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Going home A bill mandating each home college to

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Picking up the past Syracuse’s move to the Atlantic

form an individual committee passed by a small margin at Monday’s SA meeting.

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Board looks forward to a contested race for SA president. Page 5

legacy for the technology world after struggling with cancer.

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Coast Conference allows the Orange to rekindle old Big East rivalries. Page 16

Coming Out Day to mark LGBTQ pride

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Chairman to give lecture at event in Brazil

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Burton Blatt Institute Chairman Peter Blanck and partners will highlight the Global Universal Design Commission’s effort to build support for the voluntary adoption of universal design at a global conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Blanck said.

Blanck, also a professor in the Syracuse University College of Law, co-founded the GUDC, a nonprofit organization that works to build voluntary standards about how buildings should be accessible or designed for people with disabilities, he said.

“It’s a very interesting group coming together in a consensual, voluntary way to try and say, ‘Maybe there are innovative ways we can suggest to build buildings so that everybody can enjoy them,’” Blanck said.

The commission aims to build structures in a way that makes them accessible to the largest number of people, he said. For example, Blanck said, while many ramps are specially built for people who use wheelchairs, they are also utilized by people pushing baby strollers and those loading equipment.

Many of the standards, such as ramps, need not “stick out like a sore thumb,” Blanck said. Most can be developed into the concept of the building itself, he said.

Blanck was asked to speak about how these standards might be useful to Brazilians while planning to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Olympic games, he said. He said he hopes the country will use the design commission to assist in signage, physical structure and the way in which they approach people with disabilities in the facilities.

This will also bring international attention to the importance of the commission’s standards, Blanck said.

Blanck will deliver the keynote address on “Universal Design in the World” at the third International Meeting on Technology and Innovation for Person with Disabilities held Oct. 24-26 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, accordsee BBI page 8

Tuesday marks a celebration for Syracuse University’s LGBTQ community and allies through National Coming Out Day, a tradition held by college campuses and communities nationwide since the 1980s.

The event, held annually on Oct. 11, originally celebrated the first March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. It has since grown nationally to rally support and pride among those who identify themselves as part of the LGBTQ community.

In honor of Coming Out Month, the LGBT Resource Center, in conjunction with Pride Union, will coordinate events to make the LGBTQ community feel welcomed and accepted on campus. The events are designed to foster discussion and raise awareness about the LGBTQ community at SU. “We try to provide a variety of events where they can learn something or find a connection,” said Chase Catalano, director of the LGBT Resource Center.

Chalk the Quad, which invites students to share their coming out and support stories through messages written on the Quad, kicked off the month Wednesday.

This Wednesday, students are invited to the Coming Out Stories event in Kitteridge Auditorium to recount their personal coming out experiences and ally testaments.

Bryan McKinney, a senior architecture major and an active member in the LGBTQ community, has attended Coming Out Stories for the past two years.

“It’s about giving people a sense of ‘here we are. We are out,’” McKinney said.

Upcoming events include an ally development “Train the Trainer” session, Café Q, Fusion, the “Mas-QueerAde” Ball and the traditional Coming Out Stories.

Catalano said he hopes the LGBTQ see coming out day page 8

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photos courtesy of u.s. air force, staff sgt. manuel j. martinez, released | staff photographer Members of the 79th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron secure the unit’s flag to a pole at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan on April 10, 2010, when the airmen in the squadron completed their first alert mission.

10 years at odds

SU community reflects on increasingly complex Afghanistan War

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n his 20th birthday, Luc Logan was en route to the war fields of Afghanistan.

Logan would spend the next year of his life navigating the battlefront, his worldly possessions in a rucksack as he weathered the uncertain Afghan terrain in a fight against the Taliban.

Logan remembers the implacable, distinct sound of bullets being sprayed at him from afar for the first time, noting the difference between shooting and being shot at. He recalls helping recover 19 bodies from a downed helicopter. He remembers using a tourniquet to contain the flow of blood from a soldier who was partially amputated on both legs after leaping from the aircraft.

For Logan and the thousands of other servicemen and women that have engaged and continue to engage in combat since the start of the Afghanistan War 10 years ago as of Friday, the war remains an everyday reality.

Meanwhile, growing discontent has brewed at home with what many Americans have deemed an increasingly unpopular war.

William Banks, director of the Institute for National

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An Afghan man walks through a dust storm near the village of Omarkhel in the Zabul province of Afghanistan on May 22, 2010.

A view from a UH-60 Blackhawk during a training flight with Afghan National Army Air Corps crew on March 1, 2010, above the Parwan province.

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ashington, D.C.— President George W. Bush on Wednesday unveiled a list of the world’s 22 most wanted terrorists — all Middle Easterners who the administration says have “blood on their hands” — and offered tens of millions of dollars in bounty money to help bring them to justice.

Some of the alleged terrorists have been wanted by the U.S. government for as long as 16 years for their roles in anti-American attacks, and sources say at least 14 operatives among the group have apparent links to Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaeda terrorist network.

Bush’s most wanted list, which will go out on leaflets, matchbooks, the Internet and TV airwaves around the world, offers both the lure of riches to anyone who helps capture the terrorists and the veiled threat of retaliation against nations that may harbor them.

“The real value,” said former Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder, “is that the United States has now identified to the world who these terrorists are, and that puts real pressure on those nations who are giving lip service to the notion that they’re against terrorism.”

Bush, in broadening the target of his wrath beyond bin Laden, may be seeking to apply particular pressure to officials in Tehran and Baghdad, experts said.

U.S. intelligence officials believe that Iran is harboring as many as seven terrorists and

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hijackers on the list, while Iraq is thought to be a safe haven of a most-wanted terrorist who was indicted but never arrested in the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center.

Mohamed Atta, the suspected ringleader of the suicide hijackers, is known to have met at least once earlier this year with an Iraqi intelligence official in Europe, a meeting that is drawing scrutiny from U.S. investigators.

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said in an interview that “Iraq has been harboring these terrorists for a long time. ... I believe that Iraq is ultimately going to be proven to have been a part of this.”

Similarly, some experts say Iran could face military attack by the United States if it does not cooperate in efforts to locate and apprehend terrorists within its borders.

“If there is a highlight here (in the most wanted list), it is Iran,” said Vince Cannistraro, the former CIA chief of counterterrorism.

“These are wanted people who are hiding in Iran and even being harbored by Iran.”

One of the highest-profile fugitives on the list, besides bin Laden, is Imad Mughniyah, one of three men indicted in the 1985 hijacking of TWA Flight 847.

Mughniyah, according to Cannistraro and others, lives in Tehran and is affiliated with — and protected by — the Iranian intelligence service.

—Compiled by Stephanie Bouvia, asst. copy editor, snbouvia@syr.edu

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Sedaris lecture expects crowd of 1,500 people

By Marwa Eltagouri Staff Writer

The witty social criticism and satirical mastery of best-selling author David Sedaris helped sell out a 1,500 seat lecture for Tuesday night.

As part of the University Lectures series, Sedaris will lecture at 6 p.m. in the Goldstein Auditorium in the Schine Student Center, followed by a book signing. The The awardwinning humor lecture is sponsored writer will read in cooperation with and sign autothe Pulse Performgraphs. ing Arts Series, the Where: GoldLGBT Resource stein Auditorium Center, the Humanin the Schine Student Center ities Center, the When: Today, Office of the Uni5:30 p.m. versity Performing How much: Arts Presenter and Free, tickets the School of Educaunnecessary tion. after 5:30 p.m.

Though free and open to the public, the event required first come, first served tickets for admission, a policy rarely conducted by the University Lectures series, said Esther Gray, senior administrator for academic affairs. The ticket procedure was enacted for Sedaris’ lecture for security and safety reasons, she said.

Ticket holders will be required to be in their seats by 5:30 p.m., and afterward, tickets will no longer be valid, allowing doors to be opened for the general public to fill any remaining available seats. Due to the event’s popularity, Goldstein will consider allowing an overflow room, Gray said.

Gray, who exclusively works with Sedaris’ agent, was able to persuade Sedaris to come to Syracuse University despite his already established tour dates and locations. Sedaris agreed to start the tour a day earlier and come to SU before all other tour locations, which Gray said was very fortunate.

Sedaris, who has a large fan base, posted his speaking schedule on his Facebook page, noting the Syracuse lecture would be free.

“Thanks to that great publicity, there are folks attending from pretty far away, including Canada, Albany, Cohoes, Buffalo, Rochester and Ithaca, as well as a wide area around Syracuse,” Gray said.

Though the event was able to give away all 1,500 tickets, many students still expressed interest in attending.

Some students expressed concern about the ticket policy and said they weren’t see sedaris page 8

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A proud heritage claudia cook , 9, daughter of Sondra Jones, a ‘00 alumna and member of the Oneida tribe, makes a poster Monday for the Native American Students at SU event on the Quad. Each year, the group sets up on Columbus Day. In previous years, the event focused on the consequences of Columbus’ invasion. Now the event celebrates Native American culture and history. Using markers, Cook etched the words, “We survived. I’m proof” on the poster to support the event’s theme of indigenous survival. See page 10

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College committee bill approved after debate

By Rachael Barillari Staff Writer

Dylan Lustig, the vice chair of the Student Engagement Committee, and Eugene Law, Student Association parliamentarian, presented a bill that stimulated heavy debate before it was passed at Monday’s Student Association meeting, held at 7:30 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium.

The bill — Home College Committees — mandated that each home college establish a committee with the purpose of ensuring communication with constituents. The bill was passed on the basis that a lack of communication between representatives and constituents hurts SA. Lustig supported the bill, saying it is the primary job of assembly members to represent their constituents and that SA members could do more to fulfill that role.

Representative Alexandra Curtis agreed that having committees based in home colleges would be a good idea because there is no other way to work with the representatives from the school when they are spread throughout committees within SA. This point was countered with arguments pertaining to specifica-

tions of the creation of the individual committees within each separate college and the actual necessity to make more mandated committees.

SA President Neal Casey said the bill presented had a lot of holes.

He said creating more requirements scare away student leaders and that he could not “support the bill in its current form.”

“It’s a great idea. The reason I wouldn’t support it was because I don’t think it was thought through well enough,” Casey said after the meeting. “In my experience with SA, when we don’t think things through well enough, they fail.”

Durign the meeting, Lustig countered Casey, saying he was confused about why Casey was no longer backing the bill after Casey originally told Lustig otherwise. “This is a huge surprise,” Lustig said.

Lustig reinforced that this bill was not part of his campaign for SA president and that he is only trying to make the organization better.

When debate finally came to a close, the bill passed by a small margin.

“I think this is going to help our organization, and I think that now we can have a mandatory approach to doing our jobs,” Lustig said.

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Of 15 possible candidates, 11 were elected to the SA general assembly.

The bill mandated each assembly member to be in a committee representing their home college.

He said it “I think this is going to help our organization, and I think that now we can have a mandatory approach to doing our jobs.”

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The assembly entertained four rounds of assembly member elections. Of the 15 candidates, one was elected to represent the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, one to represent the College of Arts and Sciences, one to represent the School of Information Studies, two to represent the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, three to represent the College of Visual and Performing Arts and three to represent the School of Architecture.

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from having no representation to full representation and VPA also went from being underrepresented to having a stronger voice. The Arts and Sciences, iSchool and Falk elections were all contested, which led to debate within the assembly.

By the end of the meeting, Casey announced that the assembly had seven seats left to fill and that SA is operating at 90 percent capacity.

Said Casey: “We reached a major milestone today by breaking 90 percent, so we are right where we need to be, we can see the summit.” rebarill@syr.edu

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Columbus Day serves as yearly reminder of Native Americans’ struggles

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y earliest memory of Columbus Day is one in which I was making colonial hats in my second-grade classroom.

This day was taught to me, as it is to many, as a celebration of the discovery of America, a lesson in patriotism and nationalism. On this day, I was told, everyone is proud to be American.

However, I can no longer hold this lesson true with any sort of credibility.

Columbus is celebrated as the harbinger of colonialism to the Western world. However, to those indigenous to this land, the story of colonialism is nothing to be celebrated. Columbus Day serves as a yearly reminder of the struggle of indigenous people to survive and to keep their culture alive in the wake of colonialism.

With his discovery of the new world, Columbus brought diseases, slavery and cause for vast exploitation. Colonialism effectively dehuman-

ized the indigenous peoples of America. We concern ourselves with the atrocities of more modern genocide and rightfully so. It is easy for us to empathize with the victims, as this sort of atrocity is intangible to many of us, but it is important to remember that on our own soil, genocide is no stranger. Our ancestors were proponents of this very cruelty. And we have yet to let this engrained superiority go.

I am aware that to many Americans treatment of Native Americans and their culture is a non-issue. As a privileged individual, I must rectify this notion.

I was fortunate enough to observe this oppression firsthand as I was growing up. I have spent most of my life near a reservation in Oregon. My earliest memory of Native American tradition is the half-time performance that occurs in the middle of my hometown’s rodeo —

the Pendleton Round-Up. This rodeo has functioned to keep the “spirit of the West” alive. The frontier authenticity of this high-desert town in eastern Oregon is nearly unmatched. Nevertheless, in this cowboy town no tradition is truer than that of Native American oppression.

During the weeklong rodeo Native Americans are paid to perform and to inhabit a tepee village behind the Round-Up grounds for spectators to view the “Indian portion of the show,” as the rodeo announcers put it.

While many people don’t recognize this “show” as a serious degradation, I can tell you firsthand that the tepee villagers live their lives as normally as we do — they live in houses (though on the reservation), they attend public school, they shop in the same grocery store and eat at the same restaurants. It is really no spectacle at all.

Though some believe this helps to keep the tradition and culture alive, and it may, there is something to be said about the Round-Up association spending $8.5 million in renovation efforts, gearing up for the centennial in 2010.

Yet, not a single dollar was spent to renovate the tepee village or the so-called “NDN” seating section — where Native Americans can sit and watch the rodeo for free in the scorching sun, while the rest of the bleachers are shaded.

This Columbus Day I urge you to let go of the myth surrounding Columbus and his heroism.

I encourage you to take a trip to the Onondaga Nation Reservation, just outside Syracuse.

This Columbus Day, take it upon yourself to celebrate the history of this nation — the survival of the indigenous people and their culture.

Kaycie Miltenberger

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olumbus Day is interesting to consider from the Old World point of view. For Native American people in particular it bears a source of pride in the sense that we are descendants of hundreds of years of survivors. We are still here.

I am Yawẽndẽhawi from the Tuscarora Nation, turtle clan. My name means “she brings in the morning.” Many people here in classes tell me when they meet me that they’ve never met a Native American person before in

their life. Fortunately, at this university I have been able to say, “Turn around, that guy sitting on the other side of the class is from the same reservation as me.” Thanks to the Haudenosaunee Promise Scholarship there are students from various reservations belonging to the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee attending Syracuse University. We are here working toward an education that otherwise would have been financially impossible.

Given that historically our oral traditions

have been looked down upon as inferior to written texts, it would have been unbelievable just a few generations ago to see Haudenosaunee students at institutions of higher education. I argue that our oral tradition is a key component to the survival of the Haudenosaunee. It has been fundamental in allowing us to adapt quickly in the face of adversity to sustain our way of life. At the same time, we embrace the opportunities laid before us and take those ventures to enrich

the lives of our people.

The world we have inherited today is the legacy of all of our ancestors. We want our legacy to be one in which the Haudenosaunee ways are still strong and the teachings of our elders are still enduring. We want all indigenous people to be celebrated and respected for the role we played in American history.

Corinne E. Abrams

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ianna Amidon, affectionately known as “Dirty Di,” is a real life superhero.

Amidon is in charge of special projects at Syracuse Haulers Waste Removal Inc., a full-line refuse company. In short, she manages garbage pickup, among other things.

She came to speak to my solid waste management class last week. Trash pickup has never been the sexiest part of resource management, but the way Amidon tells the story kept us engaged.

Launching immediately into her talk without telling us her name, she gave the disclaimer that she “was not cynical, just frustrated.” She delineated the differences between municipal contracts, through which town or city pays the garbage company a flat rate per resident for collection, and subscriptions, which allow individual residents to choose their garbage collection company and pay per quarter, in language more colorful than my professor was entirely comfortable with.

In a big meeting with other leaders in the waste management industry, environmental regulators and a politician accompanied by his secretary she deemed to be a “slam piece,” everyone proposed impractical strategies for minimizing landfill waste and increasing recycling rates. The suggestions revealed a real lack of knowledge about the daily operations of garbage pickup.

She dared to ask when the last time any of them had been on a garbage truck and every jaw dropped.

“You would think I had just asked if they were having sex with their sister!” she exclaimed. Their subsequent ride in the truck was enlightening, of course.

She placed an emphasis on the financial sustainability necessary to make such an operation work and quickly separated herself from “granola-eating hippies.” There is a lot cash to be made in certain sectors

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green and read all over of recycling and scrap metal. She talked about the cost breakdown of a compacting truck in round numbers with a familiarity that attested to how knowledgeable she was about her operation.

Amidon has carefully considered every part of the business, from truck maintenance to background checks on her drivers. A competing company had unwittingly hired two convicted pedophiles and offered the option to their subscribers for garbage to be picked up in the garage, not at the curb. These men had begun talking with two little girls playing in a screened-in porch during summer break. Fortunately, they were fired before any incidents occurred, much to the relief of the girls’ mom — who just happened to be a stripper, Amidon said.

As her talk progressed, at any given moment we felt like she was revealing secrets that we weren’t supposed to know about the garbage world. Her complete disregard for confidentiality and willingness to tell it like it is made us love her more.

She turned waste management into a seedy drama with herself as the heroine.

Whether she knows it or not, Amidon is exactly what environmentalism needs more of — fabulous storytellers. She made garbage scintillating and was not bogged down with the nobleness of saving the planet. She just got sh*t done.

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Contested SA elections to benefit campus Student Association elections, by and large, have seen little real competitiveness in the past several years. Last year, SA President Neal Casey ran unopposed, and the year before, Jon Barnhart was the only candidate who was part of student government before running. Before him, Larry Seivert ran unopposed.

The race for SA president is already contested between two very viable candidates: Dylan Lustig, vice chair of the Student Engagement Committee and a sophomore international relations and economics major, and Taylor Carr, chair of the Student Life Committee and a junior public relations major. Oct. 24 is the last day candidates can join the race, so there may be more announcements in the coming weeks.

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EDITORIAL by the daily orange editorial board intrigue and healthy competitiveness. The result: more students paying attention to SA, student empowerment and pressure on the candidates to set agendas that address real issues on campus.

Last year, The Daily Orange Editorial Board criticized Neal Casey’s presidential campaign for being quiet and failing to use the election season as a means for rallying student attention and support. By its very nature, a contested election will force these candidates to draw attention to themselves and in the process promote SA as an organization.

Candidates should make good use of their resources, especially social media, which will draw considerable student attention.

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Most importantly, elections empower students by giving them different sets of issues to support.

Uncontested elections enable the candidate to offer vague promises and broad, obvious initiatives without putting any effort into understanding the specific wants of his or her constituency.

Having more than one candidate running for SA president can do the most good for the student community by offering specific stances on relevant issues — medical amnesty, overcrowding, the acceptance rate, the university’s involvement in the city, student access to supermarkets and the list continues. Candidates must go beyond how their presidency will help SA as an organization and start thinking about what they will push for as the mouthpiece of the student body.

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iPhone 4S upgrades internal software; offers improved camera, faster processor

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pple has done it again with the unveiling of the iPhone 4S, the newest generation of the

iPhone.

The iPhone 4S presold more than one million preorders during the first 24 hours of availability on Friday and could become Apple’s quickest selling product, according to an Oct. 10 New York Daily News article.

Customers who preordered the phone are expected to receive them Friday.

Though some are annoyed at Apple for not releasing the iPhone 5, the iPhone 4S is still an improved version of the iPhone 4.

“I noticed a number of people expressing disappointment it wasn’t the iPhone 5, but it is the fi fth iPhone, put simply,” said James Powell, an instructional technology analyst at the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University, in an email.

Though the physical appearance of the phone has not changed, the technology has improved.

“There wasn’t a need to upgrade the look and the feel of the iPhone; there was a need to innovate the software and refine internal hardware components.

Apple did both of these well,” Powell said.

The difference between the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S is that the new generation phone has added components like Siri, which is comparable to having a robotic secretary at your beck and call, including a hands-free option. The iPhone 4S comes with other technological advances such as a faster processor, better graphic performance and an improved camera, according to Apple’s website.

The iPhone 4S also includes the iCloud, which allows users to store content on multiple Apple devices, in addition to the iOS 5, an upgrade of the iPhone’s operating system, according to the website.

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“Siri could take voice command functionally to a new level, and I’m looking forward to using the iOS5/iCloud, but I’m going to use my iPad for the latter,” said Peter Weinhold, director of technology at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. “I already have my entire music collection in both the Amazon and Google music clouds, so I will be very interested to see how it compares.”

Though the iPhone 4S has some impressive capabilities, Weinhold does not own one.

“I’m still on the soon-to-be-extinct T-Mobile, so if I were on another carrier, I might think about switching to an iPhone,” Weinhold said.

John Burke, a senior information management major who blogs for the iSchool’s website, said he doesn’t think the new phone is cutting edge.

“I’m not sure if I’d call the iPhone 4S revolutionary by itself. … It builds off a lot of great features of the iPhone 4 and definitely adds something to it, but those additions are rather minor,” said Burke, who owns an iPhone 4.

In terms of pricing, the iPhone 4S — depending on the carrier and plan — may not be worth the upgrade, he said.

“The problem is that most people who upgraded to the iPhone 4 are not eligible for another upgrade on their account,” Burke said. “That means that the $199 iPhone 4S is now going to cost upward of $400. However, for those people still on the iPhone 3GS, now is an excellent time to upgrade.”

Although the iOS might not run as smoothly on older generation iPhones, Burke said he is still considering purchasing the iPhone 4S. “Some crazy people, like myself, will still get it, and the way I’m justifying the added cost is by selling my iPhone 4 on eBay or through a reseller website,” Burke said.

“Apple is even offering a trade-in through a third party, and you’ll get about $200 for an iPhone 4 in good condition.” knvanbru@syr.edu

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aware they needed a ticket for the lecture.

“I got an email about the lecture, but I was never told how to get a ticket. I thought it was a lecture like all the others,” said Chris Loftus, a sophomore international relations major.

“Sedaris has a huge number of fans for his wit, writing, creativity and sense of humor.”

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Eric Chung, a senior television, radio and film major, said he would consider attending the general admission period after 5:30 p.m.

He said he would have preferred, however, to have known about the ticket procedure.

“I think the university should have done a better job promoting the tickets and letting people know since I would have wanted an

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James Schmeling, interim executive director of the GUDC and managing director of SU’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families, will present on “Universal Design in the Civil Construction Industry,” according to the release.

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actual ticket,” he said.

Sedaris is the author of best-selling novels “Barrel Fever” and “Holidays on Ice,” along with several collections of personal essays, including “Naked,” “Me Talk Pretty One Day” and “Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim.” Seven million copies of his books have been printed, and his works have been translated into 25 different languages, according to the David Sedaris page on the Steven Barclay Agency website.

His pieces frequently appear in the The New Yorker, and he has written six plays in collaboration with his sister, Amy. His newest work, a collection of fables called “Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary,” released in 2010 and instantly hit the New York Times Bestseller Fiction List, according to the release.

Following the lecture, Sedaris will hold a book and CD signing, with books and CDs made available to purchase through the SU Bookstore in the Schine lobby. Gray said she expects the event to be a success.

“Sedaris has a huge number of fans for his wit, writing, creativity and sense of humor,” she said. “And in these times, we can all use something to laugh at and an evening to sit back and enjoy ourselves.” meltagou@syr.edu

university, corporate and government leaders to promote adoption of the standards, according to the release. Ernie Davis Hall has adopted these standards, and the SU College of Law’s new building committee is considering them, Blanck said.

“Our position with the GUDC is that these approaches can not only be beneficial to everybody,” he said, “but they can be cost effective and actually increase benefits as well.” egsawyer@syr.edu

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Security and Counterterrorism and professor of public administration and international affairs at SU, like much of the general public, was initially on board with launching a “defensive war” against the perpetrators of 9/11 10 years ago.

“I think it was almost an essential action to take at the time. We were attacked in the most grievous way by al-Qaeda,” he said, adding that enough intelligence was available at the time to implicate the terrorist organization.

Congress enacted a law called the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists, passed by U.S. Congress three days after the attacks, permitting then-President George W. Bush to order the move into Afghanistan and coordinate military efforts as he saw fit.

Ten years later, on the back of strategic missteps and facing President Barack Obama’s goal of ending the U.S. military role in the region by 2014, Banks said U.S. forces are up against formidable odds in Afghanistan.

In the waning years of the Bush administration and into Obama’s term, the United States adopted a financially costly counterinsurgency — or a hearts-and-minds approach — to the war. As opposed to engaging in the region from a strictly militaristic standpoint, the United States has also devoted efforts to building infrastructure, municipal systems and improving the overall standard of living in the nation.

The cost, compounded with the amount of time, patience and commitment on the part of locals makes a counterinsurgent approach difficult, in Banks’ mind.

“There’s a tremendous challenge over there, and it’s not too pretty,” Banks said.

Jeffrey Treistman, former State Department policy adviser to the deputy prime minister of Iraq, called the current strategy in Afghanistan “confused and dyslexic, at best,” also likening the United States’ efforts in the region to a game of Whack-a-Mole.

As U.S. forces attempt to “whack” insurgents in one area, opposition crops up in other areas, said Treistman, a current doctorate candidate in the Maxwell School of Public Affairs and Citizenship.

Afghanistan operates on an informal network of tribes, built on a culture of archaic tribal and farming customs. Though advancements have been made in terms of human rights, childhood education and increasing gross domestic product, Treistman said, the United States imposition of infrastructure on the Afghan people is ineffectual.

“Afghan problems require Afghan solutions.

The United States is not in a position to dictate to the Afghan people how their future should be run,” Treistman said, adding that any proposal cannot be sustained without input from the Afghan people.

The glaring political dichotomy in the region was recognizable to Logan, now a 22-year-old sophomore at SU hoping to transfer into Max-

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community members and allies will form a connection, not just on National Coming Out Day, but throughout their time at SU. “I get the impression that each year SU becomes a safer place,” he said.

Catalano said he is proud to say SU has a fivestar campus climate rating for LGBT campus life. The climate rating is an index that assesses and helps colleges become more LGBT-friendly, according to its website.

well’s public policy program, as he and his unit patrolled five Afghan villages in proximity of the base he was located.

The fellow soldiers were well received and celebrated in the three pro-American villages surrounding the base. Afghans were far less receptive in the two pro-Taliban villages. Soldiers were denied access to village elders and were swept by a “creepy and quiet” feel as they entered pro-Taliban territory.

“The kids aren’t allowed to come talk to you, otherwise they’ll get hit by their parents and stuff,” he said.

Logan said he would sometimes help run electricity to Afghan villages, only to have the electrical lines blown-up by the Taliban.

Entering the 10th year of the United States’ presence in Afghanistan, Treistman said he believes Pakistani and Indian relations pose the greatest threat to U.S. interests in the region.

Pakistan has accused India of promoting anti-Pakistani sentiment in Afghanistan. Afghan officials are now working to bolster relations with India, Treistman said. The potentiality of a proxy war could result in dangerous ramifications, he said.

Due to the still-rocky economic climate, Banks, director of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism, said he believes Obama’s plan to carry out a complete troop drawdown by 2014 will come to fruition.

The United States’ presence in Afghanistan will continue beyond 2014 in a nonmilitary capacity.

Banks said he feels the best bet in the region will be to train Afghan police and security forces to provide their own security. Afghan forces aren’t being trained in a quick or numerous enough fashion right now.

Scrutiny of the war has been well chronicled among the American public and media. But Banks and Treistman agree the United States’ presence in the country has not been without American successes. In addition to improved infrastructure in the nation, al-Qaeda has weakened significantly.

Banks added the U.S.-led firefight and death of Osama bin Laden in May possessed a high symbolic value.

“He just stood for so much that was evil in our collective conscience,” Banks said.

Logan, who is slated to return to the army after graduating in 2014, has witnessed the amount of good accomplished in the region.

Logan said he enlisted with little but combat on his mind. As his year in Afghanistan progressed he realized the value of humanitarian efforts.

He recalled running humanitarian patrols on villages and being flooded by children eagerly awaiting handouts of candy.

The Afghan children Logan encountered also had a particular fondness for pens. The children would tug and squeeze at the sleeve of his combat uniform, where a flap was designated for pens, even when none were inside.

Moments like these warmed Logan’s heart.

“I knew why we went, but I wasn’t quite sure why were staying. And then, once I got there, it all made sense.” dbtruong@syr.edu

“Supporting, educating and advocating continue to be the driving forces of our organization,” Catalano said.

Every student and faculty member is invited to identify themselves as allies to the LGBTQ community, Catalano said.

“At SU, it’s part of our mission to make everyone feel like a part of our community,” said Walt Wasilewski, an ally and professor at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

“SU does a great job of that. Diversity is truly honored and understood.” empompel@syr.edu

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ne year ago, I spent days in bed with swollen eyes, too sad to get up and eat or talk to a friend. One year ago, my psychiatrist prescribed me a cocktail of drugs, and my professor asked why I was flunking half my classes. One year ago, I taped the suicide hotline number to my desk. I didn’t want to die, but if this was what life was going to be, I didn’t want to live. One year ago, I came out of the closet.

Growing up, my family told me I was free to marry whomever I loved, boy or girl. I knew people who were gay, and it wasn’t a big deal to me. Still, the discovery of my own sexuality triggered thoughts of denial and shame. (I am embarrassed to admit this.

It was OK for other people to be gay, but not for me?)

It sent me spiraling into an identity crisis, which manifested through depression and anxiety.

When darkness is your best friend and your possessor, it’s hard to remember that there is more to life and that you will feel that light again.

To anyone struggling with sexuality, an addiction or any other hindrance in life: You will see light again.

You will feel joy once more, and when you do it will be that much greater, that much deeper. Happiness is closer than you think.

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iving in a strict Catholic household run by a single parent, coming out was not easy. When I was 16, I met my first girlfriend and decided to come out as a lesbian two days after our relationship was official. I sat my Mom down on my bed and told her, “Ma, I like girls, and I have a girlfriend.” To my surprise, she told me she loved me no matter what. A week later, everything changed. For the next two years, my mom would not speak to me. When she did it was to put me down and make me feel invisible. I had no self-value, my grades plummeted and I tried to commit suicide. What got me through it was my faith in God, my sister, my high school Spanish teacher and my girlfriend.

Attending college helped but so did having the courage to confront my mother and tell her I was the same person. My sexual orientation does not define me; it is a part of me just like my hair and my love for literature. Coming out was a struggle, but I am glad I fought to be me. It’s been five years and now my mom and I talk about my love life as much as we talk about cooking. It’s all good.

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had a typical life, but I knew something was off.

I sang at my Catholic church every Sunday and performed in all the Christmas pageants. I was known as the performer of my family. Then, I got accepted into the Los Angeles Arts High School — it was perfect. I performed all day, and I was finally in my element. After a few months, I noticed what was missing: a girl. I tried very hard, but I was uninterested; I was attracted to men. After four years of secret boyfriends and exploration, I was accepted into the drama program at SU. Much of my life changed during my freshman year, and I wanted to include my family in it. But I thought my religion would get in the way. It was finally time to go back home for Thanksgiving. I took a giant breath and made my decision.

It was very dramatic. I told my family right when my mom was serving our Thanksgiving dinner. I struck my spoon against my glass and announced: “When I was growing up, I didn’t like Pocahontas, I liked John Smith.” After a long moment, my dad pulled out the champagne and made a toast to my courage. I will never forget that day, finally allowing my family into my life.

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’ve always wanted to donate blood. I am Type O-positive, the universal donor; it was meant to be. My junior year of high school, I signed up for the Central Blood Bank drive. A representative conducting the blood drive reviewed my sexual history form. She looked up at me.

“I’m sorry, I see here that you have had sex with another man,” she said. “You can’t give blood.”

I was devastated. It seemed unjust that I couldn’t give blood because I was gay. I felt the need to stand up or fight back. At that moment, I felt an overpowering urge to come out to my mom. Though all of my friends knew, my mother was still unaware. If I didn’t tell her then, I would back down later. Though it wasn’t the best way to handle it, I texted her to tell her I was gay. My mom was less than understanding. Being very religious, she believed that I was committing a grave sin. After a lot of yelling and some therapy, my mom began to come around. I’m not going to say that my mom got over my sexuality easily or that she is completely OK with it, but I know she loves me, and we have never been closer than we are now.

Ethan Butler

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have always been “out” about my bisexuality.

Before entering high school all of my peers knew, but I didn’t know how to tell my parents.

I waited until I got my first girlfriend so they could take me seriously. It was my freshman year in college when I began my first relationship with a woman. I came out to my mother in a dramatic phone conversation.

“Mom, I am bisexual.”

Her response was simply, “We already knew that, but thank you for ‘officially’ telling me.”

When I told my father, I expected a bigger reaction.

“Dad, I am bisexual. I’ve known I liked women since I was five years old.”

He responded, “Kendal, we have something in common.”

I thought my father was about to tell me he was bisexual, too. Then he said, “I have also known that I liked women since I was five years old!” Turns out it wasn’t a big deal to anyone except me.

Now when I tell people I am bisexual, they ask if I like men or women more, as if needing more information to know how to perceive me.

My response is always, “I am 100 percent 50/50.”

Kendal Cooper

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Native American students display resilience of heritage

By Kathleen Kim FEATURE EDITOR

The line of dancers snakes around the center of the room, their rhythmic steps quick and light.

Bystanders watching from their seats join in and the circle expands. The leader winds them into a tight spiral. The feathers in his headdress shaking, he lets out one final sound. “Nyweh,” he sings and the dancers break off and scatter back to their seats.

“Nyweh means thank you,” said Corinne Abrams, a senior public health major. “We thank our Creator that we’re healthy enough to dance, that we can all be here.”

Abrams, a member of the Native American Students at SU, joined in on the group’s social dance inside Room 201 of Goldstein Student Center. Yesterday marked Columbus Day, officially recognized as a federal holiday in United States since 1937. But the group celebrated a different kind of day.

Several members gathered on the Quad. They taped off the area to declare it as Onondaga land.

The group surrounded themselves with poles connected by one continuous sticker bearing the purple Hiawatha belt, the official emblem of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee, located in Central New York and Canada.

“We’re doing this to let everyone know we’re still here. We’re not nonexistent,” said Jessica Martin, a sophomore history education major.

“We’re still thriving.”

Each year, the group organizes an awareness day for indigenous survival awareness on Columbus Day. In previous years, the event

focused on the consequences of Columbus’ invasion — genocide, slavery and colonization, Abrams said. Over time, event has evolved to celebrating Native culture and history.

“We definitely emphasized not letting it be about Columbus,” said Ira Huff, a junior English and textual studies major and president of the organization. “We want it just to focus on us.”

In his quest to find a direct route to the Indies, Columbus stumbled onto the indigenous people of the island of Hispaniola, comprised of present day Haiti and the Dominican Republic, said Philip Arnold, associate professor of indigenous religion at SU. The cordial encounter took a hostile turn when he spotted a gold tooth in the mouth of one man.

“He set up a tribute system where the natives would bring gold to him, and if they didn’t bring enough during his visit, he’d chop off their hand.”

Columbus set the stage for a slew of conquerors and settlers who quickly and aggressively followed in his footsteps. They spread disease and slaughtered millions of indigenous peoples.

He remains, to students like Huff, an enduring icon of invasion.

“Nobody said he was a bad man or a horrible person or anything like that,” said Huff, who grew up on the Tonawanda Reservation of the Seneca Nation. “It’s just what he stood for. He stood for what would become our losses — losing our people, our culture, our language, a part of ourselves.”

For Huff, setting up on the Quad helps make the presence of the Native American Students at SU more visible on campus, shattering the mythic veneer of Columbus’ legacies by openly celebrating their peoples’ continued existence.

This year, the group arranged for the Haude-

patrick ratcliff | contributing photographer NEAL POWLESS, assistant director of the Native Student Program, helped the Native American Students at SU celebrate its indigenous survival event on the Quad.

“We’re doing this to let everyone know we’re still here. We’re not nonexistent.”

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nosaunee Dancers and Singers, a dance troupe comprised of members from the Six Nations, to lead the social dance.

Seated toward the back of the room, juniors Victoria Pruitt and Melia Robinson watched the group launch into the next dance.

“This is really spiritual for them,” said Pruitt, a magazine journalism major. “I wish I had something like that.”

In single file, the dancers take measured strides toward the center of the room, matching the steady heartbeat of the drum. The drumbeats grow faster and louder and the dancers glide around the room.

“The dancing is a very meaningful custom for them and a way that they’re tied to their culture. It’s really beautiful to watch,” said Robinson, a magazine journalism and information management technology major. “I hope that in future years, people will be more curious like us.” kkim40@syr.edu

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he last time I wrote about the death of an individual for the technology column, it was about the assassination of Osama bin Laden and how modern technology has shaped the way the news spreads. The news broke again in the same way, through social media outlets. But instead of a sense of vindication, there was a ubiquitous sense of harrowing loss. Of course, I’m referring to the passing of former Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

This news mainly broke on Twitter, where incredulity was more common than acceptance.

Online news sources had stories up within 10 minutes to meet the demands of ravenous readers. Servers crashed, Twitter lagged and in an instant, people grasped just how influential an effect Jobs has had on our lives.

The response from big names in policy and technology was staggering. Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, said, “Steve, thank you for being a mentor and a friend. Thanks for showing that what you build can change the world. I will miss you.”

President Barack Obama mourned the loss as well.

“Steve was among the greatest of American innovators — brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world and talented enough to do it.”

Alyssa Henry, a graduate student in the School of Information Studies studying information management, shared similar sentiments.

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our ram is bigger than yours to my generation; he also made it cool to be techie. I think Jobs, beyond his innovative use of technology, was an inspirational person,” she said. “He spoke about being unique and striving to be different and finding success on your own terms.”

So what exactly is it that made Jobs so revolutionary? His visionary ideas enabled him to be an innovator, coupled with the moxie to be a true leader. He had the innate ability to predict what would best serve the American people before they themselves knew what they wanted. Coupled with his unique outlook on life, Jobs released technology through Apple that has changed the day-to-day lives of a technology consumer.

All of these traits can be picked apart when his biography is released Oct. 24. And if that’s not enough, Sony is set to acquire the rights to his biography to make a film based on Jobs’ life.

As the flowers of Jobs’ makeshift memorials wilt and the last of the candles flicker out, there is already talk of who will be the next big name in technology. Holding true to the

very essence of technology, things move fast in this market and an empty helm is never a desirable sight.

Brad McCarty, a writer for the popular online tech publication “The Next Web,” asked his varied and opinionated readership to weigh in on the next technology titan. Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon.com received an overwhelmingly popular response. Zuckerberg and Google’s Larry Page also gained several mentions in this unceremonious poll.

But in their responses, flaws of these characters accompanied their names right alongside their nominations. Zuckerberg? Talk about awkward. Bezos doesn’t have the style and gusto needed to fill Jobs’ shoes. And Page?

Not nearly in tune enough with the demands of modern technology consumers — at least not on the innovative level that Jobs set the bar.

When it comes down to it, there are no viable candidates. Jobs is irreplaceable, a man whose whole equated to much more than the sum of his parts. He was truly one of a kind.

Henry summed it up best.

“A man like Steve Jobs doesn’t come around very often. He had a way of thinking about technology and about life that made him a figure that won’t soon be forgotten,” she said. “Steve Jobs managed to do something that very few people did: He created a legacy.”

Jessica Smith is a senior information management and technology and television, radio and film major. Her column appears every Tuesday.

She can be reached at jlsmit22@syr.edu.

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here are a few things that separate Mutemath’s new album, “Odd Soul,” from the band’s previous two albums.

First, it’s self-produced, and second, it’s the first album without original guitarist Greg Hill.

The result: a 13-song triumph of blues-inspired electro-rock mix that’s original and refreshing.

At the heart of the album lies the Mutemath fans know and love — the phaser effect of the guitars, big choruses and synthesizers. But on “Odd Soul,” the New Orleans electronic rockers took inspiration from bands like The Black Keys and The Grateful Dead to create their best album yet. The band has never sounded so cohesive.

The album starts off with a bang with its title track and first single, which features fuzzy blues guitars and heavy bass. Its gritty sound sets the pace for the album and also introduces listeners to a new, funkier Mutemath. Paul Meany’s sensual vocals shine over the bombastic organ-filled chorus. “Prytania” shows the band’s danceable side with a double-picked guitar riff over cymbal taps. Warning: This groovy

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“Blood Pressure” and “Tell Your Heart Heads Up” keeps the energy high with the help of a funky bass and guitar grooves. Bassist Roy Mitchell-Cárdenas filled in on all the album’s guitar parts, and he pushes all the right buttons, whether it is with his super fast hammeron riffs, superb solos or just the choice of effects to mask sounds.

“All or Nothing” and “Sun Ray” slow the high-energy vibe down as the members create two songs that most closely resemble their debut album. The five-minute “All or Nothing” features airy vocals by Meany over a drum driven electronic beat. The progression is beautiful; the vocals cut out halfway through the song, leaving a stellar build of guitar and keyboard.

Meany then re-enters, singing the chorus as the beat finally hits its climax. “Sun Ray,” despite being an instrumental interlude, is no filler track. It attests to the band’s ability to jam and have the instruments speak for them. The keyboard and drums work in perfect harmony, creating a euphoric sound.

The members channel their inner Grateful Dead and Phish, venturing into psyche-

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delic rock territory with “Allies,” “Cavalries” and “One More.” The songs feature drawn out synthesizer riffs and heavily distorted guitars. All three build to instrumental climaxes before exploding behind Darren King’s drumming.

The seven-minute “Quarantine” defines the stoner rock. A perfectly crafted fuzz guitar alongside a psychedelic bass allows Meany to show off his vocal capabilities. “Quarantine” is five songs in one. The time signature changes multiple times. The band weaves in new instruments throughout the epic track, including weird electronic noises, organs and multiple guitar solos.

The members once again show they are not afraid to evolve as musicians and take a chance.

Sometimes this can backfire on bands, but that is not the case here. The band’s most ambitious album to date, “Odd Soul,” fires on all cylinders.

It delivers a more confident, consistent and towering sound. By taking inspiration from classic rock and more modern influences, the members finally creates the electronic-rock album they were always capable of creating. drbleckn@syr.edu

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Clark overcomes injuries to become scoring threat for SU

By Rachel Marcus Staff Writer

Going into Syracuse’s match against American on Sept. 11, Louis Clark was already nursing an injury. By the time the week’s training was complete, he had torn his groin.

But Clark played through the injury and scored SU’s first goal in its 2-1 overtime win over the Eagles. Even with the injury, he kept the same mindset of trying to score more goals for the Orange.

“I’m just trying to score as many goals as possible,” Clark said. “That’s all I want to do. I’m just trying to help the team put the ball in the back of the net.”

Because of injuries — most notably that groin tear — Clark has only played in six of SU’s (2-7-1, 0-2-1 Big East) 10 games in 2011. But he is

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Following five straight losses, Syracuse (2-7-1, 0-2-1 Big East) broke its losing streak with a scoreless tie against No. 11 Louisville last Saturday. The tie prevented SU from losing its first three conference games of the season. SU continues a tough stretch in its schedule with a twogame homestand against ranked Big East opponents in No. 9 St. John’s on Wednesday and No. 17 South Florida on Saturday.

The defense continues to be the team’s strength, notching its first shutout of the season against Louisville.

still tied for the team lead in goals with two. It’s a sign of his resiliency, toughness and dedication to improving his offense during the spring and summer.

His knack for scoring was developed during the spring training sessions, when the Orange was left with a shell of its former team. Some players graduated, others simply left the team. With only 17 players on the roster for spring ball — including some who were new to SU — someone had to step in and produce.

That’s when Clark, a junior who transferred to Syracuse, took charge. He was the leading scorer for SU in the spring.

“Louis was here in the spring and was arguably our most attacking, exciting player,” SU head coach Ian McIntyre said. “He gave us that cutting edge that perhaps we lacked last fall. So he’s been a tremendous pickup.”

Despite his success, Clark said his injuries have held him back from scoring even more this season. Once he’s fully healthy, he said, he can be more productive than what teammates and fans have seen so far.

“I think there’s a lot more to my playing than what I’m giving right now,” Clark said. “When I’m back fully training, I definitely think there’s more to come. I don’t have a goal of how many goals I want to score or anything like that, but I’m definitely trying to score quite a few more goals.”

The two goals he’s netted so far have come in opposite fashion from one another. His first goal of the season came against American on the heels of that groin injury. He scored an unassisted goal, chasing after his own rebound and scoring His second goal against Pittsburgh on Oct. 1 involved at least 10 passes down the field. The final pass came to Clark from midfielder Ted Cribley, and he finished the sequence by putting the ball in the back of the net.

bobby yarbrough | staff photographer louis clark (7) is tied for the team lead in goals for Syracuse this season with two.

Clark, a transfer, is a leading scorer despite missing four games due to injuries in 2011.

Though he’s still not fully healthy, he’s closer than he was earlier this season. Playing through the injury only made it worse, but he remains focused on getting back into the lineup more consistently and transferring his scoring outburst from the spring onto the field this fall.

McIntyre said Clark comes ready to work every day and is one of the first to practice and last to leave. And come game time, he’s nearly held up his end of the bargain by scoring two of SU’s 11 goals this season, while hurt.

Forward Dan Summers sees Clark’s explosiveness and energy on the field when they’re playing together. While Summers has played in every game and Clark hasn’t, Clark has made an impression on Summers when the two have

played together.

Many times, the pair will be up front on offense for Syracuse. From just a few yards away, Summers has seen Clark’s ability to make a quick move and then take a strike toward goal.

He keeps the offense alive.

“He’s dangerous when he’s got the ball and he’s running at people,” Summers said.

Dangerous is a word multiple people used to describe Clark’s on-field exploits. And when he is back to 100 percent, the Orange is hoping he threatens the opponent’s defense on a nightly basis.

He still has more to offer.

“When he’s played, he’s caused teams problems,” McIntyre said. “I think he’s caused other teams headaches.” rnmarcus@syr.edu

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Openshaw, Stiver compete for starting spot in net for Orange Stephen Bailey Asst. Copy Editor

Relegated to the bench for the first time in nearly a year, Leann Stiver watched from the sidelines as Sophia Openshaw jogged out toward the net.

SU’s mainstay in goal was replaced Sunday after starting the previous 19 games. And she was replaced by a freshman in Openshaw who did not have any collegiate experience. “(Openshaw) earned the position at practice,” SU head coach Ange Bradley said. “The last two days we had competition and Sophia won the competition, so she earned the starting job.”

The competition was exclusively between Stiver and Openshaw. Rachel Sayer, who appeared to be the second-string goalkeeper, was sick and unable to participate, Bradley said. And in her opportunity, Openshaw notched a 3-0 shutout over Columbia. So as Syracuse (11-2, 3-0 Big East) moves forward, it appears the starting position remains up for grabs.

On Friday, Syracuse hosts Georgetown, and Bradley said she will choose her starting goalkeeper based on how the trio performs in this week of practice once again.

“It depends on Tuesday’s practice and Wednesday’s and Thursday’s practices as to who’s going to win the job starting Friday night,” Bradley said.

Openshaw was the only goalie to play in Sunday’s game. Stiver and Sayer were unavailable for comment after Sunday’s game.

Despite the change, Stiver had shown few signs of weakness prior to the game against Columbia. She is 9-2 this season with 34 saves and 11 goals allowed. She has five shutouts, one of which is a combined shutout with Sayer.

She’s rarely been caught out of position for the Orange and maintains focus in net despite not facing many shots from opponents.

Leading Boston University 1-0 with seven minutes left in the first half earlier this season, Stiver made one of her more impressive saves. A Terriers midfielder knocked a through ball up the middle of the SU defense from the midfield line. Stiver instinctively leapt out of net and sprinted toward the top of the shooting circle.

She beat BU forward Tabi Hatch to the ball, kicking it to the left and avoiding a collision.

Stiver has shown that poise fairly consistent-

ly throughout this season, but her 1.26 goalsagainst average is slightly higher than her mark of 1.17 last season. And in SU’s two losses this season, Stiver has made just 17 saves while allowing five total goals.

Perhaps that’s why Bradley thought a change was in order.

“These are a series of games where we’re able to give people a little bit of a different role on the team,” SU assistant Steve Simpson said. “And it doesn’t mean this about this player or that about the other player. It’s just a chance for us to do something.”

Prior to the Columbia game, Openshaw had yet to see collegiate action. The Lions did not test her heavily, only managing three shots over the course of the game. But Openshaw maintained her concentration while the Orange was in possession.

She showed few signs of anxiety by making an early kick save just five minutes into the game, and she appeared ready on CU’s two second-half penalty corners. Openshaw controlled the “adrenaline rush” and “beating of your heart” that can’t be felt in practice situations, Simpson said.

“I just made sure I stayed focused when we had the ball and made sure I knew where all the opposing players were,” Openshaw said.

In Simpson’s mind, this early experience is incredibly important for her confidence and growth moving forward, especially as just a freshman.

But with another week of competition, it is possible Openshaw’s stint between the pipes may be short-lived. Especially considering Sayer, who also appeared in three games last year, is likely to get thrown back into the mix following her illness.

Regardless of who ends up as the starter, having depth at the position is important, Bradley said. If one of the goalkeepers does go down late in the season, she wants the backups to be prepared for action.

And in her first chance, Openshaw shined.

“She just has to have a chance to get the mindset that I am a player at Syracuse University,” Simpson said. “If you’re always back somewhere on the bench you’re never going to get that day where it’s about you and where you have to produce.” sebail01@syr.edu

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Little becomes reliable veteran for Orange with increased playing time

By David Wilson Staff Writer

Erin Little was a staple in the lineup for Syracuse’s first four matches. She provided stability to a young Orange team.

On a roster loaded with nine freshmen, the senior outside hitter was part of the small veteran presence.

“I love it when she’s there,” fellow senior Ashley Williams said. “She’s a great block and, as a defender, I know that wherever she’s blocking is always sealed off, so that makes me feel a lot more comfortable.”

During a trip out west for the Utah State Tournament, Little was out of the Syracuse lineup for three straight matches. She has played sparsely in the matches after that. Now, with the Orange (13-7, 3-2 Big East) searching for stability on an inconsistent offense, the senior has again found an expanded role in the SU lineup.

Little is one of three seniors on the Syracuse roster that brings the team valuable experience to a freshman-heavy roster during the grind of the Big East season.

The other two seniors, Noemie Lefebvre and Williams, have been key contributors all season. Both are regulars in the Orange’s starting lineup and have expectations to be two of SU’s best players this season. But the contributions the team has gotten from Little as of late are a welcome addition for a young team.

Little started in one of Syracuse’s biggest games of the season against Villanova — a game that turned into an upset win. And with the team struggling against Georgetown, SU head coach Jing Pu inserted the senior into the lineup coming out of the intermission.

“It’s nice when she comes in because we do stabilize,” Williams said. “Everyone knows how everyone plays, so it’s helpful.”

Not to say that the freshmen haven’t performed this year. Andrea Fisher and Nicolette Serratore have been two of SU’s top offensive

contributors, combining for nearly 300 kills this season, but assistant coach Kelly Morrisroe said sometimes familiarity with a system and teammates is more important than raw talent.

“There’s a sense of confidence with, not only our setters setting (Little) in the front row offensively, but our defense that plays behind her,” Morrisroe. “They trust that and can play behind her, so we want to get her as much playing time as we can.”

SU is also entering the time of year when freshmen can hit a rookie wall. At a certain point, freshmen and younger players are expected to show their inexperience, and this year’s crop of freshmen is no exception.

“Freshmen will begin to start playing like freshmen in the fall, and it’s not their fault,” Williams said. “They are freshmen.”

For the most part, the freshmen haven’t regressed much with the start of the fall. Fisher earned her first career spot on the Big East Weekly Honor Roll just a week ago.

But the younger players have made costly mistakes at big moments of important conference matches. Syracuse lost the final point to the Hoyas when freshman Ying Shen served the ball into the net. Shen has tallied eight aces so far in her freshman year, but like the rest of the freshman class, she has made crucial errors late in matches.

Lefebvre, the outside hitter, said she tries to show leadership on the court to help the freshmen avoid those mistakes.

“I mostly try to set an example by action than talking, but I’ll say some key words sometimes just to stay focused on certain points and keep up the energy on the court,” Lefebvre said.

And Little has set an example for SU’s younger players since her playing time has increased, too.

In the second set against Villanova, Little was dominant. The senior had kills to cap off

keegan barber | staff photographer erin little (left) is one of three seniors who provides leadership to a young Syracuse team. Little played a key role in the Orange’s rotation in its last two games. an 8-0 rally and to give Syracuse its largest lead.

The Orange went on to win the set and make a statement that it could play with anyone in the conference.

Little is making the most of her opportunities. For parts of the season she may not have been getting the playing time she would have

liked, but she has now joined the other two seniors in playing important roles for SU. “It’s our senior year, we just want to win,” Williams said. “Whatever we can do to make this team win, that’s what we’re going to do.” dbwilson@syr.edu

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From the first year of full league play in the Big East in 1993 to the defections of perennial college football powers Miami and Virginia Tech in 2003, four teams won a conference title.

Five for Miami. Three for Virginia Tech. One for West Virginia.

And two for Syracuse, which, before its down years of the past decade, was a team that could compete with any school in the nation.

••• Syracuse went toe-to-toe with the future national champion. The Orangemen fought off the ropes, scoring 20 points in the fourth quarter to go up by two against Tennessee.

Volunteers kicker Jeff Hall nailed a 27-yard field goal as time expired to give Tennessee, the 1998 national champ, a 34-33 win in the season opener in the Carrier Dome, but the win didn’t

“They may beg to differ on the basketball side, but it was a football school. When football season came around, our student section was filled every week, people on campus throwing Frisbees, they’re out there partying on Fridays, Saturday mornings they had their tailgate.”

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deter SU’s season.

Syracuse went to Michigan Stadium the next week and jumped out to a 31-point lead in a 38-28 win over the then-No. 13 Wolverines, kick-starting a season that culminated in the Orange Bowl.

“They may beg to differ on the basketball side, but it was a football school,” McNabb said.

“When football season came around, our student section was filled every week, people on campus throwing Frisbees, they’re out there partying on Fridays, Saturday mornings they had their tailgate.

“It was an atmosphere that you look out on TV now, where we didn’t need (College) GameDay or ESPN there. We already had our GameDay, our fans are fired up and ready to go.”

From 1996-99, the smallest home crowd at

the Carrier Dome was 42,246 — for a game against Tulane. The lowest attendance of those four years is higher than the best attendance SU has received in its four home games in 2011.

Syracuse’s days as a “football school” are long gone, with the basketball team’s consistent performances and the rock-bottom seasons for the football program under Greg Robinson. But the move to the ACC, combined with the resurrection of the SU tradition under third-year head coach Doug Marrone, has some former SU players believing the glory days for Syracuse football could return.

Mark Baniewicz, an Orange offensive lineman from 1996-99, felt jubilation when he heard the news that Syracuse escaped a conference on its deathbed.

“They tried to make a big deal about where the Big East conference was heading, but let’s be honest — it’s dying,” Baniewicz said.

He said the ACC was the right move, in part because it rekindles old rivalries that should put fans in the seats.

“Virginia Tech, BC and Miami were always the three red-letter games,” Baniewicz said.

The Carrier Dome used to get so loud that Baniewicz said he couldn’t have a conversation with the person standing next to him. When Syracuse played Virginia Tech in 1998, the fans stormed the field following McNabb’s lastsecond touchdown pass to Stephen Brominski to give the Orangemen a 28-26 win.

Chris Rippon remembers that game fondly as well. Rippon held multiple defensive coaching positions with SU from 1993-2004, including working as Syracuse’s defensive coordinator from 1999-2003. On the Hokies’ drive prior to SU’s game-winning touchdown, he couldn’t communicate with the coaches in the booth because it was so loud.

But Rippon, currently the defensive coordinator at Marshall, is slightly more skeptical than Baniewicz. Those were the 1990s.

Syracuse football whiffed in the 2000s, and the rivalries may be too far removed to bring the days of almost 50,000 people back to the Dome.

“Syracuse has got phenomenal tradition, and Doug (Marrone) is trying to resurrect that,” Rippon said. “I just don’t know what the mark is in the Northeast anymore, if that culture has moved on and gotten older.”

••• Nervous doesn’t describe McNabb’s feelings about his alma mater going up against schools like Virginia Tech, Clemson and Florida State.

But he’s a little wary.

“I’m kind of, I wouldn’t say too much worried, but you’re kind of on your toes now,” he said. “It’s kind of like really, do we have the recruits, do we have the athletes that can compete week in and week out in the ACC?” Recent history would say no. Syracuse snapped a seven-game losing streak to ACC teams with its season-opening victory over Wake Forest this year. And since McNabb

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graduated, Syracuse has lost at least five games in 11 of the last 12 seasons.

But McNabb is also confident in what the Orange can become down the line.

“If Boston College and West Virginia and Miami can do it, I believe that we can,” McNabb said. “It may take a couple years.”

Syracuse lost 17-10 to Miami in the last Big East meeting between the two schools on Nov. 15, 2003. In SU’s second-to-last meeting with Virginia Tech, SU beat the Hokies in three overtimes. At the time of the last big conference shake-up, Syracuse wasn’t that far off from those schools.

“I think when you respect a program, it kind of brings out the best in you,” Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer said in the ACC coaches’ teleconference Oct. 5. “And we have always respected Miami. We have always respected Syracuse.”

••• Syracuse was beating Miami as soon as the Hurricanes’ airplane touched down.

Andre King said most of the Hurricanes players had never seen snow before. King, a sophomore wide receiver on that 1998 Hurricanes squad, was on his first trip to the Carrier Dome.

King led Miami in receiving on that day, catching three balls for 34 yards — a measly total when Syracuse was scoring 66 points. The Hurricanes’ top two receivers for the season, future NFL stars Reggie Wayne and Santana Moss, both went without a catch.

“Good competition, man. The Dome was always loud,” King said. “I mean, the Dome seemed like the fans were right in your back pocket because it was so small and loud, but those games were good.”

Syracuse completely dismantled a Miami team full of NFL stars. Wayne, Moss, Edgerrin James, Bubba Franks, Ed Reed, Dan Morgan and Damione Lewis were all starters in that game who went on to become first-round NFL draft picks.

King said then-Miami receivers coach Curtis Johnson made King, Wayne, Moss and the other receivers stay on the field during Syracuse’s celebration following the game. The Orangemen set an example for Miami to watch.

They were a model for a Hurricanes team that won the national championship in 2001.

“They were rolling oranges on the ground and saying they were getting ready to go to the Orange Bowl (which is played) on our field, that was painful to watch,” King said. “… He made us go back out there and watch them celebrate, just so we can see how that felt and how we wanted to be there in the future.”

That rivalry will return when Syracuse joins the ACC, a conference that will now have five former Big East schools among its 14 members. King said he’s excited for Miami and Syracuse to play again, although it’s hard to expect the hype to be there.

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King expects Syracuse-Miami reruns on ESPN Classic to develop hype for the matchup and to remind people that, yes, it was a heated rivalry.

Whether or not Syracuse will be at a level to compete with Miami and Virginia Tech the way it used to remains to be seen. But it will add a new, old element to Syracuse football once the Hurricanes and Hokies come back to the Carrier Dome.

“When you knew you were getting up for Miami week, everyone knew,” McNabb said. “It was big on campus. You talk about tailgating and you talk about pep rallies, and it was one for us throughout my career, it was almost like the Big East championship.” mcooperj@syr.edu —Sports Editor Michael Cohen and Asst. News Editor Jon Harris contributed reporting to this article.

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After TCU made its announcement Monday night, Marinatto said in a statement that the Big East is focused on adding new institutions.

“Although never having competed as a member of the Big East conference, we are disappointed with the news that TCU is joining the Big 12,” Marinatto said in a statement. “… We anticipate taking action in the near future.” rjgery@syr.edu —Sports Editor Michael Cohen contributed reporting to this article.

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TCU accepts Big 12 invite, exits Big East

By Ryne Gery

ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

daily orange file photo DONOVAN MCNABB led Syracuse to appearances in the Fiesta and Orange bowls in 1997 and 1998, and SU clinched the 1998 Big East title with a 66-13 win over Miami (Fla.). SU’s rivalries with Miami, Virginia Tech and Boston College will be renewed when it joins the ACC.

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onovan McNabb gave the Syracuse faithful one final salute. He hiked up the first level of stairs in the Carrier Dome and stood on the flat handicapped concourse, appreciating the 49,521 fans that packed the stadium on Nov. 28, 1998.

The gesture was a courtesy, not necessary after the display he put on in his final home game. With a Big East championship and Orange Bowl berth on the line, he ran for three touchdowns and threw for two more in a 66-13 thrashing of Miami (Fla.).

Joining ACC rekindles old rivalries for previously dominant Syracuse

“When they announced the seniors, and just tears came from your eyes because you knew that all the effort that the guys put forth throughout the summers and during the springs of just trying to establish a name and establish an identity for themselves at Syracuse University,” McNabb said.

Syracuse won the conference outright, finishing at 6-1, a game ahead of Miami, Virginia Tech and West Virginia — two of which SU beat in 1998.

The Miami game was the stamp on the McNabb era, a four-year span when Syracuse went 23-5 in the Big East at a time when the Big East was a conference held in high regards. Syracuse com-

peted with the likes of the Hurricanes and Hokies and had a Northeast rivalry with Boston College throughout the 1990s as well.

And when Syracuse announced its move from the Big East to the Atlantic Coast Conference on Sept. 18, it meant those rivalries would be rekindled.

“I think it’s great. If you look at the history of Syracuse football, Maryland and Boston College were staples,” SU Athletic Director Daryl Gross said. “And then, like you said, Virginia Tech and Miami, those are going to be fun, too.”

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Texas Christian University accepted an offer to join the Big 12 conference on Monday night, choosing to leave the Big East without having played a single game. TCU’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved an invitation from the Big 12 to participate in all sports beginning July 1, 2012.

“Joining the Big 12 connects us not only to schools with whom we share a rich tradition in sports, but also to schools committed to academic excellence,” TCU Chancellor Victor Boschini Jr. said in a statement. “Over the past six years, TCU has seen unprecedented success in academics and athletics.”

TCU brings stability to the Big 12, which had to replace Texas A&M after losing the Aggies to the Southeastern Conference on Sept. 25. The Horned Frogs had agreed to leave the Mountain West Conference for the Big East last November, but began to explore their options as the rest of college football continued to realign over the summer and into fall 2011.

With the future of the Big East uncertain after Syracuse and Pittsburgh left for the Atlantic Coast Conference on Sept. 18, TCU decided the Big 12 was a “perfect fit” due to natural rivalries and geographical proximity to other conference members.

TCU will pay an exit fee to leave the Big East and join the Big 12 for the 2012-13 seasons, said Athletic Director Chris Del Conte in a statement. Del Conte declined to confirm whether the school will pay the $5 million exit fee required by Big East bylaws.

As the Big 12 stabilized with the addition of TCU, the Big East is left with more questions surrounding its future as a conference. The Big East will be down to 14 schools, six of which have football programs, after the departures of Syracuse and Pittsburgh.

Big East Commissioner John Marinatto laid out his next plan of action following a teleconference Monday.

“On a teleconference earlier today, our Presidents and Chancellors authorized the Big East conference to engage in formal discussions with additional institutions and are considering moving to a model that includes 12 football playing schools,” Marinatto said in a statement.

Spokesmen from Louisville, West Virginia, Cincinnati, South Florida and Rutgers said their schools did not have plans to release statements or comment on SEE TCU PAGE 14