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december 6, 2012
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the daily orange
Web group hosts local craft fair By Annie Palmer Staff Writer
allen chiu | design editor
A haunting performance
josh ocean, lead singer for indie-rock band Ghost Beach, croons as the opening act of Wednesday’s Bandersnatch Music Series Concert. The duo opened for indie band Walk the Moon in the Schine Underground. The concert was the third consecutive show that sold out for University Union, and was the second Bandersnatch show of the semester. About half the audience painted their faces to match one of Walk the Moon’s music videos. Walk the Moon ended its headlining tour with its show in Syracuse.
Onondaga County reported flu cases pass 2009 record By Michael Hacker Staff Writer
The flu is spreading throughout Onondaga County at the fastest and most prevalent rate since the 2009 swine flu. The number of lab-confirmed cases in Onondaga County rose to 210 last week, up from 95 cases the week before, reported The Post-Standard. But many people who have the flu
do not seek treatment, so this number could be substantially higher. In 2009, the number of reported cases in Onondaga County exceeded 350 in a single week, reported The PostStandard. Kathleen Van Vechten, nurse practitioner at SU Health Services, said Health Services has only seen a few cases of confirmed influenza on campus at SU, but stressed that this
could change at any time because the flu is very contagious. This year’s flu season started earlier than usual and the virus is spreading quickly. The number of flu cases in Onondaga County has doubled every week since October, reported The Post-Standard. There has been a significant increase in flu activity in the United States in the past two weeks. The
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared Dec. 2-8 National Influenza Vaccination Week and is urging people to get vaccinated against the flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Van Vechten urged students to come in and get vaccinated. SU Health Services has held 12 flu clinics see flu page 13
Sport Management Club to host silent auction for Special Olympics Eighth Annual Charity Sports Auction put on by the Sport Management Club Where: Backcourt of the Syra-
cuse University Carrier Dome When: Dec. 8 during the Syracuse men’s basketball game against Monmouth University, 5 p.m. through halftime How much: Regular basketball game entrance fees
By Carrie Eager Contributing Writer
In a small room in Drumlins Country Club, donated items from all over the world are packed into stacks of numbered boxes. These items will all soon be part of the Sport Management Club’s auction to benefit Special Olympics New York. The club’s eighth annual Charity Sports Auction will take place at the
Carrier Dome in the backcourt during the Syracuse Orange basketball game against the Monmouth Hawks on Dec. 8. In addition, the club will hold an online auction from Dec. 3-16 with similar items that will also benefit the Special Olympics. The Sport Management Club’s goal is to raise $40,000 so it can fund the seasons of 100 Special Olympics athletes, each of which costs $400,
said Steve Kozar, chairman of the event. Kozar said he thinks this auction will be able to surpass last year’s $30,444. “It is a cool, attainable goal,” he said. “We wanted to help out 100 people so that we can say these 100 people were specifically helped out from us.” All the proceeds from the auction
see sport management page 10
Syr Bazaar is often referred to as Syracuse University’s own spinoff of Etsy.com, an online retailer focused on selling unique handmade and vintage goods. Yet student founders Emelia Natalicchio and Gianna Foltz believe their organization offers products that are closer to home. Syr Bazaar is an online marketplace that features art created by SU students, alumni and professors. Founded in May 2012, Natalicchio and Foltz began the venture after receiving an award from the Raymond von Dran Innovation and Disruptive Entrepreneurship Accelerator Entrepalooza contest, Foltz said. “Originally, we went by the name Campus Bazaar with the intention of offering our services across all college campuses,” Natalicchio said. “We later scaled it down to Syr Bazaar to begin with a smaller group of customers.” The organization featured its first on-campus pop-up shop on Dec. 5 in Marshall Square Mall’s IDEA Spot. The event continues through Dec. 6, and showcases jewelry, accessories and artwork made by SU students. A second pop-up shop will take place on the Quad sometime later this year, Foltz said. Syr Bazaar had a temporary shop open at the Tech Garden’s Student Sandbox downtown, where businesses are given an opportunity for a trial run, but now the company is moving toward marketing more heavily on campus. Foltz said the ultimate goal is to return back to the original plan of expanding to other universities under the name of Campus Bazaar. “What I liked about Syr Bazaar was that it was very high end and design centric,” said Kristin Phillips, Syr Bazaar intern and SU student. “There’s a lot of freedom with startup companies like these, so when I get crazy ideas, everyone here is always open to them.” Phillips began as an intern for the organization two months ago when she received an email from SU’s College of Visual and Performing Arts detailing the position. She said she plans to start selling some of her own products through the bazaar. The process for showcasing products on the organization’s websee craft fair page 13