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chase gaewski | photo editorStudent members of SPIRAL display objects that are meaningful to them. Paganism is an umbrella term that encompasses a variety of different polytheistic faiths, many based in Western European cultures and traditions.

By Jessica Iannetta Asst. News Editor

I t’s been several years since the group of about 25 people stood in a circle in Long Branch Park, heads bowed, holding hands as they performed a pagan ritual.

That photo is still Mary Hudson’s computer background, even though the small number of Syracuse University students in the circle have all graduated and moved on to others things.

Hudson is the pagan chaplain at SU’s Hendricks Chapel, and only the second college pagan chaplain in the nation.

She has an office in Hendricks and sits on the Chaplains’ Council. Two people help her at Student Pagan Information Relations and Learn-ing meetings on Monday nights, lightening her weekly load.

The meetings attract as many as 35 students a week now, a huge increase from the three students who attended when she started the group.

But three years after becoming pagan chaplain and 12 years after founding the pagan student group, also known as SPIRAL, Hudson said the biggest change in paganism at SU is the level of awareness, both on campus and in the larger community.

“Everybody fears what they don’t know,” Hudson said. “A lot of what has happened over the last three years is education.”

Part of that education is talking to people about who pagans are — and who they aren’t. Hudson can easily rattle off the stereotypes.

“We’re evil. We’re Satan worshippers. We curse people, do black magic. That we try to manipulate. I mean, the list goes on,” she said.

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GROWING COMMUNITYInterest in paganism at SU has steadily increased during the last 12 years. When SPIRAL was found-ed in 2001, only two students identi-fied themselves as pagan. Last spring, 14 students iden-tified as pagan. However, only about 50 percent of SU students responded to this question on MySlice, so these numbers may not be accurate.

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On the road to discoveryAn SU profes-sor looks at the links between Alzheimer’s and exercise.Page 3

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Time to refocusLegislators should re-eval-uate the mental illness comp-nonents of gun control laws.Page 5

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End of the lineWith Syracuse moving to the ACC, its long-time rivalry with UConn is coming to an end. Take a look at some of the rivalry’s high-lights.Page 20

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Obama speaks on economy in annual speech

By London GreenCONTRIBUTING WRITER

President Barack Obama called on the nation to help jumpstart the economy during his fifth State of the Union address Tuesday night.

“It is our generation’s task, then, to reignite the true engine of America’s eco-nomic growth — a rising, thriving middle class,” he said.

Obama delivered the address to the nation and Congress at 9 p.m. The State of the Union address is an annual speech in which the president reports proposals for the upcoming legislative year.

The president covered many issues in his speech, including education, weapons of mass destruction, women’s and gay rights, health care, and gun violence. Two topics he especially highlighted were job creation and economic growth.

Rather than make cuts to education and social security, the president pro-posed tax reforms that eliminate loop-holes for the upper class and the “well-off.”

Comprehensive, bipartisan tax reform is one that “encourages job creation and helps bring down the deficit,” he said.

Next on the legislature’s docket for this year is creating new jobs, he said, emphasizing that companies need to bring jobs back into the United States. If the job market returns to the United States, the government will be able to lower taxes on small businesses, which, in turn, will help bring money back to America. Companies such as Apple, Ford, Caterpillar and Intel will bring jobs back to America, he said, which will lower the unemployment rate and boost economic growth.

The president proposed no cuts to sci-ence, technology or innovation, saying these elements are pertinent to the growth of the economy.

Obama also discussed the environ-ment during his address, saying his goal for the future is to cut energy use in half in the next 20 years.

This is a topic relevant to Syracuse University, said Alec Reimel, a freshman in the School of Information Studies.

Riemel said he believes SU has taken steps to reduce waste and become eco-friendly, citing the reusable takeout containers in the dining hall and the Leadership in Energy and Environmen-tal Design certified buildings on campus as examples.

This year, a new tool called Citizen Response was launched for the address. Citizen Response allows viewers to high-light a section in the official transcript, inform the president of how they connect

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Frost/LincolnThe Lincoln snowman celebrates Fat Tuesday and President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday near the Women’s Building. This is at least the third snowman to appear in the same location in the past three weeks. Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, is the “last hurrah” in the Christian calendar before Ash Wednesday, when Lent begins. Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, would be 204 years old if still alive today. The first observance of Lincoln’s birthday occurred in Buffalo by a druggist who later petitioned to Congress that the day be a holiday.

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State aid cuts delay expansion

Professor studies link between exercise, Alzheimer’s

SU, UConn to compete in annual Red Cross blood drive

By Alfred NgCONTRIBUTING WRITER

SUNY Upstate Medical University’s upgrade has faced financial obstacles due to large budget cuts.

In 2007, the medical school drew up blueprints for its largest expansion since becoming associated with the State University of New York system in 1950. The expansion includes a cancer research center, institutional buildings for medical research and renovations to student housing, according to a SUNY Upstate news release from Sept. 19, 2007.

As one of the least-funded SUNY schools in the system, SUNY Upstate was forced to scale back several of the projections made in 2007 after years of budget cuts, SUNY Upstate President David Smith said. With SUNY subsi-dies only making up about eight per-cent of the school’s entire budget, the university operates more like a private university than a public one, he said.

“We have a $1.4 billion budget. $700 million of that comes from patient revenue from our hospital,” Smith said. He added that clinical additions are paid for by the university, not state funding, which only makes up three percent of the hospital’s budget.

A few of these planned projects are nearing completion, such as the can-cer research center and the $5 mil-lion child care center, but the school’s growth during the last six years has not gone completely as planned, Smith said.

“We built new infrastructure because we needed to respond to needs of the entire region from Canada to Pennsylvania,” Smith said. “To be able to launch this broader,

By Alex PtachickSTAFF WRITER

The fourth annual Blood Battle between Syracuse University and the University of Connecticut kicks off Wednesday with a blood drive and tailgate party.

Members of the SU community are encouraged to donate blood Wednesday in Goldstein Auditorium in the Schine Student Center.

The blood drive will last from 2-9 p.m. with a tailgate party and viewing of the final Big East regu-

lar season matchup between the two schools at 7 p.m.

“Events like this generate excite-ment and pride among students and staff while incorporating communi-ty service,” said Maureen Wellman, manager of communications for American Red Cross Blood Services of the New York-Penn region.

The event is free and students are encouraged to either come

back after donating or stay to cheer on the men’s basketball team. Snacks will be provided and there will be free giveaways such as water bottles and T-shirts. Three student organizations are also set to perform during half-time of the game, said Bridget Yule, director of student centers and programming services.

By Emma WoznyCONTRIBUTING WRITER

Regular exercise may inhibit the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, according to ongoing research by Stefan Keslacy, an assistant profes-sor of exercise science in the School of Education.

Alzheimer’s disease, a form of dementia that causes progressive memory loss, is a growing concern. Due to the large elderly population,

the number of cases is expected to triple by 2050, Keslacy said. Age is the greatest risk factor in the devel-opment of this disease.

“We are reaching the perfect storm for Alzheimer’s disease with an increase in longevity and baby boomers that reach 65 years old,” he said. “We need to do something now.”

Keslacy began his experiments approximately two and a half years ago with the help of student team

members. As an exercise physiolo-gist and biologist, he was new to this particular field of study.

He observed mice that had developed brain plaques similar to those associated with Alzheimer’s in humans, and found that exercise was effective in reducing both the number and size of the plaques.

“We first tested the exercise as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease using an animal model,” Keslacy

said. “We found that chronic exer-cise could decrease some of the hall-marks of AD, such as the plaques in the brain.”

The problem with this finding, he said, was that the elderly, who are most at risk for developing Alzheim-er’s disease, generally can’t exercise at the intensity and for the duration needed to achieve positive results, he said.

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N othing seems to rally bipartisan support in the United States like the threat of al-Qaeda. Fear of the terror-

ist group has become so ingrained in the psyche of the American public that any mention of it prompts support for even the wildest of policies.

For more than a decade this threat has justi-fied almost every military action, negation of civil liberties and recently, the killing of Ameri-can citizens with drones.

Al-Qaeda is currently making headlines as France, with U.S. aid, continues its mili-tary intervention in Mali. France and the United States say the goal is to prevent Mali from becoming a “safe haven” for al-Qaeda.

The situation is reminiscent of Afghanistan, where al-Qaeda maintained a safe haven until the United States intervened.

That safe haven was made possible by our own CIA, whose organizing, training and funding helped to create al-Qaeda in order to fight the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s.

This fact has been reinforced by countless credible officials in the U.S. intelligence community. Even former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has confirmed it on multiple occasions. Yet it is still seen as a myth by many wishful thinkers, mainly because it was officially denied by both al-Qaeda and the U.S. government.

Our government is not being truthful about its current connection to al-Qaeda, either.

Under the Bush administration, the decision was made to support Sunni Muslim extremists such as al-Qaeda in order to undermine the Shi-ite government of Iran. In his 2007 article titled “The Redirection,” Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh said intelligence officials decided to take part in such clandes-tine operations toward Iran and ally Syria.

While al-Qaeda and its associates have killed

more Americans and civilians worldwide, the government decided regime change in Iran was a higher priority.

Hersh quoted Flynt Leverett, a former Bush administration National Security Council official, who said, “The idea is that at some point, the Iranians will respond and then the Administration will have an open door to strike at them.”

As a part of this strategy, the United States maintained ties with al-Qaeda and also the Muslim Brotherhood, which shares al-Qaeda’s hatred for the West and was the basis of their ideology. A 2007 article in The New York Times showed how we used this link to help spark the continuing uprising in Syria.

The Muslim Brotherhood members who we coordinated with in Syria in 2007 are the ones we continue to support there today. Recently, the government also began outfitting Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood regime with our own fighter jets and tanks.

In Libya, NATO’s 2011 intervention was said to be for “humanitarian” concerns. In reality, our efforts were aiding the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, long recognized as a terrorist organization with ties to al-Qaeda, in the overthrow of that government.

U.S. prior knowledge of these “freedom fight-ers’” true identity is evident in a 2007 report by West Point’s Combating Terrorism Center, which showed the fighters we aided in Libya were the same al-Qaeda fighters killing Ameri-can troops in Iraq for years.

Nonetheless, the Obama administration recognized members of the LIFG as the legiti-mate government of Libya, which is known to have funneled weapons to its “affiliates” in Syria, and likely elsewhere.

A 2012 article in The New York Times shows President Barack Obama secretly allowed Qatar, a known sponsor of terrorism, to arm rebels in both Syria and Libya.

And so we continue to help Islamic extremists achieve legitimate diplomatic stature with the arsenals of entire nations at their disposal.

At the same time, we increase our pres-ence in other nations to go after these same groups as they hide in caves.

And you lose your rights so you can be safe from the threat.

Nick Smith is a junior broadcast and digital journalism major. His column appears weekly.

He can been reached at nxsmith@syr.edu and followed on Twitter at @Nick_X_Smith.

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Libertarian party advocates against taxation methods

When 36 Democratic- and Republican-con-trolled states ratified the 16th Amendment, they did not just implement an unconstitu-

tional income tax, they changed the structure of our society – making you, and every working American, a slave to the U.S. government!

Here are the facts: 1894: Congress passed a bill authoriz-

ing an income tax to be levied upon work-ing Americans.

1896: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that income tax was unconstitutional.

1909: Congress passed a bill authorizing the 16th Amendment.

1913: On Feb. 3, 1913, 36 Democratic- and Republican-controlled states ratified the 16th Amendment!

1916: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the 16th Amendment, and the income, are unconstitutional!

The 16th Amendment is unconstitutional because it gave Congress the unconstitutional authority to issue an unconstitutional tax, and it created a relationship between you and the government where government is now your master and 100 percent of everything you earn is the property of the U.S. government. When it was ratified, it became the unconstitutional law of the land. Your income is not yours. It belongs to the U.S. government. It is their money. They have the authority to tell you how much you

may keep and how you must spend what they allow you to keep.

Consider for a moment this question: How would your life change if you never had to report your income or account for your expenses to government? Not for yourself! Not for your business!

The Democrats and Republicans knew income tax was unconstitutional and that an income tax would create an unconstitutional structure for society. They did not care then. They do not care today. Both parties relish the power the 16th Amendment gives them over you and they cherish the wealth it bestows upon government. Wake up, America. The structure of society the U.S. Constitution was origi-nally designed to create and preserve has been destroyed. Let’s end this income tax nightmare we live in. One political party has consistently advocated making this unconstitutional form of American slavery a thing of the past: the Lib-ertarian party. You have a constitutional right to live free, and should never be forced to report your income to government. The Libertarian party advocates a better, fairer, more equitable way to fund government. Check them out. Help end American slavery once and for all. Join the Libertarian party.

Proud to be Libertarian,

Mark E. Glogowski, Ph.D. HAMLIN, N.Y.

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At Monday’s public forum titled “Beyond Newtown,” psychologists argued that mental illness should not be a focus of the latest gun control legislation. Panelists at the Syracuse University Department of Psychology event claimed individual behavior should instead be the concentration.

Though there is value in consider-ing behavior on an individual level when formulating anti-gun legislation concerning mental illness, it is not logis-tical for it to replace the focus on mental illness. Rather, evaluating behavior should be an additional factor when deciding who can purchase a firearm.

New York legislators should re-evalu-ate their most recent laws to take behav-ior into account, and to provide clarity and detail concerning what exactly should constitute as a gun-restricting mental illness. Because behaviors play a role in mental illness, it is important to consider this component.

But the inclusion of behavior would have to be extremely specific, as looking

into potentially alarming behaviors in general is too broad, ideal and subjective.

Diagnosing mental illnesses should still be a significant factor, as it is in the latest gun control measures. But clearly defining which mental illnesses restrict one from owning a gun is vital, as mental illnesses are not necessarily a direct cause of violent actions.

The argument made by some panel-ists that there should be more focus on the warning signs from people close to the shooter is valid. But attempting to identify behaviors that are considered warnings before potential shootings may prove problematic. This could result in the negative consequence of individuals being wrongly accused of showing violent tendencies.

Ultimately, behavior should not replace the language in legislation about mental illness, as it is a needed compo-nent in progressive gun measures.

V alentine’s Day is tomorrow, if you haven’t been reminded a thousand times already by

every industry and media outlet. For the college environmentalist, this holiday is the antithesis of all envi-ronmental ideals.

It is possible to shy away from the negatives of commercialism while incorporating the main point of Valentine’s Day – showing people you care. Though the classic cards, chocolate and flowers have adverse effects on the environment, there are alternatives.

Unfortunately, many Valentine’s Day cards go to waste after the holiday is over, What is more, the creation pro-cess includes unsustainably produced paper and chemicals to treat the paper.

But cards can still be a heartfelt reminder. If you want to send cards,

look out for paper that is sustainably produced from managed trees, or paper that uses less or no toxic chemi-cals in the treatment process. There are even card companies today that use recycled paper to create these simple gifts.Better yet, you can create your own cards with scrap paper and a little bit of love.

A classic Valentine’s Day also obliges flowers. They are a beautiful reminder of your love in the dead of winter, when flowers are not grow-ing around Syracuse. But the lack of growing that occurs in February in the Northeast brings in a slew of negative environmental effects.

Flowers are often grown in hot greenhouses in the Northeast, call-ing for an immense amount of energy in the winter. If they’re not grown in this area, they are shipped from out

of state, or even out of the country. This high transportation cost causes voluminous amounts of greenhouse gases to be released, as well as an increased use of fossil fuels.

Whether the flowers are grown in Syracuse or around the globe, they are often cultivated with enor-mous quantities of inorganic pesti-cides and fertilizers with environ-mentally harmful consequences. These include the creation of super

bugs, nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer runoff.

As the environmental degrada-tion associated with freshly cut flowers comes to the forefront, many companies are stepping up to the plate with organic flowers and locally cultivated plants.

In the trifecta of Valentine’s Day gifts, a card and flowers may not be complete without chocolates. With so many variations to select, it’s impor-tant to keep an eye out for the more environmentally conscious products.

Chocolates have a fatal flaw – cocoa is only grown in the tropics. While these beans can be produced into chocolates closer to home, we cannot grow them here.

With that, many countries that produce cocoa are developing nations, where workers often have fewer

rights and use cheaper practices for cultivation that can be environmen-tally degrading.

The best option for chocolates is to find fair trade or equal trade prod-ucts that support farmers with a liv-ing wage and promote environmental practices. Also, look for products that are manufactured closer to home, to cut down on the long transport.

Cards, flowers and chocolates will most likely remain Valentine’s Day staples. If that is the route you want to take for a happy holiday, try to take the more sustainable path. Just remember, what really matters are your loved ones, and not the items you give and receive.

Meg Callaghan is a junior environ-mental studies major at SUNY-ESF.

Her column appears weekly. She can be reached at mlcallag@syr.edu.

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regional vision, we had to increase the footprint here in Syracuse.”

Already the largest employer in Central New York, the expansion was estimated to spur about $1.67 billion in regional economic growth when the expansion was announced in 2007, accord-ing to the release.

But with the lack of state funding, the school’s employment rate appears to be declin-ing, Smith said.

“I’m deeply concerned that we’re seeing a reversal of the progress of the last four to five years because of a lack of support from the state of New York, while costs continue to grow,” Smith said. “You add that to the reduction in Medicaid and Medicare funding, and we’re see-ing a slight decrease in the amount of employees at SUNY Upstate.”

While the $74.3 million dorm renovations planned to accommodate about a 40 percent stu-dent enrollment increase were completed, Smith said SUNY Upstate’s budget restricts them from increasing the amount of student acceptances.

“We had a good run and expansion, but we’re worried. The executive branch budget decreased, and everyone’s anxious with the reduction of the hospital,” Smith said. “We haven’t been able to add faculties and we’re not willing to compromise the quality of education, so we won’t be increasing enrollment.”

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This led him to study gene expression associ-ated with the immune system and inflamma-tion, hoping to find a way to reproduce the ben-eficial effects of exercise. The results of these studies seemed promising. They showed gene therapy could partially reproduce the effect of exercise, at least on plaques in the brain, Keslacy said.

“We are now conducting animal experiments to try to boost or mimic the effect of exercise using gene therapy,” he said. “It’s not something we have completely finished — it’s a pretty long process, but it’s promising.”

Keslacy and his student assistants are finishing the first phase of their human study at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University, in which they gathered

several volunteers to exercise regularly for three months. Some of these participants exercise at home, while others choose to go to the Institute for Human Performance at SUNY Upstate.

Before and after their participation in the study, volunteers undergo various tests such as biopsies, cognitive tests and blood samples. The goal of these experiments is to pinpoint the genes associated with the benefits of exercise, as they are likely to differ from those found in mice.

Keslacy said he hopes the study will be com-pleted by the end of the summer so that he may begin researching on a larger scale.

Said Keslacy: “We believe that understand-ing the cellular aspect of the effect of exercise on Alzheimer’s disease could lead to new therapeu-tic targets, and may represent a new hope in the combat against AD.”

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By Jesse NicholsCONTRIBUTING WRITER

The unemployment rate for millennials rose sharply for the third month in row, according to a January jobs report from the U.S. Department of Labor.

Due to the high unemployment rate, many college students are facing uncertainty after graduation.

“The economy is unhealthy,” said Donald Dutkowsky, an economics professor at Syracuse University. “It’s getting gradually better, but it has a ways to go.”

The unemployment rate is 13.1 percent for those 18-29 years old, The Huffington Post reported on Feb. 6. While many SU students are generally aware of this, others remain unpre-pared for the adjustment, said Michael Cahill, director of SU Career Services.

“Students aren’t as concerned as I’d expect,” he said. “They may have some awareness, but they just don’t have the context.”

One of these students is Ellie Shotton, a fresh-man in the College of Arts and Sciences, who said she feels “no effect” from the economy, although is sure “the economy is on a downward spiral.”

For Grace Allen, a freshman international relations major who has been looking for a job for months, the high unemployment rate means more debt and worries in the future.

These high unemployment rates make it harder for Allen and other students to get on a career track.

“We can help with that,” Cahill said. “We show you the shortcuts.”

These shortcuts are derived from students understanding their natural skills and abilities, he said. By using this as a basis, anyone can find the right job.

The right job is not just any job, Cahill said. The problem today is not a lack of jobs, but a dif-ficulty in finding jobs that are compatible with students’ skills and abilities.

“People bounce around jobs naturally,” Cahill said. “So what they must learn to do is distinguish mismatches from failures.”

Students have an opportunity to explore their options from the many employers who con-tinue to come to SU’s campus, he said. Students should take the time to show them their value.

“Learn your skills and you will impress employers,” Cahill said.

Cahill gave the example of JPMorgan Chase & Co., which appreciates students who can use Microsoft Excel.

Career Services reported that about 89 per-cent of SU graduates last year either found full-time employment or went on to graduate school within six months, Cahill said.

In addition, the unemployment rate for col-lege graduates is much lower than the national average at 3.7 percent, The New York Times reported on Feb. 1.

“The economy will improve bit by bit,” said Dutkowsky, the economics professor. “There is no reason we cannot get the economy back to good health.”

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Number of scholarships to underrepresented students increasesBy Jonell BrightCONTRIBUTING WRITER

Seven Syracuse University students received scholarship funds to study abroad this semes-ter, a five-person increase from 2012.

The students received a total of $32,500 in funds from the Benjamin A. Gilman Interna-tional Scholarship Program to study abroad in Florence, London, Madrid, Beijing and

Istanbul, said Mary Fedorko, counselor for the Istanbul, Beijing and Hong Kong study abroad programs.

The Gilman scholarship program awards up to $5,000 for a semester abroad, and considers

students studying “critical languages,” such as Mandarin Chinese, Russian or Turkish, for an additional $3,000 scholarship, Fedorko said.

Fedorko credits the increase in students awarded scholarships to the university’s increased efforts to make students aware of the program.

“One out of three people who apply for the grant get it, and we need more SU students to apply,” she said.

The scholarships are usually awarded to students who are underrepresented in study abroad programs, including those with financial needs, those of diverse ethnic back-grounds, first-generation college students, community college students and students with disabilities.

“The purpose of the Gilman scholarship is to try to get U.S. students out in the world, stu-dents who would normally not go, and the most common reason that keeps people from going abroad are finances,” Fedorko said.

Students who major in math, sciences or engineering don’t usually participate in study abroad as much as students in other majors, Fedorko said. The scholarships also try to help students who plan to go to non-traditional destinations, such as places outside of Western Europe and Australia, she said.

Abbey MacLachlan, a senior German

language, literature, and culture major, is currently studying in Istanbul thanks to the Gilman scholarship.

“The Gilman Scholarship was such a bless-ing, there is no way I would have been able to afford a semester abroad without their gener-ous contribution,” she said in an email.

In the case of Harris Leung, a junior politi-cal science and international relations major studying abroad in Beijing, the Gilman schol-arship criteria fit well because his studies focus on the Asia-Pacific region. While abroad, Leung is taking Mandarin Chinese and, as a Chinese-American, said he was able to under-stand his cultural heritage better.

MacLachlan and Leung praised the efforts of SU Abroad for encouraging them to apply.

In addition to the Gilman program, the SU staff makes students aware of other financial resources to study abroad. In MacLachlan’s case, she received additional scholarship assis-tance from SU, while Leung also received the Freeman-ASIA award.

Fedorko said she recognizes many students need financial assistance to study abroad, but that it shouldn’t be a hindrance to do so.

“There are all different kinds of scholar-ships out there,” she said. “Go online and Google ‘scholarships.’”

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“People bounce around jobs naturally. So what they must learn to do is distinguish mismatches from failures.”

Michael CahillDIRECTOR OF THE CAREER CENTER AT SU

“The Gilman Scholarship was such a blessing, there is no way I would have been able to afford a semester abroad without their generous contribution.”

Abbey MacLauchlanSENIOR GERMAN LANGUAGE, LITERATURE,

AND CULTURE MAJOR

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BY THE NUMBERSThe Bureau of Labor Statistics released the January 2013 jobs report on Feb. 1. Here are a few highlights from the report:• The overall unemployment rate is 7.9

percent.• A total of 12.3 million people remain out

of work.

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Note: Corcoran High School, Danforth Magnet School and Nottingham High School had already been funded in the past, so they were not funded this year.

source: syracuse.com

$1,000,000

$315,000

$20,000 $35,000 $10,000

TOTAL NATIONWIDE GRANT

GRANT MONEY ALLOCATED TO SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOLS

Clary Middle SchoolEd Smith

Frazer K-8 SchoolGrant Middle School

Hughes Pre-K–8 SchoolHuntington K-8 SchoolHW Smith K-8 School

J.T Roberts Pre-K-8 SchoolLincoln Middle School

Westside Academy at Blodgett

Fowler High SchoolHenninger High SchoolInstitute of Technology

Nottingham High School

By Alexandra HitzlerSTAFF WRITER

M iddle school and high school students in the Syracuse City School District will have the opportunity to improve their science, technology, engineering and

mathematics skills due to a recent grant from the Lockheed Martin Corporation.

Lockheed Martin has awarded the SCSD $315,000 to con-tinue the Project Lead the Way program at 14 schools in the district, said William Ottman, field coordinator for science and technology for the district.

The Project Lead the Way program provides innova-tive science, technology, engineering and mathematics education curricular programs to middle and high schools across the United States, according to its website. The program is aimed at sparking an interest in engineering at the college level.

The schools will use the money from the grant to upgrade computer labs and purchase equipment such as laptops, print-ers, projectors and expenses for professional training for the Project Lead the Way program, Ottman said.

“The money that Lockheed Martin has provided us will allow us to have a high-quality science and technology program throughout the district,” Ottman said. “Everyone involved is very excited.”

The district received the first part of the grant last sum-mer. It will continue to be distributed to the middle schools through two years and the high schools through three years, Ottman said.

The money allotted during the summer was used to pur-chase laptops for teachers in the program and classroom sup-plies. Teachers in the program attended a two-week training program at the Rochester Institute of Technology. The district also hired five new teachers, he said.

“Children discover their interests early on and sparking interests in things like engineering and technology in young students could strengthen our future workforce in these fields,” Ottman said.

Corporations such as Lockheed Martin need highly quali-fied employees, and by investing in children, the company is investing in some of its potential employees, he said.

Knowledge is power

“Children discover their interests early on and sparking interests in things like engineering and technology in young students could strengthen our future workforce in these fields.”

William OttmanFIELD COORDINATOR FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE DISTRICT

Syracuse City School District recieves grant to spark student interest in engineering, mathematics

Lockheed Martin has been a longtime supporter of strengthening the science, math, engineering and tech-nology curriculums at schools, said Emily Simone, Lock-heed Martin’s director of global community outreach. Introducing students to these subjects is an important factor in ensuring America is able to meet the future demand for highly skilled and highly technical workers, she said.

“We know how important it is to educate children in math and science,” Simone said. “A generation of scientists, engineers and mathematicians are reaching retirement age and there’s a need for a steady pipeline of young talent to replace these important technol-ogy positions. Essentially, our future technological advantage in the United States relies on the quality of education that young students are receiving now.”

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While the battle officially takes place in April, students, faculty and staff are encour-aged to donate at the kickoff event and pre-register for the mega-drive in February. Only the pints donated at residence halls, student centers and academic buildings in April will count toward the competition. The winner of the contest is decided based on the ratio of enrollment at the institution to participation in the drive, according to a Feb. 1 SU News release.

Wellman added that roughly 50 percent of all donors are first-timers. She said it’s important to encourage year-round donation, and a kickoff event normally leads donors to come back for the competition in April, making them long-term donors.

The Blood Battle between SU and UConn began in 2009, when the Connecticut and New York-Penn Red Cross offices wanted to expand their number of college donors, Yule said. UConn won in 2010 and 2012, while SU won in 2011.

There’s no real prize, Wellman said but “it’s

a pride thing.” She added that it’s an easy way to give back to the community because each pint of blood can save up to three lives.

Student Association members, Schine officials and programming services helped create buzz about the competition by using social media, advertisements, staking signs outside of Schine, plastering posters through-out residence halls and academic buildings, and putting table tents on dining hall tables, Yule said.

Since this marks the final year in the Big East for SU, both officials at SU and the Red Cross are seeking out another school to carry on the Blood Battle tradition with, Yule said.

Said Yule: “We are actively looking for an ACC school to carry on this tradition with us.”

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with his speech and share their responses with friends on social networks, according to the White House’s website.

Jacob Rosen, a freshman in the David B. Falk School of Sport and Human Dynamics, said he would have liked to see more publicity around the tool.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) presented the

Republican response to the address, and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) spoke on behalf of the Tea Party wing of the GOP.

Shortly after the president’s address, Rep. Dan Maffei (D-N.Y.), who attended the event, released a statement.

Said Maffei: “I was encouraged by the Presi-dent’s focus on growing the middle class, creat-ing jobs and growing our economy, as they are my top priorities as Central New York’s new representative.”

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“We are actively looking for an ACC school to carry on this tradition with us.”

Bridget YuleDIRECTOR OF STUDENT CENTERS AND

PROGRAMMING SERVICES

Maybe you view Valentine’s Day as some commercial-

ized mess concocted by greeting card companies, florists

and jewelers. Maybe you don’t like the obligations, or

maybe you are upset that just one week after one of the

best days of the year for men — Super Bowl Sunday —

comes one of the most dreaded.

What’s a single guy to do?

Try releasing any pent-up frustration with some exer-

cise. Throw a few punches with the boxing club or hit the

gym to build a stronger, more confident — and hopefully

more holiday-tolerant — you for next year.

For those protesting the corporate nature of the holiday,

organize your own “Occupy Valentine’s Day.” But that doesn’t mean gather

several thousand of your closest friends and blockade the nearest Build-A-

Bear store. Instead, protest the chocolates and roses. Make dinner for one

and show off your fiscally responsible side by using those on-sale ingredients

that are about to expire.

Anyone still afraid of commitment should approach V-Day like any

other. Talk with friends in class and procrastinate on your work, but avoid

all depressing plans, especially those lonely hearts hangouts.

Even if you’re immune to emotions, allergic

to chocolate and afraid of commitment,

there is one part of Valentine’s Day even the

most cynical single should never miss out

on: sex.

It’s true, the art of seduction on Feb. 14 is

often easiest when part of an operating cou-

ple, but don’t let your wifed up friends steal

all of the fun. There are several routes you

can take here, one riskier than the other.

The friends-with-benefits option is a real

roll of the dice. The perfect balance of sex

and friendship while avoiding any overwhelming emotional attachment

is hard to find, though it is, scientifically speaking, possible. Set up an

elaborate set of ground rules and go forth in your anti-Valentine’s Day

debauchery.

If this sounds like too much of a challenge for you, as it is for many,

don’t be afraid to take the noble path of the independent sexual partici-

pant. This year, you can be the master of your own domain.

The satisfyingly sweet answer to

combat Valentine’s Day woes is eating

your heart out. Comfort food is an

important facet of anti-Valentine’s day,

and the right junk food is paramount

to a successful, unhealthy evening.

Who needs a cuddle buddy when

you can shower yourself in Hershey’s

Kisses? It’s basically the same thing, but using Ghirardelli Hot Chocolate

is a good substitute. Or, try smothering everything you eat in chocolate

sauce. As always, chocolate cake will suffice.

Then, there is the quintessential food to drown all heartbroken sor-

rows: ice cream. In every movie and television show, if someone is deal-

ing with relationship woes, a pint of Ben & Jerry’s is by his or her side.

There has to be some salty snacks thrown in there. Lay’s Kettle

Cooked Mesquite BBQ is the ultimate face-stuffer for forlorn folks. The

satisfying crunch of chip and the ability to feel like you’re shoving all of

your worries out of your mind while shoving chips down your throat will

make your heart flutter. Even if it’s because of the high cholesterol.

If you’re still struggling to find love in the

hopeless place that is Syracuse University,

don’t be shy to channel your inner theater

geek and joyously chant “Wine and beer!” a la

“Rent,” the musical.

There’s no shame in having a few drinks to

help lift your spirits, but don’t overdo it. Grab

your fellow dateless, depressed friends and

throw a party. After finishing a wine bottle —

or a beer can, if you’re feeling classy — give it a

spin. A classic game of Spin the Bottle may be

just what you need to keep from feeling lonely

this Valentine’s Day, and an alcoholic boost helps puckering up for a

good seven minutes in heaven.

So, solo students, fill up those Red Solo cups this Thursday. There’s

no shame in drinking, just remember to be smart and don’t do it alone.

But who knows? Maybe that cute single at the party will offer to hold

your hair back if you drink a little too much love potion — although it

is not advised to pucker up afterward.

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MALE PERSPECTIVE

In NBC sitcom lore, Festivus was an anti-holiday created to cope with the obnoxious holiday-lovers who ruin Christmas every year. The holiday of Festivus, a secular holiday, first came to fame in a Seinfeld episode, “The Strike,” where George Costanza’s father Frank introduces the holiday as an alternative response to the overly commercialized holiday season. But even though Frank originally created Festivus to be celebrated in

December, those who have reached their boiling points with the sweeter-than-molasses celebrators of Valentine’s Day can take part in a Festivus Renais-sance: A Festivus for those spending Valentine’s Day alone.

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Paganism is an umbrella term that encom-passes a variety of different polytheistic faiths, many of which are based in Western European cultures and traditions. These faiths all share a “deep reverence” for nature, Hudson said.

The community outside of the university has become more aware of paganism as well, Hudson said. She now gets calls from hospitals requesting clergy for pagan patients. She’s been in contact with groups and individuals from surrounding colleges as close as Onondaga Com-munity College and as far as the State University of New York at Oswego.

Though many of these schools have advis-ers or student groups, Hudson recognizes that her position as chaplain is distinctive and to some, controversial. But Hudson said those who opposed her appointment gener-ally came from the larger community, not from within SU.

“Each place has to fight its own battle,” she said. “It’s not about the chapel and it never was. It was with the general public’s perception.”

Tiffany Steinwert, dean of Hendricks, has often experienced this public perception when she talks to students and other groups about the world traditions offered at the chapel.

“When I say it, you can watch this window open in their mind,” she said. “Whether they come to SPIRAL or engage the pagan chaplaincy at all, they now have a different understanding of what the religious landscape in America looks like.”

But not everyone is open to this new religious perspective. Steinwert became dean about a month after Hudson became a chaplain at SU, so she dealt with much of the criticism.

Only a small number of people found the appointment controversial, Steinwert said, and added that most of them came from evangelical

Christians outside of the SU community.Within the SU community, paganism is

now included in interfaith events at Hen-dricks. Linus DeSantis, SU’s Roman Catholic chaplain, said he is friends with Hudson and has enjoyed participating in these interfaith events with her, especially the Sept. 11 memo-rial service.

DeSantis said he appreciates the need for a chaplain because it gives pagan students a “rallying point” on campus and helps increase understanding of paganism, he said.

Ashley Marshall, a senior communication sciences and disorders major and president of SPIRAL, said having a pagan chaplain has given group members more confidence.

“It’s kind of like a totem or a statue — some-thing for you to look at, some solidarity for you to say ‘I can belong here,’” she said.

During their weekly meetings, members of SPIRAL do a variety of different activities including divination practice; learning about stones, elements and the basics of performing rituals; meditation and energy work.

The group also performs full-moon rituals and celebrates other pagan holidays throughout the year, something Marshall said she’s more comfortable with now than she was when she first joined the group.

“When we used to do rituals out on the Quad, it was like ‘Oh my God, everybody’s staring at us,’ and now I’m like, ‘I don’t care,’” she said. “It’s something that’s personal and religious for me, and if they want to understand it, then they’re going to ask.”

Though more students have been asking about paganism in the 11 years since Cynthia Collins became pagan chaplain at the University of Southern Maine, Collins isn’t surprised she and Hudson are still the only two college pagan chaplains.

No accredited pagan seminaries exist in the

United States, so few resources are available for people looking to be chaplains at the university level, Collins said.

Money is also an issue, she said. Unlike other denominations where the congregation pays the pastor’s salary, pagans tend to meet in smaller groups and generally don’t have a professionally trained clergy member, she said.

“People put in their buck for candles and that’s about it,” Collins said.

In addition, because paganism is diverse and encompasses many different faiths, it can be difficult to organize and has a less-defined struc-ture, she said.

“If you put 100 pagans in a room, you’d have 200 opinions,” Collins said with a laugh.

SPIRAL is similarly diverse, bringing togeth-er students from many different backgrounds.

Some, such as Megan Montana, come from other religious faiths. Montana, a senior ceram-ics major and vice president of SPIRAL, consid-ers herself both pagan and Christian. This, she said, tends to invalidate her faith in the eyes of other Christians.

But Montana does not feel the two beliefs contradict, and instead holds the same inclusive attitude as those in SPIRAL, which she calls “the most accepting community I’ve ever been a part of.”

Helping students find a method that works for them is one thing that has not changed for Hudson during her time at SU.

“Everybody deserves a place and every-body deserves to be able to practice or explore their spirituality in a safe environment,” she said. “This is where students can come in and ask questions, explore, figure out, maybe not answers to the big questions, but maybe get an idea of who they are and where they wish to go from here.”

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BEST NUTTY CHOCOLATERitter Sport Milk Chocolate Hazelnut Bar, $3.29This one is a nut and chocolate lover’s heaven. The chocolate is rich and not only studded but packed with hazelnuts. Put a piece in your mouth and a few seconds later, it has disappeared.

By Riddley Gemperlein-SchirmSTAFF WRITER

F or those who haven’t gotten their valentine a gift yet, I have three words for you: Buy them chocolate.

Nothing says Valentine’s Day like chocolate. It’s decadent, sensual and makes you feel good. No, really. The molecules that give chocolate its rich cocoa smell and taste stimulate neurological activity. This, in combination with the amount of sugar in choco-late, triggers a pleasure-inducing chemical reaction in the brain, making it the perfect gift for a significant other.

On a mission to find the best chocolate for Valentine’s Day — or any day — my taste buds and I prepared for the oncoming sugar rush. Here are my picks for best supermarket chocolates that taste pretty darn good without breaking the bank and are sure to make your valentine happy.

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BEST CHOCOLATE BOXDove’s Silky Smooth Select Chocolates Heart Box, $15As its title suggests, these chocolate truffle hearts come in a festive heart-shaped box. Unlike some boxed choco-lates that include a large variety of flavors, this has only three: milk choco-late with peanut butter, dark chocolate and caramel hearts.

Peanut butter and chocolate were my favorite of the three with a perfect filling-to-shell ratio. Generally with pea-nut butter and chocolate combinations, the chocolate dominates the peanut butter, but not with this truffle.

The dark chocolate hearts had only a tinge of the slight bitter taste char-acteristic of dark chocolate. It was creamy and melted in my mouth. I usu-ally like dark chocolate to have more of an earthy and intense taste, but Dove’s version would be perfect for milk choc-olate and lighter dark chocolate fans.

The third truffle oozed with caramel. When I ate the caramel center alone, it was a little too sweet, but eaten in its entirety, the milk chocolate and cara-mel balance each other wonderfully.

BEST DARK CHOCOLATEGreen & Black’s Organic Dark 70%, $3.59This is my new favorite dark chocolate bar. Its high cocoa content would suggest an intensely bitter taste, however, this bar is creamy and velvety. It melts in your mouth, just like you’d expect from milk chocolate. My sole complaint is that I only bought one bar.

BEST MILK CHOCOLATEHershey’s Symphony, $1.60The Hershey’s Symphony is creamy and borderline tooth-achingly sweet, but hey, it’s chocolate. I especially enjoyed the Hershey’s bar because of its price.

BEST WHITE CHOCOLATELindt’s Lindor Truffles White Chocolate Bar, $3.85Good white chocolate is really hard to find, especially because most is made with a load of artificial ingredients. Lindt’s was the best I tasted. Each bar has a truffle center, enhancing its vel-vety taste.

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, it’s time to break off a piece of some of the finest chocolate around

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Dating soft-spoken introverts lends to short, meaningful conversationsI O N A H O L L O WAY

just do it

I ntroverts are some of the most misunder-stood people, especially when you love one. From the outside looking in, it may appear

that you’re dating a brick wall — a very quiet brick wall. But all introverts’ best kept secret is this:

They talk. More than twice a day. Take it from me. I’m dating one called “L.”

L’s voice is small but clear, and I hear every word L says when I listen properly.

Psychologist Carl Jung popularized intro-version as a concept in the 1920s, leading to the creation of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, a psychometric questionnaire used by modern psychologists to understand the way people choose to see the world.

Les Gellis, an assistant professor of psychology at Syracuse University, said introverts differ in their sociability and seeking of excitement. Where an extrovert’s lifeblood is social interaction, intro-verts find the answers inside themselves.

Introversion is a weird concept in modern society, an extrovert’s playground, where promoting oneself as “somebody important” equates success.

But introverts aren’t weird.

In social situations, introverts are silently conspicuous. Every weekend, eyes-glued-to-the-ground-foot-shufflers watch introverts creep up the walls of Chuck’s Cafe like perfect little wallflowers.

But who sees them bloom when no one’s around?

“They could just be someone that, when they go out in groups, they need to wind down a bit after and recoup some of their energy,” Gellis said.

It’s easy to assimilate introversion with quietness and shyness, but they aren’t neces-sarily the same.

“Shyness is more having a fear of being

with others,” Gellis said. “For introverts, it’s more of a desire. You’re more comfortable being by yourself.”

Sometimes introverts come off as rude — and maybe they are. Sometimes, L doesn’t waste words on people L doesn’t want to speak to. If someone doesn’t impress L in the first five minutes, the potential friend-ship is toast. It’s arrogant, in an intoxicat-ing kind of way.

When you gain the trust of an introvert, it’s like finding a locked door that others either gave up looking for the key to open or didn’t bother with in the first place.

No one should cast off introverts as quiet and boring. They’re not — when they trust you. But they pick their moments. Some days, I make conversations with myself. Other days, L can’t shut up, and I sit there wondering when our relationship got so loud.

L can be the most vicious person I know, but other people are too busy to notice L exists. L laughs at them for the number of words they use and how little those words mean. L doesn’t understand why you would waste words when simply saying nothing makes more sense.

Angry introverts are scarier than angry extroverts, and sometimes waiting for argu-ments may take hours. If I suspect L is angry, I have no power. When the time comes, the way L chooses to express dissatisfaction has obviously been clearly thought out.

An introvert’s hard words are like diamonds — they cut you in half.

If you’re expecting constant verbal reinforcement, dating an introvert can be a thankless task. There is no point in trying to “bring them out of their shell.” Some have shells and some don’t. Some want to talk and some are content wearing headphones, tapping their toe to obscure European music and definitely not talking.

If you want to befriend or date an intro-vert, you need to learn to slam your trap shut and not force conversations. Re-learn the definition of quietness, and that silences are not awkward. Blank spaces don’t always need to be filled.

Iona Holloway is a senior magazine jour-nalism and psychology major. No introverts were forced to talk during research for this column. Email her at ijhollow@syr.edu or

Sam Adams Spring Thaw variety outlasts Nemo snow

By Dylan SorensenSTAFF WRITER

Last week, I took a leap of faith by reviewing a Sam Adams Spring Thaw variety pack and was punished for my hubris with Nemo. For this, I apologize. In the aftermath of Nemo, I drank a second Spring Thaw pack, knowing the catastrophically potential consequences. We were all fortunate the snow melted this time. If you’re at Tops or Wegmans, check out the rest of the pack, which includes two Boston Lagers, Irish Reds and Alpine Springs.

The Maple Pecan Porter is a little crazy. This beer is your uncle’s second wife’s son from her previous marriage who spent two semesters and six years hanging around the University of Vermont before moving into their basement with a new beard of substantial length and dubi-ous hygiene. This porter is dark, has a heavy body and tastes like maple syrup. I recommend this beer because it confidently steps outside the box with the combination of nutty flavors from the roasted malts and the sweetness of the maple accents that swim around in the reddish-black swamp of this full-flavored, slightly bitter brew. Maple Pecan Porter is 5.6 percent alcohol by volume. If you’re planning on tackling your 12 pack in two days, I would recommend split-ting up the two Porters because it is a plus-size brew that deserves your respect.

Sam’s White Lantern is a Belgian white-style ale that has a beautiful, golden color in the glass that goes well with a complex aroma that draws from a variety of spices. The first sip has a crisp finish and a citrusy spice taste that lingers in

your mouth. The body is very light, and you can see that at least part of the fermentation process occurred in the bottle because not all of the yeast has been filtered out. You can taste the obsessive compulsiveness in Sam Adams’ choice of spices. It’s never enough to create a distinctive flavor palette; the brewers need to use specific ingredients from specific farms. Blue Moon thinks about White Lantern the way your Dad used to think about his Farrah Fawcett poster. White Lantern is 5.5 percent alcohol by volume, and is a nice palette-cleanser between darker brews.

Double Agent is an India Pale Lager – that’s right, an IPL. I have never heard of another beer that combines the citrus and pine flavors of West Coast hops with the smoothness that is characteristic of lagers. A lager is brewed for longer and at a lower temperature with different varieties of yeast than an ale, lending it a sweet, crisp finish. What makes the Double Agent special is the tempering of the bitterness that accompanies the large amount of hops with the sweet flavors that come from the malts and lager yeast. Double Agent lives up to its name because it has a value of 43 on the International Bittering Units scale that is almost twice the amount of hops in the next bitterest beer. The India Pale Lager is not as formidable as most IPAs at only 5 percent alcohol by volume. The low alcohol content for a beer with such a large quantity of hops is worth the novel concept and flavors. I highly recommend convincing your friends to try this beer and then stealing it from them. Tell them they blacked out, or just buy it yourself.

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2. MARCH 9, 2006McNamara does it again

Gerry McNamara couldn’t have asked for a better four-game stretch than what he pulled off in the 2006 Big East tournament. After hit-ting a game-winning 3-pointer against Cincin-nati in Syracuse’s first game, McNamara did it again against Connecticut.

The Orange jumped out to a big lead in the first half, but the Huskies battled back to take their first lead with just 30 seconds remaining in regulation.

Then, McNamara struck again. With SU down three, the guard nailed a 30-footer with 5.6 seconds remaining to force overtime, where Syracuse went on to win 86-84. McNamara fin-ished with 17 points and a career-high 13 assists, eight of which came in the first half.

3. FEB. 2, 1994Syracuse upsets No. 5 Connecticut with scoring explosion

Connecticut was riding a 10-game winning streak. Sitting among the best teams in college basketball, the Huskies were dominating the Big East. But when the 18-1 Huskies came to the Carrier Dome in early February 1994, Syracuse was waiting to be the first Big East team to knock off No. 5 Connecticut. And the Orangemen did so in emphatic fashion. SU countered the Huskies’ pressing defense perfectly. Connecticut commit-ted atypical mistakes and Syracuse continuously took advantage. Adrian Autry, who’s currently one of Boeheim’s assistant coaches, had a tremen-dous game, scoring 19 points and dishing out 12 assists. John Wallace also had a double-double, scoring 25 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Lawrence Moten added a remarkable 31 points after going 12-of-24 from the field.

Syracuse’s 108 points were the most it scored in the Orangemen’s 15 years in the Big East at that point.

“If we hadn’t beaten them tonight,” Boeheim said after the game, “I don’t know if anybody would have.”

4. FEB. 3, 1992Hopkins clinches in closing seconds

Then-guard, now-assistant coach Mike Hop-kins rose from the bench to hit a game-win-ning free throw with three seconds remaining to give the Orangemen an 84-83 win in a Dome shooting duel. Syracuse shot 28-for-71, or 39.4 percent from the field, compared to UConn’s 28-for-45, or 62.2 percent.

The Huskies still managed to outrebound SU 34-33, but the Orangemen dominated the offensive glass 21-9. The victory moved Syracuse into first place in the Big East at 16-3, 8-3 in the conference. Syracuse had actually trailed by nine at the half, but a mid-half shooting spree brought SU back into the game.

With the score tied on what looked like the game’s final possession, SU’s Lawrence Moten missed a 3, but the rebound fell to Conrad McRae, who was fouled and injured on a layup. Hopkins came off of the bench, made his first free throw and airballed his second. Autry and McRae, who returned to the game, deflected the UConn inbounds pass to Kevin Ollie to seal the comeback victory.

5. FEB. 28, 1989Douglas breaks all-time assists record, SU’s scoring markSherman Douglas imprinted his name in the country and Syracuse record books as then-No. 6 SU beat UConn 88-72. The Syra-cuse guard put up 11 assists on the night, breaking Northeastern’s Andre LaFleur’s 2-year-old record of 894. When “The Gen-eral” broke the national helpers mark, the Dome crowd showered the court with vinyl records in celebration. He took the Orangemen’s scoring record on a dunk with 11:57 left in the game. Doug-las finished with 22 points, moving him past Hall of Famer Dave Bing, the former team-mate and roommate of coach Boeheim. Doug-las left the floor with 1,889 points that Tues-day night. Nearly 24 years later, Douglas sits sixth on the all-time assists list.

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By Trevor HassASST. COPY EDITOR

When Cal Paduda’s father heard his son’s newest idea, he looked at him like he was out of his mind.

“Cal, you’re crazy,” Joe Paduda said. “It’s Syracuse.”

“You know what, Dad? I want to try it, at least,” Cal Paduda responded.

His father obliged, but told him he had to find a faceoff coach to elevate his game to the next level to have any chance of playing lacrosse at Syracuse. And that’s exactly what his son did. Starting in early February of last year, Paduda took a gap year, training with Major League Lacrosse faceoff star Pete Vlahakis in Stamford, Conn., to become faceoff-savvy and find his way onto SU’s ros-ter. His training paid off, and now Paduda is one of Syracuse’s main faceoff guys heading into the 2013 season.

“(Pete’s) basically a faceoff guru,” Paduda said. “He taught me pretty much everything I know about facing off. All the credit goes to him.”

Paduda didn’t even know he wanted to make faceoffs his forte until his junior sea-son. He had flip-flopped between goalie and defensive midfielder, and hadn’t found his niche as a lacrosse player quite yet.

Paduda recalled a game in May 2011 in which Loomis Chaffee High School (Wind-sor, Conn.) was playing one of its rivals, Taft School. Loomis Chaffee’s faceoff specialist and current Duke wrestler Ryan Harding was struggling at the X, so head coach Ted Garber went to his backup. Paduda came in and put on a clinic, controlling 12 of 13 faceoffs as the Pelicans stormed back into the game.

“That was definitely the moment where I realized, ‘Hey, I’m pretty good at this,’” Paduda said with a laugh.

But he wasn’t good enough. Not yet, any-way. He had only gotten looks from Division-III schools, so his work was far from finished. After

his senior year, he reached out to Vlahakis, who led MLL with a faceoff success rate of nearly 60 percent in 2007, and has excelled at the position since he entered the league in 2004.

The Denver Outlaws midfielder saw poten-tial in Paduda right away, so he worked to craft him into a more faceoff-savvy player. Paduda and Vlahakis met twice a week, starting in February, training whenever the former wasn’t working at Lacrosse Unlimited.

Vlahakis sharpened Paduda’s shooting abil-ity, strength, conditioning and mental game, but his biggest area of emphasis was faceoffs. It’s what Vlahakis excelled at, and what Paduda could, and would, excel at.

He said motivating Paduda wasn’t hard at all. The 18-year-old wanted to learn and was eager to put in the time to play for Syracuse.

“Not only does he get it physically, but men-tally he has a tough attitude,” Vlahakis said. “To be a faceoff guy, you’ve got to be tough mentally, always be willing to play for every ball and outwork all your opponents.”

During his gap year, Paduda typically woke up at 6:30 a.m. and went to a nearby field with a retractable goal and ball. Rifling shots and working on his form for hours, he made serious strides in his game. Paduda worked 30-40 hours a week at Lacrosse Unlimited, training with Vlahakis when he wasn’t at the store.

The most difficult adjustment for Padu-da was learning to accept that losing some faceoffs is simply part of the job description. Vlahakis is considered a dominant faceoff man in MLL, despite losing 40 percent of faceoffs throughout his career.

Paduda expects a lot out of himself now that he’s become a polished, technically sound faceoff specialist, so he sets the bar at around 55 percent, but he can’t stand losing close to half of them.

“That’s something I’m getting used to, because being a goalie, 55 percent isn’t that good, so it’s kind of like a transition,” Paduda said.

Paduda won five of 11 faceoffs against Hofs-tra, but responded with a strong performance in Syracuse’s next scrimmage against Holy Cross, controlling five of six. That 59 percent success rate is above Paduda’s goal, and

essentially on par with Vlahakis’ mark.He hasn’t mastered the art of faceoffs yet, but

he’s taken serious strides, emerging as a reliable option heading into Syracuse’s season opener against Albany on Sunday at 4 p.m.

After the Orange struggled at the faceoff X last season, SU head coach John Desko hopes Paduda can serve as a consistent faceoff presence. Syracuse won just 46 percent of its faceoffs in 2012, so Desko placed extra empha-sis on finding players who could contribute immediately at that spot.

Said Desko: “It’s really a fine line on the faceoff… So anybody who can help you improve on your skills just a little bit at the faceoff can make the difference in the world.”

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stacie fanelli | staff photographerCHRIS DADDIO is joined by freshman midfielder Cal Paduda in the mix at the faceoff X for Syracuse. The Orange struggled there last year, winning just 46 percent of faceoffs.

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Syracuse conquers Georgetown in final regular season Big East meetingBy Kevin Prise

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After Georgetown’s Katie McCormick drained a 3-pointer 2:34 into the second half Tuesday, the Hoyas were rolling. With a home crowd and an eight-point lead, GU appeared in good shape to pull out an upset victory and move closer to the middle of the conference pack.

But from that point forward, Syracuse came to play.

Syracuse outscored Georgetown by 17 points in the final 17:26, turning the tide and leaving Wash-ington, D.C., with a 69-60 victory in the final Big East matchup between the rivals. Freshman guard Brianna Butler paced the Orange with a season-high 16 points. With the win, No. 23 Syracuse (20-3, 8-2 Big East) moves into sole possession of third place in the conference, and further strengthens its position for an NCAA Tournament bid.

“Very sloppy in the beginning. We didn’t shoot the ball well,” Syracuse head coach Quentin Hills-man said. “But our defense was tremendous. We generated pressure, and we created turnovers.”

Aside from Butler, SU’s senior leaders turned in another sound effort to complement their consistent play throughout the middle of the conference slate. Guard Elashier Hall went

7-for-8 from the foul line and led the seniors with 14 points. Center Kayla Alexander added 13 of her own, going 7-for-13 from the line.

When McCormick’s 3 put Georgetown up 35-27, it concluded a 14-2 Hoyas run that spanned the final 3:06 of the first half and into the second. At that point, however, Hall geared into action to ensure the run wouldn’t continue. The newly minted, 1,000-point career scorer nailed a jump-er on the next possession to take advantage of an offensive rebound by Carmen Tyson-Thomas, and converted a steal 20 seconds later into two free throws, pulling SU within four.

The Orange tied the game with baskets by Alexander and Butler on the next two posses-sions, and Hall nailed a 3 after two SU offensive rebounds for a 38-35 lead. By the time McCor-mick finally scored Georgetown’s next points at the 13:30 mark, a 15-0 Syracuse run had shifted the score from 35-27 GU to 42-35 SU.

Syracuse did not trail again.

“We got stops and we converted,” Hillsman said of the 15-0 run. “We got rebounds and steals, and we got out in transition.”

Butler’s 16 points came on a 6-for-17 night from the field, including a 4-for-14 effort from beyond the arc. The abundance of shots was a product of Butler’s ability to get open through-out the game, and Hillsman said he had no problem with the shooting output.

“She could’ve shot six more, to be honest with you,” Hillsman said. “She was open, she had to shoot it. They were good ones, and she was wide open.”

Georgetown’s leading scorer this season has been guard Sugar Rodgers, whose 22.5 points per game are more than double that of the team’s next leading scorer. The Orange defense held Rodgers’ attack in check Tuesday to the tune of a 1-for-12 effort from the field and eight points total.

“She’s a good player, a tremendous talent,” Hillsman said. “We didn’t want to let her shoot. We had to get to her on the catch, and we did a good job making sure she was highly contested.”

The effort added up to the Orange’s fourth consecutive win as the team heads down the home stretch of the regular season. Syracuse trails only Notre Dame and Connecticut in the conference standings, with a matchup at Notre

Dame looming on Feb. 26.The team now turns its attention to a pair

of home matchups against Pittsburgh and Rutgers in the next week. At 20-3 overall, the team appears very much in control of its des-tiny, looking to make the NCAA Tournament for the first time in five years and give the senior class its first taste of big time postsea-son competition.

But as Hillsman said, the focus remains on the present.

“Way too early to think about the tourna-ment,” Hillsman said. “We’ve still got a tough schedule, a lot of big conference games. We’ve just got to continue to play hard.”

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of a Syracuse team that already sits alone atop the Big East. The Orange won four of its six games without Southerland – largely due to the emergence of freshman forward Jerami Grant as an aggressive playmaker – but it’s a different team with its shooter on the court. His effect was on display in a 19-point win over St. John’s on Sunday.

He and his teammates will look to continue to roll through conference play when Syracuse (20-3, 8-2 Big East) takes on Connecticut (16-6, 6-4) at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn., on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

With Southerland back in the fold and Grant playing at a high level, SU suddenly has two 6-foot-8 threats on the wing who can stand tall in the team’s 2-3 zone.

“It’s a very dangerous team, especially him being the threat he is and then Jerami,” forward C.J. Fair said. “He stepped up while James was gone so Jerami just got to be ready.

“Overall, I think our team is very deep.” Thirteen days earlier, Syracuse’s deep

roster was suddenly thin when it was announced that freshman center DaJuan Coleman would miss four weeks after under-going knee surgery.

Boeheim’s rotation was cut to seven play-

ers. Foul trouble became a concern, and the scoring load fell on Fair, Brandon Triche and Michael Carter-Williams. An off game by one jeopardized SU’s chances of winning.

But with Southerland back, those problems disappear.

Rakeem Christmas picked up his fourth foul less than three minutes into the second half against St. John’s and sat for the next 15-plus minutes. It didn’t matter.

Southerland hit three 3-pointers and scored 11 points in the final 20 minutes. Triche, Carter-Wil-liams and Fair all could score with less pressure.

Though Southerland’s return was seam-less on Sunday, Boeheim said chemistry on the f loor still needs to develop.

“It’s going to change, it’s different, it takes time to get used to it,” Boeheim said. “There’s no knowing or no way of figuring out how it’s going to work when you don’t play in games.”

Grant averaged 9.8 points and played 33.2 min-utes per game while Southerland was out. He played all 40 minutes in Syracuse’s games against

Pittsburgh and Notre Dame, but the freshman saw his time drop to 15 minutes against St. John’s.

Boeheim said the slow pace of the game meant Fair could handle 39 minutes, and the need for a 3-point threat against SJU’s zone led to more minutes for Southerland.

Still, the head coach said Grant is a crucial part of SU’s lineup moving forward, and the freshman is staying positive after gaining plenty of confidence and proving his value during a

tough six-game stretch of Big East play.“I’m fine with that,” Grant said. “As long as

our team wins, that’s all that matters.”For Boeheim, the stretch run of Big East

play isn’t quite as daunting now. Foul trouble can easily be overcome. There is enough depth at each position.

With that extra guy back in rotation, Boeheim’s worries for the last two weeks are gone.

“With three forwards and three guards, and we have two centers so if we get in foul trouble we can keep them in there,” Boeheim said Sunday. “They did get in foul trouble

today, but they did a good job inside. “But eight’s fine.”

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Wednesday’s game is the final regu-lar-season game between Syracuse and Connecticut before the Orange moves to the Atlantic Coast Con-ference, ending a longtime rivalry. Syracuse is 37-32 all-time against Connecticut.

The Huskies are not eligible for the NCAA Tournament this season because of sanctions handed down from the NCAA for several infrac-tions. Connecticut also had the number of scholarships it can hand out reduced. Several players, includ-ing center Alex Oriakhi, transferred from the Huskies after last season. Oriakhi’s averaging 11.1 points and 8.6 rebounds for Missouri this sea-son.

In the past, the Syracuse-Connecticut coaching battles have been among the best. Though Ollie’s done a good job in his first season with the Huskies, he was just 2 years old when Boeheim began coaching. Experience is on the Orange’s side.

Both players will likely eat up big minutes for their teams, and neither figures to score much. Look for a defensive battle as Christmas anchors SU’s zone.

Fair has scored in double figures in 13 straight games. Daniels has done so in fewer than half of his team’s games.

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Carter-Williams and Napier are perhaps run-ning neck-and-neck in the Big East Player of the Year race. Carter-Williams is at his best as a facilitator, while Napier excels as a scorer.

As Michael Carter-Williams has settled down, Triche’s on-ball duties have shrunk. Instead, he can focus even more on scoring. Boatright shares point guard duties with Shabazz Napier and leads Connecticut in assists.

Both have shown flashes of brilliance this season, though Calhoun’s done so more consistently. That said, Grant extends SU’s height advantage.

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“It gives us an eighth guy. Seven guys is really not enough. You can get by with seven, but if you have foul problems or you get in a fast-paced game, you need that extra guy.”

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By Jesse DoughertySTAFF WRITER

One thousand strikeouts. It was a mark no pitcher had reached in the

history of Big East softball, until Syracuse senior Jenna Caira tossed her way to 1,043 career strike-outs during the 2011-12 season. She also became the only Big East player to be named to the Easton Fastpitch All-America team after going 27-9.

No one has put on a Syracuse uniform and had the kind of on-mound success Caira enjoyed in her four years with the Orange. She is the school’s all-time leader in wins, starts, ERA and other pitching categories, and was instrumental in SU’s deep run to Game 6 of the NCAA Regionals a season ago.

When Caira played her final game last spring, she set her sights on remaining with the program as a pitching consultant, but head coach Leigh Ross had bigger plans.

“Originally, I was going to come back as an assistant and just help out,” Caira said. “But then coach Ross called me in July to offer me the official pitching coach position and I agreed to it.”

Accepting Ross’ offer was an easy decision for Caira.

As the team gears up for the start of the 2013 season, Caira looks to have her pitching staff in top form.

“The best thing about her is that she can really relate,” said sophomore Lindsay Taylor, who appeared in 22 games last season. “Having played with her really helps both (Stacy Kuwik) and I

because she knows how we operate, she knows how we think and she knows where we need help.”

Now the staff’s ace, Kuwik finished with a 14-3 record and 1.60 ERA last season. In her final 15 appearances, she threw 76 innings altogether, gave up just eight earned runs and collected eight wins.

“Stacy Kuwik is our senior and this is her time to really shine,” Caira said. “I know exact-ly what she is capable of doing and I have great expectations for her.”

As Kuwik takes on a leadership role for the pitching staff and entire team, Caira has the utmost confidence she’ll succeed.

In her first three seasons, Kuwik finished sec-ond on the team in wins each year behind Caira.

“I have become a better player already by being able watch her and play with her,” Kuwik said. “I probably have the best pitching coach out there, and I am really confident in the things that she’s taught me and I’m ready to go out there and use them.”

Kuwik is looking to flourish in her first year as a full-time starter, while Taylor wants to com-mand her team’s confidence as she moves into a bigger role.

Caira, who met nearly all of her personal goals at Syracuse, had a word of advice for her pitching staff.

“If you slack off one day or slack off one pitch, you are setting yourself up for failure,” Caira said. “I always say that every pitch has a purpose, and that it’s not enough to just go through the motions.”

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All eyes were on James Southerland during Syracuse’s pregame routine Sun-day. The senior was back on the floor, getting loose with his carefree windmill

dunks and half-court shots, just as he had before missing the previous six games.

The buzz continued to build until the opening tip, when Southerland took a seat between head coach Jim

Boeheim and assistant coach Adrian Autry. His No. 43 jersey was on and vis-ible – no need to bother with the team’s long-sleeve orange warm-ups – and he was ready to go.

His presence meant Syracuse had some

depth again. “It gives us an eighth guy,” Boeheim

said. “Seven guys is really not enough. You can get by with seven, but if you have foul problems or you get in a fast-paced

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The rivalry has stretched more than three decades. Syracuse and Connecticut have been battling through the years, creating a rivalry that’s

among the best in college basketball. For 26 years, Jim Boeheim matched wits with former Huskies head coach and fellow Hall of Famer Jim

Calhoun. The momentum of the rivalry swayed from team to team, with each side having an opportunity to control it. Simply put, the rivalry

between Syracuse and UConn helped define the tough, physical league the Big East has become. But when Calhoun retired after last season, the

rivalry immediately took on a different appearance. Now it’s coming to a close. The Orange and Huskies will battle in the regular season one

final time on Wednesday at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn., before Syracuse moves to the Atlantic Coast Conference. Before it ends completely,

though, here’s a look at some of the highlights that have marked the rivalry in the last 30 years.

1. MARCH 12, 2009Marathon menIt’s one of the most memorable games in college basketball history, let alone the history of the Syracuse-Connecticut rivalry. On one of the sport’s greatest stages – the Big East tournament in the world’s most famous arena, Madison Square Gar-

den – the Orange and the Huskies traded punches for three hours and 26 minutes spanning two calendar days in this six-overtime marathon.

Eric Devendorf standing on the scorer’s table, pounding his chest toward the crowd after hitting an apparent game-winner in the first overtime – only to have it be waved

off – remains one of college basket-ball’s iconic moments. Jonny Flynn played 67 of the possible 70 min-utes for SU, scoring 34 points and dishing out 11 assists as Syracuse outlasted UConn 127-117.

To this day, highlights of this game are shown anytime a game starts to creep toward similarly epic length.

DOG FIGHTSEpic finishes, milestones highlight Syracuse-Connecticut rivalry

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The Orange outlasted Connecticut in a six-overtime battle on March 12, 2009. The Big East tourna-ment matchup went down as one of the greatest games in the longtime Syracuse-UConn rivalry.

1992SU 84 - UCONN 83

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STAT OF THE DAYThe value of starting pitcher Felix Hernandez’s contract extension with the Seat-tle Mariners, the largest for a pitcher in MLB history

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1994SU 108 - UCONN 95

1989SU 88 - UCONN 72