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Board discusses the benefits of enrolling fewer students. Page 5

Fashionista show off their personal style and share winter essentials. Page 11

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Syracuse signed arguably its most talented recruiting class under head coach Doug Marrone on Wednesday. Page 24

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Drew making effort to end alcohol issue

Recent developments raise more questions

By Liz Sawyer NEWS EDITOR

By Liz Sawyer

Despite what may seem like dozens of revelations in the case against Bernie Fine, Syracuse University students and residents remain frustrated with the lack of credible information about the investigation more than two months after his termination.

SU was thrown into the national spotlight in mid-November when news broke of allegations that the former associate men’s basketball coach had sexually abused a former ball boy more than 20 years ago. Since Fine’s release from the university, multiple developments have allowed the issue to pervade the news — and ultimately everyone’s minds.

Yet little, if any part, of the case has been resolved. Accusations were coming from one direction.

And suddenly, two. And three.

Then four. But when the third

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Syracuse men’s lacrosse player Kevin Drew told a City Court judge on Wednesday he is making significant progress responding to a drinking problem that led to his arrest in October.

The senior defensive midfielder told presidDREW ing Judge Vanessa Bogan he hasn’t had an alcoholic drink in 100 days and has since completed a 28-day inpatient treatment

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Melo said to return for St. John’s game

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Allred requests university records, rosters for case

By Zach Brown

By Marwa Eltagouri

Syracuse center Fab Melo has been reinstated and will play against St. John’s Saturday after missing three straight games due to academic issues, according to an article by The Post-Standard.

Pete Moore, SU director of athletic c om mu n ic at ion s, said Wednesday that the university could not confirm the reinstatement. The PostMELO Standard article cites two unnamed sources who also said an official announcement will be made Thursday.

Lawyers representing Bernie Fine’s accusers demand that men’s basketball head coach Jim Boeheim and Syracuse University release 25-year-old records in attempts to sue Boeheim and SU for defamation.

The lawyers requested a roster listing every individual SU basketball player, including phone numbers and addresses, from 1992 to 1997. The requested documents date back to 1983, when accusers Bobby Davis and Mike Lang worked as ball boys, according to a Post-Standard article published Wednesday.

Led by high-profile attorney

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accuser admitted to doctoring emails and the fourth retracted his accusations altogether, the case became more hazy than before.

And locals were even more confused than they were in the beginning.

Is Fine guilty, or isn’t he?

“We don’t know what we’re dealing with here,” said David Rubin, former dean of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

“One day Tomaselli (third accuser) is a reasonably credible source, the next day he’s not. One day this guy who’s in jail upstate (fourth accuser) is a reasonably credible source, and the next day he’s not. … We don’t have the 2005 university report, which is a crucial document. We don’t know what the federal investigation is going to show.

“I guess it’s funny after all of these months, and the supposed revelations that have come out, for

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Step up NERISA ARIAS , a senior English and textual studies and magazine journalism major and a member of the Black Reign Step Team, gives an improv performance in the Schine Student Center on Wednesday. The Redemption a cappella group performed as well. Both performances were in honor of the beginning of Black History Month. Syracuse University’s annual Black History Month celebration is sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs within the Division of Student Affairs.

Gloria Allred, the lawyers are also asking for the documents police filed for the university in regards to its investigation into Davis’ child molestation complaint against Fine, the former associate men’s basketball coach, according to the article.

In a Jan. 20 filing with a state Supreme Court judge in New York City, the lawyers listed a total of 26 requests for documents from the university, according to the article. Since the filing, SU’s and Boeheim’s lawyers have requested the defamation be dismissed and moved from New York City to Onondaga County. Because of this, the request for the documents was

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Open House; Sponsored by NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) 6:30pm, 530 Huntington Hall Find out about what NAMI does for the community, and how YOU can be a mental health advocate. Light refreshments will be served. Event is free!

Rock The Dome 7 pm, The Carrier Dome Featuring hip-hop heavyweights Ludacris & Rick Ross.

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NALFO Convocation; Sponsored by National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations 12:00 pm, Gifford Auditorium Come oand learn about the Latino Greek organizations on the Syracuse University campus! Event is free!

"Lights Out" Rave Party Sponsored by National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations 11:30PM, Skybarn on South Campus The first NALFO RAVE Party at Syracuse University! College ID is required. $6 for Students & Staff, $8 for Non-students. Tickets available at Schine Box Office The Backbeats 8 pm, Schine Goldstein Auditorim Come see the finalists from NBC’s “The Sing Off” perform!

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SU ranking drops on Peace Corps Top Colleges listing

By Nicki Gorny STAFF WRITER

This year, Syracuse University dropped in ranking on the Peace Corps Top Colleges list in producing volunteers for the agency. The university, which was ranked No. 11 in the nation last year, fell to No. 13 for 2012.

SU is ranked among medium-sized colleges and universities, which have between 5,000 and 15,000 undergraduate students. Thirty-four SU alumni entered the Peace Corps in 2011, according to the 2012 list, which was generated by the national office in Washington D.C. Before the 2012 list, SU rose in rank each year since 2009. In 2011, SU claimed 11th place with 36 alumni volunteers entering in 2010.

Typical fluctuation is likely responsible for the change in rank, said Shari Quan, a regional recruiter for the Peace Corps in New York state.

She said that increased selectivity in the program might have influenced the number.

“It’s more competitive now than it was a year ago,” Quan said, emphasizing applicants’ need for specific skill sets. “Don’t think that just because you’ve worked with Big Brothers and Big Sisters or Habitat for Humanity that you’re going to be a strong applicant.”

Additionally, the Peace Corps is increasingly shifting placements toward a focus on environment or agriculture, Quan said. She said while SU seniors may not have had time to develop these skill sets, sophomores or juniors should have sufficient time to prepare themselves and become attractive applicants.

“I don’t think this will be an ongoing trend,” she said of SU’s fall in rank.

Quan said high numbers of return-

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Pop culture frontrunner Stoute discusses merging of ethnicities

By Jen Bundy STAFF WRITER

Within minutes, the words “visionary,” “mastermind” and “influencer” were all attributed to guest speaker Steve Stoute, who visited Syracuse University on Wednesday night in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium.

Stoute is a successful businessman and entrepreneur whose versatility has been seen in numerous roles, including record executive, marketing consultant and even beauty line owner.

He worked with acclaimed hip-hop artists such as Mary J. Blige, Nas and Jay-Z. Recently, he landed marketing deals with popular brand names such

as McDonald’s, Bud Light and M.A.C Cosmetics.

Stoute is considered to be at the forefront of popular culture. In his new book, “The Tanning of America: How the Culture of Hip-Hop Rewrote the Rules of the New Economy,” he discusses the merging of urban culture into one mainstream public avenue.

The Black Communications Society and the National Association of Black Journalists co-sponsored the event.

Lawrence Jackson, junior broadcast and digital journalism major and vice president of NABJ, said he and

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alice plati | contributing photographer STEVE STOUTE (LEFT) AND TROY JAMES discuss Stoute’s versatile views on ethnicity and the advertising business Wednesday night in the Joyce A. Hergenhan Auditorium.

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CATHERINE MCCABE (LEFT) AND SARAH FEINER, members of University Union, hand out free Rock the Dome beanies to students to promote the Ludacris and Rick Ross concert to be held Thursday in the Carrier Dome. Doors open for the event at 7 p.m. with music starting at 8 p.m. With this concert, the University Union hopes to create a new concert tradition in addition to the annual Block Party for the students of Syracuse University and the local community.

Campus readies for Dome concert

By Rachael Barillari ASST. NEWS EDITOR

The Carrier Dome will be a secure venue for Thursday’s Rock the Dome concert due to the collective efforts of the Department of Public Safety, the Syracuse Police Department, Dome staff and hired ushers.

Safety precautions for the Ludacris and Rick Ross concert will follow a similar plan to the one used for the annual spring Block Party concert, DPS Capt. John Sardino said.

DPS, in conjunction with SPD, Dome staff and ushers, will monitor all gates into the event space. Officials will also supervise individuals attending the concert as they enter the Dome and throughout the show, Sardino said.

Rob Dekker, University Union president, said of the approximately 9,500 tickets available, about 6,000 to 7,000 tickets have been sold for Rock the Dome thus far; but he said he will not know the final ticket count until Thursday.

Dekker said safety is very important to the organization. It is not only for the students, but for the talent as well.

“We absolutely take security seriously,” Dekker said. “It is certainly a priority.”

Last year’s Block Party, featuring Kid Cudi, sold about 15,000 tickets, and this year’s Juice Jam concert,

featuring B.o.B, sold 7,000.

Because there are fewer attendees for Rock the Dome compared to Block Party, fewer gates will need to be open.

A fewer number of guards and Dome staff will also be needed, Dekker said.

The concert will have a seating feature never before utilized in the Dome because the audience size is smaller, Dekker said.

“We absolutely take security seriously.

It is certainly a priority.”

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The setup is very similar to Juice Jam concerts, Dekker said. One thousand students will be able to experience the concert in the general admission standing floor area for the entirety of the show.

He said a cattle rail barrier students can line up against will be in place in front of the stage. Security personnel will be present between the stage and the barrier, Dekker said.

UU officials are excited about utilizing the new setup because the organization is using it as a trial run to use at larger-scale events, like Block Party, with more people on the

floor. This format is not often used in Syracuse, Dekker said. The setup was recently used at the Dayglow event at the Oncenter War Memorial Arena last September.

Sardino, of DPS, said he does not expect a large amount of roughhousing at the event, but public safety officers and the police have plans in place in case situations that require disciplinary action occur.

Arrests will result from violations of New York state law, but actions against Dome policy may not be handled with an arrest, Sardino said.

Dekker said SU Ambulance will be the first responders involved if a situation arises.

Though the rate of incidences in the past is fairly low, Dekker said everyone involved will do their best to ensure the safety of students and members of the general public.

“We want to make sure we are protecting students,” Dekker said. “It is a privilege to do shows in the Dome, and we take that very seriously.” rebarill@syr.edu

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Left obsession with equality, fairness makes for flawed philosophy

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he banter is heard from the encampments of the Occupy movement to the halls of Congress and the White House: Society is not fair and economically people are not equal. Too few people make too much while too many others make too little.

The left is obsessed these days with inequality. It is true that current socioeconomic trends are troubling, but the problem is the ideology of the left and the solution is the autonomy of the masses.

The major flaw with the current economic system is it has strayed too far from the founding principles. This is why people are upset today. It is not because the government is not involved in ensuring economic equality or fairness. It is a result of the government having its hand on the scale.

The current federal government structure puts too many barriers between people and the prosperity they know they can achieve. Big institutions favor the powerful by shielding them from the natural competition and regulations of the marketplace. These institutions stifle production and commerce with hundreds of thousands of regulation. Free commerce is

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the right direction what improves individuals’ economic status and closes the equality gap.

The left promises a utopian equality in return for their economic freedom. Their methods are not aimed at achieving increased equality through opportunity but rather through destruction, taking from some to give to others. When this inevitably fails, the left blames the most productive in society, calling them “greedy” and “selfish” rather than acknowledging that those on the left come from a flawed ideology.

The ultimate conclusion of the leftists is that they would rather have. As former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher put it: “The poor were poorer provided the rich were less rich.” The effect of this not only hurts every

Governor needs to take first step against state redistricting process Legislatures are notoriously bad at regulating themselves. This week, that truism was given continued credibility after New York’s proposed redistricting plan was released.

In general, the proposed legislative districts are as malformed as they have ever been. It appears that decisions about districts are made with chief concern for protecting incumbents, not the welfare of democracy. In the last 30 years, past gerrymandering has resulted in an average of only three challengers defeating incumbents each year. That might partly explain the paltry 47 percent disapproval rating that New York’s state legislators have to stand by.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a chance to stand fast as a steward of the public’s

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LET TER TO THE EDITOR interests and the state’s democratic process at large. His most recent threat to veto the plan is a good first step. More importantly, New York needs to reform its redistricting process. Citizens should demand an independent commission, composed of only nonlegislators, that is required to draw districts that are within 1 percent of an “ideal” size.

Cuomo’s Redistricting Reform Act would have provided for such rules, but its passage has been continually delayed.

Despite what some might say, this is not a problem with one party or another. Both parties do this in states across the country.

Our governor has a chance to stand up for the interests of the people of New York — and he should.

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individual in society, but also ensures economic malady and a dismal status quo where the only equality is in poverty.

When our forefathers ventured to the shores of America, most came to have the chance to prosper as free people in a free society, not for a government ensured social status. What people view as exceptional about the United States is it is a land that recognized people have a right to their lives and the rights that naturally stem from it.

Individuals had the liberty to live their lives and pursue their own self interests. Although the competing thought was present when our country was founded, our founders realized individuals are better off when they have the freedom to succeed or fail.

In a free society — inseparable from a free economy — economic inequality is present and acceptable because it is the natural result of free people making decisions. This is the freedom many enlightenment thinkers envisioned and our founders established. Some people do better than others; some produce more while some produce less.

A free economy is based on the principle of the voluntary exchange of goods and services.

People are able to engage in transactions in their benefit without being coerced by an outside party. This process is fair because no outside institution interferes to pick winners and losers. It also ensures people succeed on their own merits and not by taking from others or manipulating government bodies.

There will never be a society that will be able to guarantee equal outcomes or equal opportunity for all people. This is simply not possible.

The attempts are generally well intentioned; but this is often an overvalued virtue. As an individual one must trust others to increase their own stock in life, but it must be ensured that individuals have the freedom to flourish and achieve their potential. No degree of freedom the population gives up will ensure equality; it will only ensure slavery to the state.

The late economist Milton Friedman may have said it best: “A society that puts equality before freedom will get neither. A society that puts freedom before equality will get a high degree of both.”

Patrick Mocete is a senior political science and policy studies major. His column appears every Thursday. He can be reached at pdmocete@syr.edu.

Numerous counseling services available to those with mental illness What do you think of when you hear the words “mental illness”?

Quite possibly, the first word that came to your mind is “crazy.” Labels like “crazy” come from the negative stigmas associated with mental illness. Mental illness comes in many forms, and many people with mental illness function well.

Some examples of mental illness among college students are bipolar disorder, depression, eating disorders and schizophrenia. Students with mental illness may need extra support to be successful in school, but they are just as capable as their peers. It is very difficult to deal with mental illness, whether you are the person who has the mental illness or you know someone who struggles with mental illness.

At Syracuse University, there are many supports available to students with mental illness.

First, there is the Counseling Center that provides counseling to all SU students. The Counseling Center can be reached at 315-443-4715, or for information, go to counselingcenter.syr.edu.

There is another service available through

LET TER TO THE EDITOR Psychological Services through the psychology department. For information, call 315-443-3595.

Lastly, there is a student-run group on campus called NAMI SU, of which I am vice president. NAMI stands for National Alliance on Mental Illness. Its main objectives are to spread awareness about issues related to mental illness and to provide support for people who struggle with mental illness.

On the SU campus, NAMI SU holds support groups for students with mental illness every other Thursday night. We are holding a special Open House event on Thursday, Feb. 2 at 6:30 p.m. in 530 Huntington Hall for anyone who is interested. If anyone is interested, please contact Jillian Rogers at jnrogers@syr.edu or me at ckowal@syr.edu.

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University must not overenroll from high application numbers Applications for first-year students to attend Syracuse University have been on the rise for about a decade. With the rise in applications comes a rise in enrollment at SU. In fall 2010, SU overenrolled the target number of first-year students. The target number was 3,300 students. The university enrolled 3,467. For fall 2011, the goal was 3,350 students. The school enrolled 3,750 freshmen, according to figures from SU’s Office of Institutional Research and Assessment website.

For fall 2012, the goal is 3,375.

The university was forced to house students in hotels due to the high enrollment for this academic year.

University officials said they will not house students in hotels in the fall.

The university must be extra vigilant to make sure it hits the target enrollment this year without going over the expected enrollment number.

EDITORIAL by the daily orange editorial board The point of having a target enrollment is diminished when the university continues to go over the number.

For students, there are many benefits to enrolling fewer students. The residence halls, classrooms and public facilities can be utilized better when there are less students. Students can receive more individualized attention from teachers. The selectivity of the school, which is factored into national rankings, goes up when fewer students are accepted and enrolled.

Though the reasons are varied for more students applying to SU, the university can only stretch its resources so thin. By accepting fewer students, the resources can be more evenly distributed to students who attend SU.

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Indie artist becomes pop culture sensation before dropping two-song EP

ana Del Rey. Lana Del Rey. Lana Del Rey. I can’t go anywhere without seeing her name. I feel like Jan from “The Brady Bunch.”

Twitter. Facebook. Even my friend’s YouTube ads are filled with Del Rey. On Tuesday, LDR’s first official album, “Born to Die,” was released to the feverishly awaiting masses.

If you’ve somehow missed out on Del Rey, she has one popular music video, the mouth of a Beverly Hills Real Housewife and the ability to find herself in a million controversies. Del Rey is publicized as “a gangster Nancy Sinatra” because she apparently has a very creative public relations team.

The problem is I don’t understand why she is the most famous hipsterdream-girl on Earth. She didn’t even have a real CD available on iTunes before this week.

Instead, she has a self-made music

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video for her hit “Video Games.” The song just screams indie princess with Brigitte Bardot eyeliner.

The 25-year-old indie artist has an entire page on hipsterrunnoff.com dedicated to her, which features “all Lana all the time 24/7 #LDR Coverage. What will Lana do next?!?!?”

She’s even popular enough for not one but many hashtags. Others include #Pray4LDR and #Born2Die. When a girl has three or more hashtags dedicated to her, you know she has arrived.

Despite all this publicity, Del Rey has only delivered a two-song EP. Two songs and somehow she booked a Saturday Night Live appearance.

Her performance only added to the mythology of Lana Del Rey: going famously poorly. Viewers watched LDR stand like a broken doll center stage, caressing her face and occasionally hair-flipping.

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the one that got away Countless celebrities threw in their two cents about Del Rey’s lackluster performance.

Brian Williams, who I would’ve guessed would be sleeping during the late-night show, tweeted that Del Rey is the “least-experienced musical guest in the show’s history.”

Although Williams hasn’t jumped onto the Del Rey bandwagon, she does have the magic of Harry Potter behind her.

Daniel Radcliffe hosted the episode of SNL that featured Del

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Rey. He came out in support of LDR saying, “I don’t think (the performance) warranted anywhere near that reaction.”

While still being her usually abrasive self, everyone’s least favorite comedienne, Whitney Cummings, tried to be fair to LDR. Via her Tumblr — am I the only one surprised Cummings has time for a Tumblr — Cummings wrote, “She moves in a very drunk-at-awedding-and-gonna-regret-it-inthe-morning-type way which is all I really need to be entertained. …

So whether or not Lana sucked, I think we should be encouraging and patient.”

The SNL backlash is only one of a number of controversies LDR has been involved in. From other disappointing live appearances to plastic surgery denials and video leaks, Del Rey has survived it all.

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We can only wait to see where LDR goes from here. She started out as Lizzy Grant, a wide-eyed bleach blonde. She has grown into a vampy ingenue singing, “I heard you like the bad girls, honey, is this true?”

On Wednesday, “People With Lana Del Rey’s Lips” — 2012’s answer to “Chicks with Steve Buscemi Eyes” — was featured on Huffington Post Comedy. With her lips plastered on famous faces, including President Barack Obama and Marilyn Monroe, this only adds to the mystique behind her fame.

With an actual album for us to buy, bloggers to complain or rave about, or somewhere in between, the media magnet that is LDR can only get stronger.

Ariana Romero is a sophomore magazine journalism major. Her column appears every Thursday. She can be reached at akromero@syr.edu.

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put on hold.

Davis and Lang’s lawyers say they believe the requested documents could identify potential witnesses located in New York City to help argue against moving the case to Onondaga County.

The request additionally asks for the names of any people the defendants know had a sexual or “inappropriately close” relationship with either Fine or his wife, Laurie. It also asks for the names of people who have ever complained about either of the two engaging in sexual relationships with boys, teens or young men, according to the article.

The accusers’ lawyers submitted an affidavit for Davis this week. Davis stated that Fine’s wife had sexual relations with three unnamed basketball players from 1993 to 1997 in the affidavit. The affidavit mentions Davis overhearing players discuss the relations and overhearing Fine’s wife discussing performing oral sex on

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Melo tweeted Wednesday, “Can somebody tell @scoopjardine that #lobcity is back.”

Syracuse’s senior point guard Scoop Jardine has connected with the sophomore center on alley-oop plays many times throughout the year.

Melo did not travel with the team on its most recent road trip, a two-game swing against Notre Dame and Cincinnati. He wore street clothes on the bench in Syracuse’s win over West Virginia on Saturday. The sophomore

the players.

The plaintiff’s lawyers said they filed the affidavit to request the name of any player located in New York City to argue that the lawsuit should stay downstate.

“We have no comment beyond what is in the papers we have filed with the court in this case,” Allred said in an email.

Davis and Lang sued Boeheim in December, claiming he defamed them when he publicly accused the stepbrothers of lying about Fine molesting them. Boeheim later apologized for these comments.

The request for a venue change of the lawsuit will be heard before state Supreme Court Justice Brian DeJoseph on Feb. 21 at 10 a.m. at the Onondaga County Courthouse, according to the papers.

Fine, who was fired from the university Nov. 27, has denied the allegations and has not been charged. Federal agents and the Syracuse Police Department continue to investigate. meltagou@syr.edu

center leads the Orange with 5.7 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game.

With Melo out, freshman Rakeem Christmas slid into the starting center spot from his usual place as the starting power forward.

Sophomore C.J. Fair took over Christmas’ old starting position while sophomore Baye Keita saw significantly more playing time coming off the bench.

SU went 2-1 without Melo, suffering its only loss of the season against the Fighting Irish.

Melo has been practicing with the team throughout the two-week period. zjbrown@syr.edu

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Troy James, a sophomore advertising major who led the forum, met Stoute this past summer when he spoke at a NABJ convention. Jackson and James both agreed Stoute would be a great guest for SU to host because of his knowledge of business, culture and marketing, he said.

“I feel like his book is not about black and white, but culture,” said Jackson, who went on to relate this message to NABJ. “You don’t have to be black or a journalist to be a member.”

The idea of a united youth culture was repeated throughout the night. Stoute coined the word “tanning” as the blending of shared values and the shift in how young people in America are identifying themselves. Youth are no longer defined only by race, he said.

Stoute said hip-hop culture has “rewrote the rules of the new economy” by expanding into the mainstream with people of all demographics listening and resonating with the music.

“It goes much deeper than music,” Stoute said. “No longer does your ethnicity predetermine what drives you culturally.”

In his book, Stoute references case studies that show marketing is becoming colorblind. He said a shift has taken place and we have evolved past having to advertise to specific ethnicities.

Stoute said his passion for marketing and connecting to youth culture was what compelled him to change careers in the early 2000s

DREW

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program, said Gary Sommer, Drew’s defense lawyer.

Drew’s last drink was on Oct. 24, Sommer said. This was the day Drew was charged with driving while intoxicated, resisting arrest, leaving the scene of a property damage accident and numerous other traffic violations.

Drew was driving the car of SU men’s lacrosse head coach John Desko without the coach’s knowledge when he was pulled over.

When police forced Drew out of the vehicle, he took an aggressive stance and officers took him to the ground, according to police records.

Drew, 21, was suspended from the team the day after the incident and then withdrew from SU. Drew returned to the university and the

PEACE CORPS FROM PAGE 3

ing Peace Corps volunteers in graduate programs influenced SU’s consistent placement on the list of top colleges for alumni volunteers.

“Having these students on campus fosters a conversation and contributes to the number of times that you hear about this opportunity,” she said.

Peter Gerlach, a doctorate student in the Cultural Foundations of Education program at SU, was a Peace Corps volunteer in Mongolia from 2007 to 2009 and is one of those students.

As a teaching assistant and through his involvement at the Slutzker Center for International Services, Gerlach said he talks to undergraduate students about his experiences in the Peace Corps regularly.

His wife and fellow Peace Corps volunteer in Mongolia, Cady Gerlach, a second-year student in the College of Law and student in the Master of Public Administration program, has sat on panels to answer undergraduates’ questions about the program.

Although SU does not have a campus recruiter for the Peace Corps like many larger colleges and universities, Cady Gerlach said there is still

from record executive to marketing executive.

His determination to follow his “gut instinct” allowed him to walk away from a coveted career into the unknown, he said.

He discussed the digital change that has overhauled the music industry in recent years.

Illegal downloading and sharing files has made the music industry become more resourceful to survive, he said.

After leaving the music industry, Stoute founded his own advertising firm called Translation, which landed its first large contract with McDonald’s and Justin Timberlake.

Translation’s success is largely due in part to Stoute’s business strategy of appealing to its audience and being honest. He delivers the truth in a company-specific way that fits Translation’s business template, he said.

His stern approach has led Translation to work with name brands such as Target, Nokia, State Farm, the soon-to-be Brooklyn Nets and Coca-Cola. He shared, for the first time ever, that the first Super Bowl commercial spot belongs to Translation and its new client, Bud Light.

Shanna Chappell, a junior communications and rhetorical studies major, said she found the forum refreshing and was impressed by Stoute’s accomplishments.

“I like moving culture forward,” Stoute said.

“I was excited to come talk to people here because if one or two are inspired to get excited and approach their dreams, then this trip was worth it.” jbundy@syr.edu

lacrosse team for the start of spring practice on Jan. 12. Desko said on men’s lacrosse media day Jan. 12 that he made a difficult decision and allowed Drew to rejoin the team.

Drew’s lawyer, Sommer, said in court that Drew has dealt with his drinking problem more aggressively than many of the other students he has represented.

At Sommer’s request, Judge Bogan adjourned the case to March 20. Sommer said outside the courtroom that he made the request so he would have time to try and negotiate a resolution to the case with the district attorney’s office with the evidence that Drew is voluntarily addressing his drinking problem.

Drew played in all 17 games for SU last season and was named to the All-Big East Second Team. He registered six goals, an assist, 33 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers. egsawyer@syr.edu

an interest at the university.

“The type of student that would already come to SU might be the type to apply to Peace Corps,” Cady Gerlach said, describing typical Peace Corps applicants as selfless, service-oriented, adventurous and resourceful.

She said: “You just have to plant a seed, and I think that having a conversation with a returning volunteer can really help that.” nagorny@syr.edu

PEACEFUL PROMOTIONS Former President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps in 1961 to promote world peace and friendship.

The agency’s mission has three goals: • To help people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women.

• To help promote a better understanding of Americans to the people who have served.

• To help promote a better understanding of other people, on the part of Americans.

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me to be saying that we don’t know anything, but we don’t know anything. And that’s where we are.”

Rubin, a communications law professor at Newhouse, said it is still too early to tell whether any of the judgments against Fine, and now his wife, Laurie, are true. But after hearing the retractions that were released in the last few weeks, Rubin said the case against Fine is now fairly weak.

Joel Kaplan, also a communications law professor at Newhouse, said though the admissions from the third and fourth accusers may help Fine in the long run, it will do little to change the state of the current defamation case against

the university and Jim Boeheim.

With the help of high-profile attorney Gloria Allred, Bobby Davis and his stepbrother, Mike Lang, filed a defamation lawsuit against Boeheim and SU in December. The suit claimed the men’s head basketball coach defamed the alleged victims when he said they were lying about being sexually abused

by Fine. Boeheim later apologized for these statements.

Kaplan said Allred’s decision to publicly file Davis’ affidavit Monday was a ploy to make sure the venue of the defamation case remained in New York City. The affidavit accused Laurie Fine of having inappropriate sexual relationships with numerous former basketball players.

Allred said she hoped to find one of these players living in NYC so she could argue to keep the case there.

But Kaplan said the salacious allegations against Laurie Fine are just another way for Allred to further embarrass the university and make them settle. He said finding a player residing in NYC wouldn’t be enough to keep the venue there because if the events did take place, they happened “just around the road” in Syracuse.

“She’s a great lawyer, but her logic doesn’t really make sense,” he said.

However, Kaplan said even if the allegations against Laurie Fine are true — and he thinks they’re a long way away from being proven — they wouldn’t be illegal. The players were of age.

“It might be unethical, immoral and all those other things,” Kaplan said, “but they’re consenting. It’s not like the other allegations that this is abuse of minors.”

Whatever the truth may be, students who have followed the extensive coverage say they are irritated with the uncertainty of every

development.

Jessica Harris, a sophomore graphic design major, said the twists and turns of the case have been confusing, and she really doesn’t know what to think anymore.

“I originally thought that Bernie Fine was 100 percent guilty, but with all this new information, I’ve kind of changed my stance on it,” Harris said. “I don’t know what he’s guilty of and what he’s not. He may be guilty of some or wrongly accused of it all — no one knows what’s going on with it.”

It’s because of this confusion that faculty members at Newhouse decided to hold a symposium discussing the case. The event, called “When Games Turn Grim: Can media cover sports scandals responsibly?” will explore the ethics and decisions made by media outlets involved in the coverage.

Kaplan will moderate the first panel and Rubin will speak on the ethics panel later in the day.

Kaplan said while the symposium will be a good place to start journalistically evaluating how and why things happen the way they do, it will not satisfy all unanswered questions.

But for Rubin, not knowing is the most frustrating part.

“We don’t really know what Bernie Fine did or didn’t do. We don’t really know if his wife was involved. We don’t know what kind of investigation the university did in 2005. We don’t know what the federal government was looking for or what they found or whether they’re going to report. …

“And I’m beginning to wonder if we’re ever going to know.” egsawyer@syr.edu —Asst. News Editor Marwa Eltagouri contributed reporting to this article.

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Adding up Students tally number of homeless people in county for federal data

By Diana Pearl

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heltered by the safety net of a college campus, students sometimes feel a disconnect between campus inhabitants and those who populate the city.

Students from multiple colleges in the East Tennessee area are attempting to close the gap by counting the number of homeless people in the city surrounding their campuses. There are student participants from Carson-Newman College, Maryville College, Walters State Community College and Lincoln Memorial University.

Once students collect their data, they will submit their findings to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The department will then determine how to allocate federal funds for local programs, according to a Jan. 26 article in Knox News.

Each county is required to do a one-day homeless count.

Jean-Ann Washam, director of Carson-Newman’s Appalachian Outreach program, was appointed as the representative for the area surrounding the school. Because Appalachian Outreach operates the county’s homeless shelter, Washam was asked to spearhead the operation, she said.

Jefferson County, the county where Carson-Newman is located, is a member of the Tennessee Valley Coalition to End Homelessness. Four of the 12 counties represented in the organization have universities within them. Seeing the colleges as a resource, coalition members believed the students would be perfect for performing the count, Washam said.

The count was a “point in time homeless count,” sociology associate professor Ray Dalton said.

“They knew they weren’t going to contact everyone. There’s no way they can do that,” Dalton said. “They were trying to get a snapshot of homeless population in our county.”

Both Washam and Dalton expressed the difficulty of count-

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ing homeless people in a more rural region such as theirs.

“The face of rural homelessness is much more difficult to count, unlike in large cities with a concentration of people,” Washam said. “That doesn’t mean it’s not occurring. It just means it is less prominent.”

To find the homeless people in their area, students visited places such as underpasses, Laundromats, truck stops, car washes and 24-hour restaurants, Dalton said.

Participation in the count was open to the entire community at Carson-Newman. However, the majority of volunteers from Carson-Newman were students in Dalton’s senior-level sociology class, Washam said. Participating in the count acted as a service-learning component of the course. About 25 percent of the students who participated were regular volunteers at the homeless shelter, Washam said.

To prepare for the count, students in the class and regular volunteers went through training on how to approach the homeless.

As part of their service-learning work, students wrote in a journal about their experiences during the count, Dalton said. The students at Carson-Newman were not alone, as every

county in East Tennessee had people counting their county’s homeless population, he said.

Washam said she feels the experience was eye-opening for the student participants, not just about how much homelessness there is in the area, but how many are on the brink of homelessness.

Dalton said he feels the students acted with sensitivity and maturity when dealing with the tough task.

“It’s a very difficult thing to be sensitive to the needs of other people and to not just look like you’re trying to count people,” Dalton said.

Having students participate in the count was a huge success and something they would consider doing in the future, Washam said.

“Students came in with a fresh understanding and enthusiasm to participate and a willingness to go out to the places we sent them,” Washam said. “Because of the sheer number of people we had participate, we were able to do a successful count.” dspearl@syr.edu

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Brittany Fowler

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“My personal style changes on a day-to-day basis. I love slipping on a little black dress with a pair of stilettos just as much as I enjoy pairing a plain white tee with a pair of skinny jeans and flats. However, one aspect that remains constant is my love for accessories. From chunky knit scarves to a bold piece of jewelry, accessories complete every outfit I wear. Overall, I’d say my look is casual chic with a feminine touch.”

Top three winter trends: Chunky knits - “Whether it’s a chunky sweater or scarf, this trend is sure to keep you cozy on even the coldest Syracuse day.”

Faux fur - Fur lined coats, boots, vests and winter accessories. The list is practically endless so take your pick and wear it with confidence.”

Neon - “What better way to spice up an outfit than with a pop of color? Neon is sure to grab attention and will stand out against the gray atmosphere.”

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hen looking across campus on any given day, students may notice that fashion does not come easily to

everyone.

That’s where fashion blog College Fashionista comes in. The site highlights trends on campuses across the country, sending its bloggers out scouting for stylish students to photograph.

The blog’s founder, Amy Levin, graduate of Indiana University, is a self-titled minimalist who favors fashion that can function in a variety of ways. Her go-to wardrobe piece is a simple T-shirt, which can be worn in a classroom setting or to go out for the night, she pointed out.

Levin said that while it is important to draw inspiration from high fashion, it is equally important to stay in your comfort zone.

“Be true to yourself,” Levin advised.

The College Fashionista blog is broken up into chapters dedicated to different schools.

Julie Kosin, a sophomore magazine journalism major and biweekly fashion columnist for The Daily Orange, is in charge of the Syracuse University chapter.

Kosin said her secret to style is always to keep things changing. She is inspired by all fashion around her, be it someone walking across campus or something she sees in a magazine.

“I’m always changing everything up,” she said. “I’ll have a new bag or a different pair of shoes on every day. Right now, I’m very into bright lipstick.”

So who are the fashionistas behind this blog, and what are they wearing?

Kosin heads a team of bloggers at SU, including Sarah Kinslow and Brittany Fowler, who stepped out behind the camera to strut their stuff and share their personal styles. cedebais@syr.edu

Sarah Kinslow

SOPHOMORE PHOTOJOURNALISM MAJOR

“I live in the cold climates of Syracuse and the Adirondacks for most of the year, so I show off a lot of my style through jackets, scarves, boots and hats. I have a classic and simple style, but with an outdoorsy preppy twist. My go-to stores are J.Crew, Urban Outfitters and Rugby Ralph Lauren. I always go for comfortable and functional clothes and pair them with simple classic accessories.”

Top three winter trends: Slouchy toque - “These can be super stylish, while also keeping your ears and head warm. They are great in a thick knit.”

Colored denim - “It’s great to have a pop of color amongst all of the dark winter hues.”

Tall patterned socks - “They keep you super warm, and also look cute popping out of the top of boots.’

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TUNE IN Now playing: “No Such Thing” by John Mayer “I’m a John Mayer fan in general. The themes of the song are really attractive to me.”

First song on shuffle: “Bless the Broken Road” by Rascal Flatts “I have a lot of the older music ‘cause it’s what I grew up with.”

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Second song: “The Technicolor Phase” by Owl City “I was into that a lot in high school.”

Third song: “Melody of the Wild Dance” by SID “It’s actually a foreign song. It’s very good.”

Now playing: “LaLeLeiLa” by DJ Sapphire Project “I like electro-house and it’s distracting. Let’s me have a party in my head.”

First song on shuffle: “Mean” by Taylor Swift “I like Taylor Swift. We’re gonna get married someday.”

BRYCE DAVIS

FRESHMAN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS MAJOR

Second song: “Rape Me” by Nirvana “He’s a very interesting guy, the lead singer.”

Third song: “All My Loving” by The Beatles “It’s a classic.”

—Compiled by Chelsea DeBaise, asst. copy editor, cedebais@syr.edu

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*Makes 5 servings Ingredients: 2 avocados 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons limejuice 1 clove minced garlic 1 seeded Roma tomato Directions: In a bowl, mash the avocados with a fork. Add salt, limejuice, garlic and diced tomato. Taste test the mixture and add more limejuice if needed. Optional: Spice it up with dashes of cayenne pepper. Serve with pita chips.

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Ludacris, Rick Ross to make Loud House even louder

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Priscilla Palmieri has never had the chance to see superstar rapper Ludacris live in concert — until now.

“It’s great to have someone with his talent perform at SU,” said Palmieri, a sophomore art education major. “He’s just an amazing rapper.”

Ludacris will pair up with co-headliner Rick Ross for University Union’s first Rock the Dome concert, an event UU Concerts director Ken Consor hopes will become as big a part of campus culture as Juice Jam or

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Consor said that although this was the debut concert for Rock the Dome, there wasn’t too much added pressure to selecting the visiting artists.

“We want it to live up to the artists we’ve brought here before,” he said.

Palmieri said she hopes Ludacris will be able to bring some humor to his set.

“I really hope he randomly pulls out some of his old stuff like ‘You’z a Hoe,’” she said. “He’s hilarious and that’s why people love him so much, on top of being an actor.”

Ludacris is famous for raunchy rap singles like “Money Maker” and “My Chick Bad.” He comes to Syracuse on the heels of his latest mixtape, “1.21 Gigawatts: Back to the First Time,” which was released in November.

Ross, a rapper hailing from Florida, released his most recent mixtape, “Rich Forever,” in January. He’s known for hustleand-f low singles, including “Hustlin’” and

“Aston Martin Music.”

Tickets for the show, priced at $15, are still available at the Carrier Dome Box Office, and Consor said they may still be available until the show begins.

“I’ve been following all of the social media, and the one thing I noticed besides the buzz is that students think the concert is sold out,” Consor said, “But it definitely isn’t, and it’s just a misinformed rumor. Students who still want to go have a chance.”

Depending on the show’s turnout, Consor hopes this will be the first of many Rock the Dome concerts to take the stage at the Dome.

“Assuming all goes well, hopefully we’ll get the chance to do this again,” he said. “Students can see for themselves if it will live up to the hype.”

Palmieri also has her fingers crossed for exciting and entertaining sets from both performers.

“It should be really good,” she said. “Luda is just perfect for this concert.” ervanrhe@syr.edu

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Creatively bankrupt Bland acting, tired cliches derail Heigl’s split from romantic comedies

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omething must be said for Katherine Heigl’s determination to transition successfully from television to the big screen. Since appearing in Judd Apatow’s “Knocked Up” in 2007, she worked tirelessly to transform into America’s next sweetheart.

She has mostly succeeded. Shouldering a substantial chunk of Hollywood’s romantic comedies, she played lead roles in movies such as “The Ugly Truth,” “27 Dresses” and “Life As We Know It.” Though not particularly iconic like “Pretty Woman” or thoughtful like “Annie Hall,” they efficiently established Heigl as an occasional box office drop in.

However, none of these movies have fully showcased Heigl’s moderate acting capability. No longer the dramatic actress who won an Emmy for her performance on television’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” she has opted for a career trajectory of one mediocre “comedy” after another.

Maybe this explains why Heigl agreed to star in her most recent movie, “One for the Money.” Based on the first book in Janet Evanovich’s popular 18-volume series, the project ought to have the potential to become a franchise. It should certainly have boosted her career. And by also taking on the role of

executive producer, she seemed dedicated to making herself a bona fide movie star.

Unfortunately, this isn’t the movie to make that happen. After spending more than a decade in development hell, “One for the Money” will likely fail to see a sequel, much less an entire franchise. You can’t deny the daringness in stepping out of her comfortable romantic comedy tropes. But Heigl makes an almost lateral movement into the action-comedy genre, one she already butchered with her Ashton Kutcher collaboration, “Killers.”

With a brown wig and a dowdy wardrobe, Heigl plays protagonist Stephanie Plum.

Recently having lost her job selling lingerie at Macy’s, she turns to her bail bondsman cousin for a job as a bounty hunter. She is tasked with bringing in Joe Morelli (Jason O’Mara), a potentially murderous cop who incidentally relieved Plum of her virginity years ago — without the decency of calling her back, of course. Cue Heigl’s best sassy face.

This sets up the rest of the movie. Plum predictably lets her attraction to Morelli distract her from the task of getting him into custody. Even when she has him at gunpoint, she’s somehow seduced into backing down and — surprise — letting him get away. If only Plum were a smarter protagonist, this movie could have

been more palpable at a shorter runtime.

Alas, we’re subjected to a nearly twohour showcase of actors with fake Jersey accents who look like they’re dying on the inside. Heigl looks perpetually lost, devoid of the spunk and wit that makes Plum such a compelling, if not campy, literary heroine. Instead, there’s a sense that she would rather be anywhere else, even more so when she’s on-screen with O’Mara. For two ex-flames, Heigl and O’Mara lack the chemistry needed for their lusty game of cat-and-mouse.

For an action-comedy, “One for the Money” comes up short on both ends. The movie fails in its attempt at straddling tension and laughter, resulting in a story that feels carelessly rushed and haphazard. The only suspense comes from wondering when the movie will end, and the only laughter comes from witnessing its deterioration until it reaches that point. It might even be a smarter move to watch Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler’s similarly plotted “The Bounty Hunter” instead.

Heigl recently expressed her interest in returning to “Grey’s Anatomy,” drawing skepticism from fans who denounced her eagerness to leave the show in the first place.

But if it keeps her from releasing movies like “One for the Money,” a return to television might be a smart choice after all. dataroy@syr.edu

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Keita managed to avoid that fifth foul and finished SU’s 63-61 win over the Mountaineers on Saturday. Christmas and Keita have taken on much bigger roles on the offensive end and in the heart of No. 3 Syracuse’s 2-3 zone defense during Melo’s absence. But in the three games without Melo, at least one of those big men has struggled against the rugged Big East competition.

Melo will return to the SU lineup for the team’s matchup against St. John’s on Saturday after missing three consecutive games for academic reasons, according to The Post-Standard.

Pete Moore, SU director of athletic communications, said in an email that he could not confirm whether Melo would travel with the Orange (22-1, 9-1 Big East) this weekend or his availability for the matchup with the Red Storm (9-12, 3-6) Saturday at noon at Madison Square Garden. Depending on Melo’s availability, the Orange may once again have to make some small tweaks to its game plan.

“We just have to adjust,” junior forward James Southerland said of playing without Melo. “That’s every game, though. You adjust to what’s going on, and you make the best of it.”

Melo was a force inside for SU throughout the year and seemed to get better once conference play began. He leads the Orange in blocks and rebounds per game, and his 7-foot, 244-pound frame clogged up the middle of the 2-3 zone.

The sophomore is two inches taller than Keita and three inches taller than Christmas, but the major difference comes in his bulk. Melo has roughly 30 pounds on Keita and 20 on Christmas.

And though Fair was concerned with how he would handle West Virginia’s big men Saturday,

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and defensive ends coach Tim Daoust at WMU. Morrison was with the Broncos from 2005-09, while Shafer was there from 2005-06.

Daoust coached at WMU from 2006-09.

As a player, Morrison shined as a linebacker for Michigan, making the All-Big Ten first team in 1994. He played at UM at the same time as Syracuse running backs coach Tyrone Wheatley.

Conley was the SU linebackers coach for the past four seasons, including three under Marrone. Brumbaugh just finished his second season as a coach on SU’s defensive line.

“I can’t tell you the status of where they’re going to be, but they will not be on the field with us next year,” Marrone said.

As far as the other hire SU will make, Marrone said he has some flexibility as to the position of the coach Syracuse is still looking to add. mcooperj@syr.edu

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he and Adkins agreed that the coaching staff succeeded in addressing the team’s needs, bringing in quality talent all over the field.

That quality talent came with the stress of the final push before signing day. Syracuse had power-conference schools interested in its verbal commits, and the coaching staff hoped the bonds it had forged with players stuck through it.

“As far as the last 72 hours, I’m not going to lie,” Marrone said. “It was very difficult.”

Morgan didn’t announce his commitment until signing day. For weeks, it was neck and neck between SU and Connecticut, but Penn State also tried swooping into the mix and had an offer on the table, according to Scout.com.

He played defensive back and quarterback for Erasmus Hall in Brooklyn, displaying versatility, speed and playmaking ability on both sides of the ball.

From a psyche sense, his choice to SU reaffirms strides the Orange has made in recruiting under Marrone.

“I think he’s a dynamic player from what I’ve seen and what we’ve evaluated on film,” Adkins said. “He’s a guy who we’ve been on for probably longer than any other player we’ve recruited at Syracuse.”

Syracuse’s class was ranked 53rd by Scout, which is actually a slight drop from the 51st-place ranking nationally last year. But last year’s class was larger.

This year’s class has better-rated recruits, on average.

Take Ron Thompson. The 6-foot-4, 225pound tight end had offers from Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Vanderbilt, among

others, according to Scout. Yet Thompson decided to commit to Syracuse on Nov. 7, ending most of the suspense.

Part of the reason he chose SU may have been the tight end’s role in the Orange offense. Thompson’s commitment came not too long after Nick Provo caught three touchdowns against West Virginia on Oct. 21.

With the senior Provo on his way out, Thompson could step in.

“Ron Thompson’s a guy who the whole Big 10 courted,” said John Garcia Jr., recruiting analyst for Scout. “An instant impact tight end, and especially with Nick Provo leaving it just kind of lined up for Syracuse.”

Thompson and Josh Parris — a 6-foot-3, 240-pound tight end who had offers from Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Virginia and Mississippi — make a formidable freshman duo at the position. Adkins said they’re a little bit different style-wise from each other, but he sees them both having good careers for Syracuse.

Syracuse also came out with a positive by flipping Myles Hilliard. The 6-foot-5, 250-pound defensive end committed to Pittsburgh, but reopened his recruitment when head coach Todd Graham moved on to Arizona State.

Hilliard was faced with offers from Michigan State, Minnesota and West Virginia.

“As a coach, you’d like to sit here and say, ‘We must be on the right kids if all these other teams are coming in,’” Marrone said. “But in a same sense, you’re fighting your butt off and you hope that you laid the groundwork.”

Two players Syracuse developed relationships with long ago are Ashton Broyld and Myles Davis. Davis, a linebackerturned-fullback, originally committed to

head coach Jim Boeheim said Christmas and Keita aren’t quite prepared for that type of competition, either.

“Those guys, they’re not really ready physically to play in this league,” Boeheim said.

“They’re going to have to foul sometimes. We want to foul guys like Kilicli if he’s not making shots, missing free throws. We tried to foul (Cincinnati’s) Yancy Gates the other night. Just use some fouls in that situation.”

Christmas and Keita have picked up nine fouls each in this three-game stretch, but the biggest problem has been getting solid performances out of both big men in the same game.

Against Notre Dame, neither could stop Fighting Irish forward Jack Cooley in SU’s only loss this year. At Cincinnati, freshman Christmas had his best game of the year, while Keita didn’t score and grabbed just one rebound. And against West Virginia, Boeheim was happy with Keita, but Christmas lacked energy.

“I thought Rakeem looked lost in space today,” Boeheim said after the win over the Mountaineers. “He looked like a freshman.

“I just wondered if he was awake. I wasn’t sure. I just tried to make sure he was awake.”

Melo’s return Saturday would be a huge boost for the Orange. But even if he doesn’t play, his presence alone can help SU’s other two big men.

He works through things with them in practices but also gave them feedback during the game Saturday. He did not travel with the team on the road trip to Notre Dame and Cincinnati.

And whether he plays or is just there on the bench against the Red Storm, Keita knows it will be a major benefit for himself and Christmas.

“Having him on the bench, talking to him all the time will help me,” Keita said. “We do the same thing during games. I’ll be sitting on the bench.

Rakeem, too. We keep talking all the time.” zjbrown@syr.edu

Syracuse’s Class of 2010. But he spent the 2010 season in prep school at Milford Academy in New Berlin, N.Y. He was in the Class of 2011, but a torn anterior cruciate ligament kept him from joining Syracuse last season. Finally, he has arrived and is healthy.

Broyld spent last season at Milford Academy after originally committing to Syracuse more than a year ago. But his fall was spent well, as he threw for six touchdowns and ran for six more.

He was bumped up to a four-star rating

by Scout this year. At 6 feet 4 inches and 229 pounds, Broyld has the size to be a weapon in a multitude of positions. But Adkins said SU sees him at quarterback.

Marrone said he hopes “quite a few” of the freshmen can see some time right away.

It could be the most talented class SU has brought in since Marrone arrived, and the Orange managed to hang on to recruits in the final days when the big schools came calling.

Defensive back Julian Whigham resisted what Miami (Fla.) had to offer. Defensive end Josh Manley stuck with Syracuse over new Southeastern Conference member Missouri.

And Morgan, faced with a plethora of offers, chose Syracuse. Even if it has yet to show on the field, it’s a positive indication for the Orange’s future.

“We were still well received across the country no matter where we went, whether it was Georgia, Florida, or California or New York,” Adkins said. “And I think a lot of kids, a lot of parents, were very well receptive to us in their homes and know the vision that we have here at Syracuse.” mcooperj@syr.edu —Staff writer Michael Cohen contributed reporting to this article

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courtesy of joe murphy | murray state athletics STEVE PROHM (CENTER) has led Murray State to a remarkable 21-0 mark in his first season at the helm. Prohm’s Racers are the only undefeated team left in the country.

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Murray State looking to enter NCAA Tournament unbeaten

By Stephen Bailey ASST. COPY EDITOR

Never in his wildest dreams did Steve Prohm expect to be in his current situation.

The first-year head coach at Murray State has led the Racers to a 21-0 mark and the title of the only remaining undefeated team in NCAA Division-I basketball this season.

“You never dream about being undefeated, or being 21-0, or heading into February and you haven’t lost a game,” Prohm said Tuesday on the Ohio Valley Conference coaches’ teleconference. “But I thought — with five returning players off back-to-back championship teams and guys who have played in postseason games, who have played in the NCAA Tournament — that if guys can accept roles and buy into playing together, then we can be pretty good.

“And how good? You never know. But we’ve been very blessed and very fortunate to be able to continue to do this.”

With contributors at every position, Prohm has a variety of scoring options on his Murray State roster. Starting backcourt mates Isaiah Canaan and Donte Poole pace the team with a combined 33.4 points per game. Forward Ivan Aska, who recently returned from a broken right hand, is third on the team in scoring with 12.3 points per game. That balanced scoring has helped the No. 10 Racers win their first 21 games of the year — including signature wins against then-No. 21 Memphis and 19-3 Missouri State, which received five votes in The

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Southeast Missouri 7 p.m. at UT Martin 6 p.m.

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Austin Peay 7:30 p.m. at Southeast Missouri 7 p.m.

Saint Mary’s 5 p.m. at Tennessee State 7:30 p.m. at Tennessee Tech 7:30 p.m.

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With eight games left in the regular season and the conference tournament to play, Murray State is looking to become the first team to enter the NCAA Tournament with a perfect record since Nevada-Las Vegas accomplished the feat 21 years ago.

But the Racers aren’t talking about that, Prohm said. They’re neither looking ahead

“I think the single most important thing we have to do is not try to get into a run-andgun game with them. I think you’re asking for it, you’re in big trouble, if you take quick shots.”

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at future opponents nor behind at the 21 wins they reeled off to open the season.

The Racers are taking the season one game at a time.

Murray State faces arguably its most formidable foe on its remaining schedule in Southeast Missouri (12-9, 7-2 OVC) on Thursday.

“Our guys’ focus is solely on SEMO right now,” Prohm said. “They’re a very good basketball team. We’re 21-0, but we’re just 9-0 in the league, and they’re right there at 7-2.

So our guys understand that. We’ve got a lot of respect for SEMO.” The Redhawks boast what Prohm called “the elite frontcourt” of the OVC in forwards Leon Powell and Tyler Stone. Paired with two poised guards in junior Marland Smith and senior Marcus Brister, SEMO has the midmajor star power to knock off the Racers.

Redhawks head coach Dickey Nutt believes his team is capable of beating the Racers on Thursday, especially after gaining confidence

with back-to-back conference victories and four wins in their last five games.

And if they don’t, they’ll have another chance two weeks down the road.

Nutt recognizes how steep a challenge MSU presents. The Racers have three talented and well-rounded players in Canaan, Poole and Aska, but Nutt said their frontcourt is more potent offensively than most assume.

“I think they’re very, very good on the front line, and so they’re a very, very balanced team in the way they play,” Nutt said. “… I think the single most important thing we have to do is not try to get into a run-and-gun game with them. I think you’re asking for it, you’re in big trouble, if you take quick shots.”

After the SEMO game Thursday, Murray State closes out its season with seven more conference matchups, including another battle with the Redhawks, and the OVC tournament. If the Racers do enter postseason play unscathed, they’ll earn the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament and join elite company in college basketball history.

The last team to enter its respective conference tournament undefeated — the 200304 St. Joseph’s team — had current pros Jameer Nelson and Delonte West, and they lost in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic-10 tournament. Jerry Tarkanian’s Runnin’ Rebels team over two decades ago had Larry Johnson, the No. 1 selection in the 1991 NBA Draft, as well as four other future NBA players, and eventually fell to Duke in the Final Four.

Whether Murray State can shock the world by winning out in the NCAA Tournament remains to be seen. It’s a feat that hasn’t been accomplished since Bob Knight’s Indiana squad went 36-0 in 1976.

But Lennox Forrester is not willing to rule out the possibility of a perfect season for the Racers just yet.

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville head coach has seen what the Racers are capable of firsthand. Forrester watched his team suffer an 82-65 defeat at the hands of Murray State on Jan. 21.

“Well, I mean, until someone beats them, how can you take that away from them?” Forrester said. “… I mean, I can see them doing really, really well in the NCAA Tournament.

Obviously, a lot of it has to do with matchups and things like that, but I can tell you this: They’re a good team that can do some damage in the tournament.” sebail01@syr.edu

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(first-place votes in parentheses) 1. Kentucky (63)

2. Syracuse (2)

3. Ohio State 4. Missouri 5. North Carolina 6. Baylor 7. Duke 8. Kansas 9. Michigan State 10. Murray State 11. UNLV 12. Florida 13. Creighton 14. Georgetown 15. Marquette 16. Virginia 17. San Diego State 18. Saint Mary’s 19. Wisconsin 20. Indiana 21. Florida State 22. Mississippi State 23. Michigan 24. Gonzaga 25. Vanderbilt

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2012 SU turns to junior college players to reload defensive line

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SIGNING DAY

By Michael Cohen and Mark Cooper THE DAILY ORANGE

Doug Marrone singled out the defensive line in his opening statement.

He was excited that he and the Syracuse coaching staff addressed the needs of the football team. In particular, the defensive line.

“It’s very difficult for us to bring in people with size,” the Syracuse head coach said. “We’ve had issues with that, trying to find enough players in this area with size.

“For us to have to go to junior college to get a player like Zian Jones or Markus (PierceBrewster), people who have been established, that have done a very good job, is going to help our football team.”

With the loss of both starting defensive ends — Mikhail Marinovich to graduation and Chandler Jones to the NFL Draft — Syracuse was left with glaring openings on the line.

Staring them straight down, the Orange staff got out and recruited the line as hard as any position. Three defensive ends and two defensive tackles make up nearly a quarter of the 22 players in Syracuse’s national letter of intent signing class.

Two of them — Jones and Pierce-Brewster — came from junior colleges.

Jones, a 6-foot-5, 310-pound tackle, played for West Los Angeles Community College last season. Pierce-Brewster, a 6-foot-3, 230-pound end, played for the City College of San Francisco.

Both may be called upon to contribute on the field in 2012.

“Any time you lose some players like we lost on our football team, I think you’re looking for guys that potentially could come in and play for you,” recruiting coordinator and offensive line coach Greg Adkins said.

City College of San Francisco head coach George Rush expects Pierce-Brewster to pay immediate dividends for his new school.

Rush said he would be shocked if he didn’t make plays this fall.

Pierce-Brewster had about 20 schools courting him, Rush said, including Kansas, Kansas State, Oregon State and Mississippi. He chose Syracuse on Tuesday, the day before signing day.

“I think he felt real good about the guy that recruited him, coach Adkins,” Rush said. “And secondly, I think he’s very impressed with the academic reputation of the school.”

Though Adkins helped to recruit the two junior college linemen from California, Syracuse managed to bring in a former Pittsburgh commitment at defensive end.

Myles Hilliard is 6 feet 5 inches, 250 pounds and only 17 years old.

He flipped to SU in part because of the coaching change at Pittsburgh and is nearly the same size as the 6-foot-5, 265-pound Chandler Jones.

Hilliard will be a candidate to replace him.

“I think he’s a kid who we continued to

look at throughout the process, and as things changed for him we were kind of there for him,” Adkins said. “And certainly we enjoyed having him in on a weekend, and he made the decision of what was best for him.”

Hilliard said he didn’t talk with the coaches about playing time, although he did say the thought of early playing time does excite him.

He said he developed a strong relationship with his primary recruiters, Marrone and defensive ends coach Tim Daoust.

And he’ll be one of a large batch of defensive linemen who increase competition for some open spots this August.

Said Hilliard: “I feel like Syracuse could really be a great place to grow up and spread my wings.”

Norton expected to handle kickoffs this fall Time after time, Ross Krautman’s struggles only added to the frustration. A kickoff out of bounds, an inability to reach the goal line, another kickoff out of bounds.

It all added to the frustration of five consecutive losses and a 5-7 finish for Syracuse.

Not surprisingly, head coach Doug Marrone and his staff addressed this inability in the offseason. And it didn’t take long for him to explain that one starting spot was likely already cemented.

“If you said, ‘Which player do you think will come in here and have an immediate impact?’

I would say Ryan Norton, the kicker,” Marrone said. “I think he’s going to be the kickoff guy.

We’ve seen that on film.

“All he has to do is what he’s been doing his entire life, which is kicking the ball into the end zone. When you talk about immediate impact and what it’s going to do for you statistically, that’s a big difference. That was a major decision that we had to make going through this process.”

Norton is a 5-foot-11, 170-pound kicker from Garden City. He was a 2011 All-State Second Team selection after connecting on 50-of-52 extra points and converting better than 50 percent of his field goals. His long on the season was 49 yards.

For his career, Norton made 13-of-18 field goals and holds the Nassau County record for most points in a game (nine) by a kicker in a county playoff game. mjcohe02@syr.edu mcooperj@syr.edu

INSTANT PLAYMAKER ZIAN JONES, DT WEST LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Jones is one of two junior college recruits to sign national letters of intent to play for Syracuse on signing day, along with defensive end Markus Pierce-Brewster.

Jones is a 6-foot-5, 310-pound defensive tackle who has the size to get on the field immediately.

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SYRACUSE 88, ST. JOHN’S 74

MICHAEL COHEN

SYRACUSE 84, ST. JOHN’S 63

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BIGGEST GET WAYNE MORGAN, DB

SCOOP JARDINE

6-2, 190, SR. 8.5 PPG, 5 APG

PHIL GREENE 6-2, 180, SR 7.3 PPG, 3.0 APG

BRANDON TRICHE

6-4, 205, JR. 10.2 PPG, 2.9 APG

D’ANGELO HARRISON

6-3, 202, FR 16.9 PPG, 3.9 APG

Jardine continued his solid play in the Big East to help SU get back on track following its loss to Notre Dame. The senior gave out 11 assists to two turnovers in the team’s last two wins.

Triche scored 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting against WVU. Harrison has heated up in the last four games, pouring in an average of 24.3 points per game.

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KRIS JOSEPH

6-7, 210, SR. 13.7 PPG, 4.8 RPG

SIR’DOMINIC POINTER

6-5, 196, FR. 6.7 PPG, 4.8 RPG

Joseph turned in another steady performance against the Mountaineers.

He scored 13 points and led the team with 38 minutes played.

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Morgan is one of the most highly touted recruits in New York, so it was vital Syracuse, competing with Connecticut, earned his commitment.

He’s a 5-foot-11, 191-pound defensive back who scored two defensive touchdowns and also played quarterback in high school. He has potential to play either cornerback or safety.

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MARK COOPER

SYRACUSE 81, ST. JOHN’S 58

Too many freshmen traveling in a pack.

DARK HORSE RAKEEM CHRISTMAS

6-9, 222, FR. 3.3 PPG, 3.2 RPG

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MOE HARKLESS

6-8, 208, FR. 16.0 PPG, 8.7 RPG

Christmas played well inside against Cincinnati but struggled against Notre Dame and West Virginia. Harkless recorded a 30-point, 13-rebound performance against Duke on Jan. 28.

FAB MELO

7-0, 244, SO. 7.2 PPG, 5.7 RPG

GOD’SGIFT ACHIUWA

6-8, 236, JR 10.7 PPG, 6.3 RPG

The Post-Standard is reporting Melo will return to the lineup after missing three games due to an academic issue. SU missed his physical presence in the middle of its 2-3 zone and on the boards.

JIM BOEHEIM

W-L: 878-302 36TH SEASONS

STEVE LAVIN

W-L: 176-102 9TH SEASON

In his second year at St. John’s, Lavin hasn’t coached a game since late November as he has battled prostate cancer.

Assistant coach Mike Dunlap has filled in on the bench.

ALVIN CORNELIUS, WR TOTTENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

Cornelius was a New York State Class AA First Team selection this past season, with 634 yards receiving and 272 yards rushing. At 6 feet 2 inches, he has height and could get some playing time early with the losses of Van Chew and Dorian Graham at the receiver position.

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ryan maccammon | staff photographer CARMEN TYSON-THOMAS and Syracuse have tried to apply pressure this year to earn easy baskets. However, SU has struggled and sits at 3-6 in conference play.

SU still searching to perfect defense in final stretch of year

By Chris Iseman ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

It sounded like a good plan. One that would elevate Syracuse from an NCAA tournament outsider to tournament participant. Increase intensity on defense, force turnovers and then convert to points on offense.

As the season’s end rapidly approaches, though, the pressure defense hasn’t panned out quite Who: South Florida as flawlessly as the Where: Carrier Dome Orange would’ve When: Saturday, 1 p.m. hoped. While it has created opportunities in some games, it has fizzled in others.

Overall, SU’s pressure defense has had its ups and downs in a rocky season.

“I think we’re doing pretty well with it,” guard Carmen Tyson-Thomas said. “We’re not forcing as many turnovers as we would like to. But we’re getting steals out of it.

When we come and we press teams, we’re getting what we want out of it. They’re slowing the ball down, and they’re making some bad decisions.”

Though the full-court press that head coach Quentin Hillsman introduced at the start of the season has forced some turnovers, it still hasn’t provided the answer Syracuse was look-

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ing for to make it a member of the Big East’s elite. Typically, when the Orange sets up its defense, it falls back into a 2-3 zone, just as it has for the last several seasons. Every once in a while, Hillsman will call for the press to catch opponents off guard, but SU still finds itself struggling in conference play. Syracuse (14-9, 3-6 Big East) will have its next opportunity to continue to improve its pressure defense when it plays South Florida (12-11, 4-5) on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Carrier Dome.

SU sits in 11th place in the Big East in steals with 9.1 per game. In Syracuse’s last game against lowly Providence, the Friars notched nine steals while SU managed to get only four. But on a night when Providence performed poorly on offense and Syracuse shot lights out from the field, SU’s pressure defense wasn’t needed as the Orange cruised to an 80-54 victory.

Still, four steals is less than what SU expects to get, regardless of whether it’s playing the press or a zone defense. And it’s clear that when Syracuse does force turnovers, wins come more easily.

Against Pittsburgh on Jan. 7, the Orange forced the Panthers into 23 turnovers, leading to 23 points in an easy win. Down at Seton Hall, the Pirates committed 14 turnovers, which created 25 points for Syracuse. It’s those types of

games, Hillsman said, that show how pivotal the press can be when it’s working right.

“It’s been good. Obviously, against Seton Hall, I think our pressure defense won the game for us,” Hillsman said. “Down at Boise State, that game it won the game for us. Then against UConn, in the first half, it kept us in

“When we come and we press teams, we’re getting what we want out of it.

They’re slowing the ball down, and they’re making some bad decisions.”

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the game and kept us with the opportunity to win the game.”

Perhaps the biggest issue hampering the Orange’s ability to use the press more consistently and effectively is SU’s poor play on the offensive end. All season — with the exception of its game against the Friars in which it shot nearly 58 percent — Syracuse has

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struggled shooting. Too often, the Orange’s shortcomings on offense have prevented it from setting up its press.

And when Syracuse does have the ball, it’s also turning it over too many times. The Orange is 12th in the conference in turnover margin as a result.

Guard Elashier Hall is second on the team in steals with 36 and said that despite the high number of turnovers her team is committing, it hasn’t been frustrating that her defensive effort is essentially being negated.

“The more steals I get, the more chances we get to convert,” Hall said. “Even when we don’t convert as well as we would want to, the opportunities are still there. It’s one thing to not even have the opportunities, but to have the opportunities and sometimes not convert is better than not having them at all.”

Hall said that an increased effort on the defensive end of the floor is what can take Syracuse’s defense to the next level. And the Orange needs that to happen to get back on track heading into the postseason.

For now, there’s still work to be done for the pressure defense to work as well as SU expected.

“We haven’t risen as a pressure team,” Tyson-Thomas said. “But I think we’ll get to that point.” cjiseman@syr.edu

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SU hopes to find identity in 1st scrimmages

By Ryne Gery

ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

When Syracuse takes the field in the Carrier Dome on Sunday, it will be searching for an identity. After losing seven starters and All-Americans from last season’s roster, the Orange enters the season as an unknown in college lacrosse for the first time in Who: Le Moyne and years.

Hofstra With the first Where: Carrier Dome scrimmage of the When: Sunday, 10 a.m. season this weekend, Tommy Palasek hopes to see the team begin establishing its identity.

“I think we’ve been doing a pretty good job figuring it out,” Palasek said. “But as far as everyone else is concerned, I mean really no one’s seen us play since Maryland, so we have a whole new team for the most part. I think that we’re getting there.”

Syracuse will be back in action for the first time since falling to Maryland in the NCAA tournament quarterfinals last May, taking on Le Moyne and Hofstra in a pair of scrimmages at the Carrier Dome on Sunday. The exhibition matchups will serve as a chance for the Orange to evaluate its progress two weeks before its season opener against Albany. With seven holes to fill going into the season, the tune-ups will also be a crucial to solidifying the starting lineup.

Head coach John Desko said he is close to determining the starters and lineups on the field after nearly three weeks of practice.

Right now, the head coach said goaltender Matt Lerman will start in net. On close defense — where the team must replace two starters — Desko listed four candidates to join veteran Brian Megill, who is currently battling inju-

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ries. And in the midfield, 10 different players are in the mix to see significant playing time.

JoJo Marasco, Hakeem Lecky and Bobby Eilers appear to be set as the starters thus far.

Though Desko has an idea of his plans heading into the season, there is still some uncertainty surrounding the final roster.

And Sunday will allow him to mix and

“We see some different things happen in game situations and how different players react. Some rise to the occasion, some take a step back.”

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match players on different lines to see how different combinations respond in game situations.

“We see some different things happen in game situations and how different players react. Some rise to the occasion, some take a step back,” Desko said. “And we see how well those have learned the offenses and defenses when they get in a game situation, so that tells us a lot in these types of scrimmages.”

With 10 players fighting for time at midfield, Desko said he actually feels more comfortable with the line as a whole than he did heading into last season. Though they don’t have the same experience as last season’s group, which included three All-Americans, Desko said the

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intense competition has them clicking and learning the offense.

The constant battling every day has started to form the identity the Orange is searching for.

Bobby Eilers remembers a grueling team workout before leaving for Winter Break.

At 6 a.m., every player did six-minute squat holds, grimacing in pain while pushing each other to finish the exercise that left their legs shaking.

“The whole team did it and everyone lasted six minutes, and that’s just what we’re kind of like this year,” Eilers said. “We’re all just sticking together and doing things together, and it’s paying off. We’re meshing very well out there.”

Eilers said he hopes that togetherness translates to success on the field for the Orange, specifically in the midfield.

The defense — which ranked third in the nation in scoring defense and set a school record for man-down efficiency last season — has been Syracuse’s identity in recent years while the offense has struggled. But the senior wants to see the offense pick up its production this year and return to SU’s old ways when the Orange seemed to go on a scoring outburst every game.

Palasek feels the Orange has the ability to achieve that. After a few weeks of practice, the attack characterizes Syracuse as an unselfish group that is always looking for the next pass and has the athleticism to get up and down the field.

And though SU won’t know its identity until the regular season begins, Palasek is confident this group will continue the program’s success the same way it always has.

“We’re just trying to stick with the Syracuse way,” Palasek said. “And that’s always been the Syracuse way and play unselfish, and we’re just trying to keep that identity.”

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2012

SIGNING DAY

Move to ACC brings pays dividends in 2012 recruiting class

By Michael Cohen STAFF WRITER

Greg Adkins and Scott Shafer already had their feet in the door. On Sept. 18, they kicked the door wide open.

With Syracuse’s acceptance into the Atlantic Coast Conference, the narrow inroads made by two of the Orange’s principle recruiters significantly widened. The ability of potential recruits to play in front of family and friends for ACC conference games only strengthened their pitch.

“Oh, yeah, I loved that idea,” said James Washington, who signed an official letter of intent Wednesday to become part of SU’s 2012 class.

Washington was one of five members in the 22-player class from southern states, due in part

to the Orange’s impending move to the ACC. Syracuse inked three players from Georgia, where Adkins previously coached, and two from Florida, where Shafer has begun to dip his toes into the talent pool of late. Of those five, only one said the change of conference played no part in his decision to sign with SU. “A move from a conference, obviously, that can open up some things for you,” Syracuse head coach Doug Marrone said during his press conference Wednesday. “Parents want to make sure they see their son play in just about every game, so that becomes a factor in some instances when you go into recruiting.”

Washington, a 6-foot-3, 225-pound linebacker from Winter Park, Fla., said signing his letter of intent felt even better than he imagined. And the

THE 2012 RECRUITING CLASS NAME

Ashton Broyld Ron Thompson Alvin Cornelius Myles Davis Jason Emerich Dontez Ford Myles Hilliard Kyle Knapp Devante McFarlane Wayne Morgan George Morris Josh Parris Markus Pierce-Brewster Ben Barrett Marcus Coleman Zian Jones Ben Lewis Josh Manley Ryan Norton Omari Palmer James Washington Julian Whigham

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Rochester, N.Y. Southfield, Mich.

Staten Island, N.Y. Verona, Pa. New Ringgold, Pa. McKees Rock, Pa. Oakwood Village, Ohio Kalamazoo, Mich.

Wheatley Heights, N.Y. Brooklyn, N.Y. Lawrenceville, Ga. Stone Mountain, Ga. National City, Calif.

Manlius, N.Y. Voorhees, N.J. Los Angeles, Calif.

Middletown, Md. College Park, Ga. Garden City, N.Y. Coram, N.Y. Winter Park, Fla. West Palm Beach, Fla.

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idea of playing in the ACC only made it sweeter.

He believed the move to the ACC was likely a big draw for the other recruits Syracuse signed from Georgia and Florida as well.

Josh Manley, a defensive end, Josh Parris, a tight end, and George Morris, a running back, all hail from Georgia. And Washington was joined by defensive back Julian Whigham from Florida.

Washington’s thoughts on the ACC as a recruiting tool were echoed by John Garcia Jr., a publisher and recruiting analyst for Scout.com.

“A number of those guys have said that the ACC was, if not the No. 1 thing that lured them to Syracuse, it was close. It was up there,” Garcia said. “… You talk about Adkins, that’s a nationally known recruiter from his days in the SEC, so there is your Georgia inf luence with guys like Josh Parris and George Morris as well.”

Garcia feels Morris is likely the third-best prospect in SU’s class behind four-star standouts Ron Thompson, a tight end, and Wayne Morgan, a defensive back.

Joining Morgan in the ranks of the SU secondary is Whigham, who was a standout safety at the powerhouse Dwyer High School in Florida. The 6-foot-1, 175-pound Whigham is slightly undersized, but he had 10 interceptions during the 2011 season for Dwyer.

Garcia said prior to the surprise signing of

Morgan, Whigham was told he would be working at cornerback. But now that could be changing.

Whigham’s mother, Wanda, said her son was already interested in Syracuse before the news that SU would be switching conferences.

And when the move was finalized, it only made the deal better.

“Actually, I think he had an interest long before they made that change, but it’s definitely an exciting change for him,” Wanda Whigham said.

With the news coming suddenly only a few weeks into the semester, it provided a bit of a challenge for Marrone and his recruiting staff.

Pitches had to be revised, targets re-evaluated and a strategy developed for the new pool of potential athletes.

But in just a few short hours after the signing period began, Syracuse had put together arguably one of its best recruiting classes in Marrone’s tenure. And nearly onefourth of that group came from the heart of ACC territory.

“We’re starting to see the benefits of our ability to have been down there since we’ve been here,” Marrone said. “But now we’re in there a little bit harder, and we have a little bit more to sell at the end of the day. We have to sell the ACC, and that’s helped us quite a bit with those players.” mjcohe02@syr.edu

Ben Barrett, OL, Manlius, N.Y. Of all the high school seniors in this class, Barrett committed to Syracuse the earliest. The 6-foot-5, 255-pound offensive lineman isn’t the most highly ranked player in the group, but he’s a local product who played for Christian Brothers Academy in Syracuse. SU center Macky MacPherson also came from CBA.

Ron Thompson, TE, Southfield, Mich.

Thompson is one of the top additions in this class, a four-star recruit per Scout’s ratings who has the size to be a playmaker at tight end. He caught 67 passes for 809 yards for Southfield High School and also made 98 tackles and six sacks on defense.

He figures to be in the mix to replace Nick Provo.

Players from 10 different states are represented in this 2011 class. Of the 27 total players, the most popular state of origin was New York (11). Four players came from Florida, the second highest total from a particular state. = 4-star recruit = other recruits

Markus Pierce-Brewster, DE, National City, Calif.

No player is traveling farther to come to Syracuse than Pierce-Brewster. The California native is a junior college addition and was named 2011 All-America Community College Defensive Player of the Year after recording 18.5 tackles for loss and eight sacks at City College of San Francisco.

George Morris, RB, Lawrenceville, Ga. Morris could be a very good get for the Syracuse coaching staff. The 6-foot-1, 192-pound running back had offers from Illinois and Utah but chose SU. He ran for 1,045 yards and 17 touchdowns this season for Central Gwinnett High School, which played at the highest level of high school football in Georgia.

Julian Whigham, DB, West Palm Beach, Fla. Whigham is a defensive back who is built like Phillip Thomas. Like Thomas, Whigham hails from Florida.

He had 10 interceptions for Florida high school power Dwyer High School last season. He received interest from Miami and Boston College but didn’t waver from Syracuse.

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SIGNING DAY

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The number of players in Syracuse’s 2012 national letter of intent signing class. Seven hail from New York, the most of any state.

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The number of different states Syracuse’s 22 recruits come from. Seven are from New York, the most of any state, but multiple recruits from Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, California and Florida signed on to play for the Orange.

stacie fanelli | asst. photo editor DOUG MARRONE speaks at Syracuse’s national signing day press conference Wednesday. Marrone and his coaching staff brought in 22 players for their Class of 2012, including two four-star recruits, according to Scout.com.

Morgan, Thompson highlight SU’s talented recruiting class for 2012

By Mark Cooper

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reg Adkins wasn’t really ever certain. Not until Wayne Morgan’s name and signature came across the fax machine was he secure in his impression that one of the best recruits in New York would be coming to Syracuse.

“That’s when you know for

sure,” said Adkins, Syracuse’s recruiting coordinator and offensive line coach. “We felt pretty good about the situation for a period of time, but again, some things that have happened over the past few days, you always wait for the fax to get in and then you feel good about it.”

Morgan — a defensive back from Brooklyn who was rated four stars

by ESPN, and three by Scout.com and Rivals.com — became one of the crown jewels of SU’s recruiting class with his commitment. The recruit was rated as high as the No. 11 safety in the nation and the No. 3 player in New York. Morgan, tight end Ron Thompson, of Southfield, Mich., and quarterback Ashton Broyld, of Rochester, each earned a four-star rating from a recruiting

service.

The three are at the forefront of a 22-player Class of 2012 that Syracuse head coach Doug Marrone and Adkins presented Wednesday at a national signing day press conference. In what might be the most complete incoming class Marrone has put together going into his fourth year on the job,

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m e n ’s b a s k e t b a l l

Inside game could receive boost with return of Melo

By Zach Brown STAFF WRITER

With Fab Melo and Rakeem Christmas relegated to the Syracuse bench, the reality hit C.J. Fair.

If Baye Keita, SU’s lone remaining big man with experience at the Who: St. John’s Where: New York City center posiWhen: Saturday, noon tion, picked up one more Channel: ESPN foul over the

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final 4:58 against West Virginia, he too would be forced to the sideline with five fouls.

And that would push the 6-foot-8, 203-pound Fair to the center spot to battle with the Mountaineers’ 260pound big men Kevin Jones and Deniz Kilicli.

“I thought about it for a second,” Fair said, “and I’m like, ‘How am I going to play that big guy?’ But luckily Baye, he played his ground well.”

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SU makes coaching changes

By Mark Cooper SPORTS EDITOR

Syracuse has hired Steve Morrison as a defensive assistant coach and is not retaining Dan Conley and Jimmy Brumbaugh as assistant coaches.

Conley, Syracuse’s linebackers coach for the past four seasons, and Brumbaugh, who worked on the defensive MORRISON line, are still under contract but will not be on the field with SU next season, Orange head coach Doug Marrone said Wednesday.

BRUMBAUGH “Both are lo ok i n g at o p p o r t u n it i e s .

Whether they may be here or other places, that’s going on right now,” Marrone said CONLEY after Syracuse’s national signing day press conference. “We’ve hired one coach, Steve Morrison, who’s on with us. He’s going to be on the defensive side of the ball. And then we’ll hire someone else to be on the field with us.”

Morrison was the linebackers coach at Eastern Michigan for the past two seasons. Before that, he spent five seasons as a defensive coach at Western Michigan, including his last two as defensive coordinator.

He coached with current SU defensive coordinator Scott Shafer

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Going out on top?

In Syracuse’s final two home ryan maccammon | staff photographer BAYE KEITA saw his playing time increase in the three games SU played without Fab Melo. But with Melo expected to return Saturday against St. John’s, Keita will be relegated to a lesser role.

games of the season, the seniors on SU’s women’s ice hockey team are looking to beat Robert Morris for the team’s first conference win of the year.

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