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Shack attack Habitat for Humanity builds

Too much tweeting Lauren Tousignant discusses

Survival of the fittest In part 3 of Pulp’s club series,

AtIt might eachbeother’s throats forgotten, but the

shacks on Quad to promote their cause. Page 3

Demi Moore’s excessive personal tweeting. Page 5

SU wrestling club is ultimate test of strength. Page 9

Colgate-Syracuse football rivalry was one of the most heated in the country decades ago. Page 20

Newhouse II may see makeover By Susan Kim Copy Editor

danielle parhizkaran | asst. photo editor Matthew Works holds his self-portrait, one of his pieces displayed in the Noble Room of Hendricks Chapel until Sept. 30. Works hasn’t had his photograph taken in 15 years because he feels he appears too jovial to represent the important issue of homelessness.

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hree weeks after he became fully homeless — after he’d overstayed all welcomes and begun to sleep on park benches — Matthew Works walked into Boston Commons on a sunny Sunday afternoon and saw a woman preaching from behind a

wooden, wheeled altar, holding a glass chalice of grape juice and a plate of bread. Surrounding her were 30 others

MATTHEW WORKS

Where: Noble Room of Hendricks Chapel When: Thursday at 8 p.m. How much: Free

Homeless advocate, artist living in Hendricks Chapel to discuss life on Boston streets

without homes. “What a beautiful sight this is,” Works said he thought to himself — a church ministering to the needs of the many homeless who resided in the city. He began attending every Sunday outdoor service, along with the lessattended indoor Monday services. He immersed himself. He helped the

organizers of the services, called the Common Cathedral, start an art program for the homeless, and a cinema program, too — anything to get the homeless indoors. Over the following 13 years, Works became a well-known homeless activist, writer and artist. And for the past

see works page 8

Newhouse II may undergo $12 million to $15 million worth of renovations, once funding is secured, to add updated technology to the studios and overhaul the building’s facade. “It would be great if we could use this as an opportunity to turn that ugly stone wall in front of Waverly into a beautiful opening into Newhouse II and turn it into glass,” said Lorraine Branham, dean of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. The proposed upgrades to Newhouse II include interior upgrades to the broadcast studios and a complete redo to the back of the building facing Waverly Avenue. Officials have completed the first step of planning and conducting a study to determine the needs of Newhouse II, and are awaiting the second step, university approval and funding, Branham said. “To call them Newhouse II renovations is actually premature, because all we’ve done so far is a study, and we’re quite a little ways away from having anything happen,” Branham said. The study provided a concept for the proposed renovations, such as the materials needed to complete the project and a ballpark figure of how much it would cost, Branham said. Two consultants, one from an architecture firm and one from a consulting firm, were selected to work together and come up with a proposal for the renovation plans, she see newhouse page 6

University still analyzing possibilities for former Haven Dining Center; dorms ruled out By Rebecca Kheel Asst. News Editor

Despite continued overcrowding in housing, plans to convert Haven Hall’s former dining space — which is now vacant — into dorm rooms are on hold. Syracuse University is still considering how best to use the space, said Sara Miller, SU spokeswoman,

in an e-mail. Some of the possibilities that have been discussed, besides more housing, include a fitness center, a computer cluster or a lounge. Haven Dining Center closed when Ernie Davis Dining Center opened in January. Since then, the university has been conducting space studies to determine the most practical use for

the empty space, Miller said. There is still not a set time frame for when the space might begin to be converted. “Whenever space becomes available on campus for repurposing, we look at its qualities and suitability for various purposes,” she said. “In this case, the space is not orthogonally shaped, its window and bay spacing is

unusual, and its location is not ideal for all purposes. Nonetheless, we need to look at current space needs for academic, student life and administrative purposes and determine what it would work best for.” The space studies revealed converting the empty space in Haven to dorm rooms would add approximately

27 extra beds, Miller said. Though housing remains overcrowded and all lounges in Boland, Booth, Brockway, Day, DellPlain, Flint, Lawrinson, Marion, Sadler and Shaw halls have been converted into four-person dorm rooms, the empty space in Haven will not be converted to extra dorm rooms. see haven page 6


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