FREE MONDAY jan. 27, 2014 high 31°, low -1° N • Bad energy Syracuse University and SUNY- ESF students band together to request that the administration stop supporting fossil fuels. Page 3 P • Tapa the line High-end restaurant Laci’s serves small dishes for a big price, but the taste, welcoming atmosphere and variety of food makes the trip worth it. Page 11 S • Same story Syracuse showed minimal improvement at the faceoff X in its scrimmage wins against Le Moyne and Hofstra on Sat- urday. Page 14 the independent student newspaper of syracuse, new york | dailyorange.com By Zach Schweikert staff writer B efore Syracuse University officials can consider the pos- sibility of making the campus smoke free, students, professors and staff have identified several hurdles the school must overcome. “The question isn’t whether smoking is bad for your health,” said New York state Sen. John DeFran- cisco. “This has to be determined by balancing the respective interests. Is the harm we’re trying to stop, does it outweigh taking away per- sonal liberty?” Before justifying a smoking ban, it must be determined whether it causes a serious health threat to non- smoking students, said DeFrancisco at last Thursday’s Campbell Debate, which was a discussion hosted by the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. It brought up the issue of smoking outdoors. A large part of the debate focused on students’ personal freedoms. Currently, there are 1,182 smoke- free campuses in the United States, a 265-percent increase since Octo- ber 2010, according to Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights. This list includes nearby Cazenovia College and State University of New York Upstate Medical University. It has yet to be determined what new policies SU will adopt, but in an interview last September, Thomas Dennison, director of the Health Services Management and Policy Program, said, “I think that there’s a pretty good probability that we will be working towards a smoking- free campus.” The popularity of smoking bans across the country might reflect changing opinions at American uni- versities, said Cliff Douglas, execu- tive director of the University of Michigan’s Tobacco Research Net- work, at the debate. While smoking is banned in all indoor locations at SU, the universi- ty’s Alcohol, Other Drugs and Tobac- co Policy states that it recognizes “the right to smoke where smoking is legally permitted and does not unlawfully affect others.” Students and faculty are currently allowed to smoke outside. A Colleges for Change survey con- cluded that almost 1 in 5 undergradu- ate students smoke, according to a 2011 SU Student Association bill on the on-campus smoking policy. That same year, SA found that students did not support a completely smoke- free campus. “The fact that the tobacco-free norm has snowballed from a handful of schools — almost none in fact — in 2005 to nearly 1,200 as of this month in 2014 shows that these policies are not only popular, but our universities do not want to remain stuck in the past,” Douglas said. This is not the first time SU has considered controlling smoking. In 2008, the Campus Sustainability Committee Task Force on Campus Smoking considered the issue of con- trolling smoking in parking lots and at the Carrier Dome. The task force determined that controlling smoking in parking areas would be difficult, according to the final report on the issue. “An addiction is not a choice,” said former SA Vice President Duane Ford at the debate. “Being addicted to tobacco is not a freedom.” Former SA President Allie Curtis fraternity and sorority affairs Zeta Psi looks into burglary By Annie Palmer news editor Private investigators are now looking into a series of criminal acts against the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house, including a burglary commit- ted less than a month after the prop- erty was vandalized in December. On Jan. 17 at 6:30 p.m., several unidentified individuals approached the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house, also known as FiJi, located at 727 Comstock Ave. The individuals broke in through the basement and vandalized the house through vari- ous acts, including throwing paint. The number of items stolen is currently unknown, but the act was a “definite break- in and definite vandalism,” said Bill Sokol, vice president of the Syracuse University Association of Zeta Psi, which owns the property. The Department of Public Safety responded to the scene. The house has seen at least four incidents of vandalism since it changed hands on Aug. 1 from being leased by Sigma Alpha Mu to FiJi, Sokol said. Last March, FiJi signed a three-year lease agreement to live in the house. Zeta Psi rented the house to Sigma Alpha Mu starting in 2007. On Dec. 24, two unidentified individuals smashed seven of the house’s windows with hammers. No one has been arrested in con- nection to the incident. It has been included as part of an umbrella investigation into vandalism at the house and the recent break-in. Sokol said the house has had dif- ficulty identifying suspects because the surveillance system doesn’t fully SU continues to consider implications of banning smoking on campus DRAGGED OUT Syracuse University officials are considering implementing a ban on all tobacco products on campus. Officials have looked into the possibility of a tobacco-free campus in 2008. SU currently prohibits smoking in all indoor campus locations. margaret lin asst. photo editor BROKEN UP The Phi Gamma Delta frater- nity house was vandal- ized on Dec. 24 when two individuals broke seven windows. see fiji burglary page 4 SMOKE SCREEN Approximately 1,182 U.S.colleges have cre- ated smoke-free policies that eliminate smoking in indoor and outdoor areas across school campuses. source: americans for nonsmokers’ rights see smoking ban page 8
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free mondayjan. 27, 2014high 31°, low -1°
N • Bad energySyracuse University and SUNY-ESF students band together to request that the administration stop supporting fossil fuels. Page 3
P • Tapa the lineHigh-end restaurant Laci’s serves small dishes for a big price, but the taste, welcoming atmosphere and variety of food makes the trip worth it. Page 11
S • Same storySyracuse showed minimal improvement at the faceoff X in its scrimmage wins against Le Moyne and Hofstra on Sat-urday. Page 14
t h e i n d e p e n d e n t s t u d e n t n e w s p a p e r o f s y r a c u s e , n e w y o r k | dailyorange.com
By Zach Schweikertstaff writer
Before Syracuse University officials can consider the pos-sibility of making the campus
smoke free, students, professors and staff have identified several hurdles the school must overcome.
“The question isn’t whether smoking is bad for your health,” said New York state Sen. John DeFran-cisco. “This has to be determined by balancing the respective interests. Is the harm we’re trying to stop, does it outweigh taking away per-sonal liberty?”
Before justifying a smoking ban, it must be determined whether it causes a serious health threat to non-smoking students, said DeFrancisco at last Thursday’s Campbell Debate, which was a discussion hosted by the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. It brought up the issue of smoking outdoors. A large part of the debate focused on students’ personal freedoms.
Currently, there are 1,182 smoke-free campuses in the United States, a 265-percent increase since Octo-ber 2010, according to Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights. This list includes nearby Cazenovia College and State University of New York Upstate Medical University.
It has yet to be determined what new policies SU will adopt, but in an interview last September, Thomas Dennison, director of the Health Services Management and Policy Program, said, “I think that there’s a pretty good probability that we will be working towards a smoking-free campus.”
The popularity of smoking bans across the country might reflect changing opinions at American uni-versities, said Cliff Douglas, execu-tive director of the University of Michigan’s Tobacco Research Net-work, at the debate.
While smoking is banned in all indoor locations at SU, the universi-ty’s Alcohol, Other Drugs and Tobac-co Policy states that it recognizes
“the right to smoke where smoking is legally permitted and does not unlawfully affect others.” Students and faculty are currently allowed to smoke outside.
A Colleges for Change survey con-cluded that almost 1 in 5 undergradu-ate students smoke, according to a 2011 SU Student Association bill on the on-campus smoking policy. That same year, SA found that students did not support a completely smoke-free campus.
“The fact that the tobacco-free norm has snowballed from a handful of schools — almost none in fact — in 2005 to nearly 1,200 as of this month in 2014 shows that these policies are not only popular, but our universities
do not want to remain stuck in the past,” Douglas said.
This is not the first time SU has considered controlling smoking. In 2008, the Campus Sustainability Committee Task Force on Campus Smoking considered the issue of con-trolling smoking in parking lots and at the Carrier Dome.
The task force determined that controlling smoking in parking areas would be difficult, according to the final report on the issue.
“An addiction is not a choice,” said former SA Vice President Duane Ford at the debate. “Being addicted to tobacco is not a freedom.”
Former SA President Allie Curtis
fraternity and sorority affairs
Zeta Psi looks into burglaryBy Annie Palmernews editor
Private investigators are now looking into a series of criminal acts against the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house, including a burglary commit-ted less than a month after the prop-erty was vandalized in December.
On Jan. 17 at 6:30 p.m., several unidentified individuals approached the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house, also known as FiJi, located at 727 Comstock Ave. The individuals broke in through the basement and vandalized the house through vari-ous acts, including throwing paint. The number of items stolen is currently unknown, but the act was a “definite break-in and definite v a n d a l i s m , ” said Bill Sokol, vice president of the Syracuse U n i v e r s i t y A s s o c i a t i o n of Zeta Psi, which owns the property. The Department of Public Safety responded to the scene.
The house has seen at least four incidents of vandalism since it changed hands on Aug. 1 from being leased by Sigma Alpha Mu to FiJi, Sokol said. Last March, FiJi signed a three-year lease agreement to live in the house. Zeta Psi rented the house to Sigma Alpha Mu starting in 2007.
On Dec. 24, two unidentified individuals smashed seven of the house’s windows with hammers. No one has been arrested in con-nection to the incident. It has been included as part of an umbrella investigation into vandalism at the house and the recent break-in.
Sokol said the house has had dif-ficulty identifying suspects because the surveillance system doesn’t fully
SU continues to consider
implications of banning
smoking on campus
DRAGGED oUT
Syracuse University officials are considering implementing a ban on all tobacco products on campus. Officials have looked into the possibility of a tobacco-free campus in 2008. SU currently prohibits smoking in all indoor campus locations. margaret lin asst. photo editor
BROKEN UPThe Phi Gamma Delta frater-nity house was vandal-ized on Dec. 24 when two individuals broke seven windows.
see fiji burglary page 4
SMOKE SCREENApproximately 1,182 U.S.colleges have cre-ated smoke-free policies that eliminate smoking in indoor and outdoor areas across school campuses.
source: americans for nonsmokers’ rights
see smoking ban page 8
2 january 27, 2014 dailyorange.com
By Jen Bundy staff writer
“Active” is the word Laura Sowalskie uses to describe her lifestyle.
Looking at her typical weekend schedule — which might include a pow-erlifting workout, a beautiful day-hike or a 30-foot rock climb — the portrayal seems accurate.
“I love being fit in general,” she said. “Being outside in nature is just a greater motivator for me.”
Sowalskie, a junior public rela-tions major, is an avid outdoorswom-an who spent most of her childhood outside climbing trees or playing in the woods of the Adirondacks, where she spent every summer.
“I love being outside. It makes me happier,” she said. “I just love doing things in general.”
She recently spent a weekend hik-ing in 20 degrees, which she referred to as “really nice” weather.
At Syracuse University, Sowalskie uses her passion as a member of the SU Outing Club, where she serves as vice president. She is also a cross-country skiing and day-hike leader.
“Joining SUOC is the best, not
only because of the activities, but also because of the people,” Sowalskie said. “I have met some of the most genuine, trustworthy and interesting people on campus.”
A SUOC member introduced Sow-alskie to another recent passion of hers: competitive powerlifting.
Powerlifting includes three differ-ent lifts of heavy weights: the bench press, the squat and the deadlift. Sowalskie specializes in the squat.
She first began powerlifting last year, but didn’t start training seri-ously until another SUOC member suggested she try a competition.
“My first reaction was ‘No way!’ But once I convinced myself I was going to try, it gave me a goal and a date to work towards,” she said.
The hard work paid off because Sowalskie ended up winning in her age and weight class. She currently holds the junior New York state record for squat lift and dead lift at 250 and 280 pounds, respectively.
“It was a pretty cool feeling to get that trophy,” Sowalskie said, who was one of the only female competitors at the tournament.
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InkedBETH PAGAN gets detail added to her sleeve tattoo by a member of Biographix tattoos at the Am-Jam Tattoo Expo in Syracuse. The 28th annual expo took place Jan. 24-26 at the Best Western Plus at Carrier Circle. Attendees had the opportunity to get new tattoos and body piercings and win awards for their body art. The expo was hosted by the world famous Lizard Man, and featured more than 100 internationally and locally known tattoo artists and piercers. It also included more than 20 tattoo competitions, like Tattoo of the Day contests. sam maller photo editor
By Brett Samuelsasst. news editor
On Sunday afternoon, in the sustainability office in Smith Hall, a group of Syracuse University stu-dents discussed ways to contribute to a campaign that began on campus nearly two years ago.
The group, called Divest SU and ESF, is working toward asking SU administration to pull its endowments from the fossil fuel industry on the basis that they harm the environment.
Divestment is a movement to convince universities to take invest-ments out of fossil fuels, said Emma Edwards, a junior policy studies major and member of the organization.
Divest SU and ESF got its start when Bill McKibben, founder of the environ-mental group 350.org, visited Syracuse
University on Oct. 10, 2012, as part of the University Lectures Series.
He spoke about the need to control climate change and ways to do so. His message sparked an interest in the founders of Divest SU and ESF, who went on to form the organization.
On Sunday afternoon, group mem-bers received advice from 350.org field organizer K.C. Albey.
Albey said full divestment wouldn’t happen right away. The process would involve the university taking investments out of fossil fuels through many years.
During the training session, Albey spoke with the six students in atten-dance about campaign tactics to make the divestment movement successful at SU, as well as setting goals the group could each achieve this semester.
Students aim to reduce fossil fuel investments
University Place to close Monday night
Cold spellUniversity of Minnesota can-
celed Monday classes due to the extreme wind chill that is expected all day. Projected temperatures show a high of -7 and a low of -20.
Bombs awayA Penn State Altoona student
is facing charges for possession of weapons of mass destruction. Police found bombs and bomb-mak-ing materials in his apartment while investigating a reported marijuana growing operation.
Go blueAfter a unanimous vote, the
University of Michigan’s Board of Regents named Mark Schlissel the 14th president of the university.
Everything’s bigger in Texas The Mulva Family Founda-
tion made a $60 million donation to the University of Texas at Austin in support of the business school and engineering school. Mulva is an alumnus of UT-Austin.
Leader of the pack Former Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton will speak at the Uni-versity of Connecticut on April 23. It will be the first time Clinton has ever visited UConn.
By Jacob Pramuk asst. news editor
University Place will close from 5:30-8 p.m. on Monday because of
sorority recruitment at the Schine Student Center.
Central New York Regional Transportation Authority bus routes that stop at University Place will operate on Waverly Avenue during the closure. The Destiny USA, Nob Hill, Drumlins
and Euclid-Westcott routes will be diverted, according to a Jan. 24 Syracuse University News release.
Permit holders attempting to use university parking lots Q1 and Q2 will have to access them from Crouse Drive and College Place, respectively.
SU’s sororities will offer bids to female students in Schine on Monday night as part of spring recruitment.
Sarah Luposello, vice president of membership recruitment on SU’s Panhellenic Council, said she did not know anything about the road closure.
Erin Kane, associate vice president of public relations at the Office of News Services, said she knew nothing about the decision to close the road beyond the infor-mation included in the release.
Website to chronicle SU partiesBy Ellen Meyersasst. news editor
I’m Shmacked, a website and You-Tube channel that documents col-lege nightlife and party culture, will be at Syracuse University from Jan. 28 to Feb. 2.
Before officially announcing via Twitter that they were coming to SU, the people behind I’m Shmacked tweeted that they were “Ready to bleed Orange,” signaling plans to visit the university. The website will have several celebrations to cover when the Orange faces Duke Univer-sity on Feb. 1.
The last time I’m Schmacked visited SU was two years ago. A film crew from the website came in September 2011 for Juice Jam and April 2012 for MayFest. The videos for both music festivals and party weekends have garnered more than
academic affairsHERE ARE SOME NOTEWORTHY STORIES THAT ARE HAPPENING IN OTHER COL-LEGE CAMPUSES AROUND THE COUNTRY.
see i’m shmacked page 4
see fossil fuels page 4
BID NIGHTSororities usually give out bids during the day on weekends. This year, Bid Day will be held on Monday at 7:30 p.m.
Edwards added that making progress on divestment helps the group work toward a single and unified purpose.
“It gives us a concrete goal as environmen-talists, and it allows us to be taken more seri-ously if we have a concrete goal,” she said.
Edwards said Divest SU and ESF also try to make progress by meeting with university officials and writing them letters. She said the most important thing at the moment is to get students interested in the cause.
“It’s difficult to get more members, though, because some students think it’s a cool idea, but don’t want to put in the effort to come to meet-ings,” Edwards said. “But the most pressing issue is that a lot of people don’t think divest-ment is the way to go.”
Devon Huck, a founder of Divest SU and ESF, said training events like the one on Sunday take place about once a semester. She said the orga-nization also holds rallies once a semester to demonstrate student support for divestment.
Huck said the group started with five students,
but has since grown and continues to grow after the organization holds events such as film screenings.
Bob Wilson, an associate professor of geography at SU, was at the meeting to give advice to students about why tackling climate change is important, as well as some of the obstacles they might encounter.
SU has close to $1 billion in its endowment fund. Most universities allot 10 percent of their funds to energy investments, 3 percent of which is often put toward fossil fuels, Wilson said.
Wilson said climate change is one of the many struggles of the students’ generation, and they need to be dedicated to divestment.
“It’s important for you to believe in what you’re doing because not everybody is going to be on board with this,” he said.
Approximately 60 professors have signed a petition in favor of divestment, but Wilson said he believes there will be some push back from faculty. He added that because the divestment movement at SU and ESF started with the students, it might grab the attention of university administration.
Edwards said the organization has gotten around 2,000 student signatures on petitions in favor of divestment, but said it can be dif-ficult to truly measure success.
“It’s tough because it won’t be fully success-ful until we reach full divestment, but we’ve made progress by gaining members,” she said.
cover the property, but he said investigators have a “pretty good look” at the people involved in the break-in. Since the vandalism in December, Sokol said the fraternity has increased its security — enough to be able to “see who comes and goes.”
“When we made the change over (in own-ership), we anticipated there may be some pranking, but this has been prolonged and needs to be escalated, and the first step is iden-
tifying those responsible,” Sokol said.In response to these issues, Sokol said Zeta Psi
officials hired a professional security firm to help identify possible suspects of the break-in. He said officials plan to press criminal charges regardless of the suspects’ affiliation, but if they are a part of another fraternity organization on campus, there will be a separate discussion with the university.
The private investigator has been in con-tact with both DPS and the Syracuse Police Department, said Ira Berkowitz, an adviser for Zeta Psi, in an email. He added that he could not comment on the results of the investiga-
tion but said Zeta Psi is “taking action.”“Our main concerns are the safety of the
current students living in 727 and to make sure that no additional damage is done to the house.” Berkowitz said.
The property has been in a state of disrepair for several years, Sokol said. He said Zeta Psi has been repairing the house since FiJi moved in.
Said Sokol: “We’ve put a fair amount of money back into the house, so it’s disheartening for us that we’re making progress and then the windows get smashed and the house gets broken into.”
521,000 combined views on YouTube.Although I’m Shmacked has gained nation-
al attention, film crews from the site haven’t always been welcomed. Last week, a film crew planned to visit James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va., but the crew was banned from several fraternity parties, according to a Jan. 22 article by The Virginian Pilot.
k.c. albey, a 350.org field organizer, talks with students about campaign strategies and semester goals for divestment. tiffany gomez contributing photographer
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On Jan. 9, a chemical spill at Freedom Industries contaminated the water
for hundreds of thousands of West Virginians. This spill was a result of the under-regulated, thriving coal industry in West Virginia.
In many cases, damage like this is permitted due to the lack of regula-tion on chemical waste. Stricter regulations are necessary to prevent further damage and sustain a livable environment.
Many U.S. environmental poli-cies are designed to react to crises, rather than prevent them. The chemical spill in West Virginia could have been easily prevented through stricter regulations. But the neces-sary changes to the regulations are only being proposed after the fact.
The EPA’s current policy is 37 years old and only requires that a chemical be tested if it becomes evident that it is dangerous, according to The Washington Post. This policy is outdated and ineffective. It also does nothing to ensure the health and safety of people or the environment.
It appears that political leaders are finally coming to this realization.
The U.S. Senate has announced plans, with bipartisan support, to overhaul the existing legislation, according to EnvironmentandPolicy.com.
This is a step in the right direc-tion. It is absurd that it takes dramatic events such as this to bring even remote progress toward modernizing our environmental legislation. These environmental issues, regarding both preservation and health, have had an extremely difficult time receiving attention on a national scale.
Environmental crises can be difficult to predict, but it seems like the current and past Congresses have been simply negligent. In light of potentially stricter regulations, the industries have a lot at stake. It is necessary to prioritize our health and our future instead of the wants of the industry. America is known for its innovation and creativity. It’s long past time we use these skills to create a sustainable and safe source
of energy. There seems to be a common
trend: Environmental crises draw immediate attention, but little is done to prevent further issues. The immediate needs of industries should not be chosen instead of the long-term needs of our nation.
The lack of preventative measures is not exclusive to chemical spills, but rather a vast majority of envi-ronmental issues. We know too little about many of these problems, and it is difficult to predict the potential consequences of under-regulated industries. The electorate and politi-cians should take this uncertainty into careful consideration. It is too easy to consider the immedi-ate needs of the industry and the economy and not push the potential long-term consequences to the end of the agenda.
This crisis, among many others, sheds light on the effects of industri-alization and under-regulation.
Rachel Potter is a junior politi-cal science and sociology major. Her column appears weekly. She can be reached at [email protected].
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RACHEL POTTER50 SHADES OF BLUE Thursday’s public debate on
the topic of whether Syra-cuse University should ban
tobacco on its campus was a neces-sary conversation that should be extended to more of the campus community.
The debate was hosted by the Campbell Public Affairs Institute of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. The discussion centered on the adverse effects smoking has on non-smokers, spe-cifically second-hand smoke.
University of Michigan public health professor Cliff Douglas and former Student Association Vice President Duane Ford argued that second-hand smoke is still harmful to bystanders when they are outside. New York state Sen. John DeFran-cisco and former SA President Allie Curtis argued that second-hand smoke is most harmful indoors.
Though the debate provided both smokers and non-smokers a personal stake in the matter, the efforts of SU’s leaders must be focused on getting more students to
provide their input on the issue. Thursday’s debate was an
important step in that direction, but many more student leaders and organizations should become part of the discussion.
If groups are actively approached, members of the SU community will be more aware that a discussion about a smoke-free campus is taking place.
By stimulating discussion among a broader base of students, organizations like SA can create a sense of urgency to come to a decision, whether that means pass-ing a resolution to ban tobacco or continuing to allow smoking on campus. Increasing awareness will make the process more efficient.
Since this resolution will affect the SU community for many years, it is important that leaders talk to as many students as possible before a decision is made. SU students should be the ones who decide whether they will live on a smoke-free campus, but first they must be aware that a proposition is on the table.
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By Leanna Kirschenstaff writer
Chopping and sawing wood are more than just activities lumberjacks do in the woods. It is an intense sport, and
the Woodsmen team at SUNY-ESF is cutting its way through the competition.
The team at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry sent three students to compete in the Collegiate IRONJACK World Champion-ship, held at the Lumberjack Feud Sports Arena in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., from Jan. 4-6. The three students — Evan McFee, Steve Tramposch and Max Wiesner — placed highly on the bracket.
The Woodsmen team is composed of 49 students, but in each event, the team is divided into six people per group, McFee said. The
groups compete in four team events, three sets of double events, two triples events and six singles events.
The competitors receive points for each event and the winner is determined based on the team’s composite score, McFee said. The events include birling, in which the student rolls on a log in water; axe throwing; pole climbing; single buck, in which participants use a long saw to cut wood in one swing; and obstacle pole, an obstacle course that incorpo-rates all six events together, he said.
Although the players don’t always com-pete in all six events, McFee, Tramposch and Wiesner had to compete in all six events indi-vidually for the World Championship.
McFee, a senior wildlife science major, came in second, an improvement from his fifth-place finish last year.
Tramposch, who competed in the tourna-
ment for the first time, placed eighth. Although he had never competed before, Tramposch said he was excited to give it a try.
Cassie Pinkoski, the team’s coach, said Tramposch, a junior paper engineering major, had to practice and master the climbing and chopping events in a limited amount of time because he had never participated in those competitions before.
McFee said only six schools were invited to compete in the worldwide event this year. At the event, they also perform at a dinner show in front of 500 people. The three students practiced at Lafayette Field Station, located in Syracuse.
Tramposch said after they practiced climb-ing and chopping, they would usually workout for an hour and a half.
“It was hard because the climbing tree and the chopping wood were completely frozen,”
Tramposch said. Pinkoski, who was on the team as an under-
graduate at ESF, said her favorite event was the underhand chop, a competition in which the competitor stands over a block of wood and chops at it.
“It’s the most fun event,” she said. “Women in other regions don’t really do a lot of events — like the underhand chop — that we do in the Northeast.”
McFee and Tramposch both started on the Woodsmen team as freshmen and have stayed ever since. Tramposch said he saw a demon-stration when he first came to ESF, and his roommate encouraged him to attend a Woods-men team practice.
“I played baseball and golf in high school, but didn’t want to play those again,” McFee said. “This just sounded cool.”
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suggested smoking reforms that would protect nonsmokers and smokers alike.
“The most feasible alternative I’ve heard of that I would actually be in favor of here at Syr-acuse is having a smoker’s hut or a smoker’s gazebo,” she said. “You still have protection for people from the cold and an area away from the doorways.”
Besides outlawing smoking completely, participants also considered creating foot-age requirements, meaning students are not allowed to smoke within certain distances of buildings, and fining students who litter.
The question of who would enforce such a ban was also discussed. Ford said he believed that periodically asking students to stop smoking would not add significantly to the SU
Department of Public Safety’s workload.“We don’t do it in a policing sort of way. We
do it with information and community sup-port,” Douglas said.
Once the ban is made known, students and faculty would follow the rules, Douglas said.
Douglas said that at the University of Michi-
gan, which has been smoke free since 2011, pol-icies have been found to “significantly reduce tobacco use by members of the community.”
A campus-wide smoking ban could have economic implications for local businesses. Rich Haskins of the Exscape Smoke Shop on Marshall Street said that a majority of the store’s business comes from students, due to the store’s proximity to campus.
Haskins said if electronic cigarettes were also banned, “it would hurt us a lot.”
Some students might consider smoking a staple of everyday life and a cultural norm that isn’t easy to abandon. Elena Burelomova, a freshman psychology major from Rus-sia, said that although youth smoking is not approved in Europe, it is not as taboo as it is in the United States.
“It’s kind of a big deal here to smoke, and it’s not as common for people of my age to smoke,” said Burelomova, who said she is a smoker.
In Russia, almost 40 percent of the popula-tion smokes, according to a June 2013 Voice of America article.
Susan Wadley, a professor of South Asian Studies in Maxwell, said most South Asian students she works with do not smoke.
“I don’t see that many people smoking on campus that visibly, so I don’t know why it has to be such a huge issue,” she said.
Though smoking might be popular among some students, Ford argued in the debate that international culture should not affect SU’s smoking policy.
“Saying that smoking is a part of your cul-ture, I don’t accept that argument. There are cultures in which women are repressed and degraded,” Ford said. “Can those people then come to SU and say, ‘Well, it’s my culture to oppress and degrade women, so I should be able to continue to do that on this campus?’”
I don’t see that many people smoking on campus that visibly, so I don’t know why it has to be such a huge issue.”Susan Wadleyprofessor of south asian studies in themaxwell school of citizenship and public affairs
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Getting luckyDaft Punk won album of
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Instagram account features Otto
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Beautiful
Musical offers poignant look at family’s mental illness struggles
CHAOSBy Tamara Rasamny staff writer
Afamily sings “Just Another Day” while the son and daughter get ready for school, the father gets ready for work and the mother packs them all
their lunches. But their morning takes a turn for the crazy — literal-
ly — when the mother, Diana Goodman, played by Laura Austin, starts to make sandwiches on the floor.
That’s what you can expect from the musical “Next to Normal.” Directed by Stephen Svoboda, the show opened at the Red House Arts Center on Jan. 24 and runs through Feb. 8. The book and lyrics were written by Brin Yorkey, with music composed by Tom Kitt.
The show sheds light on the imperfections of psy-chiatry. The family — Diana, her husband Dan (John Keckeisen), their daughter Natalie (Kate Metroka) and son Gabe (Ian Jordan Subsara) — all struggle with mental illness.
Other members of the cast include Natalie’s boyfriend Henry (Tim Murray) and Diana’s doctors, Dr. Fine and
By Vanessa Salman staff writer
The next photo you see of Otto the Orange might be a selfie.
Otto now has his own Instagram account. The mascot has garnered more than 300 followers, posting photos with cheerleaders and the school’s new chancellor.
The Syracuse University mascot is known for being bubbly, friendly and energetic; he is the epitome of school spirit. Yet the identity of this orange is kept under wraps to protect tradition.
The mystery has caused students to question what it is like to be Otto and what he does all day. These questions can be answered by fol-lowing the famous orange on Insta-gram through @theottoorange.
“From students on campus and alumni to future students, we hope
that everything that Otto does helps to increase their spirit but also to connect with the university in a
deeper way,” said Julie Walas, the SU spirit team’s assistant coach.
The most liked photo is currently
a picture of the mascot standing alongside Chancellor Kent Syverud, with more than 40 likes. There are also photos of Otto with famous alumnus Taye Diggs and Throwback Thursday posts of the mascot.
Although Otto has other social media pages, such as Facebook and YouTube, Walas said she believes hav-ing an Instagram account was neces-sary. Aside from Instagram becoming a popular marketing tool and media outlet, it is much easier to scroll through a timeline of pictures than it is to read a whole story or post on Face-book, or watch a video on YouTube.
This outlet allows Instagram users to get a sneak peek into a day in the life of Otto and also allows mem-bers of the SU community, regardless of location, to stay connected.
“It’s one thing to see Otto at a
(FROM LEFT) Natalie, played by Kate Metroka, embraces her boyfriend Henry, played by Tim Murray, at the Red House’s production of “Next to Normal.” The show mixes comedy and drama as a family struggles with bipolar disorder. The play, which runs now until Feb. 8, also shows the imperfections of psychiatry. courtesy of jessie dobrzynski
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fashion
Jacobs makes mistake by parting with photographerIt doesn’t matter if Miley Cyrus is
still a thing or not because either way, she will still be plastered
on newsstands and billboards. Why? Because she’s the new face of Marc Jacobs’ 2014 advertising campaign.
It’s a big deal, almost as big as the fact that she is fully clothed and her tongue isn’t sticking out.
The ads feature Cyrus on an ominous-looking shore with two other models. She’s looking rather pouty, staring off into the distance.
While the ad does look great — it makes her look sophisticated, and Jacobs brought celebrity attention to his fabulous clothes — it looks noth-ing like Jacobs’ other ad campaigns, like the iconic Polaroid-esque photos he has been doing for years.
Some people might not mind the change in style, but the reason behind it has me brooding just as much as Cyrus is in the ad. Juergen Teller, the famous photographer Jacobs frequently uses for his campaigns, refused to take photos of the self-proclaimed “wrecking ball.” Rather than find a new star to be the face of his campaign, Jacobs stuck with Cyrus and used another photographer he’s worked with in the past, Stefan Beckman.
While Cyrus has been a fierce
ALEXIS MCDONELLWHEN IN DOUBT, WEAR RED
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It is one thing to see Otto at a game in a crowd of 30,000 people, but it is another thing to have that exchange with Otto on a daily basis.”
game in a crowd of 30,000 people, but it’s another thing to have that exchange with Otto on a daily basis,” Walas said.
In addition to the secret team of students who make up Otto, Walas runs the social media account and plans to post at least once a day. Although the account is new, it has acquired followers quickly. She encourages followers to participate by tagging photos with Otto on Mon-
days with the hashtag #MascotMonday, an idea they picked up from the ACC.
Walas said she believes that a sense of morale is increased by Otto’s direct interaction with the SU community. Sarah Kamya, a varsity cheer-leader, can attest to that. She recalls the large crowds of people at the game against Pittsburgh.
Said Kamya: “I watch Otto go around and you can see how people love him, no matter what age, from 90 year olds to 3 year olds. My friends from back home even follow the account because they love Otto and our school spirit.”
Dr. Madden (Jason Timothy), who are played by the same person because of the charac-ter’s delusions.
The cast is going be busy, as the same mem-bers will perform in “Pterodactyls,” a show with similar structure and theme as “Next to Normal.” The two musicals are being played on alternating days until Feb. 8. Svoboda described the second show as “‘Gilmore Girls’ gone dark” in a Red House video.
In “Next To Normal,” Diana has struggled with bipolar disorder for 18 years and has fre-quent delusional episodes. She is forced to take medication because of it. Her daughter Natalie copes with her mother’s illness by becoming rebellious and turning to drugs.
Even though Diana has been struggling with her disorder for a long time, Dan contin-ues, almost naively, to remain hopeful that she will be OK, and that their marriage will return to the way it was during their 20s.
While breaching a serious topic, the play illustrates the subject matter through a come-dic standpoint. This includes scenes of the parents talking about their sex lives with their daughter and exposing the family’s problems through rock music.
The Red House offered an intimate per-spective for the audience, as the theater’s size allowed the audience to get an up-close experi-ence with the performance. The stage, or lack thereof, was on the floor directly in front of audience members, which allowed them to get more involved in the storyline.
The play succeeds in showing the ethics involved in today’s psychiatry through the song “Who’s Crazy/My Psychopharmacolo-gist and I.” “Who’s Crazy” offered a comedic
spin on the issues and dangers of psychiatric medication, revealing that after 18 years of coping with her disorder, Diana’s treatment was still a trial-and-error process instead of a specific procedure. It also showed there is no exact cure.
Diana illustrates her frustration after try-ing numerous medications and realizing that
treatment for a mental illness is not a “very exact science,” as she laments to her doctor in the first act.
The scene also reveals the often negative side effects of medication, showing that it does not necessarily make a person better, but can add more problems to the mix, both personally and within the family.
The crew’s use of lighting reflected the mood and tone of each scene. The costume designs of the characters mirrored their personalities impeccably, especially Natalie’s boyfriend Henry, whose stoner persona was accentuated through his laid-back clothing and beanie.
The play takes a turn for the clever when
its lyrics reference popular culture such as “The Sound of Music” — describing different medications and singing “these are a few of my favorite pills” — and “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”
Not only were the lyrics witty, but they were delivered beautifully, hitting the highs and lows with ease. The songs grabbed the audience’s attention and never let go, despite the length of the two-and-a-half-hour musical.
Subsara, the actor who played son Gabe, delivered an especially strong performance. His voice was filled with emotion and spirit,
allowing the audience to get swept up in the plotline, especially in the second act’s song “Make Up Your Mind/Catch Me I’m Falling.”
That sentiment was shared by audience members, as his performance received the most applause by the end of the show.
“Next To Normal” does a magnificent job at portraying dark topics through comedy and rock music. It offers an intense portrayal of a family rocked by mental illness. Whether one can relate to mental health struggles, there’s something in the play for everyone.
proponent for Jacobs’ line, wearing his design at the 2013 Met Gala and posing naked for his “Protect the Skin You’re In” T-shirt line, you have to wonder if she really is worth the breach in photography loyalty. Her name doesn’t exactly conjure up the image you would associ-ate with Marc Jacobs.
She’s rougher around the edges, unpredict-able and, let’s not forget, quite provocative. I would associate her more with Betsy Johnson than anyone else. When I think of Jacobs and his ads, all I can picture is whimsy. I picture Dakota Fanning standing like a porcelain doll with her mouth and eyes wide open.
Sure, Jacobs isn’t the fashion poster child of prudence. I mean, he did have an ad in which he posed for his new fragrance “Bang” with a giant prototype of the cologne bottle covering his junk. But Cyrus, who he would work with for this one fashion campaign, is just a celebrity gone wild.
Why is he so willing to give up the photogra-pher he has been working with for decades for a celebrity who grinded up against an old man in
a striped suit and often wears bear costumes?I guess it’s hoes over photos.While I understand the importance of
choosing a star in his or her prime, it seems that using a photographer who has garnered you a lot of success would make more sense. The second most important thing to any designer, after the clothes, is how those clothes are displayed to the world. That’s done through advertisements and photography.
Jacobs’ campaigns have been popular in the past because of his work with Teller. When you see one of the ads, you know it’s Jacobs because of the styling of the photography. It’s amazing branding. It’s instant name recognition. It’s a strong rela-tionship between a designer and a photographer.
While Teller is continuing to work with Jacobs in the future, it has to hurt to know that Jacobs is willing to drop him for the sake of featuring a certain celebrity in his advertisements. Who’s to say that it won’t happen again in the future?
Maybe next time, Teller won’t come back.Alexis McDonell is a sophomore magazine
journalism major. Her column appears every Monday in Pulp. E-mail her at admcdone@
syr.edu and follow her on Twitter at @Alex-isMickD.
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COMING UP NEXTThe same cast behind “Next to Normal” will also perform the play “Pterodactyls” at the Red House.
Like “Next to Normal,” “Ptero-dactyls” follows a family deal-ing with a crisis. The son deals with AIDS, the daughter suffers through mental disorders and her fiancée is discovering his inner woman. The play is two hours and 15 minutes, and ends on Feb. 8.
“Next to Normal” offers a different look at mental illnesses and how they affect families. Most members of the cast will also perform in “Pterodactyls.” The two shows will be performed on alternate nights from now until Feb. 8. courtesy of jessie dobrzynski
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By Vekonda Luangaphaycontributing writer
At first glance, Laci’s Tapas Bar looks like a quiet, dark house. The shutters are closed tight and the huge, bright red
doors appear sealed shut. But on the inside, it has a totally opposite feel. The restaurant, located on Hawley Avenue,
has a friendly and alluring atmosphere, mostly because of the people in the room. Customers laugh as they drink wine and nibble on tapas, a small, delectable version of common food favorites that will have you wanting more — if you can afford it.
The food is priced high, but it is more about the delightful, bite-sized tastes than filling an empty stomach.
The inside boasts warm tones and low light-ing of red and yellow accenting the whole res-taurant. I felt comfortable the minute I walked in. The hostess offered a smile and asked to hang our jackets before she led us to our table.
I ordered Chicken & Prosciutto Bites for $8 and Beef Wellington Laci’s Style for $10 from the list of “Carnivorous Tapas.” I also ordered an Artisan Cheese Plate, $10, and Laci’s Lolli-pops, $9, from the list of “Herbivorous Tapas.”
The chicken and prosciutto wasn’t what I expected. On the menu, it said there would be chicken, sliced apples and caramelized onion wrapped in prosciutto and topped with a cran-berry gastrique sauce. Instead, I didn’t detect any apples or caramelized onion, and the cran-berry sauce was served on the side.
The dish came with three packaged bites, and the size was no bigger than my thumb. I thought the chicken was baked too long because it was too dry, and the prosciutto over-whelmed the whole experience. There was no balance in tastes of sweet, tangy and salty.
The Beef Wellington Laci’s Style was my favorite. It also wasn’t what I expected it to be, but it was still appetizing. As it said on the menu, it is sliced filet, bleu cheese and mashed potatoes baked in a puff pastry with horserad-ish aioli. The aioli was lightly drizzled over each bundle.
It tasted like a Philly cheesesteak stuffed in flaky puff pastry. The blue cheese wasn’t strong at all, and I wondered if the cooks forgot to add it in. The dish came in three small bundles with each size no bigger than a credit card.
Next up was the Artisan Cheese Plate, which had many vibrant colors and a surprising vari-ety of foods. The cheeses and seasonal fruits were a delight. With each bite of cheese, I had a piece of fruit right after, which was a refresh-ing and sweet taste every time. I developed a pattern of eating this plate in that fashion.
Laci’s Lollipops — which sounds like a des-sert, but isn’t — were simply cherry tomatoes cut in half, stuffed with a ball of mozzarella cheese and topped with a basil leaf and a driz-zle of balsamic vinegar. Each bite was served on a wooden skewer. Although it was tasty, at $9, the simplicity of it was too overpriced.
The main attraction was the bar in the center of the room, featuring a bowl of Goldfish crackers rather than bar nuts. I wouldn’t say this place is kid-friendly, since the ambience of the whole experience felt like it was more of a place for adults to converse and laugh over deli-cious munchies and wine.
Most of the prices of the small-size appetizers were no more than $10. The food was so delicious, it’ll make you wish you were in Spain, where tapas are offered in nearly every restaurant.
But there just isn’t enough. If you go to Laci’s Tapas Bar starving, it’s a restaurant that will keep both your stomach and wallets empty.
(LEFT) Laci’s Tapas Bar serves Laci’s Lollipops, which are cherry tomatoes cut in half, stuffed with mozzarella cheese and topped with a basil leaf and drizzle of balsamic vinegar. (RIGHT) The chicken and prosciutto bites include sliced apple, caramelized onions and a cranberry gastrique sauce. keegan barber staff photographer
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teams are all good. There are going to be tough games.”
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(19-0) 2SYRACUSE 64
Tyler EnnisEnnis delivered late in the game once again. The fresh-man logged 14 points, five rebounds and four assists, guiding SU to a win. Ennis
has emerged as the Orange’s most reliable, crunch-time option. The poise that fans rec-ognized at the start of the year has continued to progress, along with his NBA Draft stock.
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(10-9) MIAMI 52
Michael GbinijeGbinije played just six min-utes and was 0-of-1 from the field. SU’s bench has received very little production as of late, and when Gbinije comes
in, Syracuse is struggling to generate offense. That means Jerami Grant, C.J. Fair and Ennis have to play close to 40 minutes every game, which doesn’t bode well for SU long term.
By Sam Blumasst. copy editor
During Sunday’s postgame press conference, Quentin Hillsman didn’t flinch when he told reporters that he takes credit for every win Syracuse gets — and blames Brittney Sykes for every loss.
Then, a small, wry grin appeared on his face. Hillsman wasn’t serious. It was a play-ful remark that went against every rule of conventional coaching.
A joke. But only somewhat.Hillsman might not shove blame or take
credit for any game, but he wasn’t shy about acknowledging that the outcome of his team’s games often hinges on the play of his
leading scorer.“I think today was about Brittney Sykes,
just willing us to win,” Hillsman said. “When we’re not scoring the ball, I tell her it’s her fault. I really do. And she’s a tough kid, and she takes it and continues to play hard.”
On Sunday, though, Sykes was scoring. The sophomore poured in 18 second-half points against Virginia (10-10, 3-4 Atlantic Coast). It was enough to lead Syracuse (15-5, 4-3) to an 84-75 win over the Cavaliers in front of 745 at the Carrier Dome.
Sykes’ 27 points marked a career high, and her eight points in the final 8:15 gave the
Orange enough separation to get the win.“I have to be there for my team when need-
ed,” Sykes said, “and I made sure that I was there for them in the first and the second half.”
The second half, though, has been where Sykes has shined this season. In Thursday’s 84-75 win over Clemson, Sykes scored 15 after notching just three in the first half. Against Georgia Tech on Jan. 12, she had 12 second-half points while scoring just two in the opening stanza.
Sunday was no different. She scored five points in the minute after the break.
“I don’t think it’s a mindset,” Sykes said. “Just more of me getting a sense of urgency. It’s the second half where you figure out what you did wrong in the first half, and you critique it and you fix it, and that’s how you build on what you learned.”
And after a 13-point Syracuse lead in the sec-ond half turned into a one-point deficit with 9:26 to play, Sykes showed exactly what she meant.
With the game tied at 61 with 8:20 to go, Sykes stood waiting, almost forgotten on the far-right sideline. Brianna Butler had the ball at the top of the perimeter and Sykes cut to the basket.
Butler found the small pocket of space between two defenders and Sykes caught the ball. She laid it in under a Virginia defender to give SU the lead for good.
“I’m a shooter, Brittney’s a driver,” said Butler, who finished with 16 points and 12 assists. “So they either have to step out to guard me for a shot, or they have to guard Brittney for a drive.”
Sykes, though, took exception to the com-ment, looking over at Butler after the press conference before asking, “I’m a driver?”
It’s not really a secret that Sykes can take it to the dish, as 19 of her 27 points were in the paint or from the foul line. But just because she can drive doesn’t mean she sees herself as a driver.
In her last two games, she’s made two
women’s basketball
Sykes scores 27 points to lead Syracuse past Virginia
3-pointers, despite connecting on just one in the team’s first 18 games. Teams are leaving her open on the perimeter, and she’s starting to take advantage.
“Teams want me to shoot because they feel me going to the basket is my strongest suit,” Sykes said. “I have to just be smart enough to know that if they want me to shoot the 3, I have to make them guard me.”
Sykes doesn’t see herself as a driver or shoot-er. She sees herself as a scorer, and that’s some-thing she did with regularity against Virginia.
Hillsman didn’t credit Sykes as the reason Syracuse won.
But like any game his team has played or will play, the result directly correlates to her play.
“I tell her, ‘You’ve got to score,’” Hillsman said. “‘When you don’t score, we lose. When you get nine, we lose. When you get 15, we win. And that’s kind of how it works out for us.’”
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An hour before Syracuse faced off against Hofstra, a large contingent of SU players gathered in a tun-nel adjacent to the Carrier Dome field and watched a scrimmage between Hofstra and Le Moyne.
The SU players weren’t just scouting the two teams they would face later in the day; they were eager to take the field themselves. Eager to begin the process of erasing memories of last season’s heart-breaking national title game loss to Duke.
On Saturday — almost eight months to the day since the title game – the Orange began its rehabilitation process with scrimmage wins over Hofstra and Le Moyne. Despite struggling mightily at the faceoff X — which SU did so famously against Duke last May — the Orange defeated Hofstra 12-8 and Le Moyne 15-4.
“We spent more time on faceoffs this fall and spring than ever before,” Syracuse head coach John Desko said. “I wish we would have done a little better versus Hofstra … It was good to see us improve and get better against Le Moyne.”
SU lost a staggering 27-of-46 total draws, allowing two inferior teams to remain close.
Desko said the Orange has seven players who work on faceoffs at practice. On Saturday, the team used five.
Chris Daddio won 10 of the 19 draws he took on the day, but won only 3-of-8 against Hofstra. Mike Iacono won 2-of-11 against Hofstra and 2-of-6 against Le Moyne.
Daddio struggled to begin the Hofstra game before giving way to Iacono with SU ahead 4-2.
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hassThe fact that no one on Syracuse is hot-
headed or full of too much emotion might ulti-mately prove golden. Grant’s probably the most vivacious of the core seven players, but he’s all business on the court.
Fair is soft spoken. Ennis is imperturbable. Cooney shows emotion sometimes, but overall he just goes about his way unaffected.
It’s almost like Syracuse is just playing mind games with the other team. Oh, Boston College, you think you can hang? Nope. Time for a run. Pittsburgh, same to you. And Miami, same deal coming your way. You know the drill by now.
Just like most savvy coaches, though, Boeheim would like to see fewer close games. Winning close games is great, but they also expose flaws.
“That’s a great attribute to have,” Boeheim said, “but it also reminds you that you’re peril-ously close to having three or four losses.”
He reminded the media just how stacked the ACC is. Though the conference isn’t what it was chalked up to be back in the preseason, it still features six or seven probable tournament teams, and three or four others vying for a spot in the dance.
Wake Forest, for example, Syracuse’s next opponent, is 14-6 and just knocked off Notre Dame. There’s no easy out, which makes the abili-ty to win close games that much more imperative.
Winning close games with regularity is sometimes more indicative of a team’s success long term, though. Not every game’s going to be a cakewalk, like SU’s 22-point win over Colgate in November.
Cakewalks don’t come frequently in col-lege basketball, and there aren’t any more on Syracuse’s schedule. Every game will continue to show fans why the Orange is a trendy and logical pick to return to the Final Four.
When the game is on the line, no team in the country is better at closing the deal.
And why is that?“Well, we have good players,” Boeheim said.
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But the junior transfer from Nassau Commu-nity College didn’t fare much better.
Daddio credited the slow start to his mental-ity going into the game. Iacono said it might have been first-game jitters. Desko credited Hofstra freshman Kris Clark, who won 14 of the 19 draws he took.
“We knew about him coming off of Long Island as a high school player,” Desko said. “ … Some of it, too, we changed our guys up when we were losing a few, and it’s hard to get into a rhythm when we change our people.”
Against Hofstra, the Orange lost 17 of 23 draws.
But despite not having the ball to begin pos-sessions, Syracuse was able to capitalize when it did. Kevin Rice recorded five points — one goal and four assists — while Dylan Donahue put up four goals and assisted on Scott Loy’s first-quarter goal.
Four different players scored for the Orange in the second half: Billy Ward, Hakeem Lecky,
Donahue and Tom Grimm. The team thwarted any chance of a comeback upset.
Against Le Moyne, Syracuse fared much
better at the X. The Orange won 13-of-23 draws and cruised to an easier victory against its
cross-town rival.Iacono began the game at the X, and was bet-
ter than he was against Hofstra.“My wing help was tremendous,” he said.
“They held down for me. I’m completely con-fident in my wings. Today was the beginning point to working toward the whole season.”
Winning more faceoffs resulted in more goals. The Orange won 5-of-7 draws in the first quarter and took a 5-1 lead.
In the second half, the Orange won 5-of-8 and allowed just one goal while scoring five.
Despite the two victories, the faceoff X will continue to be a topic of discussion for Syracuse as it prepares for its regular-season opener against Siena on Feb. 10.
Said Daddio: “We’ve been working a lot this season already, and I think we’ll be fine. We picked it up in the second game and toward the end of the first game, but we can’t start slow like we did. We’ve just got to get into a rhythm.”
KRIS CLARKE and the rest of Hofstra’s faceoff unit dominated the Orange in SU’s first scrimmage. Clarke won 14 of his 19 faceoffs. Syracuse finished just 27-of-46 on faceoffs in its two scrimmages on Saturday. spencer bodian staff photographer
My wing help was tremendous. They held down for me. I’m completely confident in my wings. Today was the beginning point to working toward the whole season.”
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Michael Gbinije said Tyler Ennis picks and chooses when he wants to score. That’s how good he is.
He looks for his teammates first. Then, when Syracuse needs him to score, he does.
“That’s really what makes him special,” Gbinije said.
Just as he did against Pittsburgh a week ago, Ennis chose to score at the end of the game against Miami on Saturday. He guided No. 2 Syracuse (19-0, 6-0 Atlantic Coast) to a 64-52 win over the Hurricanes (10-9, 2-5) at the BankUnited Center after squandering a large lead.
Ennis scored 14 points and added five rebounds and four assists. But it was his late-game heroics that made the performance spe-cial. When the game heats up, so does Ennis.
“He’s just a really good player,” said SU guard Trevor Cooney. “That’s what really good players do.”
As he stood by his locker after the game, though, Ennis acted like nothing had hap-
pened. He was the same personable, humble freshman who members of the media have hounded after nearly every game this season.
C.J. Fair sat on the other side of the locker room and talked to just one reporter. Ennis, meanwhile, had a horde of report-ers around him. Cameras in his face, he remained unfazed.
He calmly analyzed what worked, what didn’t and why he was able to thrive late in the game.
“I had some openings off the screen and roll,” he said. “I took advantage of it.”
Twenty minutes earlier, with the game on the line, Ennis was the exact same way: fluid and controlled.
When Miami surged back to make it a game, Ennis led Syracuse’s late push. He jetted coast to coast for a layup and hit a difficult floater, both of which helped the Orange pull away.
Ennis’ composure and late-game domi-nance were two of the main topics in SU head coach Jim Boeheim’s press conference, as they have been for much of the season.
While he assesses the up-and-down play of Cooney and Rakeem Christmas after nearly
every game, his take on Ennis is always trend-ing upward.
“Tyler’s been really good down the stretch,” Boeheim said. “He’s got an easy way about him, the way he makes plays.”
Boeheim said he doesn’t know if he’s ever had a freshman point guard play with as much poise. Sherman Douglas and Michael Carter-Williams starred at SU, but they barely played
as freshmen.Pearl Washington is the only one that comes
to mind for Boeheim, but he said Ennis might be even more poised.
Boeheim said Ennis has made great decisions all season long, and Saturday was no exception. He scored seven points in the final 6:09, only missing two shots during that stretch.
“I was a little surprised when he missed one,” Boeheim said.
Ennis has quickly surged into the national spotlight. His performance against Pittsburgh boosted his stock, and Saturday further sub-stantiated his status as one of college basket-ball’s elite freshmen.
Jabari Parker, Andrew Wiggins and Julius Randle got all the buzz to start the season, but Ennis’ importance to his team has been unparalleled.
Saturday proved that when the game is on the line, Ennis is an unflappable option. Pitts-burgh wasn’t a fluke. It was what is rapidly becoming the norm.
“With a guy like him,” Gbinije said, “it’s hard to really know when he’s going to score. It’s hard for the defense to really stop him, and he just uses the talent around him very well.”
Fair has hit his share of big shots this sea-son, but Ennis has been the one to seal games in crunch time.
It’s growing clearer and clearer that Ennis is comfortable scoring the ball.
stellar play down the stretch.“We knew they were going to make a run,”
Ennis said, “so we just had to contain it and make our own run.”
Syracuse started the game blisteringly hot. The Orange hit eight of its first 12 shots. Miami made just 3-of-15 to start the game.
Fair converted a three-point play to bump SU’s total to 26 just 11:39 into the action.
He had 10. Miami had eight.“We got off to an unbelievable start,” said
Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim.The same two teams that battled nearly
evenly on Jan. 4 seemed destined for a lopsided result Saturday afternoon.
But soon, that all changed. The humiliation was no more and the next game-changing run came from Miami.
“We really hopped on them from the begin-ning,” said SU guard Michael Gbinije, “and then kind of took our foot off the pedal a little bit and it became a game again.”
The Hurricanes responded with a 23-7 run, nearly matching Syracuse’s 26-8 run that evaporated in 10 minutes.
After starting the game 1-of-4 from 3, the Hur-ricanes hit 8-of-11 to gnaw back into contention.
“I guess that’s basketball,” Gbinije said. “Just a game of stretches and runs.”
When Davon Reed — who led Miami with 16 points off the bench — canned a 3, Syracuse fans clad in orange turned down the volume while the Miami fans decked in the same color woke up and grew loud.
Boeheim said he knew Reed could shoot, but he didn’t know he could shoot that well. Just like Lonnie Jackson did for Boston College, Reed nearly led his team to the upset from downtown. The holes periodi-
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cally present in the SU zone so far this season surfaced again.
Miami kept the momentum churning. Jekiri, who was motionless before, let out a massive roar after James Kelly flushed home an easy dunk.
Gbinije, Grant and Trevor Cooney all acknowledged that Syracuse lacked intensity during Miami’s run. Crispness, steady shooting and swarming defense turned into sloppiness, abysmal shooting and lackluster defense.
Cooney knows playing hard for 40 minutes is critical, especially on the road against a hungry team with lethal shooters and a stingy 1-2-2 defense.
“We got a little lax on defense,” Cooney said. “That can’t happen.”
But as Syracuse has done all season, it responded in crunch time. And as he was against Pittsburgh, Ennis was the catalyst.
Ennis — who finished with 14 points, five rebounds and four assists in yet another strong all-around performance — snared a rebound and immediately burst the other way.
He swooped coast to coast, finished with
his right hand and drew a foul. The free throw upped the lead to 49-47, and the Hurricanes never led again.
Then Cooney, who was relatively quiet all game, delivered what proved to be the dagger. He caught a pass from Baye Moussa Keita and nailed a 3 from the top of the key.
“That was a big play,” Boeheim said. “I think Baye got him the shot, which shocked me. He never does anything like that.”
Boeheim said Cooney looked like he wanted to take the shot. He recalled a few moments earlier in the game when Cooney could have taken a shot, but deferred.
Syracuse closed the game just like it start-ed it: on fire. The futile stretch in the middle was history.
Miami’s upset bid fell a tad short, just as it did three weeks ago.
“I thought Miami played well,” Boeheim said. “I thought they shot really, really well. Down the stretch we made the plays.”
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Syra-cuse is the ultimate tease.
The other team always thinks it’s getting some, but never ends up scoring late in the game.
The Orange lets an inferior team hang around, then pulls away in the waning minutes. It’s happened all season. Every time the possibility of an upset emerges, it quickly fades.
That’s because this Syracuse (19-0, 6-0 Atlantic Coast) team is built to thrive in the clutch. Tyler Ennis, C.J. Fair and company turn on their mojo when it matters most. They’re wired to win. And playing in these close games will help Syracuse tremendously in the big dance.
“This team has made plays at the end of games,” said SU head coach Jim Boeheim. “I don’t care what our record is. We’ve had seven games just
By Trevor Hassasst. sports editor
COR AL GABLES, Fla. — Miami cen-ter Tonye Jekiri stood motionless 10 feet from his team’s bench dur-
ing a timeout. He remained blank-faced, seemingly stunned by what had transpired.
The same Hurricanes team that nearly upset Syracuse just three weeks prior was getting humiliated
on national television.Then the Orange slipped. Miami
responded to take the lead. It fought back to give SU a second gritty battle in three weeks.
The result, though, was the same.
No. 2 Syracuse (19-0, 6-0 Atlantic Coast) made the final push once again in a topsy-turvy game of runs that culminated in a 64-52 win for the Orange in front of 7,122 on Satur-day at the BankUnited Center.
Miami (10-9, 2-5) caught fire, but fizzled as SU remained undefeated on the season. Tyler Ennis, C.J. Fair and Jerami Grant ensured the Hur-ricanes’ upset bid came up short with
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TYLER ENNIS finishes a layup in SU’s win over Miami (Fla.) on Jan. 4. The Orange has now beaten Miami (Fla.)in two tight games with crunch-time composure. sterling boin staff photographer
No. 2 Syracuse continues to show moxie, dominate in close games
like this one that could have easily gone the other way.
“All seven games, somebody’s made a play.”
SU’s latest victim was Miami (10-9, 2-5) on Saturday afternoon at the BankUnited Center. The Hur-ricanes catapulted back into con-tention, but Syracuse extinguished their comeback attempt without much difficulty.
As he sat at the podium, Boeheim rattled off the games Syracuse could have easily lost this year: St. Francis, Boston College, Pittsburgh and Miami — twice. There were two more he couldn’t recall.
The fact that the usually razor-sharp Boeheim didn’t immediately remember all of SU’s close games shows just how many tight games Syracuse has been in, and won.
Competitive games early in the season prepare teams for March. And as we’ve watched the Orange come away with a win time and again, we’ve learned that SU is equipped to put teams away.
Syracuse never panics or shows much fire. While the other team does everything it possibly can to climb back into the game, it does so with emotion. When Davon Reed scored a bucket, he grinned and shook both arms with vigor, bellowing before Tonye Jekiri helped him up.
But when Ennis hit a floater down the other end to give SU the lead for good, he just jogged down the court like nothing important had happened. Just another day at the office. One more play for NBA scouts to salivate over and for Ennis — and the rest of the Orange — to downplay.
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Miami’s late-game offense on Saturday mirrored its crunch-time ouput against SU on Jan. 4. Here are the Hurricanes’ shots in the last five minutes of each game.
