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Cleaning it up Even with its 31 unanswered points in

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its win over Maine, Syracuse realizes there are still things that need improvement. Page 20

Social policy could beneﬁt SU greek life IFC says policy may unite greeks By Beckie Strum NEWS EDITOR

Leaders of the Interfraternity Council have made “cooperation and accountability” their new mantra, in light of Syracuse University placing new regulations on greek social events. Although IFC’s executive board, which met Tuesday evening, agreed there are important issues with the new social policy, the council said they are working with its 19 fraternities to ensure they fully understand and abide by the final regulations to regain the trust of the university’s administration. The new greek social policy, which

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The road to an emerald city

MAJORA CARTER , founder of Sustainable South Bronx and the MacArthur “Genius” Award-winner for green strategies, spoke to a full crowd at Hendricks Chapel Tuesday night as the first guest in the University Lecture series. Carter, who was born, raised and still lives in the South Bronx, fights to improve the quality of of life for people in urban communities through green community initiatives. Her speech “Green the Ghetto and How Much it Won’t Cost Us” showed students how an inner-city area, like Syracuse or the Bronx, can be revived.

Ofﬁcials warn campus of bat activity dangers By George Clarke STAFF WRITER

Carnegie renovations hope to restore original entrance By Joe Genco STAFF WRITER

The original second floor entrance at Carnegie Library that has tricked generations of freshmen might be reopening in the near future. Syracuse University is planning a series of renovations to Carnegie for the next couple years, including fixing the heating system, putting in new floors and possibly restructuring the second floor, including reopening the building’s original doors, said Eric Beattie, director of the Office of

Campus Planning, Design and Construction, in an e-mail. Though the university has not set dates for any of these projects, it hopes to start some improvements to the reading room during this academic year, including new floors, new lighting and new paint for the ceiling and walls, Beattie said. While some of the projects are small, short-term jobs necessary to preserve and maintain the building, some of the plans being considered could take three to four years to

complete, Beattie said. Carnegie was opened in 1907 after the Andrew Carnegie Foundation made a $150,000 donation to the university, according to SU’s website. It was the university’s main library until 1972, when the construction of E.S. Bird Library was complete. In reopening the building’s original doors, the adjacent classrooms would be removed, and new bathrooms and elevators would be installed in the classrooms’ place. SEE CARNEGIE PAGE 6

WHAT CHANGES ARE HAPPENING?

• Fixing the heating system • Putting in new ﬂoors, lighting • New paint for the ceiling, walls • Possibly restructuring the second ﬂoor, reopening the building’s original doors, removing adjacent classrooms, adding new bathrooms and installing elevators

It started as a normal business calculus lecture in Heroy Auditorium — until a certain winged, nocturnal creature showed up for class. “I noticed students in the back of the auditorium flinching and ducking,” said Jeffrey Meyer, an assistant professor in the department of mathematics. “Then I saw the bat.” SU News Services published information about bat activity on campus Friday, alerting the SU community of the seasonal increase in bat activity around Central New York and campus in the late summer and early fall. The bat disrupted Meyer’s business calculus class of about 120 students on Sept. 7 around 10:30 a.m. The

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Corrections In a Sept. 21 article titled "Electro DJ to perform on campus," the location of the October 20 concert was incorrectly stated. The concert will be held in Schine Underground. Also in the article, a name was misspelled. The name of the co-director of UU's Bandersnatch series is Emily Fine. The Daily Orange regrets these erros. In the Sept. 21 paper, the names of a student in the front page photo were misspelled in the photo's cutline. The name of the students is Parvathy Binoy. The Daily Orange regrets this error.

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HP settles lawsuit against Hurd

Hewlett-Packard and Oracle announced a settlement to a dispute over the hiring of Mark Hurd, former chief executive of HP, according to The New York Times. HP filed a lawsuit against Hurd when he was hired as copresident of Oracle. He was sued under claims that he would violate agreements to protect HP secrets. The separation agreement between HP and Hurd has been modified. Hurd will waive the compensation owed to him and has agreed to give up his rights to the performance-based restricted stock units and time-based restricted stock units he was granted, according to The New York Times. David Hilal, senior managing director at FBR Capital Markets, told The New York Times that Hurd will probably be prohibited from making decisions that could allow him to use confidential information from HP.

10 NATO troops killed in Afghanistan

Nine NATO troops were killed in a helicopter crash in the Zabal province, and another NATO member was killed in a bombing in the south, according to The Washington Post. The 10 deaths make 2010 the deadliest year for US-led international forces in Afghanistan. The cause of the crash is currently under investigation. Although the Taliban claims its fighters shot the helicopter down, a statement from NATO said there were no reports of enemy fire, according to The New York Times. They also occurred shortly after an announcement was made about the increase of violence in the country. Compared to last year, the number of suicide bombings has increased by 82 percent, suicide attacks have doubled, and targeted assassinations have gone from seven to 21 people per week in the months of June through August, according to The New York Times.

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Two cars collide on Ostrom By Michael Boren Asst. News Editor

Two cars collided Tuesday near DellPlain Hall after a driver drove down the wrong side of the road. Neither of the drivers sustained injures or faced charges, Syracuse police said. One of the vehicles was driving the wrong way on University Avenue in Thornden Park when it crossed onto Ostrom Avenue around 3:55 p.m, said a Syracuse police officer on the scene. A vehicle driving northbound on Ostrom hit the car coming from the park, police said. The driver of the vehicle that collided into the car coming from Thornden Park was a student at Onondaga Community College who identified herself as Victoria Maddison. “I looked and she saw me,” said Maddison, describing the other driver. “But she went.” The other driver was not identified. Police blocked off parts of Ostrom between Clarendon and Waverly avenues after the accident. Tow trucks responded to the scene and took away both vehicles. mcboren@syr.edu

ITS reports fewer e-mail malfunctions By Dara McBride Asst. News Editor

When Nana Amponsah needs to use e-mail, she doesn’t use Syracuse University’s e-mail service. “Nine out of 10, if I have anything sent anywhere, I use my Yahoo,” said Amponsah, a sophomore electrical engineering major. But after problems with SUmail last year, Information Technology and Services reports it has not received any calls related to “problems of a systemic nature” since last spring. Chris Finkle, ITS communications manager, said SU had problems last year when Microsoft would not immediately alert the university to problems with the e-mail system and then would not promptly fix the issue.

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corey carpenter | contributing photographer A car drives down Comstock Avenue between University and Euclid avenues on Tuesday afternoon. Two incidents within the last year of students getting hit by vehicles while crossing the street have caused DPS to consider lowering the speed limit from 30 mph to 20 or 25 mph.

DPS discusses lower speed limit on Comstock Avenue By Michael Boren Asst. News Editor

Christine Carter nearly always has close calls with oncoming traffic as she crosses Comstock Avenue. “You’ll be in the middle, and there’ll be a car coming to hit you,” said Carter, a junior biology major. “A lot of people just tend to zoom right past.” There are no speed limit signs on Comstock Avenue between Adams Street and Stratford Avenue, even though the limit is 30 miles per hour. Some students said the stretch of road has led to close calls between drivers and pedestrians.

The Department of Public Safety wants to lower the speed limit and has discussed it internally, said DPS Captain John Sardino. “It would create a safer environment for pedestrians and vehicles,” Sardino said. The street has been the location of a couple of accidents between cars and students throughout the past year. An ambulance side mirror hit a student in April when he stepped off the curb around 11:55 p.m., according to an article published in The Daily Orange on April 6. The student went to the hospital for

“I think that some of them were avoidable if people were paying more attention, and that’s on both sides.”

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minor injuries. On Sept. 1, a car collided with a student in front of the Theta Chi fraternity house in the afternoon, according to a Sept. 2 article in The Daily Orange. The student was taken to a hospital by ambulance, but sustained non-life threatening injuries.

Sardino said motorists usually don’t abuse the speed limit on the street, but pedestrians and drivers need to pay attention. He looked back on the past accidents this year. “I think that some of them were avoidable if people were paying see speed limit page 6

Sports, academics rank SU 49 on website’s 50 best schools for men By Bianca Szklaruk Contributing Writer

When Keith Bull was in elementary school, he decided he wanted to come to Syracuse University to be part of the championship basketball team. Bull later realized he lacked the skills to play, but SU stayed on his radar, and he is now at SU as a

sophomore mechanical engineer. “It was what I liked the best and felt at home with,” Bull said. Although Bull can’t brag he’s a Division I athlete, he can say he is at one of the 2010-11 50 best colleges for men because of strong SU sports, among other qualities. Guyism.com, an online magazine aimed at young men, ranked SU at No. 49. The list

was based on academics, social life and sports. “There are many lists out there which break everything down into categories,” said Chris Spagnuolo, founder of Guyism. “Our goal here was to make an overall list students can look at with all factors built in. Of course this list can apply to women, but it is directed at our

male audience.” Guyism constructed the list using resources from Playboy’s top party schools, U.S. News & World Report’s college rankings and the Princeton Review, among other periodicals, awarding points to the schools ranking high on these lists, Spagnuolo said. The group looked at

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went into effect two weeks ago, restricts the type of drinks available at parties and the times when and places where fraternities and sororities can hold parties. The policy also mandates a 150-person guest list be submitted to the university with the names and ages of those invited. IFC President Aaron Farovitch said he hopes the greek organizations can work together to prove to the university they can follow the rules and, in return, get some leniency back. Other universities have chosen to shut down greek life entirely when they thought the organizations were focused on partying more than philanthropy and community service, Farovitch said. He said he doesn’t want greek life at SU to meet the same fate. IFC’s executive board plans to respond to the new policy by pushing to educate fraternity leaders about the intricacies of the rules and by supporting the committee working on revising the policy.

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ITS investigated other e-mail options, including Yahoo and Gmail, but after noticing a change in Microsoft Outlook’s efficiency and response to problems, Finkle said SU has no immediate plans to change providers. “The more time that goes by, the less interested we are in fixing something that’s not broke,” Finkle said. Microsoft Outlook was unable to comment. In February, ITS reported problems with

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“We want to make sure they are educated,” Farovitch said. “If they screw up, there’s the excuse that there’s a lack of communication. But we want everyone to be on the same page and be accountable.” Gabe Lister, vice president of internal affairs, has arranged a meeting Friday to talk to fraternity presidents about the new policy and explain the details. IFC is charged with the role of peer review when a fraternity breaks a rule. A panel talks with the offending house to determine how severe the infraction is before the issue moves to the SU Office of Judicial Affairs. The IFC executive board is also hoping to create a more informal and open relationship with all IFC chapter presidents and make the process of judicial review more of mediation than punishment. “We ultimately want to be able to handle our own standards,” Farovitch said. “We want to prove to the university that we’re more accountable.” The motivation to work together on revising and talking about the new social policy has also brought the various greek organizations — off-

campus and on-campus fraternities, sororities, and multicultural fraternities and sororities — a lot closer, the board agreed. “It may have rallied us together a little bit,” said Justin Tasolides, vice president of recruitment. “Regardless of how serious (the policy) is, we have to start working together on things.” Farovitch stressed although the new social policy is important to greek life members and to IFC, the council is more focused on projects that will bring the 19 fraternities together, such as overhauling the recruitment system. Tasolides has been working since last semester to make fall 2010 recruitment smoother and more effective. Between 150 and 200 men who participated in spring 2010 recruitment didn’t get a bid. The board thinks upgrading the process of recruitment will keep that from happening again and will result in more satisfied recruits, Tasolides said. “There were too many people coming through at once, and there was no way of keeping track of everyone, so we threw that recruitment process out the window,” he said. Fall 2010 prospective recruits will tour houses and have more interaction with fraternity

e-mails generated from Blackboard and listservs not being redirected from SUmail to other e-mail accounts. Also in February, Microsoft issues delayed e-mail sent by or to SUmail accounts. The problems resurfaced in the spring, Finkle said. “There were no cases where mail got lost,” Finkle said. “It just took a while to get where it needed to go.” Finkle said he has heard other universities having the same problems with Microsoft Outlook. But he considers it a good sign SUmail was able to get through the high traffic periods of the end of spring and beginning of fall semesters without a problem. Microsoft Outlook was initially selected because it could ensure the privacy of students, Finkle said. Previously, SUmail was operated through the MyMail service. SU does not pay for the e-mail service, Finkle said, but does pay for the labor cost of connecting Microsoft Outlook to the SU network, such as applying the NetID system.

He said he thought Microsoft Outlook might have improved service because it is looking to expand its customer base and keep students past their college years. SUmail is available for two years after a member of the SU community leaves campus, he said. Amponsah said her SUmail account has been fine for the most part, although she did have problems with e-mails sent from listservs in the past. She said she prefers her Yahoo account because she has had it longer. Sapan Patel, a graduate computer sciences student, works in the computer support center for the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science. Patel handles problems SU students have in accessing or navigating their e-mail accounts. The central ITS office handles problems between SU and Microsoft Outlook. Patel said sometimes there are problems when the system is updated, creating a delay. He said the system once shut down for an hour because of updates. Despite trouble, Patel said he considers

members. This year’s pilot recruitment process will be a lot closer to the way sororities conduct formal spring recruitment, Tasolides said. IFC is also working on a number of other projects that will bring greek life together, the most notable being an upcoming philanthropy

“We ultimately want to be able to handle our own standards. We want to prove to the university that we’re more accountable.”

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event. The board said they hope those projects and a combined effort to follow the new policy will strengthen SU greek life. “We’re going to do it as a community,” Farovitch said, “under any circumstances.” rastrum@syr.edu

Microsoft Outlook to be one of the best systems available because of the applications and protection it provides. SUmail applies anti-virus/worm and antispam filtering, according to the ITS website.

“The more time that goes by, the less interested we are in fixing something that’s not broke.” Chris Finkle

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Patel said there has not been an incident of a virus affecting the entire campus. “When you get infected, not only are you having a problem with your computer,” Patel said, “it could affect more on campus.” dkmcbrid@syr.edu

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Obama needs to fight hypomania, work on recreating sense of security for American people

The New York Times published an article titled “Just Manic Enough: Seeking Perfect Entrepreneurs” on Saturday. The article pinpointed the idiosyncrasies of seemingly controlled hypomania and the positive attributes a business-minded individual could possess. Symptoms included unending energy, sleepless nights, racing thoughts, taking risks, grandiosity and an expansive mood. To many, these symptoms may seem like a nightmare; but to those in the business world, they are a gift. The ability to get work done without feeling tired is something people could only dream of. I continued researching topics on the matter and came across the United States presidency — obviously not by chance. One of the most renowned presidents during our generation is former

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President Bill Clinton. He had the uncanny ability to campaign for days without rest, maintained a consecutive term in office and restructured United Nations peacekeeping operations around the world, among countless other feats that placed the U.S. in what many have called its last peacetime. We all know America is a multinational business, so its chief executive has to be a little hypomanic to keep from cracking. I compared the Clinton administration with Obama’s, and the results weren’t very surprising. Obama shares many of Clinton’s qualities, and even Clinton has praised Obama on many issues. The current administration has, thus far, created a new system for health care, began the closing of Guantanamo Bay, stabilized the financial system

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i think i’m hungry again — the list is nearly endless. For a president to have done so much in the first half of his term, one has to wonder how the man sleeps at night, or if he sleeps at all. I could question Obama’s mental state all day, but even if he did have a mood disorder, it does not make him free from error. As mentioned earlier, one of the symptoms of hypomania is taking risks. This does not mean an individual is appropriately assessing the risk being taken. Clinton made

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a consequential mistake when he compelled poor countries to buy U.S. agricultural products at subsidized prices. Clinton’s decision destroyed many developing nations’ abilities to produce local crops, which in turn kept those nations in the “developing” status. If Obama’s mental state is anything reminiscent of Clinton’s, decisions need to be made immediately on how to curtail any legislation backlashes that may occur in the future. The current administration has already spent more money than President George W. Bush could ever hope to get his little hands on. Al Jazeera, a Middle Eastern news network, published an article on Sept. 20, stating the money spent so far was “enough money to cure most of America’s economic and social woes, not to mention much of the world as

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well.” When a competing network cries foul for financial matters in a time of war, one probably should start balancing his or her checkbook. I’m not saying what Obama is doing is wrong, but I am saying the guy needs to be watched, just like every other politician. President Obama has too many big plans for this nation, especially during a time when stability is so important. A sane person would never imagine doing anything besides dig this country out of the hole Bush dug us in, while working to recreate a sense of security for the American population. I just hope Obama doesn’t sleep with his intern. John Sumpter is a senior political science major. His column appears weekly, and he can be reached at jsumpte@syr.edu.

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academics, location, social scene, sports and tradition. “To make the list, we referenced the most recent rankings and used a point system, i.e. fi rst 20 get 50 points. We also did a lot of research in news stories and CollegeProwler. com,” Spagnuolo said. Spagnuolo and his two cofounders used websites like College Prowler to gauge the experiences male students had on campus. A lot of the schools ranked in the top 50 had academic merits, and SU’s strong standing in schools like the S.I. Newhouse School of Pub-

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his college experience through intramurals, parties, attending games, tailgates and pregames. “Events like tailgates bring people from greek life and out of greek life together to rally around the same cause, tradition,” he said. Reuben said although Guyism did not take the male to female ratio into account, SU having a greater female to male ratio affected his decision. “It defi nitely gave me that extra push,” Reuben said. But greek life and athletics were not the main deciding factors for all males. Jeff Barner, a sophomore aerospace engineering major, said he looked at SU’s academic record

“When I checked out frat row, I knew it was for me. I wanted somewhere that had an involved greek life, academics and athletics all played into it.” Jason Reuben

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lic Communications was a benefit, he said. “With each school, we were looking at a holistic view of what the average male will want and take advantage of,” Spagnuolo said. Despite his change in college plans to play basketball, Bull said he does not regret the decision to come to SU. “So far it has been everything I thought it would be,” he said. He regularly attends sporting events and fraternity parties, a large part of the tradition at SU, he said. The social life and tradition was what helped Jason Reuben, a junior child and family studies major, decide on SU, he said. “When I fi rst visited Syracuse, I fell in love with the campus. I wanted to do early decision,” Rueben said. “When I checked out Frat Row, I knew it was for me. I wanted somewhere that had an involved greek life, academics and athletics all played into it.” Reuben is now a brother of Zeta Beta Tau. He said being a part of ZBT has enriched

when he was choosing a school. “I chose Syracuse because, along with my refusal to go to a state school, it is prestigious, very widely known, well-funded, tuition’s high and has a multitude of distinguished staff members,” Barner said. Spagnuolo said he and his cofounders were happy with how the list turned out and recommend it for those looking for the right school. He said prospective students should look for what they want in a school, whether it made the list or not. “It’s about fi nding your place and what you want to do at a school,” Spagnuolo said. “As you’re graduating, you want to be good alum. Students donating and participation is put into rankings. Be a part, and over time, things change. All you can hope is to make the campus better for the next person.” Should SU look to improve its ranking, Spagnuolo had some advice. He said: “Get warmer.” blszklar@ syr.edu

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more attention, and that’s on both sides,” Sardino said. DPS placed more officers out on the corner of Comstock and University avenues after the September accident in front of Theta Chi. Before the accident, DPS officers were out there a few days a week, but they were at the corner for two to three days in a row after the accident, Sardino said. But lowering the speed limit on the street would be an extensive process, Sardino said. “It’s not going to happen overnight,” he said. “There’s a lot of different stakeholders in there.” DPS has not extended the conversations to lower the speed limit beyond the department, he said. Drivers on Comstock aren’t very aware there are pedestrians crossing, said Alexis Lawton, a sophomore biology major. “They’ll fly down the hill when it’s a red light,” she said. But she typically goes five miles per hour

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This would also open up the building’s reading room by making it more accessible from the

over the speed limit when she drives on the street, she said. “I’m one of those people who defi nitely go over a little bit,” she said. But Moeed Chohan, a junior biology and economics major, is pretty cautious about making sure he goes the speed limit on Com-

“It’s deﬁnitely dangerous. People just start walking without looking.” Moeed Chohan

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stock, he said. “It’s defi nitely dangerous,” he said about the street. “People just start walking without looking.” But lowering the speed limit on the street to 20 or 25 miles per hour would be a good idea, he said. “If it’s enforced,” he said, “people will follow it.” mcboren@ syr.edu

The university has been discussing moving the mathematics department since Poletsky first came to the university 21 years ago, and Poletsky said he welcomes the idea. “We are teaching 4,453 students this semester,” he said. “That’s a huge number. When enrollment

“We are teaching 4,453 students this semester. That’s a huge number. When enrollment grows, the number of faculty and instructors will grow, and we will need more space.” Evgeny Poletsky

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Quad, Beattie said. Major renovations to the building could move the mathematics department to another building, said Evgeny Poletsky, the chairman of the department.

grows, the number of faculty and instructors will grow, and we will need more space.” Because of past events, Poletsky said he is skeptical Carnegie will undergo major renovations and the math department will move. In the late 1990s the math department was supposed to move to Hinds Hall, but the School of Information Studies took that space instead, Poletsky said. A lack of space is not the only issue in Carnegie. Professors who teach in Carnegie said they have noticed problems with the heating and cooling systems in the building. “It’s awfully hot when it’s hot outside,” said Graham Leuschke, an assistant math professor. “And it’s awfully cold when it’s cold outside.” jdgenco@syr.edu

CARNEGIE LIBRARY Cost to build: $150,000, a gift from Andrew Carnegie March 1905 Construction began: Spring 1905 Opened: September 1907 Located: On the quad Style: Renaissance Materials: Granite base, gray brick and terra cotta Architects: SU Professors Frederick Revels and Earl Hallenbeck Then: Held the library collection until it was moved to Bird Library in 1972 Now: Home of the Mathematics Department source: syr.edu

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UC Irvine Muslim group banned from campus after students disrupt speech By Meghin Delaney

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he University of California at Irvine has decided to shorten, but not eliminate, a ban placed on the Muslim Student Union following an incident in February, in which students continually interrupted an Israeli ambassador’s speech to the university. Eleven students total were arrested after Michael Oren, Israeli ambassador to the United States, spoke at UC Irvine and was continually interrupted by students in the crowd in February. The first interruption was “Michael Oren, propagating murder is not an expression of free speech,” according to a Los Angeles Times article published February 9 on the subject. Throughout Oren’s speech in February, there were 10 interruptions. After the fourth interruption, Oren had to take a 20 minute break before returning to his speech. After each interruption, students were escorted out of the room by police officers and went cooperatively. Students were held in a nearby room until the speech ended and were then released, according to the L.A. Times article. After an investigation immediately following the speech, the university decided to ban MSU for one full academic year. MSU has maintained through statements on its website the students involved were acting on their own accord and not on group orders. The group also said the suspension amounts to collective punishment. In a news release on the MSU website after the initial suspension, MSU President Asaad Traina said suspending MSU would deprive Muslim students of a sense of community. “Depriving Muslim students a venue to associate jeopardizes their rights under the First Amendment and is an act of marginalization at

a time when Muslim students and Muslim youth already feel besieged,” Traina said in the news release. MSU officers could not be reached for comment. Earlier this month, after a two-month appeal process that included several meetings with MSU officers and the careful review of new evidence, the university cut the ban in half, meaning the group can begin activities again in December of this year, according to an appeal statement from MSU. “The decision reduced the MSU ban to the end of the calendar year, instead of the end of the academic year,” said Cathy Lawhon, the director of media relations of communications at UC Irvine, “and changed the length of probation and amount of community service that must be completed by the group.” The members of MSU must complete a collective 100 hours of community service to be reinstated. The organization will be on probation for two years, and MSU leaders will meet once a month for one year with the director for student conduct to discuss First Amendment rights and the responsibilities of leadership, according to the appeal statement from MSU. There has yet to be any backlash against the university for the change in its decision, but since UC Irvine is a quarter school, classes have not started yet, said Mark Petracca, the chair of the political science department at UC Irvine. Manuel Gomez, vice chancellor for student affairs, said in the MSU appeal statement that although the decision was difficult, the process represents UC Irvine’s commitment to values, principles and tolerance. Gomez said he is confident the university will move forward as a stronger and more respectful university. medelane@syr.edu

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bat flew around the room while Meyer went for his phone to call the math office and report it, he said. Some students left the room right away, but Meyer said he stayed to keep tabs on the bat, as it was landing occasionally. “I was afraid that if no one saw where it hid, the bat people would be unable to find it,” Meyer said. Rodney Fleming, a sophomore in Meyer’s business calculus class, said the bat flew close to

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the ceiling and kept its distance from the class whenever it landed. Class continued until Fleming followed his resident advisor training and told Meyer to evacuate the classroom. Meyer, now in his 13th year at SU, said he has seen bats on a couple occasions in Carnegie Library, which opened in 1907 as the main campus library. “People were able to cover them with wastebaskets until the bat people arrived,” Meyer said. SU News Services advised to avoid contact with bats — as they may carry the rabies virus — and to call the Department of Public Safety if a bat is present in an SU work area or room. SU’s Environmental Health Office released a comprehensive guide on reporting bat exposure, which was revised August 2010. The guide states only designated individuals trained in bat capture are allowed to capture a bat and only while wearing thick, pliable leather gloves, long-sleeved shirts and long pants. William Longcore, associate director of the Office of Residence Life, said in an e-mail RAs follow SU protocol and the EHO’s guidance to deal with bats. The ORL does not track bat reports, he said. “Bats are able to enter buildings through any small opening, ranging from a loose window screen to a gap in the wall of an elevator shaft, and from there, find their way to occupied areas,” Longcore said. ORL staff typically observes bats around entry points to the residence hall, generally clinging to a wall surface, Longcore said. Bats are removed by personnel from either Physical Plant or FIXit. Encountering a bat while walking into a room is no problem, said Peter Constantakes, New York State Department of Health spokesman. Bats are most dangerous when possible bite victims are unaware of their presence for a long period. Bats favor dark and damp places, he said, and older buildings tend to be darker and damper. Bats are rare in classrooms or auditoriums because of the number of people in the room, he said. Bats are common transmitters of rabies, yet their presence cannot spread disease unless their bodily fluids come in direct contact with the skin, eyes or mouth, Constantakes said. Only 54 out of 2,595 bats tested by the Department of Health this year have tested positive for rabies, Constantakes said. But he said it is safest to assume a bat does carry the disease. “It’s uncommon,” Constantakes said, “but it does happen.” geclarke@syr.edu

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Oration club sharpens speech skills By Eunji Kim Staff Writer

A student walks up to the stage in front of millions of people and freezes. Unprepared for the speech at hand, imagining the audience naked cannot even relieve the stress. The student is stuck. For the Syracuse University community, there is a way out of this public speaking nightmare: Orange Orators, a public speaking group that gives students the skills to speak professionally in any number of scenarios. “I’ve done a lot of speaking in my head, but never aloud to the crowd,” said Kelvin Ringold, the vice president of Orange Orators. Ringold, a motivational speaker, joined Toastmasters in February 2009 to polish his public speaking skills. After a year and a half of membership, he can’t get enough of it. “I love the supportive atmosphere,” Ringold said. “It’s very supportive and enthusiastic.” President of Orange Orators and fellow member Carolynn Rayome had a fear of public speaking since her childhood. “I avoided public speaking for the most part,” said Rayome, also a program coordinator of learning communities at the Office of Residence Life. “I felt like I always choked. I always thought to myself, ‘Wow, that went really badly,’ after my public speech.” Rayome noticed she does not visibly shake anymore when she’s on stage practicing and toning her public speaking skills at club meetings. Orange Orators is a perfect niche for people like Ringold and Rayome. The club was chartered in April 2007 and is part of a nationwide organization, Toastmasters International. Whether they are working on public speeches, corporate presentations or sales pitches, the group aims to build and perfect communications and leadership skills. The group is open to all SU faculty members, staff and students. “There are no ‘teachers,’” Rayome said. “We all teach each other and learn by doing.” The meetings are held every Tuesday at the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons in the E.S. Bird Library from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. All new members are paired up with more experienced counterparts. This develops a mentor-mentee relationship. Eventually, all the members will graduate from the club as a “Distinguished Toastmaster Member” and earn a certificate of completion. The road to graduation is about see toastmasters page 10

maria salatino | staff photographer Laura adams (5) plays offense against Tucker Scherger (15) at a Syracuse University water polo club practice. During informal scrimmages, members of both the men’s and women’s clubs face off. Practices are held at the Webster Pool at Archbold Gym.

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fter her first water polo practice, Alex Zuckerman thought she’d never come back. When she came to Syracuse University, she knew she wanted get involved with a sport. She saw the water polo table at the club fair, which harkened back to her competitive swimming days. The people manning the table assured Zuckerman that she could hold her own with the rest of the club if she had swam in high school. “I went to the first practice and thought, ‘Oh my God, I’m never doing this again. I can’t keep up,’” said Zuckerman, now a senior broadcast journalism major. Zuckerman decided to stick with it, and now finds herself the acting president of both the men’s and women’s water polo clubs. Members of SU’s women’s water polo club are nothing short of athletes. In just a couple of practices with them, you’ll see why. The physically challenging training may bring some to consider throwing in the towel, but the camaraderie and intense competition make people stay. Water polo, a wetter hybrid of soccer and basketball, is pretty basic. But things get tricky when players are not allowed to touch the bottom of the pool. Basically, they’re stuck treading water for seven-minute quarters.

At tough practices with SU water polo club, new members try to stay afloat

With a limited introduction, new members are told to get in the pool and see how well they can keep up. Zuckerman said most new members played water polo or swam competitively in high school, but many newcomers arrive with the ability to swim one lap around the pool. part 2 of 3 “We say, ‘Alright, jump in. See if you can swim ten.’” Melanie Gauchy, a graduate student in the French program, showed up to her first water polo experience Sept. 13. She had only swam in junior high and admitted it was never as intense as those practices. “I just chatted with my friends in the pool and swam a little bit,” she said. “(Water polo) looks fun. Kind of brutal, and there are lots of possibilities to drown, but fun.” For someone who relies on the doggie paddle, practices can be daunting. Swimming from one side of Webster Pool to the other is just 25 meters. Sounds easy enough. Swim 200 meters with your head down. When you’re done with that, do another 100, but just kick your legs. Getting tired yet? Try another 100 meters of sprints. Now who wants to play some water polo?

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those with small hands, there’s a hitch: You can’t use two hands to toss or catch the ball. You can only use one. This made practice really interesting. I can palm a baseball, and that’s about it. Then there’s an actual game. Don’t be scared if there are coed practices: It’s common. With separate male and female water polo clubs training in the same space, it gets crowded in that pool. But it’s for the best, since the clubs play each other in practice. It doesn’t hurt to see members of the opposite sex in skintight bathing suits, either. The guys will put the game in front of gentlemanly airs, at first. They think like dogs: Ball? Oh, a ball! Mine! And then they’ll realize they bulldozed a 120-pound girl to get to it. “At a scrimmage, one guy literally ducked see water polo page 10

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me under water and kept me there,” Zuckerman said. “But then he pulled me up after he threw the ball.” Contact is what’s best about the sport. It brings out primal instincts in even the most timid players. With only one final goal in mind, fighting your way to that yellow ball is like hunting in the woods for wild boar. Only less bloody. A member of the water polo club for three years, junior social work major Micaela Scully has picked up some tips and tricks. She said girls need to cut their nails to a certain

length for a game so they don’t scratch up opponents too much. Some things, as always, find their way through the cracks. “One of the girls forgot to clip her toenails, and my friend got cut pretty badly on her leg,” Scully said. “There’s intense contact.” The water polo club prides itself on the casual attitudes other club sports tend to forgo. No need to be intimidated with all club sports. In this sense, water polo on campus is perfect for anyone wanting to keep in shape without the threat of roster cuts. Plus, it’s just plain fun. “We’re really intense, but we’re fun,” Zuckerman said. “We don’t cut people like other clubs. We just want people to enjoy themselves.” smtracey@ syr.edu

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how much effort members put in, and no one is forced to speak publicly at the meetings — only when they are ready to. “It’s all about where you are,” Rayome said. Orange Orators isn’t just for SU students. Current members range from computer technology trainers who need to give presentations to their clients to ministers who speak regularly to their congregation. “Everybody’s stories are different,” Rayome said. “This is what makes Toastmasters so great.” Rayome stressed that in today’s market, it is necessary and crucial for students to perfect their communications skills in time for their college graduation. The completion certificate can help build a student’s resume. When asked by Rayome how important their involvement in the group was, students felt they couldn’t get this type of experience in the classroom. It’s not all work, either. Members of Orange Orators can share work with play. They frequently hold contests that cater to developing their skills as communicators. The club frequently hosts auctions that allow the members to bring in any object from home to sell. During the auction, the toastmasters will attempt to sell their object at the highest price by speaking publicly in front of an invited

audience. Despite all the public speaking, LeKita Dawkins, a Toastmasters member and vice president of the group’s public relations, still feels anxious whenever she is scheduled to give a five to seven minute speech. “I was a shy kid. I never talked, never interacted,” she said. “I can feel my anxiety level going up whenever I go in front of a crowd.”

“I avoided public speaking for the most part. I felt like I always choked. I always thought to myself, ‘Wow, that went really badly,’ after my public speech.” Carolynn Rayome

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Dawkins joined because she felt Orange Orators was a good venue to feel comfortable with speaking in front of a crowd. It has helped to increase her self-esteem and self-confidence. “We all provide support for each other,” Dawkins said. “It’s a great community.” ekim13@syr.edu

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Cutting the deck New iPod app lightens load by consolidating study materials

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he days of carrying huge stacks of paper index cards around to study are over. With “Flashcards Deluxe,” an app available in the Apple App Store, anyone can make on-the-go index cards for any subject right on his or her iPod. When preparing for a big test, index Application: Flashcards Deluxe cards can be useful, Type: Education yet problematic at the Platform: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad same time. They can Cost: $3.99 help with memorization, but no one wants to handwrite all that information, and it’s just more stuff to carry. Carrying hundreds of index cards can be a burden, especially when trying to get from Euclid Avenue to Marshall Square Mall in 10 minutes or less. This app solves these inconveniences by condensing the information into a pocket-sized solution. As the app opens, a main menu displays all of the flashcard “decks,” allowing easy access to whichever subject a student feels like studying. A deck is basically a stack of index cards, but the app helps to organize them into several different subjects. A series of menus allow you to name your deck, type in whatever words are desired on the slides, and even include pictures and sounds. These custom options are features that cater to every type of subject. The audio tracks can help with music theory, and that art history exam will

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be a piece of cake after downloading pictures from The individual cards are customizable, as well. You Picasso’s blue period. can randomize the order of the cards that come up to If a user finds the iPod to be too small to study with, allow for more unpredictability. You can activate a they don’t have to be restricted to a mobile device. setting that will automatically repeat cards you could Orangeorapple.com, the website of the “Flashcard not guess correctly. You can also change the size of the Deluxe” designer, allows you to type in the words on font if you simply want to be able to see the cards more your cards and upload them onto your iPod using easily. a Wi-Fi connection. To do this, simply type out the If you are the type of person who likes to write out words into two columns on any spreadsheet software, answers as a study method, then this app is especially such as Microsoft Excel or the iWork Numbers. Then for you. One feature that really makes this app imprescopy and paste the columns into the website. You’ll be sive is an option in which a small box will appear asked to type in a code word that will allow you to locate below your card. This allows the user to write out his the deck. answer right on the screen. No need to use paper or a After loading, go to your iPod and type in the cusdry-erase board. tom deck code word, and your deck will appear at your If there is a downside to “Flashcards Deluxe,” it’s fingertips. It certainly makes life a lot easier, as typing the $3.99 price tag. Sure, it may seem expensive for on the computer is a lot faster than pecking letter by what is essentially an app to type in words and then letter on the iPod’s keyboard. look at them, but for all the money you would spend Once you go through the process to make all of your buying hundreds of index cards, this may actually cards, the dreaded time to actually study them finally save you some dough. arrives. “Flashcards Deluxe” does a great job of making Keeping everything organized in one place can also smartphone studying extremely user-friendly. Once you save your sanity. Who hasn’t pulled his or her hair open up a deck, your first card will come up. Tapping the out trying to find the definition of “arminianism” in a card will flip it to the other side to reveal the answer. If puddle of history flash cards? you were right, sliding your finger up will tell the app Give “Flashcards Deluxe” a try for your next exam. you were correct. Sliding your finger down means you You won’t be able to turn the index cards into paper were incorrect. This allows the app to keep track of the footballs when you’re done, but at least you’ll be better percentage of cards you answered correctly. These are prepared to ace the test. nerivera@syr.edu all fully customizable if you prefer other movements to show whether you were correct or incorrect. graphic illustration by kirsten celo | asst. photo editor

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Bradley’s ‘Queen’s Court’ aids Orange with mental toughness By Ryan Marfurt Staff Writer

Ange Bradley wants to make sure her team has a physical edge. The edge is ingrained on Tuesday. When in her court, she determines a queen. The coach has spent her fair amount of time

this season working on schemes and positioning, but realized a fault in her coaching after a loss to unranked Kent State. “I think I got a little too soft in working more systems with so many returning players,” Bradley said. “The mental toughness piece is the piece that we’re still working on finishing.

That comes from tough, demanding Tuesday practices.” With Tuesday comes a familiar solution to the fault: her court. The practice Bradley is referring to is the weekly tradition that has become known as Queen’s Court. The practice style, which Bradley instilled since accepting the head coaching position three years ago, has become a trademark for the SU players and something to expect after a lackluster performance. The practice focuses on the physical aspects of the game and pairs players up in limited man situations, highlighted by one-on-one matches — like a game of one-on-one basketball. Junior forward Heather Susek playfully recalled memories of the practice before Wednesday’s practice, but knows of the emotions that surface when Queen’s Court commences. “Everyone gets a little frustrated,” Susek said with a laugh. “Sometimes there is yelling at each other, but at the end of practice, we all come together.” The practices — which Susek said are the hardest of the week — are usually on Tuesdays and are tools Bradley can use to make sure her team doesn’t get too complacent. The practice starts by ranking the players, one through 24, with one being the most talented player in the eyes of the coaching staff. Then the players are matched up based on their rank. The one seed matches up against the 24th seed, and so on and so forth. In the end, the queen is crowned: the best player every Tuesday. The two players compete for 30 seconds, with the winner moving up and the loser moving down. The Queen’s Court is the field where the No. 1 player starts, and the cellar is where the worst player plays. “It’s basically a mini-tournament,” Bradley said, “Like what you would have at the NCAA championship or the basketball championship.” After playing a couple rounds, the queen is determined by the winner in the top court. Then another court begins immediately. The players team up with the top players in their court and play a couple rounds of two-ontwo. The process is then repeated, with the top eight seeded players being split into two teams

of four for the final match. Susek said the intense practices lead to quite a number of heated exchanges and are the closest practice gets to a game-like situation. Said Susek: “It really got us to compete against each other and know exactly what it means to bring that to the games.” Bradley said the team has done the practice many times this year. One of the reasons for the increased intense practices figures to be because of the Orange’s early season loss to unranked Kent State. The 2-1 overtime lose was the first time SU lost to an unranked opponent since Oct. 25, 2007, when Cornell beat Syracuse, 3-2. Sophomore back Iona Holloway said the

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team uses the practice as a tool to keep the players levelheaded. Even if it routinely is one of the most hectic field hockey sessions, week in and week out, across the nation. “This year I think what we are working on is not expecting anything,” Holloway said. “When we lost to Kent State this year, that was absolutely not what was expected to happen. Perhaps we were expecting to just win.” After watching her team lose to fourthranked Princeton over the weekend for the team’s third loss of the year, Bradley figures she will use the practice even more this season. Two of SU’s losses were to opponents ranked higher then them, but the Queen’s Court sessions will still be used to keep the players on an edge. For as long as the team’s true queen, Bradley, wants for it to last. “It’s just competition and going at each other every day in practice,” Bradley said. “We use it on Tuesdays — when we are furthest away from games — to create that competitive spirit and mental toughness of going after each other and competing.” rwmarfur@syr.edu

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Win over Cal keeps Wolfpack unbeaten, bolsters enthusiasm By Zach Brown Staff Writer

Chris Ault’s Nevada football team has played big games on national television before. But for the Wolfpack head coach, the team’s game Friday against California was a little different. There was, in Ault’s mind, just one word to describe it. “I think having a chance to play a Pac-10 team with the caliber of Cal and playing well against them and finding a way to win — it’s special,” he said. “I think it sets your program up for great success in the areas that we recruit. And certainly it sends a message out that we’re not a bad ball club.” And the rest of the country heard that message loud and clear as Nevada (3-0) ran away from Cal for a 52-31 triumph in front of its home crowd Friday. The win marked a 180-degree turnaround from last year’s 0-3 start and has the enthusiasm surrounding the program skyrocketing. And for senior quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who threw for two touchdowns and ran for three more scores against the Golden Bears, the victory represents much more than the national spotlight it has attracted. It signifies a newfound cohesion within the team this year. “I think this is the first time since I’ve been here that this team is really a team,” Kaepernick said. “We’ve really jelled. Our offense is supporting our defense. Our defense is supporting our offense. Our special teams fit in there perfectly. Just all around, we’ve really come together.” Part of that coming together has been the improvement on defense. The unit was allowing more than 28 points per game and over 400 yards of total offense last season. Through those 13 games in 2009, Nevada forced just 18 turnovers. Ault did acknowledge the unit gave up a lot of yardage to Cal, but added they were overmatched on that side of the ball. What he was most pleased with was the Wolfpack’s ability to make plays in short yardage situations and three key interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown. The unit is still giving up about the same amount of yardage as last year, but the scoring average is down to just over 20 points per game. In addition, the defense has already forced six turnovers through the first three games. And Ault gives much of that credit toward his players and first-year defensive coordinator Andy Buh.

“We did some things that we hadn’t done before in terms of what we stunted with our front, how our secondary covered,” Ault said. “Cal did move the ball on us — that’s an exceptional offense. But we weren’t on the sidelines wondering how to stop them, what we were going to do. We played our game.” And as the defense has gotten better, the offense has also shown improvement. Last year, the Wolfpack became the first college football team to have three different players rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season, but still suffered to a 0-3 start. This season, the ground game is still there, but Ault has added a new dimension to the Nevada attack through Kaepernick’s arm. The Wolfpack is averaging nearly 100 more yards per game through the air this year than it was in 2009. “I’m really pleased with it,” Ault said of Nevada’s aerial game. “We’re throwing the ball well. We were well prepared to throw it more against Cal. … I feel really good about our passing game and very comfortable with what Kap (Kaepernick) is doing and how he’s doing it.” This week in a poll by The Associated Press, Nevada jumped up to the No. 27 spot. With the team’s first road game at Brigham Young coming this Saturday, the players are trying to focus on the road ahead and not get too caught up in the spotlight. But running back Vai Taua, one of those three 1,000-yard rushers from a year ago, said it is hard to ignore at times. “We try not to pay attention to that stuff, take it one week at a time,” he said. “But it’s definitely something that’s boosting confidence.” Kaepernick has seen the changes that have brought about this confidence. This is not the same Nevada team that started last season 0-3. This is not the Nevada that got smacked 45-10 by Southern Methodist in the Hawaii Bowl a year ago. This is a team coming off something special and building toward something more. “I think this team’s really come together and jelled,” Kaepernick said. “Last year it was, ‘All right, you have your offense. You have your defense.’ This year everyone’s supporting everyone. Everyone’s playing together. And I think you notice the energy that this team has now compared when we played this time last year. “For most of us, we just want to keep it rolling, want to keep it going, and we want to keep this winning streak alive.”

Big man on campus Mark Ingram Junior Running Back Alabama Last week’s stats: 9 carries, 151 yards, 2 touchdowns

Any doubts about Ingram’s health were subdued in the Crimson Tide’s 62-13 win over Duke last Saturday. The Heisman Trophy winner from a year ago scampered 48 yards the first time he touched the football en route to an impressive showing in his first action this year. It was Ingram’s first time in action this year after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee, which caused him to miss the Tide’s first two games. But that knee looked fine Saturday, as the junior sliced through the Blue Devils defense. He averaged 16.8 yards per carry and became the first running back ever from a BCS school to surpass the 150-yard mark in a game on less than 10 carries.

Team of the week No. 6 Nebraska Last week’s result: W, 56-21 @ Washington

With other Big 12 schools struggling to overpower some of their early-season opponents, Nebraska may have established itself as the team to beat in the conference Saturday. Washington quarterback Jake Locker, projected by many as the No. 1 overall pick in next year’s NFL draft, threw for only 71 yards on just 4-for-20 passing against the suffocating Cornhuskers defense.

On the offensive end, Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez led the attack and may have put himself into the Heisman discussion. He threw for 150 yards and a score and ran for 137 yards and three more touchdowns to power the Cornhuskers to the blowout win. zjbrown@syr.edu

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just need to work on the small things, no more penalties, and just keep it tight. Just fix the small things, and we’ll have it right.” Through its first three games, Syracuse has been anything but consistent. Though a 29-3 season opening victory at Akron was rather convincing, the Orange has struggled through stretches of its last two games. Against Maine, Syracuse was able to keep the game close, despite a first half plagued with penalties and poor execution. A week earlier, Washington showed that SU cannot get away with that

against the BCS opponents SU will face on the back end of its schedule. And because of that, Marrone is stressing the importance of coming out strong and putting together a complete, consistent performance against Colgate Saturday. Smith is viewing this game as a chance to not only collect that third win, but also as an opportunity to work out the kinks that still linger. A chance to make things right before the most critical part of the season begins. “We can just use this team and this game as a chance to work on the things we need to work on,” SU wide receiver Alec Lemon said. “We need to get back on the same page, and we’re going to approach it like we approach every week,

whether it’s Big East or non-conference, and go out there and play the best we can.” A win — even a big win — against the Raiders won’t tell much about this Syracuse squad. The Orange has the speed, the talent, the athleticism and the physicality to dispose of an FCS team if it really wants to. But a complete performance is what will really impress. It’s what will give the Orange exactly what it needs heading into the bye week. It would give Smith and his teammates the necessary momentum heading into the bye week. That, to Marrone, is more important than registering a blowout. “That is my goal — to get better every week,” Marrone said at his weekly press conference

Monday. As the season progresses, Smith and his teammates understand the weekly lessons they receive from their head coach. Marrone stresses getting that third win guarantees nothing as far as the postseason unless the mistakes are fixed. Still, knowing the history, starting out with three wins in the first four weeks is something Smith has learned puts him and his teammates in a good position heading into the bye week. To be a part of the history book of Syracuse’s highs. “Last time we were 3-1 was 2003,” Smith said. “That would definitely be something big, for us to be included in that history book.” aljohn@syr.edu

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In a situation like his, in which he is constantly trying to prove himself, nerves can often get in the way. Trying to be perfect all of the time can often lead to silly mistakes. But McGowan has felt comfortable in his new role as the starter because of who is playing alongside him. Teammates David Neumann and Justin Arena, who have been on the field with McGowan in the past two games against Columbia and

“I think it’s a bit of healthy competition. Everyone’s fighting. Everyone wants to start. Nobody wants to sit on the bench.” Daniel McGowan

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American, were both with him last year, as well. That trio started five games together on defense in 2009. “It’s definitely helped (having them there),” McGowan said. “We know how each other plays, and we know our weaknesses and our strengths. So we try to play with that (in mind).” In Cornell, the Orange faces one of the only three teams it defeated a season ago. The 2-1 vic-

tory in the team’s home opener was its only win in September. A win on Wednesday would give the team its second victory of the month with two more games still to play. But with Big East play less than a week away, the team can’t get caught looking ahead to Saturday’s matchup against Pittsburgh. Until the whistle blows after 90 minutes on Wednesday night, 100 percent of the focus has to be on the Big Red. “We’re doing one day at a time,” Hughes said. “When Wednesday comes, we’ll be ready for Cornell. Hopefully we’ll get a bit of confidence and score a few goals.” One day at a time and one game a time. That’s the mentality of the team, and that’s the mentality for McGowan. Because for him, it really is all about one game. While the team was in Washington, D.C., this weekend to face American, Hughes remained in Syracuse to receive treatment. Over the course of Saturday and Sunday, he had four physical therapy sessions and has targeted the Big East opener against Pittsburgh as his goal to return. If Hughes has his way, that makes Wednesday night the last chance for McGowan to impress. But he won’t be nervous, that’s not an issue. He’s been here in the past. Now it’s just a matter of staying. “I’ve played in the spot before,” he said. “I started a few games last year, and I’m just looking to earn my spot back and try to keep it. That’s one thing I’m definitely trying to do.”

dave trotman-wilkins | staff photographer Daniel mcgowan (left) started eight of the 10 games he played in last year for SU. In 2010, he is filling in as a starting defender for injured teammate Robbie Hughes.

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Amanda Morris has been on teams before that haven’t found the type of early-season success this team has. But to the third-year forward, this season’s success for the Syracuse women’s soccer team has been a long time coming. “A lot of training and hard work,” Morris said. “Everyone’s just very confident in what we’re doing now. And that confidence is a big thing. It’s very important when you want to become a better team.” After two subpar seasons under head coach Phil Wheddon, Syracuse is now starting to see the results of that training and hard work. Now riding a four-game unbeaten streak, the Orange hasn’t lost a game since falling to thenNo. 4 Portland on Sept. 5 and hasn’t lost at home all season. Since its most recent loss, SU has scored nine goals in those four games and looks to be competitive in the Big East. Now sitting at 4-3-3, Syracuse is just one victory away from equaling its win total from last year, and the Big East doesn’t look quite as scary. This time last season, SU was a .500 team that had played nine matches on the road before coming home. The Orange was coming off a loss to St. Joseph’s and was preparing for what looked like a very daunting Big East schedule. It has taken two comeback efforts to keep the home winning streak alive. Against Colgate on Aug. 29, Brielle Heitman scored two secondhalf goals to carry what was then a team struggling mightily to score to a 2-1 victory. With 50 seconds left in regulation against Albany on Sept. 10, Tina Romagnuolo netted the closest

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matthew ziegler | staff photographer Derrell Smith and the rest of the SU football team can move to 3-1 for the first time since 2003 with a win against Colgate on Saturday. Smith and his teammates will use its second game against an FCS opponent to try and clean up any mistakes before the bye week.

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ach week, Derrell Smith and his teammates receive a little history lesson from their head coach. They hear about the first time Syracuse did this, the last time it did that. The history of Syracuse football is broken down and allows players to see the bigger picture. For Smith, those numbers dance around in his head and stick with him throughout the week. He becomes a “student of the game” by learning SU’s past highs and lows. It’s how his head coach, Doug Marrone, teaches his players the significance of certain things. “Coach Marrone is big on statistics,” Smith said with a wiry grin Tuesday. So, yes, Smith and his teammates have been well-informed about the last time Syracuse started the season 3-1. He’s been told it was 2003. With a win against Colgate on Saturday, SU could start the season winning

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three of its first four games again. But Smith and his teammates have been informed that despite the hot start, that SU squad stumbled and failed to make it to a bowl game. That’s a message Marrone has instilled in this year’s team. Instead of simply focusing on win No. 3, Smith and his teammates head into this weekend focused on cutting out the sloppiness that plagued SU during each of the past two games. For Smith, that’s the key with the Orange just one game removed from the start of Big East play. “Obviously we want to cut down on little mistakes, little errors,” Smith said. “Cut down on defensive and offensive penalties, of course. … It’s one thing to do things at practice right and to answer all the tests that we receive, but when we get to the field, that’s what we have to work on — just doing our job better when we get into a game situation.” With a win Saturday against Colgate, the Orange will be off to its best start in seven years. Before Doug

Marrone. Before Greg Robinson. Before any of the players currently on the SU roster were here at Syracuse. Paul Pasqualoni was running the show. His squad won three of its first four games in convincing fashion, only to go 3-5 on its way to finishing

Marrone has planted in his players’ minds, Smith and his teammates insist the goal is to not just collect three wins before the scheduled Week 5 bye, but to progress to a point in which they are prepared to go toe-totoe with conference opponents when

“We can just use this team and this game as a chance to work on the things we need to work on. We need to get back on the same page, and we’re going to approach it like we approach every week.” Alec Lemon

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the season 6-6 and without a bowl bid. Despite being bowl-eligible to end the season, Syracuse had gotten worse as the season progressed, instead of the other way around. Because of that, and other things

Big East play opens. The latter is something Syracuse has yet to prove it is ready for. “I feel like we’re ready,” freshman linebacker Malcolm Cater said. “We see football page 16

The human spine allows for movement. Its 33 components, or vertebrae, all working together to facilitate the body’s motion. Syracuse men’s soccer coach Ian McIntyre considers the spine of his team to be his goalkeeper and his two central defenders. Three spots that are crucial to the success of the team. “(Those three spots) are the cornerstone of what you’re trying to do,” he said. But 12 days ago, one of the Orange’s vertebrae broke when freshman defender Robbie Hughes went down with an ankle injury against Northeastern. Hughes is attempting to return for Saturday’s Big East opener against Pittsburgh. To mend that wound, McIntyre turned to senior Daniel McGowan. A starter for nearly half of last season under former head coach Dean Foti, McGowan has played in only four of the team’s five games in 2010. And he didn’t get his first start until Hughes’ injury. Now that the spot is his, though, he doesn’t plan on giving it up any time soon. Drawing on his three years of college soccer experience, McGowan is hoping to prove himself one final time to McIntyre and SU (1-4) in Wednesday’s game at Cornell (3-2-1). A strong performance will hopefully, in his eyes, secure that starting position, even if Hughes is fit and ready for Saturday’s Big East opener. He yearns to strengthen McIntyre’s backbone. “I think it’s a bit of healthy competition,” Hughes said. “Everyone’s fighting. Everyone wants to start. Nobody wants to sit on the bench.” Especially McGowan. After two years at Division III Hamilton College, McGowan transferred to Syracuse prior to the 2009 season. But regardless of where he has played, he’s been in the starting lineup. Of his 42 career collegiate games prior to this season, McGowan had started 38 of them. Thus McIntyre knew he had an able replacement. When McGowan was called upon to substitute for Hughes on Sept. 10, his advice to the senior was simple. “He just told me ‘Do your best. You’ve got to step up because we are a man down,’” McGowan said. see men’s soccer page 17