tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post665640561271493571..comments2024-02-29T23:31:03.341-05:00Comments on Out Of Left Field: CIS Corner: Plans for Queen's rink sinksagerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-5722306648862871242009-02-12T14:51:00.000-05:002009-02-12T14:51:00.000-05:00That's the other problem - the new west campus are...That's the other problem - the new west campus arena is supposed to be integrated with the new football arena as well, which they don't have the money for.<BR/><BR/>I sure hope alumni aren't stupid enough to pay for another west campus dead end.Tyler Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837449412824159700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-4197175236841482382009-02-11T23:41:00.000-05:002009-02-11T23:41:00.000-05:00It sucks for intermural hockey too... who really w...It sucks for intermural hockey too... who really wants to carry their equipment that far anyways...<BR/><BR/>I have a prof who is on the senate at Queens and the decision was made early first semester on moving the arena to West campus.<BR/><BR/>The idea now is to build a new stadium and arena complex overtop of the existing parking lots...<BR/><BR/>If I win the lottery tomorrow i'd put a proposal to re-vamp tindale and put 8000 seats around it... <BR/>THey F***ed that one up, I bet they would have gotten the funding for a new stadium right away if they built a new stadium there... afterall, from the alumni that I have spoken to, thats what they all want...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-45104610907175231582009-02-11T23:27:00.000-05:002009-02-11T23:27:00.000-05:00I'm talking about the sheer stupidity of them assu...I'm talking about the sheer stupidity of them assuming there's no functional difference between an arena on west campus and an arena on main campus. One on main campus might actually draw people. One on west campus will be the death knell for the program's already fledgling popularity.Tyler Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837449412824159700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-19631943718774999542009-02-11T19:39:00.000-05:002009-02-11T19:39:00.000-05:00Also, on the Mem Centre; I like that idea, but it'...Also, on the Mem Centre; I like that idea, but it's been shot down by pretty much everyone I've talked to on the Queen's side, so I don't see it happening.Andrew Bucholtzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156615450275929751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-47391783004728659892009-02-11T19:38:00.000-05:002009-02-11T19:38:00.000-05:00Arena's still getting built, Tyler, at least accor...Arena's still getting built, Tyler, at least according to the budget (but it might not be any time soon). Also, we didn't say that wouldn't affect anything; we ran an article a while back saying that the plan would save around $20 million, which I linked to in my blog post.Of course the Queen's Centre is facing budget issues; that's the given rationale behind this move, so it would be silly to not talk about them. I hardly think we're ignoring the budget problems though; we've run several stories on those recently and I'm sure there's more to come.Andrew Bucholtzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156615450275929751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-69003640860911625332009-02-11T17:10:00.000-05:002009-02-11T17:10:00.000-05:00It's a bit bigger of a story now. The city is tryi...It's a bit bigger of a story now. The city is trying to get Queen's to partner with them on the renovation of the Memorial Centre, so as to make that the permanent home of Queen's Hockey.<BR/><BR/>So in essence we have a choice between building an arena nobody will go to, and renovating an arena nobody will go to. It's gotten to the point where I'm close to just believing the school should abolish the program if it's not going to be serious about supporting it.<BR/><BR/>Of course don't expect any critical analysis on campus about the fact that the Queen's Centre is still overbudget despite a huge chunk of the project (the arena) not actually getting built. The Journal already printed quotes from the project manager about how they're "just" moving the arena, which will apparently not affect anything, and didn't seem to pick up on the colossal stupidity of it.Tyler Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837449412824159700noreply@blogger.com