The main takeaway from this week’s campus framework update was that there was nothing new to report about the Carrier Dome renovation for the Syracuse Orange.
But one of the bigger pieces of information we honed in on was the renamed fitness and wellness center -- the Barnes Center at the Arch. We didn’t read too much into the name, but it ends up there’s a very good reason for it.
Syracuse University trustee Steven Barnes (class of ‘82) and his wife Deborah provided a $5 million donation to jump start the project.