Artist Installs Susan B. Anthony Mural in Dewey Tunnel
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CampusTHURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2015 / VOLUME 142, ISSUE 8 Times SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SINCE 1873 / campustimes.org Seligman hosts Artist installs Susan B. Anthony town hall meeting mural in Dewey tunnel BY JULIANNE MCADAMS Music’s continual top rankings; SENIOR STAFF new buildings such as Goergen, LeChase and Rettner Halls; UR President Joel Seligman improvements in dining; the held a town hall meeting on renovation of the Fredrick Tuesday, March 31, to discuss Douglass Building; and the Paul past and current developments J. Burgett Intercultural Center. in University infrastructure. According to Seligman, a new Seligman also discussed the student dorm that would be recent announcement of a closer to athletic facilities and tuition increase for the coming that could house some athletic year and the recent controversy resources of its own is currently surrounding offensive dialogue in the planning stages. on Yik Yak. Seligman also mentioned in- After his presentation, progress and recent projects, Seligman received audience including the Golisano questions; if he could not Children’s Hospital, Saunders address an individual problem, Research Building at URMC, he encouraged students to email College Town’s new retail him so that he could put them establishments, Mt. Hope in contact with the appropriate Lofts, the new parking garage people. Students’ questions and plans to renovate the River dealt with issues of racial Campus Libraries and add a new tension, sustainability, tuition Humanities Center. BRIAN CAPUTO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER and community engagement. Seligman said that UR plans UR hired Rochester-area artist Sarah Rutherford to paint a mural of Susan B. Anthony in the tunnels underneath Dewey Hall. to focus on four major areas. Seligman discussed the BY SAM PASSANISI Rutherford said, “I wanted to do been working as an artist in University’s Capital Campaign “We are ready for the next NEWS EDITOR something that had meaning at U Rochester for the past eight years, and its achievement in raising level,” he said, referring to of R.” The mural depicts Susan B. and that she has been painting $1.2 billion. He then listed a University initiative called Rochester-based artist Sarah Anthony as a young woman on murals and other public art for several initiatives of the “The Next Level,” which aims Rutherford, who was hired by the left, and as an older version of the last four. Her other projects University, which include but to continue improving the the University to paint a mural herself on the right. Rutherford have included an installation at are not limited to: 17 new University, especially within on campus, is at work this week said that her design for the mural the Rochester Public Market and majors; the Eastman School of SEE SELIGMAN PAGE 3 in the tunnel system under extends onto the facing wall, two murals at the city’s Highland Dewey Hall. The mural, entitled with images of dandelions, birds, Hospital. “Her Voice Carries,” depicts and a young college-age woman “Rochester has a really strong Meliora Challenge a young and an old version representing Anthony’s legacy. art community,” Rutherford of 19th- and 20th-century While on campus, Rutherford said, citing other local artists women’s rights activist Susan B. has worked with Sage Art Center Rizzo, St. Monci and Mr. Prvrt as meets $1.2 billion goal Anthony. Rutherford is working and with Undergraduate Advisor among her primary inspirations. BY RACHAEL SANGUINETTI University friends, trustees and in the tunnel connecting Hoyt of Studio Arts Allen Topolski. Rutherford is also a member SENIOR STAFF students. Auditorium and Dewey Hall. She said that several art classes of the international public art “Alumni have been a big part of The tunnel has remained open have visited her to talk about the initiative “WALL \ THERAPY,” The University announced the campaign,” said Senior Vice during the installation so that mural, and that two UR students which has produced over 100 this week that fundraising efforts President for Administration students can watch as progress have stopped by to help her paint. murals in the Rochester area had surpassed the Meliora and Finance and Chief Financial is made on the mural. “I met with one of Allen’s classes alone. Challenge campaign’s initial Officer Ron Paprocki. “We Rutherford began work on the at the Public Market,” Rutherford While Rutherford does not goal of $1.2 million. President expect them to continue to be, mural on Wednesday, March 25. said. Students from Topolski’s currently have any future plans Seligman and chair of the Board but other University friends She has been working on weekday class toured Rutherford’s studio to work at UR, she said that she of Trustees Edmund A. Hajim […] have been very generous,” afternoons and over the weekend. at The Yards, a collaborative art would be interested if another made the announcement at the he said. She said that as of April 1, she space that Rutherford founded opportunity arose. Board of Trustees’ annual retreat The Meliora Challenge has is about halfway done with the in 2011 with artist Lea Rizzo. Passanisi is a member last week. raised funds to create 320 project. Of the mural’s content, Rutherford noted that she has of the class of 2017. The Meliora Challenge is the scholarships and 93 endowed largest fundraising campaign professorships across different in UR history and the first schools in the University. Many comprehensive campaign— of these scholarships are already meaning it spans all of the available to students, and many schools within the University— more are expected before the end since 1924. The campaign, of the campaign. which began less than four years Golisano Children’s Hospital ago, will be completed in June has been one of the biggest of 2016. beneficiaries of the campaign, The campaign has aimed to costing over $650 million. collect donations from alumni, Other buildings attributed to the PHOTO COURTESY OF SARAH RUTHERFORD Rutherford prepared a sketch of the mural that will go on the opposite wall of the tunnel. local businesses, families, SEE FUNDRAISING PAGE 4 INTERVIEW WITH SA ELECTIONS MEN’S BASEBALL: INSIDE YELLOWJACKETS WEEKEND WINS THIS CT ENDORSEMENT Arts and Entertainment editor The Campus Times endorses Baseball knocked down Bard Jeff Howard talks with the candidates for SA President College and Keuka College in Yellowjackets a cappella group. and VP in the upcoming three of four weekend games. elections. / ILLUSTRATOR CHRISTIAN CIERI PAGE 13 A&E PAGE 6 ENDORSEMENT PAGE 15 SPORTS PAGE 2 / campustimes.org NEWS / THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2015 WEEKEND FORECAST COURTESY OF WEATHER.COM FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY A.M. 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