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Jail break A former Black Panther explains why the prison system should be abolished.

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Lost in the middle

Euclid sees number of partiers rise

By Dara McBride Asst. News Editor

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All hail McQueen Vicki Ho discusses Sarah Burton’s successful debut at Paris Fashion Week.

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Idol behavior Seven students try their talents in University Union’s fourth annual SU Idol competition.

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Early Christmas Rakeem

Christmas, a 2011 commit, will bring the advantage of having a year in the 2-3 zone under his belt.

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Donation complicates what defines SU’s middle class

Michael Flusche has never seen the hoards of students this big before.

“It’s every Thursday, Friday, Saturday night,” he said. “It’s long and disruptive.”

Flusche, 69, has lived in his house on the 700 block of Lancaster Avenue since 1976. The East neighborhood has traditionally been a place for both students and permanent residents, he said. But this fall, he said the late night college party traffic has been “unabating.”

“In all the years that we’ve been here, this is the absolute worse,” said

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hen she taught family sociology, Christine Himes asked her students what it meant to be middle class. One student responded by saying a middle-class family would drive a Lexus, but other students were quick to disagree.

“Middle class is a very fuzzy concept,” said Himes, a sociology professor. “Almost everyone in the United States considers themselves middle class if you were to ask them.”

Questions as to how Syracuse University defines middle class were sparked by the Oct. 1 announcement of the $20 million Louise and Howard Phanstiel Scholar Program, which will be geared toward incoming middle-class students, said Don Saleh, vice president for enrollment management.

“When you think about the middle class, if you wanted to pick a median income or middle income group in the nation, and then at Syracuse University — totally different numbers,” Saleh said.

“I don’t see that there are more parties.

I see that there are more people looking for parties.”

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Flusche, who lives in the house with his wife.

Party traffic off campus has spiked, as reported by East neighborhood residents and Syracuse University officials. The new greek life policy that restricts guest lists and drinking at fraternity house parties, an increase in the freshman class size and warm fall weather have all been cited as reasons for the busy weekends.

In his 25 years with the Department of Public Safety, Capt. John Sardino said this year has had an abnormal amount of students wandering in search of off-campus parties.

“I don’t see that there are more parties,” Sardino said. “I see that there are more people looking for parties.”

Syracuse police have seen an increase of more than 50 percent in area college students and high school kids being ticketed for open container violations, noise violations and nuisance parties, Sardino said. But DPS has not made more arrests than usual, he said, because the Syracuse Police Department has jurisdiction in the off-campus neighborhoods.

There are currently no plans to increase the number of DPS patrols in the East neighborhood, but officers have started to spend more time dursee off campus page 4

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mary wagner | contributing photographer kathleen jamieson , founder of political watchdog website FactCheck.org, presents Tuesday night at Hendricks Chapel on examples of lies told during presidential campaigns.

Jamieson shows how to uncover lies in presidential campaigning

By Kristin Ross Contributing Writer

When Barack Obama was running for president, he promised in a speech to the American public he would not raise taxes on any household that earns less than $250,000 annually. But when he became president, Obama put a tax on cigarettes and indoor tanning, which some members of those households use.

“Campaigns attack opponents for things they’d do if elected, but don’t say they’d never, either,” said Kathleen Jamieson, co-founder of FactCheck.org, a website dedicated to examining the truth of political statements.

Jamieson, also an author of 15 books, gave the lecture “Finding the Hidden Meanings in Presidential Messages” Tuesday night in Hendricks Chapel as part of the

annual University Lectures series.

Jamieson showcased clips from presidential campaigns to address the need to find the hidden meanings in presidential messages.

Presidents make promises they can’t keep because that is how they get elected, Jamieson said.

Jamieson said no matter how eloquently presidential candidates speak, they cannot always call something as it truly is, such as a new tax law, because it would have a different effect on voters.

The word “tax” carries a negative and unwanted connotation to the speech and, therefore, the candidate. Presidential candidates must choose their words carefully, knowing what they say may be used against them.

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How to define middle class The $20 million Louise and Howard Phanstiel Scholar Program for middle-class students was announced Oct. 1, but the socioeconomic class has many different definitions depending on who you ask.

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I think the idea of middle class has become a broader concept than it used to be. It’s all a part of the American Dream.

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Christine Himes

sociology professor

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I guess because I’m not upper class, therefore, I’m middle class. I don’t have a car on campus or all the new things.

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Brianna Schmidt

junior biochemistry major

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I’ve always felt middle class my whole life, and when I got here I felt on the lower side.

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Luke Barefoot

senior marketing and finance major

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What: “Mountains That Take Wing: Angela Davis & Yuri Kochiyama. A Conversation of Life, Struggle, and Liberation,” followed by a discussion Where: Watson Theater When: 5:30 p.m.

How much: Free

Film screening: ‘The Hunter Season’ What: New documentary about relationship between government, NGOs and fate of countries in developing world, followed by discussion Where: Noble Room, Hendricks Chapel When: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

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Film: ‘Pizza with Bullets’

What: Meet comedian and actor Vincent Pastore and see a film Where: The Palace Theater, Eastwood When: 8:15 p.m. to 10 p.m.

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New gene could destroy antibiotics

Germs that cause urinary tract infections, pneumonia and other ailments carry a new gene that is capable of destroying antibiotics, according to The Washington Post. The gene is intensifying fears of a new generation of superbugs that are resistant to antibiotics. It has the ability to make different bacteria resistant to medications. The gene is known as New Dehli-metallo-B-lactomase 1. Germs that contain NGM-1 can spread through contaminated sewage, water, medical equipment and poor personal hygiene, according to The Washington Post.

NGM-1 has been identified in three U.S. patients. It is widespread throughout India, but the Indian government has condemned reports that the bugs arose in the country, according to The Washington Post. The Indian government said the blame was to discredit the country’s medical tourism industry, according to The Washington Post.

Obama administration lifts Gulf ban

The Obama administration lifted a ban against deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday, according to The Wall Street Journal. The ban was put in place shortly after the explosion of a drilling rig April 20, which led to an oil spill. Despite the lift, it could take weeks for companies to gain approval to go back to the Gulf. The ban was lifted six weeks earlier than expected, according to The Wall Street Journal. To get a permit, rig operators must demonstrate they can abide to a new list of regulations, created to prevent another incident. Industry executives said they are concerned about how long it will take to provide companies with new permits. Michael Bromwich, top offshore drilling regulator, said they would be approved before the end of the year, according to The Wall Street Journal. The National Resources Defense Center is still investigating the cause of the explosion, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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Ex-Panther denounces jail system

By David Propper Contributing Writer

Angela Davis does not want prisons to be reformed. She wants them to be abolished.

“We need to shift all the resources that go into the construction of prisons to education and health care and housing and jobs. Then we would have a much better society,” Davis said.

Davis, a renowned civil rights activist, former Black Panther and professor, spoke Tuesday evening to a packed Watson Theater on what is wrong with today’s correctional facility system, 21st century abolition movements and the challenge of feminism. A question and answer session and a book signing followed her speech.

This is the third year Davis has given a free public lecture as part of a three-year visiting professorship in the women and gender and African American studies departments.

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US promises $1 million to Middle East fellowship

By Colleen Bidwill Staff Writer

The U.S. government has granted $1 million toward continuing and expanding a Syracuse University program that brings people from the Middle East and North Africa to campus.

The Leaders for Democracy Fellowship, which began in 2006, allows 20 to 25 civic leaders from the Middle East and North Africa to come to SU each March. They attend a variety of lectures and seminars through the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. After a month, they leave for Washington, D.C., to participate in an internship before returning to their country of origin.

The grant is from the U.S. Department of State’s Middle East Partnership Initiative. Nicole Thompson, a spokeswoman for the State Department, said the program is designed to engage people in the Middle East and North Africa to create educational or professional partnerships.

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lee meller | contributing photographer angela davis, feminist and former Black Panther, explains why she thinks the prison system should be abolished during a lecture Tuesday evening. Davis said she believes it is too costly, and many reasons people end up in jail, like drug charges, do not warrant the punishment.

SEA Semester to add Gulf of Mexico, Pacific programs

By Heather Wentz Staff Writer

A sailboat isn’t a typical classroom.

But SEA Semester takes students into the middle of the ocean for college credit.

“Here you bond with students onboard because you are part of a team who runs the entire ship together,” said Eric Holzwarth, the deputy director for the Syracuse University honors program. “And the

people who teach the students are wonderful, some of the best I’ve ever seen.”

Holzwarth went onboard the SEA Semester boat last summer for a week. He said he was absolutely fascinated by the program and is now a big promoter for SEA Semester. The program is adding two new programs focused on specific marine locations in the spring 2011 semester, which will also be SEA Semester’s

“We learned how to sail in the classroom and then actually applied that knowledge on the boat.”

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40th anniversary.

SEA Semester provides a semester’s worth of credits through a 12-week program dedicated to learning about and experiencing the ocean. The first half of the program is spent on shore in Woods Hole, Mass., taking classes on oceanography, which include the biology, chemistry, physics and geology of the ocean.

Students design their own research project and then implement it during

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Architecture panel to discuss revitalizing Rust Belt cities

By George Clarke Staff Writer

Stagnant economies, empty warehouses and low populations — these and other features of Rust Belt cities like Syracuse will be discussed Wednesday and Thursday by a panel in Slocum Hall.

Who: Adriaan Geuze TwentyWhere: Slocum Hall five experts Auditorium will discuss When: Today, the revival 5:30 p.m. of America’s How much: Free

Formerly Urban

Rust Belt cities at “Formerly Urban: Projecting Rust Belt Futures,” an event hosted by the UPSTATE center of the Syracuse University School of Architecture.

The panel will investigate the role of design innovation in rebuilding former industrial cities like Syracuse, according to a Sept. 21 SU News Services release. The panel will include five sessions on topics about civic life, regional improvement strategies, landscaping, urban design and financing development.

Adriaan Geuze, a Dutch landscape architect and co-founder of West 8 Urban Design & Landscape Architecture, will deliver the conference’s keynote Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.

Geuze and West 8, a leading firm in Europe, have created Spadina WaveDecks along the Toronto Central Waterfront, according to the West 8 website. In 2007, the firm won a design competition for a new park on Governors Island near Manhattan.

School of Architecture Dean Mark

Robbins and UPSTATE director Julia Czerniak will be participating in the panel, along with several other national and international participants.

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ing their shifts in the area to create a presence, he said. There is currently Neighborhood Safety Patrol, which includes an SPD unit and DPS unit, as well as DPS Orange Watch, which has five officer units in the off-campus area.

“Sometimes I think students think we’re out there to break up the parties, but we’re there to make sure they’re safe and get home alright,” he said.

It is a concern that students may be hosting large open parties for strangers, Sardino said.

“Knowing everyone in your house is the safest way to have a party,” he said.

The start of the semester and a new class of students are bringing the crowds out, said SPD

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Sgt. Gary Bulinski. He said he expects to see the activity decrease as the semester goes on.

SU’s Office of Off-Campus and Commuter Services has received complaints about parties, which is partly because of the neighborhood’s growing reputation as a place to party, said Darya Rotblat, the office’s director.

There are at least 7,000 SU students living off campus, and approximately 3,000 are in the East neighborhood, Rotblat said. But not all complaints should be aimed at SU. “They’re not all SU students,” she said. “The East neighborhood is known as the place to find parties, and it’s becoming more and more known for that.”

Open container, sound reproduction and underage drinking violations were evenly split off campus between the SU and State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry students and the Le Moyne College and Onondaga Community College students, said DPS Chief Tony Callisto in an article published in The Daily Orange on Oct. 5.

Streets in the East neighborhood typically have at least one permanent resident, and some are split between students and locals, Rotblat said. Rotblat tells students it’s important for them to introduce themselves to their neighbors and set guidelines for late nights and parties, she said.

“Not everyone who lives near you is a student or a student who is up at those hours,” she said.

Brian Williamson, an undeclared sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, said he typically goes off campus for parties on the weekend. Williamson, who is not in greek life, used to go to fraternity parties his freshman year, but hasn’t as much since the rules were changed, he said.

Greek rules enacted this semester cap the number of guests at greek parties to 150, including chapter members, and require guests to

wear wristbands identifying if they are over or under 21. And while these rules have not been strictly enforced, they have deterred some partygoers.

When Williamson doesn’t have a party to go to, he said he and his friends will walk around, ask others where to go or see where other groups are going. He said he did not think the groups are bothering residents.

“I see most of the people on Euclid, and that’s where there’s student housing,” Williamson said.

Parties are part of the East neighborhood, and residents should be prepared for that, said Teddy Pace, an undecided sophomore in the School of Information Studies and friend of Williamson.

“If they are going to live somewhere that’s so close to campus, they should take that into consideration,” Pace said.

But Flusche remembers a time when he could get out of bed if neighbors were making too much noise on the weekends and ask them to quiet down. This is not so anymore.

“You know going to bed that night you’ll be woken up one, two, three times before 4 (a.m.),”

he said.

Flusche said there were two types of party noises — those that come from porches or yards where people are gathering and playing music and those from people wandering in search of a party. Wandering groups might have 10 to 40 people, and there is shouting and screaming, he said.

Flusche said neighbors have complained about yard signs missing and students urinating on property. His next door neighbors have two young children and are frequently woken up in the middle of the night. One of their Halloween decorations was stolen last weekend.

Flusche is familiar with the changes happening at SU that might account for the increase, such as changing greek policies and the large freshman class, he said. He said he thinks those roaming the neighborhood are mostly freshmen and sophomores who cannot go to bars and do not have university-sponsored activities to go to.

But until the weather turns, Flusche said he would be expecting more of the same.

“If the weather is half decent,” he said, “the students are going to be out in incredible numbers.” dkmcbrid@syr.edu

Get to know East Neighborhood The East neighborhood, which stretches from Ostrom Avenue to Westcott Street and from Stratford Street to Clarendon Avenue, is not just occupied by students. Darya Rotblat, director of Syracuse University’s Office of Off-Campus and Commuter Services, said the neighborhood is very diverse.

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The neighborhood is split 50/50 between student and permanent residents.

There is likely at least one permanent resident on each block.

Of the 7,000 students living off campus, about 3,000 live in the East neighborhood.

Some blocks are primarily students.

SU faculty and staff and local families live in the area.

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Alexander McQueen’s successor proves herself worthy

ee Alexander McQueen was known for the way he translated artwork into fashion.

Every collection he made was done with meticulous detail, and it always told a meaningful story. No other designer compared to him.

When news spread about McQueen’s tragic suicide in February, the entire fashion industry wept for the loss of such an influential and talented designer.

His death led to an uncertainty within the fashion house on whether or not to continue with his label.

McQueen had shaped the brand into something so personal that it would be difficult to find someone who could carry on his vision. But in May 2010, Sarah Burton, McQueen’s right-hand lady for the past 15 years, stepped up to the plate and

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was named creative chief.

“Ms. Burton is seen as a safe choice to help the brand make the transition from being intimately associated with its founder to having its own identity,” said The Wall Street Journal’s Christina Passariello.

And so, with all eyes on Burton, she took her debut collection to the runway last Wednesday, making it one of the most anticipated shows of Paris Fashion Week.

The show started out with a white pantsuit, tailored in McQueen’s signature structural fit. However, whereas McQueen would have had strong pagoda shoulders on the tailcoat, Burton created those same shoulders, but cut them at the top to create a more relaxed movement in the fabric. This cutout style resonated throughout the next few looks.

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i’m judging you To some, this was just another cut in a design, but it was really more than that. To McQueen’s loyal fans, it was a symbol of positive change — a symbol of uplifting the label from its once dark and twisted vision.

As the show progressed, it was evident that Burton was determined to represent her mentor and close friend’s legacy. Many of McQueen’s traditional styles were incorporated

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into the collection, such as military fogging details, romantic silhouettes and dramatic prints. But at the same time, a theme of nature was evident as well, with several pieces made of leather cutout leaves, outfits with a flowing horse mane in the back and a dress with beautiful orange monarch butterflies bursting out from the neckline.

The last few pieces of the show explored the dramatic romanticism McQueen loved so much. Several dresses were made of silk organza, looking light as air as they billowed around the models’ feet. Another dress, made of delicate feathers, draped over the runway while being held together by a gold-plated corset made of wheat and cornstalk. The couture dresses at the end were nothing but beautiful craftsmanship.

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Overall, Burton’s debut was a major success. Not only did she capture the traditional McQueen, but she also made the collection more wearable and relatable to the consumer.

“There’s this myth that (Alexander McQueen) is an unwearable house,” said Burton to Women’s Wear Daily.

Whether that’s a myth or not, Burton’s vision for the brand is certainly moving in the right direction. Through her first collection, she truly proved herself a worthy successor.

McQueen is surely smiling down from the heavens.

Vicki Ho is a senior public relations major. Her column appears every Wednesday, and she can be reached at vho@syr.edu.

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“It’s about strengthening rule of law, empowerment of women, all the things that contribute to a stable society,” Thompson said.

“There is more than democracy to have stability in a country.”

There are currently 80 alumni of SU’s program from 15 different countries, said Steven Lux, director of SU’s Leaders for Democracy Fellowship.

Some of the topics covered in lectures and seminars are democratic transitions, stable societies and organizations, and what democracy looks like globally. This program benefits both the leaders and the SU community, he said.

“We thought it was a good opportunity to host them for students and to let them interact,” Lux said.

SU submitted a proposal in June to receive the grant funding from the State Department.

This money will go to a variety of the program’s expenses, such as where participants live in Syracuse.

“The money goes to bringing the folks to the United States, their housing in hotels and the staff to support the program,” he said. “Also the grant supports the alumni networks.”

The grant also pays for a new program SU will run that will send 20 applicants from across the United States to a partner institution in a country in the Middle East or North Africa, Lux said. The program will be similar to the one already at SU, but will be run in Arabic.

Ads regarding SU’s program were just released in partner countries. Interested individuals apply through their country’s U.S.

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“It’s about strengthening rule of law, empowerment of women, all the things that contribute to a stable society. There is more than democracy to have stability in a country.”

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Embassy, Lux said. SU usually knows which individuals are attending the program around January 1.

One of the benefits of the program is it allows participants to learn from interacting with SU students, as well as with each other, Lux said.

“They get out of their own situation,” Lux said, “and learn about others.” cabidwel@syr.edu

Leaders for Democracy Fellowship Began: 2006 What: 20 to 25 civic leaders from the

Middle East and North Africa visit SU each March.

Objective: Promote democratic change in the Middle East

Activities: 1-month training at SU, 2-month internship in DC

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the second half of the program at sea. There is also a shorter eight-week summer program open to students.

Students from the honors program interested in applying to SEA Semester traveled to Woods Hole this past weekend to visit their on-site classrooms. An information session on the program was held at SU earlier in October.

The program is open to all students, and fees start at $17,600.

Ginny Pellam-Montalbano, coordinator of special programs at SU Abroad, said SU usually sends between one and three students on SEA Semester each year. SEA Semester is considered a world partner, which means the credits count as SU credits, but SU Abroad does not formally recognize it as one of its centers.

This year, SEA Semester will debut two new programs, one in French Polynesia and the other dedicated to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

“Sustainability in Polynesian Island Cultures and Ecosystems” is designed to analyze the dilemma of environmental and cultural sustainability in French Polynesia, according to SEA Semester’s website. Students will spend one more week than usual on the boat and spend the last week onshore at the University of Hawaii.

“Energy and the Ocean Environment” investigates the social, environmental and technological dimensions of energy production and transportation in coastal and open ocean environments, according to the website. Students will track the footprint of the oil spill through the Gulf of Mexico.

Eric Stengrevics, a senior earth science major, heard about SEA Semester through his oceanography professor last fall, he said. He was able to participate during the spring 2010 semester.

His program, “Ocean Exploration,” complemented his major well, but there were many students on his voyage who were just doing it for the experience, he said. While studying on shore, Stengrevics said he took oceanography, maritime studies and nautical science to attain some background of the ocean and to start thinking about what he would be doing on the boat.

Early Spring

• Sustainability in Polynesia Island Cultures and Ecosystems On campus Jan. 3 - 28 and Hawaii campus Mar. 19 - 25 On board ship Jan. 31 - Mar. 18 Travels from Tahiti to Honolulu • Ocean Exploration On campus Jan. 3 - Feb. 10 On board ship Feb. 16 - Mar. 25 Travels from Key West to St. Croix

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• Ocean Exploration On campus Feb. 8 - Mar. 18 On board ship Mar. 24 - May 1 Travels from Honolulu to Honolulu • Documenting Change in the Caribbean On campus Feb. 15 - Mar. 25 On board ship Mar. 31 - May 8 Travels from St. Croix to Key West

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• Energy and the Ocean Environment On campus April 11 - May 12 and June 15 - 24 On board ship May 14 - June 14 Travels from Key West to Woods Hole

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• Ocean Exploration On campus June 1 - 28 On board ship June 2 - 29 Travels from Honolulu to San Francisco “We learned how to sail in the classroom and then actually applied that knowledge on the boat,” Stengrevics said. “We also learned about wind patterns, ocean systems, different organisms and sailing.”

Stengrevics said unlike other SEA Semester programs, he only had one port stop, so he was on the boat sailing for the majority of the time.

He said SEA Semester was a time for him and his classmates to use their knowledge to explore and navigate the ocean.

“Each program throughout the year is different,” he said. “‘Ocean Exploration’ was more science-y based, but the nice thing about SEA is that you can choose the one that fits you best.”

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Davis herself was arrested and in jail in the 1970s while on trial as an accomplice to conspiracy, kidnapping and homicide. She allegedly owned firearms used to shoot and kill a Marin County, Calif., judge in an attempt to free Black Panther George Jackson from the courtroom.

She was found not guilty.

Davis said it isn’t her as an individual that has inspired others, but the larger movements of which she has been a part.

“Many years ago when I was in jail, millions of people all over the country came together and demanded my freedom, and they were successful,” Davis said. “So I think when people say I’m inspiring, they’re actually referring to the fact that a mass movement can be inspiring and can be powering and can bring about change.”

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worded, beware,” Jamieson said. In the world of big media, “anything can be edited and taken out of context.”

The content of a speech is not always as important as its delivery, Jamieson said.

Obama was elected mainly because he was an eloquent and convincing speaker, she said. This quality, when compared to former President George W. Bush’s, made Obama a very favorable presidential candidate. Obama’s reassuring speeches convinced voters of his credibility, even though the content of his speeches cannot all be proven true, she said.

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Davis also expressed many grievances about the penitentiary system, including who it targets and the crimes for which people get sent there. She said she felt criminalization of drugs was wrong and that a complete prison overhaul and dismantling of the current institution are needed.

Money spent on prisons is astronomic, Davis said, and the reforms prisons strive for do not work. One solution to improve the penal system is to place more emphasis on education, she said.

“Education is the only hope for people in prison. It is the only way to live another life,” she said.

Davis said she thinks it is important college students hear her message to make them think about the issue.

“I hope to make people think and not really try to immediately change anyone’s mind, but I want them to think differently about these issues,” she said.

Kayla Rivera, a senior sociology major, said when she heard Davis was to lecture at SU, she knew she had to attend. Rivera had been told by a friend that Davis was going to teach an intensive seminar class this October, but the class was filled by the time she went to sign up for it.

“I am a huge fan of Angela Davis. She’s a huge inspiration to me as a pioneer in feminism, in the anti-racism movement and in the civil rights movement,” said Rivera, who skipped one of her classes to make the event.

Shaquana Gardner, a senior political science and African American studies major, was required to be there, as she is part of Davis’ seminar class. But she said she enjoys Davis’ passionate speeches.

“She’s so determined. She’s doing something relentlessly. She has been going at the civil rights movement for years,” Gardner said.

Although Gardner said Davis has strong opinions, she is still unsure if she agrees with

“I hope to make people think and not really try to immediately change anyone’s mind, but I want them to think differently about these issues.”

Jamieson drew a comparison between Obama and President Abraham Lincoln, saying both were elected because of speaking abilities, not legislative experience. Jamieson said the ability to get elected under these circumstances was unique.

When campaigning for president, Obama made speeches he has since failed to live up to, she said. Jamieson said his success in previous speeches cannot be relived unless Obama can create that feeling in his audience again, the feeling that binds a nation together.

“Inaugurals, for instance, are great because they are given at a time when all feel the same,” she said. Obama has only been able to give speeches on controversial topics, such as the British Petroleum oil spill and health

“When they say something that appears to be very, very carefully worded, beware.”

“It was interesting hearing about how rhetoric is used in speaking and how candidates form their speeches carefully,” Kang said.

Kaycie Miltenberger, a sophomore public relations and political science major, said she was interested in Jamieson’s speech, although she said most of her friends were probably bored.

“My friends think politics are for old people,” she said.

Miltenberger, who aspires to be a political speechwriter, said she wants to affect politics and help them “make a move toward a more truthful campaign.”

Jamieson summed up her entire speech in two simple words: “Rhetoric matters.”

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Even if a new law is beneficial to the economy and American people, Jamieson said it is essential the public believes this.

“If the public doesn’t believe it, it can’t be considered successful, even if it is,” she said.

Billy Kang, a senior communication and rhetorical studies major, said he enjoyed the lecture and was glad he went.

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everything Davis says.

“In terms of abolitionism of prisons, I’m still mixed on how I feel about it because in some ways, in theory, it sounds like a great idea,” Gardner said. “But in practice, if I was raped today, I’d want the guy to go to jail tomorrow.” dgproppe@syr.edu

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region, according to the center’s website. The panel is part of an UPSTATE effort to focus on the city and new urban design projects, according to the release.

Though the national median income for the middle class is around $56,000, the scholarship will include students whose family income is up to $175,000, said Youlonda Copeland-Morgan, associate vice president for enrollment management and director of scholarships and student aid, in an Oct. 4 article in The Daily Orange.

The nation’s real median household income in 2009 was $49,777, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But SU’s middle range is much more difficult to pin down, Saleh said. “One of the reasons you can’t find a median income for our students is because we have a whole group of students whose families never apply for financial aid,� Saleh said. “So we don’t know whether that family income is $200,000 or $2 million.�

But Saleh estimated SU’s middle-class household income to be between $80,000 and $160,000. And there are two major reasons why SU’s numbers are higher than the nation’s, he said. “When you think about the median income for people who are old enough to have children in college, it’s a group of people whose earnings are much higher than the median for the whole country, because you’re eliminating all these 18- and 19- and 20- and 21-year-olds whose incomes are relatively low,� Saleh said.

The second reason is because four out of five SU students have parents who went to college — a demographic consisting of people who have statistically higher income than noncollege graduates, Saleh said.

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The university is also involved in urban revitalization efforts, such as the Near Westside and Southside initiatives and the Connective Corridor.

Cities are beginning to get over the past trouble of urban renewal, said Peter Englot, associate vice president of public affairs. “We’ve made huge strides in the right direction,� Englot said.

Englot said programs that run through SU are helping improve the lives of current residents. SU’s recent development projects depend on working with the residents of Syracuse, not repelling them, Englot said. “The whole purpose of the Near Westside Initiative is to lift the community up,� Englot said, “to revitalize the community that is already there.� geclarke@syr.edu

And though there is a disparity between the nation’s middle and the university’s middle, Himes said identifying as middle class is subjective based on one’s surroundings. “There is this sense that students who are legitimately middle class might come here and feel that they’re actually not as middle class as they thought,� Himes said. “It’s what your frame of reference is. If you grew up in a community where everybody has big houses and two or three cars, and you consider yourself middle class, then what’s the next step?�

Factors like owning a home and having a car are symbols of being middle class, Himes said. And the more people achieve those goals, the more people consider themselves middle class. “I think the idea of middle class has become a broader concept than it used to be,� Himes said. “It’s all a part of the American Dream.�

The broad definition of middle class has prompted mixed feelings for many middleclass SU students. Brianna Schmidt, a junior biochemistry major, said she considers herself middle class because she doesn’t seem to identify with any other group. “I guess because I’m not upper class, therefore, I’m middle class,� Schmidt said. “I don’t have a car on campus or all the new things.

Also, I have a job, so I have to work toward my own education.�

Luke Barefoot, a senior marketing and finance major, said his perception of the middle class changed when he moved from Pittsburgh to SU. “I’ve always felt middle class my whole life, and when I got here, I felt on the lower side,�

Barefoot said.

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WHAT IS MIDDLE CLASS? Nationally: About $56,000 SU: Between $80,000 and $160,000

roommates, Barefoot said he goes to Sam’s Club to get wholesale items. And though he did not consider it a big deal, Barefoot said he did have to get used to watching what he spends. “A lot of my roommates go out almost every night to eat, and I can’t always go out with them,� Barefoot said.

Tom Matura, a junior economics and political science major, said he identifies as one of SU’s upper middle-class students. He said he feels there’s a balance between his life at home and his life at school.

Matura and his roommates live in University Village Apartments on South Campus.

Matura said his family feels comfortable paying the rent, and he chose the complex because of the many amenities it offers, such as a gym and study lounge.

But for the wide range of middle-class students who can’t afford to live in UV, Saleh said he hopes the Phanstiel gift will foster more donations.

Saleh said he is virtually certain the financial aid office will be earmarking the money for endowment. “This is a very, very important gift to us.

We will immediately be identifying students as Phanstiel Scholars ‌ because we want students and the community to see what a gift like this means to the university,â€? Saleh said. “I think it also acts as a signal to the community of the importance of gifts to financial aid.â€? ecsciala@syr.edu

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s housing costs in downtown Washington, D.C., rise, professors at George Washington University are being offered free housing. The catch: They must live in residence halls next door to students.

The program, Faculty in Residence, was developed to help students get to know their professors beyond the classroom, said Rebecca Sawyer, the senior assistant dean of students.

The program began at GW in 1998 with two adjunct professors living in a freshman residence hall, Sawyer said. In 2004, the program was revamped and professors were moved to sophomore residence halls, so as not to overwhelm freshman with the transition from high school to college, Sawyer said. This year is the first year that GW has a family living with students in residence halls.

“We were reluctant about having children living in the residence halls with students in the past, but so far it’s been a positive experience,” Sawyer said.

Faculty housing at GW isn’t only for young professors with families. Jeffrey Sich, a 55-year-old associate professor and director of educational programs at GW, is currently living in an apartment style sophomore residence hall at GW. This is Sich’s first year at GW and he thought being a part of the Faculty In Residence program would be an easy way to transition.

“I knew I’d be in a type of transitional state since I was come to a new university from St. Louis, and this was a great way to immerse myself into the institution,” Sich said. “For me, it’s a

six minute walk to work and it’s just really great being back on a campus again.”

The building Sich lives in, Dakota Hall, is a sophomore residence hall of apartments with a bathroom, kitchen and a washer and dryer for students.

“All the units are alike in this building. I live on the first floor, right off the main entrance,” Sich said. “It’s a small two bedroom apartment, but for one person it’s certainly large enough.”

Living with 200 sophomores in college has brought some enlightenment to Sich on what college is like for students today.

“I’ve learned you need earplugs, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights,” Sich said. “We had a minor fire in one of the elevators, and the building was evacuated on a Saturday night. We all got to know each other a lot better on the sidewalk.”

But this is not enough to scare Sich away. He plans on returning to the dorms next year to continue his work of breaking down some of the barriers between students and faculty.

Every other Thursday, Sich opens his apartment doors on the first floor of his building for students to drop in and talk about issues in line with the goals of the Faculty In Residence program.

Topics range from choosing a major, strategies for success and ways to connect with faculty, Sich said.

“Not every student sees the benefit of this program, but on Thursdays, I have about seven students drop in talk about their future, instead of bar hopping,” Sich said.

Some students is the program feel it is unique and are appreciative of the opportunity, said Maggie Malloy, a freshman international relations major who does not have a professor living in

her dorm this year but would not be opposed to it next year.

“I have heard all the professors are really cool with helping on homework, discussing books and even cooking Sunday brunches,” Malloy said. “Personally, I think it’s a great way to make connections in the university.”

GWU is also looking to expand this program is future years by reconfiguring rooms in existing dorms, said Sawyer, the senior assistant dean of students. As dorms are updated, the university would ensure some rooms are made to be appealing for professors, she said. Residence halls for sophomores, juniors and seniors are all apartment style housing and would not require much reconfiguration to accommodate faculty members.

“Most of the faculty apartments right now are one bedroom, maybe two bedrooms,” Sawyer said. “If we are looking to attract more established faculty, who having family members, we do need to do different things in designing and renovating rooms.”

GW is not looking to return to placing faculty members in residences with freshmen, Sawyer said. But the freshmen are not ignored. Each floor of the freshman residence halls has an assigned faculty member to help the students with anything they need, the faculty members just don’t live there, Sich said.

“The program is doing what we wanted it to do, by fostering a different kind of relationship between students and faculty.

Students see faculty doing their laundry, eating in the dining halls,” Sawyer said. “Students see them as real people and will be more open to approaching them and asking advice, whether it’s academic related or career related.” medelane@syr.edu

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‘Sopranos’ actor to show film

By Rob Marvin Contributing Writer

Combine an aging mob boss, his longlost son, a local pizza parlor, and some mayhem. What results is “Pizza with Bullets,” a lighthearted mafia comedy that will debut at Palace Theatre Wed nesday night as part of SYRFILMFEST ’10.

What: Pizza with “Pizza and Bullets screening with guest Vincent Bullets” actor Pastore Vincent PasWhere: Palace tore, who is Theatre in Syracuse When: Today, 8:15 known for his role in the HBO p.m. series “The Sopranos,” will screen the film after performing a stand-up comedy routine at Wise Guys Comedy Club.

Directed by Robert Rothbard, the film brings together mafia-film veterans and newcomers to tell the story of a mob boss who thinks the owner of a pizza shop may be his estranged son.

With Vincent Pastore (“The Sopranos”) and Talia Shire (“The Godfather”) as co-stars, “Pizza with Bullets” is a comedic tale that plays on many stereotypical mob characterizations and clichés, with an intimate family drama at its core.

Owen Shapiro, the artistic director of the Syracuse International Film Festival and a professor at the College of Visual and Performing Arts, invited Pastore to submit the film after meeting him at a fundraiser last year.

Christine Fawcett-Shapiro, executive director of the festival, believes the festival has a lot to offer Syracuse University students.

Beyond the combination of pizza and mobsters, there are plenty of reasons for students to attend.

Fawcett-Shapiro said she hopes this easily understandable comedy will serve as a steppingstone to attract students to the festival. She hopes students will return for some of the more difficult-to-watch films that provide a deeper, more rewarding viewing experience.

“Pizza with Bullets” is centered on Don Vito Perspirino (Pastore) and his wife Mary (Shire). On his deathbed, Don Vito orders pizza from Johnny Casanova’s Pizza Parlor. Johnny (Ronnie Marmo) delivers the pizza himself, and upon smelling the pizza, the don is miraculously cured. He then embraces Johnny as his long-lost son, Anthony, who disappeared over 20 years ago.

“It sounds interesting,” said Evan Dinger, a junior television, radio and film major. “Some of my favorite see film fest page 16

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dave trotman-watkins| staff photographer RyAN WHITMAN, a junior music education major, accompanies himself on the keyboard during University Union’s fourth annual SU Idol competition. The theme of this year’s contest was creativity, which allowed contestants to highlight their individual music styles.

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or a moment, the crowd went crazy.

Cheering, yelling and shouting echoed off the walls of Schine Underground. It was so loud, people across campus might have heard and sensed the enthusiasm.

Ryan Whitman slowly made his way to the stage, placed himself behind an electric piano and pulled the microphone near his face.

Suddenly, the audience went silent long enough for Whitman to announce he would be singing a song he had written.

“You know when you like someone and you see them with someone else and it kind of sucks?”

Whitman, a junior music industry and vocal performance major, asked the crowd.

The audience went crazy again, a response that provided Whitman the answer he was hoping for.

“Well, I wrote a song about it,” he continued.

“It’s called ‘You’re Not Mine.’”

With the crowd’s encouragement, Whitman was able to land himself in first place at last night’s 2010 Syracuse University Idol.

SU Idol, a competition much like the musical reality television show “American Idol,” featured seven university students who competed for a chance to sing the national anthem at an Orange basketball game.

University Union President Andrew Beyda said this year’s competition was geared toward singers who could write and perform their own music.

“In previous years, it was more of a karaoke event, and it was problematic because you couldn’t modulate the song to another key for each person,” he said. “But this year, students can sing along to live music or play their own instruments.”

This change allowed contestants to perform in any medium they liked. Some played their own instruments, others sang along to karaoke and one

SU Idol gives student performers chance to showcase original content

student even sang a cappella, undaunted without musical accompaniment.

Two years ago, Samantha Hake, a junior television, radio and film major, broke a blood vessel in her vocal chord and had to refrain from singing.

Given the fact that she had been singing since she could talk, she was not happy. Finally ready to start performing again, Hake said the competition was the opportunity to make her comeback.

“I’m slowly trying to get back into singing and put myself out there,” she said.

And she sure did. Hawk was the only contestant who sang a cappella. She made her way onto the stage, grabbed the microphone and went for it.

“It was nerve-wracking,” Hawk said. “You have nothing to rely on — no music. It’s just you and your voice.”

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The changing leaves and crisp wind blowing through the trees must mean one thing: Football season is underway. For any football fan, tailgating is a major part of the culture. Burgers charring on the grill next to a pack of your favorite beverage is a welcome sight. But not everything belongs in your cooler outside the Carrier Dome. Here are some choices to avoid at all costs.

LOBSTER

Woah, woah, woah, fancy pants. The king crustacean may be delicious, but think about what you need to actually enjoy it: You need a cooler. You need to bring a means to boil or steam it in, if you’re not grilling the little guy. You need shell crackers to actually get at the meat. At the end of the day, a lobster is way more work than it’s worth.

VEGGIES

Come on, really? You really want to be known as the person who brings healthy food to a football game? Not in this house. Grilling vegetables might be a compensation for healthier eaters and vegetarians, but you can’t possibly experience football the same way when you’re indulging in a salad as opposed to a foot-long Nathan’s dog.

MILK

In the words of the philosophical genius, Will Ferrell: “Milk was a bad choice.” ‘Nuff said.

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ICE CREAM

I scream, you scream, we all scream when this frozen treat is found melted, along with the ice cubes, in the cooler. If you’re craving something sweet, just go with a trusty bag of Oreos. Even the Manning brothers are on their side. Also, if your team is the Buffalo Bills, you might need some sugar to cover up the sour taste in your mouth after another loss.

NO FOOD AT ALL

Do. Not. Do. This. Who doesn’t bring food to a football game? Do you really plan on walking through hoards of people grilling their steaks and burgers while listening to the groan of your own empty stomach? Didn’t think so. Besides, you won’t have any money left for tolls after buying a single cheeseburger at an NFL stadium. Good luck hitchhiking.

— Compiled by Sara Tracey, Asst. Feature Editor, smtracey@syr.edu

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Autumn attire It’s only getting colder in Syracuse. Be ready for dropping temperatures with fashionable outerwear

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s gladiator sandals are put into storage bins for a long hibernation, cool-weather fashion breaks loose on campus. Whether wearing a blazer to impress visiting Syracuse University alumni this weekend or a trench coat to beat the rain, here are some key pieces of clothing to look fashionable for any occasion this season.

For one, military styles have landed on campus. And no, not your ROTC friends gearing up for their early morning workout. The military has had a huge impact on cold-weather trends. From army-green coats to lace-up boots, know that the style is hot.

Camille Diamond, a senior psychology major, said looking around the campus is evidence enough of this trend. With lace-up heels and black rugged combat boots, one version or another of this fall favorite is everywhere.

“Military style jackets and front lace-up boots are cute together this fall,” said Amanda Shane, a junior psychology major. Shane said she always wears a basic white tee, but she accessorizes it with military staples to make her look ready for combat. The addition of her combat boots makes her outfit more uniform. Adding a trench coat or motorcycle-inspired jacket to her basic tee is always an easy, fall-friendly option.

Motorcycle jackets, either fake or made from 100 percent real cowhide, are also gaining popularity. Emily Montgomery, a sophomore illustration and Spanish major, admits her favorite fall clothing item is her “fake leather jacket,” which is perfect to beat the wind.

These faux leather jackets can be found in basic

black or with funky zippers and metal studs. To make the motorcycle jacket more cold-weather appropriate, they can be found with sheepskin around the collar for a chic way to stay warm.

But as soon you step indoors for a meal in the Schine Student Center or a test in Grant Auditorium, the coats come off. There goes one accessory, now draped over your chair.

Montgomery said it is key to layer, layer, layer. “It’s really been a lot about the sweaters, layering them with dresses and other girly pieces,” she said. A thick knitted sweater is the perfect tagalong for any fall outfit.

Whether it is worn over a dress, over leggings, or with a pair of shorts and thick tights, sweaters add the much-needed warmth to fend off the cool breezes on the Hill.

Flannels are another fall trend resurfacing at SU. Susan Sadkowski, a sophomore advertising major, pairs her oversized flannel shirts with skinny jeans. Comfortable and inexpensive, they pair well with any bottom.

As alumni arrive on campus for Homecoming Week 2010, it may be necessary to dress a bit more sophisticated. After all, alumni are possible networking connections. Pairing a classic blazer with any outfit creates an innate sense of status and power. Blazers are a necessity, whether you’re rubbing elbows with the alumni or at that hard-to-get internship interview. And look at that: They are just as popular this fall. Adding a blazer to a basic v-neck and jeans is classy yet casual.

This outfit will convey to the alumni that you are a young professional, not just a college kid. aspizzi@syr.edu

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SO LAST SEASON Some Syracuse University students may think they’re on top of modern trends, but the fashion icons of the world are already two steps ahead of us. While we’re bundling up in our military jackets and big laced-up boots, designers are already premiering their spring 2010 collections. Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep), a fashion magazine tyrant in “The Devil Wears Prada,” put it eloquently: fashions that trickle down to department stores and clearance bins weíre so used to fishing through are born from collections that premiered years ago. Here are examples of our popular fashions from some fall 2010 collections.

BLAZERS

MILITRY JACKETS

A blazer should be a common staple in anyone’s wardrobe: man or woman, professional or simple college student.

It’s easy to dress up a regular pair of jeans, or pair it with some dressy slacks. The blazer came into the fashion scene in the late 1800s, but we see it again and again.

This jacket was designed

by Louis Vuitton for his fall 2010 season.

Military jackets are no longer limited to the army life. Double-breasted coats, brass buttons and olive hues have been cropping up lately. The jackets vary in lengths and thicknesses, so you can find something to suit your chilly fall needs to the sub-zero temperatures so common in our neck of the woods.

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said she was happy with the positive feedback from the judges.

This year’s judges included Bob Halligan, a music and entertainment industry professor in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, Brittnee Anderson, a junior public relations major, and Max Martino, a renowned agent in the music industry.

Beyda said each judge was chosen with a specific purpose.

“We wanted to get judges that have experience in this sort of thing,” he said. “We wanted

people who have experience in the industry and music.”

The judges, however, were not the only ones who got to choose the winners. While they chose the top three finalists, the audience was able to vote via text message and have a say in who should be SU’s idol. And amid more yelling and cheering, the crowd chose Whitman.

Nick Anaya, a junior marketing major, was present at the event to support his friend.

“Ryan blew me away,” he said. “I’ve seen him perform before, he’s always great, and I’m really proud of him.”

Whitman said singing an original song made him nervous.

“As a songwriter, your main goal is to

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touch your audience with your music and hope that they can relate to what you’re singing,” he said. “It was a concern of mine that people didn’t know it, so I’m very glad with the response I got.”

Whitman is currently working on his demo album. So far he has written four songs and has sent the demo out to several music companies.

But for now, being the university’s idol and being at the receiving end of all those chants are fulfilling enough for him.

“I feel really honored to have been among that group of seven people,” Whitman said.

“The talent was just amazing. This is such a great honor.” mgegkolf@syr.edu

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movies are ‘The Godfather’ and ‘Goodfellas,’ and the mafia culture is so over-the-top that I think a comedy could be really funny.”

The film is filled with chases, shoot-outs, and dramatic revelations — the standards of a mob flick. Don Vito and Johnny’s lives are jeopardized by Gino Falcone (Tony Devon), the don’s overzealous right-hand man. Along with Johnny’s money, girl troubles and the confusion surrounding his parents, “Pizza with Bullets” becomes a story filled with drama and comedy.

“We’re really trying to encourage students to try something new and take a chance on the films in the festival,” Fawcett-Shapiro said.

“We’re hoping to catch their initial interest with a funny, easy-to-watch film, in the hope that they’ll come back for others.” rjmarvin@syr.edu

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Press hoping lessons learned at Hotchkiss pay off at SU

By David Propper Contributing Writer

Sam Press is entering her third year of college.

At least, that’s the way Press and Syracuse ice hockey coach Paul Flanagan think of it at times.

Press is the freshman who has lived away from home for five semesters. She is the freshman who has endured practice days ending at 8:30 p.m., retreating to dorms.

Been there, done that, for the first-year player out of The Hotchkiss School. The only part of adjusting the first-year Syracuse forward needs to worry about is the SU-specific technicalities her head coach outlines for all first-year players.

But she is really not a first-year player. Flanagan inherited someone with experience. Yet still, Press has to worry about getting on the collegiate ice. Time with SU is still something she is foreign to.

“She’s battling each and every day and trying to get into the lineup,” Flanagan said. “Her job is to make our job a little more difficult in

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“She’s battling each and every day and trying to get into the lineup. Her job is to make our job a little more difficult in terms of who we’re putting in our combination with our lines. Ultimately, who ends up in the lineup on any given night.”

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terms of who we’re putting in our combination with our lines. Ultimately, who ends up in the lineup on any given night.”

For Press, a Minnetonka, Minn., native, spending her last two years of high school at Hotchkiss, a boarding school in Connecticut, was nothing short of a college experience. She was more than 20 hours away from home, with demanding course work and a sports schedule, finishing up her day at around 8:30 p.m. during the latest practice sessions.

“My first year at Hotchkiss, it was definitely harder,” Press said. “I was away from home and homesick, but once I came here, it was almost like a routine thing because I had (already) been away from home. (At Hotchkiss) I had so much homework and a schedule and hockey every day after school.”

At Hotchkiss, only 20 percent of those who apply are accepted. The campus is 810 acres, which includes athletic facilities comparable to those at Syracuse, in addition to holding a baseball stadium, another ice rink, and a boathouse

and lake for those inclined to sailing at the prestigious school.

Syracuse goaltender Kallie Billadeau, a fellow Minnetonka resident and a friend of Press, said Press has an inherent upper edge on other incoming freshmen, thanks to her time at the private school.

Press recognizes this “upper edge” and hopes it will contribute to adjusting to the style of Division I hockey. With nine other freshmen part of a program that is built to win now and with specific depth at Press’ forward position, she will have to earn every minute of playing time she gets.

Although Press hasn’t played yet this season, the hard work and ambition are certainly there.

“It’s definitely hard to earn ice time because everyone is working so hard, everyone is pushing each other,” Press said. “There’s a lot of depth on the team, so finding ice time, you just got to keep working, and everybody’s got to pull their own weight.”

At first, Flanagan had reservations about how Press’ slighter build would match up

against bigger, stronger players day in and day out, but the coach has been pleasantly surprised. Flanagan has recognized that, thanks to her work over the summer, Press has begun to learn how to use that slight 5-foot-5-inch build.

Hotchkiss hockey coach John Cooper, who notes that Press had to improve her game when she first came from Minnesota to Hotchkiss, said Syracuse should expect a proven work ethic from Press. She was forced to learn elements of that at Hotchkiss.

Cooper also attested that Flanagan knows how to develop hockey players. Cooper and Flanagan crossed paths during their time at St. Lawrence — Flanagan was a coach on the men’s team and Cooper was a student assistant on the women’s team.

And now, they both have their handprints on an SU freshman who is hoping to break into the starting lineup, thanks her time with Cooper. It just remains to be seen when.

Said Press: “It made it, definitely, a lot easier to come here.” dgproppe@syr.edu

Press Vitals Position: Forward Class: Freshman Hometown: Minnetonka, Minn.

High School: The Hotchkiss School *Recorded 15 goals and 20 assists her senior year

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Wheddon’s imports meshing with American soccer style

By Zuri Irvin Staff Writer

Akta rygg. That means watch your back. In Swedish.

If Syracuse (5-7-4, 2-4-1 Big East) is going to come from behind to make the playoffs and have other Big East teams watching SU’s back this year, it will be due, in large part, to the international makeup of the roster.

Swedish imports Patricia Lind (Stockholm, Sweden) and Cecilia Borgstrom (Bromma, Sweden) are now starting to pick up the speed of the American activity — on and off the field.

“I came here because you can combine soccer and studies,” first-year defender Borgstrom said. “In Sweden, you can’t really combine sports and education. That’s like two separate worlds. Coming here to get a good education and develop your soccer skills, while also learning to speak English more fluently, is the best of both worlds.”

Her English is fine. And after already starting 15 out of 16 games this season, her soccer game isn’t bad, either. But before any of the success these two international players have been a part of in an SU uniform, there was first an important mental checklist that needed to be assessed prior to making the trip overseas. Part of that checklist included the pedigree of the head coach. Lind and Borgstrom are two of seven players currently on the Syracuse roster who were born outside of the United States.

Fellow overseas import and sophomore defender Laura Jackson (London) was well aware head coach Phil Wheddon has a global pull. Jackson’s high school and travel teams had links with New York-area schools like St. John’s, Providence and Rhode Island, but Wheddon’s broad sense of the game made Syracuse a relatively easy first choice.

“Once the coaches get news of international players, it kind of just spreads like wildfire,” Jackson said. “This really stood out to me because the coaching staff is well known around the world. They’ve brought in some of the best players in the world. And with the program being a new one, you can’t really lose anything.”

Wheddon, a native of Basingstoke, England, began his collegiate coaching career at East Stroudsburg in 1992. He moved on to become the assistant and goalkeeper coach for the men’s and women’s teams at Southern Connecticut State from 1997-2000, winning two Division II men’s national championships along the way.

From 2002-08, Wheddon worked with both the men’s and women’s U.S. national teams, helping the men to a 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup and leading the women to gold medals in both the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, and the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

So traveling to Sweden over two years ago to see Lind and Borgstrom play must have been easy.

“I just had a contact in Sweden who said you should look at this player,” Wheddon said. “And I went over and watched Patricia play, and I happened to see (Borgstrom) at the same time. I just saw them playing a game, and that they had a lot of potential athletically. Both of them were a physical presence on the field, and I thought it was something we needed.”

Borgstrom and Lind were both members of IF Brommapojkarna when Wheddon made his European recruiting visit in 2008. They, along with Jackson, admit that the game in the U.S. is much more speed oriented, whereas in Sweden and England, more focus is placed on individual technique. It has taken them each a little while to get used to the American game, but the stuff off the field has come much easier.

dave trotman-wilkins | staff photographer cecilia borgstrom is one of two Swedish players and seven from outside the United States on the 2010 roster of the Syracuse women’s soccer team.

Before practice on Tuesday, Wheddon had just received a call from Jamaica about a pos-

sible 2011 prospect. If it turns out she’s up to his recruiting standards, maybe these players will have to “akta rygg” as well.

But for now, Lind and the rest of the internationals are content with their newfound lives with the Orange.

“I wanted to do something different,” Lind said. “Education back home is free, so if it didn’t work out here, I would have something back home. But this is a really good experience. A life experience.” zoirvin@syr.edu

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After months of anticipation, Orange ready for St. John’s

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Manny Sevillano circled this date on the schedule. Before the season began, before the Syracuse men’s soccer team had even stepped out onto the field in 2010, he targeted Wednesday’s matchup with St. John’s as one he desperately wanted to win.

“St. John’s is one Who: St. John’s of those teams,” Where: Queens, N.Y. Sevillano, the SU When: Today, 7:30 p.m. senior midfielder, said. “When we step back and look at our schedule, this is one of those teams that we really, really want to beat.”

No one on the current Orange roster has experienced what it feels like to beat the Red Storm. In fact, no Syracuse player from this decade knows the feeling.

It’s hasn’t been since 1996 that SU has come away with three points against St. John’s, when it defeated its in-state rival 2-0 at home. It was one of only two losses that season for the Red Storm, which went on to win the national championship.

“On a soccer scene, they’ve really been the team to beat,” SU head coach Ian McIntyre said.

“They’re our benchmark. And we know we have a lot of work and a long way to go to try and replicate some of the respect that the St. John’s program has had.”

But perhaps Wednesday night will be different from the past 14 years. The Orange (2-5-4, 0-1-2 Big East) is coming off arguably its two best performances of the season in a win over then-No. 24 Colgate and a tie against DePaul. On the other hand, St. John’s (6-5-0, 0-3-0 Big East)

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has lost three straight and four of its last five games. Wednesday’s game provides Syracuse with an opportunity to turn the tables in this 28-year rivalry.

The Orange has a chance to steal three points against a struggling St. John’s team and make a statement against a program that is widely considered the class of the conference.

The Red Storm’s downfall came after it began the season 5-1. A preseason Top 25 team, St. John’s ascended to as high as No. 12 in the national polls after posting four shutout wins in its first six games.

Since that start, it has lost all three of its Big East games to Cincinnati, Notre Dame and

“Rankings always change.

They’re always fluctuating, so if a team isn’t ranked it doesn’t mean they aren’t better than a ranked team. So you can’t approach it differently.”

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No. 2 Louisville. The Red Storm also lost to No. 15 Brown. One-third of the way through the conference schedule, St. John’s is still without a point in the Red Division.

“Do I foresee St. John’s being down there at the end of the season? Absolutely not,” McIntyre said. “They’re a quality program and one that most of us have penciled in for the playoffs. But if we can keep them down there for a little bit longer, we’ll certainly be trying to do that.”

If the Orange is successful in keeping St. John’s down in the standings, it will be a monumental win. Since 1990, the Red Storm has had seven Big East tournament titles and four Big East regular season titles and has won fewer than 10 games just twice.

The rivalry between the two schools dates back to 1982, with the Red Storm dominating with a 17-7-5 record against SU. They’ve scored nearly twice as many goals as the Orange in that stretch.

And just because St. John’s is in a bit of a slump right now, it doesn’t mean it isn’t a Top 25 caliber team, SU midfielder Geoff Lytle said.

“Rankings always change,” he said. “They’re always fluctuating, so if a team isn’t ranked, it doesn’t mean they aren’t better than a ranked team. So you can’t approach it differently.”

The Orange needs to approach Wednesday night’s game with the same level of intensity it had against Colgate and DePaul. For the first time all season, SU put together back-to-back games in which it avoided conceding the first goal to its opponent.

Now that level of concentration and commitment has to be taken on the road. The Red Storm’s Belson Stadium is one of the more difficult venues at which to play, McIntyre said, and he will find out a lot about his team based on its performance in this game.

“Playing well at home against DePaul is a good step forward for us,” McIntyre said. “But ultimately trying to play the same kind of quality soccer at Belson Stadium will be a real kind of test for us.

“We understand that we’ve got our hands full.”

dave trotman-wilkins | staff photographer manny sevillano and the rest of the SU men’s soccer team has not beaten St. John’s since 1996. SU hopes to pick up its first Big East win of the season Wednesday.

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By Zach Brown Staff Writer

Coming into the 2010 season, North Carolina was expected to be a legitimate contender for a BCS bowl berth. Then came the suspension of six players before the season. And on Monday, three of those suspensions were cemented for the length of the season, perhaps cementing the fate of UNC’s season as well.

Two UNC players, Robert Quinn and Greg Little, were ruled permanently ineligible, and another, Marvin Austin, was dismissed from the program Monday. Wide receiver Little, defensive end Quinn and defensive tackle Austin had all been suspended for the Tar Heels’ first five games following an NCAA investigation into the players’ interactions with agents in the offseason. The final decision to dismiss the players was made this week.

“What should be a day of focus on who is playing and how they played in the recent game, I’m afraid is just the opposite,” UNC Athletic Director Dick Baddour said in a press conference Monday. “I apologize for the university for that.

It is my responsibility to bring all these issues to

courtesy of bj dworak | the daily tar heel dick baddour , UNC athletic director, addresses reporters in August about possible academic misconduct. The NCAA ruled two players ineligible for the season Monday, defensive end Robert Quinn and wide receiver Greg Little. a close, and I can assure you the university staff is doing everything to make that happen.”

The NCAA declared Little and Quinn

ineligible due to violations of NCAA agent benefits, preferential treatment and ethical conduct rules. According to the facts submitted by the university, the value of the illegal benefits totaled approximately $4,952 for Little and $5,642 for Quinn. Little accepted diamond earrings and travel accommodations for trips to the Bahamas, Washington, D.C., and two trips to Miami, among other things. Quinn accepted two black diamond watches, a pair of matching earrings and travel accommodations for a trip to Miami, among other things.

Unethical conduct charges were also found against Little and Quinn for providing false and misleading information during the NCAA’s investigation in three separate interviews.

The university dismissed Austin from the team for the same reasons Little and Quinn were declared ineligible. Baddour said the amount of benefits in Austin’s case was more than the amount the other players received.

Head coach Butch Davis said Monday he was upset with the players’ decision-making.

“I am very sad and disappointed that these individuals made these extraordinarily poor choices,” Davis said. “Not only did they jeopardize themselves and their lives, they have certainly jeopardized this team and this university. I know that they are very remorseful about that, but it does not diminish that these actions were poor choices in these kids’ lives.”

This controversy has surrounded the school since July, when the first interviews were conducted, and has continued to hang over the program into the season. Austin was suspended indefinitely from the team on Sept. 1, and Little, Quinn and three other players were declared ineligible Sept. 3 for the Tar Heels’ season opener the next day.

Little, Quinn and Austin were all expected to be key contributors this year. All three were full-time starters in 2009. Little hauled in 62 catches and five touchdowns last season as a junior. Quinn registered 19 tackles for loss and 11 sacks and finished second in the Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year voting. Austin totaled 42 tackles and four sacks.

North Carolina (3-2) entered the season ranked No. 18 in the nation, but dropped its first two

games to No. 9 LSU and Georgia Tech. The Tar Heels have won their last three games since then.

Although Davis did say he was disappointed with the players’ choices, the head coach did feel he was partially at fault.

“As head football coach, it is clearly my responsibility to be in charge of the football program,” he said. “To help educate the players and to help educate their parents. To make sure everyone understands what the rules and stipulations of extra benefits and inappropriate relationships build.

“I know that these situations, as head football coach, I have to do a much better job.”

But Davis also added these incidents should not be viewed as representative of the school and promised to make sure that did not occur.

“I can promise you that moving forward, we are going to do everything we can to restore the confidence of everybody that loves this university,” Davis said. “This is a terrific school with a great reputation. It’s got a great academic reputation, a great athletic reputation. I give you my word and promise as head football coach that I will work every day to restore that confidence.”

Big man on campus QB Taylor Martinez Freshman No. 5 Nebraska

Last Week’s Stats: 5-of-7, 128 yards, 1 TD, 15 carries, 241 yards, 4 TDs Martinez only threw seven passes, but that’s all the Cornhuskers needed from their quarterback against Kansas State on Thursday. The freshman set the Nebraska single-game record for rushing yards by a quarterback and scored four times on the ground en route to a 48-13 thrashing of the Wildcats.

Martinez scored the only touchdowns of the first half to give the Huskers (5-0, 1-0 Big 12) a 17-3 lead at the break. Then, on the third play of the second half, Martinez gashed Kansas State (4-1, 1-1) through the middle of the defense for an 80-yard touchdown scamper. The first-year starter also added a 79-yard touchdown pass to Kyler Reed later in the third. zjbrown@syr.edu

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current SU freshman Fab Melo a year ago, and higher than Jonny Flynn in 2007.

But when he does come, he’s expected to contribute immediately as a defensive stopper in that 2-3 zone. With his size, length and athleticism, Christmas has a chance to be the defensive game-changer the Orange has lacked in recent years. Getting a head start on the defensive scheme he’ll be playing in college should only help.

“In that 2-3 zone, I’ll just stay in down low and block shots,” Christmas said. “That’s really my style of play, and that’s where I’ll be happy.”

Christmas currently sits as Scout.com’s No. 1 ranked center in the Class of 2011, but he’s really the prototypical power forward in today’s game.

To Evan Daniels, a recruiting analyst at Scout. com, Christmas not only has the size, but also the athleticism and constantly running motor to play either power forward or center and to do it well.

“No question he’s a high-level athlete, and that will play into his ability to block shots,” Daniels said. “You get the length, the athleticism, the timing — all that plays into the incredible shot-blocker that he is.”

During his recruitment, Christmas briefly flirted with the likes of Georgetown, Florida and Texas, among others. But in the end, there was just too much of that familiarity at SU to seriously consider going elsewhere. When weighing the pros and cons of each school, the “at home” feeling he had during his official visit to Syracuse won out.

At SU, Christmas will be reunited with former AAU teammates Dion Waiters and Trevor Cooney, another 2011 Syracuse recruit. The trio tore up the Philadelphia basketball circuit as members of Team Final two years ago. Cooney and Christmas stayed on as teammates this past summer. After Cooney returned from a recruiting trip to Syracuse having already committed, he began to turn on his recruiting charm to Christmas.

“After my trip to Syracuse, I knew we needed another big guy, and Rakeem was one of the guys they were looking at,” Cooney said. “So I just kept pushing him to go up and see Syracuse and was glad that he saw everything that I saw up there.”

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“No question he’s a highlevel athlete and that will play into his ability to block shots. You get the length, the athleticism, the timing, all that plays into the incredible shot blocker that he is.”

Evan Daniels

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Unlike most big forwards, Christmas wasn’t forced into playing center during high school.

With 6-foot-11 teammate Malcolm Gilbert, a 2011 Pittsburgh commit, playing alongside him this season at the Academy of the New Church, Christmas will have the chance to play the forward position he’s projected to play at Syracuse.

That should make the transition to the collegiate level easier. And it’s something Daniels sees could be a major factor for the Orange next year.

“He’s going to fit into that defensive system well,” Daniels said. “But he should also have a guy named Fab Melo, who is absolutely monstrous, right next to him. If you put Rakeem, with his wingspan and athleticism, out playing forward, that zone is going to be really tough. …

That’s going to be a huge defensive front line.”

So with Christmas committing to the Orange, the possibilities are quite intriguing. Christmas believes he’s found the right place to utilize his abilities.

Cooney can’t wait. He’s already chomping at the bit to join Christmas at the Carrier Dome next year. He can’t wait to see what the Orange can be, defensively, with Christmas in that 2-3 zone.

And to Cooney, Syracuse has found its defensive game-changer.

“He’s going to be a huge force in that zone,” Cooney said. “He’s so big and he’s so long, he’s just going to clog up that middle. Just knowing that you have that kind of shot-blocker behind you defending the basket, it plays a big part in that kind of defense.” aljohn@syr.edu

courtesy of lawrence kesterson | the philadelphia inquirer RAKEEM CHRISTMAS (5) has earned a reputation as the best shot-blocker in the 2011 class. His size and athleticism should make him an ideal fit for SU’s 2-3 zone defense.

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Pittsburgh (noon, Big East Network), those penalties will be essential areas for improvement from its season-long performance thus far.

Five games in, SU has committed the fourthmost penalties per game in the nation (9.2) out of the 120 Division I-A teams. On those 9.2 penalties per game, the Orange has cost itself an average of 73.6 yards per game, which is eighth in the country.

“When it comes down to it, if there weren’t little mistakes, there would be nothing to get better on,” junior right tackle Michael Hay said. “These are just things that we have to get better on. Nobody plays a perfect game. There’s no such thing as a perfect game.”

Even near-perfect, though, has been hard to come by for the Orange so far this season.

SU has not had a game with fewer than five penalties, and it has accumulated double-digit penalties three times this year.

It became a trend in Syracuse’s first home game against Maine. Despite running away to victory later, first-half penalties played a part in a closer than expected 17-14 score at halftime. In all, the Orange committed 14 penalties, most in the Big East in a single game this year.

And after the game, SU head coach Doug Marrone pointed to penalties as his main concern to take away.

“I’ve been in games where we’ve gotten our hands outside our body and we’ve made some poor decisions,” Marrone said after the Maine victory. “Every coach has had it, but I don’t expect that out of our football team. We haven’t had that problem here.”

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After a five-penalty showing against Colgate, it appeared the Orange had taken Marrone’s words to heart. But then the team went back on the road, and the flags — the little mistakes — followed.

Some penalties killed Syracuse drives, like when Andrew Tiller was called for holding on a 13-yard Nassib rush that would have given SU a first down. Some extended USF drives, like Malcolm Cater’s roughing-the-punter penalty in the first quarter.

“We’re aware that we have to improve on it,” senior running back Delone Carter said. “Just be conscious of it, and we work on it throughout the week.”

One particular sequence was troubling for Pugh and Hay on the offensive line, which committed six of the penalties against USF. After the Bulls had just scored on a kickoff return to take a three-point lead, an illegal block on SU’s kick return brought the ball back to its own 24-yard line.

On 2nd-and-10, USF defensive end Craig Marshall got into the backfield and sacked Nassib. Then, a delay of game. Then, a false start from Pugh. Suddenly, a drive that could have started on the 34-yard line was backed up to SU’s own 3-yard line.

“Every time you get a drive going and there’s a penalty,” Pugh said, “obviously it messes it up. It messes up the rhythm. It isn’t honestly what we want to do. We’re trying to get better at that each week.”

Hay and Pugh find comfort in the fact that penalties are correctable mistakes. And that has made Marrone stress it more, once again, in practice this week.

For SU linebacker Derrell Smith, it goes back to the “perfect game” theory applied by Hay. Every team has flaws. Now SU has to work

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“There’s no such thing as perfect,” Smith said. “Right now, we’re just working on eliminating mistakes. Last week, we may have had a couple of mistakes here and there. Basically, we just want to work on that.

“We’ve beat teams in the past with mistakes.

If we can just play with fewer mistakes — and hopefully mistake-free — that’s what we’re really working on right now. Not trying to be perfect. Nobody’s perfect.”

The Orange was almost perfect on one drive last week — the 98-yard drive in the fourth quarter that captured victory. And ironically, that was the one sustained offensive drive in which Syracuse did not commit a penalty.

No delays of game. No false starts. No little mistakes that had cost the offense in previous drives.

To Pugh, it’s not a coincidence. He knows no team will be perfect. But against the preseason Big East favorite Pittsburgh, he wants more plays in which all responsibilities are accounted for. More of that near-perfection.

“The only ones stopping us are ourselves out there,” Pugh said. “Once we get (penalties) down, the sky’s the limit for the offense.” bplogiur@syr.edu

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wednesday

october 13, 2010

page 24

the daily orange

basketball

Midnight Madness announced

By Andrew L. John Sports Editor

Midnight Madness at Syracuse will take place Oct. 22 at the Carrier Dome, SU Athletics announced in a statement Tuesday. It will be the second year in a row the univerWhere: Carrier Dome When: Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m. sity will hold the How much: Free e v e n t in the Dome. Doors will open to the public at 7 p.m., with the festivities beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are required, but are free of charge and will be available to the public Wednesday at the Carrier Dome Box Office, the Schine Box Office and participating AmeriCU Credit Union branches throughout the area.

The event marks the fourth consecutive Midnight Madness held at Syracuse after a period of more than a decade — from 1995 to 2006 — without the event.

Though the first game of the season is still weeks away, the event will be the official unveiling of the 2010-11 basketball season. Both the men’s and women’s teams will be introduced to SU fans, and each team will participate in a scrimmage and other events.

In addition, the night will begin with a performance by Grammy Award-winning hip-hop group Naughty by Nature.

Midnight Madness has become a popular event for fans around the country wanting to catch an early glimpse of their favorite college basketball squads.

For the men’s team, Kris Joseph, Brandon Triche, Rick Jackson and Scoop Jardine, among others, return from a group that went 30-5 and made it to the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16. They’ll be joined by a highly touted recruiting class as SU attempts to make up for the losses of Wes Johnson, Andy Rautins and Arinze Onuaku.

Erica Morrow leads the women’s team back from a 25-11 campaign, hoping to reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2007-08. Several returning starters and a highly touted recruiting class will join her after the graduation of Nicole Michael, the leading scorer in program history.

The Orange men kick off the season with a home exhibition against Kutztown on Nov. 2, and the SU women get started Nov. 12 at home against Northeastern.

Midnight Madness

courtesy of lawrence kesterson | the philadelphia inquirer rakeem christmas (Right) , the No. 10 rated recruit in the Class of 2011 according to Scout.com, verbally committed to Syracuse on Aug. 6. His high school team has implemented SU’s trademark 2-3 zone, partly in an effort to help Christmas’ transition next year.

Waiting for

Christmas

By Andrew L. John

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Sports Editor

hen Kevin Givens decided to adopt the 2-3 zone for his team this season, Jim Boeheim immediately came to mind.

All Givens had to do was say the word, and the Syracuse head coach provided him with all the literature and game tape he could ever need on the subject. After all, Boeheim had a vested interest.

Still 1 year away from his arrival, top recruit Rakeem Christmas prepping for role in 2-3 zone

Givens’ star player, Rakeem Christmas, was being heavily recruited by Boeheim and his staff to come play for Syracuse. With the reputation as the top shot-blocker in the 2011 class, and a wingspan of “at least 7-foot-5,” the 6-foot-9 big man was an ideal fit for Syracuse’s vaunted 2-3 zone. Any advantage Christmas could get learning the zone early was a benefit to the Orange.

With Givens implementing that

scheme this season, it only helped the Orange’s cause of landing the recruit. Christmas officially committed to SU on Aug. 6, ultimately opting to go where there was some initial familiarity.

“You know Syracuse — very rarely do you see them go man-to-man,” said Givens, the head coach at the Academy of the New Church in Bryn Athyn, Pa. “They’ve had a lot of success with that 2-3 zone over the years,

and they live by it. … The good thing for Rakeem is that he’ll now have some experience when he plays it the following year.”

When Christmas suits up for the Orange a year from now, he’ll be the latest in a long line of high-profile recruits Jim Boeheim has lured to Syracuse. Scout.com currently ranks Christmas as the No. 10 prospect in the country. Higher than it ranked see christmas page 21

football

Orange look to eliminate penalties against Pitt

By Brett LoGiurato Asst. Sports Editor

As the protector of Ryan Nassib’s blindside, Syracuse left tackle Justin Pugh has an array of responsibilities on every play.

And on the road, there is the additional responsibility of dealing

with crowds of more than 60,000 (at Washington) and more than 40,000 (at South Florida last Saturday).

Amidst the screaming, chanting and whistling, Pugh tries to make everything perfect.

Who am I blocking? Are they blitzing? I have to pick up this guy. What’s

the snap cou— “That’s when the snap count kind of slips your mind,” Pugh said, and you move just early enough to draw the false-start flag from the official.

The snap count, and the little things, slipped the mind of Syracuse quite often Saturday. They

have slipped the team’s mind quite frequently all season, and the flags have come from the officials just as frequently.

Heading into the Orange’s marquee Big East matchup Saturday with preseason Big East favorite

see penalties page 22

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