Game Day: Euclid Avenue
Archive for February, 2010
Welcome to Game Day
Saturday, February 27th, 2010Game Day (a preview)
Friday, February 26th, 2010Tomorrow’s Syracuse vs. Villanova game will make history.
The crowd of 34, 616 is expected to break the record for the largest on-campus crowd to see a college basketball game.
Camping Out in the Carrier Dome
Since Wednesday, hundreds of student season ticket holders have camped out inside the Dome, studying for exams, playing video games, sleeping on air matressess and waiting to participate in the spectacle.
Welcome to Game Day.
A Songstress
Saturday, February 20th, 2010
Erika Lovette, singerFans, fellow artists, friends and family packed Sophistications Cafe in downtown Syracuse last night for singer Erika Lovette’s album release party. Her album is titled Love, Life and Everything In Between.
You can see Lovette performing one of the songs from her album at a previous Art & Soul Cafe here.
During last night’s gathering, she described the genesis for songs and various collaborations. She also mentioned that one of the songs was produced by Leonard Stephens, Jr. (who passed away last year).
Coach (for Life)
Friday, February 19th, 2010
Coach (Ken) Carter
Motivational speaker and former high school basketball coach Ken Carter recently gave a presentation at Levy Middle School and encouraged students to be respectful and avoid negative peer pressure.
“Young people, you are one-third of our population, but one-hundred percent of our future,” he said.
Carter & Morgan, Rivals Reunited as Friends
Carter is best known for the character portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson in the film Coach Carter (2005). Carter, who was also a high school basketball star in Northern California as a youth, maintains that (even for players) education is more important than playing ball. During his visit he also found friend and former high school rival David Morgan, who now works at Syracuse University.
