Consider hitting up Tony Soprano for a contribution.  His daughter is
currently attending Columbia, and I'm sure he has his reasons for moving
some cash.


Edward N. Moller
Controller
Mount Ida College
777 Dedham Street
Newton Centre, MA  02459-3323
Tel (617) 928-4515
Fax (617) 928-4746
[log in to unmask]


-----Original Message-----
From: Jeffrey T. Anbinder [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 2:42 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Columbia MAAC et al


>Just an idea, but I would think that if several of those wealthy,
>"influential" alumni were interested in a hockey team at Columbia, the
>school's administration might have a change of heart.  Of course the
>other factors would have to be cleared up first...like TItle IX and
>finding an adequate place for a rink.  I'm not too familiar with the
>area right around Columbia but I think it wouldn't be impossible to find
>a feasible location.  I would love to see it myself...and I think deep
>inside Jeffrey would like to see it happen as well.  Brian

Only if I can take credit for bringing it here.  ;-{)}

Seriously - most of Columbia's main athletic facilities are already five
miles to the north of the main campus, on the area at the northern tip of
Manhattan known as "Baker Field."  There's barely enough room there for the
*existing* facilities, and yet here we are adding new buildings for the
boathouse and about to renovate and expand the tennis center.  So there's
no room there.

And putting it anywhere near Columbia would pretty much require buying half
of Morningside Park from the city.

Hey, that's not such a bad idea...

Anyway, yes, there is always some truth to the alumni being a major driving
force in the projects a university chooses to pursue.  But if there were
wealthy, influential Columbia alumni determined to see that we started a
hockey program, we'd know about it already - they wouldn't exactly be
waiting for *us* to call *them*, if you know what I mean.


--
Jeffrey "Beeeej" Anbinder                                 [log in to unmask]
Development Officer, Intercollegiate Athletics      212-870-3416 (w)
Columbia University in the City of New York         212-870-3138 (f)

"Any week I get through with my eyeballs intact is a good one."
         - Michael Shappe