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    The Ralph

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    I wasn’t sure where to put this, so I started a new topic. I am watching the Minn/Mich State game which is being played at Mariucci and couldn’t help but notice the shadows of the players and locations where the light hits the ice. I pulled up the highlights from last nights UND game at the Ralph and see very little of the shadowing. It seems that the lighting is distributed better at the Ralph.  One of those things you don’t notice is very good until you see it not so good somewhere else. 

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    Conference Realignments - Take 2

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    4 minutes ago, cberkas said:

    9 (Minnesota, Michigan, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Penn State, Ohio State, Notre Dame, BC, and Arizona State)

    Thanks. I wasn’t trying to be lazy. I just figured someone already had the answer. 

    So if there is to be a reorganization of the NCAA, how is hockey to be handled with only 9  P5 schools? 

    UND Research Developments

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    University of North Dakota Wins $517K Cyber Research Grant

     

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    The research group has been awarded $3.5 million for the project, with UND receiving $517,000 for its share. The project is attached to the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois.

    "There's been a big push from the administration about how we can put UND on the map in cybersecurity," said Prakash Ranganathan, an associate professor of electrical engineering and director of UND's Center for Cyber Security Research. "We're trying to grow, and part of that is going after federal dollars."

     

    Enrollment

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    St. Cloud State University Reports Enrollment Surge, First Increase Since 2015

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    The university says its fall enrollment for the 2023-2024 academic year saw a 7.7% jump in full-time learners and has been able to keep over 10,000 people working towards undergraduate and graduate degrees. The numbers were aided by a substantial 16.5% rise in the number of incoming freshmen and 11.7% growth in the number of transfer students.

    The university gives credit for the upswing to the “It’s Time” strategic framework, which offers a personalized learning journey to students. The shift has resulted in the first year-over-year increase in total headcount since the fall of 2015, marking a significant turnaround in enrollment.

    Although it is not mentioned, I can't help but wonder if the online presence is the major contributor to the large increase in new students. Or maybe the "It's Time" strategic framework is the online.

    NDSU @ The UND 10/14/2023

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    42 minutes ago, ksixpack said:

    Just call me Al; we have The Al, The Ralph, The Betty, and The Fritz...

    I know it was meant in a derogatory way when it was first coined years ago,  but I like the Tin Shed or just "The Shed".

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    NDSU @ The UND 10/14/2023

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    I have read on several of the forum boards over the past several days where the NDSU fans are downplaying this loss.  Some saying UND just caught NDSU on a down year, others saying that it didn't matter who they lost to, as it was just an NDSU problem.  I don't think they are seeing the bigger picture.  UND had a very loud sold out Alerus with prospective recruits there.  They took the bison down in a way that hadn't been done in a very long time, beating them at their own game.  This wasn't just a bison loss, this was an absolute drubbing.  The recruits that were brought in for the game were also able to visit one of the most beautiful campuses in the Midwest and see all of the changes to make it even better. 

    I'm sure winning the Ice Breaker tournament against Army and Wisconsin didn't hurt either.

    NDSU has had a falling enrollment for nine consecutive years, internal issues with women in leadership and now a huge loss to North Dakota. 

    UNI up next.  Keep it rolling UND!!

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    Facilities Master Plan

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    39 minutes ago, 61hawk said:

    Ha!!!  You take things way too literally.  I also said that there are buildings on every campus that hold little to no historic value to the of the architectural value to the historic portion of the campus.  On most old campuses those buildings of historic value are in the center of the campus and surround a horseshoe or square.  Many buildings built in the 1960's - 1990's were little more than generic brick boxes with no redeeming features.  The Walsh quad has historic value, the cinder block married housing buildings on the west end of campus that have been torn down did not.  Hyslop has historic value, the science building west of Hyslop does not.  The Chester Fritz auditorium as much as I don't like the look does have historic value, the Fine Arts building across the coulee not so much... actually most of campus west of the English Coulee has no historic or architectural value.  The old President's ranch style house, nope.  Just my opinion.  As much history as the old hockey arena had, it was a seriously ugly building that I still hated to see it go but what else could it have been used for?  Storage???  Gamble Hall is an ugly building,  not as ugly as the science building I mentioned, but could be renovated for modern classroom and office space. 

    Maybe if I'm ever on the Notre Dame campus again I'll bring up the idea of getting rid of that old football stadium and have them put up a gigantic quonset looking building so the fans and players won't have to play in a non-climate controlled atmosphere.

    Done!

    Facilities Master Plan

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    45 minutes ago, 61hawk said:

    Sorry, I'm not much of a cheerleader or sunshine pumper as some here.  Would it help if I presented my credentials to help back up my concern about the future of Hyslop?  I do have a 4th if needed, I just don't remember where it is.

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    No.  Playing basketball at UND does not provide you a leg up.  My dad also played at UND and brought me to all the Sioux games when I was a kid in the 60s and 70s.  I remember going to UND/NDSU games when they had a freshman game, a JV game and then the main event.  We pretty much lived at the U when I was growing up, basketball, football, hockey and countless other events on campus.  I am sure there are many on this board with a long history with the Fieldhouse/Hyslop. So, no, playing basketball at UND does not provide trump.

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    Facilities Master Plan

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    1 hour ago, 61hawk said:

    Okay, so what Schafer did is what every President should have done in office.  Schafer's highpoint in his short tenure was to do his job correctly.  Face it, UND hasn't had a decent president since Thomas Clifford.

    I am beginning to think that you are here only to argue.  You asked Sica to provide one example of something Schafer did during his short tenure.  Sica obliged and provided documentation of Schafer putting budgeting together.  You come back with a BS comment. 

    You stated that Yale, Harvard, Vanderbilt... wouldn't tear down buildings to make way for new.  "You would have a fight on your hands".  They would remodel instead.  I provided a link to where Vandy was tearing down housing to build new, which you didn't accept because what they tore down was ugly. I provided a link to where Yale was involved in a controversy from outside of Yale for tearing down historic buildings. You backpedaled that all campuses have good and bad buildings. 

    It doesn't really sound like you contribute anything positive to this forum.  Are you here just to lob grenades and spout off about your contacts at major universities?

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    Facilities Master Plan

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    35 minutes ago, 61hawk said:

    The Carmichael Towers were something looked like Chicago housing projects.  They made it 55 years from construction to demolition.  There is nothing special or historic about either tower.  To be concerned about them would be like being concerned about the married housing apartments at UND that were torn down in the 1980's and 1990's.  Every campus has something on campus that doesn't match and has no historic value, I'd even go as far to say the entire Gamble Hall building at UND fits that comment... even though I spent most of my classroom time in that building.  There is nothing special about the architecture or history of the university in that building.  My favorites are the raw poured concrete exterior buildings you see on many campuses, it's as if the architect was told to cut construction costs by 50%.

    If you want to see how things are done right, take a look at West Point's renovation projects. 

    https://www.westpoint.edu/USMA-2035/academic-infrastructure/academic-building-upgrade-program

    How about Yale.  Weren't they also mentioned as a school that would not allow such things to happen.  You point at West Point as "how things are done right".  UND is renovating Merrifield Hall.  Are they doing it "wrong".  Certain buildings allow for renovation and others don't.  Decisions are made based on many factors.  I don't think you or I have the information that incorporated the deciding factors at UND to make a decision on Hyslop.  I would love to see the venue remain, but understand if that is not possible and life will go on.  UND will use that land for something that fits with a future vision for the campus.

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