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Give me a break A study shows students who
Won’t budge Jimmy Paul calls on the GOP to
Staying strong An SU freshman battles cancer for the
Pro life Former SU lacrosse players like Cody Jamieson find
take breaks while they work are less stressed. Page 7
stand its ground when making cuts to the 2012 federal budget. Page 5
second time with support from her family. Page 9
life in professional leagues is much less glamorous than their college playing days.Page 24
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Alumna’s gift establishes professorship By Meghin Delaney ASST. NEWS EDITOR
A new professorship, established through a $1 million pledge, was created in honor of a College of Visual and Performing Arts alumna, Syracuse University officials announced Friday. The Iris Magidson Professor of Practice in Design Innovation will be based in the college’s Department of Design, accordMAGIDSON ing to a Friday SU news release. Magidson, a 1964 VPA alumna, former professor and current Advisory Council member, committed the $1 million pledge, according to the release. “Iris is not only an outstanding VPA alumna and valued member of the college’s Advisory Council, but also a former member of our design faculty,” said Erica Blust, VPA’s director of communications, in an email. Ann Clarke, dean of VPA, could not be reached for comment. Lucinda Havenhand, chair of VPA’s design department, declined to comment. The college expects to employ the first professorship before the fall 2011 semester begins. The emphasis
Time for renewal SU library looks to update space, adapt to changing curricula with budget funds
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By Stephanie Bouvia STAFF WRITER
proposed boost of thousands of dollars to E.S. Bird Library’s funding has school officials hoping the longstanding problems with Bird can be resolved. Cramped quarters, carcinogens in Bird’s basement and challenges in keeping up with changing academic curricula have presented obstacles to updating the library. But the budget for the 2012 fiscal year
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could provide approximately $900,000 to the library. About $400,000 of that would be funded on a recurring basis, increasing the base amount of money the library receives by $400,000. The other $500,000 would be a one-time allocation, said Pamela McLaughlin, director of communications and external relations at the library. The budget still has to be finalized and passed by the Board of Trustees, but Tom Sherman, a member of University Senate’s Library Committee, said the board usu-
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carly reeve | contributing photographer E.S. Bird Library has faced challenges with a budget less than those at peer institutions. As a result, students must work around cramped study spaces, elevator updates and overshelving of books. The library could receive more funding for the 2012 fiscal year to solve some of its long-term problems.
Japanese Student Association collects more than $7,500 to aid earthquake victims By Debbie Truong STAFF WRITER
Three days after a 9.0-magnitude earthquake devastated Japan, Syracuse University’s Japanese Student Association assembled to collect donations for victims. The fundraiser, which began March 14, concluded March 31 after raising more than $7,500, said Midori
Shiroyama, JSA’s vice president and a communication and rhetorical studies graduate student. The donations will go toward the Consulate General of Japan in New York, where the proper Japanese government officials will distribute the funds to affected areas at their discretion, Shiroyama said. JSA distributed collection boxes
across campus and set up tables to collect contributions on March 21 and 22 in both the Schine Student Center and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Shiroyama said. Students also had the opportunity to write messages of condolence on Japanese flags at the tabling sessions, Shiroyama said. Though financial contributions
are necessary, Shiroyama said heartfelt responses, such as the written messages, will offer a humane comfort to the Japanese that no amount of money could generate. Shiroyama said she was pleasantly surprised by the outreach of support from both the SU community and surrounding universities. JSA was contacted by several
individual departments, students and faculty at SU interested in contributing to fundraising efforts. SU’s JSA has also joined Action for Japan, a group established by students at Cornell University, Shiroyama said. The JSA is using the group to help promote a charity concert that will be held at St.
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