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Back at it President Barack Obama and

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former Gov. Mitt Romney go head to head in a heated 2nd presidential debate. Page 3

have his or her own vision, but respect Nancy Cantor’s initiatives. Page 5

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Bill Clinton to visit Syracuse

By Mark Cooper EDITOR IN CHIEF

Former President Bill Clinton will make a stop in Syracuse on Friday to campaign for Democratic Congressional candidate Dan Maffei.

Clinton will endorse Maffei, who is running for the seat in New

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Dan Maffei rally featuring former President Bill Clinton

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national Airport, Landmark Aviation Hangar #113 When: Friday at 1 p.m.

How much: Free York’s 24th Congressional District, at a rally at Syracuse Hancock International Airport at 1 p.m., according to a news release from Maffei’s campaign.

The rally will take place at Landmark Aviation Hangar Building #113, located at 248 Tuskegee Rd., according to the release.

The event is open to the public and no tickets are required.

“Dan is honored to have President Clinton’s endorsement,” said Marc Brumer, Maffei’s campaign spokesman. “It is a strong validation of his commitment to rebuild the middle class, create jobs and get Central New York’s economy moving again.”

Maffei is running against Republican incumbent Ann Marie Buerkle and Green Party candidate Ursula Rozum for the congressional seat.

The race is a rematch of the 2010 election, in which Buerkle unseated Maffei by less than 700 votes, according to the Siena Research Institute.

Clinton endorsed Maffei in 2010 at a rally that was also held at Syracuse Hancock International Airport.

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As he campaigns to take back his Congressional seat, Democratic challenger Dan Maffei casts himself as a champion of the middle-class.

“Growing up on the Eastside, he saw the struggle first-hand, working at his family’s small business, trying to make it. And though he wasn’t there long, he saw what’s wrong with Washington,” according to one of Maffei’s TV commercial ads.

In a commentary on Syracuse.com by Maffei on Aug. 19, he described his position this way: “Here in Central New York we

Before last spring, Ursula Rozum didn’t own a car. She traveled around Syracuse almost exclusively on her bicycle, made of a worn blue frame and pink handlebars.

“It’s good for your wallet, good for the planet and good for your body,” Rozum said.

Now Rozum cruises around the state in a beat-up pickup truck, a campaign sticker between the spokes of her back bicycle tire as the Green Party candidate for New York’s 24th Congressional District.

Rozum, 28, faces U.S. Rep. Ann Marie

For U.S. Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle, talking to voters is at the heart of her work in Congress.

“It’s what we owe the voters,” said Buerkle (R-Onondaga Hill). “They deserve to have access to their representatives as their elected officials.”

Buerkle, 61, represents the newly drawn 24th Congressional District. She faces Democrat Dan Maffei of DeWitt, who lost the seat to Buerkle in 2010, and Green Party candidate Ursula Rozum of Syracuse in the Nov. 6 election.

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Increase in flu cases expected in next months

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owned land.

The candidates also discussed how to rectify the inequality in women’s wages.

Obama referenced the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which he signed into effect on Jan. 29, 2009. The act states that the 180-day statute of limitations for filing an equal-pay lawsuit regarding pay discrimination resets with each new paycheck affected by that discriminatory action.

While governor of Massachusetts, Romney said he made sure his cabinet was staffed with women as well as men. After his staffers brought him lists of candidates that were predominantly men, he asked them to search instead for women to staff his cabinet.

The staffers then brought him “whole binders full of women” from which he hired his staff.

In perhaps the tensest moment of the night, the two candidates exchanged heated remarks over the controversy surrounding the Libya terrorist attack.

Romney accused Obama of taking too long to refer to the act as a terrorist attack and criticized the president for turning too quickly to politics afterwards.

Obama disagreed with Romney’s assessment of his response and said suggesting that he or anyone on his team played politics with the situation is “offensive.”

The final debate will be held Oct. 22.

The health center has already seen one reported case of the flu and expects to see more in the upcoming months, said Kathy VanVechten, a nurse practitioner at Syracuse University Health Services.

Upstate University Hospital has not diagnosed any flu cases in the area, according to the hospital’s admitting office.

Flu season generally runs from October to May, according to the New York State Department of Health’s website. Students typically begin to fall sick in December, when finals begin and students get busy, VanVechten said. She said it’s important that students get vaccinated, and the earlier they get a flu shot, the better.

There has been a steady number of kids getting vaccinated each day, VanVechten said, and the process is very quick and easy for students.

Health Services is giving out flu vaccines during the month of October on Wednesdays and Thursdays from noon to 4 p.m., according to Health Services’ website.

After October there will still be vaccines available in the adult clinics as needed, VanVechten said.

Some of the symptoms of the flu include high fever, coughing and body aches that can last from five to ten days or longer.

VanVechten said that in order to prevent the flu, students should get a flu shot, frequently wash their hands and cough or sneeze into their arms.

The single best way to prevent from getting the flu is to be vaccinated each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website. There are two types of vaccinations: flu shots and nasal spray.

Currently, Health Services offers flu shots for students.

During the past few years, the amount of kids getting the flu vaccine has increased, VanVechten said.

Mark Rodriguez, a sophomore biochemistry major, said he has never had the flu.

“I plan to eat healthy, exercise and take vitamins to prevent from getting sick,” he said.

Shavon McKinstry, a sophomore undeclared major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, said she has never had the flu and has never known anyone who’s had it. She said she doesn’t plan on getting vaccinated.

Said McKinstry: “I will take multivitamins and cross my fingers.”

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Syracuse University recently submitted a solicitation of interest to Gov. Andrew Cuomo to run an agency that will monitor treatment of people with disabilities.

SU responded to a letter from the governor’s office, which said it is considering redesignating the state’s Protection and Advocacy system, said Michael Morris, executive director of the Burton Blatt Institute.

The solicitation of interest is just the first step to replace New York state’s current Protection and Advocacy system, the Commission on Quality of Care for Persons with Disabilities, which will end in June of 2013, Morris said.

Redesignating is not an annual process, Morris said, and most governors do so every 10 or 20 years.

The federal government gives New York state approximately $6.5 million, which it then allocates to the Protection and Advocacy system, he said.

Gina Lee-Glauser, vice president for research of SU’s Office of Research, said she called an interest meeting made up of advocacy groups, faculty from various colleges and centers on campus to determine if there was enough interest and expertise on campus to support such an agency.

The agency would present an opportunity, she said, to bring all of the disability experts on campus under one umbrella.

Experts that could be involved in the agency range from The Center on Human Policy, Law and Disability Studies; the Burton Blatt Institute; social works faculty; the College of Law; and the School of Information Studies, among others, Lee-Glauser said.

“This is a proposal that is building on strengths in the university in many schools,” Morris said.

The agency will have several roles, Morris said, including providing legal support, advocating for reform, promoting inclusive education and protecting against abuses, to name a few.

“It also includes training and outreach activities to help individuals with disabilities, and families and family members to be better prepared to advocate for themselves and be empowered, and their relationships with

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Town hall debate refines platforms

By Michael Hacker CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The second presidential debate featured a much more heated exchange between the two candidates as they discussed domestic and foreign issues in a more informal setting.

The second presidential debate between President Barack Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney was held Tuesday night at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. It was in a town hall format, in which the questions directed at the candidates came from 40 undecided voters instead of the moderator, CNN chief political correspondent Candy Crowley.

The first question, asked by a 20-year-old college student, was: “What can you say to reassure me, but more importantly my parents, that I will be able to sufficiently support myself after I graduate?”

Both candidates used their response time to discuss job growth and job creation.

“I want you to be able to get a job,” Romney said. “I know what it takes to get this economy going.”

Romney said the Obama administration has increased debt and failed to create jobs. Half of this year’s graduating class will not have a job after graduation, he said.

“When you come out in 2014, I presume I’m going to be president. I’m going to make sure you get a job,” Romney said.

Obama responded by saying it’s important to not only create jobs, “but

good-paying jobs.”

The president brought up job creation throughout the debate and criticized Romney for supporting tax loopholes for companies that ship jobs overseas.

The second question related to oil and whether it’s the energy department’s job to lower gas prices.

Obama stated that while “there’s no doubt” that world demand for oil has gone up, domestic production of oil has gone up as well. He stressed that oil imports are the lowest they have been in 20 years.

“Let’s look at the president’s policies, all right, as opposed to the rhetoric,” Romney retorted.

He stressed that while domestic oil production has increased under the Obama administration, the production has come from privately owned land, instead of government-

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The new 24th Congressional District covers all of Cayuga, Onondaga and Wayne counties, and the western part of Oswego County, including the cities of Fulton and Oswego. As of April, the district has 409,462 voters, according to the New York State Board of Elections. Of them, 35 percent are Republicans and 34 percent are Democrats. More than 20,000 voters are registered with the Independence Party and 960 are Green Party members.

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SA vice president reaffirms plan to work with DPS to let student voices be heard Recently, many students have noticed an apparent increase in the level of crime on campus. Two events outside Acropolis Pizza and the Carrier Dome in particular have had students on alert.

Both the Department of Public Safety and the Syracuse Police Department have made it clear that there has been no change in the crime rate around campus, and I take them at their word.

However, more needs to be done for students to feel safe, and questions remain unanswered.

I have had far too many worried students come speak to me about their safety concerns in the past week. That’s why, as vice president of the Student Association, I have requested to meet with DPS over the next week to discuss what can be done.

In those meetings, I plan to follow up on two points that I’ve heard from students across campus.

First, we need more crime data reported to students. Students have a right to know about crime taking place not just on campus or one block away, but in the entire university area.

Second, we need to increase the speed with which crime is reported to the student body.

Understanding that we must avoid panic, we

also need to disseminate information to students quickly enough for them to make informed decisions about where they can be safe. I know it can be frightening to receive these emails; however, we can’t leave students in the dark.

Knowledge is power, and in this case it can also make a safer community.

It is my goal that we as a campus can work together to promote the safety of one another.

While there is no need to live in fear here at Syracuse, we must remember to act smart and keep safety tips as simple as walking with friends, or avoiding crime-heavy areas, in mind at all times.

This isn’t about pointing the finger of blame, and I think all students will join me in commending the great work that our Department of Public Safety does. Instead, it is about ensuring that our voices are heard.

I encourage any students who are interested in, or concerned about, this issue to contact me at adcurtis@syr.edu and to make their voice heard in other ways.

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Campus organizations invite all students to show pride on Love Your Body Day Today we invite you all to celebrate Love Your Body Day, a national effort to reinforce positive body images. Each year, the United States spends more than $33 billion on weightreduction programs, diet foods and beverages, and advertising for these products, according to the National Organization for Women (NOW).

Is it any wonder psychcentral.com estimates 80 percent of women in the United States are dissatisfied with their appearance? Or that a Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology article, “The Impact of Media Exposure on Males’ Body Image,” states 95 percent of college-aged men expressed dissatisfaction with some part of their bodies? We refuse to be reduced to legs, lips, breasts, asses and muscles.

SASSE, What the Health Magazine and SHAPES have come together to stand up against the misrepresentation of beauty in the media. We will be on the Quad promoting this message from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 17. We invite you to join us in celebrating different body types in all people.

Stop by to show your support and grab a sticker, lollipop or poster. We’ll be wearing

T-shirts with positive body-image messages on them. As you make your way around campus today, we hope you’ll be reminded of how important, smart and beautiful you are. In addition, be sure to keep an eye out for fun, feelgood giveaways on our social media outlets, @ WTHonline, @SASSEsyracuse, facebook.com/ SASSE.SU and facebook.com/whatthehealthmagazine. Today, we celebrate healthy bodies, self-expression and happiness in your own skin.

The CDC, Mayo Clinic and other sources list society as one of the possible causes of eating disorders, along with emotional/psychological health. We’re celebrating Love Your Body Day to bring awareness to these sources of unhealthy body images. Take a moment today and every day to love yourself for exactly who you are!

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Next chancellor should bring own vision, respect initiatives Hiring a new chancellor often means bringing in a new vision. A new chancellor can revamp a university and set a new course for years to come. This will likely be the case at Syracuse University.

Nancy Cantor’s tenure has focused on bridging the gap between SU and the city. Though this is an important cause, it should not be the next chancellor’s sole focus. The new chancellor must focus on improvement within the university.

SU has faced a housing crunch in recent years, but no permanent solution is in place. Though the Campaign for Syracuse University reached the $1-billion goal, it is still behind in fundraising for faculty support. And older campus buildings and infrastructure could be updated. By directing attention to issues such as student life, and faculty support and research, SU can rise on a national and international stage.

These issues and more should be the forefront of the new chancellor’s vision.

EDITORIAL by the daily orange editorial board But he or she also cannot completely forget the work of the previous chancellor. Former Chancellor Kenneth “Buzz” Shaw told The Daily Orange that chancellors’ initiatives, even the good ones, can die down in transition.

A new chancellor may not agree with all of Cantor’s initiatives and her focus on the Syracuse city. But certain initiatives, including the Connective Corridor, cannot be abandoned. It would be a waste of time and money if that happens, and it would be a disservice to the city of Syracuse and its residents. It would also hurt the school to leave such large initiatives undone.

The next chancellor does not have to be similar to Cantor. But he or she must respect the initiatives at SU now and make sure the effort, time and money directed toward the initiatives do not fall to the wayside.

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Obama’s failed economic plan, unemployment rate lead youth to favor Romney

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tatistically speaking, our vote — the college vote — went to Barack Obama in 2008. But this time, Republican Mitt Romney is closing in on the youth vote. In 2008, Obama took the youth vote by a 34-point margin, according to exit polls, but now the margin has shrunk to 16 points, according to the Pew Research Center.

Some, including writers at hotair. com, a conservative commentary website founded by Michelle Malkin, speculate that the decrease in support for Obama among the youth is a product of Obama’s failed economy policy.

Currently, U-3 unemployment is at 7.8 percent; when Obama took office, U-3 unemployment was also 7.8 percent.

In other words, Obama has gotten us no farther than back to where we started, and doing so has cost the American people trillions. Moreover,

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the latest youth unemployment figure for ages 16 to 24 is 17.1 percent.

It feels like stagnation because it is stagnation. So, the notion that youth unemployment creates drag on Obama’s re-election bid is valid, assuming that youth voters want jobs and question the effectiveness of Obama’s economy policy.

Because young college students are incurring great cost to attend college, we can assume they all expect to see a return — that is to say, we can assume they expect to see their employability to increase upon graduation. In other words, college students want jobs. It is safe to assume that those who entered the workforce directly after high school have the same attitude.

Despite these expectations, approximately 53 percent of bachelor’s degree-holders under the age

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vast right-wing conspiracy of 25 are unemployed or underemployed. This is an 11-year high.

Obama took office and promised economic results that — as the numbers now tell us — did not happen. Youth disenchantment and shifting support toward Romney is a reflection of this.

This shift in support is also a reflection of enthusiasm for Romney and Ryan’s radical departure from current economic policy. Namely, we have been told by the current administration that when we are unsure, the

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government should tell us what to do.

Legislation signed by Obama moved the federal government further into healthcare, banking, the energy sector and state government. The moniker “too big to fail,” often used to criticize large banks, is something that unavoidably applies to the federal government.

The people, including college-aged voters, realize nothing is free. On the current policy track, the government is issuing debt at levels that will bring us to an unsustainable state.

In short, some young voters see a government that is making promises it cannot afford and cannot keep.

We see that when the government offers something “free” or compels businesses to do the same, the cost is distributed to all of us, and the choice of incurring that cost is taken away.

Government expansion will cost us

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directly through taxation or indirectly through debt, rising prices or diminished choice, and many understand we can afford this extended government for a limited time.

By demanding large entitlements, we are ending the modest entitlements for future generations. Some have stopped demanding and others regained trust in the free market because they saw government fail.

Our post-graduation employment depends greatly on a functioning market, and it is becoming clear: Obama seeks to save the free market by taking it away; Romney and Ryan seek to unchain the free market and give it back to the people.

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skate plaza is expected to open on Woodbine Avenue in the Eastwood neighborhood of Syracuse next year, said Judy Lewis, director of the Eastwood Skatepark Initiative.

The project has been in the works for several years, but is only now beginning to become a reality due to city and state funding, Lewis said.

Syracuse city officials began considering opening skate facilities in each of the city’s sections about eight years ago, she said.

“Our committee picked up on the city’s idea and we began pushing for it more than they were,” Lewis said.

Skate facilities would benefit the community because skateboarders tend to skate where skating is not permitted or is unwelcomed, she said.

The Eastwood Neighborhood Association started the Eastwood Skatepark Initiative.

The association applied for state funding three different times before finally becoming successful, she said.

“We tried to get funding through other fundraising techniques but we came to find that in order to get the big money, we needed state funding,” Lewis said.

The project will receive $85,000 worth of funding from the city and $150,000 in state funding.

The project has received money from the Tony Hawk Foundation as well as from the Eastwood Neighborhood Association.

Lewis said the park’s design was commissioned this summer through the collab-

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orative efforts of Pillar Design Studios and Appel Osborne Landscape Architecture of Syracuse.

Pillar Design Studios also worked on the design for the Oswego Skatepark.

“We had met with skaters and came up with a list of elements that they wanted in the park, and came back with a design that was approved in late September,” Lewis said.

The project is now gathering bids for construction, she said. The state requires the project’s construction contracts to be signed by Dec. 31. Lewis said the state date for when construction will begin depends heavily on this year’s winter weather, because it cannot begin when the ground is frozen.

Lewis projects that the construction will take four to six weeks.

The project’s critics have been one of the biggest challenges for the project, Lewis said.

“There’s always going to be those naysayers who don’t understand the culture of skateboarders,” she said.

Lewis said she is trying to get the community to get past the common misconceptions that are associated with skateboarders.

“They often get a bad rep,” she said. “People think they’re druggies, but they’re the opposite.

Skateboarders are very artistic and they’re the gentler type — they’re not the football players.”

While Syracuse University students are welcome to visit the new facility, Lewis said she does not think the facility will attract a lot of SU students, as there is a skating facility closer to campus on the intersection of East Washington Street and Walnut Avenue.

Nevertheless, Dominic Twine, a senior accounting major, thinks the new facility will attract some SU students looking for an escape from their studies.

Said Twine: “I think it could be a creative outlet for students to relieve stress after a long day of classes.” adhitzle@syr.edu

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Buerkle, R-Onondaga Hill, and Democratic challenger Dan Maffei of DeWitt in the race.

Election Day is Nov. 6. She is also endorsed by the Socialist Party of New York.

Rozum has launched a grassroots campaign that she acknowledges is less focused on winning the hotly contested election and more focused on spreading Green Party ideals.

This past summer, Rozum and her boyfriend, Frank Cetera, began her campaign by taking a 130-mile bike trip through the district. The couple stopped at farms, bars and national parks to meet residents and talk politics. They spent hours chatting with the small Green Party base along Lake Ontario and attending all the cultural festivals they could find.

Those who know Rozum praise her for her ability to relate to others and her down-to-earth nature. She is in touch with voters’ concerns because she has experienced many of them herself. For example, Rozum has been without health insurance for two years and still has student-loan debt.

Running for office, Rozum said, should be less of a career and more of a commitment.

“It should be the kind of thing that you do because you have a sense of responsibility to your community,” she said.

Rozum graduated from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in political science and Latin American literature. In 2008, she moved back to Syracuse, where she was born and raised, and joined the Syracuse Peace Council. Rozum is now in charge of the organization’s outreach efforts, planning educational events and some fundraising.

Rozum’s background includes a long list of left-leaning projects and groups. In 2009, she was the canvasser with Working Families Party and in 2010, she was the upstate campaign coordinator for Howie Hawkins, another Green Party member, during his run for governor. In March 2012, Rozum went to El Salvador with the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador to act as an elections observer.

She attributes some of her social and political activism to her parents. Her parents, Adam and Ewa Rozum, are Polish immigrants who moved to the United States in 1982. They were always politically outspoken in Poland and activists in

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their own right, Rozum said.

Rozum said she’s also running because opponents Buerkle and Maffei ignore young people’s major issues: the economy and climate change.

“I was looking at my opponents and thinking, ‘Where are the solutions? Why isn’t anyone addressing this concept of inequality, and unemployment and debt and climate change?’ Because I think it’s something that worries a lot of people, at least in our generation,” she said.

As part of her economic platform, Rozum supports what the Green Party calls a “Green New Deal,” similar to the massive public works projects created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to help pull the country out of the

“I was looking at my opponents and thinking, ‘Where are the solutions? Why isn’t anyone addressing this concept of inequality, and unemployment and debt and climate change?’”

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Great Depression. For example, she calls for creating new jobs through developing alternative, renewable energy sources.

Political analysts have estimated that Rozum will win about 7 percent of the vote, which could affect the outcome of the fierce rematch between Buerkle and Maffei. Buerkle and Rozum have agreed to a series of town hall meetings without opponent Maffei. The first was Oct. 11 in Oswego County.

In her campaign for the congressional district, Rozum cites her everyday personal experiences as valuable assets in this race.

Voters sometimes discount those experiences as qualifications, she said.

“There’s a perception that a political leader needs to have all these degrees and be lawyers,” Rozum said. “But I think it’s really important for people who represent the community to actually know what people are experiencing.” egsawyer@syr.edu @3sawyer

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The race is a rematch of the 2010 campaign, in which Buerkle edged out Maffei by 648 votes.

The 2012 race is just as close. A recent Siena Research Institute poll, a nonpartisan group, showed Buerkle and Maffei each drawing 43 percent of likely voters. Rozum had the support of 7 percent, and another 7 percent of voters were undecided.

In her re-election campaign, Buerkle argues the Affordable Care Act, often called “Obamacare” in a label now adopted by President Barack Obama, hurts multiple groups. She casts herself as anti-red tape in a direct pitch to smallbusiness owners.

As a mother of six, she often emphasizes family values in her campaign. Those who work closely with Buerkle say she is accessible and enjoys face-to-face interaction with constituents.

Her experiences working at her parents’ grocery store and growing up with a sister who had multiple sclerosis helped to shape her political views.

The 2010 Congressional race against Maffei was her first victory in politics. In the late 1980s, she twice ran unsuccessfully for the Onondaga County Legislature and lost a bid for Congress

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publicly funded services and supports,” he said.

The governor’s office asked SU and Disability Advocates Inc., a nonprofit organization, to consider submitting a joint proposal, LeeGlauser said.

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in 1988. In 1994, Buerkle was appointed to the Syracuse Common Council, but lost her reelection try.

In her freshman term, Buerkle has voted on more than 140 bills. Her first vote was to repeal the Obama administration’s centerpiece overhaul of the health care system. Buerkle has authored 17 bills. One of which was enacted into law last year, requiring each Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility to have a policy on reporting and tracking sexual assaults, according to her website.

In a measure with local connections, Buerkle recently introduced a resolution in the House calling for Libya to cooperate with U.S. authorities who still haven’t closed the investigation of the 1988 bombing that killed 270 people when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland. The explosion killed 35 Syracuse University students returning from studying abroad and five other people with ties to Central New York.

Many of her views about health care and disability rights, Buerkle recalls, were inspired by her sister Mary Colella, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at the age of 12. Her sister taught her about courage and determination, Buerkle said.

“She first learned to use her left hand after her right hand became too weak,” Buerkle

SU and DAI are currently discussing a collaboration, Morris said.

Lee-Glauser and Morris both said the agency seemed to be a natural fit for SU, given its long history of disability advocacy.

Said Lee-Glauser: “I think this is a deeprooted background that I don’t think anybody could throw away.” cffabris@syr.edu @caseyfabris

said. “And then she learned to paint with her mouth after she lost the use of both of her arms. So it doesn’t get any more courageous than that.”

Mary Colella eventually became a quadriplegic. Mary Colella, wheelchair and all, was the maid of honor at Buerkle’s wedding. She died during Buerkle’s first year of law school.

On July 26, Buerkle introduced the Mary Colella Autoimmune Disease Awareness Act. The bill is in the Subcommittee on Health. It would create one information source to share federal agencies’ research on autoimmune diseases and distribute the information to healthcare providers so they can better treat their patients.

Those close to Buerkle said one of her dominant characteristics is her commitment to her beliefs. Buerkle’s younger brother, Tom Colella, a retired colonel in the Marine Corps who helped Buerkle in her 2010 campaign, said she never compromises her values.

“She does not back down,” said Tom Colella.

“She takes a stand. You know what she stands for. She doesn’t play games.”

Buerkle’s mother, Sadie Colella, said her daughter’s strong will and determination are much like Buerkle’s father, who worked hard to make sure his kids had a better life growing up than he did as a child.

“She’s like her dad. They’re leaders and they’re bright and they get along with everyone,” said Sadie Colella, 91, who held the Bible for Buerkle’s swearing-in ceremony and keeps a photo of the event on her fridge in Auburn.

Steve Kimatian, the Republican Party vice chairman for the city of Syracuse, consults Buerkle at least a couple of times a month.

Buerkle, he said, is always available and is responsive to calls and questions.

“She’s been able to represent our district’s voice,” he said. “She’s been very articulate about that.”

Buerkle regularly gives her cell phone number out to voters.

“I still have the same cell phone number and the same cell phone I had before I even decided to run for Congress,” she said.

Sometimes she can’t take the call, Buerkle said, but she often returns them herself.

She cites her record of keeping in touch with constituents: 21 town hall meetings in 21 months and more than a dozen public forums either online or by phone.

“If you’re going to represent a district,” Buerkle said, “you need to be willing to stand in front of them and let them know where you stand on the issues.”

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degrees. He credited his birthday — the Fourth of July — with fueling part of his interest in public affairs and politics.

After losing the congressional seat, Maffei worked for the think tank Third Way, a leftleaning group that specializes in proposing and advocating for alternative progressive policies.

It is headquartered in Washington, D.C. He also became a visiting professor at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

Maffei frequently guest lectured in the class of ESF professor Sharon Moran. As a teacher, Maffei is affable, approachable and captivating, Moran said.

“When he was not reelected, it was bad for people in the district. But it was good for ESF,” she joked.

In an Oct. 8 Post-Standard article, Maffei said he believes the government should maintain tax relief for middle-class families, while those making more than $1 million a year should “be going back to the Clinton levels.” During the administration of President Bill Clinton, the tax rate for people making more than $250,000 a year was raised from 31 percent to 39.6 percent.

In a recent controversy, Maffei’s campaign featured an ad criticizing Buerkle’s co-sponsorship of a bill that called for a ban on federal subsidies for abortion. The original version of the bill used the term “forcible rape,” which opponents said would redefine rape and prevent federal funding for abortions for victims of statutory rape or date rape.

The ad sparked an intense dispute between Maffei and Buerkle. In dueling press conferences, each accused the other of dishonesty on the bill.

Buerkle said her office insisted on dropping the phrase “forcible rape” from the final bill. Maffei said that doesn’t erase her earlier support.

In his campaign for this election, Maffei did a live Question-and-Answer session on Oct. 1 with Syracuse.com. He defended his short record in Congress, citing bipartisan work with some Republican members. He called for investing in local infrastructure and education. He supports a balanced federal budget, he said, but opposes cuts that would deprive the elderly of Medicare.

Said Maffei in the Syracuse.com session: “If we balance the budget in the right way and make investments in key areas that we know will show a return, we can put Central New York back on the map.”

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need a strong middle class, a first-rate education for our children and secure retirements for our seniors.”

He criticized Republicans – including his opponent, U.S. Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle – for policies in which “fewer resources are available to educate our children, the middle class pays higher taxes and can’t rely on Medicare, and women don’t have access to lifesaving health care.”

The Maffei campaign cancelled a scheduled interview for this story.

Maffei is trying to regain the seat for the 24th Congressional District. The 44-year-old is running against incumbent Buerkle (R-Onondaga Hill) and Green Party candidate Ursula Rozum of Syracuse. The election is Nov. 6.

In 2008, Maffei became the first Democrat to win the then-25th Congressional District seat.

But in 2010, he lost his re-election bid to Buerkle by 648 votes.

The Buerkle-Maffei rematch is one of the closest races in the United States and is gaining national attention because of its potential to help Democrats regain control of the House.

As of mid-September, the two were tied at 43 percent each in a survey of likely voters, according to a Sept. 13 Siena Research Institute poll. The poll’s margin of error is 3.9 percent.

Those who know Maffei praise his political experience, knowledge and passion.

“He’s just very articulate and very knowledgeable about why he supports the position he supports,” said Sylvia Matousek, the DeWitt town chair for the Onondaga County Democratic Committee, who worked on his earlier campaigns and remains a strong supporter.

In 2010, Maffei voted to pass the Affordable Care Act, first derided by Republicans with the nickname of “Obamacare” that the president now embraces. Many Republicans, including Buerkle, have attacked the law.

Outside of politics, Matousek said, Maffei is known for being a little shy.

“So it’s not as easy for him to market himself as it might be for somebody who is less shy,” she said.

In a 2010 interview with Democracywise, Maffei described his entry into politics as almost accidental. He downplayed his double master’s

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the sweet stuff in the middle

It’s a small On the anniversary of Disney’s founding, SU professors reiterate importance of films

By Anna Hider

Another class that looks at The Walt Disney Company is COM 344: “Diversity and ighty-nine years ago on Oct. 16, 1923, the Disney Princesses,” taught by professor Walt Disney founded a company that Johanna Keller. would affect the lives of millions.

Keller, who recently created the oneBeing as popular as Walt Disney is, it comes semester class, said that it looks at all as no surprise that Syracuse University offers aspects of diversity in the 10 official Disney several classes that study Disney’s culture, princess movies. products, effects on society and more.

“I’ve found that these films provide a Adjunct professor in the S.I. Newhouse really rich environment for thinking about School of Public Communications Doug diversity in our culture and thinking about Brode taught one such the way Disney has class last fall, a selectchanged in its messages ed topics class, and about diversity,” Keller hopes to teach it again said. “Diversity is much in upcoming semesmore complicated than ters. He describes the black and white.” class as “dealing with Like Brode, Keller the social and cultural isn’t out to ruin Disney values that are inhermovies for her students. ent in (Disney’s) films.”

In fact, she even admits And professor Brode that part of the reason won’t ruin any childshe created the class was hoods by bashing the because she enjoys them, Disney films people especially “Tangled,” grew up with. In fact, which retells the story of he describes himself as Rapunzel. “pro-Disney.”

Although she loves the “Most of the critimovies, Keller takes care cisms seem to stem from to present both positive the idea that it is so big and negative examples of and powerful that it diversity in Disney movmust be corrupt. I don’t ies, much like Brode does believe in judging the in his class. work by the size of the “I have no feelings company. I believe in Johanna Keller about Disney one way or COM 344: “DIVERSIT Y AND THE DISNEY going to the work itself. the other. Do I think all of PRINCESSES” PROFESSOR I believe the messages their media are bad mesare enlightened,” Brode sages? No. Do I think all said in an email. their media are good messages? No,” Keller In his class, Brode presents his pro- said.

Disney stance as well as an opposite, antiAnother reason Keller said she started Disney one, and allows the class to draw its the class was because she saw the effect that own conclusions.

Disney was having on people who grew up His belief in the positive messages of with the movies, especially current college Disney films has led him to write two students. books on the topic: “From Walt to WoodKeller thinks that the impact of Disney on stock: How Disney Created the Counter- people will soon be apparent as the generaCulture” and, more recently, “Multicul- tions that watched the movies over and over turalism and the Mouse: Race and Sex in again grow up and begin to do research on the Disney Entertainment.” effects themselves.

“Mostly, Disney is painted as a reaction“We don’t even know what the impact of this ary by the majority of academics. I see pre- is, but that there has been an impact is without cisely the opposite in his work, a liberal and question,” Keller said. progressive vision that is pro-environmental, Even though the effect that Disney has had pro-minorities, pro-women’s rights, etc.,” said isn’t clear yet, classes like Brode’s and Keller’s Brode about the topics of his books. are a start.

He even cites Disney’s documentaries, like Said Keller: “It’s a very rich topic for analy2009’s “Earth” and “Oceans,” as examples of sis and I think it’s worth our study.” the good Disney has done recently. amhider@syr.edu STAFF WRITER

I’ve found that these films provide a really rich environment for thinking about diversity in our culture and thinking about the way Disney has changed in its messages about diversity. Diversity is much more complicated than black and white.

zixi wu | staff photographer JAKE TURNER , guitarist for Say Anything, plays for a sold-out crowd at The Westcott Theater. The alternative rock band performed with The Sidekicks and Murder By Death.

Ready for anything Popular rock band moves sold-out crowd at Westcott Theater

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By Ian Feiner STAFF WRITER

creams of “Max Bemis” and “We want anything” rang out from a completely unhinged crowd. Cups were thrown, beer was spilt and security guards were clearly on their toes. But once Bemis, lead singer for alternative rock band Say Anything, and the rest of the band took the stage the crowd went from unruly to calm, contrite and excited for the first song.

Say Anything played at The Westcott Theater on Tuesday night after being changed

from the Lost Horizon in an effort to sell more tickets. Tallhart, The Sidekicks and Murder

By Death opened the show in front of a soldout crowd.

Playing songs from its latest extended-play record, “Bloodlines,” Tallhart’s indie vibe set the stage for the rest of the performers to come.

Frontman Matt Segallos admitted that the group’s EP may seem a bit erratic in style, but the group looks forward to defining its identity in an up-and-coming, full-length album.

Those who arrived early enough to see Tall-

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Food porn can make for delicious eye candy, but it can be a harmful habit

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orn is boring, I know. How many glorious money shots does it take before you’ve seen every kind of penis shape or pubic hair design humanly possible? So if you’re over-sexed and undernourished, the latest blogging craze sweeping Twitter nation is right up your alley. Leave those dirty honeys alone for a day and get into food porn.

The term “food porn” has been doing the rounds since the ’70s, although it’s unclear who coined the phrase. Food Journal Gastronomical credits Michael Jacobson, co-founder of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, who described food porn as “food that is so sensationally out of bounds of what a food should be that it deserved to be considered pornographic.”

That’s all well and good. But how do you know if you’re staring hardcore food porn in the face, other than your fingers being sticky with imaginary caramel?

Amanda Simpson, who launched a website called FoodPornDaily in June 2008, goes by an informal “drool litmus test.” If you find yourself on your laptop, salivating like Pavlov’s dog at the gooey, sumptuous slab of chocolate brownies, you’ve probably entered

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hart were pleased that they did, and fans of the band praised their opening set.

“It’s awesome touring with Say Anything; this is our second time around and it’s great to see how distinct their fan base

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just do it food-porn territory.

Not quite ready to substitute your fascination with labia close-ups for steak? Let @foodporn on Twitter convince you. The great thing about food porn is that it’s sexy and socially acceptable to look at in class. And it’s not just for people that like to cook. Simpson said her site is all about fantasy rather than recipes.

A friend introduced Andrew Bennison, a sophomore philosophy major, to food porn. Now he’s hooked.

“I look at food porn daily, mainly on Twitter,” he said. “My main reason has to be for the visceral pleasure of sweets, rather than for actual dessert-making ideas.”

Boys leading boys astray: Funny how that works. But given that food porn rarely has a

is,” Segallos said.

Following Tallhart was Columbus, Ohio’s The Sidekicks. The crowd was roused to attention once the band began playing a short set featuring songs from its latest album, “Awkward Breeds.” By the time the set finished, the pit was buzzing and hands were in the air.

The third and final opening act before Say

recipe attached, surely it’ s a harmless habit?

Apparently not. For some, that well-lit photo of a grease-glistened grilled cheese really does taste as good as it looks.

Research from the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine in Berlin, Germany, found that brain areas related to reward- and habit-learning were activated more in obese individuals, compared to normal-weight people, when viewing food porn. Separate research published in the April issue of The Journal of Neuroscience found food porn activated reward centers in the brain that make women more likely to overeat. And a study in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism found people are more likely to “act” on images of food porn when sleep deprived.

The student population is officially doomed.

After ABC and MSN syndicated a Women’s Health article on food porn last month, Simpson found herself on the Dr. Oz show defending her niche “porn” brand, alongside TV chefs Gail Simmons and Joe Bastianich. She doesn’t mind the health backlash.

She said all publicity is good publicity, and maybe it is. Social media sites like Twitter

and Pinterest are flooded with everything from carrots spooning to more soft-boiled eggs than anyone needs to see. Food porn even generates 50 percent more repins than fashion and style photos, according to Women’s Health.

As a true fan, Bennison has a few Instagram photos “favorited” for a rainy day.

“I’m most excited to make the cookie dough Reese’s,” he said. “I’d say a lot of it is just visual pleasure though.”

So is the takeaway message to unfollow @ foodporn immediately to save your waistline?

Hell to the no.

Live vicariously through social media, devour the spectacle, but try not to make a culinary replication of every deliciously grotesque semblance of saturated fat pinned to your foodporn board.

Said Simpson: “Come on, who doesn’t like to drool?”

Anything was eclectic group Murder by Death.

Featuring a broad range of instruments, including electric cellos, trumpets and accordions, Murder by Death was easily the favorite of the opening acts.

By the time Murder by Death left the stage, the entire theater was full of chanting Say Anything fans.

When Say Anything opened with “The Writhing South,” the crowd immediately began jumping in the pit. Those standing outside of the pit made every attempt they could to get into it. Bemis kept the energy level high for the first few songs until slowing down the pace with “Do Better,” essentially letting the crowd sing the entire song.

Bemis, who used to have serious drug issues, was quick to tell the crowd about his sobriety —bringing up his pregnant wife to sing along on some songs — and told the crowd that he’s happy to be in the place he is now with the people he is with.

Bemis, known for his fan appreciation, started a service he calls a “song shop,” through which fans can send in personal stories for him to write songs about. Fans often use this opportunity to have him write songs about relationships for them to give as a gift to their significant other.

“In a world where popular musicians are

placed on pedestals, it’s nice to see someone appreciate their fans in such a personal way. It’s a great gift to give a fan, and it comes right from Max,” Segallos said.

Rachel Wolsky, a sophomore broadcast and digital journalism major, claimed it was her favorite show to date and was glad she could finally see her favorite band play her favorite song, “A Walk Through Hell.”

Bemis closed out a lengthy 16-song set with fan favorite “Burn a Miracle” after playing other favorites, such as “Woe,” “Hate Everyone” and “Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too.” After exiting the stage, the fans erupted in chants for an encore, yelling “One more song” in unison. Soon enough, Bemis and the band returned to play a two-song encore.

Starting with another favorite, “Belt,” and closing with “The Stephen Hawking,” the crowd was at its highest energy level during the encore.

Liz Evans, a senior public relations major and long-time Say Anything fan, loved her first Say Anything concert.

Said Evans: “It’s great how interactive he was with the crowd, playing songs spanning all his albums. It was great for new and old fans alike.”

Iona Holloway is a senior magazine and psychology dual major. While she’s all for food porn, she draws the line at phallic-shaped cupcakes. Follow her on Twitter @ionaholloway or email her at ijhollow@syr.edu.

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sam maller | asst. photo editor Fortune Hawaii’s egg rolls were soggy and chewy, with vegetables that tasted gummy. The saving grace of the meal was General Tso’s chicken.

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By Danielle Odiamar STAFF WRITER

here’s one week every semester that we all dread: the exam week from hell. You spend the majority of your study time wondering how it’s already the middle of the semester and the other half wondering what’s going to help carry you through an all-nighter.

My solution is Chinese takeout.

But after three years of loyalty to Number 1 Kitchen, I started to wonder how other restaurants’ General Tso’s Chicken would hold up against my midterms week. After endless Fortune Hawaii menus being shoved in every crevice of my front porch and a weekend shut-in to study, I decided I’d give the place a try.

Why I ever questioned my unwavering devotion to Number 1 Kitchen is unclear, but my one-night stand with Fortune Hawaii has sent me running back.

The only redeeming factor of this delivery experience was the General Tso’s Chicken, my go-to dish. The chicken was tender and had a thin coat of breading that absorbed the sweet, honey glaze. But I couldn’t help but think that

the lack of any spice or heat and chili peppers made it incomplete. The pork-fried rice that came with this combination platter ($9.25) was no help. It tasted like it was made the day before with stale rice, chewy pork and shriveled peas.

I was also incredibly disappointed by the sides that came with it or, rather, did not. The wonton soup that came with my combo plate did not make it to my door. I was pissed, because a bowl of warm wonton soup is like a big comforting hug amid a night spent glaring at a textbook. No hug for me.

But when I tried the egg roll, I wished Fortune Hawaii had forgotten to bring that too. It’s been a while since I’ve spit something out, but the soggy, chewy shell of the roll only served to cover up the sour, basically rotten veggies inside that had a gummy texture to them, which I’m positive is not normal.

The worst part was all the hoops I had to jump through just to get my mediocre meal. I placed my order over the phone with a man whose impatient and irritated tone made it seem like I called to apologize to him for something, and he wasn’t having it. Apparently, he just wasn’t having my

order either. An hour later I called to see where my food was and I was barked at to reorder online because my order didn’t go through. Why GrubHub is able to receive orders and the person I talked to at the physical location of the restaurant is not still confuses me.

The last straw was when I realized that I had accidently ordered the Thai Basil Chicken ($10.25) instead of the Basil Noodle with Chicken ($9.15) and called Fortune Hawaii shortly after I ordered to correct the mistake. I got a shout of “OK, OK, we’ll fix it,” a slam of the receiver and, an hour later, a container filled with Thai Basil Chicken. I was so fed up I didn’t even try to correct the order. Any extra interaction with the abrasive staff was unfathomable.

This screw-up completely overshadowed my initial excitement that Fortune Hawaii’s menu had a few appealing Japanese and Thai dishes, like the basil noodles, which I’ve wanted to try for a while. Instead I received a box of mostly unflavored onions and green peppers mixed with diced chicken in a sauce with the consistency of grease that only had the flavor of wilted basil leaves to support it.

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on both sides of the ball.

All of Gulley’s skills were on display when Garfield played St. Vincent-St. Mary (Ohio) High School, a Catholic school expected to beat the Golden Rams.

The Garfield offense ran a play where Gulley was supposed to run left, but the play got blown up. Gulley stopped, eluded tackles, turned and ran straight to the corner of the end zone, outrunning Doran Grant, who was the Ohio state champion in the 110-meter hurdles in outdoor track and the 60-meter hurdle champion indoors.

With Garfield up 14-7, St. Vincent-St. Mary scored a touchdown with about 30 seconds to go. Gulley blocked the extra point and the Golden Rams won 14-13.

“I’ve never coached a better player all around,” Sax said. “On both sides of the ball, he could do it all.”

And yet Ohio State, the football powerhouse Gulley grew up dreaming of playing for, never took serious notice.

Sax had Gulley go down to Columbus to meet with then-offensive coordinator Jim Bollman. Gulley wanted an offer, but knew he wasn’t likely to get one unless he

“I’ve never coached a better player all around.

On both sides of the ball, he could do it all.”

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switched to cornerback, a move he didn’t want to make. The Buckeyes wanted a bigger running back, and the 5-foot-9-inch Gulley didn’t fit that description.

Without an offer from Ohio State, Gulley weighed his other options. He received offers from a number of Mid-American Conference schools, including Eastern Michigan, where Syracuse running backs coach Tyrone Wheatley worked at the time in the same capacity.

That was the first time Wheatley saw Gulley.

“A very energetic, upbeat personality, which matches his personality on the field.

Quick guy, quick burst, make the first defender miss,” Wheatley said of Gulley. “He does a lot of things. He’s that guy that you want to have on your team.”

Wheatley eventually would, albeit at a different school.

Of the programs to offer Gulley a scholarship, Syracuse stood out. It was arguably the biggest, most well-known school to make an offer. It also carried a tradition Gulley recognized.

While the offer was on the table, the movie “The Express” was released. It told the story of former Orange great Ernie Davis. The movie reinforced Gulley’s view of Syracuse. He also spoke to former SU running back and current Indianapolis Colts back Delone Carter, also an Akron, Ohio, native and someone Gulley looked up to.

Both Gulley and his father, Anthony, saw Syracuse as the right fit.

“What I saw was basically the history of the school,” Anthony Gulley said. “The fact that it was up and out of the way as far as big city life. … He didn’t want to go anywhere else.”

For the first time, Gulley was out of Akron.

Being away presented a new life, one he struggled to adjust to at first. Serious consequences ensued.

On July 29, 2011, Gulley was stabbed several times at a South Campus party. Kivon Davis, of Syracuse, was later accused of second-degree felony assault and misdemeanor fourth-degree possession of a weapon, The Post-Standard reported on Aug. 5, 2011.

When the knife was plunged into Gulley’s back, Gulley knew he needed to get to a hospital. He said he worked hard during the entire summer and thought he had completely wasted it.

As he lay in his bed at Upstate University Medical Center, Gulley could only be thankful.

The knife missed his kidneys and spine by mere inches. He knew it could’ve been worse.

“When I was in the hospital, that’s one of the things I was saying,” Gulley said. “But I was just telling them, ‘God isn’t going to let me go out like this.’”

Gulley recovered quickly. He played in Syracuse’s first four games and broke out against Toledo with a career-high 66 yards on 10 carries. The game put Gulley in the spotlight as Antwon Bailey’s primary backup.

That game also signaled the end of his season.

Gulley said he hurt his left shoulder but never told the coaches or trainers. The more he played, the worse it became. He hoped it would feel fine in the morning.

He hoped it was just the effect of playing a physical game.

It felt the same when he woke up.

He went to the trainers, who then took him to Crouse Hospital. Gulley had broken his collarbone. Gulley adamantly says it broke against Toledo. He said he hesitated to get help because he was playing too well.

“I knew it was a bad feeling, but I knew I was doing well and I wanted to continue to go,” Gulley said. “That’s what I was saying, I wanted to continue. I didn’t want that to stop me and it ended up messing me up.”

The injury ended his season. That, combined with the stabbing, forced Gulley to mature and completely dedicate himself to football.

Over the summer, Gulley returned to Garfield and met with Sax. Gulley told Sax that he would be his former head coach’s third NFL Draft pick, following in the footsteps of Wells and Whitney Mercilus.

“I could tell right then he was ready,” Sax said.

So far, Gulley has racked up 217 yards on 54 carries. Against Stony Brook, he took a screen pass from quarterback Ryan Nassib and went 61 yards for a touchdown.

Gulley said it’s all a part of his plan. He realized how much he had right in front of him. The opportunity to play football at Syracuse was something he didn’t want to simply give away.

If he needs a reminder, he can just think back to the pain that could’ve ended it all.

“I feel like it’s my turn to step up,” Gulley said. “I’ve just got to follow through and continue to do what I’ve been doing, and just learn more.”

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Rugby captain adds vast experience to team CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Syracuse’s club rugby team plays its games on a field tucked deep in a neighborhood on South Campus at the end of Dodge Drive. With no scoreboard, stands for spectators, or actual benches for players and coaches, it could come off as a facility for a recreational league, not a Division-I club team.

“Not many of us knew him coming in, but he’s played rugby for 19 years, and that’s longer than some of the freshmen have been alive.”

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But for rugby captain Prem Hirubalan, it’s all just fine.

“I wish the program had more money to spend,” Hirubalan said. “But at the end of the day it’s still rugby, and rugby is something I am passionate about.”

Hirubalan, a junior enrolled in both the Martin J. Whitman School of Management and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, is the farthest thing from your typical college student. He is a 30-year-old Singaporean who was a stockbroker, soldier and internation-

al rugby player, all before coming to America to attend Syracuse University last fall.

When asked why he chose Syracuse of all schools, he laughed and said, “Obviously the weather.” Then he went on to outline the educational opportunities that both Maxwell and Whitman have offered him as an international student.

From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Hirubalan is working in Whitman’s Ballentine Investment Institute as an analyst for the Orange Value Fund. It’s a two-year program that selects students to conduct intensive research surrounding potential investments. With his background as a stockbroker, Hirubalan was an obvious choice.

For the rugby team, making Hirubalan captain as a junior was a simple decision as well.

“Last December we held our annual team elections and Prem was the runaway favorite for captain,” said senior John Lechner. “Not many of us knew him coming in, but he’s played rugby for 19 years, and that’s longer than some of the freshmen have been alive.”

And in those 19 years, Hirubalan has compiled quite the list of rugby credentials.

In Singapore, he was a semi-professional player and a part of the U-18 and U-21 squads before eventually joining the country’s national team. In Syracuse, he is taking his experience and shedding it on the younger members of the rugby program.

“There are a lot of guys with not much experience and I’m having a lot of fun teaching them,” Hirubalan said. “I learned a lot about how to lead teams and groups in the military,

and I am able to use that on these guys.”

In practice he’s an extension of the coaching staff and is given a group of players to drill and mentor. In games he operates with a calm intensity, managing his team while patiently waiting to engage in the action.

“Prem’s knowledge on the field is unparalleled,” Lechner said. “He’s incredibly intelligent when it comes to rugby matters, and he’s really good at keeping his head above petty squabbles.”

When any of his younger teammates engage in skirmishes on the field, Hirubalan calms them down and ensures the ref that he has his team under control. It is the 30-year-old in him that is always able to remain even-keeled.

Head coach and faculty advisor Bob Wilson spoke highly of the work that Hirubalan has done as captain thus far this season.

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“He knows what kind of culture we need and he is working very hard to get there. Working with younger guys isn’t easy, but you have to work at it, and that’s what he is doing.”

As far as the team’s season goes, Wilson credits much of its renewed success to Hirubalan.

The Hammerheads are 3-2 and have completely transformed themselves after a tough 1-7 campaign last year.

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also chipped in with some timely offense, contributing two goals and five assists.

Shining on a soccer field is nothing new for Murrell, who was born and raised in England.

Judith Murrell, Jordan’s mother, said her son was wearing shin pads at 18 months old and became infatuated with the game when he

“I think he’s more consistent and mentally tougher.”

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watched his older brother, Joel, play.

One day, Joel was taking a team photograph and Jordan got a little jealous. He saw an opening and quickly darted into the picture, going as fast as his 18-month legs would motor.

“We knew then that he was focused and driven about playing soccer,” Judith Murrell said.

Murrell continued to hone his game on the streets of England. He said players ranged from 3 to 25 years old, so he got accustomed to playing against stronger, faster opponents at a young age.

He used to come home from school, grab his soccer ball and head out to the streets for hours.

“When I could walk I got a ball put in my feet,” Murrell said. “I used to play outside in front of my house from when I got home from school until the lights went off and I had to go inside.”

At the age of 12, Murrell left his life in England to move to Ontario, Canada. His stepfather, who was originally from Canada, decided the move would be the best way for Murrell and his two younger sisters to get a superior education.

When he arrived in Canada, Murrell continued to improve on the field and elevated his game to the next level. He joined the Unionville Milliken Soccer Club, where he played under Filipe Bento.

Bento recalls one game where he drew up a play in a frenzy to try to tie the score in the waning minutes. He called Murrell over and gave him quick, last-second instructions on how to take the free kick.

Murrell sent a perfectly placed pass toward the goal and a teammate found the back of the net for the decisive goal.

“He was always very intelligent,” Bento said.

“We could see that he had promise and a future in soccer.”

That intelligence and talent has translated to two successful seasons at Syracuse, and he has his eyes on a Big East championship and an NCAA tournament berth this year.

Against Rutgers, Murrell lined up for a corner two minutes into overtime. He zeroed in on teammate Lars Muller and lofted the ball toward the goal.

Bull’s-eye.

Murrell hit Muller in stride and the forward’s header beat the keeper, giving Syracuse a win in its first overtime game of the season. Earlier in the game, Murrell set up Jordan Vale beautifully on a corner and Vale timed it perfectly for a score.

Head coach Ian McIntyre moved Murrell to left back because of his on-ball defense and ability to move forward and attack after making a stop.

That strategy has worked flawlessly as Murrell has stopped defenders with poise and confidence.

Though Murrell played well for Syracuse last season, McIntyre has seen considerable improvement from the sophomore, who has grown into a vocal leader on a team that has done a 180.

“I think he’s more consistent and mentally tougher,” McIntyre said. “He has more resilience to his game. We’ve moved him to left back because of his quality on the ball. As he showed the other night, he’s got a very sweet left foot.” tbhass@syr.edu

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Painful lesson After multiple bumps in road, Gulley re-evaluates priorities to get football career back on track andrew renneisen | staff photographer PRINCE-TYSON GULLEY has rebounded from a stabbing that endangered his career and a broken collarbone in 2011 to become one of Syracuse’s most reliable rushing threats. The running back has rushed for 217 yards on 54 carries so far this season for the 2-4 Orange.

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rince-Tyson Gulley hoped it would feel better in the morning. The sharp pain in his left shoulder that kept him from sleeping on that side told him something different.

It was the worst timing for an injury. He was coming off a 10-carry, 66-yard game against Toledo on Sept.

24, 2011. He was feeling good about his future with the Orange.

That pain brought him back down.

The injury, which would turn out to be a broken collarbone, was one more disappointment in Gulley’s time at Syracuse. It came months after he was the victim of a stabbing, one that could have had life-altering consequences. Both forced Gulley to re-evaluate his life at SU. One season later, Gulley is reaping the benefits of eliminating outside distractions and potentially career-threatening situations.

Simply put, he learned his lesson.

“I regretted it then, but I don’t regret

it now because I believe it’s made me a better person that I am today,” Gulley said. “And it’s keeping me focused.”

Gulley couldn’t throw all of this away. He came too far. At Garfield (Ohio) High School, the 5-foot-9-inch back could do it all.

As an eighth grader, he already had the endorsement of an eventual first-round NFL Draft pick.

Beanie Wells, a former star at Ohio State who is now a secondstring running back on the Arizona Cardinals, was a stud tailback at

Garfield under head coach Bob Sax. Wells told Sax he had to see this eighth grader — “the real deal” — tearing up Pee Wee football.

“I went and checked him out, saw him play a Pee Wee game, and he was just totally different. Here was this little kid who was probably 165 pounds, just amazing,” Sax said. “I said he’s by far the best kid on the field.”

Sax soon had him on his team.

During Gulley’s four years in high school, he played multiple positions

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Murrell continues journey to become strong defender

By Trevor Hass STAFF WRITER

sam maller | asst. photo editor JORDAN MURRELL has been a key component of a Syracuse defense that has allowed just nine goals this season. The sophomore defender has also contributed on the offensive end with two goals and five assists, three of which have come on corner kicks.

A few hours before every home game, Jordan Murrell zones everything else out and focuses on a different kind of game before he steps onto the soccer field.

After a 10-minute run and dribbling warm up, Murrell sits in his apartment and zeroes in on the TV screen. Eyes locked in, fingers in place, he goes to work as music by Trey Songz, Usher or Chris Brown plays in the background.

It’s Call of Duty time.

“People ask me why I do that,” Murrell said. “It just calms me mentally. I’m not too bad. I try to keep up with the rest of the world that plays all the time.”

So far this season that pregame preparation has worked for the sophomore Murrell, who has excelled as a defender for Syracuse.

Murrell has anchored an Orange defense that has held opponents to nine goals on the season. He has

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SU receives commitments from 2 recruits

By Chris Iseman ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

Syracuse received two commitments in two days.

Syracuse received a verbal commitment from Rochester, N.Y.’s Chinonso Obokoh on Monday, and B.J. Johnson of Pennsylvania committed Tuesday, The Post-Standard reported.

Obokoh, of Bishop Kearney High School, is a 6-foot-10-inch center and power forward. Scout.com rated him three stars and ranked him as No. 26 at his position in the class of 2013.

Obokoh visited Syracuse on Friday and attended Orange Madness, The Post-Standard reported. He then watched the Orange’s first practice of the season on Saturday. Johnson was also on the Syracuse campus over the weekend.

Obokoh, a native of Nigeria, chose Syracuse over offers from James Madison, Temple, Texas and Villanova.

In the Class A state tournament last season, Obokoh averaged 15 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks per game.

Obokoh will join a quality group of big men at Syracuse, including Rakeem Christmas, Baye Keita and Dajuan Coleman.

Johnson is a 6-foot-7-inch small forward at Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, Pa., and chose SU over Rutgers, Temple and Villanova, The PostStandard reported. Rivals.com rated Johnson as a three-star prospect.

Johnson averaged 15.8 points per game last season as Lower Merion went 29-4 and reached the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Class AAAA state final. He also played for the same AAU team, Team Final, as Rakeem Christmas and Trevor Cooney, and former SU star Dion Waiters.

Obokoh and Johnson join guard Tyler Ennis as the first of Syracuse’s commitments from the class of 2013. cjiseman@syr.edu @chris_iseman

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