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Vandals break seven windows at the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house during winter break.

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lmost 20 years ago and nearly 3,000 miles away, marijuana was legalized for medical use in California.

Nineteen other states and the District of Columbia followed in California’s footsteps and legalized cannabis in some form, and now New York state seems poised to join them by making marijuana available for limited medical use.

Governor Andrew Cuomo, who had said last April that he didn’t fully supp o r t

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Experts weigh in as N.Y. prepares to decriminalize medical marijuana medical marijuana, said in his State of the State address Jan. 8 that New York state will establish a program allowing up to 20 hospitals to prescribe medical marijuana. Cuomo said the state government would monitor the system to see how feasible and effective it is.

“The governor’s approach seems to be a reasonable way to elicit the good from marijuana while seeking to avoid some of the concerns that might arise by following a mass distribution approach,” said Walter Broadnax, a professor of public administration and international affairs at Syracuse University.

Though medical marijuana is well on its way to being decriminalized, other details, such as which hospitals will be able to prescribe cannabis, haven’t been announced yet.

St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse hasn’t been contacted about the program and isn’t seeking to become a dispensary; Crouse Hospital doesn’t expect to be a dispensary; and Upstate University Hospital said the state hasn’t consulted the teaching hospital

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SU seeks options for Dome

By Ellen Meyers asst. news editor

Syracuse University is still working with the city of Syracuse and Onondaga County on how to tackle the Carrier Dome’s need for renovations, according to a statement released by Chancellor Kent Syverud on Tuesday.

“As much as I would like to have all questions about all alternatives answered on my first day as Chancellor, the development of any similar facility is challenging,” he said in the statement. “The process is dynamic and requires coordination to be successful. I am monitoring the process and aggressively seeking answers.”

Syverud said he will not pursue a see carrier

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Bird adds ID checks after 8 p.m.

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E.S. Bird Library ’s University Place entrance will close at 8 p.m. and students, faculty and staff who enter the building’s Waverly Avenue entrance after that time will require a Syracuse University or SUNY-ESF identification card throughout the spring semester.

Library security staff started checking IDs at the Waverly entrance Monday night, according to an SU Libraries press release. Staff will also request IDs from everyone already in the building.

The security measure prevents individuals unaffiliated with the university from entering the library late at night. While the university added the measure to increase security in its main study space, some students have voiced concern with see bird

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wardrobe wednesday | leo wong

California native stays cool with warm colors

By Charlotte Stockdale contributing writer

As a California native, the transition from the warm and sunny West Coast to cold and icy Syracuse was not an easy one for Leo Wong, a senior advertising major. But he believes that just because he had to sacrifice warm weather, he doesn’t have to give up wearing warm colors during the winter months.

“I like wearing color, and [I] always think that just because it’s winter, doesn’t mean I have to wear black every day,” he said.

Because his mom is a fashion designer, Wong said dressing well has always been a part of being in his family.

“I have a preppy-professional look and I try putting effort into my outfits on a daily basis. I used to wear a lot of t-shirts but now I’ve actually started to prefer wearing button downs. I even taught myself how to iron,” he said.

Wong, wearing maroon pants and a turquoise button down, uses his wardrobe to brighten up grey days

around campus.

He manages to pull off a casual and preppy look by using color blocking with warm and cool colors. Along with his outfit, he pulls together his ensemble by wearing a silver Akribos XXIV watch and polka dot J.Crew socks.

“I like to wear lots of different colors and to experiment with what looks best on me,” he said. “Even though my mom is a fashion designer, I don’t like following fashion trends. I just choose my outfits to reflect who I am.”

Wong manages to stay warm in the bitter cold, yet maintain a sleek and stylish look, by layering his outfit with a fleece-lined H&M gray coat matched with a rarely seen laced-up pair of gray Timberland boots. On colder days, Wong said he bundles up with colorful and comfortable scarves to add another pop of color to his neutral winter coat.

Sometimes, the best way to brave the cold weather is to simply abandon gloomy winter colors for bright and warm ones. cmstockd@syr.edu

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crime briefs • A 19-year-old male was arrested on charges of unlawful posses sion of marijuana, seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, no headlamps and third-degree possession of a forged instrument. The incident occurred on the 400 block of University Pl. Monday at 1:35 a.m.

• A 44-year-old male was arrested on a resale of tickets charge on the 900 block of Irving Ave. Saturday at 10:45 a.m. The involved person is a resident of Kingston, N.Y. • A 48-year-old male was arrested on a resale of tickets charge on the 900 block of Irving Ave. Saturday at 10:57 a.m. The involved person is a resident of the 400 block of Fabius St. • A 45-year-old male was arrested on a resale of tickets charge on the 900 block of Irving Ave. Saturday at 11:40 a.m. The involved person is a resident of East Syracuse.

rick bowman, a repairman from Tempo Property Management, replaces the glass on one of the windows broken at Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house. On Dec. 24, seven windows on its ground floor were shattered by two persons with hammers. margaret lin asst. photo editor

Phi Gamma Delta house repairs recent damage

By Annie Palmer news editor

The Department of Public Safety is currently investigating an occurrence of vandalism that left the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house with seven smashed windows on its ground floor.

On Dec. 24 at around 3 a.m., two unidentified persons approached Phi Gamma Delta, known as FIJI, which is located at 727 Comstock Ave. The pair used hammers to shatter the seven windows, according to surveillance footage. Both DPS and the Syracuse Police Department responded to the scene, said Derek McClenaghan, FIJI’s house manager.

Only one brother was staying at the house during winter break, McClenaghan said. The brother returned from work to find police boarding up several windows, he said. McClenaghan added that nothing was reported stolen from the property.

Both the Office of Student of Affairs and the head of greek life were notified of the situation, said McClenaghan.

Zeta Psi, the fraternity that owns the property, may offer a reward

for whoever comes forward with information, said Ira Berkowitz, an adviser for Zeta Psi. Last March,

BICKERING BROTHERS Last August, Phi Gamma Delta fraternity moved into its house at 727 Comstock Ave. after signing a three-year lease from Zeta Psi Fraternity, which owns the property. Before leasing to FIJI, Sigma Alpha Mu had lived in the house since 2007. Before FIJI moved in, Sammy filed a lawsuit against Zeta Psi, alleging Zeta Psi violated the housing contract between the two fraternities. The lawsuit was later dismissed from Onondaga County Supreme Court.

FIJI signed a three-year lease agreement to live in the house.

Previously, Zeta Psi had rented the house to Sigma Alpha Mu starting

in 2007. FIJI moved into the house in August.

Since FIJI moved in, Berkowitz said the house has had ongoing issues with vandalism. Based on the time the incidents occurred, Berkowitz said Zeta Psi believes the vandalism was committed by students.

Though Zeta Psi is coordinating most of the repairs, Berkowitz said the fraternity is leaving the inves-

tigation up to DPS and SPD in the hopes that they will be able to “shed some light” on the incidents.

“We want people to be aware of this,” Berkowitz said. “We need to let those who did this know that ‘Listen, you’re getting written up for this.’ We need to get the word out that we’re aware of it and that we’re not going to stand idly.” apalme05@syr.edu

Zeta Psi will be coordinating all the window repairs for the broken windows at Phi Gamma Delta’s fraternity house. Beyond the repairs, Zeta Psi has notified the Office of Student Affairs and the head of greek life about the vandalism. margaret lin asst. photo editor

• A 22-year-old male was arrested on a sound reproduction charge on the 100 block of Westcott St. Sat urday at 3:30 p.m.

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Law school enrollment drops again Ellen Meyers asst. news editor

Syracuse University’s College of Law’s first-year enrollment declined for the second year in a row, after reaching an all-time high in 2011.

Enrollment peaked in 2010 and 2011 at 255 students. The number of students slightly fell to 245 in 2012, but that number sharply dropped to 196 for 2013.

Nikki Laubenstein, director of admissions at the College of Law, said in an email the class size is smaller to benefit students and faculty.

“Our smaller class size is strategically managed and planned to provide the optimal level of engagement for our students with our law school faculty and programming opportunities,” she said.

Laubenstein said their signature programs, such as the Institute for

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Wearable technology does not yet provide significant societal benefits

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he tech world is in need of a game changer.

With Apple continuing their steady product releases and no real competition in sight, everyone is looking for the next big thing.

You start to get the feeling that people are looking to jump ship without any good ships on which to jump.

Many, if not all, major technology websites, blogs and forums have predicted wearable technology to hit hard in 2014. As not only an observer, but an active participant in the tech world, I’ll tell you why I’m not completely sold on gadgets such as Google Glass and smartwatches becoming household products just yet.

The idea of wearable technology is to not only to give you the quickest access to the mobile world ever available before but to use your bodily functions to predict future actions.

The smartwatches, for example, are paired up with your cell phone and all of your informa-

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tion is gathered and processed in cloud storage.

The goal is for these gadgets is to record daily activities and interactions while integrating that information in various ways to improve our daily lives, all without moving a muscle. What began as technology used for exercise and fitness tracking, in devices like the Nike FuelBand, FitBit and Jawbone, is turning out to have a much different lifespan than originally intended.

Seems cool, right? So what’s the problem?

First of all, design. Most of the smartwatches are very similar in style and that’s not a good thing. This technology is still in its infant stages and we should cut it some slack — just look at the first computer compared to where

we are today. With that being said though, at first glance, the watch looks like an uncomfortable metal contraption with too small a screen to do anything truly productive. It is hard to imagine much happening on those thumbnail sized displays.

Google Glass — not yet released to the general public — has an even more unflattering look. The large clear lenses accompanied by a hard drive piece to the side turn you into a human robot. Also, notifications popping up without warning could cause safety hazards, especially when operating motor vehicles. A lot of work needs to be done in this area before these things start flying off the shelves.

Second, price. For example, the Samsung Smartwatch is priced at $299 in major retail stores. The Samsung Galaxy S4 is down to $199 with the extension of your phone provider contract. To an unfamiliar buyer, this would imply that the watch is meant as a standalone

product rather than an accessory to the phone.

If Samsung intends to offer consumers full smartwear capabilities, then the price of the Smartwatch needs a major reduction.

Last, most people simply don’t know what to do with these things. When you introduce something as revolutionary as a watch that does it all, you have to give the consumers an idea of how to incorporate the device into their everyday lives.

The only way to find out if you’ve got a home run is to swing. If done correctly, the Smartwatch and Google Glass could ultimately become the next sexy gadgets that everyone is tweeting about. Progress is impossible without change. Then again, there are no second chances at a first impression.

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

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Golden Globes ceremony exhibits disappointing Hollywood privilege

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he Golden Globes are considered much more of a party than a credible awards ceremony. Despite that, I always tune in for the entire three-hour show. This year, the Hollywood Foreign Press Assocition (HFPA) and Dick Clark Productions (DCP) somehow managed to make a roomful of celebrities with alcohol even messier than usual.

One reason the Globes seem trivial and

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living vicariously through you illogical is the structure of the Hollywood Foreign Press. The HFPA is a group of journalists from abroad that cover Hollywood and the U.S.

entertainment industry. Salon’s Neil Drumming describes the HFP as “complete strangers whose tastes and preferences differ from my own about as much as those of…any group of people randomly selected from the streets.”

The HFPA also paid tribute to Woody Allen, a man who notoriously abhors awards and everything they stand for. Thousands of people tracking the Globes on Twitter

took issue with the award because of Allen’s questionable past. His son, Ronan Farrow, tweeted: “Missed the Woody Allen tribute — did they put the part where a woman publicly confirmed he molested her at age seven before or after Annie Hall?”

The program as whole was often bizarre and seemed ill-prepared. Cameras were out of focus, cutting away to awkward crowd moments and drifting too far off the subject.

The teleprompter was often incorrect, most noticeably during Jonah Hill and Margot Robbie’s introduction of “The Wolf of Wall Street.”

The hosts attempted to frame all these production mistakes with the promise of their quick wit. Based on their performance last year, it seemed like Tina and Amy would do a great job in 2014. However, the ladies infrequently appeared throughout the show. When they were on screen, they produced some gems like “Randy,” where Poehler acted as Fey’s angsty teenage son.

A lot of their jokes and banter were tainted with racism and insensitivity. At one point, Fey said “The Blacklist” was the list of the men who’d be coming to her room later. She then took it a cringe-worthy step further by pointing at Barkhad Abdi and saying in a Somali accent “I am the captain now.”

Despite their questionable antics, Poehler and Fey couldn’t trump Jared Leto, Michael Douglas and Matt McConaughey’s uncomfortable remarks.

The three men should have used their acceptance speeches to defend the important issues discussed in their films. However, Douglas spoke on his worries that his role in “Behind the Candelabra” might make him seem gay in real life. McConaughey and Leto were in “Dallas Buyers Club,” a gritty AIDS drama, but neither mentioned AIDS in their acceptance speeches whatsoever. Leto dared to remark that the most difficult part of his role was a full body wax.

Overall the Golden Globes were an example of how the privileged can get away with almost anything they want during an awards show.

We’ll see them all in a month at the Oscars, reputations unfortunately unscathed.

Cassie-lee Grimaldi is a senior television, radio and film major. Her column appears weekly. She can be reached at cgrimald@syr. edu and reached on Twitter @cassiegrimaldi.

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University should address mid-year transfer struggles Syracuse University should offer more opportunities to help mid-year transfer students transition into campus life more easily.

This spring semester, SU welcomed 200 new transfer students to campus, many of whom will face challenges unique to their situation.

Due to space, mid-year transfer students are primarily placed in the Sky Hall dormitories on South Campus.

Mid-year transfer students should not have to live on South Campus unless there is no other housing available.

These living spaces are farremoved from main campus — the hub of student activity and study.

Mid-year transfer students are in the same position as freshmen; they do not know the layout of the university and need opportunities to surround themselves with peers. For this reason, freshmen do not reside on South Campus. For the same reasons, mid-year transfer students should be placed on main campus.

Mid-year students are behind in more than just their physical acclimation to campus. Students should be given material on what the SU experience is like and an opportunity to connect with students who are also transferring so they can adjust to the school socially as well.

Mid-year transfer students should have access to as much information about their transition to SU as possible. The university should

create webinars and online forums so mid-year transfer students can connect online and be fully prepared before arriving on campus.

Getting involved in campus activities is also essential to having a fulfilling and successful college experience.

To ensure students find their niche at SU, there should be more opportunities for mid-year transfers to get involved in clubs and intercollegiate and intramural sports. This could be accomplished by offering a large-scale spring activities fair similar to the ones offered in the fall when freshmen arrive on campus.

In addition to clubs, joining Greek life is a way for new students to make friends and get involved on campus.

The Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Council and the university should reconsider policies that restrict mid-year transfers from becoming a part of Greek life during their first semester at SU. The current policy states that students must have 12 credits from SU to be eligible to participate in rush.

This means that mid-year transfer students are not eligible to rush until the following year. The policy should be changed to 12 credits from any university or community college.

These small changes will make the various resources and opportunities provided by the university more accessible to mid-year transfer students, ultimately improving their happiness and success.

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Do not disturb Common Council votes on nuisance ordinance allowing easier law enforcement

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he Syracuse Common Council voted unanimously Monday to pass a new ‘nuisance house’ ordinance, expanding on a local law that was first established in 1848.

The bill refocuses the law on domiciles: houses, apartments and tenant houses that “exhibit a continued pattern of activities that disrupt the quiet enjoyment of the surrounding neighborhoods and threaten public safety,” according to the amendment. Under the new law, officers can more effectively enforce laws on noise, open container violations, illegal gambling, prostitution, assaults and “general mayhem.”

The Common Council had discussed, revised and debated the bill since its proposal in October, District Councilor Bob Dougherty said. The law, which is formally referred to as a ‘nuisance abatement’, used to be more lax, requiring three separate arrests at a residence before action could be taken, Dougherty said.

“With a gambling house or a party house, it (was) hard to make any kind of charges stick,” Dougherty

said. “The difference with this is we don’t have to prove that there’s gambling going on there, we just need the neighbors to call and complain.”

Now, if a disturbance is reported to the police three times in a 30-day period, the owner of the household is asked to speak with the police chief on how best to remedy the issue. Failure to comply results in a $150 fine.

Deputy Chief of Police Joe Cecile said the ordinance will give police an additional tool for houses that have caused multiple disruptions but dodged police intervention. He added that law enforcement can “work with the property owner to remedy the problems” more easily.

Councilors referenced Buffalo’s recent ‘Bawdy house’ legislation, which was effective, Dougherty said.

“Syracuse is not unique; a lot of different problems we have are happening in a lot of different cities across the country, especially in the Northeast,” Dougherty said. “Whenever we try to look for examples, the rest of the councilors and I try to look at what’s being done in New York state.”

Cecile, who participated in drafting “a workable, enforceable ordinance” with the council,

said that the law gives the police more authority when complaints are registered.

“Residents routinely contact the police for houses that are causing chronic strife, everything from quality of life issues to more serious incidents like drugs and stabbings and shootings,” Cecile said.

LOUD HOUSES According to Department of Public Safety records, two noise complaints were filed around the Syracuse University area just before the end of 2013. One complaint occurred on Euclid Avenue a short time after 3 a.m. on Nov. 16, and another ordinance violation was reported on Madison Street on Dec. 14 at 2 a.m.

Some organizations, including the New York Civil Liberties Union, have expressed fear that the police and state will mistreat the bill.

In a statement, Barrie Gewanter, director of the Central New York chapter of the NYCLU, criticized the ordinance’s vagueness, calling it “too subject to abuse and misuse by disgruntled neighbors.”

In order to avoid these possible abuses, the council and police department will have to carefully observe how the new law is applied.

“We don’t want this bill used as a loophole, a way to get a tenant evicted on a technicality,” Dougherty said.

The bill does not apply to complaints over domestic violence disputes, attempting to avoid “re-victimizing victims,” he added. The council had met with NYCLU representatives to compromise on the bill’s reach.

When asked about how the bill affects off-campus housing for university students, Cecile said the bill would affect Syracuse University students the same way it would any other resident of the city.

“People want to live in safe neighborhoods, that’s really what it comes down to,” Dougherty said. “I don’t know why anyone would be against this, as long as it’s done right, protections are there and it isn’t misused.” zmwarman@syr.edu

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marijuana about the program, according to a Jan. 8 article

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James Byrne, an SU professor of public health with a specialization in addictions and recovery, said in an email that he would like to see marijuana be subjected to the same process as other medically prescribed drugs.

GROWING TREND • Washington and Colorado are the only states to legalize marijuana for recreational use.

• Alaska is considering legalizing it for recreational use. Actual sales in Washington haven’t started yet; they began in CO this month.

• A total of 20 states and the District of Columbia allow some form of marijuana use, primarily for medical purposes.

• California legalized marijuana for medical use in 1996.

• Medical marijuana use became legal in Illinois on Jan. 1.

• New York Governor Andrew Cuomo plans to allow up to 20 hospitals in the state to prescribe medical marijuana this year.

• Some marijuana stores in Colorado have been unable to use banks to manage their revenue since cannabis is still banned by the federal government.

“We don’t vote state-by-state to decide if Oxycontin is a medically appropriate painkiller,” Byrne said.

Byrne said he’d like to see marijuana go through a scientific process as opposed to a political process to determine if it serves a

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bird library the changes.

Ashley Lee, a senior child and family studies major said she thinks the changes are “really inconvenient,” especially having to enter from Waverly Avenue instead of using the University Place entrance.

The library will be open to non-university individuals before 8 p.m., according to the release. Otherwise, library hours will remain the same, but only the Waverly entrance will

medical purpose.

He added that he does support treating marijuana similarly to several European countries that have decriminalized its use. He said studies have shown that within other cultures, decriminalizing the use of marijuana hasn’t led to increased cannabis use.

Brian Johnson, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Upstate Medical University, said in an email that he thinks marijuana should be legal but he isn’t fully supportive of the governor’s plan.

Johnson said the standard way to get a drug approved for medical use is through the FDA, which isn’t happening for marijuana.

“I hope it strikes you and others as odd that claims of medical efficacy are not put through this most standard channel, but rather a special status is being claimed for marijuana,” Johnson said.

Johnson added that he hadn’t heard anything about potential distribution sites.

He said when physicians or hospitals introduce addictive drugs it gives the impression that they are safe. He referred to cigarette advertisements that were used by doctors in the 1940s and 1950s.

SU professor of public health Dessa BergenCico said she thinks there are increasing medical benefits to using cannabis and that doctors will never know if its effective if they aren’t able to prescribe it.

She said for certain conditions, like cancer patients who suffer side effects from chemotherapy, medical marijuana can be useful.

“Without the legal capacity to prescribe it, doctors can’t have first-hand experience and knowledge of finding out if it actually helps people, so it allows for doctor-patient interaction,” she said.

Bergen-Cico also said it is important to maintain a clear distinction between what is appropriate medical use versus recreational

use. California was very liberal when prescribing cannabis, something she believes caused public confusion.

She added that she believes the governor’s plan appears to be a unique approach that will be more thoroughly regulated than past plans from other states.

Gabriel Sayegh, state director of the New York Drug Policy Alliance, said he believed the governor’s announcement was a good first step and that if medical marijuana were decriminalized, it could benefit those who suffer from chronic, debilitating illnesses.

But Sayegh believes that decriminalizing marijuana isn’t the only step — legislation like the Compassionate Care Act should also be passed.

The legislation would allow doctors to prescribe patients who have life-threatening or debilitating illnesses such as cancer or multiple sclerosis medical marijuana in order to relieve their symptoms.

The Compassionate Care Act would put regulations in place where doctors who prescribe medical marijuana and the patients who receive it would have to register with the department of health, Sayegh added. Production and distribution systems would be closely monitored by the state.

“Once the Compassionate Care Act passes, medical marijuana will be the most tightly controlled substance in New York,” Sayegh said.

“The system is designed to be incredibly effective to ensure that cannabis related products are being delivered to the people who need them.”

Sayegh said if the legislation passes New York would have one of the most tightly regulated medical marijuana programs in the nation.

“Anybody with a family member who’s had cancer or who’s faced a serious illness knows they would want to do everything they could to alleviate their pain and suffering,” Sayegh said. blsamuel@syr.edu

stay open past 8 p.m., said Thomas House, library security and facilities coordinator.

“While this may seem intrusive at first, this

students and other members of the SU and ESF communities,” according to the release.

Jaimie Park, a senior art history major, said she sees no problem with the ID checks, saying it will help the library improve its security.

Lee recognizes the need for ID checks but doesn’t understand the University Place entrance’s closing, she said. But she acknowledged seeing people in the library late at night during the fall semester who didn’t quite belong.

“A lot of sketchy, homeless people came in to sleep,” Lee said. “It was people you know who weren’t here to study at midnight or 1 a.m.” jspramuk@syr.edu

A lot of sketchy, homeless people came in to sleep.”

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carrier dome specific plan for the renovations until each option has been fully considered. He said he hopes the public understands why he and other community leaders want to ask all relevant questions on each alternative before reaching a final decision.

Syverud said the city, the county and the university have worked well together in the past, saying there needs to be communication and honesty about their interests and how projects such as renovating the Dome will affect everyone.

“I am committed to continuing to work

The process is dynamic and requires coordination to be successful.”

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together to meet the challenge presented in this analysis,” he said in the statement.

“Whatever conclusion we reach, our collective objective will be to find a solution that is best for the university and the community.”

Kevin Quinn, senior vice president for public affairs, said in an email that there is currently no timeline for discussion.

Joe Giansante, executive senior associate athletics director, did not return two calls for comment. ekmeyers@syr.edu

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enrollment National Security & Counterterrorism, Law in London and the new Semester in D.C program had more applications than anticipated, allowing them to remain selective.

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Syracuse University’s College of Law’s first-year enrollment declined for the second year in a row - 23 percent in the last two years. Though enrollment reached an all-time high in 2011, this year’s first-year enrollment rate is under 200.

National trends for law school enrollment echo SU’s pattern. According to the American Bar Association, law school enrollment decreased across the nation for the second year in the row, after enrollment peaked in 2010.

Construction on Dineen Hall, the new facility for the College of Law, is well underway and is scheduled to be completed by next fall. Laubenstein said it is an exciting time for the law school.

“This year’s exciting move into Dineen Hall allows us to continue to evaluate and redefine what it means for the student experience and to be a part of Syracuse Law,” she said. ekmeyers@syr.edu

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wish Artist installs bucket list wall to inspire Syracuse residents to share goals, dreams

Some of the bucket list items on the wall include “fall in love,” “save the world” and “become a teacher.” margaret lin asst. photo editor

charlie sam, a local artist, stands by the Before I Die wall on South Geddes street, which he helped paint. margaret lin asst. photo editor

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building owner in Syracuse accomplished one of the goals on his bucket list when he made a wall that helps others realize the goals on theirs.

The wall was simple in concept: take the side of an abandoned building, a construction site or even a piece of plywood, paint it with chalkboard paint, stencil on the sentence “Before I die I want to…” and wait for the responses to start rolling in.

In October, the “Before I Die” wall came to Syracuse when Rick Destito, the owner of The Gear Factory, a creative hub for artists, created it at the site of the building’s renovation.

The wall is continuing to expand, as wishful thinkers stop by the artistic construction every day to leave their goals and dreams on display. Currently, the wall already has more than 100 statements written across it.

The art trend started in New Orleans after the artist Candy Chang lost someone very close to her and was sent into a long period of grief and reflection, which prompted her to create the wall, according to her website. Since it began, there have been 400 walls in 60 countries, including South Africa, Mexico, Portugal and Argentina.

Destito brought the trend to his space because he believes in the

potential of Syracuse residents, according to The Gear Factory’s page on the “Before I Die” website.

Charlie Sam, an artist affiliated with the project, assisted in painting the wall and said the project has maintained momentum.

“The impact already has resulted in thousands of people coming in and writing on the wall their ambitions, hopes and dreams and that is something the wall is making happen all over the world,” Sam said.

The wall is hosted by the Gear Factory, a space for artists to practice art education, rehearse, find books or

‘Before I Die’: that’s a big question.”

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create, making it a compatible location with the “Before I Die” movement, Sam said. He added that the building was known for its artistic endeavors, referring to it as the “cradle of invention” back in its heyday around the turn of the century.

Destito said the wall is part of a mission to revitalize the city so that it is more “walkable” and captivating for residents, according to The Post-Standard. see before

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BE Wise program looks to expand campaign for new year

By Lauren Porter contributing writer

One year ago, this group decided to make the campus wiser about the effects of having one too many drinks. When it started, its motif was, “BE Real, BE There, BE Aware.”

For 2014, BE Wise, a campus initiative striving to provide realistic steps for students to recognize and prevent alcohol poisoning, is looking to be even bigger. In the new year, BE Wise and its members are looking to revamp some of its programs and become a stronger presence both on and off campus.

“When it went live two years ago, the intent was to not let it disappear,” said Cory Wallack, the director of the counseling center, who also oversees the group’s operations. “For that to work we always have to be expanding, otherwise it will dry up.”

That expansion begins with recruiting new peer educators, said Taylor Trimarchi, an account supervisor for the campaign. The recruits’ main goal is to increase campus visibility by teaching students precautionary measures, which are “imperative to avoid the dangers of alcohol poisoning,” she said.

With assistance from the health and wellness promotions and the counseling center, the student group uses classroom demonstrations and seminars to teach safety tactics to help prevent damage from excessive alcohol consumption.

To meet the standards of a peer educator this semester, applicants are judged by their ability to work with others and clearly convey a message.

“We’re looking for people who are enthu-

siastic, but more importantly for people who are willing to become knowledgeable about the subject,” said Demi Douglas, a BE Wise account executive. “They need to be ready to develop those skills because it’s really about training people to inform others.”

An added goal to the BE Wise outreach this semester, along with the wave of new peer educators, is to exhibit “an explicit plan necessary for students to remain educated on how they can implement strategic drinking methods while out socializing and how to truly be safe,” Trimarchi added.

Last year the program won $60,000 after placing first in a national competition, based on how effective the website’s interactive designs and engaging lessons were. The contest was sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

BE Wise at Syracuse University beat the two runner-ups, University of Central Florida and the University of Tennessee, along with 27 other schools.

Douglas said the group is still allocating those funds. But Wallack said that plans to get information into the neighborhoods where students live are currently in the works.

He also envisions an expansion of the organization’s lessons to places like Armory Square and in some of the city’s transportation services, as students often use taxis to get to and from downtown. Wallack said the group also plans on work with Chuck’s Café again, where they handed out water and protein bars last semester.

Since launching a year ago, students have seemed increasingly responsive to the campaign, Douglas said. She and other members

have recorded more people calling Syracuse University Ambulance for an ambulance because “they’re more aware of the signs [of alcohol poisoning] now, so people are calling when others need help.”

Team efforts to construct, implement and execute the BE Wise educational objectives has been instrumental in the success of the pro-

think before you drink Alcohol consumption is very common on campuses nationwide. Whether it’s from a six-pack or a shot glass, students across the country are drinking heavily, causing many issues for students, including health risks and failing grades.

3,360,000: The estimated number of students between the age of 18 and 24 who drive under the influence of alcohol pubs.niaaa.nih.gov

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gram. Working hand in hand with Hill Communications, the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications student-run public relations firm, has helped develop and focus publicity to the student audience.

To continue an increase in awareness, two major areas of the BE Wise campaign will be targeted for improvement.

“This semester, a focus will be to structure and align our team as a public relations group,” Trimarchi said.

Peer educators, both established and newly recruited, will focus directly on students, while those involved with Hill Communications will be able to directly focus on publicity. By establishing a greater interaction between these two important components of BE Wise, the educating process an easier transition as the semester continues.

A second targeted focus is concentration on how BE Wise can directly benefit students for both short-term and long-term awareness and outreach.

“Something our team might look at is the reframing of certain ideas or restructuring our outreach methods in a different approach,” Trimarchi said.

Those involved with BE Wise hope that with another semester, it can be more successful at informing students about how to prevent alcohol poisoning, which affects students both at SU and across the country.

The BE Wise tagline says it all: “don’t make tonight a night that you’ll wish you could rewind tomorrow.”

—Feature editor Joe Infantino contributed reporting to this story ljporter@syr.edu

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n one of the most off-the-wall movies in recent memory, “The Wolf of Wall Street” gives audiences a seat in a sex-crazed, drugfueled ride through shady deals, phony businesses and pump and dump investment schemes that skyrocketed nobodies to billionaires.

Just don’t expect for the film to explain how it happened, of course. The hugely hyped movie describes what limitless money can buy in one word: spectacle.

The film starts with a young Jordan Belfort, portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio, searching for a job on Wall Street. Early on, Belfort meets Mark Hanna, a high-up trader at the L.F. Rothschild firm. In a scene that changes Belfort’s outlook, Hanna, played by a uncharacteristically wiry Matthew McConaughey, tells Belfort that he should be most concerned about putting the client’s money in his pocket, instead of vice versa.

In terms of individual performances, DiCaprio is simply fantastic as the hedonistic and conniving, yet charming, Belfort. He is masterful both when in work, selling to anyone who would listen.

Belfort loses his job after 1987’s Black Monday, one of the largest stock market crashes in history. But then finds an opening at a tiny Long Island place called Investor’s Center.

It is here that he discovers that he could make a fortune on selling penny stocks to unsuspecting investors. Belfort then rounds up his right-hand man, Donnie Azoff, played by Jonah Hill, and other friends — none of whom have experience selling anything other than drugs — and starts Stratton Oakmont Incorporated, his fraud brokerage company, out of an

old abandoned body shop on Long Island.

From there, director Martin Scorsese’s tale of excess takes off.

Jonah Hill shows the remarkable potential he has as an actor, nailing a Long Island accent, obsessing over money and women, and going nuts while drugged up.

Scorsese puts debauchery in the forefront, with little person-tossing competitions, sexcapades and office drug deals, while only briefly mentions how Belfort whipped nobodies into all-star sellers. The movie keeps showing party scenes, with DiCaprio narrating many of the crazier things that went on at Stratton Oakmont, until the FBI get suspicious.

The plot has its weaknesses at times. Both Belfort and Azoff are so focused on when and where the next high is coming from that the brilliant — albeit totally illegal — way they made millions is largely glossed over. Additionally, Belfort’s love interest Naomi is played

by Margot Robbie, who fits the bill as trophy wife, but isn’t given much room to explore her character otherwise.

The film does, however, boast an impressive number of cameos from actors such as Spike Jonze, Jon Favreau and even the real Jordan Belfort himself.

Belfort’s inner circle creates a fun-loving atmosphere that supports the greater efforts of DiCaprio and Hill in their lead roles.

The chemistry between DiCaprio and Hill builds during the movie, through both serious and fun moments,.

Both the strength of top billed cast and these appearances made the film enjoyable, though the crazy drug and stunt scenes made the movie drag a little. vtloncto@syr.edu

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before i die Laura Audriey Hedglon, a practical nurse and teaching artist, has also been able to see the benefits of The Gear Factory. Hedglon and several patients she works with have been able to use the space as a creative outlet that is not only fun but also supports his communicative needs. “[The wall] is one big revolving art show of people’s souls. ‘Before I Die’: that’s a big question. That is bigger than most questions you can ask,” she said. “The participatory part of the wall – that is the big deal. Anybody can walk by and go ‘that’s cool art’ but when do they get to be the artist and be part of a huge group of artists?”

Like in Syracuse, the original wall in New

Orleans quickly gained popularity. Just one day after its creation, the wall was completely covered with residents’ contributions. The wall reminded Chang that she was not alone in the

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Three years after the wall originally started in New Orleans, it’s traveled around the world to many locations, including: • Denmark • France • India • Mexico

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confusing journey of life, she wrote on her website.

After receiving hundreds of responses from

inspired people who wanted to make their own wall, Chang decided to create a website and toolkit for the project that gave instructions on constructing the wall.

Today, the wall has reached another medium. There is now a “Before I Die” book, which contains a compilation of the campaign’s walls across the globe.

As with Chang’s original, The Gear Factory’s “Before I Die” wall has proven to be an outlet for the people of Syracuse, allowing them to express their desires. Writing them down in a public space gives residents of Syracuse a piece of architecture that represents the city’s aspirations.

Assistant photo editor Margaret Lin contributed reporting to this story. meshield@syr.edu

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Thus, my long-lived relationship with various types of birth control began.

While at college, I have met a surprising number of young women who are not on any form of birth control. Yes, there are risks. But are not there risks in everything? Some of the young women I have met claim that birth control is unnatural or risky.

According to the Mayo Clinic, there is no clear-cut effect of birth control pills on breast cancer. Just like any other prescription drug, birth control can affect things like cholesterol levels and blood pressure though. On the flip side, recent studies have proven that oral contraceptives cut ovarian cancer risk almost in half.

My point is that almost everything has both risks and benefits. In the case of birth control, I believe that the benefits outweigh said risks.

Even though most of us have been harped on the importance of condoms since the early days of sex ed, unprotected sex is a very real and very common occurrence. Disregarding the entire risks vs. benefits debate, one thing is certain: Birth control pills have a 91 percent rate of preventing pregnancy, according to the CDC. People get drunk and have sex and people have sex with a condom but it breaks. Even though there has been a spike in “casual sex,” abortions and newborns are the furthest things from casual.

To maximize pregnancy prevention, it is important to utilize all available options. It is a good idea to use condoms, especially if there are suspicions or uncertainties in regard to a partner’s sexual history.

And now price, for the most part, is no issue.

With the implementation of president Obama’s Affordable Care Act, insurance companies are required to cover the total cost of FDAapproved contraceptives.

There is an exception, though. Religious

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Obviously in the case of emergencies, there is Plan B. Although it is ruled safe by medical experts and the FDA, Plan B and Plan B OneStep are essentially just high doses of synthetic hormones. Some could argue this has the same pros and cons of birth control pills.

The key difference is that basic contraceptives are safe methods of birth control whereas emergency contraception should never be taken regularly.

Given the information regarding possible risks and consequences of unsafe sex, I am shocked with the number of young women who opt not to take any form of birth control. When it comes to something as serious as casual sex, it seems more proactive to be safe than to be expecting.

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

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cooney “I wanted to come out last year and make shots,” Cooney said, “and I wasn’t really able to do things right last year that I’m doing this year.”

Cooney sat behind Brandon Triche and Michael Carter-Williams as a redshirt freshman, playing just 11 minutes per game. He struggled mightily trying to fill the role as the team’s third guard as Boeheim elected to tighten his rotation.

Cooney played just 20 total minutes in the Orange’s last four NCAA Tournament games.

“When you’re worried about playing time, it’s hard to correct something like your shot,” Cooney said.

Instead of sulking though, Cooney became a sponge. He sat next to McNamara on the bench every game and absorbed everything.

The shooting specialists studied the nuances of the game together — chatting, jesting and analyzing from the sideline.

When McNamara transitioned to assistant coach midway through Cooney’s redshirt year, Cooney became the protégé and McNamara his mentor.

“He has been unbelievable,” Cooney said.

“He is a great coach on the floor and a great friend off the floor. He has been someone that you can just turn to for anything.”

So Cooney turned his attention to next season. With Carter-Williams and Triche gone, he knew Syracuse needed him to consistently produce in order to be a national contender.

He spent the summer getting into tip-top shape, waking up at 5:30 every morning to work out.

Instead of placing emphasis on bulking up — like he did his freshman year — Cooney focused more on his conditioning, speed and agility.

“This summer I was able to take a step back and really realize what I was doing wrong, and practice the right things,” Cooney said.

His father watched him go from being able to “play linebacker for Syracuse”, to the nimble and agile two-guard that has thrived atop the 2-3 zone this season. Now he is second in the Atlantic Coast Conference in steals.

Cooney lost about eight pounds last summer, cutting down on his late-night Wawa runs and saying goodbye to meatball sandwiches. Instead, it was mom’s cooking. More fruits and vegetables, spaghetti, chicken — what he needed to get his body healthy.

Additional training with family friend and physical therapy assistant John Noonan also helped get Cooney into shape. Going to ATI therapy center at least three times per week,

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evans most coveted number, Evans has been tasked with studying two different roles.

It’s a challenge he’s embraced as Syracuse inches closer to its first scrimmage against Hofstra and Le Moyne on Feb. 10.

“He’s really stepping up,” junior Nicky Galasso said. “It’s a different game from high school to college and we like where he’s at. He’s handling all of it really well.”

Desko discusses transfers

Syracuse announced the matriculation of two highly touted transfers on Monday. On Tuesday, Desko discussed how they’ll fit into the team.

Mike Iacono, a faceoff specialist from Nassau Community College on Long Island, was dressed and ready to practice on Monday.

Randy Staats, an attack/midfielder from Onondaga Community College, was not at practice but is expected to begin playing soon.

TREVOR COONEY (RIGHT) AND GERRY MCNAMARA (CENTER) have developed a special bond at Syracuse. McNamara, a former SU point guard, has helped the sophomore find his game after a disappointing redshirt freshman season. chase gaewski managing editor

Cooney completed planks, four-to-eight second sprints and exhausting workouts on the treadmill — reaching a maximum of 22 miles per hour.

“Kills you,” Noonan said. “We just kind of gave him the blueprint, and he followed it.”

He was one of those people who when I knew he was going to work out, the intensity was going to be raised.”

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Delaware native and WNBA star Elena Delle Donne, who’s worked out with Noonan since second grade and trained with Cooney, said Desko first touched on Staats, who has a sparkling community college resume and the ability to excel in the attack and at midfield.

“For (Randy), we still need to figure out who he is in an Orange jersey,” Desko said. “We’ll make adjustments as we go on and will kind of try him at two spots and will have to make a decision where we need him so at least he can learn one of the positions early on.”

Iacono’s role, on the other hand, is defined, as he could be a solution to Syracuse’s problems at the X. At the team’s media day last Monday, Desko said the team is hastily trying to solidify faceoffs, but couldn’t mention Iacono because he wasn’t enrolled at SU or on the roster.

On Monday, Desko was able to throw Iacono’s name around and took the opportunity to do so.

“We have to get him in the competition with our guys right away,” Desko said. “We have to figure that out.”

Both players come to Syracuse with two years of college eligibility remaining. jcdoug01@syr.edu | @dougherty_jesse

Cooney’s drive has always been incredible. She said she could count his misses during workouts on one hand.

“He was one of those people who when I knew he was going to work out, the intensity was going to be raised,” Delle Donne said.

Now his athleticism and motor have reached a new level this year. When teams play him to shoot, he is capable of putting the ball on the floor. When they lay off him — splash.

And no matter what, he demands enough attention to open up the Syracuse offense.

Against Boston College Monday night, he soared through the air for three fast-break dunks in a row.

Three points per game-26.7 percent 3-point shooting-Trevor Cooney is history.

Taking jumpers at 4:45 for 7 p.m. games he wouldn’t play in as a freshman finally paid off.

Patiently waiting in line to be Syracuse’s next star proved to be the right decision.

And as his all-around game has blossomed, McNamara’s been the driving force to ensure he stays on track. McNamara mastered the intrica-

cies of the zone. He figured out how to get open while draped by athletic defenders.

Now he’s passed those skills onto Cooney.

“He moves as well off the ball as anybody I’ve ever been around,” McNamara said.

Cooney looked up to McNamara as a kid, and now his game has flourished thanks in part to one of his role models. Cooney’s father Brian said McNamara’s “like seven things in one for Trevor.” McNamara’s “been through the fire,” as Trevor’s brother Matt Cooney put it. He can relate to Trevor.

“Gerry was obviously a legend at Syracuse,” Matt Cooney said. “Trevor is hoping to become just a part of what Gerry achieved. If you could just achieve a piece of that it would be a hell of a career.”

Now Cooney – with his reserved swagger and complete game – will look to help Syracuse accomplish something it hasn’t done since 2003, when McNamara was just a 19-year-old freshman…

Win the national championship. tbhass@syr.edu | @TrevorHass

JORDAN EVANS joined SU as a freshman in the fall and has been learning both the attack and midfield positions, a challenge he is taking in stride. chase gaewski managing editor

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Tennessee forward Stokes transfers chess skills to hardwood

By Jesse Dougherty asst. sports editor

Every other week, Jarnell Stokes heads to the Wendy’s down the road from the University of Tennessee campus.

When he gets there, he walks past the counter and to the back where a group of older men huddle around chessboards. Stokes is 6-feet8, 260 pounds and wears a size 20 shoe. He doesn’t look like the rest of the group, but they recognize him right away.

“They all watch Tennessee basketball and keep up with it,” Stokes said, “and they know me `cause I’m always coming.”

When Stokes — now a junior forward for the Volunteers — first started at Tennessee in the fall of 2011, he went to Wendy’s to burnish his chess skills. But what was at first an outlet from the life of a Division I basketball player now transcends a recreational release.

Stokes’ chess game is his basketball game. It helps him see things before others on the court, and shapes his preparation off of it.

“He’s done his best job this year in our program of preparing for games. Making decisions, taking care of the basketball and reading defenses a lot better,” Tennessee head coach Cuonzo Martin said. “You have to give credit to his chess game.”

When Daniel Lucas plays doubles tennis, his teammates tell him he plays like a chess player.

Lucas is the director of publications for the United States Chess Federation and editor of Chess Life magazine. The game has helped him on the tennis court and as an avid runner.

According to Lucas, for an athlete like

Stokes playing chess breeds a competitive and intellectual advantage. “Study after study shows that chess playing keeps people cognitively sharp,” Lucas said. “It is easy to see that this skill is translatable to the basketball floor.”

When Stokes was in kindergarten, his parents started him in a chess club. He fell in love with the game and played regularly until high school and travel basketball teams became too demanding and it was pushed aside.

But in his freshman year at Tennessee, he rekindled his lifelong hobby.

“I first went to Wendy’s just to see if I had it like I used to,” Stokes said. “But now I can beat almost all of them and it’s helping me out on the court. I like that it tests my brain and is also a release from basketball.”

In 2011, Stokes was a highly touted recruit out of Memphis, Tenn., with no college pedigree. He averaged 9.6 points and 7.4 rebounds as a freshman and was elected to the Southeast Conference’s all-freshman team at season’s end. As a sophomore he averaged close to a double-double with 12.4 and 9.6, fast tracking himself onto opponents’ scouting reports.

Now he’s posting 13.4 and 9.3 and deliberately plans for each game.

“If you would have said scouting reports last year, I wouldn’t have believed it,” Stokes said.

“But now I pretty much just like to vision the game before it happens, and try and prepare myself for anything that happens.”

This past summer Stokes went to the drawing board. During his breakout sophomore season teams started to completely take away his left hand. They also started to double-team him whenever he caught the ball in the post.

jarnell stokes played chess until high school and then took up the hobby again at Tennessee, which helps him on the court. courtesy of tennessee athletics/utsports.com

So he worked day after day on developing his left-handed hook shot in the offseason.

Then after workouts he sat in the film room and looked at tape of teams doubling him to see where his teammates would float to on the court.

By combining his physical and cerebral selves, Stokes has made himself a dominant forward that Martin says “could be one of the best college basketball players in the country.”

All because when other players finish work-

ing out and turn in for the day, Stokes sits down and polishes his game by playing another.

“Dealing with double teams, I feel like having chess really helps,” he said. “Me being able to keep my focus and not panic in certain situations and my whole demeanor can be a result from chess. I can really deal with double teams and see plays in advance.

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26.7 percent from 3 last year, and averaging a shade more than three points per game, Cooney found his stroke. In addition to a 42.3 percentage from downtown this season, he’s also shooting 52 percent from inside the arc and 86.1 percent at the foul line.

Thanks to McNamara’s guidance and an improved offseason regimen centered around quickness and consistency, Cooney has emerged as one of the conference’s more complete players.

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A breakdown of Trevor Cooney’s shooting success from each part of the floor on the season:

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or the first time all season, Trevor Cooney was mired in a slump.

The same shots that consistently swished through the net for the first 13 games of the season clanged off the rim. He made just 10-of-39 shots in a three-game stretch to start 2014. He looked lost.

But Cooney knew he would bounce back. He bounced back from a frustrating and ineffective red-

shirt freshman season. A mini rut was nothing he couldn’t handle.

Cooney lit up Boston College for 21 points on Monday night, including three rim-rattling dunks and a drained 3 that proved to be the difference in No. 2 Syracuse’s 69-59 comeback win over the Eagles.

“He had a tremendous offensive game tonight,” SU head coach Jim Boeheim said.

Cooney has carried SU from downtown this season, just like his mentor Gerry McNamara did from 2002-2006. After shooting a woeful

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Heralded SU freshman Evans practices as attack, midfielder

By Jesse Dougherty asst. sports editor

If John Desko coached the Syracuse men’s basketball team, he’d favor perimeter shooters.

Standing in an empty Carrier Dome with the basketball court stacked up on the far side of the field, SU’s men’s lacrosse head coach showed off his knowledge of the game and stressed the importance of outside threats.

“Three point shooters on the

basketball team, they get out there and they stretch the zone a little farther,” Desko said. “If you have those 3-point shooters you can stretch the defense in those situations and open up space inside for the big guys.”

Desko used basketball as a metaphor to explain why he cycles players between attack and midfield.

Particularly, he assessed the role of Jordan Evans — the nation’s No. 1 recruit and the most notable in SU’s star-studded freshman class — who

has been practicing at both positions since joining the team in the fall.

Evans is listed as a midfielder on the SU roster, but is in the handful of players that gives the offense an advantage.

“I actually like it a lot,” Evans said of playing both positions, “it gives the team more looks and gives me an opportunity to be on the field more if I can play both.”

Having Evans ready to play both attack and midfield provides a lot of positives for the Orange. Desko said

that a player comfortable at both spots makes the Orange difficult to prepare for and can become a stopgap in two different places in the event of an injury.

He also said that he’s seen that a lot of times guys start out as midfielders and join the attack as sophomore or juniors.

“It helps with that adjustment, too,” Desko said.

With official spring practices starting nearly a week ago, Evans is soaking up the nuances of each position. Desko said he’s a “quick study”

and senior captain Billy Ward, who worked with Evans in the midfield in the fall, said the freshman asked a ton of questions right away.

Aside from learning the two positions, Evans is focusing on his off-ball movement, one-on-ones and higher weights in the gym.

“I’ve been doing stuff like that,” he said, “I want to get in shape as quick as possible.”

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