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P • Stand up guy

Dascha Polanco, star of the Netflix series “Orange is the New Black,” spoke at Hendricks Chapel about body image issues.

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After rescheduling, comedian and sitcom star John Mulaney performed his stand up routine in Goldstein Auditorium.

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S • Big easy

After fighting through injuries and then foregoing the NFL draft for one more year with the Orange, Sean Hickey inspires his SU teammates.

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taking shape

Hockey to be played in Dome Crunch game to move from War Memorial to Carrier Dome for 1st time

By Brett Samuels asst. news editor

Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones swaggered into Syracuse just as they were hitting their peak as one of the world’s most celebrated rock bands. It was 1966 when the group packed the War Memorial in downtown Syracuse.

The Oncenter War Memorial Arena opened in 1961, and quickly drew legendary musical acts to central New York. The Rolling

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The College of Arts and Sciences sees renewed focus under Syverud the university series

By Casey Fabris development editor

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he College of Arts and Sciences is Syracuse University’s diamond in the rough.

The oldest and largest college at SU, the one housed in the picturesque Hall of Languages, is sometimes overlooked. It’s something Chancellor Kent Syverud would like to change.

Syverud identified the College of Arts and Sciences as one of his primary areas for improvement in his inaugural address. In that speech, he said he hopes to create an “unrivaled” College of Arts and Sciences.

The College of Arts and Sciences hasn’t been

the university’s focus in recent years. But with a new chancellor and a new dean — a search is currently underway and candidates will likely be on campus in December — the future of the school has the potential to be stronger.

“The College of Arts and Sciences is a gem but unfortunately underappreciated on campus,” George Langford, former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and current distinguished professor of neuroscience and professor of biology, said in an email.

But there are certain programs within the college — like the Master of Fine Arts in creative writing, the Master of Arts in Italian renaissance art history and the Ph.D. in high-energy physics — that are already “unrivaled,” Langford said.

The college has strengths in particular programs and dedicated faculty, but has been hampered see arts

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breakdown Here is a timeline of the College of Arts and Sciences dean search.

may 2008 George Langford named dean december 2013 Langford announces he will step down from his position april 2014 Karin Ruhlandy, chair of the department of chemistry, is appointed interim dean designate may 2014 Search committee is formed december 2014 Applications close for the position july 2014 Next Arts and Sciences dean starts the job

Here are some of the major past concerts held at the Carrier Dome: Elton John U2 The Rolling Stones Zak Brown Band The Who Pink Floyd Neil Diamond source: carrier dome website

Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and Elvis Presley were just a few artists who took the stage downtown. But in 1980, just over a mile down the road, a newer, larger venue opened that dwarfed the War Memorial in size and threatened to siphon business.

In 1989, when The Rolling Stones returned to Syracuse, they played right on the Syracuse University campus.

“The Carrier Dome is a different type of venue than anything at the Oncenter,” said Kelly Carr, general manager at the Oncenter.

“There are not very many, if any events that we could compete against the Carrier Dome to bring see carrier

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THIRSTY thursday | ellicottville brewing company blueberry wheat

Blueberry wheat beer takes mind off winter

By Hannah Redfield staff writer

As the first real snowfall touched down in Syracuse this past weekend, I once again found myself enchanted by the graceful flakes as they fell beautifully onto the fall-colored foliage. The allure quickly faded, however, as the snow turned to gray slush and temperatures dipped so low it was painful to leave my bed.

I found myself longing for summer. I was thoroughly pleased, then, to sample summer via Ellicottville Brewing Company’s Blueberry Wheat beer. This light, refreshing beer will have you wishing for sand in your toes instead of snow under your boots.

The berry-infused beer is a wheat beer, meaning a significant portion of it is made with wheat malt. The wheat contributes very little flavor to the beer, which makes it very light and creates a silky consistency that makes the beer slide across your tongue.

Wheat beers are typically moderately to highly carbonated and are thought of as classic summer brews.

The straw-colored drink formed a

meringue-like head as I poured it into a glass. I don’t particularly like blueberry-flavored things, so I was nervous when I got a strong whiff of blueberry when I held the glass up to my nose.

When I took a sip, though, I discovered that the blueberry smell was 10 times stronger than the fruity flavors that hit my tongue. The taste was so slight, in fact, that it was hardly detectable.

There was no discernable aftertaste — it was almost as if the brew never even passed my lips. This is a 4.2 percent ABV beer, so I was not expecting to be hit with rich, malty liquor flavors. I was expecting a little more out of this beer and was slightly disappointed to discover that it tasted more like a watered down blueberry soda than an alcoholic beverage.

While this dry, bland beer did not live up to its blueberry name or aroma, it was at least refreshing and clean. If nothing else, the Ellicottville Brewing Company Blueberry Wheat beer allows drinkers to mentally escape the Syracuse winter weather and be transported to a warm summer night. hwredfie@syr.edu

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In its monthly meeting, the Graduate Student Organization discussed the ongoing sit-in and passed several resolutions.

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On schedule The Student Association is providing buses that travel to major cities across the country for Thanksgiving break.

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@SU_GSO Up on the floor Resolution calling for improvements to mental health services #syracuseuniversity #healthallyearround

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Hancock implements scanners

By Thomas Beckley-Forest staff writer

dascha polanco, star of the Netflix series “Orange is the New Black,” speaks at Hendricks Chapel on Wednesday night. Polanco talked to the audience about body image issues and being a Latina in the media.

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‘Orange is the New Black’ star speaks at SU

By Alexa Diaz staff writer

“Orange is the New Black” star Dascha Polanco never expected to be on a hit show.

“There have been things that have tried to knock me down and have knocked me down, but I know how to get back up,” said Polanco. “I never expected to be on a hit show and to be a series regular as a Latina, being as thick as I am, but I am learning how to embrace it, how to use it to my

advantage and do what I have to do.”

Hosted by the Xi Chapter of Omega Phi Beta sorority on Wednesday night in Hendricks Chapel, Polanco’s talk addressed issues including the hardships of being a woman of color in the media and the intersection of societal beauty standards and personal body image.

But during the talk, she maintained a comfortable atmosphere as she shared the details of her trajectory from being a young working mother to becoming a series regular on the

Netflix original series, “Orange is the New Black.”

I felt like as a Latina, as a full-figured Latina, I never wanted to be a statistic.

Dascha Polanco “orange is the new black” actress

Polanco was born in the Dominican Republic, but grew up in Brook-

lyn, New York where she says she was exposed to a balance of American and Latino culture. Polanco said her social and economic statuses contributed to her experiences as a pregnant teenager when she attended Hunter College, where she studied psychology.

“Even as I was pregnant, I was still going to college, studying, I never took a break,” said Polanco.

“I felt like as a Latina, as a full-figured Latina, I never wanted to be a see polanc0 page 8

graduate student organization

Organization passes 4 resolutions about sit-in

By Justin Mattingly asst. news editor

The Syracuse University Graduate Student Organization passed a resolution Wednesday night encouraging Chancellor Kent Syverud to investigate what happened in Crouse-Hinds Hall this past weekend.

On Friday night, university offi-

cials delivered copies of the student code of conduct to student protesters in Crouse-Hinds, where a sit-in has been held for the past two weeks.

When a law professor tried to enter the building on Saturday to discuss the code of conduct with students, she was turned away by Department of Public Safety officials.

Crouse-Hinds closed at 5 p.m. on

Friday. Students were allowed to stay in the building over the weekend and could leave at any time but were not allowed to re-enter until Monday morning.

“The resolution broadly acknowledges that the chancellor himself has been dealing with THE General Body very equitably and very fairly and he legitimately has the best

interest of students in mind,” said Patrick Neary, president of the GSO. “Because of that we are calling on the chancellor to investigate how things have been handled over the last weekend and essentially report back on potential improvements.”

The resolution, titled, “A Resolution Concerning University Actions see gso page 9

Syracuse Hancock International Airport is implementing full-body scanners as part of its security checking system.

The Transportation Security Administration has been in the process of installing the machines and training TSA agents on their usage. Once this is complete, the airport will be using the scanners as its primary means of screening passengers.

TSA had been waiting until a bigger checkpoint was built that could accommodate the expensive devices, Airport Executive Director Christina Callahan said in a Nov. 11 syracuse.com article. Advanced Imaging Technology scanners detect suspicious objects on a person by analyzing the feedback of electromagnetic waves that reverberate off people while they are in

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do round-up Here is a round-up of the top articles published in The Daily Orange this week: news THE General Body holds rally THE General Body held a rally on Monday with about 150 SU community members at the Remembrance Wall. The rally focused on the lack of negotiations between protesters and the SU administration. sports Outside midfielder Grant Chong remains close to the Syracuse soccer team through its run to the NCAA Tournament, despite leaving the team before this season to focus on academics. pulp Pixels vs print The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and the Alexia Foundation hosted the first design workshop, “Pixels vs Print.” Participants focused on the theme of family to complete the project, “Family. Life.”

See dailyorange.com for our full list of stories.

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arts and sciences by inadequate support, underdeveloped facilities and excessive enrollment, said Samuel Gorovitz, a philosophy professor and former dean of the college.

“The college functions within the context of a larger university that has, to its disadvantage, been dominated by preferential treatment of its professional schools, which both has harmed Arts and Sciences and diminished the luster of those very professional schools,” he said.

Karin Ruhlandt, interim dean of Arts and Sciences, said she sees Syverud’s call for an unrivaled college as an opportunity.

She said one way of improving the college is by creating a “unique sense of belongings” among its students. She hopes to see an identity created for the college, similar to that of S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications or Martin J. Whitman School of Management that makes students proud to be part of the largest college on campus.

The college is currently implementing several different initiatives that work toward the overarching goal of improving the undergraduate experience. Some of the initiatives Ruhlandt mentioned are the Career Conversations lecture series that will show students how to market themselves and their liberal arts education; immersion trips where students can make contact with potential employers; and a

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new website focusing on academic and career advising that will launch in December.

The level of investment in the college has “waxed and waned” over the years, said Cathryn Newton, professor of interdisciplinary sciences and dean emerita of the college. But she believes that with a commitment from the chancellor to invest in Arts and Sciences and provide a new direction, the college is at a critical turning point.

As that new direction is defined, Newton said, it’s important to remember that the plans for the college should not be set in stone. There is such a thing as a plan that is too specific, she said. Planning is crucial to the success of the college, but the plans should serve as a general “framework” for decision-making.

“You have to have something that’s more concrete than hope for the college,” Newton said. “It’s important to have a plan, but it’s equally fundamental to realize that a plan can also be something that guides decisions rather than mandates outcomes.”

Newton calls advising the “life’s blood of any arts and sciences college.” Advising, along with opportunities for research and creative work and space for students to share ideas — something she’s looking into with her committee on the campus master plan — are areas she identified as needing further investment.

“I think that’s the measure of our success,” Newton said. “We’ll know we’re succeeding at Syracuse when increasingly, year by year, we

hear people talking ideas in hallways.”

Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric Spina said strengthening Arts and Sciences is key to improving SU as a whole. SU must have an increased focus on excellence in the college, he said.

“Whether it’s undergraduate excellence or whether it’s student and faculty support services or whether it’s internationalization, the themes and the approaches and the investment plans in these areas will be designed in large part to make sure that the center of the university, Arts and Sciences, will get better,” Spina said.

Spina also said he hopes the new dean of the college will start around the time the strategic plan is unveiled, which is targeted for May. The new dean will then prioritize and work toward the initiatives outlined in the strategic plan, he said.

Mary Lovely, chair of the Arts and Sciences dean search committee, said the committee is currently in the interview phase and that she hopes the candidates will be visiting campus in December.

Lovely said Syverud has made it clear he wants to support the college and when he met with the committee in its early stages, Lovely said he gave its members a pep talk of sorts.

Spina said the new dean must recognize that the administration wants to improve the undergraduate experience within the college. While there is also a commitment to research, the undergraduate experience is what comes first.

Each program within the college should be able to clearly articulate why a student should

the bigger draw in upstate New York. But ice hockey has remained a constant at the Oncenter. The building has been home to the Syracuse Crunch, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning, since 1994.

But on Saturday, the sport will find a new home in Syracuse when, for the first time in its history, a hockey game will be played in the Carrier Dome.

The Frozen Dome Classic has been in the works for over a year. Howard Dolgon, owner of the Crunch, said the goal is to set a record for attendance at an indoor professional hockey game in the United States. The current record is 28,183. With a few days left until the puck drops, Dolgon said more than 26,000 tickets have been sold for Saturday’s game.

“In the War Memorial there’s a finite number of tickets for hockey,” Dolgon said. “With the Dome you can keep selling tickets.”

The War Memorial is loud and made of concrete so sound bounces around and offers the Crunch a home ice advantage, Dolgon said.

But the Dome is larger and has the potential to be louder. The War Memorial holds a capacity of about 8,000 people according to its website, while the Dome can hold 49,262 people.

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come to SU for that particular program, Spina said. Every potential student should be able to answer the question: Why SU? “Building an unrivaled College of Arts and Sciences really means we know what makes each one of our programs great and we are investing in them to make sure each one of them is magnified,” Spina said.

Spina said the college needs to be an “integral part of the university” for every student at SU, students majoring in the College of Arts and Sciences, students in other colleges who take their core courses in Arts and Sciences and students who are looking for opportunities for dual degrees or concentrations.

“It needs to be strong by itself, but it also needs to be strong in terms of how it connects with other units,” he said.

A liberal arts education is, at its core, an education that prepares students for the future, particularly an unknown future, said Gorovitz, the philosophy professor. Many of the jobs that today’s students will one day hold do not yet exist, so they’ll have to be able to adapt. A liberal arts education teaches them how to learn, he said.

“Why does it matter that we have a really strong College of Arts and Sciences?” Gorovitz said. “It’s because part of what we owe our students is about who and what they can be 10 and 15 and 20 and 30 and 40 years in the future.”

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rier Dome, said the venue for the Frozen Dome Classic has created a buzz in the community.

“I think people in town are really excited about it to come in and see something different in here,” Sala said. “(The Dome) is a great venue, and the fact that we’re able to do so many different events in this venue at all different times of the year, I think it was a natural fit.”

Despite all the fanfare leading up to Saturday, Dolgon said there are currently no plans to make hockey at the Dome a regular event.

After Saturday, the Crunch will return to the War Memorial. And while it may not be as expansive or have the name recognition of the Carrier Dome, it is a building the Crunch has called home for decades and will continue to do so.

“We want to provide special events to the people who live and support this team,” Dolgon said. “And we’ll continue to push ourselves to find other big events to do. This is an event come Nov. 22 that literally and figuratively could be one for the record books.” blsamuel@syr.edu

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Apple state of mind Cornell professors create apples for New York state

By Maggie Cregan staff writer

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esearchers at Cornell University have developed two new varieties of apple to be grown exclusively in New York state.

SnapDragon is already available in local stores including Wegmans, and RubyFrost, while currently available only at roadside stands, will hit grocery stores in January. The new varieties have been a long time in the making. Susan Brown, a Cornell professor who heads the school’s apple breeding program, spent 11 years developing SnapDragon and 17 on RubyFrost, “and that’s actually pretty fast for plant breeding,” she said.

Unlike with previous apples developed at Cornell, SnapDragon and RubyFrost are licensed through New York Apple Growers, meaning that New York farmers can pay royalties to grow these new varieties, but no growers outside the state can do so.

“It was truly just to promote New York state varieties and to control the production of them,” said Robin Leous, NYAG’s business manager.

She added that she doesn’t expect to see the cost of licensing passed on to the consumer.

“We are not anticipating that they’re going to be cost-prohibitive,” Leous said. “It’s not going to make them more expensive.”

Brown added that managing a new variety of apple is increasingly common since it helps

We are not anticipating that they’re going to be costprohibitive. It’s not going to make them more expensive.

Robin Leous nyag business manager

support the launch of the new apple. “When you manage something you’re actually say-

ing, ‘we’re going to put money into marketing apples,’ so you’re going to tell consumers about them, you’re going to get excitement and you’re also going to set quality standards so that the consumers will benefit by having good apples and meeting certain criteria.”

Brown said one of the biggest benefits to SnapDragon and RubyFrost is their consistent quality.

“When you eat an apple sometimes there (are) inconsistencies. So you might get a really good one and then, depending on either how you store or the grower treated it, you may get something that’s variable,” she said. Brown said the apples were bred to be very consistent, “so when you try them each time they’ll give you a

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crisp, juicy, good-tasting apple consistently.”

The RubyFrost apple has another unique benefit: it resists browning even after it’s been sliced.

Brown said this makes it better for fruit salads or children’s lunchboxes, since “kids always eat apples more if they’re sliced,” she said.

Brown is already looking forward to her next project, an apple that could be used for both fresh eating and producing hard cider. “It’s high in both acid and sugar, and might be a little bold for some people, but I really like it and consumer tests have been good,” she said. “But the beauty of it is we’re also testing it for hard cider.”

Currently, she said, cideries rely on small, hard-to-grow crabapples, “so if growers could

use this big apple instead of those little tiny apples and it would still produce a good product, then it would be really beneficial.”

Brown said that, despite the years and years of research that go into it, breeding a new variety of apple is always somewhat of a leap of faith. “You don’t know if there could be a problem in a particular environment, or that people might not like it,” she said. But with SnapDragon and RubyFrost, she feels like her efforts have paid off.

“I was in Wegmans last weekend and I gave out samples,” she said, “and to see kids’ reactions to it and to see them like it, I felt like I hit a home run.” mmcregan@syr.edu

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Syverud must meet with protesters sitting in Crouse-Hinds Hall THE General Body’s sit-in needs to end before Thanksgiving break, and Chancellor Kent Syverud needs to be the one to end it.

The sit-in began on Nov. 3 and members of THE General Body said they will sit until Syverud makes a public and written statement to the university community, committing to a plan of action that addresses each item listed in the grievances and needs/ solutions document, according to THE General Body’s website.

The ongoing sit-in is creating tension

among different parts of campus. It’s distracting students from their classes. It’s affecting business operations at CrouseHinds and potentially affecting prospective students. But it can’t fall on the protesters to just pack up and leave.

Syverud needs to do what he was brought here to do — lead the university. The protesters have made it clear they will sit in CrouseHinds hall through Thanksgiving Break.

Syverud cannot continue to delegate negotiation responsibilities; he needs to meet face-

to-face with the protesters in Crouse-Hinds.

There can be no more sending others and no more vague emails to the campus referencing the sit-in — Syverud should act like the head of this university and meet with these protesters for as long as it takes to come to a resolution.

This doesn’t mean giving in to THE General Body’s demands, or that he has to agree to more than what was presented in his final response. But it does mean he must take action to address what is currently happening in his administration building. Even if this

action is ordering the protesters out, it’s something that he needs to do himself, as chancellor of Syracuse University.

THE General Body should be commended for bringing university issues to light. But members should also be prepared that every demand on their document may not be met. If that is the case, they deserve to hear that directly from Syverud.

The Daily Orange Editorial Board urges the chancellor to meet with the protesters in Crouse-Hinds Hall and finally bring this sit-in to an end.

letter to the editor

Students should apply for NYPIRG board of directors position New York’s largest student-directed advocacy organization, the New York Public Interest Research Group, will be holding elections for its board of directors on Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Life Sciences Complex and Dec. 4, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Ernie Davis Dining Hall and 4:30–6:30 p.m. in Brockway Dining Hall.

NYPIRG works on a variety of grassroots

campaigns including higher education accessibility and affordability, environmental protection, voter empowerment, government reform, hunger and homelessness outreach and consumer protection.

NYPIRG’s student board of directors represents our 17 college campus chapters across the state. Positions on the board of directors are

open to Syracuse University and State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry undergraduates. Letters of intent are due on Dec. 2 by 5 p.m. and should be sent to Brittania Smead at bsmead@nypirg.org.

For information about NYPIRG’s board of directors, campaigns and on-campus internships — we are now accepting applications for

next semester — please contact the NYPIRG office: 732 S. Crouse Ave, second floor (above Faegan’s) bsmead@nypirg.org (518) 752-9430 Brittania Smead NYPIRG Project Coordinator SU/ESF

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Bike lanes on Waverly, Comstock avenues result in driver confusion Since I moved to Syracuse 15 months ago, I’ve biked over 10,000 miles around the city, mostly delivering sandwiches for Jimmy John’s. As someone who no longer owns a car and who relies on riding a bike everyday in Syracuse to earn a living — I was ecstatic that the city had bicyclists’ wellbeing in mind.

However, there are sometimes unforeseen consequences that arise from well-intentioned plans. There have been tons of complaints from motorists, but I am here voicing a concern from the perspective of an avid cyclist: Prior to the re-design, the conventional

four-lane road proved perfectly safe and suitable for both cars and bikes. Now, riding in the new bike lanes, I have experienced far more danger than ever; I have had vehicles driving directly at me inside the bike lane — terrifying!

Of course, some of this can be attributed to its newness, while car users are still adjusting to having a two-lane road.

Even given the adjustment period, the re-designed traffic pattern still contains an inherent design flaw — the “floating park lane” — a row of stationary, parked cars, to buffer the faster-moving car traffic from the bicycle traffic. While this

seems like a great idea on paper, there are some kinks to be worked out in reality.

I have recently had several near run-ins because of the “floating park lane”—coupled with the existence of multiple driveways along the new bike path. When cars decide to turn from Waverly into Bird Library (or, e.g., the Greek house next to it), they can’t see the whereabouts of bikers in the new lanes because parked cars are in the line of vision. No pun intended, but this is a huge oversight.

It seems the new bike lane only provides a false sense of security, if cars are liable to sud-

denly intrude the lane with little visual warning.

This makes me not want to ride in the lanes at all — which kind of begs the question, why even have them?

I think a better and simpler solution would be to have integrated — not isolated — bike paths along such corridors as Waverly and Comstock.

Bikes would only be separated from traffic by a painted line and not a row of “floating parked cars” — but they would at least be visible to drivers. Until then, if you see “the JJs guy” biking in the road and not in the lanes — you know why.

Charlie LaNoue

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Obama’s support for net neutrality advocates for small businesses

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resident Barack Obama recently voiced his support for net neutrality and urged the Federal Communications Commission to preserve a free and open Internet through governmental regulations.

People often balk at government regulation of the Internet, typically associating it with censorship. But in this case, Obama’s suggestions will help to protect our freedom online. Republicans have criticized net neutrality, but their opinions are likely clouded by big business favoritism. The president needed to voice support for net neutrality to protect Americans, and the FCC should incorporate his suggestions into regulations that preserve it.

Big Internet providers, such as Comcast and Time Warner Cable, would like to charge a premium to content providers, namely websites, in order for their data to be transmitted more quickly to users. In essence, this would create a fast lane for companies that could afford the premiums and a slow lane for everyone else.

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Obama asked the FCC to make regulations that prevent Internet providers from having their way. He provided simple guidelines for these rules that would ensure equal treatment of all data, with no fast lane for higher-paying customers.

Supporting net neutrality seems obvious enough, and it is something both the GOP and Democrats agree on. According to a survey by the University of Delaware’s Center for Political Communication, 81 percent of Democrats and 85 percent of Republicans oppose the fast lane that big cable companies are trying to implement. The FCC also asked for Internet comments from Americans regarding net neutrality and received 4 million supporting it, a fact Obama cited in his plan.

With these overwhelming numbers, one would expect all of Congress to be on board

with net neutrality as well. After all, bipartisan support would present a stronger case to the FCC. But GOP leaders have been some of the biggest opposition to Obama’s plan.

Republican leaders say that FCC regulations would hurt business and online innovation, but they seem to be confusing business with their favored big business. Under cable’s premium speed plan, smaller businesses would lose out to established companies who could easily pay the price for higher speeds.

With regulations, start-up businesses could compete on a more equal level with established companies.

Obama realized that Republicans would support big business, so he needed to take a stand personally. He strengthened the voice of small businesses and individual Americans who might otherwise be silenced by big cable companies’ lobbying efforts. After all, both Republican and Democrat Congressmen received $8 million from major telecom companies in the 2014 election, according to a March 11 Consumerist article, so it’s unlikely

that we would hear net neutrality support from them.

Some also argue that Obama’s recommendations for net neutrality are a step out of bounds. But he’s not forcing the FCC to adopt these guidelines. He’s just suggesting “bright lines,” as he calls them, that would preserve an open Internet. It is the president’s job to recognize what is best for Americans and voice his support for government action to fulfill those needs.

Though it is ultimately the FCC’s decision, Obama’s guidelines are essential for preserving freedom and promoting business on the Internet. His support is necessary to ensure that the voices of Americans are really heard. Obama’s ideas are well founded and the FCC should combine his ideas with their expertise to form effective regulations to preserve net neutrality.

Kathryn Krawczyk is a freshman magazine journalism major. Her column appears weekly. She can be reached at kjkrawczyk@syr.edu and followed on Twitter @KathrynKrawczyk.

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@RyanFrazier_ Just to mention, #DATmovementSU is in its 16th day and entering its 382nd consecutive hour of protests, sitins and teach-ins. #WeAreSU

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@JPirogovsky I am extremely proud of everyone involved in #DATMovementSU. Thank you for standing up for what you believe in and fighting for our school.

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Snapcash will not appeal to app’s users

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our bank information combined with Snapchat sounds like a nightmare that just became a reality.

Through a festive video, Snapchat announced the addition of its newest feature, Snapcash, which allows users to send money to their friends instantly. Snapchat will have a hard time convincing users to store their debit card info on an app that gets so much daily use and has a history of hacking and security issues. From a business standpoint the move makes sense, but Snapchat doesn’t seem like the right platform for personal finances.

Snapchat could potentially use the personal information from the debit cards to improve targeted advertising through a partnership with Square Cash. Depending on how the confirmation process works, Snapcash also sets up the possibility of purchasing items directly from ad videos, according to a Tuesday TechCrunch article.

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AN URBAN LOOK AT TECHNOLOGY Sure, there are benefits, but it will be an uphill climb to get millennials on board with such a radical idea.

After Snapchat was hacked for 90,000 photos in October, the app doesn’t have the strongest trust with its users. It will take a long time, if ever, for snapping a friend money to be considered normal.

For starters, the average age of Snapchat users is 18, according to Forbes, and that demographic isn’t exactly rolling in cash. Users are only allowed to use the Snapcash feature if they are 18 or older so that may hurt the overall number of potential users. And God forbid parents begin to join the Snapchat party to ship you a few dollars.

There is also the chance that this opens the door to people sending photos for money or drug exchanges, which

could get messy. Snapchat may be a little ahead of its time with Snapcash and it seems to benefit advertisers more than consumers.

Some tech critics believe this is the first of many social network-mobile payment marriages. Facebook would probably be a better location for quick money transfers due to its massive amount of users worldwide. Snapchat has a very limited audience ranging grade school to college students and therefore, Snapcash probably won’t get much use.

Snapcash and Apple’s Apple Pay suggest we are on the verge of a big push for more mobile payments. I’m not quite sold on the safety of these types of transactions if hackers have already proven they can crack the code. Since there’s no password required once your Snapchat profile is saved, it feels too easy for someone else to get ahold of your bank information.

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dollars, Snapchat is searching for ways to keep its stock high but this seems like a reach. We’ve come from Western Union to one-tap transactions and it feels like the importance of financial security has been sacrificed for convenience.

So when it comes to paying with my phone, I’ll just stick to Starbucks’ mobile app.

Aarick Knighton is a junior information management and technology major. His column appears weekly. He can be reached at adknight@syr.edu.

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Including ‘feminist’ in list of words to ban trivializes word’s history

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ime Magazine has landed itself in trouble with the feminist community for its fourth annual word banishment poll.

The Nov. 12 poll, which includes words that Time writer Katy Steinmetz has deemed cringe worthy, included the word feminist.

By including the word feminist in a group of words like “turnt,” “yaaasssss” and “literally,” Time has trivialized the feminist movement and its strides for women throughout history. Most people can agree that words like “bae” and “obvi” are annoying and overused, but the word feminist does not belong on this list.

It was wrong of Time to include this word — which resonates strongly with many people — in a list of words

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Steinmetz went on to explain why she wants to ban the word feminist, saying that it has “become a thing that every celebrity had to state their position on whether this word applies to them.” She compared this positioning to a “politician declaring a party” and said that she believes we should “stick to the issue instead of throwing this label around.”

Steinmetz is looking at the feminist movement in the same way that one would look at a book that they started in the middle. They may have a grasp

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on the current goings-on but they do not understand the significance of it in relation to what happened in the beginning of the book. Years ago, too much feminism was nowhere near being a problem. Male and female celebrities wouldn’t dare call themselves feminists because the label and issues it represented were not seen in a good light.

Is the word feminist being thrown around a bit today? Maybe — but in our society, which is highly centered on fame and celebrity, having the word claimed by big names is a great way to bring awareness to the movement. The word, movement and work that many people are doing are not diminished by feminism’s blossoming popularity.

On behalf of Time, managing editor

Nancy Gibbs has since issued a statement apologizing for the poll, saying that “the word ‘feminist’ should not have been included in a list of words to ban.” Although this is a nice sentiment, even Gibbs’ statement repeated some of the ideas of Steinmetz. She reinforced the idea that debate over the word detracted from actual feminist work, saying “we regret that (the word ‘feminist’)’s inclusion has become a distraction from the important debate over equality and justice.”

Humans can focus on more than one thing at a time. We can debate over the use of a word and still fight for the issues this word represents.

Trying to eliminate or diminish the importance or use of a word will not help people focus on the issues it

represents. All this does is silence the people who identify with this word. It also does not help to frame people who discuss the use of the word as distracted from the issues.

Words aren’t the problem, definitions aren’t the problem and celebrities aren’t the problem. Sexism and gender based oppression within our society is the problem. Time magazine and those who share a similar sentiment should consider the significance or context of the word feminism before comparing it to the likes of “bae.”

Mandisa Shields is a sophomore newspaper and online journalism major. Her column appears weekly.

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polanco statistic.”

When it comes to her breakout role as inmate Dayanara Diaz on “Orange is the New Black,” Polanco said she had always known she was going to be an actress, but did not know her career would grow in the way that it did.

Polanco continued to say that the show “put Hollywood on blast,” for its success with an extremely diverse cast, both in terms of racial and sexual identities. She said that as a

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woman of color, the show felt like reality and it is because of these factors that everyone who watches the show can connect to both the characters and the story.

“I know that I can do it now,” Polanco said, encouraging audience members to do what they have a passion for.

As the talk transitioned into a discussion forum with the audience, Polanco invited senior Anibal Oller to the stage to salsa dance with her and even acted out scenes from the first season of the Netflix series.

Rachel Becker, a freshman advertising

major, said the opportunity to hear from Polanco was one she could not miss, especially after just attending the Coming Out Month keynote address “Ain’t I a Woman?” by actress and Polanco’s co-star Laverne Cox in October.

“I would have never gotten the opportunity to see two amazing characters from a show that I love watching,” said Becker. “As someone who doesn’t really identify with Latino culture, it’s so interesting to hear her views.”

Lucy Mansour, the social cultural chair of the sorority, hosted the talk with Polanco on stage and said that although she was nervous,

the experience tied in perfectly with the sorority’s goal of connecting to and empowering young women.

“She relates to us. She is a woman of color.

She comes from where we come from,” said Mansour, a sophomore civic engagement and political science dual major. “We actually grew up in the same neighborhood and went to the same elementary school.”

Said Mansour: “I felt like I had known her for all of my life and I think that’s because of the struggles we both dealt with growing up.”

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“They really began putting them in after the ‘underwear bomber’ incident in 2009,” Smullen said, referring to the incident where a man, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, was caught trying to deto-

nate a plastic explosive while on a plane headed for Detroit on Christmas Day. “They’ve been implementing them regularly at airports across the country since then, and now they’re getting to us.”

However, Smullen said there is a slight trade-

checks, because the machines are so sensitive,” he said. “I remember going through one in 2010, and it even detected a mint in my pocket.”

Advocacy groups such as the Electronic Privacy Information Center and the Electronic Frontier Foundation have criticized full-body scanners as violating passengers’ privacy. The TSA has countered this by stating that the AIT scanners generate basic body outlines that merely indicate suspicious objects.

Smullen said the machine does its job in a way that is non-invasive and non-revealing.

Michelle Hernandez, a freshman public relations major who goes through Hancock Airport when flying between Syracuse and her native Puerto Rico, wasn’t concerned about the scanners.

“I in no way feel uncomfortable when going through a full-body scanner,” said Hernandez.

“Going through a metal detector is only a few seconds quicker so it’s not really an extra hassle. If full-body scanners are helping airport security be more efficient and trustworthy then I’m all for them.”

One thing you have to do, you’re going to have to really take everything out of your pockets and be a little more careful going through security checks, because the machines are so sensitive.

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“One thing you have to do, you’re going to have to really take everything out of your pockets and be a little more careful going through security

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SU to hold event to encourage people to quit tobacco use

By Kayli Thompson contributing writer

As Syracuse University prepares to become a tobacco-free campus in July, the university is holding an event to help people quit smoking The Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is organizing the Great American Smokeout event on Thursday. The event is put on by the American Cancer Society to encourage people to make a plan to quit or to plan in advance to quit smoking. The event is held on the third Thursday of November each year.

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Relating to the Student Protestors” was passed without amendment.

Neary said the resolution says the actions of the administration, specifically not allowing legal counsel to the protesters, were ill advised.

“Resolved, that we respectfully ask the chancellor to investigate his administrative

July 1, 2015. The university will begin a phased approach to implement a tobacco-free campus for the 2015–16 academic year. By July 1, 2015, tobacco products or any products simulating tobacco smoking will be banned on campus, including outdoor spaces. The policy also includes the ban of tobacco industry sponsored events both on and off campus.

“This year is much more emphasized because of the upcoming policy that will be in place,” said Amy Hong, a public health student and Health Services intern who’s been planning the event.

Hong said she has been planning the event since the beginning of the semester.

The Lerner Center will be tabling in the

Schine Student Center atrium from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday. The center will be handing out prizes, turkey sandwich coupons and fact sheets about quitting and the upcoming policy.

There will also be an intern walking around in a cigarette costume and handing out a coupon for a dollar off a turkey sandwich. The coupon will be attached to a flyer about cessation programs along with contact information.

In addition to the event, SU will be offering free support groups to help students, faculty and staff quit smoking and will be offered starting January 2015.

Currently about 43 million Americans smoke cigarettes, which is about one in every five adults,

according to the Great American Smokeout website. About one-third of college students use tobacco products, according to research from the Harvard School of Public Health.

In the past, the university has celebrated the smokeout event simply by giving out information and pamphlets about the harmful effects of smoking.

The turkey sandwich coupons are for a free turkey sandwich and can be received by signing the banner supporting the new policy. If an attendee chooses not to sign the banner, they can get a coupon for a dollar off a turkey sandwich. Both coupons are only valid in the Schine food court.

team’s response to the student protests, and to provide a written report that specifically addresses concerns of disrespectful administrative conduct,” says the resolution.

The resolution also asks Syverud to hold an open forum where he can receive feedback from the SU community and to create an ombudsperson position to protect student rights and interests. An ombudsperson is a public official who acts as an impartial intermediary,

GSO also voted on several other resolutions that deal with issues raised by THE General Body: — A resolution supporting the hiring of an Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator was passed without amendment.

— A resolution supporting an increase in mental health services was passed without amendment.

— A resolution supporting an increase to library funding was withdrawn until January.

— A resolution supporting the proposed teaching assistant pay increase was passed with some modifications. The resolution calls for a 7 percent increase in the minimum TA and resident adviser stipend for the next fiscal year and a 6.25 percent increase the year after.

These two increases would make the minimum stipend approximately equal to the living wage for the Syracuse area, Neary said.

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Comedian John Mulaney finds humor in family, personal life

By Brett Samuels asst. news editor

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hen comedian John Mulaney arrived in Syracuse, he was unprepared to face the weather. He was in need of a winter coat, so he took a trip to Destiny USA. “What a great name,” Mulaney said. “Destiny USA — the most pornstar-ish name a mall has ever had.”

Mulaney performed stand-up comedy for over an hour Wednesday night in Goldstein Auditorium at the Schine Student Center. The performance, presented by the Traditions Commission, kept the crowd laughing throughout the night, and even got some audience members involved in the set.

Mulaney previously wrote for Saturday Night Live, where he helped create the Weekend Update character, Stefon. He also created and currently stars in his new show “Mulaney,” which debuted in October on Fox. The show has received mixed reviews and poor ratings, something Mulaney was quick to acknowledge during his performance.

“If you haven’t seen it, you’re not alone,” he said.

Seaton Smith, a comedian who plays a character in “Mulaney,” opened the show with about 20 minutes of his own stand-up, keeping the crowd laughing the entire time. Much of his material was edgy, filled with profanity and focused on politics, crime and race.

Mulaney was originally scheduled to perform at Syracuse University on Oct. 11, but had to reschedule because of work on his show. Mulaney, who wore a suit, said he was nervous that the crowd would be upset that he had to cancel the original date.

“I hate confrontation. I’ve never been in a fight but you could probably tell that from the moment I walked out here,” Mulaney said, laughing. “I know see mulaney page 12

JOHN MULANEY performs stand-up in Goldstein Auditorium on Wednesday night. Mulaney’s set covered topics including his family, his childhood and his thoughts on children. The show was rescheduled after Mulaney cancelled an earlier date. kadijah watkins staff photographer

A Syracuse University food drive is helping to ensure families in Syracuse won’t have to worry about a holiday meal.

The SU Office of Engagement Programs is hosting its annual food drive, which ends Friday. The drive began about a month ago, said Laura Villers, a graduate assistant and first year masters student studying higher education and administration. So far, coordinators and organizers say the process has been very slow.

Syeisha Byrd, director of the Office of Engagement Programs, said the office currently has filled two bags of food. Her goal is to get to 50, which is below previous totals of 62 and 72. In addition to donating, students can get involved by helping

We’re all sort of caught up. When we slow down, people will remember there’s a world outside of our campus.

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pack bags on Friday.

This year, the charities receiving the bags of food are Catholic Charities of Onondaga County and the Huntington Family Center. In previous years, the Boys and Girls Club of Syracuse, as well as the Faith Hope Community Center have received donated food.

Villers and Byrd offered possible reasons why this year’s food drive is lagging behind past years up to this point. Byrd said students tend to wait until the last minute to get involved, while Villers said November is a stressful time for students and that stress is what might be causing the lackluster results so far.

“We’re all sort of caught up. When we slow down, people will remember there’s a world outside of our campus,” she said.

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mulaney some people who give off a vibe of, ‘Do not f*ck with me.’”

“My vibe is more, ‘You could pour soup in my lap, and I’ll probably apologize to you.’”

Mulaney said in a high-pitched voice.

He also told the story about the “best day of his life.” His parents went to the same college as former President Bill Clinton. Clinton walked Mulaney’s mother home from the library one night, much to the displeasure of his father. Mulaney went with his mother to meet Clinton at a fundraiser in 1992 when Clinton was running for president, while his father stayed home.

After his mother used him as a “human shield” to fight past Secret Service, Mulaney said he ended up at Clinton’s feet.

“He turns to my mom and says, ‘Hey, Ellen,’ because he never forgets a b*tch, ever,” Mulaney said, as the crowd roared with laughter.

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Much of Mulaney’s material focused on his family and his childhood. He recently got married, and during one of the crowd’s favorite jokes of the show, compared his wife to a cow.

He referred to the saying “Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?” — a question some of his friends asked him when he used to bring up getting married.

“Why buy the cow?” Mulaney asked the crowd. “Because you’re lucky to have the cow, and roping in cows and getting milk out of them was never anything you were known for.

There’ve only been about eight cows — several un-milked — and a lot of people think you like bulls and they assume it. And if you just bought the cow nobody would say that anymore.”

Throughout the show the comedian interacted with the crowd. He spoke with one student in the front of the audience who gave him directions to the Schine Student Center. Then he began talking to the student one seat over.

Mulaney gave him a hard time for being an economics major, to the crowd’s enjoyment.

“Be an English major, like me,” he said.

“I have to wear a suit when I go to colleges — otherwise people will just think I’m another English major walking around.”

At one point in the show, Mulaney noticed a couple open seats in the front row.

“You saving these seats?” he said. An audience member hesitated and then told Mulaney no. “I wouldn’t want them to show up and not have these seats — there’d be a riot,” he said, lowering his voice to whisper.

Mulaney kept the crowd engaged throughout the set. When he finished, he thanked the crowd for letting him reschedule and walked off the stage to a standing ovation. blsamuel@syr.edu | Brett_Samuels27

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Thanksgiving Day dinners share similarities with college parties

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s much as I love Syracuse, I can’t wait to get out of here for the week. The Garden State’s slightly higher temperatures, strip malls, gas station attendants and Bruce Springsteen are all beckoning for me to come home. It is a break much needed.

There’s nothing quite like sitting down with your extended family for a huge feast to celebrate the fairy tale version of some British subjects’ morally questionable actions.

It’s a nice break from the chaos and stress of college. But the more you think about it, maybe it’s not.

For many people, it’s not a stretch to say that Thanksgiving is simply the family-oriented continuation of a Greek life gathering. When you look closely enough, the similarities between the Turkey Day festivities and social collegiate ones are astounding.

Both days start out with a parade. One involves that good old American tradition — commercialization. You’ll probably get to see Ryan Seacrest or some other white-bread announcer talk about how great “Guardians of the Galaxy” was as a giant Groot balloon flies above Sixth Avenue. The other parade is made up of underclassmen completely underdressed for the weather stumbling along Euclid.

Their broken dreams spill out of Gatorade bottles as they search for a party to wiggle their way into. Honestly, I’d rather watch this than Ariana Grande dancing on a float.

Once the parade is over, the party usually begins. At both events, people are bound to show up late. I play that role when it comes to my school friends and my family. There will likely be a lot of hugs. The comments accompanying these embraces are likely to be very different. As opposed to the family “Wow, you must have grown 3 feet since I last saw you”-type, it’s more likely to be “OMG gurl, I haven’t seen you since like Writing 105 on Wednesday. How’s the bae you found on Tinder?” Or something like that. I don’t actually know how our generation speaks.

As the party and feast progress, there are going to be a ton of inevitable similarities.

People will be passed out on the couch.

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food drive advertised the drive, but Byrd also said that by pushing the message more, maybe the results would not be so low.

Byrd said the food drive and packing party, as she called it, is not only about donating food and time, but meeting other students, staff and faculty who are passionate about community service as well.

“It builds new relationships among people who don’t know each other,” Byrd said.

Byrd asks that students try to bring thanksgiving-themed foods in or, at the very least, fresh foods because many of the people getting the bags do not have access to fresh food or any food at all. She recommended boxes of stuffing or mashed

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There’s the possibility someone will be passing the contents of their stomach into the porcelain throne. This, however, is most likely to be from eating too much turkey at the family gathering.

Someone will undoubtedly get injured as well. The circumstances may be different — that one crazy uncle from the South trying to deep-fry the turkey, as opposed to some tough guy trying to punch through a wall — but it’ll happen.

If you come from a large family, Thanksgiving is bound to be loud. Granted, a DJ probably isn’t going to be blasting Avicii while the family sits around the dinner table, but there will be noise. Much like a college party, some of the younger cousins will be running around screaming. One may have a toy bucket stuck on his head, which doesn’t seem impossible at a fraternal throwdown, either.

Then there’s the centerpiece of both events: the table. Everyone ends up crowded around the table, some gobbling down turkey, some guzzling some kind of alcoholic beverage — many doing both. At the house party, the pong table replaces the treasured family dinner table, the Natty replaces the nice wine and a bunch of moldy solo cups replace the fine china, but the principle is there.

So while you probably won’t be grinding on your relatives or shotgunning a can of cranberry sauce, remember that Thanksgiving break serves a lot of the same purposes as those college get-togethers. It’s a chance to loosen up, have a good time and make memories with the people you enjoy. That may sound sappy enough to make into syrup and pour on some pancakes, but I like to think there’s some truth in it.

Gobble gobble.

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potatoes, canned goods, corn, green beans, potatoes, apples, gravy or even Bisquick.

There are donation bins inside Hendricks Chapel and students can bring in food until 10 p.m. Friday.

Villers added the drive serves as “a great funnel to get great students we might not have interacted with.”

“There are pathways to get involved, chances to kick off a life of service,” she said.

As for the food drive, Byrd and Villers both remain hopeful and confident that donations will pick up. Thanksgiving is a time for family and food, Byrd said.

“Food always brings people together.

It’s a time to be with families,” Byrd said.

“Students should see a benefit in helping other families that don’t have as much as they do.” dmantoot@syr.edu

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O.A.R., also known as Of a Revolution, will play at the F-Shed at the Market on Friday. “The Rockville LP” came out in June, and Benj Gershman described it as the band’s most mature album so far. His favorite song off the album is “Favorite Song.” courtesy of josh goleman

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Rock band O.A.R. will perform at The F-Shed at the Market on Friday night with opening act Andy Grammer. The Daily Orange spoke with O.A.R. bassist Benj Gershman about his time on tour and the band’s new album, “The Rockville LP.” The Daily Orange: Where did the name Of a Revolution or O.A.R. come from?

Benj Gershman: It comes from a phrase that’s within a story our singer wrote in high school called “The Wanderer,” and there’s another word for “Of a Revolution,” but it’s kind of a secret we’ve kept this whole time.

The name is part of a story, but it kind of has to do with a revolution in the music — with

planning and being together and making the music itself back then.

The D.O.: How is your new album, “The Rockville LP,” different from your other albums?

B.G.: I think “The Rockville LP” is a mature album. Not that the other ones aren’t, but it’s on another scale. It’s sort of a record that documents coming full circle and a career having started based around having things home, and then growing them out into the other areas, and then kind of coming back. It’s taking a look at what we’ve gone through these past years and putting a story to it.

The D.O.: What’s your favorite song off the new album?

B.G.: My favorite song on the new album is

“Favorite Song.” Ironic isn’t it? The vibe of the tune — the feeling of the song — is what I picture how our band sounded when we were beginning to make music.

The D.O.: What’s the mindset behind the tour this year? What can we expect?

B.G.: Keep it fresh and keep it fun. We’re going to have a lot of rock ‘n’ roll. I think peoples’ faces are going to melt because there’s going to be so much rock ‘n’ roll.

The D.O.: Do you have any pre-show rituals?

B.G.: We put on protective gear for all the face melting that’s going to go on, beneath the tight jeans and dark clothing and all of that.

That’s the only ritual.

The D.O.: Why did you choose Andy

Grammer as your opening act?

B.G.: He is such a talented performer and great guy. We’ve been lucky to meet him throughout our travels and tours. He’s somebody you want to be around. His music speaks for itself. It’s really powerful and we love it.

The D.O.: Where do you guys prefer to play live?

B.G.: I really like playing outdoors. It has this openness and natural feeling to it — just sort of making music for the world.

The D.O.: Where do you see the band going in the future?

B.G.: Probably on tour. As a band we want to keep making music — not only in the studio, but on stages — and we have only plans for that. We’re looking forward to sticking together for a long time. jmfrere@syr.edu | @jackie_frere

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Two years ago, Syracuse’s starting center was senior Kayla Alexander. Last year, it was senior Shakeya Leary. This year though, the Orange has a much younger rotation at center.

“I think when you have three players up next that can play At Jacksonville minutes for you @ Jacksonville Veterans at that spot, it’s Memorial Arena a luxury,” SyraSaturday, 3 p.m. cuse head coach Quentin Hillsman said.

SU’s group of centers is highlighted by sophomore Briana Day, and supported by her twin Bria and freshman Amber Witherspoon. The trio has split time at the position through three games this season and will continue to do so when No. 23 SU (3-0) takes on Jacksonville (0-2) at Swisher Gymnasium in Jacksonville, Florida at 3 p.m. on Saturday.

Including walk-on Michelle van Dyke, SU has four players that are at least 6 feet, 4 inches tall. Duke is the only other team in the Atlantic Coast Conference with more 6-foot4 players on its roster with five.

Though Syracuse doesn’t have an established center like it’s had the past two seasons, Hillsman called the situation leadership by committee.

Briana Day started the team’s season opener but only played four first-half minutes. She played 15 minutes in the second half, but Hillsman’s use of Bria Day and Witherspoon early on showed he trusts them to contribute.

In SU’s 90-84 win over Duquesne on Wednesday night, Briana Day scored 22 points and pulled down 19 rebounds.

“We just work together and help each other,” Briana Day said. “If we’re not doing something, someone has to come in and pick it up.”

As a freshman, Briana Day played in every game, but never started. She led the conference’s bench players in rebounds and blocks, averaging 5.8 rebounds per game and 1.2 blocks per game.

When SU goes out for team dinners — so far this year at restaurants including Prime Steakhouse and The Cheesecake Factory — the centers hang out with each other. Their height naturally draws them together, which creates even better chemistry on the court, Briana Day said.

Witherspoon said she had to relearn communicating with people, how to play basketball and how to live on her own throughout the preseason.

But the Days helped her adjust. On Sunday, in her first collegiate game, Witherspoon was overwhelmed early on. Once again, the Day sisters eased her emotions.

“I don’t think I could have got through (the transition to college) without them,” Witherspoon said. “Bria is like my little mini-coach on the sideline. She’s always making sure I know what’s going on.”

With Hillsman’s high-tempo style, three centers give him options. Against Fordham, Hillsman made 31 first-half subs as his team played a full-court press and attacked in transition.

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beat writer predictions PHIL D’ABBRACCIO pittsburgh: 21 syracuse: 13

key players

The Pitt gets deeper Just going through the motions of wrapping up the season. Not much to see here.

JESSE DOUGHERTY pittsburgh: 28 syracuse: 14

The pitts Syracuse has been a sinking ship for about a month now, and Saturday will just be another straw.

JACOB KLINGER pittsburgh: 25 syracuse: 14

Pittch imperfect Syracuse goes into Heinz Field with a rejuvenated but ultimately defeated team.

sean hickey offensive tackle HT: 6’6 WGHT: 306 YEAR: SENIOR

syracuse: 64 california: 52

california: 63 syracuse: 54

Californication The Golden Bears can score the ball and, well, SU hasn’t proven it can against any team worth mentioning here.

The sophomore back has the third-most rushing yards in all of Division I at 1,562. He’s the focal point of the Panthers’ offense and has accounted for 21 touchdowns, nine more than anyone else on the team. Connor’s total rushing yards are 994 more than any rusher on Syracuse.

james connor running back HT: 6’2 WGHT: 250 YEAR: SOPHOMORE

big numbers Syracuse’s relative deficiencies against Pitt are pretty clear. Here’s how clear.

Nov. 23, 2013 — SU failed to clinch bowl eligibility — The Panthers were 3-for-3 in the red zone, SU was 0-for-0 — A 5-yard touchdown run by Isaac Bennett in the third quarter was the deciding score to put Pitt up by one

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SU’s top six rushers have combined for less rushing yards than Pitt’s leading rusher, James Connor.

21 PITT RUSHING YDS

17 More passing touchdowns thrown by Pitt quarterback Chad Voytik than SU quarterbacks AJ Long, Austin Wilson and Mitch Kimble combined.

pregame playbook key players

syracuse

New York state of mind New York’s College Team is just that, for the night.

But only one night.

JESSE DOUGHERTY

leader of the pack

The Orange’s left tackle has been the one constant on an offensive line that has been rundown for quite some time. Offensive coordinator Tim Lester said SU will get back some of its banged up front against Pittsburgh, but Hickey will still be the strongest point of the unit. Not to mention it’s also a homecoming for the senior, who is from the Pittsburgh area.

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PHIL D’ABBRACCIO

homecoming king

last time they played

SU RUSHING YDS

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tyler roberson forward HT: 6’8 WGHT: 212 YEAR: SOPHOMORE

california all trades

bearing the load

Roberson has started both of the Orange’s games and logged a double-double in the season opener, but he shot just 5-of-14 in that game. SU’s offense, which currently relies on senior Rakeem Christmas’ facilitation and production from the post, would benefit greatly from Roberson establishing his offensive abilities outside the paint.

Three of the Golden Bears’ top four scorers from last year are gone, but Wallace has replaced them with ease thus far. He’s gone for 22- and 16-point performances in Cal’s first two games, combining with sophomore Jordan Matthews for a formidable backcourt.

tyrone wallace guard HT: 6’5 WGHT: 200 YEAR: JUNIOR

big numbers Here are some statistics you need to know heading into the Syracuse-California game.

JACOB KLINGER syracuse: 67 california: 53

Gummy in the Garden California gets pulled apart in basketball’s greatest venue while the Orange plays up to the stage.

79.0

92.0

Syracuse’s average points per game in its two wins over California in last year’s EA Sports Maui Invitational and in the NCAA Round of 32 in 2013.

California’s points per game through two nonconference games so far this season.

55.8 California’s points per game in its first two contests.

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cross country

Syracuse hopes talented depth continues to thrive at NCAAs

By Sam Fortier staff writer

Syracuse cross-country head coach Chris Fox felt great as he surveyed his team.

The Orange held out senior Max Straneva and freshman Justyn Knight— who finished second and third for SU in the Atlantic Coast Conference championships, respectively — up next and even though Fox didn’t expect NCAA championships to win the NCAA @ Terre Haute, Indiana Nor theast Saturday, 11:45 a.m.

Regional on Friday in the Bronx, New York, Syracuse did anyway.

The win is, Fox believes, a testament to the depth his men’s team possesses.

“It was great,” he said. “They ran smart, they ran together and they ran not even close to 100 percent.”

The SU men rested two of its top three runners to conserve their energy for the biggest

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duquesne pushed the ball with a fast tempo and scored often. Eight of the 12 points came on free throws because Syracuse was attacking the hoop, and the other four points came on layups.

“I think it shows how gutsy our kids are when they really compete and play hard,”

race of the year this Saturday. Both the Orange men’s and women’s teams will race at the NCAA Division I Championships at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Indiana. The second-ranked Orange men’s team believes depth is the key to a great performance, and it certainly has plenty of it.

In the Northeast Regional, Syracuse’s top four runners finished within three seconds of each other. Its fifth runner finished just more than five seconds behind the pack.

The Orange fields a roster including ACC individual champion and senior Martin Hehir, as well as juniors Dan Lennon, Joel Hubbard and MJ Erb and sophomore Colin Bennie. Knight and Straneva fill out the seven-man team.

“Our seventh man feels like he can run with anyone else’s third man,” Fox said. “Every one of those guys ran like they owned the place (in the ACC championships), like they didn’t care.”

The Orange faces its toughest competition yet against another deep team in top-ranked Colorado, but also in top-heavy teams like No.

3 Oregon and No. 4 Oklahoma State.

In a clash of ideologies, Oregon has what Fox says is a one-two punch of runners that no else has. Yet the Ducks sacrifice depth as their fourth through seventh runners are less successful.

The strength of having a deep team is that it takes pressure off the fourth and fifth runners because it lets them just run, allowing for a bad day when the sixth and seventh runners can have a great day.

“For teams that just have the front firepower, they really get stuck relying on their fourth or fifth guy,” Hehir said. “If that backfires, there’s no back-up plan.”

Syracuse’s depth also helps during a race because oftentimes the men will be so close that they can talk, strategize and monitor each other.

Knight said that sometimes the races even seem like just a tough workout practice because he’s in a pack running with his SU teammates, with whom he’s comfortable and accustomed to.

The magnitude of the NCAAs can cause

such bad nerves that it compels runners to head out too fast and waste energy too early, but Syracuse has a response to that as well.

“Sometimes some people get excited and try to push too early,” Knight said. “Our group will say, ‘Slow down. Don’t worry. It’s a part of the plan.’”

The Orange’s plan will not deviate from the one they’ve used so far this season.

SU will have to go out a little bit quicker than usual because the field of 315 runners is the largest the Orange has seen this season. SU wants to be among the top 40 runners at the start of the race, Hehir said. Then they’ll “sit on” — or wait behind — the top teams until the final two or three kilometers, which is when most of the runners make their move.

The fact that the No. 2 Orange enters the NCAAs as a top team with the ability to drop other teams is new territory for the SU men, Fox said.

But SU’s confident with the seven it’ll bring.

Said Hehir: “We’re ready to go out hard and see what happens.”

Hillsman said.

SU’s run happened so fast that three minutes after being tied, point guard Cornelia Fondren was already trying to dribble out the clock before the Dukes started intentionally fouling. In the first half, Duquesne outrebounded SU 25-15. But down the stretch, Day dominated in the paint and the rebounding battle ended in a 44-44 tie.

Following last season, teammates said that

Day was the most improved player on the team.

Against Duquesne, she proved it.

And while Day stole the show in the final minutes, Diamond Henderson hit big shots throughout the second half, too. Henderson scored 22 points off the bench and showed why Hillsman was so excited in the preseason to see what she could do after transferring from Tennessee Tech.

Though it’s only the second game of the season, Hillsman said winning a game like this is a good experience.

“It’s good to have a game where you’re down pretty big in the first half and you have to come back, take the lead and then you have to kind of go back and forth and pull out a win,” Hillsman said.

“I think this is valuable for our kids.”

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QBs prepare for final 2 weeks with future implications in air

By Phil D’Abbraccio asst. sports editor

Though the next two games are meaningless to Syracuse’s ongoing season, Tim Lester has a message for his offensive players.

“They’re mistaken if they don’t think the momentum of the end of one season can’t carry over into another,” the SU offensive coordinator said on Tuesday night.

And that concept applies more to the Orange’s quarterbacks than any other positional group.

While a Terrel Hunt return in the next nine days seems unlikely, freshman AJ Long and sophomore Austin Wilson feel it’ll be Hunt’s job to lose when he plays again, whether it be this season or next. But Lester didn’t indicate as much, and the quarterbacks have two more games to make their case for their roles next year, starting with Syracuse’s (3-7, 1-5 Atlantic Coast) matchup at Pittsburgh (4-6, 2-4) at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.

When Lester is assessing his group of signalcallers and deciding the pecking order heading into next season, he said there will be no better platform for evaluation than live game action.

“What they’re doing at the time will be a huge deal, but there’s no way I could put a better challenge to them than to go out there and play ACC-caliber teams,” Lester said. “So the next two weeks will be big as far as figuring out how they react to different situations and try to put

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roberson “As a junior, he was a 6-9 guy that could play multiple positions that had skills on the perimeter and in the high post.”

The latter is the player No. 23 Syracuse (2-0) is looking to utilize as it heads into a matchup with California (2-0) in the semifinals of the 2K Sports Classic in Madison Square Garden on Thursday.

The Orange and Golden Bears will tip off at 9 p.m., and Roberson will continue a familiar growing process as a sophomore starter for SU. At Roselle Catholic, Roberson crawled out of the paint and expanded his offensive game, which pushed him onto the recruiting map. Now the Orange is expecting him to refine that expanded game so he can contribute to an offense that needs more than just Rakeem Christmas, Chris McCullough and up-and-down guard play.

“The coaches have told me they just want me to be more aggressive,” Roberson said. “I’m still getting comfortable but it feels like I’m getting there.”

After averaging 2.2 points in 8.1 minutes

them in those situations.”

At Tuesday’s practice, Lester had all three quarterbacks — Long, Wilson and sophomore Mitch Kimble — at his disposal for the first time in a few weeks. Long, who sat out Syracuse’s loss to Duke on Nov. 8 due to a nerve issue in his shoulder, will be the Orange’s starter against the Panthers if he’s healthy, Lester said.

But in the same answer, the offensive coordinator praised what Kimble brings to the table for SU as a running threat, good decision maker and accurate thrower.

Long spoke with reporters Tuesday evening for the first time since the week leading up to his injury against North Carolina State. The true freshman pointed out that this season has been the first time in his career he hasn’t consistently won. Long’s accounted for five touchdowns, but also seven turnovers.

That’s why he feels he hasn’t created any competition against Hunt, despite Long’s flashes of talent.

“At this point, I haven’t played consistently enough to be the starting quarterback,” he said.

“This two weeks is probably where it has to start.

It’s not going to end here because clearly you have to go into the spring and it’s going to take time to be able to take a spot from somebody that’s held it for two years.”

Though he said the starting job is still Hunt’s to lose, Long still hopes to improve his play as SU

per game last season, Roberson has started at forward in each of the Orange’s first two contests this year. But he played just 16 minutes in SU’s win over Hampton on Sunday, even as Christmas and McCullough picked up four fouls and the Pirates pounded the ball into the paint.

A guy like Tyler can really help us. His 15-foot jumper opens up stuff on the perimeter and his ability on the perimeter gives us room inside.

Trevor Cooney su guard

Six players, two off the bench, played more than 20 minutes, and SU head coach Jim Boeheim said that Roberson’s minutes were reduced because forward B.J. Johnson was a

AUSTIN WILSON is one of three quarterbacks that may see the field for SU on Saturday.

He, AJ Long and Mitch Kimble still have two games to impress. margaret lin photo editor

takes on Pittsburgh and Boston College to round out the schedule and to keep progressing into the offseason to make a run at Hunt’s title.

Wilson also referred to Hunt’s experience and said he doesn’t think about competition; he just approaches each day the same way.

But if somebody plays well enough, Lester hinted, it could be anyone’s team.

“I don’t believe any one quarterback owns

anything,” said Lester, a former college quarterback himself. “If you go out there and play, you’ll own a team quickly. You can ask (Drew) Bledsoe when (Tom) Brady went in for him.

“Whoever goes in there and makes plays, that’s who the team is going to follow. If I go in there and make plays, they’ll follow me. I would love to.”

better fit against Hampton’s matchup zone.

Yet Roberson looked hesitant to shoot, was slow rotating in the back of the zone and wasn’t given the chance to work out the kinks.

“The more minutes he gets, the better you’re going to see,” said Sandy Pyonin, Roberson’s coach with the New Jersey Roadrunners AAU team. “He has the skills and athleticism and size to be a great basketball player, if they let him go you’ll see it.

“It’s a matter of what they want from him and if they want to let him go.”

Boff said Roberson fits well at power forward but also plays the perimeter well. Pyonin was quick to call Roberson a natural small forward that can also play shooting guard, saying that he’s worked tirelessly on his 3-point jumper and has a future as a face-up player.

And in the early going, it’s clear Syracuse is asking for some combination of those three spots.

When teams have played zone, Roberson sits in the high post on offense, where he swished back-to-back 15-foot jumpers against Kennesaw State and where he started his drive for a game-sealing and-one against Hampton. With

teams playing man, Roberson steps out to the perimeter to create space for Christmas and McCullough, and has made just one of six shots from outside the paint so far.

“A guy like Tyler can really help us,” SU guard Trevor Cooney said after the Hampton win. “His 15-foot jumper opens up stuff on the perimeter and his ability on the perimeter gives us room inside. I think he’ll get going and it will jumpstart the offense when he does.”

When Pyonin first brought Boff to Roselle Catholic, Roberson had the size and natural ability to play at the Division I level. But it wasn’t until he extended his offensive game beyond the paint and grew familiar with Boff’s system that he blossomed into a player who received offers from Syracuse, Kansas and Villanova, among other schools.

Now he’s nestled into SU’s starting lineup and has another coach, system and team to adapt to.

“I think right now he’s still a little tentative to make some plays that I think he can make at that level,” Boff said. “But I think that will come with time.”

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hickey line that does some of Long’s job, reading a defense and adjusting protection, Lester said. When the offensive linemen get set, Hickey shouts out adjustments that first Trudo — who’s played next to Hickey for three years now — then the rest of the line echoes, Trudo said.

I know once we got a double team to execute, I know if we don’t do it right it’s my fault. It’s not Hickey’s fault.

It’s always been that way.

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The linemen also use hand signals to indicate blocking changes to the running backs and quarterbacks, Trudo said. As a result, Long said he doesn’t have to worry about any of the opposing defense’s down linemen.

“I know once we got a double team to execute, I know if we don’t do it right it’s my fault,” Trudo said. “It’s not Hickey’s fault. It’s always been that way.”

But after staying in college to build the leg strength he hadn’t gotten to develop while rehabbing from a series of knee injuries, Trudo said Hickey’s improved his balance to the point where if he gets a hand on an opponent, the defender’s locked down.

“I wasn’t able to develop everything I neces-

sarily wanted to develop in the time that I had because basically, there was 18 months where I really couldn’t do much with my legs,” Hickey said. “So other reasons I wanted to come back and once I came back it was all about also playing here again, playing with my brothers, my friends again.”

Hickey doesn’t say much. He told his mother not to bring giant paper headshots of him to Saturday’s game. When he’s home he likes to go fishing on Loyalhanna Creek.

He doesn’t need to say much. The few words he does share among teammates stay with them, comforting but also prodding.

In the week before Syracuse hosted then-No. 1 Florida State, Hickey told Long that it was the freshman’s job to lead the team, “‘Get your job done and we’ll take care of you,’” Long said Hickey told him.

“It’s one thing that I’ll probably take with me to my grave,” Long said.

Because while Hickey gave Long more confidence in himself, he said, he hears those words in his head after every game as he feels he hasn’t gotten his job done.

Hickey also inspires his teammates physically.

Trudo is essentially playing on one leg, Lester said. For three years, the junior left guard has lined up next to Hickey. They’ve become friends, forging a bond that silently reads defenses and each other’s mind and one that they both say they’ll remember for the rest of their lives.

“I know John Miller needed me, I know Jason Emerich needed me,” Trudo said, “and most importantly, I know Sean Hickey needed me. And I needed him, so I wanted to be out there as much for him as possible.” jmklinge@syr.edu | @Jacob_Klinger_

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women’s basketball

SU beats Duquesne on road

By Paul Schwedelson staff writer

Briana Day knocked down two free throws with four and a half minutes left. A minute later, she scored a layup. Thirty seconds after that, Day grabbed her own offensive rebound and finsyracuse 90 ished again. duquesne 84 Sy racuse and Duquesne were tied with less than five minutes left, but the Orange exploded with a 12-3 run to secure a victory and Day scored six of the points.

SEAN HICKEY has been the one constant on a hobbled Syracuse offensive line this season. The Orange’s top pro prospect will look to finish strong in the last two games of his college career, starting with a near-homecoming trip to Pittsburgh.

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LEAVING HIS MARK Hickey inspires, protects teammates in senior season

By Jacob Klinger asst. sports editor

S

ean Hickey makes it easier.

He’s the reason freshman quarterback AJ Long says he doesn’t worry about getting hit from behind, why offensive coordinator Tim Lester can game plan for a combination of three relatively untested quarterbacks

and why left guard Rob Trudo still forces himself to play.

Syracuse’s (3-7, 1-5 Atlantic Coast) 3:30 p.m. kickoff against Pittsburgh (4-6, 2-4) on Saturday at Heinz Field will be a homecoming of sorts for Hickey. Posters of Heinz Field hung on his bedroom wall as a child growing up in nearby Murrysville, Pennsylvania. More than 100 friends and family mem-

bers are set to tailgate and watch him play.

He’s been battling through his own pains leading an offensive line littered with injuries on a team that now has no hope of making a bowl game. The senior’s college career has a set end date of Nov. 29, but he didn’t have to be in Syracuse at all this season. Hickey was projected as a second-round pick in the 2014

draft, but is now an NFL prospect with two more games to play.

“That’s why you can’t say anything else except for thank you because he don’t have to do this,” Long said. “He could be out in California sitting on the beach, sipping on margaritas, counting his money, but he’s here working.”

Hickey leads an offensive

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men’s basketball

SU hopes for expanded offense from Roberson

By Jesse Dougherty sports editor

TYLER ROBERSON has worked his way into the starting lineup and is working to adapt to Jim Boeheim’s system. margaret lin photo editor

By the end of his junior year at Roselle Catholic (New Jersey) High School, Tyler Roberson was ranked as one of the top 30 players in the country.

But just a season before, he wasn’t rated as a top-15 player in Union County, New Jersey.

“He didn’t really have a high level of

skill in terms of ball-handling, shooting, passing,” said Dave Boff, Roberson’s head up next coach at Roselle VS California Catholic. “ ... He @ Madison hadn’t taken that Square Garden next step. He was Thursday, 9 p.m. a long, lanky 6-8 post player as a sophomore.

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I thought we had some spurts in the game when we had to get some big stops and some secondchance opportunities, and (Briana Day) did a very good job of sparking us and getting us some opportunities.

Quentin Hillsman su head coach

“I thought we had some spurts in the game when we had to get some big stops and some second-chance opportunities,” SU head coach Quentin Hillsman said, “and (Day) did a very good job of sparking us and getting us some opportunities.”

No. 23 SU (2-0) overcame a 14-point first-half deficit to beat the Dukes (0-2), 90-84, on Wednesday night at the A.J. Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh.

Syracuse never led until the final seconds of the first half. In the second half, the lead changed seven times before the Orange pulled away in the final five minutes, and Day played an instrumental role with career-highs of 22 points and 19 rebounds.

On the decisive 12-3 run, Syracuse’s full-court press worked as planned by making it difficult for the Dukes to get into a rhythm on offense. SU then

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