October 20, 2011

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Stop, look, listen A student-run public service campaign

Meet the locals The Daily Orange Editorial Board urges

New York giant A Syracuse artist recreates a 142-year-old

Leader of the pack Syracuse is tied for first in the

kicks off during Friday’s football game. Page 3

students to get involved with local politics. Page 5

Family times

Student still in hospital Wednesday By Liz Sawyer and Debbie Truong

Fifty-eight years later, Parents Weekend still vibrant tradition at SU

ASST. NEWS EDITORS

Tom Feane, a Syracuse University ROTC cadet, remains hospitalized after coming into contact with a fallen 34,000-volt power line Tuesday evening. At press time, Feane was still listed in critical condition at Upstate Medical University Hospital Wednesday, said a hospital official. Feane, a senior political science and history major, was surveying a portion of the U.S. Marine Reserve Center’s grounds in Salina with two other cadets at approximately 6:20 p.m. Tuesday when he was shocked by the live wire. The crossarm of a utility pole broke, sending the wire that was supported by the crossarm falling to where a guy wire was situated, said Sgt. John D’Eredita of the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office. Feane later came in contact with the charged wire, he said. “At this point, it’s just an unfortunate accident,” he said. National Grid crews were called to the scene to perform a full review Tuesday night and are continuing to investigate the incident, said Virginia Limmiatis, media relations representative at National Grid. The review has yet to be completed, she said. David Harding, an ROTC cadet and senior American history major, said the cadets had a meeting Wednesday morning at 7:15 a.m. in front of Hendricks Chapel to discuss the incident. Physical training was canceled on Wednesday, too, Harding said. Thomas Wolfe, senior vice president and dean of student affairs at SU, said the Division of Student Affairs is offering resources to Feane’s parents, as well as to those that have been emotionally affected by the accident. Cadets were told Feane was in the hospital, he said. Both the Counseling Center and Hendricks are offering help, he said. Resources have also been extended

SEE FEANE PAGE 6

Big East Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Page 20

hoax by sculpting a petrified man. Page 9

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By Meghin Delaney NEWS EDITOR

olleen Bench has attended plenty of parents weekends since beginning as director of the SU Parents Office in 1993. But the fall 2001 weekend stands out in her mind. That year, Parents Weekend came after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Bench said she was concerned people wouldn’t come because of the poor economy, the number of people that lost loved ones or those who lost their jobs after the attacks. Instead the weekend saw record attendance. “There was just such a need after that for parents to see their students and hug them and be with them and spend time with them that we had Thomas Wolfe amazing numbers that year,” said SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND DEAN OF STUDENT AFFAIRS Bench. And that’s the number one reason families visit Syracuse University for the event, which became known as Family Weekend after 2007 — to spend time and check on their students, Bench said. Now in its 58th year, the event is expecting record numbers. The weekend being held later in the semester, a higher number of enrolled students and the Friday night football game are all factors that may contribute to the higher attendance, Bench said. As of earlier this week, just more than 4,000 people were registered and Bench said the Parents Office is still expecting more to register late this week and attend as walk-ins. Last year, 5,193 attended. The first organized weekend for families to visit began in 1953 under then-Chancellor William Tolley’s time at SU, according to SU Archives. Bench said she believes the weekend, which predates the 1972 creation of the SU Parents Office, was created by students. “My guess is that they determined the student body courtesy of syracuse university archives (FROM TOP) A Syracuse student’s mom and dad support the football team during probably wanted to have a visit weekend for their parents, the 1987 Parents Weekend game. In 1957, students coordinated to create the sign pulled together an idea and actually hosted it themselves,”

“I hang around the receptions table in Schine and just meet families. They’re all so happy, they’re smiling, they’re happy to see their students and to feel connected to the university.”

at the game held in Archbold Stadium. The 1963 breakfast was held in Sims Dining Hall, which no longer exists, with Chancellor William Tolley.

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