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Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium on Tuesday for a four-hour symposium on the NFL changes brought about by the lockout. Page 3

a waste fine that caused an environmental disaster and shut down a small town. Page 5

candid portraits at a bus stop in downtown Syracuse. Page 7

Students raise awareness on homelessness

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University Union given $1.4 million at meeting

By Matthew Kovac Staff Writer

After depriving themselves of food to eat, tents to sit in and electronic devices to play with, students huddled together Monday evening for the Sleep Out on the Quad event.

Students working with Syracuse University and the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry chapter of the New York Public Interest Research Group campaigned to raise awareness for hunger and homelessness from 5 to 10 p.m. Monday.

The main purpose of NYPIRG is to make people aware of social and environmental issues, said Ted Traver, NYPIRG project coordinator. Traver said there are 20 campus chapters across the state raising awareness about related social issues.

Approximately 10 demonstrators were present at the event at 7 p.m., but Traver said he expected another dozen or so to filter in and out throughout the night.

The demonstration was meant to attract students campus-wide to raise awareness for hunger and homelessness, which more than 800 people suffer from in the Syracuse area, according to a NYPIRG news release.

To accurately mimic the lives of the homeless, demonstrators were adamant in only accessing non-electronic materials, having nothing to eat and sitting on cardboard.

Some students, when passing, slowed down to see what the demonstration was about. A few others sat on the Quad with the demonstrators to show their support.

“The simulation of homelessness is what we’re trying to make aware,” said Maya Kosoff, co-coordinator of the event and a sophomore magazine journalism major. “There is real disconnect between the university and the city.”

NYPIRG, which sponsored the event, also encouraged students to donate nonperishable food items to support the hungry and the homeless. Bria Morse, co-coordinator of the event and a freshman nutrition science major, said canned goods and items that don’t require much cooking see nypirg page 4

sophomores to take on bigger roles for the Orange to make a deeper postseason run this season. Page 16

By Rachael Barillari Staff Writer

After more than an hour of debate, the Student Association passed a controversial bill, the Designation of Surplus Funding, at Monday night’s meeting.

The bill proposed that SA award University Union with a little more than $1 million in the next five years.

The bill was passed with a vote of 45 to 10 at the meeting held at 7:30 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium.

Neal Casey and Jeff Rickert, SA president and comptroller, respectively, presented the bill. The bill stated that SA received approximately $1.42 million in excess student fee

funds from the Syracuse University Division of Student Affairs. This was brought to the attention of Casey and Rickert last spring, but the general assembly learned about it for the first time at the meeting.

The money accumulated from excess rollover funds, usually put back into the general SA pot to be distributed for programming, was instead put in a separate account during the last several years.

The reason for this separate account, its accumulation and the failure to bring its existence to the attention of SA is unclear. The uni-

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The amount, in millions, awarded to University Union at Monday’s meeting.

He said it kristen parker | asst. photo editor (from top) Neal Casey and Jeff Rickert, Student Association president and comptroller, respectively, field questions about the Designation of Surplus Funding bill presented at Monday night’s SA meeting. SA Assemblymember David Woody was outspoken against the bill during the meeting.

“It’s a huge step forward for us and for our abilitiy to really engage the student body and put together more large-scale frequent events.”

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Many members provided different viewpoints of the pros and cons of the Designation of Surplus Funding bill.

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The two wrote and presented the bill without fully communicating with other SA members.

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Carr declares candidacy to students in Schine Monday

By Meghin Delaney News Editor

At 11:45 a.m. Monday, Taylor Carr announced his candidacy for Student Association president to the general student body.

Behind a podium in the Schine Student Center, Carr, chair of the Student Life Committee and junior public relations major, outlined his experiences in SA so far, named four separate goals for his presidency and responded to criticism voiced by his opponent.

Carr spoke for about five minutes

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to about a dozen people.

In his tenure at SA, which began the second semester of his freshman year, Carr has worked as the assistant director of the Non-Traditional Student Commission, the director of advocacy of the Residence Hall Association and the chair of the

Student Life Committee.

“All of these experiences and opportunities and many more have led me to decide to run for Student Association president. I have titled my campaign ‘We are SU,’” he said. “It is a reminder that we the students make this great campus what it is.”

As students who hold stock in the success of Syracuse, Carr said, students must remember they owe it to the university to make it better. Carr proposed mandating community service hours for SA

members if elected president.

Carr touched upon different bills he has worked to pass while at SA, including co-authoring last year’s cyberbullying resolution.

The administration is looking into implementing the changes set down in the resolution, he said.

Carr was also instrumental in helping coordinate the free buses to Wegmans and Target.

One of the goals Carr hopes to accomplish if he is elected president is bringing a stronger voice to nonsee carr page 4

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requent eruptions of violence marred the protest demonstration of the Syracuse University Committee to End the War in Vietnam on Friday night and Saturday morning at Clinton Square in downtown Syracuse. The demonstration was a protest of many U.S. Vietnam policies.

Several of the demonstrators were hit, one was thrown into the street and another claims that he was kicked in the face.

In addition, there were numerous shoving incidents, including one in which a photographer was allegedly pushed into the street. Profane language was not a rarity as filthy insults were shouted at both the male and female demonstrators throughout the evening. One demonstrator had a raw egg broken on his head.

This reporter, who was at the scene from 2 a.m. until 7 a.m. on Saturday, saw no evidence whatsoever of violence committed by or directly caused by the demonstrators.

Each time an incident occurred, the demonstrators lined up in single file off the sidewalk and would do nothing except answer questions. Several times this reporter was a witness to slaps and punches that struck the demonstrators in the face.

Each time the protesters were struck, they either backed off silently or did not move at all. Although most of the on-lookers were peaceful and engaged in calm discus-

sion with the protesters, many others hurled obscene insults or threw punches. ...

One observer took a string from one of the committee posters and twisted it around a protester’s neck until the string broke. The protester did not move. ...

The demonstration began at 3 p.m. Friday as the committee assembled on campus and marched to Clinton Square. During the picketing, a petition was circulated in favor of negotiations in Vietnam, an end to bombings in North Vietnam and an end to the use of bombs in South Vietnam. Approximately 150-175 signatures were obtained.

At 11 a.m. Saturday, the committee mailed the petition to President Lyndon B. Johnson and walked back to the campus. The protesters sat on the steps of Hendricks Chapel and distributed literature until shortly after the start of the Syracuse-Penn State football game. The vigil lasted nearly 23 hours.

Dennis Blouin, acting as head of the Syracuse Committee to End the War in Vietnam, ... said, “You don’t pull civil disobedience on this campus.”

Such acts, he said, alienate the people and we want to educate them.

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

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Panelists to examine effects of NFL lockout

By Andrew Feldman Contributing Writer

Mike Tirico, an ESPN broadcaster and Syracuse University graduate, will return to his alma mater Tuesday.

Tirico, a broadcaster for ESPN’s Monday Night Football, NBA games and golf coverage, will be on hand for the presentation of “The NFL: 1st and the Next 10,” a sympoESPN broadcaster sium on the Mike Tirico will dis- NFL changes cuss NFL changes following the following the locklockout. out.

Tuesday’s Where: Joyce Hersy mposiu m genhan Auditorium When: Today, 1-5 will be held in p.m. the Joyce HerHow much: Free genhan Audiand open to the torium in the public S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications from 1 to 5 p.m. and include two panel discussions.

Rick Burton, professor of sport management in SU’s David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, will moderate the first panel discussion, “Moving the Chains: Keeping the NFL Business Model Strong,” a discussion about the advertising and marketing economy of the NFL. The panelists include Russ Brandon, president and CEO of the Buffalo Bills, and Patricia Betron, a 1988 alumna and senior vice president of multimedia sales with ESPN, according to an Oct. 10 Newhouse news release.

Mike Tirico will then moderate the second panel discussion, “Yards After Contact: Keeping the Fans of the NFL Connected,” a discussion of ways to keep fans interested in the NFL in an era of new technology.

The second discussion will include panelists Rich Cimini, a 1985 alumnus and writer for ESPNNewYork.com; Troy Vincent, vice president of player engagement with the NFL; and John Wildhack, a 1980 alumnus and executive vice president of program acquisitions and strategy with ESPN, according to the news release.

Live video footage of the event will be shown on monitors throughout Newhouse. There will also be a live Twitter feed of the entire symposium via #NFLnext10, according to the release.

Panelists will analyze the forces that have shaped the multibillion dollar sports entertainment industry, according to the news release.

Tirico expresses continuous support for SU by returning to campus,

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“It’s a great opportunity to hear from someone on the frontline of sports broadcasting.”

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said Hubert Brown, associate dean for research, creativity, international initiatives and diversity and one of the main organizers for the event.

“He’s very interested in talking to Newhouse, Syracuse students, and he loves helping them,” Brown said. “This is easy for him.”

Brown also wanted to make sure students do not overlook the symposium’s first panel discussion. Brown pointed out that these panelists represent worldwide leaders in the marketing and advertising industries, which are extremely important to the NFL, he said.

“It’s a great opportunity to hear from someone on the frontline of sports broadcasting,” Brown said.

“It’s a huge opportunity for the students, both of these panels.”

Andrew Pregler, a freshman broadcast journalism and information studies major, said he is excited to hear Tirico speak.

Said Pregler: “It’s really great to see a guy like Mike Tirico come back to Syracuse to host this huge event on an industry as big or as prevalent as the NFL.” amfeld01@syr.edu

The cast First panel

The moderator: Rick Burton, professor of practice in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics The panelists: Russ Brandon, president and CEO of the Buffalo Bills Patricia Betron, senior vice president of multimedia sales with ESPN

Second panel

The moderator: Mike Tirico, a broadcaster for ESPN’s Monday Night Football, NBA games and golf coverage The panelists: Rich Cimini, a writer with ESPNNewYork.com Troy Vincent, vice president of player engagement with the NFL John Wildhack, executive vice president of program acquisitions and strategy with ESPN

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Amanda shaffer, a junior illustration major, demonstrates the art of screen printing at the first Screen Printing Studio on the Quad. The event is hosted by the printmaking program in the Department of Art, Design and Transmedia in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Students in VPA gathered in front of Hendricks Chapel on Monday to sell screen-printed posters and T-shirts. The money raised will help VPA students attend the Southern Graphic Conference in New Orleans in March. See page 7

Study links Facebook, drinking problems

By Nick Cardona Contributing Writer

Social media giant Facebook is now being used to diagnose drinking problems among college students, according to a recent study conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Washington.

“Social media gives us a new way to look at behaviors that are tough to identify on the surface,” said Megan Moreno, lead author of the study and an assistant professor of pediatrics at Wisconsin-Madison, in an Oct. 4 Time magazine article.

Moreno could not be reached to comment.

The study focused on college students whose drinking habits cannot always be detected out in the open.

Students whose Facebook posts consist of drunk and alcohol-related messages are now being looked at as a possible link to drinking problems.

The students were required to fill out individual surveys that measure possible alcohol consumption. If students scored an eight or higher, it meant they could have a drinking problem. Overall, 35 percent of the 224 students surveyed scored high enough to be in the at-risk category.

Dessa Bergen-Cico, assistant professor of public health in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, agreed with the study and said more people are exposed to social media and

there is a certain expectation to follow the social norm. Having two children of her own in college, Bergen-Cico said she believes kids post their activities because “that’s what people do.”

A student’s decision to post drunken messages reflects who the student is, whether he or she is liberal or conservative, Bergen-Cico added.

“It is difficult to make a connection between Facebook status updates and possible drinking problems.”

Anthony Rotolo

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“Some students are shaped by what they see,” she said.

Facebook can also be seen as a reflection of students’ beliefs, she added. Students are more likely to see what other people are doing and imitate it based on peer acceptance.

Kenneth Londono, a freshman broadcast and digital journalism major, said he believes there is a relationship between drunken Facebook posts and possible drinking issues.

The amount of alcohol-related posts a college student releases to the

public gives parents a reason to worry, he added. When students see the messages, they have more reason to think the person posting is drunk, he said.

Samantha Koenig, a freshman graphic design major, said she believes it depends on the person posting and the situation in which the post was written.

An outgoing person will post more than a reserved person, Koenig said.

Anthony Rotolo, an assistant professor of practice at the School of Information Studies, disagreed with the study.

“It is difficult to make a connection between Facebook status updates and possible drinking problems,” he said.

Some students feel more comfortable than others sharing photos of parties and posts about being drunk, he added. The student who posts more about being drunk does not necessarily have a problem. He or she is just more liberal than those students who decide to keep their profiles “clean and professional,” Rotolo said.

Rotolo has not encountered any students at Syracuse University with drinking problems associated with Facebook. Social media is a voluntary outlet for students to express themselves, and sometimes the things people post are surprising but do not expose drinking issues, he added.

He said: “College students were getting drunk long before Facebook, Twitter or the Internet itself.” nrcardon@syr.edu

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were preferable donations because the homeless rarely have access to electronic devices.

NYPIRG plans to host a hunger and homelessness campaign drive Oct. 26, Morse said. The group intends to advertise in neighborhoods to

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versity has not provided any answers to either Casey or Rickert, they said.

Casey and Rickert designed the bill to give most of the money to University Union. They said this was because most of the rollover money was raised from UU events that the organization put into their miscellaneous account, which was then put into this separate account.

More importantly, Rickert said he and Casey thought UU was the best place for a large sum of money because it is the best way to reach the most students and because UU is the Official Programming Board.

The bill, which went into effect as it was passed, immediately gave UU approximately $500,000 to put toward a large-scale event, Rickert said. The second $500,000 will be given to the organization based on the revenue from an event occurring between spring 2012 and fall 2013.

If UU raises less than $250,000, the organization will not receive any additional funds, Rickert said. SA will release an additional $250,000 to UU if it raises between $250,000 and approximately $499,999.99 at this event, and SA will release the entire existing $500,000 if UU raises at least $500,000 or more, Rickert said.

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pick up nonperishable foods in costumes, she said.

Raising awareness about homelessness often being misattributed as a stereotype was also on the minds of the demonstrators.

Kosoff, also a staff writer for The Daily Orange, is familiar with poverty-stricken life because she volunteers at shelters and kitchens, she said. Kosoff said she knows how easy it is for someone to become homeless.

Many people have unrealistic views on what being homeless is like, Kosoff said. The homeless are often labeled as lazy, stupid and substance abusers when that’s not always the case, she said.

As the night continued, temperatures dropped into the mid-50s. But the group said they planned on making it through all five hours of the event.

“Yes, we’re planning on staying here no matter what,” Kosoff said. “If it rained, we would

have been fine with that.”

The group originally planned to sleep overnight on the Quad, but elected to stay from 5 to 10 p.m. because Tuesday classes interfered.

“We actually wanted to sleep out here,” Morse said. “It was to our benefit because we wouldn’t have as much schoolwork to do and people could still see this.”

Rob Dekker, UU president, said he was approached about the possibility of the bill last May and had known about the bill’s current stipulations for about a week.

“Tonight was a big win for programming on campus; it’s a huge step forward for us and our ability to really engage the student body and put together more large-scale, frequent events,” Casey said in an interview after the meeting.

The excess $422,000 will be put into the general SA student activity pot from which all student groups can apply to be granted funds, Rickert said.

This will not be put into the account all at once; rather, the money will be dispersed over the next five years by allotting an additional $42,000 to the general budget during the next ten semesters.

Many assembly members rejected this proposal. Assemblymember David Woody said he did not think it was possible to have an effect on every student on campus with a single installment and by putting most of the money in one place. He said that Casey and Rickert were being fiscally irresponsible, as they could not truly speak to what the students want their money to be put toward.

“This money would be better off going toward scholarships or going to the students in some other manner, rather than just spending the money on a big name that will quickly become old news in two or three years,” Woody

said. “I think we should amend this or table this until next meeting.”

Assemblymember Sean Dinan also strongly disagreed with the bill and said he was uncomfortable giving most of the funds to an organization whose events often disappoint students.

The largest issue members had with the bill, which surfaced numerous times during debate, was why Casey and Rickert have known about this bill since the spring of last year and are just now telling the general assembly about it.

Many representatives said they did not like the idea of talks happening behind closed doors, but others supported Casey and Rickert and said they had confidence in the ability of the president and the comptroller to do their jobs.

Rickert noted that several other bills, such as cyberbullying, have been passed the same night they were presented.

Eugene Law, SA parliamentarian, made a motion to table the bill, or to hold off voting, until the next meeting, as many members said it was too much to have the bill presented and voted on all in the same night without having the ability to come up with more ideas on how to use the money first.

Amy Snider, SA chief of staff, said that not all new members could properly understand what exactly they were voting on yet.

After voting against tabling the bill and making several amendments to the wording, it was passed 45 to 10.

Rickert said he and Casey created the best way

to give the student activity fee back to the students.

“My job is to make sure the most students are pleased with the use of the student activity money,” Rickert said after the meeting. “By working with Neal and Rob we came up with a proposal that can really do that and have not only an immediate impact, but a lasting impact as well.”

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traditional students.

“Student Association must do a better job of reaching out and hearing the voice of off-campus, part-time and commuter students,” he said.

Carr’s other goals include bringing SA to the community, implementing a communal space for students to socialize in during late-night weekend hours and making sure the student voice is heard during conference realignments

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Other business discussed: • SA is now operating at 93 percent capacity with the election of freshman Whitney Hoblit to represent the College of Visual and Performing Arts and freshman Spencer Tingley to represent the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science. There are only five seats left to fill in the general assembly, two in the School of Education and three in VPA. • Lynde Folsom, Alexandra Curtis and Dylan Lustig presented a report from their trip to an American Student Government Association National Conference. Curtis said SA could work on better training members and bettering communication with constituents. She said SA was the only student government at the conference that was broken down by college instead of class, a quality other schools admired.

• Rickert presented special programming bills that awarded Phi Alpha Delta $450, College Republicans $3,000, Kappa Phi Lambda $483.50, First Year Players $169 and the Hong Kong Cultural Organization $4,590. rebarill@syr.edu

and athletic changes.

At the end of his speech, Carr addressed a concern he said was presented by many, including opponent Dylan Lustig.

“Candidate Lustig believes that I feel it is my rite of passage to become SA president because of my age,” he said. “To that I argue this: I don’t feel that it is my right, that I am entitled to this position or I am owed this honor. I feel that by being a junior, I’ve had an extra year to gain experience, work on initiatives and gain a better grasp of life on the Hill.” medelane@syr.edu

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entralia, Pa., exists more in fiction than it does in reality. In 1962, the town burned their trash to clean up for Memorial Day. This trash was in an abandoned pit mine with an exposed seam of coal at the bottom — the fire still burns today, but the town is gone despite governmental efforts and attention from the arts community.

There have been at least six novels, three dramas, a comedy troupe, five films, five nonfiction books and a comic series inspired by the Centralia fire. While watching “The Town That Was,” a documentary about Centralia that is available online, I remember thinking that this story would lend itself to a narrative. There is the fantastic image of a 50-yearlong fire burning under a town, discussions on what makes a place home and sulfur-laced steam bursting out of the ground. Apparently, everyone else thought so, too.

A telltale sign of the fi re was when the local gas station kept losing fuel to vaporization and pumping gas at 130 F. Attempts to extinguish the fi re were too late and underfunded, and the fi re grew and became too big and expensive for the state to deal with.

Residents were plagued with carbon monoxide poisoning and respiratory issues, and 12-year-old boy was almost killed when the ground collapsed underneath him.

No one ever died; there was never one acute event to solidify this as a tragedy worth noticing. Except for an entire community being dismantled, no big deal.

In 1984, the U.S. Congress put $42 million into relocation costs and offered residents buyouts to move to neighboring communities. Most residents took advantage of this, and in 1992, Gov. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania declared eminent domain over the whole town and condemned every building.

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green and read all over last six residents to leave so that the town can be torn apart. The coal itself is not fueling the fire, but rather the methane gas that is trapped with it.

Whoever puts out the fire will have to extract the anthracite coal and stands to make a fortune.

I was shocked that this happened in the United States. As a developed country, I had assumed the appropriate government agencies would have made better attempts to put the fire out. The technology existed. Within days after the fire started, they could have dug a trench too deep for the fire to jump and cut off its fuel supply. It was an easy, obvious fix.

All of the buildings without inhabitants had been completely demolished and removed, leaving no sign of their existence. There are eerie city blocks of empty grassy lots and intermittent areas of hot steam rising from the earth.

The remnant of Route 61 running by the town, later circumvented, is four lanes of warped asphalt scarred with steaming cracks full of beer cans and crusted over with a rainbow of lewd graffiti. The highway is where the town failed to go quietly, this is where it went kicking and screaming.

All of the government assistance that came too late and all of the creative pieces its story inspired couldn’t save it. I hope we have learned that there is no official safety net; we have to make one for ourselves.

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DCC should push for campus updates The new Disability Cultural Center opened this semester in response to a proposal by the Syracuse University administration in 2007. The center, located at the Hoople Special Education Building in Room 105, offers a support network and base for disabled faculty, staff and students on campus.

The center will ideally become a thriving resource center for campus members with disabilities, which will foster a sense of community and recognition on campus. Such initiatives do reveal the places where SU can improve

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Students and staff with disabilities have noted many of SU’s older — and, as it happens, most central — buildings are not disability-friendly. Such infrastructural changes to campus are by far the most pressing issues facing this section of the SU community. Proper infrastructure can determine if

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The Disability Cultural Center was meant as a support center rather than an activist group. But the center should coordinate with the campus advocacy group, the Beyond Compliance Coordinating Committee, to create a presence for this group on campus and push for further improvements.

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Study finds envy serves purpose in society to help focus energy

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n addition to being a deadly sin, envy serves a social purpose.

Students participated in a study at the Texas Christian University in Fort Worth and the University of Texas at Austin to measure the effects of envy on social functions related to attention and memory, said Danielle DelPriore,

“I feel like a lot more pressure are on women in society than men to look a certain way, at least in the U.S.” Cody Grosser

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co-author of the study, in an email.

Researchers made a point to distinguish between envy and jealousy. Envy is an aversion emotion that we experience when we lack something desirable, like an expensive car or a high status position. Jealousy, on the other hand, involves already possessing something and being afraid of losing it to someone else, DelPriore said.

Small groups of university students participated in study sessions. Study materials were then relayed via computer. In the first study, students described a scenario in which they were envious, DelPriore said. In the second through fourth studies, participants were shown attractive and wealthy individuals of the same sex. The participants were then measured for attention memory and persistence on an anagram-solving task.

The study found that envy isn’t just an unpleasant emotional experience, but it serves a purpose in society. Because envy specifically helps people focus their attention and enhance their memory for information regarding advantaged

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persons, individuals can use this information to obtain similar advantages for themselves, she said.

Essentially, envy is useful because it can be used as a motivator that allows one to see how hard work can pay off, according to the study.

“It makes sense. Envy gives you a glimpse at the potential in yourself and makes you want to reach that potential,” said Zach Jacobs, a fi fth-year architecture student at Syracuse University.

The study also found that women were more likely to be envious of other attractive women, more so than men were envious of other men, according to an Oct. 10 article published by The New York Times In terms of evolution, women find beauty more important to obtain reproductive success, according to the article.

The study also found wealth matters equally for both sexes, possibly because monetary value is important for reproduction for both genders.

Cody Grosser, a senior biology and psychology major at SU, said he understands how women may be more envious of appearances because of both biological and societal pressures.

“I feel like a lot more pressure are on women in society than men to look a certain way, at least in the U.S.,” he said.

Meaghan Fitzpatrick, a senior biochemistry major, said this can be easily seen on the SU campus.

“I just feel like girls take a lot longer to get ready and would rather skip class than not put on their mascara,” she said.

“You see guys walking around with pinnies, sweatshirts and boots.” knvanbru@syr.edu

FINDING THE WORD

Jealousy means being afraid of losing a possession to another person.

Envy is desiring something that we lack, such as wealth or a high status position.

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Art event highlights printing

By Anna Hider Contributing Writer

A small crowd gathered around a white tent in front of Hendricks Chapel. Printmaking professionals from the College of Visual and Performing Arts bustled about, smeared with ink as they made print after print. Interested students stood around, watching the screen printers hard at work.

The event, VPA’s first Screen Printing Studio on the Quad, ran from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday. It featured VPA students demonstrating screen printing. They sold custom screen printed T-shirts and posters to raise money for students in the Graphic Arts League, Syracuse University’s printmaking organization, to attend the Southern Graphic Conference in New Orleans in March.

Holly Greenberg, associate professor of printmaking at VPA, said she wanted to bring the experience to the main campus because the printmaking studio is on South Campus.

“We want to educate the public on what printmaking is, show what we do and have a good time,” said Greenberg, rubbing ink over a screen and lifting it up to reveal a white abstract design on a black T-shirt.

T-shirts sold for $20 and it only cost $5 to have a print done on your own

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Retired SU professor clicks with individuals at urban bus stop; captures essence of downtown Syracuse

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“It’s so fun. It’s different than the usual scene.”

Sarah Keimig

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senior fashion design major

Contributing Writer

ob Gates is in his element. He strolls the intersection of Fayette and South Salina streets, chatting with individuals waiting for the bus. He asks how they are doing, talks about the day and laughs about his reflection in one man’s sunglasses. He moves from group to group, blending in with the crowd on the busy streets. Before he moves on, he snaps a photograph or two with the Canon digital camera that is always at his side.

“I know well-known photographers who go to India to take pictures of the people because they’re exotic and interesting,” he said. “But I say, come to downtown Syracuse if you want to see interesting faces.

You don’t have to go to India. Come right down in your own town and talk to people and see what you get.”

After his retirement as an English professor at Syracuse University two years ago, Gates now spends his time documenting the people of downtown Syracuse at the largest bus transfer station in the city. The photographer, who has titled this project “Last Transfer: The Soul of Syracuse,” will speak Tuesday as part of the Syracuse Symposium lecture series at 7 p.m. in Gifford Auditorium.

The “Last Transfer” project includes more than 1,800 photographs of people who come and go from the bus stop. One day, Gates walked downtown, saw the area and remembered a news story about the bus station changing locations. The current station will move to a

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stacie fanelli | asst. photo editor (from top) Bob gates, former English professor at Syracuse University, shows a photograph to Syracuse residents Tapia Cutts and Christopher Stevenson near the bus stop at the intersection of Fayette and South Salina streets. Gates peers into the sunglasses of Jamel McMullin and snaps a photo of Isaac Gathings, both Syracuse residents.

shirt. Each individual could choose the color and design from the prints displayed on the wall and watch their shirt being printed.

First, the printmakers laid the item being printed on the board and aligned with the design, which is burned onto a screen and attached to the top of board on a hinge. Then, they closed the screen on top of the paper or shirt and rolled ink over the screen. After lifting the screen, a perfect replica of the image on the screen remains on the shirt in bold ink.

Greenberg said students from a variety of majors at VPA, and not just printmaking students, created the images on the screens.

Laura Napolitano, a senior communications design major, got involved though her screen printing class and created one of the prints. see screen printing page 9

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new location in early 2012, and this project is Gates’ attempt to document the people and the atmosphere of the intersection while it remains a hubbub of activity.

“I thought, ‘Gee, that’s interesting, but what’s going to happen to this corner?’ because this corner is very lively, very engaged,” said Gates, who loves the diversity downtown Syra-

“I know well-known photographers who go to India to take pictures of the people because they’re exotic and interesting. But I say, come to downtown Syracuse if you want to see interesting faces.”

Bob Gates

retired SU professor

cuse offers.

First, Gates approaches his subjects and begins a conversation with them. He is not conspicuous; he’s wearing jeans, sneakers and a well-worn polo. Only the camera slung over his shoulder sets him apart. He picks a target and moves so that he intercepts them, almost as if by accident. He stops the person, tells him or her about his project and says something like, “I don’t have you in my project yet. Can I take your picture?”

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“I love that you can make several prints of the same thing,” she said.

Napolitano and other VPA students and teachers made prints, washed screens, helped customers and demonstrated their craft.

Two members of an open street art collective called SUBPAR, or Syracuse Urban Beautification Public Art Resistance, brought their bicycle to the event. The bicycle had a screen print attached to the back and the members, graduate students at SU, demonstrated their screen printing process.

The members said VPA conducted a steamroller print demonstration on the Quad for about five years. They said they felt excited to see screen printing, more mobile than steam-

“Sure,” the person says, usually a little hesitant. Some look around to see if this is normal.

Others on the street may curiously watch, but the exchange often goes unnoticed. Gates takes two or three pictures, hands them a slip of paper that explains the project and how they can find the photos on his blog and wishes them a good day. For those who say no, he thanks them and moves on to the next potential subject.

In the lecture Tuesday, titled “Last Transfer: Identity and Liminality,” Gates will explain the project and show students his photos. The lecture coincides with a photo exhibit in Panasci Lounge on the second floor of the Schine Student Center that showcases more than 30 of the photographs from the “Last Transfer” project.

During the lecture, Gates will recount growing up in a housing project in Newark, N.J., and explain how it shaped his understanding of his current venture. The photographer will also discuss the idea of liminality, a term Gates said anthropologists use to talk about spaces that are in between defined areas. Gates said this concept is apparent in his photos; his subjects lose the specifics of their identity and take on a more general, universal persona.

“I’m trying to show that in these photographs, that we can all be related to all of these people,” he said. “Mostly it’s a matter of seeing, a matter of opening your eyes and being willing to see what’s really there rather than coming with your prejudices, your preconceptions or your stereotypes.”

When Robbi Farschman, the director of the Office of Community Engagement and Economic Development who oversees the Connective Corridor project, discovered Gates’ photos, she suggested he display his photos in the buses.

Currently, two Connective Corridor buses that connect the campus to downtown host several of his works.

“We want to educate the public on what printmaking is, show what we do and have a good time.”

Holly Greenberg

Associate professor of printmaking in the College of Visual and Performing Arts

roller printing, was getting recognition with an event of its own.

Sarah Keimig, a senior fashion design major, came to the event to buy a T-shirt and support her friends.

“It’s so fun,” she said. “It’s different than the usual scene.” amhider@syr.edu

‘Last Transfer: Identity and Liminality’

Though the people at the bus stop have warmed up to Gates’ endeavor, he met some resistance at first.

One individual, Curtis Ruffin, frequents Former SU English professor Bob Gates, the intersection and said he was not open known as “The to the project at first.

Picture Man,” will speak and showcase “I told him no,” photos as part of the Ruffin said. “I thought Syracuse Symposium. he was the police.”

Gates regularly venRuffin, whose eyes tures to the largest show mistrust as a bus transfer station consequence of runin Syracuse at the ins with authorities, intersection of Fayette and South Salina said he felt unsure streets. There, he sure about Gates’ snaps portraits of motives. But after seeindividuals waiting for ing the photographer buses.

Where: Gifford Audi- downtown frequently, Ruffin allowed Gates torium When: Today, 7 p.m. to take his photograph. Now accepting How much: Free of Gates’ work, Ruffin hopes the photographs will reveal unexpected sides of those who wait at the downtown bus stop.

“People drive down here and they see me and think I’m some kind of thug,” he said. “I want (us) to be seen as viable people in the community who need a chance.”

Gates’ eldest daughter Laura Gates said that through the project, her father tries to do just that.

“He’s doing this from a place of love and contribution,” she said. “Love of the art of photography, love of photography as a medium, and I really think he has a love for these people.” nlsnader@syr.edu

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M83 shoots for stars with new album; spirals into experimental abyss

By Darren Bleckner STAFF WRITER

ouble albums and concept albums always seem to be hit or miss. So when a band decides to combine both, you know they’re skating on thin ice. This is the case with French electronic pop band M83’s sixth studio album, “Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming.” The mastermind behind M83, Anthony Gonzalez, attempts to create a dreamscape with the use of ambient sounds and synthesizers; instead, the monotonous 22-song, 74-minute marathon sends its listeners into their own dreams.

In a recent interview with Pitchfork, Gonzalez described the album as “very, very, very epic,” and he was not lying, but this term doesn’t necessarily have a positive connotation.

Whereas indie titans such as The Arcade Fire consistently release brilliant and epic albums, M83’s larger-than-life sound is unfocused. The album consists of almost as many instrumental fi ller tracks as it does actual songs. The over-the-top production and unrelenting pace of the album doesn’t allow its listeners to breathe. The songs seamlessly transition into one another, making it sound like one big track as opposed to individual songs.

The album seems to be confused about what it wants to be. On one level, it attempts to evoke all the senses and feelings one has while dreaming. It does this with its use of drawn out synthesizer riffs and electronic drum beats that build into instrumental climax. On the other side, it’s a gothic pop and shoegaze piece of art. M83 is at its best when crafting songs with ‘80s pop sensibility. This is what made album “Saturdays = Youth” so brilliant. It was original and refreshing. Unfortunately, Gonzalez is too ambitious for his own good.

Although the album as a whole becomes repetitive and boring due to the instrumentals, there are

a handful of songs that resemble the M83 fans fell in love with. “New Map” floods the speakers with sparkling organ and keyboard progressions before Gonzalez’s multilayered operatic vocals seduce the listener.

The brilliant “Claudia Lewis” most closely resembles the energy and catchiness of 2008 hit “Kim and Jessie.” After a slow build, the track explodes with conga drums and a funk-tastic bass riff.

The “oh, oh, oh” chorus allows listeners to sing along as they melt into the electronica-filled breakdown. The other few bright spots include first single “Midnight City,” which features a synth riff reminiscent of MGMT’s “Time to Pretend” and Genesis-like rock anthem “Reunion.”

Though there are hits, there are also plenty of misses.

“Fountains,” “Splendor” and “Echoes of Mine,” though beautifully crafted, are overproduced filler tracks with strange ambient sounds. They all contain the same chord progression.

The six-minute “Wait” bores as Gonzalez attempts a shot at an acoustic rock song. “Steve McQueen,” complete with its tsunami-like waves of synth, overpowers the vocals. The result is a cacophony of electro-noise.

Although you can’t fault an artist for attempting to push musical limits, M83’s “Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming” seemingly gets lost in what it’s attempting to be. It’s an album in which the underlying fascination is with dreams and the human mind, two things that we still don’t fully understand. Unable to fully comprehend these abstract concepts, the album seems disjointed and uneven. It’s colossal and grand by instrumental standards, but maybe the need to be epic got in the way of just being plain good. drbleckn@syr.edu

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Geyer, Millman break out to tie Syracuse scoring record

By Stephen Bailey Asst. Copy Editor

Ange Bradley challenged the Syracuse penalty corner unit. During last Tuesday’s practice, the SU head coach spoke with Leonie Geyer and the rest of the group, instructing them not to settle for mediocrity.

She pointed out the strengths and weaknesses of the unit, then pushed the players to improve and strive to maximize their potential.

The Orange proceeded to earn 30 penalty corners in two games this past weekend. And on Sunday against Vermont, Geyer stepped up and buried three of her four goals on corners.

“They got out of their comfort zones, and they responded to my challenge,” Bradley said. “(Geyer’s) hitting the ball really well.”

Her four-goal outburst for the No. 5 Orange in a 12-0 romp of Vermont on Sunday matched the Syracuse record for scores in a game. The record is shared with Shannon Taylor, Joanne Lombard, Kristin Aronowicz and teammate Kelsey Millman. Millman, a junior forward, accomplished the feat just two days prior in an 11-1 win over Georgetown.

Together, Geyer and Millman stepped up to lead the SU offense in impressive fashion, much to the delight of their coach.

Both players frustrated the opposing defense with an onslaught of shots, but they scored goals in different ways and from different areas of

the field. Millman found open space in front of the net during SU scoring threats, while Geyer ripped outside shots on penalty corners.

On Sunday, Geyer served as a decoy for one of the Orange’s previous corner attempts. But in the 53rd minute, it was her shot to take.

Geyer lined up behind Martina Loncarica, squared her body to the net and lowered her stick as Kelsey Millman prepared to send the ball into play from the baseline. Millman fired a pass toward Loncarica, and Geyer sprung forward while drawing her stick backward.

Loncarica stopped it, and Geyer smacked it into the bottom left corner past Vermont goalkeeper Stephanie Zygmunt. It was her third goal of the game and second off a penalty corner. Ten minutes later, the trio replicated the process for an equal result, with Geyer picking out the bottom right corner of the goal instead.

“I know where I’m going to hit the ball, and that’s what I’m trying to focus on,” Geyer said. “ … Usually, I hit the bottom right, but I choose it before the ball gets to me, and then I’m just trying to execute it. Whether it’s left or right, it doesn’t matter.”

While Geyer shined with her outside shot, Millman knocked her four goals home Friday by finding gaps in the middle of the UVM shooting circle.

With just more than three minutes left in the first half, the Orange was threatening to

stacie fanelli | asst. photo editor leonie geyer (13) scored four goals in Syracuse’s 12-0 victory over Vermont Sunday, tying the SU single-game scoring mark. Three of her goals came on penalty corners. score its seventh goal of the half. Geyer dribbled viciously through the top right side, penetrating the Hoyas’ shooting circle and drawing additional defenders from the left side. Millman dropped back behind the shifting defenders as Geyer wound up and launched a shot.

The GU goalkeeper discarded the attempt, swatting the ball out toward Millman. In one smooth motion, she collected the deflection and flicked it into the bottom right corner of the net.

“I just think she’s doing great,” Bradley said of Millman. “She’s finishing and she’s playing with a lot of confidence. We’re going to need that come next week (against No. 11 Boston College and No. 4 Connecticut).”

With 14 goals this season, Millman is tied for 15th in the nation in goals per game and trails Heather Susek by only one goal for the team lead.

Bradley said Millman is entirely capable of eclipsing the single-game scoring mark, and she would like to see that mark broken. Geyer and Susek are both candidates to put home five goals in a game and etch their names atop the SU single-game scoring list.

“I want to see their names on top of Shannon (Taylor’s),” Bradley said. “I don’t care whose name, but I’d love to see somebody on this 2011 team rewrite that record.” sebail01@syr.edu

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Orange still searching for 1st Big East win under McIntyre

By Chris Iseman Staff Writer

After Syracuse’s crushing 3-2 overtime loss to South Florida on Saturday increased the team’s winless streak to eight games, Nick Roydhouse emerged from the locker room beaten physically and mentally. In between being tackled, shoved and prodded by the Bulls, Roydhouse tried to will his team to a win.

When USF scored the game-tying goal with just under two minutes left in regulation, Roydhouse gathered his teammates to get them to regroup and kick up their intensity.

In the end, though, all the Orange earned was another loss.

“I’m just trying to do the right thing as captain to try to get everybody, have their heads in the right mindset,” Roydhouse said.

“Obviously, I’m not doing a good enough job at this stage because we’re not winning any games.”

A season that started hopeful is on the verge of being another lost cause, if it’s not already there. For the second season in a row, the

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four times for 14 yards against the Green Wave, he’s eager to return to the field this weekend against West Virginia.

“As a running back, you have to be competitive,” Ameen-Moore said. “You always want the ball in your hands, that’s the competitive spirit right there. Whenever we touch the ball, we all want to play. We all want to be that guy.”

It appeared that Ameen-Moore would move up to the third running back spot following Gulley’s injury, but Smith — the No. 2 back on the depth chart — didn’t receive a singly carry at Tulane.

Still, Bailey said it was Smith that made the biggest stride during this bye week by “taking his game to another level.”

And come Friday against West Virginia, it’s important that Syracuse can get the running game rolling with production from more than just Bailey. SU’s best rushing game of the season came against Toledo, when Bailey and Gulley combined for 180 yards.

Orange is in danger of going winless in the Big East. With four games remaining in Syracuse’s (2-9-1, 0-4-1 Big East) season, it would take a small miracle for the Orange to play itself into the conference tournament. And with the way SU’s games have been going lately, there’s little evidence that a miracle is in the cards.

If the Orange doesn’t win any of its remaining games, it’ll be winless in conference play for the second consecutive year under head coach Ian McIntyre.

Still, McIntyre hasn’t expressed any frustration at his team’s performance. Although his players’ collective effort hasn’t led to a win since Sept. 11, he said he’s still proud of their performance on the field in each game.

“You can’t question the character and commitment of this group, and that’s what makes me very proud,” McIntyre said. “I’ll never criticize my group based on results. Yes, as a coach, we’re in a results-oriented industry, but if my guys give me that amount of work, commitment, courage, passion, hunger, week in and week out, I have no complaints.”

SU is in last place in the Big East’s Red

Division with just one point. The Orange would have to play its way into the top six teams in its division to earn a spot in the conference tournament. Syracuse is three points behind the current sixth-place team, DePaul.

SU and DePaul meet in the Orange’s regularseason finale Oct. 29.

The Syracuse players seemed to take Saturday’s loss harder than any other this season, and it’s not hard to see why. The Orange was less than two minutes away from taking a game from the No. 11 team in the country. It could’ve been a season-defining victory — and a careerdefining victory for McIntyre — that could have boosted confidence and SU’s place in the Big East standings.

The hope that a postseason berth is possible, though, still exists. The Orange was in control of the Bulls for the entire first half and most of the second on Saturday, giving the team confidence that a win isn’t too far away.

But that’s been the case for the entire season.

“Going forward, we’re going to build off this,” SU goalkeeper Phil Boerger said. “I keep saying this, our record is not. It doesn’t portray

how good we actually are. It’s just so unlucky.

Every game, we’ve lost by a goal. It’s not just going our way right now.”

It hasn’t gone SU’s way all season. Any lategame lead has been vanquished because of poor communication and untimely mistakes leading to defensive breakdowns.

Now, the character of the team will be truly tested. McIntyre said his team needs to use its loss to the Bulls as a form of motivation to get better, if only for the final four games of the season.

He said his team has a choice to make: find a way to improve and notch a few victories, or continue to play the way it has been and fold the rest of the season.

“The easy thing in any sport, or any time in life when things go wrong, is you can either lash out or you can step back, kind of circle the wagons and become stronger for it,” McIntyre said. “We have a real choice to make. I’ve got a good group of guys. And it’s about how we become better.

“And we will be better.”

Left tackle Justin Pugh said he hopes offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett will dial up a heavy dose of the run again on Friday. SU will expose the Mountaineers to many different styles of running.

“All those guys kind of bring something different to the table,” Pugh said. “Jerome is the power, Adonis is a big guy, as you obviously can tell, and Steve goes 100 miles per hour no matter what it is. That’s what I love about Steve.

And Antwon is probably the most versatile back probably in the Big East.

“I think all those guys bring something different to the table, and that’s going to keep West Virginia on their toes.”

The development of the younger running backs is, in part, a product of Bailey’s ability to be a role model and instructor. AmeenMoore said he learns something new from SU’s starter every day. Bailey began teaching him the playbook during the summer, well before the players are allowed to begin working with coaches.

It’s this close-knit relationship that prompted Ameen-Moore to call the running backs the “closest unit” on the football team. That can only help the Orange as the weather gets colder, making the run game that much more crucial.

And as Syracuse prepares for its stiffest challenge of the season in No. 11 West Virginia, Bailey feels the offense is more developed than it was a year ago. His expectations of the offense will only continue to grow as the young tailbacks continue to develop in the next two months.

“I think opposed to last year, at this time of the season we’re a much better offense than we were,” Bailey said. “We have more versatility with us. We have a lot of things we can do. I think the mindset is just go out there and play our game.”

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Fisher enjoying standout freshman season

By Nick Toney Staff Writer

Kelly Morrisroe has seen freshmen hit a wall in October before. The Syracuse assistant coach said it is the time of the year when rookie players show their inexperience and “play like freshmen.”

With nine freshmen on the Orange roster this season, the young players have struggled at times. But after 12 kills against a skilled Marquette team this weekend at the Women’s Building, freshman outside hitter Andrea Fisher is anything but slumping.

“You always get a little bit worried about your freshmen, especially in mid-October — the mid-year slump is what they call it,” Morrisroe said. “But (Fisher’s) playing well.”

Fisher has emerged as a consistent presence on the court for the Orange, appearing in 21 games this season and notching double-digit kills in 10 of them. Her production is a breath of fresh air for Morrisroe, who said Fisher is one of the constants on an inconsistent freshmanfilled roster this season. The outside hitter is second on the team with 196 kills and 2.45 kills per set.

That production was on display Saturday when the Orange lost to Marquette.

Fisher was the team’s most viable offensive threat in the loss. On multiple plays, she sent her team-best spike shot into the heart of the Golden Eagles defense, ricocheting off Marquette’s accomplished middle blocker, Danielle

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ond on the team with 43 blocks.

The job of replacing Jackson appears likely to fall directly on the shoulders of the two sophomore centers. Rakeem Christmas, a 6-foot-9 freshman, could provide some help on the inside, but Boeheim expects his two sophomores to carry the load.

Especially considering Jackson played a lot of minutes at center last year, with Melo and Keita adjusting to play at the collegiate level.

“In my experience, centers from freshman to sophomore years take big jumps,” Boeheim said. “I think our centers will take big jumps this year and be much more effective. I think last year was a good learning experience, the fact that they got to play so much as freshmen.”

For the Orange, the biggest question could be whether one of those two centers develops into a low-post scoring option. Jackson was a go-to scorer down low and ranked second on the team with 13.1 points per contest. He showed a knack for being able to create his own

Carlson, for a point.

Although the team couldn’t pull out an upset victory, Fisher’s 12 kills were impressive. For a team struggling to pinpoint its offensive identity, her spike stands out.

But it’s her consistency that keeps her on the court of the Orange.

“I just need to play how I’m playing,” Fisher said. “It’s never a guarantee.”

Fisher’s consistency can be attributed partly to her international experience.

After competing in the Canadian National Championships, the Burlington, Ontario, native signed with SU alongside club volleyball teammate Nicolette Serratore. Fisher was MVP for Team Ontario, leading it to the National Team Cup Challenge Championship.

That experience also fine-tuned Fisher’s offensive repertoire, which she has used to lead SU this season.

Against Cornell, she amassed 18 kills. She also showcased an improving defensive game, digging 16 balls and blocking two more shots.

In another early nonconference matchup, Fisher proved to coaches that she deserved playing time. Tied in the first set 6-6, the Saints had no answer for Fisher’s high-rising spike.

At one point, Fisher split Siena defenders by expertly placing a kill near the left sideline, behind outside hitter Jacqueline Skeen, but in front of libero Lesli Akeo.

Fisher notched her 14th and final kill in the third and final set by dropping a shot over

the outstretched arms of the spike-assuming Skeen. Instead of shooting into the block, the freshman made a veteran move and shot around it.

Syracuse never trailed by more than four points for the rest of the match. And while Noemie Lefebvre took home MVP honors of the Big Orange Tournament for her play, Fisher was the outside hitter who improved the most.

Still, Fisher won’t take her playing time for granted.

“It gives me some confidence (being a staple in the lineup),” Fisher said. “But I can’t stop working because of that. It’s never a guarantee.”

After watching Fisher spike balls off Marquette players in that first set, Lefebvre is just happy to have a teammate “in the front row” that can attack defenses.

“It’s still good that she can play so consistent even at this point in the season because sometimes it gets a little harder physically,” Lefebvre said. “But she’s able to step it up and give us a great offense.”

Morrisroe hopes Fisher, an outlier in her theory of October-slumping freshman, will continue to step up on the court. Her production has been refreshing for a young team stuck in the middle of the pack in the Big East.

“It’s awesome and very refreshing to see that from a freshman,” Morrisroe said. “It’s great.”

shot with moves on the inside.

Neither Keita nor Melo showed much of an offensive skill set in the post last season.

With Jardine, Joseph and Triche running the perimeter offense for Syracuse, adding a scoring option on the blocks would add another dimension for the Orange.

“I’ve been working on my offense and my defense,” Keita said. “Everybody thinks I’m a defensive player. Yeah, I love playing defense but offense, too. Whatever coach (Boeheim) needs me to do, I will do it.”

As for Fair and Waiters, their roles are expected to increase since their freshman year. Both served as a spark off the bench last year, with Fair primarily bringing a defensive presence and Waiters showing the ability to score the ball.

Fair ranked third on the team with 3.8 rebounds per game, and he averaged the most playing time aside from the Orange’s top four options of Triche, Jardine, Joseph and Jackson. Fair also had a huge game with 16 points and nine rebounds against Pittsburgh, and he scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds in a standout performance against Rutgers.

Waiters, on the other hand, scored double figures in seven different games off the bench, including a career-best 18 points in SU’s NCAA Tournament loss to Marquette. His ability to slash to the basket added an element that complemented the outside shooting of Triche and Jardine.

In all, the four sophomores must provide reliable backup to the three-headed attack of Joseph, Jardine and Triche that will lead Syracuse this season. With their support, the team could be “Final Four caliber,” as Jardine said.

But without them, another short postseason run is certainly possible.

But they seem confident and ready for the challenge in 2011-12. And Waiters’ attitude entering this season summed up the expectations for himself and the rest of his classmates.

“I got a year under my belt,” Waiters said.

“I matured more. I still have maturing to do, but at the end of the day, I just feel like I could have gotten out there and done more. I feel like my opportunities were shorter than what I expected, but this year, it’s a different me, it’s a different team. And we’re just trying to do it.”

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the daily orange

nd time around

football

Lone veteran Bailey leads SU tailbacks

By Michael Cohen Sports Editor

Coming off freshman campaigns, sophomores bring experience to deep Orange roster

By Zach Brown

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Staff Writer

coop Jardine can understand the expectations placed on the Syracuse basketball team heading into the new season. He gets why the experts are so high on the Orange in spite of a disappointing secondround NCAA Tournament exit last year.

And while the fifth-year senior and his fellow upperclassmen, Kris Joseph and Brandon Triche, are major factors in the preseason hype, Jardine pointed out a different group that could be the key for SU this season.

“We’ve only lost one guy,” Jardine said at SU men’s basketball media day Oct. 14. “That’s why a lot of people are saying we’re Final Four caliber. We’ve got everybody back. We’ve got our freshmen, now sophomores, knowing what it takes to win in the Big East and knowing what it takes to finish games. It’s going to be huge for those guys.”

The one player SU lost was senior big man Rick Jackson, who averaged a double-double and was arguably the best inside presence in the Big East.

And the sophomore class features four players who shined at times last year, but served more as role players during their freshman seasons.

Entering the 2011-12 season, though, Syracuse will look to rely heavily on sophomore centers Fab Melo and Baye Moussa Keita to fill the void created by Jackson’s graduation. Their classmates, forward C.J. Fair and guard Dion Waiters, will also look to build on solid freshman seasons and increase their roles with a year under their belts.

brandon weight | photo editor baye moussa keita (left) and fab melo (right) are two of four sophomores who will be relied on in 2011 for Syracuse. C.J. Fair and Dion Waiters will also have increased roles.

“I think the key with these four guys is they all got to play last year,” head coach Jim Boeheim said Oct. 14. “They all contributed. Obviously, Ricky Jackson is the biggest hole we have to replace, and that’s where the two big guys come in. They have to step up and do what Ricky did for us last year. C.J. and Dion played well last year, and you’d expect them to build on that.”

After entering Syracuse as one of the top centers in his class and being named the Preseason Big East Rookie of the Year, Melo failed to meet expectations in his first season.

He started 24 games but only scored 2.3 points and pulled in 1.9 rebounds per contest.

Keita, on the other hand, largely surpassed expectations in his freshman season, even without major contributions on the offensive end of

the floor. He averaged more minutes per game than Melo, grabbed 3.7 rebounds per game and finished secsee sophomores page 14

Within the running backs room there is one elder. His teammates call him “Uncle” or “Grandpa,” as he’s the only upperclassman among Syracuse’s tailbacks.

And as the starter for the Orange, it’s a role Antwon Bailey must embrace — though he chuckles and smiles when his nicknames are brought up.

“We have a lot of young guys in the room,” Bailey said. “Aside from myself, they’re all pretty much freshmen and sophomores. I think that’s the best way to have the room, so we all love each other, and we all help each other out. But at the end of the day, it’s competition for who is going to be out on the field.”

With the Orange (4-2, 0-1 Big East) preparing to kick off the second half of its season Friday against West Virginia (5-1, 1-0), Bailey and the running backs appear to be hitting their stride. The senior has eclipsed 100 yards in each of the past three games, and despite the loss of backup Prince-Tyson Gulley to injury, the ground game hasn’t missed a beat.

A trio of backups — Jerome Smith, Steven Rene, Adonis Ameen-Moore — brings a distinct running style that Syracuse hopes will keep the Mountaineers and future opponents off balance.

SU’s most recent game against Tulane saw the highly touted AmeenMoore make his collegiate debut.

The 5-foot-10, 244-pound freshman already earned the nickname “Little Bus” in reference to former Steelers running back Jerome Bettis as a result of his big frame and bruising running style.

Though he carried the ball only see bailey page 13

Depth perception

Syracuse’s heralded group of four freshmen from last season — Dion Waiters, C.J. Fair, Fab Melo and Baye Moussa Keita — return as more experienced sophomores with hopes to break out for a Syracuse team considered to be one of the best in the nation. The group brings reinforcement to an SU squad that can go 12 players deep. Here’s a look at the stats accumulated by each of the four in their freshman seasons: Player

Minutes per game

Waiters 16.3 Fair 18.6 Melo 9.9 Keita 14.6

Points per game

6.6 6.4 2.3 2.2

Rebounds per game

1.6 3.8 1.9 3.7

INSIDE

Lost chances The Syracuse men’s soccer team is running out of time to turn its season around.

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