And, no doubt, UND would be responsible for paying the expenses incurred by
said private corporation in changing the multiple thousand copies of the
Sioux logo that exist in the arena. The figure I remember hearing a couple
of years ago was $1 million to change/remove all of them.

On 12/19/06, Eric J. Burton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> UND is using a Arena that is owned by a private corporation.
> The arena is sitting on university propterty.
>
> Eric J. Burton
> (701)-610-9466
> http://ndgoon.blogspot.com/
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: - Hockey-L - The College Hockey Discussion List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Erik Biever
> Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 4:08 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Sioux Dispute
>
>
> Not an issue, UND doesn't own the arena.
>
> - Erik
>
> Bill Corrigan wrote:
> >     Cynical me, but I have to wonder whether, to some degree, UND's
> > stance on this matter has anything to do with stipulations Ralph
> > Englestad may have imposed when he donated the construction costs of
> > the new Englestad Arena in 1999.  I seem to remember that he  threatened
>
> > to have his company withdraw from the project if the  University voted
> > to change either the school's athletic logo (Indian  head) or nickname
> > (Fighting Sioux).
> >
> >     Could it be that there was a binding provision in the gift
> > arrangement that (still) prevents the University from altering
> > characteristics of this sort that are displayed in the arena?
> >
> >     I know that the NCAA edict applies to all athletic teams/sites at
> > UND, but is it possible that the University is making this stand (at
> > least in part) because it is seeking to avoid a legal challenge in
> > connection with any remodeling of their most expensive structure if  the
>
> > NCAA prevails in this matter?
> >
> >     I'm sure there are far more weighty issues involved than those
> > pertaining to the University's marquee sport and facility but,
> > nevertheless, it's interesting to speculate.
>



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