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From the field George Packer, staff writer

Think twice Jessica Smith shares

Culture shock This year’s Westcott

Bear hunting Despite a shaky start to open

for The New Yorker, speaks to students on the war in Afghanistan. Page 3

her unexpected take on religious expression in London. Page 5

its home opener against Maine, the Syracuse football team defeats Maine, 38-14. Page 20

Cultural Fair drew out top local talent, but little SU presence. Page 11

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unexpected lesson Rare events, like ATO stabbings one year ago, provide opportunities to upgrade security measures

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anthony perkins (55) and chandler jones (99) leap in the air in celebration after a defensive stop during Syracuse’s 38-14 victory over Maine on Saturday. The Orange’s win in its home opener in the Carrier Dome was the first time it had accomplished the feat since 2004. After a rocky start to the game throughout much of the first half, quarterback Ryan Nassib led Syracuse back from a seven-point deficit to the eventual blowout. Nassib had five touchdown passes, setting an SU record. See page 20

Health, behavior series kicks off with talk on dangers of obesity Contributing Writer

Putting on extra pounds as a young adult could lead to extra health problems later and reduce physical and financial well-being, according to a seminar held at Syracuse University on Friday.

Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs professor Christine Himes presented “Obesity and Health in Later Life” in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons at E.S. Bird Library, the first seminar of this semester’s Center for Health and Behavior Seminar Series.

The monthly series, which kicked off Friday, is intended to “promote the research of colleagues on and off campus and increase dialogue on a range of health and behavior top-

ics,” said Deputy Director Rebecca Bostwick.

In her lecture, Himes, a professor of sociology and director of the Center for Policy Research at Maxwell, said it is a troubling trend that the health of the young is no longer improving.

This generation is more likely to experience chronic conditions like hypertension, heart disease and cancer than previous ones, she said.

Himes said these conditions are often correlated with weight gain at a young age.

“If you’re now gaining weight in your 20s, you’re likely to maintain that weight later in life,” she said.

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ony Callisto was patrolling on Comstock Avenue one year ago Monday when he got an unusual call over the radio.

Rashaun Cameron, of Syracuse, had just stabbed three Syracuse University students outside the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house on Walnut Place. It was one of the most violent attacks in SU’s recent history.

A Department of Public Safety officer chased Cameron with a car, said DPS Chief Callisto.

“He opened the door — he got right next to him and just about hit him with the door — and jumped out and chased him down another two

blocks,” Callisto said.

The officer took Cameron down at gunpoint during the Sept. 20, 2009, incident. Cameron received an eight-year prison term at his June 18 sentencing.

Callisto said the ATO stabbing was an “anomaly.”

“Those are the rare instances of serious, physical attack that have really only occurred on or near campus only a few times in the past decade,” he said. “It’s not a common occurrence.”

One year since the stabbings at ATO, numerous updates to campus safety have been made to help students and their parents feel safer.

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PostSecret creator to speak on campus

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Frank Warren knows the deepest, darkest secrets of more than 400,000 people around the country. On Oct. 20, he is coming to Syracuse University to dish on all of them.

Warren is the creator of PostSecret, a blog that allows anyone to anonymously send in postcards with secrets written on them. Warren is also the author of The New York Times bestselling book “PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives.”

University Union Performing Arts, a subdivision of UU, is hosting a book signing and 90-minute presentation as part of Warren’s 2010 fall tour. The speech and signing, titled “Frank Warren: The Most Trusted Stranger in America,” starts at 8 p.m. in the Goldstein

“I think that given the nature of the event there are certainly going to be some overtones that are more serious in nature, that have meaning and that have purpose.”

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Auditorium in Schine Student Center. The doors open at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets for the event cost $3 for students, $5 for faculty and staff, and $7 for the general public. Faculty and students can buy tickets starting Monday, while the general public can purchase tickets Sept. 27.

Tickets can be bought at the Schine Box Office and at the box office website.

In the past, UU’s Performing Arts division brought acts like Andy

Samberg, Lewis Black and Common to campus. Warren will be speaking about his experiences starting the website and the importance of having a means to communicate secrets, said UU President Andrew Beyda.

“He has a focus, I believe, on suicide prevention,” he said. “Which if you think about it, ties into the website, the fact that we keep so many secrets from each other, and we are see post secret page 12

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Protesters return to Bangkok streets

Anti-government protesters returned to the streets of Bangkok on Sunday, according to The New York Times. Sunday’s demonstration was the largest since a military crackdown four months ago. Police officers said that protesters responded to the crackdown by staging arson attacks and destroying governmental buildings, according to The New York Times. Protesters released red balloons and lit candles across an intersection on Sunday. Despite a decree that banned political gatherings in Bangkok and other provinces, the government allowed the protest to take place. Government officials plan to shut down websites, radio stations and a television channel associated with the red shirts, the protesters, to minimize opposition, according to The New York Times.

US troops accused of killing for sport

United States soldiers created a plan to randomly target and kill an Afghan civilian, according to The Washington Post. On Jan. 15, weeks after the plan was made, three soldiers collaborated in an attack against an Afghan civilian in the village of La Mohammed Kalay. One of the soldiers involved said they were under attack and tossed a grenade, and others opened fire, according to The Washington Post. The three soldiers, who are part of a platoon from the 5th Stryker Combat Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, were charged for murder.

Seven others were charged with crimes related to the case. Altogether, three staged murders took place in Kandabar by five members of the platoon.

Accusations have been made that the military has ignored warnings regarding the killings, according to The Washington Post.

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crime briefs • Syracuse police arrested a Syracuse University student for disorderly conduct at 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, according to the police report. Police arrested Edward Dudley, a senior in the College of Architecture, on the 100 block of Marshall Street.

• Syracuse police arrested an SU student for sound reproduction and resisting arrest around midnight on Saturday, according to the police report. John Duff, a senior in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, was arrested at his home on the 600 block of Walnut Avenue.

• Syracuse police issued citations to two SU students for a nuisance party on Sept. 11, according to the police report. Among other nuisance party violations, police reported a fight broke out on the lawn of 710 Euclid Ave., where the two SU students live, according to the report.

• Syracuse police issued two open container violations to SU students on Sept. 5 on Clarendon Avenue, according to the police report. Police also issued an open container citation on Sept. 5 on Comstock Avenue.

• Syracuse Police issued an SU student an open container citation on Friday on the 100 block of Sumner Avenue, according to the police report. Another citation was issued to an SU student on Friday on the 500 block of Euclid Avenue.

— Compiled by Beckie Strum, news editor, rastrum@syr.edu

NASA presents SU student with $10,000 award

By Sean Cotter Contributing Writer

Nate Miska stood at the front of the applauding lecture hall, holding his oversized $10,000 check.

“You going to put that in your wallet, Nate?” joked the man who had just presented it to him, Col. Gerald Carr, a retired astronaut.

The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation awarded this $10,000 scholarship to Miska, a senior biochemistry major at Syracuse University, on Friday.

Every year since 1994, one SU student majoring in engineering, science or math has received a scholarship from the foundation. SU is one of 20 universities nationwide that participates in this program, making Miska one of 20 students across the country to receive the scholarship.

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Tara Nelson (right) and francesca coppola , senior advertising and sociology major and senior biomedical engineering major, respectively, take over parking spaces on South Crouse Avenue as part of PARK(ing) Day on Friday. The global event is meant to encourage people to rethink how space is used in cities like Syracuse. Nelson and Coppola set up bikes and a hammock, gave out lemonade and created a relaxing space that was meant to represent the purpose of the Connective Corridor as a crossroad between the city and university.

Writer for New Yorker doubts Afghan war’s end

By Alexandra Hitzler Contributing Writer

George Packer views the United States’ political role in Afghanistan with great concern, describing the war in Afghanistan as “a tragedy” in a lecture Thursday night.

“Right now we are very short of breath in Afghanistan,” he said.

Packer, a staff writer for The New

Yorker, addressed Syracuse University students and members of the Syracuse community in his lecture, “An American Dilemma: Obama, Afghanistan and Vietnam,” in Watson Theater. The lecture was one of a series of six included in the 2010 Syracuse Symposium.

Packer spoke to the audience about America’s current involvement in

the war in Afghanistan and its strain on America. He said the nation is no longer capable of engaging in a war of this capacity and doubts the war will end as planned.

“This kind of war never ends in the battlefield,” Packer said. “It ends in some kind of messy negotiation.”

Instead of garnering the support of the Afghan government, America

is pushing the Afghan people closer to the Taliban regime, he said. Packer said America cannot end the war this way.

“It doesn’t matter what we’ve decided if the Afghan government doesn’t play along,” Packer said.

With the war’s end insecure, Packer said he believes the war is a

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SU opens center in Atlanta to recruit Southern students

By Micki Fahner Contributing Writer

At least 950 miles away from Syracuse’s cold, snowy winters, a new university recruitment office opened in Atlanta, Ga., earlier this month.

Recruiters for Syracuse University said they hope the office will add geographical diversity to the student body by attracting students from Southeastern states.

While the current first-year class is made up of students from across the United States and more than 30 countries, about 72 percent of the

students come from the Northeast, said Nancy Rothschild, the associate dean of admissions at SU. Nine percent of students come from the South, the Southeast and Washington, D.C. “We have seen a steady increase in interest from the Southeast, especially in Georgia and Florida,” Rothschild said. “We believe that there is also potential to attract more students from North Carolina and South Carolina.”

The newest office in Atlanta is one of several regional recruitment offices. The university also has offices in

New York City and Los Angeles.

The Atlanta office will oversee admissions activities from the Carolinas down to Florida. Interested students will have the opportunity to attend information sessions and participate in interviews. The office will also host events for accepted students.

JoAnne Phang, the regional director of admissions for the Southeast, will spend most of her fall traveling around the area, conducting interviews, attending college fairs and visiting high schools.

The goal of the new recruitment office is to allow students to get to know SU on a more personal level, without having to travel there, Phang said in an e-mail.

“It helps to personalize their college search and make them aware of Syracuse as an option,” Phang said.

Before the Atlanta office, admissions officers would rely on isolated trips to attend college fairs in the region.

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SU group releases data about national prosecution trends

By Debbie Truong Contributing Writer

Federal criminal prosecution rates remain at near-record high levels, according to a Syracuse University data publisher.

Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, a data gathering, research and distribution organization at SU, released the data Wednesday. The group gathers information on immigration, drugs and white-collar crime.

The Department of Justice projects 167,181 criminal prosecutions at the end of the 2010 fiscal year — 15,857 of which are from the month of June alone. In fiscal year 2009, there were a record-setting 169,612 prosecutions.

The Department of Homeland Security was the most active prosecuting agency, accounting for 56 percent of all federal prosecutions, according to TRAC. The Drug Enforcement Administration followed with 11 percent, and the FBI at 10 percent.

Immigration-based prosecutions made up 50.4 percent of prosecutions, followed by drugs and drug trafficking-related crimes at 12.2 percent in prosecutions.

New Mexico, Wyoming and California are leaders in state prosecution. All surpass the national average, which is 15,498 prosecutions per 10 million residents.

New Mexico prosecuted 28,661 per 10 million residents. Wyoming followed with 21,607 and California with 20,940. Nevada, a state previously outside the radar of severe criminal concerns, recently entered the prosecution discussion with 6,402. North Dakota filed in at ninth with 7,792 prosecutions per 10 million

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strain on the United States, as a whole, and the Obama administration, adding the war “is the biggest gamble of Obama’s presidency.”

Although war is being used as a tool to implement peace, it is often damaging to all parties involved, he said. Packer pointed out this is not a new concept for the American public and is evident throughout U.S. history.

“War is justified with democracy and the promise of peace, and ends in neither of those,” Packer said.

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Management who hails from Westchester County, N.Y., said she hopes the office is successful in increasing the student body’s geographical diversity.

“It would be fun if there were more people from other parts of the country,” Gallagher said.

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individuals.

The findings are relevant in light of nationwide immigration debates, as immigrant prosecutions assume at least 50 percent of the total prosecutions.

Crimes withheld by government recorded 8.8 percent of the total. The category of weaponsoperation triggerlock major, or use of an assault rifle, tallied 4.6 percent; assimilated crimes drew 3.7 percent; and drug-organized crime task force attributed 3.6 percent to the overall makeup.

Crime-related activities outside of the previous categories drew 3.2 percent in prosecutions.

Criminal prosecutions have increased by 43.8 percent since 2005 due to increases in the matters filed in U.S. Magistrate Courts, which rule on matters of “petty offenses.” Excluding the magistrate cases, the overall increase in prosecutions is only 0.9 percent, according to TRAC. Elizabeth Brydges, a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences, said she was concerned by the data. Crimes reported on college campuses are typically petty offenses.

“It’s troubling to know that I’m more prone to being affected by crime,” Brydges said. “I’m already vigilant with my surroundings as it is.” dbtruong@syr.edu

What is TRAC?

Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse is a data gathering, research and distribution organization at Syracuse University. TRAC uses the Freedom of Information Act to study trends on the federal government’s enforcement activities.

Packer’s lecture resonated with some student members of the audience. Anders Keitz, a freshman broadcast journalism major, said she found Packer’s lecture to be a sobering glimpse into the political situation of the United States.

“He really helped me grasp the reality of the war and how, to use his word, ‘tragic’ it really is,” Keitz said.

Clara Yang, a senior selected studies in education major, said she found the lecture to be informative, as well.

“It was a very interesting lecture,” Yang said.

“It gave me a different perspective to Afghanistan and the war.” adhitzle@syr.edu

“I want to hear different stories about different places.”

Though the benefits of the office will not be immediately seen, admissions officers said they are hopeful of its future success.

“It will take time to establish ourselves in the area,” Rothschild said, “but by providing a dedicated presence in the area, we hope to deepen and expand university relations in the region.” mjfahner@syr.edu

Experts have predicted that there will be a decreasing number of students graduating from high school in the Northeast throughout the next decade. Syracuse University has begun recruiting elsewhere in anticipation of this downward trend in college-age students from the Northeast. Here is the demographic breakdown of the most recent recruits — the class of 2014: • • • • •

72 percent from the Northeast 8 percent from the central states 8 percent from the South 7 percent from the West Coast 8 percent from outside the United States

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Religious tension among Londoners greater than expected

ver the past few weeks, I’ve witnessed a handful of religious practices so obvious and so starkly contrast to what I’ve experienced in the states that my memories of religious observations in the past seem muted to a point of nonexistence.

Through my observations of Islamic, Catholic and Jewish practices, I’ve learned that London is a city full of religious dedication and, simultaneously, one of intolerance.

This may partially be attributed to my choice of location for this semester. Living on the west side of central London seemed like a great idea when I found a flat with a big living room that was under stipend. Once I moved in and became acquainted with the typical residents of this area, it came as no surprise when a British person I had met referred to my neighborhood as “Little Beirut.”

Walking the four blocks from my flat to the nearest tube station, I went down a road congested with black and thought to myself, “Darn, why can’t they make a hijab in green? Or a nice robin’s egg blue, perhaps…”

Although I pass hundreds of my Muslim neighbors every day, I rarely actually see them. The interactions I’ve had with the predominantly Muslim demographic while waiting for a coffee at my local Starbucks, or

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stopping off to buy some groceries at the local market, has been nothing short of pleasant, but shallow as a shower, all the same.

The most public emotion I’ve seen from my neighbors has been the night on which Ramadan ended. Exiting my apartment building around 10 p.m., I heard shouting and honking.

Rounding the corner to the main street, I saw why. The streets had been barricaded, numerous police had been stationed at each corner, and the roads and sidewalks were flooded with most of the area’s Muslim population, celebrating the close of their most significant religious holiday with more zest than Otto the Orange at halftime.

In addition to being introduced to Muslim practices I’d never known before, I also got an interesting taste of Catholicism. Pope Benedict XVII visited London over the weekend to speak at Hyde Park. With the park being four short blocks from my flat, I decided to bail on Yom Kippur evening services to attend, figuring that seeing the Pope was something way too cool to miss out on.

All day Saturday, the city had Pope Fever (I know it’s not as catchy as Bieber Fever, but work with me): The news channels and newspapers flooded with “Pope-this” and “Popethat.” Equally flooded was Hyde Park.

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a pint a day Strictly adhering Catholics arrived hours early to preach the sanctity of their religion and the rectitude of the Pope. People opposing the Pope arrived equally as early and with a strong presence, toting picket signs that displayed messages like “Pope protects pedophile priests” and “Pope promotes HIV and AIDS by denying condoms.”

The park, populated by followers and critics of the Pope, as well as the plain curious, was transformed into an outdoor arena. If I didn’t know for a fact the Pope isn’t musically inclined, I would have thought the park had been set up for a music festival.

After securing a decent place against the street barricade, I waited for the highly anticipated Popemobile. Yes, there is a thing called the Popemobile. Finally I saw the white, glass-encased automobile coming down the road. He passed 10 feet in front of me, paradoxically waving with the gusto of Miss America,

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while portraying age comparable to Gandalf. And then he was gone, off to say Pope-ly things to the tens of thousands of people amassed to see their spiritual leader.

More profound than being immersed in a religion so different from my own, or seeing the most prolific religious leader of today, I think what has impacted me most about religion in this country is how foreign my own seems to me. Being raised a Jew, I adhere to the High Holy Days. This means that last week, I, along with the rest of the Jewish world, rang in the Hebrew year of 5771. Considering I’m 3,345 miles from home, I opted to celebrate the holiday at the temple of a rabbi based in London that gives hospitality to Jewish students.

Had I not walked to the temple with the rabbi, I would have walked right past it. The temple I attended blended in with the houses on the street, not marked by so much as a building name. When I verbalized my surprise at this, I was informed it was done purposely due to enormous security risks and hundreds of threats on London temples each year. It was then that I noticed the enormous FBI-esque men flanking the temple on either side of the block and at the front door.

If the security hadn’t been enough to throw me off, the temple, itself, was.

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Entering the temple, I was quite taken aback to learn women and men were not permitted to sit in the same section during services. Although I expected some differences because this temple is fairly more conservative than my own, I’d always viewed gender segregation as something of the past, neither relevant nor necessary in present day.

This trifecta of religious shock has provided a different view of London for me. I didn’t expect such a modern city to have such deep religious roots and still struggle with intolerance.

The temple I attended had to be camouflaged as a safety precaution. The man who described my neighborhood as “Little Beirut” did so with disdain, most likely unfounded. While Catholics rejoiced the arrival of the Pope, it was more so protested by critics.

So while this vignette has proven to be concentrated and interwoven, it’s prompted me to do things like see the Pope in the middle of fasting on Yom Kippur and ask a woman in full headcover where she got her awesome Ray-Bans. Not to mention I got to cross off one task on my extensive bucket list — see Pope: check.

Jessica Smith is a junior information studies and technology and television, radio and film major. Her column appears weekly, and she can be reached at jlsmit22@syr.edu.

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founded the scholarship foundation in 1984 to encourage and assist future generations of scientists. They believed this was a crucial part of keeping America on the forefront of the technological curve.

Members of the Astronaut Hall of Fame make the award presentations each year. For Friday’s ceremony, the astronaut was Col. Carr, the commander of the third and final mission on the Skylab space station in 1973 to 1974. The mission recorded data about the human body in zero gravity, the Earth and the sun.

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the record for time in space with more than 84 days, was inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame in 1997. The Hall of Fame has a symbiotic relationship with ASF, said Michelle Hambridge, a communications manager for the foundation.

Carr entertained the crowd Friday for an hour with stories about his time as a fighter pilot and about taking showers and drinking Tang in orbit around the Earth.

Among other achievements, Miska is researching nanotechnology. A possible practical application of this could be using the research on living cells to target malignant cancerous cells.

“He’s a very articulate young scientist,” Carr said. “He has purpose.”

“The relationships you build with people are more important than grades. Trust is what academia is all about.”

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Miska has been working on his research under the supervision of SU chemistry professor Matthew Maye. Miska has been part of the Maye Research Group for two years.

ASF values skills in research very highly, but also requires excellent grades. Miska has both, Maye said.

“He excels, both in the lab and in the classroom,” said Maye, who submitted Miska’s

name for the scholarship. “Too many people in this field aren’t like that.”

Though Miska excels academically, he said that is not as important to him as building relationships.

“The relationships you build with people are more important than grades,” he said.

“Trust is what academia is all about.” spcotter@ syr.edu

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She said it will attract prospective students who factor housing into their decision to attend a school.

Along with recruiting students, the dorm’s natural storm water management, energy management systems and other green aspects can be integrated in the classroom, Murphy said.

In addition to integration in the classroom, lessons learned from the project can be applied to the rest of the community, said Bill Fisher, the Onondaga County deputy county executive.

“At the end of the day, we are going to need a lot of young people to take what they are learning here at ESF and apply it to real world problems,” Fisher said.

Students welcomed the new dorm as a way of becoming more independent from SU. All ESF freshmen currently live in the Skyhalls on South Campus.

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The project was made possible through the combined efforts of the community, said Sen. Dave Valesky, D-N.Y. “When we all work together at all levels, great things can happen in Syracuse and Central New York,” Valesky said.

The building will feature a storm water management system, recycled or sustainable building materials, and a bicycle storage and maintenance area, said ESF President Neil Murphy.

Murphy spoke at the ceremony and emphasized the hard work necessary to make the new dorm a reality and the innovative elements that will make the building environmentally responsible. The dorm is on track to be certified at the Gold level for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, with 35 of the necessary 39 points earned.

The U.S. Green Building Council awards LEED certification based on energy use, water efficiency, carbon dioxide emission reduction, air quality and responsible resource use.

“This will help to write a rich, new chapter in ESF’s history,” Murphy said.

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Despite rainy weather, students, faculty and officials celebrated the milestone event.

The dorm is officially named Centennial Hall because it will be completed in August 2011, ESF’s centennial year. This will be the first residence hall specifically for ESF students, who previously used Syracuse University facilities for on-campus housing.

“It’s very exciting for us,” said Brenda Greenfield, executive director of the ESF College Foundation. “It’s going to allow us to grow in ways we never thought were possible.”

The unveiled cornerstone was made of red and gray stone with 2011 carved into one of the sides.

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“As an orientation leader over the past two years, we’ve had some problems expressing our excitement for our freshmen living on South Campus,” said Eugene Law, president of ESF’s Undergraduate Student Association.

The new dorm is especially exciting for students who lived on South Campus as freshmen and weren’t happy with the experience, said Katherine Rossero, a sophomore conservation biology major.

“It’s exciting for the new freshmen, as well,” Rossero said. “They are going to be able to live in a place that reflects our values.”

Others said they are happy to see ESF implementing concepts they are learning in the classroom.

“Putting the policies into action is the most important part,” said Arash Dhillon, a sophomore biotechnology major. “I’m very eager to see it done by next year.” jlsiart@syr.edu

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lems, they are at a higher risk of developing the kinds of chronic conditions that worsen with age, she said.

Alongside chronic conditions like Type 2 diabetes and heart disease, obesity in children and young adults increases mortality because it is difficult to reverse, Himes said.

Since habits formed in our young adult years tend to carry on through the rest of our lives, Himes said, students must be conscious of controlling their weight early on.

One of Himes’ ongoing studies shows while a large number of elderly patients are capable of recovering from declines in health, the obese patients among them are less likely to recover from such declines.

Obesity not only causes chronic health problems, but also brings economic and social disadvantages, Himes said. Obese adults tend to work fewer hours, take more sick days and hold lower-paying jobs.

The obese are one of the few social groups in America that still experience open employer discrimination, Himes said. Some employers stigmatize obese workers as less competent, less conscientious and more emotionally unstable than average workers.

Although it is a national concern, Himes said the complex nature of obesity makes it difficult for policymakers to solve.

“For a long time, people were trying to fi nd the one thing that causes obesity,” she said.

“For a long time, people were trying to find the one thing that causes obesity. We’ve seen that there’s not one cause. It’s something that’s beyond individual control.”

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“We’ve seen that there’s not one cause. It’s something that’s beyond individual control.”

Much of Himes’ work involves providing the background data that allows policymakers to draft public health legislation, she said. Part of that task is communicating to policymakers that obesity is far too complex for a single answer.

T.J. Stone, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, said more physical activity could be an answer to the problem. Stone said he visited the seminar because of his deep interest in fitness. Stone, who ran cross

country, did indoor and outdoor track in high school and practiced karate since age 6, said he plans to try cross country at SU this winter.

“The way things are going now, I think people should be going out and getting fit, instead of partying and laying around at home,” Stone said.

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sures, there is a possibility this kind of violent crime could happen again.

The changes DPS’ relationship with fraternities deepened following the incident at ATO, said Thomas Wolfe, senior vice president and dean of student affairs.

“Any time one of these major instances occur, there is a review, there is a look and there is a refinement,” Callisto said.

There is now a DPS supervisor assigned to work with fraternities and the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs, Callisto said.

The supervisor and his staff regularly check on the security personnel hired by the fraternity, Callisto said.

“They actually kind of inspect what’s going on at the locations where social events are gathering in an effort to maximize presence and the opportunities for security,” he said.

The social policy for fraternities requires security on site. There were security guards from Chestnut Street Security, Inc., a Syracusebased security company, at ATO when the stabbings occurred, Callisto said.

DPS, the Syracuse Police Department, the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry police and Upstate Medical University Hospital police also now have the ability to communicate with each other by radio, which is new within the past year, Callisto said.

By the end of the fall 2009 semester, a change in officers’ hours was also made. Officers are now all on 10-hour shifts and have a large overlap on hours, so evening officers don’t get out until early morning and overnight officers come in during the early evening hours, Callisto said.

With this change in hours, there may be up to 24 officers between DPS and SPD patrolling a 3-square-mile area around campus on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, he said.

Included in that number are up to five officers working the Orange Watch zones on North and South campuses and in neighborhoods east and north of campus.

Orange Watch is a DPS program that provides an additional officer presence in areas around campus. Since its start in 2007, those areas have seen about a 35 percent decrease in violent crime, Callisto said.

But crime continues to penetrate campus from outside the university. A strong-arm robbery in Walnut Park and five burglaries occurred between Sept. 1 and Monday this year, according to the most recent crime log. That’s a slight decrease from the period between Sept.

1 of last year and the Sept. 20th ATO stabbing, when there were five burglaries and five robberies.

Suspects commit crimes near SU because they think they can get away with it easier, said Sgt. Gary Bulinski of SPD. He said students are easier targets for criminals because they’re unknowledgeable of the area and have a hard

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time identifying the location where the suspect is headed following a crime.

DPS has also increased the number of walking officers over the past year in an effort to “maintain the peace,” he said. Officers usually pull over their cars on Comstock or Walnut avenues, with their lights flashing, before leaving their cars to walk and interact with students and limit problems, Callisto said.

Maintaining proper lighting in areas like Walnut Park and the East neighborhood has also become a priority within the past year. DPS reports lights that have gone out to National Grid, the power company, and they are typically fi xed in a few days, Callisto said.

They also report tree overgrowth to the city if it is covering lights, he said. National Grid and the city survey the university area in the fall and spring to clip trees and enhance lighting.

Security was enhanced this past summer on South Campus, where all the apartments now have heavy-duty screen doors.

“There hasn’t been one successful burglary, where there’s been a break-in, through those new screens,” he said. “There’s been burglaries

thinks Main Campus offers “more of a police presence” than South Campus.

She said she is pleased with the security at SU and doesn’t see the university as any less safe because of the stabbings at ATO. “There are isolated events at every college; it doesn’t make Syracuse any less safe,” she said.

Rhonda Feitel, whose son is a sophomore at SU, said the security at the university is adequate.

“There are unsafe elements, but the campus security is doing all it can do,” she said.

Feitel said the stabbing at ATO was “not an everyday thing,” and she would worry about her son’s safety at any college campus, not just SU. Frank Satterfield, a junior computer engineering major and Phi Beta Sigma brother, said he’s not scared of any incidents occurring at his fraternity. Hiring security for social events and knowing who is attending the event can prevent potential problems, he said.

Satterfield said he isn’t worried about the safety at the university, either.

“From my perspective, I feel that people still feel the same way they felt even before that

“The stabbing was not a pinnacle issue to make a series of changes. We’re always looking for ways to improve the service and certainly improve student safety.”

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on South Campus into unlocked doors.”

The Blue Light Alarm System, which has only been activated twice in the past five years for a proper emergency, was added at three new locations in the past year. Two blue lights were added at University Village Apartments and one was added at Park Point apartments, Callisto said. Every year, there are nearly 1,000 false activations of blue lights.

Callisto said the incident at ATO provided an opportunity to enhance security, but wasn’t the reason for all the changes.

“The stabbing was not a pinnacle issue to make a series of changes,” he said. “We’re always looking for ways to improve the service and certainly improve student safety.”

Student, parent perception In the 2009-10 academic year, DPS services provided approximately 22,268 escorts in comparison to 20,956 escorts the previous year, Callisto said.

Despite the increase in escorts, Callisto said students don’t feel more unsafe at SU because of the stabbings at ATO. “I talk to a lot of students, and that was a blip on the screen,” he said. “Certainly, there was a lot of interest in that issue immediately after the incident. If you think for yourself, as a student, you’re not walking around here looking over your shoulder every minute. Syracuse University is the safest part of the city of Syracuse, and it’s clear to me that most students realize that.”

Beth Boron, the mother of Allison Boron, a sophomore education major at SU, said she

event happened,” he said. “I think DPS put more strict rules in on campus, so people should feel more protected than anything.”

Student Association President Jon Barnhart said although the perception of crime rose at SU, students now have a “more improved sense of safety.”

Safety has been and will continue to be a major issue SA pushes, Barnhart said. In the year since the stabbings at ATO, SA has called for greater collaboration between DPS and SPD and for better lighting around campus, which has been an ongoing effort for two years.

A possible reoccurrence Although security changes have been made at SU, another ATO-like incident is not out of the question.

“Unfortunately, unusual anomalies are going to happen,” Callisto said.

But the reality of another violent crime, such as a stabbing occurring on or near campus, is unusual, he said.

The university hasn’t seen the type of violence displayed by the stabbings at ATO since the homicide that shook campus in 2002, he said. Simeon Popov, an SU graduate student, was shot in the face and killed on Jan. 20, 2002,

by Dominic Dennard Jr. Dennard was eventually sentenced to 75 years in prison.

Wolfe, the senior vice president and dean of student affairs, understands the possibility of violent isolated events occurring at SU. Said Wolfe: “I’ve learned never to say never.”

CAMPUS SECURITY CHANGES WITHIN THE PAST YEAR • DPS supervisor assigned to work with fraternities and Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs • SPD, DPS, ESF police and Upstate Medical University Hospital police can communicate with each other by radio • DPS officers work 10-hour shifts and have large overlap on hours • DPS increases level of walking officers • Construction of heavy-duty screen doors on all South Campus, first-floor apartments complete • Blue Light alarms added to University Village and Park Point apartments

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Bus tour inspires students

By Elora Tocci Asst. copy editor

Writing poetry is not in a bus driver’s job description.

Or so conventional wisdom would say. But Bob Seeley was so inspired by the original pieces read by the Verbal Blend poetry group on Sunday’s “Get on the Bus for Poetry” tour that he scribbled down eight lines in an AABB rhyme scheme on the back of an envelope.

“Some of the readings I was hearing were inspiring, and I have feelings, too,” said Seeley, who works for Onondaga Coach Corp. His poem was about his job as a bus driver and the people he encounters on the bus each day.

Seeley’s poem was one of several spontaneously written pieces that afternoon. As the two tour buses traveled through Syracuse and Auburn, N.Y., on the Connective Corridor route for the group’s third annual gathering, student and faculty poets stood up to read their work each time the bus stopped in front of a historical landmark. Some of the poetry were prepared weeks in advance, while others were inspired only minutes before their deliveries.

“Everyone has a poem inside them, it’s just a matter of finding it,” said Cedric Bolton, adviser of Verbal Blend. Bolton would know. In his role as adviser, he currently holds writing workshops twice a week to help students find their passion for writing and a cause within the community about which to be passionate.

As the buses passed abandoned storefronts and historic architecture, students saw firsthand the potential and pitfalls of Syracuse.

The tour stopped in front of such landmarks as the Everson Museum of Art, the Syracuse Stage and the Onondaga Historical Association, giving students an idea of off-campus gems.

Bolton told the group members he hopes they visit these landmarks again and take the time to educate themselves about the city.

“Wherever you go when you graduate, hopefully you take a little piece of Syracuse with you,” he said.

About half of the 69 students on board were members of Verbal Blend, while the other half attended as part of their Freshman Forum.

“I thought this would be a great way for first years to learn about the Syracuse community,” said Kandice Salomone, an associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and the see poetry page 12

joshua demotts | contributing photographer Community members gather for the third annual Westcott Street Cultural Fair, which went from 12 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday. The fair featured the neighborhood’s premier attractions which ranged from a marimba ensemble to Syracuse area bellydancers.

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usic from marimbas reverberated over the chatter of artisans and the sizzle of outdoor grilling. A mile from Syracuse University’s Quad, people and performers, alike, clogged downtown’s Westcott Street for the sounds and smells of the Westcott Street Cultural Fair.

The event is a favorite for locals and families. But while SU students make up the majority of volunteers at the fair, they’re in the minority of attendees.

“We couldn’t do it without (the volunteers)” said Grace Flusche, who started the fair in 1992 with three of her neighbors. “But I do wish we could bring more students down here to see what’s going on.”

At least 129 SU and State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry students signed up to help at the event. They manned the volunteer table, floated around answering questions and helped promote recycling and composting at trash can sites. But student turnout was low.

Darcy Cherlin, a freshman biochemistry major, heard about the fair from her sister, who is a senior at SU.

SU students miss out on Westcott’s local talent at cultural fair

“They’ve got great corn,” she said, munching on her grilled snack. “And it was nice to get off campus and enjoy the community for a day.”

The cheap books at the Petit Branch Library used book sale — seven for $7 — impressed Brandon Stevens, a fifth-year architecture student. But he was disappointed he didn’t learn about it sooner. This was only his first year in attendance.

“Our goal is to bring all the diverse members of the neighborhood together for a day.”

Grace Flusche Fair co-founder

“They should do more to promote it on campus,” he said.

For those who missed the daylong event because they still aren’t quite sure where Westcott Street is or found themselves too bogged down with homework, here are the highlights of the 2010 fair and some tips on how to play catch-up.

Best beat: Kambuyu Marimba Ensemble Members of Kambuyu, a seven-piece marimba band, performed on the Multicultural Stage to the bopping and clapping of a 40-person crowd. Most members had no musical background before joining five years ago and now rotate between four different types of marimbas, which the group members made themselves.

“It calls to you. There’s something primal about it,” said retired school teacher Diana Green of Syracuse. “The beating rhythm, it just makes you want to dance, you can’t stand still.”

Green has been involved since the group’s founding five years ago. One of the group’s founding members, Martha Jenks, died suddenly last April. Her son and sister currently play in the band.

“It was really tough,” Green said. “We think of her when we play.”

The group’s name, which translates to “insect” in Shona, the primary language of Zimbabwe, came from goofing off during practice early on.

“We’d hold the mallets up like insect antennae,” Green said. “We didn’t take ourselves too seriously.”

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leader of the Freshman Forum in attendance.

“I figured it would be a great way for the students to spend an afternoon and have some time to get to know each other.”

The tour was also meant to encourage students to become more engaged in the community and help out with some of its problems.

They could draw inspiration from the city and craft poetry that will inspire others.

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Some pieces were untitled, some had been dutifully polished and revised, and some were not even finished. But it made no difference — students savored however much writing they produced.

“The members of the poetry learning community all wrote a poem together, and it came out really cohesively,” said Amanda Fox-Rousch, a freshman communication and rhetorical studies major and member of Verbal Blend. “I’ve just really been enjoying writing my own poetry and listening to everyone else’s.”

“People are losing jobs, people are homeless, there was a huge oil spill in the gulf. Students have a lot to say about these issues, they just need some guidance to find their voices and say it.”

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Adviser of Verbal Blend

“We all need to be inspired now,” Bolton said. “People are losing jobs; people are homeless; there was a huge oil spill in the Gulf. Students have a lot to say about these issues, they just need some guidance to find their voices and say it.”

Once students identify the issues that spark their passions, they need to be able to not only put their emotions on paper, but also be confident enough in their words to share them with others, Bolton said.

“They need to be empowered writers to say to themselves before reading their work, ‘I can do this,’” he said.

Students and staff had plenty of opportunities to share their work on the tour. Pieces read aloud discussed domestic abuse, racism, self-identity crises and even sci-fi fantasy.

The tour’s final destination was in Auburn, N.Y. — the Harriet Tubman Home. The former home of the Underground Railroad icon resonated with Verbal Blend members and served as a symbol of determination and perseverance.

From poetry scribbled on an envelope’s back to carefully crafted verses, tour members left the bus as confident writers who could not only think on their feet, but also step outside their comfort zones.

“Verbal Blend has really taught me to be myself, no matter who that person is,” said Tyler Rice, a sophomore marketing major and a mentor to first-year Verbal Blend students. “It’s taught me that I can always make whatever I want to do better.” ertocci@ syr.edu

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See them again: Oct. 3, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Amberations Fall Festival in Marietta, N.Y.

Best boogie: Syracuse Area Bellydancers Association Members of the Syracuse Area Bellydancers Association (SABA) came out in full force and kept a large crowd throughout the day with performances from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Also in the dance program was a tribute to Michael Jackson and a performance by Parents Promoting Dance.

See them again: SABA performs its fall show at King David’s Restaurant on Marshall Street Saturday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m.

Best buy: Recyclables for Relay Corinne Young started making frames and jewelry out of magazines and fabric a year ago.

Her grandmother, aunt and two uncles have all been diagnosed and beaten cancer. It’s taken a toll on her family, and she said she wanted to do something to help.

“I was always into art and also conscious of the importance of the environment and recycling, and this just kind of benefited both,” said Corinne, 28, who teaches special education at Chittenango Middle School. Her jewelry,

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kind of absorbed in our digital life, which makes it hard to reach out sometimes.”

Unlike survey-generated on-campus concerts like Block Party, the idea to bring Warren to SU originated within UU leadership. The event is unique and may feel a bit different from a show by the average comedian, Beyda said.

“I think that given the nature of the event, there are certainly going to be some overtones that are more serious in nature, that have mean-

headbands, frames and dried flower coasters have brought in $1,000 for the American Cancer Society to date.

The most creative material Young used was an old bridesmaid dress.

“What else was I going to use it for? I definitely wasn’t going to wear it again,” she said.

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Best bite: Empanadas and grilled corn At a dollar each, they’re the most different and delectable dish at the fair.

Eat it again: Las Delicias Restaurant, 552 Westcott Street.

Biggest bummer: SU turnout Out of the 50-plus acts and vendors, not one was a current SU student, Flusche said.

The Westcott Street Cultural Fair committee finalizes selections on the entertainment in the summer, when most college students aren’t around. But Flusche encourages any bands, crafters, community organizers or other interested organizations to fill out an application in April if they’re interested in being showcased at the fair.

“Our hope is that lots of students will come,” Flusche said. “Our goal is to bring all the diverse members of the neighborhood together for a day.” jmterrus@syr.edu

ing and that have purpose,” Beyda said.

The blog, which has over 360 million views, posts pictures of the postcards received from anonymous sources. It has been featured on MSNBC, FOX, CNN and “Today Show.”

“It’s definitely an event that we think is unique in terms of what’s being offered on campus so far and what’s been brought to campus in recent years,” Beyda said. “We’ve known about the event for a while. We’re excited to get the word out. We’re buzzing with interest, and we hope that soon the campus will be, too.” akgould@syr.edu

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By Rebekah Jones STAFF WRITER

hat was a long summer. It’s been months since quality television graced the airwaves, but that wait finally comes to an end. With major networks debuting their series and season premieres this week, there’s plenty of time to wash out the bad taste of less than stellar summertime programming. For more shows, times and critiques visit dailyorange.com. rdjone03@syr.edu

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“Dancing with the Stars”

“Chuck”

“How I Met Your Mother”

“House”

“Gossip Girl”

Bristol Palin gets her freak on. It’s just the PG version this time.

Boring entertainment for really bored people. It would be better to just watch something else.

Cindy comes back. Watch “House,” instead.

House sleeps with Cuddy.

Remy “Thirteen” Hadley leaves. Drama ensues.

Trash for spoiled brats: part four.

TUESDAY, 8 P.M. “No Ordinary Family”

It’s new, and there’s something to do with a plane crash.

TUESDAY, 9 P.M. “Dancing with the Stars”

This one is a results show. Watch “Raising Hope,” instead.

TUESDAY, 10 P.M. “Detroit 1-8-7”

WEDNESDAY, 8 P.M. “Modern Family”

The anticipated return of the modern comedy genius.

MONDAY, 9 P.M. “The Event”

Talk about mysteries. Is this show hoping to steal the audience still nostalgically watching reruns of “Lost?” Perhaps. Seeing as the show’s producers have let audiences know very little about just what the “event” is, the secrecy is sure to capture most of the Monday-night audience.

THURSDAY, 8:30 P.M. “30 Rock”

Is Tina Fey still on top of the world? We’ll see.

THURSDAY, 9 P.M. “The Office”

The seventh season of “The Office” will be the last for Michael Scott (Steve Carrell). The show’s future could rest in the success of the coming season. New developments include the return of Michael’s true love, Holly, and Pam’s new job.

THURSDAY, 10 P.M. “The Apprentice” Just the regular “Apprentice.” No celebrities. Boo.

MONDAY, 9 P.M. “Two and a Half Men”

Charlie is still a horndog and horrible actor. In fact, he’s worse than that.

MONDAY, 10 P.M. “Hawaii Five-0”

TUESDAY, 8 P.M. “NCIS”

Same stuff, different season.

WEDNESDAY, 9 P.M. “Criminal Minds”

Another great show to try out. Last season, viewers left Detective Morgan in a place of uncertainty. The show continues with its sixth season and no JJ.

TUESDAY, 8 P.M. “Glee”

The highly anticipated season two premiere. “Glee” received more Emmy nominations this year than any other show, and it has a lot to live up to. Just a few hints of what you’ll see happening in the first few episodes: Finn and Rachel getting serious competition; Quinn is going out for the Cheerios…again; and Brittany, Santana and Mike Chang become regulars.

Get your gleek on.

TUESDAY, 9 P.M. “Life Unexpected”

Nothing more than CWproduced mediocrity.

WEDNESDAY, 8 P.M. “America’s Next Top Model”

Third week in, still too skinny.

WEDNESDAY, 9 P.M. “Hellcats”

*See “Gossip Girl”

WEDNESDAY, 8 P.M. “Lie To Me”

If you haven’t gotten into this show yet, now is a good time to start. In a world overrun by cop dramas, “Lie to Me” is sweet relief, thanks to strong acting, fresh plotlines and loveable characters.

THURSDAY, 9 P.M. “Fringe”

Last season, “Fringe” took its sci-fi obscurity to a new level, introducing us to our favorite character’s notso-likeable doubles from another dimension.

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Callisto fuels SU win over Red Storm

By Andrew Tredinnick Staff Writer

Syracuse head coach Phil Wheddon has been telling his players all season that they wanted to be top five in the Big East this season. So when Rosina Callisto found herself one-on-one with St. John’s goalkeeper Kristin Russell 16 minutes into SU’s Big East opener, she made sure the Orange got off to a good start on that ambition.

After Russell turned the ball directly over to Callisto, the sophomore midfielder took four strides to her left and delivered a strike right through to the back of the net.

With Callisto’s goal, SU (4-3-3, 1-0 Big East) would go on to defeat St. John’s (3-4-1, 0-1) 1-0 in its Big East opener in front of 337 at the SU Soccer Stadium on Friday night, inching the Orange closer to their coach’s mission.

Back on the road Sunday, Syracuse tied Yale 1-1 in New Haven, Conn. The Orange is unbeaten in its last four games.

“Our goal is to be in the top five in the Big East, so that’s one step closer to being in the top five,” Wheddon said. “We’ve talked about it and there are certain things we need to do to be in the top five. Tonight, I thought our execution all over the field was very good.”

The Orange has opened the Big East portion of its schedule against St. John’s in each of the last seven seasons. The last victory against the Red Storm came in 2005.

But SU would eliminate its struggles in conference openers on Friday. The Callisto goal would be the difference maker in a tightly contested affair.

“It feels good to win the first Big East game,” freshman defender Kayla Afonso said. “We’ve been working really hard to win all these games and we’re just coming out strong this year.”

The Orange would jump out to an early lead, but St. John’s nearly responded. After SU goalkeeper Brittany Anghel aggressively pursued a volley in front of goal, the ball was knocked over her head. Orange defender Casey Ramirez was able to head the ball away, saving a potential

aaron katchen | staff photographer rosina callisto (8) battles St. John’s midfielder Jen Gibbons for the ball in Saturday’s Big East match. Callisto’s goal in the 16th minute propelled the Orange to the 1-0 victory. Syracuse is unbeaten in four games at SU Soccer Stadium this season.

game-tying goal.

Anghel credited her defense with being able to get back during those sporadic chances. The strength in numbers on defense enabled Anghel to smother any chances in front of goal.

“We try to keep possession, keep it moving, keep it flowing and throw numbers forward when necessary and get numbers behind the ball when we want to play defense,” Anghel said.

“I think that really helped us tonight. We really followed through with our plan.”

With time winding down in the second half, Anghel was faced with a breakaway after St. John’s forward Jen Leaverton corralled a tricky ball past a Syracuse defender. Anghel charged the ball and was able to make a sprawling save.

In the past the Orange let in similar chances.

Those were the types of chances that went

“Our goal is to be in the top five in the Big East, so that’s one step closer to being in the top five.”

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against them when facing St. John’s the past four years. This time, SU converted its chances and walked away with a victory.

“In previous years these games have gone against us, we’ve lost 1-0 or 2-1 or sometimes it’s been a little bit worse,” Wheddon said.

“Tonight, I was preaching to them about discipline and stay tight into our game plan, and to the players’ credit they did that. I’m very, very proud of their effort.”

Syracuse stuck to its game plan and moved one step closer to its goal. Top five in the Big East.

The Orange proved that it can hang around

and defeat quality opponents. Propelled by Callisto’s goal, the win gives the Orange confidence heading into the meat of its Big East schedule, something it has not had much of recently.

“This is really big, it’s great for all of us because we know that we can stay in this conference and we can go far in the tournament with the Big East and everything,” Callisto said.

“Winning this first game is awesome because not only is it the first Big East game, it’s also against St. John’s, (who) was nationally ranked last year.” adtredin@syr.edu

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Vuvuzela makes appearance in Syracuse victory

By Zuri Irvin Staff Writer

For at least one night, the vuvuzela — the South African noisemaker that became the soundtrack to the 2010 FIFA World Cup — found its way to Syracuse. Just in time for the Orange’s 1-0 win over St. John’s.

And if you ask the eight people who were blowing into the horns Friday night in Syracuse’s first Big East home game of the year, it is here to stay. The Orange and its head coach Phil Wheddon are receptive of it.

They can’t ignore it. But that’s fine.

“You can hear it,” Wheddon said. “It’s not as noisy as it would have been for the World Cup, for sure. But it adds atmosphere. I think we put out an entertaining product, and to come away with a win, as well as the noise, it was great.”

The vuvuzela’s overbearing popularity demonstrated during the 2010 FIFA World Cup prompted various sporting venues to ban the vuvuzela at future events. SU Soccer Stadium was not one of those venues.

While modest when compared to the cavalries of horn-blowers heard in South Africa over the summer, the two vuvuzela bands powering Friday’s background noise did their best to at least keep the racket going.

The first of which was a group of four freshman State University of New York Environmental Science and Forestry students, led by Chris Streczywilk. Chris, who was taking in his first women’s soccer match of the year, wasn’t originally planning on bringing the device.

“We were going to buy ‘em for the Dome, but then we found out that you can’t have them there.” Streczywilk said. “So we decided to support our girl’s soccer team.”

And what the Carrier Dome lost, SU Soccer Stadium gained.

By the start of the second half, the second of the two vuvuzela congregations had joined the crowd. Though the two groups seldom played in unison, they were able to entertain the spectators by vuvuzela-belching to show discontent with officiating and vuvuzela-beatboxing to pass time in between corner kicks, and by rec-

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Added Marrone: “The only thing that I would say bothered me the most was the penalties.”

It was a repeat performance of flailing yellow flags and piercing whistles in the Carrier Dome, most of it sprinkled throughout the first 30 minutes.

After one quarter, the offense had run just two more plays than offensive and defensive penalties committed (six to four). At the half, the Orange had amassed those 10 penalties, just five shy of the total penalties for the team heading into the game. Ten penalties, just shy of one-sixth of the total the Orange committed all of last year.

Ten penalties in 58 total first half plays. A 17 percent chance of committing a penalty per snap.

The percentage was not one Marrone was OK with. Heading into the game, Marrone had a very similar percentage on his mind, as well. A percentage just one number off.

On SU’s statistical chart, it says a team has a 16 percent chance in winning when committing

aaron katchen | staff photographer rosina callisto (8) takes a shot on goal in Friday’s match against St. John’s at SU Soccer Stadium. Callisto scored the Orange’s lone goal in the 1-0 victory over the Red Storm, giving Syracuse its first win in a Big East opener since 2005. SU is currently 4-3-3. reating cow and sheep sounds via vuvuzela to make spectators wonder where they were.

Sophomore defender Skylar Sabbag couldn’t help but take notice of what was going on in the stands.

“I heard it the first time, and I looked over,” Sabbag said. “I was like, wow, we have a lot of fans tonight.”

Adam McMonagle, a junior, was a part of the second group of fans that helped provide the beehive noises.

“I figured that if I could get (the vuvuzelas), it would be a tremendous advantage to at least annoy the other team,” McMonagle said.

“Whether or not it would actually do anything on the field, we would see, but I figured at least the annoyance of the other team would throw them off their game.”

The vuvuzela is a cylindrical horn that fans

blow into. The tool’s traditional roots are disputed, but the vuvuzela is generally believed to have stemmed from the blowing of the kudu horn, across the hills and valleys of villages, to bring the elders together for meetings in common Zulu tradition in various parts of the continent of Africa.

Today, the tradition is perhaps better known for its irritating nuisance than it is for its actual heritage. Though loud and annoying to some in the crowd, players do find it possible to create noise control on the field.

Freshman goalkeeper Brittany Anghel has a simple method.

“I just thought about the World Cup when I heard the horns,” Anghel said. “When I’m playing the game, I just focus on the moment.

Obviously that propels us forward, but I think it’s more just being in the moment and taking

two turnovers a game, a number SU reached or eclipsed in its first two games. Poor percentages are something no coach, including Marrone, wants to wrestle with.

Marrone said he also isn’t one who wants to wrestle with a ‘Here we go again’ mindset.

When down in the first half, Marrone said the thought of déjà vu never crept into his mind. He doesn’t act that way. He made that clear, once again, in his postgame press conference. And at halftime, he made it clear to his team that the game was in their control. No overbearing mention of the penalties. No halftime meltdown or show to get his players to stay disciplined.

Penalties happen.

“I told them we were winning the football game, and that we had momentum on our side,” Marrone said. “We don’t need to worry about, ‘What happens if they do this, what happens if they do that?’”

Following the game, Marrone rattled off a slew of things Maine did to perhaps throw SU off and commit the penalties. There was Maine’s inverted-weak safety, negating SU’s weak-side running game. There was the bringing down of the Black Bears’ strong safety. There was the

“two-trap.” There was the three-deep coverage.

But every player asked from SU said there was no déjà vu. Repeated answers of penalties “being a part of the game” were spoken by Provo, Doug Hogue and Van Chew, among others.

But with that, no one fully went into what it is about Maine that catches SU off guard. After all, Maine’s opponents only attained nine total penalties against the Black Bears prior to Saturday.

Is it the much-talked about trickery? Is it the fact that Maine is an FCS opponent?

Chew said it came down to nervousness. But what is there to be nervous about against Maine?

Why Maine? Why the repeat performance?

For SU’s leading tackler on the day in Derrell Smith, there really isn’t anything to look into with the penalty showing. It’s not déjà vu. It’s nothing about Maine.

Unlike Provo, Smith didn’t need an awkward pause to supply his first answer. It was almost as if he had the succinct response dialed up before the question was finished.

Penalties happen. And it’s mere coincidence.

Said Smith: “What a ‘coinkydink.’ ” aolivero@syr.edu

each situation as it comes.”

Wheddon, who is the former assistant coach to the U.S. Women’s National Team and veteran of two Olympic Games, was able to see the positives amid all the noise on Friday night.

For a SU team that regularly faces vocal crowds on the road, Wheddon and his squad may finally have their own kind of home-field advantage as of the start of the conference season.

They are unbeaten at home through four games.

It seems to be working. It remains to be seen if it is what SU needed. For now, Wheddon thinks so.

“When you go to St. John’s and play, there are fans all around the field. If you go to (Connecticut) and play, there are fans all around the field.

There are people two or three feet behind the goal yelling and screaming at you the whole game. So noise is a part of the game. This is good for us.” zoirvin@syr.edu

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Van Chew In what’s becoming a broken record, Chew makes the list for the third consecutive week. In a career day, Chew recorded personal bests in receptions (seven) and yards (113). He also had a touchdown catch.

Nick Provo In the absence of Aaron Weaver, who was lost for the season this week, Provo stepped up as a viable receiving option for the Orange. He had a touchdown catch on fi ve catches and 85 yards, which were both career-highs.

Mike Holmes Holmes’ 62-yard punt return sparked the Orange, who looked lifeless up to that point in the second quarter. He also had two tackles on the day.

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Discipline Syracuse’s 14 penalties were the most for a Big East team this season. The infractions totaled 111 yards.

Quick starts The Orange didn’t take the lead until there were 27 seconds left in the first half, enabling Maine to hang in longer than the Black Bears probably should have. A poor start against better teams won’t bode well for the Orange.

Antwon Bailey The shifty running back was expected to be a threat in the passing game with Weaver out, but nothing ever materialized. Bailey only touched the ball four times in the game.

HERO Ryan Nassib Nassib not only guided the Orange to an explosive second half, but also found his name in the Syracuse record books by the end of the game. In just his third career start, Nassib broke SU’s individual game record for passing touchdowns. The previous record, held by eight others including Donovan McNabb, was four.

ZERO Maine defensive secondary The Black Bears defense had held Nassib and Co. in check for most of the first half, but eventually couldn’t contain the SU passing attack. With senior receiver Aaron Weaver out for the season with a torn ACL, the rest of the Orange receivers stepped up. Four different players caught a touchdown pass for Syracuse Saturday.

nate shron | staff photographer ALEC LEMON (15) celebrates with Jose Cruz after catching a touchdown pass in the second quarter Saturday. Lemon caught five passes for 58 yards and two touchdowns in Syracuse’s 38-14 rout of Maine. It was Lemon’s first career multi-touchdown game.

After loss of Weaver, receiving corps steps up in win

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Jose Cruz called his mother before Syracuse’s game against Maine on Saturday. Without a touchdown all season, Cruz told her his first touchdown would be dedicated to an injured teammate. And he wanted that touchdown to come on Saturday.

“I told my mom that I was going to dedicate my first touchdown to Aaron Weaver,” Cruz said. “We’ve gone through a lot, transferring together, and we’re both seniors. Transferring is really tough. It’s been hard for me, watching him go down. I did do that for him.”

Cruz caught a momentous touchdown pass from Ryan Nassib to give Syracuse the lead heading into the locker room at halftime on Saturday. Cruz provided the momentum, and other receivers subsequently provided the flash as SU piled on and cruised to a 38-14 victory.

With the play of Van Chew, Alec Lemon, Nick Provo and Cruz, the receiving corps alleviated, at least for one game, the loss of Aaron Weaver, who suffered a torn ACL earlier this week during practice and will be out for the season.

Provo, a receiving threat at tight end, gave

signs that he could step in and be the Orange’s No. 3 receiver out of the slot and replace Weaver.

He had five catches for 85 yards, the highlight of

which was a 20-yard touchdown pass from Nassib late in the third quarter.

“That’s his game,” Cruz said. “That’s what he does. I’m more of a blocker who catches the tiny passes. Tonight, that’s what we did, and we came out and played a great game.”

Moving past two drops early in the game, Lemon busted out with touchdown catches in the second and third quarters, the latter of which gave SU a comfortable 24-14 lead and spurred the onslaught.

And for the third consecutive game, the much improved Chew looked like the big-play, go-to downfield threat, finishing the day with seven catches for 113 yards and a touchdown.

It was a cohesive performance from the unit that had Lemon confident in the receiving corps moving forward, even without Weaver.

“Tonight showed that we have a lot of options,” Lemon said. “We’re not relying on just one receiver. We can spread the ball around and make the defense look at all the players. Not just one option.”

Holmes sparks comeback Every time the other team punts the ball his way and gives him a chance to run, Mike Holmes takes it as a sign of disrespect.

“Any time I catch a punt, it’s an opportunity

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On fourth-and-goal and with SU trailing, 14-10, Doug Marrone opts to go for a touchdown instead of kicking a field goal.

Nassib then tosses a dart to Jose Cruz just over the goal line for the score just before the intermission, giving SU a lead it would never relinquish the rest of the game.

BOWL OR BUST The Syracuse football team limped out of the gate against Maine, falling behind 7-0 and 14-7 before finding its stride toward the end of the first half. Despite the shaky first-half performance, the Orange eventually took care of business. Syracuse is now 2-1 for the first time since 2004, also the last time the team made the trip to a bowl game.

to score a touchdown,” Holmes said. “It’s disrespectful any time they kick it to you.”

No touchdown this time. But what resulted from that second-quarter punt to Holmes was a shot of life into the Orange, which had so far looked punchless in falling seven points behind at that point.

Holmes caught Jordan Waxman’s punt at SU’s 11-yard line, a spot at which he later admitted he probably should have let it bounce behind him. He ran back and right, appearing to have nowhere to go. So he went even farther back to the left, picking up blocking and steam along the way and scampering to an eventual 62-yard return that put Syracuse on Maine’s 27-yard line.

Three plays later, Nassib found Alec Lemon for a three-yard touchdown connection, and the Orange had some life.

“I don’t think I was supposed to catch it that deep,” Holmes said. “So I knew I had to make a play or I would get yelled at on the sideline. I went to one side of the field and then reversed, and I saw a wall of blockers so I went from there.”

Added Holmes: “I was a little winded after that one.”

This and that Nassib recorded personal bests on the day for completions (19), yards (260) and touchdowns (five), setting the program touchdown record in the process. “I love this quarterback,” Marrone said. “I think he is someone special.” … With the victory over Maine, Syracuse improved to 7-0 against current members of the FCS at the Carrier Dome. … This is the first time since 2004 the Orange has been 2-1. … SU’s 38 points were, coincidentally, the most it has had in a game since last season’s 41-point showing against the Black Bears. … At halftime, SU honored legendary running back Floyd Little, who was recently enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. bplogiur@syr.edu

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nate shron | staff photographer ryan nassib (12) rolls out of the pocket in Saturday’s game against Maine. Nassib set a new Syracuse school record with five touchdown passes in a single game in SU’s 38-14 victory. In just his third career start with the Orange, he also set career-highs in completions (19) and passing yards (260), leading SU to its first win in a home opener since 2004.

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Connecticut, Cincinnati and Louisville), the Orange failed to capitalize on an opportunity to prove to the rest of the fledgling conference that it should be considered a contender.

“I am disappointed with the way we played offensively,” Marrone said. “I don’t think we looked like we were ready to take that field.

That’s not how we have been in the last two games.”

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38-14 blowout of the Black Bears (1-2) in front of 37,758 inside the Carrier Dome on Saturday. The win was SU’s first in a home opener since 2004.

Nassib had five touchdown passes, setting an SU record. He finished 19-for-28 for 260 yards on the day. Only 1-for-4 in the first quarter, Nassib perhaps best exemplified the shift in the Orange’s play in the second quarter, culminating in the touchdown pass to Cruz with 27 seconds left in the half.

“There was no doubt that we were going to score,” Cruz said. “There wasn’t even a word in the huddle saying, ‘Oh, we have to get this.’ We came out confident, and we were ready to score the touchdown.”

The touchdown marked the turning point.

with that swagger in a complete sense Saturday.

They couldn’t have, and a 14-10 deficit to Maine with 35 seconds left in the first half is proof of that. SU looked like the Orange of the Robinson days. To SU fans, that first 29:25 felt exactly like “Here we go again.”

And simply because of that reason — because the Orange failed to show up in the first half of its home opener after 40 days of swagtalking since practices opened on Aug. 9 — the Orange can’t peddle that it has swagger moving forward at this point in the season.

After being blitzed by Jake Locker and Washington, SU followed it up by being blitzed

by Warren Smith and Maine in the first half

Saturday.

Sure, those 10 true freshmen are still getting their feet wet. Sure, Ryan Nassib set a school record with five touchdown passes. Sure, the entire offense had to adjust to game planning the passing attack without Aaron Weaver. Sure, the second half was exactly what Doug Marrone was expecting.

But the first half wasn’t. It was a 30-minute bear trap for the Orange. And in the middle of that bear trap in the second quarter, wrestling Maine offensive tackle Joseph Hook was SU defensive tackle Andrew Lewis. With his team down, Lewis was down as well, pinned to the Carrier Dome turf by Hook like an opponent of

Iowa wrestling.

It wasn’t quite a punch in the mouth, but with the bear trap came a shove from Hook. All Lewis could do was flail his arm hopelessly in response. No jab. No cross. No hook.

It was “Here we go again.” And with a little bit of that sentiment still lingering, that swagger can’t be taken seriously.

Said Marrone: “Are there things to clean up?

Absolutely.”

Because in the first half, Maine looked like the dominant, confident team. The FBS team. And the Big East team.

The Black Bears started off the game with a trick play of sorts — a reverse handoff on the kickoff return that Desmon Randall promptly returned to the Syracuse 31-yard line.

After that, though, Maine kept it simple.

Simple and methodical. There was the 14-play, 84-yard drive that took almost eight minutes off the clock in the first quarter, culminating in a Warren Smith quarterback keeper that he took 10 yards to the end zone. And there was the five-play, 56-yard drive in which Smith found a wide-open Justin Perillo in the left corner of the end zone.

“I am definitely not the ‘here we go again’ type,” Marrone said. “I look at things differently. I thought it was a great opportunity to see what we were made of. … There are probably some people out there saying, ‘Here we go

again.’ I know I wasn’t one of them, and I don’t think our players were.”

The tide started to change when Derrell Smith forced a fumble in wrapping up Warren Smith.

The SU linebacker pounced on the ball, giving the Orange the ball on Maine’s 24-yard line.

The forced fumble came directly after Maine running back Derek Session dropped a sure touchdown pass near midfield. Session found himself past SU cornerback Mike Holmes and the SU defense, but he proceeded to turn his head and look ahead, losing sight of the ball as it bounced off his chest.

“We picked up the next play and didn’t allow that play to get us down,” Smith said. “It was just a mishap. I’m not sure what happened, the next play we came out and we played our defense.”

Down 14-10, Nassib and the offense embarked on the game-changing drive. After moving to Maine’s eight-yard line, SU sputtered the first

three tries at goal. But on fourth-and-goal, Nassib improvised and scrambled right, eventually flinging a perfect strike to a falling-down Cruz for the momentous touchdown.

Syracuse kept its pedal to the floor all the way through the third quarter. Nassib launched 20-plus-yard touchdown passes to wide-open Alec Lemon, Nick Provo and Van Chew. Two plays into the fourth quarter, SU had a 24-point lead and the game in hand.0 It spring-boarded from Marrone’s decision, Nassib’s throw and Cruz’s catch that Hogue said had the Orange energized at halftime. The opening was there, and this time, Nassib seized it.

And going into the locker room, SU had shown Marrone enough to give them an energized proclamation at halftime.

Said Marrone: “I told them, ‘We’re winning a football game.’”

Tony Olivero is an assistant sports editor at The Daily Orange, where his column appears occasionally. He can be reached at aolivero@syr.edu.

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Syracuse volleyball stays perfect, builds upon historic program start The Syracuse University women’s volleyball team’s consecutive sweep streak ended at 10, but its record start to the season remains alive and well following its fourth straight tournament title win to begin the season.

The Orange stands at 16-0 as it continues to build upon its program-record start to the year.

At the Kent State/Mizuno Open this past weekend in Kent, Ohio, SU swept Louisiana-Monroe and Duquesne 3-0 each to reach 15-0.

But then the Orange faced Kent State, a squad that would not make SU’s bid for 16-0 an easy one. The Golden Flashes pushed SU to a deciding fifth set, but the Orange took control with a 6-3 run to get the win.

Noemie Lefebvre made her fourth all-tournament team of the young season, while Mindy Stanislovaitis made the all-tournament team for her second such honor this season.

Following Friday’s 3-0 sweep of LouisianaMonroe, SU took the court on Saturday against Duquesne, where the result was not all that different. Lefebvre tallied 13 kills while Hayley Todd contributed eight. Laura Homann added 33 assists.

In the 3-2 win over Kent State following the sweep of Duquesne, Lefebvre had a whopping 21 kills to go along with 21 digs. Todd was not too far behind her, with 20 kills. Lindsay McCabe and Stanislovaitis added to the offensive outpour with 15 and 13 kills, respectively.

SU will look to build off its perfect record and four consecutive tournament titles when it begins Big East play on Sept. 24 at Georgetown.

Men’s soccer After letting in two goals early in its match against American on Saturday, SU was unable to come back, losing 2-1.

American’s first goal came on a passing combination that left American forward Mike Worden with only Syracuse goalie Jeremy Vuolo to defeat. The ball was out of Vuolo’s reach

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and hit the back of the net only seven minutes into the game.

Ten minutes later, American struck again.

This time, the goal was a result of a corner kick.

The ball was deflected to American’s Alassane Kane, who knocked it in for his fourth goal of the season. Despite a rocky start, however, the Orange held American scoreless for the last 70 minutes of the game. It even had a goal called back in the first half due to an offside call.

SU wasted no time in the second half. In the first minute, Brett Jankouskas was taken down in the box. Nick Roydhouse took the penalty kick, which sailed into the net just under the crossbar. The goal was his SU-leading second of the season.

Roydhouse had five of Syracuse’s 11 shots of the day. The 11 shots were the most taken by the Orange this year.

The loss drops Syracuse’s record to 1-4.

The team has not had a home game since the season opener on Sept. 1. It will play at Cornell (3-2-1) Wednesday. The Orange will return home Saturday to face Big East rival Pittsburgh.

Field hockey In the final weekend of the Syracuse’s sixgame road trip, the results were a repeat of the team’s history away from home this season. The No. 8 Orange (5-3) locked down its first Big East win of the season on Saturday with a 5-1 victory over Rutgers, but lost the Sunday game 1-0 to No. 4 Princeton. It was SU’s third straight loss to the Tigers, who sent coach Ange Bradley’s squad home in the second round of the NCAA tournament last season.

SU was dominant in Saturday’s game as the team outshot the Scarlet Knights, 16-2. The Orange struck first, just under 20 minutes into the game on a penalty corner, as junior midfielder Martina Loncarica tapped in a pass from senior back Maggie Befort. Befort got into the action nearly six minutes later on another

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The Sunday game at Princeton didn’t go as smoothly for the Orange. Princeton’s Michelle Cesan tallied the game-winning goal from the top of the box with only 1:10 left in the game after an SU turnover, but scoring chances did not come at a premium. Both teams had 13 shots, and Princeton led SU in penalty corners 11-9.

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monday

september 20, 2010

SPORTS

page 20

the daily orange

14 MAINE VS SYRACUSE 38

GRIN AND BEAR IT After rocky 1st half, SU rallies to blowout win

By Brett LoGiurato

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Asst. Sports Editor

yan Nassib missed the opening.

It was there, if he had just tucked the ball and ran a second or so earlier. But by the time he had scampered for three yards, the Maine defense closed on him.

Fourth-and-goal at the four. Nassib stared at the possibility — another halftime deficit to Maine. And he hoped SU head coach Doug Marrone would give him one more shot to cap a momentous series that would alter Syracuse’s fortunes against lowly Maine.

Nassib’s worries were soon put aside. For Marrone, down by four, it was touchdown or bust. And for Nassib, it was touchdown.

“I was a little surprised,” Nassib said of his coach’s decision. “I was hoping he was going to go for it. I’m just happy he gave me the ball.”

With the touchdown strike to Jose Cruz that ensued on fourth down, Nassib and the SU offense erased one poor half of play and shifted momentum in favor of the Orange going into the locker room. Syracuse (2-1) rode the momentum the rest of the way, never looking back in an eventual

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nate shron | staff photographer jose cruz (85) catches a touchdown pass from quarterback Ryan Nassib with 27 seconds left in the first half Saturday to give Syracuse a 17-14 lead over Maine. The score gave the Orange momentum heading into halftime and it cruised in the second half to a 38-14 win.

Early Syracuse penalties draw Marrone’s criticism

By Tony Olivero Asst. Sports Editor

After thinking about it for four awkward, silent seconds, Nick Provo provided a carbon copy of his first response. Why did he feel Syracuse committed 10 first half penalties? How did, and how will, SU get that penalty problem out of its “system?”

“You just got to make plays,” Provo said. “Penalties happen. You just have to get them out of your system.”

Saturday, they just happened. At an alarming rate in the first half for the Orange.

The 14 penalties in total, the most for a Big East team this year, coming against an FCS team in Maine was

because of, well, nothing in particular. Penalties happen.

There it was: the repetition, when it came to his answer to SU’s penalty problem for Provo. Repetition with his words coming after a 38-14 win in which the Orange repeated its poor penalty performance for the second straight year against the Black Bears, yielding only a 17-14 SU lead at halftime. In 2009, SU committed its most penalties on the year with 10 against Maine. SU head coach Doug Marrone attributed the performance to the obvious: a failure to focus.

“Penalties? What do I assess them to?” Marrone said. “A lack of focus.”

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Poor 1st half reveals lingering weaknesses

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ou are right, Doug Marrone.

It was not “Here we go again.”

This Syracuse football team did not melt down against Maine for the entirety of its 38-14 win Saturday.

It wasn’t Akron 2008, part deux.

It did not become what could have been a loss worse than any of Greg Robinson’s 37.

And, boy, were there some bad ones.

The Orange roared back Saturday night –– albeit against a team that failed to score against Albany –– to the tune of 31 unanswered points against the Black Bears. In the second half, SU played the part of the BCS conference team bullying a second-division foe, playing in its biggest game of the year.

Yes, SU got the job done. And the

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purify the colors win. But what the Orange did not show is the swagger the team has so openly spoken of thus far this season. That mentality of punching not Maine’s Warren Smith, but Jake Locker, in the mouth.

The first half Saturday couldn’t have been the furthest thing from it. The Orange coddled the Black Bears. Maine punched Syracuse in the mouth — again. Against the team that failed to score against

Albany, the Orange outgained the Black Bears by only one yard in the first half (129-128).

Easy catches were dropped (hello, Alec Lemon). Coverage assignments were blown wide open (hello, Mike Holmes), only to have a Maine wide receiver do what wide receivers from Maine do: Drop surefire touchdown passes in the biggest moment of their careers (hello, Derek Session). Punt returns were muffed (hello, Steve Rene). And clear, immature penalties were committed (hello, Phillip Thomas). Many. All, against Maine.

SU did what it needed to do. But in a young season in which not a single Big East team is capitalizing on, seemingly, everyone else’s empty performances (hello, Pittsburgh, see olivero page 17