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Post by chippie76 on Jul 13, 2006 21:31:40 GMT -5
On A-10 website - Good for the A-10 but hard for Bona's to keep up. - Saint Louis University announced that the groundbreaking ceremony for it’s new $80.5 million multipurpose Arena will take place at noon on Monday, Aug. 28. The Arena complex includes a 10,600 seat Arena, which will be home to Billikens’ men’s and women’s basketball games and a host of other events. A firm groundbreaking date will have an immediate impact on our recruiting efforts for men’s and women’s basketball as well as our other teams, which will also benefit from this outstanding facility."
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remus
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$3k for a phone bill is awful expensive
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Post by remus on Jul 13, 2006 21:50:12 GMT -5
This is just the struggle SBU will continue to face. We will always lose out when you compare the potential fan base/donors of the Olean area vs. St. Louis or any other "real" city. I'm amazed SBU has managed to be competitive in any sport at all, let alone contend for championships. I guess the university is an extension of the blue collar community that surrounds it.
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Post by oleander on Jul 14, 2006 8:25:22 GMT -5
www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20060714/1047211.asp" The spring season was a major boost for the school at a time when it has to wonder if an isolated, tiny private unversity can compete in a bloated A-10 that's stretching into the South and Midwest. Saint Louis University, for example, is breaking ground this summer on an $80 million arena that will join some of the other lavish A-10 homes at schools such as Xavier, Rhode Island and Temple. "It is a matter of concern," Carney said. "But we understand a school like Saint Louis is in a major medical research area and can have a huge endowment. The question for us becomes maintaining and competing without sacrificing your core mission and we feel we're doing that." Athletics is a key component in a $90 million capital campaign the school has been undertaking. Carney said it will end in 2009 and the school is already two-thirds of the way to its goal. And when the campaign is done, she said some of the money could be used for significant upgrades" to the 40-year-old Reilly Center.""
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Post by innerbarry on Jul 14, 2006 8:40:44 GMT -5
www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20060714/1047211.asp" The spring season was a major boost for the school at a time when it has to wonder if an isolated, tiny private unversity can compete in a bloated A-10 that's stretching into the South and Midwest. Saint Louis University, for example, is breaking ground this summer on an $80 million arena that will join some of the other lavish A-10 homes at schools such as Xavier, Rhode Island and Temple. "It is a matter of concern," Carney said. "But we understand a school like Saint Louis is in a major medical research area and can have a huge endowment. The question for us becomes maintaining and competing without sacrificing your core mission and we feel we're doing that." Athletics is a key component in a $90 million capital campaign the school has been undertaking. Carney said it will end in 2009 and the school is already two-thirds of the way to its goal. And when the campaign is done, she said some of the money could be used for significant upgrades" to the 40-year-old Reilly Center."" Not to sound skeptical, but I'll believe it when I see it. |
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