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Organizers of the second TEDx SU event announced who the nine speakers for the April 17 event will be. The title of this year’s event is “evolve.”

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Kitty Hoyne’s, which won an honorable mention for the best pubs in the world outside Ireland, celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with Irish meals and beer.

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With the housing lottery set to begin on Wednesday, here are key facts and dates about the process

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University to require insurance Students will need health insurance starting fall 2016

By Will Norris staff writer

MARCH 13

round by round The housing lottery officially begins Wednesday. It will conclude April 10 and will feature several selection rounds in between.

Here’s a breakdown of each round.

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MARCH 19–20

FORM PAPER ROUND START: Wednesday, March 18 at 2 p.m.

END: Same day results emailed by 5 p.m.

ROUND 1 ROOM SELECTION START: Thursday, March 19 at 12 p.m.

END: Friday, March 20 at 9 p.m.

MARCH 23–25

MARCH 25–26

ROUND 2 ROOMMATE SELECTION START: Monday, March 23 at 10 a.m.

END: Wednesday, March 25 at 10 a.m.

ROUND 2 ROOM SELECTION START: Wednesday, March 25 at 3 p.m.

END: Thursday, March 26 at 9 p.m.

APRIL 10

Beginning with the 2016–17 academic year, all full-time Syracuse University students will be required to have health insurance.

Dean of Student Affairs Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz presented SU’s new health insurance plan to the Student Association at Monday night’s meeting in Maxwell Auditorium.

Starting next academic year, all incoming, newly enrolled full-time students, as well as current and incoming full-time international students, will be required to have health insurance, see sa page 8

MARCH 27–30

MARCH 30–31

APRIL 6–8

APRIL 8–10

ROUND 3 ROOMMATE SELECTION

ROUND 3 ROOM SELECTION

ROUND 4 ROOMMATE SELECTION

ROUND 4 ROOM SELECTION

START: Friday, March 27 at 10 a.m.

END: Monday, March 30 at 10 a.m.

START: Monday, March 30 at 3 p.m.

END: Tuesday, March 31 at 9 p.m.

START: Monday, April 6 at 10 a.m.

END: Wednesday, April 8 at 10 a.m.

START: Wednesday, April 8 at 3 p.m.

END: Friday, April 10 at 9 p.m.

key PAPER FORM Learning communities and six-person suites are available to all eligible students.

ROUND 1 ONE-PERSON OPTIONS: These are available to students who have fulfilled the two-year housing requirement.

ROUND 2 THREE-PERSON OPTIONS: South Campus apartments available to all eligible students.

Students with the two-year housing requirement can live in any North Campus dorm, except Washington Arms.

ROUND 3 FOUR-PERSON OPTIONS: Students with the two-year housing requirement may live in any North Campus dorm. The University Village Apartments are available to students who have fulfilled the requirement.

ROUND 4 TWO-PERSON OPTIONS: Apartments or Skyhalls are available to all eligible students.

Students with the two-year housing requirement can live in any North Campus dorm, except Washington Arms.

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any Syracuse University students either skim or disregard emails they receive from different divisions and departments on campus.

Given the new housing lottery

process, that’s causing problems, said Eileen Simmons, the director of the Office of Housing, Meal Plan and ID Card Services.

The largest change to the housing lottery this year was that the Office of Housing, Meal Plan and ID Card Services held enough beds to allow students who still need to ful-

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fill their two-year on-campus housing requirement to have options to select, Simmons said. As a result, the type of room available to students during the lottery will depend on their year in school. The lottery begins Wednesday.

“Previously, a number of current see housing page 6

making room

Certain dorms will be available to students depending on if they have completed the two-year on-campus housing requirement.

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Here’s a look at how many of each type of room is available to certain class years.

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Forest Whitaker to visit SU Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity to bring actor to Hendricks

By Justin Mattingly asst. news editor

Academy Award-winning actor Forest Whitaker is coming to Syracuse University.

Whitaker will speak at Alpha Phi Alpha, Delta Zeta chapter’s fourth annual Truth Be Told speaker series on March 25 at 7 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Tickets for the event cost $1. Tickets can be purchased at the Schine Box Office and were made available on Monday.

Whitaker will speak on “The New American Opportunity,” according to an email sent by Ronald Taylor, see whitaker page 8

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TATTOO tuesday | donna gureckas

Song lyrics hold special meaning for sophomore

By Gigi Antonelle staff writer

The Nirvana song lyrics tattooed on Donna Gureckas’ rib cage are a reminder of the importance of staying true to herself, despite what others think.

Her tattoo is of the lyrics “I’m not like them, but I can pretend.” The lyrics are the first line of the song “Dumb,” her favorite song by Nirvana. Nirvana was one of the most influential bands of the early 1990s, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.

These words have special meaning to Gureckas, who is a sophomore television, radio and film major.

Gureckas said she struggled with bullying and self-esteem issues throughout her elementary and middle school years.

“I knew I was always different and kind of a weird, alternative kid, but then I would go to school and try and fit in and pretend I was OK, even when I wasn’t really,” Gureckas said. “But it’s kind of shown that I’ve overcome a lot of the troubles

that I had growing up.”

The song lyrics remind Gureckas of her past and represent her journey in becoming comfortable with who she is.

Gureckas has always loved Nirvana, crediting her parents with exposing her to rock throughout her childhood. She recalled listening to all of Nirvana’s greatest music in her mom’s car when she was in third grade. But Nirvana didn’t become her favorite band until she was in high school when she exposed herself to all of the group’s music.

“I hate saying they’re my favorite band because they’re just so much more than that,” Gureckas said. “A fellow fan once said to me, ‘Nirvana isn’t a favorite — they’re a way of life.’”

Gureckas got the lyrics tattooed in December 2013. She has four other tattoos with special meaning, including a heart and star on her foot which she got with her best friend, her zodiac symbol on her hip, the word “free” on her wrist and the tri-force from “The Legend of Zelda” on the back of her thigh. gantonel@syr.edu

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@boris_gresley @SAatSU Dean Kantrowitz announces that starting Fall 2016 all SU students will be required to have health insurance

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NEWS

War of words Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo have gone back and forth over who should help the city.

See Wednesday’s paper

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ncaa investigations

Leaders discuss integrity Administrators hold meeting in wake of NCAA report

By Brett Samuels news editor

BRANDON MORIER, a junior studying wildlife science at SUNY-ESF, empties a tray of food in Graham Dining Hall Monday night. Morier is part of the Food Recovery Network, which redistributes leftover food to the community.

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SU, SUNY-ESF students redistribute leftover food

By Chizo Nwagwu staff writer

Curiosity and concern. That’s what led Michelle Blankas, a SUNY-ESF student, to create the Food Recovery Network at her school and Syracuse University.

The goal of the FRN is to collect normally wasted excess food from university dining halls and distribute it back to the community.

Blankas, a senior environmental studies major and chapter president, founded the chapter in October, according to the FRN website.

The chapter collects food Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

nights at 7:30 p.m. from Graham Dining Hall, People’s Place at Hendricks Chapel and the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry’s Trailhead Café. Volunteers assemble the leftover food into FRN trays and weigh it to track their progress.

Afterward, the packaged food is shipped to the beneficiary organization and unloaded into their storage containers. On average, volunteers recover 66 pounds of food per night with a record of 145 pounds of food, said Katja Fiertz, a co-founder of the chapter at SUNY-ESF. Since the chapter was estab-

Putting food waste into a landfill is unwise because it will eventually decompose into methane, which is a very harmful greenhouse gas.

Jack Gugel food recovery network su representative

lished, 3,415 pounds of food have been redistributed to interested partner agencies in the Syracuse

area. By the end of the semester, they hope to recover 5,000 pounds of food, Fiertz said.

Jack Gugel, a freshman physics major and Food Recovery Network SU representative, said the high influx of students served each day, lack of refrigerator space in dining facilities and inability for charities to collect the extra food themselves are all major causes of accumulated food waste at SU. “Food waste will usually go to one of two places — a landfill or an organization that will compost or otherwise reuse it,” Gugel said.

“Putting food waste into a landfill is see food

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Syverud selects next chief human resources officer

By Justin Mattingly asst. news editor

Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud has appointed Andy Gordon to be the university’s senior vice president and chief human resources officer.

Gordon, who will report

directly to Syverud, will assume his new role at SU on April 15.

His appointment comes following a national search for the position, according to an SU News release.

Gordon comes to SU from New York University, where he currently serves as vice president for university human resources and

global support. “(Gordon) will lead a dynamic Human Resources team in creating the best environment possible for attracting, recruiting, rewarding and retaining exceptional faculty and staff,” Sy verud said in the release.

Gordon’s appointment is

expected to be confirmed by vote of the Board of Trustees’ Executive Committee next month, according to the release.

While at NYU, Gordon has incorporated a human resources shared services model and implemented new technology and see human

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Between 50 and 60 deans, associate deans and department chairs from across campus gathered Monday for a meeting on academic integrity in light of the NCAA’s report on Syracuse University.

Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost Liz Liddy and Chancellor Kent Syverud met with those administrators in attendance on Monday to discuss the NCAA report and the university’s academic integrity policy. On March 6, the NCAA released a report on SU that detailed instances of academic fraud and impermissible academic benefits.

“It’s a pretty major event and see integrity page 6

student association Here’s a look at some of the additional business discussed at Monday’s meeting.

RESOLUTIONS Two resolutions were presented to the assembly during SA’s meeting Monday night at Maxwell Auditorium.

The first resolution presented calls for SU to include sexual and relationship violence resources on students’ class syllabi.

The second resolution presented calls for a change to SU’s class cancellation policy, where subzero temperatures would be added to the guidelines for things to be considered when deciding whether to cancel class.

TWEET IT OUT

@SAatSU “Two Q&A sessions regarding this insurance plan: April 14 from 6:00-7:00 pm and April 15 from 5:30 - 6:30pm in Grant Auditorium.”

@SAatSU Brian Trainor is now running for University Senate.

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

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Cinderella remakes should take risks to further advance story

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his weekend, Disney’s “Cinderella” smashed its box office competition with a $70 million opening. Generous reviews lauded the movie’s storytelling and genuine spirit, not to mention the film’s aesthetic: Pantone has nothing on the spectrum of hues in the ballroom scene.

But for all of this, something is missing.

Maybe a glass slipper. No. This reboot isn’t saying anything we didn’t already know about our friend Cindy. In fact, I would venture to guess that Hillary Duff had more to add in “A Cinderella Story.”

Remakes have in history improved upon their predecessors. Probably the best example of this is Buffy the Vampire Slayer´s hugely successful leap from film to TV. Many popular American films are foreign works just wrapped in an American flag and re-gifted to audiences.

And although Cinderella’s transformation was indeed “Disney Magical,” it really just felt like actress Helena Bonham Carter was conducting a special affects circle jerk that didn’t

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EATING CULTURE VULTURES FOR BREAKFAST really have a purpose other than gawking.

But, then again, I guess you wouldn’t expect much subtlety from the guy who directed “Thor.”

Cinderella will keep cropping up in popular culture, and filmmakers will reap the rewards, but if they refuse to take risks and advance the storyline, it is the audience who will really suffer Last week, Linda Holmes wrote an article for NPR detailing the several reiterations of the story of Cinderella. Most of them stick to poor girl goes to ball in disguise, is recognized and swooped up by prince. The heroine in an Italian rendition is born in a gourd and talks to the prince until she pops out and the prince makes her his slave. Holmes attempts to pin down an outline: “You have a mistreated young woman,

forced to do menial work, either cast out or unloved by her family. She has an opportunity to marry well and escape her situation, but she gets that chance only after being mistaken for a higher-status person, so she has to get the man who may marry her to recognize her in her low-status form, which often happens either via a shoe that fits or some kind of food that she prepares.”

This frame, says Holmes, has served as the skeleton of hundreds of Cinderella stories over the past 400 or so years. And it isn’t going away anytime soon. The tale has proven it can perfectly camouflage into any time period, and it can be what people need it to be, which can range from a grisly Brothers Grimm fairytale to a made for TV movie starring Selena Gomez.

We know that the story will always be successful. Disney’s 1950 Cinderella made $85 million at the box office, that’s just shy of $850 million in today’s worth. With this guaranteed success, we shouldn’t still be getting the exact same Cinderella we got 60

years ago.

The last worthwhile production of the story was a 1997 made for TV musical starring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as her fairy godmother. It was one of the first times American pop culture showed a woman of color as Cinderella. It would be followed up

by Keke Palmer in the 2013 Broadway musical — only after Laura Osnes had departed from the role.

Yeah, black people weren’t royalty in Europe in the 1600s, but mice couldn’t talk then either.

Since we are going to be stuck with this story for years to come, let’s take some risks. Embrace diversity when writing the leads. Modernize the story for today. Switch the genders to make the prince a princess and Cindy a Sid. Hell, put her in a gourd. I want to see that movie.

Eric King is a sophomore magazine journalism major. His column appears weekly. He can be reached at edking@syr.edu and followed on Twitter @erickingdavid.

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Rejection does not defind ability, likeliness to succeed in future

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e all remember opening our first college admissions letter. Our eyes searching for the words “we are pleased to inform you” or “we regret to inform you.” This week millions of students cracked

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open those letters and emails.

With deadlines and results also pouring in from internships and graduate program, it’s likely that many college students have begun to re-experience the frantic frenzy. Most recently, I was not admitted into a pre-law program at NYU, and despite other acceptances from different programs, it was a blow to my self-esteem.

It’s hard for us not reflect our personal worth on an admissions decision since school has consumed more than half of our short lives. We often idealize certain schools or internships as the best or only way to success but in reality success depends on personal will and not the prestige of an institution.

This is not to say that opportunity is granted equally among individuals. There are still legacies and privileges to keep in check when discussing opportunity and success.

Yet, it does not dismiss the fact that if we want opportunity, we have to seize it when it arises.

During this time, it’s important that regardless of the result, millennials not have all their hopes or disappointment rest on a single acceptance or denial.

It is much harder to be admitted into programs than it was 50 years ago, yet it also much easier to find success on more than one path.

Millennials are the best at doing the most with the little they have.

There are a few reasons why admissions have become more selective — the main one being the number of applicants applying to college. As a result, the colleges’ acceptance rates decrease and applicants are held to a higher standard.

Due to the increased competition students apply to more schools making the admissions even more selective.

Many millennials can take admission decisions as a personal failure, and why shouldn’t they? Most rejection letters sound like an apology with a slew of sorrys and regrets followed with the overwhelming number of applicants rant and a brief good luck wish at the end. But the happy truth about life is, that while most of

us do not get what we want, that does not mean we do not end up where we want to be.

A recent New York Times article chronicled the lives of two students who did not get into the schools they wanted yet they garnered much success.

Peter Hart was denied admission to the University of Chicago and University of Illinois.

Instead he attended Indiana University where he got into an honors program for undergraduate business majors. He became vice president of a business fraternity on campus. Upon graduation, he got a job in the Chicago office of the Boston Consulting Group, and one of the new hires was an old friend from high school who had attended Yale.

The road that one starts on isn’t always where they end. Our modern society has cultivated opportunities beyond the academic path.

Life is not linear, there is always a fork in the road and millennials need to not get caught up in the dogma of rejection.

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

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Banished brothers

Technology columnist Aarick Knighton suggests that while the Apple Watch isn’t fully developed, it is the beginning of wearables.

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OPINION

Student life columnist Alexa Diaz insists that in light of SAE scandal, universities need strict penalties for Greek life organizations.

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Health insurance policy needs publicity While Syracuse University requiring students to have health insurance is commendable, the university needs to make the details and reasoning behind the decision better known to students.

At Monday’s Student Association meeting, Dean of Student Affairs Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz announced that beginning in the Fall 2016 semester all full-time Syracuse University students will be required to have health insurance.

The new student health insurance plan will cost $1,890 for students who do not have insurance and $2,742 for those that voluntarily choose the plan. The approximate cost of the current health insurance plan at SU is $2,900. In 2012, the university ordered a Student Health Insurance Committee to assess student health insurance options, the risks of uninsured students at SU and the best

ways to move forward.

The university has obviously put thought and consideration into this new proposal, and giving students more than 16 months before it goes into effect allows students to determine their best individual courses of action. While there will be two question-and-answer sessions on campus for students, the details and specific coverage options should be disseminated so families can compare plans, and if necessary, find an insurance plan that better fits their needs.

In addition to explaining what the plan entails, the university should also detail how it came to the conclusion that it would require all students to have this insurance plan, and make it clear why its current health insurance offerings were unsustainable.

When circulating this information, SU should not rely on students to relay the information to the

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parents, guardians and financiers who fund their educations. Direct and frequent contact should be made with the party that makes tuition payments, in the form of emails and letters home.

Because this extra cost is being forced on students, there should be consideration for how this will affect students who receive financial support. The university must ensure that students who are in need of financial aid and financially unable to pay for health insurance are not burdened by the new policy, or excluded because of it.

Requiring students to have health insurance and providing an affordable option for them is a responsible move on behalf of the university. To make sure that the plan goes into effect with out a hitch, the university needs to reach out to the parties that its policy will directly affect.

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Democrats’ support of labor unions will lead to success in 2016

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ast week, Wisconsin Governor and possible 2016 GOP presidential candidate Scott Walker signed right-to-work legislation into law — making Wisconsin the 25th state with such statutes that constrict labor unions from accomplishing their main objectives.

That same morning, Vice President Joe Biden came out swinging against Walker in front of the International Association of Firefighters. Biden said, “(He’s) not looking for striped shirt guys. (He’s) looking for black shirts, not referees.” Biden’s statement criticizes Walker’s belief that this legislation takes a neutral angle.

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to take a stand. It is imperative that they act on polarizing issues such as income inequality, state pensions and entitlement plans.

And a promise and a plan to reform organized labor in the United States could assure a victory for Democrats.

Right-to-work laws tend to be a bit misleading. By name, one would assume said legislation guarantees American citizens the right to work. However, it’s a bit different.

Right-to-work laws essentially allow state governments to constrict the way established unions function.

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they are often a detriment to unions.

Oftentimes, they prevent unions from requiring membership in certain private sector areas and prohibit unions from collecting dues or fees from non-members.

Labor unions, throughout their history, act on the basis of collective bargaining. Whether it is the private or public sector, labor unions exist to negotiate for specific trade workers — for example, teachers, firemen, policemen, etc. — with their respective employers over wages, benefits and working conditions.

While it is true that union membership is down from its height in the 1950s, their political and economic presence is still very much alive.

Teachers unions in Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and many other places have won small victories

to improve the classroom experience.

Manufacturing workers are fighting for their pensions to give their children a better start in life.

Unions are bound to a code of fair representation. But right-to-work legislation gives trade workers the choice to join a union, rather than requiring their membership. As a result, non-members don’t pay for the union’s bargaining actions all the while benefitting from the victories of the unions without paying for services.

Democrats should recognize the need for organized labor reform and create a plan from a nonpartisan angle. A major focus of the plan should be to strengthen labor unions. As union membership has dropped, so has the middle-class income according to the Department of Labor. As income inequality becomes increas-

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ingly dangerous, the Democrats have an opportunity to appeal to the working class and help save labor in America — all with the plan of 2016 victory in mind.

The Republicans, in their efforts to turn their backs on organized labor, have opened the door for Democrats to provide true reform to labor, act as the heroes and also regain organized labor’s bipartisan support that existed during the height of America’s economic prosperity.

Think of it like Frank Underwood’s education bill ploy in House of Cards Season one — it’s all about the bigger picture.

Eric Dunay is a freshman in the School of Architecture. His column appears weekly. He can be contacted at ebdunay@syr.edu or on Twitter @ERock_28.

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Kimmel, Marion Halls implement electronic package system

By Satoshi Sugiyama staff writer

Syracuse University’s Kimmel and Marion Halls are piloting an experiment that would change how students receive package notifications: through email.

Jessica Mohr, assistant resident director at Booth Hall, and Kimmel and Marion Halls, said this new initiative will improve efficiency in handling packages by repacking the paper logs and slips. Similar programs are already in place at colleges nationwide including Princeton University, Boston College and the University of Miami, according to each university’s website.

“It is the Office of Residence Life’s hope that this will be a more efficient process for both the residents and the student staff — main desk

assistants and resident advisers — working at the main desks,” Mohr said in an email.

In the electronic package logging system, when a package arrives, it is scanned with a barcode scanner into an electronic database, which determines the recipient from the university directory. The students then receive an email notifying them that a package has arrived at a main desk for them.

The system automatically generates reminder emails twice more throughout the following seven days to remind students to pick up the package.

When the students come to pick up the package, they need to present their SU ID and use the ID card swipe as an electronic signature. This process verifies a student’s identity as well as verifying that the student accepts the package.

Mohr said the Kimmel-Marion complex was chosen as the site for testing because she is the leader for this project for the Office of Residence Life and oversees the hall.

“A few assistant residence directors have been working with the Division of Student Affairs Technical Services for a few months to develop this program to meet our needs and we are very excited to see how it works out,” Mohr said.

Eduardo “Eddy” Castillo Gomez, residence director for Booth, Kimmel and Marion Halls, said he is not yet sure what students think of the system since it began operating on March 9 during Spring Break and there are less than 300 residents in the hall.

“It is difficult to assess right now just because we haven’t had enough people testing these systems out yet,” Castillo Gomez said.

Mohr said initiating the testing during break was deliberate so that the staff “could become comfortable with the new equipment.”

She said there will be assessment later in the semester to see what the residents think about the program, but she also hinted that the staff members are fond of the new process and the equipment.

Castillo Gomez said he and Mohr are expected to present the system to professional staff at the Office of Residence Life on Wednesday. Mohr added that there is a good possibility that the email notification system will be expanded.

“If the program is successful, we do hope to implement it in all of the North Campus residence halls and Skyhalls in coming years,” Mohr said. ssugiyam@syr.edu

TEDx SU organizers announce 9 speakers for April ‘Evolve’ event Here are the nine speakers: • Charisse L’Pree, assistant professor of communications at SU • Bill Jensen • Hailey Temple, senior public relations and information management and technology major • Doug Melville, Class of 1998 SU alumnus • Ronald Taylor, senior political science and policy studies major • Derek Grassman, CEO of Kohilo World • Petra Kolber • Domingo Zapata • Sean Kirst, Syracuse.com columnist Tickets for the event are free and will be

made available for reservation soon, according to the release.

such as Kimmel and Marion Halls and Booth Hall, are located because of her current housing location on campus.

“I wish there were dorm tours for freshmen so that we could see all the different housing options instead of just choosing blind,” Clark said.

The Office of Housing, Meal Plan and ID Card Services set up information tables to answer student questions on March 4 in Gra-

ham Dining Center, located on Mount Olympus Drive, and Goldstein Dining, located in the Goldstein Student Center on South Campus.

The office also hosted two information forums and the first ever webinar for parents of SU students to answer questions about the

housing lottery process.

In addition, the office conducted a student survey with the assistance of the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment last spring, and there was data that strongly encouraged change to the lottery to take into account the two-year requirement and availability of housing during the lottery, Simmons said.

As a result, for next year’s housing, Brewster, Boland, Brockway, Sadler, Flint and Day Halls will all be exclusively freshman dorms.

In addition, Watson, Walnut, Washington Arms, Kimmel, Marion and Booth Halls will all be exclusively upperclassman dorms for next year’s housing.

Another change that has been made to this year’s housing lottery is that only students who have already fulfilled their two-year on-campus housing requirement may select a single-person housing option if they choose to participate in the lottery. Therefore, all students who still need to fulfill their two-year requirement must select at least one roommate.

The lottery begins Wednesday with students interested in living in a learning commu-

nity or a six-person suite next year. The lottery will continue through the end of the month for students seeking other housing options and will conclude on April 10.

“Students are advised to have a thorough plan going into the (housing lottery) rounds,” Simmons said. “List the halls and room numbers the group is interested in. And talk honestly and openly with perspective roommates on how you will live together.”

Ann Marie Karis, a sophomore aerospace engineering major, said she thinks the university should offer single-person housing options for students who have not fulfilled their twoyear requirement if they have special circumstances. She added that she thinks SU needs more housing options overall.

“There are too many students and it is very difficult to find on-campus housing,” Karis said. “I feel like they are trying to push older students off campus and not all older students can afford to do that. Not everyone has a car and when it gets down to minus 11 degrees outside, it gets pretty bad.”

One purpose of the meeting was to ensure that everyone is aware of the resources available. Guest speakers were on hand to explain the role of the Academic Integrity Office and the Stevenson Educational Center for Student-Athlete Development, Liddy added.

Those in attendance didn’t bring up anything particularly surprising during the meeting, Liddy said. But she added that

nobody is happy with the findings in the report or the academic misconduct that occurred.

She said the university expects all of its students and faculty to behave with integrity.

The number of students listed in the report who committed academic violations is just a small amount compared to the total number of students in courses at the university, she said.

However, the report “doesn’t make people feel good,” Liddy added.

“I think people admit and say, ‘Yes, everything wasn’t done exactly the way it should have been done,’” Liddy said. “We don’t want to see that and we want to commit to conducting our business with the highest of integrity.”

By Justin Mattingly asst. news editor

Organizers of TEDx Syracuse University have announced the nine speakers who will talk at this year’s event on April 17.

The event, which is titled “Evolve,” will take place from 5–7 p.m. in Watson Theater.

The nine speakers will deliver talks on a range of subjects, including clean energy solutions and healing with art, according to a press release. Speakers for this year’s event, the second TEDx SU, will include SU students and faculty, members of the community and alumni, among others.

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housing freshmen would pick just North or South campus without an actual assignment and get their placement over the summer via cancellation of those who selected housing,” Simmons said in an email.

Simmons said she is not certain there are any misconceptions regarding the housing lottery, but rather a lack of updated knowledge based on the fact that some students have not been reading emails regarding the housing lottery, attending information forums or just asking questions.

For some students, they don’t just have questions about what the changes are, but also questions about how the lottery itself works.

“I’m just not very sure about how to do it,” said Allison Clark, a freshman public relations major. “I have my roommates picked out and we are trying to get a quad, but we are still trying to figure out how to do it.”

Clark, who currently lives in the Brewster, Boland and Brockway residence hall complex, said she does not know where some dorms,

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integrity the point was to bring us all together and to recommit to the university’s pledge to ensure academic integrity for all, and for folks to hear a bit about the report since we haven’t been able to talk about it during an eight-year investigation,” Liddy said in an interview.

Students are advised to have a thorough plan going into the (housing lottery) rounds.

Eileen Simmons director of the office of housing, meal plan, and i.d. card services

good talk The last TEDx event to occur at Syracuse University was on April 9, 2014. This was the first ever TEDx event at SU. Speakers included students, faculty and community members, including Syracuse mayor Stephanie Miner.

Emma Herrera, the lead organizer of the event and a sophomore information management and technology major, said in an email that those involved with the event chose the “Evolve” theme, “because at the end of the speaker process

all of the speakers’ talks all touched on evolving your mind, consciousness, perspective, health, life, technology, relationships and behavior.”

She said the group received 43 total applications before narrowing it down to the final nine speakers. Ronald Taylor, a senior at SU, is the only speaker who also spoke at last year’s event. Herrera added that there is diversity within the talks, despite all of them fitting into the “Evolve” category.

A training session will be held for the speakers on Thursday and a full dress rehearsal will be held on April 16, the day before the actual event, Herrera said. jmatting@syr.edu | @jmattingly306

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RETURN TO SENDER Professors discuss Clinton’s use of private email during her time as Secretary of State

By Katelyn Faubel staff writer

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ormer Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been the subject of criticism recently after it was revealed she used a private email throughout her time as secretary of state.

Clinton held a press conference last Tuesday about her use of a private email throughout the duration of her time as secretary of state, which lasted from January 2009 until February 2013.

Clinton said during the press conference that she complied with the law with her use of a private email. The issue has caused some Syracuse University professors to look at issues of privacy and access to information.

Joel Kaplan, associate dean for professional graduate studies at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, said looking through a political point of view, “every secretary of state until John Kerry” used a personal email.

“My problem is that government officials and government agencies will do everything to not disclose information,” Kaplan said. “There should be rules by the government that say emails should be available to the public.”

Kaplan said he thinks all of Clinton’s emails should be released, and if anything is held back, there should be an explanation as to why it was not released. If the media or public want to see the information, they should be able to appeal to a court to see it, he said.

“My position is that our Freedom of Information Act is riddled with all sorts of exceptions and loopholes,” Kaplan said. “Instead of attacking (Clinton), the best thing that could happen is to write legislation that makes emails documented and available so the public or journalists can read them.”

Wenliang Du, a professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, said Clinton has full control of her server and can do anything she wants to the data on the server.

“If she trusts her own computer better than the State Department’s, then that is her call,” Du said.

Du said the issue is how many of the emails deleted by Clinton were related to business. He said if Clinton used her

own server, there is no way to know if she archived anything.

“She may be honest, but who knows?” Du said.

Roy Gutterman, director of the Tully Center for Free Speech, said the legal issue of Clinton using her own server raises questions of archives and information “that is essentially a part of history.”

“If all of these emails were to be kept by the government, the government would decide what would be available based on the Freedom of Information Act,” Gutterman said.

“Instead, people from the outside of the scope of accountability are making decisions.”

There should be rules by the government that say emails should be available to the public.

Joel Kaplan associate dean for professional graduate studies at the s.i. newhouse school of public

Gutterman said although many people are looking for information on events like the Benghazi attacks, he “doubts there’s a smoking gun out there on an email.”

According to FOIA.gov, the Freedom of Information Act allows any person the right to obtain access to federal agency records, except records (or portions of them) that are protected from public disclosure by one of nine exemptions or by one of three special law enforcement record exclusions.

“If there is liberal room in the law, the law has to be changed,” Gutterman said.

Members of Clinton’s office made the determination of what was considered business and personal emails. The rest of the emails were deleted by Clinton who said she didn’t see any reason to keep the personal emails, according to a March 10 USA Today article.

While Clinton’s use of a private email makes Gutterman “as skeptical as anyone else,” he said he is “not sure it’s a major crisis” given the fact that two previous secretaries of state have used private emails in the past. kmfaubel@syr.edu

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food recovery unwise because it will eventually decompose into methane, which is a very harmful greenhouse gas.”

Over the last few years, SU has sent food waste to the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency, where it is composted and reused. However, even food waste that goes on to be composted is a major source of inefficiency — food production is extremely

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according to a student health insurance fact sheet distributed during Monday’s meeting. The following year, the health insurance requirement will apply to all full-time university students.

The cost of the new student health insurance plan, which will be provided by the university through Aetna Student Health, will be $1,890 for those without insurance and $2,742 for those with insurance who voluntarily purchase the plan, according to the fact sheet.

The decision comes after the university’s Student Health Insurance Advisory Committee confirmed that the university’s current

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human resources database systems for benefits, payroll and human resource transactions, according to the release.

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resource intensive and it is a waste of energy, water, land and labor to produce food that isn’t going to be eaten, said Gugel.

With assistance from the national organization, the chapter was able to get in touch with local soup kitchens, shelters and SU’s and SUNY-ESF’s food services administration. From there, Blankas and Fiertz, also a senior at SUNY-ESF, worked to reach out to the SU and the SUNY-ESF community to recruit volunteers.

“SU dining services was on board with

the idea, but was pretty unconvinced we would find any where to donate the food to,” Fiertz said. “Apparently people had tried in the past and hadn’t been able to find any where open late enough. Without the national organization’s help I’m not sure we could have either.”

“Now, that we are set up, we’re pretty independent,” Fiertz added. “As for volunteers, it started mostly with our friends and then expanded as we talked to classes and put up fliers.”

The group is not a registered student orga-

nization, but hopes to become one in the near future. While the process to become a recognized organization plays itself out, the Food Recovery Network at SU and SUNY-ESF aims to continue the work it’s been doing.

“We hope to become a club soon and we hope to reach out to as many shelters and soup kitchens as we can,” Blankas said. “This will take longer than I will be here, but as long as there are passionate people willing to take charge, I’m sure it will be fine.”

health insurance plan was unsustainable.

According to the fact sheet, SU is one of only a few national peer institutions that currently doesn’t require student health insurance, according to the fact sheet. The university instead offers students the opportunity to purchase a voluntary plan.

Kantrowitz said in an interview that because the university had so few students on the voluntary plan, the university’s health insurance carrier basically said that they could not offer the voluntary plan anymore due to how expensive it was for them to do that.

She said Chancellor Kent Syverud reached out to the health insurance carrier last year, asking for one more year to figure out what the

university wanted to do and what was going to be the best decision for students.

“That’s what we decided this year, that we really wanted to be able to offer that for students, and the only way to do that was to at least have some students required to have this health insurance plan,” she said.

Aetna Student Health will be SU’s new carrier for the student health insurance plan.

Students that already have health insurance that meets the minimum standards of the Affordable Care Act and extends to cover Syracuse, won’t have to purchase the plan through the school, according to the fact sheet.

Kantrowitz said she thinks the group of students that will have the biggest transition will be

international students, who are required to have a health insurance plan starting next academic year. She said SU will be giving a lot of extra attention to that group and will spend time to make sure they understand the new requirement.

The university will host two question-and-answer sessions in Grant Auditorium on April 14 and April 15.

“I think this promotes a solid investment in students’ education,” Kantrowitz said. “I think it is that simple, that you just never know when something might happen and so to be able to have the ability to have a really solid health plan available to you that the institution is offering I think is really important. I feel good about that.”

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The 53-year-old actor has won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of dictator Idi Amin in the movie, “The Last King of Scotland.” He has appeared in a number of other films including, “Vantage Point,” “The Butler” and “Taken 3.”

was led by Vice Chancellor for Veterans and Military Affairs Mike Haynie. Haynie said in the release that in five months, the search committee “screened more than 140 applications and conducted many interviews with highly qualified candidates.” jmatting@syr.edu | @jmattingly306

whitaker a member of the fraternity. Taylor said in the email that the group “will ask Whitaker to offer a candid and critical address on this concept and how he fits into the narrative.”

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Organist to play at Crouse Andrew Henderson to perform classical works during free concert

By Eva de Charleroy staff writer

Pub earns honorable mention from Dublin newspaper

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IRISH SPIRIT here the craic is mighty — that’s the slogan of Kitty Hoyne’s Irish Pub and Restaurant.

Craic, pronounced “crack,” is Irish slang for having a good time, said owner David Hoyne, who opened the Irish pub in Armory Square in 1999.

“Where the craic is mighty — where it’s great fun,” Hoyne said. “That’s having the craic.”

The Irish Times, a Dublin-based newspaper, used its project “Generation Emigration: Irish Life Abroad” to seek out the 10 best Irish pubs around the world outside of Ireland last month.

When the competition began, Syracuse’s Kitty Hoyne’s immediately became a fighting contender and received an honorable mention after the Irish Times released its list of winners on Sunday.

The Irish Times received over 1,500 entries from 41 countries since Feb. 6, and the No. 1 spot was given to Auld Shillelagh, which is located in London.

The Dublin newspaper judged the contending pubs on their commitment and connections to Irish immigrants and community, the authenticity of their food, the role of culture and sport in the bar’s atmosphere and for each pub’s “craic factor.”

Sean Rooney, an Irish immigrant who met his wife at Kitty Hoyne’s, wrote in to the Irish Times to nominate Kitty Hoyne’s as one of the best Irish pubs outside of Ireland, and the newspaper published his submission within hours, Hoyne said.

Hoyne added that even though the restaurant didn’t make the top 10, its honorable mention is “a testament to what we do here.”

“It’s not just about putting the shamrock up. There’s a story behind everything in this place,” Hoyne said. “We want people to not know whether they’re in Dublin or in Syracuse. We work hard to try and replicate that.”

Danielle Peters, a portfolio manager with a

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Kitty Hoyne’s Irish Pub and Restaurant received an honorable mention from the Irish Times ranking of the best pubs outside Ireland. frankie prijatel photo editor

bottoms up

Danielle Peters, a portfolio manager with a wine and spirits distributor, shared the most popular beers at Kitty Hoyne’s Irish Pub and Restaurant:

GUINNESS A dark beer with a taste of caramel sweetness and coffee tones

IRELAND Dublin

O’HARA’S IRISH RED Carlow

Ruby in color with a fruity, aromatic taste

Kilkenny Clonmel

SMITHWICK’S PREMIUM IRISH ALE Pours coppery red and tastes fruity with a roast finish MAGNERS IRISH CIDER A pale, dry beer with a sweet taste and earthy flavor

KILKENNY’S CREAM ALE An amber brew that has a malty, creamy flavor

With his music performances gracing locations such as France, Poland, Canada and various cities across America, Andrew Henderson has worked for years to become a world-renowned organist.

Henderson is adding organist Syracuse to andrew henderson his map of travels and Where: Crouse Auditorium will play a When: Tuesday, free concert 8 p.m.

How much: Free at 8 p.m. in the Crouse Auditorium on Tuesday. His performance will include works by composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelssohn and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, according to the website of the College of Visual and Performing Arts.

Henderson is currently the Director of Music & Organist at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church and the Associate Organist Temple Emanu-El, one of the largest Jewish temples of worship in the world. But before earning his titles, Henderson studied the organ extensively to make it his life’s work.

“I starting playing the piano by ear around age 3, and then became truly interested in the organ by age 10,” Henderson said.

With teachers guiding Henderson at a young age, he became committed to the organ and consequently entered Cambridge University in England in 1996. There, Henderson gained a spot as an Organ Scholar in Clare College, sometimes playing three to four concerts a week.

After Cambridge University, Henderson returned to the United States where he entered a graduate program at Yale University, and in addition, studied at the Juilliard School.

Olukola Owolabi, a former classmate of Henderson’s at Yale and the previous Syracuse University organist, initially made the arrangements see organist page 14

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VALPARAISO

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KANSAS NEW MEXICO ST.

WISCONSIN

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COASTAL CARO.

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OREGON

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OKLAHOMA STATE

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ARKANSAS

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WOFFORD HARVARD

XAVIER

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BAYLOR

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VCU

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HAMP/MANH

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ARIZONA

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kitty hoyne’s wine and spirits distributor, said Hoyne is a genuinely hard worker and that he and Kitty Hoyne’s are a staple in the Syracuse area.

“Working from a business standpoint or coming in from a leisure standpoint, you get that same kind of service and that same standard of excellence,” Peters said. “It’s outstanding hospitality — it’s just a very positive, cheerful atmosphere.”

Derik Higgins, who has worked as a bartender at Kitty Hoyne’s for more than a decade, said the Irish pub has been a great place to work, any day of the year.

“We do Irish here 365 days a year,” Higgins said. “This place screams Irish pub.”

Kitty Hoyne’s is also known for its community involvement. From hosting local Irish bands, organizing its summertime Run Club and contributing to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a volunteer-driven charity, Kitty Hoyne’s actively supports organizations and aids in forging friendships.

“Kitty Hoyne’s is always so involved in the community, and very supportive of local

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and national charities. And that means a lot,” Peters said.

Kitty Hoyne’s has been raising money for St. Baldrick’s Foundation for the past 11 years, Higgins said, and in the past year alone, the bar has raised around $420,000 for the cause.

“We do Baldrick’s every year,” Higgins said of the restaurant’s annual fundraiser.

“It’s our way of giving back.”

For St. Patrick’s Day, Kitty Hoyne’s will open its doors at 9 a.m., and will be serving traditional Irish meals all day — imported Irish sausages, black and white pudding, fried eggs, potatoes and corned beef and cabbage. The pub will also hand out commemorative buttons and host two Irish bands during the day.

Hoyne said he expects hundreds to walk through the doors throughout the day.

“It’s hard to know, but everybody’s in good spirits,” Hoyne said. “We like making people happy. We might have ‘em for an hour or two, but we can change them from having a bad day to putting a smile on their face — that’s Irish hospitality at its finest.” gmsilvar@syr.edu | @gsilvarole

J.P. CARLYLE, a draft specialist at T.J. Sheeran Distribution, which is a popular wholesaler in northwestern New York state, checks the tap at Kitty Hoyne’s. The pub will serve traditional Irish meals all day for St. Patrick’s Day. frankie prijatel photo editor

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Kyle Beam, Andrew Horvath, Evan Pacheco, Alex Palumbo “dad rock” Upcoming show: April 4 Where: Spark Contemporary Art Space

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SOUND BIKES Student band works to establish definite sound, hopes to release EP

By Isha Damle staff writer

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nly one of ride bikes.’ four members knows how to ride a bike.

That member is Kyle Beam. Beam, bass player for the band ride bikes., said he read the phrase “ride bike” on an Internet forum and was inspired to use it as a band name.

“People would describe things as ‘ride bike’ because the feeling of riding a bike is so sick, so I figured we should definitely name our band that,” said Beam, a sophomore music industry major.

Ride bikes. formed earlier this semester after singer and guitarist Evan Pacheco, a freshman in the Bandier Program, wanted to fill a slot for a show organized by the trap den, a concert promotion group Pacheco is involved with. Pacheco and his lifelong friend Alex Palumbo approached Beam and Andrew Horvath to write music with them and form a band.

Horvath, a freshman in the Bandier Program, said he thinks the main idea of ride bikes. is collaboration.

“When these two groups came together, we actually found that the songs we had written separately were actually really cohesive together, which is really quite remarkable and they really went well together,” Horvath said.

Both Horvath and Pacheco play guitar and sing, while Beam is the group’s main bass player and Palumbo drums. The group has several different musical influences, and although ride bikes.’ sound has been described by others as “dad rock,” Pacheco said that the band doesn’t have a definite sound because it is new.

“I don’t think we’re really looking for a definite sound, we’re kind of just experimenting with a bunch of different styles and songs and enjoying our time,” Pacheco said. “It’s just this big amalgamation of different styles, and we’re not really putting a title on it, just having fun.”

Horvath added that the different backgrounds of the band’s members are what make ride bikes. distinctive.

“As a band, I think we’re really unique because we have such different musical backgrounds, but somehow we’re able to combine them to make this one sound that I don’t think anyone else really has,” Horvath said. “We’re just kind of doing music that no other college bands around us are really doing.”

Ride bikes. performed its first show on Feb. 28 at the Spark Contemporary Art Space. Palumbo, a sophomore religion and society major, called the group’s first show a “wild experience,” and said performing is one of his favorite parts about being in the band.

“My favorite part is getting to put out the music, letting people see what we’ve been working on and getting a reaction from the crowd,” Palumbo said. “It’s a great outlet for any frustration

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or build up of negative energy you’ve been getting from your day-to-day life. You can just go and put it all into your music and

It’s a great outlet for any frustration or build up of negative energy you’ve been getting from your day-to-day life. You can just go and put it all into your music and have a really great time with it.

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have a really great time with it.”

At the Feb. 28 show, ride bikes. performed three original songs and two covers of “Maps” by the Front Bottoms and “Teenagers” by My Chemical Romance.

Palumbo also said the friendship between the members of ride bikes. makes being in the band a positive experience.

“It’s been a lot of fun. There’s never any tension,” Palumbo said. “There’s never any animosity if we have issues. Because we’re good friends, it just creates great positivity and there’s never any nervous energy between us. When we’re writing, things just flow very well.”

The band hopes to release an EP in April comprised of four to five songs, and hopes to perform three or four more times this semester. They will be performing April 4 at the Spark Contemporary Art Space again. Palumbo said he urges listeners to come watch ride bikes. perform.

“It’s always going to be a great time, we’re always going to do our best to make sure the crowd’s involved,” Palumbo said. “It’s never going to be dull, we’re going to bring the crowd in close, we’re going to play for them. We want to make this experience as fun for us and as fun for the crowd as possible.” idamle@syr.edu

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Compulsory military service in Singapore should be reformed

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n Singapore, you spend at least 12 years of your life in the classroom. With a booming economy, education plays a vital role in the country’s continuous success across multiple sectors. Quitting school is discouraged under parliamentary law, skipping class for any reason is condemned and cheating is always punished no matter the circumstances.

ZACHARY Students are even GIPSON taught the same material WHER E IN CHINA IS TH AT? to ensure all possess identical knowledge, skills and tools to properly navigate the workforce. Needless to say, Singapore goes above and beyond to prepare students for… the military?

At age 18, all male citizens and second-generation permanent residents of Singapore, including those who no longer live in the country but have citizenship, are required by law to register for National Service, also known as conscription. National Service is a two-year period in which boys serve in the Armed Forces, the Police Force or the Civil Defense Force depending on physical fitness.

This mandatory practice began in the late 1960s following Singapore’s independence from Malaysia. There are rarely exceptions for exemption, excluding severe mental and physical disabilities, which prevent the servicemen from fulfilling their duties. If you can function at a basic level, you are ultimately deemed able-bodied and will be forced against your will to give back to your country. Most who finish their service go on to lead successful lives, generally completing an accredited degree by their mid-20s.

Before I came to Singapore, I thought compulsory military service was rather uncommon and outdated. To my surprise, it is actually quite prevalent in Southern Asia, Northern Africa and a majority of South America. Compared to the Western world, Singapore is a relatively submissive country. Even if someone wholeheartedly disagrees with an ordinance or statute mandated by the government, no one will audibly dispute

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organist for Henderson to come perform at SU. With musicians being booked one or two years in advance, plans for Henderson’s visit began last September.

Knowing Henderson’s playing experience over a course of many years, Owolabi thought Henderson was the best organist for the job.

“Because the Crouse organ has not been altered since its construction, players used to a more up-to-date organ have a harder time arranging music for the university organ, in a shorter period of time,” Owolabi said. “Andrew has such a varied experience as an organist.

He is used to various types of organs, and has special insight to engage with SU’s students.”

Annie Laver, who now occupies Owolabi’s position, said the organ itself is worth noting. She said the instrument is considered a landmark in Syracuse with 3,823 pipes of power. The Crouse Auditorium organ was built by Walter Holtkamp in 1950, during the tenure of legendary SU organ

their discordance in the public eye. As a result, most men follow the law without complaint. For Singaporean men, obedience is a virtue.

For a predominantly male delegation, there are still women who take on two years of active duty. Initially, you might question their motive, though it makes perfect sense as to why they would make such a decision. Unlike men, who receive a small stipend and may be granted two months leave if they can pass a challenging fitness exam, women receive full tuition to the university of their choice. Based on conversations with a few of these girls, they seem to be in the most optimal health and aim to inspire other females to commit to two years of service.

But all this talk of National Service will eventually wear thin on your nerves. Ask those who have served to tell you a little bit more about their experience, and you’ll be immediately annoyed by their exaggerated tales. Some guys might claim those two years were the “best days of their entire life” and that they would “not be the same person today otherwise.” Singaporean films, such as the “Ah Boys to Men” trilogy, perpetuate the necessity of National Service in the life of a Merlion, which is a name that Singaporeans call themselves. This is perhaps a dream for some and a terrible nightmare for others. Nonetheless, it is a driving force behind the ridiculous masculinity complex this nation has upheld for decades.

Singapore is in no imminent danger. The people have never done anything to shake the world. Therefore, no one has a legitimate reason to attack. And I do get it — the government wants its citizens to feel safe. Yet there is genuinely no need for a nation of 5.5 million to have a nearly 1.5 million person army reserve.

Instead of running around in open fields with rifles, these people should be curing diseases, writing masterpieces and teaching children how to read. Singapore really needs to think this one through and let the people decide for themselves.

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

professor Arthur Poister, Laver said.

Laver discussed how Holtkamp designed the Crouse organ with the intention of displaying its many parts, with attention to aesthetic value. Laver also stressed that the importance of valuing the university organ lies in it being a piece of living history.

“Like a snowflake, all organs are unique in the way they are built,” Laver said. “Every organ is a product of its time, and the Syracuse University organ has changed little since its construction.”

For Henderson, the complex nature of the organ and its large selections of music drive his passion for the instrument. Henderson equated the playing of an organ to the operation of a machine. While other organists might shy away from the challenges of multi-tasking, Henderson enjoys acclimating to different organs.

Said Henderson: “Maybe it is the way my brain is wired, but I always enjoy the challenge of a new instrument, and customizing programs to fit that specific instrument.” erdechar@syr.edu

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individual breakdowns

Individual evaluations of head coach Jim Boeheim and SU’s scholarship players.

Jim Boeheim While the NCAA’s report and Syracuse’s self-imposed postseason ban reflect on Boeheim before any of his players, he had a good year from a basketball standpoint. With Chris McCullough and DaJuan Coleman out with injuries and no developed point guard, Boeheim was forced to micromanage. And his ability to do so was one of the reasons the Orange played tough teams down to the wire and stole wins against then-No. 9 Notre Dame and then-No. 12 Louisville.

Rakeem Christmas If he wasn’t carrying the team, the senior big man was the team. Syracuse was a threat to beat every team it played this year largely because of Christmas’ physical dominance around the rim. Better still, he made the most of the double teams he drew by either blowing through them or opening up maximum space for his teammates.

On a team badly in need of room to shoot, Christmas was consistently invaluable.

Kaleb Joseph Joseph was the definition of mercurial this season — commanding the offense in one game and then watching the second half from the bench in the next. That was partly because of Boeheim’s very tight leash, but also because of the growing pains that didn’t accompany Tyler Ennis a year prior. With a year under his belt, Joseph promises to be better in the future as he has a lot to improve on on both ends of the floor.

Ron Patterson Boeheim made it very clear that he didn’t want Patterson to shoot when the sophomore guard made his way into the Orange’s rotation. And after he abandoned his jump shot, Patterson found success attacking the rim and distributing to teammates. He also showed that he thrives in up-and-down games — particularly when Syracuse pressed — and has a lot of work to do before he can be consistently serviceable in a half-court offense.

Trevor Cooney Even though Cooney’s cold streaks frequently coincided with SU losses, the shooting guard played 40 minutes a night for most of the season and shouldered a heavy load in every single one of them. The Orange was at its best when he was shooting well, a testament to the effect he has on an offense that relied on outside shooting to free up Rakeem Christmas in the post.

B.J. Johnson The sophomore forward’s 19-point season opener couldn’t have been more misleading. Making just 1-of-14 3s from Nov. 28 to Feb. 7 and being too thin to help out on the boards, Johnson fell out of Syracuse’s rotation for the majority of the season before rejoining it late. He did make 6-of-17 3s in SU’s last five games, an improvement for the shooter and possibly enough to keep him from transferring out.

Michael Gbinije It’s ugly to think about how SU would’ve fared without Gbinije this year. He isn’t a true point guard, which hampered him at times. But he was a dangerous small forward, powering the Orange through the thick of ACC play with a hot stretch from 3. His corner defense protected Christmas and saved SU’s smallish guards all season long, too.

Chinonso Obokoh Syracuse occasionally had to call on its sophomore center to spell Rakeem Christmas in the middle and Obokoh never established himself to be reliable. He showed signs of competence, but his slow development kept him out of the Orange’s tight rotation and put SU’s forwards in a position where they couldn’t afford foul trouble on any night.

Tyler Roberson He’s not a power forward, but he played one for the business end of the season and did so respectably. Despite not showing much consistency in his mid-range game, he was one of the team’s most dependable players by the end of the year.

His rebounds kept the Orange in games when the team was already desperate for possessions and his cleanup work on the offensive glass compensated for sad shooting displays.

Chris McCullough Although his scoring numbers were on the decline at the time of his season-ending torn ACL on Jan. 11, McCullough flashed the talents — including a consistent midrange jumper — that made him a five-star recruit. His absence not only took a dimension out of the offense, but also meant SU had one less defender to plug in the middle of the zone.

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Blowing a near-upset of Villanova comes to mind first when recalling SU’s lost chances to build a Tournament-worthy resume. It lost too many winnable games, and lackluster showings at Duke and against Virginia did nothing to validate upsets of Louisville and Notre Dame. But SU’s self-imposed postseason ban obviously put an early end to the playoff hunt, so Syracuse’s few on-court highlights stopped with the season.

Discounting the ACC tournament and the fact SU wasn’t postseason eligible from early February on, there are a few games that stand out as ones SU had to win to make the Big Dance. First, and most obviously, is its overtime loss to Villanova on Dec. 20, which SU choked away despite leading by five with 17 seconds left. Other than that, the Orange had to at least split its two losses to unranked Pittsburgh and beat then-No. 13 North Carolina on the road on Jan. 26.

It seems so distant, but if Syracuse could’ve hung in for a win against Duke at home or UNC on the road, beat a Miami or Clemson and not gotten beat up by N.C. State, then there’d be SU NCAA Tournament watch parties getting planned right now. Following a drug policy that makes more sense than the plot of a Dr. Seuss book would’ve helped, too.

superlatives MVP: Rakeem Christmas Unsung hero: Michael Gbinije Best win: at Notre Dame

Worst loss: at Clemson Biggest takeaway: Tyler Roberson Biggest disappointment: Kaleb Joseph’s defense

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Johnson finds ways to contribute despite shoulder injuries

By Jack Rose staff writer

Riley Johnson started playing softball at 7 years old. At 11, she dislocated her right shoulder for the first time while playing and three years later, softball caused the same dislocation and the labrum to tear.

“I was told that year I would need surgery right away,” she said. But she asked her doctors if she could damage it any further if she kept playing.

“He was like, ‘No,’” Johnson said. “And I was like, ‘OK, well, I’m going to play.’”

Now 22 years old, Johnson has had three shoulder surgeries and more shoulder dislocations than she can count. After her last surgery at the end of last season, Johnson hoped her shoulders would hold out for her final two years at Syracuse.

But in the fifth game this season, Johnson’s right arm over-extended during an at-bat and her shoulder popped out of place, again.

“I just started crying. I was like, ‘No, no, no, no,’ and then just very disappointed and frustrated,” she said. “… I was in a position to help our team this year with my bat, with my glove at first base, and now putting people in difficult positions.”

Through the pain, which she rated as a 10 out of 10, the rehab and the surgeries, Johnson refused to stop playing. She was born with loose joints in her whole body, causing her shoulder and socket to not rotate together

properly, leading to the rampant dislocations.

A coach’s kid, Johnson is doing everything she can to help Syracuse (12-14), even if she’ll be playing in a limited capacity.

“I remember watching the University of Michigan win the first national championship east of the Mississippi and that feeling I had, I looked at my dad and I was like, ‘That’s going to be me someday. That’s going to be

Going through the dislocations, going through the injuries and knowing that, with one swing of the bat, the game could be taken from me … just don’t play with regrets.

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me,’” she said.

Her father, Curt Johnson, coached high school softball for more than 20 years and he coached his daughter’s travel teams.

Johnson’s parents, while always supportive no matter her decision, told her she doesn’t need to play anymore.

“I could just picture her having that injury and that pain and it’s tough as a parent knowing your child is going through that,” Curt

Johnson said.

Now, when her shoulder pops out, the physical pain is negligible. She’s used to it.

Johnson’s first position on the softball field was pitcher before her first dislocation. Then, she moved to the middle infield before shifting her her current spot in the outfield.

Coming into this year, head coach Leigh Ross planned for her to play first. Since her injury, she’s been a designated hitter and pinch runner.

“She’s used (her time on the sideline) to help her team which is a sign of maturity and

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Shoulder surgeries for Riley Johnson — who was born with loose joints throughout her body. She is hoping to play through her injury woes in her final two years at SU.

selflessness,” Ross said. “Instead of going into ‘poor me’ mentality, she knows how important her eyes are, her input and she makes herself so valuable.”

Ross said she knew what had happened to Johnson before she even made it to her on the field after this year’s injury. She walked, crying, toward her crumpled player, who faced an all-too-similar scenario.

When Johnson’s parents saw her calling

when she was supposed to playing, they knew too. The frequency of injury is haunting.

“Every time she would call you’d be like, ‘Everything all right?’” Colleen Johnson, Riley’s mother, said. “Every conversation I have with her, usually the first or the second question … it’s, ‘How’s your shoulder? Are you being smart? Give yourself rest, do what you need to do.’”

Colleen Johnson worries for her daughter’s future beyond softball. She said she wants Riley to be able to use her arms when she’s 50 — or even 30.

That concern led doctors to tell Johnson to quit softball when she was as young as 11.

They knew, and she knew, that the injury would keep coming back even with conservative rehab.

At the beginning of the season, Ross had each player on the team write down the reason they play softball. She then had them read their reason to the rest of the team.

Johnson was able to write about the uncertainty that comes with every time she plays the game, but she’s also able to express the gratitude she has for her ability to still participate in a sport that has almost been taken away from her on multiple occasions.

Said Johnson: “Going through the dislocations, going through the injuries and knowing that, with one swing of the bat, the game could be taken from me … just don’t play with regrets.” jlrose@syr.edu

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women’s lacrosse

Cross looks to extend 9-game point streak

By Chris Libonati staff writer

On Kelly Cross’ career night, no one from her family was there to see it.

As she carried SU’s offense against Florida on March 10, scoring four goals and assisting on another, her parents up next and sisters watched her younger sister, Julie, play VS Cornell @ Carrier Dome in a Pennsylvania State Tuesday, 6 p.m. basketball playoff game.

“We were all sitting there kind of smiling and laughing, ‘Leave it to Kelly to have her biggest game when none of us could be there,’” Dee Cross, Kelly’s mother said.

Although Cross’ increased scoring may come as a surprise to most, it hasn’t to her. A first-line midfielder, Cross has stepped into a scoring role for No. 5 Syracuse (7-2, 1-1 Atlantic Coast) this

year, tallying 17 points and surpassing her point total from last season in just nine games.

She replaced her sister Amy, who graduated from SU after starting at midfield for the Orange last season. Cross can extend a nine-game point streak when SU takes on Cornell (5-1, 2-0 Ivy) in the Carrier Dome at 6 p.m. on Tuesday.

“She spent a lot of in the summer and over winter break working on her stick skills, just like repetition with shooting,” Dee Cross said. “… She indicated that the coaches wanted her to become more of a dodger this year and really learning how to go to goal hard and I think she took that to heart.”

Stepping up after her sister’s graduation isn’t new for Cross. During her junior year of high school — after Amy graduated — Cross led Upper Dublin High School (Pennsylvania) to the state playoffs. In one game, she scored nine goals.

In her family, Cross has always been an observer and soaked experiences in, Dee Cross said, so at Upper Dublin and SU she has tried to replicate Amy. This season she’s stepped in as a starting midfielder, the same role as her sister. Last season, Amy tallied 25 points in 24 games. This season, Cross has scored at a higher rate, tallying 17 in just nine games.

Over Winter Break, Cross and her sister went to fields at Upper Dublin and worked on shooting.

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schoonmaker Randy Staats right outside the crease for an easy goal instead of shooting himself. The two goals were the start of a 7-0 run for the hosts.

“I think it’s just teammates moving the ball well and the offense was starting to get in rhythm,” Schoonmaker said.

Being the second fastest of SU’s first-line midfielders, Schoonmaker sometimes draws a long pole. It can hinder him at times since there’s less room to operate, and it’s created more chances for Galasso, who’s reaped the benefits of going against short-stick midfielders.

On Saturday, though, Schoonmaker showed just how effective he can be when he is given the opportunity to attack against a short stick.

With the Orange holding onto a one-goal lead against Hopkins in the fourth quarter, Schoonmaker cradled the ball with short-stick

wasn’t getting on the field quite as much, so Amy would give her pointers about what to work on.

“I joked around because she’s not playing anymore,” Cross said, “I made it all about me kind of, just made her feed me good passes, bad passes, kind of anything so that I’d be able to run through the middle and finish anyway I could.”

Against Florida, Cross dodged past one defender and split two on her way to her first goal.

After a draw control with less than 14 minutes left in the second half, she raced down the field and caught a pass for a one-on-one fast break with the goalie, which she finished.

Cross stood wide-open on the left hash of the 8-meter arc while Riley Donahue had the ball on the right hash for a free position in overtime. Off the whistle, Donahue passed the ball to Cross, who rifled the game-winning goal into the net.

Her stick crashed to the ground, her teammates circled her in celebration and a smile spread from ear to ear on her face.

No UF player had seen her. Not until she caught the pass that would assist the game-winning goal.

“I think she’s falling into place well and taking on the role of being a scorer and being a threat,” Amy said. “I think she’s realizing she can make a difference in the game.” cjlibona@syr.edu

midfielder Phil Castronova defending him.

He first juked left, faked right, then left Castronova in his tracks before bouncing the ball into the bottom-right corner as he leveled another defender in his tracks and looked down at him as the crowd erupted.

“A lot of times the slide comes and then we’d pass to the backside and I’d be wide open to either dodge the guy or shoot,” Schoonmaker said. “The offense was getting in a flow, so that’s just the reason that I think I had a couple goals.”

Schoonmaker may also be tasked with handling Duke midfielder Myles Jones on Sunday, and the Blue Devils’ All-American already has 45 points through eight games.

But the defensive ability is something Schoonmaker already boasts, and now he’s starting to bring his repertoire full circle.

Said Galasso: “Henry does a lot more than people know for us.” mcschnei@syr.edu | @matt_schneidman

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tournament knowing how you’re going to travel, what you’re going to do, it gives us a lot of confidence.”

Guard Cornelia Fondren said she spent the whole day anxious in class, wanting to know what seed the Orange would get. Hillsman said he stopped concerning himself with the projections ever since the 2010–11 season in which his 25-10 SU team was projected to be sent to the WNIT. This time around there was no question as to whether Syracuse would make the tournament. It was just a matter of where and when.

“The anxiety is just knowing who you’re going to play, just so you can get back into the office and work,” Hillsman said. “… Moving into this game, we just want to be ready, want to be prepared, want to be rested.”

The ESPN broadcast showed teams jumping and screaming when their names were called.

It showed packed gyms with hundreds of fans waving towels and pom poms. It even showed a team that had printed T-shirts for the occasion.

But for SU, the moment was far more subdued.

The players each came in at different times leading up to the screening. Hillsman — sporting a leather jacket and jeans — helped entertain his toddler son.

Before the show, junior Brianna Butler was playing a trivia game on her phone with her teammates.

There was no reason to jump up and shout for the Syracuse players. They’ve been there before.

“It just feels like I’m a freshman all over again,” Butler said, “and this is the NCAA tournament and to get called is something you usually dream of, and for it to be a reality for three years is good.” sblum@syr.edu | @SamBlum3

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BROKEN DOWN

Beat writers assess performance of up-and-down 2014-15 Syracuse team

• Final individual and team grades from each Syracuse beat writer • End-of-the-season superlatives, including team MVP, biggest win and more • The beat writers suggest what SU would’ve had to do to hypothetically make the NCAA Tournament See page 16

Phil D’Abbraccio

Jesse Dougherty

Jacob Klinger

Given all that’s surrounded this team, I give this group of Syracuse players some credit for how they pushed through. Their play, particularly their offense, on the court this year wasn’t deserving of the NCAA Tournament anyway. But the players handled the adversity — the noise wrought on by the wrongdoings of others — well and it showed in how they competed in nearly all of SU’s games, even if it wasn’t always pretty.

Aside from the poor shooting performances and defensive lapses that mired Syracuse’s second season in the Atlantic Coast Conference, you had to feel for a team that was playing for nothing other than pride and next year. It was sad to see Rakeem Christmas’ breakout season end prematurely and the roller coaster year promises to make the returning players tougher down the road.

Poor shooting damned a team that was undersized to begin with — especially in comparison to recent Syracuse squads — and injuries only deepened the glaring lack of frontcourt depth apart from Rakeem Christmas. Looming sanctions and a freshman point guard didn’t help. Kaleb Joseph will be fine and SU probably will be, too.

It’s just worth noting that no program is invincible.

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Schoonmaker emerges offensively Syracuse receives 3rd straight tournament berth

By Matt Schneidman asst. sports editor

While Nicky Galasso and Hakeem Lecky carried Syracuse’s firstline midfield offensively, Henry Schoonmaker lagged behind.

Through Syracuse’s first four games, Galasso had 10 goals and two assists and Lecky five of each.

Schoonmaker tallied just two goals and a lone helper as the other two were being credited for alleviating the defensive pressure put on SU’s starting attack.

But since then, Schoonmaker has paced the unit, totaling five points in the last two games to complement the two other fifthyear seniors. He had two goals for

No. 1 SU (6-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast) in a comeback win over then-No. 16 Johns Hopkins on Saturday, and

I think it’s just teammates moving the ball well and the offense was starting to get in rhythm.

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he’s begun to round out his defensive abilities as a midfielder with an emerging offensive prowess.

“It’s great that he stepped up and

made those shots today,” Orange head coach John Desko said on Saturday.

“He’s been right on the edge and fortunately they dropped today for us.”

With Syracuse trailing JHU by three in the second quarter, an open Schoonmaker received a pass from attack Dylan Donahue 15 yards away from the goal.

Blue Jays midfielder Michael Pellegrino stuck with Donahue and pointed for someone to guard Schoonmaker, but the SU midfielder took a crow-hop and unleashed a shot that found the left side of the net past diving goalie Eric Schneider.

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By Sam Blum asst. sports editor

The Carmelo K. Anthony Center film room was silent except for ESPN commentators on the projected screen talking about Syracuse, just seconds after they announced its first-round opponent in the NCAA tournament.

No one said a word. All the SU players, coaches and family were intently watching.

Then Syracuse center Briana Day broke the silence. “That’s us,” she exclaimed boldly, before the rest of the team acknowledged the accomplishment with a quiet round of applause.

“At first I heard it, but it didn’t

register to me,” Day said. “Then, I’m like, ‘Ah, that’s us.’ I got really excited. It was a really good feeling.”

It’s a feeling that eighth-seeded Syracuse (21-9, 11-5 Atlantic Coast) has gotten used to. Now, as it prepares to face No. 9-seed Nebraska (21-10, 10-8 Big 10) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday in Columbia, South Carolina, the questions surrounding SU head coach Quentin Hillsman and his players on Monday were more about excelling in the tournament rather than just reaching it.

“We know what it’s like to be in the NCAA tournament,” Hillsman said. ”I think that moving forward, the experience of knowing what to expect, see tournament page 19