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N • The write stuff

Two write-in candidates have formally launched campaigns for Student Association president.

Elections are being held throughout next week.

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P • Keepin’ it glassy

Sally Prasch, who has been glassblowing since she was 13, has worked with the science departments at Syracuse University for 10 years.

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S • Same old, same old

Mike Messina has thrived for the SU men’s lacrosse team as a wing on the faceoffs, doing so with a pregame routine that he strictly abides by.

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ALL FOR ONE take care

By Brett Samuels news editor

The next director of athletics for Syracuse University is expected to be in place by the start of the 2015–16 academic year, the university announced Monday.

A nine-member search committee has been formally established

by Chancellor Kent Syverud, and includes students, faculty and staff members and members of the Board of Trustees. The committee will be chaired by Steve Ballentine, a university trustee, and includes Interim Athletics Director Pete

$1,890 Cost of the new health insurance policy

$558.36 Cost increase from switching to the new student health plan from the SUBlue Plan

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18 Months spent by the advisory committee assessing the impact of health care reform at SU

1,500 Number of graduate students who would be impacted by the changes to TAs, RAs and GAs insurance policies

Committee to search for director Next director of athletics to be in place by August

SU is implementing a new student health care policy, which requires students to have a policy compliant with the Affordable Care Act. The policy will especially affect graduate students.

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(FROM LEFT) RAJESH KUMAR, SAM LEITERMANN, PATRICK NEARY, MARIA CARSON AND DANIEL CHEIFER, members of the Graduate Student Organization, have raised concerns over transparency in recent changes. frankie prijatel photo editor

GSO responds to health care policy, considers unionization

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he Graduate Student Organization will meet Wednesday to discuss the possibility of unionization in reaction to a perceived lack of transparency from the Syracuse University administration.

Specifically, members say there was a lack of transparency regarding the new student health insurance policy, which will affect about 1,500 graduate students. The GSO Senate voted unanimously last Wednesday to censure the SU administration for its actions regarding the policy change, citing failure to properly distribute details of the new plan. All graduate students are required to have

health insurance by the start of the next academic year under the new policy.

The GSO will also be holding a rally at noon on Thursday on the Hendricks Chapel steps with THE General Body to voice their concerns regarding changes to the health insurance policies and plans.

“I think that what students are feeling is a lack of consultation and a lack of voice and agency in decisions that directly affect their lives,” said Sam Leitermann, GSO internal affairs vice president, in an email.

“Recent events definitely reflect a need to have more power in decisions, unionization is one of several ways to do that.”

At Wednesday’s meeting, the GSO will discuss the possibility

of forming a union in order to give students a voice in decisions

Recent events definitely reflect a need to have more power in decisions, unionization is one of several ways to do that.

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that are made without their consultation, Leitermann said.

Several groups have been looking into unionization and gath-

ering information to gauge the opinions and needs of graduate students. They will share their information at the meeting to let the graduate student body inform the GSO’s decision on how to proceed, Leitermann said.

Leitermann said they are also researching other institutions that have gone through the process of unionization, and have reached out to other student groups for guidance, such as SU’s Graduate Students United.

“If unionization is the option graduate students wish to pursue, GSU is a valuable resource. I expect that as we move forward we will rely on their knowledge in partnership with the GSO’s efforts,” Leitermann said.

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Community reacts to retraction SU faculty, staff discuss Rolling Stone fallout

By Brett Samuels news editor

Less than a day after Rolling Stone retracted its article that vividly depicted a woman being sexually assaulted by members of a fraternity at the University of Virginia, members of the Syracuse University community reacted to the fallout of the decision for all parties involved.

Rolling Stone’s article, “A Rape on Campus,” detailed the case of a young woman at UVA who was sexually assaulted at a fraternity party. The piece was published in see rolling

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TATTOO tuesday | lindzee powell

Year spent abroad inspires sophomore’s tattoo

By Gigi Antonelle staff writer

On the John Lennon Wall in Prague are lyrics from The Beatles’ “All You Need is Love” — “There’s nowhere you can be that isn’t where you’re meant to be.”

Inspired by her trip to the wall, Lindzee Powell tattooed the lyrics on her right arm as a daily reminder of the time she spent living abroad, an experience she said she will cherish forever.

“I guess it spoke to me,” Powell said, a sophomore French major. “As an exchange student and as a person who wants to study languages and travel the world and a big believer of destiny and faith, I believe this quote whole heartedly. You’re meant to be in the exact spot you’re in at any time.”

After graduating high school, Powell deferred her acceptance to Syracuse University. She spent a year abroad in Belgium from August 2012 to July 2013 through the Rotary International Youth Exchange, an exchange program that sends students from all over the world to different countries. Powell lived with three different host families throughout her time in Belgium.

Powell said learning the language and forging relationships with new people

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INSIDE N • Making waves

Jay-Z’s new music streaming service Tidal has launched, and professors chime in with what that means for artists and other streaming services.

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P • Through the vine

Student Danny Rakow’s sixsecond Vines have been looped almost 7.5 million times.

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were the best parts of her time abroad.

Her relationships have stayed strong, as she continues to speak with her host families every two weeks. Since her trip, she has been fluent in French and is pursuing a French major.

“It was probably March when I realized I really knew the language fluently,” Powell said. “I had really

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good friends and my host family was basically my own family.”

Powell kept a journal and recorded her time abroad. Flipping through this journal is what led her to get her tattoo during Winter Break following the fall 2013 semester.

Stepping out of her comfort zone and being abroad for a year was a learn-

ing experience, Powell said.

“The biggest lesson I took away from my exchange would probably be to dare yourself,” Powell said.

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Narrowing the field The 2015 Presidential Management Fellows program recently named six Maxwell students and alumni as finalists.

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@brianstelter UVA student activist Alex Pinkleton, on @CNN TV, asked abt @SabrinaRErdely: “I’m not sure who would trust her, at this point, with a story.”

Table talk The Chat and Dine program, which allows students to eat for free with faculty members, has seen increased success since its launch.

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Cusefunder project to add outlets Bird Plug-in Project raises money for improvements

By Danny Mantooth asst. copy editor

Yakin’ it up Three Syracuse University male cheerleaders hoist Yik Yak’s mascot into the air. Yik Yak, the social media app where users can post anonymously, visited SU as a part of its 2015 Spring Campus Tour. The mascot and its advertising team are visiting 59 colleges across 34 states in 71 days, giving away free merchandise and connecting with the app’s users along the way. See dailyorange.com jacob gedetsis asst. feature editor

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Candidate campaigns Transfer student runs for improved wellness on ideas of inclusivity

By Brett Samuels news editor

With just a week before the voting period begins for Syracuse University Student Association elections, the field of presidential candidates is continuing to grow.

Jesse Nichols, a junior international relations and public relations dual major, officially launched his campaign over the weekend, becoming one of four confirmed candidates to run a campaign for president — three of which are write-in candidates.

He already holds a leadership role within Hendricks Chapel, and said he sees this campaign as a way to broaden that role.

“Up until this point I didn’t see SA as a possibility because I used to think of it as something separate from what I was already doing,” Nichols said. “It was kind of a realization of sorts that leadership can be expanded upon.”

Nichols, a former staff writer for The Daily Orange, is running with vice presidential candidate Moke Hein, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. The pair is campaigning under the slogan of “Om for SU,” which refers to the sacred Buddhist symbol of “om” that refers to interconnectedness. The four main principles of om are equality, togetherness, compassion and dedication, which see nichols page 6

By Sara Swann asst. news editor

When Tatiana Cadet looked at other Syracuse University Student Association candidates’ platforms, she felt there were issues not being addressed.

So she decided to join the campaign herself as a write-in candidate.

Cadet’s platform includes four main points: strengthening community, improving security, improving SA and addressing student needs. As a part of her platform, Cadet, a transfer junior communication and rhetorical studies major, wants to decrease SA’s exclusivity and make the organization “more than just a middleman.”

She added that she would like to increase SA’s transparency so that

One of the biggest complaints Syracuse University Libraries officials hear about Bird Library relates to its lack of outlets. A fundraising campaign is more than halfway to its goal of changing that.

The Bird Plug-In Project aims to improve the study space of the first two floors in the library by installing additional outlets, said Ron Thiele, assistant dean for advancement for SU Libraries. The campaign, which is run through ‘CuseFunder, has raised $1,302.61 of its $2,500 goal, as of Monday.

The fundraising effort is a collaboration between SU Libraries and the Student Philanthropy Council.

Come fall semester, as a result of the campaign, Bird Library will have dozens of additional outlets for students to charge their phones, computers and tablets.

A box, which will feature three regular outlets and two USB ports, was designed and will be better able to serve the approximately 1.3 million people who walk through

more students can get involved.

“I want SA to be more open with students,” Cadet said. “I want students to feel like they can come to me with any of their problems or issues.”

Other issues Cadet addresses in her platform are the need for further action on sexual assault awareness and prevention, better security at both entrances to Bird Library and what she said is gender and race bias toward students who request security vehicle escorts back to their South Campus housing.

Cadet said she decided to run for SA president as a write-in candidate because she wanted to “put (herself) out there to be an advocate for all students.” see cadet page 8

student association Here are notes of Monday’s SA meeting.

See dailyorange.com for full coverage ANNOUNCEMENTS STIPEND INCREASE SA Chief of Staff Brittany Moore presented a resolution calling for a stipend increase for elected SA officials.

EVENT INFO Mr. Burgundy and Grey, an event hosted by the Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, will take place on Saturday at 7 p.m. in Schine Underground.

BUDGET BREAKDOWN The assembly discussed budgetary recommendations for the fall 2015 semester.

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

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‘Daily Show’ replacement still deserves job after questionable tweets

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omedy Central recently announced that South African comic Trevor Noah will be filling the empty chair that Jon Stewart will leave on “The Daily Show”’ later this year. This is monumental because Noah, unlike other comedy big wigs like Amy Schumer, Kristen Schaal, Sarah Silverman who were also postured for the job, was practically unheard of.

Unlike the scores of college students who have scrubbed their online selves free of questionable material in preparation for the job hunt, Noah missed a few spots. When the announcement of his succession was made, people took to Twitter to see what they could skewer him with before he even cracked his first joke as host.

What they found was not good. Racist, misogynistic and anti-Semitic tweets could all be found lurking as early as 2009 and as recently

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EATING CULTURE VULTURES FOR BREAKFAST as last year and it set off an Internet hate tornado unlike any before. A tornado that maybe wasn’t deserved, but needed to happen.

Noah had posted jokes about white women, fat women, Jewish women, Jewish men and Jewish kids. Perhaps the most jaw-dropping was the flippant remark he made about South African Olympian Caster Semenya’s gender identity, wishing women everywhere a happy Women’s Day, “Even you, Caster,” he tacked on.

Most people were offended by the material abd many people called for Noah’s resignation. On the other side, in a staggering display of missing-the-

point, Patton Oswalt along with a hoard of comedians defended Noah saying that comedy needs to be “edgy,” that the offensive is irresistibly funny.

The Internet ate it up and sites that had condemned Noah the day before seemed to have a drastic change of heart. But here’s the thing.

Neither side is right. Should Noah have to give up his “Daily Show” spot? No. Thanks to Twitter and other sites where people post every thought that zips through their head, we have a well-stocked catalogue of people’s lowest moments.

The Washington Post’s Caitlin Dewey gives us a good lens through which to look at this issue.

“A lot of people have made bad jokes in their 20s.

The only difference now is that those jokes are memorialized forever on the Internet — and readily ripped out of their chronological context, and away from their intended audience, as con-

temporary proof of their sender’s bias or stupidity or ill intent.”

It’s important that we remember that’s what they are: low moments. I don’t like the approach so many comedians take, where people’s humanity is disposable for the sake of cheap laughs. That ideology really only qualifies: misogyny, racism, homophobia, anti-Semitism etc.

That’s why I’m happy Noah is getting so much attention, because after this Twitter nightmare, I bet he wants to make sure it never happens again.

And if these kinds of jokes do end up on “The Daily Show” once Stewart leaves, I’ll have no trouble waiting until Sunday to watch John Oliver on my friend’s mom’s HBOGo. Eric King is a sophomore magazine journalism major. His column appears weekly. He can be reached at edking@syr.edu.

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THE General Body updates community on current initiatives Here are some major updates with regards to organizing at SU/ESF. Please join us!

— THE General Body will hold a press conference on Tuesday, April 7, 4 p.m., Hall of Languages 500, that will detail a variety of pressing issues, including updates on student health insurance, the druggings of law students, Divest SU/ESF, ADA coordinator, mental health care and Paris Noir. This comes on the heels of the administration denying a meeting between THE General Body, the chancellor and his

executive team. It will be great to have people turn up for that https://www.facebook.com/ events/1471031746452553/ — For a description of our recent interactions with the chancellor’s administration, please read these blog posts: http://thegeneralbody. org/2015/04/01/the-general-body-requests-ameeting-with-chancellor-syverud/ and http:// thegeneralbody.org/2015/04/05/update-a-message-to-the-suesf-community/ Sunday we met with dozens of grad students

— and some undergrads — including many members of the Graduate Student Organization and planned, along with the GSO: — A Health Insurance Rally on Thursday April 9. Meet at noon at Hendricks Chapel with a march to Health Services. More info to come.

— There is also a GSO meeting on unionization: Wednesday, April 8, 5:30 p.m., Eggers 010.

We will make signs for rally afterwards!

— Further big all-issues rally, Tuesday, April 14, Noon, Hendricks Chapel steps.

— We drafted a letter people can send to their grad departments about the health insurance changes here: http://thegeneralbody. org/2015/04/04/message-to-su-graduateprogram-directors-regarding-the-changes-tohealth-care/ And we look forward to your further involvement with TGB. We have many more things to change and to protect at SU/ESF to make this a safer, better place for all.

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Flat broke Generation Y columnist Laritza Salazar wants student-athletes and interns to get paid for their labor.

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Student life columnist Alexa Diaz wants the university to accommodate trans* students under its new health care policy.

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SU can learn from Rolling Stone report Considering the attention campus sexual assault is receiving following the publication of “Rolling Stone and UVA: The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Report,” Syracuse University should further publicize the services available on campus for survivors of sexual assault.

The report was a 12,000-word overview detailing every mistake Rolling Stone made reporting, editing and fact checking “A Rape on Campus.” The original story, published in November of 2014, detailed the vicious gang rape of a University of Virginia student, “Jackie,” while attending a Phi Kappa Psi party. Soon after the story was published details were uncovered, which made it clear Rolling Stone’s version of Jackie’s story did not actually occur.

The damage done by “A Rape on Campus” is not limited to the integrity

or credibility of Rolling Stone. It has hurt the believability of victims and perpetuates the idea that women cry rape. As the report outlines, “the magazine’s failure may have spread the idea that many women invent rape allegations.” But in reality the rate of false rape allegations ranges from 2–8 percent, according to the report.

While it is unfortunate there were inaccuracies in reporting this particular account of campus sexual assault, it does not detract from the fact that there is an abundance of sexual assault on college campuses. As of March 23, 117 SU students reported their assaults to the university’s Sexual and Relationship Violence Response Team within the 2014–15 academic year.

SU can do its part to make students feel safe by reiterating and publicizing the services that are available to

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victims of sexual assault. It should also strive to be an institution that challenges the stereotype that universities are ill-equipped to deal with sexual assault accusations.

Sexual assault survivors must be supported when opening up about their experiences and be able to trust the people they report their assaults to, if they so choose. The report mentioned that prior to the publication of “A Rape on Campus,” “there were numerous reports of campus assault that had been mishandled by universities.”

Perhaps the most troubling aspect of “A Rape on Campus” and the subsequent discoveries is that it took a dramatic seven-person gang rape to get national attention. Rape is rape, and sexual assault survivors should be listened to, trusted and given the opportunity to seek justice.

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Democrats should persevere through current crisis for 2016 elections

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t has been more than five months since the 2014 midterm elections and the Democratic Caucus may be worse off than it was in November.

At the midterms, the Republican Party achieved its largest majority across the country in nearly a century — and most importantly, the largest majority in Congress since 1928.

And considering the recent developments concerning Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), the Senate caucus’ leadership appears to be in shambles and the national party is no more organized.

Considering the current state of affairs, the Democratic Party should easily be troubled as things seem dire.

However, their cause for concern should only be temporary. With Hillary expected to announce her campaign in a week or so and a few bright

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individuals ready to take Congress by storm, the Democrats will soon be on the upswing.

This past week, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid announced he would not seek re-election in 2016.

Although no formal reason was given, many suspect his gruesome eye injury on New Year’s Eve and his age are main factors. Although Reid has never been one for scandal, news of his retirement has certainly started several conspiracies —somewhat irrelevant to this column, you should check out the conspiracies, it’s some “House of Cards” level stuff.

Reid’s main concern, however, has been his lieutenants. Upon announcing

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his retirement, Reid proclaimed his endorsement for Schumer for Minority Leader. Many expected Durbin to stay on as the Minority Whip. So much so that Durbin’s camp jumped the gun and stated that Schumer supports Durbin as Whip. Schumer’s camp awkwardly denied the claim, and the ensuing publicity battle is reminiscent of a second grade playground fight.

To make matters worse, Menendez was indicted last week on corruption and bribery charges regarding a Florida doctor, lavish gifts and exotic trips.

Although Menendez plead not guilty and is expected to put up a vicious fight against the Department of Justice, the result of the trial will leave a stain on the Democratic caucus heading into the 2016 elections.

Assuming Schumer gets the Minority Leader vote, the caucus will be in good hands. His voting record proves

that he genuinely believes in fundamental democratic principles while not playing the petty partisanship game.

And, with Durbin’s firm presence on the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, the Democratic Caucus will have a loud voice to combat the inevitable backlash of the proposed Iran nuclear deal framework announced

by President Barack Obama. Durbin is also expected to be key in the White House’s future relations with Israel.

The best part of Schumer and Durbin assuming more responsibility is the opportunity given to other members of the leadership. Most assume that Schumer’s promotion will pave an easy path for Sen. Patty Murray (D-Was.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) to move to higher-ranking positions and modernize the caucus.

Finally, Florida. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) has hinted that he will not

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re-run for his Senate seat in 2016 even if he loses the presidential bid.

As the Republican Party has quickly propped up several possible candidates for his vacancy, the Democrats have lingered without much to say. From the rubble, Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Fla.) has emerged. The outgoing, 31-year-old former Republican may be exactly what Democrats need. And, being familiar with the swing state’s districts, Murphy could have a legitimate shot to breathe new life into the Democratic Caucus come 2016.

It’s easy to be frustrated with the party right now, but, the Democratic leadership should go for it all in 2016 and the outcome will likely be better than expected.

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

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Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz presented SU’s new health insurance plan at a March 16 Student Association meeting and students whose health insurance doesn’t currently meet the minimum standards of the Affordable Care Act will be required to switch to a university plan through Aetna Student Health.

In addition, teaching assistants, research assistants and graduate students, assistants and employees will be required to switch to the Aetna Student Health plan.

“Taking us off the employee healthcare plan has far reaching consequences for our health and finance, and we were informed of it after a decision had already been made,” Leitermann said. from page 1

athletics Sala, according to an SU News release.

The search committee members and their current roles with the university are: • Steve Ballentine, chair of search committee, university trustee • Rick Burton, professor of sport management in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics and faculty athletics representative from page 1

rolling stone November 2014 and quickly came under scrutiny for inaccuracies and its lack of sourcing in key areas. The magazine then asked the dean of the

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Sarah Ledford, GSO comptroller, said in an email that most TAs, RAs and GAs are currently on the SUBlue health care plan. Switching to the Aetna Student Health plan would be a $558.36 cost increase. For those with a partner and two children on the SUBlue plan, the switch would cost more than $3,000, she said.

About 1,500 of the 5,000 graduate students would be impacted by the changes to TAs, RAs and GAs insurance policies, Ledford said.

The three current employee plans are highly ranked in quality and details of what they cover, including reproductive health and birth control access, mental health and transgender-related healthcare, said GSO President Patrick Neary.

Graduate students, specifically TAs, are earning a minimal stipend while they’re at SU and could be

hit hard by the cost increase, Neary added.

“These are people that have graduated and are trying to make money to pay off loans. All of a sudden they’re hit with another cost,” Neary said. “Loans for undergrad were already horrific, and now they face more debt.”

There is also confusion regarding specific requirements and cost increases affecting international students having to switch to the new plan. There will be about a $700 price increase for international students who are on plans that do not comply with the Affordable Care Act, Ledford said.

“We have been struggling to find out information about the plan, including whether it fulfills all of the visa requirements of international students, and whether students who are currently covered by a plan from their home country will

be able to waive this coverage, as you can only waive if you have an Affordable Care Act compliant, U.S.-based plan,” Ledford said.

Ledford said the SU administration has done nothing to reach out to the entire graduate student population, and has not offered a specific breakdown of benefits or answers to questions about how international students will be affected.

Neary said the reason graduate students found out about the change is because of an email he personally sent out to the graduate student body after noticing nothing had come out about it.

“There was a complete lack of coordination and proper announcements,” he said. “Nobody in administration took ownership and properly managed this whole process, and these are the consequences of that.”

• Veronica Dyer, strength and conditioning coach for Olympic sports • James Kuhn, university trustee and vice chair of the Board of Trustees • Robert Miron, university trustee and chair of the Board of Trustees’ Athletics Committee • LaVonda Reed, associate provost for faculty affairs and professor of law • Sam Rodgers, class of 2015, Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, football student-athlete

• Pete Sala, interim athletics director and managing director of the Carrier Dome • Barry Wells, special assistant to the chancellor The committee convened last week, and will present at least two final candidates for the chancellor to review, according to the release. The new athletics director is expected to be in place by the start of the next academic year to replace Daryl Gross, who stepped down on March 18.

In addition, the university has retained

Glenn Sugiyama and Pat Richter, leaders of the sports practice group of DHR International, an executive search firm, to consult during the search, according to the release.

“This is a key moment for Syracuse University to recruit an outstanding Director of Athletics who will continue to promote core values for our student athletes and all who work at and support our University,” Syverud said in the release.

Columbia School of Journalism to look into its reporting and editing process with the piece, the results of which were released Sunday night.

Following the report’s publication, Rolling Stone retracted the article. In the aftermath of the decision, experts weighed in on what it

means for journalism, specifically for Rolling Stone, and what it means for survivors of sexual assault after the victim in the story had her account of events proven largely false.

Jill Sneider, the sexual and relationship violence prevention coordinator in the Office of Health Promotion, said her initial reaction to the story was concern for the young woman at the center of it. However, after the report was released Sunday, her concern shifted to survivors of sexual assault.

“I think that it’s hard enough for someone to seek support, and to hear such a backlash about it can really make (seeking support) feel less safe for someone,” she said.

She added that all the attention surrounding the article, and its retraction, shows just how much the issue of sexual assault on college campuses has come to the forefront over the past year.

One of the few positive takeaways Sneider said she sees coming from the discussion surrounding the article is the way that publicity can spark conversations about the issue of

sexual assault. For example, she said at SU specifically, there have been conversations during the past year about sexual assault support services on campus.

There are also positives that can be taken away from the Rolling Stone debacle from a journalism perspective, said David Rubin, dean emeritus of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

There are a few main lessons to be learned from the article and its retraction, he said. One is to be careful of single source stories, particularly when they’re about a controversial subject.

Long term, Rubin said the mistakes made in this particular story shouldn’t discourage journalists from looking into complicated stories. However, it should make journalists carefully consider the way they treat each story when reporting on issues such as sexual assault on college campuses.

“If it encourages journalists to take every case on its own and without prejudice, then that will be a useful development,” he said.

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nichols guide Nichols’ platform, he said.

Nichols is involved in the Student Buddhist Association in Hendricks Chapel and is a member of the Contemplative Collaborative Committee. He is also a resident adviser for the LGBTQ learning community on campus.

All of these roles play into what he hopes to accomplish if elected, he said.

“At its core, our intention is to make the university a better place,” Nichols said. “We’re not really looking to restore pride, but more looking to restore happiness.”

In order to accomplish that, Nichols said he and Hein have a few main projects they’d like to work on. The first is the creation of a holistic stress reduction center, which he said has already been discussed by the Contemplative Collaborative Committee.

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Another aspect of improving wellness on campus is to bring more organic food to the dining halls, Nichols said. A third point he’d like to accomplish is to broaden the Fast Forward working groups to include more members of marginalized identities on campus.

Before he implements his campaign goals, Nichols must first overcome the challenge of being a write-in candidate. Only one candidate, Aysha Seedat, will actually have her name listed on the ballot. However, Nichols said he doesn’t “think it’s a huge hindrance” to his campaign that he’ll be a write-in.

“We just need to emphasize it in every step of the way; we have to literally say, ‘Write in Jesse and Moke on the ballot when you vote,’” he said.

He added that since both he and Hein have unique first names, he believes SA will take intent into account instead of disqualifying votes based on minor misspellings. blsamuel@syr.edu | @Brett_Samuels27

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n March 30, Jay Z, Kanye West, Beyoncé, and 13 other superstars held a press conference announcing the launch of Jay Z’s newly acquired streaming service: Tidal.

Tidal streaming has two tiers of subscription packages. The lower-tiered package is $9.99 per month for unlimited streaming with standard sound quality. The higher-tiered package is $19.99 per month for unlimited lossless streaming and sound quality of the highest audio fidelity. Free 30-day trials are available for both packages.

Syracuse University professors James Abbott and David Rezak weighed in on what sets Tidal apart from heavyweights like Spotify and Google Play, and what its chances of success are.

Here’s a breakdown of the key differences between Tidal and Spotify, what makes each

site unique and what all the rage is when it comes to the newest service in music streaming.

Lossless audio Abbott, a professor of practice of music, compared how millennials listen to music to eating food with too much salt.

“If you’re used to food with too much salt, you’re going to have a preference,” Abbott said.

The MP3 file came out when digital music sales became an industry trend. The file size of uncompressed audio was too large for Internet speeds, so compression codecs like the MP3 reduced file size while retaining some semblance of original audio quality.

For Abbott’s generation, who grew up listening to long play records and later CDs, the downgrade in quality was jarring. But those who grew up with MP3s, Abbott said, are used to it.

Abbott said the availability of on-demand

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lossless streaming could make a major difference for today’s average consumer, but it depends on many factors.

“With a decent set of speakers or playback system, you will hear a night-and-day difference between compressed and uncompressed audio,” Abbott said.

But on laptop speakers or iPhone earbuds, the difference is negligible, especially to untrained ears, he added. Either way, Abbott said he hopes that the ease of lossless streaming establishes a new trend in music consumption standards.

“They’re offering freedom to musicians,” Abbott said. “They’re saying, ‘Give people your songs in the same full quality that you made them.’”

Artist-backed Spotify has had many grapples in the music indus-

Professors compare differences of Tidal, Spotify services try regarding the artist’s cut of its profit. Taylor Swift pulled all of her music from Spotify last November, as have other artists like Thom Yorke and Garth Brooks. The relationships Spotify has with all the major players in the music industry is a bad thing for artists, Abbott said.

Each of the superstars, excluding Jay Z, at Tidal’s press conference reportedly hold a 3 percent stake in the company. But without explicit details so far on the artist compensation scheme, it remains to be seen how artistfriendly Tidal actually is.

“What happens to the little indie artists or the emerging rappers that have decent followings and a little momentum?” Rezak said. “Are they getting the same favored nations deal that the member owners get? Do they get the same compensation rate? And if they don’t, how is it better than Spotify?” mrafi@syr.edu

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cadet Cadet said she does not see a challenge in being a write-in candidate in this election because “there is no challenge that (she) cannot overcome.”

As a transfer student who has only spent two semesters on the Syracuse University campus, Cadet said she provides a different perspective than most people. She added that her firsthand experiences with THE General Body have also helped her to understand the group’s grievances and how the university has handled them so far.

“While some people may think that me

being here for only two semesters is a downfall, I think it shows how much I care about this institution,” Cadet said.

Cadet said her running mate, Fatima Bangura, has helped “provide her with a perspective that (she) doesn’t necessarily have.”

Cadet said Bangura, a sophomore broadcast and digital journalism major, is involved with many student organizations at SU such as the National Association of Black Journalists at SU. When it comes to the transparency component of her platform, Cadet said it’s important students are aware of who is making decisions and who is advocating for them. smswann@syr.edu | @saramswann

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Bird’s doors per year, Thiele said. The new boxes will be installed before the end of summer, he added.

In addition to the basement, students find that the main floor also lacks accessible outlets. The individual study cubicles on either side of the first floor do not have outlets and only the wall outlets service those desks.

“I wish there (were) more outlets in the tables downstairs,” said Khianna Calica, a sophomore television, radio and film major. “I think a lot of people don’t come to Bird for that reason.”

The Student Philanthropy Council’s role in the project is an important one for Thiele.

“What’s exciting here is that we’re working with students to help make those changes,” he said.

Ivan Robles, chair of the Student Philanthropy Council, said the campaign is targeted toward students, as the library is a place they can

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see their contributions actually manifested.

Robles said the ‘CuseFunder campaign encourages donations of all sizes. The ‘CuseFunder campaign has 27 backers as of Monday, with 18 days left in the campaign.

The effort is part of a broader vision to rejuvenate the bottom two floors of Bird Library.

Thiele said new furniture, carpeting and a reference desk were other recent additions to the library.

Thiele said since Bird Library opened before the Schine Student Center, it acted for a long time as a “de facto student center,” where students would gather socially, then disperse to study.

When it opened in 1970, it was not equipped for the massive amounts of people and technology that occupy it today, Thiele said.

“We all want the best experience for our students, and this is one of those things that enhances the student experience,” Thiele said. dmantoot@syr.edu

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ucked underground in the Life Sciences building is a shop filled with plants — dead and alive — glass projects in progress, metal machines and a fish tank.

A poster that looks like a window to the outside hangs on the wall that Sally Prasch faces while working. Written on her door is the word “hello” in a variety of languages.

Prasch has been Syracuse University’s glass shop director and facility manager for 10 years, working closely with science departments to create, customize and repair glass science equipment. The 56-year-old uses a flame torch and pre-made glass tubing to create her projects. Her job saves the school and its students time and money that would make some of their research impractical if they had to get their glass customized and repaired elsewhere.

She is also teaching — not for credit — six students interested in glassblowing. But Prasch is as much a worldly artist as she is a science department handywoman.

“People bring me plants that are

dying, and they want me to fix them,” Prasch said.

Prasch began glassblowing at age 13 when she took her first class. She was hooked, and went on to apprentice parttime with a scientific glassblower at the University of Nebraska before getting her Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Art in Glass at the University of Kansas.

One of Prasch’s favorite parts of her job at SU is facing new technical challenges daily.

It was a blast. I loved it. When I go to another country to teach, I’m like an open book. So they have to open up to me.

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When a Chinese student who spoke limited English came to her with a glass project, she took it on, only to see from the student’s face when she finished that she had misunderstood him. They ultimately worked to fix it.

Prasch, whose glass shop is in the Life Sciences Complex, uses a flame torch and pre-made glass tubing. logan reidsma asst. photo editor

Overcoming language barriers has been a constant of Prasch’s career. She’s traveled abroad to teach in Japan four times — as well as Sweden, Ireland, Italy, Germany — and is visiting Turkey for the second time this May. In 1990, when Prasch first traveled to Japan, she had to have a full-time translator help her speak with her students.

She communicated with hand motions, drawings and facial expressions — no form of communication was off limits.

“It was a blast. I loved it. When I go to another country to teach, I’m like an open book,” Prasch said. “So they have to open up to me — I’m learning their culture.”

Inside the glass shop she has a tank with two koi fish she brought back from Japan, named Kin and Mizutama, that

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are growing too big for their tank.

Prasch writes notes to them in Japanese on the outside of the tank.

“Your pond will be ready soon,” one reads, written backward, so the fish can read them.

Written inside the doorframe of her office are the names of students she’s worked with. Of her current six, most are chemistry students who want to learn more about glass, so they can perform simple adjustments and repairs to the glass they’re working with. Up to three students can work with Prasch in the glass shop at a time.

Chemistry graduate student Craig Sherwood, one of Prasch’s students, has been taking lessons from her since the beginning of this semester. see prasch page 10

very day, for 40 minutes, I stand on the corner of two roads in Singapore, hoping the bus will make its round soon.

Unfortunately, this extensive wait time is not foreign to me. In fact, every Sunday is exactly the ZACHARY same — the GIPSON busiest day WHER E IN CHINA IS TH AT? for Singapore and its public transit system.

Once aboard bus 171, I’m pressed against the windshield by couples, children and middle-aged Malaysian women with purses, shopping bags and strollers. Most of these people are headed to Orchard Road, a two-kilometer hub for retail and entertainment. Nearly half an hour passes before the driver rolls up to my stop. In eight hours, I repeat the same process, only this time in the opposite direction.

Being such a congested country has its major downfalls, and commute time is certainly one of them.

In a country full of people who value time and speed, this is a particularly frustrating phenomenon. Nonetheless, Singapore’s small size means almost all parts of the country can be reached in an hour or less, including typical traffic jams and frequent halts for pedestrians.

Though the most economical choice, taking the bus is merely one of several options for commuters.

Most routes will cost you less than 1 Singapore dollar, or roughly 75 cents. Singaporeans also regard this system, known as SBS Transit, as the most far-reaching in the nation. With a fleet of more than 3,000 buses and hundreds of terminals, you can reach every corner for very cheap.

But even if it is inexpensive and practical, SBS seems to be the most confusing of all. While there are terminals every quarter of a mile away from one another, buses do not stop at every terminal they pass. Sure, there are maps meant to guide those who are unfamiliar with a particular route. Yet foreigners are bound to get lost without asking for directions.

Instead, non-locals are much

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prasch “I think she’s great. She’s very optimistic — whenever something I make looks bad she’s like, ‘Oh no that’s great!’ She’s made it very, very enjoyable,” Sherwood said.

Without her, Sherwood said, he simply wouldn’t be able to complete many of his projects.

Mario Montesdeoca, the laboratory manager of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, called Prasch “a catalyst for research.”

Montesdeoca said Prasch’s expertise is necessary because she understands certain types of glass and their effects, as well as helping students avoid making mistakes.

“She’s my 911 when I need glass to be fixed,” Montesdeoca said.

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gipson more interested in using Singapore’s highly coveted and easily accessible SMRT, a rapid transit railway system with 113 stations in operation.

According to the annual Singapore Land Transport Statistics for 2013, more than 2.5 million people use the SMRT on an average day. This is nearly half the population of this country.

Each of the SMRT’s five lines connect to each other. While convenient for short trips, especially when one does not have the time to wait for the bus, it is a little more costly, ranging upwards of $2 per trip. Unlike the bus system, however, the SMRT does not reach the entire island.

Singapore has big plans for the SMRT. Most of the construction throughout the country has something to do with this railway. Three new lines

Montesdeoca’s calls are just another set of problems for Prasch to solve.

“Sometimes we come up with some really bizarre things. I’ve been working in this since 1970, and people still come up with things that I’ve never seen before,” Prasch said. “Science is changing, and as science changes the glass changes. Glass has always been a part of science.”

Prasch’s passion for glass goes beyond science, though.

She has a studio at her home in Montague, Massachusetts where she makes artistic glass projects.

Prasch’s interests in art and science often intersect while she works with glass.

“I use a lot of my scientific glasswork techniques inside my artistic work,” Prasch said. “In science we put a lot of tubes inside of tubes inside of tubes, and a lot of my artwork reflects that.”

Prasch emphasized her strong belief in the value of creating, be it with glass or another medium, and that she is concerned that schools today are no longer teaching this important skill.

“I think our society as a whole is moving away from learning how to work with your hands, and that’s very sad for me,” Prasch said.

“We’re losing art and craft. It’s hard.”

Prasch pointed out that even though society knows that being well rounded helps students learn better in all subjects, artistic programs continue to be cut. She noticed that today, many students have become caught up in working toward getting a high-paying job, but are missing out on the other joys of life.

Said Prasch: “I think it’s part of your soul. I think it’s in everybody’s soul to create.”

are in planning, the last being 2030’s Cross Island Line, which will pass through the entire nation.

The country also has taxis, which are overpriced disasters on wheels. Singapore’s taxi drivers have been informally deemed some of the worst in the entire world. You flag down a driver only for him to tell you he is no longer servicing the area you would like to reach. Sometimes he’ll use the excuse, “I’m headed home for the night and am not going that direction.”

When you finally manage to pinpoint a driver, chances are he will ask you how to get there. He might pretend as though he has never heard of your destination and sometimes takes the scenic route on purpose to overcharge you. Please remember all taxi drivers in Singapore are government-approved natives who have lived in this country from birth. They know every nook and cranny, whether they admit it or not.

One thing everyone seems to hate is the nightly curfew for public transport. Bus terminals and SMRT stations shut down around midnight, and taxi fares skyrocket. This is just Singapore’s way of reducing crime, and, according to locals, has proven to be quite effective during the last few years.

For everyone who has things to do, such as study at the library, this is exceptionally infuriating.

Being from Kentucky, I find the entire system completely overwhelming. Though it’s extremely cramped and slow, you have to admit it’s quite impressive how the country has managed to connect everything together. I’m more impressed that I have managed to learn my way around this place.

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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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anny Rakow’s six-second Vine videos have been looped almost 7.5 million times.

Rakow, a freshman Bandier student, started making Vines in October 2013. After his first Vine video, Rakow said his Vine following “blew up overnight.” The student rapper, who goes by the artist name Daniel James, said he received approximately 2,000 new followers daily for several weeks after he released his first Vine, in which he rapped Chance the Rapper’s “Favorite Song.”

“It was definitely a bug out for me that it was happening, but I kind of embraced it. It was kind of a point for me that I could get started at,” Rakow said. “When I had this following, it inspired me to make music for them, so it was really cool.”

Whatever the feeling of the beat was, I’d write a couple lines of what I’m feeling in the moment, and I get the message across it in the lyrics.

Danny Rakow freshman bandier student

Rakow, who currently has 130,400 followers on Vine, said he projects messages through his videos.

“Whatever the feeling of the beat was, I’d write a couple lines of what I’m feeling in the moment, and I get the message across it in the lyrics,” Rakow said.

Rakow began making music when he was in eighth grade with his best friend Jeremy Zucker under the name “Flow.” After taking a musical hiatus for a few years, Zucker and Rakow reunited and began making music together again later on in high school, with Rakow rapping and Zucker producing.

Zucker, who now attends Colorado College, said Rakow has grown “astoundingly” as an artist.

“When me and him sit down and

make music, it’s a very fluid exchange of ideas,” Zucker said. “I’m kind of the creator, but he’s the one who often gives it direction, which is really cool, and when we’re making music together, it’s that constant back and forth exchange of ideas, keeping it creative and professional.”

Zucker is Rakow’s main music producer, and both agreed that attending separate universities has made the production process more difficult.

Rakow sends recordings of his verses for Zucker to mix and master, but said he hasn’t been able to make as much music as he wanted to. For that reason, the two friends plan on extensively working together over the summer to make up for the lost time.

Benjamin O’Connell, another friend of Rakow and Zucker’s, teamed up with them to create the brand 3OAK, which stands for “three of a kind,” in order to represent the three of them. Although the three are technically separate artists, they wanted to represent the fact that they collaborate often.

O’Connell, who goes by the rap name Benjamin O, is an New York University student currently abroad in Florence. He said he believes that 3OAK has been able to accomplish a lot in the past year despite their geographic separation. “(Danny) just keeps progressing, he keeps getting better and better, and we’re all just trying to help each other out. We’re really getting a lot done given the circumstances,” O’Connell said.

Zucker believes that Rakow’s prominence on Vine has helped him develop a fan base, but said that most of the people who follow him are more interested in Rakow’s persona than strictly his music.

“It helps him a lot with his image and the way people perceive him, but it’s limiting in his music because it only displays six seconds of what he can do,” Zucker said. “(However), it gives him the ability to showcase his songs to a lot of people, which is awesome.”

Zucker has been involved in creating several of Rakow’s music videos, which are available on YouTube on his Daniel James page. Rakow recently released a video for his song

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DANNY RAKOW started making Vine videos in 2013, and said he “blew up overnight.” The Bandier student currently has 130,400 followers on the social media platform. rachel kline contributing photographer

“All The Time,” which was shot in Thornden Park and was the first song he released in Syracuse, which also features several references to SU in its lyrics. Rakow’s music is also available on SoundCloud.

Rakow said he hopes to become a well-known rapper on campus, and says he often freestyles for friends at parties.

“I don’t get scared by it, I enjoy it. If there’s 20, 30 people, no mat-

ter what, I’m just ready to go and just start rapping off the top of my head,” Rakow said. “It really just comes to me. Whatever comes to me, I rap.” idamle@syr.edu

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pro day estimated, 22 or 23 NFL teams.

While Hickey and Eskridge are the presumed top two Syracuse players, Hicks mentioned linebackers Dyshawn Davis and Cameron Lynch, and running back Prince-Tyson Gulley as other players in the draft mix. He added that cornerback Brandon Reddish is somewhere in there as well.

Here’s what Hicks had to say about a handful of Syracuse prospects. The event is not open to the public or media but there will be interviews following it.

Sean Hickey, offensive lineman Hicks: “Sean’s had individual workouts with some teams and played both guards, played both tackles and even a couple teams have asked him to snap for them. Sean’s a kid that works at it and studies at and will practice it, he has a chance to master whatever he does and they want to teach him. He’s one of the kids that controls what he can control... He maybe could sneak in higher than people think or just go right where people think.

He’s done his part.”

Durell Eskridge, safety 2014 stats: 68 total tackles, one interception Hicks: “He looks the same, his times were the same at the combine as he’s always done here. He is who he is, he’s long and his best football is in front of him... Most people see the positives in him because of his length, and size and ball skills, and at the combine they said they liked his ball skills, and I know a lot of people think he can play the ball in the air and makes good plays on the ball. His biggest thing is what could be.”

Brandon Reddish, cornerback 2014 stats: 43 total tackles, three interceptions, four tackles for loss Hicks: “If he will test well, he will have a very good opportunity. He’s never been a very good tester, he’s a very good football player. I still think he’s going to get an opportunity regardless of how he tests because the film is the film. Pro Day is only an exclamation point, most of the decisions have been made on the tape.”

Jarrod West, wide receiver 2014 stats: 49 catches, 700 yards, 14.3 yards per catch, 0 touchdowns Hicks: “Jarrod West right now is starting to put up some really, really big numbers. He’s huge right now. He’s always ran a decent time but now he’s starting to run a little more fluidly... I think he may have a Pro Day that may have him sneak (into the draft) late, because he had a productive year... I think he’s going to run better than he’s ever ran, he’s very explosive.”

Prince-Tyson Gulley, running back 2014 stats: 614 yards, one touchdown, 4.8 yards per carry Hicks: “People like the fact that he’s so good in the passing game, he can catch the ball coming out of the backfield. According to one of the scouts I talked to during the year, he’s small but not little.”

Hicks’ thoughts on the 18-player group: “They’ve all improved, just some kids have jumped out. Everything is going to come down to the numbers and how do you compare... Some things — if you haven’t done them on tape — it’s going to come down to the numbers.” jcdoug01@syr.edu | @dougherty_jesse

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women’s lacrosse

Bodt continues to improve as all-around player for Syracuse

By Paul Schwedelson asst. copy editor

Bart Bodt remembers the conversations he had with his daughter over the past two years. He remembers her frustration. He remembers her being uncomfortable as one of Syracuse’s less important up next players.

Entering Erica Bodt’s VS Notre Dame junior season, though, the @ Carrier Dome Tuesday, 7 p.m. SU coaching staff made a point of telling her it was looking for more offensive production from the starting midfielder. “(The coaches) trust us that we’re going to be able to take on that leadership role and have confidence in us,” Bodt said, “which really helps.”

This season, the conversations with her dad about frustration have ended.

Orange head coach Gary Gait said one of Bodt’s strengths is her ability to contribute on offense, defense and in transition. But recently, Bodt’s increased production — she’s scored six goals in the last three games after previously averaging just one per game — has helped lift the offense.

And in the third game since the indefinite suspension of midfielder Kelly Cross, Bodt’s role will continue to increase when No. 6 SU (9-4, 2-2 Atlantic Coast) takes on No. 13 Notre Dame (7-5, 2-3). “(She’s) just a solid player for us,” Gait said.

“I’m just trying to find days where she can have more three-goal games, rather than one goal.”

In her first two years, Bodt scored 11 and 12 goals, respectively. So far through just 13

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messina opponent scouting report, then throws on a Pandora rap station as he stretches out his legs with a foam roll. Eventually he’ll arrive at the Carrier Dome, where he’ll put all of his gear on from left to right — the way it’s always been done.

After jogging out to the same spot on the S in the middle of the field to continue stretching, he throws a ball around with midfielder Joe Gillis. A pregame prayer in front of his locker concludes his process.

He refuses to call it superstition, but rather a roadmap to follow for him to excel.

“It’s not so much that he thinks it’ll work if he does these things,” said Erica Messina, his sister. “It’s more if he thinks it might cause him not to work or the team not to work, then he doesn’t want to have to think back.”

Being more organized at home and in his pregame work brings a sense of relaxation and comfort he can’t otherwise reach during games. It’s those senses that turn him into the opposite person on the field — a ruthless wing looking to vacuum the ball.

Against Johns Hopkins on March 14, Messina sprinted toward Blue Jays faceoff specialist Drew Kennedy as he tried to scoop up a ground ball. Messina charged in like a running back breaking through a hole in a defensive line and flipped Kennedy to his backside before he got to the ball.

Penalty flags flew and Johns Hopkins players and coaches stood on the sideline, arms up

games, Bodt’s already scored 15.

Throughout her career, Bart Bodt has talked to his daughter about how good of a fit Syracuse is, regardless of being on the bench.

“He’s by far the best coach we’ve ever come across in any of our lacrosse teams and club level, high school level, college level,” Bart Bodt said of Gait. “He’s just a phenomenal person for her in terms of her development.”

Bodt attributes her breakout to more confidence. After her coaches asked her to step up, she felt comfortable assuming the new role.

On the field, Bodt isn’t hesitating. Instead of thinking twice before dodging or shooting, she’s doing it immediately.

(She’s) just a solid player for us. I’m just trying to find days where she can have more three-goal games, rather than one goal.

Gary Gait su head coach

“You catch a pass, as it’s coming to you, you think, ‘Yeah, I’m going to catch it,’ that’s more like the confidence,” fellow first-line midfielder Taylor Gait said of Bodt. “Or you’re going to goal, you’re about to shoot it and you’re like, ‘I’m going to make this shot.’ As opposed to going out there and being like, ‘I don’t know if I’m going to make this.’”

The turning point for Bodt was a 14-13 win over then-No. 8 Virginia on Feb. 23. With 38

ERICA BODT has emerged for Syracuse on the midfield line, scoring six goals in her last three games and setting a career-high in goals scored. logan reidsma asst. photo editor

seconds remaining, she intercepted a pass to ice the game.

The play foreshadowed how she would improve over the course of the season.

“You can’t really second-guess those kinds of things,” Bodt said. “It’s either you do it or you don’t. It was kind of like I had to take the chance and do it and it worked out well.”

While Bodt can make a variety of plays, attack Halle Majorana said she’s “unstoppable” when running toward the goal.

During this past week, Bodt has worked specifically on her dodging and shooting and it paid off when she scored three goals, tying a career high, on Saturday against Virginia Tech.

Bodt has risen to the occasion this year, and her importance will continue to be paramount in Cross’ absence.

“I think she’s almost there,” Gait said. “I’m betting she’s going to peak for the second half of the season here, really step up her game.” pmschwed@syr.edu | @pschweds

in the air and shouting at Messina. He didn’t think anything special of the hit as he was just locked in as usual trying to get the ball.

“He came off the field and I looked in his eyes and I was like ‘Oh my God,’” midfielder Derek DeJoe said. “Just in his eyes you could see he was in a whole different world, not my roommate eating the chicken riggies before the game.”

There is a side of Messina overshadowed by big hits on the field and an old framed T-shirt. It’s

He came off the field and I looked in his eyes and I was like ‘Oh my God.’ Just in his eyes you could see he was in a whole different world, not my roommate eating the chicken riggies before the game.

Derek DeJoe su midfielder

a devout Catholic who draws a cross on his chest in sharpie because he can’t wear his in a game.

Stuck on the wall in Messina’s room is the stick-on eye black from his every football game with the Bible verse Phil 4:13 written on them. He inscribes “R.M.A.,” the initials of his deceased grandmother, on his helmet and shoes.

These parts of “the routine” starkly contrast the persona Messina brings on the field, but just as much compose the player that he is.

Mike Messina only wore this T-shirt under his jersey for every football game from when he was 8 years old to his final game as a senior in high school. courtesy of sam messina

“It’s so him to be confident and do the things that he thinks are going to keep him focused,” Erica Messina said. “The things that he’s playing for and the things that inspire him are with him when he plays.”

Sam Messina instilled a mantra in his son from a very early age. He would tell him, “Never look back when you’re running with the ball.” Mike took the words as every reason to

do whatever he needs not to be slowed down.

And it’s a diligent routine that keeps him ticking and looking ahead to what’s next — whether it be a ground ball in front of him or remembering his left sock before his right.

“There’s not too many variables in my life right now that will throw me off,” Messina said.

“I know what I’m doing each and every day.” cgrossma@syr.edu | @connorgrossman

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SU’s Pro Day participants Here are the 18 former SU players expected to participate in the Orange’s Pro Day on Tuesday in Manley Field House.

PLAYER

POSITION

HEIGHT

WEIGHT

Adonis Ameen-Moore

RB

5-11

234

Eric Crume

NT

6-2

297

Dyshawn Davis

LB

6-1

225

Ritchy Desir

S

6-0

188

S

6-4

205

WR

6-4

206

Prince-Tyson Gulley

RB

5-8

193

Sean Hickey

OT

6-6

306

Darius Kelly

S

5-10

195

Jeremiah Kobena

WR

5-11

188

Cameron Lynch

LB

6-0

231

John Miller

C

6-3

288

Brandon Reddish

CB

5-10

184

Micah Robinson

DE

6-4

266

Sam Rodgers

LS

6-2

231

Trevon Trejo

DE

6-5

260

Robert Welsh

DE

6-3

257

Jarrod West

WR

6-3

209

Durell Eskridge

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Going pro

Rock the Bodt

Eighteen former Syracuse football players will show off their talents to potential NFL suitors at Pro Day on Tuesday afternoon.

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Erica Bodt has seen her role for SU women’s lacrosse team increase this season. She’s proven herself valuable on both sides of the ball.

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recruiting

SU lands 1st 2016 commit

By Paul Schwedelson asst. copy editor

MIKE MESSINA thrives off having a routine. His pregame regimen begins the night before a game when he cleans his room and includes a trip to Pastabilities with his puppy. The consistency has helped the senior wing excel for No. 2 Syracuse this season. spencer bodian staff photographer

ON

SU’s Messina thrives using strict routine

REPEAT

By Connor Grossman asst. copy editor

F

rom when he played his first football game at 8 years old to when he played his last as a high school senior, Mike Messina wore the

same T-shirt under his jersey.

It features red, yellow and blue dogs around big red text that reads “Who let the dogs out.” Messina refused to wear anything else under his jersey, just a tattered white rag with an opening for his head.

“When you have a good routine in your life you have more structure,” Messina said. “When you have structure in your life, it’s hard to stray away from those things.”

A series of routines has laid the foundation for Messina’s most successful season of college lacrosse.

As a wing for No. 2 Syracuse (8-1, 2-1 Atlantic Coast) and its lethal faceoff unit, the senior midfielder has picked up 30 ground balls this season, the most of SU’s non-faceoff specialists and more than double what he’s collected in any other.

The consistency and repetition have minimized the variables in his life, and it helps bring out his inten-

sity. He’s earned the moniker “bulldog” for consistently delivering big hits on opponents, blueprinted from a decade spent as a running back.

“Not that he doesn’t play to have fun,” said Sam Messina, his father, “but Mike always took what he has to do on the field very seriously.

“Very seriously.”

On game days Messina wakes up to a spotless room — already meticulously cleaned from the night before.

His Boston terrier puppy named Bruce Wayne then accompanies him to pick up his staple pregame meal of chicken rigatoni from Pastabilites.

He familiarizes himself with the see messina page 14

football

Hicks breaks down Syracuse’s Pro Day prospects

By Jesse Dougherty staff writer

While Will Hicks doesn’t see one player — like Justin Pugh or Chandler Jones — headlining the Syracuse players hoping to be drafted into the NFL at the end of April, he does think it’s a well-rounded group.

There are the players that Hicks — SU’s assistant athletics director for athletic performance — expects will have their named called during the draft, like offensive lineman Sean Hickey and junior safety Durell Eskridge, who declared a year early. But there’s also less-heralded players like Adrian

Flemming, Jarrod West and Micah Robinson, among others, who Hicks sees possessing desirable assets.

“This is an unusual type senior class where every kid has some type of redeeming quality that makes a team have to look at them,” Hicks said. “Don’t have the bonafide firstrounder, but every kid has something.”

With 18 players expected to participate in the program’s Pro Day at Manley Field House on Tuesday afternoon, Hicks discussed the group last week. Hicks helps players prepare for Pro Day, where they’ll bench press, run the 40-yard dash and perform other drills in front of scouts from, as Hicks see pro

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The most notable thing about Cam DeGeorge’s commitment was something that he wasn’t even aware of. DeGeorge, the first verbal commit in Syracuse’s Class of 2016, made his announcement via Twitter on Monday morning.

“Honestly, I didn’t know I was going to be the first of the class,” DeGeorge said. “That had no factor play into it.”

DeGeorge, a 6-foot-5, 275pound two-way lineman at Lynnfield (Massachusetts) High School, plans on playing offensive tackle for the Orange. His commitment comes 10 days earlier in relation to the first commit of the Class of 2015 last year.

He also had offers from Colgate, Temple and Holy Cross, DeGeorge said, while also receiving interest from Connecticut. The decision came after visiting SU last Sunday.

“It was a good fit and I could see myself going there,” DeGeorge said. “You get a feeling and I just thought it was the right one. “... I felt like a month down the road, I would have made the same decision, so why not get it out of the way?”

Syracuse has five offensive linemen in the Class of 2015, per Scout.com, and 13 currently on its roster.

DeGeorge was first recruited by defensive coordinator Chuck Bullough, who visited DeGeorge last spring. The two stayed in touch over the past year, culminating in the verbal commitment.

The two things that stood out most to DeGeorge about SU were the coaches and the campus.

“They’re good people and they have a family attitude,” DeGeorge said. “… And I like the whole campus thing. The setup of the campus, that’s what I really like, you know.

“That’s what I always wanted in a school and they have that.” pmschwed@syr.edu @pschweds