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Expressing gratitude SU officials commended veterans

Campaign crazy Five organizations explain

Building homes Syracuse Habitat for Humanity

Bull rushed Syracuse lost its third straight game on

during a ceremony Friday for sacrifices they make for the safety of fellow Americans. Page 3

their choice — or nonchoice — for the next SA president. Page 5

Friday, falling 37-17 to South Florida.

With the loss, the Orange dropped into last place in the Big East. Page 20

works toward finishing the construction of two houses for local veterans and their families. Page 9

Candidates square off on service, outreach

By Rachael Barillari Staff Writer

Student Association presidential candidates Taylor Carr and Dylan Lustig discussed stances on community service and outreach at Sunday’s SA debate.

CitrusTV news anchor Andrew Chernoff moderated the debate and presented several questions students submitted via Twitter during the 7 p.m. debate in Grant Auditorium. Stephen DeSalvo, lone SA comptroller candidate, also stated his platform and answered questions during the event.

“Whenever I run for something or whenever I get involved in something, I always do it with one goal in mind, and that is always to help other people,” DeSalvo said at the start of the debates.

DeSalvo said he plans to bring greater transparency by updating the Your Student Fee website (yourstudentfee.syr.edu), helping organizations to better understand the budget process and taking an unbiased approach should he be elected.

To open the presidential part of the debate, Carr, a junior public relations major and chair of the Student Life Committee in SA, discussed his successes, including his involvement with the cyberbullying initiative and free buses to Wegmans and Target. Carr said he has the leadership, resources and experience to make change and bring SA to the next level.

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voting issues

Student Association experienced issues with the MySlice voting system during the first hour of voting.

The page was loading from the bottom, showing the referendum questions and requiring students to scroll up to see the candidates for president, comptroller and assembly members.

PJ Alampi, the Board of Elections and Membership chair, said he contacted Information Technology and Services and a temporary fix has been implemented.

At 1:15 a.m., Alampi said 15 of the 320 voters did not choose a candidate.

He said he could not confirm a recount would happen because he must meet with the entire committee to make that decision.

—Compiled by Rachael Barillari, staff writer, rebarill@syr.edu

tional relations and economics major and vice chair of the Student Engagement Committee, argued he was the best candidate because he has the passion to be the representative of the student body.

A heavily debated topic between the presidential candidates was how to implement more student see debate page 10

carly reeve | staff photographer taylor carr and dylan lustig , the two Student Association presidential candidates, faced off Sunday in Grant Auditorium. They explained goals and stances on issues to about 50 audience members.

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nancy cantor , Syracuse University chancellor, gets a lift from 15-time NBA all-star Shaquille O’Neal as Athletic Director Daryl Gross looks on at Saturday’s men’s basketball game.

O’Neal visited SU to shoot a commercial developed by SU students for “The Stupid Drink” campaign. O’Neal spoke at halftime, ending with, “One more thing: Georgetown sucks!”

The frigid rain let up for a minute, the skies parted a little and the white light of the sun shined through what was, moments ago, a dark gray gloom.

Bells tolled at exactly 2:03 p.m. Friday, marking the exact moment on Dec. 21, 1988, that a bomb exploded on Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 35 Syracuse University students returning from study abroad trips in London and Florence, Italy.

The 2011-12 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars emerged from the Hall of Languages, lining up on both walkways leading up to the Wall of Remembrance for SU’s annual Rose Laying Ceremony.

White ribbons with the names of the students who were lost, written in blue ink and tied to the trees lining the walkways, waved in the wind as the procession of scholars made their way to the wall. Some in the crowd of approximately 100 were seated in the area immediately in front of the wall, while others stood watching along the sides.

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SU students from Pennsylvania react to scandal

By Breanne Van Nostrand Asst. Copy Editor

For Syracuse University students from Pennsylvania, last week’s news of the unraveling sexual abuse scandal at Pennsylvania State University came as a shock.

Timothy Cheng, a sophomore public relations, management and policy studies major, grew up slightly more than an hour away from Penn State. He said the news threw him for a loop, as the university was known for its strong reputation.

“I figured if anything was going to happen with Penn State, it wasn’t going to be with their football staff,” Cheng said.

The sex abuse scandal involving former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky led to the firing of head football coach Joe Paterno and President Graham Spanier last week.

Ryan Mangini, a sophomore health and exercise science major, noticed the immensity of student uproar on Facebook. He said nine out of 10 Facebook statuses on his news feed were about Paterno’s firing and the scandal itself.

Mangini, a Warren, Pa., native, lives about two and a half hours from Penn State. He said the head coach is regarded as a godlike figure at the

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Officers respond to unidentified male in Boland Syracuse University’s Department of Public Safety and the Syracuse Police Department responded to concerns that a non-SU affiliated person was being housed in Boland Hall on Sunday night.

Officers went to the eighth floor of Boland and spoke with students in the hallway located on the left side of the floor. They entered the hall at approximately 11 p.m., said Melanie Condon, an undeclared freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences. They walked to the end of the hall and approached the last door on the left hand side of the hallway, she said.

The Daily Orange attempted to speak with those residents, but received no response.

Condon said Cpl. Joe Shanley of DPS entered the lounge and advised those inside to not worry. Condon said she sat next to a person she thought was an SU student at the basketball game against Fordham University on Saturday. She heard the person was “mooching” off residents, she said.

At least three vehicles from SPD and two from DPS were parked to the side of the Brewster/Boland/Brockway Complex on Van Buren Street.

Rebecca Greenblatt, an undeclared freshman in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, lives on the sixth floor of Boland and called her mother when she learned, through word of mouth, that her safety could have been compromised.

Greenblatt said she never felt unsafe until hearing about the incident, as residents of Boland are required to flash their SUID in the building’s lobby any time they enter.

Dana Weingarten, also a resident on the sixth floor of Boland and a freshman jewelry design major, also expressed concern about the situation.

Said Weingarten: “It sort of hit me because my safety could’ve been put in jeopardy.”

Mirrors on Nissan broken off A junior in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science had the side mirrors of his 2001 Nissan sedan broken off between 10:30 p.m. Oct. 29 and 2:30 a.m. Oct. 30, according to a police report. Police weren’t dispatched until Nov. 8.

The student told police his vehicle in the driveway on the 700 block of Ostrom Avenue. The student said that when he returned at 2:20 a.m., the mirrors were on the ground. Police noted that the student said no one was at the residence during the time.

—Compiled by Jon Harris and Debbie Truong, asst. news editors, jdharr04@syr.edu, dbtruong@syr.edu

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lauren murphy | asst. photo editor Syracuse University ROTC members stand on the Quad on Friday morning. ROTC members presented a wreath to honor Fort Drum’s wounded warriors as the bugler played “Taps.”

Veterans celebrated with ceremony Friday

By Anne Frances Krengel STAFF WRITER

More than 20 million veterans living in the United States today have made sacrifices for the safety of their fellow Americans.

Keynote speaker Sean O’Keefe commended veterans for placing themselves in positions of danger by joining the armed forces at Syracuse University’s Veterans Day ceremony Friday. O’Keefe, CEO of leading defense company EADS North America and former NASA administrator, received his master’s degree from SU in 1978.

“Veterans are a very special breed of humans who have come to know American values more deeply than many of our citizens,” O’Keefe said.

SU thanked veterans at a service in Hendricks Chapel at 11 a.m., followed by laying a wreath on the Quad.

“We remember those whose lives were lost in the pursuit of peace, and pray for the comfort of their

families and friends,” said Tiffany Steinwert, dean of Hendricks.

SU has a tradition of supporting veterans, said Roosevelt “Rick” Wright Jr., a retired captain of the U.S. Navy and associate professor at SU. In 2011, G.I. Jobs magazine named SU a military friendly school for accepting service members as students.

Speakers including Stacy Pearsall, a military photojournalist and SU alumna, and Lt. Col. Ray Bowen, SU’s Air Force ROTC chair, spoke about the importance of Veterans Day. “Observing Veterans Day helps us to focus attention on an important objective: a chance to honor American veterans for their patriotism to our country,” Bowen said.

Pictures of these soldiers — in combat, wounded and with their families — flickered across a large screen on stage as country singer Michael Peterson sang arendition of “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother.”

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When Syracuse University alumnus and critically acclaimed actor Taye Diggs walked into the University Bookstore on Saturday afternoon, Kimberly Havens started shaking.

Havens, a Syracuse community member, arrived at 9 a.m. in the Schine Student Center for a book signing by Diggs that began at 2:30 p.m.

“I love his movies and once I found out about it, I was like, ‘Well, it’s only an hour, so I better get there early,’ because I didn’t know what kind of crowd to expect,” she said.

More than 500 people waited to see Diggs and his longtime best friend Shane Evans, the author and illustrator of “Chocolate Me,” respectively. The children’s book encourages kids to appreciate their differences and raise self-esteem.

The men were scheduled to sign copies of the book from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, but they arrived early and stayed an extra 20 minutes to try and meet the demand.

Diggs, known for his film roles in “How Stella Got Her Groove Back” and “Chicago”; stage performance in “Rent”; and a current television role in ABC’s “Private Practice,” made women swoon when he took the time to talk and take pictures with every guest.

Havens said she was initially surprised to learn that Diggs became an author, but it made the signing more appealing because she hoped her 4-year-old son, Macsen, would learn from the book’s message.

In “Chocolate Me!” a young boy is teased for looking different. His skin is darker, his hair is curlier and his nose is bigger than everyone else’s. The boy tells his mother that he wishes he looked like the other kids, but she teaches him to embrace his differences.

Diggs signed at least 500 people’s books and memorabilia, but, despite the extra time, another 60 to 100 people remained in line when Diggs had to leave, said Leah Deyneka, academic support coordinator for the bookstore’s general book department.

Deyneka said the bookstore sold

at least 260 books, but she expected the total was actually much higher than that.

“They were so nice and took so much time with each person that it went a little slower,” she said.

Erica Mitchell, a graduate student studying information management, said she enjoyed Diggs’ book because it addresses how minor-

“I wanted my kids to have that to read, as well as my nieces and nephews. That’s why I got each of them their own book, so they can read it to their kids.”

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lauren murphy | asst photo editor ity children feel about themselves based on their looks. This message is especially important for Mitchell’s children, Chloe, 3, and Nathaniel, 6 months.

“I wanted my kids to have that to read, as well as my nieces and nephews. That’s why I got each of them

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STUDENT ASSOCIATION ELECTIONS 2011 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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College Dems: Lustig empowers others

DanceWorks: Carr’s got experience

On behalf of the College Democrats at Syracuse University, I endorse Dylan Lustig for president of the Student Association.

Before endorsing a candidate, the College Democrats sought to learn more about the duties of the SA president. Within the oath of office was the clearest description of the duties of the president. As a result, our endorsement was based on the oath.

The oath included the line, “Will you, during your term in office, actively work towards making this Association ref lect and meet the needs of its constituency and membership?” Considering the appearances of both candidates before our organization, statements to the media and after reviewing their platforms, we felt it was Lustig who best embraced the idea that the president must “actively work” to ensure that SA ref lects and meets the needs of both the student body and the assembly

representatives.

Lustig embraced the idea in several ways.

First, his “Let Your Voice Be Heard” slogan indicated his determination to reflect students. Additionally, he created home college committees, through which assembly representatives must now work to make legitimate efforts to communicate with and act for their constituencies. Finally, for the duration of Neal Caseyís presidency, Lustig has been the vice-chair of the Student Engagement Committee, dedicated to finding campus issues to be addressed by SA. Lustigís overt dedication to reflecting and meeting the needs of students was the basis of our decision.

We give Lustig our support. We encourage you to do the same.

Chris Leist

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Pi Phi: Lustig knows student needs On behalf of the New York Alpha chapter of Pi Beta Phi, I would like endorse Dylan Lustig for president of the Syracuse University Student Association.

The New York Alpha chapter of Pi Beta Phi is part of the national organization that was founded in 1867. On campus, we understand there are issues that are normally overlooked, especially regarding security. As an organization founded for women, we understand that women see security as a high concern on this campus. Security concerns have risen over the past two semesters due to the increased number of crimes occurring both on and off campus. Lustig’s plan for making this campus more secure is actively endorsed by our organization.

We believe that giving back to the community is one of the greatest things a person and a collective group can do. Our chapter members participate in a program designed for youth known as Champions are Readers, and we actively support our national philanthropy organization, First Book. Lustig’s campaign focuses on the value of a com-

munity — a community that is larger than just the SU and the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry campuses.

Lustig’s dedication to the Dean’s Team has been more than 110 percent. He has helped make the newly founded program into a productive group. Lustig understands the concerns of academics, especially advising. He understands that a lasting affect needed to be made on prospective and admitted students, all of which have been and will continue to be accomplished as part of the Dean’s Team. He has proven as an effective leader, while still coming across as relatable.

Pi Beta Phi encourages all SU and ESF students to cast their vote for Lustig. We know that as president of SA, he will work toward making the campus a better place in terms of academics, safety and community service, as well as unifying the campus as a whole.

Kathleen Walpole, Class of 2012

European History, Policy Studies and Political Science New York Alpha chapter of Pi Beta Phi

On behalf of the student organization DanceWorks at Syracuse University, we endorse Taylor Carr for Student Association president.

As one of the many dance organizations on campus comprised of more than 120 active members, we believe that it is our part to ensure our campus has the best leaders possible. We believe it is vital to have a candidate with experience in numerous student organizations to run such an influential organization on campus such as SA. Through Carr’s work on the NonTraditional Student Commission, his time as a part of the Residence Hall Association and as chair of the Student Life Committee on SA, Carr has spearheaded multiple great initiatives to help better student life on this campus.

The protection and ability to advocate for students is something we at DanceWorks believe to be an absolute necessity when it comes to electing the leader of our student government. Through his work on the cyberbullying resolution last semester and his continuous

advocacy work as the chair of the Student Life Committee, Carr has showed his ability to work with a wide range of student organizations to get tasks accomplished quickly and effectively.

Most importantly, Carr has proven that he can and will be a great leader at this university.

Furthermore, as an organization that values community service and getting off the Hill to engage with the community, we are impressed with Carr’s initiative to mandate the members of SA partake in off-campus community service as well. Civic engagement is important to us, and we look forward to potentially joining forces with SA and other student organizations to get off the Hill and into the community more often.

On behalf of DanceWorks and all active members, we hereby state our official endorsement of Taylor Carr for president of the 56th session of SA here at SU.

Emily Ralph, Courtney Volk and Brittany Harrington

DanceWorks Executive Board, 2011-12

FYP: Carr has already seen results On behalf of First Year Players, we would like to endorse Taylor Carr for Student Association president. As one of the largest performing arts organizations on campus, First Year Players is committed to enriching the first-year experience for students, while also engaging in the surrounding community. We believe Carr embodies the traits necessary to enact real change on this campus, while also preserving the role of president as one that continually gives back to students.

We have seen Carr’s passion and commitment to the university grow as he continually works to better the campus in every way that he can. By pledging himself to a variety of projects and initiatives sponsored by SA, Carr has elevated himself to the forefront of student leadership. He has stood up for what he believes in and had unwaveringly finished every goal he pledged to take on. First Year Players would like to recognize and applaud Carr’s emphasis on keeping SU students safe, regardless of who they are or where they come from. His cyberbullying resolution is just one of the many examples highlighting Carr’s commitment to

the student body. He recognizes and cherishes the campus community for its diversity and will continue advocating for the voices of all students to be heard as SA president.

As First Year Players is also a constant engager in community service, we applaud Carr’s efforts to encourage the students of SU to “get off the Hill” and dedicate their time to community service programs and initiatives. Carr has long advocated the need to engage within the community, and we look forward to partnering with SA as well as other student organizations to continue making a difference in our community.

It is our belief that Carr’s experience, passion and hard-working demeanor will make him an ideal president. He understands the inner workings of SA, but more importantly, he understands how to bring about the change needed to continue SA’s growth into the future.

On behalf of First Year Players, we’d like to declare our official endorsement of Carr for the president of SA’s 56th session at Syracuse University.

First Year Players

Coalition of students refuses to endorse either SA presidential candidate Recently, an increasing number of campus groups have publicly endorsed presidential candidates for Student Association. We, as a coalition of campus groups, feel that our voices need to be heard as well.

After Pride Union held a public Q-and-A forum with SA presidential candidates Dylan Lustig and Taylor Carr on Nov. 2, it became clear that we cannot publicly endorse either candidate. This is due to the fact that neither candidate was able to show a basic understanding of minority experiences here on campus.

For instance, each candidate believes that on the whole the tier system is fundamentally

let ter to the editor working. It concerns us that one of the candidates described marginalized groups on campus not receiving funding because “those people do not know how to fill out budget forms.” This is a concerning prospect. Also, when asked how they would address intolerance on campus, neither candidate had a solution beyond an individual’s ability to stand up against those being intolerant.

Shouldn’t our student government be promoting diversity and attempting to create

a campus climate where students don’t need to stand alone against such intolerance? We do not intend to personally attack either candidate, but we cannot deny our worries regarding their platforms and stances.

Because of our dissatisfaction with the candidates, our groups are committed to taking direct action by becoming involved in SA. We are encouraging our members to join SA to make sure the smaller and diverse student organizations’ voices will be heard.

Our participation with SA will allow us to take a look at issues such as the incident involving the Chinese Students and Scholars Association,

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whose event was denied funding simply due to the fact that it was celebrating culture through language.

We also recognize that candidate Lustig or Carr will be elected, and we plan to work with them to ensure our organizations’ voices are heard and issues involving marginalized groups on campus are talked about. Let this letter serve as our platform on which our organizations and SA can begin working together and building a better relationship.

Pride Union and Students Advancing Sexual Safety and Empowerment

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Board too divided to formally endorse next SA president; majority backs Lustig Both presidential candidates of Student Association, the university’s student government, presented well-argued and innovative plans to The Daily Orange Editorial Board on Sunday afternoon.

Taylor Carr and Dylan Lustig, the two candidates, offered major plans that often overlapped — namely tweaking the way SA distributes the student fee to organizations, reaching out to students in more effective ways and being more transparent.

The board decided not to officially endorse a candidate for SA president.

Any endorsement would misrepresent how deeply divided the members

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of the board were as we debated who would make the best president. The majority of the board favored Dylan Lustig over Taylor Carr in a 5-4 vote.

Five of nine board members favored Lustig for these reasons: • He plans to hold “office hours” with student organizations to discuss how to improve the way funds are distributed, particularly to multicultural organizations that are unhappy with the current system.

• He plans to attend or have members of his staff at student organization meetings and events, as well as visit classes throughout the semester to gather student input

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This is something The D.O. strongly endorses.

• His energy and demeanor stand in stark contrast to typical SA leadership. He’s unafraid to speak out against other campus leaders. But on the whole, his leadership style is one of honesty, humbleness and complete transparency — it is very refreshing.

He would rather support the issues assembly members and students raise than force or focus on his own

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Four of nine board members favored Carr for these reasons: • His work with non-traditional students and to secure a spot on the assembly for a part-time student is very commendable and shows a willingness to change things to better respond to student concerns. Carr offers a laundry list of accomplishments such as these.

• Carr offers detailed changes to the organization, such as defining the roles of the vice president and chief of staff, while Lustig provides less specific plans. All of Carr’s plans seem, in general, very realistic.

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• Carr’s involvement in a number of student organizations and confident leadership style ensures he’ll have a relatively easy transition into the role. His connections around campus will definitely serve him well in office.

The closeness of this race offers students the opportunity for their opinions to make a difference on campus. Given these reasons and others, students, particularly those involved in student organizations, should see it as their obligation to the campus and their peers to vote this week on MySlice for SA president.

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FOLLOWING PENN STATE

In light of the events at Penn State this past week, The Daily Orange sent two reporters and a photographer to State College, Pa. See complete coverage of the events at dailyorange.com

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With a sexual abuse scandal hanging over Penn State, students organize candlelight vigil to begin long road back to normalcy

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TATE COLLEGE, Pa. — As if cued, the sea of light rose as one. More than 10,000 white wax candles held high, tiny flames flickering against the night sky.

With all eyes fixated on the podium atop the steps of Old Main, the mass motion coincided perfectly with the tender words Andrew Adamietz sang.

Lights will guide you home, And ignite your bones, And I will try to fix you…

As Adamietz’s voice flowed into the final chorus of Coldplay’s “Fix You,” Pennsylvania State University students, faculty and supporters carried him through, with thousands of voices singing in unison.

When his final note tailed off, the emotion of both the moment and the evening shone through. Adamietz replaced his blue and white Penn State hat upon his head, turned to face the rest of the Blue in the Face A-Cappella group and broke down. Tears fell softly from his eyes as he and the group came together in a joyous yet heartbroken embrace.

“It’s a message that you’re trying to convey when you sing, and Penn State really needed a strong message,” Adamietz said. “And we wanted to be able to contribute our part, and that was our little sample of what we wanted to do for the college.”

In the strongest image from an event that unified a campus ripped apart by a sexual abuse scandal, Penn State took the first collective step toward healing with a studentorganized “Candle Light Vigil for Abused Victims” Friday night on the Old Main Lawn.

The event, created by PSU senior public relations majors Jess Sever and Kyle Harris, drew more than 10,000 people and honored the victims of the scandal.

The vigil brought together the State College community at a time in desperate need of positivity. Guest speakers, including former AllAmerican football player LaVar Arrington and student body president T.J. Bard, along with musical performances united the audience.

“I’m very moved, very moved,” interim President Rod Erickson said. “I can’t express how proud I am of our students.”

On Nov. 5, a grand jury report was released charging former PSU defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky with a slew of sexual abuse charges. The resulting whirlwind week for Penn State culminated in the firing of university President Graham Spanier and legendary head football coach Joe Paterno on Wednesday night.

Riots ensued, along with death threats directed at wide receivers coach Mike McQueary, who initially informed Paterno back in 2002 of an alleged molestation he witnessed involving Sandusky and a young boy.

One of the proudest universities in the

country crumbled to pieces, but Friday’s vigil began what will be a long and difficult restoration process.

••• Sadly, Sheffy Sodhi is the middle ground. That she’s experienced both ends of the spectrum is horrifying, and that it would somehow apply to her university is as unbelievable as it is repulsive.

Yet as she took the podium as the first guest speaker at Friday’s vigil, she held nothing

stacie fanelli | asst. photo editor Members of the Penn State community raise their candles during a vigil held Friday night on the Old Main Lawn. More than 10,000 people attended the event. of how she witnessed a loved one committing other sexual abuses but didn’t speak up about it right away.

She sympathizes with the young boys molested by Sandusky, yet has compassion for McQueary and Paterno in their decisions not to pursue as many avenues as were available.

“As a kid, as a child, it’s confusing, it’s painful, it hurts,” Sodhi said. “But at the same time it feels OK because somebody you trust,

“Even a good person can fail to live up to their own ideals. And it doesn’t mean that their ideals are flawed, it just means that we have to try to live up to those ideals for them. It means that in the real world, even heroes can fail.” back. And in a strange, wonderful way, the gathering of thousands on Old Main provided the perfect setting.

“This is really hard to speak up here because I can relate to both sides,” Sodhi said. “I can relate to the children, and I can also relate to the people who saw something horrendous and didn’t say anything about it.”

Sodhi revealed to an audience of her peers, faculty and community members how she was sexually abused as a child. She also told

someone you know and somebody you love is that person who is abusing you, so it doesn’t feel like abuse until years later.”

When a victim or observer doesn’t speak up, Sodhi said, it’s from a “fear of changing the system that we trust so much.”

And from that middle point, Sodhi viewed the thousands of candles as a way to help restore some of what was lost during those heinous acts. The vigil, she said, was a way to give back.

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stacie fanelli | asst. photo editor PAIGE RATHAUIS, a senior advertising major at Penn State, reacts to the reading of an anonymous letter written by a victim of sexual abuse at the vigil Friday night. there are a lot of important people that we looked up to — that I looked up, that I believed in — that represented negativity, and they took the light away from the children,” Sodhi said.

“And right now, I see us in the best way I can, giving that light back to honor that moment.”

••• When Dustin Yantzer was little, good behavior resulted in a night spent at Penn State with his mother, a member of the word processing department.

So when it came time to apply to colleges, he had only one school in mind: Penn State.

Yantzer didn’t even bother applying to safety

“That a challenge due to the evil acts of an evil person and evil people, the challenge has been issued. Now let it be known that we waged war as Penn State to make a difference.” schools. It was Penn State and that was all, the 2007 PSU graduate said.

While studying to become a social studies teacher, Yantzer said he learned how to care for children and keep them safe. At Penn State, children mattered more than anything else.

“So you can understand why I’m personally so upset with the charges that are currently facing Penn State,” said Yantzer, a middle school teacher at Young Scholars of Central Pennsylvania Charter School.

That positive focus on children that Yantzer knew so well has taken a negative spin amid the sexual abuse scandal. But with that comes a chance for the Penn State community to learn a lesson.

“Even a good person can fail to live up to their own ideals,” he said. “And it doesn’t mean that their ideals are flawed, it just means that we have to try to live up to those ideals for them. It means that in the real world even heroes can fail.”

Yantzer is not heartbroken over the scandal.

The heartbreak comes if the victims are forced

to face the burden of the crimes on their own — something that was not at all their faults. While fighting back tears, he reminded the victims that the more than 10,000 at the vigil were there to help them through this tragic time.

“We are Penn State, and we are hurt,” he said. “But the only thing that matters right now is that we are here for you.”

••• This former victim goes unnoticed. Somewhere among the crowd outside Old Main is a girl who debated taking her own life after being sexually abused more than 150 times.

Can you see her? Probably not.

In the years she was abused between the ages of 12 and 16, there was just one individual who noticed something amiss. And he saved her life.

“As we stand here and hold a candlelight vigil, look around you and realize that not everyone is who they look to be,” co-organizer Sever read aloud from an anonymous letter. “I am currently standing among you, but would you know it if you saw me? Or do you look around you but not really see what is in front of your face?”

Sever shared with the audience a heartwrenching letter submitted by an anonymous attendee. It outlined in painstaking detail the abuse she suffered by someone within her own home.

She tried to keep it a secret. She never had friends over and never spent time at someone else’s house. Yet no one noticed her withdrawal.

“I started to think about suicide because I cannot stand what was going on in my house,” Sever read.

When she plucked up the courage to tell a resource officer in high school, he laughed in her face and called her a liar. That prompted a desire to hang herself or slit her own throat, the letter read.

But eventually, someone caught wind that things didn’t seem right. Within three days of meeting a nameless boy, the hell was over.

Child protective services, the assistant district attorney and five different lawyers showed up at the school to save her after the boy made a few phone calls.

She realizes firsthand that it takes one person to rescue someone, which was her lasting message by the letter’s conclusion.

“I ask one thing of you,” Sever read. “For every day that you live, look around you and see what is there. You never know whose life you could save.”

••• Walking to the podium atop the historic stairs of Old Main, LaVar Arrington looked larger than life. But perhaps the two-time Penn State All-American linebacker wasn’t bigger than the situation facing his alma mater.

“I know it’s rough, it’s been long,” Arrington said. “I dropped everything I had going on to make sure that I could get up here and be with my brothers and sisters.”

Arrington, a three-time Pro Bowl selection with the Washington Redskins, told the crowd that the news of the past week is just a call to action — a challenge for the entire community.

Arrington called on those gathered to restore the pride of the old Penn State, one which set the standard for the entire country. The Penn State community has always done what was necessary, and this situation is no different, he said. A challenge waiting to be conquered.

“The worst crime to commit here right now is to leave and forget what happened,” said Arrington, referring to the alleged sexual abuse.

Arrington said he would be more committed than ever before to battle the sexual abuse case hanging over Happy Valley. None of the victims deserve to live in the prison they have been placed into, Arrington said, adding that Penn State must band together to fix the problem.

“And tonight, let this be the start of the greatest story ever told,” he said. “That a challenge due to the evil acts of an evil person and evil people, the challenge has been issued.

Now let it be known that we waged war as Penn State to make a difference. “ … Leave here tonight with a resolve and an understanding that you possess the power to change things. And I will be there with you, and we should all be here with one another.

“Because we are …”

“Penn State,” the crowd screamed before breaking into applause.

••• T.J. Bard, Penn State’s student body president, spoke last at the vigil and told those gathered how disturbed he was by the recent events.

“Like you, I’m appalled on the events which have come to light, and on behalf of the student body, I offer my heartfelt sympathies to each of the victims and their families,” Bard said.

Bard said the united community will support the victims as they try to move forward with their lives. The university will also continue its efforts in the prevention of future child abuse, he said.

And though no pride can come out of the developments of the past week, the community can help guide and support those who

need it most.

“This has been a trying time, but no matter the pain, no matter what sorrow and what anger we feel, it pales in comparison to the pain of those victims and so many millions of victims of child abuse across the world, and we must never lose sight of that,” Bard said.

But the high attendance at the vigil encouraged Bard. The image of the community packed onto the Old Main is the vision of Penn State the world should see, he said. Not one of scandal, abuse and corruption.

“We cannot let the actions of a few define us,” Bard said. “ … All of you here tonight are what Penn State represents.”

Right as Bard finished, the bell of Old Main began to chime, marking the start of a moment of silence. The thousands gathered held the silence — with candles raised high — through all 10 rings of the bell.

The moment was followed by the Penn State Blue Band playing its alma mater, to which those in attendance swayed from side to side.

They embraced each other while singing the song symbolizing the tradition of Penn State.

A tradition tarnished by last week’s events.

••• “So here we come to our conclusion,” Sever said. “I can’t thank you enough how much it means to me that you’re all right here. I’m sure you do know because you probably feel it for one another, but you truly — I cannot express how much you guys mean to me. You are my Penn State family.”

And as the vigil ended, the crowded started a “We Are Penn State” chant. The booming repetition echoed into the State College night and provided the community with positive noise it had been without during the past week.

Friday night was about the victims of the scandal. The name Sandusky was never uttered, and Paterno’s name was spoken once. There were no riots. No overturned trucks. Just thousands of Penn Staters holding their candles underneath the stars of the November night.

As members of the crowd began to trickle out, hundreds left their candles in a group on the sidewalk in front of Old Main.

One last act of togetherness after a week of separation and division, perhaps leaving light to guide the Penn State community home.

When you’re too in love to let it go, But if you never try you’ll never know, Just what you’re worth… mjcohe02@syr.edu jdharr04@syr.edu — A previous version of this article appeared on dailyorange.com on Nov. 12

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Following a brief introduction, 33 of this year’s 35 Remembrance Scholars — two are studying abroad — and both Lockerbie Scholars approached one of two microphones one at a time, a white rose in hand.

Each scholar, sporting a navy blue scarf embroidered with the image of a dove, the words “We Remember” and the date of the bombing, “12.

21. 88,” spoke into the microphone and said a few words about the student he or she represented.

The audience, consisting of the victims’ families and families of this year’s scholars, listened intently as the names of each student who perished was read, including Kesha Weedon, who volunteered to care for immigrant children while in London and Gretchen Joyce Dater, who hoped to teach art to elementary school students.

Some laughed quietly to themselves as they listened to a scholar relay Miriam Wolfe’s highreaching set of ambitions, which included becoming an Oscar-winning actress.

The scholars, each wearing a pin signifying the student they spoke of, ended the tribute by laying their roses in honor of the students they

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Veterans stood while the 198th Army Band played the anthems of the armed forces.

Duane Williams, who fought in the Navy in World War II and a member of the Onondaga Nation, stood in his Haudenosaunee dress when his branch was called.

Williams said only six of his World War II friends are still alive. He recalled coming home, which he called “the best memory of all.”

represented on top of the Wall of Remembrance.

The scholars then circled back behind the wall and stood opposite University Avenue, facing the seated audience members, until the last scholar finished speaking.

The 30-minute ceremony that saw slashing rains and strong winds, at times, and light and relative calm during other times, concluded with a Scottish bagpiper’s rendition of “Amazing Grace.”

At the end, Judy O’Rourke, member of the Remembrance Scholar selection committee and director of undergraduate studies, remarked that a rainbow appeared sometime during the ceremony.

Emerson Gale, a senior political science and philosophy major, said it was important for him to attend the ceremony during his final year as a student. Gale said the tribute each scholar paid to the lost students highlights the significance of each person.

“I think it demonstrates, through remembrance, the importance of all individuals because we’re all unique,” Emerson said. “We all have unique aspects of ourselves to contribute to the world.”

Paul DiVita, father of Katie DiVita, one of this year’s Remembrance Scholars, said he was moved by the thought of losing a child.

Said DiVita: “It would be heart-wrenching.” dbtruong@syr.edu

The ceremony moved to the Quad, where SU’s ROTC members presented a wreath to honor Fort Drum’s wounded warriors as the bugler played “Taps.”

ROTC member Lauren Whitmire, a senior history major, and Elizabeth Elliott, a sophomore public health major, were pleased to see appreciation for the veterans as well as the students.

Said Whitmire: “In the world today, people lose sight of the fact that, even if you may not agree with the politics, people are sacrificing their lives to save others.” afkrenge@syr.edu

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Homegrown SUNYESF bands perform for students

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ax Newland, bassist for the Vanderbuilts, took the stage in front of a familiar audience: his classmates.

“It’s always fun to play a show for people you know,” said Newland, a junior environmental studies major at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. “As long as they don’t completely hate us.”

The Vanderbuilts headlined the “ESF Rocks!” concert Saturday night at the Nifkin Lounge. ESF’s student activity programming board hosted the event to showcase the university’s array of talented student bands and invited Beneficial Tomatoes, a New York City-based rock group, as one of the four bands to play.

A low-key atmosphere led up to the event, with students milling around on the dance floor and munching on chips.

Not long after 7:15 p.m., the house lights dimmed and the first band took the stage.

Woodworks, a bluesy folk group featuring three members from ESF, opened the evening with a lengthy set. In between songs, the band spent time interacting with the crowd, who met most songs with scattered shouts and whistles.

“The openers who played were cool,” said Aya Yamamoto, a junior environmental biology major and violinist for the Vanderbuilts. “It’s always awesome to play with people you go to school with.”

The moody, funk-influenced folk played by Woodworks was matched by the stage lights, which danced in psychedelic hues of blue, green and magenta. The band ended their set with an emotional cover of Bob Dylan’s “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door,” met with the loudest cheer of the night from the audience.

Separated by a short sound check, members of The Live Effect, a four-piece rock band, strapped on their instruments and opened with a lively jam session.

“The reception was great,” said Peter Xavier, drummer and junior mechanical engineering major at Syracuse University. “People asked for an encore before we were even done. Not enough bands on campus get heard, so they should definitely have shows like this as many times as possible.”

The band enticed the crowd with a few original numbers written by guitarist Alex Bishop and closed out its set with a lengthy last track, earning a chorus of disappointed sighs after walking off the stage.

“The only thing that could have gone better was more cowbell,” Xavier said. “I handed one to a friend of mine in the audience, but she left before she got the chance to play it.”

The Vanderbuilts, a band that didn’t need much of an introduction after making waves in the local Syracuse music scene last year when they won SU’s Battle of the Bands, began their set with a few songs from their extended play record “Far From Here.” The show began after the band combated technical

illustration by emmett baggett | art director difficulties that plagued the beginning of their performance.

The technical struggles didn’t faze lead singer and guitarist Sam Kogon, who appreciated the opportunity to headline the show’s ESF bands.

“We were thrilled when we were asked to headline tonight,” said Kogon, a junior environmental policy major. “It’s always a great feeling to be able to headline a concert.”

The group has a new record coming out in mid-December, though the band members played dumb about what fans can expect.

“The album’s title is under wraps for now, but we’ll announce it soon,” Kogon said. “Fans can expect something similar to the EP, but with some cool new things. We’re really excited to get it out there.”

The band wrapped up to a booming round of applause from the audience huddling around the stage, a welcome feeling for a band that has played around the Syracuse area.

“We mostly do shows wherever people ask us to play,” said Dave Riddell, a multi-instrumentalist junior environmental science major. “So, of course, it’s nice to play a show on campus, where more people know us.”

After Beneficial Tomatoes closed out the night with a rousing set, the house lights flipped back on and students shuffled out of the lounge.

“It was a really cool idea for an event,” Kogon said. “It gave ESF a chance to enjoy music from their own classmates, and it goes to show how many talented groups we have here.” ervanrhe@syr.edu

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community service, which both agreed was necessary.

Lustig said he would like to create a day of campus-wide collaboration and would include other organizations that will influence the community. He said he hopes a day like this would inspire students to do their own community service and help on that day.

The creation of this day is worrisome to Carr, who said it would look like competition to organizations like OrangeSeeds, which holds a similar event. Carr suggested mandating all SA members complete five hours of community service per session. This would put SA members at more than 700 collective hours and give members opportunities to collaborate with the community, he said.

“I think a day of community service does a lot more to impact the community that we live in,” Lustig said. “If we make it mandated, I think that people are going to, not necessarily dread community service, but they are certainly not going to be doing it for the same reasons that if it wasn’t mandated.”

Carr said the mandate would not be making community service a chore and that it doesn’t make a difference if it was mandated to beneficiaries in the community.

The candidates agreed a leader must be approachable and that SA needs to work on outreach and public relations initiatives, but they were split on how to close the gap between SA and students.

Carr cited issues with the current town hall meetings in residence halls, as only a small demographic of students can be reached. If elected president, Lustig said he

wants to change the name of SA back to Student Government Association to make a strong connection.

The candidates were also asked what they would begin doing on their first day. Carr said he would begin a grassroots approach within the assembly by holding an open forum to gather suggestions to unite the assembly and move forward.

Lustig said he would begin by posting office hours and encouraging organizations to speak with him on the financial vision because many organizations think SA is racist. Although Lustig himself said he did not think that was the case, he said organizations should have a say in SA’s financial vision.

“When other people around campus have a say in our financial vision, there is going to be a heck of a lot less controversy when budget season comes around,” he said SA President Neal Casey refuted that point in an interview after the debate and said during the 55th session there have been no complaints regarding SA funding in regards to race or cultural organizations.

After the debate, Lustig said people need to realize they need to make an important decision about who is going to follow through with what they say.

Carr said he thought he showcased his strengths, abilities and experience with his answers.

“I am confident in all of my answers,” Carr said. “I am the kind of person that when I put something out there, I am going to mean it.”

Voting for SA candidates began Monday at midnight and continues until Thursday.

Students must log on to their MySlice accounts to vote. rebarill@syr.edu

Technical problems hinder live stream of SA debate

By Rachael Barillari STAFF WRITER

Despite weeks of planning, the live stream scheduled to play on the SA debate website did not function at the beginning of the debate because of technical difficulties, said Ben Slutzky, the CitrusTV general manager. The stream was eventually posted online and people were able to see it, but it did not reach as many viewers as CitrusTV would have liked, he said.

Slutzky said he wasn’t sure how far into the debate the stream began functioning.

The Orange Television Network broadcast the feed CitrusTV sent back, so it was down on OTN’s channel 2 for as long as it was unavailable online.

Slutzky said CitrusTV and SA are using this as a learning experience and trying to focus on how they can improve next time.

“Right now, all we can do is move forward,” Slutzky said.

CitrusTV has yet to make a decision as to whether it will continue to stream the footage online throughout the rest of the week, but will do what it feels is in the best interest of students, Slutzky said.

So far, CitrusTV hasn’t heard any direct complaints, Slutzky said.

Neal Casey, SA president, said he was disappointed the live feed didn’t work according to plan because its existence was an important promise to students. rebarill@syr.edu —Asst. news editor Liz Sawyer contributed reporting to this article.

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university.

“If you’re from Pennsylvania, you know who he is,” Mangini said.

Mangini said many of his friends at Penn State didn’t think Paterno should have been fired. Mangini felt Paterno deserved to lose his job because he was wrong for knowing about Sandusky’s actions for eight to 10 years and not calling further attention to the issue. Mangini said the same for former President Spanier.

Mark Schoenborn, a sophomore pre-med student, said he has friends at Penn State who camped out in front of Paterno’s home last week. He said it was wrong of Paterno not to further report what happened in the past, but he said no further action against the legendary coach should be taken.

“Losing his job is enough,” Schoenborn said.

As news of Paterno’s termination as coach spread at about 10 p.m. Wednesday night, thousands of Penn State students took to College Avenue in riots. Street lamps and a news van were toppled and police officers were

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their own book, so they can read it to their kids.”

Mitchell waited for more than 90 minutes with her kids so they could meet Diggs, who affectionately signed each of their books while addressing the children by name. Shane Evans, illustrator of “Chocolate Me!” and an NAACP Image Award winner, drew faces in the children’s books as his

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forced to use pepper spray to subdue some members of the crowd.

Both Mangini and Schoenborn said the student riots were wrongly focused on Paterno instead of the victims sexually abused by Sandusky. Mangini said his friends at Penn State felt the crowds and riots were smaller than the media made them out to be.

Cheng said some students handled the situation better than others.

“There’s some kids that are going crazy, but then there’s some kids that went to the candlelight vigil,” Cheng said. “Some are rationally thinking about it, giving some thoughtful responses in social media, whereas some kids are just out in the street screaming their thoughts. Everyone’s taking it their own way.”

In contrast to Wednesday night’s riots, the Penn State community held a candlelight vigil Friday night displaying support for the victims of the abuse — a start to the rebuilding the university will endure.

“It’s a crisis that they went through. They have to build from the ground up and move past the situation,” Cheng said. “Penn State, while this happened, is still a great school.” brvannos@syr.edu

own personal form of signature.

Diggs said he wrote the children’s book before he ever knew he was going to have children, but now that he has a son, Walker, he wants the message to be passed down to him as well.

“I’m hyper-concerned with his well-being and hoping that he won’t be put in situations that will make him feel uncomfortable,” Diggs said. “Everybody is put in situations like that. I just want him to be well-equipped.” egsawyer@syr.edu

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Habitat for Humanity builds off of Syracuse chapter’s ongoing efforts to create homes for veterans

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By Drew Muller STAFF WRITER

range isn’t the only color Syracuse University students support. Patriotic pride for the red, white and blue connects students to the nation and those who protect it. Two months ago, SU students displayed a passion for all four colors by collecting money for the city of Syracuse chapter of Habitat for Humanity’s first Veterans’ Build.

“I was extremely happy to give back to the people who are doing the most for our country,” said David Harding, a senior history major and member of the ROTC program.

More than 150 SU volunteers, including students in the ROTC program, fraternities, sororities and the student veteran organization, manned each gate of the Carrier Dome on Sept. 10 to ask for donations. Their fundraising efforts contributed to the cost of

construction on two houses at 113 and 115 Fitch St. awaiting completion.

The event was organized by Eileen Jevis, public relations manager at SU’s University College, and Kristin Earle, resource development director for Syracuse Habitat, and raised more than $12,300. The money will support the organization’s effort to provide affordable housing to two disabled veterans and their families.

The organization scheduled the project, which was the first in New York state, for completion on Veterans Day, but the lack of funds will push it to a later date, Earle said.

Building and furnishing the houses costs about $140,000, Earle said. So Syracuse Habitat, which doesn’t receive funding from the government or the international branch of Habitat for Humanity, will reach out to other groups to try to raise the remaining $40,000.

Companies such as Carrier Corp., Lockheed Martin, Price Chopper and National Grid helped lessen the financial burden by donating $100,000 along with the funds raised at the SU event, Earle said. The contributions allow Syracuse Habitat to build and sell the houses for $70,000 and offer a three-year mortgage with 0 percent interest.

Mo Finn, a junior television, radio and film major and co-executive director of the SU chapter of Habitat for Humanity, helped connect Jevis and Earle with groups on campus to get enough volunteers for the fundraising in September.

“The students had a huge impact on the event since they constituted the majority of the volunteers,” Finn said. “None of this would have been possible without them.”

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Filmmaker’s view provokes debate

By Ian Simon-Curry CONTRIBUTING WRITER

claire pedulla | contributing photographer PIERRE SAUVAGE, a French Jew filmmaker, is a child survivor of the Holocaust whose parents also survived the genocide.

The Holocaust is never an easy topic to discuss.

This fact was made clear last night at a screening of Pierre Sauvage’s documentary “Not Idly By: Peter Bergson, America and the Holocaust.” The Syracuse University School of Education presented the film in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium as part of a continuing education certificate program.

Sauvage’s film chronicled the work of Peter Bergson, an American Jew who sought to save the lives of European Jews during the Holocaust through political and social activism.

The documentary combined pictures,

newspaper clippings and interview footage to show Bergson’s anger and passion for his cause. Bergson condemned the idleness of the people of the United States during the Holocaust, including American Jews.

“The number of people who survived was up to us,” Bergson said.

Hannah Miller, a sophomore advertising major, said this focus on the United States was an interesting change from her previous study of the Holocaust.

“It was good to see the other side of it,” Miller said.

In a panel discussion after the screening, Sauvage and historian Henry Feingold discussed and answered questions about the docu-

mentary. Feingold presented a contrasting perspective, calling Bergson’s views overly accusatory and unreasonable. He also stated American Jews saw Bergson’s advocacy of bombing concentration camps as overly militaristic.

“Bombing was a desperate hope,” Feingold said. “Bombing Auschwitz would have killed thousands.”

Feingold had a quick response to Bergson’s claim that American Jews did not do enough to save victims of the Holocaust.

“More can always be done where there was such a situation,” he said.

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JESSICA WIGGS

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he Penn State scandal is all over the news. There are a ton of different viewpoints flying around and even more allegations and accusations being cast.

Many of these are warranted but highly exaggerated.

There are many things wrong with this news coverage. First and foremost: the way certain media outlets turned Joe Paterno, the former head football coach who was fired in his 46th season, into the criminal and lost focus on the issue of sexual abuse and child molestation, the real problems at hand.

Major news outlets like NBC Sports and The Huffington Post were quick to blame the legendary coach. Guests on ESPN showed their disapproval of Paterno’s alleged role in the case. Instead of focusing on the heinous crimes, the media turned its attention to whom to blame, and Paterno became the scapegoat.

People are just too quick to believe the worst.

Before getting accurate information, people jumped to extreme conclusions and called for action that didn’t need to be taken. Claims were made that Paterno had known about this sexual abuse and chose to ignore it. It shocks me that people would believe this without any authority behind the allegations.

According to a CBS article, assistant coach Mike McQueary witnessed an act and told Paterno.

The famed coach then set up a meeting with Tim Curley, Penn State’s athletic director. The report was SEE WIGGS PAGE 11

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disagreement. Both spoke passionately and earnestly about their views, Sauvage often shaking with intensity.

When Feingold finished, Sauvage responded, agreeing with and defending Bergson’s stance.

He challenged the notion that American Jews did not have enough power to take action and criticized the fear that prevented many American Jews from taking action.

“Fear is a shameful emotion,” he said.

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also shared with the campus police. The grand jury report never said anything about Paterno having knowledge of the crimes and refusing to contact the authorities, according to Mike Francesa on a Yes Network newscast. Some of the media conjured those libelous accusations.

Another unreasonable aspect of this case is the media’s judgment of Penn State students, faculty, alumni and fans. Those not even remotely associated with the Penn State community, such as ABC newscasters and “Saturday Night Live” comedians, made comments insinuating or bluntly claiming it is ridiculous that people are upset about what happened.

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pleted, the outpouring of community support for the veterans proves that raising the last $40,000 is a surmountable challenge. The com-

Sauvage later said his ultimate goal in filmmaking is not persuading people, but simply making them think. To do this, he focuses on reactions to events rather than the events themselves.

When asked what the story of Peter Bergson can teach people in the present day, Sauvage responded: “We shouldn’t automatically take what our leaders tell us.”

Sauvage emphasized his work seeks to present history in a way that prompts thought in the present.

Said Sauvage: “The issue is not what happened then, but how we remember now.” insimonc@syr.edu

Ultimately, this ordeal has soiled Paterno’s legacy. After 45 complete seasons, the Board of Trustees fired Paterno via phone after admitting that not all the facts were present, according to ABC News. Meanwhile, Curley took leave and McQueary kept his position.

This is not about football. This should not even be about Paterno. But when discussing the Penn State scandal, it seems he is all that anyone talks about.

Paterno should not be portrayed this way.

Penn State should not be portrayed this way.

And the real victims should not be reduced to a minor story, if they’re even mentioned at all.

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

bined efforts of SU students and community members exhibit the value placed on veterans in the Syracuse area.

“It’s really moving,” Earle said. “It’s great to see all of the organizations and people come together to provide housing for the veterans.” admuller@syr.edu

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By Jeff Wucher Staff Writer

he formula for a successful reality show: make extravagant people do extravagant things in extravagant places. Every reality show is a variation of this outline with a varying degree of extravagance. The better ones hit all three marks. For example, CBS’s “The Amazing Race” consistently delivers exciting challenges and exotic locations. Since the Emmy Awards created a reality-competition category in 2003, the show has won every year. Except, that is, in 2010 when it lost to “Top Chef.”

For those unfamiliar, “Top Chef” is a cooking competition show. The current ninth season is in Texas. Each season, chefs partake in a series of challenges each week. The first is a quickfire challenge, which forces the contestants to cook something ridiculous in only an hour. Here, they can either win immunity, prizes or a leg up in the next round. For example, in one of this season’s opening challenges, the chefs chose items from a platter. Then, judge Padma Lakshmi revealed that each ingredient was attached to a cook time of 20, 40 or 60 minutes. The second is the much more elaborate elimination challenge. They cook, go to a judging table and the one with the worst dish is sent home. Pretty standard format.

However, “Top Chef” offers some unique elements that other shows lack, starting with its over-the-top people. Chefs have enormous egos.

That won’t change on any other cooking show or reality show, really. But on “Top Chef,” the egos generally have the skills to back it up. Take, for example, this season’s Ty-Lör Boring, a man as annoying as his name. He’s cocky, but his food is delicious enough to push him forward. These aren’t “Hell’s Kitchen” train wrecks. These are some of the best up-and-coming chefs in the country being pushed to their creative brinks by a wealth of challenges. They all fight like any other reality show, but at least there is a delicious plate of roasted lamb medallions with

Maitake mushrooms, braised pistachios and blackberry for us to marvel at.

Then, there are the judges, led by eye-candy host Lakshmi and head judge chef Tom Colicchio. These are experts who are incredibly honest and quick to quip, and who grow to love the contestants throughout the season. Former judge Anthony Bourdain has commented that the chef with the worst food always goes home.

As much as the producers would love to keep the “cute one” around, if she had a bad day, she’s gone. Also, having seen almost every season of the show, there are patterns and certain recipes for destruction. Anyone who opts for the canned goods or frozen foods will get slammed at the judges’ table. Premade pasta? This isn’t Applebee’s, you amateur. Pack your knives. You’re going home.

The challenges are a blast as well. In past seasons, chefs created entrees from snacks in a vending machine and made airplane food seem incredible. This season, only two episodes in, has yet to bring out the crazy, but they are certainly in the works. Those limiting competitions definitely make for the most fun because they draw the creativity out of the chefs. Back in season three, given only cereal to use, contestant Hung Huynh crushed it up and turned his plate into what he called a “Smurf village,” complete with a river, foliage and mountains. Everyone laughed, but hey, he ended up winning the show.

“Top Chef” is a reality show and stammers into many of the pitfalls of the genre. There’s intentional tension building by highlighting struggling contestants, and the contestants talk on length about tough times back home. But it’s one of the more enjoyable ones, all the way through. Even for viewers who don’t exactly love food, it offers a breezy bit of chewing gum for the mind. It’s nothing revelatory or mind bending, but it’s a nice way to spend an hour each week salivating over food.

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Nassib receives no protection in loss to USF

By Mark Cooper ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

Ryan Nassib was helpless. As the Syracuse quarterback tried to improvise — to do anything — to get the Orange back in the game, his offensive line left him unprotected from an all-out, suffocating blitz.

Surrounded, Nassib had nowhere to scramble.

On fourth-and-goal from the 3-yard line, during a crucial fourth-quarter drive, the play was lost.

He tried to hurdle South Florida linebacker Sam Barrington and got up in the air, but he came right back down with Barrington. He pushed the ball up toward the end zone, a feeble flip that was out of the reach of tight end Beckett Wales.

SU was two yards away from pulling within six points. But second, third and fourth downs combined produced a loss of yards as the Orange offensive line crumbled.

“They ran an all-out pressure, the play we had against that pressure wasn’t the best,” Nassib said. “So I tried to, maybe I should have, I probably should have audibled to have something else.”

The three plays in which SU got stuffed at the goal line by South Florida took the enthusiasm out of the Carrier Dome crowd and allowed the Bulls to retain a comfortable double-digit cushion. They also encapsulated a performance by the Orange offensive line that made Nassib’s night grueling in Syracuse’s 37-17 loss to USF on Friday. Nassib was sacked three times and flushed out of the pocket to make a rushed throw on many other plays.

After failing in its attempts to fuel a strong

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Orange on Friday, though. Dorian Graham and

running game early, Syracuse relied more on the pass — and then relied more on Nassib’s legs — as he rarely had sufficient time to throw.

“Most teams are going to pressure us, and we’ve got to pick that up,” SU left tackle Justin Pugh said.

SU head coach Doug Marrone and his players said there was nothing about USF that surprised them. It was just bad execution on Syracuse’s part.

That was the case with the offensive line as much as anywhere else on the field. The Orange came out with a game plan centered on running the ball, which it failed to carry out.

After an 8-yard run by running back Antwon Bailey to start the game, he gained 1 yard on second-and-2. Then running back Jerome Smith was met by USF defensive tackle Keith McCaskill at the line of scrimmage on third-and-1.

“Third-and-1, you can’t have a guy get beat,” SU center Macky MacPherson said. “It’s just not possible. You can’t have that happen against a team like USF.” Syracuse’s first seven offensive plays were runs, but they resulted in zero points for the Orange on the scoreboard.

After three drives in which Pugh said South Florida “came out and punched us in the mouth,” SU relied heavily on Nassib.

On its final three drives of the first half, the Orange ran 23 plays. In 19 of them, Nassib dropped back to pass. Six of those became forced runs or sacks.

Nassib took three-step drops, looked at his first reads and ran for it if they weren’t open.

There was no time to go through a progression.

David Stevens also failed to hold onto the football on probable scoring plays. And while the drops were the most glaring Syracuse errors, mistakes all over the field doomed the Orange (5-5, 1-4 Big East) in a 37-17 loss to South Florida (5-4, 1-4 Big East) in front of 41,582 fans in the Carrier Dome.

The loss extends Syracuse’s losing streak to three games and drops the team to last place in the Big East.

“We’ve been trying to get bowl eligible since the Louisville game and we’ve been unsuccessful,” linebacker Marquis Spruill said. “That’s really what we’re pushing for right now. We’ve just got to do something or fix something to help us get the next win.”

After Friday, Syracuse has a lot to fix. Drops hurt the Orange throughout the game, and a couple of key mistakes early on special teams added to the team’s struggles.

Syracuse handed South Florida 86 yards on seven penalties in the game, but it was the drops

by Orange receivers that halted SU’s comeback hopes the rest of the way.

After a B.J. Daniels’ touchdown run with 3:27 remaining in the second quarter, Syracuse drove down to the South Florida red zone and faced a third down from the 11-yard line.

Quarterback Ryan Nassib dropped back to pass and looked to his left before coming back to Graham on a backside slant. Graham beat his man, and Nassib put the ball on him. But it bounced off the hands of the senior wideout just before the goal line.

Nassib said he probably could have taken a little heat off the throw, but Graham took full responsibility for the drop.

“That’s completely my fault,” Graham said.

“Ryan Nassib did what he needed to do. He stayed in the pocket, read his keys and threw the ball. I didn’t make the play. That’s my fault.”

Instead of a Graham score, SU settled for a field goal.

USF then tacked on three points before halftime and added another field goal to start the

It’s why he finished the game with a peculiarly high 10 carries.

“You can’t expect him to step back there in two seconds and make a play like that, so that’s on us,” Pugh said.

Nassib looked even more impatient in the pocket in the second half. Trying to establish a rhythm in the third quarter, Nassib began a drive with a short 6-yard completion to Jarrod West.

But on the very next play, USF linebacker DeDe Lattimore manhandled his blocker and blinded the SU quarterback for a loss of 6 yards.

“I think about myself,” Marrone said of the lack of time for Nassib. “I have to get them in situations in practice where we can make those plays because we do make them during the week of practice.”

For a moment on one fourth-quarter drive, it looked like the Orange would overcome the faulty protection to get back in the game.

Down 23-10, SU drove into the red zone and reached the USF 7-yard line. On the fi rst play of the fourth quarter, Bailey pushed his way down to the 2.

But on second-and-goal, Bulls defensive end Julius Forte burst through the Orange line unblocked to stop Bailey for a loss. And on that fourth down from the 3, SU’s comeback hopes — and Nassib — went down with the offensive line.

“That’s on us, the offensive line,” Pugh said.

“We got to go establish the physicality, and I take 100 percent blame on myself for not going out there and being as physical as I should have been.” mcooperj@syr.edu

third quarter to take a comfortable 23-10 lead.

But Syracuse appeared ready to mount a rally early in the fourth quarter. SU moved the ball downfield and again faced a third down, this time from the USF 3-yard line.

Tight end David Stevens ran a nice pattern, faking outside before beating his defender back to the middle.

Again Nassib threw a strike, this time for what appeared to be a sure touchdown, but his receiver couldn’t hold on again.

“It should have been caught,” Stevens said.

“It’s not perfect, but it should have been caught.”

Those costly drops were coupled with mental mistakes early in the game as the Orange shot itself in the foot all game long.

On SU’s fi rst possession, Jonathan Fisher shanked an 11-yard punt out of bounds to set up South Florida’s opening field goal. And after the Orange’s fi rst touchdown later on, Shane Raupers sent the ensuing kickoff out of bounds, followed by a late hit on the play by Jeremiah Kobena to set up the Bulls’ drive in SU territory.

USF scored two plays later on a 2-yard run by Daniels to take a 17-7 lead.

“I would like to think that I run a program that has a lot of structure and discipline that carries over to the field,” SU head coach Doug Marrone said. “With those penalties, I have to do a better job. It’s not like it happens in practice. We have officials in practice all the time.”

Still, the Orange offense got one more chance to redeem itself from inside the red zone with 10 minutes left in the game. But that threat ended with Lemon’s drop at the goal line.

And that final drop by Lemon ultimately became the backbreaker, as USF scored on its ensuing possession to go up 30-10 and put the game out of reach.

“We could have gotten back in the game at that point,” Spruill said. “After that, everything just started going downhill.” zjbrown@syr.edu

DRILL UP

Alec Lemon

A week after setting a career high with 157 yards receiving at Connecticut, Lemon eclipsed it by catching 10 balls for 179 yards and two touchdowns. But he had a key drop on fourth down in the end zone in the fourth quarter.

DOWN

Chandler Jones

For the first time since returning from injury against West Virginia, Jones did not record a sack. He didn’t record any tackles for loss and was hit with a hands-to-the-face personal foul on USF’s first scoring drive.

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The number of passes thrown by Ryan Nassib on Friday, which tied a career high. The quarterback completed 23 of the pass attempts. He was also sacked or forced to run 10 times, as the Orange’s offense became more unbalanced as the game went on.

HERO

B.J. Daniels

Daniels’ numbers (23-of-34, 254 yards, 117 yards rushing) are actually better than he played, because he accumulated more than 50 yards rushing on South Florida’s final two drives when the game was pretty much decided. But his decision-making on zone reads was spot-on most of the game.

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Syracuse overall

It’s hard to point out one part of SU that cost the team the game, as the Orange was outplayed in all three phases. Syracuse had multiple drops on offense, a shoddy offensive line, bad penalties and rough special teams play.

TURNING POINT

13:41 Fourth quarter

Ryan Nassib is nearly sacked on a fourth-and-goal play from the 3-yard line, and his wobbly toss to the end zone falls out of the reach of Beckett Wales. Down 23-10, SU was stopped on three straight plays inside the 5 with a chance to pull within a score.

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Joseph looks healthy to lead SU past Rams

By Mark Cooper ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

For a 32-second stretch, Kris Joseph’s allaround game became visible.

With SU up 14 early in the second half, Joseph ran across the baseline looking for an opening. The Syracuse forward crossed under the basket and received a crisp pass from guard Dion Waiters and went to his left around Fordham’s Alberto Estwick for a layup.

Then he came up with a steal on SU’s defensive end. In transition, Brandon Triche found Joseph on the left wing for a 3-pointer to push the Orange’s lead to 19, forcing a Fordham timeout.

“It’s going to come full circle,” Joseph said.

“I’ve been working on my jump shooting a lot, and I’ve always been a guy that’s been able to slash. I’ve shown it since my sophomore year.

So with the addition of the more consistent jump shot, I think I’ll be that much harder to guard.”

Joseph led Syracuse (1-0) with 16 points on Saturday, 11 of them coming in the second half of the No. 5 Orange’s 78-53 victory over Fordham (0-1). The senior forward — who has battled injuries in both his knees, inhibiting his ability to play much this summer — played the most minutes (27) of anyone on SU and got stronger as the game went on.

Head coach Jim Boeheim said it is a process for Joseph to get back to full strength on the court, but in Syracuse’s season opener, he impressed.

“I think Kris is, I think he’s healthy,”

Boeheim said. “I think he showed me a lot more movement tonight, I think it’s still a process.

I think he’ll get back, hopefully pretty quick.”

Joseph hung out on the left wing most of the game in Syracuse’s offensive sets, and he was often the first guy to receive a pass from an Orange guard once the ball crossed half court.

That gave him an opportunity to survey the defense and decide whether to drive, shoot or pass.

Early in the game, with both teams trying to feel each other out, Joseph gave SU the first cushion for both teams when he knocked down a 3 off a feed from Triche. That put the Orange up 9-5.

Joseph’s been working on developing a better jumper, he said, especially with his right knee still in healing mode. Joseph missed time in practice leading up to SU’s exhibition games with the injury.

He showed little hesitancy against the Rams, though.

“He’s just being aggressive. He worked a lot on his jump shot,” Triche said. “… And once he gets going, adrenaline gets pumping, no injury can stop you. I know when my knee was hurting a bit. Once I hit a few shots, it numbs it up.”

Joseph stayed aggressive throughout the first half even though his shots weren’t falling. A contested jumper from the left corner rimmed out early, and he missed his second 3-point attempt.

But Boeheim left him on the court. The other four starters were already taken out before C.J. Fair subbed in for Joseph at the 8:30

mark of the first half.

“I just play,” Joseph said. “I don’t really think about if I’m getting my shots up. In the first half I got to the basket, I just missed a few gimmes. And the second half a lot of them were falling for me.”

The buckets started falling with that complete five-point stretch for Joseph to give SU its largest lead of the game to that point at 47-28. He drove to the hoop without any inhibitions. He got inside and boxed out defensively.

After Fordham’s Bryan Smith took a 3 that bounced straight off the backboard, Joseph grabbed the rebound and quickly got the ball upcourt. Then, with the ball back in his hands moments later, he made a strong pass down low to freshman forward Rakeem Christmas, who went up for the dunk, was fouled and made the basket.

And with the game well out of reach, Joseph still made plays in his final minutes on court.

Receiving a pass in the left corner, Joseph drove baseline against his defender. He spun around, got to the hoop and made a contested shot while taking a foul. Once he made the free throw, SU took its biggest lead yet, 69-41.

It might be a process, but Joseph was at a capable stage for Syracuse on Saturday.

“I definitely thought I was a little better as opposed to those first two exhibition games,” Joseph said. “But it’s a process, and I’m doing well.” mcooperj@syr.edu

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Dion Walters

Waiters provided a boost off the bench for Syracuse and looks to be cementing a role as the leader of the Orange’s second string. Kris Joseph led SU with 16 points, and Waiters scored 14 on 6-of-9 shooting.

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Branden Frazier Frazier kept shooting for Fordham but never found a rhythm.

He finished the game with nine points, but missed all seven of his 3-point attempts.

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STORYTELLER “We’re so long and we have guys who can rebound, guys who can get out to shooters.

With us being in better shape I think than the years before, we’re a little quicker getting out to 3-point shooters.”

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a big lead and coast to a 78-53 win Saturday in front of 22,906 fans at the Carrier Dome. Kris Joseph led the Orange with 16 points while Dion Waiters tacked on 14 coming off the bench to support the strong defensive effort. The Rams didn’t make their third field goal of the game until nearly 13 minutes into the action and shot just 25.9 percent from the field before halftime.

“I thought our defense was good,” Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim said. “I think Fordham is a pretty good basketball team, but I think our defense was really good. We didn’t give them a lot of easy looks.”

Offensive mistakes by the Orange allowed Fordham to hang around early on, but the Rams never really threatened to pull the upset thanks to the Syracuse defense. Fordham tried to shoot over the 2-3 zone early in the first half, but SU’s perimeter defenders harassed the Rams’ shooters.

On one possession out of a timeout, Fordham needed a bucket to cut into the Orange’s 10-point lead.

Freshman guard Bryan Smith caught a pass on the right wing and appeared to have an open look. But as he went up for the shot, James Southerland and Scoop Jardine both got a hand in his face. Southerland got a piece of the shot, the deflection landed in Fab Melo’s hands and C.J. Fair hit a 3-pointer on the ensuing possession to give SU a 21-8 lead.

“We’re so long and we have guys who can rebound, guys who can get out to shooters,” junior guard Brandon Triche said. “With us

being in better shape I think than the years before, we’re a little quicker getting out to 3-point shooters.”

Fordham shot just 4-for-21 from deep against the zone, but struggled to score inside, too.

The Rams’ leading scorer from last year, forward Chris Gaston, had trouble finding a rhythm in the middle of the Orange defense and only hit four shots in the game.

Keita and Melo both used their height advantage over the 6-foot-7 Gaston to stop him. Melo had four of SU’s seven blocks in the game and drew a charge on Gaston early in the second half.

“I think the perimeter guys did a really good job, and when they got inside, our big guys were there,” Boeheim said. “Fab drew that charge and blocked a couple shots. I think Gaston’s a very good player. We just made it difficult for him to get easy shots in there.”

Syracuse’s offense finally picked up near the halfway point of the first half.

Despite 10 turnovers before the break, SU went into halftime with a 32-19 lead. In the second half, the Orange only committed five turnovers en route to a 46-point effort in the last 20 minutes.

Fordham shot better after halftime, but SU forced 11 turnovers in the second half. And with the improved offense, Syracuse never led by less than 13 points in the second half on its way to the blowout win.

“Defense leads to offense at the end of the day,” Waiters said. “If we’re working hard on defense, we’re going to get rewarded. That’s what we talked about coming out of the timeouts and before the game. Just work hard on defense and everything else falls in place.” zjbrown@syr.edu

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Orange out to be a broken team.

“I think a lot of it has to do with leadership on this team,” quarterback Ryan Nassib said. “We really have to have some guys step up. Not accepting any little failure. Not waiting on a route in practice, dropping a pass in practice or missing a tackle in practice. All those little things we can’t have anymore. It has to be unacceptable.”

Is Nassib saying those things have been let go in recent weeks? Who knows.

But just three weeks ago, the last time the Orange played in the Carrier Dome, the team was on cloud nine after whooping West Virginia to move to 5-2.

Time flies.

Marrone, like he has in each of SU’s losses, took full responsibility for the Orange’s failure.

But he stepped it up a notch on Friday. No matter who the question was about or what play it was in the game, the third-year head coach said everything was a personal shortcoming.

If a wide receiver ran a route, was delivered the ball and flat out dropped it? Marrone’s fault.

A USF player comes in unblocked because the offensive line has a miscommunication? That’s on Marrone.

His players think otherwise.

“Of course he’s going to take the blame, he’s the head coach of the football team,” center Macky MacPherson said. “But I think as a player, we all know it’s on us.”

Echoing Marrone’s preseason thoughts, MacPherson said after Friday’s game the objective this season wasn’t to make another bowl. In Marrone’s first year, the Orange made progress off the field. Last season, it was on the field, culminating in a feel-good Pinstripe Bowl win to close out his second season.

This year, the plan was to take it a step higher. That didn’t happen.

And stumbles against a two-loss Cincinnati team and at Pittsburgh in a December game to close out the season would make this year a true step backward.

On Friday, though USF quarterback B.J. Daniels made smart decisions on his zone reads, leading to a solid running game between he and running back Demetris Murray, Syracuse’s composure dissipated.

A Shane Raupers kickoff went out of bounds, and Jeremiah Kobena hit kick returner Lindsey Lamar anyway, resulting in a penalty. Those two penalties put USF in Syracuse territory before the offense jogged on the field. Phillip Thomas and USF receiver Andre Davis got in a spat away from the ball on a punt.

It’s the “flashes of immaturity” Nassib mentioned in an ill-at-ease press conference.

Yet the Orange didn’t pack up early. Down

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SCOOP JARDINE

6-2, 190, SR. 7 PPG, 3 APG

KIDANI BRUTUS

BRANDON TRICHE

DONOVAN KATES

6-4, 205, JR. 9 PPG, 7 RPG

6-1, 200, SR. 4 PPG, 2 APG

6-6, 200, FR. 10 PPG, 2 RPG

Jardine only played 18 minutes in Syracuse’s season opener, but he came up with three steals.

SU head coach Jim Boeheim said he talked to Triche about doing a better job rebounding before the Fordham game. Afterward, he commended Triche for grabbing seven boards.

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CENTER

RAKEEM CHRISTMAS

6-9, 222, FR. 5 PPG, 6 RPG

EMMY ANDUJAR

RHAMEL BROWN

7-0, 244, SO. 4 PPG, 4 RPG

If Manhattan sticks with its starters from last game, Christmas has a huge size mismatch here. Christmas didn’t get open down low much in SU’s first game, but made two of his three shots.

GEORGE BEAMON

6-7, 210, SR. 16 PPG, 5 RPG

6-4, 170, JR. 15 PPG, 10 RPG

Beamon led Manhattan with 16.3 points per game last year and produced a double-double in Manhattan’s season-opening win over New Jersey Institute of Technology.

COACHES

FAB MELO

6-5, 205, FR. 7 PPG, 5 RPG

KRIS JOSEPH

6-6, 215, SO. 4 PPG, 2 RPG

Brown started at center for Manhattan in the season opener and is listed as a forward/center. No player taller than 6 feet 7 inches played double-digit minutes for the Jaspers in its first game.

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23-10, SU moved the ball to the Bulls’ 7-yard line on the final play of the third quarter.

In between quarters, the Dome speakers played Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’,” with the volume sliding down when the chorus came on. The 41,582 in attendance took over for Steve Perry, singing and living those words, transitioning into a charged ovation when SU returned to the field.

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quarter. But SU was stopped on four plays inside the 10.

Once South Florida scored another touchdown, to make the score 30-10, that once-buoyant crowd hustled home. The final five minutes felt like a spring game.

And Marrone, 100 days after making his proclamation that the goal was to compete for the Big East championship, admitted SU was not successful in its endeavor.

Time flies.

“I definitely feel that we are not succeeding in those goals,” Marrone said, “and I feel that it is my fault.”

Mark Cooper is an asst. sports editor at The Daily Orange, where his column appears occasionally. He can be reached at mcooperj@ syr.edu or on Twitter at @M_Coops_Cuse.

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SPORTS

MONDAY

november 14, 2011

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the daily orange

17 SYR ACUSE VS. SOUTH FLORIDA 37

DROPPING OUT

Woeful miscues hurt Orange in 3rd straight loss

By Zach Brown

A

STAFF WRITER

lec Lemon won’t remember this game for his career performance. Instead of his 10 catches for 179 yards and two touchdowns, the plays the junior wide receiver didn’t make will stand out in his mind.

Trailing South Florida by 13 in the fourth quarter, the Orange moved the ball into the red zone. On thirdand-13 from the 17-yard line, Lemon couldn’t catch up to a pass in the corner of the end zone.

But the next play may be the one that lingers in his memory. Lemon beat his man down the seam and leaped to catch the fourth-down pass at the goal line. The ball landed right in his hands but fell to the turf by the time he hit the ground.

“Those two opportunities I had for the touchdown to bring our team closer, that’s something that will haunt me tonight and all through the bye week,” Lemon said. “That’s something I have to get over.”

Lemon wasn’t the only receiver who dropped a touchdown for the

SEE SOUTH FLORIDA PAGE 16

BCS CONTENDER OR BIG EAST BOTTOM FEEDER?

SU was all but eliminated from the Big East race with a loss to South Florida and is now in last place.

gvhvbnvbnmvbn mbnmvbnvbnmvbnv dave trotman-wilkins | staff photographer ALEC LEMON lies in the end zone after dropping what would have been a touchdown in the fourth quarter of Syracuse’s 37-17 loss to South Florida on Friday. Syracuse was plagued by drops and penalties all game. With the loss, the Orange dropped into last place in the Big East.

With fall into last place in Big East, SU’s season a failure

T

ime flies. It wasn’t so long ago when Doug Marrone stood at the podium on Ernie Davis Legends Field, first revealing the holy grail for his 2011 Syracuse team.

The goal was to “compete for a Big East championship.” That’s what Marrone said at SU’s media day Aug. 5 and repeatedly after that. Players concurred.

“That’s what we’re expected to do,”

MARK COOPER

and the funky bunch he said at media day.

Friday’s obliteration at the hands

of South Florida ended the Orange’s campaign to compete for the Big East title. Not only did the Syracuse team on the field fail to compete with a USF team on a four-game losing skid, but the loss also gave SU a 1-4 last-place record in conference play.

At this point, the season is a failure.

The Orange is eliminated from Big East title contention. Three straight

losses have SU in last place in the Big East, a conference weaker than Conference USA this year. Based on the goals put forth verbally by the team itself, even if Syracuse makes a bowl game, it doesn’t make this year successful.

To make matters worse, an anxious, uncomfortable press conference following SU’s 37-17 defeat made the

SEE COOPER PAGE 18

m e n ’s b a s k e t b a l l

OPENING STATEMENT: SU steamrolls Rams

By Zach Brown

D

STAFF WRITER

evon McMillan must not have gotten the message the fi rst time.

With about 13 minutes left in the first half, Syracuse center Baye Moussa Keita turned the freshman’s hard drive into a highlight reel

block, stuffing McMillan’s shot back into his hands and then knocking it out of bounds.

But that didn’t hinder the Fordham guard from trying again on the next possession.

McMillan looked like he had an easy bucket on a run-out after an Orange turnover, but Keita chased

him down and again sent his shot attempt out of bounds. The SU sophomore was called for a foul on the play as McMillan fell to the floor, but Keita still clapped emphatically as the Rams guard picked himself up off the court.

“I was really sending a message,” Keita said. “Nothing is going to be

easy tonight. You have to earn it.

We’re not going to let you score an easy basket.”

That message registered loud and clear in Syracuse’s season opener Saturday. The Orange defense shut down the Fordham (0-1) attack, allowing No. 5 Syracuse (1-0) to build

SEE FORDHAM PAGE 17

ONLINE

On the right foot The SU women’s basketball

team opened its season with an 81-42 win over Long Beach State. See dailyorange.com