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The court hearing for a Syracuse men’s lacrosse player was adjourned to a new date at the Onondaga County Courthouse on Tuesday. The new court date for Kevin Drew, a senior defensive midfielder, is Feb. 1, after his lawyer requested an adjournment that was granted by presiding City Court Judge VanDREW essa Bogan. Drew is charged with nine counts, according to police records. The counts include resisting arrest, speeding, passing a stop sign, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, leaving the scene of a property damage accident, driving while intoxicated, DWI with a BAC greater than .08 percent, aggravated DWI with a BAC of .18 percent or greater and failure to comply with a police order. Drew was originally scheduled to appear at about 2 p.m. Tuesday, but neither he nor his attorney was present. Tuesdays are usually days in which the majority of the cases in the courtroom concern alcohol-related incidents, but Drew’s new court date, a Wednesday, is a day in which there are a mix of criminal charges, a court officer said. Men’s lacrosse head coach John Desko declined to comment on the adjournment through Syracuse University’s sports information department. Since the incident, Drew has been indefinitely suspended from the team. His new court date is just four days before the Orange’s first scrimmage of the season against Le Moyne and Hofstra, and 18 days before the season opener against Albany. Drew played in all 17 games for Syracuse last season and was named to the All-Big East Second Team. He registered six goals; an assist, 33 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers. dgproppe@syr.edu
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In rare company Hotel Skyler, located near Syracuse University at 601 S. Crouse Ave., recently became one of only three LEED Platinum certified hotels in the United States. As a LEED Platinum certified building, Hotel Skyler meets the highest standards for sustainable building and development put forth by the U.S. Green Building Council. Hotel Skyler has green features such as recycled stained-glass windows in the lobby and low-flow and no-flow water fixtures. SEE DAILYORANGE.COM FOR FULL STORY
Juniors begin brainstorming for speaker at 2013 commencement By Jen Bundy
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The search for Syracuse University’s Class of 2013 commencement speaker process kicks off on schedule with the launch of the official commencement website. Suggestions for the 2013 commencement speaker are being taken on the website. Senior class and student marshals from each college as well as student representatives from the SU Board of Trustees will narrow down the list to about 40 recommendations, said Susan Germain, executive director of special events at SU. Nominations can be submitted by current students, alumni, faculty and members of the SU community. All recommendations are considered, but those that meet the desired criteria include people with outstanding achievements and an effect on the lives of others, according to the website.
The student committee meets four times to discuss the potential speaker without administrative input. Chancellor Nancy Cantor is given the final list at the end of April and will release the final decision in February 2013, Germain said. In recent years students have criticized Cantor’s choice in speakers, specifically Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co. who some students speculated was not on the student-approved list, Germain said. “The Chancellor always, always, has taken names from the list,” Germain said. “She is open to all ideas.” Germain said many colleges across the country have no student involvement in the process of choosing commencement speakers. SU believes commencement should be representative of the student body,
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n the afternoon of Dec. 7, 1941, Ellie Ludwig was in her sorority house at Syracuse University when startling news came on the radio. “I remember we were all scared to death,” she said, recalling the moment she first heard of the attacks on Pearl Harbor. “We couldn’t imagine what was happening.” Wednesday marks the 70th anniversary of the attacks, which claimed the lives of about 2,400 Americans, sunk three battleships and a significant number of other vessels and airplanes. The Japanese air force initiated U.S. involvement in World War II when it attacked Pearl Harbor, Hickam Field and the surrounding area, all in the Hawaiian Islands. Ludwig recalls receiving a phone call from her parents, who were concerned by the news, and also felt nervous throughout the day because she knew a number of military personnel at Pearl Harbor. Although the overall mood on
campus was not detectably different, the demographics of students changed drastically, she said. When calls from the government for men to enlist amped up, SU’s student population became increasingly female-dominated, she said. “People began to think that maybe there were other things to life than just going to college,” Ludwig said. Reports of the attacks dominated that week’s coverage of virtually all newspapers across the nation, including The Post-Standard and The Daily Orange. The Dec. 9, 1941, edition of The Daily Orange, the first issue published after the attacks, prominently displayed a cartoon of Uncle Sam bearing the title “It’s our fight now.” It also featured a story covering an announcement by thenChancellor William P. Graham, who urged students to “keep on with their work without undue concern for eventualities.” Another article reported an overwhelming support of the war by the
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courtesy of the 1942 onondagan | syracuse university archives Many male SU students decided to join the military after the Pearl Harbor attack, drastically changing the campus demographic.
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Obama to withdraw troops from Iraq by end of year By Evan Bianchi STAFF WRITER
jackie barr | staff photographer The Syracuse Industrial Development Agency voted to extend the Destiny USA project’s tax-exempt status on Monday. Small kiosks are open for business and line the corridor in front of the future stores.
Mall expansion extended 6 months By Breanne Van Nostrand ASST. COPY EDITOR
Tax exemptions for the ongoing Carousel Center expansion will continue for another six months following an additional deadline extension for the completion of the project’s first phase. Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner said the Syracuse Industrial Development Agency voted on an agreement Monday to extend the Destiny USA project’s tax exempt status in return for $1.5 million paid by the developer, Pyramid Cos. The $1.5 million will be paid in three $500,000 installments — the first is expected to be paid Tuesday, the second in 30 days and the third in 60 days, Miner said in a video of a news conference Monday. Because the first phase of the Destiny USA project now has a temporary certificate of occupancy, the developer is also obligated to pay an additional $4 million annual payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement starting Jan. 1, Miner said. The city would receive $2.73 million and the county would receive the remaining $1.27 million from the PILOT agreement, Miner said. She also said the $4 million increment will increase by 4 percent each year and will be paid for as long as bonds are outstanding on the existing mall, which will take approximately 20 years. “The time that we gave the developers in exchange for those payments has given them an opportunity to make an empty expansion into a performing asset,” Miner said. The 2.4-million-square-foot Destiny USA project involves the addition of new retail, entertainment and din-
ing options to the existing Carousel Center. The expanded space will celebrate its grand opening in spring 2012, said Destiny USA executive team member David Aitken in an email. After the developer received a temporary certificate of occupancy, putting the property on the tax rolls was not an option, which prompted the decision to extend the deadline and tax exemption status for the project, said William
“The time that we gave the developers in exchange for those payments has given them an opportunity to make an empty expansion into a performing asset.” Stephanie Miner
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Ryan, chair of SIDA, in an email. Pyramid did not have a temporary certificate of occupancy in June, when it was granted a deadline extension set to end this month. Both SIDA and Pyramid were aware of the approaching deadline and knew the developer was not yet in compliance with the agency agreement to begin phase two, Ryan said. Ryan declined to comment on what the deadline extension means
for the project, but said SIDA is “trying to cooperate at a price for the citizens of Syracuse to help take a big vacant box” and turn it into something functional. Though construction is still underway, areas of the expansion are open for public viewing. A corridor lined with small kiosks open for business leads to a larger area where stores will eventually open. Barbara Janice, an employee at Cindy’s Gift Solutions, a kiosk located in the recently opened part of the expansion, said customers tend to be enthusiastic upon seeing the expansion and its progress. Janice, a Syracuse resident, said she doesn’t think the deadline extension will hurt mall business because it’s just another “hoop and hurdle” for the project. Said Janice: “It’s eventually going to get there.” brvannos@syr.edu
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The Destiny USA project has had its completion deadline extended three times for the Carousel Center expansion. Construction began in March 2007. The Syracuse Industrial Development Agency suspended a deadline in 2009 after Citigroup Global Markets Realty Corp. stopped funding a construction loan due to a dispute with Robert Congel, the developer.
Although official U.S. combat operations ended in Iraq in August 2010, up to 50,000 U.S. troops continue to occupy the country. As the end of 2011 approaches, so do the final days of the occupation. On Oct. 21, President Barack Obama announced a total withdrawal of troops from Iraq by the end of the year. The decision was preceded by a Status of Forces Agreement between the United States and Iraq, which established that U.S. forces would evacuate Iraq by Dec. 31, 2011. The agreement was signed by former President George W. Bush in 2008, according to an Al Jazeera article published in October. One cause for Obama’s decision was the concern that U.S. troops would not be granted immunity from Iraqi courts if they were to remain beyond the deadline. “This withdrawal has been imminent for months,” said Jeffrey Treistman, a former State Department policy adviser to the deputy prime minister of Iraq. “Anyone familiar with Iraqi politics will tell you that immunity was not going to be passed or granted.” Withdrawing U.S. troops signifies the end of an eight-year war, which claimed 4,484 American lives as of Nov. 28. More than 150,000 Iraqi citizens and soldiers have also been killed, according to the Iraq Body Count project. The war in Iraq drew heavy criticism due to the legitimacy of the invasion, namely the inaccurate assumption that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. A CNN and Opinion Research Corporation poll taken in November showed 68 percent of Americans oppose the Iraq war. Thirty-eight percent of those who now oppose the war said they believe the initial decision to invade was a mistake. The withdrawal also fulfills one of Obama’s 2008 campaign promises. Though some feel as though it is a large foreign policy accomplishment for Obama, others feel the withdrawal was inevitable. Jeffrey Stonecash, professor of political science, said Iraq is no longer on the forefront of the United States’ consciousness, citing domes-
tic problems as the people’s priority. “(Obama) can claim he really brought this to an end, but it is dramatically overshadowed by the state of the economy and the health care bill,” Stonecash said. Emily Magram, a sophomore political science and Middle Eastern studies major, said she believes the withdrawal is significant for those who knew or know soldiers in the war.
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“I think it’s time the troops leave Iraq,” Magram said. “My father served a tour in Iraq from 2009-10. He is home safe, but no more American lives should be lost there.” The process of withdrawal involves the removal of 50,000 U.S. troops who occupied Iraq after combat operations ended last year. An estimated couple hundred Marines will remain to guard the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and two consulates, as is common across the world, said Treistman, former State Department policy adviser to the deputy prime minister of Iraq. An additional 4,000 to 5,000 defense contractors will be stationed in Iraq by the State Department to train Iraqi security forces. These contractors, who are considered diplomatic staff, will receive immunity, said Peg Hermann, professor of political science and director of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs. “Not only is it withdrawal of troops, but it’s a transfer of power so that the State Department now will
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Despite diversity, SU students choose self-separation Innocent, impressionable freshmen were asked their opinion of Syracuse University so far in one of my classes. The first thing a boy said was: “It’s very segregated. All the blacks hang out with blacks, whites with whites.” Though, by definition, segregation is enforced separation of racial groups, the term is often used to describe the condition of SU. In the past, segregation laws have caused blacks to go to separate schools, use separate water fountains, have separate seating on buses and more. But when people willingly separate themselves from each other, it’s known as self-separation. Consequently, the SU campus itself does not promote segrega-
LET TER TO THE EDITOR tion; It’s many of the students themselves who are self-separating among various racial groups. Separating yourself from other racial groups isn’t always a bad thing. It’s natural to be with people who share a common dialect, religion, political affiliation or race. Yet too much of a good thing can lead you to a very narrow perspective of the world. And isn’t college all about broadening your horizons and experiencing new things? We know it’s great to be with people like ourselves, but integra-
tion is even more important. Walk along the Quad, go to the library — it’s rare to see people of different races or sexual orientations congregating together. So where do we draw the line? How do you decide that it is time to become friends with other people? Once you have decided, how do you actually break away from the safe norm and walk up and talk to a group of people you normally wouldn’t? Just do it. It doesn’t hurt to try.
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Advocacy Center calls for dialogue on sexual abuse LET TER TO THE EDITOR During the past few weeks, the issue of child sexual abuse has come to the forefront of the awareness of our community members. For so many of us, it can be very difficult to process all that we are hearing and the emotions that are being stirred up. As we talk about sexual abuse, we should be mindful that there are members of our community who have been directly affected by abuse, and the more we learn about this issue, the better we can speak sensitively and supportively. As we strive to become a community united in preventing abuse in all its forms, it is important that we talk with one another about what additional steps we can take toward creating a supportive, caring and respectful community. It is a time to have conversations that are difficult conversations but important conversations. Please know that The Advocacy Center encourages these discussions. We are a confidential resource that can help guide individuals and our community in learning about and understanding these sensitive and very important issues that touch everyone.
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Students should yield bus seats to older passengers Weather forecasters predict the usual end-of-semester snowfall by the end of the week. For students relying on buses, bad weather coupled with finals guarantees a chaotic last week on campus. But students aren’t the only ones carrying loads of stuff and stress onto buses. Faculty, staff and visitors rely on the buses to get to and from the Manley Field House parking lots. Finals season or not, students should offer seats to professors and others who might need them more. Often during game times, parents with small children board buses crammed with rowdy students. It is a courtesy to give small children a place to sit rather than letting the bus dangerously jostle them around. Changes to the bus schedule, an
EDITORIAL by the daily orange editorial board effort to save money, has made Syracuse University students’ lack of chivalry even more apparent. Separate buses for Winding Ridge and Slocum Heights only run until 10 a.m. For the rest of the day, a single bus route covers all of South Campus and Manley, causing buses to fill past capacity. By the time buses reach Manley at the end of the route, overcrowding forces faculty and staff to stand at the front with little to hold on to, if the buses pick them up at all. Few of us students really need to sit down. It’s time to bring a little courtesy and reverence back to SU.
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spent most of Fall Break eating delicious food, preparing for Christmas festivities and sleeping on my couch. I originally didn’t do anything valuable. That is, until I entered a seventh grade classroom. I remain in touch with my high school guidance counselor, who is now an assistant principal at a local middle school. She asked me if I was interested in visiting during my weeklong vacation to talk to a group of 13-year-olds about feminism. Anyone who knows something about 13-year-olds and about feminism can relate to my initial feelings of hesitation. Middle school consists of some tough years: bullying, worries about balancing schoolwork and being cool, and, of course, puberty. I couldn’t help but question how I was supposed to address some of the world’s biggest issues with a group of young strangers, especially
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without any experience leading adolescents. Could I actually hold an extensive dialogue about breaking down gender barriers with a bunch of middle schoolers? My intention was to teach the students a little something about feminism, women’s rights and equality. But in true cliché form, we ended up teaching one another. Gripping my list of talking points that I prepared ahead of time in case I came up against a room of silence, I asked if the students wanted to tell me a little about what they already covered in class. A sea of hands rose throughout the classroom — I didn’t even need to bribe the boys and girls with the bags of candy I picked up as a backup plan. The students told me about the different things they learned in their unit on feminism: They watched Hillary Swank in “Iron Jawed Angels” when going over the
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not a barbie girl women’s suffrage movement; read Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s most famous short story, “The Yellow Wallpaper”; and analyzed Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” through a gendered lens. Granted the perspective seems limited to white, mainstream feminism, it doesn’t necessarily address the myriad of social locations and multiple analyses that go into women’s and equal rights. But keep in mind, this is a seventh grade class that’s discussing topics and reading short stories that most people aren’t exposed to unless they seek it out
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on their own terms. Teachers didn’t expose me to most of this information until college. A unit on feminism is optional, and the teacher is responsible for creating a unique curriculum. I was seriously impressed with this progressive effort toward educating younger students and introducing them to a critical way of thinking. We also focused on talking about how feminist issues and gender construct affect all of us on a daily basis on a smaller scale. One student even came up to me after class and confessed that our conversation felt especially meaningful because the class could better relate to feminism. I listened carefully as male students embraced feminist ideas. They actively engaged in conversations with their female peers about how women influenced men to give them the right to vote, the importance of
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equality in the work place and why there needs to be as many women’s sports teams as there are men’s teams. One of the male students even made an insightful comparison of “The Yellow Wallpaper” and “The Taming of the Shrew” and the oppressive nature of the lead female characters’ husbands — their ideas, not mine. The open student dialogue and the instructor’s decision to teach feminism to this impressionable age thrilled me. For one afternoon, I felt at ease and enlightened by a future generation of students who are more aware and passionate about women’s and equal rights than I could hope for. Krystie Yandoli is a senior women and gender studies and English and textual studies major. Her column appears every Wednesday. She can be reached at klyandol@syr.edu or followed on Twitter at @KrystieLYandoli.
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SU student body. One included a prediction by Spencer Parratt, then-professor of political science at SU, who said that “the West Coast will be bombed within the next hours, and New York City will receive similar treatment within two months.” David Bennett, a Meredith Professor of history, said that while it is important to remember the human toll of Pearl Harbor, it is equally crucial to understand the immeasurable effect that the event had on the nation economically and ideologically. “It was a terrible moment militarily, but it awakened an enormous economic power,” he said. Before the attacks, the consensus among the American people was to stay out of another European squabble, he said. Even though the United States under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt actively supplied the British with materials and destroyers under the lend-lease program, Congress was still very isolationist, he said. The attacks changed all of this, and the cry of “Remember Pearl Harbor” gave the United States a justifiable reason to enter World War II. “It was the perfect intersection of national interest and morality,” Bennett said. But the magnitude and the events that transpired at Pearl Harbor are sometimes distorted and misrepresented in popular culture, he said. In other cases, many Americans are just simply unaware of the facts of something so critical to the country’s history. Irma Kalish, who was a freshman at SU when the news of the attacks broke, vividly recalls the
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she said. For David Kopel, a junior physics major, what speakers bring to the university in their speeches is more important than their expertise. “The specific field really isn’t as important as the total contribution,” Kopel said. Unlike many colleges who feature their own chancellors or presidents, SU attracts speakers from a variety of backgrounds, such as former President Bill Clinton, musician
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be in charge,” Hermann said. Along with the relocation of power in Iraq, the withdrawal is symbolic of a shift in the focus
unusual manner in which she found out. “I remember I was downstairs on the first floor, and one of the sorority girls excitedly told me that Pearl Harbor in the Philippines had been bombed,” she said. Kalish said the magnitude of the attacks took a while to hit her because she had to argue with the sorority sister that Pearl Harbor was in Hawaii, not the Philippines, for more than 10 minutes. There were no formal announcements or ceremonies held on campus as far as she remembers. But many students, including her future husband, immediately enlisted in the military, she said. Pearl Harbor is an event that is often overshadowed by the media. Though there is not a clear solution to this, stressing the importance of the event in school could help, she said. Paul Britton, a sophomore at the time of the bombings, recalls listening to the radio at his home for most of the day. For him, it was startling because he had recently read that the Japanese ambassador to the United States was in Washington, D.C., negotiating with the State Department at the time. The entire situation was just unsettling, he said. Britton remained a student, but a close friend who attended the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry joined the Air Force promptly after the semester ended. He also knew many others who enlisted or were drafted into the war. Besides taking time to remember the lives of men lost in attacks, there are other key points to keep in mind today related to Pearl Harbor, he said. Said Britton: “We’re a pretty remarkable country, and I’d say long let it live.” dmsegelb@syr.edu
Billy Joel, journalist Bob Woodruff and Vice President Joe Biden. Scheduling conflicts can be challenging, but Germain said high-profile speakers have accepted the invitation to speak at commencement before. Biden’s acceptance to speak at the 2009 commencement, during the beginning of his first term as vice president, is an example of this, she said. Germain said 99 percent of the nominations have the potential to be viable candidates. “It’s a really great process that is studentdriven,” Germain said. “I’m really proud of it.” jbundy@syr.edu
of U.S. foreign policy. “My recommendation to SU students is to focus on what will be the future of U.S. national security policy, and that is no longer the Middle East as evidenced by the withdrawal,” said Treistman, now a doctorate student in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs’ political science department. “Students would be wise to instead redirect their studies and coursework to the Asian Pacific region.” ebianchi@syr.edu —A previous version of this article appeared on dailyorange.com on Nov. 28.
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Against the odds Despite lack of experience, Murphy enters Democratic primary race against Maffei for the 25th Congressional District By Heather Wentz
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s Brianne Murphy was growing up, her mother was a strong union supporter who always advocated for fair wages and equal employment, among other causes. “Any cause she believed in, she was out there,” Murphy said. But now Murphy is taking her activism one step further than her mother and entering the world of politics for the first time, something she didn’t plan to do until she attended a women’s leadership conference last year. Murphy, a Syracuse lawyer, officially announced her candidacy to run against Dan Maffei in the 2012 Democratic primary for the 25th Congressional District seat last week. Although Murphy has a severe fundraising disadvantage, she said she believes her ability to talk to people
and discover their issues is what sets her apart from Maffei and makes her a viable candidate. But Murphy didn’t originally think she needed to run for office to “do good in the world,” which is why she decided to attend law school. She later became a labor and employment attorney and has worked on many cases involving wrongful termination, sexual harassment and fair wages. Last year when Republican Ann Marie Buerkle edged out Maffei for the 25th Congressional District seat, Murphy said she was upset because she thought that Buerkle’s values “were out of touch with those of Central New York’s.” Nonetheless, Murphy said she was satisfied with the career path she had chosen until she attended a women’s leadership conference last year that altered her view of both her life and
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To beat Dan Maffei in the Democratic primary for the 25th Congressional District seat, Brianne Murphy will have to deal with a large fundraising disadvantage — one which many feel will be too tough for her to overcome. Still, Murphy maintains that her ability to talk to people and identify their problems makes her a viable candidate. The cash Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle, Maffei and Murphy have on hand through Sept. 30 is as follows:
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the country. “One of the speakers goes, ‘Who here wants to run for office?’ and I turned to my friend and said, ‘You couldn’t pay me enough,’” Murphy recalled. But then the speaker went on to convey the message, “If not now, when? And if not you, who?” “It really struck a cord with me because I thought if I was unwilling to go out there, put my ego aside and run, then who am I to say that Buerkle’s doing a bad job?” Murphy said. She toyed with the idea of running for office for about a year, and last week, she made it official. Murphy said she plans to use her “people skills” to her advantage, going around the district, talking to as many people as possible and identifying their biggest issues and concerns. “I think people want someone who’s in touch with what they need and want,” Murphy said. She said meeting people around the district and getting to know them on a
personal level is something Maffei lacks. Murphy has significantly less funding than Maffei thus far, in part because she is new to the campaign. As of Sept. 30, Murphy had $28,937 in campaign funds compared to $242,461 for Maffei, according to the Federal Election Commission. Even with the cash deficit, Murphy said she isn’t too concerned. “It’s an arms race at this point. There’s no set amount of money you need to win a campaign,” she said. “Buerkle is the one I need to worry about. You just need enough money to be a viable candidate.” Jeffrey Stonecash, a political science professor at Syracuse University, said he thinks Murphy’s decision to run is a little strange. “I think it’s an odd situation in that Maffei really has far better resources and connections,” Stonecash said. “But some people are uneasy about his ability to present himself in public, so I can see where there would be an opportunity there.” Stonecash also said 2012 is a good year for minorities and lower-income voters to come out and vote, so Murphy may have a shot. But he said Murphy is really going to need to go out and talk to voters as soon as possible. Said Stonecash: “Money is very important, but it’s also important to tell people who you are; tell people you exist.” hawentz@syr.edu
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Don't try to escape winter style, cozy up in chilly weather classics Text by Danielle Odiamar ASST. FEATURE EDITOR
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here are things about winter that always stay the same: family gatherings, cozying up with a warm drink and that constant anticipation of the first snowfall. Just as evergreen as the winter season is winter fashion. Each year, designers find new ways to revamp fashionable favorites. But the truth is, cold weather staples are here to stay. The unseasonably warm weather allows students to be unburdened by concealing,
puffy coats, and can wear trends that have been popping up since fall. Now students can show off their best winter classics: thick knits, Fair Isle patterns, and plaid paired with favorites like polka dots, pattern tights and fur trim. Whether you’re cuddling up or showing off, take comfort in the season’s best styles.
Chris: Pattern scarf, Urban Outfitters; Camel cable-knit vest, Modern Pop Culture; Maroon T-shirt, H&M Alexandra: Sweater dress, Some Girls Boutique
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After three super years, it’s time to hang up my tights, cape and column
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ne night during Homecoming weekend, I was waiting for a friend outside Chuck’s when a stranger recognized me from my headshot in The Daily Orange. “I read your column,” he said to me. “It’s sexist, misogynistic, homophobic and racist.” My response: “But you read it.” After three years of writing The D.O. humor column, when I reflect on moments like that, I can’t help but smile. You see, readers, I can’t control how you react to my writing. I suppose this column could inspire anything from hearty laughter to burning hatred or even, in the case of one person who claimed to
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f*** it, we’ll do it live use my articles as toilet paper, anal chafing. But when all is said and done, there’s only one thing that all you haters, fans and anal chafers have in common: You read it. As a writer, nothing makes me prouder.
With that in mind, it saddens me to say that this will be the last column I ever write for The D.O. Next week, I will graduate from Syracuse University, and the real world has no place for a 21-year-old college grad who spends his days writing poop jokes while giggling like an idiot. At least, that’s what my therapist tells me. For you, life will go on as it always has. Next semester, a new columnist will tickle your collective funny bone with his or her own brand of humor. Like your fall semester classes, I will be completely forgotten by March. My life, on the other hand, will never quite be the same. You see, writing this column is more to me than just a weekly byline and headshot. It’s a superpower. No, I can’t leap tall buildings in a single bound; yes, the real reason I dress like Batman on the weekends is because my thighs look great in spandex (too bad you can’t see my headshot from the neck down). But that’s beside the point. The real mark of a superhero is having an alter ego whose powers and personality far exceed that of his normal identity. Every Wednesday for the past three years, I have communicated with you — not as the guy my friends all make fun of for thinking the missionary position was an internship with the Catholic Church, but as Danny Fersh: Funny Man. Each week, I transform into someone more badass than I could ever hope to be in person. The Danny you know is a smooth-talking ladies’ man who gives dating advice to Justin Bieber, financial advice to Warren Buffett and roundhouse kicking advice to Chuck Norris.
The real me is a neurotic momma’s boy who takes dating advice from Herman Cain, financial advice from Occupy Wall Street and self-defense lessons with his mom’s yoga class. Sadly, at semester’s end, I will be stripped of my awesome alter ego and left only with my lamer self. Every great hero’s journey must come to an end. And for me, that end has arrived. No longer can I prance around campus in my tights and cape — at least, not on days without gay pride parades. I am now merely mortal, an average Joe who will walk among you henceforth as your equal. I am forever grateful to the fans for whom my departure is a sad occurrence, but equally as much to the people who will rejoice at my absence. Whether you loved my column or hated it, all of you had one thing in common that propelled me to superhero status: You read it. Danny Fersh is a senior broadcast journalism major and this is his last column. For an amazing three years with The Daily Orange, he would like to thank Kelly, RJ, Flash, Amity, Katie, Meredith, Steph, Katie, Amrita, Dara, Kathleen, Kat Kim, Sara, Danielle, Colleen, Becca, Erik, Karin, Abram, Carson, Schneids, CJ, Roarke, Mom, Dad, Rachel (aka the best cure for writers block who ever lived), David, Ben, Shay, Lu — for your smile, your friendship and your gift, Lena, Haley, Liz and AZD, Theta girls, Tex, NCC News and the best f***ing BDJ 465 news team ever, Bob Saget, Professor Fought, Rakeem Christmas, Frank Currier, A. Randall Wenner, Dubin, BFG, the Dream Team, Bryan Kerrakpo, Ron Mexico, Bosa, Cameron Bakerstein, Robert Andino, the Syracuse Mashuganas, JaQuizz in my pants, the lovers, the haters and, of course, John Stamos. Email Danny at danny@inkwellstrategies.com, and follow him on Twitter at @ fershprince.
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his is the time of year when movies actually start to get good. This Thanksgiving gave audiences some great early gifts and December will have more to come. Usually, directors with many other great works behind them release most of the best movies that come out during the holidays. So without further ado, here are some must-see movies, based on the previous works of the directors making the best movies of this season. iaphilli@syr.edu
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(‘The Descendants’ — Now in theaters) Despite only being about a high school election, 1999’s “Election” is a brilliant political satire. Reese Witherspoon plays Tracy Flick, the girl who’s too smart for her own good, while Matthew Broderick plays the teacher who tries to sabotage her campaign for class president. “Election” is one of the blackest of black comedies, and its views on both politics and high school can’t be beaten. “Election” is much more abrasive than the usual Payne film, and Tracy’s freeze frames are just as hilarious as they are mean. Comedies that are this cruel to its characters usually shouldn’t make anyone laugh, but the brains of “Election” make it so sharp and so incredibly watchable.
(‘We Bought a Zoo’ — Dec. 23) There was a time when Cameron Crowe made great movies, and it was well before he released “We Bought a Zoo.” In 2000, he created one of the most truthful film portrayals of rock ‘n’ roll. Based off of Crowe’s real life experiences, “Almost Famous” tells the story of a precocious teen who works as a Rolling Stone journalist and travels cross-country with the fictional band Stillwater. It’s no wonder “Almost Famous” took home the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay that year, and why singa-longs to Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer” don’t seem as strange anymore.
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David Fincher is one of the few to defy the odds and become a master without going to film school. One of his first masterpieces was mostly ignored upon its initial release in 1999, but Fincher’s adaptation of the novel “Fight Club” has since become a modern classic. Few adaptations can ever equal their original source material, but “Fight Club” comes closer than most. You might be angry at the end, duped by the shocking end twist. However, you’ll also be awed by how ingeniously it was covered up throughout the film. Now, let’s see how well he can delve into an international best-seller.
Although “Taxi Driver,” “Raging Bull” or “Goodfellas” might be more obvious choices, there is nothing like the movie that cemented Scorsese as a master — and launched one of the greatest director-actor pairings in cinematic history. These mean streets are on a different level than those of Paris that Hugo Cabret explores in Scorsese’s latest release. 1973’s “Mean Streets” is a brutally realistic look at sin and redemption in Little Italy. It includes outstanding performances from the underrated Harvey Keitel as Charlie, a rising member of the mob who also just wants to do the right thing, and Robert De Niro, who plays Charlie’s psychotic friend Johnny Boy whose loose-cannon tendencies constantly sabotage Charlie’s potential.
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(‘Carnage’ — Dec. 16)
‘CHINATOWN’
“Carnage,” a dark comedy about two feuding sets of parents based on a Tony Award-winning Broadway show, sounds even tamer placed next to the director’s seminal ‘70s thriller. “Chinatown” took the film noir genre and plunged it into even darker depths than its predecessors in the 1940s and ‘50s ever could. Robert Towne’s script is a miracle of mesmerizing dialogue, and Polanski’s directorial fingerprints are all over every frame. Jack Nicholson delivers a classic performance as the smartmouthed but heroic detective, and “The Maltese Falcon” director John Huston’s villain is chilling in how genuine he appears to be. “Chinatown” won’t necessarily make you feel the holiday cheer, but it’s a movie that’s as emotionally hard-hitting as it is hard to forget.
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sideline. He saved it from going out of bounds by tossing it back to Dion Waiters near half court. Waiters drove all the way to the rim for a layup. “I kind of know where to cheat and get steals,” Jardine said. “I know how to pressure a guy to pressure him into getting steals. I know where to take him so we can get traps. I’ve been here a long time and knowing that, we just have to stay active.” Waiters’ bucket put SU’s lead at 16-8 to start the game’s decisive stretch. Two possessions later, James Southerland picked off a pass and Triche scored on the other end with a nice hesitation dribble to get to the rim. Triche then got another steal for a breakaway layup and added a third easy basket on the next possession after reaching around Marshall guard Shaquille Johnson to poke the ball away from behind. Thundering Herd head coach Tom Herrion called a timeout after Triche’s third lay-in, but it didn’t stop the Orange. Johnson lost the ball up top when play resumed, and Triche found Waiters streaking toward the rim. He hit him in stride with a pass, and Waiters finished with a tomahawk slam. “A lot of times, we’re reading the other team well and we’re trapping,” Triche said. “We’ve got a lot of long guys, so passes are going to be difficult. We’re just able to retrieve loose balls.” That spurt was part of a 17-4 run that put Syracuse in front 28-12 with five minutes left in the first half. But the Thundering Herd managed to stay within striking distance throughout the second half by holding onto the ball and dominating the offensive glass. SU only forced two steals after halftime, and Marshall gave the Orange a scare when it
finally started hitting 3-pointers after beginning the game 0-for-16 from deep. “Teams generally get used to playing against whatever defense you play and get going a little bit better in the second half,” Boeheim said. “Normally, your offense gets going better in the second half.” But although the Thundering Herd did manage to cut into the deficit and close the gap to six, it wasn’t enough to overcome the Orange’s firsthalf performance on the defensive end. “We got a lot of steals early, got the momentum and I think we played a great game on defense,” Waiters said. “We only can pick it up and get better from there.” zjbrown@syr.edu
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anyway, but the Thundering Herd’s physicality tested the Orange’s resiliency. “They’re definitely very physical,” SU forward C.J. Fair said. “They remind me of a team like Cincinnati. They’re big, their guards are fast and quick, and they’re athletic.” Marshall entered Tuesday’s game ninth in the country in rebounding margin, outrebounding opponents by 9.7 boards per game. That edge was due much in part to Tinnon, who had three 14-rebound performances already, before his 17-point, 15-rebound game against SU. Much of it came in the second half, when the Thundering Herd grabbed 15 offensive rebounds compared to 15 total rebounds for the Orange in that span. It was a performance unseen by a Syracuse team with a positive rebounding margin itself this season. Boeheim said it’s a concern even though some pockets for offensive rebounds were opened by SU’s defense getting out on Marshall’s shooters. “Whenever you’re going to play zone there’s going to be some opportunities because of the way we play our zone,” Boeheim said. “… And that’s going to happen. I think we could have done a little bit better job than we did, but (Tinnon) is a good offensive rebounder, and he did a good job.” With the Orange leading by 14 with about five minutes to play in the second half, Marshall guard Damier Pitts missed a 3-pointer long from the right wing. But his backcourt mate Shaquille Johnson was there for the weak-side rebound. The ball was cycled back out, and Pitts knocked down a second opportunity from long range.
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Boeheim also pointed out that this was the first game all season Fair struggled to find himself. The sophomore forward entered the game as SU’s leading rebounder with 6.6 per game. But he said he never got into a rhythm. After James Southerland contested a shot by Marshall center Nigel Spikes, Fair went with Spikes toward the loose rebound. He didn’t win the race, but SU did manage to gain possession as center Baye Keita finally corralled the rebound. “We just have to attack the glass a little better,” said SU forward Kris Joseph, who had eight rebounds to pace SU. “Our leading rebounder, which I think is C.J., only had one rebound tonight and that won’t happen too many nights.” Other than Scoop Jardine, who had seven rebounds, the Orange guards didn’t pitch in as much on the boards either. Brandon Triche had three rebounds — one defensively — and Dion Waiters had zero against a more physical Marshall team with a rotation that included just one player shorter than 6 feet 3 inches. “Their guys are pretty athletic, pretty big, and they kind of punked us on the boards today,” Waiters said. “And myself, the other guards, we got to get more involved, like Scoop had seven rebounds today I heard, so that’s a big stat right there.” For just the second time all season, Syracuse was outrebounded. And this time, it wasn’t even close. Against a team that perhaps matches the physicality SU will face when it enters Big East play, the Orange was forced to gut out a win. It was a learning point. Said Boeheim: “It’s a physical game, and they are coming at you, and there are going to be a lot of games like that down the road.” mcooperj@syr.edu
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Syracuse knew where to point fingers at the cause of the team’s two-game losing streak. It could have been the extent to which Syracuse traveled, moving from Syracuse to Boise, Idaho, to Laie, Hawaii. It might Who: West Virginia have had to do with Where: Carrier Dome the Orange playing When: Today, 7 p.m. three games in five Channel: Time Warner days. Or it may have Cable Sports been that SU’s game against Arizona featured two power outages and no shot clocks. But the players agreed it was Syracuse’s inability to shoot well that led to two consecutive losses to Arizona and Brigham Young in the Hukilau Invitational. “If we had hit more shots I think we would have been more successful,” SU center Kayla Alexander said. “It’s still a learning experience. Take away what you can and don’t dwell on it.” Following SU’s two worst offensive performances of the season, it will look to right the ship when it opens up Big East play against West Virginia at 7 p.m. in the Carrier Dome on Wednesday. The Orange players have put the poor shooting games behind them, but it won’t get any easier against the Mountaineers. West Virginia is fourth in the nation in field-goal percentage defense. Last season, Syracuse opened conference play with a 1-3 record, which dramatically hurt the team’s prospects of making the NCAA tournament. Entering the conference opener this season, SU will need to do everything in its power to avoid a similar beginning to the conference portion of the schedule. And that starts with figuring out its shooting woes. In the team’s last three games on the road against Boise State, Arizona and BYU, the Orange had its three worst shooting nights of the season. SU shot 37.1 percent or worse in each contest. “I feel like we’re just going to come out and play to our best ability,” senior forward Iasia Hemingway said. “We know how it felt last year to go 1-3, so I look forward to it, and I think everybody has the same mindset winning these games and getting ready for Big East play.” Against Boise State, Syracuse dominated on the glass, outrebounding the Broncos 57-26 to make up for a lackluster 37.1 field-goal percentage en route to a 70-47 victory. But in the other two contests the team’s inaccuracy would prove
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Hemingway. Though those two players were effective at points during the Hukilau Invitational, the guard play was lacking. Starters Carmen Tyson-Thomas, Elashier Hall and La’Shay Taft shot a combined 4-of-28 from 3-point range in Friday’s loss to the Wildcats. Alexander was limited to 13 points and SU lost by six. Each team knew Alexander was the focal point of the offense, double-teaming her at every opportunity. It left the perimeter open, but the guards could not knock down their open opportunities to take advantage of the undefended space. “It’s all about how we’re getting our shots and where we’re getting them from,” Hillsman said. “That’s the most important thing. It’s getting the shots that you want in our offense. I think we do a very good job of getting them, we just have to make them.” But Alexander is confident that the shots
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“A lot of times, we’re reading the other team well and we’re trapping. We’ve got a lot of long guys, so passes are going to be difficult. We’re just able to retrieve loose balls.”
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The SU sophomore guard scored 15 points to lead the Orange on Tuesday after he managed just nine total points in the last two games combined. Waiters hit 4-of7 shots from the floor and 7-of-8 from the free-throw line.
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Kris Joseph hits a 3-pointer to give Syracuse a 16-point cushion. Marshall cut into the lead down the stretch, but it never threatened the Orange’s lead.
AT NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Dec. 17, 6:30p.m.
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Marshall’s leading scorer had a horrendous shooting night Tuesday. He went 3-of-13 from the floor overall and missed all but one of his seven attempts from 3-point range. He finished with nine points.
BUCKNELL
Dec. 20, 7p.m.
Talk of allegations dies down; Carter-Williams gets minutes By Zach Brown and Mark Cooper THE DAILY ORANGE
Jim Boeheim’s press conference was solely about the game. After Syracuse’s last three games in the Carrier Dome were overshadowed by the SU head coach’s comments and remarks about the sex abuse allegations surrounding former associate head coach Bernie Fine, this one was simply about Syracuse’s 62-56 win over Marshall on Tuesday night. Back to basketball. At least for one night. “Just seemed like another game,” SU forward Kris Joseph said. “Another game in the Dome. Another home game. And we won. So we just want to keep winning, keep protecting our home court.” Not one mention of the allegations that have brought national media attention to SU surfaced during a nearly 11-minute presser. Boeheim gave his opening statement about the game. He finished it by stating “questions,” as he customarily does. The fury of probing and interrogative questions about Boeheim’s previous comments, or about Fine, never came. To Syracuse’s players’ credit, even when the events circling the actual game took precedence in the media during previous contests, the Orange’s focus wasn’t altered. “I mean, we’re not distracted by it at all,” guard Dion Waiters said. “We let them handle themselves, and it’s nothing we can do.” The atmosphere on the court returned to normalcy as well. Before the Orange’s game against Eastern Michigan on Nov. 29, Boeheim received a standing ovation from the fans. Friday’s game against No. 12 Florida was a marquee matchup, so there was focus on
the game itself, but Boeheim used the press conference to atone for his previously made premature comments. Tuesday’s game against an underrated Marshall opponent felt like any other game, in any other year. The 19,000-plus fans in attendance were there for just that. A breath of fresh air as the No. 3 team in the country remained undefeated. “We can go by and see and hear it, but it’s nothing we can do,” Waiters said. “And (we) just continue to play basketball at the end of the day.”
Carter-Williams plays well in limited minutes Boeheim knew heading into Syracuse’s matchup with Marshall that he wanted to get freshman Michael Carter-Williams some playing time. The freshman guard didn’t see any action in SU’s last game against Florida on Friday, and the Orange head coach wanted to make sure Carter-Williams got some experience Tuesday. If Carter-Williams struggled when he went in, though, Boeheim said he probably wouldn’t have hesitated to sit him back down on the bench. But those struggles never came from the freshman guard in Syracuse’s 62-56 win over Marshall Tuesday. He played 12 minutes — nine in the second half — and although he didn’t make a field goal, he also didn’t commit a single turnover. He filled in mostly for junior Brandon Triche, who played only five minutes after halftime. “We wanted to get Michael some time, and he did a good job for us,” Boeheim said. “If he hadn’t, I probably would have gotten Brandon back in there. But I thought Michael gave us about eight or nine minutes where he got the
dave trotman-wilkins | staff photographer (FROM LEFT) KRIS JOSEPH, DENNIS TINNON AND FAB MELO fight for a rebound during SU’s 62-56 victory over Marshall. Marshall had 20 offensive rebounds in the game. ball to people, didn’t turn it over, got a couple nice assists and made his free throws.” Carter-Williams finished the game with three points, two rebounds, two assists, two blocks and a steal. His best stretch came near the seven-minute mark of the second half. He pulled in a rebound and led a fast break down the court before finding Scoop Jardine for a layup to stretch SU’s lead to 48-34. On the Orange’s next possession, the 6-foot-5 freshman stuffed a jumper, grabbed the loose ball and went coast-to-coast before getting fouled at the rim. And after the game, Carter-Williams was pleased with his performance. “It was a confidence booster I think,”
Carter-Williams said. “I just went out there and tried to play my game like always. I’m trying to have coach have more trust in me so I can play more minutes. I just keep going out there and producing, making plays and doing the little things.” Triche also thought the freshman played well filling in for him in the second half. “I think he did great, especially in the second half,” Triche said. “I just want him to shoot the ball a little bit more. He had a few angles to the basket that he could have capitalized on and scored some field goals. But I think he did great as far as playing the point guard.” zjbrown@syr.edu mcooperj@syr.edu
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STAINLESS STEAL Syracuse continues undefeated start behind aggressive defense By Zach Brown
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or Brandon Triche, playing defense isn’t typically his favorite part of a basketball game. It lacks the glamour of a dunk or the satisfaction of a critical 3-pointer. But when it’s done well, it’s pivotal to the outcome of a game. And that’s when it becomes enjoyable. “Playing defense in general is not the most fun thing,” Triche said. “But when it’s working and we’re getting steals, it makes everybody want to make that defensive play to help the team. “Just getting steals makes it that much fun to play defense.” If that’s the case, Syracuse had a lot of fun against Marshall on Tuesday,. Though both teams struggled offensively, the Orange built a double-digit lead before halftime thanks mostly to 10 first-half steals. That cushion allowed
No. 3 SU (9-0) to hang on for a 62-56 win over the Thundering Herd (5-2) in front of 19,817 at the Carrier Dome. Marshall finished the game with 19 turnovers — 12 of them steals by SU, which entered the game leading the country with 12.5 steals per game. “This year, we’ve been a little bit more active,” head coach Jim Boeheim said. “I think maybe just the comfort level of guys being in the defense for a while now. I just think that we’re more active.” Both Syracuse and Marshall opened with a horrid stretch on the offensive end. The teams combined for just nine field goals through the first 10 minutes of action. But that’s when the Thundering Herd started to cough the ball up. It began with Orange guard Scoop Jardine deflecting a pass near the top of the key and chasing it down on the
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SU wins despite losing rebound battle to Herd By Mark Cooper ASST. SPORTS EDITOR
Finally, Dennis Tinnon finished the tip-in. His first shot didn’t go, neither did shots by two other Marshall players and Michael Carter-Williams’ block sent the ball back to the Marshall forward about midway through the second half. But the fifth time was the charm. Tinnon ended the mad scrambles and missed buckets, at least for one possession. Two possessions later, after two missed 3-point attempts, Tinnon tipped in another offensive rebound. “They’re a physical rebounding team,” SU head coach Jim Boeheim
said. “They really got on the boards, exposed a weakness there. We didn’t do a good job on the boards. We forced a lot of missed shots and then we didn’t get the ball back.” While Marshall shot a subpar 33.8 percent, Syracuse never fully ran away from the Thundering Herd because of an exceptional performance by Marshall on the offensive glass. Led by Tinnon’s 15 boards, Marshall outrebounded the Orange 46-33, including grabbing 20 offensive rebounds. Syracuse (9-0) gritted its way to a 62-56 win over Marshall (5-2) on Tuesday
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dave trotman-wilkins | staff photographer BRANDON TRICHE attempts to steal a pass during Syracuse’s 62-56 victory over Marshall on Tuesday. SU’s defense dominated the Thundering Herd in the first half, forcing 12 turnovers and gathering 10 steals.