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Into the wild A new course at SUNY-ESF

For the love of love A campus minister says love is

Keeping the magic Syracuse Stage presents a successful musical

Sunshine state Syracuse beats No. 10 Florida behind

teaches students the basics of hunting and trapping responsibly. Page 7

the best way to answer hateful Westboro Baptists. Page 4

production of the classic wintery tale “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”. Page 9

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the clutch play of Scoop Jardine.

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Church protesters fail to show outside Dome

By David Propper STAFF WRITER

kristen parker | asst. photo editor RYAN NASSIB (12) fumbles the football during Syracuse’s 33-20 loss to Pittsburgh on Saturday. After starting the season 5-2, the Orange recorded five consecutive losses, failing to acheive bowl eligibility.

GAME OVER SU drops 5th straight, fails to earn bowl eligibility

By Zach Brown STAFF WRITER

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ITTSBURGH — The stage was set for Ryan Nassib and the Syracuse offense to erase a mistakefilled game and do away with a fourgame skid. Three minutes remained and all SU needed was a touchdown to clinch bowl eligibility.

“We do two minute every day during practice,” senior wide receiver Alec Lemon said. “We score every time. We were ready to take this ball down and score and go to a bowl game.”

The drive started with a 12-yard catch by Lemon to move Syracuse out from its own 6-yard line. On the next play, Nassib scrambled to his left. But he didn’t feel Pittsburgh linebacker Brandon Lindsey closing on him from behind as he readied to throw.

Lindsey poked the ball away from Nassib, and it floated directly into

the hands of Pittsburgh cornerback Antwuan Reed, who snatched it out of the air and returned it 20 yards for the game-sealing touchdown.

And just like that, Syracuse’s collapse from conference-title contender to missing the postseason was complete.

Pittsburgh knocked off the Orange 33-20 in front of 40,058 fans at Heinz Field on Saturday, dooming SU (5-7, 1-6 Big East) to a losing record and preventing it from reaching a bowl game.

Syracuse committed six turnovers that led to 20 points for the Panthers (6-6, 4-3 Big East) and ultimately cost the Orange the game. SU closed the season on a five-game losing streak after starting the year 5-2.

“We had an opportunity to get some things done this season,” SU head coach Doug Marrone said.

“It’s a shame that we weren’t able to

accomplish that.”

Entering the game, Pittsburgh was worst in the Big East with a minus 5 turnover margin. But that didn’t stop SU from coughing the ball up six times, the most forced by the Panthers since their 2002 season opener.

The game started nearly as disastrously as it finished for Syracuse.

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BIG NUMBER The number of times Syracuse turned the ball over in its seasonending loss to Pittsburgh on Saturday.

With the anticipation of the Westboro Baptist Church protesting outside the Syracuse-Florida men’s basketball game Friday night in light of the allegations against Bernie Fine, students and community members came out to counter the expected protest.

But the WBC’s seven members that were scheduled to go to the protest never showed, contrary to a press release sent out earlier in the week.

The church announced plans to picket from 6:15 to 7 p.m. on the basis of how SU managed the case against Fine, former associate head coach of the men’s basketball team, in a WBC news release issued Nov. 29. According to the release, the reason Fine had full reign to molest young boys is because students, faculty and alumni worship college coaches “like modern day Baal.”

The WBC is an independent church based out of Topeka, Kan., with a strong stance against homosexuality. The group, made of about 40 members, is well known for picketing dead soldiers’ funerals and other religious establishments, celebrities and schools.

Three alleged victims have brought allegations against Fine.

Fine was fired from the university Nov. 27 after a tape-recorded phone call surfaced between one of Fine’s accusers and Fine’s wife. In the tape, Fine’s wife confesses she was worried about some of her husband’s behavior.

The counter-demonstration was peaceful, although officers from the Syracuse Police Department and Department of Public Safety were present. Protesters walked up a flight of outdoor stairs to the right of gate B after police officers told them to move

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Cantor gives 3 reasons to keep 2005 report private

By Kathleen Ronayne DEVELOPMENT EDITOR

The Syracuse University administration does not plan to publicly release the results of its 2005 investigation into the allegations against Bernie Fine, Chancellor Nancy Cantor said on Friday.

Cantor cited three reasons for not releasing the investigation: to protect the privacy of the people involved in the investigation, not interfere with the current investigation by the authorities and because another law firm is conducting an external review of the 2005 investigation. The 2005 investigation was carried out by Bond, Schoeneck & King, the firm for which Tom Evans, senior vice president and university counsel, works.

On protecting those involved in the 2005 investigation, Cantor said it “would be unfair to release publicly now” what “at the time was confidential.”

The Daily Orange Editorial Board

called for the university to release the investigation in an editorial Thursday, saying it would aid transparency and fact-based discussion.

SU turned over the 2005 investigation to Syracuse police and the district attorney’s office and the information part of the ongoing investigation. The U.S. attorney’s office and the U.S. Secret Service have now taken the lead on the investigation.

The SU Board of Trustees hired a second law firm, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, on Nov. 18 to review the 2005 investigation. The purpose of this external review is to evaluate how SU handled the investigation and what could have been done differently to ensure best practices in the future.

Three members from the Board of Trustees’ executive committee in 2004-05 said they had no knowledge of

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CRIME BRIEFS • Syracuse police arrested an unidentified male on Waverly Avenue sometime before 1:15 a.m. Monday.

Police officials said the male, who was driving a black Nissan Altima with a Syracuse University window sticker, was pulled over for a sound reproduction violation.

Officials would not say whether the suspect was an SU student.

Three Syracuse Police Department cars and one Department of Public Safety vehicle responded to the call. The car was towed from in front of Health Services Building at about 1:22 a.m.

• A Syracuse man was arrested at 8:45 p.m. Friday outside the Carrier Dome and charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, according to a Syracuse police report.

The 33-year-old man was using a noise device and had been the subject of several complaints, Dome staff members told police. The Dome supervisor told him to walk down from Section 311 to the second level.

When the man stopped, police told him to keep walking, and an officer grabbed his arm and began escorting him outside. The man then started to pull away and flail his arms while being escorted.

Once on the second level, the man pulled away and extended his arms toward police in a threatening manner. Police told him he was under arrest and advised him to put his arms behind his back. The man struggled, pulled away and refused several commands from police.

• A Syracuse resident, 25, walked into Crouse Hospital with two gunshot wounds at 3:30 a.m. Nov. 27, according to a police report.

When police arrived, the victim was in the operating room with an abdominal wound and a wound in his lower left leg. Security personnel told police a red Ford sedan dropped the victim off at the emergency entrance

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Concert brings joy, donations

By Andrew Feldman STAFF WRITER

The sound of holiday cheer rang throughout Hendricks Chapel on Sunday evening as various musical groups participated in “Holidays at Hendricks.”

“I thought it was great. It certainly put me into the mood for the holidays,” said Willie Santiago, a junior music education major at Syracuse University.

“Holiday at Hendricks” was a free concert held at 7:30 p.m. Sunday that consisted of performances by the Hendricks Chapel Choir, Hendricks Chapel Handbell Ringers, SU Brass Ensemble, university organist Kola Owolabi and guitarist Kenneth Meyer.

The concert began with the SU Brass Ensemble playing in the aisles.

The ensemble was followed by the Hendricks Chapel Choir, singing while entering from the back of the room. The concert consisted of such songs as “Sleigh Ride,” “Joy to the World” and an interesting arrangement of the “Nutcracker Suite,” which featured the narration of Bruce Paulsen in between movements. The concert concluded with “Silent Night,” prompting the audience to light candles in unison.

“Holiday at Hendricks” is an annual concert that occurs the first weekend of December. This year’s concert overflowed Hendricks. Ginny Yerdon, a Hendricks staff member, said every one of the 900 pamphlets

lauren murphy | asst. photo editor “Holiday at Hendricks,” a free concert held at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in Hendricks Chapel, featured performances by the Hendricks Chapel Choir and Syracuse University Brass Ensemble, among many others. printed for the concert was given out. Some of the audience sat in the balcony aisles while other audience members were forced to stand.

Many of the people who came to the concert also brought canned food with them. Hendricks collected food at the concert for migrant farm workers, and the food is expected to be delivered next week. Donations were collected at the door to sponsor the choir on an international tour it takes every four years.

Overall, the full audience seemed to appreciate the concert, not only for its good music, but also as a great start to the holiday season.

“I think it went beautifully. It was a terrific crowd,” Yerdon said.

“I think they always do a really nice job. This year was no exception.”

Glorianne Picini, a junior photojournalism and history major, really

“It was really soothing, beautiful, reminded me that this season is all about Christ and not all of the hectic life surrounding finals.”

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enjoyed the concert as well. At first, she was not sure if she had the time to attend the concert because she was busy studying, but she wanted to join

Bible group at the event.

“It was magnificent,” she said.

“It was really soothing, beautiful, reminded me that this season is all about Christ and not all of the hectic life surrounding finals.”

Santiago, the junior studying music education, missed out on his chance to see the concert during the last two years, but he said he was glad to finally see it.

“It’s definitely something worthwhile coming to every year. It definitely puts you in a good mood, and it’s very heartwarming,” he said.

Sarah Perry, a freshman music education major, also enjoyed the concert.

“It was really good. I didn’t know what to expect,” she said. “People should definitely come again next year. It was really packed this year, but it should continue to be packed.” amfeld01@syr.edu

Cuts in federal aid give rise to difficulties for college students in US

By Jen Bundy

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Cuts in federal aid have made affording college more challenging for students across the United States, prompting the education secretary to speak up about the cost problems facing those looking to further their education.

The price of higher education has been on the rise for decades, and student loan debt is nearing $1 trillion, with an average college graduate owing upward of $25,000, according to a Nov. 29 article published by The New York Times.

Such facts have brought these financial frustrations to light, with movements such as Occupy Wall Street and the spin-off campaign Occupy Student Debt. This widespread anger prompted Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to speak out on this perennial issue at

a financial aid workers conference in Las Vegas.

Duncan acknowledged the difficulties faced by most Americans when paying for higher education, especially with the tough job market because many must weigh the burden of heavy debt against the benefit of a college degree.

The education secretary focused on the cost problem, but also offered some methods the Obama administration aims to pursue, such as rewarding campuses based on progressive changes that increase graduation rates and close achievement gaps.

But in the spring, Congress proposed to cut funding from the Pell Grant program, a major federal financial aid program to assist needy students, according to a Feb. 15 USA Today article. Though the initial drastic cuts

did not materialize, President Barack Obama’s administration did support some changes to the program, including eliminating the government subsidy that pays the interest on graduate students’ loans and the loophole that allows students to receive Pell Grants to attend school all year.

At Syracuse University, students face annual tuition increases due to decreased endowment, said Youlonda Copeland-Morgan, associate vice president for enrollment management and director of scholarships and student aid at SU. Changes and cuts in federal aid will make affording college more difficult for thousands of students, but Copeland-Morgan said that “leaders in higher education are very much aware we can’t sustain the current levels.”

Tuition at SU increased 3.8 percent this year, the smallest increase in 46 years.

Copeland-Morgan cited numerous’ factors for the increased price of college education from inflation rates and contracted services to changes in state and federal aid. She acknowledged the increased tuition price at SU was also caused by decreased earnings on the endowment.

But she said SU is committed to keep tuition increases low by “tightening our belt” to “decrease the cost of education while not reducing the quality education.”

Kaye DeVesty, SU’s director of financial aid, echoed similar sentiments regarding the administration’s mission to help students complete four years at SU.

“We encourage all students to file for financial aid,” DeVesty said. “We want to help in any way possible.”

Since the economic downturn of 2008, donations from alumni have helped sustain the university through the short term with the increasing number of students in need of financial aid. DeVesty also noted programs such as a financial literacy program, which helps students budget and understand smart borrowing.

Copeland-Morgan believes SU distinguishes itself with a “strong commitment to improve services to students, improve access to courses, academic advising, financial aid,” which all lead to “increased satisfaction.”

Said Copeland-Morgan: “We are on the right path.” jbundy@syr.edu

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ESPN deserves same heat administrators, officials undergo for inaction Joe Paterno and several school administrators were fired from Pennsylvania State University because they were told or knew about Jerry Sandusky’s alleged acts of sexual misconduct under their watch and did nothing. Good, they deserved to be fired for that. Now, many Syracuse University administrators and figures, most notably head basketball coach Jim Boeheim, are in hot water as we wait for

the Bernie Fine investigation to unfold and find out exactly who knew what and when.

Any number of people associated with SU may lose their jobs. It is worse if it is discovered that they knew acts of sexual misconduct were occurring and did nothing to stop it. And they should be.

However, I find it unusual that one of the major players in this scandal, ESPN, has not been held up to the standard that we expect

from our officials, leaders and other media.

ESPN executives have known about and held under wraps the Laurie Fine-Davis tape recording since 2005 and didn’t release it until November 2011. The damning tape, which led to Fine’s dismissal, was never reported to the police or SU. Had the tape been released to authorities, the potential for further abuses may have been avoided or stopped. ESPN seemingly kept hold of the tape and waited for

an opportune time to release it publicly. ESPN executives held evidence suggesting inappropriate acts of sexual misconduct were committed by a university employee, but did not report it to the proper authorities and instead kept it to themselves for six years. Isn’t that what Joe Paterno was fired for?

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Opponents of Westboro can fight hate with love The day has come when picketers from Westboro Baptist Church threatened to line Irving Avenue to condemn Syracuse, apparently on God’s behalf. For the record, WBC has no ties with the Baptist Campus Ministry or our sponsors. Furthermore, this church’s members shouldn’t be confused with anyone from the evangelical Christian community at Syracuse and SUNY-ESF. We’re your friends, classmates, co-workers, neighbors and professors; and having Fred Phelps’ protestors show up upsets us just as much.

Inevitably some will ask what distinguishes WBC from our Christian community.

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in

him shall not perish but have eternal life.

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him” (John 3:16-17). The answer is God’s love.

The issue at hand, therefore, isn’t so much their hate-filled message that everyone knows, as it is our response. We can fight fire with fire, an eye for an eye. We can make our own signs and yell profanities just as loud. We can even take WBC to the Supreme Court like the family of a fallen Marine did.

However, I’m convinced any sin stems from the heart. We could modify this church’s hateful behavior without changing their hearts, which in the end will accomplish nothing.

In the same manner we can hurl back hate

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because, hey, we’re right and they’re wrong.

Without changing our hearts we’ll also accomplish nothing.

Going against His culture and even today’s, Jesus reminds us: “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” (Matthew 5:43-44). It’s never easy loving the folks who hate as a profession, especially when our hearts haven’t been transformed by Christ’s love first.

Jonathan Han

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Scandals teach administrators, SU community valuable lessons The Fine scandal has promoted much demonizing of college sports programs, as though their members are more inclined to commit acts of sexual abuse than others.

The importance communities and universities place on college sports inclines sports to receive special treatment, even in criminal matters. As weíve seen with the Pennsylvania State University scandal, that inclination can mean saving face at the expense of childrenís mental and physical health.

But athletic departments aren’t the only places where sexual abuse is swept under the rug. Child molestation and rape are heinous allegations, ones so unsavory they cause people we trust — guidance counselors, friends, public officials, college leaders — to tiptoe around them, or worse, turn their backs in disgust.

A year from now, if conversations about sexual abuse and child molestation have slipped back to nil, then

EDITORIAL by the daily orange editorial board we have gained nothing from this experience.

There are important lessons to be learned from stories of child molestation at Syracuse University and Penn State. Administrators nationwide learn the consequences of placing an institutionís reputation before the law, or at least before basic morals.

The scandals teach us how victims, confidants and even police are too scared to rock the boat and potentially destroy someoneís career.

It teaches us to take people seriously and to understand how childhood abuse can damage victimsí character and decision-making ability.

And, as an institution of higher learning, if the SU community can draw lessons from this experience, then why are we here.

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Senate bill to detain terrorists undermines basic right to due process

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n Thursday, the Senate approved a bill that would allow the government to indefinitely hold U.S. citizens suspected of being terrorists, threatening to radically alter the concept of due process. On Friday, a compromise amendment altered the language, allowing courts to decide, should the president, in the future, want to indefinitely hold a suspected terrorist.

An amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act may allow the government to indefinitely hold anyone suspected of supporting or being a member of the Taliban, alQaeda or supporting organization, including U.S. citizens. These individuals will not be tried by jury.

Supporters claim that the law is necessary to prevent terrorism.

Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says, “Law

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enforcement is one tool, but in some cases, holding people who have decided to help al-Qaeda and turn on the rest of us and try to kill us so we can hold them long enough to interrogate them to find out what they’re up to makes sense.”

Supporters justify that this law will be used for anti-terrorism purposes. Labeling someone as a terrorist seems to not have a clear standard.

Law enforcement may decide to use the law as tactic to strip an individual of his or her constitutional right to a due process.

It is extremely troubling that a large majority of senators have decided it acceptable to subvert the Constitution. Rights are granted to citizens regardless of the crime the accused is alleged to have committed.

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to the left, to the left if the individual did, in fact, commit the crime. All individuals are given Miranda warnings and rights because it is inappropriate to find someone guilty or deprive someone of rights because of a suspected, unproven crime.

Principles do not change because the situation is inconvenient or challenging. Those who voted in favor of the amendment demonstrate a lack of faith in the justice system, which should have no difficulty convicting

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actual terrorists.

Several members opposed the original amendment, including Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who was concerned with how the amendment may cause more personal freedoms to be lost. He said, “The discussion now to suspend certain rights to due process is especially worrisome given that we are engaged in a war that appears to have no end. Rights given up now cannot be expected to be returned. So, we do well to contemplate the diminishment of due process, knowing that the rights we lose now may never be restored.”

The bill also represents a reaction to the what-if situation of reacting to terrorism, commonly seen in presidential debates. In this scenario, candidates are presented with the typical situation of where a terrorist

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has a bomb and it will detonate imminently, killing hundreds of thousands of people. The candidate must decide whether to torture the individual and get the information or let the bomb explode.

Fortunately, this situation is fictional, though it is often treated as reality. Legislation should not justify its worth by reacting to these unrealistic what-if situations.

The amendment, as agreed upon, is not clear on whether U.S. citizens may be indefinitely held. Allowing the courts to decide is not necessary — the amendment simply should not have been added to the bill.

Harmen Rockler is a junior newspaper and political science major. His column appears every Monday. He can be reached at horockle@syr.edu.

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and headed eastbound on Waverly Avenue.

The doctor who operated on the victim told police both bullets failed to exit the body. The doctor stated the victim had a broken bone in his leg and a bullet was still lodged in his back.

The doctor told police the victim’s large intestine had to be removed because of the trauma to the abdomen. The victim was in stable condition and in the intensive care unit at that time.

off the sidewalk outside the Dome.

Some of the demonstrators’ chants included “No hate” and “Let’s go Orange” along with sarcastic posters such as “God hates signs.” The protesters chanted full sentences, expressing why they would counter-protest the WBC. Zach Goldberg, a freshman international relations and policy studies major and participant in the gathering, said although he doesn’t condone the abuse of minors, he still felt the WBC’s hateful stance had no place on SU’s campus.

“We don’t condone hate as well,” Goldberg said. “So it’s more important to get the idea out, no matter what, we’re not letting this hate on our campus.”

Michael Cacciatore, a sophomore philosophy major dressed in a Mario costume, said he came out to protest because he hates the WBC and called the members “terrible people.”

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the original investigation, according to an article published by The Post-Standard on Sunday.

Jim Haggerty, president and CEO of The PR Consulting Group and an expert in litigations and crisis communication, said in this type of internal investigation, SU likely holds the attorney client privilege. This means it is SU’s decision whether to waive that privilege and release the results, not the decision of anyone who may have been interviewed as part of the investigation. The reason some organizations do not waive privilege is because the informa-

Rachel Tribble, a freshman international relations major who came out to oppose the WBC’s stance on the LGBT community, said she planned to come to the protest ever since she heard about their possible arrival at the start of the week.

“Even if they don’t show up, we still came out, we still showed our support for the LGBT community and we’re still here,” Tribble said.

Besides SU students, several members of Occupy Syracuse joined the protest to show their displeasure with the possibility of the WBC picketing at the game.

Ashley Messer, 24, from Occupy Syracuse said the group didn’t want the WBC’s hateful ideology to be part of the Syracuse community.

When she heard there was a chance the WBC would be protesting at the game, it was without a question she and other Syracuse protesters would counter-protest.

“We just want to welcome them properly to Syracuse,” Messer said.

The group was joined by other students and community members who felt compelled to show

up in opposition of the WBC. They marched around the perimeter of the Carrier Dome twice to the intrigue of fans still filing into the building.

One fan, Fred Bush, an alumnus of SU and veteran, said he was happy to see people counterprotesting the possible WBC demonstration.

“The Westboro Church thinks they’re a church, but they’re not,” said Bush, who was at the game with his wife and two children. “They’re actually the anti-Christ, so I’m happy my kids are here to see people demonstrating against the anti-Christ.”

Calls and emails to the WBC were not returned as of Sunday night.

When the WBC didn’t show, Madelyn Johnson of Occupy Syracuse said she thought the church might show up at a different time from what was originally published. By the end of the game, though, the church never appeared in front of the Dome. Still, the counter-protesters were there to take a strong stance against the WBC. Said Johnson: “The community is trying to stop hate from coming into their town.”

tion could be used for other purposes.

“In most cases the organization is not protecting anyone but themselves by refusing to release,” Haggerty said. He said he is not familiar with the details of the Fine allegations but spoke generally on attorney client privilege in internal investigations.

Haggerty said now more and more corporations or institutions that conduct internal investigations release the results because it is a good public relations move.

“It’s very often the case in corporations and in other institutions when they do arrange for an internal investigation they’ll waive attorney client privilege at the outset in order to be forthcoming with the public,” he said.

The concern about impeding the current

investigation is a legitimate one, Haggerty said.

“You don’t want to do anything that would compromise that, even inadvertently,” he said.

In an email Cantor sent to the SU community on Nov. 18, she said the university investigation lasted four months. Bobby Davis, the accuser, originally contacted SU anonymously about the allegations. He later provided the university with a list of people he said would corroborate his story.

None of those people did, Cantor said in her email.

“At the end of the investigation, as we were unable to find any corroboration of the allegations, the case was closed,” Cantor said in the email. “Had any evidence or corroboration of earlier allegations surfaced … we would have acted.”

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The wild life As part of a new fall course, “Hunter and Trap-

Throughout the semester, students complete a

per Education for Wildlife Professionals,” Stone

field experience component in which they are able

s Eric Stone walked through Illick Hall’s

said he and other ESF students learned the basics

to interact with experienced hunters.

Roosevelt Wildlife Collection, observing

of hunting, trapping and how to identify wildlife

Students assisted at waterfowl check stations

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Students review university’s first semester of hunting, trapping class

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the hundreds of animals, he was in his

and its importance. Students also learned the

on the Perch River and Oneida Lake, volunteered

element. By gently stroking a stuffed duck for

profession of hunting and why it is a necessity

at their local deer and bear check stations dur-

just a few seconds, Stone was able to detect the

for ecosystems, Stone said.

ing Fall Break, and are required to attend deer

specific species, sex and ecological importance

The instructors, which are all local, certified

processing business and observe how deer are

professionals in the field, emphasize the impor-

handled, according to an article published Oct.

For Stone, a senior natural history and inter-

tance of safety and ethics in all of the units that

21 by The Post-Standard.

pretation major at the State University of New

are taught in the course, Stone said. The students

“Something always different happens at the

York College of Environmental Science and For-

in the course actually do not hunt, trap or harm

check stations, which makes it so interesting,”

estry, observing ducks from the 1840s is just part

animals in any of the units taught, Stone said.

Stone said. “It’s great to interact on a personal

of a typical day.

There are a number of students who are vegetar-

level with the hunters. They teach us a lot, but we

ians in the class, he said.

also teach them.”

of the animal.

Students learn skills that were previously for-

Stone added that a small percentage of the

eign to them, such as properly shooting a rifle,

people he has met at the various check stations

a bow and arrow, and following a blood trail,

are not professional hunters. Instead, many of

Stone said.

them hunt recreationally to either enjoy nature or

“Coming from a suburban back-

keep the tradition of hunting alive in their fami-

ground like most of my peers, we

lies. Stone said the class attracts a great diversity

don’t have much exposure to wild-

of ESF students.

life and management of it,” Stone

Alex Jacobson, a senior environmental science

said. “This class allows me to

major, said in an email that while the course

look at wildlife in a completely

doesn’t relate to his major, he wanted to obtain

different perspective.”

hunting certifications. Stone, on the other hand,

Hunting and trapping are looked at as important professions, Stone said. Without hunters in the world, scientists would not have their

said he was interested in better understanding wildlife management.

Students should take the course to better understand the necessity of hunters, Stone said.

current information about various

Hunters better the quality of life for all wildlife

ecosystems, and different populations

and better the management of ecosystems, Stone

would not be effectively managed,

said. In addition, they provide valuable informa-

Stone said.

tion to the public.

Stone said a requirement of the course is for students to be involved and actively participate in nature. illustration by emmett baggett | art director

Said Stone: If we don’t know what’s out there, then we can’t protect.” mhnewman@syr.edu

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Meaningless musical numbers derail classic children’s story

By Noah Silverstein STAFF WRITER

nce the large, sweeping set pieces came down from the rafters at Syracuse Stage’s Archbold Theatre, the audience was instantly transported into the magical world of Narnia. Snow gently floated onto the stage as mystical creatures pranced around the wintery scene, evoking the holiday spirit and bringing a popular story to life.

Syracuse Stage’s When: Running through production of “The Dec. 31, time varies Lion, The Witch and depending on day Where: Syracuse Stage the Wardrobe” is now How Much: Adult tick- playing through Dec. ets range from $28-$50 31. Although the production is thoughtfully directed and features a talented group of actors, the unexpected addition of a musical score in the play lowers the overall experience of the show.

Written by C. S. Lewis, the novel was published in 1950 and is the first of the widely popular “Chronicles of Narnia” book series. The show’s translation onto the stage began in 1998 by the Royal Shakespeare Company. This is the adaptation from which Syracuse Stage’s production derives.

The story revolves around the Pevensie children — Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy — and their journey in the fantastical world of Narnia.

Through a spare wardrobe in their temporary home, they enter the beautiful land filled with storybook creatures such as fauns, talking beavers and giants.

But the appearance of Narnia is deceiving. The White Queen, or Witch as she is better known, rules over the land in a tyrannical fashion, turning any creature that does not support her into stone. It is up to the children, along with the ever-powerful Aslan, a lion, to rid Narnia of the Witch and her

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

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courtesy of michael davis (FROM TOP) Standout performances in Syracuse Stage’s production of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” included Marie Eife as Susan, Jordan Barbour as Aslan the lion and Jenaha McLearn as Lucy. McLearn and Maclain W. Dassatti, who played half faun and half human Mr. Tumnus, fully embodied their characters.

Q&A with We Barbarians’ singer David Quon

By Joe Infantino STAFF WRITER

We Barbarians, an indie rock band from Brooklyn, N.Y., will perform with Andy Hull of Manchester Orchestra in the Schine Underground tonight.

Fresh from touring with bands such as Foster the People and Passion Pit, We Barbarians said they are looking to continue their momentum in Syracuse. Lead singer and guitarist David

Andy Hull of Manchester Orchestra and We Barbarians

When: Today, 8 p.m.

Where: Schine Underground How much: $5 for SU and SUNYESF students

Quon sat down with The Daily Orange to discuss expectations for the show,

past releases and the band’s future.

The Daily Orange: What are the expectations for your first show in Syracuse?

David Quon: I don’t really know, but our manager actually went to Syracuse, and he has nothing but great things to say about that area and the college. We’re excited because a lot of the people that come up for college shows are just super excited about

bands passing through their college town. It’ll also be interesting because you never know really what to expect.

It has an element of surprise.

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How do you feel about intimate venues like the Schine Underground?

We’re really used to intimate shows, but we’ve also been fortunate enough to support bigger bands where you’re

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wickedness.

The addition of musical numbers makes this version of the story unique. The show can be categorized as a play with music rather than a musical, in which the plot is centered on song and dance sequences. Royal Shakespeare Company’s “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” had been created without music intended, so the music, composed by Shaun Davey, does not seem to fit the story.

Although there were only a few scenes with songs and dances, each number seemed forced and extraneous. Their main purpose was to belabor a mundane point that had been made in the spoken dialogue.

One song in particular about Turkish

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delights, delicious candy that Edmund cannot resist, toed the line of cringe-worthy lyrics. While the music is well composed and orchestrated, its necessity in the play is nonexistent and hinders the overall quality of the production.

One of the shining aspects of the production is the journey that director Linda Hartzell takes the audience on. Hartzell’s imagination is clearly vibrant and childlike, which suited the story’s fantasy wonderland and family-friendly content. Hartzell did not simply fill a stage with actors in costume and set pieces with large snowflakes. She created an alternate world, making sure that each element onstage evoked romanticism akin to a fantasy world.

The saving grace of Syracuse Stage’s production of “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe” is the overall exceptional performance provided by the leading actors.

An abundance of talent graces the stage throughout the show, thanks to the cast of professional actors and Syracuse University students in the drama department.

The Pevensie children, each played by an SU student, give expertly contemplated portrayals of characters 8 to 12 years younger than themselves. The actors provide a childish naïveté appropriate to their respective characters’ ages that does not override their intelligence and ingenuity.

Senior Jenaha McLearn delivers one of the most memorable performances as Lucy, the youngest of the Pevensies. Her precision in mastering the mannerisms of a girl half her age elevates her performance to a level exhibited by seasoned professional actors. Her every word had a girlish cuteness that manages not to garner any patronizing and, instead, propels her character forward.

Another standout drama student performance is supporting player Maclain Dassatti, a junior. He portrays the kind and gentle Mr. Tumnus, a half-man and half- faun who befriends Lucy and first introduces her to Narnia.

Dassatti, given the first major musical number of the show, manages to inject some purpose into his song by capitalizing on the urgency of what he is saying. The song is the only one of many that seems to move the story forward in any way. Through his physical characteristics, ballet-inspired leg extensions and elegant trots around the stage, he is endlessly charming and effectively introduces the large roster of mystical characters to the audience.

Despite the show’s unneeded musical score, “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” achieved many elements that made it a successful production. But it goes to show that classics should remain classic. nbsilver@syr.edu

WE BARBARIANS FROM PAGE 9

playing large rooms. But we thrive off of that setting, being in a small club. There’s something about having a lot of bodies crammed into a small space that kind of drives you. We get a lot of energy from that.

Are you excited to share a performance with Andy Hull of Manchester Orchestra?

We don’t have any previous experience with him, but we’ve had a couple friends’ bands tour with them, and they’ve said great things. We’re stoked to play with him, though, because we know a lot of kids are specifically going there just to see him, and it’s fun to know that so we can try to do something to draw them in.

How did the public receive your debut album and how did the release of your most recent EP compare?

Our friends made a small label just to put out music from our other friends, so we put out our first album, “There’s This There’s That,” on their label. At that time in the band, things were still fairly fresh and there weren’t a ton of expectations — all we did was chisel away at the album for a year, and once it was done, we just decided to put it up on our own on iTunes. With the “Headspace” EP, we had grown more as a band and had a small team around us at that point, which allowed for a broader exposure of our music.

What does the future hold for We Barbarians?

We’ve gotten a lot of great friends’ bands to do remixes of all the tracks off the EP, which we’ll slowly release. We’ve been home for about a month writing and working on ideas for our new LP, so after this tour is done we’re going to be digging into the creative process because we definitely want to get the album out in the new year. jtinfant@syr.edu

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Winter blunderland ‘Tis the season for mocking bad holiday movies

‘SANTA BABY’

ABC Family, Dec. 11, 2 p.m.

The title is misleading. Surely, “Santa Baby” would be a much better movie if the plot involved a rogue winter warlock who cursed Santa and turned him into a diaper-wearing infant. Then the elves would have to teach him how to walk, speak, and plan and manage an international toy delivering business all to save Christmas.

Unfortunately, this is a Jenny McCarthy movie, in which she plays Santa’s daughter, Mary Claus. She’s a fast-talking career woman who has moved on from the North Pole to run her own business. But, alas, Santa has fallen ill, and they need her help to get everything ready — and she also runs into her romantic interest Luke. Will everything work out in the end? Probably.

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By Jeff Wucher STAFF WRITER

t’s that time of year again. All the regular prime-time shows put out a Christmas special, and the networks shut them down until January rolls around. But there’s still airtime to fill and a quick Internet search will outline enough marathons, one-time variety shows, and made-for-TV movies to keep any watcher busy. Anyone can name the classics, but for the cynic in all of us, here are some real Christmas coals to gather ‘round the fire and openly mock this year. “Die Hard” and “Elf” can wait. jswucher@syr.edu

‘SANTA WHO?’

‘CHRISTMAS DO-OVER’

ABC Family, Dec. 15, 9 a.m.

Remember that time you were watching the film “Groundhog Day” and said to yourself, “This is good, but you know what would be great?

Make the holiday Christmas. Fire Bill Murray. Hire Jay Mohr. And tone down the humor. In fact, just forget about it all together.” Yes, in “Christmas Do-Over,” awful father and ex-husband Jay Mohr has to relive Christmas Day over and over again until he can become a better man who understands the meaning of Christmas. To call the movie painful would be an understatement and clearly ABC Family agrees.

Otherwise, it would not air at 9 o’clock on a Thursday morning.

‘MEET THE SANTAS’

ABC Family, Dec. 12, 7 a.m.

Leslie Nielsen plays Santa Claus — or does he? After Santa falls off his sleigh onto the hood of a car in New York, he forgets who he is. Really. But it gets better.

A curmudgeonly TV news reporter, his girlfriend and his girlfriend’s son then take Santa in. The son tells them it’s the real guy. The adults think that’s crazy. Meanwhile, the elves search for Santa.

Hijinks ensue. Spoiler alert: Santa remembers who he is, the adults have their faith in Christmas restored, Christmas is saved and viewers won’t believe they spent 120 minutes on this instead of the Seinfeld marathon.

ABC Family, Dec. 13, 7 a.m.

Rise and shine one more time for one last early abomination. C-list actor Steve Guttenberg plays Santa Claus. He’s getting married and he’s meeting his mother-in-law to-be.

And that’s pretty much it. No saving Christmas or any other big gimmick. The curious can watch the movie on YouTube, and it’s worth watching just to see Guttenberg barely holding back his sense of deep, deep shame in every scene. It’s a true Christmas abomination.

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Defensive problems that pained SU all season visible in loss

By Mark Cooper ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

PITTSBURGH — As most of the Syracuse players trudged off the field, Kevyn Scott stood on the sideline, staring across the playing surface where disappointment had ensued for the Orange.

He didn’t see anything in particular. His head swiveled from right to left at an emptying Heinz Field. Emotions ran whirlwind, just as they had all game for the Syracuse defense that failed to come up with enough stops.

“It’s tough. This is not the way that you would like to end your college career, but hey, that’s the way life is,” Scott said. “Life is tough, but you have to keep on battling and realize everything happens for a reason.”

Many of the problems that plagued Syracuse (5-7, 1-6 Big East) in four consecutive losses entering Saturday — an inability to stop running quarterbacks, letting running backs get in space off receptions, costly mismatches — surfaced once again against Pittsburgh (6-6, 4-3 Big East) as the Orange dropped its fifth in a row to the Panthers, 33-20 at Heinz Field. The SU defense was put in some precarious situations by Syracuse’s six

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Pittsburgh pooched the opening kickoff to an open spot near the 20-yard line at the home team’s sideline, and Dorian Graham couldn’t dive onto the football, allowing the Panthers to recover.

They then scored on the next play to take a 7-0 lead 10 seconds into the game.

SU kept possession on the ensuing kickoff but didn’t hold the ball long. A miscommunication between Nassib and wide receiver Van Chew led to an easy interception in the flat by Lindsey. That led to a Pittsburgh field goal and 10-0 edge before Syracuse had run three offensive plays.

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Orange quarterback Ryan Nassib rolled right and then sprinted toward the first-down marker on third-and-8.

He may have gotten to the first-down marker.

But he ran so carelessly, dangling the ball inside his left forearm as he pumped his arms. Pittsburgh linebacker Brandon Lindsey didn’t even lay a huge hit. He just poked the ball out.

Nassib watched the ball fall to the ground, soon to be covered much more securely by Panthers cornerback Buddy Jackson.

Neither Nassib nor Sunseri were made available for postgame interviews. How often is it the starting quarterbacks for both teams aren’t at a podium after the game?

turnovers, but it also broke too many times.

Syracuse completed the collapse of its season as the defense struggled to win consistently for four quarters.

“I think it always hurts us when you can’t stop early,” SU head coach Doug Marrone said. “ ... We have to go back and look at the things that hurt us — the bubbles, the quick screens and getting our leverage.”

That’s how it was from the start. After Pittsburgh recovered a fumble on the opening kickoff, the Panthers ran a play-action wheel route, and Pittsburgh quarterback Tino Sunseri hit Isaac Bennett in stride in the left flat.

He scampered into the end zone to put Pittsburgh up 7-0 10 seconds into the game.

It was the same old story for the SU defense.

Cincinnati’s Isaiah Pead burned the Orange last week, and Bennett and Corey Davis took their shots this week, combining for 11 catches for 119 yards for Pittsburgh.

“It’s tough when you get to athletes in open space,” Scott said. “It’s going to be very hard to tackle them.”

Tough. That’s how Scott described the feelings

of disappointment and finality the senior cocaptain was subjected to after the game. And it’s how he described the game’s momentum swings.

Tough. At times, the Orange defense stayed tough. Sunseri was sacked four times. With the Panthers about to score for the second time in the game’s opening minutes, linebackers Marquis Spruill and Siriki Diabate combined on a sack to force Pittsburgh to settle for a field goal.

And when defensive end Chandler Jones leapt and picked off a Sunseri pass in the third quarter, returning it to the Pittsburgh 28 and setting up a score to get within three points, SU showed resilience.

But Syracuse just didn’t make enough of those plays.

“I feel like everyone on our team gave up 110 percent to win this game,” Jones said, “and they just out-executed us.”

Pittsburgh turned to a maneuver that SU couldn’t stop in the past few weeks: the running quarterback. Redshirt freshman Anthony Gonzalez took snaps at quarterback in a wildcat package.

With Pittsburgh up 10-7 and driving in the first quarter, head coach Todd Graham went to

Gonzalez for an energy burst. Gonzalez ran to his left and his offensive line sealed the edge. And Gonzales stiff-armed SU safety Jeremi Wilkes on the way to the end zone.

He dove into the left corner of the end zone before linebacker Dan Vaughan or safety Shamarko Thomas could reach him, summoning memories of when Connecticut quarterback Scott McCummings tormented Syracuse on Nov. 5.

“We had anticipated that he was going to be the Wildcat QB,” SU linebackers coach Dan Conley said. “They came out with some new formations that we had to adjust to on the sideline.”

The Orange defense never adjusted in time.

The plays it did make became footnotes on an overall unsteady performance.

Just like its season. While suffering key losses from the top 10 unit from a year ago, the defense never found consistency.

Scott finally walked off the field, joining his teammates in the march to a somber locker room.

“No one was talking,” Jones said. “It was a lot of tears, and I mean, like I told everyone, I said this one hurt the most.”

10-0, there’s a little bit of, ‘OK, what’s going to happen?’” Marrone said. “And they haven’t quit. But you start thinking, ‘Here we go. This is going to be a good test right here.’”

Syracuse answered quickly on the next possession, capped off by Antwon Bailey’s touchdown on a 26-yard catch-and-run on a screen pass to pull within 10-7. The teams then went back and forth until halftime with the Panthers taking a 20-10 lead into the break.

And on the first drive of the third quarter, momentum swung in SU’s favor when Chandler Jones picked off a swing pass and brought it back deep into Pittsburgh territory. Jerome Smith capitalized for the Orange with a 10-yard touchdown to put the score at 20-17.

But things unraveled for Syracuse from there.

After another Panthers field goal, Nassib was stripped from behind as he tried to scramble for a first down, which set up another Pittsburgh field goal to put them in front 26-17. SU moved into Panthers territory on the next possession, but Jarrod West fumbled while trying to pick up extra yardage to end the drive.

“It’s just crazy,” offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett said. “Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. There were just some unfortunate incidences when the ball was on the ground.”

And just like the four straight losses that SU suffered entering this game, the Orange still had a chance to overcome four turnovers with one final drive to save the game and the season.

But that all came to an end on one last disastrous play.

“(Nassib) was about to take off and run and just went to pump fake a guy,” Hackett said. “And a guy came around the corner, just reached out and just clipped the ball. You can’t plan for that kind of stuff.”

And with that, the promising drive that could have saved the season fell apart. So did the promising season itself. Pittsburgh took a 13-point lead, and SU’s final drive of the season ended in another turnover when Nassib was picked off for the second time.

“I really don’t have any words,” Lemon said.

“You feel like you just had it coming off of West Virginia and coming off these losses. Sending our seniors home like this, the gut feeling is hard to explain.”

Neither Nassib nor Sunseri should be quarterbacking a bowl team, either.

“I’m sure something good came out of this season, but right now it’s difficult for me to express that,” SU head coach Doug Marrone said. “At the end of the day when you look at the numbers, if you’re not winning, to me it sounds like you’re making excuses.”

There are 35 bowl games. That’s 70 teams that get rewarded for their regular seasons with a postseason game. Pittsburgh is now one of them. Even if 6-6 is considered to be deserving of a postseason appearance, it really isn’t.

Mediocre teams shouldn’t receive awards.

For Graham, in his first year as head coach, this is a victory. If he didn’t get Pittsburgh to a bowl game in his first year, he probably would have lost some support from the fan base.

“The bowl game is going to help us tremen-

dously,” Graham said. “We’ll get a chance go to a nice place, get our seventh in and go win a championship.”

It’s a little much to simply call a lower-tier bowl game against a nonpower conference opponent a championship. And with the track records of Pittsburgh and SU entering Saturday, why should either of these teams be playing for a championship?

The Panthers allowed 10 sacks in a loss to West Virginia last week. Syracuse lost four games by double digits even before the fifth defeat Saturday.

Sunseri has been benched in multiple games, only to now be the starting quarterback on a bowl team.

And for Syracuse, constant turnovers and penalties, which plagued the team all season, manifested themselves again as SU proved it was the least deserving of making a bowl.

“It was tough,” SU linebackers coach Dan Conley said. “It was hard to watch the way we

finished the game. Heartbroken.”

It started on the opening kickoff, a short pooch that bounced around the SU 20-yard line. Dorian Graham dove on it for Syracuse, but instead of securing it, he rolled right over the ball. Pittsburgh managed to recover its awfully poor kickoff.

The Orange turned the ball over on four of its final five drives to end the season. Somehow, after turning the ball over on two consecutive possessions, SU was still only down six.

That’s an indictment of how Pittsburgh played as well. The fanfare of the bowl game will be celebrated, but it won’t make the Panthers any better.

And it wouldn’t have made Syracuse better, either.

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practice and stayed positive coming into the Florida game, SU head coach Jim Boeheim said.

And when SU needed someone to step up with the game on the line, Jardine seized the opportunity. He scored eight of the Orange’s 10 points in a span of less than four minutes late in the second half to give SU a commanding 62-53 lead with 2:36 left in the game.

“He won the game. Simple as that,” Boeheim said. “Other guys obviously made plays. C.J. (Fair) was good, Brandon was really good, but I thought Scoop won the game.”

That defining stretch began with 6:28 on the clock.

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He was sorry for calling Bobby Davis and Mike Lang — both of whom were former SU ball boys when Fine began allegedly molesting them — liars. He was sorry he spouted off at the mouth and said they were only looking for money in the wake of the Penn State scandal.

I’m sorry, too. I’m sorry his apology is eons too late.

Let’s put aside the fact that Boeheim’s baseless comments never should have been uttered to begin with. That goes without saying.

But Boeheim had since Sunday, when Syracuse University Chancellor Nancy Cantor made the decision to fire Fine, to step forward and publicly state that his remarks were ludicrous.

That he didn’t seem pompous. Like he wasn’t capable of admitting his brash insensitivity.

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Syracuse was hanging on to a three-point lead, a cushion it had seen erased two times by Boynton, who got hot from beyond the arc in the second half.

But Jardine ensured UF wouldn’t tie the game again. He stole the ball from guard Scottie Wilbekin and raced down the floor for a finger roll.

After Florida responded with a bucket on its next possession, Syracuse needed another answer to keep Florida at arm’s length. And again, it turned to Jardine to make the play.

With the shot clock at less than 10 seconds and the ball in his hands at the top of the key, the point guard swooped into the lane with a crossover and made a tough floater over the defense.

“Our guys battled back and forth with them,” Florida head coach Billy Donovan said. “And then those couple plays, in particular Jardine, I

thought it gave them certainly a little breathing room coming down the stretch.”

After Fair sank a jumper from the right corner, Jardine made the dagger from long range to extend SU’s lead to eight and seal the victory.

Jardine stayed on the attack on the Orange’s next possession, controlling the ball in the left corner before making a sharp crossover to his right hand to slice into the lane and draw a foul.

At the foul line, Jardine made the first to get within one point of the 1,000-point mark, but missed the second, ending his inspired run to give SU its nine-point lead. Jardine got that final point to achieve the milestone when he returned to the foul line with 17 seconds left, nailing both free throws to solidify the win for Syracuse.

For Fair, seeing Jardine become the fearless

playmaker with the game on the line was key for the Orange in this game and the rest of the season.

“It was great because he’s our leader, he’s our senior point guard and we need him every night,” Fair said. “And he was here the night we needed him for a big game against a top 10 team.”

And for Boeheim, Jardine was simply the difference in the team’s biggest win of the season.

As Jardine rose up for that 3-pointer, Boeheim knew before the shot went through the net and the crowd erupted that it was going down.

“We were dead in the water,” Boeheim said.

“He made a couple drives that were really hard, and after he made those when he came off the screen, I knew he was gonna make that 3. He won the game for us.”

The chances have been there, too. The statement Boeheim issued following Fine’s firing said he regrets any comments that “might have inhibited” anyone with information from coming forward or that “might have” been insensitive to victims of abuse.

Then, after Tuesday’s game against Eastern Michigan, Boeheim said his statements were simply made based on the information he had at the time.

Never did he take full responsibility for speaking brazenly about something he knew nothing about.

“I reacted without thinking,” Boeheim said. “I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.

I’m trying to learn from my mistake, and this has been hard for me.”

Boeheim said after the game against Florida that he spent Thursday afternoon at the McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center in Syracuse talking with the director and several other people

at the nonprofit organization dedicated to putting a stop to child abuse.

He vowed to do more going forward to help raise awareness and get the message out about child abuse.

And that’s all great. It’s great that Boeheim finally seems to get it. His words seemed genuine. And his tone of voice relayed a message indicative of legitimate introspection.

Kris Joseph attested to that. Having been around Boeheim for four years, he said any apology from the head coach must have been real.

“He’s loyal, he’s an honest man,” Joseph said.

“So if he said it, then he meant it.”

But the fact remains that Boeheim will never be able to take back what he said. He cannot undo any emotional damage his remarks may have caused.

He said the situation has been “everything” for him this week and admitted that he didn’t really think about Friday’s game in the days leading up to it. He could focus in practice, he

said, but outside the gym it consumed him.

As he did during his press conference Tuesday, Boeheim repeated that his forthcoming remarks were of his own desire, that no one from the university or elsewhere told him what to say or to say anything at all.

But it appears that maybe it’s time for someone to realize that Boeheim must be controlled.

No one shushed him last week, and we saw the results. No one made him apologize this week, and by the time he chose to do so, it was beyond late.

Boeheim has admitted that sometimes he says more than people would like him to. Isn’t that enough of a cue for someone to step in?

“I think in the comments it shows what I’ve learned,” Boeheim said.

We’ll see.

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Michael Cohen is the sports editor for The Daily Orange, where his column appears occasionally. He can be reached at mjcohe02@syr. edu, or on Twitter at @Michael_Cohen13.

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coop Jardine backpedaled down the court as the Carrier Dome crowd broke into yet another deafening roar.

Jardine had just drilled a 3-pointer from the left wing to push Syracuse’s lead over Florida to eight points with 3:54 remaining in the game. And as the SU senior guard settled into his position on defense, he could no longer hold in his emotions.

He partook in the celebration, jumping in the air with an emphatic fist pump and letting out a scream right in front of Florida’s Kenny Boynton.

“The 3? That was there for me all night,” Jardine said. “It was the perfect time. It was the perfect time, and I made it, man. It was a big, huge shot for us.”

Jardine’s 3 was the highlight of his spectacular play down the stretch that proved to be the difference in No. 4 Syracuse’s (8-0) 72-68 win over No. 10 Florida (5-2) in front of 24,459 — the largest crowd at the Dome this season — on Friday night in the Big East/ SEC Challenge. Jardine took over the game for SU late in the second half, knocking down a variety of big shots, making plays on defense and getting to the foul line to ice the victory. In a back-and-forth second half of a showdown between top 10 teams, Jardine rose to the occasion and finally left his mark on an Orange victory. He finished with 16 points, seven assists and four rebounds.

After watching from the bench in New York City as Dion Waiters and Brandon Triche closed out two victories, Jardine worked hard at

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t’s about time the finger was pointed in the right direction.

The three self-inflicted jabs at his own chest during the press conference after Syracuse knocked off No. 10 Florida finally expressed the sentiments long overdue from Jim Boeheim.

“I believe I have misspoke very badly in my response to the allegations that have been made,” Boeheim said.

“I shouldn’t have questioned what the accusers expressed or their motives.

I am really sorry that I did that, and I regret any harm that I caused. It was insensitive to the individuals involved and especially to the overall issue of child abuse.”

As Boeheim read from a written statement Friday night, his words seemed sincere. Speaking slowly and with clear difficulty following SUs 72-68 win over the Gators, Boeheim issued an apology for his comments made “without thinking” last week following allegations of sexual abuse against former associate head coach Bernie Fine.

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bobby yarbrough | staff photographer SCOOP JARDINE led Syracuse to a 72-68 win over Florida Saturday. He tallied 16 points, seven assists and four rebounds.

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ITTSBURGH — Tino Sunseri rolled right, looking toward the end zone as he tried to extend Pittsburgh’s lead over Syracuse before halftime.

Like a good quarterback, the Panthers senior didn’t force a pass and risk a turnover. But, like a clueless quarterback, he turned toward the sideline and calmly jogged out of bounds for a loss of 4 yards instead of simply throwing it away.

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Mind-boggling plays like that were prevalent on both sides of the ball in Syracuse’s season-ending 33-20 loss to Pittsburgh at Heinz Field on Saturday. The game was essentially a playoff game. Either SU (5-7, 1-6 Big East) or the Panthers (6-6, 4-3 Big East) would earn bowl eligibility with a win. But to be honest, it’s embarrassing either team would be rewarded for playing so mediocre.

As bad as Syracuse played — and six

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and the funky bunch turnovers is ghastly — the Orange still had a chance to win against a Panthers team that made many mistakes as well.

“I thought our guys played disciplined football,” Pittsburgh head coach Todd Graham said. “It wasn’t completely clean. There were lots of points we left out there, but I was really proud of how hard our guys played.”

The quarterbacks likely made their offensive coordinators cringe.

It wasn’t just Sunseri who had an unmindful performance. With SU down 23-17 in the third quarter,

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