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P • Bleeding orange

Andreas Wiegend, who will give the semester’s first University Lecture on Tuesday, discusses his thoughts on the power of data and how it can be analyzed.

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Manager presents findings Sasaki Associates representative discusses Campus Master Plan

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Jeff Kurkjian, Kyle Fenton and Andy Pregler reflect on four years spent as Otto the Orange. Monday was the seniors’ last night as Otto at a men’s basketball game.

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In addition to being Syracuse’s source of pregame hype, Doyin Akintobi-Adeyeye is asked to match up with Rakeem Christmas every day in practice.

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By Justin Mattingly asst. news editor

The future of Schine Student Center and Bird Library were the main topics discussed at an open forum Monday on the future of the infrastructure at Syracuse University.

“The Schine building could use a lot of love,” said Brie Hensold, the project manager for Sasaki Associates working on SU’s Campus Master Plan.

Our job is to reimagine the buildings and the space between them.

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RAKEEM CHRISTMAS speaks with Jim Boeheim after subbing out with one minute remaining in his final home game for SU on Monday night. Christmas shot 4-for-9 from the field in the loss and collected four rebounds in his Carrier Dome finale. margaret lin web developer

Senior Christmas concludes memorable Carrier Dome career in loss to No. 2 UVA

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3-month old baby girl, Rosemary, wearing a gray bear onesie sat in Rakeem Christmas’ arms at 9:45 p.m. on Monday

night.

“She woke up just to see Rak,” said her father, Ryan Glunz, a former high school assistant coach of Christmas’.

Glunz, his wife and his daughter were just three of the 25,338 that witnessed the last game of Christmas’ Carrier Dome career and among the many with whom he chatted afterward. In the same arena where Syracuse fans have grown

accustomed to watching Christmas corral rebounds into his hands and hook shots through the net, neither happened much on Monday.

And without a dominant performance from the senior forward, Syracuse (18-12, 9-8 Atlantic Coast) was no match for No. 2 Virginia (28-1, 16-1), falling 59-47 in a game that it once had a defensive chokehold on, on the boards — where Christmas was supposed to be. As much as ever this season, SU depended on Christmas. More than ever this year, he was silenced.

“My feeling is that I’m not sure exactly how this team won 18 games. Really, I’m not sure,” SU head coach Jim Boeheim said. “I think Rak’s done an unbelievable, incredible job, but I just — when

you can’t shoot it and you don’t defend well at the guard spot and you’re small, there’s not a lot of positives there.”

Christmas gets double-teamed most every game. On the floor, on the boards, opponents come to the Carrier Dome or welcome Syracuse to their buildings and effectively dare the rest of the team to beat them. Christmas bursts through his see christmas page 14

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SU community members gathered in Hendricks Chapel on Monday to learn about the future of the infrastructure at SU and share their concerns in two open forums hosted by Sasaki Associates. Sasaki Associates is a Massachusetts-based architecture and design firm hired by SU, and Hensold presented the firm’s findings and answered questions relating to the Campus Master Plan at SU. Two meetings were held in Hendricks Chapel on Monday, one at noon and the other at 4 p.m. The first meeting aimed at allowing Sasaki to gather information from the community, while the latter provided an analysis of the firm’s findings to date. About 150 people attended the second forum.

“Our job is to reimagine the buildings and the space between them,” Hensold said. She added that areas such as West Campus and University Place can be expanded

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TATTOO tuesday | daisia glover

Sophomore remembers grandmother with dove

By Gigi Antonelle staff writer

Daisia Glover’s tattoo is a daily reminder of faith and optimism.

Glover, a sophomore Spanish and sociology dual major, has a tattoo of a dove holding an olive branch on her upper back. After years of begging her parents, she got the tattoo the week before her 17th birthday.

In the biblical story of Noah’s Ark, a massive flood destroys the world, and Noah and his family are the only survivors. After the flood, Noah sends a dove out to determine if the waters had subsided. When the dove returned with an olive branch in its mouth, Noah knew that the water receded.

“To me, this meant that there is always a calm after the storm and that there will always be something good,” Glover said. “You just have to stay optimistic and be patient for the good thing that will come.”

Glover now has five tattoos in total, all sharing common themes of strength, faith and positivity. She has a crescent moon on her left wrist

representing her zodiac sign, the words “You can do whatever you put your mind to,” the Egyptian Ankh and a lion with a lotus flower. Glover said she got the lion tattoo after her mother, who has the same tattoo.

Glover attended Catholic school and was exposed to biblical stories at a young age. She remembers her grandmother, who was very religious, singing gospel songs at home and attending church regularly.

When her grandmother passed away, Glover said she wanted to get the tattoo to remember her.

“I wanted something to make me feel like she’s always with me,” Glover said. “This tattoo means a lot of different things to me.”

Glover said religion is a guiding force in her life, although the busyness that comes along with college life sometimes makes it difficult to practice as much as she would like.

“Sometimes I feel like I’m not as focused as I want to be, but I think slowly but surely I’m starting to make that connection again with God,” Glover said. gantonel@syr.edu

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Syracuse University professors react to Obama’s decision to veto the Keystone XL pipeline bill last week.

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After walking onto SU in the fall, Doyin Akintobe-Adeyeye has helped Rakeem Christmas get to the level he’s at today.

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@SenGillibrand @RepJohnKatko & I held campus sexual assault roundtable at @SyracuseU w/survivors,college officials & law enforcemnt

Helping hand Students in Enactus, an organization in Whitman, offer advice and help to women at a local correctional center.

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university lectures

Expert discusses big data

By Rob Romano staff writer

Andreas Weigend, big data expert and former chief scientist at Amazon, will be giving the first University Lecture of the spring semester Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Weigend is the founder of the Social Data Lab, an organization that enables companies to make better use of social data and to enable the consumer to make better decisions. In his lecture, Weigend will talk to students about using data to benefit themselves and others.

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SEN. KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND (CENTER) AND REP. JOHN KATKO (RIGHT) discuss a bill that aims to combat sexual assault on college campuses at a roundtable event at Syracuse University on Monday. They were joined by Mayor Stephanie Miner. isabelle barrionuevo asst. photo editor

Gillibrand visits SU, explains sexual assault bill

By Anna Merod staff writer

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) is optimistic that a bipartisan bill to combat sexual assault on college campuses will pass into law, she said at a roundtable event at Syracuse University on Monday.

Members of the SU and local communities gathered in Eggers Hall on Monday afternoon with Gillibrand, Rep. John Katko (R-N.Y.) and Mayor Stephanie Miner to discuss the bill.

The Campus Accountability and

Safety Act was reintroduced to the Senate on Thursday as a bipartisan

Frankly the only way we’re ever going to get anything done is if regular people stand up and demand action.

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bill backed by six Democrat and six Republican senators. The purpose of the bill is to create a standardized

way to protect students and increase transparency and accountability amongst colleges and universities across the U.S. Gillibrand added that the bill would also increase incentives for colleges to report sexual assault investigations.

Gillibrand, who also spoke at the University of Buffalo and University of Rochester on Monday, arrived about 30 minutes late to the event. At the beginning of the roundtable event, Gillibrand said she was inspired to sit at a table with advocates for sexual assault victims, survivors and local leaders to discuss the challenge of sexual assault

on college campuses.

“Frankly the only way we’re ever going to get anything done is if regular people stand up and demand action,” she said. “That’s when our democracy works the best and obviously sexual violence is not a political issue.”

Gillibrand said the bill will require every campus to have a confidential adviser that will provide survivors of sexual assault with all options they have for reporting. All staff involved in sexual assault cases on campuses will also have minimum training requirements.

The bill will also have a component

at MasterCard’s International Advisory Board meeting that was titled, “The Untapped Power of Data: Refining the New Oil.” What makes data the new oil?

Andreas Weigend: Let me give you an example of a data refinery: Google. Google takes all the data however they can get to it. Then, you enter the search term in a given see wiegend page 6

student association Here’s a look at additional business discussed Monday at SA, and what some members were saying on Twitter.

TWEETS @SAatSU “All in favor say aye!” We are refining the bill -- @ benjones422 Act of 2014 for #outstandingSAalumni.

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@benjones422 @SAatSU I am tremendously honored and greatly humbled.

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@SAatSU The meeting was short and effective today. Time to go cheer for the @syracusebball game! #goCuse #orangeNation

Assembly passes 3 bills, votes for award recipient staff writer

The Student Association assembly passed five bills in just under half an hour Monday night, including a bill giving the organization’s vice president a bigger role in the University Senate.

The University Senate Accountability Act of 2015 gives the SA vice president nonvoting status in the University

Senate, the faculty governing body. In this role, the vice president will also act as the leader for the undergraduate senators in University Senate. The SA president, the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry Undergraduate Student Association president and the SU Graduate Student Organization president all have nonvoting status in the Senate.

During the meeting, the assembly

voted to approve three bills changing Board of Elections and Membership policies and also voted on the recipient of the first ever SA alumni award.

The three approved bills concerning Board of Elections and Membership policy are: — The Interview Courtesy Act of 2015 requires BEM to give all special boards and committees at least seven days’ notice before putting any candi-

dates for these boards and committees before the assembly.

— The Interview Act of 2015 requires all interviews of candidates for assembly, special boards and committees to be done in person unless the candidate or interviewer is not in Syracuse or is ill.

— The Security Deposit Revision Act of 2015 requires the Judicial Review Board to decide whether a see sa page 6

OTHER BUSINESS Malik Evans, SA recorder, thanked the assembly for its support of Ottothon, a dance marathon held this past weekend that raised over $84,000 for the Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital.

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‘Campus Safety and Security Act’ can set higher standard U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-N.Y.) and Mayor Stephanie Miner were on campus Monday to discuss the Campus Accountability and Safety Act. This new legislation would introduce a universal precedent for all colleges in the U.S. to regulate how sexual assault is dealt with on campus.

This bill should act as the bare minimum that colleges should adhere to. But it will be for nothing if the standards are not enforced.

The bipartisan legislation was reintroduced to the Senate on Thursday and is meant to regulate sexual assault dealings, increase transparency and incentivize colleges to publicize on campus assaults. If properly enforced, this mandate could make it so students attending colleges of all sizes all across the country feel the same protection.

This legislation is a good step toward addressing campus sexual assault, but it could set an even higher standard.

One of the aspects of the bill would require all colleges to circulate a biennial survey to all of their students. This would allow students to anonymously disclose their dealings with sexual violence. The findings would then be published online for all to see. While this survey would help colleges and the government get a better picture of students’ experiences, issuing it every other year isn’t sufficient. There is no reason that the survey could not be disseminated annually, and then there would be twice as much information.

Additionally there would be increased pen-

alties for colleges that do not comply with these regulations, such as those that are caught covering up assaults. Certain infractions could incur “a penalty of up to 1 percent of the institution’s operating budget.” While this is drastically more severe than the current penalty which consists of a loss of financial aid, the latter punishment has never been utilized. Therein lies the biggest problem with campus sexual assault most legislation.

Higher standards on paper do nothing if they are not enforced. There is not an absence of legislation and standards for sexual assault dealings on college campuses; the problem is in the follow through. If this bill becomes a law, as it should, schools that do violate these rules should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

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Democratic drive Liberal columnist Eric Dunay suggests Democrats should use recent policy wins to fuel the 2016 election.

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letter to the editor

Sigma Delta Tau endorses Seedat, Hong On behalf of the Sigma Delta Tau Omega chapter, we are proud to announce our endorsement of Aysha Seedat and Jane Hong for presidential and vice presidential candidates of the Student Association 59th Session.

Sigma Delta Tau takes a stand against all forms of abuse and strives to promote a positive and healthy environment for all. Our sorority regularly hosts educational programs and fundraising campaigns for Prevent Child Abuse America, and we strongly identify with Seedat and Hong’s initiative to combat sexual assault on campus. Furthermore, their goal of fostering better integration for transfer and international students is an enormous step towards improving overall student life and creating a more constructive community here at SU. Seedat has served on the cabinet of the 58th Session as the director of

student life, and each of her initiatives while in office reflect a deep passion for improving the lives of Syracuse students. She tackles real-life issues such as transportation and the cold climate, looking to find ways to make students more comfortable as they travel between classes and wait for south campus buses. She also created the Chat and Dine program, which encourages students to meet one on one or in small groups with their professors in order to forge a better relationship and gain an increased understanding of their coursework.

Hong also devotes huge amounts of time to working personally with students. She is an RA in the Sheraton, and also a member of U100, an on campus organization that helps new students get acclimated to the Syracuse University community. On top of that, she serves on the philanthropy council.

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Her dedication to her work, and her close link to the current student social climate here on campus, perfectly equip her to address on campus issues in a timely and effective manner.

After speaking with Seedat and Hong, Sigma Delta Tau has the utmost faith in their ability to fully realize the positive ideals that form the basis of their campaign. We sympathize with and support the issues that they aim to address, and know that they are the best candidates to make real, healthy changes to this campus and ensure that all students feel welcome, safe and at home during their time spent here.

We hope that students will take the time to learn more about this incredible campaign, and we could not be more optimistic about the coming election.

Sigma Delta Tau, Omega Chapter Syracuse University

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Millennials must eradicate micro-aggressions, modern-day prejudices

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magine being told that your Vineyard Vines shirt smells like Starbucks and Dave Matthews Band. Or that you’re lucky to be a straight white male because employers just love that. Or that you don’t talk like other people from a nice suburban middle class town, you actually have manners.

The same thing occurred last week after “E! News” and “Fashion Police” host Giuliana Rancic made a statement about actress Zendaya’s hair at the Oscars. Rancic said that Zendaya looked like she smelled of patchouli oil or weed in reaction to the actress donning faux locs at the red carpet.

Millennials need to establish a fine line between observations and stereotypes. Our generation, although more open-minded than the last, still contributes to racism. People often 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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WHO, WHAT WHEN, WHERE AND Y say things like, “You’re lucky you have Affirmative Action,” or “You must be good at soccer, it’s in your blood,” and they do so casually. Statements like these may come off with good intention, but it tells people of color that their efforts are only as good as their race allows them to be.

Rancic’s comment and the examples above are micro-aggressions.

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small remarks made on a daily basis contribute to the negative portrayal of marginalized groups. And they can have physical, mental and emotional effects on people’s livelihood.

For the most part, it is not OK to be an open racist in America. But if you’re subtle enough about it, you can get away with saying things like, “You’re so pretty for a black girl, are you mixed?” That should not be the case.

Zendaya made an Instagram post explaining the problematic aspects of the comment, stating, “There is already harsh criticism of African American hair in society without the help of ignorant people who choose to judge others based on the curl of their hair. My wearing my hair in locs on an Oscar red carpet was to showcase them in a positive light, and remind people of color that our hair is good enough.”

Rancic has since apologized for

her ignorance. Whether she was saving face or not is hard to tell. Yet an important aspect of Rancic’s apology pointed out that it is not about the intent of one’s words, but the impact.

Many people in the African American community, especially women, have embraced their natural hair.

Solange Knowles, Lupita Nyong’o, Viola Davis and Uzo Aduba are only a few of the prominent figures taking a stand to showcase their natural hair. Most recently, wearing natural hair challenges the beauty standards many people of color have been conditioned to partake in.

While some people would argue that making fun of Starbucks culture can be racist or a form of micro-aggression, I have yet to see anyone shot at, denied a job or go to jail for liking their venti soy latte.

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forms of micro-aggression everyday.

Students of color reported experiencing an average of 291 micro-aggressions in the past 90 days, according to research conducted by the group Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. And these can be more hurtful than flat out racism because they are daily subtle realities that have become so normalized people don’t realize how harmful they can be.

Although it will take years to undo centuries of institutionalized racism, Millennials can begin to erase modern forms of prejudice with their language. The power of words can redefine an entire generation, and it’s time we put ours to the test.

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master plan and more developed.

Sasaki has also worked with Populous, another firm hired by SU, to look into the future of the Carrier Dome and how it relates to the Campus Master Plan. In an interview, Hensold said Sasaki and Populous have shared information and have held a work session together, with others in the works.

The Campus Master Plan, which is part of SU’s Fast Forward initiative, will be completed this summer and will serve as a guide for campus architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, transportation, parking and utilities.

Following Hensold’s presentation, which lasted about 45 minutes, attendees asked questions about topics relating to the Campus Master Plan, including the future of Bird Library and Schine, transportation to campus and the plan’s relationship with the Academic Strategic Plan.

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wiegend situation, with a given history of search terms. In my case, Google knows 50,000 search types. So they know quite a bit about you. And then they refine. They crank in the background to find the answer. They find and they give me a product that helps me make a better decision.

The D.O.: What are some practical applications of data that are often used in the businesses that you have worked with?

A.W.: Since I was the chief scientist at Amazon, let’s start with electronic retail. I think all of your

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One audience member stressed the importance of getting advice from someone within SU Libraries when looking at the future of Bird Library in the Campus Master Plan as no representative from the university libraries is currently on the advisory group.

Hensold said the firm has found that SU has

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a strong relationship with the city, adding that the history of the layout of campus in its relation to the city is a strength for the future. She added that in the Campus Master Plan process, SU should “rethink South Campus” and improve the “gateways” between the areas surrounding Main Campus.

The firm will present its ideas for the Campus Master Plan in an open-house style in late April. jmatting@syr.edu | @jmattingly306

readers are familiar with the feature “people who bought X, also bought Y.” My personal favorite is “people who looked at X eventually bought Y.” Why is that a personal favorite of mine? Because it helps people even more in the decision making process.

As you are clicking on an item, you thought about a search term, now you harvest the collective intelligence of hundreds of millions of users. How they were thinking when they were clicking on that item and what they got out of that item or by another item.

The D.O.: What do you want Syracuse University students to know about data?

A.W.: In the past, data was used to optimize.

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gillibrand that would require campus-wide surveys conducted every two years where students can confidentially disclose whether their campus is safe or not. This portion of the bill, Gillibrand said, is vital to help campuses understand their individual problems with sexual assault, as well as to help the government understand college sexual assault problems as a whole.

The bill will also require a uniform discipline process in coordination with law enforcement that does not treat the survivor or the accused unfairly.

If the bill is passed, the Department of Defense will be able to raise fines on colleges that do not hold proper hearings for reported incidents of sexual assault. The money collected in these increased fines will also go toward research grants aiming to understand what works and doesn’t work

An Amtrak train would try to be optimized using data. The schedules of students to minimize overlap would be optimized. There, the quality is different from what is going on with data now. Data has become the product. Let’s take Facebook. Facebook is not about optimizing our behavior. Facebook is taking data by the people, of the people and making data for the people.

The D.O.: Is there a method to data mining?

How do you sift through so much information?

A.W.: Don’t start with data. Start with the questions. It is a circle. You start with the questions. You find your data. You refine your ques-

in college sexual assault reporting and better ways to improve training.

“Right now for most schools, there’s no incentive to report,” Gillibrand said. “Because if you were to report a school of crimes, people are going to think you’re an unsafe school — that you’re some rape campus and that kids can’t go to school there safely.”

As a former prosecutor for 20 years, Katko, the local congressman, said he supports the bill because he believes it will help provide survivors strength in a new way to come forward to law enforcement to better find sexual assault perpetrators.

Randi Bregman, the executive director of Vera House, a sexual violence service agency, and a member of the roundtable, said the bill also provides an opportunity to specifically give survivors the tools and information they need and bring their voices and issues to light. almerod@syr.edu

tions. So that is the approach. When we get all of this data, what should we do with it? If you can’t formulate the questions, then you won’t get anything out of it.

The D.O.: What is next for big data?

A.W.: I think data is a centrally important thing for government to think about. The balance of power between citizen and government...those are where the shifts are. I think how those shifts happen, that is our concern.

In the spirit of the audience at the University Lecture, people need to understand what the trade-offs are. rromano@syr.edu

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candidate is still eligible to run if his or her security deposit is used up. All candidates put down a deposit at the beginning of the election that is used to pay any fines his or her campaign might incur. Previously, BEM, not JRB decided whether a candidate remained eligible if he or she used up their entire deposit.

Amanda DeNardo, a former Judicial Review Board member who proposed all three bills, told the assembly that she presented the Interview Act of 2015 because she thinks in-person interviewing is a good skill for SA members to have.

“Being actually in front of someone is a little bit, not scary, but it does help you build character at first and if this is your first time doing that it’s going to really help your leadership skills,” she said.

The assembly also voted to establish the Benjamin Jones Award for Outstanding Student Association Alumni, which honors alumni who remain dedicated and committed to helping SA even after they’ve graduated. The award is named after Ben Jones, a 2014 Syracuse University alumnus and former speaker of the assembly. Following the creation of the award, the assembly voted to make Jones the first ever recipient.

Jones was instrumental in rewriting the SA constitution, which was approved by a schoolwide referendum in fall 2013. Changes to the constitution included re-creating the position of speaker of the assembly and changing the presidential term so it aligns with the academic year instead of the calendar year. Jones also led the initiative to rewrite the SA bylaws in spring 2014. jliannet@syr.edu | @JessicaIannetta

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FROZEN PIPE SU professors discuss future of Keystone XL pipeline, bipartisanship after Obama vetoes bill

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ON THE MOVE Crude oil and petroleum product transportation in the U.S.:

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The Keystone pipeline would carry oil from Canadian bitumen to the U.S. for refining, which will result in 14–20 percent more greenhouse gas emissions than oil typically consumed in the U.S.

BY THE BARREL The number of oil barrels the U.S. has purchased per year has generally increased over the last 10 years.

An average of 97,376 barrels of petroleum and other “hazardous liquids” have been spilled each year in pipeline incidents over the last decade. These incidents have claimed an average of two lives per year and resulted in more than $263 million in annual reported property damage.

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rofessors at Syracuse University agree that the bipartisan congress has hindered movement on the decision of building the Keystone XL pipeline expansion.

President Barack Obama recently vetoed the bill that would allow construction to commence on the cross-border Keystone XL pipeline. Obama said in a statement released last Tuesday that the bill “cuts short thorough consideration of issues that could bear on our national interest.”

Donald Siegel, a professor of Earth sciences, Robert Wilson, an associate professor of geography, and Allan Mazur, a professor of public affairs, all agree that the president’s veto will not be overturned with a two-thirds majority vote.

Donald Siegel: My experience is with water pipelines. Logically, taking oil sands and taking oil away destroys the environment, making it very difficult to (remedy) it afterwards. There are local environmental problems when the oil is mined and serious environmental issues with respect to what happens to the environment after you’re done.

Robert Wilson: I think it’s a bad idea mostly because of effects burning fossil fuels will have on climate change. In a time where we need to reduce our fossil fuel emissions, now is not the time to build infrastructures like the pipeline.

Keystone XL pipeline?

The D.O.: How did you react to the veto?

D.S.: I was disappointed. (Obama) claimed uncertainty of environmental effects, but in my opinion there is no uncertainty. I don’t think it takes too much effort to understand. It’s not rocket science to clear uncertainty.

of the bill?

been going on in (Washington, D.C.) for the past three years. It is a brinksmanship type of issue.

development of the climate movement.

A.M.: (Boehner) always says that kind of thing.

It’s all just theater, all for the purpose of newspapers and television. Pick any contentious situation, it happens with all of them. I don’t agree with him.

I think the Republican extremists are absurd.

The D.O.: What do you think of Obama exercising his veto power for the first time in five years?

R.W.: I think it’s good. It’s because of the inability The D.O.: What did you think of Speaker of the House John Boehner calling the veto a “national embarrassment?”

The D.O.: What’s your opinion on Obama’s veto

Allan Mazur: It’s bipartisan politics that has The Daily Orange: What is your opinion of the

Take away the politics, it is a nonissue. We have all kinds of ways of transporting oil and a ton of other pipelines.

R.W.: Building the Keystone would be a step in the wrong direction. Obama has foresight that we have to move away from fossil fuels. Finally, there is a realization that we need to do something about climate change and stop drilling. It is part of a larger

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of Democrats and Republicans to work together.

Republicans are not willing to work with the president. We need to take a proactive approach. He’s never going to get cooperation from the Republicans. I think he’s going to be vetoing a lot more of them. You won’t see anything significant passed because the two parties are so polarizing they can’t come together. kmfaubel@syr.edu

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OTTO THE ORANGE walks through the crowd at the Carrier Dome on Monday night, marking the last men’s basketball game that seniors Jeff Kurkjian, Kyle Fenton and Andy Pregler — the three captains of the Syracuse University mascot team — would work as the iconic mascot.

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The game ends, and Fenton and Kurkjian hug. “I like him way too much,” Kurkijian said.

8:55 p.m.

Pregler finishes changing into costume and runs to hug his family in the stands.

8:02 p.m.

Otto, who is played by Kurkjian at the time, runs in locker room.

Pregler, who is taking over for the second half, hangs back by the sideline. Walas-Huynh walks over and says, “Go, go.” Pregler runs into the locker room to get changed. Kurkjian is waiting in the locker room, sweating.

7:43 p.m.

Otto stands with his hands on his hips as the National Anthem is sung. “He stands as regal as possible, he can’t put his hand over his head because it would cover his eye,” Pregler said.

6:55 p.m.

Otto, with Kurkjian inside the suit, hugs Rakeem Christmas as he waits for his name to be called to honor him as a senior.

6:43 p.m.

The team gathers with Walas-Huynh, puts their hands in and then Fenton says, “Are we ready team?” The rest respond, “Lot’s of pulp.”

6:39 p.m.

The mascot team meets with coach Julie Walas-Huynh to discuss game day plans.

Younger Ottos honor seniors Andy Pregler, Kyle Fenton and Jeff Kurkjian with a cookie cake that says, “We love you” in frosting.

6:00 p.m.

Here is a timeline of Otto’s activities during the men’s basketball game on Monday:

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••• All three seniors gathered with their friends and families at the end of the night to take pictures on the court, running from one photo to the next and exchanging hugs. Kurkjian said it wasn’t about his last time in suit — it was about the fans and about the happiness Otto brings.

“I am just proud to say that I represented the university and gave my all of four years for this team, for this program, for athletics and for spirit and for everything,” Kurkjian said.

••• Jane Pregler supports her son by going to games at the Carrier Dome and wearing a large button with him in uniform for everyone to see.

“She made one of those giant buttons with me in the Otto suit, so when she goes to the games people go, ‘Oh you must really be a big Otto fan,’” said Andy Pregler, a broadcast and digital journalism major. “She keeps it a secret now, but she’s really pumped to be able to go, ‘My son is Otto.’”

Pregler’s family drove three and a half hours from Erie, Pennsylvania to see Pregler wear the suit for the last time at the Carrier Dome on Monday. Jane

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Pregler said it is bittersweet seeing her son perform at his last basketball game.

“Putting the suit on is always a very bipolar experience,” said Pregler, who has been Otto since his freshman year. “I am Andy right now, but the moment I cannot see anything, and I can only see out of the little S, I am therefore Otto.”

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“I am going to be satisfied with it. I will love it when I’m 80, I will love it when I’m in the ground. I love it wherever life takes me,” Fenton said of the tattoo. “Nowhere ever will I regret that, because he was such an integral part of my life.”

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1 (FROM LEFT) KYLE FENTON, JEFF KURKJIAN AND ANDY PREGLER, the three captains of the Syracuse University mascot team, sit down with an illustration of themselves during halftime at the last home men’s basketball game on Monday night. 2 FENTON shows off his tattoo of Otto the Orange. He said he wanted a way to commemorate his memories as the beloved SU mascot. 3 Otto the Orange — with Kurkjian inside the suit — Pregler and Fenton prepare before the men’s basketball game Monday night. The seniors said embodying Otto means being humble and sacrificing for the team.

••• At the beginning of his sophomore year, Fenton, an information management and technology major, said he had a lot of personal issues he needed to fix. He said being a part of this team taught him commitment, allowing him to mature.

“It’s so awesome being part of something bigger than yourself — I mean, knowing we represent the university, the community, potentially New York state,” Fenton said. “We are New York’s college team. We are the symbol.”

Fenton also said he has learned so much about bringing an icon to life that he has lost his sense of individuality.

A black and white Otto now marks his left shoulder. Last year, while trying to think of a way to chronicle his time as Otto the Orange, he decided to get a tattoo of the iconic mascot. The orange looks like he is bursting through his skin and is wearing his general helmet.

••• Kurkjian traveled with the SU men’s basketball team to the ACC tournament in Greensboro, North Carolina last spring.

Before the game began, Otto, along with the other ACC mascots, went to a children’s hospital. They visited kids who were either terminally ill or recovering.

Kurkjian said most of the children were fans of the University of North Carolina and other schools in the area. But as he walked down the hallway he heard a voice call out, “Mr. Syracuse, Mr. Syracuse.” He said he thought the boy was going to yell and say “Go Duke,” as many of them did that day.

“But he says, ‘Come over here,’ and he’s in a wheel chair. He’s probably 8 years old,” Kurkjian said. “He says, ‘I’m the biggest Syracuse fan, and everyone here likes Duke, and I hate Duke.’”

Kurkjian said the boy talked to Otto like he knew him his entire life. They threw a small basketball back and forth, and Kurkjian did all of the iconic Otto moves — spinning, rolling and being generally mischievous.

The child’s parents were in awe and told Otto’s handler that this was the most active they had seen their son in three months. As the mascots were leaving, the boy grabbed onto Otto and said, “Otto, can you just stay and watch the game with me tonight? Because I wouldn’t want anyone else to watch Syracuse with than you.”

“And I lost it, I mean lost it. I went around the corner and bawled my eyes out — it was so emotional,” Kurkjian said. “Because I realized how beautiful this is. It really is not about the places I’ve been, but about the faces that I’ve seen when I’ve been there.”

nder the stands of the Carrier Dome, the coach of the Syracuse University mascot team fought back tears as she hugged three seniors on Monday night.

It was the last men’s basketball game at the Carrier Dome that Jeff Kurkjian, Kyle Fenton and Andy Pregler would work with coach Julie Walas-Huynh as the beloved SU mascot, Otto the Orange.

“It’s definitely surreal to watch these guys grow up over time. They have done a lot of growing up. I am so proud of them, and all of them have done great things for this team,” said Walas-Huynh. “They have become like brothers to each other, but they also have become really great men.”

Kurkjian, Fenton and Pregler are the co-captains of the mascot team, and Monday marked the last home basketball game where they would be able to wear the iconic Otto suit.

Throughout the night the three seniors stressed how it wasn’t about them — it was about Otto. Through their experiences, the trio of captains has strived to embody what it means to be SU’s mascot.

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Academic life in Singapore proves more intense than in United States

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ne week until freedom — this mantra is probably running through your head right now. You’ve clocked out, had all you can handle and need a few days to breathe. You still have to pack your bags, confirm your hotel reservations and plan your days and nights accordingly.

Spring Break 2015 is almost here. You’ve waited all year for this moment and, as much as you love it, Syracuse is the last place you want to be.

Meanwhile, 10,000 miles away during my version of recess week, I sit here in the library — reading, highlighting, scribbling some junk in the margins of my notebook and, of course, slowly wasting away at a desk while all of my friends back home prepare to throw beach parties and the like.

Then, I look around and realize that so are most of my classmates. In fact, the library is busier than usual — much busier.

There is truly no such thing as downtime for Singaporean students. Every waking hour seems to be devoted to some sort of scholarly endeavor or academic ritual — studying during meals, reading on the bus, reviewing printouts while walking to class. Anywhere, everywhere, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Nothing is off limits for these kids.

When I read about how tough my exchange would be, I panicked. Founded only 15 years ago, Singapore Management University is known to be one of the most competitive post-secondary institutions in the country. If you manage to earn a coveted spot, get ready to spend the next four years of your life contending both friends and foes alike.

To say the least, Singapore Management University is not for the feebleminded or weakhearted.

This is a place where sucking up seems to sometimes be a sport and minor details just might win you the grade. That’s right — I said win, and I meant it.

Unlike other universities in Singapore, SMU is the only one that utilizes the 4.0 grading scale. As a result, the bell curve runs practically everything around here.

But this is not the bell curve we all know and love in the U.S., where students are rewarded for their peers’ errors on tests and quizzes. SMU’s bell curve enumerates the

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percentage of students in each course who receive an A, B, C and so on.

Generally, a single digit number of students will garner that top mark, while the others tend to hover around the B–C range. In other words, not everyone in the course can earn an A — it’s impossible.

This surely creates hostility both in and outside the classroom, a rational explanation for the heated rivalry.

To top off this terrifying bell curve system, classes are incredibly long. Granted, you have each only once per week, but every lecture is more than three hours in length. Therefore, if you have several classes in one day, expect to be at school for what feels like forever.

Also, there are presentations, presentations and even more presentations. Minus exams, class presentations are the most important part of each and every one of your courses. Most are done in groups, so I have mostly let the Singaporeans take over and run the show. After all, I wouldn’t want to ruin their lives and spoil their prospects for employment. They just don’t trust me with such a tedious task as designing a PowerPoint.

Sure, getting an education in Singapore is tough. But keeping up with your coursework is even more difficult. When asked how to do well at SMU, some students cite consistent participation as key. Asking for help and speaking up when confusion arises make for a successful collegiate career. In regard to the competitive nature of Singaporean students — well, some claim it’s all on you.

“Competition is as real as you want it to be,” said Anna Santiago, a first-year business student at SMU. “Some people aim for the top, others pray to the bell curve gods that they’ll do decently.”

If I’ve learned anything at SMU thus far, it’s that I’m doing this college thing totally wrong.

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

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STANLEY KAMINSKY, who goes by the stage name Stanley Michael, began playing music in the eighth grade when he learned how to play guitar. He actively began writing songs at Syracuse University and describes his music as “log cabin and organic.” courtesy of chris church

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tanley Kaminsky’s first performance outside of the northeastern Pennsylvania area was through The New York Songwriters Circle, a showcase in New York City where artists like Lana Del Rey and Norah Jones have performed.

“I think that I learned a lot about songwriting from that, and I think that personally, I work better as an individual than as a person in a group,” Kaminsky said. “I guess those two things really pushed me into more of the singer-songwriter realm.”

Kaminsky, a junior television, radio and film major, began playing music in the eighth grade when he learned how to play guitar. His friends encouraged him to start singing, and although he was hesitant at first, Kaminsky eventually began vocal training.

Kaminsky, who performs as Stanley Michael, uses his middle name instead of his

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last name because it was also his grandfather’s name. He also attributes both his creativity and musical ability to his grandfather, who was a drummer and painter.

After coming to Syracuse University, Kaminsky said he actively wrote songs but didn’t reach out to other people involved in music on campus until this year. He then attended shows put on by Made at SU, a group started by audio arts graduate students who aim to help artists make it in the music world.

He got in touch with some people in the group, including Samu Rast, a graduate student in the audio arts program who began producing for Kaminsky this semester. Kaminsky recorded a video of himself performing and sent it to the students in the program, who were impressed by his talent.

“Stanley is a super motivated dude, and a really talented musician,” Rast said. “It was just really clear that the raw talent was very much there, and I think everyone was excited to get into the studio with him.”

Last semester, Kaminsky started recording music in the Belfer Audio Archive on campus with Dayna Lashin, another graduate student in the audio arts program, who is now his manager.

“He’s a really hard worker and he cares a lot about his music and what he’s putting out and what we want to do,” Lashin said. “It’s been pretty great — we get along very well. “ Kaminsky has been working on a single called “I Never Needed Anything More,” which he hopes to release later this month. With the release of his single, he will be launching a presence on various social networking sites, including SoundCloud and Twitter. Kaminsky said he also hopes to release physical copies of the song as well as release it on iTunes, in addition to a live video of him performing the song.

Kaminsky describes his music as “log cabin” and organic. He said that part of what makes him a unique artist is his focus on making music naturally, without electronic or synthetic sounds.

Kaminsky has performed at Funk ‘n Waffles in the past and is planning to perform at a

Made at SU show this semester. He said he enjoys performing because of the interactions he has with listeners.

“I like how performing is a relationship in progress,” Kaminsky said. “It’s not just a one time thing when you’re performing. It’s an interaction between you and the viewers and listeners. It’s a cool form of interaction.”

Overall, Kaminsky said he has enjoyed his growth as a vocalist, and Rast attested to his skills.

“He’s got a very smooth, beautiful tenor voice,” Rast said. “He’s a songwriter, too and the stuff he writes is very much his own, and very genuine.”

Kaminsky is aiming to attend the Newhouse in NYC program during the 2015 fall semester. If he is accepted, Kaminsky said he hopes to perform as much as he can in New York City. He added that the most difficult part of being a musician is also being a student.

“The hardest part is being a student, because all I want to do is live in the studio and write and record and perform,” Kaminsky said. idamle@syr.edu

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forced Gbinije away from the basket.

“I just tried to force my way in there to try and get a foul or something,” Gbinije said. “They took it away and we had decent looks on the arc and we just have to do a better job of hitting.”

With 20 seconds left, Gbinije knocked down the 3 he coveted all game. But this one wasn’t capable of swinging the momentum in the Orange’s direction, as UVA still held a 12-point lead and would coast to the finish from there.

After the game, Boeheim said that Virginia was undoubtedly the second-best team in the country with the second-best defense — both behind No. 1, undefeated Kentucky.

And the Cavaliers’ lockdown of Gbinije, who has been a viable scoring threat in ACC play, was hard evidence of Boeheim’s claim.

“Virginia is the kind of team that is going to pick certain guys that they want to take out of the game,” SU assistant coach Mike Hopkins said. “I can’t say that that was the plan with Mike, but they were really hard on him tonight.”

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That ultimately earned him a tryout, and Akintobi-Adeyeye impressed enough to make the team. And with DaJuan Coleman and Chris McCullough both out for the season — Coleman from the start and McCullough since Jan. 12 — the walk-on has been an essential part of Syracuse’s everyday function.

“Doyin’s been just a blessing. He’s such a hard worker and he brings 110 percent and he gives Rakeem a different dynamic,” SU assistant coach Mike Hopkins said. “...

No one really does well on Rak, but Doyin wants to help and knows how he can help.”

Hopkins said that while Coleman resembled Duke’s Jahlil Okafor and Chinonso Obokoh is a shot-blocker like former SU center Baye Moussa-Keita, Akintobi-Adeyeye shows Christmas how strong, undersized forwards will play him.

Having that perspective has helped Christmas carry the Orange with 17.6 points per game this season and Akintobi-Adeyeye make noticeable improvements. He’s often the first SU player to take the court on game days to do dribbling drills and take free throws with team managers, and Hopkins joked that “Doyin may be the most improved player and then Rakeem.”

And while Akintobi-Adeyeye says he’d love to parlay his time against Christmas into future playing time, he also takes pride in his role.

When SU head coach Jim Boeheim subbed out Christmas with one minute left on Monday night, Akintobi-Adeyeye was the last player on the Syracuse bench to congratulate the senior on his last home game. Christmas lightly touched each of his teammates’ hands before passing up Akintobi-Adeyeye’s high-five.

Instead, he grabbed Akintobi-Adeyeye’s head with his right hand and tapped it against his own chest before looking at the walk-on.

This time, straight in the eyes.

“It’s sad that Rakeem is leaving after this year. We’ve gotten really close just working together all the time,” Akintobi-Adeyeye said. “... I bet they’ll find someone else for me to guard.”

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the big three Here are three factors that led to Syracuse’s 59-47 loss to No. 2 Virginia in the Carrier Dome on Monday night: paint battle Rakeem Christmas never got comfortable in the paint, as UVA effectively trapped him whenever he caught the ball. UVA cleaned up on the glass, out-rebounding SU, 42-20, and scoring 15 second-chance points. In the end, the paint was the ultimate difference in the game.

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quiet g SU head coach Jim Boeheim started forward B.J. Johnson over freshman point guard Kaleb Joseph, which pushed Michael Gbinije, who was largely ineffective, into the point guard role for most of the game. He did have a chance to bring Syracuse within seven points as the nine-minute mark of the second half approached, but his wide-open 3 hit the front rim and the Cavaliers never looked back.

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tough break Even with UVA missing a lot of shots early on, SU couldn’t find any success in transition — partly due to the rebounding margin as well as the Cavaliers’ commitment to getting back on defense. SU scored zero fast-break points in the first half and six in the second. Playing in space and scoring in transition is the only proven formula of how to beat Virginia, and Syracuse wasn’t able to test it out.

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Gill finished 8-of-11 from the field and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds on a night when UVA outrebounded Syracuse by 22. The junior has now scored in double figures in six straight games.

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virginia and kicks enough open looks to Trevor Cooney, Michael Gbinije and lately, B.J. Johnson, that the Orange can win.

But the Cavaliers hedged hard over the top of SU’s screens and SU’s shooters played UVA with no more shooting success.

And when any two of Anthony Gill, Darion Atkins and Mike Tobey threw their bodies into Christmas, shielding him from one of the game’s 57 missed shots, there was no one to help the lone Orange big man. He had four rebounds, Syracuse had 20 as a team and the Cavaliers had 42.

... I wish his last game came out better.

Mike Hopkins su assistant coach

“(Gbinije) got looks tonight. B.J. got some, Trevor got some,” Boeheim said. “We would have to make seven or eight 3s, but beyond that when you’re not making those then you’ve got to rebound. And we didn’t. We just didn’t rebound.

And that’s — there’s no excuse for that.”

Christmas could only jog back downcourt to try and chase a game the Orange once led 13-2.

His turnaround jumper gave Syracuse that lead with 7:11 left in the first half, but as soon as Virginia started shooting decently, SU began to fall behind.

The Orange shot a subpar 38.3 percent

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Gbinije wasn’t the same type of player that SU fans have grown accustomed to this season. The junior, playing point guard for most of the night as Kaleb Joseph sat, had eight points on 2-of-11 shooting, including 1-of-6 from 3.

from the field. It meant that for one of the first times this season, Christmas left the game not with foul trouble, but with the game out of reach.

Much of the senior night crowd — watching the Orange lose that game for just the third time in 10 years — stayed until a whistle with one minute remaining. Christmas paused on his way to the bench and Boeheim stood in front of the big man, rubbing his right hand on the forward’s left hip amid a standing ovation before Christmas took the bench.

Only then did the Dome empty out. With Christmas out of the game and SU falling to its first sub-20-win season since 1996–97, there wasn’t much else to look at.

“It’s like having a son who goes and graduates and then he gets married and you have all these moments and you see him have such a great career,” assistant coach Mike Hopkins said. “… I wish his last game came out better.”

At about 10:15 p.m., Christmas was done posing for pictures, signing autographs, literally playing with babies while Gbinije posed for a picture himself — next to a woman wearing a Christmas “No. 25” shirt.

Christmas led a group of about 15 family members and friends down the stadium control tunnel at the Sadler Hall corner of the Carrier Dome. A pair of stadium control workers stopped to thank him for his play.

He opened the air-locked doors for the people behind him, holding it until they all walked out. When the DPS officer guarding the door looked out and up at the 6-foot-9 man, Christmas nodded, then walked off into the 7-degree night. jmklinge@syr.edu | @Jacob_Klinger_

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Desko discusses injury to FOGO Williams, looks at backups

By Connor Grossman asst. copy editor

Ben Williams touched his right knee to the ground and leaned in for the faceoff at the start of the fourth quarter, just as he had 85 other times for Syracuse this year.

The whistle blew, and instead of immediately pouncing on the ball as Virginia’s Tanner Ottenbreit did, Williams winced and dropped his stick. He laid motionless, bent over at midfield as Greg Coholan and Michael Howard teamed up to score for Virginia.

Williams got up on his own after the goal, grabbing his right shoulder area as he jogged off the field. He didn’t come back for the rest of the game, but one of SU’s most pleasant surprises of the season is expected to return soon.

“I expect to see him next week,” head coach John Desko said, referring to his team’s next game on Saturday against St. John’s in Kennesaw, Georgia.

Williams went 15-for-19 in three quarters of faceoffs for No. 1 Syracuse (4-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast) en route to a 15-9 victory against No. 7 Virginia (3-1, 0-1) on Sunday.

The 5-foot-11 faceoff specialist won his first five draws, and 11 of his first 13. He again set the tone for the Syracuse offense that dominated possession in the first half, and didn’t let Virginia touch the ball until almost five minutes into the contest.

“Ben did another terrific job giving us those possessions to put a lot of pressure on their defense,” Desko said.

Syracuse held a 12-4 advantage up to the point of Williams’ departure. The injury was a non-contact one for Williams, as Ottenbreit didn’t touch him on the faceoff that forced Williams out of the game.

The early exit, however, forced Desko to delve into a faceoff group that boasts quantity, but its quality is mostly unknown. Sophomore transfer Zack Vehar was tabbed as Williams’ replacement.

The sophomore midfielder went 5-for-7 in a

I think it was good experience for Vehar today and you’ll see another guy or two going forward in the future that we have a lot of confidence in.

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quarter’s worth faceoffs, but Syracuse looked out of sync through most of his time at the X. The Orange was outscored 5-3 in Williams’ absence.

With six of the Orange’s eight remaining games against ranked teams, it appears Desko will respond to Williams’ questioned status with a rotating group against some of Division I’s top talent.

“I think it was good experience for Vehar

today and you’ll see another guy or two going forward in the future that we have a lot of confidence in,” Desko said.

Aside from Vehar and Williams, Cal Paduda, Joe DeMarco and Mike Iacono are the only ones with any faceoffs taken this season.

DeMarco went 5-for-13 from the X as a freshman last year, and Iacono went 8-for-25.

Paduda seems the most likely of the trio to see time at the X if Williams is unable to play against St. John’s. The sophomore was one of SU’s primary faceoff specialists in 2013 before dealing with hand injuries last year.

Regardless of how much confidence Desko voices in his team’s faceoff depth, it seems that a team familiar with questions at the X in years past will be back in a familiar place if Williams is unable to recover quickly.

Said Desko: “In one way we feel good that we can get Ben back for next week, and we had another guy that got some very good experience today.” cgrossma@syr.edu | @connorgrossman

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men’s basketball

UVA holds Gbinije to 8 points

By Jesse Dougherty staff writer

DOYIN AKINTOBI-ADEYEYE is finishing up his first year at SU, where he’s considered the best dancer on the team. The walk-on has helped Rakeem Christmas grow into one of the nation’s best post scorers by squaring up with him during practice. chase gaewski staff photographer

Dancing WITH A STAR

Walk-on Akintobi-Adeyeye bodies up Christmas in practice, builds on multi-talent background

By Jesse Dougherty staff writer

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t the beginning of the season, Rakeem Christmas would back down Doyin Akintobi-Adeyeye, rise up and effortlessly lay in two at the rim.

But as the year wore on and opponents started keying on Christmas, more and more every game, Akintobi-Adeyeye did the same in practice.

He started fouling the senior forward. Slaps on the arm. Bumps with his body. If Christmas made the shot, the contact came harder on the next play. Then harder until the center finally missed a jump hook, stared at Akintobi-Adeyeye out of the corner of his eye and readied for another rep.

“When I first started guarding him in practice he wouldn’t even look at me after he scored,” said Akintobi-Adeyeye, who walked on prior to SU’s season.

“But the coaches wanted me to challenge him and now he’ll look back and it’s like, ‘Oh, that’s how it is?’

“And I just look at him like, ‘Yeah, let’s go.’”

For Akintobi-Adeyeye, much of this year has been a blur. After picking up a basketball for the first time as a sophomore in high school, he could have never imagined that he’d be training with Christmas, traveling to places like Duke and North Carolina and dancing in the middle of SU’s huddle before every game.

But that’s exactly what the sophomore’s done, and none of his roles have been more important than helping Christmas — who was honored on senior day before Syracuse (18-12, 9-8 Atlantic Coast) fell to No. 2 Virginia (28-1, 16-1), 59-47, on Monday night — grow into one of the country’s best low-post scorers.

“He’s helped me a lot. I mean he’s a very strong, physical player,” Christmas said after the loss to Virginia. “He’s banging down there a lot with DaJuan (Coleman) not always there, so I mean it’s a great relationship I have with Doyin.”

Before joining the Uniondale (New York) High School basketball team, Akintobi-Adeyeye had a lot of other hobbies.

He was a swimmer that used his 6-foot-6 frame to thrive in backstroke. He studied with hopes of attending medical school. And he competed with the school’s show choir, singing and dancing to Michael Jackson and acting as the group’s co-president.

Akintobi-Adeyeye is on the pre-med track with hopes of being an orthopedic surgeon and still performs, energizing his teammates with pregame moves as the unquestioned “best dancer on the team.”

But the swimming has been fully replaced.

“If you would have told me then that I’d play Syracuse basketball, I would have said you were insane,” Akintobi-Adeyeye said. “I would have said, ‘I’m going to the Olympics, 500-meter backstroke.’ Maybe not that, but definitely not basketball.”

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If you would have told me then that I’d play Syracuse basketball, I would have said you were insane.

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When he did take up the sport, Akintobi-Adeyeye said he stumbled more than he stood upright. But he soon loved it and found a new home in Archbold Gymnasium, where he worked almost every day, shooting jump shots, faking out invisible defenders in the post and getting in shape playing on the SU club team. He couldn’t try out as a freshman because his medical insurance expired but hung around the Carmelo K. Anthony Center in the summer leading into this year. see akintobi-adeyeye page 12

Michael Gbinije stole an errant Virginia pass, passed to Trevor Cooney and darted up the right sideline.

As he moved past the Syracuse bench, almost every player, coach and manager left their chairs and when Cooney kicked to him in the corner most of the Carrier Dome stood, too.

But Gbinije’s uncontested shot hit the front rim, back rim, then Evan Nolte’s hands on the other side of the basket.

The stadium went from elated to deflated with a light flick of his wrist.

UVA kept its 10-point lead and the Orange never got that close again.

“I thought he got some good shots but he was 2-for-11,” SU head coach Jim Boeheim said. “So you can either credit their defense or say he didn’t put the ball in the basket.”

It looked to be a mix of both — Virginia’s pack-line man-to-man defense

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taking away Gbinije’s driving lanes while the forward struggled from the outside. Gbinije scored just eight points in 40 minutes of SU’s (18-12, 9-8 Atlantic Coast) 59-47 loss to No. 2 UVA (28-1, 16-1) on Monday night, making just two field goals while shooting 1-of-6 from 3.

Gbinije’s slow night was the first time he’s scored fewer than 10 points since the Orange lost to Miami on Jan. 24, and it came after he shot 5-for-20 in a loss at Duke over the weekend.

“They did a great job of helping and recovering,” Gbinije said of what Virginia did to slow him down.

“Their rotations are on the money and individually they play good defensively one-on-one.”

Boeheim started B.J. Johnson over Kaleb Joseph, which made Gbinije SU’s stand-in starting point guard. Gbinije has handled the ball many times, often at length, this season, but said that doing so against UVA was a challenge.

Point guard London Perrantes said UVA didn’t place any special focus on any player but Rakeem Christmas.

Still, UVA’s quick hedges on ball screens

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