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Date Posted: 02:12:10pm 12/08/05 Thu,
Author: FU73
Subject: Re: Alumni Hall
In reply to: Stagophile 's message, "Alumni Hall" on 10:32:11am 12/08/05 Thu,

I agree. Get them back to an improved Alumni Hall. Let's have a first rate home court advantage and venue for Women's Basketball, Volleyball and concerts. The plans were made available before AHY and they looked pretty good back then. Unless we turn into a UCONN, I doubt if we will ever need a 6,000 seat arena. Also why would they play a single game at AHY when the only time they seem to draw at home is at a double header and even then most Fairfield fans don't get there until just befire the Men's game.

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[> [> [> [> [> Re: Alumni Hall -- JoeStag, 03:23:49pm 12/08/05 Thu, [1]

I had a short conversation with Fr. von Arx at the St Joes Pregame reception, and I asked him about the plans for Alumni Hall.

He said no decisions have been made, but it would be more likely that Alumni Hall would be torn down and replaced with a new structure. The current structure is old, and is not easily upgraded. There are 2 issues: (1) while its being torn down and rebuilt, the current athletic and club teams that use it, would have to look for another facility, and (2) the old bowl design that was proposed had a maximum capacity of only 2,300 because of zoning restictions.

An Option I would like to see is to build a new Alumni Hall at another location and then turn Alumni Hall into a Parking Garage. The new arena should be 4,000.

Women should move back on campus, I think most everyone wants that, and would more likely go to games there. The had a great following at Alumni Hall.

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[> [> [> [> [> [> Re: Alumni Hall -- FU73, 07:25:04pm 12/08/05 Thu, [1]

Let's hope a decision can be made soon so as not to sign another 5 year contract with AHY for the women. Does anyone know why out of 12 home games at AHY the women play 5 single games there this year? Is this do to scheduling problems or did the Athletic Department really think that they could draw good numbers. It has to be very expensive just to open and staff AHY for one night with less than 1,000 fans. I think that you are right that most people think the women belong back on campus but does the Administration feel this way? They did have a good following both locally with youth groups and students plus being so close to the action made it an exciting place for the fans.

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Re: Alumni Hall -- JoeStag, 07:40:52pm 12/08/05 Thu, [1]

I do not not truely know what each administrator thinks, but I do know that Fairfield has shown to be emtremely supportive of Title IX issues...... supportive to a fault.

I am supportive too, but I still feel women are better off in Alumni Hall.

My guess is within the year, a decision is made on Alumni Hall. Plans will take a year to be developed and approved and 2 years to build. 4 years from now is my guess when we might have a new facility..... at the earliest.

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