I like being able to see the baseball stadium now that the tennis courts are gone.

And I couldn't find any Hawaii Bowl gear in the bookstore.

(12-12-2014 03:31 PM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  And I couldn't find any Hawaii Bowl gear in the bookstore.

Yeah. I know it's only been a few days since the Hawaii Bowl announcement but I was hoping that some Rice v Fresno St. Hawaii Bowl shirts might be available. We're going to have a family get together on Christmas Eve and watch the game. It would be nice to have everybody dressed appropriately in Hawaii Bowl Rice gear!

(12-12-2014 03:31 PM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  And I couldn't find any Hawaii Bowl gear in the bookstore.

FIFY

Our bookstore is unbelievably consistent in their ability to stock nothing of value/decent sizes ever.

(12-12-2014 04:53 PM)Antarius Wrote:  

(12-12-2014 03:31 PM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  And I couldn't find any Hawaii Bowl gear in the bookstore.

FIFY

Our bookstore is unbelievably consistent in their ability to stock nothing of value/decent sizes ever.

Only one shirt online from the Rice bookstore ...
http://rice.bncollege.com/webapp/wcs/sto...HawaiiBowl

(12-12-2014 04:51 PM)greyowl72 Wrote:  

(12-12-2014 03:31 PM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  And I couldn't find any Hawaii Bowl gear in the bookstore.

Yeah. I know it's only been a few days since the Hawaii Bowl announcement but I was hoping that some Rice v Fresno St. Hawaii Bowl shirts might be available. We're going to have a family get together on Christmas Eve and watch the game. It would be nice to have everybody dressed appropriately in Hawaii Bowl Rice gear!

As a fallback you could always where the Rice baseball Hawaiian shirts Jimmy Disch sold a couple years back (prior to our series in Hawaii).

Must be very quite on campus since everything else is on hold except for exams.

Fanatics.com has a 2014 Hawaii Bowl shirt. Not exciting but it is a game shirt. Most of the good stuff is sold in the team hotel or at tbe game.

(12-12-2014 04:53 PM)Antarius Wrote:  

(12-12-2014 03:31 PM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  And I couldn't find any Hawaii Bowl gear in the bookstore.

FIFY

Our bookstore is unbelievably consistent in their ability to stock nothing of value/decent sizes ever.

Rice being Rice

(12-12-2014 04:53 PM)Antarius Wrote:  

(12-12-2014 03:31 PM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  And I couldn't find any Hawaii Bowl gear in the bookstore.

FIFY

Our bookstore is unbelievably consistent in their ability to stock nothing of value/decent sizes ever.

To be fair, they did have some nice cycling jerseys for the first time I've ever seen.

(12-12-2014 03:30 PM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  I like being able to see the baseball stadium now that the tennis courts are gone.

Huh? What happened to the tennis courts? Why?

(12-13-2014 09:20 AM)WeatherfordOwl Wrote:  

(12-12-2014 03:30 PM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  I like being able to see the baseball stadium now that the tennis courts are gone.

Huh? What happened to the tennis courts? Why?

The new tennis facility ... http://www.chron.com/sports/rice/article...497257.php

(12-13-2014 09:38 AM)Da.Owl Wrote:  

(12-13-2014 09:20 AM)WeatherfordOwl Wrote:  

(12-12-2014 03:30 PM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  I like being able to see the baseball stadium now that the tennis courts are gone.

Huh? What happened to the tennis courts? Why?

The new tennis facility ... http://www.chron.com/sports/rice/article...497257.php

Here's a picture of one of the new courts.

  IMG-20141106-01149.jpg (Size: 1.26 MB / Downloads: 53)

(12-13-2014 09:38 AM)Da.Owl Wrote:  

(12-13-2014 09:20 AM)WeatherfordOwl Wrote:  

(12-12-2014 03:30 PM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  I like being able to see the baseball stadium now that the tennis courts are gone.

Huh? What happened to the tennis courts? Why?

The new tennis facility ... http://www.chron.com/sports/rice/article...497257.php

Joseph Duarte Wrote:No decision has been made on the future of Jake Hess Stadium - built in 1970 - although using the land for an academic building is one consideration.

I know that the Hess stadium has been razed, but has any decision about that land's future use been made/announced in the 18 months since that May 2013 Chronicle article? If not, what are the leading options/rumors?

(12-13-2014 02:37 PM)Almadenmike Wrote:  

(12-13-2014 09:38 AM)Da.Owl Wrote:  

(12-13-2014 09:20 AM)WeatherfordOwl Wrote:  

(12-12-2014 03:30 PM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  I like being able to see the baseball stadium now that the tennis courts are gone.

Huh? What happened to the tennis courts? Why?

The new tennis facility ... http://www.chron.com/sports/rice/article...497257.php

Joseph Duarte Wrote:No decision has been made on the future of Jake Hess Stadium - built in 1970 - although using the land for an academic building is one consideration.

I know that the Hess stadium has been razed, but has any decision about that land's future use been made/announced in the 18 months since that May 2013 Chronicle article? If not, what are the leading options/rumors?

Quote:The George R. Brown Tennis Complex construction project is complete and Rice Tennis teams are now using the facility. The Jake Hess Tennis Court and Stadium near Reckling Park and the Fox Gym is scheduled to be demolished to make room for the Moody Center for the Arts.

http://news.rice.edu/2013/02/12/moody-fo...he-arts-2/
http://construction.rice.edu/JakeHessDemo/

(12-13-2014 02:55 PM)dragon2owl Wrote:  

(12-13-2014 02:37 PM)Almadenmike Wrote:  

(12-12-2014 03:30 PM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  I like being able to see the baseball stadium now that the tennis courts are gone.

I know that the Hess stadium has been razed, but has any decision about that land's future use been made/announced in the 18 months since that May 2013 Chronicle article? If not, what are the leading options/rumors?

Quote:The Jake Hess Tennis Court and Stadium near Reckling Park and the Fox Gym is scheduled to be demolished to make room for the Moody Center for the Arts.

http://news.rice.edu/2013/02/12/moody-fo...he-arts-2/
http://construction.rice.edu/JakeHessDemo/

Wow. Thanks.

Enjoy the view while you can, Loki, for construction of the $30 million, 50,000-square-foot Moody Center for the Arts began Dec. 11.

And, by the way, check out these architect's renderings from Michael Maltzan Architects (Los Angeles), featured in the job posting for the Moody Center's director:







Could the visual contrast with most of the nearby Rice buildings -- especially the Stalinesque Alice Pratt Brown Hall -- be any greater?

(12-13-2014 03:59 PM)Almadenmike Wrote:  

(12-13-2014 02:55 PM)dragon2owl Wrote:  

(12-13-2014 02:37 PM)Almadenmike Wrote:  

(12-12-2014 03:30 PM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  I like being able to see the baseball stadium now that the tennis courts are gone.

I know that the Hess stadium has been razed, but has any decision about that land's future use been made/announced in the 18 months since that May 2013 Chronicle article? If not, what are the leading options/rumors?

Quote:The Jake Hess Tennis Court and Stadium near Reckling Park and the Fox Gym is scheduled to be demolished to make room for the Moody Center for the Arts.

http://news.rice.edu/2013/02/12/moody-fo...he-arts-2/
http://construction.rice.edu/JakeHessDemo/

Wow. Thanks.

Enjoy the view while you can, Loki, for construction of the $30 million, 50,000-square-foot Moody Center for the Arts began Dec. 11.

And, by the way, check out these architect's renderings from Michael Maltzan Architects (Los Angeles), featured in the job posting for the Moody Center's director:







Could the visual contrast with most of the nearby Rice buildings -- especially the Stalinesque Alice Pratt Brown Hall -- be any greater?

My god, they're not really going to build that eyesore on our beautiful campus are they?

That is a monstrosity. Really awful, it looks like Lovett on drugs.

(12-13-2014 08:06 PM)tramile12 Wrote:  That is a monstrosity. Really awful, it looks like Lovett on drugs.

I think it looks pretty great and I was impressed by the other work found on their website. To each his/her own, I guess. I think the contrast may work well.

That really is one ugly building.