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N • In union

The Graduate Student Organization at Syracuse University has continued to explore the possibility of unionizing.

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O • Two miles too many

Business columnist Matthew Gutierrez calls on local politicians to push for much-needed transportation resources for Syracuse high school students.

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P • Sing it

The Syracuse Opera opened up auditions to the Syracuse community for two of its upcoming shows. This is the first open call in many years.

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S • Eight ball

Syracuse men’s soccer advanced to its first Elite Eight in program history with a two-goal win over Seattle on Sunday afternoon at SU Soccer Stadium.

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‘NEXT MAN UP’

student association

Officials discuss attendance

By Michael Burke staff writer

Student Association President Aysha Seedat met with Director of Athletics Mark Coyle and Deputy Athletics Director Kimberly Keenan-Kirkpatrick prior to Thanksgiving Break to discuss ways to increase student attendance at sporting events.

In particular, the officials discussed SA’s proposals for a student athletic fee, a spirit program and an expanded student section at men’s basketball and football games. No final decisions were made, but Seedat said she will be meeting with Coyle and Keenan-Kirkpatrick again before the end of the semester.

what is sa?

The Student Association is the student government body of the university. SA is currently in its 59th session and Aysha Seedat is president. Outside of the cabinet, there are four committees and four boards, which report to the association.

SCOTT SHAFER was carried off the field Saturday by senior offensive linemen Rob Trudo (left) and Nick Robinson as he left the Carrier Dome turf for the last time following his firing last week. Over his three-year tenure, Shafer often used the mantra, “next man up.” russ scalf contributing photographer

Shafer’s human side deserves recognition after firing

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cott Shafer fought back tears as silence permeated throughout the room. Missy Shafer voiced words of encouragement from the back, helping her husband through his choked-up final words at Syracuse. The oftenstern 48-year-old was the most vulnerable he’d been in three seasons as head coach, if only for a minute and 40 seconds.

And just like that, as Shafer descended the steps from the podium with haste, the public got its last look at a man who was fired

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five days prior.

“He’s an emotional person, as you know,” Floyd Little said. “I like him as a person. He did the best he could for the most part.”

For the most part, it wasn’t good enough. Seven combined wins in the last two seasons. A defense that surrendered 40-plus points in each of its five road games. Two unsports-

manlike conduct penalties on him in two of the last three weeks. The recent demerits leading to Shafer’s demise will, from the outside, define a tenure that seemed to lose hope with each passing week.

That’s the side of Shafer most have seen.

His firing before Saturday’s game against Boston College provided a glimpse into what many haven’t.

Parents posted pictures of Shafer in their homes, arms extended around the shoulders of their children and a smile across his face. Players both

past and current expressed their support, some saying Shafer was the one who gave them a chance in life.

In some ways, Director of Athletics Mark Coyle’s decision took a backseat to the human aspect as the week progressed. Outside the results-driven business of coaching emerged a man with layers beyond a 14-23 overall record.

“When we would go to his house in the offseason, he would treat us just like family,” sophomore wideout Steve Ishmael said. “He was

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In February, then-SA President Boris Gresely wrote a proposal that included expanding the student section at the Carrier Dome for football and men’s basketball games. But that proposal was pulled as SU searched for a new director of athletics following Daryl Gross’s resignation in March.

SU hired Coyle in June, and Seedat has since picked up where Gresely left off.

The proposal argues that the Carrier Dome should have a student section at football games and select basketball games that accommodates seating for all full-time undergraduate students. Last year, that amounted to 14,532 students.

When Seedat pitched the idea to Coyle, he said it was something SU could “definitely” do for football games, since the Dome has a larger capacity for those games than it does for basketball games, Seedat said.

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MEET monday | lenn brown

Basketball manager recovers from brain cancer

By Molly Berger staff writer

Diagnosed with brain cancer seven years ago, Lenn Brown refused to let anything get in the way of him and his dream to attend Syracuse University.

He overcame brain surgery, chemotherapy and radiation treatment, and is now an undeclared sophomore in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management and a student manager of the Syracuse men’s basketball team.

But his path to becoming an SU student was not an easy one. At 12 years old, Brown felt an odd sensation in his head during a soccer game when he accidentally tripped and did a somersault.

“It seemed like the sky was on the ground and the ground was on the sky,” Brown said.

He sat down for 10 minutes, and then ran back out onto the field to play.

A month went by and nothing happened. When he played basketball, he felt a similar sensation.

Brown’s first diagnosis was a sinus infection. Time showed this was not the case, so he was then sent for a CT scan, and later an MRI. In December 2008, the doctor called Brown saying that he needed

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INSIDE N • War eagle

The Center for Community Design Research at SUNY-ESF is working with the city of Auburn, New York, to improve its parks and recreation services.

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S • Up and down

Liam Callahan served as the link between SU’s defense and offense in its Sweet 16 win on Sunday.

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LENN BROWN was diagnosed with brain cancer seven years ago, but never gave up his dream of attending Syracuse University. Now, he’s an undeclared sophomore at SU. gabriella jones staff photographer

to see him.

At the doctor’s office, Brown was given a neurological exam. Then, the doctor sent Brown out of the room and told his parents, “Your son has a brain tumor.”

Though he was still not completely aware of the situation, Brown and his

family drove to see a brain surgeon.

The doctors removed Brown’s tumor completely. Results showed the tumor was cancerous and this triggered the start of Brown’s chemotherapy and radiation treatment, which caused him to miss the rest of seventh and all of eighth grade.

He has fully recovered and now at SU, he’s working for his favorite team. “I learned that life is a gift and that every day is a gift,” Brown said. “Certain things in life that were once important are just no longer important.”

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Infractions decision Over break, the NCAA Committee on Infractions responded to SU’s appeal of some of the sanctions handed down on March 6.

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Search through Syracuse University has named the members of the dean search committees for the Maxwell School and VPA. See dailyorange.com

All about the money The SU Athletics Department was one of the most economically efficient departments in the U.S. in 2014.

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crime briefs Here is a round-up of criminal activity that happened near campus this week, according to police bulletins: TRESPASSING A Syracuse man, 36, who lives on the 100 block of Euclid Ave. was arrested and charged with trespassing, according to a police bulletin. when: Saturday at 5:10 p.m. where: 300 block of Bruce St. DWI A Manchester, New Hampshire man, 29, was arrested and charged with driving while ability impaired, refusal to take a breathalyzer test, failure to comply, failure to use a pass signal, criminal possession of a firearm and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, according to a police bulletin. when: Saturday at 4 p.m. where: 100 block of Waverly Ave. A Syracuse man, 23, was arrested and charged with driving while ability impaired, reckless driving and speeding, according to a police bulletin. when: Tuesday at 7:34 p.m. where: Upstate University Hospital ASSAULT

Skating by Members of the Syracuse community skate around the ice rink in Clinton Square, located in downtown Syracuse, on Sunday. The ice rink opened for the season on Wednesday. It was also open to the public on Friday for Syacuse’s Christmas tree-lighting ceremony and Home for the Holidays celebration, even though the temperature was in the 60s with a chance of rain. chase guttman asst. photo editor

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Group continues looking into unionization

By Katelyn Faubel asst. copy editor

The Graduate Student Organization is waiting on interested students to take the next, independent steps toward the process of graduate student unionization.

The Unionization Committee, a GSO ad-hoc committee, released a six-page report earlier in November to GSO. The commit-

tee began drafting the report over the summer by first researching the unionization efforts of graduate students at other colleges and universities, including public universities like the University of Illinois, and private universities like New York University.

The report details the long process of a private university unionizing, based off of cases from other universities. The group advised

what is gso?

The Graduate Student Organization is comprised of graduate students at SU and represents graduate students in the University Senate. Can Aslan is currently the president of the GSO Senate. GSO has seven committees that senators are required to be on and any graduate student can join.

more research, time and discussion go into the issue of unionizing.

As a member of GSO executive board for the past two years and a senate member the year before that, Samuel Leitermann, GSO internal affairs vice president and a masters student studying math education, has seen the move toward unionization firsthand.

“This year we haven’t heard as much about unionization, but I don’t know what that’s particularly

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News briefs: ESPN calls for lawsuit to be tossed

By The Daily Orange News Staff

ESPN calls for lawsuit to be tossed in Bernie Fine case ESPN has asked a judge to toss out the lawsuit filed by Laurie Fine, claiming she’s changed her story so many times that the original complaints no longer stand.

Laurie Fine, the wife of former Syr-

A Syracuse man, 53, was arrested and charged with assault in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, according to a police bulletin. when: Wednesday at 11:20 a.m. where: 200 block of Harrison St.

acuse University associate men’s basketball coach Bernie Fine, sued ESPN three years ago, claiming the network aired statements that were false and defamatory. One of the reports stated that Fine knew her husband was sexually abusing ball boys.

Bernie Fine was accused in 2011

by Bobby Davis and Mike Lang of molesting them while they were

ball boys at SU. He was fired by the university but was never charged following a federal investigation.

ESPN also published recordings of a 2002 phone call between Laurie Fine and Davis, which she argued were doctored. Fine has since admitted that the tapes weren’t doctored, but argued that the conversation was about loaning money, not

sex. She later said she was talking about sex with a 17-year-old.

The network claims Fine continues to “manufacture a ‘sham issue of fact’” in an effort to avoid summary judgment by the court, according to a document filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. see news

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A Syracuse man, 20, was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, according to a police bulletin. when: Tuesday at 1:47 p.m. where: 100 block of E. Adams St. A Syracuse man, 18, was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, according to a police bulletin. when: Nov. 21 at 6:25 p.m. where: Intersection of Almond and Harrison streets CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE A Syracuse man, 21, was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh and third degrees, according to a police bulletin. when: Nov. 19 at 5 p.m. where: 500 block of Westcott St. PETIT LARCENY There was one petit larceny in Destiny USA on Black Friday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year, according to a police bulletin.

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Transport for local students would improve safety, regional economy

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magine having to walk almost two miles, basically from Manley Fieldhouse to the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, to get to and from class every day.

This is the grim reality of walking to and from school for many of the 1,009 Syracuse high school students who live between 1.5 and 2 miles from school, according to the Syracuse City School District.

The dark, cold and burdensome trek only encourages many kids to skip school altogether and inhibits the learning of those who do attend school each day by oftentimes making them late for class.

For the educational and economic health of Syracuse, local politicians should make a transportation plan with Centro bus services feasible for area high school students by pushing for state funding. Transporting all students who live more than one mile from school would be a sure-fire way to increase overall attendance and create more motivated learners. The city’s dismal graduation rates would likely see a sharp increase, which would also raise the city’s human capital levels.

“I directly notice that there’s an impact come winter months on kids coming to school,” said Bill Scott, fourth vice president of the Syracuse Teachers Association and school social worker. “That impacts attendance — walking two miles in 32 degree weather every day.”

To lessen this impact, students should be able to rely on free transportation. The move

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I MEAN BUSINESS would come at a much-needed time, considering that while Syracuse area high schools’ graduation rates are improving, they’re still bleak — below 60 percent.

But to provide transportation resources for students means they’ll be more inclined to attend class and learn, likely leading to increased graduation rates. This would naturally lead to more students pursuing college degrees, which would further boost the Syracuse economy due to the economic activity that springs from increased human capital.

The number of Syracuse high school students that live between 1.5 and 2 miles

from school and are denied free transpor tation as a result.

According to the Federal Reserve of New York, cities with higher human capital levels are more innovative, have higher amounts of economic activity and enjoy faster economic growth. Workers in these regions also tend to be more productive and earn higher wages. It’s also worth noting that high school graduates

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earn $10,386 more annually than high school dropouts do.

As it is now, only students who live 2 miles or farther from school are eligible for free transportation. This leaves many students who live between 1.5 and 2 miles from school — 1,009 of them — forced to make the walk.

School districts in Rochester and Buffalo have committed to a 1.5-mile distance, meaning students who live 1.5 miles or more away from school are eligible for free transportation. But in Syracuse, there are concerns over how to finance bus passes for students and how the Centro buses would accommodate a sharp increase in passengers.

Because Centro is currently facing financial problems of its own, local politicians should prove to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration the importance of providing free transportation to students who walk in dark and dangerous areas and cite the benefits of investing in the educational and economic future of Syracuse.

As a branch of his upstate New York stimulus plans, Cuomo should then finance the free transportation, which means funding the 25 additional buses community members have called for. This would fall in line with Cuomo’s stimulus goals, part of which involves bettering the Syracuse public school system, and his $1.5 billion initiative to revitalize the community economies of upstate New York.

Twice before has the school board voted in favor of bus passes for students, but both

times Centro was unable to finance the additional buses needed for what would be increased passengers.

So, it’s time local politicians make a push to the state for funding. The movement to create a feasible and effective bus plan for local high school students will create a safer, improved Syracuse for years to come.

Matthew Gutierrez is a freshman journalism and entrepreneurial management dual major.

His column appears weekly.

He can be reached at mguti100@syr.edu and followed on Twitter @MatthewGut21.

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Alumnus comments on ailing state of journalism industry Last week, CBS news anchor Scott Pelley astonished me: He told a balanced story.

Pelley reported on President Barack Obama bashing critics of his plan to import 10,000 Syrians as just “popping off,” suggesting he had the moral high ground. But Pelley quickly clicked to Sen. Ted Cruz excoriating Obama for insulting his constituents as bigots.

Such even-handedness is rare in today’s news. Generally, newspapers and TV news reports are smelly swamps of bias – mostly arrogantly liberal with a vindictive tone.

Most news stories today are thinly-veiled commentaries that belong on the editorial page. Indeed, many editorials are more balanced than the news.

Pelley’s action made me stand up and shout “Hurrah!”

In 1957, when I entered the Syracuse University School of Journalism, telling “both sides of the story” was a religion. Dean Wes Clark and his team insisted that students learn how politics, courts and government worked in detail; and then report all sides.

I cannot count the times a city editor tossed back a story snarling, “Call somebody and get the other side, you idiot!”

After graduating from the Old Women’s Gym

by Archbold Stadium, few called themselves “journalists.” We were “newsmen,” “reporters,” Destiny USA

“newspeople.” Only the most precious among us opted for “journalist.” I figured I’d never kept a journal, so how could I be a journalist?

Everything changed after Watergate.

Kids flooded into j-schools looking for glamor and power like Woodward and Bernstein of the Washington Post. Sadly, however, most couldn’t write, didn’t read much and weren’t in the least bit curious about life in general. They had all the answers already.

Then, to make things even worse, liberal profs didn’t teach the kids anything: they indoctrinated them into a left-wing outlook that brooked no “other side.”

And there we are today, with a news industry that is on life support. People used to read newspapers because they felt they had to to remain informed. No longer. There’s not much information in today’s newspapers or TV reports. Mostly propaganda.

And so the nation suffers. Tom Jefferson once said that if he had to choose between having government or newspapers, he’d choose the newspapers. Instead, we have government without real news. I weep for the business I loved for most of 40 years, and also for the country, impoverished as it is of real information.

John J. Omicinski BA Journalism Syracuse University ‘61

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Shafer replacement must be named soon The last time Director of Athletics Mark Coyle had to replace a football coach, at Boise State, it took him five days — a swift course of action that Syracuse University should follow as it moves to find a replacement for former head football coach Scott Shafer.

Shafer was fired last Monday after holding the Orange’s head coaching position since 2013. As of Sunday night, a replacement has not been named.

To minimize the risk that stems from the uncertainty that can come without a football coaching staff, the university should act quickly in announcing a new coach. Putting off the appointment puts the department in a vulnerable position during recruiting season which means committed players are unsure of the team’s leadership and potential recruits are likely not being sought out on an active basis.

Delaying the hiring process also has the potential to shrink the pool of coaching candidates from which SU Athletics is able to choose, as more than 10 major Division I schools are currently searching for new head coaches, including high profile jobs at University of Southern California, University of Miami and University of Maryland.

Because the state of SU’s program is in flux, the university can help maintain stability for its football program by making it a priority to retain current members of the recruiting staff. Keeping at least one current recruiting assistant or coordinator would function as a strong back-up plan for SU Athletics to help during this transitional period.

It is important to acknowledge that there may be, or have already been, discussions behind the scenes with a solid plan in place for the

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future of SU’s football program, considering Sports Illustrated reported Saturday that Coyle and Chancellor Kent Syverud have already travelled to interview candidates for the position.

However, announcing a replacement as soon as possible will help eliminate the mounting uncertainty that could lead to SU losing recruits and missing out on solid candidates, for both the team and its coaching staff.

After a season that saw one of the football teams’ longest losing streaks since 2005, SU Athletics cannot afford to hold off on the appointment of a new head coach.

In moving quickly to secure and name a strong candidate who is fit to lead the Orange, the university can ensure it is actively working on a forward-looking timeline into the team’s next season.

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Scouting programs should remain separate, still uphold equality

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n Northern California, five kids want to join the Boy Scouts because they admire what the organization stands for and want to be part of the legacy. The only problem is they are all girls.

The girls, who are calling themselves the “Unicorns,” went before a panel of Boy Scout leaders earlier this month as a part of their ongoing fight to join the group. The Unicorns do not want to join the Girl Scouts, because they feel the Boy Scout curriculum is

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more in tune to their interests with its number of “action-packed” activities.

But in response to their applications, local Vice President Herb Williams told the San Francisco Chronicle, “There is no provision for girls in Boy Scouts. That’s a fact. It’s been a fact for 100 years.”

While gender inclusivity is important, it should be respected that the Boy Scouts of America has intended to serve boys and young men for the past century. The group should not have to change its requirements just to accommodate girls now when there are alternative opportunities, including coed scout organizations, that girls can join.

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many people may be put off by the idea that girls are not allowed in the Boy Scouts. But the rule isn’t necessarily sexist or discriminate as much as it acknowledges and nurtures differences in young men and women.

This is because the Girl and Boy Scouts have the right to stay separate under their discretion, for the same reason why people have the right to choose single-sex bathrooms over coed bathrooms — it all comes down to preference.

What is problematic, however, are people who believe girls shouldn’t join the Boy Scouts because they will emasculate the boys.

Those who are against girls joining the Boy Scouts for this reason should remember that healthy interactions between girls and boys at a young age can help them maintain better relationships as adults. Opportunities in which girls can practice leadership over boys will inspire girls to feel confident about asserting themselves in any capacity — from school to the workforce and beyond.

In fact, some parents have argued that allowing the girls into the troop would create competition if the girls attained leadership positions, according to ABC News.

But the idea that girls may very well desire leadership positions should be something that is celebrated in our culture. While we have yet to have a

female president, and most CEOs in America are men, there will always be a need for young women to aspire to lead.

That being said, there needs to be a healthy balance — a balance that can be maintained separately.

Though gender exclusive, the organizations should seek to incorporate the education and understanding of the unique challenges that are presented to each gender. This will honor the history of both organizations while ensuring the best gender-specific development by teaching equality and skills to boys and girls in independent environments.

Activities like camping, fishing and other outdoor ventures are not gender-specific. Instead of seeking to join the Boy Scouts, the Unicorns should suggest the kinds of activities they would like to do either in Girl Scouts, or another scouting program of their choice, including coed scouts.

Respecting and adhering to the Boy Scouts’ wishes does not mean the girls are supporting discrimination. Instead they are acknowledging that while the Boy Scouts is an organization for boys, the Unicorns can create spaces where their needs will be met without disrupting the history of others.

Elaina Crockett is a senior television, radio and film major and African American studies minor. Her column appears weekly.

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DoE releases report on FAFSA improvements, student aid

By Sara Swann asst. news editor

Sixty-eight percent of freshmen who filled out the 2014-15 Free Application for Federal Student Aid only applied to one college.

This is an improvement from the 80 percent of students who listed they were only applying to one school on the 2008-09 FAFSA, according to a press release from the United States Department of Education.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said in the release that by focusing on only one school, students run the risk of being turned down for admission. He added that the students might also lose out on better financial aid and educational opportunities from other schools.

“That one school might be the right fit, but why take a chance? Why not consider multiple schools and increase your options and oppor-

tunities?” Duncan said in the release.

The FAFSA takes about 20 minutes to complete if students have the proper documents ready, according to the release. The government provides about $130 billion a year in federal student aid, which includes Pell Grants for low-income families and federal student loans.

$130 billion The amount of money the U.S. government provides per year in federal student aid

The White House announced in September that the FAFSA will be available in October rather than in January, which will make the

process easier and available earlier, according to the release.

Here are other highlights from the latest Federal Student Aid Data Center quarterly updates, according to the release: • Students are filing applications earlier than in previous years. In the 2014-15 academic year, 43 percent of applicants filed in the first quarter of the application cycle compared to 37 percent in the 2006-07 academic year.

• More applicants are using the IRS’s Data Retrieval Tool (DRT), with 58 percent of independent applicants having used it in 2014-15 and 46 percent of parents of dependent applicants having used it. Every year for the past three years, usage of the DRT has increased by 6 percent for independent applicants and 7 percent for parents of dependent applicants.

• However, millions of students and parents still file their FAFSA before their tax infor-

mation is ready to be transferred with the DRT. Next year, FAFSA will be filed in the fall, allowing a majority of students to use earlier tax information and the DRT for their applications — making the whole process easier and simpler to complete.

• Enrollment in Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) Plans continues to increase, with more than 4.2 million Direct Loan borrowers enrolled in IDR plans as of September. This is a 50 percent increase from September 2014 and a 147 percent increase from September 2013.

• The rate of delinquent payments of 31 days or more has decreased from 24 percent of loan recipients in active repayment on Sept. 30, 2014 to 21.7 percent a year later. Similarly, the percent of 31-day or greater delinquencies by total dollar balance fell from 18.1 percent on Sept. 30, 2014 to 16.4 percent a year later. smswann@syr.edu | @saramswann

Campaign aims to help transitioning veterans across country

By Darlene Kenney contributing writer

Americans can show their support for veterans by simply changing a single light bulb in their homes or on their porches to green through the “Greenlight A Vet” campaign, which Syracuse University is a part of.

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families at SU recently paired with Walmart and several other organizations in the launch of the 18-month campaign, which “aims to shine a light on the impact transitioning veterans make in and out of uniform in communities across the country,” according to an SU News release.

“Participating in a national movement, designed to recognize those who have worn our nation’s uniform as valued, contributing members of our communities, is our way of encouraging all Americans to meaningfully

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about,” Leitermann said.

Leitermann said his hope for next semester is that the GSO committee for researching unionizing is up and running and the students in the organization “feel empowered to go forward.”

He said he thinks students should use the mechanisms that GSO has in place to work on the issue of unionizing, and then go from there.

Leitermann added that he’s going to reach out to the student body and see who is interested and said he wants others to have, and engage with, an opinion.

Can Aslan, president of GSO and a doctoral student in bioengineering, said GSO is planning to support the investigation of the pros and cons of the unionization by giving students who are interested in unionization the tools to explore it.

In this case, he means following the unionization committee’s recommendation of forming an autonomous registered student organization that will be funded by GSO. The next steps in the process of unionization, Aslan said, would be completing research, presenting it to the GSO senate

engage with veterans and their families and by so doing, appreciate them as respected civic assets,” said Mike Haynie, executive director of the IVMF and vice chancellor of veterans and military affairs at SU, in the release.

There are several ways for members of the SU community to get involved with the campaign, according to the release, such as hiring a veteran or helping a veteran find a job, volunteering and serving with veteran groups in their local community, starting a mentor/ mentee relationship with a returning veteran, raising awareness for the campaign on social media or changing their porch light to green.

“By uniting behind a visible symbol, we can ignite a national conversation in our communities about opportunity, success and service for veterans as they take off the uniform,” said retired Brig. Gen. Gary Profit, Walmart’s senior director of military programs.

As part of the partnership, the IVMF will help promote the campaign, create visibility among its stakeholders, participate in social media dialogues about the campaign and direct visitors to the campaign’s website, said IVMF Director of Communications Wayne Westervelt.

The IVMF also created its own landing page to promote the campaign and “highlight how the IVMF ‘greenlights’ veterans and their families in its mission to advance the postservice lives of veterans and their families,” Westervelt added.

The IVMF has an established relationship with Walmart and has previously partnered with the company on a number of veteran job-training, education and community-based initiatives, Westervelt said. The IVMF has also worked to promote and advance the role of veterans as civic assets, which is the core message of the Greenlight A Vet campaign, he added.

Westervelt said 250,000 members of the U.S. military transition back to civilian life each year. These veterans return to schools, workplaces and neighborhoods across the country to take on important roles as active and engaged citizens, he added.

and opening it up for not only discussion within the senate, but within the whole graduate community.

One of the actions Aslan has taken toward addressing student health insurance — a major reason why graduate students began researching the idea of unionizing in the first place — is meeting with the Student Health Insurance Committee weekly or biweekly.

The committee was created as a university committee last year.

“One of the main concerns of the GSO is that graduate student employees must remain on (university) employee insurance,” Aslan said. “(The university) knows we’ve had a hard stance on this.”

GSO started the process of researching unionization when students criticized the introduction by university administration of the health insurance changes for graduate and undergraduate students last year.

Students said issues with the new health insurance plans included a lack of notice about the health insurance changes from university administration and the required insurance from international students.

This backlash prompted Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz, senior vice president and dean of student affairs, and Ben Ware, former dean of

the Graduate School, to send a letter to GSO. The letter stated that all graduate assistants would be allowed to remain on the university-sponsored employee health insurance plan until a transition to the student health insurance plan is deemed agreeable by representatives of GSO and the university administration.

“We haven’t received a re-confirmation yet, so we think (current administration) are still considering taking us off (the university employee health insurance plan),” Aslan said.

Aslan has asked, at the request of the GSO senate, “to re-confirm the promise they gave us last semester.” If the university leadership does not re-confirm their promise, Aslan said in an email, “the GSO Senate will most definitely take it as backing away from a promise.”

“We are hopeful that this will not be the case and trust the university leadership will keep their promise,” Aslan said.

Aetna, the health insurance company that Syracuse University works with, needs research about how students have used their health insurance plans in order to understand how to implement the plans for the 2016-17 academic year, Aslan said.

The SHI Committee is looking at different options for student health insurance plans for next year, including a non-blended rate, which means different rates for domestic and international students, he said.

Aslan said the committee will hopefully have estimated premiums by the end of January. Because the new contract with Aetna has to be signed sometime by the end of February and maybe into March, Aslan said the SHI Committee has to make its recommendations and the university has to make decisions regarding the health insurance plans in February.

“There have been no concrete decisions regarding the Student Health Insurance requirement for next year,” Aslan said. “The SHI Committee had been working on implementation for the current year, and only recently (in the past two months) had the chance to really work on next year.”

Both Aslan and former GSO President Patrick Neary said GSO broadly supports the idea of adequate health insurance for students, but the cost has had a big impact on students.

Aslan said the GSO wants to make sure the university doesn’t limit the student’s health insurance options too much.

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The number of months the Greenlight A Vet campaign is taking place

“Their transition doesn’t end with the return home,” Westervelt said. “That’s when it begins … when we should be recognizing the value of their contributions and fully engaging them in our communities and workforce.” dkenn101@syr.edu

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The Center for Community Design Research assists communities, such as the city of Auburn, New York, in generating plans for the development of parks and other recreational areas.

Students at SUNY-ESF joined the Auburn community to help develop these plans.

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SUNY-ESF students work with community to improve parks, playgrounds in Auburn, NY

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group of students at SUNY-ESF is getting hands-on experience while giving back to their community.

The Center for Community Design Research at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry has teamed up with the city of Auburn, New York to prepare a master plan for the improvement of parks and playgrounds throughout the city.

The CCDR is an outreach program within the Department of Landscape Architecture at SUNY-ESF. The center assists various communities in generating plans for the development of parks and other recreational areas.

Maren King, director of the CCDR, said the center has been in contact with the city of Auburn since the summer, and students began working on the project in October.

She anticipates they will work on the project

through May or June.

“The main goal is to prepare a master plan that the city can use to guide decisions about parks in terms of types of improvements, management and maintenance,” King said. “It’s going to provide a framework for their decisions.”

The CCDR represents the aspect of nature design in which stakeholders take part in the creative process, said Douglas Johnston, chair of the department of landscape architecture at SUNYESF. Landscape architects identify the needs of people and design with those needs in mind.

“Each person has different needs and desires — different activities they like to do,” Johnston said. “Landscape architects design to make it possible for those different uses to occur within the same place.”

The CCDR has worked on numerous projects since its creation in 1999, including the Canal Landing Park in Fayetteville, Onondaga Park and the revitalization of Main Street in the Village of East Syracuse, according to

SUNY-ESF’s website.

After the CCDR works to refine the city’s needs, the city takes the plans to an outside consultant in order to make the physical changes, Johnston said.

King is currently teaching a class in which students have begun the process of community engagement for the Auburn project. Students held two workshops to meet with 30 Auburn community members to try to understand their values, King said. They collected data on how community members define their neighborhoods, which parks they use and how often they use them.

King added that the students are in the process of documenting and analyzing the data they collected, which they will then translate into design.

“Our students learn a lot about communication through interacting with community members,” King said. “They also learn about documentation and analysis.”

The students bring a different viewpoint

and understanding to the community projects, King said.

Johnston attributes this to the fact that most students are not biased — they are not constrained by politics or local knowledge. He said they often develop useful ideas that go on to be implemented.

The framework produced for the Auburn project will suit a vision for production 10 years into the future, King said.

Most students involved are from the landscape architecture program, but students from the environmental studies program at SUNYESF and from the School of Architecture at Syracuse University occasionally participate in CCDR projects as well, King said.

On working on the Auburn project, Sally Lee, a Master of Science in Architecture student at SU, said, “I have never done anything that relates directly to people and the community, so it was a really good opportunity.” tnwatson@syr.edu

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For basketball games, Seedat said she hopes to move the student section from behind the basket to along the sideline. But she said it might be difficult to secure enough seating for all students. The proposal says the section should be expanded when SU plays teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, though it doesn’t address how exactly that would work.

“It’s things like that that we have to iron

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news briefs In the phone call, Fine also mentioned she had suspicions that her husband was sexually abusing Davis as a child while he stayed in their DeWitt home. She now argues that she had those suspicions when Davis was 17, which is the age of consent in New York.

ESPN claimed there is no evidence Fine had those suspicions when Davis was a teenager, according to the lawsuit.

“That is patently insufficient to defeat a properly supported motion for summary judgment,” the document states.

The lawsuit also discounts Fine’s claims that she didn’t have sex with Davis when he was a teenager, saying she has no evidence supporting that assertion. In her original lawsuit against the network, Fine claimed ESPN’s coverage of these statements was libelous.

ESPN also argued the lawsuit should be dismissed because there was no actual malice in the network’s reporting. In the document,

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out,” Seedat said. “But (Coyle) is definitely willing to work with us.”

To ensure enough students could have access to football and men’s basketball season tickets, Seedat, Coyle and Keenan-Kirkpatrick discussed whether they might implement a student athletic fee. The proposal calls for an automatic $100 fee, which would replace the way students buy those tickets. Currently, students must pay $219 to the Carrier Dome Box Office for a combination of football and men’s basketball season tickets.

Seedat said students would be able to opt out of the fee, and added that she would want the athletics department to be “transparent” about where the money received from the fee will go.

“If we’re going to charge students $100 … I want it to go back toward the students,” Seedat said. “I don’t want it to go to anyone’s salary.”

Seedat said Coyle was receptive to the possibility of a spirit program, which would be a point system in which students would receive points for going to games of less-attended sports, such as field hockey, women’s soccer

and volleyball. To incentivize attendance at those sports, students with more points would have access to better seats at men’s basketball and football games.

Seedat has been conducting research throughout this semester on other schools in the Atlantic Coast Conference that have athletic fees and/or spirit programs. She sent that research to Coyle and Keenan-Kirkpatrick, who plan to review it before they meet again with Seedat sometime in December.

the network contends that Fine changed her story on whether or not ESPN believed in the truth of its reporting.

In her sworn admission, Fine said she felt the network knew its reporting was true, but in her opposition to summary judgment, she said the network knew its reporting was false.

The network also denied claims that it acted in a “grossly irresponsible” manner when reporting on the lawsuit filed against Fine’s husband. In her complaint, Fine argued that journalists should hold stories on a criminal matter to a particular standard during the reporting process, including discussions on whether or not to publish them.

“Indeed, if Mrs. Fine’s view of journalistic standards were to prevail here, countless Pulitzer Prizes awarded for exceptional reporting that uncovered criminal activity before any criminal charges had been filed, or even contemplated, would have to be returned,” the document states. The document later refers to The Boston Globe’s “Spotlight” team and its coverage of sexual

abuse by clergy members.

ESPN also claimed that the U.S. Secret Service, the Syracuse Police Department and District Attorney William Fitzpatrick reviewed the tape and came to the conclusion that Fine knew that her husband sexual abused Davis when he was a child.

tion is working closely with dedicated Planned Parenthood staff and our local partners to ensure the safety of these health centers throughout the state,” Cuomo said in the release.

Robert Lewis Dear, 57, was taken into police custody on Friday after opening fire on a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs. A police officer was killed and five other officers were among those injured, according to CBS News.

Cuomo announces increased police presence at Planned Parenthood Planned Parenthood clinics across New York state will see increased security after an attack on a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood clinic left three dead and nine injured, New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday in a press release.

State police increased patrols at Planned Parenthood clinics in the state Friday after the attack, according to the release. On Monday, state police will visit more than 60 Planned Parenthood locations to assist with security and emergency planning measures, according to the release.

“The State Police will be patrolling clinics across New York on Monday, and our administra-

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Syracuse officials to promote six officers to sergeant Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner and Syracuse Police Department Chief Frank Fowler will promote six police officers to the rank of sergeant during a Monday ceremony.

The ceremony will take place Monday at 10 a.m. in the lobby of the Public Safety Building at 511 S. State St., according to an SPD release. The officers to receive promotions are as follows: Susan Izzo, Brian Lutz, David Metz, Donald Patti, Sean Ryan and Julie Shulsky, according to the release. news@dailyorange.com

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HIGH NOTE

Syracuse Opera opens auditions to SU community for 1st time in years

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aria Whitcomb emailed Syracuse Opera every year for the past three years asking if there were any auditions for choristers. Each year, she was disappointed.

Eventually, she gave up.

Then, a few months ago, she heard Syracuse University students would be given the chance to participate, opening the door to what Whitcomb described as “a new era.”

A senior vocal performance major at SU, Whitcomb is one of three students selected to perform alongside seasoned artists from around the country in “La Bohème” and “My Fair Lady.” She attributed her success to hard work.

“If you want something you have to show the tenacity for it,” Whitcomb said.

Those auditioning from Syracuse and the surrounding area performed for the small audition panel on Nov. 16. Each candidate came armed with songs and arias (expressive melodies) in a variety of languages. Only three Syracuse University students made the cut with three more as their understudies.

It has been a number of years since there has been an open call allowing students to audition.

Previously, students have performed on an invitation-only basis. Lisa Smith, executive director of Syracuse Opera, said there were between 12 and 15 students at the November auditions.

There was a variety of talent at the auditions and she hopes to increase collaboration with SU in the future, Smith added.

Smith has changed the leadership structure hoping they can become more financially stable while producing quality opera. She said the opera is committed to finding the best voices for each production, and if those voices can be found in the local community, then that’s even better.

Whitcomb said although the opportunity is appealing, it’s unlikely to draw more applicants to the school of music. There isn’t a major of study devoted to opera at SU, rather vocal performance that encompasses all styles and a class that puts together an opera once a year.

She said although the opera is an attraction, it isn’t a selling point because Syracuse Opera belongs to the community, not the university. The opera has been undergoing a transition with the hiring of Larry Loh as the artistic director and principal conductor and Nancy James as chorus master and assistant conductor.

Eric Johnson, a professor in the Setnor School of Music has had an extensive opera career performing around the world. He used to perform at the regional opera house see syracuse

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very Thanksgiving, millions of Americans gather with their family around the table and express their gratitude over delicious food such as turkey and stuffing.

Every family has different traditions regarding maximizing ERIK their quality BENJAMIN time with each DON’ T CA LL other, and one ME SHIR LEY tradition that is as American as the thanks we give is going to the movies.

For Thanksgiving weekend, films are typically released on Wednesday and are considered to have a five-day opening “weekend” as typically schools are out and work is cancelled.

This extra padding time is great for movies, as it gives releases some extra time to build word of mouth going into the traditional three-day weekend, and even some extra cash.

At the same time though, if the film is not good, that word of mouth can sputter quickly, and the result will be a lower five-day gross than if the movie was simply released on Friday. This year, we saw both of these effects in action.

The biggest winner of Thanksgiving, bar none, was the Carolina Panthers. Besides them though, “Creed,” the modern spin-off of the beloved Rocky franchise, knocked out the competition with over 40 million over the five days. “Creed” is a special case, in how it appeals to all generations, as younger people will be attracted to the modern themes, cast and music, while older generations want to see the continuation of the “Rocky” saga, as it’s going 40 years strong.

Combined with great reviews, this was a movie that families could rush to the theater together. It technically came in third this weekend, but with a small budget and superb holding power, this was the true winner.

On the other side of the spectrum was 20th Century Fox’s gothic horror-comedy “Victor Frankenstein” starring James McAvoy and Daniel Radcliffe. In previous years, Radcliffe had seen extreme success with the Harry Potter films over Thanksgiving, but this year he saw

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benjamin no such success in any way. “Victor Frankenstein” opened on Wednesday to a whimper, and limped to around 3 million over the fiveday weekend.

Three million dollars over a regular weekend is classified as a gigantic bust, but over five days is simply horrible, and for the people at 20th Century Fox, it’s downright unacceptable.

Not only does “Victor Frankenstein” look totally confused balancing the gothic horror and comedic elements, but few families want to sit and watch a monster movie together. Add in the poor reviews, and you have one of the worst openings ever on Thanksgiving.

“Creed” was the ultimate champion on Thanksgiving while “Victor Frankenstein” was a total turkey, but in the middle we have the holdovers from last week and “The Good Dinosaur,” whose performance was just that:

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under the late Richard McKee. After McKee retired, Douglas Kinney Frost replaced him as chorus master and conductor.

Johnson said although Frost was a fine artist, his style was “not for everyone.” Johnson said many of the old choristers felt alienated with the change in leadership.

Johnson is currently in the process of preparing for the school of music’s production of “Die Fledermaus” in January but said he hopes to meet with the directors of the opera next year to reinstate what he said used to be a close

good. Seeing that this is a Pixar film, expectations were high for this film, but ultimately it failed to separate itself from the rest of fall’s family fare, such as “Hotel Transylvania” and “The Peanuts Movie.”

The holdovers from last week, however, have more to be happy about. Because movie attendance is so high for Thanksgiving week, it is a wise strategy to release a film in the weeks before, and sustain a much lower drop than average. Thus, “The Peanuts Movie,” “Spectre” and “The Night Before” all dropped less than 30 percent, and “Mockingjay—Part 2” continued to rack in the cash.

This Thanksgiving proved that audiences want to attend films they can see as a family and enjoy. They know that a Pixar film or a spinoff will be fun and familiar, so they get the tickets.

Erik Benjamin is a sophomore television, radio and film major. You can email him at ebenjami@syr.edu or follow him @embenjamin14 on Twitter.

relationship between SU and Syracuse Opera.

“They are two very different entities, and you only have to look at the differences in the culture on the Hill and in the city,” Whitcomb said.

Whitcomb auditioned alongside 51 others and said female parts are often hard to get due to the overwhelming amount of sopranos at most auditions.

Citing determination as the cause for her success, the hard work doesn’t stop now for Whitcomb with rehearsals for “La Bohème” beginning Dec. 22, “Die Fledermaus” going up in January and “My Fair Lady” opening in April. rcgilber@syr.edu

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OUT OF THIS WORLD Green Planet Grocery offers custom healthy juices in local cafes

This custom green juice from Green Planet Grocery’s café was ordered with kale, ginger, apple, grapefruit, celery and cucumber. In addition to its juices, the cafe also offers soup, salad and other foods such as tofu. The clean and well organized grocery store sells healthy food options in bulk. callie weinstein staff writer

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ith Thanksgiving break coming to an end, we’re all feeling a bit bloated and icky. My suggestion is that you make your way over to one of the Green Planet Grocery’s cafes and invest in one of their specialty drinks. You won’t regret it.

When it comes to providing healthy food, Green Planet Grocery is definitely a step up from Wegmans. The grocery store offers organic whole foods, grocery items for those with food sensitivities, high-quality supplements and vitamins, health and beauty products, pet food and my favorite: the bulk section. Located just outside of Syracuse, there are three locations: Cicero, Oswego and Fairmount. Green Planet Grocery is top-notch.

The store reminds me of Whole Foods, just on a smaller scale. The self-serve bulk section allows the customer to control the amount of food they want to purchase. The bulk section

contains everything from seeds to nuts, dried berries, flours, grains, rice, split peas, lentils and beans. There is also an entirely separate bulk section that offers a variety of coffee beans to choose from, and there is a machine that grinds fresh peanut butter. This is the best part of the store.

I visited the Green Planet Grocery in Fairmount. At first, I couldn’t tell if the store was open or not. There were no cars in the driveway and the store looked empty through the window. Once I approached the door, I walked in to the fairly small market and immediately fell in love with it. Upon entering, I was greeted by a friendly staff member who showed me around the store.

Each aisle was stacked with incredible healthy options. I shopped around a little bit and purchased Honey Crisp apples the size of my face, a few Quest bars (yes, they carry Quest bars) and I then filled a container up with freshly ground peanut butter from the bulk section.

Aside from being ridiculously expensive, the organic Honey Crisp apples were larger than any apple I’d ever bit in to. They were absolutely delicious. I especially enjoyed the freshly grinded peanut butter. The texture was smooth and creamy, fresher than any other store-bought peanut butter.

The Green Planet café is located in the center of each market, serving fresh food and drinks on the spot. At the Fairmount location, there were a few tables and chairs around the café area. I approached the café counter, took about 10 minutes to make up my mind and ordered a pressed juice that I then took on the go. I created my own juice with fresh kale, apple, ginger, grapefruit, cucumber and celery. I liked being able to choose the ingredients that I wanted and was intrigued while watching my juice be pressed on-thespot. The café serves a few special dishes and a soup each day. It also has homemade raw desserts that look phenomenal.

The café has a small, cool atmosphere.

Every option on the menu is healthy and the people working there seem very knowledgeable about the health benefits of the ingredients. I was close to ordering a salad but realized it did not have chicken or meat, which was also pretty disappointing. Next time, however, I will try the tofu.

My green juice had a zesty taste to it. The flavor of the juice felt invigorating, stimulating and reviving. I would definitely go back and have this juice again, for it gave me more energy than a cup of coffee would.

I do not take supplements, but for those who do, this market has a wide variety of them, and they also offer vegan supplements.

Green Planet Grocery has a little bit of everything. The prices are very reasonable compared to Wegmans and Natur-Tyme.

It’s clean, well organized and will give you the best for your buck. I highly advise you to check it out, especially before the winter pounds start to pack on. caweinst@syr.edu

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seattle In the Sweet 16 last season against Georgetown, the Orange saw its 1-0 lead evaporate on two set pieces. After flipping the script this season, SU will play unseeded Boston College at SU Soccer Stadium at 2 p.m. on Dec. 5.

“Set pieces can change matches,” SU head coach Ian McIntyre said. “It’s about quality service.”

Seattle stumbled out of the gate slowly.

It took 15 minutes for the Redhawks to gain possession inside of the Orange’s 18-yard box.

In those 15 minutes, Seattle’s one foul was its only mark in the box score.

One minute, 30 seconds into the game, SU midfielder Liam Callahan blasted a corner kick into the box. Defender Miles Robinson separated from his defender and made a run through the 6-yard box, knocking the ball to the left of Haworth, who couldn’t punch it away.

“Miles will tell you it was a thundering header from about 6 inches,” McIntyre joked after the game.

Although it wouldn’t stand as the game-winning goal, the corner kick allowed SU to land a decisive blow on an already wobbly Redhawks squad.

SU used the goal to bear down on Seattle, pushing its three defenders forward and holding lengthy possessions. In the first half of the first 45 minutes, McIntyre yelled several times, “Keep dropping Kamal, keep dropping Kamal,” as the defender ran back from an offensive possession.

Fewer than 20 minutes after the first goal, Syracuse got another when Seattle cracked

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callahan as the liaison from Syracuse’s defensive side of the field to get balls up to forwards Chris Nanco and Ben Polk.

He switched gears throughout the game after pushing the offensive side of the ball early and led SU’s defense in consistently shooing away errant crosses and headers from the Redhawks.

We never could quite get our head up, look forward, play balls because everywhere we went we had a Syracuse player on top of us.

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“Just a back-and-forth player,” Callahan said of how he views his role. “I’m one who can see both sides of the field, both defensively and offensively.”

With Seattle midfielder Sergio Rivas bearing down on Callahan trying to create a fastbreak situation, the Syracuse midfielder deked out Rivas and dribbled through him. Right as Rivas tried one last jab at the ball, Callahan booted it ahead the left sideline and into the open field for the speedy Nanco to retrieve.

The possession resulted in an Orange corner kick attempt, and encapsulated Seattle’s desperate offensive mentality that never materialized. The Redhawks sent most kicks too far forward, and crosses in dangerous

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under the Orange’s pressure. Callahan tapped a cross into the box and Noah Rhynhart blasted a shot off of a Seattle defender and into the net.

“We couldn’t get ourselves going and that’s because of their tough pressure,” Seattle head coach Pete Fewing said. “We had a hard time getting a rhythm because it closed down so quick.”

Four minutes after Seattle forward David Olsen scored from the ground by poking the ball through SU goalie Hendrik Hilpert’s knees, Miller scored his free-kick goal.

Miller ran from the far side of the field to the Syracuse bench, but slowed down with his last few steps and danced into his teammates’ embrace after the goal that put Syracuse up, 3-1.

“They had us on the ropes,” McIntyre said.

“So to score that third goal as quickly as we did after Olsen scores … it gave us that breathing room to kind of get over the line today.”

Against Georgetown in the Sweet 16 last season, SU held the Hoyas scoreless until the 80th minute. First a back-post cross and then a front-post cross, both on corners, ended SU’s season in overtime. Georgetown closed Syracuse’s season for the second time in three years.

After that game last year, some players stayed on the field. Jordan Murrell sat on the field alone, Nick Perea stayed motionless.

Then-backup goalie Matt Stith sobbed.

This time, however, Stith, who is still at Syracuse but not as a player, walked onto the field on Sunday with an ear-to-ear grin. The celebration was subdued as players consoled Seattle players.

But Stith, who watched the game with SU players who were hurt or not playing, dapped up teammates in a white sweatshirt with an orange 13 emblazoned on the back.

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areas often overshot their target. Callahan ensured the pattern remained status quo.

“We had a hard time getting a rhythm,” Seattle head coach Pete Fewing said. “ … We never could quite get our head up, look forward, play balls because everywhere we went, we had a Syracuse player on top of us.”

Five minutes after his ball up to Nanco didn’t result in a shot on goal, he instead took the ball up the left sideline himself. Having already converted a corner kick to an assist on Syracuse’s first goal of the game, Callahan mimicked the situation as he dribbled.

He shot an ambitious cross over the penalty box and past forward Ben Polk. Callahan threw his hands up in the air in frustration, but he kept Syracuse on the precipice of its third goal before Seattle had its first.

The SU midfielder was supposed to be guarding the Redhawks right back, but Callahan said the lack of offensive opportunities didn’t allow any Seattle defenders to enter SU’s territory.

“It was a little easier for me to stay up top and try and get those balls in,” Callahan said.

As the final buzzer sounded to seal the Orange’s win, Callahan put his hands on his knees and stared into the ground. The accepted vocal leader of the team who delivers his pregame speeches with vigor silently stood away from SU’s immediate celebration.

He contributed to the win as much as any of Syracuse’s three goal-scorers and knows much of the public praise will fall on them.

That’s just how he likes it. “(I’m) just kind of a rock for the team,” Callahan said. “Just doing the dirty work and the hard work if it needs to be done.” cgrossma@syr.edu | @ConnorGrossman

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Arciniega won’t use final year of eligibility in 2016

Floyd Little stands by decision to fire Scott Shafer

By Paul Schwedelson asst. copy editor

Syracuse junior defensive end Luke Arciniega will not use his final year of eligibility, he posted on Instagram Sunday.

He medically redshirted in 2014 and in March, received two years of eligibility back from the NCAA. He was honored with the Orange’s graduating class during Saturday’s Senior Day festivities.

“Last time stepping on a football field as a player. Time flys been playing this game since I was 7,” Arciniega posted. “Couldn’t be more proud to end my career with these coaches and

my brothers here one last time in the Dome. #BleedOrange #ForeverOrange” Arciniega missed the final four games of the season after taking a helmet-to-helmet hit on Oct. 31 vs. Florida State. He graduated from high school in 2010 and was medically disqualified from Nevada before even playing a game. He spent the next year trying to get cleared, but eventually transferred to Sierra College and played there in the 2012 season.

Arciniega finished this season second on the team in sacks with four and fifth in tackles for loss with five and a half. pmschwed@syr.edu | @pschweds

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Defensive end Luke Arciniega played his last college football game on Oct. 31 against Florida State. Here’s how his 2015 stats stacked up with teammates.

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Floyd Little stands by the decision to fire head coach Scott Shafer as Syracuse head coach, he said after Syracuse’s 20-17 win over Boston College on Saturday afternoon.

Little stood in a back corner of the postgame interview room, taking questions after Shafer walked out of his one-minute, 40-second opening statement teary-eyed.

Little provided some insight into the coaching search, expressing what he’d like out of the next in charge and that the hole should be filled sooner rather than later.

“I don’t think it should be an offensive or defensive guy,” Little said. “I think you find the best guy.”

Little will be part of the search, which is already underway, in some capacity. He’s been in Las Vegas with the SU women’s basketball team and hasn’t spoken extensively with anyone about the search since Tuesday. He was on the committee that brought Doug Marrone back to Syracuse, but is unfamiliar with the current interview process since they interviewed Marrone on a conference call when he was being considered.

Little also maintained that it’ll be up to the next head coach to keep current assistants or not. After Saturday’s game, offensive coordinator Tim Lester said he has no insight as to whether he’ll be staying or leaving. Little added that it’s not important that the next head coach has Syracuse ties, just that he’s the best possible candidate.

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I don’t think schemes and systems play the game. I think people do. I think a guy who’s communityoriented, he’s a good CEO and he controls pretty much the team, what they do, how they do it.

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Just after 11 a.m. on Saturday, Shafer trotted onto the Carrier Dome turf for the last time before a game. He spoke with Boston College assistants, aggressively clapped when a manager caught a Riley Dixon punt and chatted with two fans for about a minute before fading into the tunnel.

During Senior Day ceremonies, he posed for pictures with the families of 23 players and managers honored.

He raised both fists just six seconds into his postgame press conference and the emotion began pouring out. His daughter, Elsa, pressed her head against Missy’s shoulder and his son, Wolfgang, got red in his eyes.

“I want to thank the community and the communities both on campus and in Syracuse, especially in Fayetteville,” Shafer said, “and all the people that have been there for Missy and I and helping us raise our two kids for the past seven years.”

There are 27 children of coaches on the Syracuse staff. Some, if not most or all, will have to relocate after their fathers were displaced from jobs. The fallout from firing a coach extends beyond the race to find a replacement. It trickles into families and that may be where the brunt of the move is

felt most.

When Shafer kept Eric Dungey in in a blowout against Louisville and the freshman suffered another head injury, Shafer was rightfully lambasted for his reasoning. When he cost Syracuse 15 yards against No. 1 Clemson, he was exposed for not sticking to his mantra of “control the controllables.” When he drew another flag for unsportsmanlike conduct against North Carolina State, he didn’t even wait to be asked about the slip-up before explaining himself.

The tension surrounding his job status built up and it was justified.

But even if he’s a coach with flaws plastered on him throughout an eight-game losing streak, there’s a human side.

Ishmael will remember Shafer most for his enthusiasm and positivity. Zaire Franklin for his fire and emotion.

Little for his “hard-nosed” style and ability to inspire. Offensive coordinator Tim Lester for a level of care for players that can’t be found in most coaches.

The final evaluations had little to do with football.

And after a week, and season, littered with well-documented faults that led to Shafer’s downfall, that’s how he should go out.

Matt Schneidman is an Asst. Sports Editor at The Daily Orange, where his column appears occasionally. He can be reached at mcschnei@syr.edu or @matt_schneidman.

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JULIAN BUESCHER (10) wards off defenders in Syracuse’s 3-1 Sweet 16 win over Seattle. The 6th-seeded Orange propelled itself into the Elite Eight, where it will face Boston College. Two of the three goals on Sunday came on set pieces, one year after losing on two set pieces to Georgetown in the Sweet 16. katherine sotelo asst. feature editor

ELITE STATUS

Syracuse downs Seattle, 3-1, to advance to Elite Eight against BC

By Chris Libonati asst. copy editor

J

ulian Buescher asked for a box score and scanned the page. He let out a prolonged, “Yeah,” while he wagged his right pointer finger.

“I needed that one,” Buescher said as he gathered up his cleats and drawstring bag and left the foyer of Ensley Athletic Center.

He was referring to his assist on Kamal Miller’s goal, the one that buried Seattle and propelled Syracuse to its first Elite Eight ever.

Buescher had set up the free kick and booted it through the 18-yard box.

Redhawks goalie Shane Haworth saw the ball bound through the box, expecting someone to poke it toward the net.

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Set piece goals Syracuse scored against Seattle.

Instead it bounced in front of Haworth, who dropped to his knees and tried to knock it away. The ball caromed to Miller, who smashed the

shot into the back of the net.

“It popped in front of me and my eyes kind of lit up,” Miller said, “saying ‘Do I really have this chance right now?’ I knew I had to put it away to secure the game.”

The free kick yielded Syracuse’s second goal via a set piece, the first coming just one minute, 30 seconds into the game. The two set pieces allowed No. 6 seed SU (15-5-3, 3-4-1 Atlantic Coast) to stun, then finish No. 11 seed Seattle (18-4-1, 9-1 Western Athletic). see seattle page 12

men’s soccer

Callahan links Orange offense and defense in win vs. Seattle

By Connor Grossman asst. sports editor

Syracuse was already out to its quickest lead of the season and Liam Callahan kept pressing. With a Seattle defender tagged to his right shoulder, he created separation by

breaking his stride in the box and stopping the ball.

He stutter-stepped to reverse his direction and threaded the ball 25 feet across the box to Noah Rhynhart, who spun around a defender and netted Syracuse’s second goal in the opening 20 minutes.

On the ensuing possession, Callahan sent a cross toward the box that was deflected off the head of Seattle’s Michael Roberts. Despite his immediate efforts to inject more life into SU’s offense, it was silenced for the next 50 minutes.

“We actually then … almost took

our foot off the accelerator after that second goal,” head coach Ian McIntyre said. “It was a great start.”

No. 6 seed Syracuse (15-5-3, 3-4-1 Atlantic Coast) held on though, and skirted past 11th-seeded Seattle (184-1, 9-1 Western Athletic) with a 3-1 win at SU Soccer Stadium on Sunday

afternoon to advance to the Elite Eight. The Orange will host Boston College on Saturday at 2 p.m. at SU Soccer Stadium.

After orchestrating the Orange’s early attack with assists on both first-half goals, Callahan emerged

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