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LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS breakdown Here are a few important points about the experience of international students at Syracuse University and how the university works to support them.

International students form SU connections

4,004 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS 1,639 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

2,365 GRADUATE STUDENTS

across the world Here are the top five locations where international SU graduate and undergraduate students are from. While many of the countries are in Asia, many students also come from Canada and Brazil. SU currently has 4,004 international students on campus.

During the last nine years, international student enrollment has increased about 130 percent.

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student life 3 CANADA 4 CANADA 2 KOREA

mind the gap

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Some say there is a bit of a gap between American and international students.

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Protesters not satisfied with chancellor’s email

By Jessica Iannetta and Brett Samuels

Chancellor Kent Syverud emailed the Syracuse University community late Wednesday night with the university’s final written response to the demands of student protesters who have been camping out in Crouse-Hinds Hall for over a week.

In the email, Syverud apologized for the way changes to the Advocacy Center and the Posse program were communicated. Syverud commended the protesters’ commitment to SU but said the university has informed THE General Body, the group behind the sit-in, “Our time must now be spent addressing the needs of the entire student body.”

what is the general body?

renewed commitment The director of the Slutzker Center for International Services says Chancellor Kent Syverud has signaled he’s committed to international education.

Syverud responds to sit-in the daily orange

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Most students from other countries say they enjoy being at Syracuse University.

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A coalition of student organizations at SU that is aiming to educate and inform other SU students on the list of grievances and campus issues. source: the general body website

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles looking into different facets of Syracuse University .

the university series

By Dylan Segelbaum staff writer

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hen Katharine Xu first started at Syracuse University, it was difficult to get involved in campus life.

Late night college life doesn’t exist back in China. She couldn’t participate in conversations about

sports including hockey or football, which aren’t popular back home.

And sometimes it would take a while to realize she and a friend were talking about the same movie, because the title was translated differently.

“At first it’s so hard,” Xu said, “Because we grow up with different backgrounds, we watch different TV, we listen to different music, we watch different sports and we eat different things — and we name them differently.”

She has loved her time at SU and in the United States, though. Xu said she’s made great friends and is planning on getting her doctorate

degree as well.

Xu, a second-year graduate student majoring in mechanical and aerospace engineering, is one of 4,004 international students at SU. It’s a number that’s increased almost 130 percent during the last nine years and continues to go up.

Most — just more than half — come from China.

Besides having to adjust to the expected cultural differences in the United States, most international students appear to enjoy their experience at SU. But some believe that the university should do more to help students from other countries

connect with Americans.

Ring Yang, a sophomore film major from Guangzhou, China, came to SU after a company she paid $5,000 to help her with the application process guided her to the school. Though Yang imagined Syracuse — the fifth-largest city in New York state — to be completely different and at least comparable to Boston, she said the experience has been “very good” overall — even though she considered transferring at one point.

Communicating, however, proved to be difficult. And, she said, it became see students page 8

In a statement, THE General Body said Syverud’s email was “counterproductive to the negotiation process” and that the administration’s response is vague, not transparent and excludes student voices.

“THE General Body is unsatisfied with this offer and continues to demand the administration recognize our outcry against the rapid and undemocratic revision of university goals and missions. We reiterate our insistence that undermining the demographics of our student body, the mental and sexual health of our students, the accessibility and safety of our campus and the relationship of see sit-in page 4

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THIRSTY thursday peak organic brewing company ipa

Organic beer contains citrus flavors

By Hannah Redfield staff writer

In recent years, the organic food movement has swept through grocery stores like wildfire. The new Trader Joe’s that opened on Erie Boulevard just last month had all of us racing to its doors to buy countless organic products that we apparently need.

While organic food products are now a staple in grocery stores, I was surprised to discover beer distributors are also creating organic products. Peak Organic Brewing Company is one of the most established organic breweries, and its India Pale Ale highlights these all-natural ingredients.

IPAs are typically identified by hoppy flavor profiles. Hops, hoppy and hoppy-ness are terms that beer enthusiasts love to throw around. Hops are a key ingredient in beer — along with grain, yeast and water — and are added to balance the sweetness of malt.

Hop flavors and aromas can range from citrus and pine, to earthy and spicy. When beer buffs discuss hoppy-ness, they are talking about how bitter it is. Peak’s IPA has an International Bittering Units score of 76, which is a relatively high level of bitterness.

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cor r ection In the Nov. 12 article “Students participate in Semester at Sea, travel to 14 countries,” Laura Singer’s name was misspelled.

The Daily Orange regrets this error.

Peak Organic Brewing Company IPA features citrus and floral hops for a bitter, yet smooth taste. The beer is 7.1 percent alcohol and contains a distinct grassy aftertaste. victoria krog staff photographer

Peak Organic’s IPA does not use traditional bittering hops, but instead sticks to solely citrus and floral ones.

This is what gives the beer a crisp, earthy taste. The goldenrod colored brew developed a thin, effervescing head as I poured it into a glass and blasts of bubbles continued fizzing long after the beer had settled. This champagne-like consistency made the beer as refreshing as it was flavorful.

While this 7.2 percent alcohol beer is distinctively hoppy, it goes down

smooth. A strong grassy aftertaste remains on the tongue and in the back of the throat, but cheese or pepperoni pairs nicely with the beer and diminishes the last traces of the beer.

I have never been a fan of IPAs, so I will not be racing to the organic beer section for this Peak Organic IPA any time soon. That being said, it’s definitely a refreshing, earthy brew that could satisfy many who want to explore organic beer options. hwredfie@syr.edu

cor r ection In the Nov. 12 article “Work Wednesday,” Dominick Valentino’s name was misspelled. The Daily Orange regrets this error.

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cor r ection In the Nov. 12 editorial “‘Elect Her’ should expand to all leaders,” the purpose of “Elect Her” was misstated. According to “Elect Her”’s website, the program “encourages and trains college women to run for student government and future political office,” and addresses “the need to expand the pipeline to women running for office and to diminish the longstanding political leadership gap.” The process of organizing “Elect Her” was also misstated. Due to the requirements of the national “Elect Her” organization, the speakers must be involved in politics. The event is targeted to all Syracuse University students, not just female SU students who are interested in going into politics. The Daily Orange regrets these errors.

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@Flynnglish I’m disappointed in @SU_GSO’s anemic statement of support for #DATmovementSU. It would have been better to say nothing.

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Still they sit

Up in smoke As Syracuse University prepares to ban tobacco use on campus in July, officials discuss how the ban will be enforced.

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Student protesters have now been camping out in Crouse-Hinds Hall for 10 days as negotiations with administrators continue.

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crime

DPS reports larceny on Raynor Ave.

By Brett Samuels asst. news editor

The Department of Public Safety is investigating the larceny of a cell phone, which took place on Tuesday around 7 p.m.

Three young men approached the victim in the 700 block of East Raynor Avenue and asked if they could use a cell phone to call their mother, according to DPS. The victim dialed the phone number and gave the cell phone to one of the suspects, and another suspect said “run,” according to DPS. All three suspects ran west on Raynor toward the Interstate 81 overpass. ESF Police reported that a similar incident happened during the same time frame on the ESF campus. blsamuel@syr.edu

Painting gender Attendees gather at the Exploring Gender Through Expressive Arts workshop hosted by Think Again on Wednesday at ArtRage in Syracuse.

Think Again is an organization that offers workshops relating to gender and transgender issues, class and classism, diversity and social justice and skill building. The point of this workshop was to encourage art expression in new ways. erin carter contributing photographer

Group hears input on sexual assault services

By Katelyn Faubel staff writer

A student focus group was held on Wednesday night to hear student concerns and ideas about sexual violence prevention, education and advocacy at Syracuse University.

The meeting, held in the Panasci Lounge in the Schine Student Center, was facilitated by members of the Chancellor’s Workgroup on Sexual Violence Prevention, Education and Advocacy, which was created

by Chancellor Kent Syverud in July

following changes to sexual assault services on campus.

The role of the workgroup is to identify gaps in services for sexual violence, prevention and advocacy and to hear ideas about how to improve campus and community culture relating to relationship and sexual violence.

“Once we get all that voice we will figure out what people are saying and then write our report,” said Catherine Gerard, associate director of Executive Education Programs and director of the Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and

Collaboration at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.

The focus of the meeting was to hear general student comments on the campus culture towards sexual violence, as the workgroup has already received information from faculty and members of Student Association and Graduate Student Organization, she said.

About 25–30 students attended the meeting and were involved in small group discussions around tables that were facilitated by a member of the workgroup. The major

themes of the discussions were then shared with everyone in attendance.

Communication and accountability became two of the most discussed items of the night. Some of the communication concerns expressed by the students included the lack of clarity in what services are offered to students, the way in which information reaches incoming students and what the process of reporting an incident looks like. Some concerns on accountability, included SU’s duty in upholding the values it expects of its see focus

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‘Elect Her’ workshop to take place on Saturday

By Danny Mantooth staff writer

In 2012, Allie Curtis became the first woman Student Association president in five years. During her campaign and presidency, Curtis said she was surprised by the sexism she faced.

“There were a lot of things I had

experienced from the time I was a candidate through my presidency of blatant sexism against women in this kind of field,” Curtis said. “I didn’t think that would be the case at our level and with our generation but there were very, very blatant public incidences of sexism against me.”

To combat this sexism as well as

to increase women’s roles in student government and leadership positions, Curtis brought the “Elect Her” workshop to Syracuse University last year. Now in its second year, the “Elect Her” workshop will take place this Saturday at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center.

A joint effort by Running Start,

the American Association of University Women and She Should Run, “Elect Her” is a nationwide campaign intended to increase women’s roles in student government and to encourage women to pursue a future in political office.

The seminar, which will be see elect

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do round-up Here is a round-up of the top stories published in The Daily Orange this week.

NEWS DAT RALLY COVERAGE The sit-in taking place in CrouseHinds Hall has stretched into its second week and members of THE General Body continue negotiations with Syracuse University administrators.

PULP KYLE BARNETT After walking to class became too painful to bear, sophomore finance and marketing double major Kyle Barnett returned home after discovering seven calcified herniations in his spine. Since then, Barnett started a GoFundMe campaign, which has helped him raise over $27,000 for his spinal surgery.

SPORTS ‘APPLES TO APPLES’ The Daily Orange sports staff broke down Syracuse football’s movements all along the recruiting front. See who the movers, shakers and targets are in this comprehensive breakdown.

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GSO releases statement about protesters’ demands

By Jessica Iannetta news editor

The Syracuse University Graduate Student Organization released a statement Wednesday morning detailing its stance on the student sit-in for the first time.

In the statement, which is signed by the GSO executive board, the organization said many demands voiced by THE General Body, the group holding the sit-in, are “common problems” that align with GSO concerns. But it is GSO’s responsibility to represent all graduate students on campus, according to the statement.

“The GSO is supportive of the changes they demand that are in line with the wishes of the entire graduate student body. However, as the graduate student government on campus, we have a responsibility to represent all of our students, including both those participating in the sit-in and those who are not. Any process of negotiation and allocation of significant resources to student concerns must incorpo-

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focus group students and offering easy access to statistics of what incidents happen at SU. Chase Catalano, co-director of the workgroup and director of the LGBT Resource Center, said the group plans to compile the report by the Dec. 15 deadline. Catalano said the workgroup has asked for an extension for the deadline of the report, but believes it’s important to release the report before winter break to act sooner on its findings.

Pam Johnson, the other co-director of the workgroup said the dialogue that has taken place about sexual violence prevention, education and advocacy on the SU campus and around the nation was noteworthy.

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sit-in Syracuse with its community is not an appropriate or democratic way to balance our budget,” according to the statement.

Posse president emails SU scholars In a message sent out Wednesday night to SU Posse scholars, Deborah Bial, president and founder of the Posse Foundation, acknowledged the ongoing sit-in at Crouse-Hinds Hall, and spoke about the future of the program at SU. “For now the best suggestion I have is for you to get back to classes,” Bial said. “I can tell you with full confidence that Chancellor Syverud and his administration are committed to Posse.”

Bial said in the message that Posse is working closely with SU regarding its commitment to the scholarship program. Bial said she met with Syverud in October, saying that she knows he wants the Posse program to be strong at SU. She also acknowledged the role that recent cuts to the Posse program have played for many protesters at the sit-in.

rate the elected, representative student government,” according to the statement.

The organization supports several concerns outlined by THE General Body, including improving diversity training. improving and creating programs related to sexual assault, renovations to the student center, prioritizing library funding, more transparency in university finances and improving mental health services.

In a document attached to the statement, GSO also outlined its stance on other demands presented by THE General Body. The organization was skeptical of many demands, such as the need to increase student representation on Fast Forward committees, as it has found that students involved are able to offer “substantial input.” GSO also noted that THE General Body’s demand of creating a student advisory committee to the chancellor and Board of Trustees is similar to the Student Affairs Advisory Board, which was recently created. jliannet@syr.edu

“Sometimes it’s change that sparks the questions. Lots of people are asking questions and creating change and that’s really important because that’s what universities do,” said Johnson.

Rukayant Oloko, a senior political philosophy and English textual studies dual major, attended the meeting because she is a part of the office of health promotions in the mentors and violence prevention program.

Oloko said she feels that focus groups and listening meetings are important because they promote awareness and inform students.

Said Oloko: “I feel like surveys don’t necessarily do a lot. You get more of a personal connection of what is going on. Some very important questions were asked by students and it shows that the university cares.” kmfaubel@syr.edu

“I am really proud of how you have made your voices heard and shown how much Posse means to you,” Bial said.

The Posse program at SU takes students from Atlanta, Miami and Los Angeles and provides full, four-year scholarships for those students. However, in September, the university announced cuts to that program that would eliminate the Posse program in Los Angeles and Atlanta starting next fall. In early October, SU announced that it would extend the Atlanta program for one more year. The cuts do not affect Posse scholars currently enrolled at the university.

In its list of demands, THE General Body called on SU to honor its original contract with Posse, which would mean maintaining all three Posses for another five years.

In her message to Posse scholars, Bial, the founder of the program, said she hopes scholars trust that she and Syverud will find the right balance for Posse and SU moving forward. She added that she will be visiting Syracuse on Dec. 9, when she will meet with Syverud and the administration, as well as Posse scholars. jliannet@syr.edu blsamuel@syr.edu

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elect her similar to the one held last spring, is a fourand-a-half hour long leadership session featuring Jean Kessner and Kathleen Joy, both councilwomen in the Syracuse Common Council. Kate Farrar, a Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 2004 graduate and current vice president of campus engagement at AAUW, is one of the people in charge of “Elect Her” and will also speak at the event. Saturday’s workshop will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sheraton.

To have “Elect Her” come to SU, Curtis and Adrianna Kam, a senior education major, received a Fast Forward grant from the university that gave them $1,500. Curtis said she doesn’t expect the program to exceed that amount, but that the grant was necessary because AAUW cut the funding for “Elect Her.” Last year’s event had 75 participants, Curtis said. Though the first event was successful, Curtis said she knew there needed to be more done to engage women involved in leadership.

Kam helped Curtis organize the event last year and took on more responsibilities this year. She said there have been about 55 sign-ups as of Tuesday, but added the event will welcome everybody.

“Just because it’s a women’s issue doesn’t mean it’s not a men’s issue as well,” she said, adding that it’s important for men and women to work together for real change to occur.

The guest speakers are all prominent women and have plenty of experience to pass on to the next generation of women leaders. Joy, one of the Syracuse Common Council councilwomen and guest speaker, said she is excited to attend

“Elect Her.” She said in an email that she was honored to be asked to speak at the event.

Joy said her message to the attendees relates to something Madeleine Albright once said. “‘Some people seek power to have power while some people seek power to do something with it.’ I urge all the participants this weekend will seek the latter,” she said.

Curtis and Kam both expressed a desire to see the event’s message spread beyond the SU campus. Kam said she looks at “Elect Her” as an opportunity to develop women leaders earlier than just in college.

“Someday I would really like to see this program go out to the local school districts in Syr-

Someday I would really like to see this program go out to the local school districts in Syracuse where we really need this help.

Adrianna Kam senior education major

acuse where we really need this help,” she said.

Curtis said that her short-term goal for “Elect Her” is to encourage women to be more active in student government, and also for women to understand that they have the capabilities to pursue leadership positions in whichever field they choose.

Said Curtis: “It’s really great if others can look to Syracuse and see Syracuse University as a leader for aiding women in leadership positions.” dmantoot@syr.edu

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letter to the editor

Readers clarify purpose of ‘Elect Her’ workshop after editorial After reading The Daily Orange’s editorial board’s depiction of “Elect Her” on Nov. 11, and hearing feedback from many students on campus, we felt compelled to clear the air on the issues raised within the editorial.

We echo the board’s call for more women’s empowerment opportunities on campus, but maintain that the “Elect Her” program exists to build a pipeline of female student leaders running for office on campus and in their communities.

The American Association of University Women and Running Start have graciously provided this program for Syracuse University and 49 other campuses. While it is a

program we encourage all women to attend — and have had women from all different fields attend — it exists to engage women in elected office because women are vastly underrepresented (as we should all be well aware of after this past election). Campus organizers are required to connect participants with female officials in their community. Unfortunately elected women are hard to come by, so we do the best we can to have several and we are thrilled to welcome those who can donate their time to share their stories and advice.

We do not need a separate organization to promote female leadership — we need pro-

grams and supporters who will uplift women with the potential to lead and allow them to rise up within the ranks of their respective organizations. We must give women a seat at the proverbial table rather than creating a separate table for women altogether. We were fortunate to have male and female mentors during my campus leadership career. We are grateful to have had these opportunities and hope that existing faculty, administrators and students will continue to uplift aspiring female students and help us navigate gender-specific issues.

Last year we created Women’s Empowerment Week — a week of events to spread

awareness of the issues women face in all male-dominated fields. While this would be great to hold again, we must work to promote women’s empowerment every day — not just during one week.

Thanks to the “Elect Her” team at SU, we renewed the membership to AAUW earlier this year so all women on campus can reap the benefits of free membership. We invite you to join us and engage with programing for women in a variety of capacities. I call all campus women to action in supporting each other in unique and meaningful ways.

Alexandra Curtis 2014 Charlotte Stockdale 2015

technology

Microsoft’s recent product innovations reflect proactive leadership

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icrosoft’s new CEO is making it clear that there is a new sheriff in town.

Satya Nadella has completely overhauled Microsoft’s old strategy of devices and services and implemented a more modern mobile and cloud computing vision.

Microsoft’s recent announcement that it will no longer require subscriptions to use its Office apps on iPhones, and soon Android operating systems, indicates that the company is finally thinking toward the future instead of relying on its history.

Nadella realized that Microsoft’s unwillingness to make its services compatible with competing companies’ products was hurting more than helping. The new approach of experimentation and collaboration could help Microsoft recapture some of its glory from the ‘90s.

The name Microsoft doesn’t have the same draw as it did a decade ago. Once known for

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being the leader in PC sales, Microsoft has struggled to adjust to the increase in mobile technology and decline in desktops. Now, the focus seems to be on experimenting with multiple areas of tech and making Microsoft a household brand once again.

Office subscriptions have always been one Microsoft’s largest sources of revenue and giving it away for free on mobile devices proves that they are beginning to see the bigger picture. Most people use Microsoft word and PowerPoint, but it’s not always while using a Microsoft product. If Microsoft Office wanted to remain users’ primary productivity suite, it had to sacrifice a few dollars or risk people finding cheaper alternatives. The app

store is full of them.

Since Nadella’s hiring in February, Microsoft has purchased the company Nokia for mobile hardware production, introduced a cloud storage collaboration with Dropbox and released Microsoft’s first wearable product, the Microsoft Band.

Unlike his predecessor, the new CEO isn’t afraid of shaking things to improve the company’s future. It remains to be seen how this shift in philosophy will affect its revenue, but the new game plan puts the Microsoft in a much better position to succeed in the modern tech era.

Microsoft luckily doesn’t have the “uncool” sentiment amongst consumers that most fallen tech empires succumb to. Newer generations know Microsoft mainly as the Xbox makers and heavy gamers will be loyal across other platforms if they continue down this innovative path. Microsoft’s Surface tablet has also impressed many with its design

and functionality. If the Microsoft Band can somehow establish the common use of fitness trackers, Microsoft has a good chance of rising again.

Some consumers simply rely on the name, but others do their homework and appreciate effort to improve. I’d much rather buy products and services from a company attempting to be innovative over other tech companies who seem to have become complacent.

Most people believe in the adage of “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it” but Nadella believes in being proactive. It takes guts to change the vision of company started by Bill Gates and, regardless if its latest moves lead to revenue boosts, Microsoft’s should be applauded for not staying stagnant.

Aarick Knighton is a junior information management and technology major. His column appears weekly. He can be reached at adknight@syr.edu and followed on Twitter @aarickurban.

letter to the editor

Editorial board undermines work of women, ‘Elect Her’ I would like to personally thank The Daily Orange Editorial Board for today’s letter about “Elect Her.” The letter undermines the work of women, who are working to empower other women, by slamming the workshop with unsupported and falsified statements, thusly proving why we need a workshop, such as “Elect Her,” at Syracuse University.

This editorial managed to provide a clear example how media hurts efforts made by strong women to speak about serious issues.

Disparaging articles and segments in the media are prime examples as to why we don’t see very many women in office — nevertheless, running for an elected position.

The article argues that this workshop is only geared for women interested in going out for politics. As the head coordinator of this event, and an education major, I can certainly say that women do not need to be a political science major to have a strong voice and opinion. I am capable of fighting sexism just as much as women in politics.

Moreover, if the editorial board read the

“Elect Her” article published by SU News, they would have read my interview that the workshop is open to all students interested in entering any leadership position.

The reason as to why I chose Jean Kessner, Kathleen Joy and members of the Student Association to be speakers at the event was simply because “Elect Her’” is a workshop that travels to different universities around the country and asks for speakers in elected positions, communications and student government. By no means was I excluding or overlooking women in other fields throughout my selection process.

Lastly, the workshop has a major component explaining the challenges women face when running for office from the media.

I hope that The Daily Orange Editorial Board is able to attend “Elect Her” to gain some tips on how to effectively communicate so mistakes such as this article are not made again.

Adrianna Kam ‘15

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SAT, ACT importance should be reviewed As more colleges switch to being test-optional and test-flexible regarding their admissions, Syracuse University should look into evaluating this policy to see if it would be beneficial.

Test-optional and test-flexible colleges offer an alternative to students who don’t want to share their ACT or SAT scores, and instead allow stronger emphasis on grades and extracurricular activities.

There are more than 800 four-year colleges that have gone test-optional, and more are becoming test-optional after seeing the success of students in test-optional schools, according to the National Center for Fair and Open Testing.

Test-optional colleges can attract a wider array of students that might not have applied if the university placed heavy significance on test scores. With test scores optional, students that have high grades and impressive extracurriculars but don’t want to share their test scores might be more

inclined to apply to colleges that are test-optional. This would bring in different students who have strong qualities that fall outside of test-taking ability.

But becoming a test-optional university could also potentially discourage students that did receive high test scores from applying. If students feel that test scores are not as highly considered as they are at other schools, they might decide to apply elsewhere.

There are pros and cons to becoming a test-optional college.

Due to the number of schools that are adopting a test-optional or test-flexible policy, SU should look into how test-optional colleges that are similar to SU are benefiting from not requiring standardized test scores. There’s no downside to exploring how test-optional admissions could affect the SU student body. The university should dedicate time to researching this policy and if it would positively affect the university as a whole.

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Professor supports THE General Body sit-in at Crouse-Hinds Hall As the students of THE General Body continue their sit in at Crouse-Hinds — now in its second week — some have asked why students would want to sleep on brick floors and endure uncomfortable conditions.

Here’s the short answer: it works.

The students have tried holding rallies, writing letters and organizing meetings. Only after putting their bodies on the line and occupying a highly visible space on campus (the location of the Admissions Office no less), is the administration beginning to listen to — and hopefully will act on News Editor Editorial Editor Sports Editor Feature Editor Presentation Director Photo Editor Art Director Copy Chief Development Editor Social Media Producer Video Editor Web Developer Asst. News Editor

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— their many grievances and needs.

Since the sit-in began, THE General Body has achieved one meeting with the chancellor himself, and at least three subsequent meetings with the chancellor’s negotiating liaison, the provost and the senior vice president and dean of student affairs. While there is still a long way to go, progress is being made, and the administration is hopefully working on concrete actions to address THE General Body’s concerns.

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or “clicktivism,” something THE General Body has done incredibly well, there is no substitute for this kind of direct action and bodily occupying that has proven effective for generations — from campus sit-ins to Occupy Wall Street and other actions of civil disobedience. Still, sitting is not in itself enough. THE General Body’s major strength is it represents a united front of multiple struggles on campus. These diverse struggles — against the closing of the Advocacy Center, the cutting of the POSSE program, the investment in fossil fuel

among other concerns — are all united under the banner of transparency and diversity— a powerful theme that seems to tie together the larger concern for more diverse student input in basic university decisions. Powerful organizations — whether governments, corporations, or an university — understand very well that unified resistance is more threatening than diffuse movements organizing around single issues.

Over the last two years, I have participated in and helped support the fossil fuel divestment movement

on campus, and only in the wake of these broader coalitions and the act of sitting-in Crouse-Hinds, does it appear the administration is finally taking seriously the call for divestment. THE General Body and the DAT movement represent a teachable moment for those of us who study and teach on the politics of social movements. Unified coalitions and direct action can be an effective means toward achieving change.

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STUDENTS easy to stick with your own group.

“Because you can’t speak English well, so, people don’t talk to you — I mean, American people,” Yang said. “They talk to you. But they don’t really want to like spend too much energy to understand what you’re saying.

“So you stay in a certain circle and then you can’t improve.”

For Flora Zhou, a resident adviser in Lawrinson Hall and a mentor at the Slutzker Center for International Services, the transition was easy and her first two weeks on campus seemed “unreal.” She wanted to go to the best media school in the United States, and applied to SU and Columbia University, where she was waitlisted.

Zhou said she quickly fell in love with the campus, which reminded her of “a picture that you can find on all those SAT prep books” with students sitting on the Quad wearing college sweatshirts. She soon met a graduate assistant at the international center from her hometown who introduced her to other people.

She’s also seen a trend of international students sticking together. Though that’s not a problem, Zhou said, only hanging out with people who are from your home country partly defeats the purpose of traveling thousands of miles to go to college.

“I feel like some students — some American students — assume Asian people try to stick together and they are not welcome to talk with any of the Asian students. And I don’t think that’s particularly the truth,” said Zhou, a senior public relations, international relations

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and political science major from Harbin, China.

“But I’ve seen the pattern on my floor that the international students do tend to stick together and they don’t really want to participate with anything on the floor. That kind of hurts my heart a little bit. I’m an international student, I want them to enjoy the campus experience, I want them to enjoy being on the floor,” she added.

After starting at SU in the spring, Mingyue Chen, an undecided freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences from Maoming, China, said she experienced culture shock and had difficulty speaking English. Chen said she got at lot of support from the Slutzker Center, which suggested she attend activities including Mix It Up — an event at which international and American students can talk about culture.

The program is helpful, she said, but there are very few activities like it on campus that involve both American and international students.

“Yeah, there are many international students and there are many (supports) for international students, but I feel like that’s not enough,” Chen said. “Because culture is very different. How can you build a bridge between these two groups?”

Increasing enrollment Dean of Admissions Maurice Harris said several factors are driving increases in international student enrollment. That includes a greater interest in studying in the United States and recruitment efforts by SU. An April 16 report from the University Senate’s Committee on Budget and Fiscal Affairs brings up concerns that more students have been brought to SU without enough resources to support them — especially those from other countries. As international students do not

get much financial aid, they help offset tuition costs for others, according to the report.

Harris said that’s not one of the goals, and it’s part of SU’s mission as a global research university to have a community that reflects the world.

He also said there now is some merit-based financial aid available for international students.

“We don’t think of our international students as intentional students — that, they’re simply our students,” Harris said. “That kind of mentality — we want all members of our community to have.”

Twelve out of 16 colleges that SU considers peer institutions in a report from Bain & Co., a consulting firm based in Boston that analyzed ways the school can become more efficient and effective, provided data about their current enrollment.

Out of those schools, four have a higher percentage of international students in their student body than SU’s approximately 18.6 percent: Boston, Northeastern and Cornell universities, as well as the University of Rochester.

‘Inviting, welcoming and accommodating’ Not all international students at SU have had issues with the transition to life in the United States. Even those who did say they still enjoy being at the university.

“It’s just a learning experience when you go abroad and learn,” said Nour Taher, a second-year graduate student from Ramallah, in the West Bank, pursuing his master’s in business administration on a Fulbright Scholarship. “It’s not just what I’m learning; it’s not just about the MBA or business. It goes way beyond that, I think.”

Krishna Karthik Shivaram, a second-year graduate student in engineering management from Bangalore, India, said SU has been “invit-

ing,” “welcoming” and “accommodating.” Shivaram said he chose the university because his program blends supply chain management and business analytics — and a scholarship he was given helped, too.

“It’s not been mundane. It’s not been set in stone,” Shivaram said. “The experience is very broad-based and it’s been very interesting — and it’s a new thing every time.”

For Babak Kasaee Roodsari, a doctoral student from Mashhad, Iran, majoring in hydrology and water resources, his program has been “practical” and he’s found the U.S. more welcoming than Europe. He was also offered a fellowship for his first two years at SU. “I think I’ve chosen a very good university, and I’m happy with my option,” he said.

A commitment to international education To Pat Burak, the director of the Slutzker Center, support for international students has to be an “institutional responsibility.” That includes everything from having cultural training for resident advisers to an understanding that some of these students are coping with turmoil back home, she said, citing the conflict in Ukraine as one example.

The staff at the center is often tied up with immigration work — a “completely regulatory-driven process that has to be 100 percent exact.” This August, employees had a stretch in which they worked 19 days straight.

But, she said, SU has turned a page with the new administration. Burak said Chancellor Kent Syverud has told her that he is committed to international educational.

“So,” she said, “I take great heart in that.” dmsegelb@syr.edu | @dylan_segelbaum

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New York University students develop app to send leftover food to service organizations

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wo juniors at New York University are creating a website and app to tackle hunger with a simple idea: connect corporate events with leftover foods to social institutions that can redistribute it.

“Our premise is that giving away your food should be as easy as wasting it,” said Hannah Dehradunwala, one of the cofounders of Transfernation.

In March, Transfernation co-founders Dehradunwala and Samir Goel were named fellows in the Resolution Project’s competitive Social Venture Challenge and awarded seed funding for their project. Dehradunwala said they hope to have completed the website, their primary platform, by Saturday, and to launch the app by late 2015.

Even though the website and app aren’t finished yet, Dehradunwala and Goel have

already put their idea into practice. They arranged for the Bowery Mission, a service organization, to pick up leftover food after an NYU event and did the same for the Resolution Project’s annual gala, after which 85 pounds of extra food was transferred.

Dehradunwala said Transfernation offers corporations more than the satisfaction of doing a good deed. Currently, she said, corporations hosting events have to pay for leftover food to be disposed of, whereas Transfernation offers an opportunity for the food to be donated to soup kitchens and missions for free.

“Right now, corporate social responsibility has become such a huge thing that corporations want to improve their image,” Dehradunwala said. “So basically what we tell them is that we’re gonna take your food completely free, and do something better with it that’s gonna make your corporation look good.”

Finding corporate partners was a challenge in the beginning, Dehradunwala said, “but

recently we’ve been having this huge influx of partners that want to sign on with us.”

Transfernation is already partnered with the corporation that hosts events at the Harvard Club and is in the process of partnering with NYU so that all extra food from all NYU events is donated in the future. She added that the Transfernation team is talking with several other corporations in hopes of officially partnering with them soon.

Now, Dehradunwala said, she and Goel are trying to find and partner with enough social institutions that have the capacity to pick up food.

“We’ve been looking, but a lot of them have very stringent food laws, so we’re trying to find institutions that would be willing to pick up extra from the events that we partner with,” she said. “So now that’s our biggest challenge.”

Dehradunwala said she would love to continue expanding Transfernation after graduation, ideally turning it into a job, since she has always been interested in the problem of

hunger. Her family moved around a lot when she was a child, she said, and as a result of her years spent in the United States, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, she was able to see firsthand how different cultures treat food and waste.

“In America, I realized that because there’s so much excess, resources are so readily available to everyone, it’s so easy to get extra, it’s so easy to get more, that people don’t really think twice before they waste it,” Dehradunwala said.

Whereas in Pakistan, she said, “you do think twice because you see poverty all around you, so before you choose to throw away a plate of food you think there’s naturally someone out there who could take it.”

Transfernation’s ultimate goal, Dehradunwala said, is to create “a cultural change in mindset” so that people are conscious of the alternatives to throwing food away.

“We want to change the way that people see their extra food,” she said. mmcregan@syr.edu

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Study shows fewer universities require SAT, ACT results

By William Norris contributing writer

The long time relevance of ACT and SAT scores in the college admissions process may be declining, as the trend of test-optional and test-flexible schools across the country continues to grow.

Test-optional colleges give an alternative to students who aren’t the strongest test takers or face restrictions when taking standardized tests like the SAT and ACT, said FairTest Public Education Director Bob Schaeffer.

Schaeffer said schools quite uniformly find when dropping these requirements and going test-optional that it opens the doors for more students to attend their university.

“It is a win-win for everybody,” he said.

FairTest, the National Center for Fair and Open Testing, works to promote fair evaluations of students for college admissions, according to its website. FairTest reports that more than 800 four-year colleges in the United States now do not use the SAT and ACT to admit substantial numbers of applicants, with 16 colleges going test-optional or test-flexible this year.

Schaeffer said that many schools drop their standardized testing requirements after looking at the evidence of student success in test-optional schools, and that the list of schools going test-optional continues to grow.

“We know many schools are in the process,” he said.

Syracuse University Admissions declined to comment on whether the university would consider becoming a test-optional school.

Wake Forest University is currently the only Atlantic Coast Conference school to offer test-optional admission, according to FairTest. There are currently 16 Bowl Championship Series schools that offer test-optional admission, according to FairTest.

Schaeffer acknowledged there is a trend of the types of schools becoming test-optional.

“For a long time, it has been smaller and more selective schools with some exceptions,” he said.

However, Schaeffer said there are larger private and public institutions like DePaul University, Temple University and Old Dominion University now opting to accept test-optional applications. Schaeffer said it could be beneficial for schools like SU to open doors for kids

who didn’t get more chances to attend college.

India Witkin, a freshman television, radio and film major, said she is unsure if SU should become test-optional due to its size, but said there are limitations with using standardized testing in admissions.

“It only measures a small amount of intelligence,” she said.

Witkin said she applied to numerous

For a long time, it has been smaller and more selective schools with some exceptions.

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test-optional schools because she felt they would be less competitive and intense than schools that really stressed standardized testing scores. Witkin said standardized tests often aren’t worth the stress they create for students.

“A test shouldn’t determine the rest of your life so I feel like the schools that are test-optional

are understanding that and are seeing that there is less of a value in those tests,” she said.

Kaitlin Pearson, a freshman broadcast and digital journalism major, said she believes SU should consider going test-optional. Pearson said other schools similar to SU, such as Ithaca College, are going test-optional and there are highly ranked schools now making the switch.

Pearson said she personally isn’t the best at taking standardized tests and that it’s good to give more emphasis to how students do in courses, their ability to write essays and their extracurricular activities.

“Academia is more than a test on a Saturday morning and a lot of the time it can come down to that,” she said.

Schaeffer said test-optional schools will continue to grow throughout the country, as there are geographic pockets where it’s becoming popular. Schaeffer said the growth will continue because administrators become more comfortable after viewing data of the success of test-optional schools, as well as the fact that administrators who move to other schools bring their ideas with them. wrnorrris@syr.edu

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Cash Cash pumps up crowd in final Bandersnatch show of fall semester

WhAT Theatre wil perform its first play of the semester “slasreveR neveS.” Where: Gifford Auditorium When: Thurs. – Sat., 7:30 p.m.

How much: $3

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hen Cash Cash was first signed to a record label, the group didn’t know what to call itself.

Jean Paul Makhlouf, one of the group’s members, said no one could agree on anything and they had “pages and pages” of potential names.

“So I was like, ‘We should just name this group Cash Cash, since everyone’s after our cash and we don’t even have any yet,’” Makhlouf said. “And we looked at each other and just kind of laughed, and decided that was our name.”

Makhlouf and his longtime friend Samuel Frisch are two members of the electronic dance music group Cash Cash, who performed at the Schine Underground on Wednesday evening as the second and final act of University Union’s Bandersnatch Concert Series this semester. Makhlouf’s brother Alex, the group’s third member, was not at the show.

“A lot of times, only two of us will do the shows and one person will stay back in the studio,” Makhlouf said before their set. “We’re constantly making new music.”

Cash Cash began its set with a snippet of “Take Me Home,” one of the group’s biggest hits. Audience members immediately recognized the song and sang along. Makhlouf and Frisch danced and jumped around the stage as three large television screens behind their soundboard displayed kaleidoscopic images, which changed to beat of the music. see cash

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Nothing about WhAT Theatre’s upcoming show makes sense.

The words are backwards, the plot is backwards and male actors say lines written for female actors and vice versa. But the confusion — and the humor that results — is exactly the point of “slasreveR neveS,” which runs Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in Huntington Beard Crouse Hall’s Gifford auditorium.

“There’s nothing realistic about this play,” said Alexis Cardwell, the show’s director. “And there’s nothing not funny about people moving and talking in reverse.”

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3 1 (FROM LEFT) SAMUEL FRISCH AND JEAN PAUL MAKHLOUF, two members of the EDM group Cash Cash, energize the sold-out crowd throughout their performance.

2 The audience dances for the entirety of Cash Cash’s set, mesmerized by lights and kaleidoscopic images.

3 JULIAN NELUMS, the first performer of the night, won the chance to open for Cash Cash through a student DJ competition.

The play, a series of seven vignettes, each with a different backwards storyline, is being put on by WhAT Theatre, a group for non-theater majors passionate about acting and performing.

“When we say the words are backwards we mean the words are literally backwards,” said Cardwell, a freshman inclusive elementary and special education and history double major.

Although a backwards play it is a hard concept to grasp, Cardwell said the first scenes ease the audience into the performance.

In the first vignette, the actors say some of their words backwards.

In the second, two male actors read the lines of two female actors and vice versa. Other vignettes have the actors speak backwards in different languages. And for the finale, everything is completely backwards. The scene starts from the end and progresses backwards to the beginning — the actors even walk backwards.

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cash cash Makhlouf said their group really saw the success of “Take Me Home” grow slowly, but steadily, which allowed them to appreciate the increase of the song’s popularity.

“It was always one of those things you couldn’t imagine happening and the fact that it happened — it was one of those priceless feelings,” Makhlouf said. “It just makes you reflect on all the hard work you put in.”

It was good exposure and it felt great to play for a crowd.

Julian Nelums sophomore international relations major

The group entertained the crowd with its original songs like “Satellites,” “Surrender” and “Lightning,” which features the voice of John Rzeznik, the lead singer of Goo Goo Dolls. Students cheered and waved their hands in the air for remixes of songs such as “Treasure” by Bruno Mars or “Safe and Sound” by Capital Cities.

Before Cash Cash took the stage, two opening acts gave the crowd an initial boost of energy. Julian Nelums, the winner of UU’s student DJ competition, was first to perform for a crowd of about 30 people. As Nelums kept playing, stragglers continued to walk in and join the growing crowd.

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Nelums, a sophomore international relations major, said he never expected to win the competition. He had DJed for events before, but never played a concert until Wednesday night.

“I was really nervous actually, but it was pretty all right,” Nelums said after his set. “It was good exposure and it felt great to play for a crowd.”

Joel Almand, a rising DJ from Buffalo, was the second opening act. Almand’s songs ranged from remixes of recent hits such as “Maps” by Maroon 5 to unusual throwbacks like “I Found a Way” by Drake Bell and “Everywhere You Look” by Jesse Frederick, the theme songs of the TV programs “Drake & Josh” and “Full House,” respectively.

Students were dancing in anticipation for the group’s performance. Many stayed by the water containers to rehydrate as their dancing wore them out, but they went back in and continued to do dance anyway. By the time Cash Cash came on, the Schine Underground was packed.

The crowd groaned when Makhlouf eventually announced Cash Cash was finishing up. Despite the announcement, the crowd kept its energy high.

With one or two songs left to play, Makhlouf and Frisch walked up to the platforms, separating themselves from the crowd, and sprayed fans with water, bringing the crowd to cheer louder despite anticipating the show’s end.

Makhlouf and Frisch ended their performance by reprising “Take Me Home,” this time playing it in its entirety, and chose to stay and take pictures with pleased fans. clramire@syr.edu | @clareramirez_

joel almAnd is a DJ from Buffalo and was one of the opening acts for Cash Cash on Wednesday night. Most of Almand’s songs are remixes of throwback classics.

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what theatre Theatre and only allowed architecture students to participate. Once it began accepting students outside of the School of Architecture, the path of the group changed entirely.

Keely Sullivan, a junior broadcast and digital journalism and French double major, and Jesper van den Bergh, a junior policy studies major, joined the group their freshman year and shortly after took control. Sullivan and van den Bergh rebranded the group as “WhAT Theatre” and became its president and vice president, as well as its producers.

This semester is the group’s first time performing on campus as WhAT Theatre, Sullivan said. Sullivan and van den Bergh were not shy in choosing the outlandish play, “slasreveR neveS,” but their main priority was to pick a manageable and enjoyable play for the cast and crew. “slasreveR neveS” is a shorter play, runs about 40 minutes and has parts for five to 25 actors. WhAT Theatre’s production of the play includes 17 actors. The flexibility of the play was meant to attract more actors to WhAT Theatre in hopes that the group would expand even more for next semester, van den Bergh said.

“Even if we don’t have a bigger audience yet, what we do have is a bigger club and at the end of the day that’s the most important thing,” van den Bergh said.

The group is determined to continue the legacy of WhAT Theatre and expand it further next semester, Sullivan said. The group will perform two full-length shows, one of which is a musical.

In order to grow their presence on campus, WhAT Theatre has worked with other performance groups on campus, including First Year Players and Zamboni Revolution. These groups have helped with advertising, as well as performing musicals and improvisation.

Cardwell said all of these groups are rooting for the same team and have the same desire to offer opportunities for non-theater majors to perform on campus.

Cardwell believes that the unconventional nature of “slasreveR neveS” has bonded the WhAT Theatre group together, forced the actors to loosen up and meet new members with distinct personalities.

“The only way you can describe it is one big party. The show is quirky and fun and has all these extreme personalities that coexist in one place, and so do we,” Cardwell said. “We all function as one really dysfunctional person.” easprout@syr.edu

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The Four Seasons Golf & Ski Center offers ski and snowboard lessons or day passes so customers can go down the slopes at their leisure. Single-day lessons are $49; students will receive rented gear, an hour-long lesson and a daylong lift pass. Lessons are often taught by local college and high school students. courtesy of four seasons golf & ski center

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s the snow nears and students don their ankle-length parkas, there is less motivation to spend time out and about. But Four Seasons Golf & Ski Center has some weekend alternatives for students as the brutal winter makes it way into central New York.

The second the snow hits the ground, Four Seasons’ ski center will open its hills to skiers, snowboarders and tubers, ranging anywhere from beginners to experts. Bill Hane, the operations manager at Four Seasons, predicts the winter activities will begin sometime after Thanksgiving break.

At Four Seasons’ ski center, students can take skiing or snowboarding lessons, or ski and snowboard at their own leisure. Hane describes the ski center as a small beginner area with a

100-foot vertical drop and one ski lift.

Students who are interested in taking lessons before they hit the slope are given multiple options. For a single day, they can sign up for an hour group lesson. High school or college students from the area typically teach the lessons.

I think it’s a good way to get outside and get some exercise and fresh air.

Bill Hane four seasons golf & ski center operations manager

The skiing and snowboarding lessons are sold as a package and for $49, students will receive a rental board or skis, the hour-long lesson and a daylong lift ticket that is valid from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. These lessons are available on

Thursday and Friday evenings, and during the day on the weekends.

Four Seasons’ ski center also offers specials for 6-week and 4-week ski and snowboard camps, $120 and $115, respectively, which offers the one-hour lesson once a week at a discounted price. In addition to those options, beginners can also sign up for a private lesson offered Thursday and Friday evening, weekends and on holidays. The adult fee for private lessons is $55, which does not include equipment rental.

“I think it’s a good way to get outside and get some exercise and fresh air,” Hane said.

Along with downhill skiing and snowboarding, Four Seasons’ ski center also offers cross-country skiing. Hanes said the center offers cross-country skiing lessons, but most students buy the cross-country ski rental and use the fields to ski at their own pace.

Four Seasons’ ski center also has an area

for snow tubing. Students can purchase a $25 tubing pass that is valid for three hours of snow tubing. The tubing area has eight separate lanes for tubers to choose from, and they can go down individually or tie onto another’s tube, but Four Seasons only allows a maximum of two tubers to go down at once.

“We have lanes that we carved out with a Snow Cat,” said Hane. “Each one has their own personality to them, and some are a little steeper than others.”

The new winter hours for Four Seasons are 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Four Seasons will be open during the holiday break, but will be closed on Christmas Day. Hanes also added that if students come in a group of 12 or more, each student will get $2 off their day pass or lesson.

“It’s a great way to enjoy the winter weather here in New York,” Hane said. ammaddig@syr.edu

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s we get closer to the third full week of November, the decay of autumn that leads to winter is becoming more and more obvious. Trees are barren. Grass is dying. Yet elsewhere, there is growth.

Upon the faces of men — and hey, maybe even a few women — around the country, the facial hair is really starting to come in.

At this point, No-Shave November is in full swing.

For the hairless or uninformed, No-Shave November is a pretty self-explanatory idea. Once November starts, you’ve got to lock up that razor and let your face go wild until Dec. 1.

Growing facial hair is kind of like starting an essay at midnight when it’s due the next day. Some people can pull it off and others just can’t. By now, those of us that can grow hair upon our faces — yay me — have got it going on. The facial fuzz farmer has planted his seeds, and the hair is getting ready for the harvest.

I remember the first time I shaved off my ninth grade faint-looking Michael Cera-esque mustachio, I felt greatly relieved. I was pretty embarrassed to be that kid with the mustache. But now times have changed. My lumberjack tendencies have begun to win me over.

Last year, I tried to grow a beard, but I had a hard time making it over the two-week hump. You have to accept the fact that you’re going to look more then a little unruly in that transition period. In a manner similar to Peter Parker, I’ve learned with great hair comes great responsibility.

Having facial hair definitely has its perks. For one thing, the burden of shaving is gone. It’s like I’m 9 years old again. Of course, the touch up is required every now and then, but not in November. That would be cheating.

I’ve found that people think I’m older than I am. Instead of mistaking me for a high school student touring SU for the first time, people are surprised to learn that I’m a sophomore. Who needs a fake ID when you can add two years just by being lazy? I kid, Mom

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But there are disadvantages to having a facial forest. There’s the constant fear that you’ll walk around with food stuck to your face. Those dining hall cookies are the worst offenders. Stuff can get lost in there for a while. I wouldn’t be surprised if Elvis has been hiding out in someone’s beard since 1977. While it may seem convenient to have a portable food cabinet attached to your chin at all times, it can look slightly disgusting. But, only slightly.

One of the main difficulties of No-Shave November is the fact that you can’t shave.

It sounds counter-intuitive, but an important aspect of having a successful beard is keeping it groomed. My main struggle right now is my fight against the dreaded neckbeard — or as its so affectionately known, the neard. I’m getting really nervous, because the neard is coming in strong. At some point this month, it will undoubtedly connect to my chest hair. This is far from an ideal situation.

But the beard is worth the struggle. It keeps your face warm at night. While it’s not always by your side, at least it’s always on your face. It’s more loyal than a dog. How could you shave that off without feeling a little guilty? You get attached to it after a while. I understand motherhood a lot more now. This beard was born from my face, and I could never treat it so heartlessly.

By the way, if you want to find a Sharpie and draw a Shakespeare ‘stache on my picture, I give you my blessing. My face looks naked. I’ll be surprised if someone hasn’t done it already.

Zach Schweikert is a sophomore advertising major and a walrus.

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Police, rival students prep for Cortaca after riot in 2013

By Paul Schwedelson staff writer

A man tried to swing an ax at a police officer.

Someone jumped off a rooftop.

Some dragged furniture out of homes and set it on fire.

Welcome to Cortaca 2013.

Last year, the annual central New York Division III rivalry football game between SUNY Cortland and Ithaca College, played in Ithaca last year, became an afterthought. The parties took center stage in Cortland, where 80 people were arrested, but only 19 of them were Cortland students, Cortland Police Lieutenant David Guerrera said.

More than 4,000 people piled onto Clayton Avenue, a street with off-campus student housing, and aimlessly threw beer cans and bottles.

“To me, that’s disturbing because there’s only one result out of that,” Cortland senior Avery Giordonello said. “And that’s someone getting hurt.”

When Ithaca (7-2, 6-2 Empire 8) travels to Cortland (4-5, 4-3 New Jersey Athletic) on Saturday at noon for the 56th annual Cortaca Jug contest. Cortland has won the last four years in a row, but Ithaca holds a 34-21 edge in the Jug series.

The City of Cortland Police Department will have prepared reinforcements on Saturday.

Members of the Cortland Police have gone door to door in off-campus, primarily student neighborhoods to discuss what will and won’t be tolerated for Cortaca. Underage drinking laws will be more closely enforced, Guerrera said.

For past Cortacas, banners hung from these

houses saying things like “Blackout or back out” and “Win or lose, we still booze.” And though the partying has gained extra attention, the game is still one of the biggest rivalry matchups in the Division III football.

“Over the years, more and more and more people simply come for the partying outside of the football game,” said Guerrera, who will be working his 23rd Cortaca weekend.

The Cortland County Sheriff Department and New York State Police will assist patrolling on Saturday, because the crowd is just too large for the Cortland Police Department to handle on its own, Guerrera said.

I don’t like kids from Ithaca strictly because they’re from Ithaca. I’ve never met anyone from Ithaca. I just don’t like them because of the Cortaca rivalry.

D.J. Willmott cortland senior

Cortland senior Andrea Dippolito said she was embarrassed by what happened last year.

Students that live in dorms are allowed to have a maximum of one guest, but she still thinks that is not a strong enough stand.

Each of the two schools has about 7,000 students and when visitors come on gameday,

she said, the campus population essentially doubles and recklessness breaks out. Visitors don’t have anything to lose and don’t mind trashing someone else’s city.

“I wish we could do it without having so many people from out of town come for it,” Dippolito said. “It’s a thing that’s between Cortland and Ithaca and that’s what it should be limited to.”

While the city of Cortland is responding to last year’s craziness, Ithaca students are experiencing something different.

“It’s been somewhat of a mystery as to how the activities will be handled here in Ithaca given that it never got out of control here last year,” Ithaca sophomore Olivia Oppenheim said in an email.

Syracuse head coach Scott Shafer’s son, Wolfgang, is a sophomore backup quarterback for Ithaca. If the Bombers go 0-10, but beat Cortland in the last game, it’s a successful season, Wolfgang Shafer said. Cortland has won the last four Cortaca games.

Wolfgang Shafer wakes up around 8 a.m. every gameday and drives with his roommate Austin DeGrazia to Hal’s Deli. Normally the Ithaca campus would be empty and quiet. During Cortaca, people are outside tossing a football, tailgating and blasting music.

“Driving back up the hill, we just looked at each other like, ‘Man, this thing’s for real,’” Shafer said.

For Ithaca and Cortland, it’s the one day of the year that students can feel like they go to a big Division I school. The smell of tailgating saturates the campuses as students eat breakfast and drink beer simultaneously.

Throughout the day, Ithaca students roam the streets saying, “It’s a great day to be a Bomber” and “Happy Cortaca,” Ithaca senior Claire Farrell said.

This year’s game is at Cortland, but the game will be shown at Ithaca’s campus center.

The parties in Ithaca will still occur, but the camaraderie across the campus is what makes it special for Farrell.

With everyone uniting against the other school, pride reaches a peak.

In past years, students made shirts that said “F*ck Cortland” and “F*ck Ithaca.” At the game, Ithaca students try to mock Cortland by chanting “safety school.” Cortland fans would respond by making fun of Ithaca’s more expensive tuition.

“I don’t like kids from Ithaca strictly because they’re from Ithaca,” Cortland senior D.J. Willmott said. “I’ve never met anyone from Ithaca. I just don’t like them because of the Cortaca rivalry.” pmschwed@syr.edu

NUMBERS TO KNOW Here’s what you need to know about one of the greatest rivalries in Division III football:

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SU centers Grossi, Sibley hope to increase faceoff success

By Jack Rose staff writer

Syracuse has won the faceoff battle just once in four conference games this season.

If Jessica Sibley is taking the faceoff, she’s trying to overpower her opponent. If it’s Stephanie Grossi, she’s looking to simply get her stick on the ice faster.

“I think (Sibley) kind of rules by physicality.

She gets in there and tries to take the other girl’s stick,” Flanagan said. “Steph being a little more diminutive size … she relies on her quickness and her smarts.”

So far this season, Grossi has been the better of the two, winning 50.2 percent of draws to Sibley’s 47.8 percent. As a team, SU (3-4-5, 2-1-1 College Hockey America) will look to improve upon its 47.8 faceoff percentage when it takes on Vermont (6-4-1, 1-2-0 America East)

She’s just got to work at it … I think for her, it’s a matter of paying attention to who you’re against.

Paul Flanagan su head coach

at Tennity Ice Pavilion on Friday and Saturday.

“Faceoffs are critically generally speaking, puck possession,” Flanagan said. “But particularly to break it down, when we’re on the power play to win that faceoff, to have puck possession.”

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sykes Sykes, who led the Orange with 16.6 points per game last year. “And obviously, when she comes back, she makes us that much deeper.”

Normally someone that could be seen playing the game with a childlike exuberance, Sykes hobbled to the bench after being evaluated by trainers against Chattanooga. Her eyes were red, crutches were under her arms and she feared that her team wouldn’t win its firstever NCAA tournament game.

Sykes was on crutches for a week and a half after her surgery before getting a post-operation brace. When her brace came off, she said she felt, in a way, back to her old self.

There weren’t long, tiring treks up the hill on University Place, and there weren’t people coming up to her in class every day to ask what had happened to her.

“There were so many little things that I took for granted,” Sykes said. “My closest friends laugh at me all the time when I tell them that I enjoy taking the steps, because six months ago, I couldn’t even walk up one step.”

For Sykes to get back on the court from this injury, she had to stay in Syracuse all summer.

Each day, she’d wake up to get treatment at 6 a.m.

She did squat exercises, lunges, leg lifts and even some upper-body exercises. Her favorite, though, was just walking.

She leaned on close friend and SU point guard Maggie Morrison, who went through the same injury. She relied on SU men’s center

Though Grossi is just a freshman, Flanagan said she has been the team’s best faceoff taker this season. A smart player, Flanagan said, Grossi understands that trying to win the puck cleanly every time is not a good strategy.

A lot of it has to do with luck, Flanagan said, as the puck might not be dropped cleanly or an opposing forward might pick up a puck that SU won. But recognizing when a player is struggling in the circle is key to Grossi’s success.

“If you know you lost the draw previous to that center, you’re losing a lot, just tie it up, don’t lose the draw cleanly,” Grossi said. “But if you know you can win it, go for the win.”

Sibley is taller and stronger than Grossi and she uses her strength to her advantage when the puck is dropped. She said that if she’s not winning draws, she throws her body into the opponent and hopes to knock the puck loose for one of her teammates to gather.

She also said she sets her feet on the hash marks and her stick parallel to the ice, she starts to shake her stick, something that helps her focus while confusing her opponent. But it hasn’t been producing results so far this season.

“Sibley’s been good in the past. Sibley’s just been struggling lately with her overall faceoffs,” Flanagan said. “She’s just got to work at it … I think for her, it’s a matter of paying attention to who you’re against.”

Although winning or losing the faceoff battle hasn’t directly translated to the standings for SU, Flanagan says they’re vital to the game.

Faceoffs on power plays and penalty kills are the most important because if the team with the advantage wins the puck, it is more

DaJuan Coleman, who also spent the summer rehabbing at the Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center right next to her.

Sykes talked to anyone who would listen — people that had been through an ACL injury and people who hadn’t.

“It’s hard because when you’re playing, you’re like, ‘It’s never going to happen to me.’ That’s how I was, too,” said Morrison, a transfer who tore her ACL during her freshman season at Vanderbilt. “ ‘It happens to everyone but it’s never going to happen to me.’ I think that was the biggest thing, just accepting it’s happened.”

Sykes — who dressed for practice Wednesday morning but didn’t participate — said there are still some days when it’s hard, when she wakes up and the knee is sore. But the injury serves as her motivation. Throughout the process, she said, there have been more ups than downs.

She’s the face of the program. She’s the type of person that climbs up the base of the hoop and challenges the team’s center to 3-point shooting contests. And she’s the type of player that has hit two buzzer-beating shots in her first two seasons.

That was all temporarily taken from her, and now she’s had to earn it back.

“I always worked hard for everything I have, and I feel that I’ve never been given anything,” Sykes said. “This is one of the biggest things that I have to say that I’ve worked the hardest for.

“And that’s to get back up.” sblum@syr.edu | @SamBlum3

likely to keep possession than off an evenstrength draw.

In a tie against Penn State, Flangan said, SU was 0-for-7 on faceoffs in the defensive zone during the penalty kill. Then he added that it was no surprise the Nittany Lions scored on two of their four advantages.

In that instance, Syracuse was hurt by its

inability to win faceoffs, and it will look to turn the area into a strength moving forward.

“You have to be watching the puck,” Flanagan said. “You have to not only be good with your hands and your stick like I said, but you have to understand you may have to engage physically.” jlrose@syr.edu

STEPHANIE GROSSI (8) and Jessica Sibley have split faceoffs this season. The level of success hasn’t been ideal, but it’s progressing to that mark. bryan cereijo staff photographer

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pregame playbook beat writer predictions PHIL D’ABBRACCIO syracuse: 65

key players

top five

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getting to know kennesaw state

kennesaw state: 43

I Kennesaw, I conquered The Orange’s offense takes a while to get rolling, but ultimately starts its nonconference slate 1-0. Syracuse’s defense holds the Owls to as many points as there are Carrier Dome fans who know where Kennesaw is.

JESSE DOUGHERTY syracuse: 72 kennesaw state: 48

Midnight train to Georgia Syracuse starts slow, naturally, but is just too athletic for the Owls to keep up at any point after halftime. Tactical adjustments mixed with high-profile recruits will be too much for the visitors from the Peach State.

kaleb joseph guard HT: 6’3 WGHT: 165 YEAR: FRESHMAN

The Owls have won just 20 games in its last four campaigns, while Syracuse won its first 25 and 28 overall last season.

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Ryan Seacrest, the host of “American Idol”, is an alumnus.

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Kennesaw State is located in Kennesaw, Georgia, which is roughly a 13-day walk from the Syracuse campus — without stops.

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Owls head coach Jim Lallathin was an interim head coach for 16 games last season and is starting his first full season with the team against Syracuse.

The Orange and Kennesaw State have never met.

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David Rivers, Lallathin's associate head coach, was a former Notre Dame starter and was selected in the first round by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1988. With the Lakers, Rivers played with Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Byron Scott and James Worthy, and was coached by Pat Riley.

kennesaw state

JACOB KLINGER syracuse: 78 kennesaw state: 53

Just peachy Much like the state fruit of Georgia, where Kennesaw State is, orange’s are orange. But an orange isn’t nearly as soft as a peach. And the Orange will win this basketball game rather handily.

Joseph will officially become the fourth Syracuse point guard in four years on Friday, and it will be interesting to see how he plays against a Division I defense for the first time. So far Joseph has seemed calm and effective in two exhibition games, and while the Owls aren’t necessarily a conference opponent they will be the most athletic team Joseph has faced thus far.

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willy kouassi center HT: 6’10 WGHT: 230 YEAR: JUNIOR

In the preseason, Syracuse has been most effective when getting the ball to Rakeem Christmas in the post and letting the offense work inside-out through the senior forward.

Kouassi led Kennesaw State in blocks last season and will be tasked with keeping the ball out of Christmas’ hands. And if he can manage to get Christmas in foul trouble, the game could tilt in the Owls’ favor for, at the least, a minute or two.

football

Shafer details importance of bye week for hobbled Orange

By Phil D’Abbraccio asst. sports editor

No other Atlantic Coast Conference has to endure what Syracuse just did this season.

After a nine-week stretch of games the Orange can finally rest a bit during its current bye week.

SU (3-7, 1-5 ACC) is the only team in the conference to have that long of a streak of games without an off week, SU head coach Scott Shafer said during the ACC coaches’ teleconference Wednesday morning.

It provides the bumped and bruised Orange a chance to heal up for the final two games of the year, starting with Pittsburgh on the road on Nov. 22.

“It’s a short window,” Shafer said. “Every year, bye weeks are different because of where they are in the schedule.”

When asked about injured players that may not be available the rest of the season, Shafer referred to the injury report that Syracuse will send out two days before playing the Panthers and said, “Hopefully, there’s some guys off the list.”

The Orange’s team health reached a season-low in advance of Saturday’s 27-10 loss to then-No. 22 Duke. Eleven players were ruled out — tied for the most all season — and a 12th, quarterback AJ Long, was listed as doubtful and didn’t dress or play in the game.

And while the SU coaching staff works on the recruiting trails in the meantime, it also has to worry about the issues that injuries have brought

to the team presently — particularly its offense.

Shafer said he plans to run some light practices as the bye week gives the team extra time to game plan for the Panthers.

“As far as scheme-wise, you’re still playing with the same cards in the deck right now,” Shafer said.

“More than anything, I think it’s trying to get kids healthy in the situation that we’re in right now.”

Shafer discusses young QBs With Terrel Hunt’s return this season up in the air, Syracuse will have two more games to examine its young quarterbacks.

Hunt’s fractured fibula led to sophomore Austin Wilson starting. A combination of an upper-body injury and AJ Long playing well led to the true freshman starting before Long’s nerve issue led to Wilson’s return and meaningful snaps for sophomore Mitch Kimble against Duke last week. The Orange’s season has been derailed by injuries, and that has been as evident at quarterback as it is has in SU’s other banged-up position groups.

“Trying to look at the silver lining, we learn a lot about kids when they get on the field,” SU head coach Scott Shafer said during the teleconference. “We’ve had the opportunity to see what (the quarterbacks) can do and how they react to the pressure playing a college football game at a young age and also doing it with an extremely banged-up offensive line has really given us a chance to measure where they are.”

All three young quarterbacks have freshman

MITCH KIMBLE and Austin Wilson showed Scott Shafer what they could do when they received significant minutes for a banged-up SU team against Duke. margaret lin photo editor

eligibility, Shafer pointed out, and throwing them into the fire has been a learning process for both the coaching staff and players themselves.

Shafer pointed to SU’s pre-Pittsburgh injury report when asked about injuries. Long missed the Duke game due to his injury, Wilson was seen holding his midsection during the game and Kimble was receiving treatment during the postgame press conferences after the Blue Devils game.

But now, the bye week gives the Orange extra time to develop its quarterbacks and hone in on sharpening their identification

of coverages and defensive fronts, and getting the offense out of bad plays.

Although injuries have taken their toll on Syracuse’s season, Shafer looked at it through the positive scope at the quarterback spot.

“We found out a lot about some kids that we maybe wouldn’t have known, game experience and composure in those situations,” Shafer said. “We probably wouldn’t have known as much without having them in those situations. So that’s the silver lining side of it.” pmdabbra@syr.edu | @PhilDAbb

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louisville winning streak was over. The No. 1 Orange (152-1, 5-2-1 ACC), though, has a chance to redeem itself when it travels to Cary, North Carolina to face the sixth-seeded Cardinals (9-6-3, 4-3-1) in the semifinals of the ACC tournament at 8 p.m. on Friday at WakeMed Soccer Park.

“Right after we played them down there, we realized we’d hopefully have another chance to play,” SU head coach Ian M cIntyre said.

“I’m sure they’re as excited to play us as we are to play them.”

After Halis was whistled for pushing another player from behind in the 86th minute of SU’s eventual loss, the home crowd of 3,367 immediately started yelling before referee Ted Unkel gave Halis a second yellow card, despite there not being much contact, backup goalkeeper Matt Stith said.

SU right wing Oyvind Alseth said that moment demoralized SU, and a team that works constantly on defensive set pieces conceded a goal on one just six minutes into overtime.

“It wasn’t just the result. It was the morale and the way we played,” Alseth said. “Letting that goal was pretty disappointing. I think the team got over it pretty quickly. The most impor-

tant thing is how you react to losses, and we haven’t lost since then.”

Its loss to Louisville wasn’t a game that highlighted Syracuse’s weaknesses, it was an anomaly in a season where seemingly every break has gone SU’s way. Six of its first 13 games had been 1-0 wins, and when the Orange jumped out to that advantage in the 55th minute, there was no reason to think the game would be any different.

“Yes and no,” midfielder Stefanos Stamoulacatos said when asked if he wished the Orange could have that game back. “Everything happens for a reason. We’re playing them now in the final four, I think we’re going to come up on top this time.”

McIntyre jokingly said he owed the ACC an apology for robbing the league of a potential Duke-North Carolina semifinal this weekend, noting that it will probably be harder to sell tickets in Cary now.

But whether the Orange plays in front of a packed house or empty bleachers, it’s the chance to get back at Louisville that gives SU extra motivation.

“We lost two games this season, and now we get to play one of the teams we lost to,” Alseth said. “It’s a big chance for redemption for us and it is quite a big deal.” sblum@syr.edu | @SamBlum3

No. 1 Syracuse lost twice in the regular season and one of those defeats was on the road at Louisville. The Orange will look to avenge that loss. logan reidsma staff photographer from page 20

mccullough top mode it opens up a lot of opportunities for everybody else in the group,” freshman point guard Kaleb Joseph said.

As a freshman in the 2011–12 season, Christmas played a secondary big man role to center Fab Melo, dropping down to play center when Melo either needed a rest or got suspended. Christmas started 35 of 37 games, played in every one and averaged 11.5 minutes per game in a season that ended in the Elite Eight against Ohio State.

McCullough has an even more important role for this year’s team, and said Christmas is his main source of advice on how to contribute as a freshman. Christmas just told McCullough to work hard.

Further easing McCullough’s transition is Hopkins, who works with the team’s big men.

The forward said that Hopkins also plays the good cop to Boeheim’s bad cop.

“I don’t know, he’s just real goofy, coming into the locker room, doing stupid things,” McCullough said. “After practice he’s always doing something stupid, always pranking somebody.”

It makes McCullough’s job easier, he said, as he has a close relationship with Hopkins and is

seemingly always with the former Syracuse guard.

Against Division III Adrian on Monday night, McCullough shot poorly, but finished with a double-double. A series of simple putbacks rimmed out on the freshman, though his aggression did lead to nine points from the free-throw line.

His 16 rebounds were a game-high and accounted for a third of the Orange’s total. But this was against a team whose tallest player is 6 feet, 5 inches.

Unlike the Bulldogs, Kennesaw State can contend with the height of McCullough and the Orange. The Owls have a pair of big men in the 6-foot-8 Bernard Morena and the 6-foot10 Willy Kouassi — two Ivory Coast natives and Auburn transfers — in addition to 6-foot-8 redshirt freshman Jordan Jones and 6-foot-8 freshman forward Justin Diecker.

But if McCullough can mix some easy buckets in with the rebounding he’s likely to provide, the Orange shouldn’t have many problems.

“He’s got to finish around the basket,” Boeheim said. “We don’t want him really to take contested jump shots. We don’t need him to do that. If he’s open, maybe. But if he’s contested we’d rather have him get inside or set a screen and play in those situations.” jmklinge@syr.edu | @Jacob_Klinger_

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The Jug-ular After riots stole the headlines of last year’s Cortaca Jug, police will be out in force as Cortland hosts the 56th annual meeting.

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Bye bye bye Scott Shafer talked about how he and SU plan to take advantage of its first week off since the first week of September.

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Bouncing back

By Sam Blum

asst. copy editor

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BRITTNEY SYKES tore her right ACL and meniscus in SU’s first-round NCAA tournament game last year. She’s working to rehab to full strength and return this season. photo illustration by margaret lin photo editor

or Brittney Sykes, the hardest part of getting injured was not knowing.

As she shrieked in indescribable pain on the Memorial Coliseum floor during the first round of the NCAA tournament, she didn’t know what happened. She didn’t know as she sat on the bench for the second round or on the plane ride home the next day.

She didn’t know what to say when all her friends and family asked her what her injury was.

“I’m laying in the machine to get my MRI, now I’m just waiting for the results,” Sykes said. “It was those first few days of not knowing what’s going on. I didn’t want to speak anything into existence.”

Last season ended in an instant for Syracuse’s most important player. But eight months later, as the Orange prepares to begin its second year in the Atlantic Coast Conference, she’s preparing her return from tearing her right ACL

Sykes preps for return to floor after tearing ACL, meniscus and meniscus in the Orange’s firstround tournament win over Chattanooga on March 22. Sykes will play this season, though there is no exact timetable for her return to the court.

But as the 2014 season is set to start for SU on Sunday at noon against Fordham in the Carrier Dome, Sykes is beginning to revert to her old form. Even better, the preseason first-team All-ACC guard said her rehab process has gone quicker than expected.

“She is moving around, she is shoot-

It’s hard because when you’re playing, you’re like, ‘It’s never going to happen to me.’

That’s how I was, too.

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ing the ball. And we expect her to come back at some point in the season,” SU head coach Quentin Hillsman said of see sykes page 17

men’s basketball

McCullough looks to improve offensively in 1st career game

By Jacob Klinger asst. sports editor

Chris McCullough was getting to where he needed to be, the basket. He was already towering over his defenders, but he wasn’t finishing. Bumps and hand checks from players that he stood at

least five inches taller than were enough to throw off would-be rouup next tine finishes.

VS Kennesaw State “He gets @ Carrier Dome bumped and Friday, 7 p.m. he misses layup shots, he’s just — he’s got a

ways to go,” SU head coach Jim Boeheim said. “He’s got to be real strong around the basket, but he’s active.

He’s going after the ball.”

Syracuse needs McCullough to make the kind of close-range shots he missed in an exhibition win over Adrian on Tuesday night. They’re

the chances that shift early-season games from uneasy contests to comfortable wins. The Orange will have its first regular-season matchup against Kennesaw State on Friday at 7 p.m. in the Carrier Dome.

SU may not need the 6-foot-10 McCullough to win its 2K Classic

opener. But the game will be the first competitive step in the freshman forward’s collegiate development, and he’ll look to build on help from senior forward Rakeem Christmas and assistant coach Mike Hopkins.

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men’s soccer

No. 1 SU looks for revenge against Louisville in ACC semis

By Sam Blum asst. copy editor

Syracuse wasn’t shy about the fact that it wanted Louisville.

After the Orange defeated Duke in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament on Sunday,

the attention quickly turned to exacti n g revenge up next on its m o s t VS Louisville @ WakeMed Soccer Park disapFriday, 8 p.m.

pointing loss of the season.

“I’d love to play them again,” junior goalkeeper Alex Bono said.

“Neutral site. Went down a man down there, unfortunately, right or wrong. I’d love to get back after them and get some revenge.

“Just going out there and seeing those red jerseys and walking all

over them.”

In its best season in program history, Syracuse’s biggest blemish came on Oct. 17, when it lost at Louisville after relenting a one-goal advantage. Cardinals midfielder Tim Kubel tied the game on a penalty kick and SU’s Alex Halis was ejected

after receiving a controversial second yellow card with just more than four minutes to play.

With the Orange down a man, Louisville’s Jerry Ramirez scored off a free kick six minutes into overtime and then-No. 2 SU’s eight-game

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