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Start the show PJ Alampi used a flash

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Fair shot Title IX was signed into law 40 years ago and

mob to announce his candidacy for SA president. Page 3

voice opinions on various campus issues. Page 4

has been creating opportunities for women in sports ever since. Three Syracuse University officials know that better than most. Page 20

flock to Syracuse to spread the growing genre. Page 11

Westcott ceiling tile collapses At least 3 injured at Dada Life show

By Jessica Iannetta and Marwa Eltagouri THE DAILY ORANGE

A ceiling tile at the Westcott Theater collapsed early Wednesday morning, injuring multiple attendees at a Dada Life concert.

The exact number of individuals injured remains unknown as of press time, but an administrative supervisor at Upstate University Hospital said three people had come in from the theater. Their conditions were unknown.

Shawn Harmon, an administrative

Law enforcement responds to gang violence by breaking up off-campus parties

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olice presence increased this past weekend due to more inner-city gang members, high school students and other Syracuse residents not affiliated with Syracuse University causing trouble in the area.

Law enforcement has tripled, and the Syracuse Police Department is working especially hard to crack down on East neighborhood parties. Reducing the number of parties reduces the opportunity for non-SU students to be near campus, said SPD Sgt. Tom Connellan.

“It’s the parties attracting the inner-city gang members,” Connellan said. “That’s what’s dragging them to the neighborhood.”

An incident involving non-SU students took place at a party on the 700 block of Euclid Avenue on Friday night, in which Syracuse residents were refused entrance into the party without paying.

The Syracuse residents became violent and forced entry inside.

“They kicked the door open and then my friend

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200 block of Clarendon Street Assault

Cuomo visits to promote development

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo began his 10-city Central New York economic tour on Tuesday morning in Syracuse to promote his plan for further regional economic development.

Cuomo boarded a bus to visit three of the most influential and heavily invested projects in the area: the Central New York Biotech Accelerator, St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center and the Inner Harbor Redevelopment.

More than $1.4 billion in capital investment is being spent in Syracuse in hopes of dramatically increasing the economy and creating better job

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Professor joins Libyan death probe

By Casey Fabris ASST. NEWS EDITOR

luke rafferty | staff photographer ARTUR DAVIS, former Democratic congressman from Alabama who switched to the Republican Party, speaks on political ideology and belief.

Former congressman discusses party switch

By Taylor Lupo CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Artur Davis can see both sides of politics.

The former congressman from Alabama was a Democrat in 2008, but switched parties and spoke at the Republican National Convention this year.

Davis discussed his change in political beliefs and ideology with a group of students and others from the Syracuse community at 7 p.m.

Tuesday in Watson Theater.

The event, sponsored by College Republicans, focused on educating Syracuse University students about Davis’ political beliefs and urged students to rethink their own political

ideology before the coming elections.

Davis spoke not only about his own political beliefs, but also the importance of being informed on political issues before identifying with a political party.

The talk covered aspects of the election, including the economy and health care, but focused primarily on students eligible to vote developing their political ideology.

“One of the reasons that I like to go to college campuses is I like to be able to say to people, ‘Develop a viewpoint, but have a reason for your viewpoint,’” Davis said.

Although Davis is a supporter of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, he encouraged audience

members to understand why they’re voting for whomever they choose.

Before the event, some students thought Davis was going to speak primarily about his own political beliefs. Those students were surprised to hear that Davis spoke more about political philosophy as a whole.

“I think he spoke on the challenges voters face today and who they should vote for in the upcoming election,” said Dimitri Skambas, a sophomore international relations major. “He provided a clear picture of the difference between Obama and Romney.”

But for other students, the information they heard from Davis coincided

with what they were expecting to hear.

“I saw him at the convention and was pretty impressed, and I came away with basically what I expected, which was nice to see,” said Evan Weston, a sophomore broadcast and digital journalism major.

Davis gave students a lot to think about with regard to creating their own political philosophies and reiterated the importance of continually thinking on those philosophies.

“It is not enough to be for Barack Obama because he is a Democrat and, in fairness, it is not enough to be for Mitt Romney or against Obama just because you are a Republican,” Davis said. “Have a reason.” tblupo@syr.edu

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asked a Syracuse University professor to join a panel that will look into the death of the U.S. ambassador to Libya.

Catherine Bertini, a professor of practice in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, will be one of five people serving on the Accountability Review Board, which is investigating the murder of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens in Benghazi, according to a letter made available to the public by Foreign Policy magazine.

The board will be led by Ambassador Thomas Pickering.

In addition to Bertini and Pickering, Adm. Michael Mullen, Hugh Turner and Richard Shinnick will serve on the board, according to the letter.

Bertini, a professor of public administration and international affairs, first came to Maxwell in 2005. She is also a member of the Board of International Food and Agricultural Development. She formally served as the executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme, according to her personal website.

Clinton sent the letter to Darrell Issa, chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

The letter indicated that the State Department will collaborate with Congress on this issue as best as possible so the two groups can find answers to questions regarding Stevens’ death, according to the letter. cffabris@syr.edu @caseyfabris

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Alampi declares presidential candidacy through flash mob at Schine

By Dylan Segelbaum ASST. COPY EDITOR

Through a flash mob by First Year Players students at the Schine Atrium, PJ Alampi announced his plan to run for Student Association president on Tuesday afternoon, making him the first candidate to formally enter the race.

The announcement happened at about 12:25 p.m., which he chose

because it is a time when students are transitioning between classes. The flash mob was to the music of Outasight’s “Now or Never” and drew a crowd of about 75 students. Alampi gave a speech at a podium following the performance.

“What defines my experience so far at Syracuse University is community and growth,” he told the audience.

Alampi, current chair of the Stu-

dent Life Committee and a junior film major, said he is running on the tentative platform of “Connecting Cuse,” a plan that involves working closer with student organizations, enhancing study spaces on campus and improving SU’s wireless printing system.

More specific details on his platform will be released throughout the next month, he said.

Though the decision to run for the presidency was something that began to solidify during his time as the chair of the Board of Elections and Membership Committee, Alampi said he envisioned pursuing the presidency ever since he first came to SU. “When I first came to campus, I was definitely that freshman that was like, ‘I really want to be president; I really want to be active on campus,’”

Alampi said.

If elected, Alampi said he would look to substantially change SA’s image, mostly through talking directly to students.

Instead of having a small amount of time where non-SA members can speak during the organization’s Monday meeting, Alampi said he wants to increase engagement with

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LET TERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter to the editor misses key information, understanding of the Dalai Lama Some 15-year-old who was nearly immediately ousted from power isn’t responsible for his culture’s history. Just as I am not personally responsible for America’s history, both good and bad.

I did not win World War II nor did I force Native Americans onto reservations. This argument against a man is nationalistic prejudice at heart. There is precious little in the letter to the editor about the man himself and his actions. It is simply an indictment of the lot in life he was born into.

Who you are at birth is something none of us control. You’d be hard pressed to find anyone without feudalism or patriarchy in his or her cultural past. The best we can do is try to understand history in context and not repeat mistakes.

Also, the letter states: “A return to the rule of the Dalai Lama would be a historic setback for the Tibetan people. It would result in Tibet being a virtual client state to the West and would undoubtedly result in another U.S. military base being propped up.”

To that I say: “Lol, what?”

A deposed Dalai Lama is an even better slack job than vice president or deputy governor. He isn’t trying to retake any amount of ruling power. He has stated as much. He preaches a “middle way” with the Chinese.

Basically, he is trying to preserve his religion and cultural identity without conflict. The Dalai Lama continually calls for “realistic” expectations on Tibet’s future, reasserts his belief that “complete independence is … out of the question.” The notion he is going to seize power and start subjugating women is a red herring. Also, the U.S. military is no more likely to prop up a military base in a Chinese protectorate than China would open some real estate in Puerto Rico. Also what would be the point of that?

And what part of this event fits into this “plan” for the woman-hating tyrant and pawn of the CIA to take territory away from the nation with the world’s largest air force? Have Nas’ rhymes been weaponized? They are “Illmatic,” but I didn’t know they were biological agents. I don’t know much about coup d’etats, but I’m pretty sure they don’t involve concerts at basketball stadiums.

The stated goal of the event “asks us all to remember our common origins, to respect our religious and cultural differences, and to recognize our shared compassion and humanity.”

If that doesn’t resonate with you, don’t go.

Sling your half-baked conspiracies elsewhere.

Alan Goos

FOURTH-YEAR GRADUATE STUDENT CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT

Enacting stricter gun laws will not keep criminals from breaking law In a column in The Daily Orange, liberal columnist Harmen Rockler expressed his view that students should not rely on themselves, but on police and campus security for their own safety.

I am a liberal on all fronts except that of gun control. I am a firm believer that when seconds matter and the police are only minutes away that guns are the answer. Ask any law enforcement officer, and he or she will admit the fact that you are only as good as the weapons available to you. If someone comes at you with a gun, you better have a gun or be able to outrun him or her. A call to the police will do nothing to help you until after you lose your property or, God forbid, your life.

I encourage people to not have their opinions tainted by a bunch of opinions offered to you by an obviously biased party; you must look at the facts. The fact of the matter is that by definition, criminals do not follow laws. Therefore, by enacting stricter gun control laws, you are not preventing any more crime other than by otherwise law-abiding citizens, who will then be forced to disarm while the gang bangers and scum shooters that give gun enthusiasts and well-armed citizens alike a bad name.

Well-behaved members of society do not go around shooting up innocent victims. In the incident of the Aurora, Colo., movie-theater shooting, a gun in the crowd could have been able to save numerous lives. However, because guns were banned by the private movie-theater company, law-abiding citizens did not carry on the premise and were left to play victim to a mad man.

Look at the facts! There have been no incidents of gun violence on the college campuses by “crazed students” where campus carry is allowed. The majority of violent crimes on college campuses are rape, robbery and aggravated assault, with murder accounting for less than one-tenth of a percent.

Take matters into your own hands; do not rely on campus police and security to protect you. They do a wonderful job and in no way do I mean to bash them, but they simply cannot be everywhere at once. Until campus carry is enacted in New York, we are all defenseless.

For more information on Campus Concealed Carry, I implore you to look at the common arguments against gun control at: http:// concealedcampus.org/common-arguments/

Tiernan Mendes

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Students must not attack Dalai Lama based on untrue claims I am writing in response to the letter to the editor published on Sept. 26. In this letter, Collin Chambers and Derek Ford portrayed His Holiness the Dalai Lama as a mean leader and China as a savior. However, they failed to mention that what was true yesterday is not necessarily valid today.

In other words, the Tibetan people could be in better shape with the Dalai Lama than with China today. His Holiness is a committed leader who says his life is to promote basic human values or secular ethics in the interest

of human happiness, to foster inter-religious harmony and welfare of the Tibetan people by focusing on the survival of their identity, culture and religion.

Better still, His Holiness is coming on our campus to partake in the Forum for Peace and, considering the recent violence related to the film about the Prophet Mohamed, all students, progressive or not, should take advantage of this forum.

Edouard Tiendrebeogo

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Playboy reaction article in The Daily Orange fails to accurately portray ESF campus I am sure you are aware by now that your article, “ESF students react to low Playboy Magazine party rating,” was just as poorly received by ESF students as the original article

by Playboy.

Considering that The Daily Orange is held to the highest standards of journalism, it would have been more beneficial to interview students from our school that are either not freshmen students who have barely had a month to figure out the party scene — much less make friends with all the upperclassmen who live off campus and do party — and a senior transfer who probably is too tied up in transferring to such a high-caliber school such as ESF to find time to party and try and graduate on time.

If you were to use your journalism skills to dig a little deeper into our school’s culture, you would have found several ESF-member bands that regularly hold shows in backyards, basements and events on campus. You would also know that “Oakfest,” an all ESF-studentorganized yard party, was recently changed to “Redfest,” held on Redfield last year and was an extraordinary success, far by eclipsing SU’s faculty-mandated MayFest.

Additionally, our campus holds regular events called “Thank goodness it is Friday” once a month in our beloved Nifkin Lounge,

in which free food and alcoholic drinks, if you are over 21, are served. Did I mention for free?

These events are frequented by local bands that play while students and professors mingle after a hard week of work that most university students can only imagine.

The only thing that Playboy and your article reported as correct is the high standard our school is held to and the probability of an ESF grad becoming your boss one day.

The students at this school understand what it is like to study an exceptional amount and receive an education that has been recognized in several publications that far surpass Playboy in their integrity. Here at ESF we recognized work hard, play harder and if the reporters from Playboy or The Daily Orange had any intention of uncovering our party ethics at work, they would have found our rating much higher on anybody’s list.

Next time The Daily Orange would like to run a commentary piece on the life of a Stumpy, please consider contacting our news staff here at ESF’s newspaper, The Knothole, or any ESF employee at your publication.

Thank you for your time,

Brigitte Moneymaker

CL ASS OF 2014, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE COPY EDITOR, THE KNOTHOLE

Dalai Lama speaks of peace, but violent ties, deceit will never achieve freedom The Dalai Lama is a charlatan considered a “holy man” by many people. However, the Dalai Lama was chosen to be a “holy man” by a proNazi regime.

Bruno Beger, a convicted Nazi war criminal and Dalai Lama friend, also said that this pro-Nazi regime had invited Hitler’s Nazi SS killers to Tibet. The Dalai Lama also headed a violent terrorist organization, embraced Nazis, terrorists and dictators, and was given large sums of money by some of them, and this continued until recent times.

Some of the Dalai Lama’s followers are Hollywood celebrities such as Whoopi Goldberg. Why do we put blind faith in these religious leaders without researching who they really are?

The answer to this question could be this: The Dalai Lama’s followers are under the delusion that this Dalai Lama is seeking peace, freedom and equality for Tibet. Let us assume (however unlikely it is) that the Dalai Lama actually seeks Tibetan freedom.

Some of his followers will say that the Dalai Lama is justified in using violence, taking tainted money and allying himself with terrorists and Nazis to gain peace and freedom for

Tibet. However, this notion by them is untenable, as stated by a truly great spiritual leader more than 2,000 years ago, when he said: “Live by the sword; die by the sword.”

A corollary of this dictum is: “Commit or profit from destructive acts, or align yourself with those who commit destructive acts (even for the sake of a good purpose); suffer by those acts.” This is a truism that can be seen from world history and from a study of each person’s own life.

The Dalai Lama speaks of peace, but his actions of violence and deceit will never bear the fruit of lasting peace or freedom, and certainly not equality. You are what you do and not what you say. The Dalai Lama only gives lip service to his ideals. Merely mouthing ideals will go nowhere. Only by making a lifestyle of our ideals of peace, freedom, compassion and equality in our own personal and public lives can we ever hope, someday, to achieve enduring peace and equality on our planet.

Loren Christian

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SA members misguided in attempt to be transparent To become more transparent, Student Association’s leaders plan to create a new website. But making a third website will not improve the organization’s transparency.

Transparency is a word that gets thrown around often in politics.

Without anything to back it up, transparency is an empty word. Last November, then-Comptroller Jeff Rickert called the idea of transparency a stale concept.

To make transparency relevant, members must focus on information, communication and clear goals.

The proposed website seems like it will inform students. Yet nonmembers will not be allowed to comment, inhibiting discussions by students online about SA initiatives. SA prides itself as the defenders of the students, but this plan would close an avenue to hear students’ opinions.

The website will only be successful if SA members actually use it.

There is already a general SA website and a specific website to break down the student activity fee. This would be the third website. If SA is trying to be more transparent, it should combine the three websites into something central, so students and members

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SA initiatives are sometimes left behind because of a lack of communication or unclear goals. One of the strongest examples is the smoke-free campus initiative. The initiative made progress for about half a semester, but has not been relevant in quite some time.

To keep initiatives timely and relevant in students’ minds, SA members must set clear goals. It is not enough to say members are working hard on an issue over and over again. Set a date. Publicize the date. That will encourage SA members to stick to the goal and make real progress.

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For ESF students, nickname Stumpy is here to stay despite push for Oakie

ree Hugger, Granola Cruncher, Greenies, Stumpies.

The list of names for students at SUNY-ESF can go pretty far, but no matter if we’re scientists, foresters or lawyers, ESFers go as Stumpies. Until recently, when different groups on campus have decided to phase out its use.

As the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry has aged over 100 years of education, so has the focus and range of majors with the college. With that change in focus comes a call for a more all-encompassing nickname.

While this is good and honest, we should not forget our Stumpy pride.

No longer are we the College of For-

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estry (as we were from 1911 to 1972), but now we offer majors from engineering to communications. With this change and the development of athletic teams in the last years, the administration has looked toward a rebranding.

Stumpy had referred to the college’s former narrow focus on forestry. The name derived from foresters jumping from stump to stump to save time walking in the forest, so it goes. Through the years, however, the name came to differentiate SUNY-ESF from the neighboring Syracuse University campus.

Some may use the name in a derogatory way, the term Stumpy is full of pride for many students. The general population of ESFers uses Stumpy with love.

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21st-century tree hugger There are groups that do not enjoy the nickname, though I have never met anyone. While the SUNY-ESF administration offices want to champion new sports teams by using Oakie and the Mighty Oaks, they also want to appease those who do not like the name Stumpy.

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have been taken that have worried students of the disappearance of Stumpy.

In August, orientation leaders, who guide the new ESF freshmen, were told specifically not to use the word Stumpy around the new students, but instead to substitute in the new sports team mascots, orientation leaders have said.

While it is understandable to market the new athletic teams, the situation could have been handled in a different manner to add the new, yet keep the old.

Bob French, vice president for enrollment management and marketing at SUNY-ESF, stated his position gracefully when he said we should have room for both new and old traditions.

ESF has Stumpy pride. ESF has

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Oakie pride. Oakie can live with Stumpy, but all parties must realize Stumpy is here to stay.

In all reality, Stumpy and Oakie are just two parts to the same tree, where they live in ecological harmony.Whether we’re ESF scientists or journalists, wallflowers or socialites (don’t even get me started, Playboy), granola crunchers or tree huggers, we are Stumpies, and pride is a vital part of the experience.

Long live Stumpy!

Meg Callaghan is a junior environmental studies major and writing minor at SUNY-ESF. Her column appears weekly. She can be reached at mlcallag@syr.edu.

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got sucker-punched by one of them,” said Lee Meller, a junior education and history major.

“They were townies, two boys and two girls.”

Meller said two of the residents hit him as well. He went to the hospital that night with his friend, who ended up getting stitches.

What’s attracted non-SU students and innercity gang members to the SU area is the opportunity for them to steal from “rich kids,” said Common Councilor Bob Dougherty. Oftentimes, when a kid is seen riding around on a nice bike on the South or West sides of Syracuse, it is suspected they’ve stolen it from the campus area, or what Dougherty refers to as “brick city.”

“They’ll rationalize it as, ‘Oh, these kids are rich, it’s OK to steal from them,’” he said.

On Thursday, the city of Syracuse became one of nine cities to receive a $300,000 grant through the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Violent Gang and Gun Crime Reduction Program for a program called “Syracuse Truce.” The program aims to bring positive change to neigh-

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opportunities for Syracuse residents, said Robert Simpson, president of CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity.

More than 30 projects are being implemented in order to establish Syracuse as the center for regional development in Central New York, Simpson said.

“We really feel that this regional economic development process has just changed the way in which this community has come together; it

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borhoods that have been significantly affected by gun crime and gang violence, such as the West and South sides of the city.

There are about 25 different gangs in Syracuse, or a couple of gangs in every neighborhood of the city, Dougherty said. Each neighborhood has its own gang — the 110 gang is located around Bellevue Avenue, the 1500 gang organizes near the 1500 block of South Avenue and the Lex gang circulates on Lexington Avenue, he said.

“These gangs aren’t like the Crips or the Bloods; we don’t have any national gangs here,” Dougherty said.

The gangs, he said, usually form from young kids who begin to steal cars and break into houses out of boredom. Dougherty said he hears about a new street gang every week.

Several other incidents involving inner-city gang members and non-SU students have been reported in the past few weeks near campus. These incidents include an assault on Clarendon Street in which three “uninvited non-students” punched and kicked two SU students, and an incident in which a Syracuse teenager was accused of robbing and stabbing a Lancaster Avenue resident.

Two occurrences taking place on Marshall

Street — a shot fired and a stabbing — have prompted much discussion among the SU community regarding the danger of gangs near campus.

“We have seen known gang members up in the area, but less often in the past few weeks,” said Connellan, the SPD sergeant. “It first began up around Marshall Street last year, and then moved into the East neighborhood this year with all the parties happening.”

Gang violence has been a consistent problem in the city of Syracuse for several years, he said.

The trouble usually involves gang-on-gang violence, but in cases of shootings there is always a probability that an innocent person will be injured, Connellan said.

“So when a shot’s fired at 2 in the morning on Marshall Street, we’re concerned,” he said.

Recently, the gangs have become more aware of the cops and are more careful tagging with graffiti in certain areas. Though they want notoriety, they also want to avoid arrest, and so the younger members are the ones who will blatantly flash their colors, Dougherty said.

In regard to cracking down on inner-city gangs, Dougherty said past policies, such as the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations

Act indictment that holds gang members accountable for a 10-year period, have been effective in eliminating some of the worst offenders on the street. The indictment imprisoned murderous gang members, and in 2003 lead to the discovery of 26 members of Syracuse’s most violent gang at the time, the Boot Camp gang, according to the SPD Investigations Bureau website.

Since then, the anti-racketeering law resulted in the indictment of 16 violent Elk Block gang members in 2005, and the arrests of 14 Brighton Brigade gang members in 2006 and 11 gang members in 2007, according to the website.

The newly received grant aims to reduce gang violence even more by approaching the issue with different methods, such as enhanced enforcement, street outreach, community organizations and call-in meetings.

The goal, for now, is enriching the lives of kids who could become members of gangs — the fatalistic kids who see narrow futures that lack college or career options, Dougherty said.

“It’s offering them another way of life,” Dougherty said. “That’s what we’ll be doing.”

is so ground up,” Chancellor Nancy Cantor said.

“Shovels are in the ground and there are cranes in Syracuse like there haven’t been in years; it’s true all around the counties who are a part of this Central New York region.”

The Strategic Implementation Assessment Team offers government aid to areas that best collaborate economically, creating competition among areas in Central New York, Cuomo said.

The Biotech Accelerator, the first stop on Cuomo’s tour, is a joint project between the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry and Upstate

University Hospital.

The next stop was a brief visit to St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center, which is currently working on two different projects.

The first project is the creation of the Prospect Hill Homes. The homes will provide 50 units of affordable housing to St. Joseph’s entry-level workers in the area, according to the press kit.

The second project consists of a six-story tower expansion to the health center. The project will cost $265 million and will consist of 110 private rooms, a surgical suite with 14 operating rooms, intensive care units and other facilities. The project will create 146

jobs, according to the press kit.

The biggest project on the tour was the final stop, the Inner Harbor Redevelopment site. This project will take up to seven years and cost upward of $350 million. The development will feature a satellite campus for Onondaga Community College, housing for 4,000 students, a three-story hotel, offices and ground-level retail space, according to the press kit.

From these projects, Cuomo sees potential in the Syracuse area.

Said Cuomo: “Energy is in the air. The region is coming back; there is a positive synergy.”

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ankur patankar | presentation director BRIANNA LECCE , senior in the College of Arts and Sciences, participates in a flash mob held to announce the launch of PJ Alampi’s campaign for SA president on Tuesday.

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the student body.

He said he would allot time before the meetings start when students could discuss specific concerns they have. The entire general assembly would also make a trip down to E.S. Bird Library to talk to students there at least every other month, he said.

“We need to change from just being known as the organization that has $2 million to give to every other organization on campus, to be really known as an organization that advocates for students, that represents the student body,” he said.

Besides his involvement with SA, Alampi emphasized his experience as a residence adviser, and being in two separate home colleges.

Alampi is a disability student as well.

“It takes me a little bit longer to kind of develop my ideas, but in the end I think that at the end of the day, everything that I’ve developed is entirely thought out,” he said.

“I think it really defines me as a character and as an individual,” Alampi said.

The SA elections are expected to run from Nov. 12 to 15. dmsegelb@syr.edu @dylan_segelbaum –News Editor Marwa Eltagouri contributed reporting to this article.

supervisor at Crouse Hospital, said the hospital had not heard about the collapse of the ceiling and had no information about any injuries.

The Syracuse Police Department and an employee at the Westcott Theater both declined to comment.

Richie Calabro, one of the three concertgoers taken to University Hospital, suffered two or three cuts on his head, which had to be stapled, he said in a phone interview early Wednesday morning.

Calabro, a senior broadcast and digital journalism major, said he and his friends were leaving the theater about 10 minutes before the end of the show when something crashed down on top of them.

He estimated six to eight people were injured.

“At first you thought it was someone crowd surfing,” he said. “Then I realized it was way too hard of a crash.”

Calabro said he put his hands over his face, which was covered in blood, ran up to the bar and told people he needed help. He applied pressure to his head with a shirt and was then taken by the fire department and an ambulance to University Hospital.

Anthony Dragona, a junior sport management major, also attended the concert and witnessed the ceiling collapse toward the end of the show.

“Everybody knew the concert was coming to a close. We were just enjoying what was

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left,” he said. “I didn’t see anything until people started moving from the front to the exit. Then I saw people on the floor covered in blood, holding their heads.”

Several concertgoers tried to exit out the side door, which is traditionally used by the artists, but were blocked by a bouncer. The attendees were eventually able to force their way out, Dragona said.

Dragona also said he had to ask a Westcott Theater staff member to get the first-aid kit from inside the theater.

The Westcott opened as an independent movie house in 1919, and was formerly known as the Westcott Cinema until its transformation into a theater in September 2008.

Dada Life was originally supposed to open at the OnCenter for electronic dance music disk jockey Tiesto on Tuesday. Tiesto had to postpone all of his October concert dates due to a back injury, and Dada Life’s performance moved to The Westcott Theater.

The Westcott Theater has concerts scheduled for Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday.

Dada Life tweeted about the collapse of the roof from its Twitter account, @dadalife.

The tweet read: “We literally brought the roof down, so they shut us down early and we didn’t have time to play Feed The Dada. Hope everyone is OK!” jliannet@syr.edu @jessicaiannetta meltagou@syr.edu @marwaeltagouri ­ Asst. News Editor Casey Fabris — contributed reporting to this article.

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Several Syracuse city schools choose to eliminate recess to increase instructional time

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laytime might be a thing of the past for students at Syracuse elementary schools.

Recess was eliminated as part of the Syracuse City School District’s new master schedule, whose goal is to increase instructional time in order to meet state requirements, The Post-Standard reported on Sept. 8.

The students will still have a half-hour for lunch, but every other moment will be spent in the classroom. In order to meet state requirements, teachers will have to spend a certain amount of time on “core subjects” as part of the state’s new teacher accountability rules, The PostStandard reported.

Steve Gramet, director of Pupil Services for the SCSD, said the new state academic requirements did not have room for specific recess time.

The core curriculum was set by New York state, and there is only so much time in the school day. Each elementary school is left to handle the new schedule as best it can, Gramet said.

“I do think students need recess,” he said. “But you have to do what you can with what we’re given.”

He did note, though, that students in the United States generally spend a lot less time on academics than other developed countries. In the SCSD, several schools are

especially struggling academically, Gramet said.

Chief Academic Officer Laura Kelley said in the article that teachers can offer recess if they want.

When parents got a newsletter that recess would not fit into the schedule at Meachem Elementary School, parents did not sit idly by. More than 100 people attended a Parent Teacher Organization meeting at the school last month to discuss the issue, WSYR-TV reported on Sept. 11.

As a result, Melissa Evans, the principal of Meachem Elementary School, said the school was definitely keeping recess in the schedule, WSYR-TV reported.

Although New York state does not require schools to offer recess, M. Jean Finlayson-Schueler, a psychologist at Seymour Dual Language Academy, said not having recess puts children at a disadvantage. Playtime is important for children’s development of socialization and language skills.

Finlayson-Schueler said the school is still adjusting to the idea that the master schedule determines the time period for each subject.

“I imagine lots of children don’t get to play outside because they live in dangerous neighborhoods,” Finlayson-Schueler said. “It would be nice for them to have playtime in a supervised setting.” seschust@syr.edu

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BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE Electronic dance music rises as premier soundtrack for college concerts, parties

“The best EDM artists create and play a music that yields a strong physical response in the form of dancing. Being in a room with thousands of others all physically responding to a single source of music is powerful.”

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aj senaydin | staff photographer TIESTO pumps up the crowd at the Oncenter Exhibition Hall for a stop on his 2011 Club Life College Invasion Tour. The Dutch EDM DJ is one of several electronic dance music artists who have performed in Syracuse in the past year. The list includes Kaskade, Avicii, David Guetta, Skrillex and Calvin Harris. Tiesto’s 2012 Syracuse concert was postponed until Feb. 19.

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By Jarrad Saffren STAFF WRITER

s the millennials have begun to bleed into the post-2010 generation, electronic dance music has begun to overtake hip-hop as the preeminent genre of mainstream pop music. And Syracuse University is playing a progressive role in EDM’s rise.

Before an unexpected back injury forced him to postpone his show, Dutch disk jockey Tiesto had scheduled a concert at the Oncenter Com-

plex Oct. 2. Instead, opener Dada Life, who performed with David Guetta in Syracuse a year ago, played at the Westcott Theater.

“DJ’s have become the rock stars of our generation. These artists travel on a more intense schedule than any other genre of artists,” said Ken Consor, concert director of University Union. “We were the first college show for both Avicii and Kaskade.”

Since EDM began its meteoric rise as a mainstream genre in spring 2011, many of the genre’s biggest

names have performed on and around the SU campus. Swedish DJ Avicii started the trend in September 2011 when he co-headlined Juice Jam with rapper B.o.B. One year later, Scottish DJ Calvin Harris co-headlined the concert with rapper Childish Gambino. The show sold the most tickets in the concert’s nine-year history with 8,500.

American DJ Kaskade was also the main draw for last spring’s Block Party concert, making three of the last four major on-campus concerts

headlined by DJs. That concert also set a record for the largest generaladmission floor area ever for a concert in the 32-year-old Carrier Dome.

“The hard part about bringing big name artists is they often prefer to play festivals or large public stages instead of colleges,” Consor said.

“The massive success of the largescale University Union shows in the past two years has helped us become one of the strongest college concert boards in the nation.”

Not coincidentally, Kaskade was

the first EDM headliner in the venue’s history.

UU’s pioneering efforts to put EDM shows on campus have spearheaded the local following. Over the past year and a half, many student DJs have been going public as well.

With the help of Marshall Street Records, local artists were able to compile their work on “ElectroCuse,” an EDM compilation put together by students in the Bandier Program for Music and the Entertainment

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By David Lauterbach STAFF WRITER

Last year when Andrew Bauer and his friends finished moving off campus, they found that the house was infested with rats.

Bauer and his roommates called

their landlord, but Bauer said the landlord blamed them for bringing the rats into the house and threatened to evict them.

The second day in the house, the front door got busted in. After calling the landlord again, Bauer said they

got no answer.

Bauer, a senior information management and technology major, decided that he wanted to create a website to ultimately prevent students from having to go through the process he went through. Last year he founded

rentcuse.com, a website that connects landlords with potential residents who are looking for an off-campus place to live. The website is still in its beta phase.

“I wouldn’t have had the idea if I didn’t have a really crappy landlord

last year,” Bauer said. “We had been warned about him and people told us, ‘You don’t want to deal with him. It’s not worth the hassle.’”

Rentcuse.com is not affiliated with Syracuse University at all,

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Industries. The first “ElectroCuse” album received more than 1,000 downloads upon its release last spring, and Volume II is due out later this fall.

“Our goal is to have ‘ElectroCuse’ on the iTunes of every student at SU,” said Dan Annibale, general manager of MSR. The movement isn’t just restricted to the SU campus, though. Other industry megastars, like Tiesto, Skrillex and David Guetta, have performed at the Oncenter and the Westcott Theater in the past year.

“It’s blue-collar kids too, aged up, aged down, even high school kids are into the scene,” said Dave Rezak, director of SU’s Bandier Program. “Syracuse is a microcosm of middle-class America.”

The combination of euphoric drugs and exhilarating dance beats has turned EDM into a transcendent live music movement comparable to the Woodstock era of the late 1960s.

Syracuse alumnus Rob Light believes it has staying power.

“Live music is the future of the business,” Light, the Creative Artists’ Agency talent mogul, said in a speech to Bandier students on Aug. 30.

Meah Pollock, a junior in the Bandier Program, backed up the notion of EDM’s importance as a beacon of live performing, though the music itself does not particularly appeal to her.

“Personally I’m not a huge fan of EDM. I go to some concerts for the experience, but I don’t really listen to it otherwise,” she said.

As an agent, Light provides a business perspective. As a student, Consor provides a consumer perspective.

“The best EDM artists create and play a music that yields a strong physical response in the form of dancing. Being in a room with thousands of others all physically responding to a single source of music is powerful,” Consor said.

Many music fans outside niche circles like Syracuse still knock EDM because it’s not organically produced with singing and instruments.

But supporters, like Annibale, will counter that it’s merely a product of evolutionary progression.

“It’s impossible to classify a genre as ‘real music.’ All sound that’s created as a form of expression is ‘real music,’” Annibale said.

The one area where EDM falls significantly short of other art forms is its capacity for storytelling, Rezak said. EDM songs are notoriously light on lyrical content: They’re typically just dance sounds with a few catchy lines mixed in.

That’s all right for live concerts, but it may have trouble persisting in the recorded music industry, Rezak said.

“All forms of media have to have a story to have any real impact. So it has to shift in that direction,” he said.

Consor believes EDM has already started to make this transitional shift. He pointed to efforts like David Guetta’s 2011 “Nothing But the Beat” album and Calvin Harris’ collaboration with Rihanna on smash-hit single “We Found Love.” Guetta collaborated with pop artists, like Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Usher and Chris Brown, among others.

“They create the musical foundation for much of the pop music on the radio today,” Consor said.

Rezak thinks that the evolution of EDM as a genre depends on the digital generation.

Said Rezak: “You’re the first digital generation and EDM is a natural byproduct. It’s an evolution of music that reflects what you do with your fingers. Pablo Picasso popularized collaging, where he took pieces of photos and put them together.” jdsaffre@syr.edu

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Pop it like it’s hot The Kandied Kernel proves gourmet popcorn isn’t just for theaters

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By Danielle Odiamar STAFF WRITER

n an almost weekly basis, I get a craving to get the whole movie-theater experience. The plushy seats, surround sound, towering screen and, of course, a big bag of buttery popcorn. But admittedly, the real reason is that I love popcorn, and those microwavable bags never quite taste the same.

But since movie-theater prices are astronomically high and it’s not socially acceptable to go to the movies to only buy popcorn, I was excited that there’s now a gourmet popcorn shop right in Marshall Square Mall: The Kandied Kernel.

The shop not only had the classic movie-theater popcorn, but also a wide variety of flavors that are constantly changing as they continue to invent new concoctions. The Kandied Kernel is completely dedicated to unusual flavor combinations that are sweet, salty and sometimes

both in one bag.

The first flavor I was drawn to was obviously my favorite: the classic yellow, salt and butter popcorn. But looking around at flavors like Skittles and Jalapeno Cheddar, I knew I had to expand my popcorn perspective. I took advantage of the four-for-$10 deal plus one more that I couldn’t resist as I was checking out.

I headed home to indulge in my popcorn purchases, but didn’t get around to tasting them until the next day. I was impressed with how fresh each flavor was, and each piece had a distinct crunch. The Kandied Kernel’s resealable bags are packaged to keep air from getting in so that the popcorn’s crisp, just-popped taste lasts for weeks.

My first choice was the Skittles flavor, a mix of glossy popcorn pieces each individually glazed with a colorful fruit flavor. I was sad to see the “Sold Out” sign above the display, but felt better when the woman work-

ing the counter told me many people find it overwhelmingly sweet.

I usually prefer savory flavors, but knew I should get a good mix of their sweet selection as well, and the Kuse Mix was ideal. The mix of caramel and cheddar is Kandied Kernel’s most popular flavor at both its Armory Square and university-area locations.

The caramel-coated kernels in the Kuse Mix had a slightly salty bite that finished sweet, while the cheesy bits, which were slightly smaller in comparison to the caramel pieces, still got your attention with a sharpcheddar tang.

My roommate had been to the shop before and fell in love with its Koko and Vanilla mix.

Even though the bag I brought home was all Koko, she dug right in. The chocolate glaze was generously coated over each piece and mixed with the natural corn flavor of the kernels, and the Koko was well balanced.

I was excited for the Koffee flavor because I’m not normally the biggest fan of coffee, and saw a lot of potential to like the popcorn version. After taking a whiff, the popcorn overpowered the normally distinct scent of roasted coffee beans. This was deceiving because the flavor was all coffee. At first I enjoyed the coffee-coated kernels that seemed to have an extra crunch, but by the end of each bite, the bitter, almost acidic flavor of burnt coffee was overpowering.

After yet another disappointing dealing with something coffee-flavored, I turned to a flavor combo I knew my taste buds could rely on: the Jalapeno Cheddar. Like the cheddar popcorn for the Kuse Mix, it was obvious that the cheese used was good quality, sharp cheddar. What impressed me most was that the jalapeno flavor, not just the heat, could be subtly tasted underneath the strong cheddar flavor, whereas the spice only came briefly at the end, adding a subdued heat.

The Kandied Kernel offers flavors that every type of taste bud can enjoy. The simple but generous bags are great gift ideas, or just snacks to enjoy when you can’t make it to the movies. dmodiama@syr.edu @daniemarieodie

lauren murphy | asst. photo editor The Kandied Kernel in Marshall Square Mall offers a variety of popcorn flavors beyond the typical butter. From Jalapeno Cheddar to Skittles, the store proves that it has a little something for everyone.

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Fighting off cold during fall season is as easy as A, B, C

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hen my nose started running during a rainy bike ride last week, I realized fall was indeed falling on my head.

I’m a Brit. We call fall “autumn” over the pond. But according to the blog of Ben Yagoda, professor of English at the University of Delaware, “Not One-Off Britishisms,” British colloquialisms will be kicking around in the States long after my student visa expires. So in honor of the English language, here’s an A-to-Z rundown on surviving the cold snap.

A for Adenalgia: Gland swelling. Watch out for mononucleosis, or “the kissing disease.” A raw throat and swollen lymph nodes are standard symptoms.

B for Bactericide: Bacteria killer. Disinfectant wipes are important if you’ve been blowing your nose on your pet toilet roll for a week.

C for Carpophagous: Fruit eating. The whole “five-a-day” thing might be an arbitrary stat, but seriously, the more the better.

D for Diestrus: A period of sexual inactivity. Hop on a fellow sufferer and keep each other warm.

E for Ebriection: A breakdown from drinking too much alcohol, generally accompanied

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Bauer said.

Bauer, who describes moving off campus as a “big tricky mess,” said that what sets rentcuse.

IONA HOLLOWAY

just do it by ergophobia: a fear of work. Get a grip. I spy midterms on the horizon.

F for Furfur: Dandruff. Go invest in some Head & Shoulders if your scalp’s snowing on you.

G for Galactophagist: Milk drinker. It’s full of vitamin A and potassium to keep “furfur” at bay, according to the Got Milk website.

H for Hydrophilous: Water loving. Drinking H2O cannot be underestimated in the cold.

Shoot for two liters a day.

I for Iatrophobia: A fear of going to the doctor. Don’t be a hypochondriac, but if you’re not feeling well, go to Health Services.

J for Jargonelle: An early pear. This cute little fruit’s right in season.

K for Kakidrosis: Body odor. B.O. is caused by stale sweat, so throw your clothes in the

com apart from Off-Campus and Commuter Services is that it gives students looking to live off campus more resources to make the process easier. Rentcuse.com is trying to expand on what Off-Campus and Commuter Services does so that students have not only a different offering, but, to Bauer, a better one.

laundry once in a while.

L for Lygophilia: Love of the dark. Good job: You picked Syracuse. There’s less sunlight around, but don’t succumb to Seasonal Affective Disorder. Find sun somewhere.

M for Mabble: To wrap up. Make sure to keep your extremities under cover, unless you’ve got a good reason not to.

N for Nebulaphobia: Fear of fog. Don’t make the roads scarier than they need to be. Give your car a health checkup.

O for Onychophagist: Nail biting. Cut, don’t bite. Longer fingernails harbor dirt that can spread infections, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns.

P for Paizogony: Foreplay. According to a recent Playboy magazine poll, Syracuse has the sixth best sex in the nation. Time to live up to the stats if the cold weather’s making you a bit limp.

Q for Quarrenden: Dark red apple. Go pick your own.

R for Rack-rent: Excessive rent payment. If your landlord’s ignoring the biology experiment growing on your window and freezing you to death, make sure you know your rights.

S for Steatopygous: Fat-buttocked. Wearing

extra layers doesn’t mean you have to grow layers of your own.

T for Ticking: Cover of a mattress. If you had a cold recently, don’t roll around in disease.

Wash it.

U for Ulcuscle: Canker sore. Sores can be brought on by stress, according to the Mayo Clinic website, so just keep calm and carry on.

V for Vegetivorous: Eating veggies. Broccoli, carrots and cauliflower are in season.

W for Wittol: A man aware his woman is cheating but does nothing. Did your balls freeze off? Kick that chick to the curb.

X for Xeransis: Drying up. Sudden changes in temperature dry the skin out. WebMD suggests going mad with moisturizer.

Y for Yapness: Hunger. Biology means our body hankers down for winter and you may feel hungrier. Avoid overeating but don’t forget: Z for Zakuska: A snack. Snacks level blood sugar and stop you from eating a meal every hour as it gets colder.

“One of the products we’re gonna release, we’re calling it a rent report,” Bauer said. “It’s basically going to be like a Carfax for houses.”

Students will be able to go over a report

management and technology major, has played a role with the development of rentcuse.com.

Becker said he isn’t directly helping with rentcuse.com, but instead is giving Bauer insight.

Becker’s thoughts and perception stem from the success he has had with his own technological ventures.

Becker said he is impressed with what Bauer has done so far and thinks if the website becomes successful, it will help students in the long run.

He also said he put Bauer in touch with John Liddy last year. Liddy, who works at the Student Sandbox, helped Bauer get the company going.

“I assisted him after he got it rolling,” Liddy said. “I’ve been coaching him since he had the idea. Early on, he came to me and I chatted with him and I gave him some specific questions to consider relative to strategy.”

Liddy said he thinks that Bauer does well responding to the needs of the market.

Said Liddy: “He’s eager and outgoing. If I say you need to go out and talk to X, he will go out and talk to X. If I say you need to talk to landlords, he will go out and talk to landlords.”

“One of the products we’re gonna release, we’re calling it a rent report.

It’s basically going to be like a Carfax for houses.”

Andrew Bauer FOUNDER OF RENTCUSE.COM

that details the history of the landlord and the property, Bauer said. Even though this information is already available to students, few take advantage of it. As a result, rentcuse.com will make all of this information more accessible and as simple as Carfax.

“People could go out and find all the accidents that have been reported and they could manually find all that stuff, but it’s a pain,” Bauer said.

Christopher Becker, a senior information

Iona Holloway is a senior magazine and psychology dual major. Her column appears every Wednesday. She can be reached at ijhollow@syr.edu.

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Baumgartner said.

After graduating from USC, she was hired to start Oregon’s first women’s golf team in 1987.

There was no avoiding the shakeup that the law created. She couldn’t miss where it lagged behind either.

“The men’s coach was very upset that a women’s team was coming on board, so my first day he said, ‘You have three questions and three questions only, and I never want to see you again,’” Baumgartner said.

Her team was awarded one scholarship. She shared a desk, chair and phone, all in an open cubicle, with the men’s golf coach and the assistant women’s basketball coach. Whoever got to work first got the chair.

Kal Alston, SU’s senior vice president for human capital development, served as the university’s compliance officer from 2011-12. In that role, Alston ensured SU met federal requirements for equal opportunity under Title IX. Alston said the law altered cultural perspectives on women.

“The generation before me used to say things like, ‘Athletics would ruin women’s bodies or their ability to have children,’” Alston said.

The parents in the stands said Ross should go home and bake cookies. They certainly did not like the sight of her on the football field.

“I just wanted to play — any sport,” Ross said.

Though Ross’ football career began and ended in the fall of the fourth grade, she clung to the limited athletic opportunities she had.

As a seventh-grader, Ross was told she could no longer play baseball. For a girl, she was too old, so Ross endured the misery of slow-pitch softball. Besides that, basketball and cheerleading were her only other options.

In high school, she excelled in basketball, volleyball and softball.

Her high school coach, Kris Hubbard, was at the center of a progressive community of regional coaches and players. Ross called them pioneers for their lifelong commitment to the sport she now makes a living coaching.

“Whatever they went through, they went through worse than I did. I just got to play because they paved the way,” Ross said. “They kind of pushed people to force them to play, to let them play somewhere, and I’m glad that they went through that struggle for me.”

As a player at Toledo from 1988-91, Ross and her teammates rode in vans and stayed four to a room on road trips.

Two decades later, her SU team enjoys more perks than she did as a player. Her players are

now I think you need to show that you belong there year in and year out, and I think that makes this year really important to show that we’re not just lucky to get there and we’re not an every-other-year team,” Gait said. “We need to be consistent year in and year out.”

But Tumolo doesn’t think all the attention should be reserved for the women’s lacrosse team. Women’s sports at Syracuse are playing at an all-time high level, and people are starting to take notice.

“It’s not just us that’s doing well; field hockey’s No. 1 right now, so we’re doing good,” Tumolo said. “It’s not just us — women’s lacrosse — that are making a name for ourselves; I think a lot of the women’s sports here are. Maybe we’ll get more recognition and respect.”

Fellow attack Alyssa Murray said the success last season already has proven that the team is on the same level as some of the men’s teams. The reception players got in Syracuse after the season was proof of that.

But she’s not satisfied with that. The only way to top last season is to win a national championship, she said.

“After the final four, we were packing up our apartments and our houses and stuff and people would come up to us and say, ‘Hey, that was a great season,’” Murray said. “So everyone knows what’s going on and that we’re on the brink of something really special. So it’s really exciting to be a part of.”

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courtesy of delaware media relations ANGE BRADLEY excelled as a two-sport athlete at Delaware, playing lacrosse and field hockey. The field hockey coach has turned SU’s program into one of the nation’s elite. decked out head to toe in Nike gear and benefit from better travel arrangements and funding.

“We’re expecting to have what everybody else has,” Ross said. “We’re understanding, ‘We’re allowed to get that too,’ and it’s more of an expectation that we should.”

Ross said she reminds her players every day how lucky they are. The opportunities and resources for women’s athletics have undoubtedly changed in the last four decades.

That change paved the way for Bradley’s unlikely career.

Bradley worked at every camp she attended as a high-school athlete. With no money for the lucrative offseason camps, she hitched rides with local players when she couldn’t catch buses or trains. In the spring of 1984, Bradley

was invited to try out for the University of Delaware.

She made the cut and earned a scholarship.

College was suddenly a reality.

“It was just a way to be able to get yourself to college if you worked hard and to be able to get something that wasn’t given to everybody in that neighborhood,” Bradley said.

For Bradley, it was the start of a lifelong career in athletics — a dream Ross and Baumgartner also realized.

A dream made possible by Title IX. “I always say that, ‘What would I do if I weren’t coaching?’” Ross said. “I can’t even imagine; I don’t even know what I’d do.” jmklinge@syr.edu @MrJacobK

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Captains lead Syracuse into 2012-13 slate

By Ryan Raigrodski CONTRIBUTING WRITER

All three of Syracuse’s captains carry a heavy responsibility. The Orange has had just one winning season since the program became a varsity sport in 2008, and all three captains are tasked with helping to reverse the losing trend.

Seniors Jacquie Greco and Holly Carrie-Mattimoe, and junior Margot Scharfe, are the veterans of a young team trying to rebound from a disappointing 10-22-3 season.

As the captains of the team, it’s their job to be leaders and show the rest of the team the toughness it takes to win games.

In addition to being a captain, Greco is a leader on defense as well. Last season, Greco was a part of a defense that often served as the team’s backbone. A year later, Greco said she believes she has the qualities to help turn the team around both on and off the ice.

“I feel like I have a strong connection with a lot of the girls,” Greco said. “I think that if I have a connection with all the girls, everyone will have a connection with each other and we’ll be like one.”

Carrie-Mattimoe played every game last season and ended the year tied for the team lead in points with 26 (14 goals and 12 assists).

The forward isn’t a vocal leader and instead leads with her actions.

“I felt honored. It was nice to see that my teammates were behind me and thought that I could be a good leader,” Carrie-Mattimoe said.

“I’d like to lead by example, and if bad things do happen, I’d like to turn them around with the group of captains that we do have. I think it’s a good group and we can do that.”

Scharfe is one of the rare players who earned the co-captaincy before her senior year. The forward played a big role on the team last year as she was tied with CarrieMattimoe for most points on the team (13 goals and 13 assists).

Scharfe has similar leadership qualities to Carrie-Mattimoe, but said she hopes the younger players follow her lead, which will be key for the players to come together and turn the program around.

“I care about everyone on the team,” Scharfe said. “I’m not as vocal as some of the other captains as I try to lead by example on the ice. Hopefully some of the freshmen can see that. I will try to help everyone out and be there for everyone to talk to.”

In the spring after the season ended, head coach Paul Flanagan gathered the entire team together, including the departing seniors, for a vote. He wouldn’t be the one to decide who would be captains for the following year.

Flanagan left that up to a vote between all the members of the team. He said he believes the three players chosen will succeed in their positions as captains.

“Those three really rose to the top,” Flanagan said. “It’s a good mix; it’s a real good mix.”

If all goes according to plan for Flanagan and Syracuse, the players’ chemistry will translate to a winning season.

“You always look for chemistry within your team,” Flanagan said. “I think we have three captains that have some chemistry. These girls have earned it. They have done a great job thus far and I’m sure that will continue.” rlraigro@syr.edu

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Depth provides spark for SU in program’s breakout season

By Josh Hyber STAFF WRITER

Freshman Erin Simon headed a pass to senior Alyscha Mottershead, who redirected the ball past the diving goalkeeper. Senior Rosina Callisto booted a kick from beyond the 18-yard box for Syracuse’s second goal. Sophomore Alexis Koval screened the goalkeeper on the third goal, scored by freshman Jackie Firenze.

Despite the drama in the Orange’s 3-2 victory over Connecticut on Sept. 13, the biggest win in program history, how the team scored means less than who played roles in earning the goals. Players from each grade level

“We’re just a totally different team. We have so many of the same players, but I think the chemistry and energy is so much better, and I feel that we’re not even peaking yet.” ziniu chen | staff photographer ERIN SIMON has provided depth to the Syracuse roster this season. The freshman is one of six Orange players to score her first career goal, bringing a spark to the offense.

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came together in a balanced attack, a prevalent theme throughout the season.

The depth of Syracuse’s roster shows how far the program has come since head coach Phil Wheddon’s arrival in 2008. Wheddon brought the team from mediocrity to respectability to, eventually, being feared by Big East rivals.

This season the team has taken its play to an entirely new level. A balanced scoring attack and an incredible defense have the Orange one win away from a Big East tournament bid. Syracuse (7-2-1, 4-1-1 Big East) sits at second in the Big East’s American division.

“We’re just a totally different team,” junior defender Jackie Moriarty said. “We have so many of the same players, but I think the chemistry and energy is so much better, and I feel that we’re not even peaking yet.”

Each game, the Orange seems to do something for the first time or break another school record. SU’s win over Connecticut was its first in 17 tries. The Orange has nine different goal scorers, including six who have

scored their first career goals. Two of its top five point getters were not on the team last year.

Senior Jenna Rickan sees the change. As a freshman in 2009 she was tied for second on the team in points with two. This season 10 players have at least two points, and six players have at least five.

“It’s finally coming together,” Rickan said.

Syracuse had a pivotal year in 2010. Wheddon added Mottershead, a trio of defenders in Moriarty, Kayla Alfonso and Rachel Blum, and goalkeeper Brittany Anghel. Anghel started from day one and has become one of the best keepers in SU history.

“Rachel, Jackie, Kayla and Brittany have been fantastic,” Wheddon said. “Especially this year, they’re playing the best I’ve seen them play.”

In 2011, the team had its best season under Wheddon, earning its first trip to the Big East tournament. Syracuse product Koval joined the team, but sat out the year with a torn hip f lexor. She’s now the team’s third leading scorer. Hanna Strong also joined in 2011. This year, she has two goals and an assist and, during one three-game stretch, was the team’s best player.

Wheddon has arguably his best recruiting class this season. He brought in two-time NSCAA All-American and Baldwinsville, N.Y., product Firenze along with Simon, Taylor Haenlin and Maya Pitts.

A true sign of resurgence is that now the program has built a pipeline. After this season, the team will lose Mottershead, Rickan, Callisto and stalwart defender Skylar Sabbag. Strong, Pitts and Haenlin will step in.

Wheddon talked about how moving to the Atlantic Coast Conference has helped the program attract recruits from all over the United States, and even internationally. Many will arrive as early as next season.

“We still have even more potential,” Koval said. “But we’re at such a farther point than we were last year.”

Wheddon knows it takes a while to build a contender. It’s taken four years, but the team seems to have turned the corner.

“Now, for the first time, we’re talking about the postseason ahead of time,” Wheddon said, “which is a nice conversation to have.” jmhyber@syr.edu

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Orange defender Thomas to miss remainder of season with broken foot

By Nick Toney STAFF WRITER

When he collided with a Cincinnati defender on Wednesday night, Skylar Thomas thought he suffered a simple ankle sprain. Hobbling off the field in the 65th minute, Thomas fully expected to resume his role as one of the team’s best defenders.

Thomas’ next game won’t come until 2013, though.

Who: Rutgers The sophomore Where: SU Soccer broke his foot in Stadium When: Today, 7 p.m. the collision and will miss the final six games of the regular season, and however many postseason games Syracuse (8-3, 1-1 Big East) may play, starting with Wednesday night’s home game against Rutgers (5-3, 2-1) at SU Soccer Stadium at 7 p.m.

With the anchor of the Orange’s backline out of the lineup, head coach Ian McIntyre said Syracuse will use its upcoming Big East confer-

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ence game to evaluate just how different the defense will look without one of its stars.

“You don’t replace a Skylar Thomas,” McIntyre said. “You just hope that the players that step in can do their part to fill in as best they can.”

Thomas — a Pickering, Ontario, native — scored two goals this season in SU’s 11 games.

More importantly, he’s been called upon to use his lengthy 6-foot-3-inch frame to neutralize the oppositions’ tallest player on corner kicks and reduce the possibility of a header on goal.

Syracuse will have to do without that valuable skill set starting Wednesday.

“Obviously, I’m devastated,” Thomas said.

“To miss the season and to miss a season like this is tough. I’m going to miss being out there.”

But McIntyre said he doesn’t anticipate any drop-off in play. The retooled backline that took the field following Thomas’ injury shut out the Bearcats through the last 15 minutes of play.

More importantly, McIntyre said it featured the type of chemistry he’s seen through SU’s first 11 games.

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SU Triathlon Club promotes healthy lifestyle, competition

By Adelyn Biedenbach CONTRIBUTING WRITER

This past Sunday was the last big race of the season for the Syracuse University Triathlon Club. Biking, swimming and running, the competitors used endurance to make it through the conference championships.

About 150 athletes from the Northeast Collegiate Triathlon Conference joined individual racers for the 2012 MightyMan. But for the athletes of the SU Triathlon Club, it was just another part of the healthy lifestyle that the on-campus club promotes.

The NECTC began in 2006, co-founded by Keisuke Inoue, now a doctoral student in Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies.

But at that time, people weren’t as interested.

“Triathlon wasn’t as big then as it is now,” Inoue said.

Interest has greatly grown in Syracuse, with many of the surrounding lakes now holding their own events. Growth has continued since the conference’s inception, now boasting more than 200 athletes. The conference website lists 20 teams, including groups from Harvard and Yale.

Both experienced triathlon participants and those new to the sport have joined SU’s Triathlon Club since it started. Some of the club’s 30 members compete more often than others.

“Everyone is really inspirational and want others to take the bait,” said Laura Beachy, alumna and former member.

Beachy, captain of the SU Triathlon Club for two years, cultivated her experiences into a lifelong hobby, even pursuing career paths in the fitness world.

Inoue, the league founder, described triathlon as a lifetime sport.

“Triathlon is an individual sport,” he said.

“You can train with your schedule and it works really well with academic life.”

The on-campus group also builds an atmosphere around the training, promoting healthy lifestyle choices and friendship among members.

“I wanted to find people I could train with,” said graduate student Chuck Walck.

Walck participated in the conference cham-

pionships for the first time this year. He said working with other club members helps his own abilities.

“Knowing people in the race makes me able to push myself a little harder,” Walck said.

Training goes on year-round. During the winter, club members cycle in Archbold Gymnasium.

“It’s not just physical strength,” Inoue said. The sport depends on several strategic components including choices of equipment and approaches to race execution.

Around this physically demanding regimen, the SU triathlon team builds a community and an atmosphere ripe with passion for the sport.

“It’s really important to have a positive environment,” Beachy said.

Captains William Leonard, an advertising representative at The Daily Orange, Stephanie Verwys and Gianna Curcio also help to facilitate a group atmosphere by planning dinners and training events.

Former captain Beachy said one thing she remembers about the Triathlon Club is that the members embody the same mindset of “living and socializing actively.”

The group has pioneered and participated in a range of events, including the Nearly Naked Mile, during which runners brave the cold weather for 1 mile in their skivvies raising money for the Triathlon Club and the Westcott Community Center.

The Triathlon Club has also volunteered at the Syracuse half-Ironman in the past, giving the new members a chance to see a triathlon event up close and personal.

“It’s intense,” Beachy said. “It’s about how well you can do for yourself.”

Both Beachy and Inoue still participate in triathlons outside of the group, continuing to train and compete beyond their years in the club.

An alumni board is in the process of forming to support the group and is already collecting spare equipment to help other students get a start in the exercise regimen.

“It’s one of those communities that you don’t want to let go of,” Beachy said. “And you don’t have to.” albieden@syr.edu

Chris Makowski, Jordan Murrell and Nick Bibbs developed a rapport with Thomas through SU’s early victories. The four-man backline allowed no goals in each of the team’s eight wins.

Makowski said the chemistry was strong, but it extended to more players than just the starting four defenders. Syracuse may be plugging a newcomer into an open spot this Wednesday, but it won’t feel like it to Makowski.

“Whoever plays back there won’t be a stranger to us,” Makowski said. “In the summer and in practice, we have some experienced guys that can step in.”

It’ll be up to players like Ryan Tessler to do just that. The junior defender stepped in for Thomas on Saturday when the injury occurred.

That’s not a new role for Tessler, who started all 16 games on defense last season and won the team’s Most Improved Player Award for the 2011 campaign. And some of those starts were in relief of Thomas, who was sidelined with a concussion for a three-game stretch.

“It’s great to get more playing time,” said

Tessler. “But actually getting that playing time will be nothing new to me. I’ve practiced and played with all of these guys, including Skylar. It shouldn’t be tough.”

The tough part will be Thomas’ recovery, and Tessler is familiar with that process, too.

He tore knee ligaments in his second game at SU in 2010 and was forced to undergo a grueling cycle of rehabilitation.

Tessler said he can tell that Thomas has what it takes to mentally rebound. And if the psyche of the stout Syracuse defense remains just as stable in his absence, McIntyre thinks there’s no reason why Thomas can’t return to a Big East tournament team next fall.

“That’s still the ultimate goal,” said McIntyre.

“Getting ourselves in position to make a Big East tournament. Obviously it gets a little tougher without Skylar, but it’s something we have to roster to overcome and we’ll have to overcome it.” nctoney@syr.edu @nicktoneytweets

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A lasting effect PATH TO EQUALITY 40th ANNIVERSARY OF TITLE IX | PART 3 OF 3

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nge Bradley grew up in a three-bedroom house in Drexel Hill, Pa., with her parents and six siblings. Life after high school promised the armed services and not much else for career opportunities.

College was out of the question unless Bradley could pay her own way. Title IX made that possible for the field hockey star.

“To have earned a college scholarship saved my life,” said Bradley, the Syracuse field hockey coach. “Most of the kids where I came from ended up on drugs or pregnant.”

Bradley was a two-sport athlete at Delaware before working her way up the coaching ranks. Now at the helm of one of the nation’s elite programs at SU, Bradley lives a life and career in an industry that barely existed before Title IX. Signed into law 40 years ago, Title IX attempted to create equality and opportunities for women.

The law forged previously unimag-

Title IX opens career opportunities in sports for women in last 40 years ined careers for women’s athletes across the country, including Bradley, SU softball coach Leigh Ross and Associate Athletic Director Renee Baumgartner. While equality has not been perfected, women’s sports have come a long way in the last 40 years.

As a young athlete, Baumgartner recalls seeing opportunities on the horizon.

“I felt like women were really going to be on the verge of making a difference and possibly I could be one of those strong leaders that could pave a way,” she said.

Baumgartner’s road to a career in athletics was more planned than most.

A golf club was in her hand at age 3.

As an 8-year-old, she began playing tournaments with the boys. The country club she and her family golfed at, ColumbiaEdgewater in Portland, Ore., churned out college golfers over the years.

By high school, Baumgartner was determined to lead. She was junior class president of the first coed class in Central Catholic (Ore.) High School’s history. But when she ran for student body president at the end of her junior year, the seniors left over from the school’s all-male era tore down every single one of her campaign posters.

Baumgartner lost the election.

When she went to Southern California in 1983 on a golf scholarship, the effect of Title IX — then just 11 years old — had not hit her.

“My perspective back then was ‘Oh, everybody got this opportunity before me,’ and I didn’t realize that I was truly on the cusp of Title IX,”

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SU women’s sports garner attention after lacrosse’s run to national title

By David Wilson ASST. COPY EDITOR

Sarah Holden’s game-winning, double-overtime goal in the NCAA tournament semifinal wasn’t just important for the women’s lacrosse team, but for women’s sports at Syracuse as a whole.

The Orange ultimately fell to Northwestern in the national championship, but the reaction to the game from the SU fan base alone was proof of just how far this team had taken women’s sports at Syracuse.

“It really puts a spotlight on women’s sports right now at the school,”

SU attack Michelle Tumolo said.

The Orange has never won a national championship in a women’s sport, but Syracuse got as close as it ever had last season. After capping an incredible seven-goal comeback in the semifinal, the Orange captured the attention of Syracuse fans.

During the 8-6 loss to the Wildcats, hordes of SU fans took to Twitter to complain about NU’s stall tactics — something that would have been unheard of for a women’s sport before the national-championship run.

“It put us on the map,” Syracuse

head coach Gary Gait said. “A lot of people last year really looked at us as, ‘Hey, wow, this women’s lacrosse team is really good and improved.’ The goal is to win and we’re getting close. So I think they recognize that.”

But one season of success isn’t enough for the Orange. With pretty much the entire offense returning from last season’s run, SU will likely boast a lofty preseason ranking. But it still needs to prove itself on the field.

“The key was to get there, but

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courtesy of toledo athletic media relations LEIGH ROSS enjoyed a standout career at Toledo from 1988-91 before getting into coaching. Ross led Syracuse to its first NCAA tournament win and best record in program history at 45-13 in 2011.

What will it take for an SU women’s program to win the school’s first national championship?

“I think we’re close. We need to continue to have the support of the athletic department in moving our programs forward. I think that’s going to be very important. And that means the support of alums and everybody involved in Syracuse athletics. I think they need to recognize the strides that the women’s teams have made and that we need to support, and I think the reward will be amazing.”

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“Oh, dear. I think luck, being healthy and we have very good chemistry, we have good speed, but I think it’s being able to stay in the moment, being healthy and creating opportunities for ourselves when we have them. And that is what we do with the quote ‘when preparation and opportunity meet, that’s luck.’”

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