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ANGELA WILLIAMS, a Syracuse University librarian, is leading the preservation of and research on the traditionally black People’s AME Zion Church in Syracuse. Two former slaves who escaped through the Underground Railroad founded the church in 1842.
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As one Syracuse church is forced to close its doors, history grants another new life By Laurence Leveille and Luis Rendon THE DAILY ORANGE
indows are boarded, bricks are falling off the walls, and blue tarp covers the roof of the oldest AfricanAmerican church in Syracuse. The church has been vacated since the People’s African Method-
ist Episcopal Zion congregation left it in 1975. As landmarks surrounding the church disappeared, community members expressed concern the church would follow the same fate. Across town, at Howlett Hill Presbyterian Church in Onondaga, the 189-year-old church has closed
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Chancellor Nancy Cantor will provide an undisclosed amount of funding for Hillel at Syracuse University to hold a concert celebrating its 60th anniversary. Hillel has struggled for the past year to acquire funding through Student Association. “She really felt that this is some-
thing that should happen,” said Michael Weiss, Hillel president. The concert will be held March 26 in Goldstein Auditorium at a time to be announced, Weiss said. The event is open to 1,500 students, and the three acts that will be featured have not yet been chosen, Weiss said. Hillel originally submitted an expected cost of $77,370 in the
spring to SA, which denied funding for the concert three times. Official details will be announced at the start of next semester. But Weiss said the acts would be “people with wide appeal” and “current pop artists,” and they would be comparable to acts at Juice Jam or Block Party. Cantor decided to help Hillel fund
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the concert after Weiss attended a roundtable discussion with Cantor, Thomas Wolfe, the dean of student affairs, and several other student leaders on campus, including those from SA, Weiss said. Discussion turned to SA and the budget for student organizations, during which Cantor said she wanted to help see
Some students were surprised to log into their e-mail accounts this week and find no alert from the Department of Public Safety about four burglaries that struck South Campus during Thanksgiving break. Under the Clery Act, DPS must issue timely warnings to students about a reported crime if it remains an ongoing threat. All four burglaries, during which students were off campus for Thanksgiving break, were reported to police on Sunday after students returned. Three burglaries occurred at 151 Winding Ridge Road, 121 Small Road and 520 Slocum Drive between Nov. 23 and Sunday, and a fourth burglary occurred at 220 Winding Ridge Road
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Cantor gives Hillel funds for 60th anniversary concert By Dara McBride
Rachel Pretory fi lled out an earlydecision application to Syracuse University this semester in hopes of increasing her chances of acceptance. “I think that applying early shows the admissions office both a student’s sense of responsibility and drive to attain their goals,” said Pretory, a senior at Sandy Creek Central High School. “It also shows that the student is truly set on the university as their No. 1 choice, hopefully making them value their education there even more than normal applicants.” But the application process normally seen as less competitive may be more difficult this year, as early-
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Auburn’s Cam Newton cleared to play
Auburn University quarterback Cam Newton was cleared Wednesday to play in the Southeastern Conference title game this Saturday, according to ESPN. com. But the NCAA did say his father, Cecil Newton, broke rules by shopping his son to Auburn. The university had declared Newton ineligible on Tuesday following a Monday decision by the college sports governing body that a violation had occurred. Auburn then requested its Heisman-hopeful quarterback be reinstated. ESPN.com first reported on Nov. 4 that former Mississippi State University football player Kenny Rogers had called former teammate John Bond and said he was representing the Newton family. Bond said Rogers obtained a six-figure payment to get Cam Newton’s signature on a letter of intent. Before Cam committed to Auburn, Cecil said it would take “anywhere from $100,000 and $180,000� for his son to play at Mississippi State. Now Auburn (12-0, 8-0 SEC) battles the University of South Carolina (9-3, 5-3 SEC) on Saturday in the SEC title game. With a win, Auburn (No. 1 BCS) will play for the national title in January 2011. The NCAA hasn’t said its case on Newton’s recruitment is closed, even though Newton has been cleared.
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The Obama administration is repealing its decision to expand offshore oil exploration into the Gulf of Mexico and along the Atlantic coast, according to The New York Times. Vulnerabilities in federal regulation revealed by the BP oil spill caused the decision to be made, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Wednesday. Salazar said drilling would be suspended for at least seven years in those areas, until safety and environmental standards have improved. But drilling will continue in the central and western Gulf of Mexico. The drilling will occur under a new set of safeguards put in place after the BP oil spill in April.
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Green labs seek LEED certificate By Susan Kim Copy Editor
Construction of the Syracuse Biomaterials Institute is complete, with the exception of minor details, and Syracuse University will be seeking a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification for the institute in early 2011. “The facilities are extremely impressive, and the word will spread out,” said Cristina Marchetti, associate director of the SBI. “It’s very important when people visit to show that these are good facilities.” After construction began a year ago, the move into the SBI, located on the third and fourth floors of Bowne Hall, started in early October. The institute is an interdisciplinary set of labs and research space that “promotes research across disciplines” by bringing together faculty from various SU departments, as well as from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry and the Upstate Medical University, Marchetti said. The SBI has about 20 faculty members, but not all of them will have office space in Bowne, she said. Most of the members will gather at Bowne for seminars and meetings or to work on research, she said. This is an improvement from when the SBI started in 2007 and did not have a physical space, she said. “The construction is 99 percent done,” said Patrick Mather, director of the SBI. “We’re just fixing things now on the surface.” The environmentally friendly products and practices used to build the SBI will help in obtaining the LEED certification. The lights are controlled by proximity sensors, as well as sensors that detect ambient light, to make sure the labs never use more light than they see biomaterials page 8
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Officers from the Department of Public Safety block off the corner of Euclid and Lancaster Avenues to keep cars from driving through more than a foot of water that accumulated from Wednesday’s heavy rainfall. After sewer drains were cleared of leaves around 11 a.m., traffic was allowed to continue as usual. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for Wednesday in Syracuse, expecting two to three inches of rainfall. Rain also led to flooding in front of Schine Student Center in the morning but was cleared later that afternoon.
Culture of studying overseas saves SU Abroad from drop in interest By Colleen Bidwill Asst. Copy Editor
Adam Brooks craved a change of scenery after taking 18 to 19 credits a semester for two years and being heavily involved in the marching band. “After reaching my stressing point, studying abroad in Australia was my way of escaping life in the United States and relaxing for four months,” the senior chemistry major said. During the past four months Brooks spent at the University of Queensland in Australia, he skydived, bungee jumped and traveled to other parts of Australia and other countries, such as Japan and New Zealand. Brooks is part of Syracuse Univer-
sity Abroad’s 2010-11 enrollment, which is projected to be the highest enrollment in the last five years. Current numbers indicate this academic year’s enrollment will increase 3 percent from the enrollment of the 2009-10 academic year, said Amy Sloane-Garris, SU Abroad executive director of marketing and recruitment. The news of SU’s increase comes after enrollment in study abroad programs nationwide decreased .08 percent for 2008-09, marking the first drop in 25 years, according to the Institute of International Education. “The serious economic challenges that American families and U.S. campuses were facing in 2008 certainly
affected participation rates in study abroad that year,” said Peggy Blumenthal, the executive vice president and chief operating officer for the institute. But SU Abroad officials and students said studying abroad is too engrained into SU to be affected by the economy. Eighty-two percent of SU’s incoming freshman class in fall 2010 said they expected to study abroad as part of their SU experience, said Suzanne Shane, SU Abroad’s associate director. International education has been part of the SU experience since 1959, Shane said. “SU was one of the first universities in the country to embrace a study
abroad model for students of all majors — not just language, art history and culture majors,” she said. Five years ago, many more students were opting to go abroad in the spring than the fall, Shane said. SU Abroad began offering more scholarship options for the fall semester, which caused the numbers to even out again, she said. A majority of students currently go abroad to London and Florence and enroll in short-term programs, SloaneGarris said. But the number of students studying in nontraditional destinations has increased. SU Abroad’s World Partner programs offer programs in 35 see abroad page 8
Bloomberg rankings identify Syracuse as 10th best place to start career By Amanda L. Quick Contributing Writer
Although Syracuse University students typically look for jobs post-graduation in major metropolitan areas, a recent study may encourage students to stay local. Bloomberg BusinessWeek included Syracuse in its list of 20 best places to launch a new career, published in late October. Syracuse, ranked No. 10, was noted as being a “hotbed for educa-
tion and innovation” and for having an expanding technology industry, according to the article. “With the way the economy is going, students are considering staying closer,” said Jennifer Walters, the associate director for campus and employer engagement at SU Career Services. Major employers in Syracuse currently include Upstate Medical University Hospital, Syracuse University and St. Joseph’s Hospital, according to the
BusinessWeek article. Twenty percent of Syracuse employers are planning to increase hiring in 2010’s fourth quarter, according to the article. Washington, D.C., was ranked No. 1 because of the recent surge in government jobs. Syracuse students typically look for jobs in cities such as New York, Boston and Philadelphia, Walters said. Some also apply for positions in upstate New York in cities like Rochester.
In 2009, 65 percent of the graduating class had obtained a job at least six months after graduation, with only 7 percent still seeking employment. In 2008, 76 percent of students had obtained full-time jobs six months after graduation, and only 2.9 percent were still engaged in the job search. Employers hiring students look for the same qualities each year: students who can communicate well, have the ability to work with a team and have
leadership skills, Walters said. Where students become employed depends on their field of interest, she said. “Most students are looking for fulltime positions with good pay,” Walter said. “Students get jobs that range anywhere from finance to the social media world. It depends on the major and students’ interests.” Accepting a job in the local area could be a way to jumpstart students’ see career page 8
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Remarks in WikiLeaks reminiscent of adolescent gossip L AUREN TOUSIGNANT
seriously? Muammar el Qaddafi, is frequently seen with a “voluptuous blonde,” often referred to as his “Ukrainian nurse.” And Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin are good friends. Meow. In less catty cables, Saudi Arabia wants the United States to bomb Iran, and Afghanistan is corrupt. And all this time we thought we only had to worry about Mexico. Most skeptical was a July 2009 document cable asking U.S. diplomats to compile information on foreign diplomats that included such material as credit card numbers, frequent flier miles and biographical data. The document is signed “CLINTON.” Assange spoke to Time magazine from an undisclosed location saying Madame Secretary “should resign if it can be shown that she was responsible for ordering U.S. diplomatic figures to engage in espionage in the United Nations.” The allegations are embarrassing, but Hillary Clinton’s been through worse. Unsurprisingly, Assange was living in Australia during Bill Clinton’s term. Little does he know that as long as Monica Lewinski stays out of the picture, she’ll be OK.
More importantly, the State Department has acknowledged the leaks but has assured the world that its officers have never been required to spy. Putting to rest any fears about foreign diplomats letting their frequent flier miles go to waste. Luckily, the Pentagon was quick to take care of the security breach. According to an article for The Associated Press written by Kimberly Dozier and Anne Gearan on Nov. 30, “The Pentagon has detailed new security safeguards, including restraints on small computer flash drives, to make it harder for any one person to copy and reveal so many secrets. The clampdown parallels efforts at other agencies.” And America continues the tradition of waiting until something bad happens to implement all necessary precautions. The government cables have certainly caused an uproar, but they didn’t reveal anything earth shattering. Assange may think he’s the pioneer in a coming age of transparency, but he basically just proved that politicians don’t like other politicians. So what’s next for the whistle-blowing website? On Nov. 11, Assange spoke to Andy Greenberg of Forbes Magazines and said WikiLeaks’ next victim will be a major American bank: “It will give a true and representative insight into how banks behave at the executive level in a way that will stimulate investigations and reforms, I presume.” Except I’m pretty sure Michael Moore’s documentary, “Capitalism: A Love Story,” already tackled that topic. Wall Street sucks, we know this already. Assange was sure to add that the not-yetreleased documents “could take down a bank or two.” Yeah, the recession already took care of that. Lauren Tousignant is a junior writing and communication and rhetorical studies major. She is the opinion editor at The Daily Orange, where her column appears occasionally. She can be reached at letousig@syr.edu.
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nfortunately, the United States didn’t have too much to be thankful for this past Thanksgiving. Korea’s shenanigans have escalated, Sarah Palin keeps threatening to run for office in 2012, and marijuana’s still illegal. Oh, and there was something about some website releasing secret U.S. documents. On Saturday, WikiLeaks began to release groups of 251,287 retrieved secret and confidential government cables. These cables reveal snarky comments about foreign leaders among our government and diplomats. Italy’s foreign minister, Franco Frattini, called WikiLeaks a “diplomatic 9/11.” OK, slow down, this is not a terrorist attack. It’s the unveiling of an international burn book. Parts of this disaster rival the movie “Mean Girls,” just with a larger setting and less interesting characters. The culprit of the catfight is none other than WikiLeaks Editor in Chief Julian Assange, also known as the uglier Lucius Malfoy. The leaks among the State Department, U.S. diplomats and international embassies include insults, such as describing Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi as being “physically and politically weak,” in addition to being known for “frequent late nights and (a) penchant for partying hard.” German Chancellor Angela Merkel is said to “avoid risks and is rarely creative.” And North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is a “flabby old chap.” Even worse is that the president of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, was called “a gracious guest at a wild wedding, where he gave the couple a lump of gold.” Libya’s leader, Col.
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hat time of the year has come again. No, I am not referring to the holiday season, you present-obsessed minions. I am referring to finals and, more specifically, that age-old debate that accompanies finals every semester: Whose major is the hardest? Naturally, everyone thinks his or her major is the toughest one on campus. And everyone believes that his or her degree will ultimately land him or her the most lucrative jobs. Everyone except me, of course. As an aspiring writer, I am more than happy to admit that post-college, I will be living out of a tepee and trolling the streets for cash, carrying a sign that reads “Spare some money for a honey” or “Be nice, share your ice” or something else along those lines. Regardless, I always enjoy listening to other people discuss their slavish devotion to their major. You obviously can’t go wrong with a major that has a “bio” prefix to it, such as bioprocess engineering or biotechnology. But no one has the slightest clue as to what you people do. It’s always interesting to see math majors make a case for themselves. And philosophy majors. And fiber majors. (As in moral fiber? Or whole grains, fruits and veggies?) Don’t get me wrong, I’m not hating on anyone’s major. My own personal mathematical skills end somewhere around five times five. It’s just the image of all these smart people fighting over who’s smarter that entertains me so much. “Nerds Gone Wild,” back for a new season. I commend the industrial design majors for writing a thesis. I especially commend the social work majors for communicating well with others. (I’ve found that excessive human interaction is just not for me.) And I have no doubt the next Joe Biden or Betsey Johnson is walking
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blondes know better among us. In fact, Biden and Johnson could have drunkenly slept together on some random night and had a love child named Desiree. But it could have never worked out between the two of them — he was pre-law, she was fashion design. I once helped a political science major write his personal statement for law school applications. His roommate, a computer and information science major, typed it up. In layman’s terms, we call that group work. And do you know who’s big on group work? Whitman students. So you see, we are all connected in this world. Instead of arguing over who spends more hours in Club Bird or who shows up to his or her 9:30 a.m. class on less sleep (neither of which enhances your attractiveness, by the way), we should probably consider discussing something else, anything else. Your socks would make for a less pathetic topic. This goes for double majors and triple majors, as well. At the end of the day, all this haggling over whose major is hardest just reminds me of the old “a nun, a priest and a rabbi all walk into a bar” joke. Except in this scenario, a forensic science major, a sociology major and a museum studies major all walk into a bar, but they obviously had too much studying to do to stay and have a drink. Marina Charny is a senior English and textual studies and writing major. Her column appears every Thursday, and she can be reached at mcharny@syr.edu.
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Students need notifications of Thanksgiving break-ins Four South Campus apartments were robbed over Thanksgiving break. The burglaries were not reported until the students returned from break on Sunday. The Department of Public Safety did not send out an e-mail informing students of the robberies. Under the Clery Act, DPS has no obligation to issue an alert in this situation. Even though the burglaries were not reported right away, the robbers have not been identified. An e-mail
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its doors despite its good condition. The small, white chapel with red doors is clean and well maintained. Although both historically significant to their respective communities, only one of these churches has been given the opportunity to regain its status as a hub of social and cultural importance, thanks to the help of Syracuse University and the work of SU librarian Angela Williams. As churches close and consolidate around upstate New York, some are made into history and others are left behind.
Preserving history The People’s AME Zion Church was organized by two individuals who escaped slavery. It was first organized in 1835 by the Rev. Thomas James but was officially organized in 1842, said Judy Wellman, director of the Historical New York Research Associates and a coordinator of the project. The church became the largest African-American congregation in Syracuse and an important aspect of the community. A $6,000 grant was presented to the Preservation Association of Central New York by the Preservation League of New York State and could help preserve and restore the 100-yearold AME Zion Church located at 711 E. Fayette St. SU has also helped by donating funds to preserve the building for the winter. Jermain Loguen, an abolitionist who escaped slavery in Tennessee and came to Syracuse, was the pastor of the church from 1841 to 1844, Wellman said. As African-Americans made efforts to escape slavery in the 1800s, Syracuse became an important station for the Underground Railroad that ran from the south to Canada, according to the digital archives from E.S. Bird Library. Loguen and his wife became important advocates of abolitionism and kept an Underground Railroad station at their home to help others escape, Wellman said. He was known as the king of the Underground Railroad. “His spirit of activism kept the church in
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programming for students that are run by students happen, Weiss said. After the meeting, Weiss and Cantor discussed Hillel’s situation, and Cantor said the university would provide funding, he said. Weiss was unable to release the amount the
forefront of activity within the African-American community,” said Williams, the librarian at SU’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library who is coordinating the project. Loguen was also an advocate for civic activism and charity, she said. And the church has continued those efforts through present day as a place of worship for other congregations. “It’s a testament to Rev. Loguen’s strength and perseverance, as well as the congregation of People’s AME,” she said. Restoration of the church will begin after the Preservation Association further researches the history of the church and its congregation. The AME Zion Church was given the grant Nov. 16, which will fund the initial phase of a historic structure report project and will go toward the research of African Methodist Episcopal churches throughout New York state. Researchers, including Williams, have been interviewing residents connected with the church and its history and comparing that information with other records on the church. The research is the first step in identifying the building as a historical structure and gives it a spot on the National Register of Historical Places, Wellman said. A member of the community approached Wellman five to six years ago about her concerns that the People’s AME Zion Church building was getting older and about its importance as a landmark in the African-American community. Wellman then contacted Williams about the concern, Williams said. “Initially, the church itself was trying to determine if they could somehow pull together resources to be able to restore it themselves,” Williams said. Before the Preservation Association received the grant, the congregation made an effort to keep the structure alive without funding, she said. The Rev. Daren Jaime of the People’s AME Zion Church was a strong advocate for the restoration of the church and congregation, Williams said. Since its construction, the church became a symbol to both African-American and Syracuse communities, Williams said. And Wellman agrees. “It really symbolizes the African-American
university has allocated for Hillel, but he said it was not an amount more than that originally requested from SA — $77,370. He said Hillel is looking to receive funding and additional publicity from other campus organizations. University Union will headline with Hillel, and SA has already agreed to help Hillel with the event. Hillel has also decided a portion of the proceeds from the concert will go to Hendricks
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community and its vibrancy in Syracuse since its earliest time in Syracuse,” Wellman said. “And it was such an important communitywide center.” The church became home to congregations that were just beginning to organize, Williams said. It also had an important role during the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s and served as an organizing center for civil rights marchers, Wellman said. Williams said keeping the church’s historical integrity is an inspiration to younger generations. The People’s AME Zion Church used the church on East Fayette from about 1910 to 1975, Williams said. The congregation, which has 555 members, now meets at a church on South Salina Street. It is too large to meet at the original church, Wellman said. Once the building is restored, it will potentially become a multiuse community center, both coordinators said.
Left behind But there are no plans to reopen the former Presbyterian church Howlett Hill. Instead, its current owner, the Presbytery of CayugaSyracuse, intends to sell the building. The Presbytery hopes to sell the property to another church, but there is no guarantee the church will be used for religious purposes again, said Donna Chapman, the former worship leader of the church. There have already been two inquiries for the building, both from religious groups, Chapman said. It is marked as a historical building by the town of Onondaga, but there are no plans to seek protective status of Howlett Hill, said Jane Tracy, Onondaga town historian. Almost 200 years old, the church building has housed a variety of congregations, according to Town of Onondaga records. In 1804, a Baptist congregation of six men and seven women formed in the area and went on to erect the building in 1821. Leonard Caton, who was not a member of the congregation, donated the land from across the street from where he lived to build the church, according to the records. In his deed, Caton asked that the land always be used for a church
Chapel. Weiss said he and Tiffany Steinwert, dean of Hendricks, have discussed how the proceeds could help and decided they will likely go toward creating an interfaith programming fund at Hendricks. Hillel was first denied funding during an SA meeting on April 12, during which the availability of $509,325.81 in funding for various campus organizations was discussed, according to an April 13 article in The Daily Orange. Hillel requested $77,370, but the Finance Board chose not to fund the event because it does not typically give more than $70,000 for events in Goldstein, according to the article. Hillel then revised its request to $45,000 but was still left unfunded at that meeting, according to the article. When Hillel members approached SA again this semester and requested $60,000 to hold the concert, they were again denied, according to a Nov. 9 article in The Daily Orange. More than 115 student organization leaders attended that meeting asking for $1.33 million in total in requests for spring 2011 funding, according to the article. But only $75,000 was available for all the groups. SA President Jon Barnhart said he and SA were very excited to hear Hillel had been able to acquire funding outside of SA. Unfortunately, getting the funding from SA for Hillel this year was not possible, Barnhart said. “They wanted to go big this year, and we couldn’t afford big this year,” Barnhart said.
or it would revert to his heirs. The stipulation is not uncommon for the time, Tracy said, but without any heir apparent in the area, the law may not be enforced. In 1848, the Baptist congregation moved to Camillus. For the three years afterward, Episcopalians used the church. It was re-deeded for Universalists in 1852, but it was not used for years. In 1942, community members reopened it as the Howlett Hill Community Church, which was officially named a Presbyterian church 10 years later. Since then, a basement, balcony, kitchen and addition for dining and meeting use were added to the church, and pews were replaced. A new bell tower was put in place in 1971. The congregation at Howlett Hill voted to close the church at the beginning of the year because it was too expensive to keep running, Chapman said. Church budgets were down 7 percent from a year ago, according to a 2010 study by The Barna Group, a Christian-based research firm in California. Smaller churches, such as Howlett Hill, were especially affected and lost 16 percent of their budgets, according to the report. Another reason the church closed was due to a lack of new membership and an aging congregation. In 1943, the church swelled to 190 members, according to records. But most recently, the congregation had about 26 members total, and only about half were able to attend services due to health, Chapman said. “We do know (church attendance) has diminished over the last decade,” said James Wiggins, the retired executive director of InterFaith Works of Central New York. “One of the consequences of that is the closing of the parishes. There simply aren’t enough people attending.” Though the future of Howlett Hill remains uncertain, Wiggins said he does not believe that closing churches is necessarily bad. “When all of your energy has to go in to keep the doors open,” he said, “it’s a real question if you’re able to be of service to the larger community.” lgleveil@ syr.edu lgrendon@ syr.edu
Barnhart, Comptroller Jeff Rickert, Chairman of the Student Life Committee and SA President-elect Neal Casey and Vice Presidentelect Jessica Cunnington met with Weiss and others from Hillel the day after they received the funding to discuss the concert. SA’s role in the concert has not yet been decided, Barnhart said, but that is because Hillel is still in the beginning planning stages. Because SA is a group that does not program, Barnhart said the association would likely help spread the word about the concert, posting on its Facebook account and encouraging friends to attend. Kara Landsman, Hillel’s communications intern, said holding the event will hopefully help Hillel receive more recognition on campus, especially because the organization plans to bring a “big recording star.” Landsman, a senior, has been with Hillel since her freshman year and said she was definitely happy to see the 60th anniversary concert happen. “This is a great culmination,” she said. Obtaining the funding has been a long process, but Weiss said he is happy Hillel will be able to put on the campus-wide concert. “It’s really a special thing for me,” Weiss said. “Hillel has been a special place for me as well as other students on campus, and this is a great way to get everybody together.” dkmcbrid@syr.edu
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he Syracuse Common Council approved the installation of nine security cameras in the city’s Near Westside on Nov. 22 after the topic was held on the council’s agenda for more than two months. “I think they wanted to evaluate the options here with what the public has to say, figure out the facts with crime statistics and cover all their bases,” said Syracuse Police Department spokesman Sgt. Gary Bulinski on why the Common Council waited as long as it did to pass the proposal. Some of the factors that contributed to the passage included the heightened amount of crime in the city during the past several weeks and a survey conducted of Near Westside residents that declared 96 percent of residents would support the use of cameras as a tool for the police department, Bulinski said. SPD first asked the Common Council to use $125,000 in federal grant money to purchase and install nine cameras throughout the Near Westside at the council’s Sept. 23 meeting. It will probably take three months to buy and install the nine cameras in areas selected for having the most shots fired, Bulinski said.
Between Jan. 1 and Nov. 12, there were 241 shell casings recovered in the Near Westside, according to a crime map released by the Onondaga Crime Analysis Center on Nov. 17. Bulinski said this suggests multiple shooting incidents and a heightened security threat. Rich Puchalski, executive director of Syracuse United Neighbors, said the increased violence has sent a shiver down the Near Westside’s spine. Puchalski’s organization gathers residents from the Near Westside to discuss the area’s problems. “Sometimes residents talk about, ‘Oh, we got another round of shootings over the weekend. They happened at night, and I can’t tell where they’re coming from,’” he said. “They’re scurrying the kids in the bathroom and hoping the bullet doesn’t land inside the house.” Twenty-three percent of the shots fired this year in Syracuse come from the Near Westside, Puchalski said. In response to the violence and the proposal for the cameras, Puchalski and members of Syracuse United Neighbors wrote a petition supporting the cameras and the potential good they could do in the community. City Clerk John Copanas said the petition received around 375 signatures from residents and their family
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members when he saw the letter before the Nov. 22 Common Council meeting. Members of Syracuse United Neighbors also made multiple calls to the councilors about the security cameras, Puchalski said. He said his organization probably made a large impact on the councilors’ decisions. Several calls to Common Councilor William Ryan, chair of the city’s Public Safety Committee, and other counselors on the committee were not returned for this story. SPD officers went door-to-door to residents in the Near Westside and conducted six-question surveys. Some of the questions asked “In general, how safe do you feel in the area?” and “Do you think the cameras will make you feel safer in your home?” Out of the 260 residencies the officers stopped at, people in approximately 210 of the homes answered the survey, according to the survey document. Overall, results from the survey supported the use of the cameras. Cameras are nothing new to solving crimes in Syracuse. Stores and banks around the city have cameras for security purposes. “Everywhere you go, there are cameras,” Bulinski said. “If you go to the airport, there are cameras. If you go to the mall, there are
cameras.” As for the future of camera surveillance in Syracuse, Bulinski said it can only go up. SPD also accepted an $84,400 state grant to install five more cameras in the city’s Southside, but the proposal still needs to go through the Common Council for approval. The document from the Onondaga Crime Analysis Center cited several crimes that had been solved or aided by camera footage. “In one situation when a gentleman was killed, a camera in the corner store was used to apprehend the individual,” Puchalski said. “It was put on TV.” But the cameras that have already been approved for installation have some drawbacks, Puchalski said. Each camera will be fairly stationary on a pole, as it cannot move 360 degrees around. The cameras also do not have any audio settings. Despite the shortcomings, the cameras will allow another set of eyes in the city to look out for crime. “If you’re a law-abiding citizen, there shouldn’t be an issue,” Bulinski said. “If you’re someone that’s looking to commit a crime, this is how we can see that.” smtracey@ syr.edu
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decision applications for the 2011-12 academic year increased by 30 percent from last year. With early-decision admissions, students apply by Nov. 15 and hear back from the university by mid-December. Early decision is attractive to students who know that they want to attend a certain school because the applicant pool is smaller than the regular process, but an acceptance is binding. Those who are admitted early can begin other processes, such as building a financial aid portfolio, and those who are not still have time to apply elsewhere. Early decision benefits students because they are notified early and do not need to apply to as many schools, said Nancy Rothschild, the associate dean of admissions. “It benefits the university because it allows us to know who is most interested in enrolling at Syracuse,” she said. Generally, 17 to 20 percent of the incoming freshman class comes from early-decision applicants, Rothschild said. The current
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between Nov. 21 and Sunday, according to DPS crime records. It is a challenge for campus safety departments to issue alerts after a crime has already occurred during a break and students have returned, said Daniel Carter, the director of public policy at the nonprofit Security On Campus, Inc. “The threat has very likely passed, and it’s certainly not timely,” he said. The key in the lack of e-mail alerts for the most recent burglaries is that a significant amount of time may have passed between when the burglaries occurred and when they were reported to police, Carter said. Campus safety departments also do not want to over-issue alerts, he said. “If they have reason to believe the threat has passed by the time they are notified of it, that is a legitimate grounds for not issuing a timely warning,” he said. DPS Chief Tony Callisto and Asst. Chief Mike Rathbun did not return phone calls from The Daily Orange. Without an e-mail alert, some students discovered on their own that the burglaries had occurred. Heather Jenkins, a sophomore who lives on Winding Ridge, found out about the burglaries through an article published in The Daily Orange on Monday. She thought DPS would send an e-mail alert to students on South, she said. “I live there, so I like to know about that kind of stuff,” said Jenkins, an English and
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need to, Mather said. The labs were purposely designed to allow a lot of ambient light to come in from the windows, he said. Hood proximity sensors will also be activated in the fume hoods to turn down the speed of the fan if researchers are not at the hood, Mather said. Fume hoods, which are lab equipment that limit exposure to dangerous fumes, consume the most energy in any lab, he said. Materials throughout campus were reused during the construction of the SBI, Mather said. The SBI members did not insist on using new materi-
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freshman class has 590 students who applied early decision out of approximately 3,450 total students. Despite the smaller pool of applicants in early decision in comparison to regular decision, Rothschild said, the requirements for admission are just as rigorous. “We take a holistic approach to evaluating applicants. We consider personal qualities, talents and achievements, along with academic accomplishments,” she said. Megan Clark, a freshman broadcast journalism and marketing major, applied early decision to SU in 2009 after her parents and high school guidance counselor encouraged her and told her it was the right choice. But before she made her choice, she assured herself SU was the right fit by making multiple campus visits. Her decision also came down to getting into the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Clark said: “The competition to get into Newhouse definitely drove my decision to apply early.” acptachi@syr.edu
“If they have reason to believe the threat has passed by the time they are notified of it, that is a legitimate grounds for not issuing a timely warning.”
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countries, including Egypt, Ghana and the Czech Republic. Lauren Califano, a junior anthropology major, said she could not imagine letting the opportunity to go abroad pass her by. “I think people understanding other cultures and embracing people around the world as neighbors is what the world needs more of,” Califano said. Although she met many people at SU with diverse backgrounds, going abroad in Austria was a learning experience like nothing else, she said. She tried foods, traveled and visited long-lost family she found in Slovakia. Studying abroad is part of the culture at SU, Califano said. “My friends in other schools aren’t as eager to go abroad as my friends here at Syracuse,” she said. “Only one of my friends from home went abroad or plans to, whereas almost all my close friends here at SU have gone abroad, are
abroad or have already been accepted to go abroad next semester.” Rachel Ahart, a freshman history major, has spent her first semester in college abroad in Florence as part of Discovery Florence: The FirstSemester Liberal Arts Program. She does not regret her decision to not be on campus because she has enjoyed learning about new cultures and exploring the country’s history, she said. Hannah Gorton, who is currently studying in Florence, is not surprised many students go abroad, she said. “The university is attempting to offer the best education for us that they can, and a great way to learn is to go study in another country,” said Gorton, a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. “They place an emphasis on diversity on campus, so it’s only natural that they push students to go learn the world and experience new cultures.” Going abroad to Florence was one of the best decisions she has ever made, she said. “I will be telling these stories to my grandchildren someday.” cabidwel@syr.edu
Study abroad statistics After study abroad decreased nationally for 2008-09, the first drop in 25 years, SU saw an increase from the enrollment of the 2009-10 academic year.
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textual studies and education major. “I like to feel safe where I live.” An e-mail alert would have helped students protect their apartments because many may leave their doors unlocked, said Shalisa Gunter, a sophomore psychology major who lives on Winding Ridge. Gunter, who did not find out about the burglaries until Tuesday, said she was surprised DPS did not send an e-mail alert. The first thing sophomore Taylor Mason thought when a friend told him about the burglaries was that DPS did not send an e-mail alert, he said. “Why am I hearing about this through word of mouth?” said Mason, a sophomore film major who lives on Lambreth Lane. Even if students were on a break, the least DPS could have done was send students an e-mail alert, he said. “As taken for granted as they are,” he said, “they actually are really valuable.” mcboren@syr.edu
als, such as cabinets, he said. Although the materials do not match perfectly, recycling old products will help obtain the LEED certification, he said. Paperwork for the LEED certification will probably be finished in February 2011, said Jack Osinski, the senior project manager of the Office of Campus Planning, Design and Construction. It will then take a couple months for the U.S. Green Building Council to review the paperwork and approve the certification, he said. The labs were in use by early November, Mather said, but at least one construction worker will be in Bowne for changes, such as fine-tuning the plumbing system. The labs were constructed to provide as much open space as possible, Mather said. This gives
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careers, Walters said. She said students also become more attracted to the area as they discover activities in the city, such as festivals or area events. Students may not have their desired starting salary if they choose to work in Syracuse, Walters said. But a lower salary will be balanced by a lower cost of living when compared to large cities, and students will have the ability to settle down and put money away to pay off loans, she said. “I really don’t see any disadvantages. If you get a good opportunity, you should take it. It’s good not to have a large gap on your resume,” Walters said. “But if it’s a place you don’t want to be, it can be a personal disadvantage.”
researchers a chance to communicate with each other and allows for more collaboration, he said. “We wanted just a whole lot of visual interaction and open spaces,” he said. Mather said SU is not the only university with a biomaterials institute, but it is “quite unique to have it all consolidated into one space.” Most biomaterials research is done in single-professor labs, he said. This new physical space will attract many visitors and help with the recruitment process, Mather said. Although the quality of the research and researchers is more important, the building is a catalyst that will improve the SBI’s reputation, he said. “We think we are going to get some of the best
Staying in Syracuse post-graduation could be attractive to students because they already are familiar with the city, said Jessica Law, a senior public relations and marketing management major. There is also the attraction of being close to major cities on the East Coast, many of which can be reached within five hours. But Law said she does not plan to actively pursue staying in Syracuse and did not think she or another senior would stay unless presented with a job with the right pay. Law said it is difficult for students to picture staying in Syracuse when job recruiting is happening outside the area. The area also lacks major corporations, Law said, which many students are looking for. “They also want a change of scenery after four years,” Law said. “And they want to go somewhere that has a fast-paced environment.” alquick@syr.edu
students, even away from the MITs of the world,” he said. Osinski said the products used were brought in from within a 500-mile radius from the construction site. This took less fuel to get them to the site, he said. Other environmentally friendly products and practices include low-water flush toilets and lowflow faucets, as well as making sure there were little to no volatile organic compounds used in the product, such as in the adhesives and paints, Osinski said. Said Osinski: “Every possible approach has been taken to use sustainable materials, products and practices.” shkim11@syr.edu
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photos courtesy of t. charles erickson Clockwise: The character Ralphie tries on a pink rabbit suit in the Archbold Theatre. Bullies pick on Ralphie’s younger brother on one of the stage’s impressive sets. Ralphie visits Santa Claus at the mall in ‘A Christmas Story.’
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n time for the holiday season, “A Christmas Story” rings in a tale full of holiday cheer. Syracuse Stage’s early production of “A Christmas Story” displays a timeless tale of joy, hope, love and family values. With a large, eye-opening, fully moving set and a mixed cast of professional and local child actors, the story of a young boy’s trials and tribulations comes to life. “A Christmas Story” is now in previews at Syracuse Stage in Archbold Theatre and premieres Dec. 3. Based on the short stories of Jean Shepherd and adapted for the stage by Philip Grecian, “A Christmas Story” recounts one of Ral-
phie Parker’s childhood Christmases. The play has been modified from Bob Clark’s 1983 film of the same name. Set in the small town of Hohman, Ind., in 1938, an older Ralphie narrates the events of his family and friends during the holiday season, describing his own inner thoughts and feelings. Like most grade-school children, Ralphie lives in his very own unique world, where he fantasizes about the romantic and dangerous life in the Old West. What he wants more than anything is to receive a Red Ryder BB gun from Santa Claus for Christmas. To receive this gift, he must convince his parents
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Rapper Wiz Khalifa to perform at SU after incarceration By Danielle Odiamar Contributing Writer
The Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity will host rapper Wiz Khalifa, who will perform a sold-out show Dec 4. in Where: Goldstein Schine Student Auditorium Center’s GoldWhen: Saturday, stein AuditoriDec. 4, 7 p.m. um. The tickets, How much: Sold which went on out sale Nov. 9, sold out that morn-
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ing in less than three hours. “I got out of class at 9:20 (a.m.), then went straight to Schine,” said Abdou Diakite, a freshman English and textual studies major who waited 45 minutes for his ticket. “People were there for like two hours,” he said. “They better be worth the wait.” Alpha Phi Alpha President Joshua Anderson believes it will be. After evaluating the results of online surveys taken by students to see which performer they would like to see
most at Syracuse University, Khalifa received the most votes. “I believe Wiz Khalifa’s buzz really grew this summer,” Anderson said in an e-mail. “He had performed locally but never at SU on this kind of stage.” Best known for his hits “Black and Yellow” and “Say Yeah,” the lanky rapper made his debut to the music scene in 2006 with the release of his album “Show and Prove.” He was named MTV News’ Hottest Breakthrough Emcee of 2010 and has performed several sold-
out shows on his Waken Baken tour. On Nov. 8, the day before tickets went on sale at SU, Khalifa was arrested on drug charges after performing at East Carolina University after authorities searched his tour bus. The 22-year-old artist, who speaks openly of his regular marijuana use, posted $300,000 bail and was released the next morning. “It’s no secret that he does illegal stuff, he just got caught this time,” Diakite said. “I don’t think it’s going to affect the performance, though.”
Josh Karnett, a freshman broadcast journalism major, said that despite the recent arrest, fans are still going to be loyal and supportive of Khalifa because he handled the situation very well. “He didn’t try to bring it to court, disagree with the law or avoid his punishment,” Karnett said. “He dealt with it, he was honest about it, and now he’s coming back to the East Coast to put on a great show.” see khalifa page 13
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Thirsty Thursday Samuel Adams Winter Classics Variety Pack Samuel Adams, also known as Boston WINTER LAGER Beer Company, is one of the largest microbreweries in America, with a steadily growing reputation and expansive product line. In time for the holiday season, Sam Adams is now featuring the winter variety pack. Following the standard of winterstyle beers, most of the six varieties are slightly higher in alcohol content, full-bodied and heavily spiced.
CHOCOLATE BOCK Style: Bock
ABV: 5.6 percent
Bocks are essentially beers with high amounts of lager. They are often malty and dark. Following this theme, Chocolate Bock smells light and malty, with some vanilla and light cocoa. It tastes like a medium-body lager with little alcohol coming through, but the chocolate flavor is most comparable to chocolate Ovaltine or Nestle powder, making it slightly unappealing. It is overly sweet and malty, and it stays on the palate for the entire taste. If you prefer bitter chocolate or coffee, steer away, but if you want an entry-level beer with added, nontraditional flavors, try it.
OLD FEZZIWIG ALE Style: Winter Warmer ABV: 5.9 percent
With quite an interesting name, this beer doesn’t disappoint. It pours a medium brown but has a minimal nose. With slight caramel, malt and cinnamon, the flavors are not overpowering. The taste is where it shines. It exposes ginger, caramel and orange right off the bat and is extremely well balanced. Anyone interested in a stereotypical but wellmade winter ale should give this a try.
Style: Bock
ABV: 5.6 percent
An excellent winter offering, this beer has strong malty and roasted flavors on the nose, with hints of cinnamon and mild citrusy hops. It has relatively low carbonation and is light to medium bodied. The taste starts and progresses with nuttiness, sweet malt, roasted grains and a touch of cinnamon. The hoppy finish also has some indeterminate spice and floral flavors. Mild alcohol warmth at the end earns the Winter Lager its name and reputation as a great example of winter lagers.
HOLIDAY PORTER Style: American Porter ABV: 5.9 percent
Pouring very dark brown to black, this beer appears heavy. It smells slightly of coffee and chocolate. The taste is lighter than anticipated and has more carbonation than other porters would. Porters typically feel heavier in mouth-feel, but this one feels noticeably lighter. Because of this, the feel and taste lack and seem blander. But heavy spices and light mouth-feel make this the most sessionable beer in the pack. Perfect for those interested in having a few of them in one sitting. — Compiled by Lucas Sacks, staff writer, ldsacks@syr.edu
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that the toy can be safely operated. He implements a series of tactics to achieve this, serving as the catalyst for the rest of play. For a production still in its previewing stages and in the process of making adjustments, the show comes across as very refined. The scene transitions, with set pieces and props, seemed fluid and precise. For each set change, the narrator — visible to the audience during the play — stands in front of one set while the lights are dimmed on the other, transforming half of the stage. The staging and blocking of the actors was executed with a terrific professional quality that made each scene more realistic than the last. A great deal of credit must be given to the scenic designer of the show, Michael Ganio. While it takes great acting to effectively create a world onstage, the world still needs to look authentic and aesthetically appealing. The set included magnificent pieces that moved in, out and around on stage, setting the story’s yuletide mood. The performances from all onstage actors conveyed a genuine feeling, like they were a slice of real life taken and put on display. Even with modifications still being made to the show, all of the actors did an excellent job portraying their roles. The shining stars of the production were the young actors playing the various children in the show, all displaying their own individual sense of genuine naïveté and captivating innocence. Meanwhile, the professional actors filling the adult roles successfully provided the sense of family and community throughout the production. With both of these elements in place, the cast effectively told the Christmas story. The most notable aspect of the evening was
the reaction from the audience. The crowd responded to every joke, story and anecdote with extreme enthusiasm. This leaves much to be said about the arrival of the long holiday season to come. The story is relatable to audience members of all ages, with age-appropriate material for children but with thematic elements that do not leave the adults unacknowledged. With its young point of view, “A Christmas Story” offers the opportunity for viewers to be transported to a world without major troubles or cares for a brief period of time. During these few hours, the audience members gets to relive their own childhood and feel a sense of nostalgia, which can be a valuable gift of its own. nbsilver@syr.edu
“OH FUDGE…”
Here are some notable quotes from the movie, “A Christmas Story,” which inspired the play with the same name. •“Meatloaf, meatloaf, double beet loaf. I hate meatloaf!” • “You’ll shoot your eye out, kid.” • “Fra-jee-lay. It must be Italian.” “I think it says ‘fragile,’ dear.” • “Only one thing in the world could’ve dragged me away from the soft glow of electric sex gleaming in the window.” • “He looks like a deranged Easter bunny.” • “No, he does not!” “He does too, he looks like a pink nightmare.” • “Oh fudge…” “Only I didn’t say ‘fudge.’ I said the word. The queen mother of dirty words. The F-dash-dash-dash word.” Source: imdb.com
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We have finally reached the end of No Shave November. Girls everywhere can rejoice in the fact that no longer must they put up with some of the sad excuses for facial hair seen around campus, and guys like me no longer have to sadly admit, “Yeah, really, it’s been growing all month.” And since you’re breaking out the razors anyway, now is a great time to get a new haircut. Maybe your mom cuts your hair. Maybe you have a childhood barber (or stylist, if that’s your thing) who you swear knows your locks better than anyone. Or maybe you’re just trying to make a statement. More power to you. But assuming you have a somewhat simple head of hair, most places around here will probably do a good job trimming it. Worst-case scenario, borrow some clippers and give your head the old “one on the side, two on the top” routine. Girls, ignore that advice. Once complete, there’s no telling where a new haircut can take you. The reason you didn’t get that internship last summer? It was definitely your hair. No second date? No other way to explain it than a bad mousse job. Not only will a snazzy new haircut put you in the zone, chief, but it can take any lazy day and make it passably productive. Sure, you didn’t go to the gym or study for your final, but you got a haircut, so lay off. If your mom asks you to go Christmas caroling over break, just tell her you need a haircut instead. Crisis averted. Besides the inevitable attention it will bring you, even if compliments are a direct lie to your face, a new haircut is a great way to reinvent your image, surprise your parents and just look good again. Your head may be significantly colder, but you’ll raise the heat enough that those ugly Christmas sweaters will be off in no time.
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Karnett saw Khalifa perform in Dallas while home for Thanksgiving break and is even more excited to see him again at SU. “It was a smaller show. I don’t think as many people in the south know about him,” Karnett said. “I want to see him again because I’ve heard rumors that he does his best shows in the northeast.” Fellow rapper J. Cole is also scheduled to perform with Khalifa. The decision to pick J. Cole came from the idea that both artists complement each other’s musical styles, creating a more cohesive sound, Anderson said. “Understated in this artist selection process was the impact of a package of both he and J. Cole,” Anderson said. “J. Cole has a lot of buzz right now, especially after signing with Jay Z’s
“He didn’t try to bring it to court, disagree with the law or avoid his punishment. He dealt with it, he was honest about it, and now he’s coming back to the East coast to put on a great show.” Josh Karnett
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label Roc Nation, so we anticipate a great show from two rising artists.” The swift tickets sales were no surprise to the Alpha Phi Alpha brothers, as the Facebook event page for the concert encouraged students to get their tickets early. Anderson said the fraternity tries to outdo itself every year. The performance is Alpha Phi Alpha’s third annual Hope Benefit Concert, which helps support the not-for-profit organization Home HeadQuarters of Syracuse. Home HeadQuarters creates housing and other such opportunities to improve the standard of living for people in underprivileged communities. The organization is also one of the largest regional providers of affordable
home and energy improvement loans and grants. In the past, the Hope Benefit Concert has seen performances by Day 26 last year and Slick Rick the year before that. All the profits from these concerts, including Khalifa and J. Cole’s, are donated to Home Headquarters. Anderson said: “The partnership has been great on both sides because together we are able to make a substantial impact.” dmodiama@syr.edu
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Syracuse orchestra to take part in holiday ballet, ‘The Nutcracker’ By Dana Rose Falcone Contributing Writer
When Lauren Condon thinks about winter, she sees visions of sugarplum fairies dancing through a gumdrop forest. And she can’t possibly forget the gingerbread soldiers fighting in the name of the Mouse King. Condon, a senior English and textual studies major, is referring to the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra’s annual performance of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” ballet, a staple during the holiday season. “I used to go all the time,” said Condon, who grew up in Central New York. “I thought it was great — a little long, but beautiful.” This year’s “The Nutcracker” will run from Dec. 3 to Dec. 5 at Mulroy Civic Center at the
Oncenter Complex on South State Street. Condon reveres the SSO’s rendition of the timeless ballet, which includes scenes other versions sometimes omit. This is in comparison to the performance she saw in London last year. The SSO’s holiday programming also includes the group’s annual “Holiday Pops” show, which began Nov. 29 at Auburn High School. Three of the group’s nine “Holiday Pops” performances are scheduled at Mulroy Civic Center on Dec. 17 and Dec. 18. Eight other performances are located at other Central New York locations, including Cortland High School, Dulles State Office Building, Herkimer High School, Oswego High School, the Reg Lenna Civic Center and Rome Free Academy.
Ron Spigelman will conduct the “Holiday Pops” concert. His selections include classic holiday favorites as well as an audience singalong. Syracuse University professors are also involved with the holiday productions. SSO Music Director Daniel Hege is a professor at SU’s College of Visual and Performing Arts. VPA’s director of orchestral activities and chair of the string department, James Tapia, is an active guest conductor and lecturer at the SSO. Sophomore mathematics major Shereen Mohammed said she would be interested in attending a holiday performance by the SSO, but she was unaware of the performances. “They should put more signs up in Schine,”
“I hardly know of anyone who knows it [the SSO] even exists. It’s a really good opportunity.” Lauren Condon
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Mohammed said. Condon agrees the SSO should use Facebook or Twitter to advertise to SU students. She added that discounted tickets are available at the Oncenter box office the night of SSO performances. “Tickets are like $5,” Condon said. “You don’t get to pick your seat, but still — you don’t have to see the orchestra.” Adult tickets for “The Nutcracker” are $39, and children’s tickets cost $10. “Holiday Pops” tickets for the Mulroy Civic Center performances range from $25-$40, according to the group’s website. Mohammed recommended that modestly priced student tickets be available at the Schine Box Office to encourage student attendance and suggested the possibility of an on-campus SSO performance during the holidays. “I hardly know of anyone who knows it (the SSO) even exists,” Condon said. “It’s a really good opportunity.” Erica White, a junior history major and Syracuse native, agrees with Condon. “It’s nice that you can see quality, professional performances in Syracuse,” she said. “It’s nice that you don’t have to travels hours away.” The SSO’s holiday performances are guaranteed to capture the magic of the holiday and the charm of Central New York winters. Located only five minutes from campus, locals like Condon and White rave about the convenience of having such a talented orchestra close by. White looks forward to bringing one of her friends or sorority sisters to “The Nutcracker” to relive her childhood memories of this joyous time of year. “It could probably be really bad, and I would still be happy,” White said. “It’s just tradition.” dafalcon@syr.edu
What is “The Nutcracker”? This holiday classic is based off of the story “The Nutcracker and the King of Mice” by E.T.A. Hoffman. It premiered as a ballet performance in 1892, with a score composed by by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and choreography by Marius Petipa. The story follows a little girl named Clara and her relationship with a wooden nutcracker her godfather carved for her as a Christmas present. When Clara falls asleep with her new present tucked in her arms, Clara dreams that her nutcracker has come to life and fights the Mouse King and his army of mice, who had snuck into the room. Clara saves the almost-defeated nutcracker by throwing a slipper at the Mouse King’s head, felling him and causing his mouse army to flee. After the battle, the Nutcracker turns into a Prince and escorts Clara through magical lands. When the journey ends, Clara wakes up in the same place she fell asleep, close to her Nutcracker. Source: nutcrackerballet.net
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‘127 Hours’ shows latest example of Danny Boyle’s melodramatic hero dramas Sam Littman
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nyone who saw Danny Boyle’s sappy yet critically acclaimed drama “Slumdog Millionaire” (2008) knows exactly what to expect from his most recent picture, “127 Hours.” The acclaimed director has ironically, at the height of his fame, transformed from a provocative visionary into a filmmaker with a daytime talk show host’s soft spot for uplifting tales of heroism. Boyle has long delighted in depicting the great depths of human despair, be it through the heroin addicts in “Trainspotting” (1996) or the hunted protagonists of his great horror film “28 Days Later” (2002). The English director has recently come to appreciate the resiliency of the human spirit, but he lays on his affection with more ludicrous melodrama than a single film can accommodate. Where “Slumdog Millionaire” was shamelessly manipulative in stretches, the dramatic excess in “127 Hours” is not as aggravating because it is a true story. In Boyle’s defense, the events that inspired the film are quite unbelievable. While exploring Utah’s gorgeous Blue John Canyon, engineer and mountain climber Aron Ralston (James Franco) slips through a crack in the earth and recovers to find his arm pinned to the cliff by an immovable boulder. The expert outdoorsman keenly keeps track of his water and chips away slowly at the rock, to no avail. Ralston inevitably realizes his situation is utterly hopeless, unless he severs his own arm with a dull blade. Boyle’s considerable talent is on full display for much of the production, as he manages to fashion a very gripping story while mired in an extremely tight space. Boyle does not seem at all inhibited by the lack of space,
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beautifully highlighting the textures, the tightness and the unforgiving nature of Ralston’s surroundings. With the help of his terrific leading man, Boyle somehow makes it entertaining. The fi lm’s achievement as a rare brand of suspense is due in no small part to Franco, whose portrayal of Ralston is heart wrenching, even without the overdramatic soundtrack. Franco’s sense of humor is vital in terms of keeping the audience involved, and he looks very much the part of a person who is on the verge of death but refusing to resign to it. In his portrayal of a man who is down but never out, one bears witness to the maturation of a great talent into a fi ne dramatic actor. The film’s final act is less manipulative than it might have been if it wasn’t based on a true story, but Boyle’s execution is still inexcusable. Plenty of viewers will allow themselves to be swallowed up by the grand finale to the inspiring tale of survival. Others will recognize that in romanticizing Ralston’s achievement with emotionally numbing frame after emotionally numbing frame, Boyle is lessening the film’s primal impact. Boyle presents a gritty, entirely engrossing story and proceeds to deflate his work with overwrought images of family all stacked together, begging shamelessly for tears. That is not to say the film’s faults are encapsulated in a single scene. Ralston has no faults besides his carelessness in exploring the world, and many of his flashbacks are not sufficiently engrossing and are occasionally contrived. Franco’s performance carries the film, and Boyle is still a fascinating filmmaker when he’s in his element, graphically distilling the harshness of the world in the struggles of an ordinary man embroiled in an extraordinary scenario. Had Boyle retained the edge he kept well sharpened until two years ago, “127 Hours” might have been a great work. Instead, it plays out like a Danny Boyle film commissioned by Oprah. smlittma@syr.edu
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the Fiesta Bowl or Miami for the Orange Bowl. The wins weren’t overly impressive. Usually, it would just take one perfect drive, like at South Florida and Rutgers. But they were results in the right column. And after each program-redefining win, the postgame scene seemed to get more emotional. And the expectations started to change. For those outside the program. For the players. And for Marrone. After a disappointing loss to Pittsburgh following the victory over USF, he acknowledged — and embraced — the change. “You want high expectations,” Marrone said. “I want my players to think that they’re better than they are. It creates higher expectations, and you work for it.”
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was an overwhelming success. Five words Marrone repeated time and time again in Newport told the story of the season to come: “Much more competitive this year.” At that table, three players joined him: Ryan Bartholomew, Rob Long and Derrell Smith. They were afterthoughts, as well. Syracuse, quite possibly, was the team people had the least interest in as the Big East season was about to start. The Orange was picked seventh out of eight teams, only ahead of a Louisville team whose head coach was new and a fresh face to talk to. Marrone deflected questions about Delone Carter, who still wasn’t with the team or univer-
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Those expectations only increased when the Orange followed the sobering loss to Pittsburgh with impressive road victories at West Virginia and Cincinnati. And so Syracuse stood at 6-2 after the supposed toughest fourgame stretch of its season. Forget just bowl. This was a chance for something more. And after it finally happened — after a hard-fought 13-10 victory over Rutgers in which, again, one perfect drive led the Orange to victory — that was the mood. With two games left, this season could have become more than just a “foundation” year. SU missed that chance the following week with a loss to Connecticut that crushed its Big East title hopes. And after the game, the frustration was there. Frustration from not being able to move onto new goals. “We were pushing toward a goal, one of our
goals,” SU running back Antwon Bailey said. “And it can’t be accomplished now.” You can’t help but think he was referring to a potential trip to the Fiesta Bowl that, had Syracuse won its final two games, would be in clear sight right now. And you can’t help but wonder what could have been. When Daryl Gross rings the bell of the New York Stock Exchange — as he will get a chance to do, as SU looks likely to head to the Pinstripe Bowl in Yankee Stadium — it will, undoubtedly, be massive for a program — and a department — that is trying to brand itself as “New York’s College Team.” But the state of this football team is what really matters. And that reality, fair or not, is that the Orange isn’t riding a high horse into New York. Instead, that trip almost feels like a consolation prize after the team steps back and realizes what could have been.
Just like Marrone, SU senior nose tackle Bud Tribbey talked about the “foundation” this current team continued from its start last year. This season was the next step. Still, Tribbey couldn’t help but feel something had been left on the table. “It’s not the greatest foundation, but we did achieve our goal of being eligible for a bowl game,” Tribbey said Saturday. “It is a good foundation for next year, and we hope that future teams can build off of this and do a better job than what we did this year.” Syracuse continued the foundation in Marrone’s second season. It could have built the entire house. Brett LoGiurato is an assistant sports editor at The Daily Orange, where his column appears occasionally. He can be reached at bplogiur@ syr.edu.
sity, out on leave for allegedly assaulting another Syracuse student. Regional media members grilled him on Ryan Nassib’s merits. The other remedial talk referred to his new role as one of SU’s offensive playcallers. That was the extent of the talk. But still, every time a reporter approached Marrone, he would break into the trademark response. It was the first sign of the Marrone approach. Marrone 2010. Syracuse football 2010. He harped on things some thought were outlandish — namely striving for a bowl. Most media members had heard the headline news. The grim news: • Syracuse practiced in the spring with only 49 non-specialist scholarship players. How could a team that low numbers-wise win seven games? • How could a team with its best player,
Carter, apart from it have made the proper progression to start the season well? Nevermind produce a winning record. • But more importantly, how could Syracuse — Syracuse, the perennial laughingstock of the Big East — get to a bowl less than two years after its coach compared himself to The Little Engine That Could? Greg Robinson couldn’t. Doug Marrone could. And with that scene at a press conference, the Hotel Viking was jolted with the proclamation that Syracuse needed to make a bowl game. Or the season would be a fail. The season wasn’t a fail, evidenced by the conference’s No. 2 defense and an offense that, prior to Alec Lemon’s hand injury, was at its best numerically since 2003. A fail would be a program not about to embark on the coming month. A month that is
99 percent likely to soak up Manhattan glitz, thanks to a berth in the inaugural Pinstripe Bowl. On Dec. 30, SU is all but assured to finally be New York’s football team. For one day at least, the bright New York lights will be tinted a shade of Orange. The game is being played in the Bronx, though — Marrone’s home borough. And even with all of the attention his program will get, Marrone will deflect it with his Bronx-bred “nose to the grindstone” mindset. He’ll be the same as he was in Newport. It’ll be the trademark. It’ll be a reflection of the season that showed SU could. The train is on the right track. Tony Olivero is an assistant sports editor at The Daily Orange, where his column appears occasionally. He can be reached at aolivero@ syr.edu.
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Conference up for grabs in final week of regular season By Mark Cooper Asst. Copy Editor
Just like every year, most of the national attention this weekend will be paid to conference championship games. The SEC, ACC and Big 12 each have a title game to be played Saturday. The outcomes could dramatically shake up the BCS title picture. But what the Big East may have is a set of title games of its own Saturday. Entering this weekend, Connecticut, Pittsburgh and West Virginia are all tied atop the conference at 4-2. If all three happen to lose, the league could end in a five-way tie at 4-3, with South Florida and Syracuse entering the mix. The last Big East game on Saturday at 8 p.m. is the most important one: Connecticut (7-4, 4-2) at USF (7-4, 3-3). It is the game that will decide if the Big East championship will be a simple choice or be decided through a series of tiebreakers. Because if UConn wins, the Huskies will advance to a BCS bowl for the first time in history. “You have a chance to accomplish the goals you set out to accomplish,” Huskies head coach Randy Edsall said. “It’s going to be very difficult, though.” A Connecticut loss would equal a complicated finish to a disappointing season for the conference. If the Huskies fall to the Bulls, the ball is placed in West Virginia’s (8-3, 4-2) court. The Mountaineers play Rutgers Saturday afternoon, and a win combined with a UConn loss that night would give WVU the title. Pittsburgh (6-5, 4-2), the preseason coaches’ pick to win the conference and the conference frontrunner for most of the season, needs both Connecticut and West Virginia to lose. That’s assuming the Panthers take care of business against Cincinnati. Pittsburgh’s tumultuous season has taken a turn for the worse down the stretch, with losses to UConn and WVU in the past three weeks. “We don’t have control of (the Big East) right now,” Pitt head coach Dave Wannstedt said. “We know that. We have an awful lot to play for this week, and our kids understand that.” If all three of the current leaders lose — and considering the season all three teams have had, it’s certainly possible — a five-way tie would come down to head-to-head play between those five teams. In that scenario, UConn comes out as the champion, having gone 3-1 against the other four teams. West Virginia is the only hope for the Big East to send a team to a bowl with less than four losses. The Mountaineers are also the only team in the conference that has been ranked in the BCS standings at all this season. West Virginia was ranked No. 20 in the original BCS standings and climbed back into the rankings for the first time since then this past week at No. 24. But in between, WVU also endured struggles. The Mountaineers lost at home to Syra-
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Big East Standings 1 West Virginia 2 Connecticut 3 Pittsburgh 4 Syracuse 5 South Florida 6 Louisville 7 Cincinnati 8 Rutgers
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cuse and fumbled seven times in an overtime loss to Connecticut. Since then, West Virginia has won three straight games over Big East teams, allowing just 10 points in each game. The Mountaineers are back on track, even if it’s a little too late. “They are a very good football team in all three phases,” Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano said. “Their defense is exceptional. They have a very talented offense with great
“We’re in the position we wanted to be in at the beginning of the year, and that’s the bottom line. I know this team will be ready to play when it comes time.” Randy Edsall
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skill players. …They seem to be hitting their stride as a football team.” And the game that West Virginia fumbled over to the Huskies back on Oct. 29 may have helped Connecticut hit its stride. It was the beginning of what is now a four-game win streak for UConn, including three wins over the rest of the top four teams in the Big East standings. It’s a win streak that has propelled UConn from the bottom to the top of the Big East. After dropping its first two games in conference play, including a dismal offensive performance in a 26-0 loss to Louisville, the Huskies have a chance to make history for its school by taking it to a BCS game. “We’re in the position we wanted to be in at the beginning of the year, and that’s the bottom line,” Edsall said. “I know this team will be ready to play when it comes time.” mcooperj@ syr.edu
dave trotman-wilkins | staff photographer Jordan todman and his 1,481 yards have carried Connecticut to four consecutive wins. A fifth straight victory Saturday gets the Huskies to their first-ever BCS bowl.
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SU head coach Quentin Hillsman said. “Obviously, making them is huge, and if we can keep shooting the ball like that from the free-throw line, the way we rebound the ball, we’re going to be very good.” As the Orange guards struggled to hit shots from the perimeter (1-for-23 from 3-point range), Alexander and Hemingway controlled the game
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in the paint. Alexander led the team with 27 points on 9-of-9 shooting. Hemingway finished with 20 and missed only two shots from the field. “Our shooting was terrible from the outside,” sophomore guard Carmen Tyson-Thomas said. “Getting the ball inside … that was a big part. Because when you get it up on the rim, we can go get it. We can go crash.” And in getting the ball into the paint, the Orange repeatedly drew fouls from Hawks defenders. Syracuse was in the shooting bonus with 10:51 left in the first half. UMES forward Shanyce Stewart fouled out with two minutes left in the game. Two other Hawks finished with four fouls. And Hemingway and Alexander took advantage. When they weren’t scoring over UMES defenders from in close, they were making their trips to the line count. Alexander went 9-of-10 from the charity stripe while Hemingway finished 6-of-7. “That’s just us working hard and going hard,” Alexander said. “Following Coach’s game plan, going to work and playing as a team.”
“It’s good to keep getting to the line because I think that it takes some of their players off the floor. Obviously, making them is huge, and if we can keep shooting the ball like that from the free-throw line, the way we rebound the ball, we’re going to be very good.” Quentin Hillsman
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With the Orange missing its third leading scorer, Erica Morrow, due to a bruised right foot and the shooters struggling from the outside, Alexander and Hemingway rose to the occasion. Alexander turned in a dominant performance from the low post, something that has become typical of the sophomore this year
jenny jakubowski | staff photographer KAYLA ALEXANDER shoots the ball in her team’s 73-50 win over Maryland Eastern Shore Wednesday. Alexander scored a career-high 27 points against the Hawks. against undersized opponents. Her 27 points broke the career high of 24 she set Monday night against New Hampshire. And Hillsman said he challenged Hemingway to step up with the absence of Morrow. The transfer from Georgia Tech did just that. Much of her scoring came from her 12 rebounds. But she did flash the ability to drive to the hoop and
even hit a long jumper from the top of the freethrow circle. “I did what I had to do for my team to get a win,” Hemingway said. “With Erica being out, I just had to play hard. And Coach Q told me I had to come out and step up and play a big role. So I did what I had to do to get the ‘W’ for my team.” zjbrown@syr.edu
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Despite win, SU posts abysmal long-range shooting numbers By Mark Cooper Asst. Copy Editor
With Erica Morrow on the sidelines nursing a bruised foot Wednesday night, Syracuse’s other outside shooting presences, La’Shay Taft and Tasha Harris, were expected to fill her shoes. But neither player could. No one hit a shot from outside. Morrow might have sat on the end of the bench with her right foot in a boot, but for most of the night, she made as many 3-pointers as the rest of the Orange. It wasn’t until Taft knocked down a 3-pointer from the right wing with less than eight minutes to play in the second half that SU broke out of a long-range shooting slump. Syracuse’s first 3-pointer came after 20 straight misses from beyond the arc. “Probably a lot of it — in the first half — was really my fault,” SU head coach Quentin Hillsman said. “We were playing off-ball reversal, and I really wasn’t letting them shoot the ball freely. I was really trying to get them to get the ball inside. “A lot of the 3-point shooting, not shooting the ball confidently, it’s partly my fault.” Syracuse made do without any success from long range Wednesday night, cruising past Maryland Eastern Shore, 73-50. The Orange overmatched UMES inside, with a career night for Kayla Alexander and 21 offensive rebounds. But the inside presence masked a problem for Syracuse — ice-cold shooting from outside. Taft shot 1-of-9 from 3. Harris and Carmen Tyson-Thomas missed four 3-pointers apiece. Rachel Coffey, who made her first career start
with Morrow out, missed three of her own. “It’d make things easier if they made shots from outside,” said Alexander, who had a careerhigh 27 points. “(But) if you take away one thing, we have another.” The Orange players struggled to put points on the board when they weren’t coming from inside the paint. Sixty-six of SU’s 73 points came from inside the paint or at the free-throw line. Syracuse reversed the ball back and forth
“It’d make things easier if they made shots from outside. (But) if you take away one thing, we have another.” Kayla Alexander
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around the arc, but no matter who found an open look for SU, the Orange kept missing. And there was no Morrow to step onto the court and help the Orange break out of the slump. “I told our players, without Erica Morrow we don’t win,” Hillsman said. “If this was a conference game, or a big game, she could have played. … We were just trying to make sure she could protect it.” Morrow is a 31 percent career shooter from 3-point range, but this year’s Syracuse team is
currently shooting 28 percent from deep. Taft entered the night having made 12-of-28 3-pointers in SU’s first four wins, but even she couldn’t get hot Wednesday. Multiple times, Harris found Taft open in the corner. Taft’s shots were long or short, but she couldn’t find a rhythm. Hillsman emphasized he wants Taft to keep shooting. Three-point shooting is her strength. And if SU has a consistent 3-point shooter on its roster, it’s probably her. “Every time she catches it, they run full speed at her,” Hillsman said. “I want people to be nervous. Because one of these games, she’s going to go 8-for-9, and it’s going to be a big night.” Hillsman told the entire team to keep shooting. In the first half, he said he pulled the reigns in a bit on the outside shooting because he wanted to exploit Maryland Eastern Shore’s interior defense. But he told them to shoot freely in the second half. Even so, the Orange actually shot more 3-pointers in the first half (13) than in the second half (10). Better shot selection, but SU still only made one of those second-half 3s. The cold night shooting from outside didn’t hurt the Orange Wednesday, but as SU prepares for a tough stretch just more than a week from now — No. 6 Ohio State and No. 2 Baylor — a continuation of Wednesday night’s poor shooting could end in a couple losses. Morrow’s injury was a one-game deal, so she’ll be back. And the rest of Syracuse’s 3-point threats just need to keep shooting. “You’ve got to shoot out of it,” Tyson-Thomas
said. “We kept shooting. Though it wasn’t going in, we crashed the boards. Because that’s something we do.” mcooperj@syr.edu
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Kayla Alexander 0 Iasia Hemingway 1 Carmen Tyson-Thomas 4 Elashier Hall 2 Tasha Harris 6 La’Shay Taft 0 Rachel Coffey 1 Shakeya Leary 0 Troya Berry 0 Phylesha Bullard 0
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Casey Morton Amber Cook Karona Roach Shanyce Stewart Courtney Braxton Bria Jackson Chelsea Sanders Adobi Agbasi LaKendra Wilkerson Chena Parker Latoya Buckner Caitlyn Dillard
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Fostered in pool from early age, Bryan provides experience By David Wilson CONTRIBUTING WRITER
There was never much of a choice for Chelsea Bryan. Not that it was a bad thing. With two parents who were swim and dive coaches at Georgetown, Bryan was part of the swimming culture at a young age. Aside from introducing her to the water, though, her father Jeffrey Bryan was never too involved in her swimming. “My biggest and most effective influence was just staying out of the way,” Jeffrey said. “I’ve coached Chelsea on the soccer field and basketball courts and organized and managed swim programs and meets that she’s par-
“I came on to the team knowing it was going to be cancelled so I’ve always had a realistic approach. To me it was never like, ‘I’m going to be swimming in college.’ It was kind of a last minute decision.” Chelsea Bryan
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ticipated with and coached on, but I have never directly coached her as a swimmer.” Now a junior at Syracuse, Chelsea never expected to swim in college. Though she has been a swimmer her entire life, it wasn’t until she arrived at SU her freshman year that she decided to pursue swimming at the collegiate level. Swimming in college was ultimately all Chelsea’s undertaking, part of what lets Jeffrey deal with his daughter swimming at a rival school under a rival coach in Syracuse’s Lou Walker. “Having her go to Syracuse was the bigger jolt to my system,” Jeffrey said. “When Chelsea said she talked to Lou about joining the team, I was thrilled. I’ve known Lou for over 30 years, and knowing that she would be under the Walker’s direction for her collegiate swimming experience was just a real kick for her mother and me.” Chelsea’s extensive swimming background is part of what makes her such a key contributor to the team. Her experience gives her a unique perspective and level of energy. Swimming, by its very nature, creates a sense of camaraderie and a level of energy that is tough to parallel. Walker said Bryan brings this energy. “She’s got a lot of positive energy,” Walker said. “In a swimming environment, that’s a really positive thing. Swimming, by its nature, can be kind of a grind. Her enthusiasm is
really positive to have around.” This energy isn’t something that just comes naturally — living in a swimming culture is what fosters it. There are few areas in the country that emphasize this swimming culture to the extent that Maryland does. Bethesda, Md., Bryan’s hometown, is one of the many cities in the state with extensive summer swimming leagues that include meets between swim clubs in the area. Bethesda’s Montgomery County Swim League allows a greater entry into the sport and gives swimmers the chance to hone their skills in the pool. But it is what happens out of the pool that sets these leagues apart. At many of these pools, everyone knows everyone. And the sense of community and camaraderie that is now associated with the swimming culture is fostered. “Summer swimming was always a big part of my life,” Bryan said. “I swam (at my pool) for 15 years and coached there for seven.” With the SU swimming and diving program in its fi nal year, Walker cannot use traditional motivational techniques to affect the team, making Bryan’s presence all the more helpful. “I think it’s easier (to motivate myself) because I know that coming up is my last race ever,” Bryan said. As for next year, Bryan plans to just enjoy her senior year and potentially try to join the club lacrosse team. She was a four-year varsity lacrosse player in high school, in addition to
being a swimmer. “I came on to the team knowing it was going to be cancelled, so I’ve always had a realistic approach,” Bryan said. “To me it was never like, ‘I’m going to be swimming in college.’ It was kind of a last-minute decision.” But for now, she is just worried about the rest of the season and her last race ever. One that will come later this season. One that will be the end of a competitive swimming career and the end of the swimming culture that has been such a huge component of her life. “It’s going to be hard,” Bryan said. “I’m pretty sure it’ll be my best one ever. When I get emotionally invested in something, I can’t be stopped. I have a feeling it’s going to be a good last one.” dbwilson@ syr.edu
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Cockell back in lineup after suspension By Ryne Gery STAFF WRITER
Senior defender Ashley Cockell was suspended for Tuesday night’s game against No. 1 Cornell by College Hockey America, Syracuse head coach Paul Flanagan said. The suspension came due to a checking penalty she committed in Syracuse’s 3-1 win at Clarkson Nov. 12. It occurred with just 12 seconds remaining in the game and left the Clarkson bench infuriated. Clarkson was so upset that it sent a game tape to its conference, the Eastern College Athletic Conference, for review, Flanagan said. The ECAC then passed the tape to the CHA. Conference commissioner Robert M. DeGregorio Jr. then made the decision to suspend Cockell for one game, Flanagan said. Flanagan said he had never been involved in a similar situation in his career. “It took (the CHA) almost 10 days to figure something out,” Flanagan said. “It was up to the commissioner, so that’s what ended up happening. I don’t know why it took so long, but that’s what happened.” Flanagan said the team is moving on, but the Orange missed her leadership and presence against Cornell. The transfer from Mercyhurst has been a key contributor on and off the ice for Syracuse this season. She had played in all 14 games before Tuesday and ranked fourth on the team in points as a defender. Cockell is among the top defenders nationally in scoring. Without Cockell, arguably the team’s best defender, the defense was overwhelmed by Cornell. Syracuse couldn’t stop its vaunted offense, which generated 61 shots on goal and peppered freshman goaltender Kallie Billadeau all night. Flanagan said Cockell brings an intensity to the ice that affects the rest of the team. “She’s very skilled and she’s strong, and that’s one of the things aside from scoring goals last year is that she has a real physical presence,” Flanagan said. “She’s in your face, whether it’s in front of the net (or) in the corner. “She’s not afraid to block shots, so she brings a real toughness to our team.” Syracuse needed that toughness and physical presence badly in its game against the speedy Cornell offense. The Big Red was always on the attack, getting open shots whenever it wanted. Cockell’s absence forced other players to step up in a tough game. Flanagan said he was content with the defense’s play, despite its lack of experience as a unit. “Some of the girls that were playing more than a regular shift or special teams, sometimes they don’t even get much ice time,” Flanagan said. “I thought they did a real good job.” Billadeau noticed the effort and support from her defense on a night when she saved 57 shots. “(The defense) played well. They saved me a lot,” Billadeau said. “I left out some really bad rebounds, and they were there to shoot it away.” Flanagan said the game was a good experience for the younger players. “When (Cockell) is in there, she plays a ton,” he said. “They just have to step up and get used to it.” Senior Julie Rising said the youth of the defense is still apparent as SU fell below .500 with the loss. “I think we struggled a couple times getting
jenny jakubowski | staff photographer ASHLEY COCKELL has anchored the Syracuse defense so far this season for head coach Paul Flanagan. Cockell missed the team’s last game, a 4-1 loss to No. 1 Cornell, after she was suspended by College Hockey America for a checking penalty against Clarkson. it out of the zone, but we just have to clear in front of the net and just be more confident, not throw away the puck,” Rising said. The Orange will receive a boost when Cockell returns to the lineup this weekend. SU opens conference play at home Friday against Wayne State University (7-7, 1-3 CHA). Flanagan knows the Orange needs Cockell on the ice to win games. It’s why the head coach signed the transfer when she decided to leave Mercyhurst. “I think when you look at our lineup back there, our blue line, we’re not that big,” Flanagan said. “I think she was really someone who, if we could make a trade in the summer, that’s the type of player we could be looking for.”
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ere he comes. Cue the Debbie Downer chords. The one who’s never satisfied. The one who expected more, even after a season full of positives. No, not me. That would be Syracuse head coach Doug Marrone. Summing up his team’s entire season in three short sentences after SU’s loss to Boston College last Saturday. Marrone symbolized the rapid change in approach that has developed throughout his second year as coach. “I told them it is very disappointing,” Marrone said. “We didn’t go out the way we wanted to. There is a foundation here now and an expectation we have to understand.” The expectation Marrone talked about goes hand in hand with SU’s progression in just his second season. An increased expectation that, because of a quick start, became more than Marrone’s goals at the start of the season. Let’s take a look at the preseason checklist. A winning season. Check. A bowl. That goes hand in hand. Restoration of a once-proud program. Mark that one down, too. But as Syracuse completed that list with one signature win after another, expectations changed. On the fly. The reality might not be fair, but it is the reality. The reality is, after a win at Rutgers that got the Orange to a bowl, the team sat at 7-3 — 4-2 in the Big East — with a real shot at winning the conference and trekking to either Glendale, Ariz., for SEE LOGIURATO PAGE 16
S NOV. 13 VS. RUTGERS, 13-10 WIN
MEET EXPECTATIONS? OR COULD IT HAVE DONE BETTER? NOV. 27 VS. BOSTON COLLEGE, 16-7 LOSS
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Powered by inside game, Orange cruises to win By Zach Brown STAFF WRITER
Iasia Hemingway continued the trend. On Syracuse’s first possession out of halftime, the junior forward caught the ball at the high post and turned to face the basket. Maryland Eastern Shore’s SYRACUSE 73 defense overUMES 50 shifted, leaving a gaping hole between Hemingway and the basket. She slashed down the lane as the
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Hawks center Chena Parker tried to slide underneath the basket. As Hemingway laid the ball up off the backboard, Parker swung for the block. But she whacked Hemingway across the face as the ball dropped through the hoop. As the whistle blew to send Hemingway to the free-throw line, where the Orange had made a living in the first half, the Syracuse junior gave an emphatic fist pump to the SU bench.
“When I get an and-one, I get really excited because, you know, that’s a tough move,” she said. “So I just do what I can to keep my team pumped. To let them know, ‘I’m here with you. We’re going to get this.’” Hemingway ended up missing the free throw, but that was a rarity for the Orange on Wednesday night. Syracuse (5-0) visited the charity stripe 31 times during its 73-50 win over UMES (1-2) in front of 1,011 fans at the Carrier Dome.
It made 26 of those free throws, good for more than a third of its points in the game. And with the SU shooters struggling to find their range, Hemingway and sophomore center Kayla Alexander powered the Orange to the big win. And they were a big part of SU’s 83.9 percent freethrow shooting. “It’s good to keep getting to the line because I think that it takes some of their players off the floor,” SEE UMES PAGE 18
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itting behind the Syracuse table in August at Big East football media day, Doug Marrone was an afterthought. He was also the leader of The Little Engine That Couldn’t. The team no one thought would make a bowl. Here he was, sitting with his trademark obstinate look and adamant words. At times, it was a frustrating trademark the SU fans and media grew accustomed to in the ensuing season. The trademark that said nothing and kept his team’s cards as close to its vest as Phil Ivey. But little did most know, he about to be the engineer of that train metaphor Greg Robinson wished he was — professed he was — in Robinson’s final appearance in front of the press as SU’s head coach. “We need to turn this thing around quick. We need to get to a bowl,” Marrone said at media day in Newport, R.I. “If we don’t go to a bowl, I will be very disappointed. … Yes, I think I can stand on that statement. It’s the truth. As long as you tell the truth.” That was one of the head coach’s pointed statements, which hinted SU could. The Orange ultimately did, qualifying for a bowl for the first time since 2004. Marrone got to 7-5, despite a lackluster finish to the year. But it was a finish, for the second year in a row, facilitated by SU injuries. There simply weren’t enough bodies. It wasn’t Marrone’s fault. He came through on the preposterous promise. For that reason, the 2010 season SEE OLIVERO PAGE 16
INSIDESPORTS
Skating again After a controversial suspension from College Hockey America, Syracuse ice hockey mainstay Ashley Cockell returns to practice after missing Syracuse’s 4-1 loss to topranked Cornell Tuesday. And the Orange needs her. Page 21
Busting the Big East As the end of the regular season draws ever closer, the conference title could go to anyone. Page 17