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Party foul Few students attend an open

Just for sport Jessica Smith talks about

Roll with the punches Syracuse’s all-female roller derby

It’s no bull On the strength of a late 98-yard drive, the

SA forum about planning MayFest 2011. Page 3

the basic English sport of rugby. Page 5

league, Assault City Roller Derby, brings flare to the hard-hitting sport. Page 11

Syracuse football team recorded its most signature victory under Doug Marrone Saturday, a 13-9 triumph over South Florida. Page 24

Columbus Day sparks Quad rally By Julia Terruso Staff writer

When members of Native American Students at Syracuse demonstrate on the Quad Monday, their intention won’t be to bash Christopher Columbus, but to tell a part of history often left out of grade school history books. “We always Where: Grant learn of Columbus Auditorium When: Monday, as being this great explorer who found 7p.m. the new world,” How much: Free said Alex Jimerson, president of NASAS and a senior public health major. “You don’t get the other part

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kirsten celo | asst. photo editor erica taylor (left) and caryn rothbort, junior and senior public relations majors, respectively, donate their jeans at the “Cotton. From Blue to Green” drive on the Quad on Friday. The event was expected to attract more than 250 attendees but only saw a few dozen.

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Campus sees Students donate 70 jeans to be converted to insulation four cases of chicken pox By Audrie Tan

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Students dropped their pants on the Quad on Friday to show their support for efforts to build sustainable housing. A total of 70 pairs of jeans were dropped off Friday during the launch

of Cotton Incorporated’s fall denim drive, “Cotton. From Blue to Green.” During the two-hour student-run event, a handful of people came to the Quad to donate as many as eight pairs of jeans each. The campaign is sponsored by Cotton, in conjunction with Habitat

for Humanity, to raise awareness for sustainability. The denim collected will be recycled into natural cotton fiber insulation to build houses for communities in need. This year, Syracuse University is among five participating universities that will run the campaign on

its campus. Laura Foti, the event head and sophomore public relations major, said she was thrilled to be part of a national campaign. Foti is also a staff writer for The Daily Orange. “We’re the only school in the East Coast, so I think that’s quite an

Hendricks Chapel, about 10 months after he died at the age of 87. Balabanian was the former chair of the L.C. Smith School of Engineering and Computer Science’s electrical and computer engineering department, in which he was also a professor.

Syracuse University has seen four cases of chicken pox on campus recently, according to an e-mail sent Saturday to the SU community. Those who might have been in contact with the cases have been contacted and will receive vaccinations, according to the joint e-mail from Thomas Wolfe, senior vice president and dean of student affairs, and Cheryl Flynn, interim medical director at SU Health Services. Chicken pox is a highly contagious but mild illness characterized by an itchy rash, according to the New York State Department of Health website. Most do not get the illness more than

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Former professor, chair remembered for anti-Vietnam War activism By David Propper Contributing Writer

Norman Balabanian was a man of action right up until the moment he died. Balabanian served in the military in the 1940s, protested against the Vietnam War in the 1960s, ran for

Congress on an antiwar platform and finally settled as a professor at Syracuse University. He summed up his life’s philosophy with his final words to his stepson: “What have you done for your fellow man lately?” “Norman believed having thoughts of something meant noth-

ing if you didn’t match it with action.” said his stepson, David Spear. “The last thing he said to me kind of typified his outlook of life, his action. Life was a verb with Norman. It was all about doing.” A memorial service was held in memory of Balabanian on Friday at


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