Syracuse defensive lineman Louis Gachelin’s lives, breathes, sleeps, dreams, eats and digests sports. It’s been like that ever since he was born – perhaps even before. His father, Frank Gachelin played football for Army. His uncle, Francis Gachelin, played football for Miami. His mother, Maggie Gachelin played soccer in high school. “My family is a…
Syracuse giving away free mulch
Don’t buy mulch. The city of Syracuse is giving it away for free. That’s the message Deputy Department of Public Works Commissioner Jeff Wright wants to convey. This year, the city’s DPW estimates it will process more than 80,000 cubic yards of mulch consisting of leaves, grass clippings, broken tree branches and any other excess…
Panhandling ordinance dropped
Syracuse Common Council members applauded the administration of Mayor Matt Driscoll’s decision to withdraw a proposal outlawing aggressive panhandling, Monday. “I was opposed to it from the beginning,” said Councilor-at-Large Kate O’Connell, chair of the council’s Public Safety Committee. “We should be trying to help our homeless population. Passing a law isn’t going to help.”…
2004 SU Football Offense Preview
The Syracuse offense is a cipher, covered with secret sauce, buried in a puzzle. Last year, it showed glimpses of brilliance, scoring a robust 50 points in an improbable upset of then-No. 7 Virginia Tech. Then there was the 34 points Syracuse put together in a heartbreaking, triple-overtime loss to then-No. 25 Auburn. But while…
Bliss a constant through Orangemen’s struggles
Sol Bliss’ new pre-game routine goes something like this. After pulling out his tattered and worn knee brace, he begins methodically fitting the straps through all of the buckles before finally pulling the brace snugly across his left kneeBliss stands up and begins to walk around. After feeling discomfort from the brace, he starts adjusting…
Keats connects with beauty
John Keats, in “Ode on a Grecian Urn” and “Ode to a Nightingale” attempts to connect with two objects of immortality to escape from the rigors of human life. In “Ode to a Nightingale”, Keats attempts to connect with a bird’s song because the music knows nothing of aging and mortality. Keats has the same…
Ontological argument for the existance of God
St. Anselm, in his Ontological Argument, attempted to prove the necessary existence of God simply by reflecting on the concept of God. By setting up the premise “God exists only in the understanding,” and then going out to disprove this premise, St. Anselm makes a case for the necessary existence of God. In this paper,…
Not titled “Sense or Sensibility”
Polar opposites. Night and day. Hot and cold. These are just some adjectives and nouns that are on opposite sides of the spectrum. The words are perfect ways of contrasting the characters of Marianne and Elinor in the novel Sense and Sensibility. Sense, defined as the ability to be aware of things around her describes…
SU searching for answers on defense
Sol Bliss answered without hesitation. When asked about his biggest concern heading into Saturday’s Syracuse men’s lacrosse scrimmage against Navy, Bliss responded: communication on defense. “It was our biggest problem in fall,” Bliss said. “We can have three of the best defensemen in the league, but if they can’t communicate, it’s not going to mean…
SU’s Powell, Banks have glorious returns
Navy defender Mike Felber was in Syracuse attackman Mike Powell’s chest, checking him, poking at his stick, daring Powell to make a move. Gladly obliging Felber — one of Navy’s starting close defenders — Powell spun left with lightning quickness, evading Felber and limiting the rest of Navy’s defense to spectators. With vision only a…