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Moving up Student Association officials

Red alert Taylor Carr’s resignation from

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and student leaders discuss the Finance Board’s tier system.

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ELECTIONS

Few voters cast ballot at primary

By Jessica Iannetta STAFF WRITER

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Sound of music

JAMES TAPIA, conductor of the Syracuse University Symphony Orchestra, participates in the concerto and aria concert held Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Setnor Auditorium. The concert included pieces by Richard Wagner, Jean Sibelius, Gaetano Donizetti and Howard Hanson. The orchestra is composed of 60 members. Members play various types of musical instruments, including violins, flutes, french horns, trombones, violas and clarinets, among others. The next concert for the Setnor School of Music is the Clarinet Choir on Wednesday at 8 p.m.

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Lawyers use Allred’s former slander lawsuit against her

By Marwa Eltagouri and Liz Sawyer THE DAILY ORANGE

Lawyers representing Syracuse University and Jim Boeheim are trying to use the words of celebrity attorney Gloria Allred against her.

Allred defended and won a defamation case nearly identical to the one currently facing SU and Boeheim.

Lawyers representing Boeheim and the university referenced the two slander suits Monday.

The case Allred defended was closed two months ago when a judge

ruled that her clients could not be sued for calling their ex-boyfriend a “liar” and “scum” on the Internet, according to an online article published by The Post-Standard on Tuesday.

A New York City lawyer sued Allred’s clients, a former roller derby skater and a lawyer, because they accused him of being a liar and cheater on their website, LiarsCheatersRUs.com, according to the article.

The lawsuit was thrown out by U.S. District Judge Harold Baer because the comments were “clearly

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fter his team beat UNC Asheville in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on March 15, Syracuse

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Only three people cast their ballots for the New York Republican primary during the 15-hour window when the voting polls were open at E.S. Bird Library.

Gloria Paul and Margaret McKinley, election specialists who helped run the voting for the New York primary, said the turnout was disappointing.

“People don’t vote like they used to,” Paul said with a sigh.

The polls at Bird were open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., and although the low turnout was upsetting, both women said it was not unusual. During the November 2011 election, Paul said only about 34 people voted.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the New York primary with 56.4 percent of the vote,

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Syracuse faces challenges due to increased APR requirements

head coach Jim Boeheim took to the microphone at the postgame press conference to take on one more opponent — a member of the U.S. president’s Cabinet.

Arne Duncan, the U.S. secretary of education, called out Boeheim on March 14 in a conference call with reporters about the graduation rates of NCAA Tournament teams. A story with Duncan’s comments ran in the March 15 edition of USA Today and was accompanied by a column that criticized Syracuse for the academic performance within the men’s basketball program.

In October, the NCAA Division I Board of Directors voted to set the minimum academic standard for postseason participation as a 930 academic progress rate, which equates to graduating about half of a team’s players. Teams must have a two-year average score of 930 or a four-year average of 900 to participate in postseason competition in 2012-13 and 2013-14.

The Connecticut men’s basketball team has been ruled ineligible for the 2013 NCAA Tournament, the first major basketball program

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NATIONAL BRIEFS Laws protect transgender citizens Government officials have ruled that federal employment discrimination laws protect transgender individuals.

The ruling came from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission last week, according to an April 24 article by The Associated Press.

The commission primarily deals with cases pertaining to employment discrimination.

The case involved a California woman who was denied a position at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives after it was discovered she had a procedure to change her biological sex from male to female.

A spokeswoman from the commission said the unanimous ruling does not create a new course of action for this type of claim. Gender stereotyping will be treated as cases of sex discrimination.

Secret Service employees fired Three more employees of the Secret Service were fired from their positions Tuesday, according to an April 24 AP article.

This brings the total number of employees implicated in the prostitution ring scandal to nine. The scandal was exposed after a fight between a Secret Service employee and a Colombian prostitute in the Hotel Caribe.

Officials say as many as 20 prostitutes were involved in the ring, and none are suspected to be underage.

Two of the three employees have resigned, and the other’s national security clearance has been revoked. This is a decision that can be appealed.

President Barack Obama has widely denounced the actions of these employees, but has affirmed they are not representative of the Secret Service as a whole.

Criminal charges filed in oil spill Former BP engineer Kurt Mix is being charged by federal prosecutors for destroying more than 200 text messages about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, according to an April 24 CNN article. One text specifically showed that the damage was worse than what was originally reported.

Federal prosecutors announced Tuesday that Mix was charged with two counts of intentionally destroying evidence that was requested by authorities. This is the first criminal case that has resulted from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Originally, Mix was assigned by BP to predict the size of the oil spill.

The investigators discovered that one of the text messages Mix sent included “real-time flow-rate analysis.”

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cheryl mowczan | contributing photographer (FROM LEFT) EUGENE LAW AND JEFF RICKERT, Student Association parliamentarian and former comptroller, respectively, present at a SA meeting during the 55th session. Rickert said his plan for a tier system for recognized student organizations is not meant to be static.

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Officials plan to alter tier system

By Dylan Segelbaum STAFF WRITER

When then-Comptroller Jeff Rickert crafted the Student Association’s tier system, he envisioned a framework that would protect the financial interests of Syracuse University students.

“My biggest pet peeve as the comptroller was seeing activity fee money wasted,” he said. The Finance Board would grant organizations $15,000 or more for events, many of which didn’t happen by the end of the semester, Rickert said.

The four-tier system was added

to SA’s financial vision last session before it was solidified in the codes several months ago. Groups were previously funded if their budgets adhered to the Finance Board’s standards, but there were few guidelines that factored in the organizations’ track records, he said.

And while the tier system safeguards against potential abuse of the student activity fee, some individuals, including Rickert, believe it has room for improvement.

The system is not meant to be static, and the fact that it is now written in the SA codes will lead

to thoughtful discussion if changes are proposed, he said. Comptroller Stephen DeSalvo recognizes areas where the system can be improved and is working to address concerns of student organizations before SA’s next budget season.

Rickert said he devised the levels, and placed student organizations accordingly, by extensively analyzing financial data from the past 10 years –– or as far back as this information went for newer organizations. All of this data is publically available, he said.

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Student organizations are divided into a four-level tier system.

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Local media outlets to broadcast child abuse awareness program

By Casey Fabris STAFF WRITER

A television program titled “Protecting Our Children,” which was created to raise awareness of child abuse, will air on Syracuse news stations Wednesday evening.

The program comes in response to allegations of child sexual abuse against former Syracuse University associate men’s basketball coach

Bernie Fine and former Pennsylvania State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.

Local television and radio programs, with the help of the McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center, collaborated to create a program that would encourage continued conversation on the issue of child abuse.

Julie Cecile, executive director of McMahon/Ryan, said officials

decided the program would air this month because April is Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month.

“For the last five months, all the TV and radio stations have been planning this one-hour special,” Cecile said. “It’s been really neat to watch the collaboration. They’ve put competitiveness aside. I watched the package this morning, and it’s a really great package.”

Theresa Underwood, vice president and general manager at WSYR-TV, said this is the first time in nearly 20 years since the Syracuse media has come together to collaborate on a project like this. She said the media outlets came together when child abuse became both a national and local issue.

“What we wanted to do is think of how we could use the strength of our

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Clinton’s speech sends message to embrace personal politics to achieve change

n case you live under a rock or missed the metal detectors in People’s Place, Hillary Clinton — and her fuchsia blazer — graced Syracuse University on Monday.

In what felt like a surreal dream, I sat four rows behind Secretary Clinton in Hendricks Chapel on the edge of my seat in anticipation of informative testimonies and meaningful advice.

The outreach by the Barack Obama administration on college campuses this week is not accidental. It is vital to the president’s re-election come November. Obama visited the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Colorado at Boulder on Tuesday and will speak at the University of Iowa on Wednesday to discuss student loan debt and appeal to young voters.

Even though Clinton mainly addressed global affairs and the United States’ role in

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not a barbie girl international issues, the most beneficial piece of her discussion was an emphasis on personal politics.

When talking about the struggle to navigate the political systems in place as a means of achieving social change and shifting the status quo toward progress, Clinton explained it’s important not to be cynical. She said it’s also important to maintain a level of healthy skepticism. She went on to say government is not the

only space in which individuals will have to confront the difficulties of politics.

“It can be short-sighted to say you don’t want to be doing politics because you will always be involved in politics,” Clinton said.

She then went on to reference how politics play out within our own families, friendships, work places, religious spheres and even in our homes. Hearing Clinton stress the classic feminist mantra “the personal is political” with my very own ears was a unique experience and should be viewed as a defining moment on the SU campus.

These powerful sentiments obtain a great amount of influence when they come from the mouth of one of our nation’s major leaders.

Clinton plays a key role in determining global relationships and policies and also in shaping domestic conversations. Someone of her stature

championing for individuals to recognize the politics that occur in everyday life is both important and necessary to spark change.

Sometimes a complex notion needs to be boiled down to a simple idea to hold interest the public enough to take a deeper look. Personal experiences and situations often relate to larger, contextual issues that are inherently political.

The secretary’s words should not be taken lightly. Community members — young women and men alike — should embrace the attitude that personal politics plays a role in shaping our consciousnesses and needs to be acknowledged as a means of achieving progress and change.

Krystie Yandoli is a senior women and gender studies and English and textual studies major. Her column appears every Wednesday.

She can be reached at klyandol@syr.edu or followed on Twitter at @KrystieLYandoli.

Senior adviser believes Carr’s critiques of SA administration mislead students Mario Cuomo once said, “You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.” The course of action in completing an initiative has always been a slow process, not because of poor leadership, but because it simply takes time.

As a former senior-level cabinet member, Carr should have recognized that process.

Initiatives within Student Association often get carried over to the proceeding sessions. Examples include the cyber-bullying campaign, formerly led by Carr, and the bookstore exchange program, which will be

LET TER TO THE EDITOR launched in the fall.

In response to the criticisms of Dylan Lustig, no presidents in the last four years have had the tangible results Carr cites. I have served in five administrations and the most recognized initiatives were left to the SA committees. This semester, the committees of the 56th session are leading innovative initiatives. There are plans to create a late-night shuttle program for

students within the Student Life committee, a loose-leaf textbook initiative within the Academic Affairs committee and the establishment of Project Impact within the Student Engagement committee.

The “network of friends” described by Carr strengthens the organization. In previous administrations, I have witnessed the lack of camaraderie hinder the productivity. Individuals became too concerned with the politics within the organization and not the their duty to the students.

President Lustig’s leadership style is reflected in the direction of the organization, where he has been hands-on with initiatives from new assembly members and transparent with his ideas Lustig has made significant connections this semester with administrators and other student government presidents.

Lustig is not losing the respect of administrators and members but making stronger ties than ever before.

Bonnie Kong

SENIOR ADVISER, STUDENT ASSOCIATION

Former SA chief of staff says Carr should have acted differently if unhappy In light of the attention given to the resignation of Taylor Carr, former chief of staff of Student Association, I feel compelled to offer the campus insight into the duties of chief of staff. I served as the chief of staff of SA prior to Mr. Carr. My appointment expired in December 2011 after one year of service.

The primary role of the chief of staff is to advise the president on the direction of the organization. In addition, the chief of staff provides cabinet members with the necessary support and resources in order to ensure SA fulfills its duty as “defender of the students” and achieves results.

In the capacity of chief of staff, I occasionally became frustrated by the leadership and direction of the organization. This motivated me to invest myself in its improvement. To do so, I worked

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more closely with the SA leadership and members to foment change. I understood my duty as chief of staff was to fix, rather than to simply point out, problems hindering our service to students.

Let me be clear that a dramatic resignation out of frustration is neither the duty of the chief of staff nor the way to promote positive change and improvement within SA. It is the duty of the chief of staff to bring the frustrations to the attention of the president and cabinet and to work with SA to ensure they are addressed.

Amy Snider

FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF, 55TH SESSION

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Carr’s resignation brings light to potential problems in SA Taylor Carr’s resignation from chief of staff of Student Association is a red flag to both students and SA members.

Carr said he was disgruntled by the lack of activity happening in SA. The chief of staff’s job is to advise the president and vice president on initiatives. Carr said he was unable to do his job because no initiatives were moving forward.

Last semester, Carr ran against Dylan Lustig for the presidency and was praised for his dedication to students during his campaign.

After losing by a large margin, Carr decided to remain in the organization and eventually earned the chief of staff nomination from Lustig. Carr remained in the position for nearly half the term but decided on Monday it was not in his interest to continue.

Lustig did not announce or address losing such an important

EDITORIAL by the daily orange editorial board member of the organization at Monday night’s SA meeting. He said he will have a chief of staff in place by the start of next semester.

If Carr was so disgruntled that he felt he had to leave SA, students must begin to look more critically at what is happening within the association. It may signal that there is a real problem with the student governing body. Broadcasting this message can help bring potential problems within the student government to light.

SA members must take Carr’s resignation seriously and take time to critically look into what the organization is doing. Students must also take this seriously and pay more attention to how the university’s student government is functioning.

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HBO show comes at poignant time for graduating seniors, including columnist

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he recent premiere of the much-anticipated Judd Apatow-produced HBO series “Girls,” written by and starring 25-year-old Lena Dunham, came at an opportune time for graduating seniors — particularly for those with aspirations of moving to New York City.

With graduation two weeks away, the postgraduate doubt and insecurities I’ve written off during the past year are becoming a reality.

No more three-day weekends. No more waking up at 4 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays because my first class isn’t until 5:30 p.m. No more all-nighters in E.S. Bird Library. No more day drinking just because the weather turned nice.My eyes are slowly beginning to tear up.

Dunham’s character, Hannah, is a 24-year-old college graduate living in

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New York City with an unpaid internship at a publishing company. In the first episode, she was bombed with news that her parents will no longer financially support her. The next day, Hannah gets fired after explaining to her boss that she can no longer afford to work for free. He smiles, gives her a hug and sends her on her unemployed way.

The remainder of the episode features awkward couch sex, a pregnant British chick, an overbearing best friend, an obnoxious dinner party, dysfunctional relationships — even by college standards — and Hannah getting high off a tea of opium pods before confronting her parents at their hotel in the middle of the night.

With its coincidental debut, the series is unapologetically ushering me into the next chapter. And one of the things I’ve realized I’ll miss most

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sorry, i’m not sorry is this little column and the voice it allowed me to have — or at least, the voice I perceived it allowed me to have.

Because no matter where my unemployment may take me in these coming years, it absolutely won’t be anywhere near a weekly opinion piece, especially not one that has allowed me to write about kicking squirrels and Brazilian religion parties. For the record, my columns from sophomore year make me cringe, too.

I apologize for them.

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This column allowed me to write without having to label myself a “blogger” or another hipster term.

And for the past six semesters, I’ve written. I’ve tried to be funny, I’ve tried to be nostalgic and sometimes, I was just plain pissed off. A few columns might have been written after cracked-out all-nighters, but I’m still not even sure what I was trying to say.

If you’ve laughed, you’re welcome. If you’ve anonymously critiqued or commented, thank you. Your comments have made for great anecdotes at parties and other social functions.

To that commenter who once suggested someone begin a “Fire Lauren Tousignant” Facebook page: I’m still waiting, my friend.

At the end of the day, I’ve writ-

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ten for no other reason than to just write, always while carefully combing through my final draft to be sure I didn’t miss an opportunity for an alcohol or a Sadler 4 reference.

On that note, allow me to end my final rant. I hope I’ve made you laugh, I hope I’ve made you think, I hope I’ve made you nostalgic for your freshmen year, but mostly, I know I’ve just pissed most of you off.

With that said, I depart this column, The Daily Orange and my four years at Syracuse University with these final words: Sorry, I’m not sorry.

Lauren Tousignant is a senior communications and rhetorical studies and writing major. Her column appeared in The Daily Orange weekly.

She can be reached after graduation at lauren.tousignant@gmail.com or followed on Twitter at @lauT1.

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At tier one, an organization is eligible for amounts up to $5,000. This increases to $12,000 at tier two, Rickert said. By tier three, a group can submit budgets up to $25,000, and organizations deemed to be tier four are not subject to a cap, he said.

The Finance Board tries to keep the cost per student under $35, ensuring that student money is used in the most efficient way.

“Can you have a group request $80,000 for something? Sure. But there aren’t a lot of venues where you’re going to get funded for that because of that kind of threshold,” he said.

The only tier four organization that usually receives substantial funding –– amounts

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upward of $150,000 –– is University Union, he said.

During SA’s April 9 meeting, Donald SaintGermain, president of the National Pan-Hellenic Council at SU, voiced concerns about the lack of clarity regarding several aspects of the system.

“The intention behind it was great,” SaintGermain said. “But now I feel there are too many questions behind it that are negatively affecting student organizations and affecting the programming on campus.”

Saint-Germain said it is essential for the Finance Board to know if the organizations they are funding are trustworthy, but it’s unclear how a group is moved up or down in the system.

An amendment to the Finance Board’s codes about what conditions these changes occur

under could help alleviate the problem, he said.

He said SA should clearly differentiate between what it means to be the sponsor and co-sponsor of an event, perhaps by using different terminology.

At the April 9 meeting, Phi Beta Sigma, a fraternity of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, was not granted $62,655.50 for its comedy show because Omega Phi Beta was incorrectly listed as the sponsor of the event.

“I do think they’ve done a great job, and I truly support them,” Saint-Germain said. “But I do feel they made an error at that point in using the definition of co-sponsor and the placement of one name over another to prevent an organization from getting funding.”

Phi Beta Sigma was fully funded for its event through the appeals process after this mistake was corrected.

Though Saint-Germain said he is unaware of other groups being critical of the system, he acknowledged that there are some organizations that are most likely displeased with the tiers they fall in.

The Finance Board is looking into creating an application for groups who want to move up a tier, but this process will only be used in select cases, said DeSalvo, the SA comptroller.

“There might be other instances where the comptroller will have sole discretion,” DeSalvo said. “Groups that are going to be moving down probably aren’t going to be submitting applications to do so.”

“The intention behind it was great. But now I feel there are too many questions behind it that are negatively affecting student organizations and affecting the programming on campus.”

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The term “co-sponsor” could also be changed to make it clear when a group is not the headliner responsible for handling the funding SA distributes, he said.

And though he did not hear any concerns about the system before the budget meeting, DeSalvo said the Finance Board is willing to work with groups that are unhappy with where they stand.

Said DeSalvo: “I’m open to hearing people’s claims or assertions that they should be higher in the tier system.” dmsegelb@syr.edu

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Dose of progress St. Joseph’s Hospital enters last phase of $220 million expansion project

By Alexandra Hitzler

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t. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center began the final phase of its expansion project, which began in 2005, last

Friday.

The second phase of the project will cost $140 million and includes the construction of a 104,000-square-foot patient tower, according to an April 20 press release by the New York State Regional Economic Development Council.

The tower will contain 110 medical-surgical private patient rooms, a PeriAnesthesia Care Unit, expanded intensive care units and family waiting areas. The expansion of the downtown hospital will also feature a 73,000-square-foot surgical suite with 14 operating rooms, a 12,100-square-foot central sterile unit and 72 private patient rooms. In addition, a greenway connection to Northside businesses will be added to the north end of the hospital’s campus, according to the release.

Jarrod Bagatell, a member of St. Joseph’s Hospital medical staff executive committee, said he thinks the hospital’s campus expansion will be beneficial for the medical community.

“I think the expansion is going to create a better environment for both the medical staff and our patients,” Bagatell said. “With more space, private rooms and state of the art equipment, we are going to have a higher-quality medical environment.”

In addition to the benefits that the expansion will bring patients and the medical staff, Kathryn Ruscitto, president and CEO of St. Joseph’s Hospital, said in the release that she thinks the project will also benefit the local community.

“In addition to meeting the healthcare needs of our community, this project also represents an opportunity for significant economic development for our region and serves as a catalyst for revitalization of Syracuse’s near North side,” Ruscitto said in

the release.

The total expansion project, which will cost approximately $220 million, is expected to create 400 long-term construction jobs and 150 permanent health care jobs, according to the release.

Rob Simpson, president and chief executive officer of CenterState CEO and cochair of the Central New York Regional Economic Development Council, said in the release that the expansion will be beneficial to the local economy because Syracuse’s economy is highly inf luenced by the region’s medical facilities.

“This region’s hospitals produce $ 3.1 billion in economic activity each year,” Simpson said in the release. “The benefits of this project are long-lasting and align perfectly with our strategies for sustainable economic growth.”

Common Councilor Jake Barrett said he thinks the expansion will further benefit the surrounding community because the creation of the campus’ new greenway will connect the hospital to businesses on the Northside.

“The greenway will help transform the area surrounding the hospital into a more welcoming place and connect the hospital’s medical staff, as well as patients and visitors, with local businesses,” Barrett said.

New York State Assemblyman Samuel Roberts said in the release that projects like the hospital expansion are exactly what Central New York needs.

“Economic development and job creation are the driving forces behind getting our region back on track,” Roberts said. “By investing in such vital projects and hiring locally within the region, we are making sure our local businesses have the resources they need to create and maintain essential jobs that hardworking Central New York families depend on.” adhitzle@syr.edu

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hyperbolic,” which readers would understand to be blatant opinion, not fact, according to the article.

This line of reasoning is the same argument lawyers for SU and Boeheim are presenting in the defamation case spurred from comments related to the allegations of sexual abuse against Bernie Fine, former associate men’s basketball coach.

Allred told The Daily Orange she declined to comment.

Many courts have held that such hyperbolic

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according to The Associated Press.

One of the three people who voted at Bird was Judson Belmont, an employee at Upstate Medical University Hospital. He said he believes people should vote if they identify with a particular candidate.

“I think if that there’s a candidate who speaks to you and you feel there is enough on the line, then it’s something everyone should do,” he said.

Belmont said he voted for Ron Paul because he is the only anti-war candidate and because he believes Paul could help stop wasteful government spending.

“I’ve always kind of identified with candidates who are of a more libertarian mindset,” he said. “At this point, our country can’t afford any more expensive bureaucratic extravaganzas.”

Paul said she is disappointed Syracuse University didn’t have any material avail-

expressions of opinion are protected by the state and federal constitutions and should not be the subject of a defamation suit, according to the article.

Allred’s clients, former SU ball boys Bobby Davis and Mike Lang, claim Boeheim defamed them when he publicly accused the stepbrothers of lying about Fine molesting them. Boeheim initially stated that the men were looking to make a financial gain with the accusations. He has since apologized for these comments.

Lawyers representing SU and Boeheim wrote in court documents that Allred and her co-counsel, made of three other attorneys, have

argued against the dismissal of the current case “while tellingly omitting” the federal court decision in a case of their own that goes against them, according to the article.

Attorneys from both sides will appear before state Supreme Court Justice Brian DeJoseph on Friday to argue the dismissal motion. Davis and Lang will dispute the defendants’ claim that the statements were hyperbolic and sarcastic, according to the article.

Fine, who was fired from the university Nov. 27, has denied all sexual abuse allegations and has not been charged.

able for students regarding how to vote and how to register to vote. She said that the first time she was stationed at Bird, the university provided two computers for students to use in case they needed to look up their voting location. The university no longer does that.

Norm Keim, a voting systems inspector and a former film professor at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, said he thinks student organizations on campus could do more to encourage students to vote.

Keim also said the two student political organizations on campus should hold debates and lectures, as well as put up signs to get more students to vote.

Many students came out to vote during the two times Bill Clinton was elected president because he really appealed to the students, Keim said. While turnout was good for the 2008 election, it was not as good as when Clinton ran.

Normally, 1,000 students will show up to vote during presidential elections. During off-year elections, the turnout is usually closer to 100,

he said.

Because many people already see the primary as a foregone conclusion and because there are so few Republicans in the district Bird Library serves, the turnout is not surprising,

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“I think if that there’s a candidate who speaks to you and you feel there is enough on the line, then it’s something everyone should do.”

Judson Belmont UPSTATE MEDICAL EMPLOYEE

Keim said. But, he said, he would still like to see more students vote.

“It’s disappointing,” Keim said, looking at the stack of unused ballots in front of him. “Lots of wasted paper, lots of wasted time.” jliannet@syr.edu

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respective mediums to do a better job enlightening our community, serving our community,” Underwood said.

The program will address the role of reporters; how citizens can report abuse on a hotline; what goes into investigating a case of child abuse, such as interviewing victims; and what the McMahon/Ryan center looks like through the eyes of a child, Cecile said.

Additionally, the program will feature survivors of sex abuse and an interview with a sex offender. Cecile said this was “enlightening and sickening in the same way.”

Cecile said she felt the collaboration of the broadcast community illustrated the sense of community throughout Syracuse as a whole.

Underwood said she recommends every person in Central New York watch the program because child sex abuse is something that affects everyone.

“The statistics that have come out since these two scandals have come to light are staggering.

Every single person can make a difference,” Underwood said.

“Protecting Our Children” will be broadcast on eight television stations, two radio stations

“What we wanted to do is think of how we could use the strength of our respective mediums to do a better job enlightening our community, serving our community.”

Theresa Underwood VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER AT WSYR-T V

and three websites, according to an article published in The Post-Standard on Monday.

The program is set to air at 6 p.m. on WCNYTV; 7 p.m. on WTVH-TV, WSTM-TV, WSTQ-TV, WSYR-TV, YNN-TV, WSYR-Radio, WHENRadio, 9wsyr.com, CNYcentral.com and ynn. com; 11 p.m. on WNYS-TV; and midnight on WSYT-TV, according to the article.

“I’m very proud of this collaboration because the information is very important and the fact that we will be able to put a show on the air that will be virtually impossible to ignore is really important,” Underwood said. cffabris@syr.edu

THE MAKING OF A SCANDAL

On Nov. 5, Jerry Sandusky, former football defensive coordinator at Pennsylvania State University, was arrested and arraigned on 40 criminal counts, including a number of sexual abuse charges. Penn State officials fired legendary football coach Joe Paterno and President Graham Spanier for their lack of action after supposedly learning of the abuse in 2002.

On Nov. 17, Syracuse police began investigating an allegation that Bernie Fine, former associate coach of the men’s basketball team, molested a team ball boy for more than a dozen years. Fine was placed on administrative leave by the university Nov. 17 and fired Nov. 27.

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the sweet stuff in the middle

Finally there I

Tips, tricks make finals week more enjoyable for stressed out students

t happens every year, no matter how hard students may try to fight it. After a semester of procrastinating, five months worth of stress accumulates into one week full of exams, presentations and sleepless nights. Although it’s a tough time of year, it doesn’t have to be that bad. With a few helpful bits of wisdom, it is possible to make finals week bearable and maybe even fun.

- Compiled by The Daily Orange Feature staff

OLD HABITS

MEDITATION

Remember flash cards from middle school?

They’re about to be your best friends. Make a set and bribe your roommate to quiz you. Or create a color-coordinated study calendar to stay organized as things get hectic.

To calm your mind, body and soul, which are all probably suffering, try an hour or two of relaxing meditation and yoga. Your chance is in Flanagan Gym on Wednesday through Saturday nights from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.

COMFORT FOOD For late-night cravings after hours of staring at the walls in E.S. Bird Library, stick to the classics. Marshall Street is home to staples like Insomnia Cookies for cookies and frozen yogurt or Acropolis Pizza House for pizza, chicken fingers and munchies galore.

JAM OUT Pump up to Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” to get stoked for studying.

Then, chill out with Explosions In the Sky when flipping through notes. And what’s a study session without a victory jam like Queen’s “We Will Rock You?”

NIGHT ON THE TOWN Tired of singing in the shower? Walk over to Funk ‘n Waffles on Marshall Street for an Open Mic Night. Belt out a classic ‘N Sync song, saying, “Bye Bye Bye” to finals.

LET’S GET IT ON

SURFIN’ THE WEB

Marvin Gaye once crooned, “We’re all sensitive people with so much to give.”

Thus, a little physical contact can go a long way when it comes to stress relief. Just tell your roommate you’re studying for anatomy.

Preserve your mental health by taking a study break once in a while.

No one will know you’re watching reruns of Tosh.0 or pinning melted crayon pictures on Pinterest when you should be flipping through PowerPoint slides.

POWER NAPS The afternoon Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, he took a 20-minute nap directly beforehand. OK, that’s not true. But napping can help recharge your batteries and leave you in better shape for a long hard week.

WEIGHT UP So much studying can cause muscles to cramp up in an unflattering I-just-huddled-over-mycomputer-for-six-hours kind of look. Get that stress off your shoulders and spend some muchneeded time unwinding by working out at the gym.

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BEER IN THE NEWS

Southern Tier Brewing Co. and Ithaca Beer Co. expand to more than 100,000 barrels

Southern Tier in Lakewood, N.Y., announced Tuesday on its blog that it plans to build a new 110-barrel brewhouse that will allow the company to increase production capacity threefold.

By Thanksgiving, the brewery plans to use six new 660-barrel fermenter tanks to double the cellar’s volume. This will produce about 150,000 barrels per year.

Ithaca Beer Co. in Ithaca, N.Y., has also been hard at work expanding for the summer. Its current annual production reaches about 12,000 barrels per year, but the goal for the new facilities is to reach 100,000 barrels. The company’s marketing director, Allison Graffin, said in an April 18 Cornell Daily Sun article that it aims to open the new brewery this summer to help manage increasing demand.

Boston Red Sox have most expensive beer in baseball

A study earlier this month conducted

by Fan Cost Experience found that the Boston Red Sox Major League Baseball franchise has the most expensive beer prices out of all major league teams.

They also have the highest overall costs when factoring in ticket prices, parking and food. The Red Sox charge

Q&A with relationship columnist, SU alumna Meredith Goldstein

$7.25 for a 12-ounce beer, whereas their rivals, the New York Yankees, only charge $6 for the same quantity.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have the cheapest MLB beer prices, at $4 for a 14-ounce cup of beer.

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By Amrita Mainthia

What would you say to those terrified of it?

NEW MEDIA EDITOR

hen five old friends from Syracuse University reunite almost a decade later at a friend’s wedding, each arrives without a plus-one and minor chaos ensues. This is the story told by 1999 alumna Meredith Goldstein in her debut novel, “The Singles,” released Tuesday.

Goldstein, currently an advice columnist and entertainment reporter for The Boston Globe, is a former editor in chief of The Daily Orange. Her column “Love Letters” garners more than a million page views per month. “The Singles,” which features characters loosely based on Goldstein’s former classmates, has been optioned for a movie by Lime Orchard Productions.

Though the film is still in its initial stages, Goldstein said her fingers are crossed that some scenes would be filmed at SU if plans move forward. She plans to return to SU next fall to promote “The Singles” and meet with faculty, staff and students. The Daily Orange asked Goldstein to share some thoughts about her most recent venture:

New York revokes law, saving in-state breweries millions per year

In-state breweries had been exempt from paying taxes on the first 200,000 barrels they produce for more than a decade, according to an April 23 story published by the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants.

The law saved breweries $4.34 on any barrel sold outside of New York City and $8.06 on barrels sold anywhere in the city. While beneficial for in-state breweries, out-of-state distributors, like Shelton Brothers from Massachusetts, were still taxed. The tax break gave New York state microbreweries a price advantage, helping them to get easier placement at bars, restaurants and stores statewide. A state court overturned the tax last month, stating that it was unconstitutional for in-state breweries to be exempt when out-ofstate breweries were not. Now the playing field is even. This ruling costs some breweries, like Westchester’s Captain Lawrence Brewing, as much as $100,000 more per year.

The Daily Orange: What makes you a wildly successful love columnist?

Goldstein: I think I became an advice columnist because I’m a watcher. I watch my friends.

I watched my parents get divorced and my sister meet the man she’s now going to marry.

I think that when it comes to giving advice, empathy is more important than experience.

—Compiled by Lucas Sacks, staff writer, ldsacks@syr.edu

I love not knowing what’s going to happen next.

I love the excitement and the questions. And I love my friends. I love having time for them when I’m single. Being single can be scary, for sure, but that’s why it’s good to keep a lot of platonic people around no matter what.

How did it feel to take people you knew at SU and edit bits about their personalities?

I loved it once I got over the weird journalist feelings. When I finally got used to fiction, it was actually quite fun. I got to make my SU friends more attractive, say different things and show up to places they’d never go in real life. I got to be a puppet master.

Is there anything you miss about Syracuse?

Alto Cinco (which is referenced in the book), looking up at Crouse from Marshall Street, late nights at The Daily Orange and the first warm day after a winter of snow.

Thus far, what has the reception been? What do you take away from negative reviews?

So far, it’s been pretty great. It’s strange because a few aspects of the book that have been criticized by some reviewers have been adored by others. You just have to remember that we’re all subjective readers. I’ve tried to thicken my skin and not take anything too seriously. Most people have been positive.

What’s next? A sequel? More books?

Another book. It’s not a sequel to “The Singles.”

I’m working on it now. All I’ll say is that I might have to go back to Syracuse to do some research.

What’s the best part about being single?

FINALS

Walnut Park

Mayfest 2012

April 27, 2012

THIS FRIDAY!

Who will be crowned?

Dylan Lustig, Student Association Allie Curtis, Student Association Will Leonard, The Daily Orange Qualifier Winner, Fall 2011 Alternate Qualifier, Dec. 9, 2011 2 nd Place Qualifier, Fall 2011

All participants receive a

$100 cash, $100

5:15 - 5:45

WING EATING CONTEST

6 have qualified:

Winner receives

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Wyatt LeBeau, SUNY ESF Qualifier Winner, Spring 2012

$50

Mike Schwemmer 2nd place Qualifier, Spring 2012

gift card

Robert John Murphy, Theta Chi & triathlon 3rd Place Qualifier, Spring 2012

gift card and a big ass trophy .

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s e x & h e a lt h

Before putting on bathing suit, be sure to keep hair down there in check

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t’s MayFest, which means it’s time to “slip and slide” all over campus. But wearing bikinis and speedos and getting lost in the thrill of the ‘fest can lead to overexposure.

Imagine people screaming, “There’s a spider on your leg!” only to realize they’re scared of your wild pubic hair.

MayFest should be Lay-Fest for students, and there’s no reason why pubic hair should come out to play. Grooming is a practice that’s been going on for centuries, and the options are endless.

While prostitutes in the Victorian era didn’t have “slip and slides” at their garden parties, their pubic hair etiquette was very different, said Tamara Chock, an associate professor of communications who teaches COM 300: “Effects of Sex in the Media.”

“Because of potential disease, lice and crabs, prostitutes used to shave their pubic hair. Artificial wigs called “merkins” were worn instead of natural hair,” Chock said.

Urban Dictionary warns not to confuse this medieval toupee with what you try to sing during the playing of “God Bless the USA”: something along the lines of, I’m proud to be a Merkin.

Though merkins have fallen out of fashion, there’s still huge pressure on women to know how they should groom. Just look at the newsstand. Magazines have the entire female population believing any visible body hair is a genetic mutation, with one of the only solutions being a Brazilian bikini wax.

IONA HOLLOWAY

just do it Carli Blau, a television, radio and film master’s student, agrees there’s a lot of unnecessary pressure.

“No one wants to go into a forest when they can’t see what’s inside. I definitely think Brazilians and being bare down there are encouraged

by Hollywood because it looks clean,” Blau said.

“But I think it’s a personal choice.”

Women may be under some pubic pressure, but the desire to ‘bare all’ is popular. Research

by Indiana University in 2010 found nearly 60 percent of American women between 18 and 24 had almost completely naked labias.

The researchers at Indiana University also found that women who were completely bare are also more likely to be non-monogamous and have frequent oral sex.

And don’t go thinking men get off lightly.

On April 12, Men’s Health asked more than 2,000 readers if they would get a “Boyzilian,” the male equivalent of a Brazilian, or complete wax. Fifty-three percent of men said they would subject their “sack and crack” to waxing, proving that in modern-day America even men get slated for suspicious looking spiders on their groin area.

Aside from creating penis-based optical illusions, trimming has become common male practice, and some men are very “territorial” about their pubes.

“I’ve heard about the craziest things.

Like men shave their bellies below their belly button because that’s the ‘sex line’ that separates their stomach from their pubic region,” Blau said.

But when it comes down to it, will pubic hair really affect your chances of sealing the deal?

Blau doesn’t think so.

“I do not know a single person that has

said that pubic hair has ruined sex,” she said.

“It definitely wouldn’t ruin a sexual experience between two people. Hair is just that.”

So don’t worry. Looking like you have a misplaced tarantula isn’t a deal breaker. At the same time, don’t feel bad if your MayFest patriotism falls short of being or wearing a merkin.

Iona Holloway is a magazine journalism and psychology dual major. She’s definitely an “all off at all costs” kind of girl. Her column appears every Wednesday. She can be reached at ijhollow@syr.edu.

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every wednesday in pulp

Bittersweet symphony Café presents classy ambience, luscious desserts

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By Jillian D’Onfro STAFF WRITER

he white pixie lights glittered brightly in the front window of Bittersweet Café. The evening wind was chilly, and the small wine and dessert bar looked warm and inviting.

Bittersweet Café, located at 121 W. Fayette St., combines a unique idea with an adorable atmosphere. Dealing primarily in dessert and wine, it caters directly to most women’s two greatest desires.

The restaurant touts an extensive wine list with options from all around the world, 30-plus total. Diners can order Bittersweet’s wine in three different sizes: the 2-ounce taste, the 5-ounce glass, or, best of all, by the bottle.

With the waitress’ recommendation, I selected Rex Goliath, a pinot noir.

Along with an extensive wine collection, the restaurant also serves paninis, salads and other savory options. The dessert menu features a variety of sweet treats, including fondue and crème brulee. We ordered the cream puff, dubbed Stuff-My-Puff on the dessert menu, and a Bittersweet staple to accompany it: the caramel brownie cheesecake. Both desserts only cost $6.75 each.

Inside the café, dim lighting flooded the room with an air of romance and relaxation. Mellow pop music floated from unseen speakers. We perched on cushy chairs at our high table against the wall, which gleamed a lovely shade of light pink. A dozen or so stools, as white and luxurious as the chairs, formed a neat row at the bar.

Our waitress soon brought over two magnificent plates. The cream puff looked like a work of art. The choux pastry overflowed with vanilla ice cream and drizzles of dark chocolate crisscrossing the chopped almond sprinkling. The brick-sized rectangle of cheesecake looked overwhelmingly tempting as well, resting regally on a plate dribbled with golden caramel.

Forks lifted, smiles formed and heavenly satisfaction ensued. The warmth of the puff mingled with the

cold ice cream, further enhanced by the hardened chocolate layer. It supplemented the softness with a nice snap. A giant, juicy sliced strawberry garnished the center of the dessert and added a cool tartness. The light and not-too-dry pinot noir paired nicely with the sweet dessert.

The velvety cheesecake, with its chewy brownie base, had an airy richness. This is a dessert made for people with a verified sweet tooth. Each bite of the cake exuded a lusciousness laden with sugar. Taken with a sip of red wine, several bites could satiate even the deepest craving. It’s definitely a serving meant to share.

Bittersweet’s soft music, low lights, lovebird-themed décor and divine desserts are seductive. A visit to this cozy sanctuary can transform an ordinary night into a decadent evening of delight. jidonfro@syr.edu

BITTERSWEET CAFÉ 121 W. Fayette St. (315)-474-9463 bittersweetofsyracuse.com

Hours: Monday to Thursday 11:30 a.m. to midnight; Friday 11:30 a.m. to 2 a.m.; Saturday 4 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Rating: ATMOSPHERE: 5/5 SERVICE: 4.5/5 DISTANCE: 4/5 TASTE: 4.5/5 PRICE: 4.5/5

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photos by lauren murphy | asst. photo editor A brownie cheesecake sits on a plate drizzled with golden caramel. The $6.75 dessert complements the Rex Goliath, a pinot noir wine. The café also offers paninis and salads. Its dim lighting, mellow pop music and light pink walls contribute to a romantic and relaxing atmosphere.

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tennis

Injury-riddled Orange suffers disappointing tournament loss

By Jacob Klinger STAFF WRITER

Syracuse is in the bittersweet part of its season.

After suffering an upset loss to Louisville on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament, the Orange’s NCAA tournament chances are slim.

“The tough part of it truly was getting on that plane and understanding that we’re getting back to reality, getting back to the snow up at Syracuse, getting back to the books and everything, and the season was pretty much over,” head coach Luke Jensen said.

Since its loss to Louisville, team practices have stopped. The No. 65 Orange (14-6, 6-2 Big East), which limped through the final weeks of the season, is resting up and cramming for exams. Goodbyes are being said to the most successful senior class of the Jensen era. Yet the promise of next season remains with the start of

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the Orange isn’t thinking ahead to the NCAA tournament.

“I don’t think we really have the right to look past anybody right now,” Palasek said. “We’ve got to find ways to win big games, not just the ones we’re supposed to win.”

It’s been a struggle to find that formula.

The Orange’s futility on faceoffs, has been an enduring problem, contributing to an overworked defense and a frustrated offense.

the summer pro circuit just around the corner.

“I think we’re all going to try to change within ourselves what we need to improve on individually and having the team stronger for next season’s play,” sophomore Maddie Kobelt said.

Still, the heartbreak of an injury-impaired season that will likely end without an NCAA tournament appearance stings a team that dropped crucial late-season matches against unranked opponents Georgetown and Louisville.

The Orange walked off the Varsity Courts at the Big East tournament Friday knowing its season was likely over. It did so with only two healthy scholarship athletes.

Alessondra Parra played on a broken toe, Emily Harman nursed a bum shoulder and Kobelt suffered through flu-like symptoms. Amanda Rodgers, Komal Safdar and Jimena Wu, a walk-on, were the only healthy players on the squad.

“The girls that did play on the court at Big

East and throughout the season with the ins and outs of injuries, they gave it their best effort 100 percent with or without an injury, and that’s all that we can really be proud of,” Kobelt said.

But the Big East loss was also a last stand for two seniors that combined for 231 wins in their SU careers.

Harman and Parra will embark on professional careers after graduation. Their careers at Syracuse culminated in a historic season that saw the team knock off three ranked teams. The Orange will likely finish with the highest yearend ranking in Jensen’s six years at the helm.

“Coming off the court, it was a feeling of a little bittersweet, to be honest, but it’s been an amazing four years, and I wouldn’t change a thing,” Harman said.

The experience of going through a season in which an injury bug pestered the team and

ultimately brought its season to a close should help a senior-less team in 2013. Next year’s recruiting class features two five-star recruits in Alex Aiello and Brittany Lashway.

The Orange will travel to Landisville, Pa., for a United States Tennis Association tournament. Harman and Parra are nursing their respective injuries ahead of their full-time pro careers.

The seniors have left their mark on next year’s upperclassmen, setting them up to lead Syracuse into what could be an elite era.

“Captains Harman and Parra have set the standard for what our team standard is, the energy, the intensity, the everyday practices and the purposes of our practices,” Kobelt said.

“That’s been instilled in myself and in Aleah since we were freshmen. … It’s just our job to carry on that tradition.”

Tim Desko said the young team has been too tense and needs to loosen up for the final stretch.

Marasco said the Orange has the talent, it just needs to produce.

“I don’t know if we’re just a little too jacked up out there, or it’s because we’re young, but it’s the end of the season,” Marasco said. “Those excuses need to be thrown out, and we need to really focus this week on clearing the ball and cutting down those turnovers.”

Palasek echoed Marasco’s sentiment, pointing to SU’s performance against then-No. 8 Duke. The Orange battled the Blue Devils to a tie in the fourth quarter before falling short

for a 12-10 loss.

Against then-No. 1 Virginia, Syracuse took a 6-4 lead into halftime and pushed the Cavaliers to the brink in a 14-10 loss.

But for each impressive performance, there has been an equally puzzling one.

The Orange dropped its first-ever Big East contest to Villanova — a team that had lost three of its previous four games — 11-10 in March. Last Saturday, a Georgetown team on a three-game losing streak spoiled Senior Day in the Carrier Dome with a 10-8 upset of the Orange.

The inconsistent play ultimately has Syracuse in a precarious position for the NCAA tournament.

“We know we have a good enough team.

We’ve played with the best,” Palasek said.

“We’ve also shown we can stoop down to other levels but just preparation, just got to go back into this week and keep working hard.”

Desko said the team has moved on from its loss to Georgetown.

And Palasek said SU is ready to ensure it’s prepared to save its season.

“We’ve got a long week of preparation and we’re not out of it,” Palasek said. “So it’s one thing if we were out of it. Maybe guys would put their heads down a little bit, but no one’s trying to do that.”

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softball

Preseason slight motivates Syracuse for DePaul matchup

By Nick Toney STAFF WRITER

The ink from Wally King’s highlighter was still wet when he tacked the preseason Big East rankings to the wall at the start of the season. As Syracuse’s softball players trickled into the locker room before practice, they were drawn to their hitting coach’s Who: DePaul (DH) newest addition to Where: Chicago the team bulletin When: Today, 1 p.m. board.

King highlighted SU at second place. Despite winning the Big East tournament the previous two seasons, the Orange was voted to finish one spot behind DePaul in the conference’s preseason coaches’ poll.

“It gave players a little extra push,” King said, “to know that there are people out there that still don’t believe we can win it again. I wanted to make sure they saw it.”

Syracuse (34-11, 11-3 Big East) has a chance to

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programs across the nation. The steady influx of talented players from proud lacrosse backgrounds has fueled a spike in the competitive balance throughout the sport. But perhaps no other school has benefited from its family ties more than Syracuse.

Under head coach John Desko, the Orange has continued that strong family tradition. His son, Tim Desko, is a senior attack for Syracuse this season. Assistant coach Kevin Donahue has two sons, Collin and Dylan Donahue, on the team, adding to the family legacy at Syracuse.

Under the direction of their parents, the sons have been fully immersed in the sport since they were able to pick up a stick.

“I’ve been around the program my entire life watching the Powells, the Gaits when I was little, and all those players and being around the tradition of the program as a family atmosphere, it’s great,” Tim Desko said. “I knew I wanted to come here and be a part of it.”

Collin Donahue and Tim yearned for a chance to don the Orange jerseys since they were very young. Tim worked diligently on his own to gather the proper skills necessary to take the step with his father, John, spending much of his time preoccupied with coaching the Syracuse lacrosse team. Tim worked tirelessly sometimes on his own, other times with his mom to sharpen his lacrosse IQ. Collin, on the other hand, worked under the guidance of his father, Kevin, from an early age, in recreational leagues and even in the front yard before finding himself shoulder-toshoulder with his dad on the Syracuse sidelines.

“It’s definitely a cool experience to go from working and talking with my dad at home and translating that to the Division-I level,” Collin said. “To go from stage one, which was at my house growing up in my front yard and listening to what he said, to where we are today, it’s just a cool experience.”

Family connections have developed in the sport of lacrosse across the country, with talented players learning from parents and siblings and moving on to play at the Division-I level in the men’s and women’s game.

Perhaps none is more recognizable today than the last name Stanwick.

Ever since Tad Stanwick wrote and illustrated the first-ever book on the 10-man game of lacrosse,

prove it deserved that top spot Wednesday, when it plays two games in Chicago against DePaul (27-17, 8-6 Big East). The preseason favorite Blue Demons now sit in fifth place.

Only South Florida and Louisville have better records than the third-place Orange this season. But head coach Leigh Ross said her players look at the two upcoming games against DePaul as a chance to prove those rankings were wrong.

“We feel we can beat anyone,” Ross said, “so we looked at it as a slap in the face.”

Outfielder Lisaira Daniels echoed Ross’ sentiment. She said after two impressive seasons that saw the Orange take the conference tournament title, she couldn’t believe SU was only chosen second-best in the conference.

And she couldn’t figure out why it was DePaul who was ranked above the Orange. DePaul hasn’t beaten Syracuse since May 8, 2010.

In 2010, SU defeated DePaul 3-2 in the Big East tournament semifinals when it won its first Big East tournament championship. Last

season, Syracuse defeated DePaul 2-0 en route to its second straight conference title.

“The same teams — Louisville, Notre Dame, South Florida and DePaul — are always ahead of us when those rankings come out,” Daniels said. “We don’t know what else we can do to show we belong.”

Daniels and her teammates can start silencing the doubters by beating the team picked ahead of them Wednesday.

The Orange has won each of the six series they’ve played in this season. And with aces Jenna Caira and Stacy Kuwik dominating opposing hitters this month, SU has won 14 of its last 16 games.

Caira said to win Wednesday’s doubleheader, her teammates must exercise patience against the pinpoint accuracy of DePaul’s ace, Kirsten Verdun.

“She (Verdun) won’t overpower you, but she’ll hit her spots and she has good movement,” Caira said. “She’s a good pitcher who’ll control your at-bat if you let her.”

Caira said she was looking forward to the matchup against DePaul, but she’s not the only one. Ross said facing off against DePaul head coach Eugene Lenti, a Hall of Famer, is a little more meaningful. Lenti helped guide the Blue Demons to the College World Series in 2005 and 2007.

Beating Lenti’s DePaul team would vault Syracuse into position to be considered an elite conference team, Ross said.

“Ultimately, he is a Hall of Famer that gets great recruits and great players,” Ross said.

“Whenever you can beat a team like DePaul, it means you deserve to be a part of the discussion.”

Though the SU coaches and players respect the Blue Demons and their successful program, they feel they’re better this season. And they’re excited to prove it Wednesday.

“People want us to be the underdogs, so we’ll show them that we’re not,” Daniels said. “We’ll show them that we can be one of the top teams in the country.”

“I’ve been around the program my entire life watching the Powells, the Gaits when I was little, and all those players and being around the tradition of the program as a family atmosphere, it’s great. I knew I wanted to come here and be a part of it.”

have been one in the same without Steele, a senior at Virginia who won the family’s first national championship last season. Steele was also the 2011 Tewaarton Trophy recipient, awarded to the best individual college lacrosse player.

From there, they used that passion for the sport to find their own fit in college.

“I think we’re very independent and like to do our own things, and I think every school is different to everyone,” Steele said.

Before the Stanwicks made headlines in the game, Syracuse boasted families who dominated on the field and left a lasting legacy in the game.

It began when Simmons recruited Gary and Paul Gait to play for the Orangemen in the late 1980s.

With Syracuse on the verge of becoming an elite program, Simmons took a risk. He opened up the offense and allowed the Gait twins to play with a degree of flair and creativity that many other programs frowned upon.

“Syracuse was it for us,” Gary Gait said.

“Realistically the only opportunity we had and we took it and decided we wanted to play together because we thought we were better together. We made the conscious decision and certainly no regrets.”

The fun environment translated into immediate success.

The twins popularized moves such as the

around-the-back pass. Gary, who is now the Syracuse women’s lacrosse head coach, put his stamp on the sport with his “Air Gait” move, where he leaped from behind the crease and dunked the ball into the net.

Together the Gait twins each earned three First-Team All-American selections and won three national championships as the faces of the program.

The SU coaches realized there was something special about having that familiarity on the field and recruited the Carthage High School standouts, the Powell brothers, beginning with Casey in 1995 and Ryan in 1997. The youngest brother, Mike Powell, who arrived in 2001, went on to become one of the greatest lacrosse players of all-time.

Roy Simmons III said the knowledge of the sport at an early age translates into success on the field.

“There’s almost a sixth sense about what they’re doing and how they play the game,” said Simmons, an SU assistant coach. “There’s something very mystical and very spiritual about it and that goes to its roots.”

And often, family ties contribute to that early start in the game. For Syracuse, sons have grown up learning about the program’s history from family members, and their passion for the Orange grows with the game.

John Desko remembers former Syracuse midfielder Dan Hardy and attack Kenny Nims walking into his office as 10th-graders and expressing that they wanted to join the program, following in their fathers’ footsteps.

Hardy and Nims told Desko they had toured numerous other campuses, met with other coaches, but they simply couldn’t see themselves anywhere but Syracuse. They felt connected with the school after going to numerous games to watch family members and could see themselves succeeding in the same environment.

That affinity for the school has only grown.

Tim Desko and Collin Donahue joined the ranks and each has made their own specific contributions to the program. And John Desko believes it says a lot about the program that family members continue to take the Carrier Dome turf year after year, putting together successful careers for the Orange.

“It speaks for the program if you have those who are so close, sending their siblings, kids, sons, daughters,” John Desko said. “I think a lot of it has to do with their experience here and their comfort with the program and the coaching staff really.”

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simply titled “Lacrosse,” the Stanwick family has been entrenched in the sport. Tad’s son, Wells, never played the sport — it wasn’t offered in his high school — but he passed down everything he learned from his father to his own children.

All eight of them.

Wells Stanwick’s three oldest daughters were All-Americans at Georgetown. His oldest son, Tad, went on to have a four-year career at Rutgers. This season, Steele Stanwick is joined in the collegiate ranks by his sister, Covie, at Boston College, and by his brother, Wells, at Johns Hopkins. And the youngest brother, Shack, is entering his junior year at Boys’ Latin High School (Md.), but has already committed to play collegiately at Johns Hopkins.

Covie, Wells and Steele would always drag Shack into the backyard, lace him up in goalie gear and fire tennis balls at him in net. The siblings were constantly learning from one another and building their passion for lacrosse.

“It’s something that’s brought us closer through the years and even as little kids just playing in the backyard,” Covie said. “It’s always something that has brought us closer together and really been a good connection throughout the whole family.”

Tad Stanwick’s grandchildren have done plenty to carry on his legacy.

The Stanwicks are artists on the lacrosse field, giving defenders fits in the attacking zone. Each possesses the innate ability to feed the ball into tight gaps in the defense for fellow attack around the net.

But the family name and lacrosse may not

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Syracuse has had great success with players following the path of their family members to play for the program. But SU isn’t the only school to benefit from families’ advanced knowledge of the sport. Bill Tierney is in his fourth season at Denver, after winning six national titles at Princeton. Tierney’s nephew, Seth, has had success as the head coach of Hofstra. Here’s a look at some of the elite lacrosse families in the sport today: LAST NAME

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to fall victim to the new APR rules.

With the most recent APR scores — for the academic year 2010-11 — set to be released in late May or early June, it’s only a matter of time before the next basketball Goliath meets the same fate. In 201415, teams must have a four-year average of 930 or at least a 940 average for the two most recent years. In 2015-16 and beyond, teams must have a four-year average of 930 to be eligible for the postseason.

“There was actually tremendous skepticism that the NCAA would ever raise the academic bar to be eligible for postseason glory, much less that it would act any time soon,” Duncan said March 14. “In fact, one Hall of Fame basketball coach told USA Today (last year) that the proposal to require teams to be on track to graduate half their players, was, and I quote now, ‘completely nuts.’”

If there was any doubt about whom that Hall of Fame basketball coach was, Boeheim made it clear during his press conference the next day.

“I think everybody knows who the secretary of education was talking about,” he said. “Is there anybody here who didn’t know who he was talking about?

“We want every guy to graduate, and we work very hard on that. So I think it’s fair to say that I’m upset right now.”

What is APR? In April 2004, Division I adopted the APR, which measures academic performance for all sports each academic term. Each student-athlete earns one retention point for staying in school and one eligibility point for being academically eligible. A team’s total points are then divided by the points possible, and that’s multiplied by 1,000 to calculate the APR. In July 2005, the Committee on Academic Performance, which created and oversees the administration of the APR, voted to allow student-athletes who leave school to pursue a pro career while eligible to count as a “1-for-1” rather than a “1-for-2.” A “1-for-1” student-athlete earns his or her school an eligibility point, but doesn’t cost it a retention point. This is opposed to a “0-for-2” student-athlete, who is academically ineligible and leaves the institution.

Before the APR rules were changed in late October, the APR benchmark was at 925. Teams that scored below 925 and had a student-athlete who both failed academically and left school could lose up to 10 percent of their scholarships each year under the immediate penalty structure. Teams with an APR below 900 faced additional sanctions, increasing in severity for each consecutive year the team failed to meet the benchmark.

In October, the Board of Directors approved a new three-level penalty structure, ranging from reduced practice time to coaching suspensions, financial aid reductions and restricted NCAA membership.

Amy Perko, the executive director of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, said the new APR benchmark of 930 is long overdue.

“In athletics, coaches and athletes are trained every day to achieve goals and to reach certain expectations, and the commission felt

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a higher expectation needed to exist on the academic side,” Perko said.

Of the $409 million distributed in the NCAA basketball tournaments from 2006-10, $179 million was earned by teams with APRs below 925, a Knight Commission analysis released last March found.

“The commission believes that playing for a championship is a privilege and that the tournament and the financial rewards that accompany them should be reserved for teams that are meeting minimum academic standards,” Perko said.

From 2006-10, Syracuse earned $3.1 million in revenue in the tournaments, with all of the money coming while the men’s basketball team was above the 925 benchmark, according to the analysis. Connecticut made $7.1 million during those tournaments, with $4.1 million of it coming while it was under 925.

In the 2012 tournament, 13 of the teams, including Syracuse, had APRs below 930.

That means those teams would be ineligible for postseason participation when the new APR rules are fully implemented, according to a March study from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida.

Champion falls victim When the APR standards were changed in October, it became clear Connecticut wasn’t going to be eligible for the 2013 men’s basketball tournament.

The school submitted a waiver request with alternate penalties, but it was denied by the NCAA in February.

The waiver request outlines the school’s Academic Improvement Plan, which are new programs and penalties the school has implemented to improve the team’s academic standing. They include sanctions for any player who misses three or more classes during the academic year and daily checks of class work for student-athletes who have a GPA of 2.3 or lower.

Connecticut appealed the ruling, only to have it denied by the NCAA Committee on Academic Performance on April 5.

The NCAA plans to use data from the 2009-10 and 2010-11 academic years, which makes it mathematically impossible for Connecticut to be eligible for the postseason. The men’s basketball team scored 826 in 2009-10, and the score for 201011 will be 978 when the numbers are released this spring, said Phil Chardis, assistant director of athletic communications at Connecticut.

It would give Connecticut a two-year average of 902 and a four-year average of about 890.

Chardis said the men’s basketball team attained perfect APR eligibility and retention scores for the fall 2011 semester.

“The only option UConn has for playing the tournament would be if they decided to use the most up-to-date data we can, which would seem to be the way it’s supposed to go,” he said. “In

UConn’s case, there won’t be one player on the team who was involved in those low APR scores. Those guys are long gone.”

The situation at Syracuse For the Syracuse men’s basketball team, the APR is a recurring issue — most of the time with Duncan in the mix.

In 2008-09, the team’s APR was 865. The multiyear APR for that year, released in June 2010, was 912, as scores were averaged from the 200506, 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09 academic years.

The score of 912, below the necessary 925 for the first time in school history, led the NCAA to dock the team two scholarships. In anticipation of the restrictions, the program took the scholarship penalty during the 2009-10 academic year, meaning the Orange had 11 players on scholarship rather than the NCAA maximum of 13.

Athletic and university officials say Jonny Flynn, Eric Devendorf and Paul Harris leaving school early for the NBA Draft caused the low APR, but they didn’t cost the school a retention point.

In March 2011, Duncan said in a conference call with reporters that 10 of the 68 teams in that year’s NCAA tournament should have been disqualified for the poor academic performance of their players. He mentioned Syracuse as one of them.

In 2009-10, the team’s APR was 1,000, raising the multiyear APR to 928.

Duncan singled out Syracuse again this year in his March 14 conference call with reporters.

“Basketball powerhouses in the tournament like UConn, Syracuse and Florida State and Indiana all have APRs below 930,” Duncan said.

“If they don’t improve, you just simply won’t see them in the tournament.”

Boeheim responded to Duncan’s comments in the press conference after the second-round UNC Asheville game.

“I think people need to get better information,” he said. “Syracuse would be eligible to play in the tournament this year. We are qualified. We are over 930. Under this year’s rules or last year’s rules, we would be eligible to play in the tournament.”

SU Athletics then released a statement to follow-up Boeheim’s comments. It said that the men’s basketball team is eligible for postseason competition under the existing rules and projects the team will meet the benchmarks for postseason play for 2012-13.

To qualify for the 2013 NCAA Tournament, Syracuse needs a two-year average of 930 or a four-year average of 900. The NCAA will use the scores from the 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 and 201011 academic years.

Although the score for 2010-11 will not be released until late May or early June, the team’s score of 1,000 in 2009-10 makes it seem like a

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To achieve a two-year average of 930, the team would need a score of 860 in 2010-11. And the only player preparing for the NBA Draft that year was senior Rick Jackson.

Beyond 2013 may not be as obvious, as one bad score could cripple the team’s ability to meet the 930 four-year average when the benchmark goes into full effect in 2015-16.

This past season, two underclassmen — Dion Waiters and Fab Melo — declared for the NBA Draft.

Pete Moore, director of athletic communications, confirmed that both Waiters and Melo are still enrolled at the university.

Melo missed three games in late January because of an academic issue and was later ruled ineligible before the NCAA Tournament.

Moore said it is unknown what the APR for 2011-12 will be, as it won’t be determined until the end of the semester when players’ academic standings for the year are finalized.

This includes Waiters and Melo.

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DONAHUE Bloodlines Family connections become part of college lacrosse fabric

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oy Simmons Jr. had a requirement for each player that joined the Syracuse lacrosse team when he took over the

program from his father in 1971.

“When you come to Syracuse your firstborn male child is owed to Syracuse University. That’s all I ever ask of you,” he would say.

Simmons may not have been serious, but it was indicative of the family atmo-

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sphere that Syracuse has developed as part of its recipe for success through the years.

The tradition of players following family members has become ingrained in lacrosse SEE FAMILIES PAGE 17

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JoJo Marasco never imagined Syracuse would be in this position. With just one game remaining in the regular season, the Orange owns a mediocre 7-6 record.

The six losses match the program’s

number of defeats in its previous three seasons combined. Of SU’s seven wins, only one came over a ranked opponent, then-No. 11 Princeton.

“If we started the season over again and before, we knew this was going to happen,” Marasco said, “I couldn’t tell

you this was going to happen.”

But Marasco quickly said he and his teammates can only move on and look forward to their final regular-season game against No. 4 Notre Dame (10-1, 5-0 Big East) on Saturday and the Big East tournament the next week. The

Orange can’t erase its most disappointing performance to date, but it has a chance to save its season with a big win over the Fighting Irish or a run through the conference tournament.

SU (7-6, 3-2 Big East) must make the most of its last opportunities to

have a chance at making the NCAA tournament. The team’s resume lacks a marquee victory, which could ultimately keep it from postseason play for the first time since 2007.

Senior attack Tommy Palasek said

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