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The New Yorker Editor David Remnick will speak at this year’s commencement ceremony. His speech will reflect on career in journalism. Page 3
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Recent Syracuse University graduates should continue to use Career Services’ resources as alumni, in order to find jobs after college. Page 5
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A University College graduate, and commencement marshal, earns a bachelor’s degree in operational leadership after eight years of study. Page 13
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Faceoff specialist Chris Daddio’s composure at the X has helped the SU men’s lacrosse team pick up steam going into the NCAA tournament. Page 32
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Schools to hold individual convocation events Every college and school within Syracuse University, including SUNY-ESF, will host separate commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2014 on Friday and Saturday. A commencement ceremony for all SU schools and colleges and the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry will be held in the Carrier Dome on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. David Remnick, editor of The New
Yorker, will be the keynote speaker for the overall convocation ceremony on Sunday. The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs will host its commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. in Hendricks Chapel on Friday, May 9 for master’s and doctoral degree candidates. Karen DeYoung, associate editor of The Washington Post, will deliver the address. A reception will be held at 11:30 a.m. in the Max-
well Hall Foyer located on the first floor, according to the SU commencement website. On Saturday, the School of Architecture will hold its commencement at 10 a.m. in the Setnor Auditorium of Crouse College. A reception will be held afterwards in the Slocum Hall Atrium at 11:30 a.m., according to the website. Martha Thorne, the executive director of the Pritzker Architecture Prize and associate
dean for external relations at the IE School of Architecture & Design in Madrid, Spain will be the speaker for the convocation, according to a SU press release. The College of Arts and Sciences’ undergraduate convocation will take place in the Dome on Saturday at 9 a.m. Gates A, B and E will open at 8 a.m. Sandra Hewett, the Beverly Petterson Bishop Professor of Neuroscisee convocation page 8
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SRC Arena and Events Center • SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Saturday at 1 p.m.
Magazine editor to deliver address By Brett Samuels asst. news editor
When David Remnick was first contacted about giving Syracuse University’s 2014 commencement address, something didn’t seem right. “I thought they had the wrong number,” he said. Two of Remnick’s favorite speeches of the last decade were given in the Carrier Dome, he said. One is George Saunders’ convocation speech to the College of Arts and Sciences in 2013 and the other, Aaron Sorkin’s com-
mencement address in 2012. Now Remnick, the Editor-in-Chief of The New Yorker, will have the opportunity to follow the example set by Saunders and Sorkin when he gives this year’s commencement address in the Carrier Dome on May 11. He will also receive an honorary degree from SU, a doctor of humane letters. Remnick graduated from Princeton University and began his journalism career as a reporter for The Washington Post, where he said he “did a little bit of everything.” He was sent to Moscow as a correspondent
in 1988, where he covered the revolution in the Soviet Union. “It was heaven for a reporter,” Remnick said. “You could write three or four stories a day and still not begin to scratch the surface.” He said Moscow was very cold, and during that time period, “kind of grim.” “That’s the life of journalism,” he said. “Opportunity knocked, they needed a second Moscow correspondent. I just thought it was the greatest opportunity I’d ever heard of.” see remnick page 9
DAVID REMNICK, editor of The New Yorker, will give the 2014 commencement address in the Carrier Dome. courtesy of the new yorker
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Caps can show personality, creativity By Jackie Frere and Mike Mahardy the daily orange
item would be a nice touch on top of your cap.
4. Your resume With graduation around the corner, you most likely have your outfit already picked out and ready to go. But, you probably forgot about one of the most important pieces of your outfit — your cap. How will you end the year: in style or with a statement? Here a few ideas for you to spruce up the simple navy cap to go with your graduation gown.
1. The staggering amount of debt you’ve accumulated throughout college How much did your education cost? With this cap, you can make your financial misery public on the happiest day of your college career.
2. Shoutouts Is your mom coming to graduation? Will that cousin from Milwaukee see you walking the stage? Write a greeting on your cap to say hello. It will make their day and be a great way to share your thanks.
3. The motivation that kept you going Pay respect to the things that helped you through those 10-page papers and late-night study sessions — whether it be coffee, beer or Insomnia Cookies. A picture or the actual
Still searching for a gig after graduation? Write your skills, education and work experience on your cap in the off chance that any famous alumni are in attendance.
5. Your own picture Is your grad cap covering too much of your face? By putting your selfportrait on your head, your parents can discern you from the sea of navy blue gowns.
6. School pride Love Syracuse? Afraid to let it go? Decorate your cap with orange accessories to pay homage to your soon-tobe alma mater. Adding Otto to your cap might score you a high-five from the mascot himself.
7. School ties Whether you played a club sport since freshman year, rushed greek life as soon as you could or spent hours tucked away in your respective school, wear your affiliations with pride.
8. Where are you going If you’re lucky enough to have a job lined up or if you’re moving back
in with your parents, let the entire assembly know your next destination — from Syracuse to wherever you might find yourself in the near future.
9. Cheesy quote Cover your cap in the words of Oscar Wilde, Winston Churchill or Lady Gaga to sport the phrase that sums up your college experience the best. Music lyrics, poetry, inspirational sayings and book quotes are the way to go.
10. Goals Tell the audience what you want to do next — whether you aim to work for Google, create the next big startup company or just pay off your student loans.
WHERE TO BUY SUPPLIES: If you can’t find crafts deep in your closet, here’s a few places to check out to decorate your graduation cap. • Michaels, 3133 Erie Blvd. • Schine Bookstore, 303 University Pl. • CVS, 700 S. Crouse Ave. • Tops, 620 Nottingham Road • Hobby Lobby, 6797 E. Genesee St.
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21ST CENTURY TREE HUGGER like the famous environmentalists Sir David Attenborough or Bill McKibben. If you work for an environmental organization or company, you’re devoting your time and hoping you’ll be the next big player in the environmental field. But some of us are studying business, the arts or engineering, so it might seem irrelevant to wonder about sustainability efforts during our interview with an employer. However, you should not let your career path, future goals or low entry position in a company scare you away from speaking up about sustainability. If you haven’t heard by now, sustainability is a hot commodity. If a company is “sustainable,” “green,” “eco-friendly” or all of the above, it means that they are “ecochic.” Many companies do it to make themselves look and sound better than their competitors. While that sounds like it’s minimizing the importance of the environmental issues that our generation has been forced to address,
it’s not as bad as it sounds. If that means that they are lowering their carbon footprint and working cradle to cradle, we should be OK with that. Because even if companies don’t have their heart in the issues, it gives graduates the chance to speak up and implement change even in an entrylevel position. So once you’re hired, bring up the fact that you’d like to compost in the lunchroom or buy products with less packaging. Though older generations might be skeptical at first, they’ll understand that this is where the world is heading. It might take time and effort to make simple changes, but that shouldn’t be a problem when it comes down to it. We have the “eco-chic” trend on our side, so it’s easier to gain the confidence to stand up, have our ideas heard and stay resilient. Our time on our campuses in Syracuse may have set the bar high, but we should take what we learned into the workplace. It’s in our best interest to enact change, not only for our futures, but for seven generations afterward. Meg Callaghan is a senior in environmental studies at SUNY ESF. She can be reached at mlcallag@syr.edu.
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SU graduates should continue to utilize Career Services as alumni Graduates should continue to use the resources Career Services offers to help secure a job after graduation. Career Services is a unit within the Division of Student Affairs. The office offers help to alumni within the following areas: interviewing, changing careers, graduate school planning, resumes and cover letters and job searches. Career Services aids alumni free of charge regardless of how long ago they graduated.
Graduates can set up in-person, Skype or phone call consultations about their current job situation, or look through the resources presented on the alumni section of the site. With all the resources offered, graduates should not be afraid to seek help from the university in finding a job or preparing for an interview. College creates foundations for students’ futures
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December graduates consider returning for commencement By Natasha Amadi contributing writer
Commencement serves as a final goodbye to graduates from faculty, staff and other students. But December graduates, who leave Syracuse University for good when other students leave for winter break, sometimes do not get the privilege of a final ceremony. For many years, SU held two graduation ceremonies: one in the winter for December graduates and one in the spring. But, in 1952 the December ceremony was discontinued, leaving December graduates with three options: come back for the May graduation ceremony, walk early or forfeit a ceremony all together. Brittany Bart, a history and television, radio and film graduate, walked across the stage in May 2013 but did not officially graduate until the following December. With less than 15 credits to complete as of January 2013, Bart petitioned to walk early. “I was already in Syracuse, so I got it over with,” she said. “I considered coming back to walk a second time and see my friends, but it’s really expensive since I live in Los Angeles.” Bart’s final departure in December lacked
the usual fanfare that comes with graduating in May. “As soon as December hit, I was done and left the school quietly,” she said. “Whereas when you leave in May, there’s MayFest and
I’ve had tons of old friends who have called me and made pitches as to why I should come back. I wonder (if I’m) going to see these people ever again, if ever, so that might be the biggest deciding factor. Hunter Simon december graduate.
graduation and you’re leaving on a high note.” Bart said a December ceremony would be more convenient. Getting time off from work and finding a flight to come back in May are
the biggest hassles. As a production assistant at TMZ, Bart gets only ten days off every year. She would need seven days and more than $500 just to make the trip to Syracuse, she said. While a December ceremony would be nice, Bart said it was fun to graduate with a large group at the May event. For Kelsey Hession, who graduated from the Bandier program in December 2013 and spent the past semester studying in LA, coming back to walk this May was a no-brainer. “It’s a nice time to (come) back and see all my friends since it’s probably the last time everyone will be in the same place,” she said. Her family is excited for the formal ceremony, and will be making the trip down from Massachusetts with her, she said. “My mom wouldn’t allow me to not go,” Hession said. “She said ‘there’s no way I’m not seeing you walk across that stage’ so she’s pretty excited.” Hession, who is an executive assistant at LiveNation, had no problem getting time off for the event. Her boss was especially understanding about the issue because his daughter is graduating on the same weekend, she said. Hession agreed that a December ceremony
would be a good idea. However she said she prefers to return in May to walk with a larger group, especially since her major has only 25 graduates. With only 10 days left until commencement, Hunter Simon had still not decided whether he will be making the trip back for the ceremony. However, he is willing to pay the cost of buying a last-minute ticket if he finally decides to go. Simon, who works as a freelance editor and production assistant in LA, said he is more interested in going back to see his old friends and classmates than actually walking across the stage. “I’ve had tons of old friends who have called me and made pitches as to why I should come back,” he said. “I wonder (if I’m) going to see these people ever again, if ever, so that might be the biggest deciding factor.” Simon said that although a December graduation ceremony would be a nice option, it would not be the same as a spring graduation because there aren’t enough December graduates. “It won’t be the same pomp and circumstance and fanfare but it would be nice to have something small … kind of like a farewell from the school,” Simon said. camadi@syr.edu
DPS puts system in place to ensure safe commencement By Justin Mattingly staff writer
Syracuse University’s Department of Public Safety is preparing for more than 14,000 people to attend the joint commencement ceremony of SU and SUNY ESF on May 11. DPS Associate Chief John Sardino said the preparation for this year’s ceremony began the day after last year’s commencement, but some planning can’t be done until closer to the ceremony. “One of the main variables that we don’t know about until we get closer to the ceremony is who the speaker is going to be,” he said. “The speaker has a big part to do with our preparation.” This year’s speaker is David Remnick, the editor of The New Yorker. Past commencement speakers include Vice President Joe Biden, Billy Joel and Bill Clinton in 2009, 2006 and 2003, respectively. About 22,000 people attended the 2009 ceremony and Biden’s commencement address, Sardino said. The preparation for a higher-profile speaker is different than for a lesser-known name, Sardino said. “If we have a Joe Biden here like we did a few years ago, security is going to be at a whole different level,” he said. “This year, although highly acclaimed, this year’s speaker most people won’t recognize walking down the street and that makes a big difference in what we do and how we plan.” Even with differing degrees of name recognition, the model that is used for entry into the Carrier Dome for commencement is a layered system and is the same every year, Sardino said. The system starts with Syracuse Police Department officers working the traffic detail and follows with SU Parking Services employees, who look closely at who is coming into the parking lots and the Dome, Sardino said. Before entering the Dome, attendees are screened with a wand by Carrier Dome security. Dome security will be dressed in suits and ties, rather than their usual bright yellow jackets, Sardino said. The fourth layer of the system is upon entry into the Dome, where
either an SPD or DPS officer will be stationed at the turnstile observing who and what is coming into the Dome. Once the ceremony begins, DPS monitors the Dome using closed-circuit television, ushers and strategically placed DPS officers, Sardino said. There will be around 20 uniformed SPD and DPS officers in the Dome during the ceremony, as well as four or five plainclothes officers, he said. “The reason for the plain-clothed officers is if there was an unexpected event, other than an illness or a medical emergency, those plainclothed officers would deal with the situation as low-key as possible as to not disturb the
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1 Syracuse Police officers will be working on traffic detail. 2 SU Parking Services will be analyzing parking lots. 3 Carrier Dome security will be screening people with wands. 4 SPD officers or DPS officers will be stationed at turnstiles, observing who and what is coming into the Carrier Dome.
ceremony,” he said. The process for exiting is similar to the process for entering the ceremony, with each individual passing through four security stations on their way out, Sardino said. He said DPS hopes to help make the ceremony enjoyable and wants to make sure everything runs smoothly. “We want to make sure things run as smoothly as possible and be as prepared as possible for whatever might happen,” Sardino said. “We have been really fortunate that other than the occasional medical emergency, we haven’t really had a lot of incidents or issues at a commencement ceremony in years.” jmatting@syr.edu
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Departing graduates find improving job market, economy staff writer
The class of 2014 will have an easier job search than last year’s seniors as employers slowly, but increasingly, look to hire new college graduates. Employers are looking to hire 8.6 percent more college graduates from the class of 2014 this spring than from last year’s class of 2013, according to a survey released April 16 by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. The survey was conducted between Feb. 11 and March 26 and contained 160 employer responses, said Andrea Koncz, employment information manager for NACE. Koncz added that the organization polls different employers each year.
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Employers plan to hire 8.6 percent more Class of 2014 graduates than they hired from the Class of 2013.
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In prior years when the job market and economy were stronger, Koncz said the highest increase NACE saw from year to year in employers hiring new college graduates was more than 20 percent. She added that this year’s increase in employment for college graduates still provides a decent outlook as students begin their job search. “It’s a modest increase, but it’s still pretty competitive for new graduates,” Koncz said. Employers added 288,000 jobs to the U.S. economy in April and the unemployment rate has decreased from 6.7 to 6.3 percent in April, according to a May 2 news release from the U.S. Department of Labor. This has been the largest increase in new jobs in two years, according to a May 2 New York Times article. The strength of the economy directly determines the number of jobs available, said Don Dutkowsky, an economics professor in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Dutkowsky said the economy this year is “not 100 percent but (it is) one step better than it was the previous year, which is one step better than it was in 2012, which is one step better than it was in 2011.” After the recession in 2008–09, the economy is still recovering, which is why the job market is not yet back to full strength, he said. “The economy is not all the way back and what it means for graduating students is it’s going to be harder to find a job than it would be in a completely healthy economy,” he said. Dutkowsky said the economy is currently 3 percent below the gross domestic product, which is the level that signifies a healthy economy. This means, he said, the economy
is still underperforming but with the gradual increase, the economy could possibly reach its full potential again in 2015 or 2016. But, for a graduating student, his or her engagement in the job search process is much more important than the status of the job market, said Mike Cahill, director of SU Career Services. “I’ve never known a time when there aren’t good jobs out there,” Cahill said, “and I’ve never known a time when the opportunities are totally dried up for everybody.” Cahill added that the average job search for graduate students lasts six months. He said despite the outlook of the economy and job market, students will have a successful job search if they focus on three points when they begin the search process. The first point, Cahill said, is that students must know themselves as workers and know what type of conditions they work best in. He
The economy is not all the way back and what it means for graduating students is it’s going to be harder to find a job than it would be in a completely healthy economy. Don Dutkowsky economics professor in the maxwell school of citizenship and public affairs
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they can describe themselves and the work they are most suited for in cover letters. Students must also heavily research what jobs are available for them, Cahill added, which helps students target and reach out to the most personally suitable jobs. He said the final key factor in an engaging job search is having a strong strategy, which includes the ability to interview well and write an effective resume and cover letter. Though job searches are individual processes, external forces such as job availability can still play a role at times, Cahill said. For example, he said he’s seen some talented students with strong GPAs and competitive applications wait nine months to a year for a job offer. “It is not going to be a predictable, logical process, but if you’re doing the things you need to be doing, you’re ultimately going to come up with some good success,” Cahill said. almerod@syr.edu
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convocation ence and a professor in the biology department, will deliver the address. Various receptions will be held on the Quad and in the Maxwell Hall Foyer and Eggers Hall, according to the website. The convocation for Arts and Sciences master’s degree candidates will take place in Setnor Auditorium at 2 p.m. on Saturday. A reception will follow at Strasser Commons, which is on the second floor of Eggers Hall. At noon on Saturday at Manley Field House, the School of Education will host its convoca-
SCHOOL BY SCHOOL Convocation speakers by college Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs: Karen DeYoung, associate editor of The Washington Post School of Architecture: Martha Thorne, the executive director of the Pritzker Architecture Prize College of Arts and Sciences: Sandra Hewett, the Beverly Petterson Bishop Professor of Neuroscience and a professor in the biology department at SU Martin J. Whitman School of Management: Donald Cardarelli, the Faculty Member of the Year, and Zhi Quan Yang, president of the honor society for undergraduate and graduate students in business programs, Beta Gamma Sigma School of Education: Craig Forth, ’05 graduate and a center on the 2003 men’s basketball NCAA National Championship team
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tion ceremony. Craig Forth, ’05 graduate and a center on the 2003 men’s basketball NCAA National Championship Team, will speak. Convocation will be followed by a reception outside the field house at 1:45 p.m. The School of Information Studies will host its convocation at 9 a.m. on Saturday in Goldstein Auditorium, located in the Schine Student Center. Philip Kaplan, an iSchool alumnus and founder of AdBrite, the largest privately-held Internet ad network, will deliver the address. A reception in Hinds Hall will take place beginning at 10:30 a.m. The undergraduate convocation for the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer College of Visual and Performing Arts: Danielle Nottingham, VPA alumna and CBS News correspondent L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science: • Undergraduate: Mary Ann Hopkins, class of ’87 and G’89 and president of Parson Government Services • Master’s and Doctoral Candidates: Mark Viggiano, class of ‘80 and former head of Saab’s Traffic Management business David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics: Students Elissa Roberts, Rachel Ahart and Janine Savage S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications: Deborah Henretta, a Newhouse alumna and group president of global beauty for Procter & Gamble Co School of Information Studies: Philip Kaplan, an iSchool alumnus and founder of AdBrite, the largest privately-held Internet ad network
COMMENCEMENT DAY Sunday, May 11
7 a.m. Carrier Dome Gates open. The public can enter through Gates A, B, C, F, G, J, K, L, M, N and P. Degree candidates may only enter at Gate D or Gate E. 9 a.m. Degree candidates must be in seats. 9:30 a.m. Ceremony and student procession will begin. Noon Commencement ceremony will conclude.
Science will take place at Manley at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Mary Ann Hopkins, class of ’87 and G’89 and president of Parsons Government Services, will speak to the undergraduates. A reception will follow at the Drumlins Country Club, which is located at 800 Nottingham Rd. The L.C. Smith convocation for master’s and doctoral candidates will be held in Hendricks Chapel a 1 p.m. on Saturday. Mark Viggiano, class of ‘80 and recently retired as head of Saab’s Traffic Management business, will speak to the graduate students. The reception will be in the Milton Atrium in the Life Sciences Complex at 2 p.m. The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry’s commencement ceremony will be held on Saturday in the SRC Arena and Events Center at 1 p.m. Specific curriculum receptions will take place on Saturday at 10 a.m. at various campus locations. The convocation for undergraduates in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management will be held in the Dome beginning at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, and guests should use gates A, B or E. The undergraduate reception will take place in the Whitman School, located at 721 University Ave., at 5:15 p.m. The speakers for Whitman’s undergraduate commencement ceremony will be Donald Cardarelli, the Faculty Member of the Year, and Zhi Quan Yang, president of the honor society for undergraduate and graduate students in business programs, Beta Gamma Sigma. The
Noon to 2 p.m. After commencement, there will be a multicultural graduation from noon to 2 p.m in Panasci Lounge at the Schine Student Center. Reservations are required to attend. Until 3 p.m. After the ceremony, a commencement brunch buffet will also be held in the Goldstein Auditorium at the Schine Student Center until 3 p.m. Reservations are required to attend. Tickets for adults are $21.50, tickets for children 12 and under are $11.75 and children under five are free. A live stream of the ceremony can be accessed at SUgrad.syr.edu
school’s two marshals, Alexandra Briskin and Hillary Tucker will speak, as well. For graduate students in Whitman, convocation will be in Goldstein Auditorium at 12:30 p.m., and the reception will be in the Flaum Grand Hall of the Whitman building at 2 p.m. The David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics will hold its convocation at Manley at 4 p.m. on Saturday. The reception will be held at 5:45 p.m. in a tent on the lawn of the field house. The convocation ceremony will feature three student speakers: Elissa Roberts, a master’s degree student who will give the graduate student reflection, and Rachel Ahart and Janine Savage, who will both give undergraduate student reflections. The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will host its convocation ceremony in the Dome at noon on Saturday. Guests will use Gates A, B, or E for entrances. At 2 p.m. a reception in a tent on the Quad will follow. Deborah Henretta, a Newhouse alumna and group president of global beauty for Procter & Gamble Co., will deliver the convocation address to Newhouse undergraduates. The convocation of the College of Visual and Performing Arts will take place in the Dome at 7 p.m. on Saturday. A reception will follow the ceremony in a tent on the Quad. CBS News correspondent Danielle Nottingham, a VPA alumna, will give the convocation speech.
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Class of 2014 students make donations to SU community By Shawna Rabbas asst. copy editor
The Syracuse University Senior Class Giving Campaign has received a higher number of large donations this year than ever before. Each year, students are encouraged to donate an amount equivalent to their class year, and the bulk of the donations this year have been coming in around that $20.14 mark, said Kristen Duggleby, assistant director of development of annual giving. However, Duggleby noted that more and more students were going beyond that suggested amount. “There have not been many really small gifts, and this year, with those $100 gifts, this year is the most we’ve had of those,” Duggleby said. A 15-student committee worked throughout the school year on the Class Act campaign, encouraging graduating seniors to donate back to the university. Last year the campaign had a 6 percent participation rate, with 195 donors. This year’s goal is a 7 percent participation rate, which equals about 230 donors by commencement. As of Thursday afternoon, the campaign had about 140 donors. Students are able to donate on the Senior Class Giving Campaign website, where they can
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remnick When he returned from reporting in Russia for The Washington Post, Remnick wrote “Lenin’s Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire,” a book for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction in 1994. Brian Taylor, an associate professor in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs who specializes in Russian politics, said he’s very familiar with Remnick’s work. Taylor said the quality that stands out most
NEW YORKER MINUTE 1981: Graduated from Princeton University 1982: Began working as reporter for The Washington Post 1988: Was sent to Moscow as a correspondent for The Washington Post 1992: Became a staff writer at The New Yorker 1994: Won a Pulitzer Prize for his book, “Lenin’s Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire.” 1998: Became editor of The New Yorker, succeeding Tina Brown 2000: Was named Advertising Age’s Editor of the Year 2010: Remnick’s book, “The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama,” was published 2014: Provided commentary and contributed to NBC’s coverage of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
about Remnick’s writing is how engaging it is. “He takes a topic I study academically and brings it alive in a way that for average readers and students makes it a more human and lively story than you get from academic stuff written on Russia,” he said. Taylor added that Remnick has a lot of interesting professional experience and is respected in his field. He said he thinks stu-
select the amount they wish to give, as well as the school or program where they would like the donation to go. “The reason we do the whole campaign is to educate them about why it’s important to give
GIVING BACK 2014 Goal participation rate: 7 percent Goal number of 2014 donors: 230 Number of 2014 donors so far: 140 2013 Participation rate: 6 percent Number of 2013 donors: 195 2012 The campaign had 168 donations 2011 About 3 percent of the senior class donated to the campaign
back to the university and make the programs that we have here be here for years to come,” Duggleby said. Things like emerging programs, study abroad and internship programs all receive
dents and families will find Remnick interesting and engaging. In 1992, Remnick came to The New Yorker as a staff writer. He spent five years there as a writer before the editor at the time resigned. Remnick was named Editor-in-Chief of the magazine in 1998, a role he’s held ever since. Since he became editor, The New Yorker has won 33 National Magazine awards. The job as an editor is very different from what it was as a writer, he said. Now, he said he is more focused on creating a magazine and getting the best out of other people. “Our goal is to be the best magazine on the planet, that’s the goal every week,” Remnick said. However, he said he understands that the changing landscape of the media industry means his job as an editor is much different than it was a generation ago. “We’re living in the midst of a revolution in media,” Remnick said. “So anybody who’s foolish enough to be complacent will not only themselves end up as roadkill, but they’ll also damage or kill the institution they’re working with.” Melissa Chessher, chair of the magazine department in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, said she thinks Remnick has helped make The New Yorker relevant beyond the printed page — something she said is not easy to do. Chessher, who nominated Remnick in February to receive an honorary degree from SU, was also present when Remnick visited campus in 2008 to dedicate the Bill Glavin Magazine Lab. While he was speaking at the dedication, Chessher said a student asked Remnick what it takes to write for The New Yorker. His answer was something that is important for all students to consider, not just journalism majors, she said. “He said it takes curiosity,” Chessher said. “And that theme will serve you well, whether you want to be a writer or a doctor or a lawyer.” Chessher said Remnick’s multitude of experiences and The New Yorker’s constant coverage of a variety of current issues also make him a relevant speaker for the entire graduating class. “His magazine explores topics that cut across every major at SU,” she said. “Politics, economics, art, film — they’re all in the magazine.”
funding from gifts, Duggleby said. Even the current price of the SU experience hinges partly on donations. Tuition and fees only cover about 85 percent of the real cost of education, but gifts help close that gap, Duggleby said. “If we didn’t have gifts that come from the current student body and alumni, tuition would be even higher, 15 percent higher,” Duggleby said. She added that this year the Senior Class Giving Committee had a representative from every college. Janine Savage, a committee member from the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, said giving a gift can be an extremely personal thing, since students can give back to the specific programs or specific organizations that they were in. “We also like to promote that giving stretches beyond $20.14,” Savage said. “It’s any gift you can make. It’s time that you can give.” Committee members used different methods, such as emails and tabling, to encourage donations, but personal connections were key, said Alexis Madison, a committee member from the School of Information Studies. “A story is more influential,” Madison said, “and the fact that you are donating is what is important, not how much or how little.”
The iSchool held an event for its donors on April 30, which involved an ascent up to the Crouse Bell Tower, as well as an opportunity to ring the chimes, Madison said. She added that the idea of the campaign is to continue the legacy students have been a part of at SU. “I think the whole idea of being a Class Act, and leaving a legacy behind, we got to see it,” Madison said. “When you actually go into the (chime) room, people have signed all along the walls. It was really getting a chance to see what we’re apart of and that awesome impact that we have.” Any student that donated by April 23 was also invited to attend a reception at Club 44 in the Carrier Dome, Duggleby said. Although the committee hopes to make their goal by commencement, she said the donation campaign does not officially end until June 30, which marks the end of the fiscal year. She also stressed that no donation is too small. In fact, in the 2012–13 fiscal year, gifts of $100 or less totaled about $1.1 million, she said. “Whether it’s $5, the $20.14, or $100, students can consciously go online, click what they want to give back to and leave their legacy in that way,” Duggleby said.
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DAVID REMNICK, the 2014 commencement speaker, was last on the SU campus to dedicate the Bill Glavin Magazine Lab in 2008 at the Newhouse School. daily orange file photo
Stephen Rathbun, a 2014 class marshal, said in an email that he believes Remnick will be a valuable commencement speaker. Remnick’s work has spanned several decades, and he has remained consistently relevant, Rathbun said.
That’s the life of journalism. Opportunity knocked, they needed a second Moscow correspondent. I just thought it was the greatest opportunity I’d ever heard of. David Remnick editor of the new yorker
Rathbun said he believes many people were unaware of Remnick when he was first announced as the speaker; however, after
finding out more about him, it became a choice that had the potential for an exciting commencement address. Ultimately, Rathbun said he hopes Remnick inspires the graduates. Remnick said he’s thrilled and honored to be speaking at the ceremony. He’s not sure yet exactly what topics he’ll cover during his address, but said something he’s come to appreciate is the freedom of speech he’s afforded in the United States, as well as the freedom of expression his magazine has. “I don’t know that I’ll talk about this but I feel very lucky to be born into a country and culture where journalism and more importantly free speech is at a high value,” Remnick said. “And it didn’t take living in Russia to appreciate that, but it didn’t hurt.” Regardless of what Remnick ultimately talks about, Chessher said she thinks he’ll deliver one of the more entertaining and engaging commencement speeches in recent memory. “He’s a thinker and a writer and the man knows a good story and I think he’ll make a great speaker,” Chessher said. blsamuel@syr.edu
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Chancellor makes preparations for first SU commencement
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For Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud, commencement is the best day of the year. “Commencement is my favorite day of the year for the simple reason that it’s so wonderful to see the families and supporters of the students and their joy, which is a large part of what it’s all about,” Syverud said. “It’s also wonderful to see the students graduating and them feeling good about it.” The 2014 ceremony is the first for Syverud at SU. Syverud, who took office in January, came to the university from Washington University School of Law and will be going into his first SU commencement with a beginner’s mentality. “This time preparing for commencement is primarily just learning where I’m supposed to be and when,” he said. A team of more than 100 people helps prepare for commencement, he said. “My attitude this first time through is I’m going to do what they tell me to do,” he said. “My main job at commencement is to show up for things, to be there for people, to host the honorary degree recipients. I give a very short address and basically join in celebrating people.” While Syverud has only been at SU since January, others have been preparing for the ceremony since the conclusion of last year’s commencement. He said following the prior year’s ceremonies, a group of people convenes to go over what can be improved and how to plan for the next year. The preparation and examination involve all the staff who worked commencement, administration and the Department of Public Safety, Syverud said. Most of the work Syverud does with DPS is crowd control and helping people get where they need to be, he said. “A lot of people who come to commencement have never been on a college campus before, so we
want every single one of them to have a positive celebratory experience and that involves not only the DPS team, but really it’s all hands on deck,” Syverud said. For Syverud’s individual preparation, he’s relied on communication with students and attending various SU functions. “I’ve been helped by trying to go to as many things as possible and to understand just what Syracuse is and all the different parts of Syracuse that make it such a transforming experience for different seniors,” he said. Though he’s only been in office for four months, Syverud said he has developed a connection with the seniors by meeting with a quarter of them individually. Members of the graduating class are leaving shortly after Syverud arrived, but he said he hasn’t met a single senior
he wouldn’t want to get to know better. Syverud said said he understands how broad
This time preparing for commencement is primarily just learning where I’m supposed to be and when. Kent Syverud chancellor of syracuse university
the experiences of the graduating seniors are. “When I‘m going to look out over the people graduating, I’m not going to see an undifferentiating mass of people in the same color robes,”
he said. “I’m going to see lots of individuals whose Syracuse experience has been defined by a particular school, or a particular major, or a particular activity.” Syverud said commencement brings a sense of family to SU. “Commencement is what we’ve all been working toward as a family for four years or longer,” Syverud said. “The faculty, the staff, the students and their families, and it’s the one point all year where everyone’s in the same place at the same time, so it should be uninhibitedly joyful.” jmatting@syr.edu
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Syverud to hold competition to decide on pronunciation By Justin Mattingly staff writer
On April 24, Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud posed a question that has since been a topic of debate across the SU community. “I have a question to ask you,” Syverud said in one of his weekly emails. “When you say ‘Syracuse,’ does the first syllable rhyme with ‘deer’ or with ‘bear?’” In order to decide on a pronunciation, Syverud will be holding a competition in the fall between members of Team Deer and members of Team Bear. “What I’ve learned is, there is such a close difference of opinion that I should come up with some competitive way to decide that question between those who are deeply convinced it’s deer and those who are deeply convinced it’s bear,” he said. “So in the fall, I’ll have some sort of appropriate way to decide on how I should pronounce it.” Syverud said he has not yet decided on the exact details of the competition or when in the fall it will be held. In the original email that sparked the conversation, Syverud said he’s met confident members of Team Deer and Team Bear. “I’ve met both ‘deers’ and ‘bears’ everywhere, among those who grew up here, among people from New York City, and even among people from China,” Syverud said. “Apparently there is no approved way, even for Syracusans, to say Syracuse.” Recipients of the email took to Twitter to
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voice their fandom. Harriet Brown, a professor in magazine journalism at SU, tweeted, “I’ve been a member of #TeamDeer? for 50 years. Believe me — it’s the only way to say Seeracuse. #syracuse?.” SU assistant men’s basketball coach Mike Hopkins tweeted, “A1: I’m #Teambear? all the way. #HopTalks?.” Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician, a Syracuse Orange-focused blog on SB Nation, set up a poll on their website and received 1,598 responses. Fifty-five percent of the votes were for Team Bear and 45 percent went to Team Deer. Nunes Magician is also selling T-shirts with the words: “It’s pronounced seer-uhkyoos” printed on the shirt. The T-shirts cost $17.99 and can be purchased on www.gamedaydepot.com. A poll was also posted on www.kentschallenge.com, a website created for the purpose of determining the proper pronunciation, and Team Deer took 61 percent of the votes in the poll while 39 percent of the votes went to Team Bear. The total number of votes was not disclosed. Despite the significant response, almost three weeks after the email Syverud still has not come to a conclusion as to how he should pronounce Syracuse. “I have learned there is no correct pronunciation of Syracuse because it’s too evenly divided,” Syverud said. jmatting@syr.edu
perspectives
What are you looking forward to most after college? “I’m excited to move to Texas. I’ll be teaching in Dallas for Teach for America, so that will be awesome.” Merlin Valdez
communication and rhetorical studies major
“Having money and not being poor all of the time will be great.” Krista Stengrevics public health major
“I’m not sure where I’m going, but I’m excited for grad school and excited to learn things past an undergraduate education.” Tenley Bands biology major
“Probably start working and stop going to class.” Brooks Hausser
independent studies major in the college of visual and performing Arts
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CHRISTINE DUNAGAN, a 50-year-old student, will be graduating with her peers who are almost 30 years younger than her on Sunday. She has been working toward her degree for eight years while also working a full-time job at a nearby engineering company. margaret lin photo editor
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here’s a stack of papers on Christine Dunagan’s kitchen table. The edges of the sheets are wrinkled, the folds clearly creased from Dunagan’s routine inspections. If she’s not comforting herself reading letters from her son, Kyle, who is close to graduating U.S. Navy boot camp, she’s poring over University College commencement notes. Covering the documents are cap and gown measurements, graduation preparations and rehearsal instructions for Dunagan, who will be carrying the Syracuse University flag as the 2014 commencement marshal May 11. For Dunagan, this is a day eight years in the making. In that time, she struggled to
balance part-time classes with a full-time job at an engineering company — she was an administrative assistant by day and a student by night. “It’s been difficult,” she said. “I’ve had my doubts, and there were times I wondered whether it would be worth it in the end. It’s taken eight years, but I’m finally there.” Now, one month from her 50th birthday, all of Dunagan’s hard work is about to pay off. For a while after high school, everything went according to plan: Dunagan graduated, began college classes at what is now Montana State University and was well on her way toward graduation. As she tells it, things were pretty normal. But as with a lot of people, Dunagan said, her plans were interrupted by life. She moved from see dunagan page 22
DUNAGAN’S only correspondence with her son is letters, which she keeps with her commencement documents. margaret lin photo editor
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SU career consultant discusses workforce, interviews after college By Jackie Frere asst. feature editor
The Daily Orange sat down with with Tracy Tillapaugh, a career consultant at Syracuse University’s Career Services, to talk about the workforce after college. The Daily Orange: Where is the best place to look for a job? Tracy Tillapaugh: It really depends on your industry. If you’re looking for a concrete website to go to, a lot of times we suggest Indeed. com. It’s a job search aggregator site that pulls from many different places into one. Talking to alumni and people you know is always the No. 1 way that people find jobs. Utilizing that resource of others — family, friends, the SU network — is always very helpful. The D.O.: How do you utilize that network? T.T.: One place would be using LinkedIn. Last time I checked, there are over 120,000 SU affiliated individuals on LinkedIn. It helps to know what city you’re living in or which city you’re interested in living in and look at the Syracuse University website for alumni clubs and connect with the presidents in those areas. The D.O.: How do you prepare for an interview? T.T.: The three key things for an interview is know yourself, know the job and know the industry. An easy way to prepare is looking at the job description, having enthusiasm, being able to tie your experience to that position and make everything about that company and that position and how you relate to them. The D.O.: How do you stand out in an interview?
T.T.: A lot of people miss this — it’s showing you are a match for the position. It’s not telling a recruiter that you have all these skills that have nothing to do with the position, it’s showing that you can fill their need. Really asking second level questions, doing your research ahead of time, noticing current events or news that are happening with the company is really helpful and makes people stand out as well. The D.O.: Do you have any tips or tricks on how to find a job? T.T.: I think that sometimes we forget that Google can be a great search engine. There are also professional organizations and societies for pretty much any career and being linked with any one or purchasing a membership as a student before you graduate can be really helpful in getting job opportunities. The D.O.: What advice do you have for graduating seniors that are struggling to find jobs? T.T.: Come visit us or give us a call after you graduate. We are open all summer and we are open to do phone or Skype appointments. No matter where you are in the world, you can still talk to us. The D.O.: What does Career Services do for undergraduates in college? T.T.: Everything from what to study, what to major in, or maybe picking up a minor. Then you can translate that minor or major into a career, or not. Sometimes students get to graduation and realize they liked their major, but don’t want anything to do with it. So we look at their learned skills and interests and translate that into a career. jmfrere@syr.edu
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A YEAR IN PHOTOS
2013 Remembrance Scholars walk through campus in October during a Remembrance Week event. Last year marked the 25th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, in which 35 SU students lost their lives when the plane exploded. chelsea stahl staff photographer
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA speaks at Henninger High School in Syracuse during a two-day bus tour in August to discuss college affordability. The event drew hundreds of protesters. chase gaewski managing editor
MACKLEMORE, performs in the Carrier Dome on Nov. 11. The rapper, along with his producer, Ryan Lewis, stopped in Syracuse as part of his national tour. Rappers Talib Kweli and Big K.R.I.T. opened for Macklemore, who performed hits from his album, “The Heist.” sam maller staff photographer JIM BOEHEIM, head coach of the men’s basketball team, argues a call during the game between Syracuse and Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Feb. 22. Boeheim was then ejected, marking the first time he had been thrown out of a regular season game. The Orange lost to the Blue Devils 66-60. It was the second game between the teams as ACC rivals. sam maller staff photographer
NANCY CANTOR, former Syracuse University chancellor, sits in her office in Crouse-Hinds Hall. In June, Cantor announced she would step down as chancellor. She now works for Rutgers University at their Newark campus. allen chiu staff photographer
CHANCELLOR KENT SYVERUD AND RUTH CHEN walk through the Quad on Syverud’s Inauguration Day on April 11. margaret lin photo editor
MENG SHEN, an undecided sophomore in the Martin J.Whitman School of Management, walks through the snow on the Quad on Feb.5 when SU cancelled afternoon classes. sam maller staff photographer
The SU football team celebrates on the field following its Texas Bowl victory over the University of Minnesota. The Orange defeated the Golden Gophers 21-17 on Dec. 27 in Houston and finished the year 7-6 in Head Coach Scott Shafer’s first season. ziniu chen staff photographer
JERAMI GRANT AND GERRY MCNAMARA sit in SU’s locker room following the men’s basketball team’s loss to Dayton in the third round of the NCAA tournament. The Orange started the season 25-0 and earned a No. 3 seed in the tournament before losing to the Flyers. yuki mizuma staff photographer
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n the immortal words of the great Rafiki of “The Lion King”: “It is time!” Graduation weekend is upon us, like we always knew it would be. Caps and gowns have been distributed, awkward interactions between students and members of the alumni association (give it a rest, guys) have been had, final projects have been turned in about 1,000 words shy of the demanded word count and it’s time to walk across that stage. I know very well how frightening it is to think too far ahead of this weekend, into what post-graduate life will hold, so for sanity’s sake, let’s not do that. First, let’s concentrate on actually surviving graduation weekend. It’s not as easy as you might think. This is because of the unique combination of a potent desire to leave behind all inhibitions one last time as you let loose with your friends, and the very pressing concern that your family is in town for the weekend. I know from experience that this combination can have some complicated results. Last year, I lived with two graduating seniors in an off-campus apartment. The night before their convocation, we had a bit of a social gathering in our apartment and didn’t think much of the fact that several
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of our friends passed out half-naked on mattresses that blocked the entrance into the rest of our apartment. We didn’t plan ahead for when my housemate’s grandmother had to walk over our undressed buddy because she had to make an emergency bathroom stop before sitting through convocation in the Carrier Dome. Sorry, Grandma. In general, I think the plan of alcohol attack for the weekend is a tricky one. You want to walk a fine line; establish a delicate balance between sober and inebriated. You don’t want to have to sit through convocation or commencement with a hangover, but there is some credence to the theory that you don’t want to sit through them completely sober, either. The key is to maintain a constant buzzed level across the three-day span. There may be moments when you’re tempted, out of habit, to spend your own money this weekend paying for food, drinks or other life necessities in the same fashion you normally
would, but this is not recommended. If there was ever a time to hold your head up high while you mooch money from your parents, this is the weekend to do it. It should also be acknowledged that this is the weekend to live out all of your wildest fashion fantasies. If you want to wear pajamas the entire weekend, you should feel comfortable doing so. If you want to walk around ass-naked the entire weekend, more power to you. If you want to don a purple jumpsuit like Prince al la Purple Rain, you absolutely should. You are wearing an enormous cloak the entire weekend — the world is your oyster. And if you want to wear an elegant dress or suit underneath your cloak, that’s fine — but you’re boring and awful. The future might be scary, exciting, happy or sad, but we don’t have to worry about all of that just yet. For one last weekend, let the craziness of campus life distract you from the world around you. Chelsea DeBaise is finishing up her time at Syracuse University. She gets anxiety when she thinks about a world where you have to pay for a gym membership. She can be reached via email at cedebais@syr.edu or on Twitter @ CDeBaise124.
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Time to say goodbye Graduate compiles emotional end-of-the-year playlist to commemorate time spent at Syracuse By Jessica Cabe staff writer
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he best albums and mixes tell a story. They manage to formulate a theme and capture a mood. With graduation right around the corner, I’ve compiled a playlist that tells the story of my college career coming to an end.
1. “40 Oz. to Freedom” by Sublime
I bust this song out every year on the first day I can walk outside without a jacket. The reggae-fied rock track always means good things are coming. By the middle of April, the end of the semester is in sight, and on a beautiful, warm day after a long Syracuse winter, I can almost forget about the deadlines that still loom.
2. “With Every Light” by the Smashing Pumpkins
But then I remember those deadlines again. Cue panic attack. I’ve put this song on repeat at the end of every semester since I was 13 years old. The Smashing Pumpkins are my favorite band, so anything by them tends to calm me down. But this track in particular has always soothed my end-of-the-year anxiety. “It’s almost over, it’s almost over,” Billy Corgan assures me. “Throw the weight up off your shoulders now.” Oh, I’m trying.
3. “Marry the Night” by Lady Gaga
So after Corgan has talked me down off the cliff, Lady Gaga gives me that boost of confidence I need to get stuff done. “You know what?” I say to myself, “I am a warrior queen.” This is my favorite Gaga song because of all the tough times it’s gotten me through. Marrying the night means taking all the things you’re afraid of, all the things that stress you out, and owning them.
4. “21 and Invincible” by Something Corporate This song is a perfect illustration of what it feels like to grow up. We’re going to make
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mistakes, our parents are going to tell us how to handle this insane transition into the real world and we will inevitably ignore them, as we have done for the past 20 years. Sometimes we just have to learn our own lessons.
5. “When I Grow Up” by Garbage
“When I grow up, I’ll be stable,” Shirley Manson sings, almost as if she’s trying to convince herself as much as everyone else. Right now, everything is up in the air. The pressure is on to get a job with a salary and benefits and that is horrifying. But this song reminds me that I’m not alone, and that maybe one day I’ll have my life in order.
6. “Adventure” by Be Your Own Pet
When the prospect of getting a job and moving out on my own isn’t sending me into the fetal position, it’s filling me with excitement. It’s easy to sweat the small stuff, but sometimes you have to remind yourself that life is an adventure.
Your friends are going through the same thing and the real world is full of fun and opportunity. This silly, upbeat song reminds me that graduation is something to be excited about.
7. “Ten Thousand Hours” by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
We may not all be moving on to a career in hip-hop, but “Ten Thousand Hours” can easily translate to any of our career goals. Maybe some of you who are graduating took the path of least resistance, but all my friends and I shared blood, sweat and tears to walk across that stage. Macklemore raps, “Nothing beautiful about it, no light at the tunnel for the people that put the passion before them being comfortable.”
8. “No Goodbyes” by The Subways
“Every single day will never feel the same, a single minute can’t be wasted.” Graduation is a celebration of your academic achievements,
but it’s also a time to reflect on the people you met along the way. I love every single person in the Goldring Arts Journalism program, and I doubt all of us will ever be in the same room together again. I’m the kind of sentimental person who soaks up every second with her friends when the end of the relationship as we know it is near.
9. “But Not Tonight” by Depeche Mode
After walking across the stage, celebrating with my family and friends and saying my final goodbyes to the beautiful people I’ve met in Syracuse, I will go back to my apartment to pack up the last odds and ends. Then I’ll take a walk by myself with this song playing on repeat. “Makes me so aware, how good it is to live tonight. And I haven’t felt so alive in years. The moon is shining in the sky, reminding me of so many other nights, but they’re not like tonight.” jmcabe@syr.edu | @Jessica_Cabe
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dunagan her hometown of Billings, Montana, to Texas, got married and suspended any further college plans. “My education was halted at that point,” she said. “After a few more moves, I ended up in Syracuse and worked a retail job for a while.” After four years of managing Franklin
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Covey until the store closed, Dunagan landed the administrative assistant position at Lockheed Martin, an engineering company in Liverpool, N.Y., that specializes in aerospace and defense contracts. And then she found out the company offered tuition assistance for employees that returned to finish school. “I would have been an absolute fool not to take that chance,” Dunagan said. “I knew it was
my chance to go back and finish what I started all that time ago.” Although the major no longer exists for incoming SU students, Dunagan has been pursuing a major in Organizational Leadership throughout her college career. Despite the fact that school and work often clashed, Dunagan was never hesitant to mesh them together. Before a meeting one day, she spoke to Mike Leone, a chief engineer and her boss, in the hallway at Lockheed Martin. “Christine had written a paper on group dynamics in school the day before,” Leone said. “It was about how groups interact. She was talking about how we could run meetings more efficiently. She was always eager to bring what she had learned from school into work.”
I think in life, you go through what you have to in order to get where you need to be. I wouldn’t be where I am now if I hadn’t taken the path I took. Christine Dunagan organizational leadership major
Leone is one of three executives that Dunagan assists. She schedules appointments, manages reports and fills in wherever she’s needed. After 10 years at Lockheed Martin, she knows the job backward and forward. “She’s critical to my success here,” Leone said. “She’s always filling in all over the company. She’s always on assignments outside of her department. She makes sure that everything is pulled together month after month.” Leone said it will be a momentous occasion when Dunagan receives her degree after the work
DUNAGAN is tasked with carrying the flag and leading 55 part-time students into Hendricks Chapel as one of the 2014 commencement marshals. margaret lin photo editor
she’s done the past eight years in school. He, along with the other employees Dunagan works with, will be relieved to see her hard work pay off. But Lockheed Martin employees aren’t the only ones who will be smiling after Dunagan walks the stage. When Dunagan’s son does get the chance to write, she said he talks about the difficulties of boot camp, whether it’s the extreme lack of sleep or rigorous conditioning routine –– but one week after Dunagan graduates, so will Kyle. Jim, Dunagan’s husband, is almost as excited for that week as they are. “It’s sad that Kyle won’t be able to be at Christine’s graduation,” Jim said. “But I know he really wants to be there. She doesn’t realize how much he looks up to her — her approval of him is everything. I’m not sure I would say that he entered the Navy for Christine. But I know that she’ll be happy to see him graduate alongside her.” For Dunagan and her son, graduation means more than the opportunities it will bring — it means they’ve accomplished something. It’s a reward for their commitment. “I wanted to do this for myself, I wanted to set an example for my son,” she said. “Just to be able to say that I’m a college graduate — there’s something of value to that in the real world.” Dunagan said she often felt left behind; she felt as if the rest of the world was moving while she was standing still. But graduation is a big step forward. “I think in life, you go through what you have to in order to get where you need to be, “ Dunagan said. “I wouldn’t be where I am now if I hadn’t taken the path I took. What was supposed to happen happened, and here I am.” On Sunday, Dunagan will lead 55 students to their seats at commencement. She’ll stand at the podium and give a speech to other graduates almost 30 years younger than her. She’ll walk in with the SU flag and walk out with her degree. And then, she’ll finally get some sleep. mrmahard@syr.edu
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By the time we’re finishing up our senior year, Marshall Street bars hold very little charm. Getting soaked in beer when someone inevitably gets shoved, paying a $5 cover charge and aggressively judging the same people you’ve been seeing out since freshman year has gotten old. Which is why, with the last few days of freedom, it’s time for future graduates to step off the hill and explore the best of what Syracuse nightlife has to offer.
But it’s the employees and the clientele that really make Shiftys what it is. If you’re more comfortable sipping a fishbowl with your girls than chugging beers with grizzled natives covered in wing sauce, it’s best to stay away. Benjamin’s on Franklin
Beer Belly Deli & Pub Benjamin’s on Franklin’s subtle outside disguises its party atmosphere inside.
Beer Belly Deli & Pub offers a range of beers on their draft menu and by the bottle.
Though Westcott Street is just barely off campus, you’ll feel like you’re in a whole other world at Beer Belly Deli & Pub. In true hipster fashion, it offers beer by the can as well as the bottle, and their draft menu rotates daily. Drinks can be a bit pricey –– a bottle of Sierra Nevada Harvest costs $9 –– but compared to drinking Bud Light in a packed bar, it doesn’t seem so bad. Or, if you really want to be quaint, you can buy a $3 can of PBR and have beer-induced flashbacks to the nights you used to walk around the East neighborhood in search of open parties at a stranger’s house. But you can’t visit BBD without chowing down on a generous serving of fries. I would highly recommend the sweet potato fries, since they’re delightfully salty yet crispy, and pair perfectly with whichever beer you choose.
It’s pretty simple: if you want to dance on a Saturday night in Syracuse, go to Benjamin’s. Conveniently located directly across the street from Pastabilities in Armory Square, Benjamin’s is subtle on the outside, and anything but on the inside. Paying homage to our founding father, Benjamin’s is one-part patriotic, one-part New York City club. Though Declaration of Independence-inspired decor doesn’t sound that sexy, it really is. Especially if you opt for the bottle service package, where you’re seated on leather couches behind an actual fence — to keep out the plebeians, I’m assuming — and served champagne by the magnum. But if you’re a normal person, you can still enjoy the pumping bass and sip your mixed drinks from real glasses so you feel like a grown-up. Here’s hoping that Benjamin’s is a preview into what real life will be like. Al’s Wine & Whiskey Lounge
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Al’s Wine & Whiskey Lounge is known for its wall of whiskey behind the main bar.
Shiftys’ authentic and delicious wings are a hidden gem in Syracuse.
Perhaps one of the most hidden hidden gems in Syracuse, Shiftys was the most delightful discovery of my senior year — or maybe my life. As a Buffalo native, I have extremely high standards for both my chicken wings and my dive bars. Shiftys nail it in both categories. This place serves up fresh-from-the-fryer wings that, unlike every other chicken wing I’ve ever eaten in Syracuse, are not undercooked and come with sauce options other than “Buffalo Wing Sauce.” Plus, they’re only $5 a dozen on Monday nights.
A patron of Al’s recently told me that it should rank as one of the best bars, “in the whole universe.” I might have to agree. Al’s combines two things for which I have a very fond affinity: bookshelves so high you need a rolling ladder and copious amounts of whiskey. Sure, you can get anything you want at Al’s — including standards like Red Bull and vodkas — but the wall behind the bar is full of so many varieties of whiskey, you’d need a lifetime to taste-test them all or a very hearty liver. But the best thing about Al’s is that the staff realizes that bars can get kind of boring without activities. The back room of the bar has pinball, pool and a variety of arcade games — plus, you can play Jenga. Can you honestly think of anything better than knocking over wooden blocks while slinging your fifth whiskey on the rocks? No, no you can’t. avhartma@syr.edu
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daddio bottom in a 21-7 loss at Duke on March 23, he’s won 56.7 percent of his faceoffs as his turnaround has fueled SU’s. With renewed life at the X, the Orange has won seven of its last eight games and heads into the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 overall seed. SU will play either Siena or Bryant on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. in the Carrier Dome. But Daddio’s demeanor heading into his final NCAA tournament is identical to what it was no more than a month and a half ago, when the blame for Syracuse’s losses fell mostly on his shoulders. His levelheadedness has kept him humble throughout his comeback and persistent through a time when he was the most scrutinized player on the team. “That’s just the way I’ve always been,” Daddio said. “I’ve got to keep my composure. You never want to be the guy that’s bragging about the way he’s doing — especially the way I started off. I couldn’t say much.” As a senior at Loudoun Valley (Va.) High School in 2010, he won 88 percent at the X, tallied 71 points and earned U.S. Lacrosse All-American honors. He jumped at the first sign of interest from the Orange and became part of the second-ranked recruiting class in the country. Daddio joined a Syracuse faceoff unit that had won more than 50 percent of its faceoffs in seven of the previous eight seasons before his arrival. But since then, the Orange — with Daddio as its primary option at the X — has not reached that plateau. “He does put a lot of pressure on himself,” Kyle said. “In past years, he let that pressure affect him negatively.” Once the final horn sounded on Duke’s 16-10 victory over Syracuse in the national championship game last year, Daddio took a seat on the SU bench and watched the Blue Devils celebrate until he was one of the very last people left on the field. He only took four faceoffs that day — he lost all of them — but still felt responsible for Brendan Fowler’s 20-of-28 day at the X and Duke’s ensuing celebration. “I really just kind of let it dig into my skin and really frustrate me in the best way possible,” Daddio said. “The biggest part of our loss was because of faceoffs, and me not being able to even have much of a chance because of my struggle throughout the season was pretty tough on me.” For the first three years of his Syracuse
CHRIS DADDIO was a top-flight recruit, but his skills didn’t immediately translate at Syracuse. His late-season resurgence has powered the Orange’s midseason turnaround that started against Notre Dame on March 29. spencer bodian staff photographer
career, Daddio failed to live up to the reputation he established as a top-flight recruit. Halfway through this season, it was more of the same. When Fowler lined up at the X for a national championship rematch on March 23, it was against SU freshman Joe DeMarco, who took the first faceoff of his collegiate career. After the Blue Devils blew out Syracuse, the Orange fell to 4-3 having lost its first three Atlantic Coast Conference games. SU was in danger of missing the conference tournament, and perhaps even the national tournament, if Daddio didn’t raise his level of play. “The amazing thing about Chris is he kept pushing,” senior defender Matt Harris said. “He kept doing the things he did every day and I think he knew at some point there was going to be a turnaround.” That turnaround started with Notre Dame, when Daddio was just a week removed from being benched against Duke. Daddio won the opening faceoff against UND, and the resurgence began. It led to a six-game winning streaking, including a dou-
ble-overtime win against North Carolina — in which he won 18-of-26 faceoffs — that pushed SU into the ACC tournament.
I’m amazed. With all the emphasis on it and the faceoff being talked about so much, he’s been extremely resilient. John Desko su head coach
Still, his demeanor in postgame press conferences didn’t change. His expressions gave little indication to his success and he refused to admit satisfaction with himself. Yet on the field, there was a clear improvement. Whether it’s throwing his hand out farther as he goes for a clamp, adjusting his exits or developing his decision making with the ball, all of Daddio’s hard work with assistant coach Kevin Donahue has come together for Syracuse at the right time. “I’m amazed,” SU head coach John Desko said. “With all the emphasis on it and the faceoff being talked about so much, he’s been extremely resilient.”
The ultimate test came in the ACC tournament semifinals on April 25 against none other than Fowler himself. The Duke faceoff specialist won 13-of-15 draws in the second and third quarters and more in the fourth as the Blue Devils built a four-goal lead. But as SU mounted a comeback, Daddio won the last three faceoffs, including two in the last 15 seconds to allow the Orange a miraculous last-second win. “I came out and just trusted my move,” Daddio said, “and knew that I didn’t really have a choice with the way I’ve played against him in the past.” With Bryant’s Kevin Massa and Maryland’s Charlie Raffa — two of the country’s premier faceoff specialists — in the Orange’s quarter of the NCAA tournament bracket, Daddio needs one more hot streak to help his team capture a national championship. Only then would he deviate from his demeanor and be satisfied with his comeback — and maybe crack a smile after a game. “I don’t really care about the stats, personally,” Daddio said. “I just care about getting my team the ball and giving them their chances. It’s nice to be doing a little bit better, but I’m not happy yet. “I won’t be happy until I get back what I lost last year.” pmdabbra@syr.edu | @PhilDAbb
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Lamolinara cherishes last opportunity to capture NCAA title By Jesse Dougherty asst. sports editor
Dominic Lamolinara learned the Orange was moving to the Atlantic Coast Conference just as he was starting out at Syracuse in 2011, and quickly ran a scenario through his head. He realized he’d play Maryland, the school he had just transferred from, in his senior year. “Being able to come up next back to the conference VS Siena/Bryant I started in,” Lamol@ Carrier Dome inara said, “I couldn’t Sunday, 7:30 p.m. ask for anything more.” After beginning his college career as a backup goalie with the Terrapins, Lamolinara leads the No. 2-seed Orange (11-4, 2-3 ACC) into the NCAA tournament for the last time. That is where he’ll help his class — including Billy Ward, Matt Harris, Chris Daddio and five others — try to avoid being the second straight group of seniors to leave Syracuse without a championship ring. “I’ve been saying this since I got here,” Lamolinara said. “You come to Syracuse to win championships. There’s no pressure on my class to do anything out of the ordinary. Just win.” Lamolinara’s regarded by his teammates as the consummate leader, but his unwavering positivity was challenged this season. The Orange stumbled at the start of its ACC schedule and with Lamolinara and junior Bobby Wardwell splitting time in net, the same set of questions were flung at the senior after every loss. A 16-8 loss to Maryland on Feb. 22. Lamo-
linara gave up nine goals and was pulled for Wardwell before the end of the first half. Do you think Bobby is going to be the starter from now on? “That’s for the coaches to decide.” A 17-12 loss to Virginia on March 1. Lamolinara played all but 27 seconds and allowed 16 shots to find the back of the net. How do you rebound from a performance like that? “Just have to take it one game at a time.” A 15-14 loss to Notre Dame in the ACC tournament final on April 27. SU head coach John Desko started Wardell for the first time all season before subbing Lamolinara in for the fourth quarter. The senior made two saves at the doorstep to keep the Orange in it, but it was too late. Did it feel weird not starting for the first time this season? “Bob was outplaying me and deserved the start.” Same Lamolinara — ardent and honest. “We thought Bob was playing a little stronger than Dom going down the stretch,” Desko said of the Notre Dame game. “But then Dom got in in the reverse situation and played extremely well.” It’s what Syracuse has come to expect. With Lamolinara and Wardwell shifting in and out of the net all season, the senior has had to explain how the two are best friends — that it’s not a competition but a companionship. That if it means a win, it’s what he and Wardwell are willing to do. The next three weeks are the last of Lamolinara’s collegiate playing career, but not the end of his Syracuse tenure. The senior goalie
DOMINIC LAMOLINARA transferred from Maryland after one season. Now the senior leads Syracuse into the NCAA tournament one last time. logan reidsma staff photographer
still needs credits to graduate and plans to return to the team as a student assistant in the fall, but isn’t ready to join the Orange sideline just yet. Now his last chance for a run for an NCAA title begins Sunday, and it may include a meeting with a familiar opponent in the Orange’s quarter of the bracket. If Syracuse and Maryland each advance past the first round, the two will meet in Hempstead, N.Y., with a trip to the final four on the line. “He won’t say it, but that all means a little
more to him,” Ward said. Lamolinara has spent a season saying that no game is more important than another. Now Maryland’s in the picture again, and he’s willing to set that aside. “I want another shot at Maryland badly,” he said. “And then I want to go all the way.” jcdoug01@syr.edu | @dougherty_jesse Editor’s note: This article was written before Siena and Bryant played their play-in game. Syracuse’s first-round opponent has been decided. See dailyorange.com for full coverage.
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bromley Athletics Director for Athletic Performance Will Hicks, as well as former teammates and fellow draft hopefuls Jerome Smith and Marquis Spruill. “(Bromley’s) always been one that had a little bit to prove because he’s been not sought after until after he’s had to prove himself,” Hicks said. “Other guys get sought after, then have a chance to prove it.” “Bromley’s had to prove it first.” Hicks said he’s been working on getting Bromley into football shape, and more specifically his lateral and side-to-side movements. He added that these are areas in which Bromley needs to show improvement for whatever team drafts him. Bromley will watch the draft in Syracuse with his family. If he is drafted earlier than projections indicate, he’ll enter this weekend’s graduation ceremonies much more lighthearted, he said. But to graduate and be drafted on the same morning on Sunday would also make for a day to remember, he added, chuckling at the thought. “To have my family be able to watch me walk across the stage,” Bromley said, “and also know me working toward my dream and my goals are coming true as well. That would be something that’s really remarkable.” It will be a weekend that determines the next step of Bromley’s life. But such drastic change is something he’s used to. Bromley was never expected to be one of the top defensive tackles in the draft class, but he’s worked to separate himself. He’s well aware of his improvements and the change in outside perception they’ve created.
JAY BROMLEY has been preparing for the NFL Draft which starts on Thursday night. After being projected as a fringe seventh-round pick a few months ago, he is now being predicted to be picked as high as the third round. ziniu chen staff photographer
But for Bromley, there’s still more to prove. “It’s just the process of me working hard and me mentally just always wanting to get better,”
BROMLEY TRACKER After a strong four-year career at Syracuse, defensive tackle Jay Bromley has seen his NFL Draft stock rise in the last few months. This weekend, he’ll wait to hear his name called.
syracuse stats 2010 Games — 12 Sacks — 0 Total tackles — 8 Tackles for loss — 0
2011 Games — 12 Sacks — 1.5 Total Tackles — 32 Tackles for loss — 5.5
2012 Games — 13 Sacks — 2-5 Total Tackles — 39 Tackles for loss — 5.5
2013 Games — 13 Sacks — 10.0 Total Tackles — 42 Tackles for loss — 14.5
nfl scouting combine Feb. 25, 2014 40-yard dash — 5.06 seconds (13th out of 28 defensive tackles) Vertical leap — 33.5 inches (Second out of 21) Bench press — 26 reps of 255 pounds (13th out of 25) Broad jump —106 inches (Eighth out of 21)
syracuse pro day March. 26, 2014 “He had a heck of a day today. He looked good. He was in and out of his cuts in his drills.” Jerome Smith former su running back
espn draft teleconference April 23, 2014 “Bromley, to me, is a guy that’s starting to really come together as a football player. I have Bromley right now as No. 9, which puts him in that third or fourth round category.” Mel Kiper Jr. espn draft analyst
nfl draft May 8-10, 2014 The NFL Draft will kick off on Thursday night, and Bromley will wait while his professional fate hangs in the balance.
Bromley said, “so when I sit back and when I’m in the weight room or when I’m watching film, I want to get better so bad.”
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Keita’s upbeat personality leads SU to create award in his honor By Stephen Bailey sports editor
Baye Moussa Keita hobbled across the Petersen Events Center court, a large black brace supporting his right knee. The Syracuse senior had sprained the knee three days earlier and would be unable to play in arguably the team’s biggest game of the season at the time, as it looked to extend a program-best 23-0 start. He arrived at the free-throw line on the opposite side of the court and rebounded for his teammates’ pregame shooting drills. Pittsburgh fans roared and hissed, shouting obscenities at every player. Insulting their appearance. Insulting their team. Even insulting their girlfriends. Yet above the two-foot hunk of metal wrapped around Keita’s knee was a smile just as noticeable. The center laughed and messed around with the team managers, and his constantly upbeat personality never faded. “I think I just pride myself on happiness,” Keita said. That unflappable joy epitomized Keita’s career at Syracuse. While he never averaged more than 3.7 points in any of his four seasons as a defensesavvy backup center, Keita affected the program with his everyday effort. So much so that head coach Jim Boeheim created the Baye Moussa Keita Award — the first player-named award in program history — and surprised him with it at the Hardwood Club Dinner on March 10. Unwarned, all Keita could say was that he was speechless. “He just gave me everything he’s got,” Boeheim said. “I think all players try to do that, but very few
BAYE MOUSSA KEITA was never a consistent starter in his four years with Syracuse, but had a positive attitude on and off the court throughout his career. He’s been working with Basketball Without Borders and plans to play overseas. margaret lin photo editor
are actually able to give you everything they have.” For Keita, sometimes that was coming in to play garbage-time minutes while other rotation players rested. Other times, it was picking up extra minutes when sophomore DaJuan Coleman suffered a season-ending knee injury, or junior Rakeem Christmas dealt with foul trouble. But every time he stepped on to the court, he did so with composure — and oftentimes a smile. He made arguably his greatest on-court contributions in Syracuse’s 69-59 win over Boston College on Jan. 13. With Eagles guard Lonnie Jackson burning the Orange from beyond the arc, Boeheim moved up the wings in his 2-3 zone, all but leaving Keita alone in the middle for about the final 10 minutes of regulation. Syracuse outscored BC 23-8 down the stretch. “Everyone gravitates to the offensive impact player,” Boeheim said. “Very few people give credit to the defensive impact player. And Baye had a tremendous impact on not only what he did, but his physical ability allowed people around him to compete at a high level.” Before games, Keita was often seen skipping around with his orange Beats headphones on or hugging fans. Boeheim said Keita was always the first to introduce himself to visiting children at practice. He attends games for other sports throughout the year. And walking down the Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center before a workout in late April, he stopped to say hello to SU Athletics officials as well as the janitor. A conversation with Assistant Director Academic Support Joe Fields shortly after Fields was hired in January 2011 helped Keita achieve comfort at Syracuse. Fields spoke with him about how to balance his time spent on athletics, academics and social life. Keita said the words resonated with him. “It wasn’t easy as a freshman, but as soon as I did that, it made me happier, stress free,” Keita said. Finding that balance has allowed him to almost completely avoid dejection. Only after losses is he upset, and a few hours removed from his phone
and social media return him to his normal self. Keita’s younger brother Bounama Keita, who followed Baye from Senegal and is a
He just gave me everything he’s got. I think all players try to do that, but very few are actually able to give you everything they have.” Jim Boeheim su head coach
freshman center at South Dakota, said that his brother’s personality and accomplishments helped carve a path for him.
“Baye is not only a brother, but also he is a role model too, and it is because of him I started playing basketball,” Bounama Keita said. For Baye, helping others is the passion that will likely drive him farthest in life. Though he said he’s in the process of hiring an agent and plans to play overseas, he said his ultimate goal is to return to Senegal and give back to the community. Traveling through Africa for Basketball Without Borders, he saw children both hungry and homeless. But when he returns, with an expected degree in child and family studies, he’ll be in good position to change that. “My ideas keep changing around, but I know I want to open something,” Keita said. “Whether it’s an orphanage, a children’s center, an after school program, it’s going to be something not just for me, but something for the community to use.” sebail01@syr.edu | @Stephen_Bailey1
BAYE MOUSSA KEITA never averaged more than 3.7 points per game in his career, but he still had a monumental effect on the Syracuse program. yuki mizuma staff photographer
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Murray hopes to win SU’s 1st women’s NCAA championship
ALYSSA MURRAY has garnered a list of accolades in her SU career, except a national championship, The senior has one more chance. hannah wagner staff photographer By Sam Blum asst. copy editor
When Alyssa Murray was in seventh grade she went to the women’s lacrosse NCAA national championship. She watched as Northwestern rushed the field, hugging each other after capturing the trophy over Virginia. It was a moment that spurred an obsession for Murray. up next She started to idolVS Towson/Stony ize the nation’s top Brook players. She studied @ SU Soccer and copied them. And Stadium most importantly, she Sunday, 3 p.m. wanted to win a national championship. “Watching them play on that stage,” Murray said, “it was definitely like, ‘I want to be there one day.’” Now a senior at Syracuse, Murray is in many ways like the player she dreamed of becoming. She’s scored 51 goals this year and is fourth in Syracuse history with 193. She’s a former Big East Attack Player of the Year, and a team captain and Tewaaraton Award finalist for the No. 2 team in the country.
I don’t have a lot of time left here. And no matter where my lacrosse career takes me past college, it’s nothing like a national championship. Alyssa Murray su attack
There’s only one thing missing from her resume, and her last quest for Syracuse’s firstever national championship in any women’s sport begins at SU Soccer Stadium on Sunday. The women’s lacrosse team has come close. A national championship loss in 2012 was followed up with a semifinals loss last year. But now it’s Murray’s last chance. “It’s more just urgent,” Murray said. “You’ve got to do it now. You’ve got to put the extra work
in now if you want to see it pay off down the road. There’s only a month left.” Murray has gradually changed her offensive mentality to help the team, illustrated by her decreased scoring numbers. Two seasons ago, she was the nation’s leading scorer. Last year, she was the Orange’s leading scorer. But as sophomore attack Kayla Treanor has developed into possibly the nation’s most prolific offensive player this season, Murray has looked to feed more often and currently leads the team with 37 assists. “I think she’s helped to change the culture of the program,” Treanor said. “She makes everyone here better. Playing next to her, I think it’s really helped me and improved my game.” Even as she’s altered her offensive approach, Murray has not lost the capability to step up when needed. With Syracuse down three goals with under five minutes to play against No. 11 Loyola on Saturday, Murray twice found the back of the net to give Syracuse hope in the waning moments. And now the Orange may need that from Murray more than ever as the postseason begins and opposing defenses hone in on Treanor. “Since she showed up on campus, she wanted to be the best,” SU head coach Gary Gait said. “She worked at it every day. “We’re hoping we can get it done this year.” Since there’s no professional women’s lacrosse league, this is Murray’s last chance to compete in the sport she loves. She said she plans on entering the coaching ranks after this season ends, but isn’t looking past the goal of capturing that elusive national championship. “I don’t have a lot of time left here,” Murray said. “And no matter where my lacrosse career takes me past college, it’s nothing like a national championship.” It’s a goal that’s been on Murray’s mind since she was just a little girl, and she’s been on the cusp of accomplishing it twice before. Now there are just four wins between Murray defining a career and Syracuse defining a program. “You watch other people raise the trophy up and it’s not you and it’s not a good feeling,” Murray said. “I think that’s the motivation. You want to be the one in the center of the field hugging your teammates with smiles instead of tears.” sblum@syr.edu | @SamBlum3
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Syracuse seniors guide team into 1st-ever ACC tournament By Matt Schneidman staff writer
Since winning the 2011 Big East championship, Syracuse has lost in the first round of conference tournament play each of the past two years. The freshmen from that team are seniors now. The Orange has a .500 overall record heading into its first Atlantic Coast Conference tournament and up next only one way to qualify VS Virginia Tech for the NCAA tourna@ College Park, Md. ment and extend the Thursday, 7:30 p.m. careers of Shirley Daniels, Jasmine Watson and Alexis Partyka. “We want to win it because that’s our only shot at going to NCAAs,” Daniels said. “We kind of have more to fight for, more than just a championship. “We want to keep going deep into the postseason.” The No. 6-seed Orange (24-24, 12-12 ACC) will play No. 3-seed Virginia Tech on May 8 in College Park, Md. It will be a rematch of SU’s final series of the regular season on April 26–27, in which Syracuse took two-of-three games to clinch a spot in the ACC tournament, which marks the last run for Watson, Daniels and Partyka.
We want to win it because that’s our only shot at going to NCAAs. We kind of have more to fight for, more than just a championship. Shirley Daniels su center fielder
Even if Syracuse wins two games in the ACC tournament, its record likely won’t be good enough to earn an at-large bid for the NCA A tournament. The only way for the Orange to get in is through automatic qualification, which can only come from winning the ACC championship. “You cannot have a great game and lose, and you’re out in the first round,” Partyka said. “Definitely more of a sense of urgency because we do know that if we don’t show up to play that day, it could be our last.” In their first season at SU, Daniels, Watson and Partyka not only helped the Orange to its second consecutive Big East championship, but also the program’s first-ever NCAA tournament win. That year, Watson ranked fourth on the team in home runs and Daniels was fourth in stolen bases. In 2012, the Orange went one-and-done in the Big East tournament after a 2-1 loss to St. John’s, but won three NCAA tournament games, including a 1-0 victory over No. 2 Arizona State. Daniels ranked third in batting average, hits and stolen bases, while Watson was tied for second with 10 home runs. But after two years of at least some level of postseason success, Syracuse went 23-29 in 2013 and lost to Louisville in the first round of the conference tournament, failing to make the NCAA tournament. For a senior class that has seen both ends of the spectrum, there’s one last chance to salvage last season’s early conclusion.
“Play like every game is your last because you don’t want to go out there and regret or wish you did anything else,” Partyka said. “Win or lose, you want to go out there and leave it all on the field.” In the program’s first season in the ACC, Syracuse has performed as expected after being picked to finish seventh in the conference in the preseason coaches poll. Daniels set the all-time stolen bases record on March 15, while Watson broke the program’s home-run mark on April 2. Partyka also saw her role increase significantly from years past, appearing in 25 games and scoring seven runs in her final season.
The Orange is a lower seed heading into the conference tournament, but did take two of three games from second-seed Virginia Tech just two weeks ago. “As you can see, it doesn’t really matter what ranking we are because at any given time, a low seed can beat a high seed,” Watson said. “You can have huge upsets, so I definitely believe that we’ll do well.” Each senior helped the Orange beat the Hokies on April 26 and in turn, qualify for its first ACC tournament. Daniels singled off Kat Banks after making a shoestring catch to preserve a 3-3 tie in the seventh. Watson went 2-for-3 with a run and a RBI. Partyka scored the game-
winning run in the bottom of the eighth to clinch the win and the ACC tournament berth. In a matter of weeks, the three seniors will have played their last game for Syracuse. Daniels starts her job at Macy’s in New York City on June 3, Watson has one more semester to complete before she graduates and Partyka will attend graduate school at SU, where she’ll study school counseling in the master’s program. Although life will soon take them their separate ways, there’s one last mission to tackle. “We’re not just going in there being whatever seed we’re going to be just to lose first game,” Daniels said. “Wwe want to win.” mschnei@syr.edu
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FACE Daddio calmly leads SU into NCAA tournament By Phil D’Abbraccio asst. copy editor
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he motto was always the same for the Daddios. “Confident, not cocky.” And as Chris Daddio emerged as one of the best high school players in Northern Virginia, his older brother Kyle made sure he didn’t lose sight of that mantra. The summer before Daddio started his career at Syracuse, Kyle brought him to summer league games to compete against Major League Lacrosse players and former college All-Americans. Daddio held his own, but learned a valuable lesson. “When I was playing around my friends, I was better than a lot of people so I was pretty confident,” Daddio said. “He’d bring me into his games and kind of knock me down a level. That was his way of telling me to stay at that confidence level. “Get the experience, but make sure not to get too high on yourself.” This season, Daddio’s maintenance of that approach has never been more apparent. Since the Orange’s and Daddio’s season hit rock CHRIS DADDIO has remained levelheaded despite many ups and downs this season. The senior’s late-season performance at bridget williams contributing photographer see daddio page 24 the faceoff X has the Orange riding high into his last NCAA tournament.
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Defensive tackle Bromley’s stock elevates as NFL Draft nears By Sam Blum asst. copy editor
Jay Bromley doesn’t tune out the reports or the draft projections. He knows what the experts think. He also knows the competition. up next Bromley NFL Draft consta ntly @ Radio City w at c he s Music Hall tape of other Thursday, 8 p.m. defensive Friday, 7 p.m. tackles, trySaturday, noon ing to pick up on ways to improve. It’s not a way to change who he is as a player,
just a means of adding to his alwaysevolving repertoire. “I didn’t have no expectations or nothing,” Bromley said. “I’m not going to work like anybody else is going to work. I’m going to work like Jay Bromley. I’m going to work how Jay Bromley wants to work, when he wants to work.” Bromley, who finished his Syracuse football career in December, has seen his NFL Draft stock skyrocket in recent months. Though he was initially pegged as a fringe seventh-round pick, a 33.5-inch vertical leap at the NFL Scouting Combine and 4.8-second 40-yard dash at Pro Day have some experts
picking him as high as the third or fourth round.
I know anything can happen in the draft. You can fall, you can rise, so I’m just taking that into consideration. Jay Bromley former su defensive tackle
He will have to wait until at least Thursday to hear his named
called, though he is more likely to be picked on Day Two or Three of the NFL Draft. “Bromley, to me, is a guy that’s starting to really come together as a football player,” said ESPN draft expert Mel Kiper Jr., who ranks Bromley as the No. 9 defensive tackle in the class and expects him to go in the third or fourth round. This year’s crop of defensive tackles is largely subpar, Kiper said, so Bromley has a chance to rise up the draft board. He said that Bromley, who led SU with 10 sacks last season, offers more as a pass rusher than most other defensive tackles in the draft.
Bromley, while flattered by the increased recognition, said that it will do little to settle his nerves come Thursday. “I know anything can happen in the draft,” Bromley said. “You can fall, you can rise, so I’m just taking that into consideration. “It’s a blessing to see it on paper to actually get an acknowledgement from someone of his stature, because he usually chooses guys that make something of themselves.” Bromley is currently in Syracuse, finishing up his last couple final exams before graduation. He’s working out with Assistant
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