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A new app at Marquette University aims to improve campus safety by helping students notify campus police when they find themselves in trouble. Page 7
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Gender and sexuality columnist Kathryn Krawczyk makes the case that discrimination within schools is a thing of the past, and must remain that way. Page 5
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Three international students reflect on and share their experiences and personal struggles of adapting to American life and the college scene. Page 11
S • Golden goal
Alex Bono has had a wild last three weeks, which included a call-up to Team USA and now his arrival at Toronto FC to begin his Major League Soccer career. Page 20
home of the century Chancellor’s House plays host to SU’s leaders, events over 100 years
The Chancellor’s House, located at 300 Comstock Ave., has been home to nine Syracuse University chancellors since SU acquired the building in 1915. Chancellor Kent Syverud and his wife Ruth Chen have hosted many guests since moving into the house last March. archive photo courtesy of su archives, photo illustration by frankie prijatel
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ormer Chancellor Kenneth “Buzz” Shaw remembers looking out the windows of his house seeing the snow and Syracuse skyline. Looking back, he calls it beautiful. At the time, Shaw was looking out
of his home, the Chancellor’s House, which he described as opulent and lived in throughout his tenure as Syracuse University chancellor from 1991–2004. The 113-year-old house at 300 Comstock Ave., which was officially acquired by the university 100 years ago in January 1915, has housed nine SU chancellors as well as many memories.
“I know what you’re going to ask me — and no, I’m not as old as the Chancellor’s House,” Shaw said with a laugh. The house itself was designed by architect Albert Brockway and built from 1901–02 by the original owner William Nottingham, according to the SU Archives website. The Chancellor’s House measures approxi-
mately 246 square feet by 370 square feet with 20 rooms. The house is two and a half stories high and sits on almost two acres of land. The main floor is used mainly for entertaining purposes and the private family quarters are located upstairs, said Mary O’Brien, reference archivist for SU Archives and Records Management.
The first SU Chancellor’s House was located at 604 University Ave., and then-Chancellor James Day lived there from 1902–15, according to the SU Archives website. In 1915, Day traded residences with Nottingham and his wife, making the house at 300 Comstock Ave. the new see
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Organization to hold teach-in on issues relating to activism By Satoshi Sugiyama staff writer
THE General Body, a coalition of student organizations, will host a “Teach In to Act Out” event this weekend on topics relating to stu-
dent activism. The teach-in, which will be held on Friday and Saturday at the Community Folk Art Center, located at 805 E. Genesee St., is composed of a series of students and faculty panel discussions, guest speakers, work-
shops and performances. THE General Body staged an 18-day sit-in in Crouse-Hinds Hall in November 2014 to protest the lack of transparency at SU, among other topics listed in the group’s 45-page list of grievances and demands.
After the group of protesters left Crouse-Hinds on Nov. 20, organizers of the movement looked to increase its campus presence as it moved into “Phase Two.” The event will focus on themes such as history of past and current
student movements, ties between corporations and universities and the role of art in student movements, according to THE General Body’s website. Yanira Rodriguez, one of the lead see teach-in page 9
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Canned lager tastes cheap, lacks flavor By Ben Glidden contributing writer
I’m always hesitant to grab a beer in a can, especially a 24-ounce can. But when I saw the awesome artwork on the front of the Dog Bite High Gravity Lager, I had to give it a try. The Dog Bite comes from nearby Rochester, New York through Rock Wall Brewing Company — an offshoot of Genesee Brewing Company. And although I love to buy local, the beer definitely didn’t live up to the cool three-headed dog image on the front of the dynamic orange can. The Dog Bite is a malt liquor with an 8 percent alcohol by volume. It’s a great beer if you’re at a frat party on Comstock Avenue and playing beer pong, flip cup or kings. It’s meant to be had alongside beers like Keystone and Natural Light while listening to music that will make your head ache for days. This beer is bad. I took a sniff and could instantly smell the alcohol, so I really
wasn’t looking forward to my first taste. I took a sip and cringed. It brought no familiar or pleasant f lavors to my tongue and it burned as I swallowed. I couldn’t decide what was worse — taking a sip out of a glass or taking a sip directly from a can. Typically, I would recommend pouring a beer out of a can before consuming, but in this case, the aluminum flavor of the can actually gave the beer some sort of flavor aside from the alcohol. The only way I’d recommend this beer is if you’re looking for a cheap, potent option to help you pregame for your next visit to Chuck’s. But be sure to drink it when it’s ice cold, because the warmer it gets, the worse it gets. I don’t like to be wasteful, so I tried to finish the can. I got about a third of the way through and couldn’t take it anymore. The Dog Bite High Gravity Lager is not for me, and the only place it belongs is poured down my kitchen sink. biglidde@syr.edu
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cor r ection In the Jan. 28 article, “Syracuse looks to improve on power conference-worst attendance numbers,” SU forward Taylor Ford’s quote was misstated. Ford said, “I’m like, ‘Oh shoot.’” The Daily Orange regrets this error. In the Jan. 28 article, “Senior uses late aunt’s journal for VPA thesis,” the information regarding the transmedia labs was misstated. Transmedia students have free membership, while non-Transmedia VPA and all other SU students pay the $40 fee per semester fee. The Daily Orange regrets this error.
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@andrea_mosk Thank you @smarty_said for speaking at tonight’s #MowerForum about an unfair share of culture! Loved all of the Cheerios ads!!
Helping out My Lucky Tummy, a pop-up foodcourt that celebrates diversity in America, is holding a dinner Saturday night with the help of Falk students. See Monday’s paper
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School launches initiative iSchool announces scholarship for library sciences grad students By Joe Leonard contributing writer
BRENT SMART, CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi New York, spoke at the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium Wednesday night. Smart’s speech, “An Unfair Share of Culture,” was part of the Eric Mower Advertising Forum speaker series. logan reidsma asst. photo editor
Advertising leader discusses past campaigns By Rachel Sandler staff writer
Brent Smart didn’t think families portrayed in advertisements were very realistic. “The point of view we had was that families in ads don’t look very real,” Smart said. “They’re a little bit too white, a little bit too middle class and they’re a bit too f*cking boring.” Smart, CEO of the ad agency Saatchi & Saatchi New York, spoke at the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Wednesday as
a part of the Eric Mower Advertising Forum speaker series.
The point of view we had was that families in ads don’t look very real.” Brent Smart ceo of saatchi & saatchi new york
Smart, the New Zealander known by his moniker, “Smarty,” called his presentation Wednesday “An Unfair Share of Culture,” which refers to when ads and brands monopolize a large
amount of the cultural conversation. Saatchi & Saatchi has done work for notable brands including General Mills and Toyota. As CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi, Smart himself created an ad that occupied an “unfair share of culture:” the Cheerios ads that starred a biracial child named Gracie and her family. After casting a biracial child in the commercial’s lead role, the end result was an ad that was featured on The View, Good Morning America, The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell and all throughout the news cycle both for its positive and groundbreaking portrayal
of a biracial family, but also for the vitriol of racist backlash the ad received. Eventually, YouTube had to remove comments from the video. A second Gracie ad ended up being ranked third in USA Today’s ranking of Super Bowl commercials. As a result, Cheerios dominated 80 percent of the cultural conversation despite the company only having 12 percent of the market share. Smart pointed to “The Interview,” the controversial film starring James Franco and Seth Rogan, a teaser trailer for the new Star Wars movie and the
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Health Services hosts additional flu vaccine clinics By Katie Oran contributing writer
Due to the severity of this year’s flu season, Syracuse University Health Services has decided to add extra vaccination clinics this semester. The 2014–15 flu season has been “moderately severe,” according to
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and it advised any unvaccinated person to immediately get the vaccine. The CDC announced in a Jan. 16 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report that getting a flu shot this season “reduced a person’s risk of having to go to the doctor because of flu by 23 percent among people of all ages.”
In response to the national media attention to the H3N2 strain of the influenza, Health Services made the decision to add vaccination clinics. Ben Domingo, the director of Health Services, said the flu season this year has been typical, and said they have seen a few cases of Influenza A since students returned to campus
from Winter Break. One of the additional clinics was held Wednesday. Flu vaccinations are free to students and employees at SU and SUNY-ESF with a valid SU or SUNY-ESF ID. Michele Frontale, pharmacy manager of Health Services, said that while the current vaccine isn’t protecting against see flu page 8
In an effort to advance innovation, the School of Information Studies has launched a new scholarship program. The iSchool will now offer the Expect More Library Scholarship, an opportunity for students applying to the master’s program in library and information studies. The program is designed to advance innovation in the field, and students will work directly with faculty members actively involved in the subject, according to an iSchool press release. The two-year program will offer a 50 percent tuition award and a $1,000 travel fund for the graduate students to attend networking events and library conferences, according to the release. Participating students will be see ischoolpage 6
do round-up Here is a round-up of the top articles published in The Daily Orange this week: NEWS SU STADIUM TALKS STALLED One year after there were discussions surrounding a new stadium being built for the city of Syracuse and SU athletics teams, city and university officials say talks have fizzled out. PULP HOUND DOG A team of two students has reached the semifinals of a national competition with their app, HoundDog. The pair is the last remaining team from Syracuse University. SPORTS MAXED OUT The Orange played the best game it could in Tuesday’s 93-83 loss to North Carolina. But it still wasn’t enough to defeat North Carolina, which ran away from SU in the second half. See dailyorange.com for our full list of stories.
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gender and sexuality
Kentucky bill shows trans prejudice
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arlier this month, Kentucky Sen. C.B. Embry proposed a bill forcing transgender students to exclusively use the school bathrooms and locker rooms that match their sex assigned at birth. According to a Jan. 19 USA Today article, The Kentucky Student Privacy Act would allow students who find someone in violation of the act to sue the school for $2,500. Faculty who do not prevent students from using “incorrect” facilities can also be punished. If this bill gains ground, it could prompt similar action throughout the country. This is not the direction the United States should be moving in. Besides being unnecessary, the Kentucky Student Privacy Act is inherently discriminatory and must not pass the Kentucky Senate. This bill is in response to a controversy at a Louisville high school where the principal allowed a transgender female student to use the girls’ bathroom. Despite many complaints, the principal stuck with his original decision. When proposing the legislation, Embry said he has no problem with transgender students and simply wants to prevent “psychological, emotional and physical harm” for those who walk in on transgender students. His statement is contradictory. Driving students apart will encourage prejudice, especially at such a crucial point in their young lives. Rather than protecting anyone, this bill is justifying the discrimination and discomfort transgender students experience every day. The Kentucky Fairness Campaign is taking a stand to oppose the bill. They argue that it violates Title IX, which outlaws sex discrimination in federally funded schools. By preventing transgender
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FISH WITHOUT A BICYCLE students from using the proper facilities, schools are exemplifying sexual discrimination. Requiring specific groups of people to use different facilities is reminiscent of another outlawed practice: separate but equal. Though this usually refers to racial segregation, the concept applies today as well. Both cast out a specific group of people so a privileged group can avoid discomfort. The Brown v. Board of Education ruling that “separate educational facilities are inherently unequal” is not specific to race and is definitely applicable to the Kentucky bill. Sex discrimination was outlawed more than 40 years ago, separate but equal more than 60. The United States has come a long way since these times. President Barack Obama included the word “transgender” for the first time in a State of the Union speech. Syracuse University is also making strides by introducing gender-neutral dorm bathrooms, which should be implemented throughout campus as quickly as possible. Despite these efforts the Kentucky Student Privacy Act shows that there is much more to be done. This bill is a big step in the wrong direction and cannot become a law. If we prevent children from learning intolerance now, we will have a discrimination-free generation and world in the future. Kathryn Krawczyk is a freshman magazine major. Her column appears weekly. She can be reached at kjkrawcz@syr.edu.
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Business columnist Brian Cheung highlights the options for paying back those pesky student loans hanging over our heads. See Monday’s paper
Gender and sexuality columnist Julia Smith sees the potential for a female Ghostbusters remake and hopes many more will follow. See Monday’s paper
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‘Teach-In’ format will further movement THE General Body’s “Teach In to Act Out” is a productive and educational way for the organization to advance its message. The two-day event to take place at the Community Folk Art Center Friday and Saturday will host workshops, panels, discussions, film screenings and a keynote address. The three main events include a workshop and performance from DarkMatter, a trans south Asian performance art duo; a workshop lead by Minnie Bruce Pratt, a professor of women and gender studies and writing and rhetoric at Syracuse University; and a keynote address from Margo Okazawa-Rey, a scholar focused in armed conflicts, militarism and violence against women. Organizers expect around 300
participants; currently more than half of that number has registered for the event. Several departments are sponsoring this event, including women and gender studies, geography and LGBT studies. THE General Body’s decision to invite local and outside experts is representative of how the conflicts at SU are not atypical. Having these additions to the event will provide diverse viewpoints contextualize larger problems. During THE General Body’s 18-day sit-in in Crouse-Hinds Hall the group invited the SU community to learn about the issues they were fighting to address. While some supported THE General Body’s message, not all agreed with the group’s tactics, specifically the sit-in. Now “Teach In to Act Out”
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offers students the chance to educate themselves in a more comfortable environment about topics that are often underrepresented, with specific attention to social justice and intersectionalism. Those who choose to attend “Teach In to Act Out” will have the opportunity to learn more about importance of the issues that THE General Body fought to address at last semester’s sit-in. This event will allow members of the SU community to bring attention to marginalized concerns in a productive manner that moves the conversation forward. If this event is successful, THE General Body should continue on in this same vein to bring smililar spaces for enlightenment to the SU campus and community.
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Politicians denying human-caused climate change have ulterior motives
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ope Francis has become a prominent environmental advocate. A recent article from the Associated Press quoted him saying, “I don’t know if (human activity) is the only cause, but mostly, in great part, it is man who has slapped nature in the face. We have in a sense taken over nature.” Despite renowned world leaders reiterating scientific consensus on human-caused climate change, Congress’s inability to reach common ground on the issue has been well documented. A Jan. 21 article from ThinkProgress.org points
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out that there are 169 members of Congress who have denied, on the record, the science behind humancaused climate change. According to the article, “35 of those members of Congress are self-identifying Catholics, 12 of whom have used the tenets of Catholicism to justify certain positions.” This cafeteria Catholicism has no place in politics and it’s impera-
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of “subsidiarity” — the principle that problems are best handled from the ground up — as a main driver behind the ideology of his fiscal plan. This past October when asked if climate change was being caused by humans he responded, “I don’t know the answer to that question. I don’t think science does either.” This type of response has been reoccurring among political humancaused climate change deniers. President Barack Obama has heavily criticized these cop-outs, and Republicans are taking it personally. At his State of the Union speech, Obama said, “I’ve heard some folks try to dodge the evidence by saying they’re not scientists; that we don’t have enough information to act. Well, I’m not a scientist, either. But you know what — I know a lot of really good scientists at NASA and NOAA and at our major universities.” It is also particularly disturbing to see that the official website for the House Republicans has posted a version of the State of the Union address which omits parts of the speech, in which the president is critical of the Republican discourse on climate change. There is something sickening with our current political system and our environment is paying the price. It does not matter what a politician actually believes, rather, the real question is what are his or
her motives. A simple way to find out is to follow the money. A 2014 Grist.org article relays information from the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonpartisan group that keeps track of money in politics. During the 2013–14-election cycle, 87 percent of the $51 million spent by the oil and gas industry went to Republicans. It’s no coincidence that the party benefiting from these donations is the one voting to protect these environmentally destructive industries. Quick recap: Catholic values are being selectively marketed to win votes, keeping the same politicians in office who deny scientific consensus and actively work to prevent action on what the Pentagon says “poses immediate risk to our national security.” At the same time they are feeding edited versions of the State of the Union to their constituents, when the real remarks highlight their money-fueled intentions. Read that again. In politics, religion is a powerful tool and politicians know it. It is up to the voters to decide what is doing the talking: the values or the money. This type of cafeteria Catholicism is manipulative, deceitful and all too easy to see through. Azor Cole is a junior public relations major and geography minor. His column appears weekly. He can be reached at azcole@syr.edu and followed on Twitter @azor_cole.
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Connective Corridor looks to add art installations on route By Jordan Leonard contributing writer
The Connective Corridor has partnered with the College of Visual and Performing Arts to create art installations that will be placed along the route. The Connective Corridor and VPA announced that artists can submit applications to have their work permanently displayed along sites on the corridor. There’s $650,000 in funding for between six and 10 pieces of art. The individuals behind the project said they hope that the artists selected will also be engaged with the surrounding Syracuse community. The Connective Corridor was designed to link University Hill with downtown Syracuse while illuminating the architecture and urban spaces. Since the establishment of the two-mile corridor in 2006, the directors of the Connective Corridor have hoped to have an outdoor art installation
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ischool matched with faculty mentors in their prospective fields. They will work with the mentor as a faculty assistant on projects in the scholar’s field of interest for 20 hours per week, according to the release. “This program will provide unique opportunities for these library students to get connected with the research and practice agendas of our library science faculty,” iSchool Interim Dean Jeff Stanton said in an email.
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along the route. Lucinda Havenhand, the interim associate dean for VPA, said in an email that the project will be used as a teaching tool. The students will be able to learn directly from shadowing the processes
of the project, meeting with the artists that are finalists, experiencing their proposals and presen-
tations and helping with the implementation and installations of the projects. “This is a hands-on experience that is invaluable to emerging artists as they make the transition from school to practice and we are very excited that the Connective Corridor has asked us to collaborate with them on this,” she said. Quinton Fletchall, who works in the SU Office of Community Engagement, highlighted the goal of the project coordinators, saying he hopes both the artists and students benefit from the project. “Come spring, we hope that when the artists are conducting the art installations, possible public art classes and guest lectures will be made available to the general public of Syracuse and Syracuse University students,” he said. The call for submissions for the art installations is open to all varieties of artists and mediums, in the hopes of bringing variety to the Connective Corridor. The Connective Corridor
and VPA are asking artists to submit both letters of interest and qualifications, in addition to their initial concepts. The call is open to local, national and international artists and artist teams. Artists can suggest a single piece or a series of thematic installations. The deadline for submissions is March 1. A jury will select the pieces to be installed along the route. The jury will consist of “both local and national jury members, artists, curators, developers, people at different levels of governing, VPA professors and university alumni,” Fletchall said. Each artist whose submission is selected will receive a budget between $50,000 and $75,000 for their installation. Artists with thematic installations that emphasize a cohesion of the Connective Corridor will receive and larger sum for their projects.
The late Estelle Wilhelm provided funding for the project. Wilhelm was a library science graduate of the iSchool in 1939 and had no surviving relatives at the time of her death in September 2012. Therefore, SU received a $7 million gift from her estate. At the time, it was the largest single gift in the history of the iSchool, according to an SU News release. This was the second gift from Wilhelm, who donated $1 million in 2006. The name “Expect More” comes from a book written by iSchool Professor R. David Lankes. In the book, Lankes attempts to help
libraries shed the label of old fashioned. “I wanted to impress on people that libraries could be so much more than places where people could borrow and check out books,” Lankes said. “Our faculty have really pushed forward what people expect out of libraries, how to make them better.” Lankes said students looking to apply for the scholarship must complete a 500-word essay about their specific field of interest, why they are interested and select multiple faculty members with whom they would like to work.
The faculty then reviews the applications and decides, he added. The program is unusual in that it offers an experience to graduate students that is normally exclusive to doctoral programs. “We’ve seen great success at the doctoral level with folks working directly with faculty they have an interest in,” Lankes said. “I think we are pretty unique in bringing that to the graduate. We have some really outstanding folks that are really making changes.”
This is a hands-on experience that is invaluable to emerging artists as they make the transition from school to practice. Lucinda Havenhand interim associate dean for vpa
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Marquette University students use app aimed at improving campus safety By Erin McDonald staff writer
niversities and colleges nationwide have been embracing campus safety in the digital age by joining forces with the app BlueLight. The app allows students to connect with campus public safety departments and other emergency services with the touch of a finger. Marquette University is one of the schools that has adopted the app. Last semester, the school worked with the app creator and beta-tested the app before its launch on campus this month, said Kyle Whelton, the Marquette student government president. Students at Marquette became worried early last semester when robberies and other crimes began happening on and near campus. Whelton, along with the Executive Vice President Natalie Pinkney, decided to take the initiative in finding a new, innovative way to alert the Department of Public Safety at the school in case of an emergency. In their research, they found BlueLight, Whelton said. “We have more than 400 blue light (emergency) phones around campus, but of course, the world today has become digital,” said Tim Cigelske, the director of social media at Marquette University, in an email. “It makes sense to expand our offerings for how to contact Public Safety in an emergency, or just when you need to call them for any reason.” The app also offers a function called “On My Way,” which allows users to send a contact of their choice an update when they are leaving for a destination, along with a Google map with their
location to ensure their safe arrival and allow the other person to know in the event that something goes wrong, Cigelske said. “Everyone is connected to their phones, so let’s make the most of that by providing students options that make sense in context of their habits,” he said. In the two weeks following the launch of the app on Marquette’s campus on Jan. 12, there were roughly 600 downloads of the app. So far three or four calls to DPS have been made using the app, but this number is expected to grow as time moves on and students become more comfortable using the technology, Whelton said. The app hasn’t received negative feedback to date, and one of the reasons it has been so successful with
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students is that this generation has become increasingly dependent on cellphones and technology, Whelton said. An app that prioritizes safety on the same device that college students are constantly interacting with for social and entertainment purposes is why BlueLight has been so effective, he added.
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Another reason that the app has been so successful on college campuses is that it is the only app of its kind that uses the GPS function on the smartphone to connect anyone using the app with the closest emergency service, whether it be on campus or off campus, Whelton said. Many more campuses around the country have
requested the app come to their school, and so far it is active on 35 campuses nationwide. The app is available at limited locations because BlueLight is working with each of the schools to make it as effective as possible, but there should be a large increase in connected schools over the next month and a half, said Preet Anand, the cre-
ator and CEO of BlueLight. Future goals of the BlueLight app include extending to every campus in the United States, hopefully by the end of this year, as well as exploring the possibility of making BlueLight available to students while on study abroad trips, Anand said. eemcdona@syr.edu
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house official residence of the SU chancellor. The school was able to acquire the house due to a large monetary donation by John Archbold, who was head of the Board of Trustees at the time, O’Brien said. Each chancellor since then has lived in the house and decorated it according to his or her own individual taste, O’Brien said. “It was a very nice and livable house,” Shaw said. “Of course, it required work, but that was understandable with its age.” Shaw’s children and grandchildren often visited him and his wife at the Chancellor’s House during the holidays when Shaw was chancellor of SU, he added. When Chancellor Kent Syverud moved in to the house last March, he picked some things out of the archives to hang on the walls as decorations, O’Brien said. The house also needed several upgrades. Necessary structural, safety and environmental work along with deferred maintenance were completed for the house prior to and during part of the spring 2014 semester, said Kevin Quinn, SU’s senior vice president for public affairs. The maintenance, repair and refurbishment work included environmental testing, window and lighting repairs and fixing the electrical system, the heating and cooling systems and the fire alarm system, Quinn said.
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While some of the repairs were being made, Syverud and his wife, Ruth Chen, lived in the Brewster/Boland/Brockway residence hall complex. They moved into the house after the repairs were finished, Quinn said. “Chancellor Syverud and Dr. Chen view the house as belonging to the full university community, although they happen to live there,” Quinn said. “During the past 10 months, they have opened the house to the full campus community and have hosted thousands of students, faculty, staff and alumni there.” Syverud created the One University initiative so that every member of SU’s faculty and staff — more than 4,300 people — will be invited to attend an event at the Chancellor’s House during the 2014–2015 academic year, Quinn said. O’Brien estimated that about 50–100 people could visit the Chancellor’s House for an event at one time because the house was “made for entertaining.” She described the character of the building as “formal and elegant, but also home-like.” Shaw and his wife revisited and stayed at the Chancellor’s House for a few nights during Syverud’s inauguration. He said the stay was very relaxed and he noticed that Syverud and his wife had made some repairs. Said Shaw, remembering his own stay in the house: “After a while, it starts to feel like your own.” smswann@syr.edu | @saramswann
Frontale said the flu is most common from November until April. Students who are diagnosed with the flu are given Tamiflu, which helps decrease the duration of the illness. They should also get plenty of rest and to stay well hydrated.
The Chancellor’s House, located on 300 Comstock Ave., contains 20 rooms and is two-anda-half stories tall. The building was acquired in January 1915. courtesy of su archives
In October, Health Services held a massive flu clinic, which vaccinated more than 1,500 people in connection with Onondaga County. Health Services also held biweekly clinics which averaged about 150–200 student vaccinations during each three-hour clinic. The health center has held three
separate clinics for faculty and staff. The turnout this year has been about normal when compared to the 3,000 students and staff and faculty who are vaccinated by Health Services annually, Domingo said. kaoran@syr.edu
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Construction to begin on additional off-campus housing By Sarah Richheimer contributing writer
The City of Syracuse Industrial Development Agency recently discussed the possibility of turning a vacant building into undergraduate housing. The medical building, which has been vacant for five years, was a topic of discussion at the agency’s Jan. 20 meeting. The one-story building currently sits at 400–406 University Avenue, near the southwest corner of University Avenue and
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teach-in organizers of the teach-in and a first year Ph.D. candidate in the composition and cultural rhetoric doctoral program at Syracuse University, said the event is education-oriented. “The teach-in is, in a way, meant to contest a lack of space that students and faculty have to come together to have important conversations that need to take place,” Rodriguez said. Rodriguez said the teach-in was planned because there are still discussions that need to take place to address issues. She said the teach-
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smart widely popular train safety ad, Dumb Ways to Die, as cultural movements that took up an unfair share of culture. “You can’t buy attention, you can’t buy
East Genesee Street. The City of Syracuse recently received an application proposal from Orange Grove LLC, for a new six-story undergraduate apartment complex to be built in hopes of redeveloping the land at 400–406 University Avenue. “This project will have the dual benefit of putting a vacant building back into productive use, while at the same time enhancing the connection between University Hill and the surrounding community,” said Ben Walsh, executive director of the City of Syracuse Industrial Development Agency.
The proposal was for a size of approximately 69,000 sq. ft. and to be a multiuse facility, containing not only undergraduate housing but also 640 sq. ft. of retail space on the lower level. The design of the building is still being decided, according to a Jan. 20 Syracuse.com article. However, Jared Hutter, managing partner of New York City-based Penn South Capital LLC, discussed that the building will contain about 40 three-andfour bedroom apartments, mainly for undergraduate students.
“The more housing closer to campus, the better for students,” said Elin Riggs, director of off-campus and commuting services at Syracuse University. “A lot of this comes down to price point and what kind of amenities the new complex will offer.” The construction is set to begin this spring. At the new six-story apartment building’s completion, it is projected that there will be four full-time employees, one part-time and two seasonal employees, according to SIDA.
in is a way of letting the university know that THE General Body will continue to focus on the issues it brought up at the sit-in in November. About 300 people are expected to attend the event, based on the number of participants from past rallies, Rodriguez said. She added that the event will open up the opportunity for all students to come and listen about the issues and to form their opinions. Events for the teach-in begin on 8 a.m. Friday and end at 5:30 p.m., according to THE General Body’s website. Colton Jones, a senior psychology major who is a member of THE General Body, said he is excited for the event.
“I think what is beautiful is that we are now able to take the space that we created in Crouse-Hinds and open up to the general public so that they can too learn about these things that are important and prevalent in our lives today,” Jones said. “We are having the teach-in at the space in the first place in an effort to increase transparency to demystify this idea that these are the issues that only affected the group who are protesting but these issues are really affecting the entire campus,” Rodriguez said. Margo Okazawa-Rey, a scheduled keynote speaker at the teach-in and the Jane Watson
Irwin Distinguished Chair in Women’s Studies at Hamilton College from 1999–2001, said she would deliver a speech highlighting the importance of networking among activists. She said she will be talking about the need for everyone to be connected as activists, as intellectuals and as people who are concerned about the issues that will be discussed, adding that the issues surrounding SU are a universal problem. “This is a whole kind of national, and in some places, international trend that says certain things about the role of universities in the wider society,” Okazawa-Rey said.
shares and you can’t buy your way into culture,” Smart said. Smart said that two times in his career an advertisement he’s created has taken up an unfair share of culture. Aside from the Cheerios ad, the other occurrence was an advertisement for Yellow Pages in 2008, when he worked in New Zealand.
The ad involved an immersive experience that documented the building of a treehouse restaurant only using the companies and resources found in Yellow Pages. The result was similar to that of the Cheerios ad. The restaurant was mentioned on over 10,000 blogs, including Kanye West’s blog, and sold out for the entire summer in four minutes.
Creating these ads that not only reflect the culture, but also aim to impact it and shape it, said Smart, comes down to storytelling and creativity. Said Smart: “Getting into culture gives your brand an unfair share and that’s the most powerful thing you can do in the market today.”
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(FROM LEFT) YANJUN LI, IONA TURCAN AND GABRIELA ESCALANTE reflect on their individual adjustments at Syracuse University after coming from different countries and experiencing culture shock. Culture shock is the feeling of personal disconnect when moving to a new country. frankie prijatel photo editor
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ulture shock. It can be the feeling of hating where you are, missing the familiarity of your home or making a lot of mis-
takes in a place you’ve never been, but learning along the way. It’s the feeling of personal disconnect when moving to an entirely new country, and at Syracuse University, three international students reflect on their adjustment — or lack thereof
— to American culture. ••• Yanjun Li doesn’t like Syracuse University. The 20-year-old freshman finance major from Guilin, China doesn’t like the weather and the architecture of the campus. Li, who goes by Sophia in the United States, said SU was her safety school and that during her first semester on campus, she felt as if she lost her purpose by coming to Syracuse. “Last semester I felt really dumb and lost and had some depression. In high school, I really wanted to get into prestigious university and had a purpose,” Li said. “Then I came to this school and I didn’t like my classes. I just feel that I don’t really know what I want to do with my future.” Now in the spring semester, Li is becoming more adjusted to SU. She
appreciates her classes and focuses on her studies, despite being around college party culture. Li wants to start writing, but is worried the Chinese-American language barrier
Then I came to this school and I didn’t like my classes. I just feel that I don’t really know what I want to do with my future. Yanjun Li freshman finance major
could pose problems. Even though she isn’t a native English speaker, Li said she is working toward getting into the S.I. Newhouse School of
Public Communications. When Li was 13, she came to the United States through a program that allowed her to tour schools. She said she fell in love with students’ freedom to speak, and how schools were much more progressive in America than in China. She attended Vincentian Academy in Pittsburgh for four years, but is finding new things in the U.S. today that surprise her. “In China, girls and boys cannot just go up to each other and hug each other and say ‘Hi.’ It’s prohibited in school — especially puppy love. That was the biggest change in high school,” Li said. “But of course, I miss my family a lot. The first two years of being in high school were the worst when I missed my family and the environment from home. For see culture
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SU students display work at 914Works Gallery competition By Ian Romaker contributing writer
As a resident of Aurora, Colorado, Paul Weiner was personally affected by the shootings that injured 70 and killed 12 people at a nearby theater. As a result, Weiner created a screen-printed pattern that was ren-
dered from redacted text in the legal documents of the suspect’s court case. “My artwork aims to deal with the trauma in my own community, and I see it is successful when it brings people to consider the reasons for the rise of active shooter incidents over the past decade,” said Weiner, a senior painting major. Weiner will have this piece dis-
played in the Critical Mass Exhibition Competition at the 914Works Gallery on East Genesse Street starting Thursday. He is one of 10 students whose work was chosen to be shown. A reception for the gallery will take place Feb. 5, one week after its opening. On the afternoon of the reception, jurors will choose the three best
pieces that demonstrate outstanding artistic achievement. Allison Kirsh, curator of the exhibit, said the first place prize will be $150, while the second and third will each take home $50. Kirsch, a senior sculpture and English and textual studies dual major, curated the Critical Mass exhibit as part of her project for the Renée Crown
University Honors Program Capstone. “I wanted to give students an opportunity to be in a juried exhibition and have practice exhibiting their work in a gallery prior to graduating,” Kirsch said. “This art exhibition displays a very wide range of media, styles and a very good combination of pieces.”
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culture shock now, I have independence.” ••• During her first two weeks at SU, Ioana Turcan didn’t have any money, a blanket or a close group of friends. But she did find one item in Syracuse that was familiar to her — vodka from Moldova, which borders Romania — her home country. “I was really happy to find it because the last bottle I bought was when I was 18,” said Turcan, a film graduate student. “The factory was supposed to be closed, so I thought I had bought my last bottle. But I found it on Westcott, so I was like, ‘I have to send a picture to my father.’” Turcan, said coming from Gherla, Romania was an adventure. Turcan said most of the international students know each other, but being European, it’s difficult to stand apart from Americans. For the first few weeks, she was on her own. Now, Turcan said she has a close-knit group of friends who are all international students. Besides meeting people from around the world, Turcan said she finds inspiration in the labs and campus resources. She no longer feels in constant competition with her classmates, like she did in Romania, but fulfilled by her projects. “It’s insane, but in a good way,” Turcan said. “I’m still on my honeymoon, as people call it, because I love it. I’m passionate about photography and film and video, so there’s too much to do.” Turcan said her favorite part about being in America is the opportunity to experience food from all cultures, as well as getting involved in clubs on campus, like boxing. But one thing she misses most from Romania is dancing until 6 a.m. with her friends and eating breakfast after,
something she hasn’t been able to do here. “Things are not so limited here,” Turcan said. “There’s not so much struggle for something — everyone gets something, or finds something, like I did.” ••• Gabriela Escalante is a 27-year-old senior, but most people wouldn’t know it. Before Escalante came to SU, she was an au pair for two families in the United States. The El Salvador native decided that she wanted to stay in America to study, and that SU was the right fit. “Everything seemed to be a lot bigger here — everything was just really big. I wanted to be in an entrepreneurship program, so I just started Googling it,” said Escalante, a marketing and entrepreneurship double major. “And then I just came here. When I first came to Syracuse, I missed orientation, so I just came in and went to class right away. It was really scary.” Escalante’s biggest struggle was communication, as her native language is Spanish. So she came up with a new method to talk — she would write whatever she wanted to say to make sure it made sense, and would then say it aloud. Three years later in Syracuse, Escalante has acclimated to the American lifestyle. She calls the Couri Hatchery in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management the most comfortable place for her, because it is a place of learning and failing for entrepreneurs. She said professors in the U.S. are much more approachable than in El Salvador, and that it contributes to her success. “The more times I failed, the more times I learned,” she said. “I’m blessed because 98 percent of the population (in El Salvador) doesn’t get to go to universities. I appreciate the little things now.” jmfrere@syr.edu | @jackie_frere
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Amazing Mirror Maze It can take visitors around 15 minutes to complete the Amazing Mirror Maze, but guests can go through the maze as many times as they want within their visit. For about $10 each, visitors can challenge their senses with the unique effects displayed in the maze. For parties of 10 or more, the venue offers a discount voucher, and children 5 and under can enter for free when accompanied by an adult.
Canyon Climb Adventure A part of the WonderWorks branch, the Canyon Climb ropes course is 70 feet tall and features over 80 obstacles, including swinging steps and a tremor bridge. The safety precautions are extensive; in order to take part in the Canyon Climb, visitors must be dressed appropriately — no open toed shoes, skirts or dresses — be a minimum height of 3-foot-5, maximum height restriction of 6-foot-8 and under the weight limit of 300 pounds.
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Revolutions Revolutions is a multi-functional entertainment venue located on the third floor of Destiny USA. Depending on what your interests are, you can choose from a myriad of entertainment options the venue has to offer — a restaurant, two bars, a sports amphitheater, 24 bowling lanes, an arcade and a private theater. Revolutions specializes in group events, family outings and conferences.
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WonderWorks WonderWorks is an amusement park that combines its core educational purposes with entertainment. It’s comprised of six different WonderZones: Natural Disasters, Physical Challenge, Light & Sound, Space Discovery, Imagination Lab and Far Out Art Gallery. Special rates are available to groups of 15 people or more if they call or sign up online. The park accommodates birthday parties, corporate events and youth groups, and even has special prices for students who come on a school snow day.
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Columnist begs Carmelo Anthony to come back to SU in open letter
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ear Carmelo, Hey bud, it’s been a while. Hope all is well with the family. Just me again checking in, I swear, this is my last one. I’m going to be upfront — I need you now tonight, I need you more than ever (note: stop playing “Total Eclipse of the Heart” when writing letters). It’s been bad so far, like, our-second-bestscoring-option-tore-his-ACL-and-we-can-onlyplay-six-players bad. Like, only-30,000-mightshow-up-to-the-Duke-game bad. I don’t use this phrase often, but it’s “Baby Geniuses 2” bad. Let’s not kid ourselves. The Knicks do not need you. They have given up. How do I know this? They are starting Cole Aldrich and Jason Smith on a consistent basis. They might as well have a drunk Tom Hanks coach the team, because he would have the same impact. Frankly it’s upsetting to see your talents being wasted somewhere you aren’t appreciated. Sure, they are paying you $22 million this year, but we have Bruegger’s. Think about it — you’re a competitor who
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exhibit The pieces are not completely traditional works of art that can usually be found in an exhibit. One student, Katherine Rehbeck, will have a series of poems on display that illustrate themes of girlhood, digital identity and relationships. “Ideally my piece in the show, ‘20 Windows,’ will be swallowed by a bigger project sometime
loves to win. The Knicks aren’t giving you that. So why not come back to the old stomping grounds and dominate like you always knew you could? Imagine being a 30-year-old man playing against college kids. It would literally be stealing candy from a baby. But that candy is the national championship, and Kentucky is your baby. We are more than willing to compromise, and we have gifts. We have already renovated the Melo Center (thanks again, by the way) and made it into a bouncy castle, just like your son ordered. Dr. Darryl Gross was a little pissed, but we’re committed to bringing you back no matter the cost. And Jim Boeheim is still here. He’s the reason why you came in the first place. He’s 12 years older, which has multiplied his grumpiness by the power of 10, but in a fun way. The
nose-picking thing is played out, but no relationship is perfect. And if he gets really cranky, just leave a plate of cookies and milk for him after practice — he usually settles down. Don’t worry about people finding out you aren’t in college, I’m three steps ahead on this plan. I relayed to the athletics office that Syracuse has enrolled a foreign exchange student from Italy, Caramello Antonio, who will play for the Orange the rest of the season. Since you aren’t transferring from another school, you can come in right away. I’m not positive these are the rules, but I was a benchwarmer on my sixth-grade basketball team, so I think I know a thing or two about basketball. What is really important here is selling that Italian accent. For reference, I’ve sent you the pre-movie premiere scene of “Inglourious Basterds” to help you nail it. Come on, don’t you miss it here? The fans chanting your name, the sea of orange, free dining hall food everywhere you go, a dorm room, your own TV, snow up to your knees ... I should stop.
If you get this before my seven voicemails, skip them. They start coherently, but by the fifth or sixth I end up screaming nonsense to the chorus of “Welcome Back” by Mase. We’ve fallen on hard times here. Gerry McNamara went Brick Tamland on us and forgot how to speak English. DaJuan Coleman is knitting sweaters to cope. If I sound desperate, it’s because I am. Just remember all the good times we had, and maybe you’ll come around. So call me, beep me, if you want to reach me. (P.S. I don’t know, “Kim Possible” was pretty huge in 2003. Let me know if you want to talk about it. The naked mole rat looks like the chancellor and it makes me laugh. OK, I’m done. Bye.) Yours truly, Danny
in the future,” said Rehbeck, a senior film major in VPA. “It deals with some ideas of how we relate to others in real life or digitally.” In preparation for the exhibit, Kirsch required that students who wished to have their artwork displayed submit a curricula vitae, resume, images of previous work, proposal statement for artwork, image script and their proposed objective. Kirsch then brought in jurors to review the submissions and selected 10 artists to represent the best thesis work. In doing so, Kirsh
said she wanted to give artists the opportunity to learn how to exhibit their work in a gallery. “To learn how to show your work is just as important as to learn how to make it,” Kirsch said. “It is important to note size, balance, spacing and what objects look well together.” John Catania, a senior painting major, said the exhibit is a good way for Syracuse University to display its diversity. Catania said it took him only two weeks to complete “Peel,” a work he considers a self
portrait which was based off one of his previous sketches. Holly Wilson, a senior sculpture major, will have on display a smaller scale sample of her installation artwork. She said her work acts as “a threshold of consciousness that questions the viewer to reassess his or her domestic routine.” Said Wilson: “I do not really view being an artist as a job, even though it is a full-time cause-and-effect process. Art is a lifestyle.”
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Danny Cuneo is a television, radio and film major. If he could pull off Carmelo Anthony’s cornrows, you would know by now. His column runs every Thursday in Pulp. He can be reached at dacuneo@syr.edu.
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19th Annual CNY Brewfest eries 69 different craft brewbeers over 200
$35 advance tickets are available at: •Middle Ages Brewing Co. •The Blue Tusk •Empire Brewing Co. •Syracuse Suds •Party Source •Clarkʼs Ale House •World of Beer
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Saturday, January 31st, 2015 NYS Fairgrounds Horticulture Building 1st Session: 1PM - 4PM 2nd Session: 6PM - 9PM
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Syracuse looks to better capitalize on high volume of shots By Liam Sullivan staff writer
Syracuse has had no problem this season getting shots off. Unfortunately for it, a high shot total hasn’t necessarily translated to wins. “Of course, all that matters is the score,” head coach Paul Flanagan said. “But when you’ve outshot a team … it’s pretty frustrating to go on and lose.” up next Syracuse (6-12@ Penn State 8, 4-4-4 College @ Pegula Ice Arena Hockey America) has Friday, 7 p.m.; Saturday, outshot its opponents 2 p.m. 756-671 this season, but has been outscored 80-52. The Orange will look to convert those shots into goals against Penn State (13-10-3, 7-4-1 CHA) Friday and Saturday in University Park, Pennsylvania at 7 p.m. and 2 p.m., respectively.
In its six games since returning from a monthlong break, the team has outshot opponents four times without registering a win. In fact, the Orange was outscored 10-6 in those four games. “It’s definitely frustrating,” freshman forward Stephanie Grossi said. “You work hard to work on your shot and capitalize on your opportunities and it’s just not coming.” Flanagan believes that opponent goalie play hasn’t been the sole reason for the shot-goal disparity, and that his team needs to take initiative in taking better shots. “We’ve got to be a little more selective maybe with some of our shots. Our MO on many nights is to just put a lot of pucks on net and just get in and get rebounds,” Flanagan said. “I think we’re not getting the results we’re looking for because we’re not getting good looks and then not getting to enough rebounds.” Flanagan stressed the importance of getting secondary shots. The team has no problem getting
initial shots from the perimeter, but hasn’t been able to follow up on misses in front of the net. The opponents’ goaltenders have been making some good first saves, but Flanagan said the Orange isn’t doing enough of getting into the “dirty
I think we’re not getting the results we’re looking for because we’re not getting good looks and then not getting to enough rebounds. Paul Flanagan su head coach
areas” in front of the net. Once the team is able to get traffic in front of the net, the goals will follow. “We’re missing out on a lot of shots where we’ll take a shot and there’s a rebound we’re not
jumping on,” defender Nicole Renault said. “Those are the shots we’ll get, not the pretty shots from the top of the circles that are going to go right in.” The team has been working in practice on scoring off initial offensive zone entries. In game action, if that doesn’t work, SU tries to cycle the puck among players and get open on the wings. Renault said that the team has been focusing on crashing the net on missed shots, no matter the drill. If someone shoots on net, everyone participating in the drill goes for the rebound, regardless of who shot the puck. It’s been a point of emphasis to improve its even-strength attack as well, as SU has only four even strength goals in the six games since semester break. “Don’t be satisfied with taking a shot on net and getting off the ice with a line change,” Flanagan said. “We’ve got to do a better job and taking some pride in wanting to score goals.” lpsull01@syr.edu
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away, Bono was convinced the offer from the other end was real. His call-up to Team USA came only two days after he signed off on turning pro. And though he was not one of the 23 chosen to travel overseas with the team, it was an invaluable experience nonetheless. Bono started his Major League Soccer career on Tuesday with Toronto FC, the team that drafted him sixth overall on Jan. 15, capping a three-week period in which his life transformed after becoming the first player to leave SU early for the MLS. “It’s a different way of life and this is a job now for me,” Bono said. “That’s the most fulfilling part and it’s also the most challenging part. There’s no more heading to Lucy’s on Saturday nights, there’s no more doing that stuff. It’s business.” When they were young children, Alex and his brother Christian, now 18, would play U-10 indoor soccer at The CNY Family Sports Centre in Syracuse. They’d walk right through the woods behind their Baldwinsville, New York house and kick around at Kerri Hornaday Park, too. “‘One day I’m going to play for the USA soccer team,’” Christian Bono said his brother would profess. “We always thought he’d finish college, go do whatever and maybe go play with the U.S. team. “It’s ironic to look back and say all these years he knew it was going to happen.” To elevate his career to this level, though, Bono had to make one of the hardest decisions of his life. He’s lived 20 minutes from SU for almost 21 years now. He said he’s a “die-hard Syracuse everything fan.” After being asked his thoughts on the Syracuse-Georgetown rivalry ahead of the NCAA tournament Sweet 16, Bono admitted that he hates Georgetown. But the national team is looking to draw players from the U.S.’s U-20 squad, Bono said, and most of the teenagers on that team are already professionals. Bono’s stock would likely never be as high as it was right after his junior season, so he knew staying in college would only hinder his chance at eventually getting to play for his country. After receiving the call from Klinsmann the day after turning pro, Bono attended the Hermann
ALEX BONO won ACC Defensive Player of the Year this season and was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy, given to the country’s best college soccer player. His standout season was rewarded with a temporary call-up to Team USA. luke rafferty staff photographer
Trophy ceremony in Missouri, then returned to train at Manley Field House and finally headed off to Carson, California to join Team USA. On the first day, Bono walked down to breakfast and saw guys he’s used on the FIFA video game, players he’s idolized when watching the World Cup and national heroes in his favorite sport. When he was introduced to the team by Klinsmann, Bono received a wry “Oh, this isn’t college anymore, no more college parties,” in a thick, German accent. “Obviously, I know it’s a whole different ballgame,” Bono said. “I’m stepping up to a place where it’s the cream of the crop and I have to learn quickly.” A typical day at Team USA camp would first consist of breakfast, training and lunch. Then the team would hit the gym, study formations in the classroom and go out in Santa Monica for food. On Jan. 15, Bono sat in the locker room at 9:30 a.m., 30 minutes before he needed to be out on the field. The MLS Draft was starting, and Bono hoped he’d be able to see himself get picked in time. After New York City FC took a five-minute timeout with the second pick, Bono had to stop
watching and go outside. He knew NYCFC had high interest in him and were contemplating taking him, but when a Team USA media relations member told Bono that Oregon State’s Khiry Shelton was the choice at No. 2, there was a moment of doubt. “Oh sh*t,” Bono said he muttered under his breath. “I’m going to drop and I’m not sure where I’m going to go.” The media relations representative stopped telling Bono the picks but at the team’s pre-practice huddle, Klinsmann called Bono into the middle. Cameras shined on the huddle from all around, Bono said, and Klinsmann told him, “I want to introduce you to your new teammate,” pointing at USA and Toronto FC midfielder Michael Bradley. “Being at that national camp was a great experience for him,” said Kim Bono, Alex’s mother. “That, I think, gave him a leg up now even moving onto the Toronto scene.” After being cut, Bono made his last rounds in the place he’s called home for 20-plus years before going up to Toronto. On Saturday night, he sat at home talking with his grandparents and uncle, his father, Mark Bono said. The next morning, he
returned to SU and visited his former teammates to say his goodbyes. “People look at him like this big, hard, soccer player who’s the boss of everything,” Christian Bono said. “He’s got a soft side. He cares, he’s really a big teddy bear.” Over the past three weeks, Bono’s profile has risen dramatically. He’s lost track of his Instagram followers as it’s climbed into the thousands and he now boasts about 700 more Twitter followers than before he turned pro. He admitted he’ll need to be more cautious of everything he says, does and posts now that he’s a role model to a larger audience. It’s a challenge Bono knows is coming, but one his father thinks he’s well equipped for. “The guy has been through a lot in the past three or four weeks and how does he handle it?” Mark Bono said. “He’s pretty mentally tough and he’s gone about things the right way.” And while Bono will be doing exactly what he’s done for his whole life, he’ll be doing it in a different country, and now, for money. It will be daunting, but it’s what he’s always wanted. Said Bono: “It’s here. It’s reality now.” mcschnei@syr.edu | @matt_schneidman
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Orange relies on experience heading into Cornell matchup By Ben Fox staff writer
Cornell head coach Mike Stevens didn’t have a definite answer when asked which of his freshmen he would pit against Syracuse in Saturday’s match. One name that did come up, though, was first-year player Lizzie Stewart. But despite Stewart up next being a go-to option VS Cornell as a freshman for @ Drumlins Tennis Cornell, there are Center five other first-year Saturday, noon players that don’t boast nearly as much experience as the Orange does. When Cornell (0-2) visits Drumlins Tennis Center in Syracuse’s first home match of the year Saturday at noon, it will bring the largest freshman class of any team the Orange (3-1) will face this season. While Cornell faces the process of developing its young lineup, Syracuse will attempt to capitalize on its seniority to overcome the Big Red. The Orange’s lineup is comprised mostly of returning players, with the exception of freshman Nicole Mitchell. Syracuse also boasts three seniors, while Cornell has none. “We’ve had a strong start and a lot of that does go into experience because we carry over momentum from the past matches and the past seasons,” Syracuse senior Komal Safdar said. The momentum that has clicked for the Orange has been difficult for Cornell to produce, with the Big Red falling to both Mississippi State and Brown in its first two matches. Often, simply having a year’s experience of college tennis can improve one’s game tremen-
dously, Syracuse senior Breanna Bachini said. “Throughout my time here, especially since I was a freshman, you grow, you change, you learn new things,” Bachini said. “When you’re a freshman getting here, you’re just figuring everything out.” That transition, and how Cornell’s freshmen handle it on Saturday, may be a key factor in whether Syracuse’s experience gives it an edge over the Big Red. Cornell’s youth won’t be a huge factor but that the Orange can still exploit the Big Red’s lack of experience, said SU senior Amanda Rodgers, who’s a contributing writer for The Daily Orange. While Cornell might be the younger team on the court, Stewart still poses a threat to Syracuse. She won her singles matchup 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, in the 3-2 loss to Brown and so far has compiled a 1-1 record in both singles and doubles events through the first two matches of the season. “Some (freshmen) have that talent level and will make that transition (to college) smoothly,” Stevens said. “Elizabeth is one of them. I don’t care about who she goes up against, she’ll battle and do her best to fight and get a good win for us.” And with Cornell’s lack of experience compared to SU’s, Stewart may have to do just that despite SU head coach Younes Limam not looking too much into the freshman’s prominence for CU. “It depends how you look at it,” Limam said. “Sometimes the freshmen, they come in without expectations and they just swing free, and don’t really feel the nerves or the pressure. We’ll see how Cornell is going to be on Saturday, but we just have to focus on ourselves and focus on the things we do well.”
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Orange head coach Quentin Hillsman said. “ … If we go out and win some of these games, we’re going to be in a great position going into the final weeks of the season. “On the other side, if we don’t get a couple of these up next games, we’re going @ Louisville to be scratching @ KFC Yum! Center and clawing trying Thursday, 7 p.m. to get back on top.” This weekend begins a stretch against three ranked opponents — the Orange hosts No. 16 North Carolina on Feb. 5 — and a period of nine games in 29 days. With six games against unranked opponents to end the regular season, these next three games will be crucial for the Orange to end its Top 25 struggles. “We have to at least win two, at least win two,” Fondren said. “I would be happy if we win all three, which I have confidence in. We can definitely win all three … Once we get over the hump, I feel like no one will be able to stop us.” The Orange lost by four points to No. 1 South Carolina on Nov. 28 after leading by 10
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with 6:43 to go. Against both Baylor, now the No. 3 team in the country, and Notre Dame, now ranked No. 4, the Orange lost 74-72. “We’re a good enough team to step on the court against anyone, no matter what,” forward Brianna Butler said. “We’re tired of falling short against these top teams.” Except for its 13-point loss to Michigan State, the Orange has come just a few stops and a few makes from upsetting its other Top 25 opponents. Hillsman, Fondren and Butler have talked throughout the season about the team’s inability to score and make key stops down the stretch. Forward Taylor Ford mentioned playing too quickly down the stretch, especially against South Carolina. Against Louisville, Hillsman has preached how SU needs to answer all of the Cardinals’ scoring runs. “I feel like we’re going to be able to get the win (against Louisville) because of everything we’ve been through earlier in the season,” Butler said. “Not being able to finish out, that’s going to help us. We’ve been on a winning streak and we’re finally getting it together. “We need this win.”
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Dewes, Wambold adjust to fill catching void left by Lundstrom By Liam Sullivan staff writer
Leigh Ross expected Nicole Lundstrom to be her catcher for four years. But when she transferred to Providence in the offseason, Ross, the SU head coach, was faced with the task of replacing arguably her best offensive weapon. This year, she’ll do that by turning to a twocatcher rotation of sophomore Alyssa Dewes and senior Julie Wambold. They’ll take over responsibilities behind the plate and fill the void offensively. “As a coach you never know what’s going to come up,” Ross said “… and so I’m asking the two of them to play important roles for us.” Lundstrom was the Orange’s starting catcher in her freshman season, ranking first on the team in at-bats (154), second in runs batted in (32), third in runs scored (29) and fourth in batting average (.312). Ross said the team would miss her bat, but also said that Dewes and Wambold are more than capable of filling the void. Dewes and Wambold hit .307 and .309, respectively last season, however, neither played an inning at catcher. While replicating Lundstrom’s power will be hard to do, both players were regulars in the SU lineup last season. Their offensive contributions were enough for Ross to expect them both to be in the lineup no matter who is behind the plate. Ross said the starting catcher would be
determined game-by-game and would see how it played out from there. Dewes and Wambold both believe the change in position is only making them work harder. “We push each other to do better,” Dewes said. “Watching her work and get after it in practice only makes me want to do the same. I don’t think we’re competing with each other.” Defensively, the transition for both players hasn’t been as tough as it would be teaching the position to someone for the first time. Dewes and Wambold both played catcher in high school so there is a level of familiarity. Dewes was a catcher throughout her childhood and high school and even was originally recruited to play catcher. Ross described Wambold as an “all-around athlete” who also caught a little bit in high school.
She receives “quietly and smoothly” behind the plate, Ross said, having great hands and a quick release. Those physical tools match well
Watching her work and get after it in practice only makes me want to do the same. I don’t think we’re competing with each other. Alyssa Dewes su utility player on julie wambold
with the experience and confidence she brings to the table as a senior. Dewes, though a sophomore, has the stronger arm. “Having two great catchers is going to be
great this year. They each do something different really well behind the plate and in the way they handle pitchers,” pitcher Lindsay Larkin said. “Every pitcher is comfortable with both of them calling a game.” The catchers have been working on lots of drills to improve on blocking loose balls, framing pitches and picking runners off base. The most improvement Ross has seen has come from live bullpen sessions where Dewes and Wambold have been developing chemistry with the team’s pitchers. She is encouraged by what she’s seen, despite the fact that neither has caught in a game for SU before. “It’s like riding a bike,” said Wambold. “It doesn’t take much to get back in the swing of things. Just lots of reps.” lpsull01@syr.edu
NICOLE LUNDSTROM was a huge threat in the Orange’s lineup last season, batting .312 and driving in 29 run as the primary catcher. With her departure to Providence, Alyssa Dewes and Julie Wambold will now split time catching. logan reidsma asst. photo editor
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Syracuse softball will have to employ two non-catchers behind the plate this season after Nicole Lundstrom’s transfer. Page 18
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Syracuse ice hockey is getting off a high volume of shots, but isn’t converting at the rate it would like to. Page 15
In the cards Syracuse women’s basketball takes on another ranked team in No. 8 Louisville on the road Thursday night at 7 p.m. See dailyorange.com
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SU commit chosen for showcase Richardson to play in yearly McDonald’s game By Matt Schneidman asst. sports editor
Syracuse commit Malachi Richardson was named a McDonald’s All-American on Wednesday night, becoming the first SU commit to earn the honor since DaJuan Coleman in 2012. Richardson, a four-star recruit and the No. 19 prospect in the Class of 2015 according to ESPN,
wild west Malachi Richardson will feature on Team West in the McDonald’s All-American game with 11 others.
ALEX BONO, pictured here talking with U.S. men’s national team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann, has had a whirlwind of a last three weeks. He turned pro, got to train with Team USA and was drafted by Toronto FC, fulfilling the dream he’s had since he was a kid. courtesy of alex bono
Former Syracuse goalie Bono lives pro dream after training with Team USA By Matt Schneidman asst. sports editor
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he caller ID on Alex Bono’s cell phone displayed a number from Orange County, California. The former Syracuse goalkeeper was on his way to the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis for the Hermann Trophy Award presentation on Jan. 9 and had no idea who could’ve been calling from that area code. “Hello, is this Alex?” the voice said in a German accent. “This is
Jurgen Klinsmann.” Bono’s first reaction was that it was either Juuso Pasanen or Julian Buescher, both Europeans and former SU teammates, playing a prank on him. Never did he think it could be Klinsmann, the head coach of the United States men’s national team. “You’re messing with me, right?” Bono asked. But after Klinsmann started talking in great detail about the national team’s training camp three days see bono page 15
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Over the last two and a half months, Alex Bono has racked up the accolades. Here’s the hardware he’s garnered since Nov. 13.
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First-team All-ACC First-team All-NSCAA South Region
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No. 6 overall draft pick by Toronto FC
USA
Team USA call-up
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ACC Defensive Player of the Year
MLS
Generation Adidas contract to join MLS
MAC
One of three Hermann Trophy finalists
women’s basketball
SU hopes to seize 1st win over ranked opponent By Josh Hyber staff writer
Before every game against a Top 25 opponent this season, Syracuse guard Cornelia Fondren said her teammates often look at each other and say, “This is the game. This is the
game we have to get them. This is the game we have to beat them.” “Them” in this case refers to South Carolina, Baylor, Michigan State, Notre Dame and Duke. These five teams were ranked at the time Syracuse played them this season, and the only five teams SU has lost to.
Against unranked opponents, the No. 23 Orange (15-5, 5-2 Atlantic Coast) is a perfect 15-0. On Thursday at 7 p.m. at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky, the Orange play its sixth ranked opponent of the season, No. 8 Louisville (18-2, 6-1 Atlantic
Coast). SU then travels to Tallahassee, Florida for a 7 p.m. matchup on Monday against No. 9 Florida State. “(This stretch) is important, because we have to get some of those double-dollar signs beside our name on those RPI ratings and rankings,” see louisville page 16
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will play in the game on April 1 in Chicago. He’s one of 12 members of Team West and is joined by Top-10 recruits Malik Newman, Ivan Rabb, Caleb Swanigan, Chase Jeter and Stephen Zimmerman. The McDonald’s All-American game is the most touted college showcase of the year, one that Rakeem Christmas also played in before he came to SU. Orange target Thomas Bryant, a four-star center from West Virginia, is also playing in the game. Four-star prospects Tyler Lydon, Moustapha Diagne and Franklin Howard will join Richardson as the incoming freshmen in Syracuse’s Class of 2015. mcschnei@syr.edu