October 27, 2011

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T H E I N DE PE N DE N T S T U DE N T N E W SPA PE R OF S Y R ACUSE , N E W YOR K

4 0 y e a r s s i nc e y oko ono’s ‘ t h i s i s no t h e r e’

INSIDE NEWS

Big Gunns Radio host Moira Gunn moderated a discussion with three scientists about the state of the planet. Page 3

football

Sales’ drug charges dropped By Ryne Gery

ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

The felony drug charges against suspended Syracuse wide receiver Marcus Sales have been dropped, defense lawyer Michael Vavonese said Wednesday. Sales faced charges of fi fthand seventhdegree criminal possession of a controlled substance, seconddegree crimiSALES nally using drug paraphernalia, unlawful possession of marijuana and violating the city’s open container law. The charges against Sales have been dropped after an Onondaga County grand jury did not find enough evidence to charge Sales with drug possession, but his brother, Michael

INSIDE OPINION

Sliding around The Daily Orange Editorial Board discusses the debate around SU’s possible sliding reputation. Page 5

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INSIDE PULP

Food for thought SU and SUNYESF students start an entrepreneurial venture selling organic fresh food on campus. Page 11

INSIDE SPORTS

The other side A former defensive back, Dorian Graham has emerged at wide receiver for Syracuse in his senior season. Page 20

m e n ’s l a c r o s s e

Midfielder to appear in court Dec. 7

‘MY SHOW WAS A REVOLUTION’ Ono’s art exhibit at the Everson in 1971 shook the art and social scene in Syracuse. For some, its legacy still lingers

By Jon Harris ASST. NEWS EDITOR

By Tony Olivero | Staff Writer

D

avid Ross will always wax nostalgic about his first assignment at his first job out of Syracuse University. The harmony game was all too real. While his boss chatted with Yoko Ono, he met the Beatle of Beatles at the foot of his bed, grabbed a guitar off the wall and became Paul McCartney for a few golden minutes.

Jim Harithas, director of the Everson Museum of Art, gave the 20-year-old Ross the task of keeping John Lennon occupied when the two traveled to Manhattan in 1971 to execute Harithas’ master plan — convince Yoko Ono to bring her first American Fluxus art exhibit, “This Is Not Here,” to Syracuse. “Jim is the most radical man to ever run an American museum,” Ross said. As a new director in a stunning 3-year-old art museum, Harithas was only interested in energizing the

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Courtesy of the Everson (above) and Sandra Trope (left) In the above photo, Lennon and Ono were isolated in the Garden Court of the Everson during the exhibition. To the left is an image from the October 1971 event.

The Syracuse lacrosse player facing charges of driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest stemming from a Monday morning incident is scheduled to be in Syracuse Criminal Court at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 7. Kevin Drew, 21, a senior defensive midfielder, was charged by police on the 1500 block of Lancaster Avenue and was arraigned Monday, according to Criminal Court records. A Syracuse police officer observed a 2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer strike a parked Toyota at 3:31 a.m. Monday on the 400 block of Broad Street. The car was registered to men’s lacrosse head coach John Desko. The officer chased the Trailblazer at speeds of 50 miles per hour, above the area speed limit of 30 miles per hour. Once the vehicle

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