Not from Concentrate: One last look at the week that was
In each Not From Concentrate post, we're taking a moment to remember the week that was -- from the news you should know, to the things everyone was talking about and even some of the stuff that might have slipped right by.
It's one last chance for stories before they fade into oblivion as the week begins again.
Prince-Tyson Gulley was stabbed Friday morning at a South Campus party.
Sophomore running back Prince-Tyson Gulley was stabbed Friday morning at the sight of a South Campus party. The SU Department of Public Safety, or DPS, responded to a call at 1:22 a.m. Friday morning.
An ambulance took Gulley to Upstate University Hospital, according to Syracuse.com and the Associated Press. His injuries are reportedly not life-threatening.
The suspect fled the scene and is not believed to be a SU student, says DPS.
Syracuse University punter Rob Long underwent final radiation treatment today at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.
According to The Post-Standard, today's final treatment ended six weeks of radiation and chemotherapy for Syracuse University punter Rob Long. Doctors hope this will rid Long of the malignant cells in a brain tumor discovered Dec. 2 after SU's regular season ended.
"I feel blessed and amazing. Now to get rolling towards my dreams and back on that field," Long said via Twitter after his treatment.
With recruits on the sideline and the parents in the stands for Senior Day, Syracuse dominated No. 25 Rutgers, 31-13.
The state of Syracuse football, and the status of the health care system in the United States, has run a similar path.
Hype and hope surrounded the hiring of Marrone (an alum and successful NFL coordinator), as well as the election of President Barack Obama (a community leader with pointed ideas and a lasting voice). Today, the products of both men move forward toward its goal after adversity, using solid footing and some timely motivation to invigorate the masses once more.
“Bad stuff happens but you have to keep positive and keep moving forward.” - SU running back Delone Carter on his red zone fumble.
With all eyes on the backup quarterbacks coming into Saturday’s Big East football game between fifth-ranked Cincinnati and Syracuse, the Bearcats rode the plays of its second-string signal caller, Zach Collaros, to a 28-7 victory in the Dome before an announced Halloween attendance of 33,802 on Saturday afternoon.
After eight more U.S. troops were killed on Tuesday, October has become the deadliest month in the eight-year conflict in Afghanistan.
The New York Times is reporting that October is now the deadliest month for Americans in the war in Afghanistan following the deaths of eight more servicemen on Tuesday. Those deaths bring the casualty total for the month of October in Afghanistan to 53. The death total of October exceeds the total in August of 51.
A statement for the NATO-led coalition says that the eight soldiers killed on Tuesday died in several attacks using “multiple, complex” improvised bombs.Taliban spokesman Qari Yousuf...