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A graduate student and a professor team up to look at alcohol use in the African American community.

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A bigger faceoff

Orange commit Max Parker doubles as aspiring oncologist

By Josh Hyber staff writer

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(From left) Dr. Robert Reynolds talks with Max parker. Parker is a Syracuse lacrosse recruit and faceoff specialist who aspires to be an oncologist after seeing people close to him deal with cancer. courtesy of george skene orlando sentinel

t’s shortly before 8 a.m. on a Wednesday when a black Dodge Nitro pulls into the parking lot of the Florida Oncology Network office on North Orange Avenue in Orlando.

It’s junior internship week at Lake Highland Preparatory School in April 2013, and 17-year-old Max Parker will shadow renowned radiology oncologist Dr. Michael Sombeck.

Parker follows Sombeck on his rounds and into his meetings — he sees patients fighting to live another day, intimate details of chemotherapy sessions and families watching their loved ones suffer.

By noon, Parker has seen it all. His decision has been made.

“I decided after a lot of mental answering and mental debating, I want to really embrace it and see what I can do,” Parker said.

That evening, Parker sits down on a couch across from his mother Kerry and tells her the gruesome details of his day.

“Mom,” he says. “This is what I want to do. I want to help these people.”

“Are you sure you want do this?” she asks. “Are you sure? Are you sure?”

“More than ever,” Max says. “I was made for this.”

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Gresely, cabinet recap SA efforts

By Jessica Iannetta staff writer

When the 58th Student Association began in January, members came in with a lot of big goals. But they had to start small — like with office furniture.

Shortly after starting their term, members decided to rearrange the furniture in the SA offices to make the space more open and welcoming. It’s a subtle modification, but one that represents the string of small yet significant changes 58th session members have implemented this semester.

“I wanted to make sure that the

legwork was being done this semester and I think it has been and I feel very confident moving forward,” said Boris Gresely, SA president.

Gresely ran for president on a three-part plan to reform, reconnect and redirect SA. The spring 2014 semester is the reform stage and has been marked by internal changes most outsiders wouldn’t notice. The Board of Elections and Membership and the Public Relations Committee have been restructured. A committee was created to examine SA’s operating budget. Next semester, there will be a new SA website and logo.

SA is also trying to narrow its outward focus, said SA Vice President Daniela Lopez. In the past, members had worked on many individual initiatives — now, each committee works together on a few main initiatives, Lopez said. Besides helping SA narrow its focus, this approach also leads to better teamwork among members, she said.

“We’re only working on three or four initiatives in every committee so you’re pretty much forced in a way to work with each other and get to know each other,” she said. see sa page 8

Boris gresely, Student Association president, keeps busy while working in his office in the Schine Student Center. margaret lin photo editor

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WARDROBE wednesday | amina isa

Nigerian heritage shapes student’s style

By Zoe Malliaros staff writer

Amina Isa loves a polished, hipsterinspired style for spring and summer. An avid Topshop shopper, the sophomore public relations major loves how she can buy one or two small items, but knows she’ll wear them tirelessly.

“The whole Topshop shopping experience is just so exciting; the styles and diversity of products the store has to offer are immense,” Isa said. “There’s always so much to look at and try on. I’ve been a Topshop fanatic for years.”

Growing up in Nigeria and moving back and forth to Los Angeles, Isa’s style reflects her background. Isa said that in Nigeria, fashion sense speaks volumes about a person, and people have found ways to incorporate traditional attire in their everyday outfits.

“Fashion has always been an integral part of the Nigerian culture and I love mixing and matching with textiles and shapes to achieve different looks,” Isa said.

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can Apparel sweater, Urban Outfitters jeans, a Tiffany & Co. necklace, a Hermès bracelet, a Chanel watch and Steve Madden shoes, Isa gathers ideas for wardrobe inspiration from social media and those around her.

“Right now, I’m loving the sporty, hipster vibe,” Isa said. “This year’s Coachella was more intriguing to me for the fashion, rather than the music.

While this whole trend may just be a fad, I see myself incorporating ripped jeans and leather jackets into many of my outfits for the summer.”

She’s been swooning over Zara’s summer catalogue for some time now, and is already planning sharp, stylish outfits for everyday looks.

“Incorporating structured pants with a crop top and some chic 2-inch chunky-heeled sandals pretty much sums up a standard outfit for me,” Isa said. “As far as staple items, one can never have too many crop tops and slouchy sweaters. High-waisted pants, shorts and skirts are a must, too.”

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Carnegie to extend hours

SU team looks into alcohol use Group studies alcohol’s effects on African American college students

Library to stay open 24/7 during reading days, finals to accommodate students

By Emma Baty staff writer

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Carnegie Library will remain open 24 hours a day, seven days a week during reading days and final exams.

The extended hours in Carnegie are being put in place to accommodate student needs for silent study space, according to an April 21 Syracuse University news release. They will go into effect on Friday, and will continue through May 8. The change applies to the Carnegie Library Reading Room. The building’s service desk will also remain open until midnight from Sunday through Thursday, and until 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday night until May 8.

E.S. Bird Library will also be open 24 hours a day from Friday through May 8. In addition to the change in hours, the building will have an adjusted entrance policy on Friday. SU Libraries will extend the implementation of its evening security on Friday at noon until 10 a.m., according to the release.

Pamela McLaughlin, director of communications for SU Libraries, said as far as she knows, Carnegie Library has never operated on a 24-hour schedule. She added that the libraries partnered with the Department of Public Safety to provide staffing for the extended hours.

Federico Vicente, chair of the Student Association’s Academic Affairs Committee, said in an email that the committee sent a series of emails to Carnegie administrators extending library hours.

“We found the university wasn’t utilizing an area where hundreds of students use to study day-by-day during one of the most academically challenging weeks of the semester,” Vicente said.

He added that the administration was very open to the idea and saw it as an opportunity for students to use the newly renovated facilities in the building, Vicente said.

Patrick Neary, president of the Graduate Student Organization, said space is often limited during finals week since so many students require quiet study space. He said the new renovations to the Carnegie Library Reading Room have provided extra space that many graduate students will use during finals week.

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Growing up in Brooklyn, Jessica Desalu began to notice trends of drug and alcohol use in her community and wanted to do something about it.

“During my upbringing, I saw that alcohol use, in addition to other drugs, was detrimental to my community,” Desalu said. “And I really wanted to understand, ultimately, how could I help, how could I bring impact and create optimal health amongst the black community?”

Desalu, a first-year graduate student in clinical psychology, and Aesoon Park, an assistant professor of psychology, have been conducting research on the factors that affect alcohol use among African American college students.

Desalu began to work on the project in August with Park, who started research in the spring of 2013.

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academic affairs Here’s a look at some of the major news and events that are happening on campuses around the country. llama drama Three teenagers were arrested in connection with the death of a llama found on the Trinidad State Junior College campus. Police determined that the llama was shot with a bow and arrow and its throat was slit.

Fluffy friends CAROL SLAGLE of Cicero, N.Y., handles Jack, a miniature labradoodle, as he gets pet at the “Paws for Stress” event on the Quad on Tuesday. Students were able to meet Jack and other therapy dogs as part of Syracuse University’s Wellness Week. nick annis contributing photographer

SU sells 1,100 tickets to see Yankees

By Caroline Strange staff writer

Although tickets for Syracuse University Day at Yankee Stadium are on sale until May 30, about 1,100 of the 1,800 tickets for the event have already been sold.

Members of the SU community can purchase discounted tickets to

see the New York Yankees play at SU Day at Yankee Stadium, which has been organized by the SU Alumni Association for the past four years.

The Lubin House, SU’s alumni house in Manhattan, is also helping to organize the event.

This year, the game is on June 21 at 1:05 p.m. against the Baltimore Orioles.

Tickets went on sale on April 10 and will be on sale until May 30 or when they sell out. Prices range from $23 to $105, according to an April 10 SU News release. All tickets are for seats in left field. Everyone who purchases a ticket through SU Day will receive a hat with an orange New York Yankee logo.

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bad behavior American University administrators are looking into leaked emails sent out by members of an underground fraternity that include discussions of underage drinking, illegal drug use, rape and other illicit behaviors. source: usa today

Strong hearts Seven members of the Boston University community ran in the 2014 Boston Marathon after being selected to run in honor of Lu Lingzi, a graduate student who died in the 2013 bombings. source: the daily free press

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Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization demonstrated a 3D, virtual mouth model last Tuesday that examines what happens inside your mouth when you chew your food. In light of the holiday, a caramel-filled Easter egg model was the first food tested.

This new technology provides insight to how salt, sugar and fat components of particular foods break down and how flavor is released in the mouth. Out of respect to human privacy and personal space, this type of research hasn’t been available until now. Instead of prodding in a real person’s taste buds, all the data can now be displayed and analyzed from a computer screen.

Biochemical engineer Simon Harrison said, “Through this technology, we can view and analyze how food at the microscopic level works

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in the mouth, and how it influences our taste perception,” according to CSIRO’s press release.

The biggest benefit of these experiments would be finding the healthiest way to make the foods we love without changing the taste.

Most food and ingredient manufacturers rely on old recipes that are tailored to taste rather than to health. If you’ve ever watched you grandparents whip up a meal you know they don’t think twice about how much junk they’re putting in, as long as it tastes good. Now, foods can be made as efficiently as possible with only the necessary amount of salt, sugar and fat.

CSIRO thinks they can not only make healthier versions of existing products but also create brand new foods based on its findings.

Leif Lundin, the company’s food materials scientist, believes this invention will ultimately save the food companies tons of money since they’ll now know the lowest amount of ingredients needed to create their products.

“It can also model the costs of making changes to a product, and then calculate the cost benefit. This will save time and money, compared to using the traditional ‘cook and look’ approach,” Lundin said, according to the press release.

The virtual mouth replicates the different ways humans consume food. Everyone eats differently depending on the food. It’s possible that these differences also play a role in our taste sensation and how we perceive flavors.

This is one of the most effective uses of big data to date. With all of the information that is gathered on a daily basis for marketing purposes, it’s about time some of that information is flipped into something that actually benefits the consumer. I know the combination of cheese, tomato sauce and bread makes me very happy and if anyone can find a healthier version of that with the same taste, I’m all for it.

Analytics have found their way into almost every aspect of life during the information age that we’re living in and its entry into the food industry could ultimately make for a slimmer, healthier world in the future.

There’s some food for thought.

Aarick Knighton is a sophomore information management and technology major. His column appears weekly. He can be reached at adknight@syr.edu.

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Beta Epsilon Chapter of Phi Sigma Pi to host Teach for America 5K The Beta Epsilon Chapter of Phi Sigma Pi National Honors Fraternity will be having its First Annual Teach For America Fun Run 5K in benefit of its national philanthropy. The race will feature a full 5,000 meter run around campus, starting at the Schine Student Center at 1 p.m. and culminating at the quad with a festival of games, music, snacks and education-oriented service initiatives.

Teach for America is a non-profit organization, with the mission to eliminate educational inequity by enlisting college graduates and professionals

to teach in underprivileged schools in low-income communities. The Beta Epsilon chapter of Phi Sigma Pi has set its fundraising goal for the 5K at $2,000, which will be used to help send materials and expertise to needy classrooms all across our country. Through this goal, Phi Sigma Pi is committing itself to the vision that every child in America deserves an excellent education regardless of his or her background, or the neighborhood that he or she resides in.

Phi Sigma Pi calls all members of Syracuse Uni-

versity to act on this cause by joining us on Sunday, April 27, 1 p.m. at the Schine Student Center. You may register online at www.syracusepsp.com for $10. Moreover, you will have the opportunity compete for prizes, interact with representatives from Teach for America and enjoy a healthy day of fun by not only doing what’s right, but by also raising awareness for educational inequity in our nation.

For more information, please contact Elizabeth Reynolds at elreynol@syr.edu. We hope you can join us for this meaningful event.

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Female self-doubt should end to close confidence gap

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hink about how often you claim you don’t know something.

And I’m not talking about your response to your roommates’ inquiries about their mysteriously missing supplies of computer paper or Parmesan cheese. I’m talking about the times you tack it onto the end of an explanation that’s thorough and thought-out, or use it to preface a clearly articulated opinion.

If you’re anything like me or the people I hear daily, you’ll probably find yourself using the phrase inappropriately on a regular basis.

And if you’re a woman, these three unnecessary words may be contributing to what The Atlantic dubbed a “confidence gap” between men and women in an April 14 article.

Writers Katty Kay and Claire Shipman draw on multiple studies to prove that women tend to underestimate their skills and capabilities while men tend to overestimate themselves. And since they argue that confidence is just as important as competence on the ladder to workplace success, Kay and Shipman posit the confidence gap between the genders as one aspect that holds women back. The writers consequently encourage women to second-guess less and assert themselves more.

Several reactionary articles have challenged this call to action, validly arguing that male overconfidence should hardly be held as the ideal standard for success. But at the same time, I don’t see how some manifestations of female underconfidence — needlessly claiming ignorance, for example — serve to buoy a sense of community or reflect other female strengths in a work environment.

While mirroring male behavior and speech patterns should not be the end goal, women — myself included — only hinder themselves by habitually and thoughtlessly enacting self-doubt. Articles like Kay and Shipman’s should inspire questions about whether a professed lack of News Editor Annie Palmer Editorial Editor Alfred Ng Sports Editor Stephen Bailey Feature Editor Lara Sorokanich Presentation Director Lizzie Hart Photo Editor Margaret Lin Art Director Natalie Riess Copy Chief Audrey Hart Development Editor Maddy Berner Social Media Producer Meredith Newman Video Editor Luke Rafferty

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confidence is actually warranted, and female readers should choose their words consciously as a response.

Sometimes, of course, a lack of confidence is warranted. For example, I had no qualms about prefacing a question with, “This might be silly, but…” when I recently interviewed a student about the inner workings of race car. I truly had no idea.

On the other hand, the number of times I’ve phrased a statement as a question, even though I know the answer with nearly 100 percent certainty, is somewhat alarming.

And I know I’m not the only student on campus to speak this way; these are patterns I hear in classes and on the Quad on a regular basis.

While employed by both genders to some degree, these stereotypically female speech patterns — tagging statements with questions like, “Right?”; peppering conversations with, “I don’t know”; or qualifying sentences with phrases such as, “This might not be right”— can carry damaging power when used by individuals who lack the ignorance to back them up.

Society undeniably needs a shift toward a greater respect for women and a greater value for female input, no matter how confidently it’s expressed. While this shift continues to inch along, however, women should think about whether their words actually reflect their thoughts.

For better or worse, a confidence gap between men and women does exist. And thoughtlessly relying on “I don’t know” as a space-filler is a needless way to perpetuate it.

Nicki Gorny is a junior newspaper and online journalism and Spanish major. Her column appears weekly. She can be reached at nagorny@syr.edu and followed on Twitter @Nicki_Gorny.

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SA administration needs long-term goals With Student Association President Boris Gresely’s first semester almost finished, his initiatives have made some progress, but next semester he should look at larger, external issues.

Gresely’s tenure as SA president began with his reform of the organization. It included having committees focused on initiatives and delegating duties to the assembly. Although there haven’t been many visible changes around campus this semester, focusing internally was a good choice as Gresely’s first priority. Given the internal issues SA has faced in the last few semesters — such as a divided assembly — it was necessary to fix these problems before trying to address broader campus issues.

The Student Life committee’s main initiative this semester has been focused on improving conditions for transfer students. While there is a need for SU to better accommodate transfer

students, there are other aspects of student life that also need to be addressed.

The Student Life committee must also direct its attention to aspects of student life that affect the largest campus populations. For example, freshman orientation — which every student is expected to experience — should be revamped.

The Academic Affairs committee had four main initiatives: create a multi-language writing center, make professor evaluations more public, create a library kiosk and extend library hours. The only initiative that has been completed thus far is the extended library hours, however, the other initiatives require more time.

Gresley’s administration should take on more long-term projects, as he has an opportunity that previous SA presidents have not: three semesters to accomplish his goals.

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tee should focus on improving teaching assistants and advising services — both issues the Undergraduates for a Better Education have highlighted as concerns for students.

The Student Engagement committee’s main initiative is to decrease self-segregation on campus. It plans to do this with videos raising awareness about diversity. This is a very small way to tackle a major concern on campus, and should only serve as a first step.

Self-segregation cannot be solved by a series of videos, and the Student Engagement committee should outline what the next steps are after this.

Gresely’s presidency is off to a good start with strong initiatives and various updates making students aware of their progress. SA should continue to be forthcoming with this information so students can know what their student government is working toward.

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Stepping forward, stepping back Losing leverage The local economy also saw its share of difficulties in the past 12 months.

Syracuse area gains jobs in some sectors, loses jobs overall in past year

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In the past year, Syracuse has lost 1,500 jobs, according to an April 17 press release from the State Department of Labor.

Between March 2013 and March 2014, the Syracuse area has seen a 0.5 percent decrease in private non-farm and government jobs.

Some industries in the Syracuse area lost jobs during the year while others improved, said associate economist Karen Knapik-Scalzo of the State Department of Labor. She added that the losses out-paced the gains locally.

Knapik-Scalzo said during the past year, the leisure and hospitality sector, the “other” personal services sector and the trade, transportation and utility sector all added jobs. She said most of the losses in the Syracuse area were in the private education, health services, financial activities, manufacturing, information, construction and the special business services sectors.

The government sector lost 300 jobs during the year, mainly in local government education, Knapik-Scalzo said. Syracuse also lost 1,000 jobs in private educational services, which she described as “kind of unique.”

“Last year, private educational services had a rather high level in the Syracusemetro area. In January, we saw some overthe-year decreases, February, we saw some decline and in March we saw some decline,” Knapik-Scalzo said.

She added that, traditionally, private educational services is a growing sector for the Syracuse area and future reports may show an upward trend in private educational services jobs.

From March 2013 to March 2014, the Syracuse area saw a 1.1 percent decrease in

unemployment rate, according to an April 22 New York State Department of Labor unemployment press release. The area still has the seventh highest unemployment rate for Upstate New York, and the rate is 0.1 percent higher than the area’s average.

The Syracuse area saw a 0.5 percent decrease in jobs between March 2013 and March 2014, while other metro areas in New York like Buffalo, Rochester and Albany all saw increases. Buffalo’s increase was the highest at 0.6 percent, an addition of 3,200 jobs, according to the press release.

Differences in major employers and specific industries explain the differences across regions, Knapik-Scalzo said. Private education and health services are two of Syracuse’s largest industries, she said.

“Educational services is still a very large industry here in Central New York.

If you look at just private educational services, there’s 21,900 people employed in that industry as of March 2014 for our Syracuse Metro area,” Knapik-Scalzo said.

The health services, leisure and hospitality and construction sectors are growing and are expected to keep growing. Those industries are very large and strong in the Syracuse area, Knapik-Scalzo said.

“Healthcare and social assistance increased 300 jobs over the year, and of that, hospitals specifically added 100 jobs over the year,” Knapik-Scalzo said. “That industry is still growing and has been growing throughout the recession and is projected to continue to grow. It is one of our strongest industries locally.”

She added that although job losses may occur, that doesn’t mean there aren’t jobs.

Knapik-Scalzo said turnovers like retirement, promotions and relocations will open jobs within occupations.

“Even though the industry as a whole might be a little smaller than a year ago, you’re getting that everyday turning in the market, and that’s how those job openings are created,” she said.

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Gresely and Lopez have also tried to get to know the individual assembly members.

Gresely wasn’t active in the 57th session, so he met individually with each SA member at the beginning of this semester. But Gresely said he really started to see members buy into his ideas after the assembly retreat in March.

“A bunch of them came up to me and said, ‘You know Boris, thank you very much. I didn’t vote for you as president but I’m glad that you are president,’” he said. “I was very happy that they saw that, because I’m doing this because I really care.”

While this semester saw a lot of internal changes, Gresely said he’s excited to start the reconnect phase of his plan next fall. The centerpiece of this phase is a student affairs summit, which will bring together student leaders from campus organizations to discuss issues affecting their communities.

For now, though, Gresely continues to focus on the smaller stuff. The biggest lessons he’s learned this semester are “remember to eat, remember to sleep,” he said, only half-joking. But overall, Gresely said he’s happy with the groundwork this semester has laid for the next two.

“What I always tell people is, it’s not a race, it’s a marathon, right?” he said. “So easy does it, easy does it.”

Student Life Most of the Student Life Committee’s work this semester centered on one initiative: changing the policy that prohibits transfer students from rushing during their first semester on campus.

The committee got the idea for the initiative after conducting a survey of transfer students in Sky Halls. It learned that many students were unhappy with their housing and felt disconnected from campus. The committee saw changing the rush policy as a way to help remedy this and eventually gathered more than 1,000 signatures on a petition supporting the change.

Aysha Seedat, chair of the committee, met with the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs last week to present the petition.

FASA was initially against the idea but later agreed to discuss the issue at its upcoming retreat, Seedat said. The committee is planning to bring a resolution supporting the change before the assembly. It is also considering talking to other administrators in the Division of Student Affairs, Seedat said.

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Through their research, Park and Desalu not only studied college populations, but also attempted to understand some of the risk factors that may possibly contribute to alcohol use amongst the African American population.

Desalu said that contrary to popular belief, African Americans don’t consume as much alcohol in comparison to majority groups, but they do experience more alcohol-related problems. She added that they hope to publish their work soon and that it will lead to creating intervention and prevention programs for this specific demographic.

“This is a high risk group, of course, considering the frequency of alcohol use on a college campus in addition to this group being a minority,” Desalu said. “We really hope that we’re going to be able to not only inform additional research but also just inform a more practical aspect for it.”

Desalu and Park used listservs, fliers and advertisements to encourage students to participate. Students would come in and take two surveys and then give a saliva sample. The whole process took 90 minutes.

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To help transfer students find alternatives to Sky Halls, the committee has also created a transfer student newsletter with information about off-campus housing options, Seedat said.

Academic Affairs The Academic Affairs Committee has been focusing on four main initiatives this semester, said Federico Vicente, chair of the committee.

The initiatives are: extending library hours, making teacher evaluations more helpful to students, creating library kiosks and creating a multi-language writing center.

The committee has successfully gotten library hours extended, Vicente said. Administrators have agreed to keep the Life Sciences Building open until 2 a.m. during finals week.

Carnegie Library will have extended hours during finals week, as well.

The other three initiatives are more longterm, Vicente said. For teacher evaluations, the committee would eventually like to create a system that would allow students to see past evaluations, similar to Ratemyprofessor.com, but specifically for SU, he said.

The library kiosk initiative would place kiosks near the entrance of the library, making it easier for students to reserve books, study spaces and team rooms.

Internet and Technology Services supports the initiative, Vicente said, and the committee is currently working on setting up a meeting with library administrators to get their thoughts on the idea.

The committee has been focusing most on the multi-language writing center, which would help students with essays they write for foreign language classes, Vicente said. Committee members are currently meeting with department heads about the idea and Vicente said he hopes to complete the initiative by the middle of next semester.

Student Engagement This semester, the Student Engagement Committee has been focusing more on surveys and data.

The committee has conducted two surveys: one internal survey to assess recent changes within SA and one campus survey on self-segregation, said Sawyer Cresap, chair of the committee. The internal survey allowed the committee to plan for the next few semesters, she said.

The self-segregation and diversity survey, the committee’s other main initiative, got about 170 responses from students living on campus and showed that students believe selfsegregation is an issue, Cresap said. lu studied psychology and interned at the National Institute on Drug Abuse. This internship is what sparked her interest in drug and alcohol abuse research and lead her to come to SU to work with Park, Desalu said.

Their findings have been congruent with what past researchers and scholars have found, Desalu said. They are seeing that there are certain factors that contribute to negative drinking consequences in African American college students, but some of those factors don’t contribute to the alcohol use itself.

In an April 15 SU News press release, Park said this study is different than others because it focuses on this certain demographic.

“Most alcohol studies have been done with whites, so we don’t have a lot of data to work with for black people,” Park said.

Desalu added that the goal was to create optimal health in the African American community.

“There is an absence of research that is done specifically on the black community as a whole,” Desalu said. “We’re not doing a comparison study, blacks versus the majority or blacks versus another minority. We’re focusing specifically on the black population so that we can understand some of the unique factors that contribute to their alcohol use, and their drinking consequences as well.” ekbaty@syr.edu

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To address this issue, committee members have been meeting with multi-cultural groups on campus. They hope to add a class to freshman forum that specifically addresses diversity issues, Cresap said.

The committee is also working on a survey to examine interest in the SU football team, Cresap said. The survey will explore whether SU should implement an athletics fee that would cover the cost of student season tickets to football, basketball and lacrosse games for less than they pay now, she said.

Next semester the committee will focus on making students aware of campus diversity, Cresap said. The committee has started making a series of videos about diversity that they hope to release next fall, she added.

Public Relations The Public Relations Committee’s goal this semester has been to “reach out to students in a different way than SA ever has before,” said Anna Giles, chair of the committee. To do this, the committee has posted photos on Facebook about committee initiatives and created a newsletter with SA updates, Giles said.

The PR Committee has also been restructured for a clearer chain of command, including adding a press secretary to deal directly with student media, Giles said. In addition, Giles has implemented a “TV News structure” in the committee

so members have specializations in certain SA topics. This diversifies the SA information posted on social media, she said.

Going forward, Giles hopes to solidify the changes to the committee and expand SA’s social media reach to LinkedIn and YouTube. The new website launching next semester will also have a subscription service where students can sign up to get weekly SA newsletters and a blog, she said.

Board of Elections and Membership The Board of Elections and Membership has also been restructured this semester, said Adrianna Kam, chair of the committee. Kam became chair of the committee in February and immediately sorted through applications and set up elections, she said.

As a result, the assembly is not as big as it has been in the past, but Kam said the committee has recruited members and many schools and colleges have achieved full representation.

Going forward, Kam said she wants to better define BEM’s role within SA. Currently, there are usually elections every two weeks. These elections tend to take up most of the meeting, sometimes lasting as long as two hours, she said.

To fix this, Kam plans to hold only two elections next semester. The time during meetings usually reserved for elections will instead be used for halfhour member training sessions, she said.

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attend. Former players and Otto will visit both picnics. Right now, they are working on getting Otto more exposure during the day, Dombrowski said.

“The excitement this year is like nothing we have previously seen,” Matthew Manfra, assistant vice president of alumni engagement, said in the SU News release. “We started getting calls inquiring about this year’s SU Day from the moment Jeter announced his retirement in February. I would suggest anyone interested in going to the game get their tickets early.”

But SU Day is not commemorating Derek Jeter’s retirement, Dombrowski said.

Dombrowski said that any leftover tickets will be given back to Yankee Stadium. They are hoping to make it an annual event, switching between Yankee Stadium and Citi Field, Dombrowski said.

yankees Tina Casella, an associate director of the Office of Alumni Engagement, said she has gone to SU Day every year and plans to attend this year’s as well.

Casella said she goes to support the event along with alumni from the New York City and Central New York area. Typically, she said she travels with friends and family for the game.

Patricia Dombrowski, the executive director of development at the Lubin House, said the center had to ask for more tickets for the event due to the growing demand. She said the center is expecting to sell almost, if not all, of its tickets.

The day’s festivities include two picnics, which Dombrowski said she expects 400–450 people to

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Neary said many graduate students have been appreciative of the Carnegie improvements.

“Opening it 24/7 ensures there’s a good consistently quiet space on campus, although I hope it doesn’t become a noisy place overnight,” he said. “People studying overnight are rarely loud, so I don’t think this will be an issue.” blsamuel@syr.edu

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parker Fla.) and a Syracuse men’s lacrosse commit, Parker has his sights set on more than just lacrosse fame. Regarded as one of the premier faceoff specialists in the country, Parker will arrive next year to try to answer Syracuse’s well-documented faceoff question.

But for Parker, a future biology major, it’ll pale in comparison to the other questions he hopes to answer in life. *** Parker was the kid in elementary school who always put his arm around the student being bullied. In fourth grade, if a family member said he or she was feeling sick, Parker was on the Internet researching ways to treat it. As an undersized offensive lineman in middle school, he did everything he could to block Florida’s skilled pass rushers.

Anything he could do to lend a hand, he did.

Parker was compassionate beyond his years.

In the summer before his junior year at Lake Highland, Parker’s friend Lucas Anderson was dying from osteosarcoma, the most common form of bone cancer, and was placed in hospice care.

On July 7, 2012, Parker and Anderson exchanged a series of Facebook mobile messages throughout the course of the day. Parker told Anderson that, with a career in oncology, he would always be on Parker’s mind.

The next day, Anderson died.

“That touched both him and I, big time,” said Sergio Salcido, a friend of Parker and Anderson’s and a current Syracuse midfielder.

The heartbreak continued.

In September 2013, Parker learned his ninth-grade English teacher Kimberly Miles had been diagnosed with breast cancer. Within hours, Parker texted Miles’ daughter Allie — a junior at Lake Highland — a simple message: “I’m coming over and taking you for Italian Ices. No questions asked.”

The Miles family waited to leave for a planned vacation until Parker and Allie returned home.

In late January 2014, Parker heard the news that his science teacher Jill Smith had also been diagnosed with breast cancer.

“I ended up asking myself a lot of questions about why,” Parker said. “You know, I’m a religious person, and I asked myself, ‘Why does cancer exist? Why do bad things happen to good people?’

“Right then and there, it hit me — I could connect those together and make something beautiful happen.”

With the help of Susan Clayton, the Director of Development at Lake Highland, Parker came up with an idea to raise money for breast cancer research.

At the start of his junior season, Parker began raising money for every faceoff he won. The proceeds go to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation — an organization that donates 91 cents of every dollar directly to cancer research. Pledges range from a penny to $10 and to this point, Max has raised around $20,000.

“Let’s show how many people are affected by this,” Parker said. “Let’s show that Jill Smith, and Kimberly Miles, and I could list the names — that they’re not alone in this. We’re all behind every one of you.

“My life goal is to leave this world a remembered person. I remember thinking, ‘What can I do, on a smaller scale, but something I can do to leave a legacy before I go off to college?’” *** During the first week of April last year, juniors at Lake Highland were required to take a three-day internship in a field he or she wanted to pursue. Naturally, Parker chose oncology.

That Wednesday, Parker shadowed Dr. Sombeck in his radiation oncology office. On Thursday and Friday, he shadowed Dr. Robert Reynolds at the Cancer Institute of Florida.

“I just remember talking to these people and realizing how amazing and how strong they are,” Parker said. “They pull out this strength that’s not something you can describe with words. They almost become evolved forms of themselves, even more incredible than they already were. And that part fascinated me.

“I fight on for both of those people. And I fight on for all the ones that have been affected.”

One patient had been diagnosed with cancer during her pregnancy, but opted not to undergo chemotherapy because she didn’t want to harm the baby. When the woman met with Dr. Reynolds after she gave birth, Parker was in the room when she found out she had seven or eight months to live.

“The stories are just tragic,” Kerry Parker said.

“But Max has continued on. He’s told me this: ‘If there’s one patient that he can help ease their life at the end, or reassure them, his life is made.’”

After one painful day with Dr. Reynolds, Kerry remembers her son walking into her and her husband Steve’s bedroom around 11 p.m. Parker sat on the floor and started a casual conversation, but at times dosed off and fell asleep. Each time Kerry told Parker to go to his bedroom, he said he was fine.

After Parker fell asleep several times, Kerry relented. She got up and slipped a pillow under-

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neath his head and threw a blanket over him.

Although Parker was gone when Kerry awoke in the middle of the night, she and her husband realized that with whatever Parker had seen at the hospital that day, he didn’t want to be alone. *** Lake Highland head coach Chris Spaulding was born in Horseheads, N.Y., and grew up a fan of Syracuse athletics. He knows the history and tradition of the SU men’s lacrosse program. More importantly, though, he’s one of the few people who knows both the program’s present and future.

Spaulding witnessed Parker evolve into one of the most talented high school faceoff specialists he’s ever seen. When Lake Highland lost the 2012 state championship game to St. Andrews School (Fla.) – a victory spearheaded by faceoff specialist Kyle Clemenza – Parker was buried on the depth chart.

But when Parker took over as the full-time specialist in 2013, the Highlanders beat St. Andrews 5-4 in a state finals rematch.

Parker knows Syracuse’s history, too. He watched Syracuse struggle at the faceoff X in last year’s national championship game against Duke, and was warned by Spaulding afterward that he

would probably be getting a phone call from Syracuse sometime soon. Within a week, Parker was on the phone with Salcido, who had been told by SU assistant coach Lelan Rogers to reach out.

In August, Parker will join his buddy Salcido in Syracuse and immediately try to establish himself in the SU faceoff rotation.

As often as he is on the lacrosse field, though, Max will spend hours in the Center for Science and Technology and Life Sciences buildings, which he credits as one of the main reasons he’s coming to SU. It’ll be in those buildings where Parker will put to use the oncology books that already lie on the backseat of his Dodge.

The diagnoses he was giving in fourth grade, those will soon become real.

“When I’m lying down on my death bed one day, I’ll look back knowing I gave it all I possibly had,” Max said. “Whether that be starting this research, being an oncologist, serving my community or winning as many faceoffs as I can for Syracuse University.

“It’s all just part of the plan that’s going to make me a happy person.” jmhyber@syr.edu

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Students enroll in Whitman, iSchool digital retail program

By Claire Moran staff writer

Two Syracuse University’s professional schools have partnered up to navigate online retail by offering courses to under growing e-commerce sales.

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management and the School of Information Studies are offering a concentration in “digital retail strategies.”

The program, which was recently rolled out, will allow students enrolled in each of these schools to take classes in the other school to give them a “working knowledge” of some of the business and technological skills involved in online retail, said Linda Cushman, an associate professor of retail management at the Whitman School.

“The goal here was to provide an opportunity for both sets of students to follow the same curriculum using key pieces that were already in place at the iSchool and at the Whitman school and just allowing access to the other students from the other side,” said Julie Walas, undergraduate programs manager at the iSchool.

So far, Walas said that about six to 10 students have officially enrolled in the concentration. Students take six classes to complete the concentration: three in the iSchool and three in Whitman.

These classes provide an overview of information management techniques and a basic understanding of the principles that guide retail management, especially electronic retail management.

“I think that (e-commerce is) a huge trend in the industry and it’s something that I think will definitely continue,” said Brittany Moore, a junior studying television, radio and film and

information management, who has worked with Walas to organize events for the class. “Although it’s not my personal major, I have an interest in it and I am definitely planning on continuing to learn about it as it continues to unfold in the tech and retail fields.”

Cushman said that through the concentration, Syracuse is keeping education up-to-date with the industry.

“We just want to give (retail students) a working knowledge so that they can communicate with the technical people,” Cushman said.

“From the iSchool’s point of view, they want to do the same thing.”

Cushman stressed that since the concentration only contains six courses, students would not be experts in the topic, but would gain enough knowledge on digital retail to be marketable to employers.

Students would have the opportunity to choose two of three iSchool classes that each have a different focus: web design, social media or graphic design.

Rather than teach a retail class in the iSchool to students, Cushman said the course will give the iSchool students a chance to work directly and collaborate with retail students.

Ultimately, this program will give students the skills they need to navigate the changing industry, Walas said.

Walas felt the course could be instrumental in preparing them to think about the future and look at “what the industry is now.” She added that she also realized the iSchool and retail students possessed the immense talent that’s necessary to adapt to these changes. clmoran@syr.edu

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s a San Francisco native, I’ve personally been raised to embrace the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and queer community. In fact, where I live, those who are homophobic are considered pariahs.

The term “trans*” comes from modern day society. It is MEG ZUKIN a non-exclusive, SAV E ROOM umbrella word FOR YEEZUS for transsexual, transgender and a variety of other identities. Many people are unaware that there are trans* people at Syracuse University, according to Chase Catalano, director of the LGBT Resource Center.

Tomorrow is the SU LGBT Resource Center’s 12th Annual Rainbow Banquet, a celebration of graduating students and the past year of the LGBTQ community.

However, this past November, there was a series of trans* life signs on the grass between the Schine Student Center and the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications that were denigrated. I felt physically sick to my stomach. The signs were intended to educate the student body and faculty on trans* life, an identity that is still brutally discriminated against today.

Although months have passed, I have not directly seen that much action by the school in regard to eliminating LGBTQ-hate. I met with Catalano to discuss the destruction and what began as a simple interview ended as an hourlong conversation about LGBTQ life in general at Syracuse.

This past year, 238 trans* people were murdered worldwide, according to Transgender Europe’s Trans Murder Monitoring Project. Regardless of the intent behind the blatant destruction, the effect of physically strewn signs is silencing, Catalano said.

After this occurred, I noticed that although some peers are cool with LGBTQ people, I have met a lot of people who are only in favor of LGBTQ rights because it is “trendy,” not because they necessarily agree with “those kinds of people.” The number of students who are secretly bigots at this school is shocking.

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Students create, plan designs for Senior Collection fashion show

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fter long, hectic days and even longer nights at the Warehouse, Syracuse University’s Senior Collection fashion designs are ready to be paraded down the runway and on display for all to see.

Senior fashion design majors in the College of Visual and Performing Arts will show off their collections to audiences in the Schine Student Center on Thursday night. There will be two shows: the matinee at 12:30 p.m., and the 7:30 p.m. show.

The collections have been in the works for at least three weeks.

“We make the show. The only thing we’re given is the venue,” said Sandina Saint Elien, a senior designer and fashion design major.

“We are in charge of every single aspect, from the posters to whether or not there are tables on the floor of the auditorium.”

Each designer was given complete creative freedom when designing his or her collection. They were given the opportunity to do their own research and mix together any ideas they felt inspired by. Alix Sadowski, a senior designer and fashion design major, said students were amazed by how different each collection is and how everyone’s ideas transformed into garments.

We’ve learned that being a designer also means being a problem solver and knowing when to edit.

Sandina Saint Elien senior fashion design major

AMY WANG models for the upcoming Senior Collection fashion show during one of several dress rehearsals this week. Designers have worked on collections all month. joshuah romero asst. photo editor

“My collection was inspired by an art installation called ‘Baitogogo’ by Henrique Oliveira, and it pretty much is a large sculpture of grid beams that morph into these overpowering wooden knots. It’s definitely a juxtaposition of architectural and organic shapes,” Sadowski said.

A designer can spend weeks trying to figure out just how to bring a two-dimensional flat drawing to life.

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hen Ben Tupper puts up a Syracuse University flag on one of his rentals in the university neighborhood, sometimes he gets dirty looks from older residents because they don’t want students as neighbors.

But he doesn’t care.

“No one is saying that this isn’t your neighborhood, too. Students live in this house. I’m a student landlord. I’m putting up a flag,” he said.

Ben’s occupation gives him the liberty to incorporate his love for SU, whether it means putting up flags on a house, painting a giant mural of Otto the Orange inside of it, or sprucing up a “boring” white home on Livingston Avenue to have orange and blue shutters. His love for SU first began as a child, and now the university has become one of the biggest parts of his life.

To his friends and family, it’s a no-brainer that Ben has so much pride for SU. Jean Tupper, his wife, said in an email that Ben is the biggest SU supporter she knows.

Local Syracuse landlord incorporates university spirit into all aspects of personal, professional life

He drives an orange Range Rover, his home is filled with SU paraphernalia — where he has his two SU degrees proudly displayed. Even the family’s condominium in Las Vegas has an SU sticker on the front door and a large banner on the porch.

“He literally leaves a piece of the Orange spirit wherever he goes,” Jean said.

Ben grew up in the Syracuse area in the 1970s, where he often visited campus while his father taught at the university. When Ben and his friends visited SU as kids, they would take chairs with wheels, sit on them and be pushed down a long hallway.

Ben’s father, Joseph Tupper, a current professor of biology at SU, said his son had no intention of taking over the family business, Tupper Property Management. But when it became too much for Joseph to look after homes and teach students in the early 1990s, he asked his son to do it.

“He’s firm, but he’s fair,” Joseph said. “And as far as I can tell, he’s done a great job.”

At the time, Ben was living in Louisiana and was feeling homesick, he said. But when his father called him to ask if he would come home and take over, Ben was hesitant.

“I was like ‘Hell no. I don’t want to be a

landlord,’” he said. “It’s a dirty word, to be a landlord. People hate landlords.”

His father would call him every few months, asking him to return to Syracuse and the family business, Ben said. In 1997, the combination of missing home and his father’s begging led him to become a landlord.

Mike Bard met Ben when they were in the Army together. Bard said Ben’s enthusiasm

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for the university not only led him to apply for graduate school, but also to become a tenant.

“Not only did he show me the things on campus, but he also showed me the little places right off of campus, like where students hang out,” Bard said.

Ben also knows the best places for students

to live. When Bard had to find a place to live while studying at SU, Tupper could pinpoint what neighborhood would perfectly suit Bard and his lifestyle.

Ben’s friends and family said he is known to promote SU wherever he goes, even encouraging people, like Bard, to apply to the university.

Ironically, his oldest son Isaac will be attending the University of Pittsburgh in the fall.

“There I sit, listening to my friends complain about how their parents won’t let them pick their college or support what they want to do,” Isaac Tupper said in an email. “And there’s my dad, who completely understands my need to leave this area and supports my decision. He did urge me to consider SU and its multiple programs and opportunities it offered, but he repeatedly reminded me it was ultimately my choice.”

Ben respects his son’s decision and said he is happy that he will be attending Pitt. But that won’t hinder his fandom for SU. “Don’t expect me to wear a Pitt Dad shirt because I’m not going to wear it,” Ben said with a laugh. “He said, ‘I’m going to get a Pitt sticker for your car.’ No, you’re not.” ekmeyers@syr.edu | @Ellen_Meyers

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n the corner of West Fayette and West streets in Armory Square stands a billboard with a love letter written to the city. Each month the iconic image and accompanying handwritten note changes, but part of the message always remains the same: “Dear Syracuse, With Love.”

The billboard acts as a perpetual reminder to residents that despite previous economic hardships, Syracuse still has much to offer.

And it’s just one of the many public art displays Quinton Fletchall has created to lift the city’s spirits.

“I wanted to encourage people to show gratitude to the place they call home,” said Fletchall, an Imagining America Engagement Scholar in SU’s Office of Community Engagement and Economic Development.

Since moving to Syracuse six years ago to study industrial design, Fletchall has made it his mission to change the way the younger generation views the city. In order to combat the negative voices, he created several civic engagement projects downtown and along the Connective Corridor, including a ‘Cusescapes photo contest, “Dear Syracuse, With Love” billboard series and an interactive window display at the Landmark Theatre.

He didn’t understand why residents were so angry about the post-industrial state of the

city, because it seemed to be rapidly growing.

“I saw a city with new eyes and that was changing. I was excited about that and it’s why I stayed,” said Fletchall, who received his bachelor’s degree from the College of Visual and Performing Arts last spring and began a graduate program in communication and rhetorical studies this year.

As an Engagement Scholar, Fletchall also works to improve the user experience of the Connective Corridor. He’s designed new maps, wayfinding signage and guides to assist students and encourage exploration off the Hill.

When Fletchall launched the ‘Cusescapes

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photo contest last April, he gave students a vague task: “Go into the city and find things that are beautiful.” The end result was 140 photos from SU students and residents, which the Corridor used for noncommercial purposes throughout Syracuse. Many of the photos — including late night skyline shots of Interstate 81 and Clinton Square — were used in the “Dear Syracuse, With Love” series.

SU grad student hopes to change students’ view of city

Projects like these help cultivate positive relationships between the university and the city, as well as provide an opportunity for students to display their best work, said Marilyn Higgins, SU’s vice president of community engagement and economic development.

“He didn’t just write a paper or give a lecture; he did something real,” Higgins said.

This month, Fletchall unveiled an interactive window art project at the Landmark that encourages passersby to share their opinions about what they are pleased with and what they’d like to improve in the city. Window markers hang from the theater rooftop inviting residents to fill in the blanks of these prompts behind the glass: In Syracuse I love…

In Syracuse I am…

In Syracuse I want to be…

In Syracuse I wish…

Every so often, Fletchall will walk by to erase any profanity that jokesters may have left on the glass. Most residents use the display in a proactive way, he said, but there is always risk for occasional vandalism with public art.

Fletchall’s current project is a 65-foot mural that commemorates the city’s historical innovation and civic projects such as the Erie Canal. He was awarded a $7,000 grant from the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor to pay for the construction of the mural, called “Let Us Continue.”

His ability to interact with all demographics is a real talent, said Linda Dickerson Hartsock, Fletchall’s supervisor, and director of community engagement and economic development,

as well as overseer of the Connective Corridor.

“Quinton has found a great way to think about the past and use it to start a conversation about the future,” Hartsock said. “Syracuse infuses him — mind and spirit — and his academic work and civic life exemplify it.”

Since high school, Fletchall has been drawn to the design process. He began working as a draftsman at an architecture firm back home, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, before realizing it didn’t quite grab him. When he discovered that industrial design was his calling, he had to produce a portfolio out of thin air. So Fletchall scrambled to build one with his architecture drafts, sketches of some kitchen inventions he’d thought up and a drawing of his brother’s cat.

Fletchall took the non-traditional route into VPA, but quickly blossomed into an excellent leader, said Donald Carr, an industrial and interaction design professor.

“He has an understanding of all the components — how design can act as a catalyst for change,” Carr said. After watching shoppers get trampled in the chaos of Black Friday in 2011, Fletchall turned toward social design to fulfill his interests. It was a specialization that focused on engagement rather than profit margins.

“It became hard for me to continue making consumer products that were just fulfilling a bottom line,” Fletchall said. “To me, design is wasted on these things; it can be used for better purposes.”

So many people focus on the past, he said, and “I’m concerned with the future.” egsawyer@syr.edu -30-

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In high-tech, science fiction world of ‘Transcendence,’ acting, camera work fail to impress

By Vince Loncto staff writer

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ith “Transcendence,” cinematographer-turned-director Wally Pfister attempted to create a world in which technology could overcome any environmental or human obstacles. But the film wasn’t able to overcome even its own shortcomings.

In the most recent Johnny Deppcentered dud, Depp portrays Dr. Will Caster, who is on the verge of a large breakthrough in artificial intelligence technology. At a presentation of his findings, held by Caster’s colleague and wife Evelyn (Rebecca Hall), Caster is poisoned by a radical anti-tech group that has simultaneously attacked artificial intelligence labs all over the country.

Racing against the clock, Evelyn and the Casters’ good friend and research partner Max Waters (Paul Bettany) attempt to upload Will’s consciousness to his artificial intelligence system. Though it works, Will’s consciousness requests more power, leaving Max and Evelyn with the difficult choice between letting Will die and putting the technological world as they know it in jeopardy.

One flaw of the film was the pacing at the beginning. Plot-changing events happened before there was much introduction of the characters. Though putting someone’s self-awareness and innermost thoughts in artificial intelligence is a fascinating concept, “Transcendence”

failed to explain much about how Max and Evelyn made it happen.

This is exemplified when over a period of four weeks — the amount of time Will is given to live after being poisoned — Max and Evelyn work on translating Will’s memories and personality into a computer. Here, the sequence didn’t show much more than the pair of scientists plugging cables into all sorts of machines, not paying much attention to Will at all. It’s understood that the film

TAKING CHARGE “Transcendence” marks Wally Pfister’s directorial debut, but he’s made a name for himself as an established cinematographer. Here’s a look at some of his film credits: • “Memento” • “Insomnia” • “The Italian Job” • “The Prestige” • “Batman Begins” • “The Dark Knight” • “The Dark Knight Rises” • “Laurel Canyon” • “Inception” • “Moneyball”

is science fiction, but it could have made more of an attempt to convince its audience of the possibility.

Furthermore, though Rebecca Hall was adequate as a woman desperate to hold onto her husband, her performance was unclear in how she felt about the

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incredible technological advances that the supercomputer-Will was making.

When the conflict of “Transcendence” eventually evolved into a question of eugenics — which made the storyline entirely too complex — Evelyn flipped between following the technology, which was suddenly able to repair near fatal injuries in a matter of seconds, and the desire to restore humanity to the way it was.

Hall’s continual back and forth seemed to mirror Pfister’s own confusion about the film’s message and themes. Though “Transcendence’s” makeshift ending tried to make it seem like more of a love story, much of the two-hour film wrestled between the benefits and hazards of sentient, omniscient and powerful technology.

Opposite Hall was Depp, who, when in physical form, played his typical eccentric and brooding character well. However, he wasn’t given much room for exploration, considering he was behind a computer screen for much of the film. He might have been billed as the film’s star, but he got sidelined for much of the movie.

Max, who found himself at odds with

Evelyn for much of the film, was played believably by veteran sidekick Paul Bettany. Max, who apparently had his own theories of the perils of artificial intelligence, clearly cared about Evelyn personally, but held strong convictions that what she was doing had crossed a line.

Another problem with “Transcendence” was its cinematography. Though Pfister is known for his excellent work on films such as “Inception” and “The Dark Knight Rises,” he wasn’t able to recreate the magic of those thrillers.

Here, contrast and composition were not creatively used — for example, the choice to make a rundown western town the site for the massive technology center Evelyn ultimately creates with the virtual Will’s help.

Pfister decided to place moments of key dialogue in the stereotypical run-ofthe-mill diner, and bathed the data center in white light and walls. These cliches hampered the intensity of the film.

“Transcendence” wanted to make a statement about the possibilities of technology, but it never had the power to do so. vtloncto@syr.edu

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fashion show not translate well on a human figure, which makes for a lot of added work.

“We’ve learned that being a designer also means being a problem solver and knowing when to edit,” Saint Elien said.

Not only did the students work hard on creating their own collections, but many also collaborated to find models for the show. The group’s responsibility was to recruit models on campus and in the Greater Syracuse area

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“The outcome of this collaboration has been extremely successful and current seniors hope that future classes will want to pursue this project in the years to come,” Sadowski said.

Planning the show is a huge undertaking, Saint Elien said. It’s hard to understand all of the details that go into planning a show at a first glance. From model castings to set design to collaborations with other companies, there are many factors that go into making a successful show.

“It takes a countless amount of work to handle catering, meeting with sponsors, deciding on seating arrangements, managing model lineups and how designers choose fairly among a pool of over 80 models,” Saint Elien said.

The technicalities of the show don’t stop there — it is each individual designer’s job to create a collection of 25 pieces based on a single concept. Designers spent up to three weeks drawing hundreds of fashion figures and different iterations of those sketches in order to decide upon a well-designed group of 25.

From those 25, eight looks are chosen for the fashion show. Each garment goes through

three stages: muslin, drape and sample. There are changes and fittings throughout each of the stages, to ensure that the final product is perfect.

Each set design for this year’s show was also made with great consideration in collaboration with the Syracuse University School of Architecture.

“We are very excited this year because we have collaborated with the architecture program to use an installation they have created as the backdrop for the show that the models walk through,” said Nguyen Long Nam To, an assistant professor in the department of design in VPA. Although the seniors strive to present an effortless transition of models wearing their masterpieces, the backstage is nothing glamorous. Behind the stage there are crowds of designers working to keep their garments in order and roughly 80 models trying to get changed and onto the runway on time.

Said Long Nam To: “While the audience is watching from their seats, many different things are happening backstage. Everything must change — shoes, jewelry, clothing — so it must be an extremely organized and smooth process.” zmalliar@syr.edu

and manage them. Students constantly coordinated with models’ schedules, making sure they knew when to attend fittings and whose clothes they would wear.

Students were also in charge of contacting local businesses to sponsor an art book that the class developed. The book, different from the show’s generic brochure in previous years, features portraits and blurbs about the outfits, and showcases each designer’s work.

This year’s class compiled information and biographies of all of the senior designers, setting up a whole weekend of photo shoots to preview the final collections.

KAYLYNN GLADNEY was chosen by student designers from a pool of more than 80 models for the Senior Collection fashion show. joshuah romero asst. photo editor

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zukin the people who didn’t do anything and left the signs scattered. In this day and age, it’s plain ridiculous not to be accepting.

Yes, being college educated means receiving a degree at the end of four years, but it also means expanding your personal horizons and learning about cultures and customs unlike your own.

I went to a grade school whose motto was “An Education for the Heart and Mind,” and although I thought it was cheesy while in attendance, it does hold a huge amount of truth.

Being able to do a math problem but not being able to accept a co-worker or peer doesn’t make you educated; it makes you naive and stupid.

Are some people of the SU community really so ignorant as to legitimately commit hate crimes against a certain group of people? We look back on our history and are ashamed of how we treated various minorities in the past, yet nobody seems to learn. It’s 2014. It is time to realize that regardless of someone’s gender, sexuality, or skin color, we are all people.

I like to think that SU is an accepting place, but I also think that the word “acceptance” has a

few different definitions. Obviously, people want to think of themselves as supportive, but what constitutes support? Advocating for “gay marriage” and “Prop 8” is just the tip of the iceberg.

Discuss LGBTQ rights with your friend.

Talk about the injustices against the trans* community. Speak up if you are with someone who drops harmful slurs colloquially.

Even though it has been months since the incident, I feel like next year SU needs to be more proactive both in regard to addressing LGBTQ issues and advertising LGBTQ events.

Events like Wednesday’s banquet or the Totally Fabulous Drag Show, which happened in February, deserve more publicity.

As the year winds down, I urge the Syracuse community to educate themselves. Attend an event where you might feel a little awkward or uncomfortable. I can promise you that 60 minutes in a place that’s “out of your comfort zone” is nothing compared to the lifetime of prejudice that members of the LGBTQ community face.

Meg Zukin is a freshman television, radio and film major. Her column appears every Wednesday in Pulp. Email her at mtzukin@ syr.edu and follow her on Twitter at @margaretTZukin.

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Calm demeanor earns Weston playing time in 1st season

By Sam Blum asst. copy editor

Nick Weston stands just 5 feet, 8 inches. He weighs 167 pounds. He doesn’t have the same prodigious aura that fellow freshman Jordan Evans carries with him, or the expectations.

With Weston, it’s more about demeanor than size or strength. He doesn’t easily stand out in a crowd of teammates, but his play has made him hard to ignore.

“He’s so calm,” said senior midfielder Billy Ward. “I haven’t really seen a freshman be so calm in a game situation or in a practice situation. They’ve thrown so much information, it’s pretty impressive to see how calm he is.”

Weston, a midfielder, is the only freshman on the Syracuse team to have seen action in every game this season. He’s scored just two goals this year, but has still had an effect on the program.

SU head coach John Desko said he doesn’t make very many mistakes, and that his play

I kind of do my own thing.

If he has something to say to me, then I kind of take it and the way I interpret it is that I can make myself better.

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is efficient. But even though his attitude may seem laid back, his success is still a product of his motivation.

“I kind of do my own thing,” Weston said.

“If he has something to say to me, then I kind of take it and the way I interpret it is that I can make myself better.”

Desko said that Weston has received more playing time than expected before the season,

and he’s earned it. His on-field awareness sets him apart and Desko also said Weston had the offense almost completely down by the time fall ball ended.

Weston often comes and asks the coaching staff questions about where to go on a clear or where to go on a ride, and it’s questions such as those that Desko said other freshmen have not yet been asking.

“The guys that get out there and understand what they’re doing on the field,” Desko said, “get on the field quicker.”

After Weston graduated from Honeoye FallsLima (N.Y.) High School, he decided he needed a year of prep school before attending Syracuse.

Having played at a school that Weston said did not have a strong lacrosse background, he wanted a chance to hone in his skills knowing the type of competition he’d face at the Division I level.

“I knew that a lot of the guys that I was coming in with were really well prepared because of the schools they came from,” Weston said. “They were always playing the best competition. I figured I put myself in a better opportunity.”

And when he got to see significant minutes in SU’s game against then-No. 2 Johns Hopkins on March 15, he made the opportunity count.

After missing a scoring opportunity wide right just before halftime, Weston buried a goal that proved to be the game-winner with 10 minutes to play.

Weston hasn’t proven anyone wrong this season. He hasn’t even proven himself to be one of the team’s top players.

But he has been a model of consistency, and a product of his own hard work and levelheaded approach.

“I knew coming in there was a lot of guys on the team already, a lot of spots were taken,” Weston said. “I just thought, ‘I’m going to work as hard as I can. If I get an opportunity to play, I’m gonna make the most of it.’

“And they gave me an opportunity.” sblum@syr.edu | @SamBlum3

NICK WESTON isn’t intimidating in his stature, but has opened eyes with his play this season. He is SU’s only freshman to play in every game. spencer bodian staff photographer

track and field

Hurdler Pollitt wins ACC championship, blossoms as leader

By Ari Gilberg staff writer

Donald Pollitt recites phrases to himself right before every race to get into the right mind-set.

“You worked so hard to get to this point.

These guys are nothing. They do the same things you do. They’re not that better than you.

“I can run with these guys.”

The Syracuse junior hurdler ran past his competition on April 19, winning the Atlantic Coast Conference 110-meter hurdles in 13.81 seconds.

It was just the next step in an impressive season for Pollitt, who is not only solidifying himself as one of the leaders of a dominant hurdling team, but is building the strongest individual hurdling season since former SU runner Jarret Eaton won the national championships in 2012.

Pollitt credits that success in part to his pregame pump-up routine.

“I’ve got to be aggressive and reckless,” Pollittt said. “Just run through the hurdles, don’t hold anything back. Don’t think about anything, just do it.”

SU sprints and hurdles coach Dave Hegland, who coached Eaton for four years, recognizes that while Eaton and Pollitt are each confident runners, they have distinctive style differences.

Hegland emphasized Pollitt’s stamina and ability to speed up late in races. He said those factors help counterbalance the height and strength that were Eaton’s greatest strengths.

“I think (Pollitt)’s really as good as anyone in the country in the last three or four hurdles,” Hegland said. “He’s fantastic there.”

Pollitt thinks he has finally emerged from Eaton’s shadow.

I’ve got to be aggressive and reckless. Just run through the hurdles, don’t hold anything back. Don’t think about anything, just do it.

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In the indoor season, Pollitt made his firstever NCAA Indoor National Championships and earned second-team All-American honors for his 12th place finish.

Pollitt has had an even stronger start to his outdoor season, winning the 110-meter hurdles at the ACC Outdoor Championships.

Eaton, who is Syracuse’s lone track and field national champion, graduated two years ago, but still trained with the team until leaving recently to continue his professional career.

Once he left, Pollitt started to find his stride as a leader.

“I can say that I’m coming into my own,” Pollitt said. “Jarret can’t go to the meets with us, so I felt that I, and my teammates as well, had to take that responsibility (of being a leader).”

Pollitt, and fifth-year hurdler Amadou Gueye, have assumed the leadership duties in mentoring young hurdlers, such as freshman Freddie Crittenden, in hopes of continuing the program’s recent success in hurdling.

Gueye even thinks that he and Pollitt have been more of a vocal presence than Eaton, who was more likely to lead by example.

“People see that and kind of follow in our footsteps,” Gueye said. “I think we’re doing a pretty good job of filling his shoes — massive shoes to fill, obviously — but I think he and I have done a really good job of taking over for him.”

Gueye recognizes that since he’ll be leav-

ing after this season, Pollitt will be the most experienced hurdler left and will be looked up to by everyone else.

He also believes that Pollitt will succeed as a leader as he has already seen him mentor some of the younger players. “(Pollitt) is pointing out things that I should watch for, like diet and different things that freshmen usually struggle with,” Crittenden said. “He’ll always point out the small things that I need to pay attention to, and that’s helping me out a lot.”

With Pollitt rising to the occasion, the entire hurdling team has been successful this outdoor season.

After setting multiple personal bests during the first two weeks of the outdoor season, the team dominated the ACC Outdoor Championships’ 110-meter hurdles event, with four hurdlers placing within the top seven — Pollitt taking first, Crittenden second, Gaye fourth and junior Darren McCluskey seventh.

“It just shows that the program we have here at SU is growing and it’s getting better each year,” Pollitt said. “The program we have here is one of the greatest ones in the country.” argilberg@syr.edu

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It was the first game of the Syracuse women’s lacrosse fall ball season, and Gabby Jaquith was coming off a stellar freshman campaign.

She was poised to be one of the offense’s top weapons, and it was her time to prove it.

But then her knee turned awkwardly while running on the field and she felt a sharp pain.

In an instant, a season to help contend for a national championship became a season of rehabilitation.

“Having to sit through all of last season watching everyone play was definitely hard for me, mentally and physically,” Jaquith said.

“But I feel as if it kind of made me stronger.”

After being forced to sit out her entire sophomore year with a torn ACL, Jaquith hasn’t missed a beat in her junior year for Syracuse (15-1, 5-1 Atlantic Coast). She’s ranked seventh in points — with 13 goals and nine assists — on the third-best scoring team in the nation. The midfielder is ranked first out of the starters with a .619 shooting percentage, and has scored in three of the past four games.

The adjustment process was a difficult one, filled with mistakes and uncertainty.

But now she’s a valuable piece on the country’s top-ranked team, and has started 14 of SU’s 16 games.

“I think the upside is she’s watched a lot of lacrosse and her lacrosse IQ has gone up,” SU head coach Gary Gait said. “She’s the type of player that’s always made big plays in big games. I think she’s getting there.”

To get back to full strength, Jaquith has done work on the side this season, which included passing, shooting and playing wall ball just to make sure that her knee is 100 percent.

When she was rehabbing, though, her work meant squats and lunges. Then, there was lifting, running and agility exercises. Jaquith had been robbed of her ability to play, but was doing

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everything possible to make a quick return.

“It’s tough coming back from an ACL injury and having it repaired surgically, going through all the rehab and all the time it takes to try and get back to where you were physically,” Gait said. “I think she continues to do that.”

When she first got back into practicing, things didn’t go nearly as smoothly as they had in the past. She was nervous, and had trouble adjusting back into what had been natural for her just a year before.

So she would seek out the advice of Alyssa Murray, SU’s points leader in 2013. Murray had gone through an ACL tear in her senior year of high school, and Jaquith was a sponge when it came to her advice.

“She comes up to me and is always talking herself through the plays to make sure she’s got it straight,” Murray said. “She knows what works for her. She does whatever it takes to make sure she’s mentally prepared.”

Senior Bridget Daley, who just returned from an injury on Saturday that sidelined her for nearly the entire 2014 season, said that Jaquith was someone that always stuck by her to make sure she was OK. She said that the two shared a bond having had to miss significant time and had other topics of conversation, besides their injuries.

“She would just be normal,” Daley said.

“Because with a lot of people, (the injury) is all they want to talk about.

“That’s probably the most appreciated thing.”

As the ACC tournament quickly approaches on Thursday, Jaquith will have the opportunity to make up for what many would call lost time.

But for Jaquith, it was an experience that made her stronger.

“I still think there’s room for me to grow, definitely,” Jaquith said. “But right now I think things are going really well and I’m really excited for the postseason.” sblum@syr.edu | @SamBlum3

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treanor of the Orange single-season record held by Christina Dove and the most ever for a first-year player.

It was one of the best maiden seasons that Gait could remember.

“Probably the last freshmen that really had to step up were Katie Rowan, Halley Quillinan and Christina (Dove),” Gait said. “They became incredible impact players, but so far Kayla’s done the most and is taking advantage of it.”

Still, Treanor knew she had more to give. So during the offseason, she made it an emphasis to improve her conditioning and shooting percentage, especially within the 8-meter arc. So far, she has accomplished that goal with a 50-percent conversion rate on shot attempts in 2014.

Treanor considers herself fortunate to play for one of the premier teams in the country. She attributes much of her success to the Orange coaching staff, which has molded a number of star goal-scorers.

One of those is current Florida Gators assistant coach Michelle Tumolo, who helped Treanor explode onto the national scene last season. Then a raw freshman, Treanor said she learned how to play without fear and leave nothing on the field through Tumolo’s guidance.

Another is Rowan, a Syracuse assistant coach, and the most prolific scorer in program history and previous owner of the No. 21 now emblazoned on Treanor’s jersey.

Rowan also coached Treanor in the high school Empire State Games.

“Seeing her here and how she’s probably

close but no cigar No Syracuse women’s program has ever won an NCAA championship. The Orange, especially in lacrosse and field hockey, has come awfully close to getting over the hump, but has fallen short each time. Here is how close SU has gotten to an NCAA title in each women’s program:

the top player in the country is outstanding,” Rowan said. “She gives credit where it’s due, but she probably doesn’t give herself much credit. She should get a ton of it.”

Not only for her personal success, but also for Syracuse’s near flawless run through a brutal season schedule. After surviving 10 games against ranked teams, Gait actually called it the Orange’s “toughest ever.”

After knocking off nine of those opponents, including No. 1 North Carolina earlier this month, SU has emerged as a championship favorite. It hasn’t lost since early March, and the entire team is starting to feel like this could be the year a women’s squad can bring home the hardware.

“I think it would gain a new level of respect for all the women in Syracuse sports,” senior midfielder Bridget Daley said. “Every athlete, male or female, puts in so much work. It would just be incredible.”

That remains the only motivation that Treanor needs. The razzle-dazzle goals and anklebreaking spin moves will probably make her an All-American and a Tewaaraton finalist, but hard work and extra sweat could pave the way for another postseason run.

So, like she has done throughout her playing career, Treanor will only worry about what she can control. Then, just maybe, the Orange will finally be in control at season’s end.

“What we all really want is to win a national championship, so I guess you can’t really be happy until you get to that point,” Treanor said.

“None of those little things matter. Winning national championships … really, that’s the only thing that matters.” tfpiccot@syr.edu

KAYLA TREANOR has established herself as one of the best players in SU history. She’s leading a team looking for its first national title. margaret lin photo editor

BASKETBALL: Round of 32 in 2013-14

ICE HOCKEY: No NCAA tournament appearances

TENNIS: No NCAA tournament appearances

CROSS-COUNTRY: 10th place in 2010

ROWING: 12th place in 2002

TRACK AND FIELD: 13th in outdoor championships in 2004

FIELD HOCKEY: Final four in 2008 and 2012

SOCCER: Reached the second round in 1998 and 2001

VOLLEYBALL: No NCAA tournament appearances

LACROSSE: National championship in 2012

SOFTBALL: Reached regional finals in 2012

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Freshman Sydney O’Hara threw seven shutout innings to lead Syracuse softball to a 5-0 win over Niagara on Tuesday.

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Nick Weston earns playing time in his first season due to his on-field demeanor. Weston is SU’s only freshman to appear in every game this season.

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S PORTS

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chasing history Arguably the nation’s best player, Treanor looks to lead No. 1 Syracuse to school’s 1st-ever women’s national championship

By Tyler Piccotti staff writer

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yracuse sophomore attack Kayla Treanor is arguably the best women’s lacrosse player in the country, armed with a shooting arsenal that can give opposing goalies nightmares.

Bullets from the top of the circle. Bouncers in front of the cage. Precision lasers on freeposition attempts.

And she can seemingly pull any one of them out when the moment is right.

“She’s somebody that just has the stick work, the skill level to be on the attack side,” SU head coach Gary Gait said. “It’s hard enough just getting up and down the field, and we know she can do so much more. She can just focus on putting the ball in the net.”

After 16 games, Treanor has helped put the No. 1 Orange (15-1, 5-1 Atlantic Coast) in position to make school history. No Syracuse women’s athletic program has ever won a national

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The Atlantic Coast Conference announced its 2014–15 and 2015–16 season matchups on Tuesday morning.

SU will play a home-and-home with Duke, Boston College, Pittsburgh and Virginia Tech in the 2014–15 season. The Orange will

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SYRACUSE’S 2014-15 ACC OPPONENTS

ACC announces future matchups

By Trevor Hass

championship. Lacrosse and field hockey have both come close, making a combined three final fours since the spring of 2012. Each time, though, the season ended in heartbreak.

But with Treanor in the middle of a scorchinghot sophomore campaign, SU may finally have the missing piece to its championship puzzle. Her 58 goals this season rank third nationally, and her offensive prowess has carried the team to its firstever perch atop the national polls during regular season play.

With the ACC and NCAA tournaments quickly approaching, the former Niskayuna (N.Y.) High School standout has no plans to slow down.

“It’s all about enjoying the process and enjoying the journey,” Treanor said. “(Winning a championship) would be great if that happened, but just focusing on one game at a time is where we need to be focused.”

Treanor has carried that same approach over from a freshman season that placed her among the nation’s elite. Her 71 goals were only four shy

also travel to North Carolina for the first time since 1983.

The Carrier Dome will play host to Louisville, Florida State, Miami (Fla), Virginia and Wake Forest.

Syracuse beat Florida State, Miami and Wake Forest on the road in 2014, but lost to the Cavaliers in Charlottesville, Va. SU will travel to former Big East rival Notre Dame, Clemson, Georgia

Tech and North Carolina State.

In 2015–16, Syracuse will play a home-and-home with Boston College, Florida State, North Carolina and Pittsburgh.

The Orange will host Clemson, Georgia Tech, N.C. State, Notre Dame and Virginia Tech, and will travel to Duke, Louisville, Miami and Virginia. tbhass@syr.edu | @TrevorHass

Home and Road: Home: Boston College Florida State Duke Louisville Pittsburgh Miami Virginia Tech Virginia Wake Forest

Away: Clemson Georgia Tech North Carolina NC State Notre Dame

SYRACUSE’S 2015-16 ACC OPPONENTS

Home and Road: Home: Boston College Clemson Florida State Georgia Tech North Carolina NC State Pittsburgh Notre Dame Virginia Tech

Away: Duke Louisville Miami Virginia Wake Forest