What NC$$ events need are not only concessions that stay open until after
the end of the game, but concessions that are accessible.  There are few
things at a sporting event that are more aggravating than waiting forever to
buy a lousy tee shirt and program because the NC$$ will only sell them in
one location in the entire facility.  That and long lines at the rest rooms,
but you can't blame the NC$$ for that, particularly if there's a ban on
beer.

Edward N. Moller
Controller
Mount Ida College
777 Dedham Street
Newton Centre, MA  02459-3323
Tel (617) 928-4515
Fax (617) 928-4746
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-----Original Message-----
From: Wayne T. Smith [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 2:50 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Drinking ban


I agree with Tom.  There is a non-negligible portion of the populate
that have a personality change when drinking.  I'd rather have a beer
at a pro baseball game; but I'd rather take my young son to a game that
didn't sell spirits (Great numbers of "bouncers" running around Wrigley
Field not so many years ago comes to mind).

NCAA events don't need beer concessions; they need concessions that
stay open until after the game ends, IMHO.

cheers, wayne