Fixing the roof !

[Blueconn]

Accepting that regular funding from tax dollars isn't happening immediately doesn't make the Gampel ceiling any less ugly or embarrassing.

Does any BYer recall the estimate for proper repair ?
If an accurate estimate is available, what are the chances that a private funding campaign could succeed ?

Thoughts ?

 

[temery]

Accepting that regular funding from tax dollars isn't happening immediately doesn't make the Gampel ceiling any less ugly or embarrassing.

Does any BYer recall the estimate for proper repair ?
If an accurate estimate is available, what are the chances that a private funding campaign could succeed ?

Thoughts ?

Fundraiser: For $250, adopt a tile. When the tiles are fixed, the $250 gets your name (or in memory of a lost loved one) on the tile you PD to repair. Write the name in reflective or glow in the dark ink, so the name only shows when a spot light hits a tile, or (for glow in the dark) when the top lights are dimmed.

I'll buy the first tile.

 

[DaddyChoc]

12 Million I think, I recall posting a link a few months back about the delay due to budget cuts

 

[DaddyChoc]

UConn To Spend $10 Million To Fix Gampel Ceiling

 

[DaddyChoc]

UConn agrees to delay roof repairs at Gampel Pavilion

 

[temery]

UConn To Spend $10 Million To Fix Gampel Ceiling

Ok, let's make it a $260/tile donation.

 

[TitleTown]

It is really pretty embarrassing that a school like UConn, dubbed "the college basketball capitol of the world", has to play in a building that looks this bad.

 

[vtcwbuff]

No way would I give money to fix Gampel. I would donate to a new arena though.

 

[bags27]

The roof's pretty bad, but then again Gampel is still one of the better college basketball arenas around--centrally located for students on foot and good access and parking for cars. It rarely sells out, so it's not like it's too small, and, given the difficult financial straits that all public and almost all private universities find themselves in today, a new arena is an impossible luxury. If UConn did suddenly get an extra $10M, more likely it would go to undergraduate financial aid, support for undergraduate research, and/or increased excellence in the STEM fields.

 

[TitleTown]

The roof's pretty bad, but then again Gampel is still one of the better college basketball arenas around--centrally located for students on foot and good access and parking for cars. It rarely sells out, so it's not like it's too small, and, given the difficult financial straits that all public and almost all private universities find themselves in today, a new arena is an impossible luxury. If UConn did suddenly get an extra $10M, more likely it would go to undergraduate financial aid, support for undergraduate research, and/or increased excellence in the STEM fields.

What other schools that annually have a Top 3 women's basketball team and a Top 20 men's basketball team have arenas worse than UConn?

 

[jdubct]

No way would I give money to fix Gampel. I would donate to a new arena though.

I too would prefer a new arena. The open question is what would a new arena cost?

 

[CL82]

UConn To Spend $10 Million To Fix Gampel Ceiling

March 30, 2016
The project will start promptly after graduation ceremonies – held in Gampel – in May and must be done by early October when the basketball season starts.

"If we run into a problem, we will end up taking measures in terms of double shifting," Cruickshank said. "Whatever we have to do to get it done because this is not one that we can be late on."

Sigh.

 

[bags27]

What other schools that annually have a Top 3 women's basketball team and a Top 20 men's basketball team have arenas worse than UConn?

Maybe none, but I guess that's my point: UConn doesn't need to spend $75-250M (see below) on a new arena to remain athletically competitive. A new arena would be for the fans, not the players, who seem to dribble and shoot just great at Gampel.
Facility Madness 2014: Vote for the Best Arena in College Basketball - Athletic Business

 

[TitleTown]

Maybe none, but I guess that's my point: UConn doesn't need to spend $75-250M (see below) on a new arena to remain athletically competitive. A new arena would be for the fans, not the players, who seem to dribble and shoot just great at Gampel.
Facility Madness 2014: Vote for the Best Arena in College Basketball - Athletic
Business

Facilities impact recruiting immensely!

The Surprising Factors Driving College Football Recruits' College Decision

 

[Shorty Dee]

It's sad. With the money that the Ladies and Men basketball team bring in, they can't get the ceiling fixed? Husky Nation, if you start a fund to get the ceiling fixed, I will donate.

 

[housekeys]

Forget about fixing it.

Raise the roof.

MW is a Husky!!!