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nutrition bars to children in an undeveloped country with every purchase. Page 3

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Measures to aid in loan repayment

By Marwa Eltagouri STAFF WRITER

President Barack Obama announced a new series of measures Wednesday that he hopes will make repaying federal college loans easier for students. The decision followed a USA Today article published last week, which reported that student loans would reach $1 trillion before year’s end.

The plan is also a response to a petition signed by more than 600,000 people asking Congress and Obama to forgive all student loans, according to an Oct. 26 New York Times blog post.

Several of the borrowers asking for relief are participants in the recent Occupy Wall Street protests, who claim they suffer under the current economy and high unemployment rates.

Known as a “Pay As You Earn” plan, Obama’s proposal aims to speed up the timeline of an already approved loan repayment plan that would lower monthly student loan payments for graduates whose debt exceeds their earnings, according to an Oct. 26 CBS news article.

The original plan approved in 2010 stated that borrowers would have the ability to decrease their monthly payments from 15 percent to 10 percent of their income by 2014, and their debt balance would be forgiven after 25 years rather than 20 years. Obama now hopes to use an executive order to make such benefits available to borrowers by 2012 instead, according to the article.

“My sense is that the president is afraid that students won’t go to colleges and universities because of issues with student loans, which would impact the colleges and universities and even hurt the economy down the line,” said Donald Dutkowsky, SEE OBAMA PAGE 4

For more on the student loan situation at Syracuse University, see Page 3

EMMA EDWARDS, a freshman policy studies major who is starting the student sustainability group, writes on the whiteboard about the water bottle refilling station proposal at the group’s general interest meeting Thursday. The Sustainability Division supports the group.

Student-led group to promote sustainability Text and photos by Veronica Magan STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

NICOLE PERMAN , a junior geography major, is looking into the water bottle issue at different universities across the country that have eliminated the use of plastic water bottles, including Harvard University.

When Emma Edwards saw the Syracuse University Sustainability Division table at orientation day, she was eager to join.

“I ran over and I was like, ‘Sign me up right now!’” she said.

But she was turned down because the Sustainability Division is a department restricted to SU faculty.

This didn’t stop her. Instead, Edwards, a freshman policy studies major, got the idea of starting a

sustainability student group. The Sustainability Division was fully supportive, she said.

“They work for the university trying to promote sustainability, and they were interested in getting students involved, but they weren’t really sure how,” Edwards said. “So I told them that I would do the dirty work for them and so, here I am.”

With the support of Brooke Wears, senior project analyst with SU’s Energy Systems and Sustainability Management, Edwards held the first general interest meeting to

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CRIME BRIEFS • A senior in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management was arrested at 12:26 a.m. Friday on the 100 block of Waverly Avenue and charged with driving while intoxicated, according to a Syracuse police report.

Pawan Dewani, 21, of Lancaster Avenue, was stopped in his Toyota Corolla for failing to keep right.

Police said Dewani was crossing the double solid line while heading northbound on the 700 block of Comstock Avenue. Police smelled alcohol on Dewani’s breath and noticed he was slurring his speech, according to the report.

Dewani was charged with one count of DWI, one count of driving with a BAC greater than .08 percent, one count of failing to keep right and another count for having an insufficient tail light.

• Trondell Wallace, 16, of East Genesee Street, was arrested at about 8 p.m. Wednesday on the 700 block of Westcott Street, according to a police report. Wallace was charged with one count of robbery in the second degree, one count of criminal possession of a weapon, one count of petit larceny and one count of criminal possession of stolen property, the report stated.

• Justin Santoro, a freshman in Whitman, was arrested and charged with one count of petit larceny at 4:03 p.m. Friday at the Carousel Center, according to a police report.

• An employee of Sabastino’s Pizza, 475 Westcott St., had his wallet containing his social security card and driver’s license stolen sometime between 8 a.m. Oct. 21 and 1 p.m. Thursday, according to a police report. The employee told police that he wasn’t sure if his wallet was stolen at Sabastino’s Pizza or at his home on East Genesee Street.

• A case of criminal mischief and spraying graffiti occurred at Westcott Florist, 548 Westcott St., sometime between 5 p.m. Thursday and 7:30 a.m. Friday, according to a police report.

On Friday, an officer noticed the graffiti on the rear wall — a place where several graffiti incidents have occurred, police noted.

An unknown suspect painted the wall with blue indecipherable letters and symbols, police stated.

The store owner told police that Westcott Florist closed at 5 p.m.

Thursday and the graffiti was not there at that time.

• A junior in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science was issued an appearance ticket for littering at 11:50 p.m. Saturday on the 500 block of Euclid Avenue, according to a police report.

— Compiled by Jon Harris, asst. news editor, jdharr04@syr.edu

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Dance with the devil IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE , also known as Felipe Coronel, performed in Schine Underground on Friday night to a crowd of more than 250. From the streets of Harlem, most of the lyrics focus on controversial issues such as class struggle, poverty, rape and institutional racism. Immortal rapped for the crowd in both Spanish and English. La L.U.C.H.A brought Immortal Technique and his crew to campus. One of the rappers in Immortal Technique’s crew invited a student onstage to perform his original raps. SEE DAILYORANGE.COM FOR FULL STORY.

US student loan debt Free legal clinics open to reach record high to families for 4th year say y es to education

By Alexandra Hitzler STAFF WRITER

Despite the efforts of Syracuse University officials, Pauline Yang still worries about student loans.

“My parents are helping me a little with my loans, but I still feel like it’s going to take forever to pay back,” said Yang, a junior history major.

Yang said the fear of paying back loans is influencing her decision to apply for graduate school and choose a profession.

Students, like Yang, are taking out more student loans than ever before, according to a recent report by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

The report indicated that Americans will have an outstanding student loan debt of more than $1 trillion by the end of the year. The overall student loan debt will exceed

the overall credit card debt in the United States.

Like many college students in the United States, SU students have been borrowing more in recent years than they have in the past, said Kaye DeVesty, director of financial aid.

The amount of money in loans that students owe has increased during the past few years largely due to the increase in the maximum limit for the amount of federal loans students can take out, DeVesty said.

“We know students do borrow to come here, and in some respects we expect them to borrow,” she said.

“But we expect them to borrow wisely and to really think before taking out large loans.”

In the current economy, SU’s financial aid department has seen increased concerns about students’

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Free legal clinics offered by the Syracuse Say Yes to Education program, in partnership with the Syracuse City School District, opened Tuesday night. This marks the fourth year Say Yes has offered the clinics, which are located in seven different locations throughout the district, to students and families in the program.

Say Yes to Education is a national nonprofit organization that focuses on improving the academic performance of students in urban areas.

Syracuse adopted the program and reached out to all public schools in the city, providing programs and services to families and children in the area.

The clinics will be open until May 25, 2012, and the hours of operation vary between the different locations.

Heidi McCormick, executive director of the Family Law and Social Policy Center at Syracuse University, coordinates the legal clinics for Syracuse Say Yes. McCormick said law firms and attorneys from the area volunteer to work at the clinics and help give advice to students and families — who do not have to make appointments to visit the clinics.

McCormick said the legal clinics help support Say Yes’ mission of removing as many barriers as possible that keep kids from doing well in school.

“We see legal barriers as something that can affect a child’s ability to do well in school,” McCormick said.

Pat Driscoll, director of operations for Syracuse Say Yes, said the legal clinics add another dimension of support to students and their families.

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begin forming the club on Thursday.

Initially, Edwards felt she was alone in her concern for the environment.

But she isn’t. Fourteen students from different majors, such as geography, international relations and civil engineering, attended the meeting. The students showed their concern about many issues on campus like food waste, recycling, consumption and waste of plastic water bottles. The latter got a lot of attention from the attendees.

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professor of economics at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.

The economy is very dependent on college graduates because they have a much lower employment rate and are more employable than those without college degrees, Dutkowsky said. Employers would like to see more and more college graduates, and Obama’s plan could generate those results, he said.

“A big obstacle in all of this is money and student loans, so I think President Obama’s program is more to get kids to think about going to college and not to drop out because of financial reasons,” Dutkowsky said.

The program won’t have a significant effect on the economy because it is small in scope and won’t hurt the federal budget, Dutkowsky said. The goal of the plan is mainly to keep student f low into colleges and universities despite student loan debt

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Nicole Perman, a junior geography major, is currently looking into the plastic water bottle issue at different universities for her senior capstone. She said many universities like Harvard, Stanford and Cornell have prohibited the use of plastic water bottles almost completely. One of the reasons for the change was the installation of water refill stations on campus, she said.

These are machines that look like the ones found in any fast-food restaurant where customers can fill up their own cups of soda. Perman said that although these are very expensive, the price to get water bottles is comparable to what the university pays Pepsi.

From this, the students got the idea of propos-

increasing, he said.

“In this economy, whether it’s in its current sluggishness or even as it improves, we’ll still need a steady supply of college graduates,” he said.

SU students are already displaying support for the proposal, as many of them recognize they will be graduating in debt.

“I feel like anything that will lower any student debt is a good idea,” said Arianna Rogers, a sophomore economics major. “I know I’ll have quite a bit of debt after I graduate from college and that it will take time to get rid of it, so hopefully Obama will decrease it by a lot so it’ll be less stressful when I’m working.”

Erin Castle, a sophomore nutrition major, said she is required to do an unpaid internship for one year after her graduation, which makes the burden of student loans greater.

Said Castle: “I have a plan for saving money ahead of time to pay off loans, but anything the president can do to lower debt would still be helpful.” meltagou@syr.edu

ing the installation of one water refill station to test out the students’ reaction and motivate the use of reusable water bottles.

“If we could actually ban water bottles on campus, that would be huge,” Wears, senior project analyst with SU’s Energy Systems and Sustainability Management, said at the meeting.

Students also came up with the idea to put up signs at residence halls and dining halls promoting recycling.

Zach Goldberg, a freshman international relations major, proposed spreading the word about the recycling signs available for download at the Sustainability Division website.

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and parents’ ability to pay for tuition and financial aid, DeVesty said.

“There has been so much going on. People are very worried about their financial situations and want to make sure they can afford to stay here,” DeVesty said.

During the past few years, there has been an increase in financial aid appeals, as families of students find themselves in compromising economic situations, she said.

“There has been a good number of students who have appealed their financial aid packages because their parents have lost jobs, or their financial circumstances just aren’t the same,” DeVesty said. “We always encourage students to come see us so we can help them make the effort to finish their time at Syracuse University.”

Chancellor Nancy Cantor has made it a mission among SU officials to make every effort to make sure that committed students are able to study at SU, despite their financial situations, DeVesty said.

SU has worked to increase the amount of financial aid available to students and has increased the number of grants available to students as well. DeVesty said this is made possible through federal aid and grant allocations, funds created through student tuition

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“It’s actually intertwined with Say Yes’ theory of action,” he said. “It speaks to the support system that Say Yes can provide.”

McCormick said last year there were approximately 100 attorneys, including private attorneys, who volunteered at the clinics. This year, four large law firms from the area are volunteering at the clinics: Bond, Schoeneck and King; Harris Beach, Green and Seifter; and Hiscock and Barclay.

Driscoll said close to 120 families or individuals sought advice from the legal clinics last year. In 2010, the legal clinics at Dr. Martin Luther King School and Elmwood Elementary School had the most people. Driscoll said he was not sure which legal clinic saw the least number of people last year.

People come to the legal clinics to seek advice on housing issues, such as tenants and landlord problems or need something fixed in an apartment, McCormick said. The clinics also see a lot of family issues like child support and custody problems, she said.

McCormick said the legal clinics have been very successful among families.

“The parents who have utilized the program have been very happy to have an option available to them,” she said.

Driscoll said Tony Marshall, legal support task force chair for Syracuse Say Yes, has been

“You can print them out personally, take your two pieces of paper and just put them right (on) your recycling bins,” he said. “It’s just telling you right in front of you: ‘These specific things can be recycled, these things can’t.’”

Ideas flowed among the students for almost an hour. Even though the club is not registered with the university yet, the students agreed to meet once a month and move forward with the club.

Until then, Wears will help the group set up its own email list to share more ideas about what can be done on campus and what members find in their research about the topics discussed. vymagan@syr.edu

and alumni donations.

Despite the difficult financial circumstances of students, DeVesty said she does not believe students are hesitating to attend SU because of financial worries.

“We’re not really experiencing a decrease in attendance due to the economy. We have actually seen an increase in students in our past few freshman classes.” she said. “I think that’s in some part due to our work in helping families to be sure that the aid they need will be there for them.”

Sean Zervoulias, a sophomore policy studies major, said although he will have student loans to pay back after he graduates, he has confidence his education at SU will leave him well prepared for the professional world.

“I think that even though it’s expensive going to a school like SU is worth it because it’s a well-known school and has a good alumni base that will be helpful when I’m applying for jobs,” Zervoulias said.

Zervoulias said he feels lucky that his parents are able to help him pay for his college tuition, but he is also relying on his own academic efforts to help ease the financial burden of his loans.

“I have a solid GPA and I’m in a high-ranked program for my major,” Zervoulias said. “I’m hoping that will help me get a good-paying job after graduation so that paying back my loans won’t be too detrimental.” adhitzle@syr.edu

a huge advocate for the legal clinics.

Marshall is a member of the Harris Beach firm, one of the four large firms that volunteer at the legal clinics. He said Say Yes recognizes that just giving kids the ability to go to college tuition-free is often not enough. Say Yes supports students throughout their entire academic career by providing health and wellness support, after-school programs, tutors, summer programs and legal assistance to all 22,000 students in the school district, he said.

Marshall said he got involved with Say Yes because of a request from the president of the national Say Yes to Education foundation and from SU Chancellor Nancy Cantor.

“You don’t say no to Say Yes, and you certainly don’t say no to Nancy Cantor,” he said.

The decision to get involved with Say Yes was easy, Marshall said.

“We have a responsibility to each other,” he said.

Marshall said he wanted a platform in Syracuse for lawyers to be involved in the support of inner-city kids. This was the perfect link between the educational support system of Say Yes and the meshing of lawyers and legal assistance to the students in the program, he said.

“It just made sense to me because I guess I had always recognized that our inner-city kids need support, and how do you help these kids out?” Marshall said. “What’s really going to pull a lot of these kids out of the circumstances they’re in is education.” snbouvia@syr.edu

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Independent students need access to produce A group of students is pushing to start a student-run food co-op on campus, which would bring local produce and foods to students and staff. The organization has the potential to provide an important student service: on-campus access to fresh produce and healthy foods.

The university recently denied the student group official student organization status, which would have given the group considerable resources, including the ability to apply for funds from the student activity fee. The group still has a lot of details to hammer out before it can become a viable student organization, but The Daily Orange Editorial Board supports a part of its mission — to make fresh produce and healthy food available to students without meal plans or cars.

The university has not done enough to accommodate students in apartments who cook for themselves

editorial by the daily orange editorial board yet lack the means to get to a grocery store. The corner stores around the East neighborhood provide dairy, beer, lunch meat, boxed dinners and little else. Few students can rationalize walking or biking in the winter for two bags of groceries.

Nor can they rationalize walking to FoodWorks on Mt. Olympus or taking a 20-minute bus ride to the South Campus Express store for overpriced, bargain-basement vegetables. The university should see a student-run food co-op on campus as a viable solution to this problem.

To garner support, however, the students behind the co-op’s creation must take a realist’s approach. They must solicit the involvement of student entrepreneurs, marketing and accounting majors and make mentors

out of professors in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management.

They must have students in the School of Information Studies work on a website.

The group should also reconsider how they brand the co-op. The group has discussed whether to bring in nonlocal produce during winter, when the variety of locally grown vegetables is slim. Though it’s not ideal, nonlocal produce in winter would serve a student need, which should be the main priority of the co-op.

Local, organic and seasonal are commendable goals. But more students will get on board if the group markets the co-op as a source of fruits, vegetables, meats and other items they simply cannot get at the corner store — but need. Not everyone appreciates organic and local foods, but everyone appreciates convenience.

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Mississippi to vote on anti-abortion proposition defining term ‘person’

tate legislatures across the United States are in the process of redefining personhood to circumvent the Roe v. Wade court case, which permits abortion.

The state at the center of the issue is Mississippi, where anti-abortion legislation has traction. On Nov. 8, Mississippi will vote on a state constitutional amendment on whether to define personhood as a fertilized human egg. If passed, the law would ban abortion.

Birth control that interferes with a fertilized egg from being implanted, such as the “morning after” pill, would be outlawed. Exceptions for rape or incest do not exist under these laws. Nor is the health of the woman bearing the pregnancy an exception. If enacted, this law would give government excessive control over personal health decisions.

The proposed amendment is not clear on what exceptions exist. Too

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much is unknown about its effects.

It is inappropriate to allow the government to tell women what to do with their pregnancy. Whether one believes that a cluster of cells constitutes a person is irrelevant when the amendment threatens basic well-being of those already born.

Those in favor of the amendment, Initiative 26, claim that “scare tactics” are being used to prevent the law from passing, according to yeson26.net. The group also said the law will not outlaw contraceptives, end in-vitro fertilization or result in prosecution for miscarriages.

Freda Bush, an ob-gyn featured in a video on the group’s website said, “Amendment 26 is a scientific and moral issue, not a political one.

Science confirms that a person is a human being at the moment of fertilization.” Science may confirm that the genetic material and the few cells

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to the left, to the left at the beginning of development are, in fact, human. However, a “person” can be interpreted as a much more abstract concept.

Bush said in a press conference that the law would not criminalize miscarriage. She called the rumor “silly and cruel.” She also said, “Women were not prosecuted before for miscarriages and will not be prosecuted now.”

Yet, her affirmation alone is not nearly enough to silence rumors.

Bush does not speak for all medical professionals in Mississippi. She is only one of a handful of doctors

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who believe the initiative will not affect most birth control and health decisions. Simply stating that the amendment will not change anything is not enough.

The amendment states that a person is “every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning of the functional equivalent thereof.”

There are no other elaborations to the amendment. This can be reasonably interpreted to mean that miscarriage would be a criminal offense. The language makes no exceptions for miscarriages or affecting confidentiality between doctors and patients.

Mississippians for Healthy Families, a group that opposes the initiative, shares this concern.

The group argues the initiative “could ban common forms of birth control like the pill.” The initiative also would not make exceptions for cases of rape, incest or if the

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mother’s life is threatened.

Those in favor of the legislation argue that abortions should be outlawed for moral reasons. Several women on the Yes on 26 website share their regrets in getting an abortion.

One of these women, Audrey Cornwell, had an abortion at 18. She said abortion has “torn families.” She fails to recognize, though, that not having an abortion may equally tear a family apart.

Others make the argument that the Bible clearly opposes abortion.

Les Riley, a sponsor to the amendment, said, “God tells us that a person is a person no matter how small.”

We need only look at other countries that govern according to religious documents to know that doing so is foolish.

Harmen Rockler is a junior newspaper journalism and political science major. His column appears every Monday.

He can be reached at horockle@syr.edu.

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Inspired by Toms Shoes, Two Degrees donates nutrition packs to hungry children

By Jess Siart STAFF WRITER

tudents can now do more than just satisfy their hunger with Two Degrees nutrition bars — they will be giving children the vital nutrition they need to

survive.

Kevin Phu, a senior chemistry major at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, is the ESF/Syracuse University campus director for the Two Degrees company, which donates nutrition packs to children in developing countries.

Two Degrees uses the “one-for-one” model, in which a nutrition pack is donated to a needy child in a developing country for every bar purchased, Phu said. The bars are sold at People’s Place in Hendricks Chapel, Phu said.

“I have a big interest in food access and food security,” he said. “I worked at an urban farm in Chicago, so this definitely tied in to my interests.”

The nutrition bars come in three flavors: cherry almond, chocolate peanut and apple pecan, Phu said.

The Two Degrees company has donated 45,000 nutrition packs to children in Malawi, Kenya, Somalia and Haiti, according to the company website. Nutrition packs contain peanut-based bars that are high in protein and fatty acid.

Phu said the company’s name is simple and explains its mission.

“There are two degrees of separation between you and the child that you’re helping,” Phu said. “And that’s what you get when you purchase a nutrition bar.”

Two Degrees was started in 2010 by Will Hauser and Lauren Walters. Despite a 35-year age gap, the two have similar backgrounds in business, according to the company’s website.

Phu said the partners were inspired by Toms Shoes, a company that provides a pair of shoes to a needy child for every pair of shoes purchased. After visiting a refugee camp in Africa and witnessing the food scarcity, Hauser and Walters created Two Degrees, he said.

There are more than 60 colleges partnered with Two Degrees across the country, all with college students serving as campus directors, said Phu, who got involved through a

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The nutrition packs are made by a company that has manufacturing plants in Malawi, Ethiopia and Zambia, and sources local ingredients when possible, providing the communities with vital jobs, Phu said. Two Degrees recently partnered with Whole Foods Market to distribute the bars nationally, according to the website.

Phu said he hopes to see Two Degrees take off and be as successful as the company’s inspiration, Toms Shoes.

“Toms just expanded to provide eye care for every pair of eyeglasses purchased,” Phu said. “I think the fact that Toms expanded as quickly as it did gives Two Degrees the potential to expand as well.”

Phu said his goal is to get retailers on Westcott Street and SU Food Services to carry the nutrition bars once the success of the program can be proven.

“A lot of them have expressed concern for the price, but for the quality of the nutrition bar you’re getting and providing a lifesaving nutrition pack for a hungry child, you’re really getting a deal,” he said.

People’s Place was an ideal choice, said Phu, because it is a nonprofit, which could encourage patrons to put the money they save toward a Two Degrees nutrition bar.

Said Phu: “I think students will be willing to spend the extra $2 to help a child in need.” jlsiart@syr.edu

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stacie fanelli | asst. photo editor QUEEN CHAMBLISS, KYLE HUFF AND ANTOINETTE BRILLANTES, sophomore marketing management and entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises major, junior Spanish literature and French and francophone studies and culture major, junior communication and rhetorical studies and information management and technology major, respectively, dressed in creepy costumes to shock and scare students who attended the traveling haunted house Friday night.

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tanding at the entrance, the eerie gatekeeper wearing a stovetop hat welcomed guests with a sinister smile. Streaks of blood seeping from under his eyes, the imposing gentleman with a blood-splattered trench coat embodied the epitome of a Charles Dickens character gone to the dark side.

He made a statement, oozing with as much foreboding as the cranial fluid emitting from a pair of severed heads perched on a table.

“Oh, and one more thing,” he said, his darkened eyes glowing malignantly with pleasure at seeing college students cower in fear. As if on cue, wails of agony and shrieks of twisted glee burst forth from behind him.

“If you get too scared halfway through, well, too bad,” he said, extinguishing any hope

of an early exit — there would be no easy way out of this.

With that proclamation, guests stepped into the chilling cacophony of the “How Loud Can You Scream?” Haunted House.

Presented by the South Campus Organization for Programming Excellence, the haunted house emerged from the mist on Skytop Field on Saturday from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. It beckoned the bravehearted and those who wanted a vocal cord workout, the screams emanating from within proving that it fulfilled its function.

The house, supplied by Simplified Entertainment Inc., travels across the country, spreading scares in its wake. In Syracuse, it put the gall of guests to the test as they traversed through the labyrinth of terror. Its size appeared to increase with the winding passageways and constant

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Students dance, unite at Mas-queer-ade Ball

By Stacie Fanelli ASST. PHOTO EDITOR

Multicolored feathers and metallic marker designs adorning dozens of plastic masks matched the rainbow Christmas lights lining the wall.

The mask decorating table was the fi rst stop for many attendees at Friday night’s Mas-queer-ade Ball,

put on by Pride Union in Room 500 of Hall of Languages.

“We thought that the facade of the Hall of Languages would lend itself to the theme of a masquerade,” said Michael Tassini, a junior anthropology major and Pride Union board member.

The dance, only two years

removed from its former name, the “Big Gay Dance,” was a lighthearted ending to National Coming Out Month.

“The month is life-defi ning for some people. It can be very heavy,” Tassini said. “We want to end it with something a little more aesthetic, a little more fun, a little lighter.”

On Wednesday, many masquerade attendees gathered at the LGBT Resource Center to decorate masks together. Even with limited art supplies available Friday, some attendees bejeweled their masks and some decorated their masks with zebraprinted duct tape.

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Reality television warps viewers’ minds, creates illusion of potential fame

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mericans are obsessed with fame. Lady Gaga devoted an entire album to her love of the celebrity status. ESPN always says a million things about Tim Tebow of the Broncos. And you’re probably reading Steve Jobs’ best-selling autobiography on your new iPad. But they’re not all that different from us.

Or that’s what recent reality shows say. You can be an Italian party girl with an orange tan from New Jersey and still make your dreams come true.

Who needs a college degree when you can just fist pump all night? That’s a one-way ticket to infamy, baby.

But what will these party-oriented reality TV stars be remembered for? I bet we will only remember Farrah, Maci, Amber and Catelynn of MTV’s “Teen Mom” for getting knocked up, not for the specific challenges and hardships each dealt with. And Snooki, famous for her “Jerseylicious” attitude, won’t be remembered for being a successful entrepreneur.

That’s the point, though — no one wants to watch a genius during his or her downtime.

Audiences want to watch normal people who they can make fun of or relate to.

Viral videos on YouTube give the impression that anyone can be a celebrity overnight.

And that’s the goal of this generation. Everyone wants the world and they want it now.

It’s all about instant satisfaction. Reality TV shows give audiences hope. They don’t only watch for the drama, but for the potential next big star.

“I could be as famous as that someday, I’m just as interesting!”

Our culture is so individualistic that everyone obsesses about becoming a celebrity. People do silly, insignificant actions every day just for

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anticipation that someone — or something — would appear around every corner or lunge out of every patch of darkness. People inched forward in states of perpetual recoil, never knowing when they would encounter a hooded figure or carnivorous clown. Expletives merged with the house’s spooky music, creating a frightful soundtrack.

“It was really scary, mostly because the actors kept following you,” said Nicole Osborne, a freshman business management major.

“There was personal interaction — they asked who was the most scared, and I answered and the actors called me by name.”

Osborne referred to a terrifying tactic favored by the gatekeeper. He asked for the name of the person who was the most scared in the group and yelled it into the depths of the house, garnering a ghastly response that urged the individual to come inside and play.

“Play with me? Why won’t you play with me?” said one SCOPE member in a freakishly sweet, yet unemotional voice.

These dolls roamed throughout the house with chainsaws. Their cries of longing echoed in the still night, rising in volume when their demands were not met. They dashed off into the gloom only to resurface moments later and restart their piercing pleas.

Though SCOPE aimed to administer an environment of bone-chilling fear, the scare factor was not the group’s sole motive. SCOPE encouraged attendees to donate a nonperishable food items upon their entry. The donations will go to

jessica wiggs

i believe in pink that blip of celebrity status, such as updating Facebook, Twitter or blogs with the craziest thing that just happened to you.

Recently, one of my Facebook friends posted: “Yay for watching the Halloween movies one after the other after the other all by myself. In my…cold…lonely…dark…basement.” I’m sorry, but I really don’t care.

Just so you constant status updaters know, no one cares. You may think that everyone really wants to know what you’re thinking, feeling and doing at all times. But they don’t, I promise.

I admit, I have a Facebook, and it definitely gives me a little boost when someone comments on my status or clicks the “like” button on my latest profile picture. It’s normal to love being the center of attention, but it just gets ridiculous sometimes.

But everyone knows that reality television doesn’t give birth to true stars. You may get your 15 minutes of fame, but think about what you are sacrificing. Is being “that guy or girl from that show” really worth having to eat a cow’s eyeball? I think not.

That limelight won’t last forever. And I hear it ruins your complexion.

Jessica Wiggs is a sophomore English and textual studies major. Her column appears every Monday, and she can be reached at jawiggs@ syr.edu.

the Food Bank of Central New York.

Michelle Shea, co-adviser for SCOPE and residence director of South Campus apartments, said the group also created the event to provide an option on Halloween other than parties.

The ghostly gatekeeper, played by Kyle Huff, a sophomore marketing management and entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises major, shared Shea’s beliefs.

“We want students to meet each other, to do something different on Halloween and also have the opportunity to give back to the community,” said Huff, co-vice president for community contact with SCOPE. About 250 students attended the event, bringing a total of approximately 100 items, or 60 pounds of nonperishable goods to be donated, Shea said. Most people left scared but thrilled.

Convincing acting by SCOPE members dressed in gory garb made the scene come to life. Strobe and laser lights toyed with the guests, at times making the experience feel like a demented dream. They heightened the effect of menacing hooded figures and the occasional severed arm dangling from the ceiling.

“I thought it was amazing and coordinated really well,” said Leandra Stewart, a sophomore accounting major. “The lights combined with the atmosphere made it really scary.”

J’Lisa Derweer, a senior health and exercise science major and president of SCOPE, said she was happy with how the house turned out, even though the setup was a little daunting.

“We wanted to show students that South Campus is a fun and safe environment,” Derweer said. “And why not come to a haunted house? It’s Halloween — be festive.” admuller@syr.edu

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Velard’s quirky performance engages, entertains small crowd

By AJ Allen Design Editor

For a performance by “Mr. Saturday Night,” paper tickets or wristbands wouldn’t do the trick. Sharpie-drawn smiley faces marked the hands of concert attendees at classic pop singer Julian Velard’s performance Friday night.

On Oct. 28, Velard and singer-songwriter Sharon Little made the third stop of their “Take the Money and Run” tour at Funk ’n Waffles.

“Any time Julian hits me up, I give him a

“At a smaller venue, you’re always able to get a little more personal with the audience.”

Julian Velard

classic pop singer

show,” said Adam Gold, co-owner of Funk ‘n Waffles. “He’s a classy dude, he makes good music, (and) he seems to bring a great crowd.”

Stephen Babcock, a junior in the Bandier Program for Music and the Entertainment Industries and concert opener, described the atmosphere of the show as intimate. The underground waffle house hosted a mere 20 people, and a few had no intention of staying for the concert.

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With no specified dress code for the event, guests came in a mix of jeans, fancy dresses and Halloween costumes, including the Mad Hatter and the goddess Artemis.

An hour into the event, several students rocked out to a disc jockey and chowed down on some pizza, fruits, veggies and soda. The atmosphere exuded the feel of a middle school dance as several wallflowers lined the refreshments table and huddled in circles with friends.

When Nick Haas, president of Pride Union, and Rachael Card, a sophomore English and textual studies major, took over the dance floor, more people joined in.

“I’m a dancer, so I don’t mind getting the party started,” Card said. “This is about community. We’re all together and having a good time.”

Despite the masquerade theme, the dance had nothing to do with masking identity, Tassini said. Pride Union planned the event with the kick off of Halloween weekend in mind, promoting it as a substance-free alternative to other parties, and its members expected people to show up whether it was a special weekend or not.

After a month filled with serious discussions, Molly Mendenhall, a freshman photography major and LGBT learning community member, said she was happy to participate in

“We’re just here to eat waffles,” said a young man who walked into the shop with a friend. The two left the shop less than a minute into the first song of Babcock’s set.

As Babcock’s performance progressed, the crowd did not react as he had hoped.

“Clap if you like it,” Babcock said after performing a few songs and telling jokes that received little acknowledgement from the audience.

As the concert progressed, the small audience became more engaged. People in the crowd often communicated directly with Sharon Little during her performance.

“As long as they’re screaming out stuff towards me, I’m happy,” Little said about the audience’s interjectory comments. “It’s feedback. Silence is almost deadly in an audience.”

During Little’s performance, the audience was attentive and the waitress even sang and danced along to Little’s songs as she cleaned silverware by the cash register.

“I think they were mostly Julian’s fans, but I got them to be mine,” Little said.

Finally, headliner Julian Velard took the stage. After setting up a scene intended to replicate his studio apartment in Brooklyn, N.Y., Velard came out wearing a bowtie, boxing gloves and a cape that read, “Mr. Saturday Night,” the name of his most recent studio album.

Rachel Warner, a longtime Velard fan, trav-

eled an hour and a half from Utica, N.Y., to see his performance.

“He is such an amazing singer and performer,” she said.

Velard incorporated skits in between songs involving everything from a Mickey Mouse phone to a cardboard cutout of Robert Duvall’s head on a stick. Warner reluctantly criticized Velard’s skits.

“I’d rather hear 90 minutes of music than 75 minutes of music and fifteen minutes of skits,” she said.

After Warner pleaded for an encore, Velard finally obliged and let her choose the song that

he would perform.

“I need the number to 911 right now because I might die,” Warner said as Velard began to play.

“It was totally out of love,” said Velard about Warner’s outburst during his performance.

“At a smaller venue, you’re always able to get a little more personal with the audience.”

Velard said he enjoyed the show’s atmosphere and felt that the small crowd was beneficial rather than detrimental.

“If they’re putting out energy, it’s so much easier to perform. It makes the whole show go a lot smoother.” ajallen@ syr.edu

“The month is lifedefining for some people.

It can be very heavy.

We want to end it with something a little more aesthetic, a little more fun, a little lighter.”

Michael Tassini

junior anthropology major and Pride Union board member

a celebration that was just for fun. Sharing the same sentiment, Ben Aaron attended the event.

“The LGBT events, like the people that go to them, are a lot friendlier than other campus parties,” said Aaron, a freshman newspaper and online journalism major. “There’s nothing LGBT-related about the masquerade. It’s just a fun thing.”

The Pride Union board members who planned the event intended for attendees to have a good time and let loose, but they also had a message to send.

“It says, ‘We as a community are here for you.’ We wanted to create an environment that you know without a doubt is safe,” Tassini said.

“It’s probably the safest dance party you’ll find on campus.” sfanelli@syr.edu

Celebrating Identity LGBT History Month, or National Coming Out Month, began with Rodney Wilson. The social studies teacher in Missouri decided to act upon the fact that social studies textbooks failed to discuss LGBT issues. In January 1994, Wilson organized a grassroots network of teachers and community leaders to create a month of celebration that focused on the contributions of LGBT people in different areas. They chose October as National Coming Out Month to build off of existing traditions, such as the National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11 and the anniversaries of the first two LGBT marches in Washington, D.C., in 1979 and 1987, both of which happened in October.

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By Jeff Wucher STAFF WRITER

or most animated shows, production can take months. But “South Park” creates every episode in less than a week, the writing, acting and animating all done on a tight schedule that gives Comedy Central the finished product about a day before it goes on air. With this insanely quick turnaround time, “South Park” has always managed to stay relevant with stories taken straight from the week’s major headlines.

But for any long-running show, like “The Simpsons” or “Saturday Night Live,” it’s tough to stay fresh and funny after 15 seasons. Old seasons of “South Park” used to be the TV equivalent of gold, with every season’s episodes brilliantly lampooning the day’s issues and culture. But for a while, the show’s quality suffered. Glimpses of lost brilliance came through maybe once or twice a year, like the show’s take on Scientology — the only real standout of season nine.

The current run of “South Park” may have only three episodes left, but those who are not watching are missing out. This season has been one of the consistently best in years, but it’s difficult to pinpoint the reasons why. Maybe the show’s creators, actors and writers, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, are in good spirits after the success of their Tony-winning Broadway musical, “The Book of Mormon.” Or maybe it’s because the show has returned to what it does best: Satirizing current events through the scope of an extremely offensive and/or cartoonish situation.

Also, making plots center around the show’s standout characters, Eric Cartman and Randy Marsh, is a safe bet.

Keeping that in mind, the show’s most recent episode seemed like a perfect storm as Randy Marsh crossed paths with Broadway musicals.

The premise: watching musicals makes women want to give blowjobs. Naturally, Randy sets out to write his own musical, and as a result, runs into other Broadway behemoths such as Andrew Lloyd Webber and Stephen Sondheim. Turns out, they like to hang around at Hooter’s and “bro” out. When they meet Randy, they express concern that his new musical is too obvious about its implication. After all, the title is “SploogeDrenched Blowjob Queen.”

The material is obviously quite offensive, but at the same time, the show has fun rethinking the Broadway stereotype of “femininity.” They also get in a shot at the long-targeted Spiderman musical and a quick self-aware advertisement for “The Book of Mormon.” This episode really has the show firing on all cylinders, with good jokes and even more hilarious musical numbers. But again, this is only one episode in a string of great ones.

Yes, on the surface level, this episode was about blowjobs. But the show also always has an argument to make on an emotional level beyond all the silliness. Sometimes these can be obvious, and other times they’re endearingly sweet, but those ending monologues tend to ground the show.

For anyone who has checked out of “South Park” the past few years, I would highly recommend coming back. Those who never liked the show, probably never will. It can be, and usually revels in being, extremely offensive. But all that dirt usually ends up going somewhere, and recently, that somewhere is greatness. jswucher@syr.edu

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Secondary picked apart early by Bridgewater

By Michael Cohen SPORTS EDITOR

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The contrast between the true freshman quarterback and the senior quarterback was remarkable. One orchestrated a pair of flawless scoring drives in the first quarter that carved up the opposing defense.

The other looked flustered in the pocket with rushed, inaccurate throws and zero points to show for it.

In just his fifth career start at quarterback, Louisville’s Teddy Bridgewater outplayed Syracuse’s seasoned veteran Ryan Nassib. “(Bridgewater) was the sixth-best quarterback coming out of high school,” SU head coach Doug Marrone said. “He had great poise back there. He’s comfortable with his receivers. … I was very impressed with him.”

Bridgewater put forth the best game of his career in Louisville’s 27-10 win over Syracuse at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium Saturday, taking control from the opening possession. His two first-quarter touchdown passes took advantage of defensive lapses by the Orange and gave the Cardinals an early — and eventually insurmountable — lead. It was Bridgewater’s first turnover-free performance as Louisville’s starting quarterback, and he looked the opposite of a developing freshman.

An illegal block in the back penalty during the opening kick off put Bridgewater in a hole on the Cardinals’ first possession. Faced with a drive that began at his own 8-yard line, Bridgewater moved the ball into SU’s territory within two plays.

He found his former high school teammate, Michaelee Harris, deep down the right side-

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and a stellar defensive line to relentlessly pressure Nassib.

That’s why Marrone took his usual spiel one step further after the loss to Louisville. It seems he’s realized the role his ineptness has played in each Syracuse loss.

“I’ve got to take a good look at myself in the mirror and make sure that I can come back and figure out a way to put our players in position to win football games and play Syracuse football,” Marrone said.

Does that mean Marrone didn’t put his players in a good position to win on Saturday? What about at USC or against Rutgers?

I’m starting to think so.

The Louisville defense that limited the Orange to 155 passing yards and registered three sacks of Nassib in 2010 was the exact same scheme used to hold the Orange to 162 passing yards and tallied four sacks in 2011.

“You’ve got remember it’s the 15th-ranked defense, so they’re not going to do something different,” Marrone said.

“They did what the film said they were going to do,” SU running back Antwon Bailey added.

“They were going to pressure, and they were going to come after us, which they did. And we struggled.”

In essence, Marrone and his staff had ample time to prepare for this game against the Cardinals and still couldn’t come up with a plan to beat Strong’s defense.

Outcoached. That’s all there is to it.

But don’t get me wrong. I’m not here to say Marrone is a bad coach. Not by any means.

Though he immediately deflected the credit

line for a 44-yard gain after miscommunication between Syracuse cornerbacks Keon Lyn and Ri’Shard Anderson — a common theme in the first quarter for the Orange.

Two plays later, Bridgewater connected on a 42-yard touchdown pass to DeVante Parker on a beautiful back-shoulder throw that fooled Lyn, who didn’t have his head turned around.

That capped a breathtaking four-play, 92-yard drive that seemed to stun the Orange, and it was Louisville’s first opening-drive touchdown of the season.

“We didn’t communicate well out there and a just couple missed assignments and stuff,” SU strong safety Shamarko Thomas said. “They got the little edge on that particular part.”

A fumble derailed Louisville’s second drive, but Bridgewater responded on his team’s third possession with another confident series under center. He converted a third-and-16 with a wellexecuted throwback screen to Harris; ran for 10 yards to pick up a second first down; and exploited a mismatch by finding tight end Josh Chichester for a 2-yard touchdown.

Chichester, a 6-foot-8 red-zone weapon, was being covered by the 5-foot-10 Olando Fisher.

Bridgewater lofted a perfect pass to the back of the end zone that allowed Chichester to nimbly pluck it out of the air for the easy score.

By the time the first quarter ended, the Cardinals boasted a commanding 14-0 lead.

Bridgewater was 7-of-7 for 124 yards and two touchdowns. And the Cardinals outgained the Orange 160-36.

“You just like the rhythm there the first two drives where we were very successful moving the ball, throwing the ball and guys just making plays on offense,” Louisville head coach Charlie

Strong said.

Though Bridgewater cooled off in the final three quarters, he continued to play mistakefree football. He finished 17-of-24 for 198 yards and only those two scores, but his zero turnovers made up for his lack of production after the opening 15 minutes.

But perhaps most importantly, he burned the Orange one final time on a brilliantly executed option play with just under 11 minutes remaining in the game.

On a third-and-8 play from the Louisville 39-yard line, Bridgewater lined up in the shotgun with running back Victor Anderson flanking him. But he saw something in the defense and quickly called an audible into the pistol formation with Anderson behind him.

What followed was an unexpected option play — something the Orange hadn’t seen from the Cardinals on film, Marrone and Thomas said.

Bridgewater’s perfectly timed pitch allowed Anderson to turn the left corner and race 61 yards for the game-clinching touchdown.

“They had our card,” Thomas said. “They had good checks and adjustments to our defense, and they made plays. They really surprised us on that option.”

It was an audible to be expected from a multiyear starter with more than just five games of experience under his belt. And as the youngster left Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium on the heels of the best game of his career, Marrone saw a polished quarterback with a bright future.

He didn’t see a freshman.

“He’s a good quarterback now,” Marrone said. “I think he’s going to be one of the top quarterbacks as he progresses in their system.”

away from himself following his team’s phenomenal 49-23 rout of West Virginia, it doesn’t take a special eye to see how brilliant the game plan was.

Marrone and his staff identified a weakness in the Mountaineer defense that allowed SU’s tight ends to break free in the red zone.

The result was pure exploitation as Nassib found Nick Provo for three touchdowns.

“The story probably isn’t here,” Marrone said following the West Virginia game.

“Even with me, I don’t know how many answers I can give you. We made plays, the kids executed. … The story lies within those players.”

There are plenty who will argue this is exactly what a coach should say after a huge win. It’s not his job to take the credit all for himself, he should credit the players. Trust me, I’m with you.

But that doesn’t mean the coach can’t acknowledge an effective game plan or talk about how a particular scheme worked well.

And Marrone didn’t do that.

If he’s not shy to say he screwed up — as he has three times this season — he can’t keep deflecting credit where credit is due. It sends the wrong message by saying he does nothing to help this team — win or lose.

At this point in the season, Marrone has claimed failure in three of eight games. If I claim failure in three of eight classes, I lose my scholarship. So does Marrone lose part of his salary? No. And that’s why he needs to be better.

Sure, this team can’t be expected to win every game and cruise into the national championship game at a cool 12-0.

If the ball doesn’t roll your way come Saturday, so be it. But it’s not unreasonable for SU

fans to expect their head coach to prepare his team properly each and every week.

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Marquis Spruill

Spruill was one of the few bright spots on the team, commanding the Syracuse defense and making some of its only big plays. With Louisville already up a score and driving into Syracuse territory again, he forced Louisville running back Dominique Brown to fumble and SU recovered. He also led the Orange with nine tackles and a sack.

DOWN

Ryan Nassib

Nassib has struggled to be consistent on a week-to-week basis,and he did not play well against Louisville. His final numbers (22-of-36, 162 yards, one touchdown) aren’t awful, but until a garbage-time touchdown, he led the Orange to only three points.

Offensive Balance

Part of the reason why Ryan Nassib threw 36 passes and the Syracuse running back trio received just 17 carries was because the Orange played from behind the whole game. But at the same time, Syracuse never committed enough to the running game to spark a comeback.

Defensive Containment

On the second play of the game, Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater rolled right — in the end zone — and heaved a 44-yard completion to Michaelee Harris. It was the first of three plays of more than 40 yards for the Cardinals offense, with the others being a 42-yard touchdown pass and 61-yard touchdown rush.

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BIG NUMBER

8

Syracuse committed eight penalties for 74 yards in the first half, falling behind 14-3 in the process. The eight penalties came after the Orange was penalized just seven times combined in its previous two wins over Tulane and West Virginia. SU was also forced to punt a season-high eight times as the offense struggled to put drives together.

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THEY SAID IT

“I definitely wasn’t accurate enough this week, didn’t make enough throws where guys were open. And those missed throws I made really cost us the game.”

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SU QUARTERBACK

The freshman quarterback went a perfect 7-of-7 and threw two touchdowns to lead Louisville to a 14-0 first-quarter lead. Bridgewater managed the rest of game well, and he finished the game with zero turnovers to help the Cardinals secure the win.

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Syracuse Offense

The offense as a whole couldn’t find its rhythm against the Louisville defense.

Ryan Nassib missed open receivers, throwing for only one touchdown that came when the game was already decided. The offensive line allowed four sacks, and the running game managed just 84 yards on the ground.

TURNING POINT

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Fourth quarter

Victor Anderson evaded a tackle attempt by Shamarko Thomas and went 61 yards for a touchdown to push the Cardinals’ lead to three scores, effectively ending any hope of a comeback for the Orange.

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SU dominates possession in win over Bison

By Stephen Bailey Asst. Copy Editor

Leonie Geyer crossed the 25-yard line and fired a pass to the approaching Heather Susek.

Geyer’s feed from the right sideline met Susek as she ran toward the top of the shooting circle.

The Syracuse forward reached her stick over two Bucknell defendsyracuse 3 ers and forced the ball Bucknell 1 toward the net. With the defenders behind her, Susek took a couple of dribbles, made Bucknell goalkeeper Erica Perrine commit and popped the ball over the diving goaltender into the back of the net for one of the few moments of execution by the Orange on Sunday.

“I think I kind of knew she was going to go down, so I knew I had to lift it over her to get the goal,” Susek said.

Susek took 12 shots to lead SU’s shooting barrage against the Bison as the No. 5 Orange (16-3, 5-1 Big East) defeated Bucknell (7-11, 2-3 Patriot League) 3-1 in front of 374 at J.S. Coyne Stadium on Sunday. The Orange produced its second-lowest scoring total against an unranked opponent this season despite drastically outplaying the Bison for the full 70 minutes. But Syracuse put enough goals on the board to earn its second victory of the weekend after edging Villanova 3-2 on the road Friday.

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Hackett said the Louisville unit did nothing different Saturday than it did in last year’s victory over the Orange.

In an effort to combat the blitzes from the 15th-ranked defense in the country, the Orange took shots downfield. Louisville’s pressure left one-on-one matchups for SU’s playmakers on the outside, but quarterback Ryan Nassib and his receivers couldn’t connect all game long.

Nassib overthrew Van Chew on a deep route down the right sideline when the SU receiver beat coverage early in the second quarter.

Later in the quarter, Nassib zipped a pass well out in front of a wide-open Jarrod West in the end zone, and Syracuse settled for a field goal.

“You can go back, you can look at, we had some guys open early,” Orange head coach

SU outshot Bucknell 34-2 and earned 12 penalty corners, compared to just two for the Bison. For lengthy periods of time, BU was unable to push the ball past the midfield line.

“It was a game we controlled, and we dominated in every category except for the one that matters most,” SU head coach Ange Bradley said. “We got the win, and it was a good game.”

The Orange was only able to break through three times, with the first goal coming courtesy of Susek in the 14th minute, just a few minutes after she had nearly one-timed a Geyer cross into the cage.

The tandem has developed excellent chemistry in its three years together, Susek said.

“I just look for her to move the ball in, and just working with her, I know what holes are going to open and where to get the ball,” Susek said.

Though Syracuse showed excellent ball movement and passing throughout the game, those quality finishes were few and far between.

Every time the Orange appeared to have an open shot, the ball would sail wide of the net.

Geyer and Liz McInerney both had opportunities to score off corners, but each of their rockets veered left of the target.

In fact, none of SU’s goals came on outside shots. Susek netted her goal from just a few feet away, while Kelsey Millman and Stephanie Hussey both scored standing next to the post after inbounding on a corner.

Hussey’s score put SU ahead 3-0 in the 52nd minute and all but sealed the victory for the Orange.

After sending the ball into play, she immediately bolted toward the net. Hussey cleaned up Iona Holloway’s strike, which headed left of net, and guided it past Perrine.

Senior midfielder Martina Loncarica said the Orange has to convert more of its outside shots moving forward. SU generated plenty of opportunities on Sunday, but came away empty-handed too often.

And that needs to change as the Orange enters postseason play.

“We need to get our focus a little bit more intensely for next time,” Loncarica said. “We’ll finish next time.”

SU’s next opportunity will come against Villanova on Friday in the opening round of the Big East tournament. If the Orange wants to beat the Wildcats for the second time in as many weekends, Loncarica said the team has to pay closer attention to detail.

To advance in the Big East and NCAA tournaments, Syracuse can’t squander the same opportunities it did against the Bison.

“We would have liked to win this game by a higher result, as we had a bunch of shots, but sometimes it doesn’t go as we want it to go,” Loncarica said.

Doug Marrone said. “When I say open, I’m talking about touchdown open.”

Those missed chances resulted in zero pass plays of more than 20 yards. Nassib’s longest completion came on SU’s last offensive play of the game — a 20-yard touchdown to Jarrod West with 1:31 remaining and Louisville leading by 24 points.

“We made plays last week, and we didn’t make plays this week,” Nassib said. “Me particularly. I definitely wasn’t accurate enough this week, didn’t make enough throws where guys were open. And those missed throws I made really cost us the game.”

Nassib appeared uncomfortable against the relentless Louisville defense that tallied 14 tackles for loss Saturday. That included four sacks of Nassib and countless other hits on the quarterback.

Though the plan was to hit big plays downfield early on each series, Nassib connected on

only 8-of-14 passes on first down Saturday with a mediocre 5.25 yards per completion average. The result was multiple third-and-long situations that SU failed to convert after Nassib dumped the ball off to safety-valve running backs or tight ends.

Three of the four Louisville sacks came on third down to end Syracuse drives.

“If Nassib is feeling uncomfortable, that’s on us,” SU offensive lineman Justin Pugh said.

“That’s on the whole offense. Offensive line has got to protect better, running backs have to pick up guys, wide receivers have to get open quicker. We can’t just have him back there and be a sitting duck.”

With Louisville leading by 14 early in the fourth quarter, the Syracuse offensive linemen trudged off the field following a disappointing six-play, 11-yard drive. Linebacker Dyshawn Davis attempted to invigorate his deflated teammates with high fives and words of encouragement, jumping around as the line-

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BAD HAND

Feeble performance on offense holds SU back in loss to Cardinals

By Michael Cohen

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courtesy of michael clevenger | louisville courier-journal RYAN NASSIB (12) gets sacked by Dexter Heyman during Syracuse’s 27-10 loss to Louisville on Saturday.

The Cardinals defense brought down the SU quarterback four times and recorded 15 tackles for loss.

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OUISVILLE, Ky. — Shamarko Thomas knifed into the backfield as Syracuse dialed up one last desperation blitz. It was cover zero, and SU sent all-out pressure at Louisville in a last-ditch effort to spark an improbable comeback from 14 points down in the fourth quarter.

The Cardinals called an option play to the left, and running back Victor Anderson saw daylight in front of him as he began to turn the corner. Thomas raced after him — the Syracuse strong safety sprawled out, swiping his right hand at any part of Anderson’s leg he could lay a finger on.

The balance of the game was on Thomas’ shoulders, with a wall of blocking in place to escort Anderson down the left sideline to seal victory for Louisville. It was a tackle — paradoxically — that the SU offense needed to have. And Thomas knew it.

In a game where the Orange offense proved inept at putting points on the board, it certainly couldn’t muster a comeback from any larger deficit.

“That’s definitely a must-tackle, man,” Thomas said. “I just — that just — it hurt man. I wanted to make a play for my team.”

Thomas whiffed and Anderson raced 61 yards for the game-clinching touchdown in a 27-10 Louisville victory Saturday in front of 44,817 at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. In a game in which the Syracuse (5-3, 1-2 Big East) offense proved incapable of moving the ball consistently — let alone scoring — Thomas’ missed tackle

Marrone leads unprepared team, outcoached for 3rd time

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OUISVILLE, Ky. — It’s time to take Doug Marrone seriously. After Saturday’s disappointing 27-10 loss to Louisville on the heels of the program’s most impressive win in nearly a decade, let’s really examine what the Syracuse head coach had to say.

“We made a lot of penalties early on in the game, which is uncharacteristic of our team this year,” Marrone said. “So I have to do a better job making sure we understand and not

MICHAEL COHEN

not a dime back have those type of penalties that put you in tough situations, which that’s what happened here in the first half.”

So I have to do a better job … that

sounds familiar. It seems I’ve heard that phrase before.

Ah, right. It’s Marrone’s go-to response following every SU loss in 2011.

After SU’s blowout defeat at the hands of Southern California, Marrone said he has to do a better job preparing the young players to play.

After Syracuse gave the game away to Rutgers, Marrone said he has to do a better job coaching the special teams.

Let me translate these three

mirror-image postgame messages for you, it’s really quite simple: Marrone was outcoached. That’s what each of SU’s first two losses looked like, and Saturday was no different.

First, it was Lane Kiffin’s offense obliterating the Syracuse defense one secondary member at a time for 501 yards. Next, it was Greg Schiano’s defense bullying the Orange offense into five turnovers. And on Saturday, it was Charlie Strong beating SU with a true-freshman quarterback

SEE COHEN PAGE 13

eliminated any possibility of a comeback. Louisville’s (4-4, 2-1) defense stifled an SU unit that clicked on all cylinders a week ago against West Virginia, yielding only 246 yards and one meaningless touchdown in the game’s closing moments.

“Against West Virginia, they had

BCS CONTENDER OR BIG EAST BOTTOM-FEEDER?

Syracuse promptly laid an egg against Louisville on Saturday, a week after putting its name in the Big East title discussion with a big win over West Virginia. The loss puts the Orange at 1-2 in the Big East. In a wideopen conference, Syracuse seems to be trending toward the middle of the pack. no negative yards plays, whether it was running the ball or sacks,” Louisville head coach Charlie Strong said.

“We were able to get the sacks, throw for losses and our defense just played excellent today.”

The relentless pressure from the Cardinals was expected, and Syracuse offensive coordinator Nathaniel

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ONLINE

Tamed Syracuse swept two games

from Connecticut behind a stout defense, recording its first shutout Friday and holding the Huskies to one goal Saturday. See dailyorange.com