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Falling through Plans for the Syracuse Philharmonic fold after the

Different voices Liberal columnist Harmen

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organizers are unable to reconcile philosophical differences. Page 3

Rockler advocates for more candidates to be included in GOP debates. Page 5

activities that will leave SU students no excuses to stay inside. Page 9

game of the season on Saturday at Notre Dame.

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Ansari to perform act at OnCenter

Tomaselli falsifies emails

By Amrita Mainthia NEW MEDIA EDITOR

When Bing was recruited to play SU basketball, he was the only black individual on the team. Football players like Ernie Davis, John Mackey and Billy Hunter worked to help recruit Bing to come to SU. When Bing came to Syracuse from his hometown of Washington, D.C., only about 100 students of the 14,000 who attended the university were colored, and of those, 75 were male, he said.

Actor and comedian Aziz Ansari will unleash his humor in Syracuse while performing stand-up on April 13, University Union officials announced Sunday. UU will host “An Evening With Aziz Ansari” at the OnCenter Arena at 8 p.m.

“We are excited to bring Actor and comeAziz,” said dian Ansari Dekker, Where: OnCen- Rob UU president. ter “We felt this When: April 13 at 7 p.m. was a great How much: opportunity to $15 for SU and use resources SUNY-ESF stuin (the city of) dents, $30 genSyracuse to put eral admission together a great event for students.”

Tickets will be available Jan. 30 through an online presale or in person at the Carrier Dome Box Office for $15 to all Syracuse University and State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry faculty, staff and students. More information will be sent to students via email. UU will provide free shuttles to and from the OnCenter and Schine Student Center the day of the event.

UU normally hosts its performing arts shows in Goldstein Auditorium. However, with the auditorium’s limiting capacity of 1,500 people, UU looked to a larger venue, said Amanda Shaw, co-director of UU Performing Arts. The OnCenter’s capacity of 6,600 allows for a larger audience.

“We wanted to benefit the students by bringing a bigger name to a bigger arena,” Shaw said. “It gives more students a chance to attend a great show.”

Members of UU plan to promote the show in Syracuse as well as at four nearby schools: Le Moyne Col-

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By Michael Cohen STAFF WRITER

Zach Tomaselli, the third man to bring forth allegations of molestation against Bernie Fine, admitted to falsifying emails he forwarded to The Daily Orange and another media outlet.

Tomaselli, 23, of Lewiston, Maine, told The Daily Orange on Friday he doctored multiple emails and forwarded them to TOMASELLI The Daily Orange and The Post-Standard in hopes the news outlets would report on them, resulting in more public support of his claims against Fine.

“The biggest reason is support,” Tomaselli said. “I felt like there was so much stuff that people didn’t know. The police were telling me that they knew my father was lying, but there’s no way for me to get that out. And that’s the only thing I could think of.”

The emails Tomaselli admitted to altering were made to look like they had been sent from the email account of Syracuse Police Depart-

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HOW IT BEGAN Tomaselli told police Fine molested him as a child on Nov. 26, after two men came forward and accused Fine of also sexually abusing them. He said he was molested by Fine in a hotel the night before SU played an away game against Pittsburgh in 2002.

Tomaselli, who was 13 years old at the time and lived 78 miles north of Syracuse, said nobody witnessed the alleged abuse and had no physical evidence of the abuse happening.

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rachel mohler | contributing photographer (TOP TO BOTTOM) This year’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration event included dinner, an award ceremony and performances by the Dance Theatre of Syracuse and the SU MLK Community Choir.

Dave Bing, SU alumnus and mayor of Detroit, was the keynote speaker.

Detroit mayor inspires students to take part in positive activism

By Andrew Feldman STAFF WRITER

With the same prowess he displayed on the basketball courts almost 50 years ago playing for the Syracuse Orangemen, Dave Bing served Syracuse University once again as the keynote speaker for the 27th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.

On Saturday night, while the men’s basketball team was on the road facing Notre Dame, the Carrier Dome hosted the celebration, themed “A Living Legacy: The Fierce Urgency of Now.” There were 2,180 seats provided in the Dome for the event, according to a Jan. 19 article in The Daily Orange.

Marissa Willingham, program associate in the Office of Multicultural Affairs and chair of the event, said the underlying purpose of the theme was to continue contributing to King’s vision and world peace.

A soul food dinner was served in accordance with the theme and based on African-American heritage. Bing spoke after the dinner, followed by a presentation of the Unsung Hero Awards and performances by the Dance Theatre of Syracuse and the SU MLK Community Choir.

Bing graduated from SU in 1966 with a bachelor’s degree in economics, while also standing out on the basketball court. He earned the first pick of the 1966 NBA Draft to the Detroit Pistons on his way to a Hall of Fame career. Bing was elected as the 62nd mayor of Detroit in May 2009.

In his speech, Bing spoke about his own life on campus and how he felt being a minority in a time where discrimination was rampant and the civil rights movement had only begun to formulate, he said. Bing spoke of the importance of self-acceptance and ways to better the world.

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Plans for symphony canceled

Police arrest, evict occupiers from local park

By Stephanie Bouvia ASST. NEWS EDITOR

Seven members of Occupy Syracuse were arrested Thursday morning when police arrived to evict the protestors from Perseverance Park, nearly two days after Mayor Stephanie Miner told them to leave because they violated city fire codes.

After standing for 110 days, the occupiers’ tents were taken down by police at about 3:30 a.m. Thursday.

Those arrested were charged with not having a permit required for a temporary structure, according to an article in The Post-Standard.

Miner told the campers on Tuesday at 8 a.m. they had 24 hours to leave the park. Occupiers refused to evacuate and drew a crowd of more than 50 people at 7 a.m. Wednesday.

After the 8 a.m. deadline had passed without the police coming to the scene, people began to believe the

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TIME TO OCCUPY Oct. 2: Occupy Syracuse sets up in Perseverance Park.

Jan. 8: City fire officials search Occupy camp and find propane fired heaters and cooking appliances, including multiple propane tanks.

Jan. 17: Syracuse Mayor

Stephanie Miner tells the members of Occupy Syracuse they have to leave the park within 24 hours because they violated city fire codes.

Jan. 18: Authorities don’t

show up to evict the occupy members.

Jan. 19: Police remove protestors from the park and arrest seven of them.

Jan. 28: Occupy members

plan to protest outside of Miner’s campaign fundraiser, described as a “$1,000 per plate campaign fundraiser” in an Occupy Ball event.

By Debbie Truong MANAGING EDITOR

vices and director of family transition services at Elmcrest Children’s Center; Ellen Ford, clinical director at Vera House; Sgt. Jack Schmidt of the Onondaga Sheriff’s Office; and Tim Donovan, director of the State University of New York Youth Sports Institute.

The meeting was moderated by Becky Palmer, a radio host on local station B104.7.

More than 50 people attended the meeting, including coaches, teachers, university administrators and community residents.

At the beginning of the meeting, parts of a short documentary titled “Child Sexual Predators: The Familiar Stranger” were shown.

The documentary explained that child sexual abuse is not an uncommon crime, though it is usually thought of as a taboo subject.

Plans to create the Syracuse Philharmonic, an effort supported by Syracuse University to restore a professional symphony to the city, have fallen through.

Half of the six-member Syracuse Philharmonic board left in December, the Post-Standard reported Thursday. The remaining board members decided to discontinue plans for the Philharmonic after Ann Clarke, one of the departed board members and dean of SU’s College of Visual and Performing Arts, announced Wednesday that the university is planning to back another effort to form a symphony led by former board member Robert Daino, according to the article.

Clarke issued a statement signed by herself, Daino and Andy Russo, the third board member who left in December, citing philosophical and strategic differences that led to the parting.

“While we have left the Syracuse Philharmonic board, we have not resigned from our commitment to, and goal of utilizing our energies, talents, and relationships to ensure that this region regains the valuable asset of symphonic music,” the statement read.

An additional request for comment was not returned by Clarke.

Symphony Syracuse, an orchestra formed after the 50-year-old Syracuse Symphony Orchestra declared bankruptcy in March 2011, has been critical of the plan to create the Philharmonic.

In an open letter dated Sept. 12, 2011, Jon Garland, chairman of the Symphony Syracuse Foundation, stated the Philharmonic did not involve former members of the SSO in planning. The five-year timetable

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stephanie lin | design editor (FROM LEFT) ELLEN FORD, JACK SCHMIDT AND TIM DONOVAN participate in a Q-and-A session during a town hall meeeting, which focused on child sexual abuse in athletics.

Panel inspires discussion about abuse

By Stephanie Bouvia ASST. NEWS EDITOR

Christine Garvey said it is important people realize child sexual abusers are not always a “stranger in a trench coat,” but that in most instances, the abuser is someone the child and his or her family knows.

Garvey, the chief assistant district attorney with the Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office, was one of six panelists that met at Onondaga Community College at 6:30 p.m. Thursday to shed light on some of the issues raised regarding child sexual abuse following the Bernie Fine case and the Pennsylvania State University scandal.

“Preventing Child Abuse in Youth Athletics: A Call to Action” was hosted by the McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center and functioned like a town hall meeting. It was free and open to the public.

Other members on the panel included community members Dan Leonard, a childhood sexual abuse survivor; Julie Cecile, executive

“No one really likes to talk about children being abused. We want you to stop pretending that ‘it’ doesn’t happen in your community.”

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director of the McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center; Allison Young, director of sexual abuse ser-

Follett’s bookstore to shut down due to business competition

By Breanne Van Nostrand ASST. COPY EDITOR

Follett’s Orange Bookstore, a longtime textbook supplier for Syracuse University students, will close its doors for the last time Friday, Feb. 24.

Joseph Dugas, textbook coordinator for Follett’s, declined to specify the “several reasons” for the bookstore’s closing, but he said the competition

between Follett’s and the SU Bookstore played a role. It is uncommon for two major bookstores to service a university, Dugas said.

The textbook business is simply hurting in general, Dugas said.

Students are often finding their required books for cheaper prices through online retailers, such as Chegg and Amazon.

Students are also spending less annually on textbooks, and professors are acknowledging high textbook prices, according to a Jan. 17 article in The Daily Orange.

Some professors are making readers of their own, which may eliminate the need for a textbook, Dugas said.

But he said bookstores become

convenient for students when they suddenly feel they need to use a textbook and cannot wait the “twoto three-day” shipping period from online retailers.

Dugas said he noticed professors placed fewer orders to Follett’s this semester, and some orders came in late, which caused textbooks to be late, too.

As for any future tenants in the space Follett’s currently occupies, Dugas said that Panera Bread is a possibility, but he was not completely sure.

Follett’s is open and operating normally for now and, as of Saturday, did not have any signs signaling the store’s departure. brvannos@syr.edu

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lege, Cornell University, Ithaca College and SUNY-Binghamton. General admission tickets are $30 and go on sale Feb. 6.

Students had a chance to weigh in on performing arts choices through a UU survey distributed by email to all syr.edu accounts. The

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would also prevent musicians from entering the picture until the three-year mark, Garland stated in the letter posted to the organization’s website.

“While there are some positive aspects of the proposed plan, there are areas of serious concern as well,” the letter read. “As a practi-

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police would arrive later in the evening unannounced to forcibly remove occupiers.

“When the police notified those in custody of the charges, it was the first time any city official mentioned the need to obtain a permit for tents at Occupy Syracuse,” according to an Occupy Syracuse press release.

Occupiers remained true to the movement’s mission and were not violent when police showed up, according to the article.

Although authorities removed the campers from the park, Occupy Syracuse is not over.

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fall survey received nearly 700 responses, said Jamie Berman, co-director of UU Performing Arts. More than 53 percent of students ranked Ansari as their first, second or third choice in the comedy category.

Ansari, who first began stand-up in 2001, has since appeared in feature films including “I Love You, Man,” “Funny People” and “30 Minutes or Less.” Ansari’s “Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening” aired on Comedy Cen-

tral in January 2010 and brought him critical acclaim and success. Later that year, Ansari hosted the MTV Movie Awards. Currently, Ansari stars in NBC’s “Parks and Recreation” as Tom Haverford. “(Ansari) brings something very different to the table,” Berman said. “It’s a mix of awkwardness and quirkiness. He’s just very subtly hilarious.”

cal matter, the musicians are unlikely to be able to survive in our community for two years with no guaranteed minimum salary, and possibly no benefits.”

These differences led the organizations to compete for financing and supporters, according to The Post-Standard article.

Garland could not be reached for comment.

Both the city of Syracuse and members of the SU community have worked toward forming a new orchestral symphony since the SSO’s closing in March. The bankruptcy ended the

half-decade-old orchestra, leaving musicians without jobs and many searching for a new outlet for orchestral music.

SU has been involved with efforts to help a professional orchestra return to the city of Syracuse. Patrick Jones, director of the Setnor School of Music, said the newly formed Center for Live Music in the 21st Century will continue to work with music organizations and the like to help develop strategies for the business side of operating an arts organization. The Philharmonic was a client with the

center.

Symphony Syracuse has not requested to work with the center, but it has borrowed sheet music from the university, Jones said.

Though Jones is not directly associated with the Syracuse Philharmonic, he said he does not feel the decision to hold off on the Philharmonic will set back the return of a professional orchestra to Syracuse.

Said Jones: “It seems like it’s forward momentum.”

A General Assembly meeting in Perseverance Park was held Thursday at 6:30 p.m. by the occupiers to discuss how to move forward from their eviction, according to the press release.

On Friday, the protestors took part in a national Occupy the Courts action outside of the federal court building on South Clinton Street. The members of Occupy held a press conference at 1 p.m.

During Occupy the Courts, members launched a petition to get the Syracuse Common Council to support a constitutional amendment declaring that corporations are not people, according to a Jan. 20 article in The Post-Standard.

During the action, about 40 Occupy supporters listened to speeches and carried signs criticizing the high court’s ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, according to the article. The case affirmed that corporations are people and the First Amendment prohibits government from restricting how much money can be spent by corporations and unions for political purposes, something the movement has been fighting since its conception.

Although the tents are gone, a few Occupy members continue to sleep in Perseverance Park. Police spokesman Sgt. Tom Connellan said though a sign posted on Thursday now bars people from sleeping in Perseverance Park, the

department’s biggest concern was that no one pitched tents or brought in furniture, according to the article.

Ryan O’Hara, one of the members who spent the night in the park, said Occupy members will continue to sleep there “as long as people are willing and able.” He said the group is also trying to find space indoors, according to the article.

Occupiers will host an Occupy Ball event outside of Miner’s campaign fundraiser, described as a “$1,000 per plate campaign fundraiser,” on Jan. 28, according to the press release. The organizers’ protest will be about money in elections, according to the release.

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friendly coach from a potential predator.

“Some of the best people we know are volunteers with our kids,” he said.

Donovan said he wanted to approach the meeting organizationally and suggested youth athletic groups create a new position on their board of directors, a coordinator of child protection standards and practices. He said this person would be certified in identifying abuse and would be in charge of sharing information with parents, coaches and other board members.

Donovan said some organizations are starting to do this. He said this will help improve the standards within youth sports.

“We don’t want people who would abuse young people to be comfortable in our organizations,” he said.

When the panelists were done speaking, audience members were able to ask questions by submitting written note cards. The meeting lasted two hours.

Syracuse resident Carol Holbrook said she came to the meeting because she has four kids involved in youth sports. She said she thinks it’s important that issues of child sexual abuse aren’t ignored.

“People need to talk about it,” Holbrook said.

“I think this helped.”

Cecile, executive director of the McMahon/ Ryan Center, said she was pleased with the audience turnout.

“I’m glad that people made the trip here,” she said.

Cecile said she and other organizers started planning the meeting after news broke about the Penn State scandal. Once news broke about the Fine case at SU, it brought these issues to the forefront of the Syracuse community.

“It’s my mission in life,” she said, “and I think it’s important that we continue this conversation.”

HISTORY OF HUMOR

In recent years, UU has booked several comedic acts. In the fall, Demetri Martin brought laughs with his stand-up routine and last March students had the chance to experience the comedic musical talents of Bo Burnham. The SU stage has also been graced by Andy Samberg, Daniel Tosh and Adam Sandler.

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One in every four girls and one in every six boys are sexually abused by age 18, according to the documentary.

Leonard is one of those victims.

As the first panelist to speak, Leonard said he was abused by a football coach from ages 11 to 13. He said he came to the meeting because he wanted to put a name and face to victims of child abuse.

Leonard said he wanted community members to be able to engage in an open conversation about the different types of abuse that can happen to children.

“No one really likes to talk about children being abused,” he said. “We want you to stop pretending that ‘it’ doesn’t happen in your community.”

Parents should be vigilant when looking for signs that their child is being abused, Leonard said. He said two red flags are if an adult is trying to make the child his or her best friend, and if the child and the adult are spending a lot of one-on-one time together.

These, he said, are two signs that parents should question or not allow.

“Don’t trust another adult with your child,” Leonard said.

Each panelist spoke for about 10-15 minutes each and went over topics, such as what child abuse is, the signs and symptoms of abuse, the characteristics of a sex offender and how to report abuse.

Donovan, director of the SUNY Youth Sports Institute and Syracuse University alumnus, said it can be tricky dealing with child abuse within youth athletics. Sometimes, he said, it can be hard to see the signs of abuse and differentiate a dedicated and

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Accusers’ lies cast doubt on Fine case EDITORIAL by the daily orange editorial board The third accuser in the Bernie Fine sex abuse case admitted to falsifying portions of emails he sent to multiple media outlets Friday. This news comes exactly a week after Fine’s fourth accuser recanted his story.

Zach Tomaselli, the third person to make allegations against Fine, said he doctored the emails to gain support for his claims but did not recant his story. Floyd VanHooser said he made up claims that the former associate head men’s basketball coach had molested him because of a personal vendetta against Fine.

With this news unfolding, a shadow of doubt and an extra layer of confusion are cast on the case, which has thrust Syracuse University into national news since mid-November.

The news calls the testimony of the first two alleged victims into question. Regardless of the legitimacy behind Bobby Davis’ and Mike Lang’s claims about their interactions with Fine, public opinion of the allegations is changing.

Other victims of sexual abuse will be adversely affected because of Tomaselli and VanHooser’s actions. If more victims come forward against Fine, their stories will be automatically scrutinized and possibly discounted.

Though allegations of sexual abuse must be taken seriously, any new victims — in this case or any others — will have additional obstacles to overcome. It is never easy for victims to come forward, and this will complicate the situation for other victims.

On the same day Tomaselli publicly accused Fine in an article published by The Post-Standard and ESPN released a taped phone call between Fine’s wife and Davis, Fine was fired from the university. Tomaselli’s accusations were partially to blame for Fine being fired from the university.

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GOP debates leave out valuable candidate insights

ome of the most interesting viewpoints in the GOP presidential race are being left out.

Buddy Roemer and a few other GOP candidates have not been able to debate their fellow candidates.

For candidates like Roemer who do not get, or allow, large donations, promoting their campaigns can be difficult. If we are to elect a president or nominee we have to know about all the options. Unfortunately, our presidential debates are falling short.

The way we get political news tends to consist of horserace-style coverage between a few major candidates. Third-party candidates and minor candidates are not reported on because they aren’t seen as threats. Instead, they’re seen as unelectable and unimportant to the political process.

Media outlets also have power to shape political debate and policy options. This is referred to as the “agenda-setting effect” by political scientists. By covering only the major candidates, voters are less likely to be fully informed as to who is best suited.

Many Republicans and independents

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to the left, to the left may have never heard of Roemer.

One way to better inform the public would be to hear from the other candidates. Republicans have held 20 debates so far. Similar questions and responses from the candidates have lowered the quality of the debates.

Many moderators have failed to properly scrutinize the candidates.

Time in debates is spent asking softball questions and unqualified questions from Facebook and Twitter.

Variations of questions like “Why do you think you’re best suited to defeat President Obama?” or “What is your plan to create jobs?” are asked in nearly every debate. Not only are these questions repetitive, but they aren’t difficult to answer.

Adding Roemer into the mix could not only make debates livelier, but

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could increase the substantive discussion between candidates.

Roemer, who has just as substantial a political history as the other candidates, offers distinctly different viewpoints on issues, especially on the influence of money in politics. He could do a better job challenging his fellow candidates’ viewpoints than moderators have been doing.

Debate hosts and some viewers, though, don’t always agree that more voices are better. Minor candidates may detract from the debate. To solve this problem, candidates usually have to meet a minimum polling number to be allowed to debate.

In New Hampshire, CNN initially wanted Roemer to meet a certain poll number. When Roemer satisfied these requirements, a different standard was used to exclude him. He then had to raise a certain amount of money to be allowed in. Roemer and Texas Gov. Rick Perry were tied in polling in New Hampshire but only Perry appeared in the debate.

While the journalists who moderate debates are supposed to be unbiased, the exclusion of Roemer

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challenges this. Network managements’ decisions to change rules to specifically exclude candidates reflect an unacceptable bias.

There need to be clear-cut rules to determine who should be allowed to debate. Networks and parties can still be in charge of creating these rules, but they do a disservice to the public watching by manipulating them.

Debates are an important way for the public to learn about the candidates.

Our democracy is hurt when candidates who have less money are excluded from debating. We’ve reached a point where money can buy exposure. In turn, it’s serving to limit who gets coverage. Our presidential races are not a true competition between the best ideas and experience. Roemer and other minor GOP candidates should be allowed to debate. The public’s choices for whom to elect should not be filtered.

Opening up debates is one way to better select who represents us.

Harmen Rockler is a junior newspaper journalism and political science major.

His column appears every Monday. He can be reached at horockle@syr.edu.

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Students emotional after ex-football coach Paterno’s death

By Marwa Eltagouri ASST. NEWS EDITOR

Longtime Pennsylvania State University football coach Joe Paterno, who transformed from admirable football icon to the center of controversy to bedridden victim in a span of two months, died of lung cancer early Sunday morning at age 85.

The well-respected ex-coach experienced a startling downfall when he became immersed in the center of a sex abuse scandal and was fired from his job after failing to contact police in 2002 when told a young boy was molested inside the football complex. While the official cause of Paterno’s death was a metastatic small cell carcinoma of the lung, many students attribute his death to the scandal that led to the end of his career.

“Football and Penn State were his life, and when you take that away from him, it’s kind of understandable why all of a sudden his health would be bad,” said Imani Wimberly, a junior writing and rhetoric major. “It’s like how when someone’s spouse dies, they die soon after. It’s a huge blow to football, and a bigger blow to Penn State.”

It was announced in mid-November that the ex-coach was seeking treatment for lung

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ment Detective Clark Farry to Tomaselli’s personal account. But before forwarding the emails, Tomaselli said he made changes and additions.

“I made a mistake,” Tomaselli said. “I made up a couple of lies, and it’s really biting me now.”

In text messages to The Daily Orange on Friday afternoon, Tomaselli said he plans to ask Syracuse police to end the Bernie Fine investigation.

“Im guna ask the police to end the bernie fine investigation. I’m done,” he wrote in one text message.

“But he did do it. Im not lying,” Tomaselli said in a second message.

In an email to multiple media outlets, including The Daily Orange, on Jan. 20, Tomaselli denied ever having mentioned asking the police to end the investigation of Bernie Fine. He also said he has “absolute confidence” in the investigation and wants it to continue.

“I have made a decision to suspend my civil action for the time being. However, I remain fully confident that ongoing investigations of

cancer, which was diagnosed during a followup visit for a bronchial illness. A few weeks after that revelation, Paterno broke his pelvis after falling. He had been in the hospital since Jan. 13 for observation for minor complications from chemotherapy and radiation treatments, according to a Jan. 22 article from The Chicago Sun-Times.

Paterno, known as “JoePa,” built his football program around the motto “Success with Honor” and won 409 games, taking the Penn State Nittany Lions to 37 bowl games and two national championships. More than 250 of the players he coached continued on to play in the NFL. The scandal broke in early November when Jerry Sandusky, the former defensive coordinator expected to succeed Paterno before retiring in 1999, was charged with sexually abusing 10 boys over 15 years. Mike McQueary, a graduate assistant at the time, witnessed an alleged rape committed by Sandusky in a shower in the football building and testified he told Paterno, who waited a day before alerting authorities. Paterno failed to execute the moral responsibility of contacting police and was fired from the university soon after, according to the article.

But the general reaction of students is one of

remembrance for his legendary coaching career rather than the scandal.

the evidence surrounding the incident in Pittsburgh will continue.

“In summary, I deny having made any request to any law enforcement authorities to suspend their investigations. My decision related to the civil action has nothing to do with their work.”

The first email that Tomaselli admitted to doctoring is dated Nov. 25, 2011, and was made to look like it had been sent from Farry to Tomaselli. The sentence Tomaselli specifically mentioned as being inserted called Tomaselli’s father a “liar” and a “sick man,” and it gave forth the belief that Tomaselli was molested by him.

A second email altered by Tomaselli was dated Dec. 16, 2011, and was also made to look like Farry had sent it. The sentence he specifically mentioned as being inserted said there was proof Tomaselli had been in Pittsburgh through game video and a staff member’s confession.

The Daily Orange questioned Tomaselli about this email upon receipt because the signature of the Dec. 16, 2011, email read, “Clarke,” spelling Farry’s first name incorrectly. Originally, Tomaselli denied making changes to the email, but he admitted to alter-

ing the message and the misspelling in the signature on Friday.

Syracuse police Sgt. Tom Connellan referred calls to the U.S. attorney’s office in Syracuse. Connellan said Farry is not allowed to comment because the U.S. attorney’s office is handling it all. Assistant U.S. Attorney John Duncan said he could not comment.

Tomaselli said another reason for lying was to “counterattack” the comments and assertions made by OnondagaCounty District Attorney William Fitzpatrick.

In an article published by The Post-Standard on Jan. 19, Fitzpatrick said Tomaselli told Syracuse police he attended an away game against the University of Connecticut during the 2001-02 season, and it was on that trip that he claims Fine molested him.

Fitzpatrick goes on to say that once authorities recognized Syracuse did not play Connecticut during that season, Tomaselli changed his story to say that he was abused in a Pittsburgh hotel room in January 2002.

“Fitzpatrick is never going to admit this, but he’s lying,” Tomaselli said. “I have to lie to counterattack Fitzpatrick sometimes. Fitzpatrick is a liar, and he’s making up horrible lies about me. And it’s just unreal. Unreal.”

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“He really should be remembered by the first 84 years of his life, as opposed to the last one.

The scandal shouldn’t take away from his fantastic coaching career and his remembrance.”

Joe Pugliese

SOPHOMORE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MAJOR

“Of course he did something wrong, we all do something wrong,” said Armoni Collins, an undeclared freshman in the David B. Falk College for Sport and Human Dynamics, who said he was upset upon hearing the news of Paterno’s death. “But he shouldn’t be remembered for the scandal — that’s really sad.”

Joe Pugliese, a sophomore information tech-

BING

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“Everybody that I lived with and around, played with and against, looked just like me.

So coming to Syracuse was a new experience in several areas,” he said.

While Bing recognized SU has diversified over the years, he still believes change is necessary both through legislation and on an individual level. Directly to the minority students in attendance, he said how individuals compose themselves is extremely important to break stereotypes rather than to support them.

“Keep on challenging the university to make constructive changes,” Bing said.

Karen Kotlar, a singer in the SU MLK choir, said she thoroughly enjoyed the event.

“I thought he lead the past into the present really well and showed appreciation for what he

nology major, agrees and said he believes Paterno should be remembered as an icon for Penn State and football programs across the world.

“He really should be remembered by the first 84 years of his life, as opposed to the last one,” he said. “The scandal shouldn’t take away from his fantastic coaching career and his remembrance.”

Jeff Cullen, a sophomore sociology major, said it’s unfortunate Paterno’s death took place immediately after the scandal unfolded. But, he said, he won’t let that ruin his view of the coach, and it should not ruin people’s view of the university.

Said Cullen: “He was Penn State.” meltagou@syr.edu

JOEPA’S PAST

“JoePa” Paterno was a quarterback and cornerback at Brown University before becoming associate football coach at Penn State in 1950. He became head coach in 1966. He denied an offer to coach the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1969 due to his devotion to the Nittany Lions.

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Fitzpatrick responded to these claims by saying he felt sorry for Tomaselli, who he described as a very troubled young man.

“I feel that anybody that legitimized this guy, particularly Syracuse Police Chief Frank Fowler, has done this community a tremendous disservice,” Fitzpatrick said.

“It should have been obvious to anybody early on that Zach Tomaselli was never at the Pittsburgh game in Pittsburgh. And if Fowler had any type of police ability, we would not be at this spot or at the situation we’re in right now. It’s very, very sad all around. It just goes to confirm what I said on Dec. 7.”

Though he admitted to altering the emails, Tomaselli maintained on Friday that his allegations against Fine are true. He said everything contained in the email is information he was told on the phone or in private by Syracuse police, but that he had no way to get that information out to the public.

“Everything is true, but I had no way of getting it out,” Tomaselli said. “I wanted to get it out. I wanted it to be reported.

“You guys are reporters, and you guys caught me in a lie. So if I was lying about Bernie Fine, they (the police) would have known by now.” mjcohe02@syr.edu

“Everybody that I lived with and around, played with and against, looked just like me.”

Dave Bing

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received in a real humble way. He was respectful and an inspiration to all,” she said.

Emmelie De La Cruz, a senior public relations major who has been coming to this event since her freshman year, said this one was the most inspiring yet.

Said De La Cruz: “Everyone needs a little bit of motivation and a little bit of inspiration, and I think tonight was definitely that kind of night.” amfeld01@syr.edu

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By Shannon Hazlitt CONTRIBUTING WRITER

snow leopard crouches low to the ground on a barren, snow-covered rocky ledge. This image, along with a sequence of other pictures showing the cat in its natural environment, was a thrilling discovery for SUNY-ESF biologist James Gibbs.

This marked the first time the rare snow leopard was photographed in the Altai Mountains near the Russia-Mongolia border.

Gibbs saw clues that snow leopards were in the area, such as scratch marks on trees and droppings, but it was the photographs that confirmed their existence, he said.

“You can’t really get the world excited about a scat or a scrape,” Gibbs said. “But a photograph is much more powerful than any math, statistic or data.”

Gibbs said he believes the photographs offer hope that the endangered snow leopards in the area could make a c omeb ack

SUNY-ESF researchers capture first images of snow leopards in Siberian mountains

if human factors such as hunting and poaching can be controlled.

The cameras that potentially caught two different snow leopards were supplied by the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry thanks to a $20,000 grant from Panthera, an organization that specializes in the protection of wild cat species.

The pictures were taken at a site called Chikhachyova Ridge in the Altai Republic of southern Russia between Oct. 26 and 30, according to a Dec. 2 ESF press release.

“All of those cameras are still in place,” Gibbs said. “We should be hearing soon if any more of the animals were sighted.”

James Arrigoni is one of three graduate students from ESF who were able to go on the expedition. The expedition often involved hiking 25 kilometers a day in the cold, barren grasslands and up steep, rocky slopes, avoiding the sensitive border areas between Russia and Mongolia. He accompanied Gibbs to Siberia last summer to install the cameras.

“These cameras are much more accurate ways to survey populations,” he said. “They

can accurately recognize individuals by coloration patterns in the fur, and they can get population metrics.”

“All of those cameras are still in place. We should be hearing soon if any more of the animals were sighted.”

James Gibbs

SUNY-ESF BIOLOGIST

Gibbs also said it could be difficult to check cameras at an elevation of 4,000 meters, where temperatures can drop to minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit. He said they are “part of a larger project that is moving ahead on many fronts.”

The project Gibbs referred to was the international survey of the argali sheep, the world’s largest wild sheep and a key prey source for snow leopards, which originally brought him and his team to the isolated Altai Republic.

The population assessment was organized through the Altai

Project, an association working with international exchanges and nonprofit organizations to strengthen conservation measures, such as anti-poaching in the Altai region, according to its website.

Jacqueline Frair, an ESF wildlife ecologist who assisted Gibbs, said despite outsiders coming in to hunt the sheep, involvement of powerful countries can raise awareness.

“Just having Americans there was a very political move to get local support for conservation,” she said.

Other animals caught by the same cameras include rare Pallas’ cats, ibexes, wolves, lynxes, grizzly bears and giant vultures.

Gibbs said the Altai region is vital to protect.

“These transboundary areas are important because they’ve never been conducive for economic development, so they tend to have a lot of wildlife that has been killed off elsewhere,” he said.

Gibbs said he thinks it’s necessary to sustain all aspects of the expedition, including the alternative livelihoods, the anti-poaching and the biological surveys because they work together to reinforce conservation. He said he also hopes ESF’s involvement with the Altai Project will continue in the future.

“Right now we are all madly writing grants for sustaining this effort for next year,” he said. “So far we have been quite successful.” smhazlit@syr.edu

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Kicking cabin fever All things ice Revel in the wintry season by sipping on what’s deemed “the nectar of the weather” by Andrea O’Neill, director of marketing at Casa Larga in Fairport. The vineyard will host its fourth New York Ice Wine Festival on Feb. 18th to celebrate a winter-only specialty: ice wine.

To make traditional ice wine, vineyards leave grapes on the vines to freeze after harvest season. Once temperatures hit 17 or 18 degrees, they’re picked and pressed frozen.

“The juice that comes out has a rich, almost syrupy, honey-like consistency,” O’Neill said.

Along with tasting samples from the 11 wineries currently slated for the event, visitors can shop at vendors and savor food from local restaurants. They can also test their connoisseurship with the ice wine challenge.

Participants must distinguish a true ice wine from an iced wine, made with grapes chilled in a freezer.

“It’s something fun,” O’Neill said. “And we’re always trying to raise awareness of what true, traditional ice wine is.”

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Don’t feel snowed in, discover some ways to stay cool when it’s cold outside

on’t let frigid temperatures freeze your motivation to get out and do something.

Sure, winter’s in full swing, but there’s still plenty to do. And just because there’s snow on the ground doesn’t mean the outdoors is off limits. In fact, the fun is just beginning!

—Compiled by The Daily Orange Feature Staff

Trekking to Canada Do you enjoy carving through fresh powder on huge slopes? Have you grown frustrated living in the country with the world’s oldest legal drinking age?

If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, then SnowJam 2012 is a must-go for you. Students travel from SU to Montreal for a weekend of skiing at MontSainte-Anne resort and Campus Vacations-sponsored partying, according to Campus Vacations’ website.

This year, the trip takes place from Friday, Jan. 27, through Sunday, Jan. 29, with an option of one extra night in Montreal. For $329, students are given two-night accommodations, two-day lift tickets and a wristband for CV parties at clubs in Quebec City. Don’t forget, the drinking age in Quebec is 18, so come prepared for some wild nights.

Stay warm, Oswego

Dashing through the snow When the beaten hiking trails of Labrador Hollow Unique Area are packed with 8 inches of snow, hikers are required to carry a pair of snowshoes or crosscountry skis for safety purposes. It’s also a good excuse to take advantage of the picturesque wintry paths.

On Jan. 28, the Skyline Trail will be open for snowshoe-clad hikers and other locations will be available for cross-country skiers to enjoy from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., according to syracuse.com. So bundle up and head outside for an adventurous afternoon. And don’t forget to bring your camera.

Take the plunge If cold weather is your thing, celebrate the snow in Skaneateles, on Jan. 28. Winterfest 2012, the town’s annual opportunity to flaunt its seasonal offerings, crams an array of snowy activities into one three-and-a-half hour festival.

According to skaneateles.com, visitors can take a stroll amongst ice sculptures, chow down at a chili cook-off and see sled dogs in action. But more hardcore cold enthusiasts can dare to take part in one of the festival’s calling cards: the Polar Bear Plunge.

Adventurous Winterfest goers can cool down by dressing up in ridiculous costumes and submerging themselves in Skaneateles Lake for an ice-cold swim. If Syracuse winters are too tame for you, test your endurance by going for a chilly dip during Winterfest.

When else will visitors have the opportunity to clad themselves in crazy costumes and go sledding, or participate in a treasure hunt through the chilly snow? Well, probably never in one weekend.

The seventh annual Warm Up Oswego Festival will take place on Feb. 3 and 4. The festivities begin Jan. 27 at 6 p.m. and Jan. 28 at noon in downtown Oswego and the Oswego Y Armory. Jackie Sheffield, a member of the Warm Up Oswego Festival Committee, said this year’s event is expanding to include a bonfire and a snow sculpture contest.

However, one mainstay is the Costume Sled Race at 3 p.m. Saturday.

“It seems to attract the college kids,” she said.

Other events include a Hot 2K Trot fun run, performances all throughout the day, arts and crafts, and fireworks by Pyrotecnico over the Oswego River.

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Don’t be shy; add touch of edgy flair to your winter wear with latest trends

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enswear design often focuses on the subtle details of tailoring, but this season we can look forward to winter fashion that pushes the envelope.

From Jan. 14-22, the dandies of the world gathered across the pond for Men’s Fashion Week in Milan and Paris. The fashion industry’s top menswear designers presented their clothing collections for the fall/ winter 2012 season. Many let loose with extremely strong collections, demonstrating powerful takes on menswear.

An industry event for retailers and magazines, Fashion Week is also

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still judging you a great source of inspiration for the style-conscious masses. Most of us can’t afford to drop more than $1,000 on a winter coat, so the creations of luxury brands are often imitated by more affordable brands, making the latest trends more accessible.

One of this season’s trends is the dark, edgy, almost sinister vibe

favored by a number of designers.

This confident look is a great way to be adventurous with a winter wardrobe.

Leading this trend was the German brand Jil Sander with designer Raf Simons at its helm. Black leather dominated the collection, seen in long trench coats, suits and long-sleeved shirts.

Said Simons to Style.com’s Tim Blanks: “(In the past) We’ve been so daring with color, and black is so specific, now we’re being daring with black.”

Most of us wouldn’t wear long leather trenches to class, but we can take a hint from the show. Adding a bit of edge to your wardrobe can be empowering. As actor Matt Czuchry

said to Women’s Wear Daily: “If you put a leather jacket on, you feel differently than if you put a suit on.” So go ahead. Let your wardrobe bring out your inner badass.

Yves Saint-Laurent (YSL) continued the hard-edged trend with a collection that featured sharp tailoring, buckle details and more leather.

Designed by Stefano Pilati, the collection further distinguished itself with a military influence. Models donned classic wool coats and sweaters trimmed with leather and walked in shoes banded in metal.

In contrast to the dark intensity of Jil Sander and YSL, Burberry put forth a youthful collection that intro-

duced an intriguing new silhouette.

Christopher Bailey, creative director at the British luxury powerhouse, designed a number of cropped jackets that accentuated the slim tailoring of the collection’s suits. The jackets, cut to the natural waist, came in a variety of colors and materials. From charcoal gray wool to quilted olive green to a down-filled slate blue, the jackets all felt young and sporty.

Neil Barrett also designed a collection with great outerwear this season. “Apparently coats, not so much the clothes, make the man this season,” noted GQ on the collection on its website. In contrast to Burb-

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Community joins together in harmony for cultural event

By Marquise Francis CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Guests sat in a dimly lit black room, the spotlights focused on center stage. Small chatter filled the warm room until the hosts stepped onstage. The crowd rose to applause.

Locals gathered on Thursday evening at the Community Folk Art Center for its Gospel Open Mic Night, one part of the center’s series called “A Journey through the Music of the African Diaspora.” An introduction from the hosts kicked off the night.

Co-host Joan Hillsman, founder of the Hillsman Music Network, traced back the history of black music and explained how it derives from African music.

“This music has a history, it just didn’t pop up. Now, it’s in places where it never was,” Hills-

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The event will run from Feb. 9-12 and show films such as “The Story of Lover’s Rock,” “Fire in Babylon” and “La Salsa Cubana.”

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There will be a performance by Jamel “Mr. R&B Singer” Lorick, a vocalist, songwriter, arranger and producer from Syracuse. The concert will be on Thursday, Feb. 16, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Richard Dubin, a Syracuse University professor, will host the event.

man said, holding the microphone tightly in her wrinkled hands.

She told the history like a teacher would to students, explaining its origin and importance to the black community. The audience listened intently.

Throughout the event, Hillsman and cohost Tamar Smithers, the center’s creative arts director, sang selections of gospel songs in between acts. These songs involved both audience participation and some improvisation.

Songs like “Grateful” by Hezekiah Walker and “Because of Who You Are” by Martha Munizzi filled the evening. Smithers carried the songs with her strong voice, which had a delicate undertone, matching Hillman’s soft harmonic voice. The two traded song verses.

The audience sang along at times, swaying their hands from side to side, and stood at many points to join one another in celebration of the event.

Two members of the spoken word group Underground Poetry Spot performed their poems. Seneca Wilson, the group’s founder and assistant director of operation at the Recreation Services at Syracuse University, performed two powerful pieces, titled “I am Lamp” and “Romans 10:913.”

Wilson had the ability to rouse laughter and make performers feel comfortable on stage, encouraging the audience to help him along. His performances included snippets of gospel songs and offered insight into his personal life.

“I love doing spoken word, but I love gospel spoken word more because I am doing it for God,” Wilson said. “He gave me a gift, and

“This music has a history, it just didn’t pop up. Now, it’s in places where it never was,”

Joan Hillsman

FOUNDER OF THE HILLSMAN MUSIC NET WORK

I just want to thank him through spoken word.”

A student at Southside Academy Charter School, 8-year-old Anahja, stole the show with her rendition of “God in Me” by Mary Mary.

“I sang it at my family reunion and did it again because I wanted my Aunt Tamara to see it,” said Anahja when asked why she chose the song.

The little girl swayed from side to side, rapping some parts and gracefully singing others.

The crowd clapped in unison, joined together by the young girl’s performance, which exemplified the aim of the event.

“I learned a lot about God and how not to be discouraged,” Anahja said. “You don’t have to worry about your skin color, it’s OK to be black.” mafran01@syr.edu

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Surf channels to seperate fodder from stellar shows with this New Year’s resolutions checklist

STAFF WRITER

he year 2012 has set in, and chances are most of our resolutions haven’t been realized yet. Only three weeks into the New Year and the gym is empty, that novel isn’t finished and almost everyone has forgotten about “being a better person.” But there are some selfimprovement opportunities that you won’t even have to leave the house for. Here are some TV resolutions for 2012: jswucher@syr.edu

1. “I WANT TO TRY SOMETHING NEW.” — “Archer” — Thursdays at 10 p.m. on FX

There are few shows on TV as consistently funny and thrilling to watch as FX’s animated series “Archer.”

The show follows the exploits of the International Secret Intelligence Service’s arrogant, self-centered top agent: Sterling Archer. And that’s about as far as the premise goes. Some weeks are confined to the ISIS office while others take place in exotic locales around the world, but “Archer” never lets up on the hilarity.

The chemistry, interplay and timing of the voice cast is perfect, the animation can be stunning and the jokes make good use of the show’s mature audiences only rating.

In short, “Archer” has a look and feel all its own: something truly Courtesy of www.cybermage. se/archer-new-tv-show/ unique and definitely worth watching.

2. “I WANT TO TRY SOMETHING NEW THAT TAKES PLACE IN A MEDIEVAL FANTASY REALM WITH LOTS OF CHARACTERS FOR ME TO RELATE TO. AND ALSO DRAGONS.” — “Game of Thrones” — season two premieres April 1 on HBO.

3. “I WANT TO SHUT UP THAT PRETENTIOUS FRIEND OF MINE WHO WILL NOT STOP TALKING ABOUT ‘BREAKING BAD.’” — “Mad Men” — season five premieres March 25 on AMC “Mad Men” might just be the most ubiquitously appealing show on TV. It has period commentary and strong themes for the esoteric TV viewer, and enough sex and yelling to make it appealing to everyone else. At times, the show’s plot feels like a soap opera that snuck it’s way onto prime-time television. But that shouldn’t be held against the show, as that pulpy storyline has brought a lot of casual viewers to one of the most important shows since “The Sopranos.”

4. “I WANT TO ABANDON A SINKING SHIP.”

— “The Office” — Thursdays at 9 p.m. on NBC

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“Game of Thrones” is a television epic, and it’s astounding how much effort it took to make this show as spellbinding as possible. HBO spent a lot of money bringing George R.R. Martin’s fantasy realm to life. And with its cinematic-quality CGI landscapes, “Game of Thrones” is always a pleasure to look at. Granted, the show is certainly not for everyone. There are a myriad of characters to remember and the pacing of each episode can be slow. But for anyone looking to get truly lost in an imaginative world, this is the show to watch.

It’s just not the same. For weeks there was a collective hope that maybe, just maybe, “The Office” could soldier on without Michael Scott. Well, the experiment is over.

And sadly, it cannot. With new episodes resorting to out-of-office gimmicks like trivia contests and pool parties, it feels like this once great comedy is ready to be laid to rest. It’s time to let go.

5. “I WANT TO SUPPORT ROB SCHNEIDER’S CAREER BECAUSE I’M STILL HOLDING OUT FOR THAT ‘HOT CHICK’ SEQUEL THAT EVERYONE HAS BEEN ASKING FOR.”

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— “Rob” — Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. on CBS Here’s the premise: Rob Schneider marries into a Mexican family. He no comprende. If that sounds enjoyable, I have a fork you might want to stick in your eye.

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PERSPECTIVES The poet Robert Frost once wrote, “Nothing gold can stay.” Syracuse learned this lesson when a perfect season came to a halt in an away game against Notre Dame on Saturday. The campus was buzzing with opinions after this loss, and The Daily Orange asked a few students what they thought.

—Compiled by Chelsea DeBaise, asst. copy editor. cedebais@syr.edu.

What do you think this first loss of the 2012 season means to the SU team?

“I think they took for granted how “It means that 20 out of 21 ain’t good Fab has been this year. I think it bad. They should not let that get was important for us to have one loss.” in the way of being great.”

Matthew Dumoff,

SOPHOMORE FINANCE MAJOR

“Last time Syracuse had a good record, after they lost their first game, they went on a 6-7 game losing streak. My thinking is history could repeat itself.”

Rachel Sayer

JUNIOR PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR

“It was important for us to have this loss because now we know that we’re not unbeatable.”

Robert Feit

SOPHOMORE ACCOUNTING MAJOR

Rachel Green GRADUATE STUDENT IN THE MPA PROGRAM

“When Fab Melo’s out, it’s a whole different team. They muscled up Syracuse on defense.

They were due for a loss. It’s not the end of the season.”

Daniel Donahue GRADUATE STUDENT STUDYING INFORMATION SECURIT Y

“I think it takes a lot of energy to win every game. I think this first loss is good to restart.”

Mehdi Meghezzi

GRADUATE STUDENT STUDYING ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND ENGINEER MANAGEMENT

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erry’s short jackets, it was Barrett’s cape-like outerwear that stole the show. The elegant coats draped dramatically, and when paired with modern, slim-cut pants and leather boots, they appeared both classic and contemporary.

What Burberry and Neil Barrett made clear was that we don’t have to sacrifice looking good to stay warm in winter. Perhaps next winter, we can hold off the Syracuse chill with more colorful, elegant outerwear.

Overall, this year’s Men’s Fashion Week gave us some powerful perspectives. Look out for strong leather pieces for men with attitude, or for those who want a more approachable look, classic coats with a modern touch. Highquality pictures of the collections can be found on Style.com and other online sources, so have fun exploring, get inspired and get ready for a fashionable winter.

Ian Simon-Curry is a sophomore public relations major. His column appears every other Monday. He tries not to look a mess, but is not above wearing sweatpants to the dining hall.

He can be reached at insimonc@syr.edu.

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POINT GUARD

SCOOP JARDINE

6-2, 190, SR 8.3 PPG, 4.9 APG

SHOOTING GUARD

CASHMERE WRIGHT

6-0, 175, JR 10.8 PPG, 4.8 APG

BRANDON TRICHE

6-4, 205, JR 9.8 PPG, 2.9 APG

SMALL FORWARD

DION DIXON

6-3, 195, SR 13.9 PPG, 3.7 RPG

Though Jardine gave out seven assists against Notre Dame, he shot 0-of-5 from the field and 2-of-4 from the free-throw line. Wright was Cincinnati’s leading scorer on Saturday in its loss to West Virginia.

Dixon knocked down 6-of11 3s against Syracuse last season, but he is shooting just 27.4 percent from long range this year. Triche, like the rest of the SU offense, will be looking to get back on track after a 2-of-6 night at Notre Dame.

POWER FORWARD

CENTER

C.J. FAIR

6-8, 203, SO 8.5 PPG, 5.1 RPG

JUSTIN JACKSON

6-8, 210, SO 5.2 PPG, 4.7 RPG

Fair averages the secondmost minutes per game on Syracuse, but Saturday’s game was his first career start. Without Fab Melo once again, he will likely be slotted into the lineup as Rakeem Christmas shifts to center.

RAKEEM CHRISTMAS

6-9, 222, FR 3.4 PPG, 3.0 RPG

KRIS JOSEPH

SEAN KILPATRICK

6-7, 210, SR 13.6 PPG, 4.6 RPG

6-4, 215, SO 16 PPG, 4.7 RPG

Kilpatrick takes a lot of shots — 12.7 per game — and is Cincinnati’s biggest scoring threat. In SU’s last four games, Joseph is shooting 35.7 percent (15of-42) from the field and 15.8 percent (3-of-19) from 3-point range.

COACHES

YANCY GATES 6-9 260, SR 12.2 PPG, 9.4 RPG

Without Fab Melo in the middle of the 2-3 zone, Syracuse couldn’t stop Notre Dame center Jack Cooley, who exploded for 17 points and 10 rebounds. Gates will have a clear advantage here.

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Boeheim remains tied for fourth all-time in wins among Division-I head coaches with Adolph Rupp. Cronin is 1-4 against Syracuse since becoming the Bearcats’ head coach.

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MICHAEL COHEN

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If Keita and Christmas couldn’t handle Notre Dame inside...

Yancy Gates is bigger and stronger than Jack Cooley. No Fab Melo, no win either.

I had thought this could be the first loss. Now, I think Syracuse’s starters will regroup and give a complete performance.

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was a layup by Jerian Grant.

“If you give them a long possession and then they miss and they get the rebound, it’s just not a good formula,” SU head coach Jim Boeheim said.

Keita, Southerland, C.J. Fair and freshman Rakeem Christmas were all thrust into a larger role against the Irish due to the loss of Fab Melo. Melo, who is Syracuse’s starting center, did not make the trip to South Bend and will be out against Cincinnati as well. ESPN is reporting that Melo has an unresolved academic issue.

And after those four players failed to handle Cooley’s tenacity and toughness defensively, they will face an equally tough challenge in the form of Gates on Monday. The 6-foot-9 Gates is the same height as Cooley. But his 260-pound frame is 38 pounds heavier than Rakeem Christmas, who at 222 pounds is SU’s strongest remaining interior player.

Gates is coming off a 10-point, 13-rebound performance on Saturday in the Bearcats overtime loss to West Virginia, but he’s been a force inside since returning from a suspension earlier this year, “(Tonight’s game against Notre Dame) is a way to prepare for a big guy like that inside, but we’ve still got to cover our bases against Cincinnati,” Fair said. “They’ve got more than

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Yancy. They’ve got shooters and good players.”

Surrounding Gates is a bevy of talented shooters that have turned UC into one of the most potent 3-point shooting teams in the league.

Sean Kilpatrick, who leads the Big East in 3-point field goals made per game with 3.0, drilled a triple with less than three seconds left earlier this week to upset Connecticut on the road. And in conference games, Cincinnati is second in the Big East in 3s made with 8.1 per game.

If the Bearcats can make shots from outside against Syracuse on Monday, the sold-out crowd might play witness to another upset.

Fair said the hot shooting at the beginning of Saturday’s game by Notre Dame is what set the tone for Cooley’s domination inside.

“It all started with their 3-point shooting,” Fair said. “They got hot early, and it stretched us out. And then if they did miss (Cooley) was right there in position for the offensive rebound.”

Scoop Jardine called Monday night’s game a “bounce-back game” for the Orange. Playing in front of a national television audience on ESPN’s Big Monday is exactly what Syracuse wants, he said — a chance to redeem itself.

Said Jardine: “We’ve got a good Cincinnati team where we just have to come ready to play and hopefully — definitely be better than we were tonight.” mjcohe02@syr.edu

ryan maccammon | staff photographer C.J. FAIR made his second career start Saturday against Notre Dame. Without Fab Melo, Fair and the SU frontcourt failed to contain Notre Dame center Jack Cooley Saturday.

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — C.J. Fair cursed as he picked himself up off the floor. Rubbing the back of his head, the 203-pound Syracuse forward couldn’t withstand the blow from the 248-pound Jack Cooley.

Cooley had caught the ball on the right block, backed into Fair — knocking him to the floor of the Joyce Center — and laid the ball in easily to give Notre Dame a 12-point lead in the second half.

Later, Fair was left rubbing his chin following an offensive foul against Cooley.

“Jack was unbelievable,” Notre Dame guard Pat Connaughton said. “He does so much stuff that doesn’t show up in the statistics. He beats guys up in the paint and really presents a huge presence in the middle.”

The 45-pound mismatch was one aspect the Fighting Irish exploited on Saturday en route to a 67-58 win over No. 1 Syracuse in the Joyce Center.

The Orange was without starting center Fab Melo, who did not make the trip to South Bend.

ESPN is reporting that Melo has an unresolved academic issue.

Without him, Syracuse struggled with Cooley’s size and strength. Fair, Baye Keita and Rakeem Christmas, three of the main players SU relied on to fill Melo’s void, combined for 10 points and 10 rebounds. Cooley tallied 17 points and 10 rebounds by himself.

“I don’t talk about people that aren’t here,” Boeheim said when asked about Melo after the game. “We got the guys we have and the guys we have played, and we didn’t do a good enough job inside. They hurt us inside.”

The Orange struggled mightily to rebound against the Fighting Irish. Not a single SU player hauled in more than five rebounds. Four players had six or more rebounds for Notre Dame.

Melo is also out for Monday’s game against Cincinnati, according to a statement issued by Syracuse athletic communications.

After the game, Jardine said the poor rebounding effort hurt the Orange offensively. It didn’t allow SU to get out in transition because defensive rebounds became a battle. Offensively, Syracuse managed just four second-chance points.

“I can’t even tell you, man. They were beasts on the boards,” Jardine said. “… That’s where we missed Fab. A guy like Cooley who was pushing those guys around, it’s hard. But we all have to rebound better.”

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The Irish watched a tape of past Notre Dame teams knocking off top-ranked opponents in the Joyce Center. And that, according to guard Eric Atkins, helped ND pull off the 67-58 upset on Saturday.

“Coach (Brey) stressed that it can be done,” Atkins said after the win. “We knew we had to believe, and we were able to get it done tonight.”

The win over the Orange on Saturday marked the sixth consecutive time Notre Dame has beaten No. 1 at the Joyce Center. Syracuse joined the ranks of North Carolina, DePaul, Marquette, San Francisco and UCLA in an undesirable group of top teams to walk out of South Bend empty-handed.

The last time the Irish lost to a No. 1 team at home was back in 1973 against UCLA. Since then: six-for-six.

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“I can’t even describe this right now,” forward Jack Cooley said. “They were 20-0. I can’t put into words how amazing this is.”

After the game, Brey said the crowd of 9,149 on hand for Saturday’s upset created an environment that matched any he has seen at the Joyce Center in his 12 years as head coach.

Syracuse was harassed from start to finish by the energetic crowd.

When the final buzzer sounded, thousands rushed the court to mob the Notre Dame players. And though Brey was escorted quickly off the court by police, he too recognized how special the moment was.

“That was awesome,” Brey said. “I don’t remember the last time we rushed the court, but there are a couple memories of that.

They deserved it. They were great. They helped us believe.”

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were upturned as thousands of green-clad fans stormed the court in celebration of Notre Dame’s 67-58 win over top-ranked and previously undefeated Syracuse (20-1, 7-1 Big East). The Fighting Irish dictated tempo with a superbly efficient offensive performance that frustrated the Orange throughout the game. ND (12-8, 4-3) shot 50 percent from the field and from beyond the arc to earn its sixth consecutive win over a No. 1 team in the Joyce Center, this time in front of a raucous crowd of 9,149.

The surprising proficiency of Notre Dame from beyond the 3-point line set the tone of the game in the opening minutes. Though the Irish entered Saturday’s game 13th-best in the Big East from long range, they left Purcell Pavilion having connected on 50 percent of their attempts.

Pat Connaughton’s 3 from the right wing opened the scoring 30 seconds into the game, initiating an eruption of white confetti from the student section. Fifty seconds later, Eric Atkins drilled a triple from the left corner, to which a

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Big East) shot its worst percentage all season — 34 percent — and failed to find any rhythm offensively against a Fighting Irish defense that limited transition opportunities. And on a night in which Notre Dame (12-8, 4-3) was highly efficient, SU simply couldn’t keep up.

Not even three minutes into the game, Syracuse was faced with its largest deficit of the season. Before Saturday, the Orange trailed by eight points on the road at North Carolina State — a game Syracuse rallied back to win.

But after missing three of its first four shots of the game, SU found itself behind 11-2 at the 17:22 mark of the first half. Jardine missed a layup off the opening tip, Kris Joseph missed a makeable short jumper and C.J. Fair couldn’t connect on a contested jumper from the left elbow.

All that coming after a warm-up session in which Dion Waiters said the team was “hitting everything.”

“Coming out for the first half, everybody felt pretty good about shooting,” Waiters said. “Then we get out there, and nothing wanted to fall in the basket. The ball was

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sea of yellow signs was raised in celebration.

The flying start stole the momentum immediately.

“Notre Dame came out right from the beginning, and I thought they really moved the ball well,” head coach Jim Boeheim said. “They got some good looks early and knocked them down. And we just got in a hole that we really

going in and out.”

Compounding the problem for the Orange was Notre Dame’s ability to limit fast-break points. So many times this year Syracuse has run its opponents out of the gym by forcing turnovers defensively and with superior athleticism at the other end.

And though SU forced 17 turnovers on Saturday, it managed a startling zero fastbreak points.

“Even when we got out, they got back — at least one guy back and we couldn’t convert,” junior guard Brandon Triche said.

That was the case in the first half when Triche missed a jumper at the 11:42 mark. He snagged a long defensive rebound and raced down court in an attempt to reach the basket on the right side. But standing in his path was Scott Martin, who forced Triche into a contested short jumper — he missed.

Later in the first half, Jardine saw his lob pass to Fair broken up as the sophomore forward was fouled in midair by Martin. A thunderous dunk could have turned the momentum late in the first half with Syracuse trailing 32-16. Instead, Martin’s defense yielded only a split pair of free throws.

“Opening half I thought we had some good shots, some good looks,” SU head coach Jim

couldn’t get out of.”

It set in motion a dominating first half in which the Irish led by as many as 18 points courtesy of six 3-pointers.

Using primarily a burn offense — holding the ball until there were 10 seconds left on the shot clock before attacking — Notre Dame found ways to create open looks against the Syracuse 2-3 zone.

And fittingly, penetration by Jerian Grant with six seconds left on the shot clock produced a wide-open 3 for Alex Dragicevich to put Notre Dame ahead 35-17 with its final points of the half. The Fighting Irish led 35-23 at the break.

“Every possession they wanted to go under 10,” Scoop Jardine said. “They were only living and dying with one shot.”

In this case, living.

The hot shooting of the first half was coupled with an overpowering physical performance by Notre Dame forward Jack Cooley in the second.

Syracuse was without starting center Fab Melo, who did not travel to South Bend due to what ESPN has reported is an unresolved academic issue, and Cooley took advantage.

He overpowered the smaller Baye Keita, C.J. Fair and Rakeem Christmas to the tune of

17 points and 10 rebounds. On one possession, he backed Fair down on the right block and knocked him to the floor for an easy layup.

On another, he viciously dunked the ball over the outstretched arms of Keita, high-stepping down court and screaming at the SU sophomore center in exhilaration.

“Cooley, he held it down for a lot of rebounds,” Fair said. “He’s a big body out there. It’s hard to — you can’t out-muscle him.

And he always had good position.”

The dunk over Keita gave Notre Dame a 52-42 lead with 5:17 to go and brought the crowd to a deafening roar, setting the stage for the party to come.

It was a celebration that began with less than a minute remaining as fans crept down from the upper level, inching ever closer to the upset.

It was a celebration that ended the Orange’s perfect season emphatically and without question.

And it was a celebration, according to Jardine, well deserved for the Irish.

“I’ve been on that side of the court, where you win a big game like they did tonight,” Jardine said. “They should celebrate.”

Boeheim said. “We couldn’t get anything to go down, and when you don’t make anything, it’s very difficult.”

Trailing by double-digits at halftime, the Orange was forced to turn to the perimeter in the second half. A 4-of-13 shooting performance from beyond the arc in the first half became worse in the second: 3-of-10.

Trailing by eight with 2:54 to go, Triche and Waiters began forcing the issue to no avail. The pair missed three consecutive 3s in a span of 1:20 as the undefeated season drifted away.

Waiters missed on a pull-up from just left

of the circle. Triche missed from an identical spot on the floor two possessions later. And Waiters missed again from the right side.

“When you’re making shots, it gets you energized,” Jardine said. “And tonight we didn’t make enough shots.”

So by the time James Southerland finally connected on a 3 with 53 seconds left, cutting the lead to just six, it was too little too late. The highest scoring offense in the Big East had finally stalled.

“This was an offensive game,” Boeheim said. “We didn’t play very well, and they did.”

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Syracuse center Fab Melo did not travel with the team for Syracuse’s current twogame road trip, SU Athletics announced in a release Saturday. He was not present for Syracuse’s loss at Notre Dame and will not play Monday at Cincinnati.

The release also stated junior guard Mookie Jones has left Syracuse University for personal reasons and is not a member of the team. Jones’ departure is a separate and unrelated matter, according to the release.

Given university policy and federal student privacy laws, the release stated the athletic department is not able to provide further details at this time. ESPN has reported Melo is out due to an unresolved academic issue.

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Syracuse rallies in final two minutes for win over Seton Hall

By Ryne Gery

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Before Syracuse took on Seton Hall on Sunday, Quentin Hillsman preached to his players about staying positive during a team meeting. Hillsman knew the Orange needed to play with conSYRACUSE 70 fidence at all times after losing its previous two Big SETON HALL 66 East games.

SU was tested by the Pirates on the court — trailing by four with 1:24 left in the game — but the Orange scored the final eight points to erase the deficit for the victory.

“We didn’t think we would deal with that immediately,” Hillsman said in a phone interview, “but obviously we dealt with that on the same day, just staying positive and believing you can close out the game.”

Syracuse (13-7, 2-4 Big East) got back on track in conference play with a 70-66 win over Seton

Hall (7-13, 0-6) in South Orange, N.J., on Sunday.

Syracuse used a balanced scoring effort and an aggressive rebounding performance to keep pace with the Pirates throughout the game. The Orange then overcame a 17-0 run by Seton Hall in the second half with a sequence of big plays on the offensive end late.

The Orange built a 55-45 lead seven minutes into the second half after Elashier Hall hit a 3-pointer. But Syracuse went cold, and Seton Hall scored 17 unanswered points to take a seven-point lead during a 5:30 stretch.

SU kept it close, but was never able to even the score, and the Orange entered the final minute down by four.

Then Hall drilled another 3-pointer to cut the lead to 66-65. Hillsman called a timeout and put on the full-court press, resulting in a crucial turnover to regain possession.

“Obviously, making solid plays and play-

ing clean basketball is what wins games,” Hillsman said. “And I thought that Lacey came out and made a huge shot, and then after that when you talk about the turnover and capitalizing on the offensive end — that was the key of the game.”

On the Orange’s ensuing possession, Syracuse grabbed three offensive rebounds following three missed layups before Hall came through again. She went up with the rebound and drew a foul. She made the first free throw to tie the game but missed the second.

Iasia Hemingway was there to clean up the miss with another rebound and layup to give Syracuse a 68-66 lead. Hemingway added a free throw, and Seton Hall missed a 3-point attempt with five seconds left that would have tied the game.

“We really crashed the boards and took more opportunities,” Hillsman said, “so we really played strong and really made sure that we took

advantage of our opportunities.”

For Hillsman, the win showed the Orange could close out games despite its poor play recently. Syracuse finally executed its game plan built around rebounding and its inside play to get the win. Kayla Alexander led the team with 23 points, Hemingway added 18 and Hall provided muchneeded support on the perimeter with 14.

The head coach was pleased with his players’ aggressive effort that came with an increased confidence on the court. Even trailing with less than a minute to play, the Orange stayed calm, executed and made the clutch plays to come out on top.

“We understand how important it is not to lose games that you have a great opportunity to win,” Hillsman said. “We thought this was a great game for us to come out and play hard and be aggressive and pretty much get some confidence back in what we do.” rjgery@syr.edu

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The field-goal percentage Syracuse shot in the first half. The Orange settled for 13 3-point attempts and struggled to find a rhythm while Notre Dame built a 12-point lead at the break. It is also the combined shooting percentage of SU’s starters who scored a total of 28 points.

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The Orange’s leading scorer finished with 12 points, but he had a tough time getting there.

Joseph went just 4-of-12 from the field, including 1-of-5 from beyond the arc. He was almost nonexistent on offense in the first half, scoring just two points.

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Syracuse guard Scoop Jardine fouls Notre Dame’s Jerian Grant to stop the clock and send him to the line as the Orange try to extend the game. Grant sinks both free throws to push the Irish’s lead to nine and ice the game.

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — With 3:02 remaining, any doubt was erased from Scoop Jardine’s mind. This was just not Syracuse’s game.

The senior point guard for the Orange sliced down the lane for a

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head. It’s one of those type of nights where it just didn’t drop for me.”

Jardine’s struggles were representative of the entire Syracuse team during Saturday’s 67-58 loss to Notre Dame on the road at the Joyce Center. The Orange (20-1, 7-1

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photos courtesy of the south bend tribune CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Pat Connaughton celebrates with Notre Dame fans who stormed the court after the Fighting Irish upset Syracuse Saturday. Kris Joseph (32) attempts to stop ND’s Jack Cooley from finishing a highlight-reel dunk.

Jerian Grant (center) flips over Joseph scrambling for a loose ball. Cooley and Grant tallied 12 of Notre Dame’s last 17 points, sealing the 67-58 upset and handing the Orange its first loss of the season.

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One loss doesn’t scratch out the previous 20 wins. The confidence still remains. Sure, it might be battered and bruised, wounded even, but getting off to the best start in school history infused the winning mindset into this Syracuse team.

So just minutes after losing 67-58 to unranked Notre Dame in a game dictated wholeheartedly by the Fighting Irish, C.J. Fair’s view of his Orange was unaffected.

“We’re a confident team,” Fair said. “Even though we lost, we still think we’re the best team in the country. We feel as though (Cincinnati) have to play perfect to beat us, and I don’t think no team will play perfect.”

On the heels of their first loss of the season, Fair and his teammates travel to Cincinnati on Monday for a quick turnaround and a date with the Bearcats at 7 p.m. There, Syracuse (20-1, 7-1 Big East) faces a team similar in style and composition to the Fighting Irish. Yancy Gates is UC’s (15-5, 5-2 Big East) version of Jack Cooley, a player who burned SU on Saturday, and he is surrounded by talented 3-point shooters. The Orange needs to improve defensively

by Monday if it hopes to leave Fifth Third Arena with a win and avoid back-to-back-losses.

Cooley, a 6-foot-9, 248-pound forward for Notre Dame, manhandled Syracuse’s frontline all game long Saturday night. He finished the game with 17 points, 10 rebounds and a slew of hustle plays that deflated SU. With just more than 13 minutes remaining in the second half, the Irish broke the Orange’s full-court press. Once in the front court, the ball was popped loose to the left of the paint. Baye Keita, seemingly in perfect position to scoop it up, reached down to grab the ball and give possession back to Syracuse.

But there was Cooley, diving on the floor to slap the ball back to a teammate. Seconds later, on the same possession, Cooley ripped an offensive rebound away from James Southerland, who had two hands on the ball. The result of the possession

By Michael Cohen OUTH BEND, Ind. — Twelve chairs lay strewn across the floor of Purcell Pavilion, uprooted from the Notre Dame bench. Their occupants, the Fighting Irish coaches and players, were busy soaking in the once-in-a-lifetime moment that comes seconds after beating the No. 1 team in the country.

Thirty minutes earlier, that same spot on the floor played host to a moment which captured perfectly the polarity of emotion during Saturday’s upset.

Following a fadeaway 3-pointer from Notre Dame’s Scott Martin with 14:15 remaining in the second half, Brandon Triche found himself surrounded by an explosive celebration from the Irish bench. The momentum from his attempt to close on the shooter carried him out of bounds, just short of those 12 chairs then neatly aligned to the left of the scorer’s table.

Triche turned back just in time to see Martin’s shot fall softly through the net to give the Fighting Irish an insurmountable 17-point lead. All around him, the Notre Dame players shot out of their seats unable to control their excitement.

Triche’s face fell with the ball, and a deep exhale followed.

“You want to get stops,” Triche said. “Playing hard and when a guy makes a shot, it’s tough. So just letting out a little bit of frustration.”

And as the final few seconds melted off the clock, those chairs

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right-handed layup in a desperate attempt to keep the team’s perfect season intact. But after careening off the backboard, Jardine’s shot attempt hung on the rim momentarily.

A made shot would have given Jardine a chance for a three-point play to cut the Notre Dame lead

to seven. It would have kept some semblance of hope in a game where SU trailed by as many as 18.

Instead, it fell cruelly off the rim, and he made only one free throw.

“It was one of those type of nights, you knew it,” Jardine said.

“That’s what I was thinking in my