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SU student wields knife in classroom

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ben addonizio | staff photographer Howie hawkins , a local Syracuse politician, debates in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs in November 2008. Hawkins ran as the Green Party candidate for New York’s 25th U.S. Congressional district seat.

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owie Hawkins has run for city councilman, Syracuse mayor, Onondaga County executive, New York state comptroller and seats in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. He has not won a single election. “You don’t have to win office to win your political goals,” Hawkins said.

Despite losing every campaign, local politician Howie Hawkins runs for governor

Hawkins is a Syracuse politician who has been supportive of Syracuse University student activism. Last spring, Hawkins showed up to the student protests against commencement speaker Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co. And Hawkins is now trying his hand at running for office, once again, as the Green Party candidate for New York state

governor. Some have called him crazy. Some call him overambitious. But he and his staff said his campaign is one of frank discussion of ideas and issues, instead of raising money from special interest groups. Mark Dunlea, a senior adviser to Hawkins, has known the candidate for about 20 years, he said. He first met

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A student who appeared intoxicated disrupted an afternoon class Monday by waving around a pocket knife, resulting in him being taken into custody by the Department of Public Safety, said DPS Chief Tony Callisto. The student was removed from campus and is now facing action by the Office of Judicial Affairs for violation of the Student Code of Conduct, Callisto said. The student wandered into a Hall of Languages class at around 2 p.m. and sat at one of the desks, Callisto said. DPS could not specify which classroom the student entered, Callisto said. The student began yelling at the students in the class and then took a knife out of his pocket, Callisto said. “He never threatened anyone with the knife,” Callisto said. The student was not enrolled in the class, but knew someone in it, said Kevin Quinn, senior vice president of public affairs. Callisto could not release the name of the student under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, a federal law that protects student education records, he said. Students in the class immediately called DPS to report the incident, Callisto said. They evacuated their classroom, but not under DPS orders. No one else in the building evacuated, he said. see knife page 4

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Maxwell begins planning for more autonomy, exclusive undergraduate major By Beckie Strum News Editor

The university is moving forward on several controversial changes to the relationship between the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the College of Arts and Sciences. This summer, several faculty committees held meetings to discuss the possibility of creating Maxwell’s first signature undergraduate major, giving Maxwell greater decision-making power in undergraduate social science majors and allowing Maxwell to self-govern. “There have been a number of faculty

groups meeting this summer to consider various aspects of the (Arts and Sciences)/ Maxwell relationship, but there have been no reports from these committees yet,”

said Eric Spina, vice chancellor and provost, in an e-mail. Spina, Chancellor Nancy Cantor and administrators at both colleges worked

What is the white paper?

The administration released a proposal in April that would alter the relationship between the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Maxwell is housed in and governed by Arts and Sciences, but the proposals would make serious changes to this relationship.

The changes...

• Creating an undergraduate major housed exclusively in Maxwell • Expanding Maxwell’s autonomy with regards to tenure and faculty issues • Giving Maxwell equal ownership of social science majors

together last spring to draft a proposal to give Maxwell more self-governance and a bigger hand in undergraduate programs. The proposal, called the White Paper, was released to the faculty of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell, and was then the topic of a heated discussion at the last University Senate meeting in April. At the USen meeting on April 21, many faculty members expressed concerns that the university was rushing ahead with the plans, which had not been carefully discussed at a faculty level. And although the proposal called for

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A plane crashed Monday in Eastern Venezuela, killing at least 14, according to The Washington Post. The plane was carrying 51 people, and officials said 33 survived the crash while four people are still missing. The crash occurred about six miles from the eastern city of Puerto Ordaz. The plane was a French-built ATR 42 from the airline Conviasa. It slammed into a lot used by the state-run steel foundry and then burst into flames, according to The Washington Post. The flight had taken off from Margarita Island, a top tourist destination in the Carribbean, and crashed before reaching the airport of Puerto Ordaz.

Bill to keep Bush-era tax rates proposed

Mitch McConnell, the Senate Republican leader, proposed a bill on Monday to uphold the Bush-era income tax cuts indefinitely, according to The New York Times. The continuation of the tax cuts would include even the wealthiest Americans, testing Democrats’ willingness to vote for a tax increase in a bad economy. McConnell’s proposed legislation comes just one day after John Boehner of Ohio, the House Republican leader, opened the door to compromise. He said he would vote for President Obama’s plan to continue the tax cuts for households making less than $250,000, according to The New York Times. On Monday, Obama spoke out against an extension of the Bush tax rates on couples who make a combined $250,000 or more and individuals who make more than $200,000 per year. Obama said most Democrats agree the nation cannot afford to lower rates for higher incomes, according to The New York Times.

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Bill to add on-campus polling sites By Bianca Szklaruk Contributing Writer

This year’s elections may be some of the last before colleges are required to provide polling stations on campus. The New York state Senate passed legislation June 28 to place centrally located polling sites on campuses in election districts where most of the eligible voters reside on campus. The legislation is not a mandated law yet and will return to the Assembly next year to be voted on. Lawmakers are hoping it will encourage more young people to be politically active. “We hope to see the bill become successful this year and soon be passed by both houses and become a law,” said Adam Silver, a member of the New York Senate staff and supporter of the bill. Silver said he hopes to see a large increase in voter turnout in the coming elections as a result of the bill. “Voting is one of the few opportunities to have civic engagement in politics that will affect us all directly or individually,” Silver said. Silver said he did not yet have the number of colleges that would be mandated to participate, but he believes many schools will make need to take part.

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Bus stops to add schedule countdowns By Michael Boren Asst. News Editor

Electronic signs with real-time bus departure and arrival schedules may line several campus bus stops come spring. The signs are part of a $2.25 million federal grant awarded to the Centro transportation organization Sept. 9 to update the bus system along the Connective Corridor, a cultural strip connecting Syracuse University to the downtown area. When winter weather strikes, bus riders will be able to keep an eye on the electronic signs with departure and arrival times inside sheltered

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kirsten celo | asst. photo editor eugene law, the president of Undergraduate Student Association, addresses Monday night’s Student Association meeting in his unopposed bid to be elected parlimentarian. SA also passed a resolution against the release of the only man convicted in the Pan Am bombing.

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Assembly affirms resolution denouncing Pan Am 103 bomber release By Annie Knox Staff Writer

Student Association plans to send its statement calling for the only person convicted in the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing to serve out the remaining 19 years of his 25-year sentence to President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. “Al-Megrahi needs to serve out his sentence to fulfill his punishment for the lives he ended,” states the resolution, which was endorsed by this year’s Remembrance Scholars. In addition to the statement on Pan Am, the assembly wants to address overcrowding in residence halls by lowering the housing requirement to one year, rather than two. SA also reaffirmed its removed stance on the changes to greek life event policy. The Pan Am statement endorses the request by four United States senators for the U.S. State Department to investigate British Petroleum’s role in the release of the Libyan man, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi. SA also plans to send the statement to four senators who called for

an investigation: Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Kristen Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) and Robert Menendez (D-N.J.). The 1988 plane crash killed 259 people, including 35 Syracuse University students, over Lockerbie, Scotland. Al-Megrahi was released on compassion grounds more than a year ago when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.

statement would draw students to the remembrance events in October. SA is also working with the Residence Hall Association to solve the issue of overcrowded residence halls. SA plans to talk to university officials about reducing the twoyear mandatory housing agreement to one year, allowing sophomores to live off campus, Barnhart said.

“I’m upset people see this as a direct assault on greek life. I’m sure we can deal with a few wristbands at a few parties if it means keeping our best greek organizations on campus.”

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The release garnered more controversy after the doctor who diagnosed him with prostate cancer and three months to live said he was pressured to make a false diagnosis, and after word of a deal between BP and the British government over alMegrahi’s release came to light. Jon Barnhart said he hoped the

Lounges in residence halls across campus have been converted into triples and quads, leaving floors of students without common space and resident advisors without a place to hold floor programs. “This overcrowding is hindering what can happen on the floors,” said Taylor Carr, director of advocacy

for RHA. Lounges provide students with a common place to hang out, watch television and build a community. Without them, he said, “the community is being diminished.” SA will maintain its removed stance on the new, more restricted greek party policy, leaving the student voice in the matter to the Social Responsibility Committee, made up of members of greek life and university administrators. “Greeks are looking to hold the best events,” Barnhart said. “They want people not in greek life to enjoy them just as much. “I’m upset people see this as a direct assault on greek life,” he said. “I’m sure we can deal with a few wristbands at a few parties if it means keeping our best greek organizations on campus.” SA’s role is to increase the safety of students who might go to parties in the off-campus neighborhood by encouraging students living in the area to get to know their residential neighbors and to abandon assumptions they might have about their older neighbors, Barnhart said. abknox@ syr.edu

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faculty “task forces,” professors at the April USen meeting and in the following weeks said they hoped work on various projects would be delayed until after summer. In spite of this, three committees were formed this summer to analyze the proposals to make Maxwell more autonomous and involved with undergraduates. The three committees — two comprised of Maxwell faculty and the third of both Maxwell and Arts and Sciences faculty — are expecting to present the first drafts of their work in October, Spina said. Until then, committee members said they are reluctant to talk about the meetings. “There isn’t much to tell at this point,” said Jeff Stonecash, cochairman of the joint Arts and Sciences and Maxwell study committee. “We are trying to sort the issues into those that might be serious and those that can be resolved with some minor changes. It is going to take another month.” One of the most important changes included in

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locations, said Steve Koegel, Centro’s director of marketing and communications. The electronic signs could be beneficial to fi rst-year SU students who don’t know where to fi nd the bus schedules, said Delorian Sanders, a senior psychology and communication major. “You don’t want to walk all the way down the street just to see what time it comes,” she said as she waited at the bus stop in front of Watson

the proposal for undergraduate and prospective students is the creation of a selective undergraduate program in Maxwell. Currently, there are no majors housed exclusively in Maxwell. The signature program would capitalize on Maxwell’s reputation and attract exceptionally strong students, according to the most recent proposal concerning the relationship between Arts and Sciences and Maxwell. Robert McClure, chairman of the Signature Program committee, said he did not want to talk about committee progress until an official draft of its work is presented to the rest of the faculty. “My presumption is that the Signature Program committee will distribute an interim report, certainly by some time in mid-October, that would apprise the community of where our thinking stands and invite reaction,” McClure said. The university has yet to determine how and when the committees will present their proposals. McClure’s committee of nine Maxwell faculty members met several times this summer, once since school started and will meet again Tuesday morning. During and after April’s USen meetings, professors in both Maxwell and Arts and Sciences

expressed concern about the proposed Maxwell undergraduate major. Some said they thought it would take away from social science programs already in existence and that the undergraduate program would be started because of its market-

ability rather than its necessity. McClure said the committee was formed to contemplate and respond to these and many other concerns. This is not the first time McClure has led the creation of undergraduate Maxwell courses. He was the lead author of MAX 123: “Critical Issues for the United States” and MAX 132: “Global Community.”

changes to Maxwell’s relationship with Arts and Science have only a few more weeks to wait before discussions and debates open back up. “All of us in the committee and across the school and college would be hoping to bring this range of issues to some sort of closure,” McClure said. “I don’t know any of us who would like to make this as our life’s work.”

Hall around 5 p.m. with at least 10 others. Anna Paterno, a freshman in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, has waited 25 minutes before schedule to catch buses on campus. But with the electronic signs up, she said she could just come by and check the times and do other things while waiting for the buses. “Even if they are backed up, it’ll be more convenient to know when,” she said. GPS notification systems will also be installed on nearly 20 buses through the grant as a pilot program, which may be expanded

beyond the Connective Corridor if they are successful, Koegel said. “It should be a tremendous convenience for the customer,” Koegel said. Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.), who helped land the grant money from the Federal Transit Administration, said in a press release the GPS systems would allow bus drivers to recognize and adjust to traffic issues in real time. However, bus drivers will still need to watch the streets, Koegel said. “It’s not really designed as a driver assis-

tance mechanism,” he said. “We still rely on our drivers to watch the road.” Centro is currently planning the placement of the technology and hopes to have the electronic signs and GPS systems running by spring 2011, Koegel said. Centro will place some of the electronic signs on the SU campus, but the exact locations aren’t determined yet. Some of the grant money is also going toward building a new bus transfer hub in downtown Syracuse, which Centro hopes to have open by fall 2011, Koegel said.

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eral students and a faculty member, DPS determined the student did not make any threats and did not break any laws, so the Syracuse Police Department was not called and the student was not arrested, Callisto said. The student was questioned by DPS and released. The student did, however, break the Code of Conduct and will not be allowed back on campus until the matter is sorted out by Judicial Affairs, Callisto said. Callisto did not know how long Judicial Affairs’ action will take or what the sentence will be, he said. Typically, this kind of violation of the Code of Conduct could result in anything from mandated counseling to an extended suspension.

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McClure said he is unsure how long it will take or if the Maxwell undergraduate program will be established. The two MAX courses he created took three years to become a reality. But both supporters and opponents of the

“All of us in the committee and across the school and college would be hoping to bring this range of issues to some sort of closure. I don’t know any of us who would like to make this as our life’s work.”

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The fi rst DPS officer arrived on the scene within 30 seconds, and the student, who had exited the classroom, was found and taken into custody a minute later, Callisto said. Because of the quick response time, no Orange Alert, Syracuse University’s emergency alert system, was sent to the student body, Callisto said. “The only time we issue an Orange Alert is if there is an immediate threat to the community,” he said. “We got to the scene and had the suspect in custody so quickly, there was no threat to the community.” Through interviews on the scene with sev-

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Rain enhances Juice Jam, Fiasco brings down the house

his year’s Juice Jam Festival was filled with the usual madness and mayhem, and Lupe Fiasco proved to be worth the wait — and the rain, and even the possible head trauma from all the crowd surfing. Fiasco brought down the house and is clearly a favorite at Syracuse University, as this is his second show here in the past five years. He sang an equal mix of both old and new songs, ending with the hit “Superstar” and then encoring with another hit, “Daydreamin’.” To the great pleasure of many fans, he even dedicated his first ever single, “Kick, Push,” to SU. He completely ignored the incessant crowd surfing that went on, as

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well as the various students who challenged him to rap battles. At one point, he had the crowd so rapt with attention that when he stopped the music to sing a verse from one of his new songs, there was dead silence. Despite the rapidity at which the tickets sold out, both under and upperclassmen could be found milling around on the grass and socializing as they waited for Fiasco’s performance. The concert was the first to be sold out in Juice Jam’s seven-year history, and the disappointing weather didn’t prevent thousands of students from mobbing the stage in excitement, even as the microphone guys conducted a soundcheck. The opportunity to run into so

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blondes know better many of your friends in one place is one of the additional perks of Juice Jam. For seniors, it is reminiscent of a typical night at the bars. For freshman, it is a preview of the next four years. Senior management major Brian Goldman, who saw his favorite band, Bloc Party, play at Juice Jam two years ago, said he was still extremely

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impressed with this year’s lineup. “From moshing to crowd surfing, the crowd was definitely raging, the artists were all great, and if it weren’t for the groggy weather, this show might’ve actually been my most memorable,” Goldman said. Juice Jam is known for its rain or shine policy, and performances such as this one maintain the success rate of that policy. As the rain got stronger during Fiasco’s performance, students just pumped their fists harder and stayed where they were. When walking off the field at the end of show, various people could be heard exclaiming that they had been pleasantly surprised by the experience and would be downloading some

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of the music they’d heard. Perhaps the only problem with the whole concert was visibility. Students of all shapes and sizes were crowded together uncomfortably close throughout the three acts. But even if you couldn’t see, you could still hear. The entire audience sang back the last chorus to “Superstar,” and you didn’t have to see Fiasco to participate or enjoy it. But was the experience all that it was cracked up to be? Well, if you made it out alive, I would definitely say, “Yes.” Marina Charny is a senior English and textual studies and writing major. Her column appears weekly, and she can be reached at mcharny@syr.edu.

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because of his dissatisfaction with the two other major political parties in the United States, the Democrats and the Republicans, primarily because they represent the interests of the wealthy and powerful, he said. “We want a very different world than Barack Obama. … The Democrats are just as corporate a party as the Republicans,” Dunlea said. “The rich have two parties, and we don’t have any.” Years before their meeting in Vermont, Hawkins had graduated from Dartmouth College in nearby New Hampshire. He had run cross country in college and takes that love of running on the campaign trail, as well. Politics is “more like a marathon than a sprint. … You have to be in it for the long haul,” Hawkins said. In the 1980s, Hawkins organized protests against apartheid rule in South Africa. He called for the construction of a shantytown on the College Green at Dartmouth to demonstrate the conditions apartheid laws created. In months, the shantytown protests spread around college campuses across the nation. Within the year, the U.S. Congress passed the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986, overriding then-President Ronald Reagan’s veto. “You just keep plugging away,” said Hawkins. “You light a fire and, sometimes, it catches.”

Hawkins moved to Syracuse in 1981, having grown up in San Francisco in the 1960s. He described his experience with the civil rights, women’s rights and anti-Vietnam movements of his youth as important to who he is today. “It was exciting,” Hawkins said. “People really thought they could have an impact on things, and we did.” It was that experience with the turbulent 1960s and living near the Haight-Ashbury district, known for its countercultural attitude, that inspired his activist spirit. Hawkins said his main aim in running for New York state governor is not victory, but to build support for the Green Party in New York, which currently is not a recognized political party. Nationally, the Green Party has adopted a platform of ecologic sustainability, grassroots political participation and involvement of the state in business affairs. Members of the Green Party seek a political situation in which the people, not entrenched interests, have a greater say in government. At the local level, Hawkins has called for a living wage ordinance and for public utilities instead of private ones. Both ideas caught hold in Syracuse in 2005, Hawkins said. He also said

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“you can’t find a politician in Syracuse that doesn’t give lip service to sustainability,” a cause he has championed for years. What drives Hawkins to continue running is the alternative — doing nothing. “I don’t know when to stop. I mean I just keep going,” he said. Ursula Rozuma, the upstate campaign coordinator for the Hawkins campaign, agreed. “He might be too committed for the Green Party and campaigning. There’s only so many hours in the day,” she said. Rozuma has also considered an alternative. She said she’d rather work for a candidate she believed in rather than one that will win. “He doesn’t have a prayer,” said Jeff Stonecash, a professor of political science at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at SU. Stonecash said money, which Hawkins does not have enough of, is a necessity for any successful campaign. But progress has been made as far as Hawkins’ success in elections. When he first ran for city council in 1992, he received 3 percent of the votes. In 2008, he received 42 percent of the votes for councilman. He said, “I don’t pay much attention to the cynics and the smart alecks.” ajswab@syr.edu

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At Syracuse University, there is already a polling station established in E.S. Bird Library. Some students said they were unaware of this polling station and the new legislation. But other students agreed the legislation will be effective in increasing voter turnout. “I am under 18, but I see this being very useful in the following election years I’ll be eligible for on campus,” said Hannah McDonald, a freshman broadcast journalism major. Some students, like Briana Lemon, a junior mechanical engineering major, said they would vote in the state, regardless of a future expansion for on-campus polling stations. Some experts said they are weary the bill will increase student voter turnout. No matter how close the polling sites are to campus, students still need to be registered and informed, said Kristi Andersen, political science professor. “Many will continue to prefer to vote absentee,” Anderson said. “I suspect that students most likely to register in Syracuse are those who live off campus, and those people probably have cars and/or live near polling places.” Meanwhile, SU’s Office of Government and Community Relations is working to increase voter turnout by getting students registered by inserting a voting guide in each student handbook. It will also send out voter registration forms to students and e-mails to the residence halls and off-campus listservs, said Kate Hammer, the community relations associate at Government and Community Relations. blszklar@syr.edu

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Hooked up By Colleen Bidwill

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ookups can grow beyond the bedroom into quality relationships, according to a new study. University of Iowa sociologist Anthony Paik’s research, based on a survey of 642 heterosexual adults, shows newly formed couples who started having sex as friends or acquaintances are equally as happy as couples who wait to have sex. Sexual promiscuity and freedom are more prevalent in today’s generation of college students, according to the Pew Research Center. In comparison with 20 years ago, 75 percent believe today’s college students have more casual sex. Another study by the University of Iowa found one in three adults are not in exclusive relationships. One in 10 men and women said both they and their partner had slept with

other people. Paik said he believed his fi ndings depended on the type of people who hook up or enter into casual-dating or friends-with-benefits scenarios. Those people typically fi nd relationships unrewarding and, therefore, are more likely to form unattached hookups. “You can go to a bar, and it is possible a hookup partner you meet there could be a long-term relationship,” Paik said. “But most people go to the bar looking for something short term.” But in the cases when a casual night turns into a full-blown relationship, Paik’s research showed these couples are just as happy as

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Study ﬁnds casual hookups facilitate equally healthy relationships those who come from traditional dating. Still, Paik said he would not recommend hooking up in an attempt to form a serious relationship. “Hookups are not necessarily leading to bad relationships, but often do,” he said. “Hookups provide a way that people can form relationships in the short term, but for building longterm relationships, hookups are not the best. People can create true love and serious relationships, it’s just unlikely.” Joseph Fanelli, a Syracuse University human sexuality professor, said he agreed there is a chance for couples who start hooking up to develop more serious relationships.

“I do, but I certainly think the chances are much more minimal,” he said. “Maybe in the process, you want to learn more about them. If I meet someone and they seem interesting, and I’m not just out to get a piece, and I like her, then casual sex could develop. It seems like common sense.” Fanelli said the potential failure of having a friend-with-benefits or a casual-dating situation is when one person becomes attached while the other is in it just for the sex. “Sex is pretty casual, but still not carefree,” he said. “Even casual sex has emotional implications.” cabidwel@ syr.edu

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Sidewalk chalk illustrates Quad’s promotional appeal, viral marketing strength

By Flash Steinbeiser FEATURE EDITOR

he Quad won’t stop

walk campaign would yield

club. “It’s hard to eliminate

viral tactics.

such a strong response.

the other factors,” Paish said.

The chalk’s effects are

“I was really surprised, I

powerful. When SU Outing

wasn’t expecting the turnout,”

Leaping off the ground

Club President Lauren Paish

said Paish, a junior biology

in bright contrasting

and her friends adorned the

colors, bombardments of

Quad with fluorescent chalk,

words seize the eye. Scribbled

inviting students to attend the

in the same sidewalk chalk

general interest meeting, they

found on schoolyard play-

figured the turnout would be

grounds, these messages are

good. After all, along with fly-

more than senseless doodles

ers and speaking with students

— they carry a purpose that

during orientation, the chalk

isn’t so playful.

they used was far brighter and

talking.

These words are meant to promote. As campus clubs

University Quad, among other

“But the chalk definitely helped.” By using sidewalk chalk as

“You’re at a college, you have a Quad, you know that most people walk through it every day. If you have something important to say, then why not utilize the space?” Mariel Fiedler

more eye-catching than the

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play chalk of years past.

and student groups settle

But when Paish and the rest

into a new semester, they are

of the Outing Club saw more

At the meeting, Paish said

ing, students are tapping into

looking to, once again, market

than 300 students attend the

multiple students told her how

a concentrated area of viral

their organizations with side-

interest meeting on Sept. 7,

the Quad’s scribbled messages

marketing. Viral marketing is

walk chalk on the Syracuse

they had no idea their side-

piqued their interests in the

and psychology major.

a source of campus market-

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Camaraderie, beer commercials make leatherheads out of everyone

hrow on your favorite jersey, buy an unnecessary amount of beer and call dibs on your favorite couch spot. It’s that time of year again. Students everywhere (unless you were at Juice Jam) geared up for the 2010-11 National Football League season this Sunday with pizza, wings and, of course, libations. Baseball may hold the title of America’s pastime, but many would say football has

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pop, lock it, drop it surpassed baseball as the American sport. Football on Sundays has become engraved in pop culture. Even those

who don’t particularly care for football wind up getting sucked into the mode of couch-slouching with a game on. When September arrives, football takes over. NFL Sunday captures viewer attention far and wide — and not just men either. Some members of the fairer sex seem to have embraced this football-watching culture as well. Football, in all its glory, is a versatile sport to watch. After all, we all know

what a stud Tom Brady is. We struggle to tear ourselves away from the games. TV shows have nothing on football. Even the weekly Nielsen ratings consistently show NFL games getting higher numbers than most big-time TV shows. Fans will keep the TV lit all afternoon, intermittently getting up for bathroom breaks, snacks or a friendly game of catch. A replica jersey, even if said athlete hasn’t touched the turf in

years (I see you, John Elway faithful), carries with it a certain pride. There’s nothing quite like wearing your favorite player’s jersey and watching him take the field in crystal-clear HD. Kids buy into the season, too — if you haven’t seen Kenny Chesney’s ESPN special titled “Boys of Fall,” you’re missing out on a sweet taste of American tradition. On many occasions, it doesn’t SEE CROCKETT PAGE 10

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matter what teams are playing. Some people watch the games all day. The fi rst batch kicks off around one in the afternoon, the second after 4 p.m. and the last national game begins at 8 p.m. Not everyone can watch nine or more hours of TV a day, but NFL Sundays make it almost too easy. Football can dominate on other days, as well. It has a strong hold on Thanksgiving, when viewers settle in to watch (of all teams)

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a promotional strategy that relies on social networks to generate buzz about something through strong word of mouth. “With a college-age crowd, if you have something of interest, it will go viral,” said John Liddy, an entrepreneur in residence at the Syracuse Technology Garden, a business development incubator. Liddy said while talking to students at the Garden last semester, many told him they don’t read through notifications sent to their e-mails and rarely respond to viral marketing attempts through the online social networking website, Facebook. What one student in the discussion did pay attention to, however, was the Quad. “If you want something to go viral, you have to understand your audience,” Liddy said. With the Quad receiving some of the heaviest foot traffic on campus, Liddy said students understand their peer audience. The Quad is

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the lowly Detroit Lions, which wishes it still had Barry Sanders to make the team good again. If the Lions can draw viewers in so easily, then football clearly has an influence in pop culture. Monday Night Football gives weekend warriors the ultimate Sunday cooldown. There’s no denying the lure of a day of ultimate relaxation. Something is very gratifying about doing next to nothing with a plate of wings and stacks of devoured pizza boxes next to you. And who needs real exercise when you can watch ripped professional athletes clean the clocks of other goliaths with

bone-jarring hits and tough tackles? New England fans love seeing Peyton Manning get tossed into the ground just as much as Colts fans love seeing Tom Brady throw a pick-six. Football Sunday is just one of those “things to do.” Even if there’s someone who doesn’t care for it, they’ll be hard-pressed to have a football-free Sunday. You can try to avoid it, but there’s a strong chance a friend or family member’s cheers will encroach your day. All of the scores and postgame wrap-ups will hit the news the next day, but you saw it all live. And don’t forget the commercials. What

considered the premiere social network on campus. When students walk through on the way to class, it is almost guaranteed the messages will grab their eyes, he said. “You’re at a college, you have a Quad, you know that most people walk through it every day. If you have something important to say, then why not utilize the space?” said Mariel Fiedler, an alumna who organized last semester’s protest against the 2010 SU commencement speaker, Jamie Dimon. During the spring, Fiedler and other protestors covered the Quad with chalked messages and taped flyers to rally student interest in the movement. “On a college campus, when you have such a large population using such a small amount of space, it’s easy to think that chalking the Quad or doing things like that are going to help you out the most,” Fiedler said. But the window to spread the colored sentiments is small. Rain happens in Syracuse. While groups think the Quad is a useful source of promotion, it can also be the most frustrating.

“Using chalk in SU kind of sucks because it rains so much,” Paish said. “You have to plan ahead so it doesn’t go to waste.” While writing down slogans and advertisements is cost-effective and can lead to a successful promotion, Liddy warns against making it

warm-blooded person can resist a good beer ad? Beer commercials glorify the experience of watching a game with a group of friends. Football Sunday, at its best, promotes camaraderie, togetherness and family. At its worst, it encourages unhealthy eating and sedentary behavior. Wherever your preference falls, there’s no denying Football Sunday has a tight grip on popular culture. Seth Crockett is a junior television, radio and film major and the pop culture columnist. His columns appear every Tuesday, and when he’s not praising a Tom Brady touchdown, he can be reached at srcrocke@ syr.edu

tion to the vivid messages, it takes more than just colorful words to capture her attention. “I think it depends on how well they set it up and how appealing it looks,” Mo said. It doesn’t matter where students are going. Whether it is a class, their dorm rooms or any-

“The guerilla marketing methodology is cheap, and you’re going to get what you pay for. If it’s your only avenue, you probably won’t be successful.” John Liddy

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the sole marketing ploy. “The guerilla marketing methodology is cheap, and you’re going to get what you pay for,” Liddy said. “If it’s your only avenue, you probably won’t be successful.” For Monica Mo, a freshman communications design major, it all comes down to the design. She said while she will look down and pay atten-

where else, the fl amboyant messages on the Quad will be there to meet them. With colorful pictures and words battling for a student’s attention, Fiedler said the Quad is SU’s version of Times Square. “It’s like putting up a billboard,” Fiedler said. ansteinb@ syr.edu

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Balancing deep lyrics, conventional song structure, ‘Unknown Component’ develops signature style By Alexander James

STAFF WRITER

hose who are philosophically inclined will revel in independent musician Keith Lynch’s newest release, “The Infi nitive Defi nite.” Operating under the moniker “Unknown Component,” Lynch juxtaposes abstract, conceptual lyrics with alternative rock instrumentals, settling into a unique niche in the indie world. The ten-track album “The Infi nite Defi nitive” is a thought-provoking change of pace, well worth the attention Lynch is gaining. Serving as the brains behind Unknown Component since 2002, Lynch is the album’s sole writer, musician and producer. Eight years into the game, the artist has a fi rm grasp on his unique style and repertoire, which becomes obvious when hearing “The Infi nite Defi nitive.” Most songs are built on guitar riffs and piano chords, with a typical pop rock structure. But labeling this album conventional would be a mistake — the concepts and lyrics throughout the album are provocative and require multiple listens to figure out. The album opener, “Moving Out of Frame,” is an abstract collection of lyrics that consider waves, motion and change, drifting the drift between perceptions. Sure, these ideas are big, but Lynch keeps us grounded in familiarity with distorted guitar riff and squeaky-clean drumming. “Collections of the State” maintains a postgrunge sound similar to

British pop rock bands like Oasis and Blur. Lynch’s vocals do justice to the Britpop sound, inflecting and punctuating his lyrics like Oasis’s enigmatic front man, Noel Gallagher. “Future Circles” is an acoustic-based song that upholds the aesthetic, working with pleasant piano and electric guitar melodies that build into a dramatic fi nish. “When the Illusion Is What It Seems” hits especially hard, featuring a quicker pace and some angrily-sung existential lyrics that explore the ideas of recollection, motive and truth. This is Kant set to music. Throughout “The Infi nite Defi nitive,” Unknown Component proves to be an apt band name. While there’s a level of unfamiliarity and distance about these songs and lyrics, they still feel fully realized. Keith Lynch beautifully toes the line between abstraction and focus — his songs remain open to interpretation, yet are direct enough to have a point. Take “The Experience of Understanding,” for example: The lyrics discuss a personal journey and the feeling of being bogged down by life. Yet “Every Measure and Space” achieves the opposite effect, taking on a lyrically observant viewpoint. With lines like “conversations will ensue between the frozen forms of force and levitations of remorse,” Lynch throws philosophy and poetics together, producing a fascinating blend of art. Self-production and self-promotion have become the preferred methods of indie artists seeking to make a splash. Musicians often get in over their heads when covering too much, but Lynch proves the do-it-yourself mentality can be the right path to success. He has created some fascinating music over the past decade, and for what he lacks in popular appeal, he more than makes up for with his focused style and refreshingly conceptual songwriting. ajhaeder@ syr.edu

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ate director of athletics for team services at SU. “He wears it on his sleeve.” McIntyre earned a reputation as an aerial force. A skill that was vital on defense from his sweeper position and also on set pieces in the attacking third. “He was the most dominant header of the ball in Division I soccer when he played,” said Carl Rees, a former Hartwick assistant coach. That unique talent nearly guided Hartwick to the final four in McIntyre’s sophomore season. After tallying game-winning goals against Rutgers and Boston University in the opening two rounds of the 1993 NCAA tournament, McIntyre headed in a goal that was disallowed in the quarterfinals against Princeton, Rees said. The referee called McIntyre for using his hands to climb up a defender. “Anybody who saw Mac play knew he didn’t need any kind of a stepladder to win a headed ball,” Rees said. “I’ll certainly remember that one because we would have been on our way to the final four.”

A frustrated former player If it weren’t for one play, McIntyre might not have ended up in Syracuse at all. After his senior season in 1995, he was selected to play in the Umbro Classic, a collegiate all-star game, and scored the first goal. An own goal. It put his team down 1- 0. And it put professional dreams out of McIntyre’s head. “Ultimately, I wasn’t good enough to go on and play professionally,” McIntyre said. “So

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now I’m one of the many frustrated former players who are now coaches.” Ever since, he’s dedicated his life to coaching. Upon graduating from Hartwick in 1996, McIntyre was hired to be an assistant coach by Rees, who had gone on to become the head coach at Fairfield. There, he helped guide the Stags to their first ever national ranking in 1998. His work as an assistant landed him a head coaching job at Oneonta State. From 1999-2002, McIntyre compiled three 10-win seasons. And then McIntyre got his big chance. Following the retirement of Hartwick’s head coach James Lennox, McIntyre, who was just down the road at Oneonta State, was eager to step in. “Hartwick is my alma matter,” he said. “It’s a special place in my life.” McIntyre led the Hawks from 2003-09, leaving as the second-winningest coach in school history. He posted a .633 winning percentage, going 71-36-25 in his time at the helm. He helped bring the team back to the NCAA tournament in 2005 for the first time in 10 years. Regardless of the school, McIntyre’s tendencies as a player have permeated his coaching philosophies. Strong defense and an emphasis on playing the ball aggressively up the field have gotten him to Syracuse, and now he looks to implement those same concepts with the Orange. “If you don’t give up goals, the other team can’t beat you,” he said. “I do feel that the foundation and the bedrock of our program is the ability to individually and collectively defend.” Four of McIntyre’s players from Hartwick transferred to Syracuse, and three of them play either defense or goalkeeper. Where former SU head coach Dean Foti had a more possession-oriented style, McIntyre is

“Once we found out that we had an admirable, winning coach that was coming in here we were all just pumped up.” David Neumann

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much more aggressive. Foti looked to work the ball through each third of the field ? defenders to midfielders to forwards. McIntyre relies on his defenders and goalkeeper to play the ball forward and initiate the attack more quickly. That style should help the Orange score more goals than it did a season ago, when the team averaged fewer than one goal per game. Said McIntyre: “I believe coaching is what I do best.”

Changing the culture It’s going to take time. Syracuse men’s soccer will not become a power overnight. Four games into the season, the team has a record of 1-3. The same as last year. It has scored fewer goals and allowed just as many. At times, it hasn’t looked pretty. It’s just going to take time. “Certainly we are evaluated on winning and losing,” McIntyre said. “(But) I believe the winning and the results will take care of themselves as we continue to work hard and improve in more areas.” And the team is improving. After it opened the season with an embarrassing 5-1 home loss to Siena, the defense has started to come around. Only three goals allowed in the last three games. The team has already posted a shutout, as

well. That feat took 10 games a year ago. It’s getting better day by day. “You can see in practice and in games that he’s building it step by step so that it can go well in the long run,” said sophomore defender Jakob Karlgren, who followed McIntyre from Hartwick. The learning curve is to be expected. Twenty of 30 players are new to SU. They are taking time to learn the new system and learn about each other. McIntyre is trying to change the perception of the program, Mullin said, and he can’t be evaluated on wins and losses, alone, this season. “Year one, what you want to be able to do is establish a culture,” said Mullin, who played a role in hiring McIntyre at SU. “You want to build a foundation for the program moving forward.” The players have bought into his system. Fitness has improved. Tempo of the game has improved. The family atmosphere has returned, and last year’s internal strife is a thing of the past. The rebuilding has definitely begun. “There’s a bunch of good things he has up his sleeve,” senior goalkeeper Jeremy Vuolo said. “Everyone here at Syracuse is starting to appreciate that.” mjcohe02@syr.edu

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In hopes of improved play, SU unveils new attacking style By Michael Cohen Asst. Copy Editor

For Federico Agreda, this was something completely new. Nervous and alone in the attacking half of the field, he had more than 4,500 square yards to himself. “It’s hard to adapt to it because you’re not used to playing by yourself,” Agreda said. “You have a lot more space to control, but I’m learning. I’m getting it.” In addition to transferring to Syracuse and adjusting to soccer at the Division I level, Agreda also had to learn an unfamiliar formation. Despite playing soccer since he was six years old, the 22-year-old forward had never lined up as the lone striker. But in first-year head coach Ian McIntyre’s 4-5-1 formation, that is exactly what he is trying to learn. And his comfort level is increasing with each game he plays. At Garden City Community College, Agreda was an NSCAA All-America First Team selection in 2009. But that was part of a drastically different coaching philosophy. That system

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It’s a sign. A good sign. “You’re damn right I’m worried if after we lose a game it doesn’t hurt,” Marrone said. “But it hurt. And it hurt everyone when you know you could have done things to win the game. Then there comes a point where you have to learn what has gone on, cut out what everyone around you is going to say, face it and focus on your next opponent knowing that you control what you do. “That is an important message and one that has been delivered to our players. We expect them to come back, give us their best effort and get ready to win a game and go above .500.” In the midst of the discussion regarding Maine, and to wrap it up with the final words at the end of the press conference, Marrone’s mindset trickled down to his almost identical usage of words. Twice, he said the Orange needed to “get over .500.” After two weeks, “getting over .500” equates

focused heavily on possession and keeping the ball on the ground to work it up the field. McIntyre’s is basically the opposite. “We had a lot of Hispanic players (at Garden City CC),” Agreda said. “A lot of players from Argentina and Columbia, where they like the style of playing more with the ball and possession. It’s completely different how we play with (McIntyre).” Now Agreda is learning how to become a target player for the rest of his teammates. Defenders and midfielders look to play the ball long to him, in hopes that he can control it and keep possession for his team. The longer he can hold onto the ball after receiving it, the more time he allows his teammates to come up in support. “When the ball comes up to you, it has to stick,” junior midfielder Nick Roydhouse said. “Pretty much the majority of attacks go through that one player, and in terms of doing well attacking-wise, you really need that one player to have a good touch, hold up and be strong.” To an extent, that seemed to work this weekend during Syracuse’s second-place finish at

the Mayor’s Cup in Oneonta, N.Y. In Sunday’s 2-0 loss to Columbia, Roydhouse and fellow midfielder Mark Brode combined for seven of the Orange’s 10 total shots. Although the team failed to score, Agreda was doing his job. Roydhouse explained the lone striker can function in two ways to help the Syracuse attack. The first dictates that he receives the ball and immediately lays it off to the midfielders for shots on goal. Through the first four games for the Orange, this has been the most prevalent use of the striker. Twenty-three of SU’s 26 shots this season have come from non-strikers. “Most of it is just kind of holding on top so we can get midfield players (up there), and they can have shots and chances at goal,” Agreda said. But eventually, production will have to come from the forwards. To win games, the Orange can’t just rely on its midfield to put the ball in the back of the net. That has been the story through the first four games, and SU has just two goals and one win to show for it. McIntyre has shuffled three others players in and out of that striker position. Brett Jankous-

kas, Fredrik Forsman and L.J. Papaleo are all seeing time up front. Agreda has gotten the start in all four games this season, but his production is still not where it needs to be. One shot on goal isn’t enough. “We’re looking to develop a fluid attack,” McIntyre said. “The real question is who is going to score us those goals. Ultimately, forward players are evaluated on the kind of effect they have in games.” So far, just Jankouskas has gotten his name in the scoring column from the striker position, doing so in the second half against Siena in the first game of the season. With two games left before Big East play opens on Sept. 25, the Orange will have to find a scoring threat. It needs to have a player opponents must game plan around. Agreda wants that to be him. “I’ve been trying so hard, and not scoring goals is something that I can get frustrated (over),” he said. “It gets in my head. But when I score my first goal, I’m just going to go crazy.”

to defeating a Maine program the Orange beat 41-24 last year. But the head coach said his team is just as focused on the Black Bears as SU was leading up to Akron and Washington. Even if it’s a Black Bear team that has struggled mightily to start the season. The most paramount of those struggles: failing to score once against Albany at home to start the season. The Black Bears lost an embarrassing 3-0 contest to an Albany team that lost eight defensive starters from a team that ranked fourth in the Northeastern Conference in team defense in 2009. On offense, Maine returns nine offensive starters. Still, that was only good enough for a 3-of-14 mark on third down against the Great Danes — and those zero points. The Syracuse players, on the other hand, have four days to prepare to defeat the first of two subdivision opponents. Four days to get above .500. Numbers are just that as of Monday: numbers. Practice for Maine hadn’t even started. But hurt is always hurt. And a game is always a game. Maine isn’t a trap game.

Don’t dare say that. The Orange hasn’t earned a trap game yet. Not in Marrone’s book, anyway. “Some people refer to these games as trap games,” Marrone said. “You take them for

granted. “We’re not even close to that stage.”

matthew ziegler | staff photographer Doug marrone and the Syracuse football team have a chance to go above the .500 mark with a win Saturday against FCS Maine. SU lost to Washington, 41-20, Saturday.

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Unheralded defense leads SU to record start By Rachel Marcus Staff Writer

Throughout the first 12 matches of the season, not much of the talk surrounding the Syracuse women’s volleyball team has been about its defense. That talk has centered on the balanced offense in the team’s 12-0 start, a programrecord opening to the season. But to SU assistant coach Carol LaMarche, that balanced offense isn’t enough without an equally important — and maybe even more important — defensive unit. “You can’t have a successful offense without a good pass or dig,” LaMarche said. “So if you look at our hitter’s hitting percentage and it’s high, you know that our defense is doing its job.” Despite a young and inexperienced defense, the unit’s youth hasn’t been noticeable thus far. A steady counterattack and strong play from the defense has helped carry the Orange to its record-setting start to the season. In her first year as the libero, a position that captains the defense, Ashley Williams has kept the backcourt steady while setting up the Orange’s hitters, racking up 101 digs this season. “It hasn’t been a major adjustment,” Williams said. “It’s just that I’m getting used to being on the court all the time. We are (all) just

adjusting to our new roles, and I think we’re on a good track.” Sarah Hayes, Syracuse’s captain, is the only defensive player not in a new position this season, returning as SU’s right back. The team’s third defensive player, Zoe Guzman, is in her first season at middle back. “I feel like last year, we were kind of thrown around in positions,” Hayes said. “This year, it’s been more set so that’s a lot easier for us because, then, we can focus on our one position we’ve been playing and grow in that position.” And even though the young defense has gone through some growing pains, its play has provided steady support for SU’s balanced offense and led the team to its quick start. “No one gave us a bad surprise,” LaMarche said. “Everyone’s kind of right where we expected them to be.” That includes Williams, who has taken the place Shanetha McLaurin filled last season. Williams has been successful in her first season as the libero. That is clear just by looking at the offensive performances throughout the Orange’s season. The offense has had multiple players break out in various matches, including Noemie Lefebvre, Mindy Stanislovaitis and Hayley Todd. And though the offense is responsible for the

show they put on, some of its success must be traced to the defense. Especially to Williams, the leader in the back. “I think she is embracing the role,” LaMarche said of Williams. “She really wants to be good at it and is one of those players that is very self-motivated. She pushes herself enough, which is good to have as a libero. “The libero kind of owns the backcourt and needs to be the captain back there to make sure everyone knows that she’s the one to get the ball if it’s her ball. She makes sure that everything is cohesive back there.” But despite the defense’s role in the offense’s success, Williams isn’t ready to take credit for the team’s offensive outbursts. “Credit is given where it’s due,” Williams said of the offense. So for now, she’s fine with all the attention the offense receives. They deserve much of the credit for what they’ve done. The defense will continue to do what it has done all season — set the offense up in the backcourt. “(Our defense is) more of a team defense, where everyone’s doing their part,” Williams said. “In time, maybe that recognition will come. It will happen.”

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In spite of weekend victory, Syracuse eyes bigger picture By Carron J. Phillips Contributing Writer

Saturday morning was an unfamiliar feeling for the Syracuse cross country team. Despite the relative unimportance of the meet in Syracuse’s season, sophomore Roman Acosta couldn’t hide his excitement — especially for the team’s first home meet since 2004. “We get anxious to race,” Acosta said. The Big East preview meet was the first time the program has held home-field advantage in six years. But even with the anticipation surrounding the circumstances, SU head coach Chris Fox calmly took things in stride before the meet, wanting to use the opportunity for some of his younger runners to get some experience. “This (meet) is so low-key that we’re not even running half of our kids,” Fox said. “It’s more for people who are finding their way still, and the majority of kids who will be running at

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nationals won’t be running in this meet. Some young people will get experience, and it will be a tuneup for people who are on the edge of making the team.” Though he’s a senior on Fox’s squad and his spot on the team is likely secure, Steve Murdock wanted to get a meet under his belt and shake off some of the rust of the offseason. Coming off a season that included the program’s first Big East championship, Murdock knows how important it was to start this season off with a victory. “It was great,” Murdock said. “It seemed like everyone was running really well, even though it was a low-key meet just to see where everybody’s at.” Since the team decided not to participate in the Harry Lang Invitational, it had an extra week of practice before its meet. Fox made sure his team didn’t get complacent with ample idle time before the beginning of the season. “We trained hard,” Fox said. “A couple of

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people that raced got to cut back on Thursday and Friday a little bit, but the rest of the team continued to train hard.” Murdock was able to witness firsthand how the development of some of the younger runners is paying off, thanks to that training regimen led by Fox. “The freshmen ran amazing,” Murdock said. “Actually, I was really impressed to see how well they did. I don’t think any freshman class has ever done that well, and to come in that strong. It’s really great and says a lot for the team and what we can be in the following years.” Acosta also used Saturday’s race as a tuneup. In the bigger picture, that’s what it was supposed to be. He knows SU’s goals are far beyond a Big East preview win. “We just went out there and got what we had to do done,” Acosta said. “It was nice to see the freshmen do really well. We just wanted to get the win and move on because we are obviously

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With Maine next, focus stays same By Tony Olivero Asst. Sports Editor

dave trotman-wilkins | staff photographer Ian McIntyre began his first season as head coach of the Syracuse men’s soccer team in January after seven seasons at Hartwick. Despite a 1-3 record thus far, SU is coming off an improved performance in its second-place finish in the Mayor’s Cup.

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inally, the wait was over. Nearly two months of uncertainty was brought to a close. Syracuse finally had its coach. On Jan. 6, Ian McIntyre became the newest face of Syracuse men’s soccer. For the 10 SU players remaining, it had been 57 days of not knowing. “Everybody was nervous,” sophomore Mawuena Agbossoumonde said. “People thought they were going to get cut. We tried to stay together and comfort each other.” The SU players could now exhale. They had become familiar with McIntyre’s style during his time as head coach at Hartwick, a team two hours away in Oneonta, N.Y., that SU had faced three of the past four years. A native of Basildon, England, McIntyre moved to the United States in 1992 to play soccer at Hartwick. After graduating in 1996, he entered into the

coaching world. Three jobs and more than 100 career wins later, McIntyre is now leading the Orange. Known as a hard-nosed defender during his playing days, nothing has changed in his philosophies as a coach. He expects the best from himself and his players. He looks to play aggressively, attack constantly and simply outwork the other team. “Once we found out that we had an admirable, winning coach that was coming in here, we were all just pumped up,” SU sophomore defender David Neumann said. Now that the wait is over, now that there is a coach, the men’s soccer program begins an overhaul. Nineteen seasons under former head coach Dean Foti produced zero trips to the NCAA tournament and just one win in the Big East tournament. McIntyre must fix that program, one coming off its worst season since 1971 and one that has finished above .500 just once since the turn

of the century. That is McIntyre’s challenge. The enigma he must solve. Let the rebuilding begin.

‘I’ll remember that one’ Syracuse left a mark on Ian McIntyre from his playing days. An impression of sorts, only it’s more permanent. It’s with him every day. It’s been there ever since an overtime loss to the Orange in 1994. “Thankfully, one of the scars on my face is smaller because the Syracuse doctor did a good job that particular night,” McIntyre said. McIntyre said someone nicked him with a “misplaced elbow.” He was stitched up by the SU medical staff at halftime and returned to the game. Typical hard-nosed McIntyre. “It’s his passion,” said Jamie Mullin, associ-

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After the hurt has fully dissipated, there will be a clear goal over the next four days for Syracuse head coach Doug Marrone: to get his team above .500. And again, he is putting all of the attention and pressure on himself. He did so in just the second sentence of his press conference Monday. “Obviously, we’re disappointed going out to the West Coast and losing a game to Washington,” Marrone said. “It starts with me.” In his first time addressing the media since returning from Seattle following the Orange’s disappointing 41-20 loss to the Huskies Saturday, Marrone looked inward to start the week. He harped on some of the deepest intricacies regarding SU this season, following the loss, for the first three minutes of the presser, all unprompted as part of his opening statement. Marrone discussed the Huskies man coverage, a specific red zone penalty, misdirection in the red zone and the fact that he said the Huskies were a “zero-pressure” team in the red zone defensively. All of the details, one right after another. But after those three minutes, the focus quickly shifted to Maine, the Orange’s opponent this Saturday in the team’s home opener. And it shifted toward the hurt. Hurt Marrone didn’t want to endure in the first place, but he is glad his team wants to and is willing to endure. see marrone page 13

da i ly or a nge sports blog Be sure to check dailyorange. com for all the latest news and opinions as the Syracuse football team prepares to face Maine in its home opener at the Carrier Dome this Saturday.