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The Syracuse Spring Game on Saturday showed fans in attendance that the football program is moving in a positive direction. Page 20
The Daily Orange asked readers to nominate people for its “Who is Syracuse?” series, running April 21-24. Alicia Verdile and Megan Marshall are featured today. Page 9-10
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District sets plan for Fowler Career academies to replace Fowler High School’s original model By Annie Palmer news editor
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Running strong One year later, SU community reflects on tragedy for inspiration in 2014 Boston Marathon By Jocelyn Delaney staff writer
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olleen Keilty has mapped out parts of the Boston Marathon course more than a dozen times to help her train for this year’s marathon. But no matter how many times she runs it, she breaks down in tears when she approaches the Boylston Street area. “I don’t even know necessarily what I’m feeling, kind of like I still
can’t believe that happened and I know I’m super lucky that I can be running,” said Keilty, who graduated from Syracuse University in 2009. April 15, 2014 marked the oneyear anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings, which killed three people and left more than 260 others injured. On Monday, Keilty will be one of many members of the SU community running in this year’s marathon to support runners and the city of Boston.
Colleen Terry ’87, Jessica Boardman ’09 and Bridget Hughes, a case manager at the SU Abroad office, will also experience the emotional run. Although last year’s attack affected each of them differently, they all know their memories from last year and the desire to support the Boston community will push them across the finish line. ••• Keilty and her parents had just stepped into the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on Boylston Street to meet up with her older brother so they could watch his girlfriend, Steph, finish the race. Just when they found Keilty’s brother, they heard a loud explosion from outside. Everyone began yelling and her
brother grabbed Keilty and her parents. They headed out a back entrance, she said. Steph was stopped on the course with other runners about a mile away from the finish line uninjured. They spent the day “sheltered in place” at the Prudential Center to stay safe because police thought that more bombs might go off. “Literally one minute later or earlier and it could have been completely different,” Keilty said. “Someone was looking out for us that day.” Before last year, Keilty had never run a marathon, but it was always on her list of things to accomplish. When she saw that the Boston Athletic Association was having a contest for invitations to race this year, see boston
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Fowler High School, one of three Syracuse City schools deemed priority schools by New York state, is set to become a Public Service Leadership Academy by the next school year. Officials presented their plans to phase out Fowler from its current state at a board meeting on Wednesday. The newly renovated building will now house career academies with different focuses, including: police, fire department, a junior ROTC Navy program, emergency medical technician classes, cosmetology and several other areas, said David Cecile, a commissioner on the Syracuse City School District Board of Education. The new academy will begin with incoming ninth graders, grouped into a separate school from next year’s 10th, 11th and 12th grade classes. The inaugural class will also have its own principal and support staff, which will expand as the traditional school is phased out, Cecile said.
still the same Fowler High School’s graduation rates have stayed at 29 percent for the last four to five years. Some of the programs will also have specialists from Onondaga Community College, the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry and other organizations, Cecile said. District officials hope that including elements of higher education in the school will bridge the gap between high school and college, he said. “What it is, is they’re trying to draw kids’ interests into the school,
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Student gets inspired by broadcasting greats By Jen Bundy staff writer
On the season premiere of “Teen Wolf,” Scott Stabbert’s phone inbox blew up with text messages from his friends who had just seen him sitting right behind the lead character in one of the first scenes. Hailing from outside San Diego, the sophomore broadcast and digital journalism and marketing double major has been an extra on several TV shows. He knows all the Top 40 hits and is regularly a member of the audience on “The Voice” — he’s been to every one of the show’s season finales since its second season. “I love entertainment, but I don’t want to just cover it. I want to be a part of it,” Stabbert said. “I want to make an impact on the industry.” Stabbert is currently the production director at Z89, where he also covers entertainment news and is a radio show host. Dick Clark and Ryan Seacrest are both entertainment icons that Stabbert admires for their success, style and talent. “I would love to be a mix between
Ryan Seacrest’s showmanship and Dick Clark’s business sense,” he said. “Their work ethic inspires me.” Hard work is something Stabbert is very familiar with himself, especially when he wakes up at 4:30 a.m. to host his radio show on Friday mornings. “I am not a morning person,” he said. “But the experience is more than worth it, especially when someone calls in just to talk with you or tunes in every week.” Stabbert has also seen airtime on national television as an extra on popular television shows like “Glee” and “Teen Wolf.” Stabbert’s current day job is working at Sadler Dining Center, but he hopes to continue playing extras in movies or television shows, while also focusing on his future in entertainment broadcasting. Said Stabbert: “My parents always taught me that hard work is what will get you to the top. I would be miserable doing anything else. I love this industry; it never feels like a job.” jbundy@syr.edu
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Divest SU, ESF to rally in front of Hendricks By Brett Samuels asst. news editor
On Monday morning, Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud will receive a special delivery. Students will deliver handwritten letters to the chancellor’s office in Crouse-Hinds Hall in support of a movement to convince universities to divest from, or take investments out of, fossil fuels. Emma Edwards, a junior geography and policy studies major and member of Divest SU, said the group of SU and State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry began collecting letters this semester and has about 100 letters total. Before delivering the letters, members of Divest SU will hold a rally on Monday at 9 a.m. in front of Hendricks Chapel to raise awareness and create excitement for divestment and the beginning of Earth Week events. “We needed a significant way to deliver these letters that would have an impact,” Edwards said. “We thought the rally on Monday would be a good way to combine delivering the letters, getting people excited about divestment and about Earth Day and Earth Week.” Edwards said people who do not know much about divestment can learn more at the rally. She added that the group has made efforts to set up a meeting time with the chancellor to drop off the letters so they wouldn’t be arriving at an inconvenient time. However, the group never heard anything in response. “That’ll be an interesting element to the day to see what happens with that,” Edwards said. Edwards said Divest SU and ESF members have been collecting petition signatures since 2012. They have close to 1,000 signatures, she said, and will deliver them to the
chancellor’s office, as well. Students will also bring resolutions in favor of divestment passed by the Student Association and the University Senate, said Ben Kuebrich, a graduate student who will speak at the rally Monday morning. The group is bringing the letters and resolutions to the chancellor’s office in hopes that he’ll support the movement. “The two representative bodies of the university both passed the resolutions in support of fossil fuel divestment,” Kuebrich said. “The decision is really in (the chancellor’s) and the Board of Trustees’ hands to make it happen.” Kuebrich said the rally will last about 30 minutes before attendees march from Hendricks to Syverud’s office. Kuebrich will speak about the divestment campaign and
what is divestment? Divestment is a movement that encourages universities to stop investing in fossil fuels. Divest SU and ESF is a campus organization that will be asking the chancellor to remove its endowments from fossil fuels. movement, and so will at least one faculty member and multiple undergraduate students, he said. Edwards said the rally is a good way for students to find out more and get involved with the divestment campaign, adding that the letters and petition signatures show that students truly support the movement. Said Edwards: “Rallies are fun to watch or partake in, and also really important for us as a campaign. And the rally and the letters are strong demonstrations of student support.” blsamuel@syr.edu
JOSH BAIN, a member of Orange Appeal, kneels in the group’s traditional Converse shoes while performing vocal percussion for a rendition of Coldplay’s “Paradise.” The all-male a cappella group performed songs from its upcoming album, “Chucks and Ties,” in the Schine Underground on Saturday night during its annual spring invitational. This year’s show also featured individuals and pairs performing original songs, musical theater numbers and cover versions of songs. wendy gonzalez contributing photographer
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Tragedy at sea A ferry carrying 462 passengers capsized and sank off the coast of South Korea on Wednesday.
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Oh baby Chelsea Clinton announced that she is pregnant with her first child while she addressed women’s issues at a No Ceilings event. source: politico
Avalanche accident An avalanche occurred on Mount Everest on Friday, killing 12 people. Four people are still reported missing.
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Emerging Talk winners detail plans By Claire Moran staff writer
After winning award money from the Emerging Talk conference, student entrepreneurs are on their way to making their visions a reality. Twenty-two student start-ups won
seed funding at the Emerging Talk conference, an entrepreneurial expo hosted on April 11 and 12 by the Raymond von Dran IDEA organization. The winners earned various levels of funding to pursue their start-ups. Jon Maser, a senior marketing and entrepreneurship and emerg-
ing enterprises major, presented his pitch and was awarded $5,000 to help expand his company, Advlo, which stands for Adventure Local. During his time in the Semester at Sea program, he realized that local residents didn’t have the technologies to see emerging
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.K. Rowling, Emma Watson and Bill Gates are all introverts. They and many other leaders are introverts, or a person who needs a lot of alone time to recharge from social interaction. Within the pages of the yet-to-be-published Journal of Research in Personality, there will be a study that claims extroverts, people who are more outspoken and outgoing, are happier than introverts. It will not be the first to suggest this. Happiness, of course, is an emotion that is hard for any study to measure. But what’s more clear is the long-standing cultural belief that extroversion and the ongoing willingness to talk and be social is key to great leadership and likability, especially in the business world. Ever since Susan Cain published her book, “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking,” that theory has effectively started its spiraling crash and burn. Research on how introverts operate is showing that they can be some of the best leaders this world has to offer. To understand the role of introverts in business, it is first most important to understand them as people. Studies vary in their findings, but most researchers agree that introverts make up between one-third and one-half of the U.S. population. They are typically the ones being dragged to parties, requiring a few hours to themselves every day and avoiding meaningless small talk. They prefer to interact one-on-one and analyze their own ideas before they speak them out. They love socializing, but need time to recharge through solitude. Such a personality is not an abnormality. It is a unique attribute — one that needs to be recognized and appreciated by everyone, especially those who are more sociable and outgoing. There needs to be more understanding and less asking, “Why are you so quiet?” The introvert’s role in the business world has come into the light in recent years, aided by the findings of numerous studies regarding the efficiency of introverts in sales and leadership. Managers are finally realizing that the outspoken ones aren’t always right, and that there is quieter talent elsewhere in the office that needs to be heard. Cain also said in an August 2012 article from The Atlantic that researchers from the Wharton School found that introverted leaders and salesmen typically deliver better sales records than extroverted ones. The reasoning is that since introverts are more willing to listen to and comprehend the ideas of their subordinates, they are more likely to let
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employees develop their own ideas and initiatives rather than try to run the show themselves. In a July 2012 interview with Harvard Business Review, Cain called for managers to further welcome the introvert in the office, making the point that introverts get the most work done when in a low-key environment, like a meeting of two or three people. Extroverts, by comparison, are stimulated by larger groups of people like a round-table of 10 or more employees. The question to those in leadership positions is: how can we accommodate for both personalities? This barely scratches the surface of the mounting evidence and research that shows how the “quiet ones” can be the best innovators. Introverts are not shy and they are not anti-social — do not use those words interchangeably. They need time to recharge from interaction and they thrive when they can think by themselves. Extroverts, of course, can be great leaders too; they can motivate and inspire employees that need to be helped along. The key takeaway is that there is no blueprint for how a leader is supposed to sound or act. The alpha-male blurting out everything that comes through his mind might not be making the best decisions, and the quieter introvert in the back of the meeting might have the best ideas in the room — he or she just needs to be heard. Phil Kramer is a freshman advertising and marketing management major. His column appears weekly. You can reach him at pwkramer@syr.edu and on Twitter at @PhilipWKramer
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Gun regulations should include behavior fter the Frazier Miller shooting spree against Jewish people in Kansas two weeks ago, which killed three people, I was surprised at how little coverage it had compared to past shooting tragedies. I thought it was a good opportunity for conservatives to present their argument on lowering gun violence, one that relies more on addressing the social and behavioral issues at the root, so they do more instead of blocking any legislation liberals propose to reduce it. In the past, the conservative argument has been blaming mental illness for these tragedies, but this is entirely wrong. The National Rifle Association has called for a national database for the mentally ill, characterizing violent criminals as “lunatics” or “insane,” and got instant criticism for it. This only reinforces the negative stigma around the mentally ill, especially as they only commit a small percentage of crimes. It builds on peoples’ fears and makes them see the mentally ill as “evil,” as opposed to citizens suffering from afflictions out of their control. In my sophomore year, I reported on two gun violence panels after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School and all the professionals who spoke agreed there’s no significant connection between mental illness and shootings.
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ESCAPING THE ECHO CHAMBER Conservatives have a bad reputation of being ineffective on gun violence. A great way to overcome this is focusing on how behavior is the biggest root cause. It’s very easy to blame guns for these tragedies, but people’s behavior is still the biggest factor. Measures to solve this should include educating citizens on warning signs and making it easy to quickly report them. Behavioral counseling should be more freely available, especially within schools, so people can easily find help. These are just two examples for much better long-term solutions, since they keep people from acting violently altogether, with or without a gun. Basic background checks for people with records of violence and misconduct, and stopping people from buying guns and ammunition anonymously online, are some gun control measures important to enforce. But greater ones like limiting assault weapons and ammo clips should have plenty of hard evidence before they’re considered, as they are just trimming the edges of the issue.
The NRA’s main argument against virtually all gun control measures is that only good guys with guns can stop bad guys with guns. If this argument is true, there are two important notes. The first is that the solution to gun violence isn’t to make guns as available as possible and hope more good guys than bad guys get them, since the risk of future shootings gets far too high. The second note is that this argument means pro-gun groups like the NRA need to address the big issue: people and their behavior. This means a larger push for social outreach measures to the public and getting troubled individuals the help they need before they fall to a point of no return. Frazier Miller had a long history of hating and fighting against Jews. While there likely wasn’t any changing his beliefs, there were plenty of chances to at least try and change his behavior before it reached the point of three citizens dying. Solving the issue with people like this isn’t taking away every gun around them, but instead, surrounding them with people that can give the help they need. Max Antonucci is a junior newspaper and online journalism major. His column appears weekly. You can reach him on Twitter @ DigitalMaxToday or email him at meantonu@syr.edu.
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Mental health stigma should end, Counseling Center needs expansion As the rate of students suffering from mental health issues continues to rise nationally, Syracuse University must increase its efforts to meet the needs of the campus. For the start of Wellness Week, Active Minds, a campus organization focused on mental health awareness, created a mural to help end the negative stigma surrounding students seeking help for mental health issues. This stigma may prevent students from searching for necessary help. About two-thirds of students who need help with these types of issues
don’t receive it, according to statistics from Active Minds. The mural puts mental health issues in a public setting, showing the campus that this is not a subject to feel embarrassed about. SU should do more to add onto these efforts, by raising awareness of mental health and how students can seek help. The negative connotations of seeking help for a mental illness need to end. A student should not feel ashamed to seek help from a therapist for a mental illness in the same way a person who goes to the
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emerging talk make their businesses visible to tourists, making it impossible to compete with larger, non-local businesses. He decided to start Advlo to help locals promote their services to tourists. Maser said he hopes to use the money he received to reach out to locals around the world and inform them about Advlo’s services. He added that he hopes to expand his direct outreach to 15 countries by the end of the summer. “It is a viable option to start your own venture. A lot of kids are focused on going to the career fair or where they can get their entry-level jobs or work up the career ladder,” he said. “Not enough people realize that the future is in your hands and there are a lot of opportunities out there to either start your own venture or join a small company yourself.” Organizers structured the competition to include a variety of categories, said Gisela von Dran, professor emerita of the School of Information Studies and benefactor of the RvD IDEA awards. “This year, if you notice in the description, we had a track for energy and sustainability, for healthcare, biotech, for social and nonprofit entrepreneurship, for products and services so we would be able to catch people or students who are interested not only in making money,
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fowler not only from Fowler, but also the other attendance areas in the city to engage them in something they’re interested in, to try and improve their graduation rates,” Cecile said. Fowler’s graduation rates have remained stagnant at 29 percent for the last four to five
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but also in serving the community,” she said. Students could compete in six categories for the RvD IDEA awards. Maser competed in the Social and Nonprofit category. The conference also hosted the Panasci Business Plan Competition, which was organized by the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, and the Invention and Creativity Competition, hosted by both IDEA and the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science. At the Emerging Talk conference, students had the opportunity to network with other Central New York professionals, hear speeches and attend panels. Kevin Harrington, the host of “Shark Tank,” delivered the keynote speech. “The goal was to have students get off the Hill and interact with really the business community here and essentially open new opportunities, create new opportunities for them to network and possibly find mentors or even investors for their businesses,” said Tony Kershaw, the assistant director of IDEA. Kershaw said the judges were looking for wellplanned and researched companies. The judges focused on the experience and resources available to the company owners, he said. Von Dran said the judges in the competition looked for students’ passion and energy as much as the quality of their ideas. But the judges weren’t only pleased with good ideas;
they were also looking for students with high energy, collaborative and passionate attitudes. Said von Dran: “We are looking for students who have the passion and commitment
to really change the world to their ideas and we are looking for students who are possibly interested to stay in the Central New York area.”
years. Three years ago, New York state gave it an additional $5 million to try and improve the “persistently low-achieving” status it had been given. The school will receive more money with the new plan, but it won’t receive as much funding as it did from the state three years ago, Cecile said. At the most recent board meeting, one of George Fowler’s former students spoke up about keeping the Fowler name in its title, Cecile said. Superintendent Sharon Contreras said at the
meeting that the district would have to get the state’s approval to call the school the Public Service Leadership Academy at Fowler. Cecile said this has worked for other schools in the past, including the Westside Academy at Blodgett, which was formerly named Blodgett Middle School. Hughes Elementary School, one of the other priority schools, is set to become a Latin School focused on accelerated academics for gifted students.
No progress has been made on plans for Delaware Elementary School, the third priority school, but Cecile said it will be addressed at the next board meeting, which is scheduled for next week. The meeting must be held before April 30, which is when the district must submit its comprehensive plans for Fowler High School and Delaware and Hughes elementary schools to the state. apalme05@syr.edu
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Professor, team of machinists, researchers use flue gas to develop energy efficient fuel By Leanna Kirschen staff writer
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SUNY-ESF professor is turning a substance commonly found on playgrounds and parks into a more energy efficient fuel. Thomas Amidon, a paper and bioprocess engineering professor at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and a team of machinists and fellow researchers received a $150,000 grant from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. They are working on a machine that uses flue gas, the waste product that comes out of chimneys, to dry woodchips for fuel, Amidon said. Although the gas is hot, the heat content will dissipate into the atmosphere and will no longer be useful, he added. The flue gas makes use of this waste heat to upgrade the quality of the woodchips. “The heat’s value can also be upgraded by adding woodchips to it,” Amidon said. “You get
a high-value woodchip by a low-value heat.” Amidon said he and his team started this project because in their research, they found that woodchips dry faster with flue gas than woodchips that dry with conventional methods. When woodchips are burned, a lot of the energy is spent boiling the water within them, Amidon said. The flame is not as hot as it could be and buildings can’t be heated with wet woodchips. Amidon added that woodchips can save a significant amount of money, but dry woodchips would be even better. “The idea is good, even with un-extracted chips, because they tend to pick up the moisture more readily,” he said. The grant money will go toward equipment, the machinist building the facility, buying parts, hiring a technician with a valuable design and the data collection system so that they can model their results, Amidon said. The team also has a subcontract with a laboratory in Brookhaven, N.Y. After they dry a
significant amount of woodchips, they will ship them to the lab, he said, adding that the lab will burn them in a controlled fashion and look at the gases to see if it will reduce the air pollution. “We’re going to take the woodchips that are already useful in saving some money and make them a more efficient heat source,” Amidon said. The team uses various techniques and machinery in their research, said Emma Putman, a senior bioprocess engineering major, and one of Amidon’s advisees. She said that they chip the wood and put it into a big pressurized vessel with water and cook the woodchips for two hours at 60 degrees C. Bob Kelly, a SUNY-ESF Physical Plant machinist who is building the machine, said they use some welding and very little machinery. “We’re supposed to just use the flue gas to prove that it can dry the chips,” he said. However, before they begin drying the chips, they must simulate the process by using a hot-air blower and steam, Kelly said. They add steam in
order to get the same properties as flue gas, he said. Then, they put the chips into a big barrel and measure the temperatures at different points. Later on, they check the barrel’s weight with the woodchips to see how fast it dries and can then predict and describe the process, he said. Another procedure that the team is trying is extracting ethanol from sugar and wood, Kelly said. “Whether you use sugar to make ethanol or not, you have to boil water,” he said. “The chips will be wet after extraction, so we will put them in the drier and dry them out.” The sugars created from the burning can also be used to create biodegradable plastics, Putman said. This will eliminate the burden that conventional plastic waste is placing on the environment, she said, adding that the sugars can also be used to create alternative fuel sources so that people don’t have to be so dependent on fossil fuels. lwkirsch@syr.edu
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boston marathon she entered. The contest required applicants to write a 500-word piece on how last year’s marathon emotionally affected them. About 1,500 people applied and she was one of 400 people to receive an invitation, she said. Keilty wrote about her experiences and the emotions she felt during last year’s run. Today, she realizes that she could have been injured or killed if she did anything differently. “I definitely think about why I’m running,” she said. She will be running with her brother and his girlfriend Steph in this year’s race. Her brother might cruise ahead, she said, but she and Steph are going to cross the finish line on Boylston together. ••• Colleen Terry would have been crossing the finish line of the Boston Marathon last year at the time of the first explosion. She planned to finish in a little more than four hours, which would have put her at the finish line when the first bomb went off. Terry qualified for the Boston Marathon after running the Berlin Marathon while she was living in Germany in 2010. She ran the Boston Marathon in 2002 on a charity team — which allows runners of all levels to participate as long as they raise money for a cause — but she wanted to run the marathon as a qualified runner. “Your goal as a runner is always to qualify for the Boston marathon,” Terry said. “I wanted to run as a qualified runner.” Her husband convinced her not to go because they were living in Germany and it would have been expensive to fly to Boston. On the day of the marathon, Terry thanked him as they sat in her home in Germany, watching the events unfold on TV. “All I could think of was ‘Wow I was lucky that I wasn’t there,’” Terry said. Terry knew that she would run the marathon this year even if she didn’t run as a qualified runner. She is running on the Boston Children’s Hospital charity team in honor of a friend’s daughter who survived stagefour neuroblastoma — a childhood cancer that starts in nerve cells and spreads tumors throughout the body. She moved to Boston in August and endured tough training in the cold, snowy winter with a sciatic nerve injury that put pressure and pain on her back. Running for a cause kept her motivated during her training, and she knows that on Marathon Monday, she will run for another cause as well. “We’re a community of runners, a community of Bostonians, a community of supporters,” she said. “This marathon is what we do and you aren’t going to take this away from us.” ••• Bridget Hughes approached the finish line of the Boston Marathon last year with a face that clearly showed she was exhausted. She heard a woman cheering for her. “Keep going! You’re almost there,” the woman yelled. Hughes looked over at the woman and continued running through the finish line. A little while later, Hughes, a case manager at SU Abroad, headed out of Boston in a car. She noticed several police cars passing in the other direction, but didn’t think anything of it. She realized something tragic happened when she began receiving text messages from friends asking if she was safe. After hearing about the explosions near the finish line, she could only wonder if the woman who cheered her on was safe. While training for this year’s marathon, Hughes endured the harsh Syracuse winter, but it made her realize that she is lucky
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The 2014 Boston Marathon will take place Monday morning. Here are some numbers looking at who and what is different this year, and who will be in attendance for the day’s events. Fundraising for this year’s marathon will exceed
$12 million The Boston Marathon generates an estimated
$142 million 36,000 runners Will participate in the Boston Marathon. The field was expanded to accomodate a surge in interest after last year’s marathon.
42 escort vehicles
1,900 medical personnel
47 escort motorcycles
1,500 police officers
to have made it through last year’s race unharmed and able to run again. “The running community is strong,” she said. “What happened isn’t going to get in the way of our sense of community and love of the sport.” ••• Jessica Boardman, a 2009 alumna, made sure she passed the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on each run to give her a boost of motivation. Sean Collier, the MIT police officer who was killed last year, was one of Boardman’s friends. “What happened last year is so awful and having been personally affected from losing a friend definitely keeps me going,” she said. Boardman has never run a full marathon, but she was given an invitation to run in this year’s marathon since she was personally affected by last year’s race. She’s running on Team Collier Strong, which is fundraising for two causes: the Officer Sean Collier Self Sponsor Scholarship, which will send awardees through the Lowell Police Academy, and The Hole in the Wall Gang, which provides summer camp experiences to seriously ill children and their families, according to the Team Collier Strong website. Boardman knows that the race will be a very emotional and meaningful experience for her, especially since she grew up in Boston. “I’m so grateful to be able to participate and remember and honor those who were affected by the tragedy,” she said. “I’m so grateful to be a part of this run.” ••• For members of the SU community and the city as a whole, finishing the race is a way of overcoming last year’s attack. As she crosses the finish line on Monday, Keilty may be crying, but partly because she is proud to help the city and runners take their race back. Said Keilty: “What happened last year isn’t going to stop us.” jdelaney@syr.edu
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Mural to promote awareness Active Minds mural will fight mental health stigma during Wellness Week By Zach Gipson staff writer
Nearly 1,100 suicides are projected to occur on college campuses this year. This statistic comes from Active Minds, a national student-run organization aimed at eradicating the stigma surrounding mental health by starting an open conversation for students. “We’re here to let students know that they’re never alone,” said Lexy Davis, a senior child and family studies major, who founded the Active Minds chapter at SU at the end of her freshman year. She is currently the president. Active Minds will participate in this year’s Wellness Week, organized
MAURISON AND WESLEY MIDY are brothers who grew up together in Stamford, Conn. Maurison is raising money to send Wesley to Don Bosco Preparatory High School, a top-flight high school for aspiring football players. hannah wagner staff photographer
FAMILY MAN Student raises money for brother to attend elite high school By Emma Baty staff writer
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ne day three years ago, Maurison Midy watched a neighborhood game of tackle football in the field behind his apartment complex in Stamford, Conn. Of all the players, he noticed one boy, pudgy and standing at about 5’5, dominating the field against eighth and ninth graders. “He’s cutting everyone up, he’s making all the tackles, and these older kids are actually afraid to play against him,” said Maurison, a junior finance major at Syracuse University. That player was his little brother, Wesley, who was about to start 7th grade. Since that
day, Maurison has made it his goal to help Wesley become the best football player he can be. “When I saw that spark of talent in 7th grade, I knew my goal was to get him to college for free,” Maurison said. Wesley, now a high school freshman, earned the opportunity to go to Don Bosco Preparator y High School located in Ramsey, New Jersey, a school known for its high academic and athletic achievements. Don Bosco’s athletic programs have won 53 state championships and four national championships. With tuition for the school costing more than $15,000 per year, however, the Midys realized they wouldn’t be able to fund Wesley’s education,
despite the $5,000 Don Bosco gave him in yearly scholarship money. Two months ago, Maurison started fundraising with GoFundMe to try and compensate for the rest. His goal is to raise $12,000 so Wesley can attend Don Bosco for his sophomore year. “I looked (the website) over and basically I just poured my heart out on the part I wrote and started sharing it all over my Facebook,” Maurison said. “I think I messaged literally everyone individually about it and I got 80 contributions, but hopefully, I’m gonna get more.” So far, Maurison has raised $4,165 dollars with his GoFundMe campaign. When Maurison realized Wesley’s talent for football,
he started to train him on his own. Wesley ran sprints and long distances on and off the football field, and Maurison helped him cut weight and move positions from lineman to running back. A year after Maurison watched Wesley play pickup football in the neighborhood, he was the leading scorer on his team in eighth grade. He was then selected to play on Team USA, a national team made up of some of the best athletes in the country. Eventually, Maurison didn’t have the resources required to make Wesley as good as he wanted, so he got help from athletic trainers. He paid for their services himself. see midy page 12
I was asked, ‘If you had to do a mural on campus, where would you put it and what would the message be?’ Michael Garda junior psychology and fine arts major
by Health and Wellness Promotions in the Division of Student Affairs. The week will highlight the many health and wellness offerings at Syracuse University and various activities will take place on campus between April 20–24. To kick off Wellness Week, Active Minds will display “Stomp Out Stigma,” a mural educating the SU community about mental illness. The mural is available for painting from Monday to Tuesday in Schine Atrium from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. If in high demand, students will be able to paint on the mural through Wednesday, Davis said. Members hope to promote positive ideas about mental health and establish a supportive environment for those who struggle with mental illness. Michael Garda, a junior psychology and fine arts dual major, was the leading force behind the project. Garda, who serves as this year’s secretary for Active Minds, was influenced by see mural page 12
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10 april 21, 2014 “Who is Syracuse?” is a series running in The Daily Orange that highlights individuals who
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embody the spirit of the Syracuse University community. Readers were encouraged to nominate someone they thought fit this profile. This series explores their stories. part 1 of 4
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MEGAN marshall Text by Jen Bundy staff writer
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egan Marshall has lived in Arizona, California, Nebraska and Ohio — but Syracuse University is the only place she calls home. “When I first came here, I just knew it was the place for me,” said Marshall, a junior education major. “I was driving up University Avenue and I saw Hall of Languages, and I just got emotional.” Every day since then she has embraced every aspect of SU, whether that is performing in an improvisation comedy group, becoming an orientation leader or leading Gamma Phi Beta as its president. Her love of SU is apparent to everyone she meets, said her good friend Chloe Beaudoin, a junior public relations major. The first time Beaudoin spent time with Marshall was at one of the first football games their freshman year. “She had painted her entire body orange and got right in the front row,” Beaudoin said. “That is when I thought, ‘Wow, she really likes Syracuse.’” Marshall’s incredible school spirit can be traced back to her high school in Ohio, which was lacking in school pride. “My high school had no school spirit and I
was so irritated by that,” said Marshall, who tried everything to motivate her fellow students but nothing ever worked. At SU, Marshall found the exact opposite, especially when she became involved with Otto’s Army. Marshall was one of many who camped out hours before a game in full-face paint and dressed head to toe in orange. “Spirit is my favorite thing about Syracuse,”
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she said. “Everyone here loves the school so much and aren’t afraid to say it.” To Carolyn Blackburne, one of Marshall’s close friends, no one else embodies all of the opportunities SU has to offer. “She is the most vibrant person I know,” said Blackburne, a junior broadcast and digital journalism major. “She is an asset to SU because she gives us a great name and a great person to look up to.”
Senior makes most of campus experience through involvement in SU organizations
Campus comedian brings spirit, enthusiasm for university life
Marshall’s campus involvement allows her to build connections across campus with a variety of different groups, wherein she feels like a part of a family. Marshall said she knew she wanted to be an orientation leader when she first came to campus, because they all seemed to have a lot of enthusiasm and fun in the university. “I wanted to be them so badly,” she said. “This past year was my first year as an orientation leader and it was the happiest I’ve ever been.” Making people smile and laugh is one of her favorite things, Marshall said, who is currently involved in comedy groups Float Your Boat and Zamboni Revolution. Both are comedy groups where Marshall has made a name for herself as one of Syracuse’s funniest students. She is currently the star of the YouTube famous “Peg” videos, where she acts as a 1974 alumnus Peg Schoenberg. “I just love being in videos for fun,” she said. “In high school, I always wanted to become a YouTube sensation.” Malcolm Whitfield, a junior photography major and fellow Zamboni Revolution member, said Marshall’s humor is a great strength for the group and views her as a campus celebrity. “She is really easy to make friends with, she is friends with literally everyone,” he said. “Everyone on campus loves her. Meg Marshall is the best friend.” Her friendliness is something Beaudoin calls one of Marshall’s best qualities. She’s
always the friend planning someone’s birthday party, letting someone borrow her car or cheering up a sister, Beaudoin said. “She has consistently put other people above herself,” she said. “She will do anything for anyone whether she has known them for 10 years or for 10 days.” This thoughtful nature motivated Marshall to one day become a high school guidance counselor. But, she has recently been weighing other options, including joining the Peace Corps or moving to Los Angeles to pursue comedy. She’s specifically interested in receiving official training with groups like Upright Citizens Brigade or Second City. “SNL would be the dream,” she said. Beaudoin said she has no doubt that Marshall’s name will be known nationwide one day. Looking back on her time at SU, Marshall said she wants people to appreciate all of the opportunities and memories they have left. “You have four years here, live it up,” she said. “Don’t take it for granted, do all that you can do.” Marshall said she wants to motivate people to become involved because her experiences have defined her college career. “I hope I am known as the girl who motivates people to get involved — or just the girl who rollerblades around campus and wears a blonde wig as a Syracuse alum from time to time.” jbundy@syr.edu
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Photos by Drew Osumi staff photographer
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f the dozen activities Alicia Verdile participates in at Syracuse University, none seem more treasured than the one represented by the necklace she wears around her neck. Slicked in silver, a small slice of pizza hangs on a chain. It was a gift Verdile bought herself and each of her five roommates as an early graduation gift. Together, all of the pieces make a pie. Much like her friendships, Verdile’s life can also be divided into slices. A piece for the work she does with the Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation. A piece for the fun she has on her satirical radio show. And a piece for the memories she created when she studied in London. Together, these commitments create a student who embodies everything Syracuse. Corey Crockett, a junior broadcast and digital journalism major, became close with Verdile after spending a summer around campus. A native of Syracuse, Crockett said he appreciates that Verdile takes her love for the university and expands it into the city. “I think she is someone who has more ambition and more goals toward making things better for people than anyone I’ve ever met,” he said. “I’ve never met anyone who cares more about making a difference, not for themselves,
but for the greater good, than Alicia.” To Crockett, Verdile’s loyalty to anything SU is rarely for personal gain. Rather, it’s for the collective achievement of whatever she’s a part of — and she’s part of a lot. Since her freshman year, Verdile has built a resume with more accomplishments than eggs in a carton; a major with a title longer than a British monarch’s; and a future more orange than the fruit itself — she hopes to work with SU alumni in Washington, D.C., this summer. “As long as there’s an alumni base, I feel like I’ll be able to find my way,” she said. Verdile’s major — public policy studies with a concentration in health, education and human services, and a minor in public health — pushed her to get involved outside of the classroom. “Do well and do good,” she said. “I like being able to really affect something.” On her list: a Red Cross Club member, a Career Services ambassador, a research consultant for the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, an intern for PepsiCo, a teaching assistant for a public policy class, a participant in a wing-eating competition. The list goes on. She spends most of her time as an administrative assistant for the men’s basketball team, which requires 20 hours per week at the Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center. There, she arranges autograph sessions and coordinates schedules for the players. It’s also how she got involved with the Jim and Juli
Boeheim Foundation. Kelly Taylor, director of the foundation, said she’s relied heavily on Verdile while planning the charity’s annual gala, including upping its social media presence. Verdile’s productivity, positivity and enthusiasm have made Taylor’s job much easier, she said. “She’s very on top of the world, that kid is,”
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Taylor said. Verdile said she has the most fun on her political satire radio show with Z89, titled “Orange State.” Even though she’s been involved less than a year, Verdile said, the different environment pushes her out of her comfort zone. But what Verdile is most passionate about and what taught her the most, is her trip to London through SU Abroad in fall 2012. Even
though British speak English, she said, that semester provided a whole new perspective. “I want to say I was more culture shocked when I came back here than when I first went there,” she said. While there, she met Marie Strycharz, a senior advertising major. After roughly four months in England’s capital city, Verdile asked Strycharz to live with her when they returned to the U.S. “Positive, positive, positive,” Strycharz said of Verdile. “She thinks you can throw any positive things together and it will still equal positive.” Even negative ideas like “graduation” aren’t allowed in their house, said Strycharz. The term is now a swear word and each roommate has to place a quarter in the designated jar if they mention it. Verdile’s devotion to SU is nothing short of admirable, Strycharz said. Even outside of school, she pushes everyone to get involved. When it comes to going out on the weekends, “I don’t know…” is not an excuse. Three weeks remain before weeknights at Chuck’s Cafe have to end, but Verdile and her friends aren’t worried about it. Verdile recently sent her friend group a photo of her mother reuniting with college friends 30 years later. Fittingly, the text said: “Don’t make plans for 2044.” mjberner@syr.edu | @mjberner -30-
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Maurison attends SU with the help of financial aid. Every year, he finds it harder to get the money he needs to be able to return. Because of this, he made it his personal goal to make sure his younger brother and sisters can finish college debt free. While at Syracuse, Maurison works for Food Services to help fund Wesley’s training. Odd jobs he does at home, including mowing lawns, go toward Wesley’s athletic endeavors. Education is important to the Midys. Their mother, who immigrated from Haiti at a young age, raised them on her own. She wasn’t able to further her own education and wanted her kids to have that opportunity. “She stressed education a lot growing up,” Maurison said. “Education is the way to financial stability. She wants us to grow up better than she did and the way to do that is education.” This led both boys to strive for a more financially stable adult life than they had as kids. “Being in that type of situation just makes us want to succeed more so you don’t have to have that for our children,” Wesley said. Growing up in a situation like that could lead people to give up — but this wasn’t the case for Maurison, said Brian Kriftcher, his mentor and founder of Stamford Peace Basketball Club. “You’re frequently at a crossroads in life,” Kriftcher said. “That crossroads may be your own upbringing and figuring out which path you take. And some people, in the face of family or environmental adversity, fold. I think it’s quite the opposite with
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Maurison. I think it really motivated him to do better.” This motivation has carried over into how he takes care of his family. “It’s almost like his life’s work is to provide for his brother and to invest in his
He’s cutting everyone up, he’s making all the tackles, and these older kids are actually afraid to play against him. Maurison Midy junior finance major
brother and himself,” Kriftcher said. Fundraising for Wesley’s education shows Maurison’s understanding of how important it is to seize opportunities like this, Kriftcher said. He sees Maurison’s efforts for his brother as rare. “It doesn’t happen enough that relations invest in one another with that kind of fervor,” Kriftcher said. For Maurison, the biggest reason to raise this money is because he feels Wesley deserves it. “I just believe that he deserves people investing in him so he can make his dreams come true. He deserves that chance as much as anyone who wants something so badly they work for it every day,” Maurison said. “Anyone deserves that. Finances being in the way isn’t a reason why someone should not be able to have their dreams come true.” ekbaty@syr.edu
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mural an illustration assignment he did in a magazine course last semester. “I was asked, ‘If you had to do a mural on campus, where would you put it and what would the message be?’” Garda said. “I wanted to somehow implement that idea for Wellness Week this year.” The mural features three silhouettes, each representing a different mental illness. One portrays depression, another focuses on anxiety disorders and the third is on eating and body image disorders. Those are the three that people are most aware of, Garda said. They also tend to be the most prevalent on college campuses. The top of the mural reads “Stomp Out Stigma.” Garda said in the process of trying to come up with other phrases to incorporate in the piece, the group decided to give students the opportunity to write and paint what they think about mental health on the mural. This will not only educate and inform students about mental health, but will also help break down negative stereotypes that people have about mental illness. “A lot of people don’t even think mental illness is real in the same way that a physical illness is, or that mental illness is some kind of choice,” Garda said. “You don’t choose to get cancer and you don’t choose to get depression either, but some people just don’t seem to make that connection.” SU’s Active Minds branch president-elect Mali Golomb-Leavitt, a junior psychology major, believes that artistic expression will help Active Minds become more visible at SU during the upcoming school year. “We’re really lucky to have Mike as our secretary because he’s so involved with art,” GolombLeavitt said. “The mural does a great service to the community. We’re definitely going to try to
increase our visual influence on campus to raise awareness of both mental health and Active Minds as an organization in the future.” In addition to promoting mental health awareness and advocating suicide prevention, Active Minds also acts as a liaison with community organizations and campus resources, such as the SU Counseling Center. The goal is to inform students of its location and what services it has to offer. The final piece will hang in Schine all week for public viewing. Said Davis: “I think we’ve all been personally affected by mental illness in some way or
LIVING WELL Here’s a glance at other events coming up for Wellness Week 2014, coordinated by Health and Wellness Promotions in the Division of Student Affairs:
• Monday Mile Walk/Run and 5K run: Monday, 5 - 6:30 p.m. on the Quad. • Paws For Stress: Tuesday, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. on the Quad • Health and Wellness Expo: Wednesday, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Flanagan Gymnasium • Zumba Class: Thursday, 10 11 a.m., Archbold Lower Fitness Studio • Merengue Dance Lessons: Wednesday, 10 p.m. - 1 a.m., Archbold Gymnasium another. This is just a great way to help connect students who might be quietly suffering. We want to start an artistic conversation.” ztgipson@syr.edu
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trong-flavored foods can be comforting too, and my trip to Jamerican Diner proved just that. I drive past this diner all the time on East Washington Street and have always wanted to try it. The diner’s name itself sounds like a place full of comforting food, with both a Jamaican feel and typical American dining touches. The restaurant proved to be just that. When I walked in, I was first greeted with smiles and friendly vibes from the woman running the whole dining room. There were two other groups of people that came in around the same time, who seemed like regulars. But the host or waiter treated us like we were regulars too, or at least as longtime friends who finally visited; it was nice and comforting. I hoped the food would feel the same. I also noticed the small dining room’s design, decked out with Caribbean colors and flair. There was a small fish tank at the front corner of the dining room by the entrance, which reminded me of my childhood home. In the dining room, mirrors on the wall were grouped together to form a diamond shape, a useful tool for looking at areas of the room without turning your head. The walls were painted in the colors of the Jamaican flag. The menu didn’t look too overwhelming with long lists of food, which my need-forcomfort food mood totally appreciated. I love beef patties, so I had to have those, which were
only $2 each. I decided to try two entrees: jerk chicken for $9 and the curry goat for $11. Their beef patties were delicious, but be careful — the hot steam can burn your mouth before you even set your lips on it. It was like eating a Hot Pocket, with steam escaping from the pocket. The beef patty is similar, but the only difference is inside is delicious ground beef heavily seasoned and drowned in savory gravy sauce. The dough pouch covering the beef was sweet yellow dough that appeared to be fried. My jerk chicken entree was a chicken thigh that had heavily seasoned skin. It appeared to be baked, and the thigh was tender, dark meat.
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On the side were two slices of fried plantains, boiled chopped cabbage and a generous pile of yellow rice. Everything on the plate had the feel of a home-style meal. I fixed each bite with all four elements, which complemented each other well. The next thing I tried was the curry goat. When you first look at it, it looks like beef stew served over rice. The huge chunks of potatoes, carrots, onions and peppers surrounding the goat meat gave the dish a sense of coziness. The curry was strong, but not overpowering. A bite of potato or carrot or rice, together
with the meat, created a combination of elements that made up a well-balanced dish. While eating, I washed down my meal with a sweet Sorrel Ginger soda. The sugary soda offset its slightly pungent ginger, which created a flavor that was unusual, interesting and made me want to take home the bottle as a souvenir. Jamerican Diner lived up to its name as a spot for Jamaican and American comfort foods, and is a nice spot for your usual Wednesday night dish or a place to try something new.
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CHRIS MCCULLOUGH sits on the bench during the Jordan Brand Classic in Barclays Center on Friday. The Syracuse signee scored just four points. sam maller staff photographer By Phil D’Abbraccio asst. copy editor
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Some are calling Chris McCullough Syracuse’s best recruit since Carmelo Anthony. Word of his extreme length and athleticism has carried to Central New York, and with it the thought that the two holes in the Orange’s frontcourt aren’t as deep as they appear. “I feel a lot of expectations,” McCullough
said, “but I’m not worried about it. I put it behind me and just come out and play.” But on the biggest stage he’s taken thus far, McCullough was only able to flash his skills in pregame warm-ups. He threw down a betweenthe-legs dunk and a reverse overhead slam, and effortlessly swished a 3 from a spot closer to out of bounds than the 3-point line. Yet when the bright lights came on, the country’s higher-rated high school prospects took over and McCullough became a non-factor
in the 2014 Jordan Brand Classic All-American game at Barclays Center on Friday night. McCullough’s West Team lost 158-147 to the East squad as the SU commit finished with four points and two rebounds, and was held to 12 minutes of playing time by his five fouls. “It affected my playing time and the way I play,” he said. “But it doesn’t matter. I don’t worry about it.” Center Cliff Alexander, a Kansas commit, took home West Team MVP honors with a 23-point, eight-rebound night. And Duke signee Jahlil Okafor earned game MVP honors — presented by Anthony himself — with 29 points on 13-of-17 shooting and nine rebounds. The 6-foot-9 McCullough, a senior at IMG Academy in Florida, is set to join the Orange next season. He is expected by many to immediately join SU’s rotation — and very possibly its starting lineup. Scout.com ranks him the No. 15 prospect and the third-ranked power forward in the Class of 2014. Syracuse will move onward without forwards C.J. Fair and Jerami Grant — who, combined with departing point guard Tyler Ennis, accounted for 60 percent of SU’s points and 45.9 percent of its rebounds. “When you consider all that Syracuse is losing this year, they’re going to need McCullough to step in right away,” said LaPhonso Ellis, an ESPN college basketball analyst. “Unfortunately, we didn’t get to see him play a lot tonight.” McCullough entered the game around the 12-minute mark. He ran the floor gracefully and actively attacked the basket after setting screens up top.
His first basket came on a tip-in, and 12 seconds later Kentucky-bound guard Tyler Ulis lofted a pass at the rim for McCullough, whose soft touch got it to fall for another two points. “He’s got crazy, crazy athleticism. Crazy talent,” said D’Angelo Russell, a West Team teammate and Ohio State commit. “I feel like if he worked on his wing skills a little more, the sky’s the limit. “ But on the defensive end, McCullough struggled to contain his energy early on. Trying to defend the 6-foot-11, 260-pound Okafor, McCullough nearly came up with a steal on an entry pass but was whistled for his second foul. Then he was called for his third foul just 20 seconds later, went to the bench at the 8:27 mark and didn’t see the floor the rest of the half. He was on the floor to start the second half, but contributed just one offensive rebound — followed by an ugly left-handed attempt to bank it in — before heading to the bench 3:49 in. McCullough returned later in the half with the West Team trailing by 16, but just for less than two and a half minutes. He struggled to box out Okafor underneath the glass, and hacked Kelly Oubre in transition for his fifth foul. With the West Team down by 10, McCullough exited at the 5:06 mark. Foul trouble may have hampered his performance, but he said battling with the nation’s top high school players was a fun experience. And it won’t be long until he sees some of them again. “I’m looking forward to it,” McCullough said of getting to Syracuse. “It’s coming up real fast. I got to step up and I got big shoes to fill.” pmdabbra@syr.edu | @PhilDAbb
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hobart on Saturday, and rode the play of Staats and Rice in the second and third quarters to capture its fifth straight win. Staats collected five goals and three assists in the contest, while Rice netted four and dished out two, totaling 14 points that helped the Orange hoist the Kraus-Simmons Trophy in the 100th meeting between the two teams. “Initially we weren’t playing too well,” Rice said. “We weren’t able to get the ball where we wanted to, but I think we sort of just settled down and let the offense work.” With Hobart starting goalie Peter Zonino sidelined with a head injury, freshman Jackson Brown stepped into the cage. Brown had played just eight and a half minutes on the season before the first faceoff, but even with Staats and Rice netting first-quarter goals, the SU attack was largely stymied by Hobart’s quick-sliding defense. Rice and Staats were pressured behind the cage, and the Statesmen face guarded all cutters — a defensive effort that allowed them to go on a four-goal run and build a 6-2 lead late in the second quarter. Then Staats found his stride. The first goal came off a pass from Rice. Then from Ward. Then from Rice again when he surfaced in front of the Hobart cage before scoring, falling down and popping up with a crowd of teammates smacking his helmet. “Randy was able to score four goals in the first half that really kept us in it,” SU head coach John Desko said. The second half belonged to Rice.
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After Matt Opsahl bumped Hobart’s lead to 7-5, Rice scored two goals in 40 seconds to tie the game at 7-7. Then he knotted it again at 8-8 with 33 seconds left in the quarter before Staats connected with Donahue to send Syracuse into a 6-1 fourth quarter to end the game. “Our middies do a great job drawing slides and making the defense rotate,” Rice said, “and we got some goals off of that.” Staats and Rice possess contrasting styles and have had contrasting seasons. Staats likes to use his frame to get into the crease and artful stick work to beat defenders and goalies. Rice is pass-first, but takes what the defense gives him, only shooting from the right angles and at the right time. Staats has had to battle injuries and the adjustments of transferring onto a perennial contender, only showcasing his true potential in the latter half of the Orange’s current winning streak. Rice’s performance against the Statesmen was business-like, and further confirmation that the offense goes as he does. But on Saturday, the two co-piloted the SU attack and their differences meshed into one working machine. Both operated from behind the cage. Both gracefully found open teammates. Both showcased the ability to score from the doorstep, the right alley and the left. And even after they accounted for the Orange’s first eight goals — and nine of 15 on the day — their collective effort was, to them, just a small factor in the team’s offensive success. “We just try and create offense with the whole team,” Staats said. “It’s not just me and Kevin, we got six guys out there.” jcdoug01@syr.edu | @dougherty_jesse
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spring game (McDonald) explained it to me.” Hunt, McDonald and Co. left the 4,071 Syracuse fans in the Carrier Dome likely wanting to see more from the offense, but did enough to beat the defense 34-27 in Syracuse’s Spring Game on Saturday. Due to a banged-up offensive line, SU head coach Scott Shafer elected for an offense-versusdefense format — with a halftime punting challenge from Riley Dixon —rather than the Team White vs. Team Orange system the team has used in the past. Hunt finished 12-of-15 for 95 yards, orchestrating three first-half series, while Broyld hauled in eight catches for 126 yards and two touchdowns. The rising sophomore Wilson stole the show, completing all six of his passes for 124 yards and two touchdowns. “We got a lot of plays. We didn’t want to
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show the world what we’ve got, yet, because we don’t want anybody trying to steal our stuff,” Broyld said. “Right now we’re just working on the little things. The dinks and dunks, the getthe-first-down type plays. That’s what we’re getting good at.” There were dinks and dunks aplenty in the first half as the offense took a 17-5 lead into halftime behind a quick toss from freshman quarterback A.J. Long to Broyld on the right side and a well-placed fade from Kimble to Kobena. Junior kicker Alex Hodgkinson, who was added last year following Ryan Norton’s one-game suspension, hit a 27-yard field goal and two PATs. After Dixon placed two of his four halftime punts inside the 10-yard line and one inside the 5 to bring the defense within 17-12, the offense stalled out on three straight drives. The first-down denials, valued at three points each, pushed the defense ahead 21-17. “I wanted to play more, but it was about just going out there and executing,” Hunt said. In his place, Long took the first two series
and Kimble the third. Cornerbacks jumped screens. Ron Thompson sacked Long — they played touch for the quarterbacks — and Kimble fared no better. It wasn’t until Wilson hit Broyld on a 32-yard fly down the right side that the offense was reinvigorated. Two plays later, Kobena took a bubble screen for the circus touchdown. “We’re just trying to get the ball in space to our players,” McDonald said. “So if it’s a screen or a down-the-field shot, we’re really just trying to create one-on-one matchups across the field and just let our guys go out and play.” Estime showcased that best two possessions later, outrunning Julian Whigham on a post for 64 yards. A Hodgkinson 28-yarder finished the scoring for the offense. In total, McDonald said the unit churned out 79 plays. The pace was there. The potency is yet to be unveiled. sebail01@syr.edu | @Stephen_Bailey1
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wilson executed “big announcement” at Destiny USA earlier in the week to lead in to Saturday’s Spring Game, SU found a way to fill, at least for a fleeting moment, Syracuse’s sports void that lasts from April until August. “Being a small part of the community means a lot to me and this team,” Shafer said during his press conference at Destiny USA. “I’ve always talked a lot about how we want to represent this program in a first-class fashion, but we also want to make sure it’s your team.” The big reveal on Wednesday that officially signaled the return of football wasn’t so much
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a surprise as it was an excuse to hype up a program that finally seems like it’s moving in the right direction. Somehow the Orange had lured Louisiana State into a game at the Carrier Dome. And when the Tigers arrived, SU would be wearing new jerseys. Looks like Nike remembered they play some football in Central New York, too. And love them or hate them, the jerseys make Syracuse at least look like the big-time program it’s striving to become. Instrumental, though, was the decision to make the announcement at Destiny. With the band and cheerleaders in tow, there was fanfare to match the intrigue of this big announcement. On Saturday, the Orange picked up right where it left off. Shafer opened the festivities
with an appeal to the fans to take up his offer — he’ll buy you another ticket to the Villanova game as long as you buy the first. All the hallmarks he brings to the sideline, he’s trying to bring to the community, including his goofily named, yet perfectly fitting “Next Fan Up” campaign. “I just really want this to be your team,” Shafer said while addressing the crowd before the Spring Game. “Our goal is increased attendance. Our job is to play good football.” Typically the Spring Game just devolves into a forum for ridicule toward the oftenbumbling SU football program. Even two years ago, a year before head coach Doug Marrone jumped to the NFL, the crowd witnessed the defense outscore the offense 9-0. Oh, and there was no fancy scoring system
in that one. “I’d like to try to keep it a football score,” quarterbacks coach Tim Lester said. “I thought it worked out well.” This year’s offense looked good with its limited playbook and Syracuse suddenly has some exciting playmakers — Ashton Broyld and Brisly Estime is a scary big-play tandem. In the end, that’s what will get people excited for Syracuse football. This team needs to put a consistently better product on the field. Until then, at least that guy sprinting in circles in the Dome has enough energy for everyone.
David Wilson is a staff writer at The Daily Orange, where his column appears occasionally. He can be reached at dbwilson@syr.edu or on Twitter at @DBWilson2.
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Syracuse’s 2nd-line midfield shines again in win at Hobart By Josh Hyber staff writer
GENEVA, N.Y. — After Syracuse’s victory over Hobart on Saturday, SU head coach John Desko confirmed that right now his team doesn’t have a starting midfield unit.
It has two. “I’m not so sure we call one our first line or second line right now,” Desko said. “Call them ‘Orange’ and ‘Blue.’ Whatever you want to call them, they’re playing great at the right time of the year.” Just like it did in Syracuse’s dramatic, double-overtime win over No. 6 North Carolina
last weekend, the reserve midfield unit of Billy Ward, Nicky Galasso and Derek Maltz played more possessions than the starting unit of Hakeem Lecky, Scott Loy and Henry Schoonmaker against the Statesmen. Ward and Galasso each scored a crucial fourth-quarter goal, and the No. 4 Orange (9-3, 2-3 Atlantic Coast) beat Hobart (4-8, 3-2 Northeast) 15-9 at Boswell Field in Geneva, N.Y. “It’s terrifying,” Hobart head coach Greg Raymond said. “You look at the first midfield and you look at the second midfield and you’ve got to have the same game plan set for all those guys.” Ward finished with two goals and two assists on four shots, while Galasso finished with a goal and an assist on three shots. The six points from Ward and Galasso tripled the combined two points from the starting unit — a goal from Lecky and an assist from Schoonmaker. It’s been a stellar stretch for the Ward-Galasso-Maltz unit. Ward scored the double-overtime game-winner to propel the Orange into the ACC tournament, and Galasso scored midway through the fourth quarter against UNC to give the Orange a 9-8 lead — its first of the day. While on Saturday against Hobart, the stage belonged to attacks Randy Staats and Kevin Rice — who combined for nine goals — it was once again Ward and Galasso who stepped up in crunch time. Ward buried home a pass from Galasso three minutes into the fourth quarter to give the Orange a 10-8 lead. The goal came in the middle of a 5-0 Syracuse run in which the Orange went from trailing 8-7 to leading 12-8.
It was Galasso who scored SU’s 12th goal with 9:22 left in the game, an unassisted rifle from 15 yards out. The Orange had trailed 6-2 midway through the second quarter, but Galasso’s goal completed an eight-goal swing. Ward then put the game out of reach, scoring an unassisted goal to give the Orange a 13-9 lead with 3:43 remaining. With Staats’ stellar play to start the season earning him a starting spot with the first-line attack, Maltz has slid down to the second-line midfield, where he has meshed well with Ward and Galasso — former attacks themselves. “Nicky and Derek are so easy to play with, they’ve both got their heads up,” Ward said. “I’ve been playing with Derek since we came in freshman year, and Nicky’s really come in and gelled well. We kind of joke around, we’ve got six attackmen out there when we’re in there.” Desko said that balance is the key. With the ACC tournament coming next weekend — the Orange will play Duke at PPL Park in Chester, Pa., on Friday — Desko said it’s a positive that all of SU’s units see the field to keep themselves fresh. With Hobart starting goalkeeper Peter Zonino ruled out for Saturday’s game with a head injury, freshman Jackson Brown, who had just played eight minutes all year, started in the cage. In his first collegiate game, the firepower of Syracuse was too much to handle. Said Raymond: “The depth was a concern. You always go into a ‘Cuse game knowing that everybody that’s on the field, all six guys playing offense at once, are great offensive players.” jmhyber@syr.edu
NICKY GALASSO (LEFT) AND BILLY WARD (RIGHT) embrace during Syracuse’s 15-9 win at Hobart on Saturday. They combined for three goals. logan reidsma staff photographer
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SU bullies Notre Dame with game-opening 8-0 stretch By Sam Blum asst. copy editor
Syracuse traveled to face Notre Dame with the belief that it’d be one of the toughest matchups for the Orange all season. During its first two road dates against top-10 opponents this season, Syracuse fought to pull away late in the game. On Saturday, it syracuse 18 took only seven minnotre dame 10 utes of game action for Syracuse to essentially put the game out of reach. It took Katie Webster just 57 seconds to put Syracuse on the board. Kailah Kempney added one of her own 29 seconds later. And by the 18:02 mark of the first half, No. 1 Syracuse (151, 6-1 Atlantic Coast) had scored eight unanswered, as the Orange cruised to an 18-10 win over the No. 9 Fighting Irish (9-7, 2-5) in front of 2,657 at Arlotta Stadium in South Bend, Ind. With the win, Syracuse clinched a share of the ACC regular-season championship. After allowing six goals and recording just one save, Notre Dame pulled starting goalie Allie Murray, but the damage had already been done. “They came out fired up and it was awesome,” said head coach Gary Gait. “They came out firing on all cylinders, they didn’t make mistakes and had a great start.” Kayla Treanor finished with a game-high four goals. Alyssa Murray had three as well. Kempney, though, set the tone for the win, scoring three of the first five goals. “She had a great game today,” Gait said. “She
came out on fire. She got us off to a great start, not only getting us the draws but also the ball in the back of the net.” Notre Dame had its best chance midway through the second half, when it sliced the lead to 12-7 on a goal by Grace Muller with 13:04 left to play.
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But 40 seconds later, Katie Webster got a shot past Liz O’Sullivan. Notre Dame wouldn’t get within five the rest of the game. SU midfielder Bridget Daley saw her first game action since being sidelined with an injury during Syracuse’s win at Stetson on Jan. 24. She scored a goal late in the second half. “I think she’s a huge part of this team and she has been from the sidelines,” Gait said. “It’s her second game of the year. She stepped up and had a goal today, kind of a welcome back. She got to contribute and it hopefully made her day.” More than anything else, it was just icing on the cake for a Syracuse team that had a lot to celebrate. The Orange returns to action in the ACC tournament quarterfinals on Thursday in Chestnut Hill, Mass. sblum@syr.edu | @SamBlum3
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Spring Game boosts hype for program
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ASHTON BROYLD escapes a tackle from Eric Anthony during Syracuse’s Spring Game on Saturday. Broyld scored two touchdowns as the offense ran mostly simple plays en route to a 34-27 win over the defense. Syracuse opens the season in August. chase gaewski managing editor
SU offense limits playbook in 34-27 Spring Game win against defense By Stephen Bailey sports editor
The flashes of the future were interspersed during an afternoon filled with bubble screens. A offense 34 64-yard defense 27 ho ok-up from Austin Wilson to Brisly Estime down the middle. A 54-yard comple-
tion from Wilson to Ashton Broyld, on a screen. An 18-yard connection from Mitch Kimble to Jeremiah Kobena, who ran all the way across the field before a Kendall Moore comeback block sprung him into the end zone. As a whole, the offense was just as simple as offensive coordinator George McDonald hinted it would be on Tuesday. But the glimpses of McDonald’s
“full-bore blast” offense were there. And starting quarterback Terrel Hunt said there are plenty more to come. “There’s a ton of downfield stuff,” Hunt said. “I was a little upset because I didn’t realize we were on TV, so we didn’t want to show everything. I was a little frustrated like, ‘What’s going on?’ But then see spring
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here were only about 4,071 people in the Carrier Dome for Syracuse’s Spring Game on Saturday, but almost all of them made their way onto the field after the game. There was a chance to pose for photos with Scott Shafer and get autographs from current and former players. The overhead view was something DAVID that more closely WILSON resembled the A LL IN THE open side of the GA ME YO Dome during a big basketball game than the expectation for an Orange Spring Game. And in the middle of it all was an older man — probably in his mid 60s — clutching two miniature American flags and sprinting in circles around the Carrier Dome field. Spring football fever. It was only 4,071, but the attendance was an improvement from last year — and it was 4,071 who genuinely seemed excited to be there. And what they saw wasn’t always pretty, but usually at least resembled and somehow finished with a football score. Despite a scoring system that awarded defensive stops and three-and-outs and a halftime show during which Riley Dixon scored seven points by punting, the offense triumphed over the defense 34-27, albeit with a disappointingly rudimentary playbook of short passes. But the football was only part of what mattered. What was more important was that somehow football was earning the headlines for a week in mid-April. With a craftily
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POWERFUL PAIR: Staats, Rice lead Orange back against Hobart By Jesse Dougherty asst. sports editor
GENEVA, N.Y. — Randy Staats didn’t have enough time to step into the biggest pass of the game. He could only plant his right foot, but that was still enough. Dylan Donahue called for the ball,
streaking and wide open in front of the net. Staats shook a Hobart defender and unleashed a pass that syracuse 15 traveled 25 yards and hobart 9 straight into the pocket of Donahue’s stick. A perfect combination of pace and
placement, the pass allowed Donahue to give Syracuse its first lead since the opening quarter — one it would hold onto for the remainder of the game. “I reached back and threw up a prayer and it got to him,” Staats said. And while it was the kind of play Syracuse has grown used to from the crafty
Staats, it shocked the Statesmen while permanently hampering their upset bid. “That’s the beast you’re playing against,” said Hobart head coach Greg Raymond, before senior attack Cam Stone added that he had never seen anything like it. With Hobart threatening to edge
Syracuse for the second straight season, Staats’ acrobatic assist came on the back end of a comeback orchestrated by him and fellow attack Kevin Rice. No. 4 Syracuse (9-3, 2-3 Atlantic Coast) beat unranked Hobart (4-8, 3-2 Northeast) 15-9 at Boswell Field
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