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Syracuse football travels to Los Angeles this weekend to take on one of the most storied programs in college football, Southern California. The Orange has not won a game on the West Coast since 1967 and has never defeated the Trojans. A win would also give Syracuse a 3-0 start for the first time since 1991. Look inside for an eight-page preview of SU’s first game against USC since 1990, getting you set with everything you’ll need to be informed about Saturday night’s game. See insert page A1

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iz Carioti got a new job and a promotion within two months — from box office employee at Turning Stone Resort to box office manager in Armory Square. But she can’t take all the credit. It took the help of a friend who introduced her to the open position. “Knowing everybody is so important in the music industry because it’s such a small industry,” she said. This year, her professional network expanded by 22 people — members of the first graduating class of the Bandier Program for Music and the Entertainment Industries. It’s a network that extends from one end of the nation to the other.

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The first University Senate meeting of the semester opened Wednesday at 4:15 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium with a new face at the podium. Ian MacInnes, associate dean for academic affairs at the School of Information Studies, was appointed chair of the Agenda Committee and became moderator of the senate. MacInnes will be the second nonchancellor to fill the presiding officer position. “Last year, we started an experi-

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University Senate is an academic governing body with powers such as proposing policy on grading, student life and athletics, among many others. It also approves new curricula and recommends faculty for promotion. USen meets once a month on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium. ment whereby we had the chair of the Agenda Committee chair the

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ALL OVER THE MAP

Graduates of the first class of the Bandier Program for Music and the Entertainment Industries are spread across the United States. Twenty-two students graduated in May 2011 and one member graduated early. Of the graduates, about 80 percent are employed in three geographical locations. Only four graduates remain unemployed.

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One graduate is at AEG Live in Los Angeles. Another manages rapper and songwriter Hoodie Allen in New York City. One works with a talent scouting company in Nashville. About 80 percent of the Bandier students in the Class of 2011 are currently employed, including one who graduated a year earlier, said David Rezak, director of the program. That statistic might have been the result of what Rezak said was a “profoundly focused marketing campaign” that included two fullpage advertisements in Billboard magazine. The Bandier faculty also reached out to music industry leaders by sending them headshots and introducing the graduating class, Rezak said.

“We gave them a great platform,” he said, but it was also “a tribute to their hard work and their initiative.” It was the kind of hard work and initiative that Rachel Helman demonstrated in her commitment to the program. Helman was recruited to Syracuse University as a softball player, which meant she was often too busy to take advantage of the opportunities available to the average Bandier student. But that didn’t stop her from going abroad to London in her senior year and securing an internship at a fashion public relations firm. Nor did it stop her from attending Bandier-sponsored lectures from SEE BANDIER PAGE 6

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1,500 tickets for author Sedaris distributed in less than 3 days By Meghin Delaney NEWS EDITOR

Tickets available for the Oct. 11 University Lectures featuring humor author David Sedaris ran out by 3 p.m. on Wednesday at the Schine Box Office. Tickets were available beginning Monday morning. By 5 p.m. that day, 1,331 of 1,500 tickets had already been distributed, said Kelly Rodoski, communications manager for Syracuse

University News Services. Only 72 tickets remained available on Wednesday for students, staff and faculty to pick up, Rodoski said. University Lectures does not normally distribute tickets for lectures unless the vendor suggests it for safety and security reasons, said Esther Gray, senior administrator for academic affairs, in an email. Gray could not remember other specific lectures

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ITS fixes network problems By Meghin Delaney NEWS EDITOR

AirOrangeX experienced connectivity problems Wednesday, causing users across campus trouble accessing the network. The cause of the disruption was not immediately known but was related to the authentication certification. When the issues began at about 1 p.m., Information Technology and Services did not know when the problems would be fixed. The problem was resolved by 4 p.m. Students who experienced the problem had to reconfigure their computers by connecting to AirOrangeHelp and rerunning the configuration, similar to what students do at the beginning of each new academic year, according to a message on the ITS Helpline. On Tuesday, ITS worked on issues with Blackboard, but the site was only down for about an hour, said Chris Finkle, ITS communications manager. According to student posts on Twitter, outages affected the entire campus, including South Campus, the College of Law building and the Schine Student Center. Chelsea Memet, sophomore television, radio and film major, said she has had problems using AirOrangeX for the past week or so, but not Wednesday specifically, although she said she had not really used her computer yet. She said she has to reconnect about every 10 minutes when she tries to use the Internet, which annoys her. She said she especially has trouble connecting to the network in her Flint Hall dorm room. “There’s just so many kids trying to log on that it just shuts off on me,” she said. Memet has also had trouble logging in on Blackboard and MySlice recently. To fix this problem, Memet said she thinks ITS and SU should have more than one network available for students to use. “I know there’s AirOrangeHelp and AirOrangeGuest, but it’s really not enough for everyone to connect to,” she said. “We should have more.” medelane@syr.edu

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JAEHOON BAE , junior chemical engineering and mathematics major, prepares to put on his hat to complete his traditional outfit during the Student Involvement Fair on the Quad on Wednesday. Bae is a member of SU’s traditional Korean drumming group and was part of a short dance and drum routine. The involvement fair is for recognized student organizations to showcase their group and recruit potential new members. Six-foot tables lined the sidewalks in the Quad with different organizations from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Alumnus answers questions on short stories, sexuality By Kristin Ross STAFF WRITER

Syracuse University alumnus Rahul Mehta spoke to a crowd of more than 200 Wednesday evening in Gifford Auditorium about his first published book, “Quarantine,” a collection of short stories. Mehta monitored a Q-and-A session with students from the EST 107: “Living Writers” class and then read his work. Mehta said he

taught the “Living Writers” class while attending SU for graduate school, and he said being asked to return to SU was a tremendous honor. “The three years that I spent here in grad school were three of the most important years for me, especially in terms of my writing,” Mehta said. “The professors I studied with and my fellow classmates were amazing, amazing people.”

During the Q-and-A session, students asked Mehta about his life and his book. Mehta said the questions were intelligent and led him to think about his writing from a different perspective. One student asked if the characters in Mehta’s book were autobiographical and, if so, to provide examples. Mehta said there were definitely parts of his life written in the book.

For instance, he shared a problem with setting $20 bills on fire, just like the main character in his short story “The Cure.” He paused, smiled and said, “There are others,” but did not expand this thought. The audience laughed. All of the protagonists in Mehta’s stories are openly gay Indian-Americans, just like him. Because of this, he said he was worried that publishing

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University forms 2 youth orchestras for local student musicians By Stephanie Bouvia ASST. COPY EDITOR

Syracuse University announced Wednesday it created two new youth orchestras for middle school and high school students in Central New York. The Syracuse Youth Orchestra and the Syracuse Youth String Orchestra are now part of the Community Music Division of the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, said Erica Blust, director of communications at VPA. Blust said the orches-

tras are being administered through University College. The idea for the creation of the orchestras came after the closing of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, said Patrick Jones, director of Setnor. When the SSO closed, the previous Syracuse Youth Orchestra and Syracuse Symphony Youth String Orchestra also closed, Jones said. SU decided to create two new orchestras — similar to the previous ones — to give young musicians the opportunity to play again, Jones said. “It all came about because those other organizations closed, and it’s

just a natural fit for us to provide those kinds of opportunities,” he said. The Syracuse Youth Orchestra is open to high school students, while middle school students are able to play in the Syracuse Youth String Orchestra, Jones said. The orchestras, he said, will be funded through fees paid by the students, donations, fundraising and ticket sales. Auditions for the youth orchestras were held last spring before Jones was hired as the new director, he said. Rehearsals, which are being held at Eagle Hill Middle School,

started Sunday. Students from all over Central New York are playing in the orchestras, said James Tapia, conductor for the Syracuse Youth Orchestra and associate professor at VPA. Tapia said he believes it is important for the students to be able to play in the orchestras. “It is a pre-professional experience for high school and middle school students who have qualified by audition to play the most important masterwork and contemporary masterpieces available to orchestra

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some of the stories in the book would cause his friends and family to read the stories as if they were his own. “As a writer, you have to close yourself off to what others have to say,” Mehta said. Aminah Ibrahim, a sophomore television, radio and film major, said Mehta was an inspiration to her because she is trying to figure out her own sexuality. Having spent the last 10 years in her father’s home country of Kuwait, Ibrahim said she could relate to the struggles the characters in Mehta’s book are dealing with. “Being gay is hard. Being gay in India is hard. Being gay in America is hard. Being gay in Syracuse is hard. People think it’s not, but it is,” Ibrahim said. “I’m glad that I came, but I’m also glad I read it.” While doing interviews about “Quarantine,” Mehta said he is almost always asked about why he chose to make the main characters in the book gay. Mehta said he made it a deliberate choice to make the characters in his stories openly gay Indian-Americans to make a point, even if they didn’t need to be gay for the stories to have the same meaning. “I have never heard an author be criticized before for all of the characters being white,

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meeting, and we want to continue that this year. We believe that works well,” MacInnes said. Last September, Jonathan Massey was appointed the first non-chancellor to fill the USen’s presiding officer position. Massey resigned from his position after the 2010-11 academic year to focus on his ongoing research in organic architecture. After a short introduction, MacInnes announced the reformation of several USen policies. Senate members must now raise their hands and wait to be called on when they wish to speak. The explicit measure means to preserve

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that required tickets, but it has happened before, she said. Sedaris’ lecture will be held in the Goldstein Auditorium in Schine and will be the third lecture in the University Lectures series of the

stacie fanelli | asst. photo editor RAHUL MEHTA , author and Syracuse University alumnus, speaks in Gifford Auditorium on Wednesday night. He spoke about his first book of short stories, “Quarantine.” straight Americans,” Mehta said. Mehta said the majority of the criticism he receives for “Quarantine” is about the endings of his short stories. Critics say the endings tend to leave the reader hanging.

“I think the stories all end with a change. The characters all learn something about themselves,” he said. “To me, I think that’s enough of an ending.”

lively debate and decorum, he said. MacInnes will also impose a three-minute time limit when addressing a topic. “Over the years we tend to hear from the same people over and over again, and we want to hear a wide range of voices,” MacInnes said. The new moderator spoke about the importance of decorum by stressing that senate members need to focus on addressing the issues instead of making personal attacks on each other. “Occasionally, people’s emotions get a little bit strong, and we just want to make sure that people focus on the issues so we can have a lively debate as opposed to hard feelings,” MacInnes said. Previous meetings had prompted effective

discussion, and he hopes to build upon that with these changes, he said. The senate approved a list of changes reported by the Subcommittee on Nominations in a unanimous vote. The monthly meetings were also permanently moved from 4:15 p.m. to 4 p.m. to increase the accessibility of members who have obligations later in the evening. MacInnes said he believes the key to success is to listen to all the reports different committees will make to the senate, and then allow senators to offer their opinions on those reports. From there, suggestions will be taken and the senate will debate the issues brought up following the new guidelines now in place.

2011-12 academic year. University Lectures are free and open to the public, so tickets at the box office were limited to two per person. Ticket holders must be in their seats by 5:30 p.m. on the day of the lecture, Gray said. After 5:30 p.m., tickets will be invalid and non-ticket holders may enter the auditorium until it is full, she said. Doors will open at approximately 5 p.m. and the lecture will begin at 6 p.m. Ticket capacity was set at 1,500 by Goldstein, Gray said. Sedaris posted his schedule — including the SU lecture — on his Facebook page during the summer, so people from outside the community have been expressing interest in attending the event, too, she said. Syracuse University announced the 2011-12 University Lectures in May. “I’m not out around campus very much, but from what I’m hearing from people buzz is pretty high, and given how fast tickets went is a good indication,” Gray said. Stephania Castro, sophomore math economics major, said she didn’t realize SU was offering tickets to the event and said if she had known, she would have gotten one. “I mean, I guess I’ll just read another one of his books, but it’s cool if you get to meet the author,” she said. “If you can read a Harry Potter book and meet J.K. Rowling, it’s a different experience.” Castro said she’ll still try to attend the event if she hears that there is room after all the ticket holders have been seated.

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Seven million copies of David Sedaris’ books have been printed. He has received three Grammy nominations for Best Spoken Word and Best Comedy Album. The New Yorker frequently features Sedaris’ work, and his pieces have been listed in “The Best American Essays” twice. Source: literati.net

Sedaris will be signing copies of his work after the event for as long as it takes, Gray said. SU Bookstore will be outside the auditorium with copies of his books and CDs for sale. Sedaris is the author of “Barrel Fever” and “Holidays on Ice,” as well as collections of personal essays, “Naked,” “Me Talk Pretty One Day,” “Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim” and “When You Are Engulfed in Flames.” There are a total of seven million copies of his books in print, and they have been translated into 25 languages, according to Sedaris’ Facebook page. University Lectures never charges for events, Gray said. There was only one time when a fee was charged and that was because the lecture was co-sponsored. Al Gore spoke in 2006 and tickets were $5 for students. There is currently no second lecture planned with Sedaris, but Gray said it could be possible if student interest remains high. medelane@syr.edu

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Fame seeker goes classic, not sloppy route

ur country has always been disgustingly abundant with fame-seeking wannabes, especially since reality television swallowed our brains whole. Small-town sweethearts discover peroxide and the push-up bra and believe they are magically transformed into the next big thing. I sometimes like to dream that I’m on “Glee.” I’m all for being a little delusional. And if you possess the genes to rock the Barbie look, then good for you. But when these stooges end up resorting to drugs, clubbing or worse — homemade music videos — to tally their 15 minutes, it just gets obnoxious. Which leads me to Hollywood’s latest media buzz: Courtney Stodden. The 17-year-old aspiring actress, singer and (somewhat less laughable) model recently married 51-year-old actor Doug Hutchinson — most known as the heartless security guard in “The Green Mile.” So while most girls are planning a milestone birthday at this special age, Stodden had her sights set on a more mature milestone: her wedding. (Marriage of a minor is legal in Nevada with parent consent, so don’t worry, Hutchinson isn’t committing statutory rape.) The media has obviously attacked both Stodden and Hutchinson for reasons not even worth mentioning

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sorry, i’m not sorry (gross, weird, creepy, unorthodox, fame-seeking wannabes). I digress. With questions of plastic surgery and even her actual age (birthers, where you at?) aside, the girl’s only trying to get her name up in lights. And she did it in the most classic way possible. She utilized her, er, unique relationship to make a name for herself, quite a commitment. Sure, plenty of celebrities have exposed their nuptials for the likes of reality television or paparazzi. But they do so only after they had already established their names with sex tapes or cocaine addictions or plastic surgery obsessions. Stodden surpassed all the hoopla and went right for the alter. Think their love is a sham? YouTube any one of their countless interviews. Hutchinson delivered this heartwarming quote during one of the couple’s more notorious appearances on “The Morning Show” in Australia. “Embrace love fearlessly because we don’t know whether we’re going

to be here tomorrow, so we’re diving in today. 51+16=love, in our world,” he says. (Stodden was 16 at the time of the quote.) “Sexy love!” giggled Stodden. So adorable. Just a couple of crazy kids in love (well, not exactly). Who cares that her eyes kind of roll around in her head during interviews. Or that she does a weird pursing thing with her lips, which unburies the question of whether or not she’s on drugs or at the very least highly medicated. Or that, you know, he’s 34 years her senior. Love knoweth no boundaries … or whatever. She promises she was a virgin until the wedding night, so that’s all cute and Christian. He swears she changed his life and rehabilitated his soul, which was nice of her. She got her 15 minutes without clubbing or drugs, plastic surgery (maybe), but we’ll let that one slide. Had she been in high school still, who knows what kind of mischief and/or STDs she’d be getting into. I’m sure the reality show announcement is on its way, in which case we can focus on judging her by the strength of her, eh, character, rather than the age of her husband. Lauren Tousignant is a senior communication and rhetorical studies and writing major. Her column appears every Thursday. She can be reached at letousig@syr.edu.

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University Senate has yet to implement green suggestion

n April 20, a graduate student stood up at the last University Senate meeting of the spring semester to suggest a way the governing body could cut down on paper waste. Each month, hundreds of USen members receive packets containing meeting minutes from the previous session and that meeting’s agenda and supplementary materials. The student suggested

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EDITORIAL by the daily orange editorial board those who’d rather view the minutes electronically should be able to decline the printed packet to cut down on waste. The senate also discussed placing recycling bins at the entrances of Maxwell Auditorium for easy, green disposal. The senate held its first meeting

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on Wednesday, and there was no apparent change in the methods for paper distribution or recollection. The agenda hadn’t been posted online before the meeting, although minutes from the April meeting were available. On April 21, The Daily Orange Editorial Board endorsed the suggestion to conserve paper and limit waste, and now it continues to urge senate leadership to implement

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this rather simple display of ecofriendliness. An opt-in system for the monthly packets would be most effective. Senate members who feel more comfortable receiving a hardcopy in their mailboxes could opt-in. All others would receive an electronic version to their emails. Any supplementary materials could be handed out at meetings in hardcopy if the need arises.

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At the very least, a collection box for the manila folders would save on buying hundreds of new folders for every meeting. The proposed change may seem insignificant. But if the university truly plans to move toward carbon neutrality and touts its efforts to support local green projects, then senate leadership should hardly see these as burdensome changes.

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guest speakers. Speakers come in every Tuesday during the fall semester and every Thursday during the spring, Rezak said, to teach students about the constantly changing music industry. The lectures also introduce the speakers to the Bandier Program, allowing for networking opportunities, he said. Sometimes Rezak invited students to have dinner with the speakers. Sometimes it led to an internship — and students are required to have three before graduating, he said.

“It sort of gave us a little bit of a laboratory. Syracuse is like a real-life lab.” Cate Davis

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There are too many paths in the music industry that can be pursued but cannot be taught in a classroom, Rezak said. Internships give the Bandier students an understanding of those paths, so students are encouraged to have more than the required three to get as much experience as possible. As a result, the Bandier faculty tries to help students branch out and get into the primary music market, such as in Los Angeles or New York City. “Let’s face it: We’re not in New York City, we’re not in Los Angeles,” Rezak said. But Cate Davis thinks being in Syracuse has its advantages. Bandier students have the opportunity to organize music programs and shows that the

city of Syracuse or SU does not provide, said Davis, a professional intern as a park events coordinator at Walt Disney in Orlando. “It sort of gave us a little bit of a laboratory,” she said. “Syracuse is like a real-life lab.” Bandier students organized the Best Coast concert last week. They are involved in making the Block Party arrangements. A few of them organized and promoted the Asher Roth concert last year. One of the best parts is that these students don’t need to know how to play an instrument — and not all of them do. Unlike other music programs, the Bandier Program doesn’t require an audition, just an interest in the industry. That was one of the factors that lured some in the Class of 2011 to become part of the Bandier Program experiment. “We called them our guinea pigs the whole way through,” said Lisa Steele, Bandier’s program coordinator. The end of every semester was the end of a new experiment. Experiment No. 1: trying to find a professor for the program. Then freshmen, the Class of 2011, were invited to sit in on presentations from three candidates who were applying to be a professor, Steele said. They helped choose the professor who would teach them for the rest of their college years, she said. Experiment No. 2: getting the students involved in the LA Semester program. The opportunity to study in Los Angeles began the same year as the Bandier Program, Steele said. So the Bandier faculty scrambled to make sure the Class of 2011 got the chance to go to the West Coast and experience the music culture there. And then there is also the constant revising of the curriculum to reflect the ever-changing music industry, such as a new focus on social media. These experiences — in addition to the more

traditional ones in classrooms — turned the students and faculty of the Bandier Program into what many of them refer to as a family. “They are in the office all the time, we just become friends,” Steele said. Some students need more help, and others are more self-sufficient, she said. She tries to be their “mom away from home.” Now that she has watched her students grow, the most important thing is for them to be happy, Steele said. Then comes their responsibility to be a support system for the underclassmen and to lay the foundation for the next soon-to-be graduates of the Bandier Program. shkim11@syr.edu

BIG BEGINNINGS

Syracuse alumnus Martin Bandier, a 1962 graduate, and his company — EMI Music Publishing — gave money to Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts. The money from Bandier’s gift was used for the creation of the Bandier Program for Music and Entertainment Industries, a program for which Bandier brainstormed the curriculum. EMI Publishing also provided SU with a gift to establish the EMI Center for Internship, Mentoring and Career Development within VPA. Other SU alumni including Rock Dobbis ‘70, Rob Light ‘77, Phil Quartararo ‘77 and John Syke ‘77 were involved in planning the curriculum as well. The induction of the program was announced at the June 5, 2006, shooting of Total Request Live at the MTV studios in New York. source: dailyorange.com

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musicians,” he said. The first scheduled performance will take West Genesee High School on Sunday, Nov. 6, at 4:30 p.m. Tickets will be available Oct. 1, Tapia said. There will be at least three performances throughout the academic year, Jones said. Performances are being scheduled “on the fly,” and no other performance dates have been set, he said. “As soon as we have some concerts lined up, we will send out a press release,” Jones said. Jones said people can also check the University College website and the events page on VPA’s website for future performance dates. So far, Jones said, the orchestras have been well-received by the community. “Up until this point, the majority of the feedback has been from the parents and the students,” he said. “It has been overwhelmingly positive. ... People are so grateful that SU has stepped up.” Tapia said that along with parents and students, the teachers from the Onondaga County Music Educators Association are also supportive. Jones said he believes it is important SU continues to offer these kinds of experiences to students because it’s what they love to do. “I’m a music education person. I believe it is important for young people to be able to pursue things of interest to them because it’s part of being human, and it’s part of being alive,” he said. Jones also said these activities help students expand their knowledge. “It doesn’t matter if it’s throwing a ball or playing a violin,” Jones said. “It helps them be. And it helps them learn and grow.” snbouvia@syr.edu

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he University of Washington is the nation’s coolest school, according to the fifth annual list compiled by Sierra Magazine. More than 118 schools completed the survey, according to the Sierra Club website. Each school was measured by its green initiatives and sustainability efforts on campus, according to the magazine questionnaire. UW was graded on 10 factors, including energy efficiency, waste management and transportation, according to a UW news release. The school was ranked fourth last year and has been in the top 10 for the past four years, according to the release. In 2004, UW committed itself to a strict environmental conservation approach, with the development of its environmental stewardship and sustainability policy statement. “As the … Evergreen State … the University of Washington embraces its important leadership role regionally and nationally to be an environmentally, economically and socially responsible institution,” according to the policy. The university aims to provide educational opportunities on environmental practices, according to the policy. There are six sustainability-related majors and more than 400 environmental courses offered, according to the magazine questionnaire. Molly Lazor, a sophomore environmental studies major at UW, said she believes the university has grasped the green concept and applied it to every aspect on campus. She said that every room has a trash can, recycling and compost bin, with posters above each bin illustrating which items can go where. “Being green is such a natural part of campus that I take for granted all the effort we put in as a school,” Lazor said in a Facebook message. “Student clubs and organizations work towards spreading awareness to the student body to make the effort to go green school-wide.” Housing and food services promote their motto “Sustainable is Obtainable” by offering an abundance of natural and organic foods. Ten percent of the food served is certified organic, according to the application UW submitted to the magazine. The university partners with local artisans and family-owned businesses that utilize sustainable techniques for growing wheat and producing flour to make

top mark for green initiatives organic breads, bagels and vegan donuts. Even the potato chips have a sustainable process to them. The chips are fried in trans fat-free cooking oil that is processed into biodiesel fuel and then sold in a compostable bag, according to the website. Most of the buildings on campus are eco-friendly, too. “Just a few reasons why UW leads the pack: Every building completed since 2006 has earned LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design),” said Wendy Becktold, a reporter for Sierra magazine in an article. “All appliances bought are Energy Star rated.” LEED is a benchmark system used internationally to certify green buildings, according to the U.S. Green Building Council website. LEED buildings are strategically designed to improve water efficiency and energy savings and reduce carbon dioxide exhalation. All buildings since 2009 on the UW campus have received a gold rating, according to the questionnaire. To achieve gold-level LEED classification, the building must earn 60-79 points from a 100-point base. Everyday appliances boast an Energy Star rating. Energy Star products use less energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to the company’s website. Approximately 125 washing machines, 41 computers and printers, and 38 library copiers are Energy Star rated, according to the university’s submitted survey. Students and staff were pleased and excited about the ranking from Sierra magazine. “We have the ability to start a trend,” said Lazor, the UW sophomore. “Universities are the final steps in education, it’s important that we all work towards a common goal that will positively affect our future.” Last year, student activists created a campus sustainability fund to allot a portion of the student activities fee toward projects and educational environmental conservation outreach programs. “Many students, faculty and staff have worked tremendously hard over the years to accomplish these goals,” said Michael Young, UW president, in a news release. “It’s a great No. 1 position to hold.” kacrisci@syr.edu

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 34, SYRACUSE 16 AUG. 31, 1990

A talented freshman stepped onto one of the biggest stages imaginable. Marvin Graves stood front and center inside the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, N.J., as Syracuse’s starting quarterback for the 1990 season. Graves and the Orangemen were a part of the Kickoff Classic and about to take on the No. 9 team in the country — Southern California — to open the season Aug. 31, 1990. And by the time the second quarter rolled around, Graves was already laying the foundation for what would become the most prolific career ever by an SU quarterback. “He did exactly what we thought he would do as a quarterback — and that’s make things happen,” SU left guard Gary McCummings told The Daily Orange after the game. “He broke some big plays.” In fact, Graves was the only player that made things happen that day. His 191 yards and a touchdown on 15-for-30 passing dazzled fans. And his 59 rushing yards out of the option offense, not counting yards lost on sacks, were hugely impressive. But the freshman Graves couldn’t keep up with USC’s “Robo-QB,” Todd Marinovich. The Trojans’ sophomore gunslinger torched the SU defense for a then-career-high 337 yards and three touchdowns en route to a 34-16 win in front of 57,293 spectators. “We have a great quarterback here, and if he keeps passing like that, he’s going to win the Heisman (Trophy),” USC tailback Rickey Ervins said after the game. Marinovich, though just a sophomore, was the seasoned veteran. He was a Heisman hopeful entering his sophomore season in 1990. Graves, the freshman, was the future at the quarterback position for the Orangemen. He would leave SU as the program’s all-time leader in career passing yards (8,466), passing yards in a single game (425) and passing yards in a single season (2,547). He still holds those three marks today. “Marvin Graves? I think Marvin Graves was marvelous,” SU head coach Dick MacPherson said. Graves and SU hung in there with the highly ranked Trojans for the first 30 minutes of play. The quarterback made plays with his feet, juking his way through the defense to lead the Orangemen into halftime trailing only 14-10. But the second half was a different story. Graves continued to play well, but the Orangemen’s special teams floundered. A blocked punt and a fumble on a punt return led to two USC touchdowns. Marinovich made SU pay, leading the Trojans on four scoring drives in the second half to pull away for the win. Nonetheless, “Marvelous Marvin” was born. And during the next four years, he would blossom to lead the Orangemen to three bowl wins in his career. “Marvin played above and beyond the call of duty,” SU wide receiver Qadry Ismail said. “Marvin is a leader. Marvin knew what he was doing. Marvin, Marvin, Marvin, Marvin. He had great poise, and he’s going to get better. That’s the great thing about it.” — Compiled by Michael Cohen, sports editor, mjcohe02@syr.edu

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rom a dorm room in Fluor Tower on W. 34th St. in Los Angeles, Todd Marinovich began to leave his secondary mark on Southern California. Always an artist, he used what little free time he had to pursue his most healthy getaway. Using pencils and sticks of charcoal, Marinovich, then the star quarterback on the Trojans’ football team, etched murals onto the walls of the dormitory. “I went to his dorm room one time, and over his bed he had drawn on the wall with a No. 2 lead pencil. He had drawn an album cover picture of Bob Marley,” said Mark Tucker, a former USC offensive lineman and teammate of Marinovich. “I’ll never forget that. I was dumbfounded. “I asked him, I said, ‘Where the hell did that come from?’ And he said, ‘I drew this.’” The artwork spread from Marinovich’s dorm room to the rooms and apartments of his friends on campus. The Bob Marley drawing was joined by an eight-foot self-portrait of Marinovich playing quarterback. And a life-size image of a fallen angel, inspired by the Led Zeppelin song titled “Swan Song,” might still be on the wall of an apartment in downtown Los Angeles. “They charged me the deposit on the apartment when I moved out to paint the walls,” Todd said. “And I got word years later that it was still there because everyone that moved in said, ‘Don’t paint it.’ I don’t know if it’s still there, probably not, it’s been too long.” He even had a key to the art building on campus and would spend hours each night after practice painting, said SU defensive end and Marinovich’s half brother, Mikhail Marinovich. But 20 years have passed since Marinovich left Southern California after his sophomore season with the Trojans. He arrived at USC as one of the most highly touted prospects of all time. The “No. 1 top: daily orange file photo; bottom: dave trotman-wilkins | staff photographer prospect before they even had No. 1 prospects,” SU HALF BROTHERS TODD MARINOVICH (TOP) AND MIKHAIL MARINOVICH (BOTTOM, 54) both grew up playing football in California. Todd was a talented quarterlinebackers coach Dan Conley said. Bred to be a quarterback from nearly the back for Southern California, and Mikhail is a senior defensive end at Syracuse. moment he left the womb, Marinovich was groomed to be a star by his father. He never ate fast food or For Marinovich, art is what’s helped him find his way soda, worked out for hours each day and was dubbed “Robo out. At age 42 and two decades removed from his Rose BowlQB” by the media. winning stardom at Southern California, he is making it as a Two standout seasons at USC prompted the Los Angeles professional artist. The Todd Marinovich Art Gallery showRaiders to take him with 24th pick of the 1991 NFL Draft. cases some of his pieces, many of which contain USC-related But he failed multiple drug tests, with the third ultimately colors and themes. ending his career in the league. He’s also made a return to football. He works with kids ages His life went into a vicious tailspin that resulted in nine 10 and up, teaching them fundamentals of the game and the arrests, five felonies and jail time — mostly due to drugs. quarterback position. “People go through phases,” said Ricky Ervins, a former His troubled, turbulent past leaves Marinovich seeking USC running back and teammate of Marinovich. “People balance at this point in his life — a proper ratio of “work, always get mixed in the wrong things, and you just have to be family and fun.” strong enough to find your way out of it.” SEE MARINOVICH PAGE A8

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NO: Current USC team not regarded among nation’s best

YES: Win over perennial power cements SU’s status

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MICHAEL COHEN

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ust win, baby. It’s a mantra made famous by Oakland Raiders owner and Syracuse alumnus Al Davis. One that was likely branded into the brain of Southern California head coach Lane Kiffin during his ill-spent tenure as Raiders head coach. Winning was the only thing that mattered to the USC football program for the past decade, when the Trojans fi nished ranked in the Associated Press top 5 every year from 2002-08. When the only defi nition of a successful season was a national championship. But that’s not entirely the case anymore. “It’s important to win,” Kiffin said in his press conference previewing Syracuse this week. “And it’s important to improve as a team.” Doesn’t have the same punch. And neither does the current incarnation of these Trojans. USC fell out of the Top 25 after a two-point win over Big 10 Conference bottom feeder Minnesota and didn’t return after a win over Utah last week. So riddle me this. How does one win over Southern California — unranked Southern California — propel Syracuse into “elite Big East” status? Forget that calling a team in the Big East elite is likely an oxymoron. This win — as glorified as it would be — doesn’t put Syracuse in the upper echelon of anything. This win would be important for Syracuse, of course. The Orange hasn’t won on the West Coast since 1967 and has failed to beat the Trojans in two tries. But right here, right now, this win doesn’t mean the world. Quick trivia question: When was the last time Syracuse beat an unranked team? Look no further than last Saturday (or Thursday, Sept. 1, if you want a Football Bowl Subdivision opponent). Thus, it is important that this game is kept in perspective. It’s more important for Syracuse to be 3-0 than for it to have one win over the Men of Troy. Leaving it all on the field Saturday is one thing, but SU could still leave too much on the field. “If we let this game feel bigger than us then I feel like we’re going to get so caught up in the media and what everything else has portrayed this game to be,” SU offensive lineman Lou Alexander said. “I mean, this is just a normal week. This is just like every other week that we played. We have to just go in with the same attitude.” SU is actually facing a team that has played worse than itself the first two weeks. The Trojans have a negative-2 turnover differential. And the Golden Gophers team USC barely beat in its opener subsequently lost at SEE COOPER PAGE A7

Hallowed grounds dave trotman-wilkins | staff photographer KEON LYN will be given the challenge of covering Southern California’s star receiver, Robert Woods. Lyn and the Orange hope to pull an upset against heavily favored USC.

Syracuse travels to Southern California for game in fabled Coliseum against college football powerhouse By Zach Brown

STAFF WRITER

his weekend is a new experience for many players on the Syracuse football team. Some of them will be on their longest flight. Some of them will travel to the West Coast for the fi rst time. And all will experience 70,000-plus people cheering wildly against them at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for the fi rst time. That last experience is one that many on Syracuse are craving. “The thing I like about playing on the road is it’s 60 guys against a whole town, a whole stadium,” quarterback Ryan Nassib said. “It’s just fun. When you’re in a situation like that, you get pushed into a corner, all you can do is fight your way out.” SU will go to battle against Southern California at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Coliseum, the first time the schools have met since 1990. Although both teams enter with 2-0 records, Syracuse is a 17-point underdog. The Orange hasn’t won on the West Coast since 1967 and has never defeated USC, but SU has a lot of confidence. The Orange’s undefeated start to this year and 5-1 away record last year provide SU with reason to be fearless. “I love (being) the underdog because it’s a shock when we have pulled out some good wins

versus some good teams,” linebackers coach Dan Conley said. “I believe that we’re going into this game with the same attitude.” If SU is going to pull off another road upset, it’s going to have to contain the Trojans’ passing attack, led by star quarterback Matt Barkley and wide receiver Robert Woods. Cornerback Keon Lyn has the job of covering Woods, who is tied for the lead in the country with 25 catches in just two games. The sophomore cornerback may have the toughest matchup for the Orange, but he is looking forward to the challenge. Lyn said he will follow Woods all over the field unless he moves into the slot. And he won’t have help from the rest of the secondary. Just straight up, bump-and-run man coverage. “It’s a great opportunity,” Lyn said. “The coaches have trust in a young corner like me. It’s a wonderful thing. We’re just looking to do something different with me attacking Robert Woods.” If Lyn’s physical coverage can limit Woods, it could go a long way toward quieting the USC faithful. And that could be big, as playing at the Coliseum poses a much bigger obstacle for the Orange than any of the stadiums it will travel to in Big East play. South Florida has the biggest stadium in the conference, and it still SEE USC PAGE A8

TOUGH CROWD

When Syracuse travels to Southern California on Saturday, it will likely be greeted by 70,000-plus fans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Here’s a look at the biggest crowds the Orange has played in front of in the last 10 years: ATTENDANCE

107,725 106,387 83,717 83,667 80,795 80,795

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Sept. 1, 2001 Sept. 12, 2009 Oct. 1, 2005 Sept. 28, 2002 Nov. 19, 2005 Nov. 22, 2008

OPPONENT

Tennessee Penn State Florida State Auburn Notre Dame Notre Dame

RESULT

33-9, L 28-7, L 38-14, L 37-34, L (3OT) 34-10, L 24-23, W

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oug Marrone knows the feeling. It’s that supreme level of confidence that more than crosses into cockiness every time you step on the field. You know you’re going to win because, well, you’re not in the same class as the other team. “When I was at Tennessee, we played some teams, and we knew we were going to win,” Marrone said. “I don’t know if that’s arrogance or what. But we had some unbelievable players that are still playing in the NFL today. My point is, we’re not there.” In other words, one team polishes its Pinstripe Bowl trophy — the only bowl win for the program since 2001 — and the other needs a whole crew to spit-shine the hardware from two national championships and four Rose Bowl titles in that same time period. Those two programs are, of course, Syracuse and Southern California. And that’s exactly why a win for the Orange on Saturday would elevate SU to the top tier of the Big East. Both are storied programs rich in tradition and history, but the Trojans were the best team in college football during the last decade, regardless of the wins they had to vacate. Syracuse was not. Saturday is a chance to turn a corner for the SU program. It’s more than a singular nonconference game in the third week of the season. It’s a checkpoint for Marrone as he continues to “change the culture,” as former quarterback Greg Paulus put it. “This would be one of those career games,” Syracuse linebacker Dan Vaughan said. “One of those games that you think about 20 years from now you’re like, ‘Wow, I played in that game.’ We’re hoping to go out there and make it special.” A win would be special because of how many miles apart SU and Southern California have been on the college football spectrum since the turn of the century. It’s more than the 2,681 miles separating Los Angeles from the city of Syracuse. USC had seven seasons where it lost two or fewer games. The Orange had two seasons in which it won two or fewer games. The Trojans had Matt Leinart, Reggie Bush and Steve Smith. Syracuse had Perry Patterson, Damien Rhodes and Rice Moss. “We’re talking about USC, which is arguably, since 2003, maybe the best program in college football, and they’re still an excellent program,” Marrone said. “I don’t think anything can get you prepared to play such a storied program such as USC.” Yet it’s the same grandeur, splendor and dominance exhibited by Southern California that makes Saturday’s game so intriguing for Syracuse. It pulls to the forefront questions like: ‘What if SU pulls the upset?’ and ‘What would that mean for the program?’ It would be the biggest win for Orange SEE COHEN PAGE A6

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Woods set a program record with 17 catches in the season opener against Minnesota. He has accounted for nearly half of USC’s receptions through two games, including three of four receiving touchdowns. Lyn will likely be trailing Woods around the field for most of the game.

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DID YOU KNOW? Syracuse Athletic Director Daryl Gross served 14 years in the Southern California athletic administration and two years on USC’s football coaching staff before coming to SU. Gross’ wife, Lael, a current assistant athletic director at Syracuse, is a former swimmer for USC. Southern California has won both meetings with Syracuse. The first one, a 16-0 Trojans victory in 1924, was USC’s first-ever Homecoming game.

Orange offensive coordinator Paul Hackett, Nathaniel Hackett’s father, was the head coach of Southern California from 1998-2000. He also worked for the Trojans as an assistant from 1976-80.

“Obviously, we’re excited to be 2-0 at this point. We’re not as excited at some of the ways that we have gotten to 2-0. We’ve made some mistakes in the past two games, and we’re looking forward to an opportunity to go out to the West Coast to play a great football team with some great coaches.”

SYRACUSE 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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“It’s a great place. It’s huge. There’s a lot of people there, and there’s ﬁght songs going, and they got a big ole horse. So it’s a really cool place, and I’m excited to have these guys go back there.” Nathaniel Hackett

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DEFENSE 96 DE WES HORTON 44 NT CHRISTIAN TUPOU 98 DT DAJOHN HARRIS 8 DE NICK PERRY 18 SLB DION BAILEY 54 MLB CHRIS GALIPPO 10 WLB HAYES PULLARD 21 CB NICKELL ROBEY 29 SS JAWANZA STARLING 7 FS T.J. MCDONALD 4 CB TORIN HARRIS

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OFFENSIVE LINE

Southern California has the most talented offensive lineman on either team — left tackle Matt Kalil. The junior stands at 6 feet 7 inches, 295 pounds, and is a projected first-round pick in next year’s NFL Draft, if he declares. He also blocked Utah’s gametying field goal attempt last weekend. Syracuse’s offensive line has high expectations with four returning starters, but it has allowed four sacks this season and couldn’t pave the way for much of a rushing game against Rhode Island last weekend.

Advantage: Southern California

DEFENSIVE LINE

The Southern California defensive line has been active in its first two games. Defensive tackle DaJohn Harris and defensive end Nick Perry have combined for six tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. The Trojans have also held opponents to 3.2 yards per carry thus far this season. Syracuse’s strength at defensive end was diminished with the loss of Chandler Jones to injury, but the SU D-line as a whole has looked solid. Mikhail Marinovich still mans the other end position, and the Orange’s defensive tackle rotation has played well.

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MARK COOPER Southern California 34 Syracuse 10 Gus Johnson might be on the call for this one, but there won’t be a Hollywood ending. It’s another big day for Robert Woods, and Syracuse leaves Los Angeles with plenty to work on.

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OFFENSE 7 QB MATT BARKLEY 26 RB MARC TYLER 40 FB RHETT ELLISON 2 SE ROBERT WOODS 9 FL MARQISE LEE 86 TE XAVIER GRIMBLE 75 LT MATT KALIL 74 LG JEREMY GALTEN 78 C KHALED HOLMES 59 RG JOHN MARTINEZ 77 RT KEVIN GRAF

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TOLEDO

The Syracuse wide receiving corps hasn’t missed a beat through two games. Van Chew caught the game-winning touchdown in SU’s first win and had 134 yards receiving and a touchdown last weekend against URI. Alec Lemon had a career-high 10 receptions against the Rams. Southern California’s receiving game is all about one guy: Robert Woods. But he’s a good one. Woods has caught 25 of Matt Barkley’s 54 completed passes and has gone over 100 yards in both games.

Advantage: Even

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WIDE RECEIVERS

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Advantage: Southern California

The combined number of years of coaching experience in the NFL on USC’s staff — the most of any college in the nation. The Trojans’ coaches have 10 more years’ experience working in the NFL than any other college staff, highlighted by the 26-year NFL coaching career of USC assistant coach Monte Kiffin.

Last week provided a confidence boost for the Southern California running game and a setback for Syracuse’s. USC running back Marc Tyler returned from a one-game suspension and ran for 113 yards and a touchdown against Utah. SU’s Antwon Bailey was held to 43 yards on 13 carries against Rhode Island. Bailey rushed for 114 yards in Syracuse’s season opener against Wake Forest, and he will need a performance like that for the Orange to have a chance to win.

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Syracuse’s rank among Football Bowl Subdivision teams in tackles for loss per game thus far in 2011. The Orange has recorded 17 tackles for loss this season, pushing opponents back 66 yards. Marquis Spruill and Dyshawn Davis are tied for the SU individual lead with 2.5 tackles for loss.

Bailey had a setback against Rhode Island, rushing for just 43 yards on 13 carries as he struggled to break through against a stacked box. Galippo is the leader of the Trojans’ linebacking corps and will be in the middle of action throughout the game.

ANTWON BAILEY RB

Advantage: Southern California

TALE OF THE TAPE Southern California quarterback Matt Barkley is a projected first-round pick in next year’s NFL Draft. He has thrown for at least 260 yards in each of the Trojans’ first two victories, with four touchdowns and one interception to show for it. For Syracuse, quarterback Ryan Nassib was great last week against Rhode Island, completing 78.3 percent (29-of-37) of his passes.

The last year Syracuse won a football game on the West Coast. The Orange defeated UCLA in 1967 with a score of 32-14. In SU’s most recent trip to the West Coast, the Orange fell to Washington 41-20 in 2010.

QUARTERBACKS

1967

STARTING LINEUPS

MATT KALIL LT Perry and USC have pressured the quarterback, recording six sacks in their two games this season. Perry leads the team with two sacks and three tackles for loss, and Pugh will be lined up against him in the trenches.

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Saturday, 8 p.m. EST, FX Network Ball recorded two tackles in his first career start in place of an injured Chandler Jones against Rhode Island. Kalil, USC’s left tackle, is currently projected as a first-round pick in the next NFL Draft and will provide a tougher test for Ball in his second start.

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Southern California 42 Syracuse 17 Robert Woods, meet the SU secondary. SU secondary, meet Robert Woods. Now watch him catch a touchdown pass. And another. And another. USC rolls easily.

ZACH BROWN Syracuse 23 Southern California 21 Upset special: SU looked like a completely different team away from the Carrier Dome last year. And USC’s two wins have been just as ugly as SU’s.

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LINEBACKERS

The Syracuse linebackers were unproven entering the season, but overall play at the position has been above average for the Orange. Marquis Spruill has been a force in the middle for SU, and freshman Dyshawn Davis has really impressed. Southern California’s two leading tacklers, Hayes Pullard and Chris Galippo, are linebackers.

Advantage: Even

DEFENSIVE BACKS

Syracuse’s safeties have been two of the best in the Big East so far this season. Shamarko Thomas was SU’s leading tackler against Wake Forest and tallied six against Rhode Island. Phillip Thomas intercepted two passes on Saturday. Southern California’s defense is ranked 63rd against the pass, but it has only one interception in two games.

Advantage: Syracuse

SPECIAL TEAMS

Syracuse kicker Ross Krautman was one of the best in the country last year as a freshman, making 18-of-19 field goal tries. He hasn’t had a chance to build on that this season, as his only field goal attempt in the first two games was blocked. SU punter Shane Raupers has been solid, and Jeremiah Kobena is a threat in the return game. Southern California features a walk-on punter, Kyle Negrete, and a freshman kicker, Andre Heidari. Star wide receiver Robert Woods is a threat in the return game, too.

Advantage: Syracuse

COACHING

Southern California’s coaching staff has the most NFL coaching experience of all college teams. The staff’s 48 years of pro coaching experience is led by assistant coach Monte Kiffin’s 26 years in the NFL as a defensive mastermind. Kiffins is also the father of USC’s head coach Lane Kiffin, who has coached the Oakland Raiders and Tennessee Volunteers in the past. SU’s Doug Marrone is doing good things in his third year at the helm, but the Trojans’ coaching staff as a whole is stacked.

Advantage: Southern California

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3 THINGS Syracuse needs to do to beat USC By Mark Cooper ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

1. Generate a pass rush and rattle Matt Barkley Somebody has to hit Matt Barkley. In order for Syracuse to be in the game near the end against Southern California, somebody needs to pressure the Trojans’ quarterback to disrupt his rhythm. And that somebody won’t be defensive end Chandler Jones. SU head coach Doug Marrone called him arguably the Orange’s best defensive player, but he’s out for the second straight game with a lower body injury. “You just need other people to pick up the slack,” Marrone said in his Wednesday teleconference. The rest of the SU defense will need to generate pressure without perhaps its best pass rusher. Senior Torrey Ball will start in Jones’ place for the second straight game, but expect Brandon Sharpe and Micah Robinson to play some as well. Ball recorded a half-sack in the Orange’s season opener. But whoever lines up on the right side of SU’s defensive line will need to get past Matt Kalil to get to the quarterback. Kalil, the Trojans’ left tackle and one of the top prospects for next year’s NFL Draft, is 6 feet 7 inches, 295 pounds and is the son and brother of NFL offensive linemen. He’s a key reason why Barkley has been sacked just once in two games. “We just got to make sure that we limit the amount of plays that (Barkley) can make,” Mar-

rone said. “But he’s a great player and he has great people around him. But there’s not many people getting to him.”

2. Win the field position battle Syracuse hasn’t returned a kick or punt for a touchdown with Doug Marrone at the helm. The SU head coach admitted it’s been a long time coming for the Orange. In a game where Syracuse’s opponent, USC, is heavily favored and more athletic, a couple plays on special teams — whether they are scores or lead to scores — could make a difference. “I think you hit it right on the head when you talk about field position,” Marrone said. “I think that’s where it plays a critical part in this game. And then, we’re still waiting, it’s been a long time since we’ve been able to make a play on special teams from the standpoint of a return.” Syracuse kick returner Jeremiah Kobena has been close to breaking a couple of returns early on this season. The freshman took a kick against Wake Forest for 37 yards and seemed a block or broken tackle away from being able to take it for six. The Orange hasn’t done much on punts so far this season, with Steve Rene calling for a fair catch more often than attempting a return. But Marrone credited Rene with making some tough catches in traffic. On the other side, Syracuse’s kick coverage hasn’t allowed any big returns, but it hasn’t faced USC wide receiver and kick returner Robert Woods. He took one kick back for a touchdown last season and is a menacing pres-

ence whenever he’s on the field. “They have some dangerous cats on that field now,” Marrone said. “They got guys that can catch that football, take it for touchdowns.”

3. Don’t let the crowd be a huge factor The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is an intimidating presence for Southern California’s opponents. So at Syracuse’s practices this week, the Trojans’ fight song is being amplified through speakers to prepare the Orange for the hostile atmosphere. “It’s part of my responsibility as a coach to make sure that we try to get the players used to the environment or the venue that they’re going to be playing in because we’ve never played out there before,” SU head coach Doug Marrone said. The average attendance for USC’s fi rst two games against Minnesota and Utah is right around the 70,000 mark. And this past weekend, the Trojans had twice as many fans in attendance for their game against Utah (73,821) than SU did for its win versus Rhode Island (36,421). It’s going to be a new atmosphere for most of the Orange players. One that offensive lineman Lou Alexander, a California native, said will be intense. “Growing up in Southern California I’m used to it,” Alexander said. “Heard it all the time so it’s the same thing. We’re just going to pretend that it’s our band playing for us, and I think it will help us focus more.” mcooperj@syr.edu

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since 2002, when a team that finished 4-8 knocked off then-No. 8 Virginia Tech 50-42 in triple overtime in the Carrier Dome. It would mean that Marrone is miles ahead of schedule on his plan to restore Syracuse to its glory-day form. Beat Southern California on the road to start the season 3-0 in just his third year at the helm? That’s a signature win that doesn’t deserve to be penned with the same ink as his so-called signature win against then-No. 20 West Virginia last year. “For this year’s team to get to 3-0 with some quality wins against an ACC team and a Pac-12 team — a team that’s arguably one of the most dominant teams of the last decade — I think that would make a statement to the country,” Paulus said. Let’s take that statement and apply it to the Big East. While Syracuse struggled with Rhode Island last week, Louisville lost to Florida International, Pittsburgh snuck by Maine and Tennessee clobbered Cincinnati. If SU finds a way to stun the Trojans and win this game, the Orange has to be looked at as the best team in the conference. So that’s why Saturday is huge for the culture of Syracuse football. Marrone and his staff have certainly improved the team by leaps and bounds, but a win over Southern California on the road would be a landmark victory. It means the culture has officially changed. Said Vaughan: “I’ve gone through in my head all week what it’s going to be like if we win, and I really can’t put it into words.” Michael Cohen is the sports editor at The Daily Orange, where his column appears occasionally. He can be reached at mjcohe02@syr. edu or on Twitter at @Michael_Cohen13.

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Scouting Southern California with defensive coordinator Scott Shafer By Mark Cooper ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

Scott Shafer is part of Southern California history, to the ill will of the Trojans. The third-year Syracuse defensive coordinator held the same position at Stanford in 2007 when the Cardinal pulled one of the biggest upsets in college football history, taking down the then-No. 2 Trojans in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, 24-23, and handing USC its first loss of the 2007 season. It was Shafer’s defense that made the difference in the game, too. Stanford picked off USC quarterback John David Booty four times, returning one for a touchdown. Booty was intercepted twice in the final six minutes of the fourth quarter. The first set up Stanford’s game-winning drive on offense. The second sealed the one-point win. Syracuse graduate assistant Nick Sanchez also had one of the four interceptions in the game. That Cardinal team went just 4-8, but the win

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home to New Mexico State by a touchdown. So while there is a hint of panic in the Syracuse camp after its poor first three quarters against Wake Forest and close win over Rhode Island, the Trojans have plenty of their own problems. “I think we showed a lot of improvement from game one to two, but just the things that killed us were just turnovers,” Trojans’ left

still stands out because of the spread. Stanford was a 41-point underdog against the Trojans. The Daily Orange talked to Shafer about his win with Stanford and how his current Syracuse defense is prepping for a different USC offense.

The Daily Orange: Have you talked to the SU defense about your win at USC while with Stanford?

good quarterback? One, great weapons to throw to. I think that helps every good quarterback. But he does a good job of spotting the ball, putting the ball where it’s supposed to be thrown versus different coverage looks. Makes good decisions, seems like he gets out of bad plays and they protect him with a really good offensive line.

Shafer: A little bit but not a whole lot. Different teams, different kids. But, you know, same atmosphere and that sort of thing, so we talked about that with especially the defensive backs. And Nick Sanchez being our GA, he played really good in that victory, had an interception, fumble, that sort of thing. So he talked to the kids for a little bit. But for the most part just trying to focus in on ourselves.

What will you have to do to contain Trojans wide receiver Robert Woods?

What have you seen from USC quarterback Matt Barkley, and what makes him such a

Why did you make the decision to put cornerback Keon Lyn on Woods Saturday?

tackle Matt Kalil said. “I mean, like last game there was three times when we were inside at least the 20-yard line and we had a turnover. And those are what kill our rhythm as an offense.” No one would have said that about the dominant USC teams of the last decade. The Trojans won 35 straight games in Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum over six seasons. But it took a blocked field goal from Kalil as time expired last week against Utah to avoid overtime in the same venue. Under then-head coach Pete Carroll, all

USC did was kill opponents’ rhythms. They butchered defenses to the tune of 37.8 points per game over the seven-year run of top 5 status and stifled opposing offenses, holding them to 16.1 points per game. Under second-year head coach Lane Kiffin, the Trojans allowed the most total points in school history last season, 347 over 13 games. There are two Big East teams, West Virginia and South Florida, ranked in the Top 25 coming to the Carrier Dome for Friday night games later this season. Those two games will decide if Syracuse is

It starts with just focusing in on our technique. He is arguably one of the best, if not the best, wideout in the country right now. But a little scheme here, a little scheme there, change some things up, but for the most part just trying to control the controllables and focus in on what we can do well.

He’s a long-armed kid, he can really run well. He’s been in big games even though some of them were in high school. I remember when he played Miami Central when he was at Miramar. Those are the two best teams in the state of Florida at 6A, and he played lights out. So we’re hoping he can bring that style of play, that biggame atmosphere and that challenge to put him on the best receiver.

How much will the defense miss defensive end Chandler Jones, and what have you seen this week in practice from his replacements? I think all the (defensive ends) have done a nice job. Coach (Tim) Daoust has got those kids ready to go. Yeah, we’re going to miss Chandler, he’s a good football player. But it’s a great opportunity for those kids to play in a beautiful venue and play against some of the best players in the country, and it will be a lot of fun. mcooperj@syr.edu

an elite Big East team. Not this weekend. “The next game on your schedule is the biggest game and it’s the truth,” Syracuse defensive coordinator Scott Shafer said. “Outsiders will say it’s a cliché as well, but there’s a reason that there are so many clichés because they’re real and they’re true.” Despite all the pomp and circumstance, the cliché holds true this week. Mark Cooper is an assistant sports editor at The Daily Orange, where his column appears occasionally. He can be reached at mcooperj@ syr.edu or on Twitter at @M_Coops_Cuse.

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Tucker said. “And I think finally now he’s pulling out of it and getting it together a little bit.” Saturday, Mikhail and Syracuse travel to one of the places Marinovich came from, when the Orange takes on the Trojans in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. For the first time, Mikhail has the chance to play on the same field his halfbrother and father both called home during their careers for USC. As a redshirt freshman in 1989, Marinovich threw for 2,578 yards and 16 touchdowns. He led the team to a 17-10 win over Michigan in the Rose Bowl, snapping a two-year losing streak in the game recruits say draws them to Southern California. “Just winning that Rose Bowl man, finally,” Tucker said. “We had gone two years without winning it. … That was huge, man. It was just getting a monkey off our back.” To get to that point, Marinovich had already emerged as a leader despite his youth. To this day, the drive he orchestrated in a come-frombehind victory at Washington State is still known as “The Drive” to USC fans. He guided the USC offense 91 yards on 18 plays in the final 3:31 and found Ervins in the end zone with four seconds left. All 18 plays were passes, and he sealed the win with a successful two-point conversion on a pass to Gary Wellman. “The look in his eyes when he was in the huddle, of how he was calling the plays, you knew we were going to win the game,” Ervins said. “There was no doubt in your mind. … I would go to war with him any time.” “There was nothing quite like that,” Marinovich added.

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That set the stage for a hype-filled sophomore season. And again, Marinovich dazzled. He left school after that sophomore year for the NFL Draft. But then the dark years of drug use, arrests and a lackluster football career set in. The first 20 years of his life were dedicated to football. The next 20 to legal problems. Now, as he enters the next part of his life, he seems to have pulled through. The dedication to art provides him with a release that doesn’t

“That’s why I think Todd had to go through that type of stuff. Now he can share his story with everyone else who is struggling along the way as well. He had went through hell. And now he is going to come out of the ﬁre.” Ricky Ervins

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harm his body, and his football mentorship of young quarterbacks gives him the chance to educate and develop the next generation of athletes in Southern California. “That’s why I think Todd had to go through that type of stuff,” Ervins said. “Now he can share his story with everyone else who is struggling along the way as well. He had went through

hell. And now he is going to come out of the fire.” Within the past few years, he’s returned to the sidelines of the Coliseum for USC home games. He attends three or four games a year, and he will be there Saturday in support of his half brother, Mikhail. Marinovich will be joined by his wife, son, mother and his and Mikhail’s father, Marv, at the game. Mikhail’s mother will also be in attendance. He said the family has been looking forward to this game for two years, when it was announced. As has Mikhail. “It’s awesome (to go back),” Mikhail said. “A place that my dad and brother have put it all out on the field, have bled and sweat on that field. I have a real family legacy there.” Though the half brothers are 19 years apart in age, they share a bond that extends beyond football. Marinovich said the time they spend together has little to do with the game both brothers excel at. It’s more about enjoying each other’s company. When Mikhail got married a little more than a year ago, Marinovich gave him and his wife a large mural as a wedding present. But the gift likely went beyond its physical value as an artistic piece of work. It represents Marinovich’s positive transformation in the past few years from the dark depths of prison time to his successful return to society. He’s at peace with his progress. “Really staying on track and building on what I did yesterday,” Marinovich said. “And if I do that, wherever life takes me I’m fine with that. With the way my life, the direction it’s going now, I couldn’t be more pleased and grateful for where I’ve come from. “I’m getting closer to a healthy balance.” mjcohe02@syr.edu

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has just under 28,000 fewer seats than USC’s. And last year SU left Raymond James Stadium with a win. That translates to much more noise from the Trojan faithful, but SU has prepared for that all week. Head coach Doug Marrone has blasted the USC fight song through speakers throughout offensive practices this week. Wide receiver Alec Lemon said the song has been played so much he can probably recite the entire song. And both he and Nassib said they were tired of hearing it. “Apparently, they play that fight song a lot, so I guess we’re getting ready for it,” Nassib said. “To tell you the truth, I’m sick of it already.” With this weekend’s obstacles ranging from USC’s potentially potent offense to the hordes of screaming Trojan fans, Syracuse’s task to come home with a win seems daunting. But SU has embraced the road underdog status since most of the current players arrived. Last year’s five road wins included some surprises as the Orange pulled off upsets at West Virginia and South Florida. There may be plenty of firsts for SU’s players when they travel to USC this weekend. But they plan on ending this road trip with another upset victory. Only this time, it would be in front of 70,000plus fans. “We’re the underdogs,” Lyn said. “People are looking for USC to put up big numbers on us. I love being the underdog. We’re just looking to shock the world.” zjbrown@syr.edu

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By Jillian D'Onfro Contributing Writer

ery rarely does a restaurant serve up its history with your food, but knowing the story behind Boom Boom Mex Mex will make every bite of your burrito, taco or super-loaded nachos taste that much better. Here it is, in brief: Once upon a time, Tom Bryan was a Syracuse University student and the news editor of The Daily Orange. Some years after finishing school, he abandoned journalism and traveled to Mexico. There, he fell in love with a woman named Lupe who served him tacos in San Miguel Allende. The two married and eventually moved to Camillus, where they opened up Boom Boom Mex Mex. Averse to the fierceness of Syracuse winters, the couple closes up shop every year from November to April to head back south to San Miguel Allende, where Lupe’s family still lives. After hearing bits and pieces of this story from my friend and filling in the gaps by reading the website, I became steadily more excited to try the restaurant’s food. On Friday night, I took the 20-minute car ride from SU campus to Boom Boom Mex Mex, located at 3263 Howlett Hill Rd. in Camillus. A long line of diners nearly tumbled out the door.

Boom Boom Mex Mex has a festive churchbasement vibe. Fold-up chairs surround long tables covered with brightly colored plastic tablecloths. Paper decorations hang from the ceiling. Everyone inside was smiling. A family with young children squealing over their burritos laughed next to an amicable looking group of elderly men and women. A few feet away, a high school couple sat, deep in conversation. As my dining partner and I waited for our turn to order, I noticed the authentic Mexican artwork adorning the walls and the yellow, red, green and white tiled floor. Boom Boom Mex Mex may not do “fancy,” but the smells wafting from the front of the line are a mouth-watering hint that it’s a place that does Mexican food right. When it was our turn, we opted to split an order of tacos (three for $5.97) and a burrito (also $5.97). We moved down the cafeteriastyle assembly line, selecting our choices of meat, cheese and toppings. It was especially tough to decide on a type of meat from Boom Boom Mex Mex’s impressive selection. Options include seasoned beef, herb-marinated grilled chicken, pork al pastor, roasted pork en chile pasilla, chicken en chipotle or poblano chile peppers and cheese for vegetarians.

shira stoll | staff photographer Boom Boom mex mex, a Mexican eatery located in Camillus, only stays open for half a year. The menu features simple classics such as double-shelled chicken tacos. In the end, my completed burrito was bulging with beef, rice, beans, shredded cheese, guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo. Each taco was double-shelled, giving them an appreciated sturdiness, with two containing the chicken en chipotle and one with the herb-marinated chicken. All three were also stuffed with cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo, cilantro and a homemade salsa verde. We dug in and our mutual reactions of delight were almost instantaneous: The food was delicious. The outside of the burrito was toasted just the right amount, and the cheeseto-meat-to-beans ratio inside had been executed skillfully, despite the fact that my burrito had been assembled by a high school-aged staff. Also, unlike many Mexican places that only give you a thin spread of guacamole or charge extra for it (I’m looking at you, Chipotle), Boom Boom Mex Mex provided a thick, fresh-tasting layer. Although the seasoned beef in the burrito was good, a more unique

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flavor came from the chicken en chipotle tacos. The salsa verde made the juicy chunks of chicken extra spicy, which provided the best slow-burn I’ve had in a while. It’s hard to screw up something simple like tacos and a burrito, but I was still impressed by the fresh taste and by the huge portions, given the cheap prices. While we ate, I often noticed Tom flitting in and out of the kitchen, and every so often passing the register where Lupe stood. Although I never saw him stop long to chat — the line, after all, was long and growing — you could sense the love and warmth between them. And everyone knows that those are two crucial ingredients for the perfect taco. So, if you’re looking for a meal made with love, take that 20-minute drive and earn a fun atmosphere, a great story and a damn tasty burrito. Hurry though — you’ve only got until November. jidonfro@syr.edu

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Film festival screens human rights issues By Fabiola Lara Contributing Writer

Tucked beside a wall plastered with richly colored Bollywood posters, Tula Goenka’s office contrasts the wall with an outstandingly bland appearance — at least, until the door is opened. Goenka, founder and co-director of this year’s ninth annual Human Rights Film Festival, “Illuminating Oppression,” sits in her office, surrounded by small figurines covered in hand-painted Sanskrit and shelves boasting a vast collection of Bollywood DVDs. The festival begins Saturday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. Palestinian film “Budrus” will headline “Illuminating Oppression,” followed by a Q-andA session with producer Nadav Greenberg. The festival will be held in the Life Sciences Complex Auditorium and will be free and open to the public. “We Were Here” and “Nostalgia for the Light,” among other films to be screened, will follow similar themes of prominent social and political struggles in regions such as South Asia, Latin America and the United States. The film “I Am” will conclude the event. Goenka, a television, radio and film professor, said the festival first originated in 2002 as an idea to screen films that dealt with human rights issues in South Asia. That idea soon evolved into the festival, which Goenka annually co-directs alongside English department associate professor Roger Hallas. Although the festival has not attracted large crowds in the past, Goenka said, she anticipates that this year’s film selections will draw a greater turnout. “Nine years ago, the intended purpose of the festival was to showcase films that solely focused on social issues in South Asia,” Goenka said. “Since then, not only have I had the immense pleasure of working with my colleague, professor Hallas, but we have added films that include issues from different parts of the world.” Still nestled in her chair, Goenka explained the process in which the films are selected for

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spirit to the Coliseum.” Because of the distance, most SU fans will be older, said senior sport management major Andrew Naylor. But he doesn’t care and plans to fly out to Los Angeles. To Daryl Gross, there’s no stage like the Coliseum. A Los Angeles native, the SU athletic director arrived in Syracuse in 2005 from USC, where he was the senior associate athletic director. “I thought every stadium was like that until I got a little older,” said Gross, who found out that other stadiums didn’t hold the same powerful aura as the Coliseum. It’s hosted the Olympic Games twice and is a state and federal historical landmark, according to the LA Coliseum website. Its towers and arches give it a modern-day Greek coliseum feel. Naylor hopes it can bring back memories

viewing in the festival. “We do not take submissions for the event, but instead send out invitations to those whose work we are interested in sharing,” she said. “Sometimes, we work directly with the director or producers of the film and ask them if they would be willing to contribute their work.” Goenka also said both she and Hallas refrain from selecting commercial films for the festival. She said due to the fact that they do not use big industry films, screening independent films in the festival allows the filmmakers to make their work more known to the general public. Before selecting the films that would be showcased in the festival, however, Goenka explains that there are specific goals kept in mind when planning the annual event, including continually diversifying its films. “We aim to first and foremost bring these

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Today, 7 p.m. “Budrus”

The film is co-sponsored by the Middle Eastern Studies Program and the Judaic Studies Program. In the film, a Palestinian community organizer unites Fatah and Hamas members with Israeli supports for a nonviolent movement to save Budrus, a village in the West Bank, from Israel’s Separation Barrier.

Friday, 10 a.m.

“Digital Witness Symposium” The symposium delves into the significance of archiving digital human rights media, highlighting projects about African-American history, AIDS activism and the Holocaust. Some of the individuals on the panel include Jim Hubbard of Act Up Oral History Project; Sam Pollard of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts; Samuel Gruber of Syracuse Univer-

of the big-time SU football games from his childhood. He remembers SU football games against past foes like University of Miami and Virginia Tech. The Carrier Dome was full, loud and packed with fans. “I can remember back to those days,” Naylor said, “when coming to the Dome was a really crazy thing and fun thing.” The historic pedigree of USC football brings more excitement to the game than most others. The match-up is right up there with last year’s New Era Pinstripe Bowl, said Naylor. With USC being such a big-time program, playing the Trojans creates branding out west and nationally both athletically and institutionally, Gross said. “This is the perfect kind of game for us to play,” Gross said. “Are we ready for USC? We’ll find out.” A win over the Trojans would pay huge dividends in the recruiting aspect for SU, Gross said. His thoughts have fans dreaming of the same scenario. “If we were to pull the upset I think it’d be a

“We aim to first and foremost bring these voices on campus so that they may be heard” Tula Goenka

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voices on campus so that they may be heard,” she said. “Secondly, we want to make SU, especially the students, socially aware of the issues facing today’s world so that they can create change and work towards a better future.” falara@syr.edu

sity’s Judaic Studies Program; and Lydia Wasylenko of the SU Library.

Saturday, 1 p.m. “Pink Saris”

This film portrays Indian activist Sampat Pal Devi, a leader of a powerful grassroots movement, against discrimination and sexual abuse by Dalit women in Uttar Pradesh.

Saturday, 4 p.m.

“Nostalgia for the Light” This film, co-sponsored by the LatinoLatin American Studies Program, is about the search for a burial site for the many victims who disappeared during Augusto Pinochet’s regime. The site is also the best place on earth for astronomers to view the heavens.

Saturday, 7 p.m. “I Am”

The film is about four characters and their struggles with identity. It shows how contemporary Indian society grapples with issues such as religious conflict, homophobia, sexual abuse and single motherhood.

huge moment where Coach Marrone could go into the living room of recruits and say, ‘Hey, we just beat a Top 25 program at their place,’” said Dan Lyons, senior writing and rhetoric major. USC senior Alex Kefalos hopes that SU fans can see just how huge football games are for USC fans. “It’s such a part of the culture here,” Kefalos said. “It’s fun to be a really integral part of the fan base.” Blake Spencer, a USC spirit leader, will be among the USC fans drowning out any SU cheering. He’ll run the USC flag out onto the field and using the microphones to get the fans riled up. USC isn’t intimidated by Syracuse. But SU fans don’t plan to sit there, said Jon Good, treasurer of SU’s alumni club in San Diego. The fans showing up to Saturday’s big game are ready to introduce the Orange to USC. “We may be outnumbered,” Good said. “But we’re going to be wearing orange and we’re going to be loud.” rnmarcus@syr.edu

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t’s 7 p.m. on a Wednesday. You’re doing your homework, hanging out with your friends — anything to distract yourself from thinking about that certain someone. The hours tick by. You wonder why you haven’t gotten a text. Is that person with someone else? Even if that’s true, you tell yourself that’s totally fine. After all, you guys are not dating. At 10 p.m., you get a text: “What’s up?” You wait a little before responding. You don’t want to seem like you’ve been waiting all night for it. This is your care-free, no strings attached, “we’re just friends” hookup — no expectations, no emotions. I mean, who wants emotions? But you can’t seem to suppress them. “As much as we would like to think that we can leave our emotions at the bedroom door as easily as we take off our underwear, we’re

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UpstateShows.com. Fans want to dance at the event and floor tickets for the War Memorial were gone in a matter of weeks, Binion said. Producing electronic dance music, Tiësto’s shows feature a remarkable visual aspect, including a transfi xing showcase of lasers, large LED screens and light effects, according to his website. “Tiësto is bringing tractor trailers worth of additional production in,” Binion said. “It’s

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just fooling ourselves,” said Dr. Joseph Fanelli, professor of MFT 425: “Lust, Love and Relationships.” So you text back and soon, you get a knock on your apartment door. I’ve been in this situation before. I kept hooking up with someone even though I knew the feelings were not mutual. I told myself that if we kept seeing each other, things might change. Maybe he would change.

“I think people feel that you can convince someone else you’re worth dating if you continue to hook up with them,” said M, a senior who said that she has been on both ends of the spectrum. She admits it feels awful to want someone to like you so much that you allow yourself to be treated poorly. However, when the positions are flipped, you don’t feel guilty because, according to you, you’ve made your intentions very clear. Fanelli points out that people need to feel a sense of worth in their relationships. We need to have a deep self-belief that we can sustain a meaningful, loving interpersonal relationship. Without this, we end up letting people use us and treat us badly, he said. It sucks to be on the receiving end of this sticky situation (believe me), but I understand the other side’s point of view. Let’s say that

person’s mindset is: “I made it clear that I don’t want a relationship. I’m only looking for a hookup.” Then you can’t blame this person for his or her actions. You shouldn’t expect that person to develop deeper feelings for you. Sometimes you just have to move on. But I can do it, you say. I can do “no strings attached.” Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake did it in “Friends with Benefits,” and they even managed to fall in love at the end. But that was a movie. Life is not a fairytale in which your best friend becomes your friend with benefits and then turns into your prince charming. In real life, he’s just not that into you.

going to be pretty crazy.” Porter Robinson, an 18-year-old high school student from Chapel Hill, N.C., is joining Tiësto on his tour. According to the press release, Robinson’s single “Say My Name” topped Beatport’s Electro House charts after Robinson opened for Tiësto during his recent Canadian tour. “Electronic music is now a lot more mainstream in the U.S. than it ever has been,” Tiësto said. “Also, talent in the United States is growing to another level. Porter Robinson is a perfect example of it.” Binion said the element that makes electron-

ic dance music shows so popular is the energy from the crowd. “There is an energy at these shows that just can’t be duplicated in any other live music setting,” Binion said. “It’s a whole new experience. If you’ve never gone to a show like this, here is a great opportunity.” Tiësto promises a spectacular concert Sunday that will give fans a chance to enjoy the beats of dance music to the fullest. “I’m coming to Syracuse ready to play an amazing show that they won’t forget, and it’s up to them to go crazy and make this show even more memorable,” Tiësto said. “I will tailor my

“There is an energy at these shows that just can't be duplicated in any other live music setting.”

classy, not trashy

Rita Kokshanian is a senior magazine journalism major. Her column appears every Thursday. She can be reached at rhkoksha@syr.edu.

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Westcott Cultural Fair celebrates 20th anniversary By Samantha Schoenfeld STAFF WRITER

Most Syracuse University students know the Westcott neighborhood, featuring restaurants Alto Cinco and Dorian’s Gourmet Pizza and Deli, as well as popular consignment shop Boom Babies. Grace Flusche noticed that although many students frequent these businesses, many don’t often interact with the permanent community. The annual Westcott Street Cultural Fair gives them the opportunity to do that. As the chairwoman for this year’s fair, Flusche has been working hard since this summer to make Sunday’s 20th anniversary of the Westcott Street Cultural Fair as big as ever without straying far from its roots. The event is a one-day celebration of the diversity and uniqueness of the Westcott neighborhood, according to the fair’s website. The fair will celebrate with food, visual and performing arts, and activities geared toward families and students, according to the website. Taking place on Westcott Street between Concord and Dell streets, the fair will run from noon to 6:30 p.m. It will feature approximately 60 booths from community agencies and nonprofits and 45 booths selling works from local crafters. Flusche recounted stopping into a nowdefunct, used bookstore, Tales Twice Told, 20 years ago in the spring before the fi rst fair was held. She recalled chatting with three other locals: Susan Nathan, the bookstore’s owner; William Knodel, a Westcott Street resident who has been recruiting performers for the fair since the beginning; and Lil Kinney, who passed away in her 90s a few years ago. Nathan rehashed memories of a street festival she attended in her youth, and the four of them decided that there ought to be a festival of that sort in Syracuse. From that coincidental meeting, the fair came to be. That June of 1991, the four of them held a community meeting to discuss logistics. As Flusche remembers, the first fair was “quite magical because it was a gloriously sunny day.” Performances are a cornerstone of the fair each year. Flusche recalls how hard it was for her to clear the crowds after one the most

popular performances in the fair’s history. “Last year, at the end, nobody wanted the fair to stop because of the Blacklites performance,” Flusche said. “They just were electric, I mean, people were dancing in the street, and so I fi nally had to get on the stage and say, ‘You gotta stop! We gotta open the street, cars have got to come through, the fair is over!’” Things have changed since the beginning — the performers are paid for their services, something that long-time chairwoman Barbara Humphrey championed for — but the essence of the fair remains the same. While an Elvis impersonator from the first year’s performance set won’t make it out this Sunday, the Open Hand Theater’s stilts team, who also performed at the first fair, will return to walk in the parade. Highlights of the fair include a colorful parade to kick off the event that Flusche calls the “funky” parade; Petit Library will be holding a huge book sale inside, in addition to holding a kids corner in its parking lot; over 100 crafters are expected to sell their wares; and belly dancers will strut their stuff both in the parade and on a stage dedicated to the art of belly dancing. The university plays a big part in the festivities. In addition to university band performances from groups such as Brazilian music ensemble Samba Laranja, the university has also been collaborating through a program called the University Neighborhood Service Agreement Advisory Committee for the past 20 years to bring the community and university together. Part of this collaboration is helping to fundraise for a grant that will financially support the fair, Flusche said. Mary Desmond, a senior newspaper major, is one of many students from the surrounding neighborhood who plans to attend. She has created an SU bucket list with her roommates, and this is another right of passage to check off the list. “My roommate has a list of things we have to do before we leave Syracuse, and the Westcott Street Fair is on it,” she said. “I’d like to see some of the music or dance performances. I also hope there’s face painting.”

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It’s fall! Time to drink some (hard) cider. Fall is here and soon enough, we’ll be taking trips to apple orchards around Central New York. Though you’ll probably come away from your trip having sampled some fresh cider, don’t let the fun stop there. Spice up that night with a hard cider! Hard cider is sometimes a forgotten drink. It’s not a beer, though it’s dressed up like one. It’s not wine, though it’s made from fruit. But it is one thing: delicious. A great hard cider option, Strongbow is an imported brand from the United Kingdom. With an amber color similar to Budweiser, it could be mistaken for beer, but it’s less foamy and much crisper. Strongbow tastes like apples, so it has a little bite and bitterness. But the brew’s smoothness makes it easy to drink. If you get the chance, get one on tap. Some pubs chill it slightly cooler, making it even more refreshing than it already is. Woodchuck is a United States brand, hailing from Middlebury, Vt. With many varieties comes more selection, with raspberry, pear and Granny Smith accompanying the original amber flavor. The fruit taste of a Woodchuck is quite noticeable but not overwhelming. You won’t feel like you’re drinking a Sex on the Beach cocktail with a Woodchuck in hand. If you’re concerned about how many you’ll need to drink, don’t worry. Strongbow has an alcohol by content volume of 5.3 percent and Woodchuck Amber an ABV of 5 percent. By comparison, a Keystone Light is only 4.2 percent ABV. Another benefit of both Woodchuck and Strongbow are that they’re made without any gluten, unlike most beers. So if you’re not interested in the heaviness of beer, you don’t want to carry a Cape Codder cocktail around all night and you don’t want to drink wine — try some hard cider. It defi nitely hits the spot. - Compiled by Katie McInerney, special projects editor, knmciner@syr.edu

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the sweet stuff in the middle

DJ Tiësto to party at Oncenter By Karin Dolinsek ASST. COPY EDITOR

illustration by emmett baggett | art director

For the win

HEAD TO HEAD Heisman Trophy Winners: SU: 1 (Ernie Davis) USC: 6 (Mike Garrett, O.J. Simp-

son, Charles White, Marcus Allen, Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart)

Die-hard fans head to Los Angeles for USC football game

All-Time Record: SU: 687-486-49 (.561 winning

percentage) USC: 771-311-54 (.679 winning percentage)

Conference Championships: SU (Big East): 4, last in 2004 USC (Pac-10/Pac-12): 38, last in 2008

National Championships: SU: 1 USC: 11 Bowl Games Record: SU: 13-9-1 USC: 31-15 Last Bowl Game: SU: 36-34 win over Kansas State in the 2010 Pinstripe Bowl

USC: 24-13 win over Boston Col-

lege in the 2009 Emerald Bowl

Current Head Coach: SU: Doug Marrone, since 2009

(14-13, .519 winning percentage)

USC: Lane Kiffin, since 2010 (10-

5, .667 winning percentage)

By Rachel Marcus STAFF WRITER

icture this: You’re sitting in a sea of cardinal red and gold. You’re surrounded by 70,000 people. A massive band is playing another team’s fight song and nearly everyone is cheering against you. A Trojan horse runs by. And you’re in a corner of an 88-year-old stadium. This is the life of a visiting fan at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Welcome to a University of Southern California football game. “It’s one of the symbols of the college,” said USC student and dance team member Kalee Shah. “It’s a really iconic thing for our school. I know when Syracuse fans come and visit they’ll definitely get that feeling.” More than 2,000 Syracuse fans will experience that feeling in their orange-clad corner when they attend Saturday’s football game at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, one of the team’s biggest regular-season games in years. Syracuse hasn’t played USC in the Coliseum since 1924 — an 87-year span. A lot has happened since then — the Trojans have won 11 national championships, according to the USC athletics website. Syracuse is college football’s 15th most winningest program and USC ranks 10th. The last and only other time the two teams played was in 1990 at the Meadowlands in New Jersey. USC

beat SU both times, according to the SU Athletics website. No current Big East team has played USC at the Coliseum since 1965. SU hasn’t played a regularseason game in California since 1968 when it visited University of California, Berkeley and lost. It hasn’t played in Los Angeles since it visited UCLA in 1967 — its last win in California. Fans are traveling from everywhere — Syracuse, Los Angeles, San Diego and Arizona, said Brian Spector, SU Alumni Association president. East Coast or West Coast, they’ll be there, rooting for the underdog — SU. “The university has a huge presence in Los Angeles,” Spector said. “So I think it’s going to be a major sports event for Syracuse, win or lose.” There will be buses coming from Los Angeles and San Diego to the game, and the 750-person pregame tailgate party has sold out. Joan Adler, senior director of SU alumni in Los Angeles, helped plan LA buses and the tailgate with SU Alumni Club of Southern California president Jennifer Erzen. Spector expects Syracuse to have a good showing at the game. Even though the cardinal and gold colors of USC will outnumber the Orange’s, he expects the fans to hold their own. “We travel well and are not shy,” Spector said. “So I expect the fans to bring some real Orange SEE FANS PAGE 11

DJ Tiësto is coming to Syracuse, finally giving his American fans a chance to experience a show that promises energetic beats and mesmerizing visual effects. Voted “The Greatest DJ of All Time” in a February 2011 poll for British publication Mixmag, Tiësto will perform Sunday at 7 p.m. at the Oncenter Exhibition Hall. As part of his “Club Life College Invasion Tour,” Tiësto will stop at 19 colleges across the United States in only three weeks, according to an Aug. 26 press release. The Syracuse concert will be Tiësto’s fourth stop on his tour, which kicked off Sept. 15 in Madison, Wis., and will end in Los Angeles on Oct. 8. “I’m really excited that they’re bringing Tiësto here and that electronic music is becoming more prevalent on the college music scene,” said Marcos Giovanni, a junior communications design major. “Electro is taking over.” The demand for floor tickets for the Syracuse show was so high that the venue had to be changed last Saturday, said Eric Binion, general manager at Mast Presents and

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TIESTO’S TOP TRACKS 1. “Carpe Noctum” (“Elements of Life,” 2007)

2. “Feel it in My Bones” ft. Tegan & Sara (“Kaleido-

scope,” 2009)

3. “Who Wants to be Alone” ft. Nelly Furtado (“Kaleidoscope,” 2009)

4. “Driving to Heaven” (“Elements of Life,” 2007)

5. “Knock You Out” ft. Emily Haines (“Kaleido-

scope,” 2009)

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