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Davis, Lang to appeal lawsuit

By Dylan Segelbaum Asst. Copy Editor

An intermediate state appellate court on Friday affirmed the dismissal of two former Syracuse ball boys’ lawsuit against the university and Jim Boeheim. In response, the defendants’ lawyer said they will appeal to the New York state’s highest court.

Mike Lang and Bobby Davis accused Bernie Fine, former associate head men’s basketball coach, of sexually abusing them during the 1980s and 90s. They claimed that Boeheim’s statements that the two were liars and trying to get money were false and defamatory. Boeheim later apologized.

The university fired Fine on Nov. 27, 2011. He has denied all wrongdoing and wasn’t charged after an almost yearlong federal investigation.

In May 2012, a state Supreme Court justice dismissed the lawsuit, ruling Boeheim’s statements as opinions protected under free speech.

The decision on Friday to affirm the dismissal was a 3-2 vote. Lang and Davis’ attorney, Mariann Wang, said in an email that they plan on appealing to New York state’s highest court.

“We are of course deeply disappointed by the Court’s ruling, and continue to believe that Jim Boeheim’s destructive statements branding Bobby Davis and Michael Lang liars and distorting other facts were defamatory,” Wang said in an emailed statement.

The Court of Appeals is in Albany, N.Y., and is New York state’s highest court. The court was created to “articulate statewide principles of law in the context of deciding particular lawsuits,” according to its website.

The majority decision states that Boeheim’s words demonstrate his support for a longtime friend and make up his reaction to Lang and Davis’ allegations. The “content” and “surrounding circumstances” indicate that the reader is likely hearing an opinion, not see dismissal page 8

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Sitting vigil

Remembrance Scholars set up chairs on the Quad on Sunday afternoon, with each chair labeled with the seat number of the 35 SU students who died in the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing on Dec. 21, 1988. A terrorist attack led the to bombing of the plane, which crashed in Lockerbie, Scotland. Remembrance Week starts Monday and will honor the lives lost on the plane. The chairs are available for those in the SU community to sign. This is 25th anniversary of the bombing and the second year in a row these chairs have been placed on the Quad.

Idle dream Undocumented students endure financial issues as aid act experiences delay in legislation

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ndocumented students at Syracuse University are continuing to rally for the

affordability of higher education.

The New York State Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act, or the DREAM Act, passed into the Assembly in

May, but has been delayed. The reason behind this delay, however, is still unclear.

According to the National Immigration Law Center, the DREAM Act

is a bill that would allow undocumented students who grew up in the United States to apply for temporary legal status. If they go to college or serve in the U.S. military, they can eventually become eligible for U.S. citizenship. It would also repeal laws that discourage states from providing in-state tuition based on immigration status.

Unlike most states, undocumented New York state residents are already offered in-state tuition rates. The NY Dream Act would, for the first time, grant undocumented students state financial aid as well,

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Big Sean returns to Syracuse for the second time in a year to open for Kid Cudi at the Crouse Hinds Theater. He performed several of his most popular hits, including “Fire,” “Mercy” and “Dance (A$$)” for the packed crowd.

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Ace Hood to perform on Oct. 18

By Erik van Rheenen Staff Writer

Rapper Ace Hood will perform at Orange Madness on Oct. 18 in the Carrier Dome. Orange Madness, which marks the beginning of basketball season, will open its doors at 6 p.m.,

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Where: Carrier Dome When: Oct. 18, 8 p.m.

How much: Free for SU and

SUNY-ESF students, $5 for general public and the event will start at 8 p.m.

Hood has collaborated with artists, including Lil Wayne, Rick Ross and Chris Brown. His solo successes were bolstered earlier this year by hit single “Bugatti,” which peaked at number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Hailing from South Florida, Hood made a name for himself as an upstart young rapper by signing to hip-hop mogul DJ Khaled’s record label, We the Best Music Group, in 2007. Last year’s Orange Madness featured a performance by rapper Wale.

This marks the second year that University Union collaborated with SU Athletics for bringing a performer to Orange Madness, said UU Concert Director Kelly Benini.

“It’s a partnership we really want to continue,” she said.

Hood will perform between three to five songs, and Benini said she felt like Hood had a solid number of hits for the time slot.

She also said that because of the logistics of having an artist perform at half court, a band or electronic dance music artist wouldn’t be feasible for the event. This limits programming options to a hip-hop or pop act, she said.

The event is free for all Syracuse University and State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry students, and tickets for the general public will go on sale Monday at 10 a.m. for $5 per ticket.

Students with men’s basketball season tickets may reserve a ticket by responding to an email sent by SU Athletics and will be able to enter the event through Gate E of the Carrier Dome using their SUID. Other students will be admitted to the general student section on a first-come, firstserved basis. ervanrhe@syr.edu @TheRealVandyMan

sam maller | asst. photo editor SU Marching Band members wear their new uniforms while performing at the Clemson-SU game on Saturday. This is the first update to the uniforms in 15 years. The 300 redesigned uniforms were made in the United States and consist of 100-percent recycled material.

Marching band debuts redesigned uniforms at homecoming game

By Zach Schweikert Contributing Writer

When Syracuse made its debut as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference this Saturday, the school’s marching band also unveiled a redesigned uniform.

This is the first update to the uniforms in 15 years. The new uniforms include an orange jacket with navy blue trim, navy blue pants and matching headwear. The drum majors’ uniforms have a similar style, but instead feature a blue jacket with orange trim and white pants.

The uniforms are all made of 100 percent recycled material and were made in the United States, according to the marching band’s blog.

Syracuse University Marching Band Director Justin Mertz, along with donors and SU alumni, designed the marching band’s new attire, Mertz said. The group looked at marching band uniforms from across the country for inspiration in designing the new outfits, he said.

“Our last ones were old, worn, stained, dirty and ready to be retired,” Mertz said. He added that

the new uniforms “fit better, look better, feel better.”

The changes came about after a nine-month fundraising campaign led by the College of Visual and Performing Arts, Mertz said.

The nationwide campaign, “A New Look for a New Era,” raised nearly $150,000 to purchase the new uniforms, he said.

The band received 300 uniforms, even though there are only 200 members, Mertz said. This will account for possible number increases in band members and will also provide

a large range of sizes so the uniforms fit correctly, he added.

For David Swenton, a senior marching band drum major and columnist for The Daily Orange, the new outfits could not have come sooner.

“I really like the look, it’s very updated and contemporary,” said Swenton, a political science and writing and rhetoric major.

The new uniforms now fit the branding of the school by featuring block letters and the university seal, see marching band page 8

Veterans visit DC memorials after government shutdown

By Ellen Meyers Staff Writer

Despite the government shutdown temporarily closing war memorials, a nonprofit organization has gained access for war veterans in Upstate New York.

The organization, Honor Flight Syracuse, raises money to take veterans to war memorials free of charge.

The Syracuse University Student Veterans Organization had donated $1,000 for the nonprofit group in September for these flights to take place.

They had held a two-month-long

raffle in the spring to raise funds.

After another branch of Honor Flight was allowed to go on a similar trip, headquarters notified the Syracuse group that it could do the same.

But the group faced several obstacles in planning for the trip to Washington, D.C., on Saturday, said Randy Flath, president of Honor Flight Syracuse.

While the group originally planned to send veterans to visit the memorials back in April, Flath said, the organization could not get a plane

in time. As a result, the trip was rescheduled for Oct. 5, he said.

Then the government shut down on Oct. 1, closing war memorials to the public. Flath said that he and the rest of the organization were distressed about the fact that some of the veterans — some of whom are in their 80s and 90s—would not have time to see their memorials.

“For these guys, it’s a race against time,” he said. “It’s unfortunate, but that’s the reality of life.”

Several veterans who were sup-

posed to fly out on both the April and the October trip had died beforehand, Flath added.

But even after the shutdown, veterans on a similar trip by the Mississippi Gulf Coast Honor Flight went to the memorials, where the barricades were moved so that the veterans could enter the area, according to an Oct. 1 Associated Press article.

After that, Flath said that he then received an email from the Honor Flight headquarters, saying the see veterans page 8

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Smart, cautious approach to investments could prevent potential for double-dip recession

here is an old saying that goes, “Things will get worse before they get better.”

Despite news outlets that constantly tout recovery, many think that the health of the economy is getting worse. Then there are others who may not have such a dire view, but still fear the possibility of a “double-dip” recession.

It is equally important for investors and business owners to cautiously approach deals and investments, while focusing on current events and their greater meaning for the market.

Between the government shutdown and Twitter’s IPO, investors in the United States are very driven to gain a profit, but seem to feel lukewarm at most about recent events.

Although Twitter filed for a $1 billion Initial Public Offering, Twitter remains unprofitable. Yet, ironically, many are anxiously waiting to purchase this stock when it is available.

According to the Associated Press, in the week of Oct. 4, during the ongoing government shutdown, “Two stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange.” Investors are desperate to profit, despite the dire state of the government and business.

Now, of course, there is always the possibility that as the stalemate in Congress drags on, people start to wake up. If this happens, there will definitely be a bigger dip in the markets as people run to safety. But there is a scarier scenario that looms over the country — the possibility of a bubble.

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covering your assets When prices surge, bubbles form. However, all bubbles do burst.

During the height of the recession, everything seemed to stop. People got laid off, business dried up, stocks plummeted, corporate coupons and treasury yields all went down.

After such a long period of negative to stagnate growth, everyone is looking to somehow get a profit, as seen with Twitter’s IPO and the rise in stocks during the government shutdown.

Businesses and banks have been hoarding cash. It is only a matter of time before they spend it. While this in itself does not make a bubble, the stage is being set.

The recession bred a higher degree of risk-aversion in pursuing new business ventures. However, too much uncharacteristic caution makes people adjust quickly in the opposite direction.

For example, imagine a midsize company that had to lay off several employees to stay profitable. During the course of the recession, this same business made sure to save the maximum profits instead of reinvesting in the business.

Now, as the markets start to come back to life, the business may take more risks. If everyone else is starting too well, the owner may be more inclined to spend perhaps even more than they would have prerecession.

Their justification could be fueled by the need to make up for those “lost” returns or simply a mindset that reminds them that they have put away more cash than in the past, so they can take a few liberties. For publicly traded companies, the investors will surely encourage this.

But it can be argued that even though things may appear to be business as usual, it is important to be just as even-headed in decision-making processes.

Business is cyclical, which means there will always be upswings and downswings.

However, after having a particularly deep downswing, business owners cannot afford to be reckless.

If there is a bubble so quickly after recovery, there is a strong possibility that we will fall back into a greater recession.

If so, the same trick of monetary easing will not work. There is only so much depreciating the dollar can take.

What needs to happen to get this country back on to the stage of growth is simple: smarter investors and smarter business owners.

After all, man learns from history that man learns nothing from history.

Fran Walker is a senior finance and accounting major. Her column appears weekly.

She can be reached at fwalke01@syr.edu.

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Following government shutdown, House Republicans should decide on new budget to reopen public lands There are many definitions of wilderness. If we go with the official United States Government’s definition, it is relegated only to protected lands that have many restrictions. When accepting this definition, we also have to account for the government closing these wildernesses.

As unimaginable as this seems, it happened at midnight on Oct. 1, 2013. The House Republicans could not agree on passing the new budget.

This meant National Parks and Forests across the country are closed until a deal is passed. This means no visitors are allowed into these areas and everyone inside must leave.

Wilderness is not just a place to get lost in or somewhere untrammeled by man, but an idea, one of freedom and a place to escape to in our ever increasingly urbanized and industrialized society. We all have a bit of Wilderness (capital W) in our hearts. This type of Wilderness is one that cannot be shut down without the possibility of being reopened.

It is a wilderness of the soul, the kind we dream of where raw life is felt and where truth and honesty are the only realities.

There’s freedom in Wilderness, a place to be the wild men we still are, to swim in rivers and climb mountains. We need those mountains, deserts and seashores to escape from this society that traps us in a way of life that

LETTER TO THE EDITOR isn’t fulfilling or sustaining. There are healing powers in wilderness that are extremely valuable, a place to recharge and ref lect.

Since wilderness areas are so valuable to the American spirit of freedom and liberty, I plead the U.S. Government and especially the House Republicans to work as hard as possible to decide on a new budget to reopen our public lands.

At Lee’s Ferry, the put in for river trips down the Colorado River, through the Grand Canyon, people are rioting because

they have lost their sanity without wilderness. This might sound selfish, but wilderness and natural areas are the only things worth saving.

Spend some time in a wilderness area and you will soon find the powerful feeling of freedom and honesty. One last thing to the House Republicans who are bickering over the budget based on Obamacare being unconstitutional: spend some time in the outdoors. There really is no better healing effects and therapy for the mind and the soul than a visit to one of America’s beautiful designated wilderness areas.

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NCAA, university should allow student-athletes to profit off of likeness Neither Syracuse University nor the NCAA should pay studentathletes for their athletic performances. Instead, student-athletes should be able to profit off of their likeness and marketability.

Last week, while at a New York State Associated Press symposium, SU men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim criticized the idea of compensating college athletes. He said these students have an opportunity to earn an education, pursue their athletic dreams, gain publicity and work their way into the NBA. Boeheim makes a strong argument. These privileges extend beyond their sport.

Student-athletes benefit from a variety of privileges on campus, too, including first pick during class selection and free tuition, which allows many of them to leave college debt free.

Although student-athletes

EDITORIAL by the daily orange editorial board are amateurs, they should have the same opportunities to earn money as students who hold oncampus jobs.

Today, student-athletes are unable to maintain a campus job because of time commitments for their chosen sports. These students do not receive any amount of money from the merchandise that is sold under their name, such as jerseys.

Instead, universities in the NCAA should take advantage of the Olympic model. The Olympic model allows the free market to compensate athletes through sponsorships and merchandise. They should be able to profit off of their individual likeness and take control of their marketing rights, which include endorsement deals and entities.

This outside source of money would not bring economic strain to the university and should be taken into consideration.

University-wide compensation is unfair to the sports teams that bring the university greater revenue. If the university paid all athletes, starting players in major revenue sports would earn a stipend equal to second-string players in non-revenue sports.

By profiting off of their personal representation through merchandise and contracts however, student-athletes could personally benefit because of their skill and sport.

Student-athletes should be able to control their marketability and the amount of money they make during their college careers. Their names should be able to earn them more than celebrity status on campus.

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‘Breaking Bad’ ends on high note, represents narrative model to follow

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reaking Bad” was the most methodical and specific show on television. The show’s finale aired last Sunday, and as a whole, perfected the story of the anti-hero, something other narratives attempt, but fail to execute very well.

“Breaking Bad” represents a narrative model that other shows should attempt to follow in such a competitive era in TV. Creator Vince Gilligan and his six writers managed to do what so few series can do these days. The narrative came to completion and the loose ends were tied rather than stretched out of bounds and dragged out. Questions about the destiny of Walter White, his family and Jesse Pinkman were answered in definitive ways.

This set “Breaking Bad” apart from not only other series finales, but from other series altogether.

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Television finales tend to be terribly polarizing.

“LOST” and “The Sopranos” come to mind. The final episode of “LOST” was incredibly sloppy and dissatisfying. It was too climactic. On the opposite end of the spectrum, “The Sopranos” was anti-climactic. Rather than wrapping the plot up, it focused on the theme of a single character, leaving audiences dissatisfied and with lots of questions.

But both dramas were just way too long, as they lasted between six and eight seasons. So much happened to so many characters that it might have been impossible to neatly wrap things up.

“Breaking Bad” worked better than other shows. It managed to stay true to its themes and also put a period on the last sentence of its story.

Walter White transformed from one emotional extreme to the other so

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living vicariously through you many times that the audience had no choice but to keep watching.

The show lent itself beautifully to 14-hour Netflix binges. It never got boring. The audience had no idea what was going to befall Walt and Jesse next.

In comparison to more predictable shows, like “Friends,” where we knew Ross and Rachel would end up together, we had no idea how things were going to end with “Breaking Bad.” Miraculously, the story concluded with all questions answered.

Despite a constant battle with

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the uncontainable power of meth, Walt’s actions demonstrated logic and strategy.

After months of grappling with whether we should be on his side or not, he redeemed himself by being the engine that tied all of the narrative knots.

Such a balance is rare on television. Most anti-climactic figures fade out dismally, like this year’s Dexter.

The show’s main character started off with potential like Walt, but without a structured storyline, went for an ambiguous ending. He faded out to Argentina or the ocean. We can’t be sure.

Even with such a solid story in comparison to others, “Breaking Bad” is leaving its network in the cold.

No one can tell where AMC is going. Its two most popular shows after “Breaking Bad” are “The Walking Dead” and “Mad Men.” They’ll be

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wrapping up soon too, though.

The network tried and failed with reality and comedy formats with “Comic Book Men” and others. It’s always hard to tell where a network will go after its hits end.

The clean finish fit the show so well. The major theme — at least one of them — was precision and scientific skill. Gilligan was almost scientific in the way that he wrote the show and oversaw the entire series.

A show about the combatting forces of exhilarating uncontrollable highs and the meticulousness of a scientist was the ideal combination for a thrilling experience.

“Breaking Bad” will be a tried and true example about how television became a higher art form.

Cassie-lee Grimaldi is a senior television, radio and film major. Her column appears weekly. She can be reached at cgrimald@syr.edu and reached on Twitter @cassiegrimaldi.

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Globe-trotting Sustainable engineering club pursues domestic, international projects

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SUNY-ESF club is traveling across borders to build environmentally friendly projects to help both poor communities and the eco-system.

The Engineering for a Sustainable Society club, formerly Engineers without Borders, at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, has gone to Honduras and Peru in the last 10 years, building projects that provide clean water, energy and green resources. The club went on its most recent trip on Sunday to Marietta, N.Y., and is expected to stay in touch with the community, even after the projects are finished.

The students get to work not only with each other, but also with professional engineers, non-governmental organizations and local residents, said Stewart Diemont, the club’s co-adviser.

One of the most important parts is working with the people living in the communities they visit, Diemont said. Sometimes projects don’t succeed because the engineers are working only with the technology, not the people, he added.

In Marietta, the group worked on a composting toilet for a local park.

The way the toilet works is that ammonia and sawdust are added to the waste after someone uses the toilet, said Theodore Endreny, the other co-adviser. Organic matter and nitrogen in the soil then work to decompose the waste until it’s converted into useful nutrients, he said.

About 2,000 miles away, in Honduras, the club is setting up a gravity-powered water system, Diemont said. This system will provide water to communities with limited access by piping water from mountains down to the villages, he said.

The system is set up in Buena Vista, a 300-person community, said Endreny, who traveled to Honduras with the club in 2010.

Before the project began eight years ago, the club needed to experiment on the stream to determine how much needed to be left to preserve the wildlife, he said. To better transport the materials needed for the system, Endreny said that the club set up a cable car that runs up and down the stream.

Moving materials this way, he said, is difficult.

“One time, we needed to take a basket over a turbulent river gorge to add it to the cable car,” Endreny said, which was “absolutely terrifying.”

The Honduras project cost about $30,000 in total, he said, not including the cost to the students. However, they received a grant from Anchor QEA, an environmental engineering consulting firm, and a grant from the National Science Foundation, he said.

In Peru, the club installed a hydroelectric generator that converts energy from a stream running

through the village into electricity, Diemont said.

T.J. Decker, a junior environmental resource engineering major, said the hydroelectric generator produces enough energy to power an LED headlamp.

During the trip, Decker said he was fed a cooked guinea pig, as other guinea pigs ran around the hut.

“I ate the whole thing out of respect,” he said.

Diemont said that the projects encourage an interaction between students and people living in those communities that’s enlightening for the students, since the locals often bring a valuable knowledge of their own.

Said Diemont: “Collaboration between the two groups can be very enriching. They understand parts of the ecosystem that we don’t. We’re the ones who are learning here.” lwkirsch@syr.edu

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Library computers receive technological upgrades

By Erin McDonald Contributing Writer

An update in technology at university libraries will allow computers to perform faster for the student body.

After receiving numerous complaints from students, Syracuse University Libraries updated its computer system by replacing the hard drives with solid-state drives and streamlining the start-up scripts in the hopes that computer speeds will be faster, said DeAnn Buss, director of information systems at SU Libraries.

Library Information Technology staff and K. Matthew Dames, interim dean of libraries, helped to come up with ways to improve the system and put the upgrade into place, she said.

Despite the cost of the upgrades, Dames approved the purchase to meet students’ needs, Buss said.

“We know that our students’ time is very precious,” Buss said. “By reducing the amount of time it takes to boot up a libraries’ computer, by less than half the time or more, can only be beneficial.”

The main differences between the former hard drives and solid-state drives are speed and reliability, according to a Sept. 27 SU News release.

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according to a May 2013 report from the New York Comptroller’s office.

But the act has a residency clause, and these benefits would only apply to New York residents.

Those eligible could access the state’s Tuition Assistance Program and open a college savings plan, according to the report.

The act would also create a DREAM Fund Commission to raise private funds for scholarships to undocumented students, according to the comptroller’s report.

In light of the increasing demand for higherskilled workers, the report noted that providing this financial aid would also likely encourage undocumented students to go to college.

But Georgina Perez, an undocumented student who transferred to Syracuse University in fall 2012 and advocates for the NY DREAM Act, said that until that aid is available, obstacles will persist for undocumented students and their families.

Perez, a senior women and gender studies major, has been campaigning to push the DREAM Act into law for the past few years, both in New York and at the federal level. She transferred to SU, she said, to leave behind a hostile attitude in Georgia toward aiding undocumented students.

She said she began campaigning in New York specifically to respond to the need of parents of undocumented students wanting to put their kids through college.

“The reality is that they’re working class people,” Perez said. “So, although they would qualify for in-state tuition, they can not pay out of pocket for a four year education.”

She is not a New York resident and wouldn’t directly benefit from the NY DREAM Act, but Perez said she accepts this campaign as her duty as both an undocumented student and member of the Syracuse community.

Perez said she spent the past year working with undocumented people in Syracuse, assessing the community’s needs and calculating a plan of action.

“I was privileged enough to be given this opportunity,” Perez said, referring to being an SU student. “I can’t just sit back and just enjoy

“If you were in between classes trying to get something done, it was not really worth it. Now it’s a bit less of a hassle.”

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puters will restart twice as fast. The upgrades will also allow library employees to perform ongoing maintenance and security updates, according to the release.

Solid-state drives use the same type of memory found in USB devices and they are able to store a large amount of data into a small space, as well as access it at a faster speed than hard drives. This leads to an increase in the overall speed of the system, according to a May 20 PC Magazine article.

Before the upgrades, SU Libraries said that they received complaints from students who were frustrated with the speed of its computers.

Stefan Vercelli, a sophomore information management and technology major, said he noticed an improvement in the amount of

“I was privileged enough to be given this opportunity. I can’t just sit back and just enjoy the ride. I need to give back.”

Georgina Perez

senior women’s and gender studies major and undocumented student at SU

the ride. I need to give back.”

But the bill is still sitting in the Assembly, lacking enough supporters in the Senate to be passed.

Last spring, Perez and her colleagues met with New York State Sen. David Valesky (D-NY 53rd district), whose constituency includes parts of Syracuse, in hopes of convincing him to sponsor the act and rally more support in the Senate.

While he didn’t say no, he still hasn’t signed on as a sponsor, Perez said.

She said she has several initiatives for this school year, including a movie screening to raise awareness about the NY Dream Act and phone campaigns.

Perez also plans to meet with Valesky more often, as well as kick-start the campaign for the current Senate session early to begin generating support throughout the Syracuse community.

She said she wants to gather signatures for the NY DREAM Act petition and speak in classes to get SU students and faculty involved as well.

She said she hopes to convince members of the SU administration who support the act to come out with an official stance on it, whether it be a statement from the chancellor or a letter to Valesky from an SU professor.

WHAT IS THE DREAM ACT?

According to the National Immigration Law Center, the DREAM Act is a bill that would allow undocumented students who grew up in the United States to apply for temporary legal status. If they go to college or serve in the U.S. military, they become eligible for U.S. citizenship. It would also repeal state laws that prevent the government from providing in-state tuition based on immigration status.

time it took to boot up, log in and open files on library computers.

“If you were in between classes trying to get something done, it was not really worth it,” Vercelli said. “Now it’s a bit less of a hassle.”

The upgrade has added to previous technological improvements in the past for library computers, Buss, director of information systems at SU Libraries, said.

The combination of the hard-drive updates and the changes to the computers’ physical network path from 10 megabits to one gigabit made the overall changes more noticeable, Buss said. The upgrade provides the physical network with more than 100 times the memory than it previously had. Before the most recent upgrades, any changes that were made were limited by the slow physical network connection, she said. eemcdona@syr.edu

Computer Improvements

• Computers will restart twice as quickly • Solid-state drives pack a large amount of data into a small space • These drives can access this data faster than hard drives

But, the campaign’s main target right now is the Senate, where support is lacking the most. This is not an unusual predicament, given that the Assembly is heavily Democratic and the Senate is Republican, said Kristi Andersen, a political science professor in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.

The divide is clear, as the Assembly included the NY DREAM Act in the new year’s budget, while the Senate did not.

But Andersen said she is not sure exactly where the opposition is, as the conversation up to this point has been generally supportive.

“You’ve got the administration, the comptroller, the governor presumably in favor of it, the assembly passed it,” Andersen said. “I don’t know where the opposition is.”

The only opposing view Andersen has heard is that state funds should not be used to provide educational opportunities for undocumented students. But, according to the state comptroller’s report, she said, in the long run the act would actually benefit the state financially.

“If you get an associate’s degree you will pay more taxes during your lifetime, if you get a bachelor’s degree you will pay more taxes,” Andersen said. “This is good, we’re having a better, educated work force.”

The NY DREAM Act is not only a smart move financially and socially, said Jose Mosso, a freshman computer engineering major, but “morally right.”

Mosso, also an undocumented student at SU, is working with Perez to pass the DREAM Act into law.

He said there are undocumented students graduating every year who are unable to land a job or continue their schooling because even in-state tuition is out of reach for them.

“Without financial aid it’s virtually impossible to go to school,” Mosso said.

The access to state financial aid would make it possible for more undocumented students to afford to school, he said. It is already available to students in California, New Mexico and Texas, Mosso said.

To add New York to the list, Mosso said, advocates need to put a face to the issue.

Said Mosso: “The biggest thing we can do is raise awareness and put pressure on the government to pass it.” slnetsch@syr.edu

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said Swenton. He added that the uniforms are also lighter and easier to move around in.

“I really like them, they look great. It really shows off the orange representing our school,” said Nagelah Chery, a freshman economics major, at the game.

While most students at the game favored the new uniforms, students like Emily O’Hara preferred the old look.

“I think I like the old ones better,” O’Hara, a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences, said at the game. “I think that they looked classier and more traditional.”

For fans of the old look, the band’s previous uniforms will be turned into pillows, laptop cases and iPad covers, Mertz said.

Mertz said he thinks that the new look of the SU marching band is here to stay.

Said Mertz: “We think the design will last at least 20 years, and this set of uniforms should be good for at least ten, provided we take good care of them.” zdschwei@syr.edu

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Syracuse group could do the same.

“That [was] a huge relief,” he said.

Margaret Clevenger, secretary of the SU Student Veterans Organization, said she was not that concerned about the shutdown’s effect of the trip, because she felt the group would find a way.

“It would’ve really been sad if they couldn’t make it,” she said. “It would have been a disappointment because they did so much planning.

I’m just glad that it worked out.”

While Flath is glad they were able to go, he said it still bothered him how the polarized dispute between Republicans and Democrats almost prevented the veterans from seeing their memorials, considering that the World War II Memorial was not dedicated until 2004.

“These guys really deserve to have free access to all of these memorials,” Flath said.

“This is their chance to see their memorial.” ekmeyers@syr.edu

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facts, according to the decision.

“We thus conclude that the court properly determined that defendant’s statements constitute opinion, not fact,” the majority wrote.

But the two dissenting judges wrote that they couldn’t agree that the state Supreme Court properly dismissed the lawsuit, and said the decision should be reversed.

Boeheim’s statements, in their view, were of mixed opinion. That means they were “statement[s] of opinion that impl[y] a basis in facts which are not disclosed to the reader or listener.”

“Although we are mindful of the timing of the disputed statements, we conclude that through the statements noted above the complaint sufficiently alleges false, defamatory representations of fact about plaintiffs,” the dissenting judges wrote.

Kevin Quinn, senior vice president for public affairs at SU, declined to comment.

Timothy Murphy and Helen Cantwell, the lawyers for Boeheim and SU, respectively, did not return a phone call and email. dmsegelb@syr.edu @ dylan_segelbaum

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the sweet stuff in the middle

DYE HARD 5K color run covers participants in powder dyes, raises money for charity Text by Vanessa Salman CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Photos by Chase Gaewski

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veryone from infants to the elderly were dressed in running gear to neon tutus when they flooded the grounds of Onondaga Community College for the Run or Dye festivities, quickly brightening the gloomy Saturday morning.

Run or Dye is a 5K race that was founded in 2012. This year, OCC hosted the event on Oct. 5. With more than one million likes on Facebook, the organization is growing rapidly in population. The race’s mission isn’t to see who can finish the course in the shortest amount of time, but to make sure that participants have a good time.

Each city that hosts the race teams up with a local charity and donates part of the race’s fees to it. The registration fee for the Syracuse race was $45 for individuals and $40 for those who registered with a team, and the race partnered with Make-A-Wish Central New York, a nonprofit organization that works to grant wishes of children ages 2 to 18 who have life-threatening illnesses or conditions.

Colin Larsen, the event manager for Run

or Dye, said the race has three goals: to allow its patrons to live life in full color, to tie-dye the sky and to spread love.

Participants such as Michael Hu, a senior biochemistry major and student circulation manager for The Daily Orange, thought that the race was chaotic and said that it was more of a “casual walk or run” as opposed to a race.

Hu also noted that there were no mile markers throughout the course and the amount of people made it difficult to actually run in the small space provided. He said this made it different from his experience at The Color Run, another color-filled, 5K race. “[The Color Run] was much more spacious, and they had a lot more color going on,” Hu said.

The Run or Dye website made it seem as though there would be an abundant amount of color and people would be distributing it throughout the event, but Hu said there were only two areas in which volunteers threw powder at the participants on the course. Regardless, Hu said that the event was fun and that there was a “huge, pumped up crowd.”

Kaileen Spaulding, an undecided freshman in the David B. Falk College of Sport and

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(TOP) Thousands of people ran in the Run or Dye 5K on Saturday. Some proceeds from the event went to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central New York.

(ABOVE) DAMIAN LAWSON smears remnants of yellow powder into the ground at the finish line after runners started leaving. People of all ages joined the race.

During the event, volunteers threw powder dye at runners as they passed through designated checkpoints. Afterward, runners threw their own dye into the sky.

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Alt-rock duo energizes crowd with lively concert

By Gabriela Riccardi STAFF WRITER

The stage lights, blurred by a violet fog, were still. The voices inside the Goldstein Auditorium dimmed to a murmur. The crowd was waiting.

Soon, there was a thump of a drum, a jostling of bodies and the lights burst alive with the flare of a white strobe. A skeleton-masked figure paced out of the shade. With three sharp strides, he crossed the stage, leapt onto the piano and launched off.

This was frontman Tyler Joseph’s entrance to the band’s first number, “Ode to Sleep,” at the Twenty One Pilots concert on Thursday. The show, which also featured rapper Travi$ Scott and up-and-coming alt-rock band Shiffley, was co-hosted by the Traditions Commission and University Union as a part of Orange Central.

Twenty One Pilots, a duo made up of Joseph on vocals and keyboard and Josh Dun on drums, had just flown in from Columbus, Ohio.

This was their first of four shows, having just finished a month of performances across the country with Fall Out Boy. The band will head out again later this month for more, and starting in January, they’re set to play in Australia and Europe.

“We’ve been traveling a lot longer than I ever thought we were,” Dun said in the Jabberwocky Café lounge.

Joseph, slouched halfway down the armchair beside Dun, added they had been traveling so much he doesn’t “even know where the years start and stop.”

But once on stage that night, Twenty One Pilots was all vigor. They propelled around the stage. They smashed at their instruments. They improvised covers. They donned ski masks and

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Human Dynamics, said she excitedly told all of her friends about the event. Spaulding said that one of her favorite parts about her Run or Dye experience was the atmosphere and that despite the weather, everyone seemed happy. Although it was Spaulding’s first race, she said it will definitely not be her last.

“I already pre-registered for another color run in Syracuse,” Spaulding said.

skirts. At one point, Dun back-flipped off of the piano over Joseph’s crouched body.

Kelly Benini, UU’s director of concerts and a senior in the Bandier Program, said one of the driving factors for bringing Twenty One Pilots to Syracuse University was their performance power. Benini also said Twenty One Pilots made a nice change in genre for this year’s concert lineup.

“We thought it was really unique to have an alternative-rock duo. It’s something we haven’t done in a while,” she said.

Shiffley, a bouncy young alt-rock band from Greenlawn, N.Y., opened the show. They won their spot on the lineup through a contest held by UU and Syracuse radio station WERW to book an SU band. The contest, announced two weeks before the show, was judged by a combination of talent and social media pull.

The band found out they won on the Monday before the show.

“We’ve been building up a nice fan base amongst our friends and extending [the band] more. They all really pitched in,” said frontman Alex Ganes, a junior music composition major.

The performance fell in seamlessly with the headliners. Ganes got the crowd clapping to his exuberant guitar grooves, while surprises like a trombone and a lively cover of Zedd’s “Clarity” kept them dancing.

Travi$ Scott, a rapper who collaborates with Kanye West and T.I., also helped open the show. He stormed the stage with an energy that fit with Twenty One Pilots’ upcoming performance.

“This is a no bystander show!” he called out to the crowd before dropping into songs like “Uptown.” The center of the auditorium was packed with fans, jolting and jumping to the

Run or Dye events are open to anyone, regardless of age. Spaulding noticed babies in strollers and senior citizens with walkers, all spattered with color and enjoying themselves. Children under the age of six can participate for free.

Once participants crossed the finish line, there was a “Finish Festival,” which included music, dancing and a collective countdown when participants threw color dust packets into the air and tie-dyed the sky. The event began in the early morning hours, but by noon, most had fled the scene, just in time for the anticipated rain to kick in.

shira stoll | staff photographer Fans cheer as Twenty One Pilots fires up the crowd with its spirited performance on Thursday. The concert was hosted by University Union and the Traditions Commission. beat. Despite issues like a microphone cutting out during the second song, Scott was content after the set.

“It was great,” he said backstage. This was only Scott’s second college performance, though he’s been touring for the last year.

Though the first two acts were well received by an enthusiastic crowd, the stars of the night were Twenty One Pilots. They crashed, they thumped and they caused a thrilling ruckus.

The highlight of the night was the show’s final moment. After a preface that there would

be no encores, Joseph told the crowd to make a circle whenever he instructed them to do so.

And in the middle of “Guns for Hands,” he gave the command. Joseph and Dun carried drums down off the stage and banged at them until the song came to a ripping halt.

“The one thing that we’ve learned about college shows is that it’s truly unpredictable; you just never know [what’s going to happen],” Joseph said. “The college scene is where bands thrive.”

Due to the Syracuse University homecoming game, there was a noticeably low turnout of SU students, and according to Larsen, most participants were from Onondaga Community College. However, volunteer Scott Dumencu said that the crowd was amazing and added that they even offered to help clean up after it ended.

Despite the event being categorized as a race, many who signed up did not physically run the 5K. Instead, it was more like a festival filled with color, fun and music.

Most, if not all, of the 5,000 registered par-

ticipants left the run covered in color, in stark contrast to the dark, dreary morning. There wasn’t much actual running going on, but the event succeeded in its mission of not taking oneself too seriously.

The free-spirited goal of the Run or Dye race made an impression on those who participated.

Larsen, the event manager, said he is looking forward to returning to the area for future events, hopefully in the next six to seven months — and he is also interested in bringing the colorful run to SU’s campus.

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taste American-fusion restaurant makes up for high prices with delicious entrées, desserts

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By Nicole Fisher STAFF WRITER

high-priced meal almost always outweighs the quality of the food. But The 317, which serves a variety of delicious entrées, manages to balance taste and cost.

When I first walked into the new-American fusion restaurant at 317 Montgomery St., I was impressed by the restaurant’s modern décor.

Each table had a tea light candle and fresh flowers on it, creating dim, ambient lighting. With white tablecloths, the architectural details were able to shine. We were seated behind beautiful glass panels that sectioned off a secluded two top table near the window.

The first thing I noticed on the menu was the high prices. Most entrées were around $25, while appetizers ranged from $9-$13. A little sticker shocked, I started looking at the dishes on the menu and became distracted by all of the delicious choices.

Shortly after being seated, our waiter came by to inform us that they had not received their liquor license yet since recently opening the restaurant, so the other drinks were on the house. I jumped at the opportunity and ordered an iced tea. I also asked the waiter if he could recommend anything on the menu. Stating that it was his first dinner shift, he could only suggest what others had ordered that evening.

To start, I ordered duck ravioli with raspberry demi foam, which was $10. It took a little while for the dish to come out, but our waiter swung by to let us know that one of the ravioli had exploded and that they were remaking it for us. When it came out from the kitchen, though, the presentation was delightful. Three ravioli sat layered on each other, drizzled in sauce and sprinkled with fresh greens.

And it tasted better than it looked. Inside each individual ravioli was a combination of duck meat and oozing melted cheese. The flavor of the duck helped season the dish, but the sauce really tied it all together. The sweetness of the raspberries complimented the meat well.

Next the steak and bleu salad arrived at our table. A hefty bed of greens had roasted red peppers, red onions, bleu cheese and a large portion of steak sliced and layered on top. Served with balsamic vinaigrette, the salad could have been a meal. The flavors of the different ingredients

worked well together and the steak was chewy, but nothing special.

The best part of the meal was the roasted lamb rack, which came with homemade tater tots, served in roasted garlic cream. The tater tots were crispy on the outside and tasted like mashed potatoes on the inside. They also soaked up the flavor of the broth. The lamb, served with four pieces, was still on the bone and seasoned to perfection. It tasted so good I did not hesitate to use my hands. Also, the meat sat over a small bed of sautéed squash, which pulled all the flavors of the dish together.

I finished the meal with a cup of coffee and crème brulee, drizzled with caramel sauce. Having never tasted it before, I was hooked by the caramelized sugar and vanilla custard.

Though satisfied with the meal, I felt a little guilty about my hefty check. I noticed the lunch and brunch menu hanging in the window and realized some of the same dishes were featured earlier in the day at a less expensive price. I would suggest heading to this restaurant earlier to experience some awesome food with less damage to your wallet. nlfisher@syr.edu

THE 317

317 Montgomery St. (315) 214-4267 Hours: Monday: 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Tuesday – Thursday: 11:30 a.m – 3 p.m., 4 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Friday: 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m., 4 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Saturday: 4 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Sunday: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Rating: Atmosphere: 4 Service: 3 Distance: 3 Taste: 5 Price: 1 Overall: 3

shira stoll | staff photographer The 317 serves American-fusion food, including this roasted lamb rack served over sautéed squash with a side of tater tots in a roasted garlic cream, and crème brûlée. The diverse menu also features a curried chicken salad wrap and a marinated salmon salad.

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‘House of Versace’ Lifetime film tells partial, potentially inaccurate history

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f all the European fashion houses, Versace possesses the most storied and scandalous past. Sibling strife, cold-blooded murder, betrayal and substance abuse have all plagued the infamous house and have compounded throughout the decades to create a history that reads a lot like a Grecian tragedy, which is fitting considering that the Versace logo is the head of Medusa.

The founder of the house of Versace, Gianni Versace, was fascinated with Roman and Greek antiquity and lore. It was this fascination that led him to select the Gorgon Medusa as his logo.

He wanted to send the message that his clothing was so stunning that looking at it would stop

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never late but always fashionable people in their tracks — or turn them to stone, as is in the original Greek myth.

Gianni Versace met a tragic end. On July 15, 1997, he was shot on the steps of his Florida home by serial killer Andrew Cunanan.

Versace’s life, death and his empire are all

chronicled in Deborah Ball’s novel, “House of Versace: The Untold Story of Genius, Murder and Survival.”

Lifetime Movie Network made an adaptation of this novel, calling it “House of Versace,” which premiered Saturday evening.

I know that some people are repelled by anything Lifetime related, decrying the network’s movies as chick-flicks and senseless, melodramatic drivel. In some instances, I would have to agree, but this particular movie was both informative and entertaining.

My one complaint would be that some of the actors — especially Gina Gershon, who portrays Gianni Versace’s sister Donatella —

adapted a broken Italian-English accent that is too exaggerated and nearly impossible to understand without subtitles.

Pronunciation issues aside, the film deftly displays Gianni Versace’s vision and artistry for fashion design. With montages of Versace fashion shows and old clips of Princess Diana wearing the famous blue evening gown Versace designed especially for her, the movie gives those of us who were too young to be cognizant of couture in the early ‘90s a glimpse into fashion history.

Interestingly enough, in a statement to Women’s Wear Daily, a Versace representative said that the film — and by default Bell’s novel — “should only be seen as a work of fiction,” given that the company never authorized production nor were they involved in either project.

While it remains to be seen if the events portrayed in the movie are 100 percent factual and if Versace will pursue a course of legal action against Lifetime and Bell for defamation, an indisputable fact is that Versace still remains a powerhouse in the fashion world today, creating looks that women of all ages can replicate.

The key to replicating the Versace look is tailoring. The brand is known for its curvehugging creations, blouses, pants and dresses that fit like a second skin. That is not to say that these pieces should be tight; you still need to be able to breathe. Versace is also big on monochromatic pairings, so even though the high fashion designer is way out of the average college student’s budget, don an all black ensemble and accessorize with gold necklaces and bracelets to polish off a Versace-inspired look.

But even beyond the fashion world, perhaps the most valuable style tip from the house of Versace and its tumultuous history is not actually about clothes, but instead about the importance of resilience and perseverance in the face of tragedy — two traits that never go out of style.

Jenna Belmonte is a magazine, newspaper and online journalism graduate student. Her fashion column appears every Monday in Pulp.

She can be reached at jmbelmon@syr.edu.

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By Linda Gorman STAFF WRITER

Eight years and a billion monthly visitors later, YouTube cofounders Steve Chen and Chad Hurley are at it again with the new social video app MixBit. As of last week, the app is available for free for Android and iPhone users.

First released for iOS in early August, MixBit is a video app that allows users to record clips up to 16 seconds in length and stich them into longer videos. Videos can be as long as 256 clips in length — nearly an hour of footage in total. Users are encouraged to remix clips uploaded by MixBit account holders into their own original creations.

To record with MixBit, users open the app, enter video mode and press down on the screen for as long as they want to record. The editing process is stripped down and easy to use, giving account holders the ability to trim, duplicate, delete or share clips, as well as the option to import pictures or video from elsewhere.

As with similar apps including Vine and Instagram, videos are both published on the site and shared via separate social media sites. Users have the option of signing up with existing Twitter, Facebook, Google+ or Tumblr accounts.

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on creating a community within the site itself.

Users do not even need to be signed up with a MixBit account to upload their videos. Instead, the focus is on content alone. Videos are displayed with very little metadata beyond the view count, the country of origin and the date the clip was uploaded.

MixBit creations run the gamut from the mundane to the bizarre. Sometimes the videos composed of bite-sized clips work effectively for storytelling — there is one video that narrates the story of two kids getting a new puppy. But in other cases, the effect of the short clips is disconcerting and confusing.

At any rate, the medium is still evolving.

As more content goes up on the site, the collaborative angle of the app will likely become a bigger focus.

In a blog post about MixBit’s release in August, cofounder Chad Hurley said that YouTube had been about helping people “share their videos with each other and the world.” With MixBit, Hurley and Chen have a new goal: “to remove the barriers to video creation.” Hurley claimed the app is for everyone ranging from journalists to filmmakers to — because it is meant for the Internet — “people who like cat videos.” lggorman@syr.edu

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Shafer apologizes for swearing at Swinney; SU draws massive crowd

By Stephen Bailey and Trevor Hass THE DAILY ORANGE

Facing a 4th-and-goal from the Syracuse 5-yard line, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney sent his offense back out in search of its sixth firsthalf touchdown.

The Tigers led 35-7 with 14 seconds left when Tajh Boyd was sacked by Syracuse defensive tackle Jay Bromley.

After the play, SU head coach Scott Shafer erupted from the sideline, belting out obscenities toward the Clemson bench.

“F*ck you, Dabo, you motherf*cker,” Shafer appeared to say.

In the Orange’s first Atlantic Coast Conference game, it was handed a 49-14 beatdown from the No. 3 Tigers. At the time, Shafer thought Swinney was trying to run up the score, but at his postgame press conference, Shafer apologized.

“Football’s an emotional sport. Anybody that knows me, knows I’m extremely emotional, sometimes over the top,” Shafer said. “I said a few things out there today that I feel bad about.

I really do.

“In the heat of the moment, they’re the same

things I said on the basketball court or the football field when I was a kid on the field playing, but I’m an adult now and I need to constrain myself a little bit better.”

Shafer said in retrospect he’s “OK” with Swinney’s decision to go for it on fourth down.

What he’s not OK with was his “over-the-top” yelling across the field.

“He’s competitive. I’m competitive. I’ve got all the respect in the world for him,” Shafer said. “I hope he still feels good from his side of the fence.”

Syracuse safety Durell Eskridge said that whenever a team goes for it on fourth down, a defense feels disrespected.

“Respectfully, you’re supposed to punt and you think a team’s going to punt,” Eskridge said. “So when they go for it you’re like, ‘Oh, they’re trying us.’”

After the game, Shafer and Swinney met near midfield and shook hands cordially. Shafer patted Swinney on the back and walked off of the field.

Syracuse draws largest crowd since 2000 Jerome Smith had just scampered 66 yards

for SU’s first touchdown when the defense held Clemson to a third-and-1 from its own 33.

With Tigers quarterback Tajh Boyd calling an audible from the pistol formation, Syracuse defensive end Micah Robinson and outside linebacker Cameron Lynch began waving their arms up in the air.

The crowd got loud, as it appeared that Boyd’s receivers on the right side were unable to hear the play call. And when Boyd took it on a designed run, Robinson broke into the backfield and brought Boyd down for no gain.

Clemson would punt, giving the Orange a chance to cut into its 21-7 deficit early in the second quarter.

“We asked for the crowd to be the 12th man today, and they were,” Shafer said. “They were great. We had a huge showing today. I was so proud to run through that tunnel and see our fans, our community, our students out there representing us and wanting us to be what we want to be.”

A crowd of 48,961 packed into the Carrier Dome on Saturday to watch SU’s (2-3, 0-1 Atlantic Coast) Atlantic Coast Conference debut, the largest crowd since 2000. While they gradually trickled out after halftime of the Orange’s 49-14 loss to No. 3 Clemson (5-0, 3-0), there were times when the Dome was as loud as it gets during conference basketball season.

The fans exploded early following Lynch’s third-down two-handed swat on a Boyd pass, and arguably even louder after Riley Dixon booted an SU record 75-yard punt.

Said Shafer: “I just want to make sure every-

body understands I’m so happy and proud of this community.”

Dixon breaks SU record for longest punt At first it looked like any other punt for Dixon. Standing at the 5-yard line, the punter shuffled his feet to the right and booted a higharcing kick.

But this time, the ball kept bouncing. And bouncing. And bouncing. After initially hitting the ground near the 30-yard line, Dixon’s punt bounced past Adam Humphries and all the way to the Clemson 8 where Darius Kelly downed it.

Dixon’s 75-yarder set the record for the longest punt in Syracuse history in SU’s (2-3, 0-1 Atlantic Coast) 49-14 loss to No. 3 Clemson (5-0, 3-0) on Saturday. By the game’s end, Dixon punted nine times and averaging 46.4 yards per punt.

“We expect Riley to make big plays,” special teamer Ritchy Desir said.

The punt, which broke the record of 73 previously shared by Sean Reali and Rob Long, came at the 8:01 mark of the first quarter on a fourthand-18 for the Orange.

One fan, wearing a neon Dixon jersey, stood and cheered with the rest of the raucous crowd.

Dixon, who attended Syracuse’s Christian Brothers Academy, walked on to the Orange as a freshman. Now he’s earned the starting job and has pinned eight kicks inside the 20.

Without the 6-foot-5 Dixon’s consistency — and his one unprecedented gem — Clemson may have put up more than 49 points. sebail01@syr.edu tbhass@syr.edu

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starters being sidelined for the fourth quarter.

And even when the defense did hold its own — halting the Tigers on six straight drives spanning the second and third quarters — SU was unable to capitalize.

“There was a time and a place where we had `em. We had `em right where we wanted,” H-back Ashton Broyld said. “We just didn’t execute.”

The secondary, which was playing without cornerback Brandon Reddish, was plagued by frequent miscommunications as Clemson mesmerized the Orange with its up-tempo motion offense.

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spinning,” safety Durell Eskridge said.

The dizzying afternoon began on Clemson’s first drive. Three plays, 82 yards, 38 seconds.

Boyd capped it with a 60-yard scoring strike to a wide-open Adam Humphries, and continued to obliterate the Orange defensive backs, finishing the opening frame on pace for 880 passing yards and eight touchdowns.

A 42-yard touchdown to Humphries with 15 seconds left in the first quarter made it 21-0 Clemson, a lead SU head coach Scott Shafer called almost insurmountable.

On that play, SU cornerback Julian Whigham left Humphries near the 35-yard line, but no one picked him up. After Humphries spun out of an Eskridge tackle at the 2 and stepped into the end zone, Eskridge jumped up and ran over to Whigham.

He slapped both hands against his helmet

sam maller | asst. photo editor MARQUIS SPRUILL tries to wrap up Tajh Boyd in SU’s 49-14 loss to Clemson on Saturday. The Clemson quarterback agitated Syracuse’s defense throughout the game.

twice, jerking his neck in frustration before raising his hands toward Whigham’s face and appearing to plead with the sophomore.

“We could’ve played with them into the fourth quarter, all the way down to the end of the game, we could’ve played with them,” Eskridge said. “I feel like they ain’t earned everything they got. I feel like we gave them a lot of stuff.”

As the Tigers offense scored, the Orange offense sputtered, registering just one first down on its first three drives. An 18-yard out route to Watkins set up a Zac Brooks’ 1-yard score with 4:07 left in the first quarter.

Lined up wide left, Watkins worked on SU cornerback Keon Lyn. Lyn stayed close until the break, but when Watkins turned his hips back to the sideline, Lyn was caught with his weight back. Watkins was just too quick.

But that athletic advantage disappeared after

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two more second-quarter scores.

The Orange held Clemson scoreless on six straight drives.

A Ritchy Desir interception and a lengthy Devante McFarlane fake-punt run gave SU possession in Tigers field position twice in the third quarter.

Twice Syracuse couldn’t convert.

“We tried to pull every wrinkle out of the book that we could to try to make it exciting and try to get back in this thing,” Shafer said, “and for a minute there I thought we had a shot.”

But once Boyd launched his high-arcing 91-yard bomb to Watkins with 40 seconds left in the third quarter, the Orange’s window of opportunity closed.

Said Watkins: “I made the biggest play of the game.” sebail01@syr.edu

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Ekblom scores 1st Syracuse hat trick since 2008 in victory over NC State

By Phil D’Abbraccio ASST. COPY EDITOR

Emil Ekblom, upon the announcement of the substitution, slowly walked toward the Syracuse bench.

He then looked up and began clapping as he approached his teammates and the crowd, both of which were applauding him for the best individual performance SU Soccer Stadium has seen thus far this season.

Ekblom logged the first hat trick by an SU player since 2008 and also chipped in an assist in the Orange’s (8-3-0, 2-3-0 Atlantic Coast) 5-0 steamrolling of North Carolina State (4-3-2, 1-3-1). The freshman from Norway feasted on the Wolfpack defense with three straight goals to punctuate a Friday night that couldn’t have

“Last game he had some opportunities but wasn’t able to finish anything, so he came out here with a plan and executed.”

Nick Perea

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gone much better for Syracuse’s attack.

“He was pretty good, wasn’t he?” said head coach Ian McIntyre. “To score three goals, that’s what he’s here to do. He wants to score goals. He’s frustrated in games he doesn’t score goals, but that’s a good problem to have.”

With the Orange up 1-0 in the 23rd minute, Ekblom ran down a through ball in the corner and then ripped a two-hop cross to the middle of the box. Forward Chris Nanco, sprinting right down the middle of the field, had a step on his defender and drilled the ball into the goal to double SU’s lead.

“Today we talked about — before the game — to get off to a good start, which we didn’t do against Virginia,” Ekblom said, “and I thought we did that (tonight). We got two quick goals and completely controlled the match.”

Ekblom’s night was just starting.

Barely a minute later, he headed a rebound off a corner kick into the net and suddenly Syracuse had a three-goal advantage.

The chemistry and ball movement of the Orange attack gave N.C. State fits and offered the SU offense great chances in the attacking third. SU made a conscious effort to expand its width at midfield, Ekblom said, which created plenty of space for him to work.

Syracuse outshot the visitors in the first half 8-0 with Ekblom attempting four.

Seven minutes out of the break, Ekblom was at it again.

“He wanted it,” said SU midfielder Nick Perea. “Last game he had some opportunities but wasn’t able to finish anything, so he came out here with a plan and executed. It’s good for his confidence, good for the team and I’m happy for him.”

Alex Halis’ shot from within the box was saved by goalkeeper Fabian Otte, but not secured. Ekblom was there to collect the rebound and although his shot was deflected, it rolled inside the right post for Syracuse’s fourth score.

Just six minutes later, Oyvind Alseth slotted a through ball into the box for Ekblom, with only Otte charging forward out of the net.

Ekblom gathered the pass and, just before Otte was there to make a stop off Ekblom’s foot, chipped a one-bouncer inside the right post.

“The third one — quality, quality finish,” McIntyre said. “Any time you can score a hat trick it’s quite sweet, so well done for him.”

Even with a five-goal lead, Ekblom’s aggression didn’t stop. A ball rolled to him at midfield and, instead of kicking it out to his backs, he sent a pass forward to himself that he ran down to maneuver around four Wolfpack defenders.

But just a few minutes later, McIntyre decided his new leading scorer deserved the rest of the night off, as well as a proper recognition from his teammates and the SU Soccer Stadium faithful.

“It was great to finally get a goal here,” Ekblom said, “and the crowd was amazing.”

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FROM PAGE 20

That’s just who Shafer is. He’s a hard-nosed motherf*cker. Everything he does revolves around intensity. Even his press conferences are intense. His visor tosses aren’t for show. He probably goes through three of those things a week at the rate they’re hitting the ground.

It’s all genuine. Shafer’s wife Missy Shafer said her husband is extremely passionate and dedicated to everything he does. He cares about his family, his players and the image of Syracuse football. It was a mistake, but to err is human, and Shafer is the human’s human.

He’s a person driven by the values of family — both his team and his actual family — so he knows the importance of setting a good example. He cares too much about everyone around him and the message he gives off to let a similar situation unfold again.

That doesn’t mean what Shafer did was OK. It was worth all the Vines and tweets and warranted a post-game apology.

But the fun should stop here because it is excusable. Shafer mentioned that when he played basketball or football as a kid, he used to say similar things.

We’ve all been there. The intensity of sports brings out the best in people, but it also brings out the worst. It’s the nature of competition.

Our playbook of nasty, cockamamie insults is always expanding.

Shafer realizes that what he did was childish, though. It’s important to squelch the emotion and refrain from making a mistake. He really gets that.

It would be a shock if something similar happened again, so this really isn’t a big deal and shouldn’t be treated as such.

As for Swinney’s play call, that’s excusable, too. It makes sense that Shafer was fuming. His team was already down by 28 and Swinney was trying to push the lead to 35? That seems silly and over the top, but it’s really not.

With Clemson’s vast weaponry, and Tajh Boyd under center, going for it on fourth-and-5

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Number of both Syracuse’s completed passes and punts at halftime of its loss to Clemson.

VISOR INDEX SITTING TIGHT

BIG NUMBER

TO INFINITY...

In 20 years, the children of Syracuse will rejoice. Shafer spikes his visor into the ground in blind fury after Tajh Boyd makes quick work of SU’s defense.

Eventually a visor tree sprouts from the spot and an entire generation of hardnosed kids from a hard-nosed town lives off of visors and orange juice.

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Syracuse wide receivers

“There was a time and a place where we had them. We had them right where we wanted. We just didn’t execute.”

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Ashton Broyld SYRACUSE H-BACK

isn’t ludicrous. In fact, it’s actually pretty savvy. The Tigers were 6-of-9 on fourth down this season entering Saturday’s game. Boyd’s completion percentage is 66.0. That’s nasty. The Clemson offense is disgustingly good.

It shouldn’t be looked at as running up the score. It should be looked at as a crafty strategy.

Neither Shafer nor Swinney is to blame longterm for their actions on Saturday.

Shafer handled the situation with class.

He addressed the issue right away. He didn’t

Despite throwing his first two interceptions of the year, the Heisman Trophy candidate was again spectacular. The quarterback completed 20-of-27 passes for five touchdowns and broke his own Clemson record with 455 passing yards.

wait for a reporter to ask the question and he didn’t beat around the bush. Shafer owned up to the mistake and said he meant no harm in the comment.

He didn’t. As vulgar as the insult itself was, it doesn’t need to be discussed any further.

tbhass@syr.edu @TrevorHass

Christopher Clark, Jeremiah Kobena and Jarrod West were all held without a catch against the No. 3 Tigers. Ashton Broyld did haul in five passes, but he’s listed as a running back on the Syracuse roster and an H-back on its depth chart.

BREAKING POINT 14:22, first quarter

Boyd found a wide open Adam Humphries for a 60-yard TD reception in the first minute.

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Orange squanders 2nd-half chances in loss to Clemson

By Trevor Hass ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

Ritchy Desir pointed toward the Clemson end zone. He knew his feet were in bounds.

“I mean, you know, what the defense say, you know,” Desir said, “‘See ball, get ball.’ I seen the ball, I went and go get it.”

Desir’s interception gave life to Syracuse and brought the best Carrier Dome crowd that Floyd Little can remember since the Dick MacPherson era to its feet. It gave the Orange the ball at the Clemson 46-yard line, down by 21 with 8:52 to play in the third.

The possibility of a comeback bubbled.

But then it fizzled.

Syracuse failed to capitalize in the third quarter and the stunning upset that seemed slightly feasible quickly faded toward impossible once more. The Orange (2-3, 0-1 Atlantic Coast) crumbled at the end of the third quarter after clicking at its start, falling 49-14 to No. 3 Clemson (5-0, 3-0) in front of 48,961 at the Carrier Dome in its first-ever ACC game.

“We definitely knew that we could have came back and been right there,” Syracuse running back Prince-Tyson Gulley said. “The game should have been at least 35-28 and it should have been a fight to the very end.”

But it wasn’t.

After Desir’s potentially pivotal interception, SU stormed down the field. Two runs, two first downs. Fans erupted as Jerome Smith picked up 11 on a bounce to the outside.

Then Syracuse collapsed. Gulley lost three on a disjointed play. Clemson’s Vic Beasley sacked Terrel Hunt for a loss of seven.

Ryan Norton, the injured Ross Krautman’s backup, trotted onto the field. He shanked a kick wide left as Syracuse came up empty-handed.

Three points evaporated.

On the next drive, Marquis Spruill bulldozed up the middle and drilled Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd into the ground. Clemson went three-

“We definitely knew that we could have came back and been right there.”

Prince-Tyson Gulley

SYRACUSE RUNNING BACK

and-out, and Syracuse had life once more.

After a sneaky direct snap on fourth-and-9 from deep in its own territory sent Syracuse into the red zone and resuscitated the Orange, a close game seemed attainable.

But once again, the offense failed to knife into the 21-point hole. After a holding call pushed SU back 10 yards, Syracuse faced a fourth-and-4.

Hunt undershot Christopher Clark on a throw that wouldn’t have even been enough for a first down, had it been caught.

“We’ve got to know the situation,” Syracuse wide receivers coach Rob Moore said. “ … That’s a mistake we shouldn’t make.”

When Hunt needed to throw the ball, he had no one to throw it to. Ashton Broyld was the only Syracuse receiver to catch a ball for positive yards in the first three quarters.

In the first half, SU’s offense ran east to west — not north to south. Clemson’s offense was

sam maller | asst. photo editor TERREL HUNT throws over the top of a surging Clemson defense in Syracuse’s 49-14 loss to Clemson on Saturday. The sophomore quarterback was pressured all game, only completing eight of his 24 pass attempts for 52 yards. He also threw three interceptions. simply dominant.

The Orange couldn’t muster any offense in the first 30 minutes except for a 66-yard touchdown run by Smith. In the third quarter, though, that all started to change. Syracuse held possession for 10 minutes and 45 seconds in the third quarter, but had nothing to show for it.

And after Hunt’s incompletion to Clark, Boyd officially put the game out of reach.

He lofted a booming pass directly into the mitts of the Road Runner-quick Sammy Watkins. Boyd unleashed the ball effortlessly and Watkins blazed by Ri’Shard Anderson, reeled it in and took it to the house for the second-longest touchdown from scrimmage in Clemson history.

The touchdown showed why scouts from six NFL teams were in attendance. It effectively killed the Orange’s momentum.

The Orange failed to unwrap the gifts from Clemson. What looked like the makings of a relatively close final score turned into anything but for SU. “We tried to pull everything out to try to make it respectable,” Syracuse head coach Scott Shafer said, “and came up short.”

That was the theme of the afternoon. The Syracuse offense came up short in the first half when it totaled four first downs to Clemson’s 20. It came up short in a nightmarish end of the second quarter when Riley Dixon punted three times and Hunt threw an interception. And it came up shortest of all in the third quarter when it couldn’t capitalize on Clemson’s surprising miscues.

And from there the offense didn’t matter.

Drew Allen came in for the final nine-plus minutes of the fourth quarter to take out the garbage.

When asked if he took any positives away from the loss, Gulley put his hands on his hips and sighed.

“Umm… we’re all alive.” tbhass@syr.edu @TrevorHass

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Profane outburst should not affect Shafer’s image TREVOR HASS

with no regard for human life

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cott Shafer made a mistake.

That much is certain.

Yelling out, “F*ck you, Dabo, you motherf*cker,” to Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney was out of line. Shafer was the first to admit his wrongdoing.

“I said a few things out there today that I feel bad about,” Shafer said in his postgame interview.

And after listening to his entire spiel, it’s evident that he really did regret his choice words. The spat shouldn’t be viewed as a big deal because frankly, it’s not. Swinney’s questionable call shouldn’t be blown out of proportion, either.

Swinney opted to go for it on fourth-and-goal from the Syracuse 5-yard line. The Tigers already held a commanding 35-7 lead and a mere 14 seconds remained in the first half.

A field goal was the simple choice.

But Swinney rarely keeps it simple.

Syracuse held Clemson out of the end zone, but Shafer’s choice words went viral within minutes.

The social media reaction is fine.

That’s bound to happen in the 21st century. The fact that reporters wrote about it is fine, too. It’s something people care about, and it’s honestly rather humorous.

But what shouldn’t happen is people questioning Shafer’s ultra intensity, or Swinney’s aggressive play calling.

Going for it on fourth down fits into Clemson’s creative, “run-upthe-score” approach. Shafer’s fire fits seamlessly into the hard-nosed image he’s trying to infuse into the program.

Boyd torches slower Syracuse secondary in Orange’s conference debut

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sam maller | asst. photo editor TAJH BOYD smirks during Clemson’s 49-14 trouncing of Syracuse at the Carrier Dome on Saturday. Boyd completed 20 of his 27 pass attempts, threw five touchdowns and broke his own Clemson record with 455 passing yards, punctuating a dominant team performance.

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hen the football left Tajh Boyd’s hand from just outside the Clemson goal line, Sammy Watkins was still 2 yards behind Ri’Shard Anderson.

As the ball soared over the 35-yard

line, Watkins passed Anderson. And by the time he caught it at the 45, he was long gone.

The 91-yard touchdown gave Clemson a 42-14 lead with 40 seconds left in the third quarter, and broke the back of SU’s comeback attempt before it ever really started.

“When our receivers get on these guys’ toes they get an opportunity to run away from them,” Boyd said, “and that’s just what he did.”

Boyd threw for 455 yards, breaking his own school record, and five touchdowns as the Tigers ran away from Syracuse (2-3, 0-1 Atlantic Coast) 49-14

in its ACC debut on Saturday. The 48,961 that filled the Carrier Dome watched No. 3 Clemson (5-0, 3-0) burn the slower Syracuse secondary time and time again, racking up 624 yards of total offense, despite Boyd and Watkins both battling injuries and the

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Two-star O-lineman Roberts verbally commits to Orange

By Jesse Dougherty ASST. COPY EDITOR

After a visit to Syracuse during the weekend, offensive lineman Aaron Roberts verbally committed to the program in a tweet on Sunday afternoon.

Roberts, a two-star recruit, is the

14th player to verbally commit to the Orange for 2014, and the first offensive lineman.

“I HAVE OFFICIALLY COMMITTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF SYRACUSE!!!!” he tweeted on Sunday.

The 6-foot-4, 290-pound guard chose Syracuse over Ball State, Illi-

AT A GLANCE

THEY SAID IT

“We’re continuing to surprise a lot of people, I believe.

We’re continuing to show people that we’re not done, that we’re not just happy to be in the postseason.”

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nois and New Mexico, among other programs, according to Scout.com.

His commitment further illustrates Syracuse’s recruiting success in the Chicago area since Scott Shafer became head coach last January.

Roberts attends De La Salle Institute in the South Side of Chicago and

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Embarrassed for my actions. You have a great team and coach.

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joins Illinois natives Colton Moskal and Lamar Dawson in the class of 2014.

A highlight tape from his junior season shows Roberts’ quick feet and ability to pick up linebackers at the second level, which could bode well for the run-heavy Syracuse offense.

BY THE NUMBERS Andrew Luck has led the

Indianapolis Colts to 15 wins in his young career. In nine of those, the quarterback led a game-winning drive in the fourth quarter or overtime.