Loughlin: Newhouse III

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IN 1964, WHEN PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON CAME TO SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY to dedicate the Newhouse I building, journalism was largely a print business, with broadcast following in close stead. Now, more than four decades later, the world has experienced the computer and digital revolutions, as well as the rise of cable television, the Internet, and cellular and satellite communications. "Newhouse Ill provides us with an exciting environment in which to address the challenges to the com­ munications industry in the early 21st century," says David M. Rubin, dean of the S.l. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

Set against this changing communications land­ steps of the plaza for the "ribbon-cutting" ceremony, scape, the Newhouse School celebrated the open­ in which the traditional ribbon was appropriately re­ ing of Newhouse Ill, a 74,000-square-foot addition placed by a roll of newsprint. In his opening remarks, to the Newhouse Communications Complex, with Rubin traced the origins of the building project and a dedication ceremony on September 19. U.S. Chief the decision to incorporate the First Amendment into Justice John G. Roberts Jr. delivered the keynote ad­ the design of Newhouse Ill (see story, page 21). "We dress before a capacity crowd in Hendricks Chapel. wanted a building that communicated to the world Roberts opened his remarks by citing the historical what went on inside-a building that stated clearly significance of constitutionally guaranteed freedom what we at Newhouse hold as a matter of faith," Rubin of speech. But he went on to caution against viewing said. "Our wonderful architects at Polshek Partnership the First Amendment in isolation, stressing that with­ delivered on this request in a bold manner by etching out an independent judiciary, such rights would mean the words of the entire First Amendment in the glass little. "The new building that we dedicate properly cel­ that wraps the building." ebrates the words of the First Amendment," Roberts Rubin also thanked the Newhouse family for mak­ told the audience, which included such notable alumni ing Newhouse Ill possible. S.l. Newhouse Jr. '49 and as Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist William Safire '51, University Trustee Donald Newhouse '51 "have been H'78 and sportscaster Mike Tirico '88. "They literally the school's champions and have carried on their fa­ surround and envelop those who will study and work ther's legacy," Rubin said. "Newhouse Ill is only the in the building. But to those people, I would offer this latest example of their continuing generosity that has caution: Do not think for a moment that those words helped make the school a national leader in commu­ alone will protect you .... Without an independent ju­ nications education." diciary to give substance to the constitutional text as S.l. Newhouse Jr., speaking on behalf of the family, law, the words are nothing but empty promises." called the school "one of the glories" of SU . "Students After the speech, the audience, led by the Syracuse who come to this school will educate themselves to be University Ancient Drum Corps, processed to the practitioners in the first principle of the Bill of Rights," Newhouse Communications Complex, where stu­ he said. "They will come here to learn how to speak, dents, faculty, alumni, and guests crowded the lawn how to seek the truth, with intelligence, care, and and pavement along University Place and lined the fearlessness-and how to express the truth clearly

William Pratt Graham Helen Aberson '29 writes short story, "Dumbo, is inaugurated as sixth the Flying Elephant," and begins collaboration Chancellor. on a script for the Walt Disney film.

School of Journalism (now the S.l. Newhouse Elizabeth Donnelly '40, G'72 of The Datly William Pearson School of Public Communications l-one of the Orange gains widespread attention as one of Tolley is inaugurated as nation's first schools of journalism--is founded. nation's first female college newspaper editors. seventh Chancellor. Published by SURFACE,20 I Syracuse 2007 Uni ve rsity Magazine 3 Syracuse University Magazine, Vol. 24, Iss. 3 [2007], Art. 6

MAKING A STATEMENT Showcasing the First Amendment about the Newhouse communi­ racy," says Professor Charlotte on the outer walls of Newhouse ty's commitment to it. "The New­ Grimes, Knight Chair in Political Ill makes a striking statement to house School must be a place Reporting. "If you look at free all who visit campus: The First that challenges government to speech, a free press, freedom of Amendment lies at the heart of respect the value of free speech religion, freedom of assembly, the American journalism and contin­ and open debate, and its gradu­ right to petition ... throw in elec­ ues to play a vital role in Ameri­ ates must accept the responsibili­ tions, and you 've got democracy. can democracy. "This is who ty of advancing this cause in their "That we can put this right at we are and this is what we do," own work," Rubin says. "We are the gateway of campus is some­ Newhouse Dean David M. Rubin charged with promoting the free thing for the Newhouse School to says. "Without the First Amend­ speech and press that the Found­ be particularly proud of," Grimes ment, most of what we do in the ing Fathers knew were necessary says. "It is a statement about and Newhouse School would not be to a functioning democracy." for us, but it is also a statement possible or would be done in a The display also makes a state­ about and for the things that a vastly different way." ment about the importance of the good university always stands The display is a statement First Amendment to American for-the values of democracy." not only about the amendment's society at large. "Embedded in -Wendy S. Loughlin importance to journalism and those five freedoms are the things journalism education, but also that we value most in our democ-

Traditions Commission creates Goon Squad SU welcomes returning World Tile New Yorker magazine to help freshmen move into residence halls War II veterans under the Gl Bill, publishes "The Lottery;· a short and enforce wearing of freshman beanies. tripling enrollment. story by Shirley Jackson '40. I I I -. I it, [" I 1 • '· r • I .(!~~ ~ - .. ~- .. · School of Architecture Rabbi Philip Sidney Bernstein '21 is founded. is appointed advisor to the U.S. Army for the care of concentration camp survivors. Fall/Winter 2007 I 21 https://surface.syr.edu/sumagazine/vol24/iss3/6 4 Loughlin: Newhouse III

and without bias. Newhouse Ill embodies the ideal of guests, Newhouse Ill is warm and welcoming. From freedom of the press." the natural daylight streaming through the facility Also speaking at the ceremony were communica­ to the spacious lounges and the popular dining area tions professor Jay Wright G'77; Stephanie Rivetz '08; Food .com to the high-tech laboratories that bring to­ Chancellor Nancy Cantor; and Chief Justice Roberts, gether the communications disciplines, the building is who invoked the importance of responsibility in exer­ designed to support learning for generations to come. cising the right to free speech. "So much of your indi­ The words of the First Amendment, the legal founda­ vidual lives, the sacrifices of family and friends, have tion of American press freedoms, are etched in glass been devoted to ensuring that you have the opportu­ and wrap the building's exterior, providing perhaps the nity to learn and exercise those rights," Roberts said. most striking visual element. The ph ysical interplay "My message to you is very simple: Don't blow it." between the oldest journalistic principle and a mod­ ern, evolved communications environment is sym­ bolic of the Newhouse School's mission. "Students BREAKING GROUND from the 1960s will remember manual typewriters, Plans for the new building were announced in 2003 in press type, copy paper, and glue pots-a very different conjunction with a $15 million gift-one of the largest world from today's multiple computer labs and facili­ private donations in SU history-from the S.l. Newhouse ties to encourage convergence," Professor Jay Wright Foundation and the Newhouse family. "The Newhouse sa ys. "But the emphasis on learning First Amendment School has reached a point at which it must expand values has never wavered at the school." to fulfill its mission," said Donald Newhouse, president With the completion of Newhouse Ill and renova­ of Advance Publications Inc. "The ever-changing, ever­ tions made throughout the complex, the school has increasing forms of public communications that new achieved several important goals. Teaching and pro­ technologies engender have greatly multiplied the ar­ duction labs have been optimally modernized for the eas of expertise needed by professionals." Digital Age, enabling greater collaboration among de­ In spring 2004, New York City-based Polshek Part­ partments and major areas of study. Opportunities for nership Architects, the firm chosen to oversee design research valuable to media professionals and scholars and construction, unveiled its design ideas for the have been substantially increased. A stronger connec­ $31.6 million building. "The fundamental operating tion to working professionals has been created through designs for Newhouse Ill are connectivity, a social mid-career training offerings, new degree programs, heart, and memory," said Polshek associate partner and a home for professional organizations. And, ulti­ Tomas Rossant, the project's lead designer. "We hope mately, the improvements enhance the educational, to create a building that is dynamic and reflects the social, and extracurricular environment for students. vitality of Newhouse to the world." "The principal strength of the Newhouse School since In November 2005, Donald and Susan Newhouse its founding has been its focus on a specific mission: to joined Rubin and Chancellor Cantor for the official educate the next generation of professionals who as­ ground breaking. At the controls of a bulldozer, Donald pire to careers in all media industries," Dean Rubin says . Newhouse donned a hard hat and lifted the first shov­ "The third building permits us to serve our students in elful of earth to set the project in motion. Construc­ ways that were not previously possible. It also allows us tion, under the supervision of Polshek and J.D. Taylor to expand our mission into research and service areas Construction, proceeded according to schedule, and that are in need of increased emphasis. And it fosters was completed this August. Designed specifically to a greater sense of community within the school, which foster collaboration through the creation of natural has always been one of our greatest assets." gathering places for students, faculty, alumni, and - Carol Boll contributed to this report.

Institute fo r Sensory Research-the first inter­ disciplinary center for the study of multiple Undefeated football team wins national E. I. White Hall, new home of sensory systems-is founded. championship, capping off season with Cotton College of Law, opens. Bowl victory over Texas on New Year's Day, 1960. I ...... I • 1 ...... I I i!, ~J ~L~=t . Sc hool of Social John DeVea ux '58 becomes first Work is fo unded . African Ame rican president of men's student government. 22 I Syra cuse University M agazine Published by SURFACE, 2007 5 Syracuse University Magazine, Vol. 24, Iss. 3 [2007], Art. 6

college education. He sees his involve­ the Miron Special Events Room, a ment with Newhouse as one way of 1,000-square-foot room on the plaza expressing his appreciation for the level of Newhouse I that will hold a sacrifices his parents made for him. His wide variety of events and boasts a pri­ gift establishes the Barney Light Center vate outdoor veranda with breathtaking for Inquiry, Innovation, and Imagination. views of campus. Also known as the 1-3 Center, it is Eric Mower '66, G'68, chairman and intended to stimulate and support CEO of Eric Mower and Associates, research and creative activities by an advertising, public relations, and students and faculty. Light's generosity sales promotion agency, chose to sup­ also funds the gallery in Newhouse I port Newhouse "because it was one of that showcases an array of photograph­ those special things that changed my ic and journalistic exhibitions. life," he says. He credits his Newhouse Bob Miron '59, chairman and CEO of education with providing him a com­ Advance/Newhouse Communications, prehensive, intellectually rich profes­ KEY SUPPORT is a member of the Newhouse family sional foundation. Mower and his wife, and a staunch supporter of the school. Judith C. Mower '66, G'73, G'80, G'84, THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEWHOUSE Ill He and his wife, Diane Goldblatt Miron, an SU trustee, gave a gift in support of was made possible by a lead gift from backed the construction of Newhouse the new bridge connecting Newhouse the Newhouse family and the support Ill because they believe in the school's I and II, which literally spans the gap of several key alumni and friends of the mission and purpose, and recognize between the two buildings and figu­ school. the need for expansion to support ratively spans the past, present, and A gift from SU Trustee Joyce and enhance the school's continued future of the Newhouse School. "My Hergenhan '63 created the Joyce strength. "Newhouse is one of the best wife and I liked the metaphorical nature Hergenhan Auditorium. Formerly vice in the country," says Miron, a University of a special walkway that provides stu­ president for corporate public relations trustee. "It provides a wonderful back­ dents with a passage to their futures," at General Electric and president of the ground and opportunity for a career in he says. -George Thomas GE Foundation, Hergenhan remains communications." Their gift supports devoted to her alma mater. "I attended Syracuse on a full scholarship because of the generosity of others," she says. "I believe it is important to repay that kind of generosity. Supporting the auditorium, which is a resource for Syracuse University as well as Newhouse, allows me to do something to benefit the entire campus." Rob Light '78 credits his years at the Newhouse School with preparing him for a successful future. "The education you receive at Newhouse is very practi­ cal and hands on," he says. "So much of what I learned actually applies to my job." Managing partner and head of music at the Los Angeles-based Creative Artists Agency, Light is the

first member of his family to receive a Courtesy of Pols hek Partnership Arch itects

SU establishes the Belfer Audio Laboratory and Archive, Ernie Davis '62 is first SU football player and first home of the nation's second largest collection of audio African American to win the Heisman Trophy. cylinder recordings. r .... ~ I ...... I• T H' I 1 ...... ,... I

•L!'~' Fiction writer Joyce Carol Oates, future winner ~ ' Publisher Samuel I. Newhouse of the National Book Award. is valedictorian at donates $15 million to construct Commencement. communications center. https://surface.syr.edu/sumagazine/vol24/iss3/6 Fall/Winter 2007 I 23 6 Loughlin: Newhouse III

INSIDE NEWHOUSE Il l Among the highlights of the new of computers links students with alumni through bui lding are the following: t he Newhouse Alumni Ca reer Advisory Network, a database of more t ha n 3,80 0 alumni who serve as contacts for students seeking information, The Center for Digital Convergence Suite, int ernships, job leads, and general guidance. under the co-direction of faculty members from Newhouse and the School of Information Studies, Education Suite houses t he support s convergent journalism thro ugh a vari ­ The Executive school 's successfu l independent study degree ety of activities, including the ongoing develop­ rogra m in communications management and ment of tools. Th e center promotes research and p pports expanded offerings in non-traditional experimentation in med ia convergence in pursuit su graduate education, as well as professional devel­ of understanding t he future of digital media and opment worksh ops and seminars. engaging students and faculty in the process of defining that future. Th e Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture examines the role of entertainment tele­ The Collaborative Media Room, home to the sion in shaping popular cu lture. The center's highest conce ntration of technology in the vi irecto r, Professor Robert Thompson, is a nation­ building, permit s students and facu lty from d y recognized expert in t he history of prime-time all Newhouse disciplines to work together on all levision and an astute chronicler of TV's impact. projects. The space functions as a newsroom te incorporating an eight-person editing rim, an ' e Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, named for assignment d esk, and a meeting room, an d is Th ewhouse alumna and Unive rsity Tru stee Joyce electronica lly linked t o editing suites, studios, N ergenha n '63, seats 350, providing the school broadcast journa lism and M acint osh labs, and H th much-needed spa ce for su ch events as guest other facilities in the Newhouse complex. The wi ctures, conferences, student activities, and large space is designed to grow a nd respond to emerg­ le gatherings. ing technologies. class

New classrooms include two 50-seat rooms and Th e Barney Light Center for Inquiry, Innovation, ng room. and Imagination, also known as the 1-3 Center a 100-seat theater-style screeni focuses the school's energy on productivity in ~ II offices serve the 12 student areas of mass media. Here, students and fac ulty Student organization izations tied to the school or various media gather, process, and present data for research organ fessions, and encourage the growth and activ­ related to specific courses or t o faculty-industry pro of these groups by providing space in which to projects. The ce nter is meant t o preserve and ity rry out administ rative operations. promote one of t he school's most important attri­ ca butes- the healthy synergy between the profes ­ com, a dining area, serves as the heart of sion al and academic components of the faculty Food. the building, a true community ce nt er for infor­ and the curriculum. mal interaction, as well as lunchtime meetings an d spur-of-t he-moment co llaboration. Easi ly The expanded Career Development Center the most highly trafficked area in its original (CDC) is dedicated t o serving Newhouse stu­ ewhouse II location, Food.com has grown sig­ dents in t heir ca reer searches, allowing them to N ly in Newhouse Ill, with more seating and explore post-graduation options. Formerly located nificant ded kitchen and service areas. in Newhouse I, CDC's highly popular resource and expan oughlin reference area is now la rger and provides greater - Wendy S. L access to information about job and internship opportunities. It also includes new space for works hops, resume critiqu ing sessions with CDC staff, and other purposes. In addition, a large bank

Kathrine Switzer '68, G'72 is the fi rst woman to officially enter and complete the Students boycott classes Boston Marathon. to protest Vietnam War. iL:;~ I • L:ri• I At Newhouse I dedication, President Lyndon B. Johnson John E. Corbally is inaugu­ Nine African American football players, misnamed delivers "Gulf of Tonkin" speech, leading to the escalation rated as eighth Chancellor. "Syracuse Eight" by the press, boycott football of the Vietnam War. practice after their petition for equality is ignored. Published by SURFACE,24 I Sy r2007acuse University M agazine 7 Syracuse University Magazine, Vol. 24, Iss. 3 [2007], Art. 6

NEW BUILDINGS, NEW RESOURCES

• New residence hall, Comstock Avenue at Waverly Avenue: Covering approximately 140,000 square feet, this nine-story structure will offer 250 student residents a mix of room types and amenities, as well as a 500-seat dining facility, a 10,600- square-foot recreation facility, and 2,000 square feet of academic space . Described as a student-life complex, it is specifically designed to accom­ modate student learning communi­ ties. Estimated cost: $54 million. Status: Scheduled for use during the 2009-10 academic year.

• Slocum Hall renovation, College Place : A 1918 building listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Slocum serves as home to the School of Architecture. A three-year tech­ FROM THE DOWNTOWN SITE Here is an update on current con­ nological and functional makeover of the new Syracuse Center of struction projects: and aesthetic restoration required Excellence in Environmental and the building's closure. When com­ Energy Systems (CoE) to the first • Life Sciences Complex, College pleted, Slocum will have a new audi­ new Main Campus residence hall Place: This 225,000-square-foot torium and gallery; expanded studio, under construction in more than 40 building is the University's largest, research, and office space; and a years, Syracuse University is in the most ambitious construction project. restored atrium. Estimated cost: $19 midst of a building boom. "In an era It will bring the biology, chemistry, million. Status: Scheduled to reopen of technological spiral across the and biochemistry departments and in June 2008. disciplines and constant refinements related programs under one roof for to the tools of teaching, we build for the first time in SU history. Estimated • Syracuse Center of Excellence in quality, not quantity," Vice Chancellor cost: $107 million. Status: Fully Environmental and Energy Systems, and Provost Eric F. Spina says. "When enclosed, fall 2007; scheduled for use Erie Boulevard East at Almond we invest in new spaces-whether for in the 2008-09 academic year. Street: This high-tech research and teaching, research, or student life­ development "green" building, fea­ we must be sure we are also creating • Link Hall addition, east side of turing a geothermal heating and new resources that enable us to do the Quad: Built in 1970 with an inte­ cooling system, will rise on a former new and better things." Spina points rior capacity of 102,532 square feet, brownfield to house a consortium of to Newhouse Ill and the Life Sciences Link is adding 13,000 square feet to academic and commercial partners Complex, with their laboratories and accommodate the new three-story led by SU. Its design was included classrooms specially designed for Structural Engineering Laboratory for in the 2006 National Design Triennial, contemporary team-based learning the L.C. Smith College of Engineering a major exhibition organized by the in subjects that, in some cases, did and Computer Science, and a new Smithsonian Institution's Cooper­ not exist a generation ago. "These are air-quality testing laboratory and Hewitt, National Design Museum in striking examples of the educational Main Campus office space for the New York City. Estimated cost: $31.55 impact new buildings can have," Syracuse CoE. Estimated cost: $7.3 million. Status: Construction to be he says. "Life Sciences is not even million. Status: Available for use, late completed in January 2009. open yet-and it's already a factor in winter or early spring, 2008. -David Marc recruiting faculty and students."

Vincent E. McKelvey '37, Light Work, a nonprofit Melvin A. Eggers is inaugurated H'75 is named drrector dedrcated to photography, as nrnth Chancellor. of U.S. Geological Survey. is established. i p·,,.

Women's intercollegiate Student group establishes Community athlet:cs program rs Darkrooms on campus. established . Fall/Winter 2007 I 25 https://surface.syr.edu/sumagazine/vol24/iss3/6 8 Loughlin: Newhouse III DEDICATION DAY

At right, U.S. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. delivers the key­ note address for the Newhouse Ill dedication in Hendricks Chapel. Above, Roberts speaks with Newhouse Dean David M. Rubin as they follow the SU Ancient Drum Corps during the proces­ sion from Hendricks Chapel to Newhouse Ill. Also joining in the procession are S.l. Newhouse Jr. '49 (far left) and his brother, SU Trustee Donald Newhouse '51.

Ernest Becker '50, G'60 is posthumously awarded Welthy Honsinger Fisher ·oo, G'21, H'65. founder the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction for his of World Literacy Inc., is honored by government book, The Denial of Death. of India with postage stamp bearing her portrait. I I

Syracuse Stage is founded. Composer Donald Martino '52 receives the Pulitzer Prize for Music for Nottumo.

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Erik Chaput, a graduate student in history at the Maxwell School, asks Chief Justice Roberts a question. Chaput was a member of a group of graduate and undergraduate students selected by the deans of SU 's schools and colleges to meet with Roberts during his visit to campus.

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John D. MacDonald '38 wins the National Book Award for mystery Men's lacrosse team wins novel, The Green River. its first NCAA title. I • ~• .,., I ....., I. -

The Carrier Dome. the first domed stadium of its kind Artificial heart, invented by Coming Back Together I is held-first reunion on a university campus, opens; Frank Sinatra and Wayne Robert Jarvik '68, is implanted in of African American and Latino alumni. Newton headline the Dome's first stage performance. a human being. Fall/Winter 2007 I 27 https://surface.syr.edu/sumagazine/vol24/iss3/6 10 Loughlin: Newhouse III

"This building has been a long "Newhouse Ill embodies the "Just as Newhouse has QUOTES time in coming. It completes ideal of freedom of the press physically developed with its a dream of a three-building literally. The sweep of the newest elements complete, my complex originally proposed glass fa~ade inscribed with the fellow students and I, as a result OF NOTE more than 45 years ago, when words of the First Amendment of our education here, have a Newhouse communications expresses the commitment matured alongside it as we've complex was conceived." by Syracuse University to watched the building grow .... -David M. Rubin educate the leaders of the unen­ And now as I complete my final Dean, Newhouse School cumbered press of tomorrow." year at SU, this building stands -S.I. Newhouse Jr. as a symbol of the college's Chairman, Advance transformation, that of its Publications Inc. students, and as an inspiration for the future." -Stephanie Rivetz '08 student speaker at dedication ceremony

Vanessa Williams '85 becomes first SU student and first African American Hildegarde and J. Myer Scbine to be crowned Miss America. Student Center opens. I L! .·.. •T,- I I L!i .', •· J.... - Story Musgrave '58, H'85 , crew CASE (Computer Applications and Software Engineering) Center, one Elliott Portnoy '86 is SU's member on space shuttle Challenger, of New York State's first centers for advanced technology, is launched first Rhodes Scholar. is first SU alumnus in space. at SU to promote economic growth through technology transfer. Published by SURFACE,28 I 2007Syracuse University Magazine 11 Syracuse University Magazine, Vol. 24, Iss. 3 [2007], Art. 6

"You [students] are going to "Thi s building, designed as have, I hope, many wonderful it is as a new gateway to memories here. One of them this campus, is wrapped in a will be that you will foreve r metaphor of transparency. It's be able to sa y, 'I sa w the chief an homage to the freedoms of justice of the United States, who our democracy. And by doing cared enough about the future that, it draws in not onl y the of communications education, sense of grievance and dissent, and freedom of expression, but the sense of collective to come here and share the convergence, that looking out moment.' And don't forget it here-all these people here and was a beautiful day." more to come-this is a building -Jay Wright that will draw all forms of Professor of Communications publics to assemble and speak and listen." -Nancy Cantor Chancellor and President Professor Ralpll Ketcham G'56 is named National 35 SU students are among Professor of the Year by the Council for Advance· those killed in terrorist ment and Support of Education. bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. I l iS·.·~ · Football team completes undefeated season; Center for Science and Technology head coach Dick MacPherson receives Bear building is dedicated. Bryant award as College Coach of the Year. Fal l/Winter 20 07 I 29 https://surface.syr.edu/sumagazine/vol24/iss3/6 12