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OT - How different is campus since you were there?

husky429 said:
I think that is the stupidest looking building on campus. It's going to be outdated in 5 years.

I know a hockey ref who hates the building as well. Apparentlynwasn't designed with good sight lines in mind.
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Total nonsense.
 
husky429 said:
I think that is the stupidest looking building on campus. It's going to be outdated in 5 years.

I know a hockey ref who hates the building as well. Apparentlynwasn't designed with good sight lines in mind.
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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.
 
HuskyHawk said:
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.
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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.
 
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Taco said:
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.
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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 was there from 90-95, my oldest is a senior now, so I visit a few times a year. The main things that are the same from my experience:
  • Teds and Willington Pizza
  • Towers and Alumni
  • Horsebarn Hill
  • The historic center of campus
  • Mirror Lake, Arjona, and Monteith
The biggest changes:
  • Huskies (the original), Store 24, Sugar Shack, and the Diner/Civic Pub/Upper Deck are gone
  • There are SO MANY new buildings
  • No Dominos truck
 
TMB4405 said:
I am in your age demo. Forst two years we were wrapped in plastic wrap.
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I remember that well - not that I frequented the library but it was a great place to meet women at.
 
husky429 said:
I think that is the stupidest looking building on campus. It's going to be outdated in 5 years.

I know a hockey ref who hates the building as well. Apparentlynwasn't designed with good sight lines in mind.
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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.
 
CL82 said:
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.
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I have no idea--I'm not a hockey guy. Just his opinion and he refs hockey all over the northeast.
 
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CL82 said:
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.
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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
 
HuskyHawk said:
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
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This is what I mentioned:
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HuskyHawk said:
When I went to a game, that's where the band was.
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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.)
 
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The last time I was on campus was a few years ago watching a baseball game. That area has certainly changed since I was an undergrad. I was in my old dorm room at Wright B with one of my dormmates in 1994. That dorm is no longer there and that location is the dining hall for the Northwest Quad.

The campus has changed a great deal since I attended. Back then we attended parties at ROTC, ate pizza at Huskies and attended some movie viewings of such gems as "Behind the Green Door" at the building next to the Math and Science building. The library was wrapped to prevent the falling bricks and Gampel was not even a vision. But I'm sure it is still a chilly walk in the winter going across the campus.
 
Visited Campus 2 days ago, and spend 6 hours there. Hadn't been there in 30 years.

Got a chance to talk to two girls in the lobby of my old West Campus dorm. No more dining in the dorms it seems, but meal plan dining at one of 8 designated University dining halls. Old dorm is now mixed floors, meaning girls on one floor and guys on another.

Former lounge is now part of a game room with a pool table, ping pong table, and fusball. And, only key card entry. Dorms had open doors when I went there. This is a good safety feature, for sure. I got in only because I saw a few students heading in the direction of the door and they let me and my brother in.
I guess I looked okay, like maybe their grandfather, LOL.

I was impressed by Downtown Storrs, almost like a mini downtown. Had a nice wrap at Gansett wraps. Parked most of the day at the Downtown Storrs Garage.

Talked to a few students and got directions as I walked across campus, and was really impressed by their friendliness, warmth, and overall high end perspective. Especially so, in trying to figure out how to pay at South Garage with the confusing directions on the kiosks. You have to pay before you leave the garage. A fellow parker told me the univerity personnel drive around with card readers and will sock a substantial fee on those cars who had not paid.

Campus appeared crowded, especially in the Student Union (wall to wall people) much more so that when I graduated in the late 1960's. Not surprised after I did some research showing UConn Storrs now has 20,000 student, 5 times the number in 1969 or 1970. The Union now has food concessions offering pizza, Chinese, salads, and barbecue.

Library has Writing Center to help students prepare papers. Never had that years ago, and UConn didn't have the Rec Center with its exercise machines and swimming pool.

Dairy Bar was phenomenal. I just read a new creamery (maybe not University connected) has opened on Browns Road.

After reading a few of the posts on how massive the place has become, I researched beforehand, where I wanted to go and how to get there, and where to park. Switched over later in the day to South Garage to be closer to where I wanted to visit.

Thanks to the OP who started the thread. I would never have thought of doing a day trip to Storrs, if I had not seen the post.

Worth a visit if you haven't been there in years, but plan it out so you will know where to park, and how to find what you want to see.
 
Last time there was 1996 and stayed a night at Hale house as was sent to recruit for Andersen Consulting (pre-Accenture naming).

At the time it seemed a few changes were afoot but I think if I went now it would ve unrecognizable.
 
Improviser said:
UConn didn't have the Rec Center with its exercise machines and swimming pool.
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The Rec Center pool is the old Brundage Pool, home of the swim teams before they built Woff-Zackin natatorium and dropped men's swimming. They are renovating the new pool now (its attached to Gample) and the women's team is using the Rec Center pool for practice
 
Improviser said:
Dairy Bar was phenomenal. I just read a new creamery (maybe not University connected) has opened on Browns Road.
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It's owned by the Stearns family. Something like 9th or 10th generation in town. All the Mountain Dairy milk you see around is from them. I took my family down this weekend.

It's phenomenal and so far a wayyyyy shorter line than you'll get at the Dairy Bar during the school year. However, you don't get the chance of seeing recruits and judging them based on their order.
 
My older sister (8 years older) was on campus in the mid 80s to early 90s. I vaguely remember her taking forever to graduate. She enjoyed her time on campus I think. The big change during her time was Gampel. I was there mid-late 90s. Campus looked pretty similar at that point. I think the South Campus doors were locked in my first year or second year. Then the buildings torn down in my last year. But no new South Campus buildings during my time. I think they were built the year after I left. My older brother (1 year older) had a stretch in the Navy and ended up on campus after me. He was early 2000s. In his time everything looked totally different. New south campus was complete and had been for a few years. The center of campus seemed completely new. So my memories of visiting my sister in the 80s and my time in the 90s, campus felt the same. Shortly after in the 2000s when I visited my brother it seemed like a new place. I haven't been back since about 2003-2004... I think. I have no idea what it looks like now.
 
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Oh... I forgot. I drove zamboni at the old outdoor hockey arena for 1 year. Fun campus job. That's gone. I would play hockey late at night after the place closed. With fellow employees and some non-employee friends. On a cold night the combination of the cold air and a nice resurfacing machine made for really great ice. Super fast. Played a lot more hockey later while in North Dakota. But the ice at that outdoor rink is still the best I've ever played on.
 
MexicoHusky said:
Oh... I forgot. I drove zamboni at the old outdoor hockey arena for 1 year. Fun campus job. That's gone. I would play hockey late at night after the place closed. With fellow employees and some non-employee friends. On a cold night the combination of the cold air and a nice resurfacing machine made for really great ice. Super fast. Played a lot more hockey later while in North Dakota. But the ice at that outdoor rink is still the best I've ever played on.
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Nice memory. Our dorm had an intramural team and I skated on that ice. Great ice but the rink was very cold for spectators sipping on their brandy.

I had an ice skating class two days a week as part of PE requirements at 8AM. I never missed that class unlike all my others. Probably due to the cute French instructor and my desire to improve my skating. BTW, I was the only one with hockey skates.
 
HCCForever said:
Nice memory. Our dorm had an intramural team and I skated on that ice. Great ice but the rink was very cold for spectators sipping on their brandy.

I had an ice skating class two days a week as part of PE requirements at 8AM. I never missed that class unlike all my others. Probably due to the cute French instructor and my desire to improve my skating. BTW, I was the only one with hockey skates.
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How did everyone else skate without skates? In socks? 😀
 
I was an Area Coordinaror for West Campus back in 1980. I always wondered why such a central location has not been rennovated given all of the other upgrades on campus. Hopefully it's on the shortlist for a major refurbishment or demolition.
 
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