Boog - Lancaster?
I graduated in 88 as well. While I appreciate the upgrades on a lot of buildings and dorms, some of the character of campus is gone. The area across from Gampel, new Business School, Student Rec Center and all the others is too dense. There used to be a lot more open space, a lot more grass. I played softball on the site of the business school, and we had mud volleyball as well. It weirdly feels almost urban now, despite being out in the country. Huskies is gone as I understand.
Shakespeare/Troy then the poor choice of Carriage House...
It never should've gotten approval from Hockey East.
I'm not a big fan of the outside. I like the inside. It's also the biggest upgrade on campus compared to what we had before. Agree with @superjohn that HE should have mandated that it be bigger.
I remember it being an outdoor rink - had some hockey players in my dorm and went to a few games - sort of recall it being out of the way. The campus being much denser is exactly what I was thinking - confusing walking from Jorgensen to the Student Union when there was next to nothing between them when I was there.
Exactly. What I remember on that big grass area between Arjona / Monteith and the old Co-op was mud. They'd find dozens of shoes and boots that had been stuck in the mud. Putting in paths was good, but now it's all concrete and not much grass.
I am in your age demo. Forst two years we were wrapped in plastic wrap.
I remember that well - not that I frequented the library but it was a great place to meet women at.
I read your post and I was thinking, how does a ref not have good sight lines? But I'm guessing he's referring to things like the decision to build the "student deck", which is essentially a concrete block house, plopped down behind one of the goals. If you're sitting to either side of it, you're definitely missing decent chunks of the ice.
The decision to put row 1 at the top of the boards, rather than below, is brilliant. Really helps sight lines in my opinion. That said, there are always blind spots in hockey arenas if you're close to the ice. That's the trade off. Toscano Family Ice Forum, University of Connecticut
When I went to a game, that's where the band was.
Yep, it was originally intended to be the "student deck" but it was under utilized so they put the band there. (In a perfect world, I would knock it down and put seats in there, some of which the band could use.)
