(07-12-2016 09:09 AM)baker-13 Wrote:  

(07-11-2016 05:02 PM)ExcitedOwl18 Wrote:  

(07-11-2016 04:52 PM)Hambone10 Wrote:  Sad news

Is there a 'dining hall' in the new building? Maybe if we open up and improve the concessions, or invite food trucks? I think it would be fitting to name something in his honor.

No, there is not going to be a dining hall in the new facility. There's a "nutrition" area in the weight room but that I think is meant for protein shakes and post-workout snacks.

The lack of an athletic dining area is probably one of our biggest weaknesses in terms of student-athlete facilities now (once the back of Tudor is complete). H&D does meals for the football team in the R Room three nights a week, and in general, the serveries put out a decent product, but when other schools have athlete-exclusive areas, it puts us at a disadvantage.

I don't mean to muck up this thread though, so if a mod wants to move this comment to the EZF thread, that'd be great!

The not having athlete-exclusive dining areas is a feature, not a bug. Integration of athletics with the rest of the student body is a good thing, in terms of trying to build greater support.

There was enough thinking of athletes as "those people" when I was there without them having exclusive areas. No reason to make it worse, if we want students to show up.

One of the best things about Rice in the 60's was that the athletes were mixed into the school. They were the guy down the hall, the guy next to you in Bio 100, the guy at the table in the Commons with you. It helped make me a fan, a fandom that has held for half a century now.