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miner wins election and the votes are in Stephanie Miner (Democrat) 10,312 votes (68 percent) Ian Hunter (Conservative Party) 2,352 (15.5 percent) Kevin Bott (Green Party) 2,305 votes (15.2 percent) Source: democracywise.syr.edu

luke rafferty | video editor Stephanie Miner , the Democratic incumbent, greets her supporters after winning Tuesday’s mayoral election. Miner ran against Kevin Bott of the Green Party and Ian Hunter of the Conservative Party.

Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on Democracywise, an SU-based website with stories from political reporting students.

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n a nondramatic victory, Democrat Stephanie Miner has swept into a second term as mayor of Syracuse.

“I want you to all know that tonight when the poll closed at 9:01 I got a phone call from an honorary Syracusan,” she told a roaring crowd.

It was U.S. Vice President Joe Biden calling to remind Miner how much he loved Syracuse.

“I told him Syracuse was in safe hands,” she said.

As of 11 p.m. with 100 percent of the vote counted, Miner had about 68 percent of the vote with 10,312 votes, according to the unofficial results from the New York State Board of Elections. Kevin Bott, the Green Party candidate, had 15.2 percent or 2,305 votes. Miner’s other challenger, Conservative candidate Ian Hunter,

also had about 15.5 percent of the vote with 2,352 votes.

Miner had the advantages of incumbent status and fundraising.

Voter registration also strongly favored her: Of the city’s 71,014 voters, 38,813 registered voters — or 54 percent — are Democrats. About 381 voters — or less than 1 percent — belong to the Green Party, while 655 voters — also less than 1 percent — belong to

the Conservative Party.

In fundraising, Miner had a sizeable advantage. As of Oct. 25, she had $166,144 on hand, according to campaign finance reports filed with the New York State Board of Elections.

At the Democratic celebration at Pensabene’s Casa Grande, off State Fair Boulevard, about 250 Democrats

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Vera House reports slight increase in number of calls in 2012 statistics

By Kate Capodanno Staff Writer

After releasing statistics on sexual violence issues from 2012, the Vera House has set a goal to better connect with local colleges, such as Syracuse University.

Domestic and sexual violence continue to be significant problems within the Syracuse community — there were 18,329 domestic violence calls and 832 sex offense calls answered by

both the Syracuse Police Department and the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office in 2012, according to the statistics released by Vera House in its 24th annual report.

Vera House is a nonprofit organization with a mission to end domestic violence and sexual assaults, assist families in crisis and promote respect in relationships, according to its website.

Randi Bregman, executive direc-

tor of Vera House, said the statistics for domestic violence in the city of Syracuse remained “fairly consistent” through the years, but the number of calls increased from 10,470 in 2011 to 10,703 in 2012.

In Onondaga County, Bregman said she was slightly surprised when Vera House reported that the number of calls answered rose to 7,626, which she said was higher than she

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Douglas to run for comptroller

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The Student Association’s assistant comptroller announced his candidacy for comptroller of the 58th Session.

Patrick Douglas, a junior accounting and finance major, said if elected, he hopes to encourage the Finance Board to take better advantage of student input and update the tier systems for student organizations.

He is currently running unopposed, with SA elections running from Nov. 11-14.

Douglas has been a part of the Finance Board since his freshman year, and credits his experience of working with Stephen DeSalvo, the current comptroller, as the reason for why he is running.

“He kind of put me under his wing, showed me (the job), in case I wanted to do it one day. It was one of those things where it was time,” he said.

While on the Finance Board, Douglas helped pass a bill which created the tier system for student organizations, consisting of four levels that set caps on how much money a student organization can get from SA. As assistant comptroller, Douglas said he saw DeSalvo’s behind the scenes efforts, specifically regarding his work with the administration.

“There are a lot of things you don’t see until you step into his office,” he said.

If elected, Douglas said he wants to “change some of the kinks” and find a way to balance the organization in each tier to make sure there aren’t too many in the top or bottom tiers.

Douglas added that he wants the Finance Board to take advantage of student input to bring active change to the board.

“I can’t really help you until you tell me what you need to be helped with,” he said.

DeSalvo said Douglas has a good sense of what is to be expected in the position. He is a strong candidate, DeSalvo said, due to his SA experience and his knowledge of finances.

“I think he’s shown so far, at least from what I’ve seen, good character in terms of making good judgments,” DeSalvo said. “I hope he’d continue that as comptroller; I see no reason why that would change.” mhnewman@syr.edu —Staff writer Brett Samuels contributed reporting to this article

margaret lin | staff photographer A voter casts a ballot on Tuesday at E.S. Bird Library. The ballot included candidates for Onondaga County legislatures, city court judges, president of the Common Council, city mayor and more. Incumbent Democratic candidate Stephanie Miner won the mayoral race.

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Bird polling station sees few voters on local election day

By Nina Kapur Contributing writer

Only about 40 voters cast ballots at E.S. Bird Library for the local elections Tuesday.

Voters saw a diverse range of Democratic, Republican, Green Party and independent candidates running for Onondaga County legislatures, city mayor, city court judge, president of common council and other positions.

Jenifer Breyer, an inspector at the poll, said although the polls opened

at 6 a.m., only about nine voters came to cast their votes between 7:30-11:30 a.m. The polls closed at 9 p.m. Breyer said she believes elections don’t attract much attention “unless there’s something exciting going on.”

Breyer said she expected the low voter turnout but volunteered as an inspector because she recently retired and had friends that volunteered during elections.

“I’ve recently cared a lot about elections, so I wanted to be a part

“I’m antiRepublican. I can’t stand the Republican Party since Ronald Reagan.”

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of it,” she said.

Norm Kiem, who has been volunteering at polling sites for 25 years, said that he didn’t expect more than 25 voters total.

He said he was very disappointed that students are not very interested in local elections since he believes students will be the most affected by them.

Fifty-four percent of Syracuse’s 71,014 voters are Democrats. Fifteen percent, or 11,256 voters, are

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More than 700 sign petition for Euclid bike lane

By Ellen Meyers Staff Writer

When Nick Imperial was biking on Euclid Avenue, he ran a red light and hit a car. In his dazed confusion, he got back onto his bike and kept riding for a few blocks until he realized he broke his collarbone.

Imperial, a senior landscape architecture major at the State University of New York College of Envi-

ronmental Science and Forestry, said in an email that although this accident was his fault, he has had cars come too close to him while biking along Euclid. Still, Imperial said he doesn’t feel the need to blame either party.

Imperial signed a petition for marked bike lanes on Euclid that has gained more than 700 signatures.

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tee, a group of Syracuse University and ESF students, faculty and staff concerned about cyclists’ safety, created the petition.

“The fact is that the Euclid situation is dangerous, and it’s more productive to redesign the street for the safety of all its users than it is to just hope that bikers and drivers will start riding and driving more responsibly,” he said.

Will Helenbrook, a doctoral candidate at ESF, and Melissa Fierke, an ESF associate professor of forest entomology, created the group after discussing their shared experience of having close calls while biking on Euclid.

“Every day, I don’t feel safe,” Fierke said. “I feel like I’m taking my life into my own hands.”

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Hillary Clinton proves refreshing, competitive candidate for 2016 election

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lmost immediately after the 2012 presidential race was decided, political pundits and the news media began to speculate whether or not Hillary Rodham Clinton would seek the Democratic nomination in 2016.

That speculation over a potential 2016 run for Clinton—who has served as Secretary of State, a U.S. Senator and First Lady—gained more traction this past week as Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) officially endorsed her.

Schumer gave a speech to Iowa Democrats to make the endorsement. “Run, Hillary, run,” he said. “If you run, you’ll win and we’ll all win,” according to The New York Times.

Schumer’s predictions, while bold, are not unfounded. When Clinton left the U.S. Department of State this past January, a Washington Post-ABC News poll found that 67 percent of Americans viewed her favorably, with 91 percent of Democrats holding a favorable opinion of her.

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left is the new right But her poll numbers have seen a sharp decline in the past few months. An NBC News-Wall Street Journal poll released last week showed that 46 percent of adults expressed a favorable opinion of Clinton, while 33 percent viewed her unfavorably.

Despite these weaker numbers, they’re still better than many prominent Republican politicians. The same poll found the favorable-unfavorable split for U.S. House Speaker John Boehner to be 17-43, respectively.

Another White House run by Clinton would be exactly what’s needed to reenergize the Democratic base, at least part of which has found itself disappointed at President Barack Obama’s sudden move to

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the center of the political spectrum.

At the very least, it would appear the Democratic nomination is all but a lock for Clinton.

She could have had a chance to clinch the nomination in the 2008 election. However, the “rising star” status of then-Sen. Obama, whose youth, charisma and call for change propelled him to the nomination instead of party establishments Clinton and former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina.

The difference in 2016 is that — at least for now — the Democratic Party lacks a real Obama-like rising star to challenge old party stalwarts. The possible exception is Cory Booker, the former mayor of Newark, N.J., who was just sworn in as a U.S. senator for the state.

In terms of who’s best for the job, there’s no better candidate than Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Her time as a U.S. Senator for New York and Secretary of State has given her a wealth of public service experience — heading the Department of State has also granted her diplomatic know-how that often proves to be a useful tool for presidents.

Moreover, her policy ideas on the domestic front represent a more leftward lean than the current administration.

Even when she occupied the White House as First Lady, Clinton fought for truly universal health care. In the 1990s, thenPresident Bill Clinton appointed her to be in charge of a special task force regarding health care reform.

A “Clinton-ized” version of health care reform would be a welcome next step after Obamacare.

A second Clinton presidency would be positive, not only for the Democratic Party, but would most importantly be beneficial for America.

She’s got a no-nonsense attitude that has the potential to get a lot done and break up political gridlock.

It’s now or never for Clinton. To echo Schumer: Run, Hillary, run.

David Swenton is a senior political science and writing and rhetoric major. His column appears weekly. He can be reached at daswento@ syr.edu or followed on Twitter at @DavidSwenton.

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Professors should ensure appropriate use of social media platforms in classrooms Though the importance of social media in today’s social and professional environments cannot be questioned, few educators have yet to find a way to use it effectively in the classroom. Educators should continue to work to find a better way to incorporate it into their lesson plans.

On Monday, USA Today College reported on an October survey

by Pearson Learning Solutions and the Babson Survey Research Group. According to the survey of 8,000 college professors, 41 percent use social media as a teaching tool.

In 2012, only 34 percent used social media as a teaching supplement.

Social media in the classroom can be used in the form of blogs, wikis and podcasts in addition to common platforms like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Although these mediums allow professors to connect with their

editorial by the daily orange editorial board students, the use of social media in the classroom is not as beneficial for students as professors may think.

Many professors require that students use social media as a learning supplement. For example, some courses require students to fill tweeting quotas or post weekly blogs as a graded assignment.

While education is evolving along with technology, as seen in the expansion of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), traditional classroom methods cannot be left behind. Students cannot benefit from a 140-character tweet the same way they can with an analytical, in-depth discussion.

Today’s students have grown up with social media, so teaching

their basics in the classroom is often repetitive.

Though students know how to use these platforms in a social sense, many may still not understand the intricacies of using social media professionally.

It would be appropriate for this topic to be discussed in some classes, but classrooms should not be the exclusive setting in which students are exposed to these mediums.

Career centers should offer advice about how best to use platforms like Twitter and LinkedIn, which many view as geared toward professionals.

Technology is becoming a stronger force both socially and professionally. It is only fitting that it be expanded to education.

However, in-person discussion cannot be substituted by fingers to a keyboard.

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‘Same Love’ serves as political statement, ‘brilliant career move’ for Macklemore

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have zero doubt that Macklemore truly believes same-sex couples should be allowed to legally marry. But in a culture where image is everything for entertainers, “Same Love” – the Seattle-based rapper’s scintillating rallying cry for marital equality – is also a brilliant career move.

In a homophobic genre, Macklemore became the straight rapper that spoke up for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

At a point in history when marital equality has gained the unstoppable momentum that characterizes a successful movement, whichever rapper took this step was guaranteed to increase his popularity and transform his potential legacy.

This could not have been lost on Macklemore when he wrote the song.

Macklemore, who will perform at the Carrier Dome on Nov. 11, was popular before “Same Love” became

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a radio hit last summer. “Thrift Shop” and “Can’t Hold Us,” the first two singles on his 2012 debut album, “The Heist,” both peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 list.

With those songs, Macklemore played the stylistic trendsetter card that has worked so well for young rappers in recent years. It was enough to make him popular, particularly among college-age people, but not any more popular or important than his contemporaries.

With “Same Love,” Macklemore became more popular and more important by channeling the political desires of his seemingly materialistic fan base.

The marital equality movement represents the insertion of millennials into politics. Much of the movement’s success can be attributed to people younger than 30 who are gradually reforming the opinions of their crotchety elders. Older people

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This was affirmed when President Barack Obama, a president who was elected because he galvanized young voters, became the first sitting president to openly endorse same-sex marriage in May 2012.

Eight of the 15 states that have legalized same-sex marriage have done so since Obama’s endorsement.

If Obama got the ball rolling in a country that didn’t previously accept same-sex marriage, Macklemore has shown that this transformation can

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be applied to demographics that are inclined to resist it.

As the first Top 40 song to promote same-sex marriage, “Same Love” has planted a progressive seed in our minds: If same-sex marriage can be accepted by rappers, it can be accepted by other resistant demographics like religious fundamentalists.

By planting this seed, Macklemore has increased his popularity and transformed his potential legacy.

In terms of popularity, just think about why he’s performing at the Dome instead of at Juice Jam. According to a University Union survey, Macklemore was so overwhelmingly the choice to headline Juice Jam that UU realized the event would be too small for him. A four-figure ticket limit would have fallen far short of Macklemore’s earning potential.

In terms of legacy, even if he never records another song, Macklemore

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will be remembered as the straight rapper that spoke up in a hostile industry for same-sex couples across the nation.

This is why “Same Love” is a cultural milestone.

It’s a perfect contextual storm with which a rapper has come to personify the transition from youth to young adult – or the transition from petty material concerns to meaningful political concerns – in modern terms.

By achieving cultural significance, Macklemore has put himself in a prime position to have a long and prosperous career.

This was not lost on Macklemore when he wrote “Same Love,” but neither was his sympathy for the LGBT community.

Jarrad Saffren is a senior political science and newspaper and online journalism major. His column appears weekly. He can be reached at jdsaffre@syr.edu.

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to business Westcott Street’s Alto Cinco opens spinoff restaurant in downtown Syracuse

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opular Mexican eatery Alto Cinco has spread beyond its Westcott Street location, with its owners opening Otro Cinco, the 13th restaurant to come to downtown Syracuse since last fall.

The expansion speaks to the energy and excitement of the downtown area, said Lisa Romeo, director of communications of the Downtown Committee of Syracuse, adding that 18 retail businesses have opened downtown in the same time frame. “The energy that’s here, all of the investment that’s here,” she said. “(Business owners) know it’s the right time for them to be coming downtown.”

Jeffrey York, manager of Otro Cinco, said he hopes to attract those who live and work downtown through the new location on 266 S. Warren St., which was formerly the Red Rose Diner. The restaurant opened on Oct. 31.

With 27,000 people working and 3,000 people living downtown, Romeo said, there are plenty of potential customers. More than 450 residential units are either planned or in construction, she added, and an additional 2.5 million tourists come to Syracuse to shop and dine each year.

And with day-to-day traffic from a diverse demographic that notably includes university students and hospital employees, business is good in downtown Syracuse, said Noam Cohen, who runs Crepe & Gelato Boulevard on South Clinton Street with his wife, Meshi. This is part of what created a positive experience for them downtown, he said, adding that they also plan to expand to a new location.

“I think everything in life is timing,” he said.

“It’s a good time to come to Syracuse.”

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renee zhou | staff photographer The owners of Alto Cinco are expanding to a new downtown location with a more Spanish-influenced menu at the restaurant, called Otro Cinco. The restaurant, located at 206 S. Warren St., will seat 25-30 people and will soon be available on GrubHub. Café, both previously established businesses that opened downtown locations in May, Otro Cinco brings with it a major following in the Syracuse area, Romeo said. While York, Otro Cinco’s manager, said his restaurant shares an owner and some menu items with Alto Cinco, the new restaurant also brings a slightly different, more Spanish-influenced experience.

For example, Otro Cinco’s menu offers traditionally Spanish items such as paella, a rice dish, and tapas, or appetizer plates, York said, noting a difference between the taco- and burrito- heavy Mexican menu at Alto Cinco.

“We have parsley for the paella,” he said. “We don’t even carry parsley at Alto.”

By bringing Spanish cuisine to the area, Otro Cinco joins a variety of ethnic restaurants downtown, Romeo said. These include Lebanese, Persian, Italian and Thai menus.

“You can’t find that diversity anywhere else in Syracuse,” she said.

York said the new downtown restaurant has a small, intimate setting, allowing between 25-30 people to dine at one time. The restaurant opens at 8 a.m. for breakfast, he said, when patrons can order at the counter for takeout or

dine-in. For dinner, a wait staff will accommodate sit-down service.

And for dinner, York said, patrons will enjoy an intimate, fun, “European” atmosphere.

“Once people catch on,” he said, “they will want to try it.”

York said takeout is available from Otro Cinco any time between 8 a.m.-10 p.m., with delivery available between 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The restaurant should be available on GrubHub soon, he added. nagorny@syr.edu @Nicki_Gorny

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has typically seen.

“I think that the statistics showed us, as they do year after year, that domestic and sexual violence are very significant problems in our community and that we have come a long way in our response,” Bregman said, “but we know that we still have a long way to go.”

Along with the statistics, Vera House also released a goal sheet for the 2013-2014 year,

“We know that we still have a long way to go.”

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which listed “assist local college campuses and school districts with educating and responding to sexual assault in their settings” as a top priority.

Bregman said there have been national changes in the way universities are addressing and reporting sexual assaults on campuses. She said pushing to report the violence “is a good thing,” but she is worried that victims may have a false sense of confidentiality.

“I think that work will continue here in our community with the local colleges to continue to find that balance between acknowledging that sexual assaults happen on their campus and protecting the victim’s right to safety and confidentiality,” Bregman said.

Janet Epstein, the director of the Advocacy Center, said in an email the Advocacy Center and Vera House plan to partner up to increase campus awareness about domestic and sexual violence, and continue to make students aware of the resources available at Vera House.

There are numerous Vera House programs that have extended out to SU, such as the White Ribbon Campaign, the 12 Men Model, the Men’s Outreach Program and the

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and supporters chatted loudly against the booming 90’s hip-hop blaring from the speakers.

When Miner walked in, the crowd in the

“I told him (Joe Biden) Syracuse was in safe hands.”

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banquet hall stood up forming two even lines around the center aisle — many holding “Miner for Mayor” signs — to catch a glimpse of the re-elected mayor. Miner strode in with a wide

Mentors in Violence Prevention Program, Epstein said.

“Vera House is a valued partner in both the advocacy and prevention efforts of the Advocacy Center,” Epstein said. “The presence of Vera House on campus strengthens the message that sexual and relationship violence are issues that impact every one of us.”

Eric McGriff, co-president of A Men’s Issue, a student organization that works closely with the Advocacy Center, said he would love to see more programs like the 12 Men Model on campus.

McGriff said Vera House provides many opportunities for students to get involved in domestic and sexual violence prevention and education programs at SU. But he added that he has doubts on what Vera House can do to encourage students to participate.

“We can’t just force them to all of a sudden become these youth advocates for change,” said McGriff, a junior political philosophy and women and gender studies major.

James Hill, a Department of Public Safety detective, said Vera House has worked with DPS in the past by providing training for officers.

As an officer who deals with many sex offense crimes, Hill said he has attended the training sessions before and added he hopes to see Vera House and DPS continue to work together in the future.

Vera House provides three accountability programs: Alternatives, which is for men who have been abusive to female partners; STEPS, which is for women arrested for domestic violence related crimes and the Domestic Violence Impact Program, which is a four-hour course for men and women charged with domestic violence related offenses.

Through these programs, Vera House was able to educate more than 570 participants in 2012, according to the 24th Annual Report.

Said Bregman: “I think the numbers that we saw strengthens the resolve to try to do more prevention.” kacapoda@syr.edu

smile as the chorus of Jay Z’s “Empire State of Mind” played, hugging several supporters.

She thanked them and credited them for all her success. “Any problem can be solved by people coming together with good will,” she said.

At the polls Tuesday, voters still turned out to show their support for Miner, even though she was the overwhelming favorite. At George Fowler High School, Pat Driscoll, director of operations of Say Yes to Education, said Miner was an easy choice for him. “She’s really been able to meet some of the challenges in our community,” Driscoll said.

At Ed Smith School, Lynda and Jeffrey Fuchs voted for Miner even though her race was what Jeffrey Fuchs called “no contest.” But he added, “We came to show our support because we were afraid everyone would stay home because they assumed she’d win.” meltagou@syr.edu

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Republicans and 22 percent, or 16,278, are unaffiliated with a political party.

Kevin Bott, the Green Party mayoral candidate, said he wanted to create collaborative leadership, decrease poverty, improve education, make the justice system equitable and provide birth options for women.

Conservative Party candidate Ian Hunter’s goals included privatizing the pickup of garbage and yard waste, persuading Time Warner to offer a-la-carte cable TV and either fixing up or knocking down vacant buildings.

Incumbent and Democratic candidate Stephanie Miner presented a platform of bringing more universities into the Say Yes to Education program, renovating city schools, revitalizing downtown neighborhoods and adding more surveillance cameras to combat crime in the city.

Syracuse resident Richard Kusnierczyk

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Helenbrook and Fierke also contacted Tina Nabutchi, an assistant professor of public administration and international affairs, to raise awareness at SU. They are now working together to reach 1,500 signatures.

“We thought 1,500 would be enough to demonstrate interest in this,” said Nabutchi.

She said after they obtain the signatures, they will reach out to the city and the universities about the issue.

By presenting the petition, Nabutchi said she hopes it will either be approved or have city officials create a series of public discussions that would look at how to improve transportation on Euclid.

The Bicycle Safety Committee outlined a safety plan with several possible solutions, but Nabutchi said they are open to suggestions.

“It’s up to the community and working

number of registered voters Total registered for Conservative Party in Syracuse: 655 Total registered for Democratic Party in Syracuse: 38,813 Total registered for Green Party in Syracuse: 381

said voting is very important to him and that he votes during every election. “I’m antiRepublican,” Kusnierczyk said. “I can’t stand the Republican Party since Ronald Reagan.”

Kusnierczyk said he voted for the Green Party mayoral candidate Kevin Bott.

Brad Stalter, the resident director of Watson Hall, said he votes at Bird every year. He focuses on the land act and management of state forests, he said, adding that he hopes his vote will help friends of his who are being affected by disputes over land.

Stalter voted Miner for mayor.

Dilsia Olivero, a freshman at Syracuse University and political science major, said she voted because she thinks it’s important to take advantage of the right to vote.

She said she planned to vote for Miner for mayor at the Toomey Abbott Tower polling station.

Olivero said she was not particularly concerned with any specific issues but was excited to vote for the first time. nikapur@syr.edu

with local government, working with SU and ESF to see which options are the best for increasing safety at a reasonable cost,” she said.

Steve Morris, the co-owner of Mello Velo Bicycle Shop who signed the petition, said he thinks there should not be any parking on Euclid.

“I think that would solve the problem,” he said. “It’s wide enough for bike lanes in both directions. It’s not wide enough for parking and bike lanes and traffic.”

Calling it “a serious problem,” Morris said accidents and near-misses happen all the time. He said a girl who works in the bike shop’s café got hit by a car while biking on Euclid recently. A few days later, her roommate was hit by a car in the same spot.

“There’s always people coming in here with bikes that are bent to pieces and like ‘Oh yeah, I got hit by a car,’” Morris said. “It’s just a real constant issue.” ekmeyers@syr.edu

campaign finances breakdown

Campaign funding for Ian Hunter: ~$1,000 Campaign funding for Stephanie Miner: $166,144 Campaign funding for Kevin Bott: $2,691 Source: democracywise.syr.edu

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MARGARET LIN | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER “The Art of Video Games” exhibit gives visitors the chance to experience gaming as interactive art.

Everson art museum explores progression of video game style, imagery through hands-on exhibit

By Vanessa Salman STAFF WRITER

ideo games are more than just a form of entertainment — they are a form of art.

“The Art of Video Games,” an exhibit from the Smithsonian American Art Museum now showing at the Everson Museum of Art. It features 80 games, each of which were voted to be included in the show by the public. The purpose for displaying these games is to demonstrate how the art has changed during the years, further showing advancements in technology. The exhibit will be on display until Jan. 19.

Many events will be held in conjunction with the exhibit during the exhibit’s stay, including an interactive painting day called “Paint by Numbers BYOC(olor): Video Game Characters,” and Cosplay Family Day. There will also be a concert at the Landmark Theatre on Nov. 9 called “Video Games Live Concert.”

“Viewers get a sample of the games that were available during each era,” said Brian Atwood, a Syracuse University alumnus of ’94 who created voiceovers for the exhibit.

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RAISE YOUR VOICE From a very young age, Brian Atwood developed a love for doing voiceovers.

The SU alumnus impersonated former President Ronald Reagan as a child. In high school, Atwood read the morning announcements and was heavily involved in theater.

It came as no surprise that today, Atwood has found himself doing voiceovers for a living.

Atwood is currently the owner of Brian S. Atwood Voice-Overs, a company that does voiceovers for commercials, radio ads and jingles. Atwood himself boasts an impressive list of characters he can perform, including George W. Bush, Cookie Monster and Mickey Mouse.

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Chance the Rapper to take stage in sold-out performance

By Vince Loncto Staff Writer

University Union “got the juice” for its next show.

For students looking for a smaller but still exciting show, they need only look to Chance the Rapper’s Social Experiment Tour, which will make a stop at the Schine Underground on Wednesday night.

The show is a part of UU’s Bandersnatch Series, which emphasizes indie and smaller budget acts, said Steven Magee, Bandersnatch’s co-director. The series has had remarkable success in bringing up-and-coming stars, such as Steve Aoki and Big Sean, to Syracuse University in the past few years.

“In terms of foresight, it’s pretty incredible,” Magee said.

Chance the Rapper, whose birth name is Chancelor Bennett, has become popular quickly in the last year and a half. His first mixtape, “10 Day,” was named after a suspension he served

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sketches of numerous characters and concepts for video games. One particular item shown is a concept sketch for World of Warcraft, drawn in 2000.

One exhibit takes a look inside the actual experience of gaming. A sign reads: “This conversation among the game, the artist and the player is critical to understanding video games as an art.” This quotation accompanies three screens displaying the reactions of gamers of

during his senior year of high school and was featured in Forbes’ “Cheap Tunes” section in April 2012. More recently, the now 20-year-old rapper released “Acid Rap,” which met praise from music critics and fans alike.

Because of Chance’s quick rise to fame, UU had to act quickly to get him on the schedule.

Magee knew that he wanted to bring in the rapper, who has been featured on tracks with rap industry giants such as Childish Gambino.

Magee said UU made an offer to the artist’s camp in May and officially booked Chance in June.

All signs point to Chance being another wise tab by UU, as tickets for the Chicago-based rapper sold out in just more than a half hour in September, the quickest-selling show in UU’s 51-year history. UU also held multiple social media contests for extra tickets for Chance diehards who might have been in class when the announcement went public.

What makes Chance such a hot commodity?

“He’s really different,” said junior finance

and entrepreneurship major Belen Crisp, who saw Chance open for Childish Gambino in August 2012.

Crisp cited Chance’s relaxed and fun style, as well as when he turned down a record deal from Top Dawg Entertainment — which boasts fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar as a client — as reasons for his growing fame. Another factor Crisp mentioned for Chance’s popularity is his ability to speak to the college demographic.

“The appeal is that he’s our age, and relates to our generation really well,” Crisp said.

Other students point to the lessons Chance spins into his raps as a source of his popularity.

Sophomore English education major Brittany Lindo pointed to Chance’s feel-good themes as a likable quality in his music.

“What he talks about is really positive,” she said.

Because the show will be in the Schine Underground and tickets sold out in record time, many students were hoping UU would

move the show to a bigger venue, such as Goldstein Auditorium. But the process of switching settings would be complex, and the small space could very well be a positive, Magee said.

Previous venues Chance has played in usually have capacities ranging between 500-700 people. However, Schine Underground only holds about 300 people.

“I’m really looking forward to the intimacy of the show,” Magee said. “I want to see how Chance can hype up the crowd.”

Wednesday’s show will be the tenth of Chance’s nationwide Social Experiment Tour, which runs from Oct. 25-Dec. 7. In the course of the tour, Chance will play 32 shows in 44 days.

Magee said students attending the event on Wednesday should expect good tunes coupled with a great atmosphere.

Said Magee: “I’m super excited. It’s going to be incredible.”

various ages playing video games.

In another part of the museum, visitors can learn some history of games from featured video footage of an interview of the exhibit curator Chris Melissinos, who also authored “The Art of Video Games: From Pac-Man to Mass Effect.”

Sarah Massett, Everson Museum of Art’s assistant director, believes it is important for gamers and non-gamers alike to see video games through an artistic perspective because they combine an assortment of artistic mediums, including storytelling, visual art and music.

“This is an art form that has not been showcased traditionally,” Massett said.

Another room features a number of interactive demonstrations of different games. This rare museum experience even allows viewers to play five classic arcade games, including PacMan and Super Mario Bros.

There are stations featuring a variety of consoles and games. Each one is fitted with a video screen, a console, a telephone and four buttons.

Viewers pick up the telephone, press one of the four buttons and then learn about the technical and artistic elements of the game.

The voiceover after pressing these four buttons is of SU alumnus Brian Atwood. His role in this exhibit is to explain the importance of

games from a technical point of view.

Atwood, who graduated SU with a degree in public relations and music history, has done voiceovers for numerous companies, including Crayola and Yellowstone National Park.

On the wall of the other half of the exhibit hang five different flat screen televisions that show the evolution and stages of the mechanics of video games from past to present.

Massett said this exhibit is geared toward everyone. She said video games were an essential part of growing up, and will bring a wave of happy nostalgia to those who view the exhibit.

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By Brittany Russell STAFF WRITER

ackass Presents: Bad Grandpa” is a one-of-a-kind comedy with a lot of character.

In the most recent installment of the “Jackass” hidden camera franchise, Johnny Knoxville is disguised as 86-year-old Irving Zisman, a newly widowed (and happily so) grandpa who has the maturity level of a teenage boy.

He is left with the responsibility of taking care of his grandson Billy (Jackson Nicoll), which involves a road trip across the country to see Billy’s dead-beat father after his mother gets sent back to jail for drug use.

As the two hit the road, it becomes clear that one of grandpa’s favorite pastimes is stirring up trouble — something he is very good at.

In a way, the movie examines what Americans are like for better or for worse, demonstrating how they handle the most shocking of situations. Grandpa does so many appallingly funny acts — from giving his grandson a sixpack of beer for breakfast to entering him into

a girl’s beauty pageant — and the reactions on strangers’ faces are priceless.

Instead of a collection of random skits as in other “Jackass” productions, Knoxville and Nicoll are the same characters throughout the entire film. In fact, they do such a good job staying in character that at times you forget the strangers’ reactions are real. This is partly due to director Jeff Termaine, who aptly executes a script full of risky approaches to public gags.

The ability to obtain real-life reactions deserves some respect. It’s those awkward moments that make this movie stand out from other comedies currently in theaters.

The quality of the filming is nothing special, though, because the scenes are taped on the go and are not edited to the same extent most major Hollywood blockbusters are. But that isn’t any different from every other “Jackass” movie, so it isn’t surprising.

Knoxville’s performance is typically comical and, as for Nicoll, he might be young, but by the end of the movie, he develops his character to be just as clever and funny as his counterpart.

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Nicoll even ends up receiving his own laughs and bizarre looks from those he comes across in the film.

While there are many funny parts, not all scenes are that well-received, as is typical of any movie. But in this case, some of the scenes were a little overdone. This is especially evident in some instances where grandpa hits on women at least 40 years younger than him. The actors have so much fun pranking those who dared pass by in the making, though, that this slight downfall in the comedy can easily be overlooked.

Anyone who is a fan of Knoxville or the other “Jackass” films will enjoy this movie. And those looking for a few extra laughs should stay for the credits to watch Knoxville hilariously reveal himself to the people he approaches in the film.

It is fun to see him dressed up years beyond his age, and he does a great job playing the part. If you didn’t know any better, you would think that Knoxville really is an 86-year-old grandfather.

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Jay Bromley knows that each week a different unit will step up. Against Tulane, it was the passing game. Against North Carolina State, it was the running backs. And against Wake Forest on Saturday, it was the defense.

The SU (4-4, 2-2 Atlantic Coast) defense returned to form against the Demon Deacons on Saturday following a thrashing at the hands of Georgia Tech. Syracuse lost that game 56-0, but the blowout was largely a product of unfamiliarity with the triple option.

This week, the Orange flipped the outcome and shut out Wake Forest.

“We knew coming into the season that the offense was changing a lot of pieces around,” Bromley said, “and defense was the backbone of the team.”

The consensus among the players is to forget about the Georgia Tech game. It was an anomaly, and the SU defense won’t face anything close to as perplexing all season.

During the week leading up to Wake Forest, Syracuse didn’t change its approach at all.

Head coach Scott Shafer stressed that things would fall into place, and they did.

“We bounced back very well,” Bromley said.

“We just made sure that we looked at the film and we got back to the way we play football.”

The defense did what it had to. The Orange hit the quarterback a season-high six times and finished with three sacks. The defensive pressure forced quarterback Tanner Price into bad throws, many of which went to the

receiver’s wrong shoulder.

There was one highlight-reel play, though, and it came from an unlikely source. In the third quarter, freshman defensive end Isaiah Johnson tipped the ball to himself, dove and corralled it for an interception.

His teammates mobbed him and Syracuse scored on the very next play on a reverse that saw Jarrod West throw a 25-yard pass to fellow wide receiver Brisly Estime.

Johnson said he knew he had to step up, so he did. He was ecstatic after the play happened, but now it’s just a distant memory.

“I forgot about that play,” Johnson said. “I watched it 30 times that day. After that, we onto Maryland right now.”

Maryland likes to run the ball frequently — a stark contrast from the pass-happy, yet ineffective Wake Forest offense. The Terrapins are missing their two top wide receivers.

Both Stefon Diggs and Deon Long are out for the season with leg injuries. Diggs’ absence is part of the reason Maryland has placed more emphasis running the ball in the past few games. It’s also a reason why the team has lost three of four after starting 4-0 and sneaking into the Top 25.

But Syracuse defensive end Robert Welsh knows the Orange can’t get complacent.

Welsh said Maryland’s backups are just as lethal as their starters, so Syracuse has to prepare for the worst.

Said Welsh: “The defense has to come ready to play.” tbhass@syr.edu

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“DaJuan was much better rebounding the ball tonight,” Boeheim said. “I thought he was much more physical going up to get it.

“There’s an obsession that if somebody comes here they should graduate,” Boeheim said. “It’s an obsession. Some kids obviously want to play more so they leave.

“When they made the decision, prior to leaving, some kids when they make that decision they just leave, so they become ineligible because they’re not going to finish the course work and not count toward graduation.

“There’s not much you can do in those cases.”

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Coleman, Christmas shine in paint DaJuan Coleman posted up his defender on the left block, turned to the basket to seal his man as he caught a lob from Tyler Ennis and dunked it through with two hands.

Coleman came alive for Syracuse in the second half, posting 11 points and eight rebounds in 16 minutes during the stanza.

The sophomore center finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds for SU’s only double-double of the preseason while junior forward Rakeem Christmas added 10 points and eight rebounds.

“Big guys offensively take sometimes three years, sometimes the fourth year before they really get where you’d like to see them,” Boeheim said.

Boeheim said both Coleman and Christmas impressed him “in spurts,” but it was Coleman in the second half who was dominant.

He logged six points, a block and an assist in a three-minute span early in the frame.

And with 51 seconds left in regulation, he grabbed consecutive offensive boards before converting a second put-back attempt.

Teammates agree B.J. Johnson is one of the top shooters on the team. They always mention him with Trevor Cooney.

But in Syracuse’s two exhibitions this week, the freshman wing is just 1-for-11 from the field and 0-for-6 from 3-point range. He scored only two points, both on free throws, during SU’s 81-46 exhibition win over Ryerson on Tuesday.

“All you can say is just, ‘Keep shooting,’” Cooney said. “He’s a good shooter. He makes shots in practice and he’ll make shots in a game when he gets his shot.”

Johnson quickly left the locker room after Tuesday’s game, but C.J. Fair said Boeheim berated Johnson for defensive lapses against the Rams.

Twice he and freshman Tyler Roberson retreated to the same wing on defense.

“I think he got a little frustrated today,” Fair said. “Coach got on him about a defensive assignment.

“You can’t dwell on it if coach gets on you.”

After missing both of his first-half shots — playing a team-low three minutes — Johnson returned at the 8:37 mark of the second half.

He bricked a corner 3 on Syracuse’s first possession, committed a foul at the other end of the court and missed a jumper to complete a miserable 35 seconds.

“It’s frustrating when you’re a freshman, your time is limited and you’re not making a shot,” Fair said. “I can see where he’s coming from. “ sebail01@syr.edu

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“We know we have the preseason ACC Player of the Year on the team, so we’re definitely going to use him to our advantage,” Grant said. “Whatever he does we feed off his energy and that’s how we’re going to play for the rest of the year.”

Against Division II Holy Family (Pa.) University, Fair’s buckets came when the game was out of reach. He had just two points before the break. Against Ryerson, just three came after it.

“I felt better,” Fair said. “I was being active and I felt myself being in the right position at the right time, so I think if I be aggressive and I be active that’s the way I want to play.”

Tuesday’s contest started as a sloppy, disjointed game that Fair singlehandedly turned into a clinic during the first half.

Fair hit a pair of mid-range jumpers to help SU build an early lead and sunk a wideopen 3-pointer from the wing to spark a 16-5 start. He has developed a signature shot that would have been impossible for him to lean on a year ago.

The forward sets up on the elbow with a defender draped over him. He uses a pump fake to knock his defender off balance and takes a couple of dribbles — he doesn’t need

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said. “Baby, you’ve got to get interesting.”

Then Johnson flashed a golden smile, revealing a slight gap between his two front teeth. He swayed back and forth, clearly uncomfortable by the entire situation. Johnson, who’s only 17, is as quiet as they come, according to his relatives. But his reserved nature and tendency to fly under the radar made him lethal in high school and may help him earn a spot in the Syracuse rotation.

The banter continued. Dash and her sister Michelle Scott quipped about just how quiet Johnson is.

“I think he talks too much,” Scott said.

“Noooo,” Dash responded, incredulously looking at her sister, taking a step back and jerking her head downward in disbelief.

“I was being facetious,” Scott responded wryly.

But Johnson’s father Bobby Johnson, who played professional basketball in Portugal and Germany, is the antithesis of quiet. When Bobby grew up in South Philadelphia, the culture was completely different. Jawing and trash talk was incessant. It was the expecta-

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more than two or three — to find some space.

Then he elevates toward the rim and gently tosses the ball into the cylinder.

“He’s been doing it for the last couple years I’ve been around,” Grant said, “so that’s definitely one of his favorite moves.”

By the time Fair canned his 3-pointer, the conclusion was foregone. The lead was only nine when Fair left the court, but Ryerson wasn’t going to rally.

“We know we have the preseason ACC Player of the Year on the team, so we’re definitely going to use him to our advantage.”

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Syracuse began piecing together its 12-0 run with Fair watching from the sideline.

Backup forwards Grant, B.J. Johnson and Tyler Roberson took the burden on the wings until Fair returned for his back-to-back jumpers. The senior contributed in nearly every category.

And when he took the ball in the left corner as time wound down in the first half, he did the only thing he had yet to.

He took a dribble down the baseline toward the rim and dropped a bounce pass off into the paint. Rakeem Christmas was right there to pick up the ball and lay it in.

Once again, Fair was the creator, but this time it was for a teammate.

“He’s going to play. He’s going to do what he does,” head coach Jim Boeheim said. “I don’t like to worry about things I don’t have to worry about.”

tion. You had to go out there and play and shut those people up, Bobby Johnson said.

If you didn’t, you’d never come back on the floor again.Johnson and his father used to wake up at 6 a.m. and head to Lower Merion to work out for an hour. Johnson was dedicated throughout, Bobby said, but he didn’t always show enthusiasm on the court.

“At one point in time I thought you had to stick a pin in him to get him to wake up,” Bobby Johnson said. “He was always laid back, and I would always tell him, ‘When you come out on the floor, we don’t need that cool sh*t.’”

He didn’t hear his son swear until he was 15 or 16.

“I think the first time I actually heard him yell out the four-letter word he was playing at one of the practices and he was like ‘F*ck!’” Bobby Johnson said. “I was like, ‘OK, you do care.’”

Before Lower Merion’s state championship game against Chester (Pa.) High School, Johnson and his father drove to the rehabilitation center because Johnson had sprained his ankle and needed treatment. Bobby tried to elicit some sort of enthusiasm out of his son — to make sure he was ready for the biggest game of his high school career.

After losing to Chester three years in a row,

Johnson and the Aces were out for revenge.

But Johnson was calm, unfazed by the pressure of the situation.

“I got ‘em, dad,” he said coolly.

“He got ‘em!” Bobby said. Lower Merion beat Chester 63-47, ending the Clippers’ 78-game in-state winning streak. Johnson finished with 22 points and 11 rebounds. But the fire was never fully there.

When Bobby Johnson first watched his son play at Lower Merion, he sat there wondering if the other fans would get riled up like he did.

“When I first went to the games, the Lower Merion people are sitting there like it’s a cricket match,” Bobby said. “I remember being like, ‘What the — ain’t anybody going to get the guys going?’”

Months later, removed from one of the most dominant stints at Lower Merion since Kobe Bryant’s hey-day, Johnson comes to SU as the No. 17 small forward in the Class of 2013. Yet on media day, few reporters come his way. He stands far from the center of attention as reporters crowd around stars C.J. Fair and Grant.

Most people don’t expect Johnson to play much this season. He may not. But his quiet confidence will help prepare him if he does.

He’s not a blue-chipper, 5-star guy, Bobby said,

but he works every day.

“Sometimes it’s better to be that guy that comes in under the radar and just does what he needs to do,” Bobby said. “Then all of a sudden everybody’s saying, ‘I knew he would be that guy.’”

Bobby Johnson recalls asking his son a question back in high school.

“It was funny because I asked B.J., ‘Suppose this summer you really blew up and had Roy Williams knocking on your door. Would you want to go to North Carolina?

“And he was like, ‘No.’ “I said ‘If Coach K was knocking on your door, would you want to go to Duke?’

“And he was like, ‘No.’ “He had a plan, and it’s what he wanted to do.”

Now Johnson’s ready to live out the dream he has had since seventh grade: star at Syracuse. Jim Boeheim said Johnson has surprised the coaching staff up to this point. He’s young, but he can ball.

“I’m just really excited to be here and for the season to start,” Johnson said. “That’s pretty much all I’ve been waiting for and now it’s here.”

c.j. fair goes up for a layup in Syracuse’s 81-46 win over Ryerson at the Carrier Dome on Tuesday night. Fair led the Orange in scoring, logging 18 points in just 25 minutes.

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Shafer’s 3-4 experience counters spreads; Lester to coach from box

By David Wilson Sports Editor

There have been times in the past when Syracuse used a 3-4 as its base defense. Against West Virginia and Louisville — two fast teams that spread the field out — it was an obvious solution for then-defensive coordinator Scott Shafer and the Orange.

“Our Okie package is what you media people called it in the past, but it’s out of the 3-4 look,” the Syracuse head coach said during his weekly teleconference Tuesday. “It’s really not a new leaf being turned over. It’s what we’ve done.

We’ve always been multiple.”

Shafer said that the Orange still bases out of the 4-3, but 3-4 looks give him a chance to get more athletes on the field. SU was able to start linebacker Marqez Hodge in Saturday’s 13-0 win after he led Syracuse in tackles against Georgia Tech the week before.

The Orange first implemented its 3-4 against the Yellow Jackets to counteract GT’s speedy triple option. It made sense to use it again Saturday to match up with WFU’s spread.

In the Atlantic Coast Conference, spread offenses are more common — Maryland uses one, too — which has meant the 3-4 has been a more common scheme for SU to run.

“It just depends on who you’re looking at and who you’re playing,” Shafer said. “There’s just more teams running that type of scheme, so their personnel is obviously going to fit that style.”

Lester will remain in booth moving forward

Shafer remembers the one time he wasn’t up in the box. As a defensive coordinator, he liked to be above the action and able to see everything.

“The one game I wasn’t, I felt like I couldn’t see anything,” the Syracuse head coach said during his weekly teleconference Tuesday, “so I didn’t feel as helpful.”

In Saturday’s 13-0 win over Wake Forest, quarterbacks coach Tim Lester moved high above the field and next to offensive coordinator George McDonald in the coaches box — a perch he will retain for the remainder of the season.

“I think it was good,” Shafer said. “Tim was such a good quarterback and having him up there next to George I think is definitely a helpful trait.”

With Lester in the box, Terrel Hunt was better Saturday than he had been in his first three Atlantic Coast Conference games. The quarterback threw for 144 yards — the most since the Orange’s win over Tulane — and ran for a touchdown.

Shafer said he continues to see daily improvement out of Hunt and the rest of the offense.Some schematic changes, paired with Lester’s own positional change, leave Shafer confident that improvement is coming.

“We’ve seen glimpses of it at times,” Shafer said. “There were a couple plays down the sideline that were close calls that could’ve also increased our productivity,” dbwilson@syr.edu

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can tell me how we’re supposed to graduate a guy who leaves, I would love for somebody to come tell me that, and explain how we can do that.”

Boeheim said this isn’t a new issue. There’s been an “obsession” surrounding it during the last 20 years, he said.

C.J. Fair could be in the NBA right now. He could’ve been a first-round pick and maybe even a lottery choice.

He still probably will be after this year and he has the preseason syracuse 81 accolades to show for it. On ryerson 46 Tuesday, he was one of 15 players named to the Oscar Robertson Trophy watch list.

But he had things to work on. He had to become a better dribbler. A better passer. A better creator.

“His shooting’s gotten better, his ballhandling’s gotten better,” fellow forward Jerami Grant said.

“You can tell he’s been working in the offseason and it’s definitely a plus for us.”

For a brief spurt during Syracuse’s preseason finale against Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) school Ryerson University, Fair executed his new skills to perfection and exhibited the all-around play that was so hyped up during the offseason — this time in an 81-46 win over the Rams.

Fair logged 18 points, six rebounds, two blocks and one assist in the Orange’s win over its more challenging preseason opponent, but his most impressive stretch came to cap a 12-0 SU run.

Fair beat a defender off the dribble to knock down a runner with less than five minutes to play in the first half. He helped create a Ryerson turnover before spinning around a defender for another floater. He ended the Rams’ next possession with a block in the post.

Fair said he felt a bit hesitant at times, especially at the arc. Syracuse wanted to get its big men more involved, so he didn’t shoot some 3s that he normally would have.

“Down the line I might shoot it,” Fair said.

Even on a day he couldn’t get too excited about, he was dominant. Fair is the Atlantic Coast Conference’s preseason Player of the Year and Ryerson just a 6-4 team in the CIS.

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spencer bodian | asst. photo editor b.j. johnson has never shown much emotion on the basketball court. But after a standout career at Lower Merion (Pa.) High School, the 6-foot-7 freshman finds himself at Syracuse, his dream school. A long-armed sharpshooter, Johnson could fit into SU’s plans this season.

Freshman wing Johnson brings reserved personality to SU bench

By Trevor Hass

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.J. Johnson stood firmly in place with his hands behind his back on the outskirts of the Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center gym during media day on Oct. 18.

From his standard, squeakyclean white, size 14 Jordans up to his No. 2 jersey and orange headband, everything was traditional.

No Ron Patterson wacky hair. No DaJuan Coleman outlandish tattoos. No Jerami Grant irreversible grin.

H i s mot her Sh a r on D a s h part 2 of 4 watched intently from two feet to his right. Johnson’s

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aunt, uncle and cousin surrounded her. Dash listened as her son mentioned that he can’t swim, his favorite villain is the Joker and he loves any kind of rice.

She knew all of that. But a more challenging question stumped her.

“What’s the most fascinating thing about B.J.?” a reporter asked.

She seemed puzzled by the question. She said she misses her

“sweetheart” dearly while he’s at school. When she first opened the door to the Melo Center, she said, “Where’s my son? Where’s my son?”

And she loved going to every one of his games at Lower Merion High School in Pennsylvania.

But she couldn’t pinpoint anything that stood out about him.

“He’s just such a plain kid,” Dash

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Boeheim rants on grad rates; Bigs shine in scrimmage

By Stephen Bailey Asst. Sports Editor

Three minutes into his postgame press conference on Tuesday, Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim switched topics to his team’s graduation rate.

He stayed on it for four and a half minutes.

“I’d like to address one thing. I think there’s something in terms of people’s opinions,” Boeheim said calmly.

The NCAA released its annual graduation rates of Division I member institutions on Oct. 24. It revealed the men’s basketball program graduated 45 percent of its players from

they said it

“We’re playing a hard-nosed and physical football team.”

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At a glance

2003-04 to 2006-07, while Syracuse as a whole graduated 87 percent of all athletes in that span.

“We had six guys stay out of the 12, five graduated. The other six, a couple for the NBA, a couple who weren’t playing enough and transferred, one guy was hurt and just didn’t play anymore,” Boeheim said. “So if somebody

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by the numbers C.J. Fair’s points per minute against Ryerson on Tuesday night. Fair scored 18 points in 25 minutes.