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By Cheryl SeligmanDESIGN EDITOR
In below-freezing weather, Syracuse University senior Dan Cowen stood atop a hill in Schiller Park as he announced his campaign for Syracuse councilor-at-large Saturday morning.
“We’re at Schiller Park partly because the pool and the baseball dia-mond remind us of the summer and the warm days to come,” he said near the beginning of his speech, “and the view on a clear day is pretty good over the city.
“This is a special place for me,” Cowen continued, “because the North-side is where I discovered the character of Syracuse.”
Cowen, a political science and policy studies major with a minor in entrepre-neurship and emerging enterprises, was not born in Syracuse, but said there’s no place he feels more at home.
SU senior announces candidacy
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Man attempts to abduct SU student
By Nicki GornyASST. NEWS EDITOR
A Syracuse University female student escaped a possible attempted abduction early Sunday morning, according to a Department of Public Safety notice sent out to students.
An unidentified male in a dark green Jeep approached the student as she walked alone on the 700 block of Maryland Ave-nue at about 3:30 a.m. When the student approached the Jeep to give him direc-tions, the man asked her if she wanted to get in the car and then grabbed her wrist. The student was able to break free, and the man left traveling down Euclid Avenue toward campus, according to the notice.
No one was injured, according to the notice.
The man is identified in the release as black, between 20-30 years old with short hair. He wore a red hooded sweatshirt and a diamond stud in his right ear, according to the notice.
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Speaking outSU commu-nity members have a chance to voice their opinions about the chancellor search today.Page 3
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Fresh-facedSenior Dan Cowen, a can-didate for Syra-cuse councilor-at-large, is an inspiration for his peers.Page 5
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Camping outMembers of SUOC share stories from Spring Break.Page 11
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Making a statementSU knocked off No. 5 Johns Hopkins in the Carrier Dome this weekend for its biggest win of the 2013 season.Page 15
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SU earns No. 4 seed, will play Montana on Thursday
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Big East tournament shows Orange’s unpredictability
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On the road to victoryLouisville’s Russ Smith flies back onto the court after chasing a ball that was thrown out of bounds. Syracuse lost to Louisville in the final Big East tournament champion-ship Saturday night by a score of 78-61.
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Cowen for councilSU senior Dan Cowen reflects on starting his campaign for the Syracuse Common Council.
BracketologySyracuse University majors are narrowed down to the best.
Catching fireJames Southerland’s sharpshooting ability has sparked Syracuse throughout his career, but never more than in his senior season.
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In a March 7 article titled “Sequester cuts may hurt work-study,” the total loss of awards and work-study was unclear. The combined loss of Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant awards and of federal work-study funding is $360,000.
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In a March 7 article titled “A Mile in their shoes: Anthropology students gain different perspectives from shadowing campus union workers,” one of the creators of the project was misstated. Doug McClure, chief bargaining officer for the Service Employees International Union, was co-creator of the project. The Daily Orange regrets this error.
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By Brett SamuelsStaff Writer
Spring Break allowed Syracuse Uni-versity to cut down on its energy consumption.
Since the break only lasts one week at SU, the amount of energy the university saves is fairly limited, but Associate Director for Sustainability Steve Lloyd said the university does what it can to reduce energy usage.
“Students are allowed to stay on campus, so we are unable to shut down residence halls, and staff are still here, so academic and adminis-trative buildings are still occupied,” Lloyd said. “We do shut down areas where there is no activity, such as classrooms and auditoriums.”
SU officials have improved the school’s energy management by cre-ating temperature-control projects, scheduling building energy use based on its occupancy and imple-menting a campus temperature policy, Lloyd said.
He added that the financial effect is something to consider when thinking about saving energy.
“Even if you don’t believe in cli-mate change, it’s pretty stupid to spend money on wasted energy when that money could be put to better use,” Lloyd said.
Weather is also a factor in how much energy is saved during break, he said. The colder the weather is, the more energy the university is forced to use.
While SU officials make a variety of efforts to use less energy during break periods, it is difficult to save a large amount of energy in such a short period, especially while stu-dents and staff are still able to stay on campus. But the efforts the uni-versity makes to be energy efficient are valuable.
The way the school controls its energy output while campus is less active makes SU a very energy-efficient school given its size and location, said Rick Martin, principal sustainability analyst at SU.
“Based on survey results we’ve seen, SU is quite efficient for a school of its size, particularly given the climate in Central New York. We actively manage our building energy use, and operate pretty efficiently as a result,” Martin said in an email.
Some of the specific measures taken to cut down on energy con-sumption include running campus shuttle services less frequently,
Energy use decreases on break
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Three forums to seek input from university community
Springfield case adjourned; students appear in court during break
Open forums will be held Mon-day for members of the Syracuse University community to discuss what they would like to see in the next chancellor..
There will be three opportuni-ties for SU staff, faculty and stu-dents to participate:
• A forum for staff members will be held in the Schine Underground from noon to 1:30 p.m. Search com-mittee member Ryan Williams, associate vice president of enroll-
ment management and director of scholarships and student aid, will host the forum.
• A forum for faculty members will also be held in the Schine Under-ground from 4-5:30 p.m. Search committee member Kendall Phil-lips, professor and associate dean of research and graduate studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, will host the session.
• A forum for students will be held in Maxwell Auditorium from 7:30-9
p.m. It will be a part of the Student Association’s weekly meeting, but all students are encouraged to attend. PJ Alampi, SA chief of staff and junior film major, will host the forum.
Representatives from Spencer Stuart, a New York-based search firm hired to assist the university in the search, will help run the meetings. Search committee chair Joanne Alper will also attend. In addition to the forums, the website syr.edu/chancellorsearch is also
available. It includes an online sur-vey, search timeline and informa-tion, and an opportunity to suggest a specific candidate or provide other feedback to the search committee.
Chancellor Nancy Cantor announced Oct. 12 she plans to leave the university when her contract expires in 2014. The search for the next chancellor is expected to con-clude by November or December.
—Compiled by Meredith Newman, asst. news editor, [email protected]
By Debbie TruongenterpriSe editor
Former SU athletics employee Springfield absent from hearingRoger Springfield, the former direc-tor of media properties and produc-tion for Syracuse University Athlet-ics accused of secretly videotaping male athletes in locker rooms, did
not attend a scheduled court hear-ing March 15. Springfield was slated to appear in front of County Court Judge Thomas Miller at 9:30 a.m. By 11 a.m., neither Springfield nor his attorney was present, leaving Miller to adjourn the case for March 25. Springfield was fired from the university in December. Springfield, whose legal name is Roger Cahak, is
charged with four counts of unlaw-ful surveillance for separate locker room recordings of the football, men’s lacrosse and men’s soccer teams.
Students arrested after fights near Schine Student Center appear in court
Six SU students arrested after fights broke out outside of the Schine Stu-dent Center following an on-campus dance party and one who was arrested outside of the John C. Dillon Public Safety Building in February, appeared in city court March 12. Six students were ordered to complete community service, and one case was adjourned
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Hoya destroyas(from left) John groat and denis hickey, both Syracuse-area residents, cheer at the end of the final Syracuse vs. Georgetown matchup at the Big east tournament in Madison Square Garden on friday. after losing twice to its longtime rival earlier in the season, Syracuse defeated Georgetown 58-55 in the semifinal of the tournament game before losing in the final to the University of Louisville.
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M any students chose to attend Syracuse University because it was, and still is, their dream school.
Whether it was for the prestige of certain academic opportunities or the desire to cheer on well-renowned sports teams in the Carrier Dome, thousands of your peers were inspired to become part of the Orange.
But for others, this was not the case. SU was a fall-back school, a worthy campus to turn to when a preferred contender ranked higher on U.S. News and World Report’s best colleges list denied an application for admission.
In today’s extremely competitive world of higher education, much importance and emphasis is placed upon from where one obtains a degree. It seems where you go to school will have a profound effect on your chances of getting a well-respected, well-paying job in the field you desire.
With this mentality, students striving for schools ranked higher than SU may have felt their ideal careers become suddenly out of reach, or at least more difficult to obtain.
But this supposed equation of where you attend college equaling future success begs the
question: Is it the institution that decides your future, or is it just you?
Mounting evidence suggesting that “the most significant thing about college is not where you go, but what you do once you get there,” accord-ing to a March 13 Time.com article.
Ken Bain, a historian and educator, is the author of “What The Best College Students Do.” In his book, discussed in the article, Bain explores the importance of becoming “deep learners, who leave college with a real, rich edu-cation” no matter what institution you attend.
Deep learning is not about the school or the professor, it is about the student creating a learning experience where passions are ambi-tiously pursued to create one’s own success. In his book, Bain explains that deep learning
involves becoming comfortable with sharing ideas, even if they are sometimes met with failure, and forming personal connections with your studies.
Though these concepts seem logical for determined, inspired individuals, compelling questions still persist: Will future employers and graduate programs consider the pursuit of passions more important than which alma mater an applicant hails from?
If rankings matter less than personal ambitions, why is so much emphasis placed on college rankings? And why does it matter when they rise and fall? This has been a focus of much concern here at SU in recent years, as the university’s ranking has fluctuated on the U.S. News and World Report’s list.
A comprehensive breakdown featuring decades worth of studies on the importance of rankings versus the individual student was produced by The Atlantic last May. It presented that the more elite the institution, the higher the alumnus’ paycheck.
It is evident that a certain level of career prestige is gained by those who attend higher-ranked schools, as networking opportunities
are often specific to an institution, and many of today’s most profitable and influential compa-nies recruit from elite schools.
Though this does hold true, an institution alone cannot guarantee desired future success. Ultimately, it is up to you, the student, to make the most of any college opportunities you have the ability to take.
SU should promote this concept aggres-sively as tours continue throughout this semester and acceptance letters are issued to hopeful students.
As students, we must realize our future is far from being decided when we first step foot onto a college campus.
By being active, passionate and becom-ing leaders here at SU, we can work to begin ensuring lifelong successes. Sure, getting into your dream school may seem like the feat of a lifetime, but reaching your dreams goes beyond the acceptance letter.
Rachael Barillari is the editorial editor and a junior political science and Middle Eastern
studies major. Her column appears weekly. She can be reached at [email protected] and
followed on Twitter at @R_Barillari.
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Post-graduation successes determined by more than ranking of alma materR A C H A E L B A R I L L A R I
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Undergraduates for Better Education encourages conversation about SU academicsBefore I came to Syracuse, I felt that the administration and staff felt passionately about empowering and involving students in making a difference, not only in the university itself, but outside in the real world, as well. There are so many student-run organizations on campus,
such as The Daily Orange and CitrusTV, which are some of the most popular and successful organizations on campus. Why? Because who knows students better than the students themselves? I believe that with our school’s national prominence, students should have more effective outlets of communication with administration and faculty regarding areas in undergraduate education. My fellow Under-graduates for Better Education (UBE) and I are dedicated to improving students’ experiences regarding a more effective and personal system of advising, as well as improving other aspects of academics.
Based on my own experience as a freshman, I remember feeling alone in my decisions regarding which classes I needed to take to ful-fill my core requirements, and which direction to go to find my major. Although my adviser tried to guide me in the best way possible, our short meetings and lack of knowledge not only led me to poorly choose my classes, but also caused me to doubt the efficiency of the advis-ing system. I know if our chancellor and admin-istration were aware of some of the obstacles students are collectively struggling with, they would want to address it and make it better for us – their students.
Our school, along with many others, needs to find a way to systematically understand and address how students feel about components of our education. UBE has been a catalyst for addressing and speaking out on improvements
that need to be made surrounding the education system at Syracuse and throughout the country. UBE spread its passion about the cause, and today, we have a chance to do it again. With the administration’s support, we will be adminis-tering a survey to all undergraduate students that will spark a new conversation between students and faculty regarding education.
I pride myself on being a student here for many reasons, including our strong alumni connections and networking, our amazing sports teams, and the fact that this school calls for individualism and hard work. Why can’t our academics be more relevant and in the forefront of what makes our school great?
Alexandra VignolaSOPHOMORE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS MAJOR
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Student disagrees with Spice Rack’s Boba Suite critiqueI have been a regular reader of The Daily Orange for several years, and I have enjoyed its frankness. Of particular interest has been the review column for eateries (which led me to briefly discover the gourmet popcorn shop). So, imagine my surprise when Boba Suite, my favorite tea house I visit regularly, was panned in the lowest way possible in an obviously biased and unprofessional review.
It is true that Boba Suite has had a checkered past. If I had read the article a year or two ago, it would have been correct – Boba Suite was overpriced and generally unimpressive under its previous owner.
However, under its current ownership for the past year, Boba Suite has exceeded in its selection of options and quality. If you want a place to relax with friends and try new, delicious combinations of fresh bubble tea, smoothies or lemonade, there is no better place, from my experience.
Its “competitor,” Unique Tea House, actually a friend and ally of Boba Suite, is great if you want traditional bubble tea with a traditional
atmosphere. Comparing the two is like compar-ing apples and oranges. Is an orange terrible because it does not look like an apple? Apparent-ly, according to Riddley. Boba Suite’s Almond Milk Tea is one of my personal favorites - I have never tasted anything artificial about it.
Aside from personal taste, “Battle of the Boba” from March 6’s Spice Rack is FAR out of line. The ending of, “go to Unique Tea House instead of Boba Tea” is what made me throw down my copy of The Daily Orange in disgust. There was an article last year in it about how students of Syracuse University and the State University of New York College of Environmen-tal Science and Forestry had banded together to support the tea house as it struggled to remain open after its buyout. Since then, it has become a beloved hangout – but one currently struggling because of its past reputation – and reviews like this. Did Boba poison a loved one, Riddley? Or are you just trying to drive it out of
business for your weekly story?Unless I hear of its accuracy and profes-
sionalism improving, expect DO’s Spice Rack to be ranked below National Inquirer in the
consideration of value I give to it. I truly hope this does not represent The Daily Orange’s official policy toward journalism and local businesses.
With utmost disappointment,Robert Stelmach
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
AND FORESTRY GRADUATE STUDENT
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Short list Conservative columnist Michael Stikkel argues President Barack Obama’s list of vague goals fail to create a comprehensive plan for aiding the economy.
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Syracuse University senior Dan Cowen is bringing a fresh, young per-spective to the local political scene.
As a city with several colleges contained in its borders, Syracuse is a place of residence for thousands of students. A youthful voice is therefore extremely beneficial in the councilor-at-large race, as Cowen brings diverse viewpoints no other candidate can.
Cowen, who announced his campaign Saturday, has a list of problem areas and ideas for the betterment of the community that he wishes to address if elected as councilor-at-large of the Syracuse Common Council.
Political races are often con-sumed by practiced politicians with views shaped by long histories of living in the region and working to serve local constituents. Because Cowen is not originally from Central New York, he possesses an outside
perspective that allows him to take a fresh approach in combating issues perpetually plaguing Syracuse.
Cowen’s student status also allows him to represent the youngest generation of voters. He can see the problems that affect young voters, which other candidates may not be aware of or may not know how to fix.
If elected, Cowen wants to develop Syracuse into a city that college students choose to make their permanent homes after gradu-ation. This concept will benefit recent graduates by providing career opportunities while also rejuvenating the local economy. He also hopes to increase the number of high-school graduates in the area, which further connects educa-
tion to overall city advancement. Because Cowen is now enrolled
in SU classes for his political sci-ence and policy studies majors, he is able to use the latest tactics he learns in the classroom to modern-ize local government. Also, being a part of SU is a trait voters should look highly upon, as the university has a strong connection with the city and its members.
Cowen’s decision to run for public office – a pursuit only the most pas-sionate individuals should act upon – is inspiring for the entire student population in Syracuse. He has given students the opportunity to become involved in local politics, which should continue in the future.
Regardless of a student’s field of study, Cowen has provided all students with an example of apply-ing effective energy ambitiously to reach goals they can learn and benefit from.
Student inspires peers by vying for local seatE D I T O R I A L
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T he two high-school football players accused in the Steu-benville, Ohio, rape trial
were found guilty Sunday. Ma’lik Richmond and Trent
Mays’ victim, a 16-year-old girl, was dragged to different house parties in front of various bystanders and raped. No one intervened to stop the assault. The defendants further publicly dehumanized the girl by publishing the assault on websites like Instagram and YouTube, with-out considering the repercussions of their actions.
The incident in Steubenville reveals how deeply embedded rape culture is within society. But it also provides an opportunity to take more active initiatives to end it. This conversation can be started by teaching young men about their roles in ending rape.
Zerlina Maxwell, a democratic strategist, recently came under fire from conservative media pun-dits for suggesting that teaching men not to rape is an effective way to stop the action.
Maxwell proposed instructing young men against rape by mak-ing sure they know what “legal consent” entails, and seeing women as human beings instead of sexual objects. Creating an open environment for victims of rape to come forward and learning about bystander intervention are also ways to address rape culture.
It’s impossible to know what went through the minds of Richmond and Mays during the assaults, as they seemingly believed they would not be held accountable for their actions. The defendants joked about how “dead” and “raped” the victim was in a YouTube video they posted.
Despite the overwhelming evi-dence of the assaults found through social media, many members of the community sided with the athletes. Law enforcement officials were also accused of covering up for the boys, who were two talented athletes.
Too often the discussion starts with what the victim was doing wrong, how much she was drinking, what she was wearing or how late she was out. These were some of the questions the victim of the Steu-benville trial was confronted with. These questions are problematic because they assume the victim was responsible for the crimes commit-ted against her.
Rape culture is evident in the CNN report following the verdict. The report was sympathetic to Rich-mond and Mays. It described how the verdict ruined the athletes’ “promis-ing” lives, instead of how their direct actions would have consequences.
The report also failed to discuss how the assaults altered the life of the victim forever, a point that deserves more attention.
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, in recent years, approximately 91 percent of rape and sexual assault victims were female, while 99 percent of the offenders were male.
The Steubenville rape demon-strates the role men and bystanders play in perpetuating rape culture.
Men can be taught not to rape and women should not need to adjust their behavior to accommodate these misogynistic acts. If society is committed to ending violent acts toward women, then the conversa-tion should begin with what the perpetrator is doing wrong.
Rahimon Nasa is a sophomore magazine journalism and interna-tional relations major. Her column appears weekly. She can be reached
at [email protected] and followed on Twitter at @rararahima.
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He is part of the Renee Crown University Hon-ors Program and is a 2012-2013 Remembrance Scholar.
After getting to know members of the Con-golese community in Central New York, all of whom “escaped atrocities at home to live out the American Dream,” Cowen felt inspired to do “everything in my power to help them realize their dreams,” he said.
Cowen’s work with the Congolese commu-nity also encouraged him to reach out to other groups in Syracuse, like the Burundi com-munity, that are united by a vision for a more promising future, he said.
“This city’s success will depend on the efforts of its people,” he said.
Cowen said in his speech that he’ll work hard to give the people of Syracuse the tools they need to fight low graduation rates, high unemploy-ment, growing vacancies and rising crime.
“One in every 10 residents in this city is unemployed,” he said, “and it is obvious that our community deserves and demands more.”
Cowen also expressed a desire to take advan-
tage of Syracuse’s good fortune in having three prestigious universities. He wants to increase the number of students who stay in Syracuse after graduation, and foster further innovation through creating programs like Resume Play, an interactive career fair he’s creating to help connect students to the city.
Cowen further noted only one in two stu-dents graduate from Syracuse high schools, despite the efforts of the city’s teachers.
“But this is no time to give up,” he said, pounding the podium. “The teachers are con-vinced of the incredible potential that our tal-ented students possess, and we should be, too.”
Cowen said he hopes to combat growing vacancies and crumbling infrastructure in the city by empowering the homeless and unem-ployed. He wants to create programs that will give them the necessary skills to rebuild dete-riorating properties and make them stronger
candidates for jobs.Cowen also wants to address the crime that
persists in Syracuse, in spite of police officers’ valiant efforts, he said.
“Violent crime will decline when we create new jobs and opportunities in our city,” he said. “Violent crime will decline when, together, we build a school system that is safe and engaging for all of our children. Violent crime will decline when we fill our homes with proud people who are developing skills to employ themselves.”
Cowen asserted he is running for councilor-at-large because he believes all of Syracuse’s most pressing issues are connected, and declared, “from this day forward, I am the
people’s candidate.“Let’s settle for nothing less than the best for
our great city,” he said at the end of his speech. “The time for change, my friends, is now.”
After his speech, Cowen said that as the “peo-ple’s candidate,” he would be reaching out to as many people as possible, and is already setting up meetings with union leaders and community groups in Syracuse. As a new candidate, Cowen said, it is important to meet people and under-stand exactly what citizens want for the city.
Alex Durantini, a sophomore biology major, said Cowen’s level of dedication to the city of Syracuse, if nothing else, qualifies him for the position.
“He’s gone on and on about how much he loves this city,” she said. “And coming from right outside of Boston, I think that’s a really big deal.”
She also noted that because he’s a policy studies major, he knows the ins and outs of the community.
“You can tell he’s crazy passionate about what he’s doing,” said Eric Merrell, a freshman biology major. “I’m sure he’s going to go 100 percent, no matter what.”
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“This city’s success will depend on the efforts of its people.”
Dan Cowensyracuse counciLor-at-Large candidate
Meet the candidateName: dan cowenAge: 23Hometown: Wayland, Mass.Platforms:• Increase support by connecting with
national education organizations• Encourage college student retention in
Syracuse• Create a “City Health Index” to track
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S UNY-ESF received an award for stu-dent and faculty activism, ranging from volunteering at a local fish hatchery to
giving science lessons to Ecuadorian students. The award, the 2013 President’s Higher Edu-
cation Community Service Honor Roll, recog-nizes projects that have major influences in communities and add value to students’ educa-tion, said Elizabeth Mix, State University of New York College of Environmental Science
and Forestry community service and service-learning coordinator.
“I think we do a lot of really cool things, considering our size and limited resources,” Mix said.
She said the national award started in 2006 and ESF has won it seven times.
The service dedication of ESF students and faculty members, led by President Cornelius Murphy, has contributed to ESF’s position on the honor roll, Mix said. ESF also offers several service-learning courses, which are taken into consideration.
Mix said there are 20-25 community ser-vice projects open to first-year undergraduate
students, and many complete at least one. Freshmen also clean up local parks through an orientation program called Saturday of Service.
Students also volunteer at the Rescue Mis-sion, clean up beaches and streams, and visit local schools to help teach students about sci-ence topics.
Aislinn Brackman, a junior paper engineer-ing major, volunteered as a judge at a science and engineering fair this past weekend at Onon-daga Community College. She said she found the experience rewarding, and was surprised at how many other ESF students volunteered there.
“I think it was just awesome to see these eighth-graders who are so intelligent, and being able to help them by giving them ideas to improve their projects in the future,” Brackman said.
Many student groups are active in far-reach-ing ways, such as the Society of Conservation Biology, which organizes a trip to Ecuador to help re-forest the Amazon jungle, Mix said.
Many students also do community service through service-learning courses, Mix said, sometimes without even realizing it.
“They may not realize that service-learning is whenever they are taking the course content and benefiting the community with that by applying it to real situations,” she said.
One of the largest service-learning courses is about general chemistry, Mix said.
At the beginning of the semester, students can choose whether they want their grades to be based fully on written work or if they want to incorporate 20 hours of service for about 15 percent of their grade, said Kelley Donaghy, an associate professor in the chemistry depart-ment who teaches the course.
At the end of the course, students give a pre-sentation to the class on how their community service relates to class topics and can benefit their future careers, she said.
Community connections that students can make from this activism give them opportuni-ties for future careers, Donaghy said.
“The students get out and meet people in the area, potentially future employers,” she said.
A popular option for many students is vol-unteering at the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology to put on edu-cational programs for Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, she said.
Donaghy added that many students take the course for the hands-on service-learning aspect, rather than for a degree requirement. Out of about 252 students in the program this
semester, only about 3 percent are chemistry majors, she said.
Maureen Bishop, a junior environmental science major, took Donaghy’s service-learning course and volunteers at Carpenter’s Brook Fish Hatchery, the Salvation Army and local elementary schools.
Said Bishop: “I think working with com-munity members shows us how the real world works and the value of our hard work and dedication for others.”
SUNY-ESF receives honor for student, faculty commitment to service
Spirit of service
Alpha Phi Omegaa co-educational national service frater-nity focuses on leadership, friendship and service. Since 1925, it has grown to include 17,000 students on 361 cam-puses across the country.
Alpha Xi SigmaWith emphases on academic excellence and community involvement, the honors society requires members to maintain a 3.175 GPa and complete at least 20 hours of community service each semester.
Student Environmental Education CoalitionSeeC aims to increase environmental awareness, particularly on the effects of individual and collective actions on the global environment through on- and off- campus education.
Engineers Without BordersSeeking to improve the quality of life domestically and abroad, engineers With-out Borders is a nonprofit organization that works to provide engineering solutions to places in need of better infrastructure. the eSf chapter works in Latin america.
Habitat for Humanitythe SU-eSf chapter hosts weekend projects that address the problem of sub-standard housing in the local com-munity. the group also teaches the university community about poverty and housing issues through events and fund-raisers throughout the year.
LandscapeConnected with the Department of Landscape architecture at eSf, the club sponsors the festival of Places and vari-ous guest lectures.
SUNY-eSf offers students many opportunities for community service on and off cam-pus through classes, organizations and individual programs. Here are a few student organizations that make service a priority.
“They may not realize that service learning is whenever they are taking the course content and benefiting the community with that by applying it to real situations.”
Elizabeth MixState UNiverSitY of NeW York CoLLeGe of
eNviroNmeNtaL SCieNCe aND foreStrY CommUNitY ServiCe aND ServiCe-LearNiNG CoorDiNator
Source: http://www.esf.edu/students/involvement/clubs.htm
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In the basement of the L.C. Smith College of Engineering, $400,000 of equipment is currently working to provide students training for the future of power grid technology.
The Smart Grid lab simulates the upgraded form of the power grid that supplies electricity to homes and businesses across the country. The lab was made possible through the $2.5 million of federal stimulus money given to six New York schools, including Syracuse University, three years ago, said Chilukuri Mohan, chair of the electrical engineering and computer science department.
The lab at SU became operational in October, Mohan said, and students have been active in the lab through classes and independent work since then.
Since Smart Grid technology is expected to be implemented across the country in the coming years, access to the lab, in addition to a series of related curriculum offerings in
the electrical engineering department, gives students a distinct advantage as they graduate and enter the workforce.
“I think it’s a really good experience for students currently working in the lab, and when they go out and graduate, they already know how the technology works,” said Savit Vajpayee, a graduate student in electrical engineering who has worked in the Smart Grid lab since January.
Smart Grid improves upon the existing power grid in several ways, Mohan said. Although the existing system enables elec-tricity to flow in only one direction – from the generation site to individual customers – Smart Grid accounts for multiple renewable energy sources, such as solar or wind power, that may be installed in individual homes. Smart Grid also enables information about energy use to flow in two directions, so a cus-tomer who avoids using appliances at peak times may be charged less.
Students can see this in a hands-on envi-ronment in the lab, said Tomislav Bujanovic, a research associate professor in L.C. Smith who teaches several courses that utilize the lab. The lab includes a simulated Smart Grid, which includes a photovoltaic cell for solar energy and a wind turbine, as well as a simu-lated Smart Home, which demonstrates how a new form of a power meter records power usage within a household.
Because power generation is such a criti-cal issue and a failure of the power grid has great consequences, implementation of Smart Grid has been slow, and few attempts have been made in New York, said Mohan, chair of the department.
Mohan said he expects Smart Grid to be implemented across the country in the next 10 years. However, this coincides with an expected gap in the workforce as many currently employed electrical engineers approach retirement. This is where the role of SU, and the new Smart Grid lab, becomes important.
“What we are trying to do is make sure that we can educate engineers who can operate the Smart Grid and work in this area where we know that there is a huge demand in a critical area for the entire nation,” he said.
To accomplish this, Mohan said the depart-ment has worked to “revitalize” its curriculum, including doubling and modifying courses related to Smart Grid; incorporating hands-on experiences in the Smart Grid lab; and develop-ing a new power systems concentration within the electrical engineering program.
Since the 2011-2012 academic year, at least four courses related to power electronics have been started, Bujanovic said, and more courses will be added to the curriculum next year. Each of these classes requires students to spend time
in the lab.Vajpayee, the graduate student, said he
doesn’t expect to work with Smart Grid imme-diately when he graduates in December, but thought that within one or two years, he’d be able to utilize his knowledge of the technology in the workforce.
He has long been interested in Smart Grid, he said, but had never actually seen the tech-nology until he requested permission to work in the lab at the beginning of the spring semester. This interactive experience, he said, will give him an advantage against students at other schools as he looks for a job in the power systems industry.
Smart Grid lab helps students prepare for electrical engineering jobs “What we are trying to do is make sure that we can educate engineers who can operate the Smart Grid and work in this area where we know that there is a huge demand in a critical area for the entire nation.”
Chilukuri MohanCHAIR OF THE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
AND COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
START A REVOLUTIONSmart Grid technology represents the third revolution in power engineering, said Tomislav Bujanovic, an associate professor in the L.C. Smith. About 200 years ago, researchers physically com-piled information about energy use. The second revolution in power engineering came about 100 years ago, when digital instrumentation sent signals on power usage directly to a control mechanism, largely eliminating human interaction. Smart Grid, which is expected to be implemented within the next 10 years, uses synchrophasor measurement technology, referring to the use of GPS and satellites to take measurements. Additionally, a complementary aspect of Smart Grid is Smart Home. Smart Home will place “smart meters” in homes to enable homeowners to view and adjust their power usage. Bujanovic said he expects Smart Home would take more time to be implemented than Smart Grid.
CHEAPER AND MORE RELIABLEOnce installed, Smart Grid should provide more reliable energy and save consum-ers money, said Tomislav Bujanovic, a research associate professor in L.C. Smith. Because energy and information travel both ways in Smart Grid, power outages could be more easily avoided by diverting power away from areas with storms or downed power lines. In terms of cost, Smart Grid would enable consum-ers to pay a lower rate for energy used during times of low demand. Additionally, a Smart Home would determine when energy could be used most efficiently to further save consumers’ money.
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until mid-April. If the students meet their commu-nity service requirements by April 17, the cases will be dismissed after six months.
Alray Cromer, a student in the College of Visual and Performing Arts; Nahum Ducasse, a student in the L.C. Smith College of Engineer-ing and Computer Science; and Grant Mayes, a student in the College of Arts and Sciences, were ordered to complete 30 hours of com-munity service and write apology letters to the police department. Cromer, Ducasse and Mayes were arrested on charges of disorderly conduct, obstruction of government administration, resisting arrest and harassment.
Michelle Desa, an Arts and Sciences student, was also ordered to complete 30 hours of com-munity service and write an apology letter. She was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct, obstruction of government administration and resisting arrest.
Daniel Boivert, a VPA student, was ordered to complete 10 hours of community service. Boivert was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct.
Osarumewense Pat-Osagie, a student in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, was ordered to complete 20 hours of community service. Pat-Osagie was arrested at the public safety building on charges of obstruction of gov-ernment administration and harassment when he went to check on a friend after the initial
arrests were made, according to police reports.Onome Agbaza, an Arts and Sciences student
who was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct, had her case adjourned until April 17.
Lawrence Jackson, a student in the S.I. New-house School of Public Communications, and Andre Sadler, a Whitman student, had their cases adjourned because they are out of town, said attorney Christopher Burke of SU Student Legal Services.
Three SU students appear in court regarding South Campus burglariesThree students, including two former SU football players, appeared in city court March 11 regard-ing February burglary charges. Defensive end Markus Pierce-Brewster and defensive tackle Davon Walls appeared in front of Judge Jeffrey Merrill shortly after 10 a.m. in Syracuse City Court. Pierce-Brewster’s case was waived to an Onondaga County grand jury, while Walls was given a city court date of Sept. 12, according to the Onondaga County Clerk’s Office. Both players posted bail after they were arrested on charges of burglarizing about $950 in electronics from a South Campus apartment on Feb. 23. The pair was accused of stealing a flat-screen television, an Xbox gaming system, two iPods and Xbox games from an apartment on the 400 block of Wind-ing Ridge Road. Pierce-Brewster and Walls were dismissed from the Syracuse football team for a violation of team rules on Wednesday.
A hearing for L.C. Smith sophomore Erwing Augustin also took place Monday. Augustin and
Bradley Valik, also an L.C. Smith sophomore, were arrested on Feb. 23 after they stole $750 worth of electronics from two South Campus apartments to replace the items Pierce-Brews-ter and Walls are accused of stealing from them, The Post-Standard reported March 7. Valik also appeared in court March 8. Augustin and Valik will appear in city court again Sept. 12.
operating dining facilities for shorter amounts of time and reducing supply runs, Martin said.
By putting all of these different energy-saving measures into effect, Martin said, several positive results can occur in the present and future.
“The reasons to save energy during break times are the same as the reasons to save energy when classes are in session: reduc-ing fossil fuel consumption, reducing green-house gas emissions, and saving money for the university and, indirectly, for current and future students” Martin said.
The efforts made by the university are paired with efforts made by students to increase the overall amount of energy saved.
The Office of Residence Life encouraged students to take measures of their own to pro-mote sustainability and reduce the amount of energy used while away on break, according to an email sent March 1 to students living in university housing.
Students were asked to unplug electronic devices, turn off lights and recycle items in their rooms before leaving for the week, thus limiting the amount of energy consumed in rooms and apartments that were empty dur-ing break, according to the email.
law on the booksthe new York state Penal Law groups offenses into several different categories. the category an offense falls into is deter-mined by how harsh the punishment is for the offense.Violation: An offense where the sen-tence cannot exceed 15 days in jail. Viola-tions include loitering and unlawful pos-session of a weapon on school grounds.Misdemeanor: A sentence for a misde-meanor exceeds 15 days in jail but cannot be for more than one year. Misdemeanors are divided into Class A and Class B mis-demeanors. Class A misdemeanors are punishable by up to a year in jail, while Class B misdemeanors are punishable by up to 90 days in jail. Misdemeanors include possession of marijuana and pos-session of stolen property.Felony: A felony is an offense where the punishment exceeds one year in jail. Felonies range from Class A to Class e felonies. Felonies include murder, rape, grand larceny and kidnapping.
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T he Syracuse University Outing Club is named such for a reason.
On March 8, more than 70 members of the club packed clothing, gear and themselves tightly into cars and headed south. The group traveled to Franklin, W.Va., for Spring Break, a
trip the group takes every year. The group rented out cabins located close to
West Virginia’s Hamilton Caves. A variety of options were available for
different adventurers. Hikers in the group could go hiking; the water-bound went kayaking, and mountain lovers were offered trips for mountain climbing, mountain bik-ing and caving.
AdventurelandSyracuse University Outing
Club packs up, heads down to West Virginia for weeklong outdoor explorations
(FROM TOP LEFT) Andrew Gritzmacher, a sophomore at SUNY-ESF, climbs with the Syracuse University Outing Club in Franklin, W.Va. More than 70 other SUOC members went on the trip, including Allie Burhans, a senior at SUNY-ESF, who hangs on to her climbing rope on the right. The group members rented cabins and stayed together throughout the duration of their Spring Break. Joe Sullivan, a junior at SUNY-ESF, sings around a campfire one night, serenading the SUOC group during some down time.
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“My friend went to the University of Delaware and got a DWI. Now, he basically can’t go to law school. It wasn’t me, but it was crazy.”
Stjepan Dusper SOPHOMORE BIOLOGY MAJOR
“I sat in galleries of the House and the Senate. I was in D.C the whole break, so nothing that crazy.”
Sawyer CresapFRESHMAN POLITICAL SCIENCE AND POLICY STUDIES MAJOR
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What is the craziest thing that happened to you during Spring Break?
“I was here and got locked out for like seven hours. I had to just walk around and go to Bird until my friend came back.”
Travis DavisSOPHOMORE PUBLIC HEALTH MAJOR
“I had to come up with a whole dance in a day this break. It’s a modern dance routine for my high school’s dance program.”
Lucie Fernandez JUNIOR PUBLIC RELATIONS MAJOR
“I went to South by Southwest with my friends for the concerts.”
Jung MinJUNIOR ECONOMICS MAJOR
“I stole a couch from someone else’s room. There was a big Truth-or-Dare game in my room. It was a big hassle moving it myself.”
Bryan CashFRESHMAN COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJOR
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By Isaac Davis STAFF WRITER
L ara Croft has always been a strange icon in video games.
Few of her actual games have gotten much attention, but Angelina Jolie has made sure everyone knows the character. “Tomb Raider” takes a big risk by ditching the tradi-
tional Lara in the hopes of developing a more relatable heroine.
The reboot shows Lara as a young archaeol-
ogy student searching for the mythical island of Yamatai. Located in the South Pacific, the island was said to be the home of Himiko, the Sun Queen, who happens to be an ancestor of one of Lara’s friends on the expedition.
Upon approaching the island, a freak storm hits and Lara’s ship crashes, scattering the crew. It isn’t long before the group is captured by the Sun Queen’s cult. Lara must rescue them with Roth, an old friend of her father’s who serves as her mentor.
Most of the gameplay feels like “Uncharted,” which is strange because “Uncharted” clearly cribbed many of the tricks of old “Tomb Raider” games, but quickly rose to become the king of cinematic, third-person shooting and climbing. Nothing could top their action set pieces, but luckily, “Tomb Raider” doesn’t try to. Lara has much more open environment to navigate around, and she constantly gets new gear, like rope arrows that help her access new areas. It actually feels a lot like “Batman: Arkham Asylum,” and goes a long way toward making Lara feel like an explorer, rather than just an action hero.
It helps that Yamatai is also a beautiful place. The island features ruins from almost every era – from ancient pagodas to Japanese World War II bunkers – and there’s a lot of detail in the outdoor vistas and skull-strewn caves. The console version slows down a bit when the action gets heavy, but otherwise, it all runs smoothly. The character animation is top notch with really emotive faces, and Lara’s frequent limping looks believable.
Lara’s survival, however, is less believable. Don’t get me wrong, she’s a tough one and earns every kill. But her method for discovering new areas is generally to fall about 50 feet through the floor. It’s thrilling, but it seems to run counter to the goal of creating a more realistic, vulnerable Croft. Combat, however, ramps up very well, from stealthy bow-and-arrow attacks to chaotic gunplay. Even if it happens a little fast, it really feels like Lara is learning to fight back.
She also earns experience points that let her learn new skills throughout her adventure, like the ability to perform new melee attacks or spot collectibles through walls. There are plenty of interesting collectibles in the game, giving you good reason to go back and explore cleared areas. Fully voiced diary entries from every time period give new perspectives to the island’s mysteries, and optional tomb missions offer interesting puzzles.
The online multiplayer option is reasonably full-featured, with “Call of Duty”-style perks and unlockables, but it seems tacked on. The climbing adds an interesting touch, but once again, “Uncharted” does basically the same thing, even allowing you to shoot mid-climb. In the reboot, it just feels a little clumsy. That said, it certainly isn’t bad enough to detract from the overall package.
Crystal Dynamics has done a great job humanizing a character who has always seemed a little stiff. Better yet, it made a great action-adventure with a lot of meat. If this is how “Tomb Raider” will be from now on, count me in.
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Move from print to digital has noticeable effect on fashion journalism
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I s it just me, or have fashion magazines become less like magazines and more invested in commerce?
The purpose of fashion magazines is ulti-mately to have the reader purchase the items in the magazine. The magazine makes money through advertising. But since advertisers are now looking to other outlets as print journalism struggles, magazines are taking a hit.
Publishing giant Condé Nast just announced that Teen Vogue is launching a clothing line with Macy’s.
In September, Harper’s Bazaar introduced ShopBazaar, a website owned by the magazine that sells accessories and apparel from the pages of Harper’s Bazaar.
In August, Lucky magazine launched MyLuc-kyMag.com. Just like ShopBazaar, Lucky’s commerce site sells items that are featured in the magazine. Also, in the iPad version of the magazine, you can click on any item to buy it.
In another big e-commerce push from Condé Nast, the publishing company invested $20 mil-lion in boutique e-commerce site, Farfetch.
Many may think it’s journalistically unethi-cal for fashion magazines to sell items from the collections they’re supposed to be covering. But as ad sales drop, more magazines are looking to other profit-making ventures like e-commerce sites or collaborations.
So, is it a latch ditch effort to revive the struggling print industry, or just adapting to the increasingly digital space?
On one hand, I find it strange that fashion magazines are now trying to sell me things. It goes against everything I’ve ever learned about journalism ethics. But, on the other hand, I understand that as everything goes digital, magazines have to follow suit.
The phenomenon goes the other way too: commerce sites are becoming more editorial.
The first example I noticed was with British e-retailer, ASOS. They have a digital magazine available online and on tablets. If it weren’t for the ASOS brand clothing and accessories in the editorials and articles, a normal reader wouldn’t realize that this magazine was out of the ordinary. ASOS magazine features interviews, movie and music reviews, and fashion spreads.
Another prominent retailer that ventured into the editorial side is Net-a-Porter. The first part of their editorial venture is their free
online weekly, The Edit. They also have a Col-lections Special, a 300-page magazine published four to six times a year. It’s meant to compete with Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar.
Some startups are starting out with the combination of content and commerce instead of implementing it later like magazines and e-retailers are.
The winner of Style Coalition’s Fashion 2.0 award for Best Fashion Startup, unique online retailer Of a Kind, integrated editorial content with commerce from the beginning. The site showcases products from emerging designers, along with editorial content that tells the story behind each piece.
The award-winning startup shows that blending editorial with commerce is a great way to gain a solid customer base. And unlike the magazines trying to sell clothes, startups like Of a Kind don’t seem as ethically murky.
Another area of fashion that e-commerce has invaded is street style apps and personal style blogs. Shopable street style app, Kaleidoscope, lets users buy items that their favorite style blog-gers wear. iPhone and iPad app Pose has user-generated style shots that are also shopable.
All of this merging of content and commerce is a way to shorten the path from inspiration to purchase. Like most people, I read magazines for inspiration, not necessarily to go out and buy exactly what is in the spreads. With the search aspect taken out, I may be more willing to buy what I see in the pages of a magazine.
The opportunity to shop is everywhere now, from our laptops, phones, and our magazines. Hopefully, this new side of magazine journal-ism will help save the industry. While it may go against everything journalists learn about covering the industry, fashion is a field where we may have no other choice.
Allison Mariotti is a senior magazine journalism major. She has too many shoes to
count, but could always use another pair. Her fashion column appears every Monday in Pulp.
She can be reached at [email protected].
Listen up, sports fans: March Madness is nearly upon us. This means nights gathered around the television, yelling until your voice is hoarse, gratuitous amounts of pizza and wings, a few choice drinking games, and gambling more money than you should on your favorite college team.
This entire frenzy — the screaming, the drinking, the betting — revolves around the highly sophisticated phenomenon known as bracketology.
Creating your own bracket is no joking matter. There are sever-al factors to consider and algorithms to apply, taking into account everything from rankings, recent injuries and people most likely to pull a badass upset (shout out to Butler almost every year ever).
To the more ambitious sports fans that are confident in designing a foolproof bracket that will lead to big money, more power to you and best of luck. But for those who are just trying to get involved in the pool made by your dorm floor or your com-pany, don’t be a hero – get a little help from the ESPN Bracket Bound App.
ESPN Bracket Bound is hard to beat when it comes to bracket-building applications. It goes along with the straight-from-the-horse’s-mouth philosophy: When you are following ESPN tourna-ment coverage, why not use an app that takes reports and sta-tistics, as well as bracketology advice, straight from the team at ESPN? The app talks you through the bracket-making process and gives you up-to-date rankings and statistics, making the building process smooth sailing.
Once your bracket is built, the app also makes the sharing process a breeze. It allows you to create up to 10 brackets and submit them to the ESPN tournament challenge to share with whomever you want, including ESPN celebrities, if you’d like to partake in their pools.
So, if you’re looking to get involved in some good, old-fash-ioned madness this March, but don’t want to take on the project entirely alone, look to the ESPN Bracket Bound App as your over-all No. 1 pick for bracketology apps.
—Compiled by Chelsea DeBaise, feature editor, [email protected]
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Dylan Donahue’s lightning-quick, disallowed dagger highlighted everything Johns Hopkins couldn’t do.
Streaking down the right hashmarks, Donahue took a transition pass from Drew
Jenkins before diving toward goal, faking a shot and burying the ball in the bottom-left corner. The goal was waved off, but it didn’t change that Syracuse always outran the Blue Jays.
What was supposed to be a tale of two styles – open play for the Orange, slow dissecting by the Jays – fused into one. And SU took both.
Buoyed by a 6-1 first quarter and only slowed by the second, No. 7 Syracuse (4-1, 1-0 Big East) sawed off No. 5 Johns Hopkins (5-2) 13-8 in front of 6,292 in the Carrier Dome on Saturday. The Orange outplayed the Blue Jays in the posses-sion game as JHU found little alternative to feeding leading scorer Brandon Benn in close. Hopkins conceded mistakes on top of those SU forced, allowing the Orange to control much of the game.
“Off the ball, any time a team is moving like we were, all six guys,” SU head coach John Desko said, “it makes it hard for the defense to focus on the ball, and as a result, I think that’s why we were able to get so many goals.”
The Johns Hopkins defense drowned in that pressure in the first quarter. After the Blue Jays’ Holden Cattoni opened the scoring on a man-up at the 11:50 mark, the Orange gradually went to work in its own half-field offense.
JHU’s Phil Castronova shadowed JoJo Mar-asco. The midfielder dodged around the back of Pierce Bassett’s goal, ducked his shoulder into Castronova, then backed away to dump a stomach-high pass into Luke Cometti, who equalized on the left side netting.
Just 24 seconds later in the opening quarter,
Henry Schoonmaker and Hakeem Lecky sent the Orange on its way. Both players blew past their markers and fired easy goals past Bassett. It was the heart of a 5-0, five-minute run for SU that stripped the Blue Jays of their trademark patience.
Mike Poppleton won the faceoff down 4-1, darted straight to goal and was denied by the post. As Sean Young, in his first start, continued to deny Benn, the Blue Jays’ offense collapsed on itself. The Orange’s focus was clear, but JHU failed to find a way around it.
“That was very obvious, but when that hap-pens, as an offense, you’re supposed to attack from other areas,” JHU head coach Dave Pietra-mala said. “… There’s five other guys out there.”
The Blue Jays’ only semblance of an alterna-tive spark came when the attack ran through Wells Stanwick. On the few occasions Stanwick escaped his defender, JHU looked dangerously potent. He jump-started a 5-2 second quarter for Johns Hopkins with a man-up, left-wing shot at 10:32 and added a pair of goals later in the quarter.
Hopkins took all of the momentum into half-time, but the Orange rediscovered its rhythm after the break. When JHU got men behind the ball, SU was content to pull it out to the point, work the perimeter and wait for Cometti or Derek Maltz to tear open shooting lanes for Scott Loy or Billy Ward. And when Hopkins forced an entry pass for one of its 17 turnovers, the Orange gladly sprinted the other way in transition, dusting the Blue Jays and damming their comeback attempts.
“We just want to take it one possession at a time, but they kept answering. We would answer, they would answer,” Bassett said. “So a lot of credit to them, but we did not play very well when we tried to answer back.”
With JHU still within four with 3:30 left, the Orange swatted away one more JHU pass and trotted into its set attack. Resisting the urge to strike quickly, Cometti pulled the ball out for
Ward to dance with around the perimeter.The Orange faithful rose to its feet with
three minutes remaining as if SU had the game won. Thirty seconds later, Marasco peeled up from behind the cage and picked out Donahue, waiting to the right of Bassett’s crease.
He faked to the upper-right corner and shot
to the left, then sprinted away in celebration before the ball finished nestling into the net. This dagger stuck.
Said Pietramala: “They found the open guys … they played like a hungry team today, and we didn’t do that.”
allie berube | video editorSCOTT LOY drives around Tucker Durkin in the Orange’s 13-8 victory against No. 5 Johns Hopkins. Loy scores three goals on five shots in No. 7 Syracuse’s win over JHU.
By David WilsonASST. SPORTS EDITOR
On Wednesday, Sean Young received his assign-ment. In three days, he would make his first start in a Syracuse uniform, against the No. 5 team in the country, no less.
The defender had yet to play in a game for SU since transferring from Towson, but on Saturday, SU head coach John Desko turned to him to lock down one of the nation’s best, Brandon Benn.
“I talked with Coach (Lelan) Rogers and felt he deserved the opportunity, and I think he did a good job of understanding who he was covering,” Desko said. “It was a nice matchup, a guy who had been producing all year long, all those points, so it’s nice to kind of take him out of the game and he did a great job on that, given his great start in an Orange jersey. It’s a lot to ask for.”
The sophomore guarded Benn tight through-out, holding the attack to just one goal, 2.6 below his average, as No. 7 Syracuse (4-1, 1-0 Big East) held Johns Hopkins’ (5-2) potent offense in check en route to a 13-8 victory in the Carrier Dome.
For 60 minutes, the relatively unknown defender performed as well as anyone had against the Blue Jays’ lethal attack.
But Young was no unknown to Benn. A fellow Ontario, Canada, native, Benn grew up playing against Young. While the defender never locked him down to that extent, he knew just how to
throw Benn out of rhythm.“Anytime I went somewhere, he was pretty
much right on my gloves the whole time,” Benn said, “so I couldn’t get much breathing room.”
It also left less reason for Young to be con-cerned about his performance against Benn. Young could have been left disappointed after the game had the attack bested him in his first career start, just as he’s bested every other defender he’s faced.
Instead, it was Benn who sat at the podium dejected after the game.
“I was excited and nervous at the same time,” Young said, “but once I settled in, it’s just a game and I just played my game.”
His game matches up well with his fellow Canadian’s. It’s a distinctive style of Canadian players — quick movement and smart shooting — a style Young is used to defending.
“I’m used to playing people like that because I’m also Canadian, so I’m used to the quick feet and him cutting to the ball,” Young said. “It gave me a lot of confidence.”
Benn is the JHU equivalent of Syracuse’s Derek Maltz or Luke Cometti, Desko said, constantly the option Johns Hopkins looks to off the ball. So the first key is to deny him the ball altogether.
Young was successful in that. Benn took just three shots, and was virtually invisible.
“I just had to follow him wherever he was on
the field,” Young said. “Every time he had his stick up, I would check his stick, just to make sure he was covered at all times because he’s such a great finisher in tight.”
For much of the day, Young stayed invisible, too. A ground ball and a 30-second penalty were the sole stats to his name Saturday. But that was
all the Orange needed out of him.Wherever Benn was, Young followed. It kept
both of their names from being called, but left Young far from unknown.
Said Benn: “I haven’t been really guarded like that in a long time.”
COMPLETE CONTROL: SU beats JHU at own game in victory
In debut for Syracuse, Young shuts down Hopkins’ leading scorer Benn
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Syracuse appears to be headed to its first NCAA tournament since 2008. The Orange fin-ished third in the Big East and reached the con-ference tournament semifinals before losing to Connecticut on Monday. The Daily Orange spoke with ESPN bracketologist Charlie Creme about SU’s resume and where it could take it for the first round of the tournament.
The Daily Orange: It took until the final game of the regular season for Syracuse to finally beat a ranked opponent. How important was it for them to get that quality win against Louisville?Creme: “Ranked teams” isn’t really neces-sarily a category, the Top 25 RPI teams would be a category, top 50 RPI, it’s all part of the consideration, it’s all that’s looked at and dis-cussed. So, yes, in general, beating good teams is extremely important. Syracuse — they’d done a lot of winning, they hadn’t a lot of qual-ity winning, but they’ve done a decent job of beating some decent teams all along.
The D.O.: You have the Orange as a No. 7 seed right now. What’s the range of seeding it could find itself in?CC: I have them as a seven, but they’re actually a natural eight. One of the things that goes into
this is that, in terms of bracketing teams, there are all sorts of procedures, rules that have to be followed, and many cases, especially this year, it’s extra tough this year because there are so many host schools in the mix and the Big East makes it tough because there are eight teams from the Big East in the bracket, so there’s very limited movement. So because of that, I had to move Syracuse up from a natural eight up one seed line to a seven.
The D.O.: What are some potential locations we could be looking at for SU?CC: Honestly, it could be just about anywhere that’s not Storrs, wherever Notre Dame’s play-ing, Queens — essentially as long as they’re not going to conflict with any Big East schools, Syracuse is in a position where they can hon-estly go anywhere.
The D.O.: You project eight teams from the Big East to make the tournament, so how much does the quality of the conference help the Orange?CC: The conference name doesn’t necessarily come into play, it’s each individual team com-pared to each individual team. That’s one thing I think we — the conference’s are so important in the game that I think we want to apply that. I think you alluded to this, it’s the schedule that they get to play because they’re in a conference,
and those are the teams that happen to be in the conference. So that’s the helpful part. The schedule strength gets a little bit better when they get in the Big East because Big East com-petition happens to be better.”
The D.O.: What are the biggest strengths and weaknesses of SU’s resume?CC: They didn’t really lose to any bad teams. They were fairly competitive with Notre Dame at Notre Dame, that’s something to note as well, I think. They don’t have any bad losses, and that’s another thing, too, they didn’t really stumble anywhere. They’d probably like to have the Temple game back, but I’m not going to kill them for that, Temple’s easily their worst loss. If you had to define a hole, Temple would be it. While we talk about versus Top 25 teams and versus top 100 and the last 12 and the strength of schedule, and you talk about all these little metrics, it still comes down to watching games, and if you saw how Syracuse played Notre Dame, and I did catch about half of that game, then you do understand that a team can play or not. You do get a sense just by watching them. That’s a pretty good team. And I think that’s going to be the takeaway for Syracuse. That’s a pretty good team.
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and broke the record for most 3s in the Big East tournament with 17.
The Orange continued to build its lead. A hard drive into the lane by Michael Carter-Williams with 4:11 left in the first half put Syracuse up 26-18.
And when Carter-Williams drove into the mid-dle, then kicked out to Fair in the final minute of the half, Fair swished the shot to give the Orange a 35-20 lead. After a layup from guard Peyton Siva, Louisville went into the locker room down 13.
“When you’re up by 15, in general, the pres-sure’s going to be on you to keep the lead,” Syra-cuse guard Brandon Triche said. “Sometimes that’s the hardest thing to do, to keep the lead, especially with a pressing team.”
Southerland hit a 3 from the left corner just more than four minutes into the second half. He met Carter-Williams at half court and bumped hips.
It was the final moment the Orange could cel-ebrate. Shortly after, Southerland had to head to the bench with four fouls, where he’d remain for more than five minutes.
The Cardinals started hitting their shots. After shooting 25.9 percent in the first half, they shot 53.3 percent in the second. Syracuse’s defense paid attention to Gorgui Dieng in the high post, leaving Motrezl Harrell with room to work at the basket. He scored 14 points in the second half off of dunks and nifty post moves.
That, combined with the Cardinals hitting shots from the outside, including two 3-point-ers from Russ Smith, let Louisville set up its pressure defense.
“You can only press on a make,” Louisville head coach Rick Pitino said. “That was the key, offense to good defense.”
Triche said the hardest part is inbounding the ball against the press, but with 10:14 left in the game, Siva, who finished with four steals, stole the ball from the guard. Siva broke up the court and drew a foul from Triche. Siva hit both
free throws to bring the Cardinals to within one. Just more than a minute later, Carter-
Williams dribbled the ball at the point. Siva got underneath him and poked the ball away. Carter-Williams dove to try and save the pos-session, but Siva stole the ball and again broke up the court. Triche once again fouled him at the basket and Siva hit both free throws. Louisville took a 50-48 lead.
From there, it only got worse for Syracuse.Louisville’s quick, pesky defense made the
final 16 minutes of the game miserable for the Orange. In Syracuse’s fourth game in four days, it wilted against the fast, physical Car-dinals. In all, Louisville scored 25 points off of turnovers in the second half.
“It’s everything. It’s a little bit of everything,” Carter-Williams said of the Cardinals’ defense.
“Also, I think it’s a little bit of us, we played three tough games. We’re tired, it’s the second half. There’s no excuse, we’ve still got to get through it.”
Emotions continued to boil over when Cart-er-Williams was called for a flagrant foul for elbowing Louisville forward Luke Hancock in the face. Hancock hit both free throws.
Louisville’s lead continued to grow and Syra-cuse continued to collapse. The game slipped away. It had once been in the Orange’s grip. It was once headed for a perfect ending to Syra-cuse’s 34-year run in the Big East.
Then, it was gone. From what would’ve been a remarkable ending to cap a remarkable run in the Big East tournament, a game to forget and regret emerged.
Said Triche: “It’s like a bad dream.”[email protected]
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What we’ve learned in the last seven days is that Syracuse can be both deadly and dreadful, simultaneously dangerous and damning. The peaks are sky-high — beating Pittsburgh and Georgetown on consecutive days — while the val-leys are sinkhole-esque — see the last 15 minutes of Saturday’s title game. Exactly which Syracuse will show up next week is impossible to predict.
“We played as well in New York as we ever could have hoped for,” Boeheim said. “That’s really what we thought about coming down here to try to get ourselves back on track. Obvi-ously, those four out of five games (to end the regular season), you’re not thinking of yourself as a viable team in the NCAA Tournament.”
Viable? Yes. Reliable? No.While the three-day winning streak over
Seton Hall, Pittsburgh and Georgetown is undoubtedly impressive, it’s but a small uptick on the zig-zagging line chart that is Syracuse’s 2012-13 season. Throwing out the nonconference schedule, which featured one good win at Arkan-sas, one win on a boat and a loss in the very same building Syracuse lit up this week, the Orange was an up-and-down team in every sense of the
cliché from January to Saturday night.Two wins over ranked teams kicked off the
heart of Big East play, followed by back-to-back losses. Then two wins, a loss, two wins, three losses — you get the idea.
What’s so fascinating about this particular team is how far apart the highs are from the lows. Syracuse was tremendous Friday night in its 58-55 win over Georgetown, the team that won the Big East regular-season title. Boeheim tweaked his zone to frustrate Otto Porter, and his guards closed down Markel Starks and D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera on the perimeter.
Roughly 24 hours later, the script was flipped. It was Rick Pitino, Boeheim’s former assistant coach, that permutated his offense to pick apart the 2-3 zone in the second half. He moved both Gorgui Dieng and Montrezl Harrell to the elbow, one on either side, and ran high-low after high-low until the Syracuse big men withered.
That alteration, combined with a seething full-court press that forced 20 turnovers, pro-duced the most lopsided half of the season. Syracuse led 45-29 with 15:51 remaining and was outscored 49-16 the rest of the way.
“We played one bad half, and it happened to be in the championship game,” said Michael Carter-Williams, who turned the ball over four times in the second frame Saturday. “I think we just proved
to a lot of people we can play with the elites. We’ve got to look at this as a positive experience. We can’t go into the NCAA Tournament being down.”
And so here lies Syracuse, a team with split personalities that appear to be interchangeable. Capable of beating anyone, but also capable of scoring just 39 points.
So much went right for the Orange this week in New York — James Southerland’s historic shoot-ing, Brandon Triche’s resurgence, the resurfac-ing of Carter-Williams’ floor game, major con-tributions from Baye Moussa Keita and Trevor Cooney — that you wonder if it will continue.
If any one of those things — or two, or three — fails to happen, Syracuse never snaps out of its slump and New York winds up being a con-tinuation of last week’s disappointment.
“We had Louisville on the ropes, and we beat Georgetown — both top-five teams,” SU forward C.J. Fair said. “If we can battle with them, we can battle with anyone.”
Sure, they can do it. But will they?Or perhaps the NCAA Tournament will be
the final drop in a roller coaster season.Michael Cohen is a staff writer at The Daily
Orange, where his column appears occasion-ally. He can be reached at [email protected], or on Twitter at @Michael_Cohen13.
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INSIDE
BOX SCORETeam First half Second half
Louisville 22 56 Syracuse 35 26
FINAL: Louisville 78, Syracuse 61
Central to Syracuse’s second-half col-lapse were two stretches in which the Orange failed to score from the field. Below is a breakdown of those droughts.
DROUGHT 115:51-12:54Score: 10-0 LouisvilleScore at start: 45-29 SUHow it ended: C.J. Fair tipped in the rebound from a missed Baye Moussa Keita layup.Score at end: 47-39 SU
THEDROUGHTS
SyracuseFG 0-for-23FG 0-for-1FT 0-for-2Turnovers: 3Personal Fouls: 3
LouisvilleFG 2-for-7 3FG 1-for-4FT 5-for-7Turnovers: 0Personal Fouls: 2
DROUGHT 212:54-1:49Score: 34-8 LouisvilleScore at start: 47-39 SUHow it ended: Fair drained a 3 from the corner with the game long lost.Score at end: 73-58 Louisville
SyracuseFG 0-for-73FG 0-for-4 FT 8-for-16Turnovers: 7Personal fouls: 7
LouisvilleFG 10-for-15 3FG 2-for-4 FT 12-for-16Turnovers: 2Personal Fouls: 8
SHOOTING BREAKDOWN IN THE PAINTSU 0-for-4UofL 4-for-5
DROUGHTS: COMBINED STATSTotal time: 14:02Score: 44-8
SyracuseFG 0-for-93FG 0-for-5FT 8-for-18Turnovers:10Personal Fouls:10
LouisvilleFG 12-for-223FG 3-for-8FT 17-for-23Turnovers: 2Personal Fouls: 10
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RAKEEM CHRISTMAS battles with Louisville center Gorgui Dieng underneath the boards in Saturday night’s Big East championship game at Madison Square Garden.
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SCOUTING THE
COMPETITIONSyracuse earned the No. 4 seed in the East Regional for the 2013 NCAA Tournament. The Orange, fresh off a run to the Big East champi-onship game in New York City, will fly west to San Jose, Calif., and take on Montana, the No. 14-seed. From there, Syracuse would play the winner of No. 12-seed California and No. 5-seed UNLV, should SU advance out of the first round. Two wins in San Jose would guarantee a trip back east, to Washington, D.C., for the Sweet 16. So what’s Montana all about? Who should you watch for on California? Did you know there was a college in Las Vegas? Here’s a small breakdown of each of the teams involved that will get you ready for the upcoming tournament:
—Compiled by Michael Cohen, staff writer, [email protected]
MONTANANickname: GrizzliesRecord: 25-6 (19-1)Conference: Big SkyPlayer to Watch: Kareem Jamar Synopsis: The Grizzlies won the Big Sky regular season and tournament title this season, dropping only one conference game all year. A trio of double-digit scorers, all of whom are 6 feet, 7 inches or shorter, leads Mon-tana. Mathias Ward, the team’s lead-ing scorer, averaged 14.8 points per game, but he’s out for the remainder of the season following foot surgery. Kareem Jamar, a 6-foot-5 swingman, is its most productive player. Jamar aver-aged 14.5 points and 6 rebounds per game this season. Montana enters the NCAA Tour-nament riding a six-game winning streak. The matchup with Syracuse will be the Grizzlies’ first against a ranked team this season. They lost to Colorado State, South Dakota State and Davidson, all teams in this year’s tournament field. What Boeheim said: “We know that Montana is a very good team. We’re in the process of finding out some more about them. We’ll see tapes on them certainly by tomorrow. But they’ve challenged themselves. They played a good schedule. They’re a good basketball team.”
CALIFORNIANickname: Golden BearsRecord: 20-11 (12-6)Conference: Pac-12Player to Watch: Allen CrabbeSynopsis: The Golden Bears finished fourth in the Pac-12 this season with a 12-6 record in conference play. They came on strong toward the end of the year, winning seven of their final nine games, including upsets on the road at Arizona and Oregon. The Golden Bears fell to Utah in the Pac-12 tournament semifinals. Allen Crabbe, a 6-foot-6 junior guard, is far and away the team’s best player. He aver-aged 18.7 points and six rebounds per game this season, while chipping in with more than one steal per game, as well. He topped 20 points 15 times this season. Justin Cobbs, another junior guard, was the only other player that averaged double figures this season. He scored 15.5 points per game while chipping in 3.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game. What Boeheim said: “You look at the bracket and California is right there (near San Jose) and UNLV is close by, so it’s a tremen-dous challenge for us. We’re looking forward to the challenge.”
UNLVNickname: Runnin’ RebelsRecord: 25-9 (10-6)Conference: Mountain WestPlayer to Watch: Anthony BennettSynopsis: The Runnin’ Rebels began their season on a tear, winning 11 of 12 games to begin the year. One of those wins was a victory over Cali-fornia, the team it will play in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. After a brief stretch of so-so play in the middle of the Mountain West schedule, UNLV finished strong by win-ning eight of its last 11 games. The Reb-els notched victories over New Mexico, San Diego State, Colorado State (twice) and Boise State during that stretch, all of which made the NCAA Tournament. Anthony Bennett, a projected lot-tery pick, is the best player for the Rebels this season. Though just a freshman, Bennett earned all-Mountain West, first team honors after a season in which he averaged 16.1 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. In addition to Bennett, the Rebels have three other double-digit scorers. What Boeheim said: “If you can survive a game, you’re going to play a team with a home-court advantage for sure. Whether it’s Cal or UNLV, they’ll have a lot of people there. That’s part of the NCAA Tournament. That’s what hap-pens. We’ve done that many times, and you just have to be prepared for that.”
D.C. Indiana is the top seed in the region with Miami, Marquette and SU rounding out the top four.
The Orange defeated Seton Hall, Pittsburgh and Georgetown to reach the conference title game before falling to Louisville, which earned the No. 1 overall seed in the field.
“We survived a difficult schedule and I think we’re playing good basketball right now, which is all that really matters at this stage, is that you’re playing well,” Boeheim said. “And this is the best that we’ve played all year.”
The performance in New York served as a turnaround for a struggling team heading into the tournament, as SU lost four of its last five games in the regular season and finished ranked No. 19 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll.
The victory over Pittsburgh, which beat the Orange at the Petersen Events Center during the regular season, proved crucial.
“We’re playing so well, we probably moved our seed from an eight to a four in a week,” Boeheim said. “Pittsburgh’s an eight seed, so we would have been an eight seed if we hadn’t beaten Pittsburgh probably, so this is one time where the Big East tourna-ment had a huge effect on where we ended
up in terms of seeding.” If Syracuse advances, it will face the
winner of the matchup between No. 5-seed UNLV and No. 12-seed California, giving the Golden Bears the potential home-court advantage in California.
But Boeheim said that comes with the terri-tory in the tournament, and Syracuse will be prepared for that challenge. The Orange was battle-tested in the Big East, which got eight bids in the tournament, and overcame its late-season struggles last week.
With veterans Brandon Triche, James Southerland, Rakeem Christmas and C.J. Fair all logging significant minutes during last season’s run to the Elite Eight, Boeheim feels experience will help the Orange when it arrives in California.
Triche echoed his coach’s confidence after a big week in New York that saw Southerland break a tournament record for 3-pointers and Michael Carter-Williams tie a single-game record for assists with 14. Those per-formances, along with breakout games from Trevor Cooney and Baye Moussa Keita, got the team going after a brutal finish to the regular season.
“I think just even playing in Madison
Square Garden, it almost felt like an actual tournament game,” Triche said. “So as long as we just stay together and me, Mike, James and C.J. lead, I think we’ll be fine.”
The challenges include adjusting to a three-hour time difference and preparing for the Grizzlies on Thursday. Boeheim and the players dismissed any concern on being ready to go in California, but the head coach said he didn’t get a chance to see Montana play this season.
Boeheim said he’s still in the process of gathering information and getting tapes to watch to begin preparation, but he knows his team is in for a fight.
It’s a lesson Southerland said he and his teammates learned last year when No. 16-seed UNC-Asheville gave them a scare in the second round.
“I think going into the tournament, the only thing you really focus on is how the team is doing,” Southerland said. “Every game’s a battle.”
And Boeheim and his players speak with confidence as they get ready for their first one with Montana on Thursday.
After regrouping in New York, Syracuse is focused and ready to make another post-season run.
“If we can play like we played in New York, which I absolutely believe we will,” Boeheim said, “we’ll be fine.”
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BRANDON TRICHE AND JAMES SOUTHERLAND smile as they speak with reporters at a press conference on Sunday. If Syracuse is going to make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament, the two seniors will need to play well. Southerland rediscovered his shoot-ing stroke this weekend, breaking the Big East tournament record for 3-pointers.
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“We’re playing so well, we probably moved our seed from an eight to a four in a week. Pittsburgh’s an eight seed, so we would have been an eight seed if we hadn’t beaten Pittsburgh probably.” Jim Boeheim
SYRACUSE HEAD COACH
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Syracuse is likely headed to its first NCAA tournament appearance since 2008.
STAT OF THE DAYKentucky is the fifth defending national champion to not make the NCAA Tour-nament the following year since the field was expanded to 64 in 1985.
“The 13-4 line is where the most upsets are going to be in this tournament. I think Montana beats Syracuse to advance to the next round.”
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Ups, downs of final week still leave Syracuse unpredictable
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N EW YORK — The week began with a historic loss, moved 226 miles north to a
setting that inspired hope, and ended with yet another debilitating defeat.
What a seven-day stretch for Syracuse, the team whose talent is abundant but whose consistency is still missing. On one end sat a 61-39
trouncing by Georgetown, the archri-val that held the Orange to its lowest point total since Jim Boeheim was a freshman. Perched on the other — atop its Big East championship podium — was Louisville, the team that received a No. 1 overall seed Sunday following a breathtaking win over Syracuse that featured an unfathomable 44-10 second-half run to humble the Orange.
And in between all of that, from Wednesday through Friday, was great-ness. Toughness. Grittiness. Resolve.
So what should we make of Syra-cuse as it enters the NCAA Tourna-ment? Your guess is as good as mine.
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NEW YORK — It took seven min-utes for Syracuse to unravel. Everything the Orange had built in the first half – the emo-
tions flowing through Madison Square Garden pushing it to a Big East tourna-ment championship and its command of the game – disappeared.
Syracuse collapsed under Louis-ville’s pressure.
Down by 13 at halftime, the No. 4 Cardinals (29-5, 14-4 Big East)
switched to a full-court press in the second half, forcing the No. 19 Orange (26-9, 11-7) to commit 13 turnovers. Louisville stole the momentum and, fueled by its stifling defense, went on a 27-3 run after half-time to launch itself to a dominant 78-61 win over Syracuse to win the Big East tournament. In front of a crowd of 20,057 at MSG, the Orange lost control in its final chance to offi-cially wave goodbye to the Big East.
“You have to give Louisville tre-mendous credit because they are, in
my mind, one of the best pressing teams in the country and have been,” Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim said. “I thought that they were the best team in the league from the beginning of the year, and they proved that today.
And they did it in a flash.The Orange was in total control
of the game for the entire first half. James Southerland’s 3-pointer from the top of the key with 17:24 left in the first half put Syracuse up 6-0,
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JIM BOEHEIM and the fourth-seeded Orange begin their quest for a national championship on Thursday when they play 13th-ranked Montana. After a poor finish to the regular season, Syracuse has regained confidence after reaching Saturday’s Big East championship game.
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UNDER PRESSURESyracuse unravels in 2nd half of Big East championship at hands of fast, physical Louisville full-court pressure defense
By Ryne GerySTAFF WRITER
Jim Boeheim is confident in his Syra-cuse team heading into the NCAA Tournament after a strong show-ing at Madison Square Garden last week. The Orange found its offensive rhythm and earned three tough wins en route to a runner-up finish in the Big East tournament.
That week was the team’s final tune-up for the NCAA Tournament, where fourth-seeded SU (26-9) will take on No. 13 Montana in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday in a second-round matchup in the East Region. The Grizzlies (25-6) defeated Weber State in the Big Sky Conference tournament championship to earn the league’s automatic bid. If SU advances to the regional semifi-nals, it will travel to Washington,
SU draws No. 4 seed in tourney
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