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N • Game of thrones

The father of a Syracuse University alumnus ascended to the throne as king of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, after King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz died Friday.

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O • Musical mishaps

Pop Culture columnist Eric King makes the case that regardless of how hard network TV may try, musical theater is simply not fit for the small screen.

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P • Hound it out

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A team of two students has reached the semifinals of a national competition with their app, HoundDog. The students are the last team remaining from SU. Page 9

S • Only so much

Syracuse played close to the best game it could against UNC but still came up well short. Has the Orange already shown its maximum potential?

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the bid reveal

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College to add online masters

Enrollment opens for program on digital innovation

By Lauren Porter staff writer

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications opened enrollment Tuesday for its first online master’s degree.

The program, called Communications@Syracuse, emphasizes digital trends and innovation with the communications industry, according to a Syracuse University press release.

The Master of Science program will operate on a schedule that is different from most courses. The shortened online course schedule will be implemented in three month interims instead of the standard see newhouse page 7

Lauren Shaw, a sophomore television, radio and film major, embraces a fellow member of Delta Gamma on Bid Night. This was the second consecutive year that Bid Night took place on a Monday. Twelve Panhellenic sororities took new members. margaret lin web developer

Panhellenic recruitment concludes with annual Bid Night celebration

By Sara Swann asst. news editor

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fter two weeks of recruitment, potential new members of the 12 Panhellenic organizations at Syracuse University gathered together on Monday inside Goldstein Auditorium for the annual culminating ceremony: Bid Day. Potential new members filled the seats on the main floor of the auditorium, with each girl holding a card with her bid.

Everyone was smiling as excited conversations between potential new members echoed through the room.

In the balconies above stood about 20 representatives for each of the 12 organizations accepting new members. The rep-

resentatives wore different colored shirts, hats and other accessories to show off their house pride. Current members waved large

My favorite part is seeing all of their faces when they come back to the house and the fact that they are now going to be a part of our sisterhood.

Kendra O’Connor current member of phi sigma sigma

colorfully decorated letters and signs for each sorority when the speakers would announce the houses.

Sophia Heslov, a current member of Sigma Delta Tau, described the Bid Day experience as “amazing and so much fun.” She said her favorite part of the whole experience was “being with everyone in the house.”

All of the potential new members sang and danced to popular songs as they eagerly awaited the reveal of the Rho Gammas.

During the reveal, the Rho Gammas, or representatives from different chapters who guide potential new members through the recruitment process, showed the audience their true house identities — which had been kept secret throughout the recruitment process in order to prevent bias. After each Rho Gamma revealed her house, current members of that particular chapter would cheer loudly from the balconies. see bid

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Syverud names 2 assistants

By Justin Mattingly asst. news editor

University College Dean Bea González and former Senior Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs at Syracuse University Barry Wells will join Chancellor Kent Syverud’s leadership team as special assistants.

Both González and Wells will work directly with Senior Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz and will report directly to Syverud. They will begin their

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Student shows passion for Rome with tattoo

By Gigi Antonelle staff writer

Tattooed on Nicholas Leonardis’ right shoulder, the letters “SPQR” portray his love for Roman culture.

SPQR, an acronym from the Latin phrase “Senatus Populusque Romanus,” is an emblem of both ancient and modern day Rome and is inscribed in coins, documents and monuments throughout the city.

Translated, the phrase means “The Senate and People of Rome” and dates back more than 2,000 years.

Leonardis, a fifth-year art history major, said every soldier enlisted in the Roman army had this acronym tattooed on his arm.

His passion for Roman culture began at a young age. His father, an archaeologist, does most of his work in southern Italy studying the Italic peoples, who occupied most of the Italian Peninsula before the Romans.

“When I was a kid, instead of reading Dr. Suess to me, he would read the ‘Iliad’ and the ‘Aeneid,’” Leonardis said. “I guess that had more of an

impact on me than I could realize.”

He still loves to read classics, citing Virgil’s the “Aeneid” as his favorite. He also enjoys works of the philosophers Heraclitus, Pythagoras and Thales, though most of the philosophical works he reads are from modern times.

Leonardis’ grandparents were the first ones to come to the United States from Italy. He has been to Rome multiple times and still has family in a small town called Benevento.

“I love the altitude,” Leonardis said. “When you go up there, it’s hard to breathe and it’s all farms. There’s nothing too fancy or elaborate. It’s a little yellow house with a red tile roof, just a classic Italian house.”

His love for ancient Roman culture and for the country of Italy ultimately led Leonardis to get his tattoo.

Although he knew he wanted to get the tattoo at the age of 13, he waited to get it when he was 18 before the beginning of his freshman year of college.

“It’s a symbol of my heritage and of starting a new chapter in my life,” Leonardis said. gantonel@syr.edu

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Dome again Nothing concrete has been established one year after state and local officials began discussing a new stadium to replace the Carrier Dome.

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Speak up DPS discusses the responses and feedback it received during the public comment period of its accreditation process.

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@ThetaChiSU Congrats to all of the sororities on getting your new pledge classes, enjoy bid night! #CuseGoGreek

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Alumni’s father rises to king

By Justin Mattingly asst. news editor

boris gresely, president of the Student Association, addresses members of the assembly at the organization’s weekly Monday night meeting.

Not enough members attended to vote on issues, but Gresely and others discussed a restructuring bill. logan reidsma asst. photo editor

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Assembly members talk possible restructuring

By Will Norris staff writer

Despite having only about 20 members in attendance, Parliamentarian Stephen Thomas presented the Syracuse University Student Association’s restructuring plans at Monday night’s meeting at Maxwell Auditorium.

Thomas went over the Federalization Act of 2015, a bill that if passed would change committee structures

in SA for the bill’s first phase. Under the bill, the Academic Affairs Committee and the Student Life Committee will combine to make up a larger committee of student affairs.

Thomas said the combination of these committees should in theory give a better network for members to take advantage of.

“It allows these committees to have a lot more crossover between them,” Thomas said.

The Student Engagement Com-

mittee will also become the committee on registered student organizations, according to Thomas’ report.

Each committee will keep its current chair for this semester and will collaborate in the larger committee if the bill passes, Thomas said.

Thomas said SA will have lengthy discussions on the bill at its Feb. 9 meeting and that the organization will vote on the bill the following meeting.

Later in the meeting, SA President

Boris Gresely reflected on the cabinet’s recent retreat at Minnowbrook Conference Center. Gresely said the cabinet went over the possibility of adding a highly detailed SA binder that will define all the roles of committees and members, as well as the functions of SA. Gresely added that this detailed book will allow other students to learn about how SA operates.

“These are the sort of things students want to know so we have see sa page 6

Posse president reschedules SU campus visit

By Brett Samuels news editor

The president of the Posse Foundation rescheduled her planned Monday visit to the Syracuse University campus due to the snowstorm in New York City.

Deborah Bial, president of the foundation, will now visit campus on Feb. 4, according to an SU News

release. Originally, Bial, along with Chancellor Kent Syverud, was expected to meet with current SU Posse scholars and attend a panel discussion led by Posse students.

However, due to Winter Storm Juno, Bial and other members of the foundation were unable to get to campus. Posse is a national program that recruits scholars from cities around the country and offers them

full tuition scholarships at fouryear universities.

Last semester, SU announced that next year it would reduce the number of Posses it supports from three — in Miami, Los Angeles and Atlanta — to two, eliminating the Los Angeles Posse. The university also announced it will only maintain its Atlanta Posse for next year, while keeping the Miami Posse

in the long term. The continuing Posses will each support 10 new students. Many students, including current Posse scholars, protested the changes and the way they were announced.

Syverud invited Bial to visit campus when he met with her at the Posse Foundation offices in New York City in October. see posse page 7

The father of a Syracuse University alumnus has ascended the throne as the king of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud died Friday.

His Royal Highness Prince Sultan bin Salman, who graduated from SU in 2009 after receiving a master’s of social science degree from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, is the son of King Salman bin Abdulaziz, who assumed the throne following his brother’s death, according to an SU news release. Prior to becoming king, King Salman served as Saudi Minister of Defense.

Prince Sultan, the SU alumnus, received the chancellor’s medal for outstanding achievement in November 2012. United States Vice President Joe Biden is also a recipient of the award. Sultan is the president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities and is the first Arab astronaut.

Chancellor Kent Syverud has reached out directly to Prince Sultan to express condolences on the passing of King Abdullah, according to the SU news release. jmatting@syr.edu

student association During Monday’s SA meeting, several additional announcements were made:

budget appeals On Feb. 26, there will be an Albany lobbyist trip for Syracuse University students. The event gives students the chance to sit down and voice their concerns with politicians. ottothon A Dance Marathon for the Kids will be held from Feb. 28 to March 1. This event aims to help raise money for children in the hospital. student affairs conference The Syracuse Student Affairs Conference will be held March 1. This conference will include working sessions where students and SU faculty can discuss university issues.

— Compiled by Will Norris, staff writer, wrnorris@syr.edu

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Network attempts to bring musical theater to TV fall short

State of the Union reinstates political debate in the Capitol

ox just released the first round of castings for its upcoming live musical “Grease,” set to air Jan. 31, 2016.

Singer, actress and two-time “Dancing with the Stars” champion Julianne Hough will play the role of Sandy. And Vanessa Hudgens will trade in her Troy Bolton jersey for a Pink Ladies’ jacket, as she takes on bad-girl Rizzo in the original high school musical.

This comes after NBC’s weak swings at “Sound of Music” in 2013 and “Peter Pan” last December. They both enjoyed stellar ratings, and now other networks are looking at their success and getting ideas. To the networks thinking of ripping another musical from the sweet comforts of community dinner theater and high school drama clubs: I implore you, please don’t.

“Sound of Music” had more than 18 million people — according to Nielsen — tune in to see country superstar Carrie Underwood less-than-seamlessly turn into an Austrian nun-turned-governess. Half as many people looked on as the beautiful and talented Allison Williams played the prettiest teenage boy in history. But overall, the live shows received harsh reviews. In fact, most people and news outlets took to social media and blogs to just make fun of the shows. Most of the headlines after “Peter Pan” focused on Christopher Walken’s pirate cleavage.

Networks are using appointment TV against us in their eternal struggle against streaming viewership. Especially with this generation, there is a strong sense of FOMO, or fear of missing out. Forbes’ Hugh McIntrye says the reason for the musicals’ success rests solely on the idea of sharing. “If you’re not watching something, but all of your friends on Facebook and Twitter are, you’ll see their reactions, proving you’re not included on what’s happening. Networks are trying to tap into this fear to convince people to

hen President Barack Obama campaigned across America in 2007 and 2008, many citizens, pundits and colleagues took note of his youthfulness — his swagger, if you will. As “Yes We Can” signs were plastered across the country, Obama seemingly inspired people wherever he went. After eight years of war, terrorism and an economic roller coaster under the Bush Administration, many Americans genuinely believed in Obama’s willingness to lead and do what would be best for the country.

Six years later, things have changed. The White House has taken its toll on the president. His administration — aside from much success — has been riddled by scandal, criticism, media intrusion and an impatient America. Many thought he would never get back to the Obama we once believed in. That appeared to have changed last Tuesday night.

The State of the Union often has its moments of emotion, jubilation and partisanship, but rarely humor. However, with one simple comment on Tuesday, Obama got his groove back and pointed to Congress to do the same.

“I have no more campaigns to run,” said Obama being met with Republican applause. “I know, ‘cause I won both of them,” he retorted.

The Democrats responded with their own applause, audiences at home guffawed at his interjection and Americans took to Twitter immediately. Suddenly, the remark became a hit among edited Vines, Twitter memes and Facebook comments.

Considering how light-hearted the comment was, it’s hard for anyone to be offended by it. It’s equally as hard to make anything more of the remark; but that’s exactly what we should do.

Between his sly smile, his hand gestures and the cock of his neck, it was easy to tell — the Barack Obama of 2008 was back.

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EATING CULTURE VULTURES FOR BREAKFAST tune in, padding their advertising rates.”

These companies aren’t turning these musicals into live broadcasts so that people can experience the magic of live theater; they’re doing it to trap people into watching when they dictate.

Even if they were good, which, for the most part, they are not, it’s just another way legacy media screws with consumers. Viewers tune in, get a few laughs, and then tune out, leaving feeling inexplicably empty.

And it’s not for lack of talent. In each of these shows, there are real talents (maybe with the exception of Hudgens) like Christopher Walken, Audra McDonald, Laura Benanti. We’re seeing a wave of Broadway stars like Sutton Foster defecting for TV because it pays really well, and it puts their names on the map for people who aren’t familiar with theater. Who can blame them for that?

I think bringing theater to Americans who don’t have the opportunity to experience these shows in person is a noble cause. But they aren’t going about it in the right way. Remember when MTV broadcast that production of “Legally Blonde The Musical” in a real theater with a real audience? It was great. It was almost like being there. There were no ridiculous close-ups, no horrifically fake studio sets, and no pop star leading ladies.

When theater is produced in a studio, for the cameras, it loses its magic. And I’m hopelessly devoted to getting that magic back.

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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ERIC DUNAY

THE LIBERAL’S LIFE

Although it is common for lame duck presidents to stop caring about public opinion, Obama has realized early that he has nothing left to lose.

With much of his agenda still unaccomplished and a stubborn Congress, he faces a tough battle.

Now, to be fair, the State of the Union was not just a coming out party for the old Barack.

Although Republicans lack of clapping or standing up made them seem unfazed, there was a certain cause for hope in the atmosphere. The State of the Union certainly did not solve partisanship nor separate ideologies from realities, but it seemed to energize the room.

It almost seems as if the room as a whole realized how fun and fulfilling true politics and debate can be. In the days following the address, debate has picked up in Congress. Our leaders are excited to discuss, lobby and do their jobs — with debate, continuing well after midnight on Thursday, discussing several amendments to the Keystone Pipeline proposal.

Attendance in Congress is often laughable and I don’t expect that to change in the long run.

But while lawmakers remain excited, we will continue to see debate rage late into the Capitol Hill weeknight.

I think it can all be attributed to Tuesday night’s State Address. One that has taken Obama back to his 2008 roots of hope and change. His time is ticking, he has found himself again.

Hopefully this helps the president and Congress elucidate change across an America that has lost some hope in its leaders.

Eric Dunay is a freshman in the School of Architecture. His column appears weekly. He can be contacted at ebdunay@syr.edu.

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Indiscriminate IT Technology columnist Aarick Knighton encourages women and people of color to give tech a try.

It will be worth the risk.

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Green grounds Student Life columnist Alexa Diaz urges students to make more environmentally friendly choices while on campus.

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FCC must implement net neutrality As the Federal Communications Commission gets primed to vote on proposed net neutrality laws next month, The Daily Orange Editorial Board believes the Internet should be a level playing field for all users.

In his State of the Union Address last week, President Barack Obama reiterated his stance on net neutrality, saying “I intend to protect a free and open Internet, extend its reach to every classroom and every community and help folks build the fastest networks, so that the next generation of digital innovators and entrepreneurs have the platform to keep reshaping our world.”

As a result of the landmark case, Verizon Communications Inc. v. FCC, however, this time last year the “free and open Internet” the president spoke of was severely altered. The U.S. District Court of Appeals ruled that the

FCC did not have the right to regulate broadband providers. This ruling gave ISPs the ability to choose which sites received better download speeds.

Most notably, Netflix’s download speeds had a severe drop during negotiations of its contract with Comcast.

This displeased many users, including college students, and is an example of why net neutrality is important.

The FCC opened up a public forum, which began in May 2014 for comments on these proposed changes, and there were more than 4 million responses.

Not only were Internet users upset that ISPs were trying to adopt a two-tier system to provide certain content at faster speeds than others, but major web companies also voiced their concerns as well. Facebook, Google, Netflix and Amazon all came out in support of net neutrality.

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Net neutrality will keep the Internet equal for all users. If the FCC does not follow Obama’s suggestion to reclassify broadband service to uphold the values of net neutrality, ISPs will have too much power. Comcast, Verizon, AT&T, Time Warner Cable and the like will make streaming services pay a premium for faster Internet speeds. It isn’t fair that the ISPs could possibly charge users access to content and content-makers access to the users. Not only will the ISPs be making money hand over fist, they will also permanently damage the landscape of the Internet.

Net neutrality will encourage competition and give users the power to choose what services will succeed.

Since its genesis the Internet has been open for all. And it should continue to be this way.

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Clique culture is not solely exclusive to Greek life on campus

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s rush comes to an end, Syracuse University is left with bids and bitterness. It is no question that Greek life is dominant within campus culture; over 25 percent of the undergraduate student body is Greek, according to the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs. Although many Greeks vouch for their affiliations, those not involved love to hate it. Greeks and non-Greeks alike have expressed feelings of gratitude and disdain over what Greek life represents.

In the Greeks’ defense, there are bonds and opportunities created through networking and charity. The discourse that associates Greeks as just cliques undermines much of their commitments to their fraternities or sororities. Their involvement is more than hanging out with brothers and sisters. On the other hand many nonGreeks view fraternities and sororities

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WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE AND Y as elitist and superficial. Despite our departure from high school, one of our generation’s defining traits is the clash of cliques, which represents the problematic dynamic of Greek and non-Greek affiliated students.

The clique culture present on campus is one reason many students criticize Greek life, yet what millennials must recognize is that whether or not one has Greek affiliation we are all apart of a clique in one form or another.

The most important thing to consider is that social groups are the building blocks of our identities and individuality can still exist among the crowd.

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niche of one’s own. Many of us strive to be unique and stand out from the crowd, but being an individual does not mean we walk alone; it just means we walk toward different destinations.

The problematic aspects of Greek life, such as sexual assault and hazing, are still ongoing issues and being addressed, and these criticisms are valid. In addition, one of the biggest criticisms of Greek life is that many people view the members to be paying for friends. The cost of dues can go up to nearly $1,000 per semester. The premise of brotherhood or sisterhood appears insincere to some because of the cost involved. But the dues don’t buy friends. They support the upkeep of the houses and are paid willingly.

As much as we would all like to believe that we are not as mainstream as others, the truth of the matter is that not liking mainstream things makes you mainstream. Instead of focusing so

much on not being like others or hating those who “follow the crowd,” millennials should embrace their differences among commonalities.

Even those not involved in Greek life have other affiliations which can be considered as a clique. Among races, genders, sexualities, clubs, sports and organizations, everyone wants to find people who are similar to them. As human beings it is natural for us to be social creatures and to depend on others to help shape our identities. Clique culture, in many ways, is a survival instinct and in college some people survive better in a fraternity or a sorority.

Greek life is especially important for diverse students on campus. Many sororities and fraternities have been called out on for lacking diversity within houses, but there are also predominantly black, Latino and LGBT Greek life organizations that serve to

help underrepresented groups find families to call their own on campus.

There are currently 23 fraternities and sororities that are historically or predominantly Latino and black, and that number continues to grow.

We should not rely on others to define ourselves. But it can be helpful to establish a concrete sense of self through our mirrored reflections off others. While Greeks are not perfect and should be called out on for any problematic behavior or representation the give off, categorizing Greek life in such a broad term as a “clique” is an oversimplified view. As many of us attempt to establish ourselves as individuals and successful people, we all seek comfort in community.

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

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to make sure that information is out there,” Gresely said.

Gresely said the cabinet also discussed making improvements to SA’s website during the retreat. During the meeting, members of

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syverud positions on Feb. 1.

Syverud announced the appointments on Monday in an SU News release. He also announced that Martin J. Whitman School of Management Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs Amanda Nicholson will lead an initiative to get input from students across campus and to create new communications tools to help SU better connect with students.

González will work in areas related to student affairs and will continue her role as University College dean during her time as special assistant, according to the release.

González joined University College in 1984 as an academic adviser and was named dean in 2007. In the fall, she served as the liaison between THE General Body, a coalition of student organizations, and the administration during the group’s 18-day sit-in in Crouse-Hinds Hall.

Wells served as senior vice president and dean of student affairs from 1995–2008. He led the creation of the Office of Learning Communities, the LGBT Resource Center and the Office of Multicultural Affairs, among

SA suggested adding lists and roles of representatives with pictures to the organization’s website, as well as adding an image of SA’s office to the site so it can be located easier.

Other ideas that were suggested during the meeting included adding signage outside of SA’s main office to increase exposure. wrnorris@syr.edu

others. After leaving that role in 2008, Wells served as a consultant to the university in areas such as diversity and minority student recruitment and retention.

“Bea and Barry have decades of experience at our University and will bring vast knowledge and expertise that will benefit students and the full campus community,” Syverud said in the release.

new roles Chancellor Kent Syverud assigned a few faculty members additional roles. They were:

Bea Gonzalez - Special assistant Barry Wells - Special assistant Amanda Nicholson - Tasked with creating new ways to better connect with students

Nicholson spent 20 years in the retail management field before entering higher education and becoming a professor at SU. She received the Inspiration Award for work as a mentor of awardees of the Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship in 2013. She helped launch the Goodman IMPRESS program at Whitman, a program that is intended to prepare students for life after college. Her work in her new role has already started, according to the release. jmatting@syr.edu

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Net change Here’s a look at key court decisions and other events regarding the debate over net neutrality: Oct. 1, 2002

Professors discuss debate over net neutrality, Internet regulations

By Katelyn Faubel staff writer

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resident Barack Obama made a small but profound statement during his State of the Union Address last Tuesday that outlined his stance on net neutrality.

“I intend to protect a free and open Internet, extend its reach to every classroom and every community and help folks build the fastest networks so that the next generation of digital innovators and entrepreneurs have the platform to keep reshaping our world,” Obama said in his speech.

With the Federal Communications Commission reviewing new regulations for Internet service providers, Obama’s statement comes at a crucial time in technological history.

“It is such an integral part of society that now the Internet is a utility,” said Brad Gorham, an associate professor in Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

Net neutrality is the concept that all data on the Internet should be treated equally by corporations, such as Internet service providers and governments, regardless of content, user, platform, application or device, according to Investopedia, a website aimed at educating the world about finance. Enforcing net neutrality means service providers can’t charge companies in order to provide faster access to their websites.

One important conflict that has engulfed the discussion of net neutrality is the question of

whether or not Internet service providers have the right to place a fee on the speed at which certain products or websites are accessed online.

Gorham said there would be many unintended consequences if the FCC does allow service providers to charge companies for faster speed to their websites.

“Once you give them that option, it gives them an advantage,” he said.

Obama is specifically asking the FCC to make broadband a telecommunications service.

If put into motion, broadband will not fall under the Internet Tax Freedom Act, which prohibits state and local taxation of Internet service, but

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not telecommunication-related fees.

Newhouse Dean Emeritus David Rubin said he believes that whatever the FCC decides to do, or whatever congress imposes on the FCC, the other side will sue due to the large amount of litigation over the issue.

“Republicans don’t want to see the FCC regulate anything,” he said. “If the president and the senate agree that net neutrality is a principle then the issue will become what the role of the FCC is in regulation.”

Rubin said he is personally opposed to tier pricing due to it being “rife with manipula-

tion.” He said he thinks that instead of encouraging competition or new websites, tiered prices will instead benefit a few dominant websites, which he believes is not healthy.

Anthony Rotolo, the director of the online master’s program in communications, said he believes equal access to the Internet is becoming a fundamental right and should be an extension of freedom of speech. Without net neutrality, the for-profit companies will stifle creation that has driven success in the past, he added.

“The Internet has been like the wild west for a while,” Rotolo said. “I don’t say no entirely to less net neutrality because there is room for different access.”

If the FCC does allow service providers to charge users for different levels of speed to their websites, Rotolo said that there would immediately be a greater income divide because “people with less money wouldn’t be able to afford the fastest speed.”

Rotolo said Obama’s statement on net neutrality was “groundbreaking” and he is supportive of the president’s view. He said he believes that by calling on the FCC and expressing his view of the Internet as a public utility, the president is framing the issue of net neutrality in a different way.

“I would say that my hopes aren’t very high.

The Internet will become less neutral over time,” Rotolo said. “I am feeling pessimistic, but I hope that changes.” kmfaubel@syr.edu

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The FCC essentially deregulated cable when it decided to treat cable internet access and DSL internet access differently for regulatory purposes.

Supreme Court Brand X Decision The Supreme Court confirmed the Brand X decision, allowing the FCC to leave cable internet unregulated.

Aug. 1, 2008

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newhouse 15-week semester, which will allow students to finish within two years. In addition, the curriculum will focus on recent digital trends and innovation in the media industry.

Syracuse alumnus and Newhouse Professor Anthony Rotolo has been named the program director, and said he is excited for what the degree’s existence means for Newhouse as a communications innovator.

“I am really optimistic about the success about the program,” he said. “Creating this program is the reason I went from the iSchool

to Newhouse to continue all the work that I was doing with social media.”

The curriculum includes courses in social media, concept production and immerging media technologies, which are designed to address how communications are currently done.

“The program looks at the fact that in the digital media world all sorts of jobs have to do communications work,” Rotolo said. “This is not just for people who work in PR agencies, or have advertising in their title. It’s for people and companies everywhere who have to do communications.”

The online graduate experience allows students from across the country and around the

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world to have the chance to do something from wherever they are to enhance skills in this field, and one of the highlights, Rotolo said, “is being able to do Syracuse without the snow.”

Offering such a program opens new doors for Newhouse, which has long been a pioneer in the communications field.

Lorraine Branham, dean of Newhouse, said in the release that the program “embraces the power of digital media and responds to the changing nature of the communications professions.”

The program was created via a partnership between Newhouse and an educational technology company called 2U.

“The university has a set of exceptional Posse Scholars on campus, and Syracuse is an overall leader in supporting the Posse model,” Bial said in the news release. “I look forward to engaging with Chancellor Syverud and others on how to keep our partnership strong.”

SU is one of 51 colleges and universities in the country that partners with Posse, according to the release.

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blair shulman helps a sister climb on to the porch in front of Kappa Alpha Theta on Monday during Bid Night. After potential new members received their bids, they ran to their respective new houses to celebrate with their sisters. Houses were decorated in preparation for the evening’s events.

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Twelve sororities were present during the Bid Day ceremony.

“It’s a new beginning for all of the sororities.

It’s really exciting to see our chapter grow and to see new girls welcomed to the house,” said Kendra O’Connor, a current member of Phi Sigma Sigma.

After the reveal, potential new members of each sorority were dismissed alphabetically to go to their prospective classrooms across the SU campus. At the classrooms, the members of each chapter’s pledge class received their

house-themed shirts. Finally, the potential new members ran through the snow to their prospective houses where they were welcomed by their new sisters.

“My favorite part is seeing all of their faces when they come back to the house and the fact that they are now going to be a part of our sisterhood,” O’Connor said.

“It’s truly an amazing experience,” added Jennie Stirling, a current member of Delta Delta Delta. “It gives current members a chance to show how much we care about being in a house and it gives these girls a way to branch out and find themselves if they haven’t already.”

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Students run across Walnut Park to their new sororities during Bid Night after opening their bids in the Schine Student Center.

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Bringing to light The 2015 Transmedia Photography Annual exhibit features the work of 21 senior art photography majors.

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LAST APP STANDING Scavenger hunt app HoundDog reaches semifinals of Student Startup Madness competition

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ut of the six Syracuse University teams that entered the Student Startup Madness competition, only the app HoundDog remains.

HoundDog allows consumers and brands to communicate and interact in new ways, breaking the trend of traditional advertisements.

HoundDog was created by SU seniors Max Doblin, an advertising and entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises dual major, and David Kern, an advertising and finance dual major.

The app is currently one of 32 semi-finalists of the Student Startup Madness competition, which is a national tournament for college entrepreneurs’ digital startups.

Kern expressed his excitement about the app’s success in the competition.

“I’m really excited,” Kern said. “I’ve been checking my phone all day.”

HoundDog creates a new channel of communication between brands and consumers through what it calls “social scavenger hunts.” Brands can create their scavenger hunts by making a list of tasks for users to complete. These tasks may include GPS check-ins, QR-code scans or social media shares, for example. This allows brands and consumers to develop a relationship of “fandom.”

Kern said he thinks HoundDog’s success in the Student Startup Madness competition will benefit SU because it will help put SU and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on the map in the field of start-ups, especially because technical schools such as Rochester Institute of Technology and Massachusetts Institute of Technology typically dominate the field.

“We’re creating this platform where we can curate dozens of thousands of hunts in different cities, with different brands,” Doblin said.

The app also allows users to individualize the app by choosing the type of brands whose scavenger hunts they participate in. For example, users could mark that they are interested in fashion, food or sports.

“Today, the way millennials interact with brands is totally different,” Doblin said. “We’re changing see hounddog page 10

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Parents fundraise for scholarship in honor of SU student

By Clare Ramirez feature editor

Miles Reme loved sports — so much so that his parents have been actively fundraising for a scholarship to give to student athletes at his high school in Fort Lee, New Jersey.

Reme died at the age of 20 last summer from injuries sustained in a car accident.

Debbie Reme, his mother, said

she and Reme’s friends have been fundraising mostly by selling raffle tickets at a cost of $5. But the establishment of a GoFundMe page earlier this month added approximately $1,500 to what they have been collecting in about two months, bringing their total to between $8,500–9,000, Debbie Reme said.

Since Reme’s death, his mother said she and her husband have also been fundraising to purchase a

memoriam to place in front of the

We wanted to keep Miles’ memory alive as best as we can.

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school so people will remember Reme.

“We wanted to keep Miles’ memory alive as best as we can. He was pretty well known,” Reme said. “We want to keep him going — and in helping someone else by doing this, we’re honoring his memory and helping out two student athletes a year.”

It was Brooke Kunikoff, a high school friend of Miles Reme, who thought of the idea to start a GoFundMe page online to spread the word about his parents’ efforts.

Kunikoff, a sophomore studying public relations at Pennsylvania State University, said she had gotten the idea from a family friend of hers who was in a coma and was doing the same thing through the website.

“We sent the page out to friends and family, and they did to other friends and family and colleagues,” Kunikoff said. “And you know, it’s important not even as just a see reme page 10

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hounddog the script and changing the landscape to make advertising more interactive, competitive and community-based.”

Kern believes HoundDog made it this far in Student Startup Madness because the app addresses a need in the advertising community for interactivity with new media.

“Because it connects with people beyond a surface level of seeing a banner ad or hearing

People think entrepreneurship is based on ideas — ideas are worthless. They’re fun, they’re interesting, but it’s somebody who does the work, does crazy hours — Max was working like crazy.

That’s the difference.

Sean Branagan director of the center for digital media entrepreneurship in newhouse

an ad on Spotify, it’s not so much advertising as it is content,” Kern said. “So when someone’s doing a hunt, it’s not like their being spoken at.”

Kern added that the interactive forms of advertising HoundDog offers differs from more traditional advertisements.

“People can mute an ad. They can change the channel, but this is something where people want to work with the ad — it’s not an inconvenience or a nuisance,” Kern said.

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scholarship fund, but to have his name live on is something that I think is very important to his family (and) to his friends.”

Alex Gentry, a junior industrial and interaction design major at SU, met Reme when they were 13 years old.

Gentry, who is from Connecticut, said he visited Reme’s town in New Jersey often and would spend a lot of time with him. Whether it was food or fashion, Gentry said he and Reme always had very similar interests.

Gentry added that he knew the two of them would be roommates the moment he found out they were both headed to SU. He said they loved to take the bus back and forth from Syracuse to New York City.

“Obviously he passed at such a young age, and it was untimely. He had so much potential to be an amazing athlete himself,” Gentry said. “But Miles loved sports and he wanted to be a sports agent, and so I think he would really appreciate his parents getting money together to give to kids who can do their own thing and who want to go and play sports.”

Alex Hodgkinson, a junior classical civilization major, met Reme during their freshman year and would spend a lot of time with him.

Hodgkinson, who is a kicker on the Syracuse football team, found out about the GoFundMe page through social media and decided to donate since the two were friends

hacking hunts. Hidden Cash was a movement that began in San Francisco, where its founders Jason Buzi and Yan Budman anonymously tweet clues from the Twitter account, leading followers to cash hidden in the city.

The two reasoned that if millions of people were participating in these scavenger hunts already, there was a need for a platform to cater to them.

During the developing stages of the project, Doblin also frequently consulted with Sean Branagan, the director of the Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship at Newhouse.

Branagan said that he advised the duo to “out-execute” anyone else who had an idea like theirs.

“People think entrepreneurship is based on ideas — ideas are worthless,” Branagan said. “They’re fun, they’re interesting, but it’s somebody who does the work, does crazy hours — Max was working like crazy. That’s the difference.”

Doblin and Kern also are planning a scavenger hunt at SU this spring. Although nothing is official and the details are still confidential at this stage in planning, they said the hunt will involve finding hidden items on campus.

The two also hinted that tasks could involve finding a hidden logo in the mount stairs or participating in SU trivia. After completing the hunt, students would receive prizes that are relevant to college students. The SU scavenger hunt will involve about 50 students.

As Newhouse and Whitman dual majors, both Doblin and Kern say they work well together because they play up to each other’s strengths.

“We both study advertising, but Max’s emphasis is creative. My strength is strategy and data analysis. They’re both huge parts of our company. On the other hand, he has a background in Whitman in entrepreneurship.

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at SU. “I think it’s something that’s very good for his name. The more that everyone talks about it, the more that they can remember him and raise more money,” Hodgkinson said. “It’s about keeping his name alive.”

Hodgkinson, who met Debbie Reme when he attended Reme’s funeral last year, said it was hard for him to lose a friend in Reme, since they were so close.

Debbie Reme said through the entire effort,

I think it’s something that’s very good for his name.

The more that everyone talks about it, the more that they can remember him and raise more money.

Alex Hodgkinson friend of miles reme

the people who cared about her son the most are the ones who work the hardest to raise the money.

“I don’t want anyone to ever forget him.

He was a real special person, not only to me, but to everyone,” Debbie Reme said. “He’s not someone that I would want to just fall through the cracks.” clramire@syr.edu | clareramirez_

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Bandier students form electronic dance music group by using knowledge of industry

By Isha Damle staff writer

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ne year ago, a trio of Bandier students combined their music industry knowledge and friendship to create the electronic dance music group, LIPSTIK. Sophomores Rowan Epstein, Connor Nackley and Jessica Tranter, all Bandier Program for Music and the Entertainment Industries majors, formed LIPSTIK in January of last year. LIPSTIK plans on releasing an EP and a few singles this semester.

LIPSTIK will also be performing at the Westcott Theater in February, and its music is available on SoundCloud.

The group, which describes its sound as “industrial house music,” started out as close friends who began making music together, after Epstein and Tranter asked Nackley to teach them more about music production.

From there, LIPSTIK was formed.

“We were all really close friends, so we were hanging out all the time making music and it kind of sprouted one day,” Nackley said. “We kind of just did it, it was an instinctual thing.”

Although their personal tastes in music differ, the trio all took an interest in electronic dance music. Epstein said the variety of music the group listens to helps make its music distinct.

“It’s really awesome; we’re all very musical,” Epstein said. “We have wide tastes in music, and when the three of us put our heads together, it makes something different than any one of us would make had we been producing on our own.”

Nackley said working with his friends is rewarding because it creates a different sound.

“It honestly makes everything better in the end when you have other people there,” Nackley said. “That’s what I like about it too — is it’s not one thing all the time, or not all my brain or somebody else’s brain. It’s a really good combination of everybody together.”

In a genre where EDM artists are predominantly male solo acts, Epstein said LIPSTIK emphasizes the fact that it is a group with two female members.

“We really embraced that and we definitely try to put that out there and make that very clear

(FROM LEFT) JESSICA TRANTER, CONNOR NACKLEY AND ROWAN EPSTEIN formed the EDM group LIPSTIK last January.The trio has performed as an opening act at Westcott Theater for artists like Rusko, Candyland and Kill Paris. joshua chang staff photographer

because it definitely makes us unique,” Epstein said. “We also totally embrace the fact that we’re college students and that we understand what people want to hear when they go out.”

As an electronic group, Nackley said LIPSTIK creates music similarly to how a band would collaborate.

The group’s Bandier background has influenced it in sound as well as how it markets and manages itself, Tranter said.

“We’re all in the Bandier program, so we all have an analytical and business approach to the music,” Tranter said. “And we manage ourselves, and we are doing this almost as a business experiment to see how we do managing and figuring out how to grow as an artist.”

Epstein said LIPSTIK has allowed her to further understand what different viewpoints within the music industry are like.

“Aside from being fun, it’s something that I really love doing. It’s also given me a really great perspective on the artist’s view of the music industry, because I’m studying to work in the business part,” Epstein said. “It gives a really great view of how the artist sees everything in the music world.”

The trio has performed as an opening act at Westcott Theater for artists like Rusko, Candyland and Kill Paris, as well as ‘I’m Shmacked’s show in Fall 2014. Every alternating Tuesday and Thursday, the group performs at DJ’s on the Hill on Marshall Street.

“I really like watching people dance. When it comes down to it, I’m really about seeing people move and watching their reactions,” Nackley said. “When you’re up there, you’re really in control. There’s this sense of empowerment, being able to command the dance floor.”

Tranter said the friendship she has with Nackley and Epstein is her favorite aspect of being in LIPSTIK. “The best part for me is the fact that we’re all best friends,” Tranter said. “Yes, it’s something that we can be very serious about, but at the end of the day it’s three best friends hanging out and collaborating over something that we love and get so much enjoyment out of.” idamle@syr.edu

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Goalie Richardson prepares for expanded role as senior

By Chris Libonati staff writer

Kelsey Richardson led a jog back and forth on the 20-yard line closest to the main entrance of the Ensley Athletic Center with a trio of Syracuse goalies. She talked to senior goalie Kristiana Ferguson as freshman goalie Melina Woon Avery trailed behind.

The goalies are under Richardson’s tutelage now. Just last season, Richardson was similarly positioned to her goalie teammates, being the pupil of Brett Queener, an assistant coach.

With Queener gone and former goalie Alyssa Costantino having graduated, Richardson has usurped a leadership role within the position group and will take over the 30 minutes she used to split with Costantino in games. During the offseason, Richardson physically and mentally prepared for the season and is set to take on a new leadership role for SU. “Coming in … I know I have a bigger leadership role,” Richardson said. “I know that I have more responsibilities this year and I’m ready for it, I’m ready to step up.”

Three seasons ago, teammates told Richardson she had “happy feet” because she fidgeted in the net, a flaw in her technique that Queener helped to fix. For three seasons, Queener, a member of the United States men’s national lacrosse team, was used as a goalie coach.

He was tasked with helping the goalies put SU’s defense in the right position and work out the kinks in their form. Those same issues Queener helped Richardson correct over three years are similar to those that Richardson has had to help freshman Woon Avery with this season.

“Sometimes she notices small things about what I’m doing in the goal which I don’t even notice I’m doing,” Woon Avery said. “Almost like a coach on the field.”

Woon Avery’s development has been hand-

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Richardson has helped her with clearing the ball faster, the same problem Richardson had when transitioning from high school. Woon Avery said the attack pressures faster and quicker than in high school.

Both Woon Avery and Richardson said they struggled with positioning defenders.

Queener emphasized to Richardson that the seven defensive players — three midfielders, three defenders and the goalie — need to move as one unit, something Richardson passed to Woon Avery. Although Woon Avery has learned by listening to Richardson, she’s also formed a habit of watching Richardson and picking up on tips and tricks.

While Richardson has adjusted to her new leadership role, she’s also had to become the sole starting goalie for SU. With SU’s three starting defenders from last season gone — Kasey Mock, Liz Harbeson and Natalie Glanell — Richardson is now the senior leader in the back of the defense.

After splitting 30-minute halves since the first game of her freshman year with Costantino, Richardson will now play all 60 minutes.

Together, the two were able to relay tips about shooters and the opposing offense. Now, she won’t have the aid of Costantino, but she will have full games to leave her signature.

“It’s great being able to have that full game to yourself,” Richardson said.

She upped her offseason workout, using meditation techniques that she said included focusing on doing things positively, seeing herself being successful with saves and envisioning shots.

What head coach Gary Gait sees is a more confident goalie. He thinks being relied upon as the go-to goalie after the experience she’s accumulated has boosted her confidence.

And based on what Gait has seen so far, he shares in her confidence.

Said Gait: “I think she’s ready to lead this team from the defensive end and make saves.”

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Martyniuk earns starting spot for SU through calm demeanor

By Jon Mettus staff writer

Some athletes like to listen to high-energy, pump-up music before games, but Larissa Martyniuk prefers country.

Instead of pursuing a rush of adrenaline, she tries to relax before she takes the ice.

“That’s kind of why I’m so composed,” Martyniuk said. “I’m just more relaxed, I guess.”

On the ice, Martyniuk is known for her calm playing style. In a season of ups and downs for Syracuse, Martyniuk’s consistency has earned her a starting spot on defense in five of the last six games. In those six games, she’s also blocked 11 shots and earned time on the penalty unit.

“She’s been very steady and consistent,” SU head coach Paul Flanagan said. “… She’s not a flashy type player, but she’s just steady … Typically you want to get off to a good start in games so you start your defensemen that have shown they’ve been consistent, dependable.”

Martyniuk has a laid-back and mellow personality, which, parallels her play on the ice, forward Melissa Piacentini said.

Since the team’s return to action after a month-long winter break, Flanagan and assistant coach Alison Domenico have rewarded Martyniuk with a starting spot over senior defender Kaillie Goodnough.

In return, Martyniuk posted three straight games with three blocked shots, which has been critical for a team that’s been on the penalty kill 24 times in the last four contests.

LARISSA MARTYNIUK has excelled this season due to her laid-back and mellow style of play, which has allowed her to get more time on SU’s penalty kill line. She has committed only seven penalties this season. allie wahl staff photographer

“She’s anticipating not only where the shots are coming from but she positions herself well and does a good job,” Flanagan said.

She gets her body in front of it, he says, and Martyniuk argues it’s just instincts. She doesn’t even think about it.

In Syracuse’s overtime loss to Rochester Institute of Technology on Friday, Martyniuk stopped a centering pass that came from behind Syracuse’s net, and then got in front of a shot that came from near the circle. Eventually, she collected the puck and passed it down the ice to Piacentini to give her a one-on-one opportunity.

“I love having her on our team because she is so consistent,” Piacentini said. “You can rely on her almost every single game. … She makes smart plays because she does have that patience.”

Her patience is much improved since last year, Flanagan said, and he is most impressed with the maturity that the sophomore shows on the ice.

Martyniuk has only committed seven penalties all season, compared to 18 for Goodnough and 15 for defender Nicole Renault.

One thing Flanagan notes is that Martyniuk always plays with her head up, something younger players often struggle to do.

“We marvel at any picture of Marty that the photographers have taken,” Flanagan said.

“She’s always got her head up and that actually is sort of a description of the way she plays.”

Playing with her head up allows Martyniuk to move the puck out of the Orange’s defensive zone and make good passes from the point on offense, though she only has five assists to show for it.

But even though Martyniuk has played well, Syracuse has won just once since the start of January. Her individual consistency is something that Flanagan has been searching for out of his team this entire season.

Her composure on the blue line goes back to when she was playing hockey at 12 years old.

Her coach at the time emphasized patience and never forcing any shots or passes and now seven years later, it’s the staple of the way Martyniuk plays.

“She’s someone that doesn’t play with a ton of flair,” Flanagan said, “but she’s just effective and that’s what you want in your defenseman.”

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Instead, it was backup guard Ron Patterson — who finished 0-for-5 from the field and 0-for-3 from 3 — finding himself open down the stretch. Cooney ended up making 10-of-26 shots, shooting 4-of-14 from the field and 1-of-5 from 3 in the second half.

When Tokoto walked to the bench after fouling out with 35 seconds left in the game, he walked to standing ovation. He scored just seven points, but did an adequate job where he was needed the most.

“They were denying the ball and taking away (Cooney) as a scoring option,” SU forward Tyler Roberson said. “I don’t know, that can happen again in future games so we have to find a way to get him the ball.”

cooney but had trouble getting clean looks on the perimeter with Tokoto shadowing him step-for-step.

“J.P., he’s a really good defender,” Cooney said. “He’s long, he’s 6-6, he’s really, really athletic. I knew that’s how they were going to play me and that he was going to cover me.

I just looked to constantly keep moving and just attack and create space, and I was able to a couple times.”

Cooney’s diminished second-half output was a difference in the game. Christmas scored 14 of his 22 in the second, but Tokoto kept Cooney from piggy-backing the forward’s production.

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christmas the paint, 36-24.

“We’ve hung in there on the boards for the most part this year,” SU head coach Jim Boeheim said, “but they’re big and strong and more physical than anybody we’ve played. “(Christmas) had his work cut out for him today.”

The big man connected from the left block to start the game for the Orange, but that would be it from the field for him in the first half.

Christmas missed a pair of hook shots, double-dribbled a possession away and bobbled a touch on the right block that Johnson pounced on for a jump ball.

“They were throwing a lot of big bodies at me,” Christmas said. “Just tried to get the ball and do what I do best. Just try to get around people.”

Still, the Orange was out in front of the No. 13 team in the country by as much as six points in the first seven minutes of the second half.

Christmas had only attempted four second-half shots from the floor by the six-minute mark — and made three of them.

“It was impressive,” guard Trevor Cooney said. “They were throwing different guys at

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dougherty like this,” SU head coach Jim Boeheim said.

“And we didn’t.”

In some ways, UNC outdid itself en route to its sixth straight win.

North Carolina received a career-high four 3-pointers from backup guard Nate Britt, shot 56 percent from 3 overall and held SU’s Rakeem Christmas to just one make on five first-half attempts.

But UNC also committed 13 first-half turnovers — and 20 overall — that left the Orange with a window of opportunity to climb through.

But North Carolina roared out of the halftime break and erased Syracuse’s five-point cushion with a refined game plan: pound the ball inside and make the Orange’s big men body up and risk fouling, or soften up and get scored on.

With foul trouble looming and no reliable forwards on the bench, SU settled on the latter and the UNC frontcourt took advantage.

“They can’t go for too many blocked shots because they only have five or six guys. Some terrible losses this season — (DaJuan) Coleman and (Chris) McCullough were two guys they were counting on,” UNC head coach Roy Williams said of what worked for his team in the second half.

“So that doesn’t give them much depth up front. I don’t like to talk too much about the other team but those injuries have really been big for Jimmy. His guys got to stay out of foul trouble.”

And that’s how the second half unfolded.

Syracuse was unable to stand up to Tar Heel forwards Brice Johnson and Kennedy Meeks,

him and he just continued to score over them and that’s what he does.”

When Christmas hit a low-angle shot off the glass from the baseline to make it 70-68 UNC with 5:10 left, it was his first shot attempt in six minutes of game time.

Meanwhile, Meeks and Johnson were on their way to shooting a combined 9-for-11 from the field in the second half for 26 points with 15 rebounds — two more than the Orange grabbed as a team in the final 20 minutes.

Tar Heels guard Marcus Paige answered Christmas’ baseline hook shot with a jumper.

Christmas then responded with another bucket from the paint.

“It wasn’t smart, really, to go away from (Christmas),” forward Michael Gbinije said.

But that would be the senior’s last shot attempt until he air-balled a deep two with 19 seconds left.

The final stat line — 22 points and 12 rebounds — was nothing new for Christmas. Neither was the Orange’s dependence on him in the second half.

But that many competent bodies down low wasn’t something Syracuse had seen or was capable of handling Monday night.

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and the pair combined for 34 points.

When the Orange needed an offensive complement to Christmas in the second half, Cooney was blanketed by UNC forward J.P. Tokoto and no other players fully stepped up. The Orange received 50 total points from Christmas and Cooney, but not enough from the supporting cast.

SU trailed by just four at the three-minute mark but then the game escaped it. Freshman point guard Kaleb Joseph and pseudo-point guard Michael Gbinije each committed a crucial crunchtime turnover. All seven players Boeheim put on the court finished with at least three fouls in the Orange’s second conference loss in three days.

SU has now played and lost to three ranked teams and still has No. 10 Louisville, No. 8 Notre Dame, No. 2 Virginia and No. 4 Duke, twice, left on its schedule.

The Orange still hasn’t shown an ability to run 40 minutes with the top competition. In its 14 wins this season, just two — Iowa and Louisiana Tech — have come against teams that currently have winning records.

And while this loss to North Carolina doesn’t define Syracuse’s season, the way it lost to the Tar Heels eventually will.

“I think it’s just about figuring it out, the more you’re in situations like this the better you become really,” Cooney said. “Maybe down the stretch this game will help us.”

Right now, using this loss as a springboard seems like a lot to ask.

Jesse Dougherty is a staff writer at The Daily Orange, where his column appears occasionally. He can be reached at jcdoug01@syr. edu or on Twitter @dougherty_jesse.

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Cooney fades late in SU loss

By Jesse Dougherty staff writer

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Trevor Cooney did all he could to dampen the home crowd’s mood in the first half.

When the North Carolina faithful crescendoed into a “Tar Heels” chant just under the 13-minute mark, Cooney received a pass on the left wing and buried a 3-pointer to silence the cheer. Four minutes later, he hit another 3 and faced his palms toward the court to quiet the obedient crowd.

Momentum, for both teams, rested on Cooney’s fingertips in the opening frame. But Tar Heels forward J.P. Tokoto took that influence out of Cooney’s hands by strapping down on the SU shooting guard in the second half.

“They were following him and tagging him around all screens in the TREVOR COONEY delivered 15 first-half points to put SU up by five at the half, only to have UNC outscore Syracuse by 15 in the second stanza to put the game away. The Orange has only beaten two teams with a winning record this season. courtesy of catherine hemmer the daily tar heel

Syracuse’s best effort still falls short at North Carolina

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HAPEL HILL, N.C. — Let’s start by laying out the harsh truths.

Syracuse’s offense isn’t going to play much better than that. North Carolina is not the toughest team the Orange will face this season.

Late January is far too late in the college basketball season to hand out any moral victories.

But in most seasons — where

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THE DOCTOR’S IN a team didn’t just lose its third conference game despite posting its fourth-highest point total of the season — a moral victory is exactly what SU’s (14-7, 5-3 Atlantic Coast) 93-83 loss to the No. 13 Tar Heels

(17-4, 7-1) was.

Instead, what transpired in the Dean E. Smith Center on Monday night was another act in the Orange’s unending attempt to meet unreachable expectations. SU has seven players, at most, in its run-down rotation, lacks a reliable third scoring option and a ball-handler with experience in close conference games.

UNC, while taking advantage of

all of these deficiencies in one of Syracuse’s best performances of the season, exposed the harshest truth of all.

SU isn’t capable of winning games it’s not supposed to. It scratched at its latent potential against the Tar Heels and still came up well short.

“We need to make a few more shots if we’re going to win a game

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Christmas shines despite lack of support in post

By Phil D’Abbraccio sports editor

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Syracuse’s post options start and stop with Rakeem Christmas. North Carolina’s post options start and seemingly don’t end.

The 6-foot-9, 270-pound Ken-

nedy Meeks. The 6-foot-9, but wiry 228-pound Brice Johnson. The 6-foot-10, 280-pound Joel James.

And more length elsewhere.

All composed a UNC group that outmuscled the Orange’s thin rotation.

In a battle of the bigs, Christmas put up a valiant effort after an underwhelming first half. But his 14-point

second half and flawless work from the free-throw line weren’t enough for Syracuse (14-7, 5-3 Atlantic Coast) to keep pace with No. 13 North Carolina’s (17-4, 7-1) stacked frontcourt in SU’s 93-83 loss Monday night in the Dean E. Smith Center.

After just a 1-for-5 shooting performance in the opening 20 min-

utes, Christmas reverted into the producer the Orange needs him to be. But as the only post true back-tothe-basket scorer in Syracuse’s rotation, he was neutralized by the Tar Heels’ abundance of size up front.

UNC out-boarded the Orange, 42-27, and outscored Syracuse from see christmas page 15

They were following him and tagging him around all screens in the second. Just weren’t as many opportunities for him to shoot.

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second,” Syracuse forward Rakeem Christmas said. “Just weren’t as many opportunities for him to shoot.”

After pacing the Orange with 15 first-half points, Cooney scored a much quieter 13 in the second as SU (14-7, 5-3 Atlantic Coast) fell to UNC (17-4, 7-1) 93-83 at the Dean E. Smith Center on Monday night. After toying with the crowd early on, Cooney was dogged

by Tokoto for most of the second half and scored his last five points with the game already out of Syracuse’s reach.

He was still able to create space with his newly developed step-back jumper, see cooney page 14