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Majority rules SA members elect a second

Seating arrangements The seating arrangement for

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Making history Mike Messere became the all-time winningest

student representative to the Board of Trustees. Page 3

Hillary Clinton’s public speech put students at a disadvantage.

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pack with exotic brews just in time for MayFest.

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high school lacrosse coach last Thursday, earning his 748th career victory at West Genesee High School. Page 24

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Carr steps down from position

By Rachael Barillari ASST. NEWS EDITOR

Student Association Chief of Staff Taylor Carr resigned Monday due to his frustrations with the organization and its current leadership.

“We have strayed away from our main goal, and that is accomplishing and achieving results for our constituents,” Carr said of SA’s 56th CARR session. “If you

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brandon weight | staff photographer HILLARY CLINTON, U.S. secretary of state, speaks to the crowd on foreign policy at Hendricks Chapel on Monday. Clinton participated in a discussion with Maxwell Dean James Steinberg, who worked as Clinton’s deputy secretary of state before coming to SU in July 2011.

Clinton speaks on foreign affairs, US politics

By Andrew Feldman STAFF WRITER

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton admits to making mistakes, a concern she said often stops U.S. officials from becoming more involved in world affairs because they are too afraid of error.

“We have to be more willing to take some risk. We can’t sit around and wait 48 hours to respond to a story that is breaking,” said Clinton during her Monday visit to campus.

Clinton encouraged Syracuse University students to make mistakes rather than do nothing during “America and the World,” a conversation with James Steinberg, dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Steinberg served as deputy secretary of state to Clinton

before coming to Maxwell in July 2011.

Hundreds of hopeful attendees waited hours in a line that stretched across the Quad for the chance to see Clinton. Doors opened at 9:45 a.m. for the noon event at Hendricks Chapel, but by 10 a.m., students were already being turned away.

The event was live-streamed on Maxwell’s website.

Clinton spoke on foreign policy and U.S. influence overseas.

As Clinton entered the chapel, she was met with a standing ovation from the audience. She spoke on the

United States’ relationship with the world, as well as the country’s government and its citizens.

“Democracy and human rights are who we are as Americans,” Clinton said.

S h e addressed the topic of money spent on foreign aid. Clinton Hillary Clinton said citizens U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE often incorrectly assume that foreign aid accounts for a large portion of the national budget. However, she said, foreign aid actually takes up very little of the budget.

Clinton said the United States needs to try to understand other

“If we’re going to judge the rest of the world, we need to judge ourselves.”

cultures rather than strictly trying to impose its own will. The United States must be able to monitor itself before it can negotiate with other countries.

“If we’re going to judge the rest of the world, we need to judge ourselves,” Clinton said, adding one of the biggest areas Americans needs to focus on is the environment.

Though Clinton said it is important to convince the rest of the world to work on lowering carbon emissions, especially developing countries, Americans need to make sure they continue progressing through pro-

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2012 New York voters

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By Meredith Newman STAFF WRITER

New York residents will cast their ballots Tuesday to help determine the Republican nominee for the 2012 presidential election.

The candidates are: former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and Rep. Ron Paul of Texas. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania recently dropped out of the running. Santorum accumulated 269 delegates during his campaign, according to The New York Times election website.

Romney is currently the leader of the race with 697 delegates. Newt Gingrich follows at a distant second place

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Police arrested Purvis Mickle, 33, Saturday at 3:37 p.m. on the 100 block of Marshall Street, according to a police report. Police charged Mickle with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, resisting arrest, sound reproduction and unlicensed operating, according to the report.

In the report, police said they observed a white van, which was double parked on Marshall Street, blocking the flow of traffic and playing music excessively loud.

Police knocked on the driver’s window several times to get the driver’s attention because of the loud volume of his music.

When Mickle rolled his window down, he told police he was waiting for a friend to come out of one of the stores on Marshall Street, according to the report. When police asked Mickle for identification, he said he did not have a driver’s license because it was suspended. Police noted that Mickle appeared to be very anxious, according to the report.

Upon looking into the vehicle, police observed a knotted piece of plastic containing a “white/beige chunky substance,” which police identified as crack cocaine, according to the report. Mickle tried to cover the knotted plastic with his arm, hiding it from officers’ view, but he was unsuccessful. When asked about the substance, Mickle replied, “Aw, it’s dope, man,” according to the report.

As police attempted to handcuff Mickle, he

pushed away, swung his body in an “aggressive manner” and tried to escape from police, according to the report. Before attempting to leave, Mickle reached his left hand into the van in an attempt to grab the knotted plastic containing the controlled substance. Police ordered Mickle to stop, but he continued resisting, according to the report.

Police then grabbed Mickle and lowered him to the ground, according to the report.

They were then able to successfully handcuff and arrest him.

Police arrested Rashawn Hightower, 24, on the 300 block of University Place at 10:35 p.m.

Saturday. Hightower was charged with petit larceny, according to a police report.

A Syracuse University senior was issued an open container violation on the 500 block of Euclid Avenue at 12:45 a.m. Sunday, according to a police report. Police observed the student with a 16-ounce can of Labatt Blue beer in a public location, according to the report.

Police issued a 21-year-old man an open container violation on the 200 block of Euclid Avenue at 2:50 a.m. Saturday, according to a police report. Police observed the man with an open 750-milliliter bottle of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey in a public location, according to the report.

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Clinton’s visit stirs protest

City creates program to remove trash

By Jessica Iannetta STAFF WRITER

By Jessica Iannetta

The Syracuse Department of Public Works will offer a new program to remove excess trash from off-campus housing properties during the three weeks after the end of the semester.

The program gives property owners the option of having excess trash picked up for a fee of $225 per property from May 7-24. Property owners can still hire their own private haulers, but any violations of city code will result in a minimum fine of $225 per violation, according to a press release by the department Monday Public Works Department officials created the program because of the amount of trash generated by the large number of students moving out at the end of the semester, according to the release.

All properties are still entitled to their regular weekly pickup. Property owners who want to participate in the program must sign up by May 3,

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The falling rain didn’t dampen the spirits of a small group of individuals who gathered to protest U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to Syracuse University on Monday.

The group, which included members of SU’s chapter of Act Now to Stop War and End Racism, waved Iranian, Libyan and Palestinian flags and held up signs proclaiming “Hands Off Iran,” “Hands Off Syria” and “Money for Jobs and Schools, Not War.” From time to time, the protesters chanted slogans such as “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” “Syria for Syrians, not for Wall Street dividends” and “From Libya to Palestine, occupation is a crime.”

Clinton visited SU on Monday to participate in a discussion on foreign policy with James Steinberg, dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and Clinton’s former deputy secretary of state. The event, titled “America and the World,” took place in Hendricks Chapel at noon.

Derek Ford, a graduate student in the School of Education and a member of ANSWER, said the group of about 10 people protested Clinton’s visit because foreign wars continue to divert money away from needs at home, such as education.

“Hillary Clinton is essentially a war hawk and a war criminal,” Ford said. “As students, we suffer the brunt of that because there’s no money for education, student loans are skyrocketing and there’s no jobs.”

Ford said he believes that if former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld or President George Bush were speaking, more people would be protesting.

“Because Hillary Clinton is a Democrat, it’s OK that she goes to war and destroys entire countries,” he said.

Risa C’DeBaca, a senior women’s and gender studies major and a member of ANSWER, said she thinks it’s important for people to remember not all Democrats are progressive. Like Republicans, they care about U.S. capitalist interests, which translate to a lot of spending on war, she said.

“We just think that it’s ridiculous for people to be celebrating her coming here when she’s been killing millions in the Middle East and other places,” she said.

Michael Kowalchuk, a junior architecture major, was holding an Iranian flag during the protest. He said Iran, Syria and Libya have all been tar-

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Assembly elects Board of Trustees liaison

By Dylan Segelbaum STAFF WRITER

A key election for the last undergraduate representative on the Syracuse University Board of Trustees was the main topic discussed Monday night by the Student Association.

The process was conducted differently than prior elections in an attempt to reduce the amount of redundant questions that were being directed at candidates, said Jennifer Baccolores, chair of the Board of Elections and Membership. In the end, Jesse Feitel secured the seat.

“The questions that you’ll be asking are going to be questions that we haven’t asked already,” she said. “So if they are questions that are already

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BIG NUMBER andrew renneisen | photo editor RISA C’DEBACA , a senior women’s and gender studies major, protests Hillary Clinton’s visit outside of Hendricks Chapel. C’DeBaca took part in a protest staged by the SU chapter of ANSWER.

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answered in the letter of intent, or questions that are already answered in our reports, you will not be able to ask them.”

Baccolores addressed the general assembly about the candidates prior to bringing them before the assembly for questioning at the meeting, which was held at 7:30 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium.

The SU Board of Trustees is the governing body legally responsible for protecting and managing the physical and financial assets of the university. Traditionally, the SA president serves as one of the two student representatives on the board.

President Dylan Lustig yielded his time to the gallery and allowed Chris Jennison, a senior public relations and policy studies major and current student liaison, to address the assembly on the particulars of the position he will no longer be filling.

The responsibilities of a student liaison

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Jesse Feitel

The chair of the Academics Affairs Committee was granted the majority vote necessary to secure the second student representative seat on the Board of Trustees.

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Kyle Coleman, Ignacio Nava and Andre Sadler

SA members felt these three candidates were not the best choices to represent students on the Board of Trustees.

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include concisely conveying student concerns to other board members and attending monthly meetings, he said.

Former SA President Neal Casey was also in attendance and reaffirmed the importance of the position.

“While it’s a small time commitment, it’s a very important time commitment,” Casey said. “You can’t miss an executive session.

You can’t miss big events. You have a limited amount of time in front of them. You need to maximize your face time to kind of get your points across.”

Four candidates ran for the contested seat, which required a four-fifths majority vote by the general assembly.

Jesse Feitel, Kyle Coleman and Nicolas Ignacio Nava were the SA members who ran for the seat. Andre Sadler, a junior marketing management and finance major, campaigned as well.

SA members questioned the candidates on topics such as the divide between international students and the rest of campus, diversity as a factor in admission and how each candidate could learn about what students want changed at SU. Feitel emphasized his experience as chair of the Academic Affairs Committee and said he is focused on achieving tangible changes on campus, such as adding more power outlets in E.S. Bird Library.

But Coleman countered and said segregation between different groups was the more pervasive issue on campus. He said that rewiring Bird would be difficult to accomplish.

“I think this is an issue that’s going to get bigger as we continue to get more diverse, and nobody’s addressing it right now,” Coleman said.

Nava highlighted his experience handling issues pertaining to diversity and said he would talk to leaders of student organizations to gain

chase gaewski | staff photographer JESSE FEITEL, who was elected liasion to the SU Board of Trustees, promised to focus on achieving tangible changes on campus, like adding more power outlets in buildings. a better understanding of what students want.

Some members, including Student Engagement Committee Chair Sean Dinan, expressed concerns about Nava currently being a freshman. But Kemi Akindude, a College of Arts and Sciences representative, noted that Senior Adviser Bonnie Kong was elected to the liaison position during her freshman year.

Sadler discussed his involvement on campus and said he wished to ensure that SU continues providing generous scholarships and financial aid packages to students. He also expressed a desire to divert funding back into mentorship programs that had been cut.

Feitel was the only candidate who secured the majority vote for the position, and no addi-

tional rounds of voting were necessary.

After re-entering the room to applause, he quickly thanked members for their decision.

Said Feitel: “We’ll be able to do a fantastic job in moving on what we’ve already accomplished.”

Other business discussed: • The general assembly unanimously passed a resolution in support of the New York Public Interest Research Group’s plan for no-fee ATMs on campus. Officials from NYPIRG determined the new machines will cost $1,000 per month.

They are currently looking for businesses to sponsor the project. dmsegelb@syr.edu

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VIP seating section at Clinton event unfair to student body Students were disappointed with the lack of available seating for Hillary Clinton’s visit to campus Monday.

Much of the front lower section of Hendricks Chapel was roped off for a VIP area. Administrators and local officials, including Chancellor Nancy Cantor and Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, sat in this section.

It is disappointing that the administration did not make students aware that there would be a large section of seating unavailable to students.

University officials informed students of security screenings, times doors would open and when attendees were expected to be seated. Before the event, the campus was not informed that select seating in Hendricks, near Clinton, would be unavailable.

Hendricks holds about 1,100 people, and it seems disingenuous to withhold seats from students. Other campus buildings, such as the Carrier Dome and the Goldstein Auditorium in the Schine Student Center, hold more people. These venues were already being used for Accepted Students Day. Many were turned away from

EDITORIAL by the daily orange editorial board the event because of the venue’s size and the number of seats reserved for officials. When a high-ranking government figure comes to speak, university administrators and other city officials likely want to attend the event. But Clinton’s comments on national and international affairs were also of interest to students.

Administrators should have thought more about students when planning the logistics of this event. If students knew there would be limited seating, they could have made alternative plans to view the event online instead of waiting in line for two hours before being turned away.

Having the secretary of state on campus will always draw a huge crowd. Students probably would have been turned away even if Clinton were speaking in a larger auditorium, but students should have been informed how many would be able to gain a seat in Hendricks.

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Technology spreading to smaller farms through Farm Hack coalition

arm Hack is a part of the National Young Farmers’ Coalition dedicated to problem-solving for sustainable farms. Farmers work with engineers, architects and designers to share ideas for technology.

In many cases, Farm Hack has already accomplished what it is trying to do. Before World War II, most agriculture was done on a local scale. Farmers had fewer acres in cultivation but more diversity in what they grew.

Small farmers are looking for human-scale tools to make their operations productive and profitable. They value the quality of their products and the health of people and environment.

The technology exists, but it is not readily available. Commercially avail-

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able farm equipment is out of range for many small and start-up farmers.

The equipment caters to farms that are thousands of acres instead of dozens or just one or two acres. Maintaining and fueling commercial equipment also presents costs that are too great to bear for the size of many farms.

The standard has been to cobble together do-it-yourself solutions, but this has limitations. Farmers may not have access to equipment or skills necessary for certain techniques like welding, metal working or carpentry.

Designing and building their equipment is also time-consuming and takes away energy from farm production.

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green and read all over ideas, designs and products for community scale agriculture. The heart of the community has been design charrette events in which designers and farmers are able to meet face to face and brainstorm ideas for tools and designs.

This where the agroecosystems and human ecosystems interact.

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people around them. It facilitates practices that protect the environment by returning nutrients to the soil and putting faith in diversity.Farm Hack’s blog reports on innovations happening inside the community. There is a forum that facilitates conversations about tools, the design process and how to bring projects to fruition.

Most designs have not been developed further because Farm Hack events have been one-time occasions.

The online forum brings together teams to discuss designs. This may help create a method to communicate designs online. The designs will help farmers replicate small-scale equipment manufactures. Appropriate payment for Farm Hack design partici-

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pants is an ongoing conversation.

The latest and greatest design is Fido, a greenhouse monitor that sends the farmer a text message when it gets too hot or too cold. It is designed for farmers to assemble themselves from off-the-shelf parts. It is great for farmers who do not live nearby and can’t check the temperature themselves.

The next Farm Hack event is this weekend in Burlington, Vt., and Essex, N.Y., If you’re looking to get out of Syracuse, there will be tours, design sessions and food.

Leanna Mulvihill is a senior forest engineering major and environmental writing and rhetoric minor. Her column appears every Tuesday. She can be reached at lpmulvih@syr.edu or followed on Twitter at @LeannaMulvihill.

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look at completed initiatives up to this point and what tangible results we have, I don’t think you are going to find many.”

Carr, who was President Dylan Lustig’s opponent during the last SA presidential race, was appointed to the chief of staff position by

“I’ve just reached this pinnacle, this boiling point, and it is just time to move on.”

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Lustig after Carr’s loss. Carr said he believes there is a lack of accountability within SA’s leadership and many mistakes are being made.

In his letter of resignation addressed to Lustig and Jennifer Baccolores, chair of the Board of Elections and Membership, Carr stated the pinnacle of his frustrations have resulted from SA becoming a “network of friends, not a network of leaders.”

“I honestly came into this semester and

this session with high hopes and an open mind about making the biggest difference and the most positive change on campus that we can,” Carr said. “As time moved forward, it just became more and more obvious that wasn’t going to happen.”

Change for the student body is not happening, Carr said, because the president and vice president of the organization are not delivering it. Carr said in his letter that initiatives have failed because of irresponsible and unacceptable behavior of those “‘leading’ this organization.”

Carr’s main role as chief of staff is to advise the president and vice president on the initiatives they are working on. He said because nothing is progressing, he is unable to do his job.

“Things have just gone the opposite of what I would have hoped for. My job is pointless. The advising is mute and not needed,” Carr said.

In his letter obtained by The Daily Orange, Carr stressed the importance of members realizing SA is not just a club, as it is charged with approving the millions of dollars that make up the student activity fee and advocating for the entire student body.

“This organization is losing the respect of its members and of the administration. What scares me is what’s next, losing the respect of our constituents,” Carr wrote. He said this loss will occur if the organization continues on the track it is on without open communication.

Carr said his heart is not in holding the posi-

tion and that it is selfish to continue holding it out of principle, pride or hope that there is change within the administration in the near future.

He said he hopes someone who believes in the current type of leadership style will fill the position.

Carr’s resignation was not addressed or announced at Monday night’s SA meeting.

Lustig said he has people in mind for the position who are current members of SA. He said he will have someone appointed by next semester.

Lustig said Carr’s resignation is something he did not see coming.

“I was frustrated that he did not come and talk to me beforehand, or at all throughout this process,” Lustig said.

Lustig said he had high hopes for Carr to be a leader within his cabinet.

“I don’t want to say it was because he didn’t win, but I think it was because he wasn’t necessarily happy. I think he lost interest,” Lustig said.

Though Lustig said he thinks there were aspects of Carr’s role he could have worked harder on while in the organization, he hopes Carr contributes to SA in the future. Carr does love SA, Lustig said, and the work Carr put forward was valuable to the organization as a whole.

Said Carr: “I’ve just reached this pinnacle, this boiling point, and it is just time to move on.” rebarill@syr.edu —Staff writer Dylan Segelbaum contributed reporting to this article.

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according to the release.

Matthew Cuvelier, a senior finance major who lives on Clarendon Avenue, said he thinks the program could be helpful to students from out of state. Cuvelier said his roommate rented a U-Haul truck and brought furniture for their house. Rather than having to bring the furniture back to his Connecticut home, where there would be no space, he could use the program to dispose of the furniture.

Matt Del Greco, a junior communication and rhetorical studies major who lives on Livingston Avenue, said he thinks the program could aid in removing excessive trash from the neighborhood.

“I know that when it’s just a regular trash day, there’s plenty of people who are going through other people’s trash on the front lawn,” he said. “Anything to deter that would be great.”

Although Del Greco said he doesn’t think he and his roommates will use the program, he hadn’t heard about the program but would have liked to be told about it.

Said Del Greco: “It’s unfortunate that they set up some kind of program like this without telling anybody.” jliannet@syr.edu

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grams such as natural gas hydrofracking.

Clinton then shifted the discussion to American politics and the importance of making basic agreements to fix problems.

Citizens shouldn’t shy away from the political system because of the politics behind it, Clinton said, as politics are a part of everyday life, not just government.

Students who were able to attend the event

“It’s very important for us to hear from people like her who are actually involved. It’s like our school motto says, ‘Scholarship in Action.’”

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had to go through a thorough round of security.

Security personnel made sure every student, faculty and community member went through metal detectors and had each of their bags searched.

But Meghan Schneider, a sophomore international relations and political science major, said she didn’t mind the hassle of going through security to hear Clinton speak.

“She’s a huge idol of mine. I can’t believe she’s here,” Schneider said. “I feel it’s really exciting because I aspire to do the same thing she’s doing. She’s a woman who’s done a lot of incredible things in her life that not a lot of people have gotten the opportunity to do.”

Just as she had entered, Clinton left the chapel amid another standing ovation, leaving students impressed.

Amy Snider, president of the SU College Democrats, said the event helped build her experience in the political science field.

“It’s very important for us to hear from people like her who are actually involved,” she said. “It’s like our school motto says, ‘Scholarship in Action.’ She’s someone that’s

brandon weight | staff photographer (CENTER) HILLARY CLINTON, U.S secretary of state, embraces Syracuse University Chancellor Nancy Cantor on Monday at Hendricks Chapel. Clinton visited campus to discuss foreign policy and U.S. politics with students and community members. actually working in the system, and I think that’s very important because sometimes we become disengaged because we keep hearing things in the news.”

The fact that students had a face-to-face conversation with Clinton was very beneficial, she said, in that students could hear information directly from the source.

Democrats were not the only ones who attended the event. Zach Weiss, president of the SU College Republicans, also came to see Clinton, even though he didn’t necessarily agree with everything she had to say.

“The one thing I kind of found issue with was her fact-based argument,” he said. “I feel like the facts often end up being quite subjective and

can change from person to person.”

But Weiss said he was glad to see a packed house at the event.

“I think she was great. I’m definitely so glad to see her on our campus,” Weiss said.

“I’m also glad to see that students took advantage of the opportunity.” amfeld01@syr.edu

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Living upbeat Study finds happiness may lead to better cardiovascular health

By Kirkley Luttman

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eople with a more positive outlook on life have a lesser chance of facing cardiovascular problems.

Those who already suffer from cardiovascular disease experience a slower progression of it if they are a happy person, according to a new Harvard University study.

“Happier, more optimistic people tend to engage in beneficial behaviors, like exercising and eating vegetables, and avoid damaging behaviors like cigarette smoking,” said Julia Boehm, the lead researcher of the study, in an email. “They also tend to have better biological function, like lower cholesterol.”

Les Gellis, a Syracuse University visiting assistant professor of psychology, said he agrees with this finding.

“Many individuals like the idea of comfort food,” Gellis said. “If you are doing well you don’t engage in a high fat, high carb diet and you’re less likely to engage in riskier behavior.”

Boehm and her fellow researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health reviewed more than 200 studies published by other investigators that examined the relationship between well-being and cardiovascular events, wellbeing and health behaviors, and well-being and biological function. Participants were asked to complete a questionnaire asking them how happy they felt, how optimistic they expected the future to be or how meaningful their lives were, Boehm said.

Tibor Palfai, psychology professor at SU, said he was not surprised by this information.

“Anytime you get angry or excited it causes the nervous system to kick in. This method of living leads to higher blood pressure which strains blood vessels, which increases the chance of stroke and heart disease,” Palfai said.

Though past research has suggested psychological distress is related to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, Boehm and her researchers decided to focus on the opposite: whether or not positive psychological factors, like optimism and happiness, could improve cardiovascular health, she said.

“We were surprised that the association between well-being and a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease was evident even when we accounted for traditional risk factors of cardiovascular disease, like obesity,” said Boehm.

“That is, well-being had a unique association with heart attacks and strokes, over and above typical risk factors.”

Gellis said he is aware of a growing body of evidence suggesting psychological intervention improves physiological well-being and physical health. A sense of well-being enhances the immune system and also enhances survival rates for disease, although he said psychologists are not entirely sure why that is.

illustration by emmett baggett | art director Boehm said available evidence cannot yet provide specific interventions or strategies people can use to improve their well-being and cardiovascular health, but research suggests improving psychological strengths, such as optimism and happiness, while also repairing psychological deficits, like depression and anxiety, may improve cardiovascular health.

“More research is needed to determine which comes first — greater well-being or healthier behaviors and biological function,” Boehm said.

She questioned if well-being improves behaviors and biology, or if people are happier and more optimistic because they engage in a healthier lifestyle and function well biologically.

Rachel Gewirtz, sophomore social work

major, said she agrees with Boehm’s findings and has witnessed this evidence firsthand.

“With myself and my friends, it seems that when you are stressed you can’t take care of yourself as well,” Gewirtz said. “When you manage your life, you can do things in a more proficient manner.” kfluttma@syr.edu

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NYPIRG advocates to keep interest rate low

By Casey Fabris STAFF WRITER

Syracuse University students and the university’s chapter of the New York Public Interest Research Group are working to halt legislation that would double student loan interest rates.

Interest rates on federal Stafford loans are set to increase July 1. The current interest rate of 3.4 percent is set to double to 6.8 percent.

If the interest rate increases, students who

“Students are in enough debt anyway without the hike, so it’s just something we’re trying to raise awareness about, and discourse about.”

Mikala Stubley SOPHOMORE GEOGRAPHY MAJOR AND INTERN FOR NYPIRG

borrow the maximum amount of subsidized loans, $23,000, will pay an additional $5,000 in interest during a 10-year period and an additional $11,000 during a 20-year period, according to an April 23 NYPIRG press release.

NYPIRG officials are working to raise awareness of the issue among students and speak with legislators, urging them to create legislation to halt the increase. If the College Cost Reduction and Access Act is not extended and interest rates increase, 8 million people will be affected,

according to the release.

“What NYPIRG has been doing is working with all sorts of coalitions of people who are interested and concerned about these issues and kind of working on an all-out tactic campaign seeking to avert this from happening and eventually block the interest rates from going up,” said Ted Traver, NYPIRG project coordinator for SU and the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

Traver said NYPIRG is working to make students aware of the issue and encouraging them to do something about it. Students were provided call-in sheets and encouraged to make calls on the issue themselves, he said.

Those involved have made numerous calls to legislators such as Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Sen. Charles Schumer, Traver said. Schumer visited SU April 16 and announced his support for a bill to halt the increases.

NYPIRG officials advocated to students in the Schine Student Center on Thursday.

Beneath a poster with the words “Deflate my Rate,” students were asked to blow up a balloon and write the amount of money they had already taken out in student loans, Traver said.

“With something like this, awareness is one of the most important things,” he said. “Some issues we work on, awareness isn’t enough because you have to convince people to act, but it’s pretty easy to get people to act about their own money.”

Ten years ago, about one-third of college students took out loans. Today, about two-thirds of students take out loans. In the past decade, students averaged $25,000 of debt, Traver said.

NYPIRG is an organization that is involved with higher education, typically on a state level,

and advocates for financial and tuition assistance for the SUNY and City University of New York systems, and private universities like SU, Traver said.

Mikala Stubley, a sophomore geography major and intern for NYPIRG, said this is an issue she’s passionate about and that will affect a significant number of SU students.

“Students are in enough debt anyway without the hike, so it’s just something we’re trying to raise awareness about and discourse about,” she said.

Stubley was surprised by the number of students unaware of the interest rate increases, but said NYPIRG’s tabling was successful.

Said Stubley: “Anytime you reach out to one person and get them more informed about the issue, I think that’s a win.” cffabris@syr.edu

NYPIRG IN HIGHER EDUCATION

The New York Public Interest Research Group’s Higher Education Project promotes access to an affordable college education for students enrolled in New York state universities. The organization promotes legislation and state budget priorities to reduce college costs for students, while expanding educational opportunities.

NYPIRG is currently working on four major issues: • Protecting funding for higher education • Making textbooks affordable • Restoring and protecting the Tuition Assistance Program • Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act source: NYPIRG.org

Storage, Moving & Shipping Guide 2012 Moving to A Big City? Recommendations from Crystal Cave, Platinum Properties, SU Grad 2010 Like many seniors who are probably looking at moving to a big city (in my case NYC), I was somewhat unaware of the intricacies of the rental market when I first moved here after graduation last year. Hopefully with my words of wisdom as licensed real estate agent, you’ll be able to better navigate whether you’re looking here for long or short term rentals. If you follow some of these words of wisdom, hopefully it will make your transition much smoother!

MANAGE YOUR EXPECTATIONS Don’t expect Carrie Bradshaw’s apartment or an apartment like you saw in Friends. Those are extremely expensive and most likely unrealistic on a starting salary. You can find something that is nice but don’t expect to have tons of space. Also be warned, you may have to sacrifice size for prime locations if you’re budget conscious, it will be worth the extra 5-10 minute walk each way to the subway or the extra cross-town bus you have to take.

START WITH CRAIGSLIST Take a look at what is out there by starting out looking on Craigslist. Every New Yorker starts their search there and that’s where all brokers will post listings in order to attract clients. The market changes so rapidly from year to year and month to month, it is the best place to look to get a somewhat accurate idea of what is on the market for you.

USE A REPUTABLE BROKER I don’t say this because I’m biased but it is honestly the

best way you will be able to find what you’re looking for.

Your broker will be your tour guide, therapist and general middle man for navigating the big city rental market. Make sure the brokerage is a member of a well respected real estate board, (in NYC it is “REBN) which will mean the agents in the company and the brokerage agree to hold themselves to higher, ethical standards.

EXPECT A BROKER FEE, BUT IT’S WORTH IT With summer coming and the economy on the rebound, prices have skyrocketed and owners have stopped offering to pay the broker fee for agents. However, I assure you that it will be worth the money. Generally, you can expect to pay around 15% of one year’s rent.

Legally, no place can tell you they will only accept that and won’t negotiate, if you hear this from someone, run the other way! There is some leeway to negotiate but do make sure that you understand brokers work on commission so the time they put into you has to be worth it for them.

THERE’S A PREMIUM FOR SHORT TERM You should expect to pay about half a month’s to a month’s rent for the broker fee alone if you’re looking for a short term rental. It is just as complex as doing a regular rental so the broker will put in just as much time as if you were looking for a 12 month lease. Don’t be afraid to look into short term rentals that are unfurnished if you’re coming down for an internship, there are a number of companies in NYC that can furnish you apartment cheaply for $200-500 a month.

A LOT WILL COME TOGETHER QUICKLY AT THE LAST MINUTE Most buildings know their availability 6-4 weeks before you need to move. You shouldn’t start seriously looking until that time. 6 weeks out, start looking at Craigslist seriously and see what listings are up there. Contact brokers, take some time to interview them on the phone and see how they handle you and if you feel a rapport with them .You’ll be spending a lot of time with this person and don’t want to be annoyed by them! 4 weeks out, you’ll be able to work with the broker seriously to find something that will be available.

BUILDINGS WILL WANT EVERYTHING FROM YOU EXCEPT YOUR FIRST BORN You’ve found your building but

now be warned, they’ll want to know a lot of personal information from you to the point where you may feel it’s very invasive. With strict laws in NYC that favor the tenant, buildings will be very strict with whom they let in. Don’t be shocked when they’ll want offer letters and recent bank statements.

You’ll be required to make 40 times the rent and if you don’t make that, you’ll need at least a US based guarantor that will make 80 times the rent.

Moving isn’t always the easiest thing to go. That’s a given. But sometimes, things can go horribly wrong, and those are situations that are best to try and avoid at all costs.

What’s easily forgotten is how to get all of your things in that new dorm room or apartment. There are a few things you may want to think about before your start physically moving things into or out of your new dorm room.

• How many flights of stairs will you have to walk up with all of your things? Packing more boxes that weigh less may be more practical than having less boxes with heavier contents.

• Is there an elevator that you can use on move-in/move-out day?

While some buildings have no elevators, other have elevators but can’t always be used for big moves.

• Are all of your boxes sturdy? Tape the bottoms of the boxes you’re using to make sure they don’t collapse during the move.

• How wide are the hallways? It’s important to think about how your bigger furniture will fit in the hallways, that way you’ll know in advance if you have to take part.

There are just a few tips to make sure you don’t end up getting stuck in the middle of a move.

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with 137 delegates, and Ron Paul is currently in last place with 67 delegates. To win the nomination, candidates must earn 1,144 delegates.

There are currently 1, 115 delegates remaining in the election, according to the website.

The New York primary is important because of the state’s 95 delegates, which is the thirdhighest total in the country. Winning the New

MITT ROMNEY

Political record: Governor of Massachusetts, 2003-2007 Notable endorsements: President George H.W. Bush; Speaker of the House John Boehner; Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Campaign finances: Total raised: $87.4 million as of March 31; Cash on hand: $10.1 million Donations from New York: $8.2 million States won: New Hampshire, Florida, Nevada, Maine, Arizona, Michigan, Wyoming, Washington, Alaska, Idaho, Massachusetts, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, North Mariana Islands, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Illinois, Maryland, Washington, D.C., Wisconsin, American Samoa

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geted by U.S. imperialism during the past year.

“Regardless of each country’s political organization, we stand by them,” he said. “We support their right to self-determination and we’re

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York delegates holds high significance for the candidates because other large states moved their primary elections to earlier dates. Those states were penalized by losing up to half of their delegates, according to a Jan. 30 article in The Post-Standard.

Officials in other large states moved up the date of their primaries in the hope that a Republican presidential nominee would emerge sooner.

A Siena College Research Institute poll conducted in early April identified the potential

NEWT GINGRICH

Political record: Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (R-Ga.) from 1979-1999, served as speaker of the house from 1995-1999 Notable endorsements: Gov. of Texas Rick Perry; Carl Paladino, 2010 Republican candidate for New York governor; Sheldon Adelson, CEO of the Las Vegas Sans Campaign finances: Total Raised: $22.4 million; Cash on hand: $1.2 million Donations from New York: $354,000 States won: South Carolina, Georgia

voting behavior of New York voters.

The poll asked 808 registered New York voters about their voting habits and for whom they will be voting. Fifty-one percent of voters said they will be voting for Romney, 18 percent for Santorum, 11 percent for Paul, 6 percent for Gingrich and 14 percent had no opinion, according to the poll.

If the presidential election was held today, 60 percent of registered New York voters would vote for President Barack Obama and 35 percent of the voters would vote for Mitt Romney if he were the Republican nominee, according to the poll.

RON PAUL

Political record: Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (R-Texas) from 1976-1977, 1979-1985, 1997-present Notable endorsements: Rand Paul, son and senator from Kentucky; Gary Johnson, former New Mexico governor and presidential candidate for Libertarian Party; Kelly Clarkson, pop singer Campaign finances: Total raised: $37 million; Cash on hand: $2.8 million Donations from New York: $650,000 States won: U.S. Virgin Islands

In New York, according to the poll, 48 percent of registered voters are Democrat, 24 percent are Republican and 25 percent are Independent or other. Thirty-nine percent of registered voters reside in New York City, while 23 percent live in the suburbs and 38 percent live in upstate New York.

A majority of voters are in the age groups of 35-54 and 55 and older, both tied with 36 percent.

People ages 18-34 are the smallest population of registered voters, with 22 percent. mhnewman@syr.edu

BARACK OBAMA

Political record: U.S. president, 2008-present; Senator from Illinois Notable endorsements: Presidents Bill Clinton; House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi; Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Campaign finances: Total Raised: $196.6 million; Cash on hand: $104.1 million Donations from New York: $11.2 million

Compiled by Kathleen Ronayne, Development Editor, khronayne@syr.edu

against any sanctions or any invasions.”

After standing in front of Hendricks for about 15 minutes, a woman told the group it had to move to the grassy area on the side of the chapel. The woman left after Ford asked to see the paperwork stating this.

A few minutes later, Department of Public Safety Capt. John Sardino asked the group to move

over to the grass. Ford refused, and after a few minutes of negotiations, the two agreed the group could stay as long as it didn’t block the sidewalk.

Sardino said he wanted to make sure the protesters were still visible but needed to keep the area safe for everyone. He did this by keeping the sidewalks clear.

The group moved to stand in a line along the

sidewalk. Members continued to chant and hold up their signs, occasionally engaging in debates with passers-by.

“They’re all blocking the sidewalks,” Ford said, pointing to the long line of people waiting to see Clinton. “This is our campus. We shouldn’t have to move. Hillary doesn’t go here.” jliannet@syr.edu

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the sweet stuff in the middle

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Delight taste buds by seeking assortment of enticing craft beers

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By Lucas Sacks STAFF WRITER

ith MayFest fast approaching, change up your usual beers of choice. Venture to Wegmans, which supplies high-quality craft beer. The store’s constantly rotating “Craft Your Own Pack Beer” display allows shoppers to select from about 50 individual bottles to create a six-pack for $10. The possibilities are endless: domestic and imported, dark and light and seasonal and year-round. This six-pack consists of relatively off-the-beaten-path choices from the display. ldsacks@syr.edu

SUMMERFEST

DISCORD DARK IPA

HUMMING ALE

Like nearly all Sierra Nevada beers, this lighter lager still features a little hop bite on the finish. Brewed since 1992, Summerfest is much more subdued than many of the brewery’s other offerings. As the weather heats up, this lighter, easy-drinking beer is a good choice over more hoppy options. The nose is mildly grainy with a touch of pepper, and the taste is clean and refreshing.

Summerfest has a malty start and mildly bitter finish, provided by the Perle and Saaz hop varieties used.

Pyramid recently came back after it was acquired

by North American Breweries, a Rochester-based company that owns Magic Hat Brewing Co., Genesee Beer, Dundee Ale and Lagers, and MacTarnahan’s Amber Ale. A cola-like brown, Discord Dark IPA smells like roasted malts with chocolate. Only slightly hoppy, it contains mild citrus notes, remaining surprisingly basic. It’s heavy on the roasted malt notes and doesn’t exemplify the signature dark style well.

Humming is a term used to describe highly carbonated ales. Available from July to November, Humming Ale was first bottled in 2010 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Anchor Steam’s newest location. A New Zealand hop called Nelson Sauvin gives this beer its unique flavor. The nose starts with citrus notes and finishes with a light pine essence. Despite its medium carbonation, Humming Ale is full-bodied and well-balanced with coriander and honey notes.

KIDD LAGER

SUMMER WEIZEN ALE

BIERE DE MARS

Kidd Lager is a black lager, but unlike other dark beers such as stouts, Schwarzbiers are sweeter because of darkly roasted malts. The beer pours solid black and smells strongly of chocolate, coffee and smoked malt. It features a slightly smoky flavor aided by bittersweet chocolate and black coffee. This relatively light drink is not too sweet, as it is offset by some hop bitterness on the finish.

Founded in 1994, Smuttynose is named after one of the nine Isles of Shoals off the coast of New Hampshire and Maine. Its Summer Weizen Ale, available from April to August, combines domestic and continental wheat and barley malts with Belgian wit yeast.

Crisp, citrusy and light, it smells like wheat with notes of honey and lemon zest. The taste starts tart and finishes with citrus notes and a slight bitter bite, making this a unique approach to many summer wheat ales.

Biere de Mars means “March Beer.” The nose combines elements of caramel and grainy cereal malts with grassy and peppery notes, typical of many farmhouse ales. There is even a faint smell of dark fruit or honey as well. The taste is caramel-heavy with notes of citrusy hops, and the finish has a slight alcohol warmth. There are also mild hints of pepper and spices, but not nearly as much as other farmhouse ales.

Rating: 4.5/5 Sierra Nevada: Chico, Calif.

Czech-style Pilsner 5.0 percent ABV / 28 IBU — Summer Seasonal

Rating: 4/5 The Fort Collins Brewery: Fort Collins, Colo.

Schwarzbier 4.5 percent ABV — Year-round

Rating: 3.5/5 Pyramid Breweries: Seattle; Berkeley, Calif.; Portland, Ore.; Sacramento, Calif.; Walnut Creek, Calif.

India Pale Ale 6.5 percent ABV — Spring Seasonal

Rating: 4/5 Smuttynose Brewing Co.: Portsmouth, N.H. Wheat Ale 5.5 percent ABV — Summer Seasonal

Rating: 4.5/5 Anchor Brewing Co.: San Francisco Pale Ale 5.9 percent ABV — Seasonal

Rating 3.5/5 Southampton Publick House: Southampton, N.Y. Biere de Garde 6.5 percent ABV — Spring Seasonal

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Obama’s call for end to government control promises to liberate oppressed

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he capability of technology is a doubleedged sword. It offers liberation, progress and enhanced communications, but it can also be a vehicle for oppression, persecution and a whole canon of other atrocities.

On April 23, President Barack Obama issued an executive order specifically targeting Syria and Iran. It officially enables the U.S. government to impose sanctions against these countries that have used technology for oppression.

Through GPS capabilities, dissenters may be tracked and pursued. Via cellular technology makeup, conversations and plans may be intercepted. And possibly worst of all, through the blocking of Internet access, unfairly persecuted societies may be cut off from the rest of the world.

Syria and Iran both implemented the dark side of technology in the past several months — Syria by utilizing cellphone jammers and Iran by imprisoning the greatest number of journalists than any other nation. Through their severe limitation and close monitoring, the ugly iside of technology is more visible than the dark side of the Force at the end of “Star Wars III:

JESSICA SMITH

our ram is bigger than yours Revenge of the Sith.”

Extreme censorship and denial of access to the full gamut of Internet freedoms aren’t the only serious trespasses on the grounds of human rights. In Syria and Iran, those in power employ technologies to pursue those who may threaten them. Persecution comes in the form of jail time.

As Obama stated, technology should empower citizens, not oppress them. Fittingly, Obama announced this new order at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. His overarching message was “Never Again,” intended as a promise to stop the crimes against humanity that occurred during the Holocaust.

The official executive order is called “Block-

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KOI FISH, STRAIGHT-EDGE EMBLEM, THREE SPADES Tom Henry is no stranger to tattoos. Henry, a senior English and textual studies major, got his first at 17 years old and now has more than 15 tattoos. Each is significant to him, either in its design or its representation of a period in his life.

Henry’s first tattoo shows three spades right next to one another. He laughs it off when he talks about it. Despite the weight and significance he gives to all of the other images on his body, he chalks this one up to being a dumb teenager.

But the image across his chest is a different story.

It reads “No pity for the weak” over the top of a skull around an eye, representing the reaper. Henry said it is an emblem for a straight-edge lifestyle, one that disapproves of promiscuity and any drug and alcohol use.

“Any heavy reliance on that stuff to feel like you have a normal life, it’s just a weakminded reliance,” Henry said. “You might get messed up, but when you sober up, your problem’s still there.”

Henry got the tattoo from Halo Tattoo and Bodypiercing’s Beau Brady, a local tattoo artist he met after moving to Syracuse from Kansas. His father dropped him off to go look for a parking spot, and he made a beeline for the nearest tattoo parlor.

Not very artistic himself, Henry told Brady to feel free to have some fun with the image.

Brady also inked an image of a koi fish swimming upstream on the back of Henry’s leg. Henry said he drew inspiration for this image from a Japanese tradition that suggests that a koi swimming upstream signifies the end of life. A koi swimming downstream signifies the beginning. Henry felt that this served as an adequate metaphor for the end of his past, one marked by addiction and anger.

“When I first came here, it was a large break from a culture I had been very tightly tied into when I was back home,” said Henry, showing off the fish. “I thought of it as kind of a moving into the next chapter of my life.”

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

ing the Property and Suspending Entry into the United States of Certain Persons with Respect to Grave Human Rights Abuses by the Governments of Iran and Syria via Information Technology.” Simply, this means that the United States will deny entry to any foreign nationals guilty of censoring their people.

With Obama’s promises, there is robust hope for good. Along with his promise that those who abuse technology will suffer the consequences, Obama assured the world that the U.S. Agency for International Development will invite high-tech companies to help

create new technologies to expose violations of human rights. For example, the intelligence community will prepare the first-ever National Intelligence Estimate on the risk of mass atrocities and genocide.

Here in the United States, we’re free to use technology without fear of government censorship. And if all goes according to Obama’s plan, this order will punish those who use technology for malice and will liberate the oppressed.

Jessica Smith is a senior information management and technology and television, radio and film dual major. Her column appears every Tuesday. She can be reached at jlsmit22@syr.edu.

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No blunders Jack White’s solo debut album delivers strong vocals, bluesy sound

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By Ibet Inyang STAFF WRITER

usical geniuses are easy to spot. They produce amazing music, draw from different sources and make it work without gimmicks. That’s exactly what Jack White does in “Blunderbuss,” his first solo album.

Besides his Tim Burton-esque persona and ability to look awesome in a top hat, White is talented because of his diverse musicianship. His powerful rock voice has a laid-back bluesy tone. White complements it by incorporating folky acoustic guitars, drum-driven rock sounds and electric guitar riffs that whisper the blues. White’s ability to seamlessly combine these different styles in “Blunderbuss” makes it a compilation of varied tastes.

White is most well known as the frontman for the Grammy Award-winning band The White Stripes. The punk and grunge rock band rose to widespread success with its fourth studio album, “Elephant,” which featured the famous single “Seven Nation Army.” As if that weren’t enough success, White formed Detroit-based folk rock band The Raconteurs in 2005 and joined alternative rock super-group The Dead Weather in 2009. All that was left for White was to make a solo album blending the blues, folk and classic rock styles he has exhibited in his past groups.

One of the album’s most bluesy triumphs is “Freedom at 21.” The song has a rock-driven production reminiscent of The White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army.” In the repetitive but catchy guitarheavy track, White shows off his vocal range. He hits high falsetto notes in the chorus, contrasted with quick vocals in verses with a laid-back groove.

White then takes a page from Ray Charles in “I’m Shakin’.” He unleashes his R&B vocals as he sings, “I’m shaking all over / Oh, shivers in my knee bone,” which are accented by soulful background singers and jazzy guitar riffs.

White also shows off his folksy side in songs like “Hip (Eponymous) Poor Boy,” about a young, penniless boy destined for fame. The song’s light feel will make listeners forget that an Edward Scissorhands-looking rocker is singing such a sweet song.

On the other hand, “Love Interruption” has a simple single guitar and piano backing paired with bass clarinet solos. Vocals provided by White and featured artist Ruby Amanfu’s shine, but then listeners will hear rather unsettling lyrics: “I want love to grab my fingers gently / Slam them in a doorway / Put my face into the ground.” This is tame compared to the next line, when he says he wants to kill his mother. In all likelihood, there’s some explanation as to why he feels this way, but the song’s simplicity and beauty makes it hit-worthy anyway.

White returns to his grungy, punk rock roots in songs like “Sixteen Saltines.” Bizarre lyrics show up once again. He croons: “I eat 16 saltines, then I lick my fingers.” But the track takes him back to his White Stripes days. White’s vocals literally scream rock ‘n’ roll as he unleashes his powerful yet controlled voice, rounding out an album that satisfies a plethora of rock genres.

His ability to merge genres so gracefully is what makes White’s debut album a hit. Featuring wellwritten songs and a variety of sounds, “Blunderbuss” is a testament to why White is a musical genius. ieinyang@syr.edu

Sounds like: The perfect mix of blues, folk and rock Genre: Alternative Rock http://stereogum.com/

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Jaquith develops into offensive playmaker in freshman year

By Melissa Bronson-Tramel CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Gabby Jaquith took to lacrosse quickly. Her parents could never get the stick out of her hands after she first learned the game.

They knew they needed to find a way to put her newfound skill to use, so they looked for a girls’ team for Jaquith to play for, but none existed in their hometown of Cazenovia.

The Jaquiths then turned to the next best thing, an all-boys team.

“The coach used to yell at her: ‘Gabby back off the boys, you’re going to hurt somebody,’” said Scott Jaquith, her father.

Jaquith became a tough, physical lacrosse player in those two seasons, putting her competitive fire on display while continuing to learn the sport at the same time. Now a freshman at Syracuse, Jaquith is just as competitive, but she has had to tone down her intense style of play — something that took time to adjust to. Jaquith has been a consistent contributor at the midfield this season for the Orange, scoring 12 goals through 15 games.

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school at the midpoint and end of each marking period. Players with low grades are forced to meet with assistant coach Bob Deegan after school to improve their performance.

Each player’s appearance is important as well.

They are not allowed to have long hair. And as a part of the team’s uniform, each player wears high white socks just below the knee to symbolize that no individual is more important than the next.

“I think what he’s done is he’s created a climate where kids know from day one this is what you’re going to have to do, and it’s teaching first,” Deegan said. “You have to be a good kid, that’s the bottom line. You have to be a good person.”

Barber, a former player at West Genesee, described Messere as a disciplinarian, but he said that most of the running is done with the ball in the stick. He said he can count on two hands the number of times he had to run sprints

Jaquith’s passion for the game developed when she began playing against the boys.

“I chose lacrosse because I grasped the concept at a young age, and I loved it and I excelled at it,” Jaquith said.

She continued to excel at Cazenovia High School, where she was a four-time all-league selection and earned All-American honors as a senior. Jaquith was also a physical presence on the field, often called for penalties. Though she mostly drew yellow cards, she also received one red card. Fans and coaches contested it, but she was still ejected from the game.

She learned a lesson from that experience. So far, she hasn’t received any cards in her time at SU. Her teammates credit this to her discipline and selfless style of play, as she rarely has the ball long enough to even make a controversial play before passing off to a teammate.

Against Georgetown last Saturday, the freshman had a career-high two assists.

“She is one of the most selfless people I’ve ever met,” junior attack Michelle Tumolo said, “and

that reflects on what kind of player she is.”

Lacrosse wasn’t always Jaquith’s passion, though.

While growing up, she participated in a variety of sports, including indoor track, soccer and volleyball. Jaquith, along with her brothers, also began ski racing when she was 5 years old and became one of the best in the country as a teenager.

But she walked away from the sport. She wanted to play lacrosse.

Jaquith was offered a scholarship and committed to Syracuse in 10th grade without hesitation.

It was one of her dreams to play for the Orange.

In the season opener against Boston College, Jaquith’s potential as a college Division-I athlete was on display as she scored two goals in her first college game.

“I was extremely nervous. It was my dream to always play college lacrosse, but I was freaking out,” Jaquith said. “Everyone made me feel really comfortable.”

Since the start of the season, she has continued to improve on the field.

Jaquith netted two early goals in the first half against Dartmouth on April 9, giving Syracuse the lead for good in a dominant offensive performance. Tumolo sent a brilliant pass to Jaquith, who quickly scored to ignite an Orange offensive explosion.

Syracuse assistant coach Regy Thorpe said it was only a matter of time before she made her presence felt.

“We watched her play and develop over the years, and we were very proud of what she had done,” Thorpe said, “and we saw her potential was huge.”

Tumolo said Jaquith’s timely playmaking has been a big part of the team’s success, as Jaquith has come through with clutch goals throughout the season.

“Gabby has been doing so well, really stepping up big with the goals she scores,” Tumolo said.

“Most of them have been when the clock is winding down and we’re either up by a goal or down by one, which has been a key to our success.”

during his high school career.

Running for the sake of running is only performed in the most extreme circumstances. Otherwise, the arduous tasks are done during drills in an effort to build up each player’s skill sets.

Messere has always focused on teaching first.

In 1975, Messere founded and developed the Shove Park Recreational Lacrosse Program, which is still instrumental in garnering interest for lacrosse in the Camillus community. The summer program begins teaching children as young as 7 years old the fundamentals of the game.

Many former West Genesee players return home and contribute as coaches in the program, helping to develop the next generation of lacrosse players in the community.

“We’re one of the first ones around, even in the country, that had a large program like that to bring up our youth,” Messere said. “We’ve had some outstanding players that have graduated from West Genesee and gone on to college to be so successful, come back and teach in the program through the years.”

The intensive summer program has been crucial to West Genesee’s success as many go on to play for Messere in high school. By the time players reach Messere at the high school level, their bad habits have already been corrected.

“He has a great respect for the game and his players as we do him,” said Barber, whose brother, Tim, is a captain for the current West Genesee team. “He’s a great teacher and some of the things I learned from him I kind of took for granted at the time, but now that I’m older, I realize the life lessons that he’s given us are pretty remarkable.”

At 68 years old, Messere is still giving life lessons while finding success on the lacrosse field.

The Wildcats are currently ranked No. 23 in the Under Armour/Inside Lacrosse Top 25 Rankings. West Genesee lost its first game of the season Saturday to Jamesville-DeWitt, dropping to 8-1 on the season.

Glesener said the energy at practice is as high as ever as the Wildcats strive to win their 16th state championship under Messere. The

players have bought into Messere’s teachings and results have followed.

“Usually, we’re sprinting around everywhere because he has a high energy and we feed off him,” Glesener said. “Even at his age, he’s still running around demonstrating drills and could probably beat me in a footrace.”

His passion for the game and commitment to the cause has led to another successful team on the field this season. And his current players feel privileged to contribute to Messere’s historic feat.

But Messere has already moved on from his most recent accomplishment. There’s no need to remain fixated on his record-setting triumph.

With the end goal of the season still within sight, Messere is still preaching the same message to his players that he has for 36 years.

“You just say you need to take care of what happens today and then the next day,” Messere said. “You don’t want to ever be looking too far.

You have your goals, you want to set those and then you focus on the step-by-step approach.”

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In senior season, Kohl serves as leader behind home plate

By David Propper STAFF WRITER

Lacey Kohl was the calming presence Stacy Kuwik needed.

Kuwik was beginning to unravel in the fifth inning of the second game of a SyracuseRutgers doubleheader on Saturday. The junior hurler was losing her command and struggling to find the strike zone.

That’s when Kohl stepped in and got her back on track.

“For (Kohl) to kind of be there for her and just kind of say ‘Hey, listen, fight through the rain, come on let’s go, do your thing,’” SU head coach Leigh Ross said. “I think it’s easy for a pitcher to kind of lose it for a second, and for their catcher to bring her back out of it is good.”

And that’s what Ross and the pitching staff has come to expect from Kohl, the Orange’s starting catcher. When a pitcher is in need, a reassuring Kohl is always there to lead her out of her troubles. She’s one of the most vocal players and a natural leader for a team which won 14 of its last 16 games.

SU senior pitcher Jenna Caira, who threw a no-hitter this past weekend with Kohl as her catcher, said it’s important for at least one part of the battery to never panic.

“Just making sure if one thing doesn’t really go her way, she goes into the next play calm and she doesn’t freak out,” Caira said, “because with the battery, if the pitcher and the catcher are both uneasy, then that’s going to portray to other parts of the field as well.”

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the Syracuse football program has made in closed practices, void of distractions.

“When you look at the 13 days we had before we split up the team, it’s been outstanding,” Marrone said.

But the unknown, of course, cannot be seen.

What could be seen was the event that shut the book on spring football, the annual Spring Game. No matter how well Syracuse has played in mystery, the last glimpse of the Orange for the public came Saturday.

The Spring Game needed to leave a positive impression of the team. On campus, the

“Being able to see the whole field, not from just one certain angle, I’m able to see everything as it happens and how it unfolds.”

Lacey Kohl

SU CATCHER

As a former infielder, Kohl understands that effect.

She switched positions from infielder to catcher at the start of her sophomore year for a chance to play everyday. The move also gave her a broader perspective during each game and a new opportunity to be a leader.

“Being able to see the whole field, not from just one certain angle, I’m able to see everything as it happens and how it unfolds,” Kohl said. “I really like that position back there. I have the voice for it. I’m loud.”

As a senior, Kohl said she can relate to everyone on the team. She’s gone through the joy of a big win and the devastation of a crushing loss.

Freshmen can look up to her, and other upperclassmen are easily able to relate to her.

Over the past three years, Kohl has played in 154 of SU’s 167 games. And she’s started 142 of them.

“Lacey’s definitely a vocal leader, leader by

football team holds little prestige. It has been more than a decade since the Orange was nationally relevant. If the student body barely cares, it is hard to develop the program.

But Saturday’s result was abominable.

Closing practice — meaning fans who did not travel to Rochester for Syracuse’s only open practice had one opportunity to see the team in Syracuse — makes the Spring Game’s results even more consequential. Marrone can talk about the progress the team has made, how the absence of distractions such as the media and crowd have allowed for greater focus this last month.

“People are getting better. A lot of the younger players from practice 11 to practice 13 made an outstanding push,” Marrone said.

yuki mizuma | staff photographer LACEY KOHL has started 142 games for the Orange in the last three years. The veteran Kohl has handled the dominant pitching staff well as SU’s starting catcher. example,” Ross said. “She’s definitely a leader.”

The way she handles a pitching staff has been almost seamless. Even from the stands, she can be heard screaming out to her pitcher that it’s just the two of them having a catch.

Caira said Kohl does a good job of reading a pitcher. If she sees poor body language from Caira or sees pitches that aren’t as sharp, that’s an indication for Kohl to go out and talk with Caira about how to settle down.

“I think she does a good job of making sure everyone’s calm, and she understands what’s going on and reads everybody to make sure everyone is settled,” Caira said, “that when pressure situations occur that everyone is

calm and can handle what’s happening.”

Ross said overall, Kohl does a great job of leading by example. The way she carries herself on the field motivates players on and off the diamond. In practice, Kohl always tries to be a player teammates can turn to.

And while catching certainly forced her into becoming a leader for the Orange, it’s a characteristic Kohl has always had.

“Because I am always talking, I guess it’s one of those things where either you have it or you don’t,” Kohl said. “You’re either talkative and motivate people or you don’t. Luckily, I guess I kind of have that.”

“Really saw a jump in their ability and that’s exciting. Just like I told the coaches, when we start off in the preseason you never start where you left off.”

It needed to show. He can tell, but the tangible evidence told a different story.

Syracuse will endure a gauntlet of a schedule in 2012. It plays only five games in the Carrier Dome. The sixth “home game,” New York’s College Classic against Southern California in MetLife Stadium, is against a Trojans team that blew out the Orange a year ago and will be a top-five team this preseason.

SU also travels to Missouri in November.

Even the Orange’s token matchup with a Football Championship Subdivision team is a difficult draw. Stony Brook will have former

Iowa running back Marcus Coker, who ran for 1,384 yards and 15 touchdowns with the Hawkeyes before he was suspended from the team and transferred to the Seawolves.

A losing season is another setback. A deterrent to fans. Another mile in between the current SU program and the glory days of Syracuse football.

There are just more than four months until the start of next season. And there is not much evidence that next season will be anything more than a work in progress.

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Mark Cooper is the sports editor at The Daily Orange, where his column appears occasionally. He can be reached at mcooperj@syr.edu or followed on Twitter at @mark_cooperjr.

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Lehigh

The Orange is in an unfamiliar position.

With just one regular-season game and the Big East tournament left, Syracuse still has work to do to secure a spot in the NCAA tournament. SU doesn’t have a marquee win on its resume to impress the selection committee, meaning it’ll probably have to win the conference tournament to earn an automatic bid.

That would require the Orange to beat No. 4 Notre Dame on Saturday and No. 15 Villanova in the Big East tournament semifinals May 3.

The Wildcats defeated Syracuse 11-10 in the Carrier Dome in the team’s regular-season matchup in March. The Orange has a steep uphill climb to reach the NCAA tournament for the fifth straight season.

It’s been an incredible season for the Mountain Hawks, a veteran team that has been looking to bring the program to an elite level.

Having so many wins, many over quality opponents, should be enough to earn Lehigh an at-large bid if it doesn’t win the Patriot League tournament. Colgate, which beat the Mountain Hawks 11-10 in overtime earlier this season, will be the Mountain Hawks’ toughest competition in the conference tournament.

If the Raiders pull off another victory over Lehigh, then the Mountain Hawks will need that at-large berth. Though that’s far from a certainty, Lehigh probably has the best chance of making the cut of all the bubble teams

Denver

(8-5, 4-1 Big East)

(7-6, 3-2 Big East)

(7-5, 3-3 Eastern College Athletic Conference) Bill Tierney’s Pioneers are an enigmatic team. They have the ability to play a great game but lack the consistency to avoid poor ones. Denver’s best performance arguably came in a loss, when the Pioneers fell to Notre Dame 10-9 in triple overtime. They don’t have a single quality win, and winning the ECAC tournament to earn an automatic bid will be tough. The Pioneers play No. 3 Duke on Friday in the Mile High Classic, and a win or at least a competitive game will be significant for its postseason hopes.

(12-2, 5-1 Patriot League)

Villanova

The Wildcats are another veteran team with some impressive victories on its schedule, including an 11-10 win over Syracuse in the Carrier Dome on March 25. Villanova will host the first-ever Big East tournament May 3-5, with the Wildcats playing the Orange in the semifinals. Villanova has a potent offense, first in the conference in goals per game with 10.69.

If the Wildcats beat SU again, they’d likely play Notre Dame in the championship game. Even if Villanova loses, it’ll still help its chances of clinching a tournament berth. The selection committee will likely only give one at-large bid to the Big East, and it would likely go to Villanova if it beats SU again.

ilana goldmeier | contributing photgrapher JOJO MARASCO and No. 17 Syracuse sit squarely on the NCAA tournament bubble after it fell 10-8 to Georgetown last Saturday. SU has lost four of its last seven games.

Penn State

(8-5, 4-1 Colonial Athletic Association) The Nittany Lions earned perhaps their biggest win of the season when they beat Notre Dame 4-3 in overtime Feb. 26 in a defensive battle.

Since that victory, PSU hasn’t maintained that high level of play. They’ve gone 6-4 with losses to No. 16 Denver, No. 2 Massachusetts, No. 8 Lehigh and No. 18 Bucknell. The Lions will play Drexel, a team PSU has already defeated

this season, in the first round of the CAA tournament. They would probably play UMass again in the championship game. Beating the Minutemen will be a challenge, as they are one of the elite teams in the country this season.

Depending on how the final weekend of the regular season goes, the Lions could lock up one of the last at-large bids.

—Compiled by Chris Iseman, asst. sports editor, cjiseman@syr.edu

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Queener draws on playing experience to mentor goalies

By David Wilson STAFF WRITER

Without All-American Liz Hogan in net, Gary Gait turned to a professional to mentor the inexperienced goaltenders tasked with filling her place.

Gait hired Brett Queener, the goalie for the Hamilton Nationals of Major League Lacrosse, as a volunteer assistant on his Syracuse staff.

And Queener went from playing for Gait and assistant coach Regy Thorpe last summer to coaching alongside them this spring.

“They lost their four-year starting goalie and needed some extra help,” Queener said, “so they called me up.”

Queener got the job because of his playing experience in net, which gives him intricate knowledge of nearly every position on the field.

As a player in 2007, Queener helped guide Albany to the NCAA tournament quarterfinals before leading the Rochester Rattlers to win the 2008 Steinfeld Cup during his rookie season in the MLL. Queener’s resume made him an ideal choice to teach the young goaltending duo of Alyssa Costantino and Kelsey Richardson.

Under Queener’s guidance, Costantino has compiled an impressive 12-1 record to help the No. 2 Orange (13-2, 6-0 Big East) emerge as one of the top teams in the country this season.

Richardson has been a capable backup, playing in 12 of SU’s 15 games thus far. “(He) brings a great focus to that goalie position,” Gait said, “and I think it’s helped

our goalies improve immensely.”

The new Syracuse coach brings the perfect background to the team’s coaching staff.

While he spent the majority of his time at Albany in net, he also had the versatility to join the Great Danes’ attack at times.

His playing career was marked by numerous dazzling plays.

In Queener’s first game with the Great Danes, the goaltender carried the ball the length of the field to score a goal against defending national champion Johns Hopkins.

In man-up situations, Queener was even more of an offensive threat. The goalie would trade his wide-pocketed goalkeeper stick out for a short stick and join the attack.

In three seasons at Albany, Queener scored five goals and tallied five assists while running the point on extra-man opportunities. The goalkeeper’s offensive prowess even earned him a spot as a forward on National League Lacrosse’s Boston Blazers. In three seasons with the Blazers, Queener has scored eight times.

“He’s not just a goalie. He plays field too, so he knows every little thing,” Syracuse attack Michelle Tumolo said. “So even if he’s goalie coach he’ll tell me ‘do this’, or he’s an amazing trick shot shooter so he’ll tell me, ‘try to do this.’”

Queener and Tumolo often compete in trick shot competitions during practice.

The Orange has reaped the benefits of some of these competitions with some highlight-reel

ankur patankar | presentation director ALYSSA COSTANTINO has benefited from learning under assistant coach Brett Queener this season. Queener has spent time at goalie in Major League Lacrosse. goals. Against Rutgers, Tumolo used a hidden ball trick to set up a goal. Against Dartmouth, she sent a pass through four defenders that resulted in another score.

Throughout his career, Queener was known as a high-energy player, making him the right fit to help coach the Orange’s fastpaced, high-intensity style of play. And he has brought that same mentality to the defense led by the goalies this year.

“He just brings like a lot of energy and he’s been helping us as defenders, too,” SU defender Becca Block said. “And just making sure specific words that the goalies will say to us, that helps us.”

His most profound effect has been on the

defensive end, teaching the young goalies and helping them find their comfort zone.

Costantino has transformed from a seldomused freshman into the nation’s best goalie in terms of save percentage. As for Richardson, the freshman has posted a solid .509 save percentage.

Both goalkeepers came to SU as highly touted recruits, but their lack of experience was the biggest question hanging over this season. Thanks in large part to Queener, those questions have been answered.

“Brett’s really helped out their confidence, both of them, a ton,” Block said. “Now, I don’t even notice that they’re goalies that we haven’t been playing with for the past years.” dbwilson@syr.edu

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Spring Game signals lack of progress for SU MARK COOPER

and the funky bunch

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nce again, Syracuse football became a joking matter. Football’s version of the Bad News Bears.

Ryan Nassib fired a pass so wide of the field it flew into the throng of Syracuse cheerleaders. John Kinder ran around helplessly and fumbled what became a defensive touchdown.

There was a litany of penalties, a few dropped passes, a pair of missed field goals and two monotonous offenses.

And neither offense scored.

“There was a lot of factors that went in, that kind of made it difficult for a lot of us,” Nassib said. “Some of the play calling and the situational stuff is a little bit different than it really is going to be.

“Excuses aside, yeah, we wish we could have scored a little bit more points.”

After an entire spring dedicated to the “development of the program,” so much so that 13 of 14 practices were shut off to the media and public, the first and only time the Orange performed in front of a crowd in Syracuse looked dreadful.

The team coached by John Anselmo defeated the team coached by Rob Moore, 9-0. All nine points came as a result of defensive plays. The defense may have played well, but the one glimpse of Syracuse football for the 3,716 in the Carrier Dome was a disappointment overall. It leaves even larger question marks waiting for Syracuse when it begins preseason camp in August.

Head coach Doug Marrone enters his fourth season at the helm attempting to prevent another drop in results, one that would spur memories of the Greg Robinson era that is not so far removed.

Marrone went into last offseason with so much promise after a Pinstripe Bowl victory in Yankee Stadium. After defeating West Virginia last October, he was heralded as Syracuse football’s savior.

But a five-game losing streak squashed the good feelings. This spring was a chance to reinvigorate the Syracuse community and spur excitement around football again.

Behind closed doors lies the unknown. We hear of the promise, the improvement, the great strides

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brandon weight | staff photographer MIKE MESSERE became the all-time winningest high school lacrosse coach when West Genesee defeated Oswego 7-3 last Thursday. The West Genesee head coach has won 15 state championships and 29 Section III titles since becoming the Wildcats’ head coach in 1976.

Winning ways Messere employs consistent, fundamental approach to set high chool lacrosse record for career victories

By Andrew Tredinnick

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ASST. COPY EDITOR

ike Messere was never one to bask in the glory of individual accolades.

The thought of personal pride violates every principle he believes in.

The West Genesee head boys’ lacrosse coach prefers to deflect all of the credit for the success of his program to his players and coaching staff.

Even after becoming the all-time winningest high school lacrosse coach, Messere remained steadfast in his core beliefs, praising others rather than himself.

“It means a lot of kids and a lot of coaches have done a lot of work for a long time,” Messere said.

“It’s about our program and the individuals that won those games through the years. It’s something for them to be very proud of.”

Messere won the 748th game of his head coaching career against Oswego last Thursday, moving him past former Ward Melville/Mount Sinai head coach Joe Cuozzo for the most wins by a high school lacrosse coach in history. The record is a testament to the 68-year-old Messere’s expectation of commitment and structure from his players and assistant coaches that have led to unrivaled success for West Genesee since he became the Wildcats’ head coach in 1976.

The West Genesee head coach’s newest mark is among a laundry list of numerous honors and accomplishments during his 36-year career. Messere has won 15 New York state

titles and 29 Section III championships. He led the Wildcats to 91 consecutive wins between 1981 and 1984 and was inducted into the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1994.

Messere’s West Genesee program has served as a launching pad for hundreds of collegiate and professional lacrosse careers. Messere has coached 96 players that have gone on to become collegiate All-Americans. Current Syracuse players Tim Desko, Ryan Barber, Joe Fazio, Collin and Dylan Donahue, and Luke Cometti all played for Messere at West Genesee.

All his success on the sidelines can be traced back to his simple, team-first philosophy.

“He’s more for the individuals on the team playing as one big unit,” West Genesee junior midfielder Ted Glesener said. “He really discourages playing as an individual out there.”

Messere emphasizes unity as a primary component in West Genesee’s formula for success. It filters throughout Messere’s entire program and forms the foundation for many long-standing traditions and a sharp disciplinary code. Each year, players must meet specific standards before they can step foot on the lacrosse field.

“They have to make a commitment, they have to have a strong effort every day, and they have to do a lot of hard work,” Messere said. “You don’t get anywhere without hard work, and they understand they have to sacrifice a lot of things, get good grades, all those terrible things.”

Every player is held accountable and must be committed to the cause. Players are required to have good grades before they step on the lacrosse field. Messere assesses players’ performance in

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PROUD TRADITION

Six players currently on the Syracuse roster played for West Genesee’s legendary coach Mike Messere before beginning their careers with the Orange. Here’s a look at the position and class of Messere’s former players: PLAYER

Tim Desko Ryan Barber Joe Fazio Collin Donahue Dylan Donahue Luke Cometti

POSITION

Attack Midfielder Longstick Midfielder Attack Attack Midfielder

YEAR

Redshirt Senior Redshirt Junior Junior Senior Freshman Junior