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destructive in New York state than expected. Page 3

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Juice Jam date sparks discussion

Roadwork on campus continues

By Liz Sawyer

By Stephanie Bouvia

ASST. NEWS EDITOR

With Syracuse University’s eighth annual Juice Jam concert scheduled for the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, students are questioning the decision to hold the event on a day sensitive to Americans.

The concert, which is sponsored

by University Union and the Division of Student Affairs, acts as a welcome back ceremony for students every fall.

Although the concert is traditionally held the second Sunday in September, this is the first time the concert has fallen on an anniversary of 9/11, said Rob Dekker, University Union president.

Dekker said when UU officials realized the concert could not be moved to a different weekend, the group decided to commemorate the 9/11 terrorist attacks by turning it into a benefit concert.

SU has partnered with Better Together, a nationwide initiative that encourages students to strengthen interfaith and multicultural bonds in the United States to improve their communities, Dekker said. A portion of the ticket sales from Juice Jam will go toward famine relief in the Horn of Africa through the United Nations’ World Food Programme, according to an Aug. 26 SU news release.

Dekker said UU also plans on conducting a food drive during the week prior to 9/11, in which students will SEE JUICE JAM PAGE 8

WHO’S PLAYING?

This year’s Juice Jam will host two headlining acts: American rapper B.o.B and Swedish house-electronic artist Avicii. B.o.B. is known for songs including “Nothin’ on You,” “Airplanes” and “Magic.” Avicii’s most recent hits include “Levels” and “Fade into Darkness.”

The opening act has not been announced.

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sterling boin | contributing photographer Construction on University Avenue began mid-June, as part of a three-phase project to better the Syracuse Connective Corridor. The work aims to improve SU’s link to downtown Syracuse.

University Avenue is undergoing major construction as part of a threephase project to enhance the Syracuse Connective Corridor.

The construction, which began mid-June, would help better connect the Syracuse University Hill to downtown Syracuse, said Robbi Farschman, director of the Connective Corridor project. Currently, Farschman said, contractors are converting University Avenue into a two-way street.

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Rebels continue to clear out traces of Gadhafi in Tripoli

By Debbie Truong ASST. NEWS EDITOR

Rebels in war-torn Libya have overtaken one of Moammar al Gadhafi’s remaining strongholds in Tripoli.

Meanwhile, NATO-led air strikes continued to rain down on the former dictator’s deteriorating regime Friday, according to a CNN article published Saturday.

Gadhafi loyalists retreated from the village of Qasr Ben Ghasher, igniting jubilation similar to scenes else-

where in Libya that unfolded earlier in the week, according to the article.

Reaction on the Syracuse University campus to Gadhafi’s weakened forces has sparked discussion over holding Gadhafi accountable for his alleged role in the 1988 Pan Am 103 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland.

Thirty-five of the 259 passengers killed onboard were SU students returning from Florence, Italy, on a study abroad trip.

The only person ever convicted of

“The opposition, when it began, it was a ragtag type of army. But, gradually, they sort of matured, they became more experienced and managed to overcome many of the hurdles.”

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the attack, Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, was sentenced to life in prison in 2001, but was released on compassionate grounds in 2009 when it was learned

he had terminal prostate cancer. AlMegrahi is still alive today; though an article published online Sunday by

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RAPE Center renamed in effort to better represent goals, services

By Breanne Van Nostrand ASST. COPY EDITOR

After receiving feedback from students, faculty, volunteers and student organizations, the R.A.P.E. Center has been renamed the Advocacy Center.

The center currently provides support and assistance to students who have been affected by sexual violence of any kind, said Janet Epstein, associate director of the

Advocacy Center. Along with the name change, the center will add services and educational activities related to relationship violence, she said.

There has been an increase in the number of students visiting the center with concerns about abusive relationships, Epstein said. Syracuse University and State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry

students can go to the center for support and connections to other services and options, she said.

“We want to provide support and assistance for all students who have been impacted by sexual or relationship violence,” Epstein said. “We want to work towards prevention of it.”

When proposing the idea of a name change for the center, Epstein said, she found everybody she spoke

to agreed the R.A.P.E. Center name needed to change.

“It’s a harsh word,” Epstein said.

“When you say R.A.P.E. Center, a lot of people think that they have to have been raped to come here. We do feel that has been a barrier for some people.”

The R.A.P.E. acronym stood for “Rape: advocacy, prevention and education.” The new name still SEE ADVOCACY CENTER PAGE 7

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crime briefs • Syracuse police issued Joseph Marasco a violation for sound reproduction Sunday at 2:15 a.m. on the 700 block of Euclid Avenue, according to a police report.

Marasco, who goes by the nickname “JoJo” is a junior on SU’s lacrosse team and a student in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.

Marasco played his loudspeaker while on the balcony of a house on the 700 block of Euclid. Police asked Marasco to cease his behavior but he continued, according to the report.

• A larceny occurred on the 200 block of Ostrom Avenue on Aug. 21 between 6 and 10 p.m., according to a police report. Alyssa Moyer, 20, had her MacBook, Garmin GPS and North Face backpack stolen from her 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee.

There was no damage done to the vehicle, but Moyer told police that she had locked the door at about 6 p.m.

• A larceny occurred on the 1200 block of Harrison Street on Tuesday between 6:45 and 9:45 p.m., according to a police report. Kate Mankowski, a graduate student in the School of Education, had her wallet stolen from her vehicle while visiting a friend, according to the report.

The victim’s debit card was used by the suspect at 8:47 p.m. at the SU Corner Market between South Crouse Avenue and East Adams Street, according to the report. The suspect used the card three more times within the next 90 minutes.

• A larceny occurred on the 200 block of Ostrom Avenue between 10 and 11:15 p.m. Wednesday, according to a police report. Gregory Babcock, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences, had his Nike bag, filled with his MacBook Pro and iPod Classic, stolen from his 2000 Chevy Tracker.

The suspect stole a Garmin GPS from the vehicle’s glove box, bringing the value of the items stolen to $3,100, according to the report.

Babcock told police that he parked his vehicle on Ostrom Avenue at about 10 p.m. Upon returning at 11:15 p.m., Babcock noticed his belongings missing. Police noted that Babcock had the driver’s side window partially open.

• Criminal mischief involving a student victim took place on the 700 block of Euclid Avenue, according to a police report.

Lindsay Steinkamp, a senior in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, had the driver’s side mirror on her 2003 Nissan Sentra damaged by an unknown suspect.

The incident is believed to have happened between Friday at 3 p.m. and noon on Saturday. Police noted that someone was trying to break the mirror off the vehicle, but the mirror only ended up with a crack.

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chris griffin | contributing photographer Two women walk in the rain in downtown Syracuse on Sunday, when Tropical Storm Irene hit the area with steady rain and winds of 20 to 30 mph. The storm caused outages and flooding across the state.

Tropical Storm Irene hit the New York City area Sunday morning, failing to pack anywhere near the force that had caused calls for mass evacuations and spurred fears from residents along the East Coast.

But Irene, even after it was downgraded to a tropical storm as it moved up the Eastern Seaboard, toppled trees, flooded some parts of New York City and soaked the region with rain and wind, causing at least 750,000 customers to lose power in New York, according to an article published online by The New York Times on Sunday.

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Online system made for religious observances absences

By Kelly Criscione Contributing Writer

Syracuse University has introduced a new online notification system students will use to excuse themselves from class for religious observances to help clear up confusion.

Starting Monday, students can add or delete an absence notification for teachers through the “My Religious Observances” link on MySlice, said Sandra Hurd, associate provost for academic programs. The link is found under “enrollment” in the student services bar.

The page also allows students to update their religious preference and

access links to the religious observances policy and Hendricks Chapel website.

Before the notification system, students told teachers in writing, Hurd said. Since there was no deadline for when students had to tell professors, class curriculum was often disrupted or professors would forget, she said.

Now, students have the first two weeks of each semester to enter which days they will be absent into the MySlice program.

“The revised policy lets faculty know ahead of time if there will be a clump of people missing, instead of

a week beforehand,” Hurd said. “It’s letting everybody plan ahead.”

Professors can view which students have entered notifications by clicking on a new “R” icon on their class roster. The information will also go to Hendricks, she said.

Professors were asked to include the religious observances policy in their syllabi along with instructions on how students can make up work they missed, Hurd said.

“We have always preserved the right for students to take religious holidays off,” said Tiffany Steinwert, dean of Hendricks. “We are just making changes in the process.”

“We have always preserved the right for students to take religious holidays off. We are just making changes in the process.”

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Besides making managing information easier for students and professors, see absences page 8

Two-car collision injures woman at University Place, Ostrom Avenue

By Debbie Truong Asst. News Editor

Two vehicles collided at the intersection of Ostrom Avenue and University Place on Sunday evening.

Rural/Metro, the Department of Public Safety, the Syracuse Police Department and the Syracuse Fire Department responded to the accident at approximately 6:42 p.m. A female was taken by stretcher after reportedly having a seizure after her black Volkswagen Jetta collided with a silver Ford taxi from Salt City Taxi.

Steve Mandelbaum, a junior web design major at Syracuse University, was parked behind Ernie Davis dining hall when he witnessed the accident. Mandelbaum said the Jetta appeared to be taking a right onto Ostrom Avenue when it struck the taxi.

The Jetta began spinning, Mandelbaum said. The vehicle ended up on the sidewalk at the intersection of University Place and Ostrom Avenue, he said. Mandelbaum, who spoke with SPD, said deputies

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andrew renneisen | asst. photo editor A black Volkswagen Jetta and a silver Ford taxi from Salt City Taxi collided at the intersection of University Place and Ostrom Avenue on Sunday night. The Jetta’s driver was taken out on a stretcher.

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Student behavior to determine tastefulness of Juice Jam on 9/11

niversity Union’s decision to schedule its beloved and growing fall concert Juice Jam on the 10th anniversary of 9/11 has drawn mild criticism from students for being in poor taste. Upon confirmation in July of the controversial performance date, UU began planning ways to incorporate a tribute to 9/11 into the Sunday concert.

Unfortunately, an electronic concert on the 10th anniversary of 9/11 at a college campus will provide the perfect space for disrespectful behavior. The degree of distastefulness at Juice Jam will depend little on UU, but rather on the maturity and prerogative of Syracuse University students to enjoy themselves without becoming belligerent or obnoxious.

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Due to football from wide-ranging season and scheduling backgrounds together, by the daily orange editorial board conflicts, UU officials and a concert offers the said they faced a deciperfect way to unite sion between holding the concert on 9/11 or not the maximum students together on 9/11’s anniat all. In an ideal world, UU should never have versary. The real issue lies in the style of music. scheduled Juice Jam on a date that this campus Country music may not sit at the top of should have reserved solely for memorial everyone’s genre of choice, but its omnipresevents and community service. But ultimately, ence at patriotic events lies in its reflective and UU did the best it could with a sensitive situhaunting nature. On the other hand, electro is ation, and The Daily Orange supports its sugborn from the need for mindless escape. Avicii, gestion of participating in Juice Jam’s charity while a popular and otherwise well-received events and leaving early for those who find an DJ, will not provide the appropriate soundtrack electro concert in poor taste. to the 10th anniversary of the single greatest In recent years, music and concerts have attack on American soil in students’ lifetimes. proved a powerful tool in bringing students The nature of electronic music poorly facilitates

somber reflection.

Turning Juice Jam into a tribute event for 9/11 will succeed if students take the charity portion of this day seriously: Donate canned food and sell out the concert to support local food banks.

But most importantly, when students crack their first beer Sunday afternoon, they must remember the date. Remember Department of Public Safety officers and emergency workers will sacrifice this anniversary to make sure you’re safe; remember that thousands of Americans, some of them your classmates, lost loved ones in this tragic day 10 years ago. And if UU decides to hold a moment of silence, make sure you’re in a state of mind to respect that silence.

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Rise in food stamp use indicates government’s failure to create good jobs

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s the U.S. economy continues to stumble, more Americans have turned to the government for assistance to pay for food.

Since 2007, use of food stamps has increased by 74 percent. Approximately 46 million Americans depend on food stamps — roughly 15 percent of the population. The increased dependence signals the lack of high-paid jobs and need for more action to improve the economy.

The food stamp program was originally crafted in 1939 to distribute surplus food to Americans who were in need. Participants would pay to receive stamps. The program gradually evolved to become the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program. In 2009,

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to the left, to the left SNAP cost $56 billion, according to the Cato Institute.

The program has long received criticism, especially from conservatives, because of the potential for abuse. Former President Ronald Reagan cut spending on the food stamp program, along with other programs long seen as contributing to the “welfare state.” Reagan brought public attention to the idea of a “welfare queen” in the 1976 election: “She has eighty names, thirty addresses, twelve Social Security cards and is collecting veterans’ benefits on four non-existing deceased husbands,” he described. “And she is collecting Social Security on her cards.

She’s got Medicaid, getting food stamps, and she is collecting welfare under each of her names. Her tax-free cash income is over $150,000.”

Yet, a 2005 report by the Government

Accountability Office suggests that fraud in the food stamp program is not nearly as widespread as conservatives imagine. In fact, instances of fraud and errors continue to decrease.

The welfare queen provides an image to back up the idea that less government is better government. Many major Republican presidential candidates have perpetuated this idea.

Newt Gingrich, in his 2010 memo to Republican congressional candidates, said, “It is an unassailable fact that in June 2010 more food stamps were distributed by the government than ever before in American history. (It turns out that Barack Obama’s idea of spreading the wealth around was spreading more food stamps around.)”

To solve the issue of dependence on food stamps, some argue that the minimum wage must be increased. This way, people would be able to afford necessities without government assistance. However, states like New Hampshire and presidential candidates like Michelle Bachmann are considering decreasing the minimum wage. This might push even more people to rely on food stamps.

Although food stamp program requires further reform, lawmakers must look to reforms in other areas of the government to promote

growth of well-paid jobs. More Americans using food stamps is not a symptom of a welfare state or overdependence on the government.

Instead, the increased use reveals that people can’t afford basic necessities. This information, along with data showing greater rates of poverty and child hunger, tells the story of a country in decline.

Republicans in Congress who have complained about overreliance on the government have squandered their opportunity to take measures to fi x the problem. Instead, the summer has been spent using the debt ceiling to advance a political agenda — not to solve any tangible problems immediately affecting the country. Simply cutting funding to the program will fail to solve a much greater issue.

Perhaps conservatives should have followed Newt Gingrich’s advice in his memo: “You should use this vivid contrast between the tax raising, job killing agenda of the Democrats and the low tax, job creating agenda of the Republicans as a way to reinforce the choice for voters this fall.”

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

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Farschman said that for many years, the downtown area has been empty and in need of new life. The construction, she said, will help draw more people to the area.

“We want this to be two-way travel, literally,” she said.

She said she hopes the construction will draw more people to the downtown area and promote spending. This way different stores and businesses will see more revenue, Farschman said.

Farschman said the Connective Corridor is receiving funding for the construction from SU, Empire State Development Corporation, the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY), city and federal funds, and Onondaga County for the project.

Owen Kerney, deputy director of the city

Kerney said the construction on University Avenue will continue from East Genesee Street to Erie Boulevard. He said the Connective Corridor hopes to finish the University Avenue construction by the end of the construction season, which is around mid-November.

“Larger projects like this take a lot of time,” Kerney said. “What likely won’t be complete will be some of the landscaping.”

He said no trees and shrubs will be planted in November, as it will be too cold, and the project will continue in the spring.

The next part of phase one began in the third week of August, with construction to Forman Park. Kerney said the contractors are prepping the site for construction and fencing off the area.

Contractors will install new benches, tables and a new centerpiece in the park, according to the Connective Corridor website.

Phases two and three of the project include construction to the Syracuse Stage plaza, the

“We want this to be twoway travel, literally.”

Robbi Farschman

director of Connective Corridor

Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, said the construction will result in new bike lanes, new sidewalks and new green infrastructure along the Connective Corridor.

He said the conversion of University Avenue into a two-way street will free up traffic flow and allow for easier transportation to the downtown area.

No part of the project is completely finished, but construction on finishing the southern blocks, including Waverly Avenue, Marshall Street and Adams Street, Kerney said.

“There’s really been a focus over the past few weeks to get as much done as they can, though it won’t be done when school starts,” Kerney said.

Oh, the places you’ll go

The Connective Corridor bus helps connect Syracuse University to other places in the area. Here are some places you get to by taking the Connective Corridor bus: • Syracuse Stage • Learning Center • The Warehouse • Syracuse Center of Excellence • Everson Museum of Art • Armory Square Source: connectivecorridor.syr.edu

Warehouse Hub and East Genesee Street, according to the website. According to the website, the construction is hoped to be completed by next summer. snbouvia@syr.edu

A passage through time The Connective Corridor began phase one of three different projects this June. Here’s a timeline that breaks down what’s been happening.

Construction to convert University Avenue into a two-way street begins.

June 2011

Construction on the Syracuse Stage plaza should begin.

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Construction on Foreman Park begins.

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There were no reports of major damage to skyscrapers in New York City, and officials said any flooding appeared to be limited, according to the article.

Syracuse University students, faculty and staff were sent an email Friday afternoon alerting them of then-Hurricane Irene. The email was signed by Eric Spina, vice chancellor and provost, and Thomas Wolfe, senior vice president and dean of student affairs.

“Weather forecasters indicate that the storm will bring some wind and rain to the Syracuse region on Sunday, but it will not have a strong effect on our campus or city,” the email read.

The email asked students and families traveling to and from SU this weekend to communicate with the university about storm-related issues. In a Saturday email addressed to South Campus residents, Eric Nestor, assistant director of resident life, told students to expect significant rainfall and sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph, with some higher gusts.

Nestor urged residents to remove any fans in windows; close their windows as much as possible; move personal items inside; and consider moving their vehicle if it is parked near Winding Ridge construction equipment on South Campus in preparation for the storm.

SU officials were not the only ones to take precautions in attempts to get ready for Irene.

When the storm was still considered a hurricane, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo convened an emergency session of his cabinet to discuss plans to protect residents from the storm on Friday, a day after he declared a state of emergency in New York.

Cuomo ordered the New York Army and Air National Guard to deploy up to 900 soldiers and airmen to support local authorities.

For the first time in its history, New York

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Construction on the Warehouse Hub should begin.

City pre-emptively shut down its entire mass transit and subway system starting at noon Saturday and about 250,000 residents of lowlying areas in New York City were ordered to evacuate their homes. The mandatory evacuation was a first, according to Bloomberg.

By Friday, states of emergencies were declared for North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and New England, which put residents on notice to prepare for the worst.

Although the worst did not happen in New York, areas were still affected by the storm.

On Staten Island, firefighters used boats to rescue people from a flooded neighborhood. In Westchester County, National Guard troops, using Hummers and five-ton trucks, planned to convoy to Long Island to help clean up the mess created by the Tropical Storm Irene, according to the article.

The storm, which made landfall Saturday morning in North Carolina, came ashore Sunday at about 5:30 a.m. near Little Egg Inlet, north of Atlantic City in New Jersey. The winds swirled at 65 miles per hour when the storm’s center arrived over New York City at about 9 a.m., the National Hurricane Center said in the article.Flooding also shut down a portion of the New York State Thruway in Orange and Rockland counties as well as the Tappan Zee Bridge, according to the article.

In New York City’s suburbs, at least 750,000 customers were without electricity Sunday, Cuomo said in the article.

Some places in New Jersey sported flooded roadways while other locations had its roadways blocked by debris and downed power lines following Tropical Storm Irene passing through the state, according to the article.

Several house fires caused by candles were reported in Nassau County, along with trees that had fallen on state parkways and traffic lights that had gone dim, county officials said in the article.

The Connective Corridor construction should be finished.

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november 2011 End of construction season, all construction will continue in spring 2012.

But elsewhere, the storm did not live up to expectations. The downgraded storm had caused New York residents to swamp grocery stores in search of bottled water and batteries, while President Obama even cut short his vacation on Martha’s Vineyard. jdharr04@syr.edu

Better safe than sorry

As Hurricane Irene drew closer to the East Coast, many officials and forecasters built up the hype and painted the storm as one to remember. The unusually large storm that moved at an unusually slow speed created fears and prompted mass evacuations in states along the Eastern Seaboard. Before it made landfall in New York City, Irene was downgraded to a tropical storm and packed winds that were much slower than expected.

• On Thursday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency in New York. A day later, Cuomo convened an emergency session of his cabinet to discuss plans to protect residents from the storm. Cuomo ordered the New York Army and Air National Guard to deploy up to 900 soldiers and airmen to support local authorities.

• New York City pre-emptively shut down its entire mass transit and subway system starting at noon Saturday.

About 250,000 residents of low-lying areas in New York City were also ordered to evacuate their homes. Both moves were a first for the city, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has said.

• By Friday, states of emergencies were declared for North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and New England, which put residents on notice to prepare for the worst and allowed states to use their resources to assist local governments more quickly.

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believe the Jetta was coming out of Thornden Park.

The Jetta sustained heavy damage on the front-end bumper. Bits of debris from the bumper were strewn across Ostrom Avenue.

The taxi was dented and scraped on the right backdoor.

Mandelbaum rushed to the vehicle and said the female driver was conscious and breathing but unresponsive. He said she appeared to be seizing and her “eyes rolled up in the back of her head.”

Mike Smith, a senior advertising major, was driving up University Place with a friend and saw the aftermath of the accident.

Smith, who works for SU Ambulance, rushed to the Jetta and saw the female seizing, took her pulse and stabilized her neck until the paramedics from Rural/Metro arrived, he said. Smith said the driver complained of leg pain.

Nia Anderson, a freshman business and fashion major, said she heard the accident.

Though she did not see the accident unfold, she saw the taxi pull a U-turn behind Booth Hall. The taxi ended up parking by the University Place sidewalk, facing Comstock Avenue.

DPS temporarily blocked off a stretch of road on Ostrom Avenue as responders from Rural/Metro attended to the injured driver and SPD assessed the accident.

Officials from DPS and SPD could not be reached for comment. The taxi company declined to comment.

Towers from Henson’s Collision arrived at approximately 7:04 p.m. to retrieve the Jetta from the sidewalk. The accident site was cleared about 10 minutes later. dbtruong@syr.edu

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Sheraton officials expect to complete rennovations by Jan. 1

By Alexandra Hitzler Staff Writer

After finishing construction on the hotel’s 235 guest rooms, renovations at the Sheraton University Hotel and Conference Center continue on schedule in the main parts of the building.

The Sheraton is currently working on its restaurant, Rachel’s Restaurant, and bar, said David Heymann, the general manager at the Sheraton. There are also plans to renovate the hotel’s lobby, gift shop and elevator cabs, all of which Heymann expects to be completed by Jan. 1.

Room renovations began in December and continued from the top-down until completed in May. The hotel also expanded and remodeled its fitness center in May and began renovating its bar in July.

The hotel’s bar, formerly known as Seasons on the Hill, will be renamed Sitrus on the Hill and will have a completely different feel to it once renovations are complete, Heymann said.

“The bar has been totally gutted out,” Heymann said, “It will have a whole new look; it will look very cosmopolitan and really won’t be a sports bar at all anymore.”

Heymann said that the bar’s renovations are

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incorporates the center’s goals and function but seems easier and more commonplace to say, said Sam Myers, a junior exercise science major and volunteer with the center, in an email.

Myers was involved in a few brainstorming sessions for the new name. She said it was challenging to find a simple and catchy name that also encompassed the variety of services and programming offered at the center.

The Advocacy Center does not provide therapy, Epstein said. Students meet with advocates, not counselors, and everything they say is confidential. Meetings at the center are driven by what the student identifies as his or her need, she said.

“If it’s helpful to them, we’re here to listen, and there might be some questions that we ask to help them identify what they might want to do next and what their options are,” she said.

The center provides 24-hour assistance.

SU faculty members involved are confidential and provide assistance after regular hours, Epstein said. The center is currently recruit-

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“It’s difficult to accommodate our customers and our renovation plans, but in the end, I think that everyone will be satisfied with our efforts.”

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running pretty close to schedule and is expected to be completed by Oct.1.

Heymann said while the hotel’s renovations have had its share of problems, they were not anymore difficult than other projects of its size.

“There are always problems with renovations, whether it’s going over budget, shipment delays or products coming in broken, problems are inevitable, but it’s not anything we can’t handle,” Heymann said.

Heymann also noted that the most difficult

ing for more advocates and will begin an intensive training program in September, she said.

About 70 student volunteers help the center with prevention programming and outreach, Epstein said. Though student volunteers do not provide telephone support or direct service, they let students know of the center’s services and are involved in various groups affiliated with the center, she said.

The work of student volunteers working together for a common cause under the direction of the Advocacy Center is an “awe-provoking sight,” said Sacchi Patel, SU alumnus and former R.A.P.E. Center graduate assistant, in an email.

Patel said he was inspired to work with the center and violence prevention programs during his involvement with A Men’s Issue, a program that aims to encourage leadership among men who wish to promote an environment free of sexual violence. He was also instrumental in brainstorming ideas for the center’s new name and said it provides an atmosphere that is warm and welcoming.

“Getting involved was undoubtedly the best

aspect of the hotel’s renovations was trying to balance the customers and the project at the same time.

“It’s difficult to accommodate our customers and our renovation plans, but in the end, I think that everyone will be satisfied with our efforts,” he said.

Despite ongoing renovations, Elinor Vavoules could not be happier with her daughter’s living arrangements at the Sheraton.

“I’m jealous that I don’t get to live here,” said Vavoules, mother of Laura Vavoules, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences.

“The room is so spacious and clean and the hotel has been ridiculously nice during the whole move-in process.”

Vavoules said they have not been inconvenienced by the renovations so far.

“It hasn’t been noisy or anything and the hotel has been bending over backwards to accommodate us,” Vavoules said.

Laura Vavoules said she has high expectations for her experience at the Sheraton.

“We chose to live here because it was definitely our best option,” she said.

Laura Vavoules and her roommate Jaclyn Silverberg, a sophomore in the College of Arts

and Sciences, said that they are especially looking forward to taking advantage of their access to the hotel’s room service and newly renovated fitness center and sauna, and they do not expect the hotel’s continuous construction to take away from their experience at the hotel.

Heymann said that like Silverberg and Vavoules, the move-in process for the other 66 students living at the hotel seems to have gone smoothly.

“We haven’t heard any feedback that the renovations have caused problems for the students moving in,” he said. adhitzle@syr.edu

Sheraton Revamp Here’s a look at some of the renovations done to the Sheraton University Hotel and Conference Center over the summer.

• Bathroom vanities • All new lighting • Carpeting • Fitness • Corridors • Seasons on the Hill • Rachel’s Restaurant

“If it’s helpful to them, we’re here to listen, and there might be some questions that we ask to help them identify what they might want to do next and what their options are.”

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decision I made during my time at Syracuse,” Patel said. “It made my entire college and graduate career worthwhile.”

Epstein said a goal of the center and its volunteers is to open up conversation with students about their own personal power to make a difference in difficult situations. The Advocacy Center and its affiliated groups encourage students to become empowered bystanders, she said.

Said Epstein: “If people think ahead about those issues and what their beliefs are, and they feel powered to action, they’re more likely to act when something happens.” brvannos@ syr.edu

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be asked to donate canned goods. Unlike past years, students will have to donate at least one canned good to receive a free Juice Jam T-shirt, Dekker said.

Kenny Consor, co-executive director of UU concerts, said UU is hoping to raise at least $20,000, or a five-figure number, for charity.

“We took what we were given with the date and turned it into this big philanthropic event,” Consor said.

Despite these efforts, some students feel that having Juice Jam — known for its partylike atmosphere — on 9/11 is both disrespectful and distasteful.

Myron Holmes, a graduate photography student, said that celebrating on 9/11 is inappropriate.

“It should be a time we shouldn’t forget,” he said. “It forever changed our history, so it’s a time to be remembered.”

Consor said while he sympathizes with students’ feelings, he thinks that those who disapprove of having the concert have not taken a closer look into UU’s plans.

“If your personal opinion is that it’s disrespectful to play music on this date, or to go to a concert on this date, then we hope that you’ll go, get involved in the community service opportunities that are there and then maybe you can leave for the music portion of the show,” he said.

Despite the date of the concert, students said they will not be deterred from attending Juice Jam this year. Many students appreciate the efforts put forth by UU to commemorate 9/11.

Tom Matura, a senior economics and political science major, said he does not think hav-

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“We took what we were given with the date and turned it into this big philanthropic event.”

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ing the concert is disrespectful because the university is making a real effort to give back to the community. Still, Matura wishes it could be on a different day.

“That event is still so close to us, I just think people would be more comfortable if the date could have been changed,” Matura said.

Matura still has not decided whether or not he will attend this year’s Juice Jam. But Dekker said it was not that easy. UU officials tried to move the concert to a different weekend, but every single one had a conflict, ranging from athletic games to artist availability to holiday weekends, Dekker said. And it would not be feasible to have an outdoor concert in Syracuse in or past October, Dekker said.

“We were sort of stuck,” he said.

A few students spoke out on Twitter about the event, tweeting angrily when the date was officially announced.

Dekker said he has not heard any complaints from students directly like he has in the past, but he knows that some have been upset by the date.

“I fully appreciate and respect the range of emotions felt by the student body, but at the end of the day, I think we’re doing something really great with this concert,” Dekker said.

“We’re providing a unique opportunity for the campus to come together.” egsawyer@syr.edu

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CNN said al-Megrahi is currently comatose and nearing death.

Erin Corbett, a senior television, radio and film major and Remembrance Scholar, said the bombing is “inextricable to our history,” though she feels the impact is lost on a “significant portion of our school.”

Rebel forces stormed Gadhafi’s compound in Tripoli on Tuesday, resulting in impromptu street celebrations in the nation’s capital. The rebels’ victory in Tripoli could eventually help spell the end of Gadhafi’s opposition, following seven months of civil war in the country, said Mehrzad Boroujerdi, director of the Middle Eastern studies program at SU. Boroujerdi said he feels Gadhafi’s forces are too diminished to carry on much longer and, though he admits Gadhafi loyalists remain, their days are numbered.

Due to the oppressive nature of Gadhafi’s regime, Boroujerdi said he doubts the conflict between the ousted ruler and rebel forces could have been settled in a more peaceful manner.

The speed of Gadhafi’s collapse, however, came as a surprise to Boroujerdi, who said the rebels gained more experience and momentum as the civil war continued.

“The opposition, when it began, it was a ragtag type of army,” Boroujerdi said. “But, gradually, they sort of matured, they became more experienced and managed to overcome many of the hurdles.”

Involvement from NATO was also incremental to the rebels’ success, Boroujderdi said. He also considers NATO’s decision to intervene as a moral win for the nations that led the efforts.

Countries including Britain and France have coordinated airstrikes against Gadhafi.

“For too long, European countries, et cetera, have been too willing to look the other way and allow these atrocities and human rights violations to go on,” he said. “For once, I’m pleasantly surprised they’re on the right side of history.”

Boroujerdi anticipates NATO’s support for the

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the program was also created to reflect the religious diversity of the campus, Steinwert said.

Steinwert said different religious organization groups have asked to have their holidays included as non-instructional days on the calendar.

“It didn’t seem quite right to us that there were three holidays that had non-instructional days and other observances were not included in that,” Steinwert said. “We wanted to create a policy that was fair and balanced and recognized all religious diversity on campus.”

This is the first year the university will hold classes on Eid al-Fitr, Yom Kippur and Good Friday because of the new extended fall break, which will take place over the course of Thanksgiving week. Students will still be able to take these days off using the notification system.

“I think it will be easier and more fair for everyone this way,” said Suraj Balani, a sophomore communication and rhetorical studies major who practices Hinduism and is planning to take off Diwali, the main Hindu tradition.

The program is aimed to provide a clear and accessible record of when students will not be in class and helps avoid any problem from faculty or students saying they did not receive any notification, Steinwert said.

“I’m Christian and I never really understood why Good Friday was deemed important enough to be a non-instructional day when other holidays weren’t,” said Mina Johnson, a

people of Libya will result in a positive relationship between the two. Once new leadership is established in Libya, the government will likely be more receptive to cooperation with the West, he said.

The rebels’ success is impressive, considering the hostile environment set in place by Gadhafi’s government prior to the war. Gadhafi often played on the allegiances of Libyan tribes, turning tribes against one another to turn attention away from the government, Boroujerdi said.

While the tribes set aside their differences and banded together to overthrow Gadhafi, differences between tribes could arise once more when planning for the new government begins, Boroujerdi said. For example, tribes who felt they played a greater role in driving out Gadhafi may demand more representation in the new government, he said.

Boroujerdi still believes the rebels have a strong basis for a post-Gadhafi government. In addition to having the insight of officials that defected from Gadhafi’s cabinet, Libya is wellendowed financially and can “pay their bills,” Boroujerdi said.

Moreover, the success of rebels in Libya may provide inspiration for revolutionaries elsewhere in the Middle East such as Yemen and Syria, where things have slowed since the Egyptian and Tunisian revolutions of the spring, Boroujerdi said. dbtruong@syr.edu

How they fell

Uprising broke out in Tunisia shortly after a fruit vendor committed suicide Dec. 17.

His suicide spurred revolutions across the Middle East in what was dubbed the Arab Spring. On Jan. 14, Tunisian dictator Zine el Abidine Ben Ali fled with family to Saudi Arabia.

Egyptians followed suit on Jan. 25 when thousands flooded the streets in protest of poverty, unemployment, government corruption and autocratic governance. After opposition from President Hosni Muburak, he eventually resigned on Feb. 11.

Excuses, Excuses Syracuse University has introduced an online notification system for students to use so they can excuse themselves from class for religious observances. The new system begins Monday. Here are some highlights of the system: • Students can add or delete and absence notification for teachers through the “My Religious Observances” link on MySlice. The link is found under “enrollment” in the student services bar.

• The page also lets students update their religious preference and go to links to the religious observances policy and website for Hendricks Chapel.

• Students have the first two weeks of each semester to submit which days they will be absent into the MySlice program.

• Professors can view which students have entered notifications by clicking on a new “R” icon on their class list. The information will also go to Hendricks Chapel.

• Professors were asked by the university to include the religious observances policy in their syllabi along with instructions on how students can make up the class work they missed. sophomore television, radio and film major. “I think the school is making a good step by looking at every holiday with the same importance.” kacrisci@syr.edu

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STUMPY EVENTS

Here are some events for the first week of classes at SUNY-ESF:

Monday, Aug. 29 Classes begin

Wednesday, Aug. 31

• Welcome Back Picnic and Activities Fair: Students can learn more about ESF organizations from 3-6 p.m. on the ESF quad. There will be a barbeque for all students at 5 p.m.

• Free Movie Wednesday: Students are invited to attend the first free movie from 7:30-10 p.m. in the Nifkin Lounge. The movie title is a surprise.

Saturday, Sept. 3

• Northern NY Audubon Bird Walk: Join NNYA the first Saturday of each month for a bird walk. Trips leave from the Adirondack Interpretive Center at 9 a.m.

• Night at the Zoo: Spend the evening having a barbeque and going on a scavenger hunt at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo, from 5:30-8 p.m. There will be transportation to and from campus.

Sunday, Sept. 4

Target Shopping Event: Shopping event for only ESF/SU students from 9:30-11:30 p.m. Shuttles will leave from Schine and Stadium Place.

Monday, Sept. 5

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• Last day to add a class • ESF Blood Drive: Help save a life by donating blood to the American Red Cross from 10:30-3:30 p.m. in the Nifkin Lounge.

Butter sculpture at fair to be made into biodiesel gasoline

By Liz Sawyer

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ASST. NEWS EDITOR

he State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry has extended its mission to increase energy efficiency out of the classroom and into the fairgrounds.

The school has plans to turn the life-size butter sculpture, held at the Great New York State Fair, into biodiesel to fuel its vehicles, according to a Thursday ESF news release.

Collaboration between the American Dairy Association and Dairy Council Inc. and ESF will bring the butter a new life when it is transformed into nearly 90 gallons of fuel to be used in various vehicles throughout the ESF campus, according

to the release.

The sculpture, called “Feeding our Future,” depicts a lunch line at a typical school with a cafeteria worker helping kids fill their trays with healthy breakfast foods, such as fruit, yogurt and cereal. It took 800 pounds of unsalted butter and approximately 10 days to create, according to an Aug. 24 article in The Post-Standard.

Traditionally, the butter sculpture pays tribute to the farm families who work hard to feed New York residents, but this year it was made to publicly thank cafeteria workers across the state, according to the release. The sculpture has been created by the same two artists for the past nine years.

ESF officials could not be reached for com-

ment.

The butter used for the sculpture was donated

by Wegmans Food Markets and will be on display during all 12 days of the fair.

ESF students also contributed at the fair by leading daily exhibits and lectures.

Stephanie Anos, a junior environmental science major, said she volunteered with a field biologist at the fair to help inform children about invasive species by making animal masks. Anos said she is glad to see ESF increasing its presence in the community.

Anos said: “It’s a good thing because people are more aware of the environment and what we have to say.” egsawyer@syr.edu

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lmost two years after the 7-magnitude earthquake that shattered the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere, graduate student Shivesh Ganotra was not sure what to expect as he prepared for his trip to Haiti this summer. With fear of an unstable government, violence and destitution, Ganotra’s arrival to the Caribbean nation revealed a more uplifting scene.

“The people we interacted with, their enthusiasm, made up for the destruction,” said Ganotra, a graduate telecommunications and network management major. “Even after the recent earthquake and all the disasters that Haiti has seen, people are still ready and willing to go out and study and work.”

Since the earthquake in 2010, students, faculty and staff across Syracuse University have worked together to create the SU Haiti Outreach Project. As a part of this extensive initiative, a trip was organized from July 30 to Aug. 6 to set up sustainable Wi-Fi networks at the Université d’Etat d’Haiti.

Seven students of varied academic background were selected through an application and selection process.

Along with four SU staff members, the group worked for one week to set up wireless, high-speed Internet access for three of the eleven UEH campuses — a small but significant step toward providing the people of Haiti with a solid foundation to rebuild the country.

Throughout the weeklong trip, many students and faculty members at UEH took an immediate interest in the group’s project, eagerly asking when the project would be completed.

“When we told them that it would take us only four to five days, they were very excited,” Mahant said. “Everyone there wanted to help us. Students, professors, they did whatever they could to help.”

Even before the earthquake, the quality of Internet access on campus was inadequate for the students, faculty and staff of UEH. Combined with the epicenter of

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MATTRESS PAD

An item often overlooked by students but not their mothers, mattress pads are a crucial, necessary item for a dorm bed. They serve many purposes: They protect the mattress, act as anti-allergens, keep the sheets on the bed and provide additional padding.

“I wouldn’t be able to sleep without it,” said Nicole Addonizio, a senior psychology major. “Beds here are so uncomfortable.”

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ove-in day with the Goon Squad and pushing gray bins has come and gone. As you finish putting your room together, make sure you have everything you need. Here are the essentials for your dorm room, especially for you freshmen who haven’t figured everything out yet, cbidwill@syr.edu kvdolins@sry.edu

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No one wants to step into the shower and realize he or she has forgotten something. When walking down the hallway, keeping all your shower essentials together is convenient instead of trying to juggle all your products in your arms. Plus, you don’t want to have to go back to your room to grab the missing item and lose your shower spot.

“I think you need something to carry your cosmetics in, otherwise, your stuff would get grungy,” said Abbey Turtinen, a senior international relations and geography major. “A shower caddy is essential because of its convenience and sanitation.”

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The classic free-time staple, TV and gaming consoles are an essential item in many students’ rooms.

“I need a TV for when I have time to relax, and it gives me something to do,” said Nicole Ruben, a sophomore television, radio and film major. The TV also gives students a convenient way to catch up on current events, stay in the loop and relax while watching the latest episode of their favorite TV show.

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SNACKS AND ENERGY RICH FOOD

Balancing classes, activities, internships and a personal life can create extremely stressful situations. from-mom.com To prevent getting rundown or sick, you need sufficient energy to get through the day. Also, those tasty snacks are a must-have to take care of the munchies during late night study sessions and all-nighters.

“Food and lots of chocolate,” agrees Kristie Pena, a junior communications and rhetorical studies major.

“You will need lots of snacks to cope with stress.”

Your dorm room should be a home away from home. White walls without anything on them doesn’t seem cozy. By adding some silly photos of friends and family, you will always have a little taste of home.

“Photos make the dorm room seem more like home and less like a prison cell with white cinderblock walls,” said Tara McFarland, a senior international relations and English and textual studies major.

What’s one thing that you wish you’d brought to ‘Cuse, but it wouldn’t fit in your car?

“” ” “ “”“” “” ” “ “” “I haven’t gotten used to the Syracuse weather, so I wish I could have brought more outerwear.”

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“Dogs because dogs are great and they are cute.”

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A GOOD ROOMMATE

Roommate selection is random freshman year. But with a little luck, having a new roommate means a great opportunity to start a friendship that will grow and last beyond graduation. From having a buddy to share your latest shenanigans with, to being able to borrow a hair straightener — having a good relationship with your roommate can make or break your dorm room experience.

“You either need a good roommate or a wall in between the two sides of the room,” said Alexandra Meyers, a sophomore fashion design major. “Space is also essential in a dorm, and if you’re sharing it with someone you like, it makes everything so much better. It’s important to do your best to get along with roommates.”

“My own bed. I had to borrow one from my friend who wasn’t here this semester.”

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“Probably a TV.”

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Pulse Performing Arts Series, presented by the Division of Student Affairs, seeks to raise the caliber of cultural programming while increasing the number of participating students. It programs the best offerings of local arts organizations with performances of internationally renowned visiting artists. Admission to Pulse Performing Arts Series events is either free or at a greatly reduced cost. Tickets are available at the Schine Student Box Office – 315-443-4517. For more information on Pulse Performing Arts Series, please call 315-443-2718.

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the earthquake hitting the town of Léogâne, approximately 16 miles west of Port-au-Prince where UEH is located, the damage of the disaster is still evident in the university’s infrastructure.

“The infrastructure was kind of broken and it was not connected the way it is connected in Syracuse University, where you can go anywhere and log in,” Ganotra said. “Some students brought routers from their homes and set up to share with their friends. It was really unorganized.”

The team brought materials and equipment from SU’s past network that had been recently replaced so that everything was still new and of high quality. The Wi-Fi networks set up on the three campuses are based on several different access points. These points create an entirely connected campus that enables users to access the Internet from any point on campus. Students using the newly established Wi-Fi system now have access to Internet nearly three times the speed of what they were using before.

“When they tried opening the Web pages, they could open them in six seconds instead of 25 seconds and just the happy faces that we saw gave us motivation that we were doing something really good,” Ganotra said.

Throughout the week, the team struggled with several obstacles: delays in getting its equipment and material through Haitian customs and losing an entire day of work due to dangerous weather conditions caused by Hurricane Emily.

Once the team finally began its long workdays in the sweltering heat, there was much to be done. Though the Wi-Fi network is wireless, the initial setup involves thorough cabling and systematic trench digging to run the wires, requiring in-depth mapping and planning, according to Kshitij Mahant, a graduate telecommunications and network management major.

The group also faced a problem with the campus’ layout. The university system is made of 11 independent campuses with no centralized information or power, said Lee Badman, an adjunct instructor of networking at the School of Information Studies and the Campus Wireless technical lead for Information Technology and Services.

Originally, the team hoped to set up networks at two of the 11 campuses, all of which are separated by two to three miles. Though the team exceeded its goal by connecting three campuses, its work only stimulated a stronger desire to do more.

“There’s a long-term plan, but they need some immediate results, and on this trip, we did some hands-on work that will help combine resources and modernize their system,” said Badman.

With the accomplishment of connecting three campuses in one week, the group is eager to return to Haiti and continue the work that has been started. Though future trips are dependent on acquiring proper funding, the SU Haiti Outreach Project continues the initiative’s focus on setting a foundation for Haiti to build off of by extending scholastic resources to the Haitian people.

This includes providing seven students from Haiti with scholarships that enable them to pursue master’s degrees in various fields of study at SU. Through this exchange of knowledge, these students will have the resources to return to Haiti and move the country forward.

Stephann Dubois, a sophomore engineering and computer science major, said he believes that his undergraduate experience as a computer science major will ultimately help in the restructuring of Haiti, where he was born and raised. After the fatal earthquake interrupted Dubois during his freshman year of college at Saint-Louis de Gonzague in Haiti, he came to

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“Coming back to Syracuse, I keep thinking of what more can I do,” Dubois said. ”Part of the reason I’m here is to take what I have learned, my skills, and go back to Haiti to help my country.”

Though providing Haiti with money and immediate necessities is important, the Haiti Outreach Trip has created a sustainable resource that will help Haiti grow and move away from its devastated past.

“In today’s world, information is power, and if they have access to information it can eventually help them financially, economically and connect them to other nations to access more resources they need,” Mahant said. “The Internet is the medium through which they can connect to the rest of the world, and we put down the stepping stone to get them connected.” dmodiama@syr.edu

CHRONICLING HAITI

During the Haiti Outreach Trip, SU students and faculty contributed to a group blog about their work and experiences.

Here’s what some of them had to say:

“Nothing can describe the feeling you get when you step out of that plane, down the stairs, onto a landing strip that is over one thousand miles from the last point you touched the earth.”

Brian Michaud SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MAJOR

“Our visit coincided with the first 100 Day celebration of President Martelly’s presidency. I had the opportunity to discuss with him our SU initiative. He was strongly supportive and appreciative of our work.”

Achille Messac

PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

“The people of Haiti are not defeated by their circumstances but rather proud in their culture and land. I have so much respect for the country after having been there for only 6 days.”

Nina Morrissey

SOPHOMORE INDUSTRIAL AND INTERACTION DESIGN MAJOR

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Ignore the hype of celebrities, focus on achievements of individuals

t’s good to be back in ‘Cuse, but too bad this isn’t New York University, where we could be welcoming a very special student along with the new freshmen class: Dakota Fanning.

That’s right: Yet another celeb trying to ditch the spotlight and hit the books. It is hoped she’ll be more successful than the Olsen twins who dropped out of NYU. Our current students aren’t exactly the most star-studded. But if you’re one of those people who only care about names and the lists of famous alumni, you may want to consider changing your priorities a bit.

Many recent studies show that an elite college name and impressive list of alumni doesn’t always lead to a successful future.

A March 2011 article from USA Today said that companies critically examined resumes from an Ivy League and found a diploma from a popular school doesn’t necessarily lead to a higher paying job. Moral of the story: The outcome of your college experience is what you make of it. The name of your school, and the celebrities it reels in, is not the only way to snag your dream job.

Though Syracuse University cannot offer a name-brand education or the excitement of a new celebrity, it has a very good reputation that means just as much, if not more, to some job recruiters. And this school doesn’t need attention-hungry celebrities looking for an

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i believe in pink excuse to take a break from acting. An aspect of SU that makes its graduates so well-rounded is the diverse backgrounds of its students.

Instead of collecting celebrities, SU turns out graduates who used their education to make a name for themselves. Not only can ‘Cuse boast of having TV stars Vanessa Williams, Jerry Stiller, Mike Tirico and athletes James Brown and Donavan McNabb, but the current vice president of the United States, Joe Biden, is also an alumnus.

In the end, it’s not about the celebrities who have attended your school. What really matters is that the students learn a lot and have a good time doing it. And SU is a great place to come to find that perfect balance between school life and social life. We may not offer current celebrity students, but we have a ton of success stories. Maybe yours can be the next.

Jessica Wiggs is a sophomore English and textual studies major and her column appears every Monday. She can be reached at jawiggs@syr.edu.

nostalgia nook SLEEPOVERS Remember when pulling all-nighters used to be fun?

Slumber parties (or sleepovers, if you’re not a girl under the age of 15) were all about getting a group of friends together to play games and keep your parents up well past midnight. As college students, all-nighters are spent alone with a cup of coffee and a half-charged laptop on the fifth floor of Bird Library.

Sleepovers had pillow fights, but with college all-nighters, your Astronomy 101 textbook is most likely your pillow.

In preparation for a sleepover, my friends and I would rent a scary movie, something like “A Nightmare on Elm Street” or “Friday the 13th.” The rest of the night would be spent cowered in fear beneath our blankets and jumping at shadows that looked like Freddy Krueger’s glove or Jason Voorhees’s hockey mask. Now? Spending an all-nighter pouring over hundreds of pages of philosophy notes is much scarier than any movie could possibly be. Except maybe “The Exorcist.”

Not only could we pick out whatever movie we wanted to watch, but at sleepovers, we would also binge on enough junk food to make a diabetic swoon. Lukewarm pizza, liters of Mountain Dew, torn-apart boxes of Ho-Ho’s and sheer adrenaline were enough to make it into the early-morning hours.

When you’re studying, on the other hand, a coffee thermos, whatever you could scrounge from Kimmel before it closed and a cold sense of guilt and despair are much more common ways to stave off sleep.

Once the clock strikes 4 a.m., all sense of privacy at a sleepover is casually pitched out the window, as the conversation topic would switch to the opposite gender. Who’s the cutest girl in the class? On a scale of 1-10, where would you rank “insert name here”?

On the other hand, if you’re even awake at 4 a.m. while studying (a commendable feat), and if you still have the capacity for speech, you’re probably mumbling the vocabulary list on page 305 of your Spanish book to yourself, much to the entertainment of onlookers.

So as the school year starts, remember how much fun you used to have when staying up all night was cause for celebration, not dread.

— Compiled by Erik van Rheenen, asst. copy editor, ervanrhe@syr.edu

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What was the highlight of your summer?

“I went to Hong Kong to visit my family and it was the first time in 13 years. I was really happy to see everyone.”

“Seeing the Redwoods in Northern California.”

“I went on tour with a drum corps.

We went around the country and competed, and I played snare drum for them. We practiced all day, every day. Livin’ on a bus and sleepin’ on gym floors.”

Philip Wong

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Allison Froman

SENIOR BIOENGINEERING MAJOR

Josh Hamblin

FRESHMAN MUSIC MAJOR

“Going to Bologna, Italy, with SU Abroad was an eyeopening experience.”

“The highlight of my summer was meeting my new girlfriend.”

Steve Fantigrossi

“I climbed the highest mountain in Europe called the Jungfrau.”

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By Kevin Muldoon as told to Kathleen Kim FEATURE EDITOR

his summer, graduate student Kevin Muldoon spent two weeks in “SUmmer at SUbCat,” a new course created by professor James Abbott that incorporated a music program for local high school students with disabilities.

As one of Abbott’s graduate assistants, Muldoon applied his expertise in electrical engineering and love for music in teaching studio recording to 14 local students inside SubCat Studios, a modern music recording facility in downtown Syracuse.

He shares a slice of his time working with the students to create a studio album and put on a concert.

When professor Abbott told me his plan for the class, I was really interested — it was one of a kind, no other university had done it before. I was also a little bit nervous. I taught guitar les-

illustration by emmett baggett | art director sons to high school students for two years, so I had experience working with younger students but never with students with disabilities before.

There was a lot of preparation in learning about the high school students — we talked about what music they liked and the disabilities each one had. Few already had knowledge about computers and some liked to perform. We wanted them all to feel comfortable in the studio.

Recording music is all about working on the fly and managing unexpected problems that might come up. It took me nearly five years of working in a studio over and over again to feel confident, so I was curious to see how these students would handle being taught in that kind of situation.

On Monday, we all got together at SubCat. It was so easy to interact with these kids because

“None of them were shy, that was the best thing about it. You could just see from students’ faces that there was just an ease, no lack of self assurance. They were so into the performance-there wasn’t any fear.”

Kevin Muldoon

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING GRADUATE STUDENT

they just had an internal, intrinsic motivation to learn this technology to express themselves.

They got their feet wet in every part of studio.

At one point, we were all wrapping cables, and there’s a very specific way to wrap cables so they don’t get damaged or twisted. I teach it to students in my recording classes at SU and for some reason, almost all of them have trouble doing it.

But these kids, some with physical disabilities, watched me do it once and picked it up immediately. It proved that these kids may have disabilities, but they’re just as capable as other students.

We started recording music the first day. The musicians had a good sense of rhythm and there were minimal screw-ups. The backing track came together in just two takes. It doesn’t sound like a big deal, but if you’re a professional studio musician, a few takes is nothing. They didn’t sound like high school students, they sounded like professional musicians.

Then the Latino band, Grupo Pagan, came in to do two original songs and a cover of “Late in the Evening” by Paul Simon. It was tricky because the first two days, we just had to worry about setting up the guitar and drums. Grupo had three congos, a pair of bongos, an organ and a sync and showed how their instruments should be miked. Usually, when you’re paying for studio time, you always think, “Go, go, go,” but they put that mentality aside and let the kids take over and learn.

The day of the concert was the last day of class. There was a packed audience inside Red House Arts Center. All the seats were filled and there were people sitting in folding chairs or on the floor. I’ve played there a couple of times, and that room can be daunting.

There’s no stage — you’re not standing above everyone. There are people in stadium style seats just staring down at you.

From the backstage wing, I watched the kids sing their first song. Two graduate students had changed the lyrics to “Get Back” by The Beatles, fitting in each student’s name. Instead of singing, “Get Back to where you all belong,” they sang, “SubCat is where we all belong.”

None of them were shy — that was the best thing about it. You could just see from the students’ faces that there was just ease, no lack of self-assurance. They were so into the performance — there wasn’t any fear. Some of them were even kind of hamming it up.

Now that the class is over, we can reassess everything that happened. This program could be taught anywhere, not just at SubCat. For these students, who have unique perceptions of music and artistry, it’s all about leveling the playing field, not toning it down for them. kkim40@syr.edu

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By Jeff Wucher CONTRIBUTING WRITER

wo years ago, Louis C.K. was TV’s hottest commodity. His first stab at television, 2006’s “Lucky Louie” on HBO, was a dark take on the traditional multicamera sitcom. Perhaps too challenging a concept for the in-studio audience, let alone HBO subscribers, the network promptly canceled the show after its first season. Other networks jumped at grabbing such a talent.

Amid a myriad of offers, FX approached C.K. with the most interesting one yet: absolute creative control in exchange for considerably less money. FX was so confident in its newly acquired asset that C.K. didn’t even need to send in a script. He got $200,000 to shoot a pilot and the result was a thoughtfully engaging season of television. But compared to this summer’s second season of “Louie,” those first 13 episodes feel like a warm-up round.

Take the show’s most recent episode Aug. 25, “Duckling,” by no means a common episode of “Louie.” The hourlong episode does not take place in New York City, C.K.’s regular stomping ground, truly setting it apart from 10 already superb episodes.

Louie, the fictional one, is leaving for Afghanistan on a USO tour to entertain the troops. Before he does, he finds out it’s his family’s turn to take care of his youngest daughter’s class pets — ducklings. As he puts his daughters to bed, he explains where he’s going and what he’s doing. The older one worries about her father while the younger one is concerned about keeping one of those all too adorable ducklings.

She gets her wish by stowing away a little ball of fuzz in her dad’s luggage, After settling in at his first forward operating base, Louie discovers this after hearing chirps. Her note states that the duckling is to keep him safe, and it does just that.

While moving bases, the USO’s helicopter has some technical issues and is forced to land, coming into contact with some hostile natives. A standoff commences until the cute duckling waddles its way out of Louie’s bag. Even at gunpoint, all he can do is chase after it, falling over in the process and bringing unexpected comedic brevity to the situation.

They all finally put down their guns and forget their hostilities, brought together by a universally shareable image: an adorable baby animal.

There’s a lot of the hour I’ve left out. Louie’s stand-up sections, which always address themes in the plot, were particularly relevant this week. After all, his performances for the troops were part of the story. Then, there are his fellow USO performers. One, a hot young cheerleader, acts as foreshadowing for the ending. Louie cannot find any common subject to talk about with her, save for that duckling. The other, a country western singer and former army ranger, gets to perform a good bit, as C.K. gives his songs a certain respect.

C.K., who writes, directs, acts and edits every episode, never lets any one of his many duties suffer. And the effort isn’t in vain, earning “Louie” its most recent accolades: two surprising Emmy nominations for C.K.’s writing and acting. He was never an actor to begin with, but it’s probably that lack of training that gives way to one of the more authentic performances on TV today. He also isn’t afraid to take on a variety of topics including war, suicide, divorce and racism.

I always have trouble recommending “Louie” to people as a comedy because of episodes like this. There are very long stretches where nothing funny happens on purpose. Not a lot of shows on TV will forgo laughs for a strong theme. “Louie” is gut-bustingly funny at times, but it’s also poignant. This isn’t TV. This is art.

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during camp. And Marrone said a lot of those starters were determined based on performances during the Ernie Davis scrimmage Aug. 20.

• Junior Shane Raupers won the starting punting job over freshman Jonathan Fisher.

• Senior Deon Goggins edged out senior Cory Boatman to earn the starting nose tackle position. Sophomore Jay Bromley joins him as the second interior lineman.

• Senior Dorian Graham emerged as the third wide receiver for the Orange. Sophomore Jarrod West is currently the fourth receiver.

• Junior Ri’Shard Anderson, who was listed as the top cornerback heading into spring practice, returns to a starting position opposite graduate student Kevyn Scott. Sophomore Keon Lyn, who dislocated his shoulder in camp, is listed as Anderson’s backup.

Bash brothers Phillip and Shamarko Thomas have garnered recognition as one of the best safety tandems in the Big East, but both have been saddled by injuries in preseason camp. Shamarko recovered from a concussion suffered early in camp, and Phillip is expected to be ready for the season opener Thursday against Wake Forest after fracturing his jaw. Here’s a look at the pair’s stats from last year: Player

P. Thomas S. Thomas

Tackles

92 67

Tackles for loss

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“It was pretty difficult (to sit out), but at the same time I was teaching the young guys just in case.

I’m plan A. Plan B is to teach the young guys.”

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SU free safet y

“The competition went well,” Marrone said.

“I thought we went after each other.”

Marrone also announced that there is no change to the status of senior wide receiver Marcus Sales and sophomore quarterback Jonny Miller. Both players were arrested over the summer and remain suspended from the football program.

••• The Thomas “brothers,” as Shamarko Thomas referred to himself and fellow safety Phillip Thomas — no relation — are finally back together.

Phillip had surgery to repair a broken jaw suffered early in camp, and Shamarko missed time with a concussion, but both players are listed as starters for the Wake Forest game.

Both of them are juniors and are by far the most experienced players in the SU secondary after starting all last season.

So when each went down with an injury in camp, it didn’t bode well for Orange faithful.

“It was pretty difficult (to sit out), but at the same time I was teaching the young guys just in case,” Phillip said. “I’m plan A. Plan B is to teach the young guys.”

stacie fanelli | asst. photo editor phillip thomas (1) was listed as a starter on SU’s depth chart for its season opener against Wake Forest. He fractured his jaw in preseason camp but is expected to play.

Phillip said he is about 95 percent right now and on his way toward being fully healthy. He is back to wearing a helmet in practice after being restricted following surgery.

With the Thomas’ comes a sense of familiarity and friendly competition that drives the back part of the Orange defense. They compete with each other for who can rack up the better numbers and be the better player.

“We’re going to compete with each other.

We’re going to see who is going to get the most tackles, most interceptions,” Phillip said. “We

just want to continue to be good and take Syracuse to a higher level.”

Although they are only juniors, they provide veteran leadership to the back end of the defense. Kevyn Scott, slated as a starting corner back, hasn’t held that position since 2009, and both Keon Lyn and Ri’Shard Anderson have never made a start for the Orange.

“I feel real comfortable with him out there,” Shamarko added. “We communicate well, and we’ve been through everything together.”

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Depth chart for Wake Forest

Defense

54 DE Mikhail Marinovich 13 NT Deon Goggins 96 DT Jay Bromley 99 DE Chandler Jones 33 SLB Dan Vaughan 11 MLB Marquis Spruill 35 WLB Dyshawn Davis 26 CB Kevyn Scott 9 CB Ri’Shard Anderson 21 SS Shamarko Thomas 1 FS Phillip Thomas

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Offense

12 QB Ryan Nassib 29 RB Antwon Bailey 49 FB Adam Harris 82 WR Van Chew 15 WR Alec Lemon 80 TE Nick Provo 67 LT Justin Pugh 75 LG Zack Chibane 59 C Macky MacPherson 66 RG Andrew Tiller 74 RT Michael Hay

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two times in the final four plays, putting a stamp on one of the most unexpected victories in SU head coach Doug Marrone’s second season.

Syracuse went on to win the game 19-14 in what proved to be one of the biggest victories in a monumental season for the Orange. The Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy, given to the winner of the matchup between SU and the Mountaineers, returned to Syracuse for the first time in eight years.

“It was a really exciting moment,” Crowley said. “That was probably the highlight of the season. We ended up sitting in the parking lot for 15 or 20 minutes because we didn’t want to

Fast start Doug Marrone has stressed the importance of winning at home as his Syracuse team prepares for the 2011 season. This year, that starts with week one against Wake Forest. But in recent memory, the Orange hasn’t fared well in season openers, going just 2-8 in the last 10 years.

Here’s a look at SU’s season-opening games dating back to 2001: Year

2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001

Opponent

@ Akron vs. Minnesota @ Northwestern vs. Washington @ Wake Forest @ West Virginia @ Purdue @ North Carolina @ Brigham Young vs. Georgia Tech

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W, 29-3 L, 23-20 (OT) L, 30-10 L, 42-12 L, 20-10 L, 15-7 L, 51-0 W, 49-47 (3OT) L, 42-21 L, 13-7

miss any of the last part of the game because it was so close.”

After finishing 7-5 in the regular season and fourth in the Big East conference, SU went on to win the inaugural Pinstripe Bowl against Kansas State 36-34.

And as Syracuse looks to put together its second consecutive winning season, fan support and belief is growing more than it has in years.

“Everyone is excited to get in the Dome and hang out and go to see games,” junior public relations major Kyle Suba said. “I’m excited to see how they do this year, and I’m planning on attending a couple more games than I did last year.”

••• Mike Goodfriend likes what he’s seen from Marrone in just two seasons at the helm. The junior biomedical engineering major said he thinks the team is clearly headed in a different direction under Marrone.

“It was really exciting to win our first big bowl game like that,” Goodfriend said. “First, Pinstripe Bowl champions is always a big thing and more than anything, it gave me more hope for this year. It’s not that big of a postseason bowl, but I hope that it gives us a lot of motivation to do well this year.”

Marrone returned to his alma mater after former head coach Greg Robinson’s disappointing four-year reign. Robinson was fired with two games remaining in the 2008 season and finished his time at SU with a 10-37 record.

Marrone’s task was to rejuvenate a program that had not recorded a winning season since 2001.

He knew that the most important task was to return Syracuse to its winning ways.

“I don’t have any options,” Marrone said during his introductory press conference. “I cannot fail. I cannot fail. My option is only to win. That’s what I’m here to do.”

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“There’s probably more support around the whole city of Syracuse, not just on campus. If they come out against Wake Forest and get blown out or something like that, I have a feeling that these new fans are going to crawl back into their dens where they’ve been hiding.”

John Jardin

Junior in the College of Arts and Sciences

Fans loved the attitude adjustment. But despite the optimism, the Orange dropped four of its last five games and stumbled to a 4-8 record in his first year.

The results left many fans pessimistic to the prospects of a winning season in 2010. But SU reached a bowl game for the first time since 2004. The Orange, which relied heavily on its No. 7 ranked defense during the season, relied on its offense during its victory against the Wildcats in a bowl game shootout.

The skeptics included sophomore broadcast and digital journalism major Ben Glidden, who followed the team before arriving to Syracuse.

“Syracuse hadn’t had the best reputation in previous years since 2001 or so,” Glidden said.

“I didn’t have high expectations coming in, and the fact that they clinched a bowl and to win the bowl definitely exceeded my expectations.”

••• Andrew Kaufman simply wants SU to remain competitive in its toughest test of 2011, when the Orange travels to Los Angeles to play No. 25 Southern California on Sept. 17.

The sophomore engineering and computer science major feels that although the Orange defeated some marquee opponents within the Big East last year, the Pac-12 Conference still has a better reputation.

“It would be nice to win, but I don’t really think that’s that realistic,” Kaufman said. “All they have to do is if they play hard and keep it a close game and establish a running game and a passing game. I don’t think we’re going to win, but I would definitely be satisfied with that.”

Syracuse defeated Cincinnati, South Florida and West Virginia all on the road last year. But this year, the team’s biggest foe on the road comes in the form of USC and the Trojans’ star

quarterback, Matt Barkley.

The Orange has not won a game on the West Coast since 1967, and it won’t be an easy task to break that streak this season.

Jared Stenz, who graduated from SU in May, plans to attend the game in Los Angeles. He said that although SU will face a supreme test in attempting to stop a potent USC offense, the timing of the game might just be right.

Syracuse’s matchup against USC falls a week before the Trojans face Arizona State on the road.

“I think that being competitive is definitely important,” Stenz said. “I would be very disappointed if we were not because I plan on flying out for that game. But I think winning it is definitely within a possibility, especially with everything that has gone on at USC. I think it could be a bit of a trap game.”

••• Syracuse will need to buck a disappointing trend if it hopes to achieve Marrone’s goal of winning the Big East title this season. SU lost all three of its conference games inside the Carrier Dome last season.

The Orange won twice at the Carrier Dome last season, but each victory came against a Football Championship Subdivision opponent.

And the team can’t make any excuses. The support was there. The Orange saw its average attendance climb to 40,064, the highest since 2005. The support should continue to rise following the bowl victory, but John Jardin, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences, said consistency will be the biggest thing for the fans’ pride to continue to shine through.

Syracuse’s first matchup at home against Wake Forest on Thursday will be a vital building block for the upcoming season.

••• “There’s probably more support around the whole city of Syracuse, not just on campus,” Jardin said. “If they come out against Wake Forest and get blown out or something like that, I have a feeling that these new fans are going to crawl back into their dens where they’ve been hiding.”

The pessimism hasn’t completely diminished yet. After five straight losing seasons prior to 2010, it’s hard to convince everyone that the team is completely back to contending for the Big East title.

But a quiet and subtle confidence is slowly creeping back into the minds of Syracuse fans.

“I think winning the Big East is a bit of a stretch,” Stenz said. “But given how wide open the Big East is, I think anything is possible.” adtredin@syr.edu

Refill?

Last season Syracuse saw its average attendance numbers climb above 40,000 for the first time since 2005. The Carrier Dome was filled with 40,064 people on average, despite SU winning only two of its six home games in 2010. The most sizeable jump in attendance over the last 10 years came in head coach Doug Marrone’s first season with the Orange in 2009. Fresh off a win in the Pinstripe Bowl, could 2011 be the year that Syracuse exceeds 41,000 fans per game for the first time since 2003? Here’s a look at Syracuse’s average attendance for each of the last 10 seasons: Year

Average attendance

2010 40,064 2009 39,043 2008 33,474 2007 35,009 2006 37,263 2005 40,252 2004 37,068 2003 41,167 2002 42,259 2001 41,103

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By Michael Cohen Sports Editor

This time, Doug Marrone cleared the air.

Three days after he made no mention of the “distractions” surrounding his Syracuse football team during his opening statement at Big East media day, the head coach took the podium inside the Carrier Dome Aug. 5 to make several announcements.

“Again, we have some orders of business that we have to take care of first. Obviously, Marcus Sales and Jonny Miller, at this point, are suspended from the football program,” Marrone said, promising to give further information when it becomes available.

And so began a laundry list of news items that Marrone shared with media at SU’s annual media day. The suspension of Sales and Miller, both arrested in separate incidents five days apart, headlined the housekeeping. He also provided an update on the status of Prince-Tyson Gulley, who was stabbed July 29, as well as an injury report for the Orange slightly more than an hour before the team took the field for its first practice in 2011.

On Aug. 3, Miller became the third SU football player to be arrested this summer. Police took Miller, a sophomore quarterback who saw no playing time last year, and former high school teammate Bryce Givens into custody on suspicion of punching and robbing a man in the early morning hours that day, according to an article in The Daily Camera.

The victim, a 21-year-old man, told police he was approached by Miller and Givens in downtown Boulder, Colo., at 3:30 a.m., according to the article. The victim said one of the men punched him in the face, and the two ran off with his wallet and cellphone.

Police believe Miller threw the punch, according to the article.

“When things happen around you in a negative situation, you have to turn them around into an educational experience for everyone else,” Marrone said. “I informed the team that any questions that they get about those situations or incidents to refer them to me, no matter how outside the realm they may be.”

Sales, a senior wide receiver, faces felony drug charges following his arrest July 29. Neither Sales nor Miller were in attendance for the media day event.

Gulley, however, was in attendance. The sophomore running back who suffered multiple stab wounds in the early morning hours of July 29 appeared on the field with his teammates, in uniform. He did not wear pads but did jog around.

Marrone said the team was excited Gulley was healing from his injury and that it would be seven to 10 days before Gulley could participate fully in practice.

“He’ll be on the field with us doing everything with us, but as far as his full availability, it will be within probably seven to 10 days,” Marrone said. “We look forward to his return to the field and him being very productive for us as a player,” Sure enough, Gulley was back on the field for the Orange in preseason camp and had a strong set of practices once he returned, both as a running back and special teams return man.

xue wang | contributing photographer doug marrone speaks to reporters at Syracuse football’s media day in the Carrier Dome on Aug. 5. The head coach announced the indefinite suspensions of wide receiver Marcus Sales and quarterback Jonny Miller. The two players are still suspended.

A 19-year-old Syracuse resident was arraigned Aug. 4 in Syracuse City Court in connection to the assault, according to an article published online Aug. 5 by The PostStandard. Kivon Davis was accused of felony second-degree assault and misdemeanor fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Davis is out of custody, according to the article.

When asked if the recent distractions will affect SU going forward with training camp, Marrone said they can pose problems as the team tries to win football games. But he stressed that the team’s preparation and work ethic remain the same as it tries to compete for a Big East championship.

“I think a lot of times in life, as long as you know that you’re doing everything possible to do the right thing, then we’re OK. There’s no need to defend ourselves,” Marrone said. “I truly believe that in my heart.

“But I have the philosophy of distractions. I think that distractions can take away from your focus and your energy to win football games, and that is a concern.”

Adkins out with undisclosed health problem In his opening statement, Marrone also revealed offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator Greg Adkins would be away from the team for the start of preseason camp with a health issue.

Marrone would not specify what was wrong, but he did say that he will be working with the offensive line while Adkins is out.

“Coach Adkins has a medical situation that he’s out with,” Marrone said. “It’s not life threatening. Obviously, we look forward to his return.

The responsibility of coaching the offensive line now is with me.”

Marrone played on the offensive line during his career at Syracuse from 1983-85. He has also been an offensive line coach during several stops in his career, including Georgia Tech, Georgia and the New York Jets.

Adkins returned to work for the Orange Aug. 10. mjcohe02@syr.edu

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Orange overcomes offensive struggles in shutout victory

By Stephen Bailey Asst. Copy Editor

Syracuse entered Saturday’s season opener against Monmouth with a mission: score within the first 10 minutes of play. But more than 20 minutes and 14 shots later, the scoreboard still read 0-0.

“Well our goal was to score in the first 10 syracuse 4 minutes which obviously didn’t happen,” senior formonmouth 0 ward Heather Susek said.

“But we found a way and we did it.”

No. 5 SU (1-0, 0-0 Big East) eventually got on the board in the 23rd minute and overwhelmed the Hawks (0-1, 0-0 Northeast Conference) with an onslaught of quantity over quality in a 4-0 win. The Orange tallied a whopping 33 shots, 23 of which were on net, and 15 penalty corners to open the season with a victory. The goals that Syracuse did score can be credited to the amount of chances it got rather than accurate shooting.

Still, the Orange dominated an inferior opponent the way it should. Syracuse outshot Monmouth 33-3, and the Hawks failed to put a shot on net.

The minimal offensive success came mostly from utilizing the outside of the field, as Monmouth made an effort to clog the front of its defensive zone.

Two of SU’s four goals were a result of attacking the baseline. Sophomore midfielder Leonie Geyer worked across the right baseline past Monmouth’s defense and dragged a shot past Hawks goalkeeper Teresa Mathews at the near

“The way we were able to attack today was to get behind them and get back up. So that’s what was presented to us today, or what we actually created as an attack. We have to have a variety of ways to score.”

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post for SU’s first goal.

When junior forward Kelsey Millman penetrated the MU defense from the right baseline in the 34th minute, it appeared she would try to replicate Geyer’s shot to the lower right corner.

Instead, she found senior Susek in front of the net for SU’s second score.

“The way we were able to attack today was to get behind them and get back up,” head coach Ange Bradley said. “So that’s what was presented to us today, or what we actually created as an attack. We have to have a variety of ways to score. We can’t just rely on coming in off the baseline.”

The Orange struggled to put the ball in the

back of the net from any other spot on the field.

Unable to work the ball up the middle, Syracuse fell back on the baseline drive time and time again. Penalty corners were just as ineffective, as the team converted one of its 15 chances.

Senior midfielder Nicole Nelson, who scored the fourth goal, was able to capitalize on a penalty corner. Nelson followed misses from junior back Amy Kee and Susek, lifting the ball over the sprawled-out Mathews, who was unable to make her third save in a matter of seconds.

“We just have to get the stops, the push-outs, the strikes quicker,” Bradley said of her team’s corner execution. “Right now it’s just too slow, and we have to improve our rebounding and deflecting lines.”

Kee credited the lack of scoring to a lack of focus rather than rust. Throughout the game, Syracuse players would get open shots in the

scoring circle and clank them off the side of the stick. Lead passes to players upfield were sloppy and pace wasn’t judged well.

Though it was not the Orange’s best performance, it was more than enough to earn the victory against an inferior opponent. But with No. 2 North Carolina next up on the team’s schedule, Kee knows Syracuse can’t afford a repeat performance. It must convert more of its chances into goals.

“Obviously, it’s good to win,” Kee said. “That was a positive. We identified a lot of areas that we need to improve on, and we’re definitely going to take a lot of weaknesses away from what we did in the game today, and we’re going to improve on them.

“And obviously we had a lot of shots, so we need to practice on finishing a bit more.” sebail01@syr.edu

Punched in the mouth Syracuse dominated Monmouth in its season opener, outshooting the Hawks 33-3. The Orange only mustered four goals, but Monmouth put just one shot on net in the entire game. Here’s a look at the four goals for No. 5 SU and the times when they occurred: Goal scorer Assisted by Time

Leonie Geyer Heather Susek Amy Kee Nicole Nelson

Unassisted Kelsey Millman Martina Loncarica and Liz McInerney Unassisted

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Syracuse cruises to 3 weekend wins

By Nick Toney Staff Writer

Down two sets to one against an upstart Youngstown State team, sophomore outside hitter Lindsay McCabe provided Syracuse with the spark it needed.

The Orange, in danger of losing for the syracuse 3 first time in 2011, trailed into the fourth set sacred heart 0 deep when McCabe blocked syracuse 3 YSU outside hitter Missy spike attempt. youngstown st. 2 Hundelt’s The block set off a celebrasyracuse 3 tion as Orange players in excitement, siena 0 screamed coming together around McCabe on the floor.

“It’s always a game changer when you can get points and amp your teammates up,” McCabe said. “I’m just glad I got my teammates riled up.”

The newfound energy keyed a comeback in SU’s second game of the 2011 Big Orange Tournament over the weekend. With victories over Sacred Heart, YSU and Siena at the Women’s Building, the Orange (3-0, 0-0 Big East) extended its nonconference winning streak to 21 straight matches and captured its home tournament.

The team started fast and looked dominating in three-set sweeps of Sacred Heart — an NCAA tournament team in 2010 (25-14, 28-26, 25-22) — and Siena (25-15, 25-17, 25-19).

In the opener Friday, SU fought off late runs

by Sacred Heart in the second and third sets.

But the Pioneers couldn’t match the presence of junior middle blocker Samantha Hinz, who tallied seven blocks in the match.

Senior outside hitter Noemie Lefebvre had a game-high 16 kills to go with nine digs and three blocks, and junior setter Laura Homann recorded 31 assists in the win.

Hinz said finally playing a game was a welcome change from summer practices. And Homann said it was a relief to win the first matchup.

“Great to get the first win out of the way, especially against a team as skilled as they (Sacred Heart) are,” Homann said.

But the greatest weekend test for the Orange didn’t come from a tournament-tested opponent.

SU fell behind against YSU Saturday, losing the first two sets by a combined four points.

SU looked frustrated as it struggled to land serves and volleys in bounds. Homann said the team’s struggles were due to poor hitting.

“We had some things to smooth out (against Youngstown State) before we could win, that’s for sure,” Homann said. “I kept telling everyone to keep their shots down — it seemed like all our hits were going out of bounds.”

Despite the poor hitting, assistant coach

chris griffin | contributing photgrapher lindsay m c cabe (3) goes up for a block during the Big Orange Tournament this past weekend. McCabe helped lead the Orange to a 3-0 mark, defeating Sacred Heart, Youngstown State and Siena. SU has now won 21 consecutive nonconference games.

Kelly Morrisroe wasn’t worried about an upset.

“We knew that if we played our game, settled down and placed our shots, we could still win,” Morrisroe said. “What we were doing was selfinflicted.”

Morrisroe was right. The Orange fixed their problems, and McCabe’s momentum-shifting block started a streak of wins in six straight sets over the final two matches en route to the tournament title.

In SU’s final game against Siena, freshman

outside hitter Ying Shen provided a similar spark to McCabe, recording 17 digs and 14 kills. Behind Shen’s complete performance, the Orange never trailed in the first two sets and easily won the match.

McCabe said winning its first three games is a good start. She was a part of the team last year that opened the season with an 18-game winning streak but missed the NCAA tournament.

“We started fast last season, but it’s a great feeling to start fast this season,” McCabe said.

After the fast start this season, McCabe thinks her team is ready to take on more challenges, starting with the Utah State Tournament this weekend. Despite being young and inexperienced, the sophomore is confident the Orange will build on that start moving forward.

“I like the way our team looks,” said McCabe.

“If we play at the high level we know we can play at, we’ll be fine.”

Syracuse 3, Sacred Heart 0 (2514, 28-26, 25-22)

Syracuse 3, Youngstown State 2 (23-25, 23-25, 25-15, 25-21, 15-8)

Syracuse 3, Siena 0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-19)

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Roleder 12 1 Mercado 8 2 Sage 6 0 Ovsenek 3 0 Young 3 0 Hetherington 2 0 Colberg 1 5 Mesa 0 17 Pulone 0 9

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0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

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1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

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Lefebvre 14 0 3 0 Fisher 10 0 5 0 Hinz 9 1 6 2 Shen 8 0 3 2 McCabe 4 0 5 0 Homann 2 40 0 0 Bates 1 0 1 0 Little 1 0 0 0

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Hundelt 19 1 Carlisle 10 0 Johnson 8 0 Egler 7 1 D’Ambrose 3 40 Wagy 3 1 West 0 3 Gambow 0 0

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Lefebvre 14 1 1 Fisher 14 1 5 Shen 14 0 1 Hinz 4 1 4 Little 1 0 0 McCabe 1 0 0 Homann 0 39 1 Serratore 0 1 0 Williams 0 1 0 Zhao 0 1 2 Bates 0 0 2

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SU defense stifles Monmouth in season-opening victory

By Tony Olivero Staff Writer

Thanks to the blitzing athleticism of the Syracuse field hockey team, head coach Ange Bradley sees her defense play as an inherently contradictory game.

Bradley’s Orange has — and always will — attack ruthlessly while attempting to maintain a four-player “diamond” defensive form at the back. In collegiate field hockey, it is the ultimate line to tiptoe, especially for a speed team like SU. “It was our athleticism that won the game for us today,” Bradley said. “Not our smarts.”

Saturday’s 4-0 shutout win over Monmouth was no exception. The season opener was the first example of defensive duality that proves both effective and potentially deadly. Even if the Orange accomplished the ultimate goal of a shutout over the Hawks, Syracuse pushed forward with a bit too much gusto.

It’s something that might prove costly against a better team.

“We just got greedy,” Bradley said. “Everyone is trying to move into the attack and not have the discipline and structure to let the ball do the work. They did a lot of straight ahead running, and that closes down angles instead of opening angles to score.”

Saturday, SU was greedy time and time again. And Bradley felt her team let greed and athleticism get the best of them. It led to the diminution of the team’s defensive intelligence.

At the rear of the Syracuse defense, junior back Amy Kee is the “voice.” Saturday, Kee steered a talented SU defense to the 4-0 shutout victory. Monmouth registered only three shots during game — 30 fewer than SU. Statistically, the Orange defense played well.

But Kee knows otherwise.

“The defense did do well,” Kee said. “However, they didn’t take their opportunities as say teams we’re going to come up against in the next few weeks will do. So I think we’ve got to keep working on it.”

Kee and her fellow starting defenders, Iona Holloway and Laura Hahnefeldt, combined to take 14 of the team’s 33 total shots.

As too many defenders pushed forward, the diamond in the back was left exposed. It turned into a four-player shape with gaps. Monmouth physically wasn’t able to take advantage of those, but No. 2 North Carolina and other teams on SU’s schedule will.

“The press did not work well today,” said Martina Loncarica, a senior midfielder. “That’s something we just have to keep working, studying and get it down right.”

Bradley has bestowed Kee with the difficult task of verbally and physically keeping SU’s defensive form. She is Bradley’s on-field captain, and even with her one goal and ten shots Saturday, she didn’t complete her job defensively.

“We were trying to keep (our defensive form) a little bit more instead of letting everybody

venessa hernandez | contributing photographer leonie geyer (left) dribbles into the Monmouth shooting circle in SU’s 4-0 win on Saturday. Geyer scored the first of the Orange’s goals in the team’s season opener. forward because then we leave less opposing players in behind us,” Kee said.

Junior back Iona Holloway is perhaps the prime example of the SU defense’s dual role duty. The junior is technically listed as a back, but regularly moves between the Orange defense and its forward attack, as she has taken on more of an offensive role this year.

Saturday, Holloway was carried off the turf with 13 minutes remaining in the game. It was perhaps part of the reason for the defensive lapses.

From then on, all the way through Bradley’s postgame lecture, Holloway sat idle on the SU bench. Bradley said Holloway’s injury was heat exhaustion-related.

Though athleticism will promote defensive attacking for SU this year, the midfield and defense must maintain better shape and maturity rather than slipping into freeform blitzing.

“Keeping disciplined is something we need to improve, but it was a shutout,” Kee said. aolivero@syr.edu

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chris griffin | contributing photographer NICOLETTE SERRATORE (CENTER) celebrates with her teammates during the Big Orange Tournament this past weekend. Serratore is one of nine freshmen on SU’s 2011 roster.

Freshmen stand out in perfect opening weekend for SU

By Nick Toney STAFF WRITER

Jing Pu rarely showed excitement during his team’s win over Sacred Heart on Friday. But ask him about his newest players and the Syracuse head coach can’t hide his enthusiasm.

For Pu, beating a 2010 NCAA tournament team in Sacred Heart was even sweeter with nine new faces on the roster.

“We won with nine new freshmen,” Pu said.

“Impressive, right?”

It’s hard for the coaching staff to check its enthusiasm for the freshman class, which makes up half the team. And many of the freshmen made key contributions as SU won the Big Orange Tournament over the weekend.

Freshman outside hitter Ying Shen sparked Syracuse in a comeback win Saturday against Youngstown State. After not playing the first two sets, Shen recorded eight kills in the last three sets and added a pair of service aces.

Her effort caught the attention of Orange assistant coach Kelly Morrisroe.

“Sometimes you wonder if the lessons we teach sink in for the freshmen, and then you see something like that and you know you’re doing something right as a coach,” Morrisroe said.

Shen isn’t the only freshman to make the transition to college volleyball look easy at this early stage in the season. Freshmen outside hit-

ters Andrea Fisher and Nicolette Serratore also saw significant playing time.

Serratore is looking to make the most of her opportunity.

“They know that the more I play, the better I can be,” Serratore said. “I think that holds true for all of us.”

Julia Mindlina, a freshman defensive specialist, just wants to do her part when Pu calls her number. She said she just wants to help the program win.

But sophomore Lindsay McCabe said helping the team win and balancing a new college life away from home can be tricky. With a year of experience, she understands what the freshmen are going through.

“It’s like two whole new worlds open up to you,” McCabe said. “I’m just thankful I had the upperclassmen on the team last season to rely on — they really helped me transition and adapt to what life is like now.”

But the freshman class has less experience to lean on in the locker room this year — only six upperclassmen are on the roster.

That doesn’t mean rookies will seek out veterans less, said freshman Fisher, who contributed with ten kills in the comeback win against Youngstown State.

Morrisroe said they’ll find their niche at school and on the court.

“We have a young team, but the great part is these girls will mature together over the next four years,” Morrisroe said.

And that’s something Mindlina is looking forward to experiencing. Four freshmen, including Mindlina, saw time on the court in Syracuse’s season opening win over Sacred

Heart, a game Pu said was a good test against an NCAA tournament team.

“I can’t wait until our senior season, when we have years of practice and games together,” Mindlina said. “It’s going to be so much fun playing with these girls.” nctoney@syr.edu

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Syracuse falls to Colgate 1-0 in season opener With five freshmen in the starting lineup, Syracuse took the field Saturday night looking to find ways to make up for its inexperience.

But with youth comes growing pains, and the Orange fell to Colgate 1-0 on the road.

For the entire first half, the Orange played solid defense and held the Raiders scoreless. It wasn’t until the 53rd minute that the Syracuse defense lapsed. Senior goalkeeper Phil Boerger couldn’t handle a save, the ball kicked back out in front of the net and Colgate freshman Jimmy McLaughlin put in the rebound for the only goal of the game.

Syracuse’s offense did have some opportunities to score but couldn’t capitalize. Early in the game, junior Mark Brode missed a free kick.

Then in the 79th minute, senior Dan Summers, a transfer from Hartwick College, sent a shot just past the right side of the goal. Late in the game, Boerger tried to set up his teammates by sending the ball into the Colgate box, but it was to no avail.

Syracuse took only three shots in the game, compared to the Raiders’ 15. Colgate goalkeeper Grant Reed never even had to make a save.

Boerger, who transferred to SU from Evansville University, made six saves to keep his team within reach of tying the game or taking the lead.

Freshman forward Grant Chong and senior

midfielder Nick Roydhouse were the other two members of the Orange to take shots.

Eight players made their debuts for Syracuse, which started six freshmen in the second half. In what’s essentially a completely different team from the one that the Orange fielded last season, overcoming that youth and inexperience will be key for SU to have a strong season in head coach Ian McIntyre’s second year.

Syracuse has its home opener Thursday night against Canisius at the SU Soccer Stadium at 7 p.m.

Women’s soccer Syracuse’s third game of the season, at Colgate, was postponed on Sunday due to weather conditions caused by Hurricane Irene. The game is currently in the process of being rescheduled.

The Orange (1-1, 0-0 Big East) will return to action Thursday against No. 10 Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Mass.

SU split its first two games of the season at the Embassy Suites Kick-Off Classic in Fort Myers, Fla. The Orange dropped its season opener to Robert Morris 1-0 on Aug. 19 and defeated Florida Gulf Coast 1-0 two days later.

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DELONE CARTER won the MVP award in Syracuse’s Pinstripe Bowl victory. That win left Syracuse fans excited for another potential bowl appearance in 2011.

Wanting

Bowl victory leaves Syracuse fans eager for start of 2011 season

By Andrew Tredinnick

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t didn’t seem like a bad decision at the time, but Colin Crowley and a group of friends decided to go pumpkin picking on the day of Syracuse’s road matchup against West Virginia last season. After watching the score on their cellphones climb to 14-10 in West Virginia’s favor, it seemed that Syracuse was going to fall to its rival yet again.

But Syracuse took the lead in the second quarter and never looked back.

Crowley, a sophomore at Syracuse University in the College of Arts and Sciences, and his friends chose to stay in the parking lot and listen to the game’s final quarter wind to a close on the car’s radio. The group listened as Shamarko Thomas sacked West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith

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Marrone releases depth chart before 1st game Thursday

By Michael Cohen SPORTS EDITOR

Twenty-two days later, the goal remains the same.

A little more than three weeks after Syracuse head coach Doug Marrone verbalized his team’s goal to compete for the conference title at SU media day, he reiterated that once again during his opening remarks at the Wake Forest press conference Saturday.

“Obviously, I want to state what our goal is as a football program: to be able to compete for a Big East championship,” Marrone said. “That is important that everyone realizes that.”

To do so, Marrone stressed the importance of returning to the winning ways of the past. And like he said Aug. 5, that starts with winning at home. One of the main objectives en route to competing for the Big East title is improving on a 2-4 record in

the Carrier Dome last season.

Zero conference wins at home isn’t acceptable anymore.

“One of the things we have talked about with this football team is the way we play at home,” Marrone said.

“We have not had a winning record at home since 2004. What I think we forget sometimes, or take for granted, is that from 1983-2004 we never had a losing record at home. That is what we want to do with this football program is get back to that consistency

that we had shown in the ‘80s and ‘90s with our program.”

Syracuse begins its season with back-to-back home games, beginning Thursday when the Orange hosts Wake Forest.

In preparation for that game, Marrone released his two-deep depth chart Saturday as well.

Defensive tackle, wide receiver, cornerback and punter were the positions with the most competition SEE MARRONE PAGE 22

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Taking the field The Syracuse field hockey

team opened its season on Saturday with a dominant 4-0 win over Monmouth. The No. 5 Orange played well defensively, allowing just one shot on net, but struggled to convert all of its offensive chances. Page 26