under the director’s control. He explained that the director’s perspective is the only safe one in

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campus housing spots in hopes of finding a more affordable place to live.

“Some of the places really close to campus are absurdly priced,” Romeo said.

Romeo kicked off his search on West Genesee Street because of its proximity to Marshall Street, where he works and spends time on the weekends. However, he then decided to look into

a film filled with such confusing, horrific and conflicting characters.

“The music represents and confuses all points of view,” Prock said.

But audiences are likely to feel anything but safe when they watch “Psycho.” The famous 1960 thriller, created by Hitchcock, tells the story of Marion Crane, who finds herself at a creepy motel after running away with $40,000 of her boss’s money. The seemingly mild-mannered Norman Bates runs the motel with his domineering mother. From there, things get ugly, and cinematic history is made.

Prock described how Hitchcock meticulously controlled all aspects of the film, including how people were admitted to it at movie theaters.

At the time, he explained, moviegoers would arrive at any point during a film and stay through the beginning of the next showing to see what they missed. Hitchcock did not want his audiences to find out the film’s ending before seeing the beginning, so he gave cinemas specific instructions, forbidding late arrivals.

Amanda Winkler, an associate professor of

music history and cultures who attended the lecture, suggested Hitchcock’s desire for complete control was intensified because he had invested a huge amount of his own money into the film.

An accompanying slideshow of pictures and video clips provided visual references for Prock’s lecture. At one point, Prock showed the famous shower scene without its soundtrack to demonstrate, by absence, the effect of the music.

“Herrmann is playing with our expectations for leitmotiv subjectivity,” he said, referring to Bernard Herrmann, the soundtrack’s composer.

Prock explained that the use of leitmotivs — recognizable, repeated musical passages that symbolize a character or emotion — was common and came from classical opera. The soundtrack to “Psycho,” he said, has repeating portions that do not represent any one person or thing, but rather act on their own and “suspend musical legibility.”

Hitchcock never intended to have music during the shower scene, Prock said, but when he heard Herrmann’s score that included the

iconic screeching violin sounds with this scene, he changed his mind.

Prock emphasized that separating audiences from individual characters was a technique that differed from other movie soundtracks of the time. Usually, film scores added to the portrayal of individual characters and gave audiences cues to the emotional tone of scenes.

In the shower scene, for example, numerous theories suggest what the violin shrieks represent, such as the stabbing knife movements, Marion’s screams or even birdcalls, Prock said.

Although he does not remember exactly the first time he watched “Psycho,” Prock said he does recall being too afraid to shower for a few days after. Beyond that, his love of movies and music goes back to his childhood.

“The first soundtrack I bought was an LP of ‘Star Wars.’ How geeky is that?” he said.

Geeky, maybe, but Prock’s work was by no means outcast. His research — including his work on “Psycho” — will eventually take shape as a book about movie soundtracks.

homes on Clarendon Street in order to be closer to friends and classmates.

Knowing what you want out of a home or apartment is key before knocking on a random stranger’s door and asking for a quick peek inside. Ask questions when apartment searching, too, like whether a house is pet friendly or includes utilities in the monthly rent.

For Romeo, he knows that no matter where he ends up, he wants his place to have a spacious kitchen to cook his meals in and a few homier touches like a porch, a backyard and hardwood

floors that don’t smell like beer. In order to get all that he wants in a home, it was crucial to start looking at places as early as possible.

“If I was smart, I would have started looking earlier, maybe even before all the students got here,” Romeo said. “Within a couple of weeks, you aren’t going to be able to have the luxury of choosing where you want to live.”

When students plan these details out ahead of time, it makes the house hunt process run much smoother.

Oftentimes, new residents will eagerly find

their perfect home or apartment without asking the important questions, said Riggs. She added that to make the most of an off-campus experience, students should get to know their neighbors, both permanent residents and students.

Said Riggs: “Getting invested in the community is going to make you feel like you are living on your own, like a grownup. This is the chance to do that with a safety net.”

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TATTOO TUESDAY

By Naomi Falk CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Life could have been very different for Dustin Koff, a junior entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises and economics dual major. His tattoo echoes that understanding.

From a young age, Koff knew he was adopted, though he wouldn’t learn the identity of his birth mother until he was older. When he turned 16, Koff found her on Facebook. And when it came time to start visiting colleges, Koff made a detour during his journey to visit her.

This experience is what brought him to get his tattoo: the word “lucky,” written in Hebrew.

Koff learned that he has four half siblings and that he was the only one given up for adoption. It was a life-changing realization for him to see what types of lives his half-siblings led.

“I saw what my life could have been compared to what it is now,” he said.

Koff said he planned on getting something other than the tattoo he currently has, but his adoptive mom hated the original idea. A friend told him that there was no way she would be OK with the whole idea unless the tattoo was in the “native tongue.”

Koff agreed, expressing that it would represent his culture. He let time go by, toying with the idea, and as the years passed, he decided that enough time had lapsed and he was ready to get a tattoo. After an hourlong, relatively painless visit to Merrick, N.Y., Koff’s decision was solidified. He walked out of the tattoo parlor with the word “lucky” in Hebrew cutting cleanly across his right shoulder blade.

His decision to get the tattoo in this spot makes sense, considering that Koff hopes to be a businessman in the future. He wants the

tattoo to be easily hidden in a work environment. Furthermore, he doesn’t want it to be something that someone immediately notices upon meeting him.

Since getting the tattoo, he said he doesn’t have any regrets. Koff even said he wants to get more tattoos, but the only thing he’s sure about is the placement — the ribs.

“I’ve heard it’s painful, but it’s for your whole life. You only spend a few hours getting it done. At least that’s how I see it,” he said.

Having recently experienced a serious shark bite during summer, it goes without saying that Koff can handle whatever pain comes his way. ncfalk@syr.edu

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The eclectic lady Janelle Monáe showcases undefinable genre, diverse artists

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o not call her a rhythm and blues artist, because Janelle Monáe cannot be categorized into one genre. It’s almost impossible to categorize her as anything, really.

Playing her alter ego, an android named Cindi Mayweather, in her most recent album, “The Electric Lady,” Monáe’s music is just as eclectic and creative as it’s ever been, and this time she is collaborating with equally fascinating artists.

In a very funky and bass-heavy style, she opens up the album with “Givin’ Em What They Love,” reintroducing herself and playing with a poetic lyricism East Coast rappers wish they had. Prince is featured in the song, and he not only lends his vocals in the chorus, but he also harmonizes along with Monáe during the verses. Their voices work amazingly well together, and the song sounds futuristic while still paying tribute to classic ‘80s Prince.

In “Q.U.E.E.N.,” Monáe collaborates with the queen of neo-soul herself, Ms. Erykah Badu.

The song is the first single off the album, and it received a lot of hype and acclaim, as Monáe fans were prophesying this collaboration before it actually happened. Badu’s verse is slightly disappointing, though; it’s short and feels like an afterthought. While Badu’s part is still catchy and infectious, the real gem of this song is Monáe’s socially conscious rap at the end.

Miguel, an up-and-coming artist with hits like “Adorn” and “Beautiful,” is also featured on the album, singing a duet with Monáe on “PrimeTime.” This song has a slow dance feel and is one of the first times listeners hear a more romantic and raw side of Monáe’s voice. “PrimeTime” portrays two sides of a relationship, and the dynamic between Monáe and Miguel works well.

With so many featured artists, it can be very tricky balancing all that talent in one album while

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If you like this album, check out these tracks: 1. “Make My Heart” by Toni Braxton 2. “Haven’t You Heard” by Patrice Rushen 3. “It’s All Good” by Fantasia 4. “In My Mind” by Heather Headley 5. “Higher” by Amerie

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still acknowledging Monáe’s personal artistry. She manages to keep the focus on her, though, in “The Electric Lady” as her Cindi Mayweather alter ego.

What makes Monáe different from other artists is that her albums are meant for more than just listening. She wants to take her audience on a journey, revealing parts of Cindi Mayweather through different songs. Throughout the album, there are little theatrical interludes in which a radio disc jockey is talking to Monáe’s fans about her whereabouts and whether she is the infamous android after all.

Another song worth taking note of is “Dance Apocalyptic.” Performed with a vintage 1960s feel and complete with a quartet harmony in the background vocals, it’s obvious that Monáe would have been just as fabulous in another era.

The song is reminiscent of a Jackson 5 tune, and at times, her voice even sounds a bit like a young Michael Jackson.

“Ghetto Woman,” a beautiful tribute to Monáe’s mother, is the heart of the album. Monáe tells her mother’s story: how she dropped out of school to raise her children while balancing different jobs to keep a roof over their heads. It’s in the spirit of “Dear Mama” by Tupac and is one of those songs we listen to that makes us appreciate those who have sacrificed things to get us to where we are.

While a stellar album, this is definitely not the type of playlist to listen to in one sitting. The album at times feels long, but that’s because of the story that is being unraveled.

Monáe is not an artist to dance to mindlessly in the club. She demands our attention — all of our attention. And she engages us in an electric way. ekcrocke@syr.edu

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SU pushes forward without injured star defender Thomas

By Jesse Dougherty ASST. COPY EDITOR

With a towel draped over his head, Skylar Thomas talked to a small crowd of reporters beneath a drizzle after Syracuse’s loss to No. 4 Notre Dame on Friday.

He mumbled Who: Connecticut Where: SU Soccer Stadium his answers and When: Today, 7 p.m. only looked up to field quest ion s.

T he enthusiasm that made him SU’s captain and vocal leader was concealed by utter frustration. But it was frustration rooted in something bigger than the Orange’s shutout loss to the Irish.

Thomas left the game with an injury in the 21st minute, a situation with which he is all too familiar. After missing the final 10 games of his sophomore season, the junior

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“It’s not my foot. I don’t know what it is, it’s too early to tell, but it’s not my foot. My hamstring is tight, and I’m not allowed to play.”

Skylar Thomas

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center back was once again walked off the field by trainers.

On Tuesday night, when Syracuse (3-2-0, 0-2-0 Atlantic Coast) faces No. 3 Connecticut (2-1-1) at SU Soccer Stadium at 7 p.m., Thomas will be out of the lineup with a hamstring injury. The absence of the 6-foot-3 defender leaves a sizable void on SU’s back line, but it

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has attended each of Jecko’s home games since the start of her SU career, and he’s brought his f lag each time.

“He gets the crowd going,” Jecko said, “and when he’s there for the team it gets our spirits up.”

Ange Bradley’s team finished a perfect 8-0 in front of Kuzio and the home crowd at Coyne Stadium last year and hasn’t lost a game at home since 2009.

With a 3-2 home victory over Connecticut in last year’s regular-season finale, Syracuse clinched the Big East regular-season championship. Instead of being stuck watching from the bleachers, Kuzio was invited by Bradley down to the turf at Coyne to celebrate.

“That made me feel like I’m family,” Kuzio said. “I never thought my niece was going to hold a Big East trophy, and she let me touch one. Me and my niece getting to hold that trophy was the best thing in the world that had ever happened to me.”

Kuzio’s basement at his home in Liverpool features objects autographed by the most illustrious Syracuse legends: Jim Boeheim, Carmelo Anthony, Donovan McNabb, Derrick Coleman and Dolph Schayes, just to name a few.

The bathroom is full of Orange ticket stubs, along with a jersey and three SU pennants on

is one head coach Ian McIntyre thinks can be filled.

“He’s a big boy and that’s a big hamstring,” McIntyre said. “I don’t know the degree of it. When he’s ready, he’ll be back in the mix.”

When Thomas sat at the top of the Orange’s box on Friday night, there were obvious flashbacks. Last season, a collision against Cincinnati sent him hobbling off the field.

After the game, he was diagnosed with a broken foot and would miss the team’s final six regular-season games, as well as the entirety of the Big East and NCAA tournaments.

But in his postgame comments, he was quick to remedy the question that was on everyone’s mind.

“It’s not my foot. I don’t know what it is, it’s too early to tell, but it’s not my foot,” Thomas said. “My hamstring is tight, and I’m not allowed to play.”

For the Orange, his loss, however long, will be felt. Thomas is a key communicator in the back and, as the last line of defense, uses his deceptive speed and big frame to halt the opposition.

The defensive core of Thomas, Chris Makowski, Oyvind Alseth and Jordan Murrell has been the most reliable unit for Syracuse this season, but sputtered against Notre Dame. SU gave up two corner kick goals, one with Thomas in the game and one with him on the sidelines, and a third on a blatant defensive breakdown in the second half.

“He’s important to us and I say all the time that I love having Skylar in the back,” Makowski said. “But we have guys off the bench who can fill gaps like that and now the older guys will have to start communicating more and more.”

When Thomas went down last season, McIntyre turned to now-sophomore Tyler Hilliard to fill in. Hilliard was a quality replacement but has also been nicked up this

the shower curtain. “Kuzio’s Corner,” a bar in his basement, has orange and blue neon lights.

Orange cushions. Orange chairs.

“His whole basement is dedicated to Syracuse,” Jecko said. “Anything that has Syracuse on it, it’s in his basement. He’s a huge sports fan in general, but Syracuse is his home.”

The self-described “fanatic” goes to great lengths to show off his Orange pride at the field hockey games – and he doesn’t wear the

“That made me feel like I’m family. I never thought my niece was going to hold a Big East trophy, and she let me touch one. Me and my niece getting to hold that trophy was the best thing in the world that had ever happened to me.”

Marc Kuzio

UNCLE OF SYRACUSE GOALTENDER JESS JECKO

same costume twice.

Start from the top. Kuzio sported his orange hard hat to SU’s home opener Friday,

chase gaewski | photo editor ALEX HALIS stretches out Skylar Thomas’ leg during Syracuse’s loss to No. 4 Notre Dame. Thomas, a defender, left the game in the 21st minute on Friday after injuring his hamstring, and will not play for the Orange on Tuesday against No. 3 Connecticut. season and played just a few minutes in the team’s first five games.

This time, McIntyre first used sophomore Trevor Alexander when Thomas left the game.

Alexander played in one game in 2012 and has played sparingly as a wing back this season.

After halftime, big-bodied sophomore Brandon Albert replaced Alexander and earned the temporary spot. Albert looked confident in the center of the defense, winning balls in the air and hastily challenging Notre Dame’s speedy forwards.

After the game, McIntyre called Albert “the team’s best player in the second half.”

“We’ve got Brandon Albert stepping in,” McIntyre said. “He deserves the opportunity and he’s been terrific.”

After starting the season 3-0 the Orange has hit a small wall. Since beginning confer-

ence play, SU lost a heartbreaker at Virginia Tech in overtime and was blanked by the Irish on its home field.

And games against former Big East foe Connecticut, and one on the road at Duke later in the week aren’t the best antidotes to the pain.

If Albert is a serviceable stopgap while Thomas heals, then the Orange could slide by. But all efforts will be focused on getting the team’s seasoned leader back on the field, yet again.

“I don’t really have an update,” McIntyre said. “I think, having said that, realistically he’s out for tomorrow. Hopefully it’s not bad, he’s responding well to treatment.”

but also rocks his Otto the Orange ski hat, Carrier Dome ranger hat, or his wigs – one orange, another blue and orange. Complete with a Syracuse jacket or sweatshirt, his outfits could also include orange shorts, SU pajama pants and socks.

His Syracuse watch tells him, “it’s always ‘Cuse time,” if anyone asks. He and his wife Lisa buy SU earrings for the parents of the field hockey players, and one dangles from his left ear. Whether the sun is out or not, his orange sunglasses are a constant.

And yes, even his underwear has Otto’s face all over it.

“Oh, I could easily tell him, ‘No, you’ve gone too far,’” Lisa Kuzio said. “But I actually encouraged him today to make sure that he did what he’s always done because that’s what everyone expects. They all want ‘Uncle Marc’ to be there and be supportive.”

After last season’s win over Connecticut, the Orange would go on to lose the Big East tournament championship, but made a run to the final four for just the second time in program history.

Kuzio was there for that, too.

Marc and Lisa Kuzio rented a Winnebago RV and made the drive down to Norfolk, Va., for SU’s final four matchup with North Carolina in mid-November. And when the Orange showed up to Old Dominion for the game, Kuzio’s orange tent was already waiting for them.

“He had one heck of a tailgate,” Bradley

said with a laugh. “They’re just the salt of the Earth, that family. They have such appreciation for the opportunities that Jess is being offered by our institution.”

Jecko grew up approximately an hour away from Syracuse, went to Sauquoit Valley High School and graduated with fewer than 90 students, Kuzio said. He admitted that he never went to see Jecko play in high school, under the impression that field hockey was “boring.”

He insists he did not persuade Jecko to pick SU over James Madison and that it was purely her choice – but she couldn’t see herself anywhere else, she said.

Thanks to her decision, Kuzio has seen his niece emerge from a “no-name” high school and play Division I field hockey for his favorite university, and it’s been a dream come true.

“When she made her announcement that she was going to play for the ‘Cuse, I cried,” he said.

“I’m so proud of Jess to be playing here. It’s my family, and I get to see her play in an SU uniform.

It’s pretty special.”

Prior to last year’s national semifinals, Kuzio hadn’t made the trip for any of SU’s road games.

He hopes to change that this season.

“Football, you got 50,000 crazy fans. Basketball, you got 36,000 crazy fans,” Kuzio said. “Field hockey, they get nobody. But I want them to know I’m there for them.”

jcdoug01@syr.edu @dougherty_ jesse —Staff writer Josh Hyber contributed reporting to this article

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CLARK KENT Christopher Clark has already racked up more receiving yards this season than he did last year.

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East Los Angeles Junior College Catches: 33 Yards: 631 Touchdowns: 11 Games: 10

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Syracuse Catches: 11 Yards: 122 Touchdowns: 2 Games: 11

2013 jenny jakubowski | staff photographer CHRISTOPHER CLARK glides into the end zone for his first of two touchdowns — this one a 41-yard pass from Terrel Hunt — during Syracuse’s 54-0 blowout win over Wagner on Saturday. Three games into the season, the receiver has 11 receptions for 142 yards.

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his junior year, though, he’s emerged as one of Syracuse’s most reliable receivers this season.

Zip in his step and a strong pair of hands have been on full display. Clark already has 11 catches for 142 yards and two touchdowns in his second year with the Orange.

Eleven catches matches his total from all of last year.

“Chris is a little guy,” Moore said. “Speed, quickness, all those little things.”

Moore and Marrone were in pursuit of a wide receiver when they first spotted Clark.

They looked at film of 40 or 50 wide receivers and Clark stood out immediately, Moore said. He didn’t have the size – he’s listed at 5-foot-11 and 160 pounds – or the Division I experience. But he did have blazing speed and strong hands.

With the departure of Alec Lemon and

Marcus Sales, Moore knew Syracuse would need receivers to step up. One of those playmakers was supposed to be Adrian Flemming, the big, physical wideout who Moore said “tries to bang you around.”

But Flemming broke a bone in his left leg, ending his season, which thrust Clark into a significant role. Clark was crushed to see one of his best friends get sidelined, but knew the moment he’d trained for the past three years had finally surfaced.

On Saturday against Wagner, Clark scored two touchdowns and toyed with the overmatched Seahawks defense. Both Drew Allen and Terrel Hunt have looked comfortable throwing to Clark, as he’s shown an innate ability to run dizzying routes and get open.

But Clark never would have made it to Syracuse if he hadn’t changed his mind about playing junior college football.

A friend who played on the ELAC football team convinced him to give the sport one more shot. After all, Clark had dominated at quarterback and wide receiver in high school. The team

was in need of a deep threat. It was a perfect fit.

So he gave the sport that stole his heart in high school another chance.

Clark’s first year at ELAC was “nothing special,” but his next year was quite special, indeed. Thirty-three receptions. Six hundred and thirty-three yards. Eleven touchdowns. All in 10 games.

“It was a big year,” Clark said.

That’s when Moore and the Syracuse staff noticed just how good Clark was. Despite his whopping numbers, SU was one of only a few schools to show interest.

And Clark thought Syracuse was simply looking.

He never expected the phone call that would send him from one side of the country to the other.

Once it did, congratulatory phone calls and texts from friends and family came in bunches.

The kid who worked at Starbucks and didn’t play for a team just two years earlier was going to suit up for Syracuse.

“It was a big shock,” Clark said with a grin. “I

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told my mom. She started crying.”

Fast forward two years. It’s summer. SU head coach Scott Shafer is at Manley Field House on a Saturday morning. Clark is out on the field by himself, drenched in sweat. He’s working with a tennis ball machine, strengthening his hands and sharpening his vision.

Shafer’s son, Wolfgang, worked out with the team in the summer, and Shafer said his son told him Clark puts in more work than anyone else on the team.

“It’s great to see a young man kind of have a taste of the fruits of his labor,” Shafer said.

Clark never gave up on his dream to play Division-I football, despite the hiatus. He said he didn’t even have to go to class at ELAC. He didn’t have to stick with football, either. But he did both.

“I just told myself, ‘Don’t stop,’” Clark said. “‘Keep working, keep working. Something’s going to come.’

“And it did.” tbhass@syr.edu @TrevorHass

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Hunt named starter for Tulane game

By David Wilson SPORTS EDITOR

After a dazzling performance against Wagner, Syracuse quarterback Terrel Hunt will make his first career start Saturday against Tulane, Scott Shafer announced during his weekly interview with Orange All-Access on Monday.

“We’ll start off the game with him,” the head coach said.

Hunt completed 15-of-18 passes for 265 yards and three touchdow ns in Syracuse’s 54-0 win over Wagner.

He also rushed three times for 22 yards after scoring a touchTERREL HUNT down with his legs in garbage time of the Orange’s loss to then-No. 19 Northwestern on Sept 7.

Drew Allen has completed just 51-of-89 passes for 530 yards, two touchdowns and six interceptions.

He played the first three drives on Saturday, throwing for a negative yard before Hunt entered.

Allen later threw his second touchdown of the season.

Shafer, though, said that “Drew will be ready to get in” when Syracuse hosts the Green Wave at 12:30 p.m. in the Carrier Dome.

“There’s something good about having two guys that are competing throughout the course of the season,” Shafer said, “and that’s what we have right now.”

ziniu chen | staff photographer MARC KUZIO, uncle to SU goalie Jess Jecko, brings his Syracuse flag to each of the Orange’s home games at J.S. Coyne Stadium, where SU hasn’t lost a game since 2009. Kuzio decks himself out in Orange apparel, never wearing the same costume twice, to show off his SU pride.

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arc Kuzio rises from his trademark spot on the bleachers at J.S. Coyne Stadium, as close to the Syracuse bench as possible.

Decked out in Orange apparel from head to toe, he turns to the fans located behind him and raises his Syracuse flag.

He takes a deep breath, then roars.

“Give me an ‘S!’ Give me a ‘Y!’ Give me 2 of 5 an ‘R!’” Swinging his flag – the handle of which has been

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Uncle of starting goalkeeper energizes field hockey team

covered with blue and orange tape – he rattles off the letters of “Syracuse” in one of his many pump-up interactions with the crowd at Coyne Stadium. To say Kuzio, the uncle of SU sophomore goalkeeper Jess Jecko, bleeds Orange is simply an understatement.

“Syracuse has always been the pride and joy of my life,” said Kuzio, 46, who is originally from

Utica. “Since I’ve been doing this for my niece, the volleyball team, the soccer team, the lacrosse team, football team, everybody keeps coming up saying, ‘Will you come to our games like this?’”

Even Otto the Orange and SU basketball player Rakeem Christmas have borrowed Kuzio’s flag and taken it for a run along the bleachers. Kuzio

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After nearly giving up sport, Clark provides deep-ball threat

By Trevor Hass ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

Three years ago, Christopher Clark balanced a 9-to-5 job at Starbucks with part-time night classes as a freshman at East Los Angeles Col-

lege. Organized football appeared to be in his past after no schools offered the undersized wide receiver a scholarship out of high school.

But encouragement from a friend motivated Clark to walk on to the

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“Hit like rams. You don’t see a ram going and cutting another ram’s legs.”

football team, and eventually paved the way for an unexpected phone call.

At 6 a.m. one April day in 2012, Clark’s phone rang and woke him up. It was then-Syracuse head coach Doug Marrone and wide

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receivers coach Rob Moore. They were offering him a scholarship.

His dream to play Division I football was closer than ever.

“The fact that Syracuse gave me an opportunity,” Clark said, “I told

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myself that I was going to give it my all when I stepped on the field.”

Clark never anticipated he’d get that opportunity. After earning a scholarship from SU and contributing

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