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Amir Ealey, a former Syracuse football player, pleaded guilty to a third-degree rape charge Friday in exchange for prosecutors dropping the first-degree charge. Page 3
The owner of Orange Crate Brewing Company has been on the Hill for more than 20 years. The bar reopened in its new location Friday. Page 11
Relive the night Dino Babers helped Syracuse pull one of the biggest upsets in program history. See spread for poster
Change of scenery SU’s NVRC project could transform dynamics of Marshall Street
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Schine confirmed for SU plan Building to be revamped under Campus Framework By Catherine Leffert staff writer
As part of Chancellor Kent Syverud’s Campus Framework plan, Syracuse University looks to build a $62.5 million complex devoted to military and veterans programs near the Marshall Street area. calvin wineland staff photographer By Sam Ogozalek asst. news editor
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hancellor Kent Syverud recently looked out a window of CrouseHinds Hall at an empty patch of dirt and gravel, a Syracuse University administrator recalled. Syverud, in a meeting with construction officials, pointed out the fenced-off site of SU’s future National Veterans Resource Complex, said Pete Sala, vice president and chief facilities officer, at a public forum in September.
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Number of accessible parking spots that would be included at the NVRC source: syracuse university
“He says ‘When am I going to see you guys putting a hole in the ground?’” Sala said. “That’s all he talks about.” By January, SU officials expect to start construction on the NVRC, a $62.5 million undertaking that will centralize the university’s military and veteran’s programs. The building will feature modern glass facades and occupy the empty site at the intersection of South Crouse and Waverly avenues. Adjacent the currently empty lot off South Crouse Avenue is the Marshall see nvrc page 4
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22 mumps cases confirmed, 19 probable at SU By Jordan Muller asst. news editor
The number of confirmed mumps infections at Syracuse University jumped from 13 to 22 last week, according to the university’s Office of Health Services. There are 19 probable cases in addition to the 22 that are confirmed, up from five probable cases Thursday. The health services office posted the updated number of probable mumps infections on its website Friday night.
All students that have contracted the disease have been properly vaccinated, according to the health services website. Students diagnosed with or suspected of contracting the disease are being isolated from the campus community for up to five days. Some of the students with confirmed or suspected mumps cases are being housedin hotels, including the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel & Conference Center, an SU spokesperson confirmed. Despite rumors, SU is not con-
sidering shutting down the school if a certain number of students contract the mumps. Five students who have not submitted vaccination records for medical or religious reasons are being “excluded” from campus for at least 25 days. The 25-day exclusion period starts over when a new mumps case is confirmed, said Karen Nardella, medical director of health services. On Wednesday, Onondaga County Health Commissioner Indu Gupta said the outbreak is primarily affecting student athletes,
some of which are on the men’s and women’s lacrosse teams. All men’s and women’s lacrosse events this fall have been canceled, and all organized lacrosse activities were canceled for three weeks beginning Oct. 6. Symptoms of mumps include fever, muscle aches, puffy cheeks or neck and a swollen jaw. The airborne disease can be transmitted when an infected person coughs, sneezes or touches objects such as doorknobs or handrails. jmulle01@syr.edu @jordanmuller18
A study into how the Schine Student Center could undergo major renovations in coming years is part of Chancellor Kent Syverud’s Campus Framework plan, two university officials confirmed. Dolan Evanovich, senior vice president for enrollment and the student experience, and Pete Sala, vice president and chief facilities officer, said in an email that a feasibility study into how Schine could be upgraded does factor into the 20-year development plan. At a public roundtable on the study held the beginning of the month, another official, Colleen Bench, at first said the study was not part of the Campus Framework, before adding that “it could be,” but wasn’t an original part of the framework. Two architecture firms are conducting the feasibility study. One is based in Syracuse. The other is centered in St. Louis, but operates across the country. Officials expect the group of architects to submit a report on the possible renovations to Schine by December, said Bench, assistant vice president for student affairs. “We’re just envisioning what could be,” Bench said. “There have been no decisions made on what will happen.” This feasibility study is a critical step in any major campus project, Evanovich and Sala said. In the email, which did not specify who answered what question, the two officials said the cost of the study at this point is “nominal.” Schine was pinpointed as a target area for growth and redesign, according to data from the 2014 MyCampus survey results, which polled more than 3,000 members of the SU faculty, staff and student population. That survey was conducted by Sasaki Associates, a consulting firm hired to advise SU on the Campus Framework. Daniel Yarnall, a junior in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, who has a work-study job at Schine, said he never heard about the first roundtable discussion, but would have liked to contribute. “I knew there was some talk of potential redesign, but I didn’t know to what extent,” he said. “I would have liked to have my input heard.” see schine page 6