Si Newhouse's legacy will include more than reinforcing women's unhealthy body images and getting celebrities to cry for the cover of Vanity Fair. It also includes his namesake journalism school at Syracuse University, which I attended. And graduated from. (As did Stereohyped's Lauren Williams.) Walking the halls of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, you'll see the walls lined with framed photographs of famous alma maters: Bob Costas, Bill Safire. (Sen. Joe Biden graduated from SU, but not from Newhouse.) And beginning October 14, magazine journalism students (that was me) will have their very own … clubhouse! This is sort of big news to the students there, and it comes on the heels of the unveiling of Newhouse III, the school's third building, which has the words of the First Amendment etched in glass and running the circumference of the building — a giant "Yes, we're hypocrites!" when compared to news of SU wanting to ban gossip site JuicyCampus.com. So why is the unveiling of a new lounge for magazine degree candidates such big news? Because it's a sign that the Newhouse School is investing in, rather than backing away from, the field, even though all signs point to it dying. Or at least changing dramatically.

Also: Because New Yorker editor David Remnick, a Newhouse alum with chiseled cheekbones, will deliver the keynote at the ribbon cutting.

Dear Magazine Alumni:

I'd like to tell you about an important day in the life of the magazine
department. Next week we will celebrate the official dedication of the
Bill Glavin Magazine Lab at 3 p.m. Tuesday, October 14th with a talk by
David Remnick, the editor-in-chief of The New Yorker. A ribbon-cutting
ceremony and reception will follow at 4 p.m. in the Miron Room.

A little background. This room was made possible by a generous gift from
Stacey Okun Mindich, a former student of Professor Glavin's, who wanted
to honor his devotion to students and his notable tenure at the school.
When Professor Glavin was first approached about his "wish list" for the
department, he could think of only one thing - a "club house" for
magazine students and the department, something most departments possess
and we always have lacked. Over the summer, the lab was refurbished (new
paint, new furniture, new carpet, new overhead technology), and 18 new
computers (plus a high-end printer) were installed. Per Glavin's
instruction, the new lab features a long, wide center table that allows
students to gather and talk about ideas, stories, issues and even enjoy
a cup of coffee in the process (if you needed proof of Glavin's
determination to make the school a welcoming place for students -
especially magazine students - then look no further than his tenacity in
fighting the powers that be to have 18 new computers and students with
coffee cups in one room).

This event celebrates our wonderful new space and the beloved magazine
professor who inspired this generous act. As we like to say, "Glavin is
the heart and soul of the magazine department." Now we have a space and
a sign to prove that statement.

We know it would be impossible for many of you to be here. But we wanted
you to know that Professor Glavin has had a lab named in his honor.

We hope all is well in your lives, and that if you're ever in town, you
will stop by.

We have a new lab we'd like to show you.