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Speed signing Olympic speed skater
Decision 2010 The Daily Orange Editorial
Making connections Part 1 of Pulp’s tech series
Cardinal rule With a chance to clinch a bowl
Board endorses a candidate for Student Association president. Page 5
Apolo Ohno’s visit to the SU bookstore drew a crowd of more than 600. Page 3
shows how Facebook prepares new students for campus life. Page 9
bid, the Syracuse football team came up short at home against Louisville, falling 28-20. Page 16
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MID-TERM ELECTIONS 2010
SU dedicates site of future Dineen Hall
SU donates primarily to Maffei
By Colleen Bidwill ASST. COPY EDITOR
The future site of the new College of Law building was dedicated Friday in a ceremony held to celebrate one of the largest donations in Syracuse University history given this summer. The new building, to be named Dineen Hall, will be built where the Raynor parking lot is located, on the west side of campus by the Carrier Dome. Speakers at the dedication called the donation and building an exciting step to enhance the education the law school provides and to honor the memory of Robert and Carolyn Dineen, for whom the building will be named. In June, siblings Kathryn Dineen Wriston, Robert Dineen Jr. and Carolyn Dineen King pledged $15 million for the construction of a new $85 million to $90 million building in honor of their parents Robert and Carolyn, alumni of the College of Law. The gift
By Jon Harris ASST. COPY EDITOR
brandon weight | staff photographer ROBERT DINEEN JR., CAROLYN DINEEN KING AND KATHRYN DINEEN WRISTON , donors of $15 million to the future home of the College of Law, honor their parents at a dedication ceremony on Friday. is the largest in the College of Law’s 115-year history. “This is a happy occasion for Syracuse University, the College of Law and our family,” Wriston said. “I know our parents would be happy.” Faculty, alumni and students attended the event Friday afternoon in the Raynor parking lot, just west of
where the current law buildings, E.I. White Hall and Winifred MacNaughton Hall, stand. Chancellor Nancy Cantor began the event by noting the change of weather. “I knew the sun would come out,” she said with a smile. “Not to sound cliché, but this is such a sunny project.”
Parents Robert and Carolyn were remarkable individuals who had a great passion for law, Cantor said. Both faced difficult times, including discrimination against Carolyn as a woman in a field dominated by men. She was one of two women in the College of Law during her time there. SEE LAW SCHOOL PAGE 6
small ceremony with the Board of Trustees on Saturday morning. The Quad will be renamed “The Kenneth A. Shaw Quadrangle,” and a marker will be placed near Hendricks Chapel. Banners have been erected around the Quad announcing the dedication. Shaw acted as the 10th chancellor from 1991 to 2004. During his tenure, he restructured the university’s
finances to eliminate a $38 million deficit, focused SU to be a studentcentered research university and oversaw the construction of five new buildings, among many other accomplishments. All former chancellors, excluding John Corbally, have had buildings dedicated to them. Kevin Quinn, senior vice president for public affairs, said he does not know why Corbally, who was the chancellor from 1969 to 1971, has not had anything dedicated to him. Chancellor Nancy Cantor and the Board of Trustees chose to dedicate the Quad to Shaw because they felt it represents the focuses of his achievements well, Quinn said. “His achievements fall in a wide range, from academics to athletics to
student life,” Quinn said. “Chancellor Cantor thought that the Quad represents the intersection of those three main areas.” Shaw said he is delighted with the choice of the Quad to be dedicated to him. During his time as chancellor, he said he would often leave his office to go to the Quad and be alone to think. He said he enjoyed watching people walk by or talking with those who stopped to chat with him. “It’s a great place to clear your head,” he said. Shaw began teaching at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management after he completed his tenure as chancellor. This semester, he moved to Illinois to be closer to his three children and seven grandchildren, but SEE SHAW PAGE 4
Syracuse University employees helped U.S. Rep. Dan Maffei (D-DeWitt) outpace Republican challenger Ann Marie Buerkle’s campaign contributions, though the fundraising discrepancy has not yet led to a clear victor. “It shows you can’t buy an election,” said Jeffrey Stonecash, a professor of political science at Syracuse University. “Money is necessary but is not sufficient.” SU faculty and staff contributed anywhere from $25 to $4,800 each to Maffei’s campaign. Almost all SU employees who contributed gave to
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Chipotle could University dedicates Quad in honor of former chancellor take over King David’s location By Rebecca Kheel ASST. NEWS EDITOR
For Kenneth “Buzz” Shaw, the Quad is akin to a family room for the university. “The Quad is a place to gather, a place for serious conversation or frivolous conversation, a place to be alone or with a group,” he said. Syracuse University dedicated the Quad to former Chancellor Shaw in a
ABOUT KENNETH “BUZZ” SHAW Buzz Shaw was chancellor of Syracuse University from 1991 to 2004. During his tenure, he made the focus of the university research and students. Eggers Hall, Goldstein Faculty and Alumni Dining Center, and Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion were constructed while he was chancellor.
By Beckie Strum NEWS EDITOR
King David’s Restaurant, a staple among the Marshall Street storefronts for more than 35 years, may hand over ownership to Chipotle Mexican Grill. The Common Council will vote Monday to approve or deny the Colorado-based chain Chipotle a special permit to make interior and exterior modifications to 129-131 Marshall St., where King David’s is located, according to the Common Council’s Monday agenda. The special permit has already passed through the Planning Commission with no opposition. Kathleen Joy, the councilor-atlarge who will lead the discussion at
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