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Campus housing crammed

INSIDE NEWS

Target destination SA hopes

to introduce Wegmans, Target buses during Fall 2010 semester. Page 3

By Dara McBride Asst. News Editor

INSIDE OPINION

A familiar fest The Daily

Orange Editorial Board weighs in on this year’s Juice Jam lineup. Page 5

nicole roberts | staff photographer Ellie Mia, a new store on South Crouse Avenue, is selling upscale accessories and clothing carefully chosen and brought back from New York City. The shop opened on Aug. 20, replacing the former clothing store Rhododendron.

INSIDE pulp

Same old sound In their new album, the Goo Goo Dolls please with typical songs. Page 13

Boutique, restaurants open near Marshall Street By Kirsten Celo Asst. Photo Editor

Ellie Mia Boutique, a new clothing store on South Crouse Avenue, opened Aug. 20, replacing the previous boutique, Rhododendron. It is one of the four latest establishments coming to the Marshall Street area this fall. Sophia Dimanidis, a Syra-

cuse native and owner of Ellie Mia, said she wants to bring fashion sentiments from New York City to Syracuse. After working in Manhattan for 12 years with the likes of Betsey Johnson and Juicy Couture, Dimanidis is confident in her new business venture. “One of the greatest things, when I worked in Manhattan, was that I was able to hire

and provide internships to students from (Syracuse University),” Dimanidis said. Dimanidis said she believes her store will be successful because of its location next to SU. Within the first week, even before students moved onto campus, Ellie Mia saw an “amazing amount of customer traffic” and plenty of repeat custom-

ers, she said. “I am most excited about our customers and the buzz that has been created by them,” Dimanidis said. “The feedback I have gotten is that it is a chic shop and that they would like to come back.” Ellie Mia sells contemporary, trendy styles that are exclusive to the boutique. see marshall page 4

When junior architecture student Albino Roman found out his dorm assignment, he wasn’t sure what to make of it and went online to check floor plans. Roman was to live in a converted lounge space in DellPlain Hall with two others. “It’s a bummer that I’m in a triple, but it’s fine,” Roman said. “It’s not that bad.” Despite the addition of Ernie Davis Hall last year, Syracuse University faced a housing crunch for the 2010-11 academic year, due to an unusually large number of incoming first-year students. “It’s just a matter of numbers,” said Eileen Simmons, director of Housing, Meal Plan and I.D. Card Services. SU originally hoped it would

see housing page 4

Anniversary of Katrina revives past struggles By Keith Edelman Contributing Writer

INSIDE spo r t S

Pen to paper Doug Marrone announced his depth chart for SU’s seasonopener versus Akron, and it had its share of surprises. Page 20

Library elevators fixed, basement update stalled By Joe Genco Staff Writer

E.S. Bird Library saw a host of changes this summer, such as the rewiring of its testy elevators, and has indefinitely stalled its plans to renovate the basement level. Bird’s elevators were refurbished on the inside, and the technology that controls the elevators was updated to make them operate faster and smoother, said Pamela McLaughlin, the library’s communications director. A redesign for the lower level of Bird this year, including adding two new classrooms, has been put on hold, said Eric Beattie, director of the Office of

Campus Planning, Design and Construction. “We still need clarification on what needs to be done in order to move forward,” Beattie said. The lower-level renovations cannot be scheduled because the university needs to remove some “environmental materials,” Beattie said, though he could not specify what the problem is. The lower floor now houses an open space with tables and chairs for student use, as well as a separate room for quiet study and offices. McLaughlin said the library also continued its recent efforts to provide more quiet study

space over the summer by adding more tables and chairs on its upper levels. Library officials also hope to introduce a radio program from Belfer Audio Laboratory and Archive Arts and Humanities Services. For the upcoming spring, Bird hopes to have 90-second spots of content produced by Belfer Archives play on National Public Radio, McLaughlin said. As for the basement, architects and engineers finished plans for the basement’s renovations during the summer, but the project has yet to receive approval from the Office of Campus, Planning, Design and Construction due to the unspec-

ified environmental issue, said T.C. Carrier, director of program management for Bird. The project involves building two different-sized classrooms in the open area by the staircase in the lower level. The bigger of the classrooms will be equipped with smart technology used for instruction by library staff. The classrooms will also be a place for students to create presentations or work on group projects, Carrier said. The renovations were initially planned because the library received funds from a donor specifically for improving the bottom floor, Carrier said.

Five years ago, Syracuse University freshman Sarah Talbot watched as water rose up and washed through her family’s home just outside New Orleans. A webcam positioned at her waterfront home documented the destruction until the reserve battery died. Talbot was helpless as Hurricane Katrina took a part of her life away. Nearly 40 students and SU community members gathered at Hendricks Chapel Monday night to pay tribute to the lives lost, share stories of the struggle and express hope as Louisiana continues to recover from Hurricane Katrina. Talbot, now a musical theater major, was just beginning eighth grade when the levees broke. Images of the destruction brought tears to her eyes as they played across a projector during the trib-

jdgenco@syr.edu

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