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N • Building abroad

A new SU Abroad program is sending College of Engineering and Computer Science students to study required courses, Italian and electives in Florence, Italy.

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P • Funky-fresh

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The second Funk ‘n Waffles location at Armory Square opened last month with an expanded stage and live-music scene.

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S • Moving on

With Chris McCullough gone for the season, Syracuse has a huge hole to fill in its starting lineup. Its first test is against Wake Forest on Tuesday night in the Carrier Dome.

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men’s basketball

Freshman out for season

Security details DPS explores options for increasing campus safety

By Sara Swann asst. news editor

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s part of its ongoing efforts to improve campus security, the Department of Public Safety has installed nearly 100 additional cameras in the past year and is taking measures to increase safety on campus.

Currently, there are approximately 750 security cameras installed across the SU campus on the grounds and in the walkways. One hundred of these security cameras have been installed in the last year. All together these security cameras provide almost 1,000 different views of campus, Hannah Warren, public information and internal communications officer for DPS, said.

In addition to the cameras, DPS has

considered implementing additional security measures, such as officers wearing body cameras.

Mike Kearns, technical services manager for DPS, said the department has continued to gradually expand its security system throughout the years.

“For example, when Dineen Hall was built last August we added security cameras around the new building,” Kearns said.

Across the campus, the security cameras allow for success in identifying suspects, DPS Interim Chief Jill Lentz said. DPS has a standing committee that works to receive funding for additional security cameras for the SU campus, Lentz added.

Last semester, DPS started looking at different types of body cameras

its officers could wear on duty with plans that if the trials were successful, officers could begin using the body cameras.

“We are still testing out a couple different types of body cameras to see which will work best for officers on duty,” Kearns said. “If all goes well, we will most likely purchase the cameras in the next two or three months.”

DPS has continued its regular security measures by conducting property checks and enhanced patrols on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights in addition to daily patrols. DPS also continues to respond to calls and suspicious action reports, Lentz said.

“We are also continuing with community outreach by conducting see security page 6

McCullough reflects on torn ACL, Orange rotation going forward

By Jacob Klinger development editor

Before Syracuse’s 70-57 win against Florida State on Sunday night, Chris McCullough played as the Houston Rockets in the NBA 2K Basketball video game against walk-on Doy in A k intobi-Adeyeye.

McCullough won mccullough by 30.

Eight minutes and nine seconds into SU’s game, it was Akintobi-Adeyeye with more power than McCullough, stepping under the freshman see mccullough page 9

crime

Student apartments burglarized

By Alfred Ng staff writer

illustration by tony chao art director

For burglars, Syracuse University is a winter wonderland.

While students were on vacation during winter break, burglars were hard at work, hitting 17 student apartments between Dec. 23 and Dec. 29, 12 of which were Campus Hill apartments.

The majority of the stolen items were electronics, Syracuse police Lt. Eric Carr said. Police are still investigating the specific value of losses as criminal reports from returning see crime page 6

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Freshman’s tattoo pays tribute to late cousin

By Gigi Antonelle staff writer

The words “For you I shall live” and the number 24 tattooed on the back of sophomore Samantha Steinert’s neck are in memoriam of her cousin, Willie Rago, who lost his battle to cancer at the age of 20.

“It is so sad, but for him I shall live and continue on all of the amazing things he would’ve accomplished if he were here today,” Steinert, a child and family studies major, said.

Rago was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, a tumor in his knee, after he graduated high school. An exceptional lacrosse player and student, Rago was supposed to play lacrosse at Rochester Institute of Technology.

Once Rago couldn’t play sports anymore, Steinert started wearing her cousin’s number, 24, when she played soccer and lacrosse.

Steinert said she always looked up to her cousin, who was four years older.

“We were the same type of person. With athletics and academics, we were very similar,” Steinert said.

After going into remission for a short time, Rago was then diagnosed with leukemia. During a minor procedure, he started bleeding out. Steinert

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INSIDE N • Back in business Student Association had its first meeting of the semester Monday night.

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SAMANTHA STEINERT honors her 20-year-old cousin who passed away. Her tattoo represents his sports number, 24, and the words “For you I shall live” in memory of his life. doris huang staff photographer

said the hospital lacked the resources necessary to save his life and Rago unexpectedly bled to death in 2010.

After the incident, Steinert’s aunt and uncle filed a lawsuit against the hospital, but money, Steinert said, couldn’t repay the loss of her cousin.

“It’s a very confusing time after something like that happens,” Stein-

ert said. “For a while I was so upset, but then I began to channel that negative energy into drive and ambition.”

In the past, Steinert saw herself pursuing a career in law or journalism. However, after her cousin’s death, she has decided to study medicine and would like to eventually become a pediatric oncologist.

Steinert got her tattoo in August 2014 — a tribute to a life lost too soon.

“I look at it now, and I can’t imagine dying tomorrow,” Steinert said.

“I’m at such a good place in my life.

He passed away when he should’ve been enjoying the best years of his life, which is exactly where I am now.” gantonel@syr.edu

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Protect and serve The Department of Public Safety is seeking accreditation from an outside campus safety organization in the coming weeks.

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Can do Can Isik, associate dean in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, is the next University Senate moderator.

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The amount spent by Campus Hill management in recent months to increase theft prevention measures. This includes adding locks and installing video cameras.

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student association Here’s additional business discussed by Student Association Monday.

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Elections The Student Association elected and confirmed several positions Monday:

• Evan Ronen, a sophomore management major, was elected as speaker of the assembly.

• Paulina Colon, a sophomore sport and human dynamics major, was elected as Board of Elections and Membership chair.

• Brittany Moore, a senior public relations major, was confirmed as chief of staff.

• Lyle Weston, a junior public relations and marketing major, was confirmed as director of public relations.

• Katherine Desy, a senior

marketing management and entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises major, was confirmed as director of academic affairs.

• Alejandra Avina, a senior anthropology and political science major, was confirmed as director of student engagement.

Winter wonderland (FROM LEFT) DOUGLAS STIGLER AND JAIME ARCHER, both juniors at the State University of New York at Buffalo, enjoy ice skating that is offered daily in Clinton Square in downtown Syracuse. According to a press release from the City of Syracuse, the Clinton Square Ice Rink serves more than 20,000 skaters each year. It operates annually from November through March, and skates can be rented for $3. However, on Wednesdays from January through March, ice skating in Clinton Square is free. frankie prijatel photo editor

college of engineering and computer science

College offers program in Florence

By Rachel Sandler staff writer

Syracuse University Abroad and the College of Engineering and Computer Science have created a new study abroad program for engineering students at the SU Abroad Center in Florence, Italy.

The program, which starts this

semester, has accepted 12 sophomore engineering students with GPAs of 3.0 or above into the program.

“Although we had a very short window to advertise it, interest has been excellent,” Can Isik, the associate dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science, said in an email.

Since engineering students need to adhere to specific sequencing

and course requirements, the program is only available to sophomore civil, aerospace, environmental and mechanical engineering students currently enrolled in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. As a result, the only courses that will be offered are the required courses for sophomore engineering students, an Italian language

course and an elective, Isik said.

“Engineering realized that in the sophomore year a number of majors in engineering all had to take the same courses – and the courses didn’t involve labs, which is hard for us to duplicate abroad,” Margaret Himley, associate provost for international education and see florence page 8

Board of Trustees appoints office positions

By Justin Mattingly asst. news editor

Syracuse University announced Monday several appointments in the Office of the Board of Trustees with the intention of enhancing and supporting the current SU governance structure.

The changes are in alignment with the university’s “institutional

mission and strategic planning.”

The Office of the Board of Trustees has evolved from a focus on record keeping and meeting planning to an information and communication center to members of the Board of Trustees and senior university leaders, according to an SU News release.

The Office of the Board of Trustees is responsible for coordinating

meetings, retreats, the management of committees, and recording and maintaining documentation of action taken by the board.

Lisa Dolak, the Angela S. Cooney Professor of Law and the associate director of the Institute for the Study of the Judiciary, Politics and the Media, has been appointed interim secretary to the Board of Trustees while the search for the

position continues. Dolak will continue her teaching duties at the Syracuse University College of Law while serving as interim secretary, according to the release.

“Through my work on the Strategic Plan Steering Committee I have come to know more intimately where the challenges and opportunities for universities are today,” see trustees page 6

other business THE General Body and Democratizing Knowledge will host two days of information workshops and panels on Jan. 30 and Jan. 31. Registration is free and more information will be coming soon.

The Student Association will not hold a meeting next Monday due to Martin Luther King Jr. day.

quote “I prefer to be a leader that is also a team player.”

Katherine Desy

newly confirmed director of academic affairs.

“They should want to know what is happening in meetings and that isn’t the case.”

Lyle Weston

the new director of public relations said of getting more people interested in sa.

“The most important thing to me is that we don’t skim through something.”

Evan Ronen newly elected speaker of the assembly

“A lot of people who I chose are people I think will execute good work.”

President Boris Gresely on new appointments in sa

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Critics must applaud, not condemn representation on network TV

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et’s talk about representation. A lot of stuff is flying around about new TV shows like “Empire,” “Black-ish,” and now “Fresh off the Boat.” All of these shows have come under fire for misrepresentation.

The flood of think pieces that follow every new show where minorities are featured only adds to the endless Internet data garbage pile, and more importantly, it discourages any representation at all. It happened with “Modern Family,” it happened with “Looking” and it’s happening now.

Giving people the opportunity to tell their story is crucial. Shaming a show because it doesn’t agree with the way you experience a culture, even if it is your own, is a veiled way of saying, “I’m not comfortable with this different understanding and so I’ll paint it as being “wrong”. There are millions of people in each community; each one of their stories can’t cram into a half an hour of TV. A black family living in the suburbs is the focus of ABC’s new comedy “Black-ish.”

Andre, the father, played by Anthony Anderson, is black and is married to Rainbow, a biracial woman, played by Tracee Ellis Ross.

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EATING CULTURE VULTURES FOR BREAKFAST One of the biggest complaints about the show is that the family is black, but not black enough, as in, they don’t act black enough –whatever that means. The title of the show might lend to this perceived “whitewashing”.

“Fresh off the Boat,” the next float in ABC’s apparent multicultural parade, tells the story of Taiwanese-Chinese boy whose family immigrates to America and their humorous attempts to assimilate and adjust.

Obviously, the title itself is problematic.

Many critics of the show fear that white people will misappropriate the historically derogatory term. Others condemn it for its horrible fake accents and the fact that Randall Park, who plays the main character’s father, is a Korean American, not Taiwanese American, like the role calls for. Park addresses this flawlessly in a recent blog post: “People are hungry to see themselves represented on television, and people rightfully

want to be represented properly. Getting a television series on the air is an incredible feat...Getting one about an Asian American family on the air is a frickin’ miracle...I believe [“Fresh Off the Boat” is] a step toward more varied representation on the small and big screens.”

The only new show that seems immune to this hypercritical attention is Fox’s “Empire.”

Critics are hailing the show for its portrayal of a powerful black hip-hop mogul and the dynasty he heads, including, most scandalously, a gay son.

It is, however, counterintuitive that a show about a black family wouldn’t get called out on stereotyping when the wife gets out of jail for a 17-year drug sentence, the patriarch throws his gay son in a trash can and shoots someone in cold blood, all in the first episode.

The only complaint to be found was from Eric Deggans, a writer for NPR. He explains, “And positioning the white girlfriend as a Machiavellian schemer with the duplicitous Andre seems a troubling and too-obvious knock at black men who dare to date Caucasian women.” So the only complaint about

this almost-exclusively black show is about its only white component.

Representation begins in the writers’ room. Empire currently has four black writers out of eight, as well as a black co-creator, Lee Daniels. Looking’s Director Andrew Haigh, creator and Executive Producer Michael Lannan, as well as most of its writers are gay. “Fresh off the Boat’s producer,” Eddie Huang, and author of the eponymous memoir that serves as inspiration for the show, is a child of immigrant parents from China.

Entertainment needs to be monitored though, there’s no doubt about that. TV misrepresents communities all the time, and we must continue to call out those who propagate that misrepresentation. These shows aren’t the end of this problem, but they’re not the beginning, either.

Eric King is a sophomore magazine journalism major.

His column appears weekly.

He can be reached at edking@syr.edu and followed on Twitter @erickingdavid.

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DPS should focus on preventative efforts In the past year, the Syracuse University Department of Public Safety installed more security cameras and increased patrol on weekend nights.

The university also established the Division of Campus Safety and Emergency Management. While these efforts should not go unnoticed, DPS should focus on more preventative measures, rather than reactionary.

The increase in security cameras, which are largely used to identify suspects, and the introduction of body cameras, which are currently being tested, only truly become useful after a crime is committed.

The preventative measure DPS is currently discussing is the installation of 900 additional electronic locks on classroom doors, which is largely in response to the attempted break-ins and burglaries that

occurred at Newhouse II in February of 2014.

But DPS should also consider doing more.

Just as security measures were altered at Bird Library last year, allowing students access only through the Waverly Avenue side entrance with their SU ID past 8 p.m., similar action should be taken in all academic buildings on campus.

Currently all academic buildings have a card swipe access system that permits students to enter in evening hours. While this measure is good in theory, it is very easy for non-students to enter with students because no one is there to check IDs. DPS should consider instituting a similar policy as that which is in place at Bird; making entrance possible at only one door and having a DPS officer on duty to check the IDs who

those who enter.

If DPS officers cannot man all of these stations, a similar staff of students who are trained just as Residential Security Aides are should be implemented to take on this responsibility.

Another preventative measure to help ensure campus safety is to make DPS officers more visible throughout the day. DPS patrol cars are easily spotted around the SU campus, but DPS officers on foot patrol are not such a common sight. DPS should continue to distribute officers who patrol residential halls, and should consider taking the same approach to all areas of campus — academic buildings and the Quad included.

DPS should continue its concerted effort to make SU a safer place, and also consider implementing more precautionary tactics.

generation y

Music artists, consumers must be mindful of rap, hip-hop history

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orbes magazine recently published its annual “30 under 30” issue. In the music category two hip-hop/rap artists were Iggy Azalea and Azealia Banks. The two have a rocky history as can be seen in their twitter feuds in retrospect to Azalea’s recent Grammy nominations.

Banks has called Azalea out in the past over racism and cultural appropriation in her music.

Despite her critics in the hip-hop community, Azalea has garnered widespread success in sales and awards. These two artists represent the controversy over the evolving rap and hip-hop genre as non-black artists begin to emerge in the field.

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WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE AND Y without giving blows to other groups of people. It is our generation’s responsibility to not just listen to the music produced, but to actually pay attention to all aspects of the industry — including the artist.

Azalea is not the first non-black person to dabble in rap. Other artists like Eminem and M.I.A. have had success without being scrutinized for racial insensitivity. M.I.A. and Eminem have been called out for “crude” behavior and language, but never for misappropriation of hip-hop culture.

What is most important for millennials to understand, both as

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artists and consumers, is that art is not exclusive to race, class or creed — yet it should still be approached with social awareness. Our generation does not need to attack artists to educate them, but it is important to establish an environment where these discussions can create positive art for all artists and audiences.

Banks’ main criticism of Azalea is that she has had success because she is privileged by her race and despite her involvement in the rap world she fails to understand the cultural significance of rap and hip-hop for black and Latino communities. The two have battled it out on Twitter, most recently after Banks gave an interview on Hot 97 radio where she discussed Azalea’s problematic image and lyrics. Azalea has been accused of exuding a fake voice that sounds more like a black

woman when she raps. Azalea is Australian, yet when she raps her accent is unrecognizable.

Intersections between genres of music are not new, and now audiences for genres have also expanded and become more diverse as there are more sub-genres of music and artists shared.

The Internet age makes it easier to share music and introduce indie-rock fans to dubstep on social media. There is nothing wrong with different artists dabbling in different fields, yet before emerging in a genre, the culture behind it should be considered.

These lyrics and performances are important to be considered when reflecting on t rap and hip-hop which originated from black and Latino communities and served as form of artistic expression in a time where creative space for minorities were often denied.

It is especially important to consider this when Azalea refers to herself as a runaway slave master in “D.R.U.G.S.” The most critical take away from this conflict is that the audience is the most important player in the music industry. We are the demographic for these artists, and the reason they wrack up Grammy nominations and Forbes’ attention is because we hand these artists the microphone with every purchased song, album, and shared YouTube video. These artists’ success depends on our reception and it is our job to be just as aware as they are. Otherwise true art is lost.

Laritza Salzar is a sophomore newspaper and online journalism major. Her column appears weekly. She can be reached at lcsalaza@syr.edu.

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New York economy affected by minimum wage increase

By Brigid Kennedy contributing writer

Some hourly workers in New York state received a pay raise at the start of the year as part of a three-part increase in state minimum wage. The first increase took place in 2013.

The boost in wages comes as a result of the General Industry Minimum Wage Act, which ensures all domestic workers are being paid the correct amount to cover the cost of living.

The act is also facilitating minimum wage increases in at least 23 other states, including Connecticut, Delaware, Michigan and Mas-

The impact on the New York economy will be good because people who make minimum wage will have more disposable income.

Jerry Evensky economics professor at syracuse university

sachusetts. Some of these increases began at the start of the new year, while others will be staggered over the next 12 months.

The minimum wage is planned to once again increase on Dec. 31, 2015, from $8.75 to $9.

The New York minimum wage is enforced and regulated by the New York Commissioner of Labor. Failure of employers to abide by the increase could result in payment of back wages, civil penalties or criminal prosecution.

Jerry Evensky, an economics professor at Syracuse University, said he sees the new minimum wage having a positive effect on the New York economy.

“The impact on the New York economy will be good because people who make minimum wage will have more disposable income,” he said.

As to how business owners will be affected depends on the competition for that particular business, Evensky said. The more pressing question is whether or not consumers will quit buying after the change in prices that could possibly follow the wage increase, he said. from page 1

crime students are still pending.

The investigation is still ongoing and no suspects have been arrested, Carr said.

“Historically, there has been an increase in break-ins in the SU area during winter breaks, when the perpetrators know students are away and apartments are empty,” Campus Hill’s management wrote in an email to its residents.

Campus Hill’s management also said it was working closely with the Syracuse Police Department as well as the Syracuse University Department of Public Safety on the investigation.

The management team has ramped up its security for its apartment complexes, spending more than $100,000 in recent months on theft prevention.

This includes increased security patrols during winter breaks, newly installed video

Amanda Thomas, manager and barista at Café Kubal, said she sees a higher minimum wage possibly having negative affects on some businesses, but not Café Kubal.

“Some smaller businesses might be at risk, just because payroll is one of the hardest things for local businesses,” Thomas said.

“But I think Café Kubal will be totally fine and still committed to 100 percent service.

I believe we’re in a good enough place that we can continue to maintain and continue to grow.”

As someone who has worked minimum wage jobs, Thomas said she thinks the increase in pay will be great. Having a living minimum wage is something people have a right to, she said.

The younger crowd is expected to benefit most from the increase in minimum wage.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 50.4 percent of the 3.3 million people working at or below minimum wage in 2013 were between the ages of 16 and 24. Additionally, women are expected to benefit more than men.

In 2013, 62 percent of those 3.3 million minimum wage workers were female.

Emily Washburn, a freshman public relations major who hails from Syracuse and works at Kelley’s Bar & Restaurant, said she believes a higher minimum wage is not only helpful, but also necessary.

“You can’t survive here if you don’t raise the minimum wage,” Washburn said. “If the cost of living is increasing, you also have to increase the minimum wage.”

Washburn said she believed she was being paid enough back in high school, but now that she’s in college, she’s not so sure.

“In high school, I didn’t really need the money. It was just nice to have. But now, there’s no way it would be enough,” Washburn said.

“There’s no way I could pay for school with what I was making. Plus, with New York taxes, it makes it even harder.”

Evensky said she agrees with Washburn in that regard.

“People who work 40 hours a week shouldn’t live in poverty,” Evensky said. “The downside of lost jobs is not remotely significant to the upside of improvement in people’s lives.” brkenned@syr.edu

cameras, additional light inspections and $50,000 in new locks for all Campus Hill properties, management wrote.

“It is very upsetting that criminals seem to target student apartments, but we want you to know we are doing everything we can to address this issue,” the management team said in the email.

DPS wrote in an email that it recommends students secure their doors and windows, keep valuables out of plain sight, make sure entrances have adequate lighting and report any suspicious activities to police.

The university area also suffered a rash of burglaries in late October when Syracuse police reported 17 burglaries in two weeks.

Stolen items typically involved televisions and computers. Despite the recent series of thefts, police reported a 24 percent drop in burglaries for 2014, compared to 2013. alng@syr.edu | @alfredwkng

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Assembly discusses areas for improvement for spring

By Will Norris contributing writer

Members of the Syracuse University Student Association voiced suggestions for the future improvement of the organization at the first meeting of the semester Monday night in Maxwell Auditorium.

SA members suggested stronger enforcement of attendance policies during the meeting, with some proposing harsher punishments for those who miss a specific number of meetings.

Danielle Reed, a junior Spanish and African American studies major, voiced concerns about the lack of communication between SA and the rest of SU. “If students know that there are committees and people working on things to make things better for them, they will come and be a part of it,” she said.

Some members addressed the need for more information ahead of time regarding elections, suggesting that letters of intent and resumes be emailed to assembly representatives before new positions are appointed.

Additionally, there was discussion of adding subcommittees to the committees already in place by Parliamentarian Stephen Thomas. Thomas said these subcommittees would allow SA initiatives to get done withfrom page 1

security

public surveys to see where improvement is needed,” she said. “We’ve been engaging in the community with safety presentations as well.”

A locking and card swipe access system already exists in each academic building on the SU campus. Each individual building also has a building coordinator who manages the list of people given access to a facility after hours using their SU ID cards, Warren said.

Warren explained that the process is not managed by DPS, but by the newly formed Division of Campus Safety and Emergency Services. The division, which was formed in December, aims to bring together all areas of the SU community that have a primary focus on safety, emergency response and risk management.

DPS has increased its presence around the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications complex since an SU alumna was physically harassed between Newhouse I and II in December. There is no new inforfrom page 3

trustees

Dolak said in the release. “This is an exciting time of change and I’m eager to play an active role in Syracuse University’s future.”

David Smith, former vice president for administrative planning at SU, agreed in August to serve as interim secretary to the board through the end of 2014 and his tenure in that position has come to an end.

out members overwhelmed by work.

“This organization isn’t just about governing, it is about building future leaders,” he said.

The assembly also elected two new members and confirmed four of President Boris Gresely’s appointments during the meeting.

Evan Ronen was elected speaker of the assembly and said he hopes to have increased participation in meetings by potentially splitting up into groups for smaller discussions.

Paulina Colon was elected chair of the Board of Elections and Membership. As chair, she said she plans to set specific goals throughout the semester and recruit more members.

Lyle Weston was confirmed as director of public relations. Weston said he will build on his previous public relations experience with SA and wants to get people more interested in the organization.

“They should want to know what is happening in meetings and that isn’t the case,” he said.

Brittany Moore will serve as chief of staff and said she plans to make sure everyone is held accountable and attends all committee meetings.

Gresely addressed the assembly and expressed confidence in the members he had appointed.

“A lot of people who I chose are people I think will execute good work,” Gresely said. wrnorris@syr.edu

mation regarding this incident, but it is an ongoing investigation, Lentz said.

“There is no history of violence with Newhouse so this is not a trend. And, of course, this is not something we want to happen,” Lentz said. “A few people have come forward with emails similar to the victim so the alert we sent out has helped with the investigation.”

Following a string of break-in attempts and burglaries in February 2014, former DPS Chief Tony Callisto discussed plans to install approximately 900 additional electronic locks on classroom doors across the SU campus by January 2015. As of now, DPS has not installed any additional locks on classroom doors. The Emergency Systems and Sustainability Management is looking into options, but have yet to make any installations, Warren said.

“Of course we’d like to say our campus security is good, but there is always room for improvement,” Lentz said. “The surveys we conduct help with that improvement so that we can do different things to engage in the community.” smswann@syr.edu

Rachel Harms has been named associate secretary and executive director. Harms is now responsible for management and directing of financial and administrative activities of the Office of Board of Trustees among other tasks, according to the release.

Tressa Sobotka and Beth Mahoney have been promoted to executive administrator and information technology manager, respectively, according to the release. jmatting@syr.edu

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Here’s a breakdown of significant events and turning points that took place during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.

2001 Oct. 7, 2001: U.S. and U.K. intervened in Afghanistan with Operation Enduring Freedom. Later joined by the Northern Alliance and other allies.

December 2001: The United Nations Security Council established the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) to oversee military operations and train Afghan National Security Forces.

2002 March 2, 2002: Operation Anaconda launched against the regroup of Al-Qaida forces in the Shahi-Kot valley. First major ground assault.

2004 Oct. 9, 2004: Popular elections were held for Afghanistan President and Hamid Karzai won the election with 55.4 percent of the vote.

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By Katelyn Faubel staff writer

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ollowing 13 years of combat and thousands of casualties for the U.S. military, the war in Afghanistan, known as Operation Enduring Freedom, is finally drawing to a close.

The 13-year war in Afghanistan formally came to an end on Dec. 28, 2014 with an intimate ceremony held in the Afghanistan capital city of Kabul. But according to Time magazine, approximately 10,800 American military personnel remain in Afghanistan at the turn of the new year.

By the end of this year, about half of those personnel are expected to remain while a complete drawdown of American troops is expected to occur by the end of 2016, Bill Smullen, director of national security studies at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, said. Smullen said he believes

> 10,000 Afghan National Security Forces have been killed.

there will be no effect by the official drawdown of American troops from Afghanistan. “(The Afghanistan war) has been America’s longest war. It deserves to be over,” Smullen said. “The American people are exhausted of war. It’s time to bring the troops home, as

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many have been deployed multiple times.”

The U.K. and the U.S. intervened in Afghanistan in 2001 to stop the Taliban from protecting Al-Qaida and to bring an end to the use of Afghanistan as a base of operations

by Al-Qaida.

Afghanistan leaders are realizing they cannot handle the drawdown of the U.S. military, Smullen said. The right thing to do is to help strengthen the Afghan military while

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Was the deadliest year in Afghanistan so far with 3,188 civilian deaths and 6,429 injured by the Taliban. 2015 will be the deadliest year ever (as reported by the UN)

decreasing the amount of U.S. military personnel, he said.

Isaac Kfir, a visiting assistant professor of international affairs and law, said neither the U.S. nor international troops can afford to be in Afghanistan. Overall, the U.S. presence has not improved the situation, but there is still help that the U.S. needs to give to Afghanistan, Kfir said.

“Number one: control criminal networks operating in Afghanistan,” Kfir said. “Number two: deal with taxes, which is extremely hard to collect from the people. Number three: deal with the potential mineral wealth in Afghanistan that the Chinese have started

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to explore.”

According to a report by the United Nations, 2014 was the deadliest year in Afghanistan with 3,188 civilian deaths and 6,429 injured by the Taliban.

Miriam Elman, an associate professor of political science at SU, said that a flexible drawdown is best so that if circumstances change, an increase of U.S. military personnel is possible.

“We don’t want a wholesale collapse where the Taliban is setting up shop, like it did in Iraq when we left,” Elman said.

Elman said she believes that a few positive things that have come in the recent years of the war include the Afghanistan Bilateral Security Agreement signed between NATO and Afghanistan and the new government centered on a power-sharing agreement where both candidates campaigned for a government with no corruption.

The war in Afghanistan should not be a forgotten war and Afghanistan should be a U.S. foreign policy priority, Elman said.

If in the position to make the decision, Smullen said he would have ended combat missions in Afghanistan sooner due to the U.S. social and economic problems that have occurred “with all that we have done.”

“The Afghanistan military has been comfortable with us doing the heavy work,” Smullen said. “As long as we’re doing the work for them, they won’t do it themselves.”. kmfaubel@syr.edu

May 2, 2011: U.S. Navy Special Operations Forces kill Osama Bin Laden, founder and head of Al-Qaida, in Abbottabad, Pakistan. In first six months of 2010 Taliban responsible for 80 percent of civilian deaths in Afghanistan.

2012 May 2012: NATO leaders endorse an exit strategy to withdraw forces. UN led peace talks between Afghan government and the Taliban.

2013 June 18, 2013: The transfer of security responsibilities from NATO to Afghan forces is completed. Taliban responsible for 74 percent of civilian deaths in Afghanistan.

2014 May 2014: The U.S. announces that combat operations will end in 2014 leaving a small residual force in the country until the end of 2016.

Sept. 30, 2014: U.S.-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement and the NATO Status of Forces Agreement between NATO and Afghanistan were signed.

Oct. 26, 2014: Britain and the U.S. officially end their combat operation in Afghanistan.

Dec. 28, 2014: NATO formally ended combat operations in Afghanistan. About 10,600 American military personal will remain.

(34,000 on Jan. 1, 2014)

2015 End of 2015: 5,000 troops in Afghanistan. sources: congressional research service time.com, pbs

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florence engagement, said in an email.

Previously, the required coursework and strict scheduling requirements only allowed engineering students to study abroad through SU Abroad’s World Partner program or at an SU Center in Istanbul. Engineering courses are also offered at SU Centers in Santiago and Madrid; however, these courses are only taught in Spanish, Jennifer Horvath, manag-

There’s always been a lot of interest from engineering students who want to go abroad and now there’s a specific program for them.

Jennifer Horvath manager for marketing and communications at su abroad

er for marketing and communications at SU Abroad, said.

For a number of years, SU Abroad and the College of Engineering and Computer Science have been attempting to create an abroad option specifically for engineering students at one of eight SU Abroad Centers, Isik said.

“There’s always been a lot of interest from engineering students who want to go abroad and now there’s a specific program for them,” Horvath said.

Since studying abroad at SU Centers was not an option, the number of engineering stu-

IN SESSION These five courses will be offered for engineering students in SU Florence: • CIE 274: “Sustainability of Civil and Environmental Systems” • ECS 325: “Mechanics of Solids” • ECS 222: “Dynamics” • MAE 251: “Thermodynamics” • MAT 485: “Differential Equations and Matrix Algebra” dents studying abroad has always been low.

On average, only 20 or 30 students from the College of Engineering and Computer Science study abroad each year, Isik said.

Comparatively, 1,800 students from all colleges at SU study abroad during one calendar year, Horvath said. That means that engineering students make up less than two percent of all SU Abroad participants.

“We’re hoping that now more engineering students can and will want to go abroad,” Horvath added.

This first semester will operate as a pilot program and will determine if the Florence program will become a permanent option for engineering students. Himley added that the success of the Florence program could create opportunities for others like it in Madrid and Strasbourg.

“Engineering, the director and staff at Florence, and I will evaluate the success of the program. We certainly hope it is successful and becomes permanent in Florence,” Himley said.

The College of Engineering and Computer Science expects the program to be offered in the future and with a larger number of students, Isik said. rsandler@syr.edu

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Freshman aims to pitch book

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Customers sip a drink as they listen to live music at the new Funk n’ Waffles in Armory Square. The new location includes a full bar, daily live music and the same menu as the location on the Hill. The new location boasts a new 21 and over version of the original. kadijah watkins asst. photo editor

DOWNTOWN FUNK Funk ‘n Waffles opens second location, hopes to expand music scene

By Jen Bundy staff writer

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eer and waffles are not a typical late-night combination.

However, Funk ‘n Waffles Downtown aims to change that.

Most Syracuse University students know of Funk ‘n Waffles as the unique restaurant right next to Chuck’s Cafe that offers an open and artistic ambiance for students.

Funk ‘n Waffles is a staple on campus for students to enjoy funky and delicious waffles, with names ranging from “James Brownie” to “Monte Cristo.” The waffles range from sweet to salty and offer enough variety to meet any customer’s cravings.

This Syracuse University gem is now branching out to a new downtown location. Funk ‘n Waffles Downtown opened last month at 307 S. Clinton St. While the downtown location has only been open for about five weeks, the response has been overwhelm-

ingly positive.

“There has been a lot of traffic — especially during the lunch/dinner rushes,” said Sam Levey, the general manager of Funk ‘n Waffles Downtown. “But the best part has been seeing the crowds for the music.”

The new venue space is larger than its predecessor and can accommodate larger crowds for concerts.

It is not uncommon to see over 100 people on a weeknight enjoying

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Number of different specialty waffles served at Funk n’ Waffles, including Jive Turkey, Crepe Expectations and James Brownie. music from local artists, Levey said.

“Our goal is to be a forum for all different types of artists,” said Nicole Addley, a barista at Funk ‘n Waffles Downtown. “We want to book shows from all types of musicians, national, local and student.”

Addley said the downtown Funk ‘n Waffles is hoping to continue the increase in business.

“We just want to keep getting busier and busier,” she said.

The owners were really interested in the downtown area and saw the perfect opportunity, said Levey.

“When Funk ‘n Waffles was featured on ‘Diners, Drive-ins & Dives,’ all the other Syracuse restaurants on the show were downtown near Armory Square,” Levey said.

The new location will offer the same funky, creative vibe as its predecessor, with some slight changes.

“This is the new, slick and adult version of Funk ‘n Waffles,” Levey said.

The downtown location is divided into two sides, one with more traditional booth seating, the other with a full stage, bar and an entire exposed brick wall.

The new location has extended hours; operating hours are Sunday through Thursday 9 a.m. to midnight

and Friday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 2:30 a.m.

The menu remains exactly the same, with online ordering options still available through the Square app, which sends an order directly to the cooks. The new Funk ‘n Waffles will also offer a full bar and host 21 and older shows.

Music will still be a focal point of the Funk ‘n Waffles environment, with live music set to play every night. The downtown location will offer a variety of shows along with some regular weekly performances.

Every Monday night will be Grateful Dead Night, Levey said.

“This is a throwback to when Hungry Charlie’s was still in Funk n’ Waffles. They used to host Dead Nights,” said Levey.

Tuesday nights feature an open mic night, which will offer the stage to local popular artists.

December was Pirate Jam, which see funk

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While most other high school seniors were attending their prom last spring, Lauren Renz was hard at work writing a 308-page novel.

The freshman advertising major chose not to attend her senior prom because she was so focused on completing her book “Kick It.” She said many of her classmates thought it was a crazy decision for her to make, but looking back, Renz still does not regret her choice to miss prom.

Renz self-published her book in August using a service called iUniverse. Going forward, Renz is trying to enjoy her time at SU and focus on the college experience, but she also wants to try to pursue agents now to get “Kick It” published at a major publishing house.

“Kick It” is a novel from the point of view of a high school protagonist, Avery, and her soccer

For an undergraduate, I’ve rarely seen someone with such a strong voice.

Stephanie Clare lauren renz’s cas 100 instructor

team. It focuses on how the characters cope with a major tragedy.

“The main character Avery has life pretty easy and then faces a dramatic tragedy, so she has to deal with the twists of fate and overcoming what came her way,” Renz said. “She’s a junior in high school at this point, so she’s also dealing with a lot of teen angst.”

Once she decided “Kick It” would become a book, Renz knew she was going to go forward with trying to publish it. She said that iUniverse was a great way to first publish her book because it gave her control over the editing and publishing process.

To further promote the novel, Renz attended the event Pitchfest in LA last fall. Renz was nominated to see renz page 10

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Columnist feels patriotic, popular as semester begins in Singapore

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became rather patriotic upon stepping foot in Singapore. It seems as though every person in this country has questions they want to ask, comments they want to make or opinions they want to share when they find out I’m American. In other words, everyone wants to talk to me, be my friend and hear my story.

And I won’t lie: this newfound popularity went to my head a bit.

When I checked into my hostel at Singapore, the security guard asked me question I was not expecting to answer.

“Is Singapore clean enough for you?” he said. “Is it cleaner than your place?”

I started to wonder if perhaps the U.S. and Singapore were having some sort of hushhush, secret competition regarding security and cleanliness. Many of the questions I have received during the last few weeks are well thought-out, unique and posed with good intentions. Nonetheless, they frequently sound like they were designed to determine which of the from page 9

funk ‘n waffles was hosted by Rob “Zepirate” Hill, a regular act at the Westcott Theater.

January and February will offer Tuesday Night pro-jams, which will bring in professional musicians like Chris English and Tim Herron, to play alongside newcomers.

“It’s awesome to see professionals com-

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WHERE IN CHINA IS THAT? two countries is doing a better job at task A, B and C. Like I said, a total competition.

Students at my exchange university reassure me that Singaporeans sincerely want to hear educated opinions about the U.S. from citizens. They value my views and well-being according to my assigned student buddy, Joey Chan, a sophomore business major at Singapore Management University. She says that people here are not used to regularly speaking with Americans. When they do get the chance, she added, they often ask questions related to quality of life, business, infrastructure and technology “because [they] are curious about how those things in America stack up against Singapore.”

Admittedly, they have every right to be curious. After all, the U.S. is a global super-

ing in and jamming alongside amateurs and locals,” said Levey. “It is great.”

The first Sunday of every month will be open to local singer/songwriters.

“We create a cool atmosphere, dim the lights and make sure to give attention to the artist sharing their personal stories on stage,” he said.

The last singer/songwriter Sunday saw every table packed with full attention given to

power and a country, which Singapore strives to emulate in multiple facets. More than 100 years ago, this place was isolated: covered in trees and teeming with wild animals. In addition, it has a brutal war history.

Now, it’s filled to the brim with skyscrapers, train stations, universities, clubs and hotels.

Singapore is one of the four Asian Tigers due to its exceptionally free and developed economy. This country is ultimately an economic miracle, garnering that title in merely one generation’s time.

I have met very few Americans here to discuss their experiences with the people and their unusual queries. There are nearly 350 exchange students and only 20 Americans.

To be honest, it’s not solely the Singaporeans who ask loads of questions. Daily, I have Europeans and Asians come up to me to talk about American bands, movies and TV shows. They compliment our food and alcohol, clothing and cars. They have even asked me to recommend cities to live in after they finish university.

They seem to trust my judgment immensely. I could be talking complete nonsense and they might take my word for it. This sentiment is completely overwhelming to me.

One thing I highly appreciate about this experience is living in a hostel. There are a myriad of cultures within a culture living under one roof: my roommate is from Slovakia, my best friend is Dutch and I share a bathroom with a Pole who lives in Russia but studies in Germany.

It’s certainly a different place to live and I will not take it for granted while I’m here.

If I have learned anything about myself thus far, it’s that I’m — as trite as it sounds — proud to be an American. This is not to say that I did not feel this way before I left. Yet, I simply never realized how many people our country has influenced throughout the world.

the musician on stage.

music, I even told to the dishwasher to stop making noise,” Levey said. “Everyone was listening to every word they said.”

Isabelle Cutbirth is a huge fan of the Funk ‘n Waffles located near SU’s campus.

“I would love to check the downtown option. Especially since you know there would be music every night,” said Cutbirth, a junior math and biology double major.

Levey said the downtown location is a great place for students to enjoy the same alternative atmosphere many have come to love at SU. “Come after you go to the bar and get your waffle on,” Levey said.

We create a cool atmosphere, dim the lights and make sure to give attention to the artist sharing their personal stories on stage.

Sam Levey manager of funk ‘n waffles downtown

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attend the event by one her writing consultants at iUniverse. Pitchfest was an event in which writers had the opportunity to pitch their stories to 12 different producers for two minutes each. If the producers were interested, they could offer to buy the rights to make the writers’ books into movies or TV shows. Two producers requested the manuscript of “Kick It” from Renz.

Renz said she drew from her own personal experiences while writing the novel. Although all of the events in “Kick It” are fictional, her own emotional responses in life helped her to develop Avery’s emotions.

Renz said she also drew on her feeling of having no control. Her mother, Wendy Renz, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease her freshman year of high school. She explained that in both her situation and Avery’s experience of loss, they had to deal with the struggle of being unable to solve a problem.

“I wrote really honestly from Avery’s position of having no control,” Renz said. “Right now there aren’t any cures for Parkinson’s.”

Renz’s close friend, Laura Kellerman, a freshman advertising major, read “Kick It” last semester.

She confirmed that Renz’s writing from experience definitely showed through the characters.

Kellerman explained that this made the characters, especially Avery, realistic and relatable.

Zachary Gipson is a senior majoring in economics and linguistics. He is striving to fit in with the fast-paced locals of Singapore. To chat about life abroad, shoot him an email at ztgipson@syr.edu.

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“I see so many similarities (between Avery and Renz). There’s definitely a lot of Lauren in the book,” Kellerman said.

Stephanie Clare, Renz’s instructor in her CAS 100 course, has also noted the deeply personal voice that comes through Renz’s writing.

“She has a way of presenting her ideas in a compelling way; she draws you in,” Clare said.

“For an undergraduate, I’ve rarely seen someone with such a strong voice.”

Because she spent her entire senior year crafting that voice for “Kick It,” Renz had to sacrifice the amount of time she spent socializing with friends and participating in other activities her senior year of high school. She viewed the writing process as an educational opportunity.

“My grandpa has always believed in educating yourself and different ways of learning,” Renz said. “He thought this was probably the best learning process I could go through. It was a really hard thing to do.”

So far, Renz said having “Kick It” published has been her greatest success with the book.

“It was more personal validation at that point,” Renz said. “I didn’t care if a single person read it, it was my own personal victory.”

Renz says without a doubt she sees herself writing as a career in the future. Her advice to other aspiring writers is to start working and creating what you love regardless of your age.

Said Renz: “If you have a passion, I think you should pursue it no matter where you are in life.” aerdekia@syr.edu

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BACKPACK, BACKPACK Student DJ Avery Landau produces music, collaborates with campus artists

By Isha Damle staff writer

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very Landau mixes business with pleasure.

The sophomore, who is in the Bandier Program for Music and the Entertainment Industries, is a DJ who produces primarily hip-hop and R&B music under the stage name BACKPACK. “There’s definitely a difference between making beats and (being) a producer,” Landau said. “A producer is the one who builds the whole song.”

Landau has had experience with the business side of music production as well, having worked at Atlantic Records for the past two years in the company’s Artist and Repertoire Department.

He said the A&R Department involves finding new artists, developing their talents and “finding songs for artists to record on.”

Landau also took an A&R Department class with Red Bull Records last year and is currently the co-director of University Union’s Bandersnatch Concert Series.

“It’s definitely cool to have that creative side and being able to understand what a producer’s thinking or an artist is going through,” Landau said.

Landau found his producer name his sophomore year of high school while taking production classes at Universal Music Production Center in Hackensack, New Jersey when the studio head referred to him as “backpack.”

“I’ve always liked music, and freshman year of high school I started getting into producing music, just making beats on my computer. Then I started getting better software and collaborating with people,” Landau said.

Landau’s music is available on Soundcloud as BACKPACK, where his account has had several thousand plays. He has performed DJ sets on campus and at the Westcott Theater.

As a producer, Landau said he enjoys sampling older songs and collaborating with other producers and artists. He said he often finds inspiration in the music played at the Ernie Davis Dining Center.

“I think the best part is collaborating with other people because it’s really cool having two or three other people’s inputs on a song and seeing where it goes, seeing the creative process,” Landau said.

B.J. Baucom, a freshman computer science major who works on the University Union Board with Landau, said that Landau is both a talented DJ and producer.

“He knows what the crowd wants and can display what the crowd wants through music, so they can have the greatest amount of fun as possible,” Baucom said. “He hears what others don’t and can produce music that’s on another level.”

Landau has collaborated with producers and artists on campus including Jake Jennewein, or Lake Len, Eugene Maima, or Eugene the Dream and Julian Canery. Canery, an undeclared sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, said working with Landau is a positive experience because of both his personality and his work ethic. He said that he sees Landau as a friend and partner rather than just a producer.

“Avery is very on top of his work and he’s also very passionate about the music that he makes,” Canery said. “I think the best part about working with Avery would have to be his energy.”

Landau often records in a studio on the fourth floor of Newhouse 3, where Canery said he is usually the first to arrive and the last to leave.

Landau also said he enjoys recording and editing simultaneously, and that collaborating with other producers allows them to play to their individual strengths in order to make the collaboration sound better.

AVERY LANDAU is a sophomore DJ in the Bandier Program who goes by the stage name BACKPACK. He has worked for Atlantic Records. joshua chang staff photographer

“It’s cool because each kid has a couple things they’re really good at,” Landau said.

“All of them are really good producers, but some of them have signature sounds.”

Landau’s latest collaboration, with Lake Len and Eugene the Dream, is one he said he is “most proud of.” Landau has sampled part of Nina Simone’s “I Loves You, Porgy,” and his

friend has provided a live piano track, giving Landau’s music a new sound.

“What’s next is to continue making really cool music and finding the next person who’s making really cool music because I want to work with them as well or get them signed and show them to people,” Landau said. idamle@syr.edu

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thomas that zone and go make attacking plays,” WFU Head Coach Danny Manning said.

“You can’t really settle against that zone just because (head) coach (Jim) Boeheim’s been doing that forever and they have great length and (they’re) very athletic.”

The Orange has done an adequate job defending the 3-point line in its last two games, but opposing big men have kept the games close in the second half.

Georgia Tech’s Charles Mitchell scored 17 points and 11 rebounds in Syracuse’s 46-45 win over the Yellow Jackets on Jan. 7, and Bojanovsky was the Seminoles second-leading scorer on Sunday.

Mitchell is averaging 11.1 points and 7.8 rebounds this season, and Bojanovky’s a meek 5.3 and 3.5 off the bench. Thomas scored 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in a narrow loss to then-No. 5 Louisville, and went for 24 and five in an eight-point loss to then-No. 2 Duke a game later.

“Since we just had Florida State we haven’t had a chance to look at him much.

But I’ve watched him and he’s really, really good,” SU forward Michael Gbinije said after beating the Seminoles. “We just have to make sure to always know where he is and guard him well around the rim.”

And the Orange will look to stop Thomas with a front court that recently lost Coleman and McCullough, who was pronounced out for the season with a torn right ACL in an SU Athletics press release Monday afternoon.

That leaves senior Rakeem Christmas and sophomore Chinonso Obokoh to man the middle of SU’s 2-3 zone and Gbinije and sophomore Tyler Roberson on the wings. On the ACC coaches teleconference on Monday,

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joseph While keeping the SU offense in a steady rotation, Joseph also passed up open shots.

He went 1-of-4 from the field, scoring

You don’t want to be in attack mode 24/7 because that may not be what this team needs all the time. Like (Sunday) if I was in attack mode 24/7 we wouldn’t have found (Trevor Cooney) for a lot of scoring opportunities.

So it’s just about balancing out your game and trying to do what’s best for the team in the specific game.

Kaleb Joseph su point guard

a layup off a fast-break feed from Cooney with 10:30 to play in the first half. After an eight-minute break, Joseph then played the rest of the game.

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Boeheim said Obokoh will be the backup center after picking up four fouls in five minutes against Florida State.

Christmas also had four fouls and with Thomas often looking to put the ball on the floor out of the high post and draw contact inside, it will be paramount for Christmas to stay out of foul trouble and on the court.

If he can’t, there will be two feasible

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I think Devin’s going to have to find some seams and cracks into that zone and go make attacking plays. You can’t really settle against that zone just because (head) coach (Jim) Boeheim’s been doing that forever and they have great length and (they’re) very athletic.

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options for the Orange: Let Christmas play tentatively against the nation’s hottest post scorer, or throw Obokoh to the wolves.

“He’s a tremendous, tremendous player.

Just a tremendous player,” Boeheim said of Thomas on the teleconference. “He’s one of the best inside scorers in the country. “... I don’t think there’s anyone better at scoring the ball down there in the post than he is.”

As for facing him with a thinned front court, Boeheim is only focused on the cards he has in his hand.

Said Boeheim: “You can’t worry about something you can’t do anything about.” jcdoug01@syr.edu | @dougherty_jesse

Cooney, SU’s shooting guard, said the point guard is getting more comfortable in the offense.

“I think he’s realizing that he can make plays and go off the dribble and find the right person,” Cooney said, “I think he’s just doing it more.”

Most importantly, though, the freshman was trusted in the game’s tightest moments.

Joseph wasn’t forced out of the game with foul trouble — like he was in a 68-66 win against Virginia Tech on Jan. 3. And he wasn’t passive — like he was in a 25-minute, two-shot showing in SU’s 46-45 win over Georgia Tech on Wednesday.

He said his confidence didn’t vary after the GT game and hasn’t changed with his performance against Florida State, either.

“I think I’m just seeing things that I didn’t see before, listening to the coaching staff, trying to develop as a player,” Joseph said. “And I think the more I listen and try to embrace everything and take it in like a sponge, the better I’ll be.”

And though Joseph is looking to become more of a scoring threat himself, he reiterated that he sometimes has to pass up a good shot to get off a better one.

“I think his floor game is good,” Boeheim said. “I think he’s just got to find that spot where he can make his play. He’s close.

I think he’s much better, his defense has been much better.” jmklinge@syr.edu | @Jacob_Klinger_

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SU backup centers Witherspoon, Day look to fix struggles

By Paul Schwedelson asst. copy editor

Sophomore center Briana Day has been one of Syracuse’s most consistent players this season.

Her 10.4 rebounds per game are second in the conference. Her 46 blocks are best on the team.

The only problem is that she can’t be counted on when she’s not in the game, and SU hasn’t found a backup center to fill the void when Day gets into foul trouble. Bria Day, her twin sister, and Amber Witherspoon have been brought off the bench in her place, but neither one has come anywhere close to providing a similar spark.

“What you want to do is contribute and help the team win and when you’re not doing that, it’s challenging,” Bria Day said. “… I don’t want to go in and it not be the same level

where it’s like I’m not helping my team, but hurting them.”

And on a guard-heavy team, a drop-off in play in the paint could be devastating for the No. 25 Orange (11-5, 1-2 Atlantic Coast). Briana Day committed four fouls in a game just three times in 13 nonconference games. Yet in three ACC games against bigger, more skilled centers, she’s already been one foul from leaving the game twice and totaled three fouls in the other conference game. As a result, she’s averaging just 24.9 minutes per game this season.

Neither Bria Day nor Witherspoon has been able to pick up the slack. In ACC play, the duo has combined for 2.3 turnovers and 2.3 rebounds in 11 minutes per game, putting a greater importance on Briana Day to stay out

of foul trouble.

“She has to (stay out of foul trouble) for us to be able to win,” SU head coach Quentin Hillsman said. “We play with four guards. She’s our only post player in there.”

When Briana Day picked up her fourth foul against then-No. 4 Notre Dame on Jan. 4, the wheels fell off for the Orange. With 17 minutes to go in the game and SU down by five, she subbed out for seven minutes. In that time, the Fighting Irish stretched the lead to 12 points against the reserves with five layups in the paint.

At one point, Hillsman even played 6-foot Taylor Ford, who has the third-most 3-point attempts on the team, at center. While he was going for a smaller lineup, it reflected SU’s struggle to find a reliable option to fill in for Briana Day. “If there’s a drop-off, I’m not playing my

role correctly,” Witherspoon said.

Instead of risking it with the backups four days later, Hillsman played Briana Day for the entire second half against then-No. 13 Duke after giving her just eight minutes in the first.

At halftime, SU trailed by eight, but it came back and eventually tied the game with under a minute left in 74-72 loss.

On a team that’s 0-5 against ranked opponents, and in a conference with six of them, backup center is a position that Syracuse can’t afford to continue struggling at.

“Trying not to have a drop off is difficult because it’s like you have to go in and play to a certain level and standard,” Bria Day said.

“I think that kind of motivates me to continue to work hard.” pmschwed@syr.edu | @pschweds

men’s basketball

Trio of Hargrave graduates brings past chemistry to Wake Forest

By Paul Schwedelson asst. copy editor

During Wake Forest’s training camp, players had to wake up every day at 6 a.m. for two weeks. While most on the team complained, juniors Codi Miller-McIntyre, Andre Washington and freshman Greg McClinton joked about how it was like sleeping in for them.

Miller-McIntyre, Washington and McClinton all attended Hargrave (Virginia) Military Academy for their senior years of high school.

There, they had to be in full uniform and lined up outside by the time the Demon Deacons players were just waking up this preseason.

“I think those guys enjoyed their time there,” Wake Forest Head Coach Danny Manning said, “but I think they’re pretty happy they’re not there anymore with those early morning trumpet calls they had to do.”

The structure and discipline at Hargrave was unlike anything these three players had

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mccullough forward’s left arm to shoulder his weight.

McCullough had just torn his right ACL after jumping to catch a Michael Gbinije outlet pass, but the severity of the injury was unknown at the time.

“Just to keep my hopes up and keep me happy he made me laugh, he said ‘Remember that 30-piece,’” McCullough said of Akintobi-Adeyeye at Monday’s practice in the Carrier Dome.

His Orange teammates were getting ready for their 8 p.m. Tuesday tipoff against Wake Forest – the first of 15 more regular-season matchups SU will play without the 6-foot-10 freshman forward. McCullough said he’s staying positive and will still be himself, dancing and joking in the locker room. He and his teammates said the rest of the team will have to step up in his absence.

McCullough will not be able to gain a medical redshirt as he would’ve had to play in 30 percent or fewer of his team’s regular-season games. He’s played in 16 contests — 51.6 per-

experienced before. Practicing twice a day, lifting weights four times a week and going to bed at 10 p.m., mixed in with military training and school, helped instill skills that have led to their success in college. Miller-McIntyre is second on the team in scoring and rebounding, and while Washington’s and McClinton’s stats are far from eye-popping, all three said what they learned at Hargrave has significantly influenced their careers.

On Tuesday, this trio and the rest of the Demon Deacons (9-8, 1-3 Atlantic Coast) will take on Syracuse (12-4, 3-0) in the Carrier Dome at 8 p.m., and look to hand the Orange its first conference loss.

“Andre Washington, he’s like – well, not like, he is my brother,” Miller-McIntyre said. “… Being here at Wake Forest for three years now, it’s just a bond that’s unbreakable because of how much stuff we went through.”

At Wake Forest, unless players have class together, they mainly only see their teammates

during practice, Washington said. At Hargrave, he said players spent all of their time together, which helped build chemistry among them.

The two future Wake Forest players roomed right next to each other and they grew even closer as a result. Their birthdays are one day apart, and they’ve celebrated together each of the past three years. After graduating from Hargrave, they went to Miami to celebrate.

Looking back, McClinton said he and his teammates laugh about the challenges they faced at the military school, but recognize the more serious effects on mental preparation. The majority of each day at Hargrave was structured, so players had no choice but to use their time efficiently.

“Just how the school worked with the timing of a bell goes off, you have to be somewhere,” Miller-McIntyre said. “Then another bell goes off, you have to be somewhere else.”

Miller-McIntyre said it’s nice to know McClinton had a similar experience in his senior year of high school. Washington added

that his teammates at Hargrave were closer than any other team he’s been a part of.

Hargrave Head Coach A.W. Hamilton graduated from the school in 1999 and played two seasons at Wake Forest before transferring.

Anytime a player would ask him about the college, Hamilton would talk about the opportunities at an underdog school like WFU. Miller-McIntyre and Washington have been right at the forefront of Wake Forest’s turnaround. After finishing worst in the ACC in 2010-11, the Demon Deacons were above .500 last season for the first time since then. And it is their on-court chemistry that has led to success.

“When one of them would get down, the other one would pick them up and vice versa,” Hamilton said of Miller-McIntyre and Washington. “So it was a special thing to watch those guys grow and you can see it now even when they play games, the chemistry they have is a really special thing.”

cent of the 31 SU will play this season.

After limping into the locker room during the first half, McCullough said he walked around for five minutes, then iced the knee.

He knew he was done for the game and had a serious injury, but couldn’t walk when he got up after he finished icing his knee.

lough said. “I told her I’d call her back after the game or something.”

After the game he went to his South Campus apartment where teammates visited him. He took some medicine, went to bed and put a pillow under his leg, which he said he couldn’t keep straight.

On Monday morning he got an MRI, and two hours later, team trainer Brad Pike told him he had torn his ACL. Head coach Jim Boeheim said it’s a 6-8 month process of getting McCullough back for next season.

“It’s a terrible injury and it’s just unfortunate,” Boeheim said before Monday’s practice.

“It’s a freak accident. You just have to get it taken care of and do his rehab and come back.

We’ve had two guys have terrible ACLs, Andy Rautins and Eric Devendorf and they’re both still playing today, stronger than ever.”

Earlier in the day on the Atlantic Coast Conference coaches’ teleconference Boeheim said that sophomore forward B.J. Johnson could play in either forward spot off the bench, Chinonso Obokoh would be SU’s backup center and Tyler Roberson would start in McCullough’s place.

Roberson is averaging 23.2 minutes per game compared to McCullough’s 28.1, but has recently rotated in for, or alongside McCullough at the power forward spot.

He said he’s learned his role at the No. 4 spot better as the season has progressed, increasingly moving out of the small forward position he played more earlier in the season.

“I think I’m ready for it,” Roberson said of increased minutes. “It’s not something that I think would be asked of me that’s too much. I think I can do it.”

McCullough said his surgery has not been scheduled yet as he waits for the swelling in his knee to go down. He said the whole team, not any individuals in particular, will have to step up without him and insisted that he’d still be himself around the team even though his pain is currently a “10 out of 10.”

“I’m still going to be funny in the locker room, still going to be me, just going to be looking around now, can’t get my boogie on no more,” McCullough said, wiggling his hips.

“Can’t do my tootsie roll.”

It’s a terrible injury and it’s just unfortunate. It’s a freak accident. You just have to get it taken care of and do his rehab and come back.

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He watched the rest of the game by himself in the locker room, where he took a call from his mother but told her there was a game going on and that he’d call her back.

“My mom, she talk for too long,” McCul-

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West, Woodley shine as unheralded offensive tandem at NSU

By Matt Schneidman asst. sports editor

Jalan West and Zeek Woodley are accustomed to coming as a package.

On the Louisiana Roundballers AAU team in high school. As the 1-2 punch for Northwestern State. Even as the top two in the video game ranks on the team, according to West.

“We’re just like one of a kind,” Woodley said. “We’re like the same people.”

Despite the differences in height, age and position, West and Woodley’s chemistry off the court lends itself to success on it.

The junior point guard West leads the country with 7.6 assists per game, and the sophomore forward Woodley is third in the nation with 22.3 points per contest.

West, who averages 17.4 points per game as well, considers himself the distributor while Woodley handles more of the scoring, but head coach Mike McConathy said their roles are interchangeable. Regardless of which title each assumes, though, West and Woodley are spearheading the Demons’ (7-7, 2-1 Southland) push to keep pace with conference powerhouse Stephen F. Austin while ranking among the nation’s elite in their respective statistical categories.

“They could’ve played anywhere in the country,” McConathy said. “They are two of the best players that I’ve ever been fortunate enough to coach that compliment each other, but also compliment all the players around them on the team.”

When Woodley first came to Northwestern

State, it was the then-sophomore West who took him under his wing since the seniors didn’t, Woodley said.

The two had known each other for a couple years, both coming from local Louisiana high schools, and they combined for more than 33 points and almost nine rebounds per game in their first year as a collegiate 1-2 combo.

This year, though, they’ve taken those numbers to another level yet still don’t get much recognition on the national spectrum. McConathy even said the duo’s defensive prowess, specifically Woodley’s ability to hard-hitch a ball screen and West’s to keep a ball-handler in front of him, are traits of theirs that go relatively unnoticed.

“Being under the radar is good when we play the high major teams because they can’t prepare for us,” West said. “During the game they’re trying to find a way to stop us but by the time (they do), it’d be too late.”

In the Demons’ most recent game against conference foe Incarnate Word, West and Woodley combined for 61 points on over 56 percent shooting from the field in a 103-101 win.

It’s that offensive output that McConathy has become used to, almost to the point where he doesn’t even have to diagram a set play when in need of a score.

“It’s not a deal where they’re just dribbling around for 10 seconds trying to figure out what they’re going to do,” McConathy said. “I think that they’re great at taking what our offense gives them to just go create and make buckets.”

The two will play one-on-one in the gym alone,

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joke around about anything and just “hang out.”

Most of the time, though, they just play NBA 2K15 and NBA Live. Woodley says he wins all the time.

West says Woodley “doesn’t suck,” but confidently put himself first in the rankings ahead of him.

And whether it’s in a video game setting or a real-life one, competition and cohesion are

abundant with the pair whose roots are now paying major dividends on the hardwood.

“Once you get chemistry with a player, it grows,” West said. “They can be unstoppable and a dynamic force. That’s what me and Zeek got going on right now.” mcschnei@syr.edu | @matt_schneidman

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LOOKING FORWARD Syracuse, Joseph begin transition without big man McCullough

KALEB JOSEPH and SU begin their road without freshman forward Chris McCullough on Tuesday against Wake Forest. SU will look to reserve big men Tyler Roberson and Chinonso Obokoh for production, as well as Joseph. The point guard saw rare late-game minutes on Sunday and will try to continue his strong play against WFU. chase gaewski staff photographer

Wake Forest forward Thomas poses PG Joseph tries to build on threat to thin Syracuse frontcourt bounce-back performance

By Jesse Dougherty staff writer

Mike Hopkins quickly associated Wake Forest’s Devin Thomas to a fresh wound.

The Syracuse assistant coach scratched the side of his head while thinking about the Demon Deacons go-to forward after the Orange’s win over Florida State on Sunday night, then looked back at the game that had just transpired.

“I mean I look at what (Boris) Bojanovsky just did to us out there,” Hopkins said, beckoning to the Carrier Dome court from the Syracuse locker room. “Devin Thomas is a great player and Bojanovsky just really hurt us inside. I hope that

wasn’t a foreshadow.”

Bojanovsky, a 7-foot-3 back-up center for the Seminoles, scored 10 points,

(Thomas is) a tremendous, tremendous player.

Just a tremendous player. He’s one of the best inside scorers in the country.

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made all five of his shots and blocked four of SU’s in the loss. Thomas isn’t as physically imposing as Boja-

novsky, but the Wake Forest junior forward is averaging 20.5 points and 8.8 rebounds in the Demon Deacons first four Atlantic Coast Conference games, and has the offensive skillset to expose the Orange’s zone in the high post and paint.

Wake Forest (9-8, 1-3 ACC) will square off with Syracuse (12-4, 3-0) in the Carrier Dome at 8 p.m. on Tuesday night, and containing Thomas with a rundown front court — which has now lost Chris McCullough and DaJuan Coleman for the season — will be the biggest key for SU if it wants to stay perfect in conference play.

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Jim Boeheim trusted Kaleb Joseph enough to keep him on the floor for 32 minutes on Sunday night.

It was a stark change from the past two games, when Joseph sat with the game on the line. Syracuse’s 70-57 win against Florida State wasn’t nearly as close of a game as the Orange’s first two conference matchups, but Joseph helped make it a comfortable win.

SU won in part because of its freshman point guard, rather than in spite of him, as Joseph showed signs of growth in a five-point, seven-assist outing against the Seminoles.

Joseph turned the ball over just once and chipped in a pair of steals as

Syracuse (12-4, 3-0 Atlantic Coast) played its most complete offensive game of the season.

The next step for Joseph would be developing into a threat of his own, and he’ll get a chance Tuesday at 8 p.m. against Wake Forest (9-8, 1-3) in the Carrier Dome during SU’s first game without forward Chris McCullough.

“You don’t want to be in attack mode 24/7 because that may not be what this team needs all the time,” Joseph said. “Like (Sunday) if I was in attack mode 24/7 we wouldn’t have found (Trevor Cooney) for a lot of scoring opportunities. So it’s just about balancing out your game and trying to do what’s best for the team in the specific game.” see joseph page 12