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TLC minus Kate Amanda Abbott pokes fun at

Still fresh Otto the Orange celebrates his 15th

Knight life Syracuse travels to Rutgers looking

district help refugees adjust to American education. Page 9

Kate Gosselin’s long-awaited TLC departure. Page 5

anniversary as a campus mascot.

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Bird looks for storage on campus

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brandon weight | staff photographer barbara kwasnik and jonathan massey, chair of the Committee on Curricula and chair of the Agenda Committee, respectively, pass changes to curriculum, including a new dance class in the physical education department, through the University Senate on Wednesday.

SU endowment makes comeback after nosediving from recession

By Bianca Szklaruk Contributing writer

Breaking a two-year investment decrease, Syracuse University’s endowment fund will post its highest investment return in three years.

SU raised a total of $894 million as of October.

The endowment is made up of gifts and other funds given to the university that are meant to be saved rather than spent. SU then uses the interest accrued off the endowment to fund various projects and operational costs. This year, SU used 17.2 percent of the accrued interest, in comparison to negative 6.6 percent and negative 25.5 percent in 2008

and 2009, respectively, according to the university’s records. This year’s return resembles the 21.1 percent from 2007.

And in comparison to other universities, SU brought back a good return, said SU Treasurer Barbara Wells.

“I have only heard of one or two schools that exceeded (SU),” Wells said.

The endowment total of $894 million is a 5 percent increase from July, when the last endowment reports went public. The endowment rebounded with the market recovering, Wells said. The next endowment

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University Senate flew through its agenda in 18 minutes Wednesday afternoon. None of the meetings this semester have lasted longer than 45 minutes, a marked difference from the lengthy discussions and debates in the spring.

The monthly meeting began at 4 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium and touched on off-site storage for the library and approving new student members of USen. Gianfranco Vidali, chair of the Library Committee, gave an oral report on the committee’s past work and new initiatives. He lauded an increase of 8 percent in the acquisition budget for books and other materials and an increase in grants and awards for the library.

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First stem cell course to launch in spring

By Dara McBride Asst. News Editor

Thirty students with junior and senior standing will have the chance to participate in Syracuse University’s first class on stem cells this spring.

The class will focus on the science and ethics of stem cell research, as well as how religion and the media affect stem cell studies. Professors from various disciplines have been “feverishly planning” the course since May, said John Russell, professor and chair of the biology department.

“Society as a whole has to work out how to address this now,” Russell said. “This question that was at one time science fiction is now possible.”

In November 2009, the New York State Stem Cell Science board awarded SU $324,000 for the project under a grant for the development and implementation of undergraduate curricula on stem cell science and ethical, legal and societal issues related to it. SU was one of five New York schools to receive the funding, which totaled $1,388,249.

There is an ethical debate surrounding the use and destruction of human cells for research and treatment. Both embryonic stem cells, derived from an early stage in human development, and adult stem cells, found in certain tissues in fully developed babies and adults, are used, raising questions on when human life begins and when a being

has rights.

The SU class, BIO300/PHI 300/ REL300: “Stem Cells and Society,” offered this spring may expand to the fall depending on how many students sign up and how they respond to the topic, Russell said.

The goal of the class, Russell said, is for people to make moral and ethical decisions about stem cell research through education.

Russell said he hopes to attract more than just students interested in science. The course will be taught through case studies, lectures and various readings, as no textbook is available that is tailored to the course. Russell will teach the course, and several faculty members will be see stem cells page 7

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In a Nov. 10 article titled “SUArt Galleries opens 2 new exhibits Tuesday afternoon,” the date of a panel discussion on the exhibition was incorrectly listed. The panel discussion is Thursday from 3 to 5 p.m. in Shemin Auditorium. The Daily Orange regrets this error.

UPCOMING EVENTS ‘Getting to Ivy’

What: SyraMatics and Rebecca Lee Pre-Health Society will host the event. Two Ivy League professors will speak with students about strategies to optimize their chances at being admitted to high-profile law and medical schools.

Where: Gifford Auditorium When: Friday, 4 to 6 p.m.

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Investigating disaster As a former FBI special agent who led

the investigation of Pan Am Flight 103, what will Richard Marquise reveal to the audience?

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campus briefs SU remembers language professor Syracuse University held a memorial in Hendricks Chapel Tuesday night for former department chair Gerlinde Ulm Sanford. Sanford worked as chair of the languages, literatures and linguistics department. At the memorial, the program featured a classical music selection, and College of Arts and Sciences colleagues read passages aloud and shared remembrances of Sanford. Sanford joined SU in 1966 and went on to coordinate the German Program, in addition to becoming department chair. She also managed SU Abroad programs in Vienna, Florence and Strasbourg.

Research to raise LGBT awareness A research initiative affiliated with the School of Education at Syracuse University will hold two events on Nov. 12 in New York City to raise awareness of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues within education at schools.

The research initiative, called the Queering Education Research Institute (QuERI), tries to create environments that support LGBTQ youths. SU faculty and students in the area can attend the New York City events, one of which will be a discussion held at SU’s Joseph I. Lubin House from 1 to 5 p.m. A party will also be held to launch QuERI’s new website from 6 to 9 p.m. at the same building.

Whitman veterans program expands The Martin J. Whitman School of Management is expanding a program for veterans to Louisiana State University’s E.J. Ourso College of Business. The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) program, as it’s called, provides small business management and entrepreneurial training for marines, soldiers and other veterans who were disabled from serving in the Iraq War. The EBV program began at Whitman in 2007 and has expanded to other business schools across the country, including those at Florida State University and Texas A&M University. Since the beginning of the program, at least 300 people have graduated from it.

Bird Library hosts scavenger hunt Students will be participating in a scavenger hunt in E.S. Bird Library. The Office of Residence Life Academic and Intellectual Initiatives Committee is hosting the annual “Bird After Dark” library lock-in on Friday starting at 10 p.m. Students who wish to participate will compete in teams of two in a search for answers to challenging questions.

The event will include two rounds of questions that students must answer using library resources. The library and ORL will be providing free food, video games, a disc jockey and prizes for the winners of the scavenger hunts.

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james redenbaugh | contributing photographer tiffany steinwert, dean of Hendricks Chapel, offers a prayer Wednesday at the groundbreaking of the fourth home to be constructed by the Syracuse University/State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Foresty chapter of Habitat for Humanity.

Habitat breaks ground on next Syracuse home

By George Clarke Staff Writer

Students and faculty broke ground Wednesday on the fourth home constructed by the Habitat for Humanity chapter at Syracuse University and the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

The new home will be located at 649 Gifford St., in the city’s Near Westside neighborhood.

Chancellor Nancy Cantor spoke before the groundbreaking ceremony and said the new home was a symbol of the university’s sustained com-

mitment to the community through the Near Westside Initiative, which aims to revitalize the neighborhood.

An all-female crew will be building a second home in a nearby lot.

The home is paid for in part by a fundraising initiative that began with September’s Shack-A-Thon, in which there was a record-breaking number of participants. Members of 12 student organizations constructed plywood shacks on the Quad and occupied them overnight.

Suzanne Williams, executive director at Syracuse Habitat for Human-

ity, said during Shack-A-Thon that the SU/ESF chapter of Habitat is the only chapter in Syracuse able to raise funds for an entire house, according to a Sept. 27 article in The Daily Orange.

Most Habitat homes within a regional chapter follow the same three-bedroom construction plan, though the plans may be modified to better suit the new owners, Williams said at Wednesday’s groundbreaking.

In the lot adjacent to the Gifford home, Habitat will construct a fourbedroom home sponsored and constructed entirely by women.

The Syracuse chapter has a goal of building five houses. The campus and city chapters have worked together on each of these. There is not set date to begin construction.

Kip Coerper, the project’s assistant construction manager, will help guide construction, Williams said.

Coerper, a native of Dorchester, S.C., already helped construct five houses in South Carolina, which allows him to manage greater numbers of volunteers at a time, Williams said.

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FBI investigator of Pan Am 103 to share work on case

By Sean Cotter Staff Writer

The lead FBI investigator in the Lockerbie bombing will speak in the Life Sciences Building on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

The speech from Richard A. Marquise will deal mostly with the forensic science that went into the Lockerbie investigation. Marquise may also touch on other issues, such as the recent controversy over the release of convicted Lockerbie

bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, said Michael Sponsler, a Syracuse University chemistry professor who arranged the lecture.

Richard A. Marquise

What: Former FBI special agent who led the investigation of the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster in 1988 Where: Auditorium of the Life Sciences Building When: Today, 7:30 p.m.

How much: Free

Marquise, a former FBI special agent, led the Pan Am 103 Task Force for the entire investigation, work that won him an U.S. attorney general’s commendation. On Dec. 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 259 onboard and 11 people on the ground.

Thirty-five SU students traveling home from a semester aboard died in the attack.

In 2006, Marquise wrote a book about his time as the investigator of

the Lockerbie bombings called “Scotborn: Evidence and the Lockerbie Investigation.” Marquise now works as a consultant for the Institute for Intergovernmental Research, a criminal justice think tank based in Tallahassee, Fla. Marquise will also speak in a private seminar Friday called “International Terrorism: Threat in the U.S. and Proactive Measures,” according to SU’s Humanities Center website. see pan am page 6

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Undergraduates experience quarter-life crisis, sense of uncertainty

couple of weeks before I turned 20 in May, I was hit with a sudden feeling of anxiety and helplessness. After two decades of frivolity and neglect, I was inexplicably forced to face the fear many of my peers had whispered about: the quarter-life crisis.

In comparison to our parents’ or even our grandparents’ generations, the quarter-life crisis is hitting us early. My grandmother was 19 when she married my grandfather, and they had their first son (my uncle) when my grandmother was 21. She continued to have four more kids in the span of 10 years. Before she was 35, my grandparents’ hub of two had expanded to a family of seven.

In her eyeweekly.com article, “Welcome to Your Quarterlife Crisis,” Kate Carraway defines it as a recent phenomenon that has sprouted from an “unrelenting indecision, isolation, confusion and anxiety about working, relationships and direction.”

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real simple Twenty-somethings are changing the realm of what society used to expect of us. No longer tied down to 9-to-5 jobs, monogamous relationships and a desire to settle down, the course of the quarter-life crisis has sped up. It has snowballed us into a stage in which we’ve prioritized the act of self-indulgence and uncertainty. Most undergrads would rather be unemployed than sit at a desk and slave away at a job they don’t love.

The quarter-life crisis has prompted us to examine and face the disintegration of our identities.

All while trying to move forward in a society that

prides itself on productivity and relentlessness.

“The emotional tumult reported during, or remembered after, a Quarterlife Crisis has a scarily ineffable quality,” Carraway writes.

“This isolation and its private anxiety are pervasive, as is a longing for the way things were in the predictably structured eras of high school and college or university.”

Danielle Carrick, a senior photo illustration and economics major and a staff photographer at The Daily Orange, believes she’s experiencing elements of a quarter-life crisis. “I’m apprehensive about my future and can’t picture where I’m going to be, where I want to be and where I should be,” said Carrick. “For the first time in all of my life, I can’t say where I’ll be. It’s nerve-racking.”

This sense of “life limbo” is not unwarranted. Nurtured in an environment in which who we are is determined by our careers, the idea that we’re riding shotgun with no steering wheel is frightening. Our security blankets

have been pulled out from under us. The reliance we had on our parents is quickly wasting away as we begin to dive into adulthood.

Or perhaps this whole construct of the quarter-life crisis is just a façade that every twenty-something must be forced to deal with.

Maybe the lightning-speed technology, social networking and the ability to share our emotions with strangers make us feel more vulnerable to the ideology that this hint of ambiguity will continue to plague us for the rest of our lives.

Whether it’s real or not, the idea that we twenty-somethings are experiencing our version of a mid-life crisis is startling. But I think it’s important to recognize that there is an urgency to capture and hold on to the energy of youth. A fleeting sense of independence that can only be experienced in our twenties.

Angela Hu is a junior magazine journalism and English and textual studies major. Her column appears weekly, and she can be reached at ajh01@syr.edu.

Compared to childhood, illness in college presents hassle, not holiday

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ou know how when you were little, getting sick was kind of like a holiday? People felt bad for you, made you cards and brought you presents. Your parents took on the role of your personal slaves by answering your every beck and call and showering your poor snot-dripping, germ-trodden self with the utmost love and affection. You got to miss school and eat delicious chicken soup while chestnuts were practically

roasting on a freakin’ open fire next to you.

Needless to say, those days are over. Now the common cold has taken on an apocalyptic significance, similar to that of most wars and biblical events. It will explode into your life and leave a wake of destruction in its path.

This might all sound a tad dramatic and bitter, but I can assure you it’s not. (I’m simply not a bitter or dramatic person. Who needs all those

negative emotions in his or her life? Not me.)

Unfortunately though, I have been sick over the past three weeks. And even though I experience the same unpleasant dose of reality each year, I still never fail to be surprised by how much less fun it is to be sick now than it was as a kid.

There’s a notable difference in levels of pity.

Me: “I feel so sick and awful.”

My roommate: “So? I have ‘triple E!’ And can you please stand at least 10 feet away from me? I really can’t afford to get sick. I have ‘triple E!’” She always knows how to be there for me.

Then there’s the small matter of treatment.

Walking into the health center dressed in a mink coat, three sweaters, ski pants and a turban did not cause a single receptionist to even blink an eye. When I finally met with the doctor, I informed her that this was my third visit. After explaining that I could no longer eat, sleep, breathe or feel, I was told not to worry, as these were common symptoms. She sent me on my way with a prescription for vitamins, a $300 bill and the following (slightly exaggerated) statement: “You seem to have a viral infection that just needs to run its course. This can take anywhere from several weeks to several months. If after two months you don’t die, come back and see us. We’d love to hear from you.”

None of that would bother me too much if I could just get my medication from some other source, but all those people who sell Adderall and Vicodin and other such happy pills have no idea what I’m talking about when I ask for

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blondes know better antibiotics because I’m legitimately sick.

Me: “I’m looking for something that can help with sneezing, coughing, shaking, chills, fever, vomiting, loss of interest in life, etc.”

Resourceful other: “Um … do you mean, like, Valium?”

When you get sick in college, where the weather is cold and the professors might not always be as accommodating as you might like (“What do you mean you couldn’t research the paper because you were in the emergency room? Does the hospital not have Internet access?”), you must face this challenge head-on.

You must overcome this hurdle. You must do all you can to eventually get better. Because after all, do you know what happens to little boys and girls who can’t get over a cold?

They’re never heard from again. And their roommates probably don’t even notice. They have “triple E!” Marina Charny is a senior English and textual studies and writing major. Her column appears every Thursday, and she can be reached at mcharny@syr.edu.

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After three years, TLC finally close to cutting umbilical cord on Kate Gosselin

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ate Gosselin’s reign of reality television may soon be over.

Finally.

Cue the celebratory music. Gosselin will finally be out of sight, out of mind.

Sunday’s “Kate Plus 8: Alaska, Here We Come” special pulled in only 1.3 million viewers, the lowest ratings of the show’s entirety. Sunday’s low ratings prompted TLC to pull the show from its Sunday night lineup for the second time this year.

If the name Kate Gosselin means nothing to you, if the order of the names Cara, Mady, Alexis, Hannah, Aaden, Collin, Leah and Joel bare no significance on your life and if you still want to name your future child “Jon” despite its negative

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connotations, consider yourself blessed.

Gosselin and her eight offspring have owned TLC’s airways since the network picked up “Jon and Kate Plus 8,” their original show, from Discovery Health in 2008. The premise was simple: Husband and wife Jon and Kate Gosselin have eight children, so let’s get a camera crew together and film their lives because most of us won’t ever have to reproduce eight times over. The Gosselin family story was seemingly unique and embarrassingly addicting.

I, along with the rest of America, loved “Jon and Kate Plus 8.” The parents were in love, the children were cute and, to top it all off, the family had two friendly German shepherds, Nala and Shoka. How could I not tune

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After four solid seasons, disaster struck and/or Jon gained some common sense. In May of 2009, rumor spread that Jon was hanging out with college girls and was ready to leave Kate. Despite family turmoil, the show went on to entertain an average of 5.5 million viewers per episode during its fifth season.

The news of Jon’s affairs quickly led to my allegiance of Team Kate.

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That was until Kate sleazed her way into every lowly reputable magazine, popularized a tasteless haircut and pushed her eight offspring in any direction she thought she’d make a buck in.

The fifth season would be the final season in which the show would bear the name “Jon and Kate Plus 8.” Once the Gosselin divorce was finalized in December 2009, Jon refused to continue filming, allowing Kate to headline her own series, “Kate Plus 8.” She reportedly gets paid $250,000 per episode of “Kate Plus 8,” an amount big enough to fund a few more plastic surgery procedures she will undoubtedly deny.

The low ratings of “Kate Plus 8” are finally getting the long overdue message out to Kate: America does

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not care about you. Your kids grew up, your husband left you, and you already made your has-been appearance on “Dancing with the Stars,” so please stop riding out your 15th minute.

It was also reported that Kate was in talks with TLC about a second series spinoff titled “Twist of Kate.”

Thankfully, the low ratings of “Kate Plus 8” have halted plans for the second show. To make certain that Kate is never seen on the airways again, I beg of you, please leave your TV on a different channel when you leave for Thanksgiving break.

Amanda Abbott is a junior geography and IST major. She is the assistant opinion editor at The Daily Orange, where column appears occasionally. She can be reached at aeabbott@syr.edu.

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What is the SU endowment?

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The endowment is made up of gifts and other funds given to the university that are meant to be saved rather than spent. SU then uses the interest accrued off the endowment to fund various projects and operational costs, such as funding for scholarships, research, the library and athletics. In January, the National Association of College and University Business Officers will officially report the national endowment returns.

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After dealing with losses from international economic troubles for over a year, SU’s endowment grew for fiscal year 2010. The endowment is a change from previous years, where the accrued interest, or interest accumulated, was negative. The university reportedly outperformed several other large school endowments.

report will be made in January 2011.

Since SU uses a small percentage of each donation, students may not always see an immediate effect from a large return, Wells said. The Treasurer’s Office uses market evaluations of the past three fiscal years as a basis for determining how to use money from the endowment returns. The endowment returns support anything from scholarships to providing funds for a specific college within SU. The university’s Investment and Endowment Committee decides how much of the endowment goes to returns each year and where the funds go within the university.

In many cases, the donor predetermines the purpose of the endowment funds, such as going to specific research or for particular professorships. “Think of it like a checking and savings account, but you are living off the interest,�

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If a donor has no preference for the funds’ use, the donation money goes in SU’s budget for the following year, Wells said. “We have an obligation to support purposes, so it’s not just saving up to have a big endowment,� Wells said.

But there is no guarantee the endowment will continue to rebound and cease dropping, Wells said. There is only hope that the market will come to more normal levels because investors are more inclined to invest in endowment in a brighter economy, Wells said.

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Sponsler invited Marquise to SU to speak last year. When Marquise agreed, Sponsler suggested he speak as part of the Syracuse Symposium, Sponsler said.

The symposium is a fall semester showcase of speakers, performances and exhibits. Each year the symposium revolves around a central theme. This year, the theme is “Conflict: Peace and War.� In previous years, the themes have been ideas such as “Light� and “Migration.�

The Humanities Center at SU is running the symposium for its third year.

Because of the Lockerbie bombing’s place in SU’s history, some students view Marquise’s talk as an opportunity for them to gain more knowledge about an event that deeply affected the campus community. “It’s a huge part of our culture here with Remembrance Week, and I think it would be good for more people to learn about it,� said, Emmery Brakke, a sophomore in the Bandier

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“A lot of students, especially those who are involved in Remembrance Week, should want to hear what he has to say.�

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Program for Music and the Entertainment Industries.

Victoria Wolk, a sophomore magazine journalism major, said she feels even though the bombing plays a large role in SU history, few students know enough about it, and Thursday’s event allows students to hear about the tragedy from an expert’s perspective. “A lot of students, especially those who are involved in Remembrance Week, should want to hear what he has to say,� Wolk said. spcotter@syr.edu

The Lockerbie/Pan Am 103 Tragedy On Dec. 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 departed from London’s Heathrow Airport bound for New York City. At 7:03 p.m. local time, 2:03 p.m. Syracuse time, the plane exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 259 onboard and 11 people on the ground. Thirty-five Syracuse University students traveling home from a semester aboard in London and Florence, Italy, died in the terrorist attack.

In honor of those who died in the attack, SU established the Remembrance Scholars, 35 senior students, and the Lockerbie Scholars, two students from Lockerbie who study at SU for one year. The students selected also partake in Remembrance Week, held in October to honor and remember those lost.

Lockerbie bomber Libyan Abdelbaset Al-Megrahi was released on compassion grounds more than a year ago when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. The controversial release garnered more debate after the doctor who diagnosed Al-Megrahi with three months to live said he was pressured to make a false diagnosis and after word of a deal between British Petroleum and the British government came to light.

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taken us where we’ve been,” Coerper said.

Coerper came to the Syracuse area when he followed his wife, a pastor, to St. James Episcopal Church in Skaneateles, N.Y. He also volunteers for the Auburn chapter of Habitat for Humanity because of its proximity to his home in Skaneateles, he said.

Coerper is not the only Habitat member from outside Syracuse. Michael Brownfield, the home’s construction manager, and his wife moved from the heat of Scottsdale, Ariz., two months ago.

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Award winners The Habitat for Humanity chapter for Syracuse University and the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry was named in the top three college chapters in the United States. The chapter earned an honorable mention for the 2010 Habitat for Humanity International Campus of the Year.

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“We’re constantly moving the bar. I’m as proud of what we’re doing here as anything I’ve done before.”

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me why I moved here,” Brownfield said.

Brownfield moved to Syracuse on Sept. 1 to begin work with the Syracuse chapter of Habitat. Despite the timing, Brownfield and his wife sacrificed a warm winter because of their love of Habitat’s good work as a not-forprofit institution, he said. Brownfield would be willing to travel even farther north to help the organization, he said.

“I probably would have went to the tundra, to be honest,” he said.

Part of the allure of Habitat is its dedication to sustainability measures, he said. Syracuse Habitat homes have EnergyStar certification and radiant heating, both of which keep utility bills low for families that move in, he said.

After more than 30 years of construction

james redenbaugh | contributing photographer Community members, faculty and students from Syracuse University meet Wednesday to break ground for a new home at 649 Gifford St. in the Near Westside neighborhood. experience, Brownfield sees a special meaning in his work for Habitat.

“We’re constantly moving the bar,” he said.

“I’m as proud of what we’re doing here as anything I’ve done before.” geclarke@syr.edu

A History of Stem Cell Research

Stem Cell Research has long been a much-debated topic due to issues involving ethics, religion and legality.

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ally funded fetal tissue research; the National Research Act establishes the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research

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scientist James Thomson isolates human embryonic stem cells, initiates debate on deriving stem cells through destroying human embryos

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ing for embryo research; Department of Health and Human Services accepts testimony that embryo research would lead to increased abortions

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1975: Ethics Advisory Board is established; guidelines on federal funding of fetal and fetal tissue research are released renew Ethics Advisory Board

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available throughout the semester for smaller group discussions.

The course is distinct not only for its controversial topic, Russell said, but also because he believes it to be the first course in which so many SU faculty have collaborated.

“It’s not just a stem cell science course — stem cell research has raised ethical questions.”

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Russell said there has been a core group of faculty with teaching backgrounds that include science, religion, the media and ethics, among others, planning how the course will be taught.

A representative from the State University of New York Upstate Medical University and from SU’s Burton Blatt Institute is also part of the collaboration.

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The class is being promoted through fliers, and Russell said he has asked advisers to mention it to students. The class is looking to get a mixture of students from various schools, and assuming more than 30 students are interested, students will enroll on a MySlice waitlist and hear back as soon as possible about whether or not they will be able to take the course.

“It’s not just a stem cell science course — stem cell research has raised ethical questions,” said philosophy professor Ben Bradley, one of the core faculty members.

The main controversy behind stem cell research involves the question of destroying the embryo, which sometimes happens during embryonic stem cell research. Bradley said this raised the ethical question of whether an embryo deserves rights and the morality of cloning. He said he hoped students would make informed decisions about the controversial topic.

The class is of interest for Tristan Nowak, a senior pre-med student majoring in history and biology. Nowak, who is interested in oncology, said the topic of stem cells usually comes up in general biology classes but that there is no specific class focusing on the subject.

“There’s a lot more that can be done with stem cell research,” Nowak said. “It’s too bad

2009: President Obama is sworn in, having promised to change the current restrictions on research

2007: President Bush issues executive order encouraging research on alternate sources for stem cells

that there’s so much impeding.”

Having a class that allows students and professors from different disciplines to discuss the topic should help the study, Nowak said.

“It’s not just science,” he said.

Stem cell research is a topic close to home for sophomore biochemistry major Jaclyn McLaughlin. McLaughlin recently found out doctors will use stem cells to help a close friend of hers. Her friend, 20, tore her anterior cruciate ligament five years ago and, after a surgery mistake, has been on crutches and in a leg cast, McLaughlin said.

As a sophomore, she is currently not able to enroll in the course, but she said she

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would consider taking the class in the fall if it returns. She said she supported researching stem cells.

“It’s very beneficial,” she said. “It can lead to a lot of medical discoveries, a lot of pathways for help.” dkmcbrid@syr.edu

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Vidali also talked about the 5-year $600,000 renovation plan for Carnegie Library, beginning with improvement of a reading room now used by the math department. Vidali also said the library had made headway on finding an off-site storage facility for books and collections.

“I hate to rain on the happy parade,” Eric Spina, the university’s vice chancellor and provost, joked after Vidali’s report. He went on to clarify that there are no final plans yet for off-site storage.

A year ago, almost to the day, more than 200 people packed Maxwell Auditorium to debate a plan to move hundreds of thousands of books to Patterson, N.Y., four hours away. Student and faculty outcry halted the plan.

After Wednesday’s meeting, Chancellor Nancy Cantor said the storage options have been narrowed down to three locations, all on campus. Materials to be moved include duplicates and books that have not been checked out in a long time, Cantor said. Spina said faculty will be involved in selecting what will be stored, and materials will be retrievable in a day.

“We expect that by the end of the calendar year, we’ll know an exact plan,” Spina said.

In other business, USen collected votes for a graduate student member of the Agenda Committee. Senators turned in ballots that asked them to choose between Emma Brodeur, a graduate student in religion, and Kelly Szott, a fourth-year doctoral student in sociology. Votes were not counted at the end of the meeting.

The bylaws call for the undergraduate member of the Agenda Committee to also be selected by a vote, but due to lack of interested candidates, the committee appointed junior Bonnie Kong without a vote. Kong was elected last spring to serve on the committee.

Barbara Kwasnik, chair of the Committee on Curricula, presented her committee’s report, which was approved unanimously, without discussion. The report introduces a new minor in dance, as well as changes to the physical education department’s minor in coaching. Both programs are in the School of Education.

In his “eagerness to barrel through the agenda,” Agenda Committee Chair Jonathan Massey said he forgot to report on an ad hoc committee established to study concerns about student enrollment levels.

The ad hoc committee is charged with assessing enrollment growth and will hold its first meeting Dec. 3. Mary Lovely, a professor of economics and member of the Committee on Academic Affairs, will chair the group, which includes senators from the Student Life, Academic Affairs and Instruction committees. Enrollment management representatives on the committee will be Don Saleh, vice president of enrollment management, and Elizabeth Liddy, dean of the School of Information Studies.

Robert Van Gulick, a professor of philosophy, asked the ad hoc committee to reach out to faculty members to see what enrollment issues they’ve encountered.

Sari Biklen, Meredith professor for teaching excellence, suggested the formation of another ad hoc committee to study the use of classroom space. She touched on the School of Education’s issue with finding classroom space and said she would like to see a public discussion started up.

Other business included: • The Nominations Committee unanimously approved 14 new undergraduate and graduate student members to USen committees.

• The group approved the minutes from last month’s session. shmelike@syr.edu

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Foreign exchange Nottingham High School’s Newcomers Program helps immigrant students adjust to first year in US

By Julia Terruso STAFF WRITER

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hen Tar Pay Pay walked in to Nottingham High School in September, he knew how to say his name and phone number in English, and that was about it. Two months later, 14-year-old Tar Pay, from Myanmar, reads and writes simple sentences. He excels in math and continues the slow process of adapting to the U.S. school system.

Tar Pay is one of 11 students in Nottingham High School’s recently installed Newcomers Program. The Newcomers Program, which is within the English as a Second Language program, was founded last year to ease and aid the transition of students in their first year in the country. He joins 3,000 limited or non-English-speaking students enrolled in the Syracuse City School District’s English as a Second Language program.

Syracuse schools have one of the highest refugee populations in the United States, and the number of immigrants enrolled has doubled from 10 years ago. Limited English speakers now make up 12 percent of the district.

“We have students who are brand new arrivals who come without speaking a word of English all the way up to students that we term beginner or intermediate,” said Jackie LeRoy, who works as a teacher’s aide in the English as a Second Language program, which started 20 years ago. “Our goal is to give them intensive literacy and content skills to prepare them to move into a regular setting.”

The district serves students speaking 71 different languages. Places of origin include Asia, Russia, Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe.

“It’s very hard to predict what our population will be here in the next five to 10 years. It all depends on what’s happening in the world,” LeRoy said.

Once enrolled in the English as a Second Language program, students stay until they pass state proficiency guidelines, which the New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test measures. Typically the students spend six years in school.

illustration by molly snee | art director For Tar Pay, it may not take that long, said his teacher Alfredo Gomez, who teaches the Newcomers Program at Nottingham High School.

When the bell rings, Gomez ushers confused and lagging students into his classroom. An alphabet strip lines the white board, world maps cover the walls and a large stack of flash cards with simple words — boots, boat, ball, bat — sit on the projector, within easy reach.

Monday began the ninth week of the Newcomers Program — Gomez will teach 11 limited

“It’s a lot of work, a lot of work, but these kids want to learn and by the end of the year, wow, you wouldn’t believe it.”

Alfredo Gomez

TEACHER AT THE NEWCOMERS PROGRAM

or non-English speaking high school students English and math.

The students feel at home here, Gomez said.

Or as at home as they can feel, plucked from refugee camps and placed in a new country.

They rarely miss school, unless it’s for a medical appointment, immunization or refugeeassistance appointment.

Gomez watches the students take their seats and notices one Thai boy in the doorway. It’s his second day of school. He arrived in the country two weeks ago.

“Sit here, my friend,” Gomez said as he

motioned for the boy to sit down.

The agenda for the day included a listening activity, family vocabulary and then a quiz.

Even in a room of limited English speakers, the last listed item gets a communal groan.

“It’s all about patience, patience, patience,” said Tom Hewitt, who works as a teaching assistant in Gomez’s class. “He’ll go over the same thing week after week if they don’t get it, and with the same enthusiasm.”

In class, Gomez goes to help Saukri, an eager young woman from Somalia who misread the No. 2 for the No. 5. “Sometimes you want to go faster than your brain. Don’t try to go too fast, my friend, take your time,” Gomez said.

When a student enters the Newcomers Program, Gomez gets a package compiled by Catholic Charities, the local refugee center, or another organization that sponsors the student.

“I see how long they’ve been in the country, how long they lived in a camp, and if they went to school, what grades they got,” Gomez said.

“Every country has different curriculum, but it’s important to know their background.”

Gomez knows to keep the lesson quick and logical. Especially important for days when the class learns family tree vocabulary. The glossy workbooks picture a smiling grandmother, grandfather, mother, father, son and daughter.

“Many of these students have had a father or a family member killed,” Gomez said. “When I go through the family tree, I go fast. I talk in general, not specifics, and avoid directly referencing them or their parents.”

The role of an English as a Second Language classroom is also about building trust, said

Marilyn Machado, a second-year teaching assistant in the Newcomers Program. She came to the United States from Cuba 13 years ago.

“I love to see the different cultures people come from and help them because I’m one of them, too,” she said. “It’s important with them to act like you’re one of them, so they can be confident and comfortable enough to make mistakes.”

Gomez and other English as a Second Language teachers are tired of taking blame for low state-standardized test scores. Sure, limited and non-English speakers may bring district test scores down, Gomez said, but the problem is with the test, not the English as a Second Language program. Gomez called the method the state uses for testing English as a Second Language students “completely unfair.”

The New York Education Department gives English as a Second Language students one year before they have to take an English assessment test. But a student arriving in September 2010 would have to take the test in May 2011, Gomez said.

“You’re going to try to test a kid who’s been in the state less than a year? Come on. You can’t expect that. And they do,” she said.

At the end of the day, Gomez worries about the students lagging behind. One student in particular may end up in a special education classroom soon. He hasn’t grasped letters or numbers in two months, and Gomez doesn’t know if it’s culture shock or a learning disability.

“I just wish I knew some strategy to help him,” Gomez said. jmterrus@syr.edu

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kirsten celo | asst. photo editor Otto the orange stands on the sidelines of Ernie Davis Legends Field in the Carrier Dome. Otto celebrates his 15th birthday Dec. 4.

Before Otto was the official mascot of the university, a committee of university officials wanted to replace him with a wolf.

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eing someone else is a big part of Nick Natario’s life.

Before coming to Syracuse University in the fall of 2004, he worked as Looney Tunes character Foghorn Leghorn in the Six Flags New England theme park. After he graduated, he worked for a local baseball team, the Syracuse Chiefs. He even tried out for Raymond, the mascot for the Tampa

Bay Rays.

In between all that, he was Otto the Orange for three years at Syracuse University.

“My freshman year, when I came here, I really had no desire to play Otto,” he said. “At the end of my freshman year, I saw a flier for auditions.

And I thought, ‘All right, well, I’ve done this kind of stuff before,’ and I wanted to find ways to get involved, so I thought, ‘Why not?’”

SU’s official mascott for 15 years, Otto the Orange has become a university icon

Natario and several other students have personified Otto for game days and special events since Otto was officially instated as SU’s mascot in 1995.

As Otto’s 15th anniversary draws near, Natario and others said they couldn’t see the university, or the city, without that fuzzy orange.

Said Julie Walas, the assistant coach of the university’s spirit squad: “He’s genuine, he’s innovative, he has his own personality. He brings every-

one together for the community of Syracuse.”

Little seed Before Otto was SU’s main mascot, there were many others that tried filling the ever-changing void.

The Saltine Warrior was the longest-serving mascot at the university and still has a place on campus in the form of several statues. Representing

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Project Feed Me to hold basketball tournament for shelters

By Diana Pearl Staff Writer

After personally dealing with hunger, Patrick Alvarez is working to ensure a Thanksgiving dinner for members of the Syracuse community.

“I have lived in homeless shelters, and hunger has been a societal issue in which my family and I have struggled with,” said Alvarez, founder and president of Project Feed Me. Syracuse University student organization Project Feed Me, together

with Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, will hold its third annual basketball tournament from 3 to 8 p.m. in Archbold Gymnasium this Saturday. The proceeds from this event will go toward funding Thanksgiving dinners for low-income families in the Syracuse area.

Alvarez said it was SU’s passion for basketball and desire to increase awareness about hunger and poverty on campus and in the community that led him to start

“I have lived in homeless shelters and hunger has been a societal issue in which my family and I have struggled with.”

Patrick Alvarez

founder and president of Project Feed Me

the tournament in 2008.

Anyone is welcome to attend the event, but there was a Tuesday deadline to participate in the basketball tournament, Alvarez said. In addition,

there will be a slam-dunk competition judged by SU basketball players, entertainment by the university’s student dance troupe Kalabash, a raffle, and water and chips for sale.

There are 12 teams, each with five people, playing in the tournament.

Registration costs $10 per person. The event typically raises about $1,200, said Penelope Resulta, public relations director for Project Feed Me. The money collected will go toward local shelters Oxford Men’s Shelter and Dorothy Day House, which the group will visit on Nov. 20. Canned goods and monetary donations are still being accepted. see FEED ME page 12

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Alvarez said he hopes to feed about 1,000 families this Thanksgiving through the group’s holiday charity. A Thanksgiving dinner, catered

by SU and taking place at the Prince of Peace Missionary Baptist Church in Syracuse, will be held the night following the tournament. They expect to feed about 300 people at this year’s dinner.

Project Feed Me is made up of SU students who work to feed families in impoverished areas while giving youth the opportunity to engage in community service projects. The group’s efforts are not limited to the Syracuse area. The group also fights to eliminate poverty and feed families in New York City.

Alvarez and his family struggled with poverty during his childhood, and he said these experiences drove him to found Project Feed Me. The New York Times recognized Project Feed Me for its efforts, publishing an article in November 2009 that detailed Alvarez’s history with the organization and with poverty. Alvarez created the group originally in New York City during his senior year of high school before bringing it to the city of Syracuse when he came to SU, according to the article. He said the media attention has helped the organization grow.

Alvarez said: “It has propelled us to a national landscape and helped us galvanize more corporate sponsors to further our outreach in the Syracuse and Harlem communities.” dspearl@syr.edu

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Ah, lakes. Central New York has a love/hate relationship with its fresh water neighbors, but the glacially carved bodies of beauty continue to be a major part of man’s connection with nature.

Around here we take pride in our local lakes, including Skaneateles Lake, Green Lake and the Finger Lakes. This list, of course, excludes Onondaga Lake, which will always be the redheaded stepchild of the group. It is the cause of lake effect snow and rain, easily the most talked about and hated aspects of going to school at Syracuse University. And it smells weird.

Just think about it. Water skiing, tubing and wakeboarding have an exclusive Facebookofficial relationship with lakes. Any kind of watercraft is welcome on most lakes, all without the worry of whiplash from rogue waves. While you’re in the Northeast, lakes beat the ocean hands down.

First, a day at the lake is less of a hassle. Ocean beaches are often packed when it gets hot outside, and though the view across the breaking waves may inspire a song or painting, the sight of old guys burnt to a crisp sporting banana hammocks inspires everyone to, well, leave. And of course, there’s sand. Trips to the lake involve less body-crevice-to-sand contact, and less salt to stick onto every inch of you. Surfing is cool, but in the Northeast, the water is freezing and the waves are small. Any West Coast surfers surfing around here will have to pray for a hurricane if they want anything resembling a swell.

Lakes offer entertainment year-round, but oceans give little more than summer loving.

Ice-skating, ice fishing and snowmobile racing are all welcomed activities on frozen lakes, but seashores are lonely during the cold months. An ocean home is great during the summer, but a lake house can be a great getaway spot any time.

Geographically, lakes just make more sense. After all, Syracuse and most of New York state would be a barren landscape of unpredictable snowstorms over rolling hills without them. Lakes are close by, easy to get to and frequently cost nothing to get in.

It doesn’t get much better than waking up to a glassy lake, strapping on a pair of water skis and ripping across the wake while those on the shore relax on a massive inflatable fort, soaking up rays. You can have your sea turtles and undertow, ocean lovers, but we’re sticking with a trip to the lake.

— Compiled by Aaron Gould, asst. feature editor, akgould@syr.edu

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an Indian chief named Big Chief Bill Orange, the warrior stayed until 1978, when a group of American Indian students said the mascot was offensive, according to university archives.

The first orange to represent the college came in 1980. Several names came and went, but in 1990, SU’s cheerleading squad went to a camp in Tennessee, where they voted for Otto over four other names, Walas said. Of the rejected names, Walas cited “Opie,” which was discarded because it rhymed with “Dopey.”

Otto was the unofficial mascot for SU until 1995. Kenneth “Buzz” Shaw, former chancellor and current professor at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, said the athletic department approached him with an offer about changing the name of the university’s athletic teams.

“The athletic department wanted to study whether SU should be something other than the Orange,” he said. “I told them it was all right to study it, but any change had to be a slam dunk.”

A committee of university officials was chosen to poll students and alumni about other potential team names and mascots, which included a wolf pack. Shaw said a pack of wolves was all right, but sticking with the orange was better. The committee failed to make the necessary shot.

After receiving feedback from campus polls, everyone agreed with Shaw. The orange stayed.

On Dec. 4, 1995, Otto was officially named the mascot of SU. Shaw said Otto had already made too much of an impression on the university to let the orange go.

“If you live in the area, they love to see the little furry guy,” he said. “He’s non-threatening.

He signifies the school color. I think that’s why we wanted to keep him around.”

Growing pains Otto traveled with the Orange football team to several bowl games. He cheered during the basketball team’s years in the NCAA Tournament.

He even saw the Orange win the NCAA national championship in 2003.

But those who played Otto would find that the job was much harder when SU hit losing streaks.

When Natario came in as a freshman, he saw a bowl game during the last year of Paul Pasqualoni’s 13-year stint as head football coach. When newly appointed Athletic Director Daryl Gross hired Greg Robinson as the new head coach, Natario, who had just gotten the position as Otto, said he was blindsided.

“In my sophomore year, we were 1-10. It was one of the most difficult things I’ve had to encounter,” he said.

Natario said several Orange supporters were upset with Otto during the games. Angered fans sent e-mails to the athletic department saying Otto shouldn’t have been playing with props while the football team was losing its fifth game in a row.

These are the most trying times for anyone playing Otto, said Walas, the assistant spirit squad coach.

“If you look at the last few years, we were struggling, we were having a tough time,” she said. “It was tough to be a fan. We recognized that (the team) could do so much better.”

Otto is the model fan to the people who couldn’t believe in a losing football team, she said. He’s never upset and always wants to get the crowd going. In this, she said, Otto can’t fail.

“He’s what makes it great to be a Syracuse fan,” she said.

Full bloom Since his start in 1995, Otto has made a name for himself across the country.

Natario portrayed Otto in several ESPN commercials. He’s gone to the Capital One All-

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American Mascot Challenge twice. And when he travels, everyone knows his name — well, at least Otto’s name.

“You see what the other programs have and what their costumes are like,” he said. “You see how other schools develop their own characters.

So when I traveled and saw these different schools, they saw me and said, ‘Oh, we were all excited to see the fruit.’”

Laura Holland, an Otto from the spring of 2004 until the spring of 2006, did not travel as much as Natario but felt the same recognition.

She said that even though no one can see who’s in the round suit, people are just happy to see Otto.

Holland went to a Halloween benefit for children with cerebral palsy in Syracuse in 2005 and said she cried inside the suit when she met all the kids, who all wanted to see Otto.

“It was so touching,” she said. “Some of the

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smaller community events, to be a representation of the university, it was a very fun way to connect with so many people.”

The performance of a sports team can ebb and flow, Natario said, but a mascot is always there. And having such a unique mascot like Otto is what sets SU apart from everyone else, he said.

“Some schools, you might see a Spartan, you might see an eagle or a warrior,” he said.

“There’s a select few that when you see that costume or that character, that you think of that university.”

Natario said he’s finished with mascots for now — he tore a meniscus in his knee from playing characters. But Otto is always with him.

“He’s tattooed on my leg, on my left thigh,” he said. “He meant so much to me, I want him to be a part of me for the rest of my life.” smtracey@syr.edu

Making lemonade out of lemons is your survival mantra for ENJOYING winters in Syracuse. Did you know that within a couple hours drive of Syracuse there are over 40 ski resorts? With nearly 10 of them within an hour!

And skiing is not just your only outdoor choice. Of course, there is snowboarding, with many hills have special boarder park runs set aside for the snow-surfers. But beyond screaming down a hill you can go tubing, ice-skating, cross country skiing, even winter camping for the super hearty (stand up you Stumpies!).

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he hilarious interactions of lifelong friends have become the trademark of “Due Date” director Todd Phillips, whose “Old School” (2003) and “The Hangover” (2009) stand as minor landmarks in the last 10 years of comedy.

Phillips is familiar with depicting men who are comfortable with each other and is an expert at torturing these seemingly grounded adult males to reveal their latent, animalistic natures.

Most directors would find it easy to glean hilarity from the pairing of an irritable, expectant father and an annoying, effeminate actor. But the odd couple dynamic simply doesn’t work for Phillips. These men are not comfortable with one another. Where a more versatile filmmaker could have harnessed the humor more effectively, Phillips is just as lost as the misguided travelers he depicts.

Traveling home to Los Angeles to witness the birth of his child, Peter Highman (Robert Downey Jr.) is removed from his flight when another passenger, aspiring actor Ethan Tremblay (Zach Galifianakis), inci-

dentally forces him to say “terrorist.” Ethan then offers him a ride as consolation for his actions on the plane.

Ethan soon proves to be intolerable, probing deeply into Peter’s personal life while occasionally making minor driving mistakes, such as falling asleep at the wheel and flipping off the interstate.

Despite inciting ordeals with law enforcement, hospitals and marijuana, Peter cannot abandon Ethan, who manages to endear himself to Peter at just the right moments. Recognizing that he has much more going for him than Ethan, Peter is willing to let him tag along, well aware of the damage he is capable of causing.

Virtually identical to “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” (1981), the classic road trip comedy starring Steve Martin and John Candy, the film’s failure to honor its predecessor is just one indication of its shortcomings.

Though occasionally hilarious, the film hardly scratches the surface of its potential, inexcusably wasting the talent of its stars.

Downey Jr. and Galifianakis are two of the finest comedic performers in their own right, yet neither suits his character in the film. While great in just about any role, Downey Jr. is more intolerable than Galifianakis, as his serious attitude

Buddy comedy ‘Due Date’ fails to drive actors’ talents does not suit his personality. He is a very good dramatic actor and his performance is far from mediocre, but unless he’s acting in a serious production, Downey Jr.’s high-strung, straight-man act is simply aggravating.

Similarly, Galifianakis is at his best when acting somewhat normal than shocking the audience with a wry yet uproarious comment. Flamboyant Galifianakis and irritable Downey Jr. work together about as well as their characters, which becomes very frustrating as the film wears on.

The film’s tagline, “Leave your comfort zone,” is apt in all the wrong ways. It is great to see talented actors and filmmakers experimenting with new angles, but none of the film’s headliners succeed in their endeavor.

Phillips fails at satisfactorily humanizing the characters that by the end, they are both detestable. Where the late John Hughes managed to get his audience to identify with both Martin and Candy in “Planes, Trains and Automobiles,” Downey Jr. and Galifianakis are simply too unlikable.

It is hard not to enjoy a film Downey Jr. and Galifianakis star in, which makes the film all the more disappointing. The entertaining nature of the two stars makes the action gripping, but the film itself is just too shallow. smlittma@syr.edu

“DUE DATE”

Director: Todd Phillips Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifianakis Rating:

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Syracuse 87, N. IOWA 76

This is not an easy ‘W’ for Syracuse.

But in the end, it’s just so hard to pick against a team ranked No. 10 in the country at home.

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Syracuse 84, N. IOWA 71

Let’s see if that hot 3-point shooting carries over to the regular season. If so, we could be in for some fireworks this season.

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shooting guard

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small forward

Syracuse is ranked No. 10 in the country, which is its highest ranking to start the season since 2004.

scoop jardine

6-2, 190, JR.

Kwadzo Ahelegbe

6-2, 213, SR.

brandon triche

6-4, 205, sO.

johnny moran

6-1, 190, JR.

Ahelegbe is one of the top perimeter defenders in the country and was the MOP of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament a year ago. Jardine has his hands full.

Triche obviously has the size advantage here and should be able to use it to his advantage. Moran is quick and an underrated defender, so perhaps he can hold his own.

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center

kris joseph

6-7, 210, jr.

kerwin dunham

6-6, 200, SR.

Dunham can shoot, but he’ll struggle defensively against the bigger, more skilled Joseph. It’s very likely that Joseph, James Southerland and Mookie Jones exploit this matchup.

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syracuse 75, N. IOWA 61

This may be the toughest opener since Melo lost to Memphis to start the title season.

And that’s exactly the way Boeheim wants it.

ore Kansas anym We’re not in

Northern Iowa upset Kansas, the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, last year and advanced to the Sweet 16.

The last time Syracuse lost a home opener was in 2003, to start the season following its national title run. At the time, SU was ranked No. 7 in the country.

STAT TO KNOW Both Syracuse and Northern Iowa were 30-5 last season. Both teams also made it to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.

BIG NUMBER rick jackson

6-9, 240, sr.

jake koch

69, 255, So.

Koch (pronounced “cook”) is very skilled and could give Jackson some trouble. Fortunately for Jackson, he is now conditioned to keep up with quicker forwards.

fab melo

7-0, 244, fr.

lucas o’rear

6-6, 260, SR

O’Rear is not incredibly tall, but he’s solid and can shoot from the outside, so that could allow him to get points in the holes of the zone. This is the matchup to watch.

Jim Boeheim

W-L: 829-293 34 seasons

ben jacobson

W-L: 89-42 4 seasons

Jacobsen got his team to the Sweet 16 last year. So did Boeheim. Then again, Boeheim has been there 14 other times.

frontcourt from page 24

for the Orange. It also opens what Boeheim said is the toughest nonconference schedule for SU in years, starting with a team he thinks should make it back to the NCAA Tournament.

“Northern Iowa is an NCAA (Tournament) team,” Boeheim said. “They’re coming off a great year last year. I think they’ll be just as good this year. They lost a couple guys, like we did. They’re very good and they’ve replaced those guys, like we did. … We’re looking forward to Friday.”

And paramount to success in that challenging nonconference slate is the performance of a slim group of big men capable of playing the power forward and center positions. With Riley out, Jackson and Melo have started at the four and five positions through the first two exhibition games, while Moussa Keita has averaged 16 minutes per game in spelling both of them.

Boeheim and the Orange got a glimpse against Le Moyne of what could happen if two of those three get into foul trouble. It will be a decision between playing one of the foulplagued big men or moving small forwards down, such as Fair, James Southerland or Mookie Jones.

And in that tough nonconference schedule, Boeheim won’t have the luxury of taking chances like he did against the Dolphins without having to live with the good or bad repercussions. But he’s not worried about the situation — for now.

“I don’t worry about those things,” Boeheim said. “If they happen, they happen. It’s not unusual with freshman players. There’s nothing you can do about it. Worrying doesn’t do

96

The number of 3-point field goals made

by Northern Iowa’s current starting five last year. The Panthers lost 77 3-pointers made with the departure of NCAA Tournament hero Ali Farokhmanesh.

any good. They have to learn how to play.”

To Boeheim, it’s just a matter of silly freshman mistakes. The two freshmen — Melo and Moussa Keita — have to learn how to play smarter.

That means staying away from unnecessary foul situations in the first few minutes of the game. That means always squaring up on defense and not getting lazy.

“We have two big guys, fortunately,” Boeheim said. “And then we still have Rick (Jackson) to go back on, so I think we have more than enough in there. They’re going to get into foul trouble. It’s just part of learning how to play college basketball. It takes time, and it’s normal for freshman big guys.”

Melo and Moussa Keita are already getting the message. It was not more evident than in Melo’s postgame reaction to his third foul, which he called a “stupid freshman mistake.”

He picked up his third foul of the contest with 7:45 remaining in the first half, an offball, silly foul that Boeheim preaches against.

Boeheim went with one of the changeups in lineups after that foul, subbing Jackson back in to play with Fair, Jones, Southerland and Dion Waiters.

“I thought he would be mad off my third foul,” Melo said of Boeheim. “But he just said, ‘Don’t worry about it. Just play smart the next play.’”

Playing smart is something Syracuse’s big men will have to do to avoid similar sticky situations against opponents like Northern Iowa. To Moussa Keita, who played 17 minutes Tuesday without registering a foul, it’s that simple.

“We just have to play smart,” Moussa Keita said. “We’re trying to weed out the foul trouble.

I’m trying to do that, too.” bplogiur@ syr.edu

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After 4 years together, Holtz, Strong build up own programs

By Mark Cooper Asst. Copy Editor

As assistant coaches under one of the most revered coaches of all time, Charlie Strong and Skip Holtz helped turn around a program together. The former South Carolina coordinators helped turn a winless Gamecocks team into an Outback Bowl champion in one year.

Now they are each turning around their own programs as head coaches.

Strong spent four seasons as the Gamecocks’ defensive coordinator under his coaching mentor, Lou Holtz. That’s where Strong and Skip Holtz share a common thread — through Skip’s father. The legendary Lou Holtz brought Strong under his wing for many years. And of course, he had Skip.

“We have a bond there that we’re really good friends,” Strong said Monday in the Big East coaches’ teleconference. “Skip’s an outstanding football coach.”

Eight years since they last coached together, Strong and Skip Holtz will face off Saturday as Louisville (5-4, 2-2 Big East) takes on South Florida (5-3, 2-2). Both coaches have taken different routes to reach their current positions, but now each finds himself building up a Big East program in his first year.

And each coach comes from the influences of Lou Holtz.

Strong was a defensive line coach on Lou’s staff on Notre Dame from 1995-96. He remained even after Lou left, until 1999, when Strong made the jump to South Carolina to become Lou’s defensive coordinator at his new job.

While Strong was being mentored at Notre Dame, Skip Holtz was the head coach at Connecticut, at the time a Division I-AA school.

He had success there, even winning 10 games in 1998. But when his father took over the Gamecocks’ head coaching job, Skip signed on to become the offensive coordinator.

The heads of the staff were set: Lou Holtz as head coach, Skip Holtz as offensive coordinator, Charlie Strong as defensive coordinator.

That’s how it would be for four years, as the coaching staff built up a program that was one of the worst in Division I-A when they took over.

“It was a program similar to this (Louisville) when we took over,” Strong said. “We did not win any games our first year, but came back and won two straight Outback Bowls.”

Turning around a program that had won one game the year before they arrived strengthened Skip Holtz and Strong’s relationship. They suffered through a 0-11 season their first year together. And they got to see the building of the South Carolina program firsthand.

“I’ve known Charlie for a long time,” Holtz said. “Him and (Strong’s wife) Vickie are just great people, and our kids have played together. … I think the world of Charlie.”

Both Strong and Holtz also got to reap the benefits of turning around a program together. After the 2002 season, Strong bolted from South Carolina to take the same role as defensive coordinator at Florida. Strong was the only assistant retained by current UF head coach Urban Meyer when he took over for the 2005 season. Strong was eventually promoted to associate head coach under Meyer, in addition to his defensive coordinator role.

Strong won two national championships at

Florida, and he turned that success into his current job with the Cardinals. Now he has a Louisville team picked to finish last in the Big East at the beginning of the season on the cusp of becoming bowl eligible.

He has the Louisville defense looking like the Florida defenses that continually fought for the SEC title. And like the Gamecocks defenses that won back-to-back Outback Bowls.

“They come after you, they’re very, very aggressive,” Holtz said about a Charlie Strong defense. “They’re not ‘sit back and let you dictate.’ They’re going to try and dictate the game on defense.”

Holtz left South Carolina after the 2003 season to become the head coach at East Carolina.

There, he took the Pirates to four bowls in five seasons. In 2008, his team upset nationally ranked powers Virginia Tech and West Virginia.

He joined the Big East this season with South Florida, and after a slow start to conference play, he has the Bulls looking to clinch a bowl as well this weekend.

“If you look at it, when he coached at Connecticut, he had great success,” Strong said.

“Then he came to South Carolina, and he leaves South Carolina and at East Carolina he does a great job.

“He understands the game and knows exactly how to get his players to go and play.”

Saturday, the two friends and former coworkers who know a great deal about each other will square off, with the winner becoming bowl eligible. It would be a monumental win for either school. Louisville hasn’t made a bowl since 2006, but USF has never won at the Cardinals’ home stadium.

It will be Holtz’s offense vs. Strong’s defense.

This time, on opposite sides. And neither coach is taking the other side lightly.

“I think he’s a great football coach, I think he’s a great person, and he’s doing a great job at Louisville,” Holtz said.

“I think when you say this is a typical Charlie Strong defense, yeah, it is.”

Big man on campus RB Jeremy Wright Freshman Louisville Last week: 19 carries, 98 yards, 2 TDs

Louisville entered last Saturday’s game at Syracuse as a bit of an underdog. The Cardinals were banged up, missing both its starting quarterback and running back.

But Wright took advantage of the opportunity.

With only two games on the Big East schedule last week, Wright stood out with a big performance in a 28-20 win at Syracuse. The freshman, filling in for Louisville’s star running back Bilal Powell, ran for 98 yards and a pair of scores as the Cardinals won its first road Big East game in 12 tries.

Wright broke open the scoring in the first quarter with a 28-yard touchdown run to put UL up 7-0. Later on, his 12-yard touchdown run put Louisville back on top for good, 21-17.

The backup running back set career highs in just about every rushing statistic Saturday.

He entered the game with only 14 carries on the season. And he proved that if UL was to be missing Powell for any extended period of time, he could be a serviceable fill-in.

courtesy of louisville sports information charlie strong takes on USF head coach Skip Holtz Saturday in a matchup of former co-workers. Strong and Holtz coached together at South Carolina under Lou Holtz.

“He is not very big,” UL head coach Charlie Strong said, “but can get behind his pads and has enough speed, quickness and strength to

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against the conference’s worst total offense (292 yards per game).

To SU head coach Doug Marrone, the stark contrast is a complex one. He said that when at home, the distractions players face trump that of away games. He is not content with what’s

“As a team, as a defense especially, we like to go on the road. A lot of fans are against you, and we prove that we are a style defense.”

Jeremi Wilkes

SU defensive back

going on, and he is surprised by it like everyone else. But it’s not an easy answer.

Wilkes, nose tackle Bud Tribbey and strong safety Shamarko Thomas agree with their head coach. But one thing each professes is that it is the defense’s job to hush crowds from Morgantown, W.Va., to New Brunswick, N.J. It was exemplified by SU cornerback Da’Mon Merkerson in West Virginia when he asked each and every member of the 58,122 in blue and gold, “Why are you all so quiet now?”

Yes, a sound of silence is one of the aspects the SU defenders make sure to create on the road. A quiet crowd leads to the next key aspect: better communication than at home.

It all starts with getting there. The ride that the defense equates to a “business trip,” a trip that breeds a “better” chip on its shoulder than at home and will not show up in the box score. But being on a bus really helps this unit. As a result, it helps the team.

That is because, for driving-distance road games, defensive coordinator Scott Shafer accompanies his unit, and only his unit, for four

rutgers from page 24

get more and more important.”

Making the matchup even more intriguing is the former teammates who will be on each side of the ball. Middle linebacker and New Castle, Del., native Derrell Smith said he has two former high school teammates who will be dressed in Rutgers uniforms. Pugh, linebacker Doug Hogue and Nassib each know players on the other side as well.

With the rivalry, friends and acquaintances have become enemies. Former teammates are now on different sides of what the players believe is becoming a legitimate Big East rivalry.

“Obviously we were disappointed we couldn’t get that seventh win in front of the home crowd,” Pugh said. “But a lot of us are from this area and were recruited by Rutgers, and it’s definitely going to be exciting going down there.”

A year ago, Hogue had his breakout game after he moved to the defense as a converted running back. His 3.5 sacks earned him the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week award as he dominated the Scarlet Knights.

Reeling from a home loss to Louisville, Hogue expects this Saturday to pose two concerns for the Orange: rebounding from the loss and doing it in a place he expects to be rocking.

“We know Rutgers is going to come at us with

to seven hours of quiet. With the road trips, the SU defenders realize they benefit from the focus that yields from the constraints.

The defenders believe SU’s success on the road is best told through its trip and win over then-No. 20 West Virginia. Like he does for all road trips, before the keys in the ignition were turned, Shafer told his defense it had no reason to be uptight. The bus now afforded the team the time to focus and, yes, get loose before taking the field.

“He talks to us and he says, ‘Stay loose,’” Thomas said. “Don’t get tight … because they are the No. 20 team in the country. We took that mentality.”

On the bus, the mentality that Tribbey described as one in which the Orange sought to destroy Homecomings was conceived. On the field, that is where it shows. That is where the ‘D’ can come through in silencing the crowd and then pouncing on the win.

Again, Morgantown is the perfect example.

As the game wore on, it was a feeling from the SU players toward the WVU fans of “are they really this quiet?” They were, indeed thanks to Doug Hogue’s early interceptions.

That was the beginning. At the end, the ease in communication was tested, and Derrell Smith passed with flying colors.

On the game’s final play, the play that really put Syracuse football back on the national map, the Mountaineer crowd had been silenced more than it should have, thanks to SU pinning the WVU offense with a fourth-and-22. It all started with the SU linebacker Smith calling an audible so the SU blitz could get in.

WVU quarterback Geno Smith then didn’t see Thomas and Anthony Perkins coming from the backside. Perkins was able to wrap around the WVU offensive line to contain Smith. After the rest of the defensive backs checked into a different coverage, Thomas soon arrived with Perkins. The win was in the books.

And SU returned with Shafer to a bus ride assuredly filled with its share of dancing because of the defense.

Tony Olivero is an assistant sports editor at The Daily Orange, where his column appears occasionally. He can be reached at aolivero@ syr.edu.

everything they’ve got,” Hogue said. “We just have to execute.”

For the Orange to prevail, it must shake off the poor offensive line play that plagued SU during last week’s loss to Louisville. Pugh is expecting a similar defensive scheme this weekend and said Rutgers’ experienced front four is among the best in the league.

Like last week, the margin of error is very small for the Orange. In what is expected to be a hostile environment Saturday, SU head coach Doug Marrone said the defense must create turnovers and the offense must capitalize on them. Something SU was unable to do against the Cardinals.

And the Orange must win the special teams battle. On the road, Marrone understands the importance of doing so. And with Syracuse now on the cusp of clinching bowl eligibility for the first time in six seasons, the Orange will be in store for a game with the feel of a street fight.

Pugh referred to it as a “heightened intensity,” and Hogue noted that this will be a “big game” for the Orange. This Saturday, Syracuse heads into unfriendly territory with one goal in mind: coming out with a victory and clinching bowl eligibility.

“There’s no doubt in my mind that we’re going to get that seventh win,” Hogue said.

“There’s no doubt in my mind.” aljohn@syr.edu

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KEY MATCHUPS

ryan nassib qb

BIG EAST STANDINGS

mike holmes cb

jonathan freeny de

The Rutgers trio of Freeny, Lowery and Steve Beauharnais has combined to recover eight fumbles this season. If they pressure Nassib, he needs to hold onto the ball and avoid a repeat of last week.

mark harrison wr

chandler jones de

Harrison has a touchdown reception in four consecutive games, averaging 75.8 yards in those four contests and 18.9 yards per reception. Holmes and the rest of the SU secondary need to contain him.

chas dodd qb

delone carter rb

Dodd has led Rutgers in two fourth-quarter comebacks already this season. SU will need to get pressure on him, and it starts with Jones.

antonio lowery lb

Lowery is a tackling machine and stands second in the Big East with 74 tackles. Carter, meanwhile, is 27th in the nation by rushing for 94.78 yards per game this season.

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Record (through week 5)

Pittsburgh

5-3

Syracuse

6-3

3-2

South Florida

5-3

2-2

Louisville

5-4

2-2

West Virginia

5-3

1-2

Connecticut

4-4

1-2

Rutgers

4-4

1-2

Cincinnati

3-5

1-2

3-0

BIG EAST SCHEDULE Thursday, Nov. 11 Pittsburgh @ Connecticut

BY THE NUMBERS

STARTING LINEUPS

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The number of wins for the Orange, in five opportunities, when it holds opponents to fewer than 300 total yards. When the SU defense allows more than 300, it is 1-3.

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• Rutgers has recorded 45 non-offensive touchdowns since Greg Schiano was named head coach in 2001, including two blocked punt returns this season.

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Cincinnati @ West Virginia

• In last year’s matchup, SU linebacker Doug Hogue set a program record with 6.5 tackles for loss, leading the Orange to a 31-13 victory.

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The percentage of passes Rutgers true freshman quarterback Chas Dodd completed last weekend against USF, a singlegame record under Greg Schiano.

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The Orange has a chance to pitch a shutout if it returns to form. Rutgers has a terrible offense. Also, look for Ryan Nassib to come out of his funk.

Syracuse 20, Rutgers 14

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SYRACUSE OFFENSE 12 QB Ryan Nassib 3 RB Delone Carter 49 fb Adam Harris 15 WR Alec Lemon 82 WR Van Chew 85 TE Jose Cruz 67 LT Justin Pugh 75 LG Zack Chibane 70 C Ryan Bartholomew 66 RG Andrew Tiller 74 RT Michael Hay

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RUTGERS OFFENSE

SYRACUSE DEFENSE 19 QB Chas Dodd 54 DE Mikhail Marinovich 38 RB Joe Marttinek 94 NT Bud Tribbey 51 DT Andrew Lewis 40 FB Colin McEvoy 99 DE Chandler Jones 6 WR Mohamed Sanu 81 WR Mark Harrison 11 SLB Marquis Spruill 25 MLB Derrell Smith 10 TE D.C. Jefferson 73 LT Desmond Stapleton 32 WLB Doug Hogue 6 cb Da’Mon Merkerson 70 LG Desmond Wynn 35 CB Mike Holmes 74 C Howard Barbieri 60 RG Caleb Ruch 24 SS Max Suter 1 FS Phillip Thomas 77 RT Art Forst

brett logiurato

SU struggles with pressure.

Rutgers doesn’t get much pressure on the quarterback, at 118th in the nation in sacks.

Don’t discount some Chas magic, though.

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SU hits the road to face an anemic Rutgers offense. That should be enough for a win, as long as Rutgers doesn’t get some very good field position thanks to special teams trickery.

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In past 2 years, Wisconsin-Whitewater winningest NCAA team

By Abram Brown Staff Writer

Lance Leipold’s first-floor office boasts a great view. From there, he sees the trees that surround the stadium. The northern hill that fans packed this season for an attendance record. And he can see the field where the Warhawks continue to win.

In fact, Whitewater provides a lesson in contradictions. The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team — the team ecstatic with 12,000 fans, the team unlikely to yield any professional prospects — has won more games than any other NCAA football team in the past two seasons.

Going into its final regular season game Saturday against UW-La Crosse, the Warhawks ride a

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“Sometimes you’re kind of hovering in obscurity, and then you look up and see the stadium filled.”

Lance Leipold

wisconsin-Whitewater head coach

24-game winning streak.

“We’re just trying to keep it going. I don’t think people have expected us to maintain the way we have,” Leipold said.

Over those 24 games, Whitewater outscored

opponents 1,041 to 243, won the Division III national championship and left behind a story after a game.

From the win streak, Leipold, a Whitewater alum who grew up 15 minutes from campus, remembers Oct. 9 most. Whitewater played UWStout that day. Before the game, officials told Leipold to expect a large fan turnout. The school hosted its Family Day, and it sold more ticket packages than expected.

Leipold and his team rolled over the Blue Devils, 30-7. Quarterback Matt Blanchard went 22-for-30, with 213 yards and two touchdowns. Leipold remembers the game, yes, but he remembers looking around the stadium and the feeling of surprise more. Fans plugged every available hole.

Some sought refuge and took seats on the northern hill overlooking the stadium. Whitewater set an attendance record that day, registering 12,189 fans. All in all, a pretty neat deal, Leipold thought.

“Sometimes you’re kind of hovering in obscurity, and then you look up and see the stadium filled,” Leipold said.

Blanchard, the quarterback, found that game to be a unique experience.

“It’s always good to have that kind of a crowd, especially for this level,” he said.

But Blanchard remembers the 2009 national championship more. At that time, Blanchard played on specials teams, in coverage packages.

The experience felt right, he said.

“Just being there under the lights. It was a great time,” he said.

Blanchard was the backup quarterback then and spent the season learning. Jeff Donovan

played as the starting quarterback that year.

Donovan threw for 323 yards and two touchdowns in the game. Blanchard feels that a lot of his success came from watching Donovan.

“He and I talk often. I learned a lot from him, and we learned a lot from each other,” he said.

In that game, each series felt like a roller coaster, a new adventure, Blanchard said. Eventually Whitewater beat Mount Union 38-28.

“We kept so even keel, and we managed to push through and win it,” Blanchard said. “I think that game gave us a lot of confidence for the future.”

With the playoffs beginning in two weeks and a spot already clinched, Whitewater works to establish a more permanent place in history. Or as head coach Leipold put it, “For us not to be a single one-time flash in the pan.”

The team sticks to light-contact practices, with full-pad practices Tuesday and Wednesday. A team movie Friday. And then to the game Saturday.

Leipold admits he wishes he had more time to enjoy the experience.

“I don’t get to enjoy it,” he said. “Probably not as much as I should.”

Syracuse at Rutgers Prediction: Syracuse 20, Rutgers 17 This New York-New Jersey rivalry will be for bragging rights and, for some, a bowl bid. Led by the running of Delone Carter, the Orange narrowly escape New Jersey.

No. 17 Mississippi State at No. 11 Alabama Prediction: Alabama 24, Mississippi 14 How far can Alabama slide in the national rankings? Look for the Crimson Tide to increase momentum going into bowl season with a win over Mississippi State.

No. 22 South Carolina at No. 24 Florida Prediction: Florida 30, South Carolina 17 Florida has scored 89 points in its past two games. Although the success comes from a bizarre rag-tag team of Gator quarterbacks, expect the three quarterbacks to win here, too.

No. 16 Virginia Tech at North Carolina Prediction: Virginia Tech 20, North Carolina 10 Despite losing running back David Wilson to mononucleosis, the Hokies will pull this one out in North Carolina. Virginia Tech is just on too much of a roll.

No. 23 Texas A&M at Baylor Prediction: Baylor 17, Texas A&M 3 In a conference showdown, Texas A&M won’t be able to slow down a potent Baylor offense, led by Robert Griffin III, who is leading the conference in total offense per game.

No. 13 Iowa at Northwestern Prediction: Iowa 24, Northwestern 10 Despite Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald’s best efforts, Iowa will stay on top in this game. The Hawkeyes have just too much talent on both sides of the ball. adbrow03@syr.edu

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SU head coach Flanagan shares past with Clarkson coaches

By Ryne Gery Staff Writer

When Paul Flanagan became the first head coach in Syracuse women’s ice hockey history in 2008, he knew exactly who he wanted to help him build the program.

The head coach asked Clarkson assistant coaches Matt and Shannon Desrosiers, who both played for him at St. Lawrence, to join his staff. The Desrosiers were intrigued and came to Syracuse to tour the athletic facilities. That same day, Clarkson head coach Rick Seeley took the same position at Quinnipiac, and the Desrosiers were offered and accepted the head coaching job at Clarkson, becoming the first husband-and-wife co-head coaches in college hockey history.

And Flanagan was back to square one.

“I remember when Shannon told me that they got offered the job at Clarkson, I couldn’t have been happier for them,” Flanagan said.

“I was disappointed for me because I thought I had two assistants, and then all of a sudden I was by myself.”

The Desrosiers returned to Syracuse with their Clarkson team and beat Flanagan and the Orange Friday. The two teams will meet again this Friday in Potsdam, N.Y., at 3 p.m.

The matchup serves as a reminder of that whirlwind weekend and the bond the coaches share.

For the Desrosiers, the opportunity at Clarkson was too good to pass up. It was an opportunity five years in the making that started with Flanagan.

Shannon Desrosiers — then Shannon Smith — was in the spring semester of her senior year at St. Lawrence in 2003, but she still didn’t know what she was going to do after graduation. Flanagan helped her land an assistant coaching job.

“He was the one that got me set up,” she said.

“He knew Clarkson was setting up a program, so he actually set me up with an interview with (then-Clarkson head coach) Rick (Seeley) after one of our practices one day. I definitely credit him with that.”

The two shared a special relationship that began when Flanagan took over the St. Lawrence women’s program in 1999. Shannon was his first recruit. She was the team captain and tied for the team lead in points her senior year.

Flanagan said he knew she would coach one day, and the brand new Clarkson program was an ideal situation for her to break into the business.

“I thought she’d be a perfect role model for

Quick hits Last 3

Oct. 29 Oct. 30 Nov. 5

@ Ohio State L, 5-1 @ Ohio State L, 6-2 Clarkson L, 3-2

Next 3

Nov. 12 @ Clarkson 3 p.m.

Nov. 23 @ Colgate 7 p.m.

Nov. 26 RPI 7 p.m.

Outlook

After a three-game losing streak, the Syracuse ice hockey team has had a week to regroup before it takes to the road to face the same Clarkson team that beat SU last weekend. After its second consecutive matchup with Clarkson, the Orange will have another 11 days to prepare for its next opponent, Colgate. Syracuse has five more games before beginning conference play in the College Hockey America conference against Wayne State on Dec. 3.

their young women on their team,” Flanagan said. “I think she was destined to get into it.”

Flanagan said he never thought Matt Desrosiers would end up coaching, though. Matt was an All-American defender at St. Lawrence who went on to play professionally for five years before joining Shannon as an assistant at Clarkson in 2006.

Matt played his first two seasons under Flanagan when he was an assistant with the men’s program and said Flanagan mentored him early in his college career.

“He definitely helped me transition into the college game,” Matt said. “He showed me the ropes a little bit on what it took conditioningwise, what it took to play at the college level.”

The Desrosiers said their coaching style is

a hybrid of ideas from various coaches they played for. Flanagan’s influence can be seen in his former players’ program. Shannon said his recruiting ability impressed her. Matt said his work ethic and competitive nature was contagious.

“Whenever we did workouts or whenever we had to do like a bike test, he was on the bike right next to us, doing it with us,” Matt said.

“He made it a competition. … He’d come in and say, ‘Well, I got this on the bike test, see if you can beat it.’”

The Desrosiers said they challenge their players in the same way in drills and conditioning. Their philosophies have worked through two seasons at Clarkson. The program emerged as a national power last year

and qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the first time.

This year the Clarkson-Syracuse series provided another highlight for the coaches.

The Desrosiers said it’s exciting to face their former coach, but it’s also a different experience.

“It’s always bittersweet to play against him,” Shannon said. “He’s just someone we respect a lot.”

Flanagan shares that respect for the Desrosiers. He is proud to see his former players leading their own program.

“It’s pretty neat to see that they’re doing well,” Flanagan said. “I wish them the best, except when they’re playing us.” rjgery@ syr.edu

SPORTS

thursday

november 11, 2010

page 24

the daily orange

SYRACUSE AT RUTGERS SATURDAY, 3:30 p.m., ESPNU

Defense key to Orange’s Big East road success tony olivero

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nine sacks the SU defense collected and the 60-yard scamper by Averin Collier that iced the 31-13 win. It was the first time SU beat Rutgers since 2004.

The win helped rejuvenate the New York-New Jersey football rivalry that had sat dormant for years. Both teams have an agenda this year. Rutgers perhaps has revenge on its mind, and the Orange hopes to clinch bowl eligibility and avoid a pressure-filled final two games at home.

“It’s coming down to the wire,” sophomore quarterback Ryan Nassib said. “As the games get closer and closer to the end of the season, they

ith his first three words concerning the idea that Syracuse has become the Big East’s version of road warriors, Jeremi Wilkes had to catch himself. He needed to clarify after a second breath. That’s how vital the freshman defensive back feels the defense is to SU’s 3-0 start on the road in Big East play.

“As a team,” Wilkes muttered before retracting. “As a defense, especially, we like to go on the road.

A lot of fans are against you, and we prove that we are a style defense.”

Then, after another short pause, Wilkes got right to the point. In a year when the Syracuse defense is shredding apart the conference’s best offenses on the road and not intimidating at home, Wilkes spoke to the Orange’s success on the road.

When traveling, this defense considers itself the unit that instills SU’s success in other people’s houses.

“But on the road,” Wilkes continued, “we have an extra edge because of that.”

An extra edge is about a 94-yard and three-win understatement.

Since the beginning of Big East play, Syracuse has defeated three of the conference’s best and most athletic teams in their houses, while giving up a combined 73 points in two losses at home. The Orange gives up only 260 total offensive yards when on the road in the Big East, while allowing 353.5 when in the Carrier Dome. It’ll look to do the same when traveling to Rutgers Saturday

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matthew ziegler | staff photographer doug hogue and the Syracuse defense struggled in the team’s second consecutive home loss Saturday against Louisville. If the Orange wants to become bowl eligible with a win this weekend against Rutgers, the defense will have to revert to its dominating form.

Red

dawn

Orange heads to New Jersey to take on Rutgers

By Andrew L. John Sports Editor

J

ustin Pugh has only been around the Syracuse football program for two years, but he’s well briefed on its rivalry with Rutgers.

It’s something the Holland, Pa., native Pugh is familiar with, having been recruited by both schools and now having friends on each side.

“There’s that little rivalry,” Pugh said. “There’s that bad blood between the two schools.”

Looking to rebound from last week’s home loss to Louisville and become bowl eligible, Syracuse heads south to Rutgers this weekend — a place SU players have recently

described as “heated” and “hostile.”

The Orange handily defeated Rutgers inside the Carrier Dome a year ago in a game that some players believe has only added fuel to the fire for this Saturday (3:30 p.m., ESPNU).

And because of that, some see Syracuse-Rutgers as a battle for the rights to claim tri-state supremacy.

“They see this as a big rivalry game,” senior defensive tackle Andrew Lewis said. “It’s New Jersey vs. New York. … The hype behind this game, you feel it all week, you hear about it all week and you read it on the Internet all week.”

Lewis recalls last year’s game specifically because of the crowd, the

m e n ’s b a s k e t b a l l

Syracuse wants smart frontcourt play in opener

By Brett LoGiurato Asst. Sports Editor

For a moment, there was confusion.

“Baye, get up,” Kris Joseph said to Baye Moussa Keita on the bench at the four-minute mark of the first half of Syracuse’s 91-48 exhibition win over Le Moyne Tuesday. “C.J., move down,” he said to freshman forward

C.J. Fair.

Rick Jackson had just picked up his second foul. Fab Melo already had three.

And for a Who: Northern Iowa s e c o n d , Where: Carrier Dome J o s e p h When: Friday, 7 p.m. was fully preparing

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for a Fair-Moussa Keita frontcourt.

SU head coach Jim Boeheim ultimately took a chance by leaving Jackson in the game with two fouls.

With SU sophomore center DaShonte Riley likely out for the entire season, it’s likely something Boeheim will have to weigh consistently throughout the Orange’s regular season.

purify the colors

That season starts Friday in the Carrier Dome with a 7 p.m. matchup against Northern Iowa, a team that made the Sweet 16 last season after upsetting top-seeded Kansas in the second round.

The date with the Panthers opens a stretch of three games in five days

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INSIDE s p or t S

Double dip Both the Syracuse football

and men’s basketball teams are in action this weekend, with football on the road at Rutgers and basketball at home for its season-opener against Northern Iowa.

Check inside for starting lineups, position-by-position breakdowns and beat writer predictions previewing both contests. Pages 16,19